largest particle physics laboratory in the world its most celebrated project is the large hadron collider the giant facility built to task fundamental physical theories it's a unique particle accelerator that unites scientists from nearly one hundred countries some seven hundred russians to take part in constructing the collider and many of them continue to work its or. however mr herder thank you for joining us on the show. welcome mr heard rush has started the procedure of joining has an associate member well what are the benefits well first of all for russian scientists of this procedure can you can you tell us please where the benefit is not only for russian scientists the benefit is for russian nationals in general engineers technicians in the administration every there because they can apply for positions at certain limited duration for example and then learn doing science or engineering new technologies in an international environment and then bring this back into that country so this is a big opportunity for russian nationals and it's also pick up on your own t. for the russian in

the seven valise's kill off when they're too helicopters collided near yuma arizona. we have a map to show you where this happened. it was right on the california, mexico, arizona border. the marines were base at key of hamilton and city go. some new information, the crash involved cobra helicopters. the marines were conducting a training exercise when those helicopters collided in mid-air. there were no survivors into the cause of the crash is still under investigation. we have learned that it could be at least 24 hours before they release the names of the victims. >>darya: we are back with more in a couple of minutes. here is a live look at the golden gate as the sun is now started to come tougher. it looks like you have plenty of company of the bridge into san francisco theater such san francisco is looking for a high of 70 + >>darya: believes in washington state are on the hunt for whoever shot in and killed a state trooper. miles west of seattle. the trooper was doing a traffic stop but did not check back with dispatch for several minutes. they said another offic

i have only gotten positive feedback about the work of commissioner collide. part of what this certificate refers to is not just her service with the small business commission, and not just her work in helping to formulate key legislation and recommendations, but we want to thank you for helping to create programs like the small business recognition program and in really ensuring that the small business community is well-known and receives the kudos it should for helping to contribute to the vitality of our city. so with that, as i told janet about 12 hours ago, i'm sorry to see her leave. but i know and understand that she has many other things and duties that she needs to attend to. but on behalf of the city and board of supervisors, i want to thank you for your service and look forward to continuing to work with you in the years to come. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. you know, you would just like to thank you all for the opportunity to serve with you over these four years. i actually have just been really proud of the work of the

later in the 1st period alex collides with boychuk but then to alexander semin. his backhand touchdowned about tomas who had over 35 -- backhand turned about tomas who had over 35 saves. behind the bruins net was 6' 5- inch adam mcquaid, ouch. 3rd period, vokoun triggers the caps offense to joe lan son and deflects off dennis wideburg for the often deflect of the game. >> with the defending stanley cup boston bruins in town the caps hoped to make daytime and despite their place in the standings they are still -- make a statement and despite their place in the standings

it was demonstrated, where you could physically collide, have guidance accuracy sufficient to collide with a target in outerspace. that experiment has basically spawned the entire set of interceptor-based missile defense assets we have today. i'm going to focus on europe, as michael said. the phased adaptive approach really applies to any region, northeast asia in particular as well as europe. most of the discussion these days was about europe, so i'm going to focus on that as well. one usually starts with some sense of a threat. and for europe we focus on iran. iran has a fairly active missile program, largely consisting of liquid propellant missiles. they are doing interesting experiments on solid propel ants. today they have scud and old soviet missile. shahad 3. liquid missile, technology probably received from north korea. this is north korea nodong missile. they have recently test add solid missile with a range of 200 to 20,000 kilometers, somewhere in that range. some people are suggesting we may see a liquid propellant missile in the range of 3,000 kilometers in the not too di

lots of warnings for extreme low temperatures have been issued widely, and this cold air is colliding with very warm air from africa, producing unsettled conditions to the south. in italy, heavy snow in the northern sections and thunderstorms in the southern area will continue throughout thursday, and we've got very active low pressure system coming into the area and that will produce blizzard conditions to the balkan peninsula in the next 24 hours, and some of it will move into western turkey. so expected highs on thursday

the plane and the chopper collided. the landing gear on the robinson 22 she was piloting was struck. he says he knew something happened, but he didn't know exactly what. >> i don't know much about it. i didn't even know it was a helicopter until i was told later. >> reporter: the 29-year-old pilot made a crash landing in a field. witnesses say she climbed from the wreckage shouting she was okay. a flight instructor at the hayward school where she was taking lessons says she even managed to turn off the gas, hoping to prevent an explosion. he and his one passenger landed piles away at byron airport where fellow pilots were talking about the mid-air collision. >> sometimes the visibility drops down, and obviously you do have to be awake and keep your mind sharp of what traffic is doing. >> reporter: when you love planes, you just keep flying. >> when you get in a car wreck, right, you get in your car again, so same thing with flying. >> reporter: we tried really hard to talk to the helicopter pilot. she does not want to t

