reporting live in washington on capitol hill, edward lawrence, back to you, eun. >> edward, thank you> the trump international hotel on pennsylvania avenue has a new prime restaurant. andres withdrew after donald trump's comments on immigrants. the hotel is expected to open in the fall. >>> prince william county police are now thanking neighbors for helping a woman during a domestic violence attack. officers were called to chaste tree place monday night. they found a woman trapped and bleeding on a second-story deck. the armed suspect who was inside the townhome was the woman's wife. >> the neighbor allowed us to use their residence to go onto their deck to make contact with the victim to make sure she was okay. >> the armed suspect turned the gun on herself but she's expected to be okay. >>> three maryland brothers are facing attempted murder charges for the death of a police detective. a grand jury indictments for elijah and michael ford. michael ford opened fire outside the station and his brothers recorded the shooting on their cell phone. the detective died after a fellow officer

edward lawrence is live for us now on capitol hill with more on what to watch. ward, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump is feeling bolstered going into this meeting because of his large support among voters. he has he has enormous respect for the speaker of t paul ryan will heat with touchdo meet with donald trump and other leaders. trump may be winning over traditional support. he now has endorsements from seven house members who chair very important committees up here on capitol hill. not to be outdone, hillary clinton also criticized donald trump for not releasing his tax returns. donald trump saying he wants to do that before the election, but after an irs and you had either takes place. senator bernie sanders saying that he is the only person who can actually beat nip on the republican side. sanders criticized both donald trump and hillary clinton at an event in billings,nip on the republican side. sanders criticized both donald trump and hillary clinton at an event in billings,. donald trump has won now more votes in a primary election th

we'll have more on that plus what is ahead for senator sanders when edward lawrence joins us at 4:45. >>> new video this morning to show the moment a man is taken into custody by d.c. police after stabbing a metro bus driver, hijacking the bus and then hitting and killing a pedestrian. police say the man attacked the driver with needle-nose pliers. the driver managed to get off the bus. then he drove a short distance before crashing the bus into a gas station parking lot where he allegedly hit 40-year-old anthony payne who later died. neighbors say he was a kind and helpful person. >> he was a nice he always would try to help anybody and everybody. >> loving was arrested and now faces murder charges. >>> 4:31. some welcomed news for mark passengers. for the first time this week you can take a brunswick train into the district. regular service resumes on the line today but there may be some delays. csx freight train will also resume since sunday's derailment. more than a dozen cars went off the rails causing a chemical spill. >>> breaking news on the roads right now, we are talking abo

edward lawrence arrive for us on capitol hill, thank you. >>> 4:47 right now. the trial for the second baltimore police officer accused in freddie gray's death continues this morning. edward nero is accused of assault, reckless endangerment and high school conduct in office. he was one of the officers who helped put freddie gray inside the police van where he allegedly suffered a fatal spinal injury. there are six officers charged in gray's death. today at least one of those officers garrett miller is expected to testify against nero. chris gordon will have the latest for you on air and onl e online. >>> sexual assault case against a d.c. man is getting closer to trial. police say he cut off his ankle monitor while on proceed pace and sexually assaulted a woman in her southeast d. october. a judge is expected to rule on motions today. jury selection could start as early as tomorrow. >>> 4:48. the supreme court could hand down decisions dwaid on a number of cases, one a challenge to the president's request to shield about 4 million people from deportation. anothe

reporting live on including, edward lawrence, back to you. >>> 4:47. opening statements could start today in the murder case of a 95-year-old man. eric dyson stands accused of stabbing dan blevin at a senior complex last february. police say it was in response to unwanted sexual advances. dyson is also accused of charging thousands of dollars on the victim's credit cards. >>> defense lawyers are now revealing why university of mary washington student killed his house mate. the victim grace mann was a popular student activist on the fredericksburg campus. defense attorneys for steven briel believe he strangled her during a paranoid delusion. they want jurors to find him not guilty by reason of insanity. prosecutors say briel changed his clothes and shaved his face after the murder arguing those are not the actions of an insane person. >>> a sprinkler system saved the lives of half a dozen patients at a laurel assisted living facility. prince george's county fire officials say one of the caregivers was cooking when the fire started at the abundant love h

edward lawrence has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: and that is the big takeaway. no endorsement from house speaker paul ryan. he did say what he liked what donald trump had to say, but again, he is not ready to endorse him. donald trump all shils when he went into try to mend fences and try to unify the republican party. by all accounts the meeting went well between the leaders. there were protests outside the meeting, but that did not stop the momentum. on the d.c. side, hillary clinton said she would not comment about trump's meeting or the meeting wth republicans. however senator bernie sanders said republicans are still very guided stressing in a general election they would feel the brn oig. he surprised most of his colleagues with staying power in this president is hal race. he's made it so hillary clinton cannot turn and focus on the republicans. reporting live in washington, edward lawrence, back to you. >>> and while donald trump is working overtime to get gop leadership behind will his campaign, virginians seem split. ken cuccinelli suggested unconvinced

