i'm christine romans. john berman is in washington, d.c. a blockbuster revelation that puts investigators one step closer to cause the germanwings jetliner to crash in the alps. one of the pilots on the flight was locked out of the cockpit as the plane flew straight into the mountain. a senior military official stating the pilot can be heard on the cockpit voice recorder knocking, tapping first and then trying to smash down the door to get back into the cockpit. turning to erin mclaughlin at the staging area in the french alps. what do we know about what could have been on that cockpit voice recorder erin? >> reporter: christine, the mystery deepening here in france. what we don't seem to know or what authorities don't know is why one of the pilots left the cockpit and why the other pilot didn't let him back inside. now so far french authorities have declined to comment on the reports. publicly what they said about the contents of the cockpit flight recorder is they are analyzing noises and voices on the file. meanwhile, a critical piece to

christine? >> all right, erin mclaughlin, thank you for that. again, damaged voice recorder, but they hope to have that fixed soon. >>> passengers aboard germanwings flight 9525 came from all over south america, asia australia. at least 67 were german. the german chancellor angela merkel she says the crash has plunged germany, france and spain into deep mourning. today she will travel to the crash site. 16 students and 2 teachers on that flight were returning to the town of haltern near dusseldorf. they had been on a week-long foreign exchange program in spain. and now haltern is in mourning. cnn's rosie tompkins is in dusseldorf with the very latest. rosie? >> reporter: hi christine. yes, i'm at the airport in dusseldorf where of course this flight was intended to as its destination, before the terrible tragic crash occurred. this is where many of the families headed on tuesday when they received the news of the crash in order to try and get some answers. and of course they had their worst fear

christine?for that. >>> the nuclear talks with iran they're going down to the wire. secretary of state john kerry heads back to switzerland this afternoon. five more days of negotiations ahead. the deadline to reach a framework for an agreement, just seven days away. both sides say substantial progress has been made, but significant gaps remain. >>> happening now, saudi arabia positioning heavy military equipment along its border with yemen. u.s. intelligence sources say the saudis could be preparing for airstrikes against iranian-backed houthi rebels. the houthis have already secured the capital. >>> after standing on the sidelines for weeks, the united states now assisting the iraqis providing aerial intelligence in their fight to retake the city of tikrit from isis. the request for help came from the iraqi government and could pave the way for usairstrikes. about 20,000 iranian-backed shiites have joined forces with iraq to push isis out of saddam hussein's birthplace but heavy resistance in

christine? >> michelle our thanks to you. >>> now, this morning the key audience for the speech might be 6,000 miles away in israel. the prime minister is facing an election in just about two weeks. many there believe the speech was, in effect part of netanyahu's campaign. i want to bring in cnn's oren lieberman live in jerusalem. oren, this morning what's the reaction there? >> reporter: and john there's no doubt that with the elections officially now less than two weeks away they are the umbrella that hangs over this entire issue. and those on the right have supported his speech from the very beginning, saying this wasn't a political issue, but at the same time we've heard a tremendous amount of backlash from the left saying it's purely a political issue. netanyahu, not once did he mention likud, which is his party and the party he'll be going up against, but this is certainly viewed through a political lens. netanyahu who talked about nothing but iran and security which are his strongest issu

john christine? >> ford's a "star wars" co-star mark hamill luke skywalker, took to twitter to write, get well soon may all his future flights be green screen. >> hopefully harrison ford has a sense of humor with this this morning. >>> another hair raising landing, this one at laguardia here in new york city. a delta flight slid off an icy runway coming to rest just feet look at that just feet from the waters of flushing bay. this morning, two huge industrial cranes are moving that plane off the berm where the plane came to a rest luckily came to a rest. they want flights to resume taking off and landing on that runway. >> what if they berm had not been there? >> it would be in the water. look at this, live pictures of laguardia trying to get the plane off that runway. major backups across the u.s. because of flights being canceled at laguardia yesterday. fascinating to see this. >> will ripley gives us an update from laguardia. >> none and christine, throughout the overnight hours, work continuing h

john and christine? >> michelle thank you for that. >>> while netanyahu spoke in the house chamber, an audience just as important was 6,000 miles away in israel. the prime minister is facing an election in only two weeks, and many back home believe the speech was, in effect, part of his campaign. for the latest on reaction in israel let's bring in cnn's oren liebermann live in jerusalem. good morning, oren. >> reporter: good morning, christine. and prime minister netanyahu arrived a short time ago back here in israel landing at the airport. he wasted no time in putting out a statement. and i want to read a part of the statement because it can easily be viewed as a response to president barack obama's statement about no alternative. netanyahu says in this release, quote, i presented a practical alternative which would impose tough restrictions on iran's nuclear program, extending iran's breakout time by years. so there is no doubt that he responded immediately there. and the elections, as you mentioned, a

