worcester fought back in the closing stages, but were unable to close the gap.the women's cup final nottingham wildcats beat caledonia pride by 70—66. they were beaten in their first ever final last year but came through a close finish to take the title this time. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news over the evening. now it's time for meet the author. there is something about louisa clarke, lou, that has turned the novels of jojo moyes into international bestsellers. she's a heroine whose life appeals to readers who do not want to let her go. now, after me before you and after you comes still me, in which lou fetches up in new york in a different world, as personal assistant to a socialite whose rich family holds out a few secrets. what will happen to lou's old boyfriend, paramedic sam, when she meets and falls for an american who bears a spooky resemblance to an old flame she knew before sam? if you are a reader who follows lou, you will want to know. welcome. what do you think it is about lou that makes her such a compelling char

worcester fought back in the closing stages, but were unable to close the gap.irst ever final last year but came through a close finish to take the title this time. a reminder of our top story this evening — roger federer has won his 20th grand slam title at the australian open beating marin cilic in five sets. and what a final it was. that's all from sportsday. there'll be more sport here on bbc news throughout the evening. now on bbc news, click. ah, the streets of san francisco. mecca for technology innovators and aficionados. a destination where the cult of geek reigns supreme. everyone‘s got that billion—dollar idea here and everyone wants to save the world. the ethos of nothing is impossible runs in the veins and twitter feeds of every twentysomething zuckerberg wannabe. now silicon valley is taking on life's biggest challenge, death. dave lee has been looking at how silicon valley is trying to help us all live longer. this will be my last mealfor 36 hours. like a growing number of people in silicon valley, i'm about to try fasting, something some here bel

wales have named two uncapped players in their squad for the six nations — worcester wing josh adamsber eight taulupe faletau has been included despite being ruled out of the first two matches with a knee injury. warren gatland has also picked george north for his 39 man squad, even though he, too, has a knee injury. and former captain greig laidlaw returns to a ito—man scotland squad. he hasn't played a test for almost a year and is just returning from a broken leg. john barclay will still be skipper. there are four uncapped players included — props murray mccallum and d'arcy rae, full—back blair kinghorn and scrum—half nathan fowles. that is all for now, coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former pensions minister baroness ros altmann and the writer and broadcaster mihir bose. good to see you both. let us start... the ft reports that carillion was cash—strapped at the end. it held just 29 million pounds left before it collapsed. "taking the piste" is the headline in the metro. it

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wales have named two uncapped players in their squad for the six nations — worcester wing josh adamstau has been included despite being ruled out of the first two matches with a knee injury. warren gatland has also picked george north for his 39 man squad, even though he, too, has a knee injury. and former captain greig laidlaw returns to a 40—man scotland squad. he hasn't played a test for almost a year and is just returning from a broken leg. john barclay will still be skipper. there are four uncapped players included — props murray mccallum and d'arcy rae, full—back blair kinghorn and scrum—half nathan fowles. ronnie o'sullivan rattled through his first round match at the masters snooker. his opponent marco fu only potted 8 balls in his 6 frames to nil victory. welcome back to alexandra palace, day three and what today and what a performance from ronnie o'sullivan. dominic from start to finish. marco fu played one bad safety shot, his first shot and from then there was no doubt. you need to have sympathy with marco fu, there was just nothing he could do today. ronnie o'sullivan wa

school canceled in worcester, massachusetts, for the third day this month. how hard was it to get him out of the house today? >> wasn't as hard as it normally is. >> reporter: planes spent the day de-icing. thousands of flights delayed or canceled nationwide. the combination of snow and cold air has north carolina tonight under a state of emergency. >> tomorrow morning's commute will be dangerous. >> reporter: a word of warning with at least three deaths across the south blamed on this storm already. blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> the deadly flu emergency gripping nearly the entire country has claimed another young life. a 10-year-old boy from connecticut who reportedly died from flu-related complications while he was in buffalo for a hockey tournament. the latest tragedy in one of the worst flu seasons we've seen in years. nbc's gabe gutierrez now with some potentially life-saving advice. >> killing it already. >> reporter: the potillo family felt like they were under attack. how bad was it? >> it was pretty bad. our 11-year-old got it first and then two days l

