you can see the showers spreading across north georgia. no watches, no warnings, so a slight chance we could even hear a couple of claps of thunder especially south of i-85. most of the showers and thundershowers will be over with by midnight tonight and then it gets colder. >> look at that. no snow, no ice. >> just rain. >> thank you for watching. >> we appreciate we're minutes from the first poll closures as voters in a dozen states have their say. a dramatic night in the race for president as donald trump and hillary clinton try to pull away from the pack. >>> also tonight, high-stakes showdune as the fight between apple and the fbi moves from the courtroom to congress. new twists in a battle that has major implications on your privacy and national security. >>> living a nightmare. an emotional erin andrews back on the stand describing the daily horror she endures after being secretly taped. what she does when she enters a hotel room now. >>> a wild chase. a kidnapping suspect at large after a police pursuit, kids in the car. tonight th

really from macon county, swain county to cherokee and through north georgia a chance of an isolated strong to severe thunderstorm through the evening maybe as far as the western part of othe area. >> business leaders gathered at the statehouse to demand that lawmakers pass a road funding bill. >> the president of the south carolina chamber of commerce was joined by industry leaders from wyff4's tim joins us with more in the studios. tim: industry leaders claiming south carolina senators are putting politics ahead of the needs of the state. they say the senate, which has a roads bill in front of them, for 321 day, without ever taking a single vote. listen to this. in the business community, you don't get paid if you don't do your job so i'm calling for every south carolina senator to start returning their paycheck back to the taxpayer on a daily basis for every day they fail to start voing on the amendments. nevertheless, it appears lawmakers paid little attention to what was said at on a daily that news conference. a fill buster against the road funding bill continued on the floor.

carolina and north georgia into atlanta and that's for the remainder of tonight. after that we cool down in a big way. >> breaking news, a coroner has been called to the scene of a wreck. emergency services says the wreck happened outside of a diner in seneca around 3:30. the victim's name has not been released. >> people in western north carolina are invited to way in on duke energy's plans to replace coal burning power plants with units fueled by natural gas. a series of public meetings are being held near the 14 coal plant sites and that includes this one in asheville. the meeting will be held on the campus of the technical community college starting at 6:00. state officials say the public's comments will be considered before the agency makes its final decision. >> the north carolina turkey population is booming. so state officials are encouraging people to go hunting. wild turkey population has reached an all-time high, an estimated 26 # 5,000 statewide. they say turkey harvests have dramatically increased, the commission is offering 24 free turkey hunting sem

. >> reporter: during expedition jacksonville off north georgia waters scientists will have 15 minutes to safely place satellite tags and take blood samples of white sharks. >> we are hoping to get out more tags, increase the sample size and get more information about their patterns. >> reporter: scientists hope to study a male shark to study the difference between a male and female shark's migration pattern. >> we understand where they are moving and producing. then we can have better management and help conserve those populations. >> reporter: it is a species that's understudied. but what is known, the shark population is on the rise again. >> white shark is the absolute top predator in a marine ecosystem. having these animals back to where they need to be preserves the integrity of the entire ecosystem and keeps oceans healthy. >> scientists say even though the shark population is on the rise not to worry. attacks on humans are rare. they look for bigger prey like seals and whales. to learn more about the expedition you can turn to the 10 news app >>> they always tell you don't worr

giving way to increase in class -- it was in the 20's and some spots this morning so snow in our north georgia. virginia. winter weather advisory's not that far away including macon burke county. back over to south boston where there could be 1-2 inches of snow. into central virginia, a winter storm warning for 3-5 inches of snow. these areas from roxboro right on the light, a little bit of snow accumulation. our model shows nothing, though. through 10:00, rain across the region. even north of the south phil, i think will be further south sort of straddling the border at times -- but for the rest of us, just a white knight. -- just a wet night. this is 4:00. as we head towards sunrise, it begins to move on out. the clouds, though, will be sort of moving out. snowfall accumulations again. our model keeps everything to the north. two aboard which can come in a few inches. other models have a bit here and you're virginia border even toward -- in these areas near the border could see a dusting to maybe a quarter of an inch of the snow or sleet on the ground shouldn't cause any travel problems, tho

businesses around the nation say there will be major financial consequences to republican efforts in georgia and north carolina. disney and marvel studios have threatened to abandon production in georgia if the governor signs the bill into law. the nfl says it could have an impact whether atlanta is selected as host of the 2019 super bowl. and in north carolina, the nba says because of the new law, it may pull the all-star game from charlotte next year. >> nick valencia with us now with more on this. it's not going away any time soon. the clock is ticking, and, i mean, there are big messages of how corporations are responding to this, you know, as well as how state lawmakers are

