number one seed iowa, led by caitlin clark, eliminating number three lsu, who beat iowa in the championship game last year, the final score 94 to 87. clark, with 41 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds, admitting she knew it wouldn't be easy, which makes this one even sweeter. a lot of people counted us out at the beginning of the year with the people we lost, and all we did was work really hard and to get back here is really hard. >> this region was loaded with so much talent and you know the job is not finished. >> iowa, while number one, was still seen as the underdog, espn stephen a smith saying this before the game. >> that's exactly why i'm not picky. caitlin clark on far too many occasions, we don't take into consideration the level of competition that you're going up against. >> but smith changing his tune mid game, posting yo at caitlin clark, 22, is official. she is putting on an absolute show at lsu, does not have an answer for her. not reese, not johnson, not mulkey, not anyone. please comes up with a steal. angel reese scoring 17 points with 20 rebounds. but it wasn't enough.

soon back to caitlin clark. unless a meteor strikes earth, she is expected to be the first overall pick, which means she will head to the indiana fever. >> i know i was telling you, i was looking up opening tickets to the barclays to watch the new york liberty play because my daughter is a huge basketball fan and the tickets were so expensive and i couldn't figure out why. and they're playing the indiana fever. and i thought it's because caitlin clark will likely be there. that's why they're so expensive. >> she will earn her shot as well. and then to wrap up the college basketball season will be tonight. uconn taking on purdue. uconn trying to be the first repeat champion in some 70. >> who you got purdue or uconn? >> i guess at this point. uconn i mean i've been out. my bracket was busted day one. so you're asking the wrong person to i'll go for purdue then. >> coming up, what can we expect from today's eclipse? we are opening up the abc news vault to the last one, which was, of course, seven years ago, plus t

caitlin clark in the third quarter opened the thing up. 43s in the third. e absolute show. she and her friends and teammates and family woke up feeling unbelievable. the weight of the world off their shoulders. >> dana: jason gay wrote a column about her today. she changed the geometry of the game. everybody knows i don't know a ton about it. i watched because our executive producer is a huge fan and i'm watching it and i don't understand how caitlin clark sinks those three-pointers over and over again. she is a generational player and makes everybody around her better. what's next for caitlin clark? >> well, what's next is she will try to win a national championship. let me explain what caitlin clark is in my opinion. steph curry. used to be the three-point line in men's basketball. coaches want you to shoot from close to the three-point line. curry comes and now caitlin clark is the exact same thing. she will change basketball. he is right. deeper threes. it is okay to have a little swagger, pull up and shoot. that wasn't really the men's game and wasn't r

she didn't get to meet caitlin clark. she was a little disappointed, but she got to meet aaliyah, boston and so many other people. she had so much fun and she did such a great job. so proud of her. >> congratulations once again to all the new stars in the wnba. >> stay tuned to get this ultra nonstick bakeware set and these razor sharp chef's knives free from granite. stone. has your old set of pans lost their slick ? does everything get baked on burton and stick? you know you need a new set, but the prices are so high it's obscene. well, say hello to granite stone, emerald green, a kitchen full of the most durable ultra nonstick cookware at the most affordable price anywhere near granite stone, emerald green is the fast, easy way to make your family five star cuisine that's delicious and lean. no oil or butter needed. granite stone emerald green is constructed from a hard aluminum plate and coated three times with our durable, ultra nonstick granite stone emerald green finish. they're oven rated up to 500 degrees and com

number one seed iowa, led by caitlin clark, eliminating number three lsu, who beat iowa in the championshipear. the final score 94 to 87. clark, with 41 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds, admitting she knew it wouldn't be easy, which makes this win even sweeter. a lot of people counted us out at the beginning of the year with the people we lost, and all we did was work really hard. >> and to get back here is really hard. >> this region was loaded with so much talent and you know the job is not finished. >> iowa, while number one, was still seen as the underdog espn stephen, a smith saying this before the game. >> that's exactly why i'm not picking caitlin clark on far too many occasions. we don't take into consideration the level of competition that you're going up against. >> but smith changing his tune mid game, posting yo at caitlin clark, 22, is official. she is putting on an absolute show at lsu. does not have an answer for her. not reese, not johnson, not mulkey, not anyone. >> reese comes up with a steal. >> angel reese scoring 17 points with 20 rebounds. but it wasn't enough. sh

