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

. >> 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

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.

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

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

. >> 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

. >> 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 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

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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

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

biden responded. as my record shows, i presided over the consideration of justice kennedy, reagan nominee, who was confirmed in a presidential election year. >>> we have dramatic video out of australia. a construction crane was on fire in melbourne. that led to this. the arm of the crane crashing to the ground. thankfully, no one was injured in the accident. the fire may have started in the motor of the crane. >>> huge waves are causing big problems in hawaii. a historic swell hit the north shore of oahu with waves jumping on to roadways and soaking cars. transportation officials were forced to close the highway. locals said the surf was the biggest they've seen in a decade. a few daring surfers jumped in >>> al is back with more on the weather. >> quick look at the national forecast. we'll show you we are expecting the strong storms down through the south. beautiful weather along the west coast. we have snow out of the rockies. it'll make its way east later on. we'll get to your local forecast in the

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

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vice president joe biden you know, leonardo dicaprio may have had to wait up to two decades to get his oscar. but the other winners in the major acting categories, christa, they were all first-time nominees. >> christa: wow. all right. everybody was happy to see leo get it. sixth time is the charm for him. thank you so much. up next, senator ed markey speaking out against drugs. what he is doing to combat addiction coming up. and a remarkable story. one heart joining two families. hue tragedy helped to save a life comin and this is how it works. most new wealth flows to the top 1%. it's a system held in place by corrupt politics where wall street banks a million small contributions, people like you who want to fight back. the truth is you can't change a corrupt system by taking its money. i'm bernie sanders. i approve this message. >> christa: the community has come together for this day of ice-fishing to raise money for holland's honor. his family was so touched by how many people came out to support them. >> it's hard. but i know that he would want us to go on. i know he would want u

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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

>> 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

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

end of biden quote. well, mr. president, that doesn't sound consistent with all of those biden rules that i shared with my colleagues on monday. so we ask, is it really possible to square chairman biden's 1992 election-year statement with vice president biden's 2016 election-year statement? was chairman biden's 1992 statement really just all about greater cooperation between the senate and the white housenan bt if a vacancy suddenly arises -- quote -- "action on a supreme court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over." was he simply calling for more cooperation when he called for withholding consent -- quote -- "no matter how good a person is nominated by the president"? was he merely suggesting that the president and the senate work together a little bit more, when he said we shouldn't hold hearings until these circumstances, was that all about cooperation between the branches? well, since we're talking about filling justice scalia's seat, it seems problem to ask, how would he solve t

end of biden quote. well, mr. president, that doesn't sound consistent with all of those biden rules that i shared with my colleagues on monday. so we ask, is it really possible to square chairman biden's 1992 election-year statement with vice president biden's 2016 election-year statement? was chairman biden's 1992 statement really just all about greater cooperation between the senate and the white house when chairman biden said in 1992 that if a vacancy suddenly arises -- quote -- "action on a supreme court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over." was he simply calling for more cooperation when he called for withholding consent -- quote -- "no matter how good a person is nominated by the president"? was he merely suggesting that the president and the senate work together a little bit more, when he said we shouldn't hold hearings until these circumstances, was that all about cooperation between the branches? well, since we're talking about filling justice scalia's seat, it seems prob

that's the biden benchmark. the reid rule, the schumer standard, the biden benchmark. now i read a statement from the vice president where -- that he issued after he saw that this old news clip and his statement had been made public. he quite conveniently said this is not an accurate view -- this is not an accurate description of my views on the subject. well, i think the words are pretty clear. i think what he might have said is that these are no longer my views on the subject because, of course, he would like president obama to be able to make that nomination. so i want to reject this myth that many of our democratic colleagues are spreading that what we are doing here and now is somehow unprecedented. quite the clear, what we are doing is what the democrats' top leadership has advocated in the past. what do they think we are? they think we're going to abide by a different set of rules than they themselves advocated? how ridiculous would that be? i could not explain that to my constituents back home in texas. if i was going to say well, the democrats can apply one se

