file the c ownrges and will the american public ever get to see the full report? we have team coverage of all of it today, saturday march 23, 2019. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," the muellerreport, with sheinelle jones, peter alexander, and dylan dreyer live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welme to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. we could be inul for a weekend. >> we knew this day would come. still a lot ofs. questi >> for 22 months of course the mueller report has been sort of the background mus of our lives casting a shadow over the trump presidency. and nowe're getting closer to some answers and we could see some of them as early as this weekend. >> the mueller report is now in the hands of william and speculation has been running wild about what is in it and how much of ngeller's fin will be released to the public. at the heart of the investigation, finding outhe whetherresident or anyone in his campaign helped russia meddle in the 2016election. >> for weeks now congressional leaders have been calling for the entire report to be made public,ut that is the big question this morning. how much will the attorney general let us ousee. team has been work through the night to cover this one. we have everybody manning their stations. justice with correspondent pete williams. pete, good morning. >> it is a theorney general who is studying the report and who will decide how much of it can be given c togress and made public you. and he is well aware of the intense interest in finding out as much about it as possible. >> reporter: it is robert mueller's final act as special unsel, formally ending his investigation just two months shy of two years after he was appointed to find out whether anyone in the trump campaign helped the russians meddle in the election. following federal rules, mueller submitted his confidential report directly to attorney general william barr. in a letter to leaders of the hous and senate, barr says the report explains who mueller prosecuted and investigated but did not process out. the letterays bar might be able to advise congress of the principle conclusions as soon as this weekend. but mueller did not issue anymore indictments and law enforcement officials say no other special counsel indictments were filed under seal that have not been made public. as f what else cane revealed about the mpoller rert, barr cited at his confirmation hearing that hean under the intense interest. >> i will make as much information available as i can consistent with the rules and regulations that are part of the special counsel regulations. >> reporter: in his letr to congress, barr said that he will consult with mueller and the deputy attorne rosenstein about how much of the report can be made public beyond the bare bones of who was ploss cuted and who was not. the house voted unanimously last week urging barr to release the whole thing. rges against ht c 34 people in all, six of them connected to the trump campaign, but none of the were accused of helping russia meddle in the election. and even though mueller's work is done, other investigation are still under way run by u.s. attorneys offes in new york, washington and virginia. >> pete williams, thank you very much.mp >> president tas been usually sigh he lelent since th broke. he has also called for its release. and kelly o'donnell is traveling with the president. she is near his florida tate. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it is notable thathe president stayed off twitter and spent the evening with family having dinner on the patio at his mar-a-lago estate. close ally lindsey graham was on hand too speaking at a private gop fundraiser held at the resort. so mr. trump was quite literally surrounded by family and supporters. whileis his admation and re-election campaign prepare for the legal and f politicallout still to come. uncharacteristic calm after nearly two years of storm. >> lett come out. let people see it. that is up to the attorney orgeneral. >> rr: this weekend may not be a typical relaxing getaway. senior staff who rarely make these weekend trips joined the president at mar-a-lago. two top white house lawyers, plus a larger press team. wcluding sarah sanders who framed thete house as ob servers, watching whatever may come. the nextteps are up to attorney general barr and we look forward to the process taking its course. the white house has not received or been believed on the special counsel's report. from the president's outside peonal lawyers, rudy giuliani and jay sekulow -- we're pleased that the office of special counl has delivered its report to the attorney general. giuliani ao telling nbc news the president's legal team is access to ng early the report saying that is up to the department of justice andre they confident it will be handled properly. >> this should never hapn to another president because most apresidents wouldn't beble to take it. >> reporter: mueller t in his report caps a week where the resident's emotions were laid bare. >> i got 63 million votes. and now somebody just writes a report? i think it is ridiculous. t i want to see the report. >> reporter: from repeatedly lashing out at the late senator john-ccain >> i've never liked him much. hasn't been for me. >> repter: to his russia probe refrain -- >> there was no collusion, no obstruction, everybody knows si. it i all a big hoax. >> reporter: now left waitingn william barr's next move. >> the attorney general hhly respected, ultimately will make the decision. >> reporter: today here in florida the president has no public events on his schedule. but that was true last night as well and yet the president did pop into that gop fundraiser. it was not covered by media, but on social media some of th attendees posted images and video and said that the president did not thek about mueller investigation in that setting. the president'sutside lawyer rudy giuliani has said so far the president doesn't have a specific personal comment on the mueller report and the next steps awaiting. >> kelly, thank you. >> and congressional leaders could learn more about what is inside this report as early as this weekend. nbc's geoff bennett is on capitol hill for us this morning with more on otthat. a of eyes where you are today. >> reporter: that's right. noor that the mueller r is done, the struggle to find out what is in it is just getting arted. democrats and republicans calling on the justice department to release that report as quickly as possible, but for different reasons. republicans hoping the report might clear the president while democrats expect that it might implicate him. with the special counsel's re trt nowurned in, congressional leaders from both parties inare agreement. democrats and republicans now calling for attorney general bill barr to make good on his word, to release as many details as possible. when his report comes to you, will you share it with us as much as possible? >>onsistent with regulations and the law, yes. >> reporter: repubcan senate leader mitch mcconnell saying in a statement, i sincerely hope that he will do so as soon as he can and with as much openness and transparency as possible. house speaker nancy pelosi and senate democraticeader chuck schumer insisting on seeing the full >> attorney general barr must not give presitrump, his lawyers or his staff any sneak preview of special c mueller's findings or evidence and the white house must not be allowed to interfere in decisions about what parts of those findings or evidence should be made public. >> reporter: and democrats say they wan aess to the bulk of the spkecial counsel's work, documents, and other evidence. >> this is of too great of kc s konsien defen consequence to the could you be. >> reporter: and republicans hoping that it clears the president.you be. >> reporter: and republicans hoping that it clears the president. democrat want to dig deeper if the findings implicate the president in y wrongdoing. house judiciary nadler -- parts of try to keep it secret, we will certainly subpoena parts of the report and reserve the right to call mueller to testify before the t committee o subpoena him. but we'll only do that if necessary. >> reporter: as you saw there, house democrats are threatening to call robert mueller to testify if his report isn't made public. and william barr is expected to brief lawmakers as early as this weekend. >>ff gbennett, thank you. >>nd richard blumenthal, good thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> we still don't know what is in the mueller report, but attorney geral barr says that he will advise judiciary leadership of principal conclusions. are you satisfied with how the investigation has been uc cod? >> the investigation has been very productive. 