to enrich uranium without being threatened threatened. benjamin netanyahu spoke after a meeting with his cabinet this morning. >> the cabinet is united in strongly opposing this. this deal will pose a great danger to the region and to the world and would threaten the very survival of the state of israel. and republican lawmakers reaffirming intent to vote on the deal that president obama calls historic. >> it is a good deal a deal that meets our core objectives. this framework would cut off every pathway that iran could take to develop a nuclear weapon. when you hear the inevitable critics of the deal sign off, ask them a simple question. do you really think this verifiable deal if fully implemented, backed by the world's major powers is a worse

option than the risk in the middle east. >> asked about the specifics, iran agreed to limit the program to enrich uranium and reduce centrifuges from 19,000 to just over 5,000. that would increase the time needed to make a bomb from a few months to a year. the deal requires iran to convert underground plutonium rk to peaceful research. nuclear inspectors have full access and in return iran released from sanctions only if it meets commitments. we are joined from senior white house correspondent and kris jansing. good morning. tell us more about what president rouhani is saying in his address in the past hour. >> reporter: he feels the deal is historic moment for iran and

major victory for iran. he said they achieved all goals in the talks. iran can enrich uranium on its own soil without being threatened. everybody thought we would be closed to force, it will stay open as a scientific research center. he said our centrifuges will spin with advances as will the iranian people. he went on to thank the iranian people, because he was voted in on a mandate of getting rid of sanctions and bringing iran in from the cold and thanked the iranian people for nationalism and patience and promised that the country would see a time of economic prosperity. he said the government would extend its hand to all businesses in iran and help them prosper for a new age in iran. also says that iran has no hostility with anybody in the world, anybody that respects iran and wants a relationship with iran iran will also extend a hand of friendship to them. so he is very careful not to make controversial comments but he billed this as a big victory

for iran and wants to say iran is willing to make friends with everybody in the world right now, as long as this deal goes through and we are respected. he was pretty happy. he is seen as a national hero here, as is his foreign minister. >> losing that shot from him. let's go to kris jansing. tell us about the criticism from prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the president spoke with him by phone, and called the saudi arabia king. what can you tell us about those calls and what was said? >> reporter: right after the president left the rose garden and got on air force one to go to a couple of economic speeches he did call netanyahu. the message is the same. we think we have a strong framework for this deal that makes your region makes your country safer. you heard the president in a speech yesterday saying this makes our country, the united states the region and the world

safer, but obviously bibi netanyahu isn't buying it. he said earlier this morning, i am going to quote him here that the deal does not block the path to a bomb it paves the path to a bomb so he obviously has his work cut out for him in some parts of the world stage. he is going to bring some persian gulf leaders here in the spring to talk about regional security, they'll be meeting at camp david. what is essentially a very critical sales job has already begun. >> now that we reestablished our connection with alleh, i want to bring you back. the celebration in the streets, with so many celebrating, cheering in the streets, interesting that yesterday's announcement of the deal and president obama's remarks were carried live in iranian tv and images we have seen from people taking selfies with the tv. how is that received? >> reporter: his speech was on major time delay, didn't

broadcast all of it. nonetheless, it was unusual they would put it almost live out because people wanted to hear what president obama said. iranians for the most part in this country want better relations with the united states. the general population doesn't have any animosity to the states. what was also interesting, when the president made his speech today, he didn't get into any specifics of president obama or secretary kerry did in their speeches yesterday, so they were careful not to deliver all of the specifics of the speech to the nation. but everybody was sitting with baited baited breath to see what they said. see what they're saying about the same subject almost simultaneously. there was a lot of interest about what president obama said what secretary kerry said and iran's own president. as i said it was on time delay, and maybe 50%, possibly less,

