middle tennessee shocking michigan state in possibly the biggest upset in tournament history. steven f. austin crushing west virginia and millions of fans tossing brackets in the trash today. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" from rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." i'm erica hill. >> i'm craig melvin. the top story is the deadly plane crash in russia. the fiery scene caught on camera. all on board are dead according to officials. nbc's chatman bell has the latest from london. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, craig. explosion caught on camera as the plane attempted to land in strong winds. airline is contacting relatives of all on board and an investigation is already under way to find the cause of the crash. the final moments of flydubai. you can see what appearing to be the plane in the surveillance crashing into the distance. exploding into a massive fire ball. authorities say there were 55 passengers and 7 crew members on board. and there were no survivors. no americans on board. it happened in the city of rostov-on-don. rain showers

charlotte ends their season in the quarter finals. 79-61 they lose to middle tennessee state. it wasn't pretty early on, but that doesn't matter much. it's all about surviving and advancing. the tarheels knocked off pittsburgh 88-71. now it's a quick turnover >> we'll try to give the important things, the three or four most important things, make sure that we allow them to get rest tonight and hopefully get their legs back. >> duke lost to notre dame. led by as many as 16 before the irish stormed back. fouled out late in the game. he got emotional on the bench. knowing they have games left, but he wanted to win this tournament. >> that final 16 seconds, or whatever it was when i fouled out, it hit me that we had lost the game and we're packing up and going home. >> heels win. unc. >> blue devils out there. >> go tarheels. >> all right, i love duke, too. well massive fight at a university city restaurant caught on camera. now taking to make sure it now taking to make this is a letter from someone who's here. lshe has to take a brand name vdrug. been taking it since the early 19

vegas had michigan state as the middle tennessee state wins by 9. and here's the game that knocked out the rest of the brackets. sf austin and west virginia. this guy hit 19 free throws. west virginia out. put your tongue back in. third largest upset of the tournament went without fanfare, and california without two stars because of injuries, and hawaii, hawaii won. hawaii shot 51 percent, a 13 seed taking out a four seed. you like buzzer beaters, method to brooklyn. iowa and temporarily tied at -- temple tied at 70 inover time, and you can -- in overtime, and your teammate is there to tip it in. iowa shot 34 percent, the hawk eyes escape advance, and moments ago northern iowa only earned a spot by hitting the buzzer beater in the conference tournament, but texas hit an impressive runner for the tie, and final second, thought it was overtime, but what was that, texas' season ends otherren a half-court buzzer beater. and that's the madness so far. all right, we'll get to baseball. not been a good spring for one we'll show you more next. hey what are

middle tennessee state pulls a big upset. the pro day for cal. that's the new 49er coach, chip kelly, checking out jared goff. and pretty much a top quarterback he will be, we know that in the nfl draft. and he had a chance to show his wares today. >> mark, thank you. >>> thanks for joining us. we'll be back at 10:00. have a great weekend. claire: honey, do you need me to move the car? oh, it's not in the way. okay. oh, no! iron cross! she's going down! oh, god. phil... you okay? yes. i am. i am okay. honey, why do we keep this car? it's a classic! no, it just sits here. and the seatbelts don't work. the doors stick. it leaks fluids. we haven't put fluids in it in 10 years. well, i'm gonna fix all that anyway. and then, uh, it's gonna be haley's car. oh, we're not giving this car to haley. it's way too easy to fit a mattress in the back. remember? oh, no. we're selling it. what?! mm-hmm. unless you don't think you can. seriously? you can't.

