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Our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it. Are the races all but over . Our Political Team weighs in. Breaking overnight. Word that president obama will nominate a Supreme Court justice ore scalia this morning. Will the nominee have a chance of being confirmed . A College Student gets 15 years of hard labor in north korea overnight. His crime, allegedly trying to steal a banner. The trial lasting just an hour. Does he have any hope of getting out and getting home . A day after free styling with the president. Potus, im free styling Linmanuel Miranda is taking matt lauer, yeah, im jack bauer this you have to hear today, tuesday, march 16th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Breaking news all over the place. President obama ready to nominate a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia one month after his death. We will bring this announcement to you live when it happens, as if we needed any more reminder of the stakes of this president ial election. Thats where we begin. Big night for donald trump and Hillary Clinton in the president ial race. Theyre inching closer to their partys nominations. Trump notched victories in florida, North Carolina, illinois and missouri. While Ohio Governor john kasich took his home state, only win of the race so far. Down for the republicans. Trump extending his lead, now up to 656. Followed by ted cruz, marco rubio, who dropped out of the race, and governor kasich. In the democratic race, Hillary Clinton bounced back from last weeks loss in michigan. She swept all five states last night. Her delegate lead over sanders, more than 700. Were going to talk to governor kasich live in a couple minutes and break down the nights results with our decision 2016 team. First, lets begin our coverage with nbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, long night. Good morning. Yeah, it was a long night. Matt, good morning to you. The next time donald trump is here in cleveland may be as the republican nominee at the convention this summer. Another huge night for him. Going four of five, racking up a ton of delegates. More than halfway to the magical number he needs to clinch the nomination. The only other candidate celebrating last night, john kasich. Republican in the race. Reporter then there were three. I have to thank the people of the great state of ohio. I love you. Reporter john kasich boasting a big win at home, denying donald trump a clean sweep and drawing a stark contrast. I will not take the low road to the highest office in the land. Reporter earlier, vowing to take his campaign to the convention back here in cleveland. Im going to keep doing what im doing, because i think people really do appreciate the positive message. Reporter trump basking in victory. This was an amazing evening, great evening. Reporter widening his delegate lead by winning the grand prize of florida, knocking out marco rubio, who was touted as the establishments best chance to beat the billionaire. Trump trawling rubio on twitter hours after he exited the race. I believe with all my heart primary next tuesday will be the nominee of the Republican Party. Thanks, marco, trump vote. We agree. It will not leave us a fractured party, theyre going to leave us a fractured nation. Reporter ted cruz telling Hallie Jackson its a twoman race. Head to head is a nightmare for donald trump because 2 3 of republicans recognize hes not the best candidate to go against clinton because he loses against Hillary Clinton. Reporter mocks s s s s s s still. I have to explain to the people, they dont understand basic physics, basic mathematics, basic whatever you want to call it. Reporter surrounded by family and staff, trump gave credit to his campaign manager, who is still under investigation for allegedly grabbing a reporter last week. While tuesdays event was billed thank you very much, everybody. Thank you. Reporter trump left the stage without taking a single question. One of the statistics out of last night is the fact that donald trump was able to barrel through antitrump ads. More than 20 million spent against him across the five super tuesday states. Peter alexander, thank you very much. Governor john kasich is with us on the phone. Good morning. Good morning. Congratulations on your win. This was a big one. I know you were hoping to win. It was a mustwin for you. Is any part of your feeling this morning a big sigh of relief . Well, no, not really. I mean, really, its a good accomplishment accomplishment. Its remarkable, isnt it . Lived in ohio, came in here and trashed me, and he lost. Let me tell you, neither cruz nor trump can win the general election. You know, they cant come into ohio with the philosophies they you cant win ohio, you cant be president. What well be doing is were going to now start to get the attention, were starting to rise around the country. When people look at my record of job creation in washington, job creation in ohio, bringing people together, reminding people were americans before were republicans and democrats and having common sense solutions, weve been able to do well. We have a ways to go, to make sure were going to be traveling everywhere. Well have a national campaign, and ill be the nominee. Ill ask you about that. I swore there would be no math, but if you win every delegate from here on out, you still dont meet the magic number of 1,237, which means it would have to be the result of a contested convention. Can you explain to people who support you, how are you going to pull that off . Nobody is going to get enough delegates to win at the convention. Everyone is going to fall short. That was what was so big about basically, for those people that wanted to have some sort of common sense in this election, when they wanted somebody that could raise the bar, you know, i refused to take the low road to the highest office. If you see these guys fighting on the stage, it was absolutely unbelievable, what was going on there. Nobody is going to have enough delegates. When we get there, the delegates will have to figure out, number one, who can run the country, who has the record and, three, who can win. Nobody is going to have the required number of delegates, thats your prediction. One person who, mathematically, can get the required number of delegates, and thats donald trump. Let me ask you this way would you be willing to actively cooperate with ted cruz and his campaign to make sure that donald trump does not get to 1,237 and then take your chances at the convention . Well, look, i dont have any intention of doing anything country and telling people about my message. In terms of whether campaigns will speak or not, i dont know. I dont get in the middle of that. Im not a political operative. Im a candidate. But as the guy on the masthead, you wouldnt be involved in that discussion . Look, i can tell you, all i can tell you about this, matt, is im out there running to the president. Im not out to stop donald trump or stop anybody else. By winning yesterday in ohio, ive dealt him a very, very big blow to being able to have the number of delegates. If you want to talk about mathematics and you want to talk about probability, and really look at it hard and let me tell you the biggest probability, they cant win a general election for either of these guys. Thats the biggest probability we have. Lets end on saying congratulations on your win in ohio. I appreciate you guys. Hampshire and i said wed keep going. I appreciate the people of ohio for allowing me to do this. After the country hears about my record, i think well continue to rise. God bless our country. Governor, thank you very much for being with us. On the democratic side, it was a huge night for Hillary Clinton, as we said. She swept all five contests. A major step toward clinching the nomination. Clinton used her victory speech to take direct aim at the republican front runner, donald trump. Nbcs Kristen Welker is in miami with more on that. Good morning. Good morning to you. Secretary clinton wakes up this morning as the strong Democratic Front runner, after losing michigan last week. She proved last night she can compete in every corner of the country. It was a major blow to senator Bernie Sanders, whose path to the nomination got a whole lot tougher. Hillary reporter this morning, Hillary Clinton celebrating a clean sweep. For our campaign. Reporter clinton defiing ingdefying expectation expectations. The buck yn eye state giving her a significant victory in what was expected to be a tight race. Were closer to securing the Democratic Party nomination and winning this election in november reporter overnight, clinton managed to seal the deal in two more states. The apparent winner in missouri and illinois. Despite a sanders advertising glitch, clinton carried three states by double digits. In phoenix, arizona, sanders showed no signs of letting up. Dont let people tell you that you cant think big. Reporter or giving up. Next week, arizona has a very important election. We will win if the voter turnout is high. Thank you all very much reporter but clinton is also looking to arizona. Today, releasing this new Spanish Language ad. And leaving no doubt shes also setting her sights on donald trump, the man who may be her next competitor. Our commander in chief had to be able to defend our country, not embarrass it. Campaign officials acknowledge the steep odds. In order for sanders to ome back, he has to win big states like new york and pennsylvania, and winning them by huge mar zwrin margins. Still, he can stay in the race as long as he wants to. Kristen, thank you very much. Lets dive further into this with chuck todd. Nbcs political director and moderator of meet the press. Nicolle wallace, political analyst, and mark, the managing give me your headline from last night. I think youll hear a deafening roar in the Republican Party about the prospects of a brokered convention. Itll take place at the same time that trump has done nothing but strengthen himself. There is a disconnect between the conversation the republicans are having and the reality. The republican establishment died last night. The republican establishment is shockingly willing now to let donald trump be the nominee. Theyre resigned to it, and theyll focus on trying to hold the house and the senate. Let me pick up on that. Nicolle, we talk about the stages of grief at the table. The bargaining, the anger. She does it all on a daily basis. Exactly. As our establishment republican, is it acceptance phase . If Establishment Republicans are saying, we accept it, does that mean were accepting were probably going to lose the white house in 2016 . I think it is a healthy acceptance of the will of the voters. Our voters are speaking at the top of their lungs, and theyre the appropriate and civilized place. Ted cruz had a terrible night last night. He had the possibility of having the Republican Party start to coalesce around him, until he lost everything last night. John kasich, hed been hanging around on the sidelines, mark, for a long time. He steps up and wins his home state of ohio. Does he get some kind of slingshot effect from that, that carries him further . I think he has 72 hours to show the establishment and the voters that hes a viable person here. His argument about the general election is powerful, but the delegates is more powerful. He cant win a majority now, and itll be up to cruz and kasich to say, theyre the stop trump movement. Not meetings in washington. Its not campaign ads. Its not web campaigns. Can either of them stop trump . Im spectacle but they have a window to try. On the times this morning, yes, trump and clinton had big resounding triumphs matched an unusual reality, most Americans Still dont like him or her. The most striking numbers in the exit polls were and i look at the battleground states voting ohio, florida and North Carolina. A full third of republican primary voters, when asked if trump and clinton are the nominees, will you be satisfied or consider a third party, over 40 of republicans in ohio said third party. 