back to you. >>> now more on the road closure in center city that francesca nt

francesca ruscio here. looking at the boulevard.e just had a clearing of some roadwork on the southbound side near oxford valley road. so far, so good. conditions and travel speeds are up to date on the boulevard near oxford valley road. when i come back in the next several minutes, we'll look at the rest of the makers. back to you at the desk. >> thanks. 4:55. >>> in trenton, a commission will vote on governor christie's plan to renovate the jersey state house. the price tag for the four-year project, $300 million. christie called the building a fire trap that hadn't been upgraded in 60 years. the state house is the second oldest in continuous operation in the country. >>> pennsylvania is taking new steps to combat the state's opioid crisis. yesterday, governor wolf announced a $26 billion grant. the money will be used to energies access to treatment. >>> and delaware's urging you to dispose of prescription medications in your medicine cabinet that you no longer need. yesterday, both of the states' u.s. senators stopped by a walgre

back to you. >>> now more on the road closure in center city that francesca mentioned. a block of center city closed after the street caved in at walnut and locust. pamela osborne on what happened and the impact on drivers around the area today. pam? >> reporter: tracy, so far this morning we've seen a few drivers lingering on the other side of the barricade folluntil they fi another way around. this is why the street is closed. a hole actually opened up on 17th. as you said, it has things shut down between walnut and locust. we got a closer look since we saw you last. we checked it out. you see water running under there. we checked with city officials, and they tell us the water pipe connected to a fire hydrant broke causing the street to cave in. the hole is two-feet wide but drops deeper than that. you see cracks around where the hole is at. the water department will be out to make repairs this morning. they're expected to have the closure through the morning. perhaps into the afternoon. and there is a possibility that crews could be working later than that. we'll ke

i'm first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio.is morning in southwest philadelphia, along south 58th street and chester avenue. this is a water main break that has been gushing and pouring for the last several hours. it's definitely interfering with the morning commute and routine for locals in this area. another story, a new round of nfl road closures will be set in place because of the draft. what is still open? west of 22nd street, wallace, mt. vernon, green, and brandy dids wine will be open for local access only. one last look at 95 at woodhaven to the vine, it's stacked. it will take you 30 minutes. >>> the wind is blowing clouds in place. we've seen rain, and more rain is on the way. a dreary view from penn's landing this morning. the rain has moved through berks county, most of berks county, and into the lehigh valley. that rain moved through south jersey and delaware. the motion will continue. we'll get a break until this arrives later this morning, and this afternoon, the heavier downpours are set for our area, too. 48 d

this is the dela francesca and the dela francesca resurrection of christ and it's beautiful to show that next step. >> so here we have christ being taken down from the cross. >> with mary and the disciples tragic. we look at all of these things and we have a perspective that they don't have. we look at them and say these are things but we now know what happened so here we have the resurrection. this is a very famous piece. >> dela francesca what year, what time? >> renaissance. >> and i read that alex huxly said jesus is very athletic. >> sometimes there are more bust jesuses than not. but it does sort of that try um, if. he even has that flag like he's going to stake claim. >> another one i findfast mating. >> so the book of kell's is mainly in ireland and it's a beautiful depiction of illuminating manuscripts. but where they took the passion and they took all that they love about the gospel and the scriptures and actually described the different artwork around it. >> and this is the line of betrayal. the first letter a in that word is two lions biting each other and i'm told that's jud

i'm first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio.aking news, a water main break at the intersection of south 58th street and chester avenue in southwest philadelphia. it's still at this time constantly pouring out, causing major street flooding. i'll let you know how to get around that when i come back. back to you at the desk. >>> we'll take you state by state and county by county for a look at stories across our area. >> we begin in south jersey. a man accused of stealing money from his youth football league pleads guilty. michael deflorio from williamstown served as treasurer for the invitational league youth league. he stole $56,000 from the league. >>> to montgomery county, upper marion township officials voted unanimously to increase the minimum wage to $10 an hour for all township employees. the resolution notes the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour hasn't budged since 2009. and it's only gone up three times in the last 30 years. >>> delaware governor john carney attended a holocaust remembrance event last night in new cas

