recalled nearly 700,000 vehicles for the same problems. >>> federal prosecutors are pushing to keep bernie madoffn prison. madoff's lawyers say their client is dying from kidney failure and has less than 18 months to live. they filed for a legal motion in february to release madoff for compassionate release. but prosecutors argue the mastermind behind one of history's biggest ponzi scams didn't show compassion for his victims. madoff was sentenced so 150 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2009. anne-marie? >> the prosecutor said they received about 20 letters from people saying that it should be okay to let him out, and 520 letters from victims saying no way, 150 years behind bars is what he deserves. >> yeah, no surprise there. >> yeah. diane king hall at the new york stock exchange, thank you, diane. >> you got it. >>> still to come, health update, game show host alex trebek opens up on the one year anniversary of his cancer diagnosis. these are real people, not actors, who've got their eczema under control. with less eczema, you can show more skin. so roll up those sleeves. and help heal

. >>> but first the fight over whether ponzi schemer bernie madoff should be released from prison early. >>> plus, the disagreement between lawmakers that turned into a raging fistfight in parliament. >>> a safety alert for parents. >>> back now with more dirty lowdown dirty politics. this time a fistfight. members of turkish parliament were supposed to discuss military involvement in syria but a brawl erupted when one tie prid to the state to face felony charges. lori vallow was extradited from hawaii where she was being held on $5 million bail. she's due in court her 7-year-old son and 17-year-old daughter haven't been seen since september. 800,000 dressers because ty immedi refunds are being offered or you can get a repair kit to attach the dressers to a wall. at least six have tipped over and the incidents have been reported. >>> a driver in los angeles apparently wasn't paying attention then, watch this, drives right in front of this train at a railroad crossing. that commuter train crushing the car and yet somehow the driver walked away with only minor injuries. pretty incredible.

that is more than bernie madoff. he was from 10% to 12%.hat beat the bernie madoff average at the time. so this is compelling information. in 2012, the concept itself remains elusive for prosecutors to define. >>. >> i was going to say, i'm sure senator burr is getting access to some information about the coronavirus that the three of us are not getting from resources it has. >> walk us through what the process from here would look like if, in fact, an investigation were to be launched into this and if they were to prove that knowledge was used to assist in these trades. what would be the penalty for that? >> there are a couple of different ways of prosecuting. you can use traditional forms of prosecution, but then the s.e.c. can civilly prosecute or bring suit against a defender. but, again, defining insider trading can be very difficult. we know the extreme cases when we see them because they usually involved some sort of fraud or deceit in order to obtain the information. but it is difficult to define when a member of congress comes into

. >>> prosecutors say bernie madoff should not be released early from prison. he has kidney disease and given 18 months to live. he is serving 150 years for cheating clients out of $65 billion in a ponzi scheme. prosecutors told a judge they opposed the request for a compassionate relief from prison saying he lacks compassion for his victims. >>> twitter testing out a are they can't be retweeted and users can't like or respond. the company says the tweets can ease concerns of users who might be turned off by the public and permanent nature of normal tweets. right now it is only available in brazil. >>> coming up, a bay area school already exploring online learning in case the coronavirus forces closures. >> and south by southwest, why organizers insist it will happen despite concerns about large gathering. >> will we see wet weather this weekend? chief meteorologist bill martin is back with his extended forecast. can we go get some ice cream? alright, we gotta stop here first. ♪ ♪ from smarter atms, to after hours video tellers ♪ ♪ comcast business is connectin

bernie madoff ran a $65 billion decades long scam, costing his victims everything they had.nd a big move by the judge to accept the witness statements or the victim statements. that was pretty big. lauren: president trump is confident in his re-election campaign after joe biden's super tuesday sweep. the president speaking on hannity last knight about the new democratic -- last night about the new democratic frontrunner's weaknesses. cheryl: we have all of the details. >> reporter: both camps are crowing over the turnout levels this week, saying it's a sign of enthusiasm for their candidates. republicans point out despite president trump being an uncontested incumbent, he brought in a high number of voters that incumbents haven't seen in decades. you're looking at a few states that pulled big numbers this week. on the democratic side numbers set an all-time record in virginia. >> i'm especially proud of our campaign, it's generating so much enthusiasm, driving up voter turnout all across the nation. the idea that we didn't have a movement, look at the results. >> reporter: t

