we love her to death. >> tamron is trust worthy. >> she's definitely the best friend that you want to call and say, hey, you want so share this news with her. >> i'm excited and nervous. the sitcom character who keeps popping up behind the sofa and now i'm on the sofa. >> i'm so proud of her. >> congratulations aunt tamron we love you. >> thank you very much, isaiah, mya and lay la and my mom. i'm tamron hall. tomorrow i will be answering your questions, we'll be face to face. i'll be able to see you and you'll be able to see me. you can start sending in questions now, go to the website and use the hash tag tamchat on twitter. i'll be able to see and put names with faces. up next, "andrea mitchell reports" and of course at its new time, noon eastern time, filling in for andrea, kristen welker, another friend of mine is in for andrea. see you tomorrow at 11:00. if i can impart one lesson to a new business owner, it would be one thing i've learned is my philosophy is real simple american express open forum is an on-line community, tha

>> that's correct, tamron.before i left the courtroom to come here, judge healy, the judge in the case, said he was considering allowing two media representatives, one print and one tv, to be in the courtroom for the rest of jury selection. he will still not allow any cameras into the courtroom during jury selection so -- but it looks like we may get a little media access. >> state attorney angela cory, those who followed the trayvon martin case know very well, she's indicated she does not want the media in the courtroom during selection either, jury selection. >> that's correct. she said she will appeal this ruling if healy allows the media back in. as i left the courtroom she said that media was being irresponsible and specifically singled out our publication for its coverage. >> speaking of your publication the editor frank denton released a statement in part saying it's outrageous that the court is closed. this important part of the trial to the public, our understanding of the law including the constitutio

>> it's actually quite hard to tell, tamron.ement she saw, just that she saw signs that gave her hope. there were no details. what we do know, however in december, at least three neurologists looked at her and said the prognosis was impossible so it's different to see what signs her mother gives her hope. >> experts at the time also criticized the family saying this decision to keep her on a ventilator was the wrong decision, and that she had no chance of recovery, but this family remains steadfast, indicating that they felt she had some movement despite what medical professionals there said. this set off, as you well know, a huge debate regarding the family's right, and put this family on the front of the these argument, and this discussion. >> yes, you're absolutely right, tamron. i think that comes back to a larger mistrust of the african-american community for medical professionals. as you know, the black experience in medicine in the united states hasn't exactly always been great, and so sometimes when doctors say something

hall. >> tamron hall. >> tamron hall. >> what a way to welcome you, too, with no make-up monday. >>ss it's a good way to start. you open up, come out of the closet, no skeletons. here i am. you've seen me at, i think my second worst. i did host -- >> come on. >> no, no, no, seriously. i posted the picture -- no, no, no -- that was no make-up. but the picture i posted. the photo of my natural hair. that's with me with my hair not blow dried out. and i posted this, and the reaction was so interesting i would show my naturally curly hair. >> i love it. >> thank you. >> how long does it take you to do that? >> oh, mercy. how long does it take johnny wright to do it? i get my haircut once a month. >> sorry to interrupt you -- >> that's actual hair. that is mine. this is high school, i wore braces for six years, that's my hair, and i tell people, i'm 43, i cut my hair when i was 18, my boyfriend at the time, leslie, i won't say your last name on tv, but he had a crush on anita baker, and i wanted his affections over anita baker, so i cut my hair. and there was a rap song that said somethi

they are always good for a laugh, tamron. >> i do my best, dave. up next, another hot topic out there, the other side of blackness. many usually discuss the disadvantages of having dark skin, but a new book explores the struggles for people, black people, of all shades. we'll talk with the doctor and author that's getting so much attention for her conversation on the definition of blackness. ♪ aflac, aflac, aflac! ♪ [ both sigh ] ♪ ugh! ♪ you told me he was good, dude. yeah he stinks at golf. but he was great at getting my claim paid fast. how fast? mine got paid in 4 days. wow. that's awesome. is that legal? big fat no. [ male announcer ] find out how fast aflac can pay you at aflac.com. [ mttdd# 1-800-345-2550 out can take you in many directions. searching for trade ideas that spark your curiosity tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you read this. watch that. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 you look for what's next. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we can help turn inspiration into action tdd# 1-800-345-2550 boost your trading iq with the help of tdd# 1-800-345-2550 our live

tamron >> as the president and vice president take up the first lady on her call to get moving.

