recipes and stories from new orleans streets to the table toya, you are a new orleans to your core yourins. >> i know you are missing mardi gras i'm so happy you are with us. >> i'm happy to be with you. >> you are >> yeah, yeah, man i'm happy to be here the flavor is strong but it's super simple, yakamein kind of like lo mein but a heavier soup ramen base. this is starting with the beef you will take that and sere it, season it all up with cajun seasoning. >> what's that >> this is the bouillon base this is that punch that's hitting you in the back of the throat. this is that punch then you add the water and you are going to let this simmer. >> how long? >> for three and a half hours, three hours. >> low and slow. >> look, you could put it in the instapot, crock pot, whatever you want to do. you can do that as well. >> okay. low and slow for a while now what >> now we have the soy, we have ketchup. >> add all those, and this is what you got. now what are we doing? ketchup. we have sr airks iracha. >> add all those, and this is what you got now what are we doing? >> look at all these fl

how he's being remembered >>> and before it became the birthplace of jazz, the hidden history of new orleans as america's first city of opera. ♪ >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening and welcome. the situation is serious tonight for 33 million people living under flood alerts from one end of california to the other. many facing relentless rain, rising waters, fast-moving mudslides and widespread power outages. the severe weather system fueled by a so-called atmospheric river roared in yesterday and is already blamed for several deaths in northern california. the weather service calling these high-risk days, a distinction reserved for only the most dangerous flood potential. tonight los angeles taking the brunt of it, with several locations registering double-digit rainfall amounts in a 24-hour span, making for l.a.'s wettest single day in 19 years. there have been some harrowing rescues and evacuations as the heavy rains have sent mud and debris crashing through southern california neighborhoods. it's where we begin tonight with correspondent liz kreutz >

wall street moves to new orleans after the civil war, wildly popular among former confederates. again, they see him as a hero. he's working as a as cotton broker, and he's looking across the political landscape. reconstruction begins to unfold. so the first phase of reconstruction is presided over by abraham lincoln's successor, andrew johnson becomes president after lincoln dies and johnson gives excessively leniency to former confederates, including unreconstructed ones who have no ounce of repentance to offer, and that excessive leniency, including pardons of former politicians and generals, so on, so that they can hold political office results in the south, falling back the hands of ex confederates who under johnson's regime begin to pass a series of laws, so-called black codes, try to recreate something akin to slavery, a forced labor system that is that is reminiscent of slavery. meanwhile, the southern democratic party that had defended slavery before the war and had been behind secession is is a very belligerent mood, basically basically saying, you know, that they'll co

off this random song that did nothing in york, but somehow it made it down to memphis and down new orleans and the foundations of, both of those scenes right. and so now new york central to the foundations of these scenes obviously though 20, 30 years later they've gone in different directions. but new york is the epicenter of hip hop so run-d.m.c. my husband i were just talking about this this week strangely enough because that was the music of our high school years i know i'm giving away our age. i still listen to many emcees. yes but they were new york central. yeah. yep. from queens? yep. all right. yeah. so, langston, if people want to follow your research or if they want to hear some this music, where should they go? oh, yeah, yeah. if they want to follow my research, they can go. they can subscribe to my substack. uh, which is langston wilkins dot substack dot com. i'm on twitter too. street folk like cw, but they want hear some of the music. oh, there is incredible playlists there. if you google, lance, scott walker wrote this incredible dj script by for a long time, he's also been

thousands of locals and tourists lined the streets of new orleans for fat tuesday. es and of course tons of bead be beads and beverages. >>> dictionary.com just updated new words and phrases, some them include barbiecore and girl dinner >>> jenny cavenar will take over play by play duties for the oakland a's games. she will become the first primary play by play announcer in mlb history >>> and the paramount miami world center is going all out for valentine's day. the 60-skyscraper displays the world's largest valentine's day greeting s largest valentine's d greeting. this is 2 results in 1 test, in just 30 minutes. i'm so glad you're here. me too. this is helping keep everyone safe. walgreens. [♪♪] did you know, many moisturizers only hydrate your skin? for advanced science that visibly repairs signs of aging... try olay regenerist micro-sculpting cream. it delivers 10 benefits in every jar for younger-looking skin, visibly firming, lifting, and smoothing wrinkles. olay regenerist penetrates the skin's surface, to boost regeneration at the surface cellular level for

