just this morning. if predictions ring true tens of thousands could be without power and millions more stranded in their homes. here is a look at the storm by the numbers. 16 to 20 inches expected in new york city. 18 to 22 in hartford connecticut, and in boston they're looking at 22 to 26 inches. and portland maine, 20 to 24 inches of snow. whiteout blizzard conditions will start tonight. and officials in new york city and boston are telling people to get ready and prepare for the worst. >> this literally could be one of the top two or three largest storms in the history of this city, and we need to plan accordingly. >> got off a phone call with national weather service, and they're talking about throwing around words like historical monstrous. from that perspective, yeah we are preparing for the worst. >> the massive storm is also already effecting travel across

the country and internationally. here is a look at boston logan airport where cancellations are mounting with 300 flights grounded over the next two days. nationwide airlines cancelled more than 2500 flights today, and 2700 more set for tomorrow. they expect every flight in and out of new york city tomorrow will be cancelled. full coverage of the storm today with reporters in boston and new york and washington's reagan airport. we start with nbc meteorologist dominica davis in our studio now as we mentioned, we are showing the videos. this is just the beginning. when will we start to see it pick up. >> we will see it pick up after the evening commute, 7:00 8:00 in new york and closer to 10:00 in boston. that's really where the brunt of the storm will be. so here is a look. blizzard of 2015. it is developing right now. we are not in the main part of this yet, but we are seeing snow

come down. visibility is starting to be compromised as well. philadelphia checking their visibility and less than four miles. new york is around five. this is starting to all go downhill, but again the worst of this is really going to come after the evening commute. so you still have time to get things done. i want to update you on warnings. philadelphia you're going to go into your snow warning, your winter storm warning. that's going to start at noon. in about an hour. new york starts their blizzard warning at 1:00. then boston we will start that later, about 7:00 in the evening it starts. now, the times are spread out, but i want to point out that really conditions are going to be deteriorating really toward the evening commute. so you want to be aware, even if you aren't in the warnings. the blizzard warning stretched from coastal new jersey they go up to bangor. where we have blizzard warning doesn't mean because we are

expecting more snow it means because we are expecting worse conditions. where the blizzard warning is in effect, that's where we have strong winds, 35 miles per hour or more. and visibility is less than a quarter mile. that will be for three hours persistent for three hours at a time. likelihood of that. that's the criteria of a blizzard, it doesn't have to do with snowfall. but we are looking at big snowfall. 22 to 26 inches. boston, looks like mass pike could be in that three foot jackpot. 16 to 20 in new york. and philadelphia up to a foot. this is just the beginning of it tamron. >> jane ti m, m is at the department of sanitation. hundreds of trucks are being deployed. thousands of workers getting ready for the storm. bill de blasio mayor of new york city, could not have had stronger language regarding preparedness and warning people not to take this lightly.

>> reporter: yeah. i mean this is no small feat for the city. there are 6,000 miles to plow. for perspective, going to l.a. and back. 2400 sanitation department workers are in the streets now, 7:00, a new shift of 2400 workers will hit the streets, trying to keep everything safe and salted sanded. there are 400 salt trucks out in the city now. there could be up to 1800. the minute two inches accumulates, not seeing it stick now, when it starts to 1500 plow trucks will hit the streets. we are seeing them try to stay on top of this early and keep it safe. >> thank you very much. let's head now to boston where more than 400,000 people lost power in that state in another big storm just two years ago. chris pallone is there. when you factor in temperatures whatever eventually falls to the ground will likely stay for

longer than any of us would like. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, tamron. the snow pack here is going to last for awhile because these temperatures are not supposed to climb in the next several days they're predicting a light and fluffy snow which will be blowing around. that might mean huge snow drifts they're talking not just 20 to 30 inches of snow but really high winds, up to 60 70 miles per hour approaching hurricane force. the governor in massachusetts, charlie baker, has been urging residents to use today to prepare. the bulk of the storm will start to arrive around the evening commute, after the evening commute. he said that people should be using today to gas up cars and generators, go get extra food prepare for worst case scenario which might be having to stay home in the next several days and possibly without power. they're anticipating possible widespread power outages here because of the nature of high winds and heavy snow totals. now, the city is pausing for a