. >>> hi, i'm richard lui in for tamron hall. the news nation is following developing news for you this hour. first off a deadly winter storm has brought much of the south and northeast to a standstill leaving nearly 500,000 customers without power. the storm has dumped up to two feet of snow in some places, making streets virtually impassable. over 6,000 flights have been cancelled nationwide. the snow has turned to cold rain in many places in washington, d.c., where federal offices are closed today. some d.c. suburbs are reporting as much as 15 inches on the ground with more to come later tonight. in new york city, 1900 plows working throughout the morning just trying to keep up with the heavy snow. big flakes there. this winter storm has left much of augusta, georgia, in the dark as well, from louisiana to new jersey nearly half a million homes and businesses do not have power. most are in georgia and south carolina. 17 deaths have been blamed on the storm so far. most of those due to traffic accidents and icy roads throughout

tamron? >> thank you very much, katy tur, appreciate it. >>> coming up on "news nation," we get a never before seen look inside the clinton white house. nearly 5,000 pages of unreleased documents will be out in hours. they include confidential communications with the first lady. mark murray will join us for the first read on that. >>> and this -- >> i didn't have a dad in the house. and i was angry about it, even though i didn't necessarily realize it at the time. i made bad choices. i got high without always thinking about the harm that it could do. >> new reaction to those personal words from president obama. he made them yesterday at that event. folks are still talking about it. we'll get our team back on this conversation to find out how you turn those words into action. >>> and it's been a tradition to offer discounts to people flying because of a death in their family. now one airline says it is no longer going to offer those bereavement fares. it's our "news nation" gut check. is it a

"news nation" with tamron hall is up next.fe, but we'll do our best to help you connect to what is. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm tamron hall and this is "news nation." we have two breaking stories we're following out in california, it's being called a volatile monster storm and it's hammering the state right now. mandatory evacuations are under way just in los angeles. the storm could cause dangerous mudslides from the mountains and police are warning people they face, quote, injury and/or death if they ignore this very serious order. now the heavy rain's the biggest in california in nearly two years are causing flash flooding throughout the state, forcing officials to close several major highways. preparations have been under way for days and first responders are on high alert. the san jose fire department, for example, has been tweeting pictures of a number of flood rescues just this morning, including this one of a motorist who was caught by the flash flood. the extreme weather in california is part of a massive storm th

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tamron >> as the president and vice president take up the first lady on her call to get moving. and here comes oscar. preparations under way in hollywood with the 86th academy awards just two days away. the race to the top prize is open today, february 28th, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. friday here. carson's in for matt this morning. i hope that all those stars in hollywood are waterproof. take a look at the dolby theatre right now where the oscars will be. it's all wrapped up in plastic. >> and if you're in charge of the oscars, you're thinking, we've had no rain in the state of california, and sure enough on the big night, is it going to rain? >> yeah, it will rain, but the big question is will it get out of here in time for the oscars? there's a good chance it may not. >> by the way, the rough weather out west is today's top story. the rain is, of course, needed in california, but not exactly like this,

i'm tamron hall. this is "news nation."reaction is streaming in after arizona governor jan brewer vetoed a controversial bill that would have allowed business owners to refuse to serve anyone base odd their religious belief. the governor used her veto pen last night after spending the day in a private meeting with supporters and opponents. >> i call them like i see them. despite the tears or the boos from the crowd. i sincerely believe that senate bill 1062 has the potential to create more problems than it purports to solve. i could divide arizona in ways we cannot even imagine, and no one would ever want. >>> news of the veto immediately drew cheers from protest who had been gathered at the capitol in phoenix ever since the proposal won approval. senator mccain issued a statement say, quote -- i appreciate the decision made by governor brewer to veto this

tamron. >> thank you. and right now, president obama is huddled with senate democrats for a high you powered high stakes strategy meeting. former president bill clinton is also expected to attend later today. among the key matters to be discussed, the midterm elections in november where the balance of power in congress is at stake. 36 senate seats will be up for grabs. 21 of them currently held by democrats while republicans only have to defend 15. with this, an article 2340e9s top democratic donors and strategists are advocating forget trying to gain control of the house and focus on maintaining control of the senate. joining me now, author of that very article, alex, thank you so much for your time. >> hey, tamron. >> so some of the top targets for the gop. mark pryor, mark begich, mary landrieu, kay hagan. i read a quote from mark begich who said he doesn't want the president to campaign for him, he needs to show him where his policies are not working. so this strategy session is a hot one. >> it's cert

