comcast nbcuniversal. >> frank, you are no longer the general manager.team. but the way i see it and the way the bank sees it, is that you guys are really the general manager. you're the floor manager. in addition, you have to take a pay cut. i want you to be here, but you have to earn it. and you have to prove it to them and you have to prove it to me. >> i'm onboard. >> i appreciate you being open-minded about it, okay? >> not a problem. >> well, i brought you to brooklyn. >> [laughs] hi. >> both: how are you? >> whenever i invest in a company, especially one the size of stein, it's standard practice for me to bring somebody to come in an analyze the financials. so i've flown in jamie, an accounting expert, to do an audit and to validate the numbers. >> hi, nice to meet you. >> same here. >> jamie is a portfolio manager for me. the reason that she came out is really to dig into the books. and anything that she wants, just give it to her. >> okay. >> great, thank you. >> no problem. this is the open payables. >> so when you receive the invoices, it goes

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> ramadan.zable muslim community observe. the religion of islam, as well as many of south africa's most beloved and most delicious dishes and ingredients like sambal, chutney and bunny chow, come from malaysia, indonesia, india. during apartheid, many south africans would have been referred to as colored. colored didn't mean black. it meant everybody else who wasn't exactly white, asians and mixed race. >> it's garlic, ginger and chiles. >> in the observatory neighborhood of johannesburg, the rasdian family prepares for the meal at sundown when fasting for ramadan is broken. joey is a standup comedian, an actor of cape malay background. this dish, panang curry with beef and eggs. joey's wife, cindy, prepares a chicken pie. son, hakeem, makes the traditional ramadan shake. daughter, laya. ♪ >> everything smells terrific. >> that's soup. >> it's nicer to have soup after you've not eaten the whole day. it's light and nourishing and filling and all of those good things. >> there's also cheese and be

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> for five years, the murder of pat mcrae went unsolved.ad the dna profile of the killer and boot impressions from the scene. what they didn't have was a viable suspect. >> i just kind of gave up worrying about whether or not it would get solved. i mean, i didn't like that it wouldn't, but i had that feeling that there was probably nothing we could do. >> then detective judy stanley got a call from her counterpart in lincoln, nebraska, 200 miles away. lincoln police had just arrested a man named mars davis on a drug possession charge, and davis offered them a deal. he said he was willing to provide information about an unsolved murder in des moines in return for leniency on his drug charge. >> i felt tremendously guilty for a long time. i didn't want to think about it anymore. it bothered me every time i closed my eyes. >> unfortunately, davis didn't know the name of the victim. he did, however, remember the neighborhood where he lived. >> he only knows that he lives at a house someplace off of harding road. he knows it's by a convenience s

comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal's coverage to every screen.o what's next? rio 2016. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal. >> this week the obama administration said people who wanted to keep their health care plans for two years. since that introuchlt stephen's mother received an interview saying she is covered for the whole next year. joining me is kathryn blackwood and her husband dr. robert blackwood. dr. black wood we are glad you are here. stephen wrote a letter and suddenly you got your coverage restored. why did that happen, kathryn? >> first of all, thank you for having me on the show. he wrote an extraordinary article that is true and drou a lot of attention and within two days, the vice-president of humania called him and he negotiated with ste ven. and now you have experience covering all of my cancer treatments. >> that would have been expensive? >> how much is it for that medication? >> if we had to pay if it, it would be 4200 every two weeks and i receive the bone med for your bones and i am not the cost it is like a thou

comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal's coverage to every screen.at's next? rio 2016. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal. >>> the prime suspect in florence hildreth's murder was rodney berryman, a 24-year-old drifter with a criminal history. he denied any involvement in the crime. >> he had not been in the delano area very long. he had come from los angeles. he was staying with ms. hildreth's cousin and residing at that residence and had a relationship with one of her female cousins. >> at first, investigators found no evidence in berryman's truck that could place the vehicle at the scene. but under the front seat was a clue that could have easily been overlooked. investigators found several links to a gold piece of jewelry which was sent to supervising criminalist greg laskowski. >> i received some individual links that looked like cut horseshoes or crimped horseshoes. they weren't heavy, so it was cheap jewelry, some kind of brass type jewelry. >> to make the chain, the manufacturer would have cut each link with a tiny tool. then attach

comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal's coverage to every screen.what's next? rio 2016. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal. >>> earlier this week senate majority leader harry reid said all the stories about how obamacare has negatively impacted americans are simply not true. >> there's plenty of horror stories being told. all of them are untrue. but in those tales turned out to be just that, tales. stories made up from whole cloth, lies, distorted by the republicans to grab headlines or make political advertisements. >> senator reed, try telling that to my next guest. before obamacare kicked in last november, his mother had a policy that used to cover her cancer medication, but she doesn't have that anymore. steven blackwood joins me now. it's a real pleasure to have you here. >> pleasure to be here, governor. >> you wrote a remarkable story in the "wall street journal" talking about your family's story, how this had impacted your mom. then this week harry reid makes this comment. let me start, is your mother a liar? >> governor, it's bad

comcast nbcuniversal. . >> you know, this is the way the white house is running out its new budget.s the point i want to illustrate, the budget itself is spelled out here in this book. the appendix for all the spending is spelled out in this book. >> there is absolutely no way we're going to cut spending. there's no more cuts to make. >> game over. ben, game over. they've already said in these hundreds of thousands of pages and footnotes they can't cut. >> it's unbelievable. it's unbelievable. absolutely unbelievable. where did nancy pelosi come from? i mean what planet -- even in northern california where the people are fruitcakes x where did she come from. >> baltimore. >> the bottom line -- >> no, no, her father was mayor -- i know but she is a fruitcake. >> if you're looking at this and saying there's no room to cut in the budget and you're saying this is the best you can do, i don't know. >> i don't know. she clearly does. they don't have to cut because u.s. can still keep borrowing money until the cows come home until we can't. that's why there's zero urgency. >> this notion t

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comcast nbcuniversal. >>> rehabilitation is a major focus of israel's maximum security prisons.monim and neve tirza, both of which are located near city of tel aviv. but in northern israel near the sea of galilee is another prison that officials say goes even one step further, hermon. it might be a prison but staff refer to it in different terms. >> it's the largest therapeutic community in the country. >> this woman is a social worker. >> because hermon is a therapeutic community, we look at the inmates in a different frame of mind and we call them residents instead of inmates because they're in a community where we feel there is more respect for each other. >> the 600 men serving their sentences at hermon are divided into three residential therapeutic programs depending on their offense. there are wings for alcohol abuse, drug abuse and domestic violence. and everyone is required to attend daily group therapy sessions. physical activity is also encouraged. >> hermon was like being on a college campus. there was a lot of freedom of movement. there were very few heavy doors. if

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> u.s.en saying that vladimir putin will be isolated by his actions yet today he seemed defiant, speaking for an hour, taking questions, he said among other things, that russia reserves the right to military means and described events here as an unconstitutional coup. he denied that there were any russian troops in crimea and blamed the crisis on united states interference. >> president putin, who you know, if -- who is insisting against all evidence everywhere in the world about troops being in crimea that they are not there, that he will step back and listen carefully that we would like to see this deescalated. >> that was andrea mitchell's exchange, of course, with secretary of state john kerry this morning on kiev a couple of hours ago. new jersey senator robert menendez joins me now. senator menendez, jack kennedy, our hero, used to figure out the other side, what they were thinking and churchill, everybody's hero, said russia is an enigma, but you have to understand that they have inte

comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal's coverage to every screen. rio 2016. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal. >>> by 1995, diana was ready to present evidence pointing to edward elmore's innocence. to a state court in south carolina. the goal was to get a new trial for elmore. diana would be joined by chris jensen for what would be her first hearing as a lawyer. >> she was very fierce. she had not the slightest doubt about eddie elmore's innocence. she was determined to make sure that i did my job. >> the state was represented by donald zelenka, who reportedly once argued that women who had abortions in the third trimester could be executed for murder. and elmore's fate would be decided by judge earnest kinnard. one of the first witnesses called was james gilliam, the inmate who said elmore confessed to him in jail. but in the small town of greenwood, both elmore and gilliam new bishop spearman. and before the hearing, gilliam told spearman the truth. >> james gilliam and i go back i guess all our life. one night he called me and he told

