kristen welker, in las vegas, nevada. >> i'm kristen welker in for hallie jackson this morning acht aiery night for the candidates in las vegas. hallie joins us in just a moment to give her key takeaways and what it was like inside that room. the candidates out today making their final pitch to voters. some are aiming to build momentum and others hoping to pick up the pieces with one key test behind them, the other the caucuses here now just 48 hours away. the debate here on msnbc by far the most consequential and contentious clash to date. more hits per minute than vegas heavyweight fight. newcomer michael bloomberg taking most of the punches with senator elizabeth warren not holding back and leading the charge against the former new york mayor. >> a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse faced lesbians. no, i'm not talking about donald trump, i'm talking about mayor bloomberg. are you willing to release all of those women from those nondisclosure agreements? >> they signed those agreements and we'll live with it. >> democrats take a huge risk if we just substitute one arro

oh, my god, kristen bell." >> "kristen bell's here. >> this is like, "no, everyone here is famous." >we don't know who the popular people in hollywood is but we saw, you know -- wow, i'm getting choked up just thinking about it we saw tony shalhoub >> wow >> seth: you saw shalhoub? >> tony shalhoub >> it was tony shalhoub. >> seth: yeah. >> so, all you older people are like, "yeah, yeah. [ clapping ] [ laughter ] all younger people was like, "who is that?" >> all the "monk --" "monk" fans make some noise. >> seth: shalhoub was a big deal with you >> huge deal for us. [ cheers ] >> seth: i love shalhoub >> and also a shout out to him because we ran up to him and he was like, "i don't know you. i'm a little scared. [ laughter ] >> "i -- i'm a little frightened i'm a little frightened about you guys." >> seth: and you guys got to present. did you enjoy that >> we enjoyed presenting >> seth: yup >> they were very worried about what we were going to say. i have no idea why, but you know, good time. [ laughter ] >> seth: you were great. what about the menu? it was -- they made a big deal ou

kristen: and then we received a five-- che. stephen: when you were expecting $60,000. kristen: correct. by another small company, west pacific electric, against dragados, alleging very much the same thing. according to the federal suit, west pacific was brought on as a subcontractor, invested more than $2 million, then could not make deadlines because high speed rail did not have the rights of way to the land where the work was to occur. david mendoza: very few were getting paid on time. stephen: david mendoza is project manager at the minority business development agency in fresno. mendoza says many different business owners tell him the same story. he says all of them are subcontractors who could not put their crews to work because of failure to obtain rights of waye cases did not get paid at all. frederick jordan: that's an issue because if you take six months to get paid, it doesn't matter when the payment comes through, you're out of business. stephen: a member of high speed rail's peer review committee, frederick jordan is president of fe jordan associates, a san

still with us is michael regan and kristen bitterly. kristen, i want to go to you. volatility or of selloffs we see in the market, people expect the fed will come in and there will be some sort of backstop, for stimulus or something. is it less effective in a situation in which a weakness is really not stemming from anything financial and there is just so much uncertainty about the degree of damage this will due to economies around the world? kristen: right now when we look at what the market is pricing, it is pricing potentially three cuts. we will see at the end of the day. in terms of the fed responding to that, we do not know. we do not know yet. so, they have definitely stayed on the sidelines, said they are willing to step in if anything derails economic growth, then we could see the fed acting. but our base case right now as we will not see any cuts. romaine: what does a fed cut do anyway? a lot of people have said the fed doesn't do anything. we have heard from some members saying they are ready to respond. but the general idea here is a fed cut is not reall

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> best assignment ever. >>> that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, everyone, and good night [monitor beeping] >> victor: will you cut that out? calm the hell down. >> xander: how am i supposed to calm down? mickey will die if she doesn't get a bone marrow transplant. we're sat here like a couple of idiots waiting for the test results when we both know they're testing the wrong parents. >> sarah: i'm a doctor. i know that these things take time, but this waiting is killing me>> eric: well, at leas little one doesn't have a care in the world. >> sarah: i mean, you can tell that she's having sweet dreams, can't you? >> eric: it's a miracle that she came into our lives. now we just need to pray for another one. >> sarah: i'm counting on you in the prayer and miracle department. that direct connection that you have with the big guy upstairs. 'cause one of us has to be a match, eric. it's the only way that we can save her. >> steve: yes. gun in my hand... john at my feet. it took every ounce of self-control not to s

