nbc universal's 50 shades darker settled for second place $46.8 million and third place, the biggestprise, john wick, chapter two, raked in $30 million. >>> leading the news this morning, in a sign of how disconnected some republican lawmakers feel from the new administration, one senator is looking to get the white house's attention by tweeting. gop senator chuck grassley spent several days posting these tweets hoping to draw mr. trump's attention to the issues of transparency and democracy in russia among other things. at one point tweeting flatly, answer my letter. grassley's office confirmed these are his tweets and he was not hacked as some guessed. however he didn't directly tweet at the president, so not quite sure if those messages have gotten through. >>> to germany where hundreds of people were evacuated from its busy hamburg airport. more than a dozen flights canceled. dozens of people were injured by a hazardous material authorities believe spread through the airport's air conditioning system. police and firefighters concluded the substance was most likely pepper spray. a

it begins february 9 and will be carried by nbc universal. >>> just in time for easter, chocolate or also limited edition peeps flavored oreos just to get you into the holiday spirit. >>> and ice land is digging out after the heaviest snow in decades. the capital received over 20 inches, but the most snow in february since 1937. >>> investors are breaking for president trump's speech before congress for stocks to reach the 12th straight record close. many are keeping a close eye on oil this morpg. cnbc's geoff cutmore has details from london this morning. good morning, jeff. >> very good morning, frances. soergses in opec suggesting the saudis would like to see $60 a barrel for this year. no surprise perhaps because they want to off load a major stake in saudi a ram co-. it would be useful to see firmer oil prices. the question is will u.s. drillers let them get there. 280 new oil riggs have come on stream in the shale industry. that is putting new supply into the market. so, interesting question as to whether we get to 60 and whether that holds. i want to talk about donald trump. he

the games begin february 9th and will be carried exclusively by nbc universal.have come out dipped in chocolate. there are limited edition peeps oreo's to get you in the holiday spirit. iceland is digging out after the heaviest snow. the capitol received over 20 inches. that's the most snow in february since 1937. >>> investors are bracing for president trump's speech before congress tonight as stocks reach a 12th straight record close. many are keeping a close eye on oil this morning. landon dowdy has details for us. >> that's right. saudi arabia wants to see oil trading at 60 bucks a barrel this year. it's up 14% since opec, russia and other top producers agreed to stop output to boost prices. it is still trading in the mid-50 range. reports say the saudis are worried lower prices could lead to a supply shortage. investors are waiting for president trump's speech. markets are most interested in what the president has to say about tax reform since hinting at plans earlier this month. they told cnbc tax reform will likely come before august. the president is exp

. >>> and at the box office this weekend, nbc universal's "50 shades darker" hits theaters in times for's day. the return of "the dark knight" in lego form with the batman movie building off the build a brick blockbuster. keanu reeves reprises his role in "john wick 2." >>> a big league promise from president trump has stocks soaring to new record highs, but that's not all that's getting attention of consumers. landon dowdy is watching your money on this friday. >> happy friday to you. wall street will try to add to thursday's rally that sent the dow and s&p 500 at record highs. president trump says he will make a big tax announcement in the next few weeks. the president promised to cut tax rates for u.s. companies. >>> that bottle of extra virgin olive oil is going to cost you. prices are soaring due to a heat wave and floods in spain that ruined the harvest. the u.s. imports 300,000 tons of oil a year. >>> mcdonald's is testing a snow crab sandwich in the san francisco area. it's on a sourdough bun. it could be available in 250 mcdonald's stores later this year. back to you. >> i like

. >>> and at the box office this weekend, nbc universal's "50 shades darker" hits theaters in times fors "the lego batman movie," and keanu reeves reprises his role in "john wick 2." >>> a big league promise from president trump has stocks soaring to new record highs, but that's not all that's getting attention of consumers. karen cho is watching your money this morning. good morning. >> good morning. the promise of tax cuts from the president has sent stocks to new highs. the s&p, the nasdaq, and the dow all tracking to fresh records yesterday. stand by for an announcement in the next two to three weeks, according to the president, on individual and corporation tax and on a different note, weather in italy and spain has driven the price north. here in britain, the highest level in seven years. meantime, mcdonald's is trying something a little bit more sandwich to consumers in four different places across the san francisco bay area. they've had some success with garlic fries. now they're stepping further out of their comfort zone. the question is whether consumers will follow or whether