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> they say if you stand for principle you lose elections. the way to do it, the smart way, the washington way is don't stand against obamacare, don't stand against the debt ceiling, don't stand against nothing. >> chris christie and ted cruz with a taste of the differing visions of the gop on display at this year's cpac conference. time for our sunday group. syndicated columnist george will, former democratic congresswoman jane harmon, former republican senator rick s sanitorium. the two wins of the republican party were on full display. chris christie says we can't govern if we don't win. on the other hand ted cruz and rick santorum talking about sticking to conservative principles on the size and scope of government as well as conservative issues on social issues. is the gop getting any closer to a clarifying moment here? >> i certainly hope not. it's much more interesting when they're jawing with one another. republicans have been fighting with one another since 1912 when a former republican ran against a fellow republican, roosevelt agai

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> welcome back to this special edition of "hannity." the defense secretary announced a proposal to shrink the army to preworld war ii levels, in other words, gut the military. the decision by the administration is raising major national security concerns. >> american dominance on the seas, in the skies and in space can no longer be taken for granted. >> he would much rather spend the money on food stamps than a strong military or support for our troops. >> it's like canceling your fire insurance to prevent fires. >> tying our own hands and the hands of future presidents. >> what we're trying to do is solve our financial problems on the backs of our military. >> you are for big government except when it's about the military. >> i'm for spending more money on troops and less on equipment. >> i'm for more money for the enlisted men and women in their paychecks and benefits. >> we bring back our studio audience for what this historic decision is going to mean for our country and why this is another example of the president's policies bringi

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> high frances rivera. here's what's happening. president obama warning russia against military intervention in ukraine saying there will be costs. health officials in california confirmed 302 flu-related deaths in the state this season. 19 others deaths are being investigated. >> kerry kennedy expressing gratitude after being found not guilty of driving while drugged. she said she had accidentally taken a sleeping pill. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> when our crews are filming inside high security prisons, they know that violence can erupt at any moment. while they're prepared for it, when it happens it can still be shocking. during our extended stay shoot inside indiana state prison, we walked into one of the bloodiest encounters in "lockup" history. >> we were filming in one of the housing units and we heard a call come over the radio. instantly, all staff members started running. we picked up our gear and ran with them. >> what is it? what is it? >> a fight. >> there wa

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> obama's national security team med over at the white house. joint chiefs of staff, the -- russia's parliament approved the use of military force in ukraine, ukraine's government has condemned the vote, calling it direct aggression. and the opposition leader has called for ukraine's parliament to convene right away. secretary of state john kerry has been meeting with his own advisors, his own aides, he's also speaking with ukraine's leaders. lets bring in our foreign affairs reporter, she's getting new information. what are you learning, elise? >> reporter: i'm told secretary of state john kerry did speak today with the interim ukrainian president and why is that important? because right now the president has just said that he's ready to direct all of ukraine's resources to answer any russian intervention in ukraine. we look at what's going on in crimea right now, but we're also looking at the fact that over the last week, wolf, ukraine underwent some monumental changes, president yatsenyuk is out, a new interim leadership is there so the u.s.

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> we're back with the fox news political insiders.ever talk about replacing the irs? conservatives can win on flat tax, national sales tax? >> when steve forbes tried running on that, it was very popular at first, and the more the public looked at it, it became unpopular. it can be done, but it's got to be slightly different. >> they came out with a tax reform plan that moved in that direction last week. the silence from john boehner and mitch mcconnell was deafening. >> i would keep waiting for someone to propose the flat tax on the basis of if you do it, you will unemploy half of the lobbyists in washington. that's the greatest argue because they're rigging the system. >> let's talk about obamacare. a fox news poll that has scary, angry, and optimistic. >> and pessimistic. >> that's the biggest one. here the question, people were asked, how do you feel about the health care law? 49% said pessimistic. this was any party included. they did break it down by party, and about a quarter of democrats who took the survey said they were pess

