everyone, please welcome mayor of new york city, bill deblasio! and applause) ♪ there he is! thank you so much! come right over here and have a seat! >> lively. >> larry: very lively tonight. we haven't sat over here before. i thought we might want to man spread a little bit. (laughter) mayor you campaigned on closing the gap between the rich and poor and characterized it about a tale of two cities, right? if we were to keept 100% dickens, right -- (laughter) -- how would you view your first year -- was it the best or worst of times? (laughter) >> the best of times in terms of making real change. we were going to go right at income inequality. that means raising people's incomes and benefits. half more of the people have paid sick leave in the city than a year ago. (cheers and applause) we were going to take away some of the expenses that burden people especially if you have a family so free full-day pre-k for over 50,000 people in the city now. (cheers and applause) we talked about after-school. a lot of parents have to worry about where their ki

deblasio's fighting to save new york city's middle class. all twelve of them.relationship with the nypd, which has more beef than a new york city hot dog. i'm in a new york state of mind. it's the "the nightly show"! captioning sponsored by comedy central (cheers and applause) ♪ >> larry: thank you very much! welcome to the "the nightly show"! i appreciate it. i'm larry wilmore. tonight, i'm so excited. i'm sitting down with mayor deblasio. (cheers and applause) appreciate the mayor coming by. as someone who's lived in new york for, gosh... six months now, i feel like there's no bigger authority on new york city than moi. for instance, did you know the subway runs 24 hours a day? knowledge!

deblasio's fighting to save new york city's middle class. all twelve of them.yor's relationship with the nypd, which has more beef than a new york city hot dog. i'm in a new york state of mind. it's the "the nightly show"! captioning sponsored by comedy central (cheers and applause) ♪ >> larry: thank you very much! welcome to the "the nightly show"! i appreciate it.

. >> mayor bill deblasio was late today to something. he walked in 15 minutes late for the st.the front row. yesterday he made a speech to the public saying he would try to work on being on time for things. ♪ >> the next step i started brainstorming ideas for national commercial campaign that is why i dug up governor chris christie's 1st ever campaign commercial. it is one for the ages. >> high. i get into this race for the promise of a better future for my family and yours. fumbling bumbling amateurs. now they are being investigated. >> should i i be aiming to make my campaign commercial anything like this? i had to go to an expert. but many a campaign on his own. >> at least the baby was super cute and the in the commercial. they should have had the baby do the commercial. >> one of the things that struck me was the mudslinging. >> called the current incumbent fumbling bumbling amateurs being investigated by the morris county prosecutor. >> i asked him if i need to be concerned. he said i need to be prepared for any skeletons that i might not even know that i have. >> you mak

mayor bill deblasio said someone may have improperly capped a gas line before the explosion. 22 people were hurt. also tonight, we are waiting for investigators to release new details on the killing of an off duty police officer. officials say nbc 10 they expect homicide charges to be filed after the darby borough officer was shot yesterday in his delaware county home. nbc 10's monique braxton spoke to the officer's friends and colleagues about their loss. >> honor him, and to remember him, and let the community know that we lost one of our brothers. >> reporter: the fire chief is emotional when reflecting on the loss of his friend. darby township investigate soars say the volunteer firefighter and dasho borough police officer was shot to death saturday afternoon inside his home. the chief says he has known the victim for ten years. when he walked into this fire house at age 16. >> at first he was a little shy. and then he opened up. and he's everybody's friend. he's got this infectious smile. and he's just goofy and it's just fun to be around. and you know, everybody at the fire house

new york mayor bill deblasio was out here surveying the damage of this disaster leaving many people homeless and others fearing the worst. >> the rubble from yesterday's explosion and raging fire in the east village is still smolder, and at least two people are still missing. >> right now we are just worried and want to get him home. >> 23-year-old nicholas figueroa's family believe he was having lunch when the blast here tore through. >> all of a sudden i hear a huge boom and i look up and the building just went straight across -- >> sparking flames that ripped through the apartment building above and spread to several others before they crumbled. residents climbed down fire escapes to safety and others wheeled away on stretchers, at least 25 people hurt and four of them critically. >> i heard people screaming and it was crazy. >> reporter: utility crews visited the building an hour before to check on crews fixing gas lines but there is no official explanation today the ongoing search for answers and hope. >> every hospital we call four or five times we just want to see my brother home. >>

