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Weve got it all covered for you. Tragedy in georgia. A Small Plane Crashes into a suburban atlanta neighborhood, killing the pilot and setting a house on fire. Amazingly, everyone on the ground escaping with their lives. And fantastic finish. Jioza. The first buzzer beater of march madness. The Florida Gators hitting a threepointer to knock off the Wisconsin Badgers in overtime of the sweet 16. Gator nature celebrated, as the elite eight get underway today, saturday, march 25th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im craig melvin. And im Sheinelle Jones. What a game last night at Madison Square garden, just about 15 blocks from here. Finally, a march madness nail biter. Last night, wisconsin down by three points to florida, but they sent the game into overtime with that clutch threepointer, two seconds left in regulation. Then in overtime with 35 seconds left, the gators go for a block go for a dunk, it gets blocked. That would have put the badgers up by four, essentially sealing the game. Finally, that buzzer beater, florida down by two, racing the length of the court. Boom. Buzzer beater at the end for the win. Well get to more march madness in a bit. But lets get to our top story. Washington still reeling a day after the dramatic defeat of that Republican Health care bill. President trump, who calls himself the ultimate dealmaker unable to seal the deal this time. In a moment, what it means for you and your health care, but lets start with Nbcs Kelly Odonnell who was in the thick of the action daall day friday. Kelly, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, craig. A new challenge today for the white house. Instead of repeal and replace, rebound. Can the Trump Administration recover from failing to succeed on the president s first big attempt at legislation . Repealing obamacare defined the Republican Campaign mission for years and today democrats are thrilled and everyone is asking, what now . This morning, the president s eye is already on his next target. I would say that we will probably start going very, very strongly for the big tax cuts and tax reform that will be next. Reporter President Trump may be eager to shake off a stunning defeat vote no we can do better reporter while House Speaker paul ryan seemed to absorb the body blow. I will not sugarcoat this. This is a disappointing day for us. Reporter after all the campaigning, the negotiating, all the touted deal making skills, failing to get the Republican Party to pass a core republican promise, repealing obamacare, notably left the president at least briefly humbled. We all learned a lot, we learned a lot about loyalty, we learned a lot about the votegetting process. Reporter some of that learning was delivered by the most conservative faction in the house, known as the Freedom Caucus. Their home districts are trump country. Im not betrayed. Theyre friends of mine. Im disappointed, because we could have had it. So im disappointed. Im a little surprised, to be honest with you. Reporter and speaker ryan, who argued for weeks that this was the conservatives only chance to succeed on a promised repeal, kept his cool. Well, i dont want to cast blame. There is a block of no votes that we had, that is why this didnt pass. Reporter and kept it real. Yeah, were going to be living with obamacare for the foreseeable future. I dont know how long its going to take us to replace this law. Reporter President Trump who met with 120 lawmakers to win their support distanced himself from any blame, despite his own immediate repeal promises. I never said repeal it and replace it within 64 days. I have a long time. I think what will happen is obamacare, unfortunately, will explode. Its going to have a very bad year. Reporter and said the fault lies with democrats. I think the losers are nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, because now they own obamacare. They own it. 100 own it. Reporter those Party Leaders celebrating a victory, perhaps the happiest theyve looked since november 7th. Today, a victory for the Affordable Care act, more importantly, for the american people. Reporter and willing, they say, to work with President Trump, who hinted his deal making may look towards democrats next time. If they got together with us and got a Real Health Care bill, i would be totally open to it. And i think thats going to happen. Reporter and in the rubble of this repeal effort, the relationship between President Trump and speaker paul ryan, appears to be in good shape. Both said positive things about each other, both will need each other for whatever comes next, like tax reform. One of the things the president also said is he learned some lessons about loyalty. That will be interesting to watch, to see if his relationship with some of those conservatives who werent with him this time, if thats about to change. Craig . Kelly o. From the white house this morning. Kelly, thank you. As soon as the bill was pulled, the president called several reporters, including robert costa from the washington post, and his reporting partner at the post is phillip rucker. Phillip, good morning to you. Always good to have you. Good morning. So donald trump runs as the ultimate dealmaker, the ultimate closer, as someone whos not tied to ideology. Despite those things, and despite the fact that republicans have been promising for seven years to repeal and replace obamacare, they couldnt do it. Why . You know, he couldnt close the deal. His aides kept telling us all week, donald trump is the closer. Hes wrote the art of the deal, he knows how to do this. He had all of these members to the white house. He brought them on air force one. He brought them into the Bowling Alley in the white house, tried to make that deal work, and he could not bring them to the finish line. Was this a crash course in governing, in your opinion, for President Trump . And if so, what lessons did he learn . It was. You know, i think he learned that governing is a lot harder than just splashing your name over a skyscraper. Hes not cutting a real estate deal, hes trying to work with competing ideologies, competing constituencies. He had to balance out the moderate republicans in the house with the conservative republicans, who wanted very Different Things, and whose constituents would have been impacted in different ways by this bill. And he wasnt able to find that common ground. You know, he only tried for about three weeks. Remember, back in 2010, the democrats spent nine months negotiating to create the Affordable Care act. Health care is hard. And its going to take a lot more work than this to get something together. And he also never really there was never a big public speech, as well, phillip. He never spoke to america, extolling the virtues of the Gop Health Care plan. Phillip, this week started with the fbi director testifying that there is, in fact, an investigation into the donald Trump Administration, the campaign, rather, and ties to russia. And it ends with this humiliating defeat. Where does the president s where does it all stand . His presidency, after 65 days in office . Not in a good place. His credibility is damaged, not only by that comey testimony, but by the failure to repeal and replace obamacare. He has not had any significant legislative achievement yet in his presidency. I interviewed douglas brinkley, the president ial historian, whos written biographies of a number of president s earlier this week and he said, look, donald trump has now had the most failed first hundred days of any president in american history. So thats a big statement coming from a historian. All right. Phil, really quickly, can you talk about the dynamic between the president and House Speaker paul ryan . At this point, he wasnt able to deliver the votes for the president , but we look at the future, we have tax reform, we have immigration, infrastructure legislation yet to come. Does the president really have the confidence in him to get these things accomplished . You know, he says he does. And i think we have to take him at his word right now. Obviously, donald trump and paul ryan had their disagreements during the campaign. Theyre not natural allies. Theyre not friends, necessarily. But theyre trying to Work Together. Paul ryan is the speaker of the house. Donald trump, as president , is not going to get anything done without the support and the help and the leadership of paul ryan. And so they rely on each other, theyre codependent right now in washington. And i think the next thing theyre going to try to do is move forward on tax reform, which as you guys know, is a very complicated issue. Its not going to be an easy fix, but theyre going to try to tackle it next. Phillip rucker, good to have you this morning. Thank you. Never mind the politics of it all, what does this mean for you and your Health Care Plan . Ali velshi is nbcs chief business correspondent. Good morning to you. Good morning. Lets talk about the big picture. Lets talk about how this bill not passing impact Health Care Plans for people watching this morning. The biggest thing we talk about, its not always the most important, but its insurance premiums, right . Thats the issue. Everyones been talking about how high they go. Under the cbo estimates, and this is sort of what were s seeing, average single people who hold a policy in the individual market are seeing their increases at about 6. 5 a year. Averages are really hard to talk about here, because it Means Nothing to you. The only thing that matters to you is your increase. Until about 2021, if obamacare stays in place, youre going to see 6. 5 a year increases. After that, it will go down to 5. 5 increases, but its important to remember that while these premiums are increasing at a slower rate, they always go up. Weve not ever had a year where premiums go down. Thats the number one thing right now. Premiums are going to go up by 6. 5 on average now, 5. 5 on average after 2021. President trump said yesterday that, unfortunately, obamacare will implode and the democrats will be to blame for it. Weve heard that obamacare is in a death spiral, it will implode, it will explode. Whats really going on with the Affordable Care act . Well, those words are exaggerated. There are a lot of people for whom obamacare has been very helpful, including those who couldnt get insurance because of preexisting conditions. But there are some problems with these state exchanges. Youve seen some states where premiums are up by 70 . 