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out. >> i feel we have a chance to get kayla out. the family's heart wrenching story and the way they are honoring her legacy and the way she wrote from captivity. another storm takes aim at millions in the south. another arctic blast. >> announcer: from nbc news this is a special edition of "today" with today's oscar after party. live from los angeles and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the split edition of "today" on a monday morning. matt lauer in los angeles and savannah, tamron and natalie back in new york. the award for least sleep. >> tamron wins it. she watched the whole thing. >> i can't imagine you have been asleep. >> i got two hours, you got -- >> awe! >> how much did you get? >> i got about 45 minutes. >> he took a nap anyway. >> i'm awake now. >> hold on. >> this is our top story. we are talking about the stars at the oscar. a lot just getting home after celebrating and while the academy awards expected several expected winners, there were plenty of surprises as well. bird man took the night's top honors, winning best picture, best original screen play and best director. michael keaton spoke after the best picture win. >> it's great to be here. who am i kidding? >> the legendary actor came up empty in the first ever oscar nomination. the top awards went to two performances about crippling diseases. the theory of everything grabbed best actor. >> i am fully aware i am a lucky lucky man. >> steven hawking during the struggle with als while julianne moore portrayed a woman fighting early on set alzheimer's. it's still alice. >> the performances of my fellow nominees. >> patricia arquette received a big achievement for accepting the oscar for best supporting actress. >> equal rights for women in the united states of america. >> jk simmons takes best supporting actor for his portrayal in whiplash but had a far softer tone in his speech. >> call your mom or dad if you are lucky enough to have a parent or two alive. don't text or e-mail. call them on the phone. >> lady gaga teamed up with julie andrews. and a moving performance of glory in selma was brought to tears and rookie oscar neal patrick harris stripped down to make his first gig a memorable one. >> first of all, neal patrick harris is ripped and has the guts of ten men and i thought that performance was just amazing amazing. >> the tears in the audience watching was so powerful. >> what are stood out to you? >> definitely the six-pack on neal patrick harris. >> he did great with the opening act as well. strong in celebrating hollywood and movies. >> lady gaga to the point about glory. shutting down the house. you can feel it watching it at home. >> you will have much more on the oscars including the social messages that seem to dominate the evening and of course a lot of fashions were on display as well. >> a lot of news to get to. there is heightened security at the nation's busiest mall the mall of america after threats of violence at major shopping centers behind a deadly attack in africa. kristin welker is in bloomington minnesota with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the mall of america is one of the biggest shoppings centers in the entire country. officials are working to make sure that the public is safe. law enforcement says people should still go shopping and calling for extra vigilance as this new threat put this community and this nation on alert. heightened security at the iconic mall of america in the wake of a video by the somali terrorist groups calling for attacks against shopping malls, specifically this one. they claimed responsibility in the mall in nairobi, kenya. >> terrorists look for soft targets like this mall. they know they can penetrate and cause a lot of death and get a lot of attention. >> the department of homeland security is not aware of a specific credible plot against the mall of america or any other shopping center. johnson is calling for public vigilance. >> i'm not telling people not to go to the mall. there needs to be an awareness and vigilance. >> a senior official said so far they have not shown an ability to launch major operations outside of africa. the group had lone wolf operatives. >> they had a great international capability to launch and direct it themselves. they are hoping for them it do their bidding for them. >> al shabaab has been recruiting westerners in cities that have large somali populations and the clock is ticking in a battle over how they can evolve by friday. the agencies have security operations. >> kristin welker at the mall of america this morning. thanks so much. millions of dealing with an icy commute as yet another storm rolls through and after a brief warm up over the weekend, temperatures are plunging once again. the weather channel's mike slidell is in dallas. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. we had a mixture of freezing rain and sleet. not a great way to start up the week. more than a foot of snow in colorado. the deep south later on this morning. this is an area that is not used to this kind of weather. across north texas including here in dallas hazardous roads are making it tough for commuters this morning. overnight crews were pretreating roads and cautioning travelers. parts of tennessee were glades over boy a rare southern ice storm followed by high winds. >> they were blowing so hard. >> snapping tree limbs and leaving tens of thousands without power. >> it was popping noises and you hear it just hit the ground. >> at least 22 were killed in tennessee, half due to hypothermia while heavy snow was caving across new england. like most of the northeast, philadelphia's roads are covered. >> streets are dangerous. very slippery. >> homes dressed in ice. >> i want to build a snowman. >> she wants to see the frozen house. >> reporter: most is digging out or bracing for a storm looking for light at end of the tunnel. in boston right now, official 99.9 inches of snow that has fallen in the past four weeks. eight inches shy of the all time record by dfw international. airlines have canceled over 1,000 flights. the average high in dallas is 62. we will not get above freezing. >> it is a bad situation. it will just get worse. as we look the icing starting to move into the dallas ft. worth area. a real mess coming in. in fact we expect to see significant icing later on today. the winder storm warnings for dallas and thunderstorms as well. as the morning wears on into the afternoon. on into mississippi and alabama. look at the ice amounts. significant ice. the cold air and polar jet stream taking off and pushing to the south. temperatures start to drop. these are current temperatures. minneapolis 11 below. 9 below in columbus and buffalo feels like 20 below. temperatures are as high as they are going to get. look at what happens during the afternoon as we see. temperatures start to plummet and they keep dropping right on into tomorrow morning when the bottom drops out. we are looking at single digits and record to near record lows. savannah, tamron and natalie. cold air and a reinforcing shot coming in on wednesday. >> we needed that shot. natalie is here with the news and kristen welker mentioned the funding for dhs. >> before the department of homeland security they laid out the implications on sunday. 30000 would be furloughed. the rest will be required to show up without pay. the budget standoff around the president's executive action on immigration. and 11 students at the university was hospitalized sunday after apparently overdosing on a drug known as mali. two students are in serious condition and two in critical. they took the drug called mdma on saturday night. a happy ending for girl scouts in california. someone ripped the cashbox out of their hands and took off with it. it happened in san jose outside of a grocery store where they were selling cookies. a man walked up and snatched the box that had about $600 in it and ran away. ten minutes later they saw him get into a car and she wrote down the license plate and they caught the man and the girl scouts got their money back. police ended up buying the rest of the cookies. a good happy ending to the story. >> thank you. let's send it back out to al in los angeles. >> let's take a look at what else is going on around the country. the ice storm as a big swath of problems. wet weather making its way through southern california. a beautiful day in the pacific northwest. chilly continues here and good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. temperatures plunging during the day. a blast of cold will clear the sky, but temperatures will be in the low to mid-20s this afternoon. the wind will be blowing tonight. and here comes the record cold for tomorrow morning. close to the record in philadelphia. some cities will break records tomorrow morning. the 24 on tuesday afternoon. warmer on wednesday, but another round of cold on thursday and friday. back to the 40s this sunday with a chance of late day rain. have a great day. our exclusive interview with the family of kayla mueller. the american hostage who died while in the hands of isis. the family had to keep quiet during her captivity, hoping it would keep kayla alive. her parents marcia and karl and brother eric are speaking out. >> i'm still in denial. i expect her to come through the door. >> i hope i never forget that everything happens for a reason. >> kayla mueller was passionate and fearless and tomorrowed to go to turkey's border to help. >> were you afraid? >> i you saw such a joy in her with helping. it was something she was called to do. a long time ago i accepted they can't control my kids. i have to put her in god's hands and let him take care of her. >> it was her passion. it was us her friends and close friends. didn't matter. >> you knew what a dangerous place this was? >> oh, yes. >> she worked for support to life, helping refugee families. >> did you know she was planning to go to syria? >> no. >> what do you think you would have thought? >> as her mother i wouldn't have let her go. i would have talked with her. >> unbenounced to them when her syrian boyfriend was called to help a doctors without borders hospital, she insisted on coming along and days later her parents got the call they feared most. >> it was 5:00 on august 5th. they said she had been detained because of support to life and they were sure it would be okay. that's basically what they said. she was detained, but not to worry. parquet>> kayla was in the custody of isis, then hardly known. >> when did you realize how serious this was? >> that day really. >> after that first call. they not only took our daughter but a year and a half 18 months of her life. >> there came a time where i understand you heard from her captors. what can you tell me about what they said? >> they gave us her full name and said she was with them and she was their prisoner and told us what we needed to do to get her home. >> i feel we had a chance to get kayla out. we were in communications with them unlike the other families. how do you raise $6.2 million? it pretty much made it impossible. we feel they did want to release kayla. >> unable to raise the money and barred them from paying a ransom in any event, they can only watch as the other hostages were brutally executed one by one. >> how did you handle such a thing? >> i thought and prayed that she would be freed. >> do you feel the government did enough to help her? >> i think they wanted to but i think again the policy and i don't think anyone had any idea this group would be as powerful as they were. they just thought of them as a gang or thugs. but again, it goes back to we are so isolated in america. we are so in our own little area that we don't see what's going on over there during this time. >> the u.s. traded five taliban for bo berg dal. >> the whole situation, the demands got greater and larger and they realized they had something and if they are going to lead five people go for one person, why won't they do this or that? >> did you feel why that trade is okay and something similar is not okay for kayla? >> actually we asked the president that question when we were in the white house. that was pretty hard to take. >> earlier this month, the muellers's worst fears were realized. isis claimed kayla had been killed in a jordanian air strike. >> did you hope against hope that somehow it wasn't true? >> yes. >> that's all that group does is lie. they lie and it's a propaganda thing. they try to push their agenda. we had faith. >> ultimately you were given some kind of proof so that you knew. >> uh-huh. publicly we asked for them. they should have told us rather than tell the world. they should have told us. we asked that they knew how to message us. to message us. and they did. >> you are always learning about yourself through other people. >> she was loving. she was joyful she was peaceful. >> kayla taught us so much. and i think that's what i will remember about kayla being our little girl. >> now the muellers are devoted to continuing kayla's work. >> we want the world to help us let kayla still use her hands to give to the world and to help the people that are suffering. especially the syrian people right now. they have been through so much. that's what kayla's heart is right now. >> they are an extraordinary family who dealt with something with extraordinary grace. >> why she was such a special young woman as well. incredible. >> we have so much more to talk about. next hour we will tell you about how kayla is honoring her. what they believe about how she was treated in isis custody and they shirt with us something special and dear the last letter kayla wrote from captivity. a lot of people asked was it naive of her to travel to that region? we will have the family's response and more of the interview including the response to disturbing reports that kayla may have been forced to marry an isis fighter in captivity. we will talk about that with the u.s. special forces. so much to talk about. coming up we will shift gears. the crisis facing the nation's 911 system and why emergency responders may not be able to find you when you need the most. and matt? >> savannah messages from the winners and the trend sparked by something reece witherspoon had to say. but first on a monday morning, this is "today" on nbc. . >> which dresses and tuxedos shine brightest at the oscars. >> an ohhh. i remember this day... he got so many compliments on this costume. today is stanley's big day. happy birthday, stanley. he's five.... i was able to determine that stanley is an aquarius. ohh, aquarius... that's so fitting... throughout the whole journey petsmart has been there for us. we'll get you looking great for your birthday party. morgan here is a pisces. such an intellect. really? yes, yes... big thinker. huh? pethood's better with a partner. that's 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the country as the mercury dips up to 30 degrees below normal in some places and freezing rain expected to cause travel problems from texas to georgia. >> security is being stepped up at the nation's largest malls including the mall of america. it comes in the wake of a new video from an al qaeda-linked terror group urging attacks in the u.s. canada and europe. >> closing arguments could begin as early as today in the american sniper trial. prosecutors have more rebuttal witnesses to call. he is facing life in prison without parole in the killings of chris kyle and chad littlefield. >> we will begin with more on the 87th act awards. this is known as an event that is filled with glitz and glamour. there was a lot of both last night they featured very powerful messages. joe friar has more on that. good morning. >> here's an interesting stat. all eight of the best picture nominees that were nominated won at least one oscar. that is what opened the door for a variety of speeches hitting all kinds of social issues. winners delivered emotional messages with the world watching. >> i love you, babe. >> in boyhood, patricia arquette playing a single mom. >> it's our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women in the united states of america. >> merrill streep responded and so did twitter. kathy griffin wrote i love you, patricia arquette. preach it, sister. >> anyone who can take that opportunity to eliminate the disparity is great. very great. >> reece witherspoon heralded the movement ask her more to ask about careers and not their clothes. social messages dominated. this year all 20 acting nominees were white. >> tonight we honor hollywood's best and whitest -- i'm sorry, brightest. >> a stirring performance of glory from the movie selma brought down the house and won an oscar. >> when people are marching, we are with you. we see you. we love you and march on. >> another powerful speech came from graham moore, writer of the imitation game. >> you need me a lot more than i need you. >> a brilliant mathematician who is persecuted for being gay and he said he once considered taking his own life. >> i want to be for someone who feels like she is weird or doesn't fit in. stay weird and stay different and when it's your turn pass the same message to the next person. thank you so much. >> after the show stay weird was also trending on twitter. graham morris said he knew he only had 45 seconds to give his speech and wanted to say something meaningful. i think everything felt that way. >> there were a lot of moments where