we worked on for a long time. now time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. kaufman. good thursday morning everyone. right now on "first look," stabbing rampage. a 16-year-old boy is charged with stabbing 21 at his pennsylvania high school. we're live on the scene. day care nightmare. a driver cuts off another vehicle that slams into a day-care. one child dead at least a dozen injured. a medical helicopter's harrowing accident and an invisibility cloak for greater visibility beneath the hood of your suv. thanks for joining us, i'm betty nguyen. 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. authorities say he will be prosecuted as an adult. so far police have shed little light on a moment. richard lui joins us live from murrysville, pennsylvania. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, betty. first of all, the injured. the prosecutors saying four in critical condition. one they're watching carefully because of a stab wound to his kid any, just missing his aorta and his heart. one teen during the arraignment they discussed having been eviscerated. his intestines they were describing in that situation. as for the suspect himself, alex hribal, a soft more here at franklin regional.

some students say he was quiet, others says not well known. defense attorneys saying he was a good student. he has no bail set for him. in that discussion between the prosecutor and the defense attorney, they were discussing his ability to stand trial. the prosecutor saying at one point he had said he wanted to die. now, we were able to speak with one of the students here at the high school who was at that time at a bathroom right by that hallway where hribal went down as he went slashing. >> 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 i told the girls you got to get out, we've got to go. >> reporter: now, she was at a vigil last night, one of six that happened in murrysville, a town of 21,000. they then went to the streets

and held candles for about an hour. today the high school is closed as it will be for the next couple days. back to you, betty. >> hribal expected to be charged as an adult. 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. nearly two hours later police found the suv nearby but with no one inside. the man they believe was driving the vehicle has been identified as 28-year-old robert curchado who has been arrested eight times since 2000. police believe he may be trying to leave the area. the man in charge of the search for malaysian flight 370 says he's optimistic the aircraft will be located in the

not-too-distant future. the "australian shield" detected more pings yesterday. it's a race against time because the batteries that power the locater beacons for the flight recorders are getting weaker. complicating matters is the ocean depth, it is covered in a layer of silt. another gay athlete is setting a trail blazing path to acceptance for those still hiding their sexuality. >> there's a lot of kids in my situation that can't be themselves and have to hide who they are. i want to be the first to step up and be the leader. >> on the heels of -- derrick gordon came out as the first gay athlete in major college sports.

for a time he considered quitting the basketball squad. after watching collin sign with the brooklyn nets and with the full support of family and teammates, gordon was ready to share his secret. his recent instagram message reads, quote, this is the happiest i've befr been in my 22 years of living. no more riding. let's take you now to south africa where at this hour a prosecutor is cross examining olympian oscar pistorius for the second day. this follow's tuesday's tearful testimony. >> what was your mistake? >> my mistake is that i took riva's life. >> you killed her. you shot and killed her. won't you take responsibility for that? >> i did, my lady. >> say it then. say yes, i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i did, my lady. >> the prosecutor then showed this video of pistorius shooting at a water meloan and trying to

draw comparison to the watermelon. he showed a disturbing video of steenkamp's bloody head to the court. we're, of course, not showing that to you. >> i have taken responsibility but i will not look at a picture and. i remember. i don't have to look at a picture. i was there. >> pistorius is charged with premeditated murder. he says he shot steenkamp by mistake thinking she was an intruder. joining me to talk about this is msnbc legal analyst faith jenkins. every day it's been so hard to listen to it because he's been so emotional and the details are so graphic. the prosecutor went in very hard against pistorius demanding essentially, you tell me you killed her. >> not only do they want to discredit every aspect of his testimony, but they want to show the court that is not someone who is really taking responsibility for his actions. he's blamed the police. he says they bungled the

investigation. he's also saying this is one big huge accident. they don't believe that. they think he actually killed his girlfriend after they argued because he was angry. so they want to show the court early on he's not taking responsibility. as they go step through step through his story and challenge everything he said, they want to prove that to the court. >> then he talked about how he showed video of pistorius shooting at a watermelon and compare that to grotesquely the head of reeva steenkamp after she had been injured in the shooting. what was his purpose in doing that? >> it's a part of their theme about who oscar pistorius is. he knows guns, he's flippant with them, irresponsible about them. they have testimony about him using a gun twice, shooting at a restaurant, shooting out of a car. you have this video. oscar has been sitting there crying every day on the witness stand. all of a sudden they show him on

the video shooting a gun. >> is he basically trying to stay pistorius is lying? >> he's mott this tragic person he presents himself to be on the witness stand. there's another side to oscar pistorius. >> faith jenkins, we appreciate your insight. thank you very much. let's get in the latest with sports and my friend francis revere rivera. the pittsburgh quinn pen quinns paid tribute to the high school stabbing attack. >> you have our support and we wish you all a full recovery. >> 21 students and one security guard suffered stab wounds in that attack. michigan state's basketball team mourns the loss of lacey halls worth.

