and our thanks to nikki for that story. >>> let's get an update of the other top stories from ron. >>ianna and dan. sara. good morning, everyone. we begin with the new details on the future of the l.a. clippers basketball team. the nb hah has canceled the hearing to oust donald sterling. and moving forward on a vote to approve the $2 billion sale of the team to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer. sterling says he will sue the nba. >>> and embattled secretary eric shinseki is stepping down. pressure on shinseki mounted after this week's report from the v.a.'s internal watchdog found delayed care for thousands and deception throughout the v.a. health care system. >>> and the miami heat are gearing up for a possible three-peat. the heat eliminated the indiana pacers in a blowout, 117-92. that was friday night. the heat are now the third franchise in nba history to reach the finals in four-consecutive seasons. they'll face either the spurs, or oklahoma. >>> and this high school baseball team got a big play from their first baseman, luke harris. harris, you see him there, chasing down a fl

plus, straight from broadway, nikki m. james, gives us a very special live performance. juicy hot topics. now, here's wendy! [ cheers and applause ] >> wendy: beautiful! yeah! here we go again!

what's the worst mistake nikki, that one could make as the entertainment tonight?ou have to be careful. i think recently, you know, president obama actually has been the person who has sort of poked fun at other politicians and not just at himself. as a host, you've got to push the envelope, but you can't go too far. or else, as you just saw, the room gets really quiet, and it's really, really awkward. >> all right. alicia, msnbc party, notwithstandi notwithstanding, comcast party notwithstanding, anyone who's anyone in washington, they're going to be at which party tonight? >> vanity fair. hands down vanity fair, if you can get it in. it's the golden ticket. >> you'll be there. >> it's my job, craig. >> who's the entertainment? >> we don't know yet. >> that's the big secret. >> i don't know if they put it out yet. we'll find out. last night i went to a party at the stk, the creative coalition. they had been campaigning all day for free arts in school. there was also a party at the hill for the hill at the canadian embassy. i could have kept going and going and goi

posted by nikki and then he did what her body but it's not good for all to the top. pti and need to be my disciple. on the news off the top. decide to go. the morning. what topic. the details it again not a wooded lot number than not it will be held up because of some. so jonah just said on meet the artists scientists need to lift an agenda such as snow. that's to resuscitate him. it's the new tees up relations agency has dismissed the allegations saying that raising allegations against high side of the head on my site without any basis is highly depressed when i'm sleeping. since the guitar pop songs with a treat. this puts the media regulators to suspend what he would avoid the license of the snap but geo news. with its coverage of the incident. finding the complete with a focused on electronic media leaks in ot. what the bible. you'll want to get damaged or tell them about it. it's a timely moment. watch out whatever that is gambling fda. ok get his end of day when a lot of thought that god gave them the good part is the most demand. he said. so this is the next b

crew, nikki drexler and they've opened five retail stores in new york, boston and l.a., but one analyst is skeptical. >> they've had a very successful pr strategy. how financially successful they've been i think is still questionable. i haven't seen any publicly released figures that have been vetted and verified. >> what happened when you actually build a store? is it more of a marketing or do you actually make money on the sales? >> our stores are performing as any other best in class retailers. on a sales per square foot basis, we're on par with tiff y tiffany's. >> they needed to have some type of a physical presence. i think a significant part was to enavailable customers to touch and feel the merchandise. bonobos has a similar strategy. it's having a presence in physical stores. there are other online retail companies like endo c hrk ino and rent the runway. >> let me ask you guys, warby parker, where did you come up with it? >> we thought naming the company was the hardest thing we had to do. took us over six months. we kept talking about different authors or artists that we thou

our next guests just released their third album "nikki nack."une-yards. [ cheers and applause ] [ clapping beat ] ♪ no water in the water fountain no side on the sidewalk if you say old molly hare ♪ ♪ whatcha doing there nothing much to do when you're going nowhere wooha wooha gotcha ♪ ♪ we're gonna get the water from your house your house ♪ ♪ no water in the water fountain no wood in the wood stock and you say old molly hare ♪ ♪ whatcha doing there nothing much to do when you're going nowhere wooha wooha gotcha ♪ ♪ we're gonna get the water from your house your house ♪ ♪ nothing feels like dying like the drying of my skin and lungs ♪ ♪ while we just sit here while they watch us wither till we're gone ♪ ♪ i can't seem to feel it i can't seem to feel it i can't seem to feel all new all new all new ♪ ♪ the cold stew you will ride the whip you'll ride the crack no use in fighting back ♪ ♪ you'll sledge the hammer if there's no one else to take the flak i can't seem to feel it ♪ ♪ i can't seem to find it your fist clenched my neck we're neck and nec

