host: this is mary in indianapolis on our independent line. caller: good morning. thank you for having me on this morning. i sat here for the last two hours listening to everyone's opinions which i value, but three things came out that speech last night that i would like to voice my opinion on. one, just the beginning, president trump coming in and seeing both sides acting not very engaged for the u.s. citizen. that is one. two, i am a mother, and i am appalled when he said that a human being was taken, they life was taken, not one democrat stood up to that mother as she was grieving for her daughter. that is a disgrace. two, when our prisoner is brought home, not one democrat stood up and applauded for that man being brought back to the homeland. three, again, appalled. a little boy with brain cancer. he is acknowledged, and not one democrat stood up to acknowledge that young man. i don't know what the democrat'' policies are anymore, i don't know what they are fighting anymore, but between the speech and these people are supposed to represent us in the united sta

in indianapolis, i have a sisterhood of programs similar to years. it is smaller. but god is using me also to help people. i get out and mentor people. and i give out tracks every week as god has provided me. you just keep on doing what you are doing, son. i am praying for you. host: all right, carol. jack brewer? guest: thank you so much, carol. that means a lot. i know we are getting announced as democrats, republicans, and independents. it shows politics cannot divide us. the word of god unites all. no matter where you stand politically, our faith speaks very loud. i think we all see the need in our nation, particularly when it comes to the demographic we are talking about. we all know we need uplifting. we know the only way to improve on things happening across our nation is the word of god, prayer, and the fear of god. we are establishing that again in this nation. it has been incredible to hear from so many different people. the last caller, thank you for your prayers. i pray for your mission as well. just know we are on one accord. host: jack brewer, how do

fedex told fox the flight was on its way to indianapolis when the bird with strike occurred.pany releasing a statement saying in part, quote, fedex 3609 from newark to indianapolis experienced a bird strike during takeoff. our crew declared an emergency and returned safely to newark. we are thankful for the quick actions of our crew and first responders. transportation secretary sean duffy also weighing in on x to write that that these bird strikes are not uncommon. he says over 19,000 happened in 2023 and 4-6% of these strikes result in aircraft damage. he also praised the pilots of this cargo plane writing on x, quote: video from the incident if shows the quick-thinking pilots returning the plane to land safely while the engine is on fire. my thanks and admiration go out to them for their professionalism and execution under extreme pressure. but we know this scare comes on the heels of three fatal plane crashes at the start of the year and other close calls in the sky leaving people on high alert. transportation secretary duffy pointed to pilot error as a playing a role in

the faa says the plane was headed from new jersey to indianapolis this morning, but had to circle back a bird strike. you can see flames and smoke shooting out of the engine. luckily, the plane made it back to newark. three people were on board. nobody hurt. aviation experts say bird strikes like this are not uncommon. but this level of damage to the engine is unusual. the faa and the ntsb are investigating. well, the oscars are tomorrow, and the ceremony is usually a chance to celebrate hollywood's biggest stars. but this year, it comes just weeks after wildfires devastated entire neighborhoods in los angeles, impacting countless of film industry workers. nbc's david noriega reports. hollywood is rolling out the red carpet for its biggest night of the year, as los angeles gears up for the 97th academy awards. but this year, oscars weekend feels different, with many in the entertainment business still reeling from the devastating wildfires that ravaged swaths of l.a. everything is gone. we've just been. bj and adrian mcdonnell lost their home in malibu, which had been in bj's family fo

the nfl combine continues in indianapolis with defensive backs and tight ends working out today. that includes a trio of cal cornerback snow williams. the biggest name ran a 4, 5.40, yard dash craig woodson, marcus harris ran for for fives. and of course they did a variety of speed and agility drills as well. wide receivers will take center stage tomorrow and that includes one of the more intriguing wideouts in this year's draft. stanford's ellich i a man or who has now profiles as a second round pick. i am an ercot 63 for 831 yards and 6 touchdowns this past season and expects to be a difference maker at the next level. the first place. a lot of things that you guys are doing, a lot of sacrifice that you have to make and i was going to make those sacrifices. i i can show people around those tax actions and it something that emanates from you and it made leads and that of people. >> stanford basketball gearing up for a big emotional weekend. the cardinal host smu on senior day tomorrow. it was just 4 weeks ago the mustangs blue stanford out of the gym in dallas. but to be fair, t

