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you're like, i know i'm having a bad hair day now. >> if you turn up the audio enough, you can almost hear the engineer on that train laughing like crazy. i'm sure he didn't do that on purpose. i don't know what's worse. getting hit with snow, or when a taxi goes through a puddle after a rainy day in the stay. >> that looks pretty bad. let's start with the flurry of activity around the white house. the president's travel ban, blocked by a judge just hours before it's supposed to take effect. the budget's proposal, just being unveiled to congress today. and there's russia. multiple investigations playing out into moscow's suspected interference in our election. several members of russia's top spy agency have been charged by the justice department in the hacking of at least 500 million yahoo! accounts. we're going to break it down and start with hallie jackson at the white house. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. it is not just hawaii, now,

white house on that travel ban. this morning, a new ruling, out of the state of maryland, is more narrow in scope, but makes a very similar argument. both judges, saying the administration is targeting muslims. in the face of a stinging setback, donald trump, defiant. >> we're going to take our case as far as it needs to go, including all the way up to the supreme court. >> reporter: the president promising to fight the decision, blocking his latest travel ban, which would have gone into effect today, temporarily barring immigrants from six, mostly muslim nations. but derrick watson, a federal judge in hawaii, ruled that executive order amounts to discrimination. writing, a reasonable objective observer, finds it disfavors a particular religion. >> the judge's argument was once a muslim ban, always a muslim ban. >> reporter: the department of justsa

district court's ruling, which is flawed in reasoning and in scope. promising to revise the travel ban, create affidavit the first one was put on hold by an appeals court. >> this is a watereddown version of the first one. this is a watereddown version. and let me tell you something. i think we should go back to the first one and go all the way, which is what i wanted to do in the first place. >> reporter: it's that original order that triggered protests around the country last month. and confusion at airports. the revamped version was rewritten to avoid legal challenges. but judge watson determined this new ban didn't seem that new at all. citing this interview from a top trump adviser last month. >> fundamentally, you're going the have the same basic policy outcome for the country. >> reporter: the hawaii attorney general, applauding the judge's decision. >> the way our government works, we need to be able to also take

check and balance out that whole process. >> reporter: but with one of his signature immigration programis at risk, the president is on attack. >> you don't think this was done by a judge for political reasons, do you? no. this ruling makes us look weak. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan, who argues, it's a matter of national security, says he's confident the ban will eventually be enforced. >> we have gotten a lot of intelligence briefings about the lack of vetting standards or -- or the ability to vet, from certain countries. i have no doubt this will stand. >> reporter: this morning, a white house official tells me, they do plan to fight this ruling, with the department of justice now considering next steps. matt and savannah, almost certainly an appeal. >> hallie jackson, thank you. the president is facing meanwhile the president is facing another major battle over his first budget proposal. the blueprint out facing some criticism. so what's in it

popular programs could see their funding slashed. nbc's peter alexander has that part of the story. peter, good morning to you. >> hey, matt, good morning to you. the white house is unveiling its federal spending priorities today in what it is touting as america first budget. it could include some of the biggest cutbacks of federal programs in decades. president trump back on the stump wednesday night in nashville. >> got to get the health care done. got to start the tax reductions. >> now trying to close his biggest deal yet, a seismic shift in government spending. >> calls for single largest increases in defense spending in this country. >> reporter: new this morning the president is proposing to pump $50 billion more into the pentagon, a 10% increase, plus more for veterans benefits, school vouchers and infrastructure and 6% increase for homeland security, $1.5

this promise to send the bill to mexico. >> who is going to build the wall? >> promising to offset with deep cuts elsewhere, slashing 30% state department and epa hitting funding for foreign aid and efforts to combat global warming. secretary of state rex tillerson in tokyo taking massive cuts to his department in stride. >> the level of spending the state department has been undertaking particularly in this past year is simply not sustainable. >> eliminating funding for corporation for public broadcasting making pbs and npr rely on -- >> viewers like you. >> we're going to lose many stations in small markets and rural market throughout the heartland of america if this funding is eliminated. >> concerning part of the rust bell that made him president, president trump promoting promise p

are keeping 900 jobs right here in michigan. >> gm said 80 of those are workers that learned last week they would be laid off with no set date to get their jobs back. >> i think it's a disgrace. >> reporter: also responded overnight after rachel maddow revealed part of his tax return obtained by dcreports.org. >> i have no idea where they got it but it's illegal. you're in the supposed to have it and it's not supposed to be leaked. >> reporter: back to that budget proposal, it is final right now. ultimately it's up to congress. there's already resistance there, fierce resistance, including some among republicans. it's the lawmakers on capitol hill who get to authorize government spending. matt and savannah. >> thank you. >> also new information coming to light how president trump came to the conclusion then president obama ordered wiretapping of his phones at trump tower during the election. nbc's gabe gutierrez here with

>> savannah, hi. president trump said he first heard about wiretapping from media reports from "new york times" and fox news. he still has offered no truth his explosive tweets are true. today there is growing frustration among republicans on capitol hill. this morning president trump raising new questions and offering nuances. >> when i say wiretapping, those words were in quotes. >> the president suggesting it wasn't necessarily a, quote, old-fashioned wiretap president obama ordered at trump tower. >> wiretap covers a lot of different things. i think you're going to find some very interesting items coming to the forefront over the next two weeks. >> but the house intelligence sometime's top republican says he's seen no evidence of that. >> you have to decide are you going to take a tweet literally. if you are, clearly the president is wrong. >> attorney general jeff sessions. >> did you ever have any reason to believe he was wiretapped by the previous

>> look, the answer, no. >> on capitol hill the answer also swirling with whether russia interfered in the 2016 election, this as the justice department announced charges in a separate case, mammoth lawsuit on yahoo! for information swiped from users. russia successor to kgb. >> defense targeted white house and russian officials cyber security, diplomatic and military personnel. >> to fsb officers are now charged with running the attack or accused of hiring two known criminal hackers to do the dirty work. >> bill neely in moscow where one of those russians under arrest charged with treason for allegedly giving information to cia. nother hacker arrested in canada. no sign russian police is hunting them.

intelligence officer. >> reporter: authorities say no decision has been made whether to retaliate, kick out russian diplomats. law enforcement officials say the hacking case has no connection to russia's attempt to influence the election. fbi director james comey said to be in the hot sunday as he testifies. >> thank you very much. >> russian tapping and wiretapping some of the topics we discussed when we sat down with the new u.n. ambassador nikki haley, her first interview in that role. we begin by talking about the president's travel babb just a couple hours before it was blocked by a federal judge. >> during the campaign you strongly objected to any idea of a muslim ban. you called it un-american, unconstitutional. you said it defies everything this country was based on, and it's just wrong. now we have the second version of this travel ban that's being

do you support it? >> yes. >> why do you support it now? >> it's not a muslim ban. i will never support a muslim ban. i don't think we should ever ban anyone based on their religion. that is un-american. what the president is down. everybody needs to realize what he is doing is saying let's take a step back. let's temporarily pause. >> temporarily pause immigration from majority muslim countries. >> no, matt. he's saying let's temporarily pause and you prove to me that the vetting is okay, that i can trust these people coming through for the american people. >> and as the daughter of indian immigrants, what do you say to others who worry they won't be allowed in this country when they have every right to come to this country or people who are worried they are going to be sent out of this country? >> i can tell you, first of all, as a daughter of an indian immigrant i'm extremely sensitive to the fact the fabric of america is immigrant. i want that always to be the case.

