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another delay. >> the mission set to bring them home suddenly called off overnight. it's march 13th. this is "today." another setback -- nasa and spacex forced to scrub the launch of a new rocket and crew at the final moment. >> this is a ground issue. everything was fine with the rocket and the spacecraft itself. >> so what went wrong, and when will they try again? we're live at the kennedy space center. doubling down -- >> whatever they charge us, we're charging them. >> whatever they charge us with, >> president trump fanning the flames of a global trade war after key allies hit tariffs on american staples on beef to blue jeans to bourbon. just ahead, the back a forth with consumers caught the middle. on the brink -- a government shutdown on the table. senate democrats set to reject the stopgap bill. with the deadline looming, can lawmakers get on the same page? we're live in washington. face-off --

u.s. officials heading to moscow to push russia on a ceasefire deal, but overnight vladimir putin visiting troops in fatigues and issuing a new vow to defeat ukraine. we'll hahave the vy latest. spring break mystery -- mounting questions surrounding the person of interest in the disappearance of an american college student in the dominican republic. what the investigation is now revealing and what authorities here in the u.s. are saying. all that plus wild weather. tens of millions set to enjoy another day of warmth. temps up to 35 degrees above average. but out west heavy rain and flood fears with a powerful storm system on the move. we'll have the full forecast. and fantastic finish -- >> the miss and the putback! and dykstra wins the ball game. >> a dramatic buzzer beater

lifting montana state to a conference title and the women's ncaa tournament as the excitement of march madness grows from coast to coast "today," thursday, march 13, 2025. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and craig melvin. from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and a good thursday morning to you. welcome to "today." so happy that you've decided to start your morning with us. >> it's a good morning because you're back. are you feeling good? >> flu season is real but i'm 100% better. thanks. >> ready to rock. we missed you. at this time yesterday, and i'm sure you were watching, we were showing everybody the spacex rocket. it was on the launch pad ready to go for last night's takeoff. but it is still there this morning and so are those two, the astronauts. that launch had to be scrubbed less than an hour before takeoff, an issue with the clamp arm that holds the rocket in place. >> so nasa is now aiming to try again tomorrow night at 7:03 eastern.

that means at least an extra two days in space for those astronauts, butch wilmore and suni williams, whose initial ten-day trip has now lasted more than nine months. >> well, to give you an idea just how long they've been up there, they first launched back on june 6th. this was more than a month before the paris olympics, five months before the presidential election. a lot has changed over the last 280 days. nbc's tom costello has been covering it from the beginning and joins us now from the kennedy space center. i guess what's another couple of nights when you've been stuck up there nine months, but, man, that has to be disappointing for them. >> reporter: yeah, a real disappointment, i think, for suni and butch. it doesn't matter they've been there nine months. crew ten is now waiting. they need to understand the problem. it is not t with theocket itself. it's with a hydrolic issue on the clamp arm that holds the rocket to the ground, to the ground structure.

until they fix that issue, butch and suni's relief team cannot go to the station and butch and suni remain up there. under perfect florida weather mission control said crew 10 had a 95% chance of launching as three astronauts and one cosmonaut strapped into their spacex dragon capsule. but then at t-minus 43 minutes, bad news. >> at this time we are standing down from today to further address hydraulic release data. >> reporter: mission control announced it was scrubbing the launch due to a problem with the hydraulic line on a clamp arm that holds the rocket to the tower. >> this is a ground issue. everything was fine with the rocket and the spacecraft itself. >> reporter: but it means another delay for butch wilmore and suni williams whose ten-day mission to the space station last june has now lasted nine plus months. they're still up there waiting. once on station crew 10 will relieve butch and suni's crew

nine allowing them to come home. former nasa ast no-fault mike massimino. >> we used to say when you're sitting on the launch pad, you never know you're really going to go until the solid rockets light. >> reporter: suni and butch say they always prepare for the unexpected. still, an unexpected nine-month stay is a long time away from home. >> my youngest is a senior in high school. i'm missing her senior year. that's the lowest, the downest point for me. >> i have two labrador retrievers right now, gunner and roter, who are having boy time with my husband, and i think they'll be very happy for mom to come home. >> reporter: while there's no problem with the spacex dragon rocket, it's been a challenging year for spacex. a very different rocket, starship, has exploded twice in test flights so far this year. now a delay for crew 10. astronauts anne mcclain and nichole ayers, takuya onishi, japanese astronaut. and a russian cosmonaut kirill peskov, all four climbed out of

their capsule and returned to their quarters waiting for word. >> sorry about the unfortunate result today but we'll get you back up there soon. >> tom, let's talk about soon. again, they're saying 7:03 tomorrow. do we know when butch and suni are expected to actually land back here on the third rock from the sun? >> reporter: so the best case scenario on the timeline, they takeoff -- they liftoff, i should say, friday night. they get to the station early saturday morning. and that would allow a handover from crew 10 -- crew 9 to crew 10. th butch and suni and the rest of crew nine can come home. at this moment, that would mean that butch and suni would splash down probably on wednesday, probably in the gulf of mexico, gulf of america, or the atlantic. that's yet to be determined. nasa is still working on that. the bottom line is this is still very much evolving minute by minute. >> tom costello for us. fingers crossed. thank you. also this morning, the

global trade war ratcheting up. president trump vowing a swift response to new retaliation from the european union and canada against his latest tariffs and while that may well raise consumer prices even higher, there are signs that overall inflation may be slowing. i want to turn to nbc senior business correspondent christine romans all over these tariffs. good morning to you. >> good morning to both of you. that inflation report is welcome news to investors dealing with big losses over the last couple of weeks, but it's not clear if that will remain the case with the tariffs set to raise costs on a range of products and even more tariffs expected in the near future. we've been talking about canada, mexico and china, but now the european union retaliating against the president's border taxes. >> reporter: president trump's escalating trade war evolving into an international tit for tat with the european union now hitting back over the president's new levy on all foreign aluminum and steel, announcing retaliatory tariffs on american products worth billions of dollars.

