i talked to my friend michael francie's who spent time as a couple in the colombo crime family and asion, one of the most noted under boston mafia history. >> a private club. he belongs to it or was there is a guest. we said hello, but that was the extent of it. >> michael in the 1980s 1980s1980s was one of the big movers and shakers. and so i had to know if some of the allegations that have been reported her true. was donald trump taking his construction company and connecting them with the mafia in order to build buildings in new york city? michael said it is true but not uncommon. >> if you're a developer new york during the 70s and 80s70s and 80s in dealing with unions there is no question your right in the guys like me. >> pointed out the trump and people like him were a degree removed because the whole idea was the mafia controlled the union and the union controlled the construction contract. >> we control many of the unions. so i don't know if donald himself had to deal with unions. absolutely had to make deals with the union. bill: you probably pull that one connection removed

my party panel is back, melissa francis, michael malice and nomiki konst. what a handsome group this is! what is president obama saying with this pick? >> i think for his term he's been trying make the supreme court look for a benetton ad, using quotas and remember 2008, the argument for the democrats the era of old white men is over. kennedy: thanks bernie sanders. >> now the old white men are putting trump in charge and angry and voting and putting fear into the democratic party. this is a stop to the group so that maybe they'll be able to get the votes back. if he puts forth other minority. this would be a fringe right to say look they're trying to destroy america. kennedy: certainly wasn't a tip of the hat to the fringe left. he is considered to be liberal moderate. he's not right of center by any means necessary or by any stretch of the imagination, is he a sacrificial lamb? >> i don't know if he's a sacrificial lamb. that's a strategy, i don't know if that's going to be effective. if it's not, it will go to the republicans, this is the last chance he

as you know he has been crucial, him and pope francis in these negotiations. >> michael and glenna. we mow that the church played a major role in bringing these two nations together. that u.s. embargo remains in tact and that is something that the president, he can come e over here and see a lot. he can make a lot of promises but that is one thing that he cannot overturn. michael, as you know, that will >> it did, indeed. in fact i got an e-mail yesterday from congressman mario diaz ballart of miami who in scathing terms said mr. president, you can do some things but you can't overturn the embargo unilaterally. and of course congress doesn't seem inclined to d/ that, glenna, before the election in november. >> gentlemen, can i go back to the issue of the press. i know you were talking about you spoke w wh bertasolare there was an arrest of an uncredentialed journalist, apparently. i want to let you know last time i was there we spoke with a ministry of the interior representative who was absolutely floored tt american press can say anything they like on the air as long as it's corre

francis used during his trip to new york city last september. proceeds o will go to catholic schools and charities. for our area, ford dealer michaelpman shelled out $82,000 at the auto show in january. that was also one of two used by pope francis when he was in philadelphia last year. >>> nchl j. transit commuters will not face a fare hike. the governor said the agency will have to find other ways to close a $578 million budget gap. they raised fares about 9% last year thiechb mate internal budget cuts. governor christie said the recent deal with rail union workers will not lead to another fare hike until at least 2017. >>> they're known for their burritos, but chipotle has ventured into the burger business. they say the new idea was in the works well before the wave of food-borne illnesses hit the company last sum jeer it's 5:24. college seniors are looking forward to graduating this spring. they'll have more success if they look for jobs in certain career fields. landon dowdy for cnbc is with us. good morning, landon. >> that's right. they're ranking the best field for those entering the work world and at the top of glass door'

in our area local ford dealer michael chapman shelled out $82,000 for the fiat riden in january. that was one of two fiats pope francising his philadelphia visit last year. >>> 52 degrees at 4:26, and the wind is starting to pick up above the building level. we'll feel those gusty winds at the ground level during the day today. that's going to lead to a big warmup. jessica boyington watching early morning traffic. jesse. >> this is the whitehorse pike right around 295. no problems or delays or at least construction in this area, but we put more thought where we do have some roadwork. i'll update you on the scenes when i come back at 4:30. >>> and a victory for bill cosby. next, learn how his legal team scored a win in a sexual assault case dating back decades in california. >>> crime crackdown. and police lay out what they're doing to make the streets safer. >>> new information about the penn state child abuse scandal. they rule the three university executives at the helm during the sandusky abuse will not have to face the most serious charges in the case. >>> and villanova's march to victory is on. the team is in hou

