ambassador caroline kennedy? we first saw her of course at the president's daughter with the irrepressible smile. could she be representing america in japan? abc's david muir with the late-breaking story. >> great to see you. abc news has learned this move could be imminent. caroline kennedy, very likely, the next ambassador to japan. the white house wouldn't comment today, but we got a hint from caroline kennedy herself that she'd be willing when we sat down with her a long time ago. -- not long ago. abc news learned the white house has talked with caroline kennedy about the idea of becoming the u.s. ambassador to japan. the president is expected to nominate her for the post and we've learned she's expressed a willingness to accept it. a post we asked her about when we sat down with her just a couple of weeks ago. i'm curious, what does "ambassador kennedy" sound like to you? something you're interested in? >> i have supported this president since early days. so that would be great. nobody has asked me, so, you

he once said he wrote it about a young caroline kennedy.ut of his own head. nor can people all over america. ♪ hands ♪ touching hands ♪ reaching out ♪ touching me ♪ touching you ♪ sweet caroline ♪ ba ba ba >> here is neil diamond. >> reporter: he would have no idea his song would still be playing long after that performance on "ed sullivan" in 1969. ♪ sweet caroline >> reporter: more than 125 million albums sold. and tonight, that song selling again. >> are you ready? ♪ sweet caroline ♪ ba ba ba >> reporter: all these years later, neil diamond now saying he'll donate all the proceeds of that song to the great town of boston. and so we choose neil diamond and his fans across the country for downloading that song again all to support boston. we needed the smile on a friday night. i'll see you a bit later here for that special "20/20," in an instant. for diane and all of us, good night. >>> breaking news tonight. someone snatched a 2-year-old child right off the street. >> we're live noont a neighborhood where the street has become a drag stri

like her mother, intensely private, caroline was still a kennedy. the question of her role became inevitable. >> has the torch been passed to caroline kennedy for future public service? >> oh, i don't -- well, i hope. i think there are many ways to serve. my uncle sets a tremendous example. >> reporter: in 2008 at the height of the obama-clinton primary battle she jumped into the fray, comparing obama to her father. >> fortunately there is one candidate who offers the same sense of hope and inspiration. >> reporter: a new high profile. >> please welcome caroline kennedy to the podium. >> reporter: led to a brief exploration of running for the senate to replace hillary clinton. elective office not a natural fit for this kennedy. but diplomacy, her grandfather was ambassador to great britain before world war ii. her aunt jean was bill clinton's ambassador to ireland. half a century after her father's assassination with her brother, uncle and mother now gone, caroline kennedy is ready to serve, most likely in japan, a country that loves political names

. >>> camelot east, is caroline kennedy the next u.s. ambassador to japan? >>> and two months since leaving the state department, hillary clinton about to reemerge this week, we'll tell you what other 2016 possible candidate will appear with her tomorrow. no it isn't leon panetta. and kick off our women in the world series with "newsweek" and "daily beast" editor in chief, tina brown. >>> plus let the good times roll, the 135th easter egg roll at the white house. as the president and first family throw a party for more than 35,000 children of all ages on the south lawn. it is wonderful to see all of you, welcome, you guys brought the great weather. >> today we want you to have a great time. we want you to run around, we want you to go over and see the white house gardens. >> but hoops time with the basketball editor in chief doesn't go so well. reports are he was only 2 for 22. >> and thankfully, on the mend -- an encouraging sign as louisville guard, kevin ware comes through surgery successfully. and the team hopes can even join them in his hometown of atla

"sweet caroline" played at at&t park. >> ♪ caroline ♪ good times never seemed so good ♪ >> the crowdlly into it. the game against the padres and 1-1 in the third. buster posey scores from first and giants were up 2-1. bum gardener dealing and strikes out 10 in six innings including five straight at one point. but chase headily gets to him in the 6th. here it comes and there it goes. a solo shot to left and almost fan interference, but the ball was out. that tied it at 2. bottom of 9 and torres on at second base and pagan goes down the line. good night, go home safely. it snaps their losing streak. the a's are facing the rays. anderson only lasted one inning and sprained his right ankle here. he stayed in the game, but he was not around for very long. the very next batter and he breaks a 2-2 tie and a sharp base hit to left. anderson allows four runs and the rays were up 4-2. he did not fair a whole lot better and allowed four runs. they are a two-run homer and his fourth. the a's fall 8-3 and that ends their three-game winning streak. the hopes is they will compete in their first pla

