Was on valentines day was diagnosed with lung cancer. And she had been a lifetime smoker. And her disease progressed very quickly. And so by the end of april of 2004, i was at the u. S. Attorneys National Conference in san diego and i got a call from my younger brother saying to me, listen, moms back in the hospital. Really bad. If you want to see her you have to get home now. I flew back to new jersey and landed at Newark Airport and got in the car and drove to the hospital. And i got there and they started to give her more phone and trying to pain and i waited for her to wake up. She had not seen me for a week and said what day is it . I said its friday. She said what time is it . 9 30 in the morning. She said go to work. [laughter] governor christie i said, mom i decided to take the day off. Im going to spend the day with you. She said christopher, it is a work day go to work. I said are you afraid im taking advantage of taxpayers money. She said go to work its where you belong ther
Kristen, good morning. Reporter large crowds at the rosalyn station this morning. This is one of the shuttle buses trying to get people where theyre going. Shuttle buses throughout the morning. I talked to a woman here in this line getting on the shuttle bus to foggy bottom who says she has been dealing with this for over two hours. Its been a long morning for everybody here. Major delays this morning. We met a lot of frustrated riders who cant get where theyre going. The orange blue and silver lines are suspended between foggy bottom and Arlington Cemetery and foggy boss tom and clarendon. Metro tells me there was no fire just smoke. Also from metro, no passengers were in darchger near the problem. Huge crowds trying to get on shuttle buses and figure out which ones are going exactly where. Im hearing from people its difficult to get information at times. Adding to the delays today. Blue and silver lines are single tracking between edison road and stadium armory for an unrelated probl
We will discuss if college is worth it. First, your take on that question. We will divide the lines this way. Hig host you can also email us. Magazine put these graphics together on whether or not colleges worth it. Take a look at this, the cost, fees adjusted for inflation. Look at the cost back in 1980, 19 81, around 5,000 for a twoyear public degree, for your public degrees right here. You can see how the cost has risen. In 2010, 20 11, that price is over 25,000 for your private school. That is the price here, going from 1980 through 2010. For a twoyear Public School, the lighter color, you can see the price there. Up at all those categories. Heres is the poll americans think that College Education has become too expensive for most people. 75 believe that most people cannot afford a College Education. 22 said that most people can. Families differ on who should pay for it. Thateneral public believes 48 should come from students and families. That the State Government should pick up 1
Moments after a Police Officer was shot and killed inside. This morning, the fbi joins the investigation into what happened. And family feud. The Surveillance Video being watched around the world today. Beyonces sister appearing to violently attack jay z in an elevator. What set off that ugly scene, today, tuesday, may 13th, 2014. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Why is our crowd so excited . Well, because dolly parton is out there, working nine to five. Actually going to work a little earlier today, putting on a great concert on the plaza. Cant wait to see her. Weve got some dolly fans and impersonators in our crowd. So yeah, well get a great concert from her and well catch up with dolly in a little bit. Make sure you interview the right one. Meanwhile, our top story, got more trouble, this time of his own making, from embattled clippers owner
This morning on the kron 4 morning news. A bay area mother says her kit eight year old daughter has been facing Sexual Harassment from another classmate and she wants the boy removed. Details on her fit plans to make the school take action. And firefighters are working with residents to minimize fire danger in the east bay as a record setting heat wave is expected to hit the bay area. And were already waking up to some warm temperatures in the bay area. Well have your Tuesday Morning Weather Forecast next. The kron 4 morning news starts right now. Good morning. It is tuesday, may 13th. Im james fletcher. Toss to weather and traffic. As a record breaking heat wave makes its way across the bay area, the hot, dry and gusty conditions have fire officials on alert. Calfire designated monday as the start of the 2014 fire season here in the bay area. And in fairfield, firefighters are taking extra precautions against the threat of fires. This year, officials are expanding the amount of Defens