ed pierson for free.ok in the information pierson gave them after the second deadly crash. >> i was at a loss to understand it >> reporter: is boeing too big to fail, is boeing too big to be regulated? >> that's a possibility. i mean, boeing certainly has received unusually favorable treatment from the faa and from government aviation regulators. >> reporter: pierson says he doesn't know if what he witnessed contributed to the crashes but feels it's imperative that the production line is investigated to make sure >> somewhere in the end of my letter to the board i said no one wants to wake up one morning and hear of another accident, and that's exactly what happened >> reporter: while boeing has previously acknowledged mistakes including that their anti stall system contributed to both crashes, this morning boeing is pushing back strongly saying that the 737 is one of the safest planes flying and they say, quote, the suggestion by mr. pierson of a link between his concerns and the recent max accidents is

she was shot point blank in the head by karl pierson who took his own life. nbc's ron mott has details. >> reporter: senior joe redmond said he scrunched down in a hallway when the shotgun blast tore through arapahoe high friday before breaking down when he found out the shooter was karl pierson. >> my first instincts were to defend him. but i know that's wrong because it's indefensible to do what he did. it's horrible what he did. it's hard to process emotions like that. >> reporter: pierson and redmond co-captains on the speech debate team weren't best friends but he felt close enough to help him. >> speech and debate was his life. and the fact that he wasn't there crushed him a little bit and made him really tense and angry about that. >> reporter: it had been a stressful term for him. he had grown angry from losing his coveted spot on the team months ago which made the coach, librarian tracy murphy, a wanted man in tracy's eyes. >> karl and murphy did not along. whatever it was escalated to a death threat. >> his intent was evil and his evil intent was to

with just 49 students in the kingsley-pierson class of 2016, they say they've stuck together through the years and they're just a close-knit group. in kingsley, iowa...tommie the "limo babies" say that in the future, they would like to have their kids take a picture too and start a kingsley tradition. it's . time for a break. but we're back in just a moment with more news and weather for you on news-4 today. first though.. here's a look at some of the events on the good morning. i'm al joens. sarah has the day off. coming up... the latest polls show donald the front-runner in iowa. ben carson is. guess who trump is going after on the campaign trail? we're seeing the same thing with the democrats: hillary clinton going after bernie sanders. tracie potts updates us on the campaign trail in just a moment. also, a tailgate party to say thanks to those who serve and protect. it was a gathering that attracted hundreds before saturday's morningside briar cliff football game. in healthbeat four, it's the smallest medical device ever approved by the f-d-a. see how it's helping to eliminate pr

now, back to julia pierson this morning, who has stepped down. she told bloomberg it was painful to leave the agency while they were in the middle what she called a significant security breach. a lot more to come on this one. >> tracie, thank you so much for the very latest on that from washington, d.c. >>> a possible setback for the grand jury that is looking into the police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown. a spokesperson for the special prosecutor says someone claiming to be friends with one of the jurors allegedly tweeted information about that case. that user has since shut down her account, but not before an activist screen grabbed the tweet and sent it to the special prosecutor. the prosecutor's office is looking into the alleged misconduct now, if there was, in fact, a breach of confidentiality, they'll have to start all over again with a new grand jury. also today, usa today reporting that more than 3,000 people have registered to vote in ferguson in the wake of brown's shooting, signaling a surge there and a desire

. >> reporter: police say 18-year-old karl pierson, a student at arapaho high school, walked in armed with a shotgun and looking for a teacher. police say it stemmed from an early confrontation or disagreement between the two. >> when the teacher heard this student was asking for him the teacher exited the school and for me was the most important tactical decision that could have been made. >> reporter: the chaotic frant tick scene was similar to sandy hook and ten miles away, columbine high school in 1999. officials credit a school janitor who started pierson and tripped an alarm in the ble auig and exiting the teacher to safety. still one student was shot while three others suffered what the sheriff called anxiety attacks. officials say pierson was pound dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound as officers closed in. >> the officers got to him and got to him literally within minutes. that is a world of change from the way response used to happen. >> reporter: police were late into the night searching for evidence, including at pierson's home. >> it's just heart-w

