Backwards. Hundreds are stranded, some frightened skiers taking matters into their own hands trying to jump to safety. And, bracket buster. N. C. State is headed to the sweet 16 a big upset as number one ranked villanova is ousted by n. C. State leaving the wildcats band in tears. They are the first number one seed booted from this years tournament but more madness is sure to come today, sunday, march 22nd, 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Glad to have you with us. Im craig melvin in for lester holt alongside sheinelle jones. My brackets not totally busted but it is not looking very good. Villanova was never really in that game last night. There was hope towards the end. But they did not play like that number one seed. The band plays on. So much to get to. Starting here though very busy morning. To our top story the crisis in yemen. An important u. S. Ally. That situation has gone from bad to worse amid fears that countrys fall could help ann curry gain new strength there. Nbcs Kristin Welker is at the white house this morning. Whats the latest . Reporter craig, good morning. The latest is that yemen continued to descend into chaos this morning. Opposite fighters known as the houthis who drove the countrys president into hiding months ago seized the Third Largest city overnight. The u. N. Security council is planning to hold an nj meeting later today to discuss this latest unrest. Now all this comes after a deadly terror attack in yemen on friday. The Obama Administration announced yesterday that its pulling out 100 special forces. One source telling nbc news the threat is just too high. Now yemen matters to america because it is home to al qaeda in the rainiranian peninsula, one of the biggest terror threats to the u. S. It was the Training Ground for underwear bomber who tried to take down a u. S. Jetliner in 2009 and more recently one of the Charlie Hebdo shooters in paris learned weapons training there. Yemens president had been a key partner to the u. S. In its counterterrorism efforts. He even supported u. S. Drone strikes. But now that hes in hiding that partnership has been lost and a vacuum has essentially opened for extremist groups to thrive like al qaeda and like isis. The concern now is that yemen could further become a breeding ground for these terrorist groups and that could threaten u. S. Security interests at home and abroad. It is really a stunning turnaround for a country that president obama had once hailed as a counterterrorism success story. Craig . Kristin welker at the white house this morning, thank you. This of course is one more challenge in the middle east for the Obama Administration to tackle. Chuck todd is moderator of meet the press. Good morning, erica. As kristin laid out this rather dire situation, set this up for us. How does this impact the administrations overall counterterrorism efforts in the region . Well this is another potential failed state. By the way, boy, the ash spring when you think about the terrorist bombing that took place in too kneeunisiatunisia, the one success story, now trying to figure out if there are any Success Stories left in the arab spring. The issue with yemen is failed state. I put that in there because, failed state has created the unstable station in libya. A failed state created the unstable situation in the rise of isis in syria. Iraq were trying to prevent from becoming a failed state and having isis try to deal with that. So this is now just adding to the challenge. Throw in the fact that iran is supportive of essentially the one side of this civil war thats taken place in yemen. Then you have saudi arabia whos been trying to keep the sunnis there in power. It is really more combustible than ever. It is a tough thing to look at. We do need to though turn our attention also to israel. This week of course Benjamin Netanyahu reelected after making statements saying that if in fact he did win, he would never allow a palestinian state. Backtracking on that after the election president obama was asked about this by the Huffington Post this weekend. Take a listen to what he had to say. We take him at his word when he said that it wouldnt happen during his prime ministership. So thats why weve got to evaluate what other options are available to make sure that we dont see a chaotic situation in the region. The president saying we take him at his word. But in listening to president obama, it almost sounds like the white house has in some ways given up on salvaging this relationship with israel. Whats the alternative . Well when he says were going to look at other options, what that means, erica, is the United States is now going to allow and be fine if the United Nations decides to insert itself in the israelipalestinian dispute and let the United Nations outline a framework for what a twostate solution would look like. For years the United States has prevented the u. N. From playing a role and has argued no no no the israelis want to negotiate, the palestinians want to negotiate, the u. S. Will play mediator. What the president is saying the israelis only taking netanyahu at his word preelection not the walkback with Andrea Mitchell postelection. That means hes willing to allow the u. N. To play a role and that could further isolate israel from the rest of the world. Thats something israel does not want. Chuck, thanks. Well be tuning in to meet the press later this morning. Well have much more on the situation both in israel and in yemen. Lets talk about the weather now. A nasty cold snap gripping the northeast. The south is getting soaked. Dominica davis in for dylan. What are we looking at here . Is there were looking at a cold start to our sunday morning. It is still soggy down in the south. A lot of weather to talk about what were going into the last week of march. Look at these temperatures in the northeast. 