nancy snyderman, nbc news, new york. >>> when we come back, how a little girl got her big birthday wish from google. >>> with all of its apps and cloud computing, an old-fashioned handwritten note was probably the last thing that google expected. but there it was, their google, from a girl named katy, asking the company if her father a google employee could please have wednesday off for his birthday. and p.s., she said, it is summer, you know. it seems to have worked. the dad's boss wrote katy back, praising his work and saying that, yes, on the occasion of his birthday, it would be just fine if he not only took wednesday off, but the whole first week of july. sometimes the personal touch can still go a long way. >>> in california last night, a first in major league baseball. alex torres the reliever for the san diego padres became the first pitcher to wear a protective padded cap. the league approved the cap earlier this year after a pitcher for the oakland a's was hit in the head by a line drive and suffered a serious concussion. torres said he doesn't feel much different between the

nancy snyderman, as always, thanks. >>> we'll take a break. when we come back tonight, also from are the medical world, this unexpected side effect that could mean new hope for men and women dealing with hair loss. >>> a man arrives at the pearly gates where st. peter says, so you're little bobby. well, rex here has been going on and on about you the last 50 years. another man on the couch in distress is told, well, i think you're wonderful. charles barsotti has died. and of all his wonderful cartoons in "the new yorker" and elsewhere, his best work was about the unconditional love we get from dogs. a texan by birth, army veteran who once worked with the developmentally disabled, he was prolific and beloved. charles barsotti was 80 years old. and stephanie kwolek died. she invented the incredibly strong fibers that became known as kevlar, the basis for our modern body armor and then some. she was a chemist for dupont, a ground-breaking scientist and mentor for countless women in her field. she advanced at dupont in part because so many men wer

nancy snyderman, thank you as always. >>> another break. we're back in a moment with the news tonight about a place that changed the course of modern american history. >>> saturday -- sadness in the baseball world with the death of tony gwynn. he was a hitter, one of the best ever, with over 3,100 lifetime, a career average of .338. that career was devoted to san diego and the padres. all 20 years of it, including 15 trips to the all-star game and membership in the hall of fame. tony gwynn, mr. padre, died today at just the age of 54. he succumbed to cancer of the mouth and salivary glands which he attributed to years of chewing tobacco. >>> it was a sad weekend in the nfl, especially in the city of pittsburgh, after the news of the death of chuck knoll. he stook over the steelers and turned them around. he invented the steel curtain defense and spectacular offense. his steelers won the super bowl in '74, '75, '78, '79, he drafted, bradshaw, harris, green, swann, webster, and lambert. he played for the legendary paul brown before becoming a

nancy snyderman. >> reporter: six months ago kelly avoided meeting in a restaurant and be seen dining in public. >> people do stair at you and look at you like something is wrong. it can be very embarrassing to the point that i don't even want to eat. >> reporter: kel ly is one of millions living with tremor, a disorder that can cause eating to be a struggle. but then she discovered lift ware, an electric spoon she says steadies her hand and restores dignity. >> this was the biggest blessing. >> reporter: liftware is the brain child of this man, ceo of the san francisco based lift labs. >> there are motion sensors inside. >> reporter: the spoon turns on when lifted from the table, a motion censor inside moves it in the opposite direction of where the user is shaking. cancelling out more than 70% of the tremor. he came up with the idea in graduate school while working on stabilization mechanics for the military. he knew the technology could be used to help those living with parkinson's and essential tremor. >> this is something where, you know, people are struggling every day. and it's

nancy snyderman, as always, thanks. >>> when we come back, this unexpected side effect that could meanew hope for men and women dealing with hair loss. jake and i have been best friends for years. one of our favorite things to do is going to the dog park together. sometimes my copd makes it hard to breathe. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function starting within five minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better. come on, boy! [ female announcer ] symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol increase the risk of death from asthma problems. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. [ man ] now symbicort significantly improves my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. and that makes a difference in my breathing. today

