ellis, is this ok? >> i've never seen anyone peel a banana like that before. >> just squeeze it out like this. >> like a zit. >> pretty good. look at this ellis. >> nice. >> i couldn't. look how many you have. >> golly day. >> and all of these wore fans? >> yes. -- were or orphans? >> yes. the second stage when they are in this huge stage. everybody might be saying oh, my gosh! they are in the cage. but only part of the day exercising. >> no they are not into the oranges. >> no. >> you've been so patient. we'll give you some. >> ellis, how old are these? 5 or 6 years old? >> what's he doing? >> he [inaudible] >> and then there was one little guy we felt so badly for, because he had had malaria and had been quite sick. >> how are you doing, buddy? >> function. not functioning? >> no. >> that's got to be so hard. >> he tried to have -- >> therapy. >> oh, therapy. >> it was so sad and it was not only the arm that was paralyzed to a certain degree but the leg, and there's no way this orangutan would ever ha

>> about 3,500 people do die on ellis island.is was an autopsy amphitheater. >> an amphitheater? oh, my -- this is incredible! you guys have to see this. an amphitheater. this looks like something out of -- i don't know, medical school or something like that? >> exactly. this was a teaching hospital. people were doing the residencies here. >> really? >> ythey were learning from the doctors here on ellis island. remember, this was the best hospital in the world at the time. >> reporter: medical students would stand up here and observe what was happening. >> absolutely. >> i'm presuming the body would be put where that cart is? >> yeah. that's probably not the autopsy table. i'm going to say that was probably a table for instruments but the gentleman who cleans up these wards for us said he found that table there in 1972 and he has left it there since. >> reporter: built to hold 750 beds, the hospital treated patients in nearly identical rooms constructed with an eye towards a cure. >> this is an open ward. an open ward meaning if

ellis is alleged wrongdoing. we stopped by alice's home in portsmouth to try and speak with him but no one answered. he's currently free on bond and we are not revealing the relationship between the teen and the suspect to protect the victim's identity the head pastor at the church did agree to meet with me for an interview but later declined again these alleged crimes happened off church property and the pastor there says ellis was dismissed after he was charged eric came thirteen years now have released new bodies found in a hampton home were told the people were sixty five year old richard guarantee and fifty five year old barber in case an officer is found and home on charlie ryan yesterday investigators believe get what he physically assaulted canton and she died police aide karen karen's he'd been shot and killed himself. it is not clear what their relationship was but police say they didn't know each other. chesapeake police have a person of interest and hotel shooting but investigators are still putting t

here's nbc's rehema ellis. for these high school juniors...applying to college feels overwhelming. 12;;14 re: "i want to see a show of hands, you feel any pressure about the college application process?" eh: definitely. re: you think everyone's feeling the pressure. eh: everyone's feeling the pressure jj: everyone is, yes. to some...even unfair. 12;11;01 sot james johnson, high school junior "i also have a job outside of school so, trying to get involved in extra curricular activities is somewhat difficult." today...in part, sponsored by the harvard graduate school of education and colleges and universities nationwide...now recommends stunning changes in the application process. sot richard weissbourd senior lecturer, harvard graduate hool of education 11;17;38 "it's the first time in history have banded together to reshape the among the project's suggestions... de-emphasize standardized sting...possibly making the t d act-s optional... stress quaty over quantitwhen it comes to extracurricular activities and ad

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hitting on the inside, perry ellis, mickelson came inside and did well. country. >> doug: i compare this tome to the florida team that went undefeat in the s.e.c., won the s.e.c. tournament title and lost i'm not sure they've got an nba starter, maybe their best nba player is bragg, but this is not a team that could win the whole thing especially in the landscape of college basketball, they play oklahoma at home monday night. incredible environment. oklahoma plays iowa state tonight in norman and iowa state is going to get it going up and down, that became will be in the 90's and they have to fly to lawrence, play a team that's rested and feels really good about themselves after eviscerating baylor on cbs. >> adam: conference play under way and baylor winless all time at the phog. you up on today's action. (trap door opening) rootmetrics in the nation's largest independent study tested wireless performance across the country. verizon, won big with 153 state wins. at&t got 38, sprint got 2, and t-mobile got zero. verizon also won first in the us for data,

