marriott is saying the hack is confined to white lodging's systems and that the hackers didn't hit marriott'ss. suzanne and michael? >> so i guess what you're saying there is it's not likely they spread to other hotel companies at the moment? it seems to be isolated there? >> reporter: well, it's a good question. it very well could spread, because white lodging actually manages some of the biggest hotel names, like hilton and sheraton and westin. so far, though, only marriott's customer information seems to have been stolen. but, you know, we'll probably hear more and more details as this investigation continues. and this just comes after this wave of hacks that we've heard. target, niemann marcus, michael's and yahoo! all within the past two months. interestingly enough, this is getting congress' attention. several committees are actually holding hearings this week on capitol hill on data theft. department of justice, looking into it since the target breach, as well. this is getting serious, especially as it becomes more and more widespread. >> what should you do if you stayed at a marriott

marriott downtown, leaders of the city's hotel association gathered for their annual meeting. and sitting nokes the mayor and drinking iced tea is the association's new chairman, thomas penny, who has the hotel's economic powerhouse numbers on the tip of his tongue. >> we are in the second largest industry in the city next to the federal government. our tax dollars generate on an annual brace business he didn't always deal in big numbers. >> i start medical the hotel industry in january of 1992 as a dish washer. >> there was tragedy the same year and a lot of other hotel jobs before becoming what he is now. a marriott hotel manager and head of the hotel association. >> i lost my only brother would years my senior to -- he died in a car accident that year. and as a result, i was motivated over the next 18 months and a dishwasher and front desk clerk and student beverage director. >> mayor gray and hotel leaders say that he is an example of upward know tilt in the industry the city government is courts he did start as a dishwasher and he's had some inning family challenges also.

so far, all customers have stayed at a marriott. white lodging says it's investigating. >> january a bad month for air passengers. faa says 30 million travellers had flights cancelled or delayed. the vag in place in lost work estimated at two and a half million dollars. >> that is incredible. >> it is a number. >> the weather is lovely. we did get rain here. >> you know, i haven't been this thrilled in a long time. the chill in the air. heading towards morning is going to be a cold one and breezy. watching mainly clear skies out there now but our radar is getting ready to track rain. this is did get train. san jose, eight ths/100ths. santa rosa just over 6-tenths. taking a look for clouds here as sun going down down. 49 in los gatos. they had a couple inches of snow. more snow chances in the forecast beginning wednesday night going into thursday. seeing clear skies now, forecast, partly cloudy and a chance of showers until thursday morning. rain reveals. tomorrow, it will be dry. next chance of showers with that system developing in

they foyed the fraud among hundreds of cards used at marriott hotels specifically last year. white lodge confirmed their system had been hacked and anyone who has stayed at their hotels between march 2013 till the end of the year need to check their bank records. >>> a fisherman lost at sea for 13 months is back on land. >> jose alvarango went on a one- day fishing trip more than a year ago. he was rescued from a remote area off the marshall islands sunday. a day into the trip the boat's motor stopped working. he had a teenage companion on board wp. the young man died apparently because he refused to eat. he claims he survived on fish, turlgts and rainwater -- turtles and rainwater. he's in pretty good shape for someone lost more than a year. authorities are still working to verify his story. sounds, suspicious. >>> the time is 6:07. he took his business from a tiny dorm room to the super bowl airwaves. >> up next, you'll see how a university of maryland grad turned his website company into a nationwide success complete with an ad at the big game. >> but first, howard is keep

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investigators say a man was founded stabbed in the neck in front of the marriott after 3:00 a.m. police believe he may have been stabbed in a parking garage a block away and walked or was taken to the marriott and then taken to the hospital. no word on his condition. >> yesterday morning a man was fatally stabbed in the same area. it is not known if they are connected. >> a state lawmaker unveiled a bill to require cell phone makers to include a kill switch to deact separate the devices if stolen. the senator joined a call made by 9 police and the prosecution. many target cell phones because they have a high re-sell value and the kill speech eliminates the incentive to kill the phones. half the involveries in the city involve cell phones. >> there is a four letter word making big waves on social media. a bay area woman receive add credit card offer where her middle name was changed to a mean name. the reaction is all over twitter. abc7abc7 news reporter katie marzullo has the story. >> it the theory of the victim is that a data entry employee was messing around. the suggested mid

