a team of reporters will be live in brussels along with matt lauer. we will have eyewitness accounts on wesh 2 starting at 7:00. the search is on for a shooting suspect in maitland. >> a helicopter spent the night circling an area off of maitland boulevard. the shooting happened at a hotel and the victim ended up down the road at a gas station. what can you tell us? alex: police say the victim told them that he was sitting in his car in the parking lot of the extended-stay you see across from us across maitland boulevard. he said he was sitting there in his car when he was shot and he police say he was uncooperative, so their information is limited. they described the suspect as a 30-year-old man believed to of run from the scene. 10:30 last night. somebody else drove the victim to a nearby 7-eleven for help. he was rushed into surgery with a total of three gunshot wounds to his torso and legs. >> it was possibly a known suspect that shot him while he was sitting in his car. we have other conflicting statements saying other people were there. we don'

who thinks they kn what matt lauer's first objection was to this? >> the germs, for sure. >> the sweat. >> it reminds me of being fitted for the night brace at the >> i'm wearing my head gear, mom. >> yeah, no. >> i like the sketches. they amuse me. >> best part. >>> now why you have to wait to see indiana jones back in action, and what celine dion thought of ariana grande's impression of her. >> indiana jones 5 has been confirmed. harrison ford and steven spielberg. it'll be daynot coming out until 2017. a lot of people suggested new names. indiana jones and the aarp. indiana jones and the reason he walked into the room. indiana jones and the forbidden bingo hall. thank you, twitter. >> love it. >>> mariah carey giving you a backstage look. she'll star in "mariah's world," following the singer on our world tour and during her do not call it a reality show. mariah is telling the "new york times" the series is about getting to know her better, not watching her get her nails done. "mariah's world" debuts later this year. >>> ariana grande and what cel

here's matt lauer. >> and good morning, i'm matt lauer new york. we're covering breaking news out of europe this morning. out of brussels belgium to be exact. multiple explosions have been recorded at the airport and subway stops or metro stops around that city. starting at the airport. shortly after 8:00 a.m. brussels, 2:00 a.m. here on the east coast.

here is matt lauer. >> good morning. i'm matt lauer in new york. we're c cering breaking news out of europe this morning, out of multiple e eplosions have been reported at the airport and subway stops or metro stops around that city. let's start at the airport. shortly after 8:00 a.m. brussels time, that would be 2:00 a.m.on the east coast here in the united states, there were a couple of explosions. two, one around the curbside area near the departures area. that is said to be or perhaps to have been a suicide bombing, and then another explosion just inside the departures area. we should mention this would be an area -- you're looking at footage from the scene right now. this would be an area where you would not have had to go through security t get into that area, so anyone arriving from a car or mass transportation could have gone into that area carrying a suitcase or a backpack and detonated it. then a short time later in separate bombings, there were several explosions in subway stops in and around the brussels area. the mole land beak area. i

. >> matt lauer is here. how many times have you done this show? >> about three times. you know exactly how many times you've done it, about three times. matt is joini kath is off. she's in florida in her thong. >> is she really? instagram photos out there? you know you're doing a different kind of show than what we do in the first two hours because in the ten seconds before we went on the air, hoda says we don't have the paddles. i'm thinking, what is that for? >> i'm going to fill you in later on exactly what. we have a fun show. almsl the celebrity buzz that happened over the weekend that you might have missed. >> how w your weekend? >> my weekend was good. i was supposed to go to cancun with joel and his daughter and then there was a little flub with the hotel and whatnot. so instead of having two room, we had one room. so i decided i wasn't going to go. >> did they go on without you? >> they went on without me. >> and where did you go? >> i went to west palm beach because i had time. it can be a little weird. place in rohoboth, sometimes my mom and i sleep in the be

we have matt lauer with me as we cover this. we're going to pause for a moment to let our stations join in.

here's matt lauer. >>> and good morning, i'm matt lauer in new york. and we're covering breaking news out of europe this morning. out of brussels, belgium to be exact. multiple explosions have been reported at the airport and in subway stops, or metro stops around that city. let's start at the airport. shortly after 8:00 a.m. brussels time, that would be 2:00 a.m. on the east coast here in the united states, there were a

