she flew in from charlotte, north carolina the show us their san francisco center which consists of about2 employees. their main focus is to find out what you and others are saying about wells fargo across social media channels such as facebook and twitter. >> just a little stress release. >> reporter: let's take it bit by bit. every time someone uses the wells fargo handle or hashtag on twitter or posts something on facebook or any other outlet, wells fargo knows where on the globe it's coming from. it's 2:58 p.m. pacific time. that number represents the number of mentions so far today. they get more than one million a year. they also track the public sentiment. the red line represents the negative comments. the green, the positive ones over a seven day period. the center reaches out to those frustrated customers. >> they will respond and say sorry you're having an issue and offer you another channel whether it's an e-mail or phone channel to directly have a conversation with them. >> reporter: for example, this person tweeted, over dressed are the bane of my existence and added the well

. >> it's monday morning and we're in charlotte, north carolina, following a pair of real house flippers. >> do you know anything about the electrical or the pluming? >> i don't think it's been updated. >> two women who have been in real estate for decades looking for their next big score. but this property looks like a home buyer's nightmare. 1,100 square feet of hidden horrors. >> i saw from the exteriors, the windows would have to be replaced. >> there's definitely a good bit of wood rot. >> wood rot, dated bathroom and a special surprise in the master closet. >> i don't imagine this is just kind of put paint on it, fix it up. this is a major redo. >> with the housing market improving since the crash of 2008, home flippers are taking advantage of the turnaround. >> what did you think of this one? >> well, it's a lot of work. >> but it would be a great proper city to flip. >> flips in north carolina are up 35% in the last year with flippers averaging $37,000 gross profit per property. kim and maria say this $175,000 property with the right renovations and additions could sell for as mu

she flew in from charlotte, north carolina the show us their san francisco center which consists of aboutees. their main focus is to find out what you and others are saying about wells fargo across social media channels such as facebook and twitter. >> just a little stress release. >> reporter: let's take it bit by bit. every time someone uses the wells fargo handle or hashtag on twitter or posts something on facebook or any other outlet, wells fargo knows where on the globe it's coming from. it's 2:58 p.m. pacific time. that number represents the number of mentions so far today. they get more than one million a year. they also track the public sentiment. the red line represents the negative comments. the green, the positive ones over a seven day period. the center reaches out to those frustrated customers. >> they will respond and say sorry you're having an issue and offer you another channel whether it's an e-mail or phone channel to directly have a conversation with them. >> reporter: for example, this person tweeted, over dressed are the bane of my existence and added the wells fargo

and now to charlotte, north carolina.or patrick cannon was arrested on federal charges including theft, bribery, wire fraud and extortion, the surprising arrest sending shock waves to the south. now to pennsylvania. >> representatives brownley, bishop, brown, watters and former judge allegedly took money and in one instance a tiffany bracelet from an informant seeking favors sent in by state prosecutors. >> but the attorney general, a democrat, suddenly dropping charges. >> our hands were tied. >> now heading west to nevada. senator harry reid under investigation by the fec for spending nearly $17,000 in campaign money to his granddaughter. the fec demanding documents and the disbursement document mysteriously leaving off his granddaughter's last name which happens to be reid. the senator claiming it was proper and that the money was for holiday gifts and promising to pay it back. >> joining us our political panel the hill's a.b. stod guard the national journal's ron and ed o'keefe. a.b., we could have done this last fall

that is the senior vice president and director of social media at wells fargo she flew from charlotte, north carolinato show us their san francisco center. consisting of about 12 employees. focus to find out what you, and others, are saying about wells fargo across social media channels such as facebook and twitter. >> there is nothing wrong with venting. just stress relief. >> okay. every time someone uses the wells fargo handel or hash tag on twitter or posts on facebook, or any other outlet, wells fargo knows where, on the globe, it's coming from. athat number 3173 represents number of mentions so far today. they get more than 1 million per year and track public sentiment. red lines represent negative comments. green, ps tiff ones over a seven day period. >> this will say sorry you're having an issue. offer you noernl channel. whether e mail or phone canal. >> this person tweeted overtraft fees are the bane of my existence. that day, one care banker responded please consider visiting a wells fargo station or calling. when the san francisco folks go home, their center in manila picks up where they

she flew in from charlotte, north carolina the show us their san francisco center which consists of aboutir main focus is to find out what you and others are saying about wells fargo across social media channels such as facebook and twitter. >> just a little stress release. >> reporter: let's take it bit by bit. every time someone uses the wells fargo handle or hashtag on twitter or posts something on f wells fargo knows where on the globe it's coming from. it's 2:58 p.m. pacific time. that number represents the number of mentions so far today. they get more than one million a year. they also track the public sentiment. the red line represents the negative comments. the green, the positive ones over a seven day period. the center reaches out to those frustrated customers. >> they will respond and say sorry you're having an issue and offer you another channel whether it's an e-mail or phone channel to directly have a conversation with them. >> reporter: for example, this person tweeted, over dressed are the bane of my existence and added the wells fargo handle. one of these care bankers re

