and i heard all about this guy thomas robb. of what is apparently the knights of the ku klux klan. it's so racist that the kkk added a fourth k just to -- they took up the racism a notch. this is the kkkk. [ laughter ] i was like i got to meet this guy. i had to call him up and go hey, man, can i come to your creepy compound? i didn't actually call him up. that would be weird. and i didn't say creepy compound. i had one of the producers call him up because he's got a way better white guy voice than i do. because he's a white guy. my white guy voice sucks. i'm like "what up, brother?" [ laughter ] nobody buys that. so thomas robb was like why don't me and your host go out to lunch? and then if i like him then he can come to my compound. which so now i'm in this weird position where i'm going to lunch with a ku klux klan member and i have to impress him. [ laughter ] racism, you know what i'm saying? >> kamau. >> yes, sir. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> tom robb. >> thanks for coming. >> oh, no problem at all. glad

. >>> robb denied parole today. kevin steele said the former university of pennsylvania professor will likely serve the rest of his 10 year sentence that expires next year. robb pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the beating death of his wife ellen. the incident happened at their upper merion home in 2006. once released next year robb faces 10 years of supervised probation. >>> a broken water main is still causing problems for businesses in west philadelphia tonight. a dialysis center is among those that could be without water through the night. as the water department works to fix the 12-inch main. the break happened at 4:30 this morning at 43rd and market. 5 feet of water flooded the basement of engine five ladder six fires. fire station. fortunately there was no damage to any of the firefighting equipment. >>> philadelphia's new fire commissioner was sworn in this morning. adam thiel took the oath in a private ceremony at the fire administration office in spring garden. thiel comes to philadelphia from a

robb confessed to the beating death of his wife ellen gregory robb in their upper merion home in 2006>> it was clear not only to everyone in the courtroom but to a jury of his peers that he was a murderer, that he had premeditated and killed ellen. >> rob is not expected to be out of prison until next year. >>> today in harrisburg, the pennsylvania medical society will unveil a statewide initiative to reduce the number of opioid overdoses. the new program is an alert to both doctors and patients about the risk of addiction. the cdc says opioid addiction is driving an epidemic of drug overdoses. the leading cause of accidental death in the u.s. >>> our digital team here at nbc 10 spent months on the streets investigating the heroin and opioid crisis in our area and beyond. we talked with victims, their families and the people trying to change the stigma. it's called generation addicted and is available on the nbc 10 app. >>> 5:07. 56 degrees outside. to decision 2016. primaries in kentucky and oregon, pit hillary clinton against bernie sanders once again. clinton is looking to moving c

robb, can i ask you, you mentioned prepared foods?erested in seeing where you're taking that. i come from the uk, you'll be aware of marks and spencer's made fortunes by putting in ready-made tv dinners, refrigerated microwave food, essentially, but with very high margin that will bring professionals in once or twice or three times a week in order to load up for the evening. they made a lot of money out of that. and that doesn't really occur in this country. i wonder why, whether you're changing that or the supply lines are simply way too long here. >> well, i think if you're -- i couldn't hear all of the question, but i think if you come in here, you're going to see there's some tremendously new excited prepared foods choices. very convenient. lots of self-serve, lots of order and order ahead, lots of new prepared foods ideas in terms of mix of products and recipes and lots of fun options. >> it is different in here. i know that with prepared and easy tried that here in l.a., that concept did not work out. l.a. is a really hard marke

robb was convicted of killing his wife ellen inside their upper merion home in 2006 while she was in the kitchen wrapping christmas presents. former penn economics professor pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. he was sentenced to five to ten years in prison, and now he will serve that entire sentence. >> we're grateful for the parole board for making the correct decision in this case and hearing our objection to his parole as well as objections of ellen's family and many others. >> rob now is expected to be released in 2017 wants out of prison and will be on ten years of supervised probation. >>> did you hear about this? a boston hospital successfully performed the first ever people us transplant surgery in the u.s. why doctors are calling this a real game changer for cancer patients. >>> big change best to hit amazon what you will be able to buy on the site for the first time in just a a few weeks. >>> winning lot theory numbers. here they are. >>> massachusetts man received the first successful people us transplant in the united states. >> sixty-four year-old thomas manning u

