jill biden speaking out in an exclusive interview about her husband's decision not to run. >> i feel, you know, maybe america missed an opportunity. >> and the republican party's fight with the memo over donald trump. the rnc chairman joins us live. >>> breaking overnight. aftershocks rattle japan following an earthquake that

and it's a cause that's close to dr. jill biden, too. her father served in world war ii, and her son beau was army national guard and deployed to iraq for a year. >> he left one month before we were elected. we were out campaigning, and we were seeing his unit off. it was a tough year. it was a tough year for the biden family. it was a tough year for his children. >> thank you so much for inviting us along. >> reporter: dr. biden invited me on a trip to fort riley, kansas. army base home to the first infantry division. nearly 8,000 children. in the heart of the country, the families here are the backbone of the military. repeatedly called to deploy to places like iraq, afghanistan and kuwait. deploying, so i've had some experience with him leaving. definitely sometimes, you really miss him a lot. >> reporter: lauren's dad is currently serving overseas, as her mom battles lupus, for which she's on chemotherapy. >> he's concerned but knows me and my mom can get through this. we have each other's backs. makes me really happy, knowing that j

we'll tell you why vice president joe biden and dr. jill biden are in philadelphia today. >>> community concerns. school officials and neighbors in wilmington are taking action following the death of a student. hear what the community is now asking for. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. it's 5:00 a.m. let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the neighborhood weather forecast. bill, it's chilly but i know we'll get a warmup, right? >> we are indeed going to get a beautiful day. temperatures still falling at this hour. south jersey at 41 degrees. a couple spots in the 30s, pennsylvania suburbs at 46 degrees right now. it will be a cool start this morning, even after the sun's up. not warmer at 50 degrees. by 10:00, we're in the 60s, headed for the 70s this afternoon. that's true of philadelphia, too. 49 degrees right çnow. 51 degrees at 6:00 this morning and by 9:00, 62 degrees and climbing. in fact, the high temperatures today will definitely be warmer than yesterday. saw a

they can both root for dr. jill biden's alum, villanova. >> all righty. andy scholes, have fun. thank you so much. >> before we leave you this morning, we want to show you this. "saturday night live" took aim at donald trump and all of his clarifications and shifts of the last week. >> mm-hmm. the guys on "weekend update," they had a field day. >> during an msnbc town hall on wednesday, trump said women should be punished for getting abortions. then an hour later, he said doctors should be punished. then an hour later, he said we should just let the state decide. then the next day he said you know what? let's just leave the law as loan, before finally saying yesterday, "when i'm president, i'm going to change those laws." so at this point, donald trump has to be pro-choice because he's made all of the choices. >> also, donald trump, how do you not already have a stock answer for an abortion question? you're on msnbc. what did you think they were going to ask you? their number one show is, "so what do you think about abortion?" and the answer is never "women should be punished."

. >>> this morning on "today," with dr. jill biden. find out how she balances her career while launching nation wide initiatives. >>> the l.a. rams traded six draft choices to the tennessee titans for the overall number one pick. speculation is that l.a. will pick either north dakota state quarterback carson wentz. or jason goff. we'll know on draft day. >>> and the defending super bowl champion broncos take on the carolina panthers in the season opener. and get ready for girl power. >>> select brianna stewart from the university of connecticut. select maria jefferson. [ applause ] connecticut's suns selects, morgan tuck. >> the top three picks at the wnba draft are all from the they won four consecutive national championships, so congratulations, ladies. >>> and ahead, big news from one of the most successful movie makers. >>> the proposal >>> the proposal 'll come out tomorrow... for people with heart failure, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine rr rr that helps make more tomorrows possible. tomorrow, tomorrow... i lo

and it's a cause that's very close to dr. jill biden too. her father served in world war ii and her son, beau, was army national guard and deployed to iraq for a year. >> he left one month before we were elected, so we were out campaigning and we saw his unit off. and it was a tough year. it was a tough year for the biden family. it was a tough year for his children. >> thank you so much for inviting us along. >> dr. biden invited me on a trip to ft. riley, kansas, an army base to the first infantry division with a population of 50,000, nearly 8,000 children. in the heart of country, the families here are the backbone of the military, repeatedly called to deploy to places like iraq, afghanistan, and kuwait. >> this is my seventh time deploying. i've had experience with him leading, so definitely sometimes, you really miss him a lot. >> lauren's dad is currently serving overseas as her mom battles lupus on chemotherapy. >> he is concerned, but he knows that me and my mom can get through this because we have each other's backs. it makes me rea

she co founded it with dr. jill biden. supporting service members and veterans with employment resources, all extras in the scene. real life military spouses. >>> a new program aimed to take the suspense who will die next on "game of thrones." it is written by university students in germany. it uses an algorithm. according to the software, he has a 97% chance of kicking the bucket. next step is uncle, 96%. queen of the dragons, gets a 95% chance of saying the big old bite bite. i got all the names right. >> are you a "game of thrones" fan? >> no, i don't want it. >> how dare you be different. >> i'm moving out of movies before you chew me out. >>> charlilate show, stephen co gave a tribute to the late great prince. >> beautiful artist, not many people as influential to be known by one name, let alone by one color. but he was. so in a small gesture of respect tonight, we would like to change the set in his honor. >> that was beautiful. >> a nice touch. we were talking earlier like itunes and everything, someone was saying 1

