Roll off him like so many controversies. Today exclusive. Off the post and in. Why are the reigning world champions earning less than half of what their male counterparts make. They are seeking equal pay and well talk to them exclusively. Midair collision. Two skydivers crash into each other, spin to the ground but miraculously both survive. One severely injured. He says he has no regrets today, thursday, march 31, 2016. Welcome. That video is hard to watch. Five seconds after they leave the plane they collide. One of them unconscious all the way to the ground. The weather is at the top of the show tearing across the south. Severe weather spawning tornadoes and triggering dangerous flooding. Steve patterson is in little rock, arkansas, this morning. Steve, good morning to you. Reporter hey, matt and savannah. Good morning. At least seven people injured as multiple tornadoes plowed through northeastern oklahoma. This storm system sweeping through arkansas as well causing flash flooding and emergency rescues. Lightning and heavy rainfall in little rock caused flash floods leading to multiple rescues wednesday. Some residents clinging to trees after their cars were swept away in fastmoving waters. Firefighters using cable lines to pull them to safety. In oklahoma, the National Weather service now confirms multiple tornado touchdowns ripped through tulsa. The twisters causing road closures, Power Outages and injuring at least one person listed in critical condition. The roof of a church blown off during a prayer group meeting. We were huddled in here. We looked all balled up in a ball here and praying. Everything blew in around us, but we were good. None of us even have a scratch on us. Reporter golf ballsized hail pounding residents in kansas while in little rock an American Airlines flight from dallas to memphis was diverted because of severe turbulence. The guy behind me is saying, are we going down, are we going down . I have kids. Reporter the drink cart splattered soda on the ceiling. Two flight attendants were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. This is far from over. The threat hangs around here in the Mississippi Valley from this morning. That includes the possibility of more tornadoes including the possibility of more flooding. Meanwhile the storm system this afternoon threatening the ohio valley, the midwest and the south. A lot of people remain at risk as this Severe Weather continues. Matt and savannah . Steve patterson in little rock, thank you. A head start on your forecast. Doesnt look good. It really doesnt. This was our big concern yesterday that we would see overnight storms. As steve mentioned, not done. Little rock seeing the wettest month ever as has memmemphis. We have a tornado watch going into central mississippi as strong storms skip to the east. An enhanced area for more storms today. 40 million at risk from nashville to jackson to northwestern georgia. Large hail, tornadoes likely. Here is whats happening as the front pushes in. Warm moist air from the south. Flash floods, severe storms lasting through overnight tonight. In fact, take a look. You can see overnight tonight from knoxville near lexington into northwestern georgia. Tornadoes likely. Some could be long track strong storms. There are 18 Million People under a flood threat from louisiana into Central Georgia including atlanta. Why . Look at the rainfall amounts we are talking about. Upwards of five inches or more in central and southern alabama. You get into Central Georgia you could be looking at four to six inches as well. The heavy flood threat stretches back into new orleans, guys. More strong storms. Tomorrow we have the risk. Not as bad but the next 24 hours will be very, very active. Well get back to you in a little while. Thank you very much. Another story in politics. Donald trump reversing course after he said women who get abortions should be punished during an msnbc town hall. We have coverage this morning. Pete alexander, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. The initial comments quickly ignited a firestorm managing to unify supporters on opposite sides of one of americas most divisive issues. Critics say trump lacks the depth of understanding about a complicated topic. This time on the issue of abortion. By the way, nobody, nobody respectses women more than donald trump. Reporter this morning for donald trump that may be a tough sell. Pressed by Chris Matthews during a town hall, trump insisted if abortion were outlawed, women violating the ban should be punished. The answer is that there has to be some form of punishment. For the woman . Yeah. Ten days . Ten years . I dont know. Im pro life. I have not determined what the punishment should be. Why not . Because i havent. How do you ban abortion . You go back to a position like they had where people will perhaps go to illegal places. Reporter trumps comments unleashing a wave of bipartisan criticism drawing fierce deannouncements from the group naral saying his unhinged position will endanger women and the antiabortion group march for life. Often a woman makes a choice for abortion out of desperation. The last thing she needs is a threat of punishment. Reporter trumps republican challengers, boths of whom support the abortion ban, are accusing him of being alone on an island of ignorance. Probably donald trump will say he was misquoted or whatever. I dont think so. I dont think thats an appropriate response. Donalds comments are a dplon administration that he demonstration that hell say anything to get elected. Reporter within three hours he did a 180. The doctor or any other person performing this illegal act would be held legally responsible, not the woman. The woman is a victim. My position has not