substituting tonight, savannah guthrie guthrie. >>> a safe haven for the most aggressive al qaeda branchn the world and the country of yemen is spiraling out of control. world leaders scramble to the u.n. for an emergency meeting as the u.s. this weekend pulled out the last remaining special forces there saying it is no longer safe for them. this as a disturbing report surfaced of an alleged isis hit list. names, pictures and addresses of american soldiers published on-line as targets. we'll go to our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski in a moment. >> good evening to you. in a statement released today, u.s. ambassador samantha power reaffirmed support for the president of yemen and strongly condemned the attacks by opposition forces. the u.n. security council signaling there will be consequences likely in the form of sanks if the violence doesn't end. rebels fired tear gas as fighting intensified in the streets of yemen. the u.n. security council held an emergency meeting and called for an end to the bloodshed. rebels who drove out the u.s. backed presidents months ago. they have cl

reporting tonight, savannah guthrie. >>> good evening. tonight, the video of a dramatic and deadly encounter between police and a homeless man in los angeles. officers shot and killed the man after a violent scuffle captured by surveillance cameras, cell phones and body cameras worn by two officers. tonight, authorities are examining all angles to figure out whether police made the right call in a split second or used excessive force. our report now from nbc's gabe gutierrez. and a warning, the video and audio are graphic. >> reporter: police responding to a robbery call in the neighborhood known as skid row when the violence suddenly erupted. the videos posted on social media show lapd officers confronting a homeless man. there's a scuffle. he's taken down, and officers try to cuff him. next, the sound of a taser. someone yells, drop the gun. then -- [ gunfire ] at least five shots from three officers leaving bystanders and witnesses in shock. >> i think it was kind of extreme. >> he didn't bother nobody. he didn't have no weapon. they j

i'm savannah guthrie reporting from new york.'ll see you bright and early tomorrow morning on "today" for all of us here at nbc news, have a good evening. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >> right now at 6:00 shaking in the south bay, thousands of screaming soccer fans pack the earthquake's brand new $100 million stadium. >> thank you for joining us. happening right now, can you hear the rumbling. soccer lovers in the bay area have a brand new home. marianne favro is the lucky one with the crowd. what are fans saying about the big day? >> reporter: they are saying they absolutely love the stadium. as the entire

i'm savannah guthrie. i'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning on "today." >>> william shatner's no-show at leonard nimoy's funeral. his first words about all the backlash. >> now on "extra".." >>> captain kirk skips spoke's funeral. the nasty headlines, the truth today from william shatner himself. >> mr. shatner, just wanted to see if you had any comments. >>> bruce jenner behind the wheel and on the phone. how many tny times he's been caught since his deadly car crash. >>> plus is khloe kardashian replacing kelly osborn on "fashion police requests requests? >>> howard stern grills heidi klum about her boyfriend. >> did he ask you to marry him? >> shush it. >>> the first photo of leo and rihanna partying together and lady gaga and taylor kinney take the plunge. >>> is britney getting hitched again in vegas? >> see you at the chapel one time with him you before in know. >> you never know. >> brit is opening up to paulie d. to her new romance to surprise regret. >> i don't know what the hell i was th

joining us now, marissa guthrie. he has a history of picking fights. what do you make of this?ll, look, he's admitted that it was stupid. and it's pretty hard to win that battle when these are students doing something so selfless as raising money for cancer research. and he knows that he was wrong. but espn hired him because he has strong opinion, he's very skilled at relaying them for anto an audience, so he will occasionally go over the line. they have a lot of people like him in their stable and they get suspended, too. so i'm not surprised -- >> that's true. i thought he was putting some of the controversies behind him when he was with msnbc but did he apologize. let me ask you about bill o'reilly. we spent a lot of time on this last week when o'reilly called in for a couple segments. what is your take on how the flap has played out? >> i think there has been a real temptation obviously to compare this to the brian williams situation. there is a much different threshold for a news anchor and an opinion host. and where there is some question about the facts or the interpreta

