tonight his wife speaks out for the first time to matt lauer. >>> showdown. they're camped out at the supreme court on the eve of a case some are calling the biggest in a generation. tonight the high stakes over health care. >>> hiring our heroes. nbc news joining forces to help more than a million unemployed veterans get back to work. >>> and back to the future as a tv favorite finally returns. how life is imitating art for tv favorite finally returns. how life is imitating art for today's mad men and women. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. almost one month after an unarmed florida teenager was shot to death by a neighborhood watch volunteer, the demands for an arrest in the case only seem to be growing louder. calls for justice echoed across several american cities today, even as new witness accounts raise more questions about just what happened when young trayvon martin and that volunteer, george zimmerman, came face to face on a darkened pathway. zimmerman's defenders are stepping forward, shedding new light on his version o

talks exclusively to matt lauer. >>> is it a cure for diabetes for those who qualify? stunning news tonight about weight loss surgery. >>> andeep dive. the man who brought us titanic takes his own daring voyage straight down seven miles under the sea. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with a basic question for everybody. can congress force you to buy health insurance? more than that, can they charge you a penalty if you choose not to? that question of course is also at the crux of the health plan that may be known forever at obamacare. this is there question the supreme court now gets to answer. they haven't done this often, but they're allowing lawyers to file before them and argue both sides of this case for three days. then they'll decide. because unlike some of the court's decisions, this one will ultimately impact on every last one of us. we begin our coverage tonight with our justice correspondent pete williams at the court. pete, good evening. >> and brian, there hasn't been anything like this in the court's modern history. six hours

hear what she had to say about her husband in an exclusive interview with matt lauer. the news starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. two high-profile families have joined the search for a missing 15-year-old girl in the south bay. sierra lamar has been missing over a we can and two families who have both experienced the pain of a kidnapping are helping with the search and left-hand side their expertise to the family. nbc bay area's kimberly terry is in morgan hill at the site of a new search center with the latest for us. >> reporter: diane, the shut-down burnett elementary school in morgan hill will reopen tuesday as the official search center for sierra lamar. her family spent time getting things ready as they refocus their energy toward more organized searches. in gilroy, a south valley community church sunday morning services dedicated to sierra lamar. the 15-year-old was last seen on march 16th in her morgan hill home before heading to school. >> it gets harder and harder but we're hanging in there. we're hopeful. we're not giving up. >> reporter: f

thank you, natalie. >> they'll give him a break. >>> who's wondering where in the world matt lauer is? he's actually left the building. matt, where are you right now? >> i'm at scott's gourmet just across from the studio. i'm about to get a little lottery fever. it's incredible. $500 million jackpot tomorrow. i'm here with kumar and manny. kumar, there's my 5 spot. i want five tickets, okay? and as i buy these, kevin tibbles is out in deerfield, illinois. he's about to buy a ticket as well. kevin, are we striking a deal here? >> reporter: i'm at the deerfield citgo in beautiful downtown deerfield, illinois. steven, hit me. and you know, matt, i've got to tell you, i would be more than happy to split these winnings with you, but you're going to have to find me first. >> 24. 19, 44 -- >> reporter: talk about a snowball. that mega millions jackpot just keeps growing. friday's draw, now the biggest ever. $500 million. and that's got a lot of folks screaming. >> buy some race cars, maybe. >> travel. >> maybe a lifetime supply of oreos. >> reporter: that's a lot of cookie dough. get it? >>

>> where in the world is matt lauer? >> here he's matt. lincoln roker? [ bell ringing ] >> reporter: what's your favorite morning show? >> i prefer not to say. >> reporter: what's the number one morning show in america? she's giving me something on the internet. there's your answer! siri is smart. do we love siri? >> i have mixed feelings. >> i turned her off. not the first woman i have turned off. >> i was going to say. >> you know, i was hitting the buttons. i just got it. she would just start talking when i didn't want her to. >> let's be honest. you're not mr. technology. >> you have to set it. you can turn it off so it doesn't do it. >> ask her the meaning of life, al. >> let's see. >> hold on. she's working. >> what's the meaning of life, siri? >> this is why i turned her off. >> we're hanging on her -- >> get back to us. >> i got nothing. >> the answer after your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. city police are investigating an early-morning sho