32 right now in new york city. It feels like 25 but burlington feels like minus 5. That is certainly cold. It is going to be a cold start to the week. We have temperatures that will be hovering in the 30s and 20s. As we progress through monday as well it doesnt get much warmer. Temperatures are going to stay below normal pretty much through the last week of march. Heres a look at the radar. Were still talking heavy rain down to the south. That will be pushing off to the east. The rain will end and by plondmonday well be looking at that rain basically through florida. Some pretty significant rain totals with this. Some flooding will be possible but well have a general one to two inches of rain. Thats a look at your sunday forecast. All right, dominica thanks. Turning now to the latest on that machete attack at the new Orleans Airport on friday the suspect died last night when authorities searched his bag, they were shocked by what they found. This as the tsa agent who put her life on the line to stop him spoke out. Kerry sanders gets us caught up on the latest. Reporter 56yearold Carol Rochelle is as tough as any young marine. Our job as tsa is to protect passengers. Im proud to say they were protected. Air reporter airport Officials Say this grandmothers quick actions at the new Orleans Airport likely save lives when police say 63yearold Richard White went on a rampage, first spraying insect repellant towards passengers and tsa officers eyes then pulling a machete and swinging. It was rochelle who took charge ordering an evacuation. But then Police Say White begranan to chase her, thats when an armed deputy fired three shots. One bullet went into rochelles arm and into the suspect. I knew he was close so i honestly thought he hit me and then she shot him. Once i got to the hospital i saw that the two holes and the two holes in my shirt. All i could say is thank god she was there. Reporter once white was down and in custody, deputies found a bag. Inside six molotov cocktails, fuses, and a barbecue lighter. All believe this could have been so much worse. Sometimes the saying youd rather be lucky than good. I think we were both to the nth degree. Reporter white, who police say was a jehovahs witness, refused life saving medical care based on his religious beliefs. He died taking with him perhaps any exlan nationplanation as to why he attacked. For today, kerry sanders, nbc news new orleans. Sheinelle has more on that scary ski accident. Good morning. State inspectors are trying to learn why a chair lift packed with skiers suddenly began slipping backward. Much of the frightening event at Sugarloaf Mountain in maine saturday was captured on camera. Words shouted from the ground to the terrified skiers trapped on the out of control chair lift. The lift line was screaming at the people on the chair lift to jump so people were literally just raining down. Reporter onlookers could do nothing but watch as the lift rolled back faster and faster. It felt like forever but it probably only lasted it 20 seconds. Reporter some skiers jumped down. The rest stayed on the lift waiting as rescue es rushed tors rushed to bring them to safety. One person trapped documented the rescues, including his own, on twitter. Thankful to be down and safe kingpinefail. By the time everyone was rescued, more than 200 people had to be taken off the life. Sugarloaf Officials Say the king pine lift is inspected daily. We intend to get to the bottom of why this happened. Reporter but they just dont know why this ride to the top of the mountain went so terribly wrong. Our next concern is to determine what caused the incident in order to understand what happened and why. It took rescue crews about an hour to get everyone to safety. Seven people were taken to the hospital to be check out but the ski resort says their injuries are not believed to be life threatening. This is the second chair lift accident there in five years. In 2010 eight skiers were hurt when the chair lift derailed and some chairs crashed to the ground. The president of tunisia this morning announced a third gunman suspected in wednesdays museum attack is on the run. Two others were killed in wednesdays massacre. They are seen in this chilling video edited and released by the tunisian government. 