. >> verne: ellis on for mickelson. >> bill: nice round of applause. well deserved by that kiddie. >> bill: place where legends are made. 87 points per game. fifth in the country. 51% field goal percentage. look at the three-point percentage, and they've exceeded that. here is prince. greene back -- oh, boy. brannen greene. underneath. at&t knows the best kind of holiday... is the kind where everyone gets what they wished for. make this holiday extra happy when you buy one get one free on our most popular smartphones... like the samsung galaxy s6. buy one get one free. so spread some cheer. and capture every minute of it. right now at at&t, buy one get one free on our most bud light's been there. connecting one amazing super bowl moment to the next. and for this super bowl, we're charging our game forward for all fans. introducing the limited edition bud light super bowl 50 bottle. >> verne: time to revisit the at&t fast analysis. >> bill: selden covered. delivers with some nylon. the back-cut. the pass. ellis, who plays like a little assist, knows the

hitting on the inside, perry ellis, mickelson came inside and did well. they should be number one in the country. >> doug: i compare this tome to the florida team that went undefeat in the s.e.c., won the s.e.c. tournament title and lost in the final four. i'm not sure they've got an nba starter, maybe their best nba player is bragg, but this is not a team that could win the whole thing especially in the landscape of college basketball, they play oklahoma at home monday night. oklahoma plays iowa state tonight in norman and iowa state is going to get it going up and down, that became will be in the 90's and they have to fly to lawrence, play a team that's rested and feels really good about themselves after eviscerating baylor on cbs. >> adam: conference play under way and baylor winless all time at the phog. when we come back we'll catch you up on today's action. (trap door opening) rootmetrics in the nation's largest independent study verizon, won big with 153 state wins. at&t got 38, sprint got 2, and t-mobile got zero. verizon also won first in the us

yeah, but ellie's not a gangbanger.nowadays don't think 'bout they ways ♪ ♪ don't think before they do, don't think before they say ♪ ♪ haphazard with the language and actions ♪ come on. let's go cheer sig on. pass. (clatter) you really got to get over this thing with books. what is going on with us? you wouldn't even come to louie with me yesterday. i just--i don't get it. don't blame it on your stupid helmet. all you non-helmets think it's juso easy. a year ago, you would have come to lunch with me even if i asked you to wear nothing but a sock on your junk. i miss the guy that would do anything to see me smile. it got a little too flirty for me. there's no such thing. it's just not as much fun when you get stuck on someone and then you start thinking about 'em all the time even though you know nothing real will ever happen. just... makes you feel kind of stupid, you know? yeah, i get that. kind of sucks for me. it made me feel special, so... sorry. (scoffs) it's okay. i'll see you around, trav. oh... you should call

. >> verne: ellis on for mickelson. >> bill: nice round of applause. well deserved by that >> bill: place where legends are made. upon offense. 87 points per game. fifth in the country. 51% field goal percentage. look at the three-point percentage, and they've exceeded that. here is prince. greene back -- oh, boy. brannen greene. underneath. dangerous. at&t knows the best kind of holiday... is the kind where everyone gets what they wished for. make this holiday extra happy when you buy one get one free on our most popular smartphones... like the samsung galaxy s6. buy one get one free. so spread some cheer. and capture every minute of it. right now at at&t, buy one get one free on our most popular smartphones. bud light's been there. connecting one amazing super bowl moment to the next. and for this super bowl, we're charging our game forward for all fans. introducing the limited edition bud light super bowl 50 bottle. >> verne: time to revisit the at&t fast analysis. >> bill: selden covered. delivers with some nylon. the back-cut. the pass. ellis, who

. >> verne: ellis on for mickelson. >> bill: nice round of applause. well deserved by that kiddie. >> bill: place where legends are made. upon offense. 87 points per game. fifth in the country. 51% field goal percentage. look at the three-point percentage and they've exceeded that. here is prince. greene back -- oh, boy. brannen greene. underneath. dangerous. at&t knows the best kind of holiday... is the kind where everyone gets what they wished for. make this holiday extra happy when you buy one get one free on our most popular smartphones... like the samsung galaxy s6. buy one get one free. so spread some cheer. and capture every minute of it. right now at at&t, buy one get one free on our most popular smartphones. ♪ bud light's been there. connecting one amazing super bowl moment to the next. and for this super bowl, we're charging our game forward for all fans. introducing the limited edition bud light super bowl 50 bottle. >> verne: time to revisit the at&t fast analysis. >> bill: selden covered. delivers with some nylon. the back-cut. the pass. e