segun la empresa, el vuelo que despego de nueva jersey rumbo a indianapolis choco contra un pajaro, po que el motor se e encendiera y tuviera que regresar al aeropuerto. >> fedex. you need a bird were declaring emergency returning the airfield. >> el avion contact a partir five five y let them know. >> one emergency still indicating ride on fire. >> el audio indica que la emergencia ocurrio cuando la aeronave ya estaba a cientos de pies de altura. por precaucion, el trafico aereo quedo su suspendido por varias horas y nadie resulto herido. la administracion federal de aviacion dijo que el impacto dano uno de los motores del boeing 707 y la junta nacional de seguridad en el transporte investiga este incidente. la casa blanca confirmo que los documentos confiscados por el fbi en maralago han sido devueltos al presidente donald trump. de momento, se desconoce si entre las cajas tomadas por esta agencia en 2022 hay material clasificado. sin e embargo, trump celebro la decision en truth social diciendo. el departamento de justicia acaba de devolver las cajas por las que el desquiciado jack

. >> the faa said the plane bound from new jersey to indianapolis circle back to the airport after astrike. >> no injuries were reported and tonight, fedex, banking it's pilots, cruise and first responder. john cox sai hudson in 2009, both engines d knoc strikeson u areairways. not uncommon but to cause this level of damage to an engine is unusual. >> this was a pretty good strike, the pilots are trained for this, they shut the engine down and return for a safe landing. >> the most notable bird strike, the miracle on the hudson in 2009. everyone on board survived. today's engine fire is the latest in a string of frightening high-profile aviation incidents. nbc news senior correspondent tom costello spoke with transportation secretary sean duffy, he assured the american public it still safe to fly. >> it's the safest mode of transportation. there is 1 billion people, 1 billion passengers who fly a year in the u.s., 35 million flights, and very few incidents, and it's very safe. >> you were just saying that bird strikes are actually more commonhan a lot of people realize? >> reporter:

segun la empresa, el vuelo que despego de nueva jersey rumbo a indianapolis choco contra un pajaro, po que el motor se incendiara. >> you had a bird. >> we're declarando emergency returning the airfield. >> contact a partir eight five five y let him know. >> one emergency still indicated right on fire. >> y bueno, ese audio indica que la emergencia ocurrio cuando la aeronave ya estaba a cientos de pies de altura. nadie resulto herido, por fortuna, y la junta nacional de seguridad en el transporte lo esta investigando y segun la faa, este tipo de incidentes con aves han ido en aumento, pero rara vez causan tanto dano. y diez personas estan en el hospital despues del caos ocurrido este sabado en el centro de convenciones de dallas. alli se estaba rea realizando el campeonato nacional de estrellas de la a asociacion de porristas. las autoridades dijeron que una pelea provoco un ruido y esto desato una estampida entre los presentes que creyeron que era por un tiroteo. el lugar fue evacuado como medida de precaucion y nada mas. este siguiente caso. una camara corporal de un agente muestra

you can look that up, channel 59 in indianapolis.t is kind of funny that all these people are badmouthing trump and everything -- i can't believe it -- anyway, you always look up whenever a democrat gets on there and you let them go on and on, but you don't look up the stuff on a republican says something. you start listening to see if you can find something -- i kissed -- i just cannot believe it. i have listened to years but i'm getting close to cutting you off not watching anymore. i used to watch cnn and msnbc and all of them, but it was so much hate from the democrats, i cannot watch it anymore. i hope you will do better, mimi, and be fair. host: thanks for your feedback, sarah. this is speaker mike johnson on x with the picture saying preparationsrenderway to welcome potus for his joint address to congress tomorrow night. it is going to be big! this is mary in vermont, democrat. caller: hi, good to see you this morning. i just have three short things to say. the first is that i am not going to watch tonight. and the second is t

in indianapolis we flirt with 250 miles an hour on the straightaways, cornering at over 22025 miles an power steering, it's physical in the cockpits hawaii's why our drivers are athletes through and through. >> reporter: speaking of -- you won -- i mean, i don't know -- [laughter] you won this race here in st. petersburg. what does it take to just dominate the 14 turns, the 1.8 miles, the variability of this type of track in. >> it's a tough track. there's very little time to rest, so it bringing manies in that physicality side of it. there's nothing that really replicates the forces inside the car, so there's something we call driver fit, race fit. no one's race fit in the first race of the season, so the physicality is quite high. it is zero or room for error. it's a great place to start the season. it's one of the races drivers love to win because they're kicking off the year in such a fun spot. 27 people and 100 lap ares, it's a heck of a race. >> reporter: i rode yesterday in one of the two-seaters, and he said it feel like you're holding three times your weight for a hundred laps

