we begin with ayman mohyeldin in cairo. >> lying for the world to see, the victims of what amateur video seems to show a massacre. in villages and surrounding areas. among the dead, women and children, even entire families were killed. we reached a human rights activist in syria in contact with eyewitnesses. they blame the military and government militias. >> they attacked the area first by shelling and then the people whom they met there, some people were killed, shot in the heads and others killed by knife. >> a similar attack occurred two weeks ago in the village of hula. u.n. observers on the ground today tried to visit the area of the most recent massacre. they came under attack and were denied entry by the syrian military. >> the regime sponsored violence that we witnessed again in homa yesterday is simply unconscionable. >> for more than a year, the assad regime has suppressed an uprising against his rule. but many fear this country is descending into civil war as opposition forces become more militarized and brazen in their attacks against government forces. kofi annan who broker

ayman mohyeldin with us from cairo, thanks. >> there's weather making news tonight. and because new jersey is not kansas, this was a stunner. dramatic home video from a high school graduation ceremony just last night. it looked a heck of a lot like a tornado forming, so a crowd at an outdoor graduation looked up, saw the storm, quickly scattered to the winds. turned out it wasn't technically a tornado funnel cloud, but as close as you want to get. a lot of lightning in the area, so the order to take cover was a good call. >>> in wyoming, it was a tornado and a big one. a quarter-mile wide, swept mostly across unpopulated areas, but caused damage in the rural community of wheatland. one person was injured there. >>> now to the story people have been talking about all day. the news that broke a lot of hearts and scuttled a lot of betting plans today. triple crown contender i'll have another is not only out of this weekend's belmont stakes, he's out of racing all together. nbc's anne thompson with us tonight from new york. good evening. >> good evening, brian. devastati

our ayman mohyeldin recently traveled out of syria and joins us from cairo tonight. ayman, good evening. >> good evening, brian. activists inside and outside of syria are describing it as another massacre. this one taking place near the city of homa in a small village, home to about 250 people. they're saying 92 people have been killed, more than 40 women and children. what is strikingly disturbing to this similar to the massacre you referenced, they say it began with the military shelling the village as pro government supporters and loyalists and soldiers moved house to house, street to street, executing women and children at close range. all of this taking place against diplomatic efforts and for the first time from the obama administration a hint that perhaps the united states and others would consider military force against syria, but for now, russia and china seem to be vetoing that. no indication there's going to be a change in the position of the international community. brian. >> on the situation in syria tonight, ayman, thanks. >>> if you join us regularly he

. >> nbc's ayman mohyeldin, thank you so much for joining us. >>> a developing story this morning where dozens of syrian military officials and officers have reportedly defected to turkey, including a general, colonel and 33 soldiers. this as turkey presses for nato action after one of its military jets was shot down by syria over the weekend. straining an already tense situation in the region. turkey's president says the f-4 was testing radar inside turkey's border when it briefly crossed into syrian territory. 15 minutes later, the plane was shot down without warning after turkey says the jet already returned to international air space. turkish officials are dismissing speculation that the plan was running a spy mission. the search continues for the two missing pilots. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton called the attack brazen and unacceptable. turkey has backed international plans to transition syrian president bashar al assad from power. nato is expected to meet about the incident tomorrow. >>> it's a big week for president obama's white house, which is bracing for major ruling

nbc's ayman mohyeldin is monitoring the violence. >> reporter: good morning. they're trying to come up with a plan to end the conflict in syria. the u.s. plan sponsored by kofi annan is calling for transitional process, but syrian oppositional activists say they will not accept any plans in which the current president, bashar al assad, will remain in power. now, syrian president and russia say they are not going to abide by any plan that is going to be imposed on the syrian people by western powers. it comes on a day activists say was one of the bloodiest since the uprising began. close to 190 people were killed in violence in cities across the country. here in egypt, this country is going through its own transition. today the egyptian people inaugurated for the first time president mohamed morsi. he is now egypt's first post-revolution president since president hosni mubarak was ousted from power last year. ron? >> all right, ayman mohyeldin covering that from cairo this morning, thank you. >>> key election-year legislation is its way to president obama for h

nbc's ayman mohyeldin is monitoring the violence. >> reporter: good morning. they're trying to come up with a plan to end the conflict in syria. the u.s. plan sponsored by kofi annan is calling for transitional process, but syrian oppositional activists say they will not accept any plans in which the current president, >>> willba remain in power, syrian president and russia say they are not going to abide by any plan imposed on the syrian people by western power. this comes on one of the bloodiest days since the uprising began. here in egypt, this country is going through its own transition, today the egyptian people inaugurated for first time president morsi, now egypt's post revolution president since hosni mubarak was ousted from power last year. >> thank you. key election year legislation is on its way to president obama for his signature. the bill extends federal funding for highway and infrastructure projects for two years and one year extension on current student loan interest rates now set at 3.4%. >>> despite being con vicked on 45 child molestation c