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beating wofford to— one in the final four. accept it was wofford who was celebrating this strength.coming in as a substitute. cheers, tears, watford area substitute. cheers, tears, watford are a step closer to winning the real bank. —— real bank. wolves face manchester united in the next 15 minutes or so, kick off at 5 to 8 paul ince is at molineux with bbc sport, this game is on bbc1, he's won the trophy twice with united and played over 100 times for wolves, asked him how he thinks this tie will pan out. i think it is hard to say. when you look the resurgence of manchester united, they are praying about. but they did in that cup competition is what they did at psg. the wells had beating liverpool, they had done ever so beating liverpool, they had done ever so well against the top six in the premier league, they are not going to be fazed by discipline a little bit. they are not going to be faced at all. i am looking for it's a really exciting games to but is going to take to finally get the long—term deal? going to take to finally get the long-term deal? i've had my say and how i s

i'm 47-years-old, never heard of wofford. for real? wofford? wofford?us minnesota. minnesota, twin cities, twins freak me out. why they got to look so similar? [ laughter ] but wait. imagine twin shaqs, or shaq triplets? i'm shaq. i'm shaq. i'm shaq. twins are the best. minnesota wins. [ ring ] let's skip to the end. louisiana state wins. that's where i went to school. i'm shaq. >> jimmy: there you go. [ cheers and applause ] i hope that that helped you out. [ applause ] a little advice for you. let's get to another suggestion here. this one is from craig hathaway. hey jimmy. i read that cvs is changing their hold music for the first time in 20 years. do you have any idea what the new hold music will sound like? that's a great question. thanks for asking me. well, here's what their original hold music sounded like. ♪actly the same. but they just added lyrics. here, let me -- let me give them a call, and [ dial tone ] [ phone ringing ] ♪ >> we are experiencing unusually high call volume at this time. but please, stay on the line. ♪ ♪ on hold you're on ho

let's begin with newcomer number 7 wofford from south ,caro taking on tenth seededon set hall. this one brought us a record-breaking performance from wofford's fletcher mcgee, who just became the ncaa's all-time division three-point field goal lead. >> and wofford defeated the hall 84-68. >>> next, harford red hot ja marant recorded a triple double, only the ninth in ncaa history as he led his 12th ranked team over 5 marquette, 834. florida had no problem disposing of number 7 nevada, 70-61. and salt lake city,thhere nin ranked baylor set a school ncaa tournament record with 60 three-pointers toig defeath ranked syracuse 78-69. >>> in jacksonville, the 11th ranked powerhouse from nashville almost managed to take down sixth seeded maryland, but the terps hung on to defeatbelmont, 79-77. >>> finally, the last bracket buster was minnesota golden gophs, taking down the louisville cardinal, 86-76. >> on this friday let's turn non to meteorologist bill karins to see what's in store whether some of us get a dose of rain. >> an ugly nor'easter like storm moving through the areas of sow

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wofford the only team in th untry undefeated in conference play. >> don't get cocky.you knew that. >> full of wofford fts this morning. we're all going to get on the wofford train with you. >>> we start with that historic flooding in the midwest. it's now being blamed for at least three deaths there, and thousands of people have been forced to evacuat their homes. states of emergency have been declared in wisconsin, iowa, and nebraska. the flooding in nebraska has damaged up to 500 houses in one county alone, and a lot of residents are saying the water rose so fast they hamijust tes to get out. last week's bomb cyclone as it's calledlas beingd for those rising waters. thousands of residents in a small texas town were told t shelter in place on sunday after a fire broke out at a petra chemical storage facility. this is a live picture from then massive flames, thick black smoke can be seen for miles. the fire at intercontinental terminals company in deer park, xas, started sunday morning, was still burning throughout the night. no injuries have been reported there. >>>

i watched it from beginning to end and those wofford terriers didn't disappoint. seton hall put up a heck of a fight. solid squad. fun game to watch. >> this is why we love march madness. we'll have more just ahead. >>> our top story, new comments from the president on the mueller's report and his feud with john mccain's family. we have two reports from the white house this morning. we'll start with nbc's kristen welker. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, the white house and washington bracing for the report by special counsel robert mueller, which could be released at any minute. the key question, was there collusion? the president departed moments ago for florida reiterating there was no collusion and said it is up to the attorney general to determine how much gets released. the anticipation is building with special counsel robert mueller expected to turn over his report to the attorney general bill barr soon. this morning the president speaking out in a new interview on fox business. >> for two years we've gone through this nonsense because there's

