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lives. just devastation beyond belief. it's made people more concerned than they were before. ♪♪ good morning and welcome to "sunday today" on this st. patrick's day, march 17th. i'm willie geist. talks over a potential temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas could resume today in qatar with the goal of releasing israeli hostages and getting much-needed aid to the civilian population of gaza. the biden administration had hoped the pause in fighting would be in place before the muslim holy month of ramadan which began this week. and this morning the white house is weighing how it will respond to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, after he approved a plan to enter the city of rafah when he was criticized in a speech by senate majority leader chuck schumer. we'll have the latest in a live report and talk to kristen welker just ahead. plus our "sunday focus" on

tiktok. with the house of representatives passing a bill this week that could ban the popular app in america, as the company and its millions of users protest loudly. then, with opening day less than a week away, our "sunday spotlight" on the major league all-star who may have a second career with a much heavier ball. we'll hit the lanes with dodger superstar and 300 bowler mookie betts. and later, a new "sunday sitdown" with academy award winner kate winslet on playing a dictator losing her grip in the buzzed about new series requesting the regime" and the head-spinning whirlwind of life after starring in one of the biggest movies in hollywood history. >> in its most acute phase of "titanic-ness" it was not much fun, because i didn't have kind of an infrastructure, i guess, that went hand-in-hand with being a famous person. also, when you are given opportunities like that and you're young and you're a girl, you just shut up and be

grateful. >> a "sunday sitdown" with kate winslet. plus another life well lived laettner the show. but let's begin with the rising tensions between the united states and israel over israel's handling of the war in gaza. nbc's aaron gilchrist is live with more. good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning to you. it's been about a week since israel announced it, indeed, has a plan for an assault on rafah and the evacuation of civilians but no more details have been released. several u.s. officials tell nbc news the white house is considering how to respond if israel invades rafah without an achievable plan to protect palestinian civilians. john kirby on friday explained why the u.s. would not support israel launching an attack on rafah right now. >> we won't get behind a plan that doesn't properly account for the million and a half refugees who need a place to go, where they can be safe. to move now in a major way

without a proper accounting for all those people that would, as we've said, be a disaster. >> reporter: now admirable kirby was asked directly whether the administration expected to see the rafah plan and would only say, quote, we welcome the opportunity to see it. they have discussed possibly holding or delaying the sale of some weapons to israel. at the same time the u.s. set a march 24 deadline for israel to provide written proof it's using american weapons in line with international law. if the israelis are not complying, it could force the issue of military support. willie? >> more than five months now those hostages have been held and much-needed gaza aid on the line. we'll be watching. aaron gilchrist, thanks so much. kristen welker is the moderate or of "meet the press." it's clear things are getting tense between president biden and netanyahu.

chuck schumer very critical of prime minister netanyahu. where do things stand in this relationship right now? >> that's the key question, willie, and, you're right, leader schumer called netanyahu an obstacle to peace, really strong language there, prompted a backlash from republican leaders in the house and senate who said it was improper for him to be weighing in on another country's political landscape. but president biden called it a good speech, to some extent this might give the president some coverage. he's gotten criticism from his democratic base that he's not doing enough to pressure netanyahu to try to limit civilian casualties, to try to get more aid into ukraine, so i think that is where this is headed right now, i think you are going to see the administration really try to ramp up pressure on netanyahu to do more in both of those areas. a lot at stake including as he faces this very tough re-election battle, willie. >> yeah, unclear if prime

minister netanyahu is listening at this point. kristen welker, thank you so much. we, of course, will be looking for much more on "meet the press" when kristen is joined exclusively by sheff jose andraise, the founder of world kitchen, that brought in 200 tons of much-needed food and supplies to gaza. during a campaign rally in ohio on saturday, former president trump promised to place tariffs on cars manufactured abroad if he's re-elected and made a dire prediction of what would happen if he is not. >> now, if i don't get electsed, it's going to be a blood bath -- that's going to be the least of it. it's going to be a blood bath for the country. that will be the least of it. >> in response to the former president's comments, a spokesperson told nbc news, biden's policies will create an economic blood bath for the auto industry and autoworkers. a spokesperson later said mr. trump was doubling down on his threats of political violence