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >> best assignment ever. >>> that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. thank you for watching, everyone, and good night >>> the first confirmed case in the bay area. what we're learning about the man who tested. positive for the coronavirus. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. in our nbc bay area studios. good evening. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm janelle wang. we'll get to that story in just a minute. but first, let's check in with our own raj mathai live in south beach getting ready for the super bowl. >> the biggest sporting event of the year in this country is 48 hours away and we are getting ready. we are coming to you from ocean drive here in south beach. they have closed down the road. it's now thousands of people. it's the biggest festival you could imagine. we are across the street from the cardoza hotel, owned by gloria esteban, a legend here. we'll take you up the road to the versace mansion. and check in with joe montana, an interesting comment he had about sunday's game. and a bay area dancer will be dancing with j.lo

kristen, peter? >> all right, dave, thank you. >>> a 5-year-old georgia boy is being hailed as a hero this morning after his quick thinking saved his 2-year-old sister and entire family from a fire that had engulfed their home. nbc's blaine alexander spoke to him. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, peter, good morning to you. imagine waking up to find fire in your bedroom and at just 5 years old not only have the presence of mind to climb out this window but grabbing your baby sister and the family dog. noah's parents say they always taught him about fire safety but they say they never knew it stuck until it really mattered. there's a big celebration in cartersville, georgia, and all for one little guy. here this 5-year-old is an honorary firefighter, and to his family he's a hero. so noah, why do they call you a hero? >> because i saved my sister from a fire. >> because you saved your sister from a fire. last weekend his mom was jolted awake by the family's barking dog. then she saw the smoke coming f

dan, kristen? >> thanks, ama.hen. >>> finally tonight, praying, hoping and searching really paid off for a san francisco woman. >> shaina luliz is back in possession of her late father's artwork. last week thieves made off with a u-haul packed with more than 100 pieces her dad created. >> the truck had been parked outside the metro hotel in the haight that the family owns. they had planned to display the artwork inside. >> the people that took the truck probably weren't stealing it for art. i think they thought there might be something else of value to them. it was interesting and ironic that it was equally as worthless to the criminals as far as the street value as it was priceless to the people they took it from. >> that is ironic. >> according to barnes, police found the truck on friday. and when they opened the back, all the artwork was still inside. >> what's more, all the pieces were in perfect condition. so nothing was damaged. it's just a great ending to the story. "world news tonight" with david muir is n

peter, kristen? >> dausha burns in new hampshir this morning. thank you. >> we are joined now exclusively by senator elizabeth warren. thank you so much for waking up early with us. we know you had a late night. we appreciate it. >> glad to be here. >> we're going to get to the campaign in just a minute, but we do want to starts with those developments overnight at the white house. a number of your republican senate colleagues did acknowledge they believe what president trump did as it relates to ukraine was inappropriate. some of them even said they think he's learned a lesson. given those ousters overnight, do you think president trump has learned a lesson, senator? >> yes, i think the lesson he has learned is he can do anything he wants. that he is above the law and that nearly all of the republican senators will lock arm and protect him. that's corruption. he is treating this government as if it is only loyal to him, his own private play thing instead of a government that is supposed to work for

peter, kristen? >> good reminder. thanks very much. >>> meantime a woman who claimed she was raped by harvey weinstein will be back on the witness stand monday after an emotional day in the courtroom on friday. nbc's stephanie gosk has more on that. >> reporter: harvey weinstein is on trial for rape based on jessica mann's allegation. she took the stand recounting three separate assaults at times sobbing uncontroly. from a small town and troubled home manm wanted to become an actress when she met weinstein in l.a. afterwards they entered into a real relationship and it was degrading. she says the encounters were consensual but they never had sex. until a meeting one morning in 2013 at a new york hotel. mann says they argued in his room, telling the court i tried twice to get out and leave, and he blocked the door both times. i gave up and undressed describing how the producer allegedly raped her. the relationship continued. mann describing flattering e-mails she sent. she said his ego was fragile telling the jury i wa

hour. >> i dropped kristen off around 2:00 probably. by leah's house one more time. and i saw a glare on her -- on her window, thought it was her tv. back then, it was 2000. it's not like she could send me a text. she couldn't call me on a cellphone. so i thought she was home, and i went home after that. >> and i looked in her room, and her bed was empty. >> leah's mom, cory, calls at like 7:30 or 8:00 in the morning the next day. >> i said, where's leah? she's not here. he goes, she didn't come home last night? and i said, no, where is she? he goes, i don't know. >> i went into town as quick as i could. i talked to cory. we went down to the police department and we filed a missing person's report. the police basically told us that leah was probably a runaway. >> i knew. i knew something was wrong. this girl had to no reason to run away. she had absolutely no reason. none. >> i handed out fliers with people everywhere. every town. "have you seen leah?" >> nobody -- nobody seemed to know anything. >> i don't remember what date it was the

