joe fryer, nbc news. >>> we want to tell you that biscuit is still at the shelter and up for adoption at the humane society of missouri. but i have a funny feeling not for long. >>> that's going to do it for us on a >> announcer: today on the meredith vieira show. blake shelton invited gwen stefani to oklahoma for thanksgiving. is it too soon? the bachelor released the promo and agreement win wither ceelo reveals his album and challenging meredith in a game of karoke. and a blind fold would viewer guesses the celebrity for a dream vacation. it all starts right now on "meredith". [applause] makes you feel real good. feel real good. [applause] >> meredith: hi, everyone. we have a great show today. you know who is here? grammy winning super star ceelo green is here. [applause] >> meredith: we are going to be playing one of my favorite games. karoke. but first let's talk about "what's hot now". >> meredith: i must say, >> thank you. >> meredith: very nice. >> give it to you. >> meredith: getting in the mood and thanksgiving is less than a week away. butterball hot line is open and ready f

nbc's joe fryer introduces us to young readers with an audience that's eager to sit and stay for the next chapter in tonight's "making a difference." >> reporter: when you're a shelter dog, you really are your own salesman. for a timid pup like biscuit, that's not always the easiest job. >> most dogs in a shelter setting are scared and frightened and anxiety-ridden, and they show signs of stress. >> reporter: which is why the humane society of missouri is pulling out every trick in the book. at this st. louis shelter, kids volunteer their time reading to pets that are waiting for a good they call it the shelter buddy's reading program, an idea that started around christmas and quickly took off. >> i personally love animals. they're my favorite things in the world. >> reporter: the children are actually trained to seek out anxious dogs by reading their body language. >> it's amazing to see the reaction of these dogs. in almost every situation, they come from the back to the front to greet the kids. >> reporter: the more these dogs learn to engage with people, the better their chances

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> scandal has rocked the wounded warrior project. they help wounded warriors as well as their families but now the top two executives have been fired amid of lavish and wasteful spending habits. we get more from nbc's erica hill. >> we won't leave one warrior behind. >> reporter: it's one of america's largest and most well-known veterans charities, raising $342 million last year. over seven years, fred cane, father of two veterans, proudly raised $325,000. important to forget. >> reporter: last month, he canceled his annual benefit amid reports of questionable spending at the charity. late thursday, the wounded warrior project fired ceo steve nardizzi and the ceo al giordano following an independent investigation, which found, according to a statement, some policies, procedures and controls are in need of strengthening. >> it's a culture that was created by these guys and i think that that culture is systemic and they are going to need to change a lot more. >> while the money was pouring in, it was also flowing out. >> reporter: that

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joe fryer, nbc news. >> nice save, dad. >>> that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching, and good night. ==raj/contvo== right now at: >>> we had to actually -- once we got through the brush we were able to see we have a car in the water. >> right now at 6:00, describing those moments of an east bay train derailment. we talk to one of the first responders. we also have an update within the past hour about the reopening of the tracks. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre re. two hours ago crews pulled this train car from a creek near sonor arc. derailed last night after a mudslide smothered the tracks in last 20 minutes ace announced it will resume normal service tomorrow. meaning that those tracks are now good to go. >> we've had several reporters on the scene for nearly 24 hours. let's begin tonight with pete suratos amidst the rugged terrain of the niles canyon. >> reporter: the session of that commuter train that derailed into the creek was taken away by

joe fryer, nbc news. >> nice save, dad. that will do it for us on a tuesday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> a new day, same kind of storm, snow in the high country and rain/snow mix in the denver area. we're expecting showers in the city in the next few hours and bring it o a new report has the state wide snowpack levels revel in the warm weather but the consequences are upon us. >>> we can catch up in a hurry, kyle, and you know we are in the snowiest months, and one snow event can bring us up above average in march. and we are watching moisture off to the south and west and we'll have to see if that make its over the urban corridor in the form of a brief snow or rain. and all the winter weather travel advisories are south of our area, and we are tracking an area of low pressure from the west. and hail, tornadoes, and flooding rain down to the south, and a couple of sprinkles tonight, not going to last very long. the skies will clear and it will be pretty darn cold tonight. we are partly to mostly cloudy and roads are dr