(betsy) ellie! the car's here.t now so i have time to buy magazines at the airport. okay, mom. i'll come over and say good-bye. no, no, that's okay. thanks for the visit. i'm sure we'll talk soon. bye, mom. want a hug? ♪ 'cause everybody wants to feel needed sometimes ♪ (whispers) i don't lie. you do. so much. never. you lie all the time. i don't want to lie. never met someone that lies as much as you. >> important message for women and men ages 50 to 85. please write down this toll-free number now. right now, in areas like yours, people are receiving this free information kit for guaranteed acceptance life insurance with a rate lock through the colonial penn program. if you're on a fixed income or concerned about rising prices, learn about affordable whole life insurance with a lifetime rate lock that guarantees your rate can never increase for any reason. if you did not receive your information, or if you misplaced it, call this number now and we'll rush it to you. your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health qu

ellis now faces a long list of charges, including driving while impaired. we are one week out from super bowl 50, and as we speak the carolina panthers are on a plane making the cross country journey from charlotte to san jose, california. the team left charlotte just a few hours ago. excited fans lined up at bank of america stadium to give their convoy of busses a proper panther sendoff. mark armstrong and joe mazar are at the san jose airport where the panthers are expected to land within the hour. we'll see joe coming up in sports. but first mark is there and looks like the broncos just landed. hey, mark. reporter: hey, healther, you are right. panthers scheduled to arrive about 7:11 eastern time, so but the broncos, as we speak, disembarking from their team plane. they flew united, it got the broncos logo on the side. peyton panning, all the star players for the broncos, then loading onto the busses, as you can see. you can also see is there a mass of media lined up all along to capture this moment. but this is the start of the hype. the teams arriving,

i think ellis may have hit it on the head. staffers for the newspaper and maybe some close relatives wo will be persuaded to caucus because of it. >> they disagree with the publisher anyway. they don't like the publisher anyway. don't worry about that. >> brian morgenstern, ellis henican, we'll see you again soon. thank you so much. >>> you'll want to see our town hall tomorrow night in iowa. all three democratic candidates taking questions from iowa voters hosted by our chris cuomo, airing at 9:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> the nfc championship football game is set to kick off in just a few hours in charlotte. they, too, were hit by the storm. will the stadium be cleared and will it be ready in time for the big show? how about those fans? are they hardy enough to be able to endure the brunt of this storm? boy: once upon a time, there was a nice house that lived with a family. one day, it started to rain and rain. water got inside and ruined everybody's everythings. the house thought she let the family down. but the family

i mean, sometimes it's okay to be selfish, right, ellie? it's not. seriously?ime you decide to be human? come on. i want to show you something. look, you have this crazy blind spot for all our faults, like, uh, you know, grayson's vanity and dad's childishness. your greasy hair. i said "blind spot." means you don't see it. i just wish you could stop seeing holly for her faults and see her for what she really is-- a young mom... (both speaking indistinctly) who feels like she's in way over her head. i mean, that was you once. that was really hard. yeah, well, now you know. and you are really smug. (chuckles) i'm not blind to that either. don't hate. and every time i open my mouth, i'm afraid i'm just gonna offend someone. you know, sometimes i think it would just be easier if we all separated into our own groups, you know, like, blacks with blacks, whites with whites. they tried that in south africa. yeah, and thank god bono fixed it. all right. let's just say we're picking teams to play basketball. now, wade, would you be offended if i picked you first, even th

my husband. >> well, we reached out to sam ellis' lawyer who says ellis is out on bond until april. if convicted he faces up to 20 years in prison. >>> folks in gathersburg, maryland rolled up their sleeves to honor a fallen police officer. 24-year-old noah leotta was on dui patrol last month when he was hitly an alleged drunk driver. he died later at the hospital. his family was able to carry out his wish to donate his organs. today, officer leotta's father told us this blowed drive is another way to carry on his son's commitment to serve others. >> this particular event today is where we can all give back a little something. we can all save some lives. we can all make a difference. >> mr. leotta says he is hoping the story of his son's death lead to a crackdown on drunk drivers. especially repeat offenders. >>> a west virginia man is facing a wreckless driving charge after he crashed into a vdot worker and another driver on the side of the road. we were there this afternoon. state police tell us the worker with vdot safety services patrol was helping a disabled driver fix a flat t