after two military helicopters collided over the desert in southern california.even marines died when the choppers from camp pendleton crashed during a night exercise. not far from the border. >> as dangerous as combat is, the things we do back here, trainingwise, do have a lot of inherent risk in them. >> reporter: a chopper, carrying two marines collided in midair, with another chopper carrying five marines. investigators are searching the crash site for evidence, trying to figure out what went wrong. >> there will be people reviewing flight plans. all of the information that will lead to a conclusion as to what ultimately led to it. >> reporter: the military trains in this hot, mountainous region because conditions are similar to afghanistan. >> the weather was mild when the helicopters collided last night. >>> a shocking incident in alabama, a young child is dead. and now family members are facing murder charges. mary is in the newsroom with more on the crime. >> reporter: police say the young girl was literally run to death. it stunned this quiet montgomery,

seven marines were killed when two military helicopters collided near the arizona border last night. >> scorched earth and twisted metal dot the site were seven marines died in southern california. until the helicopters were in the training maneuver last night but they collided about the chocolate mountains. >> i understand they were carrying outto make rockets, but i can't say for sure that the mission they were on was the live fire. >> the community is in mourning and shocks. tiffany's husband is based at camp pendleton. >> when i hear things like that i automatically call my husband. >> the marines were being prepared to be deployed and trained above the rugged california desert to simulate conditions in afghanistan. >> it's the marine corps model to write like you train and train like you fight. we do have a lot of inherent risks. >> tureen core investigators are now reviewing the crash flight and flight plan to find out what caused the coalition and prevent similar practices from happening in the future. >> on the campaign trail today, the new field poll shows 51% of california

two cars collide during a live television news report. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> >>> hello. good morning. i'm lynn berry. a bitter debate in their last face-to-face confrontation before next tuesday's primaries in arizona and michigan, the republican presidential candidates argued about bailouts, budgets and health care. nbc's steve handelsman has the story. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: four candidates debated in arizona but just two are tied in the key race in michigan. rick santorum and mitt romney and romney, in a change of tactics, went after his rival. >> while i was fighting to save the olympics you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere. voted for raising the debt ceiling five times. >> government sides of the economy went down when i was in the united states senate. governor romney suggested raising taxes on the occupy wall street rhetoric. >> reporter: ron paul is siding with romney running tv ads falling santorum fake. >> because he's a fake. >> reporter: issue number two, birth control and president obama requi

two of these vehicles colliding head-on. chopping offer the car in the foreground. and sending the motor in to a sport utility vehicle. we know that two people in each of the cars that collided head- on die the at the scene. the driver of the other vehicle. it is not clear whether that driver was injured or transported to a local area hospital. police have completely closed mcdonogh road, south of painters mill road. and kristy breslin from traffic will inform you of other detours and incidents at the scene. >> thank you, captain mike perry, reporting live. now, that accident, as captain mike just told us, is affecting the rush hour ride home. let's check in with christy breezy lin -- kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> definitely going to have quite an impact. as captain mike said, mcdonogh road is completely close between wine and painters mill road. that's really going to back things up. the best way to get around that would be to take 795, liberty road, or you can take reisterstown road. we expect it to back up onto the beltway at some point. but for right

. >>> 11 people are dead after a van collided with a truck in canada. >> coming up, this morning, whoicials believe may have been riding in the van. >>> pain and misery in syria. activists say government troops are in the midst of a brutal crack down, going on for months. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ '80s dance music plays ] [ sighs ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. cranberry juice? wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. >>> eleven people killed, three injured when a tractor trailer and a van collided outside of stratford ontario. it sent the van flying in to the side of thousand. 13 people were probably migrant workers. officials are trying to determine what caused the crash. >>> the captain of the wrecked costa concordia, they should find out if the captain could remain under house arrest. he asked a italian court to release him pending the inv

it happened when two helicopters collided in midair during a training exercise. the 28-year-old marine was the pilot of the huey chopper that collided with the cobra helicopter. quinn joined the marines in 2006. he twice received the navy and marine corps achievement medal as well as the national service defense and global war on terrorism service medals. >>> a gunman has killed two american service men inside a government building in kabul. they're believed to be a colonel and major in the u.s. military. the shootings took place as violence gripped the country for a fifth day. er over the burning of holy book at a nato base. the taliban is claiming responsible for the attack inside the interior ministry. >> what we confirm so far is that in the inner city of kabul, often individual opened fire on the -- opened fire on the members of the international security assistance source. we can confirm that two personnel were killed in this incident. >> u.s. officials say a manhunt is underway for the gunman. two afghan officials say the shooting did not involve any afgha

