Fellowship. From california to the carolinas, craig takes a look at a new movement for men thats gaining steam across the country, today, saturday march 25th, 2017. Good morning from ohio hi from Midkota High School spreading cheer for the today show its my 50th birthday happy birthday whoo were from wisconsin. We still love the badgers. Boston strong good morning. Welcome back to today on a saturday morning. Our crowd out on the plaza so kind to drop by and say hi. Well be joining them coming up in just a bit. Huge crowd today. Big crowd out there. A lot of gamecock fans out there. A lot of fans iyou know, its spring break so a lot of people visiting nyc. We begin with donald trump and his dramatic decision to drop that new health care bill. This morning, he may be sidestepping the blame, but democrats are calling him out on making a big rookie mistake. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell is live at the white house with the latest. Kelly, good morning. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. Today begins a new phase. Measuring the fallout for this white house and a Republicanled Congress who were unable to deliver on a promise to overhaul obamacare. It seems that even with their stunning swing and miss, what comes next . So President Trump kept his trademark bravado in check a bit, a softer response than usual. He called this defeat an interesting experience. We all learned a lot. We learned a lot about loyalty. We learned a lot about the votegetting process. Im disappointed, because we could have had it. So im disappointed. Im a little surprised, to be honest with you. Reporter his surprise was shared by many who thought that republican majorities would mean they could deliver on this. But a more moderate group of republicans who were concerned about their constituents losing coverage mixed with that conservative block known as the Freedom Caucus who wanted a more aggressive bill, together, they derailed this plan, so it was never brought for a vote and its really on hold now. Speaker ryan also takes a political hit here, because he was unable to deliver and one of the questions remains, can they Work Together now on Something Else . The president s already talking about turning to tax reform, but another big question, will the defeat on health care affect other things on their agenda . Thats part of what well be watching closely going forward. Sheinelle . Kelly, thank you. Lets take a look at some stories, other stories making headlines this morning. The United NationsOfficials Say they are stunned at reports of as many as 200 civilian casualties in iraq. Residents of the besieged city of mosul say the deaths are a result of u. S. Led Coalition Air strikes the there. If confirmed, it would rank among the highest civilian death tolls since the u. S. Invaded iraq back in 2003. The effort to drive isis out of mosul is now in its sixth month. Breaking overnight, a daring robber inside the famous Palazzo Hotel in las vegas. First, reports of shots being fired sent gamblers and guests into a panic. Police say several suspects broke the glass doors of a jewelry shop just before 1 00 in the morning local time and then fled through the parking garage. Witnesses tweeted pictures, including what is believed to be one of the suspects in a pig mask. The investigation is ongoing, but there are no reported injuries at this time. And check out this amazing video. Most manmeetsshark stories dont end well, but these divers off the coast of florida made a lasting friend when they came upon a lemon shark who was in distress. The shark kept nudging one of the divers until the man finally figured out its problem. There was a giant hook sticking in the sharks belly. The diver pulled out the hook and the shark swam away happy. Wow dont try that at home. No, no. They clearly know what theyre doing. Thats a brave diver there, too. All right. Lets go back to indra now. Another check of the weather on the plaza. So many people out there this morning i mean, its amazing, right . First of all, im happy because im warm enough outside, but this just made my day. Talking about spring, just look how cute these signs are, guys. Where are you guys from . Ohio. And youre visiting new york for the first time . Second. So whats the big plan . Were visiting new york for two days and then going on a cruise. Nice im a little jealous right now notice, we also have spring breakers. Whats your guys school saying . Whats your school saying, guys . Go. We are continuing to watching Severe Weather out there. Notice 16 Million People are at risk. The ohio valley through the southeast. Well be looking at places like even Oklahoma City as we go in through sunday. This is another wave of Severe Weather. So this system will continue to make its way off to the east. Were going to see pattern after pattern, because it is springtime. 