host: rochester, new york, independent line. hello. guest: good morning. i used to watch fox and msnbc. i would skip the opinion people. i think both sides tell the truth. they just emphasize different stories that may suit their worldview or philosophy. you switch from one channel to another, and you do not hear anything about what the other people are saying. that i stopped watching the cable news, and my life is so much better. i do not miss it at all. .his makes everybody crazy despite what president trump says, they will be on that for half an hour. host: thank you. appreciate it. guest: there are people who are turned off from the contentious and sometimes polarizing nature of cable news. era seemin the truck so polarized -- politics and the trump era seem so polarized there are days when i may not turn on the tv just to get a break. i understand people maybe wanting to watch c-span instead. earlier point, i do notice and sometimes talk about this in my columns on foxnews.com or my program, that if a story is favorable to president trump, it may get

rochester, new york, 34 degrees. williamsport 47. so that cold is not that far away.d front is already moved through. so as we go hour by hour, we will see the cooler temperatures settle in as well. ultimate doppler few spotty showers out that tonight. the same goes tomorrow and the next day and the next day and the next day because this cold front is going to be moving through and stall to our south. when it does that, areas of low pressure weak disturbances will just ride along the front day by day bringing us periods of rain. it will be hard to time exactly when the rain will be coming through but we'll be a able to do that over the next couple of days with our future weather. how much rain to expect? well, by tomorrow evening about half an inch in philadelphia. then another wave of low pressure comes in and then quarter inch of rain will be moving in on friday. saturday just a chance of a few showers and then sunday some consistent rain so by the time we make it to sunday night we're talking about 2-inches of rain we're all well above normal for the month. finally

toronto and rochester new york at 50 really unusual for this time of year.hat chilly airy treating well to the north. high pressure were you off the coast keeping it mild for the next couple of days but we have a storm that's brewing. that storm doesn't look like much right now over texas but it's going move these high cirrus clouds our way tomorrow you'll see that milky white sky with warm temperatures but then a coastal storm develops and this is how it's going to unfo unfold. we'll start the clock tonight at about 8:00 o'clock. you can see the beginning of this storm. then by tomorrow afternoon it's still well to the west. you can see right there over kansas and the panel handle of oklahoma by the time we fast forward thursday morning you have a strong low over chicago, mainly rain out in front of it. we see the rain by the midday period. then the storm really begins to take shape. thursday night here is one area of low pressure. that's circle with some snow in the midwest even through erie and along the pennsylvania new york border and some redevelopment

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he is the deputy mayor of rochester, new york. cedric, good morning to you. where does this investigation go from here this morning? >> our heart and prayers go out to the victims and families and all those who lost their lives yesterday. so tragic. today certainly begins to look at and continue to look at a lot of the social media information and interview those who knew the subject involved in the deadly shooting. of course, when something like this happens, it affects all of us. it doesn't just take a toll on those, of course, there in that community. it affects us across the country. a lot of questions will be asked today and a lot of investigative techniques will be introduced. you have a huge crime scene there also that will continue to be investigated as well. >> cedric, we understand that teachers had sent an e-mail warning of this student. we see these social media posts that we show. instagram or youtube. was something missed? >> well, that's very hard to tell. it is still very early in this investigation. certainly when we look at the social media

burlington in the 40s the same with rochester, new york, 50's from boston all the way down to richmond mass that is sitting right over us with the clouds and that moisture. but everybody will be warming up as we see a surge from the south lifting northward. temperatures in the upper 50s tomorrow. by midweek we're talking about the 60s before some storms move in. next couple of days no rain in sight. high pressure sitting over us. but those probabilities increased to 80% on thursday. and friday there's no way to escape it much we have a coastal storm that's developing. town twenty fours of rain in some locations not out of the question. this is mainly the liquid variety we're not expecting a snowstorm out of this. so overnight tonight 28 in the poconos. 30 in pottstown. 33 in wilmington. 36 in dover. and 33 in millville. arthritic in philadelphia. so chilly start to the day tomorrow. by tomorrow afternoon, with plenty of sunshine, deep blue sky the high temperature 58 with those we have westerly winds about five to 10 miles an hour. partly sunny skies. so a real pleasant day. look at th