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authorities say they collided near the airport he have at 7 p.m.. >> i believe -- our paramedic spoke with the hospital doctor initially she didn't want to go to the hospital. the doctor i believe got on the phone and spoke with the patient and talked her into going just to get checked out. >> reporter: the pilot managed to shut off the fuel system before landing which may have prevented a fiery crash. the plane made a forced landing short of the southeast end of the run the pilot of the plane also walked away with minor injuries. the sheriff says a small portion of the investigation will be done by his office because the plane landed here. >> we will be documenting what occurred here and the deputies will make contact with the pilots et cetera the accident itself occurred in noncontra costa county air space. >> reporter: they are -- >>> crews safely secured tons of steel left dangling high above san francisco's financial district. a crane was hanging off the side of the former bank of america building yesterday afternoon. the crane broke leaving the box with six tons of steel danglin

two cars collide during a live tevision news report. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with a bitter debate. in their last face-to-face confrontation before next tuesday's primaries in arizona and michigan, the republican presidential candidates argued about bailouts, budgets and health care. tracie potts is joining us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was an zernt important debate between the candidates. the polls up in michigan virtually tied now. for that reason the top two candidates went back and forth all night. mitt romney and rick santorum overtalking each other at times over health care, earmarks and tax breaks. >> i never voted to raise taxes. >> you voted to raise the debt ceiling five times without compensating cuts in spending. >> reporter: santorum admitted voting for things he didn't support like no child left behind and family planning. >> politics is a t

the first from a boater who indicated that his boat had collided with another boat. then the second call a couple minutes later, more frantic, that boat was taking on water. he had four people on board and believed at least one other person on the other boat may have jumped into the water. after that no more communication at all. the coast guard is searching with crews. they are using flares to help light up the sky so they can see. they have a helicopter out here, they did earlier and they are also using night vision equipment in the water. so far, again, no sign of them. the coast guard tells me they don't know if any one on the boats had life jackets or not but what would be working in their favor is conditions are rather mild this morning. reporting live, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> the bay bridge is back open this morning. caltrans reopened the westbound lanes last night more than 24 hours ahead of schedule. demolition and maintenance work was completed thanks in part to the good weather we had. drivers are being warned to slow slow after the toll pla

investigators a 22-year-old melvin bettis collided head-on into 60-year-old andre murphy this afternoon. that led to merkley's car crashing into another car. the woman in a third car was not injured. the crash remains under investigation tonight. now to that crippled fatal crash were brought to you as breaking news last night at 11:00. a violent accident took the life of two brothers and their sisters. kerry cavanaugh is live in harford county with the latest on that investigation. >> first responders have to be prepared for any type of emergency they may encounter, but sometimes circumstances are to cope with, so crisis teams come in after the fact to help volunteer scope. many were deeply affected by that complicated crash last month that took three young lives. the course of monday night's crash in bel air was so powerful, police say this chevy cavalier broke apart when it crossed the center line and encountered two other cars on route 543. the scene was a challenge for per se responders. they found 24-year-old ashley bauguess's body right away but they were not se if there were othe

when i got to the scene they found the operators of the vehicles that collided were dead at the scene. a third victim that was operating a third vehicle received no injuries. and refused treatment. they are conducting an investigation. macdonough road will be shut down until they conclude their investigation. >> if you are watching 11 news last night you know this afternoon's crash comes less than 24 hours after a violent collision that took the lives of three siblings along route 543. >> police are trying to figure out what caused the accident. we have the latest from tonight's big story. >> behind me is 543. the accident just -- happened is just down the road. it was on this stretch when a chevy cavalier carrying three members of the bauguess family sideswiped a vehicle. >> it entered the northbound lanes outside 43 sideways and was struck by another northbound vehicle. an accurate that had to people in it. the force of that crash, the chevy cavalier -- cut the chevy cavalier in half. the two males were ejected and the female state inside. all three were pronounced dead at the scene