jones and pierson who are black were voted out while the effort to expel johnson who will white failed by one vote. >> today the council will meet to discuss an interim replacement for jones' seat. 23 of the 39 members have confirmed to nbc news or on social media that they plan to vote to reinstate jones and the shelby county board of commissioners released a statement saying it will consider action to reappoint pierson during a meeting sed for wednesday. the democrats were asked on "meet the press" if they will accept reappointment. >> we will continue to fight for our constituents and one thing i want to say, chuck, is that this attack against us is hurting all people in our state. even though is impacting black and brown communities this is hurting poor white people. their attack on democracy hurts all of us. i don't want it just to be about race. >> yes, i would be honored to accept the appointment of the shelby county commission and to run in a special election and i've already heard that people in the state legislature and in nashville are threatening our shelby county commissio

about a week ago karl pierson opened fire at their school allegedly seeking revenge on a librarian who had disciplined him. pierson killed himself shortly after shooting claire. >>> at least one bank is taking action following the target security breach. right now, chase bank is notifying its customers affected by the breach. the company says it will impose withdrawal limits on debit cards for nearly 2 million customers. kish withdrawals will be restricted to $100 per day. purchases will be limited to $300 a day. chase says the limits will be in effect until they can replace the affected cards. those restrictions will not apply to credit cards. >>> laurel police asking for your help identifying a man suspected in a bank robbery. take a look, surveillance cameras show a man wearing what appears to be a santa claus beard. he walk under to the pnc bank on main street yesterday morning and fired a gunshot into the ceiling. he walked to the teller and demanded money. no one was hurt. if you recognize the man, call laurel police. >>> 10:10 right now. this morning we learned one of the people

later today, lawmakers grill secret service director julia pierson about plans to change the agency's procedures. nbc's tracie potts is in washington. good morning to you, tracie. the question might be will she stick to a script or not here? >> reporter: or will she say a lot at all when it comes to details about how they protect first family. in this letter, she argues to the committee where she's testifying today that part of the hearing should be classified, it should be top secret because as she puts it, revealing too much detail about how they protect the first family is beyond reckless. >> something needs to be done drastically. >> reporter: today, lawmakers want to ask secret service director julia pierson how a man jumped the white house fence, ran across the lawn, and according to the washington post, got all the way into the east room before they stopped him. >> there has got to be a better way to deal with it than they're dealing with it now. >> reporter: a new post report says there was mass confusion when bullets hit the private residence in 2011. daughter sasha and her g

. >> reporter: on the front lines, officer pierson.on, hunting for rogue drone pilots violating the faa's 4-mile restricted radius around the festival what is the biggest danger with drones at an event like this >> sir, using it as a weapon most people wouldn't know that it's coming. >> reporter: for the second year in a row, his unit has some high-tech help, partnering with a company called aerial armor. >> drones are an integral part of society as they'ree popular, we'll see an increase in the need for this service. >> reporter: they developed high-tech sensors placed around the event and software alerting the instant a drone activates, pinpointing the pilot's location rogue drone pilots can face a $30,000 fine from the faa and risk criminal prosecution. recently, drones have proven their potential for disruption and terror sightings near the runways at gatwick airport in england last year led to hundreds of flights cancelled. in karcaracas, drones blew up in the skies over a president aerial armor detected drones being activated. we

a judge said he had no choice but to free bobby lee pierson. this after the deadlocked jury signed an official not guilty form by mistake. hours after his release pierson was stabbed to death after a fight with his sister's boyfriend. the boyfriend was booked on suspicion of murder. a man is facing murder charges for his wife's shooting death. their infant son remains missing. aaron justice you see here was arrested in georgia and flown back to detroit where he was charged yesterday. his wife's 6-year-old daughter is also missing. authorities say they believe justice has information that can lead them to the two children. >> chicago mayor rahm emanuel and donald trump are clashing over a skyscraper sign in the city. the 20-foot tall letters spell out trump the mayor says she looking for a way to get rid what if he calls the tasteless sign. trump said he got approval from the city and has no plans to take down the sign. in mississippi an alleged car burglar is called bum not only for the crime but where he tried to pull it off. the suspect broke