i'm christine romans. it is friday march 27th. john berman this week is in washington, d.c. we answer new questions. we have new answers this morning in flight 9525. the co- pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit. deliberately flew the plane into the mountain side killing 148 people and himself. the co- pilot has been identified as 27-year-old german national andreas lubitz. the central question and mystery here is why. german police searching his two homes for clues. the fbi announcing it will help french authorities in the investigation. i want to bring in rosie flores with more in germany. >> reporter: hi christine. i'm here where the family home is of lubitz. we believe his brother and grandparents killed nearby. this is a community he and his family have been part of. the family described as a good family and engaged in the community. no word on why this man would have done this but he stands accused of deliberately crashing the plane. a junior pilot with 630 hours of flying. impeccable record so f

christine, we know netanyahu's next play.that is when house speaker boehner comes here at the end of the month when the nuclear deal with iran comes up. >> let's talk about the israeli prime minister hoping to accomplish in paris by sending a delegation there. by this whole notion that the u.s. is trying to divert attention away from the iran deal. >> reporter: it seems that the netanyahu administration here realizes they cannot stop a deal. it is not within their power for no deal. instead, they are trying to influence the deal. you see netanyahu's speech before congress to influence america's side. now the israeli delegation trying to reach it from the french side. the best way to make sure israel's interests remain within the scope of negotiations is to try to influence the players. >> thank you, oren liebermann. criticism of a controversial arrest that left a university of virginia student battered apparentand bloody. the chief of police on the record. we will tell you what he said next. >>> the charlottesville, virginia

christine. >> nick thank you for that. >>> the u.s.ree speech battle over the confederate flag today. the case is involving the sons of confederate veterans. they challenge the state of texas of the specialty license plate with the confederate flag. texas officials had no rules to bar the plate although it is offensive. the supreme court will rule by june. >>> what is the best performing investment since president obama took office? an early start on your money is next. 80% of the poor in africa are rural farmers. 96% of them are doing rain-fed agriculture. they're all competing with each other; they're all making very low margins making enough to survive but not enough to get out of poverty. so kickstart designs low cost irrigation pumps enabling them to grow high value crops throughout the year so you can make a lot of money. it's all very well to have a whole lot of small innovations but unless we can scale it up enough to where we are talking about millions of farmers, we're not going to solve their biggest challenge. this is preci

john christine? >> thank you, kyung. wish him a speedy recovery. another crash landing, this one at new york's laguardia airportment a dealtairport ment ment. a delta jetliner that's a chilling photo, coming to rest fear feet from the frigid waters of flushing bay. this morning, two big industrial cranes moving the plane off the snowy berm where it came to rest. will ripley has the latest on the accident from laguardia. > reporter: john and christine, throughout the overnight hours, work continuing here to move that delta flight off of the runway where it landed slid about 4,000 feet and ended just dangerously close to the icy water. delta 1086. we saw pictures coming in of two large cranes that were intending to lift the aircraft turn it around and bring it into a hangar. as the ntsb continues to investigate how this happened. passengers describe a terrifying scenario as this plane from atlanta was coming in on thursday morning, around 11:00, shortly after 11:00, they say there was no traction they

. >> christine, thank you. breaking news.doing very well this morning echoing the report of one pilot locked out of the cockpit on flight 9525 that went down tuesday. the first thing it means is for investigators, the idea this could only have been an accident is now being extremely questioned. what do we know about the proper poe protocols? there are lots of questions of how things could have been done to lead you to one place. whether were these men? what do investigators know? we will take through all of that. another story is the saudis. they are now becoming and more engaged in yemen. we will take you through how big a deal this yemen conflict is. it cannot be exaggerated in the significance to american safety. we will take you through the headlines. christine, a lot of news. >> nick paton walsh is telling us how big this situation is. chris, thank you. >>> rescued from the taliban after five years of captivity. sergeant bowe bergdahl now faced with desertion. the punishment he could face next. i am totally blind. and so

i'm christine romans. we have new answers in the crash of germanwings flight 9525, but more questions as well. a prosecutor says the co- pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit and flew the plane deliberately into the mountain side. that co- pilot has now been identified as 27-year-old german national andreas lubitz. the mystery remains why. german police searching lubitz's homes. the family home and current residence for clues. the fbi announcing it will help the french authorities in the investigation. i want to bring in rosie tomkins at the family home in germany. good morning, rosie. >> reporter: christine, i'm here the day after the police arrived when lubitz's identity was brought out. andreas lubitz 27-year-old co- pilot stands accused of deliberately crashing the plane and everyone searching for clues. a lot of media from around the world and the focus shifted on to the man in the effort to find anything about him. this is the home when grew up with his family. they are said to be a good family.