new york city's in mayor bill deblasio spoke a short while ago on the cause of the explosion. >> preliminary evidence suggest a gas-related explosion. that investigation is ongoing. the initial impact appears to have been cause by plumbing and gas work that was other curing inside 1,212th avenue. >> reporter: e mergecy responders are still on the scene and we will of course update if you more information becomes available. >>> well, more and more dramatic details are emerging about the germanwings plane crash as officials now believe it was a deliberate act. german pilot andreas lubitz was alone at the the controls of the plane when it plunged in the french alps on tuesday. all 150 people on board were killed. cockpit voids recordings now show that lubitz lock the captain out of the cockpit after he left to use the bathroom. lubitz then manually set that plane on a dissent. the captain can be heard pound ing on the cockpit door trying to get back inside. >>> as "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff tells us tonight the the tragedy is raising a host of new questions about airline securit

alix: we have heard reports that mayor deblasio saying that gas may have been inappropriately accessed mean? gene: there are certain protocols that a contractor has to follow. it involves the quality of the people that are doing the work whether or not he conducted that work properly with oversight. whether this person based on the statement made by mayor dimaggio, was accessing -- mayor deblasio was accessing or failed to shut down the gas service properly or whether he was even supposed to conduct that type of work at all are questions that are going to be investigated and answered by the investigators. alix: to your point, did connie had dropped the ball. -- con-ed drop the ball. -- dropped the ball. gene: i don't know what they saw when they went there. they disapproved of the work. they are part of the process when upgrading gas in a building. they have to come in and approve the worker they saw something they did not like it what they saw has not been made public yet. we don't know what they did. we don't know if there is an associated infrastructure problem with the gas supply l

are listening to a news conference here in the east village section of manhattan, this is mayor deblasio talking about what he knows and thanks happened so far we look at the video from this explosion and fire and building collapse. according to the mayor 12 injuries, three of them critical an investigation is underway into whether this is a gas explosion. this is a seven alarm fire, and we are following it from new york city and bringing you information as it becomes available to us. >> meantime the man that murdered another man over a pair of beats head phones will live his days behind bars, garcia was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, after killing christopher massey, he said only intended to rob the victim. >>> a 17-year-old who pleaded guilty to attempting to rape a lehigh university exchange student will spend 20 to 30 years in prison. he admitted he broke into the 23-year-old's bethlehem apartment last july and attacked her and tried to strangle her, the victim wrote a statement in part please do not let him harm anymore innocent people. >>> and now a

the same time you have the phenomenon of the sharptons and eric holders and barack obamas and bill deblasiossed. >> now with this raise reality check supposed to think about the race of everybody at home my enter and calculate it in my head? i am the target audience for starbucks. i am a millennial lead to will drive some millennials out. i agree. neil: a lot if you have that coffee every morning. thank you very much. thank you. meanwhile another executive order that could divide the key >> ♪ just when we are winning water they thinking the white house announced his new rules against fracking just as heavily as gas prices in years. is this a bad time to do it? >> we are a pipeline company so i have had much time they would not impact us to any degree. neil: it comes at a time when people look at fracking as the same also feel story with the approach of this administration to take the benefits of fossil fuel then to get more of it but not a big fee and. in what is the direction of this administration? >> again with natural gas production has increased quite substantially. so it moves a big am

. >> reporter: new york mayor bill deblasio called it unimageable. >> this beautiful, vibrant family 24 hours ago intact and now so many lost and two clinging to life. >> reporter: ron mott nbc news new york. >> funeral plans for all seven children are tentatively set for later this afternoon. >>> in the week ahead, an update on the investigation into an alleged sexual assault at the university of virginia. that in a discredited "rolling stone msh" magazine last year. and bob mcdonnell will be in court for his corruption appeal. his legal team will give response to the opening briefs in the case. he was found guilty of trading political influence for more than $165,000 in gifts and loans. arguments in his appeal case are happening in may. >>> if you're a veteran looking for a job, take advantage of a hiring our heroes events this wednesday at noon in verizon center in northwest d.c. active duty military can all attend. >>> scary moments at a ski resort. why skiers in maine had to jump from the ski lift just for safety. >>> outside where it will feel cooler today. you're taking a live

