gamestop's still got game.et the haters cheat you from potential profits including what was once me. i believe now in the turn around. there's much more "mad money" ahead including a power play you need to know about. i'll see if the prize is in the pipes when i talk to the ceo of dominion resources and then go to a small country with 11 million people one-fourth of gamestop has like loyally has. bring down a continent of over 7 1/2 million people. don't miss the greek tragedy. plus all your calls on a wonderful wednesday edition of the lightning round. why don't you stick with cramer! >>> at a time when interest rates are climbing and everybody with a microphone feels the need to call for a fed rate hike maybe friday after the number, you know what i mean, i think it's a serious mistake to raise rates, but what the heck do we do the bond yields that go down when we chatter about it? the utilities, they have gotten slammed of late. look at dominion resources, one of the largest gas and electric electricelectric

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and gamestop might be there. >> well good morning.at our gamestop team and i saw at e-3 this week and virtual reality was front and center. the microsoft demonstration and during their presentation of the hollow lens and minecraft blew away the audience. that was cool. then i heard great things about the for -- morpheus. i had a headset put into the market by samsung. that was cool as well. >> you think best buy or is it not bricks and mortar that wins here? how should we think about this? >> i think you think about virtual reality like an additional console cycle. or a small console cycle. we're about a year and a half into the console cycle now with the xbox one and playstation 4. they're selling strongly. but the virtual reality products, we think they're going to come to markets in 2016. when those hit, that will invigorate the category again. and that will be good for gamestop because our customers will come in line up at midnight to get those headsets when they launch. >> and they get the headsets. then you get the software and

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dozens of shots were fired in the gunbattle in the north philadelphia gamestop. wilson struck six times. >>> the pennsylvania house has taken an official public stance against the governor's moratorium on executions. ment lawmakers voted 119-71 today to condemn the policy urging the governor to reverse it the non-binding resolution says that governor cannot nullify law based on their personal disapproval with the legal process. governor wolf enacted the halt on that in february calling iterit er error-prone and expensive. >>> and khayberay dann cuellar live at city hall. >> giving approval for millions in revenue, but not all the money the district was seeking. >> in a situation where we don't have a level of certainty on what we have or what we will be able to do or provide. >> william hite has been down the road before and made painful cuts in the budget the last two years. he says the difference now is this -- >> we have no other place to cut. we have been very clear with that. >> district seeking $103 million in revenue from the question. raising three taxes,

in march he had gone into a gamestop to buy a gift for his older son's birthday when two older brothersd the business and a shootout ensued. >>> prosecutors say chemicals and other materials used to make ghb were found in a man's springfield home in union county. ghb is often called a date rape drug because it can produce sedative effects. >>> good morning. it's a first alert weather day. tracking tropical downpours from bill. as we head into the rest of the morning we will see lighter downpours, so the heaviest rain is already pushed off shore. we are dealing with wet roads out there, so be careful if you're heading out in the early morning hours. flood watch in effect until 8:00 a.m. for our entire area. we are expecting tropical downpours, so that's going to decrease visibility out there on the roads. hot and humid conditions expected for us once we get rid of this rainfall. low-hanging clouds over the philadelphia skyline. temperatures throughout the region at 74 degrees. humidity up to 91%. wind speeds out of the south at 8 miles per hour. it is a warm start to the morning already.

wilson was buying his son a gift inside a gamestop when two men tried to rob the store. wilson was on duty at the time. his partner and patrol car parked outside. >> just speaks volumes about the dangers of this job and what our police officers deal with on and off duty. >> brothers carlton hipps and williams are facing charges of murder for the death of sergeant wilson. >>> happening now, a rally to help bring awareness to the dangers of reckless driving. members of a philadelphia community have come together in love park. the rally was organized by the family members of an 8-year-old girl who was seriously hurt by a hit-and-run driver last month. she was hit on memorial day as she was trying to get in her parents' car. she's already undergone two major surgeries. she's now scheduled for a third. >>> the hit-and-run crash that injured that little girl came just weeks after two other deadly hit-and-run cases in philadelphia. 2-year-old david alicea died from his injuries after he and his mother were hit by a car while crossing a street in april. less than an hour before

he had gone into a gamestop to buy a gift for his older son's birthday when two brothers tried to robtout. >>> a merck scientist in north jersey is facing charges for allegedly running a lab in his home to produce the drug ghb. prosecutors say chemicals and other materials used to make the drug were found in the man's springfield home in union county. ghb is often called a date rape drug because it can produce sedative effects. >>> wait lists for veterans at some va centers are longer now than they were a year ago. according to the "new york times," the va has increased its capacity by 7 million patient visits since last year when a scandal over false records and long wait times hit the department of veterans affairs. but officials did not anticipate just how much workload and demand from veterans would continue to increase. >>> today crews hope to partially contain a wildfire in southern california that's already burned 1,000 acres of land. an additional 300 firefighters are expected to join those already working the blaze. the fire started yesterday afternoon near santa margarita. s