christine. >> thanks, ian lee in cairo. watching that offensive. >>> vatican officials say isis threats against pope francis are real. the head of the vatican police force says they are not just making threats against a propaganda campaign but there is no specific plan for an attack. pope francis is fully aware of the risk but doesn't plan on compromising his style of ministry. >>> the federal death penalty trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev set to begin on wednesday. in court on monday the prosecution and defense battled over how soon they can discuss the role of the older brother tam tamerlon. they sparred over how much evidence the jury will be shown. tsarnaev is charged with killing three people and injuring 264. >>> the chief of the lapd says the enhanced video of the man killed on skid row shows the man's hand reaching for the officer's gun on his belt. three of his colleagues opened fire. the report is it is unclear if his hand grabbed the officer's weapon. >> i reviewed the video and audio the officer is primarily engaged i

john and christine? >> jeff thank you for that. and welcome to cnn, jeff. >>> congressional investigators may not stop at clinton's e e-mails. the house committee investigating benghazi will seek private e-mails from as many as ten of clinton's top aides at the state department. the committee chairman says he is concerned about e-mails about benghazi and the attack on the u.s. consulate there. they may have been sent between private accounts. >>> breaking news. an army helicopter has crashed during a nighttime training mission at the egeland air force base on the florida panhandle. the associated press reports that seven marines and four soldiers are now missing. officials say the marines belonged to a special operations group from camp lejeune in north carolina. the soldiers are from a national guard unit based in hammond, louisiana. not many details yet about this. again, seven marines missing. four soldiers. they were in a helicopter mission. we'll get you more details as soon as they come in. >>> the

john christine. >>> thanks elise. if iran and the world power does not reach a deal there is a concern iran will accelerate the nuclear deal. with cnn's barbara starr, says iran will get caught with nuclear sensors. >> any country that would try to today to hide nuclear test explosion, we have more than a 90% chance of detecting it. >> of course if they have an explosion, it is already too late. we will leave that aside for a moment. with the hours ticking down on the iranian nuclear deal house majority leader john boehner is leading a deal with house republicans to arrive in israel tomorrow. the speaker is set to meet prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the speaker invited the prime minister to congress earlier this month to give him a platform to speak out against the nuclear deal with iran. i want to bring in oren liebermann live in israel. >> reporter: we have seen a show of support for prime minister netanyahu. house speaker john boehner here. mcconnell met with netanyahu and says he supports him. he said in terms

john and christine. >>> thank you for that. breaking overnight, hillary clinton speaking out after the state department e-mails spoken ss ss subpoenaed. the committee is looking over her personal e-mail account which is a breach of law. tweeting last night i want the public to see my e-mails. the state department will review them for release. republicans subpoenaed e-mails stored on a private server she operated from her new york home. >>> secretary of state john kerry arrived in saudi arabia. he is there to ease concerns because officials in saudi arabia are nervous about making any deal the u.s. making any deal with iran. the secretary is expected to discuss the unrest in yemen and other middle eastern nations. >>> and back in washington the senate failing in the attempt to override the veto of a bill to approve construction of the keystone oil pipeline. the 62-37 vote was short needed to override. keystone was the third time the president exercised his veto power. >>> the white house is warning the u.s. supreme court that th

christine? >> it is early out there as we heard bill say it's still dry, so that means road conditions are pretty good. looking at the schuylkill expressway near montgomery drive, you can see a good view of the roads where it is dry and not a lot of volume out there. now is the time to head out heading to work or school. taking a look on the schuylkill expressway, your drive times between the blue route and the vine will definitely pick up as we get later into our morning commute, but for now eastbound between the blue route and the vine, 11 minutes. the same in the other direction. >>> and taking a stand against the death penalty. what pharmacists are doing now to try to stop lethal injection. >>> plus work plea safety in the spotlight. the multimillion payout for a murder spree in this area that could have a far reaching impact. >>> and excitement throughout philadelphia is building for the world meeting of families coming up why those four days in september will look different for high school

christine? >>> it's another morning we'll have to crank up the heater in your car because it still doesn't feel like spring out there. taking a look at the map right now, you can see a lot of green out there at this hour. no major slowdowns into south jersey, the pennsylvania turnpike, the blue route, it's all looking pretty good right now. outside at interstate 95 and girard avenue, road conditions are dry and looking nice out there with traffic moving along nicely as well. here are the drive times if you are headed out, all green lights out here. 95 southbound from woodhaven to the vine street expressway that will take you 13 minutes. about the same driving on the schuylkill expressway or the blue route. >>> tight security at a college basketball game. next the threat against a local player with ties to the first family. >>> plus christie on the clock. why new jersey's family says he'll make a final decision on whether or not to run for the white house and what he says will happen if he's up a