edward lawrence is in washington with more. good morning to you, edward. >> reporter: good morning. this affects all public schools and most colleges and universities. there will be strong language in the letter sent to those educational institutions, warning them if they don't comply federal funds will be cut off. this means that accommodations need to be made for the locker rooms and bathrooms. this comes days after the north carolina and the federal government sued each other over the bathroom bill. states backed down and so far, north carolina has not backed down. the white house says they will not cut off funds to north carolina until all of the lawsuits are settled here. this bill or this directive goes into effect today. and it means that -- or there is no word actually on when the financial institutions or when the schools and other institutions will lose money if there is a violation. dara? >> interesting day ahead. edward lawrence, thank you so much. >>> well, mr. trump goes to washington. thursday's high profile meetings on capitol hill may be over, but for the republican

edward lawrence has the laets now from capitol hill.ard, what does it mean about what will happen next? >> reporter: what's next is they will try to come together. now, no endorsement there paul ryan, but he's one step closer he says because he liked what he heard from donald trump. donald trump was all smiles as he went to unify and mend fences in the republican party. now, by all accounts from the senators and congressmen who talked with donald trump, the meetings went well yesterday. there were protests outside those meetings, but it did not stop the momentum of the presumptive nominee. on the democratic side, hillary clinton said she would not comment on trump or the republican meeting. however senator bernie sanders says republicans are still very divided. stressing in a general election they would feel the rn lasting power in this democratic primary. he's made it so hillary clinton cannot make that pivot and focus on the republicans. reporting live in washington on capitol hill, edward lawrence. back to you. >>> 5:50. and we are s

edward lawrence has more on the meeting plus others happening dwa today in just a bit. >>> democrats are campaigning across the u.s. bernie sanders has e on june 7. hillary clinton is thin brookly while bill clinton campaigns on her behalf in kentucky. d.c. residents are at the center of what it calls an election year issue. we'll explain that in the next 15 minutes. >>> new toinformation in this morning. this coming from the world health organization. air pollution levels rising in many of the world's poorest cities. so while all regions of the world are affected, populations in low income cities are the most impacted. according to the latest urban air quality database, 98% of cities in low and middle income countries with more than 100,000 inhabitants do not meet world health organization air quality guidelines. however, in high income countries, that percentage decreases to 56%. at the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >>> swing and a miss. >> 20 strikeouts. did you hear that? >> what? >> yes. max scherzer went -- had two no head e hitters last year. something that only happened four

edward lawrence will have that story in just a bit. >>> happening today, the washington monument will be closed this morning. officials say it's because of repairs needed to the elevator power supply. the monument has been closed several times in recent months because of elevator problems. officials say they will reopen it as soon ass repairs are done. >>> a 7-year-old gunned down in a church parking a lot and this morning we're hearing from the woman some sayed morning, where we're off to a clear but cold start. you will want to maybe grab your coat this morning. chuck bell will let us know whether you will need it by the time you head home. >>> and now is the time to mow the lawn before the rain starts back up, but are you doing it wrong? a look to how to debt your yard wor >>> a new development that could make north korea angry about that the united states says it's planning military train aing with south korea and japan. the drills will focus on dete detecting missile launches. they had made a pact to work together in response to the increasing nuclear threat from north korea. >>>

reporting live in washington, edward lawrence. back to you. >>> today loved ones of the ohio family that was brutally murdered will gather to say good-bye. family and friends were seen at yesterday's visitation south of columbus. funeral services for six of the people killed will be held today. more than a week ago, police say eight members of the rhoden family are we were other family members were laid to rest over the weekend. >>> d.c. residents are taking advantage of a new program that rewards you to buying and installing security cameras. more than 200 people and businesses have already applied for the rebates of up to $750. you can apply for rebates for installing video surveillance in a home or business. one condition is agreeing to allow d.c. police to have access to the footage about if needed. ward six council member charles allen came up with the camera idea after dozens of community meetings. >> the videos are incredible helpful to pd. >> i just wanted some extra protection because every ward of the city has pockets of

reporting live in washington on capitol hill, edward lawrence. ck to you, eun. >> edward, thank you. >>> david burke is the new chef of the trump international hotel on pennsylvania avenue. he will replace chef jose andres who withdrew from the project last year after donald trump's controversial comments about immigrants. burke has received numerous culinary awards and appeared on "iron chef" and "top chef masters." the hotel is expected to open this fall. >>> 5:52 is your time right now. we turn to storm team 4's chuck bell for a look at the forecast. >> you know, chuck, i did see the sun yesterday for a minute. i did. >> you and me both. the dog and i were out running at 2:00 in the afternoon and it was sunny for five or ten minutes. before we could get back home, it was raining on us again. that's sort of the pattern we are in. have your umbrella ready to go. the dog was not happy about getting rain drops if her ears. i heard about it. she gave me the look. is giving me the look today. cloudy and cool once again. off and on shower chances movi