countries in question have serious terrorist attack tifft going on. >> now we're hearing there's going to be a dramatic cut in funding for state department. some of that money is going to come out of the money you need to do things you do at the united nations. do you have a plan in place to make due without that money? >> yes. and i will tell you that it's okay, because i know when we got to the u.s., first thing we did was cut out overtime. there was way too much overtime there. you look at the united nations, the secretary-general is new just like i am. we both have come on efficiencies needed in peacekeeping reform, which we spend a ton of money on, and we've come together on management reform. when you look at the things we're absolutely cutting, there's way to cut and keep values to u.n. >> that's going to cut to the bone. you talk about peacekeeping. some of that money goes to peacekeeping missions, talking about humanitarian aid to impoverished nations of the world, vaccine programs. these are the

leadership in the past. even if you cut back, there's going to be some sort of vacuum left behind. are you worried at all a country like russia or china will attempt to fill that vacuum in terms of leadership around the world. >> we need russia to step up and pay me, other countries to step up and pay more. we've carried the burden for a long time. i must condemn the aggressive actions of russia. >> you said some tough things about russia. do you think president trump has a bit of a blind spot when it comes to russia and vladimir putin. >> i think he's open minded to everyone. he doesn't want to cut anyone off. what he's allowed ple to do, if i see something wrong i call them out. at the same time if i see an opportunity to work with them like isis and daesh, we're going to do tha >> take your ambassador's hat off for me for a second, though. as just a

any questions about the relationship between donald trump, his associates, and the russians. >> i really don't. i'll tell you why. i've talked to him about it fl while they know people, you've got to look at the fact ambassadors' jobs are to talk to everyone. that's what we've seen the russian ambassador do. at the same time he's not once told me not to slam russia, go and be nice to russia. he's letting me do my job. >> we now know russian were behind hack of yahoo! dnc, meddling in our election. what should the president do in response? >> take it seriously. we cannot trust russia. we should never trust russia. >> that's all, just take it seriously. what else should we do? >> no. i don't think we want anyone meddling in our elections. that's why these investigations matter. we have to find out exactly how involved they are and we should never be okay with that. >> should we increase sanctions. >> when we see the facts we should have some sort of action we te

have to know all the facts first. >> you would say you and the president are on exactly the same page in terms of your level of distrust for russia and vladimir putin. >> i'm not going to say that. i'm not going to talk about where the president is because i don't know. i have always made it clear in my confirmation and the words to the u.n. that i don't trust russia. >> there's been an awful lot of talk, ambassador haley, about the president's tone. after his speech to joint session of congress you complimented him. you said, you know what, the tone was right. it was a different tone, it was presidential. four days later president trump tweeted out and accused his predecessor, president obama, of wiretapping his phones at trump tower. was that presidential? >> i'm not going to comment on any of that. what i will tell you is his address to congress, the tone was spot objecn, presidential. >>

left to his own devices and back to his cell phone saturday morning, he goes back to accusing the president, former president, of committing a crime and presents no evidence. is that presidential? >> i'm not going to say -- he is our president, matt. what he does, faults and all, he's our president. so i want him to be successful. when these tweets come out -- i mean, do i look at them and say, okay, where did that come from? yes. but i don't pick up the phone and say what are you doing, i just know that's who he is. >> obviously i'm walking a narrow line there. >> he's the boss. >> we're going to have more of our conversation with ambassador haley, including how she feels about president trump calling the u.n. a club and the personal side of the job, moving her family from south carolina to new york city. >> look forward to that. let's turn to al and get the first check of the weather. what's going on? >> we have amazing video, am track train coming

the to the station on the way to the penn station. it's the first train in after 18 inches of snow, and that snow has got nowhere to go, slow mowing it. >> who has nowhere to go is the woman in the hat. >> take a look at what happens here. you know what? that's got to hurt. look at the chunks of snow coming off of that. it's just bad. all right. the other side of the snow, down in washington, d.c. the cherry blossoms. they have been damaged. this could be the first time there are no blossoms for the peak season of cherry blossoms. they got damaged at 27 degrees. last couple of days it's been 27 to 24 degrees, so the national park service is examining them. we'll have to wait and see. that would be a terrible thing if that happened. 51 million people under effective freeze watches and warnings, from missouri all the way down to central florida.

temperatures feels like 17 in d.c., jacksonville feels like 24. 19 in atlanta. today the cold air continues with temperatures anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees below average. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. good morning, everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. mostly clear skies. temperatures

sunshine today. those northwest winds won't be as strong as the last couple of days. it will still be breezy and cold. afternoon highs should get in the upper 30s and low 40s across the area. sunny and dry. for tomorrow clouds back in the picture. highs in the upper 40s tomorrow with a chance for a few raindrops late friday night. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. coming up, a woman's desperate escape from the trunk of her own car after being abducted. that trantic moment caught on camera. >> improving relations one musical at a time. the show that brought ivanka trump and prime minister trudeau together on broadway last night. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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howard county route 1 and 175 earlier this week. if you see her call police. now check with melissa mollet and breaking news. >> breaking news top of the beltway. live look beltway, new hampshire avenue. you can see how slow it is. problem from earlier causing pain outer loop connecticut crashes clear to the right shoulder. still see that back-up top of the beltway, inner loop before wilson bridge blocking left lane. also gw southbound after turkey run, crash reported on the left side. >> thank you, we'll take a break and check your forecast next. stay with us.

good morning, everybody. a mostly clear skies, cold start to the morning, temperatures in the mid-20s across the area. we'll be in the upper 30s to around 40 for highs this afternoon. slight chance for a little rain late in the day tomorrow. best chance for some light rain showe

on saturday and another shot of cold air and wind arrives on your sunday. >> thank you. another local news update in 25 minutes. >> we're now back to the "today show" after this short break.

♪ 7:30, now, on this thursday morning. the 16th day of march. 2017. we had a "rossen report" in there. you see that? >> that's amazing. go back. go back. "rossen report's" number one fan. rossen's mom out on our plaza. >> hard to imagine spring, a couple days away. it's cold on the plaza. we'll go out in a little while. a federal judge in hawaii has blocked president trump's revised travel ban. rejecting the white house's claim it is about security and not discrimination. the president pushing back during a rally in nashville. >> this ruling makes us look weak. we're going to fight t

we're going to take our case as far as it needs to go, including all the way up to the supreme court. we're going to win. >> just this morning, another federal judge in maryland ruled against that revised ban. the white house is unveiling its $1.1 billion budget this morning. it calls of slashing for dozens of programs to fund an increase in military spending. that is the largest boost in spending since president reagan. and the federal reserve has raised its interest warate by a quarter point. the cost of borrowing is going up. the average car loan will cast an extra $36 a year. a $200,000 mortgage could cost an additional money each year, as well. a lot of eyes on broadway last night, when ivanka trump was invited to a show, just

minister, right there, justin trudeau. and stephanie gosk has that story. >> reporter: ambassadors in the audience. but all eyes were on the first daughter, ivanka trump. while trudeau took the opportunity to bridge the gap between our two countries. canadian prime minister justin trudeau, taking the stage to welcome theatergoers to a new broadway musical. >> to celebrate this story of friendship during extraordinarily difficult times. >> reporter: "come from away" tells the inspiring story of a small canadian town, that helped nearly 7,000 travelers whose plans were diverted after the 9/11 attacks. ♪ ♪ here at the start of a moment ♪ >> reporter: in the audience, ivanka trump, doing a bit of

trudeau, his wife and nikki haley. despite differences on trade, trump and trudeau struck a cordial visit last month. dr trudeau talked to tom brokaw. >> he's made another effort to shut down or diminish the opportunity for immigrants to come here. another judge has stepped in. you say everyone is welcome here. what's going to be the impact of that, long-term? but economically and culturally? >> we'll agree to disagree on certain things. i know and i felt for canada we recognize the diversity as a great source of strength. that's something that we're open to in the world. >> if i'm an immigrant in the middle east, and know i can't get into the united states, i just turn my dial and say, i'm going to go to ottawa? >> last year, we took in 40,000 refugees, as well. but we have a rigorous process that does take years. an it's something that is important, that

because canadians understand how important it is to bring in people who can be integrated and success. and that comes from the full diversity of the planet. >> reporter: during the white house visit last month, the prime minister joined the president and ivanka, at a meeting with a dozen female business leaders to discuss support for women in the workplace. the pictures going viral. now, a new photo op, with some speculating whether ivanka is the secret diplomatic weapon, able to blend broadway with bureaucracy. matching her father's famous art of the deal with the arts. the actors didn't make changes to the script or acknowledge the special audience. the show got a standing ovation, including from ivanka trump. thank you. we'll have more on this story. tom brokaw looking at the all right. now, a daring escape caught on caa.

an alabama woman kidnapped at gunpoint manages to free herself. here is our reporter. >> reporter: as leaving, i saw the woman jumping out of the trunk. >> a 25-year-old birmingham woman made this daring escape after being forced into the trunk of her own car by a man she did not know. >> she was kidnapped. >> the victim told police she was walking to her apartment tuesday when a man with a gun demanded money. when she told him she didn't have any, police said the suspect told her toting back in the car. >> she was driven at gunpoint, finally put inside the trunk. >> the kidnapper pulled into the gasoline convenience store where surveillance cameras captured him at an atm money attempting to withdraw meaning. >> tried to use the atm several times. >> the gas station owner said the man became

abruptly. but kept an eye on him long enough to see the escape. >> i went to the door to get the woman inside the gas station. >> reporter: you can see the victim making a mad dash for the gas station. inside the owner kept her safe in a back room and immediately called 911. for "today," tammy leitner, nbc news. >> terrifying to see that. >> incredibly brave woman for sure. let's head over to mr. roker, get another check of the weather. looking northwest? >> looking northwest to start but would you like a little more snow here? >> no. >> just a little bit? >> no. >> alberta clipper going to be pushing its way out from canada. as it does, we're going to watch it bring a quick hit of snow from green bay, chicago, detroit, friday to saturday. secondary system developed saturday morning and moves off the atlantic, mid-atlantic coast. we've got light

