we asked him, would brian -- could brian kill your dad? i don't know.s very athletic but i don't know if he could. would he kill your dad? i don't know. which is an unusual response opposed to, no, he wouldn't do it, no, he couldn't do it, no, he would never do it. >> brian was arrested and charged with his father's murder. but would the jury convict on so little evidence? >>> three months before leslie vaughn's murder, prosecutors believe his son, brian, may have set fire to his car as a ploy to get a new one. but his father refused, offering to buy him a used car instead. apparently, they fought about this and other issues like his grades in school and how he was jeopardizing his chances for an athletic scholarship to college. according to chris vaughn, the two argued until close to 11:30 on the night of the murder. prosecutors believe brian waited until his father went to sleep. then, woke his little brother and took him to the neighbor's house. he told his neighbor that he heard a noise from his father's bedroom and it might have been a gunshot. he

brian williams is next. we'll see you back here at 6:00. >> bye bye. >>> on our broadcast tonight, whiteout, a blockbuster storm living up to all the warnings and hype up and down the eastern seaboard. tonight, a huge mess for over 100 million people across 14 states with now the second stage of this same storm on the way. >>> plus, the polar opposite. here in sochi, close to 70 degrees. people here went to the beach. skiers competed in t-shirt >>> and at the games, a big scare on the bobsled track and a shocker on the ice. >>> and high hopes for an extraordinary young american. tonight, what his parents now say were the clues early on that he was going on to do something special. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. it has been 11 days now since the real groundhog day, and yes, it feels like groundhog day with as many nights as we have had to come on the air and report the latest severe winter storm. lashing some part of our country. and yet right now, tonight, as we stand here in the mild weather i

i don't know what it is about brian, but all of us old ladies want to feed brian. [music] >> hi, my name is fred lein. i'm most proud of driving a ramp taxi since the beginning of the program in 1994. [music] >> fred, you are the absolute best! thank you fred for providing transportation for me and opening up my social life, and taking care of medical appointments, taking care of my mother [music] >> hi, my name is ann bailey and i've driven for luxor for almost five years now. i drove for desoto cab for 10 years prior to that. i drove in 1976 for the old, old yellow cab. this is frances mecchi and i've been driving her for about 11 or 12 years to her alzheimer's day program, which we call the memory club. every day when we drive through the presidio she'll say, "oh goody, you're taking me through the enchanted forest." [music] >> my name amr a.mahmoud. i am like 49 years old. i have been driving cab more than 13 year in general. then i drove a ramp more than 3 years. this is my fourth now. i have been enjoying doing the job. i like every moment of it. >> thank you

brian? >> pete williams starting us off in d.c. tonight, thank you, pete. >>> and now we turn to the violent standoff that continues to burn next door to russia in ukraine, just over 600 miles from where we're standing to be exact. tonight, a large portion of the main square in kiev is in flames, amid the rising death toll. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us by satellite. richard, is there any indication there of this possible talk of a truce that we heard about late today? >> reporter: good evening, brian, i'm in the square right now. the fires are still burning, both sides are still squared off. we don't see any signs of a cease fire. protesters say their revolution is gaining momentum and passion. we watched as this woman confronted hundreds of riot police alone, holding her ground, even while pelted with stones. police rattled their shields for more. the ukraine capital's front line is drawn, with black helmets. on one side, the protesters loyal to victor yanukovych,

. >> : no compassion for brian stowe sister. no apology from those two men that left him less time brain damage. >> : doesn't change the fact that their full-time care givers for the rest of his life. >> : three years for brian stowe family saying punishment for the beating. >> : what the motion sentences were announced anger is from brian stowe is family frustration from the judge from the defendant's no remorse no apologies. >> : norman guilty for causing bodily injuries. >> : louis h. 31 guilty plea for mayhem. sentence eight years. in state prison. >> : that numbethat kron >> : the two men showed no emotion as those father and sister pour out their pain. >> : is that you spend in prison is what you creance deserve. airline been here i hope to see one tiny bit of remorse to not think that both of you are not that despicable. >> : but i don't see. >> : lack of remorse cause the judge to break customary silence. >> : sanchez smiled and shook her head. judge called him public nightmare. >> : what you did it was a vicious and abs