from beef to bourbon and even harley davidsons. >> whatever they charge us with, we're charging them. >> reporter: the president slamming the move by the eu during an oval office meeting with ireland's prime minister. >> will you respond to their retaliation? >> of course i'm going to respond. the eu was set up in order to take advantage of the united states. >> including ireland? is ireland taking advantage of the u.s.? >> of course they are. >> reporter: and this morning canada also pushing back, imposing a 25% duty on u.s.-made tools, computers, and cast iron products. >> make no mistake today's decision by the u.s. will increase costs for consumers. >> reporter: and trump's 20% tariffs on china prompted retaliation from that country, too, targeting american farming and agriculture. [ bell ringing ] amid the trade drama, a respite on wall street with promising inflation numbers. the annual inflation rate improved slightly to 2.8% in february, but all calculated before any of the president's

tariffs took effect. >> okay, so a little good news on inflation, but we haven't yet seen the effect of tariffs. >> that's right. >> can we talk about eggs? >> let's please. >> please work a pun in there. >> we're in lent already so easter is around the corner. there will be a spike in demand for eggs. when we look at egg prices you can see they're up 58% over the past year. that's remarkable. a dozen eggs right now about $5.90. so in february from january they rose 10%, but january they rose -- so you can see a slowing growth. that's important. >> 60% in one year. >> up 60 first in one year. but when i look month to month it's slowing and the usda also pointing out there have been fewer -- the number of avian flu outbreaks is slowing. in fact, there haven't been any new detections in the last couple weeks. that's important. >> okay. and usda is saying when you look very, very closely at these numbers over the past few days or so, you're seeing prices come off a little bit. so we'll watch egg prices, but easter is around the corner, so

that's when we're going to be buying up eggs again. >> thank you very much. >> nice to seeee you. >> thank you, christine. also this morning the threat of a government shutdown is looming once again with the showdown taking shape in the senate ahead of tomorrow night's deadline. there's also growing backlash to the trump administration's latest cost cutting targets including the epa and the department of education. but president trump p is standg by the moves. nbc's garrett haake is at his post there at the white house with details on all of it. garrett, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, these are related issues. democrats say they don't want to give a blank check to donald trump and elon musk to keep slashing the federal government and don't want to pass a spending bill they fear the president will simply ignore. the republican-controlled house alalready paed the gop spending bill and leaving town. leading to this shutdown in the senate. >> reporter: this morning with the government shutdown looming this weekend, president trump facing a major battle on capitol hill. senate democrats saying

yesterday they will not back a government funding bill written by republicans and passed in the house on tuesday. >> our caucus is unified. >> reporter: pushing instead for both parties to pass a short extension and keep working. >> that will keep the government open and give congress time to negotiate bipartisan legislation that can pass. >> reporter: president trump has advocated for the republican bill, which boosts defense spending while making over cuts. >> we're going to continue to work hard. we will continue to stick together and get this job done. >> reporter: both sides have until friday night to reach a deal. the new defiance from democrats marking one of their most high-profile showdowns yet with trump. coming amid deep distress within the party over the massive cuts his administration and top ally elon musk have made in their efforts to reshape the government. the latest big change coming overnight to america's climate and energy policy. >> today i'm pleased to make the largest deregulatory announcement in u.s. history. >> reporter: the head of the

environmental protection agency lee zeldin announcing that the agency will re-examine many of its core rules, which he called suffocating. >> today the green new scam ends. >> reporter: possibly affecting everything from electric vehicles to air quality standards to water pollution rules and climate change policy. and it comes as the fallout continues at the department of education. which faced massive cuts this week, including losing six regional offices. half the office of civil rights. and 300 jobs in the federal student aid office, which handles student loans and grants, union officials say. the president saying he wants to move education to the states and making this claim without evidence about federal workers. >> i feel very badly. but many of them don't work at all. many of them never showed up to work. >> reporter: anthony luna a navy veteran and department of ed probation nar employee fired in february after just a month on the job, responding. >> it's pretty disgusting how they're talking about federal workers when obviously it's not

the case. >> reporter: it will take some time to sort out all of the impacts of the gutting of the department of education. president trump says he wants to abolish the agency entirely, send all of its functions back to the states. but, that would take an act of congress. and require a level of bipartisan agreement that remains well out of his reach for now. craig? >> garrett haake from the white house for us. garrett, thank you. there are new developments this morning in the push for a ceasefire in ukraine. the team of u.s. officials gearing up for talks in moscow after a ukraine agreed to a 30-day pause in the war. but overnight, russia's president, vladimir putin raising eyebrows, donning military fatigues and doing a surprise visit with the troops. nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us from ukraine with what that might signal. good morning to you, richard. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. here in ukraine all eyes are on vladimir putin to see if he will accept this u.s. ceasefire proposal which ukraine says it is fully committed to.

president putin doesn't look like a man ready for a truce, and he doesn't sound like one either. dressed in fatigues visiting his forces in kursk. the russian province. putin said his main priority is to defeat the enemy in the shortest time possible. he says russia may also need a security zone along its border. russian troops have made rapid advances in kursk, the only part of russia partially occupied by ukrainian forces. after president trump cut off the flow of american intelligence to ukraine. kyiv depends on u.s. intelligence for targeting and defense. at the white house president trump says a team is heading to moscow and expressed confidence that russia will join the peace plan, agreed to by ukraine's president zelenskyy. >> i can do things financially that would be very bad for russia. i don't want to do that because i want to get peace. i want to see peace. >> reporter: but does putin? many ukrainian officials

expressed skepticism putin will accept an immediate truce while his forces are advancing and believe he will likely seek preconditions and incentives. ukrainian forces are still fighting as well keeping up the pressure on russia. this soldier is scanning the sky for russian drones even with all this talk of a ceasefire, soldiers out here say they're seeing no letup in russian attacks. they say it's time to give peace a chance. are ukrainian troops ready for a ceasefire? "yes, we are ready," says a former cook who is wife and daughter are refugees abroad. everyone is waiting to see if putin will also agree. what do you expect? "russia's commitments are not worth the paper they're printed on," he said. russia announced this morning that it has recaptured the biggest town in kursk, so while u.s. officials are pushing putin to accept a truce, his troops are pushing ahead. savannah? >> all right, richard engel in

ukraine for us this morning, thank you. back here let's shift to college basketball. the montana state women punching their ticket to the big dance last night after a dramatic finish in their game against rival montana. take a look. >> they're trying to get it to morales. dykstra will take it herself. the miss and the putback, and dykstra wins the ball game! >> marah dykstra, game-winner, at the buzzer, putback, her own miss there. montana state winning the big sky championship game, 58-57. the party lasted all night long in boseman. the bobcats headed to the ncaa tournament. montana state's second conference championship in four years. >> wow. okay. you're full of facts. i love it. >> love a good rivalry game. >> i do, too, and coming down to the wire. heartbreaking for the losing team but the buzzer beater. dylan, love this forecast. it's looking nice with those

