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. >>> all right, let's get the latest in sports now from my friend richard lui. good morning on this holiday. >> good holiday to you. let's start with this. tony stewart returning to the track for the first time after the death of kevin ward jr. >> that large crowd applauding him before the oral-b usa race. he went on to have a good start. then on lap 172, he blows a tire after hitting the wall which led to an early exit for him and kasey kahne gets his first win of the season. >>> caroline wozniacki upset maria sharapova in her first grand slam in more than two years. lots to smile about. the williams sisters advancing. to the women's double quarterfinals and easily defeated the spanish team 6-1, 6-0 in 47 minutes. >>> on the men's side, roger federer gets an early lead after a lightning and heavy rain delay. federer then prevailed in four sets. >> three, two, one. [ applause ] >> yeah, that's who it is. baylor unveiling a stature of rg 3 at their new $266 million stadium. >> wow, what a price tag. >> yeah. they blew out smu, 38-0. great way to introduce that. >

i'm richard lui. baltimore ravens ray rice has been terminated from the nfl indefinitely, but the question, is that enough? that question after that violent new video coming out yesterday, rice delivering a knockout blow as you see here to his then fiancee's face. the other question, did the nfl see this video before? it says no. the president says hitting a woman is not something a real man does. after a rush to cut all ties with rice, the nfl store for instance dumping his jersey. here's nbc's jay gray with more. >> reporter: the video released by tmzsports.com is graphic and disturbing. a savage hit that overshadowed the first week of on field action in the nfl. running back ray rice knocking out his fiancee, now wife, janay palmer, in a casino elevator last february. >> any man that hits a woman should, you know, have to suffer for their consequences. >> reporter: monday, the consequences were swift and severe for rice. his reported $40 million contract terminated by the baltimore ravens. >> when

i'm richard lui. reaction is pouring in following president obama's speech last night unveiling his strategy for dealing with isis. the president bound to degrade and destroy the terror group. his strategy, deploying 475 more military advisers to iraq and authorizing air strikes in syria for the very first time. lawmakers already weighing in on this. senators john mccain and lindsey graham issuing a joint statement saying, in part, he described the correct goal to degrade and ultimately destroy isis. however the president's plan will likely be the insufficient to destroy isis, which is the world's largest, richest terrorist army. now, prior to the president's speech, senator tom harkin dismissed the idea that isis even poses a direct threat to the u.s. saying, quote, it is fearmongering. it is what happened after 9/11. oh, my god, they've got these planes crashing, now they're going to take over america. that's nonsense. now, the isis threat largely has become an international issue as most of you kno

. >>> the latest on sports from richard lui. >> tony stewart returning to the track for the first time after a three >>> severe storms are putting a week absence after death of kevin ward jr. >> tony stewart. >> yeah, that large crowd in atlanta applauding stewart before the oral-b usa race. he went on to have a good start. then on lap 172, he blows a drive and caroline wozniacki upset. sm maria sharapova in her first grand slam in more than two years. the williams sisters advancing. they easily defeated the spanish team 6-1/60 in 47 minutes. >>> on the men's side, roger federer gets an early lead after a lightning and heavy rain delay. federer prevailed in four sets. >> three, two, one. yeah, that's what it is. baylor unveiling a stature of rg3. >> all right. >> yeah, they blew out smu, 38-0. >>> a high school baseball game in japan. i don't know how many you can sit through. how about 50. >> 50 innings. >> 5-0. >> 5-0. >> half of a hundred. this semifinal had 1, 398 pitches. >> those players got to be tired. >> 16 competitors went head to head in the cape fear competition based on th

i'm richard lui. the justice department is expected to launch a civil rights investigation into the entire ferguson missouri police department. this new investigation will be much broader because it will look into the conduct of the embattled police department oh the past several years. the justice department, with the help of the fbi has already begun investigating the fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year-old michael broub by ferguson police officer darren wilson. meanwhile, they're saying brown was never convicted of a serious felony as a child and did not have an adult criminal record, but it does not mean he was never charged with lesser crimes. the court is still deciding whether they will release his full record. juvenile records in missouri are sealed. news organizations filed motions to force the court to release any criminal record brown might have had. >>> today the president is meeting with european leaders and allies as the summit kicks off in wales. the president and british prime minister d