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they dash caitlin clark's titled dreams with an 87 to 75 victory over iowa. the hall guys knocked south carolina out of the tunnel i'm going to year donning her iowa jersey for the last time, caitlin clark said, despite the boss, she doesn't have time to in her words, salk and called her team's season special christine brennan is a cnn sports analyst and sports columnist. at usa today. she joins me now from washington. thanks so much for being with us. >> great to be with your rose mery. thank you >> so what an incredible game that lived up to the billing and undefeated season, the south carolina avenging last year's only lost to iowa where the magic of caitlin clark, this game had it all in what could be another ratings record setter for women's basketball? how did the gamecocks get it done >> yeah, south carolina, rose mery really is a super team, undefeated they don step, of course, is the head coach is dawn staley, the olympic gold medalist, and she doesn't recruit. she reloads. and after losing an entire hi or team worth of great players to the wnba, she

and it is because of this one person 22 year-old caitlin clark. eyeballs and fans and tv ratings, the likes of which we've never seen women's sports in a game that is, of course you're so passionate about and the nation is basketball or whatever of our national games and so i think it is. so fascinating to see what has happened. we have seen kinda macho guys who wouldn't, couldn't care less about women's sports. all of a sudden, wishing they could have a ticket to watch. you're play as she barnstormed the nation selling out arenas. it really reminded me of the 1999 women's world cup in terms of the way the nation fell in love with what we've created because of title nine. and i think caitlin clark is the individualized version of that 1999 team that was so wildly popular and 25 years later, title nine, the full blast of title nine that caitlin clark's generation got in terms of wanting our daughters and our nieces and our granddaughters and the girl next door to achieve in sports the way they're brothers have always gotten that encouragement. and

that's caitlin clark, and what feels like a game-changing moment, not just for her, but for women's sports period. south carolina beating clark's iowa in a college championship game for the ages, with the drama capping a record-setting ncaa women's play-off, delivering monster ratings. just one fine four game friday night saw more viewers than any of last year's world series games, more viewers than the most recent nba play-offs, more viewers than the last decades' worth of daytona 500s. all of it proving these women are undeniably unmatched. our jesse kirsch has a front row seat. >> perfection with a touch of sweet rede redemption. >> reporter: tonight south carolina women's basketball is perfection. >> they made history. they etched their names in the history books when this is the unlikeliest group to do it. >> reporter: the gamecocks winning today's national championship, capping off an undefeated season, 38 wins and zero losses. >> unstoppable! >> congratulations! >> reporter: the win south carolina's third women's tournament title and redemption after losing to iowa in last year's fi

right, it's caitlin clark, by a rising tide lifts all boats and so just as caitlin clark, we're seeing her on all the commercials, angel reese has opportunities. paige bueckers, of course, is going to stay in college. so the wnba, this is their greatest opportunity. they've ever had to really shine and to capture the attention for the nation. and i hope that they are able to do that. we've also got the olympics coming up and caitlin clark should definitely be on the us olympic team because she is the face of basketball right now. so we'll see that plays out. >> but >> there's so much more yet to come and it's wonderful to see how the nation is embracing and falling in love with what it is created. oh, it's incorrect credible. it's been so much fun to watch. and like you said, there's more to come >> christine >> brennan, great to see you. thank you so much >> thank you. >> all right. and while already has waiting for the women's >> final tomorrow, catch the men's final four tonight on tbs, tnt the trutv, or you can stream it on macs >> get your viewing glasses his ready. it clicks acro

