Were live at the courthouse. And down to a dozen. Basketballs march madness in the home stretch as the nations top seed gets revenge. With an exclamation point as ucla and gonzaga get set to face off today, friday, march 27, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. 7 00 in the morning out on the west coast. Weve got a lot going on. Lets get to our top story, disturbing new information about the copilot who prosecutors say intentionally crashed that plane in the french alps. There is evidence that not only he was suffering from an illness but that he ignored a doctors note to miss work on the very day of the crash. Hes got this investigation covered from germany to france and also on the possible changes this could lead to for airlines. Katy tur we want to start with you and what prosecutors are saying. Good morning. Reporter prosecutors have release
An explosion levels a building in new york. And an h. I. V. Outbreak what is behind the spread of the disease, and what is the governor doing there to contain it. Good evening, im Randall Pinkston in for antonio mora. Theres growing evidence that the copilot of the german airliner in the french alps brought the plane down on purpose. Recordings from pt black box paint a terrifying picture of the final moments on board flight 925. Now, according to a report police made a discovery at the home of that pilot. John terrett joins us with the latest. Good evening. A french prosecutor today confirming the unimaginable that copilot Andres Lubitz locked his captain out. Removing bags of belongings that they hope answer why. The passenger screamed during the time moments of their lives as the captain pounded on the door. Demanding the copilot let him in minutes later the Germanwings Flight crashed into a mountain the plane paul varized by the impact. The scenario playing out on the voice recorde
Been an accidents. French makeover. Controversial right wing politician Marine Le Pen cans forming politics in france juan eight on 2017. And. Grant me the carving of my name. More than 500 years after his death in battle, england buries king richard iii good evening and thank you for joining us on al jazerra america. I am randall pinkston. And i think inning ran garda. We begin in yemen where saudi arabia is leading air strikes for a second night. Today iran condemns saudi arabia and its gulf allies for the air campaign. Terrain saying outside involvement in the crisis only escalates tension as cross the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi arabia says it launched the offensive at the request of yemens president. Today president hadi arrived in the saudi capital after fleeing his country. Meanwhile, egypt is saying it is ready to sends in Ground Forces to. Four vessels have been dispatched to yemen. More on the fighting. Reporter these pilots of part of the Saudiled Coalition against the shia led
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Good evening. And we begin tonight with the stunning new developments in that crash in the alps. Three americans among the dead. Investigators now making it clear tonight that that young copilot had every intention to destroy that plane. A young man who learned how to fly in germany and right here in the United States in phoenix. This image of him with the Golden Gate Bridge behind him. And tonight, on the black box, Authorities Say you can hear the captain locked out, first knocking then banging on the door. As that jet was deskendcending fast. New images from the crash site. You can see the investigators wearing harnesses to navigate the difficult terrain. We do have Team Coverage tonight, beginning with the minute by minute what the cockpit voice recorder now reveals, as the captain slowly realizes hes been locked outz. Abcs david kerley who covers aviation for us, leading us off. Reporter tonight, the first pictures coming in right now from the ground. Searchers looking for remains