housing high profile offenders to name a few like michael avenatti, chapo guzman, paul manafort, bernie madofffrey epstein. >> bill: not the first time reports like this at this prison. >> this is the same place where jeffrey epstein committed suicide. the two guards on duty that night pleaded not guilty to lying about checking on the 66-year-old in august. their time in court is set for april. since the scrutiny of that scandal, attorney general william barr naming michael carvahal as the new director of prisons director last week. dr. kathleen hawk sawyer spoke about the safety problem there before the senate judiciary committee. >> the bureau, like corrections, nationwide also continues to face dangerous security threats from the introduction of contraband. synthetic drugs, i wil illicit narcotic chaotics and contraband cell phones. use of drugs to drop on to grounds ongoing problem that continues to evolve. >> we are told that the visitation rights on the legal side, at least, could begin again today. again, there is that lockdown in visitation for family could begin next week. but, bill,

. >>> prosecutors are opposing bernie madoff's requests for an early prison release. >> prosecutors sayments madoff's crimes were, quote, extraordinarily evil. they want the 81-year-old to continue serving his 150-year sentence behind bars. >>> ikea is recalling more than 800,000 dressers because they can tip over and crush children. >> owners are being told to stop using the three-drawer chest immediately. refunds are being offered or you can get a repair kit to attach the dressers to a wall. at least six tip-over incidents have been reported. >>> one of our favorites, alex trebek, has famously been defying the odds in his own health battle beating stage 4 pancreatic cancer. >> a lot of people praying for him. this morning he's marking a somber anniversary, one year in his battle, as he's sharing with all of us a very personal message. here is it david muir. >> reporter: "jeopardy!" host alex trebek marking a milestone, marking one year in his battle with pancreatic cancer. >> hi, everyone. if you've got a minute i'd like to bring you up to date on my health situation. >> reporter: tre

maria: a possible setback for bernie madoff in an effort to get out of prison early. bars, lawyers asked for a compassionate release claiming the 81-year-old has kidney disease and less then 18 months to live. prosecutors say they have hundreds of letters from his victims who object to that request was iran a $65 billion, decades long scam costing them everything they have, he was sentenced to 150 years in prison. alex trebek marks one year since his cancer diagnosis. the jeopardy host reached out on twitter to thank everyone and give a little insight about his fight. >> there were moments of great fame -- pain and great depression that made me wonder if it was worth fighting on but i brushed that aside quickly because that would have been a massive betrayal, betrayal of my wife and full meets jean and faith in god and the millions of prayers that have been set on my behalf. >> reporter: the end of the message by saying anything is possible with a positive attitude. this used to be a bad joke in a movie when the hostess called out table for one but that has changed. 3

unelectable candidate possible i mean, they combine the racism of george wallace with the corruption of bernie madoffch coat of a mob boss, and the tan line of a hairless sphinx [ laughter ] [ applause ] the point is we have no way of knowing who's the most electable. just vote for whoever you think would make the best president. so now democratic party leaders have rallied around biden as the supposedly electable alternative to bernie sanders. several former candidates came out in the waning hours before super tuesday to close ranks around biden and at a rally for biden in texas, former congressman beto o'rourke even busted out some of his trademark spanish. >> we have now seen, even in just the last 24 hours, this cascade of critical endorsements coming to back joe biden in what has amounted to a really rapid reset in thi >> today i am ending my campaign and endorsing joe biden for president. [ cheers and applause >> i'm delighted to endorse and support joe biden for president. [ cheers and applause >> on behalf of every one of the 254 counties of this great state, we welcome dr. jill biden and vic