Dozens of South Florida Haitians gathered to protest President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach on Monday in response to the president reportedly calling Haitians and African nations "s--thole countries" during a White House meeting.

"What do we want? An apology!" the protesters chanted as they marched and waved Haitian flags with Trump not far away in Palm Beach County.

The White House has not denied that Trump said the word "s--thole," though Trump did push back on some depictions of the meeting.

"I don't want my kids to grow up thinking their parents are from a sh--hole country," protester James Leger said. "We're asking you to apologize to the Haitians."

A pro-Trump group across the street waved American flags.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies and West Palm Beach Police officers were at the protest scene to make sure everyone stayed safe.

The president left Palm Beach County Monday afternoon.

Simone Biles, the golden girl of the 2016 Olympics, added her name Monday to the list of gymnasts who say they were molested by team doctor Larry Nassar, NBC News reported.

The revelation came on her social media accounts — one day before a weeklong sentencing hearing where Nassar will hear from nearly 100 victims.

"I am not afraid to tell my story anymore. I too am one of the many survivors that was sexually abused by Larry Nassar," she continued.

Biles' statement follows similar disclosures from three members of the 2012 "Fierce Five" team — McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas. They are not expected to be at Nassar's sentencing, but 2000 Olympian Jamie Dantzscher will testify at the marathon hearing.

A 10-year-old New Canaan boy died suddenly over the weekend, according to the superintendent of schools, and the school community is coming together this morning. 

Nico Mallozzi was a fourth-grade student at West Elementary School in New Canaan, according to a statement from the superintendent of schools in New Canaan, Bryan Luizzi.

The Stamford Advocate reports that Mallozzi died after becoming ill while returning from a hockey tournament.  

Mallozzi played for the Connecticut Rough Riders Hockey Club, which posted a message on its website, offering prayers for Mallozzi’s family. 

“It is with a heavy heart that the entire CT ROUGHRIDERS organization (players, family, coaches and managers) shares the news of the sudden passing of one of our 07 players, Nico Mallozzi. 

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mallozzi family right now. 

“It is a very sad day for all of us, Nico was a great kid with a great smile and he will be missed greatly. 

“We will never forget you, Nico,” the message says.

Following is the full message from Superintendent Luizzi:

"It is with a sad heart that I share with you that Nico Mallozzi, fourth grade student at West, unexpectedly passed away this morning. At this point, the cause is unknown. 

"Nico was a wonderful, friendly child, known throughout West as the voice of the afternoon announcements that concluded each day. He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered. 

"You are welcome to join us at West on Monday morning between 10:00 - 12:00 to be together in love and support. 

"Our thoughts and prayers are with Nico’s parents and his family, and we stand ready to support each of them in every way possible in the time ahead. 

"I know you join me in keeping them in our hearts."

New Canaan Police Tweeted a message of condolence as well. 

"The men and women of the NCPD express our deepest condolences to the Mallozzi family with the tragic passing of their son Nico. You are in our thoughts and prayers," New Canaan Police wrote.

A Perris, California, mother and father are behind bars Monday after one of their children escaped their home and reported to sheriff’s deputies that 12 of her siblings were still being held captive at their home, some of them shackled with chains and padlocks to their beds.

All of the children appeared to malnourished when they were found Sunday, some so severely that deputies initially believed the adult children to be kids, according to a statement from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

David Allen Turpin, 57, and Louise Anna Turpin, 49, have been booked on charges of torture and child endangerment. They are each being held in lieu of $9 million bail.

According to the sheriff’s department, a 17-year-old girl fled the house in the 100 block of Muir Woods Road early Sunday morning and was able to call 911 using a cellphone she had taken from the home.

Despite her age, deputies at first believed her to be around 10 years old because of she was emaciated and malnourished.

At the home, deputies found children shackled to beds in “dark and foul-smelling surroundings.”

“Deputies located what they believed to be 12 children inside the house, but were shocked to discover that 7 of them were actually adults, ranging in age from 18 to 29,” read the statement. “The victims appeared to be malnourished and very dirty.”

The victims ranged in age from 2 to 29 years old.

All of them have been hospitalized.

Pharmacy giant CVS announced Monday that it would ban touchups of images for beauty products from its stores, websites, social media and marketing materials, a move advocates say is pivotal in the battle for beauty image transparency.