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comcast nbcuniversal. >>> okay. here is the question that will decide if obamacare is a success. many uninsured are buying it? after all, it was meant for them. a new study says it's 27%, but the white house says it has no idea. that's really hard to believe. >> right. and knowing the fact that president obama lied for years about obamacare. look, here's the deal. what they don't want us to know about is the fact that less healthy people are signing up than they said would sign up, which is going to raise the cost pool of obamacare and raise the cost to taxpayers. they were counting on them to lower the overall cost and that's not happening. >> now, they don't even ask when people sign up for obamacare, they're not even asking if you were insured before. >> it is complicated, that's for sure. there are younger people signing up. the health insurance companies who people are buying these policies from have been reporting on their earnings that the number of people signing up are younger than they thought they would be. so that's a good sign. the government just said last week that

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comcast nbcuniversal. >>> welcome back, everybody.he fastest seven is back, three engaging stories and seven energetic minutes and today the liberal loon edition. first up, crazy harry reid who has no shame, no shame, using the senate floor to play poll tib. may want to consider this approach. remember when he claimed all obamacare horror stories were fabricated by the right. >> there's plenty of horror stories being told. all of them are untrue, but they are being told all over america, but in those tales turned out to be just that, tales. stories made up from whole cloth, lies, distorted by the republicans to grab headlines or make political advertisements. >> lies, huh? well, guess what, senator? union workers on the vegas strip, you know the las vegas nevada strip, your state are ready to go on strike saying obamacare costs are killing them. hey, harry, it's happening in vegas, but it's not staying in vegas. k.g., can you believe his own state, union workers are pushing back on obamacare? >> because it's that bad. good for them. i

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> too many of our residents here suffer from cancer.blems. one out of every five household have a child or someone in it that has to use a nebulyzer or take breathing treatments before they go to bed. >> the fight over the construction of the pipeline picked up a little bit momentum, potentially towards approval this week when the state department's inspector general found there was no conflict of interest violated with its choice of an outside contractor to conduct an environmental impact study that, oh, just happened to have ties to the pipeline developer. that environmental impact study issued last month found that the impact on climate change would be negligible. right. but the residents of port arthur, texas live a different reality. oil refineries process 9 million barrels a day. this has been going on for more than 60 years. and as with the majority of commercial hazardous waste sites, port arthur is predominantly poor and african-american. like other parts of the country where residents are largely poor or lack the connections t

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> a, yes, hollywood's biggest night.heck this out, they don't know we're keeping an eye on them. they're gathering to talk to us. the coskoscars are getting unde way, and stars are vying for the gold statue, on the red carpet, ready to celebrate the 86th annual academy awards. the closest contest is expected at the end of the night when nine films compete for best picture. and dominic di natale is live. who have you seen so far? >> just about everybody, actually, jamie. quite extraordinary. we're getting the mad late rush before we get to the cutoff point when the broadcasters have to stop. just behind us, kevin spacey. he's just doing another interview. amy adams was here. bendica benedict cumberbatch, glenn close, naomi watts as well. the girls are looking fabulous. there's a big theme, and it's blue. some are looking amazing. amy adams had this deep, lovely, inky thing going on with this folded thing, basically, going over, across the chest. it looked fantastic. kevin spacey is wearing a blue tuxedo. liza minnelli was

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comcast nbcuniversal. >>> welcome back.s the standoff between russia and ukraine escalated, we can reflect on another foreign conflict, iraq, we can determine the claim surrounding wmds false, but why did we get into that iraq war? rachel maddow seeks answers in "why we did it". >> the pentagon is debating whether to use control of iraqi oil to advance important u.s. foreign policy objectives affected by energy issues. while the national debate is over, tubes and mobile biological weapons labs, internal documents note that increased oil production in a post war iraq would have the vul effect of reducing world oil prices. >> prior to our even going to war in iraq, the focus was on oil. and iraqi oil and how to take it over far more than anything else. >> joining me now is rachel maddow, the host of the "the rachel maddow" show and "why we did it." what is the answer after all of your work on this? >> i think, andrea, the question is the most important part, which is the decisions of our generation on national security are de

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comcast nbcuniversal. would have given business owners in that state the right it to refuse service to gays on religious grounds. and there was good reason that the governor vetoed the bill. here now to explain fox news business anchor lou dobbs. this is about the super bowl and other economic economics. -- opportunities. is it not. >> powerful subtext to it it talking with the governor this afternoon. she made it very clear that for her it was about the faith based liberties and human rights. her staff considered one of the best in the country could find not a single instance of a violation of religious rights in the state of earsz that this pertained to. it had no basis in relation. that may be true. let's face it if she had signed the bill no super bowl, they would have pulled out. okay? they already lost a couple of conventions big ones in phoenix. they would have been boycotted by tons of people down there. the economic thing would is have been harm -- arm armageddon. >> faith based in the way they we