edward lawrence, a lot of surprises overnight, edward, yet, maybe not?some big surprises but historically both donald trump and senator bernie sanders did well in open primary state which is mean independent voters could also vote which is what indiana was. now, we have just two republican presidential candidates left. when we started this process at the end of last year there were 17. indiana overwhelmingly chose donald trump on the republican side. he won with 53% of the vote, 17 percentage points above senator ted cruz. in the win there, donald trump was very humble in his acceptance speech saying that ted cruz was a good competitor. he says he doesn't know if he likes him or not. but he was a very tough competitor for him. in defeat, senator ted cruz suspended his campaign ending his bid to become president. he said that he gave it his all but the voters chose a different path on the democratic side the choice is not quite as simple. senator bernie sanders eked out a win over hillary clinton getting here by five percentage points however his win actu

nbc's edward lawrence joins us with the story. ward. >> wilfred and sara, you might remember, right now, we're at two republican candidates for president. you may remember at the beginning or end of last summer when we started all of this there were 17. >> reporter: indiana republican voters overwhelmingly made their choice for donald trump. the leadup to the decision saw fall, there were accusations. >> listen, donald trump is a serial philanderer. and he boasts about it. >> reporter: and finally defeat. >> we gave it everything we've got, but the voters chose another path. >> reporter: 53% of gop voters in indiana wanted trump. cruz's 37% of the vote ended his bid to be president. >> just so you understand, ted cruz, i don't know if he likes me but he doesn't like me. but he is one hell of a competitor. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders eked out a win over hillary clinton by five points with 57% of the vote. >> without being gent on powerful and wealthy special interests. >> reporter: because of delegate sharing, the win mathem

nbc's edward lawrence is standing by in washington with the very latest. , edward. >> reporter: good morning, nancy. the west virginia primary was yesterday. boy, the outers ran away with it. senator bernie sanders got 51% of the vote. 36% went to hillary clinton. she was never expected to do well in west virginia because of something she said a few weeks ago moving off coal energy. she said she's going to put a lot of coal companies out of work. she's going to put a lot of miners out of work and that took offense to voters of the west virginia. because west virginia is a mining community. she was never expected to do well there. on the republican side, donald trump ran away with it after her two competitors dropped out. he got 77% of the vote in west virginia. they also had a republican nebraska primary. he got 61% of the vote there. running away with it. he's the presumptive nominee on the republican side, nancy. >> another big victory with donald trump who said he's getting closer to picking a vice president. we understand he's got a meeting with paul ry

nbc's edward lawrence joins us now. edward, we have to ask, is the party leadership starting to rally around donald trump at this point? >> that's going to be the call. now there are just two candidates left on the republican side for president. when we started all of this, you may remember there were 17. in fact, the rnc chairman tweeted late last night saying that donald trump will be the presumptive nominee. we need to unite and focus on defeating hillary clinton. the party already trying to come together. in fact, in donald trump's victory speech he said he cannot only unify the party but also the nation. >> the country, which is very divided in so many different ways is going to become one beautiful, loving country. and we're going to love each other. vote beating senator ted cruz by 17 points in indiana that is what ended senator cruz's campaign. reporting live on capitol hill, back to you. >> edward, let's talk about governor kasich now. what is next for his campaign? >> yeah, he says he's not giving up. he is dra

nbc's edward lawrence is in washington. edward, it's heating up, the last stretch?> really, louisa, all eyes are on indiana at this point. it's an open primary, that means that independent voters can also vote in this primary. historically both bernie sanders and donald trump have done very well in states with open primaries. now, senator ted cruz on the republican side has drawn a line in the sand. and that line goes right through indiana. he's spent week it's in states trying to unseat donald trump as the front-runner and favorite among voters in indiana. still donald trump has a double-digit lead over senator cruz in the state. and donald trump calling senator cruz, quote, crazy. on the democratic side, senator bernie sanders says that he will not bow out of the race. sanders again hit hillary clinton about the money she made on wall street. sanders saying that hillary clinton did a speech for $225,000 that only lasted 20 minutes. and he said, quote, it must be an unbelievable speech. senator bernie sanders again not letting up. hillary clinton has moved on from

live in washington, edward lawrence.back to you. >>> coming up next on today in the bay, we continue to track breaking news out of san jose. investigators shut down a shopping center looking for evidence in an early morning homicide. >>> bob redell to take you back here live in concord to tell what you firefighters are saying about this fire that killed a man and his dog. >>> good friday morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we have too many teams to keep track of. we are all amped up. >> how can you not be, it's friday. >> kari has a quick check of the forecast. >> very nice. starting out with morning clouds. something usual this time of year. i want to take you up 4,300 feed looking at mt. hamilton. we are above the clouds there. we can see the sunshine and sunrise this morning. below that it's all cloudy. it will be a pleasant day with sun later on. especially for inland areas. we'll have a wide range of temperatures at the lunch break. 59. up to 65 tri-valley with highs 74. san fr

edward lawrence, back to you. >>> thank you. >>> 6:27.next on "today in the bay," talking about the sinkhole in the middle of a busy san francisco street. an update when crews hope to have the roadway patched up. >>> a pregnant mother of four shot and killed while driving down highway 4. bob redechlt we'll take you live to the police department. that story coming up. >>> good thursday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. today is officially national bike to work day. it's a little dark for us. >> and long and far. >> it's hard to see out there. >> we do have patchy fog developing. we see 50 degrees and patchy fog in the north bay. 7:00 in the south bay with highs reaching into the 70s in the peninsula in the east bay. 64 in san francisco. 82 for the tri-valley. still warming up into the 80s for our inland valleys today. it will be cooler in time for the weekend. let's head over to mike a big slowdown still happening in hayward. >> the rest of the day looks pleasant. maybe that bike to work might be lessening traffic. we hav

