jose, tomorrow's highs in the mid-40s. >> emilie ikeda, thank you. >>> a fiery train crash in a small ohio town has forced thousands to flee as concerns grow that smoke from the wreckage that is still blowing over the community may carry toxins dana griffin has the latest. >> reporter: 50 of the cars in this massive train derailed friday 20 of them carrying hazardous materials, as flames lit up the sky in northeastern ohio, according to the ntsb. >> they are requesting an engine tanker, ladder truck and any available manpower. >> reporter: some 2,000 residents, nearly half of east palestine, still under evacuation orders. visitors told to stay away. >> it's still a very volatile situation. >> reporter: the smoke so thick it could be seen from this weather radar, and conditions so concerning, firefighters had to leave the area as they let the fire burn. >> 14 cars carrying vinyl chloride were involved in the derailment and have been exposed to fire. at least one vinyl chloride car is intermittently releasing the contents of the car through a pressure relief device as designed. >> repor

hundreds of newspapers across the country after that creator made racist remarks on a youtube show emilie ikeda has the story. >> reporter: splashed across newspapers for decades, "dilbert" the syndicated comic strip has long poked fun at workplace culture, even briefly hitting tv screens >> are we sticking with our ban on useless greetings? >> yes >> just checking >> reporter: but this weekend, hundreds of newspapers are wiping the cartoon from their pages after "dilbert"'s creator labeled black people a hate group during a rant on his show, "real coffee with scott adams. >> the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people i'm going to back off from being helpful to black america, because it doesn't seem like it pays off. >> reporter: adams is reacting to a recent poll that found that 26% of black respondents disagreed with the statement, "it's okay to be white," a commonly used phrase in the white supremacist movement and since labelled a hate slogan by the antidefamation league the company that syndicates "dilbert" said it was disturbed by adams' persona

emilie ikeda has the story. a warning, some of what you're about to see and hear is disturbing. >> reporter: tense moments caught on camera in chicago, as a man identified by police as leevon smith grabbed an off-duty officer from behind. in the scuffle she warns -- >> i'll kill you. >> reporter: -- before a shot rings out. >> watch this. >> reporter: even then the brawl continues. the surveillance footage released this week by the police office of accountability, the video and audio from january's audio were not synched so nbc news aligned them. the off-duty officer instructs onlookers to call 911 as she continues to yell at smith. >> you thought i was playing, i told you i'd shoot you. >> reporter: who was struck in the hand, abdomen and hip according to the police report. he later died in the hospital. >> i shot him. yeah i'm a police officer, off duty yeah i don't know, he tried to steal my gun. >> reporter: smith's family is suing the city and the officer for $10 million alleging the officer used excessive

school where a student allegedly beat a staffer after she took away his video game console our emilie ikeda has the details. i want to warn you that some of the video may be disturbing. >> reporter: tonight this palm coast florida high school under the microscope after a brutal attack on a teacher's aide it happened tuesday, all caught on camera. you first see her walk into view then she's attacked from behind by a 6'6", 270-pound student the paraprofessional falls to the ground unconscious the student stomping on her back and repeatedly throwing punches in a beating that lasts roughly 25 seconds, even as students and staff try to help her. >> this could have been homicide when you push people down like that, they hit their head, you never know the outcome. >> reporter: the 17-year-old who is not being named since he's a minor has been charged with felony aggravated battery with bodily harm. >> am i going to jail? >> yes, you are. >> for how long? >> reporter: according to the arrest report, the suspect told investigators that he was upset that the employee took his nintendo switch game awa

next emilie ikeda, nbc news >>> when we come back the college swim team now diving into history. there has never been a team like them before >>> there is good news tonight about breaking barriers and the nation's only all black college swim team inspiring a new generation of athletes as they race toward a championship it is a swim and dive team unlike any other. these student athletes at howard university are making history as the nation's only all black team in college swimming a source of pride for one of the team's captains, olympic hopeful myles simon. >> you know, only 1.5% of competitive swimmers in this country are black. does that surprise you? does that shock you? it did me. >> once you get to these higher national and international meets not a lot of black people are swimming >> reporter: that is not all that sets them apart. it's the team's joyful spirit that makes their events the hottest ticket in town drawing out hundreds of dancing fans. and even landing them on the cover of "sports illustrated. actually in a way you are shining a light on how people could have a

emilie ikeda, nbc news >>> the nba's best lit up utah in the all-star game this game has never been aboutquads routinely combine to score well over 300 points. jayson tatum put up 55 on the night, the most in all-star history. the game came down to the elam ending and one last shot for team yee janis a day after winning the three-point contest, damian lillard pulls up and lift others team lebron 184-175. it earned him the kobe bryant award for all-star game mvp. i love the way they did it, plund style, you go here and let's play