christine is watching all the cameras for us. what's going on out there, christine?cially in those areas with dense fog, that could contribute to lower visibility. this is route 13 in delaware. you want to watch your speeds. even though there aren't a lot of cars on the road cape may county right now, you can see in some of these areas just how dense the fog is. so i saw some of that driving in on the schuylkill expressway. just be careful as you make your way through our area. but overall, we aren't seeing too many problems out there. take a look in franconia township. this is an accident i've been watching for about the past half hour. cowpath road and indian creek road. crews are on the scene there in montgomery county. taking a look at the pennsylvania turnpike, seeing a lot of green. drive times, westbound from route 1 to valley forge, that's going to take you about 22 minutes. rosemary? >>> a problem in california is now an issue for some parts of pennsylvania. >> next we'll tell you about the new concern that has state leaders asking neighbors for help. >>> pl

i'm christine romans. breaking overnight, accusations that israel has been spying on negotiation was iran. the wall street journal reports that israel eavesdropped. israeli officials denied directly spying on u.s. negotiators. the journal spoke to a dozen current and israeli diplomats lawmakers and officials for the sorry. let's bring in oren liebermann with the latest from jerusalem. >> reporter: good morning, christine. a strong response from benjamin netanyahu's government. denying on the spies from the u.s. or otherwise. that pointed out the strong intelligence between the two countries. something we have seen president obama and benjamin netanyahu point out. at the same time it is apparent that benjamin netanyahu believes he has information about the deals. over the last few weeks, we heard his government say from our understanding of the deal. that doesn't come from a guess, but information. what we are seeing now is a shift in how netanyahu's government wants to use that information. they have not h

. >>> now, check in with christine maddela. good morning christine. >> it's not good news. i'm trying to battle this cold and the cold weather is not helping. we are getting a lot of green. that is what we like to see for this time of morning. no major slowdowns. 12 minutes both directions eastbound and westbound on the blue route and the vine. route 100 at route 113, a few folks on the roads. things are moving along nicely except on interstate 95. the on and off ramps are blocked right now due to fire department activity. responding to a fire in that area. they have been battling it since last night. academy is closed at home avenue. grant avenue or wood haven road are the best bets. >> thank you, christine. >>> a driver struck a pedestrian last night. the victim was walking near fairview street around 10:30 when he was hit. the man was rushed to cooper hospital. there's fo word on his age or condition. the driver did stop. route 130 was closed for awhile but husband reopened. >>> a man treated for burn injuries after a house fire in gloucester county. crews were called to

nbc 10's christine maddela has a look at the traffic. christine? >>> i want to show you interstate 295 at exit 43 in mount laurel where there's a large accident that occurred overnight, but everything is cleared out of the way. good news for drivers if that is part of your commute this morning. drive times, 95 76 476, the normal problem spots are still in the green right now. not a lot of volume or problems on the major interstates. in lower marion we have an accident on river road and mill creek road. and if you live in mercer county, route 31 is closed at olden avenue with an accident and a downed pole. we're checking with new jersey authorities to see when that will reopen. chris? >>> look at this. philadelphia's love statue got a marshmallow makeover. you're look at the art in westminster, maryland. visitors can tour more than 150 works of art including the giant goofy and the minion from "despicable me." the peep show there runs through april 6th. many are made in bethlehem, pennsylvania. and if you're lucky, the easter bunny will be depositin

christine? >> jeff's first appearance on "early start." we're lucky to have him here at cnn. >> can he have a mug? >> he probably already has a mug. >> let's welcome him to "early start." >> he was probably given a roomful of mugs. >>> congressional investigators may not stop at hillary clinton's e-mails. as first reported by dana bash the house committee investigating benghazi will seek private e-mails from as many as ten of the former secretary's top aides at the state department. the committee chairman says he is concerned some e-mails about benghazi and the attack on the u.s. consulate there may have been sent between private accounts. mrs. clinton's media team as it stands right now, has not yet responded to cnn's request for a comment. >>> there are new questions this morning about the open letter to iran signed by 47 republican senators. some legal scholars and pundits are suggesting republicans -- republicans may have broken the law when they warned iran that any nuclear deal could be un

christine? >> i've been watching this accident on the schuylkill expressway with emergency vehicles out here. this is eastbound at spring garden street. take a look at the left-hand side of the screen. there is the cars involved in that. they are trying to move that to the shoulder but right now the right-hand lane is blocked as they move this off to the shoulder. even though there's not a lot of volume out there, it's causing a backup on the schuylkill expressway. this is on the eastbound side of spring garden. just be on the lookout for that making your way through this morning. this is on the eastbound side. the westbound side is moving along quite nice lip. we just got information from police on this. woodhaven road is closed from knights road to millbrook road. they have that section shut down. if you need to get around that take millbrook road. your drive times, even though eastbound we are seeing the accident on the schuylkill expressway, we have a green light. 15 minutes is your drive ti

christine? >> it's cold out there but road conditions are good. that's good news for drivers out there. in taking a wider view at the roads with realtime traffic data, a lot of green including into south jersey 295 and the pennsylvania turnpike and the blue route. so all the majors overall are looking pretty good. but it is this hour when things are starting to stack up. interstate 95 at girard avenue, the increased volume especially on the southbound side that's just normal for a monday morning especially heading closer to 7:00. but overall right now, you can see southbound from woodhaven road to the vine street expressway. we are still getting a green light to take you 14 minutes even though there's increased volume. we are still looking good as does the blue route southbound heading from the schuylkill to 95. >>> 6:10 right now. out with the old, in with the new. the new credit card technology that is supposed to protect you from getting ripped off. >>> and twitter chat. a bloomberg college p

