the replica senate is going to open to the public tomorrow in massachusetts. it is sort of astounding how close it is to the real thing, with your own eyes what a functioning senate would be like. "first look" is up next. >> good morning. right now on "first look," a fire storm over indiana's religious freedom law is creating a national controversy over discrimination. >> we're not going to change the law. okay? >> we don't allow you to use your religious freedom to discriminate against somebody educational. >> the boston marathon bombing trial. the defense says the government failed to prove its case. >> an attack by two men dressed in women's clothing. >> possible traumatic arrest. >> good morning, everybody.

i'm betty nguyen. it is a state law drawing national attention. indiana's new religious freedom law. this is the cover of today's indianapolis star. it simply says fix this now. this powerful statement following a ground swell of opposition. critics say the law allows businesses to refuse service based on people's sexual orientation. >> in connecticut we honor religious freedom and people have the right to their own practices, but we don't allow you to use your religious freedom to discriminate against somebody else. >> the city and county in indianapolis even went on record as objecting to the law calling it bad for buzz and tourism. yesterday the governor wrote an article defending the law. he's gotten support from some of the 2016 presidential

possibilities like scott walker, marco rubio, and jeb bush who appeared on a show yesterday. >> i think governor pence has done the right thing. bill clinton signed a law like this at the federal level. this is simply allowing people of faith space to be able to express their believes to have to be able to be people of conscious. >> supporters point out there are similar laws in 19 other states. today is the deadline for a nuclear deal with iran. the secretary of state says there are tricky issues to overcome. a new washington post abc poll says 59% support iran nuclear deal. tracie potts the live in

washington following this for us. where do things stand right now? >> up in the air. the obama administration says it's 50/50 that foir r they're going to get a deal done by tonight. >> will it be reached today? >> this is new video this morning of what may be america's last chance to keep iran from building a nuclear weapon. everyone's at the table, to sell this deal iran needs to go home with relief from u.s. sanctions. john kerri needs to assure a skeptical congress there are enough tight restricts on iran's uranium. >> they're not going to make it a partisan issue. >> the dead ded line comes after iran said no to shipping some of its things to russia. >> here's and attempt to preserve a capability that's certainly not in the interest of

the united states. >> reporter: can iran be trusted to dilute the fuel on its own? >> it can't be based on trust. it has to be based on verification. >> congress has already made it clear iran could face more sanctions. >> reporter: if it looks like they're close to a deal and that's not what we're hearing but if they make progress today, we're told the major superpowers can push the deadline a bit but as of now it's midnight overseas which is early evening here. >> in boston a major move by the defense in the marathon bombing trial. lawyers say the government failed to prove evidence beyond all reasonable doubt. that after the trial wrapped much here's pete williams. >> reporter: the government ended its case on the human toll of the second marathon bomb blast. an emotional finish on the youngest bombing victim several

jurors wept as the medical examiner explained how the bomb ripped through his body. he'd been watching the race with his family. the fbi says dzhokhar tsarnaev loaded a pressure cooker bomb just a few feet away from him. the medical examiner said it drove pieces of the bomb into the boy's body. his mother and father were in court as photos of their son were showed to the jury. they also explained how one of the piece drove through another woman's body. and there were new details of the the movements of the suspect that day. video shows him walking away from the bomb he planted before it went off. it's still unclear if tsarnaev will testify in his defense.

many say he won't putting the focus of the entire defense on his demeanor. >> if he smirks or looks the wrong way, it's all done. >> reporter: defense lawyers say all the major steps including buying the components were taken by his older brother. >> that was pete williams reporting. the defense's case is expected to take a few days. now to a bizarre story with a violent end. this is how the call came into emergency dispatch. >> gunshot wound, possible traumatic arrest. >> and then these mangled cars in front of the national security agency. here's what happened. two men dressed in women's clothing and wearing women's wigs attempted to drive an suv into the nsa. they had apparently stolen it for a joyride. guards raised the barriers then opened fire after ignored warnings.