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if i'm a legislator north car and georgia, they want it, what do you say to that? >> they are misinformed. the majority in both north car and georgia support nondiscrimination protections for lgbt people. what their kon city ute entities want them to do is pass proactive state-wide approximatelys and employment housing and public spaces instead. they've got the opposite direction. encouraging discrimination within their state >>> thank you for that. >> thank you so much >>> coming up next why many conservative more mans are opposed to the republican rhetoric about muslims. the results of a major new study on long-term marijuana results. >> [chanting] yes we can! >> an historic election. >> you and i, we're going to change this county, and we will change the world. >> monumental decisions. >> mr. president, there's a one and three chance of a second great depression. >> first-hand accounts from the people who were there. >> their opinion was shocking. >> the challenges. >> he said, "i am president of the united states and i can't make anything happen." >> the realiti

georgia avenue. the car took off. it turned north on georgia avenue and onto every. police decided to pull back and slow down. they know that emory road has twists and turns. when the car came over the overpass, police lost sight of it. shortly after, it went into this turn, lost control, slammed into . tree and burst into flames officers were on the scene seconds later and despite the flames, they ran over to the car and try to pull the three people out. driver was critically injured in the two passengers were seriously injured and all three had serious burns. it remains unclear why police originally try to pull the car over. as soon as we have that information, we will pass along. >> on the hill, michigan governor rick snyder apologizing for his handling of the flint water crisis, he and the epa administrator jackson five before a house committee this morning. despite his apology, he placed blame for the contamination on bureaucrats. the defense did not sit well with lawmakers who called on him to resign. >> plausible deniability only works when it is plausible. i

because his family lives in the north georgia mountains. he couldn't believe it. this after we dealt with the you can believe that. >>> all right. they're dealing with that. and then in alaska, it's too warm. seriously too warm. unseasonably warm. so they're running out of snow for their annual dog sled competition. the solution, you pack seven railcars with snow and roll it into anchorage. that is not cheap. most city budgets are built around getting it out. they also had to make changes to the race. short especiallying -- shortening the race from 11 miles to 3. it kicks off tomorrow morning. how is it too warm there, but it's snowing in atlanta? >> that's what happens. you know, usually in one part of the country if it's really warm, the other part it's really cold. atlanta, you mentioned the snow. they will be in the 70s later next week. >> we're already enjoying it. >> that right there is a fire. go anywhere. there is the smoke pushing off to the east. i suspect it's a controlled burn. but it is something that we will make a call on just to make sure. river ga

you can see it was stronger trying to move through north georgia. as it continued to the east, it weakened with light rain and drizzle now. as it continues closer to central florida, we have clouds out ahead of it. as we head into the day, we'll see sprinkles, a 10% coverage, breezy conditions with winds out of the west first. starting off near 60 in many spots. 61 in ocala. 61 in melbourne. we see the front continuing to push to the south. coming up, we'll take you through bike week, the official forecast for that, it all starts friday if you can believe it. that in a few minutes. let's check on the roads with amy in the napleton traffic center. >> much better than yesterday. i'm watching the tail end of construction. you will notice no accidents being reported for the time being. everything still looks very, very nice. your drive times are reflecting that, even an i-4 with all that construction. westbound and eastbound, you are doing fine. looking beautiful. it is dark. as you can see, 95 over by palm bay, not a ton going on. >> turning now to the