39 of North Carolina republicans said third party. 30 of florida republicans. Look, there is an antitrump appetite out there. Theres just no messenger to tap into it. Ted cruz was horrendous last night in his attempt to put the party together. Thanks for setting me up. Ill say two words. Give me your first reaction. Super fast. The two words are paul ryan. Last gasp. If the convention blows up, missed his window. Part of whats happening now, acceptance that trump will be the nominee, barring some huge, unforeseen circumstance. Thank you very much. Meanwhile, i want to bring up something that happened on this show on tuesday. Donald trump apparently contradicting himself when he joined both us and our friends over at abc by phone. This is what happened. He talked to abc first, before their show. They asked him about that advertisement that showed women quoting things, quotes of mr. Trump. Heres what he said when asked about that ad. Have you seen that and what did you make of it . I have seen it, and it was romney deal. A couple minutes later, he appeared live on this show. Heres what he had to say. Obviously, i have not seen the ad, so i have would have to see it. Ive heard about the ad, but i have not seen the ad. Does this matter . When a guy contradicts himself within a couple of minutes, do pretrump, that used to be the thing that tripped up a campaign. Took two days to explain it to people like chuck and mark. In the posttrump era, he contradicts himself within a news cycle. Which was within the hour of the morning shows. Hour . Five munn inutes. Yeah. This is politics in the age of trump. The Fact Checkers are irrelevant irrelevant. In trumps power, in his trust he has with the supporters, the Supporters Trust trump more than the media. You asked before about whether republicans were resigning themselves to losing the general election if trump is the nominee. They believe Hillary Clinton is so weak that trump could beat her. Part of what theyre drawing on is the fact that trump flies above stuff like this and maybe he would against Hillary Clinton in the general election. We live in a posttruth political world. Donald trump is the poster child. We have gone past our allotted time here. Exactly. Were eating into the nightly newss time. Well have more in the next half hour. North koreas highest Court Sentenced an american College Student to 15 years of hard labor in prison. He was convicted of subversion and sentenced after a onehour trial. He appeared disoriented and led through the courthouse. The university of virginia student was arrested during a tour group visit in january. North korea says he confessed to trying to steal a political banner from his hotel. Former u. N. Ambassador is reportedly working for his release. Another story this morning, severe weather. Outbreak of tornadoes across the midwest. While the south deals with some devastating flooding. Many neighborhoods underwater, including one texas town coping with the worst flooding in more than half a century. Nbc National Correspondent Miguel Almaguer is there. Good morning. Good morning. Were at the edge of the flood zone in texas, down the foggy thats been completely destroyed. This isnt the only state thats seeing wild weather. The midwest has also been in the bulls eye. Reporter overnight, nine reports of tornadoes in parts of the midwest. Storm chasers capturing twisters near good hope, illinois. High winds and thunderstorms causing golf ball sized hail to pound parts of the state. Residents there hunker down for more storms forecasted today. This morning in dewy ville, texas, many are waking up to catastrophic damage, after flood waters crested overnight. Hundreds of homes in one town are waterlogged. 1,200 people ordered to evacuate. Jaces family tried to save their home and was lucky to walk away with their cat. Water went right over. Destroyed everything . Yeah. Reporter homes along highway 12 have been swamped with up to churches here for decades will need prayers for their own salvation. The only Grocery Store in town is seeing historic flooding. The cemetery is nearly all underwater. The top of headstones, barely visible. The town appears to have the most damage, but water is everywhere. Its reaching homes even miles away. Reporter authorities know not everyone has evacuated. This water, they say, is dangerous in more ways than one. Definitely. Its got contaminants in it. From the ground and from all the oils and sewage ers and all that. Reporter with many waking up in shelters and others fishing in the street, in the coming days, the water here will slowly recede. As it does, it promises to reveal a town thats lost so much and may never be the same. Residents who live in this area tell us they do not have flood insurance. The local river, which triggered to 8 feet above flood stage. Folks here have never seen anything like this ever before. Our thoughts are with those people. As we come to al, i feel like weve been looking at this region on your map for a few weeks. Theyve been hit hard. And get hit again. Fortunately, not quite as bad as the past but it wont help. Major to moderate flooding, all these diamonds showing that. The sabine river at deweyville crested last evening. In orange, still going to continue to rise beyond the current level of almost 7. 5 feet. While were not along looking at a ton of rain, the gulf can pick up 2 inches b increase speed, full throttle over intercom ann, are you coming in . Negative stay on target. What are you guys doing . Artoo, thrusters theyre closing in ill guard the base. For every family that this is the place where star wars lives. Where a galaxy far, far away. Is closer than ever before. Come join us. As star wars awakens. Now at Walt Disney World resort. from xwing hyperspace got a pretty decent day in our area. Getting up to 62 degrees. Sun and clouds. Sun in the first part of the day. Clouds thickening up. Chance of thickening showers late in the day taking us through the evening. Should be nice and mild for the next 48 hours. Tonight, down to 47 degrees. Scattered showers push out of the way by overnight to early tomorrow morning. The next seven days, most of the parade looks dry tomorrow. A great day, 66. A cool start to the first day of sproing sunday. Latest weather. Matt . Al, thanks very much. Coming up, will it be chaos ing on sunday. An extremely rare, contested convention for the gop that appears more likely this morning, what it could look like. The battle hitting the largest mobile messaging service against the federal government. We have that story. First, this is today on good morning, this is your captain speaking. Its a Beautiful Day with sunny skies and a light tailwind out of the northeast. Blue skies smiling at me nothing but blue skies do i see the new jetblue card. 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Live in chopper 4, im kai simonsen. Lauren . We have delays, thanks, on uptown f trains. On the roads, an accident on the bronx River Parkway before the cross bonks expressway. Delays are heavy through there. We still have one out on route 4 eastbound by queen anne road in the left lane. After you get past that, 30 minutes inbound on the bridge. Minor accident before the verrazano bridge. Two accidents northbound on the garden state parkway. The worst at exit 90. Back to you. Thank you very much. Well be right back. 7 28. More of the today show in a minute. First, 62 degrees, sun and clouds clouds, clouds thicken this afternoon. Its going to be 48 hours of mild weather. Tonight, down to 47. Showers stay with us, passing through the area. And over the next seven days, what happens we have a nice stretch of weather tomorrow for the st. Patricks day parade heading into the weekend. We cool on down, and it is going to be chilly for first day of spring. Radar marine . Thank you. Coming up on the today show, Actress Jennifer Garner talks about her movie miracles from heaven. Why do we do it . Why do we spend every waking moment, thinking about people . Why are we so committed to keeping you connected . Why combine performance with a conscience . Why innovate for a future without accidents . Why do any of it . Why do all of it . Because if it matters to you, it s everything to us. The xc60 crossover. From volvo. To take advantage of this offer visit your local showroom. 7 30 now on this wednesday morning, march 16th, 2016. That music means one thing, its the morning after election day. A clean sweep for Hillary Clinton while donald trump took four out of five states. Well talk about that more in a moment. Lets look at headlines from this morning. President obama will announce his choice to replace Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia at 11 00 eastern time. In a just released written release his pick but said the choice is am qualified. He called it his constitutional duty to fill the seat vacated by scalias death last month. Also in washington, commuters will have their patience tested there. The entire d. C. Metro rail station is shut down for a daylong, emergency safety inspection. This is an unprecedented move. It was ordered after an electrical fire on monday. Similar to one last year that killed one person and injured dozens of others. Crews are checking hundreds of cables that supply power to the tracks. That ought to be a fun morning. North koreas Supreme Court sentenced a university of virginia student to 15 years of hard labor. He was accused of trying to steal a banner from a hotel while on a trip in january. The former u. N. Ambassador richardson is reportedly working for his release. Back to the results from tuesdays primaries. Peter alexander is digging into the numbers. Good morning. One of the big take aways from last night, besides the big night for Hillary Clinton and donald trump, were how many people didnt vote for trump on the republican side. Theyd consider a Third Party Candidate. 