he got tickets and a bat. >> what a cool -- >> -- guthrie. >> -- warmer days are ahead, meteorologist bernadette woods has your complete first warning weather forecast. >> but first let's take a look ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,and last >>> now first warning weather and the complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> welcome back, everybody. this is our best chance of showers that we have had in a long time. as tim was saying they are coming down from the northwest but still just a chance. we will show you clear skies overnight but the clouds coming and here are those showers you see not that far away, no showers out there. now there is also a wind bringing in cooler air. we are at 49 here. 49 in dc. out in the mountains it was in the 20s overnight, 36 in oakland, compared to yesterday we are 10 to 15 degrees cooler for most of us. >>> now, because of that colder air we do have freeze watch all the way down to carroll county for no, sir overnight hours. it is going to be a cold one tonight and tomorrow we will start to recover but we have a really nice warm up heading our way

i'm savannah guthrie, in tonight for brian. and in virginia, something terrifying and almost unbelievable happened today. a navy f-18 fighter jet fell out of the sky, crashing into an apartment complex there. and given the images you see there, perhaps more astonishing still, there are no reported fatalities at this hour. we have two reports. tahn chong is on the ground in virginia beach, but we begin with nbc's pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski. >> it looked like a war zone. the navy fighter jet plowed into this virginia beach apartment complex, setting it ablaze. much of the complex for senior citizens was wiped out in the initial contact. eye witnesses were in shock. >> that one is on fire. look at the roof. the other roof is getting ready to go on fire. oh, my god. this apartment complex right here. this one is already ruined. firefighters are doing the best they can to get it out. >> in the burned out wreckage, the unmistakable twin tails and jet engines from a u.s. navy f-18. eye witnesses reported smoke and flames

and once again, our chief legal correspondent savannah guthrie is here with us in the studio. when you hear a woman like trayvon martin's mother who isn't a media pro, a civilian thrust into this, not looking for it, use the word, it was an accident, does it have a legal bearing even though she chose to correct it later? >> not really. it doesn't have legal significance, but it was interesting because what prosecutors allege is much more, an intentional killing. obviously, she walked back the statement, but what a mom theorizes about a case one way or another, has no relevance in a court of law. >> and documents are going to come out regularly. did we learn anything new factually today? >> we learned a few things. remember last night on "rock center" we talked about how prosecutors have to establish a state of mind, a depraved mind, intent, evil intent, ill will, spite, hatred. we see facts established in the affidavit. prosecutors will argue that zimmerman assumed martin was a criminal when he saw him, he profiled martin, those are the words the prosecutor used, he used dispa

i'm savannah guthrie in tonight for brian. it's the eve of a much anticipated jobs report. the experts hoping it confirms the signs we're starting to see throughout the economy, that we may finally be in a recovery that is built to last. consumers are out spending and employers are hiring. the number of people in unemployment lines is the lowest it's been in four years, but there is a long way to go to truly come back from this great recession. we begin with cnbc's sue herrera. >> call it the warm weather effect. retailers today reported stronger than expected sales. the reason, they say, the sun is out and people are buying. >> it's perfect. it's perfect for shopping. >> at target and macy's, sales were up more than 7%. nordstrom and gap, 8%. this week, gm, ford, and toyota each credited warm weather in part for strong sales. consumer spending jumps in february by the most in seven months. >> there's no question there's been two effects. the economy has gotten stronger at the same time unseasonably warm winter weather gave us a leg up on the strength on the economy. the qu

. >> our chief legal correspondent savannah guthrie is here with us tonight in the studio. savannah, i watched today as a civilian, and i was surprised. you watch as a lawyer, do you think they took a risk in doing this? >> no question. i was surprised, too. it's very unorthodox to call a defendant to the stand to testify like this. at this stage of the hearing, and it could backfire. here you have george zimmerman apologizing to the parents, but remember, his story is that trayvon martin beat him so badly that he feared for his very life. so why is he apologizing? he also said, i didn't know he was young. i didn't know he was unarmed. that's almost a tacit acknowledgment that he was mistaken about the facts of the case. those statements may backfire at a future trial. on the other hand, it appears zimmerman and his defense lawyer are speaking to a wider audience. not just trayvon martin's parents, but potentially the jurors who could be out there watching and wanting to see some remorse from the defendant. >> either way, it felt like something of a moment today. savannah g