but ellis is concerned about momentum.ild something here. >> in a few hours in south carolina, at the debate, what do these candidates need to say on the heels of the americans released in iran and a stronger u.s. economy and all this happening in a state where that republican governor criticized the angry voices in the gop? so brian, how do you see, you know, sanders or clinton kind of using these things to their individual advantage? >> oh, well, they're both going to try to brand the democratic party as a tough one in terms of, you know, national security and foreign policy the way obama and biden campaigned in 2012 saying, you know, osama bin lad laden's dead and that kind of theme. they're going to try to flip the script where they see republicans as the tough guys on foreign policy. they're going to use this as a moment to build that brand on the democratic side. >> ellis? >> yeah. i think that's exactly right. but also watch out for how tough they are with each other. they clearly the emotions are running pretty hig

ellis is gonna slide up and go right into this ball screen. he dribbles up and will reject the screen right now. this is a little bit slow for memphis. he's gonna attack it, get to the ramp, doesn't pick up the charge. the end of the game that the coach is going to look for. >> and that's just confidence right there. that's playing with confidence, being able to create your own job -- the hoop going right at the defense. definitely not a team look over. and we're gonna look at jalen reynolds here for a second. the season that he's in or doing what you thought maybe dodd at this season. >> right. number 5 in the country and had the production this far, i wouldn't believe you at all. but he's been unbelievable, so consistent. we're gonna see the big fellow working in the post right here. as he gets the ball, all the eyes here from seton hall will take on par and they'll forget about him. he's gonna get the ball under the basket and gonna go up and finish. but jalen not getting as much time as you would expect right now. having a hard time stayin

and then it's ellis, for 2 of his 10. 10 minutes. and south florida had a chance to tie, mick said after, shooting 31 percent and road, final ohio state riding a streak into bloomington. and they forgot to eat their wheaties. i-u dropped a little cap'n crunch on the bucks. buckeye killer with iu rolls 85-60 tricia 2-shot steve's tracking the next 24 hours.. tricia cam the next 24 hours.. tricia cam coming in for tomorrow.. as the tri-state deals with the first round of measurable snow... we've got those in just a moment.. but we want to get straight to the chief.. with the forecast. weather now so what's the story for tomorrow morning? this is the first accumulating snow of the season.. this is a look at the salt pile... where crews will be heading out over night.. hamilton county road crews say they are ready for anything that may develop... crews were out about four hours last night... clearing and treating roads. grant county schools.. and batesville schools are closed tomorrow.. as well as milan community schools.. and norwood ci

. >> verne: ellis on for mickelson. >> bill: nice round of applause. well deserved by that kiddie. >> bill: place where legends are made. 87 points per game. fifth in the country. 51% field goal percentage. look at the three-point percentage, and they've exceeded that. here is prince. greene back -- oh, boy. brannen greene. underneath.

the pastor at the church says ellis was dismissed following his arrest ellis is currently free on bond. police and the doubts of two people and hansen was a case of murder suicide. they found the bodies of sixty five year old richard guarantee and fifty five year old margaret kate and home yesterday and charlie ryan. investigators believe guarantee physically assaulted kate and killing her before shooting and killing himself police a guarantee and kate and knew each other but their relationship is not known. no one else was home at the time and police are not looking for any other suspects the death of a woman in mathews county is still under investigation tonight the sheriff tells us the forty one year old's body was discovered over the weekend in a wooded area of a property. the woman and her husband all the woman's husband reported her missing because he was worried about his wife's mental state so foul play. deputies want to hear from anyone who saw any park vehicles on north river road this weekend. the dow's worst start in the year in more than two decades some nervous investors

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." >>> so let's bring in political analyst and best-selling author ellis henican.d morning, ellis. >> you know, you can kill someone if you drop one of those ring off the empire state building. >> being very cautious. well hand that to marco rube crow. but let's go to the democrats. what about hillary clinton? all of a sudden, softening her tone against bernie sanders. it seems like maybe the attacks weren't working. they backfired a little bit. >> i know yesterday was national hug day. i don't know if that's connected. she's actually gotten a lot lighter. a lot nicer. we've had a week or so of kind of pretty rough, some even called them shrill attacks, and i don't think it was working so well. so maybe the kinder, gentler hillary might be a better idea. >> we'll see how voters respond. speaking of which, the national review coming out against donald trump, is this going to backfire? is this going to just galvanize his supporters, do you think? >> well, that was not a kinder, gentler approach, was it, from the national review. >> against trump was the title. >> lis

