flights have been canceled along the eastern seaboard. this afternoon near philadelphia, play resumed at u.s. open after weather forced players and golf fans to take cover. brand new video from ohio. one of many states where people are cleaning up from the same storm system that moved through yesterday and overnight. the storm created golf ball sized hail, flooding rain and winds upwards of 80 miles an hour. 18 tornadoes were reported yesterday. right now the weather service is surveying more reports of funnel clouds. nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer here with conditions. >> the whole threat has pushed a little further south. that's the latest coming out of the storm prediction center in norman, oklahoma. we had a line of real heavy rain move through earlier this morning across parts of new jersey and even in the new york city area with now heavy rain up across new england. but, it's that area to our south and west near west virginia into virginia where that is now going to be the area of concern for

severe thunderstorm watches and warnings that have already been issued. you see those yellow boxes that pop up there, extending all the way down into tennessee, across northern alabama, northern georgia and western parts of the carolinas. that's going to be our focus for damaging wind gusts. we've already had reports of wind in excess of 60 miles an hour and quarter-sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. even though we're not talking about tornado watches or tornado warnings, we are still focusing on the threat in yellow for severe storms. these do produce flash floods because the rain comes down very heavily in a short period of time. that lightning is extremely dangerous and straight-line wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour certainly cause a lot of damage. that little area in red, that's what was at one time sitting over parts of washington, d.c. into southern new jersey and baltimore, maryland. that now has been shifted a little further south affecting mostly parts of central and eastern virginia and central and eastern north carolina. so, that's going to be a focus. we could see an isolated

tornado. but at this point, it looks like we'll be watching for torrential downpours, the potential of flooding, hail, and damaging wind gusts. we'll be watching it all afternoon. >> thanks. we want to go to breaking news in colorado where the black forest wildfire, now the most destructive in that state's history and show you brand new video of a house burning uncontrolled near black forest. today fire officials say that blaze destroyed at least 350 homes, triple the number from yesterday and one of several fires burning in colorado right now. msnbc's is in black forest. you went hyped the fire lines. explain the situation and how those first responders, people on the scene, are trying to get this under control but having no luck. >> reporter: yeah, thomas, it's difficult for the firefighters on the front line. you can tell from the smoke behind me, it's actually blowing in a certain direction. firefighters are battling this

blaze that may be burning in the middle of a forest area but the hot embers are ignited, airborne because of the wind and then they land on a home maybe several miles away. that was the video you were seeing. we were in front of this home completely engulfed in flames, firefighters were rushing to get here. they simply can't be everywhere at all times. so, they have aa very difficult situation here. the weather is supposed to work in their favor opposed to what we've seen over the last few days. on the downside, super hot conditions, mid-90s today, but the winds were supposed to lower today. they're kicking up at this hour. that's typical for this region at this time. they'll have their hands full. four big fires burning across colorado at this time. this is the most destructive in state history. yesterday we were told upwards of 100 homes. it was just updated to 360 homes. officials fear that number could certainly rise.

they believe there are 70 or 80 other homes that are not accounted for, so this number could easily reach over 400 over the next 24 hours. crews are not worried about the devastation and damage right now. they are focused on trying to put this fire out. containment is at zero percent, which is to say firefighters have not built any fire breaks or fire lines around ahead of this fire, so it's burning and moving uncontrolled. that's the big concern today. with these winds, that's certainly another added pressure they'll have to face all day long here, thomas. >> miguel, when we talk about the percentage, i mean, the jump from yesterday, the amount of homes, the 300% of homes destroyed, what are we looking at when the first responders and people within this area are looking at the weather conditions coming into the weekend and what -- it's amazing to thing those small embers get picked up by the wind and can be carried miles away. >> reporter: yeah. it's a precarious situation here. as you mentioned, there are some 40,000 people who have been evacuated. they, of course, are watching these numbers. the number of homes destroyed

tripled. so, certainly they have a lot of concern about when they'll be able to come back home, when they'll be let past the fire line. that doesn't look like it's going to happen any time soon. there's concern on both ends here. firefighters are certainly doing all they can. the number of firefighters was 150 two days ago. it's now nearly 500. they are dumping $10 million in resources to try to contain this fire. it's certainly a difficult moving fire. crews are struggling to stay ahead of it. they're doing all they can, but this thing is really on the move today. >> really a tale of two weather systems from the east coast out there and colorado. thanks so much, miguel, appreciate it. the u.s. supreme court issued a ruling today in a major case which questioned in genes can be patented. the justices ruled human genes cannot be, synthetic genes can. ang lean gentleman jolie revealed she had a double mistectomy after learning she had a gene to put her at a higher chance of getting breast

