today is comcast cares day. and volunteers teamed up with comcast employees including some of establish us here to clean up and revitalize our communities. randy gyllenhaal shows us some of the action. >> reporter: comcast cares is the philadelphia company's volunteer effort around the world. last year, 100,000 employees participated and this year here at the boys and girls club they are touching up the furniture and painting some of the wood including some nbc 10 employees trying hard to make this place shine. early morning buzz saws and buckets of wet paint descend on northeast philly. comcast employees and their families volunteering to fix bathrooms and paint hallways, renovating an aging facility that gives young kids a safe place to play. >> they don't know my story but they are willing to put their time and money and dedication on the line to help us out. >> reporter: each yore comcast cares gets tens of thousands of its employees to give back to their local communities. comcast is the parent company of n

. >>> today is comcast cares day. thousands of volunteers across the country and here in our area will roll up their sleeves to give back to the community. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live at the bridesburg boys and girls club in philadelphia. randy, you're at one of the many locations that will benefit from the work of the volunteers. tell us about it. >> reporter: this will be a big surprise for the kids who use this facility. this is the bridesburg boys and girls club. the volunteers including a group from nbc10 and telemundo 62 will put on one of these t-shirts and get to work. there is a lot of work to do. they'll do some repainting and fixing up of the facility as well as cleaning. big surprise for the kids who use this boys and girls club in northeast philly. this is all part of the comcast cares day, part of the philadelphia company's annual volunteer effort to help local parks, rec centers and senior centers in their community. last year more than 100,000 volunteers cleaned up schools and local facilitates. c

it's comcast care day. we're live with a look at what's going on here in philadelphia. >>> a live look outside right now at the comcast building in center city where we'll see a mix of sun and clouds today. don't count the rain out just yet. it will return tomorrow just in time for the blue cross run. >>> good morning. this is nbc10 news today. i am rosemary connors. it's just after 5:00. thanks for being with us. let's get right to meteorologist michelle grossman. she is tracking the rain in our new neighborhood forecast. michelle, it's important this new weather because we'll be telling people where it's going to be raining, when it's going to stop and when they can enjoy a little bit of sunshine today. >> that's right. hi, rosemary. it's so different across the areas. especially important on the weekends. 50s at the beaches, 60s closer to the cities and we'll pinpoint the forecast for your seven days at the bottom. today temperatures jumping into the 60s finally. right now we're chilly. 48 in philadelphi

this was appealing to comcast. scarlet: but comcast has an animation studio? illumination?hey make minions? and who is the guy? how does that fit in together? alex: there are obvious synergies when you put companies together and i would imagine that comcast hopes to draw on the business, obviously, this is someone who knows the business. scarlet: by the way, it is gru. alex: yes. yes. so comcast can get in this world, also. and they see the idea of kids animation being fruitful for them at dreamworks animation makes two movies a year. scarlet: do they only? s a lot of it take work. so it is hit or miss. this is a bet on a big multiple that there will be more hits than mrs.. that said, comcast is huge. mrs. $3.8 billion. it's not a risk -- if it doesn't pan out down the road, comcast will survive. scarlet: alex sherman, thank you so much. get your kids on gru. tracy: still ahead. facebook shares. facebook shares and twitter shares are at a low. we export the tale of the two social networks next. ♪ tracy: this is "bloomberg markets." scarlet: facebook earnings getting a nice

. >>> today is comcast cares day. comcast employees including some of us from nbc10 and telemundo 62 will be spreading out all across our area to help clean up and revitalize the community. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live at the bridesburg boys and girls club. i hear the birds chirping. it must mean the volunteers are on their way and the day is about to get started. >> reporter: they'll arrive in a few hours. the volunteers as you mentioned including a group from nbc10 and telemundo 62 will put on these t-shirts and get to work. a lot to be done here. it needs a paint job. it will be cleaned up on the inside as well as fixing up some things inside. a big surprise for the kids when they come back on monday. this is all part of comcast cares, the philadelphia company's annual effort to do volunteer work in the community. last year more than 100,000 employees fixed up parks, schools, senior centers and comcast, of course, the parent company of nbc10 and telemundo 62. this cleanup here in bridesburg set to begin at 8:00