worcester fought back in the closing stages, but were unable to close the gap.close finish to take the title this time. congratulations to them. that's all the sport for now, and you can find more on all of those stories, including the hockey sixes from down under on the bbc sport website. bbc.co.uk/ sport and i will have more in the next hour. thank you very much. a british man has become the first in the world to receive a new treatment for brain cancer. surgery on brain tumours is notoriously difficult — but scientists have found that injecting patients with a particular type of virus can drastically boost their immune system. the idea is being trialled by scientists in leeds, as corinne wheatley reports. ian bailey's life changed dramatically last summer. it started with headaches, then he began to lose his balance and fall. he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. just a week later, he was undergoing surgery to remove it. as well as receiving radiotherapy and chemotherapy, he's also the first person on a trial that uses a virus to treat the disease. it really

it's currently worcester x exeter x team gb will be sending their largest—ever team to a winter olympicsmes, but first as a mother. nick hope has been to meet her and daughter lea at their base in austria... boardercross is amongst the most dramatic and unpredictable winter olympic events. and zoe gillings—brier has had herfair share of ups and downs. but life away from the slopes now has its own little challenge as well. lea arrived in 2016. and it's clearly a case of like mother, like daughter! lea's awesome. i love her, of course. i'm her mum, so i would think she was the best kid in entire world. she had herfirst go when she was one year and three days old, i think it was. had a little go on the snow in argentina. she's 15 months old now. she can't turn, obviously but... give her time! yeah, give her time. who does the early mornings and late nights? an athlete needs her sleep! funnily enough, i've heard that a few times! i would be lying if i said i got up with her early the morning as much as dan does. we always agreed that having lea, we could do while she trained and competed. ce

>> reporter: school canceled in worcester, massachusetts for the third day this month. >> how hard was it to get out of the house today? >> it wasn't as hard as it normally is. >> reporter: planes spent the day de-icing. thousands of flights delayed or canceled nationwide. the combination of snow and cold air has north carolina under a state of emergency. >> tomorrow morning's commute will be dangerous. >> reporter: a word of warning. with at least three deaths across the south blamed on this storm already. blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> two suspects who narly ran down an nypd officer in times square last weekend are now in custody. 20-year-old arfi santos and 21-year-old william lopez were arrested in manhattan wednesday. police say santos was behind the wheel of this black mercedes owned by lopez. see him just peeling off there in times square. well, they are captured in that dramatic video driving recklessly. 26-year-old officer ian wallace tries to pull them over. right there look what happens. santos steps on the gas, knocking the officer to the ground. and then the officer gets back

worcester beat exeter whilst george north missed northampton's victory against sale.led "walk on girls" after talks with broadcasters. this weekend's masters will be the first where no women will accompany players to the stage. world number one michael van gerwen says the tradition should end whilst his compatriot raymond van barneveld is supporting a petition to reinstate it. that is all the sport for now. one of the world's richest men, prince alwaleed bin talal, has become the latest high—profile figure to be released in saudi arabia — after a major anti—corru ption drive was launched in november. a saudi official has said the prince was released after a settlement was approved by the state prosecutor. but the prince said no charges were brought against him, and no deals had been done. 0ur arab affairs editor sebastian usher reports. just hours before his release, prince alwaleed bin talal gave his first interview from the gilded cage of the ritz carlton hotel. in hard cash terms, he has been the biggest catch of the saudi purge. the idea of a man worth $17 billion