"sweet caroline" played at at&t park. >> ♪ caroline ♪ good times never seemed so good ♪ >> the crowdlly into it. the game against the padres and 1-1 in the third. buster posey scores from first and giants were up 2-1. bum gardener dealing and strikes out 10 in six innings including five straight at one point. but chase headily gets to him in the 6th. here it comes and there it goes. a solo shot to left and almost fan interference, but the ball was out. that tied it at 2. bottom of 9 and torres on at second base and pagan goes down the line. good night, go home safely. it snaps their losing streak. the a's are facing the rays. anderson only lasted one inning and sprained his right ankle here. he stayed in the game, but he was not around for very long. the very next batter and he breaks a 2-2 tie and a sharp base hit to left. anderson allows four runs and the rays were up 4-2. he did not fair a whole lot better and allowed four runs. they are a two-run homer and his fourth. the a's fall 8-3 and that ends their three-game winning streak. the hopes is they will compete in their first pla

a source tells cnn that caroline kennedy is being vetted to serve as the u.s.assador to japan, a high-profile gig considered by many to be a thank you for her support of president obama, her support during the 2008 primaries when she helped convince her uncle, then-senator ted kennedy, to come on board. that was considered critical in helping to defeat the hillary clinton campaign at the time. and let's be honest, she has the name recognition that the japanese have come to expect. erin mcpike is here with more. erin, not the first time the administration has turned to the kennedy clan for an aambassadorship. >> that's true. joe kennedy sr., caroline's grandfather, was the ambassador to the uk under fdr. so there's that. but also the japanese connection comes in because her uncle, rfk, was attorney general under her father, jfk. he sent rfk to japan in 1962 to repair the tensions between tokyo and washington at that time. now, jake, i will will tell you that the white house did caution us today that she hasn't been officially nominated yet and they vet a lot of

caroline, thank you so much. caroline kennedy. poems to learn by heart. we'll be right back.

caroline, thank you so much. caroline kennedy. poems to learn by heart. we'll be right back. pçblm$dd t![8d",zm,xn9u( ( cheers and applause ) >> colbert: that's the report, captioning sponsored by comedy central (cheers and applause). >> jon: welcome to "the daily show"! i'm jon stewart. got a good guest tonight. mr. tom cruise will be joining us on the program. welcome to the show. once again having to start under just horrific events here in this country. i really hate the fact that i can cross reference my thought to so many other events that have occurred over the years of a similar ilk so i'm not going to. i'm just going to say this to boston: thank you. thank you for once again in the face of gross inhumanity inspiring and solidifying my belief in humanity and the people of this country. so thank you. (cheers and applause) for everything that you've done. (applause) an amazing -- that's quite a little city you've got going on up there. and you know new yorkers and boston obviously have kind of a little bit of a competition, often times the two citie

car carolin, stay there. us in studio, from the "wall street journal," clearly big outflows during the crisis. . in fact, they're starting to get clients back in. what does that tell you? >> two things. one, it is a vote of confidence in their business model. but i think the second thing, maybe it's more important, is that you're seeing shifting funds from south to north within europe. and switzerland for many reasons, including the fact that not just the eurozone is a huge beneficiary of that. switzerland is a natural winner. >> to me, the bigger picture here is that this shows -- and ubs is obviously refocused away from investment banking back. you see this with other banks, too. they had no expertise and now they're refocusing back on the core areas. lloyd's is a really strong example this morning. they were expanding all over the world. it caused huge catastrophic losses for them. now they're refocusing on the core uk retail market and the results are very strong. >> well, they would have been all right i

>> and now sales for neil diamond's "sweet caroline" are sky rocketing.he sales roup 5-- 597% and 19 tracks sold in the past week. >> he will donate the proceeds of the sales to the marathon bombing victims. >> nice gesture. jimmy kimmle is next with actor dennis quaid. >> thank you for joining us. appreciate your time. the morning news begins at >> from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live." tonight, topher grace. adam savage and music from depeche mode. now i've got news for you. here's jimmy kimmel!