150 sentences are issued each month >> a major fallout over new religious freedom laws in north carolina and georgiathis week the governor of north carolina signed a law that prevents cities from banning discrimination based on sexual or gender identity. it also bans transgender bathroom accommodations. georgia is deciding whether to sign a bill that allows businesses to deny services to gay couples based on religious principles. hollywood studios and several big businesses are threatening to boycott both states. >>> pope francis denounces terrorism at his good friday service. >> pope francis said the certainty of god's love won't be obscured by the "apparent victory of evil." >>> the next story is a tale that shakespeare may have even written. >> new evidence that will be presented today in a british tv program. nbc's kerry sanders has the details. >>> all the world is a stage. now four century after william shakespeare's death, a mystery, worthy of a five-act play. did a grave robber steal shakespeare's skull? without disturbing his remains, british researchers exploring age-old rumors about the p

in georgia it has until may 3rd to make the call. north carolina, the governor passed, signed a law. the state law requires people to use the bathrooms based on their gender. this is a divisive debate. let's listen to that. >> it's commonsense that boys should go to the boys room and girls to the girls room. god god it right when he said he created the male and female. >> i can't use the men's room, i will not go back to the men's room. it is unsafe for me there. people like me die there every day. not the least to say it freaks people out at the men's room, would you want to go to the men's room with me. >> just like georgia, businesses are speaking out against the film. we are talking about american airlines, do you, chemicals. it suggests that north carolina could have had trouble attracting future businesses, there are questions about federal dollars for education funding. because it may violate antidiscrimination federal laws about bathrooms at public schools. it's a big law, big problem with potentially big ramifications >>> now to t

for most of the north, georgia was a long way away. but the valley of virginia ran directly to the capital in washington, d.c. and only months before, jubal early had threatened washington. valley, theyt same had come into the home of the head of the republican party in the state of pennsylvania, one of the most important parties, and burn the farm in the town in which he lived to the ground. suggesting that the u.s. army is not fully in control of the situation in the summer of 1864. early iny over jubal september and october were especially important. in the valley, a place of humiliation for one union general after another as late as 1864, it had suddenly become the scene of immediate, unqualified, repeated, and glorious victory. as the union army went wheeling through winchester, and as sheridan made the final ride, not nearly as long as the famous : set but still pretty far, coming to winchester to win the victory. the victory in the valley provided something else that many people in the north long the landdestruction of which had

cooler air and all of that rain filtering into portions of mississippi and louisiana moving north into georgia and tennessee. eventually some of the moisture will get to our region but not until sunday. here's the set-up. high pressure keeping us nice and dry. clockwise flow around the area of high pressure giving us a wind out of the south and southeast but low pressure we have a counterclockwise flow giving us a pressure gradient high level clouds across the region. today not beautiful bright blue skies but still a lovely afternoon. high temperatures today in the mid 80s for just about everybody. slightly cooler right there by the coast where we do expect a little sea breeze circulation to develop giving us an on shore flow at the beaches and see the winds out of the south and south west painting a few isolated showers. i don't think we are going to see any rain today. as we head into saturday about a 10% chance but most of us won't see any rain at all. for this evening nice and mild for your plans if you are headed out for dinner going see a movie you won't even need a jacket or sweater. ov

. >>> now to the growing controversy and hot button issues playing out in the north carolina and georgia areas tonight. both states passing legislation that some say discriminate against gay and trans gender people. in north carolina, that legislation has been signed by the governor while in georgia, the bill still needs that governor's signature. hollywood now getting involved, and it's not the only big business taking a stand. our national correspondent miguel almaguer has the details. >> reporter: tonight in two southern states, outrage. >> i am just a human being. >> reporter: in north carolina, protests after the passage of a state bill preventing cities from banning discrimination based on sexual or gender identity. and in georgia, the governor is deciding if he will sign a bill that allows businesses to deny services to gay couples based on religious principles. >> it's exactly the same as the civil rights movement. >> reporter: famed movie director rob reiner was among the first in hollywood to propose a boycott in both states. last year in georgia alone alone, 248 productions we

