ron tom, the floor is yours. >> good morning, ron tom, building inspection. i took a glance at the document the professor had and i can explain what this is. first we don't use this process for letters. we haven't used it for quite a few years, but initially because this was the start of a process with no rules and recognizes of policies and procedures in place. this was scanned into the architects and engineers drawings. it was on the structural drawings. what you have on exhibit was provided to you and it was a copy of that portion of the drawing. >> madam chair, i'm sorry to interrupt. but can we have a copy for point of reference? >> because these appeared on a drawing by convention, the designer identifies the iterations that they go through as the drawing evolves during the course of review. so, what you are missing here as you look at it, this is called a cloud, not a bubble, but we call it a cloud. you see there is a triangle there. this is delta one. so this maybe the first of a series of several deltas that you will see in the drawing, maybe 1, 2, 3

ron tom, the floor is yours. >> good morning, ron tom, building inspection. i took a glance at the document the professor had and i can explain what this is. first we don't use this process for letters. we haven't used it for quite a few years, but initially because this was the start of a process with no rules and recognizes of policies and procedures in place. this was scanned into the architects and engineers drawings. it was on the structural drawings. what you have on exhibit was provided to you and it was a copy of that portion of the drawing. >> madam chair, i'm sorry to interrupt. but can we have a copy for point of reference? >> because these appeared on a drawing by convention, the designer identifies the iterations that they go through as the drawing evolves during the course of review. so, what you are missing here as you look at it, this is called a cloud, not a bubble, but we call it a cloud. you see there is a triangle there. this is delta one. so this maybe the first of a series of several deltas that you will see in the drawing, maybe 1, 2, 3

ron tom, the floor is yours. >> good morning, ron tom, building inspection. i took a glance at the document the professor had and i can explain what this is. first we don't use this process for letters. we haven't used it for quite a few years, but initially because this was the start of a process with no rules and recognizes of policies and procedures in place. this was scanned into the architects and engineers drawings. it was on the structural drawings. what you have on exhibit was provided to you and it was a copy of that portion of the drawing. >> madam chair, i'm sorry to interrupt. but can we have a copy for point of reference? >> because these appeared on a drawing by convention, the designer identifies the iterations that they go through as the drawing evolves during the course of review. so, what you are missing here as you look at it, this is called a cloud, not a bubble, but we call it a cloud. you see there is a triangle there. this is delta one. so this maybe the first of a series of several deltas that you will see in the drawing, maybe 1, 2, 3

tom? >> ronthank you. >>> the white house also fielding new questions tonight after stephen miller doubled down on claims of voter fraud in new hampshire in that interview with george stephanopoulos. here's gloria riviera. >> voter fraud is a serious problem in this country. >> reporter: president trumps senior white house policy advis adviser, stephen miller, saying that trump nearly lost in new hampshire was due to illegal voters. >> it's very real, very serious. >> hold on a second. you just claimed that there was illegal voting in new hampshire. people bused in from massachusetts. do you have any evidence to back that up? >> go to new hampshire, talk to anybody that has worked in politics for a long time. >> reporter: miller offered no evidence. >> do you have any evidence? >> if this interests you, we can talk about it more in the future. >> reporter: john weaver tweeting, i know new hampshire as well as anyone. no voter fraud. buses easy to track. force them to prove it. they can't, #danger

ron tom, the floor is yours. >> good morning, ron tom, building inspection. took a glance at the document the professor had and i can explain what this is. first we don't use this process for letters. we haven't used it for quite a few years, but initially because this was the start of a process with no rules and recognizes of policies and procedures in place. this was scanned into the architects and engineers drawings. it was on the structural drawings. what you have on exhibit was provided to you and it was a copy of that portion of the drawing. >> madam chair, i'm sorry to interrupt. but can we have a copy for point of reference? >> because these appeared on a drawing by convention, the designer identifies the iterations that they go through as the drawing evolves during the course of review. so, what you are missing here as you look at it, this is called a cloud, not a bubble, but we call it a cloud. you see there is a triangle there. this is delta one. so this maybe the first of a series of several deltas that you will see in the drawing, maybe 1, 2, 3,

