i'm joe biden. on november 4, americans went to the polls and made an historic choice for this country. and when americans chose barack obama, they also got me-- joe biden. but now i feel some of you are disappointed. sure, it was an entertaining election,

biden. he did go out of his way to say that hillary clinton was doing other things and these are issues that not have been on their docket for as long as whereas something bernie sanders has spent a lifetime doing. >> is it possible that hillary clinton could lose both iowa and new hampshire. >> one would not have thought say three weeks ago that she might lose both. and you must think -- and glo a gloria -- looked a little more vulnerable today than she did, maybe i could have taken this. he must be thinking this. >> he does, i think. >> he does. you think he does. >> well he's said it both ways. he has said he thought he could win and he thought he couldn't win. i don't think he goes there anymore. >> probably to protect himself emotionally. for everybody. we all know when somebody gets the fever to run for the white house, it does not go away easily. >> and he did say he'll miss the perch. let's talk about how things are with joe biden. he could have a powerful voice neuromuscular coming

. >> and sanders got some surprising help to today in help from joe biden with our own gloria borger, and he took a little stab and not so veiled stab saying that clinton was late to the game on the income dispair into the country, and bucked up in a way sanders. what do you think that he intended? did the vice president intend to take a stab at the democratic frontrunner or who was the democratic front runner? >> i don't think so. you know. i think they have been long time working partners for years. i know that the vice president, and i am sure that he respects hillary clinton's work when she was in the senate and secretary of state, and also somebody who even in the private life before she was in politics, was somebody who stood up for workers, for children, for people who fell to domestic violence, and somebody who was a champion of the people. that is who hillary clinton is. >> and let me ask you as well about the last state of the union by the president, and in an interview with nbc with matt lauer what he would tell his younger self if he was just embarking on the race, and he

we do best when we act as one america. >> reporter: but joe biden said this office will be his last in the white house. a decision he recently said he regrets every day. >> was it hard to hear him say that? >> it was because i know how he feels. but, you know, i've always said joe would make a great president. >> work, he said, he could continue beyond the west wing. >> is there no scenario in which you could see yourself getting into this race in 2016. >> i learned never to say no. if i win the lottery. i'm only joking. that was a joke. >> savannah guthrie house today. >>> turning now to chuck todd, nbc political news director of "meet the press." what are we going to mean. >> if joe biden wins powerball, it would just be enough to run for president. it is the final state of the union but first peach of the campaign for president obama. this is issues tonight he wants to put on the campaign trail and forcing his democratic successor forcing them to embrace but he is the message he wants to spend the year campaigning on. and so i think that is the proper way to put this in the context.

biden's oldest child bo died in may of brain cancer. the vice president joe biden has been very open about talking about the death of his an emotional toll. >>> coming up today at the noon hour as we continue, stage pressure. today, there are plenty of unanswered questions about that. here's jason with some questions about the weather. >> questions, yeah. when are we going to get cold again? here's our next batch of cold now. it's far away and it will move here into northern ohio. i will let you know when and more importantly, how long it will stick around. >>> happening today in washington, d.c., a new bill is expected to be introduced which would strip comedienne bill cosby of his medal of freedom. it comes as cosby was indicted on sexual assault charges filed iacs woman in pennsylvania -- filed by a woman in pennsylvania. yesterday, he learned he will not face charges in two assault cases in los angeles. in one case, the prosecutors said there was not enough evidence and the other prosecutor said the statute of limitations had expire

biden will take amtrak. he loves to ride the train. that will put him at 30th street there has to be a met or cade to get him to the event. a lot of questions remain but i will guarantee you bet you a jelly doughnut noon to 5:00 that area will be a hot spot. southwest philadelphia, from 61st we have a fire, also in springfield some local detours around ravens cliff drive at old state road, and a accident at fifth and hunting park avenue. otherwise mass transit looking g chris and lauren, back to you. >>> talk about a come back, sylvester stallone is back in the oscar winning after 39 years. stallone was nominated for an academy award for best performance as an actor. >> this for his supporting roles in rocky and creed. third nomination for philadelphia born star. >> he was nominated in 1977 for best actor in the original rocky movie that came out in 1976. this year stallone is emerging as under talk favorite to win his first oscar. >> good for him good rocky won best picture in 1976 but in the best actor. >>> some sad news renee angela