worcester wing josh adams and scarlets flanker james davies are both in.ulupe faletau has been included despite being ruled out of the first two matches with a knee injury. in fact, there are fitness concerns throughout warren gatland's 39 man squad, with george north named even though he is a doubt, also with a knee injury. former captain greig laidlaw returns to a ao—man scotland squad. he hasn't played a test for almost a year and is just returning from a broken leg. john barclay will still be skipper. there are four uncapped players included — props murray mccallum and d'arcy rae, full—back blair kinghorn and scrum—half nathan fowles. robert kubica is a step closer to driving again in formula one after being named as a reserve driver for the williams team. it's seven years since the pole was seriously injured in a rally crash and he still doesn't have full movement in one arm. he was hoping to win a place in the team for next season, but that's gone to russian sergei sirotkin, who out—performed him in a test last autumn, but kubica will work on develop

and the east coast, interior could see six-plus inches, if you're just west of worcester. and the cold, it settles in. subzero wind chills for birmingham, alabama. >> all right, ginger zee with us. ginger, thank you. >>> now to news coming in about the president's health. his doctor, before the cameras late today. the president's health, his weight, his diet and the cognitive test president trump asked for himself. here's abc's senior white house correspondent cecilia vega tonight. >> reporter: with questions swirling about his fitness for office, today president trump sent the white house physician out to face reporters, telling him to answer everything and hide nothing. >> absolutely, he's fit for duty. i think he will remain fit for duty for the remainder of this term and even for the remainder of another term, if he's elected. >> reporter: dr. ronny jackson said president trump himself requested a cognitive assessment to detect neurological impairment, something not usually part of a president's annual physical. there have been reports that the president has forgotten

negative nine in worcester, massachusetts, shattering a record set in 1942. boston hit two below zero, the coldest january 7th since 1896. meg oliver has more on the big chill. >> reporter: days after a massive snow storm, stinging temperatures continued sunday from south carolina to maine. >> no one anticipated it would get this cold and stay this cold for this long. >> reporter: new york city issued a code blue for the homeless. shelters are open to anyone in need. and they've added 450 new beds. c.e.o. of new york city rescue mission craig mayes. >> it's really been very demanding on us. but then you think about those that we serve, how, you know, it's a matter of life-and-death literally for them on the streets. >> reporter: airlines resumed flights after thousands of cancellations. but a water main break at jfk airport sunday created another mess. in dorchester, massachusetts, flames at a five-alarm fire burst out of a triple decker home frozen in a block of ice. thick icicles weighed down power lines as firefighters frosted over during the fight. in the

. >> it looks like worcester. >> philly has its own tongue twister. this river is schuylkill. >> the name of the library? >> it's actually baa la cynwod. >> i say my r's here. >> the people want to set a few things straight. >> this is the whole. >> this is a cheese steak. the pronunciation gate, we can all agree there's only one way to say six-time champs. >> where's our eraser for that board? >> listen to more pronunciations on the nbc 10 app. you'll also find your guide to super bowl lii. for information on tailgate parties and the warning for fans booking reservations, just tap the nbc 10 app. let's toss it over to the team at 5:00. >>> when the eagles win it will be wicked awesome. >> there you go. >> ahead at 5:00, we are just ten days away from the super bowl. >> doug pederson on his players and the uncommon path he took to reach this point. >> how is everything? >> all new at 5:00, only nbc 10 was there as the die hard eagles fan's dream came true. what happened when brian westbrook came knocking on his door. >>> it's a wicked warmer weekend a

governor hogan asking people to stay off the roads and declare an emergency for somerset, and worcester county. maryland bureau chief brad bell picking up the team coverage live and long day for him in ocean citiment to. tell us how bad is it? >> this is finally letting up. the governor asking people to stay off the road. there were no choice. it was not passible. the plow came through but this is the real problem. drifting snow. look at that. this is a parking street and it's just been a brow tall day down here. >> it may not be meteorologically correct to call it a winter hurricane but that's what it looked and felt like this morning. the cold, wind and snow combining to create miserable biting conditions. this is what it was like after dawn. i needed ski goggles to be in it. >> i'm used to this feeling with the hurricanes. i am leaning into this wind not for the dramatic effect but to stay on my feet. big gusts right now. snow back. the drifts form across streets to make them impassable. the guys had to call the boss to say they were not making it to work. larry hogan came to ocean c