i'm first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio.ehind me we're looking at an overview of the blue route, schuylkill expressway, vine street, 95, 295. everything seems to be quiet. very green travel speeds throughout the area are in the 60s. we'll look at route 202. ads you see, travel -- as you see, travel speeds looking good. route 30 to the schuylkill expressway, this is usually the average speed, it will take you ten minutes southbound either direction. you're looking pretty good. over in new jersey, this is detford, the 42 freeway northbound. a couple of early birds this morning. for the most part, problem free on the majors in new jersey. i'll have another update in the next ten minutes. >>> coming up on 4:39, and a mild start. warm, in fact. for philadelphia, the normal high temperature, the peak of the day, normally the low 60s. that's exactly where we are now. 60 degrees in philadelphia. an eight-mile-an-hour breeze. like yesterday, a southwesterly winds leading to a quick warmup. 72 by lunchtime. this afternoon, we'll be wa

francesca wa nts to vision loss occurring.from deteriorating, and she is hopeful this test will benefit others as well —— sight. 16 people have been involved in trials, so more research is needed. but the london team say these are promising results which could perhaps also be used to detect early signs of degenerative brain illnesses.

francesca, i bet you would jump right up there. >> no, thank you. i'm a wimp. no, thanks. i'm good. >>> we'll look at the roads. 95 at academy road. seeing more added volume. no itraveling toward -- no issues traveling toward the vine street expressway. seeing travel speeds in the 60s. same here for route 422. route 29 toward the schuylkill expressway, eight minutes. we're still green in either direction on 422. here's an update from that earlier scheduled bridge closure. actually it's now still opened. that was originally scheduled for 4:50. again, still closed between 95 and route 73. the bridge is still open. i'll send it back to you guys. >> thank you. >>> we were talking earlier about the pink moon. you were looking up stuff here. >> yeah, it's called the pink moon. it's named after a flower. it's the first full -- not really pink. it's not really pink. the first full moon in april, right, bill? >> yes, yes. it you look through the rose-colored glasses, it will look pink. otherwise, enjoy the view of the moon this morning. it's going to be a sunny day today. this is t

francesca ruscio has your first alert traffic. >>> bill, traffic is pretty light right now. that's always great news. look at the vine street expressway. we're doing pretty good now. very few cars on the majors so far. again, it's early. the schuylkill expressway, travel speeds still very green right now. problem free overall, eastbound, westbound, no reported delays. look at these travel speeds. doing pretty good on the schuylkill. the majors over new jersey -- earlier, we looked at the 42 freeway. we didn't see problems or delays on the turnpike or 295, looking pretty good so far. when i come back, we'll look at 95 as well as any updates for you. i'll send it back to you. >>> happening today, jurors will continue to hear arguments over the fate of convicted cop killer eric frein. he's facing the death penalty. this comes a day after his parents pleaded for his life. his mother saying her son is not a monster. katy zachry joins us live in the digital operations center with more on their testimony and what's ahead today. katy, fill us in. >> reporter: it was the first time w

francesca wa nts to vision loss occurring. francesca wants to save her site from deteriorating, and she is hopeful this test will benefit others as well —— sight. 16 people have been involved in trials, so more research is needed. but the london team say these are promising results which could perhaps also be used to detect early signs of degenerative brain illnesses. coming up at 6am on breakfast, charlie stayt and sally nugent will have all the day's news, business, and sport. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: after days of military moves, the trump administration now seems to be reverting to the policy of past presidents, tighter sanctions and diplomatic pressure, to end north korea's nuclear and missile programmes. the american military commander in the pacific said the objective was to bring kim jong—un to his senses. turkey's police force says more than 9,000 officers have been suspended for suspected links to the islamic preacher blamed for last year's coup attempt. on wednesday, more than 1,000 were arreste

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back with me, francesca, matt, and let me go to you, matt.oll numbers. >> yeah. >> nobody knows what to do. >> just as divided as the trump white house. >> or we don't know what to do. >> it is a difficult situation, which maybe the trump administration picked the right option, given what they had in front of them. sort of a specific pin prick right on the area that they were targeting ratr than gund troops, rather than a full-scale intervention, it was very specific. so they're sort of trying to find the way to respond with those options. >> all right, francesca, 26% want diplomatic responses. i think probably 100% would if we all thought it would work, isn't that true? >> the strategy seemingly that they have outlined now moving forward that involves these diplomatic talks is really similar to actually what the barack obama's administration was pursuing. they were saying we need to have diplomatic talks that involve russia. >> we had those diplomatic talks in september and october of 2013, and the deal was that syria got rid of the chemical