changed. He defended abortion rights in 1999 with tim russert. I am very pro choice. Reporter Hillary Clinton accused him. What he said is among the most outrageous and dangerous statements i have heard anybody running for president say in a really long time. Reporter sanders saying the words were shameful. The idea of punishing a woman, thats just beyond comprehension. Trump is already unpopular with female voters, 70 with an unfavorable view. A potential liability if trump faces clinton this fall. When it is all stripped away, so much of the republican agenda is to turn the clock back on women. Make no mistake about it. Reporter a new poll shows donald trump may have hit a low point headed into the wisconsin primary. Here are the numbers. Down double digits now to ted cruz trailing 4030 . John kasich in third. Late wednesday trurps team tried to change the conversation putting out this letter from his tax attorneys saying hes been audited by the irs but the timing was curious. It was dated march 7 raising the question why his campaign only released it wednesday, 23 days later. Matt and savannah . Peter alexander in washington, thank you. During the msnbc town hall trump took a controversial stance on the potential use of Nuclear Weapons if he becomes president. Andrea mitchell has more on that part of the story. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, matt. Today the heads of 50 nations are gathering here to discuss the threat of loose nukes. The idea that isis in brussels or other terror groups could try to target Nuclear Sites or create radioactive dirty bombs in the middle of a contention Political Campaign with donald trump, the republican frontrunner criticized for not having a good grasp of nuclear strategy. Pressed by Chris Matthews about the Nuclear Option against isis or even europe, donald trump refused to rule it out. Can you tell the middle east we are not using a nuclear weapon. I would never take any of my cards off the table. How about europe . No. Youre going to use one in europe . No. Im not saying that im not taking cards off the table. Reporter and today a summit to control the spread of Nuclear Weapons trump raised eyebrows in this interview with cnn saying he supports other countries Going Nuclear even the volatile korean peninsula. We have to say we are better off if japan protects itself against this maniac in north korea. We are better off if south korea starts to protect itself. Reporter prompting this sharp rebuick from Hillary Clinton with Rachel Maddow wednesday night. We have an arms race under his theory not just in the middle east, but also in asia. I have no idea what that means other than it scares me and it scares a lot of thoughtful leaders around the world. Reporter a major concern for the u. S. , pakistans development now of smaller tactical Nuclear Weapons, easier for terrorists to steal. A big nuclear player, perhaps one of the biggest, russia, wont be here. Vladimir putin is snubbing the summit to signal continuing disagreements with president obama on a range of issues. Matt and savannah . Thank you very much. Lets dig deeper into what the president ial frontrunner had to say with the people who interviewed them. We have Rachel Maddow here up early and Chris Matthews in chicago. Good morning to you. Chris, often times when you are interviewing someone and they Say Something controversial, you can almost look in their eyes and see the wheels turning that they are trying to figure out a way to get out of what they just said. Did you get that sense from donald trump . Do you think he understood the gravity of his comments . Well, i did. I think he may have, too. I did sense that something important had happened. Talking about punishing a woman for choosing to have an abortion for example is a troubling area for a politician. Thats why they stay out of that area. The nuclear thing is really big. You talk about not rolling out the use of Nuclear Weapons in europe and use of the term tactical Nuclear Weapons, hundreds of kilotons, hiroshima was 15 so talking about it being limited is a mistake. You were interviewing Hillary Clinton almost simultaneously as this was unfolding. You had an extraordinary situation. You had pro life and pro choice groups condemning what donald trump said and then you had him giving out not one but two statements to walk it back and clean it up. Thats remarkable for abortion and also for the politics of donald trump. Hes been mr. Dont apologize, dont explain. Look back at the issues on which people in main stream politics thought hed pay a price for this. John mccain isnt a war hero, things like that. He never walked them back. Hes now been in politics long enough now to know you have to walk things back or this is a different magnitude. Well see how long it affects him. The effort to change the subject to his tax returns wont work. Well get back to chris in a moment. On the nuclear issue, secretary clinton this goes to the ability to be commander in chief. Secretary clinton said shes hearing from World Leaders who are privately expressing concerns about this. This is remarkable and it was unprompted. I asked her, you know, how do you think a President Donald Trump would play with World Leaders . She said, we already know. Im hearing from them privately, being asked what in the world does this mean for the United States and for your politics. She brought it up again a second time in the interview. It is clearly something thats an important part of how shes thinking about how he would affect our standing in the world. Deep in the transcript of the interview with trump there is a rare admission where he seems to acknowledge that his poll numbers are hurting with female voters. Normally hes extolled the