. >> negative 9 in worcester, massachusetts. shattering the record set in 1942.ton hit two below zero the coldest january 7th since 1896. meg oliver has more on the big chill. >> days after a massive snowstorm, stinging temperatures continued sunday from south carolina to maine. >> no one anticipated it would get this cold and stay this cold this long. >> new york city issued a code blue for the homeless. shelters are open to anyone in need. they added 450 new beds. ceo of new york city rescue mission, craig mays. >> it has really been very demanding on us. then you think of those we serve how, it is a matter of life and death literally for them on the streets. >> reporter: airlines resumed flights after thousands of cancellations. but a waltter main break at jfk sunday create at nother mess. in door chest rcester, fires bua home in a block of ice. fire fighters frosted over during the fight. in the nation's capital, power outages and ruptured pipes are delaying the start of classes monday at howard university for at least a week. >> the so you don't want student

it happened this morning in the town of worcester.ook out a mailbox as you saw then eventually crashed into a park car which is what stopped it. all 29 children on the bus and the driver are not injured, and no one was in the car thank goodness. >>> happening right now in philadelphia, the city does discussing plans to become the first us city the first one to allow supervised drug injection sites. it says as a way to combat the opioid epidemic. city officials made the announcement today saying they're looking for outside operators to establish one or more of these places safe injection sites where users can shoot up heroin under the supervision of a doctor who then can administer an antidote if necessary. officials claim the highly controversial idea is a life-saving strategy in pathway to treatment. >>> n's new governor phil murphy signed on the dotted line ordering review of the state's medical marijuana program. during the next 60 days state's departments of health and board of medical examiners will look over the program. right n

cities there including worcester, massachusetts, they are urging locals to stay off the icy roads mostf today and tomorrow. >> it's going to require probably active plowing and sanding of the city, all 500 miles. >> heavy wind means the potential for power outages. thousands of flights have already been canceled. >> and this is a live look out there in the boston area right now. visibility almost zero. it does look like there is a road under all of that. so you can see some of the trees there, a lot of snow. it will be a rough commute there for at least another couple of days. >>> it's very cold. it's dangerous out there. all kinds of terms being used to crime this bombogenesis, bomb cyclone, basically blizzard-like conditions is what they are dealing with. here's the satellite-radar image right now. this is what boston is dealing with snow coming down. new york, as well. they just checked, wind gusts as high as 45 miles per hour there now so it's not just the snow coming down and the very frigid temperatures but very strong winds so there's concern of widespread power outages. here's

. >> who are the worcester -- who are the worst culprits when it comes to gerrymandering?errymandering? bradl br broadly, legislators who want to choose their voters. because of wave that's happened in 2010, republicans got the lion's share of new state house control and had control over the redistricters' pen. they had the will to go there and engaged in a festival of gerrymandering that's never been seen in the modern era. >> rechbverend, are republicans trying to quash this -- >> don, this is a huge deal. it's the election hacking we ought to be talking about. they've done this because it's the only way they can win. the federal courts have said this is intentional systemic racism. remember, the courts ruled on this before, last year, in our battle to fight this. we've been fighting for over seven years. they've made it clear that this is what extreme voter suppression and cheating looks like. after the maps were in put in place, a majority of north carolinians voted to put that in congress, but it went to an all-white delegation. we've not seen this blatant intentional

worcester wing josh adams and scarlets flanker james davies are both in. two matches with a knee injury. in fact there are fitness concerns throughout the 39 man squad, with george north named even though he is a doubt also with a knee injury. former captain greig laidlaw returns to a 40—man scotland squad. he hasn't played a test for almost a year and is just returning from a broken leg. john barclay will still be skipper. there are four uncapped players included — props murray mccallum and d'arcy rae, full—back blair kinghorn and scrum—half nathan fowles. manchester united's paul pogba sez they still have manchester city in their sights after reducing the leaders' advantage at the top of the premier league to 12 points. pogba inspired united to a 3—0 win against stoke, setting up two goals including this one for anthony martial. new stoke manager paul lambert was watching from the stands. while his opposite number jose mourinho insists united aren't giving up on the title race yet. we know that the distance is a very important distance. i've been there b

