carlton and friends of mr. and the effects and the various amounts of the substances and how they would affect the body. and that was powerful evidence to show that they knew full well what these substances would do and informed this company to sell them. >> carlton decided not to fight and has pled guilty to three counts -- possession with intent to distribute controlled substance analog, money laundering, and misbranding. it could send him to prison for life. >> i can't justify anything that i did. and i don't intend to. i mean, the only thing that i hope to do is let as many people know as possible that no matter how hard you're -- you try to be safe and no matter how hard you think you -- or how well you think you have it under control somebody's going to get hurt or even die. these chemicals are so dangerous that all it takes is for someone to just have some of it and not know what they have. >> yet you did think that -- you thought you were smart enough to handle it and smart enough to think that your cus

the carlton hotel at the time. it was just adjacent to it. the owner said it was used, free of use for any friends who needed it if the hotel was full. it was here that the sexual soirees took place. we heard from one of the prostitutes. she confirmed it was in the apartment and she was never brought directly to the hotel. she was brought three or four times from the club in brussels. she didn't have any particular gripe about the three men. she said she did not choose to go into products -- prostitution. >> what about dominique strauss-kahn? lessee in court today -- was he in court today? >> dominique strauss-kahn is not expected back in court until next tuesday, when he will give his side of the story. he was present on monday, when all of the codefendants were presented. he will be back to the stand next tuesday. that's when he will give his defense. he admits he took part in sexual evenings with a number of women. he never paid a penny for their services and believed it was consenting adults. they said he never

we asked the former general manager of the ritz-carlton hotel where williams had been staying. in front of the hotel, the water was a couple of feet briefly and then quickly receded and behind the hotel facing the french quarter? >> the water might have been eight inches or so. it's my perception that it would be difficult for a body to float in 8 inches of water. i did not witness any bodies floating in the water. >> reporter: we also checked with a hazard geographer who compiled data on where victims of the hurricane were found. he told us no bodies were found in the french quarter. the closest, he says was recovered 0.36 miles away. the odds of that body being the same one williams said he saw is highly unlikely said our geographer. >> the ritz-carlton a few blocks down the street and had to make the turn, left turn and go a few more blocks down the street. you know it's just very hard to conceive of that happening. >> reporter: these pictures from a church newspaper do show water around the ritz-carlton after the storm, even a boat. but the man in charge on the ground lieut

he was staying at a hotel right on the edge of the french quarter, the ritz carlton hotel. the hotel is among the highest grounds in new orleans. there were reports at the time it was one of the few that did not flood significantly. we have spoke to people -- i should be clear one of my colleagues spoke to a person who said there was some water outside the carlton. it was about waist high. the idea we're getting to this level of detail show this scrutiny brian williams is under and needs to be at this point because if people trust him and regain trust they have to be accommodate his stories check out. >>> an associated press photographer says he actually saw a body not far from canal street which is where that ritz carlton is in the french quarter when the water was high further up the street. outside the ritz carlton, conceivably someone else may have seep something, few. thanks so much. it is an awkward difficult subject to talk about involving one of our colleagues in the business. thanks so much brian. >>> all right. imagine getting smarter, just by taking a hand full o

condo unit therefore there's more tendency for people to use them as temporary use the residence carlton are only timeshares so when they compared the number to other county in the bay area found 2.4 we have less than merry run and a a lot less than than sonoma which menus people are working and have their jobs in the bay area have vacation homes slooikz like sonoma and russian river and compared to other cities they found we have a lower percentage like miami and santa fe and honolulu and others even charleston and new orleans have higher percentages one thing they've come up when they seem to think in terms of short-term rentals that by their collaborations the vast majority of those are people in the resident either resident or owners to rent to help supplement their rent to those it is a good study and a lot of good documents i encourage you to contact spur e.r. the other people responsible for this and see what they have to say and any only other comment i had a meeting with some group of residents and people from live okay school that will be coming up later on the project i'm seei

strauss constanze qs of aggravated pimping in what is known in france as the carlton affair. he allegedly participated in sex parties with prostitutes run out of the luxury carlton hotel between 2009-2011 area the 65-year-old denies the charges. he told the court he did know that the women were being paid. >> the challenge is to see if mr. strauss con will have convincing answers for the court . whether he thought these young ladies were merely guests or knew they were prostitutes. >> during these three days of questioning, we will see if his answers are credible or not. >> for many, his pleas of innocence ring false especially because it's not the first time he's been involved in a sex scandal. his career as the head of the imf and an expected run for the french presidency ended in 2011 after a chambermaid from a new york hotel press charges against him for sexual assault. strauss con was arrested and it was settled in civil proceedings. this time the punishment could be even more severe. if convicted, he could face 10 years in prison and a fine of up to 1.5 million euros. >