37 charges a seven indictments and convictions of people close the president. but now we need to know the facts and the evidence, all of it, not just the principle the american people want the mueller report, not the barr . repo and the american people paid for this investigation. they desevrve to know all of th findings and evidence. it is important becauset was an attack on our democracy. and there is already as a result ofhis report a lot of evidence about trump campaign collusion with the russians >> senator, what specific questions do you want to see answered ultimately when if it happens any underlying byformation is provide this report? >> i wanto know for example how paul manafort was directed apparently very possibly by the president to provide t polling da the russians in the midst of their social media manipulation campaign in favor of the trump caaign. i want to know what camep of th tr tower meeting with russian agents after they offered derogatory information about hillary clinton. what the president thene candidnald trump did to encourage release through wikileaks. theacked emails that the russians obtained to help his campaign. there is a lot more here that needs to be divulged and disclosed. and if the president is really in favor of transparency, that clip in kelly o'donnell's report sayse is, he ought to be in favor of the bill that i've introduced with senator grassley to disclose the complete report with all of the backup ion that the american people really need and deserve to see. >> so then with that said, if barr doesn'take it public, what will you do to compel him do soy >> colleagues and i will do whatever is necessary within our you pow compel him. we can if necessary subpoena the material that resulted from the special ticounsel's invtion with limits perhaps on classified material that has to be redacted with privacy consideri considerations, with deference to going oto going investigatio. and t mueller reports a little bit like a venture capital firm has spun off and spawned other investigations. the president stillas to face those investigations. dictments are still very possible if not likely in donald trums future or his family's future in the southern district of new york where he has been named in fact as a criminal, un dicted company suspicion tore, individual number one. so we waha all of >> senator, thank you for your time. >> we want to bring in ari melber and also chuck rosenberg. gentlemen, thanks for being here on a saturda we've been waiting for this for nearly two years.ar i thought the attorney general's letter was telling specifically the fact as he says as early as this weend -- it would be reasonable to take time toit review but as early as this weekend, he could provide congress with the principle conclusions. >> and it sounds like the nclusions about who they indicted, these 34 people and three organizations, we auteady know athat, and who they didn't indict. so that will be the way he wrote it probably something very brief which is why it could come out as soon as this weekend. >>chuck, let's look at the numbers again here. mueller indicted 34 duindis, got seven guilty pleas and one conviction. of course nbc news is reporting that there are no more indictments txpected from special counsel's office. does that mean that the president and everyone else is off the hook? >> not at all. and i don't think anyone should be dancing in the end zone just ye there are important ongoing investigations including in the southern district o new york, the federal psecutors in manhattan. you have to remember that narrow had a relatively mandate to look at russian election interference. prosecutors in the southern district of this morning can look at all the financial fraud, all of the matters involving the inaugural committee, the trump organization and the family.ha so the a broad field on which to run. >> one thing that was sort of ter from in this l william bar i go on, he said nothing that the special counsel wanted to dohe attorney general or justice department officials blocked him. which seems to be an endorsement given the fact that the president throughout had said it was a witch hunt. you've been withs on thi thing. at the end of the day as we look back anda wwait its results, wht are the takeaway in. >> i think that donald trums advisorsere indicted at a faster rate than any president tory. that is not good for him. but we do now that the probe is over and with no further indictments, there was no chargeable collusion by americans. that is a big headline. ithe doesn't clearhite house for the reasons stated, but that is a development that we didn't knowaking up friday that we know going to bed friday night day morningp sat here. bob mueller didn't indict americans whether near trump or tnot for helping russians in the conspiracy that bob mueller did indict. >>chuck, your final takeaway. >> not terribly surprising but worth commenting on ishe dignity and the professionalism of the mueller team. when they had something to say, they said in in court. exactly how prosecutors should i'm looking forward to reading the reportruh i'ut i'm proud ofw they conducted themselves. >> all right. now we wait. a lot more to get to including breaking news out of syria where u.s.d bac sources say overnight the last isis stronghold has been freed. matt bradley has more. >> reporter: a flag raised in victory over the ruins of islamic state so-called caliphate. after weeks of relentless battles, the american bacd syrian democratic forces pummelling the jihadis on the ground, coronering them to their last shred of territo in. only five years ago the islamists did control the territory the sian of britain. now this is how the islamic state ended. its murderous reign of terror redufd to a pile charred cars and twisted medal. we spoke with a commander whose forces won this battle. he says this is a victory that they have won for the whole wod. among the wreckage, the islamic state flag, now just another relic of history. the islamic state's caliphate may be defeated,ut that is just geography. its ideology of terror will on.st certainly live >> matt bradley in syria, thank you. we're following other developing news thimorning. in texas, after another flare-up on friday, residents there say they are living in fear that this past week's massive fire at a chemical plant outside of houston could be dangerous for their health. tammy leitner is on the scene there in deer park, texas. tammy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the texas attorney general is now sui the company responsible for the fire saying that it released air pollution. people his comes as t living in the area are now in fear for their health. this morning a community on edge. >> lookt the problems we're still having. scary. >> reporter: the fire that burned for days reigniting briefly on friday. residents living near the chemical plant outside of houston now fearful about what is in the air and their water. the kids complaining about headaches. >> rorter: this man andis wife and threeng kids are amo hundreds getting checked at this pop-up county health clinic. h >> we'ree trying to make sure they are all right. for us also. we've been complaining about headaches and cn.st p >> reporter: friday's flare-up coming two days after the blaze was extinguished and just hours after a containment wall surrounding the chemical tanks partially collapsed. triggering new concerns. neighboring businesses asked to consider sheltering in place. >> cleanup operations will begin. we saw flare-ups can happen. so there could be any type of release or any kind of recognition. >> reporter: the company, local and federal officials assuring residents friday that the air and water are safe. benzene itoring for which is known to cause cancer. >> this incidents a huge incident and we're all trying to do a lot of things. and our main conrn is the health of everyone. >> reporter: the epa conducting tests from the ground and in the air. >> our response effort is doing everything we cano protect the water as well as the public health. >> reporter: but someents worrying that re already feeling effect. >> i just want to make sure they are okay because this is terrible what isg. happen >> reporter: after yesterday's flare-up, the houston public school district has canceled all weekend activities at the schools. >> tammy leitner on the ground for us i thank you. let's thank you. let's check in with dylan with our first look at the weather. >> good morning. our first official weekend of spring, and man, it does l not loe it. look at this. this is out near the scrton area in northeastern pa. this car slipp and even rolled over on the icy conditions and the snow really came down pretty intensely. we saw about 6 to 8 inches of snow in that area. most o the foo accumulations were up in the mountains. especially across northern new england. now, the storm itself precipitation-wise is winding down. want to point out an avalanche watch across the presidentialra e through near the mt. washington area. because of the strong winds and heavy rainsn we've s in that area, that can be a concern. the storm will pull away, but the winds will stick around. in fact, today is going to be windier than we've seen throughout the duration of this wholetorm system. additional snowfall only about an inch or so, but we could see delays from boston through new york and through philadelphia and d.c. today. wind could gust up to 35 to 45 miles per hour. some areast could g closer to 250. now here's a peek out your window. >>ah. winds 35, 40 miles an hour throughout the day today. look at this beautiful sunrise. clear skies. we're going to have sunshine all throughout the day today. temperatures out there in the 30s. but then you factor in that wind because we do have some brisk condions out there. feels a touch cooler. we're going to top out in the low to mid-50s today. no snow to worry about today. no graupel, no sleet, nohail. just blue skies with temperatures low to mid-50s. winds do not settle dor until 6:0000 tonight and that is your latest forecast. >> thank you very much. still to come, much more on the thousand comple now completed muell i report. wh means for the president and what it means about what happens next. we'll talk to chuck todd about ol of it. plusrage after a defrock bed priest convicted ofle ing children is found teaching kids in another country. but first, these messages. still to come, is your bracket busted? like ours. all the highlights from last night's ncaaga tournament s. plus from college to the pros, my conversation with n player jared allen who is helping kids this his > good morning. 7:26 on this saturday, march 23rd. i'm adam tuss here. a couple of reheadlines w following this morning. a man was rushed to the hospital after being shot i fairf county. police were called to the brookfield plaza las night. they found one man shot with serious injuries. we're told this happened in the parking lot at the plaza where several people were nearby. police tell us no arrests have been made so far. we are staying on top of this and i'll post the latestn the nbc washington app. may want to avoid the gw aiparky this weekend. part of the road is still closed because of a massivenk le. chopper 4 flying high over the scene. no traffic is being allowed in the northbound las. e park service says the nkhole was likely caused by a damaged storm waterpipe. > a nice day on welcome back. ill breezy out there, lauryn? >> a little bit, yeah. we still have that wind out there right now. we're going to continue to see wind gusts up to 30, 40 miles an hour throughout the day. beautiful day though. beautiful start to the day. eewe're going to plenty of sunshine out there today. of course we have those winds. sustained winds 10 to 20 miles an hour. 37 is our temperature right now. we're going to be topping out in th low to mid-50s today. great time to put out some mul ch. and if you're headed out to watch any of the march madness games, going to be on the windy side. a lookin sunshine for tomorrow. showers by monday. >> all right. we'lle t it. we are back in about 25 minutes with more local news and weather. r now back to "today." see you in a bit. we're back on this saturday morning march 23, 2019. as we keep an eye on any new developments coming out of the russia investigation now that we know special counsel robert mueller has submitted his report to the attorney general. >> he could be handing over new information as early as today. this is a live look at th capitol where congressional leaders are hoping to be briefed about mueller's findings. how much will he share with them? that remains unknown. >> the president is not at the white house but he says he wants the report to be released to thd public ae is looking forward to seeing it despite calling it a hoa and witch hunt from the beginning. >> and we want to checkk b with pete williams. >> this marks the formal end of robert mueller's investigation. 22 months after he was appointe he turned in his report late friday to the attorney general william barr as required by the rules that govern special counsel investigations. barr then sent a letter to leaders of the house and senate judiciary committees telling them that the report explains who mueller prosecuted and was investigation the astressed inec pred. he might be able to advise of ncipal conclusions as soon as this weekend. so mueller's investigation ends with no further indictments and we've been told there are no other indictments filed under sealotnd have been made public. in his letter to congress, barr says that he will consult withe r and the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein about how much of the mueller rept can be made public. but none of the people who worked on the trump campaign and who were chay mueller's prosecutors were accused of helping russiaeddle in the election. as for what else mueller found, we'll have to wait for that. >> pete, thank you. >> president trump has had plenty toth say in the m and weeks leading up to the report 's conclusion, but since then 's stayed pretty quiet. travelingnnell is with the president at his mrl he is mar-a-lago estate. >> reporter: and nothing on the president's schedule, but no ordinary day or weekend either. as you point out the president's twitter feed usually active and a reflection of what is on his mind has been unusually quiet. no comnt there. rudy giuliani the president's outside lawyer says so far thee pres doesn't have a personal comment. he is spending time here with his family at thear-a-lago estate, was also surrounded by supporters who attended a gop fundraiser hosted at the estate lanight. and he also has admitemore staf we would typically see for a weekend getaway, and that includes some of the top white house lawyers who work for the government and addit communication staff including sarah sanders who is speaking on behalf of the administration with a statement and she writes, the next steps are up to the attorney general barr and we look forward to the process taking its course. the white houseas not