23 people were killed in the attack, many of them foreign tourists. In ohio a massive explosion levels one house and damages a half dozen more sad day. The gas company was investigating reports of a leak at the time of the blast. Only minor injuries were reported. A bunch of brackets are busted this morning. Mine included. Number one seed villanova is out of the ncaa tournament. The wildcats fell to North Carolina state saturday 7168. Meanwhile, the undefeated kentucky wildcats cruise to the next round beating cincinnati 6451. One of those truly bittersweet moments for Georgia State head coach ron hunter. His panthers fell to number six xavier saturday 7567. But hunter had the rare opportunity to coach his own son r. J. In the ncaa tournament. He showed his emotions after the loss. As a coach, best time of my life. But as father i love this kid, man. Love him. I want to give him a hug. The father and son may not be back together on the court. R. J. Is a junior and could declare eligibility for the nba draft. Sweet moment. Thats the best story line of the tournament so far. What a special experience. He should take him dad to the nba with him. Why not . Yeah lets do it the snow has stopped here. Not the case though for other parts of this country. No. Unfortunately were looking at snow once again and this one for chicago will affect the morning commute. Snow over next 24 hours with this system moving through. It is a general one to three but we could see isolated higher amounts. For today though the rain continues to push off to the southeast. Were dry out to the west. Again the snow will start to develop up in the midwest by this afternoon and tomorrow morning. Tomorrow more of the same to the snow right by chicago in the morning. That im first alert meteorologist Brittney Shipp. As we head into the rest of today, temperatures will be colder than what we saw yesterday, ranging between 39 and 43 degrees, mostly sunny and cooler, with a cold wind out of the northwest, 5 to 10 miles per hour. Heading into monday sunny and chillier. Temperatures stay in the low 40s. As you take a look at what happens as we head into the rest of your workweek we actually warm up heading into the 60s by thursday, but a chance of showers starts wednesday. Thats a look at your sunday forecast. All right, dominica, thank you. To oregon now where a weekend computer glitch led to some real fear there. Thousands of people got unnerving emails from a system that alerts crime victims and witnesses when a criminal is released. Reporter ward weaver is serving two life sentences in an oregon state prison convicted more than a decade ago of kidnapping killing and burying two teenage girls. But this weekend the prisons Notification Service sent out an alert that quote ward weaver has been released from custody. If you have any concerns call 911. Some 8,000 additional alerts about other offenders also went out to people like brie day. We were horrified. Instantly horrified. Reporter the man convicted of killing her 8yearold cousin had, according to the alert, been set free. It just, you no he brought it all up again. Just everything that happened and it just made it like it had just happened you know . Reporter thankfully the alerts were false. A zblichglitch in the Notification Service nicknamed vine. We apologize for the erroneous notifications and are committed to remedying the issue as soon as possible, a prison spokesperson said. The service offered in oregon operates in 47 states sending out some 10 million notifications since its launch in 2001. Alerting victims, family members or witnesses about the custody status of state prisoners. The glitch which came after a routine system maintenance, was confined to oregon. We thought it was real. Why would they do a notification like that if it wasnt. Reporter thousands like brie victims again of a haunting mistake. For today, jaycob rascone, nbc news. 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Reporter for jerry and becky brown, the last three years have been a long road. Its been pretty emotional day. Reporter now theyre driving from their hometown in idaho to see their son. We have been looking forward to this day for a long time. Reporter theyve never seen him quite like this. Part of me died when he died. Reporter Army Sergeant dan brown was just 27 years old when the roadside bomb exploded in afghanistan. He never got to meet his newborn twin daughters. Never got to say goodbye to his wife jordan. I miss my friend. I dont know. I loved reporter sometimes a grave site just isnt enough. So to keep his memory alive,er is gernt brownsergeant browns family rounded up donations and commissioned a salt lake sculptor to create this statue. What was the hardest thing to capture . His spirit. Sergeant brown loved to hand out candy to afghan children. Theyre ambassadors. They came with peace to protect freedom. Reporter before it can be cast in bronze and shipped to his hometown the clay sculpture needs final approval. First from two girls now almost 3 years old who finally get to see their father for the first time. Its so great. Reporter and then from two parents who never thought this road would end. Just to be able to see your son again is kind of a sentiment most people probably dont ever get the chance to do. It means a lot. Hes got a dimple there. And the world is filled with so much sadness. We need to replace that with some glimmer of hope. Reporter hope that a heros memory lives on. I love you, dan. Reporter gabe gutierrez, nbc news salt lake city. That statue is set to be cast in bronze this week. Wow, right . Special. Good story. Were back right after this. eeeeohmumohweh hush my darling. dont fear my darling. the lion sleeps tonight. hush my darling. man snoring dont fear my darling. the lion sleeps tonight. woman snoring take the roar out of snore. 