"We all want to be reflected in a true fashion, we want to look at photographs that feel real and authentic," Helena Foulkes, president of CVS Pharmacy, said in a video statement.

CVS Health, based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, said it would begin making changes to its own products in store this April. It will also require all products sold by CVS to comply by 2020, or they will be marked with a "CVS Beauty Mark" warning label.

"Twenty million women will experience some sort of eating disorder in their lifetime. Ten million men will do so, as well," said Mia Holland, a Bridgewater State University psychology professor. "There's a reason, there's something out there that's precipitating this and that's the unrealistic images."

Holland applauds CVS' efforts, but says others need to step up for this to have a wide-reaching effect.

"It needs to start with models, it needs to start actresses, it needs to start with the people who are promoting the images in the first place," said Holland.

Shoppers told NBC10 Boston they were pleased with the change.

"When you grow up seeing all these unrealistic beauty standards, you know you kind of feel – it definitely takes an effect on your self-image," said CVS shopper Sabrina Belozerova.

"I think it's great, anything making it more real for people actually know what people look like is always a good thing," added Claire Marvin.

CVS has previously made changes in its stores to support broader health issues. It stopped selling tobacco products in 2014, and last year it announced it would remove certain chemicals from about 600 beauty and personal-care products by the end of 2019.

CVS runs more than 9,700 retail locations.

A 6-year-old Florida boy who was undergoing experimental treatment after being diagnosed with rabies has died.

Ryker Roque passed away in an Orlando hospital, his father said Sunday.

Roque had been undergoing the treatment, called the Milwaukee protocol, after he was scratched by a bat. His father, Henry Roque, had found the sick bat and put it in a bucket, telling his son not to touch it.

"So, apparently he put his hand in there and touched it and he said it only scratched him, so I frantically googled it real quick and it says to wash his hands with soap, hot water for five minutes," Henry Roque, told NBC News.

When Ryker complained of numb fingers and a headache a week later, he was rushed to the hospital. Ryker was put into a medically induced coma, forcing his body to create its own specialized antibodies to fight off the illness.

The treatment has only worked twice in the U.S. and 18 times around the world.

One person was hurt in a house fire in Cromwell Monday.

Cromwell police said crews responded to a fire at 6 Leghorn Lane around 11:15 p.m. When crews arrived there were flames shooting from the home.

One resident was injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. Details on the extent of the injuries were not available.

Several departments responded mutual aid to assist Cromwell Fire.

The cause remains under investigation.

Three deputies and one officer were shot while responding to a domestic violence call in York, South Carolina, Monday night, authorities said.

The suspect, 47-year-old Christian Thomas McCall, fled following a domestic dispute and K-9 units were released to track him. Around 10:00 p.m., shots were fired at the K-9 officer and he was taken to the hospital in a patrol car for treatment, the York County Sheriff's office said. 

Three more officers were shot after they continued the search for McCall. 

Two officers were then flown to a local hospital.

Officials did not immediately release the names of the officers or the extent of their injuries. 

McCall is believed to have assaulted a woman. He also sustained gunshot wounds and is now in custody. 

Trent Farris, public information officer for the York County Sheriff's office, said the office is doing "as good as can be," but their main concern is for the four officers in the hospital. 

Two cats that were abandoned in Hartford were brought in from the cold and taken to a veterinarian for medical care. 

Security staff at Job Corps on William Shorty Campbell St. reported that a box with two cats inside had been left near their entrance, according to police. The cats were then picked up and transported to New England Veterinary Center. 

Animal control is being notified.

A man is dead after an overnight shooting in Bridgeport.

Police said 21-year-old Jawuan Green was shot outside The Snack Shop at 604 Newfield Ave. around 12:30 a.m. He was taken to Bridgeport Hospital in a private vehicle and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

The case is under investigation. Anyone with information should contact the Bridgeport police tips line at 203-576-TIPS.

This is the city's first homicide of the year.

A New Jersey man whose car plunged into the icy Delaware River Sunday is accused of leaving his girlfriend to die after he escaped from the submerged vehicle and fled the scene, authorities said.