there he is hugging the second lady, jill biden. she is very popular, and according to the president, probably also excited to leave the white house. >> there she is, she drove over with the president of the united states. dr. jill biden is right there. they're all applauding. there will be an empty chair there tonight as well, the deliberately wanted an empty chair for the victims of gun violence. >> that's right. governor malloy is also there, somebody who's also been very active in the push for -- >> here come the members of the cabinet. that's the secretary of the treasury jack lew. there's john kerry. members of the cabinet walking into the house chamber right now to listen to the president's state of the union address. >>> once again we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. the president is about to deliver his last state of the union address, it comes in an awkward moment. ten sailors are being held in iran. the vice president and the secretary of state have told our dana bash they expect thos

but more than half doubt measures will make a difference. >>> vice-president joe biden still despairs over the fact that he could not push gun control through the republican congress. i talk one on one with biden yesterday in washington and he a agreed that gun control became a top priority after the december 2012. >> police came. we heard the loud speaker. >> reporter: december 14th was the day adam lanza shot and killed 20 students and six teachers at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: joe biden was charged with turning unspeakable tragedy into a legislative accomplishment. >> amendment is the not agreed to. >> reporter: but it didn't turnout that way. >> if my memory serves me correctly you were the point person, on getting gun control legislation through the congress in the wake of sandy hook. >> i was. >> reporter: that effort fail. >> yes. >> would you have done now looking back anything differently. >> yes. i would have spent less time emphasizing a assault weapons which sort of took the eye off the ball here. i'm the the guy

joe biden calling this his moon shot. in making about this initiative, earlier this week, he compares it to a mission to moon be 55 years ago, he said that call to action inspired science and innovation, and curing kansas should be this generation. happening today. here at the university of pennsylvania, vice president joe biden will take a trip here to introduce and explain his new national initiative to end kansas. it's obviously a very personal mission for him. he alive had us son, beau to brain cancer last may, the goal is simple. he wants to double the rate of progress. he wants to make a decade's worth of advances in five queers. to do that, biden says he plans on increasing resources private and public to for it cancer. he plans on bringing cancer fighters together. this will get done through funding, better coordination with leading cancer centers, and that's abramson cancer center. >> challenge we're happy to partner him on is how can we extend our reach? how can we achieve cures? and more and more patients, beca

listen to what joe biden, this interview with joe biden. it is almost as if he went over backwards over the authenticity he said over bernie sanders. >> there used to be a basic bargain. if you contributed to the profitability to the enterprise, you got to share in the profit. that has been broken. productivity is up. wages are stagnate. >> hillary is talking about that as well. >> well, it is relatively new for hillary to talk about that. hillary's focus is on other things up until now. that is bernie's -- no one questions bernie's authenticity on those issues. >> ouch! >> curious comments from the president who he recently said he regrets every day his own decision not to jump in. maybe he is doing a little rear-view mirror field testing. it is interesting to hear him say nice things about sanders. >> to be fair, hillary clinton was running the state department for years. >> and it seems like joe biden is going out of his way to not say good things about clinton. i want to shift to the republican side of the race. in iowa, from quinnipiac

what is the meaning and motive behind what joe biden just said? >> you see joe biden on a fence post, you know he didn't get there by accident either. there are two things going on here. one is, bernie sanders' brand of populist economics joe biden believes in and has believed in for a long time, as hadvocated for it within this administration, has always wanted the the president -- >> and doesn't believe hillary clinton has the fingertip feel for that same -- >> or the conviction on policies. believes hillary clinton is more of a centrist on economics than joe biden is. he applauds what sanders is doing on substance. and the second is, he is sick to death of the clintons. that was a huge part of why he considered running against her. and part of this is he's just speaking his mind. >> the other thing is, he wants to be part of this discussion. he wants to be part of this discussion and wants the democratic party to be in a specific place. someone wrote a tweet that said that they'll form a list serve. that was me, by the way, on twitter. because