received or been briefed on the special counse hs report. e seen the president who so frequently says things like no collusion and witch hunt more recently saying whatever the findings are made publ. it now will become a political issue as well for his re-election campaign and the administration as they wait to find out more details and then figure out how to deal with that fallout. >> kelly,o thank youmuch. chuck todd is nbc political director and moderator of meet the press oig. so we finally made it and now we wait for the beginni a new chapter here at the end of what feels like has already been an odyssey. one of the big headlines ict th hat there is no chargeable collusion or conspiracy against the president.ea you can a anticipate president trump saying that he is victorious, claiming here.cation is this a win for the president? >> we don't know. i mean, we don't know if he didn't charge anything because he didn't find anything or we don't know if heidt charge anything because he was obstructed from finding anything. so that is a big part of this,r t? how he came to the conclusns that he did. how the process worked as he tried to find the information out. all of tha is going to matter once we go forward. which is whyhe fight to release this and the fight to release what parts of this is going to be so precariousnd probably very contentious. >> and what is your take here, is now moves to congress, some have made impeachment an issue. how do you see it playing out from there. y i think that will have this battle, but i the believe y aiously politics will p huge role. nancy pelosi is a vote counter which is why she said what she said before,hich is impeachment is off the table, the votes just aren't there. she can count votes in the senate. i think a lot of it will depend obviously on what is in the report and how compelling the report is. but i also believe the presidential candidates will ve some influence on this. you know, it is -- in the same way the base of the republican party is pushing certain republicans in certain directions, i think the base of the p democratity and how the presidential campaign is addressing this is g to have some influencegr on how sive congress is or not. there will be plenty of democratic presidential candidates who may say the prefer to run against a wounded trump than have the entire ac campaign take on the floor of congress. and so that is where i think this is going to get interesting on the docratic side of the aisle. >> and your final takeaways at the end ofhis two year period, what struck you? it was striking to me that it was said that there was no interference by any justice department officls despite the president's claim that this was a witch hunt. what struck you? >> justou throu this whole process the fact that the president was so i guess relentless in his criticism. it is something that i think i read a stat i think he might have averaged a tweet a day or a comment a day somehow dinging mueller. i think politically the president put himself in as good a position with his own core group of supporters in this moment of time as i think any of us could haveec ed. if you would have said that at the end of the mueller reporter basically would have a of the republican party buying witch ax or buying into hunt and buying in to all of that, you have to just on one hand say -- admirehe president's ability to do that. and i say that not as saying as a positive. you're just saying h pulled that off. that is why politically we may be in a paralyzed stalemate no matter what the report says. >> a lot in the air this morning. thank you. >> and y 6 in 10 americans still have confidence in robert mueller. we'll have more m on theller investigation in the half hour, but for now another check of th from dylan. >> good morning again, everyone. we still have significantng flooding gn through the middle of the country. that's why this next round is important. we have light snow to the east of denver. you can see a heavy line of rai moving through eastern kansas right now. this will continue to kind of hang out in this area throughout the day today. slowly moving into the midwest we go into tomorrow. occaonally some ofhe heavier down pours could produce an inch of rain irt a s period of time. any threat of rain at this point will lead to the potential of mo flooding. this will move into the great lakes as we go into tomorrow. i want to point out just how many rivers are at or above flood stage. keep in mind, there's still a lot of snow on t ground across northern minnesota, up through michigan. all of that needs to trickle down into the rivers. so that's why the river flooding is going to be an issue into april because all of that water continues to overflow the banks. as forl additional rainfut of today's event, we're just looking at about a quarter of an inch t half an inch of rain. if it all falls in one period in a short period of time in one placen a shorteriod of time, then that could lead to brief flash flooding on top of the river flooding. >> well, those temperatures out there right now are in the 30s. so a it'sittle chilly to start. plus we have those winds out thereo it feels cooler than it is. as we head through this morning and into the afternoon, temperatures in the low to mid-50s. we'll have some breezy conditions. again, it's going to be brisk. but blue56skies. egrees is where we're going to top out. and again, winds up to about 30 miles hour. now, tomorrow pick of wehe and that is your latest forecast. >> thank you very much. coming up next, an exclusive, a priest who admitted mesting children years ago now teaching at a school in ano with my friends to our annual get-together, especially after being diagnosed last year with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. 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the today. 56 degrees will be our daytime high today. now, tomorrow pick of the weekend. lighter winds, temperatures in the low 60s. we are expecting a few rainow s as we get into your monday. but just a few rain showers out there. not much, but we will see light stf. no thunderstorms like yesterday. >> all right. good morning. breaking news, what did mueller find. a dayfter special counsel robert mueller handed in his final report about whether anyone in the trump campaign helped russia interfere in the 2016 election, this morningpa anticion is building about what is in it. the president declaring before it was released that he would be exonerated. >> there was no collusio no obstruction. everybody knows it. it's all a big hoax. >> congressional leaders could be briefn the report as early as this weekend. this morning questions swirlinge good what about what the special counsel found and whether the public will ever see the entire reporth weave live teamov cage. vehicictory over is. years after they declared ae caliphat in syria, u.s. backed forces say this morning the last stronghold has finally been this hours after president trump declared victory. and marching on, march madness is in full effect this weekend as top seeded duke and north rolina easily move on to the second round. >> witherspoon, no. and it is over. >> but there were a few upsets as well. and now it is town todown to 32 today, march 23,20 . welcome back to "today." >> a lot of americans last night, robert mueller, march madness, we'll be talking about both. the country is f waiting more answers after robert mueller h submitted final report to the attorney general william barr. >> it is an investigation almost two years in the making and now evne wondering what robert muelr's team found. our unam has been working arod the clock. let's begin with pete williams. good morning. >> good morning. atrney general barr is studying that report now and he is the one who will decide how much of it can be ghich given to congress a also made public and he is well are of the intense interest in findingut as much about it as possible. it is robert mueller's