. >> just kind of winged it way marinade made myself like brown sugar honey bit of worcester sauce. >> stromboli buffalo chicken dip maybe wings. >> reporter: bakeries and stores are preparing for the huge crowds. the bake slop in wayne says it can't keep eagles sweets on the shelves. >> it's been crazy. anything related to a football everybody in the town wants it. we've been going through a lot of rise crispy treats all decorated in eagles colors, we have our specialty cakes that have the eagles logo we have football cookies and cup cakes that have been flying out. >> reporter: as customers fill their baskets at the acme swoops showed up with the team's cheerleaders and handed out prizes and tickets to the game. amy and her son scored a pair and now she has to decide who she's taking. >> going to be a tough decision. maybe the two of us will go. leave the rest of the boys at home. >> reporter: all right. so, back out live everyone now counting down until game day on sunday. they have their food and this reminder, rick and sharrie, in particular, rick, since you like chips and dip yo

it's currently worcester 31, exeter 21. at cheltenham danny cook rode the 7 to 1 shot to victory in thell be back at half past six with sports day. lots of live sports on the website, including live coverage of the british diving championships in plymouth. that gets going in the next five minutes. now it's time for all your weather. hello. the skies overhead have not been particularly inspiring in many places. a favourite you got to see some brightness this afternoon. that was how it looked in county antrim. stuck under cloud from many others, outbreaks of rain. with the cloudy weather, some milder weather. south—westerly winds really mild air across the country, continuing through the rest of the weekend. into this evening, this allows up to the north is an area of low pressure, quite deep, passengers to the north of scotland. but the north of the mainland, the west of northern isles, does that 60 up to 80 mph through the evening. clear skies overnight allowing it to get chilly, but by the end of the night wore cloud from the west. 0utbreaks of rain and temperatures listing. ten in car

wu worcester broke a record, too. we are going to turn a corner this afternoon and it could actually stick around for a while. morgan, more on that coming up. >> i'm waiting for that corner to turn. thank you, dylan. >>> president trump heads back to the white house after spending the weekend at camp david, meeting with top white house advisers and congressional republicans. on saturday, the president defended himself against claims in the bombshell, new book "fire and fury" about his mental stability and his decision-making in office. nbc's white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is at the white house with more. kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, morgan. the president chose to make his oncamera defense by harnessing the trappings of the office. he surrounded himself with prominent to camp david for an impromptu session. and he talked about his plans and policies. but the president also punched back. camp david is rarely a backdrop for a stinging book review. >> i consider it a work of fiction. >> repor

losing run in rugby union's premiership last night with a comfortable 46—25 victory at struggling worcester bath. in the pro14, scarlets have opened up a seven—point lead at the top of conference b with a dominant, 47—13 bonus—point win over dragons. the victory means scarlets are unbeaten in five welsh derbies this season. elsewhere, edinburgh beat southern kings. england may be losing in the cricket, but one british flying high down under after beating the aussies in their own backyard, or rather in the skies above. look at this! above the skies above. look at this! above the australian desert. the new world record has been set for distance travelled by a hand glider, going over 300 kilometres. that's 241 miles, so like going from london to middlesbrough in one flight. it took 0lly 5.5 hours, going at an average speed of 55 mph. he has become a world record holder. that's quite fast! you have to wiggle in and out of thermals. quite incredible. have you done it? i have had a go at hand gliding over garbage. incredible to see —— over derbyshire. incredible. so let's move on from the ashes a