i'm savannah guthrie in tonight for brian. from the moment word broke about misconduct by secret service agents advancing the president's trip to colombia. some wondered whether it was a one-time incident or part of a larger cultural problem. at the agency. now, one day after the homeland security secretary said she believed it was an isolated incident, tonight, the secret service is investigating another allegation. this one during the president pfsz trip last year to els salvad salvador. it's an allegation only, not yet verified, but it adds to the growing headache to the people charged with protecting the president. nbc's kristen welker has the story tonight. kristen, good evening. >> the white house says despite the new allegations, the president continues to believe the majority of secret service and military personnel behaved responsibly and professionally. the nagging questions persist in the wake of the cartagena prostitution scandal. lawmakers and the obama administration acknowledge today investigators are looking in

. >> with us in the studio, our chief legal correspondent, savannah guthrie. you're the lawyer here, not me, but as i understand it, other than premeditated murder in the first degree, this is the toughest possible charge. you said a few minutes ago, also tough to prove. >> tough to prosecutor. these facts are ambiguous. one person who was a witness to this, trayvon martin, no longer with us. it's a he said, george zimmerpen's account, against perhaps some of the witnesses, but as far as we know, some of the witnesses' accounts are conflicting. and where there is ambiguity, in fact, our legal system sets it up so the benefit of the doubt goes to the accused. add to that, you have florida's stand your ground self defense laws, and actually, this defendant will have an opportunity to go before a judge before there's even a trial and argue that he was acting in self defense. if he can prove it by a preponderance of the evidence, a lower standard, a judge could dismiss the case. >> how are you feeling tonight if you're say the former police chief of sanford, flori

and once again, savannah guthrie is here with us in the studio. when you hear a woman like trayvon martin's mother who isn't a media pro, use the word it was an accident, does that have a legal bearing, even though show chose not to correct it later? >> not really. it doesn't have legal significant, but it was interesting because what prosecutors allege is much more, an intentional killing. obwrsly, she walked back the statement, but what a mom t theorizines about a case has no relevance in a court of law. >> and documents are going to come out. did we learn anything new facal facally? >> we learned a few thicks. we talked how prosecutors have to establish a state of mind, a depraved mind, intent, evil intent, ill will, hatred. we see facts established in the affidavit. prosecutors will argue that zimmerman assumed martin was a criminal when he pro filed him, he used disparaging words with the dispatcher, saying they always get away. these are some of the facts that the prosecutors obviously think are relevant to establish that state of mind. >> t

the day after the game of catch, guthrie tweeted this. cool in an attempt to make someone's day, someone made my day and touched my life. >>> time for the question of the morning. by the time the average american student graduates from high school, they've done this at least 1,000 times. is it a, taken a test or exam, b, fallen asleep in class, or c, eaten a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. >> if you are falling asleep, you're not a graduate i'm thinking. log on to wusa9's facebook fan page and leave your answer. we'll have the answer to the question in the 6:00 hour. s. >> welcome back. 4:55. your weather first on this friday morning. you'll need a jacket early. we're going to see a good deal of sunshine. northerly winds. only about 5, 7, 8 miles an hour. not that windy at all. temperatures mid if not upper 60s and even warmer for the weekend. we'll have pore on that coming up on -- more on that coming up on 9news now. >>> here's the beltway north of town in silver spring at georgia avenue between bethesda and college park. all lanes ar

you don't hear too much about german guthrie now.ammel helped the orioles shut out the blue jays to stay in first place. jason hammel was dominant to win his third game. he struck out the side in the third inning. the biggest strike ever came an inning later. bases loaded. that is a big, big out. some betemit -- wilson betemit homers. the birds with the cushion. eighth inning. a big insurance run courtesy of adam jones. nick markakis gives the green light. 3-0. the orioles win. seven strikeouts for jason hammel. >> i could care less about strikeouts. they drive the pitch counts up. i was aggressive and i was able to pitch in the zone tonight. >> when a pickup jason hammel has been. brian matusz will start today. game 7 in the stanley cup playoffs. caps and bruins. it was decided by one goal. matt hendricks, 1-0 caps. boston ties it. tyler seguin with the goal. in the overtime, mike knuble blocked. joel ward scores. nfl draft tonight. the ravens picked 29th. >> we follow breaking news in the arrest of the phylicia barnes case. >> univ