with all due respect to joe biden, it is nice to have you back. greetings from pasadena, california. on the show tonight, the president's last hurrah, and gop escalation. first, corey seeger on the rise -- bernie sanders on the rise. he is leading in new hampshire and in iowa. 14% in a monmouth poll and 5% in a iowa poll. shade joe biden hours and a past 24 stunning ratcheting up of rhetoric by clinton and her daughter, chelsea, on the campaign trail today, and there's only one conclusion -- the prospect of a sanders sweep states in thewo nomination process is that real. at a campaign event today, she cranked things up to 11. >> do not talk to me about standing up to corporate interests. i have the scars to show for it. i am proud of every single one of them. we have a big difference over guns. i think it is a telling difference. if you're going to go around saying you stand up to special interests, stand up for the most powerful special interests, the gun lobby. roll medicare, medicaid, affordable care act, and private health insurance into a nat

president joe biden in philadelphia tonight to kick offer his moon shot mission to find a cure for cancer. >>> and three days after being charged with the mission by president obama, biden toured the abramson cancer center at the university of pennsylvania. biden who lost his son, beau, to cancer last may says he'll devote his last year in office and beyond to take on this cause. "action news" reporter and registered nurse ali gorman is live at the university of pennsylvania medical center. ali, tell us about what happened there late today. >> reporter: and jim there is a lot of excitement here on penn campus. researchers and healthcare providers are thrilled that the vice president decided to start his mission here in philadelphia. and it wasn't just talk. the vice president is starting to lay out a plan. vice president joe biden told top doctors and researchers his mission to find a cure for cancer will be his most difficult and complex undertaking but he believes a cure can be found. >> we're on the cusp, you're the on the cusp of some phenomenal break throughs. >> reporter: oncologist

in an interview with cnn, biden weighed in on the race for the biden says bernie sanders speaks to a quote yes or noing deep and real on the issue of wealth disparity t. issue he says hillary clinton has only just begun to address. >> it's real e relatively new for hillary to talk about. that hillary's focus has been other things up until now. that's been bernie's, no one questioned bernie's authenticity on those issues. >> biden also says:t has come up with good ideas on the wealth disparity issue. with the iowa caucus just three weeks away, the democratic race is heating up. a new poll shows:itself with a 3-point lead in iowa and sanders leading by 4 in new hampshire. as craig boswell reports, last night the democrats participated in a voter forum in des moines. >> it could be that the inevitable candidate for the democratic nomination may not be oinevitable today. >> reporter: clinton has spent much of her campaigning attacking republicans. she continued on that track appearance on the iowa black forum on fusion. >> who would have thought donald trump would be lead income national

. >>> and our interview from joe biden. the generous offer the president made in one of his darkest hours. >>> tourists murdered. at a center with thousands of visitors flock every day. responsibility. >>> and massive pile-ups. slick roads and chain several states and dozens of vehicles in twisted metal. "nightly news" begins right now. - >>> good evening. with the president just hours away from delivering his final state of the union speech in the capitol behind me, the white house is now consumed with the potential new international crisis that threatens to overshadow that speech. ten american sailors and their boats are being held right now by iran. seized after the americans apparently drifted into iranian waters in the persian gulf. it happened around noon eastern time. since then there has been a flurry of diplomatic contact and late word that iran may be moving to quickly try to resolve this crisis. let's get the latest from our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. >> reporter: two heavily armed u.s. navy riverin

biden worked with congress to national institute of health. he'll be meeting with more agencies after this month to discuss ways for cancer treatment. biden says his goal is to make a decade worth of advances over the next five years. now, we also learned about a touching moment between biden and president obama. the vice president said after his son's death last year. the president offered him financial support if the bills got too high. biden mentioned he was prepared to sell his home in delaware to help his son's family pay their medical bills. president obama told him keep the home, i will give you the necessary money. vice president biden says it didn't come to that, but he really appreciated the offer. >>> south carolina governor nikki haley was the republican to give the response to the state of the union address. she's the first female and first minority governor of south carolina that made her a eager to reach more voters of color. she's also a contender to be a vice president nominee. her speech consisted of a heavy dose of criticism