1 3 of the voters said theyd be satisfied if the race came down to trump versus clinton in the general election. Nearly half of those who voted for someone other than donald trump said that they would seriously consider a Third Party Candidate going forward. In ohio, where we are right now, obviously going to be crucial election. Not even 2 3 nearly 2 3 would consider a Third Party Candidate. Only 3 in 10 said they would be satisfied with a trump versus clinton race come november. Among the democrats, Hillary Clinton with a big night. Into her numbers in illinois, look where her strengths are. The key groups supporting clinton clinton. A large number of did well with older democrats. Sanders still does very well with the democrats under the age of 45. He also does very well with white voters. Clinton showing strength with married women. Also very strong with those voters who said that experience is one of the key issues theyre looking for with a candidate. Peter, thank you very much. Ohio Governor John Kasichs win in his home state raises the chances of a rare contested convention. What is that and what would it look like . Here to break it down is msnbc host and Political Correspondent steve kornacki. Good morning to you. Morning. You hear contested convention, brokered convention used interchangeably. Are they the same . Brokered convention is the old term. Back in the days when you didnt have the primaries. Delegations from states would arrive at the convention and theyd be controlled by a boss or a king maker. The king makers would get together behind closed door, delegates how to vote. At an open convention, the delegates would make the decision themselves in the light of day. Get to cleveland, nobody has 1,237, the number of delegates needed to win the nomination. They hold the first ballot anyway, just to prove it . Mostly. However, the wild card in this, is if donald trump is really close to the number and not quite over, you also can have about 150 probably unbound delegates. Theyre going to show up as free agents. If trump is really close coming into the first vote, if he picks off enough of the unbound, he gets over. Otherwise, everybody has to vote the way they were told by the primary. There are a lot of conversations going on now. Right. Throughout the spring, even the states that had the primaries already, theyll have their state convention where they pick the delegates who will vote. After the first ballot, nobody has the required number of delegates, can anybody now say, im in for a second ballot . Technically, yeah, though some of the rules in some of the states tell their delegates, even on the second ballot, you have to vote the way your primary or caucus voted. Not every delegate is a free agent but a lot are. Beyond the second ballot, youre in a scenario where basically every delegate is going to be a free agent. Historically, thats when the white knight candidates emerge. Paul ryan could walk in and say, im ready if you want me . Right, after the second. How many rounds . How long does this go on . It could go theres no limit. It goes until there is a winner. In the old days, youd have dozens of ballots. Woodrow wilson, i think it took 40 ballots and democrats settled on him. Wasnt in contention at the beginning. You get that far in, crazy things happen. If you get the candidate who gets the come nomination because of a contested convention, how does that impact that candidates there are zero examples in the Television Age of american politics. Zero examples in the age when primaries and caucuses determined the delegates. If the republicans went with somebody besides trump, and trump comes into the convention with the most delegates but not the majority, youd have an angry donald trump and thousand or so delegates and several million trump voters who would be threatening not to vote for that party. A lot of tension in cleveland, ohio. Steve kornacki, thank you very much. Lets get a check of the weather from al. We have great restaurants in cleveland i can take you to. Fantastic. Although, unfortunately, were going to be flying through the midwest from cleveland to chicago all the way up to minnesota minnesota, minneapolis, high wind advisories. 38 Million People under advisories. Airport delays in minneapolis, des moines, chicago, indianapolis and detroit. The winds are going to be gusting upwards of 40 to 50 miles per hour. Snow developing in the up of michigan, from minnesota to wisconsin. Storms will come to an end, but it is going to be a blustery day. Thats w well, for us, not a bad picture at all. We begin with a little sun, a little cloud cover. Clouds build, scattered showers for the afternoon, up to 62 degrees. Those showers stick with us tonight. Theyll begin to diminish during the late overnight into tomorrow morning. We should clear up again. But its a return story for tomorrow night and late in the afternoon. For the st. Patricks day parade, i think were dry for most of it. A cooler weekend, though as we head through the first day of spring sunday at 12 30 a. M. Thats your latest weather. Matt . Al, thank you very much. Coming up next, the governments latest battle with a tech giant. What a standoff with the app could mean for its billion users. First, these messages. We need this vacation so bad. Absolutely. Honey, can you grab my hat . Got it the weathers supposed to be beautiful this weekend, too. Do you think we should get a boat . We need the big bag. 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Instant messaging Service Called whatsapp. Device to Exchange Text messages across countries. Its designed so nobody else, including the company or Law Enforcement, can read the traffic. Federal investigators trying to act in a criminal case are stumped. Reporter its the most popular mobile messaging system in the world, boasting 1 billion users. One of the advantages . Convenience. I used it to talk to my friends that went to study aboard. Text on whatsapp, and your boyfriend or girlfriend doesnt know it. Reporter everything is encrypted and not made readable again until the person on the receiving end opens it up. Facebook, the company that owned whatsapp, cannot read the messages, either while theyre sent or afterward. When police come with a court order to tap into the messages, whatsapp cannot respond by decoding them. The fbi has been calling that part of the going dark problem. Now, president obama is adding that, i think, does not strike the balance that we have lived with for 200, 300 years. Reporter the cofounder of Facebook Says the Company Works hard to keep terrorist material off social media. But when it comes to making all our communications secure, even so secure the police cannot read them, Mark Zuckerberg says thats how technology is evolving. I dont think requiring back doors into encryption is going to be an effective way to increase security, or is the right thing to do. Reporter what does it mean for users . Unless congress acts, say the experts, it probably means more privacy privacy. Its going to be difficult to find some middle ground, where our data is secure and, yet, Law Enforcement can access it. The Justice Department still trying to decide how to proceed in a criminal investigation theyve been unable to get past the whatsapp encryption that leaves Law Enforcement in the dark. Back to you. Tom costello, thank you. 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Look at the commute with lauren scala. Thanks. We industrial delays throughout on uptown f trains. And if youre getting on the roads, watch for an accident on 287 northbound before 33, harder road. Delays are building quickly. We have a disabled truck inbound upper level underneath the apartments of the George Washington bridge. A 30minute inbound delay. Vehicles on the bronx River Parkway past the zoo. Gowanus at 86th. Back to you. Thanks. Today, cloudy, showers late. 62 is the high. Tonight, spotty showers, 47. Tomorrow, mostly cloudy with more rain possible near the end of the st. Patricks day parade. 66 the high. Coming up on the today show, tips on how to get best deals on its 8 0 0 0 on today. Dr. Oz on the new move by the cdc to limit painkiller abuse and what to ask your doctor if you need a prescription. Garnering attention. Movie star and mom Jennifer Garner stops by studio 1a to talk about faith, fame and family. Then all hail hamilton. Jenna bush hager goes one on one with Linmanuel Miranda, the man behind the hottest show on rapping at the white house oval office, oh my gosh, i cant believe im there to rapping about our house. Today show, playing with my poker face, my al roker face today, wednesday, march 16th, 2016. United states navy ser ceremonial guard. Booyah, navy we came all the way from tampa, florida, to get a selfie with carson daly. Its his birthday. Were on our babymoon hi. Were back at 8 00, wednesday morning, the 16th day of march in the year 2016. The plaza on a day that really feels like were turning a corner a bit. Although i think were going back down. Not quite as low as its been, but itll remind us were not quite done with winter. Spring comes what, on sunday . Saturday, baby. Lets enjoy this nice weather while it lasts. Coming up, we have k aitlin and john, who will get a big fat today wedding next week. Well be picking their ring today. Lets go inside. Natalie has a check of all the top stories of the morning. Good morning. Once again, we begin with breaking news. President obama has made his decision on a Supreme Court nominee. The president is announcing his choice at a rose garden ceremony this morning. Senate republicans warned the president that they would not consider his pick during an election year. A vacancy opened up on the high court with the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last month. Clinton in the tuesday primaries puts her in the lead for the democratic nomination. On the republican side, a good night for donald trump. Still not enough to pull away from what is left of the field. Hallie jackson is live with us in houston this morning. Good morning. Good morning, natalie. This morning, the bottom line is this, Hillary Clintons great night has Bernie Sanders promising to fight to stay in. Marco rubio is out. While donald trump is more than halfway to the number he needs to get the republican nomination, john kasichs big win in ohio makes it more likely this race will last through the summer. This was an amazing evening. Reporter trump surrounded by gold at his hotels glitzy ballroom. He was beat in ohio by john kasich kasich. Kasichs team had confetti ready. Neither cruz nor trump can win the general election. The philosophies they have and win. Reporter the Ohio Governor planning to stay in this race through a contested convention, even with ted cruz nudging him to get out. The longer kasich stays in the race, the more it benefits donald trump. Cant he say the same about you . No. Because unlike kasich, our campaign, number one, has beaten donald trump over and over and over again. Reporter for marco rubio, far from the finish he wanted. Today, my campaign is suspended. Reporter ending his campaign where he started it, florida. The politics of resentment against other people wont leave us just a fractured party but a fractured nation. Reporter taking a subtle dig at trump on his way out. Hillary clinton doing the same in her victory speech. Were not going to succeed by dividing this country between us and them. Reporter an eye on the an overwhelming win in ohio and fsweeping Bernie Sanders in four other states. We are moving closer to securing the Democratic Party nomination and winning this election in november reporter while she has an almost insurmountable delegate lead, sanders isnt giving up. Next week, arizona has a very important election. We will win if the voter turnout is high. Sanders looking ahead to a possible contested convention on the democratic side. Same for the republicans. Kasich talked about it, natalie. Right now, everybody is looking to the next contests in arizona and utah, as this race heads west. Hallie jackson in houston, thank you. A dramatic about face in ferguson, missouri. The city council on tuesday voted unanimously to accept a federal overhaul of the police force and court system. The killing of a black teenager by a white Police Officer in protests and fueled the black lives matter movement. Flooding wiping out homes in the south and storms racing across the midwest. Eight feet of water swamped deweyville, texas, overnight. More than 1,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. Many lost everything to the flooding. In illinois, huge, swirling tornadoes, plus pounding hail, literally the size of golf balls as you see there. A coolheaded cop saved a driver from getting crushed by a train in ohio. The officers dashcam captures the drama here. He pulls up just as a van is park, ohio. He can hear the train in the away. As soon as the men reach safety, the train crushes the car. Thankfully, all got away safely. Major health news. The cdc issuing new guidelines opioid abuse is a disturbing epidemic. More than 40 people die a day from overdoses. Since 1999, the overall number stands at more than 165,000. A whopping 4 million or 4. 