i'm frances rivera. whether you are up early or never went to bed, happy new year's to you. welcome to the start of 2015 around the globe. >> happy new year from the international space station. >> what a night. even the space station crew celebrated new year's, 16 times. that's how many times they passed over parts of the planet at midnight. >>> now in pasadena california freak winds sent cows a fan, and a bouncy house flying. take a look. >> unbelievable. all that flying debris left four people hurt but nothing serious. at first, people thought it was a tornado, but the national weather service says it is officially called a cold dust devil. that's when cold air lifts and intensifies winds in an area. >>> bad weather in the java sea is getting worse, extending an agonizingly grim search for bodies. and the pain no more apparent than on family's faces of the 62 souls on board that air asia jet that crashed near indonesia. this morning seven bodies have been recovered and among them four men, three women, including a flight attenda

i'm frances rivera. jordanian government approaching a deadline set by isis. they are once again threatening to kill a jordanian pilot if a female bomber isn't freed hours from now. isis post add new message purported purportedly using audio recording of japanese surviving hodgkin jie goto. >> i'm kenji goto. this is a message i've been told to send to you. >> he goes on to say if jordan doesn't meet isis demand the pilot will be killed. according to jordanian tv a minister was ready to meet a 24-hour deadline by tuesday and release the female suicide bomber in exchange for release of the pilot. japan's prime minister said they are analyzing the recording but they believe it is authentic. he told parliament they are asking jordanian government for help so both hostages are released. no word yet on the jordanian government on this new deadline. >>> there is a new problem threatening airline flight schedules across the country and it has fbi on alert. sense saturday at least 20 different u.s. passenger planes target by bomb threats on twitter. >>> tweets claimin

i'm frances rivera. thanks for watching "early today."> back here in the bay area police finally get there man. >> a live look outside. we'll get this thursday started. it's january 8, "today in the bay." >> a very good thursday morning to you. it's

i'm frances rivera. this is "first look" on msnbc.s so much for watching and happy new year to all of you. >>> welcome to a special holiday edition of "morning joe." today we want to look at one of the most divisive men in american history. richard nixon. >> while the watergate stain scandal remains on the white house, they debate richard nixon's positive legacy. pat buchanan and douglas brinkley brinkley join us. if pat buchanan had his way, you never would have been able to write that book because he said

i'm frances rivera. hundreds are homeless after this massive inferno in new jersey. it happened last night at the town of edgewater across the hudson river in new york city. the five-alarm fire destroyed a luxury apartment complex with 17 5 units. floors collapsing one after another. inside a four-story building. making matters worse, the gas was still on. on the ground, this is what people heard, sirens wailing as more than 300 were evacuated. the scene was so bad that the mayor was declaring a local state of emergency. schools are closed today with limited access to nearby roads. the fire has people in disbelief. >> when the fire fighters got nervous and started running, i knew it was worse than we thought. >> it spread like a wild fire. it's just amazing how the fire spread so quickly. >> so far no word on what sparked this fire. officials say no one died or sustained major injuries. the same complex was the scene of a fire 15 years ago when it was still under construction. >>> now to deflatedgate controversy, so big vegas is taking bets on whether head coach bill

i'm frances rivera.ing. >>> shoppers run for their lives as a car plows into macy's. the trouble that may have started even before the moment of impact. >>> a one-two combination from both bay area pro football teams, new head coaches. early reaction from faithful fans. >>> outrage in the south bay over a landfall and it's not just the smell that has folks upset. >> a fresh look outside for this thursday morning, january 15th. this is "today in the bay." >> we hope you're starting off your day feeling fresh. good morning, it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> and

i'm frances rivera and we now take you back to our regular programming here on msnbc. >> due to mature subject matter viewer discretion is advised. >> msnbc takes you behind the walls of america's most notorious prisons. into a world of chaos and danger. now, the scenes we've never seen. "lockup: raw." >> california state prison cork ron, home to hundreds of the state's most violent and infamous offenders hosted "lockup" crews in 2000 and 2005. >> right before i walked in i had to sign a document that kind

sports from our biggest in-house sports fan, you know who i'm talking about, the one and only frances rivera. >> let's talk about the australian open. top seed novak djokovic reaches the third round at melbourne park for the ninth consecutive year, he defeated andrei kuznetsov in straight sets and john isner moves off after winning in four sets. >>> on the women's side both venus and serena williams have advanced to the fourth round. >>> in just one year the nba franchise values rose a whopping 72%. last year only three teams were worth more than $1 billion, knicks lakers and bulls, this year those three teams are worth at least $2 billion and eight more teams are worth more than $1 billion. the purchase of the clippers influenced the big boost there, including a 78% growth for the clippers. >> what a difference a year makes. >>> super bowl add front-runner. victoria's secret has released a minute-long add -- >> fully clothed. >> you'll have to wait until february 1st for the end. >>> how about this one, ouch to this. that's, right there, will ferrell at a pelicans game where he pummels a ch