Police say Jacob Garrett, 24, of Burlington City, was driving "at a high rate of speed" with Stephanie White, 23, also of Burlington City, in the passenger seat shortly before 1 p.m. along Riverbank Road when his car struck a parked minivan. The impact caused the car to vault over the river wall and fall into the ice-covered water below.

As the vehicle became submerged in water, Garrett got out of the car while White remained trapped in the passenger seat, the Burlington County Prosecutor's office said in a statement. He then asked witnesses to "help my girlfriend" before fleeing the scene, the prosecutor's office said.

White was still wearing her seatbelt when responding firefighters pulled her out of the submerged vehicle. She was taken to Lourdes Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead.

A Burlington City police K-9 tracked Garrett to a nearby River Line light rail station. Authorities stopped the train at the Beverly/Edgewater Park station and arrested Garrett, the prosecutor's office said.

He was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, causing death while driving with a suspended license and endangering an injured victim. He was being held Monday in the Burlington County Jail and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Mount Holly, New Jersey.

The Connecticut Lottery held the second CT Super Draw drawing today after 100,000 ticket numbers were left out of the drawing on New Year's Day, and 16 tickets were winners in both drawings.

The second drawing took place at 11 a.m. and the winning $1 million ticket number is 293148.

The lottery will honor winning tickets from both this drawing and the Jan. 1 drawing and said 16 tickets won in both drawings. One ticket won a combined $1,100, and 15 won a combined $200, according to the CT Lottery.

These are the tickets that won twice:

• 106462
• 114425
• 126118
• 136021
• 142363
• 158130
• 158974
• 106303
• 167945
• 167988
• 168320
• 203773
• 205292
• 208117
• 208372
• 209523 

"Please note that a small number of players may win in both drawings on a single ticket. If you happen to be one of these lucky players, you must either mail your ticket into Lottery headquarters to claim your prize or come to Lottery headquarters. CT Lottery headquarters is located at 777 Brook Street in Rocky Hill. Players who win in both drawings on a single ticket will not be able to cash their ticket at retail locations," CT Lottery said in a statement.

Two CT Lottery employees have been put on administrative leave pending the investigation into the Super Draw error.

On New Year's Day, the lottery announced that the second drawing for the Super Draw would take place after 100,000 ticket numbers were not included in the drawing because of a human error.

“Due to an error in the range of tickets eligible for the Super Draw drawing, a second drawing will take place shortly,” the CT Lottery posted on its website.

On Jan. 5, the CT Lottery apologized for the mistake, explained what happened and said two employees were put on paid leave pending the investigation.

"We apologize that the January 1, 2018 CT Super Draw drawing did not go as planned. Although there were many layers of protection and security in place, human error occurred, despite multiple practice drawings. The incorrect ticket range was entered into the Random Number Generator, the machine that draws the winning numbers. The ticket number range sold was 100,001 – 314,601. The ticket number range was incorrectly entered as 100,001 – 214,601. As a result, any ticket numbers above 214,601 were not included in the January 1, 2018drawing," CT Lottery said on its website.

You can check your ticket by entering your ticket numbers at CTLOTTERY.ORG under the CT Super Draw page. The “Did I Win?” section will tell players if they are a winner on a single drawing or both, and the total prize amount won.

Tickets from both drawings may now be cashed.

Players who won in both drawings on a single ticket will not be able to cash that ticket at retail locations.

If you have one of the tickets that won in both drawings, you must either mail your ticket to Lottery headquarters to claim your prize or come to Lottery headquarters at 777 Brook St. in Rocky Hill.

Anyone who discarded his or her ticket should send an email to the CT Lottery and they will investigate the claim.

There are still two more days to skate at the Winterfest Hartford ice rink.

The rink at Bushnell Park will open Saturday, Jan. 20 and Sunday, Jan. 21 for one final hurrah before the end of its season. The rink was originally scheduled to be open last weekend, but the dates were postponed due to the weather.

The weekend schedule is below:

Saturday, January 20
10 a.m.: Free Learn to Skate Class
10:45 a.m.: Learn to Skate Graduation with Bob Crawford and Mayor Luke Bronin
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Free ice skating and free skate rentals

Sunday, January 21
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Free ice skating and free skate rentals

Winterfest Hartford kicked off on Nov. 24 and was initially scheduled to end Jan. 2 but due to its success and popularity, it was extended. Organizers say over 35,000 took advantage of the rink this season.