at 11:00 eastern, news nation with tamron hall and at noon, "andrea mitchell reports," both at new times00 eastern, our newest shows, ronan farrow daily and the reid report and cycle and with alex wagner at 4:00. >>> governor chris christie's approval rating is plummeting. 49% of new jersey voters approve of the job he is doing. that is down nine points since the bridgegate scandal broke in january and 20 points from a year ago >>> the longest serving member of the house of representatives is resigning, 87-year-old jon dingle has served 29 full terms. >>> is president obama respected abroad by other world leaders. for the first time ever, more americans think he is not by a 53-41 margin. >>> arizona senator, john mccain, taking a jab, not a surprise. >>> congressman steve stockman hasn't voted in a gop primary in ten years, even for himself in 2012. according to "the dallas morning news." he is trying to oust john cornyn case. >>> the supreme court turns up its knows from a smelly washing machine case. the suits claim a design flaw causes a musty order. >>> jimmy fallon will join chicago

"start your engines" >>> good morning, everybody, i'm tamron hall. this is "news nation." could announce as early as today whether she'll sign or veto a controversial measure that would allow business owners to refuse based on their religious beliefs to serve gays and lesbians. she's holding meetings, in fact, on the matter today. overnight, though, the governor tweeted this. i assure you, as always, i will do the right thing for the state of arizona. the so-called religious freedom restoration act had been a target of daily protests ever since it won final approval by that state's legislature last thursday. opponents have dubbed it the right to discriminate bill. meantime, governor brewer is under pressure from a growing list of companies to use her veto power. those companies now include apple, american, and delta airlines, marriott, intel, yelp, at&t, and pet smart. also urging a veto, arizona's two republican senators and gop presidential candidate mitt romney. plus, three republican state senators originally voted for the bill. all that as the debate rages among ordin

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start building your confident retirement today. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm tamron hall.on." developing now, we are following two big legal battles over two critical issues, voter i.d. laws and same-sex marriage. a lesbian couple's lawsuit challenging michigan's ban on same-sex marriage went to trial this morning in federal court in detroit. the couple is also fighting for the right to adopt children together, and that issue is expected to trigger heated debate in this trial. more on that in a minute, but first, minutes ago, wisconsin's supreme court began hearing arguments in two lawsuits challenging the state's voter i.d. law that requires all voters to present a government-issued photo i.d. county judges struck down the law, which took effect in 2012, but an appeals court later found it constitutional. lawyers for the state will argue the law prevents voter fraud, while opponents say it restricts voting, particularly among minorities, also the elderly. the challenges to the law were filed by the ncaap and by the league of voters, joining me now, elizabeth mcnamara, als

>> tamron, this is the dark side. only with love. >> what am i going to do with this thing? do i have a shovel? no. volvo. >> right now it's only volvos. >> right. >> it's only volvos. >> but if it picks up -- >> yeah, think about it, amazon discussing drones, we're not sure if that's real or not. but there is a need to get our packages other than in the traditional mailbox. >> most of us aren't home to be there when the delivery comes. i think it's more that convenience of it. >> people are saying well, i don't want somebody rooting around the back of my car. well, then don't use the service. >> what do you have in the back of your car? >> a body. >> yeah. >> the other story, guys, that a lot of people we were talking about, paula patton and robin thicke, they've separated after nine years of marriage. they told "people" magazine, we'll always love each other, but we've mutually decided to separate. they were high school sweethearts, met when robin was 14, she was 16, they have the most adorable little son. he's so a