. >>> and now let's get latest in sports from frances rivera. hi frances! >> hi betty. good morning to you. it was a huge night in indiana. point guard mo williams scored a career-high 52 points, most in the nba this season. the t-wolves topped the pacers 110-101, snapping a 15-game losing streak. >>> lebron james was back after missing two weeks with injuries. cavs/suns now, second quarter. james gets physical with head coach david blatt while arguing with a ref about a call. later saying that it was to prevent his coach from getting a technical. lebron finished with 33 points but the cavs fall 107-100. >>> and the nba suspended nets big man kevin garnett for one game without pay and fined rockets' dwight howard 15gs for their headbutting on monday night. >>> the domestic violence charges against soccer star hope solo have been dismissed. solo was charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault involving her half sister and 17-year-old nephew back in june. >>> and the jets are expected to name former cardinals defensive coordinator todd bowles as their new head coach

i'm frances rivera and we now take you back to our regular programming here on msnbc. >> due to mature subject matter viewer discretion is advised. >> msnbc takes you behind the walls of america's most notorious prisons. into a world of chaos and danger. now, the scenes we've never seen. "lockup: raw." >> california state prison cork ron, home to hundreds of the state's most violent and infamous offenders hosted "lockup" crews in 2000 and 2005. >> right before i walked in i had to sign a document that kind of really made me think twice. it basically said that in an event that there is a hostage situation inside the prison walls, they will not negotiate for your life and you know the risk that you're taking when you walk in. >> while at corcoran, you constantly hear these alarms going off. you never are sure what's going to happen in this place. then when you hear those alarms and everyone dropping on the ground, and you've got those rifles appearing out of the towers, immediately it takes your breath away for a second. >> in most cases the alarm sounds when a fight has broken out betwe

. >>> now to sports and my friend frances rivera. good morning frances. >> hi, betty. good morning to you. and the australian open continues. top-ranked serena williams cruises into the semifinals downing 11th-ranked dominica steevl cova in straight sets it she outlasted sister venus, who fell to madison keys. stan wawrinka beat fifth-seed kai nietzsche corrie in straight sets to advance to friday's semifinals play. >>> boxers floyd mayweather and manny pacquiao agreed on attending a heat game. they even met at halftime and spoke briefly. >> nice. >> maybe about their potential bout. maybe not. but it is progress. they're face-to-face. pacquiao says the two have never spoken in person before. wonder what they talked about. >>> super bowl media day in arizona was a frenzy of players, friends and media. always, a handful of wacky reporters in unusual get-ups, as usual. pats coach bill belichick would not address the deflategate controversy, but did answer this. >> what stuffed animals do i like? i like like a little puppet that you can put your fingers in, it's a little

let's get to frances rivera. >> fun to see all the highlights on the board. let's start with the nba. there's flopping and then there's this. hornet's guard p.j. hairston gets dramatic with this flop against tony parker. >> he almost goes airborne. >> barely brushes against hairston with his shoulder. off he goes. the furs go on to win it. >> the bucs and knicks prep. earlier carmelo anthony met with prince harry at a charity reception. anthony presented the prince with knicks shoes and a jersey. >>> prosecutors in indianapolis filed charges against colts linebacker jock mcnary for attacking a woman in his apartment in december. he's charged with rape criminal confinement and battery resulting in bodily injury. >>> new nfl head coaches, the 49ers promoted long time defensive line coach jim tom sewell la and the raiders hired broncos defensive coordinator jack del rio. broncos, falcons and bears are still searching for new coaches. >>> marcus mariota is entering the nfl draft, he declared just days after falling to ohio state in the national championship game.

fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent >>> hi, i'm frances rivera. here's what's happening. search continues for a female suspect in the france terror attacks. french media reports that authorities believe hayat boumeddiene passed through days before the attack and may have crossed into syria. firefighters have gotten control of a blaze that broke out at an explosion at an oil refinery in ohio. the explosion at the husky refinery broke windows in nearby homes and could be felt at least ten miles away. nobody was hurt. now back to "lock-up." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> did the deputies say anything about the game this weekend? >>> it's the hawks. >> who they losing to? philly again? >> yeah. >> i spend my days in jail sleeping when i first got in here. then i got more active. i knew it could break you or help you. >> esteban merchan is awaiting trial on murder charges and has been in the jail in tampa, florida for a year. but his stay hasn't been without some benefits. >> i started reading anywhere between two to four books a week. now i'

i'm frances rivera. thanks for joining us. aris and the highest terror alert remains in effect in france. this as we get new reports that the woman linked to the terror system suspects may into the have been involved as previously thought. hayat boumeddiene is still being pursued. but they say she flew to turkey and then crossed over to syria on january 2nd. this morning president francois hollande haddage emergency meeting. forces are planning for a major unity rally. ahead of tomorrow's rally, several cities showed tens of thousands marching in solidarity with the victims of this week's attacks, a day after yesterday's dual sieges, one in eastern paris where amedy was killed inside a kosher grocery store simultaneously

