good morning. breaking overnight, powerful winds wreak havoc across the midwest. trucks overturned. a plane carrying the university of michigan basketball team blown off the runway, as ano another system bringing more wind and snow gets set to bear down on the east coast. who did it? the fbi now on the hunt for whoever stole a massive trove of highly classified cia documents, one of the worst breaches in u.s. intelligence history. was it an inside job? does the cia have a mole or is russia once again causing trouble? the urgent investigation now under way. overnight arrest. the suspect in the killing of a tennessee nurse in custody this moni

surveillance video outside her apartment just before the killing? and dangerous disruption. a massive outage overnight leaves at&t wireless users across the country unable to call 911. it lasted for hours. the company now apologizing and the fcc is launching an investigation today, thursday, march 9th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everybody, welcome to today. it's a wednesday morning. we've got willie in for matt this morning. >> a lot to talk about, including that new breach from wikileaks. a lot of people wondering was russia involved. >> we want to get to our top story, this breaking news. millions from the midwest to the northeast are recovering this morning after a dangerous windstorm sparked massive power outages, deadly

gabe gutierrez is in oklahoma city this morning with more. gabe, good morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. oklahoma's governor has declared a state of emergency in 22 counties and now the strong winds that fueled fires in this state and others are moving east, claiming more lives. the powerful winds wreaking havoc across a large swath of the country. gusts reportedly reaching up to 70 miles an hour in some areas according to the national weather service. in upstate new york, the wind tearing down trees and power lines, blocking roads and stranding drivers in rochester. near buffalo the dpugust causin this freight train drauerailmen. and in southwest detroit the wind causing this plane to slide off a runway during an aborted takeoff. the aircraft heavily

emergency exits. thankfully nobody was hurt. in another part of detroit the wind fanned a deadly blaze at an apartment building that killed five people. roofs also ripped off buildings. at one point more than a million people in michigan had no power. that same storm system fueling wildfires burning out of control in several states. the flames chewing through more than a million acres in oklahoma and kansas alone. those wildfires claiming at least six lives. today authorities here in oklahoma hope that improving conditions might help firefighters, but what they really need is more rain. >> all right, gabe gutierrez, thanks so much. to politics now and the race to find out who was behind that massive wikileaks documents dump that exposing the u.s. intelligence gathering hacking into phones, tvs and messaging apps. we are covering it all beginning with andrea

andrea, good morning. >> good morning, willie. the fbi has indeed opened a counter intelligence investigation. the cia doing damage assessment after that wikileaks dump has struck again. this morning both the fbi and cia scrambling to find out who is behind what could be the worst breach of u.s. intelligence in recent history. thousands of documents posted by wikileaks which it says reveals the cia secret playbook for hacking. the cia not commenting on whether the stolen documents are authentic, but one senior u.s. official telling nbc news they do contain authentic top secret information. >> at the end of the day what this does is reveal not just u.s. capabilities but gives a road map to america's enemies as to not only how to defend against these capabilities but also how to use them. >> the potential

knows how the cia hacks their smartphones, smart tvs and computers, even getting into encrypted apps like signal and whatsapp. still, the biggest question who did it. russia is a major focus given moscow's ties to wikileaks and the hacked e-mails during the 2016 campaign. another question, how did it happen? was the cia hacked? was it an outside contractor as wikileaks claims or the nightmare scenario for the cia, a mole within the agency. former officials say the hunt if it's an inside source likely involves checking operatives' travel schedules, contacts and even bank accounts. how badly has the leak compromised the cia's mission after they say they only released 1% of what they have. they knew there was a breach late last year but didn't know what it was. and with relations already strained between

intelligence community, at the white house more criticism. >> this is the kind of disclosure that undermines our country, our security an our well-being. >> today the president will be meeting with his cia director, mike pompeo. no doubt we'll be told just how bad they think the damage is. the early focus is on those outside contractors. willie and savannah. >> thanks, andrea. >> let's turn to jeremy bash who serves as chief of staff at the cia at the pentagon. jeremy, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. >> obviously this investigation is just getting started but many people in positions such as yours think russia may be behind it. what's the argument there, why are they a suspect? >> when you touch a document inside the cia, you leave digital fingerprints. anybody who downloaded or accessed this material will become a suspect pretty quick so i think we'll figure out pretty quick who inside is a suspect. two things make me think aou

they have a connection to wikileaks and second, tensions between the intelligence community and russia are at an all-time high because of russia interference in our election. >> let's talk about the possibility that andrea brought up, that it is a mole inside the cia. in other words, not a whistleblower but someone working on behalf of a foreign entity but employed by the cia. how plausible do you find that scenario? >> i think it's a situation investigators will take seriously. it took 18 years who find aldridge james. if this information is bleeding out, people will have to come close to an investigative target and try to crack down on this fast. >> to be clear, these hacking tools that were in the cia's arsenal were used to monitor and surveil adversaries overseas, but now it's out. so the question is are americans

hacking techniques used on them? >> i don't think so, savannah. cia operations are conducted overseas against america's adversaries, against terrorists and our adversaries, not directed against americans. once these vulnerabilities if you will in our security devices are out there, the device makers can actually shore up their defenses. so i think american devices are not at risk. >> all right, jeremy bash, thank you very much. >> thanks, jeremy. turning now to president trump and the ongoing debate over his claim he was wiretapped during the campaign by former president obama. we're learning that intelligence agencies may soon be slapped with subpoenas as lawmakers look for any evidence supporting the president's claim. this as president trump revealed overnight he's tapped the next u.s. ambassador to russia. nbc's peter alexander is at the white house with more on all of this. peter, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning to you. the white house as you noted challenged congress to investigate president trump's claim that president obama wiretapped his

now two members of the senate judiciary committee, a democrat and a republican, are demanding answers. this morning bipartisan calls for the department of justice to offer proof of president trump's claims that president obama wiretapped his campaign headquarte headquarters. >> president obama administrati targe his campaign in the trump tower. i have no knowledge of that but he's challenged the congress to help him so let's help. >> lindsey graham and sheldon asking the department of justice to produce copies of any warrant applications and court orders related to wiretaps of trump, the trump campaign and trump tower. graham telling kasie hunt that they'll subpoena if necessary. >> there's no reason for them not to give it to us. all we're asking for is a warrant issued. if they don't give it to us, yeah, i'll subpoena. >> reporter: it comes as they're clarifying whether or not trump wa t

investigation. press secretary sean spicer saying this when asked about it at wednesday's briefing. >> is the president the target of an investigation. >> i think that's what we need to find out. >> reporter: less than 20 minutes later, spicer circles back. >> i just want to be clear on one point. there is no reason that we have to think that the president is the target of any investigation whatsoever. >> reporter: and now we're hearing how former president barack obama is reacting to the unsubstantiated wiretapping claims. a source close to the former president telling nbc news he rolled his eyes and believes the claims undermine the office of the president. president trump's man in moscow, jon huntsman. the former utah governor offered the job to be the next u.s. ambassador to russia according to a senior white house official, with a source close to huntsman telling nbc news he's accepted. last may huntsman endorsed mr. trump for president but later called on him to withdraw following the revelat

where mr. trump is caught bragging about grabbing women without their consent. apparently the two billionaires have now mended fences, with huntsman being taskd to navigate a very sensitive relationship. plump had been a critic of huntsman mocking him on twitter as a lightweight and weak. the senate still has to confirm governor huntsman. he was confirmed as president obama's ambassador to china by unanimous consent. >> a lot of complicated relationships in washington these days. peter alexander at the white house, thanks, peter. as we mentioned, there was a dangerous situation overnight when tens of millions of americans found themselves unable to dial 911. this was a massive nationwide outage for at&t customers and authorities were not happy about it. this morning the fcc is investigating the cause and nbc's jolene

us. >> last night many at&t wireless customers couldn't get through to their 911 services from their cell phones forcing law enforcement agencies from coast to coast to alert residents about alternatives for any emergency. when at&t wireless customers tried to dial 911, they got a busy signal instead. some areas may have been without the emergency service for more than three hours. it quickly became evident this was a nationwide problem for the second largest carrier in the country. law enforcement agencies from the east coast through parts of the south and out west urged callers to use local emergency news. the fire chief in florida said it was much more than annin sgleens the majority of our calls come through cell phones. it is gravely concerning to us. >> reporter: in pennsylvania the issue may have delayed emergency services from getting to the person with a medical issue. >> we know of one instance where there was a serious medical

unable to get through at 9:00 tonight, which caused about a 10 on 15-minute delay. finally they were able to use a land line to connect with us. >> reporter: at&t confirmed the outage and in a statement to nbc said we are aware of the nervous issue affecting some calls to 911 for wireless customers and we're working to resolve it as quickly as possible. we apologize for this inconvenience. a little over 90 minutes later the company tweeted, saying that the issue had been resolved and apologized to those who were affected. some responded on social media. unacceptable in my humble opinion in response to a post at&t sent out explaining the problem. can't call 911? pathetic. i'd be needing more than an apology. the head of the federal communications commission also tweeting the agency will investigate the root cause of the outage and its impacts. at&t not yet commenting on what exactly caused this service problem, but we do know local emergency numbers did work in many cases, so

handing handy in case it happens again. now to an overnight arrest in tennessee in connection with the murder of a nashville nurse. a 24-year-old man facing charges in a case that made headlines across the nation. thomas roberts is here with more. >> good morning to you. yes, this was a community in shock and mourning after the loss of a beloved nurse, tiffany ferguson, killed last month in a brutal stabbing inside her apartment. now police say they have arrested the man responsible and are thanking that community for helping them finding him. this morning police say the search for the hooded figure is over. >> all the detectives, our patrol divisions and multiple precincts, so it's been overwhelming community support to help bring this together. >> 24-year-old christopher mclawhorn has been charged in connection with the murder of nashville nurse, tiffany ferguson. >> we believee