>> reporter: christine, you are right.there has been competition among jihadist groups claiming responsibility for the attack. the isis claim is note able. u.s. officials have no reason to doubt authenticity. it is an online recording praising the work of the gunmen who gunned down and responsible for the deaths of 23 people mostly tourists on the streets of the capital tunis on wednesday. it doesn't just praise them but warns of more attacks to come. it doesn't contain any evidence suggesting there was a direct link between the attack and control stuckructures of the isis high heiarchy. the goals and conducted an attack but still in that organization's name. the authorities here have not commented on this. you are right, they arrested nine people. four for direct involvement in planning the attack. it is the people of tunisia coming to terms with the attack and brutality and consequences. today is this country's independence day. significant especially so in the wake of the terrorst attack. as people are expected to take

but we also got a report from christine maddela.accident route 100 i believe in pottstown. >> tell us about it christine. >> route 100 northbound at pottstown pike. penndot is moving this camera around. but you can see emergency crews at the scene taking out the right lane. so expect some delays there. also delayed on 95 southbound. this stretch here at giraud avenue as is common for this time of day. we are seeing dense fog in parts of our area. limited visibility as well as slick road conditions with the rain moving in as well is what drivers can expect. so that will slow some things down out there also. so taking a look at our drive times, 27 minutes, now all yellow lights. 27 minutes southbound from woodhaven to the vine street expressway. the schuylkill expressway also slowing down as is 422 in montgomery county. if you are flying today or picking up someone from the airport, be aware the airport is reporting major delays. i just checked on a feet. more than an 80-minute delay due to weather conditions. >>> there are now new qu

christine. >> ian lee in cairo. thank you. >>> republican lawmakers today may request access to hillary clinton's e-mails from the tenure as secretary of state. the house oversight committee is prepared to subpoena the messages and mrs. clinton to answer questions about the private e-mail account for government business. the former secretary of state says it is a matter of convenience. a spokesperson at the time, mrs. clinton did not have a government issued blackberry. >>> 12 states throwing support behind the president's immigration plan to shield them from being deported. attorneys asking an appeals court to lift the order by a texas federal judge that froze the obama plan or limit the effect of the 26 states suing to stop the executive actions on immigration. >>> time for an early start on your money. u.s. stock futures up a bit after a strong rally yesterday. look at that. dow climbed 260 points. 1.5%. bank stocks led the rise. big banks passed the stress test. morgan stanley climbed 6%. major questions remain

john and christine. >> thanks michelle. the vice president joe biden not happy with the 47 senate republicans who sent the letter to the iranian leader. the vice president released a statement saying the letter express edly designed to undercut a sitting president in the middle of negotiations is beneath the dignity of the institution i revere. this ignores two precedents to negotiates with other nations on behalf of the united states. secretary of state john kerry will return to switzerland to resume nuclear talks. >>> new developments in the struggle for tikrit. america's top general joint chief chairman martin dempsey is in baghdad vowing that isis will be defeated. let's bring in cnn's ben wedeman. >> reporter: good morning, christine. general dempsey was here yesterday meeting with the iraqi prime minister and defense minister. here perhaps to stress that the united states is and international coalition are playing a key role in the fight against isis. the u.s. officials have made clear that the international coalition

>> reporter: christine, it won't help.r the last few weeks this relationship with netanyahu and obama is at an all-time low. yet, as we see this continued back and forth with the white house and prime minister's office it gets lower. the relationship is getting worse. we know house speaker john boehner is on his way next week. that will not help. >> no, it won't. oren liebermann watching it for us, thank you, oren. >>> that report of israeli spying comes with weeks left before the framework is necessary for the nuclear deal with iran. what does secretary kerry face when he gets to switzerland? joining us now is nic robertson. nic. >> reporter: christine, it is not the relationship between israel and the united states that is affected in this and how pressure is effectively brought on the decision making of secretary kerry's team made by the pressure. you have a component here of the talks outside of the united states. a p-5 plus 1 with iran. france, germany, britain, russia and china. we know that an israeli delegation inc