70. Thats what youve been hearing on tv with a lot of republican congressman. There are certainly fewer options. There are a lot of places in america where you have one option. Only one. You can imagine, you dont get much choice in that case. And enrollment, especially among healthy people, is much lower than was expected. Theyve decided to pay the penalty rather than be insured. I think i have a map here that i can show you. It depends where you live. Those green states are actually doing really well. They have robust exchanges, better than the average. New york is in there, california is in there. The states in orange are the ones where youre really suffering. You know, arizona has been one of those states where youve really seen dramatic increases. So, depending on where you live in the country, things are a little bit different. Can it be fixed, and frankly, is there the political will to do so . Well, it should be fixed. Thats what they should have started with. There are a lot of constituen constituencies that went Different Things fixed, but the main problem with obamacare is the degree to which some Insurance Companies have left the market and decided not to do that. Is in order to satisfy the Insurance Companies, and i know some people dont want to hear that, because why do we want to satisfy the fat cats already, but you do need them in the game. So we need to authorize the subsidies under obamacare. Its not actually part of the bill, its a separate part of the bill, and right now it hasnt been authorized. That needs to be done by congress and we Hope Congress does it. The Insurance Companies also want no exceptions for enrollment. They want people to enroll at open enrollment time, in the fall, not at other times. And there are some exceptions. So, those are some of the changes they want. There are other changes that can be made. Ali velshi, good to have you. Thanks for helping break it down this morning. A pleasure. Another hot topic this morning, questions are still swirling about alleged Trump Campaign ties to russia and the bombshell claim from the republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee that associates of the campaign were being monitored by u. S. Intelligence. Now, hes backtracking. Nbc national correspondent, peter alexander, has that report. Reporter the republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee, devon nunes, now saying hes not sure if President Trump and his associates were monitored by u. S. Spies or just mentioned by foreigners under surveillance. We dont know we wont know that until we actually receive all of the documentation. Reporter its a dramatic reversal from the certainty nunes showed dropping this bombshell. Reporter i have seen intelligence reports that clearly show that the president elect and his team were, i guess, at least monitored. Reporter President Trump at the time saying he felt vindicated. I somewhat do. I must tell you, i somewhat do. So given the fact that devon nunes doesnt actually know if the president was monitored or even mentioned, what is he vindicated by . I think there has been an acknowledgement, uh, that there are documents out there showing that people were surveilled or monitored to some degree. Reporter this morning, new signs the investigation into the possible russia connection thats supposed to be bipartisan is, instead, breaking down. He is now interfering in this investigation. Reporter the intelligence committees top democrat already upset nunes took his revelations to the president before consulting his colleagues, now accusing nunes of trying to choke off public information, by canceling an open hearing with three former top officials. There must have been a very strong pushback from the white house. Its hard for me to come to any other conclusion. Reporter instead, nunes announcing the committee will ask the directors of the fbi and the National Security agency to come back. And that former Trump Campaign chairman, paul manafort, whose ties to russia are under scrutiny, is volunteering to be interviewed. We have people that continue to come forward to provide us information. Reporter an investigation becoming as controversial as the topic its focused on. For today, peter alexander, nbc news, the white house. And this morning, 18 Million People from the south to the midwest could be dealing with Severe Weather. Theres a big storm system that keeps moving across the country. Ingrid peterson is in for dylan dreyer and has the latest. The Severe Weather hitting especially hard in the south, with severe storms now starting to move east. Check out this video of downed trees in arkansas. Some mobile homes there completely flipped over. Luckily, no one was hurt. We continue to watch this line of storm. Very easy to see that squall line pushing off to the east. Take a look at the lightning embedded within this. This is just the last three hours. This is going to be the new setup. Spring here just getting ramped up. Heres the pattern. Were seeing the jet stream and it kind of looks squiggly to you. That means we have several areas that could be talking about that threat for Severe Weather. Here we go. Heres the first one. Looking at the ohio valley, all the way down into new orleans, even mobile, alabama, looking for a risk. Theres 16 Million People at risk today. As we go in through sunday, we have an enhanced risk. This is the second one with the threats, Oklahoma City, paris, even dallas, youre right on that borderline looking for a threat for that Severe Weather. Mostly, were looking for strong winds out there, even a threat for hail, but also some downpours. Looking at witchta, Oklahoma City, dallas, waco, some rain is going to be possible. Tomorrow, keep in mind, this goes through the overnight hours. So sunday in through sunday e evening in through monday we are going to be looking for that threat for Severe Weather. Craig and sheinelle . Well come back for the National Forecast in a moment. Now lets turn to london. This morning, were learning more about the man responsible for that terror attack. Matt bradley is live in the british capital with some new details. Matt, good morning. Thanks, sheinelle. The latest revelations from this sprawling investigation is that Small Plane Crashes<\/a> into a suburban atlanta neighborhood, killing the pilot and setting a house on fire. Amazingly, everyone on the ground escaping with their lives. And fantastic finish. Jioza. The first buzzer beater of march madness. The Florida Gators<\/a> hitting a threepointer to knock off the Wisconsin Badgers<\/a> in overtime of the sweet 16. Gator nature celebrated, as the elite eight get underway today, saturday, march 25th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im craig melvin. And im Sheinelle Jones<\/a>. What a game last night at Madison Square<\/a> garden, just about 15 blocks from here. Finally, a march madness nail biter. Last night, wisconsin down by three points to florida, but they sent the game into overtime with that clutch threepointer, two seconds left in regulation. Then in overtime with 35 seconds left, the gators go for a block go for a dunk, it gets blocked. That would have put the badgers up by four, essentially sealing the game. Finally, that buzzer beater, florida down by two, racing the length of the court. Boom. Buzzer beater at the end for the win. Well get to more march madness in a bit. But lets get to our top story. Washington still reeling a day after the dramatic defeat of that Republican Health<\/a> care bill. President trump, who calls himself the ultimate dealmaker unable to seal the deal this time. In a moment, what it means for you and your health care, but lets start with Nbcs Kelly Odonnell<\/a> who was in the thick of the action daall day friday. Kelly, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, craig. A new challenge today for the white house. Instead of repeal and replace, rebound. Can the Trump Administration<\/a> recover from failing to succeed on the president s first big attempt at legislation . Repealing obamacare defined the Republican Campaign<\/a> mission for years and today democrats are thrilled and everyone is asking, what now . This morning, the president s eye is already on his next target. I would say that we will probably start going very, very strongly for the big tax cuts and tax reform that will be next. Reporter President Trump<\/a> may be eager to shake off a stunning defeat vote no we can do better reporter while House Speaker<\/a> paul ryan seemed to absorb the body blow. I will not sugarcoat this. This is a disappointing day for us. Reporter after all the campaigning, the negotiating, all the touted deal making skills, failing to get the Republican Party<\/a> to pass a core republican promise, repealing obamacare, notably left the president at least briefly humbled. We all learned a lot, we learned a lot about loyalty, we learned a lot about the votegetting process. Reporter some of that learning was delivered by the most conservative faction in the house, known as the Freedom Caucus<\/a>. Their home districts are trump country. Im not betrayed. Theyre friends of mine. Im disappointed, because we could have had it. So im disappointed. Im a little surprised, to be honest with you. Reporter and speaker ryan, who argued for weeks that this was the conservatives only chance to succeed on a promised repeal, kept his cool. Well, i dont want to cast blame. There is a block of no votes that we had, that is why this didnt pass. Reporter and kept it real. Yeah, were going to be living with obamacare for the foreseeable future. I dont know how long its going to take us to replace this law. Reporter President Trump<\/a> who met with 120 lawmakers to win their support distanced himself from any blame, despite his own immediate repeal promises. I never said repeal it and replace it within 64 days. I have a long time. I think what will happen is obamacare, unfortunately, will explode. Its going to have a very bad year. Reporter and said the fault lies with democrats. I think the losers are nancy pelosi and chuck schumer, because now they own obamacare. They own it. 100 own it. Reporter those Party Leaders<\/a> celebrating a victory, perhaps the happiest theyve looked since november 7th. Today, a victory for the Affordable Care<\/a> act, more importantly, for the american people. Reporter and willing, they say, to work with President Trump<\/a>, who hinted his deal making may look towards democrats next time. If they got together with us and got a Real Health Care<\/a> bill, i would be totally open to it. And i think thats going to happen. Reporter and in the rubble of this repeal effort, the relationship between President Trump<\/a> and speaker paul ryan, appears to be in good shape. Both said positive things about each other, both will need each other for whatever comes next, like tax reform. One of the things the president also said is he learned some lessons about loyalty. That will be interesting to watch, to see if his relationship with some of those conservatives who werent with him this time, if thats about to change. Craig . Kelly o. From the white house this morning. Kelly, thank