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rehema ellis has the story. for these high school juniors...applying to college feels overwhelming. 12;05;14 re: "i feel any pressure about the college definitely. re: you think everyone's feeling the pressure. pressure jj: everyone is, yes. to some...even unfair. 12;11;01 sot james johnson, high school junior "i also have a job outside of school so, trying to get involved in extra curricular activities is somewhat difficult." but a new report released today...in part, sponsored by the harvard graduate school of education and endorsed by dozens of top colleges and universities nationwide...now recommends stunning changes in the application process. sot richard weissbourd senior lecturer, harvard graduate school of education 11;17;38 "it's the first time in history that a large group of colleges have banded together to reshape the admissions process among the project's suggestions... de-emphasize standardized testing...possibly making the sat-s and act-s optional... stress quality over quantity when it comes to e

reporter: an ellis county deputy timothy turned him on friday after an warrant for his arrest. this dash cam video of the incident on december 30th. you hear 26-year-old dylan taunting the deputies. >> [indiscernible] reporter: then you hear two gunshots. >> at the end of the video, you hear the words oh, [bleep] reporter: that's an ellis county sheriff bob at the news conference on friday. >> same put the deputy's version of events did not happen and didn't have a justification to shoot at dylan holmes during the course of that struggle deputy verdin was concerned and feared for his safety and his life. reporter: at the news conference the sheriff stood by his decision to make a judgment call before the investigation was done. gun holster to show off how improbable the deputy's events was to begin with. >> there's no evidence of any struggle. there's no evidence of anybody reaching for a gun. this is all inconsistent with deputy verdin's version of the events. reporter: the state attorney's office filed the felony information on thursday charging him with attempting manslaught

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rehema ellis, nbc news, lansing, new york. >>> a hollywood passing to note tonight. pat harrington jr died. the actor comedian was best known to playing the part of super dwayne schneider on the sitcom "one day at a time," becoming a favorite of so many viewers and winning an emmy. harrington's manager says he passed away in los angeles from alzheimer's disease. he was 86 years old. that's how much money is up for grabs. the powerball jackpot now the largest in american history after no one matched all the night. if you win the next drawing this weekend and choose the lump sum payout, it's estimated you'll get $428 million and a pretty awesome saturday night. >>> when we come back, dozens of high trucks versus one low bridge. the bridge wins every time. >>> finally tonight, you know what people say. it's like a car crash where you can't take your eyes off it? we mean it literally. millions glued to videos of truck after truck slamming into the same small bridge in north carolina. now over 100 of them caught on camera, including one today while our team was there why

rehema ellis, nbc >>> that will do it for us on a monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for >>> it's tuesday, january 19th. and coming up on "early today," the republican frontrunners label each other. >>> an epic protests from black protesters. >>> and the eagles glen fry dead at 67. >>> plus a growing boycott of hollywood's biggest night over an absence of diversity. >>> is this for real? "early today" starts right now. >>> and good morning everybody. thanks for being with us. the increasingly contentious primary appear fweez s to be wearing on voters. 4 in 10 say this has soured their view of the republican party, compared to just 19% who feel more favorably. this compared to vote rbz views of the democratic. 54% say it has not changed the view of the party. and bernie sanders gains ground on hillary clinton in both iowa and new hampshire. sanders then headed to a rally in birmingham, alabama where he got an early shot in against his democratic opponents. >> we began thiz campaign about points behind. we were 50 points behind the i

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rehema ellis, nbc news, vor hees, new jersey. >>> that will do it for us on a monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for >> announcer: today on on the the meredith vieira show we are talking about what is "what's hot now". will prove their love for him. and next. the biggest loser host bob barber and what to expect when wild animals are outside. it all starts right now on meredith. [applause] makes you feel real good. >> meredith: hi, everybody. [applause] >> meredith: we have a great show today. we have a great show today. have you ever wanted michelle obama's arms or j- lo's rear biggest loser's bob harper is here with tips. but first let's talk about "what's hot now". [applause] honey. all right. [applause] >> meredith: all right. this is a bizarre way to start out with. 22-year-old justin beiber fan legally changed her last name to bieber. gab relnewton bieber and sleeps with a cardboard cut out with the pop star and hopes her dedication will get his attention and eventually she hopes to marry. she has all of the albums and anything he endors