we're starting to get a darker image of the shooter, karl pierson, from one of his friends who thought he knew him pretty well but he talked about last monday karl coming back to the debate team. by that time he had already bought a shotgun. could karl pierson have been quietly plotting a violent attack at his school for weeks, months, perhaps even a couple years? one of his friends, joe redmond, who tried helping him deal with frustration over being kicked off the debate team, says looking back now there were signs pierson was in more pain than he ever imagined. >> the karl i knew was in good person but obviously the karl that came into school on friday was not. >> reporter: what he could see was that his fellow co-captain on the team, someone he considered one of the best on the squad, had grown darker since pierson competed at a national debate competition this summer, an event he attended with coach tracy murphy. but that trip didn't go well, redmond says. >> karl and murphy did not get along and whatever it was escalated to a death threat. >> hi, i'm karl pierson, a freshman at ar

julia pierson has worked with the secret service for 30 years.er colleagues say she's experienced just about every aspects of the job, which makes her the right person to lead the troubled agency into the future. julia pierson is set to become the 23rd director of the secret service and the first woman ever to lead the agency, an historic pick from an administration that has recently been criticized for a lack of diversity. >> this comes as welcome news, i think, to a lot of people who were looking for a cabinet and an inner circle and an administration that was much more diverse in this second term. >> reporter: an orlando native, pierson joined the secret service in 1983, right out of college, according to a 2007 interview with "smithsonian." telling the magazine, "i knew law enforcement was my area of interest." now 53, pierson has risen through the ranks. most recently serving as chief of staff. former agent, dan bongino, worked with pierson for more than a decade. >> she's aggressive. she is tough. she's not going to put up with any nonsense

julia pierson is out. the new director now for is the man who headed the president's security detail three years ago. his name is joe clancy. he is a delaware county native. nbc's tracy potts is following the developments from capitol hill. >> reporter: joe clancy is in charge of the secret service for now. he is interim director. he headed the president's security detail three years ago. he is replacing julia pierson. >> there probably are some other folks who need to take the exit sign -- exit ramp out, too. >> reporter: pierson resigned after failing to tell lawmakers she knew a security contractor with a gun and three assault convictions rode an elevator with president obama last month at the cdc if atlanta. >> the more i learn, the worse it is. that that scares me. >> if there's a serious breach of the president's security that we would own that at a minimum the white house officials would be informed in a timely fashion. >> reporter: the white house fence jumper pleaded not guilty. homeland security

in spite of that lapse, though, pierson testified "the president is safe today." lawmakers from both parties are calling for an independent review of what went wrong on that day. now, at the same time, the secret service acknowledges there is another investigation into a security incident involving the president. a number of published reports say last month at the cdc in atlanta, president obama was in an elevator with an armed security contractor who has three criminal convictions on his record. that is a violation of secret service protocol. agents interviewed that security guard after he refused to stop taking cell phone video of the president. they determined the man was not a threat. >>> stopping isis. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will meet with president obama at the white house today to discuss a number of topics, including the fight against isis. those two leaders will focus their meeting on the international effort to take down isis in iraq and syria. air strikes in iraq have been targeting isis since last month. the u.s. and allied arab nati

he's replacing julia pierson. >> there are probably some other folks who need to take the exit signs -- exit ramp out, too. >> reporter: pierson resigned wednesday after failing to tell lawmakers that she knew a security contractor with a gun and three assault convictions rode an elevator with president obama last month at the cdc in atlanta. >> the more i learn, the worse it is. and that scares me. >> reporter: the white house learned about the elevator incident just minutes before it went public. >> if there's a serious breach of the president's security that we would anticipate that at a minimum that white house officials would be informed in a timely fashion. >> reporter: the white house fence jumper pleaded not guilty wednesday. homeland security and an independent panel will investigate that. plus shots fired in 2011. it took the secret service four days to confirm those bullets hit the first family's private residence. >> even adt can detect when a window is broken. >> reporter: president obama is in chicago today talking about the economy with security tighter than ever. pier

with just 49 students in the kingsley-pierson class of 2016, they say they've stuck together through the years and they're just a close-knit group. the "limo babies" say in the future -- they'd like to have their kids take a picture too --and start a storm track seven meteorologist is back with another check of your storm track seven forecast. through today but track seven forecast. a few rain showers may track through today but rain is likely tomorrow into wednesday morning where some areas could see well over an inch of rainfall before the system tracks out. highs will occur early on wednesday and we will be cool for thursday before warming back into the 50s for the weekend. a few showers may affect your "you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered. this is today woman accused of driving into a crowd and killing four people at a homecoming parade is expected in court. plus.. a famous comedian had to cut her show short after her tour bus caught fire. and it's halloween meets star wars. how some are celebrating the annual holiday early by mixing the two together. good morning, i'm al