the suv crashed into a police vehicle. one of the suspects was killed. the other is in critical injury. a police officer suffered minor injuries. drugs an a handgun were found in the suv. >> this morning several new developments in the plane crash in the cal ps. the co-pilot who apparently crashed the plane was once treated for suicidal tendency. >> reporter: inside the head of andreas lubitz was a troubled mind. he always dreamed of flying but he'd been receiving therapy on his mind suicide. >> treatment of a psychotherapist because of what is documented as being suicidal. >> reporter: he'd seen doctors just before the crash and in recent years said the prosecutor but there was no record of

anymore aggression. evidence from his apartment shows he tried to hide his medical condition from the airline. investigators are now examining reports that that condition was bipolar disorder or manic depression. his employers now face more questions. did they know about his suicidal thoughts and if they did, they did they belief they were all in the past because this is what his boss said of lubitz last week. >> translator: he was 100% fit to fly, he says without any restrictions. the pain of the bereaved families is already immense. >> reporter: they've still not found the flight data recorder. the airline is saying it might be damaged. they've extracted the dna of around 80 victims. there's much more to see from the mental history of a troubled man who became a mass murder. >> that was bill neely reporting

there. let's get down to business right now with landon dowdy. >> good morning. ibm is spending $3 billion. it'll collect data from smart phones and tablets and other devices so companies can use it in their operations. they have a partnership with the weather channel hoping they will track buying patterns and supply issues. jz calls on some of the biggest names to relaunch a music stream streaming business. for $19.99 a month they have millions of songs. the egg mcmuffin isn't just for breakfast anymore. they'll test serving brauft all day in san diego. it will stop serving chicken raised on antibiotics and is putting kale on the menu?

>> in sports let's start with the women. the ncaa turn to lt. the huskies back in the final four for the eighth straight season. and top seeded maryland advanced for a second straight year with a win over tennessee. here's a look at the women's final four. all number ones. they play on sunday. u con plays maryland. the only unanimous choice for the ap seen frank kaminsky rounding out the first five. jahlil okafor. kentucky jr., willie come stien and ohio state freshman. the atlanta falcons have been fined $350,000 for pumping fake noise into the stadium for games. they will also forfeit a selection during the draft.

>> deandre leave vi is taking his off son to the limit. he's harnessed outside of a biplane. upside down. this is a thrill seeker no doubt. here's a bizarre story for you. a play you have to see to believe. during the stars game a puck takes a bounce and gets pejed under the vie zor of a player. that's patrick nemeth. it took him about 10 seconds to get it out. he was fine and laughed it out but odd there. and then you have v to see this. david beckham stars in a sultry underwear add. need i say more? >> in life is there meaning to my days? that's why i need to feel secure supported, free. >> that's the late show's james corden joining him. no one's complaining.

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welcome back to "first look." amazing time lapse video from the south carolina. it almost looks like waves. this is in the sky as showers and thunderstorms were rolling through the southeast yesterday. these are called wave clouds. it happens when you have a cold air at the surface and much warmer temperatures aloft. it creates a problem in the atmosphere and it looks like waves at the beach. >> beautiful. >> fascinating stuff to watch. everyone was taking pictures of it in the southeast. no one is taking pictures in michigan this morning. it's snowing north of droutetroit. it's going to move through

southern new york. by 6:00 p.m. a cold rain for philadelphia and new york and by about 5:00 a.m. tomorrow this is gone and thankfully it spares new england. the other story out there the extreme ending to march. we are looking at temperatures cold in new england and we are very warm in the midwest today. this is just how the west has been all march long. we are 30 degrees above normal. 80 today in rapids city. >> no happy medium. there are a few places. >> a couple places but not many. >> feel lucky if you're in them. some stories today. a pharmacist group opposes execution drugs. the american pharmacist association approved a new 30i8s yesterday. it discourages members from provide providing drugs for execution. it is a move that could affect states like texas where there is a drug shortage.

to california an update on a firefighter who fell into a burning garage. they say he will be hospitalized for more than two months. he was inside the burning garage for almost three minutes. the captain suffered burns on 70% of his body. to boston it was the dedication of the kennedy institute for the senate. the $78 million facility includes a replica of the chamber and his office. >> he understood it wasn't to posture, not to sit there worrying about the next election. >> a child discovery in space. a super sized planet with four suns. astronomers spotted it in a system which is 136 light years from our own sun. this is the second known four-sun system with planets.

