my name is andre stiff, affiliated with zone 126 out of long island city, new york. i don't really have a question because everybody pretty much already asked the questions i want. i just want to commend you, young brother, because from where i come from i have seen the distractions. i had a little brother distracted like that. just for you to be able to focus and put your mind in the right place just know there is nothing you can't do if you want to do it, young brother. you can do anything you want. you are on the right track. you have the right people with you and i commend you, young brother. >> thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >> my name is aaron hackett. i'm coming from hampton roads, virginia working with alternative zinc as an amercore member. i have a question coming from the side of kind of like the partners that you mentioned. you said there were a lot of nonprofit organizations that were helping out. first of all, what are those nonprofit organizations? what are the best kinds and the best kind of activities? after school programs that are most effectiv

in new york city a fire on staten island could be seen from mid-town manhattan making for a smokey unhealthy area. in long island two homes and a commercial building burned. >>> on a much lighter note in new york city, it's become the new hang out for a goat. you don't see that every day. her owner says cocoa is much happier spending time in the big apple than on farm. even like a commuter she's hopping on to the subway. >>> and finally in oklahoma it was a hail storm that sound more like a shooting spree. grapefruit size hail smashed into one neighborhood. listen to that. at least two tornadoes were also reported. now for a look at your national and regional weather here's meteorologist bill karins. we hear of golf ball size hail but grapefruit size hail? >> baseball and softball goes through windshields, it does a lot of damage. nothing more impressive falling into a river. we were wondering about severe weather yesterday and how bad it would be. overall we didn't see too much damage and that was good. we had two tornadoes reported but they were on the ground for a very short period of time. may have be

in new york city a fire on staten island could be seen from midtown manhattan making for smoky, unhealthy air. in long island two homes and a commercial building were reportedly burned. >>> on a much lighter note in new york city, it's become the new hangout for a goat of all things. her owner says cocoa is much happier spending time in the big apple than on farm. who could blame her? like any real commuter she even hopped on the subway for a ride there. >>> and finally in oklahoma it was a hailstorm that sounded more like a shooting spree. looked like it, too. grapefruit-size hail smashed into one neighborhood. at least two tornadoes were also reported. now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> for once it's not the west colitea dng with all those crazy fires. for the west we've had our pesky storm sizzlingering off the coast still spinning like a top spinning moisture foo southern california and the rain up around san francisco later today will move to southern california and especially tonight down towards los angeles. there will be two storms th

long island. jon: that's right. take a look at this, fox news alert, amazing pictures out of garden city, long island.an see from this helicopter footage there that the condo complex is on fire there. we don't know how it started. we do know from reports from the chopper pilot firefighters say they have a surround and drown attack going on. they believe they have the worst of it under control. but as you can see, based on the smoke pouring from a wide section of that roof there, many of these units have been compromised. we'll try and get more information on how this thing might have started, and who's been affected, straight ahead on "happening now". jenna: also more politics coming up, a big change on the campaign trail. jon was just talking about it a little bit with charlie hurt. santorum is out, romney is the presumptive nominee. so what kind of competition will we see in the general election? is the president strong enough to defend his record, or does the economy give mitt romney a big advantage in the race for the white house? scott rasmussen is here with brand new polls and some brand new num

city. on long island. of course it will be ferried by truck from there and then by boat to the "intrepid" museum where it will be housed as we will have ours here at the udvar-hazy museum. we'll be back in a moment. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. 60 miles in 3 days is-- is huge. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. you just put one foot in front of the other, and you know that you're walking for such a great cause that you just keep going. (man) that you have all these people coming together for one common goal. (woman) the goal is to bring an end to breast cancer. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. (woman) i'll never stop walking, not till we find a cure. (woman) and it has to end, but it starts with us. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. it is the most rewarding experience i have ever had in my entire life. we can do th

in new york city, a fire on staten island could be seen from midtown manhattan making for smokey, unhealthy area. and then on nearby long island, at least two homes and a commercial building reportedly burned. >>> a much lighter note in new york city. it's apparently become the new hangout for a goat. that's right. her owner says coco is much happier spending time in the big apple than on the farm. who wouldn't be? it's times square. like any real commuter, get a taste of new york city hopping on the subway to some stunned fellow passengers. at the white house, president obama presided over the 134th annual easter egg roll. and that was just part of the fun. first lady michelle and daughter sasha and malia joined the president in the reading of "where the wild things are" to the kids. the president also joined the harlem globetrotters for a little basketball. some 30,000 people joined in on the post-holiday festivities. >>> and finally, this was unbelievable in oklahoma. a hail storm but it sounded more like a shooting spree. looked like one, too. grapefruit-sized hail smashed into this neighborhood. at least two tornad

