johnny ann thompson is here now with more on the campaign trail. >> yeah, well, trump's opponents are saying he's not a reliable conservative. meantime hillary clinton easy grip on the democratic nomination is starting to weaken. >> reporter: for donald trump, his biggest lead nationally. it comes with trump poised to win saturday in south carolina. >> i thought years ago -- or a year ago, it was a joke when he put in his hat to run, and now he might get my vote. >> with three days until the vote. >> let us come and have a good result in south carolina. >> you all have the chance to reset the race. >> reporter: trump's rifles are saying that's not conservative. >> i am pro dmois every respect. >> reporter: that was in 1999, part of a current ted cruz ad. he is warning that trump would not put a pro-life justice, pro gun justice on the supreme court. >> a vote for donald trump is a vote to erase the second amendment from the bill of rights. >> reporter: trump says he has changed and might sue cruz. >> i never dealt with anybody that lied so much. >> reporter: hoping to replace cruz as

there's the brilliant author tom franklin and his wife, the poet beth ann fennelly. grisham writers in residence, megan abbott, jack pendarvis, a poet chayuma elliott. bryce thompson a senior writer for espn. fellow writer on the series "treme," chris. novelist ace atkins. poet derek harell is originally from milwaukee. crime novelist billy boyle from brooklyn. downstairs, currence's restaurant city grocery cranks out many delicious things. the man known as big bad chef, aka johnny snack, is sending some of those goodies upstairs as there's nothing professional writers like more than free food. usually, you put five writers in a room, it's an ugly, hell broth of envy, hatred -- >> we all hate tommy. >> yeah, that goes without saying. >> even me. i hate me worst of all. >> around here anyway the writers are really supportive of each other. for writers to argue would be like arguing over a piece of dirt. i mean, what are we fighting about? >> the stakes are too low. >> the stakes are so low. why would you be a jerk about it? >> if mississippi were a country and there w

and that story starts with a league in 1956 two women, mary white and mary ann thompson were sit together at a christian family movement picnic breastfeeding their babies and limenting the fact not many other people were breastfeeding their babies and mothers didn't have enough support if they chose to breastfed -- breast-feed. the center piece of their project was breastfeeding because already, right at the inception, right at the beginning, breastfeeding was symbolic of a larger set of philosophy which included the mother staying at home and nurturing the children and mothers shouldn't work once they have children and the role of the father as the breadwinner. the conception of family and philosophical picture that went along with the focus on breastfeeding. so already you have the rise or the beginning ways of breastfeeding advocacy using breastfeeding as an analogy. the next big movement is the nestle boycott in the 1970's. nestle and other formula companies looked out on the developing world and saw nothing but a vast untapped network of potential formula feeders. so they initiate ag

anne thompson has the story. in pope francis' native latin america the zika virus, carried by mosquitos, is wreaking havoc... linked to babies born with abnormally small heads. public health officials have urged women to avoid getting pregnant in a region of the world that is overwhelmingly catholic. at his in-flight press conference, the pope said contraception to prevent zika is the lesser of two evils compared to abortion. abortion he said is a crime, an absolute evil and likened it to what the mafia does. while surprising, francis' decision is not a first in church history. the belgian congo, in danger of rape to use birth control. in that case, as in the zika epidemic now, francis said it was a clear exception. that exception has some people in latin america hailing francis as a modern pope, who finds solutions. but experts insist this is not a change in church doctrine. "this is not a blanket statement to apply to all forms of contraception at at any moment, but this is a dealing with a disease that is wrea

