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campaign won virginia. he was the first democrat to do so in 44 years, but things there have gotten tougher since for democrats. he's also got president clinton in a new ad talking about the death of osama bin laden where the former president says he took the harder, more honorable path in going after him. the "time magine" artic say vice present bde dn re with eecio t ti. atdsurngolic iel mi rneanreblanre atprek as newt gingrich drops out of the campaign. that's expected to happen on wednesday. veronica? >> tracie potts in washington. thank you. the obama administration

appears to be moving quickly to settle potential diplomatic crisis in china. this man is reportedly under the protection of the u.s. embassy in beijing. curt campbell appeared unannounced sunday in beijing. legalctis had ennd ourrt f sri lizaon thcotrs e sdo ge t rac aagemil children, were killed when their van plunged off a highway and landed on the grounds of the bronx zoo. >> reporter: the dense wooded area of the bronx zoo hides the scene of one of the worst they

have ever seen on a jo >> sometimes you come upon event that are rrific and isas oof e rorr:hedetyhi yshersill me tsiathk jtrs, >> reporter: that van was headed southbound on the bronx river park way. it hit the median and took a fatal plunge. >> it traveled a distance of 75, 80 feet before it came down and hit the ground. it fell 100 feet from the overpass. >> reporter: zoo officials say it landed in a remote area. at no point were staff, animals orisitor in rm wa

thasad victim was able to remain calm even opening the cash register. the gunman fired even more shots panicking customers inside. the clerk is recovering. no arrests have been made. in southern california, a wayward dolphin has become stranded in a wetlands channel. it became disoriented and started swimming in circles. experts say if it canigure ts way out soon o hh de don'pu iba o tse ty' vetous rnso g t jpdn. cars. eendin huad

finally, talk about going green. a high school jr. used the tabs off cans of soda to create her dress for the prom. more than 5,000 tabs were used to assemble the aluminum gown and, no, she swears that she didn't drink all of those sodas all by herself. >> looks grea >yeah. ca y igi h hvynd uomrtleha dssu ? risl >>no >>asosheoe't toa tou anorth of oklahoma

city, some reports of as much as 5 inches on the road. these thunderstorms are slow moving. it will move up interstate 4 had all the way through st. louis. they're north of st. louis and central illinois. this is our lightening counter. earl yes it was 16,000 lightening strikes. now we'veadbole00 stke e sor eeree nig. oter pobms t thre lt hevyaiinoh rith sthwe,here' of south florida. miami yesterday, two to three inches of rain. still cloudy today. the keys have numerous areas of rain. this will continue today into tomorrow.

if you chose this week to head down to south florida or the bahamas, unfortunately the weather is not cooperating. if you live in pittsburgh, toledo, cleveland, all the way through louisville, lexington, indianapolis, st. louis, a chancef dition stro stormshi afrnn. tin e tnathatis osyoi to b fm ubck am, cy t and hot again. we're fine in the southwest. as we head into may, we expect a lot of severe weather and thunderstorms and it looks like we're going to have it. >> say it isn't so. bill, thank you. the economy sputters. airfares soar and do we really need another "titanic"? your first look at today's business headlines is straight

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welcome back to "first look." i'm veronica did he la cruz. in nigeria, gunmen attack christian sun services killing 16 and wounding 22. meanwhile, an attack on a church chapel in another part of the country left five dead. an amazingta o surva e rvivedodaysn a me deer heretsbo hutor a meca eernc f h al rend spectacular nighttime launch in china as the country sends up a pair of navigation satellites. part of an independently built global navigation system. residents of an apartment building near london's olympic

park says surface to air missiles could be put on their rooftop. if the mod deploys them, they would be the first ones since world w ii. reporter: thiishe ter in trendas ldo artnthehi loty islecod pving cuty f tmppa residents hear of the plan to put missiles on their roof was when they were sent a leaf let. >> i was shocked. that's not an usual space. that will feel militarized. security will be racheted up. there will be security presence. that's not something i want to live with. >> reporter: up to ten soldiers

will be based there for two months. there would be a heavy police presence around the gated community. residents in the quarter have been told that theis t ly itbab tl bldgn taa. ey hve rft e ponttotchentiu extreme threat. >> these high velocity missile positions as we've just heard of will only be a very small part of a much greater dynamic in terms of the measures that will be deployed particularly against a potential airborne or 911 style attack. >> they will test out the location this week with an exercise using dummy missiles. no decision has been made. martha fairly, i tv news, east