emilie ikeda now with the powerful new tribute in their names. >> reporter: it's a moment that this womanveled hundreds of miles for, a chance to see -- >> this is the -- [ speaks non-english ] >> reporter: -- a book without a prologue, chapters, not even a single sentence. >> grace. >> my mother >> reporter: 1,000 pages of simply names. each representing the countless often suppressed stories of japanese americans forced into what are widely known as internment camps during world war ii. their crime, looking like the enemy we're sitting in barracks right now when you're exposed to this sort of thing, did the memories start to come back >> most definitely, and more than anything i realize as an adult how difficult it was to live five in a room with a baby and a grandfather in the conditions that we were in. >> reporter: 125,284 people of japanese ancestry, and for the first time -- >> it's an acknowledgement of what happened. >> reporter: -- their names have been compiled in one place for visitors like reiko and her daughter maya to see and stamp. why was it important for you to be with h

emilie ikeda has the latest >> what do we want >> reporter: it is the source of growing outrage. in a video obtained by nbc 4 in new york a 14-year-old student seen repeatedly beaten by classmates earlier this month adriana kuch took her life just days later. >> they are absolutely refusing to protect our children. >> reporter: her father livid the school didn't call an ambulance or file a police report, he says, following the attack >> a 14-year-old girl, my daughter, is literally hit so hard with a 20-ounce water bottle three times in the face that she blacks out >> reporter: the four students involved have been indefinitely suspended and are facing criminal charges. more fallout this weekend. the district superintendent stepping down. not long after he made comments to the press about the late teen's home life and behavior a point of concern among school board members according to wnbc sources before resigning the superintendent said the school always alerts police and pinned the recent violence in part on the pandemic >> they've seen things at home. there's been, you know, do

emilie ikeda, nbc news >>> the nba's best lit up utah in the all-star game this game has never been aboutquads routinely combine to score well over 300 points. jayson tatum put up 55 on the night, the most in all-star history. the game came down to the elam ending and one last shot for team yee janis a day after winning the three-point contest, damian lillard pulls up and lift others team lebron 184-175. it earned him the kobe bryant award for all-star game mvp. i love the way they did it, plund style, you go here and let's play >>> right now at 4:30, waking up in the dark. a fire knocked out power for thousands in the east bay. ahead, the lingering impacts and the thousands still without power. >> plus, growing calls for street vendor safety. another attack caught on camera in the south bay, and this time with a baseball bat. the arrest police made and the response from the mayor. >> a live look outside for san francisco. meteorologist kari hall is tracking your presidents' day forecast and what you can expect for the week ahead. >> this is "today in the bay," streaming live on

here is emilie ikeda >> what do we want >> justice >> reporter: it is the source of growing outrage. in a video obtained by nbc 4 in new york a 14-year-old student seen repeatedly beaten by classmates earlier this month. adriana kuch took her life just days later. >> they are absolutely refusing to protect our children. >> reporter: her father livid the school didn't call an ambulance or file a police report, he says, following the attack >> a 14-year-old girl, my daughter, is literally hit so hard with a 20-ounce water bottle three times in the face that she blacks out. >> reporter: the four students involved have been indefinitely suspended and are facing criminal charges more fallout this weekend. the district superintendent stepping down. not long after he made comments to the press about the late teen's home life and behavior. a point of concern among school board members according to wnbc sources. before resigning the superintendent said the school always alerts police and pinned the recent violence in part on the pandemic >> they've seen things at home there's been, you know,

he aired the shocking commentary on his youtube show real coffee with scott adams nbc's emilie ikeda explains. >> reporter: splashed across newspapers for decades, "dilbert," the syndicated comic strip has long poked fun at office culture >> are we sticking with our ban on useless greetings >> yes >> just checking >> reporter: but this weekend, hundreds of newspapers are wiping the cartoon from their pages after "dilbert"'s creator labeled black people a hate group during a rant on his show, "real coffee with scott adams. >> the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. i'm going to back off from being helpful to black america, because it doesn't seem like it pays off >> reporter: adams is reacting to a recent poll that found that 26% of black respondents disagreed with the statement, "it's okay to be white," a commonly used phrase in the white supremacist movement and since labelled a hate slogan by the antidefamation league. the company that syndicates "dilbert" said it was disturbed by adams' personal views and now a growing list of major