. >>> customers at the men's club in charlotte north carolina could occasionally get a little raucous. but the employees were trained to handle those situations. 26-year-old kim medlin worked there as a waitress the money was good. >> she knew how to handle people. she could defuse a situation very quickly. >> she was beautiful but she was smart about it. >> late one night, as kim drove home from would she encountered a road rage incident with an angry motorist. >> they started passing her, driving closely behind her. blowing the horn at her, things like that. >> kim was afraid these men had followed her from work so she went to the police for help. >> she was very shook up. it took a while for the police officer to calm her down. >> she also told them that hey, i travel this road these nights. and i'm alone here about this time. >> the captain placed a radio broadcast to the other officers that were working on his shift to be on the lookout for this red jeep and to look out for her if they saw her on the roadway. >> unfortunately, this didn't help. >> two weeks later, police found ki

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. >>> the beautiful city of charlotte, north carolina, tonight is coming to grips with an ugly story involving its mayor who has been in office for a grand total of 115 days. he was busted today by the fbi after a sting operation several years in the making. patrick cannon is facing charges of theft and bribery after the fbi says it launched a fake real estate scheme. they say he asked for and received $48,000, use of a luxury apartment, kickbacks, and in the most recent payment he accepted $20,000 in cash, they say, in his office. if convicted he could face up to 20 years in prison. >>> new stat out today from the cdc may not come as a big surprise to those who've been either hospital patients or their caregivers. 1 in 25 hospital patients pick up an infection during their hospital stay according to this new estimate. the good news here, the trend is headed down because of so many hospitals' efforts to combat infections. >>> in a widely watched case, the ruling today by the national labor relations board says football players at northwestern university are employees of the school an

. >>> the mayor of charlotte, north carolina is in trouble with the law. fbi agents arrested patrick cannon wednesday on corruption charges. he is accused of taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes. he has resigned. if he is convicted he could face up to 50 years in prison. >>> pope francis has accepted the resignation of a german cleric known as the bling bishop. he had been investigated for spending $42 million on the renovation of his residence. he denied any wrong doing and said the overruns were okay because surrounding structures had to be protected. the vatican says he will get a new assignment eventually. >>> interior decorating at the vatican perhaps. >>> an inferno in houston, texas. >> and a worker trapped in the wrong spot. what happened nexting is ahead here on cnn news room. no. not that one. that one. the one who seems like he's already got the job 'cause he studied all the right courses from the get-go. and that's an accountant, a mom, a university of phoenix scholarship recipient, who used our unique --scratch that-- awesome career-p

chiquita is based in charlotte, north carolina. and is merging with dublin based fyffes to improve its global presence. -- the companies create a global banana brand with an estimated $4.6 billion in annual revenues.the new company will be called: chiquita-fyffes. the website known for selling cars is selling itself. cars dot com is on the block for $3 billion according to the wall street journal. the car shopping and research site is a part of classified ventures l-l- c and owned by five different media companies. the website would occasionally partner with the media outlets on evaluations. as the old saying goes past performance is no guarantee of future returns. however, a new study by bankrate is giving fairly indictions investing in dividend stocks has been very beneficial. greg mcbride of bankrate.com joins us by skype this morning. good morning greg. how did you do the study? >>we looked at 3 different portfolios of $1 million over a 20 year period in retirement pulling out money each year adjusted for inflation. what we fou