wofford alum. i filled out my bracket, my friend. >> i hope you got wofford winning it all. >> not at all, at least advancing. >> that's a busted bracket. you got to go all the way, hallie jackson. thank you, my friend. good to see you as well. craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. mueller on the mind. he said mueller's report will clear him of wrongdoing, but he's trying to undercut the investigation's very existence. >>> also this morning, insult to injury, the president can't cut the controversy especially when it comes to the late senator and war hero john mccain. so, who is he trying to appeal to with his line of attack? >>> and running mate rumors. vice president joe biden reportedly to make a splash when he jumps in the race. his team is considering whether to put stacey abrams on the ticket right out of the gate. but could it put more risk than reward and how much truth to those rumors. but we start with the tick-tick, to the mueller report. time closing in and the presi

midwest region wofford in kentucky. today, unbelievable. 0 for 12 from beyond the arc.s most attempts in an nba tournament game without a mate. that's former stanford cardinal reeled travis who had 14 points. with 10 seconds left, mcgee needing a three. but remember he's 0 for 12. so kentucky wins this one, 62-56 the final. this is just the first round. >> i love it. >> plenty more to go. whew! >> yes, there's more sports. all right. really? do we have to say more? it is national puppy day. all the four-legged cuteness you can handle and how you can provide a home for one of these precious pups. ♪ ♪ ♪ new wok fired shrimp, another american chinese creation from panda express. >>> full disclosure, we don't have to do much in acknowledging today is national puppy day. friday we saw an invasion of little four-legged friends in need of a new home. it all started with "abc 7 mornings". their team picked up the ruff assignment, haha, of dealing with the occupants of puppy center. they may touch your heart. they are hoping they found homes as well. head to abc7news.com. we hav

i don't know if you heard, the wofford alum.friend. >> i hope you got wofford winning it all. >> not at all, at least advancing. >> that's a busted bracket. you got to go all the way, hallie jackson. thank you, my friend. good to see you as well. craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york city. mueller on the mind. he said mueller's report will clear him of wrongdoing, but he's trying to undercut the investigation's very existence. >>> also this morning, insult to injury, the president can't cut the controversy especially when it comes to the late senator and war hero john mccain. so, who is he trying to appeal to with his line of attack? >>> and running mate rumors. vice president joe biden reportedly to make a splash when he jumps in the race. his team is considering whether to put stacey abrams on the ticket right o

the game marks the first time ever that wofford won in the ncaa tournament. >> congratulations to wofford. so much excitement. how many people were busy watching this and not working yesterday? >> i honestly watched a lot more basketball than probably i have in my entire life. >> good. i'm impressed. >> doing your research. >>> so, we have been talking about basketball. do you guys call it a hoop or a goal? >> it's a basketball goal. it's basketball goal. >> you shoot the ball into a hoop. i'll be your goal. >> there you go, janai. >> come on, make the goal. make the goal. >> boom. >> yeah, he wins. >>> coming up in our insomniac theater, we have the latest fright fest from the writer and director of "get out." you are watching the only program to watch at this time, "world news now." >> and the best. est. dn't keep my place as clean as i would like 'cuz i'm way too busy. who's got the time to chase around down dirt, dust and hair? so now, i use heavy duty swiffer sweeper and dusters. for hard-to-reach places, duster makes it easy to clean. it captures dust in one swipe. ha! gotcha! and s

. >>> and wofford against kentucky.ncaa all-time leading but today was 0-12 from beyond the arc. that's most attempts in an ncaa tournament game without a make. unbelievable. >>> former stanford cardinal reed travis had 14 points. ten seconds left, mcgee needing a three. remember i said he was 0-12? yeah, didn't get it. kentucky wins 62-56. >>> stephen curry, sean livingston, and adrew bogut have the night off for dirk novitsky's final game at oracle arena. he has history there. you remember the hole the veteran punched in the wall after the mavericks were upset by the warriors in we believe -- that hole is still there. >> why? >> they have a "we believe" shirt over it. they will take it with them to the chase center. every time dirk nowitzki comes to oracle, there's the hole he punched in the wall. the game at 5:30. >> memorable for sure. >> absolutely. >> thanks. >>> if you are a big fan of superhero movies, now is your chance to get paid to enjoy your passion. find out how next. ♪ ♪ with the chase mobile app, jason w

history making night for wofford's fleher magee. he became ncaa's all-ti leader in three-pointers, grabbing 505 in the match-up. they face number two seeded kentucky tomorrow. you'll know where to find me. >> so relieved, first of that your team won. also we had the team on yesterday morning so early and then theyhe had late night game. i was afraid that american would blame you if they lost. >> i was concerned, too. i was a little worried. >> they won and play again onay satu games pick up at noon eastern. number one seeds virginia, duke and north carolina are in action today. >>> dylan dreyer's lsu tigers also won. >> yes, they did. thanks for letting me know. >> she's all in. >> i did not stay up or watch any games yesterday. we've got kind o nor'easter out there. we've got precipitation, the winds. it is falling in the form of snow across northeastern pennsylvania, most of eastern new york, up to vermont and new hampshire, boston seeing evin. across new jersey and new york, we're seeing rain, too. this willffect mostly new engla