. >> caitlin clark's big night, the number one pick. >> i dreamed of this moment since i was in second grade. >> the big moments and surprises at the wnba draft and what clark will be paid now that she's a pro. >> and later, the bond between father and daughter. the woman who helped her visually impaired father run and finish the boston marathon. from york. >> this is america this morning. >> good tuesday morning, everyone. i'm andrew dymburt. >> good morning to you i'm rhiannon ally. we want to begin with growing concerns over how israel may retaliate for iran's historic attack. >> over the weekend, president biden says the u.s. will not join any potential counterattack against iran. meanwhile, there's a new plan on capitol hill to provide more u.s. aid for israel as the war in gaza drags on. >> it comes a day after pro-palestinian protesters shut down highways in several major u.s. cities, causing chaos. dozens were arrested. >> let's get right to abc's perry russom with the latest. perry. good morning. >> andrew, good morning to you. israel says they will respond to iran's attack, b

so, basketball super star caitlin clark calling out michael on snl who, by the way is wrong about thed into the ncaa women's basketball final when south carolina beat clark's iowa hawkeyes. it is the first time viewership was larger for the women's than the men. it is the most watched basketball game of any kind in the past five years. that actually includes the nba. in fact, excluding the olympics it was the most sporting match of any kind since 2019 in the u.s. now, a big part of that draw was caitlin clark. she is considered one of the greatest college players ever. a two time player of the year for leading score for both men and women. she say household name. fans tuned in again this week when clark was selected as the number one pick in the wnba draft. excitement turned to outrage when they learned that clark's base salary for this season, wait for it. $76,000. that is a sliver of the $12 million the nba's top pick made this season. many pointed out this pay gap comes from the different revenue totals. we are here today to challenge that notion. those numbers speak to a larmer qu

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. >>> the caitlin clark fever keeps rising. >>> and meet the face of rejection. how this man inadvertently became the bearer of bad news to those who didn't make it into this year's new york marathon. and how the group that runs the race is making it up to him. "early today" starts right now. good wednesday morning. i'm frances rivera. we begin with donald trump's hush money trial, happening here in new york. seven people have now been seated on the jury. the process has not been simple, with some potential jurors confronted over their social media activity. and the judge scolding the former president about his behavior in court. nbc's laura jarret kicks off our coverage. >> reporter: seven jurors have now been chosen to sit in judgment of former president trump, who left for the courthouse, then closely watching what one juror, whowas dismissed, described as a surreal selection process. >> but it's like, oh, this is just another guy, and also he sees me talking about him, which is bizarre. >> reporter: of those selected so far, a salesperson, an oncology nurse,

. >> the indiana fever select caitlin clark!in clark, the number one wnba draft pick. >> i dreamed of this moment since i was in second grade. >> how she and the other budding superstars could transform the pros after a historic year for women's college basketball. and the memorable fashions on display. >>> plus, "rust" sentencing. >> i'm sentencing you incarceration. >> you alone turned a safe weapon into a lethal weapon. >> hannah gutierrez making an emotional appeal to the judge. >> the jury has found me in part at fault for this god awful tragedy. but that doesn't make me a monster. that makes me human. >> how this could impact alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial. >>> and dr. phil. >> take me outside, how about that? >> take you outside? what does that mean? >> what i just said. >> america's top psychologist heading back to tv after ending "the dr. phil show." we go behind the scenes of his new media venture. >> what makes you angry? what pisses dr. phil off? >> his urgent message to america. >> "nightline" will be

. >>> and one on one with caitlin clark, the greatest college shooter ever ready to go pro when the wnba draft tips off tonight. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening and welcome, everyone, in a moment he had desperately tried to delay or derail, donald trump took the defendant's seat in a manhattan courtroom today for the start of his first criminal trial, a historic moment for a former american president that brought him practically face to face with a stream of prospective jurors. new yorkers who could potentially determine his fate, none so far, however, has been seated. mr. trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, revolving around hush money payments to cover up an alleged affair with a porn actress. the former president has pleaded not guilty to the charges and denied an affair. before today's questioning of prospective jurors got underway, the judge made it clear that the presumptive republican nominee was expected to be in court every day of the trial. the judge also making an important ruling over the admissibility of the

ever play the games you feel like she's ready so she will be heading to the wnba draft along with caitlin clark, age clark's going to go number one, the indiana fever that's pretty much a forgone conclusion, angel reese, she's projected to be a top-10 pick so we're gonna get to see the reese verses clark battle ahead to the wnba in the coming years. and one person who has certainly been watching the women's game as lebron james. and he spoke last night and he says he's been so impressed with what he's seen. take a listen >> i don't think there's much difference between the man and women game when it comes to college basketball. i think the popularity comes in is the icons that they have in the women's game you look at injuries. she looked at juju, you look at caitlin clark you look at page you look at the young girl does and i will i was they the freshmen error you look at brink, i believe her last name is at stanford and that's just to name a few. and there are freshmen has at notre dame because they are not allowed to go to the nba. you able to build like a a real like iconic legacy out about