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>> this allows hijackers to hold everything dear on your computer, financial records. nbc's tom costello talking to experts about it. tom, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the fbi says it does not support paying ransom to get personal or professional ransom back but some victims say they feel like they have no choice. here is what's concerning. anybody who wants to become a hacker today can buy a diy kit on internet actually in the dark corner of the internet. it can happen to anybody anywhere in the world victimized by the corner of the internet where there are no laws and no boundaries. organized crime and hackers have free rein. dark web keeping information safe wherever it goes. >> hack line, search the

>> essentially. >> criminals offer their ware. >> make your own ransom ware profit. this is advertising criminal activity. nal activity. >> reporter: it's overt. james lyon is the head of reach for cyber security. today, hackers can buy it on the dark web. and launch an attack, through phishing e-mails and ransomwear. >> it describes how to configure your blackmail software. you can customize the amount you want for ransom. >> reporter: the fbi says ransomwear scams have grown dramatically. someone clicks on a bad link. and the hacker is control of the computer. refusing to release it until they're paid a ransom. it's happened to hospitals, police departments and even the st. louis library.

shut down in january, with hackers demanding $35,000 to unfreeze them. >> we have thousands of people that come to the library who use computers for their own purposes. many of them important. taxes, medical research, job applications. all of that was completely impossible. hundreds of machines were sitting dark. >> reporter: if hackers gain access to your personal information, it's like having the keys to all of your safe deposit boxes. >> your information. your entire digital life is exposed to them. and if there's one thing we know about cyber criminals, they're experts at finding ways to make money from your data. >> reporter: and it gets more sinister. with hackers offering do-it-yourself kids to take down a competitor's website. among the names knocked offline, amazon,paypal, "the new york times", wikipedi

>> this can cost a lot of money. >> reporter: the ransomwear phenomenon is sweeping the world. >> and the driving force, is it's a service. cyber criminals now, enable anyone with intent to buy the tools to execute those campaigns. >> reporter: the st. louis library refused to pay a ransom. thankfully t thankfully, they had all of the data backed up. back up your data on an external drive to always have a copy. make sure everyone understands the risk of clicking on the e-mail link. and keep your operating systems and your security software up to date. back to you. >> tom, scary but grait great advice. >> thank you. coming up next, carson has game. he's in the orange room. getting us ready for march madness. right after this. right after this. i had a wonderful time tonight. me too! call me tomorrow? i'm gonna send a vague text in a couple of days,

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>> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" newsbreak. 7:56 is your time now on this thursday march 16th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we'll get right to melissa mollet and first4traffic with breaking news. good morning, melissa. >> very slow at the top of the beltway, live look at outer loop new hampshire avenue. earlier problem causing a lot of pain on the outer loop. kenilworth and also before the woodrow wilson bridge blocking left lane. 66 after nutley street crash on the left side. eun. >> melissa, thank you. take a quick break and check your forecast when we come back. stay with us.

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we have some flurries out there north and west of d.c. but eventually we'll see that sunshine today and we'll see those winds pick up. temperatures in the low 40s but windchills in the 20s. tomorrow will be dry, but tomorrow evening we could have a few light flurries and even maybe a rain shower. looking good as we continue into the weekend as temperatures warm up. maybe a few scattered showers as we get into saturday. >> lauren, thank you. another local update for you in 25 minutes. for now back to the "today show" after this short break.

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, trump's travel ban battle. the president's latest executive ban order, blocked by a federal judge, making him angry and saying he will take it to the supreme court. >> we're going to fight this terrible ruling. >> this as he talks about his wiretap claims for the first time. >> you'll find some interesting items coming to the forefront, for the next few weeks. >> we're live at the white house. plus, hottest ticket in town. ♪ here on the edge of the atlantic ♪ >> tom brokaw takes us inside the story of great compassion, in the wake of 9/11,

big stars. and roker remix. jimmy fallon has a little fun with al's catchphrase today, thursday, march 16th, 2017. >> hello to everybody in st. louis. >> we're here from texas on spring break. >> hello, indianapolis. we made it. ♪ >> hi, everyone at tcu. go, frogs. [ cheers ] >> good morn good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today" thursday morning march 16th. look at this crowd. >> they are happy about your coat. that is spectacular.

cue some disco music, "staying alive." >> techno snowflakes. >> you know what else we've never seen before, we also have a sign for rossen reports. >> are you related to jeff rossen? >> no. >> just love him? >> that's makes one. >> they don't. >> coming up, jill martin is here. she's going to help you forget about cold weather and snow. we have an awesome edition of steals and deals for the spring coming up. >> one of our favorite segments, time for dining with t. joining siri, hi, google, mexican inspired breakfast treat for families that love breakfast. >> is that even remotely warm, that coat? >> look, i suffer for my craft, okay? all for the fashion. >> let us get to this morning's

>> good morning. this morning we begin with a very busy day in politics. i'm hallie jackson in washington. today the president will send his budget to congress outlining his spending priorities in a new budget blue print. at the same time he's dealing with a setback to one of his signature immigration promises, his travel ban with not one but two judges this morning blocking that ban, arguing it targets muslims. >> we're going to fight this terrible ruling. >> the president now promising to take the fight for his new travel ban to the supreme court after a federal judge in hawaii blocked his executive order temporarily barring immigrants from six mostly muslim countries. the judge argued the new version amounts to religious discrimination. >> you don't think this was done by a judge for political reasons, do you? no. this ruling makes us look weak, which, by the way, we no

are. >> the president clearly fired up at a campaign style rally in nashville planned before the travel ban ruling to sell the new republican health care plan. the president is also responding for the first time perfectly to that tweet 12 days ago accusing president obama of having trump tower wiretapped. asked about it by tucker carlson. >> why not wait to tweet about it until you can prove it. people don't value your words when you can't provide evidence. >> "the new york times" wrote about it. not that i respect "new york times." i call it failing "new york times." they wrote using the word wiretap. >> you're the president. you have the ability to gather all the evidence you want. >> i do. we have a lot right now. wiretap covers a lot of different things. i think you're going to find some very interesting items coming to the forefront over the next two weeks. >> i don't think there was an actual tap of trump tower. >> but leaders of the house intelligence committee said wednesday they see no evidence to support the

and that fbi director james comey should address it when he testifies next week. >> it deeply concerns me that the president would make such an accusation without basis. >> also new this morning, president trump's first budget blueprint, big cuts to the state department and environmental protection agency. both budgets slashed by 25%. the military and homeland security getting a big boost. $54 billion more for the pentagon. a 10% increase. >> so this is a snapshot of the president's priorities, but it's worth noting it's congress that authorizes federal spending not the president. already he's getting pushback over on capitol hill. >> after that travel ban, a white house official reiterates to me this morning they will fight the ruling with the department of justice considering its next step. matt. >> hallie jackson at the white house. hallie, thank you very much. we're following breaking news from paris this morning. police say an envelope bomb has exploded at the french office of the

inside the world bank building. officials say at least one person was injured by that blast after opening the package and that it contains fireworks. people have been evacuated from the building and surrounding offices. france remains under a state of emergency following a string of terrorist attacks over the past few years. >> secretary of state rex tillerson says the trump administration will pursue a new approach to north korea and japan this morning. tillerson said 20 years of diplomacy have failed to ease the nuclear threat posed by the north. he urged that country to abandon what he calls dangerous and unlawful weapons programs saying it has nothing to fear from the united states. tillerson will also visit austria and china did your his first trip to asia as the nation's top diplomat. coming up tom brokaw is here with an exclusive look at the story about the musical attended by ivanka

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[001:11:56;00] said she used to do that. yell things she thought were encouraging to her kids. and realized she wasn't helping them at all. there's one thing we should say to our kids after a game. you know what it is? >> free pizza after the game. >> orange slices. >> i love to watch you play. so, instead of, you did great, or don't worry, you'll get them next time. you come up with the unconditional comment of, i really enjoy watching you play. >> you yell that. like, i love watching you play? >> that's after. >> you missed second base. >> a quiet moment afterward. >> i would like that. i love to watch you play. >> as an athletically challenged child, you don't need to say that. i would strikeout. my dad would be like, that's my girl. and for some reason, no pressure and the smile was enough -- i wasn't any good. it didn't matter. but that was enough. >> makes sense. >> i love to watch you play. let's stay on the subject of

sports. two nhl players get into a brawl on the ice. they're throwing punch after punch. in the penalty box, they exchange words all right. maybe not the ones you think. take a look. >> hey, we got to work on our cardio this summer, huh? >> i'm dying to get out there. >> you too, buddy. >> it's part of the sport. >> that's how it should be. that's good sportsmanship. >> by the way -- >> i love to watch you play. >> i love the cardio. can you imagine them doing step aerobics? >> ten seconds, i'm dying here. >> here's a video, sure to have you on the edge of your seat. a man in el paso, texas, driving to work, when he noticed this utility truck driving down the highway with its bucket extended. what's going to happen here? watch it.