i'm richard lui. british officials say kate middleton and prince william are expecting their second child. and she was with her first child, the duchess of cambridge is being treated at kensington palace for a condition that causes severe morning sickness. the newest prince or princess will have a big brother to look up to as well as you know. baby george, the future king of england turned 1 in july. the british gossip columns talked of kate being pregnant most of the summer. and now we get the word. >>> congress is back to work today after a five-week break, the biggest topic, handling the ongoing isis threat. the group released a new propaganda video that shows how isis used high tech tactics to capture a syrian air base. a new round of air strikes was carried out in northern iraq near the second largest dam. president obama meets with congressional leaders tuesday to discuss a strategy to defeat isis militants and wednesday delivers details in a speech to the nation. support from the arab league co

i'm richard lui. breaking overnight in the nfl scandal, adrian peterson is banned from all team activities and that means no play for him. the vikings making the move putting peterson on the nfl exempt list until his child abuse case has been resolved. the decision less than 48 hours after he was cleared to play on sunday. vikings owners have said the new decision was made after additional thought adding that they appreciated the input that they received from their fans, partners and community. the nfl dealing with a list of unhappy sponsors, they don't like the nfl's handling of the events. anheuser-busch pumps $2 million a year into the nfl says "we are not yet satisfied with the league's handling of behaviors that go against our company culture." fedex, we're watching matters closely. nike's tone saying peterson remains a nike athlete. his product continues to be available. >> the nfl is like an ad crop carrier hitting a mine. yes, it blows a hole in the hull but it keeps on sailing. >> ray rice ha

. >>> well, good morning everybody i'm richard lui. we begin with the terror strike. u.s. forces on attack in somalia. the target al shabaab. the terror group tied to al qaeda. there are few details except that a u.s. drone and hell fire missiles were used. this target was this man. al shabaab's leader. two vehicles were hit but it's not known if he was in one of them. al shabaab first hit u.s. radar in 2008. in 2013 it claimed the responsibility for an attack on a kenyan mall. 67 were killed, 175 hurt. >>> apple is taking bold steps to prevent another incident of alleged hacking of nude pictures. this comes one day after nude pictures of more than 100 celebrities, swren fer lawrence, kim kardashian, rihanna as well all leaked on-line. apple has fixed the glitch that could allow hackers to obtain user names and pass words on find my iphone. it's unclear if this is the method the hackers used to find and leak the nude pictures, some of which have been called fakes. they said we are actively investigating this report. kirsten dunst fired back on twitter simply saying, thank

i'm richard lui. breaking news. hurricane odile making landfall right now. it is moving up mexico's baja peninsula. earlier the cat 3 storm battered cabo san lucas. the tourist spot was whacked by 115-mile-per-hour winds. yes. stay inside. nowhere to escape the storm's fury. one tourist was recording video when the hotel was hit. the fallout from odile could be big. up to 5 to 10 inches of rain, dangerous storm surges and then this. humongous waves triggering flash flooding. so when will odile weaken? meteorologist bill karins will be here in a few minutes with more information on that. >>> leaders from more than 30 countries will be in paris today to discuss the strategy to defeat the terror group isis. ahead of the meeting, the president of iraq told the associated press it is not necessary for egypt, the united arab emirates and saudi arabia to participate in air strikes on iraqi territory. today's summit comes two days after isis released a new video purportedly showing the execution of british aid worker david haines. prime minister david cameron announ

i'm richard lui, this is "early today." this is your first stop today on nbc. >>> leading the news, in "the l.a. times," un climate agency reports carbon dioxide growing at an alarming rate accumulation in the atmosphere growing at the fastest rate in 30 years last year. scientists say catastrophic weather events are increasing around the world because of climate change. >>> in "the new york times," buy a condo, add parking spot for $1 million. ten underground parking spaces offered in the soho section of new york city costing more per square foot than the apartments -- >> you never have to pay for a parking garage ever again. >> but come on. still. >> you make your money back after like 100 years. >> also have to live in the parking spot if you wanted to live there. >>> other stories, ohio cops know the prank centers tied to a twisted ice bucket challenge. they poured bodily fluids over an autistic teen. bill, i just hate those stories. >>> "saturday night live" used as part of the corporate free speech debate on the senat