they are only saying that two choppers collided.ra, and this is a picture of what that aircraft looks like, it is the backbone of the marine corps attack helicopter fleet and can hold a crew of two, the other was a supraho ewey, a twin sized helicopter capable of holding ten passengers, one or two pilots and crew chief. the pentagon says it will be 24 hours before the names of the seven marines will be released. martha: our thoughts are with their families at this time. casey, thank you very much, casey stegall, reporting live from l.a. bill: is president obama seeing a bump in the polls as americans feel a bit better about the economy? an a.p. survey showing that 30 percent think that the economy is doing all right. that is compared to 15 percent only two months ago. man, were we on the floor! now compare that to an approval rating up ten points from december, now nearly 50 percent. brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to president bush and crist han, former aide to senator chuck schumer, good morning to both of you and thank you

they reportedly taking part in an exercise at 8:00 last night when helicopters collided in mid-air. we will bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. >>> as many as 50,000 henns will have to be euthanized after they were found. they were found at a farm, one that had been rented by a company. those henns had not been fed for more than two weeks and many had already died. a dozen responders arrived with protective suits as they cleaned out the barns. the owner is now facing animal cruelty charges. >>> a judge is involved in a heated legal distribute between bryan stow and the dodgers. they are using their major financial problems as a shield to minimize their financial liability in the infamous beating case. the dodgers site 50 million in total damages. the dodgers filed for bankruptcy and they say they should not be held libel for an attack that could not have been prevented. >>> local students at san jose university for the first time students from santa clara may not be given preference. notices for dozens of applicants are on hold until university leaders figure

it happened when two helicopters collided in midair during a training exercise. the 28-year-old marine was the pilot of a chopper that collided with a cobra helicopter. quinn joined the marines in 2006. he twice received the navy and marine corps achievement medal as well as the national service defense and global war on terrorism service medals. >> the man at the center of a 9news now investigation back in march of 2010 has now been sentenced to six years in prison for child molestation. tom my shelton jr -- that's when a defendant does not admit guilt, but acknowledges there is enough evidence for a conviction. shelton was the pastor of a community church from 1995 to 2000. 9news now interviewed two of his alleged victims who were 8 and 12 years old at the time of the alleged abuse. his arrest raised troubling questions, including why the church brought them to virginia from a congregation in frankfurt, illinois, after multiple allegations of sexual abuse involving boys surfaced there. >>> cleaning crews are giving willow springs elementary school in fairfax co

a fourth skier survived by deploying a safety device a a small plane collided with a helicopter overorthern california. both aircraft managed to land in nearby fields. the pilots suffered minor injuries. whitney houston has been laid to rest. rest next to her at a cemetery in west ield, new jersey. the superstar died on february 11th. no cause of death has been determined. >> the father a soldier killed in iraq is angry that new jersey governor chris christie lowered flags to honor whitney houston. john, who lives in new jersey, burned a new jersey state flag in front of his house on saturday. his son eric was killed in iraq after his humvee was hit by an ied. he was only 25. before he burned the flag, he tied it to his car and dragged it in front of the war veterans memorial and his son's grave. he means no disrespect to veterans because christie's actions offend him. >> i'm sorry. this is how much it hurts. this is how much of a slap in the face it is to all who have served and given their life. >> governor christie defends his decision saying houston was a cultural icon. >>> comin

it's not clear what caused the cars to collide leaving them unrecognizable. >>> drivers are witnessing a surge at the pumps. prices jumped considerably in the last week, and noticeably again overnight. nbc bay area's bob redell gets behind the wheel with a look at what's driving up prices and what's down the road. >> driving into work has gotten more expensive over the past seven days. the price for an average gallon of gas here in the bay area has jumped 25 cents in just the past week. this is where we're at now. you can see what aaa reported overnight. san jose, oakland ampling $4.20, $4.19 for a regular gallon. san francisco 4.26. keep in mind it's only february. we haven't hit the summer driving season yet when we see prices increase even more. what's going on? the price of oil is up, partly because of speculators, partly because of the improving economy, and also because of concerns over iran's quest for nuclear weapon. any disruption in the middle east, always has a tendency to increase what we pay for a gallon of gas. you've also got a localized issue, supply in california is do

a massive cargo vessel collided with the people in the disabled sailboat. people that the vessel had been coming to help. a 9-year-old boy and their dad were knocked into the water. the horizon alliance traveled nearly 150 miles to get to the boat after answering the call from the coast guard. >> that will be the 20-foot swell. and the darkness and the maneuvering, they have shifted their side to the football field. and getting it close to the small sailboat. you know, it will take a special skill. >> they were maneuvering to pick up the passengers. as it became closer to the sailing vessel that collided somehow. >> well, all three passengers, they were wearing life jackets with the strobe lights. crews were able to reach the 29- year-old first, but it took another 50 minutes for the ship to turn around and pick up his brother, bradley and his nephew. all three had mild hypothermia. otherwise they are doing okay. >>> welcoming up on 9news now, it seems almost un-american. los angeles bans footballs, frisbees from their beaches? what the heck is going on the