apartment doors looking for easy access. this particular apartment door was open to him. during the course of the burglary of miss ferguson's apartment, he committed a murder. >> mclawhorn was first identified as a person of interest on sunday when he was arrested for misdemeanor drug possession. >> she really had a heart for nursing. >> kelsey cooper was ferguson's roommate and fellow nurse. she heard the screams and called 911. >> we felt safe. we never felt like anything like this could happen. >> reporter: so safe the college friends planned to sign a new year-long lease later that same day. ferguson had worked at this nashville hospital for a year as an intensive care nurse after graduating from college in alabama. as friends and families gathered at her funeral on saturday, police were conducting an all-out manhunt for her killer. >> ms. ferguson was a beloved member of the community, was somebody who served others and her passing and her murder was somethg

community and this area. >> a community still shaken, now looking for closure. all right. so mclawhorn has previous arrests for public intoxication, misdemeanor theft. there's been no word from the ferguson family but police say this community is hopeful that they can rest a little bit easier after this. again, this has been a month that they have been on high alert trying to find this guy. >> a crime committed totally at random. an awful story. thomas, thanks so much. we'll swing it over to al who's already at the weather wall. you've got big news. >> we're looking at a couple of snowstorms. snow already from the dakotas into southern minnesota. it's going to cause strong storms down to the south, missouri and arkansas, but the northeast will see travel trouble as we move through tomorrow morning going into the morning rush hour between 5:00 and 7:00 a.m. snowfall will not be that great and it's mostly on grassy surfaces, but it is the rush

problems. then saturday strong storms in the souchth, up into kansas, st louis, nashville, it moves into the mid-atlantic snow. we'll look for the heaviest snow in the south central appalachians but in the plains we're talking 4 to 6 inches of snow. it pushes down south into springfield, st. louis. we're looking for heavier snow in the eastern parts of kentucky, western parts of north carolina and then we expect to see mild conditions to move back in. but in the meantime we're looking at some pretty decent snow going into the weekend. we'll get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds.

good morning, everybody. i'm chuck bell. bright sunshine, temperatures in the upper 40s and low 50s now, so a beautiful day to be outside. later this afternoon temperatures will rise nicely up into the mid and upper 60s, even near 70 in a few spots. so bus stop weather as the kids are headed out this morning, they'll need nothing more than a light jacket for temperatures in the 50s. short sleeves and sunglasses on the way home. get those winter coats ready, you'll be needing them again starting tomorrow all the way through the weekend. >> that's your latest weather. not even going to talk about tuesday. >> you're hiding something. what's happening tuesday, al roker? >> he loves mischief, this one. coming up, casey anthony in her own words. some newly released audio tapes reveal her thoughts on that infamous crime and she discusses the possibility of having another child. plus could

what wikileaks is revealing about the cia's plan to do just that. we have the rossen report you need to see before buckling up this morning. first, this is "today" on nbc. buckling up this morning. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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your baby can hear you better. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. 7:26 is your time now on this thursday, march 9th, 2017. good morning to you. >> in the news right now, our megan mcgrath is on the scene in rockville where police say a gun store was rocked. she talked to montgomery county police. they say at least two people stole several handguns and long guns at united gun shop on randolph road just a few hours ago. it's not clear how many guns were stolen at this point. you can go to the nbc washington app and look for updates throughout the morning. in prince george's county police are investigating a homicide right now. they say an officer on routine patrol found a man's body near the oakcrest community center overnight. the man had trauma to his body. police did not say exactly how he was ll

information. now let's check the roads with melissa and your first 4 traffic. so inner loop at the toll road at the beltway, there's a crash partially blocking the right lane so a little bit of a slowdown there this morning. eastbound toll road before reston parkway, disabled vehicle there on the shoulder causing some problems. take a look at this, eastbound 7 before baron cameron avenue, really slow inbound, crash with one right lane getting by. >> thank you, melissa. we'll take a break and check your forecast next. stay with us.

better get outside and enjoy today because our nice weather is coming to an end after this afternoon. temperatures are in the upper 40s and low 50s so a beautiful morning to get outside, walk the dog, go to a run, whatever you want to do. tomorrow 80% chance of mostly rain but maybe some wet snowflakes in the morning, turning windy tomorrow afternoon and much colder. highs over the weekend, our

january, staying in the 30s to near 40. >> chuck, thank you. another local news update in 25 nutes. >> for now, back to the "today" show after this short break.

♪ ♪ 7:30 on your thursday morning. it's the 9th day of march, 2017. there's a happy crowd out there. doesn't that seem like aerobics music? i feel like we should be jumping jacks. >> people still do aroerobiaero? good morning, everybody, nice to have you along. >> let's get a check on some of the top stories of the morning. more wild weather on the way. strong wind wreaks havoc across the midwest and fans deadly wildfires. in the east 30 million people under a winter advisory as a system gets set to deliver a late winter snowstorm. the fbi is now investigating the latest wikileaks

along with the cia. both agencies racing to find out who is responsible for one of the worst breaches in u.s. intelligence history. thousands of documents posted by wikileaks allegedly reveal the cia's secret hacking capabilities and a senior u.s. official tells nbc they do contain authentic top-secret information. on wednesday, women across the country rallied for international women's day. thousands took to the streets to mark a day without women, filling town halls and striking at work during the day-long demonstration in support of women's rights. as we reported earlier this week, casey anthony, the florida mother acquitted of killing her daughter back in 2008, is speaking out for the first time since that high-profile trial. we now have more of that interview and we're hearing from the reporter who spent time with anthony and broke the story. today correspondent craig melvin has more. >> good morning to you. providing more details into her life since the death of her

2-year-old daughter, caylee. we talked with the reporter who conducted a series of interviews with anthony after running into her unexpectedly. this morning, new audio from casey anthony's controversial interview about her daughter, caylee. >> she's still the central part of my life, the central part of my being. always with me. >> anthony opening up about caylee's murder in an interview with the associated press. >> it's just a blank spot? what the hell happened? >> it's not even that. it's something that's outside of me that if i knew at this point -- if i knew what actually happened, i'd be able to fill in those blanks. >> it's been almost six years since a florida jury cleared anthony of murdering caylee, among other charges. and in a new interview, she reveals what's happened in the years since. >> i've done enough research, i've gone to enough psychology seminars, i've been tested, i've gone through the psychological

evaluations, i've talked about this to the point where i've been in a puddle not being able to talk for days afterwards. >> but john allen, the lead detective in the case, says questions remain. >> i would love to have a chance to sit down and talk with her and ask her questions, but i wouldn't pin my hopes on -- that i would get truthful answers. >> anthony did talk to a.p. reporter joshua plogel who interviewed her five different times over the course of a week. >> i asked her several times why are you talking to me? i even told her, you're probably not going to like what i write. she told me she didn't know. but looking at her situation, she is isolated, she craves human contact. she needed someone to listen to her. i was in the right place at the right time. >> far from hiding in the shadows, he says anthony enjoys all of the attention she receives. >> she enjoys it. she likes getting recognized. she told me, she's proud of her

child? anthony addressed that question head on. >> if i'm blessed enough to have another child, if i'd be dumb enough to bring another kid into this world knowing that there would be a potential that some jack [ bleep ], their little is it not nose kid would then say something mean to my kid, i don't think i could live with that. >> anthony's interview has stirred up many reactions from those involved in the case, including her father, george, who issued a statement through his attorney that his daughter, quote, has once again pointed to him as a suspect. he says he has continued to try to move forward from this tragedy and has vindicated on multiple occasions. george added that he is forced to relive casey anthony's lies and allegations. he went on to say his heart hurts even more now. >> interesting to hear her say she doesn't even know why she t

the a.p. reporter. >> it's a strange interview. craig, thank you very much. al, what is this about tuesday? don't tease us. >> i'm going to tease you. you know, i don't want to get everybody all worked up, but just kind of an advisory that something could be brewing but it's still a ways away. >> weather, right? >> quit holding out on us. >> rain, wind, snow, what? >> snow. and unicorns. saturday morning, more cold air. it's going to feel like zero in boston. st. louis will be looking at a windchill of 19, 10 degrees in cincinnati. then during the day on saturday as the cold air from canada comes in, it's going to be 21 below normal in portland, 38 in washington, d.c. louisville will see temperatures about 38 degrees, 12 degrees above average. sunday morning we are looking at more cold air with windchills from minus 10 to about 14 in st. louis. then the cold air bottoms out during the day sunday of the 30 gr

14, indianapolis 33. and then a bit of a rebound before tuesday. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. well, we've got warming temperatures out there today. i mean right now 50 degrees inside the beltway, 40s once you step outside in some of our surrounding counties, but don't worry, we'll take this temperature right on up. by the time you maybe wanting to eat some lunch outside, it will be breezy but temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60s. and then tomorrow, i can't even -- it's going to be in the 40s. we've got snow showers and rain showers in the morning, more nuisance than anything. not expecting any problems, but blustery the remainder of friday afternoon. >> don't forget, keep track of your weather any time you need it 24/7 with our friends at the weather channel. coming up on trending, would you be alarmed if this is what came out of your tap when you turned on the water? but first on rossen reports, how to protect yourself and your family from a car hacking. >> hi, good morning, i'm jeff

