at comcast/nbc universal, we are committed to gender equity.quality extends well beyond the global citizen stage tonight. for the fifth year, we are broadcasting live on msnbc, and we will also make the global citizen festival available on demand. we will also use our social and digital platforms to support global citizen and the advancement of women and girls. journalism has the power to raise public consciousness of the pressing issues of our time, and that's what we're going to do. today i am happy to report that across nbc news and msnbc you'll see even more story telling about gender equity. and we're going further. comcast/nbc universal will be rolling out a $5 million public service announcement campaign to put the full strength of our mega phone behind the fight for gender equality and to extend today's messages over the next year. thank you. >> please welcome, actor dakota johnson. >> hi. hi, everyone. it is 2018 and the rights and dignity of women and girls are under attack as much now as they always have been. for too long women and

welcome to the nbc universal new employee studio backlot tour.s are the cast of "brooklyn nine-nine." - hi, i'm stephanie. we're so excited to be here. - wow, you are nothing like your character. - yeah, acting. - big fan, by the way, big fan. we are so excited to have you guys as part of the nbc family. i assume you guys have already completed the new employee intake program? - no, we have not, but we have our best man on the job. - andre braugher. - no, it's joe. [knock at door] - ooh. hey. hey, i thought we were expecting more here. - oh, yeah, but they said they were gonna meet me here. although they did also ask me to take a lot of notes and taught me how to forge their signatures. that was kind of weird. - i didn't hear that. - they might not be coming. - i need someone to do the employee intake process. otherwise, none of you will be allowed on the premises. - don't worry, because luckily i am great at calligraphy and corporate training exercises.

they own nbc universal, those that made jurassic world and downton abbey.was this deal completed at the end of october, how realistic is that?|j think of october, how realistic is that?” think that is witty realistic. you see the difference in price between what comcast offered and what fox offered. it makes sense to sell it to comcast because of the very significant differential between the two offers. comcast looked to buy out shares in sky and try to get the threshold of 50% of the shares which is what they needed to get 50% of the shares. thank you. a man has been rescued from a ferry, two days after it capsized on lake victoria in tanzania. he's thought to have survived in an air pocket under the upturned vessel. more than 200 people are now known to have died in the accident. jessica parker has more. an anxious wait from the shore, relatives unable to hold back their tears. divers and rescue teams braving the waters of lake victoria to attempt to bring more bodies to shore. the ferry capsized two days ago. officials say it was filled to four times its

welcome to the nbc universal new employee studio backlot tour. i bet you guys are the cast of "brooklyn nine-nine." - hi, i'm stephanie. we're so excited to be here. - wow, you are nothing like your character. - yeah, acting. - big fan, by the way, big fan. we are so excited to have you guys as part of the nbc family. i assume you guys have already completed the new employee intake program? - no, we have not, but we have our best man on the job. - andre braugher. - no, it's joe. [knock at door]

comcast is the parent company, of course, of nbc universal. >>> well, we continue to have a severe thunderstorm warning until 5:30or areas in washington county and frederick and olca county. and olca county. when dohey t this is a fight. not to the finish. and olca county. when dohey t but to the beginning. a fight that can only be won, if we stand together for one cause. him. expert care for every new beginning. expert care i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. w later, when i had a actice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this mvesage because, like e working mom, at's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror. >>> let's get you caught up in the newsroom this afternoon. crews on the scene of india head highway in fort washington. the wrecknvolving an overturned cement truck and two vehicles. ao people were pulled fr

comcast owns nbc universal and this television station >> no he will melt, no problem. new law allows people 18 years old and older actually with a chance not to wear a helmet while riding motorized scooterv legislation yesterday. san francisco recently awarded permits to several scooter rental companies and the law sets a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour for those scooters. it goes into effect on january 1st. >>> a dog owner's worst nightmare. luckily a patrol officer was able to stop a man from driving off while his dog was still tied to the back of the car, a semi truck. a warping, this video could be shocking but the talk is okay. man sifg a gas station was headed toward the interacceptsed. the oicer saw it and immediately threw on his sirens and started honking and got the truck driver to stop. the man was very appreciative to the officer for saving his dog's life. >> i'm glad the dog was hock. >> and we'll be right back. >>> all right. you were just saying when you get off of work you're going for a run. >> it's starting to heat up in out.nland areas. 15ore,re a