middle tennessee which took a , big early nead and never trailed, winning 90-81. the eighth time a 2-seed lost to someone is sitting at his desk and had michigan state going to the final four. jim: finally tonight, who doesn' t love a good magic trick? s gone viral, that shows that even animals are impressed by a card trick. [laughter] angela: at first, this, the baboon seems bored but then, wow. the primate is positively awestruck by the man' s wizardry, and her jaw drops again when the man makes the card reappear. how funny is that? jim: a natural reaction that we would all have. angela: wow. [laughter] that is adorable. jim: do it again. tony: let' s look at the legoland forecast. rain is moving in. i wanted to check in with the folks in the morning. only one that said michigan would be the -- pat: michigan state. tony: michigan state. jim: 20 for joining us of this the weekend crew starts tomorrow make today smile with 6 dunkin' donuts for $4.49, powdered with sugar, layered with frosting, filled with jelly, or topped with sprinkles. share some smiles with 6 d

life goes on and we had a great season.ym taken by 15 middle tennessee state. jay juan.tting the exclamation poin the upset right here, middle tennessee, takes them down. 9 # 0-81. a lot of michigan state fans looking like÷ú that. face syracuse next. >>> upset finish, so far, texas tied at 72. paul justice from half court. and good ymnight, game over. drive home safely. the 11th seed, northern iowa upset the long one, look at thiv shot. and never forget this. 75-72. abc 7 sports brought to you by river rock >> all right, that is our report. we appreciate your time. >> larry, sandy, all of us, >> larry, sandy, all of us, thais a paid presentation for the bye bye foundation beautiful you collection from it cosmetics by jamie kern lima. brought to you by guthy renker. imagine having skin that looks this beautiful, this flawless, without having to wear foundation. imagine a product that covers everything but looks and feels like you're wearing nothing. imagine one product that is clinically shown to make your skin younger-looking in just ten days and can make you look up to

michigan state taking on middle tennessee state. wire to wire, jufrned out 15-2. 42 seconds left.pshaw, two hands and middle tennessee state. >> that is 90-81, they'll face syracuse next. a lot of people had michigan state in the finals. warriors trying to avenge one of the six losses on the season. it's a game you can only see right here. first thing's first. the shootout in dallas. steph curry look at him flip it up with extended arm. david lee picked up by the mavs. steph, nice pass, his career three. curry with a steel. this is your nightly buzzer beater. of course. 43-36. that is what he does. second quarter scramble. this is a wild game. then, tomorrow, we remind you here, join me here former warrior with government game interviews. in one drill today, we can see how they may do in adverse conditions. >> they got a new measuring tape made for small handed people. >> what are your thoughts about playing for the 49ers? >> it will be great. great. a cool thing. and awesome. and would be more than happy to play. >> and taking on a coffee giant. the bay area woman accusing starbu

sparty, the two seed in the midwest region hosting 15 seed middle tennessee state. michigan state has beatenu va in back-to-back ncaa tournaments and was set to cavaliers in the elite eight. well, that won't happen. this dunk with less than a minute sealed one of the biggest upsets in tournament history. middle tennessee state led start to finish and they will face tenth seeded syracuse in the second round. >>> so sparty's loss to middle tennessee state was music to the ears of the cavaliers. still they will have to do something no tony bennett team has ever done, advance past the sweet 16. defense is what this team believes separates them from the rest of the pack. >> we do the same thing night in night out. there's nothing too much we have to worry about defensively other than coming out and doing the same thing. we don't need to change anything. obviously there's different opponents that do different things, but we're going to do the same thing regardless. i think that definitely helps us. >>> no need to check that phone. maryland is trying to close out south dak

middle tennessee up 5. up shaw finishes them fatcly. had 21.ck goth through for scouts today answering all question about the arm strength and supposedly small hand. completing 61 of 69 had couple passes dropped. in one drill the coaches handed him a soaking wet football to throw an adverse condition like theyuq might have in cleveland. recall at the combine hands considered small at then inches today they remeasured him and his hands were bigger. >> how did get your hand to be bigger than they were. >> they got me a new measuring tape made for small handed people i guess. >> what are your thoughts about possibly playing for the frirn frirns. >> be grit be great really cool thing. growing up a fan of them is awesome. same time more than happy to play in where. >> giants tonight. matt spring training debut against the padres. got the perfect double play ball here. joe panic. crawford. bell. crawford like that and he liked this as well. here he comes there it goes. deep to right center for third home run of the spring. ì&hc-%in the second1m2j day