>> there's a it hangs down lower. what's going to happen here? your picker's up there, buddy. >> oh, no. >> he posted the video to instagram saying after they shot that video, they sped up to let the driver know. and he pulled over to pull the bucket down. >> he was filming and speeding uf before. >> can i ask a question. >> behind was a guy with a giraffe. >> yeah. >> isn't this crazy, though? if you're right there and it had hit the sign, you're going to be run over debris. >> yes. >> it's a dangerous thing to do. >> that guy's lucky. >> should buy a lottery ticket. >> lucky nobody is behind him. >> he forgot to put his picker away? that's amazing. >> that's what happens when you don't put your bucket away. "pop start." we're going to begin with jane fonda. she is an activist. she's spoken out many on careers.

she was arrested in 1970. ashamed of that no. jane is selling mug shot merchandise on her website. available items, from t-shirts, to mugs, a tote bag, a clutch. and her "grace and frankie" co-star, lily tomlin has her mug shot clutch bag. >> you would look with a clutch there. savannah guthrie, our "pop start" correspondent. >> we're so proud seeing you on "the voice." adam and blake decided to rip carson. she gets engaged at the competition. you haven't seen this video yet. let's roll it. >> he knows about "trl." >> what is that? >> come on, press it. there you go. out it, you got it. whoo.

>> >> whoo. >> great. >> i know now why carson has stre stress. >> i'm genuinely happy for the family who traveled to be on this weird environment with the show. i'm so happy for them. alternatively if a chair doesn't turn -- a lot of highs and lows. that noise you make, whoo, can you do that again? >> whoo. obviously i'm so happy with a chair turning around because i don't have to deal with everybody being sad. >> when you look at a musician, i love to watch you play, ma'am. >> next episode of "the voice" right here on nbc. >> pop start for another guy at this table, al roker, here is what's happening in your neck of

the woods. jimmy fallon decided to have >> here's a techno remix of al roker saying his classic catchphrase. take a look. ♪ ♪ here's what's happening in your neck of the woods ♪ ♪ here's what's happening in your neck of the woods ♪ ♪ here's what's happening here's what's happening ♪ ♪ here's what's happening ♪ here's what's happening ♪ frin your neck of the woods ♪ >> being spoofed on "snl" is a great thing. and having an >> thank you, mr. fallon. i appreciate that. >> pop start today, guys. >> thank you, carson. that was cool. how about a check of the weather. >> do you like watching me do the weather? >> i do. >> that's weird. >> okay. so tomorrow st. patrick's day in savannah they have a huge st. patrick's day parade friday 10:30, sunny skies, mild morning. 53 degrees. here in new york city heading up

fifth avenue, 11:00 a.m., bright windchills in the low 20s. air temperature 33. and for our friends in boston, it's going to be on sunday 1:00 windy and cold, snow showers coming to an end and a temperature of 37 degrees. rest of the country, temperatures chilly southeast, gulf coast, fire danger in the plains and finally drying out in the pacific northwest. that's what going on around the country, here is what's happeni iyo n t wood good morning, everybody. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. bright sunshine in washington but there are snow showers across eastern virginia and a streamer there from winchester down to brownsville and don't be surprised if you see snow showers for a little bit. otherwise partly to mostly sunny, breezy and cold. highs in the upper 30s to around 40 degrees. a little milder tomorrow, back up to near 50 with showers late on friday night. >> that's your latest weather.

rbe door, "today" show radio xm channel 108. savannah. >> in the last hour we talked about the new musical that drew prime minister trudeau and ivanka together last night. >> this happened when usair space closed and 167 planes diverted to a remote corner of canada. nbc special correspondent tom brokaw with an inside look at that show. tom, good morning. >> matt, you'll remember from the vancouver limps this is one of the most memorable stories i've ever worked on. it touched the world and understandably got a bit lost in the aftermath of that day, 9/11. it is the emblematic story, however, of again with us spirit of our neighbors to the north and the best we can all be. be. ♪ here on the edge of the atlantic ♪ ♪ >> at first glance, it seems an unlikely subject for a broadway

show, the chaos in the skies in the hours after the 9/11 and the safe harbor found by thousands of travelers in the town in new finland. when you heard about what happened in canada, you said, i can make a musical out of this, how many people came to you and said, have you lost your mind? >> you have to tell the story with music. music is in the dna. that's what inspired us. >> during the vancouver olympics, i had the privilege of sharing that story with viewers on both sides of the border. 56 minutes after the north tower was struck, an unprecedented decision has been made, every nonmilitary plane must land immediately. 113, to toronto. >> air india, you must land at gander. >> reporter: w with almost no warning, gander vast tarmac was filled with dozens of airplanes. here is the chief constable.

>> i'm look saying holy god. if there's 200 people on each one of these plane and we're going to get 40 or 50 planes, that's an awful lot of people. >> gander alone 38 airplanes, 7,000 stranded passengers and crew and a small town of less than 10,000 all with open arms. mayor elliot knew his people would rise to the occasion. >> we like helping people. it's not something we're accustomed to but making people happy is. i think the greatest need for five days was love. they needed love and compassion. >> the most emotional thing certainly for me. we got off the plane at 7:00 in the morning, so i knew then they had been up all night preparing this food. we just couldn't believe it. >> the bonds that formed during

those remarkable days between the ganderites and show title suggest came from away have endured. now play out on the stage every night. canadian husband and wife writing team were in new york at the time of 9/11. >> a kindness. why we talk about it as a 9/12 musical rather than 9/11 musical. >> this story is a good reminder we are all actually good. at the heart of us, we do want to look out for one another. >> the citizens of guard gander looked out after the world are the toast of the town. >> we do not consider ourselves heroes. the heal heroes were the men and women who went in the world

trade center to save lives, the firefighters, police officers, paramedics. >> wong thing, i have hundreds of friends i didn't have before 9/11. ♪ ♪ >> can you dance as well as the person who plays you on the stage. >> no. >> i think you convinced if you see her dance. >> prime minister trudeau attended last night's performance and he invited some special guests, including first daughter ivanka trump. >> invite her father to come see the play? >> i think so. i think one of the challenges i've had over the past few months and one of the responsibilities of any canadian prime minister is highlighting just how close the relationship is between canada and the united states. i think this story encapsulate so much what we shared through the great times and extraordinarily tragic times. >> it was a great story. >> it moves me to this day. we ran it in vancouver. i've never had a story, quite

honestly, not one, that lit up one did. i continue to hear from it. every performance ends with romping, stomping, standing o from everybody who sees it. >> i love how the director said, you have to tell the story with music. it makes sense. >> it was important to tell it when you told it. you're exactly right. we were all so caught up in the event and immediate aftermath of 9/11. all we knew was all these planes had gone somewhere. we never stopped to think what's happening to those people and what those people of gander were providing? >> you see it on stage and through the characters about how they changed as a result of landing there. they have a scholarship fund they have established for students in gander. they still were untouched. there was a couple that fell in love in three days, got married. they go back a lot. we need to hear those stories from time to time and especially right now, i think, matt. >> we really do, tom. we appreciate it. >> glad to see you again as a mom. >> thank you, my dear.

thank you so much. coming up, guest. >> yes, we do. >> bryan cranston is here to talk about a movie coming up but first your local news and weather.

here. >> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" newsbreak. good morning, it's 8:26 on thursday march 16th. i'm airiaron gilchrist. right now check on breaking news first4traffic. >> major problem back of the beltway, eight-mile back-up. it is moving but growing as the morning progresses and more folks get on the roadway. live look, beltway colesville road. another problem inner loop after route 1 college park, incident left side and inner loop before wilson bridge crash blocking left lane. beltway not so hot. aaron. >> melissa, thank you. we'll get a check on the forecast when we come back.