tamron's over in the orange room. tamron and her friend the flappy bird?e and can't get to work or school. flappy bird is sweeping the nation. move over candy crush, angry bird. it's a free app. it's been at the top of the iphone list. flappy bird and super ball juggling. can i demo it? it's a game. you said it's pretty challenging. i started practicing this morning. we're going to demo it. basically, you have this bird and your bird has to make its way -- okay. come on. >> you've got to keep tapping the bird. >> you've got to keep tapping the bird. and this was developed by a guy in vietnam. and it's -- as i mentioned. here i go. so this morning, because i'm obviously bored and you are too, i'm challenging all of you at home to go online, open up the free app and oh. >> gets you every time. >> and you know it's easy enough to beat tamron. >> don't make her leave the orange room and hurt you. >> here i go. >> oh! >> i'm actually playing it. almond breeze almondmilk makes everything good even better... from the bowls of cereal you make... to all the delicio

it's a good thing, i think tamron was about to take her heels and earrings off for fouling willie. >>know what is most amazing about that? willie looks small. >> he does. willie is -- >> willie is a tall dude. >> he is a big man. tall guy. >> anyway that, is greet stuff. bill, let's get a check of the weather. >>> west coast, we're finally getting what we need. we don't want a lot of devastation or anything. you desperately need it. first symptom move in yesterday. still raining in california this morning. storm number two coming in tomorrow. it will be bigger. i mean l.a. hasn't had one inch of rain from a storm in three years. that's a long time. this is going to be a significant event for you. and that's going to be tonight, tomorrow, two inches of rain. the mountains could see four to five feet of snow. that's exactly what they need. again, it's only going to dent. they need 15 inches to end the drought. they're going to probably get maybe a quarter to a fifth of. that the cold just continues. what a february. thank goodness this is almost over. minus 43 in international follows t

tamron hall, i can not believe what is happening there. willie did play for his high school team though. >> willie has game. against shack shack aq and he w. >>> could red light cameras be on the way out? plus the battle for parking spots gets dicier when winter weather throws drivers a curve ball. that's next. [ male announcer ] are you so stuffed up, you feel like you're underwater? try zyrtec-d® to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve your other allergy symptoms... so you can breathe easier all day. zyrtec-d®. find it at the pharmacy counter. [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ she can print amazing things, right from her computer. [ whirring ] [ train whistle blows ] she makes trains that are friends with trees. ♪ my mom works at ge. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] with five perfectly sweetened whole grains... you can't help but see the good. >>> time to get down to business and who better than cnbc hampton pierson. good morning. >> good morning. fist we start with american airlines and they'

this is the news nation, i'm craig in for tamron hall. president obama is in the white house. he has been speaking for about five minutes, signing the executive order raising the minimum wage to $10.10 for contract workers. >> making $7.76 an hour. 7.76 an hour. there's a fast food worker right down the street making $9.81 an hour. there's a laundry worker at camp dodge making $9.03. and starting next year, as their contracts come up, each of them and their fellow coworkers are going to get a raise. by the way, that includes folks who get paid in tips. they'll get a raise too. so -- [ applause ] the tip wage has gone up even slower than the regular minimum wage. so just as it's good for companies across the country, this will be good for america's bottom line, for contractors and for taxpayers. the opponents of the minimum wage have been using the same arguments for years, and time and again they have been proven wrong. raising the minimum wage is good for business and good for workers and it's good for the economy. puts more money in these folk's pockets. that means they have

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. >>> i'm milissa rehberger in for tamron hall. "the news nation" is following the effort today to rally house democrats and gear them up for a fight in hopes of winning back the house in november. the president addressed house democrats at their retreat on the maryland shore. vice president biden also offered a pep talk today. and nbc's luke russert joins us live now from the site of the house democrats' retreat in cambridge, maryland and mark murray joins us live from our washington bureau. luke, let's start with you. president obama addressed house democrats before the television cameras, a closed question and answer session. do you have any insight on what happened there? >> yeah, sure. there was a few things. primarily some house democrats in the audience asked the president what was going to be the messaging pertaining to the health care law. the president did admit that democrats were as of right now in the, quote, penalty box in regards to the botched ruleout that happened at the end of last year, beginning of this year. so