. >> this lady is from charlotte, north carolina.while in the white house? >> i think it was bill clinton. >> no. actually it's her birthday. you can. >> right on. okay. bill clinton. >> he had buddy and sox. it was a chocolate lab. sox was the cat. obama has two dogs who appeared on puppy bowl this year and helped with our kickoff. >> are you talking? >> back across. >> you are from nashville right? which of the following dog actors, that sounds awful, is not on the hollywood show? >> i'm going with strongheart. >> all right. the correct answer here is? >> beethoven. i know she laughed at dog actress. on the hollywood walk of fame, they want you to call them dog actors. >> pretty lady from boston. charlie brown's dog snoopy made famous in the "peanuts" comic strip had a brother named what? >> it's a good day for me. >> woodstock was the bird. >> the other dog? >> spoopy had a drifter brother with a mustache and hat. that was spike. he was interesting named after charles boyhood dog. special place in hall of fame. >> cute guy from no

. >> straight ahead, the mayor of charlotte, north carolina, might be trading public office for a jaild coming up. >> a free education just isn't enough. some college football players now allowed to unionize. >> big ruling yesterday. >> will that really happen, brian? >> please don't ask me. that's coming up. he went to college for this. ç ♪ ♪ ♪ at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in a a od. helping the world keep promises. play in it. work in it. go wild in it. do everything but wrinkle in it. the perfect fitting no-iron effortless shirt in 4 styles and 31 colors and prints. visit the shirt boutique, only at chico's and chicos.com. >>> some political scandals making headlines this morning. charlotte, north's mayor patrick cannon calling it quits after being charged with taking bribes. cannon was busted in an f.b.i. sting operation for taking $48,000 from agents posing as businessmen. >>> in california state, a state senator arrested for conspiracy to sell firearms. he is charged with taking money2%uáz an undercover f.b.i. agent to introduce him to an arms d

>>the mayor of charlotte, north carolina resigned hours after he was arrested on federal corruption charges. patrick cannon is accused of accepting bribes from undercover f-b-i agents, posing as businessmen who wanted to do work with the city. investigators say cannon accepted about 48-thousand dollars in cash, airline tickets, a hotel room ... and use of a luxury apartment. he now faces several theft and bribery charges. cannon was in office less than four months. a 100-year-old woman in wisconsin is sharing her secret to staying "young".. sarah stenberg says it's simple -- walk. she walks the halls of her retirement community every day -- racking up four miles a day! do you know how many hallways that is?she's got a little help with her "walker" .. but stenberg says she puts in about four hours of walking every day -- even taking the "side streets" -- or hallways.. stenberg says she doesn't have much to see in the afternoon - because it's nap time and all of her neighbors like to take a snooze - but she doesn't give in -- she's always on the move. that's more than a lot of people are doin

it also happens on the same day that the fbi arrests and indicts the democratic mayor of charlotte, north carolinafter only four months on the job. a federal sting operation in charlotte, stretching back to his days on the charlotte city council allegedly found the mayor soliciting and accepting bribes. the indictment in his case, it's like a series of rejected scenes from american hustle. the undercover informant gives mr. cannon cash, placing it on the coffee table in front of him. there's the 12.5 under the radar. he looks nervously toward the window and covered the money with a folder. after the undercover informant closed the blinds, he placed the money by his ear and fanned the bills. like that's how he's cutting the money maybe? oh, i think it's only 12.4. federal officials and statewide office holders of the republican persuasion have had a really good run of public corruption and other scandals recently. bob mcdonnell, chris christie. michael grim, and none of the democrats who got done today by the finn was a federal official or statewide elected but still today was basically democratic

. >>> heavy rain may be partially to blame for a jeep plowing into a restaurant in charlotte, north carolina. the driver told police she hydroplaned across the median and last control. she was not injured but six people inside the restaurant were hurt, including a baby. though all are expected to survive. >>> nearly 1 million honda mini vans rbing recalled due to a potentially dangerous defect. honda says certain models of the odyssey sold 2005 to 2010 have a defective fuel pump which can crack and cause fire. repairs will be at no charge. >>> the brackets are set for the men's ncaa championship basketball tournament, better known as march madness. the florida gators earning the number one seed in the south as well as tournament's overall number one seed. the nation's number one team, undefeated wichita shockers drew number one in the west. this year's so-called group of death because it features so many top teams. arizona wildcats in the west and virginia cavaliers earned number one in the east, by far the tournament's weakest bracket. >> to that i say go gators. >> are you a gator? >> no,