vice president joe biden is in istanbul meeting with turkey's prime minister. the war in syria is in its 5th year, forced millions of people from their homes. turkey has taken many of those escaping from the fighting. our number of countries including the u.s., france, russia and turkey have all been launching airstrikes inside syria. as we just mentioned, the u.s. vice president is in turkey, joe biden saying washington is committed to helping ankara and ensuring that isil does not continue its advance toward turkey's border. >> today, we discussed how we can improve the support of local sunni arab forces working to cut off what remains of isil's access to the turkish border. that's a priority for both of our nations sos that we can prevent the new fight in equipment reaching isil and conducting attacks and so that the control now and after we defeat isil of the border is within turkey's control, that it's secure, that there are no separate state sitting on your southern border. >> there should be no uncertainty about representation of the opposition in syria

. >>> vice-president joe biden making a stop right here in philadelphia a. very important trip to the university of pennsylvania, medical school. >>> good day everybody, it is, as chris just says friday, january 15th, 2016. >> we had christmas, new years and we are halfway through january. >> well, watching hopefully on line from a at the plant a a a, more importantly he is probably sleeping at 4:00 he clock in the morning, right. >> yes. >> you didn't tell him you were going to say happy birth the day then why would you watch. >> a nice warm up today, um. >> yes, brief but enjoyable. i think this is going to be the best day of what we've got coming, weather-wise, only because there is such a big chill coming after the the we will break it down step by step, lot milder now then it was yesterday, and the day before. 33 degrees, and it feels like 33 because of the calm wind. so, already we're doing better. we are even at freezing at mount pocono. we have 25 degrees in pottstown. twenty-seven in lancaster. look at this at the new jersey shore we're already in t

really appeals to joe biden. it's no secret joe biden was thinking about running against hillary clinton, so there's still that in the back of his mind. however, would he go out and effusively campaign for hillary clinton if she were the democratic nominee? absolutely. i don't think there's any question about that. >> if she becomes the democratic nominee, but there's a long way to go before that and a long time for joe biden to say other things and he did sort of try to take it back today, dan. but there are no backsees in politics. >> darn it. >> there are tons of backsees. >> joe biden said what he said, dan. this is going to irk brooklyn. i have to imagine the clinton campaign is, we don't need this. we have enough problems with bernie sanders. we don't need joe biden saying stuff like this. >> i don't know how my friends in brooklyn reacted to it. i think gloria is right on two points. one the vice president was making, a very accurate point of political analysis, which is, if you were a voter who -- in the

. >>> vice president joe biden is kicking off a new initiative in philadelphia, the goal to find a cure for cancer. >>> police investigate two suspicious car fires in north philadelphia. >>> a student in the lehigh valley accused of assaulting a teacher is found guilty. >>> first up, let's find what's going on for the weekend with weather and traffic. >> reporter: good morning, everybody, we're off to a somewhat cloudy start. clouds will get thicker to the west and they roll in as the day goes on. if you like the sun enjoy it early because it will fade hind the clouds. 42 degrees in philadelphia. winds are light, no need to talk of windchills. these numbers are up from yesterday. allentown, 25 degrees and mid 20s in trenton, as well. upper 20s in millville. heading out the door we'll be around the freezing mark between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. with light winds and partly cloudy skies not too bad, assuming you dress appropriately. in the afternoon, 48 degrees by noon, the high today 52 we'll hit that around 3:00 p.m. and see a falloff to 48 degrees by 6:00. clouds increase during the day,

for biden, this is personal. choking up, talking to stephen colbert about his son beau, who died of brain cancer. >> my son was better than me. and he was better than me in almost every way. >> reporter: the vice president has two goals. increase spending on research and increase collaboration. just this week, a group of drug companies and researchers announced they would work together to find better treatments. last week biden's staff met with the president of the american association for cancer research. >> how close are we to curing cancer? >> we could really decrease by a lot the number of patients that die from cancer. >> dr. baselga credits biden with getting the first budget increase in a decade, an extra $264 million, a 5% jump. the american cancer society's dr. otis brawley said they need sustained funding and all patients need access to best care. >> 20% or more women with breast cancer get less than optimal breast cancer treatment. those are some of the things we could fix right now and fix very quickl

