philadelphia is scheduled to hear arguments in the corruption case involving new jersey senator bob menendez. menendez is charged with bribery and fraud. prosecutors say he took gifts and campaign contributions from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political favors. menendez has pleaded not guilty. a key issue the judges will consider is a constitutional protection give torn house and senate members when they perform legislative duties. >>> decision 2016, today is the final day of presidential campaigning before theç super tuesday contest in about a dozen states. in the latest nbc news/"wall street journal"/mareias poll. on the democratic side, the poll shows hillary clinton leading bernie sanders by nearly a two-to-one margin. her biggest lead is in georgia with 64% of likely voters compared to 30% for the vermont senator. in the republican race, senator ted cruz and marco rubio are keeping up the pressure on front-runner donald trump. yesterday, the billionaire businessman denied cruz's accusation of having ties to the mafia. still, cruz and rubio both trailing trump in the polls stat

in philadelphia scheduled to hear arguments in the corruption case involving new jersey senator bob menendezndez has pleaded not guilty to bribery and fraud charges. the key issue the judge will consider is the constitutional protection that's given to house and senate members when they perform legislative duties. and now to tennessee where erin andrews is expected to take the stand in court today. she will try to make her case for why she deserves $75 million. here is a live look from nashville where andrews will hear directly from the man who took nude videos of her. she says it ruined her career. nbc's morgan radford has our report. >> reporter: erin andrews and the stalker who took video of her naked in a hotel room took the stand today. her mother likely to take the stand after they listened to last week's emotional and sometimes gut-wrenching testimony about how the sports reporter's life changed after the scandalous hotel video went viral. >> she's not the fun person she was. she's scared. she's not the girl that we used to know. >> now she'll get to tell her side of the story. >> it'

democrat party has successful once in getting elected statewide, and that bob menendez. they do very well with a hispanic majority. but in the democrat party you don't seem to be as successful. so we must be doing something right. because we have a 5-1 lead in terms of how many hispanics have gotten elected to important positions either as governor or u.s. senate. so you can't discard us. we're doing our best. we're recruiting the right candidates and we need to do better, but so far we have made significant strikes. >> alfonso go ahead. >> let's realize the majority of his -- hispanics do not identify as democrats. they end up voting for democrats because of immigration. immigration is a gateway issue. it's an issue that allows you to talk to the community, talk to people. you have positions that they don't agree with you, like school of school, right to life, and other issues, but they are not going to listen to you if you don't get it right. on immigration, look, both parties have played politics with the issue. we know democrats, president obama had a democratic cong

. >> a panel of judges grilled lawyers in the corruption case involving new jersey senator bob menendez. his lawyers argued that charges against the senator should be dropped due to constitutional protections for sitting lawmakers. menendez is accused of taking gifts and campaign contributions in exchange for political favors, he's pleaded not guilty. the ruling could take several weeks. >> your afternoon pick me up could get more expensive in philadelphia that's if a new proposed texas on sugary drinks like soda goes through. philadelphia mayor jim kenney has propose add soda tax that is three cents per ounce, an extra 36 cents on a 12-ounce can of soda. diet sodas would not be taxed. former mayor michael nutter proposed the 2 cents per ounce tax during his administration but that tax never made it to a vote. mayor kenney says it will help raise money to pay for pre-k and parks and recs centers in the city. >> i want to do what's right for our kids and our neighborhoods. and if this is the way we'll see whether or not everyone agrees or not. >> the tax would be on distributors, the ame

ros-lehtinen called the quote -- called the trip "absolutely shameful," and democratic senator bob menendez says it is totally unacceptable. live in washington, sally kidd. jc: a new anti-smoking ad in russia sparking controversy tonight. it uses president obama' s image. here it is, and if the imagery is not controversial enough, it features the tagline "smoking kills more people than obama." no one has claimed responsibility for putting up the ad. russian authorities claim they didn' t do it. the opposition in russia' s parliament is calling the ad "disgusting and embarrassing." phil: it' s a video going viral tonight. authorities in louisiana calling out the state' s hardest criminals. clip shaming alleged gang members and promising to catch them. phil: and how about this one? an epic run for that morning cup of joe. the lengths a woman went to in the middle of a snowstorm. harvey: and in the weather center, you see warming temperatures to our west, but for now it is pretty cold. after the department releases a video shaming members of an alleged gang. >> you will be hunted. you will be