the case now known as the carlton affair hinges on a prostitution ring. strauss kahn faces charges of pimping. he is accused in the procurement of female escorts for or jews. >>-- for orgies. >> dominique strauss-kahn is one of 14 people in the dock. give us more details on what the case is about, exactly. >> indeed, top businessmen, a police commissioner, and of course, the former head of the international monetary fund and former presidential hopeful dominique strauss-kahn are all on trial here. all of them were up on charges of being part of a prostitution ring. dominique strauss-kahn himself is accused of not partaking but part of the reasons that these evenings were organized and instigated. after the two-year investigation, the magistrates as these were women being paid to have sex with him and he was the main beneficiary of these evenings. this is part of dominic strauss kahn's defense -- he says he never himself paid a penny. he admits to taking part and said that for him everybody was a consenting adult so no harm, no foul. if he is found guilty

or ritz-carlton. or ritz-carlton. why people want to come back here is about the service.say, betty, welcome back to the loews regency hotel. >> it is a welcome tisch is extending for many this year, including nfl fans, new york tourists, and most importantly, his regency hotel guests. for tisch, a lot is riding on a simple hope that they enjoy the new hotel as much as he does. >> it is our best shot at it. we spent $100 million to reinvent the loews regency hotel. but always coming back to the basic of great service, but now in a new box. ♪ >> it has been five years since haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. >> we lived one of the worst moments in our history. it was an armageddon-like situation. >> the government says the country is moving forward and haiti is open for business. >> we want to do more. we want to attract more businesses. that will change the entire region in terms of job creation. maybe what we are doing today will show the government that they need to come here and help the people to have roads, electricity, running water. >> there are people livin

reporting live from the ritz carlton, raj and jessica, back to you. >> the ritz carlton. >> i know fancy we'll see you tomorrow night on comcast. >>> now, for 30 minutes of in-depth sports coverage, watch "sportsnet central" at 10:30. >>> and then unique challenges that firefighters face in the bay area when it comes to haz-mat situations in the silicon valley. we investigate after the premier of "the allegiance." >> and here comes the rain. >>> we have long dry spells and it's like the build up the build up. it's happening on friday. the elevated flood risk will be in marin and napa and sonoma counties. some places could see upwards of 3 inches. gusty winds for the entire bay areas and that could bring you power outages and, of course, the driving will be treacherous. as we head throughout saturday scattered areas of rainfall and then more periods of heavy rain by sunday. >> thank you jeff. >> thank you for joining us here at 6:00. have a great evening. >> hope to see you at 11:00. >>> the saved by the bell tv reunion, 22 years in the making. >> friends forever. >> only one guy could pu

. >> the account he describes ritz carlton hotel on the edge of the french quarter. is it possible there was enough water in that part of new orleans that a body could float by. >> very suspect but anything is possible brian. there are many stories from katrina, and everybody have their story from where they stood. more than likely that happened on tuesday from looking at date times when he filed that report. for a brief moment there might have been some water that could have possibly got than high by ritz carlton, by and large it was knee level around ritz car carlton. >> did you yourself come across bodies. >> there was a body when i arrived on wednesday morning of katrina week there was a body on wednesday, just as you come off the ramp at the superdome. i stayed there at the superdome for about five days about 18 hours a day. but that's the only body i saw in that particular area of new orleans. we had that body immediately removed. >> i don't want to dance around this. do you think he has overstated his role in his experience in new orleans? >> i think the thing

the former general manager of the ritz karl-carlton hotel stated during the storm othe picayune-times picayune-times that there's no physical way the water was deep enough for a body to float by recalling just six to eight inches of water on the first floor. some pictures show streets underwater but it's still unknown exactly how deep the water was. in a documentary about katrina, he heard a story of a man taking his life in the super dome but told predecessor tom brokaw goes beyond the suicide. >> we all watched as one man committed suicide. >> reporter: that story surrender investigation by nbc news. including his account about getting sick from sewage water while reporting on hurricane katrina. author douglas brinkley quotes saying he was fading in and out and that the hotel was on lockdown to keep out armed gangs gangs. >> our hotel was overrun with gangs. >> reporter: the washington post reports that three different people told reporters no gangs had infiltrated the ritz carlton. the israel war with militant hezbollah is under scrutiny. he spoke of rockets flying beneath his hel

and the manager of the ritz carlton there were never any bodies floating by ritz carlton. a.p.ain came out and said they had seen bodies in the vicinity of the ritz. this is what it has come down to, bill. everything is being annualized. >> i think the cop that he refers to that saved him, that's going to make or break it for williams. if the cop says yes yeah, i did save him from the gangs he is okay. if he says he didn't that's over. >> the problem for him is and i defended him the first couple nights on the air when he had said that his helicopter took rpg fire and in fact ak 47 fire. i thought okay maybe he did conflate the memories but then i took a hard look and went back and looked at all the statements he made about this iraq experience from 2003 to present day. there is no question that he has been exaggerating his experience from day one. and it's a problem. >> you have a tendency to do that if you get into that habit. couple of things i'm going to be on jimmy kimmel tonight. i know you will stay up and watch that i know this is going to come up. so i will deal with t

