and rachel maddow will have an exclusive interview with vice president joe biden tonight 8:00 >>> many pacquiao received a big blow by nike. they just announced they're cutting ties with pacquiao after he called people in home sexual animals. saying man is worse than animals because animals know how to distinguish male from female. he's currently running for the country's senate. nike issued a statement that said in part. the former boxing champion tweeted an apology saying he was sorry for hurting people. >>> apple is defending its de decision to not help the fbi hack into the cell phone bernardino shooters. and and meanwhile, according to u.s.a. today, experts say it was just taken in an afternoon to create the software to break into iphones. >>> and according to a document exclusively acquired by roiders, a chemical went missing and they fear if it falls in the hands of isis, it could be used as a deadly chemical weapon. that there may be a lost or missing radio id iraq. we haven't seen any information that it has been acquired by dash or any of the terrorist groups in the region. >

. >> and vice president joe biden sat down with rachel maddow. >> you never say to the president for certain you won't do anything but i have no -- look at me now -- i have no desire to sit in the supreme court, none. it would be a great honor but i have no desire, anymore than george mitchell did. >> who do you think the president should pick? >> i'm -- i haven't even had a chance to sit down with him yet to talk about the potential candidates. in the past, we lay out all the little bit and see who we think meets those criteria and we think could have a chance of being confirmed. >> vice president biden will be attending justice scalia's funeral yesterday. and you can see special coverage on msnbc at 10:00 eastern. >>> the pope said artificial contraceptives could be used to prevent zika, which is rampant in his native south america. this despite the long standing ban on most form of birth control by the church. >>> and they captured video of a fire firenado. and officials say a spark from a prison lawn mower started that blaze. >>> in massachusetts, dramatic getting rocked by 12-fo

biden claims his remarks were taken out of context, but really when does biden ever say anything that can be taken out of context? >> well i tell you what, having been a receiver, i like a a softer ball. [ laughter ] >> and neil smith, an old butt buddy, are you here, neil? neil, i miss you, man. >> i promise you, the president has a big stick. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: we have a great show, everybody! give it up for the roots right there! >> jimmy: we have a big week of shows ahead. tomorrow night, she's an emmy and academy award nominated actress, taraji p. henson will be here. >> steve: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we love taraji. >> steve: nobody like taraji. >> jimmy: plus we'll have a a performance from fka twig. that's a good show. [ cheers and applause ] later this week, gerard butler and nathan lane will be joining us. it will be a good week. [ cheers and applause ] but first, we have a great show tonight. we love it, love it, love it when this man stops by. he's a great actor. he's a phenomenal human being. funny, funny, funny, funny guy as well. we're gonna talk sea

at one point, while obama was talking about the economy, joe biden leaned over to house speaker paul ryan and whispered something that they both laughed about. biden said it was a private joke between two statesmen, while ryan said, "he just [ laughter and applause ] grow up. why would you do that? it's his last one, the last one. you don't have to do that. that's right, it was obama's seventh and final state of the union address, and because it was the last one, they decided to end it in a special way, >> the state of our union is strong. don't don't don't don't don't you forget about me will you stand above me look my way never love me rain keeps falling rain keeps falling down [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: "the bachelorette." the new "bachelorette." >> steve: wow. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: here's the latest on the election. new polls found that bernie sanders is now ahead of hillary clinton among democrats in both iowa and new hampshire. and even hillary's lead in national polls is dwindling. i don't want to say hillary is upset, but this morning she was spotted shouting into a a

i saw yesterday joe biden to create his own facebook page. yeah. and like everyone else on facebook this week, the site made a special video for biden to celebrate "friends day." take a look at this. this is cute. >> jimmy: yeah. two's better than one. right? [ cheers and applause ] two's better than one. you got friends, two. >> steve: never a poor man. >> jimmy: some celebrity news here. i read that kim kardashian and kanye west spray painted "i heart kim" and "i heart kanye" in graffiti on their new mansion in l.a. yeah. though when kanye saw it he said, "hey, who put 'i heart kim' next to my 'i heart kanye'?" [ laughter ] >> jimmy: uh, and after mattel announced their new line of barbie dolls that are curvy, petite, and tall, a fashion website just posted images of realistic ken dolls including "dad-bod ken." [ laughter ] or as ken put it, "and how [ laughter ] guys, we're now just two days away from super bowl 50. you guys excited about it? >> steve: yeah! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: oh, this is crazy. i saw a 30 second commercial during