really warm temperatures, but out west it's a different story. we actually have a flash flood warning in effect including the los angeles area and flash flood watches across central and southern california. this is all the rain that's making it onshore. when you see the dark reds and purples, that's the really heavy rain. it's a lot of rain in a short period of time. and the ground just can't absorb it fast enough. that's why we could see the flooding. we also have those burn scar areas that could lead to some mud slides, too. it's just not a great situation. they need the rain, but not this much that quickly. it will be nice if it was a little slower process. but it is what it is. we also have a lot of record high temperatures in the forecast. we have a huge ridge in the jet stream, northern highs, southern highs. we are going to see them up to 78 in omaha. wichita, 79. dallas close to 90 for a high temperature, 25 to 30 degrees above average. chicago tomorrow mid-70s. kansas city, upper 70s. st. louis, 83. a little cooler in the northeast than it has been lately, but it's going to get back into the 60s in new york by sunday. it does come with some rain, though. that's a look at the weather

across the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. some lingering showers through the bay area and some cold numbers. we are starting in the mid 40s through mountain view. also out there through dublin. cool up there in santa rosa with a little bit of breaks there in sunshine. san jose looking at some showers right now to start. so if you can delay, maybe heading out the door to work in pleasant hill. you get into the lunchtime hour and it looks a

little bit much better. sun breaks int and that's your latest forecast. >> all right, dylan, thank you. still ahead, we are learning more this morning about the mysterious spring break disappearance of that american college student and the person of interest identified by her hometown sheriff. jesse kirsch in the dominican republic for us. hey, jesse, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. it's now been a full week since sudiksha konanki vanished back there down the coastline. 'll tell you where the investigation stands coming up. all right. also, a silver lining in the recent economic turmoil. the lowest mortgage rates in months, but does that mean it's the best time to jump into the housing market? we'll break down the impact on buyers and sellers. first, this is "to

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good thursday morning to you. it is 726. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at our top stories, including fired federal workers presenting their case in san francisco. i'm ginger conejero saab in san francisco, where within the hour, an evidentiary hearing is set to begin here in the city. in the case filed by federal workers against the office of personnel management. this challenging the mass termination of probationary federal employees last month. that evidentiary hearing is set to begin at 8 a.m. we will be there and bring you the latest on our midday newscast. i was just in los gatos, where the rain is still falling, though the winds have seemed to calm just a bit. i want to show you the power outage map. a lot of power knocked out by those high winds, primarily in the south bay. however, this outage in saratoga was blamed on a car crash which brought down the power pole and the lines down with it. so as you head out this morning, give yourself plenty of time in case the traffic signals are out where you live. let's

talk about the forecast now with cinthia pimentel. yeah, we still continue to see those showers down here in the south bay, san jose being example number one. and it's heavy at times throughout the morning in gilroy over the next couple of hours. mid morning expected here. maybe some downpours coming down on the roof. but look at there as we head on into the early afternoon hours. we could be looking at some sun breaks there in the picture. a much cooler day though. we are looking at an afternoon break with more rain on the way for the weekend. laura, back to you. thanks so much cinthia. don't forget to join us for our today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. we are sitting down with the wine country chef now vying for the top prize in the new season of top chef. he'll talk about what he's calling the experience of a lifetime. hope you join us wherever you stream, including

>> we're back, 7:30. a beautiful morning here in new york. carson, i understand we're playing this iconic tv theme song, "taxi," right? >> yes, yes. >> the great tv show "taxi" based on an actual taxicab stand here in greenwich village. coming up in our "popstart" preview we have "taxi" finally making a cast reunion more than 40 years in the making. >> wow. >> we're excited about it. >> it's coming up on the pwsp. >> yes ma'am. we want to begin this half hour on these new developments in the search for a university of pittsburgh student. she vanished a week ago on a spring break trip to the dominican republic. >> nbc's jesse kirsch has made his way to punta cana. he joins us now with the very latest on the search. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: guys, good morning. the university of pittsburgh junior was here on spring break with a group of friends when last thursday, early morning, she suddenly vanished.

her disappearance has since sparked a massivive search involving multiple countries. it's now been more than a week since a surveillance camera captured some of the last known images of college student sudiksha konanki in the dominican republic. and now sources familiar with the investigation tell nbc news that video also shows the young man, being called a person of interest. the sheriff's office in loudoun county, virginia, where konanki is from, says a 22-year-old man is being considered a person of interest because he was the last person seen with konanki before she vanished from this punta cana beach. the spokesperson stressing it's not the same thing as a suspect, as this is not a criminal matter. it is still a missing person case. the sheriff's office, which has no jurisdiction in the case, says it sent detectives to punta cana to support the fbi. [ speaking in a global language ]. >> reporter: but dominican

republic authorities have not said if they're a person of intere in their investigation. the country's national police telling us the massive search effort involving more than 300 people, has included a focus on the waters overnight, movement where a body would drift if someone drowned. in january, at a beach near konanki's last known location, a authorities say a group of tourists were swept away by rough seas. four did not survive. konanki's mysterious disappearance not keeping spring break crowds away, but some young visitors here reflecting on the situation. >> it makes you think twice about how safe the dominican republic really is and specifically this resort. >> reporter: in a previous statement, ri-u hotel said they were deeply concerned about the disappearance of one of their guests and were working with authorities including the police and navy to conduct a thorough search. now a week into this mysterious disappearance of a u.s. college student investigators still

searching for answers. we just heard back from the dominican republic's national police. they tell us that they do not use the term, person of interest, in their investigations and the police here also tell us at this time no one is being considered a suspect. guys? >> okay. jesse kirsch there with some new developments in the case. jesse, thank you. i want to turn to nbc news analyst and former fbi agent clint watts. good morning to you. this is important to you. this is someone they want to talk to. dominican officials are not calling this person a person of interest. they say there's no suspect, but potentially a witness and somebody investigators should talk to. >> yeah. when you don't know exactly what happened and you don't have any evidence of an actual death, why eliminate any investigative possibilities? i'm sure when you look at u.s. law enforcement, fbi and overs that are trying to work with the dominican republic, you stay as wide as possible until the evidence takes you down paths that eliminate over paths. i'm sure that's what they're

focused on now. >> there were four tourists who apparently drowned not far from here a few months ago. when conducting an investigation like this, how do investigators go about narrowing down the focus or narrowing their focus? >> yeah. two things really with this. one, it's the time line. they do have a time line in this case. they know what it is. they've seen surveillance video of these students who were essentially going to the beach. that time line then narrows, and you are spanning for witnesses. what we see from the news, well, that's just one surveillance camera, but beaches are very porous places where many people transit back and forth, lots of spring break visitors down there. you want to go as wide as you can with the canvass. the most important is identify is she still alive or dead, and if she has passed, the body will provide a lot of evidence, physical evidence, in terms of what the outcome might have been. >> it's been a week, though. are you surprised that either she hasn't turned up and said, oh, i was over here, or they haven't found any evidence of her remains, if that's the case? >> i think some things to