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> fed ex is at session highs. says it will raise shipping rates at its freight business by 3% effective march 31st. the stock is currently trading up about half a percent. still, raising rates, fed ex shares on the move higher. back to you. >> nice that they have some pricing power in this economy. thank you, dom. >>> let's get back to the markets. joining us is analyst gordon charlop. we are down 183. we keep kind of bouncing off the low but don't get any momentum today. >> on the other hand, look at it as half full. we came in here, even though they made some effort to lift, they haven't been able to. at least we are not seeing a death by a thousand cuts here. they have been holding on. from what i'm seeing, from what we have seen on the floor today, guys are looking to get in in spots. there wasn't like massive imbalance, there wasn't difficult pricing, things were orderly. the market adjusted to the news pretty easily. we'll have to see what happens going forward. at this point, the market seems to be tame rel

comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal's coverage to every screen. rio 2016. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal. >>> so here's another reason why sky diving is not making it on to my bucket list. take a look at what happened in florida. incredibly, a photographer was there to capture it. the pilot of the private cessna airplane was doing takeoff and landing maneuvers when the passenger side wing of his plane became entangled and cut the strings of the skydiver as he was descending. amazingly both survived with only minor injuries. keeping my feet on the ground. >>> a louisiana man allegedly kills himself while in the custody of the iberia sheriff's office. state police are investigating. the man's family is demanding more. rosa flores joins me now with the chain of events leading to his death. what i find fascinating is they searched him. they found drugs but no gun. >> that's one of the things that really stands out about this case. here's what we know from state police. state police testify us the iberia parish sheriff's office responded

comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal's coverage to every screen.o what's next? rio 2016. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal. >>> after careful consideration, i've denied to follow counsel sell advise and not testify or answer any of the questions today. >> former irs official lois lerner refusing to testify last may about her role in the targeting of conservative groups seeking tax exempt status. this after the inspector general found 298 applications had been singled out for special review including 100% of groups with tea party or patriot in their name, but only 30% of groups with progress or progressive. now republican congressman darrell issa, chair of the powerful house oversight committee wantslern s lerner to testify again wednesday. chairman issa, welcome back. >> thanks for covering what we believe is going to be a good fact finding hearing. >> well, let's talk about that. because when you recalled lois lerner under subpoena to testify again this coming wednesday, her lawyers said you you can call her, but she won't testify or an

comcast nbcuniversal. ♪ >>> dan's song. today's top trades.lunging to disappointing audience growth numbers. the company is going to stop providing monthly metrics in may. >> the last point is really important. stop providing monthly metrics. what do investors not like? they like clarity. >> retailers don't give monthly numbers, either. >> here is a company that's up 200% last year. it's up 40% this year. it doesn't take a lot of bad news to send the stock down. valuation is really tricky here. it's a momentum name.ç buyer beware. >> cumulus is moving to pandora. pandora is talking about slower penetration into cars than the street was expecting. you saw cumulus trading up. the valuation metrics are so different. >> pandora is not being used as mump in cars. is traditional radio being listened to, instead? >> they have a very strong grip. and the metrics are so different. you look at free cash flow and things like that. >> for pandora? >> for pandora. they have probably 60% of the radio market in the u.s., which deserves a premium multiple. b