maybe vice president joe biden who's been rumored to be at the show. talking trash you want to >> the white house was grooving last night in tribute to ray charles. yellow pages for christy teeing sy teigen's number. she took to twitter to joke about it and said she changed her number. >>> kate may be a better ellen degeneres than ellen herself. >> i'm ellen. >> oh, that's how you say i'm ellen.. i'm ellen. >> no, i'm ellen. i got this blondy. step aside. >> you're going to do the monologue? >> that's right because i'm ellen. hi, everyone, happy wednesday. >> she is spot on. >> the outfit, the mannerisms, the voice is not too bad. >> and you have to wonder if they worked through that monologue or if that was totally off the cuff. i'm dara brown and this is "early today." (baseball on tv in background) with heart failure, danger is 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.

. >> reporter: among the mourners, vice president joe biden representing the white house and ted cruz a former supreme court law clerk who criticized president obama for not attending. the president and first lady paid their respects friday as justice scalia lay in repose. the other seven of the court's remaining today as were two retired justices, john paul stevens and suitor. as for a successor, the white house made a point of showing president bema walk obama walking with material. this was a day remembering the man devoted to his faith and family and the law. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> in the south pacific, fiji was battered by a cyclone causing extensive damage. kelly kobiella has the story. >> reporter: the cyclone crashed in with deafening winds. torrential rain and gusts of 186 miles and hour, lifting roofs like pieces of paper. leaving tourists and locals terrified for >> i didn't know if i would survive. this cyclone was terrible. ter ter it was terrifying everyone. how you can sleep? >> reporter: the spanish rugby team in fiji for training. the monster storm i

. >> reporter: vice president biden also weighing in tonight. >> pope francis, trump. not hard for me. not even close. >> reporter: the story started to trend or twitter and mfrt people are talking about the wall that surrounds the vatican. in the newsroom tonight, 7 news nightteam. >> kim: let's talk baseball, pitchers and catchers reporting hoping to bounce back. >> manager john farrell says he's excited about having a fresh start. trey daerr is live in fort hires with more from the skipper. >> trey: there may be in team in baseball that connects more with the word perps veerns than the road, so, waiting 86 years defines that more than anything, and now a new chapter to persevering with manager john farella guy who reversed the curse when its comes to cancer. >> you appreciate every day that you have, more so, and again, goes back to the relationships that you have with people and the fortunate ability to be involved in great game with a great organization. >> reporter: battling stage one lymphoma he is back in boston as manager. where he will be joined by tory, the

growing up with it and now, i mean -- >> you could bring biden back. >> if biden brought his own biden back -- >> were you hoping he'd get in there and run? >> for no other reason than, as an american, to have more time with him in television and interviews. the summer and i was like, sir, you don't have to tell everybody else -- this is before he announced -- you can just tell me. my career is in the palm of your hands. >> hey, you know, that's right, i do. exactly as outgoing and genuine as you'd expect, i guess, from the vp. >> jason, thank you so much. good to catch up with you. >> nice to see you guys. >> "race" is a great film. opens nationwide this friday. >>> up next, can fondue really be a model's go-to? we'll find out from robyn robyn lawley, heating up the kitchen. >> living well your immununsystst rks s rd to keep you on top of your game. you can support it by eating healthy, drinking fluids, and getting some rest. and you can combine these simple remedies with airborne. no otherereading immunini brand gives you more vitamin c. plus it has a specially crafted blend of 13 vi

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including vice president joe biden. and republican presidential candidate ted cruz. one of scalia's nine children spoke at the funeral remembering his father. >> he gave us one another. to have each other for support. that's the greatest wealth parents can bestow. and right now we are particularly grateful for it. >> officials determined causes in his sleep last week. >> still ahead on 7 news at 6:00: cleaning up the streets. >> local police on the front lines of the fight against heroin. we go on a ride-along as they get drugs off the street. so, what moves me? it's the journey. the feeling of doing. it's making choices for a healthier me, a healthier us. i'm on my path and i love it. the path to a healthier you starts with nature's path pumpkin flax granola. crunchy clusters of delicious organic oats, flax and pumpkin seeds, with all the goodness to nourish you and your family. nature's path granola. t >> tonight we are riding along with undercover officers as they fight to get drugs off the streets. we were there as they made some big busts. >> it is part of a mas

