elebrity way ever. best new thing in the world today, by a mile. that does it for us tonight. >> good thursday morning. right now on "first look." new bizarre details. and if he was planning to flee the country. then to a brazen terror attack on helpless tourists on vacation. 19 dead and over 50 injuresed. a protest far beating sustained by a third year student after a confrontation with police and then to ncaa basketball tournament that afternoon. good morning. the twists keep coming. stunning new evidence that the million air robert durst may have been preparing to leave the country. it allegedly includes a latex mask and wauds of cash.

>> reporter: the police believe he was getting ready to run even though he says he didn't kill susan berman. many houston they searched his home for new evidence. the documents show that police estimate the real estate heir is worth $100 million. since october of last year detectives say durst had been withdrawing large sums of money from his bank accounts. most often with daily withdraws of $9,000. after his arrest police found more than $42,000 in his hotel room. $100 bills kept in envelopes and also found in the room a loaded gun with four rounds. a rubber mask which would cover an individual's head and neck and ups tracking numbers that durst told police for shipments for a large sum of cash. the warrant includes details of some of the evidence they've collected in the murder. as early as 2002 investigation

or theed believed it was probable he wrote a letter telling them where to find the body. the letter was revealed in a documentary. the film makers confronted him with a separate letter he sent to susan berman. i wrote this one. i did not write the other one. last november according to detectives two document analysts i.d.ed him as the writer. among things they seized three books, nvpgss into his life. >> one of durst's writers called analysts junk science pointing out once they found another suspect using the same technique. tonight date line goes inside the baffling murder case and the

long strange journey to uncover the truth. don't miss it at 8, 7 central on your nbc station. >> armed men described by police as terrorists opened fire outside a major museum in tunisia yesterday. the attack killed 17 tour irs. several from japan and italy. australia, poland and france. almost 50 others were injured in that attack. most of them were tourists as well. forces killed two gunmen but it's unclear if others may still be at large. michelle obama, and the u.s. ambassador to japan took a moment to remember the victims this morning. >> our hearts go out to the loved ones of those who were lost here in japan and around the world. they are very much in our thoughts and prayers today. an estimated three thousand

tu neegss have joined isis and that's more than any other country. this was the deadliest attack on civilians in that country in 13 years. a deadly rampage in mesa arizona, 41-year-old was accused of killing one man and wounding five others. they have described him as a man with a long prison record. they believe it began with a motel shooting and a home invasions and ended with his arrest in an apartment complex. police spotted him on a balcony and took him into custody. a big hit in the war on terror. the pentagon con firms terror group al shabaab's mast ere mind of deadly west gait mall attack was killed by a u.s. drone.

missiles hit his vehicle about a year ago. he is behind this. the attack at the westgate wall. 67 people were killed and almost 200 injured. it seems another uproar has erupted at the university of sa virginia. a 20-year-old sustained injuries while being held down by beverage control officers early yesterday morning. >> i go to uva. how did this happen. >> the underage man was arrested in front of a off campus bar. the honor student was charged with public swearing or intoxication in public an obstruction of justice without force. he has no prior history. a statement said after he was denied entry to the bar he found

himself suddenly flung to the ground. his treatment was unprevoeked as he did not resist questioning or arrest. the governor and president of the college have called for a state investigation into the officer's use of force. >> this is not something that should ever hatch. i don't know why it happened. >> last night he spoke at a rally on campus. >> we deserve to respect each other, especially in times like this. >> special agents involved have been put on administrative duty while the incident is being investigationed. a training tragedy. a navy s.e.a.l. died when h his parachute did not open. it happened east of l.a. yesterday. in a touching moment they draped his body in an american flag. he was carried away. a san francisco church is in

hot water today after being accused of using sprinklers to deter the homeless from seeking shelter there. the arch die sis says they installed thestring lers two years ago to deter the homeless. now that it's become public sized they've backtracked saying it was never to douse people. >> we're sorry that our intentions have been misunderstood and recognize that the method was ill-conceived. it actually has had an opposite effect from what it was intended to do. and for that we are very sorry and apologize. >> it turns out the church never got a permit to install the sprinklers but it did get one to take them down. let's get down to business. good morning landon. >> reporter: good morning. target reportedly will pay $10 million over its massive data

breach in 2013. at least 40 million cards were exposed resulting in up to 110 million people's personal information and they will pay individual victims up to $10,000. and the markets to wednesday's post fed meeting games today closing up 228 points after they said they're ready to raise rates but it's not in a rush to act. it could come in september or october. it was 80 years ago today that the world was introduced to mr. money bags. monopoly was born. it was based on the streets of atlantic city, new jersey. it's been played in 114 countries. >> thank you. now to sports. the final 64 teams in the ncaa tournament is set. north florida committed a whopping 19 turnovers.

they rally to win 81-77. robert morris advanced to duke. in the final game of the first four boise state dayton came down to the wire. clush three to grab the lead to win it. they'll move onto face providence on friday. the big dance tips off today with 16 games. notre dame faces north eastern. don't forget to fill out your brackets. president obama filled out his and revealed his picks. he chose kentucky in his final four and picked the undefeated wildcats to win the national title. lindsey lindsey vaughn as won the season long downhill for the seventh time. she extends her world cub record to 66 wins.

informal prospect is taking his new training to new heights. he posted this slow-motion box jump to instagram. the rangers are taking ballpark food to another level. they're opening a booth with wild creations like the fried smoree o. it looks good i must admit. chicken fried corn on the cob and bacon cotton candy and you can wash it down with bacon beer. still ahead a florida veteran shoots two defending himself but stand your ground apply and base yourself for one of the funniest will ferrell moments in a long time as "first look" rolls on.

