i'm ann curry. for brian williams and all of us at "nightly news," thank you and good night. >>> it's sick. >> a witness to the bold attack that put a giants fan in the hospital says it's no surprise. why he thinks more security is not the answer. >>> and one of the most controversial rape cases in south bay history draws closer to a close. two former de anza students were cleared of charges. why one juror says justice was not served. >>> and we've been tracking in the afternoon re

i'm ann curry along natalie morales. we'll check in with al in a moment.ple in the world can say they attended princess catherine and prince william's royal wedding. you were among those at the reception, ben fogle. we're dyinging to know what you heard. prince charles gave a speech? >> i had to pinch myself that i was there. it seemed like a fairytale. you saw the images. the wedding was magical. for all of us within the abbey, we're encased. we couldn't gather what was going on outside. but what was moving was when catherine and william said "i do" you could hear a distant roar and there was a nod and a smile from everyone in the congregation. we knew there was approval across england and the reception was extraordinary in buckingham palace just behind and obviously the royal family were there. the car you probably saw racing behind you -- >> the aston-martin. >> with the just married sign. >> does it surprise you? we had no idea what to expect when they exited buckingham palace. >> prince charles gave a heartfelt speech, as did prince william. we were a

. >> i'm ann curry in for meredith who is back this morning. good morning, everybody. today's announcement that the president will seek re-election it's not a surprise but the timing is. >> the new web video was posted on the campaign website overnight. now nbc news has learned the president will file the appropriate paperwork this morning making it official. again, not unexpected. we'll get the latest in a live report coming up. >> also this morning, should sea world have allowed tilikum the r killer whale to return to performing a little more than a year after drowning his trainer? her family is here to speak out for the first time in 14 months. we'll get their thoughts in a live interview about the development. >> on a much different note kate gosselin is here. how has she adjusted to life as a single mom, raising those eight children? how is her relationship with jon? does she ever date? we'll talk to her coming up. >>> first, president obama has announced plans to seek re-election in 2012. nbc's white house correspondent savannah guthrie has the details on this. g

. >> i'm ann curry in for meredith. good morning everybody and happy april fool's day. >> right. >> but it looks like mother nature was feeling like she's playing a joke on us because it is beginning to look a little bit like christmas in parts of the northeast this morning. >> yeah. we've been having below normal temperatures and now you're looking, you will look at the falling snow in concord, new hampshire. by tonight up to a foot of snow, maybe more is possible in some areas of new england and to think on the other coast, los angeles, they set a record of 92 degrees on thursday. we're going to have the latest on the forecast coming up straight ahead. >> okay. also this morning one woman's cosmetic surgery horror story. she sued her surgeon after a procedure left her unable to blink or even to close her eyes all the way even when she sleeps. so how is she coping with the 30 painful surgeries she now needs to correct the damage? we'll be talking to her coming up this morning. >> that can't be easy. plus, here is a que

we have ann curry there with a guest. >> that's right, matt.e still exiting the church here and one of the guests made her way to us. she's a reporter, a writer for the daily express. anna, you were lucky enough to get one of the invitations handed out to journalists. you are actually not a royal correspondent. >> no, not usually, no. i hope to be thought that i would do a good job but this is not my usualle beat. but this was a great gig to get. >> you will need to write about what you saw here and those of us on the outside will want to read in your column what you saw that we may not have noticed by watching coverage on television. what can you tell us? >> the thing that struck me the most was the informality of it. they said they wanted a ceremony that was public but intimate. i think they pulled it off. i think they nailed it. it had exactly that atmosphere. when we were waiting for them to arri arrive, instead of people sitting bolt upright in their seats they werele milling around, chatting. it was like a garden party. when they arrived,

ann curry has the headlines of the morning. hi, ann. >> good morning again.n is pounding southern missouri leaving levees ready to burst and residents fleeing to higher ground. severe storms began monday. they have ravaged half a dozen states including arkansas where at least seven people were killed and 100,000 left without power. the governor declared a state of emergency. italy says it will now take part in strategic bombing raids over libya as premiere silvio berlusconi announces that he wants to do more to protect civilians. meantime, the u.s. state department is telling americans to leave syria. on monday, at least 11 people were killed as the army cracked down on prodemocracy demonstrators in a southern city at the centerer of the uprising against president asad. new hampshire police are seeking answers after a young single motherer disappeared over the weekend. her car found in a parking lot with her baby daughter sleeping alone inside. nbc's ron allen has the latest now from conway, new hampshire. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the parking

ann curry is still outside the abbey. ann? caravan of vehicles that arrived in the last 15 minutes. the first one was exceedingly long, mostly cars, very, very expensive cars. on the cars were flags of many different countries. i think it's fair to assume that the vips who were supposed to arrive in about another ten minutes or so, they have already started arriving. there's a way to get into the church without being seen by the media. in the stands outside. you go into the school that is connected to the church. that caravan did just that. we have seen two other caravans of buses. these vip guests are supposed to be foreign royalty, government leaders, and members of the middleton family. the team has tried to take a guesstimation of how many people are in the three-block area. we're guessing more than 4,000 people just in this area alone. coming in early this morning, we were told to be here very, very early. security was tightening up. many of these people had to be here very, very early. when the care vanavans go by, t che