it also led to a powerful profile by jimmy roberts on the alf channel, division of nbc universal, which included a sit dunn with a man named lamar scott who previously admitted to the killing. >> valentino dickson was convicted of murdering jackson. >> yes. >> did he commit that crime? no, he didn't. >> who did? >> i did. >> reporter: scott pleaded guilty to manslaughter and assault wednesday. and now valentino dickson is free. and moving forward. >> he is such a strong guy to endure 27 years and to be to walk out there with his mind and his body intact and to not let this break him. >> you know, lamar scott was already inrison serving a life sentence for a shooting back in that left a robbe one of the victims a quadriplegic 37 adickson says that he will register for a passport as soon as possible so he can visit his wife who now lives in australia. >>> and new video of celebrations in cleveland after a big win for the browns. it wasn't the super bowl, but by t me of the parties, you would have thoughtwas. they celebrated with free bud lig bud light installed thesefr reerators full of b

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acquisition push over the last 20, 30 years at&t's broadband business tried to buy time warner cable nbc universalch owns your fine network it's pushing at the limits of its growth and with paid tv under pressure because of core cutting, netflix and amazon at the edges offering people new ways to watch television on demand programming taking off in the way that it has, it really needed a new route to new customers. this deal gives it that in a big way. it's a pretty full price i mean, it's almost 4 billion pounds sterling more than disney were offering but, you know, it was something that brian roberts, ceo of comcast was desperate to get and it looks like he's going to get his way. >> are you seeing the same level of cord cutting as we are seeing here people simply dropping their subscriptions and keeping the internet is that as much of a thing there as we talk about it here >> not yet, but it's getting there. i think cord cutting in the u.s. is happening on a bigger scale because paid tv penetration is higher in the u.s. it's like 90%. across europe it's much lower, 50, 60%. there's a lot of roo

among the partnerships, sony music, fox and nbc universal >>> stock futures are higher we looking at everything else going on continues to rise. i want you to pay attention to the bond market. kind of got lost in the news cycle is that the ten-year yield is creeping closer back to the 3% mark. we're at 2.96% so much going on, obviously with storms, tariffs, trump g geopolitical news. we are seeing oil on the move as well right now we are told that there should be plenty of oil and gasoline in the carolina region, and that if anybody out there is jacking up the price of gas, let us know. that's gouging there are adequate supplies at least at the moment. nothing we have heard about shutdowns of pipelines that run through the carolinas. if something happens we'll bring that to you. >>> let's talk more about the macro impact about the storms and bring in our friend lindsay from stiffel i won't ask you to comment on the storm. we don't know what the damage will be. hopefully this thing cools down a bit, but we have had our number of storms in the last couple of years. how do we model stor

. >> nbc universal, cnbc, comcast, they're all extracting more hours out of me and my colleagues is that positive sign that wage gains are then ahead of us because we're being asked now, existing labor force, to work longer hours. >> yeah. we don't think that wage inflation will rocket and take off. but we do think the fundamental economy is strong. we think we'll keep adding jobs. for today's job market report we expect a strong 237,000 jobs >> wow >> we have a strong fundamental view of the economy at the moment that's worth revisiting. in addition to that, probably a couple of technical factors last month made things soft that we're expecting a bounce back for. i will say going forward, one thing that we're worried about that might make all of this discussion about whether or not there's enough workers perhaps a bit moot is the escalating trade war. we think we'll see the next round of tariffs on another 200 billion of chinese goods get announced in the next several days if they have the economic effect we think they will that could lead to a pothole in the fourth quarter. >> gdp for