tom? >> ron, thank you. >>> next tonight to the groundbreaking spacex launch at kennedy space center. elon musk tweeting this picture, the launch making history. here's david kerley. >> 1. ignition. and lift-off. >> reporter: the flames and cloud of smoke from spacex's falcon 9 lift-off brought a legendary launchpad back to life at florida's kennedy space center. a success for billionaire spacex ceo, elon musk, who just last year suffered a second setback when one of his rockets exploded. this morning's launch from nasa's historic launchpad 39a, where neil armstrong bid the earth farewell before his trip to the moon nearly five decades ago. >> liftoff on apollo 11. >> reporter: the pad has been deserted since 2011, after nasa launched its last shuttle mission. tonight, the space agency is calling this morning's launch a turning point. >> part of me feels exalted that the pad's coming back into use. >> reporter: and again, spacex was able to land the rocket's reusable first stage. >> landing legs

tom? >> ron, thank you. >>> now to the new double murder case gripping the midwest. two teenage girls killed on a hike. police saying a mystery man seen nearby is the main suspect. here's mara schiavocampo. >> reporter: tonight, police on the hunt for that man now suspected in the murders of abby williams, 13, and liberty german, 14. the teens' deaths leaving the community shaken and scared. it all started monday. the girls going for a hike, dropped off by a relative at this trail in delphi, indiana. about an hour later liberty snapchats this photo of abby walking across a bridge. then, silence. neither appearing at 3:00 p.m. when they were to be picked up. their bodies found the following day, less than a mile from the trail. their families devastated by the shocking discovery. >> our minds at this stage are stirred in the deepest sorrow one can imagine. >> reporter: then wednesday, investigators releasing those photos, saying the suspect appears to be a white male, wearing blue jeans, a blue coat, and a hoodie, seen walking on the trail around the time the girls we

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. >> and she is a ron paul supporter. >> tom: you read it deep into the story. >> you know more about steam academy than i do! >> how do you spell her name exactly? >> robyn with a y. you can ask andy about it. should you be paid for being alive? the idea so crazy it might just work., . i am jackie ibanez. now back to "red eye." enjoy. >> tom: robots and machine intelligence or illuminating many blue-collar jobs and white-collar jobs. what to do about it? well, socialist have a solution. it's called "ubi," universal basic income. the government pays you a salary just for a living. france, canada, and a place called the netherlands have been flirting with a proposal. and finland has been implement in one. the nordic country has been giving two-year trial to give 2,000 unemployed finns the equivalent of $4,000. -- among them, libertarian political philosopher and really smart dude charles murray. he suggested in an annual block payment of $13,000 of which 3,000 has to go to health care, and the 10,000 that's left to go to whatever you want. the trick is, it has to replace all other enti

tom brady. here's nbc's ron mot motte. >> reporter: tonight in new england, cheers for a thrilling story that ended. tom brady leading the patriots to a historic and improbable victory in overtime. >> patriots win the super bowl! >> the greatest quarterback, tom brady! >> it was an emotional win for brady. >> you dedicated this game to her. >> made sweeter because of who he played for. his mother fighting an illness for the last 18 months and underwent chemotherapy and radiation. >> she's been through a lot. way harder than what i went through last night. my dad has been there every step of the way. just happy to be able to celebrate with her. >> usually a fixture in the stands, she hasn't been able to attend until last night and proudly stood with brady's ladies led by his supermodel wife, giselle. it's a poignant end to a season that began with a four-game suspension by deflategate and tensions with roger goodell. today gleeful fans savoring brady's revenge. >> the best super bowl of all time once by the best of all time. >> down 25 points, the dramatic turnaround all but cements his place among