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in 2011, clinton told savannah guthrie her e-mails were protected. but today republicans seized the opportunity to attack clinton. >> you do not need a law degree to have an understanding of how troubling this is. >> reporter: jeb bush called for the e-mails to be released, tweeting, transparency matters. a spokesperson for clinton said she followed the letter and spirit of federal guidelines. and the state department says requirements to use government accounts came after clinton left office. today former secretary colin powell told nbc news he used his personal account when in office, but condoleezza rice's aides say she always used an official account. still, this latest dustup could carry into 2016. >> this one builds on a reputation for secrecy that fair or not, the clintons have built up over the years. >> reporter: according to the state department, john kerry is the first secretary to primarily use an official state e-mail account. kristen welker, nbc news, washington. >>> retired general david petraeus is one shining public career came to an

savannah guthrie spoke to ash carter in an exclusive interview. >> we have certainly inflicted a lot of damage. it will take some time to inflict upon isil. we're building the coalition and forces. i'm confident we'll win. >>> you can see the full interview a little later on the "today" show. >>> it is now 4:49. more virginia lawmakers are condemning the state bar for cancelling a trip to israel. in a letter they demand the bar reverse the decision. the bar cited a low response. thousands to israel without unnecessary delay. >>> you may notice signs around metro stations highlighting living in columbus ohio. experienced columbus launched an ad campaign with the slogan saying with quote, where the cost of living is more living than cost. where standing out never means standing alone. the district said living in columbus is not going to save a typical millennial as you might expect. housing is much lower but you tend to make more in d.c. the district is among the top five cities for recent graduates to live. d.c. came in at number five with the median income at $61,000. arlington, virg

coming up later this morning on the "today" show savannah guthrie did an exclusive interview with secretary carter. >>> and prosecutors are warning anyone who took their car to an auto body shop in delaware county. the owner of transformers collision specialist in darby is out on bail following his arrest yesterday. frank wilson is accused of charging insurance companies for work he didn't do. and police say in some cases he caused more damage to cars in order to get a bigger payout. >> what he would do is only super officially fix it and then put the outside cover on and the damage would still be in the interior. so if you had your car fixed at transformer collision, you may want to have someone take a look at it. >> ten other workers, ten other people rather who worked with wilson also face charges. >>> well, you have flood insurance insurance, right? >> flood insurance policy required for a mortgage is going to be forced to pay more. that's for thousands of homes around the jersey shore and delaware. the new federal guidelines will tack on surcharges meaning flood insurance premiums go u

here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> good morning. as we come on the air this morning, we have news of a passenger plane crash. 148 people on board. the plane reportedly crashing in the french alps. the flight originated in spain on the way to germany. >> details are just coming in and being operated by german wings airline, a budget airline operated by lufstanza. 142 passengers and six members of the crew. the weather was good at the time of the crash, but this plane has gone down somewhere in the french alps. bill neely is in london. anything more you can add? >> yes, the fact that it has gone down in the french alps is not good. it's about 9,000 feet up with few roads leading to it. 142 passengers on board, two pilots and four crew. i suppose from a rescuer's point of view that's very, very difficult terrain. at the moment it was not far into the flight from barcelona to d uss eldorf when it crashed. it is an airliner that is a subsidiary of the german airliner lufstanza. german wings is a low cost airliner. they were heading back

the new secretary of defense, ashton carter in his first tv interview, was asked by savannah guthrie if iran can be trusted. >> they've cheated in the past. what's to say they wouldn't in the future? >> like any agreement it can't be based on trust. it has to be based on verification and tough measures. >> reporter: john kerry still thinks a deal is possible. >> we're working very hard. very hard. >> you have been working hard for days, sir, how much longer do you think? >> reporter: but he knows time is running out. even if they get a deal, secretary kerry then has to sell it to a really skeptical congress. the talks stretched well into the night tonight. they will start again possibly for the last time at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow, lester. >> all right, andrea mitchell in lausanne. andrea, thanks. ann curry is also part of our team there with the latest on a tough situation facing iranian negotiators having to convince hardliners in that country to go along with any deal. >> reporter: lester, good evening. on this critical night in these talks with the iranian negotiators say they really