that's not what i want them to have. >> thankses to matt lauer. hannah marie is still grounded which means no tv, no internet. no word on her dad about whether or not she might be getting a new laptop. by the way, feel free to join the debate tonight on our website, rockcenternbc.com. >>> up next the third version of the ipad came out today. meanwhile, people are still figuring out extraordinary things the first two can do. >>> a bitter later on richard engel back from his trip inside japan's no-man's-land poisoned by radiation. >> this drugstore has been like this since the earthquake struck. all of these bottles thrown onto the floor. a moment frozen in time. the entire town was abandoned. no one's coming back. . grass gurus. doers. here's to more saturdays in the sun. and budgets better spent. here's to turning rookies - into experts and shoppers into savers. here's to picking up. trading up. mixing it up. to well-earned muddy boots. and a lot more - spring per dollar. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. show the yard w

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with matt lauer and ann curry. live from studio 1 a. >> i'm ann curry. >> i'm matt lawyer. we are covering breaking news noo toulouse x france. >>> the 24-year-old suspect bragged of killing people in a shooting after he told negotiators he wanted to die with weapons in his hands. >> we want to get to jim in toulouse this morning. jim, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, matt. well, it seems like this 30-hour siege is over. we are hearing from a number of police sources that the police assaulted the house minutes ago, that the gunman, mohammed merah fired at them. they fired back. merah is dead. there have been a number of wounded police. no word on police fatalities at this time. we have been here now, obviously, all through it. we are about 300 yards from the house. but, we have heard no ambulances yet arriving on the scene. we did hear two bursts of machine gunfire about ten or 15 rounds each. very small space between the two. earlier this morning, there were three more explosions, po

i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone, i'm savannah guthrie in for ann today. ear going to start with some breaking news this morning. a shooting at a school just a few hours ago in toulouse, france. witnesses say a gunman opened fire on a crowd before the start of classes, then drove away on a black scooter. >> this is extremely tragic on its own, but it was just last week when a man riding a similar scooter opened fire on uniformed paratroopers, killing three men in two separate attacks. we'll get the latest on the investigation in a live report straight ahead. >>> also, a case that has sparked outrage here at home, in florida, a neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed an unarmed teenager as he walked to his family's home in a gated community. the shooter claims he acted in self-defense. but the family of the 17-year-old who died believes the 911 calls tell a much different story. they believe race may have played a role. coming up the victim's mother speaks out in a live interview. >>> also the bizarre breakdown of the man behind that very popular onlin

i'm matt lauer >> good morning. i'm savannah guthrie in for ann. tornadoes haven't hit this part of southeastern michigan this early in the year in more than 60 years. >> it's a busy morning for emergency crews. they are spending the morning searching through debris. so far luckily no deaths or injuries have been reported. we'll get the latest ahead. >> and there is a verdict in the trial we have been watching closely here. a man was found guilty of murder but mentally ill in the shooting death of his co-worker's husband in a day care center by atlanta. he was sentenced to life without parole. during the trial a lot of attention was focused on the relationship between the shooter and the wife of the man who was killed. was she somehow involved? did she lie on the stand and could she face charges as well? we'll talk to the victim's family. >> here's a statistic that's probably going to sound alarming. on average each passenger jet in operation is hit by lightning once a year coming up, inside a place where they create their own lightning to make sur

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. you're looking at a scene in henryville, indiana, where a blanket of snow now covers the damage from friday's deadly tornado over there. >> two inches fell overnight. it doesn't sound like a lot but it could weigh down damaged structures making the work for cleanup crews more dangerous. the tornado in henryville was the largest of as many as 79 twisters that hit the region on friday and saturday. meanwhile, the death toll rose on sunday when a 15-month-old girl who was found in a field after a tornado destroyed her home and killed her family was taken off life support. coming up, her neighbor who risked his life to try to save them all will speak out in a live interview. >> compelling story and a new wall street journal poll on the eve of super tuesday that could be good news for mitt romney. and then the tragic death of an 18-year-old girl killed in an accident moments after she texted from behind the wheel that driving and facebooking is not safe. her parents are turning the loss in