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if you miss it, we'll be airing the race again on comcast sportsnet and also be available for comcastustomers through xfinity on demand. >>> tomorrow more than 6,000 volunteers around the country will get to work for comcast cares day. it is the largest single day volunteer effort in the nation and it's a celebrate of comcast's year-long commitment to service. if you're free tomorrow, you can help. register on the nbc 10 app. comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. >>> and sheena, weather for tomorrow is not looking too bad, right? >> no, not at all. weather for tomorrow looking mostly dry. mostly cloudy. but dry. that's the key here. as we go into sunday, very different. tonight, though, we're damp and chilly still outside. temperatures mostly in the mid to upper 40s right now. here's a live look out at city hall. this is where we're going to be basically stationed on sunday, but on sunday, we're also talking about heavy rain for parts of the area. so for tonight, we're going to stay damp and cool. here's a live look at the radar. so a few very light showers. we'll zoom in on these.

the comcast director of procurement.e the parent company of nbc10 and telemundo 62. thank you both for be here. bob, you have been involved, 15 years now, and it's going strong. you have been involved with it every year. how has it evolved over the years that you have seen? >> it has gotten bigger in every way. number of volunteers, the number of projects, the impact on our community. and most of all, the excitement and the passion among our employees and their friends. all have increase significantly. >> what kind of projects will comcast be a part of this year? we have done different things over the years. you remember some of them. >> i remember you with your knees in the dirt. >> it's fun. >> planting at the garden and painting at the germantown boys and girls club. we really appreciate the support from nbc10. just about every project that you can think of. we mostly paint, clean, repair, and landscape. we'll be at parks, recreation centers, schools, boys and girls clubs. we'll be working on projects that are affilia

. >>> speaking of comcast, comcast cares day this saturday, a sl celebration of our year-round commitment to service. we'd love to see you out there. register using the nbc app or logging on to nbc10.com. comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. >>> meteorologist sheena parveen here with your nbc 10 first alert neighborhood weather. we would love great weather for comcast cares day and the entire week. i don't know if we're going to get it, sheena. >> we have rain in the forecast for the rest of the week and even bart of your weekend. i'll show you that with our neighborhood wlv weather in just a minute and the weekend forecast. otherwise remember with our neighborhood weather, get your seven-day forecast at the bottom of the screen, no matter if you live in pennsylvania, new jersey, or delaware. temperatures a little been the chilly side. 49 allentown. 50 degrees in wilmington. 46 vineland. it is schocool outside right no. tomorrow it's going to stay cool and have rain moving in. what you see off to our west and to our south, this is all going to move in our area tomorrow. locally, thoug

comcast cares day. do yoga here, eat, or sit in and joy the open space from now until friday. comcast cares day is an annual event where thousands of volunteers clean up and beautify parks and schools and neighborhoods across the country and around the world. comcast cares day is coming up in statd and if you'd like to help, we want to see you. register using the app or log on to nbc10.com. comcast is the parent company. nbc 10. >> now your nbc first alert weather with glen hurricane schwartz. >> that comcast garden and other gardens get moisture to help out tomorrow. it's warm out there today. it's 76 in philadelphia. that's the high so far today. 75 in dover. 74 in wilmington and mount holly. cool weather over on the shore. 65 degrees. that is in atlantic city and 50 at the beaches. harmony hills at 75. odessa at 75, and harrington 75, and dover 75, louis 75. again, close to the ocean, it's cold. 62 is going to seem mild by the time we get to thursday. we have high clouds coming across right now. ther

how comcast employees are giving back to the area today. baghdad is under a state of emergency after protesters stormed the iraqi capital -- and occupied the parliament building. this is the first time protestors have gotten through the so-called "green zone" -- which is home to government buildings and foreign embassies, including the american embassy. the breach marks a major escalation in the country's political crisis -- following months of anti-government >>> the breach marks a major escalation in the country's political crisis. the parliament is not currently in session. a water main break is shutting down a route in marine county. chp says a water main broke. repairs are expected to last at least until tomorrow. this exit is busy on the weekend. a lot of drivers using it to access the coast and beach. chp is warning drivers to expect significant delays. >>> stolen guns found after a traffic stop. these rifles and unusual among the items recovered. this happened yesterday. police say the special enforcement team made a traffic stop an

today is comcast cares day.jects and making this a warm and loving place for students. >> and delti rodriguez. what does this day mean for the kids at the school? >> this is a community school and part of the community. when they come in on monday, they will be excited as we are and grateful for all of the beauty that is coming into the school. >> what are we doing today? can you paint? i'm not so good. you may put me on a saw. >> we will jump on this painting and help out. >> i'll help out. thank you for all you do and being our great partner. guys, as we go out here, i want to show you a live picture. the boys and girls club in philadelphia. the main comcast cares volunteer location today. so many things happen on comcast cares day. great news just last week. this school named for sojourner truth. she was just named to be on the back of the $5 bill. >> thank you, willie. tomorrow on "today," willie will talk to the founders of warby parker. turned a project into a billion dollar company. >> have a great day. t