michigan state taking on middle tennessee state. wire to wire, jufrned out 15-2. 42 seconds left.e tennessee state. >> that is 90-81, they'll face syracuse next. a lot of people had michigan state in the finals. warriors trying to avenge one of the six losses on the season. it's a game you can only see right here. first thing's first. the shootout in dallas. steph curry look at him flip it up with extended arm. david lee picked up by the mavs. steph, nice pass, his career three. curry with a steel. this is your nightly buzzer beater. of course. 43-36. that is what he does. second quarter scramble. this is a wild game. then, tomorrow, we remind you here, join me here former warrior with government interviews. in one drill today, we can see how they conditions. >> they got a new measuring tape made for small handed people. >> what are your thoughts about playing for the 49ers? >> it will be great. great. a cool thing. and awesome. and would be more than happy to play. >> and taking on a coffee giant. the bay area woman accusing starbucks of short changing customers. >>> a crime on b

middle tennessee taking off michigan state. now all eyes on a big match up. today, saturday, march 19th, 2016. when the world >> hey, craig melvin, we're from south carolina. >> we're from florida. it's my birthday. >> sweet home alabama. we're at the "today" show. >> we're from indiana. it's my 18th birthday. >> happy birthday. >>> we have a heck of a crowd this morning. >> a good saturday morning to you watching from home. a huge crowd on the plaza. >> a lot of love here behind us from south carolina for craig melvin. >> they made a nice sign with my photo shopped head shot. a lively bunch. >>> we have a lot to get to. we want to start off with sheinelle who has more with the news breaking overnight. sheinelle. a passenger plane from dubai crashes in russia killing all 62 people on board. the investigators say flydubai plane disintegrated arriving at the airport in rostov-on-don. it had to abandon the initial attempt to land. early reports are pilot error and weather. it was raining and winds were gusting at 60 miles per hour at the time of the crash. >>> t

middle tennessee state, 50. oklahoma, 85. cu, 81. and oregon, 59. st. joseph, 64. >>> to the nhl, watch capitals jason chimera pulls out some soccer skills as he heads the puck into the penguins' goal but they took the win with a 6-2 win. >>> and the final round of the arnold palmer invitational, it was jason day who was the wire-to-wire champion. he won one stroke ahead. >>> just ahead, does a note from bruce springsteen get a kid out >>> plus, did actor kevin stacy live up to his lucky charm status? you're watching "early today."ching "early today." and i'd like to... cut. so i'm gonna take this opportunity to direct. thank you, we'll call you. evening, film noir, smoke, atmosphere... bob... you're a young farmhand and e trade is your cow. milk it. e trade is all about seizing opportunity. soup aandwh clead real insiokes d hoolig. ata. f it be. peppiscovemy dn ghts deith egg whites, lean cut meats, and whole grains. xcelleource tein, itue herth e toelp pothroher rning. withmy dealights, good rninead toat days. givreli fromr cold & flu. you gi them se

northern iowa knocking off middle tennessee taking off michigan state. now all eyes on a big match up. duke and yale. today, saturday, march 19th, 2016. when the world >> hey, craig melvin, we're from south carolina. >> we're from florida. it's my birthday. >> sweet home alabama. we're at the "today" show. >> we're from indiana. it's my 18th birthday. >> happy birth >>da happy birthday! >>> good saturday morning to you watching at home. a huge crowd on the plaza. >> a lot of love right behind us from south carolina for craig melvin. >> look at that. >> with my photo shopped head shot. very nice. a lively bunch. very lively bunch. we'll start things off with chanel who has more news breaking overnight. a ddly plane crash in russia. >> a passenger plane from dubai crashes in in russia killing all people on board. the plane disintegrated early this morning. the aircraft reportedly had to abandon an initial attempt to land. most of the passengers were russian. early reports have sited pilot error and weather as possible causes for the ill-fated flight. it wa

women's tournament florida state avoided the old 12-5 upset taking care of business against middle tennessee. a little later a duke bulgak. then leticia romero gets in on the fun. romero led the way. 72-55. the knowles will play texas a&m or missouri state on monday. >>> south florida stays 31-1 colorado state tonight. if the six seeded bouls beat the >> i told our kids don't think about ucla or the bridgeport region. concentrate on colorado state. >> they want to prove a point that they are better than the one seed and they have won 31 games for a reason. >>> away from the hardwood less than cooperative today. the rays-orioles game was canceled after two outs. the rays leave for cuba tomorrow. big trip coming up. also want to mention the rain delayed the 12 hours of sebring race. delayed for due to weather for the first time in 18 years. i will have more at 11. >>> back to ncaa. your two predictions for the last two standings? >> both out i think at this point. it's irrelevant. >> all right. paul, thanks so much. stay with us. evening, a few light showers possible. temperatures are mild. cl

