mary lincoln and four stages. i encourage you to read the book. if you want to get an instant impression, let me draw your attention on her blog about the civil war and pop culture. she drew a portrait of mary lincoln and gave a strong thumbs up to sally field's for trail of the president's life in the movie "lincoln." but her expertise extends far beyond mary. her phd dissertation on juries in the antebellum midwest formed the basis of her 2012 book published by ohio university press, "the jury in lincoln's america." our colleague and friend rights mcdermott's careful study, based on extensive primary source research, sheds fresh light on the legal history the 19th century america. it should come as no surprise that she is comfortable with primary material. since the early 1990's, starting as an intern and working her way to her current position as assistant director and associate editor, she has been an integral part of the papers of abraham lincoln project in illinois. this ambitious effort aims to identify, in

mary: right. and even federalist 10, which people think is so famous is a pair up with federalist nine which introduces a problem of how you govern a large territory hamilton clearly wrote federalist nine and madison copied over. first attempt and probably he was racing for time. brian: in federalist 10, which we talk about so much, i don't think they use the word special, but it is interest. what do you think madison would think today or hamilton if they look at this is happening to this country? mary: i do not think a lot of it would surprise them. they would be sad that things had not worked out better, but they would not be surprised. they were fascinated with politics and one of the things they constantly worried about was the sense that all of politics involves the struggle between ambition and greed and greater motive and you are always trying to balance those things off. you were always trying to make a government that would somehow work even though you would know that human beings were de

queen mary. it was almost a right of passage as your legacy as an individual. rms queenoard the mary located in long beach, california. construction started in late 1929. due to the crash of the worldwide depression, the hull 534 as she was named at the time stopped. work began again in the early 1930's to get the ship back on track. it employed thousands of -- hundreds of thousands of people. it was very important as an economic development tool. the ship was completed in 1936 and had her maiden voyage may 27. the destination was new york harbor. she sailed with just over 3500 people, combining guests with crewmembers. the crossing took just shy of five full days. she was wonderfully welcomed in new york harbor when she arrived . during the travels in crossing, this area was meant to be an entertainment destination where you could come during the day to hear music and socialize with fellow passengers. in the evening hours, the stage would light up and there would either be movies or entertainmen

tell me about mary. >> mary? mary's mary. mary is -- she's late to everything. almost everything. >> reporter: describe vili. what kind of husband is he? >> he's the kind of husband that i love. in comparison to stereotypical husbands, i'm not, let me think about that. >> reporter: considerate. >> well -- >> reporter: romantic? >> he's spontaneous. >> reporter: spontaneous. >> i like that. so -- yeah. i love that, actually. >> reporter: surprisingly, mary says she never felt compelled to leave th seattle, where her scandal erupted. they live in the very same community where she lived with her first husband and four older children. on the surface, it's a pleasant life, but just below the surface, there is a notoriety they cannot escape. >> we do normal things, we go shopping, we're at the gas station, we're out and about. and people come up to us. they are not very discerning. >> reporter: they recognize you. have your girls been bullied or teased because of your relationship? >> no. >> what i was going to say, our girls are in the same school district that i tau

mary. the first-class dining room was where first class passengers would meet to have their meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. occasionally, some entertainment, as well. it is a beautiful --, a lot of decorative release that indicates transportation at sea. we have a beautiful, huge chart that navigated rms queen mary and the queen elizabeth as they crossed the atlantic. passengers could actually look up and see the ships movement. throughout the crossing during their meals. the war world war ii or was a clear, and there was an agreement between kinnard and the allies that the queen mary and the queen elizabeth would be into tripconverted carriers, both of their capacity and their speed allowed both ships to be wonderful trip carriers. once in church that due to the queen mary's capacity, and great speed, the ship actually helped win world war ii. for the allies. there was a conversion process that took place beginning in 1940. in your carpet. it lasted for well over a year. to react at t

mary: i love this portrait. some debate over whether it's done when the library of ngress dates it to the early 80's. i'm going with the library until it's proven differently. the way he looks. one of the things it looks, he is small and shy and quite young. this is the part of him i'm empathetic. and living your life as a small young-looking person, gives us insight into his personality. rian: people are thinking -- mary: i had an enormous advantage, a lot of people who work on the early framers are men. and because these people are so interesting, it is seductive to thinking what. and women were excluded from the entire proceedings. for me that was really helpful. i had a little distance that i think was quite helpful. brian: so give us some -- the environment you're in and here's a finished book and have no idea you went through and what did you do all your research? mary: i started working on it about eight years ago, which seems a long time ago. i have two little daughters and i thought i wouldn't have to t