cancer. today could shape the future of medical research. >> reporter: the company that did the test angelina jolie used was myriad. the supreme court said myriad deserves credit for finding the genes to signal a higher risk for breast and ovarian cancer, but at the end of the day the supreme court said myriad didn't invent anything. you can't patent an object of nature. today the supreme court invalidated the patents myriad had on the actual two genes. what the people suing myriad claim now is that other people can now do research on these genes. in the past, if they tried to isolate the genes and pull them out of the human body for work, myriad would say, hey, those are our genes no matter who you got them from. you can't do that. you're infringing on our patents. now these people who sued say

that there can be more research done, there can be other tests developed, more competition. these tests should become cheaper. they also say it could also influence other kinds of tests that look at genetic material, like tests for neuromuscular diseases or heart ailments. so they say f we can't get patents it may dry up research money, but the people who sued said, no, it will cause more research because these geens will now be open. about a quarter of the genes of the human body had been given some kind of patent protection or another. >> pete williams reporting outside of the blustery supreme court steps there. thank you. developing right now, families of newtown victims returning to capitol hill six months after tragedy. we'll talk to connecticut senator chris murphy about the renewed push to bring gun legislation back to the hill. new information just coming in on the george zimmerman murder trial regarding whether the jury will be sequestered or not. we'll get an update from

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today as they read the name of the adults and children killed in the newtown shooting. it's part of a day-long series taking place on hill as newtown families returned to push for gun control legislation. they plan to meet later today with john boehner and house majority leader eric cantor. their new push comes two months after legislation expanding background checks was geeted in the senate. joining me live is democratic senator chris murphy who has been meeting with the newtown familyings since the shooting and who was at that news conference. the families have bombarded capitol hill before that senate vote back in april. they appeared with the president several times. what is it about this visit, the return to washington, d.c., that they feel that they can accomplish something this time that they weren't able to before? >> well, i think there's two things. the first thing is that, you

know, members of the senate know what the right thing here to do is. ultimately a whole bunch of them decided to vote with the nra because they were worried about their political tales. their heartstrings still matter, so every time the families are down here, every time carly soto comes down and tells the story of her brave sister you get members closer to doing in their heart they want to do. second, what's happened over the course of this whole year is that a political infrastructure has been not around gun violence reform. a lot of senators are coming up to me saying, i'm not real excited about going up against this movement next fall. is is there a way maybe we can get this bill back on the floor, make it better, take a second vote. i think both things are adding to us having a second chance over the coming weeks and months. >> i know some of the families had an opportunity to meet with senator manchin yesterday.

the four democrat who is voted no has been tense, and some of the republicans that considered a potential for yes votes. where does it stand right now? has there been any motion, changing of the winds, with some of these people have given a hint, a tip of the cards, if they're willing to play? >> first of all, i think there's too much focus on the handful of democrats that voted no. 90% of americans support background checks and 90% of decembers in the senate voted for the bill. the republicans couldn't even get 10% of their caucus. really, republicans have to answer for why they can't deliver more votes for something that 90% of americans support. >> but if the four democrats had voted for, it it would have only failed by two votes, so -- >> well, that's right. but it still would have failed. you still need republicans here. i'm not going to let the republicans off the hook when they are essentially the ones that have been the problems. listen, we need republicans or republicans and decembers to get over that 60-vote majority. right now, we are working with about a half dozen senators to

try to find some minor changes to the bill that failed to see if we can get something back. i mean, none of us are going to support a watered down version of that original bill, but i think some people want a bill that looks slightly different. that they can support in order to withstand this, i think, political onslaught that will come to people that still stand with the nra. >> it's heartening to see the newtown families standing there together and standing there in d.c., not to be forgotten. senator murphy, thank you for your time. we'll bring in our "news nation political panel," former chief of staff for senator joe manchin. great to see you. let's get down to business. i want to start with you because of your former boss who co-authored that legislation, expanding background checks with pat toomey of pennsylvania, met with newtown families yesterday at the news conference with families, the senate majority leader vowed, quote, the fight