jose. >> emilie ikeda, thank you so much.s, help is available 24 hours a day seven days a week. you can call or text the national suicide prevention hot line at 988 or you can text home to 741-741. for our viewers who listen to us but speak mostly in spanish. [ speaking non-english ] >>> tomorrow, marks five years since the massacre at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland, florida, that claimed the lives of 17 students and faculty. the families of the victims are still speaking out working to end gun violence in america's schools and to honor their memories. joining us now is fred guttenberg, his 14-year-old daughter jamie was killed in the parkland shooting. he is the senior adviser to the brady pac and the author of "american carnage: shattering the myths that fuel gun violence." thanks for being with us. i just want to start by -- every time i get the privilege of speaking with you of just kind of underlining jamie and all of the people who lost their lives five years ago, but fred, how do you and your family a

emilie ikeda with what you need to know >> reporter: tonight the nypd combing for clues after a facebook marketplace transaction involving one of their own turned violent >> he is currently fighting for his life. >> reporter: police say an off-duty officer alongside a relative arranged to meet a seller in brooklyn saturday to buy a car advertised on the social media platform. >> almost immediately the suspect displayed a gun and announced a robbery. there was an exchange of gunfire where the off-duty officer was struck. >> reporter: now a strawing manhunt for the shooter is under way as the 26-year-old father, shot in the head, remains in critical condition >> this could happen to an officer, it can happen to anyone >> reporter: the botched mold how oldup further fueling safety concerns around increasingly popular peer-to-peer platforms like offer up, craigslist, and facebook marketplace which gets 1 billion visits monthly facebook did not respond to nbc's request for comment. >> any time there is new technology it can be used for a good purpose or exploited for a bad purpose as well. >>

nbc's emilie ikeda joins us from boston this morning, which is already under a cold emergency. ilie, good morning, how cold is it going to get there? >> reporter: hey there, jose, we're watching the temperatures rapidly plunge. when we started reporting around 7:00 a.m., the temperature hovered around 23 degrees. since then hour-by-hour we've been watching the mercury tick down dropping 9 degrees over the last few hours. now we are in the teens, and it's only going to get worse. it will feel like minus 20 in chicago today. 30 below in boston tomorrow, and as you mentioned, that jaw-dropping minus 60 in parts of northern maine where the national weather service is calling it an epic, generational arctic outbreak. these frigid temperatures have resulted in the closure of several district school districts in new york and here in massachusetts, including boston schools. so we've seen people a little bit quieter of a morning here in boston throughout the day. and these frigid temperatures come as the south is still falling out from its week-long ice storm that claimed the lives of at

we first turn to emilie ikeda in boston. igid. i'm looking forward to the relief in the coming days. this morning, millions waking up to windchills 20 below or worse. that includes those of us here in boston. we are looking at windchills 30 below. that is a cold this city has not seen in seven years. record lows also set today in new york city and providence. let me tell you, nothing compares to the temperatures recorded at mount washington in new hampshire. windchills dipping below minus 100. stunning numbers there. strong winds wrecking havoc toppling trees and power poles and the scaffolding. warming centers are opening offering refuge. doctors say limit your time if you go out doors. a couple of precautions. the key is layers. make sure they are not too tight restricting blood flow. you want to keep your mouth covered to protect your lungs from the icy air. opt for mittens over gloves. look at your house. you don't want pipes bursting. you want to keep your cabinets open. keep your faucets dripping to prevent any pipes fr

going to be through ticketmaster, but the big question is, will ticketmaster be able to handle it emilie ikedathat girl known better to her fans as queen bey is back and ready to hit the road beyonce gearing up for a world tear for renaissance, seventh album to hit number one on the charts and propel the super star to the front of the pack of this year's grammy nominees where she's up for record, album and song of the year, the night's top honors ♪ you won't "break my soul" ♪ >> reporter: members of the bey hive hoping they won't have their souls broken tickets officially going on sale >> the renaissance tour is happening! >> reporter: renaissance will be ticketmaster's most high-profile test since the botched rollout of taylor swift's heiress tour the bad blood among the so-called swifties, many not ready to shake it off after issues with the site led to them not getting tickets. some beyonce fans wore bead a deja vu. >> i think it's going to be taylor swift 2.0 >> i don't know how need to call, "ghostbusters," jesus, your mom, figure it out. >> reporter: even leading to a hearing over the va