with that bloodbath comment. in just a few hours, the polls will close in russia's presidential election with the outcome never in doubt for vladimir putin. nbc's chief international correspondent keir simmons in a small town near moscow. what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, willie, they're just getting started with an election night event as the electoral commission says that turnout has now reached 66%. so this is the official picture. and then alexei navalny before he died called for people to stand up and stand silently. and now navalny's team and the non-state are putting out these pictures of people standing outpolling stations, many look younger than the kinds of voters we have seen. we've seen images of an election worker detained for wearing an alexei navalny t-shirt.

earlier today i caught up with boris. he is the opposition candidate who was not allowed to run. he voted with his son and with his elderly mother. quite a contrast to president putin who voted on computer on his own in his office. >> reporter: you believe that one day? >> i hope i will be alive till the day of the free elections in russia federation. >> reporter: meanwhile, willie, the russian ministry of defense says that there are now 35 examples of drones being fired over russia in eight different regions accusing the ukrainians of trying to disrupt the election. willie? >> six more years ahead, it looks like, for vladimir putin.

we'll find out officially a short time. keir simmons, thank you very much. turning back home here, with a handful of conference championships still to be decided this afternoon, college basketball fans, both die hard and casual, are ready to fill out their march madness brackets when the men's and women's fields are announced today. nbc's jesse kirsch is in cleveland with a preview of who will make the cut and who might be left out of the big dance. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. the question remains, who will be in, who will be out? fans are soon going to know their favorite team's path to a potential national title. and for the women's teams that would involve a trip here to the final four in cleveland, ohio. this city and fans all over now getting reldy for the big dance. this morning the college basketball world is on the edge of its seat after conference tournaments wrap up today, this becomes selection sunday when the men's and women's march

madness brackets are announced. some teams are guaranteed to tournament spot. the tar heels were upset, winning the acc conference championship. and all the caitlin clark fans out there don't have to worry either. the iowa superstar and her hawkeye teammates are guaranteed a spot in the women's bracket after clinching their third straight big ten tournament title. >> the three-peat is complete! >> reporter: the question now, can clark end her record-breaking season with a national championship? >> you have to be resilient, you have to be gritty. >> reporter: other automatic bids will go to schools like you kron, texas, notre game and unc. >> davis makes them pay. >> reporter: and for the men, the st. peter's peacocks know they, too, can lace up their dancing shoes. >> the peacocks return to the ncaa tournament. >> reporter: that school became america's team in 2022 as the

first men's 15 seed to reach the elite eight. still to come today, more conference championships including a big ten men's matchup between wisconsin and illinois. >> the drive, the floater! >> reporter: the badgers sneaking past one seed purdue saturday with this soft touch in the final seconds of overtime. >> we're playing really well. we have all our pieces and they're clicking. >> reporter: illinois holding off nebraska. >> for the lead, got it. >> reporter: and in the big 12 championship, iowa state toppled the number one seed houston. >> a great look. >> reporter: once the games wrap up, the men's and women's committees will select the brackets and then march transforms into madness. the men's tournament starts first. that's on thursday. you have just before tipoff to lock in your brackets and, willie, i have to tell you, i think i'm coming down with something. i need to call off for thursday and friday.

i'm sorry, i can't be there. back to you. >> that's a pro move, jesse. i've done that before. start at noon and go to midnight. take the day off. >> reporter: convenient. >> who do you like in this tournament? uconn looks amazing, getting good at the right time. they won last year, of course. never count out caitlin clark but on the women's side south carolina has been unbeatable this year. >> reporter: the record breaking season caitlin clark is having, you have to imagine it would be the true cherry on top if she could finish things off with a national title and we would be seeing that right here, willie. >> i'd love to see it. jesse, get well soon, but maybe, like, next sunday get better. good sunday morning. the time is 6:12. we are starting off in the 40s in the north bay. 52 in san francisco and 44 in livermore. notice a little more of that

dense fog through parts of oakland, the peninsula, and up into santa rosa. just be careful with changes in visibility. otherwise, we're going to go into oakland, getting ready for the marathon. temperatures nice and comfortable there, 70s for dublin as we celebrate st. patrick's day. straight ahead, the highs and lows of the week including the star who may not have received an academy award but who clearly won the oscars just by being ken. and, as you prepare to fill out your march madness bracket today, the traditional blessing of the mascots at one of america's most hallowed churches. but, up next, our "sunday focus" on the future of tiktok in america. a bill that could lead to the ban of the wildly popular app. is tre really a chanche [ eserene music playing ] welcome to the wayborhood. the wayfair vibe at our place is western.