for caroline davis, and thousands like her, this budget battle has already cost too much. lisa myers, nbc news, washington. >>> there is growing reaction tonight over an ohio gym teacher fired from her job at a catholic school for being in a relationship with another woman. while the school is digging its heels in over the incident, some of the students are standing up for her. nbc's stephanie gosk has our report. >> reporter: karla hail does not like the news cameras. >> i don't want money. i don't want fame. >> reporter: the gym teacher would prefer to be at bishop waterson, the school in columbus, ohio, where she taught for 19 years. but last month, hail was fired. >> shock. i literally could not even sit down. >> reporter: hale lives with her partner, something she never talked about at school, but when her mother died in february, hale included a mention of their relationship in the newspapers obituary. >> i told julia what i had done and she instantly questioned me and said, are you sure you want to do this. >> reporter: a parent of one of the students read the obitu

>> and now sales for neil diamond's "sweet caroline" are sky rocketing.- 597% and 19 tracks sold in the past week. >> he will donate the proceeds of the sales to the marathon

>> and now sales for neil diamond's "sweet caroline" are sky rocketing.es roup 5-- 597% and 19 tracks sold in the past week. >> he will donate the proceeds of the sales to the marathon bombing victims. >> nice gesture. jimmy kimmle is next with actor dennis quaid. >> thank you for joining us. appreciate your time. target on the ground. really, isn't everyone a winner for something like this? this may be the first time where i said, isn't everybody a winner? where it actually might be true. >> old computers are certainly one thing you want to throw out. >> slow computers. >> slow computers. my cell phones, i want to throw out the window. everything -- yeah, my ipad, my cell phone, my gps system. >> don't throw out your ipad. i'll take it. i'm still rocking old technology. the throwaways would be a new thing for me. >>> coming up, the north dakota anchorman known for his four-letter words, he's now landed a new tv opportunity, if you can believe it. >> he did it all wrong. he should have just cursed. >>> and a man who didn't have a prayer when he met a man

caroline >> this morning, authorities are putting together more clues.ned the photos of a shredded backpack and fresher cooker modified as a bomb. >> this device may have been dropped in a backpack inside the trash can or right outside the trash can. >> an f.b.i. advisory says there is insufficient evidence to determine if the second explosive was made from a pressure cooker. authorities are asking the public to identify the bomber. boston is pulling together. police line the streets but residents are trying to get back to their lives. >> we are strong people and will not let anyone push us around. you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us. >> officials have received a number of trips. >> president obama heads here tomorrow to attend a service in honor of the victims. >> before you go, pressure cookers are so common, of course, so to what sent are authorities worried about them being used to make more bombs. >> counterterrorism for thes have long worried about the pressure cookers because they are widely available. in 2010 man tried to blow up tim

. ♪ sweet caroline >> boston is back. >>> good evening.hanks for joining us on a very busy saturday night. on this day when a millions of bostonians emerged from their police-ordered hibernation, we are getting extraordinary new images from the capture of suspect number two. take a look at this shot from a state police helicopter, equipped with a thermal camera. that dark form right there in the back of the boat, that, police say, is 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. here it is from another angle. you can clearly see the suspect lying down in the back of the boat. look at this, the police send in a vook rigged with a robot arm to tear off the cover of the boat. tonight tsarnaev is being treated in the same hospital as many of the bombing victims themselves. we have team coverage from boston all the way to russia. we start with our chief investigative correspondent, brian ross. he's outside the hospital. brian? >> reporter: good evening. the headlines say the nightmare in boston is over. that's hardly the case for the investigation as the fbi

." >> ♪ sweet caroline it was empty today.he red sox had their home game called off because of the city wide lock down. for san francisco police, the attack in boston is something they are already studying. it apart. take law enforcement across the country will. we will train to it and we will be better for it. >> and one of the things that actually helped keep some of the people calm was the fact that news was breaking of that second suspect being arrested as people were standing in line. i saw lots of people up-to-date on their smart phones and even passing the word along to a lot of the people they were waiting in line with. reporting live at at&t park, sergio quintana, abc news. >> the key will be getting to the ballpark earlier. abc news will have continuing coverage on this story throughout the weekend and beginning with abc7 morning news at 5:00. we will also have live reports from boston with abc7 news reporter ama dates. you can follow her on twitter at ama at abc7. >>> we will take a break from the boston coverage fo

you've heard about other stadiums playing sweet caroline. planning on doing that. >>> i'm in the aware of the plans. the moment of tribute and silence is what we have planned. >> reporter: there we have this, jamie. back to you. >> we'll have more from camden yards. log on to abc2news.com and follow website -- abc2 news on twitter. >>> heart attacks, always working to -- hackers, all working to get their hands on our stuff. >> and there are changes coming to chick-fil-a. how the fast food chain is strapping -- scrapping its current salads. >> to annapolis we go. sunshine. cooler out to the west. glen burnie is at 68. we'll have the forecast coming up. [ male announcer ] when you've got fios quantum internet, you get it. that feeling only 100% fiber optics can deliver. and no matter how many more devices you get, that need more from your internet, you know you can handle it. just don't let all that power go to your head... [ dad ] surprise! [ noisemaker blows ] [ male announcer ] okay, let it. supercharge your internet speeds and get more out