i'm ann curry along with matt lauer and al roker.onals are chomping at the bit. >> they will talk about cool subjects. how often do you say rush limbaugh and lindsay lohan in the same sentence? they will weigh in on both high profile people and will be talking about the new bullying documentary that's attracting controversy as well. even as donny tries to put in his earpiece. >> he'll get that organized before they talk about it in the seg is meant. we'll also talk about stresses in marriage. it happens in every marriage and a new study is revealing that how your partner copes with stress could make or break your relationship in the long run. it starts the moment you say "i do." in fact it's important that first year of marriage. we'll get the results of the study coming up spp later on demi lovato entered the spotlight at the ender age of #. at 19 she's bouncing back after battling personal demons. coming up she'll open up about her recovery and perform for us live. >> that's a lot to get to. let's start inside at the news desk. nat

inside i'm matt lauer alongside ann curry.p next, the unusual request in court to get a mother of four accused of running a prostitution ring out of jail. >> and huguette clark died last year leaving behind a safe deposit box that was just opened for the first time in 70 years. we'll show you the multi-million dollar jewelry collection found inside. >> also, today's professionals join us this morning. savannah guthrie filling in for dr. nancy, by the way. they will tackle everything from the wildly successful kony to20 c campaign to an eye catching campaign about binge drinking before spring break. >> we begin with the new drama at the "desperate housewives" trial. a voicemail hints at a cover-up tied to her firing from the show. craig melvin has the story. good morning. >> reporter: ann, good morning to you. the plot thickens with the latest development. one can only imam -- imagine the defense scrambling to count there are mysterious voicemail that emerged, how they'll challenge the guy that allegedly left it. that is, if he

. >> i'm matt lauer. that army staff sergeant accused in the murder spree in afghanistan expected to meet with an attorney in kuwait for the first time since that alleged shooting rampage. >> many in afghanistan are expressing anger over the decision to move him out of the country. they believe he should face justice where the crime occurred. >> and a story getting a lot of attention. goldman sachs is dealing with the fallout from a public resignation letter from one of its executives that appeared in the new york times on wednesday. that former vice president of the company blasted the investment giant for what he called a toxic, destructive environment and claimed clients are being ripped off. how will his words impact an industry that's dealing with a serious image problem? we'll get into that as well. >> exactly. there was drama in court at the trial of a wealthy florida man accused of dui manslaughter in the death of a 23-year-old man. wednesday the defendant's girlfriend who he adopted to protect hi

. >> i'm matt lauer. the impact from that huge solar flare is being felt on the earth now but it is not a danger to people. however, it could pose problems, especially when it comes to technology. >> that's right. it all started with a massive solar flare this week captured in these nasa images. the last time the earth was hit by one it knocked out gps services. we'll have the latest on the story. it's a rare one to tell people. how often do you tell a story like this? >> not every day here. also, what happens if you lose your smartphone? an undercover investigation tracked 50 intentionally lost. the phones included icons that included salary information and private photos. if you don't password protect your phone now, you will after you see this report. >> also later, a new jersey woman with four kids has been accused of running a high-priced prostitution ring catering to wealthy clients. a secret double life that allegedly made her millions over 15 years. coming up, we'll get the low down on that story

right now, matt lauer's jumping out of his chair -- >> did i say ohio?done that to him. >> what's the big deal? >> darlene, thank you so much. >>> janice is here. she's got a check of the weather. hey, janice. >> good morning. good morning. a little dreary here in the northeast and a lot cooler than it has been. and on the west coast, you're getting more storms. the pattern is set up once again where you're getting storm after storm after storm. rain and mountain snow from southern california all the way to oregon, so be on the lookout for messy weather over the next 24 hours. that's what's g >> good morning. once again, we are waking up to a lot of clouds. some fog, especially along the eastern shore. >>> now here's lester. >> janice, thanks. welcome to new nutritionpossible.com... from centrum. its unique assessment tool... helps you find the multivitamin and supplements... that are right for you. so visit nutritionpossible.com. better nutrition... is within reach. centrum. nutrition possible. better nutrition... is(belhi.ings)h. good morning. big news

matt lauer sat down for a one-on-one with rex tillerson, as consumers fear $5 a gallon gasoline.hat would happen if prices threatened and it was because of conflict with iran, and if that were to become a reality. >> what we know is to respond is the strategic petroleum stocks, the spr in the u.s., strategic petroleum and stocks in europe, japan, and china has even begun to build strategic stocks. there would be an immediate volatility with the closing of the strait. strategic stocks would come into the market, and the price would begin to calm down. it might calm down at a higher level, but the volatility would begin to come out of it. >> and you can catch the rest of matt lauer's interview tomorrow morning on "today" at 7:00 a.m. >>> crude oil has rebounded in the past couple of days. but crude is still down about 2% in the last week. and we're still talking about $106 a barrel oil. what should investors expect and how do you want to position yourselves in oil stocks. with me right now is john gerds, covering enp companies. john, good to have you on the program. thank you so mu