msnbc and the parent company nbc universal are media partners of global citizen and hugh is here. this was an issue on nobody's radar. nobody talked about it in the presidential campaign. first of all, donald trump is out there saying it's a bad deal. he says we are taking in illegal immigrants, talking about maybe potentially criminals here. tell people in the united states if this deal is now back on, what is the united states getting here? >> so essentially what happened was there was a deal struck between prime minister malcolm turnbull and former president obama to resettle approximately 1,200 refugees from the island state of naru off the coast of australia and bring them to the united states to be resettled. they would still have to go through the regular checks andens aboutand balances. but ultimately resettled here in the united states. if you woke up to the tweet i woke up to. it was president trump saying this is a dumb deal. what i want to highlight for the viewers is australia is no saint when it comes to refugee resettlement. we may be thinking of the special relatio

nbc 10 in university city has people walking down the street bundled in their heavy coats. some had almost every inch of their face covered. >>> here's another sign of how windy it is. you can see those flags flapping on top of the aramark building in center city. >>> we are waking up early tomorrow because of the refreeze threat. nbc 4 wi10 will begin at 4:00 a. >>> tonight president trump says the fight isn't over after an appeals court decided not to reinstate his travel ban. >> minutes after the ruling he tweeted in all caps "see you in court, the security of our nation is at stake." that's not all he said tonight. >> nbc 10's keith jones is live with the breaking news on. that keith? >> reporter: the legal fight is just beginning. this 29-page decision by a federal appeals court sparked indignation from the president and relief for those against his temporary travel ban. from philly international to a federal appeals court in california which tonight refused to reinstraate president trump' ban against travelers from seven predominantly muslim countries. >> he's not goi

come on in, please, bob wright, former chair and ceo of nbc universal.story, the trump rally, the return of wealth to our society, $3 trillion worth of wealth created? why is it that the media just will not cover this, bob? >> because they're too busy covering the russian issue. [laughter] stuart: well, that's not much of an excuse, is it? i mean, look -- >> no, i think you have to -- stuart, stuart, stuart, the president is 6-0 versus the media, and that's taking a toll on them. i think perhaps he could declare a victory since he's won all the battles up to this point in time. stuart: but, look, i mean, you can't say that the media is doing its job here. look, i got the sunday new york times business section right here. it came out yesterday. there isn't a word in it about the $3 trillion that's been created on the stock market since the election of president trump. there isn't a word in it about the return of optimism. there isn't a word in it about signs of growth in the economy which we are already seeing. the media won't touch it. i don't think they

. >>> quick reminder, we are one year from the winter olympics in pyeongcheng, south korea and nbc universalr source for everything olympics. >>> when it comes to ivanka trump's merchandise, we're not done with that discussion. tj maxx and marshall's owned by tjx companies have decided not to feature the brand. they're not pulling the brand entirely. a memo was sent to employees at the stores, asking them to take down signage and mix in the merchandise with the larger assortment. so, again, "new york times" is reporting that tj maxx and marshalls, which are both owned by tjx companies, have decided to no longer feature the ivanka trump merchandise but have not gotten rid of it just yet. >> what they put in their advertising circulars, how they announce online, all that stuff. >> that's right. >> got it, courtney. thank you. >> thanks, michelle. >>> tech is on a tear. trading at levels we haven't seen since the dot com bubble. remember those days? socks, sock puppet. tech names that got us here and what you should be buying right now. >>> plus stocks that gained the most for the election. the

carolina where a water emergency left most without running water, especially those on a big university campus. nbc's jacob ras con with the very latest. >> reporter: streets were empty and businesses closed. >> the whole campus completely shutting down. >> reporter: the university of north carolina chapel hill canceled classes and rescheduled the basketball game after more than 80,000 people in two north carolina cities were warned not to drink the water. a 12-inch water main spewed up to 2 million gallons of water, nearly depleting the supply. a day after too much fluoride was accidently added to the water. officials called the worst case scenario. >> within a minute, we saw levels drop very rapidly. >> reporter: as crews worked around the clock to repair the break, grocery stores and volunteers donated bottled water. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: neighbors helping neighbors. >> this is a really lovely tight community that helps people out. >> reporter: then late today, good news. >> the water is safe. we're confident in making that declaration. >> reporter: a relief for kevin callahan, who

