i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin in syria, outside of damascus. >> groups in opposition activists say at least 40 people were killed including several children. many found suffocated inside their homes. the syrian american medical society said more than 500 were brought to medical centers with signs to exposure of a chemical. nbc news hasn't verified it. >> this comes as reports of military air strike against syria overnight. >> cal, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that air strike coming in the middle of night seven hours ago, an airfield in central syria, the u.s., pentagon putting out a statement they did not carry out the air strike. so, we can point a finger at this point the likelihood is that israel carried out this attack. second time they have hit this airfield in less than three months. they hit it earlier in february. that horrific chemical attack, the video of that chemical attack coming out saturday evening. trying to avoid these crudely manufactured barrel bombs. packed with explosives.

i'm frances rivera. we begin with the extraordinary news rattling the white house as developments continue to unfold. the fbi raided the office and hotel room of one of president trump donald trump's confidants and personal attorney michael cohen. agents armed with warrants for e-mails, tax documents and communications between cohen and president trump, a striking a backlash from the president. >> it is a disgrace. it's an attack on our country in a true sense. this is getting ridiculous. they found no collusion whatsoever with russia. this is the most conflicted group of people i've ever seen. the attorney general made a terrible mistake when he did this and when he recused himself. we'll see what happens. i think it's disgraceful and so does a lot of other people. this is a pure and simple witch hunt. >> the chaos derailing stocks nearly erasing the dow's 400-point rally monday just before the market closed. >> and while the washington post now reports cohen is being investigated for possible bank frau

i'm frances rivera. for a group of central american migrants trekking through mexico to the united states in search of asylum, the hard part is just beginning. a caravan that began with over 1,000 migrants fleeing violence in their home countries has dwindled down to just over 400. throughout the grueling month-long journey, some traveling from as far as guatemala and honduras to the port of entry in tijuana, mexico. american supporters gathered in san diego's friendship park only about 100 feet away. but u.s. border patrol agents weren't as welcoming. nbc's gadi schwartz was there when the caravan mostly mothers and children all learned their asylum claims would have to wait. >> reporter: i'm going to take you through this emotional moment. this is a caravan of migrants from central america. they have been 2r568ing over a thousand miles to get here. we are out at the port of entry just on the other side of this building where they are going to try to claim political asylum. but you can see the faces are

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i'm frances rivera. hundreds of migrants who made their way to the united states over the past month in a cara van faced disappoint when they finally reached the border in tijuana, mexico. u.s. immigration officials informed them the port of entry was already at capacity and their asylum claims would have to wait. the migrants had already drawn the wrath of president trump who described the group as a threat. attorney general jeff sessions has called the caravan a, quote, deliberate attempt to undermine our laws and overwhelm our system. the migrants gathered at the wall, some climbing the border to get a glimpse of their supporters in the united states. only about 100 feet way in san diego's friendship park. nbc's gadi schwartz tells us more from tijuana, mexico. >> reporter: 9-year-old angel wearing a red, white and blue beanie sees this as he watches the crowd. signs that say, he, his family and hundreds of others are welcome in the united states. >> they're our brothers and sisters. there shouldn't b

. >> i'm frances rivera. former first lady barbara bush who was the second american woman in the united states to have the distinction of being married to one president and the mother of another has died at the age of 92. jim mcgrath announced the matriarch of the dynasty decided to forego treatment and her husband of 73 years george h.w. bush held her hand all day and was at her side when she died. her son, 43rd president george w. bush, posted this touching tribute on instagram. the caption reads, mom kept us on our toes and kept us laughing until the end. and says he was lucky she was his mother. >> in addition to the dedication to her own family, former first lady barbara bush left a lasting impression on both young and old through her commitment to books and reading. 7-year-old avery garrison met mrs. bush while she was a patient at the children's hospital in maine named after the former first lady. and cameras were rolling enabled to capture a young avery admiring mrs. bush's jewelry when she met her. s

. >> i'm frances rivera. mother nature is blasting large chunks of the country with deadly spring storms. packing a punch with heavy snow, high winds and even tornadoes, at least two people have been killed including a 2-year-old girl in louisiana. she was sleeping when a tree collapsed on her family's rv nearly tearing it in half. the powerful storm system spawned tornadoes in north carolina. it damaged homes and knocked down trees and power lines. over 100,000 customers across the southeast are without power. in parts of the midwest, it's still looking like winter. minnesota is digging out from over a foot of snow and blizzard conditions are wreaking travel havoc grounding hundreds of flights. all this as more severe weather could be on the way. >> all right. let's go straight to nbc meteorologist bill karins. where is the storm now? >> we're watching impacts in the mid-atlantic region. we've seen the worst of it. we shouldn't be dealing with deadly storms as far as tornadoes or deadly weather. major impact