i would like to introduce nikki nixon from dpw who is their coordinator and really proactive on reducing pesticide use, matt pruitt, in charge of ipm for golf courses on city properties and ken woollen the general ipm coordinator for parks. >> thank you very much for that report. it's very informative. i think for the people in the room, it's always a benefit to have staff come in on your time and explain to us what it is that you actually do and how you perform in the field and how important it is and how it impacts people's lives whether it's the children in the playgrounds, whether it's our water, our run off. first of all i'm grateful that you would come here and make a report like that. i'm very interested in getting an education what it is you do and how important it is as to how we can help in moving forward. thank you very much for your report. kevin, you are up. >> thank you. my name is kevin woollen. i'm proud to be part of this. i'm a senior pest control specialist for san francisco parks and recreation department. basically i want to give you a little bit of history. i have b

nhk world's nikki inar ra has the story. >> reporter: kate doesn't understand all the customs of this place. but she's trying to hard to learn them. he she was 18 she spent three weeks as an exchange student and now she's putting down roots here. >> having you be like my japanese grandma. >> reporter: she is from pendleton, oregon, a sister city. three years ago she was shocked to learn about what happened to her friends in japan. it prompted her to organize a charity dinner. they raised thousands of dollars. little by little, she learned more about the problems there. the tsunami killed more than 600 people in the city. and the nuclear accident forced many residents to flee. nine months after the disaster, oberg decided to pick up and head to japan. >> i needed to do something. i just couldn't sit there and not do something. >> reporter: o'berg joined other volunteers, cleaning debris, digging up gutters, and handing out food to people living in shelters. >> eight, nine, ten! >> reporter: she also volunteers teaching english to children. she's got used to the name they call her. kate

porn star nikki benz ran into a little red tape but tried to formally to run for mayor wednesday.she is using the slogan "trade in your ford for a benz." when asked if she's ever smoked crack, "the toronto sun" reporting "no, no, i don't even smoke cigarettes." and with that, that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> less than 24 hours after the v.a. inspector general released its report, more democrats and republicans want a new secretary. the recommendations from the report, fourfold. care for 1700 vets not on the list, identify vets at greatest risk, review all wait lists and review all new enrollee cases. syndicated columnist bob franken joins us right now. so bob, you see that list of recommendations. not on that list for secretary eric shinseki is for him to resign. >> well, i suspect that it's only a matter of time. i mean, the way things work in washington is for a while, a president, not just this president, but a president will stand behind somebody, but at the same time, it would not surprise me at all if there is a very, very subtle, perhaps not-so-subtle e

governor nikki haley held a signing ceremony today.a was hatched by an eight-year-old, olivia mcconnell. but it ran into trouble when senators tacked on language declaring mammoths were among god's creations as written in the bible. the amendment was eventually thrown out and olivia had her state fossil. >> when something's wrong, something has to be done about it. you can't just let it go. if someone out there who has a real big heart and believes strong, anyone can make a difference. >> o'donnell: you can't let it go. olivia, who wants to become an egyptologist, said history would have been lost had she not acted. some school girls are using their feet as well as their brains to learn math. that story is next. with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [male announcer] glucerna... it may seem strange, but people really can love their laxative. especially when it's miralax. it h

. >> nikki's passion for the beauty world started in childhood.sion that makes for successful business. >> ethnic if you want to be an entrepreneur, you have to be truly passionate about what you are involved in. if anyone could be good at anything, but you feel passion for that particular topic, you're going to do the job so much better. >> what about getting outside money involved? you have private equity money involved in the business. you give up a little bit of control when you have other people's money involved. >> absolutely, for me was always about other people's expertise that comes on board. you can always find money somewhere, but it is getting the right money with the right mindset behind it. you want people involved to have a common goal. they're all going in the same direction. from theoins us now newsroom. it seems to be all about passion, then harriet >> it is. passion for his subject makes for a successful business. she has been heading this business for decades now. i thought it was really interesting that she was saying it is no

period, end of story, no things creepeth or beasts of the field and that version will soon hit governor nikkiey's desk. if she signs it, olivia's work will all have been worth it, and it will still have been this amazing that this is how it had to happen. good work, olivia. you're almost there. olivia. you're almost there. best new thing in the world today. "first look" is up next. >>> good wednesday morning, everybody. right now on "first look," mers in the usa. a patient with a deadly virus comes in contact with 20 health care workers as global health officials rush to contain it. >>> sizzling san diego. massive wildfires are forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate. 5% contained and winds making things worse. >>> bounce house horror! check it out. a massive wind lifts a bounce house into the air while three children are still playing inside. >>> plus, a major mining disaster with over 200 killed. we have breaking details. thanks for joining us, everybody. i'm betty nguyen. >>> we begin with breaking news