it will not auction off drilling rights off the coast of north carolina, georgia and florida.he decision is a blow to some energy companies. >>> the treasury department is loosening more sanctions on cuba. the new measures will make it easier for americans to visit that country and it allows nonimmigrant cubans in the u.s. legally to earn salaries. mail service between the two countries will resume for the first time in 50 years. >>> for the moment, it seems, geopolitics have taken a back seat to domestic politics but the issues that those markets fretted about at the start of the year are still percolating. maybe investors should keep an eye on them, too. fighting in the middle east. the hunt for terror suspects in the middle east and missiles by north korea. nothing has really happened to cool off any of those hot spots. in the past 36 hours, a surprise in syria. russian began pulling back its military presence, sending several military jets home. a sign the cease-fire is holding? perhaps. but no one is sure how long vladimir putin intends to keep troops in syria or what eff

it would have opened up sites in north carolina and georgia to oil drilling no earlier than 2021. channel 9 covered the, and the potential impact on the carolinas extensively. communities took part in the environmental meetings. >>> a new york based private equity firm apollo just bought fresh market. fresh market has 190 stores across the country, 6 in the charlotte area. apollo currently hones hostess and chuck e cheese restaurants and has experience with taking grocery retailers already doing well and improving them, boosting efficiency and driving down prices. this deal is expected to close at the end of august. >>> new documents shows why american airlines is pushing to go from charlotte to cuba. there are several requests after the u.s. approved commercial flights between the two countries for the first time in decades. american wants most of the flights to originate in miami but filed a document yesterday saying that flights from dallas more than 70 cities that don't have flights to miami. >>> and a soldier is getting much-needed help. -- he is getting a new home and is get

papajohns.com >>> the republican controlled legislatures of north carolina and georgia just passed trulyeinous laws against the lgbt community. one of the bills has been signed into law and another one soon. now companies have joined in denouncing the laws. first in north carolina where the general assembly pushed to rebill the nullify legal protections for lgbt people. protections that had been passed by the charlotte city council. somehow in republican controlled state houses they are keen to try to remove power from the cities that are closer to the voters. this is such an example. this law is designed to defeat the city of charlotte's expanded nondiscrimination ordinance that would law transgender individuals to use the bathroom to which they identify. it will also keep charlotte and any other municipality from adding new protections for gays, lesbians or transgender individuals. in georgia, legislatures passed a religious liberty bill that is so broad that according to slate it would allow faith based organizations, a category defined to include chick-fil-a and hobby lobby. accordin

. >>> folks in north carolina and georgia are dealing with fallout from their state's controversial freedom laws. the governor of north carolina signed a law that prevents cities banning discrimination based on gender identity and bans transgender bathroom accommodation. in georgia, the governor is decidwh that allows businesses to deny services to gay couples based on religious principles. >>> we're coming to the end of good friday and pope francis marked the day in rome with a way of the cross procession around the coliseum. thousands attended that procession, and as he wrapped up his prayers, the pope denounced those committing terrorist acts while profaning god's name. >> many of you will celebrate on sunday and some may think getting an easter bunny is a good idea. tonight, animal activists say please think again. >>> a woman slammed her convertible into the back of a man's car and tried to run him over. why isn't she facing charges? >>> and body cameras catch the dramatic moments when d.c. police confronted a suspect class v8 fuel economy? best in class v8 horsepower, and best in clas

north carolina signed this week. so, believe me, both are heading to a federal courtroom. both, both in georgia richard, how do you see it? do you see the road towards a federal court? potentially maybe even u.s. supreme court for these states? >> i do, fred. i don't think it's an issue of religious freedom but separation of church and state, and in most civilized states in this republic of ours enact rules, by discrimination rules, rp with respect to housing and what these statutes do, undermine that. slickly find a way under the guise of religious freedom to discriminate. there will be serious ramifications, georgia, looking to host a sup bowl, no way the nfl will give them a super bowl in they enact any civil rights -- >> avery, how influential do you see big business potentially being in the equations here? >> well, in -- i mean, governor diehl hasn't signed the legislation. i think common sense will prevail, he will not sign it. in north carolina, however, in 2017, the ncaa has an all-star game. believe me, that's going to wind up being canceled. both states will take a multimillion dollar