>> woody guthrie is the most famous where his writing of this land is your land but he was very much more than that. he was born in 1912 and oklahoma so we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised, for those people who are migrant workers from oklahoma, kansas and texas during the dust bowl era. they would find themselves in california literally starving and he saw this vast difference between those who were the haves and the have-nots and became their spokesman through his music. >> repeated -- recorded very few songs of his own. we have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. that's what makes the recordings that he did make so significant in so important to us. ♪ ♪ >> up next on booktv in prime-time florida senator marco rubio on this book american dreams restoring economic opportunity for everyone. this event was held at miami-dade college in miami florida. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you for coming today. i want to thank your potrero and miami-dade -

and few small incidents out there, as well, another accident out in upper merion on gulph road and guthriele on 12th and edgemont avenue. we are dealing with some pothole repairs as it is definitely a good thing until 6:00 a.m., on 422 westbound near sanatoga. they're blocking out the right-hand lane. diana, back over to you. >> thanks, jess. villanova wildcats open this week's march madness tournament as a number one seed. the wildcats celebrated i announcement last night, ranked number four in the country at the end of the season, but now they know they're up against the best. >> we know now where we're in even greater position being the one seed. and just can't take anything lightly. >> we can't let that get to us. >> villanova will play the lafayette leopards out of easton northampton county. p leopards won the tight toll pun. ticket for the first time in 15 years lafayette's head coach, fran o'hanlon, was 1970 graduate of villanova. >> i followed them so closely all year, i know how good they are, or maybe i should say how scary they are. they are a scary basketball team. maybe it wou

coming up on the "today" show savannah guthrie has an exclusive interview with secretary carter and explains why the u.s. is winning the war against the terror group isis. >>> diplomats scramble to reach a midnight deadline on a nuclear deal for iran. this is new video of negotiations still underway in switzerland today. diplomats for iran the u.s. and five other major powers hope to hammer out an understanding to serve as the basis for a final agreement to be reached by the end of june. secretary of state john kerry says there are still tricky issues to work out. if iran curbs the nuclear program, the country would be rewarded with some sanctions lifted. >>> german prosecutors say the co-pilot of the german wings plane that crashed in the french alps with treated for suicidal tendencies. he has undergone psychotherapy for several years before becoming a pilot. he's accused of crashing the plane last tuesday. meantime, the french lab says family has to wait for months for the dna analysis to be completed. >>> happening today, the defense attorneys for boston marathon bombing suspect dzhokhar

[laughter] >> woody guthrie is the most famous where his writing of this land is your land but he was very much more than that. he was born in 1912 and oklahoma so we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised, for those people who are migrant workers from oklahoma, kansas and texas during the dust bowl era. they would find themselves in california literally starving and he saw this vast difference between those who were the haves and the have-nots and became their spokesman through his music. >> repeated -- recorded very few songs of his own. we have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. that's what makes the recordings that he did make so significant in so important to us. ♪ ♪

. >> woody guthrie was born in 1912.ry proud to have his work back here in oklahoma where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised, for people who were migrant workers people from kansas and texas during the dustbowl era. he saw this vast difference between the haves and the have-nots and became their spokesman through his music. >> woody recorded very few songs of his own. we have 46 songs in his own voice. that is what makes the recordings that he did make so significant. woody guthrie: ♪ this land is your land this land is my land ♪ >> what's all of our programs on c-span2 and american history tv on c-span3. the potomac institute for policy studies is holding a discussion at the national press club on the terrorist th

here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> good morning. as we come on the air this morning, we have news of a passenger plane crash. 148 people on board. the plane reportedly crashing in the french alps. the flight originated in spain on the way to germany. >> details are just coming in and being operated by german wings airline, a budget airline operated by lufstanza. 142 passengers and six members of the crew. the weather was good at the

here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> morning, everyone. 10:00 a.m.on the east coast. 7:00 a.m. in the west. we start with tragic news out of france. a germanwings passenger jet has crashed in a remote area of the french alps. >> this happened not long ago. the plane was traveling from barcelo barcelona, spain, to dusseldorf, germany. we're getting reports all 150 people on board are feared dead, and the airline is expected to hold a news conference coming up at any moment. let's go to bill neely live with the latest from london. bill, what are tac