. >> i'm christine romans. new this morning, america's highest ranked general is on the way to iraq. martin dempsey is set to hold talks with iraq officials. this as the new war on terror. hundreds of troops from chad and niger are launching attacks. offensive begins one day after boko haram pledges allegiance to isis in the message recorded by the group's leader. i want to bring in correspondent arwa damon live from istanbul. >> reporter: good morning. that allegiance with boko haram and isis is one that u.s. officials, especially special forces officials, we have been speaking to, have expressed concern about. what is happening when it comes to boko haram is a multipronged approach by the nations. this formed alliance has proven to be effective when it comes to recapturing key territory from boko haram in northeast nigeria. both countries have been fighting boko haram in niger and chad has been heavily involved in the battle of boko haram in nigeria. we saw when we were there a few weeks ago. this newly forme

but right uhi'll check with christine maddela. good morning christine. >> we

john christine? >> rosa flores for us in boston. >>> robert durst is waking up in a new correctional facility this morning. he's been transferred about an hour outside new orleans to a center equipped to deal with the mentally ill. a judge set a detention hearing for monday. he faces murder charges in los angeles, gun charges in new orleans and a revived murder investigation in new york. police raided his home in houston on tuesday. >>> the judge in the tile of james holmes has set opening statements. the 27-year-old holmes is charged with killing 12 people and wounding 58 in the aurora theater shooting. officials say jury selection moving ahead faster than expected. the process began in january, some 9,000 potential jurors were summoned. >>> three years after that massacre nearly. >>> aaron hernandez may have been angry at odin lloyd, the man he's accused of murdering. a witness testifying at that trial said the defendant was staring him down as he talked to a mutual friend at a nightclub, two days

christine? >> taking a look outside right now at your roads. things are looking pretty good. still dark and early out there. route 202. interstate 95 take a look at your drive times. this is in delaware here from 295 to 495, things are in the clear. seeing a lot of green out there. that's what we like to see. 10, 11 minutes, your average drive time. route 73 at the new jersey turnpike is also in the clear. and you can see there's just not a lot of volume out there at this hour. the bridges, they are also looking good at this hour. >> all right, christine, thanks. >>> we continue to follow breaking news out of ferguson missouri. two police officers are being treated for serious injuries after a shooting outside ferguson's police department during a protest. nbc 10 aes vai sikahema is in our digital operations center monitoring the new information coming in. what do we know? >> we're looking at the feed each other. here's what we now. 32-year-old police officer from nearby webster droves in missou

christine? >> i have good news. update on interstate 95 i have been telling you the on and off ramps at academy road were closed because fire crews were still responding. they just reopened. that's great news as we head into the busy time of the morning commute. it's not slowing things down too much. we just heard from matt delucia that academy road is still closed at holme avenue. you can take grant or wood haven to get around that. a green light from wood haven to the vine street expressway. that is the good news there. it will stack up here as we get later into the morning commute. on the boulevard, emergency crews responding to the accident. off to the right hand lane. route 1 near the expressway. tracy? >>> it happens alr:ú7i the time but not like this. why it's happening in philadelphia first. we'll explain that just ahead. check your cabinet. kraft issues a huge recall. the dates on your macaroni and cheese box that you need to know. >>> it's just about 6:15 this wednesday morning. we are continuing to follow

christine maddela is checking the roadways for us. any problems christine? >> here on interstate 95 and delaware route 1 we are not seeing major delays. we have an accident i've been watching in montgomery county on ambler mt. pleasant avenue and north ridge avenue. i just checked with the officials and it's still out there, so be aware of that if it's part of your commute. the schuylkill expressway the drive times and everything is looking good. green is what we like to see near the conshohocken curve. traveling eastbound from the blue route to the vine 11 minutes. same thing in the other direction. >>> where you live could impact how long you live. new this mo the healthiest counties in this area and the counties that didn't do so well. >>> plus new concerns this morning how veterans in this area are being treated. next, the investigation that's putting philadelphia's v.a. in the spotlight. >>> and new jersey state police on a mission. the major highway they are now targeting for speeders. >>> it is 4:13 and we have more information about the deadly crash

christine. >> diana magnay, so many layers to peel back.thank you, diana. >>> talks over the nuclear program hitting a snag in iran with just two days before the deadline for a framework deal. a really surprising announcement from iran. they are backing away from what seemed to be a previous agreement to ship enriched uranium to russia. this was not expected. the united states had been counting on this as part of the agreement. iran backing away. it could make it harder to reach a deal and certainly make the criticism of the deal mount from people you are looking at right now, prime minister benjamin netanyahu who is already calling the deal disaster. >>> saudi arabia and arab nations preparing for a ground offensive in yemen. the egyptians have pledged troops to the saudi-led mission to root on the houthis rebels. coalition forces are expected to begin within days. cnn's ian lee is tracking the latest from cairo. ian. >> reporter: good morning, christine. this is unprecedented. we have never seen an arab army like this before because arab

