nbc bay area's mark matthew is at city hall and what's the plan here? how long will the protests last. >> i wish i could tell you that. they're marching west on market street. i started covering this at noon today when the rally began on the steps of city hall. but it was clear pretty early on that they intended to go inside and stop the supervisors from conducting what the protesters called business as usual. >> the black lives matter rally on the steps of city hall was organized by service employees union members who told the crowd it wasn't just about officer involved shootings. >> it's about housing, health and poor education. it's about jobs. jobs. >> but the biggest responses from the 200 to 300 participants came when speakers talked about housing. >> black families have held their homes for generations and they're losing their homes. >> one said her son was shot and killed in june of 2001 and last year she lost her home to foreclosure. >> my son is dead. my home is gone. all i got left is my soul and my voice. >> is it all about the rich and noth

nbc bay area's mark matthews is live with more and that's a hefty fine but some are wondering if it's enough to have an impact. >> they voted on the fine today. it should be clear that the fine was actually announced some time ago and on the day that it was announced, pg&e stock went up $3. fs september 9, 2010 the gas line explosion that killed eight people and totally destroyed 38 homes in san bruno. that blast took the lives of her husband, her son, and her mother-in-law. >> it's been a rough road since that day. filled with loneliness, anguish loss anger, grief, and despair. >> there is an indifference which no amount of plan could undo. and michael picker agreed saying he had doubts that pg&e actually change ped. they bought tv ad to rehabilitate their image and installed more than 200 automated valves on gas pipe lines but the company ceo at the time of the explosion retired with a $38 million bonus. >> the president of pg&e at the time of the san bruno incident is still the president. >> vicker went on to list a host of accidents that happened since then. cupertino in 2011. mor

reporting from the mission, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, mark. >>> in the south bay a san jose cop on the wrong side of the law got his day in court today. he's charged with drug possession with intent to sell. this is more than after 12 pounds of marijuana was found inside a san jose storage unit he rented last summer. >> the police department they work very hard and they conduct very thorough investigations every day and when it's determine thad one of determined that one of their own is enguyageing in any illegal activity it definitely tarnishes the police department. >> he faces up to four years in prison if convicted. >>> we have new details about that missing cupertino teenager. he walked right in the froonlt door of his home unharmed. as it turns out he was hiding at his high school why dozens of volunteers were searching for him. he ran away. he told investigators for four days he ate fruit off tree and used the monta vista high school port-a-potty to go to the bathroom. his family released a statement. he regrets his actions and understands there's no excuse

mark matthews is in san francisco this evening with the vice president is spending the night. mark? >> reporter: we are up on knob hill. you're right, it is curious, the timing of this visit, here he is praising gas and electric company one day after the state's public utility commission is chastising the company for misconduct and fining them $1.6 billion. let me set the scene in oakland. vice president framed by pacific goods and electric trucks in an oakland yard. sleeves of his dress shirt rolled up as he talked about what a great company program the company developed for training workers p. >> what you are doing here at pg&e to train veterans for specific skills the company needs, is exactly what companies should be doing everywhere. >> the power pathways program has graduated 600 students over half of them military veterans. oakland mayor was skub raptexuberant in her praise. >> this is just one small example of how pg&e is such a great corporate citizen. >> the vice president toured power pathways classroom where students are learning how to inspect gas transmission lines wit

reporting from at&t park mark matthews, abc bay area news. >>> that's where jury regard is field level in front of that giants level. tonight's game and a couple things clean up your peanuts and we get to watch two superstars. >> raj, i'm going to have the best seat in the house, we get the treat of watching the best pitching matchup of this young baseball season madison baum gardener facing off against clayton kershaw of the rifle dodgers. you may not recognize this, but besides the tact that they're both left-handed there are a lot of similarities between the two. baum guard ner is the reigning world series mvp. he is blue coal particular doesn't say soochlt. kershaw is from texas, doesn't fit the typical l.a. stereotype and does big humanitarian work in the off-season but both these pitchers let their arms to the talking. >> you look at how good they are, you start with their talent, really how humble these two guys are and they are all business, you know there's not a lot of playing with them just go out there and compete their tails off and it's a great match up. i enjoy watching