>> mary: panelle. chickpea flour, probably came in with the arabs, maybe even earlier because chickpeas have been around for a long time. >> anthony: and this is the caponata. >> mary: caponata. >> anthony: about as sicilian as it gets. >> mary: yes. caponata and cannoli are the two internationally known sicilian dishes. [ chef speaking italian ] >> anthony: this is what i've been waiting for. this is what i wanted sicily to be. something to soothe my shattered soul. it doesn't take much. a bowl of good pasta. in this case, the famous spaghetti al nero di seppia. spaghetti in cuttlefish ink. also some caserecce al pesce spada. pasta with swordfish, eggplant and tomatoes. >> chef: okay. >> anthony: ah, beautiful. perfect. perfect pasta. very happy with that. >> mary: good. i know you've been looking forward to it. i'm glad it's good. palermo's an expensive city for some things because the consumer is paying -- >> anthony: more. >> mary: more so that the store can afford to pay its extortion money. the b

him mary church campaigned.rell r whom mary church terrell campaigned. even though he promised, as a candidate, his administration introduced more segregation in washington. his administration took east potomac golf course and said that african-americans could only play there one day a week. at the dedication of the lincoln memorial ceremony, justice william howard taft production, harding wasthere and there segregated seating. another thing i did not know when still i started writing this book. -- until i started writing this book. some very prominent local washington african-americans went to the ceremony with their tickets and several of them were friends with robert and mary terrell, and when they realized what was happening, they walked out. again, civil rights in washington, not widely known, but it is up to a little part of the reaction of the wilson administration into what was going on in washington. in theimportant symbol movement. that was the lincoln memorial, after all. 17 years later, marian anderson was there for a different kind of civil

. >> mary : ted cruz winning wisconsin. >> : cruz, cruz, cruz. >> mary : wisconsin voters packed the polls. each making their pick for president. >> : welcome to waukesha >> mary : donald trump spending a lot of time in the badger state hoping to convince last minute voters. >> : i think we are going to have a big big turnout. you are going to have a great surprise. maryin the end -- the state went to ted cruz. >> : three weeks ago, the media said wisconsin was a perfect state for donald trump. >> : but the hardworking men and women stood and campaigned tirelessly to make sure tonight was a victory for every american. >> mary : but every candidate has a shot of winning wisconsin delegates. yes -- even the man trump and ted cruz want out of the race -- john kasich. >> : both of them said i'm taking their votes from their voters. >> : i'm finally starting to get attention. people are finally starting to hear my message. >> mary : there are eight congressional districts. the republican winner of each district gets three delegates. cruz being the winner of the state automatically is awar

mary. it started construction in 1930. the hall stopped, and working with the british government, .ork began it was very important to get these people back to work. in 1936.was completed over a combined total of 3500 people, combined guest as well as crew members. it took just shy of five full days. she was wonderfully welcomed in new york harbor when she arrived. travels inships crossing, the area was basically meant to be an entertainment where you can hear live music and socialize with fellow passengers. in the evening hours, the stage would light up and it would either be movies projected on-screen or entertainment with live music and live dancing. was wooden floor and they would roll the carpets at night for dancing and entertainment. there are many built in original features in the room that remains. probably one of the most notable features of the first-class main lounge, now the queen salon, is the artwork behind me, that depicts to unicorns playing in battle. that is the name of th

