four-time super bowl champ who died from a heart attacac while homeless, broke, and alone. >> mike webster died today. a heart attack took his life at the age of 50. >> reporter: believing that behavioral changes were caused by trauma to his brbrn, d d omalu performed webster's extensive autopsy. >> what struck me, what everybody was talking about how he did not do so well after football. ii had to provide an explanation for that. >> reporter: he analyzed webster's brain and uncovered a new medical condition. that's when he called it cte and weechbtly told my ly recently told my colleague brian pitts about his findings. >> the most significant contributory factor to ct sechlt exposure to blunt force trauma of the head. >> are we talking like gentle slaps to the head? >> violent slaps that would make your brain move forward and backward, sideways in your skull, causing shearing injuries. >> you have to think about hits smoking and lung cancer. you start young enough, you're going to open up the door to lung cancer, just like if you get hid in the head thousands of times every yearhile your

bennett omalu who first identified cte in pro football player mike webster in 2002 and has since determined all autopsies of cte show the kind of brain damage previously seen in people with alzheimer's disease or dementia. >> i was in denial, you know we're tough guys in this family we'll get thru this you know . mark of course mom went looking : for help research answers but she discovered what her son already understood. >> he just looked at me and said mom, there's no hope for me . mark: hope, zac moved back home last fall. >> it was very difficult to see a strong young man very intelligent, really go downhill so quickly. mark: zac knew cte could only be diagnosed by direct tissue examination of the brain after death. >> he said to me, i want my brain donated to science. and i said nope, someday zac don't give up on me. mark: just after midnight, on december 19 zac drove to lake aquhabi and shot himself he left a note in his car apologizing to the first responders and called the sheriff's dispatch to tell them where he was. mark: zac took care not to damage his brain preserving it for re

bennett omalu, who first identified cte in pro football player mike webster in 2002 and has since determined all autopsies of cte show the kind of brain damage previously seen in people with alzheimer's disease or dementia. >> i was in denial, you know we're tough guys in this family , we will get through this. mark: of course, mom went looking for help. but she discovered what her son already understood. >> he just looked at me and said, "mom, there is no hope for me. there are no treatment >> it was difficult to see a strong and man, very intelligent really go downhill so , quickly. mark: zac knew cte could only be diagnosed by direct tissue examination of his brain after , death. >> anything to me i want my , brain donated to science, and i said, and "no, let me find the right help for us. don't give up on me." mark: just after midnight, on december 19, zac drove to lake aquhabi and shot himself. he left a note in his car apologizing to the first responders and called the sheriff's dispatch to tell them where he was. >> we drove out there as fast as we could, and it was too late. damage h

sandra: mike webster committed mike webster coming thank you for providing information.ear there is a safety concern as well. >> we want to make sure there is a secure transaction for people purchasing concessions. that is a big role and we are excited to participate and get ready for kickoff. sandra: good stuff. next hour, oversight committee member mike walker on yesterday's contentious martin shkreli hearing. what does he have to say about his smirks and smiles. he will be with us next. opportunities aren't always obvious. sometimes they just drop in. cme group can help you navigate risks and capture opportunities. we enable you to reach global markets and drive forward with broader possibilities. cme group: how the world advances. sandra: good morning. i am sandra smith. maria bartiromo has the morning off. it is frantic and it is friday, said thursday. with me this hour, jonah courtney, mike murphy and barron's online editor jack otter. first your top stories. sparks flying at last night's democratic debate. hillary clinton and bernie sanders clashing over who was t

. : bennett omalu, who first identified cte in pro football player mike webster in 2002 and has since determined all autopsies of cte show the kind of brain damage previously seen in people with alzheimer's disease or dementia. myles: i was in denial, you know we're tough guys in this family. we'll get through this, you know. mark: of course mom went looking for help, research, answers, but she discovered what her son already understood. >> he just looked at me and said mom, there's no hope for me. there are no treatment programs. mark: zac moved back home last >> it was very difficult to see a strong young man, very intelligent, really go downhill so quickly. mark: zac knew cte could only be diagnosed by direct tissue examination of the brain, after death. >> and he said to me mom, i want my brain donated to science. and i said nope, someday zac , i'll find the right help for us. don't give up for me. mark: just after midnight, on december 19th, zac drove to lake aquhabi and shot himself. he left a note in his car apologizing to the first responders and called the sheriff's dispatch

ashley webster, liz mcdonald, mike murphy, all of them with us today. involved basically an cutting-edge stuff that makes its money as an advertising company. would you buy it at 800? >> i wouldn't chase at 800. 55% of global ad spent last year was either facebook or google. these two guys are clearly figured out they are the massive companies in the space right now. think about this. google has seven different companies. google maps, google chrome that are billion-dollar enterprises. seven different, separate billion-dollar companies. it is tough to say the stock in key moving. stuart: suppose there is a 20 or 30-year-old and i'm putting money away and the ima. if you've gotten a sense you are starting an ira. i would buy google for the very long-term. >> my question is facebook is our largest holding. i prefer facebook over google. how big can it get? allows large numbers makes it. >> i break in for a second. general motors sales coming in off a half percentage point. that was in january compared to january of last year. ford sales were down 2.6%. chr