is not over. it's just beginning. so do you think, especially listening to senator murphy there, do you think there's any real hope of reviving this measure? >> i do think there's hope. i don't think it's going to happen quickly. partly because, you know, there are immigration issues taking a lot of the political oxygen, but i do think that, you know, what i think is smart about what the families are doing today is they're showing to these members of congress, obviously in particular the ones that voted against it, that they're not going away. and they're going to continue to make an emphasis and speak out and basically make it very clear to these senators that there's going to be, you know, political consequences from voting against something that the overwhelming majority of americans think is common sense and reasonable reform. so, i do think there's a chance. i don't think it's going to happen quickly. i think this is going to be months down the road, if we get another opportunity. >> all right. as we heard there from senator murphy, when i said with the four democrats had voted for the bill, only two would have voted

no, he said it still would have failed, but do you think there would have been with time passing, a little changing of minds, on the democratic side and potentially enough on the republican side that would see this go through? >> well, i don't think we're ever going to know the answer of that until it's put to a vote. and i agree with chris that i think that's some time down the road on this issue. i do think it's interesting, though, you see the families come back time and again and you have to wonder what's going through the minds of those who voted against it in the past. the groups on the other side are only going to become more organized over time. they're still fairly new to this fight. there hasn't been this level of organization until now. and i think those who voted no have to know that the pressure is going to increase. and i agree with the senator that obviously republicans were the ones who voted in the preponderance against it but democrats are the ones taking some of the largest heat right now. i think both groups will only feel it increase. >> it seems like the newtown families are a new study about

how to get around washington, d.c. and what needs to be done because it's a more slow, arduous process to see something as large as gun reform in this country, do something meaningful. chris and anne, i want to get your take on gale collins, the piece in "the new york times," written about "the revenge of magic mike," it's about michael bloomberg to stop money to democrats against background checks. she writes the democrat leaders are double furious. they argue if they lose control of the senate in 2014 there will be no gun bill to vote for because mcmcconnell would never allow one to get to the floor. anne, what might that part of mayor bloomberg's fight for gun control do when it comes to backfiring? >> i mean, is it possible in this case that both sides are right? i mean, obviously if republicans take control of the senate and unless the political dynamics change dramatically, republicans are unlikely to be the ones to

lead the charge on some new gun reform. on the other hand, something has to change with the democrats who voted against it, if it's going to go forward in the future. so, i think that both sides have an argument to make here about the way they're approaching it. >> all right. other than the compliment of being called magic mike in the title there, chris, this is really taking mayor bloomberg to task. he's invested in this. a lot of his personal finances are tied up in seeing gun reform in this country and he's vowed to see it get done. is that -- is getting to the perfect ruling to take down good democrats? >> i mean, mayor bloomberg is clearly passionate about it. when you get active on these kind of issues, i think sometimes have you to step back and ask yourself what's the right strategy? putting pressure on democrats and republicans to support this bill, i think, is a good thing. the problem, i think, that mayor bloomberg's approach is how he's doing it. if you go out there and you

basically do a negative campaign against some of these democrats, take, for example, senator pryor from arkansas, you'll box him in to make it impossible. there's a way to do it where it's more of a positive message in items of doing his right thing rather than attacking him for not doing the right thing. it's more of a subtle difference, makes it more likely and more possible for these key members on the democrat and republican side to change their votes. i think they have to rethink their strategic approach here. >> a little nuancing. thanks, gang. up next, one potential juror in the george zimmerman trial telling the prosecutor she's already formed an opinion in the case. >> your opinion that you formed, what was it? >> that george zimmerman should go home. >> that he -- in other words, you believe he's innocent? >> i do. >> we're going to hear more from other potential jurors, including one man who talked about losing his son. first, in today's "money minute"