relative tranquillity from our weather watchers this scene from our weather watchers this scene from worcestering overnight into northern ireland and western scotland, further sleet and snow showers accumulations into the hills, but at times to lower levels adding to what we have in places. temperatures will be close to freezing. the showers will pack in to western scotland and northern ireland. you may get rain or sleet and hail, but inland these are of sleet and snow, notjusts to hills, but lower levels. the possibility of tricky travel conditions with that ice risk on untreated services. for north—west england, wales and the south—west. england, wales and the south—west. england and scotland will have early sunshine after a frosty start. 0n through the day little changes. showers to south—west england and wales, but the real sleet and snow threat into northern ireland, north—west england and western scotland. with the wind it will feel below freezing here. tricky problems with further snow showers coming in. there is a bit of a change going into the weekend. fist we need to be aware of this

wales have named two uncapped players in their squad for the six nations — worcester wing josh adamsed despite being ruled out of the first two matches with a knee injury. warren gatland has also picked george north for his 39 man squad, even though he, too, has a knee injury. and former captain greig laidlaw returns to a ito—man scotland squad. he hasn‘t played a test for almost a year and is just returning from a broken leg. john barclay will still be skipper. there are four uncapped players included — props murray mccallum and d‘arcy rae, full—back blair kinghorn and scrum—half nathan fowles. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website and we‘ll have more for you in sportsday at half past six. the cabinet has been discussing the problems caused by the collapse of carillion, which was the uk‘s second largest construction company until it went into liquidation yesterday. several businesses have said they face big losses and have had to lay off staff because carillion owes them money. it‘s britain‘s second largest construction firm, a

losing run in rugby union's premiership last night with a comfortable 46—25 victory at struggling worcesterleague games to secure the bonus point for bath. in the pro14, scarlets have opened up a seven—point lead at the top of conference b with a dominant, 47—13 bonus—point win over dragons. the victory means scarlets are unbeaten in five welsh derbies this season. elsewhere, edinburgh beat southern kings. it is the sport that fuses gymnastics and free—running, and now, you can go on and become a professional ninja. ten years after it started as a tv contest injapan, athletes in the uk are getting ready for the fifth championship here. so i went along to one of the dozens of places where you can start on a ninja course — indeed, europe's largest one, in manchester. how long does it take to become a ninja? to become a professional, 50 yea rs. ninja? to become a professional, 50 years. but for someone like you, gymnastic, athletic... i went years. but for someone like you, gymnastic, athletic... iwent to have a look at europe's biggest one. running up the wall, hanging upside down, the increa

they beat worcester by 46 points to 25 — and it was a memorable match for lock james phillips, who scoredy over dragons — they looked very comfortable, running in seven tries, each by a different player, to win 47—13 and open up a seven—point lead at the top of conference b. elsewhere, edinburgh beat southern kings. now, it is this earlier. england may be losing in the cricket again, but one brit is flying high down under, after beating the aussies in their own back yard. or rather in the skies above. 0llie chitty has set a new world record for distance travelled by hang glider. he went 388 kilometres, 241 miles. that's like going from london to midddlesbrough in one flight. it was at the international classic competition, and took 0llie five and a half hours going at an average speed of 55 miles per hour. we don't need the ashes! hang gliding is where it is that. 55 mph must be really noisy. you could see the way he was wiggling his body as he tried to jump from thermal thermal, because you are going under your own steam, using only the air. i went your own steam, using only the air. iwe