consider is every hour the body is not recovered, if she has drowned or if she has passed away, makes it that much harder for them to find it in ocean currents. remember, it was at least 24 hours before there was any real missing person information was put forward. put all of that together, you're now at two days looking for this body. if she is out in the ocean, this is an extensive search, and it could take some time for it to surface. >> okay, all right. thank you, clint. >> thank you very much. there is much more ahead this morning including an encouraging sign for the economy. we're talking about real estate and falling mortgage rates. vicky nguyen has more. good morning, vick. >> hey, good morning, guys. yeah, rates are down. does this mean it's time for you to jump in? what about refinancing? plus, i'll tell you about a new nbc news index poll to help you with the home buyer's index and it will tell you where to pinpoint a spot to buy. that's next right here on "today."

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according to redfin, an analyst there, it's fears of a recession that are really driving these rates down. and so it's the silver lining for homeowners -- for buyers who have been looking to jump into the home buying market because, you know, with all of the volatility to at least see rates falling, that is very, very good news for folks. so if you are in the market and you think you can afford, this could be a very good time. also refinancing, that's a question i get a lot. the experts would say if this new rate is at least half a percent lower than what you're paying now, then consider refinancing but do the math because you do have to pay. that refinancing isn't free. there are fees associated that could be from 2% to 6% the cost of the new loan. if it brings your monthly payments down and you save money, this could be a good time to refinance. >> i guess if this trade war keeps going on and we do see that economic downturn that some are predicting, they might go even lower. >> that's true. >> the housing market is funky. it depends on where you live. >> very reasonable. very regional. >> what do we know?

what are the good areas? >> this is interesting. nbc news put together a data driven tool called the home buyer index to tell you where it's going to be most difficult to buy as well as where it's the easiest to buy. let me show you the easiest places to buy from a county perspective. greene county, pennsylvania, oklahoma, jefferson county, arkansas. those are the easiest places to buy. on the flip side, tougher places to buy, garfield county, colorado, and two places in new jersey, union county and ocean county. and this is all based on four factors. so it's cost, it's competition, it's economic stability or instability as well as scarcity, so this tool looks at data across all the counties in the united states of america to tell you, hey, it's going to be easier for you here or tougher for you there. you can go to the tool on nbcnews.com, enter the county you're interested in so you can get a sense what are the challenging factors or what are the great factors in that area that could make it more affordable? >> just real quick, vick, for any potential home buyers, is

there anything they can do to help maximize getting a good deal? >> be ready. that means coming with a loan that is preapproved and, carson, these days you can negotiate a lot whether it is the rate that you're paying for your loan, go shop multiple banks. also, with realtors and this new world of, like, how they do their rates and what they're charging buyers versus sellers, you can always ask if they'll take a flat fee or a lower percentage, so this is your time to try to save money by asking those questions and negotiating for sure. and, by the way, if it's not the right time for you, if you're going to be too stretched, if those monthly expenses are too much, stay on the sidelines. save more for a bigger down payment so when you jump in, you will feel more comfortable. >> good news feels good. we'll take it. >> exactly. >> thank you, vicky. >> if i were going to buy a house, a car, a washing machine, i would just bring vicky. vicky, please negotiate. >> that could be a service you start on the side. >> i know, right? a side hustle. >> speak softly, bring vicky. dylan is in for al. we're talking about a lunar eclipse? >> yeah, a really cool thing happening in the sky tonight. you'll want to check it out if

you can. we have the lunar eclipse. what happens is you have the moon and the sun and the earth is passing between the two. so the shadow of the earth crosses over the moon and blocks it out for a little bit. this all starts after midnight tonight eastern time. and then eventually during the total lunar eclipse, it's going to turn red because the earth isn't big enough to block out the whole sun, so we have a ring around the earth that's still casting its light onto the moon so it takes on this reddish glow. as we get to 3:00 in the morning, that total lunar eclipse comes to an end, and then the shadow exits. so it's just a really cool phenomenon and a lot of folks across the country will actually be able to wake up in the middle of the night and check this out. most likely the middle of the country where we have clear skies to see the moon, minneapolis down into texas. you go out west, not so much, in california, and in the northeast not so much. we have an overcast situation going on. if you can, no excuses. go out and see it tonight in the

let's take a look at our day planner in mill valley, looking at a bit of a break right now, but not going to let our guards down. maybe a pop up shower as we go on into the mid morning into the afternoon. better news. we see more breaks in that sunshine, so maybe even a chance of getting a rainbow picture in there over the next couple of days. san francisco and the peninsula very active as we track more rain for tomorrow. a bit of a break forecast. >> okay a little pssp. we're throwing things way back for this one. do you remember the iconic '70s sitcom "taxi"? >> well, boss, i'm back from my vacation. >> you didn't have to run into any brains while you were out there, did you? >> no, but i wasn't really looking. >> what a cast, man. they're back together again.

it had been more than 40 years after the last episode aired that christopher lloyd, carole king, tony danza, marilu henner, judd hersh they all came together for a great cause to pay tribute to their friend and cast mate danny devito. honored for his work on and off broadway with the jason robards for excellence in theater. love to see that legendary gang all back together. legendary gang behind the camera, all those great actors in front of the camera -- behind was james l. brooks who created the show and had come off creating "the mary tyler moore" show and after "taxi" a bar in boston where everybody knows your name. >> that was a heck of a run. >> wow. >> great to see them back together. >> keep up the good news coming in a full "popstart" on the way and jenna with "the boost." hi, jenna. >> everyone is in march madness mode. wait until you see what happened at a high school game that will have you smiling all day right after this.