anne thompson, nbc news, mexico. >>> 48 people had to be rescued from a frigid new england ski slope after their tram cars got stuck 40 feet above the ground. look at this. rescuers actually had to use rope to help the stranded skiers propel through a hatch in the bottom of the car to the ground about 40 feet from the mountain. they were helped down the mountain. thankfully nobody was injured. they say a breaking sis is to blame and it could take a few days to fix the problem. >>> marvel's latest movie has shattered box office ratings. "dead pool" earn $135 million. that is twice what analysts expected. "dead pool" had been the biggest opening ever for an r rated film. also for the biggest february weekend and biggest president's four-day weekend. meanwhile how to be single debuted in third. while ben stiller's much hyped "zoolander 2" took in a disappointed $16.7 million. >>> an accusation of a woman choking by spitzer this weekend. >>> and get ready for a triple threat with three separate covers. you're watching "early today." (baseball on tv in background) with heart failure, dang

nbc's anne thompson has that story. >> reporter: appearing to smirk. >> are you listening? >> reporter: and often inattentive. >> yes. >> reporter: former pharmaceutical ceo martin shxrely lived up to his bad bsh boy reputation appearing before congress. >> i intend to use the advice of my counsel, not yours. >> reporter: posing for pictures instead of lyning. >> it's not funny, mr. shxrely. people are dying and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: shkreli declines to answer why he raised the price of a drug by 5,000%. >> do you think you did anything wrong? >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege. >> reporter: under federal indictment for unrelated securities fraud, the 32-year-old shkreli usually loves to talk. >> i'm from the street. >> reporter: he less his attorney speak for him. >> some of what you saw, nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leaving the others to face furious questioners. >> i find it repulsive what you've done. >> we've made mistakes, we're listening and we

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> meteorologist, bill kari here with your friday recast. >> slippery morning for the morning commut we have winter storm rningsn new england and wter weaer advisory from i 95 to the coast. itas rainnd now turning over snow in many areas. what makes this forecast interesting and difficu is the temperatures are ave freezing. in some cases, ssiifantly ove freezing. and weet the accumulationut right now e roads are just wet. mo of the accumulatnsill be on t grassy rfac. e heavier aas o snow in areas along i 95 south from bostonown along the coas rtford t n york city, lks like the grass areas could pick up tee to four inches. it's a little chilly in minneapolid chicago. we will be watching a weak storm on the west coas seasably coolromklahoma down to the southeast. we cleared out in new engld, and super bowl suny los fine at8 and sunny. weill see snow showers ithe great lakes. there's a big storm o t soutast coast. w a closer look at ur d ahea so, in a ofew engnd and e datlantic coast, mperates in the cities will be above freezing. watch out for the bdges a

anne thompson, nbc news, mexico. >>> 48 people had to be rescued from a frigid new england ski slope after their tram cars got stuck 40 feet above the ground. look at this. rescuers actually had to use rope to help stranded schoolers propel through a hatch in the about 40 feet from the mountain. thankfully nobody was injured. they say a breaking sis is to blame and it could take a few dada to fix the problem. >>> marvel's latest movie "flick" has started. "dead pool" earn $135 million. "dead pool" had been the biggest. also for the biggest february weekend and biggest president's four-day weekend. meanwhile it debuted in third while ben stiller's much hyped "zoolander 2" took in a disappointed $16.7 million. >>> an accusation of a woman choking spitzer. >>> and get rt rd for a triple you're watching "early today."ay." symptoms worsen because your heart isn't pumping well. (water filling room) about 50 percent of people die (dog whimpering) within 5 years of getting diagnosed. but there's something you can do. talk to your doctor about heart failure treatment options. because the more

ann thompson, nbc news, new york. >>> meteorologist, bill karins here with your friday forecast. >> a slippery morning for the morning commute. we have winter storm warnings in new england and winter weather advisory from i 95 to the coast. to snow in many areas. and right down along the coast. what makes this forecast interesting and difficult is the temperatures are above freezing. in some cases, ssignificantly above freezing. and we get the accumulation but wet. most of the accumulations will be on the grassy surfaces. the heavier areas of snow in areas along i 95 south from boston down along the coast. hartford to new york city, looks like the grass areas could pick up three to four inches. it's a little chilly in minneapolis and chicago. we will be watching a weak storm on the west coast. seasonably cool from oklahoma down to the southeast. so saturday is going to be fine and super bowl sunday looks fine at 68 and sunny. we will see snow showers in the great lakes. there's a big storm off the southeast coast. now a closer look at your day ahead. so, in areas of new england and th