[sweet -- ♪ sweet caroline, good times never seemed so good] >> as for the game. they tied.pence having an early start to the season. buster posey scores from first. giants lead 2-1. madison bumgarner throwing smoke. struck out ten in six innings. five straight at one point. however, chase headley gets to him in the sixth. here it comes. oh, there it goes. almost fan interference but the ball was out where blanco couldn't get to it. tied the game at two a piece. bottom of the nine, the speedy torres at second and angel pagan the hero at right. good-bye, game over. the giants first walk-off win of the year. snapping their three-game lose. the a's in tampa to face the rays. he sprained his ankle trying to grab the ball. he would stay in the game but it was brief. the next batter breaks a 2-2 tie with the base hit to left. anderson, 4 runs on 4 hits. 1-3 on the year. and his replacement on the mound. did not fare much better. also allowed 4 runs a two-run shot by evan longoria, ice fourth of the year. a's fall 8-3, ending their three-game win streak. >>> the warriors will compe

and a red sox tradition, sweet caroline played at&t park. ♪ sweet caroline good times never seemed sod. i was really boo is it. as for the game, giants and the padres tied. hunter pence having an early start to the season. buster posey scores from first. giants lead 2-1. madison bumgarner throwing smoke. struck out ten in six innings. five straight at one point. however, chase headley gets to him in the sixth. here it comes. oh, there it goes. almost fan interference, but the ball was out where blanco couldn't get to it. tied the game at two a piece. bottom of the nine, the speedy torres at second and angel pagan the hero at right. good-bye, game over. drive home safely. the giants first walk-off win of the year. snapping their three-game lose. the a's in tampa to face the rays. anderson only lasted one inning. he sprained his ankle trying to grab the ball. he would stay in the game but it was brief. the next badder, he breaks a 2-2 tie with a base hit to left. anderson, 4 runs on 4 hits. 1-3 on the year. race up 4 live 2. and his replacement on the mound. did not fare much better. al

carolin is in munich and joins us with more. carolin, what's his plan from here on in? >> well, it's all about more social fairness is raising the top tax for the top income earnings, minimum wage introduction of eight euros 50 and about a bigger crackdown on taxes and tougher financial regulation. .it's interesting, ross and kelly, these measures resinate with the german voters. but still, as you pointed out, the social democrats are finding themselves lagging in the polls. if the germans went to the polls today, only 23% of them would vote for the social democrats and only 32% of them believe that steinberg would make a good chancellor. his problem is not specifically expertise, because he was the former finance minister. his problem is charisma and likability. one of his criticisms of angela merkel's policies was also that was too focused on austerity, there was not enough growth stimulating measures in there. when i spoke to him yesterday, i asked him what extent these austerity would take place of the other issues? >> they won't be replaced. at the moment, we see a

in the eighth inning. ♪ sweet caroline >> meanwhile to baseball, red sox down 2-1.ta clara approximate nova, a three-run shot giving the red sox a 4-3 win. meanwhile, we hope you'll come back for the 6:00 newscast. we'll have complete coverage and reaction live from denver as the warriors fall in the first playoff game in quite some time. despite the heartbreaking result, they prove they can make a series out of this with the three seed denver nuggets. >>> when we come back, we'll show you how the boston marathon bombings have made an impact in london. that's next. yeah, kfc! original recipe. original recipe? dad, i think you ate the bones. i did what? you ate the bones! i ate the bones? i ate the bones! i ate the bones! [ male announcer ] kfc original recipe, now available without the bone. freshly prepared white or dark meat chicken, boneless and skinless. get 4 delicious, mouth-watering pieces in your next 10 piece mixed bucket for $14.99. today tastes so good. >>> the bombings at the boston marathon are changing security procedures at all kinds of events, from b