3 million americans say theyve used opioids for nonmedical uses in the last month. Dr. Oz is here with what you need to know about the powerful painkillers. Always good to see you. What took the cdc so long . People have been screaming about this for years. For the last 15 years, weve been telling doctors to wake up. There are people in pain. Wed make pain the fifth vital sign. We were pushed to describe pills for the many who had pain. Tens of millions grieving because theyve lost loved ones due to drugs, it seems like a long time. Were working with the medical groups on this. As much as i pride on what the cdc has done, we have to rely on the viewers. Look for alternatives. Lets look at your tips. First of all, before you go for medications, consider exercise and physical therapy. Ill give you a fact to prove this. When people in relationships develop back pain, they recover kovr cover slower than those who are single. You dont have to get moving if you have your loved one. Its the root cause. Opioid en opioids are powerful prescription drugs and you want people to think about overthecounter medications. Surprisingly, narcotics make the pain worse by making you more sensitive. Over the counter, the tylenol, ibuprofen, motrin. Over the Counter Solutions work short term and long term. Im a heart surgeon. I prescribe narcotics. I never want to give them more than three days, which is what the cdc is saying. No more than three the seven. If i open your chest, it can work with you if you have elbow pain. The goal isnt zero pain. Were getting evidence that this is what this is about. Painfree, not the goal. Perfect. Youre ahead of me. Most people think they want zero pain. You want enough of a life around whatever discomfort youre having. Medication reduces by 25 the amount of pain you sense when youre in an experiment. It works the same in real life, as well. Let people help you. Were out of time there. Save our last panel as a Mystery Panel for the online viewers. Doc, we appreciate it. One tip, start slow. Go slow. Push your doctors to give you the least amount of drugs possible. Shortest time, as well. Catch more from him week dayes daye s wait until you hear what one company is offering new moms and dads. Plus, where has that been all these years . A device that could finally make it easier to sleep on a plane. Savannah . Look who i have in the orange room. Jennifer garner. I put two tick tacks in my mouth for when me chatted. Glorious. She said my breath is glor one of the coolpperks of this place it s like i m going to work to get some. Alrighty. We just like cereal. We make it, eat it, love it, live it. laughing and now in delicious chocolate. I am never getting married. Were never having kids. Mmmmmm. 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By the time we get to friday, the cold air filters back in. Minneapolis, youll be where you should be. Chicago is 6 degrees below normal. Nashville, 4 degrees. By sunday, new york city, well be 14 degrees, about 10 degrees below average. Buffalo well, as al mentioned, weve got great weather coming up, at least temperaturewise, as we head through the day, although the clouds are building outside right now, and a scattered shower not out of the question. So, some sun to start, scattered showers through the evening, afternoon and even into the overnight. That will be out of the way tomorrow as we head into the overnight, 47 degrees. Now, lets look at the next seven days, shall we . It is going to be chilly as we head through this first weekend spring starts sunday at 12 30 in the morning. St. Patricks weather, actually looks pretty good for the parade. Thats your latest weather. Savannah . Al, thanks. Jennifer garner stars in miracles from heaven. Its a true story told in the 2015 book of a young girl suffering from a rare, incurable disease. Her mother, played by garner, searches relentlessly for a solution. Shes not lactose intolerant. There is something wrong. Calm down. You calm down you find me another doctor. You run more tests. Im not leaving this hospital until i know whats wrong with my daughter. Jennifer garner, good morning. Good morning. You know how they used to give star ratings to a movie. Like three, four, fivestar . This tish move movie needs a tissue rating. Right . It is. This is a true story. Its based on christy beams book miracles from heaven, and takes you on the journey her family went through when her daughter became ill. Its a medical mystery, then there is a miracle. There is a happy ending. Yes. What did you like about the story . I loved first of all, i loved getting to know the real family. I fell head over heels for both christy, anna and their other daughters and, of course, kevin. Theyre real salt to the earth people. I think you have met them, perhaps. Yeah. But they are christy was a tireless advocate for her daughter. You really are inspired by who she is as a mom. Theres a spiritual side to this movie. They are spiritual people. Right. What i liked about it is its about faith, but its also about doubt. Yeah. It doesnt sugar coat anything. It doesnt. Its not preaching at you at very important to me. It presents a family for whom faith is an important part of their journey, but its not saying, you know, you have to believe a certain way to have anything. Do you find going through this movie and living through it, did you find that your own perspective on things changed at all . I mean, its not something that i have ever spoken about before this film, so i still feel a little but i grew up going to church every sunday. I took, you know ben and i took our kids home to West Virginia to be baptized in my familys church. The thing about this film is it encouraged me to reengage. Just participating not just believing but participating in raising my children so they have the same backgrounds that my parents gave my siblings and me. Youre playing christy beam, and she was there. Have done in this situation . Are you kid mega . Ding me . Before a scene, id text her, did you say this . What would you do . I said, what do you take in your coffee . What hymns do you listen to . I used her as a cheat sheet. What do you want people to take away from the movie . She has an interesting message about what miracles are. I hope that people see this film and leave feeling hopeful, leave feeling encouraged and feeling like they can put one foot in front of the other and get through something really, really tough. Its a love story between a mother and a daughter. I was thinking, i have like zero tolerance for any story that has anything bad happening to kids. Agreed. You have daughters, too. It must have been wrenching to go through it. It was. It was wrenching to go through it, absolutely. But i didnt have to look far or that i was going home to healthy kids. I was pretending. There are moms sitting in hospital rooms right now all over the world watching their children suffer through something unimaginable. It was the least i could do, was pretend for christy. Another part of this is that you happen to be going through a hard time in your own life as you were shooting this film. Mmhmm. I think so many people just adore you, jennifer. Oh. I think they just want to know how youre doing. Oh, thank you. If they could give you a hug, i think they would. Thats kind. People have been so kind to my whole family, and we really do appreciate it. But you know what, were doing really well. Thank you. The kids are great. Theyll be getting up and going to school soon. Ben is there, and hell be taking them. We will make it work. Seems like youre working hard at that. Its not easy to go through Something Like that in the public eye. You know what, its not easy to go through it, period. I have found going through it in just another facet of it. For anyone, when your life shifts in any way, its tricky enough. But i have found people to be so warm and loving, that it hasnt been nearly as bad as you might imagine. Jennifer garner, great to see you. Miracles from heaven. Back after your local news. Good morning, everyone. 8 26, wednesday morning. It is march 16th. 50 degrees outside. Im darlene rodriguez. Police are looking for two people in connection to a possible hate crime attack in hells kitchen. Investigators released Surveillance Video of the men theyre trying to find. Police say they shouted antigay statements while beating a man outside of the cannery restaurant on ninth avenue last tuesday. The victim suffered a broken nose and bruises to his face. Lets take a look at the morning commute right now. Heres lauren scala. Thanks, darlene. We have delays and Service Changes on uptown a and f trains, but thats it for the rails. If youre getting on the roads, theres an accident northbound on the merrett parkway by exit 34 or route 124. One lane is open, but the southbound lanes are worse than the northbound ones. Connecticut turnpike would be a good option. On the cross county parkway eastbound, watch out for an accident in the local lanes after exit 5. Head over to the express lanes. And finally, we still have an accident on 287 northbound out before exit 33, harter road. Here as well. Back to you, darlene. Lauren, thanks. Lets check the weather today. Cloudy, showers late in the day. 62 is the high. Tonight spotty showers, 47 degrees. Tomorrow mostly cloudy with more rain possible near the end of the st. Patricks day parade. 66 is the high. Friday breezy, high of 53. Well be back in a half hour in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. 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Our puppy with a purpose, wrangler, passed his ift test on tuesday. Hes acquired the skills he needs to start his formal guide dog training. Hell be starting with a new training for five months before paired with someone he will be assisting. Wrangler, way to go, buddy. We miss you, buddy. Hell hear that hat the next five months. We just interviewed jennifer opens friday. She said it opens today. Miracles in heaven opens today. I think she might know. Its her movie. Thats right. Check of the weather . Were looking at wet weather in the pacific northwest. Also a few showers moving to the northeast later today. Lots of sunshine along the eastern seaboard with warm temperatures. 85 in l. A. And high surf advisories. For tomorrow, wet weather through the gulf coast. Some areas dealing with flooding. Well be watching that closely. Light snow showers in the inner mountain region. West coast, sunshine. Beautiful day tomorrow in seattle. 58 degrees. 61 in portland, oregon. Thats not bad on the plaza right now, and its going to be a nice day. A mix of sun and clouds. Scattered showers rolling on through through the Late Afternoon and into the evening, maybe even a little earlier than that. 47 night. Well see mostly cloudy skies and spotty showers. Theyll get out of the way by tomorrow morning. Parade weather looks pretty good. Lets go to the sevenday forecast, see what it holds for us. 66 degrees tomorrow. Keep in mind, we could see another spot shower and a cool weekend ahead as we say hello to spring. Thats your latest weather. Whats your name . Taylor. 