. >> reporter: colonel brian wofford is one of the top officers. >> is this the way we want our marines and civilian marines working in these conditions? >> reporter: the brigadier general oversees all of the bases on the east coast. none of the buildings have actually been repaired since hurricane damage? >> that's right. >> reporter: the price tag to repair this hurricane damage stands at $3.6 billion. but so far, these marines haven't seen a dime. in a memo obtained by nbc news, marine corps commandant neller warned a lack of funds for hurricane recovery combined with negative factors including unplanned southwest border operations have imposed an unacceptable risk to marine soency. as the senate debates a disaster relief bill, north carolina senator richard burr tells nbc news, "it is unacceptable that camp lejeune and other north carolina military bases are still waiting on disaster relief we first requested last fall." the marine corps has moved money around to pay for temporary repairs like removing moldy drywall and placing tarps on roofs. but it's not just buildings on base aff

and wofford defeated the hall. >> and a triple double, the ninth in ncaa history.n des moines, number 10 florida had no problem disposing of nevada, 70-61. salt lake city, where ninth-ranked baylor set a school ncaa tournament record with 16 three-pointers to defeat agent-ranked syracuse, 78-69. >> in jacksonville, nashville almost took down maryland. finally, the last bracket buster was the minnesota golden gophers taking down the cardinals, 86-76. >>> now let's turn to meteorologist bill karins to see what is in store. >> an ugly norrester-like storm. heavy rain will greet you for the morning drive. snow in the high elevations. let's take you into the day. the evening commute much better on 95 than early this morning. we will still get snow on the throughway from albany north wards. anyone driving northern vermont, new hampshire and maine, you will be driving in the snow, and many inches of it too. by saturday morning, the storm begins to exit. not just the mountains getting the significant snow. from syracuse to albany, owny island, six to nine inches of philade

elsewhere, wofford liked to— one winners on the score sheet putting them into the scoresheet. had scored, so they one mail app. just a fight at premier league matches this weekend because of the fa cup, all three games today saw late, and when a match we had at the london stadium. (heading for defeat against huddersfield, to goals saw them when 4—3 and a red against huddersfield, to goals saw them when a—3 and a red 3— against huddersfield, to goals saw them when 4—3 and a red 3— when the first time they'd scored three this season. they are now 16 points off its safety. elsewhere in the primarily, 94th minute goalfrom richie, they salvage a point away at barnett and lester played most of the match with coming out with a to win that off in the fourth minute, dare to points above relegation zone. changes today to the starting line—up at royalton madrid, they both scored to do, winning the start to the new tenure as madrid. wales isa to the new tenure as madrid. wales is a six nation grand slam champion for fourth is a six nation grand slam champion forfourth time, is a six natio

also last night, wofford beat seton hall to win its first ever tournament game.hile, ja morant entered the historyoo a rare triple-double helping murray state crush marquette. >> a lot to look forward to in march madness. >>> up next in "the pulse" the debate over freezing your genes. >>> also ahead, canadian prime minister justin trudeau gets in big trouble for eating chocolate in parliament. >>> and why the term "florida man" has now sparked a social media craze. >>> why the term "florida man" has now sparked a social media craze. for better value, tackle grease with dawn ultra. dawn is for more than just dishes. it provides 3x more grease cleaning power per drop, which cuts through tough kitchen messes, pre-treats laundry stains, and even tackles grease build-up on car rims. tackle tough greasy messes around your home, and save money with dawn ultra. ♪ fresh, fresh as the ocean breeze, fresh as the waves... ♪ guys, i love that it smells fresh like the beach so fresh but i'm trying to read shhh ♪ ooooo air wick, new pure beach escapes readyaveeno's sheer formul