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presidential politics, what is the future of tiktok? nbc's savannah sellers has our "sunday focus." >> you will be destroying small businesses like us. >> reporter: tiktok creators descending on the capital this week. >> say tiktok! >> you need to make your voices heard. >> call them and tell them to stop the ban. >> reporter: -- hoping to stop the media giant. tiktok appealing directly to its users. >> we had millions of kids calling congress, in some cases threatening suicide. >> reporter: even flying creators out to washington. >> they are trying to rush a vote -- >> reporter: what would it mean for you and your family if tiktok were banned in the u.s.? >> it would be devastating being able to launch out a positive message would be completely stopped. >> reporter: but in the end, the bill passed in a landslide. >> yeas 263 and nays 265. >> reporter: and now heads to

the senate. if signed into law, it would force tiktok's chinese owner, bytedance, to sell the platform within six months or face a possible ban in the u.s., its biggest market. tiktok says around 170 million americans use its platform, including 7 million small business owners. many of them now worried about their livelihoods. >> it is 100% of our income. it's how i feed my wife and three children. >> reporter: but lawmakers say the move is a matter of national security. >> this app has the potential of being a mass surveillance tool against american people. >> reporter: critics point to law that allow them to demand data. several countries, including the u.s., have already banned the app on government devices. >> we worried about the spy balloon hanging over the u.s. you know? a lot of people put this at 170 million spy balloons. >> reporter: another fear, the power and reach of a hugely popular foreign based platform that is readily accessible to millions of americans. many of them, teenagers. >> the reason that is valuable to the chinese communist party, it begins to allow them to know how to influence americans.

>> reporter: but tiktok's ceo insists the app is not a tool of the chinese government. >> there's a lot of noise, but i haven't heard exactly what we have done that's wrong. >> reporter: meanwhile, any possible sale of the app could prove costly and complicated. >> one of the issues is, what do you get when you buy it? they're not going to get the algorithm. if they do, that we can see if they have been spying, in fact. >> reporter: former treasury secretary steven mnuchin looking to assemble a group of investors. >> this should be owned by u.s. businesses. there's no way the chinese would ever let a u.s. company own something like this. >> reporter: the current bill does not allow the current remo fr government to remove tiktok from people's phones. it would be unavailable to download or update. in india, where tiktok is already banned, savvy users worked quick to find workarounds. it all comes in a consequential election year with both parties desperate to woo young voters. do you think this could impact how people vote? >> 100%. there will be people that will not be re-elected because of the way they choose to vote on this ban.

>> reporter: faced with uncertainty, some tiktok users already preparing for the end. >> who knows if today is the day and this is the last video. >> reporter: as the app known for its global reach and viral moves now stands increasingly on rocky footing. >> and savannah joins me now live. savannah, good morning. great to see you. so the bill did pass, as you said, overwhelmingly in the house. things are less certain in the senate. president biden says he will sign it if it reaches his desk. bottom line, is there a chance tiktok will be banned in america? >> reporter: good morning. willie, thanks for having me. no matter what, an outcome like that is a long way off and maybe not so likely given the hurdles here. if the bill made it all the way to biden's desk and he did sign it, first, what happens then, so that six-month countdown clock starts to sell it off and interested buyers, as i mentioned, are starting to materialize. tiktok would almost certainly challenge a ban in court that will add even more uncertainty, even more time here.