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start your engine. that's not all. there are a couple of hackers who are able to take over a car remotely while it's driving down the highway and it's all caught on video. this morning, the powerful demonstrations you need to see before you head out today. as this suv drives down the highway, these two hackers are pulling off the unthinkable. >> no matter what happens, don't panic. >> reporter: taking control of it wirelessly, even turning the wheel. other hackers opening car doors with ease, using this little gadget. now wikileaks claims the government was working on hacking cars too. the cia was looking at infecting the vehicle control system used by modern cars and trucks. the purpose of such control is not specified. the new leaked documents quoting a meeting of the cia's embedded devices branch. potential mission areas include vehicle systems. but hackers have already

it. wired magazine first exposing the danger in 2015. >> so first we're going to turn the fan on them. >> the driver of this jeep cherokee losing control. >> something just turned on all the fans, ac and stuff. i didn't do that. >> reporter: these two hackers say they're controlling the car remotely, turning on the windshield wipers, turning on the radio. >> the air conditioning is blasting, the music is blasting and i can't see anything because of the [ bleep ] windshield wiper fluid. >> reporter: the hackers even controlling the steering. then going even further. >> kill the engine. >> we're killing the engine right now. >> i actually can't accelerate. it says 40 miles an hour but i'm not going that fast. >> reporter: responding to that video, the maker of jeep telling nbc news it's committed to the safety and security of our vehicles. we continue to take proactive steps to address cyber risks, adding the vulnerability discovered by thoseac

been eliminated. jason, watching that video was frightening for me as a driver and i'm sure a lot of people watching right now. how vulnerable are we? >> it is frightening because if these guys are doing it you have to assume others are too. one of the things we learned from the wikileaks dump is the cia is looking into ways of doing athis as well. i think it's probably safe to assume we're vulnerable. >> reporter: you're even vulnerable away from your car. hackers now cloning wireless key fobs remotely. i tried it out in december. the door is completely locked. when i hold this up to the door, i open it right up. with this device, watch this. yes, i just started the car. so now i'm a thief in your car driving away within seconds, all because of this little device. terrifying how fast this is. wow. >> reporter: and it's not just this car. experts using the device on car after car after car, breaking into anden

different makes and models. the alliance of automobile manufacturers told nbc news protecting vehicle access and security continue to be top priority, and automakers have been working on multiple fronts to address security and enhance it. bottom line, what's the takeaway here? >> as we get more and more internet-connected devices in our houses, smart cars, smart refrigerators, smart washing machines, we have to assume every one of those things will be vulnerable to hackers. >> reporter: here's the thing, hackers are smart and fast and coming up with new ways to control our stuff. the car companies are really trying their best to keep up. so here's the takeaway for you. if you get a software update, if your car is connected to the internet wirelessly and you get a software update from the car company, from your washing machine company, anything connected to the internet and you authenticate that it's from the company, you want to download that update immediately before you hit the road because it could

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we're back, 7:50. carson has an update on a story we had earlier in the orange room. >> animal versus human. here we go, guys. for nearly a month millions have been cap vated by this live stream. april is expected to give birth to a calf any day now. earlier we introduced you to erin dietrich. she went viral after spoofing the giraffe cam wearing her giraffe mask. her own stream was popular.

well, after her post, the real question became which of these internet sensations would give birth first. wednesday night she shared a promising sign. here we are again. another live stream, this time from the hospital. imagine walking down the hall of the hospital and glancing in this room. keep on going there. >> i like her smock too. >> this went viral. 2 million more views on this. hours later, ladies and gentlemen, the human is here, perfect, healthy and just beautiful. veronica writes congratulations and thank you for making so many of us smile. little porter joins the three other kids in their beautiful family. she does have a human face as you can see. now the pressure, ladies and gentlemen. we go back to animal adventure park. april, it is your move. >> that's right. >> that's it, guys. congratulations. >> i'm glad we got to see

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7:56 is your time now on this thursday, march 9th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we want to get right to melissa with something going on on metro. what's happening? >> the blue and silver line delays because of a problem at margo town center so this is some of that single tracking in sections because of safe track. eastbound 50 near the airport we have a crash. inner loop at the toll road crash on the right shoulder. and inbound crossing the -- i should say inner loop crossing the woodrow wilson bridge a little slow as well. >> we'll take a quick break and check your forecast next.

well, we've got temperatures rising into the mid to upper 60s today, nearing 70 degrees. plenty of sunshine, a little breezy out there. the bottom falls out tomorrow, a little snow and rain in the morning, not going to create any major issues but more of a nuisance. very chilly over the weekend. don't forget, we spring forward one hour sunday morning. >> all right, thank you. another local news update for you in 25 minutes. but for now, back to the "today" show after this short break.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, the hunting is on. the fbi opens an investigation into who leaked thousands of classified documents online. does russia have a mole inside the cia? plus jfk jr.'s final days. nearly two decades after his tragic death, a new documentary shedding light on that fateful flight that took the lives of kennedy, his wife and her sister as one of his closest friends and confidants speaks out. >> i miss a lot of those little moments, winks and nods and inside jokes. >> and fast food cheat sheet. just because you're stopping at the drive-through doesn't mean you have to destroy your diet. we've got the healthiest things to eat from some of the nation's most popular fast f

today, thursday, march 9th, 2017. ♪ >> happy spring from washington, d.c.! >> go dogs! >> from iowa, go! >> now it's time to play at the "today" show. it's 8:00 on "today." good morning, everybody. it's thursday, march 9th, 2017 and it feels like bring out on our plaza. we're so happy to have all these great folks lining up. got a big washington, d.c., contingent. >> celebrating those cherry

>> it's that time of year. >> which may be blooming a record early date this year. between the 14th and 17th. >> more on this tuesday tease coming up this hour as well. coming up, we're kicking off a new series called dining with the dalys. they're going to show us how they team up when it comes to cooking and entertaining. >> how pretty does siri look this morning? >> gorgeous. >> and the correct answer, i might add. let's get the top stories of the morning. here's your news at 8:00. >> reporter: good morning, i'm hallie jackson in washington. today the president is expected to meet with his cia director with that latest wikileaks hack sending intelligence analysts scrambling to find out who's behind it. today new details about who might be involved in what could be a bombshell breach. the massive document dump from wikileaks with information it says was stolen from the cia. two intelligence sources now tell nbc news russia is pe

to wikileaks and the hacked e-mails during the 2016 campaign. a senior u.s. official tells nbc news those documents do contain real information about the cia's top-secret tools for hacking, though neither the cia nor the white house has confirmed the authenticity of the leaked documents. >> this is the kind of disclosure that undermines our country, our security and our well-being. >> reporter: the u.s. relationship with russia already in the spotlight. we'll see someone new stepping in. jon huntsman accepting an offer to be the next ambassador to russia, according to sources familiar with the pick. the former utah governor and former ambassador to china under president obama a critic of president trump's during the campaign. at one point calling on him to drop out after that "access hollywood" tape became public. the president this week focusing on health care and making a hard sell, working to woo republicans resisting a new bill to repeal and replace obamacare. a

before his dinner last night at the white house with president trump. >> and the bill as written is not going to pass the senate, and so we need to improve it so that it actually fixes the problems and that's what i'm working hard to do. >> reporter: the president also meeting with outside conservative groups, pledging, they say, to work toward compromise on certain sticking points. >> i don't think it was lip service, but maybe i'm overly optimistic. so far president trump has done everything he could to keep his promises. >> reporter: now for the president, it's personal, given that promise he made again. >> repeal and replace obamacare. >> reporter: and again. >> we will repeal and replace obamacare. >> reporter: campaigning as the ultimate negotiator. >> everybody wants me to negotiate. that's what i'm known as is a negotiator. >> reporter: the question now, can he help close the deal. >> this is an all hands on deck, because you know what, we all ran on repealing and replacing obamacare. >> reporter: also this morning the president still has not released

his accusation president obama ordered trump tower to be wiretapped before the election. now two senators, including republican lindsey graham, are basically calling the president's bluff, pointing out the president asked congress to investigate so they're asking the fbi to hand over any proof it might have, warning a subpoena could be next. >> hallie jackson at the white house, thank you. police are hoping for a break in a high-profile murder case in indiana. the victims were two teenage girls killed last month. still no arrest. blake mccoy is in delphi, indiana, for us this morning. hi, blake, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. ribbons have been placed all over town here in delphi, indiana, these are the girls' favorite colors, as the search for their killer intensifies here. 25 law enforcement agencies now involved in the search, including the fbi. they have received more than 11,000 tips so far. many of those tips stem from this image that one of the girls

moments before being killed along a popular hiking trail here in town. that still image part of a video clip that police retrieved from her cell phone. i had a chance to visit the crime scene with one of the lead investigators who insists that even after three weeks, this case has not gone cold. >> i'm confident that we're going to find the monster that did this. i'm confident we will. >> what makes you so sure? a lot of crimes do go unsolved. what makes you so sure this one will be solved? >> we can't allow this kind of evil to live amongst us. >> reporter: later this morning here in delphi, one of those girls' families will be breaking their silence for the first time, working through their grief to make a plea to anyone out there who knows something to come forward. >> all right, blake mccoy, thank you so much. coming up, inside jfk jr.'s final days. the new documentary that sheds light on that tragic last

