they referred us to the usoc.overnight news" will be right back. >>> for most people a postcard is a fleeting snapshot from a trip or vacation. from man, it is a way to deliver a much bigger and lasting message. here is steve hartman on the road. generally speaking, post guards are for braggarts, the core message is the same. i'm on vacation. you are not. nana. were you were here. >> if they really weshd you were there, they wouldn't have left you behind. but in valdosta, georgia, we found a man bringing a certain sincerity to the petty postcard. the campaign started in 1995. david lassiter dropped off his daughter at college. she was going to notre dame. he was going to mush. >> buzz i cried from south end indiana to elizabethtown, kentucky, with the whole family in the car when i left her. and i missed her. >> reporter: that night he sent a postcard. >> then i quit. >> just as he has done every day since. for all four kids. any day they're not with him he sends cards. nearly 20,000 over 20 years. his daughter, s

the usoc chairman opening his press conference with a real apology about the victims of larry nassarnd usa gymnastics but this took a lot of the q&a, can you fill us in? >> about 70% of this press conference. you expect to be talking about the athletes, maybe the doping scandal with the russians and most of it focused on larry nass nassar. he's in prison for the rest of his life as a serial child molester but the head of the board of the usoc opened up by speaking directly to those victims. take a listen. >> to the women, both those who chose to testify and those who did not, who have demonstrated tremendous bravery, poise, and strength in the most difficult circumstances imaginable, let me say this, the politics system failed you and we are so incredibly sorry. >> he was asked if the usoc would step down, they said they had their own investigation being done by a boston law firm and until the results are final nobody at the usoc are going to be fired. >> joining me now is the former nato supreme allied commander and an msnbc chief international security and diplomacy analyst. there'

>> reporter: according to a spokesperson for the usoc today buendorf never told anyone else at the usoc about the e-mail because he was told not to share it. the e-mail was labeled highly confidential and usa gymnastics had told the u.s. olympic committee the fbi was handling things. >> i represent close to 30 little girls who were, you know, young teenagers, who were molested after they received that e-mail. >> reporter: emma ann miller was treated by nassar in 2016. >> i'm possibly the last child he will ever assault. >> reporter: even though nassar has pleaded guilty and already been sentenced in two cases, in a radio interview today his attorney shannon smith questioned whether the 265 accusers were actually molested. >> there is a huge part of me that does not believe that every one of those girls was victimized by him. >> reporter: nassar later distancing himself from his own lawyer saying the attention should be on the statements of these victims. kate snow, nbc news, new york. >>> less than 72 hours until the kickoff for super bowl lii, but this year new concerns as one of the b

they referred us to the usoc. john? >> thank you.e able to make some kind of living while trying to compete. >> especially because it's a dream. can you imagine that you know you have the talent and you want somebody to believe in you? please sends money. >> maybe now more will. >> yes. >> one of the world's most active volcanos shoots smoke and ash tens of thousands of feet into the air. the risk for airlines. you're watching "cbs this morning." >>> clouds of ash and smoke shot nearly 24,000 feet into the air when this volcano erupted in indonesia. no one was hurt during the eruption of mt. sinabung. airlines were warned to avoid the danger zone. the jet can damage jet engines and bring down planes. areas around the crater have been off limits for years because of frequent volcanic activity. >> sinabung with an "s." not like at the airport. >> got it. >>> are we entering a new golden age of space travel? physics professor 4 earthquakes rattled the bay area early this morning.. two at the same time! n >>> this is a update. >>> good m

while usoc held a conference, very little was about the winter olympics.ead of the board directly addressed larry nassar more than 260 accusers. >> to the women, both those who chose to testify and those who did not, who have demonstrated tremendous bravery, and poise and strength in the most difficult circumstances imaginable, let me say this. olympic system failed you, and we are so incredibly sorry. >> reporter: but the head of the usoc said they would step down which high-profile victims called for and larry probe defended the ceo and said an investigation is underway and no one at the usoc will be fired until the investigation is complete. it was a full-throated defense that will not sit well with a lot of people, including some members of congress who have called for his ouster. >> chris jansing. i'm excited about the opening ceremonies. watching them tonight. and have a continued good time there. i know it is not a good time. you are working. >> reporter: pop the popcorn. it is a good opening ceremony. it was terrific. >> good to see you. stay warm.