nbc bay area's mark matthews in the east bay neighborhood of brent wood where he spoke with a woman who crossed the finish line before the explosion. mark? >> reporter: that was megan fitz -- i'm sorry i just blanked on her name. she was running in the race on the day of the marathon megan faulkner, and had just finished was about a half mile away when the explosions went off. >> it sounded like something large -- huge had plowed into a building and it shook the ground. >> reporter:ing me.faulkner was posing for pictures with her family when the bombs went off. she is still shaken by the experience. the elementary school teacher told me she feels for the jury having to decide between life and death for dzhokar tsarnaev. the penalty phase of the trial could take several weeks. tsarnaev's lawyers say they expected the guilty verdict and are focus old saving their client's life. they will argue that the 21-year-old was merely following his older brother's lead and should not be given the death penalty. but faulkner is clear on how she would decide. >> death penalty. >> you would? >> yeah.

. >>> a rare event here in is a civic can a, a sperm whale washed up on the beach, i'm mark matthews i'll tell you what scientists have been able to determine about this coming up next. >>> also a bay area little league team takes a big hit, what someone stole from the snack bar that could mean no one is playing baseball this season. >>> also they're on the move live pictures from thbs chopper following this large protest in berkeley right now, they're urging mcdonald's and other fast food restaurants to raise the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour. stay with us. >>> one of them will do it somewhere else. >> residents should be mad. >> the poaching problem now pitting one bay area police department against another. >> simply not fair. >> that's new at 6:00. >>> the effort to bring the oakland a's south to san jose may be going into extra innings. a new legal challenge filed today aims to get the nation's highest court to rule on a long running battle city between the city and major league baseball. scott budman is live with how the city is going after the league's most prized possessio

mark matthews is outside the restaurant. joe dimaggio used to have a table there. >> he does -- he did, rather and the owner of the restaurant is gill hodges named for his famous grandfather the dodger hall of fame first base man. gill hodges is not talking about what happened this morning. he's been around all day, but he's feeling burned by his neighbor the owner of the yellow house who spoke out complaining that this historic restaurant has been a fire trap. 7:30 this morning firefighters got the call that smoke was coming from the roof of liverpool lil's. >> it was tricky trying to find this shed outbuilding in the back halves what took so long to really get to the seat of the fire. >> reporter: the seat of the fire was a rear storage shed accessed through a front door. arson investigators questioned the restaurant's owner gill hodges and his employees. >> there were times in the last couple days we noticed something different in the kitchen. >> did you? >> no everything was normal. >> water damaged the neighboring build

but we begin with mark matthews. and mark rather managers in marin county are set to implement new restrictions tonight. they weren't exactly expecting a fight, but it sounds like they going to get one. >> reporter: they may. the water board meeting begins at 7:30. expected to approve the state water board's request for cuts by limiting landscaping to three days a week. the rub here is that in marin county water levels are actually above normal and some residents are wondering why they have to cut. marin's water is largely dependent on its reservoirs.

but we begin with mark matthews. and mark rather managers in marin county are set to implement new restrictions tonight. they weren't exactly expecting a fight, but it sounds like they going to get one. >> reporter: they may. the water board meeting begins at 7:30. expected to approve the state water board's request for cuts by limiting landscaping to three days a week. the rub here is that in marin county water levels are actually above normal and some residents are wondering why they have to cut. marin's water is largely dependent on its reservoirs. 75% comes from these lakes. another 25% from the russian river. and right now levels are actually above normal. >> we're a little bit above normal for this time of year yes. >> reporter: but the district's chief engineer is confident the new restrictions won't bother marin residents. >> i don't think we're going have any issues. i think people will be very supportive of us providing more incentive to do conservation here. >> reporter: after all, marin has cut back 12% f