emilie ikeda is here with more on this story. >> good morning. government didn't know exactly how many japanese americans were forced into internment camps so now, this book called the "ratio" is giving camp survivors and their descendants a chance to honor their family history, something you will see that i too could take part. this man has been to the japanese american national museum before. >> this is the record. >> when she rounded the corner of the newest exhibit in los angeles, she was immediately moved to tears. >> it is all very concrete to see it like this. >> a 25-pound, 1,000-page book, filled with every name of those incarcerated during world war ii because of their japanese heritage, including her own. >> what is it like to see your own name in the book >> it's an acknowledgment of what happened. >> her daughter maya sharing in the chance to bind and stamp their family's name. >> i can't believe this happened to my family. >> until now, it was not known exactly how many japanese americans were ripped from their homes and forced into

facebook marketplace turned violent the incident sparking new concerns about online resale our emilie ikedaks at how to stay safe. >> reporter: the nypd combing for clues after a facebook marketplace transaction involving one of their own turned violent >> he is currently fighting for his life. >> reporter: police say an off-duty officer alongside a relative arranged to meet a seller in brooklyn to buy a car advertised on the social media platform >> almost immediately the suspect displayed a gun and announced a robbery. there was an exchange of gunfire where the off duty officer was struck. >> reporter: now a sprawling manhunt for the shooter is under way as the 26-year-old father shot in the head remains in critical condition. >> if this can happen to an officer it can happen to anyone. >> reporter: the botched holdup fueling safety concerns over peer to peer platforms like offer up, craigslist and facebook marketplace which gets more than 1 billion visits monthly. facebook did not respond to nbc news' request for comment. >> anytime there's new technology that can be used for a good purp

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emilie ikedas following it all from boston tonight >> reporter: as the coldest weatr in north america descends on new england, 18 million people will experience the wrath of minus 20 windchills or worse >> i'm definitely feeling it. >> reporter: the winter wallop first freezing the upper midwest and allowing wisconsin's ice castles to flourish. beauty you can see, but a dangerous freeze you can't. the cold now shuttering several school districts in new york and massachusetts, including boston, which is under a cold weather emergency. doctors there urging people to heed official warnings and limit time outside >> these temperatures will be life-threatening, and if you are at the extremes of age, very young, or older, you're more at risk of developing symptoms and getting sicker faster >> reporter: across the northeast, warming centers offer refuge to residents trying to beat the bitter freeze that could bring record lows to new york city, providence, and boston saturday morning. northern maine could sink to a stunning windchill of 60 below, with intensifyg winds picking up snow globe-l

will likely lose most of his income in the wake of his comments, he continues to stand by. >> emilie ikedaa surprise appearance at the naacp image awards. >> back here with us tonight, where she belongs, our sis brittney griner and her wife cherelle ♪ >> the room full of a-list celebrities giving griner and her wife cherelle a standing ovation. brittney griner detained in russia for ten months on drug charges before being freed on a prisoner swap last december. >> it feels so good to be here especially with my beautiful and amazing wife with all of you all here today >> griner thanked supporters and called for the return of other americans being held abroad. and rejoined the phoenix mercury wnba team, as well. >> a lot more from the naacp image awards and highlights from last night's sag award, all coming up on "popstart." >>> first though we will help you plan the next vacation vicky nguyen and our "spring break confidential" series >> hey, good morning it is prime time to book your cruise for a get-away. i'm vicky nguyen with how to make the most of your time on land and on the ship to m

nbc's emily ikeda joins me now from boston. ere, please tell us what's going on. >> i can confirm, minus 30 when chill is not pleasant. we were out here reporting starting yesterday in boston, it started around 32 degrees. temperatures have really plunged since then. you look at the murkier in hotel, here we're not sitting around's or degrees, but actual temperature earlier today, we saw minus ten degrees. to put that in perspective for, you boston has not seen double digit negative temperatures since the 1950s. that's why you hear the national weather service talk about this epic generational arctic outbreak. that's without even factoring in the wind chill. with the wind chill we saw minus 35 earlier today here in boston. we also saw record lows, recorded in providence today, in new york, but nothing compares to what was recorded on the summit of near about mount washington new hampshire, minus 100 windchill. almost on packable cold these winds gusting up from here above 60 miles an hour, proving to be difficult for trees -- 45

nbc's emilie ikeda has the story. >> reporter: at one point the comic dilbert appeared in 2,000 newspaperss comments that publications are denouncing as racist and discriminatory. >> hundreds of newspapers are stripping their pages of the widely syndicated comic dilbert, after this live stream by its creator scott adams. >> if nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people, according to this poll, not according to me, according to this poll, that's a hate group. that's a hate group. >> adams referencing a recent poll during his you tube show wednesday and taking aim at black americans who disagreed with the statement it's okay to be white. a hate slogan used by white supremacists according to the antidefamation league. >> the best advice i would give to white people is to get the hell away from black people. >> his rant igniting furor on social media. the once popular comic dropped by a growing number of publications, including "the new york times" and "washington post," denouncing as racist, and promoting segregation. >> my reputation for the rest of my life is destroyed. >> ada