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♪. the forecast in the last twelve hours looks colder and snowier. the storm is now down here in the southeast. again it's just a rainy event today. this morning tennessee through georgia. it's not until we get to friday morning about this time tomorrow that rain goes into the cold air and it starts to know. this blue is shading and it's snow. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow morning around washington d.c. social and west of the beltway. and then by about 1:00 p.m. on friday snow from philadelphia moving into new york city. it looks like the worst for the new york city area will be during the friday afternoon and into the evening rush hour. now it looks like it will be accumulating especially on the roads outside of the big cities. the forecast on the grassy surfaces and the cars. philadelphia back through central pennsylvania the roads most likely to be slushy because it's a little warmer on the roads, but not fun. >> is that your silver lining?

was that it in. >> instead of 5 inches on the roads maybe 2 or 3. >> some stories making news this morning. no mention of death threats against ambassador care line kennedy as she made an appearance yesterday. the threats on her life were reported by local media but no official word from japanese authorities. the state department did say they take threats to american diplomats seriously. a county sheriff says he thinks a veteran who shot two homeless people did the right thing. he will not face charges for what he described in his 9-11 call. >> the men were better than me. i tried to stop them and they turned. >> that's when they shot them. they say this falls under the stand your ground law. a fascinating and fast fact check. this you'll enjoy plus find out which uber conservative says the

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administration's policies could crush jobs and explode deficits. and destroy the economy forever. remember that? because sometimes we don't do the instant replay. we don't run the tape back. >> but we do. >> one republican in congress warned our policies would diminish employment and stock prices. >> what the stimulus did for jobs the diminishment of employment in america. >> you've seen the stock market drop ten pocket. >> some markets doubled since i came into office. one person said he faced trillion dollar deficits. another predicted my reelection would spike gas misses. >> gas prices will be up at around 6 .6 $0 per gallen. >> my opponent in that last

election pledged that he could bring down the unemployment rate to 6% by 2016. >> six%. people all across the country are saying 6%. that sounds pretty good. >> 6% by 2016. next year. at the end of next year. it's 5.5 now. and right here in cleveland, the leader of the house republicans, a good friend of mine he captured as part of his economic theory by critiquing mine with where are the jobs? >> where are the jobs? where are the jobs? >> well after 12 million new jobs stock market has more than doubled and deaf sids cut and health care inflation at the lowest rate and manufacturing coming back and auto industry

coming back clean energy doubled, i've come not only to answer that question but i want to return to the debate that is central to this country, and the alternative economic theory that's presented by the other side. >> well, just one more day to friday. let's celebrate. what if there was a law requiring every american to vote? president obama floated the idea yesterday. he called it transformative. some two dozen other countries have similar laws. to an announcement from big time conservative glen beck. >> the republican party i've made my decision. i'm out. i'm out. i'm not a republican. i will not give a dime to the republican party. i'm out. i highly recommend run from the republican party. >> he says the gop is torpedoing the constitution and picture this.

the senate minority leader harry reed thanking rand paul? it happened yesterday on the floor when he thanked the man who is an ophthalmologist who helped him with an eye injury. >> i want the people to know how thoughtful and considerate and kind you've been to me over these months. 2 2 after the hour. in washington i am joined by bob franken. >> good morning. >> politico is reporting that benjamin netanyahu has been reelected. the obama administration is considering revisiting america's role as a shield nor israel. that's a pretty big deal. >> there are variations of that report. associated press has one. "the washington post" has one. obviously the administration is very blunt in its displeasure with benjamin netanyahu and the tactic he used to get elected.

as we all know there is no love loss between netanyahu and barack obama to begin with. they are suggesting the kind of chest beating kind of thing you see right now that perhaps it won't be as protective in the united nations against what are viewed as a security counsel vote for palestinian state hood. we'll have to see. remember there is a strong proisrael intent si. so it's not as easy as saying we don't like you so don't count on your cooperation. >> where does it leave vulnerable? >> if the lack of protection is for real more vulnerable. but don't be surprised if benjamin netanyahu when he forms his government sort of backtracks a little bit. for instance he's good friends with mitt romney and maybe he'll

take backtracking lessons from him. >> you had to throw that in. same on you. >> but such things as palestinian statehood with israel, don't be surprised if he decided to say well i didn't exactly mean that. >> that's going to make a lot of people angry. the obama administration is pretty angry already, and a former senior official with that administration went so far as to say that benjamin netanyahu has shown his true colors which leads some to ask has he been playing politics with the u.s. this whole time? >> there is a tremendous political evasion. that shouldn't surprise anybody. i think there's a lot of hostility right now. we'll see how it plays out. >> thank you. have a good day. just ahead. it's little debbie all grown up. stick around for will ferrell's hilarious tonight show appearance. that's next. were just as simple? thanks to angie's list now it is.

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>> was that an oprah moment yet nothing was free? that's what it seemed like. you want to know if it was sponsored or not. >> that i do. this is "first look" on nbc. "way too early" starts right now. ♪ >> illinois congressman and doog gi houser want to be aaron shock famous for his downton abbey style office has come to decision. >> congressman aaron shock is resigning from congress. >> really? the constant scandal questions are too much of a distraction for you. not the zip lining through a

rain forest or chilling with buddhist monks. you served three terms in congress while apparently also competing on the amazing race. still i imagine resigning is the hardest thing he'll have to do except for cleaning out his deck. anybody now how to bubble wrap pheasant feathers. >> welcome to "way too early." we start today overseas with a man hunt underway for up to three suspects that were connected to the shocking massacre inside a museum in tu know sha's capital. the gunman also killed. and the horror began around noon as tourists were exiting buses at the museum in tunis. armed militants stormed out dressed in military uniforms. they jumped out of a car and opened fire. one witness says the gunmen