chip businesses around the nation say there will be major consequences to republican efforts in georgia and northolina. disney and marvel studios threatened to abandon production? georgia if the governor signs the bill into law. the nfl says it could impact on whether atlanta is selected as the host of the 2019 super bowl. and in north carolina because of the new law, it may pull the all-star game from charlotte next year. >> here in georgia, six maker conventions including global convention are considering relocating in the governor signs this bill into law. north carolina is seeing the same backlash back here in atlanta, according to the visitor's bureau, could cost the state between $3 billion and $6 billion, fred? >> what is the action with the governor diehl? >> a spokeswoman said the government nor maintained he hasn't signed anything in law anything he has discriminatory. inferring that this bill is discriminatory. he believes that the governor is wait so that republican lawmakers can go back to their constituents and say we tried to stand up for your morals, for your values and governor g

the focal point for the heaviest rain and thunderstorms will be north of us, where you see this front stalled out mainly in south georgia, north florida. it will stay there for a couple of days before it tries to move into central florida. warm air. well into the 80's. by sunday we warm into the 70's. if you are tired of the above average temperatures, hold tight, sunday is looking good. here is the forecast through the weekend for the arnold palmer invitational. today through sunday. today up to 86. only a 30% coverage of rain. it will be cloudy for a good bit of today. it won't rain a whole bunch. we'll see most of the rain north of us. saturday a 60% coverage, a high of 82. don't cancel your plans, it won't rain all the day all the time. mainly in the afternoon. sunday, morning rain and looking better into the afternoon. 65 is the temperature in orlando. 64 in ocala. 71 at daytona beach. here's a look at the pinpoint accurate forecast. >> notice the sky. and there. getting up to 78 even though we then we go to 86 by 4:00 today. a warm afternoon in storm with a 30% coverage of off and on rain. by 10:00, we are at 75 d

you have to go all the way up north to atlanta, georgia before you run into any moisture in the southeast once you head north and west, not a whole lot happening. so you look upstream, what's coming our way. the answer is not a whole lot. here's the dry air right now. all the orange and the dark together, that's the dry air aloft. it has gobbled up all of our moisture. even the showers that were able to erupt today have been eaten alive by the dry air. the dry air is aloft at 30,000 feet. look how far back to the west it extends, all the way to houston tonight. as long as it's there, i don't sigh a whole lot developing. futurecast likes to throw in a spritz or sprinkle of rain. the dry air is there to stop all of that. tuesday is dry. wednesday is dry. i think most of thursday will be dry as well. overnight lows tonight, we're going 61 in ocala. 65 in leesburg and 67 in right here in orlando tonight, the low will be 66. here's tomorrow. first thing in the morning, 68. 82 by noon. the daytime high goes to 88 degrees. so 88 tomorrow. even warmer than we were today. wednesday, 87. then on th

the nation say there will be major financial consequen consequences to republican efforts in georgia and north carolina. disney and marvel studios have threatened to abandon production in georgia if the governor signs the bill into law. the nfl says it could have an impact on when atlanta is selected as the host of the 2019 super bowl. in north carolina, the nba says because of the new law, it may pull the all-star game from charlotte next year. six major conventions have considered relocating if the governor signs the bill into law. atlanta's convention and visitors bureau says it could cost the state up to $6 billion. we should mention that the parent company of cnn, turner, has joined a laundry list of big skroerch corporations to speak out against the convention. >>> ahead, our live coverage from brussels continues after the break. many of the victims of the terror attacks were foreign nationals. cnn spoke to a spokesman for the belgian foreign ministry who explained where everything stands now. stay with us. >>> welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world, i'm mi

businesses around the nation say there will be major financial consequences to republican efforts in georgia and north carolina. disney and marvel studios have threatened to abandon production in georgia if the governor signs the bill into law. the nfl says it could have an impact whether atlanta is selected as host of the 2019 super bowl. and in north carolina, the nba says because of the new law, it may pull the all-star game from charlotte next year. >> nick valencia with us now with more on this. it's not going away any time soon. the clock is ticking, and, i mean, there are big messages of how corporations are responding to this, you know, as well as how state lawmakers are responding. >> north carolina, something not being talked about, we should really emphasize, it's not just going to impact the lgbt community. virtually guts workplace discrimination laws for everyone, eliminates a state statute implemented in 1977 that made it easy for employers to file lawsuits against their state employer. now that statute is eliminated, they have to go to a federal level, which the statute of limitations i