sergeant wilson went into a gamestop store in north philadelphia on march 5th to buy a gift for his son'swo brothers tried to rob the place. wilson died after the shootout. the suspects are due in court later at the end of this month. >>> a london newspaper is reporting that great britain is pulling secret agents out of certain countries because of security leaks from edward snowden. according to report britain made the move after russia and china cracked top secret documents leaked by snowden that could help identify british and u.s. spies. the u.s. wants the former contractor to stand trial in america. snowed has been living in moscow since 2013. >>> this morning we have new information about an outbreak of middle east respiratory syndrome or mers in south korea. health officials have reported seven new cases bringing the total to 145. the outbreak was traced to a businessman who returned from a trip from the middle east. he visited several health centers, all of the cases are linked to those facilities. 14 people have died. >>> we have some new information on an american woman trying t

on youtube, there are 15 versions of grand slam. 40 million people plus infinity members of the gamestopuy now. i didn't understand the transformation of gamestop where they sell apple in the hinterland which is anything west of the hudson and the world you and i are in. >> i know. we talked a lot about the prospects of the deal with t-mobile and dish. i want to hit this briefly. >> dr. phil frost put together an incredible company opco. we've been behind it on "mad money." it's got remarkable formulations. he is buying bioreference lab. this will create a juggernaut. it's not just a lab. it's also a genomics lab. phil is a visionary. also a great philanthropist. giving away money when you're rich is good. >> malcolm gladwell took real exception to john paulsen. >> how we ought to ray the pay of politicians and give them stock options. we should get rid of the penny. >> i agree. >> phil frost -- you wouldn't believe the amount of insiders that buy. you have to sell it but this is a great combination. phil frost is a spring chicken compared to rupert murdoch. he is 80 years old. >> rupert

sergeant wilson went into a gamestop store to buy a gift for his son's birthday when two brothers triedthe place. wilson died in the shoot-out. the suspects are due back in court at the end of the month. >>> this weekend police are beefing up their enforcement of the teen curfews on south street. the teen curfews is year around. for 14 and 15-year-olds they can stay out until 10:00 p.m., and 16 and older have to be in by 11:00 in the evening. we noticed the added police presence from broadway street to the delaware river. the popular area brings an influx of teenagers especially in the summer. the enforcement in crowded areas keeps kids safe and out of trouble. >>> plenty of kids in south philly last night, and today two popular singers will perform for packed audiences in philly, and fans will be treated to a second show by tailor swift, and thousands of people spent the evening sweating in the heat to hear her perform. two things that made the night more bearable as the night went on, the sun going down and the breeze picking up. >> the breeze in the end worked in our favor so we are

he had gone into a gamestop to buy a gift for his older son's birthday when two brothers tried to rob place. wilson died after shootout. >>> preparing for the pope. later today the philadelphia delegation for the world meeting of family also leave for rome. archbishop chaput, mayor nutter and local officials will meet with vatican officials to iron out the details. they will fly out of philadelphia airport at 6:30 this evening and will be in rome until friday. chris cato is already in rome and he will have live reports from there beginning tonight. >>> groundbreaking technology helped catch a suspected child predator. the picture that changed the case. you used to sleep like a champ. then boom... what happened? stress, fun, bad habits kids, now what? let's build a new, smarter bed using the dualair chambers to sense your movement, heartbeat, breathing. introducing the sleep number bed with sleepiq™ technology. it tracks your sleep and tells you how to adjust for a good, better and an awesome night. the difference? try adjusting up or down you'll know cuz sleep iq™ tells you. only at a

in march he had gone into a gamestop to buy a gift for his older son's birthday when two brothers triedo rob the place. wilson died after a shootout. >>> a merck scientist in north jersey is facing charges for allegedly running a lab in his home to produce the drug ghb. prosecutors say chemicals and other materials used to make the drug were found in the man's springfield home in union county. ghb is often called a date rape drug because it can produce sedative effects. >>> wait lists for veterans at some va centers are longer now than they were a year ago. according to the "new york times," the va has increased its capacity by 7 million patient visits since last year when a scandal over false records and long wait times hit the department of veterans affairs. but officials did not anticipate just how much workload and demand from veterans would continue to increase. >>> preparing for the pope. later today the philadelphia delegation for the world meeting of family also leave for rome. archbishop chaput, mayor nutter and local officials will meet with vatican officials to iron out the d