40% of the details of the deal were revealed to the people here. >> interesting, shocking that that was carried live. ali arouzi thank you so much and kris jansing. let's bring in elliott angle. let's play what republican senator from arkansas who wrote the letter to iran's leaders signed by other republican senators said about the deal here. let's listen. >> the proposal today is nothing but a list of u.s. deceptions iran gets to keep a stockpile of enriched uranium, get to continue using an underground fortified bunker and sanctions relief relief. this is a sad day for our country. >> what are your thoughts on that knowing during the president's remarks yesterday that he said if congress kills it it is the united states that

will be blamed for failure of diplomacy here. your reaction on this deal? >> first of all, i think congress has to play a role. this is very very important. i think that congress has to decide. so in some form congress has to -- i don't think this is a sell out. this is a mixed bag of tricks. i think it is all going to be sorted out. there are things i like and things i don't like about it. i like that iran has to destroy two-thirds of centrifuges, i like the fact that it is certain inspections last 25 years. i don't like that ford oh remains open. i don't like the fact that iran has the right to enrich on its territory. seems to me preliminarily it is a mixed bag of tricks. we have to sort it through. i have said on the outset no deal is better than a bad deal. we have to assume or figure out

if this is more of a good deal or more of a bad deal. it is certainly a mixed bag of tricks and we're going to have to assess it in the next few months while the bill and details are being hammered out. >> you bring that up and details are crucial when it comes to hammering out the final details when it comes to that end of june deadline. how optimistic are you that the final deal will be worked out, given the fact you call this a mixed bag of tricks? >> i think it will be hammered out. look, it was very hard to even get what we have together. this is going to be difficult. one of the things that bothered me in the outset of negotiations is while you talk to iran iran was still allowed to enrich. i think we should have said to iran while we are talking, stop enriching, but we didn't do

that. that meant the final product we god, there was no way iran would go into totally give up enrichment. this pushes back time iran can get a bomb. right now, it is estimated it would be two months for iran to get a bomb. pushes it back to a year. so we have to really assess it. and look at the alternatives. if the alternative is more sanctions -- i don't think we trust the iranians. ronald reagan would say trust but verify i would say don't trust and verify. iran continues to be a bad actor in the region. one of the thing that disturbs me we are talking about iran's nuclear program, not talking about the instability iran caused in the region being the main supporter of terrorism in the world, being supporter of

ham az hezbollah, helping overthrow the government in yemen, prop up assad in syria, it is very disturbing. again, there are some good things and i think we have to weigh it. better off with it or without it? >> something that congress will receive when they come back from two week recess many of them are curious to hear as well. thank you for your time. >> thank you. developing now, more than 200 firefighters on the scene of a six alarm fire at a ge industrial park in louisville kentucky. heavy smoke is pouring out from the fire. fire officials ordered residents within a half mile to shelter in place. that fire began at 7:00 this morning, has completely destroyed one building in that complex. building six was an office and storage facility. the offices were closed at the time of the fire. right now no injuries have been reported. all other buildings in the industrial park have been evacuated. we will bring more details here on msnbc as we get them. turning now to the deadly shooting rampage at kenyan

university that left 147 people dead, and that number could rise. in a statement this morning, france condemned the attack calling it an act of senseless brutality. al shabab claimed responsibility. this morning, we are learning chilling new details how they carried out that massacre. bill neely is in kenya on more in what's the worst terror attack since the bombing of the u.s. embassy in 1998 in that country. >> reporter: good morning, frances, a terrible story to bring good friday morning of religious intolerance so extreme it leads to mass murder. 147 dead. most of them in late teens and early 20s. many of them christian, singled out by islamist gunmen. it is a country in shock after a massacre without mercy. at least four gunmen in suicide vests, targeting a college campus before dawn. they attacked students in

dormitories. survivors say the gunmen asked religion. if you were christian, you were shot on the spot. took kenyan troops hours to corner gunmen after a day long siege, they believe they killed them all. universities in eastern kenya near the somali border. from the al shabab group that massacred 67 at a shopping mall two years ago. >> this is a moment for everyone throughout the country to be vigilant as we confront and defeat our enemies. >> reporter: kenya's president visibly shaken his country, too, braced for more. >> this could be prelude to other attacks, mostly in nairobi or ethiopia and against western. >> critically injured students have been airlifted to the capital. hundreds more traumatized in