>> i've got wofford. it's busted.rst your local news. >> go rita. >> hey. ou >> aer: this is a "news4 today"newsbreak. >>> good morning 8:26 on march 25th. >> starting off 28 nortound, police blocking right travel lanes, rough day on northbound 28. we'll turn to -- where are we going next, 66 -- that's right. 395 northbound. the delays lead to washington boulevard. there was a crash on washingto boulevard west of the interstate. that is clear. that's the very latest. back to >> all right, dave. thank you. we'll have a check of your forecast when we come usck. stay wit why are all these business owners so excited? g we' to comcast. it's ahead of the game, ahead of the curve. it's going to add to the productivity of our business. it's switch and save days atomcast business. right now, get fast, reliable internet for $49.95 a month and save $600 a year. just one more way we take your business beyond. but hurry, switch and save days ends april 7th. internet that's reliable. internet that's fast. that's super important. i

wofford gave away a 17 point lead, closing out seaton hall, moving on to play kentucky.ke versus north dakota state and north carolina plays iona. a soccer coach has resigned, he was indictedded last week for allegedly taking payments in the college admissions bribery scandal. he was said to have accepted $200,000 in payments. so, alex rodriguez and jennifer lopez getting married soon and the triple a affiliate for the boston red sox in rhode island will have an engagement party for the couple. if you can present i.d. with the name jennifer, you get in free, and so do kids 12 and younger. there's a whole ben affleck tie-in. lauren: is the first pitch from ben affleck? cheryl: i have a feeling they may not show up to that engagement party. lauren: jared max, thank you so much. you can catch jared's sports reports and fox news headlines 24/7 on sirius xm channel 115. cheryl: coming up, did you drink and shop last night? lauren: maybe, actually. cheryl: okay. well, you're not alone. you're not going to believe how much americans spent drunk shopping last year. and maybe hav

>> i've got wofford. rita ora. first your local news. >> go rita. >> hey. good morning, it )s 8-26. i )m ... first to contra costa county- a shooter is on the run this >>> good morning to you. 8:26, i'm marcus washington. first to contra costa county where a shooter is on the run this morning. this is after gunfire broke out in downtown walnut creek. our cameras were there as crime tape went up late last night in the area outside of union bank and century movie theater. one person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. that victim was shot in his back. no one is in custody and walnut creek police are expected to tell us a little bit more later this morning. >>> as far as your commute this morning, mike has us covered with that. >> yeah, we are looking at less coverage on the roadway, at least more sparsely covered. north 17 recovers nicely. we had a crash at 280 that cleared about an hour ago and a slow drive as that blob of traffic travels up all the way 101 toward 880. 87 just in

history for his seventh seeded wofford ter yrs, as wl.inning their first ever ncaa tournament the game. >> it's a ja jam! >> reporter: but it was murray state's ja morant in the decisive upset of fifth seed marquette. >> morant answers the triple. >> reporter: the sophomore and top nba 11 rebounds, and 16 assists, becoming only the eighth player to ever officially post a triple-double in an ncaa tournament. >> it was a lot of fun. i feel like i have great players around me and they made me look better. >> reporter: if that didn't bust your brackets -- >> a big crush! >> reporter: -- maybe it was tenth seed florida taking out seventh seed nevada or maybe another tenth seed, minnesota, upsetting louisville. none more upset than bill murray who showed up to support luke murray an assistant coach with louisville. murray became an instant meme rooting against his longtime nemesis, the gophers. perspective, 17.2 million brackets were filled out in the espn bracket challenge. after one day, less than 1% have a perfect bracket already. so, but, s

but so far a warm welcome, so new here he mispronounced wofford, the university. >> mark murray, talk the strategy, nonbasketball, about campaigning in these early states like california and texas. >> super tuesday, the biggest delegate hauls will be in places like california and texas. one theory of the case on how you win the democratic nomination is you end up racking up the most delegates on super tuesday. kamala harris is from california, you want to be able to win under the proportional delegate allocation system, a lot of delegates there. maybe you want to come in second in a place like texas to get a whole lot of delegates, which is why she's in the lonestar state today and through the weekend. bernie sanders, of course, has a similar objective going to california. that's one theory of the case. the other theory is that iowa and new hampshire and south carolina where garrett is will be determinative, it will be hard to perform well in super tuesday states like california and texas if you don't come in at least in the top two or three in iowa, ditto in new hampshire. you're see

you ever heard of wofford, the terrier?th carolina. >> they're playing really well. only two losses on the season, and also murray state. they play in the obc. they won their conference tournament. they got a kid named ja morant. looks like he has springs in his shoes, and jumps out of the building. fun to watch. >> a dunker. >> a huge dunker. he will dunk on anybody. he will dunk on you, whit. >> definitely dan. >> definitely dan. he's reading the paper. >> what are you guys talking about? i missed that whole thing. >> dan will be watching everything, eating his cucumber chips and drinking his coconut water today. >> i remember once during the super bowl there was a power outage and i tweeted the power is still on on ""downton abbey." >> you can see maria tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. hosting the women's ncaa tournament selection show. >> or you can follow my twitter feed for my analysis. >> yes. >> spot on. >>> coming up on "gma," conquering the clutter. author and expert gretchen rubin joins us with great advice on how cha