biden says that we need much more funding, we need more sharing of information. but he believes that a cure can be found. >> truth of the matter is i believe from my exposure over two years of my son fighting glioblastoma of the brain stage four that i know i became acquainted enough with the brilliant minds around this table and others to realize that we're on the cusp -- you're on the cusp of some phenomenal break throughs. >> reporter: and those breakthroughs, that's the overall goal to save more lives and earlier today we got a great example of that workinworking: 20-year-old nics rang the bell in celebration of his last radiation treatment. >> it was amazing. it was just the best feeling out there, my biggest support team, everybody was there, my family, friends. dr. robert lustig of penn medicine explains it's been a battle for nicholas. he was diagnosed with an extremely rare type of brain cancer. >> it actually grew on the lining of his brain surrounding his brain. >> reporter: nicholas said he started getting headaches last year. then one morning in apri

. >>> happening today vice president joe biden will be here to begin what the president calls our moon shot to cure cancer months after losing his son to brain cancer. annie mccormick is live at the university of pennsylvania where mr. biden will meet with researchers, annie. >> reporter: tam, that's right, he will be here later on today at the cancer center. this is his first appearance since president obama made the announcement during the state of union address that they want to find a cure for cancer. president obama called on the new generations to fight the bounds of innovation and like president kennedy bomb maria announced a -- obama announced a moon shot for cancer. >>> for the loved ones we've all lost, for the families that we can still save let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. >>> this fight is personal for the white house, vice president's son beau died at 46 leaving behind a wife and two kids and large extended family. tonight his father with travel at the abraham son cancer center as part of the first push of the initiative. obama announced

. >>> vice-president joe biden is heading to philadelphia later this afternoon. he is launching an effort to find a cure for cancer. he will kick off that initiative at the university of pennsylvania's abramson cancer center. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao has more on the ambitious plan. >> for the the families, that we can still save, let's make america the the country that cures cancer once and for all what do you say, joe. >> reporter: vice-president joe biden is tasked with leading a nationwide initiative to end cancer. the it is a a very personal mission. the vice-president, lost his own son, 46 year-old beau biden, to brain cancer last may but today the vice-president says that science is ready and doctors at the university of pennsylvania's abramson cancer center would agree. >> we're going to recognize at this time, when we look back, a area and time when things change. our expectations treating cancer from treating to it curing it. >> reporter: biden kicks off initiative with the round table discussion. he has met with 200 of the world's top canc

make it happen. >> and this had is personal for vice president joe biden. as you know, he lost his son to cancer last year. he will talk to researchers in pennsylvania about the new effort. also last night, president obama said no one expects -- >> fix a broken immigration system. protecting our kids from gun violence. >> an empty chair next to the first lady symbolized children killed by guns while republicans blocked action. the president bragged about the economic recovery saying we're in the middle of longest streak of private sector job creation in history. in response, south carolina governor nikki haley criticized his time in office. >> we're feeling a krushg national debt, a health care plan that has made insurance less affordable and doctors less available. and chaotic unrest in many of our cities. and governor hali said it's time for a new direction and a republican president. >>> it's 4:47. happening today, volkswagen's ceo will meet with environmental protection officials about fixing his company's diesel emissions. the epa and the state of cali

plus, vice president biden opens up. you'll hear about the candid moment he shared with president obama before beau biden's death. student-on-student crime. police say a man from a local college robbed students at another university at gunpoint. in less than five minutes, jen lewis has another update of your time saver traffic. but first, bundle up if you're headed up. we're off to a cold start, and it's going to be breezy today. meteorologist jeremy wheeler has the details on the ("jeremy ad libs wx headlines") today: mostly sunny. breezy and warmer this afternoon. highs will be in the low/mid 50s. winds ssw 10-20mph with gusts up to 25mph. a few gusts possible. then clearing skies and cold. lows will will be in the teens overnight. wednesday: mostly sunny. colder. highs will only be in the mid-upper 30s. winds will help to bump the temperatures up into the low/mid 50s this a strong cold front will move into the region this evening. it may bring a few sprinkles or even flurries, but there will be no impacts chills in th