. >>> today vice president joe biden and his wife, dr. jill biden will visit philadelphia to push for affordable education. the bidens will speak at the community college of philadelphia this afternoon. they'll discuss the obama administration's efforts to lower college tuition and other costs. the goal is to ensure more americans get education and the skills needed for a pathway to the middle class. >>> now that medical marijuana is legal in pennsylvania, some budding entrepreneurs are learning about opening up their own dispensaries. the cannabis career institute held a workshop yesterday where attendees got information about the medical marijuana industry from legal requirements to basic growing techniques. >> going to open a dispensary you'll need a carpenter to do the build, electrician to do the wiring, a security specialist. this involves a lot more than people think. it provides employment across the board. >> governor wolf signed the medical marijuana bill into law april 17th. >>> later today, a rally will be held outside of balt

. >>> this morning on "today," natalie morales goes one on one with dr. jill biden. find out how the second lady balances her own career while helping launch nationwide initiatives. >>> in sports, the l.a. rams traded six draft choices to the titans for the overall number one pick. speculation is l.a. will pick either north dakota wentz or goff. we'll know on draft day, april 28th. >>> and minus peyton manning and a few others, the defending super bowl broncos take on the carolina panthers in the opener. >>> get ready for some girl power. >> select brianna stewart from the university of connecticut. [ cheers and applause ] >> select mariah jefferson. [ cheers and applause ] connecticut's son select morgan -- >> the top three picks offed wnba draft all from powerhouse uconn huskies, won four consecutive championships. awesome. congrats. >>> just ahead, big news from one of the world's most successful moviemakers and what has others fiercely divided. >>> you're watching "early today." arly today." for people with heart f, tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medi

a program she cofounded with dr. jill biden in 2011. all extras in the scene will be real-life military spouses. >>> a new program aims to take the surprise out of google die next on "game of thrones." don't spoil it for me! it uses an algorithm to predict the show's next victim. here is what the software found. the king has a 97 chance of kicking the bucket. queen of drag gets 95% chance of saying good-bye. >> that is almost everyone! >> i know. really big characters. >> name me one big character. not all of them. >> you never know. >>> if you're heading to the theaterses this weekend, . >>> on the late show, stephen colbert gave a tribute to the late, great prince. >> besiding being a beautifule artist but not many people are influential enough to be known by one name, let alone by one color, but he was. so in a small gesture of respect tonight, we would like to change the set in his honor. >> i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today." this is "early today." oh, yeah baby you're much too fast t headache? motrin helps you be an unstoppa

. ♪ >>> vice-president joe biden and his wife dr. jill biden made a big announcement in philadelphia today. "eyewitness news" at the community college of philadelphia where the bidens unveiled a $100 million federal grant program to make college more affordable. the plan includes free tuition for community college students. earlier today, the vice-president was at the mayfair diner campaigning for u.s. senate candidate katie mcginty. voters will head to the polls tomorrow in pennsylvania and in delaware. in both states only registered democrats and republicans can cast a ballot. >> why are independents excluded? >> that's a good question. nicole brewer joins us now with more on the reason behind closed primaries. >> yeah. ukee and jess, really historically speaking primaries were created to shift power from party bosses to the people who made up these two political parties, but that was before independents outnumbered republicans and democrats. so a lot of folks like lisa want topping why can't independents vote in some state primari