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leandro. that's where first responders say a six year old girl is dead and five others hospitalized in an early morning house fire. now, here is a live look from that scene. right now. this is on altamont road just east of 580. firefighters say two of the injured victims suffered cardiac arrest and one of the victims injured is also a child. now, we also know that that fire started about three hours ago. and there's no word yet of a cause. we do have a crew there at the scene. of course, we will continue to monitor that and bring you more coverage ahead in our 8 a.m. streaming newscast. right now, we know the weather is affecting a lot of people with a series of storms moving through. cinthia is telling us all about it. yeah, and we're looking at those numbers starting off on the cool side, some evaporative cooling happening in some places. so mid 40s. we're looking at a slushy ride there through oakland. rain on the lens in san jose. a bit of a break through parts of walnut creek and the city. we're looking at the skies starting to clear just a little bit, so we'll get some more sun breaks

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it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, scrubbed. >> this is a ground issue. everything was fine with the rocket and the spacecraft itself. >> the mission to bring back those stranded astronauts postponed yet again. the latest launch delayed at the final moment. so when will butch and suni now come home? we're live at kennedy space center with the latest. then, take five. it's time to plan those spring and summer getaways, so we have assembled our team of experts to get u ready from the road trip to the theme parks, how to properly pack. our "today's five things" will get you prepared. all that plus patrick schwarzenegger live in studio 1a. >> it's better to go for what you want in life and be rejected than have the shot and not take it. tiger woods on the big screen and jeff daniels joining an iconic cast. >> totally redeem yourself! >> that and more coming your way in "popstart," "today,"

thursday, march 13, 2025. [ cheers and applause ] we traveled from fargo, north dakota. >> good morning to my mom! >> sisters trip! >> from omaha, nebraska. >> shoutout to the school of communications at the university of miami. >> here for the boys' birthdays from tennessee. >> visiting from north carolina. >> oxford, mississippi. >> middle berry, indiana. >> florida. >> and nashville, tennessee. ♪ >> celebrating macy's birthday. >> today i turn 11. >> hi to my third grade class. >> at preston elementary in dallas, texas. welcome back to "today" on this thursday morning. we so appreciate you starting your thursday with us. look at all those smiling faces, savannah guthrie.

>> i think we're right into spring break. the crowds, the sun is coming out, warming up everywhere. i mean, people are happy, and we are happy to have them out there and have you with us along at home as well. we have a special series on sleep we've been doing and tomorrow one of our favorite subjects, the mighty nap. >> oh, yeah. >> we're going to put naps in the spotlight. morgan chesky drew this particular short straw. he napped. he napped on camera. so what are the health benefits? is there an ideal length? do they help or hurt your rest at night? we'll answer all of those questions tomorrow morning on "today." i am pro nap. >> there are fewer things i enjoy more than a solid nap. >> love it. w. we'll talk about naps tomorrow. your news at 8:00. the mission to bring home those stranded astronauts facing yet another delay after the launch of the spacex rocket were suddenly called off. nbc's tom costello joins us now from the kennedy space center

with the very latest. tom, this is a saga you've been on for a long time now. >> reporter: yeah. i could use a nap after all of this. the bottom line here, this is a crew 10, a nasa mission. four astronauts onboard, three astronauts and one cosmonaut, and they were ready to go last night. they were on the pad in their falcon 9 rocket with their dragon capsule. they were strapped in, expected to l launch at:48 p.m. and then, at about 7:05 p.m., mission control said they had to scrub the whole thing. and here is why. they have a problem with the hydraulic issue specifically on the clamp arm that holds that rocket into position on the ground structure, right? it's not a problem with the rocket itself. it's rather with the arm and the hydraulic issue on that arm. they have to dissect this issue, figure it out. and once they do, they're going to try, at least at the moment, they're going to try to launch again tomorrow night -- not tonight -- and so, hopefully, these astronauts will be on station early saturday morning. meanwhile, butch and suni, who

had hoped that this morning they would be greeting this crew 10 as they arrived on station, butch and suni are still up there another day or two waiting. and the way this works, just to remind you, crew 10 arrives on station. they assume their roles on the space station, and that allows butch and suni and the rest of crew nine to come back on their crew nine ship, which is already docked. it's been docked since september. so crew nine will leave only once crew ten is on station. best case scenario butch and suni splash down next wednesday, craig?up, frustration is growing among our >> all right. it seems there is an end in sight, though, tom. we'll take that. thank you so much. as the u.s. trade war with canada ramps up, frustration is growing among our neighbors to the north. many of them now boycotting american goods and travel here, some even booing the u.s. national anthem at sporting events. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in quebec this morning where u.s. allies are gathering today.

gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hey there, savannah, good morning. secretary of state marco rubio is here today for a g7 meeting, tariffs will be top of mind. and here in canada, there is a profound sense of betrayal and defiance as the relationship with the u.s. grows even colder. in a country known for its politeness, this morning growing outrage. >> the world's perception of canadians is that we are nice, but we also don't let ourselves be steamrolled. >> reporter: taking effect today, canada's new 25% tariffs on more than $20 billion worth of u.s. goods, retaliation for the steel and aluminum duties. from the trump administration. >> together we will do what we must do to protect canada's economy. >> reporter: the backlash mounting north of the border. >> this is my last bag of american products. >> reporter: social media erupting with calls to buy canadian and boycott usa. i am shopping >> it's on. i am shopping anything but usa.

>> reporter: american exports at grocery stores shunned, some provinces banning the sale of u.s.-made alcohol. vacations to the u.s. are put on hold, too. the number of canadians crossing the border dropped by 23% last month, air travel down more than 2%. the u.s. travel association has warned just a 10% drop in canadian visitors could mean more than $2 billion in losses. canadian companies, like this metal processor, hit hard. if you had a message for president trump, what would it be? >> why are you doing that?t? >> reporter: and while president trump has repeatedly floated annexing our neighbor to the north -- >> canada should honestly become our 51st state. >> reporter: -- many are opposed to the idea and say they feel more united than ever. basketball and hockey fans booing during the u.s. national anthem, but some canadians cheering when one of their politicians threatened to cut off electricity to three u.s. states before later backing off. >> if he really tries to hurt

us, we'll cut off his electricity. he'll have to take the stairs up trump tower. >> reporter: still, many we spoke with stressed, their anger is not directed at americans but at their government. >> we respect america. we love them. we are not the 51st state. we will never become the 51st state. >> reporter: in addition to the g7 meeting here, canadian officials are heading to washington to meet with commerce secretary howard lutnick. they say they want to lower the temperature, although, savannah, i can confirm they don't mean that literally. it's about 12 degrees here. absolutely freezing. >> okay, okay. metaphoric. got it. gabe, get inside. get warm. a high school runner is now facing an assault and battery charge. she's accused of striking another runner with the baton during the race. the incident happened at the virginia state indoor championships on march 4th. if you look closely video appears to show the senior strike another runner during a