philadelphia is scheduled to hear arguments in the corruption case involving new jersey senator bob menendez menendez is charged with bribery and fraud. prosecutors say he took gifts and campaign contributions from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political favors. menendez has pleaded not guilty. a key issue the judges will consider is a constitutional protection given to house and sfat members when they perform legislative duties. >>> in new castle county, police are looking for the driver in a hit and run that killed a man. the accident happened last night in hockessin. . police detoured traffic around the area while investigators did their work. >>> in philadelphia, investigators are looking into if two robberies at nearby convenience stores in ronhurst are connected. one holdup happened at theç wa at caster and sully avenues yesterday morning. the other was before a mile away at a 7-eleven on cottman avenue. the robber in both cases used a crowbar to threaten the clerk. >>> hamilton township police officers are one step closer to wearing body cameras. tomorrow, township council wil

. >>> the legal trouble continues for new jersey senator bob menendez.t what's happening today in philadelphia in regards to his corruption trial. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm katy zachry. thanks so much for joining us. >> let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the first alert weather center. a mild start, bill? >> it is mild and dry. the mild will stay. the dry will take a break. look at the rain moving through western pennsylvania. impressive showers by central pennsylvania. by the time they get to us later this morning, light rain blowing through the area and gusty winds. through it all, the temperatures not looking bad. allentown made it down to 31 degrees. the rest of the area, i think that is an incorrect reading. that doesn't look like when it's 45 in reading and

congresswoman ileana ros-lehtinen calls the visit "absolutely shameful," and democratic senator bob menendez says it is "totally unacceptable." in washington, sally kidd, wyff news 4. nigel: thanks for joining us at 5:00. gabrielle: is it 6:00 with michael and carol starts right now. >> live, local, breaking news. this is wyff news 4 at 6:00 in high definition. me on instagram. carol: more concerned about the cameras, than the courtroom. three of four suspects in the slaying of a teen face a judge today. those suspects facing a slew of charges. >> if we do what needs to be done, i think america's greatest days are within our reach. carol: governor haley stumps for senator marco rubio. a day after her endorsement for president. michael: the suspects face a slew of charges, including murder tonight. carol: but that didn't seem to faze them in court. wyff news 4's mandy gaither is live and local in easley with more. mandy? mandy: kejuan brown was shot in the chest here at this bowling alley. police say there had been an argument over social media, and the group came here to fight. three of the

appeals court in philadelphia is scheduled to hear arguments in a corruption case for senator bob menendeznot guilty to taki gifts and campaign donations in exchange for political favors. ♪ good to be alive right about now ♪ ♪ good, good, good to be alive right about now ♪ >>> 7:30, monday morning, leap day, february 29th, 2016. what are we going to do with the extra day? the oscar red carpet has been rolled up for another year. the stands are coming down at the dolby theater. al and natalie were there up late and up early now. >> the first hour was fun to watch. i don't know what happened after that. >>> the 88th awards ended with a surprise with "spotlight" taking home the award for best picture. in the acting categories, l leonardo dicaprio got his first oscar after several nominations. >> i thank you all for this amazing award tonight. let us not take this planet for granted. i do not take tonight for granted. thank you so much. >> brie larson won best actress for "room." we'll have more later on. >>> a day before super tuesday, donald trump finds himself at the sen tcenter of a new co

bob menéndez (d-nj) "no creo que están listos para hacer esa determinación, yo sé que están tratandoeres de los países centroamericanos" como este senador otros creen que estados unidos no va a poder ofrecer esa proteccin por ahora. otros como la congresista guatemalteca-americana norma torres son ms optimistas. ella junto a otros polticos anunciaron este mircoles la creacin del caucus de asuntos centroamericano s en el congreso. s/cong. norma torres (d-ca) "la meta de este caucus es de trabajar juntos los demócratas con los republicanos y enfrentarnos al tema de centroamérica.s/randy serrano más de 200 organizaciones y varios políticos han presionado a la casa blanca a que otorgue un tps para centroamericanos pero hasta ahora no hay da quseñale que la administración lo esté considerando. cesar/fs --- y recuerde que este prximo viernes 26 de febrero, abogados expertos en inmigracin estarn en su barrio contestando sus preguntas sin costo alguno ---estaremos en vivo desde el "boys and girls club" en redwood city, ubicado en el 1109 de la calle "hilton", de 5 de la tarde a 8 de la noche