savannah and al and tamron.the show, i'm going to walk into that building, for a complete dress rehearsal. of friday night's opening ceremony. be the second time that i see the show and i'll fill you in on later on. by the way, that kind of odd architectural feature not just for show. what lies under the strip of the roof is key to the opening ceremony. i'll tell you more about that as well. >> and then you'll have to let us in on putin's world. have you been into putin's world and what can you tell us about it? >> we have all been living in putin's world and i got a lot of tweets over there about the beige roof over there. i listened and i went to find out. >> the official name of it is sochi park. it's a hotel and an amusement park development that was supposed to be done in time for the olympics. but around here, they call it putin world. when it's finished it will provide a fantasy tour of a thousand years of russian history. they tried to rush it and get it done for the olympics, it didn't happen. they say

tamron started at 178 pounds now 161 pounds. some of the -- i think a lot of people hit those bumps in the road in their weight loss. first starting off with their six pack food problems, kelly, you had issues. what was your problem? and how did you solve it? >> the problem being, i think the winter and the cold and i grave hearty foods. i want substance and i wanted to be warm. so i just came up with a soup real quick, some broccoli, vegetable broth, chicken broth, whatever you have, blend it all up if you want skim milk in it to make it a cream of milk. you can top it off with cheese, a cheddar, and add a crunch to it. >> she nailed it with this soup. one cup is only 60 calories. >> wow. >> and there's so many creative yummy things you can do to sort of make comfort foods. you can use lean ground turkey, reduced fat dairy. i put a ton of comfort food makeovers on our website at today.com. and i'm also going to tweet out all of these recipes using the #todaysixpack after the show. >> good. >> anything you want to add to it. >>

. >>> news nation with tamron hall has a new home at 11:00 am. andrea mitchell is at noon. new shows, ronan farrow daily at 1:00. and at 2:00 pm, the reid report. interesting thing with the daily planner. let's move campaign talks about banning the marketing of junk food in schools nationwide. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. helps reduce the risk of heart disease. keep heart-healthy. live long. eat the 100% goodness of post shredded wheat. doctors recommend it. some brokerage firms are but way too many aren't. why? because selling their funds makes them more money. which makes you wonder. isn't that a conflict? search "proprietary mutual funds". yikes!! then go to e*trade. we've got over 8,000 mutual funds and not one of them has our name on it. we're in the business of finding the right investments for you. e*trade. less for us, more for you. the fund's prospectus contains its investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other important information and should be read and considered carefully before investing. for a current prospectus visit www.etr

account, but just pretending that we all agree that it's correct, i just want to show as i ask you, tamron, the same question, the actual trade-off, higher wages for 25 million people, 9,000 people out of poverty and jobs lost. you have a lot of people getting a lot of benefits as against 500,000 potential job losses. so even if we just go ahead and stipulate that the cbo is actually correct, looking at that trade-off that you see, tameron, would you pursue it? >> i would push it, push it twice, three times if you ask me, absolutely. one thing we have to keep in mind, we know workers are going to get the benefit. the unknown is whether there will be job gains, which is also an option, or job loss. so i would definitely go with the known of raising almost a million people out of poverty and improving the living standards of millions of workers, absolutely, in a heartbeat. >> and avik, that is really the issue. the known is a hundred year's of economic history, that higher wages, that great bulge that happened during the 1940s after world war ii and the oncome of unions in the early to mid-2

i'm craig melvin in for tamron hall. "newsroom" is following the senate. to take a procedural vote on a measure that would restore those benefits to the now 1.7 million americans whose benefits expired abruptly back on december 28th. a live look now inside the upper chamber. senate majority leader harry reid is proposing a

i'm tamron hall, "news nation" is following developing news, a live picture at a firehouse in new jerseys christie will meet with homeowners impacted by hurricane sandy. all eyes are on whether he will answer more questions about the ongoing investigations surrounding his administration after taking questions during a live radio call-in show last night. christie responded directly to the claim made by an attorney for former port authority aide david wildstein that evidence exists he knew about the lane closures on the george

