ian: i do not. people who are the market watchers, they believe the likelihood of capital being forced upon greece is higher than the general person on the street. brendan: hard to get past the weighty well was poisoned when greece brought up to the's word -- product germany's -- brought up germany's war debt. ian: the dynamic between the germans and the greeks. the lazy greeks, it turns out they are the most productive when they had jobs. the germans are seen as being the most responsible and yet they have no willingness to recognize that not every country can around the kind of surplus -- olivia: what about political contagions is podemos the next syriza? ian: podemos may be but spain is not the next greece. spain does not have the economic degradation. olivia: they are further along with the reforms. ian: nothing is like greece. one of the reasons germans think the greeks should go. olivia: back to u.s. politics. can w ted cruz win the nomination? ♪ olivia: good morning. live pictures. from new y

. >> ian has the story. ian? >> well, jessica, he was out with birthday dinner and got home late and forgot to take the valuables out of his car, and he learned that thieves not only stole his laptop, but the leg. >> it is so low. >> reporter: the thieves took rr a anjit steiner's prosthetic leg, and his most valuable possession. >> it is not just any running leg, because he runs for the san francisco city college. he placed third in the nationals nationals, and here is footage of him pulling ahead in the race in arizona. >> for me that is my way of life and the most exciting part of my day is to going to track practice practice. >> reporter: he works at a prosthetic clinic and he says that the value is not doing to be very much on the black market market. >> the leg or the running blade looks like this one, but with stripes on either side. they stole the backup blade. they are expensive and specific to his body. >> reporter: the knee and the socket comes tout ss out to $30,000. >> he is hoping that the public wi

and now, let's bring in ian kole and ian, a lot of witnesses here and we want to share the exclusive footage, and we understand it is graphic. but what can it show us, and what does it reveal? >> well, raj i spoke with a man who lives near the scene, and he was at a nearby convenient store when he saw all of the police activity, and started to roll it on his cell phone, and we will show you some of it now. you can hear two shots initially, and the officers returning fire and he says that the suspect was shooting at the officers behind the glass sliding door and the rest of the video is disturbing so we chose not to air it in the entirety, but we asked him to describe what he saw. >> one of the two shots hit the police officer, and the second one was attempt ing toing to hit another officer next to that officer. then when that happened, the police officers dropped to the floor to attend to the other officer that was shot. but then everyone retreated and left the officer there, and i knew that he was gone. >> i watch ded the video as well, and it also appears to hear the officer down a

christine. >> thanks, ian lee in cairo. watching that offensive. >>> vatican officials say isis threats against pope francis are real. the head of the vatican police force says they are not just making threats against a propaganda campaign but there is no specific plan for an attack. pope francis is fully aware of the risk but doesn't plan on compromising his style of ministry. >>> the federal death penalty trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev set to begin on wednesday. in court on monday the prosecution and defense battled over how soon they can discuss the role of the older brother tam tamerlon. they sparred over how much evidence the jury will be shown. tsarnaev is charged with killing three people and injuring 264. >>> the chief of the lapd says the enhanced video of the man killed on skid row shows the man's hand reaching for the officer's gun on his belt. three of his colleagues opened fire. the report is it is unclear if his hand grabbed the officer's weapon. >> i reviewed the video and audio the officer is primarily engaged i

cnn's ian lee is tracking the latest from cairo. ian. >> reporter: good morning, christine.this is unprecedented. we have never seen an arab army like this before because arab leaders are not known for their unity. there are nine countries in this coalition which include six from the gulf cooperation council and jordan sudan and egypt. they have pledged land air and naval forces. not everyone agreed to the operation. there are countries dissenting including iraq and lebanon. these are predominately shi'ite countries countries countries countries influenced by iran. the international community, including the united nations has expressed interest in the political solutions. ban ki-moon was pushing for that agreement as well. listening to the arab leaders speak, the momentum is with a land invasion. >> a rare show of force. thanks for that ian lee. >>> soldiers who fought alongside bowe bergdahl insist his whistleblower defense makes zero sense. bergdahl's lawyer claims his client left the post by foot to report his unit for improper conduct at a military base. that is when he

we have cnn's ian lee in cairo. this situation just keeping growing in the involvement and concerns about what it means for the region. >> reporter: that's right, christine. we saw second wave of air strikes hitting 15 targets conducted by coalition forces. we are hearing reports that targets near the presidential palace were also hit. in the port city of aden we are hearing there is chaos on the streets as pro and anti-houthis rebels square off. and the red sea city here in egypt, the air crew will hold a summit to discuss this. what we are seeing is an unprecedented arab coalition. we have not seen this air-backed coalition in decades. they are conducting this operation in yemen. egypt has mobilized a large force. we are seeing the air force and land force offered if that is necessary. we know there is a blockade around yemen. no supplies to go to the houthis rebels. from the ambassador he detailed the objectives are. >> we are preparing for all eventuality in the kingdom and outside the kingdom. we are determined