you're the president of the indianapolis motor if speed ifway, so i guess my question to you is sincecar and indycar, what draws fans to indycar versus nascar? >> obviously, the cars are completely different. we are fortunate, we get to host both of them. the indycars are much faster, 240 miles an hour, and nascar ie an hour range. these are the differences. but the cars are absolutely different. these are nimble, fast if race cars. built to bump and bang and go long distances. >> reporter: i notice there aren't treads on the tires. why is that? >> you want as much of your tire touching the ground as possible. on our streetcar, we want to move the rain through the grooves in the tires. you want all the rubber on the racetrack. the faster you can go around corners. it is kind of weird. it doesn't make it slicker, they heat up, and it headaches the car stick more to the ground. >> reporter: interesting. you have decades of motor sport experience, you're very impressive. how have you seen indycar grow is change over the last several years? >> the the series is growing very, very fast, we

the flight was headed to indianapolis and had to turn around. the strike damaged one of the boeing engines, as you see on your screen. that plane is disabled. they're on the runway. the faa will investigate. fedex says the crews returned safely to the airport. and, of course, this is amid other aviation disasters and near disasters over the last two months. a live look for you now at the white hououse this morning, where it is quiet after yesterday's heated exchange between president trump and vice president vance and ukrainian president zelensky. yesterday's meeting was intended to be a negotiation over ukraine's sharing of its rare earth minerals, but suddenly turned into a confrontation. nbc's julie sirkin was there. what began as a meeting to discuss a historic peace deal that could have ended the brutal war in ukraine, quickly spiraled into a standoff between president trump, ukrainian president zelensky and vice president vance. you've allowed yourself to be in a very bad position, and it happens to be right about from the very beginning o

that plane was headed to indianapolis.ay the emergency landing caused air traffic to be briefly halted as a precaution, and operations resumed shortly after. rescue workers in peru pulled a toddler from a well overnight. it happened in the region of orellana, about 400 miles northeast of the capital city, lima. the child was taken to the hospital by helicopter. we don't know the condition of the child tonight or how they ended up trapped in the well. a championship indoor football team based in san jose is looking for players to fill the roster. ktvu james torres reports from san jose city college, where the team put on open tryouts. >> about 50 athletes want a chance. >> i just want an opportunity to compete. >> to compete with a professional championship team. the bay area panthers, an indoor football team based out of san jose. >> we'll have guys that will travel from florida and texas and chicago. you just never know where people come from because again, the bay area panthers name means something into the arena footbal

. >> well a long time ago i did drive the madden bus to start off the nfl season around indianapolisedway so i think that beast would be quite an upgrade even though it's still heavy. not an actual boss. that would be pretty fun. even better if he was in the car. >> jesse: obviously. i'm sure he would talk your ear off. do you know what this is like? you are new at this, you've just kind of become politically awake recently. you kind of got involved in this campaign. how does this feel for you? >> i mean it's like now every day i watch the news, i want you to keep up with what's going on and thank goodness you have 13 producers to keep you informed because that helps keep me informed. but i'm just realizing that it's important and that what happens inside the government really matters. i feel like proud to be on the right side of it and to be promoting these positive things. just for instance the fact that we are trying to get, you know, men out of women sports, things like that. these are important issues that affect people for real. and it's exciting. i kind of like d.c., i've been

host: this is mary in indianapolis on our independent line. caller: good morning. thank you for having me on this morning. i sat here for the last two hours listening to everyone's opinions which i value, but three things came out that speech last night that i would like to voice my opinion on. one, just the beginning, president trump coming in and seeing both sides acting not very engaged for the u.s. citizen. that is one. two, i am a mother, and i am appalled when he said that a human being was taken, they life was taken, not one democrat stood up to that mother as she was grieving for her daughter. that is a disgrace. two, when our prisoner is brought home, not one democrat stood up and applauded for that man being brought back to the homeland. three, again, appalled. a little boy with brain cancer. he is acknowledged, and not one democrat stood up to acknowledge that young man. i don't know what the democrat'' policies are anymore, i don't know what they are fighting anymore, but between the speech and these people are supposed to represent us in the united sta