possible replacements reportedly ann curry and natalie more or less. >>> time now 5:52. oakland is getting ready to blow. we know the future of a vacant building what's happening today. >>> and unveiling a new way to warn the bay area that an earthquake is coming. >>> oakland's former oak nil naval hospital is now rigged with explosives in preparation for friday's demolition. ktvu got exclusive access inside the building. ground walls had been knocked out and each of the building's 1500 columns are now embedded with four sticks of dynamite. >> the wiring here is electrical charge that they use to set off the explosion. >> the implosion is scheduled to take place between 10:00 a.m. and noon on friday. it's still unclear what will take the building's place. >>> time now 5:56. knowing about bay area quakes before they happen. now there's an idea for a new warning system. uc berkeley scientists unveiled a prototype for a warning system that can alert us a few seconds to maybe a minute before a quake happens. that could give enough time for you and i to take shelter or for ag

and not produce anywhere near where it could or should then you end up with a society -- thir this ann curry unsworth of the border as south of the border, the same people with this in history, culture come same genetic background. south korea is an extremely wealthy, prosperous place. parts of it look 20 years ahead of the united states and north korea -- people with wild grass and sometimes each other because there's a reduced. i had an acquaintance who served in the north korean military. he managed to east cape in the united states several years ago, and his rations for a month or something like 7 ounces of rice and in amounts of salt, something like that. so, you know, north korea, even if it were producing to the extent that it could maximizing economic resources, it would still be an extremely poor country if it were not in keeping with st and the rest of the world. it's not an efficient producer of the things it needs come as no country is. as we learned last summer there aren't many places that make rare earth metals and if you want to start a trade with china guess what? is caught

. >> now a check of the rest of the top stories from ann curry at the news desk. good morning. >> welcome back, meredith. good morning to all of you. in the new this is morning the government is ordering inspections of all older model boeing 737s. the manufacturer recommended the move after a five-foot hole ripped open the roof of an older 737 jet in mid flight. cracks have also been discovered in two more jets. >>> water samples taken in the ocean near the krip. ed nuclear power plant in japan now show iodine levels that are seven mitimes the legal limit. officials say in order to keep the reactors cool, workers are forced to pump water onto them while dumping radioactive runoff into the ocean. the japanese government admits the long-term effects of dumping are uncertain. >>> laurent gbagbo is now negotiating his surrender a day after u.n. and defense hospitals began firing on his presidential palace and military sites. hundreds have been massacred in post-election violence, and the u.n. is investigating report s that several hundred civilians were killed last we

matt lauer along with meredith vieira and ann curry.stminster abbey and we'll learn what the couple will say and won't say about their vows, very interesting. details ahead. look at this beautiful image just taken, released by a photographer. the celebrity photographer. >> that's in the program which we also saw has been released as well. the official royal program for tomorrow's wedding. of course, everybody wanting to know what kate will be wearing. you see that garment bag has caused a lot of stir here. a lot of people speculating about this wedding dress and everybody looking to see who made that wedding dress. we are not going to find out until tomorrow. another question a lot of people are asking, is she going to wear the tiara that the queen will let her wear but it will be something borrowed because it's a longstanding tradition that the queen gives the bride a tiara. princess diana was given one. which one will she be wearing? coming up, some possibilities from the crowned jewelry. >> back to the dress. kate middleton is gettin

ann curry is at the news desk. good morning to you, ann. >>> hey, meredith. thanks so much. good morning to all of you. reports of gunfire and explosion today in the southern city of dara after the syrian army sent in more tanks and reinforcements. dara is where the pro-democracy uprising began last month. human rights activists say a relentless crackdown has killed more than 400 people across syria. this while libyan leader moammar gadhafi's forces continue to pound misrata, the only city with a significant rebel presence in libya's government-controlled west. president obama is urging congress to repeal oil industry tax breaks as americans face skyrocketing gas prices at the pump. republicans dismiss this call, saying it would just increase gas prices. the suspect in last week's attempted colorado mall bombing on the 12th anniversary of the massacre at nearby columbine high school appears in a denver federal court today. earl albert moore was apprehended at a grocery store yesterday after a six-day manhunt. >>> sony is apologizing for what could become the biggest data the

. >> now a check on the other top stories with ann curry at the news desk. >> good morning. we begin with good news this morning. a breakthrough in japan overnight as workers at the troubled nuclear facility were able to stop radioactive water from gushing into the ocean. this according to tepco, which operates the plant. meanwhile, local fisherman are demanding compensation in the wake of the nuclear disaster. it's threatened their livelihood. >>> libyan rebels are slamming nato alleging the international coalition isn't doing enough to protect them on the battlefield. nbc's stephanie gosk is near the front line with the latest in ajdabiya. good morning. >> reporter: we're on the western edge of ajdabiya in kind of a staging area for the rebels. there is real anger -- these forces were pushed back by one of the heaviest barrages of artillery from gadhafi loyalists they have seen in days. and their top commander is openly criticizing nato for not doing more to protect the citizens of misrata, a town in the west that's been surrounded by gadhafi's forces for weeks now. nato,

here's ann curry. >> good afternoon. >>> good afternoon some very scary moments as japan was hit withdents to run to higher ground. at the crippled fukushima nuclear plant, there was no

first, ann curry is back from a couple weeks off.the headlines of the morning. >> thanks so much. we begin with developments in the middle east. nato air strikes in libya this morning significantly damaged moammar gadhafi's compound although he may not have been present at the time. >>> in syria, troops opened fire in dara in a bloody five-week crackdown on protests. >>> and in yemen, protests threaten the president's decision to step down within a month. >> reporter: the largest search for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in japan is now under way. 25,000 troops are now looking for nearly 12,000 people missing and presumed dead. >>> investigators are looking into the cause of a fatal fire in vancouver, washington. firefighters say six people died in a house fire early sunday morning. it awakened neighbors with the explosion. >>> police found the body of a missing honors student in baltimore but the case is far from solved. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams joins us with the latest on this. good morning. >> reporter: ann