you said this is about a lot more than making movies. >> i was on the red carpet and tea was there for american sniper. it was kind of this weird dichotomy. she is celebrating this great movie and really about her husband and their struggle and the trial is going on and she is waking up with nightmares and she pulled herselfing to to bring the message of the movie. >> how about a check of the weather with mr. roker? >> as we look and show you what's going on we have sunshine in northeast, but temperatures will be dropping through the southeast. icing from northern georgia to central texas. a wintry mix. flagstaff schools closed because of icing conditions. wet weather here in southern california. sunshine in the pacific northwest. tomorrow that sunshine continues. finally the sunshine returns to southern california and more snow in the four corners. icing continues and wet weather in the southeast with light snow in the carolinas and record good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. temperatures plunging throughout the day. a blast of cold will clear the skies, but it will keep temperatures in the low to mid-20s this afternoon. the wind will be blowing tonight. here comes the record cold for tomorrow morning. close to the record in philadelphia. some cities will break records tomorrow morning. the 24 degrees on tuesday afternoon. a little warmer wednesday with another round of cold thursday and friday. back in the 40s this sunday with a chance of late day rain. have a great day. >> and that's your latest weather. >> coming up on trending oscar night's most awkward moment. you have to hear the exchange between "fifty shades of grey's" dakota johnson and melanie griffin. that happened on the carpet. >> rossen report exposes a serious problem. >> good morning. i'm jeff rossen. some experts call it a assemble safety crisis. when you call 911 from your cell phone, the dispatchers may not be able to find you because they are using old hold it! come with me. new dannon oikos triple zero is my go to protein snack. cam, protein from yogurt? yup, this greek nonfat yogurt packs 15 grams of protein punch. but what else? unlike some other protein snacks, it has 0 added sugar 0 artificial sweeteners and 0 fat. mmm... will it up my game? no man! new dannon oikos triple zero official yogurt of the nfl. mmm dannon. ♪ whoa ♪ ♪ when i wake up in the morning to the clear blue sky ♪ 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where are you? >> the lake. >> she was delivering newspapers in the dark in suburban atlanta when she careened into this pond. she knew where she was. >> the fairway and baitsville. >> baitsville and what? >> fairway. >> i don't have that. >> 911 dispatchers can't find her on the map. time ticking away. >> i'm losing air very quickly. >> give me the address one more time. it's not working. >> the fairway! >> it took first responders nearly 20 minutes to get to her. >> ma'am? i lost her. >> chanel didn't make it. >> you are telling me 911 doesn't have the capability to locate someone? that is absolutely absurd. >> turns out 911 centers rely on nearby cell towers to locate you. a gaping hole in the system 50 exposed by wxia's brendan keith. >> it stops at the city line. you hit a cell tower outside their jurisdiction they don't know where you are. >> that's what happened to chanel. she hit a cell tower outside the county line. this is dated technology and many 911 call centers continue to use it. dated because these days our smart phones know where we are. why not use that technology? this is where chanel's suv went into the pond. the exact location. if i click on the map app, watch this. watch that dot. it will tell you exactly within seconds where i am. down to the pond location. i could order food or a car to this precise location. yet if i called 911 right now, who knows? >> 911, where is your emergency? >> the problem is so bad, watch this. >> let's do a test of 911 calls. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> this is jeff rossen with nbc nows. i just want to know if you can tell me where is our location. i'm showing 4641. >> that's about a quarter mile away. >> we are in the actual 911 center. >> that's correct. >> they still can't find me. >> that's correct. >> who is responsible for fixing the system? the federal communications commission. >> things must get better. >> the fcc chairman tom wheeler sitting down with me. >> what are do you do? >> this is a challenge we have to take and have taken head on. >> the fcc has oversight over wireless carriers but not local 911 centers. now pushing new rules to get everyone in line. >> the new rules you adopted demand 40% accuracy for the next two years. how bad is it if within two years the goal is 40%. i think that's not a great number. >> we have to push to make sure that both the wireless carriers and the local 911 folks are prepared to be able to exceed that and give the expectation that you and i have a right to have when you call 911. >> for chanel's family that's not good enough or fast enough. >> her death was so senseless. our 911 system doesn't work. >> so difficult listening to that 911 call. the fcc chairman making headlines in the interview, saying they are developing a 911 app like uber for 911. i asked when it will be ready, but there is no time table yet. >> they need to get going on that. >> a lot of people were surprised at that. thank you so much. >> coming up a lot more of our interview with kayla mueller's family. her mom shared the emotional final letter kayla wrote from ca people like to caribbean in all sorts of ways. but no matter how they caribbean they all like to caribbean with the best. for the 12th year in a row royal caribbean has not only been voted best cruise line in the caribbean but best cruise line overall. now, with our new bogo wild sale you choose how you want to save buy one get one 50% off or enjoy a free beverage package for two plus get more money to spend on board proving that the only way to caribbean is with royal caribbean. call 1-800-royal caribbean today. 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county and delaware, the snow is on the move. and so are the temperatures as cold gusty winds are with us already this morning. the temperatures will be falling this morning. we'll be down to 24 degrees by 9:00. and it stays cold all day. and we have been following breaking news in bucks county all morning involving a police standoff in tullytown that started as a break-in on mike's gun shop overnight. police believe the suspect was on the roof. they called in the s.w.a.t. team and authorities have been looking for that person ever since. some schools are on a two-hour delay because of that police activity. let's go now to jillian mele with a look at how to get around that area. good morning, vai. we have a lot of closures in that area. >> jillian, let me take over. we have breaking news out of burlington county. we have confirmed a shooting at a business in norristown. this is at scheel's business solutions. we have a crew on the scene and we are working to get more information. now let's go to jillian. that's right. we have a lot of closures out in bucks county. route 13 at levittown parkway. levittown parkway is shut down between spur lane and route 13. take mill creek parkway or haines road to get around that. i'm vai sikahema. now back to the "today" show. see you in a half hour. have an nbc exclusive. the family of kayla mueller killed while being held by isis remembers her and her mission in an emotional interview with savannah. >> it didn't have enough power of one little person. maybe if we can get the world behind her. >> then separate but together. we take you inside the risky surgery to separate conjoined twins in texas as more than 50 doctors work to keep the two little girls alive and well. and the glitz, glamour and gowns. all the best dressed stars from the oscars red carpet. >> bright green. it's guacamole. >> you like my bow tie? >> you look great. >> al's night out at the star studded after party this monday february 23rd, 2015. >> i'm turning 16 on "today." >> from alabama celebrating my 24th birthday. >> celebrating 50 in new york city. good morning, iowa! >> just married! >> hi. we are all the way from kentucky. >> celebrating our first time in new york city. >> what's happening? good morning, everyone. welcome back. >> hey, guys. >> i don't know if you said something. we have such a boisterous crowd out here. they are saying good morning now. >> nice to see a crowd. we are feeling lonely here. we were not lonely last night. there was a great moment at the "vanity fair" party. al was working the red carpet and i had the opportunity. we had never seen an oscar party this intense. this was one of the moments where you know your place in the hollywood universe. i walked in behind jennifer aniston. i could have worn j-lo's dress and i wouldn't have one picture taken of me. it was incredible the attention they generated. >> the press out there, the photographers are so quiet. so demure and dignified. >> up top! up top! >> that would not have been the first time you wore j-lo's dress. >> that's why i chose that. take it away. >> you mentioned oscar fashions and we will have a lot more coming up. >> we are making -- we are not technically making but someone we know is making a dress. she is hard at work making a dress based on the stunning gown. when she is finished nat low will model the finished product. she has been hard at work on the dress. >> we gave her this assignment at 10:00. the fabric store closed. she is making a miracle. let's go to nat low with a check of the top stories. >> good morning, everyone. security has been heightened at the mall of america in minnesota after video from the somali terror group al shabaab called for attacks on shop malls and named this in particular. despite the threat they are not aware of any specific credible plot against mall of america or any other mall but they are urging people to be vigilant. >> rudy giuliani is seeking to clarify comments he made last week when he told republican donors he doesn't believe the president loves america. in a piece in the "wall street journal," he said i didn't intend to question president obama's motives or the content of his heart, but my intend focus really was the effect his words had on the morale of the country and his performance. he hopes the intention behind his words can lead to what he calls a real conversation about national leadership. another blast of arctic air covers much of the nation from montana to texas and the midwest and heading here to the east. kerry sanders is shivering on lake erie. >> it's negative 10 degrees. when you say i'm on the lake i'm on lake erie. this is the fourth largest of the great lakes. it's about the size of vermont. there were people out here early this morning. as we look over here there is an air boat coming in skimming across the surface of the ice here. this is at least 12 inches and some places much thicker than 12 inches. about three miles from here there a group of fishermen doing ice fishing. they think this is a great opportunity and a lot of fun. the reason people use boats rather than just driving out on the ice, you think it would support the the weight of a car. if the ice breaks you have a boat that will stay up. they have had experience where cars have gone gone through the ice when somebody thought it was going to hold. right now the best advice i have learned is layers. stay warm. natalie. >> absolutely. kerry sanders on lake eerie. let's get another check of the weather from al in los angeles. >> good morning. >> we talk about icing conditions right now. texas into the southwest. just outside dallas and icing conditions right now. there a lot of accidents and a lot of road closerures. be careful. this will continue through the morning. winter storm warnings in effect in and around northern and central texas. a sleet and mix of freezing rain and a thunderstorm and icing moves into mississippi and alabama. on into central louisiana by later tonight. as we look at the map, you can see we have 1/10 of an inch to 1/4 of an inch of ice. that can break down and we have big good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. temperatures plunging during the day. a blast of cold will clear the skies, but keep temperatures in the low to mid-20s this afternoon. wind will be blowing tonight and here comes the record cold for tomorrow morning. close to the record in philadelphia, some cities will break records tomorrow morning. 24 tuesday afternoon. a little warmer wednesday, but another round of cold thursday and friday. back into the 40s this sunday with a chance of late-day rain. have a great day. >> that's your latest weather. savannah. >> coming up carpet look alikes. jennifer lopez and another actress shows up in what looks like the same dress. >> and roker on the red carpet. the evening of star gazing at the oscars. matt? >> and our style experts are ready to handout their grades for the night's most dazzling i love life, and 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did see a lot of great performances, but many are saying lady gaga stole the show. she sang a medley of songs from the sound of music celebrating their 50th anniversary this year. ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ >> incredible right. julie andrews herself came out and surprising gaga and giving her that huge hug. she said it warmed her heart. it was perfect. >> there should be an oscar for performance at the oscars. that was beautiful and not easy to pull off. >> so much of her persona is distracted with the costumes but hearing her voice. >> it is a beautiful voice. let's go back out to l.a. >> that was one of my top two moments. i love that. it was great. thank you very much. all the excitement on oscar night starts on the red carpet and al was there. >> i got to stake out a great spot mingling with all the stars. >> bright green. it's guacamole. >> you are the only person here i trust. how is my bow tie. >> you look fantastic. >> great. >> a lot of stuff going on. >> yeah. you mean when i build it by hand, i do. it takes a long time. >> how long? >> this one took me over 25 minutes. >> wow! >> i work out so i feel able to hold up this dress. >> good to see you. >> how excited are you to be here tonight? >> i'm thrilled. ecstatic ecstatic. i can't believe it. >> it's a validation so to be nominated for best picture means that it worked. >> you look fantastic. >> thank you. you do too. >> no you. >> you. >> you. >> check this out. come on. blue birds ♪ oscar. >> doesn't get any bigger. >> i'm shocked they let me in. >> you take the mental snapshots and that way you remember it. >> it was a great night. we are joined by our stylist and the host of tlc's style by jury. thelma and louise. let's go with the stand outs. you look rosalin. >> she was a bouquet of flowers. she was beautiful. what i loved the most was that undone tress of hair that finished the look so it didn't look so put together. did you see that on perpull back? >> she just had a baby. >> it's everything. >> louise scarlet johansson was a sand out. >> no one else wore green and i haven't seen the under cut. she walks up with this punky hairdo and ear cuffs and it was a huge trend of the night. >> i happened to walk past emma stone and everything about her looked beautiful. >> the color against her skin and hair. >> her hair was amazing. look at it. >> she was the number one most favorite celebrity. >> you also liked reece witherspoon. >> i sure did. here's what's up. i love that she started a campaign called #ask her more. she threw a snap to a classic gown and tom ford who we were awing over just the other day. it was great. >> they got mixed opinions and mixed reviews. >> we ask fashion experts, we have to give props to those and this was at the back. she turned around but the bustle and the couture, a beautiful perforated fabric and something different. you can see the back of the gown and it changes. >> a classic shape. two piece. >> a twist on it. >> if you like people who take chances, what did you think of gwinneth paltrow? >> absolutely gorgeous. shocked. >> it was an unusual dress. >> anyone else -- i love it. look at the rose detail. the jiegant fuchsia earrings. anyone else could have looked prom. she didn't. she is elegant. look at this. >> we were sitting around just us girls talking and i said i thought lupita's dress was stellar. >> it's cool because a lot of people questioned the artistic moment of it. 6,000 pearls. it is quite beautiful and so decadent. it's a delicious dress. don't compare her to last year. let her live this moment. >> you can only wear that to the oscars. >> i agree. >> i will have to interview some of these people down the road. >> i love julianne. >> please. i can't look at you right now. i can't. the dress is beautiful. i thought it looked so mother of the bride. >> what? >> chanel coture took 900 hours to make. >> how many hours? >> we can agree to disagree on this. we will talk about the men and other people like this. ladies, thank you very much. >> of course. >> sorry you had to do this with me and let's go back to savannah in new york. >> thank you so much and we'll turn to the family of kayla mueller. the first interview since kayla died while in the hands of the gror group isis. they opened up about how they want kayla to be remembered. >> whenever we talk about kayla now it is