[knocking on door] [phone beeps] >> kristen: lani? are you in there? it's kristen. open the door. [indistinct chatter] >> brady: i--i'm gonna go. >> kristen: [laughs]

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i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm kristen sze. thanks for joining us. and we've learned that those two coronavirus patients from san benito county are now being treated at ucsf. >> health officials say they are being cared for in isolation, and there is no elevated risk to the public. >> in oakland, the mayor says the city is on high alert for thehospitals. >> i know that there are a few cases of people who have recently come from wuhan that are being monitored in unty . >> the growing number of coronavirus cases globally is also posing an economic threat. business experts are warning of shortages of goods exported from china. >> abc7 news reporter david louie is live in san jose where supply chain experts warn that consumers could see higher prices. david? >> at this point, we don't know exactly to what extent the coronavirus will impact exports from china to the u.s. but the stakes are very high. by some estimates, 90% of all the vitamin c, 70% of all the apple juice, and a quarter of all the garlic we consume come from china. t

kristen the physical scars have long since healed the psychological ones are taking longer. and take a look at today's events and indeed the events that come right with correspondent to live any of on how much time he was interested in and attended today's ceremony and. hoffman is here with me welcome both let's start. with you leo do you hear a bell tolling talk us through today's events. exactly i'm standing in front of the lady the historic own could which was completely destroys during the bombing of space and 75 years ago and this is where just an hour ago german president. closed this human chain of thousands of people from days who have gathered in the streets through the whole of the city center to stand up against hatred to stand up in favor of peace in favor of unity and that marks the end of the serious off events taking place throughout the day and we saw. in the reports. during the official come immigration in the palace of culture just a few hours ago where he held a speech a very moving speech half an hour long and called on everyone to stand up for never agai

craig here with kristen welker, michelle martin. >> i'll take it. >> it's a holiday, so al roker obviously isn't going to be here sheinelle jones negotiated her way out of working this presidents' day, as well >> calling them out. >> you cannot find the last holiday i went to work -- and dylan out with her

kristen and dan? >> same old same old. >> thanks, sandhya. >>> families who have a gripe with american, try to win by attacking, now, we know the trump strategy- distorting, dividing. mr. president: it. won't. work. newspapers report bloomberg is the democrat trump fears most. as president, universal healthcare that lets people keep their coverage if they like it. a record on job creation. a doable plan to combat climate change. i led a complex, diverse city through 9-11 and i have common sense plans to move america away from chaos to progress! i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. >>> now to consumer news and the new effort to keep families together when flying. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with more on that. this is a huge issue. >> we've talked about it quite a bit out here. consumer reports has launched a petition to stop major domestic airlines from charging families to sit together. often aisle and window seats cost more. so to get the best deal, families must be separated

national correspondent kristen holmes with us from florida now. if he's acquitted, kristen, any indication the president will consider that proof that he did not wrong and what will we hear from him? >> reporter: christi, even if he wasn't acquitted, we likely would hear president trump saying that he needed to be completely vindicated and he was completely innocent, which is what we've seen during the process. the real question remains whether he will make some sort of public statement on wednesday after that vote. a source close to him said that if president trump decides to do something like that, do not expect any sort of apology. expect more of what we've heard before, that this was a hoax. that he is completely innocent. i want to give context. president clinton during his impeachment, after acquitted he came out and issued an apology to the nation, saying he was profoundly sorry. many people he did that to unite the country that had been so deeply divided during this impeachment process. really, it's important to note here that it dornt see