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it would certainly make november a whole lot easier. >> all right, ellis. brian, thank you so much, gentlemen. appreciate it. >> the presidential candidates weigh in on obama's executive order, orlando nary americans are also talking. cnn visited a gun show this weekend in virginia and asked people about requiring all gun sellers to be licensed, which means every gun purchase would require a background check. >> i think it's reasonable to have background checks. and i think that, you know -- i don't think that you should do away with all background checks, but i don't think trying to enforce background checks on [ inaudible ]. i think we will end up making a list they've been trying to get more decades and that's so they can confiscate our firearms. i don't think that's to protect. in every country they've done it before. history has proven that they have gone and confiscated firearms. >> like a driver's license, the guns. there's no reason why that's going to be on the table. >> i believe people are doing on one side of ignorance based on a fear and again

took place.then they went around to different rooms in the school representing different parts of ellis island. "by going through the process we just want them to see how long it took and all the different places they had to gojust how they were treated ellis island and then just to feel all the emotions that immigrants felt at that time." time."most of all, teachers wanted the kids to feel the same pride as their ancestors when they became american citizens. the head of the iowa national guard says nearly 17-hundred to women this year following a federal policy change. change.during his condition of the guard address at the state capitol, major general timothy orr said the changes come after the pentagon's 20- 15 ruling that allows women to serve in any position, including combat roles.right now, the guard has 15 soldiers and airmen deployed around the world. another army right now is in the final push of its red kettle campaign. with just four days remaining, the cedar rapids salvation army says it needs just over 16-thousand dollars to reach this year's goal of 790-thousand dollars.t

later on, ellis just wide open. it was his 200th career win. and two powerhouses today, oklahoma at baylor. oklahoma firing early. jordan glittered. he drains the three. the sooners take the lead. and cousins, back the other way. he finds murdered, who drains another three. buddy in the first half came out big in the second half. coming back the other way in transition. and the far side of the screen. oklahoma goes on to win, 80 to win, 82-72, your final number. the uni panthers are a team looking to find some magic that lost three straight games in the valley, trying to get back in the winning call him today, taking on illinois state. joining the three in the second half to cut that lead, and then the day, a fantastic day for him, but illinois state would pull away in the second half. uni falls, 76-67, and no wins in the missouri valley. next up at illinois state on the 26 for drake taking on loyola. and sitting back and enjoying their undefeated record in the big ten, the hawkeyes are off today. they will be looking for another strong showing

like many of us these pictures of dirty contaminated water made claudine ellis cringe. she felt sorry for the people in flint michigan - and then she saw something else c1 claudine ellis/water drive organizer 13:08:08 then i saw babies and children that were drinking contaminated water and i was like let me look into this just one more time :16 claudine thought about her own children 13:08:36 that to me in america was a travesty and i felt we should do something and do something as soon as we can :42 she turned pity into a plan. (nats) a quick shout on social media and water started to trickle in to her office .. then an outpouring from a man in the office next door. c2 adam newman/donor 13:19:03 we've offered to at a minimum doante 35 hundred dllars worth of water and if we get a good group we'd like to match what everyone else :13 adam newman's wife grew up outside of flint. c2 13:19: 45 and to imagine that that was her growing up or our chidren growing up in an area like that where that could happen in america this huge space to store the water, volunteers to drive i

rehema ellis, nbc news, atlanta. >>> that will do it for us on this friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for >> announcer: today on the meredith voir vier show and did you you see the surprise appearance on the lip-sync with channing ta tum and. hodan is here and how she keeps the romance alive in her relationship. it starts right now on meredith. >> meredith: hello, we have an amazing here, baby, i am excited because my pal hoda kotb is here. she has been here all morning and speaking of drinking, you you are feeling the winter blues, and we have winter booze. that will snap you you out of. that first "what's hot now". >> megan: we are drinking. >> meredith: never said i was not drinking. >> megan: i thought we had a pact. >> meredith: you have been drinking. >> lance: day two now. >> meredith: you are singling me out, now. >> megan: no. >> yamaneika: i am just glad hodan is here.

