me. time but america loves a guy who makes a comeback like that. thank you very much indeed for joining me. >> thanks for having me on. i'm don lemon, thank you for joining us in the "cnn newsroom." over the next hour we're going to get you up to speed on all the top stories and get you ready for the week ahead. a race around the world has turned into a rescue attempt 270 miles off the california coast. this is video of the crew from the "geraldton western australia" as it sailed from singapore on a 40-thousand mile clipper around the world race. now a monster wave has ripped away the yacht's steering wheel and left at least three of 13 crew members hurt. the coast guard has dropped supplies. a cutter has made its way to the yacht and at least two of the injured have been moved to a smaller ship. i want to go now by telephone to

coast guard petty officer calleb chrisfield. were you able to get help to those people? >> yes, we were. the coast guard cutter is on scene action they deployed their small response boat to go to the yacht and we were able to recover two of the injured people. and get them on board the small boat. >> okay. so they are on-scene right now as you and i are speaking, rescuing these people, correct? >> yes, sir. >> okay. the entire crew won't be taken off at first, only the injured. there are three injured, you're getting two off first. are these the two who are more seriously injured? >> yes, it would be safe to assume that. i'm not sure exactly what the plan is but i think they're trying to get the two people off the small boat and they'll be flying back to san francisco international airport where the coast guard air station is located. from there we'll get them to emergency medical services. >> the weather has played a huge factor in this, petty officer.

there were concerns earlier about getting a helicopter up and putting another boat in the water. what are the weather conditions now and do they concern you even though you've gotten people into the water to get them? are you still concerned? >> i don't know what the weather conditions are now but i do know the weather always plays a factor. the coast guard is used to working in difficult conditions and our primary concern once again is to get these people the medical attention they need. >> petty officer, good luck to you and your crew and the people on board. thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you. on to our other story now. every day the killing of an unarmed teenager in florida seems to rise to a whole new level. now trayvon martin's parents are preparing to take their case all the way to the justice department. they're asking for a federal review of a local prosecutor's interactions with police investigating the case. the unarmed teenager was dilled more than a month ago in sanford, people. thousands gathered in miami today to take part in a rally

calling for justice in the martin case. his parents were joined by civil rights leaders. >> we just want the public to know he was a regular teen aimer, he was respectable, he was loved by his family and friends. >> they're continuing to ask for george zimmerman to be arrested. zimmerman says he shot the teen in self-defense. as you know the story doesn't end there. it has sparked outrage and sometimes uncomfortable conversations in homes and neighborhoods all across this country. this color divide is front and center in tonight's "no talking points." we're going to do something different tonight to help us navigate this sometimes difficult topic, charles blow and buck davis. we're going to take on the topic in about a half hour on cnn. if you have comments or questions make sure you tweet us and include the hash tag ntpcn. trayvon martin has become a household name but have you heard of kendrick mac dade? another unarmed african-american

teen shot to december a week ago, sparking outrage in pasadena, california. the police chief led a town hall meeting saturday to respond to questions about the killing. a 911 caller said robbers had put a gun to his face and taken his laptop. police say two officers then came upon the 19-year-old mcdade and fired as he was reaching toward his waistband. but no weapon was found on mcdade and police learned later that the caller had lied about the men having guns to get a faster response. the caller has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. an 83-member conference of world leaders formally recognized the syrian national council as a legitimate government in syria. at that same meeting secretary of state hillary clinton said the u.s. will nearly double its funding support for the opposition forces. this comes as a relentless government crackdown continues without relief. reports say 80 people were killed today including in the

city of homs. voters elected aung san suu kyi to parliament today voe result is still unofficial. she won the nobel peace prize for her decades-long fight for democracy. the opposition party called the victory momentous. myanmar has lived under military rule for 50 years and the army still holds the balance of power. pope benedict began a palm sunday mass in st. peter's square on sunday. palm sunday marks jesus' arrival in jerusalem leading up to his crucifixi crucifixion. after meeting with former dictator fidel castro and others the cuban regime says it will reagree to the pope's request to make good friday a holiday. mitt romney's staff plays an april fools joke on their boss. by strengthening its moisture barrier, for improved texture and elasticity in 2 weeks. reveal healthy, supple skin. aveeno skin strengthening.