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. >> you'll be in matt lauer's skinny jeans. >> i'd love to be in matt lauer's jeans. i think it's being done right now. >> now our segment is over. >> thank you, savannah. >> john goodman, pleasure to have you here. >> it was nice talking to you. they keep sticking me with lauer. >> i feel lucky we got this segment together. >> it was swell. >> it was. "10 cloverfield lane" opens on friday. super creepy. >>> up next, youtube sensation whips up one of her popular recipes. no bake cheesecake. nbc.twentye year this yike my kidsay go f it, m be thaman who es whashe los. knows she w. "yea mom'sna go it!" except i donave a wher start hey wer you. that's aarp ted lireimag. it's dned to hp you youre pass-with pnal ad fromperts, coached peopleike yoo are ing fo. if you't thi"this ight fe" when youhink aar then don'tw "aar. >>> back now at 8:49. chef's choice week on "today" food. must-make recipes. we have the youtube host of "cupcake jemma." you are making something that has my mouth watering. what is it? >> cookie dough cheesecake. disgustingly great. >> disgustingly decadent

@matt lauer is live in brussels. @it starts right after this @newscast. @ @>>> overnight, the results @rolled in from voters in @arizona, utah, and idaho. @>> and while the front runners @picked up a number of @delegates, they certainly @didn't sweep the states. @maureen kyle is following our @2016 coverage. @things got ugly between donald @trump and ted cruz. @>> it's all over a tweet that @donald trump sent out about @cruz's wife. @we're going to get to that in a @moment. @first, a look at the results. @in arizona, both front runners @came out on top. @hillary clinton won with 58% of @the vote while on the @republican side, donald trump @won with 47%. @both picked up delegates to @keep their leads, but their @bernie sanders won in idaho. @>>> things got heated between @cruz and trump, thanks to @social media. @it all started with this tweet @from trump. @he said, lying ted cruz just @used a picture of -- be careful @lying ted, or i will spill the @beans on your wife. @>> cruz responded, pic of your @wife not from u

. >>> in an mvc exclusive, that romney sits down with matt lauer in his first interview since that speech. you can watch a live tomorrow morning starting at 7 o'clock. >>> hillary clinton receives extra support today. the former us senator endorsed the presidential candidate today eating with volunteers d supporters at the mca headquarters on south salisbury street. talking about commitment and talking about the importance of voting early. >> coming out and voting early because you never know what's going to happen on the weather. you never know what's going to happen on your schedule. or a child that gets sick that day so it really is, we have to encourage people to vote early>> the early voting period starting today running through saturday, starting today running through saturday, march 12. >>> charlottes new ordinance the subject of a special session. at a news conference today, phil berger said senators would be willing to hold a special session if the attorney general does not act before the rule takes effect april 1.>> the idea that grown men and young girls should use the same bat

coming up, matt lauer talks with her son ronald reagan jr. plus tom brokaw who covered the white house for a while reflects on her life. that's next on the "today" show. fwloo t >>> the time is 6:51. and chuck is calling this a transition day. >> you bet. what felt like winner yesterday to what it will feel like the middle of may starting as early as tomorrow. yes indeed, ready for spring, everybody. after a couple cold weeks, we two, we might have four or five days in a row all 70 or higher this week. and i look back in the record books, the last time we had five days in a row 70 or higher was back in early november. one of those days november 6 was our last 80 degree day. i mention that because there is at least a chance, not a likelihood, but a chance someone could touch 80 glees before this week is over. a little early still. currently our temperatures are in the 30s. the real change comes in tuesday into wednesday. southerly breezes will make a much milder start. wednesday morning temperatures will be in the 50s gcompared to the 30s now

. >>> in an nbc news exclusive mitt romney will sit down with matt lauer in its first interview since the speech. watch it live at 7:00. >>> a service to encourage transportation is now underway in the triangle, ride service uber and partnering with trans lock. the idea is to bridge the first mile last mile problem that is many people don't take public transportation because the stops are too far away from home and work and they drive instead. officials say the program could increase access to transit by 300%. >> we are trying to get people to get out of their cars and transportation easier and efficient and in a timely and costly way. >> with an app you can take the bus to a stop and have an uber driver waiting and the driver will take you within a 3-mile radius, it's the first area in the country to test out the service. >>> a mega merger is in the works. >> what makes this billion dollars deal between amc and >>> how members >>> we were talking about this yesterday. this morning was not going to be pleasant. temperatures chilly. rain shifting to the coast. drizzle, dealing with thi