and it's highlighted in a way by the fact that mary ann can't speak. but also the way that harry moves. i mean he does have this really show-stopping dance routine where he drops the needle on the rolling stones record. and it's really quite-- quite magical. and just, but that scene also and many of these scenes sort of unfolds with a kind of almost dangerous sense of spon naiity. you don't know where the boundaries are or what kind of-- . >> a little bit chaotic, the fim, which is a good thing, isn't it. you let things spill, no? >> i think that every movie is also a documentary apart from a stage thing, and specifically about that scene, you get a profound sense of unspoken bond or history between-of-ree-- all the characters and in particular between mary ann and harry by the simple moment in which he's telling the story of the voo do lounge, and the routine that is going through that mary ann knows by the book. and she's almost anticipating the line he's going to say right before. and he's not feeling mocked by her. but it is a completely-- because

i'm mary calvi. >> and i'm chris wragge. thank you for waking up with us. the candidates were out making last-minute appeals for support this weekend. >> and they'll be doing the same day. janelle burrell joins us live with more. >> reporter: as you know, every delegate is crucial. 95 are up for grabs for the republican, 247 for the democrats. the candidates are across the state trying to earn every supporter they can before tuesday's vote. >> reporter: hillary rodham clinton hoping to be able to dance her way to victory tomorrow. the democratic front-runner in washington heights sunday, one of multiple stops as she makes her final push ahead of tuesday's critical vote in her adopted home state. >> if you will stand with me and vote for me on tuesday, i will stand for and fight for you. sanders back in his hometown borough of brooklyn rallying crowed that swelled to more than 28,000. he trails clinton by 10 points in the latest cbs news poll but still determined to pull off an empire state upset. >> and with your help on tue

. >> mary, leapt me tell you something. >> excuse me, this is between mary and me. mary? >> happy april and spring. wear it well, okay? >> i'll get a pen, and we'll sign it. >> you're not going to make a single thing for our charity. >> mary -- must be $100, but i don't care. >> let me charge you extra on the other stuff. [laughter] >> what kind of bids are you running? >> i raise money for charity. >> i want to tell you guys something -- >> money is not a problem. >> we want to just clean out the old and get ready for the new. >> it's a great idea. you know what's interesting, i saw you guys fighting, and a lot of times you go to sales and see couples fighting over something, whether they're going to sell it or not. >> so should we already know what we're going to sell things for? >> well, you should, but you should also know that you're going to probably sell it for even less. >> allison, i'm trying to raise some money for charity here, okay? >> excellent. >> and this guy, he's undermining me. >> what charity? >> you know it's coming out of his heart. he's got a good he

. >> and i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news this morning. >>> first a terrifying ordeal for a woman jogging in brooklyn. >> she says a man tried to rape her at knifepoint inside prospect park. now police say the hunt is on for her attacker. cbs 2's janelle burrell joins us live from the scene with more. janelle. >>reporter: chris, the good news in this case is that police collected more ef trying to pinpoint where that man is exactly leading to his arrest. it was near this entrance to prospect park that that woman was jogging alone. the man attempted to attack her, but she fought back. surveillance cameras capturing this video of the man they are looking for. you can see him first walking, looking over his shoulder before running from the area near prospect park close to the time of the attack. police released this sketch giving a better snapshot of what he may look like. investigators say it was around 5:15 wednesday morning that the man zeroed in on a 23-year-old woman who was jogging alone near the garf

she's laid beside marie rogers, face down. >> the theory is he had a gun in his bedroom. the guy comes out with a gun now. he didn't have one when he entered. >> casey is pinned to the ground, apparently questioned and beaten over and over. >> it's possible he's somewhat stunned, doesn't know all in all what's going on at this point. >> in the midst of the chaos, casey's captor is shouting directions to the accomplice before searching the club owner for hidden valuables. >> he's stripping his shoes and socks off his feet. at that point, it was known he did, in fact, carry cash in his boot. >> the discovery prompts another beating, this one more severe. suddenly, casey reaches up and tries to overpower his captor. >> you can see casey grab the muzzle of the tech nine and a struggle ensues there. >> casey loses the battle and is shot once in the back. as sharon and marie lay on the floor, motionless and vulnerable, one of the gunmen closes the outside door. >> at this point, i feel it's premeditated, they know they are going to shoot the three people in the home. there's no