. >>> i'm frances rivera. an attempt to lift the fuselage from the java sea has failed. the wreckage sent back to the ocean floor after lifting balloons deflated. man of the victims' bodies are still inside the fuselage they believe. >>> former alaska governor sarah palin hinted at a possible 2016 rupp. she suggested saturday a potential run at the iowa summit of freedom. now back to lockup. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> staff at the louisville metro department of corrections jail are used to dealing with a certain amount of daily drama. >> on three. >> but when two high-profile cases collide, they know to be especially vigilant. at the center of both cases is james mallory. he is scheduled to be a key witness in the attempted murder trial of john "hot boy" jones, who is accused of shooting a young woman in the face. moments before he was to testify mallory was arrested for allegedly murdering 15-year-old gregory holt, a cousin of another inmate, deshawn powell, who knows mallory by his street name, packy. ♪ i don't understand why yo

. >>> i'm frances rivera. president obama has arrived in india for the start of a three-day visit. cutting the trip short to travel to saudi arabia to pay his respects after the death of king abdullah. >>> bill belichick has an unscheduled news conference to defend his team in the wake of deflate-gate. he says the team conducted its own study that found changes in temperature are the likely reason the ball became underinflated. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> you may take a seat. >>> despite staff's best efforts to stop them, some inmates at san antonio's bexar county jail still find ways to illegally tattoo each other, but if staff can't catch every tattoo, they can at least document them and add them to their intelligence database. >> tattoos are the most common nonverbal forms of communication in identifying gang affiliation. gang members love to put their gang somewhere visibly on their body so rival gang members or their own gang members can identify them as, are they friend or foe? and we train our class officers to lo

. >>> i'm frances rivera. here's what's happening.iger protested against "charlie hebdo" for pro-having prophet muhammad on its latest issue. >>> police say a shooting at a central florida mall may will be linked to a domestic violence incident. 9 alleged gunman shot and killed one in the food court then turned the gun on himself. more news in an hour. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> prisons like the santa rosa correctional institution in florida can be dirty places. blood, sweat, feces and urine are part of the fabric of life here. the task of cleaning that fabric, the inmates' clothes and linens falls squarely on 18 inmates who work in the laundry fall. among them is michael james. >> we operate eight to ten hours a day. you know, we do a lot of different things here. i mean you got fight, stabbings, a lot of stuff that goes on here at santa rosa. it's a level 6 facility. >> some of the worst laundry comes from the close management units. >> violent inmates back there. you kn

i'm frances rivera. joy reid will be back next week. and up next "the cycle." >> good to see you.the show today. starting with the gop craziness. it is already 2016 it feels like. a lot going on this weekend with potential candidates. we'll be talking about football. and ari will tell us what deflate gate means for all of us. >> at least you are saying football and not balls, balls, balls. >> and we have a journalist that talks about having ptsd that has never been spoking on before. and i'll rant about why everyone should find their passion in life. >> great to here. so that does it for us and "the cycle" is up next. that make edward jones one of the biggest financial services firms in the country? or is it 13,000 financial advisors who take the time to say thank you? 'night jim. gonna be a while? i am liz got a little writing to do. ♪ it's why edward jones is the big company that doesn't act that way. u for calling colonial penn life insurance company. i'm glad i was able to help you today. hi, my name is diane tull, and i'm a customer service representative for colonial penn li

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. >>> i'm frances rivera. a delegation of lawmakers arrived in cuba saturday for a three-day stay.t is the first congressional group to visit the island nation since president obama took steps in late december to normalize relations with cuba. >>> violent protests in pakistan, yemen and niger over the latest issue of french satirical magazine "charlie hebdo." a cartoon of islam's prophet mohammed is on the front cover. two gunmen attacked the magazine's paris office last week killing 12 people. more news later, now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> oh, no [ bleep ] ♪ anybody out there. all y'all know. anybody that got somebody in their family or friend that's in prison, man, i want to tell you the most important thing y'all have got to do. be there for them. i'm telling you, [ bleep ] get hard, man. gets hard when people don't get no letters, people can't call their family. it gets hard. so all y'all listening [ bleep ], watching, remember your loved ones, man. >> while a lengthy prison sentence can represent a black hole that cons