moment in preparations today a short distance from here on the boston common at city hall plaza. there's a super bowl sendoff going on. many are taking that in before they resume preparations. but they're looking at what's called an unprecedented storm. in the last hour or so logan airport announced that flights will cease at around 7:30 tonight and probably won't resume until sometime wednesday. of course with all of the snow coming around the eastern seaboard, it will cause a lot of travel problems not just in new england but around the country. >> going to be an interesting week everywhere. thank you so much. greatly appreciate it. now to reagan national airport. tom costello has the latest on the nationwide travel impact of the massive storm. >> reporter: hi tamron good day. for the most part it has been a rainy, windy morning. it is likely to change going into the afternoon and evening. the impact on travel as you know

will be profound. already, reporting more than 2,000 flight cancellations just for today, and we're expecting already we have 1945 flights cancelled for tomorrow. so we are talking about 4,000 flights already today and tomorrow and the number likely to increase rather dramatically. flight aware tems me the biggest impacts are in new york city area with newark laguardia, and jfk. boston and philly 20% of flights cancelled today. minimal impact on washington but any flight from here to the northeast is likely to be effected, and that's me. i am supposed to be on a flight. we will see if i get to new york. united already having cancelled at the newark hub, that leaves them with 80% cancelled tomorrow. 80% of united flights cancelled tomorrow out of newark. expect other airlines to follow suit as new york is essentially

going to be snowed in. also watching amtrak rather closely. there are 720,000 people on the northeast corridor on a daily basis. amtrak is saying they may have to close some of their routes. 475 miles of routes 1200 bridges between washington area and up to boston. over the course of the storm, we may see amtrak cancelling specific trains and closing some routes if snow gets dramatic. this is the beginning of the onslaught over the next 48 hours, it could be a real rough time. >> make sure you stay with msnbc for the latest on the blizzard throughout the day. this afternoon, we will have special coverage hosted by craig melvin between 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. also coming up a look at other stories we are following. the secret service is investigating why an unmanned drone or how an unmanned drone ended up on the white house grounds overnight.

plus. >> will they be punished probably not. as long as they're still taking pictures at their respective homes. >> see how star richard sherman blasted the patriots over deflate-gate. he says it is a conflict of interest when it comes to the relationship between the patriots owner and the nfl commissioner. we will play more of what richard sherman had to say, join the conversation and send some of your photos to us if stuck in the snow bracing for whatever is going on. my team @newsnation. i am on facebook and twitter and instagram under my name. be right back.

welcome back. we are back with this live look at the white house where a mix of rain and snow is expected to change to all snow a little

later today. up to three inches is predicted by tonight in washington but forecasters say the nation's capital will miss the brunt of the blizzard expected to sock the northeast. new concern after a drone crashed to the ground causing immediate lockdown and alert. let's go to nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker. >> reporter: here is what we know at this hour. according to a federal law enforcement officer, a drone landed on the tree in the white house grounds this morning. secret service officials call it a quad cop ter. it started at 3:08:00 a.m. eastern time. that's when a secret service uniformed division officer posted on the south grounds heard and saw the device, two feet in diameter. it was flying at a low altitude before it crashed. secret service officials searched the grounds of the south lawn overnight. they had flashlights.

the president and first lady are on a diplomat i can trip in india, but the daughters malia, sasha, and their grandmother are here. white house press secretary josh earnest is traveling with the president and made these comments a short while ago. take a listen. >> there is a device recovered by the secret service. early indications are that it doesn't pose any on-going threat to anybody at the white house, but as the secret service has more about the investigation, what they have been able to learn about this, they'll share more information. >> reporter: the incident rim director of the secret service is in india with the president, he was appointed after a series of security lapses at the white house, including when a man jumped the fence, made it deep in the executive mansion last september. they're watching the developments closely. >> kristin, thank you very much for that update. and we have breaking news to report this morning. u.s. officials just announced the american embassy in yemen's capital is being closed to the

public until further notice. the action after the yemen president and entire cabinet resigned after being under siege for days by rebels. the rebels are in control. a statement was just issued in the capital of sanaa, unable to provide routine consulate services and limited ability to assist with emergency cases involving u.s. citizens. the statement did not say the embassy is being evacuated. we will keep you up to date on that breaking news when warranted. a live look now from new york city. a gray snowy skyline. we will hear from governor chris christie from new jersey in less than an hour about his state's preparations for the storm. meantime there is developing news about christie who is making a big move in a possible run for 2016. but one of the big headlines out of this weekend's gop meeting in iowa is the question what happened to sarah palin?