snider and comcast had a strong 20-year partnership. comcast, of course, is the parent company of nbc 10. flyers fans are also remembering ed snider this morning and nbc 10's pamela osbourne is live with more reaction. >> reporter: good morning, we were talking to people at pimrose diner. many of them lost a legend. >> over coffee, the fond memories of ed snider. his passing felt throughout the city especially here. >> i think he was one of the best owners. >> reporter: phillies fans eager to celebrate today's home opener spent the morning reflecting and remembering the life of the man who changed the face of philadelphia sports forever. >> he's been a big part of hockey and brought hockey here without ed there would aren't be any philadelphia flyers. it's pretty sad to hear. hopefully they could do something in the playoffs and maybe honor him a little bit. >> reporter: and the flyers do play in the playoffs on thursday. certainly a lot more emotion will be felt by people watching that game. >> reporting live in south philly, i'm pamel

emily: why does comcast want to buy dreamworks? in hollywood at the moment, it's all about content they have a huge canon of content, whether it be marvel, pixar. this can pull from the whole fairytale history and make great films. between six or seven studios that dominate hollywood, they are all racing for content. dreamworks provides comcast's nbc universal great content, so it can give the "shrek" character -- it is still a hugely popular brand. it can add film characters, but also rides for a theme park. emily: talk to us about jeffrey katzenberg's role in the newly-merged company. is this really him stepping away? anousha: i think that is how it is being seen, yes. over the past couple of years, when people have talked about a takeover of dreamworks animation, they thought one of the challenges was what role would jeffrey katzenberg play. that's been hard for people to find solutions to, but this was kind of a neat exit for him. he will be the chairman of what they call dreamworks new media, which is effectively awesomeness t

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. >>> comcast cares day is in full swing. today thousands of volunteers around the world are getting their hands dirty to help out our communities and give back. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live at the bridesburg boys and girls club in philadelphia. randy, tell us what they're doing. >> reporter: good morning, rosemary. we're inside the bridesburg boys and girls club. look at all the work happening behind me. they're repainting this wall in one of the hallways, working on bathrooms and teen centers. we have a huge crowd here. i want to talk from joe, the ceo of the boys and girls clubs of greater philadelphia. tell me about the work being done to improve this facility. >> with comcast's help we're almost doing a $350,000 worth of improvements. we're redoing the gym, bathroom, teen center. right now we've got a & e construction tearing up the front railroad ties. planting gardens. so much going on. >> how does this help the kids on a daily basis from northeast philly. >> it creates so many new opportunities for these kids. >>

obviously, i didn't know anything about the comcast or have any anticipation of the comcast deal. but, you know, one of the things about this job that makes it really fun is that i'll guarantee you that every day something happens that i wasn't expecting. [laughter] sometimes they're bigger than others. but it's one of the things that makes it interesting. >> host: chairman wheeler, your colleague, ajit pai, was recently on this program, and i want to play just a little bit of videotape and get you to respond to what he had to say. >> guest: it is unfortunate there's been a partisan divide at the commission, and it's especially dispiriting over the past 14 months that we've seen such partisan rancor, unprecedented in scope. we've seen more party line votes than we had in the previous 43 years. that's unfortunate because these issues are not typically politicized. >> host: and i know he said this on the dais with you there. >> guest: right. so, i mean, the reality is that there are intelligent, dedicated, strong-willed individuals, five of us, and people have their own opinions. bu

it's comcast annual signature day of service, comcast cares day.the largest single volunteer effort in the country. family, friends and community beautify parks and local schools, among many projects. comcast cares day is this saturday. we'll all be out there rolling up our sleeves. comcast is the parent company of nbc 10. >>> new data shows more americans are getting ready to travel. orbitz says 75% of americans say they have travel plans. the top destinations are chicago, las vegas and los angeles. experts say the cost of flying is down and a. aaa predicts gas prices will be the lowest they've been in the last 12 summers. >>> the final push is on. next in a live report at 5:00, we'll tell you where the republican and democratic candidates will be in our area ahead of tomorrow's primaries. >>> plus, hear about a new alliance between two republican foes. >>> and then there's this -- ♪ me and mrs. jones >> next, we remember billy paul, the philadelphia man behind that legendary song. josh shapiro the democrats most compelling candidate for attorney