what was the deadliest ever attack on a university. kenya once again a front line state in the battle with islamists. >> reporter: one of the aims was to pull kenya religions apart, part christian, part muslim. religions are pulling together, on social media, #onekenya is trending. people are shaken but defiant. >> bill neely reporting for us. joining me msnbc evan kohlmann. nice to have you here. heart wrenching to hear story after story of people that survived this, a 21-year-old. nbc news covered her face covered in blood, pretended she was dead. according to her account, they told students hiding to come out, assuring them they would not be killed. she says we wondered whether to come out or not.

many students did, whereupon the shooting men killed ladies and men. this has been in the works some time. considering the history of al shabab what they're capable of specifically nairobi 2013 at the west gate mall is this classic al shabab? >> it is. unfortunately this is the kind of target that it is difficult to protect against. this is ethnic somali part of kenya, close to the somali border a university campus. they don't have a great reputation for being effective in these situations. unfortunately al shabab exploited that as they have done before. the accused master mind of this attack was behind the attack last year on a bus. this is part of a chain of attacks. concern is there might be more. >> is the concern that now they're growing, this group has had some factions in the past now getting more sophisticated, as far as planning attacks. nbc news counterterrorism

officials tell us this group is part of an elite special operations unit. what do we know about that unit? >> this wasn't too sophisticated, let's not give them too much credit. it was four attackers. one of them had sniper skills was using those skills to hold off the military as they approached the facility. there was planning involved. on the other hand, it was not 9/11. this is what al shabab are good at going after soft targets. they're not going after the military bases, they're going after malls, low tech attacks but very effective. shows where al shabab is as a movement. you look at these, you must think they're at the peak of strength. that's not the case al shabab is on the defensive. these attacks are arguably a way for al shabab to change momentum, get back momentum but

we should be careful about assuming this shows that al shabab is strong or is growing. there's no evidence to suggest that. that doesn't mean they can't carry out attacks, but they're not on the growth scale. >> especially when it comes to the population in minneapolis, minnesota, knowing they have several recruits from there as well. >> that's the worry. someone from here goes there, gets training and carries out an attack like that on the mall of america or target in the u.s. hopefully that won't happen. >> appreciate your time and perspective. evan kohlmann, thank you. >> thank you. developing news hillary clinton makes a major move signaling campaign launch is likely imminent. and the governors of indiana and arkansas sign new versions of religious freedom after days of intense back lash. up next new back lash from a company that says not to do business in a state. dozens of people rescued

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bullets found at the crime scene did not match a gun found in his home. forensics experts say the chain of evidence was not enough to keep him in prison. video of that heart felt emotional reunion. the governors of indiana and arkansas signed revised versions of the state's religious freedom law, not everyone is satisfied with the changes. in arkansas new legislation rushed through at the governor's urging is nearly identical to the federal religious freedom restoration act. but it doesn't directly address discrimination. he acknowledged criticism that it doesn't go far enough. >> this debate goes on. but the fact it might not solve every problem for everyone probably means it is a good bill and that it does three things that i outlined. it protects religious freedom. it establishes a framework for the balancing act that courts

must determine these types of cases. thirdly, does recognize diversity of our culture and work force. >> in indiana, the new law signed by governor mike pence goes further by clarifying the religious freedom act does not authorize businesses to refuse to serve gays or lesbians. critics say it doesn't outlaw anti-gay discrimination. one of the ones that spoke out, i am joined by luther low. thank you for being with us this morning. get to this here when the back lash started over indiana's original law, yelp's president released this statement saying it is unconscionable to imagine that yelp would create maintain or expand a significant business presence in any state that encouraged discrimination by businesses against commerce at large. is the criticism that it doesn't go far enough, angie's list who pulled out on expanding a campus