. >> and she is a ron paul supporter. >> tom: you read it deep into the story. >> you know more about steam academy than i do! >> how do you spell her name exactly? >> robyn with a y. you can ask andy about it. should you be paid for being alive? the idea so crazy it might just work. next. >> good morning. live from america's news headquarters, i'm jackie ibanez from new york. the white house says the justice department will request an emergency stay of the federal judge's order blocking that band. -- the ban prompted nationwide protests. and the senate is expected to vote monday on the nomination of betsy devos, the secretary of education. two republican senators joining the democrats who are opposed to her appointment say that she is not experienced enough. if that happens, vice president mike pence may decide to cast the vote. president trump testing and orders friday looking at the dodd-frank -- requiring financial planners to work in the best interest of their clients. democrats say the law eliminates basic consumer protections. one advisor says the change will cause banks to sta

states used conditionality effectively in el salvador and gets to some of the issues that ron was discussing. >> tom? >> hi, tom bowman with npr. thanks for doing this. the taliban gained 15% more ground over the past year according to general nicholson. they still enjoy safe havens in pakistan, something people have been complaining about for years going back to mike mullen and there's a crop of poppi in helmand that fuels the taliban and corruption. in practical terms, how do you deal with all three? nicholson wants a few thousand more trainers down at brigade level. i mean, can you push back the taliban with just guys at level and the the hikani network in pakistan because that is not, people have been talking about it, if i had a dollar for every time someone said that, i could retire right now. and the poppy crop, i was there in the spring. what do you do about the poppy, do you eradicate it like the old days or basically buy it up and then sell it as medical morphine in a healthy which economy? >> that's a great question. i'd love the answer but it's your report, go ahead. >> i'll jump on the

tom price. here is senator ron wyden. sen. wyden: you bought shares and discounts as much as 40% cheaper than the price on the australian stock exchange. -- you weresitting sitting at the time on committees that have jurisdiction over major health care programs and trade policy. this show badsn't judgment? british lawmakers discussing their prime minister's trip to washington. >> in her meeting, she will be prepared to offer up the sacrifice, the opportunity of american companies to come in and take over parts of our nhs for our public services. announcer: president trump's visit to the department of homeland security -- pres. trump: the department of homeland security will begin immediate construction of a border wall. announcer: house democratic leader nancy pelosi reacting to president trump's claim of voter fraud. pelosi: all he wants is the truth for the american people. i feel sad about the president making this claim. i feel sorry for him. i even prayed for him, but then i prayed for the united states. announcer: liz ad

and in 2009, the nominations of democrats tom daschle, tim geithner and ron kirk were all handled in a bipartisan way. issues came up in the vetting process in each of these cases, and both sides of the committee took the investigation seriously. unfortunately, mr. president, that has not been the case in 2017. p while congressman price served on the powerful ways and means i committee, he traded in healthcare stock, push policies that help his portfolio, and got special access to a promising stock deal. i asked th the congressman direy in his finance committee hearing whether he got a special deal. he said that he did not. i don't think you could be much clearer than the following passage from a recent report by a pulitzer prize-winning reporter at "the wall street journal." he wrote, and i quote, rep tom price got a privileged offer to buy a biomedical stock at discount that company officials said contrary to his congressional testimony this month. and i want to repeat that, mr. president, because i think it goes right to the heart of why finance committee democrats feel that the e

look at the nominations of tom daschle, tim geithner and ron kirk at the -- during the obama administration. we looked over every stone and peered around every corner. now when a glaring issue comes up that undeniably needs investigation, they are moving towards confirmation. i think this is sending a dangerous message to nominees in the future. i'll close by way of saying, phr-l, that -- mr. president, that the nominee has an extreme agenda. his proposals stripped tens of millions of america of health care coverage, his proposals would put americans with preexisting conditions in danger of having coverage for the care they need. it would unravel the medicare promise to guarantee a -- to a guarantee of secured benefits of vital importance to millions of american seniors. and when it comes to ethics, as i have described, congressman price falls well short of the standard the american people expect nominees to meet. i will not support his nomination. i urge my colleagues to join me in opposition, and i yield