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about the car that you drive every day and if you're taking that on a very long trip, check your tires, check your fluids, check your wipers. it's probably going to rain. at some point. just make sure that everything is good to go so that you don't have any issues. you don't want to be broken down on the side of the road. >> okay. never assume you'll have cell coverage everywhere. okay, but what can you do about that? >> correct. the best thing can you do is check your carrier's maps. every single carrier you can go online, you can check the coverage map. make sure there's not a big hole in the map of the area you plan on traveling through, and if there is, check with another carrier. an interesting thing is a lot of carriers actually will have coverage where maybe another one doesn't. so having some sort of a backup or something like that with a different carrier, two carriers, are better than one. >> okay. never just wing it. have a plan on the road. >> correct. >> what about i'm getting in the car and roll down the windows and -- >> i know, the spontaneity is great, and you want spontaneity, but you don't want to assume when you get to where you're

going you'll be able to find a hotel, walk in and there will be a room for the night. you want to make sure you kind of have a plan before you go, you have some reservations made. especially national and state parks are starting to require reservations. if you just show up, you might not get in, so you need to have a plan. >> you say never assume there will be a gas station. guilty as charged. i'm like, of course there's going to be a gas station. >> yes. some of us are more risk averse in this area than others with the fuel gauge, but we have seen our fair share in our miles of driving of people walking on the side of the road with a gas can in their hands, so don't let that happen to you.. know your car. a lot of people when you get to know your car, you know roughly what you really can do as far as where that gas gauge is telling you and how many miles you have to go, so best rule of thumb you get down to a quarter tank, fill up. >> don't pass up the offbeat attractions. there's some funky stuff out there in this great country of ours. >> some really funky stuff from the giant metal chicken to the world's largest rocking chair, but those can actually be really fun photo-ops, the things that

the kids remember. so you definitely want to stop, check those things out, stretch your legs, always a good thing to help with road fatigue. >> less expensive, too. than the main things. charity, thank you. ppy glamping. craig, over to you. >> great tips there. a ton of families are ready to hit up the nation's theme parks this spring. if you haven't been in a while, they can be overwhelming -- it can be pretty overwhelming. luckily michael belmont is a theme park pro, the owner of the park prodigy travel group as well. michael, welcome. >> thank you so much for having me. >> this first one here, never skip rope dropping or early park admission hours. what is rope dropping? >> rope dropping is essentially when you show up before the parks even open up and the cast members will actually hold the rope, kind of holding you back, before you can go on the ride. >> so first in line? >> yes. >> so you want to be first in line. >> it always pays to be some of the first guests in the park, and it's even better if you can take advantage of early park admission, w which is perk at

some theme park hotels. >> that's right. universal actually has it. >> absolutely, yes. >> your second tip, never go to the theme park without a backpack full of essentials, essentials like? >> for sure. anything you need in the park during the day, so the most popular ones are ponchos, a water bottle, cooling towel, hat, even socks if you plan to go on the water rides. >> be prepared. never push yourself too hard. that's number three. >> for sure. so with the unpredictable weather and the amount of walking you'll do each day, it's very important to pace yourself. we always recommend wear comfortable shoes and clothing. i love to take wraek the middle of my trip to hang back at the hotel or pool. >> you and me, both, brother. especially if you have small children. >> this is one you talked about. you should never enter a theme park without a game plan, game plan like what? >> your must-do rides, understanding height requirements for your children, making sure that you understand the pay to skip the line services that all of the parks have. also, dining, how to make dining

reservations. and my personal favorite, having a list of the snacks you want to get at the parks. >> a lot of theme parks very expensive. >> yes. >> you say we can still go and do it on a dime. >> for sure. the most important place to start is give some thought to the time of year you plan to visit. if you can visit during off-season when hotel and ticket prices are lower, even better. i also love to get groceries delivered to my hotel, so i'll save on money throughout the day. and then, last, keep an eye on vacation package deals which are typically released now at the beginning of the year. >> all right. michael, your first time on the show. you crushed it. >> i appreciate it. thank you so much. >> carson? and thank you, craig. appreciate that. of course, before any trip, you have to pack. so to help us do that we have erica barton, travel expert and video creator. good to see you. you sang and i turned my chair like blake shelton on "the voice." let's start with packing here. what are compression cubes you say we should all have? >> compression cubes amazing. there are regular cubes and compression cubes. cubes keep you very organized

and then the compression helps you save some space. also, if you're traveling through the airport and you get waved on by security and they start taking everything out, you can easily pack it back in and save yourself some time. >> that's a great tip. how about never leave without a foldable duffel bag. why? >> foldable duffle bags are especially if you like to get snack or souvenirs from wherever you're traveling to. usually what people do, they have a really large luggage and then they have a smaller luggage inside that takes a lot of space and a lot of weight. with the foldable duffel bag it's small, it's compact and you can put your dirty laundry and more delicate souvenirs in the luggage you brought. >> never travel without cash. why? >> cash is good. i love digital payments, but when you are in another country or just in the united states, sometimes your card may not be working so it's always good to have cash with you and then if you are traveling internationally i would recommend bringing some cash with you as well as local currency. >> have a little bit of both. we can combine the last two, it's good to travel with snacks and then also with a change of

clothes, which you can personally attest to is important. >> oh, yes, very much. yes, with snacks, really important because no one likes to be hangry. when you have your own favorite snacks, they agree with your stomach and you can feel better. also, if they run out of food or you have dietary restrictions it's good to have your favorite snacks. >> good idea. and then the clothes? >> the clothes, so i usually always follow my own packing advice, but for some reason, i did not this time. we were traveling from country to country. my bags got lost completely, and for a few days i had to wear my husband's clothes, everything, underwear included, it was very comfortable but, yes, i will not make that mistake. >> i bet he loved that. >> very much. >> have one set of clothes on you at all time. in case you lo your luggage. >> in case you get spilled on as well. >> good advice, erica. thanks to our expert. one more key part to the vacation and hopefully you'll get good weather. dylly? >> yeah. we are certainly getting good weather across the upper midwest, northern plains record high temperatures down through

the texas area with highs near 90 degrees. heavy rain falling, though, in sosh california. that's going to be a concern for mud slides and flash flooding. >> and that's your latest forecast. you know, i believe it is time for "popstart." >> it is. >> the best time of the morning. we're going to start with "shrinking" on success of season two. fans are gearing up for season three.

we have exciting news. they have officially adding an emmy winner to the cast. jeff daniels now slated to play jason segel's dad returning to comedy. he's been dodoing dramic roles for the last decade. we're excited. >> that's perfect casting. you got me into it, and i'm recently a new watcher. i'm obsessed. >> add jeff daniels to the mix. >> that show is perfectly cast. >> it is perfectly cast. more details on the character. we don't know much about what he's playing. we'll keep our eyes peeled. next one, we have jon hamm stepping back into the leading man roll, jon will play a family man whose life comes crashing down on him when he loses his job and gets a divorce. is it a comedy? no. he's willing to risk it all. to get back to the top. here is a look at the trailer. >> i've been thinking, these houses have all this stuff no one would miss for a while, if ever. >> rich guy loses his job, has liquidity problems, turns to petty crime. that's not savvy, that's stupidity.