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we've got them in the studio, test on fox business, eric snyderman.and i will double-team that interview. and solar we told you when we talked about solar city not to count him out. the stock is jumping once again, they are such an interesting business model not only do they lease, they install and are manufacturing solar panels. a fox news exclusive. and the stock is up about 100% over the past year be at melissa: can't wait. here is what is making and losing money today. anybody with a piece of bed, bath, and beyond, shares are thinking right now after an earnings outlook below expectations. the prophet flatlinin flatlining year-over-year basis, the stock getting soaked right now. over 3 million shares, he lost around $13.5 million today. not making as much, hillary clinton, sales of her memoir dropped sharply in the second week dropping nearly 44%. it will fall short of the 1 million copies the publishers hoping to ship to stores. making money off your old kfc food scraps. the company turning out these chicken wing bones. they cleaned up, coated in

nancy snyderman, nbc news, new york. >>> this summer, nbc 10 is spreading the word about our challengeocal nonprofit called 21st century solutions. there's a $50,000 grant available as well as two $25,000 grants. we're looking for fresh idea that's move our community forward. if you're a nonprofit and promote new and innovative programs, we want you to apply. applications are being accepted until august 8th. if you'd like more information, just go to our website, nbc10.com. >>> we had a few showers out there. you were talking about it earlier. it barely showed up on radar. >> it was only specifically over philadelphia for the most part. people that don't live in the city are wondering what we are talking about. a few showers earlier this evening. temperatures tomorrow in the mid 80s which is exactly average for us. it's really going to feel lake a summer day. as we head into the next couple of days, we'll get close to 90 degrees by wednesday. we also track another chance of storms by wednesday. >>> that's going to do it for us on this sunday night. for brittney shipp and everybody here

snyderman analyzed a sample of debbie's bone marrow under a microscope. >> i looked once, i looked twice, and i couldn't believe my eyes. it looked like something that i remember reading about in medical school. >> debbie's red blood cells had degenerated, a condition known as karyorrhexis. >> i ran down to the library and i got out a book on toxicology and i also went on to something called medline on the computer. >> the medical literature described some possible causes. when her doctor factored in her other symptoms -- numbness of her hands and legs, disorientation and nausea, the answer became clear. >> i was able to complete the description of arsenic in my mind, and it fit her perfectly. >> arsenic is a heavy metal poison and not one you normally encounter. further testing indicated debbie had an arsenic level of 29,580 micrograms per liter, one of the highest ever recorded in a living person. >> almost sounded like a mistake in the lab reading, but it wasn't. >> the amount i had, i shouldn't be here. >> she was immediately put under 24-hour security protection. but the question re

the story from our chief medical editor nancy snyderman. >> reporter: erica wallace enjoys every moment of her busy life, helping to run the family business and raising two sons in manhattan, kansas. because three years ago this young mother got a devastating diagnosis. >> i was told i had stage 3 cervical cancer. >> reporter: after 32 rounds of chemotherapy and 25 radiation treatments, erica was only getting worse. >> i actually had conversations with my husband and my friends about funeral arrangements. >> reporter: with time and options running out, she joined a small clinical trial of the national cancer institute. in this trial, the patient's own immune system system was used to attack the cancer cells. dr. christian henriks runs the study. >> the goal is to completely eliminate the cancer and have it never come back. >> reporter: here's how it worked. doctors took tumor samples from nine women called by hpv, the human pampaloma virus. they extracted a type of immune cell called t-cells in the tumors. they grew billions of these cells and injected them back into the patients to see

nancy snyderman.porter: tara and mitch lieberman say their boys have so much energy. >> here is water. >> reporter: they carefully limit the amount of caffeine their kids consume. >> i just feel it's healthier to give them juices with low sugar amounts, water, milk, stuff like that. >> reporter: caffeine is hard to avoid these days. no longer just in coffee, tea and colas, it's now added to many new products from energy drinks to snacks and candy. and while we have known for some time that caffeine races blood pressure and lowers heart rate today's study reveals how it affects boys and girls differently after puberty. the report from the university of buffalo studied the impact of even small amounts of calf teen on children ages 8 to 9 and on teenagers ages 15 to 17. the younger kids got approximately the caffeine equivalent of a half to a full can of soda. the teens one to two cans worth. among all groups that teenage boys experienced slightly higher blood pressure level than the girls. researchers i

anyway, new york attorney general eric snyderman is skewing barclay's for a securities fraud alleging the bank high speed traders using its venue while misleading institutional investors. the suit claims barclay's falsified documents removing them the high frequency firm trade bot would allegedly minimize the appearance of traders. >> barclay's drew its dark pool into the largest of the united states by telling investors that they were providers while in fact they were predators there at barclay's invitation. >> snyderman is suing under the new york act which gives extraordinary powers to the attorney general. he u.s. legal action is creating division between u.s. and european banks. >> i think it is making the european banks feel like second class citizens with respect to the united states. we're seeing a lot more scrutiny. i would say, however, that a lot of the european banks are stepping up their government and they're really taking much more seriously how they structure their north american board, their north american government and how they're approaching the risk, which they ha