the $40 billion bid will make comcast, which owns the nbc network and universal pictures, the world'sargest paytv operator with around 52 million customers. venezuelan authorities have welcomed a chinese hospital ship, which will be docked in the caribbean port of guaira for the next week, attending local patients. venezuela's economic crisis has led to severe shortages of food and medicines, and the collapse of public services. more than 250,000 people will vote on sunday for the next leader of the indian ocean nation of the maldives in an election criticised internationally for a lack of transparency and suppression of government critics. president abdulla yameen is seeking a second term and is being challenged by the opposition candidate ibrahim mohamed solih. let's get more on our top story, christine blasey ford's announcement that she will testify before the senatejudiciary committee this coming week. she says the us supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. kathleen peratis is a partner in the new york law firm 0utten & golden and

comcast, the major cable network in the united states, owner of nbc universal studios, there are clearr european pay—tv business. comcast is losing subscribers share in the us. to the likes of net fla kes in the us. to the likes of net flakes and is on. what sky guess is opportunities for the best vacation, geographic region in europe, and freddie mae subscriber base. an attractive brand, very profitable company. as always the hashtag, bbc 0 company. as always the hashtag, bbc os. company. as always the hashtag, bbc 0 s. stay with us for the next edition of outside source. welcome to another look at the weather around the world. we will start off and north africa and tunisia, where over the weekend we had some severe thunderstorms break—out courtesy of an area of low pressure. those stores were widespread and brought huge falls of rain. according to the national is that you of meteorology in tunisia, 220 millimetres of rain in places, making it the heaviest rain the country has seen the other 20 years. severe flooding, reports of at least four fatalities in the flights. the driver rive

we should note when comcast bought nbc universal and at&t broadband they saw similar share declines. >> well, again, the winner's curse, especially in an auction-type setting that's something that the market is the first reaction to i think we were arguing a long time ago that this was the asset that comcast should be going after and this is the one that made strategic sense for their global model i'm not going to throw them under the bus. bottom line is i think this is a creed of -- i think satellite tv is in decline and that is something to be worried about. right now i think this deal is what they wanted all along. >> oppenheimer downgraded the stock and said they would prefer comcast spend money investing in the united states where the competition is much greater. why invest overseas when there's competition knocking at the door right here >> well, i'm not really sure maybe it's cheaper to do that if there's more competition here. i don't know the shareholders of disney were telling you we're happy that you didn't buy it, so that was up today because whether it was a price thing

rates are very, very low comcast has grown consistently by acquisitions, not the least of which is nbc universaley've always used leverage the relationships here are ver comfortable, the rates are low the cash flow coverage of interest is going to be good the leverage is not really a question that the management is confident in that. the other thing is sports. comcast has understood sports. brian's been interested in ownership of sports for decades now. sky has understood and they got out of the problems was the acquisition of the premier league i think comcast is going to be able to take those rights and possibly do something with them. you have the sports. sky itself when i got into it, joe, it's hard to believe it was losing 4 million pounds a week now it trades for multiple of over 2 billion pounds, i think, cash flow. that's pretty generous it's very clear the price controls the market. everybody realizes this. >> had a great year, correct >> cash flow -- >> 39% in customer growth. earnings per share does it matter if it's a creative in cash flow? is that a real number? >> i think it's a cr

typically think if you think about the multiples that are a snapchat gets relative to a cbs or nbc universal's drastically based in the future the broadcast is going to die and you know, social media and online is the future but 64% watch tv. >> the number of eyeball hours on tv is down a lot. but tv news is not down quite as much. obviously this is integrated the other word from millennials were digital gnat he was they are comfortable with digital only. >> i'll just note nielsen's definition of digital news does not include social media. >> that's how you get to do it. >> exactly. >> and millennials tastes can change that does it for the "closing bell." morgan thanks for joining us fast money begins now. >> fast money starts right now live from the nasdaq market overlook new york's sometime square traders on the desk steve grass ooh appear guy adammy tonight on fast, nike soaring back from lows it hit after launching a colin kaepernick ad as one analyst calls it a stroke of genius but was it plus hurricane florence is a monster, a category 4 storm approaching the east coast energy prices a