60mileperhour winds, golf ballsized hail, even a few tornadoes may be possible. Especially paying attention out towards Oklahoma City. Biggest thing, rainfall, most of you looking at an inch of rain. These are fastmoving systems, so only a short period of time if you get a heavy downpour for flooding. Meanwhile, everyone else, just take a look around. I think were all celebrating here. It is definitely spring look how many people are here to celebrate. Good morning. Still dealing with a few lingering showers that will be gone as we move through the afternoon and today the drier of the two weekend days with clearing right around early afternoon, and then more rain comes in for sunday. Not as powerful as fridays storm, but looks like rain showers and cooler temperatures wrapping up the weekend. Next week get ready for a warmup. Approaching wednesday, numbers back into the 70s inland. Such an awesome crowd. Where are you guys from . Huge crowd california now you know why i picked them. Go, kali. Indra, thank you. Still ahead this morning, she might still be pregnant, but shes also racking up some serious dough. We have got the latest on our good friend, april the giraffe. Plus, Stephen Hawking is looking for a new voice. The list of celebrities lining up for that opportunity is out of this world. Well bring you that story, coming up, right after these messages. Wish your skin could bounce back like it used to . Neutrogena® hydro boost water gel. Instantly quenches skin to keep it supple and hydrated day after day. With hydrating hyaluronic acid, which retains up to a thousand times its weight in water. 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We have been keeping you updated on the situation for five weeks now. Lets week, we told you about the zoo looking for a new live stream sponsor after the original deal expired. Well, they finally struck gold. Looks like aprils calf will be a toys r us kid. Get it, with the giraffe . Smart toys r us took on the sponsorship for an undisclosed amount. Of course, it makes sense because the mascot, there, toys r us is geoffrey, the giraffe. The original sponsorship expired because they thought she was due like five weeks ago. Is this normal . I look at you both as if this is normal. And ive had a giraffe baby. Maybe they should hold out until april . Maybe thats why. Im sure toys r us will yeah. And it does seem like theres a new internet challenger. So this is why we have all the cups on the table. This weeks new craze is called the cup blowing challenge. So why you dont see it before huh . Anyway. Here, take a look at this. It shows you its not that easy. Take a look at this video. Did he do it . So thats the actual challenge. This is what everybodys doing right now. So you have two cups and you blow on one to try to land it into the other cup. We thought we would get in on the fun to find out whos the best here in studio 1a. You ready for a our cup oneoff. Full disclosure, angel got it on the first try with other cups. And ill probably never get it again. Shes not even trying. I was watching indra. So take two cups and go anybody got it yet. Do we look like the biggest idiots right now. Are these too heavy . Its really hard. When you do this when we go to commercial break one of us has game here. Go home and try it. Brings back your beer pong days. It was my only time, sheinelle. Heres the thing. Its hard no one saw. Apparently people online are able to do it, on the internet. Of course, it probably takes a hundred tries. Well continue while you do pop start. No, with it will be too loud. She can do it. Shes a professional. Lets begin with Stephen Hawking, the theoretical physicist has used the same computerized voice for more than three decades and apparently he thinks its time for a change. So the renowned genius did what anyone of his stature searching for a new voice would do, he held a starstudded audition. And if this video is any indication, there are plenty of celebs wanting in on the gig. Listen to my voice, its sexy, its got a tinge of physics. Hi, im rebel wilson and im reading for the role of Stephen Hawking. Did liam neeson do the whole phone call, like i dont know who you are. It has to be a yes from you. No, not a chance. Who wouldnt want to sound like me . But your voice is robotic, if im being honest, you have to holla just to be heard. No. So what is it . How cool is that . Who got the part . Do you want to know . Listen to my voice, its sexy, its got a tinge of physics. Hi, im rebel wilson and im reading for the role of who won . So it wasnt Eddie Redmayne who won an oscar for playing Stephen Hawking. Hawking sidestepped the auditions altogether and went with michael caine. So this sketch is actually for charity. It is part of comic reliefs red nose day and there will be a special airing on may 25th right here on nbc. Next up, melissa mccarthy. The comedian stunned just about everyone when she stepped out on the snl stage as White House Press secretary, sean spicer. Perhaps it was the water gun, the moving podium, the heels, or even the excessive gum chewing that made her impression an instant saturday night classic. Well, now after a stop at the Ellen Degeneres show, we now know how it all came to be. Snl called and go, do you have any