by the time we go through this afternoon, rochester, new york, should have a record high. oit should be close to tieing theirs. lexington, kentucky, should blow your record away. 69 in new york city could break the central park record by one tomorrow. d.c. has a chance of getting near 80 degrees tomorrow. we'll do it in the southeast even into wednesday. so it looks like thursday into friday is when we'll finally cool things off and i wouldn't say back to normal, but back down into the 50s. >> what jacket do i wear? >> none. >> all right. >> thanks for helping me out with my fashion choice. >> very easy decision. >> thanks, bill. >>> there's a new warning from the irs about a new scam involving a bogus refound. the agency says thousands have been targeted by the trick. tom costello has more on what you need to be on the lookout for. >> it's a new twist on an old scam. >> the reason of this call is to inform you that the irs is file ago lawsuit against you for tax fraud. >> an automated call claim to go by the irs threatening arrest if the taxpayer doesn't return an irs refu

she posted on facebook that she would goo to east high school in rochester, new york, and "shoot all we imagine those are aroused get her to her excellent chances of winning a nobel prize but we'll keep you posted. meanwhile, in oakland, the mayors enough an open insurrection against the federal government, not exaggerating. warning locals that based on several of her sources, she believes i.c.e., the federal immigration administration come about to launch immigration raids in the city of oakland. the press release advised illegal residents to prepare not panic, and advising that business owners are the schools were not allowed to assist i.c.e. i an illegal immigrant who works j in new york city joins us tonight, cesar vargas. thank you for coming on paid >> thank you so much for having me. >> tucker: how can a state actively work against federal law. isn't that kind of how we had a civil war? >> what's the problem? to be have a problem that a local city is protecting its residents, a local city is pushing against the overbearing power of the federal government? the mayor is not sayi

deputy mayor of rochester new york, sedrick alexander, joining me right now. he's also a former public safety director in georgia. sedrick, good to see you. >> good seeing you as well. >> so many are so aghast that there are so many warning signs that came before that day of the massacre. and people are wondering how in the world could this have happened? is this an issue of somehow he fell through the cracks. or people didn't know what to do with these warning signs? how do you see it? >> well, i think this particular case is a good example of we have so much information that's out there that's not connecting to where it needs to connect at a certain period of time. if you go back and you consider the fact there is 39 calls for service over a seven-year period, that may sound like a lot, fred, but the fact of the matter is, is that broward county probably answers anywhere from a half a million to a million call ace we're for service. that's a lot of calls for service. and what -- >> yes, but when it involves the same subject, that is unusual, 39 calls right?

. >> so in the fall of 2013, charlie tan left his parent's home near rochester new york and drove the few hours to kornell. i met charlie first day. he was one of the first people i met. >> quarterback. >> he's one of the most encouraging team players we have. leader on the team by example and through words. >> rob and charlie became great friends. >> one of the most generous and selfless people i ever met. >> charlie impressed teammates and coach. >> good football player. always quiet. got a smile. never late. >>> a place called pittsburg new york. >> it's a very nice community. very picturesque community. >> big lawns. >> a lot of executives from kodak and xerox and lawyers. >> charlie was the younger of two boys. his parents gym and gene born in china lived in canada before moving charlie and his brother to upstate new york. his dad ran a tech business that thrived. home just radiated upper middle class comfort. his friend ana had been there on occasion. >> i we went over to his house. i didn't know his parents very well. talked to his mom a couple times. didn't have much conversat