. >>> charlotte, north carolina's democratic mayor patrick cannon resigned last night just hours afterrrest on bribery charges. cannon is accused of accepting almost $50,000 from undercover fbi agents posing as businessmen. the investigation began in 2010 when cannon was a member of the charlotte city council. >>> a follow-up now on last night's item about iowa democratic congressman bruce braley's apology for referring to iowa republican senator chuck grassley as a farmer who never went to law school. "the des moines register" reports a defense was released of the candidate's agriculture credentials. he grew up in/with a in rural iowa and worked on iowa farms and detassling and bailing hay. both are misspelled. so much for street, or in this case, farm cred. >> ahead, should college athletes get paid? reaction to a landmark decision. >>> but, first, senator rand paul is riding his criticism of the nsa to the top of the gop presidential conversation. reaction from the nsa's director. co: i've always found you don't know you need a hotel room until you're sure you do. bartender: thanks,

. >> jimmy: this one is from tanner bass in charlotte, north carolina.something he spotted on his netflix page. check out morgan freeman. what's he looking at? [ laughter ] hey, morgan! eyes up here, buddy. >> steve: i'm an eyewitness. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: this one's from shawn king in california. he was watching a show on univision called "sabadazo," a a game show. he saw a guy in the audience that looks like me. i don't know, you be the judge. does this look like me? [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: the secret's out. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: sabadazo! >> steve: there you go. selleck. >> jimmy: i might grow a a mustache. >> steve: you know what? you're going to look good in a a mustache with your new truck. >> jimmy: ask me how big my mustache is. >> steve: no. >> jimmy: finally, the last screen grab was sent to us by -- i'm wearing a mustache -- the last screen grab was sent to us by shannon barr in jim thorpe, pennsylvania. she was looking through tv listings. found two shows playing back to back. and i'm not sure what to make

models about what we want our young black males to achieve and happy about the event in charlotte, north carolina initiative and how to better serve young black males. >> i'm working on a series of stories relating to what you talked about. i'm going to give you a call, sir. thank you. >> thank you. >> good to see you, sir. tim for us in chicago, a big thanks to all of you. >>> when we come back, switching gears a bit. we are going to head out west. there you see it. a live look. that's hollywood. the stars are out tonight for the 86th annual academy awards. you are watching msnbc. it's not for pain, it's just for sleep. because sleep is a beautiful thing™. ♪ zzzquil. the non-habit forming sleep aid from the makers of nyquil®. ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! ♪ we are one, under the sun ♪ under the sun... [ female announcer ] fiber and protein. together as one. introducing new fiber one protein cereal. did you run into traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you

the mayor of charlotte, north carolina, patrick cannon, was arrested on charges of taking nearly $50,000 in bribes. and in san francisco, f.b.i. agents arrested california state senator leland yee and searched his office in the state capitol. it's part of a separate corruption probe. a ruling in chicago today could let college athletes join unions. the regional office of the national labor relations board found football players at northwestern university qualify as employees. that makes them eligible to unionize. players behind the suit want guaranteed medical coverage and commercial deals. we'll explore this in detail later in the program. nissan is recalling nearly a million vehicles because of potentially faulty air bags. affected models include the "altima", "leaf", "pathfinder" and "sentra," from the model years 2013 and 2014. nissan says computer software may fail to detect someone sitting in the passenger seat, so the air bag won't inflate. >> ifill: wall street fell back today. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 99 points to close just under 16,269. the nasdaq fell 60 p

. >> the mayor of charlotte, north carolina is under arrest for allegedly taking tens of thousands of dollars in bribes, facing federal charges of theft and bribery. he resigned wednesday after charged. the f.b.i. said he accepted $4,800 in bribes from undercover agents. >> michigan's governor saying the state won't recognize same-sex marriages performed last weekend. they were legal at the time. a federal judge ruled michigan's ban against gay marriage was unconstitutional. an appeals court suspended that ruling. it will likely take months before there is an appeal. >> it's a ruling that could revolutionize college sports, a federal agency decided football players at a big 10 university can create the nation's first union of college athletes. as we explain, the decision comes after former players argued college football is a commercial enterprise that relies on player's labor to generate billions of dollars in profit. >> in a game-changing decision, the national labor relations board found football players at northwestern now qualify as university employees, which means they have the