. >> woody guthrie is the most famous. he was much more than that. he was born in 1912. we are very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised, for people who were migrant workers from oklahoma, kansas, and texas during the dust bowl. they found themselves in california starving. he felt this vast difference between the haves and have-nots. he became the spokesman through his music and dance. >> we have a listening station that features 46 of his songs in his own voice. that's what makes the recordings so significant and so important to us. ♪ this land is your land, this land is my land. from california, to the new york island ♪. >> "washington journal" is next read we will look at today's news and take your calls. the head of the irs will be at the national press club at 1:00 eastern. we are getting questions on his negotiations with iran. at 8:00, live coverage of the chicago mayors debate. coming up, we will get the latest on nuclear talks with iran it. we will talk to a former state depart

. >> we get a preview from matt lawyer and savannah guthrie. good morning, guys. >> hi. you both. we get the latest on a scary flight. a man was restrained by his fellow passengers as he charged toward the cockpit. >>> also ahead or very candid conversation with ellen degeneres, how she opens up about the state of her marriage the future of her talk show and the future of pranks. >>> plus put down your ice buckets. the newuew challenge that's all the rage. we'll try this out. >> we meaning? >> not us. >> why would you seem so -- >> i think that's absolutely obvious. >> never mind. >> i thought it was going to be matt and al but that's just me. >> all right. we'll see you. >>> we're watching the skies a little bit of cloud cover moving through. these have really helped us out this morning. you can clearly see the clouds over center city. this is a view. a gentle breeze is blowing. nothing falling from the clouds and the temperatures weren't falling overnight ee the. 47 degrees right now. and we'll be climbing into the 60s. look at the clouds over cape may. nice and dry on

here's matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> good morning.ome on the air this morning, we have news of a passenger plane crash. 148 people on board. the plane reportedly crashing in the french alps. the flight originated in spain on the way to germany. >> details are just coming in and being operated by german wings airline, a budget airline operated by lufstanza. 142 passengers and six members of the crew. the weather was good a

savannah guthrie has an exclusive interview with defense secretary ashton carter. she asked the secretary whether he thinks the u.s. is winning in the fight against isis. >> we have certainly inflicted a lot of damage. it will take some time to inflict defeat upon isil. we're building the coalition and the forces. that's why i'm hesitant to say we're winning. i'm confident we will win. >> you can see the full interview on the "today" show right after news 4 today. >>> attorneys in the boston marathon bombing trial said the older brother was master mind behind the deadly bombing. >>> the resignation of a rising republican star takes effect. aaron schock announced his resignation earlier this month. he's leaving amid questions over his expenses, most notably the issue with the mileage on his car and, of course the infamous downton abbey congressional office as well. >>> in the day ahead share your opinion about the zriblgt's transportation plan for 16th street. the public meeting happening tonight at 6:00 at the mount pleasant neighborhood library. the presentation w

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. >> for that good morning and happy friday to savannah guthrie and carson daly.. >> we were just talking about bionic man. good morning to both of you. good to see you both. straight ahead, a bold move overnight by the oklahoma fraternity shut down in the wake of that racist chant video. why the chapter has just hired a very high-profile attorney. >>> also ahead, new drama from e's "fashion police." >>> and jessica simpson said she managed to make a billion-dollar empire and now she's returning to music. >>> you guys are going to need ear buds with all the kids there on the plaza today. >> i know. a big crowd. >> when we go out there, i can already hear the crowd. >> we'll see you at 7:00. thank you, guys. >> all right, thanks. >>> good morning. a sunny start on this friday but heading into the afternoon, our clouds will increase and then the rain gets here tonight and lasts all day on saturday. it clears out on saturday but we'll see windy conditions. a live look outside right now, the sun is starting to come up. a beautiful shot for philadelphia, 33 degrees. a