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the most of any team in the league. >> here to comment is caitlin clark. >> reporter: clark already crossingtream celebrity status with a surprise appearance on snl. >> i am a fan, caitlin, by the way. >> really, michael? because i heard that little apron joke you did. >> reporter: and magazines writing splashy articles about her life and boyfriend, but through it all, the iowa native clark says she's staying true to her roots. >> people might think i'm crazy for wanting to stay in the midwest, but that's just who i am, where my roots are. i love the people here. >> reporter: all while giving confidence to a new generation of indiana basketball stars. >> caitlin clark's like always been, like, a mentor to me. because she's been really good at pabl. and i want to be like her when i'm older. >> millions of other kids, too. and adults. our thanks to guad for that report. >>> still to come. after a little more than a fortnight it's finally here. taylor swift grants fans admission to the tortured poet's department. right after this. ghafr this. rtnt ging] for nourished, lightweight hair, the righ

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beating iowa and caitlin clark for the title. plus, millions of americans are getting set for a fleeting phenomenon courtesy of mother nature. >>> first, all hail to the champs, south carolina, the new national champions in women's college basketball. the gamecocks just too strong even with clark scoring 30 points. clark, the all-time leading scorer in college captivating the nation. with ticket prices soaring. the semifinals joining the biggest basketball audience in espn's history. her next stop, the wnba. fans already eagerly scooping up tickets to see her play. >>> also tonight, the final countdown to the solar eclipse. the latest forecast for our team on which cities have the best chance to see it. from texas to maine, millions on the move. a mad dash to get to prime viewing areas. car rental companies redeploying personnel to handle the crush. small business owners hoping to cash in. some told be ready to sleep in their stores. team coverage of the eclipse across america. >>> the major developments in the middle east tonigh

the indiana fever captures caitlin clark. her reaction as the hype in the hoosier state hits a fever pitch. it's tuesday, april 16. "early today" starts right now. >>> good to be with you this morning. i'm frances rivera. we begin with the latest in the trials of donald trump, the presumptive republican nominee took his seat as a defendant in his first criminal trial. jury selection has begun in new york for his hush money case. brie jackson joins us now. finding an impartial jury for this historic trial will not be easy. >> reporter: it certainly won't, good morning, frances. we saw evidence of that on day one. and the first batch of 96 potential jurors, more than half of them were excused after they said they could not be fair or impartial. the rest were asked about their backgrounds and their media preferences. no jurors have been selected yet. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records. prosecutors accuse him of trying to buy the silence of adult film star stormy daniels. mr. trump mainta

it also coincided with the rise of caitlin clark and her incredible record breaking career. but clark is turning throw, which raises the question, eliana, with a surge in women's college? college basketball without caitlin clark will at last or not >> i do think it alas, i think it's been a long time in the making. i remember growing up watching the coach of the south carolina team, dawn staley play on the olympic women's team. so to me women's basketball is reaping what it is don't over many, many years and well, caitlin clark may not be playing. i look forward to watching a team. she coaches. she'll be the coach 20 years from now and there will be a new stars to watch and by way of comparison. however, look, look at these numbers back in 2022 when caitlin clark wasn't playing the women's final had an audience of 4.9 million people, while the men's final was viewed by 18.1 million. >> so >> nea is the spike of interest in the women's game or is it a caitlin? >> i think it's both. right. caitlin clark amazing to watch. he's got those logos h3's that chicken he just like someb

caitlin clark, we're talking about you, angel reese. love you, talking about you. page becker's talking about you and juju watkins, who is just a freshman. this woman is amazing. women's college basketball stars are lighting it up in the world. i have to say, take a notice or than 12, just think about this number, charles, 12 million people turned in monday night's game i will lsu was actually 12.3 wherever you had account point throughout account on my tv, it was even more have a nielsen box >> that's more than any college basketball game and espn's history more viewers think about this for out of five games from last year's nba finals. more viewers then what do you think about that >> double one, i'm proud of the ladies disappointed in the nba, but proud of these ladies. yes. >> more than nba >> so our next guest is somebody who was held the title of most famous women's basketball player on the planet. let's welcome college basketball player of the year three time listen her stats three-time wnba champion and basketball icon, candace parker. hey, candace parker.