we have breaking news on matt lauer. in case you missed the last 20 or so minutes of the show -- >> was it only 20 minutes? >> sacha baron cohen claims to have a trick of how to break out of handcuffs with butter and a paper clip. i knew the minute the cuffs came out, you were dead. >> i wasn't going to put my wrist in there, but everybody seemed to think that was the right thing to do. since he's a guest. it was an amazing trick. >> no. >> willie? >> no, no. no! >> come here. >> no! >> you do not know the trick. >> elephant wrists? >> what he did -- i have to get the paper clip and the butter. >> you're so lame. where are you going? >> to get the paper clip and the butter. >> make sure it's english butter. >> stop tapping me. >> i have to go. >> you know what? matt lauer -- >> big elections last night. >> you try to -- >> this is like a remake of the -- >> oh, look at that. >> that's my super human trick. yes! >> are you kidding me? that's not rodeo, is it? wow. >> i can collapse my hand. >> oh, you did that a little to

1a in rockefeller plaza. >> i'm matt lauer with tamron hall filling in for savannah. do you like baskutball? >> i love it. and i love the plaza.

we'll have matt lauer live from brussels right after our 6:00 a.m. news at 7:00. >>> breaking out of palmetto bay, miami-dade police officers shoot and kill a man inside the home. the officers say the officers were forced to fire when the man was wielding a pick ax and came at them. michael spears is live outside the home. michael, what d we know about this man? >> reporter: we have a new interview with miami-dade police that we'll play in a moment. policic say the 25-year-old man armed with a pick ax, busting out car windows, puncturing tires and lunged at officers who tried to intervene who then opened fire. the medical examinerer office pulled his body out. the man identified by poli as 25-year-old ethan rincone. ey say around 9:30 last night neighbors called police about him. police described his behavior as violent with that pick ax. the man had gone inside after officers arrived. when they went inside, we're told three officers confronted this suspect, the 25-year-old who lunged at them according to investigators with that pick ax. here is what

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," terror in brussels, with matt lauer in brussels, belgium, and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on this wednesday morning. though it is a little noisy where i am standing, what you're looking at right now is a moment of silence being observed by the people here in brussels, belgium. that is a place called the place de la bourse. it is about a mile and a half from where i'm standing. moment of silence, part of the kind of trying to come to terms with what has gone on here in the last 24 hours. as i mentioned, i'm here in brussels. savannah is back in new york city. savannah, we've got an awful lot going on right now. breaking news on the investigation into these

. >>> and coming up, matt lauer anchors a special edition of "today" show live from belgium. "today" show at 7:00 a.m., right here after "news4 today." >>> to decision 2016 now, and a possibly more complicated race for the white house after tuesday's voting, donald trump won arizona. senator ted cruz took utah by a lot. that gives cruz a total of 468 delegates behind donald trump's 644. we want to bring in nbc news senior political editor mark murray to talk about breaking news this morning, jeb bush endorsing ted cruz. does that do anything, does it duplicate anything? >> aaron, i think it furthers the story line that the republican establishment is trying to line up against donald trump. the only question is do they still have time to do anything about it. you mentioned last night's election results that we ended up seeing, donald trump ends up growing his lead. ted cruz ended up donald trump won arizona but still donald trump ended up taking more delegates. according to our map, he just needs 54% of the delegates that magic number to clinch the nomination. if republicans w

love to be in matt lauer's jeans. er. >> thank you, savannah. >> john goodman, pleasure to have you here. >> it was nice talking to you. they keep sticking me with lauer. >> i feel lucky we got this segment together. >> it was swell. >> it was. "10 cloverfield lane" opens on friday. super creepy. >>> up next, youtube sensation whips up one of her popular recipes. no bake cheesecake. >> they're still together. >> thanks. >> first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> back now at 8:49. chef's choice week on "today" food. must-make recipes. we have the youtube host of "cupcake jemma." you are making something that has my mouth watering. what is it? >> cookie dough cheesecake. disgustingly great. >> disgustingly decadent. >> these are really simple ingredients. >> you'll make the crust and then you'll make the actual batter. >> three steps. we have the buttery biscuit base, which is just the crumbs you saw me beating up earlier, getting rate out. mixing it with melted butter. i use unsalted butter because i add salt. >> you control