with kayla's hands. in their han, kayla mueller's family found a purpose. >> she had to do something with her hands to help people. as long as she was, she was joyful. >> they are announcing a foundation devoted to the causes kayla cared for with a name that has special meaning. kayla's hands. >> when she was home in may, i was holding her hands. i got teary and said kayla, i want to let go of your hand. she said you will also have me here. >> you are continuing the work. >> right. >> in 26 short years, he lent a hand in many of the world's bleakest places. even as a young girl she was consumed with the desire to help whether it was returning veterans, those battling aids or the mideast. >> suffering mankind hurt her. >> the only time we never saw her is when she was home to burp enough money to buy a plane ticket to go back to work. >> the passion and devotion were undeniable. she travelled to syria to help refugees. what a young woman like her was doing in such a dangerous place. >> was it reckless? >> well yeah it was overenthusiastic and who wasn't? we all made mistakes that were naive and didn't get caught at. kayla was in a place that was more dangerous than most. couldn't help herself. she had to help. >> for 18 months kayla's family was desperate to help her. with desperate few glimmers of hope. in show wrote i have been treated with the utmost respect and kindness. >> she said she was being treated well. do you believe she was? >> i know they were. we talked to other hostages. well because she was considered a commodity. i think a lot of that too was kayla trying to make us feel better. it will be okay mom. don't worry, i will be okay. >> in the home where kayla grew up there signs of her everywhere, her father cherishing the letters and cards she wrote as a girl. >> you can read that and the fine print. >> your dreams are mine. >> that's just the way she was. >> this is kayla's room. >> her room as she left it with the treasures from her travels. >> you had a nickname for her. >> karl gave her the nickname. >> we called her sk that stood for special k. >> she was special. >> above all kayla adored her niece alexis grace. she devoted most of her final letter home to her, a letter her mother shared public low. >> my heart longs to be with you all. i never felt before but praise be to god. you are in my dreams almost every night. in brief moments that we are together, i am given a warmth. >> so what i have to say to all my loved ones is that i will always love you. >> she just didn't have enough power as one little person. maybe we can get the world behind her hands. >> to hear more about kayla's hands on our website. there is a tloink it and we put the text of her final letter with a link to that foundation. other mueller family treasures are posted including something that is remarkable. they found a list of what appears to be kayla's goals in her room. we put that on our website. we will have a lot more on "today," including the dangerous rescue kayla's boyfriend attempted inside syria. what happened and what her parents feel about that attempt and how they feel about him it's 8:26 and we are following three breaking stories happening right now. >> the first is here in burlington county. we're live on the scene of a fatal shooting at shields business solutions. two employees were shooting at each other inside and outside of the business and one employee was killed. the other is being treated for multiple gunshot wounds. stay with nbc 10 and we'll keep you updated on air and the nbc 10 app. there's breaking news in the lehigh valley where state police have shot and killed a suspect there. this is happening on plymouth street in east allentown. >> it happened within the last half hour. sky force 10 and a ground crew are on the way to pass along any updates. now an update on breaking news out of bucks county. police have arrested a man involved in a standoff at a gun shop in tullytown. here's a live look from the scene. they have been looking from him. they have now found him. they found him hiding in an air duct of a pizza shop nearby in the ventilation system. they're still searching for another suspect. and a situation there is still causing some traffic problems in the area. jillian mele has the update on that. >> we've seen big-time closures throughout bucks county all morning long. route 13 is blocked off at levittown parkway. levittown parkway remains closed between spur lane and route 13. some of your other side streets and neighborhood streets are also closed because of that search so take mill creek parkway or haines road as an alternate route. some of the normal volume. this is 422 eastbound, this moving at oaks. now let's get our first alert forecast from meteorologist bill henley. >> i'm tracking some very light snowfall and gusty winds bring in much colder air. the skies are already starting to break in the pocono mountains, but inland we are seeing snow showers through lancaster county into newcastle county in delaware and parts of camden county getting very light snow as temperatures get colder and colder. 28 in philadelphia roxboro is 27 degrees. the wind blowing will continue to bring in the cold so a blustery day with temperatures staying in the 20s. >> we'll have an update on all of these bleaking news stories in 25 minutes. you can always get the latest news and weather with the nbc 10 app. now back to the "today" show. >> 8:50 now and the 23rd of february. 2015. there is a happy crowd. why not be happy in compared to the weather last week it's balmy. like all the things it will be an icy end later today. out in los angeles to tell us more about that. hi guys. >> good to see you. by the time we land today and tomorrow, it's going to be frosty. >> single digit frosty. it's going to be cold. >> something to look forward to. coming up, what do the stars do after the awards? they hit the parties along with this man. al roker was at the parties and will show us what the oscar scene was like. >> fantastic. looking forward to that and we have been watching progress on the inspired oscar dress. almost time to see the finished product. i will go inside to try it on. they are getting oscar ready. >> very nice. look what is here. hoda is about to get busier. the new job she is adding to her resume. >> she didn't have to wear make up or fix her hair. no spanx. after that. >> by the way, ladies. canny we say hi to a friend of the show and congratulate michael phelps who got engaged to his long time girlfriend nicole johnson, miss california in 2010. he took to social media to share the news. michael and nicole congratulations. our best wishes. >> he decided to jump in the deep end. >> icy conditions throughout the texas panhandle and central texas to northern alabama. snowy conditions through the rockies and sunshine in the pacific northwest. sharply colder in the northeast. tomorrow record lows along the mid-atlantic states and in the new england. look for snow and more ice in central texas good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. temperatures plunging during the day. a blast of cold will clear the skies, but keep temperatures in the low to mid-20s this afternoon. wind will be blowing tonight and here comes the record cold for tomorrow morning. close to the record in philadelphia, some cities will break records tomorrow morning. 24 tuesday afternoon. a little warmer wednesday, but another round of cold thursday and friday. back into the 40s this sunday with a chance of late-day rain. have a great day. and that's your latest weather. >> let's get more of the oscar after party. you are the busiest man on our team yesterday. not only did you do the red carpet, but you hit a lot of parties afterwards. >> i also made the tux. i wanted to have the ultimate oscars. we have the ultimate "vanity fair" extravaganza. >> we love sexy ladies. >> thank you. pafr it's a heck of a party. >> it's ridiculous. >> got help anyone. i will keep them out. >> you are wearing pants today. >> good night! >> no underwear. >> when was the last time you danced? >> it has been a while. >> this party every year is like the best way to party. >> we have live music and they feel as if it is one big party. i think the main part is they know they are not coming to a bachelor's party. after they have been there and they had fun, they go home and said i made a difference to some people's lives. >> it's not an oscar night unless you and i get there. people say we are in love. >> it's time for to you shake your way over to "vanity fair." >> "vanity fair" time baby. >> from the adams family. >> how are you, my love? >> it's been pretty fantastic. >> you have something to celebrate. >> yeah. >> not a dry eye in the house. >> so moving for all of us. it's the end of our selma journey. i was wiping david's tears. >> your movie was wine. your parties are known for wine. which is going to have more? >> this is tame compared to that. you ready to party? >> i'm ready as always. >> which rob low was here? >> i was trying to leave the dressed rob lowe at home. >> miley! >> she is not stopping. miley needs to pass. >> i don't know. the same time it took to shoot boyhood. >> mr. lau er. >> you and i have to be up in about 3 1/2 hours. >> do you think you can sneak me in? >> yes. >> i'm going with edina. >> how about that room. you see all those stars. >> it's hard to get impressed sometimes in hollywood. you see that and go wow. >> you don't have to be a winner to have a winning night. the swag bag was worth $160,000. you put it all together and give us a peek inside. the founder of distinctive assets. nice to see you. please take this the right way. that seems over the top. that's a lot of cash. >> it's not cash. a lot of value. >> these are valuable stars. i think 20 million for a film is a lot of money. >> how do you go about putting this together? >> we are always looking for news products. one of the items i love this is a total home spa and a gift certificate. it converts your existing home shower into a spa shower. that's fantastic. we also have something as simple as dove anti-perspirant. lg the tone wireless stereo head set. these are so comfortable and retractable. perfect for traveling. often like a bow tie. we also have -- we include a trip from terra bella tours. the camping luxury hot air ballooning and biking is part of this. we didn't want them to bring their own bikes. this is all monochromatic. fantastic and we had silver. they are offering a year's worth of free car rentals worth $20,000. even gas is included. it's also about giving back. ellen degeneres's company is giving the nominees a chance to have a donation made. a 10,000 meal donation to an animal shelter. they all redeemed the gift certificate. >> you gave them to the nominees who did not win and plus one for neal patrick harris. >> this is the consolation prize. if they are sad they didn't win, this will be a nice prize right at their doorstep. >> they don't have to lug it around at the "vanity fair" product. >> do the stars have to pay taxes on this? >> this is a business gift so the fair market value is taxable. if they don't take one of the amazing trips we have if they don't go to the grand hotels they are not taxed on that. the value can come down quickly. >> you did an amazing job. good to see you. a moment we have been waiting for. natalie models the results of our challenge. just about 12 hours. but first, this is "today" on nbc. . >> back at 8:41. our next guest was hard at work armed with a bolt of red fabric. we challenged all-star williams to recreate the daring red gown and it is time to check out the finished product. natalie is going to be our model. good morning to you. should we bring her out? natalie, come on down the runway. whoa! looks absolutely beautiful. okay. this is amazing. we saw her dress. we had just gotten red fabric and you went for it. how did do you it? >> i picked up a couple of fabrics to see something red onned rhett carpet. i didn't have lace but i had red leather that was left over. that gives the same look with the belt. i used that and i tried to do the scalloping detail on the neck line. we kind of have a slows enough dress to what it would have been for me to have done it in five or six hours. >> how did it go with the fitting? was there last minute things to do? >> she was great. >> we worked on it earlier this morning. >> rather than the dresses, it's fabulous and beautiful. you did it in how many hours? >> five hours? >> she didn't sleep at all. >> what was the trickiest about it? aside from the fact that you didn't have the fabric. >> i didn't really know how i was going to make a dress that looks -- the way the lace detailing has it. it's not anything close to that fabric, but i think me having this red leather that made that pop with the colors. you can see at least the detailing. >> you do. i can hear tim gunn saying it works. she made it work. >> i made it work. yes. >> we won't say what they say. >> exactly. >> thank you so much. what a good sport you are and very well done. >> thank you. >> you were just here on fashion week. >> i did a show and it was called athletic explorer and it was based off of a woman who wanted to be comfortable and fashionable at the same time. you can look at my stuff on my website and -- yeah. >> we will see you in the future a lot. a lot more on the oscars and the fashions coming up. first, this is "today" on narrator: gas prices are down helping middle class families. but now, the white house wants to impose title 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independent life. >> they had more than 50. >> there were lots and lots of planning. >> the team used the most cutting edge technology. including an exact model of the twins's anal me and they conducted simulations of the surgery. >> definitely excited and nervous. >> on tuesday, it was finally time. an agonizing flood of emotion. >> tears and reassurance. >> all right, ready? >> yes, sir. >> take good care of them, okay. >> hour after hour it went on. >> yea! >> and on. >> we had some challenge there is that we had to work through. >> and on. >> stable as can be. brothing well. blood pressure is great. >> then after 18 hours -- >> the babies are separate. >> and it continues. the medical marathon some call a miracle lasting more than 24 hours. there more surgeries to come but for the first time in their lives, they are living apart and doing well. for today, janet shanley, nbc news, houston. >> oh, my gosh. >> that is beautiful. >> that is beautiful. >> we will be watching their 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>> katy perry is here at the super bowl. that was nice. good for you. >> i was singing. >> sorry, miley. >> i need a theme song. someone said you are a theme song machine. we have a keyboard for you. >> we can do that. the first thing is it's the hoda show. here we go. everybody turn on the radio ♪ turn on the radio ♪ for the hoda show for the hoda show ♪ hoda! hoda! hoda! hoda! hoda! it's the hoda show! >> whoa! >> it's so catchy. you have to use it. at least for your ring tone. >> forget all that stuff. it's a call in thing and it's fun to hear what people have to say. sometimes we get to spend a couple of minutes here. we have a few minutes to talk about something. there is extra time to talk and air it out. >> why? >> it's like hoda. >> yes! >> happhappily. >> you can catch the hoda show. hoda! hoda! >> live mondays and wednesdays. channel 108. radio waves, you have been warned. >> let's say goodbye and bon voyage to matt and al who are heading back our way, i hope. >> i have another hour to go. >> that's right. >> yeah. how long is your show going to be? >> it goes from 2:00 to 3:00 on monday and wednesday. twice a week for an hour a day. >> definitely. i have questions. i have series questions. >> i have answers. >> all right, ladies. i will take off and we will be back in new york tomorrow. see you then. >> all right, guys. safe travels. what do you have coming up? al is working in l.a. >> we have the oscar read ups one more time. >> it's called most parts of the country. we will have we are following three breaking news stories for you this morning. >> the first is an attempted murder and suicide at a business in burlington county. let's go now to nbc 10's katie zachary for an update. >> reporter: that's right. police are on scene, mt. laurel police specifically behind me. we just got an update from police. they say around 7:00 this morning, that's when the workplace shooting happened. an employee we're told walked into his place of work shields business solutions, which is an armored car company here and started firing his weapon. he hit a co-worker, another man three times. then police say the shooter turned the gun on himself and killed himself. the victim was airlifted to cooper hospital with pretty serious injuries we're told. in terms of what's happening right now, police have told the employees there is no one on the loose. this was a workplace shooting. it was an attempted murder and suicide. so they're just interviewing people who were inside the building at the time of the shooting. we are hoping to get more information from them in about a half hour. reporting live katie zachary, nbc 10 news. we're also following breaking news out of lehigh county. >> that's where police have shot and killed a suspect. we are live on that scene as well. our photojournalist just got to the scene. we can tell you it is on plymouth street in east