i don't >> the whole story with anderson cooper sunday at eight on cnn >> iowa superstar caitlin clark is adding yet another piece of hardware to her mantle last night, the basketball phenom was named the naismith national player of the year for the second straight season. and now, as clark sets her sights on a national championship, the entire sports world. it's trying to lock her in, get that according to espn 12.3 million people tuned in on monday to watch clark and the hawkeyes knock off the reigning champions, lsu. that's a record for women's college basketball. and a bigger audience than last year's nba finals and the world series joining us now cnn sports analyst, christine brennan christine, just for a moment, when you look at this moment for women's sports, can you just put into context? what caitlin clark and frankly, lsu's angel reese have done for women's sport >> that was just three years ago, that famous oregon women's basketball video during the pandemic that showed the weight room for the women compared to the men. it was a couple of weights sitting in a corner horner v

indiana has a fever and only prescription is more caitlin clark. >> carley: caitlin clark had a big night from iowa to feindiana fever. she was first round draft pick, no shocker to anybody. watch. >> with the first pick in the 2024 wnba draft, the indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowa. [cheering] >> cheryl: she is set to make $338,000 over next four years, part of a rookie deal. $76,000 1st year, 97,000 as an option. and first player ever dressed by prada. >> great look, a like it. >> cheryl: she looked great. she strolled in prada. angel reese. >> todd: that jersey sold out in an hour. i wonder if that salary scale for first pick goes up? i feel like they are bringing more money. cheryl. >> todd: katie couric is having a deplorable moment. socio economic disparities are a lot and class resentment and antiintellectualism and elitism is driving many of these anti-esta anti-establishment -- >> carley: she did not stop there, she was talking about trump voters being unintellectual. tomi lahren is on deck next. i'm jonathan lawson, here to tell you about life insurance throu

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she can open up for caitlin clark.'s a special player and going with caitlin clark and the hawkeyes. >> carley: the men's tournament now, nc state beat duke as an 11 seed, what do you think about that and nature of this win? >> i absolutely love this nc state team. they have been so much fun to watch. byshs burns is must-see tv when he plays. they have gone on an incredible run, to be in the final four for the first time since 1983. he goes after every game to get ice cream. fun in that way. i absolutely love what this nc state team has done. they are what march is all about. i think it is uconn's tournament to lose. purdue, great story for coach appe painter. nc embodies what march and post season is all about. >> carley: ice cream as celebration is one of the most pure things. what are your picks for men and women, final two teams? >> on the woman's side, i love iowa and think they will get to final four, i'm going with south carolina. they have been the favorite all year, dawn staley is remarkable and has taken a co

broke the all-time division 1 scoring record for women and men. >> i want to personally thank caitlin clarksad we lost this game but i'm also so proud of myself, i'm so proud of my teammates. >> reporter: but as clark hangs up her iowa jersey, the future of women's basketball is just beginning. >> caitlin clark, paige bueckers, angel reese, like everyone just you hear and you're like i know her. i could be like her someday. >> reporter: all eyes now on the wnba, where clark is expected to be the number one pick alongside other rising stars like angel reese and kamilla cardoso. tickets for the draft selling out. >> when you talk about the viewership numbers, the excitement, the parity, women's basketball won this season and that's all we could ask for. >> reporter: a win for the sport and its growing fan base. liz kreutz, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and up next for us tonight, while almost everyone looked up, we looked down. the eclipse from 20,000 feet above, coming up. tw een milestones may start at age 9. hpv vaccination—a type of cancer prevention against certain hpv-related cancers, can