mary: not at all. vicky: mary wright says it's a health risk that needs attention now so that more athletes don't follow in her footsteps. stephen: we posted information for parents, coaches, and athletes on how to prevent these eating disorders on our website, nbcbayarea.com. we thank you for watching. you're invited to join us regularly, right here on nbc bay area. why? because we investigate. >>> an epic idol finale. welcome to "access hollywood" im liz hernandez. after 15 seasons, thursday night marked the final episode ever of idol. former contestants winners and all the original judges returned they even wheeled out season one host, brian dunkelman. i was backstage as trent harmon was crowned last ever american idol. >> he can't beep wi with us ton. >> that was happening. >> talking out to the audience the i have a monitor. i could hear them screaming. i'm not saying anything, they're screaming and then i saw him, like i could see him. i could tell by the unbuttoned shirt and the mike. and there

chris and mary? >>> the search under way for the man police say stabbed a driver repeatedly in an apparent road rage attack that ended in a car crash. >> cbs vail castro has more from the scene. >> i was streaming and scaring everywhere. >> reporter: this woman said she witnessed a case of road rage turn into a violent assault on the upper east side saturday night all from the back of a taxicab. >> it was from a horror story. >> it all went down on 61st street. the woman says the car in front of her cab suddenly stopped and the driver got out. he walked over to a blue ford parked on the side of the road. the driver of the ford got out and started stabbing the other man in the chet repeatedly. >> the guy who got stabbed came over to us right in front of the hood of the car and took his shirt off. he had a white shirt on. and when he took it off the blood was coming out of his chest. >> the woman says she and the cab driver got out and ran to a nearby building for help iran in screaming we both did, ca

mary: not at all. vicky: mary wright says it's a health risk that needs attention now so that more athletes don't follow in her footsteps. stephen: we posted information for parents, coaches, and athletes on how to prevent these eating disorders on our website, nbcbayarea.com. we thank you for watching. you're invited to join us regularly, right here on nbc bay area. why? because we investigate. moisture so i can get into it ao enhance mbit quicker. ral and when i know she's into it, i get into it and... feel the difference with k-y ultragel. hi, i'm sara gore, and this is open house. we're showing you the best views in bel air from a newly built modern masterpiece. boom, right when you get in here, there's the entire view of the city. sara gore: we visit the nautical-inspired new jersey home of journalist and tv personality, geraldo rivera. geraldo rivera: and when you look downriver, you see one of the most glorious pieces of urban life on the planet earth. sara gore: but first, a one-of-a-kind estat

i'm mary calvi. morning. we'll have weather and traffic >>> first breaking news in queens this morning, a man has been struck by a car and left to die in astoria the driver. cbs's janel burial joins us from the scene. >>reporter: good morning to you both. it happened here at the intersection between 21st street and 30th road where you can see cars racing by this around 11:00 last night, we want to show you some video from what it looked like earlier as police were out here processing this scene for hours. they say a 45-year-old man was crossing 21st when a car heading southbound hit him and kept going. that man later dying at elmhurst hospital. this morning police continue the search for the driver. at this time the only description they have of that vehicle is that it is a dark colored sedan. as for the 45-year-old victim, he has not yet been identified. but police this morning asking anyone, any witnesses or anyone this accident to contact the nypd. reporting live this morning from astoria, queens,

anne-marie? >> don champion here in new york. >>> coming up we'll have more on today's wisconsin's primary. >>> well, multiple thing haves be been opened. the documents are linked to 12 leader osser heads of state including dictators hiding their wealth and stealing from their countries and a former treasury officer says this kind of money laundering activity is commonly used by terrorist groups. >> every one of these devastating types of harms relies on financial support, infrastructure, and is often served by what you see in the panama papers. >> the law firm denies any wrongdoing. >>> all five people aboard a sightseeing helicopter were killed when it crashed in tennessee. it appears it came down on the side of a mountain and was destroyed. >>> a weather system bringing the potential for record-setting cold has settled over the northeast this morning. freeze warnings and watches are posted from illinois to new jersey, and it's not just the cold. there's snow. snowfall records were breeken in r

