j.j.ngs on the balcony sipping drinks, inhaling the salty ocean air. >> the balcony was like our second living room. and we often lit a fire and enjoyed the nights out there where you can hear the waves on the shore. >> jj was the sort of guy any woman could love. 20 years, they were together. >> he could be the life of the party. he was really happy go lucky and he always put on a smiling face and he didn't want anybody to think he wasn't a nice guy. >> and he wanted to please you. >> and he wanted to please me. yes. and he was a great friend. he loved his friends. he loved his daughter. he was very loving. he was very generous, very kind. >> but now cara was in a police car, no j.j. to protect her. what a strange place for a law abiding middle class person to find herself. a high school journalism teacher, for heaven's sake. >> i loved it. >> what'd you love about it? >> the kids. they can be very brilliant. and that's one of the best things about teaching. close your classroom and there

campus police officer john painter and safety officer j.j. jefferson are immediately shot after a brief encounter near a building that houses classrooms and offices. >> i heard what were three loud pops. >> my roommate and i immediately locked the door, we barricaded it. >> reporter: today, students and staff gathering to remember the men known as the dynamic duo, close friends. painter even serving as the best man in jefferson's wedding. this could have been much worse if they weren't so heroic. >> i think we all know that. they sacrificed their lives for the safety of this community. it's just -- it's unimaginable, unspeakable. >> reporter: david, the suspect is a former student of the school and court records show he was found guilty of trespassing in 2017 after being banned from a campus building. he now faces up to life in prison if convicted. david? >> all right, pierre thomas in virginia tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> here in new york city tonight, another somber day, the funeral for nypd officer wilbert mora. he and his partner were

season to turn around a team that lost not only deshawn watson, but their best defensive player in j.j. watt, and d'andre hopkins. what was he supposed to do? brian flores coached the dolphins to back-to-back winning seasons, the first time the dolphins, i believe, have had back-to-back winning seasons since the early 2000s. he clearly met the standard of what we're talking about. they were nine nfl head coaching job openings this off season. none of them so far have gone to black coaches. we look at the offensive coordinate we are the kansas city chiefs. the kansas city chiefs are a dynasty and process. they lost early in the playoffs, but they have one of the most electric offenses in the nfl. black coaches based off the standard that has been established have been told you need to be an offensive-minded coach. brian leftwich just guided tom brady in his late 40s to two of his best years. the bucs won a super bowl last year. why does byron leftwich have a job? it is rife with examples of not only double standards, but situations where black coaches and prominent positions who have th

officer j.j.efferson and john poynter, known as the dynamic duo, lost their lives in this, one of whom was the best man at the other's wedding just this year. >>> in new york city, an huff-duty police officer was shot by two suspects who tried to rob him while he was on his way to work. we are told. officer is in stable condition. it happened on the eve of the funeral for 27-year-old nypd officer will bird maura, who was killed alongside his colleague during an ambush almost two weeks ago. in texas, during the emotional funeral for a deputy killed during a traffic stop, officials called. judicial system broken. >> this has to stop. those in authority who are coddling the criminals and enabling this behavior have culp beability just as those who are pulling the trigger. >> we cannot continue to do our jobs effectively when the rest of the judicial system is broken. people need to be held accountable because enough is enough. there is no other way to say it. we're tired. we're tired. we're tired phy

. >> i would ask you all to keep j.j.nd john and especially their families in your prayer. >> campus safety officer j.j. jefferson 48 and campus police officer john painter 55 were so close they were known around the campus as dynamic duo. john served as jj's best man at his wedding. >> they were always seen together. their relationship was very close. >> two officers responding to a call reporting a suspicious man on campus when investigators say they spotted campbell in an area that was off limits. >> after a brief interaction with the man, the subject opened fire and shot both officers. >> the suspect then fled the scene, prompting a manhunt. campbell was apprehended and taken into custody a short time later. president biden focused on gun violence when tweeting his condolences, tweeting in part gun violence against law enforcement officers is sickening and it must end. vice president harris tweeting we must end gun violence in america? the investigation is still ongoing tonight with assistance nowed from the fbi and t

they were known on campus as the dynamic duo, and just last year, john was j.j.'nd growing controversy over what books should be allowed in schools, an nbc news investigation uncovered parents and politicians leading a massive effort to ban books from school libraries that focus on race, gender and sexuality. antonia hilton has been digging into the story, and joins us now. antonia, it's not like we're watching the major motion picture "foot loose" this is happening now. when we have issues like school shooters, that's not the top priority, book banning is. >> you're right. this is one of the biggest book challenges we have seen in decades, altering school libraries across the state of texas. we traveled to katy, texas, right outside of houston, a district with 85,000 kids there. school administrators have been banning books, more than half of which feature lgbtq people. students, librarians are pushing back. take a look. >> texas schools are at the center of a national fight over banned books. an nbc news investigation finding that at least a dozen texas district