steve carlton within in the long run a guy like sandy koufax. when it comes out to bednarek one image they have is one champion ship in 1960 with fist in the air. this game is over. >> but if you are a giant star you can be from the 50's and 60's like a wilt chamberlain. >> that is why wilt chamberlain will go to the time. >> lets look at others here. >> brian dawkins and bobby clarke. >> that is a tough one as well. brian dawkins and bobby clarke, i think -- >> he got us to the super bowl. >> dawkins go the to the super bowl, bobby clarke won you two stanley cups. people will log on the web site and people that will vote. most of those people will go for dawkins. if i had to choose was better athlete would i go bobby clarke. love hockey, love football but when it comes to who was better player, in question, it was, without a doubt mr. bobby clarke. >> here's a tough one, mike schmidt and bernie parent. >> here's what will be difficult. probably mike schmidt, absolutely greatest third base man in the history of baseball. when it comes down to it

. >> yes, the real carlton. >> you guys tell me what you think, he came to the studio in orlando.d him to dot carlton. >> he wouldn't do it. >> what is up with that that is what made you famous and cool. >> how long has he been doing it he is over it. >> it is demeaning. >> he will not do it. >> yes, they probably paid him a lot of money to do that. >> another funny part of his show last night was the latest brian williams, wrap mash up, to you want to see it. >> ♪ >> i mean that is just great. >> that is great. >> a amazing. >> brian williams work right here in the philadelphia market for a while. >> really. >> everybody comes through here. >> i was wondering how many hours it takes to put this together. looking for one little word and matching it up. >> i would say over a week to do one of those. >> can we challenge one of our editors, bill, elliott. >> they have nothing with you time on their hand, they basically just drink and in the he had it bays. >> they can do something you have done. >> we will give it a shot. >> kit cat kline did you say you are blowing up, quincy. okay.

. >> it would have had to float by the ritz carlton, floated a few blocks make a left turn and floats down the street and cross the median and it's just very hard to see that happening. >> reporter: these pictures from a church newspaper show water around the ritz carlton after the storm, even a boat. but the man in charge on the ground has his doubts about a body floating by. >> biened large, that water was well below knee level around the ritz carlson. >> reporter: what about those gangs williams said stormed his hotelsome >> our hotel was overrun with gangs. >> reporter: the news man told his story that his sick from drinking sewage water and slept on a mattress in a stairwell. that's where he said he heard armed gangs breaking into the hotel. brandishing guns and terrorizing guests. but williams gave a different account to this associate professor at lsu for her book about katrina, telling her he slept in his room. >> he was worried about people gaining entry into his room, and he told me at that point he slept one night between the bed and the wall so that if anybody opened the

>> well technically the ritz carlton isn't even in the french quarter. it is on the border. the block sometimes considered part of the french quarter. but that area of new orleans as french quarter got very little in the way of flooding. i understand there may have been some water in the street there at least part of the time. that was one of the little fringe areas where it's a little low. but nobody else down here in new orleans saw any bodies floating in canal street. >> in other words in that location. what about the issue of dysentery. he said he swallowed some of the flood water and got dysentery. i know you helped treat victims of hurricane katrina. you were quoted in one article saying you didn't run into anybody during the time or month later that had gastro enteritis. >> dysentery is a very violent form of enteritis particularly in the effect of the lower bowels. the infectious problems we saw after katrina were number one skin and soft tissue infections primarily from staph and number two respiratory tractinfections. i can't recall treating a single person for any

subsequently he said he was attacked by gangs, gangs in the ritz carlton hotel.king points was suspicious of the story and so was the "the washington post." yesterday, i talked with post reporter terrence mccoy who has been investigating. >> i'm reflecting what the hotel manager said in her assessment of brian williams when she said that he misremembered that gangs were inside the hotel. >> how can he misremember -- you are a reporter, mr. mccoy, i'm not trying to give you a hard time here. i appreciate you coming on. how you can misremember there are gangs in a hotel? you can't. it's impossible. if there are gangs, there are gangs. if there aren't, there aren't. according to your article the manager ever the ritz carlton hotel clearly said there were no gangs in my hotel. where did i get it wrong? >> what happened with the hotel. >> mr. mccoy, did the manager of the hotel tell you or not tell you that there were gangs in her hotel? >> no, the manager of the hotel said there were no gangs in the hotel. >> okay. and that's the same information we have. brian willi