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joe fryer, nbc news, seattle. >>> all right. we've got a bigig guy here today, in today's segment of clear the shelters we want to introduce to you barron. great to have you. >> good morning. happy spring. >> happy spring to you. today is the first day of spring. what better way to celebrate spring than having barron here. >> he certataly needs new beginnings. he was confiscated because of the surroundings he was in, so he's a little thin, but he is a gentle giant as you can see. >> he is. >> this is a big guy, he is already 91 pounds and he's only a year old. >> look at that. he walks well on a leash so you won'tave pulling problems, you >> okay. >> so it's just a matter of he needs some loving care, he needs to gain a little weight. he will be over 100 pounds when all is said and done. >> he is not fully grown just yet, a little more to go. >> no. but he is definitely a lover, couch potato guy just needs a new home. we're running our wheel of love promotion. >> i love that one. >> the wheel of luck. if you spin our wheel the a

but as nbc's joe fryer reports, they are leaving a trail behind them. >> reporter: police across newico are hunting for two escaped while being moved from one prison to another and if history is any indication, they won't surrender quietly. >> these guys are violent. they've shot at law enforcement, they've murdered people. we have to find them. >> reporter: on wednesday, the state was driving five inmates on a 180-mile trip after arriving correction officers realized two of the men, 32-year-old joseph cruz and 29-year-old lionel clah were no longer in the van. it's unclear when she escaped or how. yesterday, the men were seen on hotel surveillance cameras in albuquerque no longer wearing their prison jump suits. later, one was spotted in a nearby neighborhood. police set up a perimeter and combed the area but the convicts could not be found. cruz is serving a life sentence for murder while clah has a history of violent crimes. >> shots fired! shots fired! >> reporter: in 20007, he led police on a high-speed chase and a passenger jumped from clah's car when it was going 95 miles an h

joe fryer, nbc news. >> nice save, dad. that will do it for us on a tuesday ni i'm lester holt.f us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. watching and good night. >>> do you read the mean stuff? >> i do sometimes. >> kim kardashian, naked social media warrior. i'm billy bush. she's had enough and is

joe fryer reports host chris rock took on the controversy early and often. >> reporter: amid the glitz and glamour of hollywood's biggest night, a serious topic dominated the oscars. >> otherwise known as the white people's choice awards. >> reporter: from the moment chris rock took the stage, he tackled hollywood's diversity controversy head-on. >> hollywood is sorority racist. it's like we like you, rhonda, but you're not a kappa. >> reporter: the ten-minute opening monologue was part stand-up, part sermon. >> i'm "the danish girl." scene continued through the night. >> he came at it straight, head-on, and he said everything he wanted to say. >> there was a lot being asked to him and still do comedy and he did it. >> reporter: but rock also took aim at will smith and jada pinkett smith for boycotting the show. >> it's also not fair that will was paid $20 million for "wild, wild west," okay? >> the l.a. times called it the first oscars in memory that nakedly and unapoll jetically attempted to do something other than hand out a bunch of gold statues. >> everybody needed somebody who fe

joe fryer, nbc news, seattle. >>> now to politics. donald trump has been dominating the headlines in decision 2016. >> and that even more true now. but not necessarily for the same reasons. we have "meet the press" moderator chuck todd with us. so this unified strategy to stop trump, we saw romney coming out saying he was going to vote for cruz. what do you make of the strategy? >> well, there is no -- i mean there is an idea to stop him, but there is no cohesive strategy. that's been the problem. there is no -- will everybody rally ou and kasichstart colluding based on who has the better shot at getting delegates. there is certainly a desire, perhaps even a majority of republicans who would like this. there just doesn't seem to be focus on how to do it. >> romney has come out and said that he doesn't think that anyone will have enough delegates at the end. and that there will be a contested convention. >> and i think it's a little less than 50/50 that we have a contested convention. i think we'll learn a lot on tuesday. it looks like

about but did you know more and more are saying no hang thanks is this joe fryer reports. >> reporter the school day comes to an end, this is where the rubber meets the road for nearly 18, she walks just about everywhere. >> i don't feel like i'm really missing out on that much by not having a car. >> reporter: at nathan hale high school, millie is far from alone. show of hands who here does not have their driver's license? everyone in this group relies on the city bus or their own two feet. >> i have a lot of friends who drive and a lot that don't. so i say it's like 50/50. >> reporter: it's a national trend. far fewer teens are rushing to the dmv when they turn 16. report by the university of michigan found in 1983, 80% had their license, and by 2014, it dropped to 60%. why? >> insurance, we don't have the money. >> mainly because i think my mom is a little scared for me to get one. >> reporter: researchers also say teens today are too busy and surprisingly can still rely on the family taxi. >> there is a recent phenomenon with parents driving them to school. >> reporter: ride shari