allentown. you can see police on the scene. we have launched sky force 10 on the way. we're making calls to get details about what exactly led up to the shooting. we also have an update on the breaking news out of bucks county. police have now arrested a man who was involved in a standoff at a gun shop in tullytown. police found the man hiding in an air duct in a pizza shop that's in the same shopping center and they're still looking for a second suspect. police responded to mike's gun shop early this morning for a burglary in progress. temperatures have been dropping throughout the morning. let's get you updated. >> meteorologist bill henley standing by. bill we saw our high of the day early this morning. >> temperatures have been falling since then. we'll see them plummet overnight tonight. we're heading for more record low temperatures tomorrow morning. you can see the sun has come out in the pocono mountains, but it's 9 degrees right now on the slopes and we're still tracking very light snowfall created as that cold air is rushing into now southern chester county and northern newcastle county in delaware just a few snowflakes there. don't expect to see any sticking during the morning hours and we'll see sunshine this afternoon, but the temperatures have dropped into the 20s in philadelphia. now 26 in roxboro so be on the lookout for slippery spots this morning. cold winds gusting to 30 miles an hour, temperatures will be in the 20s through later today. >> bill thanks. now we want to take you to sky force picture above the scene in lehigh county. this is east allentown. a deadly shooting. police have shot and killed a suspect there, and you see the scene. we're trying to get details about what this all means, but you see them putting evidence markers down. police have shot and killed a suspect. this is on plymouth street in east allentown. we'll continue to keep you updated and have another update in 25 minutes. you can always get updates any time on the news and weather with the nbc 10 app. >> now back to the "today" show. have a great monday. anyway the fine people at brooks brothers on rodeo drive i went there saturday afternoon at 5:00 and they had a tux for me at 11:00 sunday morning. >> you would be one of the best dressed on the carpet and it benefitted them to have al rock rocker in their suit. >> in a parallel universe it would be true but everything from the shirt and the shoes and the tie and everything. a big thanks to the folks. franky included. >> you looked handsome. >> if you didn't stay up late, "birdman" won best picture. julianne moore for best actress in "still alice"." eddie redmayne and patricia arquette. that's for boyhood. she deserved the award and won and gave a speech about equal pay for women. this created one of the mosts where they cut to the front row and there was merrill streep. we have video of it. >> the big point. >> j-lo too. >> you go. she was like say it! preach it. >> that spread like wildfire around the web. did you have a favorite moment? >> i could sense, i knew something was up when i saw john travolta walking the red carpet. i said something is going to happen here. then the hollywood gods smiled on us. roll the tape. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage my very dear friend. >> i deserve that. i deserve that. but you darling, my beautiful my wickedly talented edina men zell. >> john will be back to apologize for all the face touching. >> that was so awkward. you are watching and it's like what are you doing? stop! stop it now! >> it's like let her face go. >> another moment was equally walkard. scarlet johansson. >> what's that? what is he doing? >> that's like the wrap around hug. >> wow! >> it goes back to the conversation. etiquette. knowing how to touch. >> right here guys. >> keep your hands on the face. no hands on the face. >> no reaching around and the hair smelling. stop it. >> the thing is, you bring edina out and she said his name wrong. >> he looked like he is a monkey grooming her. >> she is just like this is not happening. he was pulling her face. >> they had to gave it to him because we are all talking about him once again. >> not for the right reasons. >> we are talking about him and they may be laughing at you, but it's most awkward of the evening. >> my favorite moment. the win for the song glory. we were rooting for the song. it had everyone in tears. >> chris pine crying with the backdrop of the bridge and having all of those people walk those steps in a sense that so many did that day. that inspired the film that changed this country is major. just to see everyone crying and the contrast. that moment was just amazing. >> we talked about gaga singing as well and how great she was. >> the raw talent on the stage, incredible talent from john legend. how smart and conscious both guys are. that is incredible. >> the name salony lynn and john is john -- his real name. when they say it, they say who just won? their actual name. there was a pause. who? oh,!! >> we were talking about early on the first award with whiplash. that was jk simmons and he was one of the rousing speeches that everyone made you want to call your parents right away. >> call your mom. call your dad. if you are lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet. call them. don't text or e-mail. call them on the phone and tell them you love them and thank them and listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you. thank you. thank you, mom and dad. >> so sweet and earlier he was thanking his kids and that's what led them down that road. >> i could listen to his voice forever. he is so good. >> he is great. another incredible speech for graham moore. maybe not a household name. he won for best adapted screen play as a writer for the imitation game. he talked about his personal struggle and an attempt at suicide. >> when i was 16 years old i tried to kill myself. because i felt weird and i felt different and i felt like i did not belong. now i'm standing here and so i would like for this moment to be for that kid who feels like she is weird or different or doesn't fit in anywhere. yes, you do. i promise you do. stay weird, stay different and when it's your turn and you are standing on this stage, please pass the same message to the next person. thank you so much. >> stay weird, stay different. #stay weird was actually trending. >> a young guy like that. the writer and director of whiplash is in his mid 20s. it's a whole new generation in hollywood that is changing what we watch. >> so true. a lot more to talk about at the oscars, about you we have an update on a story we shared last week. we told you the story of a british woman visiting new york at time square and lost a neck that is is priceless. you cannot put a price tag on it. it was given to her by her teenage daughter who died of hodgkin's lymphoma two years ago and had her daughter's fingerprint and her sister's fingerprint on the necklace. guess what. it was found. in the sea of humanity in new york, freddie and emily ortiz bent down to pick up his toddler's sock and saw the necklace. they connected on facebook. here's vicki's reaction. >> it's just incredible. it really shows what can happen when a bit of positive thinking and love comes together. we found it. it's amazing. thank you. >> so true. positive thinking and good will and people all-around. they came together. >> and social media now. allowing people that opportunity. >> every parent's nightmare. here's your sock and here's this necklace. >> in time square in the snow. there it was. >> incredible. hats off to the people who turned that in. a lot of people can relate to this one. we often moms and dads have a hard time getting it done. here's why moms get nothing done. esther anderson is showing us how she tries to get things done with her baby daughter. >> and i'm going to pick these up. >> that's the cutest thing. >> so true. >> no sooner you put it away. >> nice work there. >> unloading now. >> look at that belly. oh my gosh. >> cute. we could wash her 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>> it will be dropping down into the single digits tonight but it's already getting colder thanks to a strong gusty wind which is going to be blowing from the city to the shore. cape may is still above freezing. it's 34 in wildwood but it's dropped into the 20s in philadelphia. look at the cold in the pocono mountains. 8 degrees, feels like 12 below. the windchill is 18 degrees in philadelphia. gusty wind through the day. temperatures in the 20s this afternoon. a chilly welcome then for the governor of florida today, who is in philadelphia trying to convince businesses to leave pennsylvania. governor rick scott is trying to convince local companies to buy a one-way ticket to the sunshine state. he says florida has no state income tax and a lower corporate tax rate than pennsylvania. i'm chris cato. we'll have a full update in 25 minutes. have a good morning. >> welcome back to today. with natalie and tamron here in new york, we had a long night hanging out with the stars. one of the hottest tickets in town. how was it? >> i wasn't sure who you were talking about. it was a great night at the elton john aids foundation party. dark and rainy outside, but under the tent in west hollywood, the stars were out in force. i caught up with elton and hit the dance floor as well. >> we made it over here to the aids foundation viewing party. plenty of wit and celebration and of smooth sophistication. >> this party every year is like the must go to party. besides raising money for such a worthy cause, why do people come back every year? >> i think they come back because they feel they actually enjoy themselves and feel good about coming because they have donated money to a good cause and know that the cause or our foundation will get the money to the right place without wasting it. >> are you going to be dancing tonight? >> what do you think? there disco balls everywhere. >> is it like mistletoe? >> yes and we have to boogie a little bit. >> every year, we get cleaned up and you come on out. >> yeah, well, it's 23 years of doing it for elton like we are best buddies. >> have you met elton? 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>> it's connected boy a causeway. it's really an entire resort complex. we recommend staying at the inn at sea island. $185 a night. why we love this, access to all the amazing beaches. you pay a small fee to access the private beach club. you have three championship golf courses and 65,000 square foot spa and within this complex you have tennis and paddle boarding and sea turtles like to come here. >> horseback righting as well. galveston, texas. the hotel gal vez looks like a great deal. >> they offer complimentary bikes for you guys to get around and check out the amusement parks and the 32 miles on the beaches. outdoor saline pool and a swim up bar. the sea head bar where it's great for kids. $129 a night. $159 on the weekends. >> my child is going to galveston to watch how beautiful it is. we have to go west to san diego, california. what do you have for us there sf. >> cat ma ran resort. $175 a night. it's on mission bay. 19 miles of beaches. you go here to be outdoors. stand up paddle boarding and sailing and surfing. it's poll neegz-themed and the birds like to chat with the guests. the great thing is there you can do a boardwalk and go on a cruise. they have a hot tub overlooking the bay. a huge spa. fun for all ages. >> spring break is now. these places you think are definitely available for us? >> we checked. they are available. >> get in on the deals while you can. as always, thank you. we will be back in a moment on "today" on nbc. . >> i feel a little funky. >> do what you got to do. show up and be you. >> they will give you calls. >> a good guest. >> bobby's red carpet. i like that. >> we have a big oscar round up. you think they are the only ones? >> the first impressions of the oscars? >> i like neat patrick harris. >> is that what you're saying? >> he lost me after about an hour or two. >> hard to sustain the momentum. >> this is the most time we have with you guys. >> you know why it usually ties. >> we love you. have a good one. >> so fun. we don't have time. we are following several breaking news stories this morning. the first of those an update on a deadly police-involved shooting in lehigh county. we've learned that it all started around 3:00 this morning with a domestic situation in whitehall township. the suspect took off, leading police on a chase before crashing into a snow bank in east allentown. he got out of the car and that's when a police officer was stabbed. the suspect was then shot and killed. the officer we're told is expected to be okay. we're also following an attempted murder and suicide at a business in moorestown, burlingtonburlg burlington county. a live look here from the scene. the business is called shields business solutions on twoshome drive. we don't have the live picture here. police tell nbc 10 around 7:00 this morning a man shot another man before taking his own life. we're working to find out the condition of the other man who was shot. we do know that he was shot three times and was then flown to the hospital. police have not released the identity of either man at this time. and now let's turn our attention to the forecast. we're headed for very cold weather tonight, bill. >> the temperatures have been falling so far this morning, and they're going to stay lower during the day. we do have sunshine breaking out in the pocono mountains. that's the view from jim thorpe especially cold in the mountains. right now 8 degrees in mt. pocono, while it's 27 degrees in philadelphia and the wind is blowing, so you know what that means. it's going to be a cold blustery day. high temperatures during the afternoon readings will be in the 20s, but northwesterly winds gusting to 30 miles an hour. i'm chris cato. we'll be back with another update in about 25 minutes. remember, you can always get the latest news and weather through the nbc 10 app. now back to the "today" show. have a great morning. jim: standardized testing has gone from a nuisance to a concern to a crisis. michael: we have this finite amount of time, and yet we're spending so much of it on this unproven standardized test when we really should be using that time in a better way focusing individually on our students. dave: education is supposed to be about our students, and it's becoming about a test. ros: what is our end goal in education? to be masters of a test? from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> hey, everybody. welcome to funday monday feuary 23rd day after the oscars. >> yes. >> hope you had a great weekend. we've got all of the highlights, the a-list stars, what they were wearing. some of the things you didn't see. >> i like when she does it. sometimes she switches the celeb and the dress. okay. what was going on with the gloves on the gaga dress. >> look how precious kyra looked. >> we're going the talk about all of that. >> all of that is in the eyes of the beholder. >> scott wolf is going to talk about a stream my love triangle he's in in the nbc sere's "night shift". >> do you know what today is? you better know. today is the big sirius xm for hoda's show called "the hoda show". >> it's going to be fun. if you want to call in and ask questions. >> brooke shields is always going to be on with you. she's always very candid. >> let's talk off the red corporate. a lot of people were in their living rooms watching. who did you like? >> i didn't see a lot of them. i had a lot of trouble getting back from florida last night. i have seen pictures and sometimes they don't capture. zoe i thought looked gorgeous. and i thought kyra picked a beautiful dress. she's pregnant, went feminine and lovely. i loved that peach. we're all so sick of black here in new york. i was ready to see something soft and peachy. >> i loved a couple of people too. i liked a bunch but i love jennifer lopez and i also liked rosalind hike. look at this hour glass figures. >> two totally different dresses. >> j. lo, it also looks like a nude dress. >> i love it when she wears nude. her skin is so gorgeous. >> rosalind pike they did something in the 9 o'clock hour with natalie wore this dress. >> anybody you didn't care for? >> i didn't like the gaga gloves. i know a lot of people liked the dress. it was kind of boxy and it will with one of those on the runway. >> i don't think so. normal people can't wear dresses like that or wouldn't wear them. she's an elegant woman and she pushes it a little, which i like. >> neil patrick harris this is the beginning, you're in front of the tv. it's 8:30. i thought he shot out like a cannon right in the very beginning. let's take a look at the opening number. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving pictures how they can move you ♪ ♪ and also improve you ♪ ♪ >> jack! >> jack black is a funny man. >> let's talk about anna kendrick for a second. boy she's got one of those pristine gorgeous broadway cuts through the crust kind of voices. >> i lofds her in "pitch perfect" but you don't know how strong her voice. >> i haven't seen "into the woods" yet but i'm looking forward to it. >> if you've seen the movie "birdman" you would have understood the neil patrick harris joke. so he comes out of his dressing room and it's one continuous shot like in the movie birdman, he's got his undies on and he's about to bust out on stage. anyway -- he was chewing gum the whole time. >> not just chewing gum. a wad and a half. >> i kept saying spit it out. >> and i love michael keaton. >> it was nerves. just really digging into it and going for it. >> some people you're either a fan of birdman or you're not. i didn't know what to expect. i was blown away by it. having been on broadway a bunch of times myself and to see it capture that world. and the ensemble i wag the s.a.g. for acting. although eddie redmayne stole it for best actor. >> there was some controversy that's really just bubbling up now. so lady gaga sang to pay tribute to the 50th an versecy of "the sound of music". >> let's take a listen first. ♪ the hills are alive with the sound of music ♪ ♪ with songs they have sung for a thousand years ♪ ♪ these are a few of my favorite things ♪ >> so look at this moment. afterwards julie andrews gives her a big hug. >> classiest woman on the planet. >> hold on tight. >> you watch like oh my gosh, this was perfect everyone loved it. and gaga didn't have on all of her gear. he was just elegant. >> you can tell gaga is not used to a frilly dress like that. she didn't know what to do. she's a fine singer. but it was just like she was playing dress-up. >> then there was a tweet that came after it. >> i don't understand. >> chon da rhimes, is very famous for writing scandal. >> yes. >> and remember meryl streep, when they were asking her if she wanted to be a chon dra wright production. this is a tweet she tweeted, this was afghan ga's performance. that was not okay. adena is there, right there and oh dear god julie had to hear that, oscars 2015. >> i don't get it. i thought she did a lovely job. it's not the way we're used to seeing her. you would expect a kristen chenoweth to be singing that. i say good for gaga, you know, stepping out like she did with tony bennett. great respect for a different genera of music, my old fart kind of music. i didn't see jennifer hudson's. i was just about to bring it up. >> which brings up the whole joan rivers thing. they were not in the inmemoriam bit. a lot of people were upset about it and i can understand why. >> joan did several films. people forget she was innovative about making the red carpet such a big deal. >> even if it was just for that reason. let's look. we did make our oscar predictions. >> yes, we did. i know a couple of them i wasn't so right on. >> this is for you and that's you and you. >> let's go. >> bes actress. >> i said jewel julianne moore. >> bes actor. i said eddie redd maine. >> so did i. >> best picture. >> i said "american sniper". >> and the winner was be "birdman." that's not so bad. >> i bet you a lot of people are going to start seeing the films too. >> did you like "bird mand"? 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>> it was pearls that were sewn in. >> this is faith hill and laura dern, both of them gorgeous. i couldn't help but notice that laura dern's hair was the star of the show. viewers were tweeting, can you do something with her hair? >> i liked her hair but i wanted to see her swap. i love her hair with the simple elegant dress that faith hill wore. if you go back and forth you'll see again -- >> flip and flip. >> the weather wasn't so great in l.a. wasn't it raining? >> felicity jones, gorgeous girl. the only thing is she looks so young even though she's 30 or 31. it's a very disney dress. instead of adjusting the dress, just switching the hair back, it's a really -- you tonight have to be wearing a red carpet dress. just consider opening yourself up, raising your neckline >> i don't really like a heavy bang with nothing else. it's distracting. >> it's on trend with some stuff. >> i thought for the most part everybody looked quite lovely. >> thank you, sweetie. >> it is not just the oscars that have tinsel town talking. we have all the other celebrities in today's buzz. >> we do. >> and the night shift's scott flo: hey, big guy. i heard you lost a close one today. look, jamie, maybe we weren't the lowest rate this time. but when you show people their progressive direct rate and our competitors' rates you can't win them all. the important part is, you helped them save. thanks, flo. okay, let's go get you an ice cream cone, champ. with sprinkles? 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>> you need to listen. >> last time i saw you were having a nervous breakdown in my or. i don't know what you're doing here right now. >> this is very intense. >> super intense. >> and there's a love triangle too. when did you find the time for that? >> those three have been in a love triangle and she seems pointed to the other guy. >> you work your charm. >> i wouldn't count me out yet. but they've created a really cool triangle where there's no real weak link. it would have been easy for them to bring in some guy who goes, well, it's not him. they've made it challenging. >> you've played a doctor before? >> yes. >> this one is different in. >> the thing i love about this show, look there's been an incredible amount of great hospital shows, 'st. else wrr" and er". >> the thing that sets it apart instead of someone come in and having some time to talk about the best way to help somebody -- >> yeah. >> it's super life and death and tense all night long. the other day i had to say, give her 150 milligrams per kilogram. and now i wake up in the middle of the night saying that. >> and your wife goes, what? >> but it took a second. it can be -- yeah. sometimes you get these lines and you're like who did i piss off in the writer's room. >> a lot of people think you got your break in "party of five" but we found out that was not the case before. >> you were big, big, big. >> you actually played tennis with tony the tiger. >> wellkellogg's frosted flakes. it helps bring out the tiger in you. it's great. >> that's awesome. >> you look the same. >> it's a little weird. what's so funny about that is for some reason it struck a chord with that mom. she was like, i don't care what else you do with your career, i am so proud of you. >> she's a tony the tiger fan. >> and in real life you're married three beautiful little children, you got a hit show on nbc. >> thanks. >> season two of the premier what's in my snuggle scent boosters? lavender joy a long lasting scent each pac is a big boost of freshness. little pac, big snifference snuggle scent boosters discover laser-sharp precision. master precise liquid liner, from maybelline, new york. our most defined line. laser-precise 0.4mm tip... for a precise line, every time. all day wear. waterproof. master precise liner from the #1 liner brand. ♪ maybe it's maybelline. ♪ breaking news stories this morning. the first is a deadly police-involved shooting in lehigh county. this all started around 3:00 this morning with a domestic situation in whitehall township. the suspect took off pawlikowski led police on a chase before hitting a snow bank in east allentown. he got out of the car pawlikowski that's when an officer was stabbed pawlikowski the suspect was shot pawlikowski killed. the officer is expected to be okay. the second breaking news story we're following attempted murder suicide in burlington county. the business is shields business solutions. police tell nbc 10 around 7:00 this morning a man shot another man before takes his own life. we are working to find out the condition of the other man. we do know he was shot three times, flown to the hospital. police in bucks county arrested in a standoff. started 2:00 to 2:30 burglary call mike's gun shop in tully town. they found one suspect in an air duct at a nearby pizza shop. let's get first alert forecast from meteorologist. bill. >> plunging into the 20s, then single digits potentially record setting town. clouds over center city. we will see sunshine 27 in philadelphia. roxboro down to 24 northeast philadelphia airport is 25 constitution. the wind is blowing. that's cold air rushing in. 20s this afternoon. >> i'm vai sikahema. we'll have all the update on these breaking news stories coming up nbc 10 news at 11:00. we'll see you in a half hour. we are back with more of "today" on this funday monday. time for the hot hollywood headlines that you may have missed over the weekend. >> here to help you to get caught up oun the scoop is the cohes of cub by and care lena in the morning on the radio here in new york city. hello sweet heart. >> thank you. >> welcome to the zoo here. >> a couple of weird thungs at the oscars. john travolta had a little bit of a -- he had a couple of awkward moments, didn't he? >> let's talk about the one that was on stage in front of everyone. that's when he teamed up with adena menzel. he walked out on stage and she had a little fun with his name. and yeah, it was awkward to say the least. >> yeah. >> i deserve that, but you, my darling, my beautiful wickedly talented adena menzel. >> you got it right. >> it was like she was clearly kind of pushing away from that situation. >> absolutely. >> there was another one as well. backstage with starlet johannsson. >> it happened before the oscars started and that was hen he was in the press line. here he is invading her personal space too. it's almost like the creepy uncle thing. john and scarlet do know each other and they worked on a movie a long time ago. it wasn't a random -- >> tell the other person is uncomfortable. >> is he overdoing it? >> i don't know. maybe. it's like you've got to read the room. like you know when someone is walking away from you. >> absolutely. >> having another bad day, poor john. >> neil patrick harris will say he'll come back next year to apologize for the awkwardness. >> j. lo had a weekend. >> she went on a selfie weekend. her kids turned seven and she tookd a selfie with her ex mark anthony and then she took one with her father who was in attendance and who i hear was a mind craft video game party. >> it looks like a younger picture of her. i thought that mous have been from years and years ago. >> she looks flawless. there's barely any makeup on. >> you don't see pictures of her dad that often. >> but then the party continued. she did preoscar partying. oubt with her manage and long time friend. >> now did she go out after? did she change the big dress? >> j. love is good for a couple of wardrobe changes. but here she is, in the plunging neckline. a lot of people are talking about her and the comparison with robert duvall's wife where they had a similar dress on. >> they did? >> yes. i feel like there's some comparison. >> she looks lovely. >> i think they both look fantastic. >> there is a similarity there. >> a couple of razzies went out, cameron diaz and kirk cameron. people take those in stride, don't they? >> kind of laugh it off, i would imagine. >> when you look at it, it's really the worst award that you could possibly get. but kirk cameron won four out of the six. if you look at it that way, he's a winner. >> he is such a sweet guy. cameron has had a couple of bad movies in a row. >> yeah. >> is it for all of them in. >> just two in particular, worth actress for "the other women" and "the sex tape". >> what about annie? >> annie wasn't up for the honor. >> you just hear things. you're adorable. >> thanks. >> hoda is moonlighting. she's cheating on me in the afternoon. >> no, i'm not. >> she's making her mornings got you a little... 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(whispers) l'eggo my eggo anncr: golden crispy, warm and fluffy eggo waffles. l'eggo my eggo. and we're back with our two newest members of the joy fit club who are tired of being overweight and decided to do something about it. >> yeah, they made changes to the way they eat they began exercising and combined they've lost more than 320 pounds. here to introduce them and show us how their lives have changed is today's nutritionist and the leader of the fit club, joy bower. >> both of our new members are under 30 years old. we're going to start with shauna. he's 29 from st. paul, minnesota. she was a competitive cheerleader growing up. she exercised a lot. even though she ate a lot of healthy foods, she was fine with her weight. after graduating high school she stopped cheerleading, continued with a lot of fast food wrong food choices and the waist started to come on. the more she gained, the more embarrassed she was, the more she emotionally binge ate. there were two things that went on in her life that was the big turning point. she went to an amusic park with friends, she got on a roller coaster. she couldn't get the bar over but the guys that were workingen the roller coaster came on and literally sandwiched her in. she thought the bar was going to fly open and she tried through the entire ride. her ex-boyfriend was cheating on her. she said enough is enough. she got rid of all of the negative in here life. she's about to walk out 118 pounds thinner. are you ready? >> come on out, shonanna. is that unbelievable? >> wow. >> her husband was with her throughout this entire journey, the greatest guy ever. she's got a beautiful three-year-old daughter. >> did you do step arobe biks back in the day? was that your exercise? >> this is what i found that moved me. i was at the gym and looking and there was a fantastic step class going on. i was like, i have to be a part of this. >> and step aerobics does the trick. >> the ladies in her step aerobics class became her best buddied. >> how long did it take to laos all of that weight. >> about a year for the first then i got pregnant, then went back up. >> she's a busy mom. she's in school studying to become a dental hygienist. >> good for you. >> and aerobics instructor. but she throw this green smoothie together with almond milk and butter. it's on today.com. i'm going to tweet it out after the shoup zblo. alex gonzalez is over 400 pounds. he comes from an italian cuban family and they loved delicious fattening food. she struggled with his weight when he was younger. he remembered when he was eight years old he could hardly fit in the desk in the classroom. but her's something that happened. he became a football star. so big was in. he did offense defense and nobody really bothered him about his weight. she dates the cheerleaders. >> let's look again. this is the before picture. >> he's dropped over 200 pounds. >> come on out. we want to see you. >> oh my gosh. >> alex. >> hello, alex. you look really great. you're a big run now? >> these gold medals are here because he's done a brazil onmarathons. >> how long did it take you to drop the weight. >> a year and a half. >> what fueled his health journey is he wanted to become a police officer and he knew he needed to pass the physical fitness exam and he did. >> yeah. i'm still in the process. >> go for it. >> this is "today" on nbc. >> nice job. >> that was great. we got wrangler with us. >> we've been waiting for wrangler. >> we never get a visit from. >> >> enter our klg and hoda give it away sweep takes. give to k lrks grkslgandhoda.com and hit the connect bottom. >> all right wrangler. >> go get it. >> don't miss hoda on sirius today 1:00. chris rock is going to join us tomorrow. come on, wrangler! >> plus a guide to understanding your fertility and a couple of homecoming? it's awesome. but with the citizens bank education refinance loan it gets even better. you know those people who pay a little extra and get all the legroom in coach? that could be you, if you refinance your student loans. i can refinance? yes, you could replace your current student loans with one new loan and save money on interest. sounds easy! it is easy! so, treat yourself to something from that in-flight magazine. or save up for a new car, a wedding or a down payment on the home of your dreams. call citizens bank at 1-866-999-0218 or visit lightenyourloan.com. >> we are following breaking news out of the lehigh valley. a police officer is stabbed following a chase with a suspect involved in a domestic dispute. that suspect is dead. doug is live in east allen town for us. doug what can you tell us. >> this is a scene held by pennsylvania state police for six, six and a half hours now. you can see one of the marked united states from the police department. this started with domestic stabbing around 3:00 this morning. a suspect then apparently left that scene and went over to