. >> i look at these conservative governors rick scott in florida, nikki haley., scott walker. >> now, he's given a bill bin yin dollars back to the people of wisconsin >> yes. >> everything is turning around. deficits become surpluses in those states. unemployment rates go down i'm frustrated with republicans on a national level and in washington. where is the inspiring aagain a aagaineda -- agenda? school choice is on the list. control borders first, energy is the answer to a lot of our problems >> you bet. listen. >> no matter who you are, five things you believe in, you know, every day of the week and twice on sunday, release those five things. i think it makes us go from good to great. a agree with you 100%. >> can't just be against obamacare. >> it's got to be a vision. >> but there is no concensus yet. >> there will be. you think there will be? i think there will be i think the point is yes. obamacare, obama, these things are important issues but if you give us a chance to govern, we'll do this, >> and every couple times, at bat you've got to be for what y

>> by the way, speaking of jeb bush, not only is he out raising money, he's out raising money for nikkichoosing those states wisely. >> so let's talk about it in the same cnn poll, democrats are overwhelmingly behind. 64% say the former secretary of state would be their choice for the democratic nominee. it's down from january where it was at 70%. >> what's happened to her, jake? >> but i should say, there's also some news from her past, hillary clinton's presidential candidacy has an effect of causing a i love the '90s feel and monica lewinsky is out with a have the vanity fair" tease that is out, talking about the blue dress and the affair and what she went through. do you think this hurts hillary clinton's candidacy at all? >> no. >> not at all? >> i don't think it has any impact on her candidacy, particularly if she's getting out younger voters who don't care about what happened in the '90s. i think what monica lewinsky did come out and say is that she did not see bill clinton has a sexual predator, which is what rand paul has called him. she said it was a consensual affair. was it

nikki battiste has this morning's "insomniac kitchen." >> reporter: here at williams-sonoma with theo-founders of cool house, a gourmet dessert company involving cookies and ice cream and today we are making -- >> mint chip ice cream. >> and you normally operate out of a truck. you are in stores and everywhere. you have a cookbook. >> we are known for her ice cream novelty but specifically our ice cream sandwiches and flavors like brown butter candy bacon, lucky charms. >> mint chocolate chip in general is my favorite flavor. so let's get to it. >> one third fresh mint is the secret to our dirty mint chip ice cream. no oil or extract. we recommend organic. semi-sweet chips that will go in at the end so they don't sink to the bottom. dark brown sugar gives it earth like quality. and a pinch of kosher salt as well. we will infuse the base with the mint. this is milk, cream, and a cup and a quarter of sugar. >> this is my first homemade ice cream and my favorite flavor. i'm going for a big scoop. >> really taste that mint. >> it's delicious. we just came on the cool haus truck. we are i

period, end of story, no things creepeth or beasts of the field and that version will soon hit governor nikkie signs it, olivia's work will all have been worth it, and it will still have been this amazing that this is how it had to happen. good work, olivia. you're almost there. best new thing in the world today. now it's time for "the last word." have a great night. >>> paging dr. rove. dr. karl rove. >> i didn't say she had brain damage. she had a serious health episode. >> karl rove is trying to explain comments he made about former secretary of state hillary clinton. >> walking back his reported comments about hillary clinton's brain clot. >> following a blood clot in her brain in 2012. >> karl rove suggested hillary clinton may have brain damage. >> he allegedly said she had brain damage. >> for real. >> no, no,

there are blueprints in states like florida and louisiana and what nikki haley is doing in south carolina. you look at ohio and what kasich is doing. there's a clear blueprint about how to get americans back to work and i hope over the next six to eight months there's a good focus on that type of an approach. the republican leadership on job creation is pretty good in this country. >> in texas, it's a big state, there's a lot of political figures, you have ted cruz making waves looking like he's going to run in 2016 and one former president bush who said this week he'd like for his brother, jeb, to run for president. you know george w. bush, the president, very well having succeeded him as governor. is there room in texas for all of you in the presidential race? >> like you said, it's a big state. >> so there is. >> it's a big state. >> governor perry, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> we hope to have you back. >> yes, sir. >>> coming up on our round table, we'll talk about these newly released documents about benghazi and they've reignited the debate, the big political debate, ove

period, end of story, no things creepeth or beasts of the field and that version will soon hit governor nikki haley's desk. if she signs it, olivia's work will all have been worth it, and it will still have been this amazing that this is how it had to happen. good work, olivia. you're almost there. best new thing in the world today. now it's time for "the last word." have a great night. >>> paging dr. rove. dr. karl rove. >> i didn't say she had brain damage. she had a serious health episode. >> karl rove is trying to explain comments he made about former secretary of state hillary clinton. >> walking back his reported comments about hillary clinton's brain clot. >> following a blood clot in her brain in 2012. >> karl rove suggested hillary clinton may have brain damage. >> he allegedly said she had brain damage. >> for real. >> no, no, no, no, no. wait a minute. no, no. >> he said his remarks had been misrecorded. >> this is a top republican campaign strategist, karl rove. >> i won't be the doctor sitting on "the new york times" board. >> raising what he later called a serious health matter.