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comcast and dreamworks, a smart move? >> actually, yes. the word on the street is that comcast is trying to compete head-on with disney by doing more movies. a reminder, that family content is still a sure bet for the company, and a way to improve existing theme park businesses. there is a huge library of franchises and characters that could go farther into universal studios'theme park area also many movies open a a franchising opportunities in the merchandising department. the problem is to push comcast's revenue. brent: the u.s. economy growing less in the first quarter. what did investors make of that? jose: we saw the first down in the dow jones since february. after the fed's meeting wednesday, it was expected the economic activity would be weaker than expected. the rebound in the current quarter is not going to be as robust as previously expected. the adjustment and inventory will continue to take its toll. they could refrain from increasing rates in june. the markets on thursday, facebook crossed earnings expectations. the shares we

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turn it over to the comcast network for flyers postgame live.omplete analysis and locker room reaction as soon as the clock hits zero let's get more on today's game and rejoin john clark and steve coates. >> coatesy, it's fascinating what's happening in this series with the capitals. they were up 3-0. they had two opportunities to close out the series. they have lost nine of the last ten games when they can close out an opponent. you, as a former player, in the back of their minds is there doubt now that the ghosts of playoff past are creeping in? >> every one of those players are telling the media it doesn't bother them. it bothers them. it's brought up to them every day. everybody was so excited in washington when the flyers went down for game one. the president's trophy. champions, they won't series during the national hockey league season. all of a sudden everybody is saying, wow, that's kind of a bad thing. not many teams move on to win the stanley cup final after that. there was a big black cloud over the city of washington. it's getting b

i just saw before your tv blinked out, i saw comcast and dream works. >> comcast bought dream works formation. >> that means great new rides at universal. >> they are comcast. i tell you what. what do i always say? >> as smart as they are handsome. >> comcast folk. even before they started signing my checks. they were saying that. a few years ago when ge ran the company. i said that. imagine comcast. >> up next, protests turning violent outside a donald trump rally in california. come on, dude. stop that. >> let me reveal how washington operates. boehner's comments, he said something like he's the worst sob i ever worked with. something like that. >> lucifer in the flesh. >> there was that too. >> yes, he did. >> halle jackson joins us with more. >> it's hot out there. >> "morning joe" is back in a moment. buys a little lamb. one of millions of orders on this company's servers. accessible by thousands of suppliers and employees globally. but with cyber threats on the rise, mary's data could be under attack. with the help of the at&t network, a network that senses and mitigates cyber thr

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if you miss it, it airs on the comcast sports network, available for comcast customers as well through xfinity on demand. as we mentioned, it's a rainy and chilly day for the race. >> have you run in the rain, keith? >> no. >> first for everything. >> we'll have fun. >> make the best of it, right? >> yeah. >> dry spots for other parts of the weekend, that's good. let's go to our meet rolkgs with the neighborhoods weather. make it dry for keith for sunday. >> i'm sorry, guys! we actually can't do that, not for sunday. so much rain moving in. it's not hit or miss rain, but if you are running in the run, we are looking at potentially heavy rain in certain parts of the race. so i'll show that coming up, a detailed forecast, and don't forget the seven-day scrolling at the bottom of the screen. i wish i had better weather for sunday, but at least tomorrow you'll have it. right now, the area's dry, lehigh valley with showers, chilly, 49 degrees, and 50 in new jersey, and around the mid-40s for pennsylvania suburbs, philadelphia 51 degrees, and live camera shot shows low clouds outside, damp a

but comcast, let me just say, is not messing around with this stuff.but it's part of our culture and we do things every day that people don't see that aren't on tv that we don't advertise as much. this to me is our biggest outward show of what comcast does, but we're doing it all the time. >> hundreds of so journer school kids will return monday from spring break to a newly beautified school. since the kickoff of comcast cares day in 2001, more than 700,000 volunteers have given m hours of service. joining comcast in its efforts this year, global citizen and red nose day and i should also mention it's with a lot of pride that we see on this day in particular comcast is the parent company of nbc universal and msnbc. suppliers and employees globally. but with cyber threats on the rise, mary's data could be under attack. with the help of the at&t network, a network that senses and mitigates cyber threats, their critical data is safer than ever. giving them the agility to be open & secure. because no one knows & like at&t. when your symptoms start... distr

