the world needs more, more joy >> reporter: emilie ikeda, nbc news, providence, rhode island >>> and there you go that's "nightly news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night, everyone >>> right now at 7:00, a week of close calls and mishaps for united including a plane sliding off a runway. and that wheel that fell from the sky. >> usually don't see fuel emptied out of a plane like that. it is a little uneasy for a little bit. >> we are asking one of our aviation experts what is going

here's emilie ikeda. >> reporter: in the heat of march madness, it's not the men's bracket driving this winding line outside of a minneapolis bar. customers here are seeking out women's sports. female athletes cover exclusively all 12 screens inside a bar of their own, a reference to the 1992 hit movie. ♪ give them a league of their own to play ♪ >> reporter: jillian hitchcock founded the bar that she says is a first in the state. >> what inspired you to open the doors? >> i just knew that like me there were lots of women's sports fans in minneapolis and in the surrounding area that have tried for years to find women's sports on tv and not get them. >> reporter: not even a month in, and the bar already has regulars. >> i think this is like our eighth time here, and they've been open for, what, three weeks. >> reporter: customers range from pro athletes to budding sports fans to girl dads. >> lovely for me to be inspired by it and even more so, my girls. >> reporter: shooting phenom caitlin clark has boosted viewership to record levels, and last august an unprecedented 92,000 people atte

a neighborhood shaken after a deadly home explosion killed at least two people near pittsburgh emilie ikeda on the investigation tonight. >> reporter: tonight, officials in western pennsylvania are investigating what caused a massive explosion that killed a man and woman and obliterated this home. the shell of a basement is all that remains. >> i'm on the scene. i've got a house on the ground, completely on the ground. >> reporter: it happened just before 9:00 a.m the blast caught on surveillance video sending debris soaring above the tree line and damaging several nearby homes witnesses felt its force across the river and miles away >> it sounded like a bomb went off. >> everything was just in a rubble. >> reporter: the fire department sits just down the hill from the explosion site. >> we all felt and heard the explosion instantly. we did a quick search trying to find the occupants. unfortunately, we were able to find two deceased occupants. >> reporter: the son of the victims identifying the couple to nbc news as david and helen mitchell the deadly incident comes exactly seven months sin

and said, oh, i can do that too. >> reporter: one woman now navigating a new chapter in history emilie ikedanbc news >> just a few more days to go. >>> when we come back, there is good news tonight about this boy's red carpet moment and the teacher who helped make it happen >>> there is good news tonight about how one person can make a difference by helping to deliver a dream sometimes all it takes is a pair of scissors and a big heart. growing up in california, claire hall always knew what she wanted to be >> my original dream was to be a hairstylist to the stars of hollywood >> reporter: she graduated from cosmetology school, but then life took a turn in a different direction. >> i am a proud teacher and i teach special education. what we're going to do today -- >> reporter: in her first year at this high school outside san francisco -- >> ready >> reporter: -- claire met mason zolner. >> oh, my gosh, he is a doll >> what does this say? >> reporter: funny and sweet -- >> kangaroo, how do you know that says kangaroo >> reporter: he also has his own challenges >> mace, mace, mace. >> reporte

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our emilie ikeda raises a glass to the love of the game. >> reporter: in the heat of march madness, it'snding line outside a minneapolis bar. customers here are seeking out women's sports. female athletes exclusively cover all 12 screens inside a bar of their own. a reference to the 1992 hit movie. ♪ give them a league of their own to play ♪ >> reporter: she founded the bar that she says is a first in the state. what inspired you to open the doors? >> i just knew that like me, there were lots of womens sports fans in minneapolis and the surrounding area that have tried for years to find women's sports on tv and not get them. >> reporter: not even a month in, and the bar already has regulars. >> i think this is our eighth time here and they've been open, what, three weeks? >> it's lovely for me to be inspired by it and even more so my girls. >> reporter: caitlin clark has boosted women's basketball viewership to record levels. and last august, an unprecedented 92,000 people attended nebraska's volleyball match. analysts see this as a marquee moment for women's sports. still, they made up