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heartbreak for the star-crossed kennedy family. nearly 20 years ago, john f. kennedy jr., his wife and her sister died when the plane he was piloting went down in the waters off massachusetts. >> now a documentary looks at what really happened that night and reveals how the crash could have been avoided altogether. here's nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: july 16th, 1999. jfk jr. was flying a small plane to martha's vineyard, a trip he had taken dozens of times. but he, his wife and her sister never made it to their final destination. >> the u.s. coast guard is conducting a search. >> reporter: now details surrounding the tragic final flight are examined in the new series "how it really happened" airing friday. >> yeah, i broke my ankle the first weekend of the summer and am laid up for a couple of weeks. >> he's seen boarding the plane on the night, the friday night,

with crutches. and it immediately raises the question, was he in a fit state to manipulate the rudder controls on the plane. that turns the plane left and turns the plane right. >> there was an automatic system which misgauged the weather and led forecasters to say 9 miles visibility. in aviation terms, the weather forecast that jfk jr. got was just plain wrong, and it's that forecast that accounted for his death. >> reporter: "real housewives of new york city" star carol raswell was close to the couple. >> we were quite the foursome there for a little while. >> reporter: she was one of the final people to speak with carolyn just hours before the fatal plane crash. >> i remember her saying, you know, at the end i love you. and for some reason it stuck with me because i normally would say it back. of course i didn't think that that was going to be the last time i would hear from her or see r.

kennedy family tragedy. >> it has now been confirmed that all three bodies, john f. kennedy jr., his wife, caroline, and her sister, lauren, have been found on the ocean floor off martha's vineyard. >> kennedy was an average pilot by all accounts. the night of the crash an instructor offered to go with them and he turned it down. >> so one of the greatest tragedies here was there was a fully functioning auto pilot that could have saved his life, saved the lives of those two young women and it wasn't engaged. >> reporter: 18 years later, fans and friends still wonder what could have been. >> i miss a lot of those little moments, the little winks and nods and inside jokes. when someone died so young, you not only mourn what was, but you miss what could have been. >> reporter: for "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >> it's hard to believe that was 20 years ago. one of those moments you remember where you were. >> you remember it so, so well. let's take a turn and do the weather before trending. what's up? >>

and hinting about what could be happening for tuesday. so monday we start off with snow from des moines to chicago. it starts to make its way toward the east. a coastal low will develop monday night into tuesday, and so now we're watching this. how much snow is going to develop? it is still uncertain, still too early to tell. but in this scenario we could see a few inches at least along the coast, a little bit more to the west and to the north, but again, we're going to watch this very closely and continue to monitor it. for the rest of the country today, heavy rain moving into the pacific northwest. very mild in the mid-atlantic states, on to the northeast. severe storms develop in the central plains and the mild weather continues in the southwest. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning, everybody, right here at home it is a bright, sunny start to the day and a beautiful way to get the week almost to a conclusion. we're in the low to mid-50s across the area now. it will be a beautiful day to be outside today. afternoon highs upper 60s, some sp

virginia might even make it all the way to 70. it won't last long. a period of light rain with maybe wet snow during the morning commute tomorrow and then a windy friday night and a cold weekend coming, highs only in the 30s on saturday. >> that's your latest weather. don't forget check us out every day on sirius xm channel 108. you got it, al. let's do trending. >> for those of you just waking up, what would you do if you turned on your faucet and you saw this? residents in canada -- >> exorcist. >> canada voicing their concern after -- i guess they voiced their concern after bright pink water began pouring out of their faucets. local health officials apologized and assured everyone the water still safe to drink. you can still drink that. they said they were doing their routine flush of the water system when a valve got stuck and a disinfecting agent got in th

to your health. i'm waiting until it clears up. >> the only person that would like water like that is a 2-year-old girl. pink water, yay. >> almost like you have a little girl that would be excited. >> i might know someone who would like that water. a mother sparked a debate online after asking a question about some chores. she just put in a load of laundry when she got tired and said, you know what, i'm just going to go to bed so she left the wet clothes in the washing machine overnight. then she decided to ask the internet is that okay? a lot of strong reactions came in. first of all, what do you guys think? >> no. it's a hard no. >> see, i've done it. >> i don't think that's bad. you don't want to leave them for a week. >> if it happens once no big day. have you ever taken a wet towel in there? it doesn't smell good. >> i think at this point i'd like to call my lifeline. martha stewart is on the phone. are you there, martha? >> i am certainly here.

laundry in the washing machine overnight, martha? >> i would say that it was perfectly all right. and you cannot -- don't leave it for a long time. al said don't leave it for a week. if you get up in the morning and throw it in the drier, it should probably be okay. one way you can kind of tell, if it smells all right, i mean that mold and that bacteria that starts to grow on damp clothing in closed environments, that's very pungent and you can really smell any bad stuff. i always use unscented soap in my laundry, as organically pleasing as possible, and if you forget, get up and put it in the drier. >> i've done it. >> don't make a habit of it. >> i know. but i feel so much better because martha says it's okay. martha, thank you so much. >> you're very welcome. >> thanks,

too. you can probably bounce a quarter off those. >> let's have martha stewart on speed dial. >> wasn't that exciting? >> we'll do a rossen reports on that now. queen elizabeth about to celebrate her 91st birthday next month. how about we share a few royal secrets. the queen's accessories, specifically her purse, are more than just a fashion statement. according to a royal historian, it helps relay secret signals to her royal staff. savannah, if you could help us demonstrate with this lovely clutch. >> i may have a clutch handy. >> the queen typically stands with the purse on her left arm. but when she casually shifts it to her right arm, it means she's ready to move on and her team will swoop on and politely escort her out of a conversation. >> i like that. >> if the queen spins her ring or puts her purse on the ground, it means she wants out a

>> i'm out. >> that's like a code red. >> she's spinning the ring. >> do you have codes with your significant other? >> no. >> i have the eyes. >> yes, exactly. >> it sounds like you have one. >> just more of a look. just a general look. i don't know, i think mike is pretty good at reading my energy. >> now i'm going through dinners we've had, wondering if you ever shot mike the look. >> no, just check, please. >> carson, you invented popstart, let's do it. >> stop it, i did not. let's start with our friend, ed sheeran. he took our plaza by storm wednesday. pretty good way to start things off. well, you may have known this, maybe you don't. he also wrote another popular hit song, this one right here. justin bieber's song written by ed sheeran. he opened up to "rolling stone" magazinend

yourself" were very explicit. he envisioned rihanna originally singing it but it went to justin bieber. but ed writes songs wrote for one direction, taylor swift. >> what can't that man do. amalclooney opening up to her marriage to george clooney and the spotlight that comes with it. how it affects her work. >> takes place behind closed doors and is not ever scene, i think if there are more people who now understand what's happening about isis and if there can be some action that results from that that can help those clients, i think it's a really good thing to give that case the publicity that it may get. >> amal also said she is all about having a good message. k

ak tropical depression is a superfan of nbc's "dateline." our friends at "entertainment weekly" decided to give kristen her dream opportunity. that's right, the chance to interview long-time correspondent keith morrison. >> now, you're somewhat of an olympic athlete when it comes to leaning on things. are you aware of the instagram account keith morrison leans on things? >> i was made aware of that. you're not responsible for that, are you? >> no, no, i'm not. i wish i was. god, i wish i could say yes, but no, that's someone else's genius. but i have a couple of them here. lawn chair. is this you? >> i'm afraid so. yes, that is a lawn chair. >> that's you, right? >> ladder. >> she's armed with photo evidence there. "entertainment weekly" hits newsstands tomorrow and you can catch "dateline" tomorrow night right here on nbc. that's your popstart. willie. >> savannah, over to you. >

across the country, a lot of travelers on the road, that means we'll be stopping at our favorite fast food chains, but those can be a minefield if you're trying to stick to a diet. registered dietitian and editor at "women's health" carrie glassman is here to help us with the ultimate fast food cheat sheet. these are the healthiest thing to get on the menu. >> when you have no other options, just remember that. >> okay. >> so you're at starbucks. i don't want you to go for those things that are disguised as breakfast but really are cake. i want you to go for the oatmeal and take it naked, almost naked. even when you add the dried blueberries to the oatmeal, you'll add 13 grams of sugar. just add the nuts and you'll get a little protein, healthy fat and a little fiber. >> but no milk and sugar and stuff. >> it's made with water, nothing else. >> this looks tasty. >> many go for veggie egg white flat bread things but the old school egg and

better. much less sodium with more grains and fiber. >> i knew this would happen. we'd get to the fast food restaurant and you'd say get the salad. >> no. if you're craving that burger, don't go for the salad, you'll eat a big large thing of fries. so go for the whopper jr., skip the mayo and that's going to have a lot less sodium than many other burger options and get the salad on the side. >> and dressing on the side because that can get very today loweric. >> this is wendy's. >> wendy's has a lot of healthy halo salads and they can trip you up. >> what does that mean? >> they appear to be healthy. so their apple pecan salad has 40 grams of sugar where this grilled chicken happen has 3 grams of sugar and 20 grams of protein which will help satisfy you. so keep it simple and go for that. >> here we have a salad. >> mcdonald's. bacon ranch, can you believe i'm saying this is okay.