i'm matt lauer along with ann curry. to be talking about a real kind of uproar in the world of celebrity chefs. >> that's right. there was an article in "the new york times" recently that claimed that a lot of celebrity chefs actually don't come up with their own recipes and the article named gwyneth paltrow. so she was not very happy about that. we're going to find out what she's got to say. and also, on the topic of celebrities, we're also going to talk about jennie garth because she's now talking for the first time about her breakup with her husband, peter facinelli so we're going to find out what she's got to stay about that. >> also in our studio, ayoung lady named alita. she suffers from a rare disease that requires her to be connected to external oxygen all the time. of course that oxygen is in a very heavy tank. but you're also going to meet that little guy right there, that's mr. gibbs, her new best friend. he is helping her with that problem. we'll meet alita, mr. gibbs, and her family in just a little while. >

welcome to "today" on a monday morning i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm ann curry. good morning, everybody. matt, your exclusive interview with the wife of army staff sergeant bales come as there are new details emerging about what happened. >> and they're chilling details. military prosecutors now believe that sergeant bales returned to the base during the attack and then headed back out to kill more civilians. did mrs. bales see any signs that her husband may not have been fit to be deployed? even with all the information you've heard about this story over the last couple of weeks i think you'll be surprised to see what mrs. bales has to say. our exclusive interview coming straight up. >> also coming up this morning, dick cheney's weekend heart transplant. the former vice president, of course, is 71 years old, and even though he has waited longer than most to receive his donor heart, some are questioning whether someone that old should be getting one. ahead of younger patients who are also waiting. dr. nancy synderman will be weighing in on that story. and also com

i'm matt lauer along with savannah guthrie and al roker. ann is taking a couple of days off. we have weather here today that isn't in keeping with what we have had for a couple of days. we have nothing to complain about. >> i'll complain. it's a little drizzly now. just is saying. >> especially, i was saying, if you consider what happened in southeastern michigan overnight. >> oh! >> they had a line of storms come through. this is unusually for this time of year. >> in this county it's the earliest they have had a tornado since 1950. so we are talking it was unusually warm. the conditions were right. it was really tough. >> now i feel terrible. >> you had no way of knowing. it's only right here on the script. >> right. also, let's change the subject. >> we should have done that five seconds ago. store credit cards. whether you're buying furniture or electronics, the cashier usually ask asks if you want to save 10% to 20% to open a credit card. we'll tell you about the risks you need to consider before you open a card. >> if you're doing a little california dreaming or any dre

right now, matt lauer's jumping out of his chair -- >> did i say ohio?done that to him. >> what's the big deal? >> darlene, thank you so much. >>> janice is here. she's got a check of the weather. hey, janice. >> good morning. good morning. a little dreary here in the northeast and a lot cooler than it has been. and on the west coast, you're getting more storms. the pattern is set up once again where you're getting storm after storm after storm. rain and mountain snow from southern california all the way to oregon, so be on the lookout for messy weather storm after storm, and rain and mountain snow from southern california to oregon. be on the lookout for snow over the next 24 hours. >>> a good sunday morning to you. i am meteorologist chuck bell. damp in the area here. 48 now in gaithersburg and 51 in washington. you can see on storm 4 radar, sprinkles in northern baltimore county going northbound. >>> now here's lester. >> janice, thanks. welcome to new nutritionpossible.com... from centrum. its unique assessment tool... helps you find the multivitamin

i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer. e got a lot to ask of "today's professionals," matt. >> a really interesting topic. for example, how much has the creator of the kony 2012 campaign, jason russell, hurt that campaign by what happened last week, where he was caught naked on the streets of san diego? screaming obscenities. we'll talk about that. also, should penn state university name their football stadium after the late legendary coach, joe paterno? obviously in the wake of the sexual scandal that rocked that university, a lot of questions about that. we'll talk to the pros about it. >> you could even ask if you have time, questions about kirk cameron's recent comments about homosexuality. it's caused a lot of flail and people are kuwait concerned about what he has to say. this morning he'll answer his critics and also he's going to talk about a new movie that he has coming out. >> all right. and then later on celebrity homes. some on the market. we're going to take a tour, including a home that judy garland lived in w