they're accused of killing and shooting sergeant robert wilson iii during a robbery of a gamestop in march. a stray bullet hit a man in north philadelphia this morning. two men were fighting on lippen cot street. a bullet hit a 53-year-old who was standing across the street. he was taken to temple hospital and expected to be okay. they say the gunman and the guy he was arguing with both ran off. >>> police this morning are continuing to look for a hit-and-run driver who hit a man crossing roosevelt boulevard. the victim was krogs near front street when he was struck. the impact knocked him out of his shoes. he was rushed to einstein medical center with a broken leg and pelvis. he also had head injuries. investigators are looking for a black acura with front-end damage. >>> police are hoping witnesses will come forward to help find the hit-and-run driver who left a local actor in critical condition. witnesses found michael toner lying in the street yesterday morning near 11th and market in center city. they say the veteran philadelphia stage actor may have been crossing at the light w

that is going to hurt gamestop.he problem is if you can go back into your closet and take them out -- i just want to mention that quickly. let's get into the mergers and acquisitions, which are just acquisitions -- the term merger hardly ever applies at all. standard group says they are going to merge and work together as partners, but what is happening is ryland is having a reverse split and they are going and givehat one share it to ryland group holders and by that share. buying ryland is group. nonetheless, both of those companies are up. making a $4 billion offer for deal track. that is boosting their stock price -- up 57%. that is about the premium, so that is a $4 billion offer. they own companies like auto trader and kelley blue book. they own the big auction house that sells all the used cars around the world and they are building up their inventory of car sales related businesses. finally, i want to look at cvs -- a $1.9 billion deal today, buying target's pharmacies. this is actually the second in a month

sergeant wilson was shot and killed at a gamestop in north philadelphia three months ago. pennsylvania congressman suggested renaming a department of justice safety initiative on wilson's behalf. the federal program is designed to prevent violence against law enforcement officers. it offers regional trainings, resources, technical assistance and other support for officers around the country. philadelphia police also renamed its medal of valor in wilson's honor. >> in just about an hour a second viewing for former delaware attorney general beau biden will begin in wilmington. >> a long line of mourners spent this afternoon paying their respects to the son of the vice president at a memorial earlier today. nbc 10 bureau reporter tim furlong is live in wilmington. tim? >> another tough day for the biden family. we talk about the second session and the first session. it's all mixed in together now. the bidens have been here for hours. but you can see if you look into the front doors of the church, the receiving line is still there. the next session supposed to begin at 6:00. n

in march he had gone into a gamestop to buy a gift for his older son's birthday when two brothers tried rob the place. wilson died after shootout. >>> a merck scientist in north jersey is facing charges for allegedly running a lab in his home to produce the drug ghb. prosecutors say chemicals and other materials used to make the drug were found in the man's springfield home in union county. ghb is often called a date rape drug because it can produce sedative effects. >>> wait lists for veterans at some va centers are longer now than they were a year ago. according to the "new york times," the va has increased its capacity by 7 million patient visits since last year when a scandal over false records and long wait times hit the department of veterans affairs. but officials did not anticipate just how much workload and demand from veterans would continue to increase. >>> talk about catching a wave. take a look at this. 66 surfers set the world record for the most people riding a board at once. about 5,000 people were at huntington beach in california to watch the guinness world record atte

sergeant wilson went into a gamestop store in north philadelphia on march 5th to buy a gift for his son'se place. wilson died after the shootout. the suspects are due in court later at the end of this month. >>> nbc 10 news today continues in a few moments. no water is what some families in west philadelphia are dealing with this morning. nbc 10's jesse gary is live at scene with the latest on the water main break. jesse? >> right now they are trying to determine if there's a problem to the gas service because of the water main break. you see that car with the back end resting up in the air? that's resting on a gas line. in case there's double they have evacuated the entire east side of 52nd street. all of those hopes, all of those residents have been removed from their home as they try to determine if there's damage to the gas line because that car is resting on one of the gas lines. we'll have an update on that coming up after our break. >>> not looking too bad in terms of the weather, but thing also change this afternoon. right now we're warm temperatures near 80 degrease. into the 80s

wilson stopped at the gamestop to buy a gift for his son's 10th birthday. williams is charged with his murder. prosecutors say these brothers fired the deadly shots. >>> new information in a series of suspicious fires in chester, delaware county. police got into a shootout with someone at the scene of the three fires here. this is video from tuesday night. police guarding the area say today they saw someone run into an abandoned home. the person fired a shot at them. officers shot back. the suspect got away. investigators found the suspect's gun at the scene there. shooting happened along potter street. that's where three homes have gone up in flames since may 29th. no one has been hurt in any of these fires. but 20 people are out of their homes because of the damage. officers are now on constant patrol. >>> should be a nice night for baseball as our live sky cam network focuses on campbell's field in camden. that's where the river sharks host the long island ducks tonight at 7:05. >>> now down to delaware where the blue rocks will also be in action tonight