21 today . Yes. What are you doing to celebrate your birthday . Going to see hamilton. Youll see Linmanuel Miranda tonight . Yeah, im excited. We have a preview coming up now. All right. Happy birthday. Thank you. That is the hottest ticket in town. Hamilton has taken broadway and the country by storm. The fever reached the white house. Jenna bush hager is one lucky lady. She caught up with and met the man behind it all. Good morning. It was the best. My husband thinks i may leave him for linmanuel. Lets say i would, and hed understand. If youve heard the soundtrack, you know hamilton is remarkable. Linmanuel miranda is changing the face of broadway. Hes also making changes on a bigger stage. Reporter the grammywinning, hardest ticket in town, broadway hit musical thats blown the country away. Hamilton. Reporter hamilton tells the story of alexander hamilton, founder father, depicted by a diverse cast who performs mainly in hip hop and rap. If the im a big shot reporter Linmanuel Miranda wrote the play and music and stars as the lead. Growing up in the Washington Heights neighborhood of new york city, miranda related to hamilton, an immigrant from a the First Inspiration of making hamilton into a musical is i realized he left his island in the caribbean because he had a chance at education. My dad did the same thing, got a full ride to nyu. Reporter mirandas family comes from puerto rico and some of his happiest memories was time spent there. My grandfather was the manager of the bank there. My grandmother ran a travel agency. I ran the slushy machine. It was this vibrant town, even as a kid. Reporter his parents came to new york in search of a better life. When you watch your son win a grammy, perform at the white house, lobby on congress, can you believe you raised him . No. I sort of pinch myself all the time. Its the american dream. Youre doing something that the protagonist of your play, your musical, would have done, alexander hamilton. Its interesting, my dad is in politics, and so i think when, you know you may be familiar with this when your dad does something, maybe its not the most interesting thing in the world for you. Ive never heard anything like that. So i have a lifetime of cynicism about politics but when there is a crisis like this, its all hands on deck. These are american citizens in puerto rico, and theyre suffering. Today, were going to talk about puerto rico. Reporter he spent tuesday lobbying congress to raise awareness about the islands desperate financial crisis. Were in danger of losing the people who make puerto rico great. Reporter he also took his shot all the way to the president. Free style rapping in the rose garden. Constitution, the potus, im free styling, you know this reporter we couldnt let the king of free style leave without a today rap of our own. Holding up the sign for puerto rico here to get relief for my savannah guthrie, always up, no doubt playing with my poker face, my al roker face i got the weather and whats going on outside today show, waving outside with pride im coming from all parts of the world matt lauer, and oh, yeah, running around like jack bauer trying to get relief and save the country for my people viva, puerto rico [ applause ] all right. Matt lauer and jack bauer. Not sure i see the collection. He didnt know you were going to ask that . In fact, on the way to the airport, i said, can i get poster board . I have a game to play. If you dont think he had enough on his plate, he was in the white house testing the educational curriculum for hamilton. Theyre spending 20,000 kids to go see the show and do work afterwards. They should be going. Great that theyre going. Complete education. Of the performance. He made it back for the show last night. Wow. By the way, its a threehour show. You never look at your watch. Never. I have to give this parenting advice. I said to his father, how did you raise a genius . He said, i let him be. I thought, gosh, i need some work. I know ill hear it when i get home. Pop, let me be. Up next, well get ready for our big fat today wedding. Were choosing our couples ring. With ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, the delicious taste of nutella takes pancakes to a whole new level. Make any day a pancake day with nutella. Make we wanna say i do were back at 8 40. More of our countdown to our big fat today wedding. You voted for our couples dress and tux on tuesday. This morning its all about the rings. In 2016, there are pretty exciting new trends. Symbolizing love, eternity, commitment, happy en ily ever after. Out, simple gold bands or matching your Engagement Ring. In 2016, its all about individuality individuality. Mixed metals are trending for him and her. So is rose gold. Looks terrific on everyones skin tone. Reporter for the groom, for many choices from ser ceramic to classic with a twist. Black diamonds are . A little edgier, more masculine. Reporter for the bride, colored stones are hot, so are floral, pave and vintage. Using motifs, like a floral motif, or vintage styling. All of these are big trends right now. Reporter if youre looking for a wedding band this year, pick the one that makes your heart bloom. Here to add sparkle to our big fat today wedding is editor in chief of brides magazine. And, of course, our lovebirds are here. They want to see the choices more than anybody. Good morning. Good morning. We did. What was that like . Take pictures . So fun. It was pictures of us writing everything. From every angle. It was fun. What has it been like . Your friends and family from all over the country must be flipping out that youre about to do this on national tv. Theyre so excited. Really excited. They cant wait to come. Everyone is looking at flights. Its exciting. Trying to stay at the hotel. Big family reunion. The wedding is next week. Lets pick the rings. We have kia here. We talked about some of the trends. We have three to show. Ill let you do the honors, kaitlin. The first trend is all about rose gold. It is the it gold of the moment, really of the last three years. We saw it start in the ready to wear world in jewelry and accessories and exploded as a trend. Its everywhere. Guys are rocking it now, too. It is official. It is here to stay. Here, we have an eternity band i love that its a pretty, traditional setting. When you add the roads se gold, its romantic and adds personality. I see that. For you, all men, not just you, but the rose gold band is really gaining in popularity. What i love about it, again, is its a classic band. When you add the rose gold, its a little unexpected. Your Engagement Ring is platinum or gold, can you mix and match the metal . Totally fine. Lets go to the next trend. Its nice. Who wants to do the box . John, you can do it. Look at them getting along like a lovely married couple. Those are pretty. Tell me about these. Its a mix and match thing. It is. America is so over matchy. I think were all happy about that. People want a ring that represents their personality. A lot of times, opposites attract in couples. So what we have here is a vintageinspired ring. It is by two by london. The rose cut diamonds, which is a special cut, really makes the ring pop. It gives a special vintage feel. Very sparkly. Love it. Yeah. His ring . We have a super masculine ring. Its black jade, which most people think of jade as green, but the fact its black is special. Paired with sterling silver makes it manly. We have a few seconds for the next box. Do the honors on the last one. This is the colorful rings. Oh, my gosh. All about diamonds and about colored stones for ladies. The yellow diamonds are super rare and beautiful. Three rows of diamonds. For men, there are little black diamonds around the ring. You can feast your eyes on that. Its up to mek to america to decide. Help with our Wedding Planning at today. Com wedding. You have until 5 00 eastern to vote for the ring and the bridesmaid dresses. Were revealing all of the winners on the big day, march 24th. Yeah. So exciting. You dont know what it is yet, do you . No. Itll be a surprise. Up next, well show you the tricks to getting the cheapest gym membership possible. First, this is today on 8 47. Were back this morning with our consumer confidential series. How do you pick the right gym and can you get a bargain on the sometimes costly memberships . What do you need to know while working out . Exercise physiology tom holland is here with answers. Good to see you. First, you have to figure out find the best deals. How easy is that . Theres never been more gyms. Gyms, boutique gyms. Theres never been a better time. For competition, more ability to negotiate price. I see commercials all the time and they offer deals. Can i walk in the gym and ask for a better deal . Absolutely. Initiation. First and foremost, never pay it. Its a negotiatable thing e negotiable thing. Yeah. 6 60 of people, after they join, dont come back. Thats what they care about. January, everybody rushes to a gym. When is the best time to get a great deal . The vast majority of people join in january. Itll be harder. When i joined a gym, if you walked in in august, ill give you a deal because nobody is coming. We need cash and thats a great time. When you come up with the amount itll cost me a year, if i pay you in advance, does that absolutely. You want cash. If you can pay in advance, do so. You can often get about 10 to 20 discount. If you can pay in cash or a check, great idea, too. At the end, you dont have to fight about getting out with a credit card. I like that. They make money of you not showing up. Lets say you sign up for a gym, pay your hardearned money. How hard is it to get out . Harder than breaking up with a girlfriend or getting divorced. It can be. These contracts are really tough to break. You can if you complain hard enough, especially given social media and twitter and facebook, no gym wants bad press. Complain hard enough, you can get out. Youre on a treadmill in a crowded gym, theres a time limit and sometimes the treadmill shuts down at the end of 30 minutes. Without making a lot of enemies, how do you get around that . Im an iron man guy, do 20 mile runs. You can find hack codes if you google the make and model of that piece of cardio. One of the things i hear, and its shocking to me, but people who go to gyms often say, they get their personal belongings stolen. Yeah. Even if theyre in a locker. How do you avoid that . There are professional thieves that will pay 50 gym day passes to rob the lockers, break into the lockers. Dont bring anything valuable. If its in a locker and a lock, doesnt mean its safe. Cleanliness. A daily segment with me, cleanliness. What do you have to be careful about in a gym . Petri dish potentially. Thats why im not sick, and ive been working at gyms my whole life. Wipe down the machine before, send 60 seconds doing that. Lifting weights, wear gloves. Benches and matts and things like that . Wipe it down if you can. I put a towel down before. Taking a class like yoga, bring your own mat. Thank you. Frequent flyer miles. How to make the most of them and earn them without flying. Ahead, teach your kids good habits. First on a wednesday morning, announcer todays Parenting Team is sponsored by johnson. Last month our today Parenting Team joined forces with our start today team to create a super team and teach your kids healthy habits. Were the sitting on the couch team. Anyway, jean, jill, joy and jenna, had great ideas. Were checking with the parents to see how its going. Were going to put 30 seconds on the clock. Whomever gets the most toys in the bin wins. Three, two, one, start the clock one, two, three, four. Lets play the zip and zoom game. Zip, zip, zoom. I dont like a messy room. I like when its clean. My kids are getting bigger but their toys are getting a lot smaller. If you have a Disney Xfinity fan, try a Christmas Ornament organizer. The cleanup around here is a lot easier. You want to teach your kids you have to make choices from theyre adults. You have to live with them. A great way to do it is using board games. We have family game night a lot at our house. Monopoly is a favorite. Its helped with our math skills. Helped me do math faster in my head. Guess what . Im winning. Hey were at 4. 