rochester new york 54. temperatures from north to south pretty comfortable.that chilly airy treats and that cold air is well to the north a mild stretch with high pressure off the coast but some high clouds will begin to filter in over the next couple of days as we get ready for our next storm. first a warm front and then we'll see a coastal storm develop. it doesn't look like much now, but this is going to develop into a big rain and wind maker so we'll go hour by hour and watch this developing storm pick it up tonight at 7:00 o'clock watch high pressure off the coast and by tomorrow afternoon it gets a little bit closer the low still back over oklahoma and kansas. but by thursday morning, the setup is going to be very clear. low pressure over chicago. pushing rain toward philadelphia. it will be moving in by midday on thursday. and we'll watch redevelopment off the coast. even some snow associated with this by thursday night. we are in the rain in philadelphia and hock what happens by friday morning. a redevelopment off the coast with wind heavy rain and so

i want to thank the gentlewoman, my dear friend from rochester, new york, not only for her working together, but for her long hours that are a requirement of being on the rules committee. for her leadership, not only of her team, but each of the individuals that represents not only her team, but really members of congress and the collegial activity that she brings to the table. and i want to thank the gentlewoman very much. mr. speaker, we have an obligation to ensure our nation's service men and women are adequately trained for missions and to support this great nation. we've talked about several members of the military today. my son is at pearl harbor also, and is on duty as we speak today. and proud of his service to the united states navy. there are proud parents all over the country. patriots, veterans, people who deeply believe in our military. we have to get this funding done. that's what we're doing here today. this rule and the underlying legislation provides funding for the federal government and fully funds our nation's military. but i will tell you that the discussions we've had

she posted on facebook that she would go to east high school in rochester new york and shoot all of y'alls. this could hurt her excellent chances of winning nobel prize but we will keep you posted. meanwhile out in oakland, insurrection against the government. on saturday democratic mayor schaaf issued a press release based on several sources she believed ice the federal immigration administration was about to launch immigration raids in the city of oakland. press release advised illegal residents to, quote: prepare not panic. and advised them that business owners and schools were not allowed to assist ice. an illegal immigrant works as a lawyer in new york city and he joins us tonight. mr. vargas, thanks for coming on. >> tucker, thanks so much for having me. >> tucker: how can a state actively work against federal law? isn't that how we had a civil war? >> what's the problem? do we have a problem that a local city is protecting its residence, a local city is pushing against the overbearing power of the federal government you? know the mayor is not saying let's protect the rapist and chi

minutes to my dear friend, the gentlewoman, the ranking member of the rules committee, from rochester, new york, ms. slaughter, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sessions: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sessions: i rise in support of the rule and underlying resolution. it provides for the 1529. ration of h.r. this will extend government funding until march 23, 2018, while simultaneously funding the department of defense for a full year this ill en-- this will ensure our nation's defense, pay for our proud service men an women who will no longer be in jeopardy for ongoing decisions of funding for long-term spending caps. mr. speaker, we just have come off of rules committee where we had a hearing for several hours where we detailed not only the parts of this bill but also the agreement and disagreement about -- as between the two parties. i want you to know i'm pleased to report today, rules committee favor

. >> we're from rochester, new york. >> we love "today." >> we love you right back.ide hanging with the crowd a little bit. >> we'll be out there in a sec. >> we have a lot for you this half hour, starting with your news at 8:00. big investors and americans with modest retirement accounts are watching wall street. markets took a bruising after monday's historic sell-off. jo ling kent joins us with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: hey, hoda. good morning the you. we're looking at dow futures right now. looks like the markets are going to open in the red by about 500 points. this could be the third-straight day of losses for the markets. and this comes after the biggest record point drop in dow hi seeing gains have been erased for 2018 so far. now, this is a global sell-off after a strong jobs report last week. we saw unemployment remain low. 200,000 jobs were added. that was some good news on main street now raising some new questions on wall street how the federal reserve may respond to this. there's a new fed chairmanpowell. he's expected to rnterespt we're d