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bravo, which is owned by nbc universal, says they have no comment. >> thank you. > time now for our first check of the forecast. we have dylan in for al once again. hey. good morning. though the rain has stopped floodingcarolina, the will remain an issue. mostly the river have several r flood stage. if we look at just when they will go below flood stage i s incredible to see the neuse river in kinston will not go below flood weekend, perhaps next week it will come down bit.ea cape friver well above flood stage t should go below flood stage on sarday. we alsave the possibility of some flooding back through parts of the upper midwest tod through wisconsin and iowa. we will see a risk of stronger storms, isolated tornados a s possibility awell, and then tomorrow that cold fron will ing that threat into the northeast. we could see again up to three to four inches of rain in parts of the upper midwest and that ori flooding. we will get to your local fo >>> good morning. i'm metrologist chuck bell. a mainly clear sky over a fineay t be outside today. no worries about that at all. no real signif

well, david, it is important to point out and our viewers may not remember when comcast bought nbc universalit was viewed as not being a bragreat opposition you are being over paid and down 7% some could argue being down 4% or 6% or visibility of a couple of downgrades. the pattern and again, we have to talk about how much more they paid than a week ago >> without it eventually they'll have to buy back yeah, it is a lot. 10.75. one of the lessons here and i said this on friday, if ru you in a position to sell the company, it is helpful to have a second bidder. when you this i of the $18 billion delivered to fox as oppose to comcast, in this case, the many billions. it was not just $3.7 billion it was from 10.75 up to 17.28. the percent increases are dramatic always helpful to keep that in mind if you have a company that is in the process of being sold or considering it. jim, short term in nature of this decline in comcast stock that's something that's going to reset the price for a while. >> yeah, this stock was not 31 or 32 when people get a sense that maybe they can win sky and goes up to

bravo, owned by nbc universal, says it has no comment. craig. >> miguel, thank you. >>> time now for our first check of the forecast. we have dylan for al once again. hey, dylan. >> good morning. even though the rain has stopped in north carolina, the flooding will remain an issue. mostly the river flooding. we have several rivers in major flood stage. if we look at just when they'll go below flood stage, it's incredible to see the neuse river in kingston will not go below flood levels through the weekend. the cape fear river at fayetteville, also below flood stage, but it should finally go below flood stage on saturday. we will see flooding remain an issue in that area. we have the possibility of flooding back through parts of the upper midwest today through wisconsin and back into iowa, we will see a risk of stronger storms. isolated tornados are possible, as well. tomorrow, that cold front will bring that threat into the northeast and we could see, again, up to about 3 to 4 inches of rain in parts of the upper midwest and that could le

the $40 billion bid will make comcast, which owns the nbc network and universal pictures, the world's largest pay—tv operator, with around 52 million customers. chas hodges, one half of the musical duo chas and dave, has died. he was 7a. known for their "rock and cockney" style, chas and dave enjoyed the height of their fame in the 19705 and 805. david sillito looks back at his life and music. # with your incessant talking # you're becoming a pest # rabbit, rabbit, rabbit... when they emerged in the late ‘70s, the age of punk and disco, chas and dave rather stood out. # you're a wonderful girl... chas hodges‘ music was a unique mix of rock and roll with old—school cockney sing—alongs. # no, you won't stop talking # why don't you give it a rest? he'd grown up in north london. his mum made ends meet playing the piano in local pubs. and in the ‘60s and ‘70s, he played in bands such as mike berry and the outlaws, and head, hands and feet. what troubled him was the way he sang. i remember ringing up dave, i said, "let's go out for a pint." i said, "i've got an idea of writing songs about t

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. welcome to "dateline." i'm ann curry. tonight's story started with something that wasn't a crime but helped launch an investigation that made headlines across the country. while on a cruise, a wealthy doctor disappeared. while his wife searched for him, she found out the man she married was a man she never knew. here's rob stafford. >> it had all the makings of a perfect fantasy, the perfect husband away with his perfect wife for her 30th birthday in the picture-perfect greek islands. the weather was perfect, the accommodations aboard their private fully-staffed 80-foot yacht perfect. it was late september 2004, and with her mother and a few close girlfriends along to help the couple celebrate, michelle weinberger had every reason to believe she was living a perfectly charmed life with the man of her dreams. then, as if suddenly doused with cold water, her dream ended. >> when i woke up in the morning at 7:00 a.m. with a horrible feeling in my stomach, he wasn't there next to me. and i put my hand on his si