j.j. has one on hand depending how others around him feel. >> i read the room a little bit. see what everyone else is doing. kind of go with the flow. >> reporter: the state says with declining case numbers it was time to lift the mask mandate. some feel it was way over due. >> for me it is i don't know a spiritual thing, freedom, no more lockdowns t is free. and, i like it. >> reporter: masks are still required for those unvaccinated but here in contra costa county businesses are no longer required to check proof of vaccination. in concord, kpix5. >> in santa clara county they will not drop their mask mandate for now. county health leaders say vaccination rates, new infections and hospitalizations will determine when it is safe to stop masking. nearly 90% of residents have been vaccinated but there is still concern over the number of covid-19 patients in county hospitals. >> we are seeing encouraging trends in terms of the number of hospitalized patients. it is improving. we are still not at the level that we need to be. but we are optimistic. >> reporter: public health off

. >> reporter: officers j.j. jefferson and john painter responded to a call about a suspicious man on campus. >> after a brief interaction with the man, the subject opened fire and shot both officers. >> reporter: the suspect fleeing on foot. the college issuing a shelter in place order. a short time later police were seen here subduing the suspect now identified as 27-year-old alexander wyatt campbell. he's charged with two counts of capital murder. the motive for the shootings, unclear. the two officers were known on campus as the dynamic duo. mu ecollege president saying s at almost the same time another school shooting was unfolding in minnesota outside a special needs school near minneapolis. one student was killed. another left in critical condition. police later arrested two suspects. an investigation into what prompted the shooting is under way. >> this is a terrible tragedy and loss. >> reporter: and more tense moments at historically black colleges and universities across the country. at least a dozen h

campus officer painter and j.j. jefferson, painter was jefferson's best man at his wedding. >> they were well known to students, their relationship was close, as well, it is meaningful, we feel this deeply. they were very close friends. >> ashley: in houston, texas, funeral services were held for corporal charles galloway. doshcam footage shows galloway was in the front seat of his cruiser when he was killed. oscar rosales was arrested. three houston police officers were shot in a separate incident. >> we cannot continue to serve successfully the community we love when there is blatant disregard for authority because it doesn't fit a particular narrative. those in authority coddeling the criminals and enabling this behavior have culpability just as much as those pulling the trigger. >> todd: thank you. john kennedy, upon senator, says it begins and ends with this president. >> some of them are woke. others are scared of the wokers, othering don't want to cross president biden. they started, well, they didn't. some o

john painter and j.j. jefferson, described as close friends. painter was jefferson's best man at his wedding. >> they were well known to students, they were seen together. their relationship was close, as well, we feel this deeply. they were very close friends. >> marianne: funeral services held for corporal charles galloway, killed allegedly by an illegal immigrant, dash cam footage showing he was in the front seat of his car when he was shot. the shooting comes just a week after three police officers were shot in a separate incident. >> we continue to serve successfully the community we love when there is blatant disregard for authority because it didn't fit a particular narrative. those in authority coddling the criminals have culpability just as those pulling the trigger. >> todd: thank you, tyrus says silence from activists on the left is deafening. >> where are you, black lives matters, because why does your uniform take away your skin color? why does he sitting here talking about being conservative, take away my 69 color? it doesn't matt

school officials identify the victims as campus safety officer j.j.ampus police officer -- after a long, police arrested 27-year-old alexander wyatt campbell. he's being held without bond on charges, including two counts of capital murder. >> we cannot continue to serve, successfully, the community we love when there is this blatant disregard for authority. it does not fit a particular narrative. those in authority coddling criminals and enabling this behavior have culpability just as those who are pulling the trigger. >> harris: at that harris county constable had a lot to say, calling out the whole judicial system at the funeral for corporal charles galloway. callie was shot and killed during a houston traffic stop. his accused killer, an illegal immigrant who police call "a career criminal." his senseless murder came days before three houston officers were shot during that standoff. we waited for hours for that situation to end. allegedly, at the hands of a gunman with at least nine prior felonies on that day. all of this as new york city mourns an

j.j. was very aggressive.der to do it and i want to shoot it as a movie, and then we have to keep that bar up. >> you start off, you think, this is just a survival drama. here's these people, the plane is crashed, how are they going to get by, how are they going to find food, et cetera? >> we hunt. >> and on top of that, there's this whole mystery, where are we, why can't we get a rescue signal, why is there a polar bear, what is going on here? >> the show averages more than 15.5 million viewers each week and spawned countless web locations where millions of avid fans can obsess. >> the fan base is saying, when are you going to answer these mysteries? personally i started feeling hamstrung story-wise almost instantly, because we had to do 25 hours of "lost" in the first season. so we started communicating to abc, we're going to run out of flashback stories. >> call it, jack. >> you call it. >> and abc was adamant in saying, no, like the show is a hit show, people love the flashbacks, don't worry, you guys are