call it insufficient. where does yelp stand as far as being satisfied with changes? >> happy good friday frances, thanks for having me on. as you said yelp has said we will not create maintain or expand business operations in states which have these types of lawson the books which effectively legalize discrimination. and our history with this is basically with jan brewer in arizona when she considered a similar bill encouraged her to veto that we have over 500 employees in arizona. we did an open letter with the new wave of considerations and that was the message, basically that you can't have hope to have a state which fosters and invites innovation and investment from silicon valley and technology community and have active discrimination happening in your state and that it be effectively legalized.

>> you would like to see greater push, especially for gays and lesbians? >> we wouldn't maintain or create business operations we signed on to a letter initiated by our board chairman also a paypal co-founder, that said encouraged governors to do exactly as you're saying which is carve out specific protections and ensure that lbgt persons are not discriminated against. >> being more specific is what you're asking for. want to ask you how yelp was thrust into this story in another way, when it comes to that pizza shop. been in the headlines, first business to say wouldn't cater same sex weddings. they faced back lash on yelp where they were drowned with angry comments bad reviews. they were forced to temporarily close because of back lash. here's something we have to note as well since they raised

nearly a half million from supporters in a go fund me page. what's your take on yelp involvement in being pulled into the story that way. >> wasn't just yelp their facebook page and google page got lit up. you'll see this sometimes, this isn't the first time you'll see a situation like this where a small business is in the press. in 2012 a pizza shop in florida hugged president obama when he was on the campaign trail, we saw a similar back lash initially from folks that weren't fans of president obama then back lash to the back lash. what we do is provide useful information for consumers based on firsthand experiences of the consumer, so eventually we go through and in real time at this point, we are pulling off reviews that aren't germane to the firsthand experience. >> we know the power of a review on yelp. luther lowe thanks for your time. >> thanks very much, frances. stunning details about what

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flight 9525. french investigators announce this morning that co-pilot andreas lubitz repeatedly accelerated the plane as it descended crashing into the french alps. the second black box was found yesterday at the crash site. claudio lavanga is nearby the crash site in the french alps. seems like as investigators reveal more evidence and information, it seems to be blow after blow to the families of the victims. what more are investigators saying this morning? >> reporter: well frances, the french interior minister is right now here visiting the crash site. he is expected to speak at any moment now. we will see whether he has anything to add. meantime, the investigators who analyzed records from the second black box recovered yesterday are saying essentially that that data only confirms what they suspected so far, that lubitz after he locked the pilot outside of the cockpit, he set auto pilot to altitude of 100 feet setting the plane into an

eight minute descent into the french alps. the most important part of it is that as you said they got this detail, very important detail that during that eight minute descent he increased the speed a number of times. and that can only mean not only was alert during the descent, and until the very end, he was also very aware of the consequences of his actions. >> even more painful for the families, knowing in the days before the crash he researched online suicide. claudio lavanga, appreciate that report. developing now new reaction from the white house on the march jobs report that shows abrupt slow down in hiring. what's behind today's disappointing report. the latest on our top story. gop lawmakers and presidential contenders slam the tentative nuclear deal some calling it flawed or dangerous. does the fate of the deal lie

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the next few weeks with earnings saying things aren't as good because of the weather. the weather is a great catch all. don't get to replay the tape and prove that. we all know it was bad. the other thing is you can't have every job report be above average. it is just one month. could be sitting here in a month, numbers could go up or down. >> could be a blip. >> and never talk about revisions, the headline is the headline, the reality is numbers are fluid. >> professional business services added 40,000 retail 26,000. health care 22,000. manufacturing lost 1,000 jobs. >> if the chart was more into the negative a lot was in mining. so the flip side of lower energy prices by the way, iran news and deal there means there will continue to be lower energy prices the more supply without