reviewing the week in politics. wisconsin, maryland, and the district of columbia are holding rp presidential primaries tuesday. front-runner mitt romney is brimming with confidence but his challengers insist they're in for the long hall. rick santorum is disputing claims that his decision to forge ahead could hurt the party come november. >> four years ago we had a nominee in march. how did that work out for us? when we didn't have the right nominee? the democrats went into the middle of the summer fighting out, slugging it out. the democrat establishment was saying same thing. we got to end this, it's going to hurt us. no, it doesn't. what hurts us is not getting the right candidate. >> newt gingrich has cut spending and staff and even cut back on his public criticism of mitt romney. but gingrich is vowing to launch a comeback that he compares to

kansas in the final four. as for mitt romney, he's all but predicting victory in wisconsin which holds tuesday's biggest pot of delegates. at a town hall in middleton today he referred to himself as the probable republican nominee and he also picked up a couple of endorsements. milwaukee "journal sentinel" newspaper and senator johnson and congressman paul ryan also made sure that romney remembered today is april fools' day. >> so i hear paul ryan goes, gives the same introduction. he just said he's down there, now let's welcome ron johnson and mitt romney the next president of the united states. the two of us go out there and it's completely empty. there's nobody there. it's like, oh, boy. this is going to look really bad on the evening news, let me tell you. >> mitt romney and the other republican hopefuls often cite president obama's health care reform law as a key reason why the president should be defeated. now the law is in the hands of

the supreme court and a lot of court watchers think it is in big trouble. in fact, cnn's jeffrey toobin came out of a hearing last week and said he thinks the individual mandate will soon be history. i spoke with cnn contributor will cain and cnn.com contributor elsie granderson who's also a senior writer for espn and asked if to be lin is right. >> i don't know if i can go as far as jeff has there. just because the judges asked tough questions, very tough questions, doesn't necessarily mean we know how they will vote. that being said, they continued to ask the government over and over and over, what is your limiting principle? essentially, the answer to the question, if congress can do this, what can't it do? and the solicitor general and the obama administration, the government in general, has been unable to answer that question. if you cannot answer that question the supreme court is going to have big problems extending congress' constitutional powers over forcing people to buy insurance. >> james carville says if the health care law guesses tossed

that will be good for democrats. is he just laying groundwork in case of legal defeat? >> i don't think he's blowing smoke. the president is in a unique position in which he can spin whatever verdict comes out for his positive if he gets ahead of the message. if the supreme court upholds the law, it looks like a plus for him. if it strikes it down, he's able to go pack to his voting base, he's able to go back to independents and say, i tried to make sure that i covered "x" number of millions who weren't insured and the republicans stopped that and drove it all the way to the supreme court and the conservatives on the supreme court stopped people from having insurance. i think he can spin this for a political positive. if it fails, i don't think that's good for americans but it's good for democrats politically. >> you think they can spin it, even if they say no? that's interesting. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> i don't think so. >> you can go in front of a crowd and say, i tried to do

this to help americans without insurance, and everyone who has insurance stopped you. the supreme court who have federal insurance, they stopped you. the republicans in the congress, they have insurance, they stopped you. they're the reasons why you cannot get covered. they're the reason why if you had a pre-existing condition, your insurance company can boot you off. they're the reason why. yeah, you can definitely spin that. if you get ahead of the message. >> that's not a compelling argument? i mean, if you do have a pre-existing condition and you're in need of health care that might be a compelling argument to some people. >> you can try. you can try to spin that. i think that's what james carville is doing, spinning it so fast. i think that's not going to outweigh the message that the president's signature legislation, his legacy legislation, the one he has hung his hat on, has been deemed by the supreme court of the united states to be so far outside the purview of american governmental power that it is unconstitutional. i think that will weigh much more heavily. >> okay. let's move on and talk some republican politics.