look at the nominations of tom daschle, tim geithner and ron kirk at the -- during the obama administration. we looked over every stone and peered around every corner. now when a glaring issue comes up that undeniably needs investigation, they are moving towards confirmation. i think this is sending a dangerous message to nominees in the future. i'll close by way of saying, phr-l, that -- mr. president, that the nominee has an extreme agenda. his proposals stripped tens of millions of america of health care coverage, his proposals would put americans with preexisting conditions in danger of having coverage for the care they need. it would unravel the medicare promise to guarantee a -- to a guarantee of secured benefits of vital importance to millions of american seniors. and when it comes to ethics, as i have described, congressman price falls well short of the standard the american people expect nominees to meet. i will not support his nomination. i urge my colleagues to join me in opposition, and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the senate stands adjourn

could go to the cia with depression as of the new director, and broke his word because ron wyden wouldn't play. tomcotton, from arkansas, future president i believe, got into a yelling match with him on the floor and chuck schumer said if you hear eight years ago you would know we didn't confirm this guy. tom cotton said eight years ago i got my shot at in afghanistan. don't tell me. you lie to me. that's a bad way for chuck schumer to start. it's very bad. i wanted to say self extracted, focus on small things, hyperbolic. let them go crazy on everything because then we will win. if you actually cooperate on obama to replacement is actually did they would do better. a lot of people like you and me. we don't want them dead. wounded for a while but restock. and then they can come back in a semi-normal status. >> do you think, i also witnessed the democratic freak out, the meltdown. do you think that will and? you keep, i keep wondering okay, it was election, that the -- let's give them a longer duration, many boycotts at inauguration and some arches. do you think will come prepared with democrats exc

schumer promised he would go to the cia with the new director and broke his word because ron white wouldn't play. and tomon, great senator from arkansas, future president i believe, got into a yelling match and said if you were here eight years ago you would know we didn't confirm this goy and cotton said eight years ago i was getting my ass shot out in afghanistan. you lied to me. that is a bad way for chuck schumer to start. i want them to stay self-destructive and focused on small things. hyperbolic. let them go crazy on everything. we don't want them dead. just wounded for a while. restock the courts. then they can come back into the semi normal status. >> do you think -- i have witnessed the democratic freak outs/the meltdowns. do you think that will end? i keep wondering it is election let's give them the day after inauguration then there is the marches. do you think we will come to a period where democrats expect this? even people who didn't support trump on the right support this and we get to work? >> you and i like van jones. during the debates, i went over to nbc and spent time with van and sh

tom price. here is senator ron wyden. >> 400,000 shares, the discount as much as 40% cheaper than the price on theustralian stock exchange. you are sitting at the time on committees that have jurisdiction over major healthcare programs and trade policy. yes or no? doesn't this show bad judgment? >> british lawmakers discuss their prime minister's visit to washington. >> and forthcoming meeting with president trump, she will be prepared to offer up sacrifice, the opportunity of american companies to take over parts of our nhs public services? >> president trump's visit to the promise of homeland security. >> the secretary of homeland security working with myself and my staff will begin immediate instruction of a border wall. >> house democratic leader nancy pelosi reacting to president trump's claim of voter fraud. >> all we want is the truth for the american people. i feel very sad about the president making this claim. i felt sorry for him. i prayed for him. then i prayed for the united states of america. >> reporter: liz cheney addressing enhanced interrogation. >> i do support enhanced interrog

democrats are accusing steve mnuchin and tom price of misleading congress. ranking member senator ron widen cited the wall street journal article claiming congressman price received stock at a discount contrary to his testimony. as far as treasury nomin steve mnuchin, democrats cited a "columbus dispatch" article of him lying against robo signings on foreclosures. >> we're just say, we're not going to this committee today because we want the committee to regroup, get the information, have these two nominees come back in front of the committee, clarify what they lied about and apologized for that. it will give us the information that we all need for our states. >> committee chair orin hatch insisted news cameras get footage of the empty chairs on the panel mincing no words when rebuking democratic colleagues. >> it's unbelievable. they are going to vote no. they have made that very clear in their multiple press releases and press conferences. so i think they aught to stop posturing and acting like idiots. this is the most pathetic thing i have seen in my whole time in the united states