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. ♪ ♪ sweet caroline, things have never seemed so good.en inclined. >> and the at fenway park, a live performance of the sweet caroline for the 8th inning of the red sox game. neil diamond flew in and stood on the field and sang along with the crowd. more than 35,000 fans were on hand to e seat red sox hold off the kansas city royals 4-3 for a win. >>> and you can check out more of the imagines from the week -- images from the week and follow the developments at kpix.com. >>> and on tv be sure to catch face the nation with bob schieffer, we'll have more coverage of the boston bombing probe with deval patrick, and edward davis. that's on cbs5 at 8:30 this morning after the newscast. >>> to texas where hundreds of weary people who were evacuated because of the dead deadly fertilizer explosion, a line of cars inched their way to the blast radius yesterday after investigators determined there were no chemical leaks or airborne hazards in areas damaged by the explosion. that blast in the town of west left 14 dead. more than 200 injured. and abo

. ♪ mosquito caroline "sweet caroline" [ ♪ >> putting rivalries aside, the sweet tribute to boston on baseball diamonds. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪"sweet caroline" good times never seemed so good ♪ i feel inclined >> pretty cool. new york fans normally ridicule bostonians for their 8th inning traditional song at fenway park "sweet caroline" by neil diamond but in a gesture of support following the tragedy up in boston, yes, that's what they sang last night at yankee stadium. the team also held a moment of silence for the victims. the nice gesture helping the yankees. they beat the diamondbacks 4-2. those new yorkers are okay. >> i find that so sweet. these hardened baseball fans, that song really means something to them and they are doing it in tribute. >> and they had a good time. >> a nice gesture. >> are you ready for traffic. >> ready. >>> where do we get gas on el camino real at 3:30 in the morning? and i need diesel. can you help me out. i found a couple of stations in millbrae. >> it was empty. >> i was on empty this morning but i found what i needed and i'm here! >>> good morn

neil diamond with a little "sweet caroline." ♪ sweet caroline >> to the actual baseball.ottom of the eight red sox down. two on for daniel. he homers to right. this is worth three runs. that's how the red sox win a 4-3 final on an emotional day. the as taking on the rays right now in florida. the giants here in san francisco hosting the padres. plenty of highlights tonight at 11:00. >> thanks. keep your fingers crossed for the giants. up next, an nbc bay area special, "the interview with raj. see you tonight. >>> announcer: you are watching an nbc bay area special. tonight, "the interview." >> nobody in a position like mine had taken that step. as a result, i couldn't look to see how it turned out. >> he's an executive and trail blazer in nba basketball. he blazed a different trail when he came out as a gayman. now, rick talks about fizz fall out about his decision to share who he is. >> do the fans or owners care that you are gay? >>> we are living in a food carnival, what did we expect to happen? >> he fought big tobacco. the former head of the fda reveal what is is hap

. ♪ sweet caroline. >> neil diamond sang his "sweet caroline" a song sung at red sox home games.ense of pride and loss emanated from the crowd. ama daetz joins us live from boston tonight with the story of a city's strength. >> ama: i'm standing here at one of the barricades on boylston street, and just to my right here is the area that been shut down all week after the bombings monday morning. today, saturday, boston is coming back alive, now that the second beening suspect has been captured. >> won't you join us as we observe a moment of silence. >> after a solemn moment at fenway park honoring the victims of the bombings, the red sox and told the world and their fans they're were finished living in fear. less than 24 hours ago it was a much different feeling. as the intense manhunt for the second bombing suspect came a close. hours after dzhokar's older brother was killed in a shootout, resident discovered the 19-year-old hiding and bleeding in his boat. >> radio: we have movement in the boat. >> in an exclusive interview with abc7, a neighbor of the boat owner described the c

. ♪ sweet caroline note woo woo woo. >> and neil diamond came and sang sweet caroline, huge supplies.t was a blast. >> after a week of terror, this is exactly what boston needed. warren grew up in sacramento, already family in the bay area was worried about her. >> i got a tex monday making sure i wasn't at the marathon. and then the texted me yesterday making sure i stayed inside. so they have been checking up. >> and lauren, like the rest of boston, is doing much better now. after all, they're boston strong. >> and the energy was just incredible at fenway. they were passing out stickers that said boston strong, and giving out flags that say, believe in boston. i think we do. live in boston, ama daetz, abc7 news. >> thank you. as the city of boston starts to get back to normal, we're learning more about what it took to track down the suspects. the five-day nightmare ended last night when dzhokar tsarnaev was found in the back of a boat in the back yard of a home. when he was found he initially refused to come out of the boat. >> you could tell he was alive and moving, and we began th