in indianapolis, i have a sisterhood of programs similar to years. it is smaller. is using me also to help people. i get out and mentor people. and i give out tracks every week as god has provided me. you just keep on doing what you are doing, son. i am praying for you. host: all right, carol. jack brewer? guest: thank you so much, carol. that means a lot. i know we are getting announced as democrats, republicans, and independents. it shows politics cannot divide us. the word of god unites all. no matter where you stand politically, our faith speaks very loud. i think we all see the need in our nation, particularly when it comes to the demographic we are talking about. we all know we need uplifting. we know the only way to improve on things happening across our nation is the word of god, prayer, and the fear of god. we are establishing that again in this nation. it has been incredible to hear from so many different people. the last caller, thank you for your prayers. i pray for your mission as well. just know we are on one accord. host: jack brewer, how do you get

aviÓn tras chocar con un pÁjaro durante su despegue en el aeropuerto de new jersey con destino a indianÁpolis el mal tiempo provoca otro aterrizaje forzoso. un aviÓn con 31 personas a bordo parten de springfield con destino a houston, pero se desvÍan en texas en medio de ufuerte turbulencia. cinco pasajeros tienen heridas. varios vuelos en la zona tienen que desviar debido a las condiciones atmosfÉricas incluidos dos de la lÍnea aÉrea american. esta maÑana el mundo sigue pendiente de la salud del papa francisco. sabemos que ya no necesita ventilaciÓn mecÁnica. en un indicio que habÍa superado riesgo de una crisis respiratoria. en vivo, desde el hospital en roma marÍa antonieta collins tiene la nueva informaciÓn. muy buenos dÍas. adelante. marÍa: buenos dÍas. quiero decirte que el primer parte sobre la salud del papa de esta maÑana en el dÍa 18 de su hospitalizaciÓn a quien el hospital a nuestras espaldas dice que durmiÓ toda la noche tranquilo y que descanso. fuentes vaticanas aseguran que hoy apenas el papa se despertÓ desayuno y comenzÓ sus terapias. dijiste bien ya no estÁ utilizando esto

we're running in indianapolis tomorrow a high of 57 degrees and a lot more time to feel like spring across the region. and 40s with clear skies, so bundle up. hopefully you are staying cozy in your home. 36 in santa rosa to 37 down in pleasanton. those low 40s kari us through palo alto, down into south san jose and los gatos. let's take a look at our morning start here in corte madera. clear. in the 40s we get lots of sunshine mixed in there by the mid morning hours. so >>> and that is a look at your mixed bag forecast. guys? >> we appreciate you. thanks so hutch, angie. >>> just ahead right here spring break travel. break travel. speaking of woman: we've waited so long for this spa day. oh yeah? shingles doesn't care. shingles is a painful, blistering rash that can last for weeks. grandmother: we got the best seats in the house! ha! shingles doesn't care. 99% of adults 50 years or older already have the virus that causes shingles inside them, and it can reactivate any time. guest of honor: everyone's here for my birthday! cute. shingles doesn't care. but shingrix protects! only shingrix i

fort worth, seattle, kansas city, memphis, and indianapolis to name a few. they are between 59 and 64 years old. the tower and radar facilities also require attention. the average faa operated tower is 36 years old. this estate -- to sustain these legacy systems and enhance the deployed critical safety and modernization programs, the faa projects it will need $6 billion annually for its facilities and equipment. to be clear, we have experienced success. . last year, the agency and naca were able to fast-track the deployment of the initiative that will help comptrollers mitigate the risks of wrong service landings and runway incursions. now we need to deploy it to other air traffic facilities. we have continued the involvement of a collaborative partner will ensure that the faa continues to deliver on these initiatives to industry safe holders -- stakeholders on time and at cost savings to the american taxpayers. recently, transportation secretary sean duffy stated he want to -- wanted to ensure the best and brightest serve as air traffic controllers. naca wh

. >> hi to our kids back in indianapolis. >> happy friday from georgia. >> north carolina. >> sarasotato the "today" show. today is lisa's 60th birthday. >> happy, happy. happy 60th. we've got a lot of great folks out there on our plaza. we've got a lot of folks out there. >>eah. thanks for joining us on a friday morning. by the way, come back next week, too, because we have a slew of stars. check out this lineup. kat -- cate blanchett, stanley tucci, chrissy teigen and patrick schwarzenegger all stopping by. >> i like how you said that, a slew. >> a slew of stars. >> it's a two-syllable slew. >> it's south carolina. >>> we will start with the space x rocket explosion. the incident forced ground stops, major delays, too. marissa parra is at miami international for the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so all morning we have been watching planes taking off from here at miami international. but there was a time where that was not happening because it was less than ten minutes after launch. we saw ground stops in fort lauderdale and miami. that was because of concer