here is emilie ikeda. >> reporter: inside this mass general operating room, a medical milestone.octors transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a 62-year-old man whose previously donated kidney failed and was struggling on dialysis. >> it's historical. >> reporter: the doctor first suggested a pig kidney, knowing the patient could not wait for a human one. of the 100,000 people in the u.s. on transplant waiting lists, the vast majority need kidneys. >> most of our patients have to wait for an organ from a deceased donor. unfortunately, they had to spend years on dialysis. that means their health is going to continue to deteriorate. >> reporter: our immune system typically rejects foreign tissue. but through cutting edge crispr technology, this pig kidney had 69 genomic edits to improve compatibility and to reduce the risk of infection from viruses. still, animals to human transplants are riddled with unknowns, including how long the pig kidney will last. but so far, the patient's nephrologist says the results appear promising. >> he had the surgery on saturday, and we

emilie ikeda, nbc news, bloomfield, new jersey. >>> that is "nightly news" for this tuesday.veryone. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. other. good night. >>> ♪ >>> right now at 4:30 super tuesday is underway in the bay area and beyond. several big races will be decided tonight we are here to track it for you. >>> good afternoon. welcome to nbc bay area news. i am au

emilie ikeda, nbc news. >>> now to boeing in the spotlight. a whistle-blower who raised safety concerns found dead. authorities saying he took his own life. it comes as we learn new details about a terrifying midair drop involving a boeing plane. here is tom costello. >> reporter: the focus for investigators, that terrifying nosedive off new zealand that injured dozens. passengers say the latam pilot claimed he suddenly lost control of the boeing 787 when the flight data computers went dark. in 2016, the faa issued an airworthiness directive for the 787, warning that if the flight control computers are not reset every 22 days, they could shut themselves down, which could result in flight controls that don't respond and a temporary loss of controllability. >> investigators will look at whether the airplane was completely depowered at one point in the last three weeks. >> reporter: meanwhile, two months since that midair max 9 emergency, sources close to the investigation say boeing has failed 33 of 89 faa audits. the faa confirming it identifie

emilie ikeda, nbc news. >> and good for her. that's "nightly news."holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. good night. >>> we are breaking loose. and the airplane loses a tire after taking off from san francisco. the damage the tire

emilie ikeda on the mystery of the unicorns. >> reporter: it's a typical blue sky here in providence,ok closer, near the ledge, this is where betha woods stumbled upon her first unicorn. >> right here. >> reporter: standing not even two inches tall, it was the mythic beast's chrome sheen that caught betha's eye. >> what was it like when you first stumbled upon a unicorn? >> it's such an unexpected surprise. >> reporter: recently these figurines have been mysteriously appearing all over providence, on sidewalks, windowsills, planters, stirring up a citywide scavenger hunt. >> will you try to find these? >> yeah. >> reporter: it's kind of like a little easter egg hunt. scouring the streets all morning long, and unicorns have a reputation for being hard to find. it was when we sat down on the bench that we finally stumbled upon one. the burning question now, who is behind the colorful creatures? some locals point to the nearby rhode island school of design. >> i have no idea who is behind this project, and that's great. anyone can make art. anyone can find art. anyone can interact with i

emilie ikeda, nbc news. >> i am in total awe of her. she is a powerhouse. good for her.ves you some inspiration if you are inspiration if you are struling to get upgg "overflowing with ideas and energy." that's the san francisco chronicle endorsing democrat katie porter for senate over all other options. porter is "easily the most impressive candidate." "known for her grilling of corporate executives." with "deep policy knowledge." katie porter's housing plan has "bipartisan-friendly ideas to bring homebuilding costs down." and the chronicle praises "her ideas to end soft corruption in politics." let's shake up the senate. with democrat katie porter. i'm katie porter and i approve this message. >>> the west snowed in. record-breaking snowfall from california to colorado, causing whiteout conditions and closing down interstates with another storm just behind it. meteorologist michelle grossman is here with what's to come. >>> gearing up for super tuesday. nikki haley fresh off of her primary

