to babel basketball. -- hour away from hitting the floor in the steel city against n.c. state.eil hartman is in pittsburgh and joins us now on nova tangling with the wolf pack. hey neil. >> reporter: a year ago they were a two seed. they lost to seven seeded uconn in their second game. and uconn went on to win the championship. and wright believes they can do the same thing. here is wright on the match-up. >> they remind us -- and i hope this is a compliment to them -- of our '06 team when we had randy foye kyle lowry and al ray. >> you respect everybody you play but you fear nobody. you have to believe you have a chance to win. there is no question about that. and our team this year believes that. >> well both teams should believe they have a chance to win. both have had memorable championship wins in this tournament. north carolina state winning it all in 1983. and the villanova in 1985. >>> to the women's tournament now. princeton is the only undefeated team in the field of 64. tigers drawing some attention. how about president obama in attendance for the first round match-u

n.c. state's cat barber after the game. he used an expletive calling out the president who picked villanova to lose to kentucky in the national championship game. it was caught on live television. he has since tweeted an aji. the president 14th in the standings. paula, we know you're 33rd. >> i didn't know. thank you for telling me. i kind of sent my bracket to the morgue after yesterday. >> 33rd is great. >> i have high expectations. >> i have wisconsin winning it all. >> going with the big ten. good call. you don't want to offend the president of the free world. >> gotta clean it up quickly if you do. right? >> dan, by the way, still has louisville. they're playing today. >> i picked the team with a mascot that's a cardinal. >> a bird. a bird. >> i just liked the bird. >> that's all that matters. >> i just clicked a bunch of random numbers. >>> it's time to get to the weather. in honor of the second full day of spring dr. rob marciano wearing a three-piece suit today. >> it's feeling again like winter. i'm trying to shake

and in the east, n.c. state, louisville, oklahoma, michigan state. and in the south duke, utah, ucla and gonzaga. the games begin again on thursday. >>> russia is threatening denmark with a nuclear attack. in a newspaper interview, the russian ambassador to denmark warned if a country joins nato's missile defense shield, denmark's navy will become a target for russian nuclear missiles. the russian ambassador is quoted as saying "denmark would be part of the threat against russia. it would be less peaceful and relations with russia will suffer. it is, of course, your own decision." now, a spokesperson for nato responded to these threats saying "we have made clear that nato's ballistic missile defense is not directed at russia or any country, but is meant to defend against missile threats." >>> well, it was quite a weekend for pope francis. for the first time ever, a pope had lunch with about 120 male and female inmates at a prison in naples, italy, including gay and transgender inmates and those suffering from aids. and then during a mass, the pope wa

. >> n.c. state is headed to the sweet 16! >> a big upset as number one ranked villanova is ousted by n.c. state leaving the wildcats band in tears. they are the first number one seed booted from this year's tournament but more madness is sure to come "today," sunday, march 22nd, 2015. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to "today" on this sunday morning. i'm erica hill. >> glad to have you with us. i'm craig melvin in for lester holt alongside sheinelle jones. >> my bracket's not totally busted but it is not looking very good. >> villanova was never really in that game last night. >> there was hope towards the end. >> but they did not play like that number one seed. >> the band plays on. >>> so much to get to. starting here though very busy morning. to our top story -- the crisis in yemen. an important u.s. ally. that situation has gone from bad to worse amid fears that country's fall could help ann curry gain new strength there. nb

notre dame louisville, n.c. state, carolina and duke. they're all still alive. now, virginia is the only team to be eliminated so the a.c.c. could become the very first conference ever to make as much as $30 million in one tournament. a lot of money. maureen: yes, it is. let's hear what you've got to say. doug: maybe some flurries in the morning. that's a six letter word maybe. that's it and then a little sun in the afternoon. no i gotcha. eileen whelan in tonight and she'll give you the latest on the possible impacts of snow showers or flurries in the morning and maybe some thunderstorm talk for thursday. maureen: ok. "world news tonight" with david muir coming up next. join us again at 11:00. have a good night. >>> breaking news thisÑ/monday, the fallout tonight after the explosive decision at a well-known university. police revealing their findings after the alleged attack seven men and a female student. it divided the school and made national headlines. >>> off and running. the first major candidate announcing he's running for president. promising no abortio