>> abc wanted fonzi's "haaay" to compete directly with jimmy "j.j." the fonz! haaay! >> catch phrases were big. >> sit on it! >> sit on out howard. >> does any one say, thank you, arnold? you know what they say? >> sit on it, arnold. >> that's what they say. >> you watch fonzi and you just want to be fonzi. >> oh. >> hey, girls. knock yourselves out. i'm really sorry it was a slip of the fingers, slip of the fingers. >> it's a fantasy of what teen life could be. >> hey, dafazio. they're here. all right. laverne. this is laverne dafazio. she's mine. this is shirley feeney. she's yours. as you can see. >> nice to meet you, ritchie. >> my pleasure. >> when "laverne & shirley" made a guest appearance, one of the cameramen said, look at this two shot. that's a series. >> shamele, shamozle -- hossenfere incorporated. >> tuesday night between 8:00 and 9:00 is called the death spot, death to any program that dares to go head-on between abc's "happy days" and "laverne & shirley." >> "laverne & shirley" was one of the few sitcoms that debuted as number one. >>

at bridgewater college, these were the officers, j.j. jefferson and officer paneer.about a suspicious man on campus. officfter a brief altercation. >> we heard gunshots. it we had another two and everyone dropped to the floor. we all dropped and made it into the building and barricaded ourselves. kumasi: the suspect was arrested a short time later. another school shooting also happened in minnesota outside of a special needs school near minneapolis. one student was killed and another left in critical condition. police later arrested two suspects and at least a dozen hbcus, historically black colleges universities were forced into locked on yesterday, some for the second consecutive day because of bomb threats. happening today, today, today to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening of the restrooms at the powell street station in san francisco. the bathrooms have been closed for more than 20 years because they were shut down at their underground station after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. a roll of toilet paper will be used as a ribbon to mark this occasion an

. ♪ after yesterday's shooting deaths of campus safety officer j.j.call of suspicious man on the grounds, and after a brief search police tracked down the suspect. the moment he surrendered was caught on video, and let's get to cnn correspondent alexandra fields. what summit is a 27-year-old virginia man, alexander campbell. he was of course tracked down by law enforcement after wading across a river then on to an island in that river. we know law enforcement seized multiple firearms and he is now facing a number of felony charges but the focus today really on the lives lost. two officers who protected a campus killed in after several shots were fired on that campus. jj jefferson and john painter. officers who were described by students at bridgewater as some of the friendliest people on campus. pillars of the community and known as a dynamic duo given the closeness of that relationship. >> such a sad story. thank you for shining some light. >>> only two more days now until the opening ceremony of the winter olympics. we will go live to beijing to see

suspect killed these two men, campus police officer john painter on the left, and campus safety officer j.jjefferson on the right. last year, that college was ranked as virginia's safest by the group safe at last. >>> more than a dozen historically black colleges and universities faced another round of bomb threats today. the first day of black history month. it's the second day in a row, and at least the third time in a month that hbcus have received these kinds of threats at least 14 bomb threats today alone, according to school officials and social media posts. there were six others yesterday. police in the nation's capitol had to clear howard university's campus on both days. today's threats stretch from louisiana to florida to maryland and now some community leaders are calling for aggressive investigations cnbc's valerie castro with reaction from students and law enforcement. >> reporter: college students across the country left feeling uneasy after a second day of threats. >> it halts all of our education and everything, and it doesn't make us really feel safe. >> reporter: at beth c

some of the vaccination efforts in other countries especially for example in places in africa where j.j with the african union and is trying to get the shot to as many people as possible. i want to bring in the director of the boston university center for emerging infectious diseases policy and research and msnbc medical contributor also a friend of the show. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> let's start with the j&j news. what does it mean they won't produce more vaccine? they obviously have a stockpile but their vaccine has been it seems part of the puzzle piece when it comes to the global fight against the pandemic. >> that's right. it is also important because it is a one dose vaccine. as we've now found a couple things have changed in this thing. in the whole parameter where they were the bed rock of covax's strategy to vaccinate the world. one is we're realizing you may need additional doses of all the vaccines to really get protection from the new variants. it looks like you need new doses. part of this is what is going to happen to those who got their first doses of johnso