carolina where a water emergency left most without running water, including those on a big university campus. nbc'sacob rascon >> reporter: in this normally bustling college town, the streets were empty, and businesses closed. >> we're literally being ousted out of buildings, and the whole campus is completely shutting down. >> reporter: the university of north carolina chapel hill canceled classes and rescheduled the basketball game after more than 80,000 people in two north carolina cities were warned not to drink or use the water, period. >> i would love to have a shower. that's something i miss most. >> reporter: a 12-inch water main burst friday morning, spewing up to two million gallons of water. nearly depleting the supply a day after too much for identity theft was accidentally added to the water. officials called a worst case scenario. >> within a minute, we saw levels drop rapidly. >> reporter: as crews worked around the clock to repair the break, grocery stores and volunteers donated bottled water. >> there we go. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: neighbors helping neighbors. >> this

nbc universal is going to acquire the remaining 49% stake in universal studios japan.arent, comcast, virtually unchanged. there's the story. next case, illegal immigrants coming across our southern border, the numbers down in january. that's a surprise. give me the number. ashley: it is down 27% according to customs and border protection. that's compared to december. now, this is traditionally the slow time of the year, during the winter. it picks up again in the spring, but down 27%. a lot of unaccompanied children and family units, as it's called, coming from central america, haitian nationals migrating from brazil, cuban nationals making up a large number. inadmissible migrants at southwest ports down 28%. but 31,575 were nabbed, by the way, in january trying get across the border. stuart: 31,500. ashley: a lot of people. stuart: that's interesting, i wonder if that's the trump effect. that's speculation. >> go to canada. stuart: the video of the border with mexico, they cut a hole in the border fence, essentially makeshift gate, it had hinges so it opened up so con

we should note the "jerry springer show" is produced by nbc universal. >>> tomorrow, another talk showhead, we'll talk to tracy morgan about his much-anticipated big screen comeback. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> we are back now. 8:48. one of our favorite guests around here, tracy morgan. the new movie "fistfight," he plays a high school coach helping a teacher get ready to take on another teacher in an after-school fight. >> he'll be aiming for the target in the center of your skull, which will scramble the gray and white matter in your brain that controls logic, personality, social and sexual behavior. so at 110%, oh, he most definitely is going to knock all the sex out of you. >> oh, jesus. >> maybe you duck and he misses. >> if he does, i'll just run. >> no. i never said nothing about no running. who is you, sea biscuit? >> tracy, welcome back. good to see you. >> you, too, matt. >> the last couple years have been a series of small steps for you. this is the first time you got back on a movie set after the accident we've talked about here so much on the show. what was it like?

we should note the "jerry springer show" is produced by nbc universal. >>> tomorrow, another talk showere. >>> ahead, we'll talk to tracy morgan about his much-anticipated big screen comeback. first, this is "today" on nbc. creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the equivalent of taking close to two million cars off the road. cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. >>> we are back now. 8:48. one of our favorite guests around here, tracy morgan. the new movie "fistfight," he plays a high school coach take on another teacher in an after-school fight. >> he'll be aiming for the target in the center of your skull, which will scramble the gray and white matter in your brain that controls logic, personality, social and sexual behavior. so at 110%, oh, he most definitely is going to knock all the sex out of you. >> oh, jesus. >> maybe you duck and he misses. >> if he does, i'll just run. >> no. i never said nothing about

nbc 10 in st. joseph's university in overbrook tonight. >> this really shows you how unseasonably warm the weathers. look at the blue cross river rank at penn's landing. it was covered in a layer of water today. >> the weather's about to take a major turn. that means thunderstorms heading our way. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> just about all the neighbors are going to be warm again tomorrow. look how warm it is right now. 63 lehigh valley, 63 in many of the p.a. suburbs. west bradford township, still at 60. st. david's, north wales, bed minister, 62 degrees at 11:00 at night in february. just imagine how warm it's going to be getting during the day tomorrow. we tied a record in philadelphia at 74. allentown and trenton broke records. redding tied a record. allentown's record was the warmest temperature ever recorded in february. and a couple dozen other cities in the eastern united states had the warmest ever for february. that's an impressive record. that's an impressive line of showers and thunderstorms coming through ohio now. it's going to redevelop duri