85 so far. Grocery shopping is fun. You add up all the money you spend. I want to focus on breakfast. It tends to be a meal, as parents, we have a lot of control over. You want to do a cool spin on something healthy. Ice cream breakfast da, da, da, da, da, da. This is plain yogurt. Frozen cherries, frozen peaches and a banana tossed in the blender with cheer roh its an ice cream breakfast. Why did you put the peaches in . I dont like the peaches. She doesnt like the peaches but shes eating it. I prepared muffins, breakfast cookies and the yogurt pops for kids to have. Are these healthy . Because theyre surprisingly good. As paraphernalia s ents, youre the first example. Oh, she sees me moving, she will, too. Why do you love bouldering . Its a good burst of freedom. Its a fun way to do stuff with your family. Best. We love it. Instead of trying to do my exercise without them involved, it. They loved it. The mommy express. I love it. Part in the start today challenge. Now we have a new one. Are you struggling to get your baby or toddler to sleep . Are you at odds with your partner over the best way to do it . Cry it out, rock it out, have baby in the bed. You all remember that, right . Head to today. Com Parenting Team. We want to hear your stories and advice. Sleeping well now, right . It was a long road. Much more ahead on this wednesday morning. What do you have real quick . Good morning. 8 57. Looking at the tappan zee bridge. Its 50 degrees out on a wednesday morning. Im darlene rodriguez. We have new information about several stabbings that happened this morning in Washington Heights. Police now say the attacks happened inside an illegal afterhours club on amsterdam avenue near west 171st street. Were told there was a dispute involving a large group of people. A man and a woman were both stabbed once in the stomach. Three other people were slashed. All five victims were taken to the hospital. No word yet on their condition. Police are now looking for two men who fled the scene. Checking the weather, today cloudy with showers late in the and 47 tonight. More rain possible near the end of st. Patricks day. For the parade, 66 is the high. Friday breezy, 53. The today shows coming right back. Just ahead, how to defuse your childs temper tantrums at every age. This morning on todays take, allegiant star theo james is here with a sneak peek at the new film. Hes back. Harrison ford returns to the big screen for Indiana Jones 5. Were busting the health myths youve seen online. All that and more coming up now. Announcer from nbc news, this is todays take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on a its march the 16th, 2016. Another big crowd out on the plaza. Spring break weeks roll through town. Inside studio 1a, im willie along with natalie, al and tamron. This song was on when i got the email from the morning jam from our producer, amanda. Electric feel, mgmt. Great song. Everybody is talking about what happened last night in american politics. Huge night starting with a clean sweep for Hillary Clinton. Florida, ohio, illinois, missouri and North Carolina. All going to secretary clinton. Her delegate lead over senator sanders is now at more than 700 if you include the super delegates. Clinton setting her sights on donald trump, who could be her general election opponent. Our commander in chief has to be able to defend our country, engage our allies, not ail lienate them. Defeat our adversaries, not embolden them. Heres why shes talking about donald trump. Last night, he won florida, illinois, missouri and North Carolina. Taking home 194 delegates. The only state last night he didnt win was ohio, where the home state Governor John Kasich won. He picked up 75 delegates. Heres where things stand in the Republican Party. Trump leading with 656 delegates. Followed by cruz. Marco rubio, who dropped out of the race after losing by some 20 points in his home state of florida last night. Then governor kasich there in fourth. Donald trump referring last night to his wins as record setting. So im going forward. We had a fantastic evening. I would have never thought this could have happened. To win the states that we won and to win by the margins, especially, look, this is my second home, florida. Is incredible. Record setting. I want to congratulate marco rubio on having run a really tough campaign. Hes tough. Hes smart. Hes got a great future. Hes got a great future. No little marco talk. That hurts. Wasnt even 24 hours. The next morning, he was tweeting him. Just to make sure. You felt bad watching marco rubios concession speech. Wind taken out of his sail. This is a guy a year ago who was the hope of the Republican Party. Young, smart guy. Latino background from the critical state of florida. He didnt have it this time around. Officially suspending his campaign after losing florida badly. After tonight, it is clear that while we are on the right side, this year, we will not be on the winning side. While it is not gods plan that i be president in 2016 or maybe campaign is suspended, the fact that ive even come this far is evidence of how special america truly is. Youve got three people left in the republican race. Donald trump, ted cruz and this gentleman, john kasich, who won ohio last night. Pretty convincing fashion. Even though i labored in obscure ity for so long, people counting me out, people in ohio saying, why dont they ever call on him . We get all that. But we put one foot in front of the other, and i want to remind you again tonight that i will not take the low road to the highest office in the land. [ applause ] a lot of people noticed what i noticed. As he finished his speech, i said, ive never seen so much confetti in my life. At one point, it was a whiteout there is a reason, right . Overpurr purchase . He was reportedly upset with the level of confetti at a previous event. You bring out the snowplows. It was unbelievable. You cant see them. Like times square. Dusting his hair off. Where am i . Who am i . Confetti, you know. More confetti. We were both in ohio for different reasons, but im telling you, that state and the city of cleveland, they are bracing for this summer. We dont know whats going to happen, if itll be a contested convention. All bets are off. But cleveland is just counting down. They are. So excited. They are. Theyre never vous and rvous and excited, the unpredictability. The Small Businesses are prepared. The people who have lived there and watch the city and state recover. Listen, i worked there. They know its all about ohio, ohio, ohio. I worked there during its darker days. It is so spectacular what has happened. Theres a weston opening up. The farm to table restaurant. We were set up there. You see the Small Businesses which we expect in new york and california and chicago. You do go go to cleveland and see the resurgence resurgence. Its not just the Cleveland Cavaliers or the hard rock theyre proud of. I was there on monday helping destination cleveland, the visitors bureau, kind of launch things up. It is going to be a spectacular time. Ironically, the 1936 president ial convention was held in cleveland, and the for the republicans and the 1936 convention for the democrats held in philadelphia. Being held again this year. Its a repeat of history. Youre always the person well call on a game show. Dont call anyone else but al roker. Cleveland is i love cleveland. Great place. My sister lives there. Its a great place. Lebron lives there. And our producer. Adam miller is from there. We have a very big argument. Theres a great deli there in Cleveland Heights called corky and lenny. He says its the best deli in america. I will its the second best in america. Sampling . I think so. We want corn beef kand sandwiches and sandwiches from carnegie here in new york. How big . Corky and lennys are normal size. Carnegie, it lasts you a month. Wow. Enough talk about deli. We digress. One of our favorites, Indiana Jones, ready to make a comeback. Remember this classic scene from indiana, the boulder. Hes got it. All of a sudden, oh when the boulder came down in 1981, i was hooked. It was just like the best. The old time movies had come back to life. Disney confirming Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg will team up for Indiana Jones 5. A number of people said, Harrison Ford right now, 73 years old. New film set to open in july of 2019. Harrison ford will be turning 77 that month. I dont care. I dont care either. Give me Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones any time. Yeah. Some folks on twitter, for example, New York Daily News joking, raiders of the lost aarp. Oh, aarp. Thats good. We had graphics that went with this because it would be funnier. Another tweeting, Indiana Jones and the golden corral, dinner at 4 30. Theres a graphic. Star wars the force he still has that. He can get out there and run and do all the action sequences still. I was amazed. When you have someone like Harrison Ford, also, thats when the story line counts. You see the movies these days, especially if its a remake or sequel, they fall off. Dont know where to go. You know it wont happen here. Indiana jones 4 was a disappointment. I dont remember that one. And the crystal skull. Shia labeouf was in it. Enough said. Oh, oh. I got ya, shia. Disney, no shia, okay . Harrison, yes. Wasnt that his son . He can get a new son. Who is the daddy . Maybe a grandson. I didnt see that coming and neither did shia labeouf. Thinking, well, gosh. Shia probably doesnt al roker is coming for you, shia. Poor shia. Ill make it better for him. Ill transition to this cute baby seal. Named shia. This is at a japanese aquarium. Capturing a lot of hearts. So adorable. All fluffy, born february 21st, still lives with her mom. They say baby seals lose the fluff within eight weeks. They say. They like to have a cute animal video to end on here, to get away with shia labeouf. If shia was that kwuz fuzzy and cute, itll be better. You and labeouf, it is on. You know, its also fun to go to a theater with him, too. The meme of him is hilarious. Wow. Anyway, we have wind blowing from minnesota to cleveland, our friends in cleveland, ohio. Weve got 38 Million People under some sort of a wind were going to be watching this thing. Look at the airport delays, from minneapolis, green bay, chicago, indianapolis, detroit and cleveland. The winds will be blowing. Were going to be looking at a little leftover winter, too. The low pressure system moving to the canadian mer type aritimes. U. P. Of michigan, heavy snow. Pushes to new england. Light snow around the great lakes. We may see about a foot of snow or so in the u. P. Of michigan. Generally, about 1 to 3 inches to maybe 4 or 5 inches in northern minnesota into parts of northern wisconsin. Thats taking a look at our weather, were going to get all the way up to 62 degrees in the city, 61 in ramsey, bethpage 60 degrees. Sunset tonight at 7 04, winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 miles per hour. The clouds are going to build through the day, and we could see some shower activity as we temperatures far and wide are going to be very similar in the mid60s. Sevenday forecast, looks like were going to see another day of warm temperatures tomorrow. We cool down for the weekend and first day of spring. Who should play Harrison Fords son. Chris pratt. Id watch that. Yeah. There were talks he was going to be part of it, too . Chris pratt, baby. Up next, shia labeouf live in studio. Exclusive one on one with al roker. No, just kidding. Maybe you read the online claims about your health. Well tell you whats true and what you can ignore next. Balls and clean and real and looking good and sandwich and soup and a new personal best. And a little help and soup and sandwich and study group. Good, clean food pairs well with anything. Try the clean pairings menu. Does your makeup remover take it all off . Every kissproof, cryproof, stayproof look . Neutrogena makeup remover does. It erases 99 of your most stubborn makeup with one towelette. Need any more proof than that . Neutrogena. Kelloggs frosted miniwheats. 