of with an initial as their last name are in hip-hop, eric b, warren g, how did you come up with kenny ghose guys came way after me. i started this thing. my last name is gorlic and all my friends and when i was playing music in bands, g-man, hey g, so when i broke out and made my first cd, everybody said look, let's just call it kenny g and that's kind of -- >> someone with a difficult last name, i'm tausche, i can appreciate that. i would like to go by call la trjts. i don't know if our producers would go for it. you're a day trader, interested in the stock market you have a starbucks investment. we talk about mcdonald's, new ceo, branding expert, what do you think about a company, american brand like that, able to itself snaernds would you buy mcdonald's shares? >> i would have to look at how the stock is going up and down in the last year or so. i have to talk to my friend todd morgan from bell air investment advisers. he handles my stuff. i'm a risk stataker. i buy stocks more than a normal trade wear. i like taking more risk. i'm okay with that in my portfolio. probably just a cold

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kenny g. such a nice guy.y bowl. we will have a preview. are they not the cutest thing ever? coming up next gerri: while everybody was getting ready to see the seattle seahawks battle the new england patriots in super bowl 49 womack, the real highlight was sunday watching the puppy bowl. airing this one day take a look at this video. it airs at 3:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on animal planet. who will win the title of most valuable puppy? here is a preview. he brought in puppies and so we can does reenact the whole thing. [laughter] gerri: i have to ask you how hard is it to be referee for the puppies? >> it is the most exhausting job i've ever had in my life. it is complete chaos. gerri: it looks like controlled chaos. >> we have dogs from shelters all up for adoption. >> these dogs are gorgeous. so how did you get this job? is the best job in the world? >> this is my fourth year, best job in the world. i've been here a long time in dog years. and i had a relationship as a tv host for years and this opportunit

kenny g. thank you. i think. do you want to play us out? and sara on new york live "nbc 4 new york" weekdays an 12:30. i'm coming on the show. we'll bring in a scale. >> yes, you are. oh that does it for us. ♪ >> more on msnbc after a short break. ♪ >>> i'm meteorologist bill karins. the pictures amazing, cleanup difficult today. up to 36 inches of snow. that's three feet reported in numerous spots in massachusetts. the windchills are down around zero to 10 degrees all day long. high temperatures only in the 20s. so very little of any of that snow will be meltedy intime soon. have a great day. mmm, a perfect 177-degrees. and that's why this road warrior rents from national. i can bypass the counter and go straight to my car. and i don't have to talk to any humans, unless i want to. and i don't. and national lets me choose any car in the aisle. control. it's so, what's the word?... sexy. go national. go like a pro. if you don't think top of my game when you think aarp, you don't know "aarp." aarp's staying sharp keeps your brain healthy with

musician kenny g. says he could be partially responsible for the creation of the starbucks frappuccino, saying he passed along the idea to a early investor after seeing a similar drink elsewhere. we thank you, ken yif g. >>> the victim of a brutal attack in oregon is saved thanks to a telemarketer's call. this man facing assault and other charges. trace gallagher is here with this amazeing story. >> you talk about crazy luck. the victim had her cell phone in her back pocket, but somehow she was able to answer the call. so listen now to the telemarketer followed by what she heard going on in the background. play it. >> americare health and nutrition, how are you today? >> help me! >> i mean, that's just the part we have. it went on a lot longer. the telemarketer called over her supervisor saying she didn't think it was a joke. the supervisor knew right away a woman was getting beaten. listen to her. >> it was very very frightening. the young lady was helpless. you could actually hear the blows as if he w

this is "today" on nbc. . >>> kenny g rocks.bors. it's expected to cover new safety recommendations. last week investigators blamed chevron's quote, flawed safety culture for the fire. >> a freshman member of stanford swim team has been accused of rape. he's out on bail this morning. police arrested 19-year-old brock turner on january 18th. he faces five felony charges in connection of the alleged attack on a woman who police say was drunk and unconscious. >> south bay transportation leaders are getting feedback on a plan to turn carpool laneinize to express lanes on highway 101. they're planning to widen 101 and add dual high occupancy toll lanes between palo alto and morgan hill. let's check the weather with christina. >> thank you, scott. really lovely day coming your way. the kind of weather you like as a matter of fact. temperatures are going to be warm after we get through with the chilly start. mostly clear and as we head throughout the day, you might not notice the difference. true temperature, about 3 to 5 degrees coole

this is "today" on nbc. . >>> kenny g rocks.ill henley. bill, not warming up a lot. >> not much. the wind is really blowing out of the north and west and that's going to continue into the afternoon. look at the flag in center city. brilliant sunshine but the winds all around. 20-mile-an-hour winds for reading, allentown, northeast philadelphia, philadelphia international, dover and a bit stronger in atlantic city at 22 miles an hour. so the temperature that has climbed now to 25 degrees still feeling the impact of the wind. feels like 11 degrees in the city, 6 degrees below zero in the pocono mountains. >>> quite a scene this morning as children jumped from balconies into the waiting arms of police officers to escape an apartment fire. it broke out just before 1:00 this morning at the washington towers apartments in white marsh, montgomery county. medics took three people to the hospital with minor injuries. about 100 people total were displaced. the red cross is helping them. no word on how the fire started. >>> president obama