tomorrow morning on "today," matt lauer sits down with bales' wife, karelyn, her first interview since her husband was charged. >>> president obama is in korea for a meeting on security. president obama and seoul's president talks about if they go ahead with the long-range rocket, it will only deepen the hostility between the community. he visited the heavily patrolled land that separates north and south. >>> pope benedict xvi donned a black and white cosombrero whil he toured mexico today. this is the pope's third day in mexico and he takes off for cuba tomorrow. >>> up next, a huge weather change coming our way. kim will tell us about a freeze watch in the forecast. >>> and tonight at 11:00, "the hunger games" is a box office smash, and now you can shape up with a workout inspired by the ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup extended control. one application kills weeds and puts down a barrier to stop new on

. >> and i'm matt lauer. the fire we're talking about out in colorado is near the city of denver, and this morning more firefighters are being called in to help. >> it started on monday afternoon. it spread quickly, fueled by high winds, and this has the potential to get very serious. we'll get the latest from the scene straight ahead. >> also this morning, we've got "today's professionals" in the house. one of the things we're going to talk about to them is this growing trend of employers asking for the facebook pass words of job applicants. is it a new rule of the digital age? is it an invasion of privacy? is it even legal? we're going to talk about that with star, donny and dr. nancy. >> and also as we mentioned christie brinkley is here and we're going to talk to her about her upcoming return to broadway and also about her ongoing dispute with her ex-husband and also some more. but we've got more to get to. >> let 's go over to the news desk. statistically is standing by with the headlines of the morning.

just very, very saddened. >> that was nbc's matt lauer with kari bales.of it at todayshow.com. >>> time for the market rundown. becky quick is there. >> good morning. the talk on wall street today has been a speech from chairman ben bernanke of the federal reserve that he gave just about an hour ago. he was speaking to the national association of business economists and he made comments on the job market. we all know the job market has been looking better over the last many months. he made comments that, yes, we have seen improvement but he also cast a bit of skepticism as to whether this could continue. he thinks there's long-term structural factors weighing down the jobs market and says he thinks some of these gains may be very temporary. that's the position of the fed right now and what it does do is allow the fed to defend its position of this easy monetary policy. this accommodative stance that we've seen and that's where the markets are taking cues from this morning. the idea that fed will not pull back from this policy any time soon boost oil price

in an exclusive interview with matt lauer. overseas tonight, president obama is in south korea for a summit of dozens of world leaders, gathered to discuss the threat of loose nuclear materials around the world. our white house correspondent kristen welker has more from seo seoul. >> reporter: good evening, lester. president obama heads to the demilitarized zone that separates north and the south today. it comes at a time of heightened tension over north korea's nuclear program. as south korean activists protest north korean military posturing, mr. obama is here for an international security summit to discuss ongoing efforts to keep nuclear materials out of the hands of terrorists. north korea's planned launch of a long range rocket in april that can put a satellite into orbit is overshadowing the meeting and threatens to derail an agreement by the u.s. to provide food aid if the north halts nuclear weapons tests. republicans have accused the president of being soft on korea and iran, which has rebuffed efforts to inspect its

. >>> coming up this morning on the "today" show, matt lauer's exclusive interview with lindsay lohan asked the troubled actress about making a comeback starting with this weekend's "saturday night live." >> i'm really lucky because loren michaels has been really supportive with me. i was harassing him and asked to do the show. he believes in me. i'm proving that i can be accountable. >> and you can watch the full interview on the "today" show starting at 7:00 right here on nbc 4. >>> our time right now is 4:54. coming up, a new look at the meat labels that you will see at the grocery store. we'll show you what has changed and why the move >>> good morning. welcome back to "news 4 today." starting today passengers will have to buy two tickets if they can't fit into one. the carrier bought airtran and the two airlines are now in the process of merging. the rule applies for passengers who cannot sit in one seat with the arm rest down. >>> starting today new labeling rules go into effect for meat. they now require nutritional fat labels on 40 of the popular cuts of beef in poultry. they