and playing the boston favorite "sweet caroline" in the bronx. ♪ sweet caroline ♪ good times never seemedgood ♪ ♪ back on the streets of boston, an eerie quiet on normally busy streets. for megan keeler returning to this seen after witnessing the explosion brought back overwhelming emotion. >> i think it's just hurting me now, to be honest. >> reporter: what does it feel like? >> i feel really badly for everybody. i'm proud of this city. but it's -- people are waking up today, and their lives are very different. >> certainly an emotional time for a lot of people in this city. also hundreds gathered last night on the boston common for another vigil, such an outpouring of support. >> i know some of the offices behind us and the crime scene will be closed, but will the city mostly be back up and running? >> i think that's the hope. most want to move forward an bounce back. yesterday a lot of the stores were closed. it will be interesting to see if that will happen. >> later, krystle campbell's grandmother will speak with chris cuomo. >> we'll have that interview for you, at least some good n

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and then the surprise guest lead leading the crowd in "sweet caroline." take a listen. ♪ sweet caroline ♪ good times seem so good >> gives me chills a little bit. spoiler alert the red sox won. >> that's okay. i think everyone this week is a boston fan. >> even ron claiborne. >> for a day. >> for one day. >>> of course, as boston heals, the investigation barrels forward. here's what we know this morning. suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is in stable condition at a hospital in boston under heavy guard. an e legal federal interrogation team is standing by to question him. they'll question him without evoking the miranda rights. >> that's a bit controversial. files chargesed perhaps as early as today. charged with using weapons of mass destruction, he could be facing the death sentence. . >> we have team coverage this morning and we start with abc's byron pitts in boston. good morning, byron. >> reporter: good morning, bianna. six local boston churches will hold an interfaith service later today. meantime, law enforcement is focused on suspect number two, here at b

they played "sweet caroline" the popular fenway park sing-along by neil diamond. ♪ sweet caroline >>hat really hits the heart there. >>> meanwhile ground crews in denver spent hours clearing away snow at coors field so the rockies and mets could play a doubleheader after the game was postponed by the snow. >>> and former nfl player and legendary broadcaster pat summerall has died at the age of 82. he was best known for his television partnership with john madden. he was best known for his 40 years of nfl play-by-play including 16 super bowls. he'll be missed. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray never all. >>> just ahead, dylan dreyer joins us with your wednesday weather forecast. >>> nbc terrorism analyst clint van zandt on the leads in the boston bombing investigation. >>> meet the heroes who stepped up and stood out to help those most in need. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back. a lot of rain and a lot of snow in most parts of the country out there right now. with the chance of about 6 to 12 inche

. >>> plus, is barack obama about to give caroline kennedy a major ambassadorship? "early today" is back in two. >>> welcome back to "early today." prosecutors says james holmes deserves to die for shooting 12 people inside a movie theater. officials will seek the death penalty. >>> the 21-year-old star of the mtv reality show "buckwild" has died. shane gandee was found along a dirt road in kentucky along with the body of his uncle and a third man. the reality star and his uncle were reported missing on sunday. >>> michael jackson is the subject of another lawsuit this time a civil suit brought by his mother against concert giant aeg live. the trial will examine if the company was criminally negligent in the hiring of his personal physician, dr. conrad murray. murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 2011. >> caroline kennedy will soon follow in the foot steps of her grandfather. nbc news confirming she will soon be tapped to be the next u.s. ambassador to japan. >>> new jersey governor chris christie has signed a bill banning children under 17 using t

and jim norton will be performing at caroline's, the legendary caroline's in new york city, thursday through sunday, a day of the week. >> a block. the lede. that's the first story. back to you, big guy. it is funny because you are small. >> this editorial liesing is getting too much. but oh well. will his tears bring four more years. anthony wiener is now considering a run for new york city mayor according to an overly long new york times piece. look at that cover. the frothy piece serves as his come back kickoff as the disdwraised congressman says quote, i don't have a burning overriding styer to run for -- desire to run to are office. he shouldn't use the word burning. i recognize it is now or never in terms of running for something. now he is no longer running from something ie the faithful tweet as he calls it. wiener blames the crotch shot on quote, wanting people's approval. and after the scandal he enrolled in therapy. quote, the therapist didn't tell me you have a sex addiction or you were abused as a child, none of that stuff. which in a lot of ways i kind of preferred. it