snyderman to file a case against barkleys bank, dark pools happening today.t out market fragmentation or cracking down on 40 markets or high-frequency trading, this won't be high-frequency trading, that is a key thing they are going after, new york attorney general is going after. this is a big thing, we should have a headline. and the second one should say over dark pools. this is all about dark pools and high frequency trading. another headline says dark pools. melissa: as soon as we finish this discussion you will get more on this. and all kinds of things. why do politicians feel like this is what they have to do? and when it doesn't ring true? when you have somebody like chelsea clinton saying i was curious and i just couldn't, you have joe biden saying i am and mildly expensive suits, no savings account and doesn't own a single stock. is that true? >> the last few years, so demonized the rich. anyone with money is a suspect class but this is completely backfired on the clintons. save they only have a few hundred thousand dollars of income. is probably te

nancy snyderman says if a woman is fit and cleared by her medical team, there is no reason to avoid runningovides cushion for the fetus and blood will not be shunted away to other parts of the body to harm mom or fetus. even the issue of stamina is a moot point. balance may be affected a little from a shifting weight load but only minimally. should she have run that race six weeks before her due date? you can go to newsnation.msnbc.com. >>> a brand new episode of "deadline crime" arizona on investigation discovery. this week she's highlighting the death of 91-year-old washington, d.c., journalist and socialite viola dratt. at first it appears she died from a nasty fall in the bathroom but when investigators start looking into her marriage to a man 40 years younger, they unravel a history that shocks washington's elite. here's a preview. >> the day after viola's murder, they are questioning her husband. when they inform him of a key piece of evidence. >> but the issue we have is there's no sign of forced entry to your home. >> no. >> according to their observations and albert's own statement

nancy snyderman, nbc news, new york. >>> we will be right back with some pictures from katie couric'sding. >> she got married. >> very exciting. >>> she is married. take look here at the wedding photo of katie couric. she tied the knot at her east half on the home yesterday. he's a partner in an investment firm in new york. they got engaged in september after date for two years. this is the second marriage for the former "today" show host. couric lost her husband in 1998 due to colon cancer and has done a lot forgetting people to get in there and get tested for colon cancer. she looked beautiful there. good for her. >>> let's check with rob. >> forecast for tomorrow which 2:00 away. 11:58. 87 tomorrow in the tri valley. temperatures are going to be a roller coaster ride. warm to start the week. north bay, chance of showers there on thursday and san jose, same trend. cooler and breezy for the bay area come thursday. >> very nice. >> thanks for joining us. >> have a good night. safeway gets that staying on budget can be a real bear. that's why they've got lots of ways to save. real big

january si snyderman is here. good morning. >> good morning, erica. >> just to clarify, the threat and concern here is because this is the most dangerous type of anthrax. that is the inhaled kind, correct? >> right. i think we also remember back to 2001 when five people died because they inhaled anthrax mailed in letters throughout the united states. we have a recent history of how bad this can be. there are three ways to get it, inject, through your skin or inhale it. the idea the laboratory workers could have inhaled it is a real concern. once you get the bacteria in your body, it can take two weeks for it to release spores. the spores can have toxins. it's the toxins that cause the problems. in this case, it looks like flu with aches and pains and can be deadly. >> one covered. we are hearing friends and families around the people are not at risk. when you talk about the spores and how long it takes to develop, we know some of them are already on antibiotics. is it enough to stop it and what about the people wh

as i mentioned, gascon and new york attorney general eric snyderman are holding a conference talking, iphone theft went down 17% in the first fiferent months of the year -- five months of the year. in the same time period, they found theft of samsung and other popular devices increased. customers are pleased more companies are adopting the antitheft feature. >> i think that's wonderful. that's what we need. things happen. people steal things. if they can't afford it or -- they want it, they want to resell it. yeah. >> both leaders say this illustrates how kill switches will end the victimization of wireless consumers. right now, there's legislation that requires that by next july all smartphones in california could come preequipped with theft deterring technology to render the device useless. that bill passed the first assembly committee earlier this week. reporting live from los gatos, janine de la vega, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thanks, janine. fire investigators in oakland are keeping a close eye on the city's diamond canyon park area. they fear an arsonist is still on the loose aft