. >> good morning to our kids back in indianapolis. >> today i turn 60. >> hi to my mom in tennessee.o. >> jumping up and down. >> that's the spirit we need right now, too, on a monday. let's get right to your news at 8:00. we're going to start with the dangerous wildfires raging in the carolinas this morning. fire crews are battling dry conditions and gusty winds, too. in south carolina, more than 175 fires are burning, forcing evacuations across the state. the governor there declaring a state of emergency. no word this morning on how these fires started, but let's check in with al, who is looking at the conditions there. good morning. >> good morning, guys. and good morning to you. the problem is it's been bone dry along the eastern seaboard. the winds were really gusting. they're dying down a little bit today, but that fire threat will continue for the next couple of days until we get some wet weather coming on in here. in the meantime, we've got 8 million people out west looking at winter storm watches, warnings and blizzard warnings. at the same time, just to the east of there t

fort worth, seattle, kansas city city, memphis and indianapolis to name a few. a are between 59-64 years old. the tower and rater facilities also require attention. the average faa operator tower is the 36 years old. this to sustaining of these assistance as well as to enhance and support critical safety and modernization programs the faa projects it will need $6 billion annually for its facilities and equipment account. to be clear we have experienced success. last year the agency and natca were able to fast-track the deployment of the surface awareness initiative call the tool that will help controllers mitigate the risk of wrong landings in runway incursions. now we need to do point to other traffic facility. natca's involvement as a partner will ensure that the faa continues to deliver on these initiatives to industry stakeholders and the flying public on time and and cost savings to the american taxpayer. transportation secretary sean duffy said he wanted to ensure illinois. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding o

all the towns around us, fort wayne, indiana, indianapolis -- we are kind of caught in the middle ofth towns. they have grown quite a bit, especially fort wayne had a big factory, truck factory, go in fort wayne that helped out quite a bit. but -- until we get this oil straightened out, start transporting our oil to other countries, that will be a big market for the united states. host: that was steve in indiana. we will go to tyrone in new york, line for democrats. caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. republicans, conservative republicans, have been calling for the destruction of our federal government when they were talking about making our government small enough to drown in the bathtub. the financial crisis coming up, i believe, is just going to be another part of what they do. in the democratic party is going to have to come in and try to clean up this mess, as usual. the other problem that i see is that when they call for the destruction of our government, and make it small enough -- again, to drown it in the bathtub -- they do not recognize the fact that other peop

all the towns around us, fort wayne, indiana, indianapolis -- we are kind of caught in the middle ofth towns. they have grown quite a bit, especially fort wayne had a big factory, truck factory, go in fort wayne that helped out quite a bit. but -- until we get this oil straightened out, start transporting our oil to other countries, that will be a big market for the united states. host: that was steve in indiana. we will go to tyrone in new york, line for democrats. caller: good morning, thanks for taking my call. republicans, conservative republicans, have been calling for the destruction of our federal government when they were talking about making our government small enough to drown in the bathtub. the financial crisis coming up, i believe, is just going to be another part of what they do. in the democratic party is going to have to come in and try to clean up this mess, as usual. the other problem that i see is that when they call for the destruction of our government, and make it small enough -- again, to drown it in the bathtub -- they do not recognize the fact that other peop

here in indianapolis i have a sisterhood of programs similar to yours. it's a smaller but god is using the also to help people. i get out and mentor people and they give out tracks every week as god has provided me. you just keep on doing what you are doing, son. i am praying for you. >> host: all right, carol. jack brewer trudges thank o much, carol. that means a lot. i know we're getting announced as democrats, republicans and independents but i think this entire interview and call and interaction shows our politics can't divide us. the word of god unites all. no matter where you stand politically, our faith speaks very loud. i think we alls see the need in our nation, particularly when it comes to the demographic were talking about. we all know that we need uplifting. we all know that the only way we can improve on the things that are happening across our nation is through the word of god and prayer and a fear of god we are establishing that again in this nation. it's been truly incredible to hear from so many different people. the last caller, thank