you. As soon as the bill was pulled, the president called several reporters, including robert costa from the washington post, and his reporting partner at the post is phillip rucker. Phillip, good morning to you. Always good to have you. Good morning. So donald trump runs as the ultimate dealmaker, the ultimate closer, as someone whos not tied to ideology. Despite those things, and despite the fact that republicans have been promising for seven years to repeal and replace obamacare, they couldnt do it. Why . You know, he couldnt close the deal. His aides kept telling us all week, donald trump is the closer. Hes wrote the art of the deal, he knows how to do this. He had all of these members to the white house. He brought them on air force one. He brought them into the Bowling Alley<\/a> in the white house, tried to make that deal work, and he could not bring them to the finish line. Was this a crash course in governing, in your opinion, for President Trump<\/a> . And if so, what lessons did he learn . It was. You know, i think he learned that governing is a lot harder than just splashing your name over a skyscraper. Hes not cutting a real estate deal, hes trying to work with competing ideologies, competing constituencies. He had to balance out the moderate republicans in the house with the conservative republicans, who wanted very Different Things<\/a>, and whose constituents would have been impacted in different ways by this bill. And he wasnt able to find that common ground. You know, he only tried for about three weeks. Remember, back in 2010, the democrats spent nine months negotiating to create the Affordable Care<\/a> act. Health care is hard. And its going to take a lot more work than this to get something together. And he also never really there was never a big public speech, as well, phillip. He never spoke to america, extolling the virtues of the Gop Health Care<\/a> plan. Phillip, this week started with the fbi director testifying that there is, in fact, an investigation into the donald Trump Administration<\/a>, the campaign, rather, and ties to russia. And it ends with this humiliating defeat. Where does the president s where does it all stand . His presidency, after 65 days in office . Not in a good place. His credibility is damaged, not only by that comey testimony, but by the failure to repeal and replace obamacare. He has not had any significant legislative achievement yet in his presidency. I interviewed douglas brinkley, the president ial historian, whos written biographies of a number of president s earlier this week and he said, look, donald trump has now had the most failed first hundred days of any president in american history. So thats a big statement coming from a historian. All right. Phil, really quickly, can you talk about the dynamic between the president and House Speaker<\/a> paul ryan . At this point, he wasnt able to deliver the votes for the president , but we look at the future, we have tax reform, we have immigration, infrastructure legislation yet to come. Does the president really have the confidence in him to get these things accomplished . You know, he says he does. And i think we have to take him at his word right now. Obviously, donald trump and paul ryan had their disagreements during the campaign. Theyre not natural allies. Theyre not friends, necessarily. But theyre trying to Work Together<\/a>. Paul ryan is the speaker of the house. Donald trump, as president , is not going to get anything done without the support and the help and the leadership of paul ryan. And so they rely on each other, theyre codependent right now in washington. And i think the next thing theyre going to try to do is move forward on tax reform, which as you guys know, is a very complicated issue. Its not going to be an easy fix, but theyre going to try to tackle it next. Phillip rucker, good to have you this morning. Thank you. Never mind the politics of it all, what does this mean for you and your Health Care Plan<\/a> . Ali velshi is nbcs chief business correspondent. Good morning to you. Good morning. Lets talk about the big picture. Lets talk about how this bill not passing impact Health Care Plan<\/a>s for people watching this morning. The biggest thing we talk about, its not always the most important, but its insurance premiums, right . Thats the issue. Everyones been talking about how high they go. Under the cbo estimates, and this is sort of what were s seeing, average single people who hold a policy in the individual market are seeing their increases at about 6. 5 a year. Averages are really hard to talk about here, because it Means Nothing<\/a> to you. The only thing that matters to you is your increase. Until about 2021, if obamacare stays in place, youre going to see 6. 5 a year increases. After that, it will go down to 5. 5 increases, but its important to remember that while these premiums are increasing at a slower rate, they always go up. Weve not ever had a year where premiums go down. Thats the number one thing right now. Premiums are going to go up by 6. 5 on average now, 5. 5 on average after 2021. President trump said yesterday that, unfortunately, obamacare will implode and the democrats will be to blame for it. Weve heard that obamacare is in a death spiral, it will implode, it will explode. Whats really going on with the Affordable Care<\/a> act . Well, those words are exaggerated. There are a lot of people for whom obamacare has been very helpful, including those who couldnt get insurance because of preexisting conditions. But there are some problems with these state exchanges. Youve seen some states where premiums are up by 70 . 70. Thats what youve been hearing on tv with a lot of republican congressman. There are certainly fewer options. There are a lot of places in america where you have one option. Only one. You can imagine, you dont get much choice in that case. And enrollment, especially among healthy people, is much lower than was expected. Theyve decided to pay the penalty rather than be insured. I think i have a map here that i can show you. It depends where you live. Those green states are actually doing really well. They have robust exchanges, better than the average. New york is in there, california is in there. The states in orange are the ones where youre really suffering. You know, arizona has been one of those states where youve really seen dramatic increases. So, depending on where you live in the country, things are a little bit different. Can it be fixed, and frankly, is there the political will to do so . Well, it should be fixed. Thats what they should have started with. There are a lot of constituen constituencies that went Different Things<\/a> fixed, but the main problem with obamacare is the degree to which some Insurance Companies<\/a> have left the market and decided not to do that. Is in order to satisfy the Insurance Companies<\/a>, and i know some people dont want to hear that, because why do we want to satisfy the fat cats already, but you do need them in the game. So we need to authorize the subsidies under obamacare. Its not actually part of the bill, its a separate part of the bill, and right now it hasnt been authorized. That needs to be done by congress and we Hope Congress<\/a> does it. The Insurance Companies<\/a> also want no exceptions for enrollment. They want people to enroll at open enrollment time, in the fall, not at other times. And there are some exceptions. So, those are some of the changes they want. There are other changes that can be made. Ali velshi, good to have you. Thanks for helping break it down this morning. A pleasure. Another hot topic this morning, questions are still swirling about alleged Trump Campaign<\/a> ties to russia and the bombshell claim from the republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee<\/a> that associates of the campaign were being monitored by u. S. Intelligence. Now, hes backtracking. Nbc national correspondent, peter alexander, has that report. Reporter the republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee<\/a>, devon nunes, now saying hes not sure if President Trump<\/a> and his associates were monitored by u. S. Spies or just mentioned by foreigners under surveillance. We dont know we wont know that until we actually receive all of the documentation. Reporter its a dramatic reversal from the certainty nunes showed dropping this bombshell. Reporter i have seen intelligence reports that clearly show that the president elect and his team were, i guess, at least monitored. Reporter President Trump<\/a> at the time saying he felt vindicated. I somewhat do. I must tell you, i somewhat do. So given the fact that devon nunes doesnt actually know if the president was monitored or even mentioned, what is he vindicated by . I think there has been an acknowledgement, uh, that there are documents out there showing that people were surveilled or monitored to some degree. Reporter this morning, new signs the investigation into the possible russia connection thats supposed to be bipartisan is, instead, breaking down. He is now interfering in this investigation. Reporter the intelligence committees top democrat already upset nunes took his revelations to the president before consulting his colleagues, now accusing nunes of trying to choke off public information, by canceling an open hearing with three former top officials. There must have been a very strong pushback from the white house. Its hard for me to come to any other conclusion. Reporter instead, nunes announcing the committee will ask the directors of the fbi and the National Security<\/a> agency to come back. And that former Trump Campaign<\/a> chairman, paul manafort, whose ties to russia are under scrutiny, is volunteering to be interviewed. We have people that continue to come forward to provide us information. Reporter an investigation becoming as controversial as the topic its focused on. For today, peter alexander, nbc news, the white house. And this morning, 18 Million People<\/a> from the south to the midwest could be dealing with Severe Weather<\/a>. Theres a big storm system that keeps moving across the country. Ingrid peterson is in for dylan dreyer and has the latest. The Severe Weather<\/a> hitting especially hard in the south, with severe storms now starting to move east. Check out this video of downed trees in arkansas. Some mobile homes there completely flipped over. Luckily, no one was hurt. We continue to watch this line of storm. Very easy to see that squall line pushing off to the east. Take a look at the lightning embedded within this. This is just the last three hours. This is going to be the new setup. Spring here just getting ramped up. Heres the pattern. Were seeing the jet stream and it kind of looks squiggly to you. That means we have several areas that could be talking about that threat for