so cool. happy st. patrick's day. i'm wearing green, i'm just doing it secrecy. we'll see you again tomorrow. that's the best new in the world. happy st. patrick's day. i'm wearing green. "first look" is up next. good morning. right now on "first look," new details on the cyanide-laced letter sent to the white house. developing overnight death threats against caroline kennedy are being taken very seriously. and a u.s. drone is apparently shot down inside syria. plus benjamin net yoon hue holds on to a power lead in israel. and what just might be the best video on this wednesday morning. thanks so much for waking up this morning. i'm betty nguyen. right now, the secret service is

investigating an envelope that has tested positive for deadly cyanide. it was received at a sight that screens incoming mail. on monday the envelope was tested negative, and then it tested positive. it has been sent for testing. the envelope listed a return address to a man that has a history with the secret service. now to this. developing stories police in japan are investigating death threats to caroline kennedy. a man who spoke english, called the u.s. embassy in tokyo many times last month saying he would kill caroline kennedy.

breaking news overnight from northern california. stockton police are investigating a drive by triple homicide where three people are dead and another four are injured after a shooting outside a small grocery store. stockton police had been posting on twitter and they confirm three deaths. >> it's unfortunate, owe know that we live in a city that has so much to offer and we're trying to make it better and these things tend to happen. these random act of violence. >> it is believed to be gang related. officers have been on the scene all night and so far there is no word of a suspect. also this morning, a syrian government claims to have shot down a u.s. drone. the pentagon released a

statement saying the unarmed predator drone was struck down. they lost contact of the drone over syria and are investigating the crash. u.s. expanded its campaign against isis in syria back in september. and a man accused of trying to join isis. a former u.s. air force plane mechanic mechanic, court documents say he flew from egypt to turkey in an effort to cross the border. on /* and on his laptop, they found 180 jihadi propaganda videos and videos of executions. he's expected to plead not guilty to the terrorism charges in court today. and now to the middle east

and that political cliffhanger. the latest count shows that benjamin netanyahu will remain prime minister. his party has 30 seats. and just a short time ago her herzog conceded. this election has really been very close throughout tuesday. is it a surprise that netanyahu won? >> reporter: it really is a stunning victory. he said himself last night when the votes came in. he said it's a great victory against all odds. his party saying it's a surprise to him. he was expected to lose to the zienist union by four seats. he ended winning by six seats. >> what turbid itned it around for

netanyahu. >> he made a pretty ground-breaking statement saying he would never support a palestinian state being established under his watch and the day of the election he talked about how there were too many there were many arab voters going to the polls and both of those statements were absolutely campaign tactics to bring out more right-wing voters who might have sat home and voted for a candidate more to the right. >> all right thank you so much. the presbyterian church u.s.a. now formally recognizes same-sex marriage. the definition of marriage will change. it will say, marriage involved a unique commitment between two people, traditionally a man and

woman to love and to support each other the rest of their lives. listen kraft foods are recalling boxes of mac and cheese. here's how to know if you're part of the recall. they include best used by september 18th 2015 and the code c2 on each box. kraft foods said no injuries have been reported. but check your boxes. a man disguised as a star wars villain, he armed a bank. he was armed with a rifle. no word on how much he made off with. after the heist he took off in a chevy suv. let's get down to business.

>> facebook is adding a new feature to its messaging apps. they can transfer cash after linking a debit card to their accounts. american express is launching a customer royalty program this spring called plenty, it allows customers to earn points by making purchases at seven companies, includes macy's. for example, you can use points from paying your at&t bill to make purchases at rite aid. two-day meeting this afternoon, fed is expected to signal its ready to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade. stocks closed mostly lower on tuesday ahead of the fed's decision. >> thank you so much. now to sports. two more dance cards filled as the ncaa games. hampton takes on byu.

hampton will face top-ranked kentucky on tuesday. the head coach asked for some heavenly guidance over the phone. >> jesus, they want to know how much of a mountain and what our odds are? hello, hello? >> all right, mississippi pulled off a 17-point halftime comeback against byu. he knocked down a late three-pointer to seal the win. there are two games tonight and then the 64 will be set. three for football players from morgan state university from baltimore were stabbed on tuesday afternoon. it occurred outside a campus dining room. devon still's daughter leah

may be cancer-free. the bengals player posted this beautiful picture to insta gram. he said the doctors didn't see any active disease in her body. the spinning dunk posted to instagram. packers wide receiver adams, did you see it he raised the bar with this one. someone get that man in a dunk contest. one more time boom it goes. there this is. v stifian owe posted this. she said in part i will forever be your angel, don't let the evil witch of the west rochelle sterling suck the life out of you.

