effort which is nice and sneaky and also please send photos of your recall theme pajamas. thank you. rachel at msnbc.com. first look is up next. wall street raid. occupy protesters are ordered out of new york city's zuccotti park. sandusky speak. the coach at the heart of the scandal breaks his silence in an interview. thrills and chills. two girls are left suspended after an amusement park ride breaks counsel in china. good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. i begin this morning with

breaking news. new york city police in riot gear went to occupy wall streelt. authorities dismantled tents ordering them to vacate the park temporarily along with personal plongs. handed out letters saying the park poses an increasing health and fire safety hazard. at least 70 have been arrested and the park has been fully cleared. the i am prom teu park cleaning is on the heels of similar moves in cities across the country and days ahead of the movement two-month anniversary on thursday. for the first time since being indicted for sexually abusing eight boys, penn state's former coach jerry san did you say si is speaking out about the charges against him. he insists he's not a pedophile. nbc's michelle franzen has more. >> in an exclusive phone interview on rock center, jerry sandusky, the former penn state assistant football coach charged with 40 counts of child abuse told bob costas he's innocent.

>> i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> innocent? completely innocent and falsely accused in every aspect? >> well, i could say that, you know, i have done some of those things. i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them and i have touched their leg. without intent of sexual contact sthiemt one of the allegations in the indictment stems from testimony from assistant coach mike mcqueary. in 2002, the then graduate assistant says he witnessed sandusky with a boy in the locker room and told his supervisor. he's now on paid administrative leave and facing criticism he didn't do enough. last week, in an e-mail obtained exclusively by nbc news, the former penn state qb told friends and former teammates "i did the right thing.

you guys know me. the truth is not out there fully. i didn't just turn and run. i made sure it stopped. i had to make quick tough decisions. more fallout. the long time president and ceo of the second mile charity resigned. >> we don't know at this point whether this organization can be saved. >> the university now part of a criminal investigation and struggling to rebuild its image. michelle franzen. the fast changing race for the republican presidential nomination has taken another turn. according to the latest polls, newt gingrich made a -- it's proof, he says, that the race is still wide open. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: former speaker newt gingrich was in iowa. >> this is a wild race. okay? who knows what the polls are going to be two months from now.

>> gingrich is up to 22% in the nbc poll. rick perry lost half his support. herman cain just one point. but cain pulled his own brain fade at the milwaukee journal sentinel newspaper when he was asked about libya. >> so you agreed with president obama on libya or not? >> president obama supported the uprising, correct? >> the cain aides said he was tired, had four hours' sleep. >> i do not agree with the way he handled it for the following reason. no, that's a different one. >> the former boyfriend of sexual harassment accuser bialek that her account, pediatrician sent bialek to get career advice. >> she said that something had happened and that mr. cain had touched her in an inappropriate manner. >> cain, slumping in the polls,

perry in a nosedive, as a familiar face surges to the top tier of gop candidate. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news washington. the supreme court announced it will hear arguments on challenges to the healthcare law in march, in the thick of the election campaigns. in a departure from the one hour allotment. the high court set aside five hours for the arguments in the case. brian mooar has details >> the supreme court agreed to hear a challenge of president obama's healthcare law. a constitutional challenge that will be decided in the middle of the 2012 election campaign. >> it's going to have political ramifications as well as legal ramifications. it's one of the big cases of history. >> the central question? can congress force americans to buy health insurance. >> for the first time in 200 years, congress is requiring every american to either buy a

product, in this case health insurance, or pay a fine. if this mandate is upheld, what is off limits? what under the constitution can congress not require each of us to purchase? >> how far did congress reach? >> the supreme court for years has upheld various forms of insurance requirements, social security is a form of old age insurance. >> the obama administration requested the review from the high courts. >> we're confident that the law is constitutional, will be upheld at constitutional. >> supporters hope hesitant states and healthcare companies will get in line if the court upholds the law. >> i think that they will find the individual responsibility provision constitutional, but if they don't, i don't think it is going to have a major impact on the other provisions of the health reform legislation. >> a landmark showdown over a landmark law. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. here's your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. according to city officials i

slow moving land slade is an immediate and life-threatening hazard. the shifting ground is cracking up a major roadway and causing chunks of earth and concrete to fall into the pacific ocean. crews are scrambling to move vul nebl infrastructure and keep spectators away. out on the strees after an suv crashed into the apartment complex. it barreled through a fence and into the building. no one inside was harmed when the vehicle ripped through the apartments. the driver and two passengers suffered nonlife-threatening injuries in the crash. finally, the famous ruin i red slippers from the wizard of oz aren't in kansas anymore. the iconic footwear was on display in beverly hills before being shipped off to new york city for a december auction. one of four pairs still in existence, she is slippers are the one that dorothy clicked three times to go back home to kansas. now, for a look at the