end of biden quote. that doesn't sound consistent of the biden rules i shared on monday. we ask if it is possible to chair biden's 1992 election year state with vice president's 2016 election year statement. was he simply calling for more cooperation when he called for withholding consent quote no matter how good a person is nominateno nomina nominated by the president end of quote. was he suggesting the president and senate work together a little bit more when he said we should not hold hearings until these circumstances was that all about cooperation between the branches? well, since we are talking about filling justice scalia's seat it seems appropriate to ask how would he solve this puzzle? i suppose he would start with a text. so let's begin with. in 1992, chairman biden discussed cooperation between the branches. yes, in fact, he did. so far so good for vice president biden. but that can not be the end of the matter because it doesn't explain the two vastly different interpretations of the statement. let's look at the text. here is what chairman biden said about coo

vice president joe biden is still speaking. he is wrapping up his keynote address to a very energetic crowd that has a lot at stake here. thousands of democrats pack the san jose convention center to hear biden motivate skin spire with the presidential nomination and the u.s. senate seat before voters california democrats have a lot to gain or lose. a heckler disrupted biden off the top of his speech but was quickly escorted out by security. biden started offsinging his fellow democrat's praises then took jabs at republicans in washington, talking about the u.s. being the epicenter of energy around the world, urged voters to unite and warned they have a long, important battle ahead of them. >> let me start by giving our republican friends not so much republican party friends and candidates a tip. you can't lead this great country without recognizing what made it great in the first place. and more important ly, you can' lead america unless you believe in the american people and their capacity to do virtually anything they set th

biden became an advocate for his son passed away from brain cancer. after tragedy struck the biden family the vice president turned heartbreak into helping. spearheaded president obama's new cancer research initiative called cancer moon shots. the goal to make decades worth of research and find a cure in five years. >> my dad used to have an expression, he'd say a father knows his success when he turns and looks at his son or daughter and knows they turned up better than he did. i am a success. i am a hell of a success. >>reporter: biden says his son broke who died of brain cancer in may 2015 is his motivation to find a cure for the disease that touched so many american families. during the state of the union address present obama announced biden will lead the federal task force. $195 million was spent on research this year. the president is asking for an year. biden will be at duke 2:30 pm and we are told to give a speech that he will take a tour of the facility and meet with some doctors and researchers. wncn will be there and will bring you updates

i mean the question of joe biden on the supreme court. there was some reporting that i put to the vice president today, and it produced a very intense moment in our discussion. >> i'm going to throw you a bit of a curve ball which is just this afternoon a senate source has told msnbc that it is beyond just idle chatter, there's been significant discussion that you might conceivably be the president's choice especially under these unusual political circumstances. talk about one person who could get through and nobody else could. if the president asked you to do it, would you say yes? oh, dear. that's next. stay with us. pain when... hey joanne, want to trade the all day relief of 2 aleve with 6 tylenol? give up my 2 aleve for 6 tylenol? no thanks. for me... it's aleve. the nissan rogue. with the power and performance of our intuitive all-wheel drive. now get a $189 per month lease on the 2016 nissan rogue. we heard you got a job as a developer!!!!! its official, i work for ge!! what? wow... yeah! okay... guys, i'll be writing a new languag

. >>> vice president biden will visit the circle. people toward duke cancer institute. emma wright joins us from to with a preview of what is taking place. >>reporter: the vice president says he chose duke because they are a leader and cancer research. he became an advocate for finding a cure for cancer after his son passed away from brain cancer last year. after tragedy struck the biden family last year the vice president quickly turned heartbreak into helping. spearheaded president obama to cancer research initiative cancer moonshot. the goal is to make decades find a cure in five years. >> my dad used to have an expression, he would say a father knows he is a success when he turns and looks at his son or daughter and knows they turned out better than he did. i am a success. i am a hell of a success. >>reporter: biden says his son beau who died of brain cancer in may 2015 is his motivation to find a cure for the disease. during his state of the union address president obama announced biden would lead a federal task force on cancer research. $195 million will be spent

cancer impacted the biden family when the vice president's son bo biden died in may from brain cancer. >> i'm not naive. i didn't think we could quote end cancer. i'm not looking for a silver bullet. there is none. as part of biden's cancer moon shot initiative. he's hoping to make decades worth of advances in the fight against cancer in the next five years. the research labs at the duke cancer institute. >> are there trauma scene areas that are potential breakthrough technologies. >> i think our wisdom in knowing what we're picking up at every earlier phases is what's really lagged behind the technology. >> the vice president also talked about increased access to clinical trials while the goal of curing cancer is a moon shot, the vice president believes it's a goal that will eventually be in sight. >> the science is ready. the science is ready. it seems to me. much more has to be done. >> biden asked what the federal government can do to help in the fight to cure cancer. president obama is asking for $800 million in this year's budget for cancer research. bo minnick, wncn news now. >