one of the things about the scale of our company, nbc universal, is that we can program like we did inrks, one in english, one in spanish, nine cable networks, and then all of the digital platforms. we can put 10 months of content on in 17 days. scarlet: did you put any pressure on gary bettman to have the nhl players participate? mark l.: we want the best in the world to be part of the olympics. i think the players want that, too. we remain hopeful. scarlet: thank you so much for joining us. back to you. oliver: you knew scarlet was going to sneak in a hockey question. thanks so much, scarlet fu. julie: breaking news here, chairs of cigna, the health insurance company -- shares of cigna, the health insurance company, now halted. the headlines are coming out, cigna is terminating its merger agreement with -- it's expanding its share buyback authority to $3.7 billion at the same time. anthem said it was seeking fast-track appeal of a federal judge's decision to block its $48 billion merger with cigna. now it looks like cigna is giving up on that, terminating its merger agreement with an

university. matt delucia, nbc 10. >>> about a quarter to five this tuesday morning.ake you state by state and county by county for a look at some of the stories across our area. >> in cumberland county. civil rights leaders demanding a police shooting case be turned over to new jersey's attorney general. authorities confirm an officer shot a man last friday, but haven't given any details in the investigation. because of new state guidelines, the state is required to make a public announcement at some point about the findings in this case. >> in chester county, two police departments that merged last month will get financial aide. the state will give the new southern chester county regional police $44,000 to help with startup expenses. the police forces in new garden and west grove make up the new department. delaware county will be the end of the line for a new propane and natural gas pipeline. will run more than 300 miles from washington county to the refinery in marcus hook. provide four times the capacity of existing pipeline. >>> in mont comery county, septa will

nbc 10 was in university city yesterday as people laced up. n the race hit the pavement and got tips from group leaders. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 will broadcast the run live from start to finish on sunday, may 7th. >>> coming up, a second chance for a tortured animal. ahead in our next half hour, this dog gets a new leash on life. you'll hear the heartwarming story of a new jersey woman giving the injured dog a second chance, plus this -- ♪ >> literally they are dancing around the clock. that's what they have to do. next we'll update you on penn state's efforts to raise money for thon. (avo) this holiday... ...get the presidential treatment... ...with a special trade-in offer... ...february sixteenth through the twenty-eighth... and let enterprise car sales... flip your thinking about buying your next vehicle. i'm gonna take mucinex sinus-max. enough pressure in here for ya? too late, we're about to take off. these dissolve fast. they're liquid gels. and you're coming with me... you realize i have gold status? mucinex sinus-max liquid gels. diss

nbc 10 was in university city as folks laced up for the beginner's mile. nners who never participated in the race before hit the pavement and got tips from group leaders. nbc 10 and telemundo 62 will broadcast live from start to finish on sunday, may 7th. i ran it two years ago, weather was awesome. it was warm, on the warmer side, but last year it poured which i didn't participate in last year so i picked the better two years. >> so maybe you're the good luck charm. >> maybe. i don't know if my knees can take it. >>> here is a live look outside, this is looking over the parkway. you can see the art museum. gorgeous conditions. we do have clouds but don't let that fool you. it will still be a warm afternoon. mostly sunny. 68 for the forecast high. we drop down to the 50s monday and tuesday. tuesday evening we may see scattered showers and we pick right back up wednesday, 64, thursday 69 and friday 62 degrees. next chance of good rain not until saturday. this is a much warmer than average ten-day forecast. >> dairy say we're putting winter in the rear view?