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there. good luck harry smith. send your images of what you're doing and what it looks like out your window as you prepare for this storm. as countdown to the super bowl heats up so was the war of words. one of the seahawks came out slamming the patriots over deflate gate controversy. hours after the seahawks landed in arizona for the big game cornerback richard sherman was asked about his opponents and the allegations. they deliberately underinflated balls used in the afc championship. sherman had bold statements he did not mince words about the team or the relationship between patriots owner robert craft and nfl commissioner roger goodell. >> the past is what the past is the present is what their present is. will they be punished probably

not, as long as robert craft and roger goodell are taking pictures at their respective homes. he was just at craft's house last week for the afc championship. >> so the patriots and nfl declined to comment on those remarks. coach bill belichick gave what he hoped was his final statement on the matter he reasserted his team's innocence. >> i am embarrassed to talk about the amount of time that i have put into this relative to the other important challenge in front of us. i'm not a scientist. i'm not an expert in footballs. i'm not an expert in football measurements. i'm just telling you what i know. at no time was there any intent whatsoever to try to compromise the integrity of the game or gain an advantage. >> so this afternoon the patriots head to arizona, ahead of a massive winter storm

barreling down the east coast. set to attend media day tomorrow. joining me nation sports editor dave sire on. it is going to be incredible tomorrow. >> this might be the first presuper bowl week where the hype is as entertaining as the game itself. usually the hype is like the effort of game reporters trying to stretch two weeks of news out from what is just usually a couple of human interest stories. but this is getting very very real. and richard sherman is the person in the forefront, not only the question about whether or not the patriots cheated in the afc championship game against the colts, but whether there's a real conflict of interest at work between roger goodell, commissioner of the nfl, and bob craft, owner of the patriots whose nickname around the nfl is the assistant commissioner. richard sherman is not talking as he sometimes has been known

to do out of his own personal ideas about what the world is and how it should work he is reflecting as what i would argue a majority opinion about how people view the patriots and how they viewed the relationship between the patriots and the nfl offices. >> so give us perspective here. i would imagine that the nfl commissioner would pal around with all of the owners. do they have does the patriots owner have a unique relationship from your reporting and from your observation with the commissioner? >> yes absolutely and it is so interesting that richard sherman makes these comments. and today to give credit where it is due, gq magazine by coincidence has a huge story, massive story, about the relationship between roger goodell and bob craft. every commissioner in every sport always has loyalists, people who are looking to where the next commissioner will come in from. bob craft stands at the top of the roger goodell loy alycealist list.

he defended roger goodell's eye popping $44 million salary something that the reporting shows. and also that bob craft was part of orchestrating roger goodell's rather disastrous defense last fall after videotape was released of ray rice striking his wife. janay. would be draft was orchestrater of that. they're saying are the patriots going to get punished at all. >> the ray rice incident of course we all hopefully saw the immediate seriousness of that beyond that couple, and national conversation on domestic violence. i have to say regarding deflate gate i saw it as entertaining and criticized by people that follow me i thought it was an snl moment that would be yucked up. when you start to discuss issues of conflicting relationships and things that could compromise i

think it does perhaps take it past what myself and others guiltily saw as a story to keep buzz going for the super bowl. >> i am very serious about the simile i am about to make. capone it was tax evasion. critics of richard nixon may say watergate was small on the list of things he did disagreeable. critics was say what bill clinton did with monica lewinsky was little compared to other things. often it is the little string that's pulled that show wider corruption and cronyism. this might be the string on that sweater. >> richard sherman likely will have more to say tomorrow at media day. and i have to say, i cannot wait to hear what i says. he does not hold back. he is the real deal. thank you very much. appreciate it. a look at the national mall in d.c. as the blizzard moves in. check out some headlines from