i'm ann curry alongside matt lauer and al roker.ally we talk about star jones, donny deutsch and dr. nancy snyderman. savannah guthrie is filling in for nancy today. they will tackle harsh words for reality stars because of the fame and fortune those people get. another topic, it just sounds wrong, but using homeless people as personal or individual wifi hot spots. it's part of a music convention taking place down south. >> we have practical information on how to make pulled pork. we're going to get a one-pot effort here from a great source, the pioneer woman who's written cookbooks. she's going to take the pulled pork and make it so you can use it for different recipes throughout the week. it's one spot, saves time and money. we'll hear from her coming up. >> we all love will farrell. >> yes. >> funny guy. >> his new movie suggests it is in spanish with english subtitles. he did the role in spanish and he's here to talk about it, i assume in english. >> in spanish. >> very cool. it will be good. meantime let's go inside and get a c

matt lauer questioned why the girlfriend did not come forward right away with the evidence? >> because of the situation that happened with trayvon, and that the fact that she was on the phone with him when he, when the incident occurred, right before the incident occurred. so she was very distraught. she had to go to the hospital. she was hospitalized. she'll also mentioned to us that she had feelings for trayvon. so it hurt her dearly to know that he had passed away. >> mr. crump, as an attorney, does it worry you that what this is is heysay evidence? >> it doesn't, because she is a 16-year-old teenager who just lost a person very special to her. her parents are very concerned. they did not want her to get involved. and twant until mr. martin found the phone records and saw that she called him at 7:12, the police got on the scene at 7:17. he was shot and dead on the ground. >> a prosecutor says a grand jury will meet april 10th to review the evidence. the drtment of justice is also reviewing the case. >>> today we're seeing images of a man police believe attacked a high sch

you can see matt lauer's full interview at 7:00 a.m. we're also learning that the u.s. military has paid $50,000 to the families of the people who were killed in the shootings and $11,000 each to the people who were wounded. >> thank you very much. you can just imagine the trauma that the -- the difficult time she's facing now. she and her whole family are facing now. >> it seems as though it's mysterious to her, too. >> i can imagine. >> rough. >> stunning. thank you very much. >> uh-huh. >> aaron gilchrist. >>> today big crowds are expected in cuba to welcome pope benedict xvi to that island nation. catholics in cuba hope the pope's first visit to the country in 14 years will help bring economic and political changes. catholicism has been severely repressed in the decade since the cuban revolution with many followers being jailed or thrown out of the country. >>> the wife of a maryland man jailed in cuba hopes the pope's visit will lead to her husband's freedom. judy gross is hoping supporteders of her husband will be able to nudge pope benedict into addressing his ca

matt lauer actually talking to the wife of bales.ther stories they're working on this morning. >> today on the one-month anniversary of the killing of trayvon martin, we'll have details and talk to the shooter's attorney and one of george zimmerman's closest friends. >>> plus, the question being raised by doctors in the wake of dick cheney getting a new heart. should age factor into who receives life-saving organ transplants. >>> and kim kardashian has decided to press charges after being flour-bombed on the red carpet. should celebrities take legal action to stop these kind of public attacks? >>> and we have a 16-year-old who can speak 23 languages as we get standarded on a monday morning right here on today. john and laura, back to you. >> very impressive. >>> well, according to some, that big clock in time square says get ready, it's tebow time. jets making it official announcing tebow as the backup quarterback. the backup quarterback for the upcoming season. tebow was traded to the jets after peyton manning signed on with the bro

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. it was a big night for rick santorum and the twin wins in the deep south appeared to bolster his claim that he's the preferred choice among the most conservative republicans, matt. >> let's look at the results. rick santorum took 35% of the vote in alabama finishing ahead of newt gingrich and mitt romney. they each picked up 29%. the contest in mississippi was closer. look at the numbers there. 33% for santorum. 31% for gingrich and 30% for romney. romney did pick up a win in the caucuses in hawaii overnight. what does it say about his campaign that he failed again to break through in the south? without a win on tuesday, why does newt gingrich appear so determined to stay in this race? we're going to break it down straight ahead. >> coming up, the trial of a florida millionaire accused of dui manslaughter in the death of a young man. that trial is under way. it's a case that's been making headlines because the defendant adopted his girlfriend to shield his fortune. just wait until you