i'm mark matthews in san francisco. we'll tell what you they have in mind coming up next. >>> and good evening. i'm meteorologist jeff ranieri. foggy continues down to san francisco. bright blue skies. we'll talk about the extremes and how much fog we'll have tomorrow. >>> an east san jose neighborhood is getting back to normal after a seven-hour standoff. it started around 4:00 a.m. when officers responded to a family disturbance on mckey road near capital avenue. a man who was believed might have a gun inside was refuse to go leave the apartment. he finally surrendered peacefully around 11:30 a.m. you see the scene here as he was taken away, arrested on an outstanding warrant after violating parole. >>> san francisco's event not entirely mellow. police say this man walker hit a golden gate park ranger in the head with a glass boughtttle. thousands of people were gathered for the annual weed celebration. the attack happened a little after 7:00 p.m. they say the ranger was in an all terrain vehicle when walker walked up

reporting from city hall mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >>> mark x thank you. across the country, seattle, dallas, new york city, and across the bay, this is in oakland. marchers met at the plaza there at city hall and took to the streets and highways. again, not a large group. sizable enough where they did block an on ramp to 880. but the chp was able to clear the scene a few minutes after it was blocked. >>> let's get back to the chopper live in san francisco. this is on 24th street near valencia in the mission. there were a lot of restaurants and bars there. if you're traveling through the city, especially during this rush hour and in the mission, this is on valencia or perhaps you're heading to the giants game, you might be delayed. we'll keep an eye on the ploe tests and bring you any new developments. >>> a an unexpected sight at a pacifica beach. this is what visitors saw. the huge carcass of a whale. they contacted the marine mammal center. it's a whale that measures about 49 feet long. right now, there's no obvious sign of trauma. a team will take samp

mark matthews is in pacifica with more on what scientists have been able to uncover. have they figured out what killed the whale yet? >> reporter: they have not, jessica. this whale washed up on the beach yesterday morning. they worked almost all day long on this whale. and what killed it remains a mystery. the first thing investigators are doing are cutting away the blubber, six inches of fat that covers the muscles and organs. >> you need to get through the front space to get into the heart of why the animal passed. >> reporter: marine veterinarian katelyn brown is with the marine animal center but there are researchers here from the golden gate research california academy of sciences and los landing marine labs. >> we're looking for bruising that would indicate he suffered trauma while he was alive. >> reporter: it is rare to see a sperm whale wash up in the bay area. this is only the 17th in 40 years. small animal vet rob west came down to volunteer. he got assigned to knife sharpenings. >> i'm interested to know myself. so i'm here to sharpen knives and help out

reporting from the ballpark mark matthews nbc bay area news. >> well said. thank you, mark. >>> okay. let's head inside to the ballpark. geraud moncure is on the field level. this is the classic match-up tonight, maybe the best in awful baseball so far this season. >> reporter: absolutely raj. after struggling to a 4-10 start the giants last night actually looked like the team that won the 2014 world series. now, the g-men played their most complete game of the season ending the dodgers' seven-game win streak. tim lincecum was pretty solid. he picked up his first win of the year but he was also backed up with outstanding defense. giants turned four double plays to stop dodger rallies and they committed no errors. they also racked up 13 hits scoring six runs. their best offensive showing of the season. >> we played a complete game. we played well defensively. timmy made some great pitches. and you have to win on pitching and defense. especially in this park. we had timely hitting. our first whatever couple weeks we weren't getting hits with runners in scoring

we begin with mark matthews live at at&t park. sad ending to the game but fans certainly got a treat before the game. >> opening day is so much more than just a ball game. for many is it the symbolic start of summer filled with a season of great games. hundreds of bay area fans could not wait for it to start. they lined up hours before the gates opened. rhonda bergman of mountain view was the first. >> yeah i'm a little crazy. >> reporter: inside lucille was driving around on a championship trophy segueway. like gunslingers, the whole team strolled in from center field. the place erupted. as each player was introduced fans cheered. and then a tribute to longtime sports broadcasters, lon simmons. his daughters threw out the ceremonial first pitches and it was the tribute that most touched barry bonds' mom. >> you liked that tribute? >> i really do. >> so did jeff lockwood of mill valley. >> i'm at the age where that's important. >> reporter: but for most folks, the highlight was on a horse. madison bumgartner rode in the championsh

