start of summer, and it is, indeed, a fine day in which to hold a barbecue. but just in the last ten of our country's almost 237 years, 7,000 men and women have given their lives for this country. and memorial day is about remembering that. a new era for the boyscouts of america as the organization votes to allow openly gay members. the government lace out a push to close guantonomo plus a mistrial in the sentencing phase for convicted killer jodi arias. new evidence in the trayvon martin case. and a man who rescued kidnapping victims. first, just hours ago, a breckenridge collapsing in washington state.

it happened on interstate 5 north of seattle, dumping two vehicles and a trailer into the river there. amazingly no one was killed. three people pulled from the water were taken to hospitals. a washington state dot spokesman says investigators are looking into the possibly an oversides load truck hit the 65-year-old bridge and triggered the collapse. the heavily traveled interstate 5 has been closeled in both directions. they are saying commute verse to find a new path for the future. the organization's founding more than 100 years ago, beginning in january and for the first time, openly gay youths will be allowed to join and be a part of one of the most storied institutions. however, the decision is not being welcomed by everyone. activist says their fight is not over. brian moore reports radio. facing immense pressure from the outside and a fiery internal debate the boyscouts of america

has decided to open its ranks to gay youth. >> it's a very difficult decision for a lot of people, but we're moving forward together. >> more than 1,400 scouts voted by a 60% margin to change the policy, beginning in january. >> now the decision has been made, it's time to move forward and it's time to stand oeth e together. >> not everyone agrees. >> this will deserve e devastate the program. it shows several people will leave the program. >> will you allow your son to go with a scout troop that has three or four homosexual people who are openly practicing? >> supporters say the change will make the century old institution even stronger. >> the scouting's values won't change. this is going to make scouting's value morse accessible to more people. i don't think how that can be a bad thing. >> the scouting ban on gay adults leaves the former den

leader out. >> how can they do that to kids, how that can they tell the little boys the people that love them and adore them aren't good enough. >> a step forward steepd in emotion and controversy. brian moore, nbc news. problem in a major sheech thursday declared america at a crossroads when it comes to pharaohing the war on terror. the president's address comes nearly a dozen years after the 9/11 attacks just as his own administration is talking about the use of drones. what was new in his remarks, tracy potts? >> reporter: well, what was new is really an approach. a few way of looking at the terror threat here in the united states toward the united states, i should say. also, some tougher standards for those targets drone strikes. we may hear more today when president obama delivers the commencement speech at the u.s. naval academy.

on thursday, he warned, the war on terror has changed since 9/11. >> we must define our efforts a not a boundless war on terror but a series of persistent targeted efforts to dismantle specific networks of violent extremists that threaten america. >> reporter: extremisting like the accused jihadist in the boston bombing. he is making it tough tore use unmanned drones. >> before a strike is taken, there must be certainty no people can be injured. >> reporter: guantonomo bay cuba has some support on camille. >> we will prejudice ouring willness to work with the president of the united states to see that guantonomo bay is closed. >> reporter: mr. obama is making it easier to transport some suspects to yemen and try others

in civilian courts in the u.s. >> we are not talking about people who robbed the liquor store but terrorists. >> until congress is willing to look at this issue differently, i think we are stuck in this stalemate. >> a reminder as we approach memorial day of the high cost of this new war. closing that facility could save the u.s. a million dollars a year per inmate. there are is 166 inmates down at guantonomo bay. richard. >> tracy pots. thank you so much. george zimmerman's trial is less than three weeks away. there is new evidence from trayson martin's cellphone with what appear to be marine plants and this gun, it is not clear who was olding it, teches with a friend about fighting and forced to move out of his mother's

house because of fighting at school a. statement from martin's family says, the only photos irrelevant or admissible at trial are those of trayson taken the day he shot and killed zimmerman. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty. that ignited racial tensions around the country. we should mention that george victimerman sued for his allegations. the judge gave a heavy sigh, dismissing the jury, then declaring a mistrial in the penalty phase. the same jury that convicted her earlier this month could not decide whether arias should receive life behind bars or the death penalty. they were deadlocked after 13 hours of deliberations spanning three days. the penalty phase retrial is scheduled july 18th. the jury will be seated unless the prosecution takes excuse off the table and agrees to a life term. now a scramble for politics,

president obama will reunite with governor chris christie next week. president obama is headed to the area. law makers in maine and the governor have a lot oargue about. but it's this tv that's causing a rift in augusta. the governor says she moving out after democratic legislators objected to his placing a television in the hallway. anthony weiner leads to the steel city. backdrop images on weiner's campaign sight suggest the brooklyn bridge. it's actually the roberto clemente bridge in pittsburghment his campaign has not competented, but the image has since been changed. for the first time in six years, the government is making a payment towards the national debt. officials say they will contribute about $35 to the $16 trillion tab. it's just a drop.