joining us now to examine the ethical questions, in new york, maderissaa guthrie and here in washingtonence smith. on the hbo filmmakers won't say exactly when they turned over that audio evidence. were they perhaps worri about spoiling their series? >> imagine that. interesting point, though. when did they cooperate and share with law enforcement. when did they not. what kind of deals were struck with law enforcement as to when an arrest might take place, was an arrest actually delayed for the series. it really provocative interesting questions. >> what is the ethical obligation here? what if hbo delayed and it turned out that be robert durst had fled the country or killed somebody else. it seems the timing is very questionable. >> it's very questionable. it appears that could you extrapolate that law enforcement is grand standing here. and they had the perfect opportunity with this very much highly publicized documentary series which was a six hour series. so it's been on for several weeks. but i think that the filmmakers knew they had a moral and ethical obligation. i think where it

. >> we'll get a preview from matt lauer and savannah guthrie. good morning. >> good morning.i hope it returns in june yeah. fingers crossed. >> coming up on the show life-saving information in the wake of the frightening home explosions that were caught on camera. on rossen reports, what you need to know at the first whiff of gas. >>> and carson goes one-on-one with madonna. why she says her stomach is in knots ahead of her new release and what it is like to have a daughter in college. >>> and talking about playing the new queen in her show and turning 50 when we get started here this morning on "today." >> excellent. see you at 7:00 guys. >> all right. >>> well, we got up to 50 degrees yesterday. we're going to be in the 50s today. but at least for the next hour or two we'll have a first alert for the possibility of a little bit of icing in parts of the area. some light freezing rain on the surfaces. but that's all going to go away as the sun melts everything. 36 in philadelphia. it has not gotten to the freezing point. and no advisories in philadelphia or montgomery or ches

. >> for that we say good morning to matt lauer and savannah guthrie.d morning guys. >> hi good to see you both on a friday. coming up on the show overnight developments in the crash of the doomed german flight as investigators are searching the homes of the co-pilot and reports surfacing that he was suffering from some kind of personal crisis. >>> and a ruling expected today at that hearing to determine if amanda knox's murder conviction will be upheld. we'll be live at the courthouse. >>> and have you written a bad review about a business? now, why that could now land you at the center of a costly lawsuit. >>> and we're cook up one last weeknight wonder this morning. our chefs are carson and his fiancee siri. we'll find out what they have cooking. well, we know what they have cooking but we'll see what is in store for us. >> that's worth tuning in for right there. >> that's what i'm talking about. >> we'll see you in ten minutes. >> all right. >>> 6:49. time to grab the umbrella and a chilly rain falling in south philly at citizens bank park. the phil

he spoke to savannah guthrie at his old high school in pennsylvania where he was about to gave speech to students. he says a deal should not be rushed. >> it can't be based on trust. it has to be based on verification. the military option certainly will remain on the table. if there is a good agreement to have obviously it's worth waiting for and completing the negotiation. >> secretary carter also talked about terrorist threats. he says the al qaeda group in yemen is particularly dangerous. and he added we're making progress in the fight against isis. >>> the house committee looking into the benghazi attacks now wants to talk to hillary clinton about her e-mails. they want a private interview to take place no later than may 1st. they want clinton to answer questions about using personal e-mail for state department business. clinton has not responded to the request yet. leading democrats say her testimony should be held in a public hearing. clinton has not yet declared whether she'll run for president. >>> former maryland governor martin o'malley in new hampshire this afternoon, visit