but business big interests like chamber of commerce and companies called marriott, american airlines, apple and petsmart. in 1994 the national football league moved the super bowl out of arizona when it refused to make martin luther king a national holiday in their state. this week, the nfl threatened to take next year's super bowl out of the grand canyon state again. the next battle ground appears to be georgia where lawmakers are considering legislation similar to arizona's already big business is mus mustering. sexual orientation are never mentioned in these bills. atlanta-based american airlines, say, mutual respect and dignity, the 165 million customers we serve every year. delta strongly post office these measures and we join the business community and urging state officials reject these proposals. for more, we go to stephanie stanton. you have been talking with businesses, how relieved are they and why? >> well, good evening to you david. businesses are most certainly relieved. this bill really would have put a damper on businesses here in arizona. a lot of people said that jan

parks these are some of the places where marriott customers were hacked. they are trng westin and some others. brian cribs from cribs security that brought us the target hack bringing us more details and investigation just getting started. >> thanks so much. >>> a manhunt under way for a dangerous killer who escaped from prison and promptly kidnapped a woman. authorities believe michael david elliot who killed four people broke out of a correctional facility in central michigan last night and car jacked a woman using a knife or box cutter. they then drove about 130 miles south to indiana when elliot stopped for gas his victim hand nagged to escape and called 911 from behind a locked door. that woman now okay. elliot is serving life sentences for killing those four people and burning down one of their homes in 1993. if you spot him do not approach him. call police. >>> to many movie goers just knowing philip seymour hoffman was in a movie immediately boosted the chances that it would be worth watching. by almost all accounts the 46-year-old was one of the m

you can't go to marriott or hyatt. >> where do most of your customers book through? is it different versus the larger chains? >> we're going to do about 15% through the online travel agencies. other competitors that are in our business might do 50% through those guys. the big chains are probably 10% through those guys. and they're helpful to us because we have needs we want to fill where we want that on a sunday night, we want that business. >> so what is your -- go ahead. ask your really good question. about a minute left. >> what is your most interesting problem, challenge, opportunity? is it tech based? is it people based? what do you think about the most, about what you want to do next? >> well, it's mostly about how do we grow and keep this culture we've got that produces the goose laying the golden eggs. we have 14 hotels in our development right now with a base of 16. that's a lot of activity for a fairly small company still. that's what i worry about. it's really about getting the best people because our people are our product. we got to continue to get the b

arne sorenson joining us there from marriott international. have a great day. ago. simon would normally handle this but because he was doing the interview, i'll take it. pm irksz did fall slightly in february to 57. also that over night data from china showing the pmi in that country hitting seven-month low. that news did weigh on a mining sector. some down beat earnings from the likes of paa system s adding to the negative sentiments. you can see the continent, mixed markets today. that's not counting the added geopolitical tension in the ukrai ukraine. >>> we want to go back to the story of the day here in u.s. and really globally, facebook buys whatsapp. they are trading lower this morning. what will p the acquisition mean for shares of fate book going forward? let's bring in two top analysts on the stock. managing director and senior research analyst and senior analyst with susahana. it looks like for the most part wall street is positive on this deal. make a case for why you think this is a good idea for facebook to be paying more than double its annual re

it happened outside the marriott hotel near the corner of san carlos and market streets.injuries. it happened about a block from yesterday's deadly stabbing. >> the opening ceremony in sochi gets under way in about an hour from right now. there is no official word on who will late to cauldron but we're hearing it could be a russian gymnast who also happens to be the girlfriend of russian president vladamir putin. you can watch the opening ceremony here on nbc bay area, including the lighting, all of the excitement starts at 7:30. >> interesting to see. pays to be an olympic athlete. and maybe the girlfriend of the president. that is what's happening. we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. buenos dÍas esta noche es la 40,000 expected to watch from the stadium. 2 billion on television worldwide. we're here with a sneak peek, friday, february 7th, 2014. >>> from nbc news, this is a