look who is back in richard lui with all the sports. >> happy labor day.es are big, all lining up for your birthday. >>> tony stewart returning to the track for the first time after the death of car driver kevin ward junior. >> tony stewart! >> that large crowd in atlanta applauding stewart before the oral b usa 500 race. stewart had a good start, just eight seconds behind the leader on lap 19. on lap 172 he blows a driver. after hitting the wall, driver casey kahn gets his first win of the season. >>> tenth seen carolyn wozniacki upset marie sharapova in three sets to win her first grand slam u.s. open quarterfinal in two years. serena is the only american on the women's side. women easily defeated a spanish team 6-1, 6-0 in 47 minutes. >>> roger federer gets an early lead in the first set after a lightning and heavy rain delay. federer later prevailing in four sets. >>> three, two, one. [ cheers and applause ] >> who is that, betty? >> we know who that is. >> that's at baylor university, unveiling a statue of rg3, robert griffin iii at their $266 million

i'm richard lui. breaking news. the associated press is reporting that russian president vladimir putin and ukrainian president petro poroshenko have reached a permanent cease-fire in ukraine after nato decided to beef up its nearby presence. a reaction force of 4,000 troops will make it easier to respond to crisis. vladimir putin recently told a newspaper he could quote take kiev in two weeks. with all this in mind president obama addressed russia's approach at a press conference in estonia. >> i'll leave it up to others to interpret mr. putin's psychology on this, but in terms of actions, what we've seen is aggression and appeal to national sentiments that have historically been very dangerous in europe. >> also breaking this morning, just a short time ago a national security council spokesperson confirming the authenticity of the isis video showing u.s. citizen steven sotloff decapitated by an isis terrorist. president obama offered his condolences on behalf of all americans to sotloff's family and sent this mess

good morning, richard lui. >>> let's get to sunday night football. down by double digits, chicago led by quarterback jay cutler finding brandon marshall for two of three fourth quarter touchdowns. chicago stunning san francisco, ruining their debut at the brand spankle new levi's stadium. bears take that one 29-20. >>> he could be out for most of the season. washington quarterback rg3 injures his left ankle right there just minutes into the game. yeah. they were playing jacksonville. after landing awkwardly on his ankle, he dislocates it. x-rays and an mri will see if there's also a fracture with that. >>> later, desean jackson hitting the ground hard after dropping a pass from backup kirk cousins. he won't return because of a shoulder injury. the redskins, despite all that, able to dominate at home, 41-10. >>> another injury, cincinnati receiver a.j. green sidelined early. his injury not expected to be serious. the bengals beat atlanta, 24-10. >>> and yes, more hurt to tell you about. miami's knowshon moreno dislocates his elbow and is expected to m

i'm richard lui. break news at this hour.sh prime minister just announcing new domestic security laws aimed at stopping british citizens from joining ranks with isis in the middle east. and then returning home as well. >> mr. speaker, passports are not an automatic right. the home secretary has the discretion to revoke, refuse, and destroy passports if there's reason to believe people are planning to take part in terrorist-related activity. when police suspect a travel at the border, they're not currently able to apply for the prerogative and only have limited stop and search powers. we will introduce specific and targeted legislation to fill this gap by providing the police with a power to seize a passport at the border during which time they'll be able to investigate the individual concerned. >>> joining me now is barbara lee. thank you so much for being with us. you heard what the prime minister said there. would you support stripping passports from citizens if they were to be a danger to the american homeland? >> you know