nbc's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: pope francis went to the city notorious for poverty and crime. francis rode through the makeover by criminals more appropriate for the occasion, the pope portrayed in all kinds of was even as a graffiti artist. it has one of the highest murder and disappearance rates in mexico. it's such a dangerous place this woman tells me today's mass is one of the rare times she can bring her children to a public event. more than 300,000 people filled the dusty fields to hear the pope warn of the temptations of alth, vanity, and pride, emphatically telling them there can be no dialogue with the devil. your evil can fear like a daily reality. francis is asking these people, many of them poor and powerless to join the fro lines of making mexico a land of opportvnity. for a moment one o o its most dangerous cities was a better place. >>> 48 people had to be rescued from a frigid new england ski slope after their tram cars got stuck 40 feet above the ground. look at this. rescuers actually had to use rope to help stranded schoolers propel through a h hch in the

nbc's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: pope francis went to the poorest, the city notorious for its crime. francis rode through the graffiti covered streets given a makeover by reformed criminals. more appropriate for the occasion. the pope portrayed in all kinds of ways, even as a graffiti artist home to 1.6 million people, they have one of the highest murder and disappearance rates of women in mexico. it's such a dangerous place, raina vasquez tells me today's mass is one of the rare times she can bring her children to a public event. under a strong sun, more than 300,000 people filled a dusty no dialogue with the devil. evil can feel like a daily reality. for this nation, which polls show has little confidence in its government, francis is asking these people, many of them poor and powerless, to join the front lines of making mexico a land of opportunity. for a moment, one of its most dangerous cities was a better place. anne thompson, nbc news, ecatapec, mexico. >> 38 people had to be rescued from a frigid new england ski slope after their tram cars got stuck about 40 feet above

ann thompson has the story. >> reporter: appearing to smirk -- >> are you listening? >> reporter: and often inattentive -- >> yes. >> reporter: martin shkreli lived up to his bad boy reputation appearing before congress. >> i intend to use the advice of council, not yours. >> it's not funny, mr. shkreli. people are dying and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: shkreli declined to answer why the company he once led raised the price of a life saving drug 5,000%. >> do you think you have done anything wrong? >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege. >> reporter: under federal indictment for unrelated securities fraud, the 32-year-old shkreli usually loves to talk. >> i'm from the streets. >> reporter: he let his attorneys speak for him. >> some of what you saw was nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leading the other drug company executives to face furious questioners. >> i find it repulsive what you have done. >> reporter: valiant under fire for jacking up prices on two hea

i'm anne thompson in mexico city. >>> 7:27. more news ahead in our next half hour. coming up, thieves wipe out shelves at an electronics store but they don't stop there. see the bold move caught on camera. >>> plus the search continues in little havana. >>> good morning. welcome back to nbc 6 south florida today. i'm sharon lawson. it's sunday, february 14th. you know what that means, it's valentine's day. happy valentine's day to everyone out there. let's toss things over to meteorologisiserika delgado and south florida's most accurate newscast -- actually, forecast. >> forecast and newscast. happy valentine's day to you at 59 degrees right now in miami, it's feeling nice out there, 56 degrees in fort lauderle. cooler for pembroke pines and oakland park, temperatures in the mid 50s. we are a few degrees warmer today than we were yesterday, just by the cold front that did swing through, but therere cooler temperatures further to the north across the rest of our sunshine state. 30 and 40s across the papaed handle. that high pressure system that continues to drag in v