his two brothers started doing daredevil tricks at bristol mountain, near their hometown of rochester, new yorkedal for the usa. >> that's how you get into the top six right there. >> huge. >> reporter: his family, so proud. in the end, he didn't medal. >> going to get a deduction there. >> reporter: but just having the strength to be here was a big victory. ♪ jon was 8 when he started jumping. at 14, a coach asked him to move to lake placid. >> do we want him to be 30 years old and think, i could have been something? and so, we figured, we'd let him try it. >> reporter: mikey and chris followed their big brother into aerials. their mom and dad moved to a smaller house to pay for the boys' training. last fall, you had three skiers. the older two wanted to go to the olympics. >> we were sitting pretty. jon had just won the championship. >> reporter: one morning last october, jamie realized, middle brother, mikey, hadn't woken up yet. >> i went to the bottom of the stairs and yelled up to him. he didn't answer, which is unusual because he was a pretty light sleeper. and i went up the stairs and i

. >> we're from rochester, new york. >> we love "today." >> we love you right back.'re going to be outside hanging with the crowd a little bit. >> we'll be out there in a sec. >> we have a lot for you this half hour, starting with your news at 8:00. big investors and americans with modest retirement accounts are all watching wall street this morning. markets took a bruising after monday's historic sell-off. jo ling kent joins us with the latest. hey, jo, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, to you. we are seeing an up-and-down day here on wall street. i'm at the new york stock exchange. we're checking the dow right now. it is actually down about a quarter of a point. the s&p 500 also down about one-third of a point. and we're seeing, we're coming off of the worst record one-day drop in terms of points, which was yesterday. and we're now in the third-straight day of trading in the red. earlier today, the dow dropped about 500 points, entering correction territory. but then, quickly, bounced back. so, what we're seeing now is that we're seeing a major drop but then

in may, 2012, she graduated from university of rochester, new york, with a major in political style stynes. she's the first person in her family to graduate from a four-year college. just one month after graduating from college, president obama announced daca which allowed her to find a job with a law firm. this fall she wants to attend law school, if we pass this bill she wants to attend law school and become an attorney. if not, she could be deported back to mexico a country she hasn't lived in since she was a toddler. here's what she says. daca represents the values inherent in a country of immigrants. it's the right thing to do and change midlife by replacing fear with hope. it gave me an overwhelming sense of relief and hope, it lifted me from the shadow. i definitely want to repeat her first sentence. daca represents the values inand heritage of this country of immigrants. it was the right thing to do and it has change midlife by replacing fear with hope. will america be stronger with karen -- if karen is deported? no. i don't think. so this one is from representative foster. represe

meeting, turned to the communications director and said, we just can't other.ach host: from rochester, new yorkhello dent line, carol, caller: good morning. and msnbc atch fox for hard news, i skip the opinion people. both sides tell the they just emphasize different stories that maybe or their world view philosophy because i switch from one channel to another, you about t hear anything what the other people were saying. stopped y that i watching the cable news and my much better. you,'t listen to -- i tell it makes everybody crazy. spider walked across president trump's desk, they would be on that for half an hour. host: thank you, carol, it.reciate guest: well, you know, there are people who are turned off by the coniotentious channels. polarized, it o is just overload. there are days when i may not a n on the t.v., just to get break. i understand people just kind of anting to maybe watch c-span instead. on your earlier point, it is, i i comment about this in columns on foxnews.com, media buzz program, story to president trump may get more channels and in very little on others and you flip it

even rochester, new york, lexington is going to smash your record near 80 today and tomorrow washington, d.c. has near 80 degrees in february. could easily break that record high. same with boston. you getz the picture. incredible warmth across the board on the east coast. as our middle of february certainly looks and feels like the middle of april. washington, d.c. 70 degrees today. 78 tomorrow. nature is going to be confused. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag. two united club passes. priority boarding. and earn fifty thousand bonus miles after you spend three thousand dollars on purchases in the first three months from account opening plus, zero-dollar intro annual fee for the first year, then ninety-five dollars. learn more at theexplorercard.com mom anit's not theirs.car... it's mine. mine. mine. and it always will be, forever and forever. the new rx 350l with three rows for seven passengers. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. when i was too busy with the ki