i'm anne-marie green. while it happened in april, it was a fitting end to march madness. villanova and north carolina playing a game for the ages to decide the winner of the national college basketball championship. it provided a season's worth of drama, north carolina trailing by three points when marcus page nearly loses the foul and hits an off-balance three-pointer. villanova uses a time-out and draws up a play that hoops fans won't soon forget. >> with arcidiacono with three seconds. gives it to jenkins for the championship. yes! villanova. phenomenal. the national champions with jenkins hitting the winner at the buzzer! >> jim, they're going to check it. i thought it went live, but how about those edges? >> kris jenkins' buzzer-beating three gives villanova its first national title since 1985 and head coach jay wright is a champion for the first time in his career. jenkins was asked about how he'll handle the win over his adopted brother north carolina's nate britt? >> how do you go home and handle n

i'm anne-marie green. shifted to the next round of primaries being held next tuesday in the northeast. today the republican national committee rules committee meets to discuss among other things a proposal that would restrict the possibility of nominating a candidate who has not been in the race to replace donald trump. hena daniel is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne anne -marie. this has potential to sink donald trump's campaign. that could be one of the reasons the campaign has brought in an rnc rules specialist. more as trump prepares for the possibility of a contested convention. after delivering a toned down victory speech in new york, donald trump returned to his outspoken rhetoric in maryland wednesday night. >> we've got lying ted. we have crooked hillary. i won't go over the others because they're now defeated. >> reporter: just 393 delegates shy of clinching the gop nomination, trump has vowed to part of that strategy reportedly involved hiring a speechwriter, using

mary snow has the story. >> he had that gruff exterior but he was like a teddy bear inside. he was very living. >> both were nearing 50, they wednesday in 2003. >> this was the one i was meant to be with, my best friend. >> but soon after a call came that would change everything. gene's long time friend michael revealed he had been diagnosed with hepatitis c, the cause ever liver cancer. >> we had done a lot of similar things, to our youth, we did experiment with a lot of different drugs and things like that. >> reporter: the two men had shared needles, one of the leading way the infection was spread. he said their experimental drug phase ended in the 1970s when he enlisted in the army and was sent to germany. >> they were young, did drugs, but it wasn't something that they did for 35 years but one of the things that catches up to you. >> it caught up to gene. he tested positive for hepatitis c in 2003. doctors treated gene with interfer interfere on, but it didn't work. $94,500 three month course of treatment for harvoni. >> this was going to be cure-all, according to every

john. >> thank you, mary. thank you to the weather watchers reporting for duty, bringing in temperatures that are cool. 51 in staten island, one of the warmer readings, but the low 40s and even some 30s around the area, up into the hudson valley, 32, 41. there was a little bit of patchy frost last night. you know, i was looking at my day-of calendar, have these different sites i like to check out. bob is reporting in with 36 and berryville. did you know that today is workers' memorial day. it's a day to remember those who have lost their lives on the job. when you think about it, it is an issue in our country that doesn't get a lot of attention, but that is something that some folks are going to be looking at today. out to the north shore, we're looking at the 40s, some pretty skies too, really like this from bruce on the north shore last night. boy, gorgeous sunset. tell you what, let's turn it around, flip the switch and show you a brilliant sunrise. just gorgeous. now, what's going to happen is it's kind of

chris and mary over to you. lurking in a park. >>> this blue dragon sculpture was unvailed yesterday morning, a gift from two sweetish artists donated to show their appreciation for the island's beauty. >>> we thank our good friends for that. >>> still ahead a big night for time magazine named the 100 most influential people in the world we will hear coming up. >>> later a commencement controversy, why president graduation. . >>> "time" magazine honored celebrities and measure of the most influential people in the world. lincoln center included leonardo, mark zuckerberg, and the honor every wanted to see? hamilton. >> i have some hope they'll sing among others. >> i guess he is doing a show. >>> that darn show, that's right. >> magazine is on stands now. i love that. >> ariana grande, nikki minaj. >> plus charlie rose did a nice tap dance. >> today is better than yesterday. you need a jacket out the door it is going to be a cool one. >> we got trouble in the bronx a subway platform collapse that's going to cause