the mother of brian's children on the impact of the horrible beating. >> brian promised to play catch with him every day and he did until you took that from him. >> now, let's get to abc7 news reporter laura anthony. >> reporter: hi, cheryl. well, that same sister told these two men in this courtroom today that they got off easy. especially given what her brother, brian's life is like now. the harshest words came from a man clearly hurting brian stow's father. >> we >> the time you serve is insignificant compared to what brian must endure. however, the years that you spend in prison is what you deserve. >> the 30-year-old marvin nor wood and 31-year-old sanchez face charges related to the brutal beating. >> as men are you proud of yourselves? >> one of stow's sisters described what his life is like now after suffering severe brain trauma >> he has to wear adult diapers. and i hate having to say that out loud. but it shows the severity of what you did. >> the former paramedic can only walk with a walker confined mostly to a wheelchair. he can no longer care for himself for his children

it will not bring brian terry back to life. 38 months nothing a "fast & furious" weapons program that turned on the people who implemented it. we should be hearing very shortly from the family. the latest from tucson, whether this is justice served. for family members it is not, but the man charged with killing him will be behind bars us a citizen my for the rest of his life. ♪ ♪ where you think you're gonna go ♪ ♪ when your time's all gone? male annocer ] live a full life. the new lexus ct hybrid with an epa estimated 42 mpg. the further you go, the more intesting it ge. lease the 2014 ct 200h for $299 a month for 27 months. see your lexus dealer. >>> shepard smith at the fox news deck with breaking news right now. the town is peterboro new hampshire south and west of concord. these are live pictures from our fox station in boston. this is new hampshire. the locals are reporting two explosions in rapid succession in peterboro at this new hampshire ball bearing plant. we're told that there are eight ambulances on scene. 100 fir

brian? >> richard engel who we watched cover combat in iraq and afghanistan and now hard to believe the streets of kiev. richard, thank you for your day of reporting. >>> late today, vice president joe biden spoke with ukraine's president by phone. and diplomatically, of course, the subtext here isn't complex. here we are again. the u.s. and russia, the west and what became of what we used to call the eastern bloc. nbc's andrea mitchell monitoring all of it from our washington newsroom tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. all of this is just incredible. the white house, infuriated, says it's outraged by the government's firing automatic weapons on its own people. but while the vice president in the call urged restraint, ukraine's leader is hearing a very different message from vladimir putin's russia. in kiev, raucous protesters capture a dozen riot police, marching them across the square, while fending off who want to lynch them. and beyond the capital, the firestorm of

brian? >> richard engel who remains in kiev for us tonight, thank you, this is no ordinary time and all of this presents a very difficult balancing act for the u.s., getting involved in what russia again considers its own domestic affairs. tonight, the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry is issuing a strong message to putin, nonetheless. and nbc's andrea mitchell has more at the state department on that end of the story. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, vladimir putin's war games so close to ukraine prompted this stern warning from secretary of state john kerry in his interview with us. also a cautionary warning to putin about how quickly these kinds of uprisings can catch fire. >> i think the quickness with which it has moved should frankly be a message to russia. and mr. putin should listen carefully to ukrainians who have voiced their desire for change. so we're hoping that russian -- russia will not see this as sort of a continuation of the cold war, we don't see it that w

. >> reporter: hi, brian. it is still coming down here tonight, on a day when schools called yet another snow day. many employers told their workers, don't even try to come in. and now there are concerns about tomorrow, because these roads will not be clear by morning. another blast of winter, this time two dozen states slammed by a powerful storm. in kansas and missouri, blizzard like conditions. visibility near zero, and every snow plow and salt truck in the arsenal is out on the road around the clock. >> it's almost a whiteout now, and it's early. >> right. just imagine how it's going to be when we get the full effect of the storm on top of us. >> reporter: cory helms is at the wheel of a plow working the interstate. snow is falling so fast, he can barely keep up. >> we have to be very cautious. it's very dangerous out here. >> reporter: across the region, a familiar landscape. highway accidents stalling traffic, and concerns the situation could worsen. >> the wind picks up, we may see drifting. and that wo

thanks to all of our guests, david, brian and shahid. until next time waj and i will see you online. check check >> talking to the taliban - live in islamabad for the latest on a peace plan in pakistan. >> in is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - a landmark case for the rwandan genocide. a former security chief to go on trial in france. >> opposition in thailand go court to try to have the elizabeth declared invalid. >> cars that communicate. a pilot program in the u.s. trying to improve road safety.