city. you see the smoke right there. the winds are kicking this up. it is now threatening homes in new jersey and long island. and look how severe those flames are right there. this is serious right now. there are warnings, as we said, up and down the east coast. the commute is going to be so tough for so many people this morning. >> you talked about the winds. thankfully, not as strong as they were yesterday. but still, very much a problem. >>> and tensions running very high in the case of george zimmerman. we just learned about those gunshots fired into an empty police car right where he lives. and he posted a brand-new website overnight, where he spoke out for the first time. also asking for money for his legal defense. >> all kinds of signs that the special prosecutor is closing in on a decision right now. >>> let's get to the extreme weather. the fires in the east, tornadoes and hail in the midwest. sam is tracking the latest, beginning in the midwest. >> good morning, everybody. it's spring. you would normally expect we see some severe weather. even scattered wildfires this time of year. but the reports

for millions of commuters getting ready to head into new york city where a flood watch is in effect. the rain will be welcomed on long island, which is experiencing drought conditions. >>> former democratic presidential candidate john edwards goes on trial today in greensboro, north carolina. edwards is charged with six felony and misdemeanor counts for allegedly using campaign contributions to hide his pregnant mistress. edwards says his actions were not illegal. if convicted, he could face 30 years in prison. >>> lawmakers are calling for an expanded investigation into the secret service prostitution scandal. another agent who has been implicated had a room at the same hotel in colombia, where the president stayed. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: more secret service agents involved in the columbian prostitution scandal could soon be out of a job. >> i would expect within a very near future to have several other secret service agents leaving. >> reporter: members of congress investigating the scandal expect the secret service to fire more agents this week. so far, six agents have lost their jobs. five are on admi

city living? that's great we are bringing you an over the top, $15 million estate from long island and a waterfrontia and reorganizing a living room in just a day. first we head to long beach for the elrod house. >> with the push of a button, the panels will disappear and someone will be both inside the house and outside the house.

marines pretend -- attend the base in the city center and it has long been a source of grievance. many have campaigned for it to be moved off the island altogether. when the two governments said there is no viable alternative to sticky -- sticking to a previously agreed plan. >> at least 27 people have been injured in a number of explosions in the ukraine. the blasts were near the eastern city, the first was close to a central stop. two more bombs detonated later. the european and world champions porcelain are looking for a new coach -- barcelona are looking for a new coach. the 41-year-old says he intends to take a one-year sabbatical from football. staying with spain, there has been more depressing news on the economic front today as newly released figures show that nearly a quarter of the work force is jobless. the highest level in 18 years. more than 5.5 million people are looking for work, giving it the highest unemployment rate of all the euro zone countries. >> the jobless rate is the highest in europe. >> i keep on looking, i have taken anything, but there is not much around. cut the jobless crisis in spain includes many peopl

city center has long been a source of grievance. many people have campaigned for it to be moved off the island of together. the two governments say there is no viable alternative to sticking to the previously agreed to plan to move it to okinawa's coast. bbc news in tokyo. >> in other news, at least 27 have been injured in the number of explosions in ukraine. the blasts were near the eastern city. the first was close to a central tram shop. osecond close to a local cinema. two separate bombs were detonated later. barcelona has lost a man who guided them to championship titles. he confirmed the rumors he would leave the spanish champions at the end of the current season. the 41-year-old says he intends to take a one-year sabbatical from football. staying with spain, there has been more depressing news on the economic front today as newly released figures show nearly 1/4 of the work force is jobless. it is the highest level in 18 years. more than 5.5 million people are looking for work, giving it the highest unemployment rate of all of the eurozone countries. andrew walker has the story. >> the line that the

i go home to long island and a type of what i believe for a 1100 of my best jokes. two days later, i have to go back to the city for my meeting with lorne. i was so nervous. what should i wear? well, hip new show. i will dress hip. i put on my father's marroon polyester leisure suit. i looked like a big blood clot. i went to the city. he was staying at the plaza mattel. my meeting was like at 2:00 p.m. i do not want to be late. i was really nervous. i got there like at 7:00 a.m. in the morning. i see a pay phone, 1975, no cell phone. i went to the pay phone and call billy crystal. he had been talking to lorne about the possibility of being on this new show. i said, do you have any hints you can give me so i can have a leg up in this meeting? he said, well, he used to write for woody allen. he used to produce monty python specials. oh, and he hates mimes. lorne hates mimes. the bulls up a chair and give him this poem with 1100 jokes in it. he opens it. he reads the first joke. egos, u -- he goes, uh-huh, good. then he closes the book. i wrote 1100 jobs over two days, and he reads one joke. i wrote a jokes and th