8 layers of wheat. And one thats sweet. 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The why cant it smell like this all the time fun. The learning the virtue of sharing fun. Why let someone else have all the fun . Thats no fun. Give it a pop. When youre on facebook or twitter, you probably noticed those Shocking Health headlines that come across the page. Like, a cleanse can boost your immune immune system. Well be busting the myths. Here with what you need to know is dr. Natalie azar. How are you . Im good. You can have a stroke in the hair salon sink . How could that happen, right . So this is something thats called the beauty parlor syndrome. Its well described in literature. For convenience sake and to let you see, to clarify, what are we talking about here . This is the anatomy of the neck. There is an artery here. This goes up into the base of the brain and it supplies very important parts of the brain vision and other things. You can see, you can appreciate, number one, its close to the skeletal vertebrae. An injury can occur here if you hypoex hyperextend the neck. Or with a rapid movement. Rapid rotational movement. These things can also happen with chiropractic manipulation. Not saying cause and effect. As well as whiplash injuries. Presenting it . Avoiding the hyperextension. People at risk are people are underlying hardening of the arteries. Theyre vulnerable to compressing the artery. Ask for cushion back there . Yeah. Some regulation is put in. They want the sinks cushion and had higher so youre not hyperextended. Drinking cold water after eating a meal can cause cancer. I read that four times. Is it true . Is it better to have cold water versus warm water in general . Cold water, itll cause fats to solidify, which will turn into sludge, which will turn into fatty acids that promote cancer. All of the steps of the myth appear to be untrue. No matter what temperature water you drink, as soon as you start drinking it, itll go to body temperature. Theres acids in the stomach that break this down. No truth to this. If you drink cold water dont you burn more calories . I read that, too. You know how many . Eight. Still, its true. Eight a day. Okay. Just drink water. The next one, enjoy your breakfast. Colon cleanse boosts immune system and increases energy. The idea is something called auto intoxication, which means any substances, material that is still left on the colon wall can actually release toxins into the blood and, therefore, poison you, essentially, and cause migraine and this and that. First of all, two ways to do a colon cleanse. One is using laxatives so youre getting rid of everything. The other one is something called hydrotherapy, where they flush gallons of water into the rectum. First of all, theres no medical literature is not that great so not a lot of review studies. What we know is that, number one, theres no real Science Behind the idea that we absorb toxins from our colon into our bodies. 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You know, i tried warfarin, but the blood testing and dietary restrictions. Dont get me started on that. I didnt have to. We started on xarelto. Nice pass. Safety first. Like all blood thinners, dont stop taking xarelto without talking to your doctor, as this may increase your risk of a blood clot or stroke. While taking, you may bruise more easily p and it may take longer for bleeding to stop. P xarelto may increase your risk of bleeding if you take certain medicines. Xarelto can cause serious, and in rare cases, fatal bleeding. R get help right away for unexpected bleeding, unusual bruising, or tingling. If you have had spinal anesthesia while on xarelto , watch for back pain or any nerve or muscle related signs or symptoms. Do not take xarelto if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. Tell your doctor before all planned medical or dental procedures. Before starting xarelto , or bleeding problems. You know xarelto is the 1 prescribed blood thinner in its class. Thats a big win. It is for me. With xarelto there is no regular blood monitoring and no known dietary restrictions. Treatment with xarelto. Was the right move for us. Pask your doctor about xarelto. Ready for a little pop fix . Whats in your cup this morning . Mine is water. Were starting off with an exclusive first look at a new film sure to be a summer blockbuster. The four horsemen are back. Now, you see me 2, the sequel from the thriller in 2013. Really good movie. This time, the group of mindbending magicians are taking on their biggest illusion and facing off against a new nemesis, played by wait for it daniel radcliffe. Take a look. A trap. Tahdah this is the key to every i want you to steal it. Were going to play a little game. Same thing to the person who did it to us. It feels good to be back. Hello, hello. Stop it. Make it go up. Theres always more than whats on the surface. You know were going to see that. You can see the full thing at today. Com. Ill see you at the theater june 10th. Thats when it opens. Talk about a picture perfect couple. Look at this. Taylor swift and her man, calvin harris, sharing photos from their romantic get away on social media. It was an undisclosed location. We got pictures of the white sand, the blue waters and the palm trees. Taylor in a bikini, enjoying the ocean. The stuff we dream about doing with taylor swift. Perhaps the hottest snap was of the couple who celebrated a year together. Kissing in the sand. Be be by the way, hitting the beach this week, amy schumer and her friends. Im not sure why that pig was on the beach. Not sure if thats even legal. Well have to get amy to call us and explain. A moment of silence. And take a listen to the new song that just dropped overnight. Were loving it. It was commissioned by the first lady of the united states, michelle obama. For her let Girls Learn Initiative that helps women around the world get access to education. Its called this is for my girls. Features kelly clarkson, missy elliott, lea michele and zendaya, among others. The song writer, diane warren, is we are the world meets lady marmalade. Its available on itunes. The proceeds go to the let girls learn fund. Speaking of people doing great things, normally i dont let people in my club under 21. These are from kids who care from ft. Worth, texas. They finished a performance off broadway in new york. Ready to dance with me . Theyre sending out a good, positive message, as well, about kids, not just being wrapped up in social media, but sending a positive message. Sneak peek of the the yogurt made from your milk, is delicious. Live look there. We see cars stopped on the hamilton bridge span. 9 27 on this wednesday, march 16th. Good morning. Im michael gargiulo. Funerals are planned for two men who lost their lives in the tugboat crash near the tappan zee bridge. Services will be held for 63yearold paul amman in forks river. 24yearold Timothy Conklin will be laid to rest in long island. And the search for a third victim has been called off. Police say his remains will be recovered next week when the bottom of the hudson river. Cloudy with showers late in the day, 62 for the high. Tomorrow spotty showers. Rain possible near the end of the st. Patricks day parade. But look at this, 66 for the high. Coming up on the today show, gadgets to make your life easier. Well have another local update for you in 30 minutes. Taking a look at the headlines, doctors in the u. S. Are asked to cut back on prescribing painkillers. New federal guidelines are aimed at stemming the tide of drug abuse and suggest Doctors First recommend overthecounter medications for chronic back pain. Only then should they proceed to lower doses of painkillers if needed. More than 40 people die each day from overdoses of opopioids. The Federal Reserve is meeting to discuss hiking interest rates. The fed raised rates in december for the first time in nearly a decade. Experts are not expecting an increase today. Have confirmed the first case of zika transmitted inside the country. They say the patient, the 21yearold woman, had not traveled outside of cuba. The island is just 90 miles from the u. S. Zika is especially dangerous to pregnant women because it has been linked to serious birth defects. Fda Advisory Panel has given its support to the first coronary stent is dissolved back into the body. Patients arent locked into a lifelong stent made of metal. Amazon is looking to patent its pay by selfie buying program. The process allows shoppers to make a purchase by taking a photo or video, rather than keying in their account passwords. The app is intended to make it safer for shoppers to buy products by relying on their image. A homeless man will be getting a financial boost thanks to his keen eye. The 55yearold, matthew reward for helping Police Capture two escaped prison inmates. He spotted the fugitives, then he followed them into a mcdonalds in San Francisco and called police, who then caught the men. Matthew says he will use the money to help his children and grandchildren who live in oregon. Kind of person you want to hear getting that boost. Lets get a check of the weather from mr. Roker. Hey, natalie. As we look now, were going to see a gorgeous day in the east coast. Though showers move in later today through new york state to parts of West Virginia. Hit or miss showers and thunderstorms along the gulf. Sunny and 85 in l. A. Showers in the pacific northwest. Tomorrow, 58 in seattle. 