[applause] mary: it is about time we had a woman president. [applause] mary: i am supporting hillary because she has always stood with working women like you and me. i have a good union job working in madison square garden because i am part of a unit, i have good benefits and make enough to help out my two kids, six grandkids and my mom. [applause] mary: 11 years ago, i never would have imagined that i would be here at an event like this today. ago, i was, 11 years just coming out of an abusive relationship and i did not know how i would be able to support myself and my family. i found a job in madison square garden. i knew it would help me change my life and i got a lot of support for my union sisters and brothers in a job i was able to move forward with in my life. [applause] mary: i am supporting hillary because she has the experience we need as the next president. she knows, she knows the issues that working families and working women face and she will fight, deliver, when for us --win for us. hillary knows when women succeed, america succ

cory: emily chang and bill maris. you can catch all of the "studio 1.0" broadcasting at bloomberg.com. virgin america is soaring today -- get that -- it is an outline. alaska airlines -- fish announcing they will cut alaska air to junk. earlier, "the bloomberg advantage, listen to what he had to say about the sale. >> we were approached by alaska initially in december. we thought we had a good standalone plan. they have some ideas in terms of how a combined entity could be put together. i would say just in price they were willing to pay and the fact that we think our teammates are going to come out of this pretty well, it is bittersweet, but we did the right thing for our shareholders and our teammates. cory: let's take a deeper dive with some look on the data from the bloomberg. this is a 10-day stock chart that shows you the jump this thing god. if you look over a longer period of time, it is amazing. let me show you two things. it is not just a list of holders. it is not graphically interesting, but the vx holding

anne-marie? >> i will be watching eagerly with my feet firmly planted on the ground. >> same here. >> hena daniels at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot. >>> coming up, must-have olympic gear, but not what you think. special uniforms and outfits designed to ward off zika in brazil are unveiled. special uniforms and outfits designed to ward off zika in brazil are unveiled. welcome, welcome!et you! today i'm going to show you the all-new 2016 chevy cruze and ask you what you think. but here's the catch. you can only answer in emojis. what emoji would you use to describe the design? (sfx: message sent) i think it's sexy. mm-mm-mm! ...it has available built-in 4g lte wifi (sfx: message sent) rock on. that's excellent. we got wifi. this car gets an epa estimated 40 mpg highway. this car is like a unicorn. it's magical! their son is in custody. whe he was found... and what po are saying about the arrest. new video released... of a police officer involved in e beating of a suspect. did he steal s

mary. [applause] mary rosario: thank you. hello, everyone. my name is mary rosario and i am a mom, a grandma and a proud you --fdisu. yes withso proud to be here all of the strong women that are here today. i come from a family of strong women. i was born in the bronx and was mostly race in puerto rico by my mother. getncredible woman who i much informed from. i am so proud to introduce hillary clinton who we are working to make the first woman president of the united states. [applause] mary: it is about time we had a woman president. [applause] mary: i am supporting hillary because she has always stood with working women like you and me. i have a good union job working in madison square garden because i am part of a unit, i have good benefits and make enough to help out my two kids, six grandkids and my mom. [applause] mary: 11 years ago, i never would have imagined that i would be here at an event like this today. at the time, 11 years

mary and chris? >> janelle, thank you. >>> mayor de blasio says he is the fbi is looking into the how donations. the u.s. attorney is reportedly interest in the actions of former de blasio campaign treasurer ross ofenger. >> i hold myself and my staff to the highest standards. i will not speak of this after today. >> there's also questions about hundreds of thousands of dollars paid to philips banks. banks says the payments were legal. >>> police are searching for the robber who broke through the roof of a bank and stole $280,000. investigators believe it happened on friday night, but workers didn't discover it until monday morning. >>> police are searching for the mugger who attacked a woman in her crown heights apartment building. the suspect seen on surveillance video on saturday night. woman around the neck and threatened to kill her unless she kept quiet. he made off with her cell phone and a 5-dollar bill. >>> a mystery is solved after the grim discovery on a long island beach. the body has bee

