boston marathon bombings is far from over and for you three friends of jailed friends of dzhokhar tsarnaev have been arrested and charged. >> reporter: the fbi says three days after the devastating bombing at the boston marathon three college friends of the surviving bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev fearing he may have been one of the bombers went to his college dorm and found a black pabackpack and thw it away. agents found the backpack five days ago containing those empty fireworks tubes. federal bomb technicians believe the marathon bombs were made using the explosive powder from fireworks. the three charged today, robel phillipos and two men from

kazakhstan, azamat tazhayakov and dias kadyrbayev appeared briefly in court in obstructing justice and lying to investigators. the fbi said the three became concerned the night the fbi released pictures of the bombing suspects. >> somebody knows these individuals as friends, neighbors, co-workers or family members. >> reporter: instead of calling the fbi with their suspicions they did something entirely different. court documents said dias kadyrbayev texted he looked like one of his suspects. barely an hour after the fbi released the suspect photos investigators say the three friends did go to his college dorm room. court documents said dias kadyrbayev decided to take backpack to help his friend avoid trouble.

the two foreign students told the fbi that a month before the bombing tsarnaev told them he knew how to make a bomb. >> that was pete williams reporting. this morning airport officials are investigating a runway mishap. the wing of the scandinavian wing clipped. no injuries reported. passengers were booked on other flights. sensational murder trial of jodi arias could be in the hands of a jury. nearly four moves testimony from 36 witnesses concluded late wednesday with attorneys now prepping foreclosing arguments. the 32-year-old has admitted to shooting and stabbing her then boyfriend travis alexander back in 2008 but she argues it was in self-defense. her attorney claims she was abused.

prosecutors contend arias is a calculating and cold-blooded killer who can't keep her story straight. she faces the death penalty if convicted. more than 400 firefighters in southern california are battling a fast-moving wildfire fueled by fierce santa ana winds. the blaze has burned 3,000 acres destroying one home and displacing hundreds of residents. >> reporter: the fast-moving fire broke out in the foot hills of the san bernardino mountains in southern california. it sent a cloud of thick black smoke billowing into the sky blanketing the nearby valley. the flames consumed one home and forced officials to evacuate a nearby neighborhood. >> she's 83 years old. she has all her belongings and she's upset, she's crying. >> reporter: other residents have lost their belongings. >> that used to be my bedroom. and the closet is behind there.

>> reporter: more than 400 firefighters and six air tankers battled the blaze. crews say as long as the winds stay low they should be able to control fire. however the red flag warning in place many in the area aren't taking any chances. some sad news to report. chris kelly, better known as the mack daddy half of kriss kross has died. ♪ authorities say 34-year-old kelly was unresponsive when he was found in his atlanta home last night. investigators are unsure of the cause of death. a coroner's office said an autopsy is planned for today. kelly together with chris smith were discovered at an atlanta mall at 13 years old before shooting to fame with their hit "jump." >> more snow in store for the

midwest. a may day storm dumped ten inches of snow in denver causing flight cancellations. for more on the weather we're joined by bill karins. to go back to chris kelly, how many middle school dancers dance to that school. >> they probably still do. it gets you going a little bit. sad for everyone in the midwest. this storm system has caused a lot of problems with this extreme temperature changes. now we have freezes heading as far south as oklahoma and north texas. we're still going to be dealing with it this morning. minneapolis has actually been spared slightly. omaha had a couple of inches of snow. white and blue is where it's still snowing very hard especially northern portions of iowa in the northwestern sections of the state. minneapolis is being spared from the storm. the heavy snow band set up just

to your east. va narrow band. underneath that band from austin northward to west side of eau claire you can expect six to ten inches of snow. just east of minneapolis and just in the north there of des moines those are the areas that will be shoveling and by the way the pain in the midwest is the gain on the eastern seaboard. pretty much beautiful weather from atlanta northward. enjoy 74 in that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. that was for you, mara, the 74 you'll be enjoying this afternoon. you'll feel a little guilty. very cold. look at kansas city. 39. chance of snowflakes mixing in. little bit of everything out there today but still no severe weather. we didn't have too many bad reports yesterday. >> thanks so much. coming up, where have all the beer drinkers gone? we'll show you what's called

the most racist commercial in history. a foreign country is beefing up their air power with a multibillion dollar purchase of 100 f-35. "early today" is back in two.

welcome back. possible new leads on the september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. new evidence proves the first american settlers turned to cannibalism during the winter of 1609 and 1610. the skull of a 14-year-old girl found near jamestown settlement had cuts that are consistent with butchering for meat. heavy rain caused massive mudslide in florida with mud in this home piling up as high as four feet. no one was home at the time. tremendous clean up effort

there. may day protests in seattle turned violent with police. rocks were thrown at law enforcement. there were multiple protests. six in ten babies born in 2011 to mothers in their early 20s was born out of wedlock. that's up from the 1980s. to business we'll see if weekly job data and sales can turn around a rough start to may. the fed will keep interest rates at record loss to boost a weak economy but didn't keep stocks from tumbling at the end of the day. facebook beat the streets revenue estimates but fell short in overall earnings. automakers say the housing recovery is driving sales of pick up trucks and today ford is announcing it will add 2,000 jobs and a third shift at its kansas city plant to keep up with demand.

new this morning australia is about to place an order for up to 100 lockheed martin f-35 seattle fighter jets and attack planes. only 30% of u.s. workers are full gentlemen engaged in their job. 18% call themselves actively disengaged while 52% are not engaged at all. i consider myself engaged. big beer companies are reporting it's been a rough year. anheuser busch joined several others reporting first quarter sales slumped. up to $100 for carry on bags. inflight coffee and soda will cost two bucks on frontier. how much does it cost a family of four. $146 to $289 a week. it depends how thrifty you are.

jc penney apologizing for this ad. there's complaints an facebook that the ad is aimed only at young thin model types. it's being called the most racist commercial in history. we'll show it to you coming up and let you decide. that's coming up next.