new actions in north carolina and georgia over laws that have spurred outrage in the fight for lgbt equality. doug hill will show us what is coming after the rain and what is in store for this afternoon. the full forecast when we return. but jamie raskin is the only democrat for congress o's authored landmark ogressive laws -- marriage equality, equal pay for women, green maryland act, assault weapons ban, and more. raskin: i'm jamie raskin, and i approve this message. announcer: you are watching abc 7 news at noon. on your side. jummy: take a look at this. firefighters working overnight and into the day containing a fireball that erupted at an oklahoma pier. boats sink. seven were destroyed. several people had to be rescued. no one was hurt. filed thets groups first challenge to north carolina law they say is discriminatory. the new law bans people from using bathrooms that don't match their biological sex. it bans cities from having their own antidiscrimination policies. the law was introduced, voted on, and signed within 12 hours lea

georgia. the ncaa which has scheduled some of its basketball tournament games for north carolina in 2017 and 2018it will continue to monitor current events there, which include issues surrounding diversity. the national basketball association expressed concern about its ability now to successfully host a 2017 all-star game in charlotte. and the national football league has said pass i'm of the georgia bill could cost atlanta any future super bowls. >> i think it's something that we would worry more about when you get an organization like the nfl or nba or ncaa behind it. >> reporter: big business also brought pressure indiana a year ago when governor mike pence signed in to law legislation that allowed state bins byes to his deny services based on religious grounds to lgbt individuals. in the face of big money corporate boycotts and threats to take business elsewhere, indiana added an amendment protecting lgbt people from discrimination. john henry smith, al jazeera. >>> and joining me from washington, d.c. is alison gill, a senior partner, and an expert on lgbt group. thank you so much for joini

of rainfall all across parts of mississippi, louisiana and r- ashed that'ssierming alabama and georgia. north florida getting clipped by a lot of this weather. as far as we're concerned, looks like a rainy weekend here croots area. some of that moisture will continue to drift in our directions 50% chance of rain on sunday. on saturday saturday. by sunday we could be even wert. we start to dry out for the start of next week eerchtd night lows will remain above average until sunday. then once that rain has gone through, temperatures should dip values. take a look at temperatures across the state. mostly cloudy skies with rainfall there. 71 in tallahassee. rain impacting gains vicialtion jacksonville. central florida this ann afternoon. the i-4 corridor. 79 in tampa at the theme parks. plenty of sunshine. 86 degrees there. across south florida we're looking at 83 in naples. temperatures in the 80s across the keys east coast. today miami reached a high of 87. just one degree way from the look nice. temperatures in the eight 350es with the wind out of south southeast at 9 miles per hour. so here's

. >> ifill: we move north to georgia. with the second largest number of delegates at stake for both parties in tonight's contests. we explore the political landscape in the peach state now with celeste hardlee of georgia public broadcasting in atlanta. celeste, give us a sense of what you're going to be watching and what we should be watching in georgia tonight. >> i think the biggest thing to watch is turnout. bernie sanders has taken a risk in playing for the young vote here, especially young african americans, young hispanics. if they turn out for him, he could do better than expected. if they don't, then as the polls suggest, clinton will take the race here for the democrats. and donald trump has a sizeable lead in the polls, as well. if the polls are accurate, donald trump and clinton will take tonight in georgia. >> woodruff: celeste, it's judy woodruff. tell us how georgia differs from its next door neighbor, south carolina, where clinton and trump both just absolutely wiped out the opposition. >> well, you know, g