i am president and ceo of greater new orleans inc.or the past decade we have let the coalition for sustainable flood insurance, and national alliance of approximately 250 organizations across 35 states. today i will discuss the need to reauthorize nfip, given its benefits to the country, the need to reform the program that has been discussed and particularly giving fema's administration a risk rating of 2.0, its associated impacts. first and foremost, the coalition for sustainable flood insurance absolutely supports a long-term multiyear reauthorization of nfip, to ensure program stability and to minimize the negative impacts across the american economy. as senator scott mentioned, a lapse is something that we cannot allow to happen. this is destabilizing to the national housing market. we know for example that during a june 2010 lapse, about 1400 home sale closings were delayed or canceled each day. furthermore, the benefit that nfip provides to our nation is great and significant. it is 5 million policyholders. two points i need to

. >>> then, our "sunday spotlight" on the effort to uncover the lost history of opera music in new orleans. we'll show you how the centuries old music is getting new life. >>> and later, a new "sunday sitdown" and some time at the pub with john oliver on tonight's season premiere of his show "last week tonight" fresh off another round of emmy wins and his decision to come to america for a dream job on "the daily show." >> my manager said to me, go. they will fire you after three months. that's what happens in america. so that's why i just came with two bags like a little british fievel, and i thought i'll be back in england and i never left. >> a "sunday sitdown" with john oliver. plus another life well lived later in the show. >>> president trump back on the campaign trail since a new york judge fined him more than $350 million plus interest. nbc's vaughn hillyard is in detroit not far from the site of the michigan rally last night. vaughn, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. after donald trump was hit with that massive financial penalty on friday and with his criminal trials

the story starts interestingly in new orleans where farragut of course would later earn immortal fame with his great victory. here's the story george farragut by then a widower with two children, was a employee in the navy yard at new orleans and one day when he was out fishing on the mississippi river, which he liked to do, a canoe drifted past him with apparently no one in it. upon investigation. george farragut found that there was an elderly man lying in the bottom of the canoe, unable to speak. no identificar, john farragut had no idea who he was, but he brought home, nursed him as he could until the man about two weeks later finally expired. and eventually, it turned out that he had been the 84 year old father of navy captain david porter, who commanded the gunboat squadron in new orleans at that time. when captain porter learned about george farragut generosity and kindness, he offered to repay his debt by taking one of his two sons as a midshipman. well, for a widower with two sons, this is quite a generous offer. midshipman appointments, then as now, are pretty rare and highl

she is sort of new orleans royalty. well, it's not the way the 40 niners, of course, wanted to end their magical year. >> no, the team comes home to san francisco and we wi look i'm peter dixon and in kenya... we built a hospital that provides maternal care. as a marine... we fought against the taliban and their crimes against women. and in hillary clinton's state department... we took on gender-based violence in the congo. now extremists are banning abortion and contraception right here at home. so, i'm running for congress to help stop them. for your family... and mine. i approved this message because this is who we are. is larry and the team are just coming back from las vegas after being there for the super bowl. >> that's right. and we do have some breaking news when it comes to the san francisco giants and their off season. yeah. >> the team is reportedly agreeing to terms of a new deal with a right handed power hitter. >> yeah, jorge soler is agreeing to a three year deal with the team pending a physical exam. th

new orleans. morning to all of you. and welcome to the national world war two museum and, our new and lovely battle, barksdale parade ground on behalf the board of trustees of the national world war two museum. i want to thank you for honoring us with your presence here today. it is indeed a momentous day in the life of this great institution. with the opening of the liberation, we finally tell the full story of the american experience in the war that changed the world, a story that now includes words, an understanding of the cost of victory and its meaning. today, with the opening of this capstone pavilion and we bring to completion a journey that began 23 years ago, or as our founder nick mueller would more accurate aptly states. if you include its inception as a mere idea and ten years of planning, 33 years. but on june six, 2000, the 56 anniversary of the d-day invasion, we gathered nearby to celebrate the opening of the national d-day museum and the beginning of an ambitious and some might even call it nearly imposs