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potential juror at the second-degree murder trial of george zimmerman didn't mince words when she was asked if she thought george zimmerman was guilty or not. she came right out and said that george zimmerman shouldn't be on trial and thought he should go home. >> you believe he's innocent? >> i do. >> now, despite that, you said you can set that aside? >> if there was evidence that's shown that proved to me that he did, indeed, commit a crime, i mean, i think he was just defending himself. >> okay. and you came to that conclusion

just based on what you saw in the media, correct? >> yes. >> and so as a result, you believe he's innocent? >> i do. >> today is the fourth day of jury selection. george zimmerman has pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin last year. he claimed self-defense. martin was unarmed. kerry sanders is in sanford, florida, with more. we understand the judge just made news of her own. >> reporter: she auto nounnounc long this trial will last. first of all, how long the trial will last, according to the lawyers, it's going to last two to four weeks, which is shorter than initially discussed of the six or even longer week trial. the other significant news is that the jurors who are impanelled, a six-person jury with alternates, they will be sequestered. which means they have to stay in a hotel. they won't go home. they won't sleep in their own beds. as we've heard some of the jurors coming on the stand and talking about the heartships associated with this, that

becomes a challenge because some people that we've heard have children at home, don't have family in the area. i'm unsure how they would be able to provide child care if they are sequestered. that is going to be a stumbling block. now, we know definitely there will be the jury plus alternates sequestered. as we've heard today, we've heard direct comments from some of the potential jurors here, including that one woman who we heard from earlier who had said that she had already reached a conclusion in her mind based on the facts she had heard from listening to television, reading newspapers, looking on the internet. it's interesting because both the prosecution and the defense have strongly indicated in their conversations that these are not facts, these are pieces of information she's gathered. as an example, you can hear what she said when she talked about yet one more thing she characterized as a fact. >> i know that -- that he was learning how to be a street fighter. >> and who was learning how -- >> trayvon was.

>> where did you come to that conclusion? >> just from the news. >> what news do you remember specifically saying that trayvon was learning to be a street fighter? >> well, nobody directly said that. it was just pictures that they'd shown. >> reporter: of course, this is the challenge now for the lawyers on both sides, to find those who have not reached a conclusion, basically n a case that has had media saturation and not just locally, but nationally. so, they're working slowly, methodically. they are on number 29 in terms of the people they are actually speaking to, they brought in. remember, they gave questionnaires to 200 of the 500 who have been summoned. had them fill out the questionnaires, they went through those and dismissed some of those based on what they said. the goal is to get 30, who can be brought back into the courtroom and then they can go into more extensive questioning with those 30 to see if they can

reach the number needed here, which is six plus the alternates. >> kerry sanders joining us from sanford. . joining us is criminal defense attorney charles burress. they have also sued us for defamation which an allegation strongly denied. you heard about the juror and the impression she's formed over the trial coverage and her impressions of trayvon. who does it behoove, the prosecution or defense for low information jurors? >> well, at this stage i think that it would help either side if they got jurors who did not already have a preconceived notion about the case. this is an example, though, of why you have to do these jurors individually, because if you have other people in that panel and they heard this testimony, they could be prejudiced. so, this is a case where jurors all can be impacted by pretrial

publicity and it can fall down on either side of the table. here i think each lawyer has to work very hard to try to ferret out the jury potential. >> we want to listen to a juror who revealed personal loss. >> do you feel that was a wrong thing they got up and talked to the media? you think that -- >> of -- being a person who also lost a child. >> i'm sorry about that. >> my son also, i can see why they would do that. it helps to get it off your chest, yes. >> can you not factor in the death of your child in relation to this case? can you keep it out of the equation? >> of course, yes. >> that was juror e-50. he called trayvon's shooting a shame for both hearings. he remembered the case as an incident and recalled the

protest that followed. what is the benchmark, john, the lawyers will be looking for as kerry said, to try to reach that 30 number? because obviously people, unless they're truly living under a rock, are going to have some -- or had some exposure in sanford, in florida, to this case. >> no question about it. everyone has had that. and i think a juror like this who basically has said he has lost someone, that can make the defense kind of nervous about him, but on the other hand, he could say he could put that aside and said it with a certain level of conviction. what you're really looking for is people -- even if they heard it, even if they have some opinion about the facts, they are not whetted to those facts and they can put those facts aside. even though they mate see on his face but lawyers are looking to see if you believed him when they said that. this is a juror i think you could believe. at the end of the day he'll be part of 30 and you're looking for composition, leaders, people that are followers. this is just the first step. i think that probably could stay within that pool.