. >>> tonight several bay area tech companies are pressuring georgia and north carolina to back off on laws they say are anti-gay. google, apple, sales force and netflix are against a law passed by georgia legislature that. law allows officials to refuse to conduct same sex marriages. hat to do with the bill. >> let's say my wife and i want to start an adoption agency and be a faith-based organization. we only want to adopt out to traditional couples. it would protect that. >> georgia's governor has until may 3rd to decide what to do with the bill. >>> in north carolina demonstrators are protesting a bill already signed by the governor. it eliminates anti- discrimination protections for all gay people and restricts transgender people to restrooms of their birth gender. rth carolina due >>> san francisco mayor ed lee tweeted he is barring publicly funded city employee travel to north carolina due to the new discriminatory law against the lgbt community. >>> also tonight a hail mary for a group of san francisco nuns on the verge of being homeless. bart station. that's on top motivational

>> williston, north dakota, georgia. vacation? >> we are. >> jimmy: with your family? >> jimmy: i bet you love these women, don't you? >> i do, with all my heart. >> jimmy: which one do you love the least in the group? >> love them all the same. >> jimmy: you love them all the same? isn't that a weird thing to say. okay, we've got alan alysse, ellie, amber. three as and an e. that might tell me a little something. ellie looks like -- i have to say, alysse and ellie is definitely sisters, right? right? they're definitely sisters. and alan looks like he might be a virgin, no offense. [ laughter ] i think alan's the dad. and i think amber just wandered into the corner of the screen. amber, where are you from? >> williston, north dakota. >> jimmy: you love it there? >> yes, you. >> jimmy: what town do you live in? >> williston, north dakota. >> jimmy: uh-huh. in? >> the west part. >> jimmy: the west part, huh? >> yep. >> jimmy: is that true, ellie, does she live in the west part? >> yes. >> jimmy: you live with her? >> yes. >> jimmy: remember, you're under oath. >> yes. >>

you are in athens, in north georgia. you have been back and forth. this is your boyfriend.emily, if i may ask? >> i'm 21. >> 21. what is it like, i'm trying to put myself in your shoes. i would be sitting by the phone trying not to go mad. how are you feeling going through all of this. >> these last two days have been something i never thought i would feel. i -- it's been the worst days of my life. i just -- i guess i didn't know how much one person can love another until -- until you just don't know where they are at. you just have no idea. i'm just hoping for a sign of some sort that he is okay. and i'm just -- i -- i believe in god, and i believe that god is with him and that is what i hold on to. that is where my hope comes from. >> my heart is with you, emily. i can't even pretend to understand what this is like for you. you know, let's remain on theistic. if he's okay, you know, and in that first phone call with him, what's the first thing you are going to tell him? >> that god is our savior, and that if we can make it through this, then there is nothing that can stan

. >>> corporate america is taking a stand on social issues in north carolina and georgia. it's very controversial. why investors should care. >>> two days after the attacks in brussels, officials finding connections now between that bombing and the attacks in paris late last year. the report from brussels on the investigation. >> the key development, investigators believe there's a clear link between the attacks here in brussels on tuesday and the attacks in paris in november. the two suicide bombers here in brussels, one who died at the train station, one who died at the airport, were accomplices in paris, say investigators. they provided transport, arms and ammunition, safehouses. in addition, the man who built the bombs for the paris attacks is believed to have died in the airport on tuesday here in brussels. as more and more details are revealed, there's increasing criticism of belgian intelligence and security forces. in fact, the interior minister and the justice minister today offered to resign, acknowledging that there have been grave mistakes. the prime minister w

the backlash comes in response to moves by lawmakers in north carolina and georgia.aul brennan is here with the details. >> let's start with georgia. the law is the free exercise protection act. it would allow faith-based entities to refuse to provide services that they say violate their religious beliefs. it would also allow them to fire lbgt employees. critics say this is legal cover for discrimination. but if it passes the economic blowback could be huge. film and tv production in georgia is a 6 billion, with a b dollar business. amc films the walking dead there. and disney which is the biggest entertainment company in the world, threatened to boycott the state of georgia. disney says: now tony also time-warner, comcast, amc, all of them are telling the governor veto this bill. >> this is big. but it's not just hollywood, right? >> no, other industries are joining. the nfl says this could cost atlanta a shot at the super bowl. coke cola, apple, intel, paypal, the list goes on and on. >> where does the governor stand on this? >> he has always touted himself as very

