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that's fired flynn immunity from what.icia named as the pressure builds an surveillance. >> a massive major interstate . >> space x do something traveling to the stars. >> strongest coffee, is it safe. hy leaguers hit the deck? is early today starts now. ap you. i'm frances rivera. >> a dev russia development. immunity.
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that's what the adviser is offering in exchange for his testimony reaching out to both intelligence committees and signaling his cooperation in the russia investigation. flynn's lawyer storyin to tell h wants to tell it should the circumstances permit. the question is what would flynn need immunity from? here is what jeremy bash said. >> this shows that the jeopardy of criminal liability extends all the way to the top, that's how serious this development is. the image i have in my head of the white house is a r away train, the brakes are out and you pull your last best hope, the great congress of the united states, and the handle literally breaks off in your hand. that is how much trouble we're in. >>nn championed the lock her up mantra.
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resigning in february after misleading the vice president and others about his conversation with russia's ambassador. looks as though flynn wants his chance to tell his side of the russia controversy with flynn's lawyer insisting immunity is vital writing this. no reasonable person who has the benefit of advice from counsel would submit to questioning in a high politicized witch hunt without assurances against unfair prosecution. here's what flynn said to chuck todd back in december on the issue of immunity. >> the very last thing that john podesta said is no individual too big to jail, that should include people like hillary clinton. five people around her have been given immunity to include her former chief of staff. when you are given immunity you probably committed a crime. >> were flynn to get his deal he would join paul manafort and senior aide and son-in-law jared
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kushner as current or former trump kf dapts testify. since stepping down from his post we learned russia paid mike flynn $45,000 and registering a foreign agent for a half million of lobbying work before election day. work that may have aided the turkish government. the latest as the u.s. senate held its first public hearing on the russia investigation, one saying russia targeted then candidate trump with fake news because of the likelihood he would repeat it often parroting the talking points whether knowingly or not. >> the reason active measures worked in this u.s. election the commander in chief used measures at times against his opponents. >> developments on the house side the other story, identifying the sources behind devin nunes' claim that the president was quote incidentally surveilled during the
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transition. the "washington post" reporting it was three white house officials that played a role in the stunning allegation nine days ago when he claimed the president was surveilled. >> a claim that the president later said he felt vindicated by. "the new york times" broke the news identifying two of nunes' sources citing quote several current american officials. and the development in time for sean spicer's press briefing in which he deflected questions about the report. >> shawn, are you saying that it's not correct? >> i'm saying that in order to comment on that story would be to validate certain things that i'm not at liberty to do. >> nbc news has not confirmed both of the reports, however, spicer did announce this letter inviting bipartisan leaders of the intel committees to the white house to review new evidence that may show information collected about americans with quote mishandled or leaked. >> we have are willing to
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provide them with the information that we have the materials that we have come across. and i think that is important. >> the top democrat of the house intel committee accepted that offer while his senate counterpart said evidence should be brought to capitol hill. georgia is in a state of emergency after a massive fire caused a bridge to collapse on interstate 85 in atlanta. more than 75 firefighters were on the scene combatting the blaze. officials say no one was hurt. however, rush-hour traffic was brought to a standstill. the interstate is a major artery for the south running through the heart of atlanta. it carries 250,000 cars per day. now the department of transportation says it is closed indefinitely as authorities assess the damage. >> even parts of the bridge that have not collapse there had is damage to the concrete. so that's going to have to be checked out before we let any one on this interstate. >> the fire is now under control and the cause has not been determined. officials are focusing on the
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possibility that pvc piping may have ignited. i lived in atlanta. that will cause major delays. also out of this world travel as spacex launches and lands a recycled rocket taking off from the kennedy space center in florida the booster separated from the satellite it was carrying and landed on a drone ship in the atlantic ocean. this is a major first. the company's founder and ceo says the boost stage of rocket launches can account for up to 70% of the cost. this type of rocket reusability could usher in cheaper space flight. >> it means that humanity can be out there among the stars, this is what we want for the future. >> he said it took 15 years and $1 billion to make this achievement. >> police in washington state are asking for the public's help identifying two suspects behind a scary home invasion caught on tape.
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the two men are seen rummaging through the bedroom trying to open a bathroom door. when they realize it was locked one of them kicked it in. inside a woman starts to scream. >> police say suspects snatched jewelry off of the woman, grabbed other items and then left. any one with information is asked to call the sheriff's office. >> that is terrifying. powerful winds wreaking havoc in the west. wind gusts reached more than 50 miles an hour in las vegas knocking down signs, trees and power lines. two semis were blown over. a tree fell on a golf cart trapping two people. parts of the northeast are bracing for an april fool's day snowstorm and that is no april fool. we have our meteorologist there
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tracking the storm and major travel delays with it. >> those should be expected even saturday. huge storm affecting much of the east with rain. into northern new england we're seeing the blue snow, a little sleet and mix in the hudson valley. the snowfall forecast by saturday afternoon all said and done. these are the mountains, the quhit and the green mountains here and you notice those are up to a foot at the ski areas. the cities, more of a sloppy snow around hartford, providence and boston. you will be dealing and driving in nasty stuff. how about even the southern end of the storm. slight risk of severe weather. richmond to north carolina down to wilmington and myrtle beach, strong gusty winds as the storms go on through. you get the picture. up and down the eastern seaboard florida to maine a lot of travel delays especially to the good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a round of heavy rain has come through. rain is still falling in new
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jersey and delaware, but it's tapered off for now in pennsylvania. there is more wet weather and the potential for some very heavy rainfall, especially this afternoon. i'll show you what to expect for your neighborhood coming up at 4:30. >> we'll see you then. here's a look at what we're working on for "nbc10 news today." >> it is time for d.a. seth williams to lawyer up. we will break down the struggle for the d.a. to make sure he has legal counsel in his corruption case. subway safety. an exclusive look at the effort to prevent violence at septa stations. and blast from the past. we'll explain how philadelphia's trying to bring new life to old and unused pay phones in the city. affeine is in the strongest coffee. so we don't have to wad to get clean. mmm, cushiony...and we can use less.