the $40 billion bid will make comcast, which owns the nbc network and universal pictures, the world's largest paytv operator with around 52 million customers. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline, the programme that pitches some of the uk's most prominentjournalists against international writers who file their stories with the dateline london. this week, how domestic politics is dictating foreign policy for both the united kingdom and the united states. theresa may's fellow eu leaders rebuff the brexit compromise she hoped would hold together her party. donald trump ratchets up his trade war with china that could strengthen his hand in november's mid—term elections. to discuss that, with me are — isabel hilton, from chinadialogue, which fosters debate about china's environment. isabel is a former newspaper columnist and broadcaster in the uk. agnes poirier writes for the french magazine marianne. janet daley‘s column appears every week in the sunday telegraph here in the uk. michael goldfarb, the us—born journalist, hosts the podcast frdh — the first rough d

the $40 billion bid will make comcast, which owns the nbc network and universal pictures, the world's largest pay—tv operator with around 52 million customers. now on bbc news, disclosure tells the stories of the victims of abuse at a children's home in argyll. this is the untold story of a children's home and its secrets. unless you've lived it, you can't try to fathom what went on in that place. a place meant to be a safe haven, but where children lived in fear... he would hold you down, she'd belt you, or she'd hold you down, and he'd belt you. ..and where the clerical collar provided the perfect cover for years of child abuse. there was no point struggling orfighting. it became part and parcel of life. failed by the christian charity charged with their care. can i ask you whether you feel ashamed 7 i think it was a very dark time in the society's history. this is the story of the children of lagarie. this programme contains some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. i've been a reporter for more than 20 years, and i've done a lot of harrowing investigations. for years, we'

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the $40 billion bid will make comcast, which owns the nbc network and universal pictures, the world's largest paytv operator with around 52 million customers. now on bbc news, with all the latest technology news, it's click. this week: a stage in delhi, a screaming crowd, and a man with my face on his shirt. india — a technology superpower in waiting. half of the 1.2 billion people here are aged 35 or under. in the years that we have been coming here, we have seen it change from an it outsourcing work house to a place of innovation and start—ups. and although click has a huge audience in india, and although we have brought indian stories to the world, we haven't yet been able to bring the world to india. so, it is high time we put that right. we have taken the click live show on the road, to the beautiful setting of bikaner house, new delhi. new delhi! thank you for having us! are you well? cheering and applause. and it is here that we wowed audiences with the coolest tech that we have seen on our travels. we painted colours in the air, tickled their ears, took them to the future, and

the $40 billion bid will make comcast, which owns the nbc network and universal pictures, the world's largest paytv operator with around 52 million customers. now on bbc news, inside out has an exclusive report on the latest idea for dealing with plastic pollution. hello and welcome to inside out. bury it, dig it up, recycle it. what can we do about plastic? scientists have found a way to make a new greener fuel from plastic dug up from landfill. opponents say it should be left where it is. we have the exclusive. this is a sample we've taken from a landfill site and it could potentially power your car in the future. confused about what you can and can't recycle? don't worry, help is at hand. you're lucky because in peterborough, you can recycle black. and the man who's picked up ten tonnes of other people's rubbish and is still going strong. on the surface, the river looks absolutely fine apart from where you get floating litter, like bottles. but 80% of the litter is below the surface, so you've got basically a conveyor belt of rubbish moving out of towns and cities into the wider ri

nbc about ramirez's claim. ramirez is the same age as kavanaugh and they both graduated from the university in 1987 she referredbc to her lawyer, who did not respond to requests for comment. in her initial conversations with the new yorker she was reluctant to characterize kavanaugh's role with certainty. she said she felt confident enough in her recollections to say she remembers kavanaugh had exposed himself at a drunken dormitory party, thrust his penis in her face and caused her to touch it without her consent as she pushed him away she's calling for the fbi to investigate. the white house distributed kavanaugh's response, saying, this alleged event from 35 years ago did not happen this is a smear, plain and simple we will hear from one of the reporters behind this story coming up a little bit later on "morning joe." >>> the republican leadership of the senate judiciary committee said it was not aware of the new allegation against kavanaugh until the publication of the new yorker report. a spokesperson for chuck grassley said she nor her representative have contacted their office the new yorker report claim