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> more breaking news out of washington tonight.bviously, translation. not a full hour of talk time, but from the understanding we have of what happened russia's actions and the president reiterating violation of international law but a way to resolve the situation diplom diplomatical diplomatically. the russian readout jim acosta loosely translated and basically said the relationship between u.s. and russia so important to the world stage that acknowledgment implied that there is some movement on a deal but no news of that as of yet. foreign affairs committee and he's out front tonight. great to see you, congressman. a lot of criticism from the president from republicans. i mean, we all know ted cruz don't respect weakness and that weakness is all but openly laughing at the president. ted cruz today and a lot of other comments like that. marco rubio and others jumping onboard. do you share that view? >> i don't think some of that dialogue is constructive. we're americans and we need to unite in this effort. the fact of the matter i

comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal's coverage to every screen. so what's next? rio 2016. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal. >>> the defense department proposed slashing its army for the first time in 75 years setting up what promises to be a fierce fight on capitol hill. law makers on both sides of the aisle vowing to fight the proposed cuts to the pentagon budget. bret stevens joins us with more. they are taking the army down from what to what? >> 520,000 now, under 450,000 at some point in this term, which would leave us with an army as small as it's been since 1940 before the eve of the second world war. >> on the other hand, he's increasing special forces from 66,000 to 70,000 and taking down the marines slightly from 190 to 182,000. status quo mostly there. what do you make of this? is it as risky as some of the critics say? >> i think it is. for instance, with an army of 450,000 men, if we had that in 2007, we never could have contemplated a surge. >> surge in iraq. >> the surge in iraq which allowed us to win the war, at least i

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> not much drama and plenty of profit. apple held its annual shareholders meeting today in cupertino. they approved every company supported proposal and voted to re-elect apple's entire board of directors, including former vice president al gore. late last year, apple management urged shareholders to vote against the human rights proposal, saying the company is committed to the highest standard of social responsibility. >>> a new survey shows interns at some local tech firms are paid nearly twice what the average american worker brings home every month. the jobsite glass door, found palantir tech pays just over $7,000 a month. twitter's monthly salary of $6800 puts it in third place. the elevated salaries reflect the high price tech firms use luring top talent. >>> the white house is now showcasing new films. and a fremont student was in the spotlight. how about that? the white house hosted the first student film festival today. tiffany lynn from fremont, premiered her production to president obama, it's a short how techno

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> 1.3 million cars. i want to you try this number. general motors apparently aware of major emission problems for ten years before issuing this recall. getting a pass from congress throughout. putt think about it, lawmakers, seems like a nanosecond to go after toyota. first hint its cars were having acceleration issues. charles payne, this is driving home a double standard. >> well, there is a gigantic double standard. remember ray lahood. he was there saying don't mess with the toyotas. whatever you do, don't buy a toyota, you know. government mogeneral motors makg a good car. it is screaming hypocrisy. it makes people more bitter about the bailout. >> the national highway division is investigating the timing of the recall. because there are deaths involved, i will put money on it that there will be hearings in front of congress. if there hadn't fwen outsxraj kind of reaction you saw after toyota, yes, i think it is a doublethk there is more to this >> you are definitely right. already the end of the week they were talking about hold

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> i'm melissa rehberger. the u.s.ations are suspending participation in a sum it many russia this summer. the u. s. issued a statement on behalf of the group seven in which they condemn russia easter toirl integrity of the ukraine. >>> a winter storm is hitting the northeast tonight. a foot of snow is possible in washington, d.c. and other areas. now back to "lockup." ♪ oh, you know what i need in you ♪ >>> during our time at any prison, we meet inmates who want to share their talents with us. more often than not, rap is the artistic expression of choice. ♪ pull the trigger suddenly ♪ locked up, locked up ♪ thinking about some things that never change ♪ ♪ my game takes flight ♪ love is just a feeling but pain is life ♪ ♪ all the bad at the scene i'm trying to make it right ♪ >> with so many rappers to choose from, it's difficult to decide who makes the cut. ♪ i got a chip on my shoulder [ bleep ] >> i get solicited a lot by the inmates to hear their raps that they've been working on while they're incarcerated. in fact

comcast nbcuniversal. ♪ ♪ where you think you're gonna go ♪ ♪ when your time's all gone?live a full life. the new lexus ct hybrid with an epa estimated 42 mpg. ♪ the further you go, the more interesting it gets. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> now to california where you would have thought the rain 0 would be welcome after the record drought that left the state bone dry. right now, the strongest storms to hit the state in several years have caused mud slides, evacuations and power outtages. i want to the turn to california governor jerry brown who also announced his bid for an unprecedented fourth term. welcome back to "meet the press." >> well, thank you. >> it's a big fight for hollywood of course, but you're dealing with something far bigger. that is a storm that's hitting the state. taking the state by storm. but is it enough to really deal a blow to the drought which has been such a huge issue for california? >> no, not at all. this is the driest period since records have been kept going way back to around 1850. and the terrible thing is not only is it dry, bu

comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal's coverage to every screen.xt? rio 2016. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal. '. >> malaysia airlines says it has lost contact with a plane bound for beijing with 239 people onboard. three u.s. citizens were on that plane along with an infant. the flight took off at kual kualkuala kuala lumpur and it's working with authorities to locate the aircraft. the next of kin are being notified. weather conditions in that region were clear. we'll keep you updated on this developing story. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> it's not like jail when you're here. it's more like counseling, you could say. it's love. >> rosando loomis is serving three months for failure to attend court ordered anger management classes, works at the maricopa county jail's animal rescue program, known as m.a.s.h. >> m.a.s.h. is a great, great thing for us inmates. if they took it away, i think they would take away a big thing. it's a therapeutic thing. you know, it helps with your sou

to nbcuniversal's coveragens of the biggest loserrything.ever, with the most coverage of the most events on every device. and the most hours of streaming video on the nbc sports live extra app, including the x1 platform from xfinity. comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal's coverage to every screen. so what's next? rio 2016. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal. >>> there were two separate autopsies performed on frankie pullian's remains done three years apart. the original autopsy concluded frankie's death was the result of an automobile accident. the second autopsy concluded he was murdered with a blunt instrument before his body was placed beneath the car. >> had law enforcement had that information in the very beginning, obviously, this case would have gone in a much different direction right from day one. >> and the photos of the vehicle provided evidence of where frankie was killed. >> when i started reading the reports, they said there was blood inside the car. i had to read the report twice.

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz with some breaking news.n airlines boeing 777 bound for beijing is missing. the flight had 239 people on board. they lost contact two hours after taking off. weather conditions in the region were clear. the airline's ceo says next of kin of passengers and crew are being notified. search teams are trying to locate the aircraft. we will continue to keep you updated on this developing story, but first, let's get you back to "lockup." >>> over the years of filming "lockup," we've seen a wide range of stories from positive ones with inmates who have found redemption or earned degrees to better their life in prison, to the negative, where the cycle of violence has actually escalated for them. they've become more violent and added more time to their sentences. >> stories of troubled childhoods, multiple incarcerations and violent crime convictions are common to many of the inmates at the penitentiary of new mexico, but none of them told us their personal stories of self-destruction quite the way inmate frederico mun

comcast was honored to bring every minute of every medal of nbcuniversal's coverage to every screen.o what's next? rio 2016. welcome to what's next. comcast nbcuniversal. >>> all of you know jane fonda, the oscar winning actress, best selling author and my good friend. she has another cause near and dear to her heart. we're delighted to have her. she's written "being a teen, everything teen girls and boys should know about relationships, sex, love, health, identify and more." welcome to the show. a real honor to have you on. >> i'm honored to have you here. >> you've taken on a lot in this book. we have three young girls, as you know. and they're going to be teenagers, and one of the things that jumps out is you have a soft spot in your heart for teenagers. >> i do. and babies are easy to love, but adolescents are heard. th i saw a bumper sticker that staid hire a teenager while they still know everything. they need us, they need guidance and boundaries. >> it makes it hard to have the soft spot because there is that sort of -- we don't need you, we got it all figured out. you hear a

comcast nbcuniversal.t oscar selfie seen all around the world may have been about product placement. it was taken with samsung's new galaxy smart phone. they paid $25 million for an ad during the program and integrated the smartphone into the show as part of the deal. ellen already agreed to take selfie,s so they told her to use the samsung. but she used an iphone to tweet it. the battle continues. martha: it appeared spontaneous, but apparently it was not. first this. extreme -- we'll tell you about the weekend. extreme fox weather alert. we have done about a thousand of these over the course of this winter. spring is a few weeks away. but for many of us it's brutally cold. look at these numbers. 70 degree in tampa. 57 in los angeles. but cold through the middle of the country. temperatures below normal for this time of year. here is a man who knows this better than any of us. steve our friend south there, how cold is it where you are this morning, buddy? >> it's march 4, it's suppose to be 40. but somebo