lo, nikki minaj descended on vegas for a controversial billboard award. >> some brought to tears, onthers scratching their head when the king of pop was resurrected to deliver the night's most talked about performance and billboard's biggest ratings in 13 years. k kelti knight and i saw it all. >> michael jackson stole the show last night. >> he blew my mind because -- >> incredible! >> -- literally looks like michael jackson is here right now. people's jaws were on the floor. it's incredible.

very popular. ,> when i was talking to nikki she was talking about having a passion for the subject being driver. clearly you have a medical background. how did you get into this? >> what intrigued me about the industry, my family had a visiting asult after backstreet clinic in northern ireland. for me it was about changing the industry and making sure people aren't being exploited. medical professional and have these treatments gone in a positive way. make sure they are done properly. i am passionate about bringing the regulation that the industry needs. >> inc. you for joining us. -- thank you for joining us. coming up, gasping for clean air. we look at why liquid petroleum gas could hold the solution to cutting harmful emissions. that is coming up next. ♪ >> welcome back. in today's new energy, liquid petroleum gas is being hailed as the fuel of the future. and isheaper than petrol readily available in europe. why isn't the u.k. jumping on the clean fuel bandwagon? we are joined by the director of auto gas. thank you for coming in. tummy about lpg. how readily available is it? >> it is

nikki hailey of south carolina. susanna martinez in new mexico.rco rubio, tim scott. i'm throwing auout all those names. there are not that many democrats statewide of people of color. >> you put a woman of color, southerner, either southwest or southeastern, on that republican ticket, someone who's a governor who has a good, strong record. what you don't have with hillary clinton is that capacity to learn something about them because we don't know that much about them. and it is a -- it is game on. am i wrong about that? >> not if they're pro-life, right? i think that does dramatically reshape the national presidential electorate. >> i'm not so sure. >> they're not going to necessarily go for her in that case. >> sarah palin showed us as a classic example that that was an insulting thing. >> clearly we're going to continue to talk about this during the commercial break. when we come back and the tv cameras are on again, i'm actually going to talk about something slightly different. i will say this, though, still to come, the nerdland unofficial k

. >> governor nikki haley, governor of south carolina, has proposed roughly $175 in new education spendingn a budget right now. are there problems in education in that state and others? are they really something you can throw money at or do we really need to take a good, hard look at what's going on inside our classrooms and take a look at our per pupil spending right now and how that money is being allocated? >> i think it's important to look at what's going on in school. i i think the public would be surprised the bang they're getting for their buck. but the whole issue does come around to resources. you've got to make smaller class sizes, especially in pre-k through third grade. and you need our educational support persons more to be in the classroom with our teachers. and so when you're talking about better compensation for our teachers and our educational support persons, putting in more resourc resources, expanding our broadband here in south carolina, you are talking about much-needed resources. >> state funding for the anti-program dare ended in 2003. there's an interesting juxtapo

. >> but the fact is, he and governors like nikki haley and john kasich up in ohio, they're really makingr shoulder. they need to be responding to these types of -- it's not a tax. this is just being competitive. it's like the jets and giants playing. i'm thinking they're both going to want to be competitive and win their game. then after it's over with, they go out and have a beer. >> speaking of want to go win the game, you would like the country to be more energy independent. you're writing a letter to the president of the united states that will be made public today. it says in part -- would you like to read it or should i? >> go ahead. >> it says, if adopted, the texas approach could create jobs, contribute billions of dollars to the economy, strengthen our energy security and make the united states a global energy powerhouse today and for future generations. i encourage you, mr. president, to act quickly to free up these resources for families all across america. >> and i think that last sentence is the one that's really the most powerful one when you think about what's happened in