romney predicting a win tuesday in wisconsin. he is lapping the field in the delegate count, picking up endorsements. if you watch any of the major news networks and you see the people from the republicans, conservatives, all saying it's time. most of them are saying, it's time to get behind romney. the question is, gingrich, santorum, does it look like they're becoming a sideshow? who wants to go first? raise your hand. go ahead, will. >> they've been a sideshow. >> go ahead, will. >> there it is, elsie's got it. he's nailed it, they have been a sideshow for quite a while now. this thing mathematically has been absolutely over, ten-count. if rick santorum and newt gingrich can't do the math, in rick santorum's case he has his own math, i mean, i can't help them out here. yeah. they've turned into a sideshow. >> all right, rick santorum and mitt romney will spend monday in wisconsin. newt gingrich has several

campaign stops planned in maryland. thanks to will and elsie. a young soldier on duty makes the ultimate sacrifice to save a child's life. he is now being hailed a hero.

family and friends stood in the cold rain to meet the body of army sergeant dennis weichel, the brave young season soldier killed in afghanistan. he wasn't killed fighting the enemy, he died trying to save a life. pentagon correspondent barbara starr has more on this heroic soldier. approximate daddy!

daddy! >> reporter: three months ago, specialist denies weichel made a surprise visit home from his tour in afghanistan. now the flag flies at half staff over the rhode island state capitol until the 29-year-old father of three is laid to rest. weichel was killed in eastern afghanistan saving the life of an afghan child. according to the army, when weichel's armored convoy came across afghan children in the road, he and others got out to move the children out of the way. at the last minute, a little girl ran back to pick up some shell casings. weichel saw her in front of the trucks and pulled her to safety at the last minute. he was hit accidentally by the truck and died a short time later. captain christopher almyer, weichel's previous letter during a tour of duty in iraq, was

overcome. >> he was one of my guys. but then i took a step back and i realized that, you know, he would have done that. he would have really done that for anyone. that's the type of guy he was. >> reporter: dennis, he says, always responded to children. >> we would roll into local communities and villages and set up security and you'd see children, you know, peeking out the windows. and it was sergeant weichel's calm demeanor and the way he handled children that, you know, these kids, he welcomed them and these kids would come out. he would ensure that every single child received something. whether it be the smallest thing as a pencil or a booklet to write in. >> reporter: during those days back home, everyone could see dennis weichel's own children meant everything to him. >> excited. these are the most important things to me, my kids. so i'm glad to see them on the holidays. >> reporter: dennis weichel was promoted posthumously to

sergeant. he is survived by his fiance and his three children who were so thrilled to see him just a few short months ago. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. what's going on in washington? on wall street and in hollywood? i've got your look ahead next. later this hour, we've pored over police files, public records, surveillance video, phone records, to give you the timeline moment by moment the night trayvon martin was killed. with b vitamins, the first and only one to help support a healthy metabolism. three smart ways to sweeten. same great taste. splenda® essentials™.

let's get you a quick primer for your week ahead. what can we expect from the big news and the big newsmakers? let's start in washington. i'm dan lothian at the white house. what is a rarity, president obama is not expected to travel this week but his schedule is full with bill signings and meetings with world leaders. as part of the north american leaders summit on monday, the president will host the president of mexico calderon and the canadian prime minister harper. on wednesday, president obama will sign the act that bans members of congress and their staff from insider trading and the jobs act on thursday. the president and first lady will wrap up the week by marking the start of passover with a seder at the white house on friday. a shortened trading week coming up but investors watching for key economic data set to be

released. the latest manufacturing and construction spending numbers as well as march auto sales. the marketed in the u.s. will be closed for good friday but on friday morning we will get the all-important jobs report for the month of march. wall street and main street are both hoping the uptick in job creation we've seen in recent months continues. some questions about if it really has legs. here's what we're watching this week. reality star and entertainment journalist julianne rancic will join us to update her health. wilson phillips will talk about their new album. we'll ask carney wilson about her second weight surgery. "showbiz tonight" weeknights at 11:00 eastern and pacific on hln. >> there's plenty more news to come in the next half hour. just the facts. the trayvon martin killing. we cut through the emotion and track the events of that night. >> you really want to know what happened in those couple of minutes? >> does it all add up?