apparently their biggest fan has four legs >>>it is 1:30 in new orleans but there are still plenty ofut partying. this is a live picture right there. we are sure they will all be in church bright and early for ash wednesday [music] . >> earlier part years had to clear the streets for the parades, it ends carnival season and no one does it like new orleans t. is estimated last year's festivities pumped $1 billion into the local economy. hopefully you were able to pump king cake in your system. this bakery in san francisco was doing a brisk trade today. despite what is going on in new orleans tonight, i guarantee even the hardest of hard partiers have nothing on this head banger. we spoke with a stable worker who was playing mus nick the barn when she realized she had a rocking horse on her hands. >> come on. party time. >> how does this canadian race do it. he is a head banger but only to certain songs. >> metal was her like go to head banging music. she loves it. >> her groomer noticed the heavier the metal music the more the horse would head bang. >> i looked to may barmannager do yo

it is time to get control of our cities here in new orleans.here in louisiana, starting with new orleans, and making it safe. >> sandra: i mean, i know the problem is all over that state, baton rouge as well dealing with the spike in crime. as far as the police resignations, on the rise nationwide. we are seeing them up 47% compared to 2019. this obviously looks like the emergency situation you are calling it there in louisiana. leo terrell joined us on this program yesterday and you will know this very well as a former police officer, as you just mentioned, and sheriff's deputy. why police are leaving the force. listen. >> you are being attacked by criminals, attacked by soft prosecutors, you are not getting the respect. what you have seen in this country ever since the summer of rise in 2020 you have seen an attack on law enforcement. no civilized society can exist without law and order. >> sandra: i mean, can this be turned around? we know morale police departments is down because of soft on crime policies and arrests of people committeeing

i love new orleans.reat. >> our lord jesus christ. >> i know this not a religious gathering but it's part of the religious rhythm of the season. >> i am irish catholic. my dad had mass on baucus sunday. we continue that. over 150 men took time out othe. that's the most important thing. this is a religious holiday. it's all part of the catholic faith. >> ♪ ♪ >> we are rolling on the float. what you don't see from the crowd. the amount of throws. we have hats, jump ropes. baucus swords and footballs. this is what makes the crowd go crazy. it's really about including the flag inspiring joy in this crowd and a sense of unity. you are here with your sons. tell me about this and why you have come back every year? >> i have been a member of baucus for 36 years. started with my father-in-law. it's a tradition. he passed away unfortunately. i got my sons insolved. -- involved. they enjoy it. >> it's one of the longest traditions we have. >> i love it because it's a family event. the way i look at it, this is the

so, yeah, struck me was that if you think about new orleans, you're never to meet an abolitionist or you're almost never going to meet an abolitionist. right. if you think about boston never going to meet a slave trader in baltimore, in washington, all of these people are mixed up together. enslaved african-americans are there in numbers. free african-americans in those cities actually outnumber the enslaved people by a considerable margin. so you have all these different types mixing it up in a way they don't anywhere else. and think it's a very combustible and, you know, and clear from the story i'm telling the 1840s, but just an aside something that happened in in the 1820s was a local abolitionist publisher a guy named benjamin lundy had called the leading slave trader of that era a monster in human shape, among other things. and so the slave trader ran into him as lundy was trying to go to the post office one day and basically beat the -- out of him and and lundy sued and. it ends up in court, but the courts were very kind of pro-slavery and the judge says i've never seen a wors

a huge celebration is already underway in new orleans. tomorrow is ash wednesday and the beginning of lent. now there's growing concern about a possible fuel leak in the north bay as a major operation to free a stuck fishing boat continues near bodega bay. we first brought you this story yesterday morning. the coast guard says the 50 foot aleutian storm ran aground in rough water friday night. the ship's four crew members, all made it out safely. now, rescuers are trying to pull the crab boat off the beach and back into the water. the coast guard says yesterday's attempt was not successful because the tow line broke. >> she does weigh about 57 tons and so everything we have has to be a pretty heavy lift and so it definitely has been challenging. but she is a steel hulled vessel, which is actually beneficial to her because she's not breaking up in the surf. >> the coast guard plans to offload fuel to lighten the vessel, but there are pollution concerns because the 1500 gallons of diesel on board could leak from the tanks. >> today, we are