the cancer stricken 8-year-old became the spartan super fan and was especially close to adreian payne. the two became very close. she died on tuesday night after her battle with cancer. escobar does his best impression with the over-the-head basketball catch. a.j. mccarron is stiffing the hollywood spotlight after rumors of a tv series. i pli football. what my future wife does is her business. it looks like a full-scale brawl here. the team fighting championships pits two teams against each other gang up on their opponents, stomping, punching kicking. those moves are all legal. teams win only when each opposing team member is knocked

out or has been -- do kids watch that? that's what i want to do. finally, brazil's soccer coach is placing bizarre rules on his players all because he's fearing injury here. he has ordered the players of his world cup team to avoid what he calls acrobatic sex. >> say that again. acrobatic sex? >> we're not sure if other coaches are following his lead. we'll stay on top of this for you and figure it all out. i can't help but wonder if those are his rules, does that mean if there was a problem in the past -- >> i'm trying to figure out what that is. don't explain. i kind of have an idea. nor for a look at the forecast. here is nbc meteorologist brittney shipp. >> let's transition away from that. we are going to see another beautiful spring day. temperatures today especially if you're in the desert southwest getting closer to the triple digits. 98 degrees for phoenix, 60 in

minneapolis. we will see showers in chicago with temperatures staying in the mid 60s but clear conditions in the northeast. 68 for philadelphia, 62 in hartford. as we head into tonight we'll see a few more clouds. by tomorrow even the chance of a few showers throughout the northeast. get outside today. make sure you have lunch outside and enjoy these beautiful conditions because we do have a clans of showers and then little bit more rain as we head into the weekend. >> today is the day to get outside if you can. another cruise ship with six passengers by the dozen to tell you about. a frightening rooftop helicopter crash, but incredibly no one was injured. the final vintage corvette pulled from the sinkhole. details just ahead. i'm beth...

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begins today in georgia without its biggest star, tiger woods. his absence is taking a toll on ticket prices with some tickets down as much as 66%. land rover out with new technology called transparent bonnet which makes the hood essentially invisible. that will day bay next week at the new york auto show. bank of america agreed to $772 million in customer refunds and fines. the company did not admit or deny the allegations. 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 ticket prices down as much as 66%. landrover out with new technology called transparent bonnet to make the hood of its cars essentially invisible. that will debut next week at the new york auto show. bank of america has agreed

to $772 million in customer refunds and fines for illegal credit card practices such as unfair billing though the company did not admit to or deny the allegations. let's get you to breaking news overnight. an fbi hostage team rescued a man who disappeared from his north carolina home five days ago. authorities say frank jansen was the victim of a kidnapping plot and was being held in atlanta. paycheck fairness act has failed once again in the senate, the measure which bamd to hold employers more accountable for wage discrimination was blocked by senate republicans in a 52-44 vote. gop lawmakers argue the measure would keep employers from giving raises and increase civil lawsuits. an emergency medical helicopter crashed onto the roof of a new mexico hospital. the chopper spun out of control and landed on its side. fortunately 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 the norovirus has been isolated to their cabins. the seven-day cruise is traveling down the california coast. the final corvette has been removed from the sinkhole at the national corvette museum though it's not much of a corvette at all anymore. the 2001 zo6 was about 40 feet under ground. guess who surprised president obama and the first lady as they arrived at george bush international airport? george h.w. bush himself. former president bush told reporters when the president comes to your hometown, you show up and welcome him. love that he did that. president bill makes it tougher for republicans to vote inside one of the most powerful classrooms ever. scrambled politics is next.