some on the officer of ian ferni ferniger led to his conviction. >>> and today a man was found inside of the apartment freezer. there were no signs off a struggle or forced entry, and the man has a history of mental problems. it is the fifth death in napa county in five days and a high number in what is usually a quiet community. >>> we have a follow-up of the national debate, the future of football. tonight, chris borland and his ta ther talk about the sudden retirement from the 49ers. >> as a parent, also relieved. just, you know you are going to see the end of the days on which he had to take the physical punishment that you have to take to do that to perform in that profession. >> we talked to jeff borland who said he was surprised by chris' decision, and said he would not let his sons play until high school. asked if it was worth it know wag he knows today? >> knowing today what i know i don't believe that the risks are worth it. >> and he said that he did research with doctors and former players, and more than 7 00 former players have been diagnosed with brain disease. >>> and c

we have ian lee with the latest in cairo.deal is on the offensive. >> reporter: they are not the only one. they are part of a nine-nation coalition that pledged to use this sort of force if it is necessary. six members of the gulf cooperation council and jordan and sudan and egypt. this is not unanimous vote we saw in the arab summit. there was dissension from iraq and lebanon. they are heavily influenced by iran. they were not alone. international community also looking for a diplomatic solution, including the united nations. >> i share those deep concerns. i have repeatedly condemned the attack attempts by the houthis and former president salai to undermine the agreement by military force. i take note that military action has been undertaken at the request of yemen's leader president hadi. >> reporter: the diplomatic window has not closed. john the drums of war is beating loudly to a potential ground invasion. >> dramatic developments. thank you, ian. >>> indiana facing a business backlash after a religious freedom law pass

cnn's ian lee is tracking latest from cairo this morning. america is careful about the offensive in tikrit. tell us why. >> reporter: that is right, christine. tikrit is the hometown of iraq's former leader saddam hussein. what we have is a predominately shi'ite fighting force going into a predominately sunni area. you have some arab and sunni tribal fighters with the government. it is the shi'ite militias with the strong ties to iran that a lot of people are worried about. we also know from the semi official iranian news agency that sulimani is the ruler of the brigade. will be there as well. what the united states is careful of is supporting the iranian push but these officials have a poor track record into sunni areas. they treat civilians and enemy combatants and human rights issues. the united states is careful of being brought into sectarian fighting. watching this assault is going to be sunni and arab fighters in other parts of the country. we will watch to see how the shi'ite militia men and iraqis treat the men. that will put a stra

ian ian kole is in, and what is the latest? >> well lgbt supporters are happy to know that many companies are offering support, and they are hoepg it is enough to influence the supreme court. >> today, 379 companies urged the supreme court to support same-sex marriage. that list includes local giants like twitter, google, facebook and apple, and even the world champion san francisco giants. wall street has signed on as well. >> i mean, who knew that wall street would come out in support of gay marriage. >> reporter: gabrielle is the board president of the lgbt sen center in san jose, and she says that the support of the companies is overwhelming. >> well, it took a long time the for us to come out of the closet in the workplace and so now, you know employers know what we can do that we are actually you know, fabulous employees. >> and the range of companies is interesting. >> reporter: attorney bill james says that the brief is sending a strong message from not only west coast tech companies, but from the conservative financial

ian: nazarbayev has said that about kazakhstan. size matters. chinese officials that you would make a fine mayor of shanghai. to achieve the level of consensus. every member of the population will a great. -- will agree. they will say this man was the father of our nation. you cannot do that with 100 million people. you cannot be that close to your society. you could do it in the time -- in bhutan. it's the only thing that is close. olivia: they are terribly happy. what are the lessons for xi jinping? does he see the success story there as an endorsement of

host: ian tuttle. guest: i'm not sure i follow entirely. the network and certainly be advantageous, especially among fraternities and sororities that take their academics fairly seriously. there are those that exist, we talk a lot about the lack of sobriety fraternities. it's certainly not universal. i'm not sure i follow the question. >> you can watch this conversation online in its entirety at c-span.org. we take you live to the national press club, where margaret hamburg is going to make remarks. >> i'm delighted to be joined by my parents and many of my friends and colleagues. this is probably my last formal address as commissioner. i thought it would be a nice opportunity for me to reflect a bit on what i have learned about this agency, and what i really want to communicate to you is how firmly i believe, now more than ever, that this is an agency that is absolutely essential to the lives and health of every american, every day. i think it's hard to overstate, really the unique and vital importance of this agency for all of us. i confe

