Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist

Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist to discuss her phone interview with President Donald Trump about the war in Iran, when he expects the fighting to end and the pressure on oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz. The CEOs of the country's top airlines are calling on Congress to come together to end the partial government shutdown that is causing flight cancellations and long security lines at airports across the United States. The group asked Congressional leaders to move forward on bipartisan proposals to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Tens of millions are facing extreme weather with blizzard warnings in the Midwest and Great Lakes. Some areas are expected to get more than two feet of snow. Meanwhile, the warmer weather down South is likely to fuel damaging winds and potential tornadoes from Michigan to the Gulf Coast. Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared this week that the Strait of Hormuz, a gateway to some 20% of the world's oil, would remain closed. Now, with gas prices spiking dramatically in the U.S. since the beginning of the war, the Trump administration is scrambling to defend against Iran's most powerful weapon. NBC's Brian Cheung reports in this week's Sunday Focus. The 98th Academy Awards will be held on Sunday night with A-listers in the big categories and Conan O'Brien back to host. Horror film "Sinners" is heading into the Oscars with a record-setting 16 nominations while dark comedy "One Battle After Another" swept the Golden Globes. NBC's Chloe Melas reports for Sunday TODAY. In this favorite Sunday Sitdown, comedian Leanne Morgan joins Willie Geist and opens up about her long road to comedy stardom, from working small clubs as a mother of three to teaming up with sitcom legend Chuck Lorre for her Netflix sitcom "Leanne."

Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker joins NBC's Joe Fryer on Sunday TODAY to preview her exclusive interview with United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on how the Trump administration plans to ease the rising prices of gas from the war in Iran. Former FBI director Robert Mueller, who while serving under President George W. Bush revamped the agency in the wake of 9/11, has died at 81. Mueller is also known for his two-years long investigation into the Russian inference in the 2016 election. On Saturday, in a social media post, President Trump said "Good, I'm glad he's dead." A sea of people trying to escape for Spring Break are instead finding themselves trapped in long security lines as TSA agents continue to work without pay from the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump says he'll "move ICE agents to the airports where they will do security." NBC's Valerie Castro reports for Sunday TODAY. The Island of Maui is now bracing for more relentless rain after more than a week of stormy weather has led to the worst flooding Hawaii has seen in 20 years. Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate as the water reached their homes. As Cuba endures the country's worst energy crisis in decades, residents are struggling to find clean water, food, electricity and proper healthcare. No fuel has entered the country in more than two months amid an oil blockade by the Trump administration. NBC's George Solis reports from inside Havana in this week's Sunday Focus. Savannah Guthrie and her family members issued a new plea to the Tucson, AZ community on Saturday asking for people to come forward as the investigation into Nancy's disappearance enters a seventh week. In a new special called "Bring Her Home: The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie" KVOA – News 4 Tucson spotlights how the community is coming together around the Guthrie family. NBC's Dana Griffin reports for Sunday TODAY. In this week's Sunday Sitdown, Lea Michele joins Willie Geist at The Imperial Theater in New York City to discuss her lead role in the Broadway musical "Chess" and take a walk down memory lane where she got her start in "Les Misérables." Michele also looks back on "Glee" and talks about the car accident she got into right before her audition. 

Meet the Press Moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist to discuss how the conflict in Iran may come to an end with President Donald Trump saying he wants to wrap the war in four to six weeks. Thousands of American troops are arriving in the Middle East ahead of a potential ground invasion of Iran. Meanwhile, in an exclusive interview with NBC News, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia is sharing intelligence with Iran to help it target United States forces in the Middle East. NBC's Raf Sanchez reports for Sunday TODAY. Millions hit the streets across the country on Saturday protesting President Donald Trump and his policies over the war in Iran and immigration enforcement. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected a unanimously passed bill that would have funded the TSA, FEMA and cybersecurity programs as the partial government shutdown fuels airport chaos. NBC's Julie Tsirkin reports for Sunday TODAY. In this favorite Sunday Sitdown, Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey joins Willie Geist to discuss working with his family on "The Lost Bus," seeing his son Levi follow in his acting footsteps, and adding bestselling author to his resume. McConaughey shares how the need for belief inspired him to write "Poems and Prayers" and opens up about a potential political career down the road.