nbc's anne thompson has details. >> can't afford to let heartburn get in the way. >> stopping heartburn is big business. >> zero heartburn. >> reporter: sold as nexium, prilosec, prevacid, more than 15 million shelled out over $10 billion in 2013 for the prescription versions of the drugs called proton pump inhibitors. a new study says these acid-reducing drugs may increase risk for chronic kidney disease 20 to 50%. cleveland clinic kidney specialist is treating kim hinkle. >> normal kidney function in march and blood work in august showed kidney function down to 30%. >> reporter: kim was taking one of the over-the-counter versions on a hunch, the doctor had kim stop, and her kidneys improved. >> i was lucky it was caught early and that we can do something about it. >> reporter: for over the counter acid reducers the fda recommends used for 14 days and no more than three types a year. for the prescription versions, the package insert recommends for most conditions, the pills be taken for up to eight weeks. >> pills are not the only answer. food is the answer. >> reporter: this doctor pr

border. >> anne thompson tonight, thank you. >>> when "nightly news" continues on this saturday, fuel on demand. for some people, a trip to the gas station is now a thing of the past. of the past. >>> while low gas prices are making a trip to the gas station a lot less painful, it's not just the prices making it easier to fill up the tank. jacob rascon explains. >> reporter: the purple truck is hard to miss. its service difficult to pass up. how would you like it if you don't have to go to the gas station again? what if the gas station came to you? this suv belongs to megan, who doesn't remember the last time she filled up. you don't do that anymore? >> i haven't do it in over eight months. i have two small kids at home. and this allows me to get home to those babies that much faster. >> reporter: booster fuels, backed by developer ross perot, jr. and microsoft co-founder paul allen, started in texas and has spread to ten cities as far as san francisco. inspired by uber and other on-demand services, the company and its customers connect through an app. >> it's a time saver. >> reporte

ann thompson was there. >> reporter: today, pope francis went to mexico city. francis drove through the graffiti covered streets given a makeover by reformed criminals. home to 1.6 million people, it has one of the highest murder and disappearance rates of women in mexico, but police have solved few of the cases. it's such a dangerous place ms. vasquez tells me today's mass is one of the rare times she can bring her children to a public event. more than 300,000 people filled the dusty field to hear the pope warn of the temptations of wealth, vani vanity, and crime, emphatically telling them there could be no dialogue with the devil. for this nation, francis is asking these people, many of them poor and powerless, to join the front lines of making mexico a land of opportunity. urging them to create a country where no one has to leave to find a better life. a challenge a college student is ready to accept. >> mexico can be a better country. >> reporter: today, for a moment, one of its most dangerous cities was a better place. ann thompson, nbc news. >>> when "nig

>> anne thompson in mexico, thanks. >>> this could affect millions of men who suffer from low testosterone. low t has been linked to loss of energy, muscle mass and sexual function, to increase vulnerability to illness. now as tom costello tells us, new research by the national institutes of health, shows testosterone replacement therapy may have some benefits. >> reporter: it's a nearly $5 billion a year market. millions of men 40 and over are on testosterone replacement therapy, hoping to boost their energy, boost their mood, sexual desire and function. this 62-year-old said at the age of 55, he suddenly began to feel tired and depressed. >> i just felt off. and at the gym, i started losing ground. >> reporter: diagnosed with low t, he began testosterone replacement therapy. >> my body mass came back to where it was, my energy was better, libido was a little better. >> reporter: now, for the first time, a national study has found that a testosterone repla replacement gel provided some benefits to men 65 and older who suffered from low t. >> testosterone treatment improved their sexual fu

we get more from nbc's anne thompson in rome. >> returning from mexico, pope francis surprised many by opening the door to the use of artificial contraception to prevent the sexual transmission of zika. the virus rampant in his native latin america, linked to babies born with unusually small heads. it's a very rare and specific exception, similar, he says, to the one granted to nuns in the belgian congo when they were routinely raped in the 1960s. unexpected from a church that has long opposed artificial contraception. francis continues to shock as he did in 2013 when he said the church has historically been too obsessed with issues like birth control, abortion, and gay marriage. >> to say that he simply loosening up church teaching and, you know, anything goes, is quite a misreading of what he's doing. this is a pastor, and a pastor responds to people and their situations. already on st. paul the 2. froim with a female philosopher, francis said a friendship with a woman is not a sin. the pope needs the input of a woman. he says a man who doesn't have a friendship with a woman is missi