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Starting with the ladies here are their top five pet peeves. Number five not being organized, followed by bad hygiene, too many cigarette breaks. Number two is being late. The number one way to annoy a woman at the office is eating smelly food. We cant forget about the men. Heres what they had to say. Number five taking too long for lunch, followed by being late talking too loudly on the phone, colleagues spraying perfume or aftershave. And the number one most annoying habit of coworkers according to moan men is you ready . Having a messy desk. Sure there are gender differences. However, if you dont want to get under your colleagues skin and avoid doing all of the above, just do do any of dont do in he of these things. What are your Office Pet Peeves . Be honest. Smelly food . People are having personal conversations really loudly. Especially when theyre clearly involved in some sort of dispute with their significant other. Really uncomfortable. I actually never worked in an office setting. Im always like out. I dont really you know . But craig definitely does everything on the list. Wow. I dont even smoke, so we know thats not true. Now. Still to come here on today now its awkward. The newest generation of nascar fans. Well meet a rising star in the sport whos helping job oh theres an Energy Crisis happening alright. A human one. And its time to fight it. With the good energy of quaker oats. Its how we help keep gogetters like you going and getting. One bite at a time. Try new quick steel cut for a heartier texture. Quaker up. Hey, you forgot the milk thats lactaid®. Right. 100 real milk just without the lactose. So you can drink all you want. With no discomfort . Exactly. Here, try some. Mmm, it is real milk. See . Delicious. Hoof bump oh. Right here girl, boom lactaid®. 100 real milk. No discomfort. And for a tasty snack thats 100 real dairy try lactaid® cottage cheese. Good morning. Im rosemary connors. It is 8 26 on this sunday. Lets get right to this sunday forecast from meteorologist Brittney Shipp. Sun already out this morning, brittney. Thats right, but its still going to feel cold as we head into the rest of today. 10 degrees colder than what we saw yesterday, and thats going to be true as we head back to work. But a look outside right now at boathouse row. It looks really sunny and warm out, but its not. Temperatures are starting off in the 30s and well see temperatures staying between 39 and 43 degrees with a cold northwest wind 5 to 10 miles per hour. Your sevenday forecast shows, heading back to work with a daytime high of 40 degrees, but we warm up heading into wednesday and thursday. You can count on nbc 10 for the latest weather information, right on your smartphone or tablet. Our new app is a Free Download from the app store. New video into nbc 10. Philadelphia Police Detectives with a search warrant going inside of a house where a 12yearold boy was shot overnight. Nbc 10 was on the scene this morning on janney street in port richmond. You can see the investigators leaving with a bag of evidence. Police say the boys mother and her livein boyfriend got into an argument just before 3 00 this morning. According to investigators, the man heard somebody coming down the stairs and fired a gun without checking to see who it was. The boy was shot in the left leg. Right now, he is in stable condition in the hospital. Im rosemary connors. Brittney and i will see you right back here in 30 minutes at 9 00 for a full hour and a half of news. Now, back to today. Have a good one. Some very talented Young Musicians. Theyre jamming out with a little led zeppelin in kentucky. Their music has not gone unnoticed by the band. Craig will bring us their story just ahead. Along with a very special cameo. We have a rock star crowd out here on the plaza today. I like rowdy on a sunday morning. Happy birthday tom happy birthday. We have another birthday right here. You dont look 60. Thank you. Another birthday over here. It is a good day for birthdays and a great place to celebrate them. March 22nd, 2015. Nice to have you all with us. This morning chilly day in the northeast. Well get a little forecast in just a second. Lot to get to in this halfhour. Lets start with this mornings headlines. The u. N. Security council is holding just hours from now an emergency meeting on the deteriorating situation in yemen as American Special forces prepare to pull out of that country as rebels advance there. It could be a win for al qaeda. In new orleans, Authorities Say the man who went on an airport machete rampage friday left behind a backpack loaded with molotov cocktails. The suspect died. The tsa agent that faced him down is being hailed as a hero. At least seven people were hurt at a ski resort saturday when a chair lift malfunctioned stranding hundreds of skiers and sending some of those skiers jumps to the ground. A similar incident happened at this same resort a few years