francis around philadelphia during his u.s. tour. the new york auction ends tomorrow with proceeds going to catholic schools and charities. >>> it was michael chapman who shelled out $82,000 for papal fiat at philadelphia auto show back in january, if you recall. the car was also one of two used by francis during his stop in our area last year. >>> back to my villanova wildcats. 1985 team famous on the villanova campus but one player never left. what he's doing today. what he remembers about that championship moment. >>> all new on nbc 10 news at 6:00, battle over beachfront property at jersey shore. who a judge is siding with over building protective sand dunes. >>> it's not just football players raising awareness about the dangers of concussionans nascar driver dale earnhardt jr. is following in the footsteps of other athletes. he tweeted he'll denate his brain to science, the concussion legacy foundation. he missed two races after suffering symptoms. six weeks later he experienced more symptoms after a crash at talladega super speedway. researchers studied effects of brain trauma in athletes. >>> richard petty was at dover international

letter including former homeland security expert michael chertoff, former secretary of state robert kelly and former homeland of security advisor francisdonald trump is firing back. >> fighting wars in the middle east for 15 years, 18 years. we are into four or $5 trillion. we don't know what we're doing. we don't know who we're fighting. where arming people that we want on our side. we don't even know who they are. when they take over a country they are worse than the people they depose. give me a break. jenna: brett: you don't have to sign on to the letter, you get a column every week. it's very critical of donald trump. if you can step back and take a look at the advisors and what they have to say, what's your impression of this letter? why now and do you think it will be impactful? >> i hope it will be impactful. these are serious people. they all describe themselvesas republicans. they come however from a wide spectrum of the republican party in terms of their foreign policy views . and voters ought to take them seriously. i mean, the presidency of the united states is the most important job in the world and when trump expresses h

francis. time now for live with kelly and michael. we'll be back at 11:00 a.m.> it's "live! with kelly & michael." today, from the new action-thriller, "london has fallen," gerard butler. and a cooking lesson from supermodel and author chrissy teigen. plus, we'll take a look back at our big after-oscar show. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by isney-abc domestic television] >> and now, here are your emmy-award winning co-hosts, kelly ripa and michael strahan. [cheers and applause] ♪

francis is going to join instagram tomorrow. he'll post photos under the name franciskas. he has a twitter account, pont >>> 4:44 on this friday morning. we're going to talk snow because michael wanted me to do that. first things first, we start out with sunshine. a little cool. by the afternoon, clouds will build up. we could see a late shower. after 4:00, 5:00, another cold front sliding through. the wind will increase, get gusty this afternoon. our temperatures will go from the 50s, drop into the 30s by tonight. the colder arrow owe 47 sheepshead bay. staten island 46. 30s from the north. mid and upper to poughkeepsie and newburgh. 20s in westhampton. a cool 26 degrees. most folks in the suburbs closer to 40. future tracker, we'll find early on, generally clear. notice the cloud line to the north. it's going to drop south. the cold front, not a lot of moisture with it. there could be a brief shower that comes on through late afternoon, early evening in a few spots. saturday morning starts out with sunshine at noon. we'll start to see clouds creep in towards saturday night and towards sunday morning. here it comes. the snow, the area of pink, the mixture of -- the green is

>> laurie: michael, if i can add to that, i was speaking with a cuban diplomat, a longtime diplomat carlos. he told me earlier today that raul casaso is very fond of he is fond of pope francis. so it's not by -- it's not out of character by fact that president castroas reached out to president obama in the way that he has and tried to raise his hand. there it is. the president and michelle obama the first lady waving goodbye, enteringir force one, about to leave jose marti international airport after a two-day trip ha has been nothing sort of historic. the last time a sitting american president has come cuba sips 1928. since 1928. >> the friendship hb has developed or at least extend understanding between them, tha is what so many have focused on, and this is a strong visual as michael pointed out, the two leaders talking with smiles, and now raul castro standing there speaking to the, technically, the ambassador of our u.s. embassy shaking hands. gentleman on the right with the sunglasses. jeffrey delauren tis. he has spent a good deal of time in miami. i have interviewed him a couple of times, very planet, well-like by the cubans. >> janine: what a contrast, the sort of c