." >>> now to the latest in sports from richard lui. good morning, richard. >> good morning, dara. we start with thursday night football for you. atlanta, tampa bay. a blowout. atlanta forcing multiple turnovers. they finally end zone five times in the first half alone, up 28-0 in the second quarter and then this happened. >> beautiful punt. and he passed everybody. it is hester's ninth. >> give that man a speeding ticket. devin hester beating dien sanders with his 20th touchdown return, the most in nfl history for touchdowns. then after, in the second half, atlanta does not look back. julio jones pulling down nine receptions, for 161 yards and two tds. atlanta pummels tampa bay, 56-14. >>> that one is deep to left field! there it goes! see ya! home run, derek jeter! >> he's loving that one. derek jeter hitting his fourth homer of the season. is it his last in pinstripes? the new york yanks with a walkoff win against toronto, 3-2. also hoping for a win, gate ride goes for the heart strings, a little sinatra, a little jeter, with this ad. ♪ >> so after 260 years, women will be final

richard lui, thank you so much for being with us.ppreciate your time. >>> we'll have more on the life and legacy of joan rivers coming up in this show. >>> coming up in just a few seconds a childhood class mate of stephen sotloff. she'll be here to discuss their childhood in miami. and steven sotloff's commitment, love, and respect for his jewish faith. i am so nervous right now, it's not even funny. oh my gosh... driver 1 you ready? yeah! go! [sfx] roaring altima engine woah! ahhhha! we told people they were riding nissan's most advanced altima race car. we lied... about the race car part. altima, with 270 horsepower and active understeer control. how did you?...what! i don't even, i'm speechless. innovation that excites. ♪ fill their bowl with the meaty tastes they're looking for, with friskies grillers. tender meaty pieces and crunchy bites. in delicious chicken, beef, turkey, and garden veggie flavors. friskies grillers. when folks think about wthey think salmon and energy. but the energy bp produces up here creates something els

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i'm richard lui. happy labor day to all of you. happening right now on msnbc, labor day washout. heavy thunderstorms, severe flooding wreaking havoc across the midwest. in the east, a confirmed tornado in massachusetts. nbc meteorologist bill karins tracking that for us. >>> targeting isis. as new air strikes ramp up against strong holds in iraq, the pressure builds at home for president obama to do more to confront the isis threat in syria. >>> back on track. just three weeks after striking and killing a fellow driver, nascar superstar tony stewart returns to racing but it all comes to a dramatic and disappointing end. >>> we're going to start here with that weather alert. another round of severe thunderstorms hitting just in time to plague drivers and tie up air travel this labor day. in kansas, hail the size of giant stones slamming into cars and roadways, blinding rain and damaging winds went along with all of that. you can expect to see more of that as the day goes on, even possible tornados across the plains and midwest. one tornado was confirmed already in worcester, massa

for a chance to win one million dollars, visit wyndhamrewards.com >>> bill karins and richard lui joininge at the desk. starting with a controversial story out of a high school in california regarding their mascot. >> coachella, high school, frances and bill, mascot called the era before. they then changed the mascot, the name to, the mighty arab, and this is after there was concern from an anti-discrimination group. the american arab anti-discrimination committee. it was approved, the new logo is, and the new mascot, the mighty arab, approved by the school commission, the school board as well as the anti-discrimination group. >> all approved? >> all approved. >> wow. >> however, when you go to the website, taking a look at it. they still have the old mascot, sort of an angry-looking character with one tooth on it, and at one point -- >> like a big opposition group trying to push against this. >> that may just be starting? >> right. again, a naming of a group and you've got these caricatures, if you will. >> i'm sheer we'll hear from this. and also pizza boxes, when you have pizza deliver

. >>> to other sports headlines when it comes to action on the field, my friend richard lui. >> goody, frances. week one of the nfl starting off with a kick in the face. antonio brown putting his heel into the punter's face mask. 15yard penalty. the failed hurdle, lands unending. pittsburgh wins it 30-27. ouch. oakland's running back, kicks the ball. who recovers it? his own quarterback. luck does not last. frances, oakland loses to the jets 19-14. fun to watch. sunday night's game, peyton manning against the colts. manning 3:00 throu manning threw three touchdowns. >>> and ap grand slam crowd for serena. >> gets up to get a $4 million booty. $4 million is a lot of money. beat carolyn nasniaki and an 18th grand slam win joining chris everest and martina navratilova. >> i, bill delasio, mayor of the city of new york do hereby proclaim sunday, september 7, 2014 in the city of new york as derek jeter day. >> it was a memorable moment at yankee stadium for derek jeter day honoring the captain in his final season with a 45-minute pregame ceremony before the royals game that included baseb