demand lower it will go. that's probably good for american consumers, pay less at the pump but not good for that swathe of states from north dakota to texas, much of whose job and economic growth for five years is because of shale oil boom. >> quickly while you're here breakdown unemployment by african americans fell slightly. increased among hispanics, big drop in asian americans, and unemployment steady for whites. african americans, hispanics are still struggling. >> we would do a better job with reports, which i have been saying i will keep saying if we looked underneath the hood. massive disparity by race or educational achievement. if you added college education versus high school education, that's where the struggles are. if you don't have a college degree, a minority in the country, most job prospects more bleak than if you're caucasian, have a college degree. >> see if this changes. if it is a blip and we get on track as we have seen in the past. >> we will talk about it in a

month. >> thank you zachary karabell. time for the political nation post script. here's a look at the week that was. >> i will not be silenced. and i am not going anywhere. >> this law does not give anyone a license to deny services to gay and lesbian couples. >> it is bad for business. >> indianapolis will not be defined by this. indianapolis welcomes everybody. >> my bill is designed to protect people's civil liberty when it comes to religion. >> i asked them to change the current law. this law that is under consideration does not extend discrimination. >> what was intended as a message of inclusion was in terinterpreted as message of exclusion. >> this is like ground hog day. >> we reached a critical milestone deal that will see

iran reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium by 98% for 15 years. >> if iran cheats the world will know it. if congress kills this deal it is the united states will be failed for failure of diplomacy. >> joining me nbc news political editor carrie dann. hillary clinton weighed in in support of that nuclear deal with iran. first, we have some good developments regarding her 2016 plans and new real estate when it comes to her hq. >> that's right. sources confirmed to alex seitz wald for space that's expected to be campaign headquarters in brooklineyn heights. the reason it is important according to campaign finance law, campaigns have 15 days after conducting official

campaign business which would include renting office space, to announce. this may mean the announcement is imminent. one thing that's important to know, we don't know who signed that paperwork and when it was signed. >> expect to see that neighborhood and cameras and media there in the weeks to come. let's talk about what hillary clinton had to say about the iran nuclear deal. she said quote i know well that the devil is always in the details of this kind of network agency there is much to do and much more to say in the months ahead. what do you make of what she said in that statement? >> in that statement, it was lengthy. it was supportive but very measured. she praised negotiators for tenacity getting to this point, looked to june, noted the devil is in the details. clinton has been since leaving state department has been a little skeptical how this deal would turn out. has been on the record saying that she is not sure what's going to happen, if iran will hold up their part of the deal she maintained the deal is worth

trying to get to worth going through the process. worth noting in what feels like ancient history, in 2007 barack obama and hillary clinton fought over this issue of negotiating with iran and other hostile regimes. hillary clinton called barack obama at the time naive for saying he would do it. this deal is coming to fruition that philosophy he put forward in 2007. >> nice to have that perspective from history. want to ask you about potential gop candidates quick to criticize the deal jeb bush released a statement saying i cannot stand behind such a flawed agreement. scott walker saying obama's dangerous deal with iran rewards an enemy, undermines our allies and threatens safety. they all slammed it on twitter. no word from rand paul, been out of pocket. he was silent when it comes to indiana and religious freedom law here. should we read more into him being silent about the iran deal?

>> rand paul's position on the iran deal has been sort of modified it along the way. signed that letter that 47 senators sent to iranian leaders that was widely blasted by supporters of the obama deal that the framework that was reached yesterday. but then he said oh, but i signed that because i wanted the president to have a better negotiating standpoint. and i want congress to have weigh in to that as well. but rand paul because his policies on that have been left of the party, it will be interesting when he gets a question on what he thinks of negotiations so far. >> especially late with that announcement to come in the next few weeks. appreciate it. hope you have a good holiday weekend. >> you too, thank you. today's top stories are next. hear from the man that survived 66 days lost at sea. will he ever sail again? and the boy scouts new york chapter defies policy.