kristen well done for battling against the music there thanks very much and be. in yemen the united out about merits as admitted targeting groups loyal to the u.n. backed government the deputy chief of staff of the u.a.e. armed forces said that included the muslim brotherhood a movement linked to yemen's government. everyone should know that a site here for the record we've been fighting 3 enemies at the same time who thiis the muslim brotherhood and their 5th column and the terrorism of al qaida and liberation could not have been complete without imposing security and dealing professionally with those enemies therefore we have conscripted trained and equipped more than 200000 yemenis in the liberated areas. of the u.s. department of justice has charged for chinese military hackers on suspicion of hacking a credit reporting agency in 2017 they resulted in a data breach which affected nearly $150000000.00 people one of the most severe ever reported hackers spend weeks in the equifax system breaking into computer networks and stealing company secrets and personal d

state and 6 of the past 7 presidential votes but in 2016 hillary clinton won by just 0.4 percent kristen salumi is in daraa in new hampshire so let's start with how it's shaping up for the democrats especially in the all important pete vs burnley match. yeah well i was just at a rally and for bernie sanders you can see they're clearing out it was have to so energized and enthusiastic 10000 people here according to the campaign a lot of young people were at a university but older voters too who left before the rock stage the strokes to the sound. in terms of supporters we also saw congresswoman alexandria castillo cortez speaking out on behalf of bernie sanders he has a really strong base of support here in new hampshire that goes back to 2016 where he unexpectedly beat hillary clinton in the primary by 20 percent very unexpected and he's leading in the polls here and now he's gotten these me. facing us to challenge though from people who to judge as you mentioned the i the mayor from south bend indiana who eked out a surprise win in the iowa caucuses just inching ahead of bernie sanders

trish: kristen, thank you so much.id squad member ilhan omar marry her brother to keep him in the country? also tonight, elizabeth warren caught in another lie? >> i was visibly pregnant. they hired someone else for the job. >> you absolutely have native american ancestry in your pedigree. >> my daddy ended up as a janitor. trish: not those lies tonight there is another lie i am exposing her for. but first, socialist millennial aoc. >> how much years until world ends again? we have 12 years left to cut emissions by at least 50% if not more. it's a call to across on several levels. one is the interpretation of abolishing i.c.e. is it okay to still have children. isn't 10 million enough? when does it stop, right? trish: now aoc is saying billionaires shouldn't exist. the people who do most of the job creating and money spending and in turn creates more jobs. >> i can't think of a way that would make it easier for donald [sfx: doorbell] hello, i saw you move in, and i wanted to welcome you to the neighborhood with some ho

open it's considered a must-win for joe biden as he tries to stop bernie sanders' momentum nbc's kristen welker now on the critical vote. >> reporter: tonight, joe biden sounding confident that south carolina will give his campaign a comeback. >> it's been a launching pad for barack and i believe it will be a launching pad for me >> reporter: biden now touting a new endorsement for the 2016 running mate tim kaine who said biden has exemplary heart and experience biden leading in south carolina polls looking to become the sole alternative for establishment democrats trying to stop front-runner bernie sanders while other candidates also now trying to slow sanders' momentum. >> i don't agree with his solutions and i'll tell you why i don't believe the government should take over big parts of the economy. >> the establishment is getting a little bit nervous about our campaign. >> reporter: meanwhile, sanders arguing the energy behind his campaign makes him most electable. >> well, i would suggest to those people who think bernie can't beat trump, take a look at the last 50 national polls. an

>> a lot of pressure on the stage tonight kristen, thank you very much. i'll be among the moderators at tonight's debate here in las vegas we start at 9:00 eastern here on nbc. hope you'll join us. >>> for his part, president trump is taking new aim at the justice department today despite pleas from attorney general william barr that he stop tweeting about their cases. >> reporter: president trump tonight just hours after his attorney general told people close to the president he was considering resigning, firing off a barrage of new tweets, again ignoring william barr's warning that he butt out of justice department criminal cases. the president amplifying conservative allies' attacks on the department including one calling on barr to clean house at the doj. barr publicly silent on the issue today but a justice department spokeswoman insists he has no plans to resign. still, officials are bracing for the president's reaction to the sentencing his long time friend roger stone tomorrow back home in chicago, after president trump commuted his sentence -- >>