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here we go. in july a promo for game of thrones, 33 million views since it was released yesterday. each taking a seat on the respective thrones. episode one july 16. i know the wait has been long overdue. >> a lot of fans waiting for that. north carolina lawmakers repealed the state's bathroom bill. not everybody is happy about it. that's the sound of angry protesters outside the governor's mansion. they oppose the bill because it still bans local nondiscrimination ordinances until 2020. the democratic governor says this is the best compromise deal he could get in time.
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ncaa said it would not let north carolina host championship games through 2022 unless the law was changed by yesterday. now the organization is reviewing whether they plan to return to the state. there is startling headline from usa "today", a homicide surge in mexico according to a new report out. last year's arrest of the drug kingpin guzman caused homicides to spike to 21.3 murders for even 100,000 people. that's up from 17.5 in 2015. listen to this. before alchapa's arrest, murder rates dropping for four consecutive years. u.s. and mexican authorities hail the capture of chapa as a water shed moment in 2016. he has been extradited to a new york prison where he is reportedly held in solitary confinement. amnesty international is protesting his harsh conditions.
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a story our team is interested in. if your morning cup of joe is not giving you the kick that you need, you are in luck today. the world's strongest coffee is now available in the united states, called black insomnia. buy it on amazon at grinds, beans or cold brew, even caffeinated water. you are going to want to drink this with caution. 12-ounce cup has a whopping 702 milligrams of caffeine, starbucks about 195 milligrams. the mayo clinic says up to 400 per day appears to be what is safe for most adults. that will about do it for us. >> look at that graphic. show that again. safe for most adults. hopefully, look at the bottom. hope fly you're one of those most adults that it's safe for. a little disclaimer for all of us. when you guzzle up. still ahead, donald trump's
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we're fast forwarding into friday. president trump expected to sign two executive orders aimed at what he see as trade abuses.
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deterring the dumping of products. >> a ferrari once owned by mr. trump goes on the auction block. it will fetch up to $350,000. >> and tom hanks and tracy morgan among the celebrities that take part in stand for rights, a telethon to benefit the civil liberties union. facebook live tonight beginning at 7:00 eastern. a major price war between two of america's biggest retailers. the another all time high could president trump's trade talk be turning soft? let's ask steve. good morning to you. >> very good morning. i don't think it's going soft yet as basically one of the b d orders will give the commerce department 90 days to come up with a report who is cheating on trade and manipulating currency. when the have the facts then they can act. of course the meeting is next
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week. xi jinping and mr. trump. but that meeting is going to look as well. walmart fighting back against the pricing of the likes of amazon. all the big brands and said we need to cut 15% so at least 80% of our sales will be lowest price guarantees as well. walmart fights back of it good news for everyone who likes a quarter pounder or with cheese in my case, mcdonald's switching back to fresh patties. it's been frozen but it's going up against wendy's and the others who have got more of a fresher offering, they are fighting back with the quarter pounder. back to you. >> as long as they don't touch the fries. >> exactly. >> those are magic. thank you. uber shares the strangest items people left behind. what do you call a beyonce sculpture made of cheese? sweet dreams! nutrition alert, enjoy that breakfast jimmy!
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all-day soaker. it could cause problems in your commute to and from work. i'll tell you what it means for your neighborhood. lawyer up. today's the deadline for d.a. seth williams to find an attorney in the corruption case against him. and septa station safety. we'll show you an exclusive look at that effort underway to prevent violence in city subways. just about 4:30. good morning, this is "nbc10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm vai sikahema. this morning, we've issued a first alert because of the rain moving across the . showing the system over us now. and a live look at philadelphia shows what's happening along broad street. you see the wet roads in center
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city. >> f captured this scene. the language was captured as the rain moved in. meteorologist bill henley is tracking it in the first alert forecast, the most action arr t arrearrest -- accurate forecast this town. the heavy rain for the entire viewing area all day and into tonight. the heaviest rain this afternoon and into this evening. during the commute, there could be localized flooding. we're talking inches of rainfall. already drying out in pennsylvania temporarily. you see the rain still coming down in bell ware and south -- delaware and south jersey. there's more to c in the west, southwest. that's going to come through today. and it's due in, the heaviest, this afternoon. get ready for a rainy one ightd. the rain has tapered off temporarily in philadelphia and the suburbs. it's still raining in new jersey and delaware is getting rain, too. the lehigh valley, a few raindrops now. 39 degrees. not much of a warmup today. not with the rain and the wind
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which will also be picking up. we're in for a wet and windy one. 49 this afternoon. 50 in new jersey. delaware up to 52. look at the lehigh valley, a chilly rain during the afternoon and into the evening hours. i'll break it down hour by hour with the futurecast when i come back in ten minutes. first, jessica boyington has your first alert traffic. that's right. we're starting off this morning out in center city. this is the vine street expressway around 24th street. i chose this camera earlier because there was already a crash here. the westbound side of the vine, moving toward the schuylkill expressway. the crash was in here. just the highlight of what we'll see pretty much most of the morning getting on and off ramps around sharp curves. we'll find slippery spots. the accident, of course, has cleared. you see that everything's getting along nicely. we want to see brake lights going around the corners like that. we will start to see problems pop up later on, especially when more cars head out the door. tc farming tan avenue around north state street. we'll end with bridges here.

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