. >>> villanova is in pittsburgh getting ready for their second game in the tournament against n.c. state tomorrow night at 7:00. if they win, they will be in the sweet 16 for the first time in six years. the win over lafayette, 41 points, the most lopsided game in the tournament so far. the cats have 33 wins this season. most in big five history. so hartman asked wright if his team is the best this city has seen? >> there have been a lot of great teams in philadelphia. i don't know if number of wins determine ifs you're the best team or not. at the end of this tournament you can have a final evaluation of this team. >>> phillyies' don brown has an achilles injury. >>> phillies and pirates today, ashy hits his second homer in two days. that's a two-run shot. phillies up 5-1 but lose to the pierzynski 6-5. >>> craig berube met with steve mason to clear the air today. they say their relationship is fine. >>> take a look the union postponed tonight's match against dallas. as you can see, the snow. they'll take the pitch tomorrow at 4:00. happy spring, everybody. i'm john clark. we're right b

n.c. state goes against louisville. then there is michigan state and oklahoma. i like ucla and canseco. it was too good zagat -- to gonzaga in december. great matchup there. here is your is of the night. when baseball goes into the stands you get to keep them. how about a football? yes. not a basketball. how about a hockey stick. when a stick goes into the stands, do you get to keep it? brandon p had still -- had escort two goals with that stick. that is his lucky lumber. when that stick flew into this dance that into the stands he said give me my stick-back, and the kid got to keep it. how about the kid in boston? it is nine-year-old liam fitzgerald did u.s. today called him the best fan in the nation. he never misses a game. touches fists with players every night. last night was special. they gave him his own trading card. makes your hair stand on end. the best fan in the world. leon: that makes a curmudgeon like me say aw thank you, cable for taking longer to upload our family movies. for the slower internet upload speeds. for taking longer to upload my files

you can donate it to n.c. state. let's get started with the excitement in the markets. europe is in full alert to the ramifications of draghi qe. yields climbed -- grind ever lower. cautious on economic growth. suggesting what we are witnessing is original and decidedly not in the textbooks. for draghi and yellen, this is original territory. >> there is no textbook basis for what the fed has been doing since 2008 but when you have such low interest rates and the economies in the price is low we go from the 1930's, monetary policy doesn't work. tom: outlast that with scathing comments on the fed that they're trying to do too much and can't get it done. you agree and do you reaffirm a cautious view and the idea that yields can drive ever lower even in the united states? >> i am looking for. i've said the 10-year is headed toward 1.50 acting today we're back. i think we have a way to go before you hit 1.50. i think if yields are headed lower because of the global economy is very weak -- tom: you mentioned deutsche bank with her view on a two-year, what are you thinking and

her team villanova suffered a a heartbreaking loss to n.c. states ] no. [ laughter ] a heartbreaking loss. yeah. she's right there. [ laughter ] roxanne, don't do it again. please. >> why? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: she got a little emotional. we have a clip. just roll the clip. ♪ >> jimmy: aw. no, my gosh. no, i saw that. i just think -- i'm sure a lot of villanova fans were feeling the same way. but what he i love is you just kept playing the piccolo. you had to do your job. [ laughter ] you powered through. you're like, "i've got to do what i've got to do." it's inspiring. i think it's cool what you did there. what do you think about all this attention you're getting now? >> it's absolutely mind-blowing. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: yeah. >> all i thought i did was cry on national television. [ laughter ] and it turned -- >> jimmy: did you know the camera was going to cut to you? >> so it's sort of a funny story. so when -- >> jimmy: hopefully it's a a funny story. [ laughter ] >> in the very beginning i'm looking up at the jumbotron. so i saw myself on i

n.c. stateainst the number one seed came in 1983 in the championship game. they're going to move on to syracuse, new york, and play the winner of the louisville, iowa game. louisville and butler delivered a good one. the fighting irish fought their way past the bulldogs 67-64 advancing to the sweet 16 for the first time since 2003. it will be a bit of a bitter sweet 16, if you will, for head coach mike bray. he revealed to his team after the game even though he knew before it that his mother, betty bray, had passed away earlier that morning of a heart attack. >> it was kind of a tribute to her. really a special night. 84. former olympic swimmer. unbelievable woman. a woman ahead of her time and probably the real driving force, you know, behind everything i've done. >> i know his kids are going to be fighting hard for him and the passing of his mother. they'll honor her. >> the irish will be watching kansas and wichita state to see who they'll face on thursday. one of the nation's favorite cinder

. >>> and the n.c. state university chapter of a fraternity is under fire after finding a racially offensive pledge book. 9 alleged dd pi pi katie perry littered with racial splurs and offensive remarks about rape and lynching. they have been suspended pending the outcome. >>> bobbi kristina, the daughter of the late singer has been moved from emory hospital in atlanta. her condition has not changed at all since she was found unresponsive in her bathtub nearly two months ago. the case being investigated or handled as a criminal investigation. no word on where she was moved to. >>> and the letter sent to the white house that was investigated for sigh side turned out to be saliva. it turns out the sender believed to be a homeless man from the chicago area apparently a heavy smoker which produces trace amounts of cyanide in his saliva. >>> finally, a 5-year-old lab is on the mend after being stranded on a frozen lake erie for five days. the coast guard tried for several days to rescue kimberly the name of the do