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joe fryer, nbc news. >> nice save, dad. >>> that will do it for us on a tuesday night, i'm lester holt for all of us, thank you for watching and >>> it's wednesday, march 9th. coming up on "early today," the donald wins big and bernie sanders score as major upset as the delegates add up, so do calls for some to step down. >>> sir george martin has died that age of 90. >>> weather alert. bill karins warns of flash flooding and torrential rain today. >>> and hulk hogan is back on the stand in his $100 million sex tape trial. the bazar scene of what happened next. "early today" starts right now. i'm dara brown. more primaries, more results. donald trump was a big winner, while bernie sanders had a huge upset in michigan. trump handedly took michigan and followed closely by ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich. cruz did win idaho, and a state trump didn't even campaign in, although he said he liked their potatoes potatoes. and michigan, where bernie sanders edged out hillary clinton, although clinton dominated in the mississippi primary and nbc news called trump as the winner in hawaii. s

joe fryer is there. joe, i know we are learning more about the funeral plans for nancy reagan. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, steve. we are still awaiting details on exactly when the funeral is going to happen, maybe we'll learn a little more about that later on today. of course, we do know it will happen here at the presidential library. this is also where nancy reagan will be buried beside her husband. the library is closed to the public this week and will be closed until after the funeral. still that did not stop mourners from showing up here yesterday. they dropped off flowers and flags, leaving them on the sign at the entryway. we're told there will be an opportunity sometime this week for the public to pay their respects to nancy reagan. this morning ron reagan, jr., spoke with matt lauer on the "today" show about his parents' incredible love story. take a listen to what he had to say. >> once they had bonded together, they really were i inseparab inseparable. it sounds clichÉ, i don't think they ever spent a day apart where they didn't call, speak on th

joining us from the reagan library in simi valley, california, is joe fryer. more details on funeral plans and how the public will be able to pay their respects to mrs. reagan? >> yeah, that's right, tamron. we expect to get a lot of details about the funeral very soon. in just a little bit today. at this point, we don't know when it's going to happen, but we do know where. it's going to happen here at the presidential library. you can see behind me is air force one. we're in the pavilion at the reagan presidential library. seven presidents used this plane including ronald reagan who flew more than 600,000 miles often with nancy reagan by his side. he is buried here at the library. nancy reagan will soon join him. at this point, the library is closed to the public, so people are not really able to come in and pay their respects. we're told there will be some sort of event for the public some time this week which will give members of the public that opportunities. we heard from ron reagan jr. who opened up about his parents' incredible love story while speaking

joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> before we say good night we want to extend a big welcome to our viewers in raleigh dur hamm, north carolina. i was down there meeting our fans and wral-tv that as of tonight becomes an nbc affiliate. so happy to be all of you as part of our nbc news family and proud well and hope to see you here every night. for now that's going to do it for us on monday. i'm lester holt. >>> it's super tuesday, march 1st, and coming up on "early today" today", voters in 12 states go to the polls but can anyone stop donald trump or hillary clinton from running away with the election? >>> and the light was lit up during a procession for fallen police officer. >>> and aaron andrews on the stand. >>> and after a year in space, astronaut scott kelly back and more on a busy super tuesday. "early today" starts right now. super tuesday is here but will it be donald trump's grandest day yet? a promarco rubio pack is slamming trump while trump blamed the misstep on a bad ear piece. the 2012 nominee called the interview disqualifying. black lives protesters were escorted ou