. >> we have a preview from savannah guthrie and matt lauer. >> hi there. coming up, first out of the gate how ted cruz's decision to jump into the presidential race will impact the rest of the potential field. >>> and the new rossen investigates. selling explosives powerful enough to level a house with virtually no regulation. >>> plus some of the biggest stars on the planet here. oscar-winner al pacino the award-winning cast of "madmen," and the"the fast and the furious" cast. >> thank you guys. see you in about ten minutes. >> all right, see you then. >>> in about ten minutes we'll also see some bright sunshine. sunrise time 7:00 this morning. the skies are already starting to brighten up. we can see in twilight a little bit of sunshine on the building in center city. we need it too. look at the numbers, it doesn't look like spring. feels like winter outside. what you won't need is this the snow in chicago, those clouds are moving our way. so we'll be tracking the snow overnight reaching into wisconsin. and now into southwestern michigan. and it's going

the president spoke to savannah guthrie about yemen during his super bowl interview. >> we've been continuallyto maintain pressure on al qaeda in that region. >> can you do that without a government that's a partner? >> we feel confident that we can maintain that pressure. >> reporter: instead, yemen is in a state of collapse. the u.s.-backed government there, which used to help washington fight extremists was driven out of the capital in february by rebels who are still on the march. over the weekend, the government lost another city the country's third largest, to the rebels. >> that was richard engel reporting. >>> back at home prosecutors in the boston marathon bombing trial may wrap up their case as soon as this week. many initially expected dzhokhar tsarnaev's trial to last three to four months. so far it's been ten days. that's partly due to the defense's admission during opening states that tsarnaev participated in the attack. his attorneys are rarely cross-examining witnesses. >>> let's take a live look at san francisco, where if you have gone hunting for parking lately you were proba

. >> good morning, savannah guthrie and willie geist. good to see you both. >> good morning. coming up on the show this morning, overnight developments in the investigation into that tragic plane crash in france. why have investigators still not spoken to the co-pilot's own family? >>> and this morning a "today" exclusive. amanda knox's former boyfriend speaks out in his first interview since he and knox were acquitted of murder. >>> and then the new series, do you believe? this morning the power and the science of prayer. does it work? >>> and those stories and we will visit the set of the new james bond movie. why daniel craig says you will not believe what they have got planned. all that and a lot more when we get started here on "today." vai, tracy, back to you. excited for the movie? >> i'm looking forward to it. i'm a big bond fan. >> going way back. see you at 7:00. >> thanks. >> see you. >>> and ten minutes before 7:00. the sun is up but it may be a while before we see the sun. what we are not seeing the snow that was falling in center city. we were seeing a mix of ra

she spoke to savannah guthrie on "today" about what happened. >> loud noises pop, pop, pop.ded likeÑi firecrackers that's what we thought at first. when everybody hit the floor and the police said get down get down, and guns were drawn, we all hit the floor, it was a frightening moment. >> she said that once those shots were fired, a lot of the protesters ran. police are now questioning some of the protesters that were still hanging around after the shooting. >>> stay with nbc 10 for continuing coverage as we work to learn more details about the police officers who were shot and the search for the shooter in ferguson. >>> checking out our other top stories right now, crews had to battle a fire at a restaurant in north philadelphia overnight. it started after midnight inside china taste at broad andp, erie streets. police had to close off a portion of broad while firefighters put out the fire. it also damaged apartments above the restaurant. no one was hurt. one person did have minor injuries in another fire at a cafe in west philadelphia. it broke out around 2:00 thisy=ìáhp

he spoke exclusively with the "today" show's savannah guthrie. he said any deal with iran cannot be based on trust. >> any agreement, it can't be based on trust. it has to be based on verification. the military option certainly will remain on the table. if there is a good agreement to have obviously it's worth waiting for and completing the negotiation. >> this was carter's first interview in office since he was sworn in just a few weeks ago. >>> aaron shock is no longer a member of congress. the disgraced illinois representative stepped down today amid allegations over his spending habits. among them the thousands spent to redo his office in a theme that some compared to "downton abbey." the government is also looking into his relationships with some longtime political donors. >>> an nfl owner called to the stand in a murder trial. what the new england patriots' top brass had to say about their former star tight end. >>> windy conditions are fueling wildfires, one burning in montgomery county. we'll check in with firefighters on the threat to lo