edward lawrence, nbc news. >>> today is the deadline for ballots in a special mail-in only elections. 2011 voter as proved a parcel tax for the high school district. measure a, which the deadline is today, would extend that tax for another eight years. about 30,000 ballots were sent to voters in los gatos, saratoga. it immediates two-thirds majority to pass. >>> focus on boosting accountability in the police department. in recent months police have faced criticism over accusation of excessive force. recently another scandal involving bigoted and homophobic text messages among police officers. the mischief will attend the meeting on measures to enhance accountability and transparency. >>> meanwhile, san jose police department has a new crisis invention program. yesterday, it announced that it will be mandatory for all ofs with the goal of giving them a better understanding of people suffering from mental illness. this is annest f esnes efrts fo be better equipped to diffuse crisis situations. crisis intervention training would divert cases from the criminal justice system, channeling t

reporting live on capitol hill, edward lawrence, back to you. >> edward, thank you for that.e it. >>> top of the beltway still a mess. inner loop at georgia avenue, we still have a four mile backup here. remember if you're just looking on your phone in the morning, you want to tune in because there is an update to what i pushed out earlier. right now crashes on the right side of the roadway and the backup is three miles to four. northbound 3rd street tunnel, center still blocked again top of the beltway outer loop is also jammed as well. 295 south slow, ind typical there main and local lanes. 66 and 95, you can see a lot of the earlier moisture has moved out of the way. so that helping things. no problems right now. prince george's county overall looking pretty typical where your normal slowdown inbound 210, top of the beltway moving just fine. remember beach drive some closures here in maryland and in d.c. between the d.c. line and west beach drive. 295 near nannie helens burroughs, only the left lane getting by. >>> good morning, everyone. tuesday off to a krocloudy and sta

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. >>> and this just in, a world war i-era cannon that was stolen has been returned. this is photos of that cannon and we're learning that someone bought it, didn't realize it was stolen and then saw our story and called the veterans home. they are not sure how the cannon was drove away within a matter of seconds. police are looking for the suspects. >>> and the warriors are now waiting to find out who their next opponent will be in the next round on the road to another nba title, we hope. in a live look at oracle arena, game one will be played there but we're waiting to find out if it's the san antonio spurs or oklahoma city thunder. if the series takes seven games -- i need a diagram. steph curry led the warriors to come back in the second half defeating the portland trail blazers 125-121. >>> the brazilian president promises to fight. just hours ago, the senate voted to impeach her. the first female president promised to use all possible legal means to stay in office. the senate's decision came after a month-long fight hurling latin america's lar

edward lawrence is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: donald trump was all smiles as he tried to mend fences and unify the republican party. by all accounts, the meeting with the house speaker and house and senate leaders went well, despite no endorsement from paul ryan. here's trump's response on "today". >> i think that will come and if it doesn't come, i'll go my separate way and i think i'll win the election because hillary clinton is it a disaster. >> from here, we'll go deeper into the policy areas to see where the common ground is and how to make sure we're operating off the same core principles. >> reporter: outside the meeting, protests erupted. but it did not stop the momentum of the presumptive republican nominee. >> i have a strong sense that everyone who attended really felt good about the meeting. >> reporter: hillary clinton wouldn't comment on trump's meetings with republican leaders. >> donald trump is not going to become president of the united states. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders, however, said the republicans are still very divided. >> they've got a

reporting live in washington, edward lawrence, back to you, sam, laura. >> edward, thank you very much. >>> meantime, washington, d.c. now involved in facebook's controversy over its trending story. >> right, scott was telling us about this yesterday t. social network is accused of burying some stories in favor of others for political reasons. scott, politicians are certainly interested. >> they are. sam. it doesn't take a lot of effort for a senator to fire off a letter demanding answers, making news headlines as well. that's what republican senator john thune of south dakota has done, he sent a letter to facebook, asking for details on how it chooses what stories to put on its trending topics. it's up in the corner of the facebook page. it's gotten a lot of attention after former ploy years claimed they sometimes quashed stories favoring conservatives. facebook says the trending stories are cure rated by people. those people are supposed to remain neutral while picking the stories. thune wants to see those facebook rules. no matter who is right, for most people trendingtories is kind

edward lawrence has details. >> reporter: donald trump was all smiles as he tried to mend fences and unify the republican party by all accounts the meeting with the house speaker and the house and senate republican leaders went well despite no endorsement from paul ryan. here's trump's response on "today." >> i think that will come. and if it doesn't come, i'll go my separate clinton is a disaster. >> from here we're going to go deeper into the policy areas to see where that common ground is and how we can make sure that we are operating off these same core principles. >> reporter: outside the meeting protests erupted. but it did not stop the momentum of the presumptive republican nominee. >> i got a strong sense that everyone who attended really felt good about the meeting. >> reporter: hillary clinton wouldn't comment on trump's meetings with republican leaders. >> donald trump is not going to become president of the united states. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders however said the republicans are still very divided. >> they've got a serious problem, an extreme right wing party d