. >> reporter: new york mayor bill deblasio called it unimaginable. >> this beautiful, vibrant family4 hours ago intact and now so many lost and two clinging to life. >> reporter: ron mott, nbc news, new york. >>> here it comes, more and more sunshine to the area. meanwhile, no surprise today will be cooler than average. how much longer here on this second full day of spring. i'll show you when "news 4 today" returns. >>> how taking public transportation can take a toll on your skin. ♪ deidre & the dark - classic girl plays in the background ♪ a great entrance never goes out of style. dresses start at $25. the eva mendes collection. exclusively at new york and company. >>> police in fairfax county are working on new initiatives to keep your kids safe online. they say they need your help. i recently visited with detectives as they connected with many of you online. >> elaine keltz sees herself as quite tech savvy. >> i consider myself really active online. >> reporter: still this mom of three young kids says she can't keep up with all the changes in social media and the new apps. >> it

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the cause of the explosion is still under investigation but the the mayor bill deblasio suggested that a gas line may have been tampered with. >>> whose state. >> our state. >> outrage over the religious freedom restoration act growing in indiana and across this country. hundreds of gay right activist took to the streets of indianapolis expressing their anger this law would how business toss turn away gay and lesbian customers in the name of religious freedom. indiana governor mike pence is defending the law. will car takes a look. >> reporter: mike pence is trying to take conn drill of the message after getting backlash across the country. on thursday he signed religious freedom restoration act. this saturday he told indianapolis star that he supports introduction of the legislation to clarify that the law does not discriminate against gays and lesbians. this sunday morning he doubled down defending his decision. >> the purpose of this legislation which is the law in all 50 states in the the federal courts and it is law by either statute or court decisions in some 30 other states is v

injured in that blast, you see the exact causes under investigation but the the mayor there bill deblasio says a gas line may have been tampered with. >> whose state. >> our state. >> his state. >> our state? outrage over the religious freedom restoration act growing in indiana and across country. hundreds of thousands office gay rights activist taking to the streets of indianapolis this weekend expressing anger. new this is a law that allows business toss turn away gay and lesbian customers in the name of religious freedom say critics. one of those businessness indianapolis based angie's list and company says it is putting the brakes on the big expansion project in that city. angie's list planned to expand it large company campus. project has been in the work forever years and would have added a thousand jobs over course of the five-year but company is rethinking their presence in that city and it is because of that law and other businesses are saying the aim thing they don't want to do business there. >> it has nothing to do with creating jobs, it has nothing to do with educating childr

deblasio said they discovered faulty work had been done. the end result was two buildings collapsed. neighbors have questions about howing it was handled from that point. >> i think if they knew things were not right, they should have got people out of there. >> at last check two people are still unaccounted for. 9 team people were injured -- 19 people were injured, several of them critically. >>> beware of bicyclists. this could lap if someone is not paying -- happen if someone is not paying attention. a cyclist hit the deck when he passed a parked van and the drive opened the door on k street and wisconsin avenue in northwest d.c., talk about a wake-up calls. medics took the cyclist to the hospital, no word on his condition, what a spill. >> talk about incredible timing. >>> it's called one of the most disruptive traffic projects of the year, so you may want to steer clear of it on 16th street. >> bridge repairs started after midnight to continue the next four months. rush hour saw major backups this morning and tonight it's expected to b

probably the third largest city in country following what happens in new york with deblasio. if we can elect chuy beating rahm emanuel, it will be a huge burst of support for elizabeth warren if she were to decide to run. >> reporter: rahm emanuel may be in a much tougher race than he envisioned but he still holds advantages that fame power and money provide. >> how are you? good, how are you? >> reporter: for his part garcia is upbeat in the face of polls showing him behind, and chicagoans who relish politics as parades seem to be enjoying the contest. pbs "newshour", chicago. >> ifill: that chicago mayoral race shows just how questions of equality, class can play out in politics. the next story takes an even longer view at social mobility and opportunity, and how it's changing the way we raise our children. economics correspondent paul solman has the story, part of our ongoing reporting, "making sense," which airs every thursday on the newshour. >> i am a little strong here and i'm going to need a little elbow room. >> reporter: dave brickner, currently ranked 31st worldwid