NBC Connecticut is proud to be the official television partner of Winterfest Hartford.

The Dow Jones industrial average surged 220 points at the open raising the index above 26,000 for the first time, CNBC reported.

The 30-stock index was boosted by gains in UnitedHealth and Merck.

Stocks have been on a tear amid optimism in the economy and as corporate earnings outperform estimates.

The Dow first traded above 25,000 on Jan. 4.

A group of children in Plainville spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrating a day of service by selling hot chocolate for a cure.

The young entrepreneurs weathered the bitterly cold day by warming hearts and selling hot chocolate on East Broad Street. The sweetest part wasn’t the drink, but that every dollar donated went to a good cause.

“I am selling hot chocolate for cancer,” explained 5-year-old Hannah Baczewsky.

Ethan Casinghino, who is 7, came up with the idea.

“To raise money to help the kids that have cancer,” said Ethan.

He wanted to spend the day off outside doing some good. His school, St. Joseph School in Bristol is already raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, so a hot chocolate stand seemed like the perfect way to raise even more.

“We thought what a wonderful cause to pair the two. So any donations we are getting from the hot chocolate stand are going directly to that society,” said Ethan’s mom, Allison Casinghino.

While Allison and the other parents helped, NBC Connecticut brought in some backup in the form of Snow Monster.

"Awesome! And cool!” Ethan said.

After a quick tour, a dance party and of course a mention on the morning news, the hot chocolate line started forming.

Children from down the street, to even people from other towns, came for a cup of cocoa. Sandy Sorel-Leduc stopped by from Bristol.

“I actually saw it on TV and came out to get some, just to support the kids,” said Sorel-Leduc.

Connecticut State Police Trooper Casey Cistulli and his fiancé, Madison Lenci, wanted to help too. They said meeting the “Beast of the Northeast” was a bonus.

“We saw that Snow Monster was here so we figured we would just drive on down,” said Lenci.

“We are a huge fan of Snow Monster,” said Cistulli.

Fans, neighbors, and friends all come together to raise more than $200 dollars to help cure cancer.

“Do good and hopefully good comes back to you,” said Allison.

Kids teaching us all that the true cure for a cold day is a monster amount of good.

A car wound up on the second floor of a dental office in Orange County, California after hitting a median on the street.

The accident happened around 5:25 a.m. near the intersection of French and 17th streets in Santa Ana, the Santa Ana Police Department said in a press release. The white sedan, which was traveling northbound on French Street at high speeds, hit a raised center median and narrowly missed hitting a bus and another vehicle on 17th Street and went airborne.

The car caught fire after it went into the building, said Daniel Sanchez, who witnessed the accident. The driver managed to get out, but was left dangling off the bottom of the vehicle until police could catch him, Sanchez said.

"It was crazy, it really was," Sanchez said. The driver, who admitted to using drugs, was taken to a hospital, along with a passenger, the SAPD said. Both sustained minor injuries. There were no other reported injuries.

Officials in Hawaii have apologized after an alert warning of a ballistic missile launch went out by mistake, an error that caused widespread panic for more than half an hour on the island on Saturday. Among those sent seeking shelter was a couple with Connecticut ties, who now live in Wilmington, Del.

Kimberly and David Chianese got married just a few days before the alert. The couple was celebrating their honeymoon in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. Mr. and Mrs. Chianese spoke to NBC Connecticut about the chaotic moments.

"We were walking to the elevator to get our rental car to explore the island that day and my phone went off,” said Kimberly. "Mine went off before David's did and he said 'What is that? Is that a weather alert?'," she said.

"When I looked at it I just turned pure white and I just started crying," she said.

"My phone went off in the elevator on the way down," said David. "You looked at it and you saw the alarm: 'Missile Alert. This is not a drill'. I said let's get to the lobby. Let's find the basement," David said.

The couple entered the lobby of their hotel and witnessed chaos, with people running and shouting.

David told Kimberly they had to find shelter to try to avoid the blast.

After 38 minutes of panic – and after frantic calls to loved ones in the continental United States – the Chianeses received the notification that the alert was not real and was instead a major mistake.

The newlyweds said they are still in the process of calming down from the situation. The couple said it will be trying to relax for the remaining days of their honeymoon.