i'm richard lui and the entire team here, "way too early with thomas roberts" is next. around. >>> the people of scotland have spoken. and it is a clear result. they've kept our country of four nations together. and like millions of other people, i am delighted. >>> independence rejected. breaking overnight in scotland. the nos have it. as a referendum, remains a part of the united kingdom. >>> and home depot, the company announces more than 50 million credit cards were compromised in its massive security breach. >>> and a political shoe and tell. stephen colbert takes on the boots on the ground debate as only he can. this is "way too early." >>> wait until you hear about this. hi, everybody. i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." it is friday, september 19 many and talk like a pirate day. >> aaargh! >> yeah. if you dress in full pirate attire and go to our participating krispy kreme in the united states you'll get a free dozen original glazed doughnuts. >> aaargh! eat doughnuts. >> yes! getting doughnuts. if you put on an eye patch and full gear. kid you not.

. >>> now we want to get right to richard lui for the latest in sports. good morning, richard. i guess we could call that thing the carbonator, right? >> yeah, you can call it the incapacitator, because you're going to need a defibrillator. we could go on and on. >> i love it. >> the shake was bigger than that guy. >> i know. >>> breaking news in the nfl overnight. the oakland raiders, boy, took a tough choice, but they fired head coach dennis allen after the 0-4 season start. his 8-28 record is the worst in franchise history going back more than half a century. a an interim head coach announcement to be made toad. >>> in monday night football, kansas city dominating at home against new england. jamaal charles returning from an injury, rushing for 92 yards, finding the end zone three times! there's one there. tom brady struggling with just 159 yards. a fumble and two interceptions. yeah. he was replaced in the fourth quarter by jimmy garoppolo. kansas city takes that and it's new england's second worst loss under belichick. >> just didn't play very well. kansas city played well

. >>> now, to sports and my friend richard lui. what's shaking?> very good thursday to you, betty. let's start with this. the pirates/phillies game. watch this one. >> mccutchen toward center. back. toward the wall. off the wall. mccutchen is going to get at least three! he's got a shot for an inside-the-parker! this should be a no-doubter! an inside-the-park home run for andrew mccutchen has tied the game! >> oh, boy, he did. they could not catch him. you're right. his first in the-the-park homer. they top the phillies 6-3. >>> albert pujols triple sends him home for his 100th run of the season. trout becomes the sixth player ever with three 100-run seasons before the age of 23. the angels topping the rangers. 8-1. >> we're underachievers. >> you bet we are. >>> in a battle for the division lead between the royals and tigers, the tigers struggling at-bat, only getting two hits against pitcher james shields. the royals will retake the lead of the division with a 3-0 win. >>> tonight mlb teams will host pregame ceremonies including a moment of sile

for that we go to richard lui. good morning. >> good wednesday to you, betty. more division titles to talk about on this day. baltimore getting their first a.l. east crown in 17 years. this after they topped toronto, 8-2. the washington nationals, they take the n.l. east title. shutting out the atlanta braves, 3-0. it's their second title in three seasons, doing well. >>> tampa bay presenting retiring yankee derek jeter -- just what he wanted -- a pinstriped kayak. he also got a framed dawn zimmer jersey and $16,000 in donations to his charity. why that number? $50 for every hit he got against tampa bay. >> nice. >> but then this happened. >> okay. >> oh, look out. up and in. and he's hit by the pitch. >> yeah. tampa bay -- >> jeeteter? >> yeah, jeter shakes it off. joe girardi does not. he gets ejected. right after, yankees' relief pitcher david phelps' pitch nearly hits a tampa bay batter. phelps gets ejected. both benches clear. the rays win that one, 6-1. >>> this still hurts to watch. g stanton. now in this picture here. marlins' manager. >> as bad as it l

i'm richard lui. >>> just today, more than a dozen raids were carried out and 15 people arrested in australia following a huge antiterrorism operation. australian intelligence officials saying militants connected with isis were planning to carry out public beheadings. more than 800 police officers in sydney were involved in that operation. and then back at home, it's now up to the senate when it comes to isis. today they take what the house passed wednesday, a measure to approve arming moderate syrians in hopes of taking down terror group isis. president obama thanked house lawmakers at the annual congressional picnic. he urged the senate to take up the bill without delay. some lawmakers, though, remain concerned. on the house floor, representative loretta sanchez saying, "we don't know if somehow down the line they will turn our guns right back on us." here's senator joe manchin with msnbc's chris hayes. >> we'll give them the air support. i'm all for that. this doesn't make any sense for us to go in and embolden them, the isis, and use it as a recruiting tool against us. >> the navy has rel