gras in new orleans as we count down to fat tuesday.naudible] this saturday. unfortunately for the crews and parade-goers, storms are also on the lineup. ♪ >> what we did is we with just tried to move everything up an hour and a half, two hours. we've eliminated a lot of the marching units to stack the floats together, and we're going try to move if as quickly as a possible. obviously, we want to be safe and get off the streets before the bad stuff the hits. >> reporter: it began raining this morning as crews took off, but you can expect strong or storms to produce lightning, wind gusts around 30 miles per sour and a couple inches of rain that could be heavy at times causing a flash flood risk. after a keeping an eye on this system days out, the city and crews decided to alter the parade schedule. >> we came prepared with umbrellas and poncho, even a mattress protector cover -- >> it's going the shower and rain, but you can't kill the spirit. we're out here throwing a lit -- throw on a little rain gear, support our crews and have a litt

we've been there -- i think new orleans -- more super bowls in new orleans than any other. right about that. it's a compact area. listen, we're very fortunate people. hair he i have and i -- harvey and i have had the great fortune of being able to attend every one of these and it's-the cities have been really nice to us. will: i don't want to waste time on this because harvey and sylvan are big new york giants fans. they're going to tell you about david tyrees catch and they'll bring up brian kilmeade most likely, i don't want to waste valuable time on things like that and asking about the favorite super bowl. i want to ask this. this is an incredible story of friendship. i think so many people watching, for me as well, i mean, i'm envious of your ability to get together every year to continue to do this. how have you been able to do that, to get the guys together every year? >> you know, it's more about the camaraderie between us which i think today is more important than the game itself and we developed a friendship that's ever-lasting and we really miss the guys that are

it is a new orleans company started by sicilians. new orleans has the second- largest sicilian population in the united states. what is the most famous sandwich associate would new orleans? they usually say a poe boy. it is a muscle letter. it is a sicilian -- it is sicilian inflows being emplaced -- embraced. >> the sense of cultural and demographic diversity is a function of this early period of the 16th, 17th and 18th century where the south is a place of incredible immigration a destination for immigrants from the british isles, germany, from switzerland, france, you know, spain as well and dozens and dozens of enslaved people from africa speaking many languages and different religions. and cantering -- encountering indigenous people. to me, that is when we think about southern distinctiveness and seven -- southern, a sense of southern uniqueness. the collision of all these cultures during the 18th century was probably unprecedented, i think. and it contributes to all kinds of gumbo that these scholars are talking about. >> the w

thise way i look at it, this isa way for new orleans to embrace their culture.ut the children.itho it is about families. >> without tradition, you got nothing. people are puzzled, why wouldof they throw thousands of dollars intoo the street to perfectlyl' strangers? >> why wouldn't you? >> it brings brightness to the neighborhood and really complements our culture here in the city ocultf new orleans. >> because you feel like a rock star for four hours. it's great. >> it is true. it makes no sense financially,t ityou shouldn't do it. t but it so much fun. >> we are having a great time today. we are enjoying ourselves. enj we enjoyed a little bit too much but come wednesday, that is the preparation for jesus' resurrection. >> ash wednesday i'm drinking alcohol. >> that is a religious preparation, ladies andra gentlemen. four hoursde after the parade c began, we rolled into the convention center for this rendezvous. this is where all the members and their families come together anand the parade literally passe before the tables of the assembled.en this ladies and g