olympic committee after "the wall street journal" reported that the usoc was aware of allegations of abuse in 2015, but did not alert athletes or law enforcement? >> reporter: david, the usoc tells us they have consistently said that they learned in 2015 that a doctor had potentially abused an athlete and that it was reported to the fbi. they say they are now launching an independent investigation to determine the who, what and when of it all, david. >> lindsey davis on this again tonight. >>> next to new numbers late today from the cdc, and they are concerning, especially when it comes to children and this deadly flu. take a look tonight. all those states in red right there, reporting high flu activity, three more added just this week. 42 states now, and 16 more children dying in the past week alone. 53 children lost this season, nearly double this time last year. tonight, the warning from parents for everyone else. the parents who have already been through this. here's abc's steve osunsami at the cdc. >> reporter: just when they thought they were about to lose their son to the flu

a secret e-mail obtained yesterday by nbc shows in 2015 a top usoc member was old about the sex abuseman and mckayla maroney were among the gymnasts making the allegations. the usoc member was ordered not to share that information. >> i represent close to 30 little girl who were young teenagers who were molested after they received that e-mail. >> if the latest allegations are true, the usoc knew about nassar for more than a year before the story went public. 65 women are scheduled to present victim impact statements in the phase of the sentencing hearing. >>> today is the day for the memo. >> scott mcgrew, we expect the house to release that sensitive document everyone has been talking about. >> the memo if you are just coming up to speed on the memo it's written by california republican devin nunez that access the fbi of trickery and malfeasance as it investigates donald trump. now, we can't tell you if the memo is factually right or wrong because we haven't seen it. they few people have. president trump can authorize its release right now it's classified and we have every expectati

whether it's usoc, us gymnastics, ncaa, michigan state. we're at the top of the range. >> we really need to know who enables it. and that's only going to happen from an independent investigation. so larry going away was just kind of like the first chapter in the book, and the healing has started, but you can tell that there's something still hanging out there, that hasn't been answered yet. >> reporter: the four organizations they mentioned told cbs news they either did not hide nassar's actions or were never made aware of abuse. they pledged to work to prevent future abuse. in the next00 t hour, the paren groups shares what it wants to happen next. >> looking forward to that conversation later. >>> as many as 2 million people are expected for a parade beginning in less than an hour in philadelphia. to celebrate the eagles super bowl victory. parade will be the first in the city for super bowl win. huge crowds have gathered all morning in philadelphia and demarco morgan is along the parade route. demarco, good morning. >> reporter: good mo

neither the usoc or usa gymnastics alerted the university. nd gymnastics stars are furious, ta taking aim at both institutions. >> we need to hold the organizations accountable. usa gymnastics, united states olympic committee, msu, they need an investigation. >> reporter: raisman blasted the olympic committee. >> we have to get to the bottom of how this disaster happened. if we don't figure out how it did, we can't be confident that it won't happen again. >> reporter: nassar's third and final sentencing hearing continues today. he pleaded guilty to multiple charges of sexual abuse at a gymnastics school in michigan. he faces a minimum of 25 to 40 years. that's an top of the sentencing he has received. the testimony from accusers in that hearing is likely to continue into next week. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. >>> on this busy friday morning, there's a lot of questions tied to a shooting in a middle school in los angeles. four students and a staff member were injured, and a 12-year-old girl taken into custody. now, police are calling it an a

individuals, institutions, processes, whatever it may be, is eliminated, eradicated, whether it's usoc, u.s. gymnastics, ncaa, michigan state. we're at the top of the ranks. >> we really need to know who enabled it. and that's only going to happen from an independent investigation. solary going away was kind of like the first chapter in the book, and the healing has started, but you can tell that there's something still hanging out there that he hasn't answered yet. >> they told cbs news they did not hide nassar's actions or never were made aware. in the next hour the parent group shares what they want to happen next and the message for other parents. >> looking forward to that. as many as 2 million people are expected the turn out for a parade this morning to celebrate the eagles super bowl victory. crowds are already gathering in downtown philadelphia for the massive celebration. demarco morgan is along the parade route. demarco, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. believe it or not, people started lining up around midnight to take a look at the winter team as they make t

. >> martha: so there's an investigation of the usoc and usa gymnastics.t make you feel -- you spend time with capitol hill yesterday in the hall and everybody is listening to what you are saying because of the bravery of the three of you. each one of you, give me your feeling about that before we finish. >> i definitely know i have not taken it all in. it's definitely surreal. that's the only word i can think of because people are finally listening -- finally listening and that's why i want to continue the fight and make sure change keeps happening and going in the right direction and keep the momentum going. >> martha: does it help you heal? >> absolutely. that's the biggest thing when you can help somebody else out and create change, to me it's the ultimate healing because you're changing people's lives and making sure kids won't go through what you went through. it feels -- i feel so proud of the work that we've done and like jamie said, it's surreal. we're in washington, d.c. with senators and they're listening and taking action and wanting to help us