border patrol agent brian terry.th exposed the gun trafficking sting that would become known as "fast & furious." prosecutors are pushing for 30 years in prison for this man who you see on the left happened side of your screen but more than three years after his death, brian terry's family is still trying to get answers about this gun-running operation known as "fast & furious" and they have really have not at this point. i'm joined by robert haier, brian terry's cousin and the chairman of the honor brian terry foundation. robert, good morning. good to have you with us today. >> good morning, martha, thanks. good to be here. martha: obviously this has been a very emotional journey for your family. we have played many times on this program the moment when you were testifying in front of congress and you talked about the days before christmas when you buried your cousin. i know your family has some questions but i want to know, you went, all of you, to the scene of the crime for the very first time yesterday. what was

officer brian law was 34. he is survived by his wife and three children. and both men had ties to the bay area. ktvu's claudine wong is live where officer brian law began his law enforcement career. >> reporter: there are 90 officers here in this office and most of them did know officer brian law, even though he was based in fresno he started his career at this office. he was an officer, husband and father and to the chp family he was their brother. >> reporter: he remembers beating brian law. he was out of the academy, the new guy and brian law welcomed him. >> he was one of the first people i met. he was on the same shift i was on. he was a great guy. always there to help you out. even as the new guy. he would help you out. >> reporter: he says brian law was just that kind of guy. warm and easy going. brian law graduated in 2008 and worked that office for 5 years before transferring to fresno. >> family man and he wanted to be closer to his family. that was why he left. >> reporter: law was working with juan gonzalez a classmate on the grave yard shift w

brian? anne thompson high above us as day one is history. ann, thanks. >>> and topping the second straight day now, the pacific northwest is getting slammed by a powerful storm bringing torrential rain and record-setting snow. on the upside, however, is the need for precipitation of course during the history-making drought all the way to the south in california. we get our report tonight from nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: thirsty for any hint of water, the west coast is finally getting what it needs. but in oregon, the winter weather comes with a price, 600 crashes statewide and a ten-mile interstate backup near salem that stranded hundreds of motorists for hours. >> i have never seen anything like this. >> reporter: in portland, a city that rarely sees snow, five inches is already enough to make this the most snowy february in 21 years, other parts of the state have seen a foot or more. in drought-stricken california, rain is hitting much needed snow falls on the sierra nevada mountains, pr

church member brian plawer was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.t assembly of god church bombing, white used a stronger bomb, since this was his primary target. he placed the bomb on top of an outdoor air conditioner. this one had a timer designed to explode during the sunday service. 33 people were injured. in october of 1998, a grand jury concluded richard white built both bombs and murdered brian plawer. the forensic evidence left no doubt. >> these investigations did not result in the prosecution. it was closure for the victim's family. >> it doesn't make the hurt less. you know, there's still pain, there's still, you know, anger, there's still hurt and loss and grief that continues and continues and continues. >> with the bombing, the misconception is the blast destroys the evidence. the blast disperses the evidence, where it makes it harder for us to find it, but harder for us to find it, but we'll find it. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening now, a deadly winter storm creating absolute chaos for millions of people this mornin

brian? >> it duds feel like it is ready to start. anne thompson, part of our coverage team in sochi, above sochi tonight. >>> back in the u.s. tonight, hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are still in the dark, and the cold for another night without power after another brutal winter storm. and there is word that for some of them there may be several more days and nights of this. nbc's rehema ellis is in berwyn for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. take a look at this tree, now horizontal and scraping up against the house behind me. this is what a powerful storm can do in a community. trees and electrical lines snapped under the heavy snow leaving hundreds of thousands to wonder when will the lights come back on? much of pennsylvania woke up this morning to buzzing sounds of repair. roads were blocked by fallen trees and downed power lines cutting off electricity for more than 800,000 customers at the height of the storm. donna graham and her two daughters

brian? >> graphic example of the threat a lot of people face, miguel almaguer in southern california tonight. >>> well, you saw what an inch of rain did to that part of the world. now let's move east, huge part of the country once again caught up in the grip of a deep freeze tonight and can expect more of the problems the severe cold has been causing all winter long. for starters, parts of new york city look like kandahar on the hudson, some places are barely passable because of the huge potholes, a lot of other cities dealing with this, as well. nbc's katy tur has all of this from the port of newark, new jersey, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian, it is causing shortages from just about everything from snow boots to salt. in fact they're off-loading 2200 tons of salt here at the port. but even with it new jersey is still at critically low levels. this is just one of the many problems with this winter that will not quit. from the hudson river to lake michigan waterways are lookin