the former general manager of the ritz-carlton told the times picayune newspaper that there was no way the water was deep enough for a body to float in. some pictures show streets under water, but it's still unknown exactly how deep the water was. and there's more. in his own 2005 documentary about katrina, williams claimed he heard the story of a man taking his own life in the superdome, but what he told his predecessor, tom brokaw just last year seems to be going beyond just simply hearing about the suicide. >> all of us watched and one man committed suicide. >> reporter: that story is under investigation by nbc news including his account of getting sick on sewage water while reporting on hurricane katrina. he is reported saying he was fading in and out and that the hotel was on lockdown to keep out gangs. >> our hotel was overrun with gangs. >> reporter: the washington post reports that three different people told reporters that no gangs had infiltrated the ritz-carlton. the coverage of hezbollah is also under scrutiny. in 2007 he spoke of rockets flying beneath his helicopter. >> t

that's where -- he was staying in the ritz carlton hotel, kind of at the edge of the french quarter.t seemed to show a couple feet of water outside the hotel. it's covering the sidewalk and is in the street so it's certainly plausible, i don't know how deep the water has to be for a body to float, but it's plausible that he saw something like that there. there wasn't a lot of reports of bodies around that specific part of town. it's also possible that this is like conflated, he's conflating two things. there were bodies certainly not far from there. >> let me just take brian williams' side for a moment because at that time during katrina, you and your colleagues did have to debunk a lot of stories, lot of exaggerations from a number of national news reporters, did you not? >> yeah, we did. i should say thisat a lot of the stories we debunked were based on bad information given out by officials, including the mayor and police chief at the time. it wasn't always a case of irresponsible reporting but sometimes a case of officials reporting bad information to the press which then circula

the former general manager of the ritz-carlton hotel where williams stayed during the storm told thees picayune newspaper said the water was not deep enough for a body to float in just six to eight inches of water on the first floor. it's still unknown exactly how deep the water was. and there's more. in his own 2005 documentary about katrina, williams claimed he had heard the story of a man taking his own life in the superdome. but what he told his predecessor, tom brokaw just last year seems to go far beyond simply hearing about the suicide. >> we watched -- all of us watched as one man committed suicide. >> reporter: that story, among others, is all under investigation by nbc news including his account about getting sick from sewage water while reporting on hurricane katrina. author douglas brinkley quotes williams as saying he was fading in and out. and that the hotel was on lockdown to keep out armed gangs. >> our hotel was overrun with gangs. >> reporter: the "washington post" reports that three different people told reporters that no gangs had infiltrated the ritz-carlton. wil

the former general manager of the ritz carlton hotel where williams stayed during the storm told thepicayune" newspaper that there is no physical way the water was deep enough for a body to float in. recalling just six to eight inches of water on the first floor. some pictures show streets under water, but it's still unknown exactly how deep the water was. and there's more -- in his own 2005 documentary about katrina, williams claimed he'll heard the story of a man taking his own life in the superdome. what he told his predecessor, tom brokaw just last year seems to go far beyond simply hearing about the suicide. >> we watched -- all of us watched as one man committed suicide. >> reporter: that story among others is all under investigation by nbc including his account about getting sick from sewage water while reporting on hurricane katrina. author douglas brinkley quotes williams as saying he was fading in and out and that the hotel was on lockdown to keep out armed gangs. >> our hotel was overrun with gangs. >> reporter: the "washington post" reports that three different people tol

we could be competing against the four seasons or ritz-carlton.eople want to come back here is about the service. they say, betty, welcome back to the loews regency hotel. >> it is a welcome tisch is extending for many this year, including nfl fans, new york tourists, and most importantly, his regency hotel guests. for tisch, a lot is riding on a simple hope that they enjoy the new hotel as much as he does. >> it is our best shot at it. we spent $100 million to reinvent the loews regency hotel. but always coming back to the basic of great service, but now in a new box. ♪ >> 2014 was the year of progress and confusing signals for the global economy. it is far from clear where the world is heading. we hear from blackrock's larry fink. >> we'll have volatility. 20% risk. we believe there are huge sums. ♪ >> hello. i'm erik schatzker. welcome to "encore." larry fink delivered a sobering message at davos. he warned to expect great volatility. wise words indeed. we went t

we visited the residences of the ritz-carlton and got off the elevator at the very top. and this space here in center city, expect it to go for $14 million. it's 8,600 square feet. the reason it's priced that high? 2,000 square feet of outdoor space, 360-degree views of the city including a bird's-eye view of every sight philly has to offer. it has potential, but still needs furniture. not to mention an architect. nothing's like this. >> i don't think so at all. not remotely close. >> reporter: unless you venture out of the city. we drive there, but you can't see the 50-plus acre estate from the road. the price tag? $25 million. let's rev our engines. how about a worthy cause? for $80 million you could cover the expected deficit of the philadelphia school district or help the united way for about $50 million. you could cover their yearly expenses. there are so many good causes you could put that money toward. half a billion dollars. one thing you couldn't afford according to forbes the philadelphia 76ers are valued at $700 million. reporting live in lynnwood keith jones,