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live at villa nova university this morning. matt delucia, nbc0 news. >>> a new lottery system for popular philadelphia kindergarten has parents nervous and angry. the william meredith school starting a kindergarten lottery response next fall. serves families. dealing with overcrowding and siblings of students already at the school are not getting any special preference in this lottery. >> obviously every child should be able to go to their neighborhood school first and foremost with their neighborhoods and friends. >> the district says students can come back to meredith for first grade. district is also working with the principle to come up with a long-term solution. >>> 5:15. valentine's day here. you may be running out of time to get that special gift before seeing your loved one today. >> the owner tells us he's normally closed on monday, but opened up to accommodate last min guests. similar scene in chestnut hill. workers there say men have been biggest last minute customers. check out the valentine's day decorations on the septa trolly. dri

. >>> nbc 10 at arcadia university, this group rallied against president trump's executive order on immigration. the president signed that order one week ago today. it prevents people from seven muslim majority countries from entering for u.s. for 90 days. >>> new details from a woman who was shot to death in front of her little girl two years ago. detectives say several tips led them to 28-year-old james jones, he's accused of killing the woman inside her port richmond home in july of 2015. her 2-year-old daughter was there at the time. jones is also charged with burglary and robbery when he was arrested. he was already in prison for something else. >>> required paid sick time, that might soon be ending at philadelphia. the new bill comes from a group of state senators. city law went into effect in 2015. and it requires companies with ten or more workers to allow them to earn up to 40 hours of paid sick leave. those who support getting rid of required sick time claim it hurt small businesses. city leaders think state lawmakers should keep their noses out of city laws. >>> a teenager has been f

nbc 10 at 40th and walnut in university city. those heavy coats won't be needed at all.ou will want to dress warmly for the snow on thursday, though. >>> we have some wild changes going on in the next couple of days, and it's 63 in wilmington and 42 in philadelphia. we're going to have some amazing contrasts across the area over the next confidential days, and that's what neighborhood weather is all about. let me show you this. it's 63 in swedes borough. 63 in turnersville, but it's 43 in audubon. these are real temperatures. 41 in mount -- 60 in volunteer he's. 38 in lumberton. that's a front. 39 degrees in princeton. that also makes things a little tricky predicting the next storm. first alert for the thursday snow for the entire area except for the jersey shore in southern delaware from 4:00 a.m. to noon and accumulating snow, heavy at times. especially during the morning rush. the day is not a total loss. we have a few light showers back to the west. that's not a big deal. this is going to be a bigger deal. it's racing to the east. it's not a classic type of big pote

ambassador to russia, now an nbc analyst, ambassador mike mcfall, these days associated with stanford university. ambassador, what -- because you and i have talked about this new kind of attempt to normalize all things russian and certainly normalize vladimir putin somewhat in the american mind, what do you make of this increment, tonight's increment in the overall russia story? >> well, with respect to the russia story and trump's russia policy that is just being developed, this is a setback for those that want closer relations with russia. there's no doubt about that. in the circle of people around the president, secretary mattis, national security adviser flynn was known as the one that was closest to the idea, closest to the idea of the president to have this special kind of relationship with vladimir putin. so in the policy area, this is going to be seen as a setback. i want to say one other thing, brian. this was also a setback for the president and a judgment about national security. i mean, i worked at the national security council for three years with president obama, for the first thre

university. reporting live in berkeley, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> cheryl thank you, from berkeley to the white house, a lot of people talking about it president trump jumping right into it. talking about federal funding, tweeting if berkeley doesn't practice free speech and targets people, no free funds, and gavin newsom said i'm appalled on the actions of a few. >> and when they have stayed there if the people had not been on campus, many people say their right to free speech was tram -- hurt. >> reporter: berkeley protests turning to riots last night, police blaming so-called black block protesters because of how they dressed. starting fights, shooting fireworks at officers. the university and many students say the group is not associated with cal. >> because you know it gave a bad reputation to a lot of berkeley students, we're like this is not the values we have here. they're a party group that came from somewhere else. >> reporter: this woman organized one of the other protest groups, but was glad the actions were taken to shut out milo yiannopoulos. >> we're united in the diffe

they did universal have comcast, msnbc-nbc. joe scarborough.t is held accountable and he is the main guy, shouldn't those companies be held accountable? and maybe they have to think twice about how they are distorting news. >> tucker: great question. robert davi. he hasn't made many friendsut today. thank you for joining us. >> >or thank you for having me. >> tucker: up next, we show you some surprising rhetoric from a democrat many years ago. it's interesting. be the you who doesn't cover your moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara® just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara® may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infections and cancer. some serious infections require hospitalization. before treatment, get tested for tuberculosis. before starting stelara® tell your doctor if you think you have an infection or have symptoms such as: fev