Severe Weather<\/a>. Here we go. Heres the first one. Looking at the ohio valley, all the way down into new orleans, even mobile, alabama, looking for a risk. Theres 16 Million People<\/a> at risk today. As we go in through sunday, we have an enhanced risk. This is the second one with the threats, Oklahoma City<\/a>, paris, even dallas, youre right on that borderline looking for a threat for that Severe Weather<\/a>. Mostly, were looking for strong winds out there, even a threat for hail, but also some downpours. Looking at witchta, Oklahoma City<\/a>, dallas, waco, some rain is going to be possible. Tomorrow, keep in mind, this goes through the overnight hours. So sunday in through sunday e evening in through monday we are going to be looking for that threat for Severe Weather<\/a>. Craig and sheinelle . Well come back for the National Forecast<\/a> in a moment. Now lets turn to london. This morning, were learning more about the man responsible for that terror attack. Matt bradley is live in the british capital with some new details. Matt, good morning. Thanks, sheinelle. The latest revelations from this sprawling investigation is that Khalid Masood<\/a> visited saudi arabia three times, most recently in 2015. Today, soul searching in britain. A nature pondering how a popular boy became a terrorist killer. He always seemed quite happy. He was always very friendly to everybody. I think he, you know, he wanted to be liked. Reporter one uk paper this morning calling him the middle class jihadi. Khalid masood was shot dead wednesday after running over three people on a bridge, including kurt cochran, an american man celebrating his wedding anniversary. Masood then stabbed to death a Parliament Police<\/a> guard. Born adrian, he had several aliases and did time in multiple prisons. Thats where he is thought of converted to islam. Investigators poring over 3,000 pieces of investigation, interviewing over 3,500 witnesses, and searching 11 properties, but that sweeping drag nets now narrowing. Of the 11 arrests, only 2 remain in custody. As police ponder the crime, theyre raising new questions abouttactics. My team will work with parliamentary authorities to assess will a different balance is necessary. Reporter more than 90 of police remain unarmed, but they doubled their armed presence in the capital. American tourists in london say they still feel safe. It wouldnt have made any difference if more had been armed, considering the man wasnt holding a gun, either. And i feel completely safe, knowing that they arent armed right monow. We want to dedicate this to kurt. Reporter for the american tourist that was dikilled, all thats left for friends and family in Salt Lake City<\/a> is a legacy to remember. And as you can see here in downtown london, its a beautiful day. The area is filled with tourists. Its hard to believe that there was a terror attack here just three days ago. Sheinelle . Matt, thank you. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making headlines this morning. Breaking overnight, a daring robber, right inside the famous plazaio hotel in las vegas. First reports of shots fire sent gamblers and guests into a panic. Police say several suspects broke the glass doors of a jewelry shop just before 1 00 a. M. Local time, and then ran through the parking garage. Witnesses tweeted out some pictures, including whats believed to be one of the suspects in a pig mask. The investigation is ongoing, but at this point, no reports of injuries. Investigators are poring over the cite of a Small Plane Crash<\/a> outside of atlanta today. Horrified witnesses watched as the plane spun out of control late friday and slammed into the front yard of a home in marietta, georgia. The plane burst into flames and set two houses on fire. The pilot was killed. No one on the ground was hurt. And this, folks, is why they call it march madness. Final seconds, Madison Square<\/a> garden last night, wisconsin down by 34. Zack showalter heaves up a threepointer to send the game into overtime. Now with the clock ticking down in o. T. , wisconsin goes for the upset when florida throws up a three for the most dramatic win of the tournament so far. Gator nation celebrated, still this morning. North carolina also advanced to the elite eight with a win over butler. Kentucky beat ucla and those gamecocks from South Carolina<\/a> also hammered baylor last night, 7050. For the first time in the schools history theyre going to the elite eight. Theyll take on florida tomorrow afternoon. And despite what florida did last night, youve got to think the gamecocks have the advantage. No bias there whatsoever. None. Im not even watching anymore. Arizonas out, so you know what, done bracket busted lets talk about the weather. Yeah, feeling a little bit better for us. A little better. Winter is still somewhere someone still has winter, and this is obviously still in the northeast, just at the very top here. Kind of a clipper making its way through. So we are kind of making that wintry mix in towards vermont and new hampshire, but up in through maine, still even the potential for 4 inches of snowfall in some of those hot spots. So sorry for you guys. The rest of us, were starting to transition. Its starting to feel a lot better out there. Taking a look across the country, severe storms. This is going to be the next story, and not just today and tomorrow, unfortunately, another pattern as we go in through next week. More Severe Weather<\/a>, wave after wave of this, will continue as we head through the springtime. Wanted to show you this. Look at the difference through the cold front. Boston, 42, new york city, 60, but d. C. , 77 degrees. So what a difference right there. Meanwhile, still beautiful in good morning. A look at your forecast for today. Mild conditions. Light winds. Isolated light showers possible in the afternoon, evening. Temps, 70 in center city. Most of us in the upper 60s. Mid to upper 60s in the lehigh valley. Light showers expected. Mid to upper 60s in trent on. 70 in vorhorees. You should have heard, they were just complaining. We no longer have snow. What is this, rain . Its warmer warmer ill take the rain over the cold. What can i do, guys. Thank you. What would you do if you were embraced by the pope himself . This girls response will probably surprise you. Plus, shes been the breakout star of saturday night live. So how did Melissa Mccarthy<\/a> get the gig as sean spicer . Well find out in pop start. But first, this is today on nbc. All right. Still ahead here on a saturday morning here on today, a serious safety warning about your medicines. You wont believe how easy it is for a kid to crack open one of those bottles. A ralston reports update on how to keep our kids safe. And we all love blue skies, but coming up, youll be appreciating the cloudy days. Indras in the orange room with more on that, but first, these good morning. Im rosemary connors. Its just a few minutes before 7 30 on this saturday. It is shaping up to be a warm one. Meteorologist krystal klei is tracking it all for you with the most accurate forecast in the region. Temperatures, in the 50s out there. 53 in philly. Suburbs around 50. And new jersey, a little cooler in parts of the lehigh valley. Delaware at 50 as well. Right now we are mostly cloudy and we will remain that way through the rest of today. Our highs, wow 70 for philly. Upper 60s in areas like the suburbs. Mid 60s for the lehigh valley. Some 70s and above for areas like delaware. Expect today some just light winds overall. It will be a mostly cloudy and warmer day. This morning a Montgomery County<\/a> man is accused of child sex crimes happening in south jersey and delaware. Walt walter frienden is accused of a having sexual contact with a 12yearold boy in Gloucester County<\/a> and two boys in wilmington. A philadelphia judge cleared the way for prosecutors to retry a church official. Monsignor william lynn is accused of helping the archdiocese transfer problem priests. He served three years before his conviction was tossed out over trial errors. You may want to check your credit card statements if you filled up at a certain gas station in chester county. The police sent us this picture of a skimming device they found at an exxon station on lirngnco highway. Investigators were getting Identity Theft<\/a> reports in the area and all the victims got gas at the same station. Plans for tonight . Garth brooks performing at the Wells Fargo Center<\/a> in south philly, joined by his wife trisha yearwood. 3 00 this afternoon and 7 00 in the evening. They wrap up with a concert tomorrow night. That does it for us. Im rosemary connors. Back in 25 minutes with another local update. Now back to the today show. I would like to begin today by apologizing on behalf of you, to me. For how you have treated me these last two weeks and that apology is not accepted thats Melissa Mccarthy<\/a> there as White House Press<\/a> secretary, sean spicer on saturday night live. How did she get that job in the first place . Weve got that, coming up, in pop start. We are back on this saturday morning, march 25th, 2017. The crowd joining us outside on a pretty lovely spring day so far. Temperatures here in new york, a little bit better than they were the week before. May get a few showers this afternoon around these parts. Look at that sign. How cute is that . Its pretty adorable. Well get outside in quite a bit. Back here in studio 1a, lets take a look at some of the headlines. First, President Trump<\/a> and the Republican Party<\/a> moving on to tax reform today, a day after their Health Care Bill<\/a> crashed and burned. The president saying obamacare is going to explode and it will be the fault of the democrats. Former penn state president Graham Spanier<\/a> is facing up to five years in prison, a day after being convicted of one misdemeanor count of child endangerment. He was found guilty of not passing along child sexual abuse allegations against former assistant football coach, jerry sandusky. And a Public Memorial Service<\/a> will be held today in honor of the late Actress Debbie Reynolds<\/a> and carrie fisher. Music by star wars composer john wuilliams is expected to b featured during the ceremony. Lets start this hour with the download. From the solved mystery of that missing jersey to a hilarious encounter with the pope, those are some of the stories that caught our attention this week. Breaking news coming out of london. A city on high alert. We are following reports of possible gunfire outside the uk parliament. Scotland yard is treating this as a terrorist incident. An attacker has been shot. Reporter terror in the heart of london. This car, a weapon used to kill and injure dozens on westminster bridge. This attacker acted alone and was inspired by international terrorism. Reporter the driver accelerating in a cycle