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welcome back to "first look." if you're up early, a little bit of time to see an amazing, spectacular show right outside your window the usa today headline says it all, severe solar system hitting earth, the storm is result of the two significant solar eruptions that

happened this past week. nasa cameras captured this one last week. overnight the storm has put a northern lights show in many parts of the world, including iceland. check out what it looked like from the international space station. solar storms often threaten gps systems. if you go on social media, instagram, facebook or twitter, you know search for aurora there are a many beautiful images out from last night. as far as temperatures go new england, negative 2 wind chill in bangor. wind chills are very good all throughout the northeast. bundle up everyone. with the winter gear. today, it's going to stay chilly and windy. these arrows show how strong the winds will be.

here's the cruel part this cold air mass stays with us for two, three days. rain today in texas will be up into areas of new england, this is a snow forecast 70s in d.c. we're just outside the city in baltimore, possibility of little trace of snow. as far as philadelphia new york scranton the grassier surfaces could pick up another 2 inches to 3 inches of snow. betty, pretty cruel stuff that you know we can't catch a break in new england. >> let me to get this straight, friday is the first day of spring? >> yes. >> it's going to snow? >> yes. this morning, a blow to the republican party. once-rising star is resigning. representative aaron schock is going to resign.

the latest allegation overbilling for mileage, claiming 170,000 miles when record showed his vehicle only had 80,000 on it. >> i didn't think he would resign. it was kind of discouraging when more would come out. in california a pullover ends in a high-speed chase, went on for more than 100 miles. road spikes took out the front wheels but it kept going. the vehicle swerved and flipped, not once but twice, dazed the driver and he eventually got out and as you see was being arrested. another fraternity is being accused of bad behavior. penn state has suspended the fraternity.

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19 minutes past the hour. scrambled politics. imagine 16-year-old in the voting booth. that could soon happen in san francisco. according to the examiner of politician is pushing it in municipal elections but for state or federal ones. speaking of federal elections. 2016 notes to pass along, source sources confirm to nbc, rand paul is planning to announce plans to join the 2016 presidential candidate. and later today, a hospital big step for donald trump toward a 2016 run. he cites a senior adviser saying he won't renew his contract with the apprentice series. jeb bush spoke to a group in south carolina last night. more not so subtle hints about a

run. >> you're probably going to be sick and tired of seeing me up here. i'm excited about the possibilities, i'm learning a lot on this journey and i look forward to being with you in the months to come. >> bush also tweeted his ncaa bucket. his predicted winner, uva. from buzzfeed now, future clinton campaign staffers working as volunteers, some may end up in top spots after a potential spring announcement. they could be paid for time already served. and then there's a new online add urging her to run. a site that you can't unseen. it's from a group called bill for first lady 2016. it shows bill clinton in heels and a red dress. hotel guests beware, the epa

may monitor how long you shower. they want hotel guests to waste less water. and comedian will ferrell appeared on the late show with david letterman. >> everyone's just clapping and bill o'reilly is like this. >> really? >> what's the problem? >> i don't know. i don't know if he got a wrong seating assignment or something. or what. >> i like the leprechaun outfit. 22 min past the hour. i'm can joined by jonathan allen. good morning. >> let's talk about bet benjamin netanyahu, he panicked in the end saying there won't be a palestineian state.

has he pushed himself and israel into a corner? >> no. he has the ability to campaign on one thing and govern on another. certainly those comments were surprising to some people. david axelrod tweeted last night saying it was shameful not having a two-state solution. netanyahu ran hard from a political perspective he did what he had to do to win. >> what does this mean for the obama administration which does want a two-state solution where tensions between president obama and netanyahu are already pretty high? >> the peace process doesn't look like it's going to move forward under president obama. i think between he and bibi netanyahu has gotten worse. the relationship between the two countries is somewhat strained.

typically what you hear leaders say, they're allies. we'll see if there's some bah breakthrough in the next couple of months. but, it looks pretty bleak for the peace process right now. illinois congressman aaron schock abruptly resigned yesterday. was he becoming such an embarrassment this was the governship leadership pushing him out. >> certainly his colleagues didn't want this to continue on as a story. john boehner the speaker of the house had been very clear with his members over the years if they start to create a problem for the caucus he's not going to stand by him. aaron schock also an issue not to have any charges against him. thank you. just ahead, serbia said stop tossing your grenades in the

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today in the a huffington post. serbia asks people to please stop throwing their grenades in the garbage. imposing tighter controls over privately held weapons. the government fears people will dump them instead of handing them in. police estimate as many as 900,000 explosive ordinance are kept illegally. and take a look. this interpreter has wracked up over a 5 million hits on

youtube. after it became a vieral hit. it took intense practice to prepare this delightful demonstration. enthusiasm there. i'm betty nguyen and this "first look" on msnbc. stick around. "way too early" starts right now. ♪ ♪ hillary clinton was actually inducted into the irish american hall of fame yesterday. yeah. hillary said she's very proud of her irish heritage or her italian heritage whatever it takes to seal the deal with you guys to get into the oval office.

unfortunately she missed the invite because they sent the e-mail to her work e-mail. good morning, everyone. it's wntsdz march 18th. welcome to "way too early." we begin in israel where prime minister netanyahu is eyeing a fourth term defying expectations and the most recent polls, his party surged to pick up 30 seats in parliament. he said the win came against all odds and netanyahu is urging other parties on the right to help him form a strong and stable government to protect the security of israel. the negative tone of the race is leading to a lot of questions about the future this morning, what will the fallout be to comments he made about the turnout from israeli arabs. he wrote in part, quote, the