if it's steph versus caitlin clark, they might need to hold it in a football stadium. >> caitlin clarke on yukon in the final four from cleveland on friday night. the women's national championship is set for sunday. >>> if you are looking forward to summer music festival, ticket for outside lands go on sale in a couple hours. the festival comes back to golden gate park on august 8th through the 11th. no surprise, it's been the case for a while, it's expensive. a three-day general admission wristband will cost more than 400 bucks a pop. prices go all the way up to nearly $4,900 for the most exclusive packages. ticket sales start at 10:00 a.m., but there is a catch because the lineup hasn't been released yet. >>> it's finally fish doorbell season again, which is the most wonderful time of the year. >> if you were sick of mindlessly scrolling social media on your phone, why not use that phone to ring a >>> this nex story might sound fishy, but i assure you it's a thing. viewers are tuning in to an underwater livestream meant to help fish get to warmer waters. you participate in their migr

>> caitlin clark. >> caitlin clark. >> it doesn't get old seeing so many talk about women's basketballbbles a basketball, she breaks another record. in division 1 college hoops no one has more all-time points than her, women or men, and when it comes to three-pointers, no one has more than her, women or men. the question, will she be leaving cleveland with some hardware? even if she comes up short, women's basketball still wins. >> i want to be like them someday. >> reporter: jesse kirsch, nbc news, cleveland. >>> that is "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching, everyone. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. >>> learning about an incident, where planes clipped wings on the tarmac.

they have created this legend that caitlin clark is the entirety of women's basketball and nothing else to caitlin, she's a great player, but she does not have a ring. angel reese has a ring. but she is the bad guy. they are making them rivals. talk about the controversy that was thrown into the mix. >> the medial framing has been disappointing in some ways. yes, caitlin clark should get an incredible amount of attention when you look at her being potentially the best offensive player we have seen at the women's college level. she has had one of the greatest seasons in women's college basketball period. and this is backed up in research, overall, in general, there is a lot of research that points to the fact that typically in this sport, white players are marketed, branded and positioned in a different way that is much different and higher than a lot of black players are. the wnba is where one of these case studies happened. we see this playing out in real time. again, she should get a lot of attention. but there is also an entire league that needs to be covered. i know it angered a lot

now let me ask you real quickly, david, about caitlin clark. they spiked. he wnba? can we be sure these new fans will follow her when the competition also evolves there? >> i think so. but what we're looking at right now is whether or not this is a moment for women's basketball or whether we are seeing a movement towards women's basketball by masses of ladder. we're going to look back at 2024 as a moment and a movement where women's basketball busted through the slam dunks. the best ball being played right now is the other side of the ledger. >> no doubt about that with a lot of good story lines if everybody could kind of highlight them and bring them out to get people behind. there is some exciting competitions that will take place. i'll definitely be watching it as well. thank you to the both of you. and thank you at home for making time for us this weekend. make sure to catch ayman on msnbc every saturday, sunday 7:00 p.m. eastern. make sure to follow us on x and instagram. make sure to tune in tomorrow starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern for opening statement

reporter this morning calls for a sports journalist to be fired after an exchange with caitlin clark.? >> i like that you're here. i like that you're here during clark's introductory news conference for the nba's indiana fever, gregg doyel, a columnist for the indy star, made this heart gesture, which clark frequently makes after games. >> i do that at my family after every game. so okay, very cool. >> start doing it to me. and we'll get along just fine. so. >> the exchange sparking some backlash online, barstool sports founder dave portnoy calling doyle a sexist as others call for his firing. doyle apologizing, tweeting caitlin clark, i'm so sorry. today i was part of the problem and included a link to a column featuring a longer apology where he acknowledges crossing a line, but that apology is being slammed for being self-promoter. one user writing nothing says i'm sorry like making us click on your column so you can get clicks. and then there's this you just were given the keys to that cat. >> what are you going to do with it? >> at the same news conference, doyle asking the fever