and, again, a ban looks like no more downloading of the app which means it would become defunct though it would not stop disappearing off phones as the law is written now. willie? >> 170 million users, that's a lot of voting power as well as we heard in your piece. >> reporter: it is. >> fascinating stuff. savannah, thanks so much. we appreciate it. up next, a new "sunday sitdown" with oscar winner kate winslet on the challenge and fun of playing a delusional dictator in her new series, and how her experience after "titanic" changed hollywood for women. and then "a life well lived." the man who flew planes in the united states air force before soaring into aviation history as a commercial pilot. and, as we head to break on this st. patrick's day, a boat dropping dye in the chicago river in a windy city tradition that dates back to 1962 when local plumber's union,

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joe simitan. but then simitan took back the lead, up by 20 votes. sam liccardo has been the front runner. there are less than 19,000 ballots left to count, and sit possible one of those candidates may want a recount. what can we expect on this st. patrick's day? let's check in with cinthia pimentel. >> good morning, kira. we can expect a lot more sunshine after some of this morning fog starts to mix out. you can see it already from san francisco, right there towards the distance, blocking the golden gate bridge and the headlands beyond there. dublin, we'll get ready for day two of the st. patrick's day celebration. starting in the mid 40s, cooler in the valleys as the cold settles. as we go into the morning, we should see more sunshine. we're going out towards oakland, starting off in the low 50s, with that low cloud cover there.

as we get ready for the marathon, you do need a light jacket. but then we should see more of those sunny skies starting to mix out. as i take it hour by hour, around half moon bay, more of the seths are in the forecast. so i'll show you quickly as we look at our daytime highs, 64 in san francisco. 69 in oakland. then we'll get more into the low 70s in our inland valleys from santa rosa to concord, down into san jose. we'll see a warmer day to start our workweek on monday. i'll show you those daytime highs. and then a pattern in the weather. so i'll talk about that at 7:00 a.m. >> oh, no, i think i know what that means. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," we have some tragic news. a child, one of two people killed when a car slammed into a bus stop. we'll tell you what safety

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>> and what about helen? >> i think she might have preferred if that conversation happened in private. she doesn't hold grudges too long these days. >> that is kate winslet starring in the gripping 2021 hbo series "mayor of east town," a performance that earned her an emmy and a golden globe for best actress. winslet also earned the toughest acclaim of all, from the people of philadelphia for nailing that very specific philly accent. in her latest role, the academy award winner puts on an accent that's a little more difficult to place. winslet stars as the dictate orp of a fictional european nation in "the regime," a dark comedy from a team that created another hit "succession." it is the most recent acclaimed performance for the actress who has been nominated for seven oscars and won five golden globes, four s.a.g. awards, two emmys and even a grammy in a

career launched by "titanic." kate and i got together in new york the other day for a "sunday sitdown." at first kate winslet wasn't so sure about playing a dictator. >> i would sit with my eyes closed to my husband, i can't. i can't. here's a great list of wonderful people who would be excellent -- >> you compared alternates? >> i had a full list. >> but the oscar winner was the only choice. >> it is time to show america and the world precisely what we are worth. >> in "the regime" winslet plays chancellor vernon, a vaguely european leader whose grasp on power and realty are slipping away. >> be better at being normal. good, let's start. >> i play a slightly larger than life absurd, sometimes repulsive, sometimes oddly lovable, challenging female dictator. then there's this fantastic,

unexpected dynamic which is she finds herself totally falling in love with a very unlikely ex-soldier who is employed to take care of her and only her, and these two people become obsessed with one another, and it's quite funny. >> this mustard will help. >> go on then. slap me up like a sandwich. >> was it an accent? a look? >> i felt instinctively i mustn't sound like myself. i was quite nervous that if i opened my mouth and i spoke like that, that people would automatically assume they were watching a story about the british monarchy. so it was important right away we were able to establish that this was somewhere else, it is an imagined universe. this is a character clearly has mother issues, abandonment issues, serious father issues, and she's a leader, you know, and she wants to look poised.