have a great day. >> hampton pierson, you as well. >> two words describe him. informative and dapper. 4:48. christina loren joining us. a nice day ahead. >> he sets the bar for all of the men out there. >> a lot of pressure. thanks. >> trying to find your pinstripe suit, you can wear that suit in the city as temperatures will come down by about 10 degrees from yesterday's highs in some cases. i think san francisco, you're going to drop by 5 to 8 degrees making for a cool day, not breaking into 70s. temperatures are crisp out there with 62 in san jose, 61 in livermore and 55 degrees, good morning to you in wine country, napa, really great start up there. as we head throughout the day high pressure is in control. weakening a little bit. we're going to get this area of low pressure that rides through over to the north of us. in the pacific northwest we head flew the afternoon. a pretty strong on shore flow so we expect plenty of low clouds to start. 60s and 70s bayside and the coast. 80s and 90s inland but we're not talking about the upper 90s like we saw yesterda

director julia pierson admits agents did not follow protocol. >> i don't sense from you, director pierson, a sense of outrage about that. >> i wish to god you protected the white house like you're protecting your reputation here today. >> reporter: omar gonzalez is in court today facing three counts for jumping the fence and making it all the way into the east room of the white house. initially, the secret service said he was stopped just inside the door. >> were you lying to the american people or were you misled by your own agents about where the intruder was tackled? >> the secret service is conducting an ongoing investigation. >> tremendous restraint is not what we're looking for. the message should be overwhelming force. >> americans know that the next attempt to take the white house may not be by a crazed, solo, knife-wielding veteran with ptsd. it could well be a planned attack from a terrorist organization. >> reporter: there is also concern about agents being afraid to confront their superiors. director pierson told congress that is unacceptable. tracie potts, nbc news, washingto

but when the piersons found a video online about alex, who got his bionic arm delivered by robert downey. >> they wondered -- >> look at that. it's a marriage of robotic technologies. >> reporter: could their daughter get one, too? students at the university of central florida engineered alex's arm for $350. created on 3-d printers. so for the 12 days of christmas, those students are celebrating by providing 12 arms for 12 children. >> this is for you. >> reporter: on the first day of christmas for lila brooks, a good life got even better. >> alex was right there to help her along. >> tell the arm what you're doing. >> our goal is to build confidence with children. when you see the smile, everybody is hooked. >> reporter: for lila brooks, it's a life-changing gift. >> reporter: biotic arms touching hearts. >> reporter: "today," kerry sanders, charleston, south carolina. >> perfect christmas gift. i mean, that's -- >> what a story. >> for $300, they were able to do it. >> amazing what 3-d printers can do, changing all those lives. >> we're tat beginning of the 3-d printing revolution. tha

thank you very much. —— stuart pierson.the other stories making the news. turnout is reported to have been strong in ireland's referendum on whether to liberalise the country's strict abortion laws. as voting nears an end, irish media say the turnout could exceed that reached in a landmark referendum three years ago on same sex marriage. the eighth amendment of the irish constitution outlaws abortion in all cases other than if the mother's life is at risk. president putin has dismissed claims that russia was responsible for bringing down malaysia airlines flight mh17, over eastern ukraine. the dutch government said it had been ‘indisputably proven‘ that there was a ‘direct link‘ between the russian army and the missile that hit the plane in 2014. president trump has said his summit with the north korean leader kimjong—un could take place next month as originally planned, just a day after he cancelled it. north korea had reacted by saying it would do everything it could to salvage the meeting. now mr trump says both sides ar

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police, in fact, say karl pierson showed up here ready to hurt a lot of people on friday and the terrifyingcene that unfolded didn't take much time at all, just 80 seconds from start to finish. a community gripped in shock and sadness gathered to pray for 17-year-old senior claire davis, the lone shooting victim from friday's violence at arapahoe high school shot in the head at point-blank range, randomly police suspect by karl pierson. officials say he stormed into the school shortly after 12:30, making no effort to hide the pump action shotgun he legally bought the week before, looking for the school's debate coach. students say pearson who voiced strong political views had recently been kicked off the team. >> his intent was evil. >> reporter: the sheriff who refused to mention pearson by name said the student was also named with a machete, multiple rounds of ammo and three molotov cocktails. >> he is someone who victimized an innocent young lady by an act of evil. in my opinion he deserves no notoriety and no celebrity. >> reporter: police say pier son fired five shots. some of the chao