>> caitlin clark. >> caitlin clark. >> it doesn't get old seeing so many people talk about women's basketballbbles a basketball, she breaks another record. in division 1 college hoops, no one has more all-time points than her, women or men, and when it comes to three-pointers, no one has more in a single season than her, women or men. now, the question is, will she be leaving cleveland this weekend with some hardware? but even if the hawkeye star comes up short, women's basketball still wins. >> i want to be like them someday. >> reporter: jesse kirsch, nbc news, cleveland. >>> that is "nightly news" for this friday. thank you for watching, everyone. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. day. thank you for watching, everyone. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. >>> next on nbc bay area news tonight. get the the glasses ready. the eclipse is in a few days. millions of people will be looking up. we'll tell you what to expect here in the bay area. >>> also, more hail, we have the updated weekend forecast. >>> plus another

now this go round the story it's all about caitlin clark. and it was inevitable she bombed her way from distance to game-high of 41 points cnn's brynn jin grass is joining us now from albany outside of that stadium, brand, you are a former who star yourself. what was it like in there and what's next for iowa? >> i mean, abby, it was surreal. listen, i went is now bound for cleveland, the final four over they are going to match either uconn, new york use that game is going on. it was tied at the half, so they went into the second half just as these two teams did tied. but it does look like you kinda ahead at this moment, but that's a little play. one of those two teams because when it gets a cleveland, but this game has all the hallmarks of what everybody was talking about comparing it to last year's national championship game. and that's exactly what this felt like. a national championship game with the pace with the drama, with the fact that lsu's angel reese put a crown on the bench while caitlin clark was warming up when caitlin clark whe

the gamecocks are now the national champions, defeating iowa and caitlin clark 87 to 75.h dawn stanley. they emotional hugging her player. cnn, brynn jin grass is joining us now from cleveland wow per team ended with perfection. all w's in their basket >> perfection. and what a thrilling and to reach them perfection, it was an incredible game here at rocket mortgage. rocket mortgage fieldhouse in cleveland, sarah, 38 and o for the game undefeated season. that's first time that's happened since 2016. when you can't get it. >> third >> national championship. listen the bench for the gamecocks scored 37 points versus i was bentwood scored zero when you have that much depth in a team, you know, you're going places your winning national championships. and that's exactly what happened led by kamilla cardoso, the senior they are so exciting and of course there was so much into the patient for this game. it was a sold-out crowd, a lot of people there to, of course, as he number 22 on iowa's caitlin clark didn't have a shabby finish to her senior year, 20 or 30 points rather for n

. >>> plus -- >> the indiana fever select caitlin clark, university of iowa. >> of caitlin clark and stanfor cameron brink. whatat they're saying about the new boteams. the draft happening tonight. you're watching "nbc bay area apws tonight."." >>> welcome back to "nbc bay area news tonight." it's time for the recount in a high-stakes congressional race. this was the one that ended in a tie. today in this warehouse in san jose, election workers started the process of sorting through about 150,000 ballots that were cast during our super tuesday primary. this was back in march. this is district 16, covering santa clara and parts of san mateo counties. evan low and joe simitian both ended up with 30,249 votes each. they tied. if the recount changes the vote total, the winner will advance to the novembe ection to face off against the top vote getter, sam liccardo, who you just saw there. if there's still a tie aft t recount, both low and simitian will advance to november along with liccardo. so we would have three candidates. joining us now is nbc's robert handa. robert, you were there t

caitlin clark and iowa will play for the national title tomorrow, against south carolina.ople who think caitlin clark needs to win a championship in order to be considered the greatest player of all time. and the hall of fame player in her day is certainly qualified to weigh in. >> you've got to win a championship, so that is me personally, like i had a great career, but it is always, did you win a championship? if caitlin clark wins a champion chart the macc championship, she is pretty good, i mean she is pretty good regardless but, you know, winning the championship would seal the deal. i hope to the dear lord she doesn't. >> don't listen to her, charles barkley. you can bet the 49ers will have something riding on tomorrow's game, george kittle and his wife played for the hawkeyes, and deebo samuel of course a south carolina alum as well. and the trash talk started last night. george kittle replied with a caitlin clark gift, and deebo samuel responded, this is going to be fine. all i know is if they get sick of tweeting about that, they can go to fred warner and maybe tr