christine. >> he has an election as you point out. oren thank you for that. >>> the white house and israeli officials moved in washington secretary of state and john kerry and iranian counterpart were moving ahead are talks in switzerland. president obama said it is unlikely the talks will yield a deal. if iran does say yes, it would be quote far more effective than military action or sanctions at keeping iran from getting nuclear weapons. >> you know i would say that it is probably still more likely than not that iran doesn't get to yes, but i think that in fairness to them they have been serious negotiators and they have their own politics inside iran. it is more likely that we could get a deal now than perhaps three or five months ago. but there are still some big gaps that have to be filled. >> for the latest, i want to bring in correspondent frederik pleitgen live in tehran. the president says it is not likely but the closest they have been and there are still big gaps. iranians have to move further. >> reporter: they certainly d

christine? >> it's been a quiet morning, but in the past few minutes i got the update from septa via twitter to impact you if you take mass transit or are driving in the area. route 11 trolley service is operating with delays due to an accident at island and woodland. be aware of the accident even if you are driving in the area. check with septa before you head out. if you usually take the route 11 trolley, take a live look outside at this real-time traffic data. this is near delaware where we have an icon out here with restricted flow in the area. that's route 896 on the northbound side. and it's near interstate 95. be aware that there are some crews out there making improvements. and that could slow you down a little bit, but overall there's really just not a lot of volume out there in that area. so if we take a look at a live camera there, you can see traffic moving along quite nicely not causing too many problems. and the drive times on 95, the schuylkill expressway and blue route are lookin

john and christine. >>> thank you. republican lawmakers may request access to hillary clinton's e-mails from her tenure as secretary of state. the house oversight committee is prepared to ask her to testify about government business. at that time clinton did not have a government issued blackberry. >>> california new york and 12 states throwing support behind president obama's immigration plan which would shield hundreds of millions from being deported. a texas federal judge is being asked to stop the executive action on immigration. >>> about ten minutes past the hour. time for an early start. u.s. stock futures are up following the strong rally. the dow climbed 811.5%. big banks passed the fed reserve stress test. morgan stanley rose 3%. a lot of questions about the interest rate hike from the fed. we could see more swings. it has been a wild week. 333 point drop earlier in the week, but yesterday, stocks are up for the year. stocks are close to the record high. dow 2% away from the record. the s&p and nasdaq not far

i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. the u.s.nife attack in seoul. ambassador mark lippert slashed in the face as he prepared to give a speech. the surgery to repair the four-inch facial wound was successful. we have international correspondent andrew stevens tracking latest from hong kong. the ambassador was slashed on the face and forearm. a lot of stitches to close the wounds. what do we know this morning? >> reporter: that is right, christine. 80 stitches on his face alone. nearly three hours to close the wounds. this was considered a low security event. the u.s. embassy not asking for additional security. mr. lippert was going to the korean council of reconciliation. he was sitting there waiting to give a speech early in the morning. a breakfast meeting. he was approached and assaulted by a korean man yelling anti-u.s. south korean military drill slogans. he was against them. he violently attacked the ambassador. he slashed him in the face with a ten-inch knife. the pictures show the ambassador calm. he left the auditorium.

what did li say, christine? christine: the message was about the chinese economy.a lot of topics before the main part he says that there will be downward pressure on the chinese economy and there will not reach to growth target. a largethat china has amount of their disposal and they will step up wages are affected. out a massot put stimulus package like they did during the crisis and has that cut interest rates like 2012. given the low inflation rates it has plenty of room. capital outflows are still a sizable amount in the coffers. -- putting a sizable amount of the coffers. not only treat -- very will not put on a trading band. measureslus or using will go into the stop -- easing measures will go into the stock market instead of channeling it into the areas that it wants to see growth. li talked about that, saying that it bad loan ratio low compared to other countries. over 70% of local that's part investments that will average of. china -- will have returned. it shows that it is serious for accounting for some of the debt. christine, it was quite wide-ranging.

as christine mentioned another important partner was the bay area lift and another corporation they'll be speaking together you've seen todd many times he's often our k3wik9 investor and able to work with complicated projects that makes them seem simple and many of you know a stalwart over the years and provided an important grant to help us get the lead silver identification so with that todd and peggy. >> good afternoon let me introduce peggy with the bay area they're a parent corporation i have to be novice to peggy what lift does is provide loans for people and she's into a deal with the last money out thank you, peg i didn't as you've heard from silicon valley bank christine those are complicated projects i couldn't do it doug made it sound easy this team a fantastic sharon and barbara and jennifer they're tough negotiators i'm surprised they let me have 38 my shirt this project is a multiple number of investors so silicon valley bank and wells fargo bank of the west and city national are you'll people that gave us money so from my prospective this is special thank you and we appr