uc berkeley law professor, ian haney lopez author. thank you for being on booktv. >> if appreciate the opportunity to talk to y'all. >> booktv is live, this is the tucson book festival. we have several hours left in our coverage today and then we'll be here again tomorrow. several call-ins coming up in just a minute you'll hear m.i.t. professor alan lightning talking about "the accidental universe." after that professor lightman will be joining us here again for a call-in program. and we'll be talking to the found dean of the law school at uc irvine and the buys can the case against the supreme court an historian gwen will be with us to talk about the civil war and stonewall jackson. all this, many more panels follow us on twitter,@book tv to get updates or find the full schedule at book of.org. >> good morning. my name is jim cornell. i'm the president of the international science writer association and a member of the science book committee of this the seventh annual tucson festival of books and i welcome you all here this morning.

christine. >> ian lee in cairo. thank you. >>> republican lawmakers today may request access to hillary clinton's e-mails from the tenure as secretary of state. the house oversight committee is prepared to subpoena the messages and mrs. clinton to answer questions about the private e-mail account for government business. the former secretary of state says it is a matter of convenience. a spokesperson at the time, mrs. clinton did not have a government issued blackberry. >>> 12 states throwing support behind the president's immigration plan to shield them from being deported. attorneys asking an appeals court to lift the order by a texas federal judge that froze the obama plan or limit the effect of the 26 states suing to stop the executive actions on immigration. >>> time for an early start on your money. u.s. stock futures up a bit after a strong rally yesterday. look at that. dow climbed 260 points. 1.5%. bank stocks led the rise. big banks passed the stress test. morgan stanley climbed 6%. major questions remain

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ian tuttle of the national review. guest: that speaks to the reporting bias that i mentioned that we hear the bad things that make for bats -- for good stories here it there is another point she made which i think is important, which is that fraternities to a certain extent are not unique in the type of thing that they are doing. fraternal order of police is another example. fraternities are a lot like -- well, we used to have sort of men's and women's clubs that were social in nature, rotary elks, those sort of things which were doing the same things for professional men and women. and you also have the type of bonding that goes on in the military in basic training, boot camp. the types of things that go on there are very similar to the ways in which fraternities bond young men together. so we are sort of keeping perspective in that regard. host: william is calling in from punta gorda, florida. hi, william. you are on the air, please go ahead. caller: ok. yes. i am african-american. and i have experienced some of the

this fellow in the honda is not done, he comes up and comes up ian, if you can't see to drive, don't drive. i'm going 90 and you're going 0. >> maybe 90. >> it's only about 55 miles per hour. >> this was not the only time that this fellow got out of the car according to ian, he beat on the hood of his car and front fenders. >> kudos to him. at some point it might be easy to lose your cool. >> all right, i'm sorry man. >> good, good, i'm happy. >> so, you think she's helping a friend with a scavenger hunt. she doesn't realize these are all places she's been on a date with her boyfriend. >> find out which clue finally reveals the unexpected surprise. plus, one man's trash is another man's treasure. >> they asked 15 artists from around the world to repurpose every day objects and give it it new life. >> how a master craftsman is getting wheels turning for a new purpose. >>> apple stores around the world are kind of like a place where people go to be zen. >> [ bleep ]. >> to be at one with technology. . >>> apple store is around the world, it's places where people go to be zen, they like

cnn's ian lee is monitoring everything from cairo. >> reporter: good morning, christine.men. 15 air strikes in total, we're told across the country targeting radar stations and weapons depots and targets near the presidential palace. houthis rebels are advancing in the city of aden in the south being fought by the officials loyal to yemen and sunni tribes. there is an arab-league summit in egyptian to discuss the situation in yemen. the president of yemen will attend that as well. we are expecting them to solidify the arab coalition engaged in yemen. egypt pledging war ships and troops. wolf blitzer talked to the saudi ambassador who detailing the objectives. >> we are prepare for all in the kingdom and outside the kingdom. we are prepared to defend yemen and degrade the abilities of the houthis. >> reporter: christine, ultimately this is a proxy war. yemen backing the rebels and then saudi arabia and arab partners backing yemen's president as well as the sunni tribes backing the president too. >> ian lee in cairo, thank you. >>> in iraq u.s. led coalitions staged 17 air