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comcast business. built for business. nicole: breaking news, reaching a deal to buy back half-million diesel cars that were rigged with software to get around us emission rules, the latest on this breaking news story. i am nicole pedallides. lauren: i am lauren simonetti. donald trump and hillary clinton look to seal the deal in the next round of primaries, being called supertuesday 3.0. the latest on the fight for delegates. nicole: helping to lift us stocks for a third straight day can the rally continue to reach a new record? let's check stock market and oil right now? oil is down slightly as dow futures point to a higher open up 19 points. >> stocks in japan in rally mode overnight, the nikkei up 3%. other markets were higher in asia as well. nicole: we give you specific numbers, the shanghai composite index down 1/2%, oil pulling back and hang saying in hong kong up 1.5%. italy to historic flooding in houston may get worse before it is better, more rain is expected, latest news in the forecast for you. nicole: micros

comcast business. built for business.are heading for their longest losing streak since january turmoil. retailing is among the big losers. a second cut the full-year forecast. it lowered its operating profit forecast by one third. a record mild winter in japan. janet yellen says the economy is on a solid course not a bubble. she was joined to the panel discussion in new york. the first time that all four living fed shares have appeared together. bernanke said his qe program had been successful. he warned that if we stick with it became put the entire burden on central banks. japan is coming back online. a lot of speculation about whether they will be in intervention in the yen. the shanghai composite going into the break down about 1%. the first weekly loss in a month. coming into hong kong market as well. equities weakness is also coming through in southeast asia. only little bit of defensive buying going on. this is the picture of some of the major players in sydney. extending those gains in hong kong. emily: this week

this program. >> comcast is the parent company of news 4. for more information on how the events benefit our communities, log onto nbcnewyork.com. >> a great day ahead. all right. >>> and also happening today, cyclists of all faiths can get a bikes for a five borough tour. the annual blessing of the bikes will be held this morning at cathedral at st. john the divine. they will sprinkle holy water on every bike before a moment of silence remembering the cyclists lost in the last year. it kicks off the cycling season and has us dodging bicycles all over the five boroughs. i always tell people it's not a competition. you can let somebody cross the street. be advised of that tomorrow. you could be out in the rain. >>> just about 6:18 here. the jets and the giants making their draft picks and an amazing story. >> john chandler has more in saturday sports. >> good morning, everybody. the jets draft a quarterback for the 11th time in 17 years. in that time nobody has drafted more. out more. they tyke pennington. christian hackenberg from penn state

alex: no question, it is comcast who is doing it. because dreamworks animation has been for sale for years and what bankers and , advisers in the industry have told me for years, jeffrey jeffrey katzenberg did not want to give up the business. he wanted to run any company post sale. he is giving up control of this business by selling it to comcast. but this is a huge multiple for this company. it is 40 times plus multiple however you look at it. one thing that makes it appealing to comcast is the theme park connection. scarlet: yes, "kung fu panda" and "shrek" will be at universal studios. alex: they also make "how to train your dragon." there are various sequels that can go along with these things. there is a clear tie into kids movies and being parts that i imagine comcast -- this was appealing to comcast. ♪ ♪ ramy: you are watching "bloomberg best." i am ramy inocencio. investors rode the roller coaster this week as companies release the quarterly reports. here are some of the big beefs and major misses. emily: facebook shares sur

. >>> dreamworks and comcast made it official. last night we told you two companies were close to a deal. today they confirmed they are getting together in an acquisition worth $3.8 billion. comcast is the parent company of cnbc, which produces this program, and it says it expects to receive regulatory approval and the purchase will help comcast grow its film, television, and theme park products. shares of dreamworks up more than 24%. comcast slipped. >>> and there was one more, oracle agreed to buy cloud service provider texttura for over $660 million. the deal expands oracle's offerings for the construction and engineering industries by helping contractors manage large projects. shares of textura soared over 30%, oracle down 1.25%. >>> new data on the economy which grew at its slowest pace in two years during the first three months of 2016. the economy recorded growth of .5%, a bit less than expected. consumer spending slow, exports fell, business investment declined. but many experts believe the economy will bounce back in the

comcast business. built for business. >>> we're continuing to follow breaking news, the baby abducted from prussia mall found safe and sound and his mother and him reunited at the police stage in the orange shirt. the suspect seen in surveillance video leaving the mall with the 7-week-old infant is in custody. nbc 7 andrea joining us from the mall with the latest, andrea. >> reporter: it was a tense five hours. police went to locations in upper marin township and tradition township they were able to track down the infant and arrest the suspect. police say they received a number of tips after sharing this video of the suspect leaving the mall with the infant in her arms. authorities say 7-week-old ahsir simmons was taken around 5:30 this evening. the suspect allegedly befriended the mother earlier in the day. the mother allowed the suspect to hold the baby and got distracted by her cell phone and other children and that's when police say the woman took off. >> extremely rare. extremely rare to have a ca