>> sweet caroline ♪ sweet caroline good times never seemed so good. >> great stuff tonight as the tragedyrings yankee fans and red sox fans together. i had to look -- why do they sing sweet caroline? it was apparently a good luck charm that started years ago and when the new owners bought the team, they said, we want this tradition in the 8th inning of every boston game. >>> you're a neal diamond fan. >> back in the day. >>> the latest on our website. >> licensed phone-ups available 24/7. call 1-800-progressive. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just... guys... there you are. you know you couldn't just pause a show in one room, then... where was i... you couldn't pause a show in one room then start playing it in another. and...i'm talking to myself... [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. joey fatone: this is joey fatone. it's time to play "family feud!" give it up for steve harvey! [captioning made possible by fremantle media] steve: thank y'all for coming. thank you very much. how's everybody doing? thank yo

. ♪ sweet caroline good times never seem so good ♪ ♪ so good, so good, so good >> nothing like a littled at fenway. he took a red eye to get to the game. he landed, he went straight from the airport to the park and made it there just in time to sing "sweet caroline", the song that's become a theme song for the sox. >> a song that's been stuck in my head for 24 hours. it's a good one. if that wasn't enough to get. the crowd going, there was a ball game too. a phenomenal game. it was the first game played here since monday's bombings. it was the first time the green monster was open and it cshowed things getting back to normal. >> there's no better way for the city of boston to return to a sense of normalcy than a packed house at fenway park and that's what we saw yesterday. more than 35,000 strong were on hand to cheer on the red sox in their first game back since the bombings. during an emotional pregame ceremony, the red sox honored all of those affected by monday's tragedy and the law enforcement who helped capture the two suspects. at the end of the ceremony, david ortiz took the mik

. ♪ sweet caroline ♪ sweet clooirnl, caroline good times never seemed so good, so good, so good, so good in boston you stay calm, you carry on, and you go to the red sox and sing "sweet caroline." doris kearns goodwin is here. she was not at the game but she would have been singing. i can tell you that. joining me for our roundtable, "wall street journal's" columnist peggy noonan, columnist for bloomberg and writer for "the atlantic" jeffrey goldberg, nbc's tom broke caulk brokaw and the aforementioned presidential historian and bostonian doris ker kearns goodwin. what a week and, you know, the headline of the nightmare's end on saturday morning was fitting, wasn't it? >> what was so striking about the week is patriots day is boston's holiday, my hometown. nothing we love more than it because it combines history, which boston loves, the first shot heard around the world in concorde, and then you have the baseball game at 11:00 a.m. and it's really the beginning of spring because it's always too cold on ordinary opening day, and then you have the marathon, which we're so proud of you and

. >> reporter: neil diamond made a special appearance to lead the crowd in "sweet caroline." ♪ sweetaroline >> reporter: at hospitals, dozens are still recovering and better news comes each day. >> we are happy to report the amputation patients are nearly completed, and these patients are starting the process of both physical and mental reb habitation which is really going to be the next step in their care. >> reporter: as of tonight 48 remain hospitalized, two in critical condition. not far from here the students of boston university are preparing for a memorial service for grad student lu lingzu who was killed during last week's attacks. brian? >> what a terrible week in boston. katy tur there tonight. thanks. >>> much of the focus of the investigation now concerns the region of the world where these accused brothers once lived. specifically what the older brother did there when he went home for a six-month period. nbc news london-based correspondent adrian mong went to the russian republic of dagestan and spoke with the suspect's father. >> reporter: half a world away from boston,

fans sang the red sox anthem, "sweet caroline," when word spread the suspect was in custody. led by neil diamond. ♪ sweet caroline ♪ da, da, da ♪ good times never so good ♪ so good, so good, so good >> reporter: but good times that will never be quite the same. april 20th is an important day in boston history. it's the day fenway park opened, the day ted williams first swung a bat for the red sox, and today, it's the day when victory was in more than just baseball. lester? >> you win. best assignment of the day. thanks very much. that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm lester holt, reporting from boston. i'll see you tomorrow morning on "today," then of course tomorrow night. good night, everyone. thanks for being here. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the search for answers continues today in boston after the second bombing suspect was captured as the world watched. good evening. i'm diane dwyer. president obama called in his team today for a 90 minute meeting in the situation room. they are answering the lingering questions about the attack and motive. thi

they're going to play sweet caroline. >> it's a nice thing for the yanks to do. at a time like this, you can't get into the boston new york thing. this is a time to come together. everybody in boston was way into the yankees when the towers fell. >> let me bring in brandon. what's been going through your head and heart ever since? >> it's definitely compelling. you know, i feel really bad. i've never even experienced a boston marathon before. this was my first one. i lived in new york for about 12 years. i moved back. and this is my first marathon and it's really, really sad and really compelling. but what i can say is you know, bostonians are resilient and we fight and we'll come out of this. and you know, it's been really tough. it brings me back to the day of september 11th. and when i lived in new york on september 11th, it was really, really tough. >> when you woke up in the middle of the night tonight, did you remember anything special at the day? was it the explosion itself that you remember? >> it was actually martin richards from dor chester. i thought a