bacon. there's 42 grams of protein here, again to fill you up, and four types of greens in here, so this is going to be the best option at mcdonald's. >> if you have salad dressing, do you have a rule of thumb, how much to put on there? >> i usually say keep it on the side or even just add a teaspoon and drizzle it on. or be really good and carry a healthier version in your pocket. >> that is dedication. >> when you go to kfc, you know there's a lot of fried food there. >> yes. >> go for the nuggets that are grilled, they're not just for kids. >> these are grilled? >> these are chick-fil-a, i'm sorry. these look fried. >> they do, but they make them, exact same ones, in a grilled version. so you can go for the grilled version. we're showing you that option there. >> i thought am i crazy, these look delicious. >> chick-fil-a has taken it up a notch and added this super food salad, so go for that small order, grilled and add the super greens right there. >> now we're on to kfc. >> now we're at

everybody thinks i was at kfc, i had to order fried food. not the case. don't use it as an excuse. you can get grilled chicken breast on the bone. that looks pretty good. with an order of green beans on the side. again, a little water and fiber volume in those veggies to help fill you up or get two pieces of this if you have to fill up even more. >> this is where i break down, taco bell. >> by the way, mexican food is so satisfying, right? but these are the steak al fresco tacos. they are 160 calories each, so even if you go for two, you're not going overboard or even stick to one and add a little bit of plant protein from an order of black beans on the side where you'll get 5 grams of fiber and a lot of antioxidants in there. chipotle. >> chipotle, i happen to like probably one of my favorite options here because you can start with a salad bowl instead of the rice bowl. you order a burrito, start with salad and top it how you

chicken. salsa is loaded with nutrients, it adds so much flavor. very satisfying and really going to be a pretty good choice. >> last but not least, sandwiches at subway. >> i don't love the refined bread here, the refined processed carbohydrates in this big ole bread but it is the plainest, most simple option. it's just packed with vegetables so your not getting any processed meat. packed with vegetables and the bread. >> and i'm guessing you're not going to let us have mayonnaise. >> a little olive oil and vinegar on that. >> okay, thank you so much. if you want more on the best picks, just go to today.com/food. carson. coming up, we'll talk to kristen stewart about her new movie, her new look and so much more. first your local news and weather.

good morning, it's 8:26 on this thursday, march 9th. let's check in with melissa and your first 4 traffic. >> a brand new problem, eep braddock road, there's a crash, 395 inbound not looking so hot. eastbound 50 after 197, there's a crash in the left lane. they updated that location to near 197. beltway overall you can see inner loop heading across the woodrow wilson bridge is slow. >> we'll get a check on your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

good morning, everybody. temperatures already well up into the 50s across most of the area. 59 in leesburg, 54 in washington. highs today up into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. enjoy the sunshine and the mild

maybe a little rain/know combo for your friday morning commute. of course you can get the latest news and weather any time. just open the nbc washington app.

♪ [ cheers and applause ] good morning, everybody, it's 8:30, it's thursday, it's the 9th of march, 2017, a beautiful morning out here on our plaza. it is really feeling like spring. what's up? and this is the time of year somebody is on spring break so our plaza is full of happy people. >> you'd never know there was snow on the way. >> no, you wouldn't.

oscar winner bree larson tells us about heading to the jungle for her latest movie, "kong skull island." >> that's okay, you can grab me, no problem. >> she's got a great new role. i'll talk about her movie coming up in just a little bit. ever wonder what it would be like to live next to this guy? well, his better half, siri, is here and they're going to let us in on what it's like to have dinner with the dalys. that's right, some fun ways to entertain the neighbors. wow, the mind boggles. >> often a liquid dinner. first, we want to say congratulations to our friend, lester holt. not only was it his birthday but some exciting news. his son stefan and wife morgan have announced they're having a baby. lester is going

lester, congratulations and of course stefan and morgan too. you know, lester just got a puppy. so he's going to have a grand baby and a puppy. he's going to be a ball of mush. al, let's get a check of the weather. >> probably his grandson will be an anchor too. >> it runs in the family. let's show you what's going on. congratulations to all. we are looking for your weekend outlook. morning snow in the northeast, freezing cold in the plains, mild in the southwest, some snow throughout the western plains and wet weather through the gulf. on saturday strong storms making their way through the southern half of the mississippi river valley. more wet weather in the pacific northwest. bitter cold great lakes into the northeast. sunday, sunday, frigid weather in the northeast and the great lakes. snow making its way through the upper plains. look for a lot of wet weather down through the southeast. that's what's going on arjd the c country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. we're going to tap into some of that frigid air

enjoy these temperatures. we're topping out in the mid to upper 60s for daytime highs and plenty of sunshine. now, it is going to be a little breezy as we continue through the day. and then we get into friday morning. some rain and wet snow. that's when things start to change, raw and blustery as we continue through tomorrow afternoon with temperatures only in the 40s. not making it out of the 30s this weekend, but now we're keeping the weekend dry. enjoy it. >> that's your latest weathered. don't forget, to get your weather any time you need it, check out our friends at the weather channel. bree larson is one of hollywood's brightest stars. in her first movie since then, she takes on king kong with "kong skull island." take a look. >> run! in here.

quiet. >> i bet the breath was terrible. >> i don't like that thing. it has too many teeth. >> king kong is usually enough for this movie but this has this other villainous creature. what is that creature? >> it's called a skull crawler. they go to this place we've never seen before so you never know what's going to top out. >> and it's really incredible because it takes place in the '70s, post vietnam, which i think gives it a different feel. it's not in modern times or way back when, it's a time period we don't often see movies about recently. >> i think it's a great way that we've kind of twisted this genre on its head a little bit. there's a completely new backdrop with completely new characters. the '70s are such a beautiful period of time. on top of it, it's analog. it's before the ne

left in the world. >> no snapping selfies with a skull crawler. >> no, none of that. >> when you think of king kong i think of a giant gorilla but also the kind of blonde girl that he's holding in his hand, or is that godzilla. >> no, that's king kong. >> but that's not exactly what your character is. >> no. she's a self proclaimed anti-war photographer. she's extremely brave, very tough, willing to risk her life every day. she still has that sense of heart and vulnerability and that's ultimately what saved all of them is that sense of empathy. but at the same time, she's not to be messed with. >> you've been known of course for roles that are so different than this. this is like your first big budget action hollywood movie. was it a much different experience? >> in some ways yes. i mean we're in hawaii, australia, vietnam, deep in the jungle. it's a completely new experience and there's a lot more people involved in this than something like "rome" which is an independent .

you and another actor, a camera, a microphone. once you get on screen, it's very intimate and the same. >> there were exotic locations, australia, vietnam, hawaii, samuel l. jackson said don't be fooled by the glamour, it was hot and muggy and buggy. >> there was a lot of bugs. there was a lot of everything, actually. in the course of the six months of making this film and the three different countries we went to, it was extreme weather. it was 120 degrees some day. some days we couldn't get to our set because we got rained out. other days it was so cold that it started to hail. that's kind of the beauty of this film. i think it is a story about nature and the way that we've separated ourselves from nature and try to control it and we had to battle that ourselves every day on set. if mother nature came in and said it's going to rain today, it didn't matter what we wanted to shoot, we weren't going to. >> no trailer with a jacuzzi. >> no. >> but i heard that you were the cruise director on the weekends, like the ring leader. >> ye

australia, we went roller skating. it looks like it's a photo shopped picture, but it was just in the middle of this mall. that's the same mall. those are called ani-malls. electric animals we rode through the mall for about an hour. here's laser tag. one of my personal favorites. >> nice. is this a competitive bunch there? >> oh, yes, definitely a competitive bunch. that's what makes it fun. >> we just got through oscar season. you obviously won the oscar last year. this time you got to enjoy it. you were a presentier but got t enjoy the parties. what was that like? >> it was incredible. i think i got to take in more of it this year. i didn't have that added pressure of not being in this new atmosphere. i knew exactly when i was getting up on the stage this time. there was a little bit more space for me to just observe it and watch it and go, wow, a year has gone by and i'm just so

again. >> as i understand it, you were shooting this movie when you won the oscar last year and you got right back on a plane the day after and flew back to vietnam. >> i flew from vietnam, like three different flights and i don't even know how many hours into l.a. went to the awards and i think 6:00 a.m. the next morning i was back on a flight to vietnam. >> do they let the oscar through in your carry-on bag? >> i didn't bring it. i left it at home. >> it's good to see you. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and "kong skull island" is out tomorrow. willie, over to you. look who else is here. up next, the talented kristen stewart. we'll talk about her new film and her new look when we come back. first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ in the new movie "personal in the movie "personal shopper" kristen stewart's character struggles with her place in the real world dealing with a job and boss she doesn't

world where she's trying to connect with her twin brother who recently died. take a look. >> so we made this oath, whoever died first would send the other a sign. >> a sign? from the afterlife? >> you could call it that, you could call it a million things. >> but how do you know if it's a sign? >> i'm not a medium. he was a medium. i'll just know it. >> kristen stewart, good morning. welcome back to the show. >> thanks. >> we're going to talk about "personal shopper" in a minute because it is an extraordinary film but we've got to talk about the haircut. >> what do you mean? >> tell me about the look. this was yesterday you got this haircut? >> yeah, yeah, yesterday. i'm doing a movie in a couple of weeks called "underwater" and i play a mechanical engineer that's working an

on the bottom of the ocean floor. so for me it was like it's practical. i mean i'm not going to have to have touch-ups when i put the helmet on. i must shave my head. >> so you volunteered? >> i've been wanting to do this for a long time just for novel sake. at some point in your life you want to be able to do that, and the director suggested it. i was like, whoa, that's a great idea. you know what, you should take credit for that one and i am game. >> not a hard sell. you wear it well. >> does it live up to your expectations? feels good? >> oh, my god, it feels amazing. i just want to head bang all day. >> roll out of bed, you're distinguigood to go. >> let's talk about this movie. it is so good, your performance is incredible and i don't know if solitary is the right word, but you're working as a personal shopper for someone you don't have much interaction with. how do you describe the character? >> yeah,sh