here is emilie ikeda >> reporter: it was inside this new jersey restaurant one of the tonight?. scenes in television was filmed nearly two decades ago. >> what looks good tonight? >> i don't know. >> reporter: but that iconic red booth and for $82,600 monday, an amount that would have even "the sopranos" leading men saying -- yellow table from "the sopranos" now, too, fading to black, sold to a bidder on ebay for $82,600 monday, an amount that would have even "the sopranos" leading men saying -- >> oh. >> reporter: the owner says it was not an easy decision, but the over 80-year-old restaurant was in need of a reboot. >> not by choice they've had so much wear and tear on them over the last 16, 17 years. they're falling apart. >> reporter: the listing started bidding at $3,000 last week and within 24 hours, soared to more than 20 times that were you surprised by how much the booth sold for >> well, $80,000 is a lot of money but i guess if you really wanted something like that inhe your collection, i guess to them it's not crazy. >> reporter: the owner says they were careful not

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emilie ikeda has the details. >> reporter: a midair scare for superstar karol g, her plane was forcedmake an emergency landing in los angeles after the cockpit filled with smoke. abc 7 reporting the aircraft took off from burbank airport thursday evening flying east, but it turned around after the pilots alerted the control tower about smoke. >> van nuys ground, nature of emergency, smoke in the cockpit. >> the star and her entourage walking off the plane and hugging on the tarmac following the landing, no injuries were reported. >> karol g. >> it comes weeks after her first grammy win, the singer is a global superstar, drawing massive crowds at every show. including at a record breaking concert here on the plaza last year. she also made her acting debut in netflix deny in january. after a big year for the international superstar fans relieved she's safe on the ground following that scary incident in the sky. emilie ikeda, nbc news. >> thank you. >>> coming up, final good-bye, thousands of mourners honor the life of putin opposition leader alexei navalny, the dramatic act of defiance

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joining us now is nbc's emilie ikeda.lucked out, really. i'll say, it has the beehive buzzing this morning. think dolly parton, there is willie nelson, linda martell, she packed this album with so much star power. she said she poured her heart and soul into this album. it is considered a sequel to "renaissance" and transcends any single genre. ♪ this ain't texas ♪ >> reporter: this morning, the beehive is pulling on their glittery boots for the eighth studio album "cowboy carter." fans loving the innovative record. >> this is such a beautiful album. >> reporter: with some of country music's biggest names joining the track list, like pioneer linda martell, willie nelson and the queen of country, dolly parton. >> hey, miss honeybee. it is dolly p. ♪ jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ >> reporter: one of a few new twists on old favorites. ♪ she's picking up good vibrations ♪ >> reporter: beyonce collaborating with miley cyrus on two most wanted. ♪ i'll be your shotgun rider ♪ ♪ until the day until the day i die ♪ >> reporter: and feat

passengers are reporting the ship may have been struck by lightning. >> emilie ikeda is here with moreeporter: guys, good morning to you. that ship, as we speak, carnival freedom is returning to port in florida. you can see the damage from that massive fire there. the cruise line says the ship required immediate repair, creating tense hours for many aboard at the height of spring break. >> that is not good. >> reporter: this morning cruise passengers finding trouble in paradise after they say their ship was rocked by bad weather and a terrifying fire onboard. >> why is the tail on fire? that's not good, y'all. >> reporter: passenger heath barnes recorded this video as flames and smoke poured from the back of the cruise ship saturday, just off the coast of the bahamas. the fire erupted in the ship's exhaust funnel, and the captain steered the vessel into heavy rain to help douse the flames. barnes says, fellow passengers witnessed lightning striking the ship. >> the loudest thunder/lightning clap i ever heard in my life. it scared me so bad. >> reporter: no passengers were hurt in the f

emilie ikeda joins us with more. >> this is not something you often here from major drug companies.good ahead of hollywood's biggest night of the year >> some people have been using medicine never meant for them for the smaller dress or tux. >> reporter: taking aim at hollywood's apparent embrace of weight loss drugs. eli lilly suggesting those that use the medications for vanity are standing in the way of people that really need them. >> people's whose health is affected by obesity is the reason we work on these medications. it matters who gets them. >> reporter: the maker of mounjaro writing diabetes medications were not studied are, are not approved for and should not be used for cosmetic weight loss. >> i think it is quite unusual for a pharmaceutical company to come out with an ad like this, where they are essentially discouraging certain parts of the population from asking for this drug. >> reporter: the prevalence of the medications in hollywood has become an open secret. jimmy kimmel joking about it at last year's oscars. >> everybody looks so great. when i look around this