. >> rose: you're close friends with mayor deblasio? >> yes.back to when he was a public advocate on the city council. he was always such a staunch ally for us in the public schools. >> rose: you campaigned hard for him. >> yes. >> rose: how the he doing? i think he's doing amazingly. i mean he is just -- he is what i knew he would be. he is a big, bold progressive and he has an incredible -- an incredibly ambitious aagenda. when i look at things he's done in such a short time, make my head spin. the idea in one year we go from having, you know, full-day public pre-k and after-school for any kid who want it. i think also 200,000 units of preserved or built affordable housing that will have maybe even a greater impact on the city. >> rose: you said progressive rather than liberal. is there any reason you said that? >> i think it's generational. he is a liberal, you know. >> rose: but everybody today says -- >> everybody today says progressive. i think, right, i think that liberal got tainted with well you say one thing but maybe it's -- maybe it

so in my sense i can't do anything about it to say that con ed in new york on mayor deblasio or are congressl make it so that when we turn on the switch it is not committing co2. everything we do there is a limit to a limit to what we can do individually because we are part of these complex systems. how -- people write to me all the time. time. you are a hypocrite. i'm going to stay in airplanes. i believe in the. the.is airplanes could use advanced biofuels.% the.is airplanes could use advanced biofuels. there is a solution. you on most told me last month airplanes, if we get to the following specs on batteries could be electric powered. powered. i believe him because he knows what he's doing. the.that i want to make is as individuals our 1st job is as citizens our 2nd is as professionals. to insist on the changes needed on the scale that is needed on the time horizon that is needed to really get the job done. and the problem is our governments do not really want to hear this too much. if you go to your board australia does not want to here anything about this. it is a mining country. canad

mayor bill deblasio said it appears there was a gas thash caused the explosion, but that's under investigation. these images from our partnershipship with the cnn. this is the trendy east village section of manhattan, not far from nyu. witnesses described an incredibly loud roar. >> we were at the corner of st. mark's place and 2nd avenue, and you can see behind me that the building collapsed, and that's why they backed everyone out of here. >> the police came and it started smoking, and more people gathered and became more concerned. >> one of the witnesses there. three construction workers were doing work with a gas issue when this happened. the cause is under investigation. safety officials are now investigating this incident, and we'll say on top of it. pam? >>> it's the 14th day in the tsarnaev trial in the boston bombing case, and today, models of the bombs were examined by the jury, the members of the jury. they examined the models of the pressure cooker bombs that were used in the 2013 deadly attack. an f.b.i. bomb expert displayed the models and pointed out the components. tsarnaev's

scott: what in the blah zerodid build a blah zerobill deblasio say?rity bill will keep you safe. ♪ tom: good morning, everyone. a strange morning. a little less economic finance move. let's look at the bloomberg terminal. i don't look at confidence indexes all that much. i don't have faith in them. here is a monthly chart back 30 years. here is that state of malaise we've had. we have come up nicely through -- we are more confident than a year ago. josh: did we have euphoria in the 90's? tom: that is normal versus -- josh: it does look closer to a normal of what you get. tom: does this mood look the same in london? kevin: london is very confident right now. josh: what is common between the two? proactive policy. proactive central banks. their willingness to take the tough decisions upfront. olivia: is it the british consumer that is confident or the international wealth? josh: consumers are confident. kevin: if you are a british consumer living in britain, who cares? you have food deflation, supermarket wars low cost flights. france is in the poo. tom