national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. there's no place like home. >> i can't believe they're up for auction. they should be in the smithsonian or a museum. >> what would you do with those? >> hold on to them to resell them again, i guess. that's probably what people doing. i don't know. good morning everyone. amazing weather this morning. i am talking temperatures. i mean, when you walk out the door this morning, you'll feel it on the eastern seaboard. it almost feels like the middle of the summer type morning. humidity is up. temperatures are mild. yesterday, by the way, was a very warm day. 73 in washington, d.c. we were 78 in atlanta. this is probably, if you look at this map, the warmest temperatures across the country probably until the spring. because cold air is on the way. we're beating the clock here and sooner or later things will change. we're watching the colder air coming into montana. it's going to arrive this week. we still have mild air. i mentioned, it's 65 to start your morning in washington, d.c.

you do not need the coat. you'll need the um brael later but not the coat. same in boston and new york. very strange as you walk outside. as far as the rain goes, a lot of areas will have light rain or showers today, including areas like boston, new york, philadelphia, d.c. you're not going to see a lot of rain. some areas may be totally dry. that's where you're going to get showers. the steadier rains are through southern ohio, west virginia, kentucky. back into areas of tex tech. that's where we'll watch the potential of severe thunderstorms. severe thunderstorm watch goes from laredo, outside of san antonio. the storms will move over the top. if you're in san antonio, you have a chance of a few strong storms, gusty winds and small hail. up around arkansas to kentucky over the areas of the ohio river, this is just a shield of light rain from little rock all the way up to louisville. much of the state of kentucky is going to have a damp morning commute. that rain kind of dries up a little bit over the state of pennsylvania.

that's why we're only calling for scattered showers. only a few showers making their way into the big city. here's how the forecast looks on this tuesday. rain from texas to the tennessee valley. thunderstorms this afternoon in the auto southeast and again, there's a chance of showers in the east, veronica. the heavier rains for new york, boss, philly will come later tonight into tomorrow morning. >> wonderful, bill. looking forward to it, thanks. a big fine for tarmac trouble and the oracle goes high tech. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. coming up, the packers remain perfect and another dark day in the nba lockout. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. if insurance were sold in the grocery store --

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welcome back to first look. i'm veronica de la cruz. some of the top stories making news. pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected u.s. drone attack killed seven alleged

militants near the afghan border. mostly affiliated with the pakistani taliban. congress is fighting the obama administration's attempt to limit certain school lunch foods they say are unhealthy. they want to cut down on french fries and pizza and reduce sodium in kids' lunches. the final version drops the limits. in china,rescuers freed two girls who were left dangling upside down on an amusement park ride for nearly two hours. after the ride failed. yikes. now, here is your first look at how wall street kicks off the day. the dow opens at 12,078. after losing 74 points yesterday. until now, your choices for looking dramatically younger re

investors it will take more than a few days and a few moves to end europe's debt crisis. fear rose over the bond yields which threatened nation's ability to finance themselves. italy once again saw the benchmark inching toward crisis level. trouble already nor greece's new prime minister the. germany's angela merkel called this europe's toughest hour since world war ii vowing to prevent a collapse of the union. here bank stocks fell lyle the dollar rose against the euro. bank of new york mel lon saying onyx pecktations of a $100 million earnings hit next quarter. bank of america -- boeing rose on the record order from emirates airline and in earnings, j.c. penney fell. lowe's rose after beating expectations but late in the day moody's lowered the rating on lowe's by two notches. elsewhere, there's a giant

billion barrel oil reservoir in colorado. one of the world's largest in recent years. american eagle will pay a record $900,000 fine for tarmac delays. the airline had 15 flights sit for over three hours in one day alone. may 29th at chicago's o'hare airport. finally, here's a tip. the oracle of omaha, warren buffett who normally shies away from tech stocks revealed he bought more than 5% of ibm and millions of shares of intel and directv. the nba battle intensifies. rookie awards in baseball and red hot action on the ice? plus the packers beat up on a division rival. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. i'm just a piece of dirt stuck here in a rut.