>> john, i know you're not associated with this case but just cases you've seen in the past, how easy is it to read if jurors are kind of giving you white lies whether or not they want to be on this jury or not? i mean, some people might say they've heard everything and they've already formed an opinion because they just don't want any part of this. >> i'll tell you, this is one of those tea leaf questions lawyers engage in all the time because you're looking at people, they're giving you facts of information. you kind of want to know, for me, you know, what their political issues are around -- are they supervisor, decision makers, are they followers. those are the kind of things i'm looking for, even more so than what they say, because you can be misled by comments they make. and so lawyers are always looking. sometimes you have -- i certainly have had consultants to help with this process that looked at a lot more jurors, perhaps, than i have. it is definitely an art. it is not scientific. you're really trying to read

human beings as best you can. you need to know a lot about what people do. what kind of programs do they watch on television. that tells you about their beliefs. that's what the examination is about, too, to explore those particular issues. then without revealing your real thoughts about it, to put that behind you, because whatever you see, the other lawyer sees as well, so there's a lot of strategy involved amongst lawyers in terms of trying to get as much as they see can without revealing what their true feelings are about it. to some extent some jurors are like that, but some are wide open. >> fascinating choreography going on right there. house speaker nancy pelosi says edward snowden should be prosecuted for allegingly leaking information. nsa heads back to capitol hill trying to convince lawmakers that the spy program actually keeps americans safe. plus -- >> when women participate in the economy, everyone benefits. this also should be a no-brainer.

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and the president's classified cyber operations directive on strength of leaking that, yes, that would be a prosecutorable offense and i think be prosecuted. >> david snowden tells us u.s. has been hacking china's computers for years now. joining us is kelly o'donnell. explain what is expected. again, this is a closed door, private briefing but it's happening as we speak. >> reporter: well, there are a couple different briefings going on because there's a real sense among officials that there has been too much misinformation, even among members of congress who have misunderstood the programs or were not fully briefed. part of what they're doing is having these behind the scene sessions so there can be candid sessions and answers. we're learning more in the public setting where you saw general alexander and the two top heads of the house

intelligence committee talking about something they'd like to see done. they want more of what this program is in terms of how they could define it, declassified to better explain it to all of us. and they'd like to be able to get more specifics about what they claim were thwarted because of these programs also declassified so it could give people a better understanding of what's going on. there's a real resistance to some of what has been talked about. you heard the general say people aren't listening in. there's an atmosphere of mistrust they know has certainly come up because of these programs being disclosed. and i'm noticing more anger toward edward snowden, the top democrat on the house intelligence committee said that snowden is a legend in his own mind. they say he has been making claims about what he was capable of doing that are false and that he's done serious damage. so, there's a lot more they want to know about what he has been doing. i get the sense from what they were saying in the context, they were looking at his history to try to find more clues there.

it's an important day in getting more information out here on a story and an issue that continues to develop and has not only the public's interest, but certainly a lot of lawmakers who are struggling with some of what this means. should there be laws to change or tweak it? also, the fbi director, robert muller, was here and he said if tweaks were made, they would certainly go with that. all of this is an ongoing national dialogue. thomas? >> we shall see. kelly o'donnell reporting for us. great to see you. thank you. hillary clinton is taking a big step, big step back into public life. a few hours ago in chicago she addressed a crowd at clinton global initiative. >> we understand that you can't look to government to solve all our problems. you can't trust the market will solve all our problems. we need partnerships that bring public servants and private leaders together. >> hillary clinton has kept a rel li relatively low profile since stepping down as secretary of

state. eight years ago she was working to emerge from bill clinton's shadow but now she has her own brand. mark murray joining us. she's developed her own brand. it's just a matter of figuring out what she wants to do with that brand. >> right. everyone is speculating on a potential 2016 bid. we probably won't have an answer until 2016 so we're in the total speculating point right now. it is worth noting, as you mentioned, she does have a brand that's distinct and separate from bill clinton. had wh she ran for president in 2008, presidential candidate, a two-time elected senator from new york but bill clinton was always a very big presence. either substantively or even just behind the scenes. and now four years of being secretary of state, of someone removed from domestic politics, incredibly loyal and a quick

backer of president obama, she has this brand all her own. when you look ahead to 2016, that potentially makes her more powerful than when she ran for president in 2008. >> when we talk about bill clinton and her associate being there for the kickoff, is bill clinton considered to be the biggest asset/biggest liability wrapped into one? >> i think there is still that dynamic. if she has a brand distinct and separate from his, the chance of being a good and bad asset diminish and she's her own character. bill clinton still makes news. he criticized president obama on syria. >> mark murray, great to see you. thank you. in just a few hours protesters will be removed from turkey's taksim when the prime

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♪ minister, calling a, quote, final warning to all protesters to leave. prime ministerer prime minister erdogen saying we've come to the end of our patience. the prime minister appearing determined now to end the protests that began two weeks ago. we're joined in studio to talk about this. what are the odds they prote protesters will take heed of this ul thtimatum.