reporting from san francisco, mark matthews nbc bay area news. >> amazing what's happening here. thank you. twitter stock fell from the sky this afternoon after a disappointing earnings report that was leaked on twitter. the san francisco company reported lower than expected revenue for the last three months. it's forecasting lower than expected revenue for the next quarter. to make matters worse, twitter's earnings report was leaked on its own site. the stock fell nearly 20% after that leaked report. is it an attack on jews? a local fra interpret or a random prank? a possible hate crime on the stanford campus has students taking action. they'll hold a rally right on campus this evening stemming from graffiti on two buildings right where students live. we're at stanford with in this disturbing crime. >> kim? >> students are shocked by the apparent display of hatred towards a group on campus. they're gathering tonight to make sure their voice is heard. no one knows who sprayed gold swastikas on the sigma alpha epsilon house. today, all signs of the graffiti are gone and while stan

nbc bay area's mark matthews is in san francisco at the cpuc headquarters. mark, even the commission's new president isn't convinced that this fine will change pg&e's culture. >> reporter: raj, this is something we never would have heard under the past commission president, michael peevey. the new commission president, michael picker says that he thinks the fine may not be big enough to get pg&e to change their ways. the 2010 fireball that killed eight people and destroyed dozens of homes are also led to the investigation of pg&e's inadequate record-keepinged a its cozy relationship with cpuc regulators. >> this i believe is a case of criminal negligence and indifference. >> reporter: sue's 17-year-old son, her mother-in-law and her husband were killed in the explosion. >> it's been a rough road since that day, filled with loneliness anguish, loss. >> reporter: the commission's new president michael picker listened and then told the hearing that he had doubts that the fine was enough. >> we're continuing to see more violations. >> reporter: picker says safet

mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. the vice president made a quick trip to staff for lunch at grilled cheese shop the melt on front street. biden ordered the classic grilled cheese with a side of tomato soup. he donated to the restaurant's cool gardening program. he said he may be back for an ice cream. >>> we have new details this evening. our first look at the man who was beaten by southern california sheriff's deputies. the chase and the beating was captured by our nbc chopper. francis pusok was fleeing officers on a stolen horse. this is his mug shot where you can see that black eye there. this happened in rural san bernardino county yesterday. the aerial video went viral. today we learned the fbi is conducting a civil rights investigation into the arrest and the san bernardino county sheriff today placed ten deputies on paid administrative leave. he also revealed those deputies were wearing audio recorders. >> and i assure you that if there is criminal wrongdoing on the part of our sheriffs or any policy violation

mark matthews is live outside the west oakland bart station. that sounds very convenient when the agency says it needs more money for the repairs. >> reporter: that's right. the spokeswoman for bart couldn't tell me which director made that comment. she said she didn't know. but she didn't seem very upset about it. in fact, there was a suggestion that bart was happy to be getting the attention. frequent bart riders tell us they have noticed more slowdowns. >> it's sporadic. but i would say yeah they picked up little bit yes. >> yeah they shut down the fruitvale station to the coliseum. i noticed that. >> i seen them on the news and i'm so happy i'm not on it today. >> reporter: over the weekend bart sent out this video to show repair work in progress. when i asked bart's spokeswoman about the director saying that passengers might reconsider riding if they knew the extent of the problems, she didn't deny it. >> certainly having a director trying to make comments that make sure that all eyes are on bart and its needs is going to help us in terms

mark matthews nbc bay area news. >> mark, thank you. >>> we mentioned that google executive among the victims on mt. everest was this map, dan fredinburg. the 33-year-old stanford and cal grad was passionate about climbing and climate change. he was scaling mt. everest to promote his organization called save the ice.org. fredinburg died from a head injury sustained in the avalanche. this terror is not over. big aftershocks continue to hit nepal. in kathmandu, people are still sleeping outside of buildings, worried that more buildings will topple. kathmandu is the capital and largest city of nepal. ian williams is there with the very latest. >> reporter: we have continued to feel aftershocks today. just a short while ago this evening a tremor not a strong one, but still had people running onto the streets. it's dark here now and many are still standing the night in parks or other open spaces afraid to go home while these aftershocks continue fearful, but also perhaps wondering whether their houses will collapse, whether they have been weakened by that original quake on saturday. now, t