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as the city prepares. the city could break records. in 2006 record breaking snowfall paralyzed the city. measurements in central park showed 26.9 inches. in 2012 20 inches hit. and few people in the northeast have forgotten last year's mess. didn't fall all at once, but last winter new york saw more than 55 inches of snowfall. today at least eight states in the northeast could see two to four inches fall per hour. maine, massachusetts, connecticut and new jersey among those bracing. cnbc's morgan brennan is in times square. normally a lot of tourists even this time of year dead of winter. it is one of the few places in new york you may see a spattering of people sticking out there. >> reporter: that's right. and i'll tell you, we had a few tourists come up and ask us for the latest updates, folks stranded for the next couple days looking to fly out. in general throughout the new york metro area officials have been preparing for this

potentially historic snowstorm since the start of the weekend. anywhere from 18 to 36 inches expected. wind gusts as high as 65 miles per hour. whiteout conditions expected in certain areas, and for all those reasons connecticut governor daniel malloy recently holding a press conference in stating a travel ban goes in effect for connecticut residents at 9:00 p.m. tonight. new york governor andrew cuomo and new york mayor urging commuters to stay home work at home if possible today. both of those officials will be holding their own press conferences in the next couple hours as well as the new jersey governor chris christie. as for preparations themselves as i mentioned, government agencies have been preparing around the clock since the weekend. hundreds of thousands of tons of road salt thousands of pieces of snow equipment have been mobilized in anticipation of this storm. as for businesses many businesses we have spoken to say they're still open.

they're playing it by ear now. that could always change once the snow comes down if it starts to accelerate and accumulate, but going back to tourists tamron those folks that are stranded here in the city, they can go check out a broadway show. we hear the theaters are remaining open over the next couple days and the theaters are doing exchanges on tickets as well. so giving new meaning to the term the show must go on. >> absolutely. hopefully they brought extra cash. those shows cost. if you planned your budget weekend, you may be spending a lot more to stay stranded in new york. thank you very much morgan greatly appreciate it. in philadelphia forecasters expect bands of snow will create a divided city some people will see more than a foot accumulation. miles away smaller snow totals. let's go to philly and matt delush a from wcau. i lived there for many years. good in handling large snowfall

and hopefully things go well this time around. >> reporter: a lot of people tamron have been going out for salt and shovels to be prepared for the upcoming storm. we have seen a little snow out here this morning. it is lightly falling at the moment. i am going to step out of the way to see what we have been experiencing. we had accumulations upwards of two inches in some areas. but side streets are still a little slick. road crews are working on it for several hours, especially major roads and highways. we are also outside one of the schools in the city. in about a half hour more than 100,000 philadelphia students are about to be dismissed so they can get home and out of this mess. the decision was made last night to close schools early today. philadelphia is not alone. we have early dismissal through the area today. pennsylvania new jersey, and delaware and at last count, over 400 closings to our station in philadelphia just for today. now the concern is what happens tomorrow. a decision has not yet been

announced for philadelphia schools, but folks here are being told to get prepared for the storm to strengthen overnight. we are also expecting to hear from the city of philadelphia they're expecting to hold a news conference within the hour. we are hoping for more information as the snow continues to fall. >> matt thank you so much. to politics now. this morning we are hearing more about possible hillary clinton presidential run, and when she might make the announcement. sarah palin also getting a lot of attention for what huffington post calls a bizarre speech saturday in des moines. bloomberg called that 35 minute speech painful, petty, incoherent. we are hearing chris christie has taken the firmest step toward running for republican nomination. let's get caught up on headlines. nbc news senior political editor mark murray not outside in the snow like the last two reporters. >> thank you. >> and i am inside too. i can't even give you trash talk. the bottom line a lot of trash

talk seems like coming from sarah palin, mark. let me play a snippet of the speech and find out from you what happened. >> sure. >> change for our government look at it. it isn't too big to fail. it is too big to succeed. it is too big to succeed so we can afford no retreads or nothing will change with the same people and same policies that got us into this status quo. another latin word status quo, and it stands for man, the middle class everyday americans are really getting taken for a ride, that's status quo. and gop leaders, by the way, you know the man can only ride you when your back is bent so strengthen it. >> okay. how did it play to the crowd and talk about the headlines.