final act as speal counsel, formally ending his investigation just two months shy of two years after he was appointed to find out whether anyone in the trump campaign helped thesi rans meddle in the election. following federal rules, mueller submitted his confidential report directly to attorney general william barr. in a letter, barr said the report explains who mueller prosecuted and who he investigated but did not prosecute. the letter said barr might be able to advise congress of the report's principal conclusions as soon as this weekend. but mueller didot issue anymore indictments and law enforcement officials say no c other specinsel indictments were filed under seal that have not yet been made public. as for what else can be revealed about the mueller report, barr said at his confirmation hearing that he understands the intensew interest int mueller found. >> i will make as much information available as ian consistent with the rules and regulations that are part of the special counsel regulations. >> reporter: in his letter to congress, barr said that he would consult with mueller and rod rosenstein about how much of the mueller report can be made public beyond the bare bones of ho was prosecuted and who was not. the house voted unanimously last week urging barr to rease the whole thing. during his two year investigation, mueller brought charges against 34 people in all, six of them connected to the trump campaign but none of them were o accused helping russia meddle in the election. and even though mueller's work is done, other investigations are still under way in new york, washington and virginia. >> pete, thankyou. >> hours before that report was finalized, president trump said once again tt he was certain that it would find no collusion. since the report has been handed over to the attorney geneal though,aven't heard a word at least publicly from the president. lly owe donele owe traveling with the president in florida. eporter: and noteworthy today, twitter restraint. that is unusual given his twitter habit. we know he spe time with family dining at mar-a-lago and dropping into a fundraiser for the local republicanel party at his resort. and now his administration and re-ection team have to measure and plan for any legal and politil fallout still to come. unchacteristic calm after nearly two years of storm. >> let it come out. let people see it. that is up to the attorney general. >> reporter: thiseekend may not be a typical relaxing getaway. seniortaff who rarely make these weekend trips jointed the president at mar-a-lago. two top white house lawyers plu a larger press team including sarah sanders who framed the white house as observerste watching wr may come. the next steps are up to attorney general barr, and we look forward to the process taking its course. the white house has not received or been briefed on the special counsel's report. from the president's outside personal lawyers, rudy giuliani f d jay sekulow -- we're pleased that the officeecial counsel has delivered its report to the attorney genel. giulia also telling nbc news the president's legal team is not demanding early access to the report saying th d is up to thartment of justice and they are confident that it will be handled properly. >> this should never happen to another president because most presidents wouldn't be able to take it. >> reporter: mueller turning in his report caps a week where the president's emotions were laid bare. >> i got63 million votes. and now somebody just writes a report? i think it is ridiculous. but i want to see the report. >> repter: from repeatedly lashing out at the late senator john mccain -- >> i've never liked him much. hasn't been for me. >> reporter: to his russia probe refrain. >> there was no collusion, no obruction, everybody knows it. it is all a big hoax. >> reporter: now left waiting on william barr's next move. >> thettorney general highly respected, ultimately will made a decision. >> reporter: and the president's outside lawyer rudy giuliani hlls me that so far the president does noe a personal comment on the mueller report beinged submi and the investigation concluded. today house democrats will be holding a conference call to talk about the report and their own next steps this afternoon. no word from the white house on any reaion to what democrats will have to say. the president is expected to spend today and tomorrow here in florida. >> kelly o'donnell on the ground you.est palm beach, thank >> as we've said, attorney general barr said if he could brief congressional leaders on the report as soon as this weekend, but what he will tsl them anyone's guess. geoff bennett is on capitol hill with no are or more on that. >> reporter: now that the mueller report is done, the struggle to find out what is in it is just getting started. democrats and publicans calling on to be public as qu quickly as possible, but for different reasons. republicans hoiping that it wile clearresident while democrats expect it might implicate him. with the special counsel's report now turned in,ng coressional leaders from both parties in rare agreement. democrats and republicans now calling for attorney general bill barr to make good on his word to release as many detail as possible. >> when his report comes to you, will you share it with usch as mu as possible? >> consistent with regulations and the law, yes. >> reporter: republican senate leer mitch mcconnell sayin in a statement, i sincerely hope that he will do so as soon as he can and with as much openness and transparency as possible. nancy pelosi and senate democratic leader chuck schumer insisting on seeing the full report. >> attorney general barrust not give president trump, his lawyers or his staff any sneak preview of special counsel mueller's finding s or evidence and the white house must not be allowed to interfere in decisions about what parts of those findings orvidence should be made public. >> reporter: and democrats say they want access to the bulk of the special counsel's work documents, interview notes and her evidence. senator richard blumenthal, a democratic member of the judiciary committee, speaking eanier "today." >> the american people want the mueller report, not the barr report. and the american people paid for this investigation. they deserve to know all of the findings and evidence. it is important because it was an attack on our democracy. >> reporter: by giving it a public airing, republicans hope it clears mr. trump after a 22 month investigation that he has called a witch hunt. democrats want to dig deeper to find outhether the findings implicate the president in any wrongdoing that may merit his impeachment. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler -- >> if the justice department doesn't release the whole report or tries to keepts secret, we will certainly subpoena the parts of the and we will reserve the right to call mueller to testify before the committee or to subpoena him. but we'll only do that if necessary. >> reporter: and democratic lawmakers running for president uby nothing shortfepor o the will suffice. senator kamala harris a step further, she is calling on the attorney general to testify publicly. >> geoff bennett on capitol hill, thank you. now to her headlines. the u.s. backed syrian forces declaring vgtory this morn after liberating thereast aa in eastern syria held by isis.campaign to take back the group's territory has taken t i u.s. andts partners five years, two presidencies and more than 100,000 bombs. the group self declared caliphate at its heightuled a third of both syria and iraq and served as a launch pad for extremist attacks around the world. here in the u.s., pittsburgh is bracing por moretests after a formeric police offer was acquitted friday in the killing of an unarmed 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flames and anteaters. and my 5-year-old daughter said i can't talk, i'm watching villanova. who do you have going all the my? >> i think i havehigan in a bunch. another check dylan who is checking her brackets. >> i did. lsu still in it, so i'm doing all right. if it feels cold out there, there's a good reon. temperatures are well below average and it is windy. windchill in boston is . syracuse feels like 11 degrees right now. feels like 30 detroit. 