. >> that's it, the blue raiders of middle, tennessee, a 15 seed has won it. josh: upset after upset, today in college hoops biggest of day 15 seed middle tennessee, upsetting michigan state, a team many had winning the whole thing. third seeded west virginia, falling to 14 seed steven f austin. and cal sunk by hawaii. in college hoops, i could rip up by bracket, it is not how you start but how you finish. -- tar heels they took care of business against florida gulf coast thursday. next up for unc, providence who won on a last second buzzer beater over usc, the story going into this game, start time, carolina and providence play last game of day tomorrow with the tip at 9:30 p.m., the coach is not pleased. >> very disappointed. jiminy christmas, you know. what can you say. 9:45, for a start time. don't we have a east, south, midwest, west, some games out there we can show on tv, you know, it's like spitting in i wind, it is stupid, because you can't do anything about it i despise it, i have to sit on deck of my motel room, and don't get to go to work until fri

favorite to win the national title but its worst loss in program history, the blue raiders of middle tennessee and we were thinking that michigan was going to heat up at some point but it never happened. harris again, with a huge three-pointer right here, and they just laid it on 'em. raymond takes this one inside and middle tennessee state beats michigan state, 90-81. the sparters are spartans are in a state of shock. >> i feel bad for my guys. they have given me this university and this program and the city -- a lot of stuff. but the better team won today,-they really did and they have to take that like men and be class about it like i think they are, so that's it. >> and 13th seed hawaii and 4th seed cal. up half a dozen at the break and second half, bobbet. and hawaii pulls the upset, the schools first ever tourney win. 77-66 your final. and the rays are looking for a new closure but may already exist on the roster. a major below as boxberger will miss eight weeks with a tear from from an abdominal muscle. and he leave as big hole to fill. now the rays will look to the pen and see who can

tournament history a 15 seed has beaten a numbere 2 seed.....we saw it happen this afternoon when middle tennessee state upset michigan state....xavier wants to avoid being the next one. many say the first two days of the ncaa tournament are the best two days in to dueling fans. xavier is just hoping tonight they will not be leaving the arena disappointed like michigan state fans were a little more than an hour ago. the spartans are the same seed as xavier.right now - xavier fans are here to enjoy the weekend and some are experiencing it for the first time. bernie reeder/cincinnati resident "this is our first tournament. we are celebrating our anniversary. riva: "really? how many years?" bernie "40 years." riva: "let's celebrate with a xavier win."bernie "go muskies!"janet deters/xu fan " we're gonna win. no doubt, we better. no more 15-2 seed upsets." thanks so much! coming up next at seven... seven...under arrest!how detectives pinned down the man they believe shot at the great american tower! and the breaking developments just coming in about the arrest of the suspected mastermind in the paris

cal loses to hawaii and michigan state, many thought facing middle tennessee. let's take to you the highlights. and to the spartans leading throughout it went later. we thought michigan would heat up. harris hits the hoop. and the foul. harris again with a huge 3 pointer. and raymond. baseline drive here the reverse. that is good. middle tennessee state shocks michigan state first 15 seed to win since florida gulf coast. 90-81 is the final. how about the women's tournament. florida and albany. going on the closing stretch for the great danes. and still a one possession game. florida tries to save it out of bounds but right in the hands of carter. tupped by albany. >>> and a big weekend in racing and for local fans here, there is something for everyone else. endurance racing and drag racing in gainesville. and the nhra gator nationals. qualifying rounds today leading up to the final. check this out. terry macmillan. for a win after a couple of good showings in the races. i asked him what should folks expect if they have not been to a drag race before. overload.