. >>> finally, inaugural game-changer award taking place tonight at the san francisco ritz-carlton.ght, and jerry west in attendance and special hardware for the benefit of underserved athletes in the bay area. the entire show will be televise televised on the comcast sportsnet bay area. more news coming up. don't wait for awesome... totino's pizza rolls... ...gets you there in just 60 seconds. go bold with flavors that kick. release a devastating avalanche of taste on your tongue. bury yourself in the flavor full of sweet icing and filling. call off the hounds! rescue is unnecessary. pillsbury toaster strudel, the snow day of breakfasts. >>> it lwill be happening soon. >> yes, it will. we will have rainfall showing up on the doppler raydar and most of it off shore, but we will have a few returns right now, albeit light. there is a little hail detected in it. so some heavy rainfall on the way as expected for tomorrow. most of it marin and napa and sonoma counties, and we could see some totals at sea level from 1.75 to 3.00. and it is and it is a a given to add some water on the road

we could be competing against the four seasons or ritz-carlton.ple want to come back here is about the service. they say, betty, welcome back to the loews regency hotel. >> it is a welcome tisch is extending for many this year, including nfl fans, new york tourists, and most importantly, his regency hotel guests. for tisch, a lot is riding on a simple hope that they enjoy the new hotel as much as he does. >> it is our best shot at it. we spent $100 million to reinvent the loews regency hotel. but always coming back to the basic of great service, but now in a new box. ♪ . . >> tonight on "titans at the table," -- are you a history buff? >> not really. ima making money above. >> i will be chatting with retired chief executive bob benmosche. i traveled to spend time with this retired wall street titan where he owns a vineyard. >> you want to try this? >> sure. >> we have a ways to go. >> and recounts how he turned around a company left for dead. >> i had a company with a value of zero. today the market value of aig is almost $80 billion. >> all while

. >> steve carlton might be the best left-handed starter of all time.tainly what he did the season where the phillies won 56 games and he won 27 of them. but wilt chamberlain should win this, hand down. >> greatest player, hundred points in a game and all that. >> fit is a record chances are wilt has it. he has record for days. >> he change the way we played the game. >> he changed rules that were put against him a lot of people will say michael jordan is best player of all time but wilt chamberlain the impact he has haddon basketball. you look back at his numbers. had 20 some rebound in the game. he wanted to lead the league in assists. did he that. >> julius irving and joe frazier. >> this is easy to me. no disrespect to joe frasier but doctor j we're talking about four mvp's, he brought the championship here for 76ers. we talk about this a lot of people like to call into 97.5 the fanatic and talk about that championship team for the fill 576ers led by doctor j. >> joe frazier, he had famous fights with mohammed ali. >> beat ali, that is all a you hav

there was a fundraiser the ritz-carlton in downtown st. louis. this was about the same time that his message was that the president was ruining the country and economy. all of the standard lines you hear from a challenger. he was quoting from a call and written by david nation us that road about how domestic energy reduction in u.s. was exploding. fast-forward a couple of years and we've seen that happen. domestic energy production has i think doubled. we are on track to become, some say the saudi arabia of the world in terms of our energy production. due in large part to fracking. energy has played a huge role helping our economy gains steam. i was wondering when i started working on this, how much of factor that was. it turns out it is hard to quantify what role it has played in the recovery. i talked to a guy who has studied this and his estimate was about .5 points of gdp growth. it is significant, but not definitive. host: from stillwater minnesota, the independent line. up next is derek did go ahead. caller: good morning. i guess i'm a litt

they dressed as audrey hepburn albert einstein and phillies pitcher, steve carlton, they remained motionless until they were activated. >>> on the average day they ruled the school and today they ran it. this third annual tradition lets 42 seniors step into the shoes of teachers and administrators and even the principal for the day. >>> time for a check of the accuweather forecast we were chilling out big time cecily. >> we are warming up tomorrow but we are live on sky 6 hd notice the ski borders going down it's slopes it's bright out there the sun just set at 5:23 and the days are getting longer sunshine today and despite the sunshine temperatures remain below freezing. millville 28 and wilmington 29 and allentown 24 and trenton 25 and reading 20 degrees, the winds died down substantially from last night and there is still a breeze to create a windchill, 20 in philadelphia and 22 in beach haven, 12 in allentown and trenton. february is a transition month this is when average temperatures begin to climb. today's average high 41 degrees, we were well below that, and by the end of the month t