the next day guthrie tweeted this. cool, how in an attempt to make someone's day that someone made my day and touched my life. >>> this is 9 news now. >>> george zimmerman stood solemnly in gray jumpsuit as he made his first court appearance today. the neighborhood watch captain faces second degree murder charges for the shooting of trayvon martin. zimmerman said he shot that 17- year-old in self-defense and legal experts say it may be hard for prosecutors to make their case. >> we felt it was the appropriate charge. as ms. corey stat

nbc's savannah guthrie. former democratic congressman, mike murphy and nbc's chief white house correspondent and political director, chuck todd. but first this morning, i'll talk to the president's point man on the economy. i'll talk to tim quiter, about jobs, your taxes and the fight about economic fairness in this campaign. >> from nbc news in washington, "meet the press" with david gregory. >> good morning, the president is in south america for a trade summit this weekend, but his individual sit there has been ov overshadowed by some news. the news has been -- 11 secret service agents. the investigation is continuing this morning, we're going to have more on this story and reaction as we go through the hour. the economy is still the number one issue to voters, but some troubling numbers for white house. six out of ten americans think the country is on the wrong track. 12.7 million people were unemployed and only 120,000 jobs were added in march. lower numbers are expected. i sat down with tim geithner and

analyze how the gender gap figures into the fall campaign with our roundtable, with us, savannah guthrie, harold ford, republican strategic mike murphy and nbc's chief courthouse correspondent and political director chuck todd. first this morning, i talk to the president's point man on the economy, treasury secretary timothy geithner about jobs, your taxes and the fight over economic fairness in this campaign. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. the president is in south america for a trade summit this weekend. his visit has been overshadowed by some news and the news is alleged misconduct with prostitutes involving at least 11 secret service agents. the investigation is continuing this morning. we'll have more on this story and reaction as we go through the hour. back at home, tax day is tuesday and with the general election now under way, the economy is still the number one issue to voters. but some troubling numbers for the white house. six out of ten americans think the country is on the wrong track, 12.7 million people remain unemployed and 120,000 jobs w

final thought, marissa guthrie? >> i this i that, you know, the ambush interview -- i mean, he did later if his career kind of distance himself from those, but i think it also underscores how few interviewers can actually get to the heart of a question, the heart of a matter, and really ask the difficult, tough questions and not give up after one follow-up, but really kind of keep going in there and hammering and hammering, and mike epit mized that, and it's rare now. >> he certainly did. mike wallace, dead at 93. remarkable man. remarkable career. we have just learned about thshg as i say. when we come back, sarah palin, katie couric, and the morning show wars. all energy development comes with some risk, but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and pr

>>> rick santorum along with chuck schumer will be on "meet the press" this morning, and savannah guthrie, who is filling in this morning for moderator, ga david gregory will join us live for a preview. >>> a run starts in an hour, and there are plenty of road closures in the district because of the race. independence is closed to 14th street. and the memorial bridge and ohio drive is shut down. constitution will remain open during the race and most of the roads will re-open around 10:30 this morning. >>> the washington national cathedral joined kwraouin turni the lights. they went dark for 60 minutes. sidney, australia was among the first to flick off the switch for earth day. it's to raise awareness on global warming. >> not a bad idea. >> no, looks nice dark, too. you are used to seeing the lights on the vegas strip. >> no, not too bad. >> frank: you get everybody to turn all the lights out, we could see the stars. the other problem we had was cloud cover last night. could not see the stars for all the clouds out there. how long are they sticking around? what about the rest of the week