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let's say there's clarely strong withins on that decision >> oh, yes nbc's emilie ikeda joins us withxt ten years, subway customers will get a pepsi with their foot long subs the head-turning shift in drink providers is reigniting a decades-long battle in the beverage industry and consumers, well, they have a lot to say about it >> reporter: this morning, an age-old rivalry is popping off again. with a head-turning announcement from subway, that after nearly two decades, it's swapping out coca-cola products for pepsi, starting next year writing in a statement, its new partnership brings fresh energy to our beverage selections, and better value and choice for our franchisees. >> try subway's tasty tuna today. >> reporter: and while subway customers will soon get pepsi with their footlongs, but in ohio, restaurant chains skyline and gold star revealed a switch to coke -- >> i don't know who needs to hear this, but coca-cola tastes way better than pepsi. >> reporter: the latest saga in the consumer wars has them talking. the battle between coca-cola and pepsi has been bubbling up for dec

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here's emilie ikeda. >> holy crap! >> that is not good!er: cruise passengers finding trouble in paradise after they say their ship was rocked by bad weather and a terrifying fire onboard. >> why is the tail on fire? that's not good, y'all. >> reporter: passenger keith barnes recorded this video as flames and smoke poured from the back of the cruise ship saturday just off the coast of the bahamas. the fire erupted in the ship's exhaust funnel, and the captain steered the vessel into heavy rain to help douse the flames. barnes said that fellow passengers witnessed lightning striking the ship. >> the loudest thunder/lightening clap i ever heard in my life. >> reporter: no passengers were hurt in the fire. docking at port early this morning. in a statement, the cruise line says they are investigating multiple eyewitness reports of a lightening strike, adding regrettably the damage is more than we first thought and will require an immediate repair to stabilize the funnel. it is the second time in two years the carnival freedom funnel has caught

. >> emilie ikeda, thank you very much. congratulations on getting to do something fun today. always a treat. that does it for us this hour. ana cabrera will be back at 10:00 eastern on monday and i'll be back at 3:00 p.m. for katy tur reports. jose diaz-balart picks up our coverage right now. >>> and good morning. 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour with the latest on the race for the white house. at this hour, president biden is scheduled to participate in a campaign event in new york city. this one day after his campaign took in more than 26 million dollars, a record for a single political event. former presidents obama and clinton joined him for the star-studded fund-raiser at radio city music hall. president biden went after former president trump, and made light of trump's age. >> this guy denies there is a global warming, this guy wants to get rid of not only roe v. wade, but which brags about having done, he wants to get rid of the ability of anyone, anywhere in america to ever choose. all the things he's doing are so old. sp

nbc correspondent emilie ikeda breaks down "cowboy carter." >> reporter: the bey hive is pulling on their eighth it studio ambm cowboy carter. fans are already loving the innovative record with some of country music's biggest names joining the track list. like pioneer linny martell, willie nelson and dolly parten who introduces beyonce's own interpretation of dolly's iconic hit, "jolene," one of a few new twists on old favorites. beyonce also collaborating with miley cyrus on two most wanted. ♪ i'll be your shotgun rider until the day i die ♪ >> reporter: and featuring rising black country artists on the record. >> that night when she dropped the two songs i was fingers crossed oh, maybe this could be an opportunity for me to work with beyonce. >> reporter: tanner idel's dream becoming a reality. she's featured on beyonce's cover of the black bird. >> i'm just blessed in this moment she saw me. >> reporter: ahead of friday's release beyonce told fans she's re-claiming a genre of music she's felt unwelcome in. which some see as a reference to the backlash she faced after performing at the