ian williams travelled to china for a look at the panda baby boom. >> reporter: at last some good newst pandas. beloved all over the world, the number in the wild increasing by one-sixth over the last decade. >> the results are great because it's drawing more attention and positive about pandas. >> reporter: they spent three years counting pandas covering nearly 12 million acres. they followed tracks and collected evidence from camera traps, concluding 1,864 pandas remain in the wild. there are also a record 375 now in captive breeding programs. who can forget this famous trio. the world's only known surviving panda triplets born last summer. i got to meet the adorable cubs when they were just two months old. last year 23 cubs were born most being raised in this facility where we joined them for an afternoon snack. most of the pandas in this kindergarten area are between a year and a year and a half old. and they have an enormous appetite. >> reporter: the opportunity to be a volunteer panda keeper has brought people from around the world. they pay the facility $50 a day to feed and ta

kind of slightly different, but still has a lot of the dna of the original idea. >> tom says he and ian actually knew they had to pivot yabbly way back before they got the south by invitation. >> we just weren't seeing enough traction. but then when the south by invitation came in we said oh, well, we can't change now, i mean, clearly we're on to something. and well look we're on tv yada yada, right? so it delayed the realization that the core -- the initial business was flawed. >> when they returned from austin they finally faced flaws so ugly they considered shutting down the company. >> you can't continue to nurse something that isn't going to grow, is going to die. your job is to move on to something that is going to grow. >> tom says his advisers weren't generous with their tough love. >> he's not afraid to tell you, it's kind of ugly. he's been awesome. >> that is what you o'to your investors, your employees, and to yourself. >> at some point businesses probably have two options, either fail at what they're trying to do or go and find something new to do. >> managing director of f

ian lee live in cairo.hank you so much for your reporting there. >>> new developments in the crash of germanwings flight 9525. we have an exclusive interview with the ceo of the airline's parent company, lufthansa. what he told our fredric pleitgen right after this. when it comes to vaping, vuse has changed the game. vuse digital vapor cigarettes designed and assembled in the usa. our smart micro-processor controls heat and power up to 2,000 times a second for superior vapor. and our v-liquid is blended by our experts at r.j. reynolds for great taste satisfaction. vuse. for a perfect puff. first time. every time. >>> welcome back to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. this is "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen. let's check the top stories. a french prosecutor says the co-pilot of germanwings flight 9525 deliberately crashed the plane, killing all 150 people on board. investigators say 27-year-old andreas lubitz locked the pilot out of the cockpit and reprogra

ian lee for us. the latest from cairo. thank you, ian. >>> well, now we turn to iraq.he united states has joined in on the fight against isis in the city of tikrit. the u.s.-led coalition carried out 17 air strikes thursday, targeting isis checkpoints, staging areas, and a command facility. iraq's prime minister asked for help after isis insurgents repositioned themselves around the city. the u.s. military got involved on the condition to iranian-backed shiite militias taking part in the operation withdrew from the front lines. >>> well, a fiery blast ripped through a building in new york city. just ahead, the frantic and dramatic moments after the explosion. woman: it's been a journey to get where i am. and i didn't get here alone. there were people who listened along the way. people who gave me options. kept me on track. and through it all, my retirement never got left behind. so today, i'm prepared for anything we may want tomorrow to be. every someday needs a plan. let's talk about your old 401(k) today. feduring sleep train's sundaytriple choice sale. to save big

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ian kole has more on the story. >> jessica, about 100 people attended the meeting at the sacred heart community services about how the police department is handling certain situation, and some saying that a new standard needs to be set. >> the schools need heldp, and communities need help. >> reporter: the city council met to decide how to handle claims against the police department. >> one of the officers insulted me and called me stupid. >> disabled lives matter. >> reporter: and some asked for training for dealing with the mentally disabled. the family of the man who was killed a month ago jerime watkins after they say he was charging at police officers not knowing that he was mentally ill. >> the training that the officer officers need to be exposed to and knowing how the handle the situations. >> reporter: some counselors saying that they need to know how to deal with the situations. shoot if you have to shoot, but you need to know how to handle situations. >> they also called for body cameras. >> and there are so many encounters with the public, but it is not just one thing, but