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comcast nbcuniversal. >>> everything is possible.h god. >> this weekend's big debut of "son of god," just one of several big religious films coming out this year. they are coming out as new reports says hollywood's main political group actually giving more money to republicans than democrats. steve, is tinseltown finally turning to the right? >> a little bit but not enough. in this case, the real question why did it take them so long to wake up to the fact that there is a huge audience for family films and religious films? evangelical christian made "amazing grace" several years ago. there has been a huge market. they are fine waking up to it. >> rick? >> i hear the fill silver medal great. secondly, doesn't this just go to prove what i have been saying to you all for a very long time? hollywood has one ideology -- make money. they made the film because they believe that it is going to make money. that's what hollywood cares about. i'm really glad to see the pac vz giving more to republicans so we can put this to rest sxwuns for all.

comcast nbcuniversal. >> welcome back.hat a year it has been for pope francis as he approaches his one-year anniversary as leader of the catholic church. the pope created controversy a few days ago when he said no one has done more than the vatican to address the abuse scandals that have plagued the church for years. he said the portrayal of him as some sort of superman is offensive i sat down with timothy dolan and his revealing interview. he spoke his behind about the pope, the abuse scandals and same-sex marriage. >> thank you for having us to your who em. >> you're always welcome here. thanks for taking me seriously when i said come on in. >> we're here, and what a year it's been for the catholic church and pope francis. what a reception one year later. pope francis giving an interview this week saying look, it's been a great reception but i'm not superman. he almostt= found it offensive. yet at the same time, that reception is something he would like to use for the benefit of the church, wouldn't? wmu church, wouldn't

comcast nbcuniversal. >>> new developments in the crisis in ukraine.retary of state john ker hi a critical phone call today with russia's foreign minister. erin mcpike is live at the white house. what was said? >> reporter: as you mentioned, secretary john kerry did call russian foreign minister sergey lavrov. they've spoken quite a bit in the last week. he wants to facilitate direct talks between russia and ukraine. something they've been calling for. i want to read you a part of the readout from the call. secretary of state kerry made clear continued provocation in k crimea to russian or ukraine would close any available space for diplomacy. that is important, fred, because i want to also point out just yesterday we reported on another conversation between lavrov and kerry where lavrov said if the united states moves forward with sanctions against russia that would boomerang back and hit the united states. they said these talks will continue, but, and obviously we know that president obama has been speaking to foreign leaders as well today, but this

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comcast nbcuniversal. >>> an alarming new report from the u.s. nation waste more than 30% of the food we produce, from half-eaten plates in restaurants to fresh foods rotting in the frej. that number is staggering. author and journalist, jonathan bloom, ex planes why this is happening and what we can do about it in his book, "american waste land." you estimate the number to be 40% and getting worse. there is one op-ed in the "l.a. times" that says every american wastes enough to fill the rose bowl. that was in 2010. how did we get here? >> we're wasting so much food for a variety of reasons. but the sheer abundance of food we produce in this country doesn't help. the cost of our food. it's actually not that expensive when you look at the percentage of our household budget that goes toward food. and that makes us not really value our food as much is. and finally, the beauty factor. we want our food to look perfect. and so so much food never reaches the store. >> what about the seize, the portions in restaurants? you can make an argument that you'r

comcast nbcuniversal. ♪ >>> okay, it doesn't get bigger than this. bette midler is in the house.you? >> you're looking fabulous. >> thank you so much. >> you're here performing? >> i am here performing. i'm excited about it. i have never performed, i've never sung at the oscars, this is my if, time. >> you're singing to billions of people, even you must get nervous? >> i sing all the time and i love to sing and i love shows. i'm in show business. so i'm happy to be hooer. this is one i've never done so now i can cross it off my bucket list. >> amazing atmosphere. all of the big stars are here. >> it is. it has a mix of modern and old that's so fantastic, the traditional and all this new technology with people, with people these mini cams and it's crazy but it's so much fun. >> who are your acting heroes or heroines? >> so many of them. philip seymour hoffman for one, that was a real tragedy to lose him. he was a giant. you know, i really have a weakness for black and white so i love all the old timers, i love bette davis, katherine hepburn. >> interrupted by goldie hawn. >> girl!

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