we re live at the courthouse. and down to a dozen. basketball s march madness in the home stretch as the nation s 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. we ve got a lot going on. let s get to our top story, disturbing new information about the co-pilot 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 doctor s note to miss work on the very day of the crash. he s 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. re
march madness in the home stretch as the top teams get revenge with an exclamation point. today, friday march 27th 2015. announcer: from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning and welcome to today on a friday morning. four days since the crash of that plane in the germanwings plane in france. they are looking hard at their computers and if you are getting on a plane, how can you not wonder about the crew. the copilot who prosecutors say intentionally crashed the plane into the french alps. possible changes this could lead to for airlines around the world. carry simmons, let s begin with you. good morning. reporter: we learn that the families of the victims here in france are given dna samples to help with the identification. the fbi launched their own investigation because three americans were killed and reports of the copilot on the way to training in the u.s. the crucial question what
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