this com pierson stepped down amid embarrassen incidents includina m convicted of assaul an elevatorh the president in atlanta at the cdc a couple weeks ago. that never came up when she testifie here on capitol hill and that's the thing that seemed to ce a lot of lawmakers, democrat and republicans, it was time for pierson, a 30-year veteran, the department's first female chief to go. she has stepped down and lawmakers are looking at whether or others need to do so as well thinking this may not be the end of it. taking a clo look at the manageme of the secret service, the department of homeland security and an indepet p are going to be investigating that. eun? t you, tracie potts live on capitol hill for us. >>> a virginia teacher is in court today to face charges of having sexual relations with students. erica mesa was a teacher at coloni forge high school in staffo county. original the sheriff's office announced mesa sent nude photos and had a relationship with one student. according to the freelance star, investigators say she had sexual relations with at least four male victims s

julia pierson out amidst controversy and the new man in charge headed the president's security detail three years ago. this is the latest in the wake of a security breach at the white house when reports that a convicted felon with a gun was able to get into the president's elevator. tracie potts, the fallout here very real. >> it really is. it seems like the elevator thing really brought it to a head here. now there's a new person on the he actually went tocom cast, bringing him back now out of retirement to try to deal with and restore trust in this embattled agency, the secret service. julia pierson stepped down after he spent three hours -- she did spend a lot of time talking about what's been the white house she says she pained having to leave the agency where she was for 30 years in the midst of a controversy like this where they have a significant security breach. homeland security will check this out, as well as an independent panel once they're down investigating how some of these incidents happened. >> you knew something had to happen in light of these controversies. >> i'll

hampton pierson with cnbc.es. >>> now your first alert weather. >> temperatures are dropping this morning. we're already running cooler than yesterday. and humidity, that's coming down, too. that's a view from center city. right now 74 degrees at 5:25. what's traffic looking like this morning, jillian? >> it's looking good on woodhaven, bill. both directions moving along just fine. coming up at 5:30, an update on that construction i've been following all morning on 95. >>> summer 2014 is in the books. it's back to school for many students today. >> and katy zachry on what your child can expect this school year. >> philadelphia public schools are opening next week, opening on time but with serious cuts. coming up, i'll tell you how that is affecting other schools in our area. >>> and there they are. i promised tracy i wouldn't sing that line. >> please don't. >> i won't. >> this year's miss america's contwstants are in ac. and the quest for the crown, we'll tell you their plans as they prepare for the big pagean

hampton pierson is here with that and cnbc business news. hampton, good morning. >> hey, tracy.ght out of my mouth. visions of the super bowl dancing in the heads of eagles fans after last night's impre impressive showing and the football season is entering the second half. but it's never too early to start thinking about the super bowl. nbc, which is broadcasting this year's game says it still has about ten 30-second ad slots available at a record $4.5 million each. nbc says some advertisers are waiting until the last minute to commit, but several new companies buying commercial time. this year the network says fewer car ads but expect to see more ads for movies, beer, soft drinks, fast food and insurance. let the ad extravaganza begin. back to you guys. >> 4.5 million. wow. hampton pierson, thanks. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >>> we're seeing some areas of thick fog this morning as the temperatures cool into the 30s and 40s. but clouds will break. we'll see some sunshine and the numbers will climb. doesn't that look a little eerie this morning? it's not eerie, it'

ryan pierson, dancing to "i will survive." second half. patriots trail.to pierson. under the bucket. pierce on went for 21 points, 15 rebounds. ensuing george mason possession. down four. andre cornelius gets a good look at the bucket. knocks down the three-pointer. 5 of 8 beyond the arc. finished with 24 points. it's a two-point ball game. over a minute to play. patriots up one. cam long in the corner. wide open. got it. george mason beats northern iowa, 77-71, extending its win streak to 13 games, longest active streak in the country. in tampa, oh, how cute. georgetown against the bulls of south florida. second half, hoyas up by six. check out chris wright, bottom of your screen. steps in, gets the steal, lays it up and in. white went for a season high 26 points. perfect 8 of 8. from the free-throw line. over four minutes to play. jason clark kicks it out to thompson. watch closely. gets the top shot to go. nifty. ninth-ranked georgetown defeats south florida, 61-55, improving to 21-6 overall, 10-5 in the big east. philadelphia, hobbs and washington aga

