jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> we have a quick programming note to make you aware of. 10 at issue was cut short this morning due to the breaking news about nancy reagan. you can watch that issue in its entirety at 11:35 tonight and we have a one-on-one with jim kenny who just announced his budget proposal for the city. we will take a quick break. we'll be right back. . >>> a celebration honored those who gave the ultimate gift. the gift of life donor program hosted a luncheon for living organ donors in our area. dozens of people who donated life-saving organs were united with their recipients. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >>> we've got a quiet night ahead and much warmer temperatures to talk about as we had into this upcoming week and a taste of spring and a potential for record warmth as we head into the middle of the week and we'll be talking late week showers and dry conditions into tonight and into monday and currently 44 in philadelphia and 41 in allentown and 33 degrees up to the poconos with 37 in wildwood and georgetown, and high pressure in control

nbc's jennifer johnson reports an ugly, violent and downright dangerous weekend on the campaign trail. >> reporter: friday night in chicago, a donald trump rally is canceled after violent protests. saturday, dayton, ohio, a protester storms the stage. secret service agents protect trump. saturday night in kansas city. police use pepper spray after a trump rally and make arrests. a violent weekend. trump says he may help the 78-year-old hitter pay his legal fees. on sunday amid tight curity, trump's rallies were quiet as he blamed bernie sanders for the trouble in chicago. >> this weren't really protesters, they were disrupters, they were look professionals they had bererie sanders signs all over the place. >> sanders denies any nvolvement. >> i am afraid on this occasion he is lying again. >> trump says people are angry. his gop opponents say, trump is fanning the flames. >> responsibility starts at the top. it is not beneficial when you have a presidential candidate like donald trump telling his supporters punch that guy in the face. >> despite the controversy, trump is ahead in prim

jennifer johnson has the highlights from last night' s debate. jennifer: hillary clinton and bernie sanders squared off in flint, michigan where people have been unknowingly poisoned by too much lead in the water. for the first time -- >> i agree, the governor should be recalled or resign. jennifer: begin of the bailout. >> i voted to sale -- save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> if you are talking about the wall street bailout where some of your friends destroyed this economy -- excuse me, i' m talking. jennifer: the candidates also whether to give an unity to gun sellers. >> giving immunity to gun makers and sellers was a terrible mistake. >> what you' re really talking about is ending gun manufacturing in america. i do not agree with that. jennifer: the candidates did agree that their exchanges are much more focused on important issues than their gop counterparts. clinton is way ahead of sanders in the current delegate count. this is why the michigan primary is so important to the bernie s

nbc's jennifer johnson has more. >> reporter: friday night in chicago, a donald trump rally is cancelled after violent protests. saturday, dayton, ohio, a protester storms the stage as secret service agents protect trump. saturday night in kansas city, police use pepper spray after a trump rally and make arrests. a violent weekend following a trump supporter sucker punching a protester on wednesday. trump said he may help the supporter pay his legal fees. >> they weren't really protestors. they were disrupters. they had bernie sanders signs all over the place. >> i'm afraid on this occasion he's lying again. >> responsibility starts at the top. it is not beneficial when you have a presidential candidate like donald trump telling his supporters, punch that guy in the face. >> reporter: despite the controversy, trump is ahead in primaries tuesday, according to a new nbc/"wall street journal"/maris poll. trump is ahead in florida and illinois and is trailing john kasich is ohio. both clinton and trump still leads their opponents in the delegate race. hundreds of delegates run for grabs tues

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >> skiers and snowboards listen up and more snow in the sierra. how much fresh powder you can expect to see when we come back. fresh powder in the sierratoday afternoon.. more xpected >>> fresh powder in the sierra today. snow coming down this afternoon. more expected tonight. the storm overnight brought a fresh look to the mountains. chain controls in effect and we'll have solid snowfall total from rob mayedda in two minutes. first, pro snowboarder mike besitch lives in the mountain near truckee three miles from the paved road. we're talking about way off the grid. >> he has an interesting place. nbc's olivia genaro shows us this unique, hand crafted house. >> tucked in the sierra on the showy mountaintop, mike bestich calls a 375-square foot room his home. i said i do i want to do with the rest of my life? >> he realized his dream way before he was 33, when he was 10 years old. >> i wanted to build my own house with my own hands. >> he embarked on that adventure to make that dream come true. he bought a piece of property and used this land to c