LifeStar was called to respond to the scene of a crash on Route 7 in Sharon. 

State police said there was a one-car crash around 9 a.m. and the vehicle went into a ditch. 

Injuries are reported, but no additional information was available.

More resources are expected to arrive in Kent Tuesday after officials declared a local state of emergency due to ice jam flooding along the Housatonic River, and officials are looking for volunteers to help with the preparations.

Ice jams formed Saturday, causing the river to overflow and forcing road closures and home evacuations.

Now the town is in contact with the US Army Corps of Engineers.

NBC Connecticut spoke with the town’s Emergency Management Director, Susie Rundall who came down to check on the situation at the center of town, one of the two areas impacted by the flood waters.

Rundall said round the clock meetings are being held with local and state leaders.

She said they have plans in place, but for the time being they have to wait and see what happens.

"There is a plan, we’re just waiting for one flip of the coin to go one way or the other. Either it’s going to melt slowly or we’re going to have a big bang out here and it’s gonna go," Rundall said.

Right now officials are monitoring whether the ice will melt all at once, which would cause a rapid increase in the water level, or if they’ll see a gradual thaw.

Among the contingency plans discussed is using a construction crane and wrecking ball to dislodge the ice that sits a mile wide over the Housatonic River.

"If this ice jam stays for the next week we’re going to have to do something to break it up mechanically," explained Rep. Brian Ohler, (R - 64th District).

On top of the ongoing flood concerns, a storm moving in Tuesday is expected to drop anywhere between 6 to 10 inches of snow in the area.

Officials are not taking any chances and expect some emergency equipment to arrive Tuesday.

"We’re getting boats, hopefully a hummer, we’ve got pumps, we’ve got about 20 pumps for pumping out cellars," Rundall said.

A trailer of cots was dropped off at the Kent Senior Center, which will become an emergency shelter if needed. Around two dozen homes are in the danger zone.

The town also also has 5,000 sandbags that they’re looking for volunteers to help fill at the town garage.

Rundall told NBC Connecticut her biggest concern is people walking on the ice because it is so unstable and unpredictable. She said she’s already seen people walking their dogs on the ice.

Right now roads leading up to the Housatonic River and the surrounding recreational areas are closed to the public. Police will be out here patrolling the ice jams in the day ahead.

There’s no timetable for when officials would plan to try to break the ice. But, if and when they do move forward it will be a carefully coordinated effort with the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, starting at the south end of the ice jam and working north.

They don’t want it to break all at once because that would spell disaster for towns like Gaylordsville and New Milford downstream.

Town officials are in contact with the town leaders in Gaylordsville and New Milford.

The uncertainty has led Kent School, a private boarding school in town, to send its 580 students home. The school will remain closed through Sunday. The Kent Center School is also closed Tuesday. 

An estimated 15,000 daily commuters use a stretch of Highway 101 that has been blocked for a week by mud and debris after the deadly winter storm that slammed Southern California.

In the case of Joanne Vega, the road is a lifeline. The breast cancer patient lives in Carpinteria and needs daily radiation therapy at a hospital in Santa Barbara.

"You can imagine how stressed I was and how anxious I was," Vega said of the blocked freeway. "I was worried. I was absolutely panicked."

What was a 15-minute drive northwest along the coastal highway became an hourslong detour up mountain roads, then back down to Santa Barbara after the Jan. 9 landslides covered the road in tons of mud. That detour would have derailed Vega's progress. 

Help came from above -- in the form of a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza piloted by Jeff Moorhouse. Vega connected with Moorhouse on Thomas Fire Help, a website that helps people affected by the back-to-back Thomas fire and mudflow disasters with resources, supplies, animal assistance and transportation. Vega boards a plane with Moorhouse at Oxnard Airport in Ventura County and flies to her treatments free of charge in about 20 minutes.

"He's a hero, to everybody," Vega said. "He's a big hero."

It's one of several flights offered by volunteer pilots in the wake of the road closure. 

"It certainly makes you feel good, and I'm just glad I'm able to give back," Moorhouse said.

Highway 101 in the Montecito area is expected remain closed until Monday and the search continues for storm victims. Twenty people died in the mudflow, triggered by downpours in the 252,000-acre Thomas fire burn area, hillsides above Montecito that scorched in December by the largest wildfire on record in California.