. ♪ >>> vice-president joe biden and his wife dr. jill biden made a big announcement in philadelphia today. "eyewitness news" at the community college of philadelphia where the bidens unveiled a $100 million federal grant program to make college more affordable. the plan includes free tuition for community college students. earlier today, the vice-president was at the mayfair diner campaigning for u.s. senate candidate katie mcginty. voters will head to the polls tomorrow in pennsylvania and in delaware. in both states only registered democrats and republicans can cast a ballot. >> why are independents excluded? >> that's a good question. nicole brewer joins us now with more on the reason behind closed primaries. >> yeah. ukee and jess, really historically speaking primaries were created to shift power from party bosses to the people who made up these two political parties, but that was before independents outnumbered republicans and democrats. so a lot of folks like lisa want topping why can't independents vote in some state primari

we'll tell you why vice president joe biden and dr. jill biden are in philadelphia today. >>> community concerns. school officials and neighbors in wilmington are taking action following the death of a student. hear what the community is now asking for. good morning and welcome to "nbc 10 news today." i'm vai sikahema. >> i'm tracy davidson. it's 5:00 a.m. let's begin with meteorologist bill henley in the neighborhood weather forecast. bill, it's chilly but i know we'll get a warmup, right? >> we are indeed going to get a beautiful day. temperatures still falling at this hour. south jersey at 41 degrees. a couple spots in the 30s, pennsylvania suburbs at 46 degrees right now. it will be a cool start this morning, even after the sun's up. not warmer at 50 degrees. by 10:00, we're in the 60s, headed for the 70s this afternoon. that's true of philadelphia, too. 49 degrees right çnow. 51 degrees at 6:00 this morning and by 9:00, 62 degrees and climbing. in fact, the high temperatures today willin

and without joe biden would have good things to say. charlie: there is joe biden's wife dr. jill biden, and she writes about -- who is this? radhika: he started a hospital. he is a gynecological surgeon and he started a hospital treating victims of rape in war in the congo. it is a hugely necessary, unfortunately, service. charlie: another cultural player, kendrick lamar. radhika: kendrick lamar's piece was written by alicia garza, one of the founders of black lives matter. charlie: caitlyn jenner. who did you choose to write about her? radhika: not a name that you probably know, but he has a daughter who is transgender and he writes from the perspective of a parent about the influence of a person as high profile as caitlyn jenner, coming out and having the courage to be herself. charlie: mark edwards is here. mona hanna atisha. radhika: two more names you probably have not heard. they were to tour of the people who blew the whistle on flint, michigan. dr. mona is a pediatrician. she was the first person to provide evidence that children's lead levels were rising. and mark i

. >>> vice president joe biden and his wife, dr. jill biden, will visit philadelphia to push for more affordable education. the bidens will speak at the community college of philadelphia on the administration's continued efforts to make college more affordable. they want to make sure more americans can get the education skills they need to get on a pathway to the middle class. >>> new at 11:00, local college students are helping make prom a night to remember for a group of high schoolgirls. the drexel black action committee held its free prom dress giveaway today. they got a chance to browse the selection and pick out their perfect dresses. the student group also gave away a prom makeover and a $50 gift card. >>> after that much needed rain on saturday, we had a beautiful day sunday. lots of sunshine, mild weather. it's a mild night. mostly clear night across the area right now. the temperatures are dropping with the clear skies and light wind, low humidity. it's down into the 40s in unionville. north wales, 48. collegeville, 47 deg

today vice president joe biden and his wife, dr. jill biden, will visit philadelphia to push for more affordable education. the bidens will speak at the community college of philadelphia this afternoon. they'll be discussing the obama administration's efforts to lower college tuition and other costs. i'm vai sikahema. we'll have more coming up. back to the "today" show. have a great day. we'll see you at the top of the hour. >>> all right, it's funday monday and we're back with the hollywood beauty who has more than 11 million instagram followers, 3 million twitter followers and one of the fastest growing youtube channels, shay mitch. >> you probably know her best as emily field on the hugely popular drama "pretty little liars" which has become a phenomenon. now she's making her feature film debut in "mother's day" alongside jennifer aniston, kate hudson and julia roberts. >> you might know them. she plays tina, the new wife of aniston's ex-husband and she's not intimidating at all. take a look. >> hi, sandy! hi! gina. >> hi, boys.

vice president joe biden and his wife dr. jill biden we are here last night. routing on their schools. vice president biden graduated from the syracuse college of law from doctor biden got her masters from villanova. at least one was a winner last night. before the game the vp joined the show and gave his thoughts on the current race for president. >> there is a lot to look forward in the country. the thing that bothers me about both the parties right now is there is not enough optimism. america is better positioned than any country in the world to control the 21st century for real. and i just think the kids out here are going to see more change and more progress than any generation's ever seen. >> so guys are, you know with syracuse losing last night i guess the bidens will at least get to cheer together both for villanova in the championship game monday night. as opposed to being a house divided. >> thank you so much andy. >>> the headlines here. at least two from an activist group face fines today for smoking marijuana in front of the white house. they were

jill biden speaking out in an exclusive interview about her husband's decision not to run. >> i feel, you know, maybe america missed an opportunity. >> and the republican party's chairman joins us live. >>> breaking overnight.

jill biden speaking out in an exclusive interview about her husband's decision not to run. >> i feel, you know, maybe america missed an opportunity. >> and the republican party's chairman joins us live. >>> breaking overnight.