mary. [applause] mary rosario: thank you. hello, everyone. my name is mary rosario and i am a mom, a grandma and a proud 32ba of seiu. i amfrom the bronx and also proud to be here with all of the strong women that are here today. i come from a family of strong women. i was born in the bronx and was mostly raised in puerto rico by my mother. an incredible woman who i get much informed from. i am so proud to introduce hillary clinton who we are working to make the first woman president of the united states. [applause] mary: it is about time we had a woman president. [applause] mary: i am supporting hillary because she has always stood with working women like you and me. i have a good union job working madison squareat garden. union, i am part of a have good benefits and make enough to help out my two kids, six grandkids and my mom. [applause] mary: 11 years ago, i never would have imagined that i would be here at an event like this today. at the time, 11 years ago, i was just coming out of an abusive relationship and i did not know how i would

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. >> i'm mary calvi. welcome to cbs 2 news this >>> a fire at newark international airport. >> passengers were ordered outside. janelle burrell joins us live from the airport with more. janelle? >> reporter: mary and chris, the fire is out, but according to port authority police, there are smoky conditions outside. you can see above us, by the departure terminal, you can see the fire trucks. they are there on stand by in case any additional flareups happen this morning. the fire started around 1:15 a.m. in the ceiling of terminal b. one flight was scheduled to depart. 200 passengers were evacuated from the terminal while firefighters put out the flames. they thought the fire was out, allowed passengers back inside. the terminal was then re- evacuated. cbs producer nick fineman was getting ready to board the airline to hong kong this out. he was among those evacuated. >> we were all evacuated to just outside the terminal. we were told it would be 15 minutes and we could come back in, then we smelled smoke

anne-marie? >> brook, thanks. >>> well, president obama is back in washington this morning after a trip overseas where he announced that he will substantially increase the number of u.s. troops in syria to help local forces fight isis. "cbs this morning" charlie rose talked with the president in germany about his decision. >> you are sending 250 special forces to syria. what does that represent? >> it represents what i've said from the start, which is that us dismantling isil is a priority, and although we're not going to be sending ground troops in to fight, we are going to try to find out what works and then double down. one of the things that's worked so far is us putting special forces in for training and advising of local forces but also intelligence gathering. one of the challenges of mounting a fight against a group like isil that embeds itself with civilian forces, they're not isolated, they're not out in remote areas where we can just hit them on their own. so having people who develop r

chris and mary. >>> jill thank you so much. owner and employee at a long island gas station put their lives on the long and help police catch a suspected robber caught on camera, wait until you see this in nick's express store while police say his two accomplices distracted them, he goes straight for the register. allegedly grabbing $600. the suspect grabs a hammer and breaks the garage window and be able to see him crawl out and with him again. >> why did you go after him? >> i can't let him go. arrested chris, jason and heather in connection with the crime. >>> more disturbing news about the zika virus spread by mosquitoes linked to a birth defect and nervous disorders, may cause a condition similar to multiple sclerosis. the results will be in the meeting of neurology. policy to use bathrooms and locker rooms based upon their gender, identity not gender at birth a vote had been set for february but was tabled when parents opposed it. >>> the time is 5:48 in our next half hour california changing the way women can gain access

marie: well, obviously the u.s. has a low unemployment twice that.rope has imagine if we got all those people into productive work, what would happen to the growth rate. manus: one of the things not happening in japan, the nominal effect of the exchange rate. negative rates, you can see if you were to benchmark policy. 10%.en is up loan growth in japan is the weakest in three years. the ecb used new targeted on lending.focus could that proved to be a decisive dial mover? loan growth in japan is under pressure. a conditions are improving. [laughter] marie: again, i think the currency and the exchange rate is only a palliative. it should only be used to open the window up for the government to undertake the structural reforms that are appearing to be slowing down around the grove -- globe. we have been excited about china structural reform for a long time. now that looks like it is not happening as fast. in japan, as well, there was a list of things to do. he hasn't done as many of those as we would've liked. of cours