. >> reporter: don't joe biden who didn't run >> i don't regret it. it's the right decision for my family, and me. >> reporter: leading attacks against bernie sanders, speaking tonight at the same democratic party dinner as sanders. even as sanders and hillary clinton will be answering questions at that msnbc town hall here. lester? >> andrea, thank you. >>> you can see the clinton and sanders town hall tonight at 9:00 eastern only on msnbc. >>> a historic announcement from the white house today. president obama will become the first sitting president to visit cuba in nearly 90 years. a major step as the u.s. and cuba move to normalize relations. the trip which is planned for march 21st and 22nd was immediately met with criticism from republicans, including ted cruz, who said he would never visit as long as castro is in power. >>> there was something else pope francis said today, besides his comments on donald trump, that took many by surprise. he suggested birth control may be used to prevent the spread of has been linked to birth defects. this despi

vice president biden be a previously confirmed judge. >> there are plenty of judges who have, are on high courts already who have had unanimous support of the republicans. >> reporter: one obvious possibility, judge jane kelly of iowa unanimously confirmed in 2013 with the support of the judiciary committee chairman, republican charles grassley who just happens to be from iowa. >> i'm pleased to support her confirmation. >> reporter: tomorrow justice scale gentleman's funeral at bat sill can a. natural shrine of the immaculate conception with his son paul pete williams, nbc news at the supreme court. >>> there's a lot more ahead for us tonight. the crackdown on hoverboards. the hottest fad of the past year in more ways than one. now the fed says none on the market is safe. what to do if you have one in your home. >>> also, the man who is now tasting freedom after four decades in solitary confi in your mutual fund. we invested in your fund to help us pay for a college education for our son. we've enclosed a picture of our son so that you can get a sense there are real people out here

. >> reporter: but republicans say vice president biden saw things their way 24 chaired the senate judiciary committee and said no confirmations during a presidential campaign. >> action on a supreme court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over. >> reporter: words that senate republicans are now gleefully recalling. >> what we're doing is what the democrats top leadership has advocated in the past. >> reporter: but it was actually the rank republican on senate judiciary 24 years ago who said confirmations should go on during a campaign. >> it is this process, if process which should not be changed expediency which has signified the majority of our system of government. nominee, quote, in the weeks ahead. >> mr. president, how many names? >> reporter: pete williams, nbc news, washington. >>> a dramatic day in the civil lawsuit brought by sports reporter erin andrews. in court andrews looked on in tears as her father testified about her trauma after a man secretly filmed her at a hotel. andrews is suing her stalker and the hotel's owner and former management compa

vice president joe biden will appear at the ceremony to spotlight the issue of campus sexual assault. the efforts he's leading to fight it. she will introduce lady gaga's song "until it happens to you" highlighted in the documentary the hunting ground. >>> a little boy who touched so many on social media got the thing he most desired. the 5-year-old wanted the jersey worn by it proved impossible for his family in afghanistan to get. so his brother made him one with a plastic bag, and a magic marker. the photos went viral and messi was so moved, he sent the boy not one, but two signed jerseys. >>> when we come back, should a wall be built on a border? how the controversy is dividing voters who will decide the biggest contest yet in thousands of people came out today to run the race for retirement. so we asked them... are you completely prepared for retirement? okay, mostly prepared? could you save 1% more of your income? it doesn't sound like much, but saving an additional 1% now, could make a big difference over time. i'm going to be even better about saving. you can do it, it helps i

vice president biden will attend the funeral but president obama will not, prompting ted cruz to describe mr. obama this way. >> lawless and faithless president. who is eager to travel to cuba but unwilling to show up at the funeral of justice scalia. >> reporter: with republicans saying the next president should appoint scalia's successor, biden told rachel maddow the senate must act promptly on get the court back to nine justice is. >> if we don't nominate someone in the next month or so, start the hearing process, they say nothing is going to happen until the next election, it won't be until next june or july before you have a supreme court justice. >> after a private ceremony this morning with a prayer and a reading, the supreme court will be open to the public for those who want to say their final good-byes. >> pete williams outside the supreme court, thanks. >>> pope francis' back and forth with donald trump is not the only reason the pope is making news this morning. on his flight back to the vatican, he indicated that contraceptives could be used to prevent the spread of zika, des