super: jennifer johnson / washington, dc 1:18-1:23 "clinton and sanders go head-to-head again tonight in another democratic debate in flint, michigan. despite johnson, nbc news, washington. straight ahead - pope condemnation - we'll tell you the events that unfolded in one middle eastern country yemen, an attack condemned by pope francis. francis told the faithful during his angelus address that the nuns "gave their blood for the church" as victims of the attackers but also of "the globalization of indifference." gunmen stormed the retirement home run by a charity established by mother teresa. also, pope francis praised an ecumenical project recently started in italy to fly refugees to europe as "a concrete sign of the commitment for peace and life." refugess have begun to arrive in rome from camps in lebanon, morocco and ethiopia. still ahead - surfing together - we'll show you who - or what went weekend. game on saturday - in an effort to draw attention to the need for diversity on its campus. the protest follows a a decision made this week by tennessee lawmakers to defund the schoo

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> the republicans, they square off tomorrow in north dakota. the primary there. they have to wait until april 19th, though, for new york. but trump may have an uphill battle is if this is any indication. look at it. new york city officials say this tombstone reading donald j. trump made america hate again was found in central park on sunday. it has since been removed. some good news for the donald, he's a grandfather again. his daughter ivan ka gave birth to baby theodore. her third child with husband. theodore is the donald's eighth grandchild. congratulations to all of them. >>> well, millions celebrated easter sunday in colorful fashion. new york city held its annual easter bonnet parade. people and pets alike were all decked out in their most festive. the creative outfits paraded down fifth avenue in a tradition that dates back to the 1870s. >>> meanwhile in western pennsylvania a daredevil easter bunny made a dramatic entrance at a local easter egg hunt. unfortunately, peter cottontail was a bit off target. landing in some woods nearby. b

. @>> that's jennifer johnson @reporting. @>> hate speech appearing on @some donald trump yard signs @this weekend. @he says he went to sleep friday @night only to weak the -- wake @the next morning with this @damage. @he says, that type of hateful @message has him fearing for his @family safety. @>> that's what it felt like, @like somebody violated me that @close. @as i said, i'm going to protect @my family. @the police department assured @me they are going to do their @very best, but so am i. @>> he did not have a @surveillance system but he's @ordered one now. @>>> by now, you know the wanted @of the us us -- the president @of the united states wants the @pick for the supreme court. @enter ohio democratic senator @brown in cleveland today. @senator brown called for the @senate to at least consider @merrick garland and here's why @he's saying that. @>> it's disrespectful to the @presidency and the @constitution. @the constitution says the @president must nominate. @the constitution says the @senate must advise and consent. @that means hearings. @>> he says he has not spoken @direct

here's jennifer johnson. >> reporter: hillary clinton and bernie sanders squared off in flint, michigan, where residents and children have been unknowingly poisoned bp lead contaminated water. bh agreed on what should happen to michigan's republican governor. >> he should resign. >> i agree. the governor should resign or be recalled. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> if you are talking about the of y yr friends destroyed this economy -- >> reporter: the candidates butted heads on gun control, wheer to give immuneity to gun % manufacturers. >> giving immunity to gunmakers and sellers was a terrible mistake. >> what you're really talking about is ending gun manufacturing in americaa i don't agree with that. >> reporter: the candidates did agree their exchanges are much more focused on important issues than their gop counterparts. clinton is way ahead of sanders in the curnt delegate count. why michigan's primary is so important to the sanders' campaign. >> it's up to the voters to decide who won tonight's debate. wh

c's nbc's jennifer johnson reports. >>> victorious after three wins and caucuses. 73>>-27% in washington staid andb -29% in hawaii. sanders still believes he can win theonomination. >> we have the momentum. we have won five out of the six last contests in landslide fashion. >> reporter: donald trump continues to dd.y his campaign had anything to do with a "national enquirer." story alleleng ted cruz had extramarital affairs. >> this stuff is garbage and came from donald trump. >> reporter: donald trump denied. make me the bad guys. >> reporter: john kasich says they should forget those two and jump on his campaign. >> as you notice the narrative over the last week has been what is wrong with the party. >> reporter: but trump is still way ahead. >>> the republicans are squaring off tomorrow in the north dakota primary. they have to wait until april 19th for new york but new york may have an uphill battle if this is any indication. check it out. this tombstone reading donald trump made america hate again was found in central park on sunday. it has since been removed. some good news for don