. >>> nbc bay area ian kole will give us a look. >> reporter: at the garden and nowflower show past the landscapes and the backyard dreams are a few native california plants. >> i see a few new ones. >> reporter: for the californians whose green thumbs are turning brown. >> this -- this i have to have. it is gorgeous. i love this stuff. >> reporter: sharon turned her front yard into a garden last year. she likes the look and likes to save water. >> well shgs, my lawn was never really any good anyway, and i never wasted the water watering it. >> reporter: it is part of a trend as california enters another year of drought. >> it gets me outside more, and i am meeting all of the neighbors, and they say, hey, what a nice yard. >> reporter: she is looking for a few new ideas. >> i leek it all. >> reporter: and picking the right spot. >> and this sis the voodoo -- >> reporter: and richard set up the award-winning display full of drought-resistant plants. >> well, it is a point of environmental thing, and restrictions on the water, and this is going to be forced upon us whether we liket or not

paul case and ian poulter share the lead.son is in a five-way tie for fourth, three back. still plenty of golf remaining. stanford men on the hardwood and nascar with their second race of the season. both of those for you at 6:00 p.m. right here. warriors showing me a little something when you good ton the road for six games and come back and winch it's an amazing comeback. >> amazing team. thank you. >>> up next college student by day, batman by night. a young man's hobby is getting him national attention. >> coming up at 6:00. developing news out of the east bay where a woman has been viciously ataked bay pitbull leaving her on life support. >>> plus taking an icy plunge for a good cause. the celebrities who braved the chilly water. join us for abc7 news at 6:00. gives me the chills just watching. >>> a college student has built his own functional bat suit. jackson gordon is an industrial design student in philadelphia. he spent six months designing and building the suit from foam padding, kevlar, plastic and like contract.

here's your leaderboard paul casey ex-ian poulter share the lead.reed in third at one back and phil mickelson in a five-way tie for fourth. plenty of golf remaining. >> to atlanta. a wreck takes out several drivers, include jeff gordon. finished 41st. failed to finish both races this year. 20 laps to good. another wreck this time started by greg biffle. brings out the red flag. on the restart jimmie johnson takes the checkered flag, leading 92 of 325 laps. gets a hug from his daughter. his fourth year in the winner's circle and 74th 60 his career. this sports record is brought you by bank of the west. warriors make appearing statement coming back from 26 points down. >> well done, thank you, shu. >>> next at 6:00 taking the plunge. the shell brits who -- celebrities who got dunked in freezing waters >> i are. >>> join us tonight on kofy tv 20. we have new details on the murder of the sonoma woman. and then on abc7 news at 11:00 people line up for hours to get their hands on a popular pastry in san francisco, but now someone has cut the line, in a ve

and now we have ian. oh, crap. "escape from the blue planet." finally, science fiction.e planet that was filled with water." you don't think this is nice? you know, they wrote theseall by themselves. no kidding. "and the rocket got stuck, but the pilot had some extra gas." he's not the only one. "so that is how they were able to escape from the blue planet." the end. wondnderful, ian and very exciting. michael? it's your turn. thank god. we go after this. "the angry family."

here's your leaderboard paul casey ex-ian poulter share the lead.ack and phil mickelson in a five-way tie for fourth. plenty of golf remaining. >> to atlanta. a wreck takes out several drivers, include jeff gordon. finished 41st. failed to finish both races this year. 20 laps to good. another wreck this time started by greg biffle. brings out the red flag. on the restart jimmie johnson takes the checkered flag, leading 92 of 325 laps. gets a hug from his daughter. his fourth year in the winner's circle and 74th 60 his career. this sports record is brought you by bank of the west. warriors make appearing statement coming back from 26 points down. >> well done, thank you, shu. >>> next at 6:00 taking the plunge. the shell brits who -- celebrities who got dunked in the release a devastating avalanche of taste on your tongue. bury yourself in the flavor full of sweet icing and filling. call off the hounds! rescue is unnecessary. pillsbury toaster strudel, the snow day of breakfasts. who wants pizza rolls?! ♪ ♪ this game day, fun harder with totino's piz

ian? >> reporter: the saudis said they are going to continue fighting until the rebels are conducting wear fare and having eliminated. any sort of ground invasion will take some time. i don't expect this to be a quick battle. they are very adept at gorilla warfare where this invasion could come from. it's very mountainous. this is not likely to be something to be over quickly. you have arab armies, which, for the most part are conventional armies, fighting an unconventional force if there were a ground invasion. this is something that arab leaders will have to study very closely before they do enter the country, especially egyptian generals who remember in the 1960s, when egyptian forces were engaged. up to 40,000 troops and lost between 5,000 and 10,000 of them. definitely a bloody war back then, something that could happen if a ground invasion occurs today. >> ian, as soon as you have more information on this story, do let us know and keep us abreast of it. >>> i want to take you to swit