. >> but president obama reacted differently to savannah guthrie. >> yemen is a tough country. they have always been fragile. the governments haven't been strong. but on the other hand we've been able to maintain pressure on al qaeda in that region. >> are we safer under your watch. >> i believe we are safer, but that doesn't mean we aren't concerned about the break-down in in order in this reege -- region generally. >> and now they don't want instability to spread further into the region. >> obviously the situation in yellen is a dangerous one. there continues to be ongoing security cooperation between the united states and the national security infrastructure of the hadi government. that cooperation would be more effective if there were u.s. personnel in the country. >> with so much unraveling in yemen and the rise of isis across the country, led's bring in gideon rose the author of the foreign affairs e book the isis crisis. so the president told us yemen was a success story and it doesn't appear that way now. how did the situation there get so bad and how does this affect a

. >> we'll go to matt lauer and savannah guthrie. good to see you both. >> glad to to see you guys. >> good morning. straight ahead on the show this morning, we'll go one-on-one with defense secretary ash carter who was in your area yesterday. this morning, we'll see if he thinks we're winning the war on isis and the controversial prisoner swap for bowe bergdahl. >>> and why nearly two months later after the train crash in new york family members are struggling to come to terms with what happened. >>> and our special, do you believe? this morning, who is god today? we'll delve deep into that issue and a lot more when we see you on a tuesday morning here on "today." >> we have been enjoying that series very much. >> thank you so much. i think there are a lot of provocative questions that we just need to see where faith is in america right now. >> thank you, guys. see you in 10 or 11 minutes. >> you got it. >>> two minutes, we have seen two minutes of sunshine so far as it is just coming above the horizon. this is a live view from cent

. >> we'll say hello to savannah guthrie and willie geist. >> good morning to you. >> nice to see you. coming up on the show the overnight developments on harrison ford's frightening crash landing. this morning we'll hear from him from the cockpit moments before the accident. >>> then consumer news. the five things not to buy at the popular big box stores. >>> then get ready to be taken to church. because we have a live performance when we see you on this friday morning right here on "today." >> yes, it certainly does. we'll see you at 7:00. thanks. >> see you in a bit. >> see you. >>> and good morning. taking a live look outside right now as the sun continues to come up. it's going to be a very cold day. i almost said beautiful day, but it will be cold and beautiful at the same time. we'll see plenty of sunshine for us today, but the main concern is going to be icy conditions. so especially along sidewalks, side streets and even your major roads, take it easy. we're tracking record cold this morning and then bitter cold conditions settling in for us heading throughout the rest of the

the president spoke to savannah guthrie about yemen during his super bowl interview. >> we've been continuing putting pressure on al qaeda in that region. >> can you do that without a government that's a partner? >> we feel confident we can maintain that pressure. >> reporter: instead yemen is in a state of collapse u.s.-backed government there, which used to help washington fight extremists was driven out of the capital in february by rebels who are still on the march. overtime weekend, the government lost another city the country's third largest to the rebels. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting. meanwhile the white house announced it plans to host iraq's prime minister on april 14th. the white house also says japan's prime minister will visit the white house and be the guest of honor at a state dinner on april 28th. >>> china's president will also make a state visit to the u.s. later this year. >> announcer: now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >>> so far we're on track to a cold monday. the first monday of spring certainly feels like winter with below

jamie sullivan told savannah guthrie this morning she felt like the plane had no brakes. >> and thenhe rocks and then i saw the water and i would's at that moment your mind goes what happens if you go into the water? do planes sin snk do they float? will i ever see my kids again? >> reporter: take a look at this. we have video passengers took with their cell phones. jamie was sitting in the front row. she says the most emotional moment for her actually came after the plane stopped and she saw the pilot walk out of the cockpit. >> and i looked right at him and he looked right at me and i sort of became unglued in that moment because here's this man who saw what i saw and his only concern was for his passengers. he walked right up to me and put his arm and me and said "i'm going to get you off this plane." and he did. >> jamie flies regularly for work and normally feels safe she says on planes. about two dozen people were actually hurt on that flight but none of the other injuries were serious, thank goodness. >> thanks barbara. >>> the next nbc 4 allstate community shred scheduled for

