jenna ortega had hopes of one day seeing saturday night live in person.s weekend, the 20-year-old gets to host it. >> i remember when i was younger, i tried to come in but i was not of age so they just took me on a tour instead. >> reporter: that has made it even easier for the breakout star of netflix's adams family spinoff, wednesday, to feel right at home. >> i don't want people to think like i am like my character, wednesday. >> you are freaking people out. >> i can't win. >> i try to challenge myself anytime that i can and i have not done a lot of theater so i hope at one point i do a show or something. it is nice to have energy to feed on. >> reporter: snl said on the viral energy of her dance in this week's promo. >> are you being serious? >> reporter: indicative of her show's success. >> we weren't anticipating any attention at all and for it to have been received and for the most part i want to say positively, it is really exciting for all of us. >> reporter: she remains on the dark side in theaters this weekend, starting in scream six but come s

>> yes. ♪ ♪ >> jenna ortega is gearing up to host "saturday night live" tonight.the star of the netflix streaming series "wednesday" and the face behind that viral dance. you can see him along with musical guest the 1975. that's live on nbc bay area at 8:30 and again at 11:30 after our 11:00 news. >>> it's just about 7:52. up next, a quick look at the top stories, crews working to repair this washed out >>> welcome back. before we get to our top stories this morning, here is what you can expect tomorrow morning on sunday today with willie geist. good morning. >> good morning. tomorrow morning my conversation with idris elba on his new detective series "luther" which includes a not-so-subtle conversation about his call to be the next james bond. >> i didn't write that. i remember seeing that in the skrimt and it was like, are we sure, bro? they were like, yeah, let's do it. you know, a little fun. >> was that a nod to the outside calls for you to call james bond? >> no. i think those who know know. >> a sunday sit-down with idris elba plus the morning's latest head

now she's likely to be a hit movie premiering this week and she's hosting saturday night live, jenna ortegau can see her along with other musical guests live right here on nbc bay area at 8:30 and again at 11:30 after our 11:00 newscast. we were talking about winter. >> it's still going. spring is supposed to start in 10 days no sign of it yet. our attention will really focus on monday night and tuesday some storms with heavy rain we do get a break wednesday and thursday. let's keep it going. ce >>> tonight, the unrelenting rain and catastrophic flooding in california. a major levee breaks, raging waters flooding into communities below, thousands forced to evacuate roads washed away, homes underwater, residents had to be rescued, and now more rain is on the way. >>> new fallout from the second-biggest bank failure ever companies may not be able to pay employees, and sellers on etsy say they're no longer getting paid. >> those funds feed my family and pay my bills. >>> a new spring break warning from texas authorities to stay out of mexico becaus

. >> and jenna ortega putting her knowledge to the test. >> i knew it.you know i knew it. >> zendaya, florence, and stylish stars take fashion week by storm and the pint-sized sensation how she captured the heart of michael b. jordan. >> both them are really sweet and helpful. >> i

starting on march 20th i like ranch and i like ice cream, but i don't think that marriage works >>> jenna ortega, fine. are you being serious? >> yeah. >> yes ♪ ♪ >> so the screen star is set to make her hosting debut with musical guest the 1975 it airs right here on nbc. >>> today's shot of the day, rocking the rims at the men's sec tournament >> smith, two-on-one davis, alley-oop, got t it, oh, what a play, shawn jones jr >> coming up clutch in overtime catching that fast break alley-oop with one hand and slamming it down over florida's defense. the bulldogs advance with a win in overtime. >>> team usa is making their final preparations for the world baseball classic they played a pair of exhibition games against the giants and angels before the start of their campaign the u.s. is looking for their second straight win at the wb dwbc, having won the last tournament in 2017. their first game is against great britain. it's full on kickin' off baseball season. >>> we> we go, w go,e want w te welcome a new addition the bundle of joy came into the world at 6 pounds and 12 ounces world at 6 pounds an

there's a new generation, new generation embracing jenna ortega.any teacher at nevermore academy. where the outsiders and the children with supernatural talents are going. she's the only normie3 teacher. she has no supernatural skills. turns out she's not as nice as she seemed to be in the beginning. passive-aggressive. >> stephen: sure. the apple does not fall far from the tree. what do you think about people rediscovering wednesday addams and that character. >> christina: it's really fun. she's a great character. you think about role models for young people. that's a great character. she knows who she is. she's never going to conform. she's never going to try to be what everybody thinks she should be. she'll never change to please anyone. that's pretty great. [cheers and applause] >> stephen: i agree. you've been working since you were just a kid and you work with some amazing people. christopher lloyd, anjelica huston, cher. when you were young, did anybody take you aside and say hey, this is how show business works did anyone try to educate you

jenna ortega stars in this one. legendary sports spin-off takes number three. >> you see that man right there? do you remember him? >> michael b. jordan peace "creed iii" has outearned the first two "creed" movies. thanks for joining me this morning, i'm christine romans. "cnn this morning" starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone, we are >>> good morning, everyone, here are the five things you need to know for monday, march 20th. donald trump making a push to avoid criminal charges. in the stormy daniels case, one of his allies will testify before a new york jury today, and this all comes as trump claimed that he will be arrested tomorrow but the timing of any potential indictment remains unclear. >> a lot more on that. and another roller coaster week for financial markets began as a major bank takeover is announced. swiss relagulators announced ub is buying credit suisse. asian and european markets are down. vladimir putin playing host today to chinese president xi jinping. the two leaders are set to meet in m

jenna ortega stars in this one.here? do you remember him? >> michael b. jordan peace "creed iii" has outearned the first two "creed" movies. thanks for joining me this morning, i'm christine romans. "cnn this morning" starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone, we are >>> good morning, everyone, here are the five thingne

jenna ortega, who plays wednesday adams on "wednesday" hosted with musical guest the 1975. >>> latelyt whether he'll be the next james bond. there has been something of a popular uprising to get him the role since daniel craig moved on, but elba says it's not happening and at the moment he's busy playing luther, john luther, a british crime solving hero with a slightly harder edge than bond. the 50-year-old elba worked as a young man at the ford manufacturing plant where his father works before moving to america to chase an acting dream that now has far exceeded anything he ever imagined. idris and i got together in new york this week for a "sunday sitdown." it is hard work being john luther, the good cop with a dark side, played for more than a decade now by idris elba. >> because i'm ready. >> it looks fun as a viewer to play this character. >> nope. >> no? >> no. >> just brutal? you're getting beat up so much? >> getting up at 4:00 a.m. in the rain, cold. i'm just like, can we do a luther where he's in hawaii? >> i smell a sequel. luther in hawaii. >> i've played him for ten years.

going to be on our show. [ cheers and applause kerry washington on our show [ cheers and applause jenna ortegaapplause lucy liu will be here. plus, we have great music from macklemore, st. vincent, and shakira. [ cheers and applause all this week, here on our show [ cheers and applause hot. hot show nbc, man crushing it. this is great. crushing it this week. what a show we have here tonight though he is a three-time grammy winner, who is one of the new coaches on "the voice," which airs mondays and tuesdays on nbc. chance the rapper is here, tonight. >> steve: oh [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: "yah know. by the way, he always brings it and his performance -- did you see his rehearsal today? >> questlove: nah, nah dude, this guy's unbelievable. it's like an art piece it's called "yah know," y-a-h. "yah know. >> steve: "yah know. >> jimmy: yeah, "yah know. and here, i'll give you a taste of it. >> steve: just a piece >> jimmy: here's a piece ♪ ♪ how will how will i know ♪ >> jimmy: i'm stopping right there. [ cheers and applause he's like -- he's rapping. he's in, like, almost like a a box of d