lester >> kristen, thanks >>> we'll be back in 60 seconds with the surprise turn of a tragic death of a toddler that fell to her death on a cruise ship. >>> also, the big winter weather alert blizzard warnings issued tonight >>> several suspected members of a white supremacist group are understand arrest tonight. four men from four states, arizona, texas florida, and washington are accused of being racially motivated violent extremists the justice deputy says they conspired to intimidate journalists, especially those who were jewish or people of color >>> we're tracking a major winter storm tonight. barreling from the midwest to the northeast. millions under alerts and blizzard warnings for parts of new york. al roker is here al, what are you watching >> lester, we right now have 20 million people under some sort of winter weather advisory or warning and as you can see, we have rain making its way through the ohio river valley and snow back behind it here is what we expect heavy snow around the great lakes and rain or storms tomorrow tomorrow drifting snow in new england with strong w

kristen welker is there for us tonight. >> reporter: tonight, it's the final sprint in new hampshire as candidates make their closing arguments. the latest polls show senator bernie sanders with a narrow lead here with mayor pete buttigieg in second place and the fight for third could be critical for former vice president joe biden who struggled since his fourth place finish in iowa can you survive a fourth place finish here in new hampshire? >> sure i could. sure i could >> reporter: what's the path >> the path is south carolina and going into nevada and going into super tuesday. >> reporter: biden has shifted strategy going on the attack against buttigieg in recent days >> this guy is not a barack obama. >> reporter: buttigieg firing back over the weekend. >> he's right. i'm not and neither is he. >> reporter: biden defending his tougher stance with nbc news. >> who has had more attacks sent to them than anybody in the race by a factor of five me. >> reporter: for his part, senator sanders has also intensified his criticism of buttigieg. >> unlike some of my opponents, i don't have

cnn's kristen holmes is with us now.risten, what are you learning about the president's mind-set tonight? >> reporter: well, the president's mind-set has really been in the same place, saw it on display starting wednesday when he gave that lengthy acquittal speech, and it became clear that the impeachment was not going to be water under the bridge. president trump spent a lot of time attacking democrats, attacking the senators who didn't vote for him, and it really has continued since then. and you should really look at who exactly it is that he's attacking. when he talks about romney, a republican, the only republican that crossed party lines to vote against an acquittal. you saw joe manchin, a democrat, but a moderate who has voted time and time again with republicans, including on kavanaugh, a big vote there. and democrat doug jones from alabama, who won in a red state and is running again this year. so, clearly, he thought that there might be a chance that he would vote against the impeachment as well. and so, it's r

our kristen welker is there tonight. >> reporter: tonight, joe biden facing a make-or-break moment for his campaign getting a boost. a new poll showing him leading in south carolina by 20 points and now he's taking new shots at democratic front-runner bernie sanders. >> senator sanders' medicare for all push will be a long, long, expensive slog it will cost over $35 trillion, and the patients can't afford to wait. >> reporter: biden is looking to knock out other centrist alternatives to sanders like former south bend, indiana, mayor pete buttigieg >> if joe biden has a convincing win here, does this become a two-person race between biden and sanders? >> i don't think so. i've got the most delegates of any candidate besides bernie sanders, and i think for those who are looking for an alternative to bernie sanders, i'm offering a different way forward. >> reporter: but sanders insisting ease the democrats' best bet. >> don't tell me bernie can't be -- we're going to beat them we're going to beat them here in north carolina we're going to bet them all over this country. >> reporter: but l

. >>> new information in the search for student kristen smart. who disappeared nearly 20 24 years ago. deputies today served search warrants to the home of a man who was the last person to ever see the college student alive. dave lopez on these new developments.>> reporter: for nearly 2 hours 43-year-old paul florez sat in the back of the sheriff squad car while fbi agents went through his san pedro home. then handcuffs were taken off of him. he was question for a while. he signed a few papers and was released and went back to his th>>enho. and all day he stayed inside. refusing to answer the door. for 24 years florez has been a person of interest in the disappearance of kristen smart. a 19-year-old coed at the university of cal poly. who disappeared near the campus walking home from a party. florez according to law enforcement is the last person to ever see her alive. and had been watching him serving 18 different search warrants onhim over the past 24 years. but never arrested. >>> in 2016 the 20th anniversary of her disappearance friends and f