jill biden, to philadelphia today. they spoke to a crowd at the community college of philadelphia this afternoon announcing a new grant program building on president obama's goal of making tuition at community colleges free. after the speech, we asked him about it. >> it's a hundred million dollars to allow community colleges to put together businesses that need workers. there's available jobs, and students who, in fact, has a 2.5 or willing to keep it 2.5 and committed to community colleges, and it's like a direct line to a good job. >> college tuition has never been more expensive, doubling in three decades, even after adjusting for inflation. that's left the typical college student owing around $27,000 in loans. they are not getting help from the government either. right now, federal pell grants cover about 30% of a four-year degree unlike other loans, pell grants do not have to be repaid. more from the exclusive one-on-one with the with the at 6:00. we asked about the presidential race, of course, and if he regrets

today vice president joe biden and his wife, dr. jill biden will be in philadelphia to push for more affordable education. the bidens will speak at the community college of philadelphia this afternoon to discuss the obama administration's efforts to lower college tuition and other costs. >>> also happening today, a town hall will be held in wilmington to talk about the death of a 16-year-old girl involved in a fight inside a high school bathroom. amy joyner francis died after the fight at the howard high school of technology on thursday. her friends tell us she was a peacemaker who always stepped in to stop fights. the town hall tonight at stubbs elementary will allow the commune to the talk about what happened and talk about ways to prevent future incidents. >>> also an autopsy will be performed today on the man shot to death inside a montgomery county church during sunday service. >> police say another church member fired shots during the 11:00 a.m. service at keystone fellowship church on stump road in north wales, montgomery cou

jill biden, speaking exclusively to my colleague, natalie morales, after the death of their son, beau, last may, vice president biden announced in the fall that he would not seek the democratic nomination. dr. bill jiden told nbc given a all the negative campaign rhetoric, america could use a compromiser in chief, but for the vice president, 2016 just wasn't his year. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ he has a sharp wit. a winning smile. and no chance of getting an athletic scholarship. and that is why you invest. the best returns aren't just measured in dollars. td ameritrade. atand that in a new house,tee a fyou probably don't sharece, the same tastes as the previous owner. ♪ [ dolphin chatters ] so when you need a little house painting or a complete remodel, we'll help you get the job done right, guaranteed. get started today at angie's list, because your home is where our heart is. from bank of america to buy a new gym bag. before earning 1% cash back everywhere, every time and 2% back at the grocery store. even before he got 3% back on gas. kenny used his bankamericard cash rewards

jill biden speaking out in an exclusive interview about her husband's decision not to run. >> i feel, you know, maybe america missed an opportunity. >> and the republican party's fight with the memo over donald trump. the rnc chairman joins us live. >>> breaking overnight.

jill biden speaking out in an exclusive interview about her husband's decision not to run. >> i feel, you know, maybe

jill biden, wife of our vice president, who is the sponsor -- officially the sponsor of the submarine, will be there to join secretary ray mabus, and i'll have the good fortune of joining them for the first step in the construction of a new vessel, a brand-new vessel. the u.s.s. delaware, ssn-791. these submarines are not built in a day. for this project, it'll take a couple of years. but a very good thing for our state and i hope for our country is about to begin. and that is the adventure of building a ship, a submarine that will help defend our country and help keep the seaways open and ensure that we remain a nation that's brave and free. so i just wanted to share that with everybody today. i mentioned earlier in my brief remarks that i spent some years of my life in the navy, five years in a hot war in southeast shaish as a p-3 aircraft mission commander and toward the end of those five years a p-3 aircraft mission commander, naval flight officer, and then for another 18 years as a p-3 aircraft commission commander in the reserve, chasing soviet subs all over the world. we would

jill biden giving her view on what could have been. >> well, i say everyday, i mean, joe, i really do feel that joe would have made a great president. i think he has the

and ask for jill biden, i suppose she wishes that the country had a chance for joe. i wonder if it would be different if he had entered and was part of the circumstans. >> what do you think about the dr. biden comments? >> i think this could have really been his year. look at all of this populous anger out there now that bernie is getting into and trump is getting too. i'm struck by often i hear them say the only democrat they find remotely acceptable is joe biden. i think this could have been this year. >> and we're going to hear when we go to pennsylvania coming up after the new york primary and they're all going to be there next tuesday night some and certainly by wednesday, they're going to be in philadelphia and in scranton and pittsburgh. and great former steel towns and the place where kasich was born and bordering on ohio and of course, where joe biden of delaware was born in scranton. >> father and grandfather. it is a great election year for people who have a message that says the working class needs a raise and the system is rig. i don't know if i think th