lane, a woman diving into the river thames. The car swerving on to the sidewalk, crashing at the gates of parliament before running in and stabbing an unarmed police officer. American kurt cochran from utah was one of four killed. He and his wife, melissa, were on the last day of a european tour, posting photographs to celebrate 25 years of marriage. But britain remains defiant. We are not afraid. The most actionpacked week yet for President Trump<\/a>. A fight over health care. Today the house is voting. We believe that we immediate to postpone the vote and get it right. Marathon confirmation hearings for Supreme Court<\/a> nominee neil gorsuch, who criticized the president s attacks against federal judges. I find that demoralizing. Because i know the truth. Reporter fbi director james comey appeared at a dramatic public hearing, rejecting the president s explosive wiretapping claims. I have no information that supports those tweets. Reporter and announcing an investigation that wont please the white house. The fbi is investigating the russian governments efforts to interfere in the 2016 president ial election. An alabama woman who was kidnapped and locked in the trunk of her car revealed how she made her daring escape. I might have a trunk latch. I got the bright idea to use my insulin pump light. I find the latch and get out. Frantic, she ran into the gas station and hid while the owner called police. The suspect, who was after her money, now in custody. Did someone take my jersey . Mystery solved. Tom bradys missing super bowl jersey back in safe hands. The alleged thief captured after fox sports showed the heist in action. Reporter the suspected thief follows Bill Belichick<\/a> right into the locker room. Then just 14 minutes later, he walks out with what appears to be the jersey under his left arm. The prized possession found in mexico, along with another brady jersey from his super bowl xlix victory. The suspect, a member of the international media. Dramatic video out of peru, where a man escaped with his life after his car was swept away in a flash flood. It flips on to a rock, cleanly breaking out the windshield so the driver is able to climb out of that car and walk away. A 3yearold girl from atlanta made International Headlines<\/a> for this encounter with pope francis. When he leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, she went for it, grabbing the hat right off his head. And a little llama love. Too much for this young kid. When llamas attack the parents are more concerned about getting it on camera than the kid pinned under the llama. Theyre like, get the shot, honey that is a good point. That is a good point. The childs like traumatized. That can be said for a lot of the video we show on tv these days. People being more excited about shooting the video. Cry just a little bit longer lets see pope boy excuse me, pope girl again. Oh, where she takes the i cant get enough of this. You know when youre 3 or 4 years old and youre like, i want to see it, i want to touch it, why not . And the pope welco, of cours handling it the way absolutely. You think of all the hands he shakes, its probably refreshing to get a child and a little laugh, too. I think its the cutest moment ever. Good to have you. Whats it look like out there . You know what, its getting better. Whatever we can take, right . Heres what we want to see. High pressure, that means were getting that warm air out of the gulf and off the atlantic finally making its way up. Its starting to feel like spring, and remember, we had a noreaster a couple weeks ago. Huge changes here. Temperatures 10, 25 degrees above average. Notice the map, how many 70s were seeing. Im loving this, philadelphia, 75 today. That is 24 degrees above the average. Roanoke, 71. Columbia, getting up there. 78 degrees. Now, as we make our way in through sunday, its going to get a little bit cooler in the northeast, but notice what happens down to the south, almost near 80, columbia, 79 degrees. Now, as we go in towards next week, this is how we know it is actually spreading. Its starting to stay this way. A little bit of fluctuations, but even albany will get a 60 good morning im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. The forecast today. Mild conditions. Light winds. Some isolated light showers possible in the afternoon and evening. Otherwise, look at these temps. 70 in center city. Low 70s possible. Most in the upper 60s in the suburbs. Mid to upper 60s in the lehigh valley. Some isolated showers. Mid to upper 60s in areas like trenton, voorhees, the shore and delaware. Ratures today in the 60s, but maybe a little rain, still happy . Well still take it. Thats better than a snowstorm. How about that . There you go thank you, indra. Just ahead, well take a look at the latest twitter trend. The new craze that has some people jumping for joy. Others scratching their heads. And well find out which one of us becomes the next champion to have the cup blowing challenge. We have a very serious message on our rossen reports update that will have you thinking twice about where you store your come on. You can do it dogs just wont quit. Neither does frontline. Thats why theres frontline gold. With its easy applicator frontline gold delivers powerful protection that doesnt quit for a full 30 days. Its triple action formula is relentless at killing fleas and ticks. Frontline gold. The latest innovation from the maker of frontline plus. For persistent protection you can trust. Good boy go for the gold. Frontline gold. Available at your vet. Hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool . 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Almost once a minute. Were talking about the stuff we all have in our homes right now. Many of us assume those caps on top of the prescription bottles that keep our kids out, after all, we have a hard time with them as adults. Youve got to push down and twist it. But as youre about to see, even for preschoolers, this can be childs play. This 4yearold just opened a bottle of cough syrup. I did it reporter potentially lethal. This boy just got into powerful painkillers. Got it reporter howd they do that . All the bottles are sealed with child safety caps. Thats scary for a lot of parents. It should be scary. Because whatevers inside here could kill your child. Reporter kate car is with the Watchdog Group<\/a> safe kids and says these caps may be part of a bigger problem. Im looking at these bottles, pink liquid, gummy candies. This is enticing to a child. They think its great, its like candy. Theyre going to swallow it and go after more. Reporter and the numbers are staggering. A new report from safe kids says roughly 60,000 children visit Emergency Rooms<\/a> every year due to accidental medicine poisonings. And in a nationwide survey, they found seven out of ten parents dont store medicine properly. Leaving their kids at risk. We invited the group of 4yearolds to a play date. Then we bought several medications, from ibuprofen to acetaminophen, cough syrup to iron pills and prescription antibiotics. We also bought toxic drain and floor cleaners. If swallowed by a child, all of these products can be poisonous, even deadly. Thats why they come with childresistant safety caps. Before our test, we dumped everything out. We even cleaned and sanitized the bottles. So nothing was left behind. Back at the play date with their parents looking on, we get started. We want to see how quickly you can open these bottles. One, two, three, go within three seconds watch. You got it that fast . Francesca pops the safety cap on ibuprofen. According to safe kids, the number one drug kids get into. About a minute later, she opens another bottle of acetaminophen, number three on the list. You opened that one, too . Yes was that easy to open . Yes. Reporter the boys are doing it, too. Mark here opens the cough syrup and those dangerous painkillers. Remember, this could be poison for a child. Yep, theres braden opening bottles. No problem at all. Easy. In fact, every single child in our group opened at least one bottle. Olivia opened two within minutes. How did you open that . I did it all by myself. Really fast. I am really fast. Because im a biggirl her mom watched in horror. I was frightened. You buy these items, expecting them to be childproof and my little 4yearold sat there and opened it. Reporter one after the other after the other. Very easily. Reporter what you may not know, under federal law, these caps dont have to be childproof. Just child resistant. Are the regulations tight enough it enough . I think they are. We dont want to make it impossible to open something. What we want to make sure is kids cant get to medicine. Reporter she says it comes down to us, as adults. We leave medication in our bags, on counters, as a reminder to take them. But that can also make them easily accessible to small kids. For franchescas dad, our play date was a wakeup call. Got it ive got to go home and check the house of all the medicines and the bottles and make sure theyre put away. Seeing that theyre that easily opened by a 4yearold is very dangerous. It was easy. Those kids are cute, but its so frightening to watch. So how do you protect your children . Safety experts say, it is unrealistic to lock up your medication entirely, so the easiest thing to do is to take it off your nightstand, off your kitchen counter and put it what they call up and away, where you can reach it, but your kids cant. By the way, at the end of our play date, we told all of the kids this was just a test, just an experiment, made it very clear to them, these products are very dangerous and they should never try to open them again. Its a great conversation we should all have with our kids today, guys. Jeff rossen, thank you for that. A lot of useful information there. Ill have to go home and putting things up. And ive never had the conversation, now that i think about it. Coming up next, time to get your head out of the clouds, but keep your eyes on the skies. We have some exciting news that will have you and your friends geeking out a bit. Geeking out a bit. Ithe moment you realizeroom with the only part of your lawn growing like weeds is the weeds. At lowes, our personalized lawn care plans help you create the yard you want. All projects have a starting point. Start with lowes. Hurry in and get 50 off scotts ez seed at the lowes refresh your outdoors event. Its about moving forward not back. 