brushfires in florida, new jersey and on new york's long island forced some residents to evacuate and interrupted amtrak service between connecticut and new york city monday night. >>> in north korea, nbc news has learned this week's rocket launch is set to go. this as space experts in pyongyang say all preparations are pleat ahead of takeoff. the u.s. is telling north korea not to go ahead with the launch, saying it would further isolate the asian nation and would violate u.n. security council resolutions. >>> the shooting death of unarmed teen trayvon martin will not be presented to a florida grand jury. the special prosecutor investigating martin's slaying may still file charges against george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot martin, he claims, in self-defense. meantime, zimmerman's lawyers have confirmed that a website asking for donations for his defense is real. >>> the two men accused of going on a deadly shooting spree in a predominantly black neighborhood of tulsa have confessed acco according to place. officials say jake england admitted to shooting three people and alvin watts confessed to shooting two. three of those

city. you were born in this town? >> i was born in brooklyn, grew up in a small town on long island, small village, where i went to public high school and i graduated in a class of 12 students. >> why did you stay in new york all your life? >> well, i -- after yale and the navy, i came to new york for my first job. i've always been a new yorker except for my 12 years in d.c. i like new york. i like manhattan. i enjoy living here. >> any book left in you? >> i hope so. if my brain holds out and if i can find the right person to help me organize some of the articles, scratchings that i've got, in whole row of three-ring binders in the cabinet behind you, things that i hope will eventually go into a subsequent book. >> ray price, thank you for letting us come to your home. >> thank you for coming. >> for a dvd copy of this program, call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q-and-a.org. "q and a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >>> from the colonial era, prohibition to today, drinking for better or worse has always been a part of the american landsca

long-range missile. the rocket is expected to pass over the southernmost part of okinawa. units equipped with the pac-3 interceptor missile system arrived wednesday in naha city and miyako island. another will arrive on ishigaki island thursday to complete the deployment. ground self-defense force units have been dispatched to guard the system and undertake rescue and relief operations in case of injuries from any falling rocket debris. about 40 troops were transferred from western japan to naha on wednesday. another 400 troops will be deployed to the southwestern islands off ishigaki and miyako. the defense ministry is sending three aegis equipped destroyers to the east china sea and the sea of japan. >>> japan's defense ministry is apparently using north korea's planned rocket launch to boost the country's defense capabilities in okinawa. the ministry's latest report on defense policy guidelines cites china as a major source of concern for the region and the international community. china has stepped up military activities in the east china sea in recent months. an nhk reporter says the ministry is attempting to ease frictions with local communities by showing its eagerness

city subways in 2009. another al qaeda recruit from new york, bryant vinas, testified he plotted to bomb a wal-mart store and the long island railroad to cause the big economic hit al qaeda leaders wanted. don borelli, a former f.b.i. agent, was involved in the investigation. >> they understand the psyche of the west that even a small plot that's successful will cause huge economic disruption. >> reporter: al qaeda is weaker than it was a few years ago but is still trying to recruit westerners. >> this is the crown jewel for al qaeda, to be able to have somebody like that that they can trust that they can train and then reinsert back into their homeland and carry out an attack essentially, whenever they deem appropriate. >> reporter: that point was underscored in this trial. the three new york men charged in the subway plot have joined al qaeda to fight american soldiers in afghanistan but when al qaeda leaders learned that they were americans with u.s. passports they asked them to go home and carry out that attack on the new york city subway system to so the jury begins deliberations in that case today. >> pelley: thank yo

long-range missile. the rocket is expected to pass over the southernmost part of okinawa. units equipped with the pac-3 interceptor missile system arrived wednesday in in a hoe city and miyako island. another will arrive on ishigaki island thursday to complete the deployment. ground self-defense units have been dispatched to undertake rescue and relief operations in case of injuries from any falling rocket debris. about 40 troops were transferred from western japan to naha on wednesday. another 400 troops will be deployed to the southwestern islands offish gashie, miyako and yonaguni. the defense ministry is sending three aegis equipped destroyers to the east china sea and the sea of japan. >>> japan's defense ministry is apparently using north korea's planned rocket launch to boost the country's defense capabilities in okinawa. the ministry's latest report on defense policy guidelines cites china as a major source of concern for the region and the international community. china has stepped up military activities in the east china sea in recent months. an nhk reporter says the ministry is attempting to ease frictions with local communities by showing its eagerness to protect local