interest coming in and doing spicer for us. And i was like, what . I was like, how am i going to do that. Cut to somebody being like, boy, do you really look like that guy. Is that sexy to you, when you see that, ben, who or how do yo feel . I guess im into sean spicer. Oh, god did you hear that. He said he guess hes into sean spicer. In terms of the physical transformation, mccarthy says it is all about the ears. And last but not least, lets take a moment to talk about bill murray, the hollywood legend might just be the best good luck charm a sports team could have. Last november, of course, his beloved cubs won the world series for the first time in 108 years. And now, his sons xavier Basketball Team pulled off a major march madness upset and have made it to the elite eight. Murrays son is an assistant coach for the team, so the proud dad cheering like wild in the crowd, whos clearly stolen the show. Dwyane wade probably said it best on twitter, the power of bill murray. This is his year in sports. Xavier is set to play gonzaga tonight. Love bill murray. That was good. The whole time im like, okay, let me its so loud win apologize. I lost my cup. Are you ready . Did you see that . Ahh was that close. Okay, weve got to move on. Its so tempting. Do this at home and let us know if you make it happen, okay . Still ahead, craig takes us from california to the carolinas where, i like this, a fresh approach to fitness is not only good for the body, but good for your soul. But first, this is today on nbc. I got it sick, huh . Im good. I just took new mucinex clear and cool. Whats this sudden cooooling thing happening . Its got a menthol burst. You can feel it right away. New mucinex clear cool. Feel the menthol burst. While powerful medicine clears your worst cold symptoms. Lets end this. From the carolinas to california, theres a Movement Brewing and its bringing men closer together, one burpee at a time. Its about so much more than just fitness. I took a trip down south to see exactly what this new trend is all about. In charlotte, north carolina, just before a cold sun rises, a few dozen men gather together for 45 minutes of fitness, fellowship, and faith. The group, formerly known as f3 is 15,000 men strong, spread across 18 states. One tv news guy in an orange hat. One, two, three . F3s Founder David and tim started the workouts in 2011 with just 43 men. How did this come to be . A man in his life, when he starts having a family and working at a job, you know, you get a little lonely, a little isolated, and at least for tim and i, we both got really out of shape. You know, they have gyms now . They do, youre right. You could do this inside. Yeah, but what we found is that getting up and going to the gym was not sufficient motivation. I dont necessarily want to go charge into the gym and go to the treadmill, but i do want to come out here and see the guys. Reporter six years later, there are roughly a thousand weekly volunteerled morning meetups in cities from knoxville to cleveland and seattle. Rain or shine, and free of charge. But talk to these men and the time they spend together is as much a workout for their soul as it is the body. For me, the fitness is probably last at this point. The fellowship is the biggest part. I had no idea how much joy i would get from working out with other guys, the friendship. I think men just start working and start living life and they dont realize something is sort of dying slowly inside. Reporter according to a study published by the aarp, one in three 45 or older report being chronically lonely and when it comes to premature death, those who fall into the categories of loneliness and isolation saw their risk increase 26 to 32 . One of the things that struck me is that it seems as if fitness is actually, it becomes a very small part of the motivation. Why is that . For us, its just a magnet. Thats what we call it. Its three fs, fitness, fellowship, and faith. The magnet is the workout. As they get out theory, the glue, what we call the fellowship, thats what keeps them. I say we name him talent. Wlabt that about the faith component . Thats the best word that weve come up with to describe what takes over guys. Its not one religious or denomination. Its more a belief in something outside yourself and the desire to do something in the world. The group even has their own lingo. Its based on military references and sports and pop culture. Dave and tim also say it types into the tribal instincts of men, bringing them closer together. Could you feel that . Yeah, you know, its one of those these guys are getting up at 5 00 every morning to get together to work out, but, you talk to a lot of them, and it becomes so obvious that its so much more about just being with these brotherhood, huh . And it takes a lot for a guy to admit that hes lonely and he doesnt, perhaps, have as many friends as he did when he was in college. So this is a way to overcome that. I never even thought about it until you nodded your head when he said that. 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