here's a live look nbc's edward lawrence has more on sanders' pitch to voters, plus donald trump's new feud over an old topic. >> reporter: senator bernie sanders needs 65% of all remaining delegates to catch hillary clinton. >> that is why we need your help big time right here in kentucky. >> reporter: if sanders kentucky and oregon on tuesday, he says he can get the unbound superdelegates to change sides. clinton just wants to move on and talk about the gop presumptive nominee. >> so what you hear from donald trump is not just offensive, it is dangerous. it is dangerous. >> reporter: president obama echoed similar warnings during his commencement address at rutgers university, never mentioning donald trump by name. >> the world is more interconnected than ever before. and it's becoming more connected every day. building walls won't change ú÷9z that. >> reporter: meanwhile, trump took to twitter last night saying newspaper reports listing names of vice presidential running mates are wrong. this as the party is starting to rally behind their presumptive nominee. >> this is way early an

edward lawrence is following the latest developments from washington. >> likely nominee donald trump called the "today" show saying he can unify most of the republican party. >> i am confident that i can unite much of it. some of it i don't want. i mean, there were statements made about me that those people can go away. >> indiana stood as the defining moment in the primary race so far, and finally defeat. >> we gave it everything we've got. but the voters chose another path. >> 53% of gop voters in indiana wanted trump. cruz's 37% of the vote ended his bid to be president. >> just so you understand, ted cruz, i don't know if he likes me or if he doesn't like me, but he's one hell of a competitor. >> senator bernie sanders eked out a win over hillary clinton by five points, with 53% of the vote. >> without being dependent on powerful and wealthy special interests. >> because of delegates sharing, the win mathematically eliminated sanders from getting the nomination, unless he can convince superdelegates to change their mind. >> i think we can pull off one of the great political upset

nbc10 national correspondent edward lawrence has the latest. >> protesters gathered at the front door of republican headquarters. donald trump waved and gave a thumbs up as he walked in the back entrance to meet house speaker paul ryan. neert trump nor ryan spoke on the way into their closed door meeting, but yesterday, the speaker offered hope for unity. >> if i believe if we're going to we successful, we have to unify the party. >> personally don't think the rift is nearly as big as people imagine. i think there are some minor issues that can be resolved very effectively. >> as a self described political outsider, trump may be winning over traditional support. he just received endorsements from seven republican house members who chair committees where. >> there's also a lot oefdz that the trump voters are switching over from the democrats to the republican side. he brings new people to the party, no question about it. >> this as hillary clinton criticized trump for not releasing his tax returns. something trump says he hopes to do before the election. >> you have to ask yourself, wh

edward lawrence, back to you. >>> a sensitive issue.ank you very much. >> 5:44, a san francisco catholic high school teacher who came out as a transgender man gets to keep his job. "the chronicle" reports that mercy high school teacher was allowed to stay by the order of the nuns that run the school. they support the dignity of each person regardless of race, religion or gender identification. >>> 5:44. a student is facing expulsion and teacher on administrative leave after a violent on-campus confrontation. cell phone video caught 30 seconds and punches were flying. it happened tuesday in concord. it involves a p.e. teacher and 15-year-old student. police think they sorted out what happens. >> the student was walking to the gym. the teacher told him he couldn't be there words were exchanged. it led to a physical altercation. >> the 15-year-old student is facing assault charges. >>> follow up on a story that is not sitting well with many. the bidding for the weapon that george zimmerman used to kill trayvon martin is now fetching millio

nbc10 national correspondent edward lawrence is in washington and shows us what's happening. >> votersare flocking to the polls in indiana, where in this open primary, even registered independents can participate. senator ted cruz has drawn a line in the sand, making a stand against donald trump in the hoosier state. >> indiana faces a choice and it's a choice not just for the state, not just for the republican party, but for the entire country. >> cruz's vice presidential pick pushed for last-minute volts at a pancake vote. but momentum may already be shifting. a new national nbc news/survey monkey poll shows trump increasing his lead with 56% support. 34 points ahead of cruz. >> lying ted does not have the temperament to be doing this. >> for democrats, senator bernie sanders says he will not bow out of the race. hitting hillary clinton again about money she got from wall street. >> you know, i think if you give a speech for $225,000 for an hour's work or 20 minutes work, it must be an unbelievably brilliant speech. >> clinton in west virginia trying to persuade coal miners she's on

in washington, edward lawrence, nbc news. was the big attraction on the top of the ballot, voters in west virginia cast ballots for other important races in the state as well. one state house race featured a 19-year-old running for re-election. sarah blare won her primary and says holding such a high office at her young age isn't uncommon in west virginia. >>> right now lawmakers are taking on issues that could be important to you, your mail service and fantasy sports betting. you're looking live at the hearing on the postal service right now. the postmaster general is there. she's talking about the financial challenges that the service faces. she wants reform that could include a postal rate increase that was done away with on april 10th. the other hearing whether fantasy sports should count as gambling. specifically congress is talking about how legal daily fantasy sports sites are, websites like fandual and draft kings were accused of effectively functioning as gambling sites. >> however, to the extent daily fantasy is or