. >> good morning to matt lauer and savannah guthrie. >> good morning to you. >> we have breaking newsines and four soldiers missing after a military helicopter crashed. we'll have the latest live from the pentagon. >>> and ambassador mark lipford is joining us for his first sbe view since being attacked by someone with a knife in south korea. >>> those stories, plus the new drug just approved by the fda that promised to eliminate the double chin. is it too good to be true? and when is it available. >>> and florence anderson is here. why the american favorite television mom says she feels better at 81 than she did at 30. that's here when we get started on a wednesday morning here at "today." >> we are still laughing over the double chin thing. >> you have nothing to worry about. >> but i will be asking if it can be applied to other parts of the body. >> okay. see you guys at 7:00. >> all right. >>> good morning. as we look to the rest of your wednesday heading into the afternoon, temperatures will be above average once again. so a mild afternoon on tap for us. dealing with a little bit

." >> we get a preview from matt lauer and savannah guthrie. good morning. >> good morning. >> hey, vai and tracy. good to see you. >> coming up this morning, al's got the latest on this nasty winter storm causing problems for tens of millions today. >>> also ahead, hillary clinton now says she wants her e-mails released to the public. that controversy on her probable run for the white house. >>> plus the woman trapped on an icy island in maine. why she's there and what it will take to get her home. >>> and one on one with vince vaughn to talk about his new comedy, his new crime drama and for some reason savannah asked me to ask him about issues when we get started here on a thursday morning on "today." >> no. >> fetishes. >> never mind. i don't know. >> now we've got to watch and find out. >> yeah. vince vaughn. >> thanks, guys. we'll see you in about ten minutes. fetishes and all. >> all right. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> well march storms tend to be different types. and this

savannah guthrie has the story. >> many people know little about scientology, beyond it is the religionlebrities like tom cruise and john travolta. all of that may change with the documentary going clear, scientology and the prison of belief. >> you take on a matrix of thought that is not your own. >> going clear premiers on hbo later this month, on the heels of major buzz and back lash at the sun dance film festival in january. >> way deeply convinced we were going to save the world. >> the film makes explosive claims about the most prominent personalities, like the accusation the church helped tom cruise tap nicole kidman's phone as their marriage was ending. they vehemently deny and cruz says that absolutely never happened it is a lie. the film explores the conditions that some of scientology's more average members say they endured. >> you're in such a mental state that you're very controlled very suggestible. >> deals they say led them to leave scientology and speak to the film makers about their experiences. the church of scientology has pushed back strongly against the film which

she had discussed her technical know-how during an interview with savannah guthrie in 2011. >> you mentioned i have to wonder, do you -- how many people have your personal e-mail address? do you use your blackberry a lot? do you like technology? >> i do. >> are you good at it? >> i'm okay for someone of my generation. but no i have a lot of security restraints on what i can and can't do. but i do try to stay in touch as much as possible and electronically is by far the easiest way to do that. >> are you a blackberry addict? >> i'm an aficionado. not sure about the addict part. >> joining me now for our daily fix, chris cillizza and jonathan capehart. there's been a lot of criticism back and forth when these laws took effect. is there a political effect here as she prepares to roll out her campaign in april? >> so i'm 100% prepared to let people debate the legal implications here and was the flaw place, it was not was something violated. i believe the original story said it may have been a violation. that said, i'm not really prepared to debate people on the political implications, which seem

. -- guthrie. during the 50's, joe mccarthy had a random number generator that created how many spies were in the government. of course, we dismiss that as part of the hysteria. is the attitude of the panel that joe mccarthy's years were low? -- figures were low? >> mccarthy was right about the larger point. the u.s. government had been severely infiltrated by soviet spies. he was wrong about most of the details. mccarthy, of the people he named, several of them we now know were soviets buys. a number of the people he named were not. the problem was mccarthy, his charges were scatter shot. john and i in april -- a book we wrote, talk about you make up stupid charges and the people don't even bring -- believe the real ones. >> golos jupiter -- jay jupiter. how would you compare edward snowden and the current wiki leakers to the disclosure is going on back then? are they more dangerous, more valuable? how does that compare? >> thank you very much. >> one of the huge differences is it is a different s