. >> my porn name by the way is tucker carlton. >> i was at a radiohead tribute band.his show is about you. i don't want to make this about me. i am not comfortable with that. we have changed. i think we kept some of the stuff from the beginning, but we have definitely gotten a little more professional and i know maybe that is not always good. >> you can't be the same every day. little things -- and you try new things and you forget that you tried them. and then you keep doing them over and over and over again. until people get sick of them. and then you get rid of them and people write to you and say why did you get rid of it? the same people that hated it want it to come back. by the way we should thank -- it hasn't been andy and us and the girls -- and the girl over there. we had two people here -- everybody asks who is laughing. that is matt. leave your camera. come over here. you can do that? matt because of your skin color i can't even see you. look at that. there and of course there is jack. jack mics us up. he has been doing this for eight years. go away now. s

coverage of hurricane katrina in new orleans he said he was attacked by gangs, gangs in the ritz carlton hotel. talking points was suspicious of the story and so was the washington post. said, i talked with post reporter dennis mccoy who has been investigating. >> i'm reflecting what the hotel manager said in her assessment of brian williams when he said he misremembered gangs were inside of the hotel. >> how can you misremember there are gangs in a hotel? >> it's impossible. according to the article the manager said there were no gangs in my hotel. where did i get it wrong? >> what happened was with the hotel -- >> mr. mccoy did the manager tell you or not tell you that there were gangs in her hotel? >> no. the manager said there are no gangs in the hotel. >> okay. >> that is the same information we have. brian williams says he was rescued from gangs but he was not rescued from gangs so combining that with the iraq deal, williams had to go. one of their foreign correspondents said this about the american sniper chris kyle. >> what people described as his racist tendencies towards iraqis

. >> has secretary clinton got a room at the ritz carlton yet? are you all said?an help -- i'm just kidding. senator casey, this is a big deal for pennsylvania. secretary clinton whose family comes out scranton, a vice president comes from scranton, and you're from scranton, as your dad was. this is a big week for scranton, troo, though they do root for the yankees, and we're not very happy about that. >> not all of them. >> senator, go ahead. >> i would say it's a great day for philadelphia for sure, and for the region, southeastern pennsylvania. it's also a great day for the commonwealth. we've got great support, as governor rendell and mayor nutter know from all across the state. the state united behind philadelphia's bid. so it was a great effort to accentuate the city that's the birthplay of america, and i think we'll chart a course for the future. one footnote here, though, we're grate 68 for the chairwoman's work, she did great work, but you do not want to be on a witness stand when she's cross-examining you like she did the three of us. >> would eflgt to t

yes, steve carlton versus bernards hopkins. so you remember steve carlton, common. pitch for the phillies from 1972 to 1985. during his time with the phillies, he won four cy young awards, wow, and helped the team win the 1980 world series, against those kansas city royals. >> now,'s going against bernard hopkins, bernard held a piece of the world middle weight championship from 1994 to 2005. he was also running dollars by the range number three on list of the ten best middle weight title holders of the last 50 years, bernards is planning to have one more fight at the age of history, making history, again, this year. >> so, you can vote on all of the first round match ups right now on myfoxphilly.com. just click on the good day philadelphia's greatest link on the home page. you can vote on the first round until friday. tom, that's when we ends it, friday at midnight? then we announce who won these first round matchups, on monday. >> and looking at twitter now. you can tweet us if you would like, but really need to go to the good day home page to see that tab, good d

but you can sneak it at the rid carlton, one more time, goes.ime, quincey? >> 7:00 p.m. >> 7:00 p.m. >> you know what? i'm going to go to this. >> oh, ya. >> alex, can you make it? >> i want to try. i mean, look at that. >> here is a idea. >> that's some scenery. >> on twitter, why don't you get a camera, and take a picture of your best, like, zoo lander pose? male model, female model. give us a pose, we'll put it on the air. handsome dudes. >> that's -- maybe i should stop by tonight. >> you should. >> well, maybe quincy will be there wig link around like this, but should be fun. >> he's ruining the view. >> so get on twitter and send in pictures of your model face. okay? >> is that your model space. >> uh-huh. >> it looks like you're trying blow a kiss or make a fish face? i can't -- i call that my carp. >> really? >> really? interesting. very interesting. >> okay, you only live once. yellow. >> that's right. >> paying your bills, dream vacation? >> if she were there, yes. >> surprising amount of the americans who are planning their getaways,

charging documents make note of the video at the ritz carlton shows them get out of this vehicle at 30 without the children. reporting live. >>> police are looking for a man involved in a vy lenlt armed problem bri. this is taken inside the market. the man grabbed the clerk by the neck pointing a gun at him. this happened on december 19th. the fbi is working with local police to crack down of vy length robberies of mom and pop stores. >>> a sailor spying on women is arrested aboard a carrier. >> what they're saying about the women's bathroom. >>> and "the sniper" movie is dominating box offices. what it says about the sharpshooter's legacy. >>> and snow continues to make its way out of the region. the wind is rea. >>> for me a year is too long of a period of time. if i break it down in days and months and moments, that works for me. as a fitness exciting times of the year. classes are really full and excitement and build-up to it. around february people start to drop off. what i'm doing is really trying to push this in the moment experience for people as opposed to that whole year see