. >>> a few leader after the sudden resignation of julia pierson. she stepped down wednesday amid a series of major security breaches and mounting calls for a change. nbc white house correspondent kristen welker has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, julia pierson had lost the faith of many lawmakers, rank and file secret service agents and the president, himself. a man to replace her, joseph clancy, a veteran of the agency a. fresh perspective the president thinks is needed. this morning the secret service has a few leader, 58-year-old joseph clancy. for more than two years, he was seen by president obama's side, heading his security detail. >> i think he wanted to ask someone that he personally had confidence in. >> reporter: clancy replaced embattled director julia pierson, a tumultuous hearing on capitol hill and new revelations that an armed contractor with a criminal history rode an elevator with president obama during a recent trip to atlanta. >> it will be a long-term fix. but it was time for her to go. >> reporter: pierson was appointed

bobby lee pierson seen here was released from jail after the jury in his trial accidentally signed aonguilty form. he then got into a fight with his sister's boyfriend, and was stabbed to death. >>> and the california mayer who threw dog poop on to the yard of a political opponent, well, could pay up to $1,000. police cited dennis kinnear for littering. also in deep doo-doo with residents f s who are calling f him to step down. >> you can say he stepped in it. >> we can keep on going. >>> the dresses are better than ever at the annual toilet paper dress contest. this competition awards the best design with a $10,000 check. made with only toilet paper. looks pretty good, by the way. using thread, tape, glue. these dresses, by the way, they're sure to be the envy of every blushing bride. >> i don't know about that. >> has to be like three ply or four ply, very durable. >> go with the three or four ply, ultra ply or extra durable. >> incredible. >> yeah. >> now a look ahead and a look back. president obama and first lady michelle head to north dakota to visit the standing sioux reservat

in spite of the lapse, pierson testified the president is safe today.makers from both parties called for an independent review of what went wrong. now, at the same time, the secret service acknowledges there is another investigation into another security incident involving the president. a number of published reports say last month at the cdc in atlanta, president obama was in an elevator with an armed security contractor who has three criminal convictions. that's the violation of secret service protocol. agents interviewed the security guard after he refused to stop taking cell phone video of the president, and that's when they determined the man was not a threat. >>> at 5:15 now, happening later today, there's a rally in bucks county for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. organizers are calling for new lgbt hate crime legislation out of harrisburg at this rally. it's called the love over hate rally. it's this afternoon from 5:00 to 6:00 on the front lawn of the county courthouse in doylestown. now, this, of course, comes after the arrest o

deputies say the assault happened at the regional medical center in orangeburg on new year's day pierson grabbed the nurse from behind and put her in a choke hold. he's being held at the orangeburg county detention center. a sleek, new mixed-use development did not get a final vote in west columbia last night. council members delayed that vote after hearing a lot the development is known as "brookland," and if approved, it would be built in the now vacant piece of land at the intersection of state and meeting streets in west columbia. council had already delayed a final vote on the project, and last night, they delayed the vote again until they get more specifics from the developer. keep it tuned right here to w-i-s news 10 for more of the "today show". and get breaking news first at w-i-s t-v dot com. good morning.. time now is >>> it's 8:00 on "today," and coming up, help is on the way. from an oven you can set from your smartphone to a virtual doorman. a first look at the latest and greatest products to help make your life easier. >>> then sleep and the sexes. dr. oz is here to tell u

happy birthday to sheena easton who turns 57 and freely is 65 and indicate pierson turns 68. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a wonderful >>> right now commuter alert. where trains are bypassing this morning and what crews are saying about a possible threat to passengers after a platform collapse. >>> and on do hillary clinton's wins mean for bernie sanders future? >>> and donald trump sweeps, but he's dealing with backlash now over his latest comments about women. >>> and a man's spat with neighbors over his plane reaches a new high. how police say a crossbow is involved. "today in new york" starts now. >>> all right. good morning. wednesday morning, april 27th, i'm darlene rodriguez. >> i'm michael gargiulo. >> let's check in with chris cimino. i have my jacket out this morning. it's cold. >> big change. it was chilly all day yesterday in the city. it was in the 70s across portions of new jersey, it's cool down there.