. >>> bill deblasio braved the snow to take part in the saint pats for all parade an also a group from the willing bt community. organizers of this st. patrick's day parade excluded gay groups for they say one gay con tin jint will be allowed to march under its own banner this year. >>> it is exactly 50 years ago today when the world was first introduced to the endearing story of the von trapp family. ♪ the hills are alive with the sound of music ♪ >> the sound of music with its breathtaking views of the austrian alps and sumptuous score premiered march 2nd, 1965 and went on to win five academy awards for best picture and best music. >> 20th century fox is set to release a collectors edition with 13-plus hours of bonus content. i will be buying that. >> you know what gets me about this, we are reading about this and we read about christopher blum plumber everyone knows him from the sound of music. he hated doing it and only did it to get his stripes. . i have learned to behave myself about it. >> what? >> come on. it made you famous. everybody sees him as the famous patriarch of the vo

mayor bill deblasio says he will not march in the parade even though the parade organizers are allowingroup to take part this year. in a statement, the mayor's office said yes, that's a step in the right direction but it's still not inclusive enough. >>> 8:09. a shocking murder-suicide in napa involving a winemaker. in 21 minute, what the two people were doing just before one opened fire. >>> a desperate plea for help. after the break, why a storage facility in napa is not allowing hundreds of people to get to their blocking -- belongings. >>> we're looking at a commute here where traffic on 24 is a little bit slower than i thought it would be. but it's improving as you head out toward the tunnel. we'll tell you more mum. >>> higher clouds moving out but the low clouds and fog have returned. we'll see what's in store. ♪ the volkswagen jetta is really fun-to-drive. go for it. okay. wow... woohoo! i'm dreaming... pinch me. no, not while you're driving. and, right now, you can get a one-thousand-dollar volkswagen credit bonus on jetta models. seriously, pinch me. it's not a dream. ow! it's

it will take time, the mayor deblasio said, before the area is cleaned up. >> it will take several days, possibly as much as a week to get all of that debris out of the area and make the area entirely normal again. >> dozens of people who live in the impacted buildings are now receiving help from the red cross. >>> your time 8:04 we want to give you a look at some the top stories making the front page in newspapers across the nation. >> in the l.a. times, the focus remains on the plane crash in the french alps by the german wings plane. >> mental health of the crash copilot under scrutiny. we're getting details about the copilot who took the plane down. >> a german hospital is denying reports that it treated andreas loubitz for depression, but did confirm that he was a patient there for several months. >> he appeared to have been hiding his illness and he had been excused from a doctor on the day of the flight. >>> he was no stranger to the crash site and went to a gliding club in that area. >> all that investigation is still continuing. search and rescue screws continue to do their wor

flame spread to neighboring structures as crews worked to detain the fire that bill deblasio said was caused by the gas work. >> we are praying that no other individuals are found injured and no fatalities. >> they are putting out hot spots that could take days before they get the fire completely under control. >> thank you very much. >> we have a story unfolding in the middle east. >> lawmakers are predicting the crisis could turn into an all out war that put nearly a dozen arab nations on one side and iran on the other. they have 150,000 ground troops ready to invade. the u.s. is providing intelligence. a key partner in the fight against the affiliate. >> an army national guard soldier have been charged with hacking the plan. they were taken into custody at chicago's midway airport. they had plans to go overseas while his cousin attacked a military installation where he trained. the congressman who is resigning thrived a farewell address thursday. representatives are being scrutinized for spending habits. he renovated his office like downton abby tv show. >> i was never more excited

new york mayor bill deblasio addressed reporters after touring the built out home. >> so this is a tragedya large and strong family and now it is wiped out. every room empty and burned and charred and you can only imagine that this beautiful, vibrant family 24 hours ago in tact and now so many lost. >> cnn correspondent is in brooklyn with more. shasta? >> reporter: the fire started in the kitchen. there was a malfunctioning hot plate which are widely used here in the orthodox jewish community in brooklyn to heat food on the sabbath. flames rose quickly according to the commissioner. there were no functioning smoke detectors on the first or second floor. we believe when the flames reached the second floor, that that is when the neighbors who live behind them noticed this blaze, and this is what one of the neighbors had to say. >> i just heard somebody say, mommy, mommy help me through a window we saw everything through the back of our house. the house is in flames. very heavy, thick, thick smoke. so thick. you saw the flames shooting out all over the place. >> reporter: there were two surv