well, joining us now for more is nbc's edward lawrence who is standing by in washington. edward, a tit and tat between trump and "the new york times" over this piece on women. but i've got to ask you, do you think it hurts his campaign? >> well, it hasn't hurt his campaign up to now. he has taken to twitter and attacked individuals and now going to the news media. in follow-up tweets he says he gave "the new york times" names of women he's helped out. and those names didn't make the piece. now, about six hours ago he tweeted again, against a washington post article that came out yesterday, that article listed five people he was considering as vice presidential nominees. now his tweet, donald trump says, those nominees are simply not true. that he's not considering the names that were leased in "the washington post." so he seems to be taking to twitter and going after the news media whereas up to now in the primary he's been going after specific people in the candidate's folks running against him. >> and edward, we have seen trump criticize the media over his taxes. there s

in washington, edward lawrence, nbc news. >> former president bill clinton will campaign for his wife at the college of new jersey in ewing this afternoon. their daughter chelsea will rally voters in essex and middlesex. >> and for the latest in all of the twists and turns and many of them in decision 2016, go to nbc10.com or click on the nbc10 app. >> today, president obama is meeting with leaders of five nordic countries to talk about security, environmental and refugee issues. the president welcomed the leaders of norway, sweden, finland, iceland, and denmark to the white house this morning. president obama tends to agree with the nordic leaders on foreign affairs and humanitarian efforts. the state dinner tonight will cap off their day of talks. >>> it's been a cloudy morning, and dry so far along the schuylkill river where the dad vail is under way. it's been very nice rowing conditions with temperatures in the 60s and no harsh sunshine. but rain is on the way, and it's also moving toward wilmington. so time to turn on the sprinklers. blue rock stadio, frawley stadium, just makin

>> for the answer, we turn to edward lawrence who joins us with a closer look at where the presidentialands for both side of the aisle. then we heard cruz say he is suspending his campaign. what does that mean? good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sam, lawyer. >> reporter: he is suspending his campaign, that's because it's a financial thing t. money stays sort of in escrow there. so he's suspending his campaign, ending his bid to become president. donald trump did call into the "today" show, which you guys will hear later on this morning in "today in the bay." he is saying he will unify the party. there are two candidates left on the republican side. if you remember, when we started this at the end of the summer, there was 17. indiana republican voters overwhelmingly made their choice for donald trump. the lead-up to the decision saw a fall. . there were accusations. >> listen, donald trump is a serial fiphilanderer and he boas about it. >> reporter: and defeat. >> we gave it everything we got. but the voters chose another path. >> 53% of gop voters in indiana wanted trump. cruz's 3

the question, though, is it going to make a difference neighborhood, today edward lawrence breaks down what's ahead from both winners. >> reporter: waking up from a fresh set of victories in west virginia and nebraska, donald trump now works to unify a very divided republican party. he will start during a meeting on thursday with house speaker paul ryan and other republican leaders. >> we can't fake it. we can't pretend. we have to actually unify and do it. >> reporter: this as senator ted cruz dropped out last week hinted there may be a return as a candidate. >> i suspended the campaign. ki see no viable path to victory. of course with that change, we would reconsider things. >> reporter: as the presumptive nominee, trump is moving on to search for a vp. he says there are five candidates. he will announce his final choice at the convention. >> i am if i'm fortunate enough to be the nominee, i am looking forward to debating trump come the fall. >> reporter: both trump and senator bernie sanders are now after the same target. >> let me be as clear as i can be, we are in there campaign t

edward lawrence reports live on what to expect ahead at 4:45.

we'll have more on that plus what is ahead for senator sanders when edward lawrence joins us at 4:45.oment a man is taken into custody by d.c. police after stabbing a metro bus driver, hijacking the bus and then hitting and killing a pedestrian. police say the man attacked the driver with needle-nose pliers. the driver managed to get off the bus. then he drove a short distance before crashing the bus into a gas station parking lot where he allegedly hit 40-year-old anthony payne who later died. neighbors say he was a kind and helpful person. >> he was a nice

edward lawrence is joining us from washington. a, this is an open day in indiana. that means that independent voters can go to the polls. historically, bernie sanders and donald trump have done very well. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: senator ted cruz has drawn a line in the sand and it runs through indiana. >> indiana faces a choice, it's a choice not just for state, not just for the republican party but the entire country. >> reporter: he spent weeks in the state to try and unseat donald trump as the voters' favorite. trump still leads in the polls in indiana in double digits and didn't let up. >> i think he's crazy. honestly, i think he's crazy. lying ted does not have the temperament to be doing this. >> reporter: for democrats, senator bernie sanders says he will not bow out of the race, hitting hillary clinton again about money she got from wall street. >> you know what i think, if you give a speech for $225,000 for an hour's work or 20 minutes' work, it must be an unbelievably brilliant speech. >> reporter: clinton in