. >> brian williams is next. be back with you at 6:00. >> i did like the leather pants. >>> on our broadcast tonight, hitting hard, those warnings about a crippling situation in the south, they're now a reality. hundreds of thousands of people are in the dark, big cities like ghost towns, airports shut down and cars abandoned on highways and it is all sliding north. >>> also sky high, the weather continues to make news here in sochi, as well, where it is warmer than almost the entire continental u.s. some tough conditions out there on the course. >>> fighting breast cancer tonight. tonight one of the largest studies on whether or not mammograms actually save lives, controversial research reigniting this debate over screening, dr. nancy snyderman is here with all of it. >>> and a legend in comedy is gone, although we remember what he built. tonight, we remember the great sid caesar. nightly news begins now. >>> good evening, tonight, on the interstate in north carolina people who are unable to move forward are par

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brian? >> ron mott in cape cod, massachusetts, for us. ron, thanks. >>> and we've been looking at this as well. the severe weather making news beyond the u.s. in japan, for starters, parts of that country witnessed record snowfall. and the uk, where they cannot catch a break from record flooding that's been going on there for weeks. our report tonight from nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: the torrential rains took a day off today, but the consequences of six weeks of nonstop storm systems did not. tens of thousands of homes and businesses in southern england remain swamped by floodwaters with utilities damaged and disfigured rail lines needing repairs that will take weeks to months. in addition, monster wind-driven seas pounded the coastline, smashing a cruise ship where one man was killed and everyone else was terrified. >> it was like a hand grenade had gone off. >> reporter: and prime minister david cameron says there's more punishing weather on the near horizon. >> what we do in the next 24 hours is vital. tragically, the river levels

janice, good evening. >> hi there, brian. well, yes, this storm is now moving through michigan, ohio, and indiana, pressing towards the east coast for tomorrow. they're expecting anywhere from 4 to 6 inches of snow across ohio tonight. it hits new york city for the morning commute, another 2 to 4 inches here. and then in boston, it hits you for the evening commute. you can see another 4 to 8 inches of snow on top of what you have. then following that will be this huge warm-up. here is wednesday. here is thursday. temperatures 60s and 70s down towards atlanta. by the time it gets to the northeast, it's in the 40s and 50s. that's going to mean rapid snow melt. practically every inch of the ground is cover snow across new england and the northeast. that rapid snow melt may result in a lot of flooding by this weekend, brian. >>> janice huff, as always, thank you, and a big night in new york for more reasons than one. coming up tonight, our revealing conversation with jimmy fallon, just hours to go until his debut as host of ""the

and brian, it is not going to quit. we're expecting more snow and even more cold starting once again this weekend. >> it is indeed rough out there and getting worse. katy tur in the port of newark tonight, thanks. >>> a personal and emotional event at the white house for the president today as he spoke before a star-studded east room audience and launched a program aimed at giving young men of color a shot at success. it is called "my brother's keeper" and it combines political parties and government along with private philanthropy like the bloomberg and ford foundations. the president said bluntly today what many already know, some groups in society have the odds stacked against them, none more so than young men of color. he repeated what he told young men in chicago, and how they were surprised to hear aspects of his own life story. >> i explained to them when i was their age, i was a lot like them. i didn't have a dad in the house and i was angry about it even though i didn't necessarily realize it at the time. i mad

. >> reporter: good evening, brian. governor brewer has just arrived back in arizona after a conference in washington. but while she hasn't tipped her hand yet, the momentum toward a veto is building fast. >> veto, veto, veto! >> reporter: there have been daily protests over the republican bill allowing businesses to refuse to serve anyone base on religious beliefs. but gay rights activists say there's no question about the targets of the bill. >> this is absolutely about legalizing discrimination. and it is so broadly based that it can allow any business to discriminate against anyone. >> it happened in washington state, where a florist refused to provide flowers for a same sex wedding. and in oregon, where a baker wouldn't make a wedding cake for a similar couple. the other side, michael salmon of the harvard christian church says the bill protects the rights of any private business to serve whom they please. >> if that person wants to refuse your money, he is in the business to do that. >> reporter: but there's been