cities in china, its long- time antagonist. the missile was test-fired from wheeler island, off the indian east coast. it has a range of 3,100 miles and is capable of carrying nuclear weapons. the u.s. had condemned last week's missile test by north korea, but white house spokesman jay carney had a more measured response today. >> i will simply point out because comparisons have been made to the d.p.r.k. and its actions that india's record stands in stark contrast to that of north korea which has been subject to numerous sanctions as you know by the united nations security council. >> sreenivasan: chinese officials declined to discuss the indian test. republicans in the u.s. house pushed through a $46 billion tax cut today billed as a job creator for small business. the one-year measure would mean a 20% tax deduction for companies with fewer than 500 workers. that's almost 99% of all u.s. employers. democrats, including minority whip steny hoyer, said it was too broad, and too generous. >> this is a fiscally totally irresponsible piece of legislation and you know it, and i know you know it. and americ

the north in the administration of those cities we see it in kid ah we see in timbuktu we see it in gaol where this group of islands are d.n.a. led by this long connected character gali is clearly asserting itself well i think there will be a struggle within the the toerag movement but so we shouldn't overestimate the danger but we certainly shouldn't dismiss it out of hand either change what you stand on that because a you know when you through when they all qaeda element and then it becomes a much broader picture story it's not you know poor little molly struggling here becomes an international story certainly a regional story i mean to what degree is it over underestimate in your mind. i think it's overestimated for the same reasons that peter said but i i disagree with what he just said about the i agree that there is going to be a struggle between them and i lay an answer in which there always was going to be with godless of whether there is an islamic take in which the answer would be in the secular nationalist ten wish to the m.l.a. let's not forget the believed of being the garley was the leader of the troll reg uprising in the early

city. here's ginger zee. >> reporter: from new hampshire to florida -- tens of thousands of acres abliz. gusty winds and very little rain, perfect ingredients for this -- here in long island, the brush fires have finally been contained after scorching up 1,000 acres, the work of hundreds of fire fighters and volunteers shutting down the potential disaster. >> this is coming into a populated area, moving about 45 miles per hour. that's the fast challenge with a fire like this. >> reporter: from the air you can see how perilously close the fires came to many homes. >> in connect, firefighters here normally fight house fires, not wildfires. >> we're not used to fighting brush fires like they are out west out in california and stuff so this is a different fire for us. >> reporter: it's unusual for these east coast states to see fires like this time of year. take new jersey for example. 472 forest fires since the beginning of the year compared to 214 during the same period last year. what's the big difference? this is one of the homes charred by the wildfires. at my feet, you can see one of the culprits, dry and parched land, twigs that acted like tinder, courtesy of very litt

long. stay with us. news at 4:00 continues right after this. >>> taking a look from east bay now to san francisco. you can see bay brinl, treasure island and city behind it. we're expecting a lot of traffic in san francisco tonight. there is giants game, and there is critical mass. be prepared for heavy traffic tonight. >> and there is a cold war relic giving commuters something to talk about. this missile came from a museum in marin headlands that details the bay area's role in defending the united states. you can see the missle this weekend at the half moon bay airport. it will feature a thousand vehicles and that is the event benefits coast side adult day health center. >> lower american river is higher this afternoon from more water being released from folsom dam. the lake is get toog full because of snow felt. the bureau of reclamation is increasing water release until mid may coming out to 15,000 additional water gallons per seblgd. >> time for another check of the weekend forecast. looks fantastic. >> things are looking good. there is a time lapse view this afternoon. there is the coast is clear, let's take a look at national conditions

city, haaziq madyun, kron4 news. >> and another big story, it will sell this company has been chosen to recover the crash of a fair long island'sd. i will be talking with environmental officials about concerns. reggie kumar, kron4 news. >> and morgan hill there were four students treated after ingesting what officials are saying were marijuana laced cookies. one of the students was acting erratically, she was taken to the office and after a couple of questions, she gave it up that she had eaten a cookie that was given to her by another student. after paramedics checked the students they found out that there were physically ok and they were released into the custody of their parents. school officials say it is no coincidence that today is a 420. >> in san francisco, officials have announced that on sunday, all vehicle traffic inside the presidio will be stopped during the 75th anniversary of the golden gate. that means only emergency vehicles and its residents with an access has will be allowed to drive with of the presidio. the closure is expected to last from early in the morning until later that evening after the fireworks. t