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at least three people were hurt. the ship reportedly can't communicate or steer. the 40,000-mile competition pits amateur sailors against each other in a round the world race. secretary of state hillary clinton says america will stand with the opposition against the government of president assad. speaking at a conference of world leaders in istanbul, she said the u.s. will nearly double the aid it now gives to the free syrian army. opposition forces say they can't hold on forever. they report 80 people killed sunday, including 21 in the city of homs. the syrian national council is promising to pay soldiers to fight the assad regime. it is the story that no one cab stop talking about. the shooting of trayvon martin. it seems like every day we learn about a new piece of the puzzle and every day the outrage only seems to grow. rather than allow the rhetoric to overshadow the facts of this

case, we're going to step back and walk you through the night that trayvon martin was killed, minute by minute. 7:11 p.m. february 26th. a rainy night in sanford, florida. george zimmerman called 911 to report a suspicious person in his neighborhood. that call would last four minutes. >> hey, we've had some break-ins in my neighborhood and there's a real suspicious guy. [ bleep ]. the best address i can give you [ bleep ]. this guy looks like he's up to no good or he's on drugs or something. it's raining and he's just walking around, looking about. >> okay. this guy, white, black or hispanic? >> he looks black. >> did you see what he was wearing? >> yeah, a dark hoodie, like a gray hoodie. either jeans or sweat pants and white tennis shoes. he's here now. he's just staring.

>> 7:12. phone records show trayvon martin is on the phone with his girlfriend. 7:13. zimmerman is giving the dispatcher directions when he says the subject took off. >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> okay. we don't need you to do that. >> okay. >> 7:15. zimmerman hangs up with 911. >> okay. no problem. i'll let them know to call you when they're in the area. >> thanks. >> you're welcome. >> at the same time, at 7:15, trayvon martin's girlfriend tells abc news she's still on the phone with him. >> he said this man was watching him. what you doing around her? somebody pushed trayvon. >> 7:16, the line goes dead. at about the same time, a neighbor's call to 911 reveals background screaming and then a gunshot. >> do you need police, fire or medical? >> maybe both. i'm not sure.

there's just someone screaming outside. >> okay. is it a male or female? >> it sounds like a male. >> and you don't know why? >> i don't know why. i think they're yelling help but i don't know. just send someone quick, please, fast. >> okay. does he look hurt to you? >> i can't see him. i don't want to go out there. i don't know what's going on. >> so you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> all right. what is your -- >> there's gunshots. >> you just heard gunshots? >> yes. >> how many? >> just one. >> 7:17. officer timothy smith, the first to arrive. and according to the partial police report, the officer says, i was advised by the dispatch that the report of shots fired. and in the span of two minutes, smith canvasses the scene, spots george zimmerman wearing a red jacket and blue jeans, observes a black male wearing a gray

hooded sweatshirt laying face-down in the grass. questions the man in the red jacket who admits to shooting the subject and still being armed. secures a 9 millimeter gun and places the man in handcuffs. the officer observes the man in handcuffs bleeding from the nose and the back of his head, according to the police report. all of this in about two minutes. the police report says a very tight time window, according to senior law enforcement instructor alex manning. >> you really want to know what happened in those couple of minutes. were they still running? was he walking around, looking for trayvon? was trayvon heading out of there? so in those two minutes you really don't know what exactly happened. >> 7:19, two minutes after smith, a second officer arrived. ricardo ayella, who observed zimmerman already in custody. between 7:19 and 7:30 he tries to get a response from the subject on the ground. a sergeant arrives, checks a pulse. there is none.

and both officers begin cpr. another sergeant arrives and takes over chest compressions from officer ayella. the fire department arrives, attempts to revive the subject. at 7:30, a paramedic pronounces the subject, trayvon martin, dead. then the police report says zimmerman is placed in the back of officer smith's patrol car and given first aid. but exactly when that happened is a matter of dispute. criminal defense attorney holly hughes. >> we don't even know what time the emts arrived. if it took them five additional minutes to arrive you're down to five minutes for them to perform a complete medical examination on him. if he's in that bad of shape, they're not going to do something that takes five minutes. they're going to bandage him if he's got a gushing gash in the back of his head. >> the time stamp on this surveillance video shows zimmerman and officers arriving at the station at 7:52, 35 minutes after the first officer arrived at the crime scene. the police station is a