somebody broke into the home of robb flynn.al items were stolen, including a 1997 washburn guitar, given him to the late guitarist dime -- a woman bought an unclaimed storage unit down in san bernardino and discovered two guitars inside. she did research and tracked down the rightful owner, robb flynn. machine heads posted its thank you on its youtube page. >> i cannot thank you enough. >> gave me goosebumps. >> she returned the dimebag guitar that got stolen six years ago. >> a good samaritan returned the guitar along with a post type -- prototype guitar that has not been released. >>> the food and drug administration approved the first ever implant to fight opioid addiction. it consists of four rods about the size of match sticks they implanted under the upper arm. it dispenses a drug called probuphine. in the past this drug was approved as a pill or a film to put under the tongue our inside your cheek while it dissolved. while it was effective there was a chance it may be lost or forgotten or even stolen. >>> a smoking ban b

. >>> meanwhile convicted murder err raphael robb has been refused early release, the former university of pennsylvania professor was convicted in the murder of his wife, ellen, in 2006. now, has been fighting for early release ever since. monday gemmery county district attorney kevin steel says rob will likely spends his entire sentence in prison until at least 2017. the d.a. says after that, rob will be on ten years of supervised probation. >>> grief counselors are at bridgeton high school today to help students deal with the weekends deaths of two classmates. the driver, 17 year oldish a, soon on the left, and passenger, 15 year old mikhail a mostly killed saturday when they crashed into a tree driving home from their prom. two other girls were in the car and taken to the hospital, someone in critical condition, the other in serious condition it is not clear what caused the crash n south philadelphia police tell us driver lost control of their car and smashed into several parked cars. this happened, before midnight, at ninth and tasker. one person was hurt, and "eyewitness news" has

>> prosecutors announced today that parole board has denied early release for 65-year-old raphael robbhe kill his wife ellen inside their upper merion home in 2006. the former penn economics professor pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter. a judge sentenced him to five to 10 years in prison. he will now serve 10 full years with his release expected next year. >>> the mayor's office says there's ban spike in the number of homeless people in center city. today mayor kenney announced the details of a new homeless out reach strategy. goal to target four center city hot spots where home allegation people pan ham and once they're located uniformed out reach teams were offer options that will help them get emergency housing and access to other services like drug rehab and medical treatment. >> philadelphia is a world class city and it should be a world class city for everyone who lives in it no matter what their circumstances and we're committed to preventing ending homeless out reach is an important first step. >> the out reach began immediately after today's announcement center city area

johnson or one of us and he would listen to them piece of the best report he had in vietnam was chuck robb. he said more than once i am dammed if i do and i am dammed if i don't. as he considered troop escalations, halts, bombing intensification. he wanted his commanders in the field especially general westmoreland to have the troops and the munitions that they needed until with 500,000 troops on the ground general westmoreland in 1968 asked for 200,000 more. at that point on the advice of a group of wise men he assembled and clark clifford he said he would not approve that request. issue out about what was his biggest single word in the war. it was that we might have another incident for the french were overrun by the north vietnamese. the loss of that base led to the french losing the war. khe sanh was in such grave danger in 1968 with divisions of north vietnamese troops assembled in the area. they developed a contingency plan for the tactical use of nuclear weapons. >> my understanding from some of the interviews, governor connally among them, suggested you win the war by winning it. i

in 2010 ktvu reported that someone broke into the home of robb flynn.several items were stolen including a 1997 washburn dimebolt guitar. for ten a woman bought an unclaimed storage unit and governor two -- two guitars inside. she tracked down the rightful owner, robb flynn. >> i cannot thank you enough. she returned the dimebag guitar that got stolen. >> a good samaritan returned the guitar along with a prototype guitar. flynn says it's moments like these that make you believe in miracles. >>> the number of homeless people in east contra costa county has gone up significantly in the last year. 300 people were found to be sleeping on the streets. that's up 32% from just last year. more than half of the homeless population in east contra costa county is in antioch. homeless advocates tell the east bay times the area has less help for them than other parts of the country. >>> a raid at a marin county home tied to the killing of a high school student. up next, the two arrests made and the hunt for that third honey, your rump roast just broke the internet!!