reporting from at&t park, mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> unfortunately, it didn't end that way. the opening ceremonies had all the pageantry have come to expect but they left the game disappointed disappointed. pregame was awesome, but the giants lost. >> you know guy, we're out here at at&t park. giants trying for their seventh straight home opening victory. right to the high lights of this one. it was a close game but the giants left a lot of men on base. top four scoreless games. and troy tulowitzki hits the single to left. charlie blackmon will come in to score. bottom of the fourth giants trying to answer back. two on for pagan when he grounds into the inning ending double play and the giants were out of business. runners on the corners, chris pitches and it gets away from posey, we've got a play at the plate. nick slides in. it was initially called out, but the ball game out of hessen's glove. on the replay you see it and the second run scores and that would be the final score this one, 2-0, the final. that's for the first time in seven seasons, the giants lose the home op

nbc bay area's mark matthews is there at city hall. this wasn't about police brutality. this was also about money. >> that's right, raj. the protests that began at city hall was about income inequality and housing. there were two rallies for black lives matters. one at 24th and mission and marched to city hall and it was pretty clear from the beginning that they intended to join up and disrupt what they called business as usual. organizers from the service employees union suggested a takeover of city hall. >> is it all about the rich and nothing about the poor? nothing about the poor working class? well, we are here to say that city hall is our building. >> sheriffs deputies told me

mark matthews reports. >> reporter: after two derailments on the same area of track near the concord station bart is going to be slowing trains at 37 similar spots throughout the system trains that were normally going 27 miles per hour will be slowed to 18. >> the fact of the matter is bart is 42-plus-years old. and our system is aging. >> reporter: bart spokeswoman says repairs on the bay point line began last year. now they are be working on trarks between the west oakland station, the area between the -- and the rail yard. and the fruit vaal station and the coliseum. a line that will be shut down for two weekends. >> get all hands on deck and replace it as soon as possible over the next 11 weeks. >> reporter: bart riders tell us they have noticed more slowdowns and delays. >> they shut down the frutd veil station to the coliseum. i noticed that. >> i saw them on the news and i'm like i'm happy i'm not on it today. >> we have seen trains come in late, from five minutes to 25 minutes. >> reporter: bart telling riders they will experience more delays in the coming air. in addition, t

as nbc bay area's mark matthews shows us this comes at a time when the agency needs more money. >> reporter: frequent b.a.r.t. riders say they have noticed more slowdowns. >> it's sporadic but i would say they picked up a little bit. >> they shut down stations i noticed that. >> i'm seeing that on the news i'm so happy i'm not on it today. >> reporter: over the weekend, b.a.r.t. sent out this video to show repair work in progress. when i asked a b.a.r.t. spokesperson about if the riders would consider riding if they knew the extent of the problems she didn't deny it. >> certainly having a director having comments that make sure all eyes are on b.a.r.t. and we help that in terms of selling the message. >> reporter: the message that b.a.r.t. wants to sell it needs $4.8 billion over the next ten years for maintenance and repairs. they're hoping to put a measure on the 2016 ballot. >> the fact of the matter is b.a.r.t. is 42-plus years old and our system is ageing. >> reporter: the immediate response is from the tracks from the richmond station, richmond station to the rail yard to the coliseum

mark matthews nbc bay area. >> late this afternoon we spoke to another man attempting to climb mt. everest. scott holder had been standing at base camp less than 24 hours before the earthquake but decided to move further down the mountain because he had a head cold. he climbed mountains on nearly every continent. this was his first attempt to scale mt. everest. he was using the climb to raise money to fight polio. he awaits news about his fellow climbers and reflects on that cold that may have saved his life. >> at end of the day, god put a cold in me for a reason. i'm looking forward to find out what that reason was. it was devastating. i had a friend there and talked to him today. it was truly devastating what he saw. >> he said he's going to volunteer with the red cross in nepal and plans to start looking for a way to get back home here to santa rosa to hug his wife and kids. >>> several bay area tech companies are helping to raise money for the earthquake victims. paypal and square launched websites to make it easy toe send money on their website. paypal says hundreds of thousa