anne thompson has the details. >> reporter: appearing to smirk -- >> are you listening? >> reporter: -- and often inattentive. >> yes. >> reporter: pharmaceutical martin shkreli lived up to his bad-boy reputation appearing before congress. >> i intend to use the advice of my counsel, not yours. >> reporter: posing for pictures instead of listening. >> it's not funny, mr. shkreli. people are dying. and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> reporter: shkreli declined to answer why the company he once led raises the price of a life-saving drug 5,000%. >> do you think you've done anything wrong? >> on the advice of counsel, i invoke my fifth amendment privilege. >> reporter: under federal indictment for unrelated securities fraud, the 32-year-old shkreli usually loves to talk. >> i'm from the street. >> reporter: but today he let his attorney speak for him. >> some of what you saw was nervous energy by an individual who very much would like to explain what happened. >> reporter: leaving the other drug company executives to face furious questioners. >> i find it repulsive wha

nbc's anne thompson has the details. >> can't afford to let heartburn get in the way? >> stopping heartburn is big business. sold as nexium, prilosec and prevacid, more than 15 million americans shelled out over $10 billion in 2013 for the prescription versions of these drugs called proton pump inhibitors. now a new study from johns hopkins says these acid reducing drugs may increase the risk for chronic kidney disease 20% to 50%. cleveland clinic kidney specialist is treating kim hinkle. >> kim had normal kidney function in march and blood work in august showed function down to 30%. >> kim was taking one of the over the counter version. on a hufrnl, the doctor had kim stop and her kidneys improved. >> i was lucky it was caught early and that we can do something about it. >> reporter: for over the counteracid reducers, the fda recommends they be used for 14 days and no more than three times a year. for the prescription versions, the package insert recommends for most conditions, the pills be taken for up to eight weeks. >> pills are not the only answer. food is the ans

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this despite the catholic church's ban on contraceptives, we get more from nbc's anne thompson in rome. >> reporter: returning from mexico, pope francis surprised many by opening the door to the use of artificial contraception to prevent the sexual transmission of zika, the vi rugs rampant in his native latin babies born with unusually small heads. it's similar, he said, granted to the nuns in the belgian congo when they were routinely raped in the 1960s. francis continues to shock, as he did in 2013 when he said the church has been historically too obsessed with things like birth control, abortion and gay marriage. loosening up church teaching is a he's doing. this is a pastor, and a pastor responds to people in their situation. >> reporter: it was revealed in letters this week, francis said a friendship with a woman is not a sin. the pope needs the input of women. he said a man who doesn't have a friendship with a woman is missing something. as with donald trump and immigration, pope francis is proving once again that he is on controversial topics, trying to resolve issues of faith w

border attracting tens of thousand of followers on as nbc's anne thompson explains the pope is seizing this moment to make an emotional plea on the issue of immigration. >> reporter: a simple gesture and powerful message. at the u.s. border fence pope francis builds a symbolic bridge from mexico on immigration. francis himself the son of immigrants seeking to put a human face on the people fleeing what he calls grave injustices, poverty, exploitation and violence. among the hundreds of thousands here to see him, 21-year-old jasmine flores who crosses the border every day to go to school. >> for him just to cam to juarez, means everything to us. >> reporter: no longer the murder capital of the world juarez is still a dangerous place. father half jer kovalio runs a shelter for immigrants. he says he hopes francis can make americans see the people he helps every day should be as he does on nearly every foreign trip, francis visited a prison. one of the inmate musicians overwhelmed. this evening's mass broadcast on both sides of the border. >> religion reaches over walls, over mountains. >