love to be in matt lauer's jeans. i think it's being done right now. >> now our segment is over. >> thank you, savannah. >> john goodman, pleasure to have you here. >> it was nice talking to you. they keep sticking me with lauer. >> i feel lucky we got this segment together. >> it was swell. >> it was. "10 cloverfield lane" opens on friday. super creepy. >>> up next, youtube sensation whips up one of her popular recipes. no bake cheesecake. >> they're still together. >> thanks. >> first, this is "today" on hey, have you heard? heard what? before school starts in september, all kids going into 7th and 12th grade have to get the meningococcal vaccine. it protects against diseases like meningitis. that can be serious, even deadly. yeah, that's why they can't start school without it. something to share? (giggling) actually, yes! talk to your health care provider. even kids who've had one shot >>> back now a 8:49. chef's choice week on "today" food. must-make recipes. we have the youtube host of "cupcake jemma." you are mak

potus, i'm free styling >> lin-manuel miranda is taking matt lauer, yeah, i'm jack bauer >> this you have to hear today, tuesday, march 16th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. breaking news all over the place. president obama ready to nominate a replacement for supreme court justice antonin scalia one month after his death. >> we will bring this announcement to you live when it happens, as if we needed any more reminder of the stakes of this presidential election. that's where we begin. >>> big night for donald trump and hillary clinton in the presidential race. they're inching closer to their party's nominations. >> trump notched victories in florida, north carolina, illinois and missouri. while ohio governor john kasich took his home state, only win of the race so far. down for the republicans. trump extending his lead, now up to 656. followed by ted cruz, marco rubio, who dropped out of the race, and governor kasich

i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. we're covering this breaking news out of belgium. the prime minister said this is a terror attack, a dark moment for his country. what we fear ee eed has happene >> someone or someones went up to the airport area, detonated one device outside of the building. someone else, apparently a suicide bomber inside the terminal, packed with morning commuters. people lining up to catch flights to other parts of europe and parts of the world. near a starbucks, waiting to get coffee. standing side by side, everyone with a backpack, suitcase or package, when the explosion ripped through the terminal. the devastation is apparent for anyone who can see the images. at least 15 people confirmed killed. this is anrea of an airport where you haven't gone through security yet. you pull up in a car, get off a bus. one of our colleagues from msnbc said, he came up from a rail system beneath into the great hall, the departures terminal, when the explosion had gone off. no one had been screened for security. >> as we speak to counter-terrorism officials, l

he was asked about that by matt lauer on "the today show" this morning. i want to run his sound byte. it is on the phone because he cancelled all of his on-camera appearances. he was heard by a technician saying i don't like the way i look so tell them there is a technical issue and he carried on his interviews by phone. that's why we are hearing it by phone. >> sometimes we will say do the swear in. do the swear in. they are having a great time. massive crowds, by far the biggest crowds and we're having a good time. honestly, until this call i didn't know it was a problem. >> errol lewis, until this phone call i didn't know it was a problem. i think he went on to say when pressed by matt lauer whether he will do something about it and would you stop doing this? he said i'll certainly look in to it which we have heard him say a lot of times. there's a problem when it comes to race and he's been hammered hard on race. >> well, sure. look, when it comes to the pledge to go out and vote, this is a practical side to this. where you have early voting states wh

my colleague matt lauer reports live from brussels tomorrow morning on "today." i'll see you there from tomorrow night as well. stay tuned now on many of these nbc stations for a second half hour of "nightly news." i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for

an exclusive interview with matt lauer on "today." >>> you think hillary clinton might be sitting back today, gleefully watching what's happening on the gop side, but she has got potential namely, this e-mail controversy that repeatedly surfaces. this time, word that the aide who set up her private e-mail server has been granted immunity. >> thank you all so much! >> reporter: hillary clinton at a star-studded fund-raiser last night. >> go out and vote! >> reporter: at the same time as a new investigation into her e-mails. nbc news confirming the former aide that set up her personal server has been granted immunity by department. bryan took the fifth before congress but now talking to the fbi. spotlighting an issue donald trump raised again today. >> assuming she's not arrested for the e-mail situation. >> reporter: key legal issues with classified information mishandled. what was the damage? what was her role? >> the overriding legal issue is what was done at her direction and what was done with her knowledge. >> reporter: the fbi director has taken charge. >> i am very close personal