>> maybe it's just desperation. >> seriously, what were you doing that is more important than this? ♪ >> i'm in trouble. >> how bad? >> and jon hamm, the award winning actor, serves as executive producer which has been renewed for season tw we'll chat with him when he joins us live next month. "your friends and neighbors" starts streaming april 11th. on apple tv plus. next up tiger woods, the story of the greatest golf ever played is heading to the big screen a new bio-pic following the rise of the golf legend based on kevin cook's 2024 novel. the film expected to focus on woods' astonishing win of four major championships, the tiger slam. barack and michelle obama's production company reportedly in talks to produce the upcoming movie. i will keep my eyes out. you don't have to. speaking of golf, up next, scottie scheffler, world number

one in the ranks, hit the links with our former "popstart" graphics department, recent "nightly news" correspondent, jackson daly. jackson caught up with scottie ahead of the players championship as the two-time defending champ sets his sights on a three-peat victory. >> you seem like one of the most chill, laid back guys of the pga tour but you also puput yourse in sechgss where you have three-shot lead going into the masters on sunday. how do you deal with the nerves like that? >> when i think about competition and playing, the thing that's most important to me is always my preparation. so when i step up on the first tee at a tournament, i remind myself i'm prepared for this and i've done everything i can to play well. >> amid scottie's preparation for that three-peat win, he took time to take a look at jackson's putting stroke, gave him some tips there. he's a very good putter. thought maybe go a little more with his instincts when he's over the ball rather than reading the greens. getting into all that. scottie was great.with jackson.

we appreciate it. >> what jack does not need tips on, his broadcasting ability. this guy, takes after his dad. takes after dad in every way. >> he is all too comfortable. it's alarming. >> he's crushing it. >> no notes. >> i noticed. >> like a young ja he's a great guy. catch it on "nightly news kids edition" and check out the players championship over the weekend on nbc, golf channel and peacock or stop by my crib. it will be on. >> when you're off, we could just book jackson daly. >> that's actually a really good idea. i don't want you to be off. >> full day, interview this piece, behind the scenes with the players, talked a lot of the people on nbc sports. >> he looks like you from the beginning but now -- >> just ahead, look who is here. patrick schwar

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] hi. sounding good. 8:30, the pride of connecticut, the uconn marching band on the plaza and the cheer team as well. the huskies are in town for the big east men's basketball tournament, and we are so -- okay, yeah. >> huskies! >> they're still going. >> huskies! >> bam. >> they know how to do it. the spirit squad, jonathan the

huskey. right there on the plaza. >> i like jonathan. >> he's a fun guy. they'll head over to madison square garden for their game against villanova later tonight. you can watch all of this and the big east tournament on peacock starting at noon eastern. let's go. >> let's go. >> st. john's at noon to get it going. that will be great. coming up, also, a star of another must-see event on television, patrick schwarzenegger is in the building, landed that dream role on "the white lotus" and is in the spotlight for headline making scenes on the show. looking forward to chatting with patrick coming up. >> you see a lot of patrick schwarzenegger. >> you do. >> a lot of patrick. first though, look who else is here. ladies and gentlemen, donny osmond. >> what's up? >> donny osmond, the ageless wonder. >> donny osmond, omg. >> he's going to be on the "3rd hour." donny will talk about cutting edge technology in his long-standing vegas residency. >> boy, do i have a story for you. >> okay. so this is going to be a bit of

a walk down memory lane. >> it will be. and, well, i'll give you a little tease. >> give me a tease. >> i'm performing with m 14-year-old self on stage. >> wow. >> that's a tease. >> all a.i. i'll explain it to you. it's unbelievable technology that i'm doing in my residency. >> i think some of us at a certain age had a crush on your 14-year-old self. >> you don't look much different than that 14-year-old. >> thank you very much. >> that's coming up on the "3rd hour." we have one more in the house, dwyane wade! >> d-wade! d-wade! yes! >> let's go, marquette. >> y've been crushing it with this girl. we love this team here. >> oh, thank you so much. everybody told me jenna was amazing, but she's better than everyone said. >> i'm having so much fun with him. he's my new bestie, sorry, savannah. sorry, savannah. >> oh, my gosh. >> he's so great. it's been a lot of fun. >> donny, we'll see you in the third hour, dwyane in the fourth hour.

what are you doing in the fifth hour? we have to take a moment here and just really celebrate somebody who makes this show possible every day, the live shots, the trips to events, olympics. none of this would happen without this man, evan. he is our fearless leader. he runs "today's" entire production operaration, ev's 30th anniversary at nbc news today. i want to tell you a few years back a high-ranking executive at nbc news told me there is one person who is the most important person at nbc news and it is evan. evan, we love you. we know what you do. you make it all possible. here's to 30 more, my friend. congratulations. >> i'll never forget that time that evan found the helicopter on three hours' notice in paris for that shot. do you remember that? >> no. but that's amazing. >> that's the kind of stuff that happens. you don't even remember now. you don't even know what

happens. >> evan is on it and suddenly -- >> it happens. >> you're on a helicopter in paris. dylan n dreyer, e more check of the weather. >> it's chilly. it's still march. let's not forget. it's a little cold out here but some parts of the country enjoying really nice weather although this weekend we have a very severe threat of storms approaching areas like st. louis, paducah. this is going to produce wind gusts up to 75 miles per hour. tornadoes are likely. some could be strong. some could occur overnight. that's a very dangerous time for these tornadoes to happen. that's going to be friday night into saturday. then on saturday itself we're going to see strong storms with the wind gusts, tornadoes, large hail, especially down through mississippi into alabama. then as we go into sunday, that threat will spread to the east weakening slightly but looking at wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour, large hail and still can't rule out tornadoes from the mid-atlantic right down into norther and here in san joe can't rule out some showers

continuing through the morning hours until about lunchtime, then getting into the afternoon with a bit more clearing and keeping those temperatures very cool until we get on into the weekend. temperatures will rebound a little bit, but there is some rain there for you friday and monday. you can always find the full forecast online at nbcbayarea.com and download our nbc bay area app. you have storm ranger. we can >> and that's yo forecast. >> savannah, don fall. okay, coming up next, patrick schwarzenegger will tell us what it's been like going from "white lotus" fan to star of that show. first, this is "today" on nbc.