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tamron hall has a look at what is next. >> carole king? i'll be glued to it. she's amazing.three winter storms now affecting more than 115 million people. several states have declared states of emergency and in new york city, some parents pretty outraged over the mayor's decision to keep schools open while also urging people to stay off the road. plus, four people being questioned in connection with the death of actor philip seymour hoffman. the case is bringing a lot of attention of course to the rise of heroin abuse. but specifically among the affluent, people who are able to function in jobs like being a professor but yet deal with this addiction. we'll talk with an official from the dea who says the problem touches every segment of society. plus, outrage today on what would have been trayvon martin's 19th birthday after news that george zimmerman will fight rapper dmx in is, quote, shrek brittity boxing match. as you can imagine, people are very upset about this and jonathan kay part will join us live. gs. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get

because i tweet for another first black woman on tv, tamron hall on the "today" show. >> amen. >> allo many twists and turns. i want to play the last scene from the last episode. olivia's mother has disappeared, and then this happens. >> this is olivia pope. >> hi livy. >> where are you? >> i know you must be angry with me. >> where are you, mom? >> i just wanted to hear your vois voice. >> tell me where you are. >> don't worry, sweetheart. i'll see you real soon. ♪ >> how did twitter react to that, joy? >> it was half omg, olivia pope's mom. and the other half was now we understand where olivia pope got her coat game. because both olivia and her mom have the baddest wardrobes on tv. >> ever. >> period. >> kerry washington really has groundbreaking role there. hadn't been an african american female lead of a drama since 1974. she talked about that with oprah. let's listen. >> i didn't know -- i knew that i had never seen this before, but i didn't know that it would actually be this -- >> the first time. >> yeah, yeah. >> but now you don't feel like you to take on the role of the black

>> reporter: well, the governor is going to be very busy today, tamron, she's going to have a number of meetings, one with the three state senators whom you just refer. we spoke to one, who expects to explain why he and his two senate colleagues changed their mind. as you say, originally supported for the bill believed it had nothing to do with lgbt or identity issues, that it was a religious freedom bill, as it says in the text, the words gay, lesbian, lgbt don't exist anywhere in the bill, senator pierce pointed out, so he did support and vote for that, along with his republican congress, then you saw the fallout and saw that whether there's a difference between reality and perception or not, perception is what matters, it's what people are reacting to. he said we made a mistake, we got to fix it. he's going to go and tell the governor exactly that. then the governor is likely going to hear from the phoenix economic council. we spoke to the executive director. he said he's been speaking to the governor and her staff, to try to quantify the potential economic hurdle. if this bill sh

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. >> that is it for us this hour, and starting monday, catch "news nation" with tamron hall at the new eastern right here on msnbc. have a good one. >>> a live look at kiev right now, and we are following breaking news in ukraine. a break in the bloodshed after several days of violence and almost 80 people killed and 500 injured a. deal is in place in the hopes of restoring peace to the nation. i'm betty nguyen. and after a deal was brokered, it is reported that the accord was signed by the president and the opposition and force both sides to immediately stop using violence. within 48 hours a new law will restore the 2004 constitution and create a coalition government. the accord will have elections no earlier than december 14th. >>> take to a look at this. the deal came hours after a brawl broke out in ukraine's parliament when the speaker delayed a debate on the resolution to reduce yanukovych's powers. we want to bring in jim ma say da who is in nearby moscow, and the deal today, what is that? a gesture or path to real change? >> great question, betty. well, it is the polish prime m

my colleague tamron hall has a look at what's next. >> great to see you.ee major winter storms bearing down on the i-95 corridor from washington, d.c. to new york. more than two dozen states will be affected. we're tracking all three of these storms that are expected this week. plus, breaking news on the manhunt for an escaped inmate convicted of murdering four people. officials have located a car putting an indiana school district on lockdown. all in the search for this man. new information coming in on how much heroin law enforcement officials tell nbc news they found in the home of actor philip seymour hoffman a day after he was found dead in an apartment. all coming up next. worried shag might damage your hair? don't be. ♪ [ female announcer ] new pantene brings new repair & protect. first ever pro-v antioxidant systems. clinically proven to make hair healthier. healthier with every wash. healthier looking hair every day? i want that. ♪ [ female announcer ] new hair, new you. new repair & protect from new pantene. hair so healthy you shine. anybody hav