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i'm richard lui. >>> just today, more than a dozen raids were carried out and 15 people arrested in australia a huge antiterrorism operation. australian intelligence officials saying militants connected with isis were planning to carry

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and our own richard lui went to india. this is what he uncovered. >> it can take two hours to get to a computer. and the computer charges a day's wage. a luxury her family only allows once a month. nevertheless, this internet cafe does make a difference. >> it is important. because we do all the works in the computers and computers. we can present our presentations. >> it was that way, i would say, but it's now, getting lesser and lesser. >> executive director of plan international india on the digital gender gap. >> when computers came and internet came, boys had access. you know, it's the man in the family who first had laptops and computers. >> her organization started a digital literacy program at this school. girls now use a computer every day. just like the boys do. >> it is a new concept. even -- this concept is not introduced. so i feel proud. >> teaching computer classes also helps female teachers gain new skills and job marketability. women need it. as girls become adults, few will have access to the internet, 1

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. >> richard lui, thanks so much for your report and we'll have more on the life of joan rivers when i speak with billy bush later this hour. first after the break, president obama is sitting down for dinner with other nato leaders. can he cobble together coalitions for two foreign policy crises? i'll speak with the department spokesman mary hart and jane harmon. that is next on "now." don't just dream of being the hero. make it happen. i can't believe we're missing the game for this. we're not-- i've got xlte. it doubles our 4g lte bandwidth in cities nationwide, so be that guy with verizon xlte. now get 1gb of bonus data, and our best pricing ever on the more everything plan. you'rbam!ean. charmin ultra strong cleans so much better it meets even the highest standards of clean. with a soft duraclean texture, charmin ultra strong is 4 times stronger. and you can use up to 4x less. charmin ultra strong. hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you're killing me. you know what, dad? i'm go

and msnbc richard lui joins us live outside joan river's apartment.he sense of the scene there and what fans are saying about the legend. >> just as you have the conversations the last 24 hours. it's been about celebrating joan rivers. here in front of her home, about two dozen flowers. bouquets, messages. just to share one with you. thank you for making us laugh even when we felt we couldn't. you knew how to make the world smile. you're always we many in the living room tv. now you'll all be in my heart. the funeral services will be held this sunday at temple emanuel. we don't know as to whether public will be allowed inside or the timing of those services. but what we do know is that the city is remembering her and celebrating her. for instance, there's a food pantry, a soup kitchen that is renaming one of the locations to the joan rivers' bakery. there's been 12 million tweets. >> fun to watch the highlights of her life. we appreciate that. thank you very much. that's going to do it for this edition of the "daily run down." coming up next jose diaz

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richard nixon and american tragedy which is coming out when? >> it'll be out christmas 2015 or the next book season which would be father's day. >> and luis is fromst. paul, minnesota. >> yes, thanks for taking my call. i heard some of what this gentleman has been saying, and i saw the person you had on prior to him. before that i think it was when i saw the clip that you showed of nixon's resignation speech. and gosh, it reminded me again of what a fascinating and inigmatic, mysterious, frankly, person nixon was. i mean, there is, to me, and its been signatured by -- suggested by others that he had a narcissistic quality, but i wouldn't want, that comes to mind all right, but that doesn't answer the question about his personality. complex, yes. but so is lyndon johnson, and yet all of us feel we knew lyndon johnson though. we, the whole current had a sense, rather immediately of what kind of a man lyndon johnson was. but, nixon, for example, in that resignation speech. he looked completely composed, completely unruffled, calm, collected. it was hard to realize that he was resigning. >> thanks for the phone. >> well, it's a cliche, but he really

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