i mean who is to say that your child won't be the next richard branson?verybody can be, but probably many more people can be succeeding if they didn't feel so stigmatized and their self-esteem weren't so torn apart by feeling that they have something they have to hide, and it is terrible and they can't seek help. >> is there a link though between disorder and genius? >> absolutely. that's what i've tried to point out. the phenomenon is called the u-shaped curve, meaning people who are highly creative and have extraordinary ability are likely to have a little mental illness than people with no mental illness or people with severe mental illness. i'm not saying people who are very, very ill -- especially if they're unstreeted -- will be able to take whatever innate ability they have and use it. that's why i want you to get treatment. >> sure. >> i am saying if you look at all of the iconic geniuses in history, the hemingways, the van goghs, the abraham lincolns, the albert einsteins, they all had a mental health diagnosis. if you removed those people from h

he is offered the opportunity to go to space by sir richard branson. saying branson offered him a seat on virgin galactic and he said yes immediately. he will get that opportunity. i don't think they're quite ready yet. if i were him, i would let the first few flights gofrmt. >>. >> that's a hot ticket. >>> drake's new album is off to a record. this one breaking some records. the album called "more life" collecting 89.9 million streams globally in its first 24 hours on apple music. that's a new single day record of streams from an album on apple music. spotify says "more life" generated the best first day of streams for an album on its surface. i heard it. >> is it worth it? >> yes. >> there we go. you'll be listening to that on the flight to london tonight. >> yeah. >>> youtube's restrictive mode setting may be a thing of the past. this after days of backlash over the setting which many lgbtq creators realized hid some of that's videos. the bottom line is the feature is not working the way it should, we're sorry and we're going to fix it they said. i d

i thought no one would take me but richard branson has offered me a seat on galactic and i said yes immediately. since that day i have never changed my mind. >> branson's space flight xaeven has had plans to go to space since 2009 but the project has been delayed several times as they continue to work on the launch. >>> time is 4:54. the warriors last night in oklahoma. 135. even steph curry got into a shoving match. some things started with thunder fans. first time this season. capped it off with a little dance too. hope you like that. then the bad blood boiled over during a half time. steph got into an alternate kaeks with bumgaurd -- altercation with bumgaurd. he got the last laugh though. watch this, the warriors won the jump ball and steph did that with a three pointer at the half time buzzer. >>> the sanford women's basketball team headed to the sweet 16 after beating kansas state. last night's game was played at skanz state but the cardinal overcame a tough crowd advancing to the sweet 16 for the seventh straight year. the ncaa tournament is over for the cal women's basketball team. the

richard branson has offered me a seat on virgin collective and i said yes immediately. at day, i have never changed my mind. >> branson's spaceflight company has planned to go to space since 2000 space since 2009. >>> there is concern over security at the white house after recent breaches including two over the weekend. >> that's prompting a major reform for security measures. >> i don't understand. >> a string of recent security breaches at the white house. a man drove a stolen car to a checkpoint and the second person was arrested saturday after jumping a barrier just outside events. just over a week ago, a man spent 15 minutes on the grounds before he was apprehended. i'm told he was peering through the window and got to the door and jiggled the handle. that is unbelievable. >> they have known that defends -- the fence is inadequate. >> security breaches are not uncommon at the white house. recent incidents have renewed calls for changes in security. >> they don't need to make it an armed camp. they don't need a concrete wall, double fencing increases special weapons

. >> it's like richard branson always says, you treat your employees amazingly well, and they will treat your customers amazingly well. and that sort of shows in the corporate culture here with sephora. >> you can even see in their faces and their expressions how comfortable and happy they are. you're right, you will do better because of it. >> we are strong. we are the ones that give life. >> march 8 is also a day without women. there's a day that women need to show the impact they have in the country as to not go to work on the 8th. or to wear red and draw attention to everything that gets done. >> so if we don't show up, then what? it would just be you? >> that's the point. >> there's an entire international women's day campaign. if you want to partake, you can grab the link on our website, rightthisminute.com and click on tv show or check it out on the mobile app. >>> everybody knows, you don't drink and drive. everybody knows you don't get your mobile phone out and start texting and calling while you're driving. but still, people don't seem to understand the very, very real danger o