usoc also sent a representative to listen to the testimony of messieurs sentencing -- nassar' testimony news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ cory: this is bloomberg technology and am cory johnson. amazon may now be looking into getting into shipping. out aup expects to roll service in los angeles in the coming weeks. amazon is testing out a delivery -- and withe fall me and san francisco, let's set with you, what is the news here and how does it differ in what we reported in the fall? the news is that they are wrapping up further and executing. amazon is looking at making deliveries on behalf of its merchants in the big thing is amazon making deliveries from the warehouse is owned by their merchants, not just their own warehouses which they have been experimenting with with the and uberamazon flex, type thing where people who spend time in their own vehicle can make the deliveries. and they can make deliveries from other warehouses other than their own. are showing amazon rented pla

the usoc hired a law firm to investigate who knew about the allegations involving dr. nassar, what they knew and why they didn't stop him. >> the power of the olympics. a north flag raised in the south since 2014 asian games. ten north korean skiers arrive in south korean olympic village yesterday. from south koreanes arrivals left them feeling nervous and also excited. both sides have been playing peace-making gestures during these games and helps in easing, easing the recent tepgs. tensions. korean airlines is nonstop from sfo. that video of garvin leaving nbc bay area this morning. we wish him safe travels. his live coverage begins next week. for northern california olympians, check in on the special. garvin and janelle host it, what time, around 10:00? >> mm-hm. i saw a preview. should be great. >> exciting. >> the secret russian memos. demand from bay area lawmakers. plus -- >> he groomed me from the time ways a freshman in high school. >> she said, warning about a teacher fell on deaf ears. new allegations in the sexual abuse janld abuse scandal at a prominent al

according to a spokesperson for the usoc, the security chief never told anyone else about the e-mailecause he was asked not to share it. the e-mail was labeled highly confidential and they told the olympic committee the fbi was handling the matter. >>> we will be watching another high-profile case in court today. the judge will arraign a suspect accused of murder ailing university of pennsylvania student. samuel woodward is to be arraigned in santa ana, california. they say he killed 19-year-old blaze bernstein last month and buried his body in a shallow grave in a neighborhood park. he was home in california visiting his family during penn's winter break when he was killed. they say bernstein was gay and jewish and they're investigating whether his murder could be a hate crime. >>> if you're hoping for an early spring, pennlvania most famous groundhog says you are out of luck. >> i see my royal shadow, six more weeks of winter to go. >> there you have it. for more than 130 years people have gathered here on february 2nd to watch the beloved rodent predict the weather. >> announcer:

usoc has provided us with becoming supersanitary. we wash our hands. we put sanitizer on. >> reporter: women's hockey star hilly knight got a text from her dad. >> we're really well prepared. >> reporter: doctors making sure the norovirus doesn't spread to the olympic villages where the athletes are staying in close quarters. the u.s. olympic committee telling nbc news the health of our athletes is the utmost priority. the outbreak started at a facility for guards. and now, there's cases here. at the housing facility where security guards first got ill, workers told us the sick were taken away the water turned off and rooms being sanitized. some told us they're headed back to work. the korean government says it's running tests to figure out if water or food were contaminated. with all of that also headed to pyeongchang, ivanka trump. the white house confirming she will be here to represent the administration at the end of the two weeks for the closing ceremonies. back to you. >> kate thank you. coming up in the next half hour we'll take you inside nort

a statement from usoc representative says once the investigation is complete and the report has been published we will work diligently to insure that appropriate action is taken based on the facts that emerge. we must insure that a tragedy of this magnitude can never happen again. >> all right. thank you so much. kaylee hartung. >> so 16 more children have died across the country in this deadly flu season. the worst may be to come. we're hearing too of shortages possibly of vaccines. shortages of tamiflu. is that true? we'll break it down and find out the truth in a moment. stay close. i need to shave my a1c i'm always on call. an insulin that fits my schedule is key. ♪ tresiba® ready ♪ (announcer) tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. don't use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. don't share needles or insulin pens. don't reuse needles. the most common side effect is low blood sugar, which may cause dizziness, swtiting, confusion, and headache. check your blood

a usoc official was quoted this week expressing pride, what else, about taking the most diverse u.s.hat was followed by a frankly embarrassing laundry list of how many african-americans, asians and openly gay athletes are on this year's u.s. team. no sport that we are aware of awards points or medals for skin color or sexual orientation. what? this afternoon, fox news removed that opinion piece from its website after receiving mounting criticism. cnn senior media reporter oliver darcy joins me now. to assume someone would have been chosen for team usa because of their diversity, right, other than their own athletic prowess and ability is insane. >> i'm not sure if he understands how it works, how you get to the olympics. it's not a college application. >> it's not affirmative action. >> no, no. these athletes have been working their whole lives and devoted their whole lives getting to the olympics, qualified for the olympics and now they're going. he's somewhat perplexed that they're celebrating the diversity of team usa. it makes no sense. >> totally. >> it was on the website. they

