along with all the family and friends of the three freed women. glad to have you back, ladies. white house is commenting on a possibility that chemical weapons may have been used by the rebels, not the southeastern military. we'll get a report from tel aviv where tensions remain high. and in sports, late-night double overtime thriller is becoming an instant classic. stunner of the night in nba playoffs. we'll show you those highlights moments later. first to the top story on this tuesday, may 7th. found alive after ten years. three women, amanda brry, gina deheesz and michele knight appear to be in good health after a neighbor heard their screams and helped them escape from a home in cleveland, ohio. berry was emotional when she spoke to the operator. >> help me, i'm amanda berry. >> do you need police, fire or ambulan ambulance? >> i need police. >> okay. and what's going on there?

>> i've been kidnapped and i've been missing for ten years and i'm here. i'm free now. hello? >> yes. talk to the police when they get there. >> okay. are they on their way right now? >> we're going to send them as soon as we get a car open. >> no, i need them now before he gets back. >> how old is he? >> he's like 52. >> all right. and -- >> i'm amanda berry. i've been in the news for the last ten years. >> okay. >> amazing 911 call. three brothers all in their 50s are in police custody awaiting charges. two of the young women were in their teens when they went missing. the third was 20 years old. a neighbor who came to the rescue was as surprised as anyone to discover the missing girl girls in the house next door. >> i heard screaming. i come outside and see this girl going nuts trying to get out of a house. so i go on the porch. i go on the porch and she says help me get out. i've been in here a long time. she comes out with a little girl

and she says call 911. my name is amanda berry. amanda told the police, i ain't just the only one. there's some other girls up in that house. >> berry reportedly told police the young girl with her at the time of her escape was her captor's daughter. cleveland's wka krchc's chris h been following this. >> simultaneously, three men are behind bars this morning in a neighborhood where no one smelled any whiff of suspicion about what was going on inside this home. this has been a story that has just riveted the cleveland community for ten years. these young girls, teenagers at the time just went missing cold. there were rallies, vigils and there were families who simply did not give up hope.

many rolled their eyes at that hope but this morning they are waking up with their daughters in their arms and a mystery that still continues to unfold. much of this throughout the day here on msnbc. for now from cleveland, i'm chris ty. back to you. >> everybody everyone has a million questions about this story. we expect to get more details at a police news conference this morning. white house officials remain clearly reluctant in getting involved in syria's civil war, despite conflicting allegations of chemical warfare. after an accusation that the rebels used chemical weapons, the white house stands by their belief. >> we are highly skeptical that the opposition used chemical weapons. we find it highly likely that chemical weapons, if they were,

in fact, used in syria -- there's certainly evidence that they were -- the assad regime was responsible. >> investigating human rights abuses in syria also walked back from the official's remarks, saying they have not yet determined which side used the gas. the u.s. continues to explore all options when it comes to intervening in the two-year-old civil war. secretary of state john ker kerry. a new bill that would allow them to provide arms and aid to syrian rebels. israeli occupied golan heights. the military called it, quote, accidental spillover from the nation's conflict. israeli military over the weekend struck several military

targets near damascus. israel and u.s. officials do not confirm. >> reporter: a third mortar shell in two days landed in the israeli territory of golan heights. no reports of damage. israel simply says this is spillover from fierce fighting between regime and rebel forces. indeed, this time israel has chosen not to hit back, in part, because after a weekend of bomb attacks in on targets inside syria attributed to israeli warplanes there is a conscious effort to reduce tensions. on the syrian front told reporters this morning, and yet according to some reports in the arab media, the syrian

president, bashar al assad has warned his country will retaliate if there are more israeli attacks inside his country. israel says it will do what it needs to do to stop advanced weapons falling to hezbollah in lebanon. this crisis remains as dangerous and unpredictable as ever. back to you, bill. >> thank you, nbc news john ray there. the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. according to documents, u.s. official in tripoli says u.s. officials were prepared to fly to the consulate but were told to stand down from regional commanders. if the specials fors were deployed, the whistleblower says, american lives would have been saved. nbc's chief foreign correspondent andrea mitchell has the story. >> reporter: the attack started around 9:40 pm. by 3:00 in the morning,

ambassador chris stevens and sean smith were dead but two other americans, former navy s.e.a.l.s did not die until a second full assault at 5:15 am on a cia annex several miles away. six special forces commandos flew in from tripoli but couldn't stop the onslaught. now an interview with gregory hicks has been released, deputy chief of mission who says he called for military help from four more forces operatives in tripoli but was overruled. a dploeiplomat, not a military officer said i believe if we had been able to scramble a fighter or aircraft or two over benghazi as quickly as possible after the attack commenced there would not have been a mortar attack on the annex in the morning, because i believe the libyans would have split. they were not prepared for a combat assault mission. as far as buzzing the consulate to scatter fighters, they were

in italy, at least five hours away. for months, republicans have charged cover-up. last january hillary clinton took the blame but also pushed back. >> what difference, at this point, does it make? it is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator. >> now house republicans say they have state department witnesses who can prove clinton covered up. >> it's damaging because it happened on her watch. i think the important thing is that hillary clinton is no longer secretary of state. many people still at state department who were involved in this at the highest levels who continue to keep their jobs. >> that was nbc news andrea mitchell reporting. a full hearing on the september 11th attack will be held tomorrow. air force official who heads up the branch's sexual assault prevention program has himself been charged with sexual assault. lieutenant colonel jeff krus