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with those bombshell allegations hurled at president trump from former fbi director james comey, the very man he fired last year. comey's forthcoming new book leaked to the press overnight effectively slams the president's character. painting mr. trump as a man akin to a mobster who cares very little about the truth and is obsessed with disproving specific lewd details from that infamous russia dossier. >> here's how a.p. reporter jonathan lemire described parts of the tell-all. >> in his epilogue he says, donald trump's presidency threatens much of what is good about this nation. he holds little back. >> the book hits store shelves on tuesday, but nbc news was able to obtain a copy. >> when it comes to those lewd details in the steele dossier, trump is reportedly fixated on shooting them down. comey writing, he again strongly denied the allegations, asking rhetorically, i assume, whether he seemed like a guy who needed the services of prostitutes. he brought up what he calle

nbc's frances rivera in the new york studio with the latest. >> reporter: dom, good morning to you isis taken responsibility for the double suicide bombing in kabul that killed 25 people including eight journalists. among those killed the chief photographer for france in kabul. the first bomber was on a motorcycle while the second was on foot blending in to a group of people. the port of entry in tijuana was already at capacity and their asylum claims would have to wait. >>> it seems that a tree gifted to president trump has disappeared just days after the pair planted it. the white house has not given an official response but the professor of arbor culture said the sapling that is a variety of oak may have been quarantined. back to you. >> frances rivera at nbc news in new york. >>> still ahead on "worldwide exchange," an econ trifecta. auto sales, the jobs report and the fed all on deck this week. we'll break down what you need to watch straight ahead. >>> disney just broke a major record at the box office with the latest avengers movie. we'll have all the details when world w50"world

. >> i'm frances rivera. mother nature is blasting large chunks of the country with deadly spring storms, padraig harringtoning -- packing a punch with heavy winds and tornadoes. two people have been killed including a 2-year-old girl in louisiana. she was sleeping when a tree collapsed on the family's vrv, nearly tearing it in half. it spawned several tornadoes including in north carolina. it damaged homes and knocked down trees and power lines. schools across the region are closed today due to extensive damages. and over 100,000 customers across the southeast are without power. in parts of the midwest it's still looking like winter. minnesota is digging out from over a foot of snow. and blizzard conditions are wreaking travel havoc. hundreds of flights are grounded. all this as more severe weather could be on the way. >> nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking these storms for us. bill, good morning. >> good morning. what an incredible storm over the weekend. the classic spring storm system we're done wit

i'm frances rivera in new york. >> and i'm david goodright. breaking news this morning out of syria following retaliatory strikes led by the u.s. military. >> we are prepared to sustain this response until the syrian regime stops its use of prohibited chemical agents. >> we'll have more on the extent of the damage and what president trump plans to do next. we begin with the latest on syria. new today, a russian president vladimir putin has condemned missile strikes taken by the u.s., britain and france. putin called the military action an act of aggression, saying he will ask for an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council. russian officials claim that soviet-made air defense systems intercepted 71 cruise missiles launched in last night's strikes. the u.s., britain and france fired off a series on of missiles around 9:00 p.m. eastern time last night, that's 4:00 a.m. syrian time. the strikes were supported by nato. u.s. officials say they carefully targeted syrian president assad's chemical weapons facilities. >> they will had lose years

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with breaking news this morning surrounding the president's now embattled pick to lead the va. the two sources telling nbc news that dr. ronny jackson is talking with senior white house officials about taking his name out of the nomination process. with one source saying that decision on jackson's future could come as early as today. >> this all coming of course after a number of serious allegations came to light, including on-the-job drinking and the mishandling of opioids. it is upending jackson's prospect of leading the va. and while the white house is doing damage control to save jackson, at least one news outlet is reporting the doctor's support among republicans on capitol hill is faltering fast. for more let's go to nbc's tracee potts in washington. >> reporter: despite what we're hearing from dr. jackson saying this process is moving forward we are getting indications from sources inside the white house close to that process that he's getting frustrated and may withdr

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. glad to have you back. >> good to be back. >> syrians have been killed in yet another suspected chemical attack. this one outside of damascus in the town of douma. eight groups and opposition activists say at least 40 people were killed including several children. many found suffocated inside their homes. the syrian american medical society said more than 500 were brought to medical centers with signs of exposure to a chemical agent. nbc news has not yet verified those claims. >> president trump condemning the possible attack on twitter calling it mindless and sick and promising a, quote, big price to pay. and now reports of a military airstrike against syria. nbc's cal perry is live in london with the very latest this morning. cal, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. that airstrike in central syria, the french joining the americans, the pentagon putting out a statement saying they are not responsible for that airstrike. we can show you that statement now. it says at thi

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. yet another suspected chemical attack, this time-out side of damascus. one of the last opposition strong holds, and eight groups and opposition activists say 40 people were killed including several children many found suffocated inside their homes. the syrian medical emergency society said 500 were brought to medical centers with signs of exposure to a chemical agent. nbc news has not yet verified the claims. >> president trump condemning the attack on twitter calling it mindless and sick, and promising a, quote, big price to pay. and now reports of a military airstrike against syria. nbc's kyle perry is live in london and he brings us up to date with the very latest. cal, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. the horrible pictures coming in from the eastern suburb of da pl damascus saturday night. they were taking cover from barrel bombs, crude weapons where they package chemicals. some chemicals in those barrels. at least 40 people killed, many of them children's huddled