. >> let's bring in cnn's ian lee. iran has a great interest in iraq and the help in the shi'ite militias and iraqi army helping retake tikrit. how the shi'ite/sunni divide is important for keeping the city and keeping the peace. >> reporter: christine, that is the big question. once they take the city they have 75% of it under control, what they do and how they maintain control of that city and really how they treat the local residents who are sunni. there has been sectarian tensions before. they have a poor track records when taking cities with human rights violations. to highlight the difficult enemy they are facing with isis as you said there is roughly 30,000 iraqi forces fighters taking the city. one shi'ite mannedcommander said there are 150 isis fighters remaining in the city. for every 200 iraqi forces there's one isis fighter. they still haven't taken the city. they are not expected to take it -- they are expected to take it rather in the next following days. this support that iran is giving the shi'ite milit

ian cole. >> reporter: michele avery was diagnosed with breast cancer in september, 2013. doctors told her it was aggressive and spreading quickly. >> i had cancer all through my spine, and my kiphip bones, and i had liver lesions. >> reporter: her doctors elected for a treatment found to be successful in women with incurable her 2 breast cancer. that includes one fifth of breast cancer patients. avery was overwhelmed. >> then to learn, okay, for the relevant of your life you are going to every three weeks going to have to do these enfusion us. i thought oh, my god, who could do that. but it's okay. >> reporter: instead of using just chemotherapy, doctors added two more drugs. when this method was tested in clinical trials, it expanded the patient's average life expectancy by more than a year. >> this is the kind of discovery that's unprecedented. we just don't see anything like this. >> reporter: uncommon because most breakthroughs have only added a few months to life expectancy. the study also found that patients given the cocktail of drugs lived five years compared to t

ian williams nbc news, siem reap, cambodia. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this saturday, news for millions of americans who suffer from spring allergies. why this particular season will be nothing to sneeze at. >>> and later, inside the cockpit with the thunderbirds for a ride you're not going to forget. >>> today finally marks the first full day of spring, but much of the northeast woke up to a fresh layer of snow on the ground. and if that weren't bad enough, many people could be feeling the effects of our historic winter long after all the snow melts. experts say it could mean trouble for the millions of americans who suffer from allergies. nbc's anne thompson has our report. >> we're going to do some testing on you right now. >> all right. >> reporter: across the country americans are giving their right arms and more to relieve their allergies. scratch tests are an unwelcomed sign of spring. chris bodden, home in new york on break, is suffering at school in louisville, kentucky. >> can get pretty miserable. my nose completely clogs up and i can't breathe at all. >> reporte

reporting live at levi stadium, ian cole. >> thank you, ian. the entire league is dealing with health issues for the 49ers. this is the second player to retire in just the past ten days. >> jerad, what does this mean for the franchise? >> i'll tell you what just another hole to fill. they began the off season with four inside line backers, but following the retirement of patrick willis and now chris borland, they're down to just two, including willis and borland, five nfl players aged 30 or younger have retired in the past 11 days. borland, who made 107 tackles and a sack in 14 games his rookie season, is part of a larger trend taking place in the nfl where players are making more informed decisions about their safety and future beyond the game of football. >> now that there's so much more information about head trauma and the repetitive nature of these injuries i think you're going to see a lot more attention being paid to this and i'm sure chris borland will not be the only young football player who decides to cut his career short over concer

nbc's ian williams is traveling with the first lady. ian?ambodia's leader nationally only 20% make it through high school and just a quarter of them are girls. >> we are happy to welcome -- >> reporter: in a school on the outskirts, she met girls who had stuck with school and shared with the first lady their stories of hardship, but also their hopes and ambitions. when i got here, i had dreams of becoming a doctor. >> reporter: mrs. obama said she was proud and moved by what she heard. >> we need your intellect. >> reporter: this school is doing better than most but it does remain a real challenge in this area simply keeping girls coming back to class. poverty is the main reason. in rural areas, home to these children women are under pressure to marry young and stay home. many families not seeing the value of education. one way the initiative will counter that is by trying to create role models. girls like punam, the 18-year-old aspiring doctor who met the first lady. were you nervous? >> yes. i hope that i will become like her. >> reporter:

. >> tom and ian knew they had to pivot. >> we can't change now. clearly we're onto something.ook, we're on tv right? it delayed the realization that the initial business was flawed. >> when they returned to austin they faced flaws to ugly that they considered shutting down the company. >> your job is to move onto something that is going to grow. >> tom says his advisors were generous with their tough love. >> like he's not afraid to tell you, the baby's kind of ugly. he's been awesome. >> that is what you owe to your vefs investors, employees and yourself. >> ryan managing director of seattle based fell swoop also worked with tom to help him find a way to meet the demands of the marketplace. >> with a start up it's all about trying to find the market fit. >> with their funding all butt gone tom and ian were running on empty. >> there were some dark times. we were trying to sell the company. we were getting close but we weren't getting any offers. we knew the clock was ticking down. the original idea was not working. >> finally they made a deal to sell the original business and

ian smith is out with a brand-new book the shred diet cookbook. answers the questions so many dieters have been asking. can i eat that on shred. here with the answers is dr. ian smith. tell us what it is and why it has been so successful. >> it is realistic. it says you can eat all kinds of food doesn't have to be gourmet, you can lose weight by meal spacing and food diversity. the average weight loss in six weeks is about 20 pounds on shred, super shred is four weeks, 20 pounds. but the cookbook the reason i wrote the cookbook is because people need to understand just because you're eating healthy doesn't mean you have to compromise the flavor. and so this book says huge favor, half the calories with cooking regular food not expensive food regular food that even i can cook but maintain that flavor so you're enjoying it and really having a good time with the recipes. >> how about the flavors? there are thousands of cookbooks out there. walk into any bookstore, barnes and noble, thousands of cookbooks out there. what makes yours so unique. >> we ta

uncovered text messages from the san francisco police department that were sent among police sergeant ian furminger and four other officers. furminger was convicted and is now behind bars. one of the other accused officers has resigned. the other three are now on desk duty. the investigation now includes seven more officers. san jose's independent police auditor says those private text messages reflect how some police officers treat people of color and that it's time for all officers to wear body cameras. >> we now know there's some officers who have these racist views. how do you think they are be having when they're out in the community dealing with people of color? i can tell you right now, i don't have to guess. not very well. >> san francisco's police chief tells us it's likely the officers will be fired. >>> a disturbing discovery at a san jose high school. a body found at the bottom of a pool. police will only say it was man, not a student. students at piedmont hills high found the body during their first period swim class. sources say the man was fully clothed. his body weighted d

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. >> ian lee is following these angles for us. thank you so much for taking time. the first question look we're looking at this battle play out. it is a bloody and difficult battle for sure. but we're also seeing troops work with these groups. how important is that for face value for these groups to work together and to make success? to have successes? >> it's very important, george. and we're watching as we watch this offensive take place, it really is these militias that are spearheading this offensive into tabking tikrit. retaking different villages different provinces but they have -- they do have a poor track record when it comes to taking areas that are predominantly sunni. we're going to be watching the battle for tikrit very closely to see if that sort of same thing happens. but for the iraqi army this is a crucial test. we saw them melt away in the face of isis last summer when the militant group was taking large parts of the country. they have been retrained. they have new weapons and now we're seeing if they can hold up in this battle. they still have no

ian lee is in cairo this morning. hi ian. >> reporter: good morning, carol. secretary kerry is in egypt to talk to president ceci. what this trip is mainly about iran's nuclear program. he's going to be going to switzerland on sunday for a meeting with the p5 plus 1. it includes france united states china, russia plus germany and iran. according to reuters citing western officials, there's talks that a u.n. security council resolution could lift sanctions if a deal is reached. that's a big if. the u.n. has passed eight resolutions or include sanctions, but what this proposed deal would look like is strict controls on the enrichment of uranium for at least a ten-year period. after that those restrictions would be eased. there will be shipping out or changing the current stockpile of enriched uranium inside iran. ultimately this deal is to stop iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon for the west and for iran getting sanctions lifted. now any deal would be under the control of atomic energy agency. secretary kerry did tell congress on wednesday that this deal is n

ian williams traveled to china to check it out. >> reporter: alas some good news for china's endangeredndas. beloved all over the world, the number in the wild increasing by a sixth over the last decade according to a survey by the chinese government. >> the it's drawing more attention. >> reporter: researchers spent three years counting pandas covering nearly 12 million acres of mountainous forest. they followed tracks and collected evidence from camera traps concluding that 1,864 pandas remain in the wild. there are a re captive breeding programs. who could forget this famous trio? the world's only known surviving panda triplets born last summer. i got to meet the adorable cubs when they were just 2 months old. just last year 23 cubs were born, most now being raised in this facility in the mountains near chengdu. we joined them for an afternoon snack. most of kindergarten area are between a year and year and a half old. and they have an enormous appetite. here too the opportunity to be a volunteer panda keeper has brought young people from around the world who pay the breeding center