francesca's eyesight is crucial for her work as an artist.cure, but doctors in london believe this new injection will eventually help patients to get diagnosed and treated much sooner. to lose one's eyesight early or later is devastating, really, especially if you have an artistic background. but this sort of gave you hope that they could monitor the condition, and then, if need be, they could give you drops, which would slow it down slightly. glaucoma is more common as you get older. it affects 600,000 people in the uk. if left untreated, nerve cells in the retina die, leading to sight loss. the new test uses a special fluorescent marker to highlight the failing cells, potentially revolutionising treatment. in glaucoma, we believe it's ten years between a visual defect being identified and when the actual process starts. that ten—year delay could mean that you have delayed starting treatment at the time when it's most accessible to treatment, and when you could even prevent vision loss occurring in the first place. these white spots are wher

francesca, jake, kurt, appreciate you joining me.defining moment for trump's foreign policy legacy chen as we've been reporting on he took that action in syria. in the short term, some support from democrats who almost never agree with him on anything. but our big question next on "the point," why do so many humanitarian interventionists say it was good idea and what would be necessary to make it a good idea in the long term? we dig in on that with a former aide to john kerry next. swings. sure we could travel, take it easy... but we've never been the type to just sit back... not when we've got so much more to give when you have the right financial advisor, life can be brilliant. ameriprise tidy cats lightweight with glade clean blossoms. our newest odor fighting scent! gives you the power of choice plus... the power of pleasant. exclusively in lightweight! every home, every cat, there's a tidy cats for that. and you're about in to hit 'send all' on some embarrassing gas. hey, you bought gas-x®! unlike antacids, gas-x ® relieves pres

vi, back over to you. >>> francesca mentioned this water main break in southwest philadelphia.for the nfl draft are in effect near the philadelphia art museum. that includes some side streets near the ben franklin parkway and string garden. the city is getting ready for an estimated 200,000 people at the draft which begins thursday. >>> you can always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 news and app and we'll see you at the top of the hour. ♪ >>> you can only hear us talking. imagine going home every day to a 100 milli$100 million megaman. >> that's not going to happen anytime soon, certainly not for me. why not live vicariously through "secret lives of the superrich." >> here with some amazing properties, is robert frank. >> are you ready? amazing properties. >> the bar is so high now. tune in -- i know you're going to impress us. start with tommy ihilfiger. >> this house is an explosion of color. it's in golden mile beach in florida. this house is 14,000 square feet. >> what do you do with that square footage? >> a little thing. >> you enjoy it, is what you do. an

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for more on those closures and everything else on the road let's check in with francesca ruscio. >> great advice for folks to download the nbc 10 app for more information and it is in place for route 20 and 42, 43 and 48 for septa regional rails we're looking at new schedules, as well. download the nbc 10 app for more information. also, very important a vehicle fire was on brynn mar ave, that's off to the side as of right now and for the most part it did affect traffic in that area. looking at i-95 on indiana street, and they came back up into the 60s and look at this, either direction no problem so far. >> the 42 freeway and this is northbound for the new jersey turnpike and for the philadelphia area and 50s, travel speeds, we're good to go there. when i come back we'll have more information for the nfl draft closures. erin, i'll send it back to you. >> nbc 10 is your official eagles station and we have you covered all week long and our live specials begin wednesday night and join me and keith jones the day before all of the action starts and then it wraps up with the recap of all of the

francesca's eyesight is crucial for her work as an artist.er many years. there is no cure, but doctors in london believe this new injection will eventually help patients get diagnosed and treated much sooner. to lose one's eyesight early or later is devastating, really, especially if you have an artistic background. but this sort of gave you hope that they could monitor the condition and then, if need be, they could give you drops, which would slow it down slightly. glaucoma is more common as you get older. it affects 600,000 people in the uk. if left untreated, nerve cells in the retina die, leading to sight loss. the test uses a special fluorescent marker to highlight failings cells, potentially revolutionising treatment. we believe in glaucoma, it is ten years between a visual defect being identified and when the actual process starts. that ten—year delay could mean that you have delayed starting treatment at the time when it is most accessible to treatment, and when you could even prevent vision loss occurring in the first place. francesc