mark matthews nbc bay area news. >>> this just in problems for cal's football team off the field. it's the coach in trouble with the law. pier ingram was arrested in a prostitution sting in oakland. he allegedly solicited an undercover officer online and then showed up at a motel 6. he was the wide receiver coach and recruiting coordinator. cal said coach ingram did not participate in the spring game and has been placed on administrative leave while the university looks into the matter. >>> get ready to scream for the next month and a half. the warriors hope that building is the loudest and most exciting in the country. tonight's tip-off, warriors against pelicans. >> cheryl hurd talked to some of the fans. the coach said oracle arena is just too loud. let's kick things off with cheryl first, though. >> reporter: it's a party atmosphere here tonight. as you can see, the plaza is starting to fill up with fans. there's blue and gold everywhere. players and fans flexing a lot of playoff muscle here on saturday as you can see it wasn't easy though but the warriors won. tonight it's ro

mark matthews, nbc bay area news. >> an old-time favorite. still ahead, a $1 million fine the south bay company is paying out for polluting the bay and -- >> reporter: does silicon valley need a landmark? should it look like the hollywood sign. i'm marianne favro. i will tell you about one man's efforts to make it a reality. >> reporter: i'm meteorologist, jeff ranieri. back towards san francisco, the heat is on tomorrow. we'll let you know who will reach 94 degrees in just a few minutes. >>> should silicon valley go hollywood or put up a sign like the one in hollywood? that's the vision of a south bay man. this is a live look at fremont hills where you could soon see a big silicon valley sign. nbc bay area marianne favro joins us live in san jose with reaction tots proposed landmark. mary ann? >> reporter: let's face it. when you this i of silicon valley, it is pretty hard to come up with a distinct landmark. so difficult that the super bowl committee posted a silhouette of this sfat statue as a sign of silicon valley. one south bay man want

reporting from the mission, mark matthews nbc bay area news. >>> we still don't know where he left, but a cupertino teen is back home tonight after vanishing monday. his sudden disappearance touched off a huge search with police and volunteers canvassing half the city. now, the 17-year-old claims he never strayed far from his school. he went missing after his first class. despite a school search sullivan told investigators that for four days he ate fruit off trees and used the monte vista port-a-potty. his family said quote, connor has expressed the deepest sorrow and regret for his actions. he sees how his actions have impacted others around him and realizes there is no reason for concern that he caused. >>> a fifth grader said someone tried to kidnap him. he said it happened on his way to bellshaw elementary. he told police a man tried to lure him into a red two-door toyota truck. the boy ultimately ran to school and that man drove away. >>> all right, let's take you outside, give you a live look at san francisco where it is gray. it's always busy on friday but it's going to be a mess

as for the vice president, nbc bay area's mark matthews is following him around oakland today, and he'll have a full recap of today's visit at 5:00 and 6:00. >> sticking to politics what we have long expected could become a reality this weekend. hillary clinton will run for president in 2016. the former secretary of state is expected to officially announce her presidential bid as early as this sunday. immediately following, she'll hit the campaign trail. if clinton does announce she'll be the first democrat to enter the race. >>> terrified and trapped in her own home by that man, surveillance video showing a harrowing ordeal for a south bay woman. >> surveillance cameras and an alarm was no match for the intruder. the homeowner locked herself in a closet as the man walked around the home in the middle of the night. nbc bay area's ian cole talked to the woman who tried to do everything right. >> the horror movie that nobody wants to watch because it gives you nightmares it's like that. i learned a lot from this. >> a terrifying experience for heidi that unfolded around 2:00 a.m. tuesday m

. >> all four of the cannonical gospels, matthew, mark, luke and john, tell us of a woman that comes to jesus and anoints his feet with expensive perfume. not one gospel of the four canonical gospels identifies that woman as mary magdalene. >> how, then, did mary's name come to be wrongly associated with this famous episode from the new testament? the answer, it seems, can be found five centuries later with this man, pope gregory the great. >> the reason why people think that mary magdalene was a prostitute is because in the sixth century gregory the great gave a homily in which he equated mary magdalene with the sinful woman who anointed jesus' feet. since that day, christians thereafter have thought that mary magdalene was a prostitute. >> i think pope saint gregory the great was not trying to be mean to mary magdalene or women. i think it was probably the result of poor scholarship. >> by the time we get to gregory the great, we not only have a collection of four gospels that circulate together, we have a tradition that says it's okay to blend these stories together. >> it is from

