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gearing up for the most successful skier in history. a look back at the great frank robinson. "early today" starts right now. good friday morning. i'm philip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. tonight we remember a true giant of the house. michigan congressman john dingell has died. he was 92. making him the longest serving member of congress. throughout his 30 years he played a key role in everything from the silver rights act to the passage of obama care. obamacare. house speak nancy pelosi said we've lost a beloved pillar of the congress. and george bush revealed he spoke with him the afternoon before he passed, calling him a fine gentleman, he showed great respect for our country and her people. kelly o'donnell has a look back

at his storied career. >> reporter: not just a witness to history, he lived history. the michigan democrat served longer than any other law mocker vr, spanning 11 presidents. >> presidents can come and presidents go and john dingell goes on frvr. >> reporter: instrumental in the passage of the civil rights act and med kaur. >> entirety of the american people want this change and we are going to give it to them. >> reporter: he called the affordable care act the highlight of his career. known as a champion for social issues from clean air to workers' rights. he was altso the powerful as the congressman from motor city, standing at 6'3", big john was sometimes considered a bully. >> it may not embear this is author, but it embarrasses me.

>> reporter: last of an era, world war ii veterans in congress. >> i learned in service the value of comrades, i learned about patriotism, i learned about duty. >> reporter: in 1955 he was elected to the house, following his late father who served since 1933. after a record 29 terms, dingell announced his retirement, wife, dby dingell won the seat. awarded the national medal of freedom. he never shrank in stater and fully embodied that title of honor he long enjoyed, dean of the houses. amazon's founder primed for a fight over his own privacy. jeff bezos is accusing the parent company of the national

enquirer of trying to blackmail him. he took a stand in a stunningly personal blog post on the "medium." he said if in my position i can't stand up to this kind of en extortion, who can. a pretty bold move. >> reporter: and because he's the world's richest man he says he can afford to do what most people cannot. he broke this in a blog himself, exposing what he says the parent company, ami, the parent company of the national enquirer was doing. no thank you, he says in that blog. keep in mind it not only talks about what happening but provided a link to what bezos says is evidence. there are emails between ami and bezos demanding that the "washington post," which bezos

also owns, stop investigating possible political connections behind their reporting on his extramarital affairs. now gavin debecker, who is the security chief for bezos is investigating how those text messages between bezos and his girlfriend were expose said. >> gavin debecker told us he does not believe jeff bezos' phone was hacked. he thinks it's possible a government entity might have gotten hold of his textmousages. >> reporter: no comment from ami. meanwhile, take a look at more from that blog, bezos saying that he is going to expose this. he also added he prefers to stand up, roll this log over and see what crawls out. he added here that rald rather than capitulate extortion and

blackmail, he's decided to publish despite the embarrassment. >> whatever you think about his actions, that was certainly a brave move on his part. 14-year-old denied a port of entree is now reopen after a customs officer oshot a driver who refused to stop. the driver was headed south and tried to run over the officer after being told to stop. the vehicle's momentum carried it to the mexican side of the border. no word on his condition. the supreme court blocked louisiana from enforcing a controversial abortion law. the law would have left the state with just a single doctor in a single clinic legally authorized to perform abortions. similar to the a measure in texas. justices voted 5-4.

as justice roberts serving with the liberals, kavanaugh cast his vote with conservatives and wrote why the law should be able to go forward. it's a temporary win for abortion rights advocates. the block would stay in place until an appeal is brought forth. acting attorney general matt whitaker will testify this morning. he confirmed wlit whitaker will show up. he said if he gets subpoenaed he won't testify. this sets the stage for another dramatic showdown between trump and the russia prob. nbc's jay grey with more. >> reporter: joining hands at the national prayer breakfast. >> let's come together for the safety of our citizens. >> reporter: his petition for

unity just hours after calling them nuts and accusing them of presidential harassment as the house intelligence committeeopeans sweeping investigations into the ties to russia and his finances. >> we will not surrender our kaun constitutional responsibility for oversight. that would make us delinquent in our duties. >> reporter: as investigators work to determine if his decisions in the white house have been influenced by potential business conflicts. also on the table the president's immigration policy. >> it is so shocking that we do not know how many. >> reporter: and family sep rau seperations at the border and acting attorney general matt whitaker has been given assurances that he will not be subpoenaed and is expected to attend this morning's scheduled hearing. nbc news, washington.

this morning we remember an iconic baseball hall of famer and trail blazer. frank robinson one of the most feared sluggers and becoming major league baseball's first black manager. hank aaron tweeted he was a hard nosed baseball field who did thing oz on the field people said could never be done. a look through his legendary career. >> reporter: frank robinson was among the most talented baseball players to ever pick up a bat. 500 home runs. a triple crown and he's the only man to ever win most valuable player honors in both national and american leagues. but the 14-time all star wanted more. >> what i wanted to do is manage one day but i also want to further the cause for other

afro-americans that want to manage at the big league level. >> reporter: after experiencing racism, robinson became vocal in the civil roigtsz movement and named player manager of the cleveland indian, becoming the first african-american manager in the majors. known for his intensity at hard slides on the field, he retired as a player in 1976. but using his drive and determination went on to manage in san francisco, bottle mor, montreal and washington. then served as a consultant and advisor in his elder years and his mission continued >> i'm trying to make it better for the kids coming after me. do they want to be a baseball player? a front office person? >> reporter: robinson was inducted in the baseball hall of fame in 1992 and present would the presidential medal off

freedom in 1995. he'll be remembered as a ground breaking manager and one of base balm's greatest talents. >> he was the most -- one of the most respected players in all of baseball, playing, coaching. incredible human. >> he put it simply. i just want to make it better for the kids behind me and he certainly did. janessa web has our latest weather. >> and i want to make it better for the nation. i know it's been a rough week across the midwest. now we have the line making its way across the northeast. unfortunately we're dealing with rain. let's break down the timing. this is going to be a short-lived event. by noon the brunt of this really starts to make its way out and finally we dry out.r air is sta

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