francesca's eyesight is crucial for her work as an artist.n will eventually help patients to get diagnosed and treated much sooner. to lose one's eyesight early or later is devastating, really, especially if you have an artistic background. but this sort of gave you hope that they could monitor the condition, and then, if need be, they could give you drops, which would slow it down slightly. glaucoma is more common as you get older. it affects 600,000 people in the uk. if left untreated, nerve cells in the retina die, leading to sight loss. the new test uses a special fluorescent marker to highlight the failing cells, potentially revolutionising treatment. in glaucoma, we believe it's ten years between a visual defect being identified and when the actual process starts. that ten—year delay could mean that you have delayed starting treatment at the time when it's most accessible to treatment, and when you could even prevent vision loss occurring in the first place. these white spots are where the glaucoma is showing up. the new test is cheap a

francesca's eyesight is crucial for her work as an artist.ars. there's no cure, but doctors in london believe this new injection will eventually help patients to get diagnosed and treated much sooner. to lose one's eyesight early or later is devastating, really, especially if you have an artistic background. but this sort of gave you hope that they could monitor the condition, and then, if need be, they could give you drops, which would slow it down slightly. glaucoma is more common as you get older. it affects 600,000 people in the uk. if left untreated, nerve cells in the retina die, leading to sight loss. the new test uses a special fluorescent marker to highlight the failing cells, potentially revolutionising treatment. in glaucoma, we believe it's ten years between a visual defect being identified and when the actual process starts. that ten—year delay could mean that you have delayed starting treatment at the time when it's most accessible to treatment, and when you could even prevent vision loss occurring in the first place. these whit

francesca, tell me something i don't kn. >> a senior administration official told me today that one ofite house people who have been most under attack, reince priebus, he was brought in because it was thought he knew lawmakers from his rnc days. >> sure. >> and that he'd be able to get them to move on health care. this official -- take from it what you want who this might be, says even if you know them very well, you can't make someone vote for something they don't want to vote for, so it's not his fault. >> you can lead a horse to water. >> the horse might drown. sir richard branson will be in town. i'm interviewing him at washington post live tomorrow. >> you'll get all the scuttle on the former president's vacation. >> then he's marching in the big climate march on saturday. >> he owns an island somewhere, doesn't he? >> yes, in the british virgin islands. >> go ahead. >> more 18 to 34-year-olds, young adults live with their parents than on their own for the first time ever. if you look into the numbers. >> what year? >> 18 to 34-year-olds. so young adults for the first time ever, m

. >>> now to first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscia. >>> 17th closed at walnut and locust.rket, 15 -- 18th to market, 15th to spruce. it will create problems all morning long. for the most part, doing okay throughout the rest of the majors. coming up we'll look at the schuylkill expressway and 95. >> thank you very much. 4:30. >>> a montgomery county father faces charges of abusing his children and wife hundreds of times over the last six years. >> police say he used pipes, pliers, sticks as weapons against his own family. nbc10's katy zachry is live. a trip to the hospital cracked the case, right? >> reporter: it's hard to imagine this level

. >>> as francesca mentioned, the countdown to the nfl draft is reaching the final

francesca chambers, correspondent for the daily mail.shington correspondent for politico. david is senior politics writer for u.s. news and world report. david, do you think someone could tell these politicians, we have video cameras. we record things. >> when you can get away with it, it really doesn't matter. trump has gotten away with this on policy, on politics, on golf. i mean, he's flip-flopped on pretty much across the board. the interesting thing is that coming up on 100-day marker here, the executive order is what they have to base their accomplishments on. because there is no legislative achievement. so, they're going to point tomorrow and saturday when he rallies in harrisburg, pennsylvania, executive orders. but in reality it takes months to implement these executive orders. i mean, when you're talking about reviewing an agency, rolling back regulation, it takes a lot of time and the second thing is they're temporary. because they can be revoked by the next president. so, this isn't lasting policy or lasting legacy for presid