23, minneapolis. we've got cold air on the sen r eastern side of this high. minneapolis should be close to 60 today. st. louis close to 60. but on the eastern side of th, albany only 39 degrees today. tomorrow it warms up a bit for the et coast. new york city should get up to 55r 60. ro roanoke, virginia, 66 degrees. st. louis about 66. now going into next week, we are going to see temperatures dip back off again tuesday and wednesday. philadelphia highs only in the 40s. detroit stuck in the 40s. though it does start to warm up by mid-week. raleigh 51 for tuesday. farther to the west, temperatures still mainly below average although kansas city should look pretty good on wednesday withig aof 64. that's a look at the weather across the country. >> out our window it's absoidtely gorgeous ou however, it's a little breezy. factor in those winds and this is whatt feels like outside. out in the teens in shenandoah valley. feels like 20 in most places. we're beginning to see those blustery conditinns. the sun will help warm us up but the wind's with us all day gusting up to 30 miles an hour. settling down abo 6:00 or 7:00 tonight. low 60s and all sun. > and that is your latest forecast. >> thank you. still to come, roseanne barr speaking out again about the last lation of her series year. now she's leveling a very now she's leveling a very personal attack a ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ walgreens... battle beautifully but allstate actually helps you drive safely... with drivewise. it lets you know when you go too fast... ...and brake too hard. with 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would her. >> reporter: abc's roseanne's spinoff has just eden ren for a second season and features much of the original show's cast with one glaring exception. >> i don't believe that sara gilbert is trying to destroy row sha roseanne. but sara gilbert has emerged ae th star of the connors and i think that that probablyow roseanne. but sara gilbert has emerged as the star of the connors and i think that that probablyw roseanne. but sara gilbertthas emerged as star of the connors and i think that that probably roseanne. but sara gilbert has emerged as the star of the connors and i think that that probablyroseanb. but sara g has emerged as the star of the connors and i think that that probably is upsetting too roseanne. >> gilbert says she's is heart broken over the originaha show but barr will always be family and she will always love ohsan. roseanne. >> steve, thank you. moving on to "us," the film is not only expected to dominate the box office this weekend, but critics say it cements peele's status as the master of horror.d may have finourself leaving the theater with moruestions than answers. we got one of the answers from the dirtor himsel >> we know what this movie is about, but beyond that -- >> the main thi i wanted to talk about was our ability to point the finger outward and our inability tpoint the finger inward. so what i mean by that, we're a nation, we're a culture, we're a race of beings that fear what we don't understand and what we don't know and the invader and the outsider and the other. and maybe we are our own worst enemy inhe end. >> interesting. one of those answers, yes. "us"s from universal pictures. and you can catch willie's interview with lupita nyong'o tomorrow on sunday "today." still to come, the rising ho nba star has a very uniquend talent is now sharing it with thell s to come on "today," i will take you inside one of chicago's most popular restaurants where the chef's fresh pasta and more even you issues the hot spot is always fully booked. fully booked. and we'll help you r that there's a lobster i in our hot tub?t. lobster: oh, you guys. there's a jet! oh...i needed this. no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on our car insurance with geico. we could have been doing this a long time ago. so, you guys staying at the hotel? yeah, we just got married. oh ho-ho! congratulations! thank you. yeah, i'm afraid of commitment... and being boiled alive. oh, shoot. believe it. geico could save you 15% or more on car insurance. that guy's the worst. let's talk about thisd when we meet next week. edward jones came to manage a trillion dollars in assets under care by focusing our mind on whatever's on yours. why are all these business owners so excid? we're going to comcast. it's ahead of the game, ahead of the curve. it's going to add to the productivity of our business. it's switch and save days at comcast business. right now, get fast, reliable internet for $49.95 a month and save $600 a year. just one more way we take your business beyond. but hurry, switch and save days ends april 7th. internet that's reliable. internet that's fast. that's super important. i just want to get it right now. call today. comcast business. beyond fast. good mornin 8:26 on this saturday, march 23rd. i'm adam tuss. here's what's happening right now. in a fewer hours the are going to play for a spot in the sweet 16 in march madnessth. take on third ranked lsu. then tomorrow liberty and virginia tech face off. if you can't catch any of the games, tune in all weekend for a recap of the action. staying with sports news, in just a couple of days the caps plan to visit the white house for their stanley cupvictory. but braden holtby says he will not be joining. smith-pelly has als rejected an invitation. oshie and carlsonaid they will go to the white house on monday. tonight's the power ball a drawing the jackpot keeps growing. we saw people scooping up tickets re. the top prize for tonight's drawing is a whopping 625 million bucks. if you take the lump sum, it's $3n. mill not a bad day to check out welcome back. lauryn, i am ready for ring. say it's here. >> it's here. i mean, officially started on wednday, adam. so it's officially here. now, whether it feels liker it not, we are kind of dealing with that still. listen. akday, windb out there. tomorrow, light jacket. monday an umbrella. then you'll need your winter jacket by tuesday. don't put it away just yet. temperatures in the upper 30s th those winds at about 10 to 20 miles an hour. gusts up to 30 out theretoday. temperatures are rising into the low to mid-50s. we're going to have plenty of sunshine out there. winds settle down about 6:00 p.m. tonight. then sunshine tomorrow, low 60s, light winds. we will see an increase in cloud cover late on sunday. we do have showers around for your monday. just some light stuff. nothing like yesterday. then look at tethis. eratures dip on tuesday. that's why we need that winter jacket. then we're right bac u going into the 20e7s by next weekend. so there's your spring, adam right ere. >> thank you very much. we are back at 9:00 with all your news and weat we are back on this saturday rning, march23, 2019. and it is clearly spring break on new york city. we have a huge crowd here w h us. let me hear youuys now. [ cheers ] >> my goodness. good group thank you for spending some of your saturday morning with us. >> happyspring. it is freezing out here. still to come, spring has sprung and that means big changes aheal ing why now might be the best time to buy a new home or get ready to sell your. we'll have tips for people looking to do both. and then if you are not planning on buying orselling, we'll show you what you can do to spruce up the house, make it feel a little new. and later we'll take you inside one of theotst inside chicago and show you why this is always fully booked. ngd we have the restaurant's award win chef in our kitchen showing us how to cook up perfect pasta at home. >> always good eats in chicago. but first with