but, of course, it's all a mask. for me to peek behind the curtain, why does she keep saying -- i'm marvelous, aren't i? good, good, quick, quick, happy, happy. >> how should i look is not a rhetorical question you ask yourself. >> how do i look? i look marvelous. >> "the regime" was a joyful return to her first love, playing with friends on a set. >> you do have a wonderful way, don't you. >> coming out the other side of covid, i hadn't realized quite how much i had not just missed being in the collaborative group of actors like that but emotionally i really needed it. >> maybe a reminder of why you started acting to be around people like that? >> that's it. that's exactly it. >> born into a family of often struggling actors about 50 miles outside of london, winslet was drawn to the family business. was there any chance you were

not going to become an actress given where you came from? >> when you're little and people say, when i grow up, i want to be a vet, i would think to myself, when i grow up, i want to be on stage. but i didn't know how to say it, but i certainly never thought that i would be in films. >> roles in local theater turned into a part on the bbc series "dark season." >> then, as someone once said, never listen to what people tell you. only what you tell yourself. >> and at 17 years old, a breakout lead in the 1994 film "heavenly creatures." >> i am actually from england, miss stewart. >> of course. >> her introduction to a lifemoi >> you look at the call sheet, your pickup time might be 3:50 a.m. or 4:10 a.m. it's like having a secret. i have my coffee in my thermos. i'm running my lines. who else gets to do this? >> and you don't take it for granted, it doesn't seem. >> the call sheet comes with a

responsibility. that's my job to walk on that set and make sure that everyone feels heard, supported, that we're all going to go into this together. >> in 1997, the rising star quickly became a global celebrity when she played rose alongside leonardo dicaprio's jack in one of the biggest movies in hollywood history. >> i don't want to let you go, jack. >> winslet had just turned 22 when "titanic" hit theaters, turning her life upside-down overnight. obviously when "titanic" comes out in 1997, everything changes for you. >> yeah. >> what was that moment like in your life as that became a phenomenon? >> actually, in its most acute phase of "titanic-ness," it was really not much fun because i didn't have kind of an infrastructure, i guess, that went hand-in-hand with being a famous person. also, when you are given opportunities like that when you're young and you're a girl, you just shut up and be grateful. so there was a lot of, thank

you, thank you, thank you so much, thank you, thank you. i felt like i really had to stand up for myself. do people really think i'm fat? i'm not fat. i'm just a healthy, normal person. that's how i am. being scrutinized for it and almost explain myself or my shape was just wrong. i could just take a step back and was able to at least recognize, hang on a second, i'm famous. i don't feel like i want to be famous. also, i'm not good enough. i've got to learn stuff. i've got to experience the kind of anxiety of playing this role and that role and learn from it and make mistakes and grow. >> to quiet down her own life in the wake of "titanic," winslet chose smaller movies that became beloved classics. >> my name is clementine, by the way. >> i'm joel. >> she won a best actress academy award for her performance in "the reader." >> we couldn't just let them escape. we couldn't. we were responsible for them.

>> at 48, and well on the other side of the "titanic" whirlwind, winslet lives with her husband and children in a quiet corner of england. as a new generation of actors benefits from her experience. >> the fact that that doesn't happen anymore makes me want to weep for joy. i watch wonderful actresses that have an incredible voice, they don't have to explain it. that equal level of ownership to the guys, they have it. >> you probably had a role in that progress which is to say, this is not okay, what is happening to kate winslet. if you were a step on the ladder. >> i sifted through the rubble and went through the kind of [ bleep ] that maybe one day things would change. and now i can quietly say maybe i did have a little bit to do with that. i hope i did, just a bit. >> for the record, kate was under the weather that day but insisted on being there for our interview. her only request, a spot of tea. new episodes of "the regime" air

every sunday night on hbo and stream on max. our big thanks to the gray wind restaurant in new york for hosting our conversation. don't forget to subscribe to the "sunday sitdown" podcast to hear the full, extended interview with kate winslet including her experience after "titanic." you can find our conversation on apple podcasts or wherever you get yours. and next week a new "sunday sitdown" with one of the biggest artists in all of music, kenny chesney, as he prepares for another stadium tour with the release of his latest album. and the moment he found his voice and began to build that no shoes nation. good sunday morning. the time is 6:39. clear through san jose and dublin. in oakland and san francisco, off to a foggy start this morning. but it should mix out and we should see the 70s once again, especially for the inland valleys.