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we're going to talk to that pastor who just asked that question of tom cotton yesterday with ron hilliardfirst, we want to go to cal perry, who's in fargo, north dakota. cal, you are right now representative cramer's town hall. it's packed in there, i can see, but it doesn't quite look as rowdy as what we have been seeing so far this week. >> reporter: you might be surprised. i'm going to try to do that golf voice i learned from you on the campaign trail. you will hear the heckling. they just started talking. you can go ahead and pan up, show the crowd. they just started talking about the affordable care act. and that's when things got rowdy. the political engagement here is just incredible. it's a coffee shop that would normally hold about 100 people. there are 200 people here. representative kramer is an old hand at these town halls. he's given hundreds of town halls, hundreds more than his colleagues on capitol hill. he does a weekly radio show where he talks to constituents. he does this coffee with cramer in fargo, north dakota. that's where we are today. he's been going for 30 minut

tom brady might hang up his cleats think again. he says he continues to want to play this game for a very long time. >> ron, maria said she may have seen tom's jersey in her hotel room if you could get that word to tom tuld ome here to pick it up. >> thank you, ron. >> been here all try to parts of tennessee, parts ofmisa we are going to be looking at those strong storms. in fact, you can see strong storms and risk of heavy lightning, possible tornadoes. 27 million people as this system moves to the east. severe storms and damaging wind. a wintry mix making its way into new england and that will not dampen the spirits of all the folks in the parade. and the next system will develop and may cause a big problem and down to arkansas o >>> good morn everybody. mostly clou around washington. this is our tower camera looking northbound e there are some rain drops to be found here this morning. right along the 270 corridor. most of those rain showers light as they are will be moving on out. rain chances will remain highest ry upper 60s will be new record highs. get outside and enjoy it. >> you mentioned our producer immediate contacted me

committee on the democratic side share that view, and in 2009 the nominations of democrats tom daschle, tim geithner and ronkirk were all handled in a bipartisan way. issues came up in the vetting process in each of these cases and both sides of the committee took the investigation serious seriously. unfortunately, mr. president, that is not -- that has not been the case in 2017. while congressman price served on the powerful ways and means committee, he traded in health care stocks, pushed policies that helped his portfolio, and got special access to a promising stock deal. i asked the congressman directly in his finance committee hearing whether he got a special deal. he said that he did not. i don't think you could be much clearer than the following passage from a recent report by a pulitzer-prize winning reporter at "the wall street journal." he wrote, and i quote -- "rep tom price got a privileged office to buy a biomedical stock at a distoupbt, the company's officials said, contrary to his congressional testimony this month." i want to repeat that, mr. president, because i think it goes right to the h

and tom brady is still looking for his missing game jersey. rons in the thick of it all. >> hey, louis, good morning. what do you do when you win the super bowl the way the patriots won it? you throw a major party. that will happen later today in downtown boston. we are expect between a half a million people to a million people to celebrate the patriots and their fifth super bowl championship. this victory submitted the place in history for bill belichick and tom brady as the most powerful 1-2 coaching/quarterback duo this franchise has ever known. the city has told us because of recent world events, people should expect perhaps more delays as they make their way downtown for the start of the parade. now, we can also tell you about an investigation that is underway now since sunday night. and this involved tom brady's number 12 jersey. obviously, that jersey is worth a lot, perhaps on the memorabilia market. it disappeared. tom brady said he put it in his bag after the game and at some point this was no longer there. so the houston police departme