kenny g. >> in studio? >> yes. >> is he going to play?out him he doesn't tell anybody. his musical instrument he has had since he was in high school. >> really. did he bring it in? >> uh-huh. we'll have it on set. have toí#( see it. he is very nice. >> on the fox business network. >>> it's friday at long last and around this time i usually get to argue with fox news sunday's chris wallace. we usually talk politics, sometimes football-sometimes his wife's soup. today chris brought his wife, lore rain, and she just finished a cookbook. we'll talk to her about delicious food for super bowl andon. chris wallace and his better half next from the fox news deck. w much money do you have in your pocket right now? i have $40 $21. could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement? i don't think so. well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. ♪ ♪ when it comes to good nutrition...i'm no

a little kenny g. >> oh, that's linda. remember her?'s here leading this demonstration against me. so the least i can do is play some nice songs for all our inmates that are on lockdown. locked everybody down. no visitors, because of this demonstration. >> he probably doesn't want us to hear what's going on out there. the lady's cool, i respect old ladies, don't get me wrong. but when you're trying to sleep because you've got to go to work, and it's loud as hell, you're trying to sleep, it's kind of wrong. >> well, i don't know if they like it. i'd rather have frank sinatra, but, you know, frank isn't here. i hope i don't have a riot after they listen to it. >> this place sucks, man. it really does. >> don't like me enforcing the illegal immigration laws. think they've got me, they're going to make me go in a hole or make me resign. never going to happen. if they want to change the laws, don't make me the poster boy. go to washington and get the laws changed. i'm just doing my job enforcing the state and the federal laws. and that's my

coming up tomorrow, superstar musician kenny g joins me to talk about his new album.l want to see that. that's it for tonight's willis report. thanks for joining us. dvr if you can't catch us live. "making money" with charles payne is up next. have a terrific night. charles: i'm charles payne and you're watching "making money." it was a huge rally day. the market up 225 points. it doesn't tell the story. all off the canvas, wild ride. visa amgeneral even google after a big miss, that's coming on strong. all of this, and, of course, shake shack going public tomorrow. we have so much to talk about. let's go to nicole petallides. >> charles, no one knew what today would bring. in fact, it brought big moves to the upside. dow jones industrial average up 225 points. 1.3% gain. that comes on the heels of better than expected weekly jobless claims. and certainly a turn around in

. >>> in your money tonight did kenny g invent the frapuccino?ly but the famous sacks player says he strongly encouraged starbucks to start selling them back in the early days he was one of the starbucks first investors. in a recent interview he says he told star buck founder about this new drink he tried at another coffee shop and says it was like a milkshake. soon enough star buck created its signature frapuccino. >> the rest is history. >>> western pennsylvania candy maker cashing in on the new england patriots deflate-gate problems. czar as canned store in cannons burg in washington county is now offering the brady ball a 2-pound deflated milk chocolate ball. despite high demand the store only made one chocolate football it plans on auctioning it off and donating all proceeds to charity. very clever. >>> web sites are offering fake college diplomas to anyone hoping to dupe their perspective employer. >> experts are warning eventual eventually you will get caught and there will be a big price to pay. some sites are chargeing $179 for fake high

. >> you and kenny g. we had kenny g. yesterday.rences to his horn like 20 times. i'm like is this third grade, man? >> do you want to touch it? it's bigger than you thought. >> fourth or fifth time. >> we're the same weight kenny g. and me. >> he's slender. >> or i'm not. >> three days away from super bowl xlix, deflategate cloud hovering over phoenix. >> is that what that is? >> "the new york times" first reported the nfl has now turned to columbia university physicist for help determining whether or not weather and atmosphere could affect pressure in the footballs used during the afc championship game. the patriots and coach belichick has suggested that is what happened. >> let me guess, their answers will not be available until after the super bowl. >> exactly. >> weeks long investigation. >> doctoral out of this. >> that's it. >> that's the update? >> that's it? >> that's it. >> that's it? really? >> when you say it's deflating? >> columbia is on the case. that's all you need to know. >> what do you think? i need a quick predic

kenny g right here. >> yes. my alto sax. smooth drive down the east shore freeway. the earlier crash at gilman has cleared to the side of the road. off of the roadway completely now. it sounds like lanes are clear, but i see a little slowing just as it happened. there's quite a distraction. the rest of your approach toward the maze moving slowly. we see this whole area on the north and east bay look like a pretty typical pattern. a new crash, concord just past the port of chicago highway. it's a distraction as the volume really builds there. you notice all the way over on the right side, the orange that's at stockton there, no problem for visibility as far as your drive goes. we're looking at a typical pattern as far as the colors go here as well. we'll show you a live look with palo alto. a nice sunrise as well as a nice drive. those metering lights will assist you getting on to the freeway. >> thank you very much. that's what's happening "today in the bay." back with live local news in 30 minutes. the big dig-out. >>> good morning. the big dig out. new england dea

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