. >>> meantime, the mayor of charlotte, north carolina, resigning wednesday, just hours after his arrest charges of theft and bribery, among others, for allegedly taking nearly $50,000 in bribes. that money coming from undercover fbi agents posing as businessmen seeking deals with the city. if convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. he was in office just 114 days. >>> quick check of the markets right now. european stocks mixed after kicking off the day lower. there are worries about western tensions with russia. remember, president obama threatened a new round of sanctions yesterday after meeting with allies in europe. that shook confidence in europe. asia closed mixed. here in the u.s., futures essentially flat this hour with a few hours to go before the opening bell. some stocks to watch today -- king digital. that's the gamemaker that got candy crushed yesterday in trade, dropping 16% in its debut on the big board. also, bank stocks, the federal reserve just shut down citigroup's plan to award investors with dividends. bank of america just shelled in another $9.5 million in

. >>> the charlotte of north carolina resigned right after he was arrested and charged with taking massive cash bribes. patrick cannon was in office fewer than six months. if convicted, he faces up to 50 years in prison. then in california, state senator lee li was arrested for bribery, corruption and gun trafficking. he was picked up dure a massive fbi sting involving 26 defendants. if convicted, yee could face more than 100 years in prison. >>> meteorologist bill karins going to join us right now. let's look at this first here, bill. this weatherman, chris scott, i don't know if you've been in situations like this -- >> not like that. >> hurricane force winds blowing him over -- you know what to worry about that, but this is all caught on camera, that strong gust knocking him over. >> 100 to 120-mile-per-hour winds and that was the chief meteorologist for the canadian national network, almost like our weather channel. and that was his goal. he wanted to stand in that storm in the canadian maritimes at 100-mile-per-hour winds. >> here you see him, here you don't, right? >> yeah. in the we

right after that race, busch will jet off to charlotte, north carolina, to pilot his regular number 41, stewart hass racing chevrolet in nascar's longest race. >> pumping hard to do 1100 miles in the same day, it is not just a physical side, it is the mental side as well. >> you're doing it to win. >> absolutely. not just to go out there and make laps. i want to go out there and i'm doing it with an dreadty. >> do it to win. he told the gang on "fox & friends, he will be the first driver in 10 years to do the double, competing in indianapolis 500 and sprint cup's coca-cola 600 on the same day. now this hasn't happened since 2004 so the memorial day weekend event should be exciting for race car fans. finally busch also announced he is closing the kurt busch foundation, rolling it into the armed forces foundation with an initial $100,000 donation. so busch says, that will be a key element of his indy-charlotte double. jon? jon: a lot of those nascar people are big port support is of our military folks. >> absolutely. jon: it will be interesting to watch. arthel, thank you. >> new develop

. >>> well, the mayor of charlotte, north carolina, has resigned after being arrested during an fbi sting. mayor patrick cannon accused of accepting more than $48,000 in bribes and then soliciting another million in bribes. >>> a california lawmaker who pushed for gun control has been arrested in a gun trafficking scheme. state senator leyland yee is fighting those charges. >>> police in maryland are looking for a thief with a taste for the finer things. someone drove off with a truck loaded with $500,000 worth of hennessy cognac. police found the truck but no sign of the cognac. >>> finally, some workers at the grand canyon are responding after pictures of them went viral. they had to dangle 4,000 feet above the colorado river to clean the window panes under that famous grand canyon skywalk. wow. that is three times the height of the empire state building, for reference. but they're not phased by it, in fact, they also have to rappel down to the canyon to pick up water bottles, hats and other trash. so, please, please, people, don't litter. don't make their job any more harder than it al

there is patrick cannon, the democratic mayor of charlotte, north carolina, ensnared in an fbi sting.g he accepted more than 48,000 in cash, airline tickets, hotel rooms and luxury apartment from under cover fbi agents posing as real estate developers and investors. neither of the embattled officials entered a plea. neither. tainted democrat as federal level which could complicate republicans and advocacy groups to exploit the advantage in the midterm election year. >> i think the question politically whether it becomes emblematic of the national party. that to some extent depends on media coverage. for instance in 2006, that is with the drumbeat against republicans was this culture of corruption. that to a large extent was effective because it was so consistently covered in the media. >> usually politicians robbing on democratic side tend to be ethnic as in these cases. china town boss in san francisco and black mayor of charlotte. there is another politically correct reason to step over the real identification as democrats. >> reporter: if republicans do try to turn the tables and t

an injured mountain climber outside charlotte, north carolina, stuck on a cliff. and the drama unfolding on live television. >> he is dropping down to the area where the injured hiker is. >> reporter: the 23-year-old was rappelling off this mountain with a friend when he fell nearly 40 feet. bouncing off one ledge before landing on another. his friend and another climber nearby called 911. >> i'm calling 911 right now, man. >> burke county, 911. >> i'm on the side of the mountain and i just watched a climber take about a 40-foot fall, had a pretty bad impact. >> reporter: authorities had to bring in a blackhawk helicopter. it was firefighter david bowman on the end of the rope they lowered from the chopper finally reaching the injured climber who was still conscious. >> i had a short conversation with the patient, you know, letting him know that we're here, that we're going to take good care of him. >> reporter: captain chris hendricks along with another member of the rescue team were also on the ledge. >> the ledge was small. there was barely enough room for all