her environmental nonprofit university city green was an open. nbc visited yesterday. saw pictures on door with the message we love you. police found her shot several times in her home on friday. >> she lost her life. >> director of community outreach in the city for five years and gems like her don't come every day. >> it's sad you can't even do when you're doing right. horrible things happen. >> friends are planning a vigil for later this week. her funeral is scheduled for monday. >>> 6:06. 45 degrees in philadelphia. kent county, a man kicked in the face by a dover police officer will receive a settlement of $300,000. video of tv incident from 2013. left him with a broken jaw. settlement with the city was reached back in 2015, but details about it were just released today. the city had kept that confidential until the attorney general office ruled it was illegal. thomas webster is the dover police officer who kicked dickerson. jury awitted him on felony assault charges. >>> happening today in harrisburg, tom wolfe deliver annual budget address. proposed spending pla

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nbc 10. >>> declining enrollment and lack of funding could soon shut down some schools in pennsylvania's university system. 14 schools are in the system. four of those universities are in our area, cheyney, westchester, kutztown and millersville. state educational officials say they'll hire a consultant to make recommendations. those recommend days may include closing, but others could involve consolidating degree programs and possibly even launching new marketing campaigns. >>> let's head to new jersey where transit police have arrested a man they say is a chronic toll evader. investigators say dominic slok bower owes almost $13,000 in unpaid tiens, accused of kpliting 206 toll violations using 21 separate accounts. slockbower is due in court next month. >>> nothing says sunday morning quite like an unforgettable breakfast. youtube has a menu jam packed with how-to recipes. we'll talk to local cooks and find out if they're ditching good old-fashioned cookbooks in favor of the new online versions. >>> back to the turning gentleman rue, another drive. they score! >> we've got highlights from the fly

executive order aimed at helping historically black colleges and universities, who are in a fight for survival now. a report from nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: amidall those abandoned buildings in atlanta is morris brown college, struggling to recover after a financial scandal, lost accreditation a decade ago. just 40 students enrolled. >> this building was built in 1860s. >> reporter: college president shows us where activist work. >> i don't see this as a disaster. i see this as an opportunity for us to be a game-changer. >> reporter: in its heyday, thousands of graduates. now an extreme example of the challenges facing america's 100 or so historically black colleges and universities. nine now celebrating 150-year anniversaries. iconic grads from oprah winfrey to martin luther king. most are little known. bluefield state. with many academically and financially disadvantaged students. yet still ladders to the middle class. just 3% of all colleges producing 17% of african-americans with bachelor's degrees. 24% of scientists and engineers. now looking forward to upcoming meeting with president trump who said he wants t

nbc's katie beck has our inspiring america report. >> reporter: sharing a meal is a universal exchangespeechless conversation. >> the easiest way to connect with people is through food. >> reporter: this is a supper club of strangers, 40 people with a common cause to help someone in need. a refugee named nashua six months ago fled the syrian city escaping war torn streets, finding refuge in this los angeles suburb, now safe and free. refugee families come with almost nothing. >> we didn't have a crib. >> reporter: she answered a call to help and when she saw the family living without basic essentials, she posted a list on facebook, mary's list. bedding, clothes, toys, crossed off. >> the size of the response was really, really amazing and overwhelming. >> translator: when mary helped us, she became a sister to me, she says. then more family, more lists. 60 families helped so far. >> reporter: you're a stay at home mom and now you're what? >> i am a volunteer gone wild. >> reporter: local restaurant owner katie wanted to help the family take the next step. she read about refugee supper

nbc news confirming it will be alexander acosta, the law school dean at florida international university. we should see the president and mr. acosta in a matter of moments. we'll take you to the white house when that event begins. let's talk about apple, though, while we wait for this news event. made history twice this week. new record intraday. new record high. >> my favorite stock. >> what do we do here? yeah. suddenly, your favorite. exactly. he was the biggest hater in the world. >> hated this thing at 95 up to 115. >> he e-mails us every day now. hey, apple. i got into apple. >> if you mock people for flip-flopping, though, i think -- it's funny. >> i haven't flip-flopped. >> the truth is, the best investors are flexible. you have to say, all right, i had an opinion about this, it turns out not to have been true. >> it has been true. it has been true. >> no, you were wrong. but it's good -- >> hold on, hold on. hold on. the fundamentals -- >> something every day. let it go. >> the fun bells -- one thing you're wrong about -- the fundamental is not rolling, whatever you do. >> the c