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actually, while he was in los angeles last week, president obama met privately not to be outdone, joe biden spent the day learning how to do the carlton. it's not unusual to be loved by anyone it's not unusual to have fun with anyone >> jimmy: of course another big story in l.a. right now is that it's kobe bryant's last season with the lakers. [ audience awws ] and i -- yeah, he's great. i read that he set a new nba record for the most seasons with a single team. yeah. kobe and the lakers have been together for 20 years, which is actually longer than any other couple in los angeles. which is actually -- it's a a great thing. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: while speaking to media at the nba's all-star weekend, kobe bryant answered almost as many questions in spanish and italian as he did in english. which isn't surprising considering all the traveling he's gotten away with. [ laughter ] [ audience oohs ] he's a world traveler. he's a world traveler. >> steve: he is. he loves world travel. took place tonight at the staples center. and i saw they used the tag line, "witness g

you think about sort of the future of the democratic party, you get past hillary clinton or maybe joe biden and you got to go way, way, way left before you find anybody that's on the national stage. >> i also wouldn't characterize it as left and right the way we've been talking about for a long time. >> exactly. >> particularly when we're talking about economic progressivism, this is something that's really more about insider and outsider, about top and bottom on the economic spectrum. >> that's been the split there. >> and her vulnerability is she has yet to prove -- >> if hillary clinton is on a march to the nomination, does that help your efforts to unify behind cruz and rubio? >> i think it would. in a normal year it would. i don't know that it will this year because there is so much anger. talking about outsiders and now people are making decisions looking. i for one am very happy to be talking about the democratic primary. >> fair enough. but a pause there. congresswoman, nice to see you. thanks for coming by making that news here. we'll be back with the end game segment and question

vice president joe biden said this morning that donald trump is running a divisive campaign, but most trump supporters are okay with division, provided it's not long division. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] then it gets a little tricky. according to a new study by the cdc, women are more likely than men to experiment with same-sex partners. said men, what channel is cdc? i've got to check this out. [ laughter ] [ applause ] buffalo bills head coach rex ryan has announced that he has hired his twin brother rob ryan as the team's assistant head coach. [ laughter ] the royal bank of scotland has issued a statement warning quote, "cataclysmic year for financial markets." though it may be worse just to hear a scottish guy say the word cataclysmic. [ laughter ] it's cataclysmic. "sesame street" this coming weekend is moving from pbs to hbo. and producers have announced changes to the show including elmo living in a brownstone, oscar the grouch living in a recycling bin, and big bird living a twisted lie. [ laughter ] [ applause ] and finally, mcdonald's is trying out a new concept res

rumors about joe biden. this is going to be a very difficult three weeks. if the campaign panics at any point, maybe overcorrects, it a month from now. >> rest your voice for a second. we want you to comment on the republican side of things. donald trump topped the latest polls last night. 75 polls heading into the new hampshire primary. voters turned out for him in force on tuesday. nbc national correspondent peter alexander is already in the next battleground state, south carolina. >> good morning. south carolina, where the next primary is ten days away. donald trump likes to boast he's a winner and he proved it in a huge way last night. more than doubling his closest competitor, john kasich. this is a candidate who has re-defined republican politics and ran away with new hampshire. tell me it's a revolution >> reporter: donald trump, triumphant triumphant. >> we are going to make america great again. >> reporter: the brash >> we want to thank the people of new hampshire. right? do we love the people of new hampshire! >> reporter: extending an olive branc

>> if the polls are right, and it's double digits, it is going to be stories about joe biden, michael bloomberg. bernie sanders is already outraising her and will with more money. nevada will suddenly look like it's in play. the national polls will show bernie sanders ahead of hillary clinton. this is going to be the most painful three weeks before the south carolina primary for her since she's had in february 2008. >> thank you so much. we'll have more from here in new hampshire coming up, including live interviews with jeb bush and chris christie. for now, matt, up to you in new york. >> we'll be back with you in a couple minutes. >>> we want to turn to the fight against the zika virus. the obama administration now asking congress for $1.8 billion in emergency funding. warning americans considering trips to latin america and the caribbeans. tom costello is covering this outbreak for us. >> we have 51 cases of zika in the united states according to the cdc. people who returned to the country, they've contracted zika abroad. we know of 16 in florida alone. while we don't yet have any