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We are back on a saturday morning, and its time to get your head into the clouds for a change. Thats because the International Cloud<\/a> atlas has released its first update in 30 years. Indras over in the orange room with more on that. The International Cloud<\/a> atlas . Yeah, guys. Big day for me. Forget being on cloud nine, we are on cloud 20twelve, because thats how many new types of clouds have been coming from this historic update. The new types include the volutus or roll cloud. It gets its name from this long, horizontal tubelike shape. Next up, the hole punch cloud, sometimes caused by aircraft taking off and landing. Very easy to see. Makes sense and we have the asperitas, kind of looks like waves. And we have the big surfer waves of the fluctus clouds. These are caused by winds above flying faster than the clouds above. Thats a sample of the new editions we have. Were all geeking out, guys. What do you think . I love that who gets to name those things . Those are thats a great question. Wish it was me. Shes like, let me look that up. I remember as a kid, i used to sit on the front porch for so long and i would stare at the clouds and try to make shapes out of them. Did you ever do that . Yeah no, i had toys and friends. He just got us both in one dig. Ti did have vol. Best way to spring into spring. First i love you. You know i love you. First, this is today on nbc. You can do the next sound bite yourself. Still to come on today, the fallout from the republican failure to pass a new Health Care Bill<\/a>. What does it mean for President Trump<\/a>s agenda . Also ahead this morning, you think youve got skills in the kitchen . Check out these guys. Well meet some tiny talents who are prodigies yeah, they are when it comes to tossing pizzas. Were going to give it a shot, as well. Probably wont go well, but well try it, nonetheless. But first, these messages. Wow. 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Radar and satellite. Just a few sprinkles falling. That will be the case today. Very light, scattered to isolated showers. Thats about it, though. Mostly cloudy. You can certainly get outdoors with the temperatures warming up so nicely. Today family and friends remember a 13yearold boy who died after he was shot inside a philadelphia takeout restaurant. Theyll hold a candle light vigil in memory of khiseer davispapther. He was shot in nicetown. He died nine days later. Philadelphias Election Fraud<\/a> task force launching an investigation. Emilio vazquez was announced the winner in the 197th district yesterday. Republican opponents say voting was filled with fraud and there was intimidation at the polls. Task force officials tell us they got dozens of complaints. In the meantime. Green Party Candidate<\/a> Cheri Honkala<\/a> says she wants a new special election. Vazquez received 1900 votes. Honkala received 280. In delaware, a look at products to improve your home in wilmington at the delaware home show. Visitors tour interactive displays including items like robots that can do chores and an oven that knows how to cook. That does it for us. Im rosemary connors. See you back here in 25 minutes. Good morning. Dead on a arrive. This morning, President Trump<\/a> and Congressional Republicans<\/a> picking up the pieces after their sevenyearlong bid to repeal and replace obamacare imploded in the halls of congress. This is a disappointing day for us. This morning, the political fallout. What it means for the president s agenda. Spring storm warning. A massive system stretching from the gulf coast to the midwest threatening 16 Million People<\/a> today with Severe Weather<\/a>. Everything from flash flooding to damaging winds and large hail. And fitness, faith, and 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<\/a> 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<\/a>. This morning, he may be sidestepping the blame, but democrats are calling him out on making a big rookie mistake. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell<\/a> 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<\/a> 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<\/a> 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<\/a> 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<\/a> now on Something Else<\/a> . 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 Nations<\/a> Officials Say<\/a> 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<\/a> 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<\/a> 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<\/a> out there. Notice 16 Million People<\/a> are at risk. The ohio valley through the southeast. Well be looking at places like even Oklahoma City<\/a> as we go in through sunday. This is another wave of Severe Weather<\/a>. 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<\/a>. 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. Craig and sheinelle, loving this crowd good morning. Im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. The forecast today. Mild conditions. Light winds. Some isolated light showers possible in the afternoon and evening. Otherwise, look at these temps. 70 in center city. Low 70s possible. Most in the upper 60s in the suburbs. Mid to upper 60s in the lehigh valley. Some isolated showers. Mid to upper 60s in areas like trenton. 70 in vorhees and areas like the shore and delaware. 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<\/a> 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\u00ae 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. This refreshing water gel plumps skin cells with intense hydration and locks it in. For supple, hydrated skin that bounces back. The hydro boost skincare line from neutrogena\u00ae. See whats possible. At petsmart, well give a meal any to a pet in need. Food so whralphie grabs grub, charlie chows down. And when peaeats, peanut eats. You buy a bag, well give a meal. How did it become absentmindedly to snacking . Eating one after the next . We are a creamy cheese that Still Believes<\/a> in savoring our food. The laughing cow. Reinvent snacking. vo do not go gentle into that good night, old age should burn and rave at close of day; rage, rage against the dying of the light. Do not go gentle into that good night. We are back on a saturday morning, and its time to trend. Were happy to have joy gargiulo. Its getting crazy up in here. Lets start with our weekly checkin with our favorite giraffe, april. Yes, believe it or not, she is still pregnant. Still pregnant. 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<\/a>, 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<\/a>. 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<\/a> who won an oscar for playing Stephen Hawking<\/a>. 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<\/a>. The comedian stunned just about everyone when she stepped out on the snl stage as White House Press<\/a> 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<\/a> 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<\/a> 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 from the carolinas to california, theres a Movement Brewing<\/a> 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<\/a> 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. But you start working, have your kids, your wife, and you get into a rut. Forget about camaraderie. How important camaraderie is. And they also do a lot of philanthropy, as well. Good job, talent. New friends for life. Thats his nickname, talent. Still ahead here on today, exactly what happened when Harrison Ford<\/a>s plane made this incredibly close call. Walgreens believes the right look is whatever makes you feel beautiful. Wear that shade. Wear that shade. Throw shade. Nice. No makeup monday or definitely makeup. Its monday. Go natural. Go big. Go bold. Ladies, dont let anybody tell you what makes you beautiful. At walgreens, weve got the Beauty Products<\/a> to help you be you. Walgreens. At the corner of happy and healthy. No ones surprised tender pieces and crunchy bites ended up together. Thats just what happens when cats call the shots. Friskies tender and crunchy combo. Tasty textures cats gotta have. Friskies. For cats. By cats. If you have moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis<\/a> isnt it time to let the real you shine through . Introducing otezla, apremilast. Otezla is not an injection, or a cream. Its a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. Some people who took otezla saw 75 clearer skin after 4 months. And otezlas prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. Dont take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. Otezla may increase the risk of depression. Tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. Some people taking otezla reported weight loss. Your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. Side effects may include diarrhea, nausea, upper respiratory tract infection, and headache. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Ask your dermatologist about otezla today. Otezla. Show more of you. With the laughing cows nine flavorful varieties of creamy cheese, theres no end to what you can discover. The laughing cow. Reinvent snacking. Good morning. Im rosemary connors. Its 8 25 on this saturday. First alert meteorologist krystal klei is tracking a warm day ahead for us. Krystal. Tracking temperatures already. Pretty nice out there in the low 50s. 53 in philly. 52 in parts of the suburbs and 50 in new jersey, delaware, almost there at 46. Lehigh valley. Cloudness across much of the region. We have seen areas of sprinkles throughout. That will continue. Some isolated, spotty showers later today. And especially into this evening. Look at the highs. 