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♪ make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily. time now for a full helping of this morning's scrambled politics. a step back. that's what former president bill clinton is calling efforts in several states to restrict voting. he spoke last night at the civil rights summit and said photo i.d. requirements threaten to roll back half a century of progress. head to msnbc.com to read our own adam sur record's full report. we'll learn more about hillary

clinton's job as secretary of state. it's being called the most powerful classroom ever, a 1970s civil and political rights class at yale with hillary rodham clinton, bill clinton. when the professor asked a question, hillary was the first to raise her hand. i raised my hand fairly often but got it wrong half the time. bill missed most classes clarence never said a word. that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. i'm joined by indicated column mist bob frank. good morning. >> good morning. >> both president obama and former president bill clinton spoke out on protecting voting rights. even vice president biden said if i had to make a pitch for protecting voting rights today, i would say you have got to be kidding wichlt are these rights

in such jeopardy? >> you have mainly republicans in several states bringing up the red herring issue, the straw man issue of voter fraud which is almost non-existent. but what they're trying to do is to stifle the constituencies that might vote for democrats, not only just minorities, but also the poor and the elderly and all this type of thing. so they've come up with what can be described adds onerous restrictions on voting. they're getting at one of the fundamental definitions of this country. it's fair to say these people are not just anti-democrat, they are anti democracy. >> some are arguing that democrats are using the voting rights pitch as a way to drive up mirm turnout among core voters. do you agree with that? >> that's something we're supposed to all try and get which is to say a large turnout in every election. unfortunately the turnout is fairly dismal in this country. now you have certain interest rups who want to hold on to their power who are trying to

stifle it even more. >> president obama is speaking today in texas at an event marking the 50th anniversary at civil rights. what is he expected to say? >> we would expect he would offer the idea that, as he has evidenced, this country certainly has come quite a way in the last 50 years. a recurring theme in this event, the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act, is to point out we haven't come far enough, that there are still very, very dangerous, very damaging vestiges of discrimination left. >> bob frankin, thank you for joining us. coming up, a new study on what happens when you sneeze. you have to see this. it's next. [ dennis ] it's always the same dilemma --

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time for our first buzz. i have francis and brittany with me today. francis, ellen, she doesn't stop. she will take on a president. >> absolutely she will. >> george w. bush revealed all the portraits. no one seems to be a bigger fan. >> the "today" show got a sneak peek of his paintings. basically he paints world leaders. it seemed like he really focused on one world leader in particular. >> congratulations, dad. this is pretty exciting. >> yeah, who would have thought it. i like it. i like it because it conveys a compassionate person. >> classic ellen, right? >> i guess in a way she kind of is. >> so this is really kind of

disgusting, but everyone should know about it because we're not doing the right thing if you're not sneezing into your elbow "the boston globe" reporting sneezes spread cold viruses. what's interesting, if you take a look at this video, it shows sneezes go 200 times further than we originally thought. >> we're contaminating everybody. >> now you can be really irritated when somebody doesn't cover their mouth. >> when people sneeze around me, i not only hold my breath, but i move away. >> as you should. >> can you muffle it, in your clothes whatever. >> i want to get to this photo. tell me what you think about this. because dwayne reid is being sued by actress katherine heigl tweeting this photo of her. love a quick dwayne reid run. even katherine heigl can't

resist shopping new york's favorite drugstore. she's claiming you're using my likeness without my permission, suing for $6 million and says the money will go to charity. >> it's interesting. thanks for watching us. "way too early" with thomas roberts starts right now. while he was being stabbed, he went and pulled the alarm and then got stabbed again. >> the fire alarm went off. i was walking over towards the exit and there was blood all over the floor. >> as soon as my friend stepped in front of me to block me from the knife i knew i was in danger. he was just stabbing random people. a 16-year-old pennsylvania boy goes on a terrifying slashing spree. 21 people stabbed and injured. and major confusion over what prompted the quiet kid to snap. more barriers broken down in sports as a umass athlete becomes the first openly gay player in men's basketball. the longest running tv

series with characters that never age. what network is bringing you a front-to-back binge of all t simpsons episodes? this is "way too early." good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it's thursday, april 10 pth. welcome to wait wait, the show that's been watching the symptoms since bart said "don't have a cow, man." we start with serious news this morning regarding the 16-year-old student now charged as an adult in stabbing attack that injured 21 students and a security guard in murrysville, pennsylvania. alex hribal, the sophomore, allegedly ran through the hallway for nearly five minutes, slashing victims as he went. witnesses say the suspect had a blank expression on his face during the