nbc. vanderbilt university released a study titled effects of access to legal same-sex marriage on marriage and health. the premise of this publication was that individuals who were able to access and chose to marry in same-sex relationships were found to have literally improved their health. i want to know as a woman in a same-sex relationship, i want to comment on my improved outcome. my first thought was like, did i get these michelle obama arms because i married my wife? [laughter] did i also blame might marriage on my deteriorating eyesight? because i can only see the first two rows of you. sarcasm aside, i want to give you some context as to why the interview for me highlighted some of the challenges of lgbtq advocacy in recent times. you see, there are plenty of studies that have shown that being married increases lifespan and overall improved health for heterosexual couples. but it is not because they are in heterosexual relationships, it is because they are married and are afforded increased legal financial and health benefits and protection that are not afforded to single unmarrie

university. in the last week three sources familiar with the accusation told nbc about ramirez's claim. age as kavanaugh and they both graduated from the university in 1987. she referred nbc to her lawyer who did not respond to our request for comment. last night's report says that in her initial conversations with "the new yorker" she was reluctant to characterize kavanaugh's role in the alleged incident with certainty. quoting from the article which includes graphic details, after six days of carefully assessing her memories and consulting with her attorney, ramirez says that she felt confident enough of her recollections to say that she remembers kavanaugh had exposed himself at a drunken dormitory party, thrust his penis into her face and caused her to touch it without her consent as she pushed him away. she is calling for the fbi to investigate. "the new york times" reports they interviewed several dozen people over the past week in an attempt to corroborate ramirez's story and could not find no one with firsthand -- and could find no one with firsthand knowledge. the white house di

. >> accordi to the film's director, and confirmed by universal pictur, nbc's sister company, the americaning on the lunar surface multiple times in the movie, just not the actual planting of the flag. neil armstrong's two sons defending the film, saying in a statement, the filmmakers chose to focus on neil looking back at the earth. this story is human, and it is universal. of course, it celebrates an american achievement. it also celebrates an achiev for all mankind. mstrong passed away in 2012, but his own wunforgettableds from that landing live on forever. >> it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankd. >> f "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >>> in their statement, armstrong's sons went on to say their dad be, quote, deeply saddened by the fact that a beautiful and thoughtful about american ingenuity, bravery, and personal sacrifice is being sulli by political rhetoric. >> definitely has people talking about it. dylan is othere, r look at the forecast. end of summer. >> won't feel like it. it's hot. we have temperatures expected to get back up into the 90s, feeling like 95 to 100

university. the white house tells nbc news it stands by kavanaugh. democrats want to delay action on kavanaugh's nomination. >> two protests are happening in support of dr. christine blasey ford. the woman that first accused kavanaugh of sexual assault. one gro will gather at the capitol and later this afternooo survivor assault and allies will walk out of their jobs, mes and classrooms. meanwhile, ford is still scheduled to go before the senate judiciary committee. judge was in the room when ykavanaugh sexuall assaulted her at a party in the 1980s. the white house pointing out not judge has said he does remember the party. democrats say j should still testify. >> and developing this morning, d.c. police were busy ove the weekend responding to several shootings. >> it was a violent few days in the senate. justin fin a is d.c. police headquaters with the latest on all of is. >> it'seen a very busy weekend for d.c. police t responding this serious fight and deadly gun violence over the weekend here. let's take you to this map that breaks out these 8 lo