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tammy duckworth says she's running for senate. in the run off for chicago mayor, a big endorsement for an opponent. independent senator bernie sanders says he's endorsing someone. house democrat calls for a five-day workweek. right now the house typically sits from monday evening to thursday afternoon but california democrat scott peters says average americans work five days a week. there is no reason we should not be required to as well. how close to the real thing is house of cards? according to bill clinton, it is 99% real. actor kevin spacey who plays the president cold the magazine clinten says it's mostly true and the last 1% that's wrong, he says you could never get an education bill passed that fast.

and the barack obama sketch from this weekend, he tweeted snl clever skit but for the record i'm the same height as the rock. despite his controversial letter to iran nuclear negotiations press on. last night letterman joked about the potential deal. >> iran will give all of their nuclear materials to vladimir putin for safekeeping. what could possibly go wrong? i think that's what you want to be. >> and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. 22 past the hour. i want to bring in ellis. >> it seems like they could have sound someone safer to keep them than patutin. >> let's talk about indiana's governor. he continues to defend his law. he says quote, as governor of

indiana, if i were presented a bill that legalized discrimination against any person or group, i would veto it. but doesn't this law in fact do just just that. doesn't it open the door to discrimination? >> exactly. i'm glad you got that right. the governor is flailing right now. he's been pounded and not just from gay rights groups but the business community. gap and lee vie and star bucks and apple. the sporting league they all say we don't want to do business in a place that discriminates like that this. he needs to find a way out of this but that doesn't alienate his religious right social conservative supporters that he may need if he runs for president which he's talking about doing. >> i thought this could have some strong arguments in this but listen to this. the governor goes onto say i believe in the golden rule that

you should do unto others as you would have them do unto you. if i saw a restaurant owner refuse to serve a gay couple i wouldn't eat there. that's great but that doesn't make it illegal. >> this is not about the governor's personal dining choices. there has been a big change in this country. this is much more acceptable than it was a decade or two ago. indiana is going to suffer if they don't find a way to correct this. >> is this law even necessary at all? i think that's a lot of people are asking because the u.s. constitution, the indiana constitution, don't they both already have some strong provisions protecting religious freedom? >> well indiana could probably do a little better they don't mention gender or sexual orientation. maybe they should change that as well. big mess. >> it is. and it has a lot of people talking. just ahead, listen to this.

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all right. the justin bieber roast aired last night and domestic diva martha stewart dropped by and gave him advice about living in prison. >> when i did my stretch, all hood rats on my cell block wanted to break off a piece of martha stewart's blp blp, so i decided tom [ bleep ] needed to be gotten. i walked into the chow hall and

grabbed off a piece of [ bleep ]. >> the things you learn in prison. going at it. i'm betty nguyen. there is "first look." "way too early" starts right now. ♪ ladies and gentlemen, i don't know if you know or care about this but harry reid says he will not seek reelection. let's take a look at now some highlights of senator harry reid reid's long career. highlights. take a look. >> 258 m 262, 264, 338, 344,

345, 346. 422. 494. 496. 499, 500, 501, 504. >> soaring rhetoric from the united states senate tloor. how exciting. good morning. it is tuesday march 31st and welcome. let's start overseas. a lot of people are focussed there because the negotiations of iran's nuclear problem deadline. there are less than 13 hours let for diplomats to reach an agreement on nukes. a long day of talks is expected with secretary of state warning there are still quotes and tricky issues to be resolved. nbc chief foreign affairs