. >> you are seeing the last gasp of carnival season in new orleans. mardi gras crowds are still lingering on bourbon street because it's only, you know, almost 3 a.m. right now. mardi gras or fat tuesday is a secular holiday, but it's tied to catholic traditions. it always falls on the day before ash wednesday, the first day of lent, which is today. >> right? catholics get their ashes today. >> get all that partying out of your system to get it all out before lent starts. >> when and they're doing it big in new orleans having a good time. >> it also happens to be valentine's day. of course, millions of americans today may receive a teddy bear, chocolates, or of course, flowers. >> or in danny's case, all of them. >> i'm a lucky man. but according to the society of american flores, valentine's day is the most popular day to receive flowers, which is probably a duh. but many folks don't know that the flowers they receive probably made a very long journey to get to your hands. >> happy valentine's day, darling. love, bob vance vance refrigeration. >> it'

new orleans. the big king cake. >> steve: john is the owner of the king cakes and brought these from new orleans. we'll cut this up right here. there is a little baby figure in one. is that jesus? >> a lot of people represent him as jesus but he is a good luck charm. it started pre-christian to put babies in cakes and as a good luck charm. >> ainsley: these aren't real babies. >> no. >> steve: you have cut this up. >> brian: what makes it a king cake? take a piece. grab a piece. >> it is cut, okay. >> brian: what makes it a king cake? >> it's danish dough filled with cinnamon, butter, sugar, three colors are space and power that represent the three colors. >> brian: how does it fit into mardi gras? >> it's based around christianity. 12 days after christmas the three wise men came and three kings cake and ends on lent. >> ainsley: here is my baby. >> what does it mean? >> you are the queen of the day. >> i'm the queen of day. it's gold. >> you have to host the next party and buy the next king cake.

and it's my first big super bowl ad with popeyes chicken that started in new orleans. [ cheers ] andk you. >> -- i would come back and just have like, literally right in metairie, just a suburb of new orleans, i would always just like clockwork every lunch, i would have a spicy chicken sandwich and then go home and eat i was just in new orleans a couple of years ago doing a commencement at tulane and my only request on my rider was to have a popeyes spicy chicken sandwich >> jimmy: are you kidding? >> for real. >> jimmy: you manifested this. >> i manifested this so, there's a big full circle - >> jimmy: and it's the first time popeyes has ever done a a commercial during the super bowl >> first time they've ever done a super bowl ad, and then -- it's a lot of fun. [ cheers and applause you don't plan for things like that in life >> jimmy: nah. >> but when something like this is something you're legit a part of, and i also -- i still got my dog, a golden doodle named mocha i got her in the spot as well. so, it was a lot of fun. >> jimmy: it's the best, bud >> it was great. and joel's n

new orleans tombs and muslims.omb is dedicated to a different character. you have the center, you have the st. miniatures are a great way of bringing the world's of your imagination to light oh, my, it's faster. you got to have a lot of patients and clearly she's got a lot of it to >> all right. a who done it? a north carolina aquarium. one of its sting rays gets pregnant despite the fact that no male stingrays were present in the tank. so who's the daddy? here's cnn's jeannie moos could a stingray named charlotte end up pregnant when no male stingray has ever been in her tank, >> the $64,000 question, who's the daddy? we think charlotte, her own dad? >> staff at the aquarium in shark lab by team echo and north carolina are so bonded with charlotte, she lets them caress her when they found a lump, they feared it was cancer. an ultrasound proved otherwise. >> here's a baby several babies, but how she has always been a single ray, she need re tinder. the most likely explanation, something called parthenogenesis. i've

it's a new orleans company started by sicilians. new orleans has the second- largest sicilian population in the united states. ask them what's the most soon -- famous and richly associate with new orleans? it's much more recent. again, it is sicilian influence being embraced in this incredibly interesting cosmopolitan city. >> i would say that the cultural and demographic diversity is really a function of the early periods of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries one the south was a place of incredible immigration, a destination for immigrants from the british isles, from germany, from switzerland, france, you know, pain, as well as dozens and dozens of enslaved people from africa speaking many languages, practicing different religions, and encountering indigenous people likewise speaking many languages and practicing their traditions. to me, that's when we think about southern distinctiveness and a sense of southern meat nest, perhaps. this collision of all these cultures in the 18th century was probably unprecedented, i think in recen