60s at the coast. spring begins today. we'll stay dry for now, but we are talking about changes the second half of the week. ahead on "sunday today," our highs and lows of the week including one of the best tennis players in the world sent scrambling during a match by a swarm of bees. we'll show you how this ended. but, up next, our "sunday spotlight" on one of the best players in baseball making a big name for himself off the diamond at the alley. a trip to the lanes with dodgers superstar and 300 bowler mookie betts. when "sunday today" comes right back. the virus that causes shingles is sleeping... in 99% of people over 50. it's lying dormant, waiting... and could reactivate. shingles strikes as a painful, blistering rash that can last for weeks.

and it could wake at any time. think you're not at risk for shingles? it's time to wake up. because shingles could wake up in you. if you're over 50, talk to your doctor or pharmacist about shingles prevention. the major league baseball season begins on wednesday when the los angeles dodgers and san diego padres play a special two-game syrupies in seoul, south korea. the dodgers are the preseason favorite to win the world series after adding assume star shohei ohtani to an already stacked lineup that includes perennial all-star mookie betts. as sensational as betts is at baseball, he might actually be a little better, believe it or not, at a different game. nbc's morgan chesky puts on his bowling shoes for our "sunday spotlight."

to left center field. rr. >> reporter: mookie betts is in a league all his own with a swing that's pure baseball and a swagger letting him swap sports entirely where three strikes in a row is cause for celebration. >> it's in my blood. >> reporter: you did pick up a bowling ball before a baseball. >> way before. >> reporter: the l.a. dodger seven-time all star and two-time world series champion says some of that baseball success started here in a bowling alley. betts quick to credit his mom, diana, for passing down her bowling prowess, helping him win his first tournament at just 8 years old. >> bowling is so complex. you have to be creative. a lot of visualization just like baseball. >> reporter: and pressure to perform betts thrives on. he admits bowling helps keep a competitive edge. his skill so impressive, he put on quite a show wowing fans at the world series of bowling. >> mookie betts on the precipice of perfection.

300 game for mookie betts. >> reporter: bowling so many perfect games since, both he and wife brianna, have lost count. did you ever think his impact would stretch this far off the baseball field? >> i did. he has an amazing heart. >> reporter: the couple, who met in middle school, are using both sports to give back. founding the 50/50 foundation to help inner city students break barriers. the betts visited the mattel children's hospital and donated to help families of pediatric patients. this isn't just about sports. >> it's about just opportunity for life. creating advantages i have, that someone gave me when i was a kid. >> let's go! >> reporter: and on this night betts bowled for a purpose hosting his mookie and friends bowling tournament. >> it makes it easy to come do these type of things. i can bowl and raise money to help others.

>> reporter: and, as we can attest, betts isn't just a talented bowler. >> fingers in and up just spin it. >> reporter: he may have a hall of fame future in coaching, too. don't think, just do. if mookie betts says it, you go with it. here we go. oh! >> don't think, just do. >> reporter: best bowling coach ever, mookie betts. you heard it here first. for now the all-star's focus is back on the upcoming season with the dodgers. but, rest assured, his eye is always on the ball. for "sunday today," morgan chesky, los angeles. >> .300 hitter and 300 bowler. morgan chesky, who can spin it a little himself, thank you very much. this week we highlight another life well lived. on december 3, 1964, american airlines hired a pilot fresh out of the air force named david harris. by taking his seat in the cockpit, harris took his place

in history. when he accepted the job, harris became the first black pilot for a major american airline. his path was cleared the previous year when the supreme court ruled in favor of another pilot named marlon green whose job at continental had been rescinded. a native of columbus, ohio, harris joined the air force after graduating from ohio state university in 1957. he rose to the rank of captain while flying nuclear capable b-52 bombers during the cold war. after his historic hiring at american, harris relayed a quote where he was told we don't care if you're black, white or chartreuse, we only want to know, can you fly the plane? harris was promoted to captain in 1967 and flew for american for 30 years until his retirement in 1994.