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kristen: it is absolutely right.ocratic caucus or democratic party, we are very diverse, unlike the republican party. forwards tolook states that are more diverse. i think it is smart to be looking beyond that. -- not there is also just because i'm on bloomberg television -- i stopped by the bloomberg headquarters. he has a very diverse outreach program. i was looking at his campaign strategy. the people he's got on the ground are very impressive. we are not looking at him a lot right now because he's not on the debate stage but it's something to look at as you look at the diverse populations and where they will vote. look at joe biden and mayor bloomberg as well. david: the state of the union address on tuesday, he went out of his way to mention african-americans and have them there as guests. referred to a number of prominent african-americans. what is the likelihood the president can reach out to the african-american community? move it au can few percentage points it can make a difference. joe: that's the idea. th

can get my daughter and other families can t their children home is we've got to get china althy kristen says the acting gives them hope they're making a positive change and for her it's also a distraction i know she knows that she has a family that's coming for hoping sooner than later their family will be complete. >>and that was fair jackson reporting had a bell is reportedly safe and healthy at her orphanage in china. >>as we get closer ballon highs day a new report says that dating apps may be selling your personal information to other companies. the report found that several dating apps are sharing details about her sexuality religion and location. it also found that ok cupid's tender and others collectively shared people's data with the least 135 mpanies. the match group which owns scake you couldn't tinder says that it complies with privacy laws and shares only specific user data deemed necessary. cyber experts recommend tht you look very closely at any app privacy consent form before you agree to the terms. >>that is the oil that's where everybody's making their money we're givi

let's get more from nbc's kristen welker >> reporter: tomorrow night in las vegas, michael bloomberg hoping the odds will be in his favor as he makes his debate debut after qualifying by surging in recent polls, including our new nbc news/wall street journal poll which shows senator bernie sanders now the sole democrati front-runner nationwide at 27%. joe biden second at 15%. bloomberg now in third place, tied with senator elizabeth warren at 14%, followed by former south bend, indiana mayor pete buttigieg and senator amy klobuchar. democratic candidates have been blasting bloomberg for spending a stunning $381 million of his own money on ads to boost his poll numbers and the controversial past nypd police tactic of stop and frisk for which he recently apologized. >> you're not going to buy this election. we say to mr. bloomberg, you are certainly not going win when you have a record in new york city that included racist policies like stop and frisk >> buttigieg saying bloomberg will face tough questions. >> what specifically do you think michael bloomberg has to answer for on the de

here's kristen welker. >> reporter: fresh off his win in new hampshire -- >> this victory here is the beginning of the end for donald trump. >> reporter: today senator bernie sanders' confidence is growing. do you feel like the front-runner >> we won the popular vote in iowa and we won the popular vote in new hampshire and here is the prediction, we'll do very well in nevada we're going to do very well in south carolina >> reporter: but tonight, the self-described democratic socialist is facing steep competition from former south bend, indiana, mayor pet buttigieg who surged to second place touting his centrist agenda >> we are here to stay. >> reporter: buttigieg insists he can do well in more diverse nevada and south carolina but our poll last month showed he had 0% support among african-american democrats. what specifically are you going to do to try to bring in some of these voters who s far have not gotten on board with your campaign >> we're being very intentional about outreach now we're having a whole new conversation and getting a whole new look >> reporter: democrats are fac

kristen's physical scars have long since healed the psychological ones are taking somewhat longer. did abuse kate brady has been following the story for us today good day to you kate 75 years after dresden germans are still struggling with finding some kind of unity in mourning there were dead especially the civilians who died as they did in dresden what's behind that. well it certainly has been a struggle for many decades now more than 7 decades and of course and the anniversary. that began yesterday going into the weekend of course is perhaps one of the most if not the most difficult of of days of days of remember and as we head toward the 75th anniversary of the end of the 2nd world war and that's largely due to as you heard there in the report this debate over whether or not this bombing 75 years ago was really necessary by the allies all whether it could have been avoided and of course that has played a huge role in germany's atonement for the atrocities caused by the nazis during the 2nd world war and is still being dealt with today not only by dresden as but by historians an

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we will see what happens, kristen.ple in the german city of hanau was found dead in his home overnight officials believe he was a right-wing extremist chief foreign affairs correspondent richard engel joins us with the latest on this. good morning >> violence from the far right in germany has been on the rise. officials there believe that is what happened overnight when a man, a 43-year-old is believed went on a shooting rampage and he apparently went out to kill immigrants, particularly people of middle eastern distraction. he went to two shisha bars, popular with people from the islamic world. he opened fire at 10:00, going from one to the next he was identified by cctv cameras, they took pictures of his car. police traced his home when they went there, they found the man and his mother both shot dead >> richard engel >> thank you so much, richard. appreciate it. >>> we've got our news covered are we ready let's boost it it was a day a young boy in texas has waited for half of his life, and he got it with hundreds of