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> and now to the gop candidates. there are all descending now on florida as donald trump and ted cruz fight for number one. marco rubio tries to stay afloat. this is his home state. he is hoping to cash in big when conservatives come out to vote on march 15th. after winning louisiana and kentucky, though, on super saturday, trump called for rubio to get out of the race. cruz echoes that sentiment as well, but in gentler terms. things are still shaping up to be a two-person race. it is not established yet. right now, though, republicans are less than enthusiastic about their choices. >> it's the alternative to trump. he is at least a republican conservative. and here is my message to the republican party and the conservative movement. i'd rather risk losing without donald trump than try to win with him because it will do more damage over time. >> last night rubio finished fourth in maine and third everywhere else. today he did win puerto rico's primary. on tuesday, when michigan vote, trump is expected to come out wel

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. > with just months to go before opening ceremonies at the olympic games in rio, the big concern with the zika virus. the olympic committee will discuss that and find the best practices in dealing with the virus as the games approach. august is generally cool in brazil, so the mosquito population should be smaller. >>> and looking over downtown mmmi, and this is what you are waking up to on this monday morning.. erika delgado in for ryan this morning, and erika, based on that picture looks like we are setting up have a beautiful start to the week. rain free so far, and quiet conditions from broward county all the way into miami-dade. we don't have to worry about the rain throughout the morning hours, and maybe grab a light sweater because the upper 60s could be a little chilly for you, so grab a sweater out the door. it's a quiet and comfortable start to our day. winds out of the east, and breezy, between 10 and 15 miles per hour, and this is only the beginning. we are expecting a breezy afternoon. the rest of our sunshine state looking good, so if y

nbc's jennifer johnson reports. >> thank you, seattle! >>> bernie sanders victorious after wins in three caucuses saturday night. 73% to 27% in washington state and 17%-29% in hawaii. sanders still believes he can win the nomination. >> we have the momentum. we have won five out of the six last contests in landslide fashion. >> reporter: donald trump continues to deny his campaign had anything to do with a "national enquirer." story alleging ted cruz had extramarital affairs. >> this story is garbage. it is tabloid smear and it came from donald trump and his hench men. >> reporter: donald trump denied. >> i'm responding. always the press likes to make me the bad guy. >> reporter: john kasich says they should forget those two and jump on his campaign. >> as you notice the narrative over the last week has been what is wrong with the party. >> reporter: but trump is still way ahead of cruz and kasich in the delegate count. >>> the republicans are squaring off tomorrow in the north dakota primary. they have to wait until april 19th for new yo

. >> reporter: jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >> despite the controversy trump is ahead in primaries slated for tuesday including here in the sunshine state. >> there's a new nbc news wall street journal poll that shows trump leading florida senator marco rubio 43% to 23% in florida and according to that poll rubio is only one point ahead of texas senator ted cruz for third place, yet senator rubio believes he is the only candidate that can beat donald trump here in florida. we have a look at how rubio supporters are dismissing the chance of a big loss tuesday. >> marco rubio is said to be projected to do well in miami, so he is focusing on the i-4 corridor and northern florida ahead of tuesday's primary. always the florida senator parades through florida this weekend, the question remains will he be able to take his homestate? >> he's doing the right things, but i think it's too little too late. if the follows are accurate which i think they have been in the republican primaries he was down 20 points for the first 25% of the early mail in votes. he has to win by seven points electio

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> well, time is running out to register.ant to vote in the pennsylvania primary. today the drummer from the rock band fish helped get the word out at a voter registration event for bernie sanders in south philadelphia. he met with voters on broad street. he's scheduled to appear at two more events tomorrow. tomorrow is the deadline to register for the pennsylvania primary. but if you live in delaware or new jersey you till have time to register. delaware's deadline is saturday, april 2nd and in new jersey you have until tuesday, may 17th to register for the primary there. pennsylvania and delaware hold their primary elections on april 26th. new jersey voters go to the polls on june 7th. and you can get the latest decision 2016 news any time including the updated delegate count by tapping the nbc 10 app. >>> philadelphia brewing company is tapping into the presidential race with a special line of antti donald trump beers. dock street brewery has released the first in its friends don't let friends vote drunk series. it was ins

