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incredible moment today, a lock overdue apology a man who stood up by simply taking a seat. "nightly news" continues right now. >> good evening. the weather has

dentsz at cottage hospital, they were relieved after girthing birth at the height of the storm. >> that's when it sunk in, it's a serious storm, i'm delivering a

as for the next couple of storms, we're in for an active storm. there's a quick-moving storm racing through the northeast and could be enough to produce another 2 to 4 inches especially further north in new england, boston including 2 to 4 inches and then sunday night into monday, at first we were watching for a at this point. dylan dreyer thank you. let's shift our focus to the west, an alarming notice is starting to appear on doors of stores and medical facilities in several states asking people to remember if they were there on a certain day at a certain time because they may have been exposed to the measles. there were more cases in the outbreak just confirmed today. we get our report tonight from nbc's hallie jackson.

>> reporter: 4-month-old layton is under quarantine today, too young for the measles vaccine but one of nearly 200 people who may have been exposed to the virus at a phoenix children's hospital facility. >> it's infuriating to know that she went to a doctor appointment that she has to go to and she was exposed. >> reporter: arizona officials expect to see even more measles patients as part of a national outbreak now affecting more than 90 people. most cases are believed to be linked to disneyland. most returned home and spread it to others in their communities. in northern california signs warn you may have been exposed at local restaurants and stores. measles is one of the most contagious infectious diseases. if i were to have the virus and expose it to ten unvaccinated people, everybody would catch it except for one. it's why almost all doctors urge vaccination. but at first holly elliot ignored that recommendation.

>> i let my pride keep me from vaccinating my children. and i'm hoping that maybe other people will be able to overcome their own pride and make the right decision. >> reporter: the decision to vaccinate for more protection and for her, more peace of mind. hallie jackson, nbc news, los angeles. >> all of this raises a natural question. and we have a quick question here to our chief medical editor dr. nancy snyderman. do adults, does anyone need to get a booster shot in this environment? >> blanket recommendation, no. if you have not had measles, if you have not been vaccinated, then that's a reason to consider getting a booster, or obviously if you live in one of these areas where the outbreaks are then of course talk to your doctor about getting a vaccination.

those are the things because we want people even adults protected. >> nancy, thank you as always. tonight, the fbi is on the hunt for a person or persons behind a series of threatening messages on social media. they have led to at least 20 air scares on commercial flights over the u.s. just since saturday. many of them are bomb threats made in the name of isis that mentions specific flight numbers. we get details on this tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: it's the kind of threat the fbi and the airlines take very seriously. saturday january 24th -- >> southwest 2492. >> southwest 2492 is here. >> sir, this is fbi. i need to confirm that flight deck is secure. over. >> affirmative, flight deck is secured. >> reporter: southwest 2492 and delta 1156 both intercepted by f-16s and diverted to atlanta

after bomb threats posted on twitter by so

federal authorities tell us they believe this is the work of holksters and involves a five-year maximum prison term and a quarter-million-dollar fine and the fbi is working the case. >> tom costello, thanks. the latest isis hostage deadline is looming with two lives in the balance. the terrorist group claimed it would kill a japanese journalist and jordanian military pilot if this demand wasn't met. it wants a jordanian prison -- jordan said it is willing to give her up in exchange for its pilot. no word though so far on whether isis will accept this deal. we now know the cause of a devastating fire that killed four children and their grandparents at a mansion in annapolis maryland, last week.

fire officials say it was the family christmas tree ignited. it had dried out after the holidays. electrical fire spread quickly from there, which is why it was burning so hot and so fast when first responders arrived. still ahead for us tonight, an amazing moment today, eruption of applause in the courtroom. an extraordinary apology to a brave group of citizens who helped change history. later, the puppy who was a runaway winner a year ago returns tonight to defend the crown against some tough competition.