nbc's emilie ikeda covered this. a harrowing journey, also a glass ceiling breaking one.trength of mind and body this takes, off the charts, tell me about it. >> it's truly stunning. i'm think i'm cole brower's biggest fan at this point, when you consider what it takes to be a solo sailer. you're considering the boat, the pathway, you have to fix when something goes on the boat. understand the weather, taking care of personal things, and it comes with treacherous conditions. this was a race that went 37,000 miles down the western coast of africa, around the cape of australia, over to south america in some of the most treacherous waters known to man, back to spain. there was video of one moment, she was on the boat, the conditions, you'll see it on the screen there, it throws her across the boat, it badly injures her ribs, does not break her spirit. she powers on. this is what she hopes people take away from her victory. >> it's a fully male-dominated world, and i think that it takes a lot of strength to actually push and try to strive into this industry. and, you know, i

nbc news correspondent emilie ikeda has more. ♪ this ain't texas ♪ >> reporter: this morning, the beyhivehly anticipated eighth studio album, "cowboy carter." fans already loving the innovative record. >> this is such a beautiful album. >> reporter: with some of country music's biggest names joining the track list. like pioneer linda martel, willie nelson, and the queen of country, dolly parton. >> hey, miss honey bey, it's dolly p. >> reporter: who introduced the interpretation of her own iconic hit, jolene. ♪ jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ >> reporter: one of a few new twists on old favorites. beyoncÉ also collaborating with miley cyrus on most wanted. ♪ i'll be your shotgun rider till the day i die ♪ >> reporter: and featuring rising black country artists on the record. >> that night of the super bowl when she dropped those two songs, i was just fingers crossed, you know. oh, maybe this could be an opportunity for me to work with beyoncÉ. ♪ i'm at the mini-mart ♪ >> reporter: she's featured on beyoncÉ's cover of the beatles "blackbird." >> i'm just blessed in this moment that she saw me. >>

emilie ikeda, nbc news, minneapolis. >> you hope this catches on in a lot of the country.of women's sports. angie lassman, the pride of florida tech. >> we could have watched you in the bar. >> i love this story that emilie did. it is great. i remember as a kid that you flip through the channels and i don't see women's volleyball. to go that dad mentioned how great it is for his daughters. i love that. i'm retired now. >> you notice he wasn't looking at this side of the table. >> let's talk sports. >>> continuing the sports coverage. march madness is living up with the big upsets last night. jesse kirsch is following it for us. jesse. >> reporter: good morning. the men's elite eight is all set. set. the ♪♪ on medicare? have diabetes? when enjoying life's special moments, are you left guessing which foods are right for you? with the freestyle libre 3 system, you'll know your glucose and where it's headed. no fingersticks needed. freestyle libre 3. manage your diabetes with more confidence... and lower your a1c. so you can focus on those special moments. now covered by medic

seems really scary the plane she was on forced to make an emergency landing in california nbc's emilie ikedare with more on this one emilie, good morning >> good morning. with billions of streams and a recent grammy win, karol g has been dominating the music world. what should have been a busy night turned into a big scare onboard. this morning a mid-air scare for superstar karol g. according to abc news los angeles, the colombian singer's private plane was forced to make an emergency landing after the cockpit filled with smoke. it cook off from burbank flying east, but it turned around after the pilots alerted the control tower about smoke. >> smoke in the cockpit. >> reporter: the star and her entourage walking off the plane and hugging. no injuries were reported. the incident comes weeks after her first grammy win the singer is a global superstar, drawing massive crowds at every show including at a record-breaking concert here on the plaza last year she also made her acting debut in netflix's griselda in january. after a big year for the international superstar, fans relieved she's safe o

emilie ikeda is here with a behind the scenes look at how chick-fil-a is trying to change the game goodhe fastest yet. the company hopes by the time i finish my sentence, for instance, somebody could walk in, get their food and be on their way. it's an example of how fast food chains are using tech. this morning the race to make fast food even faster is heating up chick-fil-a preparing to open the doors to what it calls a first of its kind ground breaking restaurant in new york city >> there are no tables, no chairs. >> no tables, no chairs. this is all about fulfilling the order and carrying food and drink in a fast and seamless way. >> reporter: we got an exclusive first look ahead of its march 21st opening here is how it works you place your order on the mobile app ahead of time and then you come into the restaurant the space just 400 square feet you come over to this board. you are watching for your name to move from preparing up to ready. when you come up to ready, you tell the worker your name. up to emily. he will grab your order for you, hand it off. thank you so much. and then