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>> live for three hours starting at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv. >> and now to london for prime minister's question time live from the british house of commons. every wednesday while parliament is in session prime minister david cameron takes questions from members of the house of commons. prior to question time the house is wrapping up other business. this is live coverage on c-spa c-span2. >> as i said, we are all concerned of our youth unemployment but it is a matter for the lord, not us because we have the ball that responsibly. it is a rising tide of a good economic recovery that will bring work to young people. if i might just quote the chief executive and belfast who said we are quietly optimistic about economy improving the sugar it will take months if not years to filter to young people. that's what we want is happening. >> my honorable friend will be aware next week is the beginning of national apprenticeship week. >> here, here. >> what steps is he taking to promote this to encourage employment of young people? >> as i've said to the house, this is a default matter but it is a high-tech an excellent job coming forward which will have apprenticeships which we appla applaud. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. the secretary of state will be a friend -- will be aware, he visited the secret garden project employing young people with learning disabilities. they face redundancy. will the secretary of state reconsider her decision not to compensate the charity for the 400,000-pound investment they made on approving and ask royal palaces to consider retaining involvement? >> well, we all outlawed any work with people with learning disabilities. of course, we do. however, that does not mean this is the best way people can be served by charity and hills break which would actually diminish the opportunity to start royal palaces to look after the council. i have to say i question the 400,000-pound figure mentioned anything we should go back and look at accounts more carefully. >> order. question for the prime minister. >> question number one, mr. speaker,. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> graham morris. >> i think we should also congratulate the tremendous success -- [inaudible] mr. speaker, this week hsbc announced the bonuses of 2.3 billion pounds and 140% pay rise to his chief executive. when ordinary families face the cost of in crisis and so many young people languish, is it the time for this government to listen to labour and fight the bonuses and get our young people back to work? >> let me join him in congratulating team tv for the best metal performance since 1924 at a waitress game. it was a huge honor to welcome them to downing street where i had an explanation of the task of skeleton bobsled and, indeed, curling by think our congratulations go to ago involved. on the issue of bank bonuses, they are well down from the appalling situation that was left by the last labour government. what we need to see is proper control of all forms of pay, pay and bonuses. what i don't want to see and what i think we get from the party opposite is focusing only on bonuses because of course you can claw back a bonus. you can't claw back pay and we don't want to go back to the days of fred goodwin where you could be paid well for an appalling performance. >> does the prime minister recognized part of his job is to challenge governments about poverty? but will he discuss measures which will help people out of poverty like cutting tax on low pay, like helping troubled families? because there's nothing particularly moral about borrowing even more borrowed money come a system which can trap people in poverty. >> i think my right honorable friend is distinguished churchmen himself. talks perfect sense. there's nothing moral about running up huge deficits, about out of control welfare bills. if we don't deal with these problems the whole country will be poor. i think we should listen to the words of george carey, the former archbishop of canterbury who said this. the churches should be aware of the dangers of blindly defending a gargantuan welfare budget that increases politician would cut as a matter of economic common sense. i think serious politicians have to engage in this and that should go for everybody. >> ed miliband. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, i join my honorable friend and the prime minister in congratulating team gb on a brilliant performance at the window limits but as the threat of floods passes there's thousands out of their homes. some are still underwater and hundreds of businesses and farms are still struggling to recover. the committee on climate change, the house of commons library and the uk statistical authority have all now said that government investment and flood defenses has fallen. in the light of this an event we have seen, does the prime minister think it's right to revisit the plan for investment and flood defense? >> we will look very carefully at the plan for flood defenses but, of course, without spending figures all the way out to 2020, not all of which are fully committed which are major investments in budget defenses but i said two weeks ago as the waters reside and as a bea and others can look at what happened, we can review and see what new measures might be necessary. let me just repeat the point that in his four-year period and, indeed, in this parliament overall spending on flood defense has gone up. >> mr. speaker, i'm afraid the figures the primus is quoting are phony and i believe he knows this. [shouting] this is what the uk -- this is what the uk statistical process i know they don't want to hear. they say this, government funding for flood defenses were lower in both nominal and real terms during the current period than since the last. the only way you claim otherwise is by ignoring inflation and claiming credit for the money that other organizations other than government spent. why doesn't the prime minister admit it? they cut flood defense spending and he has been caught out. >> the fact is if you take a period of 2010 when i became prime minister to 2014, the spending has been 2.4 billion more than the 2.2 billion in the previous four years. easy take the five year period of this parliament, all of which during which i will be prime minister, the spending is higher than the previous five years. those are the facts. i have to say to him, i think having this debate is pointless. the whole country should be coming together to deal with flood defenses. and the fact is from the moment he turned up in a flooded house with a labour candidate alongside him, he completely misjudged the mood of the country. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, first -- [shouting] first of all let me say to him that it is a simple choice between the uk statistical authority and him. people will believe the uk statistical 40. and now the assessment of how much to invest in flood defense depend significantly on your assessment of the risks posed by man-made climate change. he said in opposition about climate change this. it's easy to do the sorts of things like ride your bike, visit -- rebuild your house to make a green. but it's only clear you mean it when you do the tough things as well, like telling the truth about climate change. so mr. speaker, what is the truth about climate change? >> the truth about climate change is that this government has a program to reduce carbon right across our economy. we started with the government itself, compared with the government he left in 2010 when he was climate change secretary, the governments own carbon emissions are down 14%. but the point, return to this is your flood defense spending because i think the people of this country will want to know this. he is committed to a zero-based spending review. yes, we are, says the shadow chancellor in an unusual helpful intervention. that means that a zero-based spending review means they cannot pledged to match the flood spending we are making in 2016, 2017, 2018 or all the way to 2020. they have no guarantee for the people of this country they will take either climate change seriously or flood defenses seriously. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, a total nonsense and he knows it. now, very interesting, very interesting because someone who in opposition wanted to talk as much as he could about climate change, now he is desperate to get all the subject. i asked him a question. will he just sat out for his party and for the country is views about man-made climate change speak was i believe man-made climate change is one of those searches threats that this country and this world faces. and that is why we have the world's first green investment bank here in britain. that is why, unlike 13 wasted use of labour, we are building the first nuclear power station for 30 years in our country. that is why we have cut carbon emissions in needed by the government by 14% since we came to office. that is why we've set out year after year carbon budgets in this country. they talk a good game about it but it takes people to come in, govern effectively and deal with it. [shouting] >> ed miliband. >> excellent, excellent. we are getting somewhere. i agree with what he said about the climate change. [shouting] him but the reason this matters, the reason this matters is because there are people in the most important positions in his government going around questioning climate change. this is what the environment secretary said, and i quote, people get very emotional about this. people should just accept the climate has been changing for century. he refuses to be briefed on climate change. the energy minister when asked about climate change said this -- you're not going to draw me on that. i haven't had time to get into the climate change debate. [laughter] he is the energy minister, mr. speaker. will he clarify? is a habit of climate change deniers in this government? >> this is a new approach to prime minister's questions. you come to the house of commons and praise the prime minister for his commitment to climate change. [shouting] i like the new style but i thought -- i think this is much more refreshing. this government has a solid track record of cutting carbon, negotiating internationally, to of investing in nuclear, the biggest renewable energy program that we've seen in our countries history. for the first time in a long, we are on track to meet up renewable target. perhaps he would like to get up again and congratulate me for this excellent record on the environment. [shouting] >> the whole country will have heard he cannot answer the question about whether, about whether you need to believe in man-made climate change to be part of his government. he's gone from thinking it was a basic part of his credo to be a matter of individual conscience. it used to be the thing he claimed was his passion above all else. and here's the thing. if we could topple -- >> order, order. the questions and the answers will be heard however long it takes. so those are exercising their vocal chords in a rather excessive weight really ought to calm down. quite a long way to go. ed miliband. >> if we're going to properly protect the british people against the threats they face can we cannot have doubt and confusion in his government on the issue of climate change. doesn't he need to rediscover the current of his past conviction until his party to get real on climate change? >> you can measure the current of the conviction by the acting government. the green investment banks, the cuts in carbon, investment in renewables, investment in nuclear. he talks a good game but he actually didn't achieve anything when he was in office. and mr. speaker, the most serious form of denial we have today in british politics is the reality denial of the party opposite. what is their plan for the deficit? nothing. plan for welfare reform? nothing. plan for long-term investment? because that is what climate change requires. long-term investment like high-speed rail, long-term investment like nuclear power. long term investment like fixing our economy. that is what this government is doing. all he does is get up and deliver a lot of hot air. [shouting] >> number three. >> can ask my right honorable friend, public concern at work with you to get advice from the whistleblowing commission report -- tim mckenzie with you to bring together people in government who could consider the recommendations and how we can stop people like dr. kim hold being persecuted, and others which i won't mention now? >> i'm grateful for my honorable friends question. as he knows the public interest disclosure act of 1980 protection to most workers are being unfairly dismissed by their employer when they reported a matter of concern when you blow the whistle. we've strengthened the protections for the enterprise and regulatory reform act 2013 but we will always back whistleblowers when challenging for standards, particularly in large organizations but i'm happy to make sure he discusses with the relevant government, any for the steps we need to take in this direction. >> does the prime minister get the depth of the hurt among victims families and a deep sense of public outrage right across the country as a result of the outcome of the downing case? he needs to understand is that for an official letter, a letter signed by an official to trump the courts of this land without any parliament legislated or statutory underpinning is deeply offensive to the public in this country? won't be no -- [inaudible] immediateimmediate ly? will do everything in his power to reverse the despicable decision in the downey case so justice can be done for the families? >> first of all let me say i completely understand the depth of anger and concern the people will feel right across this country about the appalling events that happened in 1982, and the fact that the person responsible is now not going to be a properly tried. of course, that's actually shocking. our first thought should be with those 11 soldiers and their families and friends. admit happened 32 years ago but anyone who has lost someone in a situation like that will more than today as if it happened yesterday. we should be clear that men should never have received the letter that he received. it was a dreadful mistake and the mistake that we now need to a rapid factual review to make sure this cannot happen again. but whatever happens we have to stick to the principle that we are country and the government under the rule of law. >> thank you, mr. speaker. my right honorable friend has taken swift action to flooded communities and i welcome a 10 million pounds relief fund for flood for farmers. of farmland -- from environment agency scaremongering to reduce land and close pumping station. in light of recent events can my friend reassured the growers in my constituency that the necessary protection will be given to their land and as loading them to react swiftly, this government is planning for the long-term security of this profitable industry? >> i think my honorable friend makes an important point. i'm glad that she is advertising to her constituents the ability of this fund would help will be useful for those of lost productive time because they have been underwate under watero long. the point she makes about farmers and landowners and others been nervous about dredging and draining their land because of the a rose is a good one but as i said before i think the pendulum swung too far against dredging and 92 change and that will change. it is not the only answer all the whole answer to the problems she discusses but it does have a proper part in managing the landscape. >> mr. speaker, the tragic death on the burning in the streets of sarah child's devastated her family and shock to the community. a much loved sister and daughter, she was killed and her sister, claire, pregnant, was severely injured by a speeding driver doing 64 miles per hour who got four years in prison. does the prime minister agree that the time has come to look again at the sentencing of those who killed with a car? >> first of all my heart goes out to his constituent and the family of the constituent who tragically was killed in this incident. i do think it's right to look again at the motoring offenses and penalties that are given. i discussed this issue with the second of state for justice who has already made some proposals and changes in this area and i'm sure he would listen carefully to what the audible gentleman has said. >> the response of -- [inaudible] is the prime minister astounded as i am that nhs wales thinks the chief medical director of england and now the royal college of surgeons are not legitimate? will he work with a leader of the opposition to try to persuade his to get his party in wales to reverse the trouble decision and do an investigation to save lives of? >> i think the honorable lady makes a very important point. you should be respected and listened to by the nhs in wales and i particularly think the point she makes about the royal college of surgeons and what they said today, what they're saying effectively as there are people on nhs waiting list who are dying in with a waiting list is too long because the nhs isn't improperly managed, funded or reform in once. that is a matter for the labour welsh assembly government and they need to get their act together. >> thank you, mr. speaker. will be prime minister except the overwhelming humanitarian case for guaranteeing long-term support to victims and survivors of terrorism? and if so, will he agree to meet with me and others and survivors of the 77 london bombings of have benefited from the services of survivors for piece program which is now faced with imminent closure? and in doing so will he remember his pledge that survivors of care risen must know that they always have the support of the whole country? >> first of all kind of commend the right honorable lady for the extraordinary work that she did in government and continues to do in opposition in helping the survivors of terrorist attacks, particularly the dreadful attacks that took place in london. i've seen it firsthand, the experience and the brilliant touch that she brings to this important work. i'm very happy to have the meeting that she discussed. in terms of the survivors for piece foundation i is a unique charity to get those extra job in supporting victims and families to apple will discuss his future with the audible lady as well. we want to make sure that all these institutions can continue their excellent work and i'm happy to all those discussions