>> it's doing that they want to highlight, the government is using authoritarian measures to break up a civil and peaceful protest. >> remind us, they protests started peacefully and disintegrated into what we've been seeing with the water cannons, which has led to the digging in of the protesters who feel they can't buckle now. they have to stand firm. this all has to do with the secular vision of the country or the democracy not living up to the secular vision. >> there's two underlying problems 37 one is the short-term spark that started the protest. they came there to defend a piece of land but underlying tensions and currents building up over the past few years and that has to do with what you described, a group in turkey, staunchly secular. they feel this current government, although they have done tremendous progress economically, are slowly taking

the country down a conservative path, a slightly more religious path, and that's what has these other protesters coming and joining the fight. they think this is the moment to bring both issues to the forefront and to challenge this conservative government. >> and this is certainly different than what we have witnessed with the arab spring. >> very different. the turkish government and turkish society is very different in comparison to the arab countries. it's not a dictatorship, not authoritarian in nature. much more tolerant and diverse. no equal comparison between the two sides. there are comparisons of the protesters in terms of their ideals and values but not the governments and societies. >> let's talk and shift gears about syria, the civil war there. it continues to threaten so many. we've certainly had a domestic development in this that bill clinton broke with president obama and joined senator mccain's side to arm reb. s. we have yet to pull the trigger

on doing something that's zoo that's the constant criticism i hear from arab diplomats. nothing it going to get done in syria without u.s. leadership. u.s. leadership is not necessarily military intervention. it's arming rebels, imposing a no-fly zone, getting the nato community to be more proactive in that specific conflict. the reality is it has not lived up to that billing. that's why some people have been disappointed with president obama in terms of the syrian conflict. for so many years -- the past two years, there was this concern syria will not be a regional conflict. let's contain it to the country. now we see it spilleded lebanon, we have elements in hezbollah involved, turkey and jordan. it's now a regional quagmire and only looking like it's going to get worse. >> unfortunately for u.s. involvement in any capacity, they're all -- i use this term cautiously, but they're all bad options. they're all -- they're all

heavily weighted on other factors, especially when we get to the simplicity of arming the rebels, but they are our friends now, doesn't mean they will be in the future. >> it can't be any worse than having 80,000 people killed, hundreds thousand displaced, millions more inside the country and a regional spark about to go off. that's a disaster, a catastrophe by any measure of the word. have you a better chance as a country in shaping the outcome of a conflict, becoming a pro-friendly government. tunisia, egypt, libya, they have gone through transformation. they're making progress in the right direction. you're much better being enganged with a post-assad syrian government than what you have right now, which is civil war, threatening the entire region. above all, one of u.s.'s clowest ally, turkey. >> great to see you.

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new nelson mandela is spending his sixth day in the hospital where doctors say he's continuing to respond to treatment. his condition was described as serious but stable. many of his family members are back in the hospital with pretoria. joining us with more from pretoria is chris jansing. it's a nice sign to see family members coming and going, but not much indication about his condition. >> reporter: well, we actually did hear from president zuma for the second straight day via his address to the parliament today, thomas. what he said was that, again, nelson mandela is responding -- let me just take this house for a second. i'm hearing a little feedback. he is responding to treatment. that is good news. although we always caution folks by saying he remains in intensive care. we did see six members of his family coming and going today, including his wife and several of his grandchildren. this is coincidentally the 49th

anniversary of when nelson mandela went into the infamous prison, robin island, and that is where he contracted tuberculoids, which is the cause of these respiratory problems that have caused him to the hospitalized, especially in the past few years. we could get an update on his condition tomorrow. president zuma had a previously scheduled event happening in w sowetta, where nelson mandela once lived. if we do get an update, we expect it to happen then. >> chris jansing, appreciate it. we told you earlier the supreme court ruled today that companies cannot patent naturally occurring human genes. that's a decision that could profoundly affect lucrative medical research. it throws out patent by myriad genetics on an increasingly popular breast cancer test. what's your gut tell you?

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