of his time as a civilian, we saw this picture of him kite surfing last month with his buddy richard bransont years in office, how will he make his comeback? nbc's andrea mitchell with a look at that. >> reporter: nearly two months after leaving uoffice former president barack obama is planning his return to the spotlight. named this year's winner of the john f. kennedy profile in courage award, mr. obama tweeting he is humbled to be recognized. in part for his leadership on climate change and expanding health care, two achievements now at risk with the election of donald trump. this year's award especially significant, being presented in may on the 100th anniversary of jfk's birth. to be awarded by caroline kennedy, whom he appointed ambassador to japan. >> yes, we can. >> reporter: and his endorsement along with her late uncle ted kennedy was pivotal moment in the campaign for the democratic nomination in 2008. >> thank you, everybody. >> reporter: thursday's announcement of the honor for mr. obama jumpstarting speculation about the next phase of his public life. >> i will be right there w

richard branson has invested in your company. how do you ta ke invested in your company.pany. how do you take this forward? in many of those cities it is voluntary people and people approach you to say, "i want to be the musician on offer in the front room." when rocky and i started, it was just one event a month, hobby, easy to do, in cities like new york and los angeles and oslo, we said could we do more than one a month? could we do one a day? that was the divide. that was where we went from paying someone a full—time salary and getting enough money to support the artists and pay the people a full—time salary. all the people a full—time salary. all the other cities are that light touch with the hope if they're interested , touch with the hope if they're interested, in converting from being basically a volunteer hobby to a full—timejob. we've run out of time which is a real shame. there is so much more to say. well, you must come, both of you. thank you very much. you're not going to be in my living room. i've got a dog and three boys under the age of 11. it would not g

sir richard branson is predicting that planes could be made by graphene within the next ten years.he material. a super thin material that is 200,000 times stronger than steel and a thousand times lighter than paper apparently. the cost of getting people wherever you go is the fuel, so the less you can do that is better and better for the environment as well. mike, thank you for being with us, article 50 day. a busy day, the big day for everyone, full coverage across the bbc. see you soon, goodbye. hello there, good morning, the breezes coming in from the south or southwest is keeping things quite mild, but it is also dragging in a fair bit of cloud with it, bringing some outbreaks of rain. these are at atla ntic some outbreaks of rain. these are at atlantic weather fronts coming in so will be the western side of the uk that sees the bulk of the rain, some will spread further north but these tin side of the uk not seeing much in the way of rainfall, maybe some light rain and drizzle through the morning but it will always be up through the west. the bulk of the rain pushing ever nort

you couldn't see him lying on a beat or pay is failing with richard branson. i don't think that kind of person i can imagine what i could accomplish if i didn't drink. i'll never know. [laughmac] obviously the idea of being nominated for the noble prize is absurd. what is more absurd is the fact that obama actually won one to preemptively. that.he had done nothing except maybe the flag with the peace sign. but liking peace signs gets you a nobel peace prize? they're throwing them down if this concerts. >> what is your take so far on he acted on the five, i called him the fedex president because he's delivering promises overnight. >> i'm trying really hard to respect the office and donald trump is doing some things that he said he would do. for that i commend him. the other stuff is just not needed. your winning, you one. don't get mad at six in the morning. maybe she should have a day to drink. i said that a lot of times, i've been there, i called called a woman once and i wanted to see my kid but i never dated her. you know how trump is when he gets that. sto

investors in his firm include paypal and richard branson.oe, your company has been very public and outspoken about its thoughts on brexit. they do not want the u.k. to leave the eu. what have things been like so far. what's the outlook on the company? been a very difficult time for people involved in brexit and fintech. first, let me explain why this is especially relevant transfer wise. we are a platform for moving money between countries. a huge amount of our customers are people who live international lives across --ders the brexit vote across borders. the brexit vote was averse to one of the things our customers feel deeply about, which is to live the lives they live across borders. a lot of our staff are people who have come to london or to our other offices around the world. they identify with the problem that we solved, which is expensive international break -- bank transfers. our definition -- a lot of our staff are people who are internationals. selina: i want to kick it off to aaron klein, a senior fellow at the brookings institute

this is coming straight from richard branson himself. jummy: yes.he billionaire penned a really emotional letter to his airline while you were sleeping. was boughtines out and will be retired in the coming years. they could not find a way to maintain he said "i see for everyone at virgin america when i say we are eternally think over believing in the little airline that could, for giving up your miles on your airlines so you can fly with us for the experience." they will keep some of the perks that kept virgin. virgin atlantic is not going anywhere so you can still fly to london. the virgin america brand will be dropped by alaska in 2019. you still have a few years to get those flights. autria: what a bummer. good airline. new developments this morning out of montgomery county. rockville high school at the center of a rape investigation now seeing a ramped up police presence. john gonzalez is live at the school with why we are seeing the change. john: good morning. montgomery county police have described this as a violent and brutal rape that occurr