with her and as i said with my honorable friend. >> we all want to see a more balanced economy. does the prime minister agree that today's upward rise in business investment over 9% shows british business, entrepreneurs are really rising with talent? >> i think my honorable friend makes an important point. right across this house and many experts have been saying what we need is a balanced recovery, one that sees increases in exports as those increases in consumption, one that sees increases in investment from business and the upgrading of the figures today, the gdp figures showing an increase in exports, and a very large increase in business investment is hugely welcomed for our country. >> given yesterday's revelations of the secret scheme does the prime minister believe that the parties in northern ireland progress and the elements even with the past that there is a need for transparency from the two governments regarding the confused and shabby ways in which they sought to do with the past since the agreement, remembering that downing street was involved in this matter? >> well first of all i agree with her that the talks making good progress but they're trying to do with some of the difficult issues in northern ireland in terms of flags and parades and perhaps the most difficult issue of all the past but it's going to take a lot of courage and bravery from people on all sides in order to make progress in this way. she wants to point the finger apparently taken at downing street. i would argue that when it comes to dealing with things like the bloody sunday inquiry, even with the report, the downing street is habitable its role in helping to bring parties together and make sure we continue with piece in northern ireland. >> mr. speaker, given what the prime minister is called the leader of the opposition's new approach and chancellor angela merkel's forthcoming visit to mark, is this something we can learn from her about needing broader-based approaches to coalition building which would unite the country? because while it's true under such circumstances he would have to get some red meat to them and some red meat to us, it would have a huge advantage for all of us of leaving the liberal democrats where they belong. [laughter] >> my admiration, my admiration to angela merkel is enormous but there are many things she has achieved that i would like to copy, not least getting reelected. [laughter] but one thing i do not want to copy is i think the idea of a grand coalition is a bit too much for me. >> thank you, mr. speaker. what steps will the prime minister and government take -- to assist the national crime agency? can he give an assurance that those involved in criminology in northern ireland were not get a letter, that is their passport for freedom? >> i think the honorable gentleman makes an important one. i have been very impressed by the work the national crime agency is doing. i think it's a huge improvement on its predecessor but i think it's got real strength in numbers in terms of being able to tackle organized crime and i think it is bad for northern ireland that the mca is not able to properly operate. i hope over time with talks between the parties it will be possible to make progress, good for northern ireland and good for our fight against organized crime. >> congratulate on -- [inaudible] >> in the last few years, brave soldiers have given the lack of the country in afghanistan. in the same period of time, 260 for women, british women have been murdered at the hands -- murders perpetrated by men. three quarters were stopped before they were murdered. with the prime minister please give a guarantee that this government will introduce legislation to protect women from that date in the future, particularly given the ease now that stalkers have to begin stocking activity by social media and the internet? >> i'm very grateful for what my honorable friend says coming she's right, stocking is an appalling crime. they can destroy lives and we need to do as much as we can to crack down on. we have of course introduced a new offense to make absolutely clear the view that we take it, the new stalking laws are also equally applicable to online cyber stalking and harassment at a grand prosecution service has published guidelines for involving communications set by social media so we tackled this in the online world as well as in the physical world. i'm happy to writer with the details of all the things we are doing and see if there are further steps we can take. >> when the prime minister was asked about a bedroom tax last march he said what we have done is to accept people who need an extra room. now that we know that people with terminal illness who can't share a room, those who have to store equipment such as dialysis machines and families with said their disabled children who need occasional respite are all subject to these conditions tax, would you like to revise that stance and to apologize to disabled people? >> first of all let me repeat, this is a basic issue of fairness, people who are renting in the private sector do not get additional money for rooms that they do not use and it's not fair to have a different set of rules to the social sector. but we also have a large discretionary payment system in order to help families like the ones that she mentioned. >> thank you, mr. speaker. does the prime minister agree with me that these increase in jobs or stalking in recent jobs, and the private sector is leading the uk's economic recovery and help if i may say so by the range of engineers, manufactures and retailers, employing people and spending their exports around the world? >> i think the honorable lady is right. we now have 1.6 million new private-sector jobs meaning there are 1.3 million more people employed in our country. we are seeing the growth in employment in every region in the country. some are growing faster than others and we need to keep up the work to make sure this is a broadly balanced recovery. one of the indicators of economic success is weakened we got the leader of the labour party comes to an cannot mention implement. he can't talk about the economy. he can't talk about jobs and investment and growth because all of the things he said would never happen are happening in our economy. >> could the prime minister focus on the fact that -- and what capabilities? [inaudible] >> first of all i hope it's not too uncharitable to point out that the contract was awarded by the last labour government. and, of course, we are now discussing and debating with a company how they should be taken forward. but the fact is we do need in this country away determining whether people are fit for work or not. when it comes also to the issue of sanctions in our benefit section, it is right that people are offered a job and don't take a job do know face a sanction. i think that would be the choice at the next election. one party in favor of hard-working people, another party obsessed with bigger and bigger benefits. >> britain's armed forces are the best. they defend our interests at home and overseas, and as we're witnessing, taking action in flooded areas. prime minister, please recognize -- stopped sucking four times servicemen and women. >> first of all this giving the opportunity of praising extraordinary will the armed services personnel have played during the floods in our country over the past few weeks. it's been extraordinary to see the work. what we have done in terms of defense is removed the 38 billion pounds black hole that we were left. of course, that meant taking difficult decisions including difficult decisions over the size of the army, navy and air force. what we now have is a top five defense budget in terms of spending anywhere in the world. we are coming to the end of all the redundancy schemes so we can now point loudly and proudly to the extraordinary investment that we will be making in the stores, new aircraft carriers come in our submarines, in our aircraft come in the best equipment for any armed forces could have anywhere in the world. >> yesterday i met a 24 year-old man and his work since he was 15 until he lost his job a year ago. he told me he had to resort to going through a supermarket skits to find out the date food just so he can eat. prime minister, billy is desperate to work. why won't the prime minister offered a job can get rather than him having to scavenge for food to? >> what we are doing for building and thousands like him is offering jobs and hope that simply were not there under the last labour government. audible members opposite coming week after week to try to say this country is somehow poor are worse off under this government. let me remind her what it was like in 2009 get into thousand nine there were 1 million more people in poverty, 500,000 more children in poverty, 150,000 more unemployed people, and 750,000 more people claiming benefit in 2009 than that were today. so yes there's more to do but with a proud record of giving people jobs and hope because we're sticking to our record. [shouting] >> mr. speaker, just over a week ago i joined -- [inaudible] and i as them what they would like to ask the prime minister. one of them said to me he would like to know why the government keeps on making so many new laws the government if the prime minister can tell my young constituent what his administration is doing to reduce the burden of legislati legislation? >> i think he's got a promising future in this place, that's the sort of attitude we need it and i would say to his constituents through him that this is going to be the first government since the war that leaves office at the end of its term with fewer regulations in place and at the beginning. and that is because of the excellent work of the department and the honorable member of done a brilliant job with taking regulation off business so we can create the wealth and jobs that we need. >> the prime minister one of the disappointment the house has been -- [inaudible] about the future of the hospital, given it is effective university hospice of the north will take on the whole running of the combined sides. will he accept that the last -- [inaudible] a funding gap of 39 million pounds, 4 million pounds revenue cost and make sure whatever the new arrangements are there will be opportunity to question the government and that these changes will not go through at the expense of the health of the people in the north? >> what i can tell her is a written statement is being made to date about the future of the stafford hospital but it's been a difficult issue to try to do with the appalling situations that we were left in terms of stafford hospital but i'm sure there will be opportunities to debate in this house but i think she will see that what is being proposed are good steps to make sure that a and d. continues as stafford hospitals and hard work to be put in to see that if it is possible in the future to make sure we continue with consultant the attorney services so people can go on having their babies delivered in stafford hospital but that's what i want to see them a right angle from the health sector we said at his proposals later and i'm sure there will be opportunities to debate then and, indeed, all the lessons that need to be learned from the failure of stafford hospital in the past. >> thank you, mr. speaker. earlier this month millions were inconvenienced by the pointless underground strike. [inaudible] will my right honorable friend of greed to conduct a review to increase the threshold so that pointless strikes and public services are outlawed? >> i also do you think my friend makes a good point but i think when you see how many people rely on these essential public services, that time is come to look at what changes we can make to see if it is possible to see fewer of the strikes in the future. i think one of the problems we've seen despite repeated requests the party opposite have completely refused to condemn what was a totally unnecessary strike. but i don't think we should be surprised because this week and they're all going on a cozy weekend with the trade union masters. we were told they were heading for divorce but i think they're going to renew their vows. [shouting] >> order. >> you on c-span2 will leave the british house of commons now as they move on to other legislative business. you've been watching primus is pushing time aired live wednesdays at 7 a.m. eastern while parliament is in session. you can see this week's question time again sunday night at nine eastern and pacific on c-span. for more information go to c-span.org and click on c-span series for ranking member heller's questions plus links to international news media and legislatures around the world. you can watch recent data including programs dealing with other international issues. >> the new c-span.org website makes it easier than ever for you to keep tabs on washington, d.c. and share your fines via facebook, twitter and other social networks. easy search functions let you access daily coverage of events, new tools make it simple to great short video clips and share them with your friends via facebook, twitter and other social networks. or you can send links to your video clips via e-mail. just fine share tools on our video player or look for the green icon links throughout our site. watch washington on the new c-span.org and if you see something of interest, click it and share it with your friends. >> u.s. attorney general eric holder spoke today at a meeting of the national association of attorneys general on the topic of civil rights. he discussed the defense of marriage act and the justice department's decision not to defend it in court. he also talks about restoring civil rights and the vote to ex-felons to this is 20 minutes. >> this is pretty impressive. obviously our next guest is a very special guest who we appreciate having your as we always have. i commend general holder for his willingness to attend this meeting and to speak to us candidly and openly every year. the fact that our parting gift for general holder when he is here today is going to be a baseball cap i think speaks to how many times you've been there because all the kids we usually give out we've already given to you. [laughter] we're going to actually give you something you might be able to use. but obviously we are all the money with the general holder. he was sworn in as the 82nd attorney general of the united states on february 3, 2000, by vice president joe biden. in 1997, mr. holder was named by president clinton to be the deputy attorney general. prior to that he served as u.s. attorney for the district of colombia. in 1988, mr. holder was nominated by president reagan to become an associate judge for the supreme court of the district of columbia. prior to becoming attorney general, mr. holder was a litigation partner in washington. it truly in need is a pleasure imposed up here to address is here again today, general. [applause] >> well, good morning. hello? good morning and thank you for those kind words. we're going high-tech issue. i use the command have my speech but i want to thank you for your dedicated service over a good number of years. we're all wondering what's next. were just talking about that as we're walking through, but thank you for great leadership in wisconsin and your great leadership for this organization. it's a privilege to take part in this important meeting. i'd like to thank naag's leadership team and professional staff for bringing us together this week and inviting me to speak with this distinguished group once again. over the past five years, i've been privileged to work closely with many of the attorneys general in this room. some of us have collaborated on cutting-edge public safety and financial crime initiatives. some of us are working together to strengthen our courts and corrections systems and to find innovative ways to reduce costs and share resources. and some of us have occasionally found ourselves on opposite sides of an issue. but despite the differences we've encountered from time to time, as attorneys general, we all share the same set of goals. and we're striving to fulfill the same responsibilities: by protecting the safety of our fellow citizens and the security of our nation; by safeguarding the civil rights to which everyone in this country is entitled; by preventing and combating violent crime, financial fraud, and threats to the most vulnerable members of society; by improving the effectiveness of our criminal justice systems; and by strengthening collaboration among government, law enforcement, and community partners at every level. for more than a century, the national association of attorneys general has brought america's leading legal minds together to discuss and advance this work. especially in recent years through sequestration, federal government shutdown, and unprecedented budgetary difficulties, you have shown remarkable leadership in addressing the priorities we share. and that's why i've made it a priority to participate in this organization's conferences since i took office just over five years ago: because, at every stage of my career as a prosecutor, as a judge, as u.s. attorney for the district of columbia, and as deputy attorney general, i've seen the profound, positive differences that state leaders like you can make. and i understand the unique roles you play as the chief law enforcement officers in each of your respective