. >> robb is now expected to be released in 2017, once out of prison he will be on ten years of supervisedrobation. >>> warminster police say a tip helped them break up a her win trafficking ring. tiffany banks was distributing home in the 300 block of lemon street. home owner's will list bet szweda and brittany banks were also arrested and charged with drug paraphernalia. >>> soon you may not to go in the bar to enjoy that alcohol in a at plant i can city. drinking alcohol would be allowed between, albany and massachusetts avenue, coming this summer. under the proposal, drinks would have to be in a cup, that has the logo of the a proved boardwalk bar, that pour that had drink. and the alcohol on the streets and the beach would still be banned. those who do business on the boardwalk, well, they love the idea, while others worry about just too much partying. >> it is a great idea. >> reporter: why? >> because people are doing it anyway, they do it anyway, so this way it is the boardwalk, it is atlantic city. >> i think people will get rowdy on the boardwalk if they allow open containers the

prosecutors announce dag that parole board has denied early release for 65 year raphael robb.convicted of killing his wife ellen inside their upper merion home back in 2006. while she was in the kitchen wrapping christ nass gifts. the former penn economics professor pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison. he will now serve that entire sentence. >> we're grateful to the parole board for making the correct decision in this case and hearing our objection to his parole as well as the objection of ellen's family and many others. >> rob is expected to be released in 2017. once out of prison he'll be on 10 years of supervised probati probation. >>> one wild morning is one detroit man probably won't for g started when one of his employees stopped on by knock at the door. he open the door and not only was that employee there but so was something else. >> something was three month old baby. police issued amber alert around 1:00 this morning for the detroit area after father left his car running while he stopped in liquor store. when he w

. >> reporter: after being released next year robb will undergo ten years of supervised probation. >>> judge in camden county has ruled 22-year old david creato, junior should face murder charges in the death of his three-year old son. today the judge dismissed a defense request to toss out the indictment against creato. he is accused of killing his son brendan, then reporting the child missing in a call to 911. the little will boy's body was found a few blocks from his home in october. >>> verizon and two striking unions are heading back to the bargaining table after a more than month long, stalemate. labor secretary thomas perez says he met with both side on sunday in washington d.c. and they agreed to resume talks tomorrow. 39,000 verizon landline and cable workers walked off the job april 13th. they have been working without a contract since august. >>> philly food trucks are so popular these days that you can now take a college class, on how to run one. community college of philadelphia right next door to "eyewitness news" is offering a workshop in mobile food management, it is a

s office says robb will likely serve the rest of his 10 year sentence. >> one person is dead after a car caught fire on a south jersey highway today and police are still trying to figure out how it all happened. chopper6 was over route 55 in franklin township where police say a car caught fire just before 8 o'clock this morning. police say they showed up to find the car in flames and the driver had already passed away. they have not told us the have ick tim's name. they also say there are no obvious signs that this car was in an accident prior. >>> rescue crews had to help out today in delaware county after police found a car in the water there. chopper6 was over stevens drive in tinicum township where a car went into darby creek. police say the driver was on i-95 when he went off the road and into the water. he's in the hospital and is expected to make it. police have not told us his name, either. >> lot of sunshine out there and if you stand in the sunshine, you feel the warmth but once you're out of it -- >> because it's windy, also. >> yeah. >> let's head outside to meteorologist

i exited a nonviolent, nonweapons involved and no physical injuries second-degree robbe robbery, andthat i got almost the same time as him. 30 years to life. >> can i ask you what the crime was, sir? >> first degree murder. >> possession of firearm. i'm doing double life. they term me a career criminal when i had never been to juvenile hall, ya, but i like this prison. >> 35 state prisons in california, this, by far, is the best as far as educational, self-help development programs. whereas the other prisons, the resources aren't available. programs aren't there. we worked our way down from those higher level security institutions by obeying the rules, staying out of trouble. programming. doing what is necessary to get out of those places. >> but recognition about change it seems like that's a hard thing for people it swallow because they don't think that we can actually change. >> i keep coming back to the fact that i believe it's because as long as i sit here, it is a paycheck for someone. >> that's exactly what it is. you hit the nail on the head. yes, you did. >> when he made tha