march madness in full swing, the nation's eyes are onhe hard court. but sometimes it is an athlete's t catchff the court t our attention. >> navigating the nba at 20 is hard enough, but jared allen is doing that and a lot more. he isaking his passion for technology and showing the next generation that you can be mine than one i caught up with the texas native at the nets training facility where he was working withwh kids o are part of 4-h. >> reporter: at 6'11", the nets center makes an entrance. because today he is not blocking shots, he iski worng with staunl students on something entirely different. coding. is it true you built your own computer back in the day? >> built my o computer when i was a sophomore in high school. i taught myself looking up youtube videos and online information forums. >> reporter: what is it about electronics that you >> they civil are lesi you connect stuff and they either work or don't work with. >> reporter: and since joining the nba, he has given back. like taking kids grocery shopping but with a twist, filling their carts at $100 or less and using math. ff the courts, allen is actively involved in the nets' initiative to promote science, technology, engineering and math education better known as s.t.e.m. on the court, he is a powerhouse. earlier this season, blocking one of basketball's greats lebron james with. what did that feel like? >> that is another surreal moment. lebron arguably the best player that ever played the game of basketball. and to get thepportunity to even be able to block the shot, that is an .accomplishment >> reporter: his father leonard was once a basketball player forelf, but now he wor dell computers. >> he's been working there almost 10, 12 years now. my brother, he actually is a better coder than i am. so he is into computers. is just a computer household. my dad gave that to me. heever forced basketball to me. he wanted me to be a normal kid, he didn't want basketball to ayffocate me. >> reporter: he m tower over me, and thieves middle schoolers, but he is not much older. >> what is jared like? >> i feel like is he like one of >> what is jared lik >> i feel like is he like one of us. a kid at heart. >> i want them to know that there is a lot of oppornity fo everybody, not only a kid or an adult. you have the opportunity to take a passion that you love and spread did it other people like doing. >> h says if he didn't play basketball, he'd still be in school studying. sigh dole he is turning 21 next month. i asked him what is said he doesn't like to look too far in the future, he just wants to get better. but those kids obviously he is a rock star, sut he is close to their age that it is one of those things where they cognize i don't have to do just one thing. you can be an nba rock star and still awesome in the classroom. >> did he give you any tips? >> no, i tried to get by him. there is. really nothi almost like my ball was just a fly. and you have the forecast. >> it iscold, but it is spring. so let's take a look at the outlook and what we are going to see. today we've got some of tha t raough the middle of the country that could lead to even more flooding. but as we continue through the next couple of months, it does look like below average for the middle of the country. warmer, though, for the east coast,nd also for t west coast. alsor precipitation, it looks wetter in the middle of the country which is why we will seeatolder tempes. drier out west which is a relief considering how wet it's been s with therms off the coast recently. that's a look at the weather across the untry. here's a peek out your window. >> we've got some beautiful conditions out there but cold conditions. 30s right now windchi20s in the with the westerly winds blowing anywhere from 10 to 20 miles an hour.gu s up to about 30 to 35 miles an hour throughout the day today. we're going to be dealing with those windy conditions all thughout the day. but we're also dealing with plenty of sunshine. so warming into the low to s. mid- clear skies overnight. those winds come after about 7:00 p.m. tonight. tomorrow, low 60s, light wind, thanks for hanging out with me. >> anytime. >> that is your latest forecast. >> this is my time to take selfies with everybody. thcoming up next home real estate market is blooming. expert tips for buying or selling your home, just ahead. but first these messages. man: one, two, here we go! ♪ i'm alive, i'm alive ♪ ♪ i'm alive, i'm alive, i'm alive... ♪ alive! gives you more vitamins and minerals than leading brands. because when you start with more, you own the morning. alive! you own the morning. you wouldn't accept from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? 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>> you can negotiate a little bit, but i think that you really just want to make sure that ten will listen to you and understands what you are after. >> looking after your best interests. let's focus on the home buying process. how do you get the most bang for your buck? >> first get pre-qualified for your mortgage. it doesn't mean that you have to spend that much. it is reallimportant to set budget that you are comfortable with. and then th is where the fun starts. you can hit some openhouse, finding out what yound like don't like in a home. your agent will take you on private when you are ready to m ffer, your agent can tell you if there are any pending offers. if there aren't, maybe you can low ball a little bit. and then once under contract, go back to tse mortgage lenders. it is so important because it can save you hundreds of dollars a year if aou shopund for a mortga. so use a comparison tool to compare rates, check monthly >> tell them you got a better deal elsewhere if you want myne bu. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about the other side of the equation. you may be considering the possibility of selling. what are the best things to know as you consider that process? >> pricing is so important. what we're hearing is that there aren't as many bidding wars this year. and your agent will help you with that. but they a the expert and then it is just about getting the home ready for the irket. so it is cleanin up, getting rid of clutter, putting away family photos so the buy can really envision themselves in your he. and fixing any damages. and then go outside and see if there are small things that you can do, f up the lawn, paint your front door, update your use numbers, little things like that buyersnotice. and maybe some stages. it can pay to hire a staging company. it is around $700, but buyers often pay more for a staged home. >> all right. ce to see you. appreciate your time. also coming up, if you are not buyingel orng your home, you might be thinking about that process of sprucing it up nonetheless. we'll show you how to redecorate with some of the latest trends, so with xfinity mobile i can customize each line for each family member? yup. and since it comes with your internet, you can switch wireless carriers, and save hundreds of dollars a year. are you pullin' my leg? 