south and to the eastbound side of 76 remnants of a crash in the process of clearing one by the ritz carltonthe south side of penn square and afternoon slowing in the teens as you head towards the work zones at girard and cotman and a crash in the pottstown area, on the ramp 222 westbound to the north side of 100, expect that ramp to be partially blocked and the accident involving the vehicle into the pole in ben salem by the 7-eleven and the dairy queen is it weird i would like dairy queen on an afternoon like this? . issue oz and the broad street line are resolved. lets grab the ipad and do the commuter report on this tuesday afternoon. it's pothole season and there is one in gloucester township along somer somerdale road watch out for it and so many others. >> thank you matt. >>> "action news" is uncovering the details of a highly flammable substance being transported through philadelphia on the heels of a derailment this weekend, tankers carrying a volatile chemical derailed here and a year ago another train derailed near the schuylkill carrying similar chemicals. activists are warning a

>> if he saw a body floating from the window of the ritz carlton down canal street he was the only one that body. there were no pictures of it. no reporting of it. there were bodies floating around new orleans in various places but not on canal street. >> what about the dis inintiery thing? >> that's another thing. we set up a red cross station with paramedics from california who came in. we treated a lot of people with infectious problems. the infections they had was skin and soft tissue infections. we didn't treat any dis in tarry or diseases related to the storm. we treated infections related to the cleanup efforts. there wasn't any cholera here or disini disintiary here. maybe he caught it from pork but not the floodwaters. >> it is possible he could have ingested it from floodwaters, right? >> anything is possible. the floodwaters came in from lake pontchartrain and they came in en masse. that's not necessarily water that will have these human germs in it because disinterry is caused by a bacteria when the sewage gets mixed up with the water supply. like mexico city where earthqua

look, people conceded there were some issues at the ritz-carlton at the time.re were people making similar -- >> about there were attorneys -- >> i understand. but the dysentery, i hate to focus on one particular issue but that one becomes really important. because you can prove it. if he had it, someone at nbc news would have known about it somebody would be able to come forward and say, absolutely. >> he said a policeman helped him in a stairway get away from a gang. >> right. he said he's still in touch with the guy. >> i want to hear from that was actually true. here's what's happening now. every blogger, every news organization particularly the "new york post," they are looking into every story he's ever done and to yourto your point, it could get bigger. >> isn't it really, at the end of the day we all in television have more or less clause in our contracts. i have it in my radio contract, i have it in my tv contract. at the end of the day isn't it really a story about brian williams? we could look at it from a personal angle and human ego out of control,

video from the ritz-carlton shows those children were left for more than 45 minutes. the kids had coats but no hats. one child had no shoes or socks. the parents say they were monitoring the children with an iphone they left in the car. those parents now charged with attempted second degree cruelty to children. >>> an 11-year-old girl from centreville is going places and she is telling everyone about it. meet ayonnah tinsley. she's the writer behind the yayastars.com. it's a kid friendly travel website, includes her reviews of places she's traveled and even local restaurants she's visited. she uses a five star rating system. she includes reviews posted by other kids as well. and says she works really hard to keep the site fresh. >> bloggers should always keep their -- keep posts at least once every single week. i make the site for kids that want to go to places and kids that have been to places. >> good for her. the website gets thousands of views each month. i think this is a really interesting tool because as kids get older, they want to have a say in where they go

washington post reports that three different people told reporters no gangs had infiltrated the ritz carlton. the israel war with militant hezbollah is under scrutiny. he spoke of rockets flying beneath his helicopter. >> there were katusha rockets underneath. >> reporter: but earlier, no mention of that close call. only that there was activity on the ground and that a rocket launch six miles away. all of this came long after the incident in iraq now in question. from march 26, 2003. in his first report no mention of a rocket-propelled grenade attacking his helicopter. >> on the ground we learn the shi nook ahead of us almost blown out of the sky. >> reporter: but ten years later, williams told david letterman his was one of two army choppers hit. >> rpg and ak-47? >> reporter: rpg and ak-47 or nothing at all? that remains for the nbc investigators to figure out. randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> whether the six month suspension should leave the department from the nbc news a scientific angle. how the human brain creates memories and sometimes turns them into false memories not saying that's wha

that's from carlton williams the lni commissioner. again, we have these comments from renee who lives on the unit below this. we'll bring those to you coming up in about 30 minutes. we're live in east falls this morning, jesse gary nbc 10 news. >> thank you jesse. last night, high winds could be to blame for this tree falling on top of a house in delaware county. nbc 10 was on spruce road in newtown square where firefighters had to rescue at least one person who was trapped inside the house. this was around 12:15 this morning. that person was not injured. the tree did cause some damage though, to the family's minivan. pico shut off power to this house, so that the tree limbs could be removed safely. right now, pico tells us that about 2,200 of their customers are without power. we continue to check on the airport as well to find out how the weather is affecting flights to and from philly international. right now, there are about 100 cancellations. many of those flights, as you can imagine, are to and from new england. there are also d