. >>> i'm craig melvin in for tamron hall.nth long conflict in ukraine. this is a live look. it is relatively quiet right now in the capital city of kiev. the main square of ukraine's capital city right now. 9:00, you can see it behind me. ukrainian officials say at least 39 people have been killed today alone in clashes between police and anti-government protesters. at least 67 have been killed si

i'm craig melvin, in for tamron hall. >>> reaction to michael sam's decision to come out, setting up what could be the first time the nfl has had an openly gay player on the field. >> hopefully players will see that they don't judge me by because i'm gay, they see, hey, this is -- this person works hard, can he win us games? can he win us a championship? i can. i'm not afraid of who i am. i'm not afraid to tell the world of who i am. i'm michael sam. i'm a college graduate. i'm african-american. and i'm gay. >> almost immediately the nfl released a statement supporting michael sam's decision, saying, in part, quote, we admire michael sam's honesty and courage. michael is a football player. any player with ability and determination can succeed in the nfl. we look forward to welcoming and supporting michael sam in 2014. and this morning, first lady michelle obama tweeted her support writing, quote, you're an inspiration to all of us. we couldn't be prouder of your courage both on and off the field. the support has been widespread, there are still many within the sports world questionin

you will also be seeing my friend and colleague tamron hall "news nation" starting monday at 11:00 a.mea mitchell reports" holding down the lunchtime hour. she's going to be on at noon. coming up, rick perry and his not so subtle return to iowa. we'll talk to abby huntsman about that interview with the texas governor. with at&t's new pricing for families you get 4 lines on at&t's network... including unlimited talk... unlimited text... and 10 gigs of data to share. 10 gigs? 10 gigs. all for $160 dollars a month. you know, i think our family really needed this. it's really gonna bring us closer together. yep. yep. yep. yep. yep. [ family ] yep. [ male announcer ] introducing our best-ever family pricing. for a family of 4, that's 10 gigs of data with unlimited talk and text for 160 dollars a month. only from at&t. with unlimited talk and text for 160 dollars a month. save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.d everybody knows that. well, did you know pinocchio was a bad motivational speaker? i look around this room and i see nothing but untapped potential. you have potential. yo

you can now catch "news nation" with tamron hall and andr"andre mitchell reports" at 11:00 a.m.eastern respectively. after you watch ronan, tune in for "the read report." >>> coming up, how gop obstruction led to a judicial nominee that has a coalition of progressive groups gearing up to fight. i'll talk to civil rights icon reverend dr. joseph lowery. later, it's not just ted nugent's offensive comments that gop candidates should speak out against. he has some disturbing behavior to answer for as well. may i read something? yes, please. of course. a rich, never bitter taste cup after cup. 340 grams. [ sighs ] [ male announcer ] always rich, never bitter. gevalia. as a police officer, i've helped many people in the last 23 years, but i needed help in quitting smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix varenicline is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix reduced the urge for me to smoke. it actually caught me by surprise. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking, or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or act

i'm craig melvin in for tamron hall. "newsroom" is following the senate. any minute, the senate is set to take a procedural vote on a measure that would restore those benefits to the now 1.7 million americans whose benefits expired abruptly back on december 28th. a live look now inside the upper chamber. senate majority leader harry reid is proposing a three-month extension. he says that his plan not only pays for the $6.4 billion price tag, but would also reduce the deficit by $1.2 billion. to do it, reid wants to change corporate pension rules and end unemployment benefits for anyone earning more than a million bucks a year. >> we've virtually done everything the republicans asked. they'll come up with a lot of excuses why you can't do this. they want amendments from this president. >> nbc's capitol hill correspondent kelly o'donnell joins us now. the measure needs 60 votes to move forward. it sounds as if senator reid has that pay for plan that a lot of republicans have been clamoring for. how close is this vote going to be? >> reporter: in talking with

i'm craig melvin in for tamron hall. a hijacking attempt on a turkish-bound flight.e diverted to sochi, russia, where the opening ceremony for the winter olympics is just wrapping up. the flight landed safely in istanbul, but the situation, as we understand it, is still ongoing. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is live for us in sochi. richard, what do we know about this point? >> reporter: we know this situation appears to be contained, that this suspect, attempted hijacker, was taken into custody by turkish officials. it began several hours ago when a plane left from the ukraine. it was always on its way to istanbul, but then a passenger in one of the up-front seats, 2f, alerted the crew, alethat there was a bomb on the plane and he wanted the plane to be diverted to sochi during the opening ceremony. you can imagine that caused a great deal of concern when these reports came out because there is so much security in place here as that opening ceremony is still under way. the crew acted quite calmly under this very stressful situation. they told th