ago. This morning youll meet a rising star behind the wheel of nascars new drive for diversity. Also ahead, history being made in london today for a famous english monarch who never got a proper burial. Well go to london behind the inteaguein intriguing tale behind king richard iii. And musthave Kitchen Electronics and gadgets coming to stores near you. We begin this halfhour with developments in the robert durst case. The wealthy heir and now murder suspect suspect. Good morning. Attorneys for robert durst argue there was no probable cause to arrest him last weekend in new orleans and they are demanding a judge grant a hearing with hopes of getting him released from jail as soon as possible. This morning, robert durst remains in a louisiana jail awaiting another Court Appearance tomorrow. In a motion filed friday his attorneys say durst was unlawfully arrested on an invalid california warrant and that the lapd timed it to coincide with the conclusion one week ago of a sixpart miniseries on hbo, the jinx. Hes an easy target right now. And a lot of people want to get in on the act. Reporter in the final episode of jinx,. I killed them all of course. Reporter the wealthy real estate heir is heard off camera muttering to himself in a bathroom after an interview with the shows producers. His mike still hot. Durst is now charged in the 2000 executionstyle murder of susan berman a charge he denies and also faces weapons and drug charges. Smiling as he left a Court Appearance this week durst has long been suspected of involvement in bermans death and the disappearance of his first wife kathleen in 1982. She was officially declared dead though her bodys never been found. Durst never charged denying any involvement. Robert durst, not guilty. Reporter he was also acquitted in 2001 of murdering and dismembering a neighbor morris black, in texas. Durst claims he killed the man in selfdefense. If we try this case and when we try this case we got to try it on facts and not on a tv program. Reporter the documentary uncovers new evidence notably a handwritten envelope and letter addressed to berman allegedly by durst that bore similarities to an anonymous note sent to police that led authorities to her body. Is a jury going to feel comfortable sending somebody to jail for murder on a handwriting exemplar which is really circumstantial evidence. Robert durst has waived extradition agreeing to return to the west coast to face that murder charge though it is not clear when he will head back. Erica . Ron, thank you. Dominica davis is back with a final check of the weather for us. It is cold out here. But, spring is still in the air. I can prove it because look at these ladies. Ladies you guys are youre begging for spring to come. Right. Were from massachusetts and vermont and we thought new york was going to have spring. Well you thought yeah. The calendar said it but it still hasnt arrived. Unfortunately, it is very chilly out here but you guys look fabulous. And you had a lock winterng winter. It is a chilly morning. Feellike temperatures are in the Single Digits and the 20s. Spring has sprung and it is really out to the west though. Temperatures are above normal and that is going to continue for the next several days out there. Theyve been seeing above normal temperatures while the east coast has been dealing with below normal temperatures. That will continue right through tuesday. Temperatures will be above normal. Thats a im first alert meteorologist brittanyney shipp. As we head into the rest of today, temperatures will be colder than what we saw yesterday, ranging between 29 and 34 degrees. Mostly sunny and cooler with a cold wind out of the northwest, 5 to 10 miles per hour. Heading into monday sunny and chillier temperatures stay in the low 40s. If you take a look at what happens as we head into the rest of your workweek we warm up heading into the 60s by thursday, but a chance of showers starts wednesday. And thats yush your spring sunday forecast guys. Now to a funeral fit for a king. Today king richard iii is finally headed for a proper burial hundreds of years after his death. Nbcs kier simmons joins us live from london this morning with a story thats this is straight out of shakespeare. Reporter it really is craig. Good morning. Imagine now that you are an ordinary guy just living your life and out of the blue someone turns up and tells you that youre related to royalty. Thats what happened to a canadian man in his 50s who found out that he is the great great great great you have to say it 17 times nephew of the king a king whose story is being rewritten today. Reporter a quiet ceremony as king richard iiis body is carried from close to the spot where he was killed 500 years ago. Richards skeleton was found in 2012 beneath a parking lot. The search for dna proof it really was him led to a descendant of the king a canadian born furniture maker with no clue he was related to royalty. He is richards 17th great grand nephew. The idea that youre related to a royal is something that takes a bit of getting used to. Reporter and, a coffin was crafted for richards reburial. Being asked to make the coffin was of course a great honor. Historys coming alive in front of me and im standing in the middle