> is a panel of judges is asking questions in the corruption case involving new jersey senator bob menendez. prosecutors say he took gifts and campaign contributions from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political favors. he has pleaded not guilty. the issue was whether or not the senator is free from prosecution under protection given to house and senate members who are performing legislative duties. supreme court justice clarence thomas finally asked questions during oral arguments for the first time in more than a decade. thomas asked 10 questions to a justice department attorney who was defending a federal law that bans anyone who has a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction from owning a gun. in years past thomas offered several reasons not asking questions from the bench. in 2012 he said it's not unusual for justices not to ask questions. stressing that notable justices rarely did. >> so what are the chances, remember these pictures of the anthem of the seas getting battered by a storm which forced it to return to port. once again the ship is heading for home early. according to

federal appeals court is hearing bob menendez's bribery case. he is accused of taking gifts and contributions from a florida eye doctor. menendez inbound sifted that he and the doctor are long-time friends and he did nothing wrong. >>> >> and the oscar goes to spotlight. >> it didn't earn the most oscars but it got the one that count. spotlight took home best picture oscar at the 8th academy awards. >> the top prize of the night was presented by legendary actor and oscar winner morgan freeman on a night overshadowed by the lack of diversity among >> sandy kenyon is live in hollywood with the controversy on and off stage and the other big winners. sandy? >> reporter: ken and lori, right you are. now, a lot of these oscar winners worked hard like brie larson and leonardo dicaprio who you will hear from in a moment. the person with the toughest job on oscar night was host chris rock. he had to find the middle ground between being too harsh on a business where he works and too easy on an industry that just simply has not shown enough diversity on th

. >>> the lawyer for new jersey senator bob menendez is trying to get the corruption case against him dropped. a panel of judges grilled the lawyer on the case. they say menendez took gifts and in exchange for political fairbs. menendez maintains meetings he had with government officials were about policy, not to help the doctor. >>> governor christie is trying to fill a longstanding vacancy on the supreme court. he announced he would like david bowman to fill the post. he pointed out the state legislature approved bowman a few years ago. he says if he is confirmed, history will be made. >> this continues my effort to bring diversity to the court, by bowman being the first asian-american to serve on the supreme court while also maintaining the partisan balance on the court with a full court confirmed justices. >> if confirmed, the supreme court will have four republicans, which christie says is allowed in the state's constitution. >>> there were audible gasps today at the u.s. supreme court when justice clarence thomas broke a decade of science. the conservative justice asked a argume

. >> reporter: and to new jersey senator bob menendez, standing before a wall of pictures of murdered cuban prisoners, comparing president obama's upcoming trip to what he calls flawed diplomatic choices the president has made on iran. >> he will rule this decision just as he will ultimately rule giving a lifeline to the iotola. >> reporter: just as critics say the u.s. will lose whatever leverage it has in cuba, the obama administration has made it clear that for half a century, cold war policies haven't worked here so the president and first lady will visit cuba in march to stress the point that more must >> we believe the time is right to lean in and try to get as much done on this trip as we can and create as much momentum as we can to carry that forward throughout the year. >> reporter: while mayor de blasio said today he applauds the president's upcoming trip as a good first step -- >> the embargo has to end too. >> reporter: the back here in union city the folks in this room feel the cuban people will be the last to benefit. >> now explain to me how a guy who makes 63 pennies a

senator bob menendez of new jersey the key issue for the judge. [engine revving] [crashing] [sirens] >>> you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic here on "eyewitness news this morning." good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm meteorologist bill evans. we are looking down the jersey shore. clear skies, nice morning. rain is coming. as you head out the door today, getting the kids to the school, bus stop, there will be showers later on. showers at times will come in about 10:00 in the morning. we will see those lasting into the afternoon. we will see a few periods of rain in eastern long island into the afternoon. into the 40s by the time we get to lunchtime back in the 50s. showers by 11:00 to 1:00 then the sun comes right back out. weather then heather every seven minutes. >> you mentioned long island. here is the l.i.e. near little neck parkway. westbound side accident center lane blocked off. we go to the maps and talk about subway status, problem with the subways 4 and 5 trains signal problems. n trains switching