it's a nickel. . a law before the mississippi supreme court could lead to the prosecution of women who suffer miskarnlgs. a woman was indicted for manslaughter after a pregnancy ended in stillbirth. president obama nominated vectoria nuland for santa secretary of state. she has become under criticism for editing the talking points on the attack in benghazi, think your date for prom was cool? how about taking the future president? >> the guy in the middle. >> the future president of the united states. "time" magazine releasing this photo of barak barak and another date. after he wrote that note you see there, tuesday, calling her, quote, extremely sweet and foxy. >> wow, i think michelle will have a good night out on the town, treat her. >> treat really nice. he wished, in skranl politics.

saying she was sweet and foxy. mr. foxy, himself, mr. kiereins. >> yeah, crazy weather over the weekend, soggy. >> shall we say cool? >> nothinged is not pretty. yesterday was obviously an ugly friday and by far the worse forecast around the country will be in new england. yesterday, the rain relentless. let me show you nyack, new york. this is a quaint little village on the main street. you are looking at main street, people. it's on a hill. when it poured, it just created its own river going down the middle of town. >> what was that? >> in. >> i don't know. they got three or four inches of rain. it's raining this morning. in the last 48 hours, we saw rain in hartford and new york city.

it's not isolated. overnight, it rained more. thankfully, it's about ending in new york city. now it's pushing out towards ride. further to the north, it is a soggy day. you zoom out a bit. can you see from boston to portland there is a steady chill of rain. highs today in the mid to low 60s. some spots in new england being in the 50s during the day today. richard, there is a cans tomorrow that some of the higher places in new england they will get snow in the andirondacks, the white and grown. >> it is a get out of dodge weekend. >> some people think about opening tear pool. >> no, no, you don't need the pool, based on the pictures you are showing us. the spool right in the streets of some place, thank you so much. just ahead, the latest controversies surrounding attorney general eric holder and the man that kidnapped three

women in cleveland is getting a sweet reward. we will tell you what it is. you are watching msnbc. .

. a british airways jet made an emergency landing in london. flight 762 had just taken off from heathrow airport to oslo. when witnesses saw black smoke from an engine forcing it to return. ault all passengers and crew got off safely. it closed all runways for a while. the targeting of conservative groups, lois lerner was placed on leave after being forced to resign. she took the fifth when call to testify before congress. fbz news saying eric holder signing off on a warrant clearing the justice department to search the e-mail of a fox news reporterment holder recused himself from a separate doj investigation of the associated press. less than a week from a

bipartisan bill cleared a key hurdle, house republicans say, hey, not so fast. speaker john boehner saying his chamber will chart its own path on immigration laws. more on that later. charles ramsey, kidnapped in cleveland, he saved three women. more than several restaurants are offering a free burger for the rest of his life. remember he had said he had that burger when he heard that cry for help. time now for your first look at business. for that, we turn to cnbc's courtney reagan. a happy friday to you. >> you know, futures are higher. so that's good news after we saw stocks slide on weak economic date on friday and a hangover from ben ber faeng's comments on thursday. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 poised for fear first loss some one day cannot necessarily make up for all of that. the congressional office estimates the final taxpayer

bill will be $21 billion. the price tag for the government's bailout during the financial crisis declined as firms pay back loans and the economy improves. at&t is adding a monthly fee all contracts. consumers say they're at the bottom of the bill. i think for 61 cents, that's also a good reason people don't know. >> it's often below readability, isn't it, courtney? >> exactly. more business, positive economic news included solid job growth. the number of americans dropping to $340,000 last week. sales rows since the summer of twoichlthmile while the median price of a new home hit the highest on record since 1993. the mother-in-laws rose for a third straight week. sales of recreational vehicles rvs up 70% sense the

recession of 2006 and 2009, folks hitting the road. credit companies are being sued by big retail stores over so-called swipe fees to process transactions, as macy's and target opt out of a $7 billion settlement. the house passing a bill to link futures markets, as those interest rates are set to double july 1st t. senate and the president opposed the bill. star wars star wars fans were in new york's times square for the unveiling of the largest lego model. a 43-feet long exstarfighter made from 5 h. plastic bricks. it will be on display in california until the end of the year. up next, kevin cirilli joins