of it involved in it. Reporter richard was the last british king to be killed in battle. A royal burial was denied him by his conqueror, king henry vii. The last time he left that battlefield, he left it as naked, slung over a horse. So to honor him now as a king is make peace with the past. Reporter the first time a british monarchs remains were taken from the ground and reburieded. He was an anointed king of england so he think he deserves the honor thats given him. Reporter the remains buried for five centuries will be buried this week at the cathedral and history will be made. Reporter king henry didnt have a great reputation. His story was told by shakespeare. He was said to have his own nephews murders. Now folks are saying perhaps hes been viewed unfairly and that he wasnt so bad. No one is more happy about that than his ancestor there who just seems so excited about all this doesnt he . You know keir we just had the same thought. Keir simmons this morning from london thank you. Up next the rising new star nascar hopes will bring a whole new generation of fans back to the track. But first, these messages. Hey ladies you love it, youve gotta have it. Cinnamon toast crunch. cause that cinnamon and sugar is so irresistable. Everybody craves those crazy squares. 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It comes amid an effort to bring more diversity to both the track and the stands. Nbcs Hallie Jackson has more. Reporter in a sport where speed is everything, nascars highest profile latino driver. To be able to go back to my community and to be able to know that a little kid had grew up in a cubanamerican neighborhood can make it all the way to the top. Do you feel like a role model . I do. And a proud one. Reporter nascar hopes to see more drivers like amarola and more diverse fans at a time when attendance is down nascars steve phelps we think it is a very strong market for us. Would we like to see it more . Absolutely. Reporter latinos make up only 12 of nascars audience but thats doubledigit growth over the last few years. As the sport does more with Spanish Language broadcasts tv commercials and social media and highlighting its roster of latino drivers, including up upandcomer danny suarez who didnt speak any english when he began racing in the u. S. From nascar mexico. Coming in from mexico how was that transition for you . It was super difficult. At one point i thought it was more difficult to try to learn the language than to drive the race cars. Reporter it is not just about diversity among drivers, but behind the scenes too. Kim lopez just became the first latina to wave the flag at daytona. It just shows how much the sport has branched out over the years and the different diversity of people that are coming in to the sport. That is so cool reporter for the next generation of fans this may be just the beginning as the drive for diversity picks up speed. It makes us that much more of the allamerican sport. Reporter for today, Hallie Jackson, nbc news fontana, california. Lets send it over to dominica whos in the orange room with todays plaza fan of the day. This is our fan of the day. Thomas and teresa from syracuse new york. So take it away. Still coming on today, hot new appliances changing the way you put food on the table. 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More than 2,100 exhibiters from around the world are here to show retail buyers what they have to offer in the 314 billion mr. Global housewares market. Healthier living is a big, big trend here at the show. Cheers. Cheers. For me it is interesting because it seems like we want to go back to the way it used to be with simple ingredients with be but we also want a hightech kitchen. How do you balance that . I think what consumers are doing is juggling it. Theyre taking the best of both and combining it so that they may have some very hightech products and they may have some very lowe tech products. Reporter this year a push for convenience and cool design. Like your keurig . How about putting it in your refrigerator. And thats how you make a up can of coffee. Ironing a chore . Not anymore. This iron can press a shirt in under a minute. With 13 miles of aisles there are thousands of products. Some of which are just plain cool. Take this 3d pancake maker, appropriately named the pancake bottle. Move over snow white you, too, can have a magic mirror. All right, mirror mirror tell me what i need to know about my face. Reporter this one by panasonic has builtin sensors that diagnose your skin and offer suggestions on how to improve your problem areas. Innovation on display. Products these manufacturers say will make your house a very hightech home. And finally, as for something you can look out for in the future . No surprise expect more appliances to be integrated with apps on your smartphone. Youll be able to control that cup of coffee from upstairs. Actually with that refrigerator i showed you, you can do that now. Coffee maker youre in the bed, you wake up i want my coffee. Talk to your refrigerateorrefrigerator come downstairs push your button youll have your hot cup of coffee. What whats theas the most impressive gadget . For me it was the magic mirror. Theyre still developing it now you stit downit down and it points out dry spots. Then ladies if you want a Little Smokey eye makeup it will project that. Then on the side i thought it was really cool. They recommend like maybe you should try this kind of fruit juice or like smoothie recipes for your skin. Yes. Not like you should try this cream that were trying to sell. Things you can recommend. Kind of creepy mirror. Oldschool rock goes new school. Well introduce you to a group of young kids who sparked an internet frenzy jamming out to some classic ride away by roy orbison begins to play i ride the highway. Im going my way. I leave a story untold. He just keeps sending more pictures. If youre a freerange chicken you roam free. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance you switch to geico. Its what you do. Two wheels a turnin. You forgot the milk thats lactaid®. Right. 100 real milk just without the lactose. So, no discomfort . Exactly. Try some. 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I recently traveled down to kentucky to see for myself what made a rock n roll legend sit up and take notice. If youre a fan of classic rock even if you are anot, this beat might sound familiar. Thats because it is a led zeppelin classic. But no you, there are some new rock stars in town. Minus the shaggy hair and tight leather pants, meet the louisville lends,opards, a group of musicians from louisville kentucky. Theyre so hot they even caught the attention of jimmy page when a mashup of his hits went viral on youtube. 3 Million People saw the video. How does that make you feel . Happy and grateful for whole opportunity. I heard that he just put it on his Facebook Page and he apparently has a lot of followers, i think. Reporter after he posted too good not to share. Have a rocking weekend, these kids wound up getting recognition beyond their wildest dreams. It was really cool. He liked us and i was very proud. He says like there is great. And then we go ooh. Thats cool. Reporter the force behind the leopards is teacher diane downs. Downs has been running the nonprofit since 1993 on top of her day job. Takes kids from every walk of life most have never picked up an instrument before. These kids that are in the group are not designated as talented. Theyre just regular old bflat kids. Reporter shes a mother figure. You got until thursday to clean up your mess. Okay . Reporter a disciplinarian stop. Stop. Reporter and a friend. That was really good. Reporter she has no children of her own but the leopard kids are her family. It seems though that this is about so much more than music. It is definitely more than music. Its changing their lives. Its making them different. It is making them think differently and theyre in the group with all these different kinds of people and theyre all contributing to one great thing and thats real life. Reporter are the kids have total ownership of the group. They decide what songs to play and whos going to play what. The older leopards are even responsible for guiding the younger ones through practice. And sometimes even some older visitors. In this group, everybody has a job to do including me. And im not more important than the other kids. Reporter but her role in these kids lives is really important. Just ask hand in welton a former leopard herself. Now shes the drummer for prince. Yes, that prince. Welton surprised the kids with a visit. I wouldnt have found my love for music as young as i did if it wasnt for diane just being like hey, you want to learn how to play . This is a community here in this building. This is a family. Im so proud of these kids and it is incredible what diane can do even with young people that have never played an instrument. I get to teach kids how to play music. And to watch them play and to grow through music, i couldnt imagine not doing this. This is what i get to do. I love it. It really its been transformational for a lot of these kids. Lot of these kids say that they were not musically inclined, and all of a sudden they start showing up for these classes and they develop this lifelong love of music. It is really empowering for them too, going from never having picked up an instrument before to being part of this talented group. Shes a very talented lady. And is a fulltime teacher. She volunteers. Theres something about playing with a group thats special. Jimmy page not the only fan. Rosie odonnell, amy poehler, also big fans of the louisville leopards online. Make sure you tune in to meet the press. Chuck todd and his guests will talk about the dispute between the United States and israel. That will do it for us on right now on nbc 10 news today, a child is in the hospital recovering from a gunshot wound. Why Philadelphia Police say an argument led to the gun going off. This morning, the American Red Cross is helping neighbors affected by a fire that ripped through their apartment complex down the shore. Now investigators are looking for what sparked the flames. A chilly and breezy start to our sunday. It may feel more like winter than spring but there is a warmup on the way. Good morning. This is nbc 10 news today. Im rosemary connors. Its 9 00 on this sunday. Meteorologist Brittney Shipp is tracking a mix of sun and clouds. And i