. pepsi is under fire for a highly controversial mountain dew ad that one academic said was the most racist commercial in history. the ad created by rapper depicts a battered white woman facing a police lineup of all african-american men and a talking goat that intimidates the woman. let's take a look. >> all right ma'am we got them lined up. nail the guy. >> i don't think i can do this. >> just point to him. >> you better not snitch on a player. >> pepsi has pulled the ad and issued the following statement. we apologize for this video and take full responsibility. we have removed it from all mountain dew channels and tyler is removing it from his channel as well. there's a new poll revealing

interesting insight on the second amendment. 29% of americans, one in three people in this country think an armed revolution might be necessary in the next few years to protect civil liberties. fairleigh dickinson conducted the poll. one in four believe facts about the noun shootings are being hidden. turning now to sports, the celtics stay alive. paul pierce had 16 points in a critical game five against the knicks and jeff green had 18 in the 92-86 win to force a game six on friday night in boston. day mian lillard was named rookie the year. in baseball the chicago cubs might leave wrigley field if the plans to renovate the park is

blocked. it's been met with opposition. cleveland fans are upset about the offensive headline in the philadelphia "daily news" which read gentlemen stop your injuns following a 14-2 cleveland win. psy sang his new hit song "gentlemen." undefeated floyd mayweather jr. met guerruro. >> well beat up that women beater the one who beat up his wife. he must have learned that from his dad. >> well as they get ready for saturday's kentucky derby seen

here on nbc the post edigs were drawn. orb is the morning line favorite of 7-2. in oregon the portland timbers of major league soccer made an exhibition game with an 8-year-old and his green machine teammates. he missed some games because of cancer treatments but scored four goals including the game winner and happy with his decision. >> kids like to go to disneyland with their family. i chose something that lots of people are doing. just ahead, rocknroll icon who refuses to listen to music on an ipod. you're watching "early today."

weather maps were turned upside down. 20 degrees warmer today in new york city. dallas, texas all the cold sunk down through the central plains down into the deep south much watch out in florida, heavy rain over the next couple of days, could see minor flash flooding problems there. the storm that's now providing the snow will become a cold rain maker heading for areas like kansas city tomorrow, st. louis will pick up heavy rain as we go through friday and saturday and the southeast will get a soaking. slow moving storm that's going to plague the midwest, maybe even the kentucky derby. we'll have to watch.

it will be a close forecast there. turning now to entertainment. finally time to say good-bye to lindsay lohan. the 26-year-old actress is shipping off to rehab today for 90 days. the facility doesn't look that bad. each resident of the clinic gets their own private home across from the bay and to top it all off lindsay tweet ad photo wednesday with a caption 90 days and 270 looks. in a recent interview keith richards revealed he has no desire to own an ipod. the rock star argued cds and vinyl records have a much better sound. according to a new study half of americans think movie trailers show way too much of the film. "iron man" 3 has been pointed out plus "sum of all fears." castaway showing tom thanks getting off the island.

michael jackson's doctor conrad murray was in deep financial and legal troubles. because of this he gave the singer whatever prescription drugs he wanted in returns for large sums of cash. finally some sources from beyonce's world tour revealed her diva like demands. hand carved ice balls, red toilet paper and titanium strauss used to drink alkaline water at 21 degrees. >> i'm mara schiavocampo, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. good morning. it will be another beautiful day today. yesterday was fantastic. it is a little chilly. frederick.in 44 in parkton. we expect mostly sunny skies. on the eastern shore, there's some cloud cover for you guys to start the day. highs in the upper 60's and the low 70's. >> 4:56. 44 degrees at the airport. >> i fire in remington is now

out. we will give you an update. >> a maryland corrections officer is charged with assaulting. >> three more suspects in the boston marathon bombing case. >> we are taking a look at the morning roads. morning roads. we did we get it? got it. yes! ♪ how do i make it stronger? [ male announcer ] when you've got fios quantum, you get america's fastest, most reliable internet. hey, so where's the big project? ...huh. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. [ male announcer ] technology that makes you feel superhuman... where do i sign in? [ male announcer ] that's powerful. switch to fios and we'll triple your speeds for free with an upgrade to fios quantum. marvel's iron man 3, in theaters may 3rd.

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> when we open the door to our apartment, it was solid smoke. >> what was that like? >> it was pretty scary. get out as fast as you can.

>> dozens of people are forced to evacuate their apartment. the latest in a live report. >> we have said going back last year that there's going to be more regularity of these types of requests for adjustment's going forward. >> get ready to dig a little deeper. >> he denies the charges. in thisted the fbi investigation. >> more arrests in the boston bombing situation. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall thanks for joining us for 11 news today. thursday, may 2. >>