steak 'n shake, >> that's it, the blue raiders of middle, tennessee, a 15 seed has won it. josh: upset after upset, today in college hoops biggest of day 15 seed middle tennessee, upsetting michigan state, a team many had winning the whole thing. third seeded west virginia, falling to 14 seed steven f austin. and cal sunk by hawaii. in college hoops, i could rip up by bracket, it is not how you start but how you finish. those star heels they took -- tar heels they took care of business against florida next up for unc, providence who won on a last second buzzer beater over usc, the story going into this game, start time, carolina and providence play last game of day tomorrow with the tip at 9:30 p.m., the coach is not pleased. >> very disappointed. jiminy christmas, you know. what can you say. 9:45, for a start time. don't we have a east, south, midwest, west, some games out there we can show on tv, you know, it's like spitting in i wind, it is stupid, because you can't do anything about it i despise it, i have to sit on deck of my motel room, and don't get to go to work unt

it's middle tennessee state and syracuse on sunday. and 13 seed hey hawaii knocked off 4 seeded california. that's stefan janko scrirks h, but then he got into foul trouble, but it didn't seem to matter because they were get ing all of their shots to fall. it's the rainbow warriors' first-ever win in the ncaa tournament. >>> the students were taught about the sick zachary nices a person were make when they find a career they truly love. no matter what path we choose, there's always challenges, obstacles to overcome thing we have to endure. look, you're going to have to suffer. it's that question, how much are you willing that's going to largely define your life. so true. a southern college made sparks an honorary chancellor. >> i have yet to meet a man or woman who doesn't cry at a nicholas sparks movie or book. [gunfire] >> pelley: a four-month manhunt ended today in a hail of gunfire and the capture of the last surviving terrorist from the massacre in paris. also tonight, the american who joined isis then escaped with his life. panam

weather segment here, nasty flooding and severe weather across the southern plains moving into the middle, tennessee and middle mississippi valley here. for today, in the meantime, in the south, we end up with a south wind and these storm systems dropping in across south florida, and we're not looking for any cooldown to come. we keep warmrmng things up with the south wind and it's a big keep in mind tha we have adjusted the clocks, 7:00 a.m., still in the dark, and rapid warmup, lunchtime temperatures at 83, and that's above our average high right there, and then we'll take it to 86. a slim chance we could see a stray shower here into the afternoon hours, but not too worried about that. mid-80s, the rule here for the next few days. and 84 on saturday, and then shower chances on sunday. let's get a check of first alert traffic and here is kelly blanco. >> right now accident free on our major roadways, and what you are taking a lookk at is palmetto expressway. we have construction blocking three of your right lanes and 826 northbound, we had all lanes blocked off and those have re-opened but still a

a team many thought should be a one seed and had a chance to win it all but the middle tennessee state takes them out. unbelievable stuff. and yale at 2:40 and the tar heels taking on their opposition at 9:40. and nick cryzowski goes for a third straight ncaa heavy weight championship. caitlin: check out this. it's a photo share of pluto's haze. we're getting a look from the new horizon spacecraft snapped this picture. about 20 layers can be seen in the photo. pretty cool. sounds like a band name. steve: exactly. they rock. a tiny bit of an atmosphere they're trying to figure out. caitlin: i don't know. it's cool. steve: weather for today, temperatures in the upper 50s. showers develop. hello, spring. not going to feel like it. 49 tomorrow, back up to warmer caitlin: thank you, all right, 3:15. k, you better watch out boys, i'm on a hot streak today. what's that? wait. what's that? man, that's just the ice cream truck. you ain't got nothin. we got time. you don't got time. i've got time. no you don't. [arguing] look at that! ahhhhhh! we at time warner cable need to apologize to you. we