. >> according to the director and confirmed by universal pictures, nbc's sister company, the americang on the lunar surface multiple times in the movie, just not the actual planting of the flag. neil armstrong's two sons defending the film, saying in a statement, the filmmakers chose to focus on neil looking back at the earth. this story is human, and it is universal. of course it celebrates an american achievement. it also celebrates an achievement for all mankind. armstrong passed away in 2012 but his own unforgettable words from that landing live on forever. >> it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> for "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >>> in their statement armstrong's sons said their dad would be saddened by the fact a movie about bravery, sacrifice is being sullied by political rhetoric. >> definitely people talking about it. dylan is here with the forecast. the he said of summer. >> won't feel like it. it's hot. we've got temperatures expected to get back up into the 90s, feeling like 95 to 100 degrees when you factor in the humidity. we have heat advisories p

nbc washington app. >> it's now 4: developing this morning, students at the university of maland are on edge and upset happening at the technology program buildingn wednesday. an employee found an offensive phrase aaninst afr americans written in the men's restroom. it's the fifth alleged hate crime at the university this month against african americans and the lgbt 2 community. the university police department is asking anyone with information to contact them. >> we want to update you now on that situation in northeast d.c. we brought you as breaking news yesterday on news 4 today. the 16 hour ordeal did not end until about 2:00 in the afternoon when police arrested a turns out the suspect wassp suted of it. he barricaded himself insidend he was eventually arrested and will be extradited to arlington where he will be charged withpe nd strangulation. >> a local school employee is accused of child negligent. this happened at rock terrace school in montgomery county. a school aid is charged with negligent after letting two teens with autism leave the school. he was arrested after failing to report stude

nbc washington app. >> this srning,dents at the university of maryland andar college are upset after messages of hatesu aced. an employee found an offensive phrase against african americans in the men's restroom. it's the fifth alleged hate crime this month against african americans and the lgbtq communy. >> i thi seeing these hate crimes at such a diverse school is extremely disheartening. >> there needs to be more at school so that people are more educated upon diversity and cultural differences. >> in a statement, investigators say the univsity's police department takes these matters very seriously and anyone with information should contact them. >> we're working for your health with a warning from doctors. >> last week'sro flu season records killing more americans than any flu season in more than 40 years. 80,000 people died from flu complications in 2017. that includes 180dr ch. the cdc says more than 900,000 americans wspe in the al. doctors are urging people to protect themselves and get the flu shot now. ng peoplered of hea say well i didn't get sick and i didn't get the flu shot. those 80,00 p

attorney for the eastern district of michigan and profess ever of law at the university of michigan. also an nbc news and msnbc legal contributor. mika also joining us, and lisa graves who is formerly from the senate judiciary committee is still with us. and, mika, i want to get your congressional committee experience on what you're seeing unfold here tonight. >> i actually find it really interesting that the republicans are rushing ahead with this hearing and with this vote. it's almost as if they are afraid the kind of culture that brett kavanagh comes out of may result in another woman coming forward with another experience of a similar drunken evening of inappropriate sexual approaches to her. and i think that they are trying to get him confirmed before you can discover any more such incidents. >> the statement by chuck grassley tonight, chairman of the committee, is a weak statement in terms of what happens next. he simply includes the line, so there is no reason for any further delay. he does not say, there will be no further delay. he does not say the hearing will take place on monday. he

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attorney for the eastern district of michigan and a professor of law at the university of michigan. she's also an nbc news and msnbc contributor. and lisa graves is back with us. barbara, if you were teaching your law school class tomorrow one lesson about this hearing today, what would that be? >> well, it's that you can't get to the truth unless you have done the investigation that it takes to get there. i felt a lot of sympathy for rachel mitchell today as she was asking questions because she had to ask them in a vacuum. she did have the benefit of an fbi investigation in advance to talk not only to the witnesses who were going to be testifying but to all of those other people around the periphery of it, mark judge, the four witnesses who signed affidavits, the other two accusers. to have their statements and know what they were saying, you could use that information then to push some of the statements made by both of the witnesses who did testify today to try to either corroborate what they were saying or to refute it. instead she really had to ask the questions in a vacuum and i think as a resul