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in the nbc washington app. ♪ we're back, 8:30 on a thursd we're back 8:30 thursday morning. it's the 16th day of march, 2017. that makes it the day before the 17th day of march, which is -- >> st. patrick's day. >> wear green and come down. when i came in, they had fifth avenue closed because they were trying to get the snow removed in time for the parade tomorrow morning. >> you have to clear those streets. >> that's right. >> coming up, one of our favorites, bryan cranston here. he's in the new power ranger movie. we can't wait to talk to him about that. what else is on your mind, bryan? >> lots of things. lots and lots of things. >> how long do you have?

>> could be trouble. >> doesn't feel like spring. believe it or not it's almost here. jill martin ready to get us ready with new steals and deals. >> and tired of reaching for the breakfast cereal? no more. my wife and i whipping up something special with a nice mexican twist to it. it's going to be delicious. first, though, check of the weather with mr. roker. >> it's time to take a look and look at our weekend coming up, starting off with st. patrick's day, we have a clipper coming off great lakes bringing snow. wet weather in the pacific northwest, toasty in the southwest, gulf coast looking pretty good. snow in northeast, new england, record highs in the southwest on saturday. more wet weather in the pacific northwest into central california. then sunday -- sunday! -- possible record highs in the plains and southwest.

look for sunshine in the gulf, chilly side that's what going on around the country, here is what's happening in your neck ofhe woods. th fgiaiisti with us right now. temperatures in the 20s. we're improving a little bit. out in northern virginia temperatures 30 degree mark. it's going to be a little warmer than yesterday, 42 we're going to top out today. winds are picking up. most of the day feel like we're in the 20s. good news is for your st. patrick's day, luck of the irish. temperatures in the upper 40s near 50 degrees tomorrow, increasing clouds most of the day going to be dry. by the time you head to 6:00, going to have rain and snow showers, no accumulation. >> get that weather any time you need it. make sure you check out the weather channel on cable. matt. >> all right, al. thank you very much. al, thank y. this guy right here, bryan cranston. one of the most recognizable actors in hollywood. but you've never seen him quite like this, in the new "power rangers" movie, he plays zordan, an alien force and rippling, talking wall.

>> these are them? they're so small. >> i said the same thing. >> you mean to tell me, the fate of the universe is in the hands of these children? >> they're teenagers. somewhere wean infancy and full maturi maturity. >> show me the coins. the morphing grid is never wrong. if the coins returned with these teenagers, these teenagers are the power rangers. >> did i hear you say we're power rangers? >> yes. you are the power rangers. any other questions? >> no. i think i'm good. >> is there more to the movie? or did we show the movie right there? >> it's a short. >> bryan, how are you? >> i'm good, matt. >> we were just talking about you. al, carson and savannah and i. you're like a pitcher, a baseball pitch we're a great change-up. you really do like to change up between roles. you do a couple hard-hitting

fast ball roles a fun. >> i do like that. i like to keep people guessing. even myself. if a role squacares me, i'm in that. >> like out of your power alley? >> it represents a challenge to me. something i haven't done before. i don't know if i can't do it until i try it. >> he says sarcastically, you coming full circle in your long and illustrious career. share the news with people, that many years ago, you did the voice for some of the monsters on the tv series "power rangers." >> i did. i was able to get a job doing voiceovers when the first television series came over -- >> you have a great voice, by the way. >> thank you. >> you do. very distinctive. >> flattering. >> a nice suit also. >> nice suit? where are you going, matt? i'm feeling uncomfortable.

i used to record some of the monster -- like, you will not defeat me. you have no chance of survival. you know. whatever. and it was a great gig because it caught me how to convey an emotion or tell a story with only your voice. and it was -- i was grateful to have it. that was over 35 years ago. and then, i get a call saying, we'd like you to be in the new "power rangers" movie. >> someone in the control room said, if you talk about that voice he did years ago, he'll do the voice. and i said, nah, he'll not do the voice. >> you can't get him to fall for that. >> snizzard? was that the character? >> okay. >> snizzard? >> you watched "power ranger rangers" -- >> i was a big "power rangers" fan. >> do the voice. >> you cannot defeat me.

>> people have dib original "batman" television show, to the "batman" movies. the story grown up. >> that's a good analogy. it has the folklore from the original series. a little easter eggs that fans of the series will be able to recognize. but it is in and of itself, its own entity. reimagined version of that story. >> elizabeth banks, one of your co-stars, was here yesterday. and i talked to her on the commercial break. and i said you were going to be here. and she said ask him why he could not learn the alien language. >> that -- >> don't say it. >> i'll say it in my language. that's a very dirty word, in our language. >> yeah? what is the equivalent? give me a hint. >> it rimes with itch. no.

>> did you have trouble ma >> yes, i did. it was hard. there is no -- there's no relationship to any sound that humans make. it's not even -- if you hear mandarin, you go, i've heard that a few times. no. this is nothing. there's nothing to relate it to. so -- and that's a sentence. and again, repeat that back to me. i'm like -- i don't know what you're doing. >> you're the cheapest date i've ever seen. i didn't mean that. >> not -- you have to take me to dinner first before i tell you anything else. >> i asked you to do a bracket for march madness. and just give me a sense of who your final four is. >> we got north carolina and louisville. is that my brockeacket? yeah. >> smu? >> yeah. >> and west virginia. >> west virginia is going to get in there. and north carolina and louisville. >> you have the mountaineers winning it all?

>> that' >> i lived in west virginia. but i don't know i can agree with you. >> that's courage or stupidity. who else is going to pick the mountaineers to win it all? >> we will put that in our time cop sewe capsule. if that comes true, you get credit. good to have you. >> thank you so much. >> "the power rangers" hits theaters, march 24th. jill martin puts a little spring in your step, with steals and deals to get you ready for the warmer weather. but first, this is "today" on

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and always working to be better. we're back. it's 8:40. have we had "steals & deals." it seems like the country wants spring to happen. and it arives on monday. jill martin is here to get some bargains on must-haves for the new season. i've been peeking.

you have goo and our plaza members will agree. it is time for spring. we're going to pretend for 4:30 that it is spring. >> it is spring. >> i want to bring out sherrice and suzanne, who are here modeling for us. >> good morning. >> these are the up pants. the retail, $115. they're an ankle pant. the beauty of these, there's a built-in control panel. >> i like that. momma likes that. >> i made the noise you couldn't hear. it shoops you in. >> is it comfortable? >> very comfortable. >> there's nylon, spandex and lycra. >> can i touch them? >> you can see the different ones on today.com. the deal, $34, 70% off. >> you look great. thank you so much. >> we have more? >> we have more. this is the donnie charm cape. thank you for joining us.

these are different ways to wear them. the retail is $170. you can wear them up here like this. like a scarf. like wraparound, like a blanket. all different ways to wear them. and you can invent some on your own. it's comfy. it's cozy. >> do they have sleeves? or is it like a big piece of material? >> just a big piece of material to have fun with and keep your warm for the beach nights we're pretending we're at. four colors. machine washable. and the retail, $170. the deal, $34 80% off. beyonce and jessica alba have been spotted in them. you can wear it as a scarf and transfer. >> thank you so much. >> i was excited about this. >> these are for you. you pick them, as well the on to sun gla sunglasses. >> these are cute. i like these.

>> andrew marc. they're polarized reduce glare from water, glass and other surfaces. you can see all of them on today.com. but usually we do segments where what glasses are good for your face. i say go for it. it's fun. it's spring. done with the snow. those look good on you. >> these, i like. >> retail $75. the deal, $18, 76% off. for $18, the value on that, you can have fun a little bit. >> take a risk. >> the color club. retail $59.50. really fun colors for spring. seven-piece nail polish set. my mother will try to split these up. >> she will. we know what jill's mom is doing. >> the brand, carried in urban outfitters. you get the set, again, in this box. you can really throw a bow on it. retail, $59.50. $18, 70% off. >> $18 is our price point today. >> i want to go down over here and show our next deal.

this retail $159. i'm into these. this is pick your word necklace. namaste. go for it. girl. on the back, it says something else. girl power. besty. they're so cute. the retail, $159. the deal, $39. that's 75% off. 14 karat gold plated. >> we can wear bessty necklaces. >> do you remember from the '80s. >> the friendship bracelet. >> and the heart that was broken. >> it caused fights at school. the hair tools. retail $195. three luxury sets. we brought this back because it sold out last time. look on today.com to see all the different ones. just to say some of the sets, the minidrier, the hair straighter in.