now, look, i grew up in north georgia. a lot of times, especially since i had some small businesses and i appreciate the gentleman from colorado but i bet there are many times in his businesses that the thing you do every day -- it's like being part of a family. it's doing chores. it's doing the work that needs to be done. it may not hit the front page of the paper. it may not be the glamerous piece that anybody wants to talk about. those things are getting discussed and maybe not at the pace some would like to see but we are moving forward with legislation. the question is if a bill that simply streamlines and provides some efficiencies that even this current department of justice assistant attorney general for the antitrust division stated, i don't think there is a practical difference how the court for joining a merger challenge by the f.t.c. or the department on the other. basically we're doing some of the administrative work that needs to be done to lay the groundwork so we don't have divergent opinions, so we don't h

the highest chance is from gainesville north up to jack's beach and into southern georgia. maybe as far north as savannah. on friday, another front knocks on the door. this guy comes in late friday into saturday and we start to see more weather changes. you can see the rainfall forecast. in the secondary boundary, it comes in and we add to the mix bringing in higher rain saturday. here's what happens now. front number one comes in, scattered showers and no big deal. not what you want to see as we look forward to weekend plans and activities outdoors. along the boundary, we develop low pressure over the central gulf of mexico. the wave rides along the front and scoots into central florida. that's where we call the higher rain chance on saturday, 50%. we will adjust high or low on the chance if we need. scattered storms. behind the front number two, big time cool down sunday, monday, and tuesday. around 70 for the high on monday. lows closer to 50 degrees. >> kristin: good morning. i want you to start off right now looking at maitland boulevard. we have a crash on i-4 westboun

in georgia, the governor says he will veto a bill that has generated a backlash. in northarolina, the governor has already signed a similar bill there. and as nbc's janet shamlian reports, he says he's not budging. >> reporter: the stakes were high. with georgia's economic viability on the line, governor nathan deal announced he'd veto a controversial religious rights bill. >> i do not think that we have to d discriminate against anyone to protect the faith based community in georgia. >> the legislation would have given businesses the right to deny service based on religious beliefs. deal argued the bill went too far. for weeks, major companies like coke, apple, and hilton criticized the bill, and hollywood heavyweights, which generate more than $6 billion in georgia, threatened to boycott. comcast and nbc universal, our parent companies, also urged a veto. tonight disney among those cheering the decision, saying we applaud governor deal and look forward to continuing ourilm production in georgia. but some lawmakers have threatened to challenge the decision. >> the clear w

businesses around the nation say there will be major financial consequences to republican efforts in georgia and northa. disney and marvel studios have threatened to abandon production in georgia if the governor signs the bill into law the n-f-l says it could have an impact on whether atlanta is selected as host of the 2019 super bowl. and in north carolina-- the n-b-a says, because of the new law, it may pull the all star game from charlotte next year. "six major conventions have considered relocating if the governor signs the bill into law. atlanta's convention and visitors bureau said the decision could cost the state up to $6 billion dollars. and we should mention that the parent company of cnn, turner, has joined a laundry list of big corporations to speak out against the legislation. nick valencia, cnn, atlanta." san francisco mayor ed lee is also taking a stand against the law in north carolina. mayor lee has banned funding for all city employees traveling to that state. a suspect is in custody in the deaths of a southern california doctor, his wife and their five year old daughter. the suspect

georgia, the governor has backed down. saying he'll veto a bill that's generated a backlash from some of the biggest companies in america. in north the governor has already signed a similar bill there and as nbc reports, the governor says he's not budging. >> the stakes were high, with georgia's economic viability on line, the governor announced he would veto a controversial religious rights bill. >> i do not think that we have to discriminate against anyone to protect the faith-based community in georgia. >> the legislation would have given businesses the right to deny service based on religious beliefs. the governor argued that the bill went too far. for weeks, major companies like coke, apple and hilton criticized the bill and hollywood heavyweights, which generate more than $6 billion in georgia, threatened to boycott. comcast and nbc universal are parent companies, also urged a veto. disney among those cheering the decision, say week applaud governor deal and look forward to continuing our film production in georgia. but some lawmakers have threatened to challenge the decision. >> that's the clear will of the people in georg