watch wncn news at 10:00 pm for coverage -- 6:00 pm.>>> biden will visit duke. the cancer institute has 100 oncology port certified physicians and 500 staff dedicated to cancer research. you can count on wncn as well as nbc17.com for live coverage. >>> tens of thousands of dollars seized by law enforcement after rates at two sweepstake parlors yesterday for the first business the a1 cafi on 70 w. in goldsboro. illegal terminals and $70,000 in cash. second business the longhorn on highway 117. they found 50 illegal terminals and 15,000 in cash. the owners about the establishment of facing felony charges. >>> raleigh police issued a warning of a phone scam. the person is impersonating a deputy sheriff and threatens to arrest the victims if they don't comply with demands for officials say no real law enforcement will ever contact you in any way like this. residents asked to hang out and notify police if they get the call. >>> president obama will walk down political memory lane and address the state legislature in springfield, illinois. the university of his presid

doing as senator biden actually did. ont is what we are counting republicans in the u.s. senate to do. they should not do it because they are forcing -- forced into a position based on awkward quotes that they themselves have given. goodness knows, there are plenty of them. we could discuss those as well. in some ways, the most important element of this is they have a constitutional duty. they swore to uphold an oath, and fulfill the responsibility that the institution of the u.s. senate has to consider the president's nominee, to give them a fair hearing and give that person a yes or no vote. i know there are at least two senate republicans yesterday he would knowledge that oath and acknowledged that if the president, when the president nominates someone, the hearings should go forward. senator kirk himself specifically referenced the oath he took, not just as a member of the united states senate, but also as a member of the armed forces. he takes that oath seriously, and recognizes that giving the president's nominee a

joe biden is still here at the end. this was a real conversation about research and treatment about cancer. biden spoke with a roundtable of professionals from anything on oncology to community health care. part of the obama administration's initiative named by biden. a national effort to end the cancer as we know it. today, biden says the science is ready with research at the forefront. talking about increasing access to clinical trials, that are utilizing data -- better utilizing data, having a better vocabulary around cancer, early biden says he knows we are talking about a long-term solution, but he says he's committed to working on it for the rest of his life. steve: we have breaking news in the race for the white house. former technology executive carly fiorina announces she's dropping out of the race. governor chris christie is getting ready to bow out after finishing 6th in new hampshire last night. all eyes or on the south carolina in the race for the white house. republican donald trump winning big in new hamp

and, again, that isn't just a matter of doing as senator biden recommends, as then-senator biden recommended, that's doing as then-senator biden actually did. and that's what we're counting on, on republicans in the united states senate to do. and, again, they shouldn't do it because they are forced into some position based on awkward quotes that they themselves have given. and goodness knows there's plenty of them. we'll see how long this goes. maybe we can discuss some of those as well. but in some ways, the most important element of this is we have a constitutional duty. they swore to uphold an oath and to fulfill the responsibility that the institution of the united states senate has to consider the president's nominee, to the give that individual a fair hearing and to give that person a yes or no vote. and i know there are at least two senate republicans yesterday who acknowledged that oath and acknowledged that if the president, when the president nominates someone, that hearing should go forward. senator kirk himself specifically referenced the oath that he took not just as a member o

biden's son beau died of brain cancer last year. one of the key priorities of the initiative is to identify any regulatory barriers or red tape that are slowing down the research for a cancer cure. >>> and it is hillary clinton by a landslide in south carolina. clinton says today's primary sets her up strong for super tuesday. >> we are going to compete for every vote in every state. we are not taking anything, and we're not taking anyone for granted. >> out of all 12 states voting often tuesday, democratic rival, bernie sanders leads clinton only in his home state of vermont. among republican candidates, ted cruz is taking on donald trump on the subject of income taxes. >> but his defense for not releasing his tax returns, he says, well, gosh, i'm being audited. okay. that's the reason to release your tax returns. >> now in the same speech, cruz suggested that trump's tax returns will reveal the billionaire is not as wealthy as he claims. >>> new at 11:00, the warrior, steph curry with a beautiful finish to pull out a win over the