. - but francesca, what i'm saying is that you could be president.have to think you can't do it. - i'm not saying that all white people are bad, but some of them are. - i feel like this is this white self-hatred where you don't think you can be great. luckily, with ben carson dropping out of the race, and hillary and donald leading the pack, there's a good chance the next president will be whiter than a game of ultimate frisbee at downton abbey. this is an exciting time for you guys. you guys have never known a white person in a position of power. i mean, outside of, like, congress and the supreme court and i think most of the billionaires um, and-- actually, most of superheroes, i think are white, everybody who's played batman. - batman! - outside of that, you guys have barely known any white people in positions of power. - the thing is, we all need a--all my-- as, um--so all men are equal. so we have the dream of being president. and that's great, we should be president too. - that's what i'm saying, white people can be presidents too. - yeah. - i

patrick and francesca are tourists who were in the basement of the department store when the truck hit we saw panic and we saw police with guns and stuff like that, so... how did people react? everybody was screaming and running to the other side of the building and we took the side entrance and we went out. and we just kept running to the other side of the city. and you wanted to come back today? yeah, yeah, just to show that we care. sweden's crown princess came to pay her respects, and the king said the entire country had been shaken but that the response had shown the strength and resilience of swedish society. tonight the area re—opened and more people came, to be close, to share a moment of message of hope and defiance of the boarded up shop window. this attack means consideration of some serious difficult questions but its impact‘s only just starting to difficult questions but its impact‘s onlyjust starting to sink in. dan johnson, bbc news, stockholme. two people have died after a fire at a residential care home in hertfordshire in the early hours of this morning. more than 30

patrick and francesca are tourists who were in the basement of the department store when the truck hitup the escalator and saw panic and police with guns and stuff like that. how did people react? everybody was screaming and running to the other side of the building, and we took the side entrance and went out, and we just kept running to the other side of the city. this is the moment terror spread suddenly through the streets of sweden's capital. a hijacked lorry driven deliberately at shoppers. late last night the wreckage was towed away as police questioned the man they think was at the wheel. we have confirmed that he is a subject, a man from uzbekistan, 39 years old, that is what we know. in addition to that we would not like to say anything further about his whereabouts and his background. there is a quiet, contemplative mood here today. people are considering what happened yesterday. they know it will take time to sink in, but there's also concern about the deeper impact this may have. it is important now that we just show we are not afraid, that sweden will not change and that w

francesca and patrick are tourists who were in the basement of the department store when the truck hit escalator, and we saw panic, and we saw police with guns and stuff like that, so... and how did people react? everybody was screaming and running to the other side of the building, and we took the side entrance, and we went out. and we just kept running to the other side of the city. so... and you wanted to come back today? yeah, yeah, just to show that we care. sweden's crown princess led her nation in paying tribute, a further display of the strength and resilience of this society. tonight the area reopened and more people came, to be close, to share a moment, to write a message of hope or defiance on the boarded—up shop window. this attack means consideration of some serious and difficult questions, but its impact is only just starting to sink in. police in norway say they've found a bomb—like device in oslo's city centre. the area in gronland has been cordoned off, and a suspect has been detained. the bomb squad is now at the scene and there have been reports of a possible control

patrick and francesca are tourists who were in the basement of the department store when the truck hit the escalator and we saw panic and we saw police with guns and stuff like that, so... how did people react? everybody was screaming and running to the other side of the building and we took the side entrance and we went out. and we just kept running to the other side of the city. and you wanted to come back today? yeah, yeah, just to show that we care. sweden's crown princess led her nation in paying tribute, a further display of the strength of this society. this attack means consideration of some serious and difficult questions, but it impact is only just starting to sink in. police in the norwegian capital, oslo, say they have discovered what they described as a bomb—like device in the city centre. the area has been cordoned off and a suspect was detained. police in oslo and other norwegian cities began carrying guns on friday in response to the terror attack in neighbouring sweden. two people have died in a fire at a residential care home in hertfordshire. it happened in the early

patrick and francesca are tourists who were in the basement of the department store when the truck hitalator and we saw panic and we saw police with guns and stuff like that, so... how did people react? everybody was screaming and running to the other side of the building and we took the side entrance and we went out. and we just kept running to the other side of the city. and you wanted to come back today? yeah, yeah, just to show that we care. sweden's crown princess came to pay her respects, and the king said the entire country had been shaken but that the response had shown the strength and resilience of swedish society. it's a society which is open, proud to embrace all, but some are now asking, at what cost? the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has pulled out of a planned visit to moscow on monday, in the wake of the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria earlier this week. in a statement he said he deplored russia's continued defence of the assad regime. our diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. this was president trump's message to the syrian government and its ru