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to health and education services. no key a, once the world's biggest seller of mobile phones, is now falling farther behind apple and samsung. the basic phone sales are down 60% in the first quarter. 100 years after the sinking of the "titanic," there are plans to build a new 21 ths century version of the luxury version ocean liner by 2016. one of the richest men in australia saihe wil bld tinic 2 incna. ll oue fie an sar. >>th cppsthe gzzes th referee. your "first look" at sports is straight ahead. h. until i show them this.

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ded the comeback with a flurry of three-pointers. memphis down one. rudy guy for the one. clippers end the game on a remarkable 28 to 3 run. they stunned the grizzlies 99-98. to atlanta, the seceltics witho ray allen. frustration boiled over. raj rondo bum the f. he's topped. sprsutldog tir tin ainst t z toarer lki mreli etrr. ac over the

net and throws it to verbota. coyotes win 5-3. finally, how about some overtime redemption. devils and flyers tied at three. danny briere scores what appears to be the game winner. the puck goes off his skate. they say he kicked in a puck. that's aoal soccer but not ck. nutes lerhe ueaes oct omheoi. at aoainnypo. iean cebtendo c th fer th l 3in .nme. good morning, everyone. cold morning up in new england once again. it was a beautiful weekend though in this region of the country. had the cold, crisp mornings,

and beautiful, warm afternoons. no one was complaining. it's chilly in albany. this afternoon, another gorgeous day. sunny to partly cloudy skies. d.c. north wards, everyone is in the 60s and 50s. laten the day, pitburgh cld seeom swe a or. ttur gs t 78 eylet to rmir tt sgi tou e ai ladanpeis right through the middle of the country. we're dealing with slow moving thunderstorms from oklahoma city to tulsa. st. louis. a lot of heavy rain through central illinois. here's how we're looking as we go through the day. rain in south florida. pretty dry through almost all of the east coast north of florida. we are watching the storm from

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tonight jimmy welcomes the avengers actor chris evans. girls actress allison williams. tom more rel lownd b hpe tht'at:3 oloal bc stio >t te n f eit ok teai s second straight number one finish. in another upset, the animated film the pirates, ban of misfits, old with more than 11 million to take second. zak efron, the lucky one, did better than expected and took in over 11 million to finish third. you want to go see that, right? producer judd apatel klunked -- >> the name alone. >> not on your list? >> five year engagement? >> jason statham's safe

underperformed opening with 7.7 as didohcusa's v e ggt wsomg om. se. ege $178 million. it notched the biggest opening weekend ever in 12 markets. so that's the -- the comic book, the avengers? is that what that is? >> it was supposed to be rivalries marvel. >> we have no life. >> this was in the '60s. >> you go see it and fill me in. >> i will. >> i'm veronica did he la cruz. this is first look on "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned because willie geist is up next. osama bin laden takes center age in the presidential campaign with the romney cp atacng therede for manghe dth oth rl's staed man a yar a

olic s. thquti iouhemapl i hd e. "the new york times" in a front page sunday story reports that anal is working the tax code to pay less than 10% on its massive profits. the question is is apple doing anything wrong or just taking advantage of a flawed system. and the celtics rajon rondo is tossed from boston's playoff game for bumping an official. the big story in the nba, the devastating loss of e bull's derek rose to a knee injury. does the lossof rose mean an ndor e l. is "y o rl fhi >>go mi' msnbc. shoot me an