him up with a work placement is a cook in this moscow coffee shop fast forward twelve months and now nikki to resign promotion i've worked with through this interest it is very interesting to work here i want to push forward and i would like to work at the hotplate. meanwhile the boss has been impressed with what he's seen there's no difference between nikita and the other stuff he's absolutely their equal as face of bishop a lowly good time he has to complete his trading here and there perhaps he'll transfer to the hot dishes. working twelve hour days isn't easy with nikita's condition affecting both his mental and physical abilities but he uses this year's events in sochi as a form of motivation yes the paralympians were berry inspiring even the able bodied people were amazed i felt like i was part of that world and that it was our own victory thanks to the sochi paralympics millions of russians are now realizing that people with disabilities can also be people with abilities the next challenge though is getting them to realize that those talents don't have to lie in just the sporting ar

hundred days in jail for taking part in what authorities in bahrain say were illegal gatherings and more nikki posts on twitter. portnoy brings us more on his confinement and his plans for the future to be over job is getting reacquainted with a life away from isolation and abuse i've seen at least six people being told by police myself i was once in fact i was taking the retiree confinement for no reason that i have committed i was beating once and i had a back injury and i was asked to stand there and sit naked. more than fifty yards. repeatedly arrested and assaulted for joining anti-government protests he was initially jailed for posting a critical tweet against the prime minister then sentenced to two years in prison for taking part in pro-democracy demonstrations as you know we be ignored by the international community because bahrain is willing to go and so part of go for the rich part of the world which has a lot of influence in the worst trading each country in different demeanor based on the financial background or all your existence older audience that will not help the ability of t

of those things but at least that's just as we've seen that of the movements in the last two to be nikki. which on postcards he has a sloppy hammock may fall out a little at the bottom and i said it must happen it's a go shasta it was nimble political i knew just which to microsoft here for new privilege case but it's one that what the polling shows to repost from the new the kuan yew was how much of the talk about to go very little didn't disappoint them of an absolute that was part of the new cells of the. truck a minute ago for a minute or two because of the mood blissfully well over a year which could not almost cause my pop. more to your small to stick with your yes we can. among sort of the coming of the command you gotta win it sure. is the right. time just for the playing of the field again in the interest complete history right daughter. training up. to or close to the pilot of this thing coming out and still shooting baltimore. that's what they're going to do some parts of your soap opera. believe that the cops should completely every last one poster's mole noticed that what co

of right now nikki when i queens a group she's terrific awesome dave darling on facebook what are your political leanings are you very political. i would i would like to say i'm a democrat in yeah i mean i vote for sure voted for obama for sure i did their bare tweets how many beats through the neptunes on the new album. i haven't i haven't finalized yet but i may have tons of for roland for sure ok but i will say that i was in the studio for months with him so that definitely going to have a good amount spank him franklin via twitter despite your efforts bandages arrest and your brother's no malice his departure why is it that you have not shied away from rap. rap is my passion rap is my passion and what happened to your manager my manager went to jail incarcerated for thirty years due to drug arrest did he steal from you know never so you had a drug problem or the no no no no not a drug problem a drug selling problem or drugs but you've never steered away from it yet and never met it was going to finish the show with a game called if you only knew i just wrote some questions ok remem

new york city yesterday it's called the republican governors association and its members people like nikki haley and rick perry are the real health care killers that's because right now twenty four states all of which are either led by republican governors or controlled by republican legislatures are refusing to expand medicaid under obamacare as a result proximately four point five million low income working americans do not have health insurance just because republican governors and legislators in red states refuse to take the federal money which their taxpayers paid to the federal government in taxes they refuse to let that money come back into their state to pay for their year governor perry and rick scott so you know we don't want the money just didn't send it to california or something crazy. just four point eight million people work at low paying jobs typically earning between four and eleven thousand dollars a year but even at that they make too much money to qualify for normal non expanded medicaid and they're too poor to qualify for free or subsidized health insurance on the obam

i have a clothing company called nikki rich. >> i know it. >> and the horse today.your horse of choice. >> i did buy something from the gift shop. >> you bought this for me? >> yes, i did, darling. >> this is the official designer of the derby. how beautiful is that? right up my alley. how great. thank you so much. >> isn't that pretty. thank for being with us, too. anna, clayton, tucker. >> i think he's really -- >> there's a lot of touching going on down there. the mint juleps have been flowing since k7 a.m. and thanks to samuel's hats for our derby hats this morning. >>> a deadly virus has just touched u.s. soil for the very first time. it's a threat. the question is how big of a threat? what you need to know. we have it, coming up. >>> this pint-sized phenom has a swing to make him a pro. he can teach us a thing or two. that 3-year-old is live with us. it was nice, gavin, don't talk in my ear. guy: hey captain obvious, watch this! captain: when i'm looking for a hotel with a wet pool, i go to hotels.com. you can get up to 50% off with their private sales. that m