. >> what's striking about matthew, mark, luke, and john, is that they're first century documents. early on the christian movement crystallizes around those. as other ones pop up, they're not trusted and not in the sense authoritative like those first four gospels. >> what the new testament tells us is that mary is at jesus's side at the time of his crucifixion. >> mary magdalene, along with one or two others of jesus's female followers, were with him throughout, they never left his side. they followed him all the way from galilee, to jerusalem, all the way to the cross. >> she's a follower. she's a believer. she's committed to this. >> after following him for many months, mary magdalene's loyalty to jesus is about to be put to the ultimate test. ♪ >>> just days before he will die on the cross, jesus takes his followers into jerusalem for the jewish passover. on the night that judas will betray him, jesus invites his disciples to share a last supper. >> he has to have it in secret. it's very important that he finish his last teaching and his last dinner before he is seized and ar

. >> what's striking about matthew, mark, luke, and john, is that they're first century documents. early on the christian movement crystallizes around those. as other ones pop up, they're not trusted and not in the sense authoritative like those first four gospels. >> what the new testament tells us is that mary is at jesus's side at the time of his crucifixion. >> mary magdalene, along with one or two others of jesus's female followers, were with him throughout, they never left his side. they followed him all the way from galilee, to jerusalem, all the way to the cross. >> she's a follower. she's a believer. she's committed to this. >> after following him for many months, mary magdalene's loyalty to jesus is about to be put to the ultimate test. why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a future without accidents? why do any of it? why do all of it? because if it matters to you, it's everything to us. the xc60 crossover. from volvo. lease the well equiped volvo xc60 today. visit your local volvo showroom for detai

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. >> the gospels of both matthew and mark name jesus's brothers. as well as james, there's joses, judas and simon alongside at least two unnamed sisters. but exactly whose these offspring these other children are is still the subject of debate. >> for catholics, there is that emphasis on mary's virginity. she was not only a virgin at the time of jesus's conception and birth but also afterwards. that's why i like to think of james, the brother of jesus as probably a child from joseph's prior marriage before he married mary. >> but not all christians are in agreement. >> protestants would say there are other children that are the biological kids of mary and joseph, in which case, jesus would be the older brother. and perhaps other siblings of jesus would have looked up to him. >> matthew 1-25 says literally, joseph was not knowing her in the carnal sense until she gave birth until jesus. now any normal reading of that sentence implies she went on to have more children after that, and his brothers and sisters are in fact his brothers and sisters. >> t

. >> the gospels of both matthew and mark name jesus's brothers. as well as james, there's joses, judas and simon alongside at least two unnamed sisters. but exactly whose offspring these other children are is still the subject of debate. >> for catholics, there is that emphasis on mary's virginity. she was not only a virgin at the time of jesus's conception and birth but also afterwards. that's why i like to think of james, the brother of jesus as probably a child from joseph's prior marriage before he married mary. >> but not all christians are in agreement. >> protestants would say there are other children that are the biological kids of mary and joseph, in which case, jesus would be the older brother. and perhaps other siblings of jesus would have looked up to him. >> matthew 1:25 says literally, joseph was not knowing her in the carnal sense until she gave bit to jesus. now any normal reading of that sentence implies she went on to have more children after that, and his brothers and sisters are in fact his brothers and sisters. >> the bible te

mark: we had a story sorry to spring this on you, matthew. give me what you can. u.k. said they found 100 billion of oil -- it is unclear how much of that can be pumped out of the ground. this is the sort of story that you want published isn't it? >> it is a high risk, high return business. when you are looking for oil. trying to find oil in some very strange parts of the oil. they have been drilling in the arctic, for example. there is some skepticism about the return on that capital. shell is buying proven growth. they have done the hard work for them. the nature of some of these -- is they can search continually for oil and not necessarily find that oil. caroline: it has been great having you on discussing all of the oil and gas intricacies. we wish we could have you on longer. mark: coming up the greek finance minister is in paris on the day of the 450 million euro pame payment is due. we have an exclusive interview from thomas piketty who says bruzzles is pushing greece out of the eurozone. stay tuned. ♪ [office phone chatter] [frogs croaking] you know what, let