new york attorney general eric snyderman is slapping the bank with a lawsuit. frequency trading clients even as it promised to protect other traders from dark pools. attorney general schneiderman will be our guest. we'll talk to him. >> barclays analyst initiating covers on big internet stocks that you know, facebook, google, twitter, amazon, yahoo and netflix. among the headlines here, an under weight rating on netflix. the stock is at $441.40. so actually the barclays analyst, paul vogel, i don't know, that's why the coverage is so initiated on all of these at one time sees a 5% drop in shares of netflix. in the meantime you have google, facebook, twitter as over weights with a gain of 12 and 16% respectively on some of those names. up side for twitter, facebook, google. 5% down side for netflix. i'm noticing this now, kevin. fed policy is, quote, reverse robin hood. ben eisen at cbsmarketwatch.com coming out and making an article. you're making an imprint. >> that's because of go pro. they've been following me all morning. >> we have. >> is it on? >> i don't

nancy snyderman has been there for the whole thing. >> reporter: good morning.e this morning. we'll check in in a moment, but first their journey. >> i want to be positive, and i think that we're going to have twins. and i think that they're going to have red hair and blue eyes. >> reporter: it's been a long road for 34-year-old jessica menkhausen and her fiance derek. >> so that's really the moment of conception. >> reporter: that moment, a first on live tv. in vitro fertilization. this is now a fertilized egg. >> so it's right there -- >> reporter: dr. sherman silver from st. lukes hospital in st. louis performed the procedure. then transferred two embryos days later with good results. >> your pregnancy test is positive. >> reporter: later a sonogram revealed one baby, a girl. >> i'm happy there's one. >> reporter: after a rather typical pregnancy, jessica was prepared to deliver. >> i feel ecstatic. i cannot wait. >> a week before jessica's due date, the baby was small. so the doctors were concerned so they made the decision to induce jessica on her due date.

nancy snyderman has this story. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt.ho believe an experimental treatment can save her daughter's life. but they need money to make it happen. they turned to social media and found incredible support from strangers. >> reporter: you wouldn't know it just by watching her. but elisa o'neil is a fun loving 4-year-old who loves to swim in the pool and play dressup. but her life is about to change. she was diagnosed with a syndrome a year ago. a childhood disease that clogs up cells and stops development. by the end of the year, she may lose the ability to speak, walk, and feed herself. >> never expecting that you can lose it. your child has a terminal disease, and they're going to fade away before your eyes. >> reporter: glen and tara o'neil found hope in an experimental treatment and started to raise the money for the trial. but by february, they'd only raised about $200,000. so glen turned to the internet for answers. >> i googled, you know, typed in how to make a viral video. and this guy benjamin wong, a freelance photogr

nancy snyderman will be here to tell us about a promising, new way to preserve fertility among womeny-stage breast cancer. quite an improvement in quality of life and an exciting discovery. >> it is. a lot to get to. >>> let's start this half hour with more on the controversial deal that secured the release of army sergeant bowe bergdahl. speaking from poland this morning, president obama defended his administration's actions, this as bergdahl's own father moves closer to the center of the firestorm. nbc's janet shamlian is his hometown of hailey, idaho. >> reporter: the release of bowe bergdahl has hit a nerve, and the town of hailey is suddenly fighting back against a flood of anger. >> he was just a guy who got caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> reporter: critical calls, negative e-mails and harsh treats aimed at the bergdahl family, questioning whether exchanging top taliban prisoners for bergdahl was worth it. a soldier many say left his post in afghanistan before he was captured. words like liar, deserter and traitor. one tweet reads, "bob bergdahl, you and your

nancy snyderman has this story. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt.a o'neil who believe an experimental treatment can save her daughter's life. but they need money to make it happen. they turned to social media and found incredible support from strangers. >> reporter: you wouldn't know it just by watching her. but elisa o'neil is a fun loving 4-year-old who loves to swim in the pool and play dressup. but her life is about to change. she was diagnosed with a syndrome a year ago. a childhood disease that clogs xpectiha and stops development. itse aropne goaw you peal and thet b only a ,0 fo tnt w t m an gen b iv i cpour co eporte -th t munds gtituge t aireoenn.enthtiz v j four isvery w can to give them a happy, healthy life. we were not going tp ha. is we f trynyoe thht en i hope problem. but it goes to the underserved population of people with these orphan diseases where they can't get enough traction in traditional medicine to get the funding, the tests. and sometimes the government funding to look at new cures. >> do you think this idea of going onli