ian. >> reporter: good morning, john.hey are in the final pushes for taking the city of tikrit. a shiite militia announced that they've taken the main hospital there that's just blocks away from the presidential palace and the heart of the city. the government says that they will -- they expect to take the city in the next few days. this is a size -- a 30,000-large force that is taking this city. and there really are two major tests we're witnessing here. first is how the iraqi army does. they melted away in the face of isis when they took large swaths of the territory last summer of the country last summer. we'll see how they're doing now with their new training from the u.s. advisers as well as their new weaponry. but also very -- we're watching very closely as when they do if they do take the city how the shiite militias treat the local inhabitants. they have a poor track record when they go -- when they went into previous sunni-held areas. there have been claims of rights abuses. so we'll be watching to see how these

i want to go to cairo and bring in cnn's ian lee.er: good morning, christine. we're hearing from the iraqi government that this is the final push to take the city of tikrit. we're hearing from a shiite militia that they just took the hospital there known as saddam hospital. it's just blocks away from the city center and the presidential palace. but despite having a force of roughly 30,000 including the iraqi army, shiite militias and sunni fighters, it has been slow go. isis is very good at these ieds, improvised explosive devices. they've had suicide bombers. it has been a slow push. but the iraqi government says that they will be able to take the city within the few days, christine. >> tell me how does this all play into retaking mosul? that's another huge priority for the iraqis. >> reporter: this is a huge test for the iraqi army. they were demoralized after last summer when isis swept most of -- or large parts of iraq. they've had new training from u.s. advisers. they also have new equipment. so we'll see how effective they are

ian ferminger texted officers messages that some would expect from the ku klux klan. all ns must f'ing hang. do you celebrate kwanza at your school in yes, we burn on the field and celebrate whitemas. seen in this 2009 video, confronting a skateboarder and threatening to break his arm. he was investigated for that incident. now chief of police want him fire. twab's lawyer writes while the alleged texts are in bad taste and unacceptable, they were intended for a specific recipient and not ind mouse on the officer. it is said that it is spread beyond the officer and ferminger. >> they say this problem is much deeper, it goes higher an that other people are involved. >> but the president of that association, officers for justice, says there's no hard evidence. >> actually, only thing i can say is that is what the rumored around the departments and around various stations. >> hidachi said his office identified 120 cases involving two of the office efs. and demonstrating how they could bias case he called on a young ucf student recently robbed at his apartment. >> when we

they were made public during a bail hearing for former police officer ian convicted for public corruption. they were exchanged between he and 4 current officers. all veteran cops. michael, listed here. to illustrate his point that there is bias in the department he introduced a latino black 22-year-old college graduate who called police after his home was burglarize. >> the police accused us of drug dealing. and that was the reason they thought we were robbed the. i felt like nobody was going to help us. >>reporter: he committed a racial justice committee which has been working on 10 point reform program. members believe now is the time to act. >> we welcome the opportunity that this crisis presents to begin a dialogue with the police department the to the meet with at the time chief and even the rank and file. >>reporter: public defender office recommending diversity training for patrol officers. and stricter evaluation of the field training officers as well as this. >> we also believe that the san francisco the city should give in sentive for police officers to live in those black and b

ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> all of that good karma in los altos is paying off in new york city. tom hanks tweeted out, a big thanks to someone named tony. that good samaritan found hanks' credit card on the streets of manhattan. no word how tony managed to track down that superstar. thanks, hanks, he signed it. >> it wasn't me, by the way. >> you don't really go by tony. you're anthony slaughter. >> right. >> you have the look at our weekend forecast. >> microclimate forecast. it's going to be warm today though right now we're in the 50s. >> yeah. >> average high for this time of year is near 60. >> yes. >> starting off just as warm as we would end the day on a normal day. talk about what today is. pi day. >> pi day. >> of course, we don't want to blow this out of water too much. >> here we go. once in a lifetime pi day. just so you know. today, 3/14/15. next time this will happen won't be until 3016. so, last time it happened was world war i where it was 1915. you get the picture. out and about today, free things for you to do because it is pi day. at the exploratorium in san f

in san francisco, ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> st. patrick's day is on tuesday. thousands of people in the bay area started the celebration this weekend. ♪ a sea of green filled san francisco's civic center plaza for the st. paddy's day festival. about 100,000 people turned out to watch the 164th annual st. patrick's day parade. 5,000 participants marched up market street to civic center. this is the largest st. patrick's day event west of the mississippi. >>> they had some awesome weather out there, didn't they? >> the 164th? i wonder what the first one looked like. >> wonder what the weather was like. >> really, yeah. >> couldn't have been as beautiful as yesterday. even this morning, we are starting off very mild. temperatures in the 60s. that's where we usually end up by the afternoon. another mild day even at the coastline. the city by the bay. you will notice some green on our map. up near eureka, showers are starting to fall. this is a cold front that's going to make its way into the bay area. as we head through the day today, it will offer more cloud cove