patrick and francesca are tourists who were in the basement of the department store when the truck hit went up the escalator and we saw panic and we saw police with guns and stuff like that, so... how did people react? everybody was screaming and running to the other side of the building and we took the side entrance and we went out. and we just kept running to the other side of the city. and you wanted to come back today? yeah, yeah, just to show that we care. sweden's crown princess led her nation in paying tribute, a further display of the strength of this society. this attack means consideration of some serious and difficult questions, but it impact is only just starting to sink in. russia has demanded the us provide evidence of it's claim that chemical weapons were being stored at a syrian air base targeted in a missile strike on friday. meanwhile the uk foreign secretary, borisjohnson, said the chemical attack has fundamentally changed the situation in syria. he has called off a visit to moscow, but the us secretary of state has had a phone conversation with his russian counterpa

francesca? >> thank you, sean. back on iran and the state department's letter to congress, there's been some talk about stricter sanctions on iran for the ballistic missiles test that it's been conducting and state finance of terror. are you concerned that tougher sanctions on iran would violate it to -- sorry, motivate it to violate the nuclear deal? >> well, i, obviously, any action that we would take, if we did, is something that gets vetted through the interagency process and all of those kind of considerations are taken in terms of trying to achieve the affect that we want, so sanctions have been an effective tool in many cases and i think that as we've mentioned, a lot of times the president doesn't telegraph what actions he's going to take, but as we conduct review of options available in this situation, we go through the interagency process and have different entities. >> sure, but in consideration of those potential -- >> obviously, we're well aware of any potential negative impacts that an action could ha

patrick and francesca are tourists who were in the basement of the department store when the truck hitwith guns and stuff like that, so... how did people react? everybody was screaming and running to the other side of the building and we took the side entrance and we went out. and we just kept running to the other side of the city. and you wanted to come back today? yeah, yeah, just to show that we care. sweden's crown princess came to pay her respects, and the king said the entire country had been shaken but that the response had shown the strength and resilience of swedish society. it's a society which is open, proud to embrace all, but some are now asking, at what cost? workers at three rail companies have been on strike today, affecting racegoers heading to the grand national. members of the rmt union at merseyrail, arriva rail north and southern or in dispute over the role of conductors. grand national day is also the busiest day of the year of the year in liverpool, passengers pouring off trains on their way to aintree. today, those arriving at lime street station were met by a p

. >>> and time for a check on the roads with francesca ruscio . where are you starting right now? >> we are starting here westbound. we have been seeing crawling traffic for the last hour and a half or so. so it is improving. earlier we saw delays up to an hour. so for example we are starting to see a lot of these starting to improve aside from the expressway. we were talking about from walnut to locust. we'll be seeing very slow traffic throughout rest of the day. an alternate will be 18th to market. again, be very mindful of that closure. the freeway looks pretty good. improving conditions. this is northbound. again, average speeds and average travel times. let's take a look. improving conditions southbound. it will take you 15 minutes improving for northbound as well. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> closing arguments are expected tot in the trial of three teenaged girls accused in the death of a delaware high school student. the teens decided not the testify yesterday. one of them accused of attacking amy joyner. amy died of cardiac arrest shortly after the fight. the medic

i'm first alert traffic reporter francesca ruscio. an accident at fox street.look at the travel speeds, they've fallen into the single digits. southbound currently on the boulevard. very slow traffic. over in the center city area, looking at the vine street expressway near 16th. this is westbound traffic for the schuylkill expressway. again, slow going as of now. eastbound for 95, you won't run into problems. lower marion, another accident at montgomery avenue and levering mill road. we'll have another update in 25 minutes. ♪ >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, remembering erin moran. erin, you went through puberty on national television. >> i did. >> new details on the final days of the "happy days" actress. how other former child stars reached out to help her, just before her death. >>> plus, drop ten today. with summer fast approaching, dr. oz and joy bauer are here with healthy tips on how to make a plan and drop the weight. >>> and the gang's all here. carson sits down with the coaches of "the voice," to talk season 12. who is feeling extra confident this