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back now with a look at top stories that the "newsnation" is following right now. a philadelphia woman has been charged with planning to go overseas to join isis. the government says the 30-year-old woman researched travel routes to turkey bought plane tickets in late march. they added only 126,000 jobs in march, half the expected growth. jobless rate didn't change holding at 5.5%. french investigators say the co-pilot andreas lubitz repeatedly accelerated the speed of the jet before crashing it

into the french alps killing all 150 on board. the revelation came after investigators studied the black box data recorder found yesterday at the crash site. now to this incredible story off the coast of north carolina. a man missing at sea for 66 days is found alive in his damaged sailboat. a german cargo ship found louis jordan 200 miles from shore. he says he is grateful to be back on dry land. >> blessed and feel full of love grateful to be with my family and with people again, you know. i feel grateful to have the opportunity to live to do what i want to do which is to produce some sort of fruit in my life something valuable something to make the world a better place. >> a whole new perspective. tom costello has more on his amazing story of survival. >> reporter: frances, i know i think you have to meet this guy to believe his story because you might be skeptical until you hear some of the details.

the 36-year-old man who survived he says for two months on the ocean eating raw sea life that came along, rationing food he had already, and gathering and drinking rainwater. thankfully had cover. his boat was covered, that protected him from the elements he was still cold he was wet, then a massive german tanker came along, container ship came along yesterday and rescued him. after 66 days lost at sea, louis jordan walked from the coast guard chopper under his own power into a norfolk hospital thursday to an emotional reunion with his father after 66 days at sea. >> it seemed like a lot longer. >> reporter: friends and family knew he went sailing january 23rd on his 35 sailboat angel. then no one heard from him more than two months. his were frantic. >> what had the last two months been like? >> it's been terrible. you live moment to moment and

the moments turn into days. >> reporter: had you give up hope? >> many times. >> reporter: what no one knew is louis drifted into the atlantic and mast and rudder broken and boat cap sized three times. >> i was flying now the air, somersaulting and everything was upside down and backwards. >> he ate raw fish he caught out of the ocean capturing rain water to survive. thursday morning an incredible stroke of luck. jordan's small sailboat was spotted by the houston express, a massive german containership 200 miles off the carolina coast. >> saw me on the front of the boat waving my arms and they turned that huge skyscraper around -- >> a coast guard chopper lifted him from the deck of the houston express flying him back to norfolk. louis is thinner and bit shagier than before his deal but happy to be home. >> are you ever going to sail again? >> i don't know. >> will you ever let him get out

on that boat again? >> i don't know. not in the ocean. >> reporter: just an incredible story, we were there as he met his father as you saw and as he met his mother. and they had given up hope. they thought he likely was gone and never see him again. his dad wasn't sure where he was, he had no idea he was on his boat missing. as for whether he will go back on the ocean missing, yeah probably but wants time to get his sea legs if you will needs to feel better on dry land. francis, back to you. >> astounding movie in the making. a man in a hotel bar throwing chairs and tossing drinks at a bartender. what set him off? it's one of the stories we're following around the "news nation." and i didn't get here alone. there were people who listened along the way. people who gave me options. kept me on track.

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at stories around the "news nation." there are tornado warnings in parts of kentucky twisters spotted in kansas missouri colorado and oklahoma yesterday. one person died due to high winds. also today there are flash flood fears with warnings and severe thunderstorm watches in missouri illinois kentucky ohio and west virginia. flooding prompted more than 100 water rescues in louisville overnight. the boy scouts new york chapter hired the first openly gay eagle scout. the 18-year-old will work as a summer camp leader. he's been an add voluntary cat for opening the organization to gay scouts and leaders. it challenges the ban on openly gay members. the new york chapter has an anti-discrimination policy and is open to gay employees. a california man was arrested after he trashed a hotel bar in oregon. look at this video here. it all started after a bachelorette party complained about the man. when he was asked to leave, you

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