frances rivera is following this for us.near white-out conditions and it led to a chain pile-up causing evacuation and a massive explosion. new images of a massive pile-up friday morning in michigan as drivers face near whiteout conditions. a scene straight out of a horror movie. a horrified bystander shooting video on his phone as one vehicle after another slam into each other. cars and even more frightening huge tractor trailers out of control. it happened amid icy conditions and blinding snow in michigan's interstate 94. drivers going too fast to stop in time. >> watch yourself! >> the man filming rushes to help along with other bystanders. 200 vehicles were involved. one trucker was killed and 22 other people injured by the time it was all over. adding to the danger one of the trucks was carrying 40,000 pounds of fireworks which exploded in the middle of the disaster. another truck had dangerous acid on board. forcing residents in a three-mile area to evacuate. the interstate was closed overnight as crews try to assess t

frances rivera has more. >> this led to a pileup and massive explosion.ileup friday in michigan as drivers face near whiteout conditions. a scene out of a horror movie. a horrified bystander shooting video on his phone. as one vehicle after another slammed into each other. cars and more frightening huge tractor-trailers out of control. it happened amid icy conditions and blinding snow on interstate 94. drivers going too quickly. the man filming rushes to help. nearly 200 vehicles caught up in the chain-reaction vehicle. >> get out! >> reporter: one trucker killed and 22 other people injured by the time it was all over. adding to the danger one truck was carrying 40,000 pounds of fireworks which exploded. another truck had dangerous acid on board forcing residents to evacuate. the interstate was closed overnight as crews try to assess the damage and clean up the carnage. the video is more scary. surprising that the death toll wasn't higher. just staggering when you see the cars. >> there is nothing you can do. you see them coming. the guy taping. you can't

kentucky resident who opened his door to the 7-year-old survivor spoke this morning to msnbc's frances rivera. >> she'd walked about 23 three-quarters of a mile in woods that in 2008 we had an ice storm here and knocked down a lot of trees and this wood had never been cleaned up. i wouldn't want to walk through that woods after dark. >> now, unfortunately the four other people who were on board that plane were killed. that were the girl's parents and a sister and also a cousin. investigators from the national transportation safety board are expected at the crash site this morning. going to bring you more on this plane crash as we learn all the details this morning. on the condition of that little girl as well as we learn more. >>> there is also a big development this morning in the search for the wreckage of the air asia crash in the java sea. we'll have a live update in just a little bit. >>> but for now we want to start this morning with the continuing fallout from the week's biggest story in politics that speech that the third ranking republican in the house gave to a group of white suprem

i'm frances rivera in for tamron hall being and this is "newsnation."r bowlbound head coach bill belichick facing the inflategate controversy head on for the first time since the controversy erupted over whether the patriots used underinflated footballs in sunday's blowout win. >> when i came in monday morning, i was shocked to learn of the news reports about the footballs. i had no knowledge whatsoever of this situation until monday morning. i would say i've learned a lot more about this process in the last three days than i knew or had talked about in the last 40 years. i coached in this league. i had no knowledge of the various steps involved in the game balls and the process that went through -- that happened between when they were prepared and went to the officials and went to the game and i can tell you that in my e

i'm francis rivera. in france the controversial new edition of "charlie hebdo" magazine is sold out. that's 3 million copies with the cover showing the prophet muhammad. it happened within the first couple hours of hitting the newsstand. now publishers are scrambling to print an additional 2 million copies. this comes as concern grows. an influential islamic group in egypt has already warned. yemen's top al queda leader says they orchestrated the attack at "charlie hebdo." french officials say the weapons came from abroad and they're now looking at people who provided the three gunmen with substantial financial backing. >>> what's happening in paris is having an impact at home. lawyers for dzhokhar tsarnaev are asking to delay jury selection for a month because of comparisons being made to the two attacks including the comparison of brothers being involved in each attack. >>> meanwhile the fight against isis intensifies. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and others met with president obama yesterday. senator

rivera. >> lawrence a donnell? >> thank you. the news is continuing to break. thanks, we'll continue our live coverage of the manhunt in france. one suspect is in custody and two are still at large. >> three masked gunmen stormed into the paris headquarters of the weekly magazine "charlie hebdo." >> killing at least a dozen people in the newsroom. >> one of them stayed in the car. the other two entered the building and began firing. >> a series of gunshots were heard, at least 30 rounds by some estimates. >> killing editor stephane charbonnier, his bodyguard and eight others. >> "charlie hebdo" has been very, very satirical in their approach to religion. >> with a long history and a controversial history. >> the offices had been firebombed several years ago because of satirical issues that featured the muslim prophet muhammad. >> francois hollande said this was a terror attack of exceptional bar barty. no one can believe they can act like this in france, against the very spirit of the republic and get away with it. >> je suis charlie. je suis charlie. >> it is 4:00 a.m. in france an intense manhunt is underway for the terroris