because he and michelle just signed a $60 million book deal, which explains how he could afford richard bransons his kite-surfing instructor. at $60 million, it's the most valuable presidential memoir ever. previously, bill clinton got a $15 million advance for his post-white house memoir, and george w. bush's only got $7 million. meanwhile, tickets are $9 a pop to see hillary's off-broadway production of "into the woods." that's all i know. i know nothing else. "into the woods." now, the subjects of the obamas' books haven't been announced yet, but it's rumored that barack's book will be "a memoir of his presidency." while "michelle will write a book designed to inspire young people based on her life story." it will be released in hardback, then paperback, and then by melania. we've got a great show for you tonight. sir patrick stewart is here. but when we return, we'll look back at this black history month. stick around. it's an important question you ask, but one i think with a simple answer. we have this need to peek over our neighbor's fence. and once we do, we see wonder waiting. every st

perspective that's more than moguls like richard branson and the owner of the patriots, robert kraft. billion to beat bill gates just to put it in perspective. >> waking up with 5 -- >> there's room for growth and but the way my daughters use snapchat, i think they're going to get there. we've got much more on that coming up. >>> first to the firestorm over attorney general jeff sessions now recusing himself from any investigation related to the trump campaign after reports he met with the russian ambassador before the election. our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas is starting us off in washington with more on that. good morning, pierre. >> reporter: good morning, amy. sessions' close ties with trump and the controversy surrounding those meetings with the russian ambassador prove too much. he will no longer oversee the fbi's investigation of russians' attack on last year's election. under mounting pressure from capitol hill, attorney general jeff sessions stepping aside. saying he will have nothing to do with any investigations involving the 2016 campaign including russia's

sir richard branson tweets about businesswomen he admires, including the spanks shape ware. also snapchat, the filter honoring marie curry as being panned. check out my picture. it gave me a thinner face and lots of eye makeup. the emphasis should be on achievements and nobel prizes, not her eyeliner. >>> larry and ama. >> chris kristen, thank you so much. >>> spencer joins us now. the weather is beautiful. >> my achievement for the week. >> taking credit for that, huh? >> exactly. absolutely. here's a look at live doppler 7. it reflects in a different sense what larry was talking about. sunny skies and mild conditions across the bay area. check out this beautiful view of the western sky from our east bay hills camera. a little bit of sunlight off the bay waters. sunny, for the next several days for the next week. no rain in sight for the next seven days. we're looking at temperature readings from mid to upper 60s to 71 up north at santa rosa. it's cooling down on the coast. only 57 at half moon bay. overnight, we'll see fog developing not only along the coast but patches of

speed and i thought he was on richard branson's island kite surfing. believe that he wants to get back involved so quickly. the only reason i can think of is preservation of the legacy, that he sees things being dismantled honey want to get involved and try to do some thing about it. setting up in his castle with valerie jarrett -- >> sandra: going back to her last words, you don't think there's anything illegitimate about that? about a former president just out of office setting up a nerve center for trump resistance, to against the current president after he promised a peaceful transition of power and he will give the guy a shot? >> juan: i think he did have a peaceful transition of power. your point is, about the politics. coming back to your point, president obama, during his era, democrats lost a lot of seats. speed on it's about a general level of respect for the president. >> juan: until he does something disrespectful, let's see it. >> harris: this conversation was brought up around inauguration within one hour, you'd see a repeal and replace h

he has been surfing with richard branson, signing $60 million book deals, going to broadway shows, hentroubled. >> martha: that is what he should be doing. a lot of stress for eight years. >> being president stinks. being not president and paying rich and famous is cool. he is a mad face. he hasn't been doing that stuff. republicans have been accusing him. of this is the truth, this is a disaster for democrats. they needed fire dominic forest fire, it clears out the underbrush, you get the new gren shoots. democrats haven't gotten there and they will not get there if their former leader keeps hanging around the party. >> martha: he came up pretty early with a statement through a spokesperson about the extreme vetting. that was ten days into the trump presidency. he lives in washington, d.c., right around the corner from ivanka and jared. >> we are to block >> martha: he wants to be around. it seems pretty evident that the vacations aren't quite enough. he is young, energetic, he loves this stuff. >> i will give him the benefit of the doubt and say that he is staying for this's sake of

daughter malia and lighting up social media with photos from the family vacation on billionaire richard branson's influence extending beyond the united states and into europe, in france posters are appearing on paris street corners with act vists wearing obama masks unhappy with their political choices in the presidential election. hoping to recruit america's popular former president. >> that was nbc's andrea mitchell reporting. the obamas have pledged a substantial portion of their book sales will be donated to charity. in addition to their books, the obamas plan to focus on their foundation. >>> several big name tech companies are taking the side of a virginia transgender teen. apple and ibm and mike soft are asking the supreme court to allow gavin grim to use the boy's bathroom. he wants to use the bathroom that matches his gender. the case is scheduled to go before the high court next month but the gloucester county school board wants a delay, a recently said she had been raped and sexually abused as a child. this came out in an interview with another actress about feminism and the women's mo