>> didn't sound different from her speeches at political events the past three or four years when people haven't taken her seriously as a presidential candidate, beginning of the 2012 circuit. what's interesting is you're hearing back lash from conservative writers, byron york of the washington examiner complaining that sarah palin stole the spotlight from a lot of other republicans who were giving serious speeches. case in point, governor scott walker of wisconsin. and the fear is from some republicans with the open presidential seat we don't need to be focused on donald trumps and sarah palins let's focus on republicans that are running for president. >> let's then focus on republicans that seem to be ready to run. chris christie the developments regarding his positioning. >> yeah. our own nbc's kelly o'donnell reporting that chris christie will have a political action committee. this is not a presidential campaign committee, it allows him to raise money for travel hire some aides, it is not

something you could use to run in a presidential contest. but it is one of those steps you take when exploring a presidential bid. it is going to be important to see if christie decides to take additional next steps. tamron that's what we are going to be watching. >> and it has gotten to percentages. for hillary clinton, according to some within her camp it inched up after the holidays. >> every day that goes by is more indication that she's going to run and not run. if she wasn't going to run, she would have told democrats a long time ago, that would have given time for democrats to groom another possible presidential candidate. and tamron politico ended up reporting her time line is around april. that sounds about right. president obama launched his re-election bid in april of 2011. mitt romney launched his in april of 2011 as well. and that time frame allows you to raise about a billion dollars both obama and mitt romney raised in 2012 and seems to be

that same timetable for folks come 2016. >> thank you very much mark. greatly appreciate you joining us. stay safe. see you tomorrow if you can make it in. >> thanks tamron. you too. so they are considered one of the most successful female groups of all time. tlc is making a come back. and doing it with the help of some of the most loyal fans including celebrities like katy perry. i will talk with chile about the kick starter campaign that's helping them record their latest album. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of new jobs. billions in tax revenue... and a new century of american energy security. the new energy superpower? it's red, white and blue.

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yemen. the u.s. state department has warned u.s. citizens of high security threat level in yemen due to terrorist activities and civil unrest. we will continue to follow the breaking news out of yemen. right now, u.s. officials have announced the american embassy in sanaa yemen is closed to the public until further notice. another developing story we are following, the latest alleged massacres by boko haram militants in nigeria came as secretary of state john kerry visited the country yesterday. as kerry arrived, militants were attacking the main city in northwestern nigeria and also reportedly rampaging through more than a half dozen villages killing people looting, burning homes again. secretary kerry condemned the attacks and promised u.s. support. >> the united states condemns these attacks which have escalated in recent weeks. and we extend our deepest

condolences to the thousands of families that have been impacted and deeply regret the toll that this violence has taken on the nigerian people. we will absolutely continue to support the nigerian military in its fight against boko haram. >> joining me live via skype, associated press nigeria bureau chief michelle fall with us from senegal. thank you for joining us michelle. >> reporter: you're welcome. >> let's talk about the significance of secretary kerry's visit. they're saying more u.s. support in the battle against boko haram, if the elections happen peacefully and democratically. >> i think secretary kerry's visit is a rare one by a high level american official is indication of concern that these elections might go another way. he also issued a threat. he said that anyone found guilty

of inciting or instigateing post election violence will not be able to visit the united states. >> how does the latest massacre by boko haram time into the timing of elections. is this their strategy to disrupt and further destabilize nigeria? >> reporter: i think absolutely. boko haram means western education is forbidden. this is a group that is against democracy, that wants to install an islamic state and has been definite about that. they will be fighting to try to make sure people cannot vote. i guess they ensured that in some ways because you will have hundreds of thousands of people behind an area which they are holding, won't be able to vote and you have another more than million people displaced in nigeria because of the

insurgency. >> we know the nigeria military started air raids in the northeast where boko haram seized that town. but regarding and back to the promises made by second kerry, did you or have you heard disappointment from people that perhaps want more, given yes, he is pledging more assistance but with conditions? >> reporter: secretary kerry's hands are tied in some ways by u.s. laws that forbid the supply of certain weapons to military of countries where soldiers are accused of gross human rights abuses. this has certainly been the case for the nigerian military they're accused of killing hundreds and hundreds of civilians with the vague accusation that they are somehow tied to boko haram. in fact until this month's

dastardly massacre where we still don't know how many people were killed perhaps as many as 2,000, until then the record for killing the biggest number of people in a day in the northeast of nigeria rested with nigeria's military. >> we will continue to follow the latest developments. thank you so much for joining us again with your excellent reporting. you have been covering this from the very beginning, the elections are february 14th and we will have the latest and live reporting from that region. thank you so much for your time. greatly appreciate it. onto news back in the states, the search for an elderly couple who went missing after responding to a craigslist e-mail tops our look at stories around the "newsnation." police say bud and june runion traveled to south georgia to meet a man about buying a vintage mustang. they were supposed to be back the same day. when they did not show up to baby-sit their grandchildren a day later, relatives got worried. investigators are searching for