the tapered twister. that >> this thing? >> yeah. you pick which different it ration you like for your personality and for how you live your life, meaning if you travel a lot or you throw it in your handbag, like a lot of us. retail is $195. the deal, $59, 70% off. >> that's good stuff today. what about the handbags? >> for spring, let's up it a little bit. and pick a color you wouldn't normally pick. at the "today" show, we have the style squad now. and our motto is like, fashion is fun. go for it. this is a great way to do it. retail is $395. it's a satchel. there's five color blocking styles. if you're afraid to color block, this does it for you. the outside zipper. $395. $89. >> let's run through the deals. the ankle panlts. the johnny charm cape.

the sunglasses by andrew marc. ni nail polish, the hair tool sets and the handbags from boulevard. if you have questions, jill is your woman. >> call me. >> oh. the aviators. let's see. and jill will be back all next week, with a special five-day "steels & deals" spin-off. >> such a big week. >> it is getting huge. up next, let's eat breakfast with the dalys, shall we?

this is "today" on nbc. trbreast cancer are helped byof woplanned parenthood.r, jamie: one day, i found a lump on my right breast. so, i called planned parenthood and they got me in that day. within two and half weeks, i had a complete radical mastectomy. trump: one of the candidates, i won't mention names, said we're not gonna spend that kind of money

on women's health issues. jamie: had planned parenthood not have gotten me that appointment, i probably wouldn't be around. vo: president trump stand with survivors. protect planned parenthood. all right. welcome back to "today." we're dining with the dalys. here to help you with something special. good to see you. >> we don't have -- we love breakfast burritos. >> when we moved from long island to california, something -- >> we left great breakfast

burritos in california. we had to learn to make th but burritos and tacos. start with burritos. >> we have different kinds of cheese, chorizo, hash browns and eggs and milk. here is chorizo cooking, take it out of the casing, crumble up with wooden spoon, cook it 10 minutes or so until it gets nice and crispy. >> you could do turkey, any number of things. >> we'll take the pan with yummy flavors from chorizo and add hash browns. >> not to think it's cheese. i did that. i thought it was mozzarella. >> the potato -- i don't like big clumps of potato in my

breakfast brito but ha-- burrit crunch is. >> you like those flavors. >> you like those flavors. >> exactly. >> we're going to take our eggs, 12 eggs and half couple of milk. wheel whisk that up. >> give it the whisk. >> i'm afraid every since i sprayed goop on you. >> funny, i don't remember that. >> what's happening. >> we do a lot of breakfast for dinner at our house. we have people over, do breakfast for dinner. you can do steak inside there to make it more robust. >> to this we add monterey jack cheese. then to our actual burrito. >> with the flower tortilla we warmed it up to give a little cook. we build it and put potatoes. >> that's a huge burrito. there we government the other trick after we fold it, which carson will have a hard time.

>> he'll get it. >> put it on a hot p got to get the crisp. that's the key. >> fantastic. >> i want to make sure we have time for tacos. >> back here. these are vege tacos. i'm going to saute onions. >> careful. >> you can use any vege you have on hand. mushroom, spinach would be great. let it caramelize. >> this is your recipe. >> help out. where is your beer. >> scramble eggs. to these i like to add vegetarian refried beans you warm up in a saucepan, queso fresco. make some, matt? >> you at your house when it comes to breakfast, rolling spring break, kitchen open and kids come in alt separate times or pick a set time and have you to be there to get breakfast. >> it depends.

it's fun, they can come in and build a breakfast burrito. >> i make bacon and wake everybody up. we don't sit and have a proper breakfast. we do that for dinner. >> wake up saturday night, wake up and do this like a brunch. that's why i have corona. >> your kids let you sleep late. >> refried option. >> i will say what you did to that tortilla is everything. that little brown is good. >> difference between breakfast burri burrito. >> the hash brown. >> tater tots are good, crunch them up. >> we were talking before. you guys l like pavlov's dog, when i have this i need sour cream. >> missing a little salsa. i like hot sauce. >> hot sauce, avocado. >> cilantro, top it with

anything. > installment of -- >> dining with the dalys. >> go to today.com for the recipes. they are back next week to share favorite pairings. >> pair foods with drinks. >> thought it was a suburban thing. >> back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. who has the car keys? "today" on. who has the car keys? pretty! [doorbell rings] hey. umm...sign here? sure, you got a pen? i do! thanks, sweetie.

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life looks good. siri daly, she just brings a bowl of sausage. >> a bowl of salsa, nothing wrong with that. meantime let's bring on those delicious jars of smucker's and show you who we're celebrating. happy 100th birthday to a retired school principle boca raton, likes to stay active going to the gym. >> ruth bonner from washington, d.c., 100 years old. secret to longevity, a bowl of chorizo. no, staying positive. 101 birthday hubert opici of palm beach gardens, florida. he's worked in the wine industry for 80 years. come on, where are the bottles. ? louise bland is 100 louise bland, 104, active lady from hattiesburg, mississippi,

celebrated 100th birthday outsidein years. purple heart for service in world war ii. happy 75th verse to charles and evelyn, high school sweet hearts daytona beach, florida. secret to long and happy marriage, never go to bed angry. let us know who is celebrating a milestone at today.com. >> stay up all night. mario lopez in the 9:00 hour. >> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" newsbreak. 8:56 is your time now on this thursday march 16th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. we're going to get a check on your morning commute with melissa mollet and first4traffic and breaking news, melissa. >> still have this problem, big issue, top of the beltway very slow. beltway in colesville, an eight-mile slowdown because of earlier issues.

it is get crash along left side. southeast southwest freeway, spray broken down vehicles as well. eun. >> thanks, melissa. we'll take a break and check the forecast when we come back.

stay with us. and temperatures right now 31 degrees. we've got clear skies. as we continue through the morning winter stads picking up will feel like 20s for much of the day unfortunately. we'll be dry but tomorrow, this is tomorrow, tomorrow evening could have light rain, maybe light snow showers in the mix. other than that we warm up as we head into the weekend with scattered showers on saturday. >> thank you, lauren. can you get the latest news and

weather any time on nbc washington app. this morning on today's take, get ready for extra good time. mario lopez, celebrity co-host. bubble trouble, tricks that will blow you away coming up right now. >> from nbc news, this is "today's take." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> welcome to a thursday morning, march 15th. you're listening to "neon" by thomas hayes. our guest host today, the one, the only mario lopez. >> thank you, guys, very having me.

being here. >> you're back. and we're also welcoming back sheinelle jones, who got stuck in scotland because of the storm. >> i have to tell you. no better place to be if you're going to be stuck than scotland. it was absolutely gorgeous. >> how is the food? that's the first thing -- >> the food is magical and yummy and fresh. you're right by the water. i was surprised by the amount of fried food we consumed. a lot of things were fried. fried mars bars. am i back at home? >> a little southern flavor right there. >> fish and chips. we loved the haggis. >> have you ever tried haggis, mario? >> what's haggis? >> what is it? >> i'll eat anything. >> it's basically chopped up organs of -- >> heart, lungs, liver -- >> that's like menudo. that's like a mexican soup, menudo. >> i thought that was a singing group. >> that is a singing group. in puerto rico and mexico, it's

a do people kick it in kilts? or no? >> yes. >> they hinge out in kiang out ? >> yes. a suit and a kilt? >> a jacket, vest and kilt. it was -- i went to this one guy, nicholas hornsby, 21st century kilt. he had a blue kilt and i was thinking about it. >> you should rock it here. >> it looks comfortable. you are flowing. >> it is. i'm swinging free, jerry. >> exactly. >> i was trying to think -- the kilts. feeling like we were transported into a magical place. >> that's the only thing i know about scotland is "braveheart" and golf. golf is big. >> yes. >> this is one of my favorite pictures. if i had a time to unpack the pictures, we were taking a selfie, inside the typical phone both booths. that means something. it will be interesting to see

what they're doing there. >> you and keir simmons. >> keir simmons flew in. shoutout to keir simmons. al had to come back to new york city. insert keir simmons. couldn't have had a better guy to fill in. he's from london. but for me, it was just as dashing. >> i missed the group picture. >> this is an important shot. look at all of the people behind the scenes that it takes to make a show like this. every, single person. >> all of the coats. >> it was cold and windy, mario. >> really? >> i underestimated the amount of wind. >> i'll tell you -- >> #todayinscotland. >> on my day off, we decided to go on a hike. this was with our producer and adam miller. tell us the island -- not the island. arthur sea. is it an old volcano? >> yeah. we decided to go for a hike. look how windy it is. a truck flipped over. one guy, he decided to come down.