tim is in rochester, new york. an independent. go ahead.aser: i was wondering, i going to comment on the miller investigations -- mueller investigations. it is my understanding that when james comey was under review, he stated he only took notes under donald trump. he also stated he only had two meetings with obama in the timeframe that he was the fbi director. out there was a special meeting on january 5, where james comey and a bunch of other people were involved in a meeting at the white house. rice that from susan 15, thatted on 12- everything was being done by the book, which she was not even employed by the government at that time. her employment ended at noon. host: is it you're feeling that the investigation -- your feeling that the investigation is to politically tainted? will you trust what comes from it? caller: they needed to -- they to do an investigation on the prior administration. the fact that the previous president knew about the russian interference and didn't do anything about it and some of those people involved in the

host: mike, you get the last word from east rochester, new york. republican line.ler: good morning. since the risks are much controversy over the dossier and fisa courts, i suggest that congress have the judge or judges that set on it, the fisa courts, and the court records be subpoenaed. made beforey congress under oath. we can find out the exact rate what information was given to the court to ok the dossier. host: mike, thanks for the call. last nights, "snl" was back at it, this skit involving the first lady and president. [video clip] >> excuse me, mrs. trump, the president's motorcade is ready to take you to the state of the union. are you coming? >> tell them i will take the next car. oh. how will i ever get through this state of union? come on, melania, practice your happy face. [laughter] oh. i wish i could talk to someone who has been through this mess before. >> hello, melania. it is me jackie kennedy. >> jackie o. >> i have come to you in your hour of need because i know how trying being a first lady can be. >> yes, thank you. but, tell me, how can i be

>> my fiancee's name is jordan and he is a second lieutenant in the army national guard in rochester, new yorkand she's wearing the marisol gown which is a beautiful gown and the bodice has nude netting with lace and this is a great dress for the girls that just want something slim yet slightly traditional. rachel: okay, and you also, tell us about your fiancee because you guys have a connection there right? >> yeah, so my fiancee was also in the army reserves and national guard but i'm actually a captain right now. rachel: okay. >> yes and i've been in 14 years rachel: how did you guys meet? >> we met through mutual friends in new york. rachel: this is a gorgeous dress by the way. >> thank you, thank you. she wears it so well. rachel: so why was this charity, this type of, why is it so important to you? why did you pick this as your way to give back? >> it really all began right before the holidays we were thinking how can we give back to all these beautiful brides out there and then we came up with, well we need to give love and give back and we need to serve those that are serving us, so we

new york and really the nation, was bursting at the seams. there was an intensification of policing and inner cities across the nation but particularly in new york city. buffalo, rochester, and attica was filled with 2400 men. black and puerto rican but also white men, and the conditions were horrendous. role of toilet paper to last a month, two quarts of water to do everything in, wash, clean yourselves, drink. medical care so bad that prisoners were not only dying at attica but were permanently disfigured from lack of care. that theis the context men in the yard start talking in thecivil rights present, human rights in the prison. and of course many of these guys had also come from the street that had been very active, particularly rebellions in philadelphia in 1964, harlem in 1950 four, rochester in 1964, and they began to ask for help, initially through the system, writing letters to state senators and begging the commissioner of corrections to do something. but nothing was really done. and in fact what was done was a great deal more repression. anyone who was caught having a letter asking for help, would be driven to keep lock which meant you were thrown in yoursel