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well, the house sent a immigration reform on thursday, john boehner saying the house will have its say. >> we're not going to be stampeded by the white house or stampeded by the president that the senate is working its will. a lot of good work that's gone on over there. but the house, the house will work its will. >> the bipartisan deal constructed by the so-called gang of eight senators is expect

told go to a full senate vote by next month. the question is how many republican senators will get on board and what changes in the bill they will require. joining me now from our walk bureau is politicos kevin cirilli. the headline reading, wild, whacky house of immigration talks. what is going on in the house of immigration reform? >> good morning, richard, i think this could be a part of a larger strategy for some of the gang of agfors if this immigration proposal were not to get out of the house or the house were to pass something more to the right. basically, it would implode the immigration talks and that the only viable option would be the senate gang of eight proposal. so the could actually be what the gang of eight senators want. >> that they want in the end. now, on the house side, what they are debating at the moment, healthcare. the issue there, how will that

fail? >> basically, it comes down to whether or not immigrants would have healthcare access. now, this is a part of a larger debate as you know about obama care him it could be linked to that. but they have said that immigrants would not be able to have federal subsidized federal healthcare and that unless it was in the case of emergency care. now, they are holding strong on this point and they have been able get this removed from the senate proposal. but it's a past of the larger healthcare debate. >> you know, being here, the longer this goes on, they will goat that magical 70 they talked so much earlier on in senate. when they get to conference, what's expected here? what will happen? >> richard, i think the bottom line is we will be hearing about the healthcare but the everify system and whether immigrants are tracked as well as all american workers, whether they are legally able to work in the

u.s. and whether that system should be tied to federal appropriations. so i would keep a close eye on the healthcare debate as well as the e-verify system, of course, these tougher border control mechanisms say they won't pass unless it's a part of the bill. >> kemp cirilli on a friday, have a good weekend. >> you too. >> speaking of the wikd weeeken >> first off, who will be beautiful, if you join us from the southeast, you got like a 3-day stretch here o beautiful weather. humidity very low this time of the year. enjoy it while it lasts. rain today and saturday as we go up from boston northwards up to portland, maine, burlington, through new hampshire, too, thunderstorms are possible here in the middle of the country. they'll be hit and miss. then as we go into sunday, rain finally exiting up there in new

england. still perfect in the east. dodge showers in miami. then as we go through sunday and monday, occasional thunderstorm complex, watch out omaha, st. louis, too, memorial day, we watch showers and stornlgs again, richard, i don't expect too many washouts this weekend with the exception of the next couple of days in new england. >> you will stick around and talk about first buzz and kate upton, aren't you? >> any excuse to do that. >> stick around. we'll be right back inish gel ca. it even helps keep your dishwasher sparkling. 'storm6 6.

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we will talk about kate upton and beer. there is a debate, by, about fracking going on. >> that's right, the concern about the quality of water, trying to get energy, oil out of the ground here and gas out of the ground, but there is a beer law in germany. it is the oldest of food quality law in the world in 1516, beer-makers, they love their octoberfest, saying, hang on a sec, you have to be careful fracking because of the waits we use in our beer. >> they are concerned about the beer. i don't have an opinion about the fracking thing, if it ruins beer that could sway the whole argument. >> kate upton, talk that. >> remember jake from los angeles, he asked kate upton to the prom. she said maybe. it ended up no. last night was his prom. he tweeted the photo of the person he took to his prom. nice runner-up. this is nina engel, she was also a supermodel in the "sports

illustrated" sports issue. she actually called him babe on her twitter site. a nice runner-up for jake. >> this has made jake's life. >> she's in "esquire" magazine. >> i am interested with this along with bill kierans. "way too early" is up next. i got a confession to make, i'm no fan of barak barak. there, i said it. somebody had to. but i am a fan of how he's handled the war on terror, by following the exact same policies laid out by problem president bush who followed the exact same policies laid out by president cheney. >> things are changing, though, when it comes to how president obama handles the war on terrorism. that's not all he is dealing with the morning. the woman at the center of the irs scandal suspended after refusing to answer questions. we'll pen point exactly what got

her pushed out. bridge collapse. luckily everyone survived. some witnesses say they know how it happened. and you know these things never end well in baseball games. a fan steals the spotlight from the angels and the royals and with those two teams, that was pretty much the highlight of the night. it is a friday going into the holiday weekend. yep, it is "way too early." good morning, everybody, yes, it is friday, may the 24th. that's right. a big holiday. not everybody has monday off. so i'm not going to gloat too much. we are hours away from an extended weekend. actually, it might be my favorite assignment yet for you guys. if you could invite anybody, who would you want at a memorial day barbeque? we need your top three. i have several lists. i