she's a foreigner in every sense of the word. she's living in paris, she's an american, but she's also in the midst of the most devastating grief and loss. she's lost her twin brother and, therefore, feels like a fractured sort of half of a person. she can't interact with the normal default setting so therefore she can't exist until she rebuilds herself after that devastating loss. >> it must have been an incredibly challenging role toin hacke -- to inhabit. >> i had three days in between to go from one character to the next and, yeah, there was no way to prepare for that part because she is a bit of a newborn. like there's no

that defines her. she's just sort of shell shocked and in the midst of an existential crisis that also includes the question of the afterlife and whether or not we are alone at the end of the day or if there is some sort of connection that we have that you could call spirituality. >> it's a thriller, a kind of a ghost story. are you a believer in ghosts yourself? were you into the material? >> yeah, the movie is scary, but i think it's scary because it's lofty and kind of heady and, you know, the ghosty aspects are confronting in a really sort of like realistic way, not in a way that's like, oh, what dead person is coming to talk to me. >> no casper the friendly ghost. >> but that's scarier. sort of to lay your head down and go, okay, i'm never going to know anything. we don't know why we're here. some people just are

go, yeah, that's something to think about but at the end of the day we have to carry on and live life and this girl is like -- >> she's in her head. >> yeah. >> i said to you it almost felt like an updated hitchcock movie and you said that's appropriate because the director is a huge hitchcock fan. >> oh man, yeah. he's like -- he's been a film writer and a critic for years and years and years. and then a writer and a director for many years after that. hitchcock is one of his boys. he's obsessed. >> talking about flexing a different muscle though, you got to host snl. how was that, and were you nervous? >> oh, my god, all week i was like why have i done this? and then in the last hour, which is the live show, the process just catches you. it's like the most ultimate stressful and it was the most fun i've ever had in a really long time. >> you were t

extraordinary in this movie. "personal shopper" hits theaters tomorrow. who could resist an invitation to dinner with the dalys. we'll check out what carson and siri are cooking up. first, this is "today" on nbc.

this morning this morning on "today's food" we are kicking off a four-week series, called dining with the dalys. carson and siri love to take time for cooking and entertaining so we asked them for a sneak peek of how you get this done every day. you're a finely oiled machine is what you two are. >> that's right. and that oil is olive oil. thank you very much. >> all right. what are we making, siri. >> today we're making a salmon veggie bowl. it's healthy, it's delicious. so carson is on salmon. >> i'm al in a culinary crisis. i love to barbecue more than life itself, but i

can't cook salmon because it's disproportioned, my steaks are not that good so i've switched into searing off in a skillet and baking everything off. >> and it's delicious. >> i don't barbecue as much. >> he's not going to show you, he's just going to keep talking about it. >> whoa, wow. >> siri 1. >> this is what it's like. >> olive oil in a cast iron skillet. >> i let this get super super kid. i tell the kids, get away from this area because it's going to get hot. but i'll put it down, flush side down, maybe about four minutes and just go ahead and let it sear. i'll do the sides. i'll flip it over for a minute. salt and pepper, i usually don't overseason the fish. then i'll take this off and throw it in the oven once it's seared and bake it about 8 minutes in the oven. >> 400 degree ov

minutes for rare. now we'll do some veggies. this is kale and sweet potatoes. i've washed it and chop it. >> this is where i make myself a cocktail. >> and we're going to throw this in a 400-degree oven also about 20 minutes. flip it about halfway and that will make your kale nice and crispy. crispy kale is so delicious. >> it is, it is. >> and these are crunchy garbanzo beans. the trick is to make them crunchy, take off the skin. >> that sounds like a pain. >> it's tedious. >> we make our children do that. give them a dollar an hour. >> there you go. >> so you peel each chick pea. >> you don't have to do that but it will get a crunchier chick pea. >> i have a website with just the peels from the garbanzo beans. >> no

powder, garlic and salt. in this hot pan, there's oil already there. we'll add the chickpeas and been 10 to 12 minutes they'll get nice and crunchy. over here we have some. you can try it and make a bowl. >> the bowl is really your thing. this is a popular thing, the bowl. i don't know much about it. >> what are we doing? >> we add our salmon. >> these are like corn nuts. yeah, they do, don't they? i like to put some avocado on mine. the best thing about these type of meals are they're versatile. >> you can sub out the salmon and use chicken. we just like to put food out and let people build stuff. >> i love it. it looks very healthy. >> so now with some of the exact same ingredients, we're going to make something for the kids. if k

that are crispy and things to dip. that's all i know about kids. so over here is with rice, cheddar cheese, grated onions, sweet potato and kale. that way it's the same ingredients. do you want to add those eggs. four eggs and that's going to help bind it altogether. once you do form them, put them in the fridge about 30 minutes so they don't fall apart when you cook them. >> i might try this. >> do you think your kids would eat this? >> absolutely. >> i like the bowl format. i like when you throw stuff in the bowl. the kfc bowl, get it all in one place for me. >> we're going to add them to the pan, just a little bit of ole. you can season them some more if you need to. >> i'm getting the universal sign for wrap it up. >> there they are. >> were you in this, carson? >> yeah, i was. >> i'm going to share it with you.

week and tackle breakfast. to get the recipes, go to today.com/food. we're back in a moment, this is "today" on nbc. i'm going to dip it.

al, let's al, where are you? let's do some birthdays. >> let's spin the smuckers jar. first up, happy 100th birthday to ivy of chicago, il

she was 96 years old. >> wow! >> savannah could use her. mr. john lingo celebrating 100 years, a golfer from mobile, alabama. served as a medical doctor in world war ii. we salute your service. happy 104th birthday to helen stemple. and marv quivey 1 his years old. he says the secret to his longevity, a cup of hot coke coevery day. gertrude pettit from wisconsin, a teacher for 32 years. 10 years old. and jeanne sampson, 100 years old, enjoys baking for her five grand kids and seven great grandkids. send some this way. if you know someone celebrating a milestone birthday or anniversary, tell us about them. is carson reallyha

>> he is. >> if you string enough of these together, you can escape out of your own house. >> he lives on the first floor. >> when the wife starts to kill you like she was doing earlier. >> international women's day. >> we have "today's take" next after your local news. 8:56 is your time now on this thursday, march 9th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we want to check in with a look at your commute. >> a couple of problems on the beltway. outer loop before georgia, broken down vehicle in the center lane and inner loop before branch crash in the center lane causing some pain on the beltway this morning. northbound 295 before the 11th

there with a possible fuel spill here this morning. and westbound southeast/southwest freeway at maine avenue, crash reported there as well. >> we'll take a quick break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us. ♪

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we're already at 60 degrees here in d.c. outside the beltway, temperatures in the upper 50s, but edging in on that 60-degree mark. it is just going to be a wonderful, wonderful day. plenty of sunshine, temperatures nearing 70. it is a little breezy and that wind will stick with us as we continue through the afternoon and a little bit into the evening. it will settle down before it picks up. tomorrow afternoon, temperatures tomorrow with a little snow in the morning only in the 40s. >> lauren, thank you. get the latest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app.

♪ this morning o this morning on "today's take" our good buddy brook shields, select co-host. i'm going to take you behind the scenes with the stars of "the blacklist redemption." plus how to rock these three top fashion looks for spring, coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. it is thursday morning, march 9th, 2017. you are listening to "i don't like it, i love it" by flo rida. and we don't just like her, we

>> i love spending my morning with you guys. >> the other thing you love doing now is you're hosting a new radio show on sirius xm. >> i am. now we can say we've got our radio shows together in common. >> i was filling in with hoda yesterday on her show. >> she came on one of my first shows. >> so i was filling in with her while she's home with hailey joy. >> i started in radio throughout my career, in cleveland, while i was doing weather. i love it. >> i love it. you don't have to get hair and makeup. you can have rollers in your hair if you want to. i think there's something about radio that makes people feel extra comfortable. i feel like they feel less judged or something and then they open up. >> i think you're right. >> because you're listening. you're not looking at something. you're listening. >> so here's the deal since you guys are both radio personalities now too, we're going to play a little

surprise! it's called getting serious with brooke and al, you get it? because they're doing sirius radio. oh, you've got your mike there. you're going to take some hard-hitting questions from some of the callers. i think we have our first caller on the line. look that way. do we have our first caller on the line? i think we do. [ phone rings ] >> hello? >> hi, brooke and al? >> yes. >> long-time listener, first time caller. question, for you. what's the weirdest request you've ever gotten from a fan? >> somebody asking what's the weirdest request i ever got from a fan. >> somebody asked for my orange peel after i ate it. this is like before ebay. >> wow. >> really? >> yeah, go ahead. >> wait, i'm the caller, i can't talk back. >> thanks for calling. let's go to our next caller. >> you're on with brooke and al.

biggest -- what's your biggest regret from your teenage years? >> my biggest regret, probably almost every hair style that i ever had, and maybe publishing the fact that i was a virgin. >> i'm uncomfortable now, so i think i'll hang up. >> my biggest regret was letting my dad buy me a naru suit for graduation when i was in eighth grade. >> but you felt cool in that moment, right? >> i've got to go, bye. >> all right, thanks so much. you're on with brooke and al. good morning. >> hi. i can't believe i'm actually on the show. hi, guys. >> hi. >> i was wondering, what's your most embarrassing celebrity encounter? >> my

when i met george clooney i was doing "suddenly susan." i was so excited to talk to him. when he came up to talk to me, i didn't know what to say so i just went -- >> for those of you listening, brooke did two thumbs up. >> you're right, i'm sorry. i'm two thumbs up. >> thanks for your call. next caller. all right, caller, your on with brooke and al. >> hi. i'm a huge -- i'm a huge fan. stop looking at me. what's one parenting confession -- >> what was that voice? [ laughing ] >> what's one parenting confession you're willing to come clean about? you couldn't look at me if you were on the radio, so look away. >> it's like beavis and butthead. >> confession that i would come clean about.

