>> we have seen superficial lacerations, bruises, contusions. >> the collapsed building had been undergoing demolition. witnesses described two loud explosions right before the collapse. >> some people were panicking, really shaken real bad. >> none were able to walk. they were bruised, maybe some broken bones. >> many of the victims were in the salvation army thrift store next door when that building came crashing through. officials say the demolition company did have proper permits. an investigation is under way. news this morning of yet another classified government program, this time private citizens among the targets. the guardian newspaper reports the nsa is collecting calls from private calls. the secret foreign intelligence granted the orders to the feds

back in april but limited the time period to three months. in the ruling obtained by the guardian a judge direct as subsidiary of verizon communications to turn call lotion 0 over to the government. it applies domestically as well as calls taking place between u.s. and foreign nationals. the collection of communication lotion is believed to be a major component of the bush administration's program of sueillance that took place without court orders. it comes as the obama administration is coming under attacks over government leaks. the white house has not commented. now to immigration reform. bipartisan leglation is expected to hit the senate floor next week. a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll finds a slight majority supports it but not right now. all this is one of the gang of

eight steps down. >> reporter: interesting numbers coming out of that poll because while it shows public support we're learning this bill may be in jeopardy. let's look at the numbers. nbc's "wall street journal" poll also showing 52% support among the public for a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants in this country but when people are told over hoops they have to jump through to get citizenship, paying back taxes and fines and passing a background check that support jumps to 65% including 58% of republicans. but whether or not it's going to get done now seems to be something that the american public isn't quite sure of. 47% say they would be upset if it didn't get done in this congress and equal amount just under half say they would not be, in fact now we're hearing from senator marco rubio, he was part of the gang of eight senators who helped craft a bill that will be discussed next

week, he now says he's not sure it can get through the senate and definitely not through the house in its current form. they need to beef up border patrol and border security. rubio says. also this morning as you noted we're learning that congressman raul labrador decided to leaf the house group working on compromise there saying it can passing some form but he's pitching his own plan. right now he says they are hung up over language on health care. a little girl in desperate need of a lung transplant has new hope thismorning. you can see this 10-year-old celebrating in her hospital room and she certainly has reason to. on wednesday a federal judge temporarily granted her family's request to give her an opportunity to apply for a space on transplant list. current rules allow only patients 12 and older to receive lungs from adult donors.

the biggest single lottery winner in u.s. history is finally revealed. 84-year-old gloria mackenzie claimed her lump sum on wednesday flanked by her lawyers and a financial adviser. she released a statement said she bought her lottery ticket after a kind person let her go ahead. she lives in a duplex her neighbors don't think she will be there much longer. the first storm of the atlantic hurricane season tropical storm andrea is headed towards the north florida coast bringing heavy rains and gusty winds. meteorologist bill karins is here with the rest of the forecast. what can we expect from andrea. >> it's raining on everyone. andrea will be a big rain

producer. the storm itself is not that strong. considering the last storm we dealt with was sandy. it's bringing a lot of rain and threat of isolated tornadoes from tampa southward towards the florida peninsula. on satellite this is how it looks on radar. you see the bands on the east side of the storm moving up through florida. we had a couple of tornado warnings over the last hour or two but no confirmed tornadoes. that's the threat today. mostly tornadoes. some rip current problems too. yesterday in the coastline, northern portions of the gulf near mobile they had 12 rescues near dolphin island. dangerous conditions out there to be at the beach, especially on the periphery of the storm, especially north gulf and rip current there's on the east coast from the beaches of north carolina southward during the day also. as far as the forecast of the storm it's a fast mover, not going to get any stronger. drench the southeast today. up through friday it drenches

the mid-atlantic friday night and new england and most of it will be gone by the heart of the weekend. this storm a wake up call that hurricane season is here. that yo that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. besides the rain we have associated with andrew we have thunderstorms ongoing near the dallas-ft. worth area and we're going to see a cold almost chilly type spring rain from chicago into the ohio valley. once again the bottom line with andrea, most likely more of a my assistance storm. day indoors for a lot of people. >> good news. not too much damage. >> no. hardly any. just ahead, morn after pill is easy to buy as aspirin. a win for people of newtown, connecticut. eric holder tells nbc news he will not step down. brazil is slammed for promoting happy prostitute ahead of the world cup and olympics.

"early today" is back in two minutes.

in the news this morning, embattled attorney general eric holder says he has no intention of resigning. he tells nbc pete williams he's got a lot more to accomplish. >> i'm a little concerned that things have gotten a little, a little out of whack. i think we can do a better job than we have. we can reform those regulations, reform those guidelines to better reflect that balance. >> holder has come under scrutiny from lawmakers after news broke that the doj obtained phone records of the associated press. leon panetta is being accused of leaking sensitive information surrounding the osama bin laden raid. a report says panetta disclosed the name of the raid leader during a 2011 meeting with hollywood writers for the film ""zero dark thirty"." plan b contraceptives could