the inaugural big climb philly took the comcast building by storm. the reason? raising money to find a cure for blad cancer. local high schooler duncan blue organized it and george spender hosted the event. climbers raised more than $300,000 for leukemia and lymphoma society. >>> well, we had that rain move through last night and early this morning. that has pushed offshore and looking at quiet conditions for the remainder of tonight and actually, temperatures are going to be a little bit cooler than what we've seen over the course of the last couple of days. let's look at what's going on in some of our suburbs to the north and west. currently, we're at 60 degrees. 58 in macungie, 59 in allentown. 60 degrees in reading and 61 in hopewell. this is one of the areas where we're looking at the cooler temperatures and we could even be looking at patchy frost here late tonight as the cold air again sweeps in out of the north and west. not going to be anything widespread but that's one. places where it can get colder locally. heading into sunday, high pressure remains

comcast sports joins us live.ohn, this is two in a row. >> this is unbelievable because the capitals have had problems closing out playoff series in the past so maybe the ghosts of playoff past s haunting him. it is a head scratcher. who won it for him? it was goalie michael neuvirth. flyers were out shot in this game, 44-11. they won a playoff game with just 11 shots. fewest ever in flyers history in a win. first team to do that in 18 years. the flyers with the shutout 2-0 so they force a game six back here at the wells fargo center. this flyers team has turned around this series now against the best team in hockey. >> it's going to be a ruckus crowd in there, a lot of fun. we can't wait. we want to bring it back home for mr. schneider. it's going to be fun. sunday night? >> sunday sometime. we'll find out. >> we don't care. we can't wait to go. >> you don't care, here it is. sunday at noon here on nbc10. we will have a live pre-game show from the wells fargo center at 11:30 before the game. we will have a report

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employees are delivering the donations as a kickoff to comcast cares day. and that is happening this saturday. comcast cares day is the largest single day volunteer effort in the country, roughly 100,000 volunteers including many here from nbc10, their family members, friends, community partners, participating in hundreds of projects across the country and around the globe to beautify neighborhoods, parks, and local schools among many other projects. comcast is the parent company of nbc10. >>> it is sentencing day for the man who was once one of the highest ranking officials in the count country. will it be prison or probation for dennis hastert after he pleaded guilty in a case involving hush money used to cover up sex abuse allegations. >>> and wild weather tears through parts of the country. see the damage the strong storms left behind. >>> for us, more wet and chilly weather is headed our way. we're going to see any improvements in time for the weekend? that's just ahead. ♪ i had an injury to my neck. it wasn't as serious injury it was a herniated disc.

opposite fortunes for nbc universal parent comcast. exceeding street's estimates, additionally they added people and cable lines, brought in new video subscribers, new high speed internet accessors. that stock up 1.7% to $62.10. additionally sources say the company is in talks about dreamworks about possibly buying the movie studio. for more than $3 billion. earnings beat this morning from snack maker mondeelez. 9 cents above estimates. bottom line was helped by a strong gain in profit margins. that stock is up by about 3.6%. the ceo irene rosen feld joins squawk on the street. >>> cisco executive chairman and former ceo john chambers joining us now from washington. he and other technology leaders meeting with lawmakers today to discuss public policy, trade, tax reform, education, and other issues. and i -- you know, i know you're busy down there, john, probably haven't seen the whole show, but it's been a common theme to try to figure out how to make sure this entrepreneurial spirit in this country, which has made this country and we'

comcast and nbc universal volunteers and employees went to the elementary school in anacostia. our team spent the morning doing some landscaping, painting murals, building vegetable gardens. it is part of a company wide day of community service. the principal can't wait for the kids to come back to school monday morning. >> you may not be in the classrooms with us every day. you may not be at the school every day. through your service today, please help know you're helping to change the the trajectory of a child. >>> about 500 people showed up at the school today. comcast is the parent company of nbc 4. >>> building a greener and montgomery county green fest. people who came out for the festival notice the cloudy and the cool weather. amelia is up next with when that pattern will change. >>> just about every home has one. a veritable >>> they say she was trying it and the waters got too strong for her and she couldn't take it no more. >> severe flooding in east texas claims the lives of a woman and her four grandchildren. the family died after a creek flooded their neighborhood

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