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
Offering, yielding the 8 range. Thats juicy, tempting. But we start with Sheila Dharmarajan and a very controversial new drug, oxycodone very prone to abuse. This is a more potent variant. Yes, it is super potent. Its also super controversial. I want to talk a little about the drug because its important here. It is a painkiller marketed by a small company. The active ingredient is hydrocodo hydrocodone, the same stuff you find in vicodin but unlike vicodin, this is pure hydrocodone in a higher dosage form. Thats actually the positives of the drug because it makes it very effective for chronic pain sufferers and also avoids some of the liver issues connected with longterm use of acetaminophen. This has been controversial from the getgo. The fda approved it against the advice of its own advisory panel. That only happens about 10 to 15 of the time. Since that approval, critics have been calling for the fda to reverse its decision. They are basically saying look, we dont need another power
Missing Malaysian Air flight. There are now more calls to install new technology so that passenger planes will always be in communication with an airport as we were discussing here yesterday. Absolutely. But get this, joining us today is a former pilot who has flown that same route between c cue kuala lumpur and beijing. An exclusive interview with john watson. His company just announcing it will be cutting production three years from now. Why . And whats changed . Well get answers to that. His view on oil prices and a lot more coming up with the ceo again just after the close. And two doctors with very different views will be joining us. One who says hydrowill start killing people the moment it is released. Its a highly controversial drug thats received fda approval. There are plenty of people who say it should not have. Remember the sgr thats a pretty powerful statement. First to markets where the dow off 80 points as we speak. Nasdaq off about 3 4 of 1 . Down 32 points. And the s p
Commissioner ray kelly about a court reining in the citys stopandfrisk policies. On page two well talk to members of the hue judiciary committee, chairman Bob Goodlatte and chairman bobby scott. Well wrap up with analysis with Time International editor bobby ghosh, amy walter of the Cook Political Report and cnn political commentator kevin madden. Well cover it all because this is face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, face the nation with bob schieffer. Schieffer good morning again. Well, the situation in egypt is no better today. Since the military crackdown on pro morsi forces began on wednesday, more than 800 have been killed, at least a thousand people are wounded, there is noend in sight. Were going to begin this morning with cbs news correspondent Charlie Dagata who is in cairo. Charlie, bring us up to date. Whats the latest . Bob, were expecting more demonstrations today and theyre bracing for it here. Were seeing two worlds emerging. Its like
Michelle is off. Im frank maliicoat. The 16yearold is lucky to be alive right now. Authorities are trying to figure out how he survived freezing conditions without oxygen. The boy climbed into the plane at San Jose Mineta International airport and flew five hours to maui. The remarkable journey that begs the question, how did he survive . Reporter its not clear what part of the fence he scaled. Wherever it was, he managed to sneak past ground crew and security. This does the exact same gate, type of jet and the exact flight where the boy was a tow away. By the time it took off, it was broad daylight. No one noticed a thing. The Security Program does meet and exceed all federal requirements. Reporter airport spokesperson rosemary barns could not confirm reports there was Surveillance Video of the boy actually jumping the gate. The airport is a thousand acres with a six mile long fence with some barbed wire. No system is 100 . It is possible to scale an airport perimeter fence line, espe