virtues of his poll numbers. Here he recognizes this is an area of weakness for his campaign right now. Well, most voters are women. Thats the primary fact to keep in mind when we discuss issues like abortion rights. He knew his numbers had crashed basically in wisconsin when we went into the interview. I think he knows he has challenges in new york, for example. In the latest explanation when he went out with the statement about each state making up the decision on abortion rights. That leaves the question where does he stand on new york. Hes going to new york this month on the 19th and he has to answer the question there. Would he outlaw abortion in new york as a citizen or president , as a voter. These questions are out there. This is in 2 wheelhouse of a president , the rights of individuals and the role of the United States in the world militarily. These are central questions. Ten seconds to each of you. How many mornings have we sat here or in the afternoon and wondered whether a comment donald trump has made will derail his campaign. So, chris, i will start with you in ten seconds. The abortion comments, nuclear comments, are they a gamechanger . I dont know. I think trump has great strengths. Hes got something for the american people, a nationalistic sense hes reared up for them. I think this will be important especially with women. This is a moment where politics is like jazz. Its not the note you play, its the note that you play next. Well see how he handles whats a real fire storm in response. Rachel and chris, thank you very much. Appreciate it. Thanks, guys. Now a scandal rocking alabama politics. Governor Robert Bentley facing allegations of an affair after being recorded making inappropriate comments to a top aide. Now shes stepped down and pressure is mounting on the governor to do the same. Heres janet shamlian. Reporter the scandal involving governor Robert Bentley is growing this morning with more lawmakers now demanding his resignation. Some even calling for impeachment. Let me kiss that left ear, okay . Reporter in recorded phone calls the governor is heard in racy conversations with Rebecca Mason, top aide. They havent admitted its him. When i stand behind you and i put my arms around you and i put my hands on your breasts and just pull you in real close, hey, i love that, too. Reporter the governor and mason deny they had an affair. I have no intention of resigning. Reporter wednesday, Rebecca Mason did resign, writing in a statement, my only plans are to focus on my precious children and my husband who i love dearly. The governor responded in a statement, i appreciate her service to the administration and the people of this state. The governor and his wife diane were divorced last year after a 50year marriage. According to the website yellowhammer. Com which obtained the audio it was recorded by Diane Bentley two years ago. Its destroyed his credibility. Reporter state representative ed henry, a republican like the governor plans to begin the process toward impeachment this week. He wont be an effective governor. Reporter there is now an investigation on the governors conduct. For today, janet shamlian, nbc news. Now to breaking news. At least 14 people were killed and dozens feared trapped after an overpass collapsed in the indian city of colcata. They are trying to reach those trapped underneath. Cars, trucks and people trapped under concrete and metal. The overpass has been under Construction Since 2009. Hundreds of protesters flooded minneapolis streets after a prosecutor announced that Police Officers involved in the shooting death of jamar clark will not face charges. The 24yearold was shot and killed in november during a confrontation with officers who were responding to a reported assault. Officials say deadly force was warranted because the officers feared for their lives as clark tried to gain control of one of their weapons. Back to al. Busy times in weather. What else you got shaking . Besides gear weather down south in the east we have clouds moving in as the front pushes east. Behind it, Colder Weather with snow through the Northern Plains and central rockies. Plenty of sunshine and milder weather on the west coast. Sunny in seattle today. Well vo one hundred million pounds. Thats how much garbage visitors to our National Parks add to the countrys landfills each year. But this year, subaru is sharing their zerolandfill expertise with the National Parks to work toward the goal of making garbage there a thing of the past. To get involved visit subaru. Com environment. Good morning. Im meteorologist bill henley getting ready for a gusty one. 70s today. The winds this afternoon gusting to 40 miles an hour. Showers, thunderstorms on and off tomorrow. 76 the high. But the temperatures will tumble over the weekend. Not so bad on saturday with a chance of showers, but look at a windy and cold sunday, a high of 48. A little warmer monday afternoon, but another round of cold for tuesday into wednesday. Have a great day. Thats your latest weather. Matt . Al, thank you very much. Coming coming up, equal pay for play. Stars of the u. S. Womens soccer team launch a new fight to be paid the same as male counterparts. Well talk to some of them exclusively. And fizzling out . Americas love with soft drinks could be coming to an end. First this is today on nbc. Coming up, a sky diving collision. Collision. Why a jumper says collision. Why a jumper says toilet flush if you need an opioid to manage your chronic pain, you may be sooo constipated it feels like everyone can go. Except you. Opioidinduced constipation, oic, is a different type of constipation, which may need a different approach. Longing for a change . 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