good thursday morning. coming up on "early today," stabbing rampage. a 16-year-old boy is charged with stabbing 21 people at his pennsylvania high school. we are live on the scene. day care nightmare. a driver cuts off another vehicle that slams into a day care. one child is dead. at least a dozen are injured. new details this morning. plus, oscar pistorius' murder case gets serious with more graphic testimony. also, a medical helicopter's harrowing accident. and an invisibility cloak for greater visibility beneath the hood of your suv. it is thursday, april 10th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm frances rivera. we start with another school and

another grim and all too familiar scene. a random and horrific knife attack at a high school full of students in pennsylvania. a 16-year-old boy described as having a blank expression stabbed and slashed 21 people. he's now facing two dozen charges. authorities say he'll be prosecuted as an adult, but so far police have shed little light on a motive. nbc's richard lui joins us live in murray easur measure murrysv pennsylvania. >> reporter: we had a press briefing about 20 feet from where i'm standing right now. we one thing, one of those injured in the hospital right now getting a second medical procedure, a surgery at 1:00 a.m., about six hours ago. and also we learned that he had multiple stab wounds. so there is concern about what is being called an extremely critical condition injured individual. there is ten total teams now in the hospital, four of which are

in critical condition. we'll continue to watch that. that as the suspect, alex hribal, named yesterday, 16 years old, a sophomore at franklin regional high school here behind me, who is he? some students describe him as quiet. others say not so well known. his defense attorney saying this was a good guy, good student, here at the high school. now, alex hribal at the arraignment yesterday, head down for most of it, some saying he looked a little somber, 26 counts total. he could face decades in prison if he is prosecuted here. we got a chance to speak with one of the students who attended the school and was here when alex hbal allegedly ran down that hallway. take a listen. >> some girl came up to me and said, he has a knife, he's stabbing people. that's all i got. nothing else. i went back into the bathroom, and, you know, i told the girls, you know, you got to get out, you got to go.

>> reporter: now, she attended one of the vigils. there were six last night. the one she went to was right across the street from here at calvary lutheran church. she described one of the heroes and that was officer buzz. and he was a security guard that tackled the suspect. this after just three to five minutes that they have learned about what had happened. that vigil lasted about an hour and a half again. so the school, we have learned, will reopen, they think on monday. it will be handed over from police to the school districts, frances, today. >> certainly a tough start for the students and faculty there at that school. richard lui, thank you for being with us. in florida, police are searching for the driver of an suv that crashed into another vehicle, sending it slamming through a day-care center near orlando. one little girl died from her injuries. 11 children and an adult were hospitalized. authorities say several of them are in serious condition. the driver took off from the scene and nearly two hours later police found the suv nearby with no one inside. the man who they believe was

driving the vehicle has been identified as 28-year-old robert corchado, he's been arrested eight times since 2000 including this past december for allegedly leaving the scene of a crash and dug charges. an australian official says a plane hunt for missing malaysian flight 370 has uncovered a new possible underwater signal in the ocean it is the same vicinity where ocean shield depicted pings on wednesday. search planes and ships zeroing in on a smaller area, and it is a race against time because the batteries that power the locater beakens for the flight recorders were getting weaker and complicating matters is the ocean depth. it is nearly three miles down and covered in a layer of silt that could mask the wreckage. a man in charge of the search says he's optimistic the aircraft wreckage will be located in the not too distant future. another gay athlete sets a trail blazing path to acceptance for those still hiding their sexuality. >> there is a lot of kids in my situation right now that can't

be themselves and got to hide who they really are. and i want to be first to step up and be that leader for those people that are like that. >> on the heels of nba center jason collins and michael sams' public announcement, umass' derrick gordon came out as first gay athlete in college sports. for a time, he considered quitting the basketball squad, but after watching and with full support of family and teammates, he was ready to share his secret. his instagram message reads, quote, this is the happiest i've ever been in my 22 years of living. no more hiding. moving now to south africa, where at this hour prosecutors cross-examining olympian oscar pistorius for the second day. this follows tuesday's tearful testimony. >> what was your mistake? >> my mistake is that i took reeva's life. >> you killed her. you shot and killed her.

will you take responsibility for that? >> i did, my lady. >> say yes. i killed -- i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i did, my lady. >> the prosecutor then showed this video of pistorius shooting at watermelons just months before he shot steenkamp. then trying to draw comparison to the watermelon, he showed a disturbing photo of steenkamp's bloody head. of course, we're not showing it to you. >> i've taken responsibility, but i will not look at a picture where i'm tormented by what i saw and felt that night. my fingered touched her head. i remember. i don't have to look at a picture. i was there. >> joining me now is former manhattan criminal attorney faith. a day of almost a demand here. we heard him pretty much demand that oscar pistorius say he shot and killed reeva steenkamp.