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also have that number on the nbc washington app along with a complete list, complete coverage of yesterday's hearing. >> developing this morning, students at the university of maryland at college park are on edge and upset. they found an p offensivease against african americans written in the men's restroom and police say it is the fifth altged hate crime the united states this month aimed against african americans in the lgbtq community. >> i think it's extremely disheartening. >> i feel likhere needs to be more at school so p ple are more educated upon diversity and cultural differences. >> investigatorsut out a statement saying the university's police department takes these matters very seriously and gives information to contact. >> a prayer vigil is planned tonight for a community in pain. authorities in north carolina believehey found the body of missg 6-year-old boy with autism, maddox it was discovered in a creek more than a milerom wheree went missing. his son ran away from him during a walk.ll there's s many unanswered questions and the investigation is not over. >>>t's 4:08. two weeks after a seriesf explosions rocked a suburb in massachusetts,

according to our nbc station in dallas, the victim is identified as a 23-year-old man. he was a student at the university of texas. ba to you. >> thank you. >> 4:51 right now. tracking breaking news on the be beltway this morning. >> a big problem here. just going to get worse as the morning progresses soe're talking about the inner loop here. that's a little bit of aetter option. it's a jackknifed w tractor-traileh a fuel spill. the right lane is getting by. we have chris lawrence at the scene and we'll talk to him in a coup of temi the rest of the beltway looks okay right now. the ramp to kenilworth therturned car right now. woodbridge, nund 123 near dale sh there and the boulevard situation before crashes on the shoulder, that one is now gone. good morning, chuck. >> good morning, melissa. it's a gloomy looking monday morning outside. all cloud cover again for tod and probably below 70 degrees again today. that is aig sure that the seasons, they are hanging. staying below 70 and the last time we had back to back days where we failed to get to 70 degrees or higher was in the springtime. may 17th and 18

nbc washington app and follow along. >>> we want to cover other top stories on this saturday morning. the university ofaryland football players will take the field in a matter of hours for their first game of the season. but this season begins shrouded in some controversy. news 4'ser ward is live with more.in good mo >> reporter: good morning. well, you know, it was sort of a bumpy road to get to the start of this season, but the fans that are here early now in th parking lot and folks tailgating are looking forward to it. the maryland team takes on the university of texas at noon today. what happened in the off season is heavy on people'smind. first off there was the death of 19-year-old jordan mcnair. he was an offensive lineman who collapsed during a practice and passed away two weeks after the may 29th. practi it led to an investigation by the state board of regents looking into the culture of football and the things that happened that day of that practice. also some revelationsbo ag earlier issues. kevin anderson was found to have acquired lawyers for two students embroiled in a sexual miscondu

tonight supporters of the palo alto university professor say they hope, in the public pwar o words, these words will let her know she's not alone. marianne favro, "nbc bay area news." >> more details, the white house says all three alleged witnesses along with kavanaugh himself are denying knowledge of its incident and deinto igthat any party even took place. third potential witness a female friend of ford's spoke out through her attorney late last night saying she doesn't even know kavanaugh. dr. ford's attorney is firing back saying that female witness probably doesn't remember the party because "nothing of consequence happened to her." >>> the allegation against the supreme court nominee is our top story on nbcbayarea.com. we'll continue to follow developments on air and online leading up to the expected testimony this week. >>> in other news now, the trump administration is getting pushback over proposed policy that would penalize immigrants seeking green cards. it allows the government to deny green cards to legal immigrants if they have received government assistance like good stamps, medicaid and section eight housing vouchers. immigrant advo

university and the northern technology. nationally on c-span and streaming live on nbc washington.com. we begin by quickly covering the rules of today's events and the debate last one hour. our panelists myself will pose questions directed to the candidates these questions are determined by nbc news and have not been reviewed by the candidates or any of the debating partners weren't all then this. each candidate will have one minute to respond in a candidate answering first will have an additional 30-second rebuttal. as moderator reserves the right to follow up it will conclude the debate with 60 seconds of - trying to cover as much ground as possible keep to the time limits. let me welcome our panelists. he spent 20 years covering virginia here and in richmond. julie carey is news fours she peniston covering virginia politics for more than 20 years. dr. mark rozell listing of the school of government at george mason university. so now republican nominee prince william county board of supervisors chairman corey stewart. [applause] and the democratic incumbent senator tim kaine. [applau