. ♪ sweet caroline >>> america says, we are boston. anthem of victory, "sweet caroline," played loudly across the country last night and the emotional tribute from one place no one ever thought they'd see. ♪ believe they never would but now sweet caroline ♪ >>> and good morning, america. we are all united behind boston this morning. robin and lara off today. great to have amy and rachel here and, boy, we have a lot to get to. police have already received 2,000 tips in the boston bombings, that's the scene right there. investigators combing through it inch by inch. the boston police commissioner says he's never seen a more complex crime scene. >> and let's show you this again. you see this bag. it's right next to the mailbox right near the finish line. that second photo taken at the exact same spot just after the deadly explosion. this is the kind of thing police are looking for. any clue that can help them solve who was behind the blast. >> but there are no suspects right now. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is right

"sweet caroline." ♪ sweet caroline bum bum bum ♪ things have never seemed so good, so good, so good, >> singer neil diamond tweeted his thanks to the yanks. thank you, new york yankees for playing "sweet caroline" for the people of boston. you scored a home run in my heart. with respect, neil. >>> a city councilman says it's okay, get angry. we'll talk to him. zap technology. departure. hertz gold plus rewards also offers ereturn-- our fastest way to return your car. just note your mileage and zap ! you're outta there ! we'll e-mail your receipt in a flash, too. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. for those nights when it's more than a bad dream, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer, be ready. for high fever, nothing works faster or lasts longer. be ready with children's motrin. >>> about 20 minutes past the hour. time to check other top stories. in london, people saying good-bye to the fo

singing his "sweet caroline." as red sox fans sung along in unison. ♪ sweet caroline ♪ bum, bum, bum >> what a moment. >>> later in this half hour, details about the older brother's american wife. >>> and later on "good morning america," a closer look at any missed warning signs. >>> major breaking news from washington state. five people are dead in a shooting at an apartment complex in the town of federal way, south of seattle. a suspect was shot by police officers. he's believed to be the only shooter. no word yet from investigators on what led to the gunfire. this is a story we'll be tracking all morning. >>> a few of those displaced by the fertilizer plant explosion in texas have been aloud back in their homes for the first time. but most of the small town of west was leveled by the blast. and perhaps most devastating of all is the number of first responders, most of them volunteers, who paid the highest price. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> reporter: outside that massive explosion site at that texas fertiliz

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sales of "sweet caroline" have scored 600% this week after the marathon bombings.000 times. upon learning the news, diamond tweeted he will donate the royalties to one fund boys ton, a charity that has raised more than $24 million for bombing victims. the singer doing something even sweeter. let's hand it off to anderson cooper. "ac 360" starts right now. >>> you were live in times square. i'm here in boston. the big question tonight, where you and i are both standing, was new york next or was a deadly sequel to the marathon bombing already planned for people in boston? it is a very open question. top officials now weighing in on both sides, starting this afternoon with this press conference. >> last night we were informed by the fbi that the surviving attacker revealed that new york city was next on their list of targets. he told the fbi apparently that he and his brother had intended

and then the surprise guest leading the crowd in "sweet caroline." take a listen. ♪ sweet caroline ♪ good times never seem so good ♪ >> gives me chills a little bit. that's neil diamond there. spoiler alert the red sox won. >> that's okay. i think everyone this week is a boston fan. >> even ron claiborne. >> even ron. >> stop rooting for the yankees. >> for a day. >> for one day. >>> of course, as boston heals, the investigation barrels forward. here's what we know this morning. suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev is in serious, but stable condition at a hospital in boston under heavy guard. an elite federal interrogation team is standing by to question him. they'll question him without reading him the miranda rights. invoking a rare public safety exception they only have a few minutes. >> 50 minutes approximately. this is a bit controversial. we'll see how they proceed with that. we're expecting files to be charged soon, perhaps as early as tuesday. he could be charged with using weapons of mass destruction. this 19-year-old could be facing the death sentence

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