officers john payner and j.j. jefferson, who were killed in the line of duty last week while responding to reports of a suspicious individual at nearby bridgewater college. their funerals this week will be overflowing with members of the community, the campus, law enforcement and members of government and civil officials, all of whom loved these two heroes. officer john payner dedicated his life to public service. prior to becoming a campus police officer at bridgewater, he served in the united states air force, in the army national guard. he spent time as a deputy sheriff in king george county and was a member of the police for 18 years before retiring as chief in 2018. he was known as a loving family man with a great loyalty to his friends and community. those who knew him say his devotion to others could not go unnoticed. like officer payner, officer j.j. jefferson committed his life to protecting and serving others before coming to bridgewater college in 2018. jefferson began his law enforcement career in 1997

marisol, you lost your son, j.j., last year.sure you have played through your head a million times what if, what if, what if something would have happened that would have prevented my son from being in the wrong place at the wrong time would w. that guy with the other gun that killed him? what did joe biden need to say yesterday and you are disappointed he did not? >> it's like the previous person just said. he was just talking about guns, guns, guns, there is really no resolution. we need help in these communities. we need support in these communities. we need more officers out here tackling outline types of criminality. it's so many different people being affected by what's going on at the moment that you know, it's disturbing. it's hurting. and, again, we need more policing in these streets. we need officers to be out here. right now, you know, you walking around and i have literally seen people walking around with guns. and it's like a new norm right now. it's scary. >> steve: you are absolutely right. >> you don't know what

john painter and j.j. jenkins came under fire bridgewater, virginia. responding to reports of a suspicious man on campus. virginia governor glenn youngkin is expected to attend today's service, a 27-year-old former student is under arrest and facing murder charges. the los angeles county board of supervisors growing in favor of a motion that could result in the firing of more than 4,000 deputies and it's over their covid vaccine status. the sheriff blasting the vote warning, quote: this is nothing more than another politically motivated stunt by the board which has no bearing on public health but will definitely harm public safety. sheriff villanueva will join us in 7:00 a.m. hour to discuss the mandate's impact. new photos surface of georgia gubernatorial candidate stacey abrams smiling maskless surrounded by people and children in a mask as she apologizes for the photo op., listen. >> protocols matter and protecting our kids is the most important thing and anything perceived as undermine nag is a mistake and i apologize. >> this apology comes after s

the fed is pulling back the liquidity got even more amped up i'm looking and saying, well, know from j.j. -- from them they're pulling out. they're pulling out. and, you know, are they pulling out because they have driven meta or needed the money i think the labor department would say the people need the money. they're going back to work participation. i don't know i mean, i think -- >> so the stay at home, trade everything is done >> it's done. >> good. >> remember -- >> good riddance to it all please come back to the office >> yeah. we're getting back to a world where it's an epidemic we never had a pandemic before so it's hard to see how it ends but it's epidemic. epidemic you go back to work except if you're in china. domestic travel according toest they lauder is struggling. >> can we come back to amazon for a moment >> yeah. the numbers are so staggering, too, when you think about it what are we talking? how many employees now 1.6 million employees. >> they've hired more people -- >> they actually couldn't hire enough they tried to hire 150,000 they were only able to hire 140,000.

they were best friends known as the dynamic duo on campus and we are told that j.j. married this year and john was his best man in that wedding. >> dana: in new york city, an off-duty nypd officer was shot in an attempted carjacking. police say it was happening when he was on his way to work. two men tapped on his car window and when he got out of his vehicle, one shot him several times. >> bill: police have arrested a suspect a few blocks away. a gun recovered on the scene. thankfully, that officer is expected to recover. >> dana: all of this is unfolding as new york city mourns another fallen hero. he is one of two officers shot and killed last month responding to a domestic disturbance in harlem. not only did he die protecting new yorkers, but he donated five organs saving five lives in the process. >> bill: an inside look of st. . a funeral will begin an hour for an outfit for the second time in five days, there will be a c of never ending blue surrounding that church in remembrance of a another fallen hero today. it is such a sight to see. we will cover that for