>> should be, indeed kristen welker in new hampshire.'ll have live reports on the primary tomorrow, right here on "today." >>> some good news at the pump this morning gas prices are falling the average price of regular gasoline dropped 7 cents over the past two weeks the new national average is now $2.53 a gallon analysts say the drop is due to falling crude oil costs. it may be a trend. the current supply of gas is greater than the demand. >>> history was made at the academy awards last night when "parasite" was the first foreign language film to win for best picture. it cleaned up and won best director and two other categories last night. "joker" star, joaquin phoenix took home best actor renee zellweger won best actress. it was for her portrayal of judy garland. and brad pitt won for best supporting role for "once upon a time in hollywood. laura dern got best supporting actress for her role as a defense attorney in "marriage story. the unfeel-good movie of the year >>> how about a "boost"? >> this little girl may be on a path to her o

kristen welker, nbc news, washington. >>> hundreds more americans arrived back this this country from china today facing extreme measures aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus while cruise ship passengers are being closely monitored both here and overseas where thousands remain isolated miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: tonight the parade of cargo planes leaving wuhan may be coming to an end. perhaps the last two emergency flights carrying roughly 300 americans have touched down in san diego and san antonio. and omaha. but at military holding facilities a handful of the hundreds of americans quarantined have developed symptoms of coronavirus or being monitored after exposure in china. >> might be a small room, but we're safe. >> reporter: frank and his daughter annabelle were taken to a san diego hospital. >> we haven't been outside in three, four weeks. the baby is stir crazy. >> reporter: on this cruise ship returning to new jersey today more than two dozen chinese nationals were pulled aside to be tested for the virus four were hospitalized out of an abundance

>> such an important day coming up kristen, thank you >> a heroic rescue is caught on camera in ohio when the first floor of a house caught on fire. >> we got you. we got you >> the couple was trapped on the second floor and their only option was to jump another officer also broke down the back door to rescue three dogs who were in the basement. everybody was able to make it out okay, and the fire is being investigated >> a new mini moon is temporarily orbiting the earth scientists at the university of arizona first spotted it on february 15th. they say it is just the second asteroid known to orbit the earth. measuring at just 6 to 11 feet across, it took years to get discovered experts believe it entered the earth's orbit three years ago. >> still impressive out of all of that they were able to pick it up. >> glad they were able to do that >> still took three years. >> but still they did. >> maybe watch austin powers >>> all right. let's get into this forecast the big story and it's going to be incredible pictures, horrific to be caught in the middle of it is these lake effect snow

nbc's kristen welker has more from columbia, south carolina. >> reporter: overnight, the candidates are making the final sprint in south carolina, aiming to energize voters. the pressure is on former vice president joe biden who needs a big win here to revive the campaign. biden holds a 20-point lead in the latest poll, and overnight, he intensified the attacks against the national frontrunner bernie sanders who is calling for a revolution. >> this nation is not looking for a revolution. it is looking for results. it is looking for results to improve people's lives. >> reporter: but the critical question is if it is too late to stop sanders ahead of super tuesday and in an event in south carolina, he returned fire. >> i have known joe for many year, and he is a decent guy, but i don't believe that joe can beat trump. >> reporter: also feeling the heat, former south bend, indiana, mayor pete buttigieg who is struggling with african-american voters. >> how do you prove that you can win over a more diverse coalition if you are struggling here in south carolina? >> the candidates have been

nbc's kristen welker has more from the campaign trail. >> reporter: it's the final sprint in new hampshire as candidates make their closing arguments. the latest polls show senator bernie sanders with a narrow lead here, with mayor pete buttigieg in second place, and the fight for third could be critical, including for former vice president joe biden who has struggled since his fourth place finish in iowa >>> can you survive a fourth place finish here in new hampshire? >> sure, i could sure, i could. look, i mean -- >> reporter: what's the path >> the path is south carolina and, and going into nevada and going into super tuesday >> reporter: biden has shifted strategy, going on the attack against buttigieg in recent days >> this guy is not a barack obama. >> reporter: buttigieg firing back over the weekend. >> he's right, i'm not, and neither is he. >> reporter: biden defending his tougher stance with nbc news >> cruz had more tax sense than anybody in the race by a factor of five? me >> reporter: for his part senator sanders has intensified his criticism of buttigieg >> unlike some of my