. >>> the mayor of charlotte, north carolina, has resigned an hour after being found in corruption chargeshan $48,000 in bribes and soliciting more than a million more from fbi agents posing as businessmen who wanted to do work with the city. he has been in office for less than six months. >>> now to california where another lawmaker has been busted in an fbi sting. leland ying is held on federal firearms trafficking charges. he's also accused of trying to help an undercover agent obtain weapons from a muslim group. ying has been a gun control advocate. 25 other men are named in the criminal complaint. many in the complaint are members of the crime syndicate. >>> many recommended changes following the deadly shooting at los angeles airport. the plan would require armed law enforcement officers during peak hours to make active shooter training exercises mandatory and have supervisors and emergency procedures at the start of each shift, but they rejected the plan to arm tsa agents. >>> a blockbuster labor ruling to change the face of college sports. northwestern university football's players

and the mayor of north carolina, charlotte, north carolina, i keep winning for you to cover that. i am waiting for the state senator in california to be covered. there have been plenty of scandals around the country. it seems like there is one story and one story only. that seems to be mr. christie in new jersey. host: thanks for the recommendations and suggestions. we are covering this this morning because of the report that came out this week that is making a whole lot of headlines, including the editorial pages. here's the wall street journal talking about christie. here is a little bit more of chris christie when he was asked when he will be able to put this so-called bridgegate scandal he hired him. [video clip] >> i have no estimates on when this will be -- you that, as i think you have seen over the course of the last six or seven weeks, i'm back to work. i'm out there meeting with the public. i'm working with the legislature on important pieces of legislation that they are dealing with. i can control everything. -- i can't control everything. the judgment of one this will

. >>> charlotte, north carolina is minus a mayor this morning.ck cannon resigned after he was arrested on theft and bribely charges. they say they got the mayor to take almost $50,000 in bribes. he could face up to 50 years in prison if convicted. >>> syria is now more than halfway toward removing its chemical weapons. that's according to a new report by the world's chemical weapon watchdog. deadlines imposed after video of a chemical attack shocked the world last year. the conflict is now in its fourth year. those are your headlines. >> that's done by a deal brokered with the help of the russians. be interesting to see how that operates going forward. >> certainly one of the concerns. christine, good to have you. >>> we've been talking about the search being limited today by air being called off, by ships are still in the water searching. includes continue to come from satellites. we're going to take a closer look at how analysts know what's in these pictures. >> the flight recorders are supposed to ping for about a month, but what if they have

agents officially arrested the mayor of charlotte north carolina yesterday for allegedly taking tensof thousands of dollars worth of bribes mayor patrick cannon who's been in office for less than six months resigned just hours after he was arrested and was accused of taking more than forty eight thousand dollars worth and bribes from undercover f.b.i. agents posing as businessmen the forty seven year old mayor allegedly took cash airline tickets hotel room and the use of a luxury apartment as bribes not to mention soliciting over a million dollars on top of that but the charlotte mayor is not the only politician to get busted by the f.b.i. we're also learning that a california state lawmaker has been arrested for soliciting campaign donations from an undercover f.b.i. agent all in exchange for introducing the agent to an arms trafficker senator. who once author of gun control legislation is accused of accepting at least forty two thousand dollars while helping an f.b.i. agent get weapons worth between five hundred thousand and two point five million dollars but the mayor and the cali