did he need to push it that far? >> he did. not only do they want to discredit oscar's testimony, but they want to show the court he's not really taking responsibility for his actions. he blamed the police. he said they messed up the investigation. he's saying this is one big accident and he didn't know he was shooting reeva through the doors. obviously the prosecutors believe he's lying and they want to show that to the court. >> another moment here that stood out, the prosecutor showing video of oscar pistorius, shooting rage, shooting at a watermelon and comparing that to reeva steenkamp and her head and the graphic images that were shown in court of that. was that imagery and as graphic as it was necessary? >> well, look at what they're doing. they're trying to say who is the real oscar pistorius. is this the individual we have seen on the witness stand the last three days crying or the last two weeks in court very emotional or is it the person that did that to reeva steenkamp. they showed the photo. they pointed out to him. they may show video of him. they want to tell the court this

is a person who liked guns, he liked it use guns, he shot a gun before out of a car, in a restaurant, he's not responsible with guns. so they showed the video and want to contract who oscar pistorius presents himself to be in court and who he is in real life when he's not under the spotlight of the court and the media. >> a lot of it surprised you saying this wouldn't fly in a court in the united states. >> i was surprised because here that testimony, that tape would be deemed irrelevant. it doesn't relate directly to the case. but they showed it in order to paint him in a different light. >> all right, thank you very much, faith jenkins, for your perspective this morning. time to take a look at our forecast this morning. here is nbc philadelphia meteorologist brittney shipp. good morning and welcome. >> thank you. great to be here. we are going to see fantastic conditions, especially if you're joining us from the west coast. a closer look at our satellite radar shot here, very quiet for us. we have a coastal low you can see in the corner of the screen. that's going to produce an on shore flow. expect to see cloudy conditions, especially if you're right along

the west coast. we're also going to see current temperatures in the 50s for los angeles. but as we head into the rest of this afternoon, look at how things warm up. 92 degrees in las vegas. 98 in phoenix. near record conditions albuquerque at 81 degrees today. quiet across the entire nation. eastern seaboard warming up into the 60s and 70s. so beautiful, get out and enjoy it. right now, at least, a chance of showers moving into the northeast as we head into tomorrow. >> take it when you can get it. start planning all the activities. >> take advantage of it. >> thank you so much.

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welcome back. an emergency medical helicopter needed help of its own when it crashed on to a roof of a new mexico hospital. the chopper had had three crew members on board when it spun out of control and landed on its side. no injuries were reported. officials say the number of sick people aboard a princess cruise ship has nearly doubled since monday. 66 passengers and 17 crew members believed to be sick with a norovirus have been isolated to their cabins. the cruise is traveling down a california coast. and the final corvette has been removed from the sinkhole at the national corvette museum. it is not much of a corvette at all. look at that. that's 2001 zo-6, 40 feet

underground. and guess who surprised president obama and the first lady as they arrived at george bush international airport? guess? all right. that's him, george h.w. bush himself. a houston native, former president bush told reporters when the president comes to your hometown, you show up. and you welcome him. big texas welcome. time to get down to business with cnbc's jackie deangelis. good morning. >> good morning, frances. the masters golf tournament begins today in georgia without its biggest star, tiger woods. his absence is taking a toll on ticket prices with some opening day tickets down as much as 66%. land rover out with new technology called transparent bonnet which makes the hoods of its cars essentially invisible. that will debut next week at the new york auto show. bacnk of america agreed to customer refunds and fines for illegal credit card practices such as unfair billing. the company did not admit or

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this morning on "today," a family reunion 27 years in the making. a woman abandoned in a burger

king bathroom as a baby finds her birth mother. watch the exclusive interview ahead. on "today." starting this morning with your sports headlines, a somber moment. last night the pittsburgh penguins paid tribute to victims of the wednesday high school knife attack. >> please join the penguins and extending our thoughts and prayers to those who fell victim and were affected by the events that unfolded this morning at the school in murrysville, pennsylvania. michigan state basketball team mourns the loss of lacey holsworth, princess lacey. there is the princess. she became a spartans super fan and was especially close to adreian payne. the two became very close during the past season. lacey died on tuesday night after her battle with cancer. next to the masters. that's where good and bad news for ryan moore. he won the annual par 3 tournament at augusta. the downside, no par 3 winner

has ever won the masters. and escobar does his best impression with the over the head basket catch. impressive. and a.j. mccarron and rumors of a reality showing he and his fiancee katherine webb surfaced. what do you think of this, this is europe's latest sports craze. it looks like a brawl. it pits two squads against each other in a free for all battle. fighters can go mano a mano or gang up on their opponents. anything goes. the stomping, the punching, the kicking, all legal. the team wins when each opposing team member is knocked out. and brazil's soccer coaches placing bizarre rules on his players. fearing injury, he ordered the