video from the ritz-carlton shows the parents walked away at 3:44. police arrive at 4:36 and we now know it was only 35 degrees in that car when the children were discovered. they had coats on but no hats. one child had no shoes or socks. the parents say they were monitoring the children with an iphone that they had left in the car. they are both now charged with attempted second-degree cruelty to children. the children are in the custody of family services. back to you, wendy. >> all right, pat muse. >>> one of the hardest hit areas by yesterday's big storm in the northeast was worcester, mass. that's about 50 miles southwest of boston. you can see the situation from these poewes on social media. people deeming with more than 50 inches of snow. one of them captured it well saying entirely too much snow. yes indeed. >> we're down right balmy here compared to all that stuff, doug. >> yeah guys. we as meteorologists would love the see some of that snow. i talked to some of my meteorologist buddies around the boston region. they want to deliver us some

. >> last words from carlton right there. the new season of "dancing with the stars" premieres monday march 16th right here on abc 7. >> all right. this is the focus of the question of the day. we want to know what you think about this new cast and who do you think should win. we'll look at the responses later. >> coming up here on abc 7 news at 4:00 "7 on your side" with an alert about sales you make on line. we'll show you a safer way to conduct your transaction. >> we're taking a look at what maryland governor larry hogan is doing to try t >> maryland governor larry hogan has declared a heroin emergency in the state. >> as kevin lewis explains it's part of a statewide effort to crack down on this growing drug problem. >> leon and alison governor hogan says the opiate epidemic umbrella that heroin falls under does not discriminate. rich and poor black and white, urban and rural all impacted by the grips of these drugs. governor today flanked by his newly formed opiate task force announced a plan to combat this problem. on t

. -- is one of 14 people on trial in a carlton affair he resigned as managing director of imf in 2011aulting a hotel maid. that case was later dropped. >> the denver post here. for those of you on radio, the mayor of whatever in pennsylvania, hugging the beast. for those of you on radio, it is the same film. i see bill murray on the left. six more weeks of winter. >> i wish you could see the angry faces. when am i doing here, why are these men wearing these hats, what is happening, who are you? >> it is not a cuddly thing to hold in your arm. >> technology is not just about ibm, intel. engineering is changing everything across america. it is not just about tech mn day -- m&a. >> every category has a tech component. manufacturing, we sold a company which is one of the biggest software companies in the world. it is about helping engineers change how they do stuff. >> this is a small deal no one knows about. >> this was a few hundred million dollars. >> 95% of mn day is below half $1 million. the headline deals are exciting to watch. >> do the deals make sense? does it make sense to buy

we have looked at the fact that say ritz-carlton, our obviously broadest distributed luxury brand, it's par numbers have been a little bit slower than we call limited service or select service hotel, courtyard, residence inn, springfield suites and the like. the difference is not so much that the top end brands are weaker. it's just that they strengthen faster. so the higher end traveler came out of the recession quicker in 2010, 2011, 2012. the rest of the traveling public, look at the way employment growth is coming on now, you look at the broadening strength of the economy, and i think you're seeing that that segment of the traveling public is building now as well. the luxury brands are also doing well. and we expect we'll continue to do well in 2015. >> arne, this is kayla tausche. i want to hone in on a test you guys are doing on a relatively small scale to roll out netflix, hulu, pandora, some streaming platforms in your hotels. obviously it's a good thing for consumers to have choice. it's good for your image as a company. but i'm just wondering how you get the hotels to ween the

>> the the game begins, first round begins 16 games including match ups, number three seed steve carltonse a sixth seeded bernard hopkins fishing another one here. there is also a four and five match up between bernie parent and ron jaworski. that one is good. and that is just, two of the 16 match ups thaw can vote on right now. you can vote on the 16 round, and match ups at my fox philly.com. next monday we will reveal the the final 16 just click on "good day philadelphia"'s greatest link of the home page. it is a link that says the greatest. >> okay. >> does that make sense. >> um-hmm. >>> straight up 8:00 o'clock, monday, february 2nd, 2015, groundhog day. >>> it is a messy monday. we have snow, sleet, and slush, it is, a sloppy mess out there and we will break it down and tell you is what coming after all this is out of here, alex. >> it is sloppy but steve keeley is out in mount laurel, and brian -- brad. >> so we have steve and brad out there i think steve, we will go to cherry hill. steve, exactly where are you? >> cherry hill. >> very good, mike. >> thank you. >> and, of course..