correspondent joe fryer has been staked out there for us today. ave been watching you on the live feed from there, and i'm wondering how much activity you have seen. it's obviously going to become such a focal point of activity over the next few days. >> reporter: yeah, that's right, brian. this is certainly a central point for a lot of people who want to remember nancy reagan, but they are closing the library today, and it will be closed we've learned through the week. in fact, it's not going to reopen until after nancy reagan's funeral. we still don't know when that funeral will take place but the library will remain closed inle that time. it's just the media that's allowed out here right now. that didn't stop a number of people this morning from trying to come out here. they figured this was the place to go to show their respect and remember her. we saw a father who had a number of small children with them, some of them carrying small american flags. they were walking up here and the father told us that he just wanted his kids to come here and p

nbc's joe fryer has the story. >> for landon cunningham who is turning nine next week it was ultimate early birthday gift, the to catch a spring training matchup where the play of the game would be made by his own dad. >> he is a hero. >> 3-0, rodrigues runs and the bat goes into the seats. >> you could hear the crowd's reaction on the pirates radio network as a bat slipped from the hitter's hands hurtling towards the third row when landon was looking down at a phone about to send pictures to his moem mom. >> i didn't even see it so i was scared. >> the images captured frame by frame by the "pittsburgh tribune review," just look at the expressions those around landon and look at the calm reaction of his father's sean whose instincts set in like a catcher blocking a wild pitch. >> i didn't have a lot of time to think about it. it just -- the only thing i can describe it as is dad mode. >> reporter: granted this, dad played college ball and was drafted by the pros before getting sidelined by a shoulder injury. now his firefighter, his baseball skills came in handy one more time, saving

joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> before we say good night we want to extend a big welcome to our viewers in raleigh dur hamm, north carolina. i was down there meeting our fans and wral-tv that as of tonight becomes an nbc affiliate. so happy to be all of you as part of our nbc news family and proud to be part of yours as well and hope to see you here every night. for now that's going to do it for us on

joe fryer, nbc news, los angeles. >> before we say good night we want to extend a big welcome to our viewers in raleigh dur hamm, north carolina. i was down there meeting our fans and wral-tv that as of tonight becomes an nbc affiliate. so happy to be all of you as part of our nbc news family and proud to be part of yours as well and hope to see you here every night. for now that's going to do it for us on monday. fr >> announcer: today on the meredith vieira show we are talking "what's hot now" and from "full house" it is candace are cops sending your kids to bust dangerous drug deals? how it is happening without you knowing it. it all starts right now on "meredith". [applause] makes you feel real good. feel real good. [applause] >> meredith: thank you, everybody. thank you! we have a great show today. have you ever heard of the term "confidential informant" if not pay close attention to the show. college age kids who get caught with drugs can avoid prison time to be a confidential informant and working with the police to bust dangerous drug deals. but what is happening, they it are

joe fryer, nbc news. >> fascinating. >> i think i had a calendar and i was marking off the days until iould get that license. >> you can only bum rides for so long. >> yeah. >>> it's a day in the history books. the first family waking up right now in havana. your time is 5:00. >> i am eric harryman. >> i am sheli munizn thank you for sharing your monday morning with us. >> presidenobama is going to once again, a lot of critical things happening. this has been 90 years in the making since a sitting president has been on that island nation, so there's a lot to talk about and talk about on both ends of it, and one of them is that president obama will be meeting with cuban lear, raul castro. >> as you are heading out the door, we wa to make sure you have an umbrella. what can we expect, ryan? >> we are going to have a brief window this mning for shower chances and then we are moving on to sunny skies and cooler weather as well, and i think we will all appreciate it, and i think this can be the last blast of winter weather in south florida. we start first with dry conditions and mostly clo

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joe fryer, nbc news. >> everybody stand back. i got this. o. >> dad pulled it together, pulled his hand out and grabbed it. former player, the perfect dad there. does this happen in every game? that was cute. nbc 6 news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> some breaking news right now out of miami. we are live at the scene where police have detained two people in connection to an overnight miami-dade police cruiser. >>> one candidate anywhere away from the race. >>> florida residents demanding answers from sdnl after a case of pollution in this bay o >>> good morning. 5:01. i'm eric harriman. >> i'm sheli muniz. >> rain phillips tracking your forecast. >> dry on the morning drive. i would like to see more sunshine. i think that will happen progressively. live alert doppler, still sweeping clear along the area. we'll talk about when we will see a rain chance coming up in ababt 15 minutes. let's talk about the cloud cover streaming in all night long. we have had to contend with the bruise for the last few days. it is not going anywhere for the rest o