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beautiful spring day. look at dallas. temperatures at 83 degrees. 85 for san antonio. a little warmer in the desert southwest. almost in the triple digits. phoenix, 76 degrees. as we head into hawaii, we'll see high 70s and also 80s for honolulu. another beautiful day. heading into tomorrow, we are going to see another nice day for the northeast. though we'll see a few clouds and chance of showers moving back in. >> still looking great, right? >> still looking good. >> whatever happened to normal names like britney, frances, samantha or elizabeth? "game of thrones", that's what happened. according to data from the social security administration, more baby born in 2012 were named khaleesi than betsy. there are 146 kids named after the mother of dragons on "game of thrones." go figure. sofia vergara is putting her money to good use. she's buying a $10.6 million villa in beverly hills. there it is.

11,000 square foot and has plenty of room for her on screen "modern family". following the release of "captain america winter soldier," marvel's cinematic world has become the highest grossing franchise in american history. the $2.4 billion it made over nine films beat star wars and also the james bond franchises. and no one is happier about george w. bush's world leader paintings than ellen degeneres. here's why. >> so the "today" show got a sneak peek of his paintings, basically he paints world leaders. and it seemed like he really focused on one world leader in particular. >> congratulations, dad. this is pretty exciting. >> well, yeah, who would have thought it. i like it. i like it because it conveys a compassionate person. >> well, ellen degeneres may be more be more popular than other of the world leaders there. katherine heigl is suing

duane reade for $6 million because of this tweet. the drugstore tweeted this photo of heigl leaving one of their stores and now she's claiming they're use her name and picture for advertising without consent. heigl says any damages paid by the drugstore will be given to charity. so not a million, half a million, $6 million. i wonder if they're figuring out ad timewise and -- >> and trying to prove a point with $6 million. >> i think so too. be careful with everything you carry in the bags and the logos and -- >> hopefully there was nothing embarrassing sticking out of one of those bags. >> katherine heigl, all right. this i'm frances rivera. this is "early today." we hope it is your first stop of the day here on nbc. good job!

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leading the news, in the san diego union tribune, sailing family back on dry land. lyra fell ill, they were rescued last weekend in a massive operation when their ship became disabled. in the boston globe, sneezes spread cold viruses further than once thought, study finds. about 200 times further according to the high speed imaging from mit. researchers want to remind everyone to cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing. breaking news overnight, an fbi hostage team rescued a man who was taken from his north carolina home five days ago. authorities say frank jensen was the victim of a kidnapping plot and was being held in atlanta. more details as they develop.

a 16-year-old high school student is being charged as an adult in connection with a stabbing of 21 people at pennsylvania's franklin regional high school. five students were critically wounded. australian officials say searchers looking for malaysia flight 370 are zeroing in on the final resting place of the vanished jet. and the houston woman convicted in the stabbing death of her boyfriend with five inch stiletto heels may testify today at her sentencing trial. she claimed she was attacked and defended herself with the only weapon she could find. well, feast your eyes on a dog that should make -- this is corona who doesn't care for tennis balls, sticks, even bones. you know what he loves? hockey pucks. he has uncovered more than 800 over the years. but don't feel like all of corona's hard work is going to waste. the pucks are donated to an ottawa charity for at risk and

abused women. how do you find 800 hockey pucks? >> not bones, not balls, but hockey pucks. you never know. >> little corona. here is a look ahead and a look back. it is the third and final day of the civil rights summit at the lbj presidential library in austin, texas. president obama is scheduled to deliver remarks on the civil rights act which took effect 50 years ago. on this day in 1912, the "titanic" set sail from south hampton, england, on its ill fated maiden voyage. it was billed as the largest passenger steam ship ever built and unsinkable. four days later, disaster struck when it sideswiped an iceberg and sunk. in birthdays, haley joel osment turns 26. actress and singer mandy moore is 30. and nfl legend john madden turns 78. happy birthday to them. keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. i'm frances rivera. thank you so much for watching "early today." make sure you get out and enjoy your thursday. let's face it,

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well, good morning to you. 4:30 this thursday. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a lot to get to this morning, first a check of the forecast. good morning, rob. >> foggy starts in parts looking back towards san francisco, see the low clouds on top of the towers of the bay bridge and what to expect the low clouds bringing misty skies around the coast and into san flun this morning as we head towards the afternoon, temperatures inland cooling five to ten degrees and fog come rolling back in as we come towards this evening right around 5:00. today's highs mid-70s around san jose and upper 70s near san