tammy, in her genius mode but it was beautiful. the greens are glean. the skies are so blue. like seeing something with new eyes. >> al, have any signature cocktails like guinness? >> nobody went out to take pictures with me. >> that's -- >> i will tell you, i had -- they made this thing, the printing press. a restaurant we ate at. they made a smoked old fashioned. it was scotch, bitters and a little maple syrup. >> that sounds fantastic. and they put it in that dome. they use that smoking apparatus. and it's in there. it's cold smoked. and it's in there for about five minutes. and it comes out, it's about as smooth as you want to. i had three of those. and i don't remember anything after that. >> and you became more enjoyable with each one. >> we need to have those here. >> i like the way you roll, al. >> it was fantastic. welcome to you.

you're going to do "extra" here from new york. >> are you going to be outside? >> yeah. >> going to be outside. >> we're outside in l.a. much like the "today" show. i love being with the fans. however, it was 85 when i left l.a. landed. and it was 25. i thought i could snap my ear off, it was so cold. i'm a so cal wimp. it's hard for me to adjust. i have to do serious acting out there today. >> we watch the show, when i'm making dinner. >> thank you. every -- just about every night. and i love watching your daughter. she is quite the little broadcast er. >> like a superstar. >> she is getting so busy. she's doing so much correspondents work for us. and she does news on my radio show. and she's interviewed everyone. justin timberlake, and ellen degeneres. she comes up with her own questions. >> she is doing this. what about your son?

>> he needs to step it >> gia, she is a character on the disney show. yeah. i had to look at her contract because they want to merchandise her likeness. i got zero dollars for "saved by the bell" for merchandise. and she's going to be making -- she can pay for her own catholic school now. >> that's great. >> put them to work. come on. >> everybody pulls their weight in casa lopez. >> do we have sound? >> of ghuy gia on the red carpe. >> i don't know how anyone would say no to anything. >> she wants to ask a couple of questions. >> go ahead. >> i love your outfit. >> thank you. i love your outfit. >> thank you. was it fun playing a princess? >> it was very fun playing a princess. it was more fun playing this disney princess because she's actually not a princess. and she gets to, like, run around and ride and, like, she's very -- very adventurous.

>> a great very sneaky, having your daughter there. nobody is going to turn you down. >> exactly. she was so sweet. emma watson, who plays belle, at the premier of "beauty and the beast" which was great. little princesses all around. >> aren't you curious to see where life takes her? if this is the start. my goodness. >> exactly. she's already the quarterback of the team there at the house. >> what a cutie. >> we see you on "extra" we'll be here in new york city. >> right in new york. and speaking of >> speaking of musicals cast of beau"beauty and the beast" actu joined james corden to perform in the streets of l.a. luke evans, singing and dancing, although emma watson wasn't there because james corden was. ♪

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thanks son. we we are back with our guest co-host mr. mario lopez. college basketball? >> i'm going for ucla because they are taking it all the way. i'm very loyal to my hometown, yes. mark my words, bruins all the way. who do you like? >> carson. i only have the first round. >> first round. >> i guess. i don't know. >> north carolina. >> there we go. >> here is the thing. i'm with mario. i pick teams whether either i'm fun or i like the colors or something about them, i like them, and i always do well. my husband is into odds and ratios and percentages, and i always do better. >> those are the people who win,

don't know anything. >> i'm from kansas. >> the team you chose? >> university of north carolina wilmington. >> why is that? >> i don't know. they have got a pretty good record. they seem spunky. i like their record. >> you sound like me, al. >> kansas, they almost look like woody woodpecker. >> he does kind of have that look. kind of, sort of. i'd pick northwestern even though i went to northwestern but that might be a little far. >> you never know. a lot of folks watch the games at work. u.s. department of defense joint service provider handles i.t. for pentagon, e-mail workers reading in part, please keep in mind if you're streaming video to watch your favorite player shooting free throws you're consuming network resources that could be served to support the war fighters. >> okay, come on. that will make you fooelt feel gch -- guilty.

everybody does it. okay, fine. >> what about this next video? >> i've heard this before. did you know apparently vasectomy numbers spike during march madness. >> essentially men want -- everybody sits up right there. they want to use that opportunity to heal, if you will, and you kind of park up on your couch and watch the game? >> cleveland clinic said number of vasectomies rose 10% from 2014 to 2016. you're exactly right, mario. men choose march madness so you can take time off, nobody at work will say you can't. under the circumstances that long week recovering. you get to watch basketball. if you're married, okay, honey, i'll get that. >> that baby voice. >> baby you. >> my boerrother-in-law and a couple of friends have. they have it down to a one-day deal, back to work the next day.

>> not as difficult as you may think. >> okay. >> speaking of marriage, let's talk about marriage in the workplace, shall we? >> okay. >> for the first time one of hollywood's favorite couples will be working together, john krasinski and emily blunt, a supernatural thriller called "a quiet place." krasinski will direct it. we started thinking about spouses on set, working with one another. brad and anglino mr. and mrs. split, by the sea before splitting. >> you met your wife. >> we worked on a broadway musical together. there she is. now she works with me on my radio show and she comes in two or three times a week, which i think is perfect. i have to be honest because i was concerned.

the relationship comes first, a top priority for affecting that. you don't want something to spill over and affect the relationship and work. being professional, not a good look if you are -- fortunately everything working out so far. >> every day. >> every day, a couple of times she wanted to punch me in the face, wouldn't have been a good look. >> jump there. >> fiery. >> we wrote a book together. the only way we survived it, we were never in the same room writing the book. we were in separate blaplaces. >> i believe that. just enough. >> just enough. >> drive me nuts. >> what? >> i've been dealing with my own stuff. only one in ten kids between the ages of six and twelve own a watch. only one in five actually know how to read a digital -- analog watch, regular clock. >> you really don't need a watch. i like the watch. i don't wear much jewelry but my watch and cross. i have to wear this now.

because of your ph anymore. just like you don't need to memorize anyone's numbers because they are there. i don't know any -- i know my home number and my parents and friends who have had the same number for 20 years. other than that -- >> isn't it easier to go like that than to go -- >> this is something else you have to buy. everybody has an iphone. nice phone. >> kids tell time, 5, 10, 15, 20. >> good to know but not necessarily necessary. >> the power goes out during the great -- >> right. >> the weather, al. >> anyway, let's look at your forecast and show you what's going on. we've got dry weather finally in the pacific northwest. a little clipper coming out of alberta bringing snow to the great lakes over the weekend. plenty of sunshine and heat through the southwest like the weather mario just came from. it's going to be spreading into texas and mid plains. very cold in the northeast and new england.

in fact, we are looking for some leftover snow t as well today with breezy, cold conditions. fire danger in the central plains. still pretty dry there and sunshine through the gulf. that's what going on around the country, here is what's happening in your nk t woods. good morning once again. i'm meteorologist chuck bell. still below freezing across most of the air at 9:18 in the morning. there will be a bit of a warm-up compared to where we've been. snow showers through the blue ridge northern and loudoun county. starting to dry up. cold, cold, cold in the next couple of hours. eventually upper 30s and low 40s for today. tomorrow in the upper 40s to near 50, a chance for showers on friday night. >> we're back. coming up, new meaning to living in a bubble. find out what happens when mario and sheinelle -- >> love her.

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and bubbles we made, like guinness world records here. >> i know, right? >> got other stuff. >> that was cool. >> that was awesome, i know. >> how do you get aggressive bubbles? >> aggressive. is that a blow deal right there? >> watch this. is this a bubble in a bubble? >> bubble in a bubble. this is next level. look at this. whoa. >> you have been doing this since you were a little girl. i went to her show. and she was doing this -- you have been fascinating with bubbles, right? >> yeah. i've done it -- let me try. i have done it since i was about 3 years old. >> did it start with the solution we get at the dollar store? >> it started off with that idea. and we revamped it and created a solution that was -- blow on it. there's a certain way -- >> can you blow in the big hole right there? >> you got it.