for now ask colleagues to consider the words of vice president biden. some will criticize such a decision in the hopes that a member ofa member of my party will be permitted to fill it, but that would not be our intention. instead it will be our pragmatic conclusion that was the political season is underway acting on a supreme court nomination must be put off until after the campaign is over. that is vice president biden when he was chairman of the judiciary committee. .. to bereal resources, not just lp service, to this important problem. i know the republican leader is doing his best to try to make a good picture here as to why he's made the decision that the senate's not going to confirm any supreme court nominee that the president puts forward. i heard one statement by the former chair of the judiciary committee this morning say it doesn't matter who he puts up, we're not going to vote for him yen -- anyway -- or her whatever the case might be. but the facts of my case are distracting and wrong. he can read all the statements of the senior senator o

i can't imagine. >>> on a positive note, vice president biden headed to durum. coming up. you're watching wncn is now on this wednesday morning. happy hump day. will have a check of the >>> good morning. thanks for waking up with us. am alive indurham firefighters you visit. let's check in with melissa. >> if i could turn up the heat this morning is in the coldest

there is no doubt what senator biden it mr. president there is of course, a broader point, and i hope in the next several months we concentrate on the point that text matters. justice scalia had devoted his adult life to these principles to the american people want to elect a president in the mold of scalia to replace him or do they want to elect a president clinton or sanders fuel to view any more liberal decision? do they want a justice looking to the constitutional text while drilling down on the most difficult constitutional questions? or do they want another justice for those really tough cases based on what is in the judge's part and it comes down to this we have lost one of the great that is set to the american people whether we preserve his legacy and more importantly to follow the text of the constitution with the text of the law or follow what is in the hearts of the justices on the supreme court? this is a debate we should have. this is a debate with we are for national debates before nominee clinton nor sanders or n

biden's first facebook post comes on world cancer day. the cause is near to biden's heart after his son died from brain cancer last may. president barack obama has also added to the list of people on facebook and he also has asked barack obama and joe biden have asked people to designate part of their page to add for the fight for cancer. joe biden said he would like his page to discuss those causes that matter. i didn't know he was on it. >> surprising the v.p. wasn't on. soon he'll be on snapchat. >> and periscope. >> speaking of which. >>> the biggest bus in town took a field trip this afternoon just down the street from where he the higher education monster bus ventured on the children's museum along with monster truck driver jimmy tracy. >> my kids love the thing. everybody can relate to the school bus. that's something everybody can relate to. everybody has ridden on one. that's why we wanted to do something different and it turned out really good. >> okay. that thing is awesome. that thing is pretty awesome. all the kids who came o

anna: joe biden in the area discussing cancer initiatives. he spent the afternoon with biden. >> this is not one of those comes in, says a few things and leaves. this was a substantive conversation on the treatment and potentially cures for cancer. the vice president spent longer here today than anyone we talked to. initiative to fundamentally change the trajectory of cancer research in america. >> double the rate of progress, understanding each treatment of cancer to make a decades worth of advances in the next five years. to eventually end cancer as we know where. there is enormous progress in the science is ready. you an incredible operation here. you guys are on the cusp of such great advances. >> the panel of experts shared with biden thoughts on where the research needs to go and what the focus needs to be on. detection, a standardized vocabulary among researchers, better access to clinical trials. >> we need to get the drugs to patients, not just getting them to the fda. thank you. this is something i think you can fix. >> i'm convince

cancer is very personal to the vice president, his son beau biden died in may from brain cancer. as a part of this initiative biden has said his goal is to make decades worth of advances within the next five years in the fight against cancer. prior to beau biden's passing say about his son back in 2008.>> my dad used to have an expression, he say father knows he is a success when he turns and looks at his son or daughter and notes that they turned out better than he did. i am a success. -- >> the present after $785 million in this year's budget for funding for cancer moonshot project. the vice president will tour laboratories at duke this coverage throughout the afternoon on nbc17.com. we will live stream at and that will have an update at 6 pm and >>> at johnson county couple recovering after an accident involving and e-cigarette. investigators say the device -- devices battery exploded in the the man is being treated for second and third degree burns. his fiancie was also burned trying to put the fire out. investigators believe it caught fire after coming in contact with loose