so syria, for the foreseeable future, is condemned to continue conflict. >> brian, you mention externalctors and our facebook community is really talking about these external actors. foreign policy is the biggest threat to america's national security. assaf says al qaeda is actually usin use been used as a proxy. and a video listen. >> al qaeda remains a huge concern for america. but let's be honest they can't pull off another 9/11 even though they seem to be a lot of places and the internet. and this includes syria, syria is a large concern for policy makers, most fellows fighting in syria today don't want to blow up times square tomorrow. this is our obligation as americans and we have to meet it. >> how is al qaeda in syria being used by these regional players, like the shia iran block versus gulf states? >> they are receiving support from a number of gulf states like qatar and kuwait. i was doing field research in qatar earlier and while qatari aid is reaching the area, it is doing as a secondary is consequence. to reach the why syrian opposition like the syrian islamic front or a s

forget presidential hopes, brian. many are now saying that if this is proved, he should resign or be impeached. >> katy tur starting us off on the new york side of the gw bridge. katy, thanks. as we said, the governor has responded to this charge late today in the form of a statement. nbc's kelly o'donnell has been covering the governor and this story since it broke. she is in our washington news room. hey, keltly, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. so after all of this erupted, the governor's administration, not chris christie personally, but his office rest reacted to the new allegation and again denied the governor knew anything about a political deliberate operation that might have been behind the bridge traffic jam. knowing about the traffic is different than knowing there was an operation to bring it about. so the statement reads in part, mr. wildstein's lawyer confirms that what the governor has said all along, he had absolutely no prior knowledge of the lane closures before they happened and whate

. >> i'm brian hackney. now, the question is when will the repairs wrap up and the stations re-open? kpix 5's don knapp has information for those who depend on bart. hi, don. >> reporter: hi, brian. the answer is 8 a.m. sunday morning. 24 hours ahead of monday morning. 8 a.m. sunday morning bart expects to have the repairs done and the trains back in service. certainly good news for everybody who was caught in the terrible commute mess friday evening when the trains derailed. >>> reporter: early today, crews began untangling the mess after a 10-car bart train ran off the track as it left concord station following the friday evening commute. this is the second of four cars that derailed and were damaged. heavy crane worked overnight into the morning to lift the cars and place them on flatbed trucks for the trips to bart maintenance yards. no passengers were on the train at the time of the derailment. the operator was not injured. he was in the last car which became the lead car as the train headed tail first

brian was brain damaged for life.h the two men and calling them powers. >> : people like you have no civility of you smiling you think it's funny. you show no remorse whatsoever. no remorse to family here. one day you'll be released and mr. j.r. stone will for bieber trapped in the medicastop will be. >> : medicaat the right was sentenced to eight years in state prison. that jolt firearm charges the could be sent to a special prison for 10 years. >> : continuing coverage brian stowe assailant. close friend of the family weighs in here. michael priest at the church. where brian once was an altar boy. >> : a veteran to be vindictive six yeai'm not the in vindictive but six years is very slight consequence for injuring a man for life. >> : >> : covering an brian stowe case. talk with san francisco giants. one coach calls marvin and louis " thousands and " close ". >> : san francisco and general hospital says they were down to staff. where 93 year-old mary prez was attacked by another patient friday night. men don't staff

. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the bad weather is now expected to hit atlanta sometime early tomorrow morning. the only good news, is that allows officials and residents just a little more time to prepare. late this afternoon, trucks loaded with salt and gravel hit the roads to get ahead of the upcoming storm. part of a massive effort to avoid what happened two weeks ago when 2.6 inches of snow brought this city to a grinding halt. atlanta is on high alert and is being warned the storm hitting early tomorrow morning and throughout the day could be long remembered. >> travel is going to be impossible. and this is going to be a catastrophic event for the areas in purple. >> reporter: in a city known for its hilly neighborhoods and many trees, ice is the major threat. >> this is one of mother nature's worst kinds of storms that can be inflicted on the south. >> reporter: when ice accumulates, it can topple trees on to power lines, causing major outages. repair crews have already been brought in from around the country

brian? >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom. thanks. >>> questions about race and self-defense getting renewed attention after a verdict this weekend in florida. this case, you may recall, involved a white man who kishot and killed a black teenager. mistrial was declared because of a hung jury on the most serious charge. our report tonight from kerry sanders. >> mistrial. >> reporter: the jury deliberated four days and, despite the deadlock, the multiracial 12-member jury convicted dunn on three counts of attempted murder because he fired ten shots at the suv where three of jordan davis' friends were. jordan davis' mother says the conviction on those attempted charge s gives her a small sens of closure. >> i will continue to stand and we will continue to await for justice for jordan. >> reporter: the sound of the shooting a year and a half ago. >> somebody is shooting. >> reporter: were captured on surveillance videos at the convenience store. dunn complained music from their vehicle was too loud. then he says he saw what looked