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. >> i thought no one would take me, but richard branson has offered me a seat on virgin galactic and-year-old hawkin has spent a lifetime unraveling the mysteries of the universe. >>> police are searching this morning for a former teacher accused of convincing a teenage student to run away with him. investigators in tennessee believe that tad cummins kidnapped 15-year-old elizabeth thomas. he was fired from his teaching job last week over alleged inappropriate behavior with this teenager. he faces charges of sexual contact with a minor and aggravated kidnapping. >>> on the day elizabeth disappeared, both wrote cryptic messages on instagram. she posted a quote about beauty and the beast. cummins wrote let's do this. omarvil villafraca has more. >> reporter: she was last seen wearing black leggings and a flannel shirt, but now investigators have no idea where thomas or her suspected kidnapper, tad cummins, are. part of the reason, both of their cell phones have been turned off. >> it's devastating. >> reporter: james thomas has this message for the man suspected of taking his younger s

look at a guy like richard branson. he's as hungry today as when he was 16 and started virgin.er be, do, share or give less than you're capable of, then there's no limit to what you can achieve. >> you're a living example. you came from humble beginnings and never forgotten that and have given to others. katarina, do you have a question for tony? >> breaking into a competitive workforce, how can i stay motivated to follow my dream? >> well, the secret to really achieving anything is momentum and i'd love to show you just why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. did you ever notice happy people tend to get happier and sad or depressed people get more depressed. if you look at this graphic, i can show you quick. there are four squares here, potential, action, results and belief or attitude. what is the potential of any human being? how many would agree most can do just about anything we set our minds to. would you agree? [ applause ] >> sure. >> but most people don't tap that full potential. they take little action and what happens is if you don't think, oh, it's not goin

and lighting up social media with photos from the family vacation on billionaire richard branson's privateuence extending beyond the united states and into europe. in france, obama 2017 posters are appearing on paris street corners. with activists there wearing obama masks, unhappy with their political choices in this year's presidential election. >> yes, we can. >> reporter: hoping to recruit america's popular former president. but in addition to their books, the obamas now are going to be focusing on their foundation. what the former president describes as a center to develop the next generation of engaged, active citizens. and they have pledged that a substantial portion from the money of the books will be donated to charity. matt, savannah, and al? >>> let's go over to al. another check of the weather. winter comes back. >> yes, but spring is just around the corner. literally. it's right there. seriously. we have temperatures out in the plains in the west, going to be warming up. denver will be 14 degrees above average at 63 degrees. kansas city, 53. minneapolis, it sounds chilly, at 3

sigh -- that's going to or space, he told a british television show that richard branson offered himhuttle. he has been work to go carry space tourists for years, he's 75 year's old. no date has been set yet for the trip but pretty cool, indeed. mcdonalds might finally be ditching the frozen patties it is expanding test of fresh brief now to more than 300 restaurants in texas. a nationwide roll out could be next if the company can figure out food safety as well as delivery issues. so fresh beef, it could be coming, wendy's does it. maria: that's interesting that they're going to fresh, what do you make of this, jon? jon: i think they have further competition like companies like shake shack and they have to get back to the roots, move into a bunch of other areas that haven't worked out for them. let's go out to making good mcdonalds hamburgers. >> i'm a five guys kind of guy. fresh burgers. they're reactive to that competition. dagen: there's one reason to go to mcdonalds, the income -- income -- mcnuggets. >> no, the fries. jon: i'm a five guys guy. dagen: you are missing whata burge

. >> so we actually did the wedding on richard branson's island. >> what? >> we flew them into st.binger of fun and caribbean cocktails. >> that's impressive. >> magical wedding. try to top that. >> wish i could do it again. not get married again but do it again. >> when you renew your vows, do it again. >> how long have you been married? >> five years. >> now that we bonded, when you have your ten year anniversary, call us. >> vanessa made me promise, on the 40th birthday, we do it again. 14 years until then. >> good one. >> another one. your brother won "dancing with the star stars" but you claim ta better dancer. >> not true. we all have our strengths. i've never claimed to be a good dancer. if you were a 98 degree fan, we were not exactly the dancing group of the boy bands. we took pride in our harmonies and vocals. dancing was, at times, a challenge for us. >> didn't you almost have to? >> we did but we didn't ever want to. drew was always our shining star. our little twinkle toes. yeah, we were all very impressed and proud of him when he won "dancing with the stars." >> i was