. >> from charlotte, north carolina, anna kooiman. >> the big apple pond classic the fourth year we'reutdoor traditional pond hockey on a frozen lake or pond at home and we're putting it right here in probably the heartbeat of the world in the middle of manhattan. >> do you have any advice when we get on the is. >> get out there, have a good time. don't worry about falling or anything like that. it's a beautiful, sunny day in new york city. the ice should be more forgiving than usual. >> do i need a helmet and some knee pads? >> i think you'll be great. >> great opportunity for kids in urban areas that otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to play the great sport. have fun, don't take it too serious. >> my knees are knocking. >> the sam bony out here. >> is this -- a left-handed stick? >> teamwork, more teamwork. >> they're burying us alive. >> pass. >> oh. >> oh, no. >> i meant to do that. >> making a snow angel. >> i don't want any of you youngsters to get the idea this is the way to play hockey. >> oh! yeah. "fox & friends." what what. >> knows how to play hockey. >> i think i bro

fourteen hundred homes in atlanta in one day and owns nearly two thousand houses in the charlotte north carolina metro area. so why are blackstone or other wall street firms buying up foreclosed houses all across the country it's simple by renting these houses back to americans and then. securitizing america's on the rental market they can bundle up rental payments the same way they used to bundle up mortgage payments and sell them to investors it sounds familiar doesn't blackstone alone has partnered with several of america's largest banks to bundle the rental payments of over three thousand homes and they're just getting started last month blackstone released the first ever rated bond completely backed by securitize rental payments and sure enough investors rush to get in on the action when this latest get rich quick scheme by wall street blows up and it will the big banks and financial institutions will be just fine like they were in the aftermath of two thousand and eight because they leverage these things so much and they own the underlying assets the houses they have very little skin in th

heavier showers and thunderstorms, though, back through charlotte, north carolina. they're going to have heavy rain today with showers lingering. but the big problems going to be in the mountains and carolinas on into virginia where we have winter storm warnings for decent amount of snow. but the bigger problem is going to be the icing that comes as we get that colder air into the mountains there. coastal flood advisories. wind gusts, we've got power outages, more than 200,000 people from greensville to danville and those power outages are going to continue to increase, road problems, airport delays going to be a big mess and rainfall amounts anywhere from an inch to 2 inches of rain from charlotte all the way to south of norfolk. we're going to have your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. ♪ ♪ this week only. all swimwear is buy one, get one fifty percent off. only at target. >>> good morning. 7:17 the time. we're waking up to sunshine across the board this morning. beautiful sunshine, in fact sunny skies expected all day. temperatures in san francisco

a north carolina mayor is facing corruption charges has now resigned. if charlotteor patrick cannon was arrested yesterday and accused of accepting more than $48,000 in bribes from undercover fbi agents posing as businessmen wanted to do work for the city. it was a stunning fall for cannon, who had risen from the city's housing projects to become successful businessman and politician. >> president obama has met with pope france is at the vatican today. the two were scheduled to meet for 30 minutes but their private discussion lasted nearly an hour. the president presented the pope with a chest full fruit and vegetables. the cordial meeting drew attention to the differences between the church and the president on. >> mother nature is not paying any attention to the calendar. a massive spring blizzard blasted canada yesterday. this is video of the white now conditions and nova scotia. a blizzard one is in affect for the area. the storm is expected to taper off overnight into thursday. >> a warning today from ukraine's prime minister. the country is apparently on the b

north carolina to central florida. orlando, hilton head, north ward to charlotte. we have to watch the storms. the area of low pressure will be on the move. heading north and east we'll see the showers and thunder storms moving to the mid atlantic. as we get to the afternoons, rain could be heavy. on the backside it will turn colder. >> thank you eboni deon. speaking of natural elements, a magnitude 5.1 rattled america. a survey said it was settled near orange county, 20 miles south-east of downtown los angeles. >> disneyland was stopped as a precaution, and groceries fell off the shelves, broken glass, gas leaks and a watermain black. a convenience store work are described how it rattled his stores and customers. >> suddenly we had a blackout and buildings were shaking like crazy. then i screamed. everything fell apart. i can hear a noise, and i run - all the customers run. even myself i fell. i hid some stuff, you know. >> edson power company reports power outages to 2,000 customers. dozens of aftershocks continued. >> china is offering new leads in the 3-week old mystery of the missing mala

charlotte that has gonna way. will they reclaim that senate seat in north carolina? are the urban centers where those mayors have to ac vate those bases. does canon's bad behavior impact kay hagen? >> does the mayor, the former mayor, is there a team of his that was moving voters day-to-day or another set of folks. but no doubt if there is a mayor that has a strong power base then that can have a negative impact. who steps up in that vacuum to get people out to vote. >> you are going took hang out with me longer. thank you to our guests for being here. they are going to stick around for the rest of the show. coming up, i want to share with everyone the story of my great great grand father this four wives and what it tells us about a case being argued before the supreme court this week. there is nor at the top of the hour. [ male announcer ] new gain flings! smell so amazing, they're like music to your nose. ♪ your love ♪ ♪ love keeps lifting me ♪ ♪ higher and higher [ male announcer ] lift your love with new gain flings! more gain scent than ever plus oxi boost clean