appreciate it. >> great to be here. >> mark, let me turn to you. big news you guys just got named one of -- from harvard business school, one of the best venture backed companies. tell us about that. >> the hrveard business school, new -- harvard business school named the number-one best investment globally for a startup that is run by an hes alumni. my co-poundser erfounder went to -- co-founder went there. the street shares is an onloon marketplace in which veteran-owned company pitch for a loan. we're all iraq and afghanistan veterans here. our generation came back from that war to find a capital landscape here that's as barren as the afghan countryside. prior generations came back when there was prior, our generation that's not the case. we set up the platform where veteran-owned companies come in and pitch for a loan. then our network of investors compete to lend to that veteran. it's in essence "shaker tank" meets ebay for veterans. >> how about historically, mark when the world war ii came back, greatest generation, came back, the economy wa

i've got another brother matthew mcgraw from tug. so -- then he died a couple years ago from brain cancer at 59 years old. >> now did you write "withlive like you were dying" for him? >> i didn't write the song but it came during the time he was sick and oddly enough he was sick at the time, he was staying at our cabin in nashville and i had the song but i never played it for him because i didn't want to play it for him before he died and after he died we went in the studio to record it my uncle hank my dad's older brother who was also a ball player played minor league ball for 13 years, a quartzerback in high school, he was in the studio with us when we recorded that song. we were in upstate new york and i remember 2:003:00 in the morning regarding that song with my band, it was pretty special for him. >> it had to be official for him. >> you performed last night. >> i did. >> i heard kanye west performed last night and there are rumors, and i won't attribute this to anybody, but i've heard he performed part of his act on his back a

. >> some christian worshipers took a journey through downtown wilmington to mark good friday. their march began with a rally outside the william anderson community center and ended at the episcopal church of saint andrews and matthew. once there they placed their prayers. this is the day christians commemorate the crucifixion of jesus league up to the events of easter sunday. >>> also in wilmington today people were gathering sweet treats for the holiday. there was a long line all day at sweeney's bakery. customers were grabbing up specially decorated cookies pies and cakes for easter sunday. it's one of the biggest days of the year for sweeney's. the store has been in business since 1957. >> time now for accuweather at the action news big board. meteorologist cecily tynan taking a look at the first weekend of april. holiday weekend and kind of a mixed bag. >> weather will be improving as we head through the weekend. certainly not starting off very nice. we're live on sky six which is literally in the clouds taking a look over reading from the pagoda. we've got the low clouds

we have mark halperin still with us and joining thehealy. and in washington, chris matthews of course getting ready for his interview with president obama tonight. chris, good to have you. >> chris, what do you want to hear from the president tonight? >> all kinds of things joe. i've got two hours to prep again after this show. obviously what is going on with iran and possible military confrontation, of course this reminds me of the cuban missile crisis. avoiding a war but yet military force to do it. it's tricky business. >> obviously the president is in the middle of debate over massive trade pac, that will be a big part of your conversation as well. >> it is. because presidents in the democrat being h.kbeingic have tended to be for trade. hillary clinton is a little murky, but i think she's for it in principle. so you have the democrats at the top have been for trade. and yet the democratic party represents the rust belt from northern new york pennsylvania, ohio across the midwest. very concerned about hollowing out of manufacturing in th

. >> chris matthews, always a pleasure. thank you very much. of course, "hardball" every night, 7:00 eastern on msnbc. >>> today, earth day, by the way. president obama marking the occasion with his first presidential trip to the everglades. just moments ago, mr. obama arrived in miami. he is expected to talk later today about the threat of climate change to the u.s. economy. the white house says that this trip is also an effort to raise the climate change debate. >>> on this earth day, msnbc and nuns universal are celebrates -- and nbc universal are celebrating are the reduction of food waste in the environment. right now, msnbc correspondent tom colicchio, hostation chat to talk about the no food wasted campaign. there he is. you see him on twitter. you can join by tweeting your questions with the hash tag #nofoodwasted to @tomcolicchio. there it is on the screen. you can learn more about food waste and rescue by watching the u.s. premiere of the documentary "just eat it." that's tonight, 10:00 on msnbc. >>> still ahead, a humane way to die o