my colleague matt lauer reports live from brussels tomorrow morning on "today." i'll see you there from tomorrow night as well. stay tuned now on many of these nbc stations for a second half hour of "nightly news." i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for >>> it's wednesday, march 23rd. coming up on "early today," as the search for terror suspects in brussels terror attacks continues. >>> and the split primary contest in three western states. a special edition of show starts >>> good morning everybody. and thanks for joining us today. right now a massive manhunt is underway. police believe these are the men behind the airport explosions. he is on the run. police say he fled the scene after the explosions and just in, nbc news has confirmed the names of the two attackers on the left as brothers. authorities say they blew themselves up. counter terrorism officials say that the men wielded suitcase bombs, two exploded, the third later did not. overnight, raids yielded what is believed to be a bomb making factory. and isis flag was also found. isis h

an exclusive interview with matt lauer on "today." >>> you think hillary clinton might be sitting back today, gleefully watching what's happening on the gop side, but she has got potential namely, this e-mail controversy that repeatedly surfaces. this time, word that the aide who set up her private e-mail server has been granted immunity. >> thank you all so much! >> reporter: hillary clinton at a star-studded fund-raiser last night. >> go out and vote! >> reporter: at the same time as a new investigation into her e-mails. nbc news confirming the former aide that set up her personal server has been granted immunity by

a quarter century, filled in for johnny carson, served two stints as host on "the today show", matt lauer lauer tweeting he was part of the soul of our show. and former "today" colleague, bryant gumble recentlyish withed him happy birthday on his hbo show "real sports." >> helped found an organization to assist athletes in need and worked tirelyly for native american kids. nbc news los angeles. >> he will be missed. now keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a great one. brussels attack victims is getting larger as new information is revealed about the terrorists. >>> in a couple of hours, answering charges that she tried to smuggle a lot of drugs into aur area. >>> it is a big set in getting plans for a new laguardia airport off the ground. that would be nice. >>> good morning everybody. 4:30 a.m. on this thursday, more 24th. i'm michael gargiulo. >>> i'm kerry barrett in for darlene this morning. >>> chris cimino is hire with the forecast. chris, how is it looking? >> little chillier this morning. not b

. >>> matt lauer is on the way to brussels with live reports tomorrow morning on the show. >>> a developing story right now. hundreds of students gathering for a massive protest at howard university tonight. the group is upset with how the school handled an allege sex assault. >> what the university is saying tonight. >> reporter: the protests welled up out of a strong sense of injustice. hundreds of howard university students gathered and began marching toward the main administration building. >> there will be a thorough investigation. >> reporter: once there, organizers read a list of things they want to see changed. >> survivors will not be removed from howard university campus as a result of their accusations. >> reporter: the incident happened inside do student interviews says an advisor was raped by another student. the alleged victim lost her r.a. job and had to leave school. the alenled perpetrator remains on campus. >> she was a great artist. in my own personal opinion the right protocal was not taken. >> we have actively investigating all reports made to us. protest organizers are

i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie. this has been an nbc news special report.of the music. if you've heard the soundtrack, you know "hamilton" is remarkable. lin-manuel miranda is changing the face of broadway. he's also making changes on a bigger stage. >> reporter: the grammy-winning, hardest ticket in town, broadway hit musical that's blown the country away. >> "hamilton." >> reporter: "hamilton" tells the story of alexander hamilton, founder father, depicted by a diverse cast who performs mainly in hip hop and rap. ♪ i'm a big shot >> reporter: lin-manuel miranda wrote the play and music and stars as the lead. growing up in the washington heights neighborhood of new york city, miranda related to hamilton, an immigrant from a caribbean island. >> the first inspiration of making "hamilton" into a musical is i realized he left his island in the caribbean because he had a chance at education. my dad did the same thing, got a full ride to nyu. >> reporter: miranda's family comes from puerto rico and some of his happiest memories was time spent there. >> my grand