. >> delta airlines in there, marriott, a lot of other corporations. you could have sat back. why get? >> you know, just the core issues of 1062 and the fact that to it was effectively legalizing discrimination in our state and arizona where so many of our employees lived and worked. and we really love scottsdale. it made it just unconscionable. we decided, you know, this is something that we really can't sit on the sidelines over. and so that's why we decided to act. and of course, you know, we only played a small part. it was heartening to see other companies step forward and stand shoulder to shoulder with us. but, you know, we're thankful to governor brewer for not letting this terrible legislation pass in arizona. >> dustin lance black, set this for us within the history of the march for gay rights in this country. i'm not sure we've seen anything quite like this where there's a governmental move against gay rights and there's an uprising, i think like we've never seen before, because it included such powerful players in corporate america. >> yeah, we are starting to see

we are talking about hotels under the marriott, hilton, sheraton and the westin brands.n thread among the marriott locations affected what they were calling wide lodging, based in indiana. >> this week at the box office 2 movies tell strong and one had an awkward moment. ice cube and kevin hart took the top spot for the third week in a row with ride along. the disney animated of the frozen came man number two. and no. 3 spot when to that awkward moment. >> coming up on the kron4 morning nils. working on several developing stories. the athletes are ready for the winter games in sochi. just days away now. we have more on that. plus, pest control also being told to exterminate stray dogs. control also being told to exterminate stray dogs. >> is this flu shot necessary? it keeps you healthy during flu season. but does it hurt? nah. plus you get a really sweet bandaid! anything else i should know? here's a thought, try scoring more points on the other team. okay. even a warrior can get sick. kaiser permanente rthis season.oyour flt >> right now on the kron4 morning news. new

apple, marriott, at&t, american airlines and delta are among the companies claiming the bill runs counter to ensuring equality in the workplace. some companies may consider relocating out of arizona. the national organzation for marriage--supports the arizona bill. change is in the air for delta. starting next year, the airline will rework its frequent flyer program. instead of passengers earnings miles for distance, they will be awared mileage based on the ticket price. delta has been attempt to attract more business travelers. a delta official says the new format will better recognize business travelers versus leisure travelers. also elite travels will receive added bonus miles depending on their status. boeing is making headlines this week. the jet maker has agreed on a 2 billion dollar contract to manufacture 16 new spy planes for the navy. it's also trying to sell some of its 787 dreamliners that were rejected by some airlines after last year's debacle that stemmed from battery issues. those planes are only partially completed. and boeing rival airbus is playing catch up. its increas

to relax by the luxurious pool, dining options, hotel and air accommodations by the marco island marriott resort beach and golf club. this will be your first time on an airplane, is that right? >> yes, that's true. >> well, you got to look up our friend sunny who lives down there now. she'll show you all around marco island. have a great time, sweetheart. >> thank you. >> we're so glad. thank you. enjoy your time there. >> bye, thanks. >> if you think our fan of the week, go to klgandhoda.com and let us know why, post your pictures, videos. >> and all of that stuff. >>> a life saving lesson in cpr, it could help someone you know, could save a life. >>> all the news you'll need in "today's buzz," all of it is coming up -- >> when, hoda? >> i think after your local news, and weather. we really wanted to take a relaxing trip to florida. you know? just to unwind. but we can only afford one trip this year, and his high school reunion is coming up in seattle. everyone's going. then we heard about hotwire... and realized we could actually afford to take both trips. [woman] see, when really nice

the hotel being the marriott that's now accused of being the marriott terrorist cell. what we went dark for a while, what you call dark becoming the special correspondent not naming for security reasons. i reported for al jazeera america and english during that time. we would put a news story, i wouldn't put my face or name to it because we were concerned that maybe the authorities wanted to close us down completely. a few weeks later i leave, come back in and we decided to start broadcasting again, we started doing all sorts of stories from the political solution to pollution, tv is a tire, the cotton industry in egypt, the whole gamut of stories. when i left in the early part of november there didn't seem to be an immediate threat on our journalists. there was a crack down on all journalists in cairo, not just the foreign journalists who were many very careful who they talked to at that point but the domestic media, they started to only broadcast what the military backed government wanted to be said, wanted to be aired, saying with the print, nobody was really contra

he may have been stabbed in a parking garage a block away and walked or was taken to the marriott hotel where he was taken to the hospital with no word on his condition. yesterday morning, a man was fatally stabbed in the same area not too far away with police investigating whether the two are connected. >> police have identified a 62-year-old woman shot and killed by hayward police this week. authorities say the officers conducted a welfare check on the woman when slow pulled a handgun on them. an officer opened fire hitting her. show died at the hospital. the handgun she pulled was a copy. she called 9-1-1 several times that evening. police say a handwritten note indicated she wanted to end her life because of family troubles. >> in richmond, employees are wondering to they have jobs when they show up at a business that sells a unique walk in bathtub. amy hollyfield is in richmond with that step. amy? >> yes, kristen, investigators will be back together. employees of the company are wondering what that means for them. you have probably seen this video, the commercials which they known