. >> still ahead, church and state collide over new health care reform laws. the catholic church speaking out against birth control and the president candidate joining their cause. >> a slip of the finger means a british rap star will have to pay up. why m.i.a. could end up footing the bill for her gesture. >> netflix may have more competition. why a cellular provider may get into streaming video. >> check us out on facebook. search nbc bay area news. >> good tuesday morning to you. taking a live look outside, all lit up. hardly any one out there. looking at the embarcadero in san francisco this morning. rain on the way. 4:43. >> church and state will collide when the obama administration begins enforcing hospitals providing contraceptives. catholic leadership is speaking out against it. in addition the mandate would require employers to include sterilization and abortion inducing drugs in their health care policies, something that the catholic church strongly opposes. here in the bay area catholic church members speaking out. >> it strikes a blow on the freed

. >> looking for a man overboard as two boats collided. christie smith has the latest for us. >> reporter: good morning to you. i got off the phone with the coast guard. they tell me the search is ongoing right now with at least four boats near the richmond/san rafael bridge. we're on the marin side this morning. but what they tell me so far no sign of the missing boaters. coast guard got a may day call last night. then a second call a few minutes later from a boater saying his boat collided with another. he had four people on board, and the other boat, he believed that at least one person jumped into the water. so, at this point it's unclear exactly how many they are looking for. could be one, could be more. but that was it. they say after that no more communication. two boats were out here earlier, then two more, helicopters using night vision equipment and navigation lights. they are going to keep searching throughout the morning. that's the latest from here. live in marin, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> the westbound lanes of t

. >>> it's unclear why a small plane collided with a helicopter over northern california. it crashed 8 miles from the rio vista airport, halfway between oakland and sacramento. the twin-engine plane came down short of the runway. they suffered minor injuries. >>> rick santorum traflts to michigan today hoping to defeat mitt romney in next week's primary. santorum is paying just as much attention to president obama questioning everything from his support of prenatal tests to what he describes as the president's world view. susan mcginnis has details. good morning. >> good morning, terrell. santorum was on face the nation with bob schieffer. among the most notable comments he made, he suggested that the overhaul healthcare focusing on prenatal testing actually encourages abortion. that was just one of the issues on which santorum attacked the president. campaigning at a church in georgia, rick santorum attacked president obama's decision to give women employed by some religious institutions free access to contraceptives. >> it is imposing his ideology on a group of people ex

the caller said two boats collided near the bridge. the caller said as many as four had been thrown into the water and one was clinging to a bridge. so far nothing has been found and the caller has not been tracked down. at one point the search involved a helicopter and at least half a dozen boats but has been scaled back this morning. we will continue to follow the story and bring updates' we get them >>> another bridge now, the bay bridge commuters who made plans for alternate routes can relax. work that was supposed to keep the upper deck shutdown until tomorrow morning is done. sergio quintana is live at the bay bridge with the good news. >> reporter: yeah it is good news, especially if you are one of the people who was having to drive from oakland into san francisco and you were dreading having to take one of those alternate bridges. right now westbound traffic is open. a full day and a half ahead of schedule this is what it looks like about 7 p.m. last night as construction crews wrapped up last minute details on what was schedul

two helicopters, a huey and a super cobra collided midair.te area doing a routine training mission. the identities of those seven marines are being withheld. they're not going to release them until they're sure that all family members have been notified. right now the incident is under investigation. again, we know it was in a remote area. it was about 8:00 at night. so they were doing some night training. you've got the chocolate mountains there in that area. it's sort of on the border, yuma, is of california and arizona. still unclear exactly where they crashed in that area. but i can tell you, they do lot of night training. that's when a lot of the flying took place in iraq and afghanistan, so you've got to train that way. this is not the first time that it's happened. i think it underscores how dangerous it is, even in training. there are no gimmes, so to speak, any time you climb on board a helicopter. in washington, i think just in december, two army helicopters collided. i think there was another one also in afghanistan just literally