. >> two days of underdog surges led by 15 seed middle tennessee running away with a win ov michigan state. >> gives it to potts. >> reporter: the blue raiders led by upshaw jr. and the spartans' loss busting brackets across the nation. an uproar on social media.es" tweeting, no, really. your bracket is done. no perfect bracket left at espn's tournament challenge. >> get inside. derella stories just beginning for a record breaking ten double-digit seeded teams pulling off a shocker in the first round. so i'm back on the have mercy on our souls. this was the midwest region. look at this. this ceases to exist right now. we'll look at it up close. middle tennessee, the biggest of all time. >> of all time. >> 5 million people had michigan state into the final four including you. >> yeah. >> includithe united states. >> because you told us to. >> well, i mean -- >> you didn't even pick them in syracuse is double-digit seeded advance. gonzaga, arkansasand the big picture. >> big picture. crumped up in a garbage can. all these one seeds hanging out happy not to be a headline. >> misery love

middle tennessee state plays with no fear. he's tearing it down. middle tennessee wins 92 -- 81. >> then the hawk eyes toss up this air ball. iowa wins and temple goes home. >> thomas walker and his team win by 14. who has them in their bracket. >> in college baseball, the sixth ranked hurricanes win. the second home run was a walkoff grand slaim at the bottom of the ninth. -- grand slam at the bottom of the ninth. >> whalen, known for this, maybe the dumbest play of the season, he gets buried with no chance what so ever. but it was not fault the play was called. finally the panthers will host actor kef impartial spacey. they have even taken turns -- kevin spacey. wearing a spacey jersey. he may even drop the >> stephen colbert! captioning sponsored by cbs ( band playing "late show" theme ) ( cheers and applause >> stephen: hey! welcome to "the late show," everybody. thank you so much. everybody up there, down there, everybody out there, out there, out there. >> stephen! stephen! stephen. >> stephen: trying to wake them up! wake up! >> stephen! ste

still when middle tennessee stuns michigan state or baylor falls to yale we are as stunned as i hope the nation will be whenville know eva takes it all the way in houston. fairy tales don't often come true. no 16 seed ever beat a 1 and they don't come true in the stock market either. in the end, the market -- it isn't zero sum. many favorites can win because there is no stock in the i cannot express how thee important this is to investing. i can't get over the cynicism i hear about solid stocks and companies. when they do well it's like, wow, that's yale beating baylor. almost shocking. let's use a march madness teaching moment. just consider the most important quarter that came out. oracle reported an excellent number. saw the stock repel. that's a terrific game for the software company. this company has been transitioning rapidly from what's known as on premise technology to the cloud. the concept of the cloud can elude many of you out there. but think about how there is no amazon store when you walk in to place an order. you walk into your pc and the order goes to the cloud. amazo

jonathan: i went to college really close to middle tennessee state. more talented kids ready to make a national debut. first, we'll take you behind the scenes of little big shots. cincinnati's top choirs battling it out. the event happening today and the groups competing to make it a live look outside. citycam 5, daniel carter beard bridge has action, a couple of cars going north. jonathan: little kids with big talent. millions are tuning in for little big shots sunday nights on nbc to see what the kids can do. it's what they're saying that has families watching at home. nbc's kevin tibles has more. >> welcome to little big shots. reporter: the only thing little about little big shots are the pint-sized prodigies. nearly 15 million people tuned in to watch host steve harvey introduce some very talented kids. and somehow, navigate some quirky conversations. >> where your balls? >> his facial expressions take over when words just won't do. >> you can't produce a 6-year-old. he doesn't remember what you told him to say. he doesn't care. and neither do i.

middle tennessee state beats them in round one. steven f austin lost to west virginia, it was the game that knocked everyone else out of the brackets lumberjack shot 30%. only made six baskets because he made 19 free throws, bracket busted march sadness, west virginia out 70-56. for cbs 2 sports i'm steve overmyer. >>> 6:21. are you an over sharing parent? >>> i'd rather not have that on my facebook page, justembarrassing. >>> how videos could cause problems with your kids down the road. >>> armed with a gun and a man posing as a cop in the suburbs. thank you. imagine if the things you bought every day... ...earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, two united club passes, priority boarding, and 30,000 bonus miles. everything you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. egntne swcho tt.swcho os . >>> putting your kids on social media is often done with pride a way for parents to show off with their friends.