nbc's katie beck has our "inspiring america" report. >> nice to meet you. >> reporter: sharing a meal is a universal exchange. speechless conversation. >> the easiest way to kind of connect through people is through food. >> reporter: this is a supper club of strangers. 40 people with a common cause, to help someone in need. a refugee named najwa. six months ago, fled the syrian city of homs, escaping war-torn streets, finding refuge in los angeles, safe and free. refugee families come with almost nothing. >> the baby didn't have a crib. >> reporter: mary whitehall answered a call to help. when she saw the family living without basic essentials, she posted a list on facebook. mary's list. bedding, clothes, toys, crossed off. >> the size of the response was really, really amazing and overwhelming. >> reporter: "when mary helped us, she became a sister to me," says najwa. then more families, more lists. 60 families helped so far. you're a stay at home-mom. and now? now you're what? >> i am a volunteer gone wild. >> reporter: local restaurant owner katie killdow wanted to help mary's families take the next step.

nbc 10 news. >> definitely has a lot of energy. >> yeah. >> to a celebration of black history tonight at rutgers university campus. >> she don't know what itns to be a black girl. black girls shouldn't talk how we talk. shouldn't walk how we walk. >> national poetry slam champion porsche o, held a free reading. tomorrow is your last chance at finding love in philadelphia. >> talking about love, iconic center city sculpture moved, wednesday, the center city district. will mark the occasion by playing music and handing out roses to passers-by tomorrow. and the redesign expected to be completed later this spring. >> turning to our weather. finally, a barareak from the hi wind earlier today. >> yes, we saw people wearing heavy coats. >> same story in south philly. later this week we may not need our heaviest coats. >> yeah, especially -- by next weekend. that's when we are going to see the most dramatic changes. seeing some changes now. not as windy. the flag atop the building, blowing at a pretty good clip. again the top of a building. wind always at higher levels. 29 degrees. pretty close to 30. everywhere else. and lancaster. 31 in reading,

university. and his team played last night here in philadelphia. nbc 10 andrea cline-thomas is live outside. talked to the mother. >> reporter: he left the hospital, but he had to return to get some of those bullet fragments taken out of his knee. we talked to a hospital representative just minutes ago, and they confirm that he is still there, but he's also in very good condition. the university john davis led his team to be drexel on saturday. in front of a crowd that included his family and friends. there was a homecoming for the former high school standout who scored a game high 14 points in ten rebounds. >> john's a guy that always overachieved. always tried hard. and he always played with a great deal of heart. >> high school coach carl was in the stands. after the game, davis didn't head back to maryland with his team, staying at home in philadelphia to attend his son's baby dedication. >> that's all he talks about. and you know how much he's made his life better so he can make his son's life better. it's senseless. >> reporter: just after midnight, a gunman opened fire in the 900 bloc

meanwhile, he says the university will not talk about any security measures that might be put in place. live in berkeley, tom jenison, nbc bay area news. >> tom, thanks a lot. we're seeing some of the damage from overnight and early morning rain that rolled through the bay area. in san rafael, this massive oak tree came toppling down, blocking the road on canyon oak drive near lucas valley drive. up in guerneville, flooding a constant concern with all the recent rain. large trees toppled power lines in guerneville. and the rain brought more water to already fast-moving russian river. meteorologist rob mayeda is joining us now with the latest on when and where that next rain is going to hit. rob? >> reporter: technically now, between storms here in the bay area. and our storm ranger mobile doppler radar, atop san bruno mountains, still picking up a few light showers across the bay area. 57 degrees, close to 60 in san jose. so mild conditions as you heat outside tonight. but you probably don't need too much in terms of an umbrella right now. but by tomorrow, things will be changing as the first now in a series of three sto