here's what went wrong so originally at least according to the projections, bobsled and luge, the usoce skiing and snowboarding u.s. expected 18 medals and this is where things went really wrong and only won 10 that was probably the biggest chunk in terms of trying to understand the discrepancy between the expectation and reality. hockey and cross country were two sports that didn't underdeliver, guys those teams each earned one medal as expected. the minimum medal count expected in the report was for 25 medals. so we will see if team usa can still hit that target in the last 48 hours of competition there's a chance, but it's an outside one at that. so we did want to give you a little bit of context for what's going on meanwhile, we're all going for beers when this is over. and given that we're going to be having a beer, we wanted to tell you about a new industry brewing here in south korea. we took a trip to seoul where the country's biggest craft beer brewery is seeing sales boom >> korea's beer business is booming. craft beer is only a $20 million market here, but it's expected to b

i would love for usa gymnastics and usoc to hear this loud and clear.out medals, reputation and money, if we were that successful while we were being molested, wouldn't we have been more successful if we had the right doctor that actually helped heal our injuries, that didn't traumatize us. and if we had people around us that genuinely wanted to help us and we weren't doing well out of fear. >> think about this. aly raisman told me when i interviewed her that she had still not heard from scott blackman, not called her, e-mailed her, flown to boston to talk to her. really quite questionable behavior from the head of the u.s. olympic committee. >> jake, what a remarkable interview. her point, what they could have done had they not been traumatized, that's just remarkable and mind blowing. we'll be watching this afternoon and this weekend. >>> we have an inspiring story in "good stuff" to tell you all about next. dark magic told in the time it takes to brew your cup. first, we head to vermont. and go to our coffee shop. and meet dave. hey. why is dark magi

i would love for usa gymnastics and usoc to hear this loud and clear.ll they care about is medals, reputation, and money, if we were that successful while we were being molested, wouldn't we have been more successful if we had the right doctor that actually healed our injuries and did not traumatize us, and if we had people around us that wanted to help us and were were not doing well out of fear. >> senators have bipartisan support to create a special committee to investigate how the abuse allegations were handled, but no promises yet from senate leadership. our thanks to aly raisman and her family. you can tweet the show, and that's it for the week. i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the such ituation room." >>> happening now, breaking news, wild ride, another dizzying day on wall street with stocks nose dives more than 1,000 points for the second time this week. has the mart timely corrected itself, or will we see more dramatic losses tomorrow? midnight deadline. congress is scrambling to avoid another government shutdown hours from now. tonight, on

i would love for usa gymnastics and usoc to hear this loud and clear, that since they only care abouttion and money, if we were that successful, while we were being molested, wouldn't we have been more successful if we had the right doctor that actually helped heal our injuries, that didn't traumatize us and if we had people around us that generally wanted to help us and weren't doing well out of fear. >> reporter: jake tapper, cnn, newton, massachusetts. >>> strong words from aly raisman. a white house now in crisis control mode, what we're learning about the rob porter scandal. if yor crohn's symptoms are holding you back, and your current treatment hasn't worked well enough, it may be time for a change. ask your doctor about entyvio, the only biologic developed and approved just for uc and crohn's. entyvio works at the site of inflammation in the gi tract and is clinically proven to help many patients achieve both symptom relief and remission. infusion and serious allergic reactions can happen during or after treatment. entyvio may increase risk of infection, which can be serious.

usoc also failed to send a representative to listen to the testimony at nasser's first send sentencing hearing for federal child pornography charges. more than 200 women and girls testified in detail about how they were abused. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. crumpton, this is bloomberg. julia? julia: coming up, we will get from theet inside chief investment strategist at charles schwab. what she says is driving this market selloff. scarlet: and speaking of the selloff, we have a little change in the dow. you can see the swings it has taken today. peak tooints from trough, compared to monday, when points -- it swung 1296 points. julia: some price action. we will discuss. this is bloomberg. julia: this is bloomberg markets. i'm julia chatterley. scarlet: and i'm scarlet fu. let's get more insight on today's price action. the dow on track for its worst .eek since october of 2008 joining us now is within saunders, chief investment strategist at charles schwab you are this comes after an incredible run over the pas

. >> usoc has commissioned an independent investigation that will help us understand who knew what about nassar's abuse, when and what they did with that information. >> reporter: at least 265 women and girls have accused disgraced former u.s. gymnastics doctor larry nassar of sexual abuse. he is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty. >> i made a bunch of mistakes. >> reporter: in figure skating, chen taking a rare tumble on the ice in the team event. the 18-year-old making his first olympic appearance, saying the mistake let the team down. >> i know i'm capable of more than what i showed out here. i think it was a little bit in my head. just let that get the best of me in the program. >> reporter: he did manage to pull off the first-ever quadruple flip at the olympics. and is still considered a favorite to win the men's individual gold. the u.s. is currently second in team figure skating after a near-flawless routine by married couple and two-time u.s. national pair champion alexa and chris knierim. two-time gold medalist sean white is no stranger to the

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