he preached his message of equality and hope to more than 300,000 attending mass.c's anne thompson has more. >> reporter: pope francis went to the city notorious for crime. francis rode through the graffiti covered streets given a makeover by criminalsappropriate for the occasion, the pope portrayed in all kinds of was even as a graffiti it has one of the highest murder and disappearance rates in mexico. it's such a dangerous place this woman tells me today's masse rare times she can bring her children to a public event. more than 300,000 people filled wealth, vanity, and pride, emphatically telling them there can be no dialogue with the your evil can fear like a daily reality. francis is asking these people,m poor and powerless to join the front lines of making mexico a land of opportunity. for a moment one of its most a better place. anne thompson, nbc news, mexico. >>> 48 people had to be rescued frigid new england ski slope after their tram cars got stuck 40 feet above the ground. look at this. rescuers actually had to usep stranded schoolers propel through a hatch in the bottom of

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 bottom of the car to the ground 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 "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 threat with three separate covers. you're watching "early today." ay." 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 th

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

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