>> on campus we have a great culture at n.c. state and we always need to take steps to go further. a critical challenge is to overcoming the issue of race in america is we have to acknowledge it's a problem. we have to come to a table with all groups, recognize implicit biases, all sides have to be involved in the situation. the first step is we all have to admit this is a real problem. >> i think that's one of the many reasons that the video in oklahoma took people by surprise that are older, because older people think of you all as post-racial. there was an article by a a researcher and he talks about specific data points. he said millennials are more racist than they think. what do you think of that? >> nobody wants to read that headline. i remember reading it. being upset. but this idea of post racialism in our generation is good news and bad news. it's good news because it's possible to think that. if the oakklahoma bus incident were happening on every bus every time it would be impossible to overlook it. the bad news color-blindness is still blindness. we're missing the subtl

n.c. state barely pulled it out. there were a lot of close games, it was really exciting.ie: a good day for underdogs. those who say watching basketball is not exciting -- bill: foaming at the mouth almost. duke plays tonight at 7:00. hopefully they won't blow it. we don't want them to be the first number one seed to lose to a 16 seed. stephanie: i want to make sure he gets his charity dollars. you can follow along on the bloomberg terminal or online at bloomberg.com/charitybracket. interactive, fantastic. you can see all the players. what you cannot see is the smack talking between these players. jim chanos is trying to short other participants. side bets across the board. anderson wants a full hip-hop performance. we will see. when we come back, why do so many advertisers get it wrong when it comes to mobile? the guy who shows companies how to get it right. ♪ bill: welcome back to -- stephanie: welcome back to "market makers." our next guest says most brands have a totally wrong when it comes to targeting mobile phones. he's the cofounder and ceo of a leading mobile mark

n.c. state on top. >> just a touch. thru go. >> uab advances. >> pulling the upset. >> and the shot. into an all-out brawl in philadelphia. >> what you saw here today was actually embarrassing. >> the solar eclipse. >> and zombies here. absolutely transfixed. >>> all that -- >> and americans are quite fond of the royal family. >> like them much better than -- >> -- and all that matters. >> previous reports of a crash are inaccurate. >> clancy made an effort to downplay. >> in his defense, he was pretty drunk. >>> a one-man festival on his own, with us to bring joy to our lives, please welcome bill murray. >> keep that skirt on i don't know if i can handle -- this morning's episode is sponsored by toyota. let's go places. captioning funded by cbs >>> welc "cbs this morning." norah ll is >>> welcome to cbs news. norah o'donnell is off. jeff glor is with us. >>> the fbi is invifrt get aing the death of a black man in mississippi found dead hanging from a tree. law enforcement agencies are trying to determine whether it was

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n.c. state on top. >> some bracket-busting upsets from day one on march madness.five games decided by one point and there are 16 games set for today. and march madness is one of the things trending today. ayman are following these on social media. so your brackets how are they? >> not good after yesterday. and you get goosebumps after watching those highlights. and we have to begin with the ncaa highlights. the tourney is blowing up online. there are 340,000 mentions on twitter of the two terms, march and madness. last night it peaked. and including the seeds advancing to the round of 32 and today you can expect it to peak again with more than a dozen words. >>> and also trending nasa said that arctic sea ice shrank since tracking began in 1979. 50,000 square miles of ice disappearing. in this nasa video you can see how this grew over this year's season. now look at the yellow and you can see where the ice is low near russia and alaska. nasa said it is the difference between this year's ice pack and the maximum coverage in the last 35 years. >>> and the last trend

n.c. play takes on louisville. utah takes on number one seed duke. michigan state oklahoma. >> be sure to download and check the nbc washington app throughout date for updates on these stories and more. >>> the faith community in manassas is still coming to grips with a loss of a mother and daughter in that crash that happened. >> the parishioners are trying to remember the good times they had we yvonne and emily selke. yvonne served in the children's programs for years. emily sang in the choir. last night the parish priest says the fact this was a deliberate act doesn't change anything for mourners. >> why he did it that doesn't change that him and everybody else died. what do we do with that? how do we wrap ourselves tharnd is important. the survivors. that's what's important. >> the father says he's preparing for a difficult mass this sunday, which is, of course, palm sunday. >>> a nasa astronaut sets out to make history and so is his brother. scott kelly saying good-bye to earth for a one-year mission in space. here on earth kelly's identical twin mark part of