icy roads led to a scary trip for kids outside worcester, massachusetts.watch as this bus goes sliding down the road and then crashing into that vehicle. no one was injured. about 60 miles south, coast guard ice breakers are being used to break up jams on the connecticut river. the blockage caused flooding in the surrounding area. and in pennsylvania ice jam caused a creek to flow backwards. that's not a reline. that's not an insta-story effect. the water battered homes near scranton. at least seven buildings were flooded. and the icy untreated roads led a school bus filled with children to go down that street in sutton. now to that breaking news from overnight yesterday. the tsunami in alaska, the tsunami threat and that earthquake. it was a 7.9 earthquake that struck in the middle of the night off the coast of kodiak, alaska. it sent many people in that town evacuating because of the tsunami threat. there was an alert that went all the way down to the mexican border, but authorities say in the end, there was nothing to be fearful of. >>> your chance to r

host: chester, republican, worcester, massachusetts. caller: good morning. morgan freeman and anna smith pointed out a long time ago that we all have self interests at heart, so i have a personal question for the commentators this morning. what are your income levels, and what do you stand to lose with the scrapping of nafta? thank you. --: speaking of from speaking from our industry, our industry employs 180,000 folks directly within the u.s.. these are collectively bargained jobs, good jobs, average wages and benefits near $100,000 a year, and that is what concerns us so much, putting these good american jobs at risk by making a rash move when it comes to nafta. host: i agree, -- autofer: i agree, and the industry supports nearly 7 million jobs across the country. we want to continue to see that number grow. would be the nafta opposite effect, and as i just mentioned, has the potential to cost millions of jobs and would be devastating for the nation's economy. host: jennifer, i want to talk a little bit about country of origin rules. president trump is pro

what's left of the storm bringing some snow right now to hartford, upstate new york into the boston/worcesterl into the 2 to 4 inch category it will change to snow in new york city, more of a sloppy mess there. then it turns cold back here in the deep south, temperatures by the weekend will be much, much warmer back into the more typical 50s and 60s. becky, i've never covered snow in 26 years this far south so this is unusual one more quick thing, believe it or not, pensacola beach this morning it's snowing temperatures now in the 20s. that's how ridiculously cold this air mass is. >> pensacola >> wow. >> that used to be in florida. >> still is. >> becky says it's so cold that robert -- >> please tell r-- police tell robbers to freeze and they do. so cold that we have to chisel the dog off the fire hydrant perhaps my favorite, so cold the lawyers have their hands in their own pockets. >> heard that one before. >> hear that, mike that one is politically incorrect. i don't know whether lawyers have their hands in their own pockets. augusta's 38 degrees >> love that. >> that is amazing >> mike,

kimberly: chester is on a republican line from worcester, massachusetts. caller: good morning.ilton friedman pointed out a long time ago that we hold our self-interest at part. i have a question for the commentators, what are your income levels and what do you stand to lose with the scrapping of nafta? ,an: speaking from our industry our industry employs about 180,000 folks directly within the u.s. these are collectively bargained , good jobs, average wages and .enefits near $100,000 a year that is what concerns us so much , putting these good american jobs at risk by taking a rash move when it comes to nafta. jennifer: i agree. the auto industry supports more than 7 million jobs across the country and we want to continue to see that number grow. scrapping nafta would do the opposite effect. has the potential to cost millions of jobs and would be devastating for the nation's economy. kimberly: i want to talk about the country of origin rules president trump is proposing hiking the share of a typical car that must be built in the three countries and adding an additional requirem

i'm not here to criticize that, but i represent the second largest city in new england, worcester and other medium-size cities that couldn't get anything from the state working with the federal government because all the money was going to one project. and, you know, if it wasn't for my ability to be able to redirect some of that money to transportation projects in my district, you know, things today would be much different, and by the way, some of the transportation projects have resulted in kind of this renaissance of economic development around where these investments were made. i don't think anybody here is suggesting we go back to, you know, a time where there was no transparency and when, you know, terrible projects could be enacted, although i would tell you that even under the worst of times, i think that the majority of these projects were of merit, obviously we have to do this in a way that the public has trusted and what we are doing. it has helped invest in economic development projects and now, we have turned blighted areas into places of high employment. it had cleaned u