. >> here with me is will pierson with "mental floss". each year on december 23rd, some folks in southern mexico create nativity scenes made out of this, donuts, lego bricks or radishes? >> i think donuts would be too tempting. they're actually radishes. if you want to book a flight after the show, you have time to get there. thousands of people show up to see these beautiful creations that started with shopkeepers trying to entice visitors into >> look at these beautiful girls. denmark doesn't have just santas, they have these devilish elf who will be bad unless they leave him this dessert. >> rice pudding? >> yeah! >> woo! >> wow. i think that might have been a guess. >> they are absolutely right. this goes back to scandinavian farming folk-lore. and you do want to leave out the right pudding. they are there to protect your livestock, live in barbs and n in barns. >> what fast food chain has become -- did you say -- indiana, became a christmas day hot spot in japan? kentucky fried chicken? >> mcdonald's? >> she wanted the cd. [ buzz ] >

and kingsley- pierson battles it out with trinity christian. highlights from those games coming up in sports fource morning wrap. it was win -- or turn in your basketball teams on tuesday. ktiv's brad pautsch has more in the sports fource morning wrap. << the lawton-bronson girls were 13th in the final class 2a rankings, released today. the eagles went 17-4 in the regular season, but have top-ranked western christian on the other side of their bracket. l-b trying to advance against another team from hull -- the comets of boyden-hull. the comets, got to this game by way of a victory over rock valley in the first round. first quarter - lawton-bronson works it inside to lexi binder - up and in for two - tie ball game early. back for boyden-hull - nice lob inside to anna de jongh - comets take a two point lead on the inside bucket. l-b's binder was fighting for the ball early - tough rebound and puts it back for another score. then ali verzani - you saw her live at 6 - she makes the highlights at 10 - rolls around the rim and in - lawton- bronson a

that let to the resignation of julia pierson. the villanova grad who took her are place was recently named the interim director. clancy was head of corporate security for comcast cable. >>> happening today, a legal situation, one of the stars of "jersey shore" is expected to be in tax court facing charges. michael "the situation" sore rent tino is expected to be in court. if convicted they could each ways up to five years in prison. >> and in other reality star legal news, teresa giudice will not spend her time in jail in a halfwayhouse. she's expected to report to policen in january. >>> it's now day 41 in the manhunt for suspected cop killer eric frein. and this morning, hundreds of trappers in pike county can once again hit the woods. the pennsylvania game commission lifted the ban that was put in place for frein. camping, fishing and hiking has been restored in most of pike county as well. a hunting ban is in place for monroe county, especially in the area where they're searching for frein. and also the owners of camelback ha

recent security breaches like the white house fence jumps cost pierson her job. the breaking point nor lawmakersish the revelation an armed security contractor with a criminal record was allowed to ride in an elevator with president obamain atlanta. >> it was the right decision. it's in the best interests of the country. the best interests of the secret service. the secret service at point needs someone to come in with a fresh set of eyes. no more rose-colored glasses. >> chance you used to be in charge of the presidentsal election unit and retired in 2011. > learng more about a murder slr suicide in potomac. carolyn mattingly's home an hour before she was killed tuesday. they say andrew rocca slashed her tires then crashed his car on purpose killing himself. police responded to the crash, firefighte wer putting out a fire at the home. they found her body inside the garage. aren't saying what killed her. only that they believe rocca was responsibl rocca worked for mattingly's husband, and this week was accused stealing from the business. 4:46 now. >>> the marylan

this happened near pierson pike road not far from the mountain winery. luckily nobody was hurt. power, though, was knocked out several hours. >> a lot of damage there. all right. dakota pipeline access. sending a tropstrong message to banking giant. anselmo moving. san anselmo creek spilled overai >>> evacuations and flood warnings kept people in san ansellmo. they put up flood gates and moved cars to higher ground. everything back to as normal as it could be for now by midday. >> it is is one we always continue to cover. >> unfortunately it is not all done yet. we may see some more issues. we like the light and steady rain. especially for the north bay. south bay getting a chance to dry out. drivers still hitting puddles left over from early morning rain. a live look at san francisco. you can see the low clouds rolling on by. and in fremont we have wet roads as well. although the heaviest rain has taken a break. still seeing spotty light showers for areas south of san francisco. north of san francisco, still a pretty good rate of rain coming down. we still have mobile doppler r