brian flores arrived at the scene. brian. >> reporter: good morning. we are not even in the heart of the commute and already a mess out there when you talk of bart. >> according to chp they say that a woman who was driving a toyota rav 4 her car stalled in the number three lane. she had her hazard lights on but then the driver of a lexus car ran into her at a pretty good rate of speed according to the chp. when officers arrived they tried doing cpr ons woman that was hit but she was pronounced dead at the scene. here's an update from chp. >> it's unknown at this time. we will have to contact witnesses to see who saw this vehicle to see if it had its lights on or if any flairs are out. we will have to conduct some follow up investigation before we determine that. >> reporter: according to the chp they say the driver that hit this woman was taken to another local hospital with unknown injuries. but as we take you back out here live again westbound 24 at the 580 interchange just a mess right now. only one lane going through at this point. they are working

>> brian boitano tells us how his life has changed. >>> thanks for joining us on this rainy sunday night. the storm is not finished. a flash flood watch is in effect for the north bay tonight until 9:00 tonight. >> there was lots of it today. unusually small rivers and streams are running high. the south bay finally getting a taste of the rain. this is a live look at downtown san jose. >> we have live team coverage. nbc bay area's monty francis is in sonoma county. and we have two meteorologists tracking the storm. jeff ranieri is looking at rainfall totals, but first we want to begin with rob mayeda. >> finally the rain has arrived in the south bay. it took about 36 hours for it to drop out of the north bay. the santa cruz mountains picking up about another inch of rain. you can see the rain still stretching into the north bay. and it's a the north bay counties tonight that will still see the flash flood watch in effect through about 9:00. that means localized flooding is still possible. which is precisely what we saw out in mill valley. and monty, we had some damage to storefronts in m

ktvu's brian flores is there on the scene with an update. brian. >>reporter: hi, sal. good morning. yeah, when the rains first came, this was the major concern. when it did, major accidents, as you mentioned, sal. we've seen quite a few of them. this is the major one. this is interstate 80 now, both directions affected from this jackknifed big rig with two trailers behind it. you see tow crews here. they just arrived 15 minutes ago. they're working as quickly as they can to remove this from the scene. but as you mentioned, it is really bad here on interstate 80 near el portal in richmond. it's going to be this way for the next couple of hours. the chp says this big rig with a double trailer was traveling westbound on 80 in the number three lane when he somehow lost control trying to move to the right lane. the driver then hit another car and then lost control and then hit another car. the big rig driver apparently lost control so bad that he basically went through the center divide, also landed on top of it. that big rig and trailer is blocking three lanes in each direction near el

that's not far from where brian is actually. we picked up a little more than three inches to make a difference. well yeah, it is better than not getting it. the north bay started off with a deficit of 30 inches behind where we should be at this season. we picked up a foot of rain, getting us a third of the way there. that's only one index. but is being reflected up in the -- but it is being reflected up in the bay area. >>> whiteout conditions where most of the ski resorts did very well, adding about three feet of snow to the basin. here are a few totals, squall valley 64 inches. and sierra and tahoe will add about five feet of snow, which will happen overnight. the most important part of this is what will happen an ex. >> all right, brian. >>> well most people in the bay area are celebrating the rain as don knapp shows you that they are thrilled about the water, but concerned about the proximity. >>> a big powerful waterfall like this is not unusual when it rains heavy in mill valley, unless, of course, it is headed for your ho

i'm brian stelter. it's time for "reliable sources." here's what we have coming up on the show today. an nfl prospect says he's gay. and pro football players applaud his courage. but are they saying one thing to the cameras and something entirely different behind the scenes? we'll talk to a writer who says that's exactly what they're doing. hillary clinton, digging deeper into a newly discovered archive of her private thoughts, with a man who knows her well. clinton biographer and pulitzer prize winner carl bernstein. and why is one of the biggest stories in the country barely being covered? a big state full of people afraid to drink their water or even wash their hands, where are the networks, the national media? a reporter who's been there every day says we need help. >>> we'll get to all of those stories in the show today plus comcast mega merger announced this week. first there's been a mountain of media coverage in recent days about michael sam, the college football star who made this announcement.