if you use the hilton, marriott, shareton. the company is called white lodging.intain moment franchises. they're a company who probably supplies all the software used in processing the credit cards. what else do you know at this point? could other hotels be at risk? >> well, white lodging is the -- they own the franchises the brands while they may have marriott and hilton, they are the owners of the particular areas. so the gift cards, the shops, the other things it's run through their system. it's not the property management system of the branch. that's where we see something a little bit different. it's their shops. it's their gift services it means somewhere at white lodging some central location somebody has comprised that and it's collected all the credit card d.a. that is passing through all the several brands outside the property management system. the booking system. it's getting everything where you're spending frankly a lot of money. gerri: do you think it's the same folks who took advantage of the customer of target and michael's? you say it's the -- t

. >> my name is marriott's walker. >> she is the defeat -- >> she is out. suspended by the mayor and headed for termination. the union representative under her couldn't be happier. >> i would like to commend the mayor for making it as rapid as he has. >> the ethics board charge the judge with 19 counts of wrongdoing. among them, hiring outside business partners as a general counsel. walker's lawyer says it is simply not true. >> she did not lot. she did not obstruct any investigation. she did not give preferential treatment to anyone. >> the office of administrative within thee size government. the ethics board picked it up. walker's attorney blames it on politics. out, thehis all comes wrongdoers that engage in backroom politics are going to be exposed. the board hearing in which she has to declare herself is next month. >> thank you. authorities are crediting a flight crew for fulling a hijacker into thinking they were the man's.o a passenger claim to have a bomb. the crew said yes, but then landed safely in turkey. they breasted the man. no explosives we

police say a person was found stabbed in the neck in front of the marriott after 3:00. marriott hotel where the person was found and taken to the hospital. yesterday morning a man was fatally stabbed in the same area. it's not known if the two attacks are connected. >>> the commute better than yesterday but still trouble spots. >> certainly are. there's light drizzle sweeping through the north bay. causing accidents. in place 101 at hern avenue, delay as you approach highway 12. a look outside on the drier side, foster city traffic mov g smoothly to the peninsula. >> talk more about rai >>> good morning, i'm mike nicco. big soaking through the weekend, urban flooding, parking lots, creeks, as far as river flooding and wind damage not likely with this storm. some sprinkles, light rain moving in, ahead of the main moisture in the evening hours and all the way through sunday. we're talking 10 inches in the north ba ♪ ♪ never meant to hurt you ♪ i never meant to break your heart your heart baby ♪ ♪ god knows i never meant to hurt you ♪ ♪ never meant to take it that far ♪ ♪

marriott, american airlines, delta airlines, apple was going to build a manufacturing plant in mesa,arizona -- vetott romney tweeted to the bill. >> leadership on the republican side. the two u.s. senators from the arizona side as well as the secretary of state and the arizona treasurer. it was overwhelming. rational, decent, fair-minded people. >> i want to ask you about the events in texas. on wednesday, a federal judge declared same-sex marriage ban in texas unconstitutional. this couple was legally married five years ago and part of the lawsuit. they were married and wanted texas to recognize their union. committed we're all to our families so we are committed to this cause. we will continue it until we have no avenues left to repeal. >> your reaction to the texas decision? >> it is consistent with all that is been happening. there are 17 states now that have marriage equality, plus the national capital, washington, d.c. now there are states like utah, very conservative states. another conservative state, oklahoma and virginia, where the same kind of federal ruling has come down.

police say a person was found stabbed in the neck in front of the marriott after 3:00 a.m. it and believed the person may have been stabbed in a parking garage a block away and walk or taken to the marriott hotel where they were taken to the hospital. yesterday morning, a man was fatally stabbed in the same area outside of fairmont hotel area and it is not known if the two attacks are connected. >> developing news in richmond where employees are wondering if they will have jobs when they show up at business that sells a unique walk in bathtub. authorities raided the offices yesterday. amy hollyfield has more on the story. amy? >> yes, eric. employees are worried. today is payday. they are concerned that rather than a paycheck they will see more of this: the scene of state investigators raiding the business. they say they will be back today. they are not talking specifics but have a search warrant for an ongoing investigation. no arrests have been made. employees say it feels like something fishy is going on and the company changed their call are i.d. so calls could not be t