i'm pretty full disclosure. do you have one? >> when i was in high school during the mail strike, i forged my report card because i flunked math. i created -- >> seriously? >> yeah. >> parenting? >> oh, i wasn't parenting then. >> no, when you were parenting, do you have a confession? >> i let the kids pretty much have they want for breakfast. >> i throw stuff out and i don't tell them. they're like you cleaned out my room! >> that's good. that was fun, guys. >> thanks for calling, listeners. >> you're welcome, you're welcome, you're welcome. >> what was that last voice? >> i don't know. >> you need help. >> inside i was panicking, wait, i need another voice. >> all right. >> some alter crazy ego. >> i hope you bring that voice with us when we

>> you're going to scotland? >> this weekend. the spectacular dunnes castle, we're going to be live there, hosting a competition for one person and up to 20 of their friends to spend five nights at that castle. >> look at that. >> check it out. it almost doesn't look real. >> it doesn't. >> i'm so excited about it. i told my son after school, i took him to five guys, and i said, hey, i'm going to be gone for a few days, i'm going to scotland. he said why would you go there? i said well, i'm going with mr. al and we're going to see a castle. he goes, does the king know you're coming? i was like wait, what? the king invited me. >> he just assumed there could be a king. >> i'm king of the castle. >> is that your 26-year-old? >> exactly. exactly. >> i mean it is -- have you ever left them before? >> i try not to be

>> so will this be the longest? >> yes. >> oh, it's probably going to be harder on you. >> it is. who's going to cook dinner. this is what you need to cook. i need to run to the store today. >> are you excited? >> i haven't gotten there yet, but i will. >> your husband will be able to handle it. and they'll like it and have a different time with him and you'll come back and have to undo everything that they did. and then -- >> just a doggone minute. >> that's what we say behind your back. >> i would get home and there's pizza boxes everywhere. i said it's like a party for 4-year-olds. >> if there's beer, then i'd be worried. >> it's all good. >> it's good for them to have daddy time just alone, even if they kind of push the rules. >> yes, absolutely. hey, so we have -- we announced that contest on monday. today's take me out to the ball game. we're looking for the biggest baseball fans out there. submit photos at today.com and we'll give them the ultimate spr

>> and apparently submissions have been pouring in. take a look at some of these pictures. this is jimmy kelly showing off his ultimate angels man cave. >> brad shows off the moment his wife said yes after he proposed in the center field bleachers at wrigley field. >> that's amazing. this is teresa hiller, a cubs fan as well and had a little fun decorating her lawn. how about that? >> that's amazing. >> oh, wow. >> this is disturbing. >> this is mike who had a special crown made for his teeth to show his love for the san francisco giants. >> what is that? >> i want to talk to the women and see what their take is. >> well, that nice lady did her lawn like that. in fact half of them have been winning. don't forget, to submit go to today.com. if you only posted on our facebook page, we actually

today.com. >> and then you get to go to spring training, they get the trip. >> swag, stuff. >> they get to meet everybody in the locker room. >> it's the trip of a lifetime. >> oh, that's for sure. that's exciting. >> it is. another thing exciting, a very funny trailer with some very funny ladies called "rough night" involves scarlett johansson going on a bachelorette weekend with, get this, kate mckinnon, zoe kravitz and a whole lot more. take a look. >> the four girls are back together again! >> we don't get to see each other a lot because we're all so busy with our lives. >> what are you doing for work these days? >> well, singer/songwriter is a dream. party clown is reality. >> what could go wrong? in fact a lot of it we could not show on our program. >> that's just like a bachelorette crazy weekend. have you ever -- have you ever had one?

days were -- i was pretty safe in college. you know, i didn't do anything. the year i graduated from college, that's where i started saying, wait a minute, i'm not married yet. i was still dating so i didn't do anything wrong. i should stop talking. >> was there a wild bachelorette party? >> it wasn't bachelorette, every summer, me and my girlfriends would meet in l.a., every memorial day weekend. and it became a thing. do you know what, we didn't have facebook, instagram. i mean i wasn't there yet and i am so grateful for that. i feel like you need a time in life, a few years where you can just live your life. i miss that. >> i was working. i never got to really be bad. okay, the craziest thing i ever did, a 21st birthday i went to chippendale's with a bunch of girls and that was as wild -- >> i was dancing that night. >> i know. you weren't one of the ones that came home. but a couple girlfriends went home with some of the s.

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we're going on a this just in, we are going on a bachelorette party with brooke. it's going to be today's take takes the town. >> i love that they tell you that on air. >> girls party and they're standing on the table, have you ever done that? >> i've never been on a table where i wasn't paid. moving on -- >> what were you saying, al? >> talking about different cups, there's a major conspiracy coming up. the reese's company s been dropping hints all week about what their new flavor might be, so -- >> we've been staring at it. >> here's the new mystery flavor. we're going to give it a try. i'm a little afraid. >> as long as it's crunchy. >> oh. >> it's a good time? >>

there's an oreo in there. >> oh! >> it's an oreo. i think it's delicious. i was really worried it was going to be jelly. >> it's crunchy cookie cup. >> this is going to be a hit, right? you can't go wrong with oreo cookies inside of peanut butter. >> are they actually oreos? it's crunchy cookie. >> it's crunchy cookie. >> probably a different brand. >> it sounds like some kind of a mascot. >> now it's probably going to happen. >> it will be on shelves nationwide starting in may. so social faux pas. do you know what the number one faux pas is socially? >> and apparently it will make you instantly unpopular if you do this. >> i know it because i know what we're talking about, but name dropping. >> it's name dropping. >> apparently if you name dro

other people will see that -- will see through it and question your credibility. they just think you're kind of a jerk. >> well, you have to prove that you know people, somebody famous usually. >> but in your line of work, you meet people, you know people. is that -- if it comes naturally -- >> i think you have a fine line. i think normally people that really do know those people don't need to say their full name. that's what i would say. >> so instead of saying robert de niro, you'd say bobby. >> and that's not obnoxious at all. >> see, nobody drops my name. >> i do all the time. >> i don't think so. anyway, let's look at your weather. and we've got 30 million people under some sort of winter weather advisory or warning stretching from pennsylvania all the way to new england. we're watching the storm system that's going to get itself together and bring by friday morning upwards of 3 inches of snow throughout the metropolitan area here in new york, b

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an evil guy as opposed to a more benign person? >> well, it's interesting to play somebody who's so intense, but the difficulty obviously is to find the three dimensions within a character when you're playing somebody so psychopathic, shall we say. so it's a great challenge as an actor, but i realize it's pretty harsh for people to watch. >> it's harsh but i read that you prefer to almost play characters that are so unlike you in your own way. >> i do find -- i do a tv show at home called jack irish and i play jack. they say he's so much like you. it's fun and easy but at the same time it's much more challenging and interesting to play somebody where you have to go somewhere else. >> can you leave that on set at night? >> yeah. >> can you switch it off? >> i can now. i didn't used to be able to in the past. i used to hang on and would be nervous that i was going to forget the character if i -- but i realized how exhausting

is. now i'm much better at switching off and going home. >> that's a healthy way to do it. and the director, was this his first american film? >> english language film, yeah. he's obviously a very well-known director in the netherlands. but yeah, this is his first foray into the english language. >> and you met your girlfriend there? >> yes, and we had a baby. >> a shadow baby. >> the funny thing is the first job that i did after having a baby was a film in australia called "findable children". >> you've got shadow baby on mom's side. >> it's all come full circle. >> monte? >> monte. he's 6 months and he's so divine. >> you guys really did a good job of staying ahead of it on social media so you kind of owned it.

made it your own and then it didn't matter what anybody said or how they would speculate. >> yeah, because i think we knew. she is massively popular around the world and particularly in the netherlands. we knew she was going to get hassled and we wanted to stay ahead of it and not be inundated. >> and a sense of humor. >> guy pearce, thank you so much. >> no problem. >> congratulations. i'm still shaking off even the trailer, but that's okay. it's really disturbing but brilliant. >> "brim stone" will be in select theaters tomorrow. coming up, how to look lush and blush. the hottest trends for spring and how to rock them. so you can enjoy family time one more time come on in for new grilled chicken, tossed in a creamy alfredo sauce plus all the salad and breadsticks you want and leave with a great meal too buy one take one. starting at $12.99