caitlin clark and the hawkeyes are one win away from the championship. we have jesse kirsch with more. >> reporter: good morning, laura. and then there were two. we saw a lot of action down to we saw a lot of action down to the final seconds last ♪♪ some people just know that the best rate for you is a rate based on you, with allstate. because there's a right way to. stop! and the speed limit definitely isn't. 700 million mph. so why would you pay a rate based on. a terrible boss with a terrible haircut! save with, ooh. save with drivewise and get a rate based on you. you're in good hands with allstate if you have chronic kidney disease you can reduce the risk of kidney failure with farxiga. because there are places you'd like to be. farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract, or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking farxiga and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this

>> caitlin clark. >> reporter: how come? ecause she's the best shooter ever. >> reporter: no matter what, tomorrow's clark's last college game before going pro. when you see the size of the crowds here in cleveland, even for practice there's no question that number 22, win or lose, has already left her mark on the game. jose? >> jesse kirsch in cleveland. thank you. >>> still ahead tonight, airport safety concerns. reports of hundreds of people slipping through parts of tsa checkpoints. >>> air travel has hit an all-time high, and now an alarming new report is raising concerns about safety after hundreds of people slipped past part of the tsa screening process. steve patterson has details. >> reporter: it is the great inconvenient tradeoff of air travel we all agree to. >> good morning. >> reporter: every year roughly 850 million passengers wade through airport security. the tsa now reporting at least 300 instances of people attempting to bypass a part of airport security since march of last year. more than 200 of those were

south carolina gamecocks capping off an undefeated season with a win over iowa and their superstar caitlin clarkark oh my. >> from the future. >> clark kept iowa in the lead for most of the first half, scoring 18 in the first quarter alone, setting yet another record. >> she has 18, the most ever in a championship game quarter, but south carolina was right on their heels, taking the lead right before halftime. here's powell powell mid-range jumper rolls in south carolina, then pulled away in the final minutes of the game to win their third national title. >> head coach dawn staley was overcome with emotion after the game. >> it doesn't always end like you want it to end, much like last year. i mean, it's awesome. >> it's awesome. >> clark is expected to be the number one pick in the wnba draft next week. she finishes as college basketball's all time leading scorer, but leaves without a national title. >> there's not a regret in my mind of how things went, i'll be able to sleep every night even though i never won a national championship. there's going to be tears. it is sad that this is all over,

caitlin clark trying to lead the iowa women to their first national title.nding in their way. clark came out swinging. she scored 18 points in the first quarter and the hawkeyes jumped out to an 11-point lead. but the gamecocks regrouped in the second quarter. right before the half. raven johnson picked clark and went the other way for the layup. gamecocks led by three at the break. in the third quarter, they started to get some separation, freshman tessa johnson drills the three. she poured in a career high of 19 points. and they are known for stuff as well. they proved to be the difference grabbing 18 offensive boards. cardoso with the putback here finishing with 13 and 17. clark scored 30, but it wasn't enough. south carolina won it 87-75. they're the first team with a perfect season is since uconn in 2016. >> i want to personally thank caitlin clark for lifting up our sport. she carried a heavy load for our sport. so caitlin clark, if you're out there, you are one of the goats of our games, and we appreciate you. >> to be honest, look, after last year, i

their elite eight match with iowa as the first half ended before an opening three-pointer from caitlin clarkwkeyes a lead they would never surrender. clark dropping 41 points against the team that bested her squad on the biggest stage last april. iowa punching their ticket to the final four, where they will go up against another women's hoops powerhouse, the huskies taking down the top-ranked usc trojans monday behind 28 points from their own star, paige becker. who emerges from that grudge takes on south carolina or nc state on sunday. by the way, tickets for the women's games. >> oh, boy. >> more expensive than men's right now. >> that is my favorite headline of the day. what a great turn of events in this march madness. it's been so fun to watch. >>> turning to baseball where the astros rebounded from their 0-4 start in epic fashion. blanco took the mound for his eighth career start where the right handed pitcher pitched a shutout against the blue jays. blanco struck out seven batters while walking just two before a groundout by by ga /*by guerr. normally, he wouldn't be in the rotation,