it involves hundreds of cars used at marriott hotel and several city last year including chicago, andred by the same independent security researchers who fears recorded the data problems involving target stores. remember what happened millions of targeted accounts over the holiday. >> man in southern california faces charges of assault with deadly weapon involving a girl scout who went to his home selling cookies. happened yesterday in temecula about midway between l.a. and san diego. police say that john dodge opened the front door and pointed a gun at the girl. the father called police who arrested him and took his weapon. >> warning tonight about a ploy being used to rob their tv jewelry. they fly them to the bay area treat them to limo. then beat them and rob them at gun point. fbi investigation is under way and news reporter patrick walker has the story. >> call it a modern high stake jewel heist. based out of oakland. for about a year 6 men finding people selling expensive jewelry on craigslist and flying them to oakland to complete the sale. they sold the con by renting limousi

the marriott corporation, which is mormon owned and run, as dust unlents pointed out. he was stunned that the marriott corporation came out you know, on the side of the veto, as did mitt romney. this was a giant change in the reaction system that we have to this kind of situation. this was not just an okay, all the liberals went and marched and got some signs. this was a giant power play that i'm not sure we knew was there, that corporate america was going to rise up like this and say oh no, you can't do this. >> is that a good sign? >> i think it's a tremendous sign. i think the corporate participation was fantastic. it shows the corporate realization that this is important. let's assume the corporations are utterly like, okay, this is just about money, okay, they recognized there will be a money penalty for this behavior. >> lawrence o'donnell host of "the last word" -- >> i'm just hear to steal material for 10:00 p.m. >> do anything you want. absolutely. probably not much i can teach you, but "the last word" weeknights here on msnbc. >>> still ahead on "the reid rep

. >> major businesses like apple, american airlines and marriott are urging the bill to be killed. >> people use church, god as an excuse to discriminate. >> i will make my decision in the near future, i have until friday or saturday morning. >> some businesses have put up signs that read nice shirt, nice shoes, no service. >> bill clinton is the most popular active politician in the country and will make his first 2014 campaign stop for allison grimes. >> she understands how the issues debated in washington affect the people in kentucky. >> check out the ice boulders literally swallowing this pickup truck. >> the polar vortex is at it again. >> when i hear the forecast, i want to scream. >> since we sat down have you used cocaine or other illegal drugs? >> i don't use illegal drugs. >> first up today, breaking news, president obama tells the pentagon to have plans in place to pull all troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. let's talk more about this. i'll bring in chuck todd, nbc news political director and host of "the daily rundown." i'm a big fan, happy you could come on

. >> mound please join us at the marriott -- on monday please join us at the marriott park hotel for the 66th annual luncheon and fashion show. for tickets call or visit affairoftheheart.com. >>> in tonight's health alert an experimental new treatment to fight peanut allergies. it's a patch containing peanut protein. this 8-year-old will wear it every day for at least the next 2 1/2 years. researchers want to know if repeated exposure to peanuts can actually desensitize children. >> this protein gets into the outer surface of the skin, is taken up by specialized cells that then take it to the inner parts of the immune system. >> doctors say the initial goal is for children to just build up a resistance. oral therapies are also effective, but doctors say there are side effects. researchers hope going through the skin with the patch will mean fewer problems. >>> is your commute killing you? coming up the stressful impact traffic can have on us no matter if you're in the bus, car or train. >> and real estate agents take to the skies to hock their houses. >> and as we head into break thi

video that emerged this past week of the arrest and interrogation of al jazeera journalists at the marriottel in cairo. al jazeera has chosen not to show the video, only stills from it. but you will get the idea. >> that video was very strange. the music and the production techniques was like almost a thriller, you know, almost like one of those television programs about capturing some criminals and the computers and the microphones and so on were all shown as though these are important pieces of evidence. >> first of all, it was leaked to a pro-army station. the way it was framed shows those journalists as spies creating mistrust by adding suspension music. ♪ >> talking about a plot and framing of the egyptian people and while they are not allowing any rights for the defendants to have their lawyer present when they are investigated. >> it's quite problematic. it has a propaganda tone to it. the journalists are questioned about the sources of money they get and they are intear gated in ways that make them seem they are doing clandestine undercover work. the egyptians are going to look at t