a federal appeals court will hear arguments in the corruption case against new jersey senator bob menendez. prosecutor says he took gifts and campaign contributions from a florida eye doctor. a key issue is a clause protecting house and senate legislative duties. and that clause dates back to the 1780s. let's get back to johnny for a look at the forecast. >> numbers are up a bit. we're up to 52 now. still cooler north and west. watch out for slippery spots there. 37 in madison, coolest on the map. it will weaken as it heads our way. but this line of showers does push through. so morning commute, relatively worry-free. we're hoping for similar conditions this afternoon. but passing showers during the day. lamb. low 50s with some nice sun. then wednesday really is more of a challenging day. the proximity of the low. it's a stronger front. moisture. wind and wet conditions. your wednesday. then it's a lot cooler to wrap up the week. >>> johnny, okay. our next newscast is at noon. have a great day. d at n gd r siss anul, swcho e10 ferpt nwo o rin os a itas kpevytngovg t rit reio thioyoge99% tw

. >>> today, new jersey senator bob menendez is going to appeal his indictment. he's going to ask a panel of three judges to dismiss the charges against him. a lawmaker accused of using his influence to help a friend. senator menendez cites on old free speech when he's advocating for legislation. >>> a school building shut down after an electrical fire not ready to hold classes today. the washington irving campus building which houses several schools, flames erupted in the basement. the department of education says crews are working around the clock to make repairs. but damage to the electrical system is significant. until then, students will be dispersed to other schools in the area. >>> chris, a question. a nice day throughout the day or get out early? >> i think early is one bet to go dry. a shower in the middle of the day. after 3:00, it's decent again. as i called it earlier, a sandwich day. dry to start, showers move in, between 10:00 and 1:00. the showers move on. pest chance of a shower at 11:00 to noon. temperatures still on the mild side well above norm

federal appears court is hearing bob menendez's bribery case. he is accused of taking florida eye doctor. menendez insists he and the doctor are long-time friends and he did nothing wrong. >>> let's get a check on the morning commute with heather. >> we are going back to the subway status. 7 trains signature that will problems at vernon. we had an incident at kew gardens that advertise cleared. m and r signal problems at elmhurst. 52nd between 10th and 9th avenue ongoing police activity. on to route 80 east near exit 43, that is the exit for route 287 you have that accident. then routes 1 and 9, truck routes north, that is a vehicle fire being cleared. our street cleaning rules are in effect today. lori, back to you. >> all right, heather, thank you. >>> let's check in with bill evans and the accuweather forecast. >> take a look at the computer here. watching showers. see how the skies are getting dark to the west. a couple of showers sliding eastward. temperature 50 degrees. looking at the radar, there are the showers over eastern pennsylvania.

with senators cory gardner and bob menendez demonstrated leadership on north korea long before recent events. i want to thank them personally, senator gardner leading, chairing the subcommittee that looks after policy relative to north korea, senator menendez coming together with a robust piece of legislation. i want to thank you for your leadership, you're new to the committee and certainly not new to addressing problems that our nation faces, and i want to thank you for that. i would like to thank them for their efforts over many months to focus attention on the threat posed by north korea and to work with senator cardin and myself to develop a bipartisan senate bill. i want to single out senator cardin and his staff for the collaborative and constructive manner in which they worked with our team on this important bipartisan piece of legislation. senators shaheen and markey also made important contributions as well. senator cardin, i was just boasting about your tremendous efforts here. you arrived late but please know that has occurred. there was a truly all hands on deck bipartisa

written by a republican from colorado, senator cory gardner, and a democrat from new jersey, senator bob menendez, and reported from the foreign relations committee. it would strengthen congressional oversight. it will give the president more tools to take action against north korea's growing aggression and require him to do so. it would also reassure our regional allies that we have not despaired in taking any action against north korea, with or without help from china. the kind of belligerence we've seen from pyongyang must not be ignored. let's work together to make our country and our world safer by passing this bipartisan bill. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: i said yesterday, i say again today i appreciate very much the republican leader scheduling the meeting to talk about the zika virus today. as i indicated yesterday, things crop up. i have been called to the white house at that same time, so i personally won't be at the meeting, but i'll have people there to make sure that if there's anything i missed i'm brought up to date on that. again