nbc news, at the white house. >>> many republicans immediately praised gorsuch's nomination calling him highly qualified, universally respected and mainstream. top democratic lawmakers voiced opposition. chuck schumer warned that the country needs a supreme court justice that could stand up to a president who has already shown willingness to bend the constitution. senator jeff merkley said the supreme court seat had been stolen and called gorsuch a far right extremist. and elizabeth warren, said trump failed to select a consensus nominee. many democrats signaled their intention to launch a filibuster to fight the nomination. >>> warren buffett is saying that he bought $12 billion of stocks for berkshire hathaway since president trump won the election in november. the quick succession of purchases saw his company match 50% of its total equity spend in three years in just three months. >> and the billionaire, ray dalio is increasingly turning sour on donald trump. the founder of the world's largest hedge fund says there is significant risk that the president's populous policies could hurt the world economy. this contr

an nbc news surveymonkey poll gives the president a 43% approval rating while a new poll from quinnipiac university gives mr. trump just 38% approval. those numbers come as we're seeing backlash here and across the country at republican town halls like this one in virginia, in some cases people shouting about health care. today, the white house to downplay a tweet by the president referring to liberal activists. >> when you look at some of these districts and some of these things, it is not a representation of a member's district. >> today the president said an obamacare replacement plan could come in early or mid-march. >>> just outside of washington, the annual conservative political action conference is getting under way at national harbor. among those who will be speaking, president trump and vice president pence as well as chief strategist steve bannon. the president skipped cpac last year when he was a candidate. >>> aides to maryland governor larry hogan unblocked people from the governor's facebook page. but some of those same people were then blocked again. now the aclu could take some leg

nbc news, los angeles. >>> and now an issue that generated years of debate all about a simple question that was complicated. what's in a name? for yale university the name was calhoun, a building on campus, but also a divisive figure in american history and its slavery past. as morgan radford reports, the issue has finally been resolved. >> hey, hey, ho, ho -- >> reporter: after months of protests, yale university announced it will change the name of calhoun college, one of its dormitories named after john c. calhoun. seventh vice president of the united states and yale graduate who supported slavery. >> this is a very, very happy moment for all of us. >> reporter: the billing will be renamed to honor grace murray hopper, a 1930 graduate and celebrated computer scientist. >> people are happy with this name. >> reporter: last april, yale's president said they wouldn't change the name because they didn't want to erase the university's past. now, ten months later, this statement. calhoun's legacy as a white supremacist and a national leader who passionately promoted slavery as a positive good fundamentally conflicts with yale's mission and values.

the remarkable find that might answer the great mystery of the universe today thursday february 23rd, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm matt lauer and we have mr. p.m. in the a.m. as we welcome lester holt. how are you? >> i'm great. glad whether this was the first time we've ever done this together. >> i don't remember anchoring in this chair. i don't go left well. >> that was your trouble in basketball. >> are you like me bows these planets. i'm fascinated by that. >> i wonder if somebody is there looking down saying do you think anybody can live on that planet? little while. >>> let's start with our top story. protesters clashing with police in california. it happened overnight. they were upset by this video, showing an off-duty police officer, pulling a gun on teenagers. kateie beck is in anaheim. >> reporter: several videos have surfaced. they not only show the officer drawing his gun by firing a single shot. it's sparked prot h dozens of arr

announced the wrong person who won miss universe in 2015, miss universe said, have your people call our people. we know what to do. >>> now your nbcrst alert weather. >> cape may, new jersey with clouds out there, but it's a dry day, remaining a dry day today. we are not expecting showers, but we are looking at winds increasing in the afternoon and keeping with the cloud cover. temperatures climbing yet again. warmer than average. in fact, already warmer than average, and we have a few more hours of heating to go. we're 50. 49 degrees in chestnut hill, and fox chase sitting at 52 for the current readings. these numbers only dip yesterday, for your sunday, back to seasonal averages. now we're on the climb again to the 70s. not today. today staying in the 50s. radar and satellite shows us the blanket of clouds moving forward. there's a return on radar. those light greens, that was nothing making it to the surface, that's just some of the moisture in the clouds that are starting to build in. that continues to increase into the afternoon, so we have mostly cloudy conditions the rest of the day. here's a look at the forecast highs, tho

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