brian? >> we all want stuff, right, mandy? i want a pony and unicorn. three big stock stories out there today. one, will the coca-cola green coffee deal mean you may never by soda again at the store? two, hash tag trouble. what's plaguing twitter. >>> and stock down most of the morning of gm. it is positive. what's changed? hard to believe. we'll hit all theser tos s we'll hit all theser tos tories the next few minutes. >>> and make coca-cola at home. sarah innes at the new york stock exchange, why is this buy into coffee roasters a potential game chinger for soda? >> glad you started with financials. people are excited. coke's big et deal since 2010 and has a lot of implications for the industry at large. first, look at the two companies involved. green mountain coffee roasters, and coca-cola. getting together on this keurig idea. resoundingly, very positive for green mountain. no question about it. gets them into a whole new product category. huge endorsement financially and in principle f

brian you've done a wonderful job this is a site you've controlled. if you saw what was happening at the site being an old restaurants and being unutilized having families who are here to pay below market rent half one bedroom and 20/20 bedroom we've wified up for everybody i'm simon smiling we need more acquisition states i sites i know that our staff is talking about every site we can get control of get developers to help us build for nooshl affordable units 23 below market units on this site in the heart of market street. not a domino of city funds. which went into this it's all privately paid for as part of the housing going that brian can tell you about he was building market rate condominiums not part of castro but are happy to do it this can be the example of the kind of example and relationships we want to for this with our development community yes, in the future we'll have more of those how to work with developers like brian who wants to do more in our city this is heartfelt for 23 families but it will be a symbol we need 23 more projects im

brian? >> all right. joe friar in portland for us, joe, thanks. >>> in the south tonight, all eyes are on atlanta and the next weather system that will roll through that region. a winter storm watch has been issued for the area. it includes the city of atlanta, which you'll recall was paralyzed a few weeks back by a 2.6" snowfall. governor of georgia eventually had to apologize for the reaction and lack of preparation following that storm. this next system is predicted to bring snow and ice combination their way starting tomorrow night and running through wednesday. >>> the chief executive of aol has received a big wave of criticism for remarks he made while announcing a change to the company's benefit plan. he talked about the high cost of health care and, in doing so, he cited two aol families who had relied on their benefits to pay the medical bills for what he called distressed babies. one of those two mothers is speaking out. the ceo, tim armstrong, has reversed himself. we get our report on all of i

brian? >> mike taibbi starting us off from phoenix tonight, thanks. >>> a new fight that's erupted in public today over the end of the war in afghanistan. fed up and frustrated, the president of the united states issued an ultimatum to the president of afghanistan today. after 13 years of war, it affects how and when every american finally comes home. our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski is again traveling with the chairman of the joint chiefs in afghanistan. he joins us by satellite from bagram air base. jim, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. u.s. and nato leaders were already scheduled to meet tomorrow in brussels, to talk about the way ahead in afghanistan. instead they may be looking for the way out. joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey was about to land in afghanistan tonight when he got the word. start preparing to pull all u.s. troops out of afghanistan by the end of the year. >> we are at a point where we have to begin planning for other options. >> repor

author of the new book bombs for peace nato's humanitarian war on yugoslavia in washington we have brian becker he is the national coordinator for the answer coalition and in london we cross to david stephenson he is an author of several books about the first world war as well as a professor of international history at the london school of economics or a gentleman cross-talk rules and if it means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it george if i go to you first in new york a century ago one of the worst catastrophes in history occurred it was the beginning of the first world war and looking at parallels to the present we had a very unstable international system then how stable is the system today. well it was not so much. stable system back then i mean it's more that there were foolish policy makers. and foolish policy makers around today i think what happened in one nine hundred fourteen was a series of miscalculations due to the belief on the part of policymakers that there's an easy way to win a war and there's an easy way to get what you want through force rat