jurisdictions. in so many ways, you and your colleagues are pioneering our broad-based efforts to recalibrate and reform america's criminal justice systems to ensure that 21st century challenges can be met with 21st century solutions. you're responding to the same realities that are driving justice department reforms at the federal level by working to break the vicious cycle of poverty, criminality, and incarceration that traps individuals and weakens communities. and i'm pleased to note that this commitment has, in many places, given way to principled action, and expanded federal-state partnership. in recent years, no fewer than 17 states, supported by the department's justice reinvestment initiative, and led by state officials from both parties, have directed significant funding away from prison construction and toward evidence-based programs and services, like supervision and drug treatment, that are proven to reduce recidivism while improving public safety. rather than increasing costs, a new report, funded by the bureau of justice assistance, projects that these 17 states will save $4.6 billion over a 10-year period. and although the full impact of our justice reinvestment policies remains to be seen, it's clear that these efforts are bearing fruit and showing significant promise across the country. from georgia, north carolina, texas, and ohio, to kentucky, arkansas, pennsylvania, hawaii, and far beyond, reinvestment and serious reform are improving public safety and saving precious resources. and i believe that the changes that have led to these remarkable results should be carefully studied and emulated. that's why, last august in a speech before the american bar association in san francisco, i announced a new smart on crime initiative that's allowing the justice department to expand on the innovations that so many states have led; to become both smarter and more efficient when battling crime, and the conditions and choices that breed it; and to develop and implement commonsense reforms to the federal criminal justice system. under this initiative, we're ensuring that stringent mandatory minimum sentences for certain federal, drug-related crimes will now be reserved for the most serious criminals. we're taking steps to advance proven reentry policies and diversion programs that can serve as alternatives to incarceration in some cases. and as we look toward the future of this work, we'll continue to rely on your leadership, and close engagement, to keep advancing the kinds of data-driven public safety solutions that many of you have championed for decades. this also means making good on our commitment to provide formerly incarcerated people with fair opportunities to rejoin their communities, and become productive, law-abiding citizens, once their involvement with the criminal justice system is at an end. with the justice department's strong support, the aba has done important work in this regard, cataloguing tens of thousands of statutes and regulations that impose unwise collateral consequences related to housing, employment, and voting, that prevent individuals with past convictions from fully reintegrating into society. as you know, in april 2011, i asked state attorneys general to undertake similar reviews in your own jurisdictions, and wherever possible to mitigate or eliminate unnecessary collateral consequences without decreasing public safety. i've made the same request of high-ranking officials across the federal government. and moving forward, i've directed every component of the justice department to lead by example on this issue, by considering whether any proposed rule, regulation, or guidance may present unnecessary barriers to successful reentry. two weeks ago, at georgetown university law center, i called upon state leaders and other elected officials to take these efforts even further by passing clear and consistent reforms to restore voting rights to those who have served their terms in prison or jail, completed their parole or probation, and paid their fines. i renew this call today because, like so many other collateral consequences, we've seen that the permanent disenfranchisement of those who have paid their debts to society serves no legitimate public safety purpose. it is purely punitive in nature. it is counterproductive to our efforts to improve reentry and reduce recidivism. and it's well past time that we affirm as a nation that the free exercise of our citizens' most fundamental rights should never be subject to politics, or geography, or the lingering effects of flawed and unjust policies. i applaud those like senator rand paul, of kentucky who have already shown leadership in helping to address this issue. and i encourage each of you to consider and take up this fight in your home states. of course, i recognize that this reform, and the other changes we seek, will not be easy to achieve. and none of them will take hold overnight. i know that, as law enforcement leaders, your work has in many ways never been more complex or more challenging. and particularly in this time of budgetary uncertainty, when unwise, across-the-board cuts have impacted federal, state, and local programs we depend upon, you and your colleagues need all the support, and all the resources, you can get. that's why i will never stop fighting to provide the tools and assistance that state and local law enforcement leaders desperately need. and i'm pleased to report that the bipartisan funding agreement recently signed into law by president obama will restore essential funding for a number of key law enforcement priorities by returning the justice department's appropriations to pre-sequestration levels. already, this legislation has enabled us to lift a department-wide hiring freeze that had been in place for just over three years, so we can begin to bring on additional federal agents, prosecutors, and other staff to bolster ongoing investigative and enforcement efforts across america. we anticipate that this agreement will also allow us to further invest in the kinds of place-based, intelligence-driven strategies that many of you have proven as effective; to keep offering assistance to states and localities suffering acute crime challenges; and to continue building upon the outstanding work that attorneys general, district attorneys, states' attorneys, u.s. attorneys and others have made possible, despite great adversity, in our ongoing fight against crime, against victimization, and for equal rights and equal justice. this, after all, is the essential duty to which all of us as attorneys general have been sworn: not just to win cases, but to see that justice is done. this is the cause that brings us together in washington this week, working to confront the threats and seize the opportunities before us. and this is the extraordinary task with which the american people have entrusted the leaders in this room, and the challenge that all justice professionals are called to address, not merely to use our legal system to settle disputes and punish those who have done wrong, but to answer the kinds of fundamental questions about fairness and equality that have always determined who we are and who we aspire to be, both as a nation and as a people. these are the questions that drove president obama and me to decide, in early 2011, that justice department attorneys would no longer defend the constitutionality of section 3 of the defense of marriage act. as i've said before, this decision was not taken lightly. our actions were motivated by the strong belief that all measures that distinguish among people based on their sexual orientation must be subjected to a heightened standard of scrutiny and, therefore, that this measure was unconstitutional discrimination. last summer, the supreme court issued a historic decision united states v. windsor striking down the federal government's ban on recognizing gay and lesbian couples who are legally married. this marked a critical step forward, and a resounding victory for equal treatment and equal protection under the law. more recently and partly in response to the windsor decision a number of state attorneys general, including those in pennsylvania, nevada, virginia and, just last week, oregon, have reached similar determinations after applying heightened scrutiny to laws in their states concerning same-sex marriage. any decisions at any level not to defend individual laws must be exceedingly rare. they must be reserved only for exceptional circumstances. and they must never stem merely from policy or political disagreements, hinging instead on firm constitutional grounds. but in general, i believe we must be suspicious of legal classifications based solely on sexual orientation. and we must endeavor in all of our efforts to uphold and advance the values that once led our forebears to declare unequivocally that all are created equal and entitled to equal opportunity. this bedrock principle is immutable. it is timeless. and it goes to the very heart of what this country has always stood for even though, as centuries of advancement in the cause of civil rights have shown, our understanding of it evolves over time. as i said just after the administration's decision on doma was announced, america's most treasured ideals were not put into action or given the full force of law in a single instant. on the contrary, our ideals are continually advanced as our justice systems, and our union, are strengthened. and as social science, human experience, legislation, and judicial decisions expand the circle of those who are entitled to the protections and rights enumerated by the constitution. as we gather here in washington today, i believe that our highest ideals, realized in the form of landmark supreme court rulings, from brown to zablocki, from romer to lawrence, from loving to windsor, light a clear path forward. they have impelled us, in some instances, to extraordinary action. and the progress we've seen has been consistent with the finest traditions of our legal system, the central tenets of our constitution, and the fundamental truth that, as president obama once said, when all americans are treated as equal. we are all more free. as we come together this week to renew our commitment to the work we share, to steel our resolve to combat crime, and to pledge our continued fidelity to the values that guide us, and the constitution we've sworn to uphold, we must strive to move our country forward. we must keep fighting against violence, safeguarding civil rights, and working to bring our justice system in line with our highest ideals. we must keep refusing to accept a status quo that falls short of that which our constitution demands, and the american people deserve. and we must keep standing up and speaking out, no matter the challenges we face, to eradicate victimization and end injustice in all its forms. this won't always be easy, and occasionally, but inevitably, our tactical paths will diverge. but as long as we are dedicated to working in common cause, determined to disagree with mutual respect, and devoted to our shared pursuit of a more just and more perfect union, i am confident in where our collective efforts, and your steadfast leadership, will take us. i know, as this organization proves every day, that vigorous debate need not be subsumed by partisanship. as attorneys general, we are called to serve. we are expected to lead. thank you, once again, for your work, for your partnership, and for the opportunity to take part in this important dialogue. i look forward to all that we'll do and achieve together in the critical days ahead. thanks very much. [applause] >> if everybody could can't just stay in their positions, we are going to just pause briefly to allow the media to get their things together and pack up. [inaudible conversations] >> a couple of hearings on c-span3 today. a hearing on sexual assaults in the military, live coverage of the senate armed services subcommittee and personnel beginning at 10 a.m. eastern. you can join the conversation at facebook.com/cspan and on twitter with the #cspanchat. and the senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on alzheimer's disease and its effect on the economy. live coverage begins at 2 p.m. eastern on c-span3 and c-span.org. >> officials from disabled veterans of america testified yesterday at a congressional hearing where they outlined their legislative priorities are 2014. this hearing was continued jointly by the house and senate veterans' affairs committee. it's one hour 40 minutes. >> committee will come to order. good afternoon, everybody. thank you for being with us on this wonderful florida, sunshiny day. [laughter] it's my privilege to welcome you to today's joint hearing on the house and senate veterans affairs committees to receive testimony, for the disabled american veterans. before we get started i have a little bit of housekeeping that we need to address and i woulde like to sit in interest of times and in keeping with the tradition of these hearings, efter hearing from myself, liv chairman blumenthal, ranking member, and ranking member heller, i would like to ask allb of the committee members to wave the opening statements.ke is going to be an opportunity for remarks following testimonyt today. hearing no objection, sounity fo ordered. it's truly an honor for me to be here this afternoon with so many dav members, and i thank you aln for coming to the hill onceere again. due to the hard work, dedication of the 1.4 million members, especially dav service officers, veterans are provided with professional benefit counseling and p claims assistance, andssit transportation, to and from the facilities.om dav also assists with transition assistance services and on car i care come military treatment trn facilities assistance services and on-site care at military treatment facilities, va medical centers and clinics and at home. that's just to name a few of the many programs that you, dav, provides every single day. i've witnessed many of these efforts first hand and i'm personally grateful to each of u for theard wor on behalf of a grateful nation, thank you all for your commitment to our veterans, forr your time dissectin this sectioe brave and honorable service to our nation. i now want to take a few moments to welcome several individuals who have transitioned into new leadership roles with the dav. i begin with the national commander joseph johnston who was elected to the position at ddgs 2013 national convention. mr. johnson retired from states armarmy in 1992 and subsequent o his military service has dedicated his efforts towards working with nonprofit organizations. commander johnston, we welcome you here today. >> of the new placements within the professional leadership of dav include navy veteran jay mark burgess and now serves as chief executive officer and army veteran terry augustine is the new veteran director. nice to have you back. marine corps veteran jim marszalek now serves as dav national service director and his fellow marine corps veteran, barry janowski leads as executor of her in cold springs, kentucky. good to have you back, too. and with us today is ms. susan miller was elected to the office of national commander of the dav auxiliary. ms. miller previously served as registered nurse with the veterans health administration, and i note that ms. miller's son, trent, is a member of the united states army, recently serving in his second deployment to afghanistan. gentlemen and ms. miller, thank you for your leadership and for your service. i look forward to working with each of you in your new roles, continue to work with those of you that are continuing and the roles that you've had for a number of years but i would also like to recognize the dav members from my home state of florida who may be with us today but if you could just raise your hand out so we can say hello. isn't this just like home? this is just like him. [laughter] welcome to those from sunshine state but we are glad to have your. each of you are a credit to our state of florida and to your communities and i'm proud to have you here in your nation's capital. .. capital. thank you for your military service and for our ongoing service to veterans. commander johnston, officers, and members of the dav, you have a tremendous force behind you to accomplish the immense mission that is before each of us. our charge, yours and mine, is to assist and oversee that the department of veterans affairs carries out america's promise to those who have worn the uniform of this country. this includes ensuring that veterans receive timely, accurate, anco

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Lonnie Ray Morris

Lonnie Ray Morris of Bourbon, MO departed this life in Sullivan, MO on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, having reached the age of fifty-eight years, eight months and six days.

Terrifyingly bad! The Enfield Haunting starring Catherine Tate and David Threlfall fails to impress critics and is already 'a candidate for worst play of the year'

The Enfield Poltergeist phenomenon had the nation spellbound in the 1970s after photographs emerged of a girl 'levitating' in her North London home.

Koroit Truck Show's reindeer display promotes local show | Stock & Land

The annual Koroit Truck Show on January 27 will support the Warrnambool Mother's Day Classic, a breast cancer fundraiser.

Koroit Truck Show: Celebrating Christmas with a hay bale Truck | The Standard