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>> renovation. i recently renovated a small space. it can a be reasonable. so think about your entrance, foyer, bathrooms. the stick tile is still wegood. to way accoufair and got all this. they have everything for renovations. these sconces, they had great sconces. and then just throw a little shelf up on the wallnstead of a table so it is not heavy looking and you get mof space. andou don't want to do this big of a renovation, you can do maybe for your back splash or fireplace ma tels. ans is actually peel and stick. so if you don't wanto al with the grout and stuff. >> i love this. >> f a kitchen, it is just simple, easy, affordablenk and i tretty impressive. >> and it is so clean, not too clu cluttered at the front door. so this is a big deal here. we'll attempt to renovate live within minutes on the show. this is how quickly you can chan your living room. >> you even just one piece of furniture like a -- let me just show you. guys, canky get some help?s leet the old dark wood out of here and bring in something fresh and white. white stantly impacts your room. it makes it feel live and clean. and you want to cluster your florals together. it is a great way to think this is what i want you to do from now on especially in spring, group them together. and then artwork, a lot of high en designers are showing large art. it is expensive. so if you get two piecesen a put it together and make it looks like one. a little thisway, guys. >> and that is a great idea >> it is affordable and impactful. and of course think about your pillows. these are a little grab let's throw these out and again bring in some of the pops of white, a little accent color. >> we just redecorated a room in 3:30. i'm giving you a high five. thank you. will you accept this tulip? 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>> it came from eating first. it always meant family and frie ls and thate of togetherness i yearn for. >> reporter: many of these diners have waid monthso t delighted by their menu. even a simple salad isn't so simple can we just brag on you for a little jabit? s beard best new chef, best restaurant in america. you were on iron chef, to.chef. >> yes >> you were the first person to actually beat bobby flay. >> yes, that is true. >> how does it feel to check off all those things? he i'm really blessed. i can't believe accolades that we've received.i month vea monteverde is really my heart. >> reporter: she grew up cooking with her gland parerand pathpare it was she fell in love with comfort food. always say it is an ingredient that you can't add is the heart and sou it sounds cheesy, but whe you ally do that, it is different. and you can taste the difference. >> what do you want them feeling when they walk away? >> i want them full and happy of course. but restored. that's what i want people tond leave go aah. and this was incredible and i can't waitt book another reservation. and chef sarah is joining me now this morning. it is so nice to have you her this is great. i'm so excited. >> and yourestaurant is all about homemade pasta, made to order. and you have se interesting tools. >> pasta is so i always have a box of dry spaghetti. so feel free to do that. you can buy sheets, you can make them fresh.e guitar strings cut the pasta and you can roll it by hand if you don't have that. let's make some sauce because that is the best part flp we'. >> we're just going to start ting. >> and this sauce oig is what i call salumi i always have these little loose end pieces of cured meat. what do you do with them. and they are real flavor bombs. >> just throw it all in. >> and a little bit of ground beef. cook it for about five, ten minutes. caramelized onions, add a layer of sweetness to the dish. this is all lering avor. >> and you cook those slow? >> slow. and a litfe bit salt and sometimes a little bit of butter. tomato paste is great. a little bit of groun fennel seed. and chilwhich i a chilli flake i lik a good amount. and you will add your meet back in. we added the onions and it goes back in. gliz it w thglaze it with the r. >> you can guys tastes layers or fl >> when peter starts making noises, it is good. >> let it simmeror about 45 to 50 minutes. >> okay. o>> here i love marry the pasta with the sauce. this is not just the ladle on top. this is take your pasta pot, add your sauce to it. stir it together. >> so you mix the pasta sauce all in. >> yeah, we call it the marriage ceremony. >> and this is a pistachioto pe -- >> with green olives,rs ca changes the game for sure. >> you are amazing. f you want these recipes, head to today.com/food. >> it is worth to go to the websiteor these recipes. >> so good. >> that will do it for us on a saturdayni m. tomorrow, willie will sit down talking ta nyong'o about "black panther" and what it was like to star in the new horror film "us." >> and monday we'll introduce you to influence herng investi in the female business. and ane entrepreneur who m big changes of a steering how hard it is to get the money needed to launch an idea. >> we hope you have a great day. have a great weekend, everybody. good morning. i am adam tuss. straight aheadto on newsy -- >> reporter: a massive sinkhole on the gw parkway mns some weekend woes for motorists. when will it reopen? i'll tell youg com up. and police are investigating an overnight shooting in springfield. i'll let you know what we're learning. plus the cherry blossom festival begins today. we'll give you a what's going on. cherry blossoms still in stage two oer the of being stage three. we've gotarome wmer weather headed our way but also more rain. we'll talk about that coming up. >> all right. thank you very much. we'll have all that and mo. we'll have all that and mo. re migraine with botox®. what if you had fewer headaches and migraines a month? we'll have all that and mo. re botox® prevents headaches and migraines before they even start. botox® is for adults with chronic migraine, 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. botox® injections take about 15 mins. in your doctor's office and are covered by most insurance. effects of botox® may spread hours to weeks after injection causg serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away, as difficulty swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be signs of a life-threatening condition. side effects may include allergic reactions, neck and injection site pain, fatigue, and headache. don't receive botox® if there's a skin infection. tell your doctor your medical history, muscle or nerve conditions, and medications, including botulinum toxins, as these may increase the risk of serious side effects. with the botox® savings program, most people with commercial insurance pay nothing out of pocket. talk to your doctor and visit botoxchronicmigraine.com to enroll. heading intohe 9:00 hour here on this saturday morning. this is what we're following for special counsel robert mueller has submitted his report into ssia's possible interference into the 2016 presidential election. we're going to break down what happens next new this morning, police trying to figure out who shot a springfield. and traffic alert. part of the gw parkway is closed because of a massive sinkhole we've been telling you about. 're also going to let you know what area you need to avoid. welcome in and thanks for being with uhi on saturday morning. it's march 23rd, 2019. i'm adam tusn for david. let's get a check of your forecast with metrologist lauryn ricketts who says that warmer weather is on tap. man, that wind overnight was intense. >> yeah, it was intense.ll and it rea picked up yesterday, adam. and now we're dealing with those winds throughout much ofhe day today. so brisk to blustery condition today. definitely blustery out there right now because those temperatures are still in the s. windchills are in the 20s. west sustained wind at about 20 miles an hour. th're going to be between 10 and 20 sustained winds. but gusts up , 40 miles an hour. so that's going to be possible as we continue through your tsaturday. buperatures are warming up because, look. we've got blue skies out behere. tiful conditions out there throughout the entire day. so again, ttures are going to move right on up. ighsto mid-50s for daytime today. again, plenty of sunshine. but we will have those winds with us. they'll start to settle down about 6:00 or 7:00 tonight. dry right now. you can see not a lotng happe throughout the -- really the eastern part of the united states. there's the system that passed through yterday up to the north and east. but this sp our next system. headed our way. we'll let you know whe rain arrives because we will see rain out of that. that's all coming up in just a little bit. >> all right. thank you very much the wait is over. after almost

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