there's a lot of revolutionary history in new york city, over to the tavern or long island where the stan and i are talking in into the commercial. >> alisyn: i can see that, a bro-mance here. and american ride, monday nights 9 p.m. on byu-tv. >> clayton: i'm like a giddy school bike. >> you want to see something that looks natural. me on a harley. >> oh. >> dave: that's just a natural fit. >> alisyn: that's wrong. >> all right, looking forward to the show. a nightmare in the heartland, more than 100 tornados tear up the midwest, we head back to thurmon, iowa, a town almost destroyed by the twisters. a night to look forward to, many are busting budgets just to break down the cost and show off our prom pictures. yikes. ♪ play that funky music [ crunches ] mmm. ♪ [ male announcer ] pringles... bursting with more flavor. [ crunch! ] what ? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it ? hello ? hello ?! if youbank doesn't let you talk to a real perso24/7, you need an ally. hello ? ally bank. no nonsense. just people sense. but not how we get there. because in this business, there are

city. the closer to the coastline, the better chance for the heavier rains. new england could get socked. the heavy amounts could be near long islandrd, springfield, someone has a chance of four to six inches of rain. thankfully we don't have to worry too much about flooding because we have not had a lot of wet weather. also the big surprise in this forecast should come monday morning into monday afternoon. yes, this is a snow forecast. areas between buffalo and pittsburgh, the higher terrain, we'll see enough snow to knock down trees and power lines. that's a story going into monday afternoon. today's forecast, alex, once again, the southeast dealing with those storms. new england, we'll have to wait for the bad weather sunday afternoon and evening. back to you. >>> thank you. office politics with rachel maddow. her book is atop "the new york times" best seller list and she'll say why her message in the book could not be conveyed on her tv show. ♪ [ male announcer ] with six indulgently layered desserts, all at 150 calories or less, there's definitely a temptations for you. unless you're one of those people who doesn't like delici

city. mostly 60s from atlanta up to bean town. john, where are you from? i didn't ask. >> i was born in queens, new york, raised on long island.ker. >> very cool. new jersey native by way of new orleans, but, yeah. we're from the same neck of the woods. i just wanted to check. >> getting to know each other. it's a process. >> bonding. football game. >> pop open a coldy or -- >> under the desk, dude. >>> okay. we'll admit it. some food stories look great on tv. this is not one of them. >> it may not look great but that is the new guinness record holder for the largest ever plate of nachos. it was made out in lawrence, kansas. and at 80 feet long it weighed in at nearly 4,700 pounds. that, folks, is a lot of nachos. >> the whole thing was 690 pounds heavier than the previous record holder. anyone daring to eat any of it had to donate a dollar or a canned food item. all the proceeds went to a food bank. no double dipping on that one. >> can you imagine the world record to some, lunch for willis. back with more "world news now" after this. ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. i l

city. mostly 60s from atlanta up to bean town. john, where are you from? i didn't ask. >> i was born in queens, new york, raised on long island.. that, folks, is a lot of nachos. >> the whole thing was 690 pounds heavier than the previous record holder. anyone daring to eat any of it had to donate a dollar or a canned food item. all the proceeds went to a food bank. no double dipping on that one. >> can you imagine the world record to some, lunch for willis. back with more "world news now" after this. ♪ ♪ nacho mama ♪ ♪ nacho mama ♪ ♪ nacho girl ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by colonial penn life insurance. i love how clean my mouth is now. but why doesn't it last? [ male announcer ] even after a cleaning... plaque quickly starts to grow back. introducing crest pro-health clinical rinse. it actually keeps your teeth 91% clean of plaque even at 2 months after a dental visit. new crest pro-health clinical rinse. follow the wings. >>> well in today's tough job >>> well in today's tough job market, many people would give an arm or a leg for a good secure job. well, on long island, a new york woman gave he

long island destroying two homes and a commercial building. mandatory evacuations in effect. more than a hundred fire agencies are responding to that emergency. in the staten island bureau of new york city, a large compost fire is now under control. more than 200 firefighters responded to the five-alarm fire yesterday. heavy smoke could be seen for miles. jenna: certainly a lot going on, especially out here on the east coast. maria molina is joining us to tell us more. >> reporter: good to see you. remember that winter that we just had basically with the lack of snow across the northeast that everybody was so thankful for. unfortunately the lack of moisture now we are looking at drought conditions across the northeast. that is providing fuel for the wildfires to get going. it's dry out there, the ground is very dry and we are looking at breezy conditions with lack of rainfall, conditions that are favorable for wildfires to spread quibbling lee. quickly. we have red flag warnings from the new york city area to north carolina and portions of florida because it's so dry out there. we are not expecting much relative humidity as we go into the next few days. generally dry from new york city