. >> reporter: brooklyn mom likes the idea of starting her 2-year-old daughter francesca in school latere can expose her to the real world for longer >> i want her to learn from the society. i want her to learn to find who she is and before she go to school, so i agree with that, she, when she turns six and to go to the kindergarten. >>reporter: but his mom erica diaz believes early education is key >> i think a 5-year-old is a decent age. before then, my daughter has been going to prek and her developmental skills are awesome >> they're based on a danish survey that tracks 10% of all births in denmark. recommends doing research before stieding on a kindergarten, he believes the more play time involved the better. >>> jim kenney celebrated a love for reading at the to regional liability bacteria in germantown. he took part in the lit si program. he hopes to invest half $1 million in the next several year. >>> in celebration of autism awareness month, the autism society hosted its 18 annual day to at the zoo. during the visit, the autism society showed set up a the resources they provide

she is so awesome as frank and whatever-- i can't-- francesca. >> stephen: we have a clip here wherevation. >> i'm hugely sympathetic to those who want and choose to participate in gender reassignment. but normally, that would never include frank. he was by all accounts the type of man who reveled in murderous activities, as well as his masculinity. but as time went by, the more i thought about the situation, i changed my mind about the man. he was an abandoned child who had become a ward of the state, condemned to live on the streets at an early age. i have the traditional, romantic, nostalgia for the idea that everyone should have a second chance. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: not the second chance he was looking for. >> no, not what he imagined. but it's a walter hill movie, who is one of our great directors and i really encourage everyone to see it. >> stephen: lovely to see you as usual. i hope we can get together and have some moheatos next time. >> i hope so. i became very fond of them. >> stephen: they serve them for breakfast over there. "the assignment" is in select t

francesca? >> you said that the white house was reviewing the white house policies. will the white house voluntarily release the visitorlogs? >> i think we'll have an answer on that soon. >> secretary tillerson said it was the united states' home that assad will not be part of syria's future but it's up to the people of syria to take that determination. at the same time, the question now is whether the white house's position is that assad is a bad actor and it would be ideal if he would go or whether the white house thinks that the atrocities he's committed are unacceptable and he must go, period. >> as i mentioned yesterday, i don't see a peaceful, stable syria in a future that has assad in charge. >> so he absolutely has to go? >> i think there's no question, you can't have a peaceful syria with assad in charge. i don't see how that ever works. so, no, i don't see a future syria that has assad as the leader of that government. chris? >> thanks, sean. i want to ask you some questions with eric trump. he said, ivanka is the mother of three kids and has influenced and

francesca: me emociona porque seguro le cambiarÁ la vida a esas jÓvenes.i los hijos de alex rodrÍguez y los hijos de jlo se hayan visto. cuÁndo se debe hacer? conductora: los niÑos son tan nobles que si un ser humano es bueno con ellos estÁ bien. ellos no piensan como nosotros. los chicos solamente absorben el amor. conductora: cuando hay una separaciÓn los hijos van a sufrir. mi esposo estÁn una situaciÓn mÉdica que no puede estar 100% con sus hijos. yo trato que nosotros como familia tengamos una relaciÓn. hay padres y madres que estÁn en la misma casa y los hijos no siente la cercanÍa. hay padres que estÁn en la casa y no conversan con los hijos. conductora: cuÁndo es el momento perfecto? nancy: eso se llama familia en transiciÓn. yo soy terapeuta familiar, se necesita tiempo. eso no se puede forzar. conductora: alguna seÑal que la gente en casa pueda tener. nancy: cuando el niÑo habla con esa persona, no estÁ celosa y se siente cÓmodo. eso se tiene que hacer con cuidado. conductora: yo creo que todo tiene que ver con la forma en como jlo esta vendiendo

francesca wants to save her sight from deteriorating, and she is hopeful the new test will help manyy these are promising results which could also perhaps be used to detect early signs of degenerative brain illnesses. it‘s been a record year for book sales, according to figures released by the publishing industry. children‘s books, non—fiction and academicjournals all did well, but sales of ebooks fell sharply. our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones reports. e—readers, tablets, smartphones, the story was that as we increasingly read on screens, these would spell doom for the good old—fashioned book but last year sales of e—books to consumers fell by 17%. meanwhile in a record year for the publishing industry, physical book sales rose by 8%. readers showed particular interest in nonfiction. everything from diet books to celebrity memoirs. sales of children‘s books rose by 16%. the bestseller of 2016 was harry potter and the cursed child and the overwhelming majority of buyers read it on paper, not on screen. in every aspect of our lives, we have screens in front of us, at wor