70 in philly, new jersey. Delaware. Burlington county police are trying to piece together who killed a mother and son. Investigators say sasikala narra and her 6yearold son anish were stabbed multiple times in their home at the fox meadow apartments in maple shade. The husband found the bodies when he returned from work thursday night. Septa trains will not run normally today. There will be no Regional Rail<\/a> service between elwyn and University City<\/a> today and tomorrow. Buses will replace the trains. The buses will be identified with rail shut tle signs. In bucks county investigators are searching for what sparked this inferno last night on state road in croydon. The fire started at 5 00 p. M. At the mellal finishing corporation. The top music, beauty, fashion and lifestyle experts gather today for the be beautiful expo at the Convention Center<\/a> in center city. Nbc10 is thrilled to be part of the fun and excitement. The expo happens this morning from 10 00 until 7 00. You can meet nbc10s erika martin and andrea cline thomas. Go to our website at nbc10. Com or check out the nbc10 app. Thats it for now. I am rosemary connors. Well send it back to the today show. Well be back at 9 00 for a half hour of news. We are back on a saturday morning, march 25th, 2017. This is a fantastic crowd i cant even concentrate. A lot of gamecock fans here. A lot of gamecock fans. A lot of got some florida fans. A lot of folks in town for the game. Where you guys from . Columbia. From columbia, in time for the game . Absolutely. Were you there yesterday . Are you kidding me . will you be there tomorrow . Yes. Go, gamecocks. Good luck tomorrow. Thanks so much for swinging by. Still to come on this half hour of today, well be springing into spring, changing up our wardrobe and our homes is and how to make the host of your hardearned tax returns. And well talk to some pizzaslinging prodigies. And theyll stay in the kitchen. Sheinelle jones is going to kick up a delicious and fresh italian dish. I am . Yes, you are are you excited . Happy and healthy. Are you excited about it . I am. I know how much you enjoy the kitchen. Yes, i do. Before we get to all of that, some new developments in the story of that botched airplane landing in california involving Harrison Ford<\/a>. Now we get a closer look at what went down with the release of those cockpit tapes. Nbcs Steve Patterson<\/a> has the detail details. Reporter newly released faa audio recordings reveal the depth of confusion in the cockpit between Harrison Ford<\/a> and air Traffic Control<\/a> last month. Was that airliner meant to be under me . Reporter the actor accidental buzzing his singleengine plane over a 737 filled with passengers. Negative. He is Holding Short<\/a> of runway 20 left. You landed on charlie. I landed on charlie . Reporter ford was flying into John Wayne Airport<\/a> in orange county, california, cleared to land on a short runway, instead mistakenly running on a parallel taxiway, flying less than 100 feet from the airliner. Yeah, hi, its husky eight niner hotel uniform, im the schmuck that landed on the taxiway. Reporter on the ground, the 74yearold snainstantly realiz i made a mistake. My name is Harrison Ford<\/a>. Ill get you my pilots license. Take your time. No big deal. No, its a big deal for me. Reporter this is the latest close call for the veteran pilot. Just two years ago, ford was injured when he crashlanded his antique airplane on an santa monica golf course. Engine failure, immediate return. He later laughed about it on ellen. You crashed a plane and it was a plane crash, i was aboard the plane and it crashed. I didnt reporter this morning, flight experts say the error is a clear faa violation and fords pilot license could be suspended. I would not be surprised if the faa asked him to take a competency check, but if hes found competent, i would have no problem at all flying with mr. Ford tomorrow morning. Reporter ford declined to comment on this latest release, as the faa investigation continues. For today, Steve Patterson<\/a>, nbc news, los angeles. All right. Lets get a final check of the weather from indra. Yeah, its beautiful out today. This is nice. I like it. Some good enthusiasm. Lets take a look outside whats going on in the rest of the country right now. Were going to look at some severe storms, making their way in through louisiana, also mississippi, even alabama. Well see that weaken a little bit, but then have another system make its way in through tomorrow. Sunday through sunday evening, another threat of that Severe Weather<\/a>. Looking at those showers spreading through the northeast. Remember, it will be a series of good morning. Im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. The forecast today. Very mild conditions. Light winds. Some isolated light showers possible in the afternoon and evening. Otherwise, look at these temps. 70 in center city. Low 70s possible. Most in the upper 60s in the suburbs. Mid to upper 60s in the lehigh valley. Some isolated showers. Well be in those mid to upper 60s in areas like trenton. P 070 in vorhees and areas like the shore and delaware. 70 in vorhees and areas like the were having a lot of fun here on the plaza. If theres one thing you wanted to share about womens awareness, what would you say . That the pain is real and to never give up. Youre not alone. Were all here with you. Thats nice. Definitely good awareness out here, guys. Indra, thank you. Up next, from your wardrobe to your home, how to leave the winter blues behind and spring right into spring. We have some expert tips, just for you. But first, these messages. Only tylenol\u00ae rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. They release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. Tylenol\u00ae watching this breath savers protect mint neutralize the plaque acids in my mouth. I cant see anything thats because its working so hard. Hey, what are you guys doing . Karen. Were neutralizing. Maybe i want to neutralize. You ever think of that . Every tv doctor knows scrubbing they also know you need to get your annual checkup. Now with one touch using the mycigna app you can find a doctor in your plans network to save money. Need to be thorough. Happiness is powerful flea and tick protection from nexgard. A delicious chew that protects for an entire month. Ask your vet for more information. Reported side effects include vomiting and itching. Nexgard. The vets 1 choice. This morning on todays takeaway, weve assembled an allstar team of experts to help you spring into spring. Were going to show you how to get your home out of its winter rut. Yeah, we cant talk about a changing season without talking about fashion. Were going to help you transition from your winter wardrobe right into spring. Love this, but first, tax day only a few weeks away. Craigs in the orange room. Believe it or not, its almost here. Im here with jeannette pa advisopavini from coupons. Com. So lets start with investing. Where should we start with our retirement . When it comes to your retirement, and this is a good way, you know, eight out of ten people are going to be getting tax refunds, so you want to think about mutual funds. Putting some of that money into a mutual fund that pays around 7 on average. 1,000, if youre 30 years old, will turn into over 10,000 by the time youre 65. So, you really want to think about Something Like<\/a> a mutual fund. Also, paying down the principle on your mortgage. Even 1,000, 2,000 is going to save a lot in interest over, you know, the loan. Speaking of homes, thats the biggest investment that a lot of folks have, their home. You say invest in your home. How so . Energy star appliances, it is going to save you money on your Monthly Energy<\/a> bills and it is going to increase the value of your home. Insulate your home. It does the same thing. Its going to increase the value. On to investing in your childrens education. Very important, 529 college plans, excellent. It varies state to state, so youll want to check it out, extended education courses, things Like Computers<\/a> or language for your kids. Thats going to help them down the road. Lets be realistic, some folks going to splurge. You want to have fun . Want to have some fun with that extra money. Heres my tip. What you want to do is travel in offpeak season. So, travel to hawaii april to june. Still good weather, but, you know, better deals. Travel europe, after august 15th. I will tell you, youre going to get a great deal. Look for coupon codes, sites like coupons. Com. We also have like additional savings. And buy a Family Museum<\/a> membership, youre going to save on a lot of museums. Jeannette pavini, always good to have you. Good to thank you. Another splurge option to get some new spring fashion while making the most of whats already in your closet, right, indra . Oh, yeah. Im here with marie claire senior fashion editor. Shes got ideas how to transition our wardrobe from winter to spring. You never know whether its 25 or 65 outside, changes day by day. So the trench coat. Something weve all got in our closets and its really easy to layer up for winter with the sweaters and tank top, and obviously, a crop jean ive got one of these. And nothing says spring like a femme floral dress. Pop that underneath with this. And make sure you have a little bit peeking out, so you get the full effect of this gorgeous floral dress. So mens shirts are a big trend on the runway. Winter, you can wear it with the pants underneath, layer underneath and over the top as well with a denim jacket and obviously the sweater. When it comes to spring, you want to peel back the layers and literally just play up accessories. So youve got the big earrings, the bag, the shoe, and cinch waist. The cinch waist is a big trend and its something thats super flattering on everybody. We all need a nice cinch. By the way, big question, whats your thoughts on white . Do you have to wait until after memorial day . Absolutely not you heard it right here third . We have a pleated skirt, more of a statement than a basic, but something thats really great to transition from season to season. Here we have, obviously, winter cozy days, a night chunky knit, pair of tights and cute boots. And when it comes to spring, and you want to just you know, you want to go to a spring soiree, a little tank, cotton, a bit silky, clean legs and a nice espadrille and you are ready for i love this. Stealing one from my playbook. You can pair a tshirt with almost anything. Take it home, sheinelle. Im here with design expert francesco ballotto who will share his expertise on how to get our homes out of that winter rut. This is what a typical living room looks like in the winter. After weve been Binge Watching<\/a> and eating popcorn. The brown, the fur, the clutter. Lets springify. Where do we start . This looks fantastic. First tip is to contain the clutter. Get a beautiful box, put the remotes and the cords in there. And you know my place. Im so guilty of that. So guilty. You want to make it practical, but pretty. Also, a quick couch sort of flip, a sofa flip. New pillows, always your best friend. To reflip a room like this is under a hundred bucks. You can make things simple, affordable, stylish with, and you want to springify with duiy. Amp your lamp shade with lamp shade magical. And bring the outdoors in. Botanicals, botanicals, botanicals. Once again, craft store, its under 5. Frame a leaf. Get the kids involved. And also, books. You have a lot of books, beautiful things, gift wrap is your friend. Wrap it in your favorite spring color, add it in your space and its ready to go and it feels like spring. You know why i like this . The base is the same. You dont have to buy a new couch or coffee table. Its just the Little Things<\/a>. The Little Things<\/a> make a big difference. We used the tape on this basic box. We went from basic to beautiful. I hate to be so cliche. Its true franches franchesca, you get an ,a. Thank you so much coming up, well be talking to these very special pizzatossing prodigies. But first, this is today on nbc. We are back on a saturday morning, and were joined by two Little Big Shots<\/a> that have been wowing the world, and most recently, steve harvey with their doughslipgi indoughslin. Theyre only 10 and 12, but they have been already been