>> look at that. >> that's talent right >> now, pop the top. >> pop it? >> i can watch it all day. >> you go home and try to do all those things, without your solution, can you do -- >> i mean, we mix the solution, according to the environment. >> smoke bubbles. >> this is so cool. kids just freak out. bubbles stop them in their tracks. >> what do you think about bubbles? we're olding, we're all ooh. >> you know what it is? no matter with bubbles, it brings you back to your childhood. and when you eat certain foods, it reminds you of your past. you think about the past. >> thank you for making us happy. just ahead, your must-see march entertainment. from "beauty and the beast" to binge-worthy tv show. we have you covered. afte

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blatche blatche. certainly going to be success and cold. this morning mostly drying up now. temperatures will recover a bit. we're in the low 30s now. we'll make upper 30s to around 40 for highs today, up 41 or 42 downtown. tomorrow, another hard freeze tomorrow morning, then a bit of a recovery temperature wise, back finally mid-50s on saturday. that's average this time of the

year. and chilly weather for the second half of the weekend on your sunday. >> all right, chuck. thank you. get the latest news and weather any time, just open nbc washington app. now back to "today." fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in cutomer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of the download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years.

get the best. go to getfios.com there are so many new tv shows and movies coming out, it's hard to keep track of them all and know what's worth watching. >> so we called in chris witherspoon, correspondent with sister company fandango to bring it down with us for must see interim. how are you doing? >> good, man. let's talk about the first one, "beauty and the beast." >> i just watched this last night. it was so absolutely amazing. this cast, all-star cast, emma watson, our fastest selling family film in fandango's history. fastest selling family film in fandango's history. they're actually singing a lot of the times, when they're filming this. but this beautifully shot, very opulent, over-the-top. great scenery.

and it could march opening of any film. >> really? >> big business. >> a lot of them seems like the kids will love them. but the adults will, too. i'm a little nostalgic. >> it has that cross-generation nostalgia happening. 20 years ago was the last "power rangers" film. but the movie right here, on his way to this movie. it's the third power rangers' film. most are watching or in their 30s. my son is 5 years old, loves watching the show. it's on nickelodeon. 24th season. 24 seasons. >> unbelievable it's been on that long. >> another comedy "c.h.i.p.s." based on the tv show. they better keep the funky disco music they have.

>> with erik estrada. this is not your momma daddy's "c.h.i.p.s." it's r-rated. it's a comedy. over the top. >> like what they did with "21 jump street." >> dax shepard wrote this film. and it goes there. so many laugh-out-loud moments. in theaters march 24th. >> another one i don't know a lot about. it's called "life." >> this one, jake gyllenhaal and ryan gosling, hollywood has a thing about putting hot folks into outer space. "passengers." this is another one of those films. it's really well done. >> it's ryan reynolds, right? >> ryan reynolds, sorry. and jake gyllenhaal. an incredible film. opens march 24th. >> equally hot. >> let's move on to tv shows now. one that's getting a lot of buzz. and it looks great. i want to check it out. "feud" with susan sarandon,

based onet crawford and the rivalry? >> i'm obsessed with this film. i love "whatever happened to baby jane." you pop a bottle of wine and go back to old hollywood. ryan murphy, the king of fx right now. >> the scene with the rat? that's the worse. >> if you're a fan of bette davis and joan crawford, expect to see big awards coming their way, during the golden globes and the emmys. >> another show that everybody talks about, in my world. "this is us." i have -- >> the finale. come on. >> i was travelling. >> this is my go-to sinus clear. all-star cast. and the finale was amazinamazin. had me on the edge of my seat waiting for september to come around. you can binge-watch it on netflix. b nbc.com, and hulu and fandango.

>> the way they go back and foth from the they merge it well, the past and the present. >> and marvel's out with a new show. >> the fans of the netflix marvel franchise, "the iron fist." it stars fin jones. has a mystical martial arts champion. and i think the fans expect marvel and this franchise to get it right. they had jessica jones, "daredevil." and you will see rosario dawson, she's been in all of the marvel netflix series. she will have a cameo in this one. >> about 30 seconds left. i want to squeeze in one in. "shots fired." >> helen hunt returning to tv for the first time in 12 years. it follows an aftermath of two racially charged shootings in north carolina. this will get a lot of buzz on social media. look out for it on twitter. it will be on fox march 22nd on fox. >> thanks for on-demand

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we're talking about hundreds, or there. if you want a muffin, a sugary starchy taste, a swap you can make and save 250 calories is going to be rye toast with blueberry jam on it. >> that goes good with coffee. >> not saying eat an egg. something that will give you the starchy sweet taste. >> how many calories would you say? >> you're going to save 250. this is 200 calories. there's room during the day. but it gives you what you're looking for. you don't feel deprived. >> burger. >> who doesn't love aburg center a five-ounce sized burger. and this is made with ground chuck. a fattier cut, that 80/20. how many calories do you think this has? just in the burger, with the bun and everything. >> 1,500. >> 500. sf >> you're a lot closer. it's about 650. >> i like stuff on my burger.

>> if you swap and great. this isis surloin. how many calories do you save? >> 200. >> from 650 to 400. >> just without cheese on it. we're not saying have a veggie burger, or have a portobello mushroom. now, we're going to drinks. >> these get high caloric. >> you're right. this is 16 ounces. a large size. how many calories do you think in the mocha frappuccino drinks? >> 700. >> we're talking about a smaller size. this is about 410 calories. >> okay. we got aggressive. >> you're not getting the giant size. if we swap that for another kind of drink, it's going to be -- you can get the same 16-ounce size with a latte.

add some sugar free syrup. how ma >> 300. >> about 300 calories. this is about 110. so, you're getting the same kind of coffee house drink. swap to something -- this is a 20-ounce cola. they come in bottles. what does this have? >> that's just bad. >> 300 calories. >> 500. >> it's just 230 calories. but that 230 calories can be zero if you swap it out for unsweetened iced tea. people are drinking several of these a day. and you get the same caffeine if you're looking for a little pop. >> much better for your teeth, too. >> there you go. >> dessert. >> who doesn't like this? you're going, okay. if you have -- you want to look -- let's start with ice cream. that's something, superpremium one cup of cookie dough ice cream. >> one cup? >> premium ice cream. >> 350. >> 600.

600 calories. >> you're the closest. these cookie dough yogurt bars, you can have two of them for 200 calories. you will save more than 300 calories. >> wow. >> we're going to look at three handfuls of chips, that's something -- how many calories is in there? just three handfuls. you're going to grab while you're eating. >> 250. >> about 400 calories. you're closer. if you swap that out for air-popped popcorn, yeah. >> nothing. >> you don't lose taste. >> and that's what you're doing. you're swapping out -- total swaps are 1,800 calories. you did three of these, every day, you can lose five pounds every month. >> just by making smarter choices. that's it. >> you got it. >> thank you so mu >> time to check your weather and show you what we have. hey, st. patrick's day tomorrow.

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>> just i was younger, getting autographs when i was a kid standing in line for hours. >> it's all come down to this. are you guys ready? here is how the segment will work. you all have to run around the baseball diamond but first perform a certain task at each base. at first base put on foam fingers and make a hot dog as we hand off. sheinelle there is to make sure you don't cheat. second base, knock over those popcorn buckets with the supplied baseball. yar i don't is our umpire there. third base pick up baseball bat, spin around five times before you run home and lift the baseball trophy. i'll be counting your spins. are you guys ready? here we go. on your mark, get set go! ♪ ♪ >> they are putting on their foam fingers. all righty. >> christina has already got it.

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jimmy you're third. guess what, good news, you all three going to spring training for your favorite team. the packet includes tickets to the game, access to the field, meeting your player and other surprises. we want to thank major league baseball for making this happen. how do you guys feel? do we have a replay of josh after he did the spin by any chance? take a look at this. we were afraid we were going to lose him for a second. >> whoa. >> he's back he's there. >> that's me on the weekends right there. there you go. >> impressive. >> how do you feel? >> a little bit dizzy. >> you know what kept you up was that mohawk. back in a moment. but first, this is "today" on

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>> what is that called? "party gi >> announcer: this is a "news 4 today" newsbreak. 9:57 is your time now on this thursday march 16th, 2017. good morning to you, i'm eun yang. make sure you clear the ice off of your car before you head out this morning. maryland state police say three people already suffered eye injuries from flying ice. the cases reported on 95 and the beltway. also cause drivers to swerve and lead to crashes.

now check the forecast. storm team 4 >> a little more than yesterday. yesterday 30s, low 40s, better today, plenty of sunshine out there. unfortunately wind picking up so it's going to feel more like 20s up there. tomorrow nearing 50 degrees. increasing clouds, 345i be dry, snow umbrella after 6:00 see rain showers moving in just light stuff. maybe a little wet snow mixed in as well. on saturday happens to be the warmest day. winds pick up saturday afternoon. stay breezy on sunday. sunday will be quiet, temperatures 10 below normal as we tib next week.

>> thank you, lauren. coming up news 4 midday. ♪ >> announcer: from >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. it's thirsty thursday, march 16th. hello, my friend. you've been doing such heavy lifting with hoda out and me out for two weeks. great to see you all again. that's the number one hit by the country duo tearing up the charts lately with their new music and they are going to be performing for us in a bit. it's going to be a big, big surprise. stick around for that.