. >>> vice president joe biden wrapped up his trip to philadelphia minutes ago after kicking off his mission to cure cancer. president obama announcing that effort during this week's state of the union address. nbc 10's lauren mayk is live in university city this evening. lauren, this is a very personal mission for the vice president. isn't it? >> reporter: yeah, jim, in several ways, actually. of course, we know he lost his son beau to cancer. beau went to school here at the university of pennsylvania, and the vice president also acknowledged today that there are other family members who have either gone to school here or who are planning to attend here and now it is where he is starting a big new challenge. joe biden getting a behind the scenes tour of research that could be part of a moonshot to cure cancer. biden met with researchers as he kicks off a mission assigned by the president but driven by a personal mission. >> i plan to do this the rest of my life, and so i -- [ applause ] >> reporter: with a year left in office, though, he laid out what will happen. >> this is not an

biden decided not to run for president because his heart wasn't in it. now he says "i regret it every day." julianna goldman has the story. >> reporter: the vice president did a round of interviews to talk about president obama's executive actions on gun contro but just months after announcing he wouldn't challenge nomination, the vice president made clear it's still something he thinks about daily. >> i regret it every day, but it was the right decision for my family and me. >> reporter: in an interview with wvit, vice president joe biden conceded he still is conflicted about his decision not to run for president. >> i plan on staying deeply involved. we've got two good candidates. there's a real robust debate between hillary and bernie. >> reporter: biden's remarks come nearly three months after announcing he would not run for president. >> i believe we're out of time, the time necessary to mount a winning campaign for the nomination. >> reporter: the vice president always said it was the grief over the death of his son, bo, from brain cancer that made

for biden, this is personal. choking up, talking to stephen colbert about his son beau, who died of brain cancer. >> my son was better than me. and he was better than me in almost every way. >> reporter: the vice president has two goals. increase spending on research and increase collaboration. just this week, a group of drug companies and researchers announced they would work together to find better treatments. last week biden's staff met with the president of the american association for cancer research. >> how close are we to curing cancer? >> we could really decrease by a lot the number of patients that die from cancer. so i think this ought to be our decade. >> dr. baselga biden with getting the first budget increase in a decade, an extra $264 million, a 5% jump. the american cancer society's dr. otis brawley said they need sustained funding and all patients need access to best care. >> 20% or more women with breast cancer get less than optimal breast cancer treatment. those are some of the things we could f

today joe biden spoke exclusively with savannah guthrie about bowe and thoughts about hillary clinton and donald trump and the 2016 race. >> reporter: for the eighth president and the eighth time as vice president, joe biden tonight takes his seat. a heartbeat from the president. but with his heart still heavy from the loss last year of his son beau. >> i think people are wondering how are you doing? >> we're doing well. we're focusing on the inspiration beau was rather than the loss. >> reporter: he confided beaus may become too sick to support his family, only with the president. >> jill and i will sell the house and be in good shape. he said don't sell that house. promise me you won't sell the house. he's going to be mad at me saying this. he said i'll give you the money. >> reporter: tell me how your relationship with president obama has evolved over the years? >> it is family. and he's become family. and i think probably no vice president or president on a personal basis closer been. >> reporter: but now with a year left in office, joe biden sizes up a presidential field he is no

first of all biden's punditry is unavailable. bernie sanders has been rising on the basis of this passionate sincerity. what behind his comment is the rivalry with hoik over the years. these are people who manage themselves being president of the united states, and joe biden privately thinks of the children tons what most of us think, that they are appallingly unethical. reporter: no one questions bernie's authenticity on those issues. that's what he said. >> you had me on a few times to answer the question why did joe biden say that. i think biden's word weren't chosing artfully. but on income inequality issues. bill: does he tell you where he is on her candidacy. >> i could not do the job that josh does. that is a tough job. but i do think that it was meant as a big. it sounds like it was meant as a big. but i don't think hillary has initial you at all. i want you to react to what donald trump said about her with jimmy fallon. watch. >> she is having a tough time. she has got some guy who should be easy to beat. how can you los