nbc's edward lawrence in washington. what are the takeaways edward? >> louisa and nancy it was no endorsement yet. that is the takeaway from the house speaker paul ryan. he says he's one step closer because he liked what donald trump had to say. trump was all smiles when he met. by all accounts, the meeting between the house speak, trump, and the republican and senate leaders went well. there were protests though out front but that didn't stop the momentum of the republican presumptive nominee. now hillary clinton refused to comment. said she would have no comment about the republican meeting. however bernie sanders says the republican party is still very divided and in a general election he says they would feel the burn. senator sanders colleagues surprised he has staying power in this election. he's made so it hillary clinton can't stayocus on the republicans. most of the republican congressm congressmen we talked with were surprised their primary actually ended so soon. back to you guys. >> thank you edward. have a fantastic week and i'm sure we'll

live in washington, edward lawrence.back to you. >>> right now, time is running out to register to vote in california's primary election. last day is may 23rd, a week from today. you need your california driver's license or i.d. card, last four digits of your social security number and date of birth. if you're missing that information, you need to print out the registration and send it in before the deadline. >> graduation season right now. facebook's sheryl sandberg gave the commencement address at berkeley over the weekend. people will be talking about it for quite some time. >> a topic no doubt difficult for her to speak. >> an unusual topic for a commencement address. sandberg's real message was resilience. she spoke saturday about the unexpected death of her husband with a very frank recounting of the day it happened. he died while the couple was on vacation in mexico on a treadmill in the gym at the time. >> i walked into a gym to find him lying on the floor. i flew home to tell my children their father was gone. i

. >> edward lawrence live in washington, d.c.indiana could be the last chance for ted cruz and john kasich. >> we are seeing a momentum shift. that's evident in a new nbc news survey monkey poll that came out this morning. it shows that donald trump has 56% of the republican support nationwide. that poll also shows that 83% of republican voters believe that senator ted cruz picked carly fiorina as his vice president to revitalize his campaign. only 16% say that she was selected as vice president because she is the most qualified. momentum seems to be shifting here. senator cruz has drawn a line in the sand and that is going through indiana. he's been there several weeks to try and unseat donald trump as the front-runner. senator bernie sanders said he will not back out of this race. and he said hillary clinton collected $225,000 for a 20 minute speech saying that speech was probably, unbelievably brilliant. hillary clinton is in west virginia talking with coal miners telling them she is on their side. she is saying she will spend

. >> well let's get out to nbc's edward lawrence who is standing by in washington. edward, great to see you again. a lot of eyes will be on this meeting undoubtedly today between mr. trump and representative ryan here so what exactly are people looking for in the outcome? >> i think they are looking for unity in this outcome nancy. donald trump is feeling bolstered going into this meeting because of his large support among voters. he says he has enormous respect for the speaker of the house. trump is meeting with paul ryan and other leaders. and the self prescribed outsider may be making some headway. he has now endorsements from seven house members o who chair very important committees here on capitol hill. donald trump is still working to try to unify the party in hopes that he can get a deal out of this meeting that is going to happen. hillary clinton also criticized donald trump ahead of this meeting like mitt romney about his taxes. donald trump saying again he'd like to release those after the irs audit. bernie sanders also weighing in saying that he's the man

. >> edward lawrence is live in washington, d.c., with a closer look how today's primary could unravel >> good morning. the momentum seems to be shifting. a new nbc news survey monkey poll that came out shows the republican voters are starting to turnç against senator ted cruz. donald trump increased his lead now to 34% nationally among republican voters over senator ted cruz. that means donald trump has 56% of the republican support. senator cruz has drawn a line in the sand and it goes through indiana. he's been there several weeks trying to unseat trump. trump didn't let up calling cruz crazy. bernie sanders said he will not bow out of the race. he told the crowd in indianapolis she got $225,000 for 20 minutes of work. he said it must have been a, quote, unbelievably brilliant speech. clinton is now in west virginia. she is trying to persuade coal miners she is on their side. she said she will work every day to make a future a better one. indiana voters find themselves as the next stop. experts say senator bernie sanders is trying to move hillary clinton's platform because they bel

live in washington, edward lawrence. back to you. >> that would be the day to stop tweeting.ank you very much. >>> it's 6:27. up next, wacky, wild and fans of disco. from creative costumes to drunken arrest. >>> fire crews are still on scene. a power pole is leaning, threatening to fall. a building might collapse. where it's all happening. joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. =sam/4shot= and i'm sam brock (toss kari) ==kari/cu== >>> a very good monday morning to you. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. >> good news when it comes to the forecast? >> oh, yeah. we are going to have a beautiful day. warmer than yesterday. we start out with clouds and fog and sunshine. it's 49 in the north bay. low clouds over san francisco, peninsula and south bay. we are warming up to the upper 70s, light wind, mostly sunny. 80s for the north bay as well as the tri-valley. more widespread 80s in the forecast tomorrow as well as wednesday. i'll talk about that. let's head over to mike. you're tracking slowing through dublin. >> we are trying to put a positive spin on that. this is our live