tom price. here's senator ron wyden. >> you bought over 400,000 shares at discounts that were as much as 40% cheaper than the price on the australian stock exchange. and you were sitting at the time on committees that have jurisdiction over major health care programs and trade policy p p. yes or no? doesn't this show bad judgment? >> british lawmakers discussing their prime minister's visit to washington. >> in her forthcoming meeting with president trump she will be prepared to offer up for sacrifice the opportunity of american companies to come in and take over parts of our nhs or our public services. >> president trump's visit to the decht homeland security. >> the secretary of homeland security working with myself and my staff will begin immediate construction of a border wall. >> reporter: house democratic leader nancy pelosi reacting to president trump's claim of voter fraud. >> all we want is the truth for the american people. i frankly feel very sad about the president making this claim. i felt sorry for him. i even prayed for him. but then i prayed for the united states of america. >> fresh

anyone wondering whether tom brady might hang up his cleats after his big super bowl win, think again. he continues to want to play this game for a long time. >> hey, ron. maria may have seen tom's jersey in her hotel room. if you get that word to tom, that would be great. >> he has to come here to pick it up. help me out. take it away. >> this took a creepy turn, fyi. >> have you been here all morning? >> i know. i try to ignore it. >>> we have weather to talk about. let's look right now. this is russellville, arkansas. heavy lightning strikes. strong storms. more is on the way. we have severe thunderstorm watches in tennessee, parts of arkansas, parts of southern missouri, as well, as the system makes its way to the east, we are going to be looking at the strong storms. in fact, we, right now, don, if you can advance that -- my producer, don. you can see we've got strong storms, and the risk of heavy lightening, possible tornadoes for 27 million people, as this system moves to the east, severe storms with damaging wind. a wintry mix making its way into new england, that will not dampen the spirits of the folks up there for the parade. and snow and ic

but also the same thing you see with tom price and with mnuchin in hatch's committee. they were pushed through and ronwydennen threw a fit because they didn't show up for what days, you can't pass these people through the committee without us. democrats are not showing up. they're not participating. they're acting if they have power in the senate right now when they don't. like they said before, they don't have a bully pulpit. they don't have the power to do any of these obstructionist things they're doing. people will look at them, this is not what we want. you are in a losing position and you're not even trying to work with republicans. charles: no doubt these temper tantrums have gone too far. rachel? >> i was going to say, this vote with betsy devos is very personal for me. i sit on the board for hispanics for school choice. to say she is not qualified because she stands with charter schools and she doesn't stand with teachers unions somehow she is against public schools. look at people running that department for so long. they have been union type people and they failed the public schools. people

committee on the democratic side share that view, and in 2009 the nominations of democrats tom daschle, tim geithner and ron kirk were all handled in a bipartisan w.

tom perez doesn't. why would either do anything for the democratic party you heard ron claim to be in some degree of disarray think what ron was talking about quas the fact that the grassroots of the party had taken control of the party and they're out there on the streets and organizing and not waiting for orders from washington. that's exactly what we need to do. we need to empower those people and the candidates for national chair, we had over a dozen debates. we got to know each other very well. we communicated, sent emails, we had meetings. we got to know each other. i'm telling thaw you've been around this party my entire life, i've been chair for five terms and been an officer of the dnc the last eight years. keith gets it and keith is going to make sure this party moves forward and is united. i'm excited to be supporting him. >> i appreciate the time, ray, i wish you all happy deliberations tomorrow in atlanta. we'll follow up with it as it's going on. >> thank you, ali. >> ray buckley for us. we'll be right back. ou take on , or fill a big order or expand your office and take on whatever comes next.

ron lott is at nrg stadium in houston. >> reporter: tom brady has a lot to play for this season. and in 48 hours, it's show time. super bowl li. nrg stadium quiet now. but come sunday, it will be lights, cameras and plenty of action. >> why wouldn't we be able to win? i mean, they just to have stop us. >> reporter: aren't you tired of winning? >> you're never tired of winning. >> reporter: familiar ground for the patriots. making a record ninth super bowl appearance. the second for the falcons and a first for quarterback matt ryan. >> i feel confident. i believe in our team. i believe in the guys we have. >> reporter: while ryan is a leading candidate for the league's most valuable player, tom brady is the mvp of the soup bowl. hee he's been to the big game more than any player in history. >> you can't take these things for granted. we've been blessed for the guys to make it this far. but it's a steep mountain to climb. >> reporter: after getting emotional when asked to name his hero. >> my dad. >> reporter: brady has been all-business. the so-called patriot way. no talk of defla