. >>> former oriole pitcher jeremy guthrie plays catch with one of his twitter followers.uthrie, who now plays for the colorado rockies, tweeted that he was looking for a catching partner and connect the with 23- year-old woody roseland. roseland is a cancer survivor. tests revealed a rare form of bone cancer. and the two played catch at coors field ballpark in denver. >> that was a good day. and a good use of social media. now i like tweeting. >>> well, we have some sun. some clouds. even a brief shower on tv hill today. >> bob turk is updating your first warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, we love gardening... yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me, you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like soap is for showers. everyone

i'm savannah guthrie in for ann this morning. dick clark, one of those people that everyone felt they knew. legions of fans are fondly remembering him this morning. he died of a heart attack on wednesday at the age of 82. >> it's probably hard to overstate his place in the history of pop culture or music. he broke color barriers on "american bandstand" and introduced the world to some of the most famous performers of all time. listen to the names, buddy holly, james brown, michael jackson, madonna, and countless others. >> and, of course, it would not be new year's eve without dick clark right in the middle of the action in times square year after year after year after year. a stroke in 2004 forced him to hand over the primary hosting duties to ryan seacrest, but clark bravely remained on the air despite its effects. and seacrest paid tribute to his friend and mentor on "american idol" last night. >> we'll hear from ryan and clark's longtime friend tony orlando in a moment. >>> we begin with more on the life and legacy of the man

i'm savannah guthrie in for ann this morning. it is going to be a long day of cleanup for people in cities hit by those devastating tornadoes over the weekend. including right there in woodward, oklahoma, where more than 100 homes and businesses were destroyed. and al says there's a risk of even more severe weather coming today. >> and there's another part to the whole weather story, from virginia to massachusetts, the bigger story might not actually be storms, but the heat. it could reach into the 90s in some spots, that's about 20 or 30 degrees above what would be normal temperatures for this time of the year. al's going to have his forecast on that straight ahead. >> also ahead, new details on what may have contributed to the unexpected death of the so-called painter of light, thomas kinkade. his artwork hangs in the homes of 1 in 20 americans. coming up, what the emergency calls from the night of his death, and the artist's own brother, are revealing about how he died. >>> and it is the big news out of hollywood. brad pitt an

i'm savannah guthrie, in for ann this morning. that secret service scandal is moving well beyond embarrassing now. with word that those agents had sensitive information in their possession. >> so imagine you're in a hotel room, you're a secret service agent, and you're there with a prostitute. somewhere nearby in that room is a copy of the president's exact itinerary. what would happen if that itinerary fell into the wrong hands? well, an investigator from the u.s. is now in colombia to interview potential witnesses. we're also hearing that even more agents and military personnel may have been involved in this than originally thought. coming up we'll talk about the fallout with new york congressman peter king, chair of the house homeland security committee. >> also ahead, start packing. that's mitt romney's message to president obama. as the gop's presumptive nominee begins his search for a running mate. coming up, what he says he'll look for in a vice president. >> and actress jennie garth will be here. he's going through a diffi

i'm matt lauer alongside savannah guthrie.way, if you widen up, amy robach is joining us as well. this is what can happen when one of these highlighters explodes. you can end up with a fashion statement here. >> well, i think we complement each other. we're two rays of sunshine. >> we're color coordinating with our mugs. >> very nice. >> and we're going to go direct some traffic after this. >> will you explain. >> we're so happy you're here. >> also ahead you can teach the kids about the dangers of drinking and dpriefing, same with texting, but are they really listening to you? wait until you see natalie's hidden camera report on what can happen when you're not with your kid. >> is it a case of extreme parenting? one mom's new children's book preaching a vegan diet for kids. it's causing a stir with a controversial images and messages in that book. coming up we're going to hear from the author. >> all right. also ahead, have you ever had a really wild and crazy night? >> never. >> not like the one you're about to tell us about

it's going to get rough and loud starting very soon. >> savannah guthrie, president obama wasted no times issue once hilary rosen made those remarks saying i know seeing michelle, the first lady, how hard it is to work at home, to be home with our children. he wanted no part of this. >> i was struck by even more than the initial shock of what hilary rosen said, i think we can all agree that stay-at-home moms are wonderful. i'm the product of one. what she said was obviously wrong. i was shocked at how quickly chicago, the obama campaign motivated themselves to outdo each other on twitter to disavow this. in some ways i think it had the equal and opposite effect. they worked so hard to disown hilary rosen that you almost felt like they must own her, be aligned with her. in some ways it didn't betray confidence about their position with women. they weren't acting like a campaign that has a 19-point lead in the gender gap. >> that's an interesting point, actually. if you look at the numbers, just to show them again, what began all of this discussion was the fact that a tangible residual eff