15-minute drive away. earlier i was joined by alex manning, senior law enforcement instructor. i asked her after she just saw what she just saw, what that timeline revealed to her. here's what she said to say. >> this reveals there was little if any medical attention given to george zimmerman. if the paramedics were with trayvon martin until 7:30 when they pronounced him dead, according to my calculations i have, taking about 14 to 15 minutes, for them to get zimmerman from the scene to the police station, i have them only attending to mr. mr. zimmerman between 7:30 to 7:38, about eight minutes. to do an assessment, to treat him for any wounds. he wasn't injured that bad. >> wow. as a law enforcement person, you are taking a stand and saying you can't believe it in that amount of time? >> i can't believe it. unless i'm missing something. this is a partial report. if i just look at what i have,

eight minutes is the most time they spent treating mr. zimmerman. >> now we've invited a couple of pros and we're going to come at this case a little bit differently now. it is a frank conversation about profiling b. stereotypes, and things other shows probably wouldn't go as far and wouldn't even touch it, wouldn't go near it. up next charles blow, a noted op ed columnist for the "new york times," buck davis, renowned diversity expert. they're part of our special edition of "no talking points" after the break. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. love the air.

time now for "no talking points." tonight we're doing things a little different here. we've invited two people to help guide us through a color divide, a divide that has become a flash point as the story of trayvon martin and his death unfold. charles blow is a noted op ed columnist for the new york times. buck davis is a renowned diversity expert. charles, i want to put up something you tweeted. i don't want to look beyond trayvon right now, i don't want to deal with the larger implication. you said, my soul needs this case to be resolved. what do you mean by that? >> well, i think there are a lot of people involved at this point who have larger views than what i'm applying to this case. there are civil rights groups who have large agendas that

include civil rights in this case but also all sorts of civil rights for voting access and things like that, and they have their right to bring all of that to this case. for me, it's much more simple. there is a 17-year-old boy in a grave in florida. he was put in that grave on march 3rd. he will never get to be a day older. and the simple question for me is, did the man who shot a hole in his chest on the night of february 26th, did he have a reason for doing that? was it a justifiable homicide? or did he cross the line in some way and should be charged and brought before a jury and let that jury determine whether or not he is guilty or innocent? and i think that what trayvon has done has really touched something in a lot of people in

a lot of different ways and it's really -- yes, go for it. >> we're going to get to that. people of all backgrounds are speaking out about this. but let's be honest here. some black leaders have been accused of a rush to judgment. some black members of the media have been accused of a rush to judgment. critics say more information is needed. your response to that? >> no, i am absolutely -- i have a zillion questions. i often ask questions both on social media and in the column that i wrote on march 16th was the first time i ever wrote about this which included a litany of questions which i feel like need to be answered for people to feel better about this case and about the justice system. and a lot of that will come out if, in fact, mr. zimmerman is ever charged and brought before a jury. however, i do take umbrage to this point which is that people keep getting upset that people

are keeping this case alive. there would not be a doj intervention and fbi and vention if people had not brought this case before the public and the public had not responded the way they did. the police department captain would not have stepped down if there was not public pressure from the media and from the public. and the state attorney would not have recused himself if that were not the case. there is a role for people to bring things to the light and there is a role for the public to say, we want justice in this case. and that doesn't mean that you say that zimmerman is guilty or innocent. it is to say that there is enough evidence here, from what we know now, to suggest that a charge at the very least, a charge is not a conviction -- >> probable cause you're talking about. >> a charge should be brought, exactly, and he should go before -- a jury should figure out whether or not he is guilty

or innocent. >> charles, if you can respond quickly to this. i know that -- this has really gotten a lot of people emotional. because i want to bring buck in. i want to ask you in that column, you talked about your column, you talked about the burden of young black males in america. explain. >> there's a real issue with young black men and authority figures. a lot of times that expresses itself with their interactions with police. that is not to say you don't worry about your kids when they are in neighborhoods that are known to be -- that have crimes. we do. that doesn't mean that you don't worry about your kids when they're around their friends and they may be introducing something or asked to experiment with something. you do. all of those things do happen. but layered on top of that is the very real reality that you also have to worry that people in positions of authority,