krusinski has been removed from his position, pending investigation. nice mug shot. according to police reports, he is accused of groping a woman in arlington, virginia, and now is being charged with sexual battery. the incident comes as reports of sexual assault has reached new highs, jumping 6% in 2012. those are only the reported attacks. number of people who made anonymous claims they were sexually assaulted sky rocket friday 19,000 to 26,000 between 2011 and 2012. friend of accused bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev has been bonded out of federal prison and now is on house respect. robel phillipos has been released on bond. he will remain in custody of his mother. the six educators killed in the sandy hill massacre are

being honored as civil iian med of honor recipients. >> in their ordinary lives, doing their everyday jobs, teachers and staff of sandy hook elementary set themselves apart by paying that ultimate sacrifice in the protection of their students. >> educators' families received the awards on the victim's behalf. they say it chose the women to receive its citizen honors medal, highest honor it gives to a civilian, after receiving several nominations duri s for actions during the shooting. creating a rift on how to move forward with immigration reform. led by former senator jim demint, the immigration bill would cost u.s. taxpayers, $6.3 trillion because 11 million immigrants would be eligible for

benefits if granted citizenship. congressman paul ryan says the study neglects the economic growth that would follow immigration reform while former governor haley barbour called it nothing more than, quote, a political document created to make headlines. and on twitter, writing, here we go again. new heritage study claims huge cost for immigration reform ignores economic benefits. no dynamic scoring, from jeff flake. former south carolina governor mark sanford says if he loses the first district congressional race today it will be the end of his political career. a moment most thought came years ago when he abdomen abandoned hs to visit his mistress in argentina. no small feat for a democrat in

traditional deep red district. sanford has closed the gap to within the margin of error. with just one debate, the contest has been fought with personal attacks and some unusual campaign theatrics on the trail. sanford, who tried to connect colbert bush even debated a cardboard cutout of nancy pelosi on one campaign stop. a little later, mark sanford will join us live for an interview here on "morning joe." shopping online about to get a little more expensive. the senate approved legislation that will allow stores to include sales tax online. the bill now heads to the house. lawmakers hope to get the bill to the president's desk before the end of the year. tweet me @billkarins.

still ahead on "way too early," no problem for the bulls in miami. how chicago pulled off the biggest surprise so far this postseason. governor christie plays hero in a group of young students. how his bravery has peta all bugged out. that and more when "way too early" comes right back. historic pictures of the last days in europe show american and russian troops as they join on the river, splitting german armys in two. united states general rinehart, a meeting that spells out certain german defeat. one...

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noa with the block. lebron and nate robinson go for the ball. that's 250 pounds of mvp landing on your face, robinson. he splits his lip. doc, get me the stitches. he stitched him up, sends him back into the game. i like to call him mighty mouse. nate robinson scores the final seven points of the game. shock the heat in miami. bulls win 93-86. tim tebow may not have a team. one poll says he still has influence. tebow topped foshs survey of 2013's most influential athletes. 29% of the respondents voted for the recently released qb, coming in second at 25% is liolympic swimmer michael phelps, olympic sprinter usain bolt and derek jeter. all those athletes haven't really done much lately. president obama playing golf

with three senators on the south course at andrews air force base. on the par 3 11, saxby chambliss of georgia makes a hole in one, playing with the president. he described the moment. >> on the south course and 156 yards and i hit a choked down 5 iron. it was pretty special. i didn't skull it. got it out of the hole for me and handed it to me and then they brought the flag out later. he signed the flag. everybody signed the flag. it was pretty neat. >> did he ask for your vote on immigration reform in return? >> actually, i told him since i made a hole in one, he ought to give us everything we want on entitlement reform. >> hole in one while playing golf with the president. no reason to get off the pillow this morning, senator, congratulations. >> three missing women lost and

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>> thanks, bill. governor chris christie proved that in front of a group of school children visiting in his office this past friday, they spotted a spider on the governor's desk. take a look. >> where is he? there he is. that's all part of being governor. any bugs on your desk you're allowed to kill them and not get in trouble. >> posted that video on his youtube page with governor versus spider showdown. peta said, quote, the spider

execution. he probably did it without thinking. some people put the spider outside but spiders are often scary. people can prevent them from pondering their worth. listen, you got a spider on your desk, what do you do? you kill the spider. i'm sorry, peta. i apologize. the new york post is reporting that chris christie secretly underwent lap band surgery. >> breaking news. >> it is breaking news. he is saying he was doing it for his health, for his 50th birthday. >> for this children. >> some people are saying, could he be trying to lose weight for a possible presidential bid? >> he did it -- he checked in february 16th. it's actually been a little while. we saw him on the jersey shore literally last week. >> looked pretty good. >> takes a while for it to start taking effect. some of the other quotes, for presidential election. he said much more important than that, because of his kids. he said he ordered a steak and about a third of the way through

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