in a exclusive, mitt romney will sit down with the today show's matt lauer in his first interview since the speech. watch it live on today at 7:00. >>> a mega merger is in the works. >> what makes this deal between significant -- cinemas so >>> 5:40, drizzly and misty and chilly now. see a little bit of patchy precipitation around the triangle, it's fairly light, too, at the i-95 corridor. heavier to the east. radar doesn't always pick up on the drizzle. it's cold, too. 37, benson, 32 roxboro. 36 garner. mecklenburg county, virginia, undear weather advisory until 10:00 a.m. i don't think anybody else is going to see problems on the roads. clearing and temperatures climbing to 50 for the high this afternoon, big warm up next week. more about that in a minute. >>> despite a global slowdown, job growth appears to be steady aross the u.s. the jobs report is due out this morning, economists are forecasting another solid month of hiring. unemployment is expected to remain a low 4.9%. analysts say hiring and construction retail and health care is offsetting layoffs in manufacturing and oil. tw

reagan's son -- ron reagan -- spoke with nbc's matt lauer this morning. he said his parents were inseperable -- they were in love -- and stayed in love for 52 years. and that is what he wants the next generation to know about his mother: 1:43--54 (s/ voice of: ron reagan/ son of ronald and nancy reagan :12) "i think that she knew how to love somebody, that would be- and you could do a lot worse than that in life. that's what i think of when i think of my mother. i think of her relationship with her husband." funeral services for the husband at the presidential library. nancy reagan was 94 years old. on the campaign trail -- a win - of sorts -- for republican presidential candidate ted cruz -- after a new york judge dismisses a petition claiming cruz is not eligible to run for president because he's not a "natural born citizen." ruling -- saying the petition was not filed on time. the case in new york is just one of several "birther" lawsuits going on across the country -- encouraged by g-o-p frontrunner donald trump. he has openly questioned whether the t

matt lauer tweeting, he was part of the soul of our show. in more recent years he worked as a broadcaster for the arizona diamondbacks where he lived for many years. colleague bryant g gumbattle -- >> he fought against chewing tobacco, founded an organization and worked tirelessly to help native american kids. by any measure that's a full life. >> reporter: he was 90 years old. ron mott, nbc news, los angeles. >>> that will do it for us. i'm lester holt. trt:04==tey/vo=righnow as >>> how did this happen during school? where was the supervision? >> right now at 6:00, parents outranged that a grade school bully wasn't given a harsher punishments after allegations he forced classmates to expose themselves. now the police are involved after we started asking questions. i'm terry mcsweeney in for raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. parents at san jose's noble elementary school are fuming tonight over the way they say the school and the district handled those allegations. tonight our questions are sparking a new investigation. nbc bay area's d

accused trump as not much of a business genius and playing the american public for he speaks with matt lauer later on "today." >>> determrming the eligibility of marco rubio and ted cruz. rubio was born in miami to immigrant pants while cruz was born in canada to an american mother and cuban father. both republicans have already moved to have the cases dismissed. hill hill a staffer of hillary clinton was granted immunity in the private e-mail server case. the fbi continues to investigate to see if any of her e-mails put uz.s. secrets at risk. so far there are no charges for mrs. clinton but that could change with this new testimony. of course for everything you may have missed during last night's debate or find your early voting location and infmation about florida's primary head to the nbc 6 news and weather app. >> we have another update from the health department. it shows zika keeps spreading florida cases to 47. that is up from 44. the good news all those are travel related and none were contracted locally. the bad news is four pregnant women in the state have tested positive for the v

tomorrow morning mitt romney will have a sit-down with matt lauer right here on nbc 6. >>> golfers around the world meeting on the links in doral this week. this year's competition being dubbed a must-watch. we are live in doral tonight with the best of the best in the golf world. how about it? >> reporter: the pga making it exciting right from the top. the top three golfers around the world paired together in this opening round of the championship. not the best ending to their round. they were here on the driving range working out some of the kinks after their round. thousands of south florida golf long lunches to take in a glimpse of the best pro golfers. this facility has been hosting a pga tournament for over 50 years now. the top three wrapping up their round around 4:00 this afternoon, struggling down the stretch. an up and down day for the players who expected today to be one of the easiest days of this four-day event. >> this day should be an easy day. scores are extremely low. >> it is a bit of a grind at times. it's not like you're having luck at every hole. it's a bit of a grin