joining me is emilie ikeda. >> dilbert appeared in more than 2,000 newspapers worldwide.eaders are rapidly dwindling. a swift and sweeping response to creator scott adams' comments that included labeling black people as a hate group. this morning hundreds of newspapers are stripping their pages of the widely syndicated comic dilbert after this live stream by creator scott at dams. >> if nearly half of all blacks are not okay with white people according to this poll, not according to me, according to this poll, that's a hate group. that's a hate group. >> reporter: adams renchsing a recent poll during his youtube show wednesday and taking aims at black americans who disagree with the statement it's okay to be white, a hate slogan used by white supremacists according to the anti-defamation league. >> the best advice i would give to white people is get the hell away from black people. >> reporter: now dropped by a growing number of publications including "the new york times" and "the washington post" denouncing his comments as racist and promoting segregation. >> my reputati

emilie ikeda has more. >> reporter: dilbert, the syndicated com fick strip that is poked fun at workplace >> yes. >> just checking. >> reporter: tons y of newspape are wiping t their cartoon afte the creator labeled black people a hate group during a rant on the show? >> the best advice i would give to white people is get the hell away from black people. i'm going to back off from being helpful, because it doesn't seem so help. >> it's since labeled a hate slogand by the antidefamation league. the company that send indicates dilbert, it was bush did i adam'swa views. and others are denouncing the comments asin racist and discriminatory. we are not a home for those who espouse racism. just how sweeping do you think the fallout will be? >> i'm waiting to see. newspapers have an opportunity right now to show who they want to talk to in this country, who they feel should be represented in this country? >> while reckoning with the rapid fallout and follow-up livestreams, adams-u accused th media of taking his comments out ofak context. >> the context is far too many black americans have a nega

nbc's emilie ikeda with the report. >> i'm concerned. >> what?get his tickets. freaking out. >> he wasn't on the show on a week. >> special medication. >> i mean, come on. >> he's a swiftie, has been for a very long time. >> mike, it's you, it's you, you're the problem, it's you. >> what are you talking about? >> i see what you did. >>> coming up -- >> i was in line for the tickets. they promised those to me. i told people i was going. i get shut out. are you kidding me? you get upset because it upset me. think about me! >> it was a totally different reason why you were shutout, mike. trust me. if everyone else got tickets, you still wouldn't be allowed in. >> shake it off. >>> coming up -- >> alleged $500 million ponzi scheme preyed on mormons. this is an extraordinary story "the washington post" did with the help of las vegas reporters. we'll talk to "the washington post" reporter behind the story and, really, just as incredible, the story of the reporter in las vegas who started this investigation before he was gunned down in the street. >> wo

. >> well, it's coming nbc's emilie ikeda is here with that story good morning >> good morning. is buzzing with excitement as the renaissance world tour will be beyonce's first solo outing in seven years. as you can imagine it's already sparked a frenzy among her fans online, all hoping to score tickets. and beyonce's announcement comes just days before she could make even more history at the grammys. ♪ >> reporter: that girl, known better to her fans as queen bey, is back and ready to hit the road beyonce gearing up for a world tour for "renaissance. her seventh album was number one on the charts and propelled the superstar to the front of the pack if for year's grammy nominees, where she's up for record and song of the year, the top honors ♪ you won't break my soul ♪ >> reporter: members of the beyhive hoping they won't have their souls broken >> the "renaissance" tour is happening! >> reporter: "renaissance" will be ticketmaster's most high-profile test since the botched rollout of taylor swift's "eras" tour. >> i didn't get tickets to the taylor swift concert >> reporter: th

. >> al has everything we need to know but first nbc's emilie ikeda in boston, the temperatures plungedcally overnight. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned, it's just over 20 degrees here in boston, right now, but temperatures will continue to topple by the hour, into dangerously low levels, and to make matters worse, the whipping winds, up to 50 mile-an-hour wind gusts in new york and parts of new england. you can see right now, it's pretty quiet here in boston, with schools canceled across the city. officials urging people to stay out of what could be some of the coldest weather parts of the region have seen in decades. from the northern plains, to new england, tens of millions bracing this morning for an historic arctic blast. >> what we're likely to encounter over the next 36 to 48 hours is going to be really unprecedented. >> reporter: it will feel like minus 20 today in chicago. 30 below in boston on saturday. and a jaw-dropping minus 60 in northern maine, where the national weather service predicts it will be an epic generational cold. >> frostbite a concern