they were laws that needed to be broken, but they were laws nonetheless in 1961 when nine young african-american men made a decision that would make them criminals in the eyes of an oppressive authority. what they did led to convictions that would follow them on for the next 54 years, until this very day when the courts finally sought to make amends. we get their story tonight from nbc's mark potter. >> the flawed and unconstitution -- >> reporter: in a packed courthouse on an emotional day, the men known as the friendship nine finally had their convictions overturned, 54 years after they were jailed for sitting at a whites only lunch counter. >> the convictions for trespassing in january of 1961 are vacated. >> reporter: the story of the friendship nine began in the early 1960s when

african-americans risked beatings and arrests to sit at segregated lunch counters in the jim crow south. in rockhill, south carolina, a group of students from friendship college came here to the then-mccorey's five and dime to sit in these chairs at this counter to challenge segregation. >> i remember being grabbed up by my belt and thrown to the floor and dragged out of the store and it was police officers. >> reporter: the protesters were then dragged to jail. >> what got me is when they put me in the cell and closed that door. and that clang. you can still hear it. >> reporter: what happened next after that cell door slammed would define the friendship nine and re-energize the american civil rights movement. instead of paying bail to get out, the friendship nine chose to serve their 30-day sentence of hard labor, drawing lots of

♪ we are the world we are the children ♪ everybody has their favorite verse, young bruce sang it with gusto, stevie, willie, kenny, hall and oates, we are the world recorded at a&m studios in hollywood 30 years ago today,

just in case you wanted to feel old. and about the last few decades of scientific advances, without the work of a man named cash on hand including investments $178 billion. no other company even comes close. it's enough money to give every american $556 though they have no plans to do so. their business model, you see, only works the other way around. the only thing worse than venturing out on a cold morning

these days to start your car and warm it up is discovering someone has stolen your car while it was in your driveway warming up. indianapolis police are investigating 11 cars stolen while warming up outside people's homes. then there's the mayor of beijing, who according to state media, now admits his city is unliveable because of its constant smog and terrible air quality. he says it can't be a first tier international city without clean air standards that are enforced. something he says they're working on. tourism was reported down 10% in beijing. considering president bush 41 took delivery of the current air force one back in 1990 it long ago came time for a new presidential aircraft, which the next president will take delivery of. the pentagon announced today the contract as expected will stay in this country, it went to boeing for the latest generation

this year's super bowl should easily draw over 100

million viewers, but how do we say this? if you're among those of us whose team is not in the game, new york giants, millions like watching for the event of it all especially the commercials. this year, with ad rates at a reported $4.5 million for a 30-second spot, many sponsors aren't waiting for the game to begin. we get the story tonight from nbc's joe fryer. ♪ >> reporter: you no longer need a super bowl game to watch a super bowl ad. today, budweiser unleashed its latest heartwarming tale featuring that curious golden lab puppy and his protective go daddy took aim trying to poke fun at budweiser. >> i hope people all get the gag and like it.

>> reporter: but online critics said no daddy, upset that in the story story line the puppy was sold online. the company quickly pulled the ad. >> hi, i'm kim -- >> reporter: more advertisers like t-mobile are releasing spots early to the dismay of those who watch the big game, just four commercials. but there's a strategy behind this pre-game warmup. >> before the game you've got a week or two to engage people, which is just a terrific amount of time to work with. >> reporter: companies like skittles are revealing trailers for what will air on sunday. they're essentially commercials for commercials. snickers even says it's teaser gets 2.5 million media hits, the real ad will be released early. >> marsha. >> shut up, mom! >> reporter: all of it is designed how do you breakthrough all this clutter right now? and how do you make your brand and business so interesting that people want to get on facebook

i'm brian williams. we, of course hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >> announcer: nbc bay area news starts now. she can't make -- that's what she tells us. they took her wheelchair away. >> right now at 6:00, asking for answers. an outbreak at a care home has relatives worried and fearing the worst. good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre. i'm raj mathai. fear and frustration. some patients kept in their rooms for days because of outbreak and patients and families say the staff at windsor manor in concorde hasn't

told them what kind of outbreak. jodi hernandez is there. at least one family now is demanding some answers. >> reporter: raj, we've talked to several family members today who are frustrated by a lack of information from the windsor manor rehabilitation center. we have seen masked workers coming in and out of the facility all day. but so far, some families say they're being kept in the dark. >> frustrated. scared. >> juan is worried about the health and safety of his 61-year-old sister. maria picasso has been quarantined at the windsor manor rehabilitation center in concord where she's recovering from heart surgery. she says she and other patients have been forced to stay in their rooms since thursday because of an outbreak. an outbreak she says she's not being given any information about. >> what was goi