senator ron wyden of oregon, democratic lawmakers on the senate finance committee stalled the confirmations of treasury secretary nominee steven mnuchin and health and human services secretary nominee tom price by refusing to attend the committee meeting, denying . the lawmakers accused by mnuchin and price of lying to the committees during their nomination hearings. amid the democratic boycott, protesters staged a sit-in to block the entrance to the office of finance committee chairman orrin hatch, the republican senator from utah, as a protest against tom price's nomination. at least 47 people were arrested. democratic lawmakers on the senate judiciary committee also delayed a vote on thee confirmation of senator jeff sessions for attorney general tuesday by making extended speeches. this is democratic senator diannene feinstein o of califor. >> instead, he has been n the fiercest, most dedicated and most loyal promoter in congress of the trump agenda, and has played a critical role in the clearinghouse for policy and philosophy to undergirdrdhe implementation of that agenda. with this in mind, i must vote no. amy: senator sessions' confirmation has faced a series of protests over hi

tom, most experts seem to agree that boy verss have the greater problem in terms of adjusting or doing well in schools. he wants to focus his attention on girls. >> the city created the ron brown high school college prep for poboys only. a lot of people said, wait a minute, girls have academic problems and family problems. >> we know he came from oakland, from the oakland, california, school system. here parents and teachers are getting to know him. >> some people complained he's a little bit cold. he said well i'm an introvert. he said he gets up at 3:00 in the morning. he does meditation, he prays. he misses his family still in oakland until the end of june. he just wants to get into those schools. he wants to visit every school before a year is up and just see what the students are doing and what he can do to help. >> he's a lot more comfortable visiting schools than sitting down talking >>> bullets fired into several homes in virginia. now a man is in custody. what we know about the suspect and the serious new charges that could be filed against him. >>> a bold crime captured on tape. tonight a possible connection to yet another robbery. >>> and the white house will

. >> in the senate wednesday ron wyden, the only democrat on the finance committee, explained his opposition to tom price nomination as hhs secretary. this is one hour. >> mr. president? >> the senator from oregon. >> mr. president, as of thesi senate begins

ron mott is at nrg stadium in houston. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. tom brady has had a whole lot to play for this season, not the least of which is his quest to win a fifth super bowl ring. for the falcons, they want to win one. in a little more than 48 hours, it's show time. super bowl li, houston's nrg stadium quiet now, but come sunday it will be lights, cameras, and plenty of action. >> it will be everywhere. i mean, they just have to stop him. >> aren't you tired of winning? >> you are never tired of winning. >> reporter: it's familiar ground for the patriots making a record ninth super bowl appearance. just the second for the falcons and a first for quarterback matt ryan. >> i feel i believe in our team. i believe in the guys that we have. >> reporter: while ryan is a leading candidate for the league's most valuable player, tom brady is arguably the mvp here at the super bowl. he's been to the big game more than any other player in history. >> you can't take these things for granted. we've been very blessed as part of this organization for the guys

tom, that would be great. >> he has to come here to take it away. >> thank you, ron. >> been here all morning? >> i know. i try to ignore it. >>> we have weather to talk about. in fact, let's take a look at russellville, arkansas. heavy lightning strikes, strong storms. they've got heavy rain throughout the area. and more is on the way. in fact, we have severe thunderstorm watches right now on into tennessee, parts of arkansas, parts of southern missouri as well. as the system makes its way to the east, we are going to be looking at the strong storms. in fact, we, right now, don, if you can advance that -- my producer, don. you can see we've got strong storms, and the risk of heavy lightening, possible tornadoes for 27 million people, as this system moves to the east, severe storms with damaging wind. a wintry mix making its way into new england, that will not dampen the spirits of the folks up there for the parade. then tonight into wednesday, snow and ice will remain. we're waiting for the next system that will develop. a nor'easter that will cause big problems. heavier rain down through central arkans