people armed with guns, may also find your child suspicious even if they are doing absolutely nothing wrong. and that is another layer of concern that young black men in this society have to deal with. and that is just a fact. >> okay. so buck, basically what charles is talking about, profiling in this case. and i think you say you'd rather use stereotyping. i'm just going to, in plain language, do you think that -- i don't mean to condescend to anyone. i just want to be able to get this out. do you think that most white americans understand or get the issue of profiling or stereotyping in the way that charles is talking? >> i think that we understand the definition. i think it's a leap for us to understand the experience. i'm talking in generalities here. i have never had the experience of having a police officer pull me over for driving a luxury vehicle only to have the police officer say, you don't look like you belong in this car, you don't look like you fit in this

automobile. i've never had that experience. in the absence of that experience, it makes it hard for me to truly understand the dynamic of racial profiling at its core. you following me? >> i am following you. so then what does that mean? is it something you can't get just because you don't experience it? there are things i can empathize with but i don't live them. just because i don't live them doesn't mean that they don't exist. >> exactly. bringing the awareness of how stereotypes play out in our society is so important for us to be consciously aware of. racial profiling is stereotyping in the worst form. do i stereotype? absolutely. we all have normal, natural reactions to different types of people. that's just how we're built. >> you teach diversity and you still stereotype. do you stereotype black men? >> every day that i'm making a dollar, i'm talking about this and i find myself in certain moments stereotyping different

types of people. for instance, i was in north carolina a couple weeks ago and i was waiting for my car to be valeted and this sharp-dressed african-american man walked up towards me in a black jacket. i went to hand him my keys. my automatic reaction was, this is the valet. he quickly said, what makes you think i'm the valet? and i quickly said, i am so sorry, my racist thoughts made me feel like you were the valet. that's me not on my best day. >> i think it's interesting you said, my racist thoughts. no one wants to be cast as a racist or having racist thoughts. >> right. but it was a racist thought. because it was steeped in a bias that is an african-american man, he's standing here with a black jacket on, i need to have my car valeted, oh, it must be him. that was on a not so good day. this week in chicago i had a better day when i'm walking through nordstrom, i need shoes, my first thought was, a very handsome african-american man dressed approaches me, my thought was, can you get me a

size 13? but it didn't come out of my mouth. we don't get in trouble for what happens in our head, we get in trouble for what comes out of our head and the behaviors that accompany those stereotypes. >> do you think george zimmer n zimmerman, who is hispanic which is interesting, do you think he is aware he was possibly, we'll say possibly, profiling? for some people it's a foregone conclusion that it was profiling. do you think that he may be aware of that or some people are unaware they're even stereotyping and profiling because of the sort of way we grew up? >> yeah, i don't know what's going through george zimmerman's head. i'm not aware when i'm stereotyping most of the time. i try to manage my thoughts, though. we need to start policing our thoughts as they come through our head to ask us, why do we think that about this person? why are we behaving in a certain way? what's driving that interaction with someone who's different from me? >> do you think, quite honestly by this story, because it's been

portrayed in black and white, do you think white people, especially white men in general, feel attacked by this story? >> i think some do, i think some don't. i don't feel attacked by the story at all. i think it's what race represents in the story. so all of us are bringing our story to this experience. if your story more closely aligns with that of trayvon martin's, you're probably policing the facts for, how's this an injustice? if your story more closely aligns with george zimmerman, there's a likely you're probably policing the facts for, how is this murder justified? we're bringing that, then you layer on race and it makes it a very volatile case that reminds us of a lot of pain in this country. >> we've got to run. bottom line, where do we go from here? >> well, i mean, i think we're still waiting for the special prosecutor to come through and say whether or not they will bring a charge against george zimmerman. and there's a lot of pressure right now for them to come -- to

make sure they have done a thorough investigation and that they come back and say, whichever way they go, they are able to explain that to the public in a way that is credible. and that people can actually buy. and i think that what we ultimately will end up with, this is just my hunch, is that george zimmerman will be charged with something. whether or not he will ultimately get a conviction or an acquittal, that's a different story. but i do believe that eventually he will be charged. >> thank you, charles blow. appreciate it. thank you buck davis. this is what we do with "no talking points" all the time. as a white man buck doesn't know what it's like to walk in my shoes nor in charles'. as a black man i don't know what it's like, i don't know what it's like to be a woman, i'm a man. what i can do, what we can all do while this is fresh, is examine our motives, conscious or unconscious, empathize, take nothing for granted, keep calm

and carry on. that's tonight's "no talking points." conan o'brien is ready to take over the internet. today he announced he has bought one of the biggest tech websites out there and i don't think anybody believes him.