>>> christine, thank you. new from overnight the man is in critical condition after a shooting at a philadelphia neighborhood on bridge street in summerdale. someone shot the man in the chest and arm and got away in a dark-colored sedan. investigators found a bag of marijuana at the scene. >>> happening overnight, two men were stabbed during a late-night brawl in camden when police got to sixth and cherry where they found one man stabbed in the chest and the other stabbed in the face. both are currently at cooper hospital. we are checking with them to see if anyone was arrested. >>> several car owners in the philadelphia neighborhood are missing something this morning. their air bags. and nbc 10's matt delucia is live in rhawnhurst with more. >> reporter: right over here about five minutes away a five-minute drive, this is where nine vehicles had their air bags stolen. a little more than three weeks ago. so earlier this month, i'll tell you, we have video for you that shows you all the damage this morning. thi

christine. >> that's right.e of morning when things start to slow down out there in the normal problem spots. i-95 is starting to slow down. especially on that southbound side. our usual area is where we can see the usual suspects where you can see the volume start to increase. interstate 76 another problem spot. you can see those brakelights out there as volume increases both on the eastbound and westbound sides. so as you make your way out, be aware there are some delays starting to form out there. we'll take a look at your travel times in just a second. on the bridges, though we are expecting a bridge opening on the burlington bristol bridge. whenever a bridge opens, all traffic stops. so be prepared within the next half hour or so. the burlington bristol is expected to open stopping traffic. all other bridges are clear. travel times on the schuylkill expressway eastbound from the pennsylvania turnpike to the vine. that's going to take you about 29 minutes. 31 minutes southbound on 95. the blue route still in

>> reporter: the reports we're hearing from northeastern syria, christine christine, money was paid.om and it was provided. it is not clear from whom but possibly from the syrian christian community in northeastern syria. there are 20 people released according to the human rights group. the u.k. based group. of the 20 19 were taken hostage last week. of those 19 16 are men and 3 are women and the 20th is a man who was taken hostage by isis last month. we understand that they are all over the age of 50. although this is a glimmer of good news we understand that as many as 200, possibly more syrian christians who were taken hostage by isis during an offensive against syrian christian villages remain hostage. some we're told have ended up in raqqah, the de facto capital of isis. if we go by experience some of them may end up sold as slaves. christine. >> tragic. >>> thank you, ben. we are learning new information about the british voice of isis. nicknamed jihadi john by his captives. we are live in london with the latest in about 15 minutes. >>> round two of the political fight to fund

. >> i'm christine romans. it is a busy night. thursday march 12th. >> we have breaking news this morning from ferguson missouri. two police officers have been shot following protests outside the ferguson police department. [ gunshots ] >> [ bleep ]. >> you can hear it on that video right there. st. louis county police chief jon belmar says the officers came from neighboring departments. helping out ferguson officers. we will play some sound right now from chief belmar. after you hear him explain what happened you will hear from a witness who was there when the officers were shot. >> the night was fairly uneventful until about midnight. at midnight the crowd was starting to break up. several protesters started to leave the area. to the immediate north/northwest of the ferguson police department several shots were fired. at least three. two officers were struck. st. louis county officer struck in the shoulder and webster grove police officer struck in the face. both officers are here right now and being treated. i don't have an off

we'll see what you face when you hit the roads today with christine maddela. christine? >>> until we get to 68 degrees, you will need your heater in the car this morning. the good news is there are not many delays on your commute. route 202 at route 252 in chester county we're not tracking a lot of accidents on the majors. taking a look right now at the area that slows down the conshohocken curve along the schuylkill expressway right now we're seeing a lot of green on the eastbound and westbound direction. your drive time is 11 minutes between the blue route and the vine in each direction. so that's the good news. we are still watching the a tacony-palmyra bridge waiting to open. >>> and we have new threats against president obama's niece prompting extra security at a college basketball game. >>> and following the money. we'll look at where the candidates for philadelphia mayor stand when it comes to campaign finances. >>> the pentagon says there's no real sign of a security threat against the military hit list posted by isis as this information was taken from online web

christine maddela in the traffic center this morning. how is it looking, christine? >> well on the ben franklin bridge, the base of the bridge if you look through the trees here, there's an overturned tractor-trailer still impacting traffic on the westbound side. and it is blocking some lanes. i'm going to keep an update -- keep you updated on the traffic conditions throughout our area when "nbc 10 news today" continues. nicole: we all have different needs for our children and basing all of the childrens' needs on one test is not the right road to go down. and something's got to change. okaikor: and the ones who are taking the brunt of it are our children. all the other things that make you a great human being is not important anymore. what's more important is: can you answer a-b-c-d? gina: what am i going to learn for my child from this test that my teacher can't tell me right now? >>> a tractor-trailer crash is blocking lanes at the base of the ben franklin bridge. we'll tell you what to expect before you head out for your morning commute. >>> and getting closer th