. >> the five republican candidates for governor -- >> apple, american airlines and marriott. >> and even three republican state senators who voted for the measure have all come out against this bill. >> the bill attempts to create an exception. >> based on their religious beliefs -- >> for people who invoke their religious beliefs. >> legislation touted as a religious freedom bill. >> just to cloak or prejudice. >> i believe again this is about protecting people of all faith. >> kathy howard is defending the bill. >> the outcry is a political tactic. >> i'm not sure what she's saying there. this is an untenable position. >> pressure is mounting moment by moment on arizona governor jan brewer. >> jan brewer is under heavy pressure to veto a controversial new bill. >> because it's wrong. >>> still no word tonight from arizona governor jan brewer on whether she will sign into law senate bill 1062, the bill passed by arizona legislature last week would allow businesses to turn away customers for religious reasons. opponents say it would particularly target the lgbt community last night.

marriott has weighed in on this. american airlines has weighed in.hat other businesses are concerned about this bill? >> well apple has come out and weighed in and personally contact aed the governor. apple is building the largest high-tech facility now in arizona. why proponents of this bill have a hard time understanding is that the apple corporation human resource policies are specifically dedicated towards integrating the community. they make suppliers follow their policies. intel has a specific objective at integrating lgbt people and african-americans in the work force. among major employers, there's no place for discrimination in the work place. there's no place in arizona. we've asked the governor to veto this bill. >> we appreciate it. >>> star power hits the campaign trail. bill clinton heads to kentucky for a friend. we have more after this. incre. helps reduce the risk of heart disease. keep heart-healthy. live long. eat the 100% goodness of post shredded wheat. doctors recommend it. there's a lot of fruits and drinks that have acids in t

. >> white lodging corporation, running hilt, marriott and star hotels is the latest firm to disclose that it is being hacked, saying it's investigating breaches at 14 properties between march and december last year. monday's hearing came weeks after data was sold from michaels, maneiman marcus, and target, where 100 million americans had information compromised. the target breach is one break-in, but two thefts. 30 million may have had credit cards and information stolen. another 70 million americans could have interreacted with target at any point in their lives, not necessarily over the holidays. >> if a business withholds that information because it's in the hart of christmas shopping season, it may affect the bottom line, they need to be hung out to dry. >> consumer groups pressed congress to penalize companies that failed to notify authorities if they suffered a data breach, or firms that don't have sufficient application. >> we have tools to address data security failures by companies. it would be extremely helpful to have a federal law requiring data security, not just notific

well, american civil liberties union, aclu, the anti-defamation league, adl, add to that apple, marriott, delta airlines, american airlines, marriott hotels, starwood hotels, the loss of any standing for arizona as a resort, a convention center, was on the table. and jan brewer understood this. it was-- the old biblical injunction render into caesar that which is caesars. this was not god's, this was caesar. this might have been freedom of religion on the part o of-- religious free done-- freedom on the part of this legislation but this came right down to arizona facing the same ignomiy and loss of capital that it faced on martin luther king day when it refused to accept martin luther king day as a national holiday and again lost convention business. i think it was a pretty tactical, hardheaded decision made. and mitt romney to his credit weighing in in favor of vetoing it. >> woodruff: along with arizona two senators it is not just arizona, but there are six other states considering similar legislation. >> well, i did declare my interest, hopefully we will see this resolve. what is inte

the company which owns more than 150 marriott, sheraton, westin and other hotels says the credit card data was stolen at 14 hotels in chicago, austin, denver, other cities as well. white lodging is not revealing how many card numbers were taken but will offer customers free credit monitoring. >>> target is in the congressional hot seat today. the company's chief financial officer will go before a senate committee to talk about the massive data breach involving maybe as many as 110 million target customers. critics have complained the retailer has not done enough to explain how this breach happened. it's currently facing federal and state investigations and numerous lawsuits. >>> all right, this story is going to blow your mind, i promise. a new warning about just how vulnerable the government is to a cyber attack. a report due out today from the republican staff of the senate homeland security committee says federal agencies are not prepared to defend their networks against hackers. it says most security software has not been updated, and this is the part that made my brain explode. t

it involves white lodging which operates franchises for major chains including westin and marriott.ompany sets its investigating the suspected breach of customer's credit and debit cards used in hotel restaurants and lounges stomach starting today commuters have to pay to park at the locks for ferry terminal in marin. for the first time since the terminal opened novels 40 years ago the golden gate transit district has begun charging for parking. the new 2-dollar day fee is expected generate $400,000 for the district. you can still park after 3:00 p.m. and on weekends and most holidays. writers who fail to pay for face of 45-dollar fine stomach and unwelcome intrusion that's what governor jerry brown had to say about house republicans about california's water trouble. the governor sent a letter on to the house committee on national resources are urging members to vote against legislation that would allow farmers to increase pumping from the delta. the obama administration agreement requires the diversion of water to benefit salmon. brown says federal legislation would interfere with