first, my colleagues should read chairman biden's speech for themselves. it takes up ten full pages in the "congressional record," so there is as much context as anyone could possibly want to consider. a second option is to consider how the media have described that speech. one cbs news story, for example, has the headline "joe biden once took g.o.p.'s position on supreme court vacancy." perhaps they, too, are contextually challenged. here is what "the washington post" said about the speech. let me refer to the chart here. "biden's remarks were especially pointed, voluminous and relevant to the current situation. embedded in the roughly 20,000 words he delivered on the senate floor were rebuttals to virtually every point democrats have brought forth in the past week to argue for the consideration of obama's nominee." well, the constant refrain of senate democrats and their media allies over the past few days is that the senate should just -- quote -- do its job, unquote. of course what they really mean is that the senate should do what they want the senate

biden's statements -- vice president biden's statement was made in the middle of the summer of the year that he spoke, but there's so much time left. we have 333 days left in president obama's term of office, so there's plenty of time to get the work done, because average days to confirm justices, 67 days. so i think we should be able to squeeze out of 333 days, 67 days. i don't want to burden everyone with facts, but sometimes they get in the way of some of these ridiculous diversions from what our job should be. when senator biden was chairing the judiciary committee in 1991 and 1992, george w. bush's term, we confirmed 120 judges. certainly that hasn't been the case in the last few years because the republicans basically opposed all judges, and now this new direction toward making sure there's no confirmation of a supreme court justice is obstruction on steroids. but this is really a pivotal moment for the republican party and this republican senate. the republican party of abraham lincoln and theodore roosevelt is transforming before our eyes, abandoning its last vestiges of decency

biden lost his son to cancer last year. a very cold morning out. we're just going to have to get used to that this week elizabeth. >> we are looking at a whole temperatures. we might warm-up by the middle of next week. take a look at the raleigh sky cam. we will be treated tonight sunshine this morning. this afternoon, skies got up and there may be a flurry or sprinkle similar to yesterday. we appreciate everybody who send tweets, pictures, video of the little bit of snow that we saw in our ighborhood yesterday. please do the same again this afternoon. it is cold out there, colder than yesterday. 21 southern pines, 27 rocky fayetteville, only three in degrees. just a bit of wind makes it feel colder, 17 in southern france and roxborough, 18 rocky mount and goldsboro. expect mostly cloudy skies by the afternoon with a flurry or sprinkle. westwind at 10 to 15 miles per hour. when you figure in the windchill, it will feel like the 30s for much of the afternoon. we will see sunshine for thursday, start at 20, and about 40, and friday, the chance of a w

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that's the biden benchmark. the reid rule the schumer standard than the biden benchmark rate i read a statement from the vice president that he issued after he saw this ole miss clip and his statement has been made public. the he quite conveniently said this is not an accurate description of my views on the subject. is that t well, i think the words are pretty clear. i think we might have said is that these are no longer my views on the subject because of course you would like president obama to be able to make that nomination. so i want to reject this myth that many of our democratic colleagues are spreading that what we are doing here and now is somehow unprecedented. quite the contrary. what we are doing is what the democrats top leadership is advocating in the past. what do they think we are? do they think we are going to abide by a different set of rules and they themselves advocated? how ridiculous would that be?lis i cannot explain it to my constituents in texas. is when republicans are the majority repub

i got a fairly epic sitdown, a one-on-one with vice president joe biden. he talked about everything from donald trump's new war with pope francis of all people to what's about to happen with the vacate supreme court seat. it's all straight ahead. >>> one of the reasons the president has been able to move so far to the right is that there is no primary opposition to him. and i think it would do this country a good deal of service if people starred thinking about candidates out there, to begin contrasting what is a progressive agenda as opposed to what obama is doing. >> all right. that was you in 2011. understand that. >> but that was in response to a question on a radio show. this is a media issue. this is one thing i said on one radio show many, many years ago. media likes that issue. >> you were pretty tough on bill clinton's record and you said you hit his record on wall street. you said this was a guy who wanted to deregulate wall street, for welfare reform, and got nafta through. it didn't sound like a presidency you were very pleased with. >> i was a