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on trend spring style is created with our sponsor, j.c. penney. >> now to our brand new series "on trend." today we're going to show you two ways to wear three of spring's hottest looks. >> fashion expert melissa garcia is going to show us how. she's here today on behalf of j.c. penney. good morning to you. >> good morning. thank you guys for having me. >> shall we dig in? >> what i love about spring this season is that you don't have to buy a full new wardrobe, just incorporate some like basic key pieces that are on trend and just reinvent your entire wardrobe. >> that's the way to do it. >> so we're starting with blush. it's all about blush. it works with every skin tone. first we have this gorgeous

monochromatic look. it's lengthening and elongating. something you probably don't need to worry about. >> a pop of color with the shoes. >> exactly. just add in some texture. so we added in a lace top to go with the cotton jacket and pants just to give some interest in texture and it's so pretty. >> so you don't have to worry about it being too matchy matchy. >> it's also nice to have something lacy in a pant to mix it up. >> exactly. another great way is a statement shirt. statement shirts are another big trend that we're seeing. >> i've never heard of a statement shirt. >> she has oversized exaggerated sleeves which is another big trend that we're seeing. >> look at you. >> and of course we paired it to keep it simple, we gave her a distressed pair of skinny jeans and pull together the blush with her heels and a choker. >> and it's comfy. >> super comfortable. >> next you talk

is every woman can feel really confident showing off their shoulders. so we have two amazing looks. first we have lola and she's showing us the basic white shirt that's reinvented. this is your classic button-down but has the cutouts on the shoulders which makes it new and interesting. we paired it with a great pair of shorts but you can pair a shirt like this with a pair of jeans, with a skirt. >> with a pencil skirt. >> yeah, so pretty. of course here we did another look, denim on denim. we did the chambray off the shoulder top with embroidered jeans. i gave her a pop of color in her block heel sandals, which is another big trend and they're really comfortable. all you women will be happy to know that. >> finally. >> you can wear them all day long. >> you look great, ladies. >> you look lovely. >> the last thing we have is floral, which comes around every spring and not a surprise, but i figured why don't we talk to women and show women who are

to ease into the trend. so first we have alexis and she's wearing this great ruffled baby blue top and jeends but we added in floral accents with her accessorie accessories. i gave her a floral block heel sandal and tied a floral scarf on to her bag. >> you can do it in the scarf. >> or a floral purse or something. >> and with stephanie, i thought a great way to add it in is with a layering piece because you're not committed to it for the entire day. you can take it off if you're over it. it's kind of like you're dating the floral. you don't have to be committed the whole day. so i love it in this bomber jacket style with the great detail of the floral and paired it with a distressed jean, great simple pump. >> you can put that over a black dress, a little black cauocktai dress, so fun. >> thank you so much. >> all of these looks can be found at j.c. penney. there you have it. >>

encore, encore. >> you know, the pump with the heels -- i mean the pump with the jeans. >> it's clean and polished and i think you had aa little bit of the trend and then you're safe. >> a little bit here and there. >> you guys look great, ladies. aren't you ready to go somewhere? go to brunch or something like that. up next, the stars of "the blacklist redemption."

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bad for good. that's the spinoff "the blacklist redemption." tom keen leaves liz and daddy duty behind to uncover answers about his puzzling past. >> i didn't even know my father or my father. >> he also joins an elite mercenary team aiming to right some wrongs through seemingly impossible missions. a she takes on susan scottie hard grave who recruits tom. >> tom keen, i've been looking everywhere for you. >> babe, i've got to call you back. >> halcyon is a privately owned security company and they take on jobs that the government

>> scottie is an international power player for sure. scottie has quite the photo gallery. here's this no-nonsense take charge woman but has these insecurities. >> you avoid conflict. i hold everything in, let things build up. >> yeah, she's a bit quirky that way and different, which i love about her. she's real. she has -- you know, she has issues. >> indeed she does. >> your name is christopher hargrave. in 1988, you vanished from the ocean city beach home your parents were renting. >> she has a husband who she thought was dead who is not dead, and then she has a son who she believes went missing who is not missing. >> imperative to the mission, scottie hargrave not know you're her son. >> scottie walks into tom's life as his boss, but it's an interesting twist, she's also his mom, which she doesn't know. >> so who's had a bad day at the office? >> clearly we caught up wth

ryan in between some serious action shots. beside him, eddie, who plays an assassin turned good guy, matias solomon. >> he's still who he is. >> as much as i love doing "the blacklist," it's a heavier vibe. finding the fun and the ocean's 11/mission impossible feel. >> both are still survived their characters survived "the blacklist" and became central in a spinoff. >> i was only supposed to be around four episodes. >> originally he was going to die at the end of the pilot, the first episode. well, let's see how this goes. >> although today might be the day. >> you look very, very bad. >> because this is the blacklist world, are there things that we think we know, yet we're going to find out they're not as they seem to be? >> nothing is as it seems. >> and do you know where you're going, where scottie is going? >> somewhat. not as -- well, i can't say.

>> you can tell me, but you'd have to kill me. >> yes. yeah -- no, yes. >> yes, no, yes. >> it's great. >> wow. >> it's a fun show to watch. it's got a little "mission impossible" vibe to it. >> and they shoot it all not far from here. >> actually their set, their studios are in queens. >> great. >> there's so much activity, shooting on the streets of new york. they have actually had to move out to queens, which is great. >> ryan engel is a friend of "today's take" so i am rooting for that show. >> in fact, he's going to be our host tomorrow. it airs tonight at 10:00/9:00 central right here on nbc. ryan will be all bloodied and beaten up when he shows up tomorrow as our co-host. i'm telling you. >> where are you going? >> i'm going over to do a little weather, check things out. look at the weekend outlook. so friday we are going to be looking at some morning snow in

rain along the coast, some heavier showers and thunderstorms down through the gulf. look for more snow throughout the western plains. then as we move on into saturday, bitter cold in the northeast in new england. strong storms down through the central mississippi river valley. some snow up to the north. more rain in the pacific northwest and then sunday, sunday, frigid in the northeast in new england, some snow along the mid-atlantic coast. also some showers down through the florida peninsula. look for another storm system getting itself together coming out of the plains that will head east over the weekend. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> today looking good as temperatures rise to near 70 degrees. now, it is going to be a little breezy out there but absolutely gorgeous. tomorrow morning we'll deal with rain with a few wet snowflakes mixed in. don't expect any accumulations but it is going to be a little nuisance tomorrow morning. then tomorrow afternoon we dry out after lunchtime, but it is going to be blustery with temperatures only in the 40s. by the time we get into this weekend, we're only talking about temperaturn

we're keeping the weekend dry, but it's just going to be bittery cold as we head through saturday and sunday. >> that's your latest weather. macaroni and cheese, asparagus, granny smith apple. no matter what your taste and color, there is something for everyone. we'll give you a requirely seen tour inside the crayola crayon factory. when the crayon says flesh, whose? details coming up.

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from 8 to 64 to 96, the crayola crayon colors have multiplied over the years. >> so we thought it would be fun to see how those crayons are made at the crayola factory in easton, pennsylvania. >> so here is your -- oops, that's you. >> a rare behind-the-scenes look. >> from the outside, this building may look unassuming. what's inside, you're instantly greeted with fantastic sights and familiar smells. >> in a yale university study, the

recognizable scent behind coffee and peanut butter. our factory is 550,000 square feet. we employ over 600 employees and mch 3 billion crayons a year. >> the crayola brand was born in 1903 with its 8-count box which sold for a mere nickel. over time innovations such as the built-in sharpener helped the company leave its mark in art supplies. with 13 million crayons made every single day, they have a team of colorful characters behind the scenes to make it all happen. >> we had one former employee who molded crayons for 45 years. on his last day at his retirement reception, he revealed that he was color blind. >> so how does it all work? it all starts with a need. >> so our marketing teams speak to consumers and understand the popular colors that there are. and our r & d teams then search the universe for the right pigments and pull them together. >> reporter: in the lab they work to make su

exactly as it is found in nature. >> take the red orange crayon which is close in shape to the logo. we use various pig minutes, red and oranges, to come up with a shade that is designated as our red orange. >> once that color is perfected, it gets mixed, melted, hardened and tested. >> we look for breakability of the crayon, we look for laydown. laydown has to be nice and smooth with very little if any white spots there at all. >> after it meets the quality and safety standards, it's almost ready for the factory, but first it needs a name. >> crayons in the 1950s are based on the color dictionary. for more of our recent colors and hues, we reached out to consumers for more creative and fun names. we received over 2 million name requests. one of the colors was razzmatazz, asparaguasparagus, mountain imagine industry is my favorite. >> once a name is

from mixing to molding, the crayon takes shape where each is wrapped tightly in a labeler and pushed into boxes with 2,000 boxes made per hour. with 120 different colors, the factory in easton produces 3 billion crayons every year, which is 80% of the world's crayon supply. >> that's enough crayons if laid end to end to circle the globe six times. all of our crayons have three languages on them, english, french and spanish. our mission is to help them make creatively live kids. >> and in a world of such wonderful colors, they may do just that. >> i used to love it when you'd get the jumbo set. >> the sharpener. >> you remember when they took away burnt siena? they like discontinued it. i was crushed. i lov

i just liked saying it. >> it says jones, but you can say it if you want. >> that's quite all right. we're back in a moment, but first this is "today" on nbc. ♪ ♪ at ikea, we believe that everything you need should be within reach. in an affordable dream kitchen that works as hard as you do. save up to 20% at the ikea kitchen event.

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>> brooke shields -- >> first your local news and weather.

9:57 is your time now on this thursday. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. today metro will consider a revised budget proposal that calls for increasing bus and rail faring and cutting several bus routes. metro's board meeting starts shortly at 10:15. adam tuss will be there. you can follow him on twitter @adamtuss. now let's check your forecast with lauryn ricketts. >> hey there, it's so nice out

there today. we've got temperatures nearing 70 degrees, very warm, a little on the breezy side. however, things start to change tomorrow. some snow and rain tomorrow morning after 3:00 or 4:00 a.m. until noon. not expecting any accumulation, just more of a nuisance. leave yourself extra time for that morning commute. tomorrow afternoon temperatures only in the 40s, windchills in the 20s and 30s. and then temperatures in the 30s for the weekend. keeping it dry. of course spring forward, set those clocks one hour earlier because that's when the time change is, early sunday morning, but we stay chilly early next week. we'll see you at midday.

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