welcome back to weekends, i'm t.j. holmes. alex witt is off today. at some of the headlines. an investigation is under way after a deadly carbon monoxide leak at a mall in long island, new york. manager of the restaurant was killed. 28 people sent to hospital. investigators are to discussion on the heating system as a cause. the restaurant had no carbon monoxide detectors. >>> police in rome say a missing new hampshire college student was hit by a train. the body of john dirken was found in a railway tunnel after he had gone missing while studying overseas. he was a linebacker with the bates college football team. >>> it looked like a free car wash near cleveland. water spewed over the highway. lanes had to shut down for several hours. >>> national security adviser susan rice speaking about the currents crisis engulfing the ukraine and questions surrounding the whereabouts of the ukrainian president. >> the ukrainian people expressed themselves peacefully. they were met with violence. that did not end well for viktor yanukovych. >> does he have to go

i'm t.j. holmes. here's the other top stories.nche saturday in lake county, colorado. three others injured along the dangerously steep terrain. >>> also, a bomb tore through a bus in the sinai killing at least three south korean tourists and a driver. a government spokesman calls it an act of cowardice. >>> 11 illegal minors trapped underground in south africa brought to the surface and handed over to the police. an unknown number is inside the gold mine fearing arrest according to an emergency services spokesman. >>> we want to get you up to speed on a story following this hour. florida jury reaching a partial verdict in the trial of michael dunn charged in the fatal shooting of jordan davis after an argument over loud music. the jury declared a mistrial on first in the first murder and convicted on attempted murder and fourth charge of firing into a veerk. this trial on the heels of the zimmerman trial raises questions over the plight of young african-american men. something an initiative by president obama hopes to address. i w

have you been mistaken a number of times for t.j. holmes. you joked about it once on the air. >> not once. we would joke about it all the time. t.j. and i are friends. it's fine. i texted him. i was going to bring him here and have come on and pretend to be me. we'd probably have to get that approved. >> standards and practices would not be all right with that. >> he would send the text to me sometimes saying the lady in terminal b who checks tickets is going to be mad at you. she called me don and i ignored her. we would joke around. sometimes people call me -- it doesn't happen frequently now because he's not on the network. i would just say i'm don or laugh and go i'm the other black guy or say nice to meet you, my name is t.j. people all the time say to me you look just like don lemon. after a moment, i'll go i am don lemon. they'll go, no, you're not. they say he would never be on the subway or he would not fly coach. i'm like, yeah, i do all those things. >> here's the thing about this. when this happened, it was, samuel l. jackson hand

i'm t.j. holmes. craig melvin is off today. you are watching msnbc. who knew? a former christie associate who once pled the fifth says the governor knew about the controversial lane closures earlier than he's let on. where's the proof, though? >>> also ahead -- >> this problem's been around for at least the last 15 years. it's been turned into a political football. i think it's unfair. >> i genuinely believe that speaker boehner and a number of house republicans, folks like paul ryan, really do want to get a serious immigration reform bill done. >> is there possible common ground over immigration reform? can the president meet them in the middle? sheila jackson lee will join me live. >>> plus, out of prison and out to change the system. what former new york police commissioner bernie carric learned behind bars. >>> and new jersey, the next state to go green? which green are we talking about here? a state senator wants to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana. he says the move would clean up the streets and dry up the black market. >>> finally, why wait? the new

if someone mistakes me for t.j. holmes, i could do worse. can i say something quickly, i know you have to go here. samuel l. jackson, that may have come from a wound that's been opened over and over again because of black actors in hollywood are always looking to be recognized. he's made over 70 movies. tyler perry movie is still in the other category. someone over 70 movies, you should probably know his name by now. >> he showed he was angry but did it with humor on the fly. i thought it was, you know -- >> he apologized. move on. sam is a great reporter. >> i appreciate it. good to see you. >> good to see you, mr. holmes, as well. >> thanks. outfront" next. a rare event at the white house tonight. a state dinner in honor of the french president. you just saw the first lady in an absolutely gorgeous gown, long and flowing, what i would call a french slate blue, but it's a party that costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. is it necessary? and the white man charged with shooting a black teenager takes the stand and testifies on why he opened

i'm t.j. holmes. craig melvin is off today. you are watching msnbc. also happening right now, verdict watch continues. jurors are deciding the fate of michael david dunn, the florida man on trial for the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, jordan davis. we're live outside the courthouse. >>> also ahead -- >> the saying here is virginia is for lovers. truly, we are experiencing that today in a way that we never have before. >> marriage for all? in a first for the south. a federal judge strikes down virginia's gay marriage ban. will this turn the tide in the south? >>> also this -- >> i want to let everyone know that i'm the youngest entrepreneur and i like to do what i like to do. >> this so-called super businessgirl helping turn around detroit. she's 10 years old. she's the boss and she's behind today's big idea. >>> let's start with that marquee day for hockey as team usa took on russia. nbc's kevin tibbles live at the olympic village in sochi with the details. kevin, hello to you. a rematch. we always call these rematches. not exactly the s

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