be available over-the-counter and to anyone who wants. connecticut's governor signed legislation wednesday banning the public release of crime scene photos from the newtown shooting. the law also seals video evidence from inside sandy hook elementary. former president bill clinton was among the dig any tears attending a memorial service for immediate gar evers. president obama met with his widow earlier this week. evers was killed 50 years ago in jackson, mississippi. turning now to business, stocks start the day below 15,000 for the first time in a month after the dow shed over 200 points. the ceo of "newsweek" and daily beast is leaving the company after eight months on the job following the announcement that barry diller is selling the company. the tsa has dropped their plans to allow airline

passengers to carry small knives, golf clubs and other sporting equipment on to aircraft. new stats find the first time of majority americans have a smartphone. companies are looking to cash in on the next big must have for american consumers including wearable technology. widespread criticism has caused a brazilian health ministry to pull their happy prostitute ads. the campaign was intended to the end stigma against sex workers with prostitution is legal and promote safe sex with the 2014 world cup and 2016 olympic games. straight ahead an investigation reveals new details from our military drone program. that's coming up next.

now to an nbc news investigation about the controversial use of drones by the u.s. overseas that raises questions about whether the u.s. always knows who drone strikes are actually killing. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel. >> reporter: nbc news examined documents on drone attacks in 2010 and 2011. location, death tolls, terrorist affiliations but they reveal what u.s. officials don't know

like how many killed. between seven and ten in one strike, 20 to 22 in another. u.s. officials do seem certain they almost never kill civilians. in those 114 strikes, only one acknowledged civilian casualty. >> they want to maintain the myth that civilians are not harmed which is simply implausible. >> reporter: about a quarter of those killed are described generically as quote other militants. it suggest u.s. officials don't always know exactly how many or who they are killing. sometimes targeting suspects based on what's called a signature terroris profile, where they live, who they meet, who they talk to. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting. now it's time for sports and for all the latest headlines i'm joined by alex witt. >> in a moment to cherish, office donohue was chosen to serve as the bruins honorary

banner captain. he was not during the boston marathon bombing. that game went into double overtime. in the french open there's a semifinal showdown between two of the women's best. maria sharapova will face azarenka. and that catch was pretty miraculous. 14th'ing a grand slam there to right center to tie the game. now let's go to the 16th inning at the top the white sox scoring two more runs, they held that

lead to win 7-5, 16 innings. president obama welcomed the super bowl champion baltimore ravens to the white house yesterday and provide some inspiration for next season. >> congratulations again on your super bowl championship. best of luck next season. you're going to need it in week 11 when you go to my home town of chicago to play the bears. >> lastly we go the italy for one of the craziest soccer goals. he boosts the ball. mother nature taking over. nice. >> europeans take their soccer so seriously. >> they are watching this one. >> thanks so much. >> just ahead tom thanks told to give it a rest and lindsay vaughn forced to take a test. the latest on michael jackson's daughter alleged suicide attempt

coming up.

. welcome back. tropical storm andrea is far out here in the gulf. the feeder band is going up the peninsula. we have had a couple of tornado warnings. no reports of any damage. that's the concern as we go throughout the morning hours. all day long for the most part and even this afternoon.

all that moisture comes up later today into georgia and south carolina. flash flooding to deal with but not a lot of damage from winds or anything like that. time now for entertainment. michael jackson's 15-year-old daughter paris was rushed to the hospital early yesterday morning for what was possibly an intentional overdose. the jackson family rep says paris is physically fine and that the family just wants some privacy. >> the "new york post" reports skier lindsay vaughn was given an impromptu drug test while she was at the cfda awards monday night. guards escorted her to the restroom to provide her sample but the test was not a big deal for the skier. carrie underwood and maria lambert were quoting about the back stage beauty routine. it's breast pump parts.

and she skipped out of a $14,000 tab to benefit underprivileged children. she racked up $1500 in food and drinks and left without paying a cent. tom thanks tweeted this, asking cast and crew helping him to rest his voice so the understudy done have to take over. and rebel wilson tweeted her excitement over her first cover. she appears 0 on the british magazine "glamour." good to see an actress like that on the cover. i'm mara schiavocampo. 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. we're off to a nice start on this a thursday morning. partly cloudy skies right now. 64 in westminster. 57 in frederick. increasing clouds today. there will be a chance for a few rain showers later today or this evening. we will talk about did you tropical storm in just a few

minutes. >> 4:56. a change of approach. >> new technology is coming to the detentionenter. next season.ck you'll need it when you play the bears. >> the commander in chief took a shot at the commander on the field. >>

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and whyof the new plan the investigation is a topic of investigation in annapolis today. >> i want to thank you and give you a hug. >> two different women with the same desire to find one another. him. have been looking for now we know where he is. what is this guy thinking? to tracksocial media down one of their most wanted. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> 5:01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's.

good morning. >> it will get pretty busy over the next 24 hours. there is a storm downed in the gulf of mexico, andrea. it is comfortable right now with the temperature at 61 at the airport. the chance for rain will increase today. there could be some rain showers this afternoon or this evening. we will come back and give you an update on the tropics and check the seven-day forecast. >> good morning. not bad out there. a nice start on 95 coming down to the 895 split and the fort mchenry, 55 miles per hour. this is traffic on 895