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. >> here with me is the president and co-founder of mental floss dotcom, will pierson. ready to play? >> i'm ready. got chill bumps from national punctuation day coming up. >> from columbus, ohio. some call it a hash tag others know when it was known as the pound sign. what is the official name of this symbol? is it crisscrosser, ticktack or octathorp? >> oh, my. [ laughter ] yes. my lifeline. >> it is just an hour show, so if you could move it along it yes, i do. how about c.? >> how about c.? octathorp. >> she got it. >> bell labs invented this symbol back in the late 1960s with a fancy new touch tone phone looking for a button people could push after done entering their number that was the one. >> that was it. yeah. >> good to know. >> beautiful young lady from san diego. which does not inclun ampersand in its title. "fast & furious," "julia and julia" or "dumb and dumber 2"? >> or something! no. can't change. she said "fast & furious." [ buzzer ] >> yeah. she gets a book. >> correct answer is "dumb and out of the and, the grammar police are after this one as well. e

clancy replaces julia pierson who resigned under pressure following security breaches. >>> starting at 9:30, vdot will replace pipes on north kings highway at timothy place. you should have a clear drive home. the work is expected to last until the end of the month. >>> the nats need a miracle. one more loss to the giants and the playoff run is over. they play at 5:07 in san francisco. both teams are recovering after the nats hosted the longest playoff game of all-time this weekend. for nats to advance, they'll have to win the next three games that they play. go nats. >>> we know -- you look so distraught. you have no idea. >> i'm distraught. we have to win. >>> three straight is possible because the orioles did just that. right now hashtag alcs is the number one trending topic on twitter in our area as os head to the league championship round for the first time in 17 years. players say they are ready to defy expectations. >> to be able to win three in a row was pretty shocking. >> a lot of people had us as underdogs. that shows what kind of team we have and what kind of guys we have.

bill anderson, (r) pierson, iowa. "when we started having discussions about the possibility that rep. jorgensen was going to retire, the first name that came to mind for me was jacob bossman." jorgensen was first elected to the house in 2010. he says bossman would be a "great replacement and representative of this area." oddly, but comfortably mild for december. here's ben with weather. << << after a mild monday,we'll see very similar temperatures today with a bit more cloud cover overhead which could squeeze out a few sprinkles if not an isolated shower. highs in the you know families today are so stretched... ...they're working two jobs; they're working extra hours, but paychecks have barely budged. raising family incomes is the defining economic challenge of our time... i have a plan that will put raising incomes right at the center of our economy again. we've got to get back to making it possible... ...for anybody in america to go as far as their hard work will take them. that will be my mission as president. i'm

>> now, secret service director julia pierson will be on the hot seat today. she is testifying on white house security and secret service procedure. >>> a man and woman who police say robbed people at two area gun ranges and shot one of their victims are expected in court today. jeffrey chandler and samia poteat. held up a man on june 11th and then accused of shooting another man in northeast philadelphia the next day. police say the pair stole a number of guns during those robberies. >>> and today a trial is scheduled to begin for christopher stegel. this trial was moved from yesterday to today. he is accused of running over a police officer's foot and dragging him from his vehicle. he refused to get out of his car during a traffic stop two years ago. he sped off dragging the officer about a block. the officer had a fractured ankle. he later turned himself in. >>> well, we're looking at clouds overhead and some rain in the area. not everybody is getting the rain right now. in fact, it's dry in center city. this is a live view from the melon bank building. the

students are describing that 18-year-old karl pierson as outspoken with strong opinions.was an eagle scout and reportedly was on the cross country track team as well as the debate team. avenues top competitor. police say pierson legally purchased the shotgun earlier this month and bought the ammunition the morning of the shooting. authorities say he entered the campus during lunch on friday armed with a shotgun, multiple rounds of ammunition, a machete, and three molotov cocktails. he shot 17-year-old claire davis, who is hospitalized in critical condition still this morning. officials say the school security guard immediately ran to the scene of the shooting. >> we believe that the response from the school resource officer, the response from the unarmed school security officer, was absolutely critical to the fact that we did not have additional injury and/or death. >> arapahoe high school is located less than ten miles from columbine high school where two teenagers killed 12 students in 1999. >>> firefighters at sfo will have to take more training on how to respond to ai