. >> brian epstein said, if the beatles were going to go, they were going to go big.ey were going to tour america. the beatles wanted $25,000. well, i didn't have $25,000. and so i borrowed $25,000 on the house. there were no computers, but we sold it out in 3 1/2 hours. >> 17,000 screaming youngsters have jammed their way into the huge amphitheater. but they're the lucky ones. outside, thousands of others were not so fortunate. >> here they are, the beatles! ♪ >> the beatles' output was phenomenal. they seemed to always be either touring, making a movie or making a record. >> hello. see these little fellows? they're the beatles. inflatable beatles. they're yours for just $2. >> they had posters and magazines and stickers and dolls and cartoons. like this is the start of where the teenager becomes the most desirable target for the dollar. >> i lived in the projects in brooklyn, in a black community. and the beatles were everywhere. it wasn't like this was a white phenomena. they were everywhere. >> the beatles created a rock industry. they were selling in ways no one

ceo brian roberts from comcast called it in no way anti-competitive. is this really good for customers? why? >> i think it is, and he's certainly right. the thing to understand is that cable companies, there is generally only one co-pay cable company in any given market. so they don't compete directly with each other. what we are talking about here isn't reduction in questions. you would simply have in some markets, time warner would simply be replaced by comcast, so comcast would simply have a larger footprint. the concern about mergers like this has never been about what that sort of what we call horizontal competition. it's always been a sort of vertical concern. >> is it's been a concern that maybe if a cable provider got too large, maybe they would have too much leverage over video programmers. it's important to note here, number 1, that first of all, that cuts both ways. in some respects, that sort of leverage can actually very much help connell assumers because right now, the reason cable bills are going up is that the real power of the market p

richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. imagine if that plane had been diverted to sochi during the opening ceremony while the world is watching, a stadium full of vips. and don't forget this entire area is full of anti-aircraft missiles. but in the end it was averted. as spectators filed in to the opening ceremony, few had any idea a hostage drama was under way, that a hijacker was trying to divert a passenger plane their way. a turkish boeing 737-800 carrying 110 passengers took off from kharkov in the ukraine for a flight to istanbul. but once in the air, a ukrainian man claimed he had a bomb and demanded the plane divert to sochi. passengers took photographs and cell phone videos they say showed the hijacker in a red and white jersey. but it may have been cool thinking by the pilots that averted a major crisis. the pilots stayed calm, pretending to cooperate, telling the hijacker they were heading to sochi, while continuing on to istanbul. they turned off the in-flight map system so the hijacker could not see where the

today, however, two inmates, brian edmonds jr., and his father, brian sr., will attempt to clear long-lingeringonal wounds. edmonds jr., who could be sentenced to death if he's found guilty, asked jail officials to allow him a final visit with his father, who will soon transfer to state prison to start a 30-year sentence. the request was approved. >> it really might be the last time i get to see him for a while. >> what's up, baby? >> what's up? >> what's going on? what's going on with you? >> well, let me tell you something before we start the conversation. i already told them from the get-go, i don't blame you for nothing. i chose the path i took. i chose to do what i wanted to do. but the same time, i want to know, you know what i'm saying, if you could do anything different, what could you have done? what you thought you could have done different. >> there would have been a whole lot different. i would have chose a different route so you wouldn't end up in the situation that you was in. following in the same footsteps as me and your uncle. i'm tired of every time i look up you're in the hol

brian? >> reporter: melissa and scott, thank you very much. more on the olympics in a moment. first, to a developing and deteriorating situation in ukraine. we are getting news within the past hour that the european union has approved sanctions against officials in ukraine. all of this comes after the white house stead was "outraged by images of ukranian security forces firing automatic weapons on their own people." ukraine's health ministry now says the official death toll is 67, and more than 500 have been injured. even as president obama goes public with his statements, though, there are behind-the-scenes talks held between washington, brussels, kiev and moscow. about 20 minutes ago the polish foreign minister, who had been in kiev meeting with the ukranian president said there was willingness among officials to call early elections to help quell the violence. joined by phone by eastern europe eder to for the financial times and on the ground in key've four days. thank you for joining us

back to you, brian. >> meredith vieira, thanks. and we'll be watching tonight. >>> still ahead for us this evening, tom brokaw with the aforementioned bode miller. the outspoken american champ who has been at the center of controversy over the years tonight. you will see a changed man. >>> and later, cleaning up while on alert. tens of thousands evacuating at the same time as an angry volcano lets loose. . >>> back at these olympic winter games. bode miller at 36 years of age is both the oldest alpine skier on the u.s. team and the most heavily decorated with five career medals. and if he wins a medal at these games, he'll set an age record as well. tom brokaw has spent a lot of time with bode miller at the last several olympics and sat down with him before making the trip to russia. >> that was absolutely an outrageous run, you know, his best run of the season. >> the bode style, your personality and your skiing technique. out of the gate and let it rip all the way to the bottom. you've been a little critical of some of the other