north carolina, atlanta , chicago. chicago is a traditional area of immigration. atlanta, charlotte, northern virginia, d.c. -- these are the newer destination areas that have been appearing after 1990 and after 2000. host: why those areas after 2000? guest: economic growth and job opportunities. host: we have one more map to use as comparison. populationeign-born by area. how was this map different and why is it significant? guest: this map is really fun because it shows the percent of the foreign-born population that is from the young noncitizens. most of the dark areas are in the midwest and the south. most of the dark areas are also college towns. iowa state. college station. bloomington, indiana. host: i see purdue right there, it looks like. guest: if the cup. thaca. these are relatively speaking smaller areas, but a higher percentage of young noncitizens. alabama.urn, what are these younger noncitizens doing in auburn, alabama? most of them are college towns, so a lot of them are internationalist students. a lot could be researchers or teaching classes at the universities, yo

north carolina. be careful out there along i-95, the temperatures are policemenetting and tomorrow you are going to feel the difference. currently, you are feeling the chill in charlottew, as i said, the cold arctic air is continuing to work, the temperatures roughly 15-20 degrees, some areas even 30 degrees factoring in the windchill cooler than it should be for this time of the year. as i said, the temperatures, the bulk of the cold air is concentrated across the north central plains and potential snowstorm early next week. 32 for the highs on monday in minneapolis. hef snow could be droving across new england on tuesday night and wednesday and 3-6 inches and portions of canada blizzard like conditions with winds 30, 40, 50 miles per hour at some of the places. we are looking at the mod el es right now and the tracks are pushing the storm across the sea and strengthening and developing and impacting atlantic portions of canada. to the coast, we could be seeing snow. in the nation's capitol and philadelphia and up to new york city also boston. it is going to be cold and certainly we are watching this system developing. >> that can't be correct, haven't you seen the c

been able to do through our program, in north carolina through our high speed and inner city passenger rail program, 50 grade crossings between raleigh and charlotte are being closed, effectively sealing that corridor with underpasses and overpasses strategically located to improve traffic flow and enhance safety for vehicles, pedestrians and recall operations. and rail operations. through our ongoing program, we'll be able to fund more initiatives of this nature. and robust research and development has to supplement capital investment. and through the president's budget request, funding will be continued for the transportation research board's work to advance our national cooperative rail research program including a critical element for work force development to insure that we have the skill set that we need in the next generation to design, construct and operate our next generation of rail this america. in america. a higher performing railroad is also a safer railroad, and building it is as previous generations have realized is a shared responsibility. it's about insuring continuous improvement both in performance and safety. now, fra has also

. >> remember charlotte's web when they said that's some pig. check out this pig. >> arm north carolinaully bagged a 500-pound bore with a single shot. talk about bringing home the bacon he did it. here to talk about his impressive feat: josh webb. i know how hard it is to drop one of these things much less 500-pound. you shot him with a 308. great shot. how did you do it? >> well, you know, one well placed shot pretty much put him down, you know, i went hunting, it was like any other day. i had no idea it would turn into all of this. >> you had to drive it -- drag it back to camp with a four wheeler. i heard you caught one a couple years ago and mounted in the for this one for meat. >> i have killed some pretty good size pigs in the past. this one here was the biggest. and, yeah, you know, i had the meat butchered up. i had it processed and it is in the freezer. me and my family will be eating it for a while. >> farrell hogs like this considered evasive species mostly in texas and the south. they do a ton of damage to the landscape. they kill dogs. was this hog being chased by bawmpleg

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of the north carolina's ninth congressional district, thank you to lieutenant king for you are your exceptional service. you make us all proud. thanks to all the brave men and women of the charlotte mecklenburg police department who face diverse difficult challenges, even placing their lives on the line to serve us each day. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? >> permission to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. capps: i rise today on behalf of the millions of women who now have access to essential preventive health services, including birth control. without financial barriers. nearly every american woman will choose to use birth control at some time in her life. it helps women plan for the time when they are healthy enough and financially ready to start a family. that's better for her and for her family. and that's why the institute of medicine deemed it an essential preventive health service for women. and women across the nation support being avail