emilie ikeda took a little break from her taylor swift beat and is switching over to beyoncÉ beat inry has huge country fire power on it, including legends willy nelson and dolly parton. ♪ this ain't texas. >> this morning the beehive is pulling on their glittery boots to celebrate beyoncÉ's highly anticipated 8th album "cowboy carter." fans already loving the innovative record. >> this is such a beautiful album. >> with some of country music's biggest names joining, like co, linda march tell, willy nelson and the queen of country, dolly parton, who introduces beyoncÉ's interpretation of "jolene." one of a few new twists on old interpretation of "jolene." one of a few new twists on old favorites. ♪ jolene, jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ ♪ collaborating ♪ she's picking up good vibrations ♪ >> beyoncÉ also collaborating with miley cyrus. ♪ i'll be your shotgun rider till the day i -- till the day i die ♪ >> and featuring rising black country artists on the record. >> that night of the super bowl when she dropped those two songs, i was just fingers crossed, you knowÉ. oh, maybe this could be

tonight's jackpot could land you $700 million emilie ikeda on pause of taylor swift duties >> reportere buzz, you can feel the buzz and excitement, the energy here take a look at these numbers $687 million on the line tonight, the powerball $977 million fast approaching the mega millions after no one won last night's drawing, that billion-dollar mark something that happened only five times before in mega millions history, the largest prize ever scored just last august let's say you win both, you win both lotteries, well, in the spirit of easter, you could probably get a billion or something chocolate bars and some dentist appointments as well we talked about so many different ways that you could spend your winnings if you do win. how about how actual winners have spent their money from the lottery before some people have taken their families on vacations. others have quit their jobs, entering an early retirement one person is reported to have spent the money building a water park and not everyone is keeping all the money to themselves. some people split their winnings one man is actual

. >> nbc's emilie ikeda has been on the case. >> i heard a rumor that emilie actually lives in jerseyw where and when that winning ticket was purchased and the person who sold it, but the person who is now $1.1 billion dollars richer remains a megamystery. the garden state just got a little greener. someone who purchased the lottery ticket tuesday in neptune township, new jersey, won the mega millions jackpot. but the $1.13 billion question this morning, who? >> right now, sign the back of the ticket, take a picture of it, make a copy of it, and put it in a safe place. >> reporter: a 2020 new jersey law allows lottery winners to remain anonymous, and james carey encourages the winner to do just that. >> tell only your closest loved ones that you were this lucky winner and i would urge you, go out and talk to a lawyer and maybe a financial adviser. >> reporter: while the winner remains a mega mystery this morning -- >> there were so many people that came through, i cannot remember. i always say, you're the lucky one. >> reporter: tiana is the next closest thing. >> somebody won. >> she

are so excited to celebrate with her, because cole is with us exclusively but before that, nbc's emilie ikedang in the global solo challenge. it's a sailing race around the world, and in its inaugural year, one of those ocean racers was an american woman now navigating a new chapter in history. [ cheers and applause >> reporter: sailing into spain, this is a history-making moment for 29-year-old cole brauer, finishing second in the global solo challenge, and becoming the first american woman ever to race nonstop around the world, alone. >> this is really cool four-month journey at sea, she faced hurricane-force winds and 30-foot waves. >> no! >> watch as rough seas throw brauer across her boat, badly injuring her ribs. >> ugh. >> at another point, brauer and so brauer across her boat, badly injuring her ribs. >> ugh >> reporter: at another point, brauer becoming so dehydrated, she needed an iv, inserting it herself. >> i had had a really rough time, throwing up. >> brauer set off in october and sailed roughly 30,000 miles from spain, down the west coast of africa, over to australia, and aroun