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. bill cosby has gone from being america's dad to public disgrace. he now faces decades in prison after being found guilty of drugging and sexually violating andrea constand in his home 14 years ago. hers, the only case to result in criminal charges, also the first high profile criminal conviction in the #metoo era. they plotted the verdict saying justice is finally being served. a number of universities are also revoking honorary degrees bestowed upon cosby over the years. emotion was high inside the courthouse. tears of joy from cosby's accusers and an angry outburst from cosby himself. nbc's stephanie gosk has the details. >> reporter: bill cosby, comedian, actor, the man who once dubbed america's dad, the 80-year-old is convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault. >> what was revealed through this investigation was a man who had spent decades preying on women, that he drugged and sexually assaulted. >> reporter: as the verdict was read, cosby accusers not part of the ca

70 billion in avenue revenue let's check what else is happening outside the world of business frances rivera >>> president trump still weighing his options on syria he's meeting with advisers and speaking with allies to determine the best course of action following compelling new evidence indicating chemical ajens were used in last weekend's attack the u.n. security council scheduled an emergency meeting at russia's request to talk about how air strikes would threaten international peace. >>> hundreds of teachers are planning to call out sick in kentucky today nearly 50 schools will remain closed >>> and a wall of snow came crashing down in alpine hill without warning in france. workers were trying to clear a previous avalanche there, then they were surprised by a burst of snow. that video captures several people running for cover as the avalanche comes down on them no injuries were reported. but there's that always one person who puts their cell phone up and presses record and captures the whole thing >> you don't run to help, you run to film. that's the new thing >> the days we live in >>

nbc's frances rivera in new york with the latest. >> hi, seema and mike.eadlines this morning, bill cosby is due back in court today near philadelphia to be tried again on charges he sexually assaulted andrea con tant back in 2004. cosby's first trial last june resulted in a hung jury. the retrial also comes amid a new era of me too. >>> details on the fire at trump tower. 200 firefighters responded to the inferno. six sustained non-life threatening injuries residential parts of the building do not have sprinklers. >>> breaking overnight dozens of students returning from spring break were injured as their bus hit an over pass. 44 on board were injured and two suffered serious injuries. those are your headlines seema and mike, back to you. >> michelle. mr. zuckerberg going to washington what you need to watch as the facebook ceo heads to capitol hill. >>> plus, a true sign of the times. what credit card companies are doing with your signature that could be a game change gir but it's not kayak confident. kayak searches hundreds of travel sites to help me pla

let's hustle over to frances rivera with the top stories around the country. >>> we're waiting to hear respond to the suspected chemical attack in syria the president is promising a forceful response this week with reports that his advisers are weighing a more robust strike than last year's 59 tomahawk missiles one russian lawmaker says any strike on syria will lead to a military response. >>> there's new fallout on the raid on michael cohen. the president believes he has the power to fire robert mueller, while the "new york times" reports the president wanted the investigation shut down in december. >>> the royal wedding is a little over a month away now we know who will not be there. kensington palace says political leaders, both british and international will not be invited. so no prime minister theresa may, no president trump, and no former president obama who is a good friend of the prince. i don't know what's worse, to know you're not invited at all or be on the "b" or "c" list >> we'll have a great time it will be fantastic >> enjoy >> i wish. thank you very much. do appreciate

. >>> let's check some other stories outside the world of business with frances rivera in new york >>orning the death toll from friday's bus crash involving a hockey team from canada has climbed to 16. the team trainer died in the hospital from her injuries the broncos were on their way to a playoff game after the bus collided with a semi among the victims, ten players ables 16 to 21 >>> later today mike pompeo will be in the hot seat testifying for his nomination for secretary of state in prepared testimony pompeo hits on north korea, iran, and vladimir putin >>> and former house speaker john boehner who once said he was opposed to decriminalizing marijuana has joined the board of a cannabis company. he says my thinking on cannabis has evolved. boehner said he supports removing regulations on pot to help veterans with ptsd and to fight the opioid crisis. never say never, we always have a sound bite to roll >> we do especially when people join boards thank you very much. >>> still ahead, crude realities. why oil is at a three-year high and how you can profit from it. >>> later on, a b

. >>> let's get a check on the other headlines outside of the world of business, frances rivera is inwith the latest >>> good morning to you. the world is awaiting the u.s. response to saturday night's suspected chemical attack in syria that killed at least 40 people during a cabinet meeting president trump called the attack heinous saying we'll be making major decisions over the next 24, 48 hours. >>> three southwest states have agreed to send nearly 1600 national guard troops to the u.s./mexican border following president trump's call to stop the flow of undocumented immigrants the governors of arizona, new mexico and texas have made fledges to send half of the 4,000 troops that the president requested. >>> in mexico construction has begun on a new wall that will replace existing vehicle barriers a new list of top quality airlines is out. alaska airlines is on top. the list is based on several factors including on-time performance and mishandled bags. delta came in second to the lowed by jetblue, lhawaiian and southwest. back to you. >> thank you very much >>> still ahead on "worldw

i'm frances rivera in new york. >> and i'm david goodright. news this morning out of syria following retaliatory strikes led by the u.s. military. >> we are prepared to sustain this response until the sia

i'm frances rivera.