>> reporter: hi chris and mary. yeah for the first time in a long time, new york is definitely a key player. a key con tender in this primary bat and right now -- contender in this primary battle and right now, the hometown people are hoping to ride the vote today. right now it is all up to the voters. >> it is so good. unbelievably good. >> reporter: hillary clinton enjoying ice cream and a 10- point advantage in new york. the latest cbs battleground polls, clinton hoping her roots as an adopted new yorker and two time u.s. senator will help attempting to show voters a lighter side, talking with steven colbert about why she chose not to eat cheesecake in public. >> something could drop out of your mouth, it could smear on your pace. >> reporter: bernie sanders held one -- your face. >> reporter: bernie sanders held one final rally in front of a crowd of thousands monday. hoping to pull off an upset. >> this is a movement getting >> reporter: for the republicans. >> there is so much i admire about mr. trump. >> repo

anne-marie? >> brooks silva-braga, thanks a lot. >>> at a forum wednesday night at stanford university, former house speaker john boehner told the audience how he really feels it republican presidential candidate ted cruz. >> lucifer in the flesh. [ applause ] >> i get along with almost everybody, but i have never worked with a more miserable son of a [ bleep ]. >> cruise dismissed the -- cruz dismissed the remarks and said boehner was channeling his inner donald trump. he expressed his disdain for the texas senator. >>> an envelope with a white substance sparked an alert at the trump tower. it was harmless. trump wasn't there at the time. in march, a letter containing a white powder and threatening note was sent to the manhattan apartment of trump's son. >>> in baltimore, a scare there. this one at one of the city's television stations. police shot a man after he walked inside the building wearing an animal costume and claimed he had a bomb. as craig boswell report, the bomb turned out to be som

. >> i'm mary calvi. we are following breaking news in greenwich village where police are investigating a slashing at a subway station. >> it's not the first time this crime. janelle burrell is live at the scene. >> reporter: dick and mary, still a very active scene at this hour. we are at the cornerrer of bleecker and lafayette. this crime tape blocking access to the subway station. this happened around 3:00 this 6 train. we're told that the victim is a male in his 30s or 40s. he was stabbed or slashed in the neck and this morning he was rushed to bellevue hospital where he is listed in stable we can tell you back in january at this very same station a 71- year-old woman was slashed here as well. she was left with a 4-inch gash, so this is a repeat incident for this location. as you know, this is the latest in what's been a rash of attacks and slashing attacks at subway stations across the city. the total number of knife attacks up about 24% from last year, over 1,000 stabbing or slashing incidents in th

chris and mary? good news there. >> kyla, thank you. >>> new this morning, a dump truck barrels into a sanitation building this morning on 56th street. the truck hit a wall and caused glass to shatter from several floors up. it's unclear what caused the crash. it won't be warmer out there, but it will be dryer out there. >> janelle burrell is live from the stadium. >> good morning, janelle. >> it's cold out there. >> reporter: good morning to you mary and chris. the yankee fans are getting a doover this morning. no need for the ponchos or umbrellas, but you definitely have to bundle up if you're going to be out here this afternoon for the home opener take 2. here's what it looks like outside here in the bronx yesterday. it was a wet, cold, and dreary day, and soggy enough for the yankees to postpone their home opener, dampening the spirits of many fans who showed up here hopeful and eager to see their team play, and some of them were prepared to brave the rain. >> i had a poncho. and i was ready to g

i'm anne-marie green. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good morning, it's wednesday, april 20. this beautiful shot of the bay bridge and also the buildings with the blue and gold for the warriors. all right. >> all right. >> we don't want to forget that. i'm michelle griego. >>> i'm kenny choi. time now is 4:30. here's roberta gonzales with a check of our weather. >> the first time ever i was looking at the blue and gold. i was looking at the date, 4/20. it's 4:30 on this 4/20. we have clear skies over the bay waters. it is 56 degrees in san francisco. 52 in livermore. sweater or light jacket out the door. numbers coming down but still above average approaching 70 at the seashore. we'll have the full forecast in a couple of

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