here's jennifer johnson. >> reporter: hillary clinton and bernie sanders squared off in flint, michigan, where residents and children have been unknowingly poisoned bp lead contaminated water. bh agreed on what should happen to michigan's republican governor. >> he should resign. >> i agree. the governor should resign or be recalled. >> i voted to save the auto industry. he voted against the money that ended up saving the auto industry. >> if you are talking about the

both johnson and the driver of that honda, jennifer conner, were killed. the driver of the truck was not hurt. >>> here we are 6:05 no verdict in the hulk hogan sex tape trial. the jury has been deliberating for five hours today. hogan is suing gawker for posting a clipon line involving hogan and the former wife of sponge. have we heard anything, we did, they wanted help playing a clip of that sex tape so we know they have viewed it. and hogan's team went to work, accusing guamer of violating hogan's right to privacy after they say it is gawker's reckless disregard and they want the jury to award him 100 million dollars in damages. gawker said hulk hogan talked in graphic detail about his sex life. and he was in character as hulk hogan when he talked talked about his sex life and on howard stern, tmz, performance on the tape. they challenged hogan's attorney saiding if that was so damage and hurtful why didn't they show it to the jury during the trial? >> why did they not show you that video? the video that is the reason we are all here. because that video

johnson. let's turn to your forecast now with a live look from skycam 9. 9.i'm joined now by meteorologist jennifer skies stay mostly clear for the bulk of our friday forecast. winds are still expected to shift to the northwest this afternoon and this ensures cooler highs. we should top out in the mid 50s today. let's dive into the weekend outlook! but as temperatures drop as we head into saturday morning, we'll see conditions that are cold enough to get enough to get some snowflakes. we are not expecting anything to stick on saturday morning and this will likely turn to rain quickly during the day. scattered showers will be around for the majority of saturday with less than 1/2" of rain possible. temperatures only hit the mid *puppets* will take center stage tomorrow in northside... as cincinnati puppeteers celebrate a "day of puppetry". and this fun and entertaining activity has deep roots in the queen city... city...we're joined now by terrence burke and linda mason -- both of the "cincinnati area puppetry guild".1) what can kids and adults expect from the event this weekend?2) the group that yo

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johnson. let's turn to your forecast now with a live look from skycam 9. 9.i'm joined now by meteorologist jennifer ketchmark... we're expecting a gorgeous day here in the tri-state with increasing sunshine this afternoon. temperatures will head into the low to mid-70s on a warm southeast wind. tonight, a cold front arrives and will bring another round of showers. a few thunderstorms are possible as well. the timing looks to be between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. wednesday. there's a small chance that one or two storms could turn strong to severe. right now, the greatest threat and west of the tri-sate with damaging winds being the main threat.cooler weather comes in behind the front so wednesday temperatures will top out in the lower 60s. st. patrick's day will be sunny but even cooler in the upper 50s. the normal high temperatures for this time of year is 53 degrees. as we head towards the official start of spring mass will take temperatures below normal with highs in the 40s for a couple of days. tuesdaydecreasing morning cloudsafternoon partly cloudy skieshigh: 72tuesday night shower & storm isolated se

jennifer grover. director grover is director in the homeland security and justice team at the u.s. government accountability office, gao. she oversees gao's reviews of tsa programs and operations. director grover? >> good morning, chairman johnson ranking member carper. thank you for the opportunity to discuss tsa's implementation of their canine program. tsa has funding for 997 canine teams. they include conventional can e canines, which are trained to detect explosives in stationary objects such as vehicles and baggage. passenger screening canines known as pscs, explosives carried by a person. when fully deployed tsa canines will be paired with 675 law enforcement handlers and 322 tsa handlers. following gao's 2013 report and recommendations, tsa made significant improvements to its canine program. first, tsa enhanced its use of data to monitor the program performance. as an example, field canine coordinators now regularly analyze the covert testing data to determine the root causes of team failure so they can be addressed. second, tsa demonstrated passenger screening canine teams reliably identify explosives and determine they should be placed at the passenger checkpoint queues to have the greatest impact. third, tsa deploye