nbc's kristen welker our brand-new poll. former vice president den. in a memo to staffers his campaign manager announcing biden is elevating his veteran aide anita dunn to an expanded role tll aow suffered a devastating fourth place finish in iowa. >> we took a gut punch in iowa. >> reporter: now with new hampshire up next the latest nbc news/marist poll shows biden in fourth place again. in the lead bernie sanders who has a narrow edge over pete buttigieg. 25% to 21% it comes amid new iowa caucus fallout with the state party announcing they will give the campaigns until monday to call for a review the party's numbers showing buttigieg and sanders in a virtual tie with both declaring victory and sanders sharpening his attacks against buttigieg, accusing him of being too cozy with wall street. >> you are going to have to take on these people, not take money from them. >> reporter: buttigieg has denied that charge and overnight tried to capitalize on his strong showing in iowa. >> well, it's fantastic news to hear that we won. >> reporter: president is

but pete buttigieg talked to kristen welker this morning.ake a look. >> reporter: what are you going to do to bring in voters who have not gotten in on your campaign. >> we're being very intentional about the outreach and reaching all voters where they are. we will take no vote for granted. what i found especially with a lot of minority voters who are focused on making sure we can win is people who say, your plans seem great but i need proof that you're a contender. iowa and new hampshire allowed us to settle that question. >> but i not diverse and they go nevada. jim messina, when they're facing the challenge of nevada, you have bernie sanders last night being told that they're not going to support him because of their opposition to his health care plan and you've got amy klobuchar trying to, you know, hire staff, create an organization that she doesn't have in nevada. it's tough. pete buttigieg has more money than she does as well. >> yeah, the challenges for amy are real. we've awarded just under 1.5% of the delegates here. iowa and new h

more courteous than the alternative she said, joining me now, kristen welker, "new york times" white house correspondent, michael crowley, jim messina campaign manager for president obama's 2012 we election campaign, kimberly atkins, and donna edwards, former member of congress. welcome all. first to you, kristen welker, do we expect now that the president is going to respond later today or is he going to leave the state of the union as his response to the impeachment drama with his likely acquittal and also his confrontation with the speaker? >> i anticipate he's going to respond to all of it, andrea. we expect to see him later today when he meets with venezuela's opposition leader here at the white house in the oval office and he was among those surprise guests last night at the state of the union. so that's really a chance for the president to respond to reporters' questions and they will undoubtedly ask him about all of this. i can tell you, though, we're getting a preview of what we can expect to hear from the president from some of his senior advisors who are firing back at hou

let's bring in kristen welker. i want to play for you -- picking up on what pete williams was saying about the president's tweets. this is sean spicer in june of 2017 very clear about what it means when the president tweets. watch. >> are president trump's tweets considered official white house statements? >> well, the president is the president of the united states. so there are -- they are considered official statements by the president of the united states. >> so what is the reaction this morning, kristen, from the white house about the attorney general being very critical of the president's tweeting? >> well, so far, no official reaction, ayman, but we can tell you that president as pete has mapped out has been flexing his muscles including on twitter this morning. retweeting things about the justice department, calling on the justice department to look into what he called the investigations into his campaign in 2016 and then that statement that he made yesterday that we can't underscore enough did get the tone

>> good morning, kristen. these new cases coming as a shock to every single state along the west coast. california, oregon and washington all seeing instances of community spread duroan virus. meaning officials don't know how these new patients were infected and two of those patients were in close contact with schools. this morning the number of cases of the coronavirus growing, the disease spreading. overnight in oregon health officials making an alarming announcement. an elementary school employee has tested positive for the coronavirus. >> there was no known travel exposure for this individual, so this is a case of community spread of the disease. >> reporter: while in seattle a high school student testing positive as well. >> they're preparing to sanitize the school's campus over the weekend and are intending to remain closed on monday. >> they are the third and fourth cases of what health officials call community spread contagion in the united states, meaning their origins are unknown. >> like the califor