new york. jordan rochester with us. tim o'brien with us as well.conomics and true politics of washington. right now we digress. he is someone that everyone within journalism watches, tyler brule is with "monocle." it's a magazine that you can put on your coffee table and disappear out of your house. i know this from firsthand experience. children steeled up my coffee table and he joins us now from his city as well. he is the editor in chief of "monocle." let's talk about zurich. you have a love affair with zurich out of london. it's an expensive place. this bowtie is $30 more in zurich than anywhere else. why do we like zurich in 2018? it would probably $60 more at least. a couple of things. i can speak specifically for our business. we have been looking for a base that functions incredibly well, which is logistically found where there's investments in infrastructure. we have to have a news base where we can obviously deploy quite quickly. from a business point of view, in media, we looked around the world and our two biggest advertising markets ar

new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield two minutes to the gentlelady from delaware, ms. blunt rochester. the chair: the gentlelady from delaware is recognized for two minutes. ms. blunt rochester: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for your leadership on this issue. mr. chairman, as former delaware secretary of labor, i rise to strongly oppose h.r. 620, the a.d.a. education and reform act of 2017. this bill on the floor today would roll back the clock on civil rights for people with disabilities. 27 years ago congress passed the transformative americans with disabilities act, which prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities and mandated that they have equal opportunity to participate in society. before the a.d.a., a person with a disability could be barred from a meaningful career, education, and really to live a fulfilling life. mr. speaker, some claim that the a.d.a. exposes businesses to exosh tent cost or damage awards but it's not the norm. it's one of the myths that's perpetuated. according to the department of labor, 57% of accommodations cost nothing at all, w

congresswoman blunt rochester, who we had testimony from -- beautiful testimony from earlier. congresswoman slaughter from new york. congressman hoffman of california. congressman mcnerney of california. congresswoman barragan of california. congresswoman jan schakowsky of illinois. congressman garamendi of california. congresswoman bonamici of oregon. congressman -- congresswoman jayapal, again, i acknowledge her leadership, a member of the judiciary committee. -- committee of jurisdiction for this. congressman lewis, again, i acknowledged john lewis. congressman cicilline, a member of the judiciary committee. congressman juan vargas of california. . they have been just extraordinary, all of them, but, again, the members of the homeland security committee, congressman bennie thompson, was in meetings with us preparing to come to the floor and i want to acknowledge his leadership on this as well. congressman adam schiff spent some time with us in caucus downstairs on this subject. so many of our colleagues participated in our early morning meeting until our next meeting before coming to the floor. i tell you about

new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield two minutes to the gentlelady from delaware, ms. blunt rochester. the chair: the gentlelady from delaware is recognized for two minutes. ms. blunt rochester: i thank the gentleman for yielding and for your leadership on this issue. mr. chairman, as former delaware secretary of labor, i rise to strongly oppose h.r. 620, the a.d.a. education and reform act of 2017. this bill on the floor today would roll back the clock on civil rights for people with disabilities. 27 years ago congress passed the transformative americans with disabilities act, which prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities and mandated that they have equal opportunity to participate in society. before the a.d.a., a person with a disability could be barred from a meaningful career, education, and really to live a fulfilling life. mr. speaker, some claim that the a.d.a. exposes businesses to exosh tent cost or damage awards but it's not the norm. it's one of the myths that's perpetuated. according to the department of labor, 57% of accommodations cost nothing at all, w

the current one is a broadcasting legend named don alhart delivering the news in rochester, new york, for 51 years. i'm happy for mr. alhart, but sally ann roberts could have taken that title from him had she not decided it was time to pass the baton. after 41 years at wwl channel 4 tv in the great city of new orleans, sally ann roberts is embarking on a new chapter in her life. she is retiring today. if anybody is worthy of icon status, it's sally ann. and she's absolutely humble about it. if you talk to her about her career, she'll probably turn the conversation around to you. if you insist on talking about her career, she'll always give credit to her parents for instilling such a strong work ethic and love for her husband and children. ms. roberts came to wwl tv from laurel, mississippi. she was working as the weekend anchor in that small, wonderful town in mississippi. she didn't even work every weekend. she worked every other weekend. talent, though, does not stay hidden in america. a wwl tv journalist by the name of angela hill, an icon in her own right, stopped near laurel for