your next name is joe biden. the vice president says he regrets not running for president "every day." but-- he added-- he made the right decision for himself and his family. biden's 46-year-old son died in may. biden announced his decision not to run-- in october. the vice president says he still plans to stay involved in the presidential campaign. your final name is janet jackson. rumors have been swirling about the surgery-- that postponed the singer's world tour. sources are reporting jackson is at-risk for cancer. in a twitter post yesterday-- jackson said, quote-- "the rumors are untrue... i do not have cancer." jackson said she is the postponed shows will be rescheduled soon. coming up-- a big shake-up for the tampa bay bucs! the team has officially fired their head coach. more details coming up. plus-- deputies in volusia county say thieves have stolen thousands of dollars in a debit card scheme. coming up... the warning signs you need to look out at longhorn steak like this doesn' t need anything else. w

vice president joe biden will be taking on a new national effort to find a cure for cancer. president obama made that announcement during tuesday night's state of the union address. the issue is personal to biden after the loss of his 46-year-old son, beau, to brain cancer last may. biden has already been working with congress and the national institutes of health on finding strong resources. lawyers for bill cosby will be in a massachusetts courtroom today. they are requesting documents filed in a civil lawsuit by seven women accusing the comedian of sexually assaulting them decades ago. those documents have been kept confidential during the pre-trial phase, but cosby's lawyers say they contain invasive information about his medical and sexual history. more travelers the airport. despite security concerns, two million people are now enrolled in the t-s-a airport pre- check program. it allows travelers to experience faster and more efficient screening at more than 150 airports nationwide including tampa international airport and st. pete-clearwater international airport. dev

his son beau biden died from brain cancer in may. that's when the vice president entered a period of painful public mourning, it was followed by his decision not to get into the presidential race. this morning nbc 10's katy zachry has more on the vice president's emotional mission to cure cancer. katie. >> reporter: as you can imagine there is a lot of excitement and buzz here in university city surrounding the vice president's visit later this afternoon. it really highlights philadelphia as a hub for cancer research, as well as it reinvigorates the fight. now, this nationwide initiative got bipartisan applause when president obama announced it during his state of the union address earlier this week. vice president joe biden is leading the effort, it has special meaning for him because his oldest son beau succumb to cancer last year. at md anderson cancer center in camden they tell us they see close to 3,000 new cancer patients a year. >> i think it's not likely that we're going to find one cure or one treatment that's the end-all an

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biden wants to double the rate of progress. he wants to make a decade's worth of advances in five years. to do that, the vice president says he plans on increasing funding and resources, both private and public to fight cancer. and he plan on bringing cancer fighters together to better share information. >> how can we extend our reach? how can we achieve cures in more and more patients because the time to do that is now. >>reporter: after his stop here, vice president biden will head overseas to switzerland where he'll talk to international experts there before returning to the state at the end of the month to continue here. starts right here at university city at the university of pennsylvania's again, right around 3:00 this afternoon. of course, cbs3 will be here to cover it all. for now we're live at uof penn. jan car would he, "eyewitness news". >>> penndot has an idea to help alleviate traffic tie-up along the schuylkill expressway, the plan would let motorists drive on the shoulder of the road. looking live at the schuylk

today vice president joe biden will meet with medical experts at penn as part of his new mission to cure cancer, details are ahead in a live report. >>> calming fears after the ambush shooting of a philadelphia police officer. coming up we will hear from community members worried that their west philadelphia neighborhood could soon see more violence. >>> and easing the pain so many of us feel each time we travel the schuylkill expressway, penndot is considering expanding the lanes from two to three. >>> good morning, this is nbc 10 news today, i'm rows mary connors, it's just after 4:30 on this friday. let's get to the first alert forecast with bill henley. >> it's a chilly start this morning, not as cold as it has been. even though the wind has died down this morning a bit of a southerly breeze has developed in wildwood and dover and atlantic city and that southerly breeze will spread to the rest of the area and we will see a pretty good warm up during this day. it's 33 in philadelphia, above freezing and 7 degrees above yesterday's temperature at this time, 20s in some spots in south j