performing on some huge stages. Showing off their incredible pizzatossing skills. Good morning to you guys. Good morning. Hello. How long have you guys been doing this . Ive been doing this for five or six years. Hes like, all my life, sheinelle. Howd you get into it . My dad owns a restaurant. Every weekend, since we have a little sister at home, my dad would take us there and give my mom a break from all of us. Yeah. And he probably can do it pretty cool, too, and taught you how to do it . Yeah. Lets get into it. Are you ready . I havent practiced. Should we let them do it first . Yes. Well move out of the way and you show us what you can do. Ready . Yep. Really . Should i not talk to you while youre doing this . No, its fine, i can oh, well, now hes like, wait a minute thats impressive. Do you practice this all the time, trying to work on new tricks . When we have occasions coming up, we usually practice a lot. Occasions. Are you doing birthday parties . What do you mean, occasions . Yeah. He just said, yes, they are. So we can book you . Yes. Can you show us how to do it . Yes. Let me grab full disclosure. You can do it with this kind of pizza dough, but i guess if youre doing it all day, you have to get a different kind of dough so it doesnt break apart. You have to put your hand in the middle of the dough and its like shooting a freethrow. Of course, thats what i do all the time, buddy. So you just spin it. Look at you oh, i need hes got a little wrist action going with his. And you want the dough to come back down to you. Oh, well, thats the goal. So its just like a look at that. Can you like toss it to each other . Yeah. Really . Look at this. Look at that. Come on, craig, lets try. Ill toss it to you. All right, go oh, yeah, oh, yeah, look at this. What kind of lame toss was that . Try. You guys are awesome. Can you do my Kids Birthday Party<\/a> . He turns 8 soon. Sure. Whats the biggest tip you can give . This is something they can try at home for fun with any old pizza dough. Just have fun and its all in the wrist. Fun and its all in the wrist. Do you really like to eat pizza, too. Whats your favorite pizza . Sicilian. Barbecue chicken. Whats your dads specialty . Maybe like a spicy meat lovers or Something Like<\/a> that. Good luck, guys. Congratulations. Its all in the wrist. You guys make it look so easy, too. And you can catch more of michael and nicholas on Little Big Shots<\/a> sunday, april 30th right here on nbc. For a pizza to passta, up next, Sheinelle Jones<\/a> goes into the kitchen with a delicious italian dish. Youll be feeling happy and healthy. But first, these messages. Here, im going to toss you some, ready . Love it. That was good. Not as good as the kids. I know, right . Hi hey ive made plans for later in case this date doesnt go well. Likewise but, funny story. On top of that . My mom is my best friend. Uh oh. Yeah. Oop theres the rescue text from my roommate saying she needs me. Wouldnt it be great if everyone said what they meant . The citi double cash card does. It lets you earn double cash back the citi double cash card. But when we brought our daughter home, that was it. Now i have nicoderm cq. The nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release Technology Helps<\/a> prevent your urge to smoke all day. Its the best thing that ever happened to me. Every great why needs a great how. baby crying minutes old. A babys skin is never more delicate. What do hospitals use to wash and protect it . Johnsons\u00ae the number 1 choices in hospitals. Lucis a lucky dog. But not every pet is as lucky as lucky. So we came up with a little idea, this year, when you buy any bag of dog or cat food at petsmart, well give a meal to a pet in need. Its like this when pearl eats, peanut eats. When wolf woolfs, george gorges. And when moose mows down his meal, cuddles cuddles up to a bowl. You buy any bag, well give a meal. Its that simple. I just want to find a used car start at the new carfax. Com show me used trucks with one owner. Pretty cool. [laughs] ah. Ahem. Show me the carfax. Start your used car search at the allnew carfax. Com. We are back on a saturday morning with today food. We have a great dish that uses a lot of fresh vegetables that your entire family can enjoy. David burke is the chef at tavern 62 and hes here with a delicious italian recipe. Good saturday morning to you. Good saturday morning to you. This is the time of day where people are really paying attention to what youre saying, because they actually have time on a saturday morning to do this a little later today. Lets start with the ingredients. We have a bunch of vegetables. Were coming into spring, we have asparagus, peas, mushrooms, broccoli, cauliflower. Everythings fresh . Everythings fresh. Weve peeled asparagus. One thing were going to do with the peelings, with water and butter. Youre so fancy. Craigs laughing at me. We melt the butter with the peelings. The peelings become a sauce. Were making an asparagus butter sauce. And this works with carrot peelings and broccoli peelings. Thats it. Can you see that at home . Look at that. Ive never seen that before. Its really simple, a little salt and that becomes our asparagus butter sauce. It ends up looking like this . Thats a little cold, but yeah. A little touch of lemon juice. Easy enough. Were going to put this here. Spaghetti or buicktinis cooked. You can make one of your own. He has two separate ones so i dont mess one up. What are we doing first . Whatever you like . Oh, really . Yeah. Any of the ingredients . Garlic thats a lot of garlic. I thought youre supposed to put the whole thing in there. Add as much as you like. I like a little red pepper flakes. She used the whole jar thats a lot. Thats a lot. Some mushrooms, green peppers. So you add what you like . Add what you like and keep out what you dont like. Were going to make a fragrant package. Were going to cook it in a parchment bag or plastic bag. This is amazing. Its not a tomato sauce pasta, but it could be. What kind of tomato sauce. I feel a feeling this is from up in harlem. But you can use whatever you want. A little parmesan. I did that already. I think shes got everything in there. Toss it together, put it on here. Oh, goodness. So you do that. And olive oil. I cant forget that. And you steam it . It gets baked in a paper bag. This is a classic technique. This is a newer technique. This is a plastic bag. Look at how a professional chef. Thats why he has a restaurant and i do news for a living. At the restaurant, we do this with lobster. Now youve got my attention. Everyone goes, ohh. Where do you get that . The only thing i can think about is if you have flowers and this is baked. If you take a look at that plate there, we baked it right in the plastic. It doesnt melt. Really . Yeah, you have to go online for ovenproof should i know you can buy this . Its new on the market, but, you can certainly use foil, or you can use the parchment like we have. We tie this up quickly. And then youre going to roll yours up okay. Youre going to roll yours up like sausage. Oh, like this, oh, i see. Like the oldschool candy. Like tootsie rolls. Exactly. How do you tie up the sides . Just twist them. Put them in the oven for 20 minutes. So we have 30 seconds left. For how long . About 25 minutes at 350. How does it taste, guys . Its really good. Shake your head at me. Hes just scared of eating yours. That looks delicious. This is fantastic, by the way, chef. It is amazing. And then once you open it up oh, asparagus butter. Thats what im talking about. Asparagus butter. Thats the coolest thing, that asparagus butter. We make soups from the peelings or butter sauces or vinaigrettes. Thank you so much. You know, youre hired i think you should get into this business. Come and see us, tavern 62 on the upper east side. If you want this recipe, head over to today. Com food. That does it for us on this saturday morning. Before we go, we want to say a big thank you to indra peter southern petersons. Its been a pleasure to have you while dylan is on maternity leave. Dylans back next week, so this will be your last weekend, but hope you wont be a stranger. I made something for you great, sheinelle thats why you were laughing. Its not flowers, but tomorrow on sunday today, willie geist will sit down with Tracy Ellen Ross<\/a> from her hit show blackish. Can i try it now, chef . Oh, yeah. This is something i could do at home. Good morning. I am rosemary connors. Just ahead on nbc10 news today, spring finally feels like its here. Meteorologist krystal klei tracking the warmup. Its gray but it will be a warm one today. A big dropoff on sunday. Well look at the contrast in temperatures coming up. This morning were learning more about a plane that crashed into a house in georgia. Well tell you about the ties to our area. Plus, doublemurder investigation. A south jersey man returns home from work to find his wife and young son stabbed to death. Now police are on the hunt for clues. We are family a Philadelphia Community<\/a> comes together to say farewell this morning to a local music icon. Those stories and much more coming up next on nbc10 news today at 9 00. Soaring into the 70s on this first weekend of spring. The weather will actually feel like it. Plus, what goes up what must come down. Details next in the first alert forecast. Not a done deal. Its a dead deal. No vote for the Republican Health<\/a> care plan, and now the president says he is moving on. Well explain whats next on his agenda. The city of brotherly love shows love for a philadelphia native. City leaders honored the comedian who is in town right now shooting his next movie. Good morning. Thanks for being with us. This is nbc10 news today. I am rosemary connors. Its just before 9 00 on this saturday. The weather will warm up today. Lets take a live look at broad street from the Kimmel Center<\/a> campus camera. Take advantage of the 70s this afternoon because the temperature will take a dip before the weekend wraps up. Not too much of a dip but a little bit. Krystal klei has the details. This weekend has a little bit for everyone. If you like the 70s, today is your day. Myself included. Were already in the 50s, some in the 60s. 56. 57 in wilmington. Look at that. Millville, Atlantic City<\/a> both checking in at 60 degrees. When you are at 60 in the morning, it makes it easy by the afternoon for us to be talking about spots into the 70s. Radar and satellite. One thing you might not love about today, even though we get to the 70s in areas, it will be a mostly cloudy forecast. These spots are green are the light rain areas trying to make it to the ground right now. Not many making it to the surface. A few sprinkles here and there. But scattered, spotty rain is in the forecast over the next several days straight. 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