captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcowelcome tp welcome to morning. i m matt lauer good morning. i m savannah guthrie in for ann. tornadoes haven t hit this part of southeastern michigan this early in the year in more than 60 years. it s a busy morning for emergency crews. they are spending the morning searching through debris. so far luckily no deaths or injuries have been reported. we ll get the latest ahead. and there is a verdict in the trial we have been watching closely here. a man was found guilty of murder but mentally ill in the shooting death of his co-worker s husband in a day care center by atlanta. he was sentenced to life without parole. during the trial a lot of attention was focused on the relationship between the shooter and the wife of the man who was killed. was she somehow involved? did she lie on the stand and could she face charges as well? we ll talk to the victim s family. here s a statistic that s probably going t
young actress in hollywood. they could be yours today, friday, march 16, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning. welcowelcome tp welcome to morning. i m matt lauer good morning. i m savannah guthrie in for ann. tornadoes haven t hit this part of southeastern michigan this early in the year in more than 60 years. it s a busy morning for emergency crews. they are spending the morning searching through debris. so far luckily no deaths or injuries have been reported. we ll get the latest ahead. and there is a verdict in the trial we have been watching closely here. a man was found guilty of murder but mentally ill in the shooting death of his co-worker s husband in a day care center by atlanta. he was sentenced to life without parole. during the trial a lot of attention was focused on the relationship between the shooter and the wife of the man who was killed. was she somehow involved? did she lie on the stand and could she face charges as well?
and fighting for every breath. his brother s frantic call to 911 caught on tape and the miracle moment when rescuers finally pulled him to safety. the heat is on the heat is on that heat is on everywhere. boy, rick santorum likes your home state. a big win in mississippi. the polls not indicative of that. he won both mississippi and alabama. denies mitt romney a knockout blow. puts the pressure on newt gingrich to get out. he doesn t cut into romney s delegate lead. the big question, can he make it a two-man race? will he push newt gingrich out? and can he take it all of the way to the convention? the heat is still on where that s concerned. just when it looked like everything turned around for lindsay lohan, more trouble for the star overnight. this happened hours ago in l.a. reports she struck someone with her car, while driving out of a club, fleeing the scene. this just breaking. she had a brand new porsche. we think the person she hit was okay. i hope s
states in rick santorum s win column. he had a big night. we watched new numbers come in throughout the early morning hours. sign this is race is now a solidly two man fight. santorum won in alabama with about 35% of the vote. a more than five-point advantage over his outcomes. closer outcome in mississippi with a third place showing for romney. and polls chosing a short time ago in hawaii. romney is in the lead there. he won the territory of american samoa. what are the candidates saying this morning? tahman bradley is live in washington with more. good morning. reporter: good morning, rob and paula. e vn jell call voters made up 80% of the electorate in alabama and mississippi. rick santorum made ate southern sweep. we did it again. reporter: winning primaries in alabama and mississippi, he rejected the idea that mitt romney will eventually lock up the republican nomination. for someone who thinks this race is inevitable. he spent a whole lot of money against
both sides make the argument to the jury. buried alive. an 11-year-old boy trapped in sand. the miracle moment when rescuers pulled him to safety. the heat is on the heat is on that heat is on everywhere. boy, rick santorum likes your home state. a big win in mississippi. the polls not indicative of that. he won both mississippi and alabama. puts the pressure on newt gingrich to get out. he doesn t cut into romney s delegate lead. the big question, can he make it a two-man race? will he push newt gingrich out? the heat is still on where that s concerned. just when it looked like everything turned around for lindsay lohan, more trouble overnight. reports she struck someone with her car and fleeing the scene. this just breaking. she had a brand new porsche. we think the person she hit was okay. and the latest on the story, a controversial relationship between that teacher and his student. he s had an explosive confrontation. with the mama. let s get to