that second half, and the overtime it was a nail biter for sure. >> we will see them in new orleans nexty not. >> one word to describe the feeling of watching it in person? >> frustrating. >> i will take that one. yeah. it was frustrating for us, too. all right, vern, even though the 9ers lost they did not wallow in their hotel rooms. rapper lil wayne performed at the 9ers afterparty. he wore a custom vest designed by kyle's wife. >>> we know 9ers head coach shanahan is a fan, he named his son carter after lil wayne. a trucker's dash camera was caught when a jet went down on a florida highway. >>> when a crime happens it is up to the police to put the pieces together and the criminals that pulled a weird caper literally gave them kits. >>> a little bit of fog forming in the distance as we look out from salesforce tower, thicken up through the rest of the night. bigger changes in store later this week. i am tracking our next rain chances in the first alert forecast. >> thank you, paul. >>> an overlooked effect of super bowl sunday making someone call for a new national holiday. . >>> a tr

that is in new orleans.he key players, the main guns, the weapon, they are all coming back. >> that is good. good to note. it does sting, a great adjective there, i like that we have the team next year, they are now super bowl ready. >> they are a favorite to be back but so is kansas city. >> okay, well, the rematch continues. see you in new orleans. >> yes. >> all right, vern, thank you. it was fun traveling with you and doing the red and gold report. >>> rain or shine they could be a problem. how one bay area county is looking to naturallize the threat from eucalyptus trees. >> and another attempt to get rid of plastic bags, how a crack down 10 years ago led to more waste and how lawmakers want to correct that. >>> calm conditions today to kick off the workweek. high cloud cover over head. you can see that as we look out from salesforce tower over the bay bridge. clouds thicker tomorrow. tracking the return of rain chances, details two leading candidates for senate. two very different visions for californi

throughout her nearly 27-year career, she's commanded maritime operations in chicago, texas, miami, new orleans, and new york. many times being either the first minority or first woman to hold her position, but in many cases she was both. on top of her workplace accolades, she's also received more than a dozen academic community service, and military honors. on staten island, she's overseen the busiest port in our nation to keep our maritime commerce moving, stop the flow of drugs coming over our borders, conduct search and rescue missions, and protect our national security at sea. she's managed more than 1,000 personnel and 12 commands over an area spanning more than 6,000 square miles. on a personal note, i admire her dedication and commitment to protecting new york city's waters, and she'll be truly missed by our community. we know she will make us proud as pea she assume her new role here in washington, d.c. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. rose: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise

>> a final score of the super bowl on february 9 in new orleans. the san francisco 49ers for the first time in 30 years. they will win the super bowl, and they were going to beat jim harbaugh's los angeles chargers in the super dome, where the 49ers franchise, they lost their first game and they will win 36-23. >> and there it is. >> i love it, i love it. i'm ready for new orleans february 9, let's go. >> we've got to write that down. 36-23. >> that's right. that's what he said. >> that's bold, high praise. let's go. >> for all people. >> thanks, vern. >>> up next a little boy from northern california wasn't given much of a chance to survive. now he's doing things even his doctors didn't think were possible. >>> and i'm inspired by shine on a daily basis. the economy is simply not working for millions of hard working families. they're working harder than ever and they still can't make enough to get by to afford food and medicine to even keep a roof over their heads. we need to build more housing that's truly affordable. we need to address this terr

. >> so now the road to super bowl lix is in new orleans. it starts today. the 9ers are among the early favorites once again right behind kansas city. san francisco was well positioned to run it back with most of its core group. that was the talk at united airlines gate 54 today in vegas before coming back. chris berman from espn was on my flight, a noted 9er fan. he's going to process this in maui. >> with a mai tai in hand, no doubt. you, sir, deserve a mai tai as well. >> yes, he does. >> your amazing work all week long, i know you had a really, really late night. thanks so much for coming on the 5:00. you rock, vern. >> you got it. >>> the work is beginning ahead of next year's super bowl in new orleans. the host committee held its official handoff ceremony this morning. >> they say this year's event in vegas was an overwhelming success. >> can't wait for the nfl to bring a super bowl back to las vegas. we expect that to happen soon. we believe we've demonstrated that's the way it ought to be. >> super bowl lx will be played at levi's stadium on february