the school president identified the victims as campus police officers john painter and safety officer j.j. jefferson. they were close friends and beloved by students and faculty. >> john: known as the dynamic duo. south carolina senator tim scott with more on all of this. crime has been a central issue for you and your constituents, 30 officers shot, up 67% over 2021, january. you could be forgiven if it feels like it's open season on police officers. >> john, it's -- it puts the apple in my throat, it's just hard to imagine that people who do their jobs as a mission are being slain in our streets. it's devastating to watch and frankly, the lack of enforcement of existing laws only makes the situation worse for our officers and the communities that they serve in. i can't imagine hearing anyone more clear than mrs. rivera as she spoke about the fact that the d.a. in new york not enforcing the laws makes it worse and makes it harder and more dangerous for officers in new york city, that is playing out and progressive cities around the country, it has to stop. the president used his bully pu

a loving nickname for police officer john painter and safety officer j.j. jefferson, shot and killed tuesday at bridgewater college in virginia. >> they were very well known to students. they were always seen together. >> reporter: state police say the officers were responding to 9-1-1 calls to a suspicious man on campus when things quick turned violent. >> after a brief interaction with the man, the subject opened fire and shot both officers. >> reporter: about 1,500 students forced to shelter in place as multiple law enforcement agencies converged on the small liberal arts school about 140 miles southwest of washington, d.c. >> two suspects down on the ground. >> reporter: junior alex was in class when shots rang out. >> all of a sudden we hear what is unmistakably gunshots. several in a row. >> reporter: the man hunt leading police to a nearby river. this dramatic photo showing the moment officers closed in on the suspect. the suspect, 27 year old alexander campbell, is facing murder charges. it is not clear if he was a student at bridgewater or has any

and marcus samuelson a bunch of, j.j.> no i don't think so >> look good buddy. >> yeah. >> tony shalhoub for this weekend's. one of his oddest auditions ever. >> one of my very first auditions in new york was for neil simon but neil's back had gone out so he was -- he was in this hotel. and he was flat out. propped up -- he was in agony really so i stood at the foot of the bed. it wasn't that big a room. and i read the scene he said thank you. i walked out of the hotel room it was surreal and then i got the part so i -- >> he did. career launched. neil simon calls him up to his hotel. amazing. and he got the part. incredible the fourth season of the "marvelous mrs. maisel." >> and cast on live on the the third hour. >> great show. >> up next, the recipe for the perfect dessert. but first, this is "today" on nbc. theor f >>> and we're back with one final olympic edition, unfortunately, of "today food. joining us this morning. eat show food blogger christina cho here to make a swiss roll from her new cook book of sweet and

campus police officers john painter and j.j. were responding to a report of a suspicious man near a building that houses classrooms. and offices. after a brief encounter, the suspect pulled out a gun and shot the officers and then fled. the two officers who were good friends and known as the dynamic duo died at the scene despite a desperate effort to save them. the suspect identified as alexander campbell, age 27, was arrested a short distance away. police recovered multiple guns on and off campus. we have no motive but you get the sense this terrible violence could have been much worse. michael? >> terrible, indeed. pierre, thank you so much for that. >>> and this morning, here in new york city, thousands of officers are expected to pay their respects at the funeral of nypd officer wilbert mora at st. patrick's cathedral. mora and his partner were fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call. phil lipof is at st. patrick's cathedral. good morning, phil. >> reporter: michael, good morning. sadness and grief will onc

j.j., i just wonder who is making those trades? bots making decisions based on the headlines? >> well, our clients are still trading, becky, but quite honestly one of the patterns we saw was in december and then again in january, our clients taking a bit less exposure to the markets overall. it's really been interesting in january one of the trends we started today see and we're continuing to see into february is our clients buying more fixed income than we've seen in the past not i don't think necessarily because they're wild about fixed income necessarily at this level, but what we saw before was a pretty quick turn around on a lot of the stocks they were purchasing right now we're seeing a bit more of a delay, if you will or only if they sell something only reinvesting a portion of it rather than the full amount. so i think that's really been one of the more interesting trends, and as you report on every day, you can't necessarily blame people because this situation not only in russia and ukraine but with the fed, it's bip so fl

authorities say officer john painter and j.j.the man before he opened fire on them and ran off. students and staff were on lockdown for more than three hours. after a massive search effort, the suspect, a 27-year-old male, was found and taken into custody. accused of two counts of capital murder, first degree murder, and using a firearm in commission of a felony. a suspected motive wasn't clear. horrific. >>> the second new york city police officer to die in a shooting last month in harlem will be laid to rest. the funeral for wilbert mora will be at 10:00 a.m. at st. patrick's cathedral. the same place where his partner, rivera's, funeral was held last week. mourners gathered to take part in services for rivera last friday. both officers were shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call. 27-year-old mora was kept on life support for a few days so his organs could be donated to those needing life-saving transplants. ultimately, mora's organs saved five people's lives. the suspected gunman died from his injuries la