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i lived in the terror of knowing my husband and brothers-in-law, chuck robb and jerry nugent might be one of those boys. for my father it was all so very personal. three of our troops in vietnam were family. all felt like it. it was daddy's constant struggle to bring them home safely and our country to the peace table. in january of 1969 patrick wrote his father-in-law and commander in chief a letter. my father shared it with me because he was so proud of patrick and grateful to him. his children and i remain so. forever. 12 january. my dear mr. president, chuck and i had a very peaceful and eventful christmas eve and christmas day in danang. the highlight of our yuletide season was a telephone call from you, mrs. johnson, luci, and lynda. lyn made a strong effort to converse with his daddy. but the conversation was one-sided. all on his side. someday i look for him to be president. of at&t, that is. christmas day chuck and i made three stops to distribute the articles he had gathered. our first stop was a small village some 30 miles southwest of da nang where he passed up food and to

about this time last year there was a robbe in progress. we call those hijackings in houston, at a service station sunday morning. and the houston police department responded. they get to the scene and they see a stolen ue hall van speeding away -- u-haul van speeding away from the service station. it's a high speed chase. the u-haul jumped out, grabbed a lady that was getting in her minivan, pushed her out of the way, stole the minivan, took off and is firing shots at the police officers. meanwhile, most of houston is asleep. and safe. the chase goes on for a long-time and officer richard martin was ahead of the chase, and he got his patrol car far enough ahead he jumped out of the car and put spikes in the road to stop this outlaw from getting away. the outlaw sees richard martin, veers off the road and hits him and kills him and keeps driving for 20 miles before the houston police department stopped him. richard martin, 47. he'd only been a peace officer for four years. he had other careers before that, including serving in the united st

son a birthday gift in game stop last year when two suspects came in, fired shots during this itemed robbeobbery. wilson was shot and killed. he was promoted to sergeant after his death. >>> some of us may like to have a drink every now and then. new research karen says that could be pretty bad for you. >> i had to read up to say oh, my gosh am i in this category. we'll explain who doctors are saying real scholl try to stay away from a libation now and again. >> plus the candidates for president exchanging bashes on twitter. can anything stop donald trump? we've got an expert in to talk about it. >> also we want to see your wonderful celebrations in your life. we had a lot of graduations an lot of proms and you've been sending pictures. we want to show off and brag on all the people in your life. >> later on we have a special mom coming in. we want people to tell us what makes your mom special. we'll shout her out on the show. >> use the hash tag fox 29 today. we'll be back. ♪ >>> there's rumor more it's not going to be a perfect weather day. you take look in old city and it looks that goo

>>> getting now to that breaking news, prosecutors in montgomery county just announced that rafael robbate for you in about 25 minutes. now back to the "today" show. pat toomey started his career as an investment banker. then, a wall street wheeler-dealer overseeing stock trades in new york, london and tokyo. next, toomey moved to hong kong to work with wealthy chinese investors. in the senate, it's no surprise toomey's been siding with wall street. voting to allow banks to continue making the risky investments that wrecked our economy. afscme people is responsible for the content of this ad. . >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> hello, everybody! hope you had a gre weekend this funday monday. it's may 16 already. >> that is -- well, that's our music. oh, there. >> "something more". >> by sugar land. wasn't she great this morning? >> we have jennifer nettles with us this morning. >> we won't let her leave the studio without giving us a song as well. >> we had so much fun. plus you know what else