reporting live from washington, edward lawrence. back to you. >> thank you. >> he'll be the first to tell you all the stories. brazil's president dilma roussak has been impeached and ousted. brazil's vice president will take charge while the impeachment trial begins. the president has been accused of illegally concealing the nation's looming deficit ahead of her re-election two weeks ago. the thing everyone is talking about today, brighter note, is the warriors advancing. >> scott mcgrew, you're looking at steph curry shoes. curry is worth billions for the company. those shoes aren't available. though are called back-to-back mvp shoes. sales increase 350% last year alone. >> north bay starting today lasting two days. increasing video game curry's ability. there have been criticism the video game curry wasn't as good as the real-life curry. for two days he will be totally unbeatable. >> let's check in with the cnbc mvp landon dowdy. >> if only i had steph curry's talent. so far off. stocks sank wednesday. wall street giving back all

. >> edward lawrence in washington. >>> now to sports.hts after scoring 40 off the bench and his second straight mvp award, steph curry and the warriors looking to move onto the nba western conference finals. oracle arena, game 5. the blazers keeping it closes until this three. with less than a 1:00 to go steph makes another amazing shot. a step back three to put the warriors up for good. golden state winning. and in baseball the mets taking on the dodgers. mets pitcher syndergaard hitting a home run. hits another homer his next time up. the last time a pitcher hit two home runs in the same game? 2007. he does have a very distinctive hair style and a very good night. a lot of him. >> swinging the lumber. very important phrase. >> we'll go to a baseball game. i'd love to take you. although we missed the reds in town. >> i've been to one of those baseball nets -- >> oh the nets -- >> a bit of metal in there them. are you sure its pure wood. >> i'm not an expert but they are wood. >> interesting. plus instagram rolls out a new logo and the i

reporting in washington, edward lawrence, nbc news. >> time is running out to register to vote in california's next election. that includes the presidential primary on the ballot. there are lots of important local decisions as well. last day to sign up is may 23rd, a week from today. to register online, you need your california driver's license or i.d. card, the last four digits of your social security and date of birth. if you're missing any of that information, you need to printout the registration and send it in before the deadline. >>> now to an investigative unit exclusive. san francisco is certainly known for its food but there is a lot you may not know about health violations that restaurants across the stay incur. we are exposing a loophole that allows some restaurants to keep their inspection records a secret from you. how some restaurants are getting to wipe their record clean. it's a practice that some restaurant owners are using to hide past evaluations. one lawmaker plans to take action after we showed her what we found but the restaurant inspection says the practice is totally le

nbc's edward lawrence is here with details. >> wilfred, it would be interesting to be that fly on thes here to speak to paul ryan. he's hoping to sway leaders that he's the republican to be president. donald trump looks to unify a very divided republican party. he will start during a meeting on thursday with house speaker paul ryan and other republican leaders. >> we can't fake it. we can't pretend. we have to actually unify and do it. >> reporter: this as senator ted cruz who dropped out hinted there may be a return as a candidate. >> and seeing no viable path to victory. of course if that changes we would consider things. >> reporter: and donald trump will announce his final choice at the convention. >> i am, if i'm fortunately enough to be the nominee, i am looking forward to debating donald trump come the fall. >> reporter: both trump and senator bernie sanders are now after the same target. >> let me be as clear as i can be, we are in this campaign to win the democratic nomination. >> reporter: sanders won the west virginia primary yesterday but is still behind in the delegate co

edward lawrence, cbs news, bethesda, maryland. >>> in philadelphia police k-9 officer is recovering in the hospital following a crash. you can see, the photo of this wrecked, squad car, the accident happened at aramingo avenue and venango street. it is unclear what caused the crash and in word on the condition of the officers. >>> when will the rain finally end? that is what everyone wants to know, we saw more drenching downpours to take and that us contacted flooding on pennsylvania avenue near the art museum. we will be happy, very happy when the soggy week is finally over. meteorologist kate bilo is in the weather center. when can rain gear get a break, kate. >> today is day number ten stuck in the cloud. i told you yesterday would be one of the worst days stretch and i think it earned that title. we have had heavy rain all morning thanks to this swirling, circle of doom, centered over philadelphia area it is an upper level low that does in the want to get out of here very quickly. the eventually it will break down and weaken. the it is doing that already. heaviest rain has pushed w

edward bern was executed while protecting a key witness in a drug case in 1988. it was a contract killing of a cop. his brother, nypd deputy commissioner for legal matters lawrenceis joining us. nice to see you, sir. >> good evening, greta. >> you come from a nypd family. your dad was a cop. >> i do. my dad became a new york city police officer 1954 when he came home from the korean war. my brother wanted nothing more than to follow in his footsteps and realize that dream only to have it be cut too short. >> this must be a particularly tough night for you. tough for every police officer because you are all brothers and sisters. but this is your brother. >> it's a tough night but it's a special night. you know, when people become new york city police officers and officers all over the country they protect an oath to protect and serve. at the nypd we make a promise in return that should tragedy ever strike we will remember them and we will support them. and tonight we remember the fallible officers of the last year and we support all of their families who are here. >> what's particularly touching walked over here and officers from poland and what other nation. >>