at last, the long road to the ncaa championship will come to an end monday night in new orleans. the tournament known as march madness is now down to the final two. kentucky and kansas. one will be crowned champion by making it to the title game. kentucky lived up to its pretourney number one overall ranking beating louisville. the jayhawks slipped by ohio state for the right to play the wildcats. it's going to be an interesting one to watch. country music's biggest stars turned out for the academy of country music awards. carrie underwood's opening performance of "good girl" kicked off the show. among early winners, miranda lambert for female vocalist of the year and album of the year as well. lady antebellum for vocal group

of the year and "american idol" alum scotty mccrary for new artist of the year. song of the year went to "crazy girl." kenny chesney had the most nominations, nine. congratulations to all the winners. conan o'brien took his april fools prank to the internet. and sure nobody bought it. it's still a classic though, conan. earlier today o'brien announced he had fired pete cashmore and put himself in charge. here's part of his announcement. >> i'm sick and tired of scanning the internet, looking for any news about technology. i go to mashable, i see the atrocious job they're doing. i decided it's time for me to take over. that's why several hours ago i called pete cashmore and i told him, you're out! get out! you're through, cashmore, through!

get out! of course, keep in mind i was screaming get out on a phone call and he was talking from home. so it wasn't clear what i was throwing him out of. there's going to be a lot of changes around here, okay? so stay tuned because i'm in charge now. all right? stay tuned. i'm going to be sending out a lot of tweets. let's get a tweet out there. how do i -- how do you tweet? could -- that is one bad blackberry. >> conan. 100 years ago this week the most luxurious ocean liner in history was ready to set sail, two weeks later it was at the bottom of the atlantic ocean. we get a peek at the new museum

celebrating one of the greatest triumphs and tragedies.

the u.s. coast guard is working to save the crew members of a crippled yacht 270 miles off the california coast. a small ship has taken two of the injured people off the boat. they'll be taken by helicopter back to san francisco. three crew members were reportedly hurt on the yacht when it was caught in a storm and smashed by waves. the 67-foot yacht was taking part in a round the world race when it was disabled by a huge wave.

another unarmed african-american teen was shot to death a week ago by police in pasadena, california. police say officers fired on 19-year-old kendrick mcdade as he was reaching toward his waistband. a 911 caller had said he had just been robbed by two men with guns when police came upon mcdade. no weapon was found on mcdade. police learned the caller lied about the men having guns to get a faster response. the caller has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. 100 years ago this weekend, construction was completed on the biggest, most luxurious ocean liner in history. two weeks later, the "rms titanic" smashed into an iceberg, sank into the atlantic, and disappeared. a museum gives us a peek at the ship. here's cnn's nick robertson. >> reporter: titanic, belfast. an exhibition center linking past to present. built in the very place the

ill-fated liner began its short life. even today the scale of the "titan "titanic" seems staggering. that is the back of the boat, the stern. this traces the outline of the "titanic" where it was built in the slipways. the front of the ship almost touching the exhibition center. inside, it's like stepping through time. i think we're going to another floor. >> we are, yes. as you go through the ship you move right up to the corridors where you would have had the cabins. it's all about using modern technology to tell a 100-year-old story. >> you feel like you're going up in the ship, it's an odd feeling. >> now you're up at the first class level. >> reporter: clair bradshaw's job is to market belfast's hottest new property. that includes a replica staircase made famous by kate winslet and leonardo dicaprio.

away from the grandeur of exhibits there are other mixed feelings. the ship yard that built the world's largest oceangoing liner was once synonymous with bigotry. archive film footage inside the exhibit captures belfast in those bygone days. protestants had the plum jobs like shipbuilding. catholics often went hungry. the "titanic" exhibit is trying to build on today's peace and sink once and for all some of the city's sordid history. >> titanic quarter has become a new area of our city. it's where people come to study, to live, to work, it's about our city as a whole and a whole new beginning, none of the divide of before. >> reporter: how many visitors come to this modern incarnation of belfast innovation will help make or break that future. nic robertson, cnn, belfast, northern ireland. >> i'm don lemon of cnor