among those with us right now, savannah guthrie our chief legal correspondent. savannah, what are the options open to this prosecutor? what might we hear? >> the toughest charge we could hear today would be a second-degree murder charge. we know it is not going to be first-degree murder or premeditated killing because in florida if you want to charge that you have to go via grand jury. this prosecutor opted not to do that. there is the top charge here of murder 2. could also be a manslaughter charge. may even be an aggravated assault charge though that would be unexpected. >> here is the special prosecutor. >> good evening everyone. i am angela cory the special prosecutor for the trayvon martin case. just moments ago we spoke by phone with sabrina fulton and tracy martin. it was less than three weeks ago that we told those sweet parents that we would get answers to all of their questions no matter where our quest for the truth led us. and it is the search for justice for trayvon that has brought us to this moment. the team here with me has worked tirelessly look

. >>> and our chief legal correspondent savannah guthrie joins us here in the studio.e've all seen too many cop shows. we've seen those scenes where they're told to stay close, don't make any travel plans. you're a lawyer, how common is it to lose your client? >> this is not common. there's nothing ordinary about what we saw happen today. these lawyers couldn't get their client on the phone, but the state prosecutor could? it's incredibly odd. it was odd, frankly, that the lawyers came out and gave this public press conference announcing they would no longer represent george zimmerman, when a simple paper statement would have sufficed. instead, we learned he's not living in florida, he's doing things that are quite unorthodoxed, suggesting his mental state may be at issue. and you wonder if the end result may be, as a prosecutor who's looking at this and saying, wait a minute, should i bring charges more quickly because he may be a flight risk or a danger to himself? it was a very, very odd development today. >> thank you, savannah, for being with us. >>> now we turn t

. >> good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie. the olympics today. but we'll start with the news, that newborn in houston you talked about, not even a week old. witnesses say they could hear his mother yelling for her baby as she lay dying. >> this morning that child is in state custody as investigators are trying to find a possible motive in this case. we're going to have the latest on the investigation in just a couple of minutes. >> also ahead the search is intensifying for a missing ft. bragg soldier. the 23-year-old woman was last seen on saturday morning and officials fear she may be in danger. we'll hear from the woman's sister. >>> and a rare wednesday edition of "today's professionals." just wait until you see who is joining our panel this morning. then an exclusive interview with madonna. this morning the material girl opens up about trying to stay on top of the music world at the age of 53. and the madonna we don't see when she's at home. plus how she reacted to a photo of her 15-year-old daughter lourdes smoking a cigarette. >> but we wan

savannah guthrie is in their home in arkansas. savannah, good morning. >> good morning, ann.anization, skill, resources, stamina, and patience. otherwise known as breakfast here at the duggars. but first a day in the life of this famous family. >> hi i'm jim bob. >> and i'm michelle. and these are our children. and we're going to share 19 fun facts about being a duggar. >> when i was 19. >> and believe it or not i was 17 when we were first married. >> we built this house as a family project. >> we thought it would take one year. it took almost four. >> people always ask me what it's like. the boys have one room. >> the girls have the other. it's a little quieter. >> we have nine bathrooms. but sometimes we still have to wait. >> this is a duggar family secret. we have one big family closet. >> around here, everybody has a job. >> we do 35 loads of laundry a week. >> we even have a laundry chute. >> this is one of our favorite lunches. my dad's barbecued tuna fish sandwiches. >> we all play an instrument. but not usually together. ♪ >> people always ask us if we have a hard ti

savannah guthrie is in for natalie this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you. topping our news, at least three nato service members have been killed this morning in a bombing in northern afghanistan. nearly 100 nato service members have been killed so far this year in afghanistan. more than half of them americans. >>> back here, a frienting accident in mid town manhattan. a massive crane snapped and crashed to the ground killing one construction worker and injuring four others tuesday night. investigators are looking for what caused the 170-foot crane to crash into two pieces. several workers had to be rescued from the construction site 60 feet below ground. >>> five students in california were sent to the hospital tuesday night after campus police at santa monica college used pepper spray on protesters there. some 200 students were demanding to be let into a board meeting to protest tuition hikes. students call it excessive force. campus police are investigating the incident but say that controlling the crowd become an issue of safety. >>> the fda is investiga