police arrested two people in the death of larry ellis jr. brad bell has more on the arrest made today. what is the latest? >> you know what? a terrible story. yesterday morning the predawn hours in the residential neighborhood. guy delivering newspapers spotted a body. the police got on the case quickly and they were able to make arrests. and tonight, an abc7 crew member is actually getting a little bit of credit for helping uncover piece of evidence. >> the neighbors were horrified to come up with a crime scene. i looked out and found a body out there. my gosh. >> the victim, 32-year-old larry ellis had a long criminal record. for guns and drugs. there was evidence they knew each other. >> they believe it's a gun robbery gone bad. >> last night they arrested two men, james baskins and tyron taylor. both charged with first-degree murder. they were assisted by abc7. the photographer travis washington spotted a cell phone near the murder scene and showed the crime scene investigators. the spokesperson said the tips are always appreciated. >> t

rehema ellis, nbc news, brazil. >>> and when we come back here tonight how do the people here in iowa feel about becoming the center ring of a media circus >>> finally tonight the buzz, the excitement when the circus comes to town, the campaign circus, that is, and the media sideshow that goes along with it, descending on iowa every four years, a boone for the economy and a source of pride for the first state to vote. every iowa caucus since 1980 reports. >> thank you so much. >> god bless the great state of iowa. >> bernie, bernie. >> reporter: this is iowa on television, the opening act for presidential politics. but this is the real iowa, big ag they call it, the state's famous farm economy, including ethanol, the corn-based fuel. surprise, the state is also a leader in insurance and financial services. a homegrown supermarket chain is one of the fastest growing in the nation. the unemployment rate here is under 4% and that's without the gold rush that comes every four years. from around the world more every year the media pour into iowa with money to spend on everything, hotels, t

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> and that will do it for us on monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us on nbc news, thank you for

rehema ellis, nbc news, atlanta. >>> that will do it for us on this friday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. . >> wouldn't you like if your bank took you to the talent? and the public utility commission is starting purchases for solar panel >> if i win, i enjoy to spend it . >> plus hundreds of people lined up at the gold ranch casino in the hopes that they still had the chance to catch that lucky ticket. we talked to people about what they would do if they want on powerball. >> you are watching washoe nightly, on your side, in high definition. >> and good evening around, i'm joe hearts, and i'm shelby sheehan. a recent decision by the public utilities commission is leaving hundreds of people without jobs and, as we found out, some are concerned about an increase in their energy bill. >> reporter: that's right, i talked with reed hamilton down at hamilton solar, saying the industry would only grow, but now he is closing his residential solar operations in like status, and operations are likely next tech

>> rehema ellis. thank you very much. >>> let's remember the storm began in the south bringing death and misery there before moving on in kentucky. thousands of drivers were stranded last night in frigid temperatures on one of the nation's busiest highways. gabe gutierrez is there tonight and has our report. >> reporter: the backups stretched for more than 20 miles. trucks and cars paralyzed on i-75. north of london, kentucky. >> even walmart closed. walmart only closes at christmas and walmart closed last night. so if that's tells you anything. >> reporter: tractor trailers unable to climb snowy hills blocked the highway, leaving hundreds trapped in their cars. the national guard moved in. >> they kept telling us a couple hours, a couple hours. at some point, a trucker said we're going to be here all night. my girlfriend's calling me pretty regular making sure i'm still awake and still alive and safe. >> reporter: dani garner and her three kids started their trip in muncey, indiana. heading home to t

ellis, slashes to the cup for two of the game high 32s, 109. to college, colorado state was looking to gain ground, in the mountain west this afternoon, raps 3.5 games out of first place in the nwc, 4-3 in conference play. in the last two, they won, looking for a third straight on the road in laramie today. josh add p ts standing in the rams -- adams standing in the rams way. off the bench, antwan scott, hit can stroke it, taking all three of those. adams averages 25. guess what? hit for 28. cashes in on the jump shot. 83-76 final. rams now 12-9. >>> to the ice, or rodeo, avs matt duchene n. the skills competition in nashville, watch what he does on the break away challenge. this is a omg. wild man. >> that's crazy. >> this goal, l.b., trending topic on twitter, that ridiculous, got to show you that once again, he won the thing. >>> stomping grounds in texas, corsicana in lindale, game-winning shot here, chris beech ham, saves the best for last. buckets, he should try out for the circus, that is the game winner, he got it done. circus? >> yeah.