he appeared in the airline's advertising. >> this was an ad that american ran in "ebony" magazine for a couple of months. >> and in 1984 led the first-ever all-black commercial cockpit. harris always stopped along the way to credit the famed tuskegee airmen of world war ii and marlon green for paving his way to history. in 1971, the civil rights leader whitney young jr. died while traveling in nigeria. his widow asked captain harris, a fellow trailblazer in the movement equal rights to fly her late husband's body home to kentucky. captain david harris, who broke barriers in the sky, died last week in marietta, georgi week in marietta, georgi he wasa. 8 i won't let me moderate to severe plaque psoriasis symptoms define me... emerge as you. with tremfya®, most people saw 90% clearer skin at 4 months...

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it is time for the highs and lows of the week. our first high to the biggest star in a room full of them at the academy awards, an american icon recognized around the world by just a single name. ken.

♪ it doesn't seem to matter what i do ♪ ♪ i'm always number two ♪ ♪ can you feel the ken-ergy ♪ ♪ i'm just ken anywhere else i'd be a ten ♪ ♪ is it my destiny to live a life of opportunity ♪♪ >> spectacular, yes, that is guns n roses guitar guy slash during ryan gosling's performance of the power ballad "i'm just ken" from the blockbuster movie "barbie," of course, in pink and the gloves and everything, singing live as he crushed the show-stopping number bringing in barbie herself, margot robbie, america ferrara and greta gerwig. it lost out to another song by

billie eilish but gosling won the night, even had martin scorcese on his feet as captured in this video by his daughter, francesca. get it, marty, clearly feeling the ken-ergy. just a home run for gosling. our first low to the buzz this week surrounding the indian wells open tournament in california where fans gathered to cheer on super stars like coo goff and alcaraz. >> bees are circling ahead. look how many there are. >> yes, bees descending on the court during the men's quarterfinal match sending alcaraz swatting them away as he runs for cover. the bees swarmed one of the broadcast overhead cameras forcing the umpire to halt play for an hour citing a, quote, bee

invasion. brave beekeeper lance davis was called in to vacuum up the bees. >> i just did what i'm supposed to do. i didn't want anybody to get hurt. >> i would like an entire docu-series about the beekeeper himself. alcaraz eventually won the match and will play for the title at indian wells later today. our next high on this march madness selection sunday goes to the higher power at work during this year's college basketball postseason. mascots from all 15 schools in the atlantic coast conference were called to the national cathedral in washington for a blessing of the mascots ahead of the acc tournament. on the same hallowed ground where presidential funerals are held, mascots received a blessing complete with holy water. in an act of blasphemy, or perhaps penance, the demon deacon was among the blessed. notably duke's blue devil opted out, and the team was upset in

its first game of the tournament. somehow north carolina state won the acc title last night even without a blessing for its wolf. our final low actually is a high, at least for the perps taking the drugs from the evidence locker. local cbs affiliate has the story. >> the headquarters building here on broad street is decaying, that's why the city is looking for a new space, a space where rats don't eat evidence. >> the rats eating our marijuana, they're all high. >> did the chief just say what i think she said? >> the rats eating our marijuana, they're all high. >> got it. the rats are all high from eating drugs seized by new orleans police. that headline from the city of new orleans quarterly criminal justice meeting certainly caught the attention of the nation this week. turns out nopd headquarters is a

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hill, north carolina, after marla found out she now is free of all signs of breast cancer. we are thrilled for you, marla. congratulations. check out carolyn and andrew with their daughter audrey on her first snowboarding adventure to quebec. looking like a pro already, audrey. a beautiful shot next of becky and christie at a water fall during a hike in morocco. how cool is that? thanks for bringing us along, guys. look at angela, olivia and their dogs lola and mary in scarborough, maine. happy birthday. down along the bottom in ohio that is hamilton county sheriff shar main mcguffey and her command staff with our sunday mugs. sheriff mcguffey is a 38-year veteran of the sheriff's office. thank you all for what you do every day. look at this squad, haley, joy, ayden, jesse and julia in maui.

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good morning. it is sunday, march 17th, st. patrick's day. look at all these fine folks heading out