we are back 8:38. we're back with patrick

schwarzenegger. he has quickly become one of the breakout stars of "the white lotus" playing saxon ratliff, a finance bro, looking for a good time and his dysfunctional family takes a trip to thailand. here is an exclusive clip from this week's episode. >> it's better to go for what you want in life and be rejected than have the shot not taken. we have one life. >> what if this life is just a test to see if we can become better people? >> no. what? >> oh, patrick -- >> that's probably the only pg clip to play on the "today" show. >> the only clip we could play on a morning show. i've been a fan of the show since it started, season three so far hasn't disappointed. your character, not a likeable guy. and you are such a likeable

person. this guy is far from who you are in real life. >> yeah. he's fun to play. it's been a blast to get to work on the show and, you know, i'm walking down the streets of new york and people are yelling out saxon, saxon, saxon. it's been a surreal experience. >> how would you describe your character to a stranger, for someone who might not be familiar with the show? >> oof, in the most pg way, he's -- like you said, he's a finance bro that is a flirt. he loves to flirt. he loves to be a -- i don't know what words i can use that's pg. >> no, that's probably all you can say diplomatically. i don't want to give away too much, but there is this one scene in particular where we see a lot of you. >> yes. a lot of me, yes. >> we see a lot of you. and i read recently that wasn't necessarily how it was scripted. >> right. yes, give or take, mike has a bunch of different ideas, and the scene was me in the bed next

to my brother -- that sounds so ridiculous -- and i was supposed to be in pajamas, but i thought it was very real for saxon, for the character to be nude -- >> naked. just completely naked. >> it was a power play, and it's very much this character and it ended up, i think, mike thought it was hilarious and it played into the next scene perfectly, and i think it caused a stir online. >> quite the stir. i also, as i was watching it, we know your mother, maria shriver, one of our own here, i wondered what it would be like watching a scene like that with my mother in the room. >> it was weird. i mean, she came to the premiere, her and my dad, my fiancee, my whole family. no one knows anything about the show. i don't spill any secrets. when that scene came on, i slowly shrunk in my seat. but the crazy thing is that's nothing. there is so much crazier stuff to come. the show gets absolutely bonkers the next couple episodes. >> oh, because i'm only three

in. >> oh, you haven't even started, yeah. >> i would imagine that you have folks who come up to you on the street and they have theories about how the show is going to play out including your fiancee, abby. >> yes. >> what's her theory? >> so i did another show with parker posey called "the staircase" and our family in that show is also from durham, north carolina. and this family, who is also named the ratliffs, is from durham, north carolina. there's a lot of crossover. abby has been very hooked on the theories of the staircase meaning "white lotus," yeah. >> you mentioned parker posey. i don't know if you knew this, she was here just a few days ago. i think we have a clip of our conversation with parker, or at least part of it. i want to play it and talk to you on the other side. >> hello. tsunami, buddhism, no! no! >> so she was just giving us

little sampling of her accent on the show. how do you keep a straight face? >> i don't. that's the problem. she just gets and moves her body like this and she puts her hands up and then she'll be like, piper, no. and everyone just starts cracking up during the scenes. that's why we filmed for seven months, by the way. >> that's why it took seven months? >> that's why it took seven months because of parker posey, but she's so funny. it's just out of control what she's capable of doing. >> your accent on the show isn't as pronounced, but is it based on a character that you saw? >> it was kind of a mix of multiple different people that i tried to base the character on and just build it with mike, but he wanted the accents for the kids to be way less, you know, big stark difference between the parents. >> they have to be. >> yes. >> you're fantastic on the show. >> thank you, man. >> we see you in a way we've never seen you before. >> quite literally. >> congrats on the engagement as well. >> thank you, man. thank you. >> patrick schwarzenegger. by the way, a reminder you can

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hi, we're back with "today food" joined by the great tom colicchio, one of the all-stars bravo's emmy-winning series from "top chef," the lead judge for 22 seasons. tom, can you believe that? serves as a mentor to the contestants from various challenges on the show and, to top it all off, he is the chef and owner. >> i started when i was 14. exactly. >> where are we? we start tonight? >> on bravo tonight.

we are in canada. we have to get this recipe on. >> this is inspired by canada, right? >> this is a clam chowder but it's nova scotian maritimes do it different, there's no flour. a little garlic and thyme, white wine. we turn this on. that gets steamed. how long? people ask how long does it take? when the clams are open, they're done. that's how long it takes. >> if one does not open, throw it out. >> save that liquid. >> this is attractive liquid. >> it's going to go in here. >> can't wait to have all of it. >> most of it. keep going. we have our potatoes, bacon. this bacon has been blanched in water. we don't want this crispy. celery and onion. it's sweating in a little bit of butter. once we have the clam juice, let that simmer. the vegetables get tender. we add our evaporated milk the reason we use evaporated

milk because there's less water in it and some cream. equal amounts. and we let that come to a simmer. >> are the potatoes precooked? >> they're going to cook in there. i'm moving this up, i would sweat this longer to the point the potatoes are just about cooked and then add the liquid. >> got it. >> we turn this on and it comes to a simmer. once it comes to a summer, we take our cod. >> why are you using cod? >> it's just a fish that you would find up there typically. also, it's a good white, flakey fish. >> cod is like a haddock? >> no, cod is a little different. haddock is haddock and cod is cod. cod is king. there's books written about cod. cod was part of trade, once they learned to salt it was used to trade. used as currency actually. >> fish and chips? is it usually cod? >> used to be cod. there's not much anymore so th do haddock and some over stuch. >> got it. >> so once the fish is in, very, very gently want to poach this. and when the cod is finished, we'll add our clams. you can keep the clams in the shell. i like to take them out.

you can keep a few in the shell, if you want. that's it. you want this to simmer. when it's cooked, it's finished. >> you know what i love is using one of the shells as a spoon. >> you can do that, sure. >> and you can do any seafood, mussels with the clams. >> did you enjoy shooting in canada? >> canada is great. people up there, they say -- >> oh, wow, that's great. >> they say people up there are friendly, they are. they made it really easy for us to shoot. i haven't spent a lot of time in toronto but so multicultural, great restaurants. plus gail is from toronto. plus gayle who has been on the show for 20 seasons is from there. it was a big homecoming for her. >> the queen went home. >> also tonight after the show you have to check out "last chance kitchen." it's part of the show. our digital show where contestants who get bumped off come back on. a few chefs but right after the show it's on. >> love it, tom. good to see you. today.com for this recipe. watch "top chef" on bravo and streaming tomorrow on peacock.

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