white lodging services -- the if indiana-based company runs franchised hotels in the u-s for hilton, marriott, sheraton and westin hotels. all told 168 hotels were affected. fraudulent purchases were made at the hotel's gift shops and restaurnats. white lodge is investigating.. the rough winter weather is tough on traveler's wallets. an airline operations group "mas- flight" tallied the economic effect of 49,000 cancelled flights in jaunary. passengers spent $2.5 billion in lost productivity and expenses. airlines lost between $75 and 150 million. and there's more.. in the first 3 quarters of 2013-- airlines made $2.6 billion from baggage fees and an additional $2.1 billion from reservation changing change fees according to usa today. the paper also reports-- "new" ticket change fees or overwieght bags will cost $400. a spokeperson for the airline industry says customers have a "choice" over what they purchase. united airlines plans to drop cleveland, ohio as one of its hubs. the cost-cutting move will mean the loss of about 500 jobs. in a note to employees, united's ceo called the decision a

thousands of guests at hotels like marriott, sheraton and westin. this breach reportedly took place last year at a company called white lodging. they manage 168 hotels in 21 states under those brand names we mentioned. the firm will only say an investigation is in progress and they'll reveal more information when it's available. >>> investors around the world waiting to see how stocks start the month of february, because january was ugly. the dow down 5.3%. predicting the outcome of stocks for the year is about as difficult as predicting who will win the super bowl, but according to the stock traders almanac, when the first month of the year is negative, there's a 50/50 chance that the year will end negative as well. signs of what we call a correction, that's a decline of 10% in stocks. many say the u.s. market is long overdue for that, has markets rattled overseas. the nikkei a loss of 2% on the day. most other asian markets on the day are closed for the lunar new year. markets in europe are bouncing basically around break even there. no real direc

marriott, hilton and starwood hotels says it's learned about the potential breach from the same security blogger who first reported that breach at target. so far it appears hundreds of credit and debit cards used between march of last year through december were hacked. it's not clear how many hotels have been affected and whether other chains may be involved in the security breach. >>> let's face it, most of the pictures we take never make it to a printer. but a new app could change that. the app is called flag. every month, the online service will print 20 photos off of your phone and mail them to you. the place tag, free. but of course, here's the catch. it will print an ad on the back of each photo. it's on kickstart right now. flag calls itself a photo finishing system from the 21st century. so far it's raised more than $60,000. >> you put it in a frame you don't see the ad. >> the giants have a new uniform. that's next. >>> brody brazil joins us. a rare night for the warriors, right? >> rare in terms of their pack-to-back wins, on the road in utah. things had not always gone well fo

then, there is this, the arizona super bowl host committee has come out against the bill and so has marriott and apple. >>> the high-profile trial of kerry kennedy, daughter of robert kennedy, charged with crashing into a tractor-trailer in july, 2012 after taking a sleep medication. one witness said she was swerving on the highway before hitting the truck. a second witness said that after the accident, she was slumped over the wheel. her mother, ethel kennedy, and other members of her family, attended the trial north of new york city. >>> the world has lost a comedy icon, harold ramis died monday of complications from an autoimmune disease. he brought us national lampoon's vacation, animal house and groundhog day. you may have heard of caddie shack, considered one of the greatest comedies of all time. bill murray who worked with ramis on multiple movies. he said, harold earned his keep on this planet and god bless him. you may remember him from this on-screen performance in ghost busters. >> well, let's say this twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic energy in the new york ar

the latest right outside the downtown marriott hotel at 3:00 this morning. a man was taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries. yesterday another man was stabbed to death one block away. no arrests thus far in either case. >> the number dying from the flu is climbing higher by the week. health officials say 202 people have died in california from the flu. in the bay area the number is 42. four more died in santa clara county, two more in solano county and another in alameda county. flu season isn't over. officials continue to urge everyone to get a flu shot. >> cal osh sla investigating an industrial accident that left two workers dead killed by falling slabs of stone. it happened at galaxy granite. one worker was declared dead at the scene, the second died later at the hospital. fire investigators say they were unloading a shipping container. >> stealing a smart phone might be less desirable for thieves, the new bill unveiled today that would require all splart phones and tablets sold in california to be preequipped with a so-called kill switch.

