Today we learned former Council Member will campos pleaded guilty to accepting bribe money. Tracee wilkins is in greenbelt with more. Reporter in the statement that compos sent to me, he said that he is sorry to everyone for whats happened and for the actions that he has been found guilty of and that he has pleaded guilty to. He also offered prayers for other elected officials who are about to go through what hes already been through. Honest politicians have nothing to fear. Reporter today it was revealed by the feds that for most of the time will campos served, he was taking bribes. And today the u. S. Attorney urged others to come forward on their own. My advice for you is dont wait for us to contact you. Reach reporter this is the fifth arrest in the ongoing investigation. Police say during that time, he received kick backs from businesses in exchange for county grants. The evidence in this case shows that William Campos treated the taxpayers money as if it were a literal slush fund
Do you agree with the president elect that the United States can or should deny entry to members of the particular religion. I believe the president elect subsequent to that statement made clear he believes the focus should be on individuals coming from countries that have history of terrorism secretary the state Rex Tillerson is coming up and billionaire investor willburg ross was scheduled to appear before the senate tomorrow and committee postponed hearing giving nominee more time to time lies ethics agreement. Meanwhile explosive and unsubstantiated reports claim the russian government could have damaging information about president elect donald trump. And theres word that surrogates routinely Exchange Information with the russian government. Story fake. Our Melanie Alnwick live is morning with the latest. What a story, mel. Absolutely. Intelligence officials briefing both obama and president elect trump on the secret files yesterday this is separate from the hacking briefings they
He tells me that she may enter a plea. Reporting live, jodi hernandez. Nbc bay area news. We should add late today, Orlando Police released new photos showing the scope of the shooting there at the pulse nightclub. More than four 00 of these photos in evidence. Some of the pictures are too gruesome to show. Others show bullet holes throughout the bar, a missing wall and whats left of the bathroom where some of the victims were hiding. To our other top story, preparing for more rain. The first of three storms will arrive just hours from now. Rob, these storms will bring some significant wind with them. Thats right. Strong gusty winds. That will mean some big surf heading to the coast and the numbers so far midway through the month, amazing numbers. Three to 11 inches of rain around the bay area. About one to seven inches more rain right now than we typically see through the month. Here comes the next in a series of storms. Overcast skies in san jose and what will be different with this
Let back in. We will have a strong borders again. Weve a much closer look ahead it comes amid a new push to regain parts of most all. The consumer giant dropping his plan a closer look at why one by Warren Buffett is stepping back. The online giant making it even easier to get free shipping. Markets in the u. S. Closed for president s day but checking overseas action in europe you can see mixed markets there. In asia overnight dudes across the board. And a big win for space x. Lodging and leaning its first rocket. That take up is happening. We look at the space race coming up. So much more with me. And we have our team here. Welcome to everybody. When we went through that piece of sound i ask our stage manager in my shouting . My favorite president james k polk. Kitty work on that all weekend. Do four things and he did them all and he did not run again. Good to see you. Former secretary of state for Political Affairs under george w. Bush nicholas burns, u. S. History and Hispanic Chamb
Screened. Some setting off metal detectors, then boarding a flight. Why did the tsa fail to notify police for a full two hours . An investigation now underway. And emotional announcement. Former teen star David Cass Sid did i reveals hes battling dementia. What hes saying about his struggles and how hes coping on today, tuesday, february 21st, 2017. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. As my kids would say, wait, what . Matt lauer alongside bryant g gumball who is filling in for locks. Its like riding a bike. Keep saying that. Keep falling off. Were going to have a lot of fun with you this morning. Busy morning. A lot to talk about including breaking news. Coming out of australia, a pilot and four american tourists killed when their plane crashed into a shopping mall. It happened in melbourne. Kelly has the latest. Good morning to you. Reporter matt, good morning