the man they say they were supposed to meet. he is now a suspect in their disappearance. indonesia released underwater footage of attempts to lift that airasia fuselage out of the java sea. a rope being used to pull it broke yesterday, leaving it to sink back to the ocean floor. if today's attempts are not successful crews will bring in a barge to try yet again. and still to come on a lighter note on a day with so much news from the weather to anything else you want to name some good news for one of the most successful female bands of all time tlc is making a come back. up next, i have the pleasure of talking to chilly about the new campaign for the album. a lot of celebrities are pitching in including katy perry. and we are keeping an eye on the storm we are tracking through the northeast. hundreds of salt trucks out in new york city. the mayor of new york city is expected to speak soon.

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welcome back being one of the biggest selling groups of all time puts them in great company. tlc is no stranger to making history and they've just done it again by performing the fastest funded pop project launched on kick starter, just four days after they launched the crowd sourcing page to found their fifth and they say final album, they've already exceeded their goal of $150,000 with more than $228,000 this morning. among thousands of fans so loyal who pitched in katy perry, new kids on the block. russell simmons and bette midler this comes 13 years after the last album and for the two surviving members, this was a chance to try something different. joining me of course is chilli, good to see you.

good morning. >> hi good morning. >> congratulations, one of my corny yy floor directors says we have chilli on a cold day. don't give him that charity laugh. he better go on and donate to this album. >> yes, pledge please. >> with your jokes. congratulations. tell me back story, why did it get to the point where you felt and t-boz felt it was time to go on this social media and raise this money? >> first of all, our manager told us about kick starter a while ago and we were always then wanting to come back with a new album but didn't -- the timing had to be right. after our movie, our biopic came out last year we were kind of overflooded with requests new tlc music from our fans. we've always involved them throughout everything we've

done, like from fan mail our album, we put the names, fan's names inside the cd jackets, the album cover for tlc 20. calling it tlc 20 came from fans as well. we wanted to do this with them and that feels right for us. >> you mentioned the biopic it was a reminder what you've been through as artists. does this kick starter project give you more control because so much of your story was really educating musicians, those who want to get in the game about the nuts and bolts and how you can end up with your money being taken from you? >> it's true. definitely a lot more control. but the main thing for us is that we wanted to do this with the fans mainly because you just don't know on twitter we get all of these different ideas like they come up with the most

amazing pictures for an album cover or album titles and stuff like that. you know what let's go this route. and so we're very excited about it. and so happy that the fans have been pledging and you know a lot of our counterparts celebrity counterparts it was shocking that katy perry pledged. i couldn't believe it. is that the real kat in perry? >> of course she would be a fan of tlc. what you did for young women and showing power, beauty, creativity, i'm sure it's a model she followed to her success. >> thank you. >> can you give us any scoop or nugget on the album as we know as fans. i'll go on and do nature by the way, after i pass around the collection -- >> i can promise you this you're definitely going to get the same formula, the formula that is the most important,

great lyrical content, the tracks. they can be all over the place but once we get on there it becomes a tlc sound. new tlc dances we'll make up. you know we're excited. can't wait. >> we're excited for you. you were on millionaire matchmaker? >> oh, my god. >> what happened? did you get matched up? >> come on i need to know. >> i think the whole world saw me on millionaire. >> i'm debating whether it's time to go on millionaire. did you get hooked up? what happened? i missed it. >> you know what i think patty needed a little bit more time to -- >> you're telling me to pass. >> it's okay it's okay though. >> we'll just find it the old school way and i think you know what that means. >> however, you can find it. you have to be open and that's what i was doing. i was very open because i like patty a lot. >> i love patty, quite a hoot

for sure. >> i'm happy you came on. congratulations on the album. we cannot wait to hear. we're huge fans around here. give our best. he was supposed to make it. under the weather. >> is that does it for this edition of "news nation." you can find gut check online. up next "andrea mitchell reports" with the latest on this major storm that is expected to pound the northeast. ♪ hi, tom. hey, how's the college visit? you remembered. it's good. does it make the short list? you remembered that too. yea, i'm afraid so. knowing our clients personally is what we do. it's okay. this is what we've been planning for. thanks, bye. and with over 13,000 financial advisors we do it a lot. it's why edward jones is the big company that doesn't act that way.

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