webster tube has reopened. >> glad you're watching it, mike. >>> coming up next, a show down in congress the moves happening on capitol hill that could determine what is going to happen to the empty seat in the supreme court. >>> and apple ceo tim cook says building spy software would be a little bit like building cancer. take a look coming up in "business and tech." >>> i'm bob redell and we'll take you live here to the port of oakland and anxiously awaiting the arrival of one of the ships in the world. that story coming up. >>> got a tip for nbc bay area's investigative unit? call 1-888-996-tips or e-mail the unit@nbcbayarea.com. nbc bay area, we investigate. f >>> at 5:10 breaking news from southern california this morning. firefighters are battling a two alarm brush fire this is happening in malibu. the flames are burning in the pacific coast highway just about three miles north of there. but you can see they're trying to contain it to this area but thick brush there. started about 3:30 this morning. it has already spread to about 20 acres forcing more than a dozen homes to be evacuated. two camps with nea

mike. >> start with the oakland cameras. over here we're showing oakland towards high street which is not a big deal. and over here, also, the webster, too, from downtown oakland in and towards alameda. that is still close for the overnight and maintenance. not a surprise well posted in the area. north bay. southbound 101 and the curves very slightly traveled here and no delays novato and all the way to the golden gate bridge and 101 further south and pal alto southbound. you see that sign which always warns us about the construction zone and there's university avenue northbound. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> a new survey right now finding that majority of u.s. companies prepared for a cyberattack. >> let's turn to landon dowdy live on cnbc headquarters. good morning. >> good morning to you both. the markets will attempt to hold their ground today. futures are higher this morning and stocks staging a major turn around as oil prices recover in the afternoon. the dow posting its biggest one-day reversal since 2008. we get data this morning on unemployment and demand for durable goods and the dow down as much as 266 points ended

mike more el. now at beacon global strategies. erik olson. former head of major agency at the pentagon. dale. john. star walker. and judge bill webster who has done every important job in government brilliantly. and also i want to recognize usan who is jeh johnson's wife and the superior member of the johnson household. ali who is the deputy secretary of the homeland. peter, who is the current tsa administer and former senior coast gaurlt official. this is -- guard official. this is secretary johnson's third tour. we're thinking of getting him a smithsonian badge. it means a great deal to me personally that he is making his state of homeland security address an annual wilson center tradition. when i saw him a few nights ago he mentioned that his draft for this year's speech would have 6,600 words up from 4,000 last year. so we will be passing around pillows and blankets. in, folks. as some of you know i was one of the god mothers of the department of homeland security so let me offer a few insights. as many of you know, dhs, i think most of you know the painful history, was cobbled together in 2002 out of 22 sages. just about every c

mike, good morning. traffic, such a mess this morning. this weather isn't helping. cross bronx traffic jam approaching webster avenue. there is a stall blocking a lane, delays back to the george washington bridge at least 45 to 60 on upper level. side. route 4, accident eastbound by hack sack avenue. cameras look like there, gowanus, that is always slow heading towards b.q.e. rout 70, by box hall road, expressway, express lanes you have accident blocking a lane. z trains, mechanical problems causing no service between parsons and broad street. greg and rosanna. >> pauline's 92nd birthday. she and her family are watching right now. happy, happy day, paul line. >> that makes you a pisces, right? >> i think so. >> thee is in show, the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. uplift your mood with hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl. dd perks members, indulge in a medium hot or iced latte or macchiato for $1.99. everything you need to know about life, you can learn from granola. keep it simple. make every piece count. let other people know what you're made of. always be real. don't be fa

mike morel, deputy cia director and now with the global strategies and eric olson, former head of major agency, intel agency at the pentagon. vale oxford, former tsa administrator and judge bill webster who has done every important job in government brilliantly and also i want to recognize dr. susan demarco who is jeh johnson's wife and the superior member of the johnson household. ali mallorcas deputy secretary of the homeland department and suzanne spalding for cyber and infrastructure and the former member of team harmon on capitol hill and peter nefinger who is the current tsa administrator and senior coast guard official. this is secretary jeh johnson's third tour at the wilson center. it's like a rock band. we're thinking of getting him a smithsonian badge, and it means a great deal to me personally 'ç he's made his state of homeland security address an annual wilson center tradition. when i saw him a few nights ago he mentioned that his draft for this year's speech had hit 6,600 words up from 4,000 last year. so we'll be passing around pillows and blankets. settle in, folks. as some of you know i was one of the god mothers of the department of homeland security. so let me offe

mike morell now at beacon global strategies. eric olson, former head of major agency, intel agency, at the pentagon. veil oxford. john pistol, former tsa administrator. starns walker. and judge bill webster, who has done every important job in government brilliantly. and also i want to recognize dr. susan demarco who is jeh johnson's wife and the superior member of the johnson household. ali majorcos, susanne spaulding who is undersecretary for cyber and infrastructure and a former member of team harman on capitol hill and peter nefinjer who is a former senior coast guard official. this is secretary jeh johnson's third tour at the wilson center, like a rock band. we're thinking of getting him a smithsonian badge and it's meant a lot to me personally that he's made his homeland security address an annual wilson center tradition. when i saw him a few nights ago he mentioned that his draft for this year's speech had hit 6,600 words up from 4,000 last year so we'll be passing around pillows and jackets, settle in, folks. as some of you know i was one of the god mothers of the department of homeland security, so let me offersecurity. let me offer one of the insights. as many of you know, dhs,