. >> many companies like apple, marriott and southwest airlines criticized the bill. supporters say the measure was not about discrimination. >>> there's some 10-year-olds out here with no money for an aircraft but a $900 glock in their drawers. >> a bay city battling gun violence. we investigate whether local gun tracing measures would reduce crime. >>> also, it's the bay area's wealthiest town and the focus of an fbi investigation. the vandalism leading to serious concern. >> and the bold move a customer made after a thief pulled a gun on a local store clerk. >>> plus, killer cannabis. why researchers say marijuana could be deadly. >>> nbc bay area news begins with breaking news. >>> breaking news coming out of the oakland airport. this is what we're hearing. a delta flight from los angeles had to make an emergency landing. there was issue of smoke or the odor of smoke on the plane. a passenger did shoot some cell phone video and in it you can hear the flight attendant try to get people off the plane. >>> are there any solutions to oakland's complex problems? last y

. >> specifically, how do you make sure loews differentiates itself from a marriott or a hilton or anye smaller operators? >> so when our new hotels under construction are done, we'll have 21 properties and much, much smaller than some of the biggest names in the business. we could be competing against a hyatt, a weston, a fairmont or a four seasons or ritz carlton. why people want to come back here is about the service. that they say betty, welcome back to the loews regency hotel. >> it's a welcome tisch is extending to many, including nfl fans, new york tourists and most importantly his regency hotel guests. for tisch, a lot is riding on the simple hope, that they enjoy the new hotel as much as he does. >> it's our best shot at it, and we spent $100 million to reinvent the loews regency hotel but always coming back to the basics of great service, but now in a new box. ♪ >> it's the biggest restaurant chain in the world, feeding 69 million people a day. >> we are a lightning rod. because of our size. >> the food is fast, but what mcdonald's serves up takes years to make. we go inside

area headlines, san jose police are looking for the person who stabbed a man overnight near the marriott hotel in downtown san jose. officers found the man with severe wounds just before 3 a.m. in the 300 block of south market street. he is in the hospital and police are looking for his attacker, who they say likely knew the victim. >>> hayward police on alert over possible revenge in an officer-involved shooting. 62-year-old ariel levy was killed on tuesday when she threatened officers with a fake gun. the shooting happened a few days after her son was arrested on drug and weapons charges. police are concerned the son might seek revenge for the shooting. >>> and a funeral was held this morning for justice toliver a 17-year-old girl shot and killed in oakland's chinatown last month. her 14-year-old brother is charged in the shooting. the family is still trying to raise $10,000 for funeral expenses through "crowdfunding." >>> 2014 winter games under way. we'll show you the opening ceremonies that just finished and tell you about the bizarre event that threatened to overshadow day one at t

the results of 2014 dignity health city poll and a thousand people gathered for the event at the marriott. the cost of owning a home is the number one worry for more than a third of san francisco residents compared to 20 percent last year. other concerns are homelessness and represent cost and affordability. >> hundreds in san francisco affected by lying rent are rallying at the state capital at this hour over the bill that allows landlords to evict tenants to if they take the property off the market. they are showing support if a bill that would help build housing for low and middle income residents. >> san francisco muni riders can sound off about a series proposed fare increases, one proposal raises the single cash fare from $2 to $2.25 and another calls for tripling the cost of riding the "f" line from $2 to $6 and could be forced to pay a dollar premium to ride at peak times. some riders were not happy. >> the unions should be more punctual. if they are punctual i don't mind paying but if they are not punctual it is out rageous f they want to charge, they have to give us good service

republicans, are urging the governor to veto the bill along with big businesses there, like apple and marriott. and the nfl is weighing in as arizona is set to host the super bowl there next year. it's where we begin tonight. nbc's mike taibbi is in phoenix. mike, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. governor brewer has just arrived back in arizona after a conference in washington. but while she hasn't tipped her hand yet, the momentum toward a veto is building fast. >> veto, veto, veto! >> reporter: there have been daily protests over the republican bill allowing businesses to refuse to serve anyone base on religious beliefs. but gay rights activists say there's no question about the targets of the bill. >> this is absolutely about legalizing discrimination. and it is so broadly based that it can allow any business to discriminate against anyone. >> it happened in washington state, where a florist refused to provide flowers for a same sex wedding. and in oregon, where a baker wouldn't make a wedding cake for a similar couple. the other side, michael salmon of the harvard christian