like matt lauer. at uconn -- [ cheers ] >> it's willard scott's birthday and you have a song. >> we do. >> go, fight, go, fight, go, happy birthday, willard scott! >> there you go. everybody got nervous because if you sing that happy birthday song we have to pay big bucks. happy birthday uncle willy, 78 years young. he's still got 22 years before he's on the smucker's jar. today's pick city decatur, illinois, nbc 17 hd, partly sunny, mild, windy, 67 degrees. we have a little bit of wet weather working it way into texas. in the meantime, gorgeous weather finally in the pacific northwest. gorgeous day. lots of sunshine. temperatures in the upper 40s, low 50s. high surf advisory southern california. rip currents along the atlantic coast. a fantastic day in the eastern third of the country for sunshine, temperatures in the 60s and as you get to the south, even into the 70s. >> good morning. high pressure on the east coast. we expect mostly sunny skies. nice and mild this afternoon. >> and that's your late

carolyn bales told nbc's matt lauer she still can't comprehend the charges against her husband. >> you said to me awhile ago when i asked what kind of dad he was, you said he was so involved with his children. he loves children. >> he loves children. he is like a big kid himself. >> he is accused of killing nine children. >> right. >> innocent children. >> it's unbelievable to me. i have no idea what happened, but he would not -- he loves children, and he would not do that. >> this is carolyn bales' first television interview since her husband was accused of the crime. she says she never saw any signs of post traumatic stress disorder before her husband left for his latest tour in afghanistan. >>> pope benedict xvi is on the way to cuba after wrapping up a three day trip to mexico. final preparations are being made for the pope's historic visit to the island nation. he arrives in havana this afternoon. overnight, havana's cathedral was lit up in special colors in honor of the visit. meanwhile, dissidents are claiming the government has been harassing them, forcing them to stay out of t

karilyn bales tells matt lauer, she's still in shock. >> i asked what kind of dad he was, you said he was so involved with his children. >> he loves children. he's like a big kid himself. >> and he's accused of killing nine children. >> right. >> innocent children. >> it's unbelievable to me. it -- i have no idea what happened. but he would not -- he loves children and he would not do that. >> this is her first tv interview since her husband was charged, and you can watch more of that exclusive interview with karilyn bales on "today." >>> and a major protest planned today in sanford, florida, where the outrage continues to grow over the shooting of 17-year-old trayvon martin by a neighborhood watch member. today marks one month since martin died. over the weekend, vigils and religious ceremonies were dedicated to martin and to his family. many people wore hoodies, the same thing martin was wearing the day he was shot. >> it's about pulling our community together in the wake of an absolute tragedy. >> band in solidarity with the family of trayvon martin. >> stop the violence. save the

i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry. we want to go directly to this breaking news that all started about 12 hours ago you are looking at an active scene in toulouse, franz, where 300 police officers have surrounded an apartment building trying to negotiate the surrender of a suspe suspected gunman in three deadly attacks. they said the negotiations are over and they are waiting for the go-ahead to storm the home. how did we get to this point? the shootings included monday's killings of three children and a rabbi at a school that set off a nationwide manhunt. the suspect is being identified as a 24-year-old french man of aljeerian dissent. he says he belongs to al qaeda and spent time in afghanistan and pakistan. let's get to jim on the scene in t toulouse. good morning to you. >> reporter: hi there, matt and ann tichlts a pretty chaotic scene. the house we are referring to is about 300 meters, 300 yards behind knee. we are in the northern part of toulouse. this is where the police launched their raid at 3:00 this morning

in an exclusive interview with nbc's matt lauer, karilyn bales says she doesn't believe her husband would be involved in such a tragedy. >> i used to believe everything i read was true but now as i'm reading a little of these, some things are true and some things aren't true. so i'm waiting to hear what actually is true. >> so if it turns out that he is on surveillance video or that somebody in a position of power says yes, he did turn himself in and hand over his weapon after this, will that change your mind or will nothing change your mind? >> i don't think will anything will really change my mind in believing that he did not do this. this is not what it appears to be. >> bales adds that she was not aware of a reported brain injury that her husband suffered while in iraq until he returned home. she's also not sure if her husband suffers from ptsd. >>> practice makes perfect. santa clara county is hoping that's the case after doing a full-scale disaster drill at mineta airport today. they used the drill to prepare for a major airport disaster. the drill was so realistic that volunteers w