. >>> i'm craig melvin in for tamron hall. the "news nation" is following developing news on the deadliest day yet in the three-month long conflict in ukraine. this is a live look. it is relatively quiet right now in the capital city of kiev. the main square of ukraine's capital city right now. 9:00, you can see it behind me. ukrainian officials say at least 39 people have been killed today alone in clashes between police and anti-government protesters. at least 67 have been killed since tuesday. and hundreds more have been injured. clashes escalated today as protesters broke oust the square and battled police on nearby streets. the fighting shattered a truce that had been declared just hours earlier. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel was inside a hotel lobby where multiple protesters died. >> reporter: the injure ready still streaming. we've seen volunteers using bed sheets to try and treat the wounds. some of the injuries appear to have come from live ammunition. >> meanwhile, all of this inflamed tensions b

lot of thing, but most importantly, the programming notes about ronan starting at 1:00, and friends tamron >> what about me? >> you too. >> and i learned i need hip-hop education and i'll tune in tonight for the four-part series "the tanning of america." >> and here's what i learned. let's sing a quick happy birthday to rochelle. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday rochelle >> all right. and every day is reilike your birthday, because right now, it's time for the greatest chuck todd and "the daily rundown." chuck, take it away. >> and remember, you have to charge barnicle for singing "happy birthday" on the airwaves. time for sunshine. we're kicking off a year-long look at the state of politics in all 50 states and this week this week we'll focus on is florida. from this year's marquee match-ups to demographic dynamics to presidential puzzle pieces, past and future. meanwhile, a new chapter begins in ukraine as its ousted leader is on the run and its former leader is out of jail. national security advisor susan rice returns to the sunday show circuit, the react

i'm willie along with natalie and tamron. >> al's live shot cut out and i got caught with ice cream inong emails. >> if they're too short, they're intimidating. >> i worry when i send my e-mails they're too short and to the point. i make sure i'm not being snippy here. >> i do lols, smiley face. >> do people who send you e-mails all lower case, no punctuation? >> that's not what it means. i don't put a subject line because i want you to read it. >> they say don't waste the subject line. >> and i don't put punctuation. there you have it. >> al is somewhere on the hudson. how's it looking? >> this is what they do. back and forth, up and down. hello? anyway, we go back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. listen to this, though. our mic iced up. this is what it sounds like when you break the ice. we're doing our own icebreaker here. man, that's pretty fabulous. by the way, our crew out here, helene, bob, all the guys and gals keeping us on the air have done an amazing job in brutally cold temperatures. thank you so much. again, a big tip of the hat to the u.s. coast guard for helpin

and this is tamron. and she has this spray fabric paint. go ahead, cameron, spray that. them down. >> those star stamps. you may have some of those at home. >> yeah. and inexpensive white t-shirts, you're good to go. >> and you're making flags for us for the pennants? >> here's a great thing. there's a lot of world geography happening. we've created these different flags of the countries. and they're just going to color them in and create this beautiful garland. very simple. these are on today.com, people can go and download them. and you can talk about where in the world all these athletes are coming from. >> what a great geography lesson. >> yeah. >> you have to get to our medal stand. head on over. meanwhile, let's talk about, this is a great sport in my house, knee hockey, can't play ice hockey in the house. >> we all love to watch it on tv. but get up and get moving. this is knee hockey. you get everything you need to have your own floor hockey event. go ahead and try and score. and, you know, it's super fun and this whole kit folds up, under $50. and also, right no

. >> tamron going out to do the weather?s, let me tell you, they're warm in the belly. >> not a lot of broncos fans out there this morning. >> probably aren't a lot of broncos fans, period. >> we're so excited, you're going to give us the lay of the land this morning, right? >> i want you to know what to expect, savannah, when you get here in terms of venue. over my shoulder, that blue and gray building, that is the smaller of one of several hockey arenas here. then, if you move in this direction here, that beautiful and unusual shaped building, the fish olympic stadium, the site of the opening and closing ceremony, i'll be there friday night for the opening. moving in this direction, the olympic caldron. i mentioned at the start of the show, in the background there, that blue kind of checkered building, that's the iceberg, you'll find figure skating and short track speed skating there. and then over here on the other side with the mountains in the background, that's adler arena, the site of the long track speed skating. a l