80 in l. A. Rain and snow showers across the great lakes to northern new england. Hit or miss showers and thunderstorms across the gulf coast. Some of the area affected, including the sabine river, will drop from not a bad day at all in our area. Well see sun and clouds. The clouds thicken up as the afternoon and evening progress. We could see some scattered shower activity into the evening. Clearing up overnight. Again, it should be a mild day today. Into tonight, temperatures are going to be dropping to 47 degrees, mostly cloudy with spotty showers. Seven days ahead, well, it is going to be warm tomorrow for the big parade. Could see a little bit of a shower towards the end of the parade, and a cool weekend as we say hello to spring. Thats your latest weather. The divergent series dominated the box office with the first two films grossing nearly 600 million. The latest installment allegiant hits theaters this friday. You can expect itll be huge. No question. Well talk to one of the stars, theo james, in a moment. First, more about the megamovie franchise. In posta hf postapocolyptic chicago. There are the dauntless, the truthful candor, the amnety. The future belongs to those who know where they belong. Reporter in the first film, we followed tris played by Shailene Woodley and theo james playing four. With the help of their cast, the two search for the plot to take over the city. Wipe the program. Reporter in the second film, insurgent, jeanine, played by kate winslet, hunts down tris and the rebel forces as the city plunges into turmoil. Now, in the third installment allegiant, tris and four will unlock the future of humanity. Thee roh james, good o james, good morning. Good morning. Good cliff notes version of the series. Reminded me. You noticed the tightness of your tshirt. I asked for them to be specifically tight, yes. We dont have a problem with that. Get us and your fans caught up to speed. Where do we pick you all up here . So we the third movie begins a couple weeks after the last film has ended. Things are changing in the world theyre living in. Naomi watts character is taking over, and shes controlling the city. They decide to leave and see whats outside and kind of look for new hope. Then they find out that the world outside is very different to what they thought it was. Theres a bunch of new characters. Jeff daniels and all these people that add energy and new blood, which is fun. In this movie, i mean, and good shape. Thank you. Notice the tight shirts. Are you hitting on me . I have a screen grab of that. Very nice. So do you have to get in shape in between, or do you stay crazy in good shape in between . Crazy in good shape. Just wondering, how do you do it . You know what . As he stares adoringly into your eyes. Oh, my gosh. This is next level. You know what, i have to work at it, yeah. The first couple weeks are painful. I noticed, theo is giving you no eye contact now. Feeling uncomfortable. Im shy. Do you do your own stunts, too . I do, yes. Which is fun. You know, being an actor, sometimes you hang around on set a lot and are waiting in the trailer. When you can do some running and sweating, it can be good. Youre not looking at me now. The love is gone. Full sweat. Action films like divergent, what do you do in your next role . Do you want to continue to be an action person, or do you want to do something a little more heartfelt, romcom with al . Definitely. Yeah, i think you need to, in terms of, you know, like any career, you need to think about longevity and, thus, you need to take different steps and projects. In between, the nice thing about the films is, you know, in a way, they tick the bigger box of the franchise, but in the six months in between, i can do smaller, independent films. This movie gets broken into two. The book is one book. Yeah. You have the next movie coming out next summer . Yeah. Exactly. Theres a final part of the story, which was there was challenges there. If you only have one book but youre telling two stories, you need to make two coherent narratives. Movie but not so much that does it make sense . Yeah. But its interesting. Also, you get a little time to explore the character more than you probably would, because you have more material. You start filming that this summer, so a busy man. Busy. Well let you and al run up to brunch. Itll be break. Theo, thanks so much. The divergent series ali allegiant allegiant. Theyre gone. Hits theaters on friday. This cake is made with guinness. St. Patricks day idea for you. Easter ones for the kids coming up next. Less as easy as. One. Tru. Three. Now theres a gorgeous trublend face for each of us one new trublend primer it hides pores, preps and smooths skin two trublend makeup matches 99 of skin tones. Three new trublend blush and bronzer a baked blend find your trublend its easy as 1 tru 3 easy breezy beautiful covergirl. Theres something to be said for exploring the world around you. Why should snacking be any different . Discover all nine flavors of our creamy cheese and tap into your curiosity. The laughing cow. Reinvent snacking. 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And gather all the right ingredients. Were gonna make the same meal this year. I wish sarah was here. I know, mom. But the happiest moments in life dont always come from a cookbook. Look whos joining us. Happy easter. They come from the heart. Find low prices every day on fresh food for your easter meal. Walmart. With st. Patricks day tomorrow and easter behind it, were looking for diy ideas for you and the kids. Youtube sensation and diy lifestyle expert here, with 1. 4 million subscribers. Ann, good to see you. Im excited. So are we. Starting off with a guinness yes. Right here, we have some cake in a cup, in a glass, and well take cake crumble and put that in so, that way, it can create this bubbly look. Now, were going to take frosting with cream cheese and guinness mixed in. Wow. Were going to put this on top. That way, it can create a guinness drink. It has the head . Yeah, actually has guinness in it, too, the cake batter . Yeah. I have to try that. You didnt waste any time. Guinness is good for you, they say. All right. Its really fun. Here, we have a fun snack. Basically, we have some ranch dressing here that we could put in the pot. Cute pots. Made with yogurt, right . Yogurt and ranch dressing. I love the idea. Put them in pots. You scoop it into the pot. Now, with the baby karat carrots, well take toothpicks and poke holes there. Then the parsley. Put it into the holes. Something kids would have fun doing. Put them in here. Plop it in the pot. Really cute. Serve them to the kids. Theyre fun. And its healthy. Perfect. Over to tamron now. Up next, its not edible, which is in my contract, but lets do it. Were going to make something fun. My viewers love this. Basically, the ingredients, we have citric acid and baking soda. Okay. And you can personalize this by adding in other ingredients like oil i love coconut oil. A little of that. Pour that . That enough . Yes. Then some witch hazel. Splash of that. Well put some orange food coloring in here to give it the carrot look. While youre doing that, mix it up. Im going to add some of this into the diy paper cone. This creates a carrot shape, making it very fun. Put it in the funnel . Right. Then you add some fun, so it looks like a carrot. Then cover it with aluminum foil. Let it sit overnight. Then you make this basket. Sweet gift. Exactly. Ill keep working while you play with willie. Well work with eggs here, im told. Yeah. When youre making breakfast in the morning, crack the egg up top like this. Very careful. Whats your secret . Just up top and pour the yolk out. After that, you should have some shell right over there. Okay. This diy is really fun. Were planting, basically, right . Right. You make eggshell plants. What seeds are these . Wheat grass seeds. Okay. You can use them afterwards. Put them back in the egg carton. After a week, you should have Something Like this. One week . Yeah. Lovely in the home. Thanks so much. 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Buy one take one is back at our place and another for yours starting at 12. 99 may all your tomorrows be as delicious as today olive garden if youre a parent, the thought of a terrible twos makes you shutter and the terrible threes, they dont tell you that. Even adults can throw a tantrum. Here with tips to help us diffuse the situation at every age and stage is a member of our today Parenting Team and mom of two, michelle. Good morning. Thanks for having me. We have kids. We know what that temper tantrum is all about. Thank goodness were out about it, but it continues as they grow older, right . We think of it as childish behavior but its not limited to little kids. Lets start with the toddler tantrum, the full meltdown. A lot of times its in public. The body is limp. What do you do . Embarrassing. Toddlers have tantrums for all kinds of reasons. Because they cant talk, they cant tell us what they are. You have to have a lot of tricks in the bag when dealing with a toddler. I like ignoring. It works sometimes. What works one day wont work the next. Distracting is a great one. Tell your toddler, time to put on the shoes to go outside and they melt into the ground, distract them. Lets count the shoes. Then move to my favorite, offering options. If you want to wear the red shoes today or the blue shoes. You can probably distract them away. We always did the walk away. Ignoring them and showing there is no reward for what youre doing. Eventually, they figure it out. Dont fan the fire. Unless theyre going to get hurt, like throwing themselves on the floor and everything. Right. Lets move to the Elementary School tantrum. What does it look like . This is when your kid becomes verbal. At this point, youre probably hearing the word unfair a lot. Maybe some name calling. Strong sense of justice at this age. Theyll say, im the only one who has to go to bed at 8 00. World, not fair. Ive heard that. The best thing to do is acknowledge it and walk away. You can say, its tough to feel that way. You can walk away. Youre not fanning it. Sort of giving it a little acknowledgment. If it escalates and you need a consequence, make it a logical one. Youre not always resorting to taking away screens because that gets old and doesnt have a good effect. You might say, you were disrespectful to me and its hard for me to do nice things for you around here when youre treating me disrespectfully. For the rest of the week, do the dishes after dinner, to show me you understand the stuff i do for you. Lets move on to teenagers. A new world youre experiencing right now. I have teenagers, yes. Mine are close. The teen tantrum is different than earlier tantrums. We tend to see a lot of massive eye rolls and stomping out of the room, that sort of thing. The thing i find fascinating about this age is theres so much Brain Development going on and reorganizing. One of the things that happens is that teens cant read adults facial expressions anymore. Be concerned and say, how was your math test today . Your kid goes, fine why do you have to get angry about it, and storms off. Theyre misinterpreting that face as anger. We should do the botox brow, no expression . No needles necessary. You dont have to get botox, good. You might want to try that, willie. Botox brow. You have to wipe your forehead of wrinkles so you are unemotional when talking to your kid. It sounds simple. Works like a charm. Quickly, the adult tantrum. Kind of a Common Thread going throughout. Somebody has an eruption and you dont know what to do. Acknowledge it but dont stick around to be an emotional punching bag. Great advice. Head to our website today. Com for more tips. Ladies, look at the vision of you guys. For us. Eugene and daniel levy, from what live look there, waiting to get into the lincoln tunnel. 9 57 on this wednesday, march 16th. Good morning. Im michael gargiulo. More details will be announced today in newark about plans to test thousands of Public School students for lead poisoning. Off in 30 schools last week after high levels of lead were detected. Newarks Health Director says the testing for lead poisoning will start with toddlers enrolled in Early Childhood care. The tests, though, are volunteer issy. Some parents told us this morning they have already taken their children to their Family Doctor for testing. Others plan to lead a rally outside of city hall before the start of Tonights City Council meeting. Do want to check the weather. Cloudy, showers late in the day, 62 for the high. Spotty showers, 47 degrees tonight. Then tomorrow, mostly cloudy, more rain possible. But near the end of the st. Patricks day parade, not the 66 for the high. Then friday, breezy, 53 degrees. Coming up on the today show, kathie lee and hoda are joined by eugene and dan levy. Then well have another local from nbc news, this is today with Kathie Lee Gifford and hoda kotb. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hello, everybody. It is winesday wednesday to us. March 16th. That is vain singing like i would. Is that the one from we have a terrific show for you. Actress and singers