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welcome back to first look. i'm veronica de la cruz. in sports, frus stated and sidelined, the players have taken on a new strategy battling against the nba's owner's lockout. here's nbc's fred rogan. good morning. push has come to shove in the nba lockout. the owners pushed and the players told them to shove it. they rejected another offer. they told them to dispanned and become a trade association. they'll file a lawsuit against the nba. it's a sticky situation with no end in sight. in the words of the commissioner, we're about to go into a nuclear winter. >> although we chose this today, we have not chosen to be in this

position. a lockout continues to be something that is imposed upon us by the league and by owners. this is not a strike. >> what baseball note, the braves closer craig kimball one the rookie of the year hon rs. hellickson took the honors in the american league yesterday. just over mid of the game, randall cob took the punt. 80 yards up the middle. the packers off and running. rodgers continued his dominance. another four touchdown passes. jordy nelson caught a pair. the packers are unbeaten. 9-0 after dismantling the vikings. the texas matt schaub done for the season with a fractured foot, matt cassel needs surgery and could be done for the year. hockey, the flyers wasted no time getting on the boar. 79 seconds into the game they

scored. scored another goal and had an assist. flyers join the penguins atop the eastern conference for the 5-3 win. finally, sabers rally from two goals down to beat the canadians. the equalizer late in the third and that forced a shootout. brad boy scored the eventual game winner. without their allstar goalie, they came back to win it. 3-2. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred rogan. another quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist bill karins with a weather channel forecast. we're watching action on the ice. you and i, bill karins, after the show, downstairs at the rink. >> probably puddles down there. it's like 65 degrees. >> i know. it has been really warm. but that doesn't get you off the hook by any means. >> it's an amazing morning. everybody that has been coming into work can't believe how warm it is outside. it's literally a morning in the eastern half of the country that feels like summer mornings. it's 65 to start your morning in d.c. 59 in philadelphia. even up in areas of southern new engla england, in the upper 50s to low

60s this morning. this is how warm we typically should be this time of year on a warm afternoon with sunshine. not early in the morning. so don't get used to it. this is the last day of this. we are going to see more clouds today than yesterday through the big cities of the east. we have showers back here through pittsburgh an the cooler air is arriving in areas like buffalo, detroit and cleveland. your temperatures will continue to drop there. as far as the forecast goes today, the temperatures boent go anywhere. the warmth will stick around. the cooler air in buffalo, 59. that's still warm. you can get snow in buffalo this time of year much that's a banner day for you. it's not going to be a lot of wet weather an i-95 corridor through tonight and tomorrow morning. that's when the heavier rains will be in this area. wednesday's forecast, temperatures are cooler and we have that rain that moves in. as far as the rest of the country, the southeast, afternoon thunderstorms are for you. the cool air arrives today. minneapolis and eventually later tonight in chicago. so it's an incredible

morning, being this warm, probably won't see it until may or june. >> you should have wore the shorts. >> who says i didn't. >> we can see in the shot. meryl streep shows off her transformation for a role. say it ain't so? brad pitt soon to be finished as an actor? your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching first look on msnbc. ter, making your craving for a sweet & salty bar irresistible, by nature valley.

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welcome back to "first look." i'm veronica de la cruz. last on late night with jimmy fallon. he used a news story to deliver a personal message on phone etiquette. >> check this out. a man in illinois was arrested

for calling the cops five times because his iphone wasn't working. someone was arrested for calling five times in one day. do you hear that, mom? got arrested for that. there was another republican debate on saturday. listen to this. ron paul only got 89 seconds to speak. seriously, rick perry gets more time to try to remember something. education -- i read that italy's new primester is an economist with the nickname super mario. it's true. he's hoping to make the economy go like this. but if not, italy could be like this [ sound effects ] tricky. tonight jimmy welcomes actor ben kingsley, actress felicity jones and tony bennett. that is late night with jimmy fallon on your local nbc

station. it is time for your "first look" at entertainment news. to hear brad pitt tell it, his days as a movie star are almost at an end. the 47-year-old told australian tv he plans to call it a day as an actor when he turns 50 in favor of producing and developing films. but though his days as a leading man may be numbered, pit says he's not sure he's done having kids yet with angelina jolie. hmm. there is already oscar buzz for meryl streep who was in london monday promoting her portrayal of former english prime minister margaret thatcher in the iron lady which will be released here in december. finally, after reports surfaced howard stern was in talks to replace piers morgan as a judge on america's got talent, stern is campaigning hard on his radio show to get the job. i don't know. -- >> i mean, it would be interesting. >> there's no way. >> it could be a train wreck and everyone would watch. >> there's only one word.

liability. it would be a complete disaster. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. way too early with willie geist starts right now. the new york city police department breaks up zuccotti park, the home of the occupy wall street movement that spread across the country and the world. the question is why did mayor bloomberg decide to break up the camp right now? we'll have a live report from the ground. last night, former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky giving an exclusive interview to nbc's bob costas during which he says he's innocent of the child sexual abuse charges made in that gruesome grand jury report. the question is, how does this guy define horsing around with kids? he keeps using that term. herman cain looked down right perriesque in answering a