>>> a developing story tonight in the san francisco bay area where a small plane and helicopter collidedgo. aviation officials say the six- seater beechcraft plane and the two-seat robinson r-22 helicopter collided near the small rio vista municipal airport about 55 miles from oakland, california. we've got no word on how many people were on board each aircraft or the extent of injuries. >>> back here a man is caught taking pictures of women in the fitting room of a local goodwill store. police say the women were photographed from underthe partitions of the dressing room stalls. this all happened at the goodwill store in frederick, maryland, located on will low dale drive. customers saw a man taking the pictures and flagged down a police officer and police have arrested 27-year-old dominic sprangler from middle town, maryland. >>> new information on the body pulled from the canal in georgetown. a source close to the investigation tells 9 news now tonight it's the body of an elderly woman. she had a hospital band on her wrist. it was dated friday, and that's the same day the people report

while flying for a regional carrier several years ago, edwards almost collided with an airline he could not see. >> we were being told very loudly by this voice we were about to collide with another aircraft. >> near mid-air collisions happen more often than most people realize around the countranun around thed bay area. we tracked nmac conflicts and official faa incidents here in the bay area dating back to 2000. more than 1,000 different events in all. >> there are more of these situations that take place than the public has an awareness of. >> gabe spent 28 years with the faa. >> the faa has made an effort to try to hide these numbers in the past. >> but take a look at this. we found this inspector generals report, a report that raises serious questions about the faa's overseeing of the training and performance of pilots, pilots who have to deal with close calls between airplanes. the report says the faa has "not implemented initiatives with the greatest potential to improve safety." >> the culture in the faa is one of let's keep things quiet, don't rock the boat. >> perhaps most tro

perhaps frustrated with the lineup, a pickup collided in the same area near the fish ranch off ramp. >> gas prices have now hit an average of $4.25 a gallon here in california. the prices are higher in the bay area. drivers aren't the only one getting squeezed. eric? >> ken, i talk ed to a gas station owner tonight who said he's losing 7 cents for every gallon of gas he sells. the workers here at this gas station came and took the numbers of of the markee rr -- marquee. gas price s jumped 4 cents overnight. one station in oakland closed in on $4.50 a gallon. >> it's ridiculous. we have refinerys here in the bay area. why are we paying so much? >> reporter: dur g ing -- during his visit to the bay area, presidential hopeful newt gingrich blamed the white house. >> you have $2.50 a gallon or less, you have $10 a gallon or more. you pick. >> do you think we'll ever see it back to $2.50 a gallon? >> never, i don't think so. >> reporter: a gas station owner says the spike is hurting him too. >> we make our money by the store. when they do come in, they don't spend as much. >> reporter: he

marines were killed when their two helicopters collided in midair overnight.ened near yuma, arizona. officials say the marines were stationed in southern california and miramar and conducting a training exercise when their choppers crashed as i said in midair. the cause is under investigation. >> to the latest in afghanistan. we're getting word president obama has sent a letter to afghan president karzai calling the act of burning korans an inadvertent error. he apologizes saying those responsible will be held accountable. the president's apology comes hours after two u.s. nato troops were shot and killed in eastern afghanistan by an afghan soldier who officials say blamed the americans for the protests that are now in their third day. >> off to the coast of italy now, rescue and search teams are searching for more bodies on board the wrecked "costa concordia." eight bodies were discovered yesterday including a 5-year-old italian girl whose father also died in the accident. seven people are still missing. the death toll from that ship wreck now stands at 25. >

two cars collide during a live television news report. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. we're going to begin with a bitter debate. in their last face-to-face confrontation before next tuesday's primaries in arizona and michigan, the republican presidential candidates argued about bailouts, budgets and health care. nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with the details. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, with 59 delegates at stake and michigan polls virtually tied, the top two candidates went back and fourth all night. >> had them voted on the committee. >> reporter: mitt romney and rick santorum overtalking each other at times, with the fiercest exchanges over health care, earmarks and taxes. >> governor romney raised $700 million in taxes and fees in massachusetts. i never voted to raise taxes. >> you voted to raise the debt ceiling five times without compensating cuts in spending. >> reporter: santorum admitted he voted for things he didn't support like no child left behind and family plannin

the car crossed the center line and collided with another vehicle. some toys and other items -- the brothers were found along the side of the road. two others are dead following an accident in randallstown. melvin bettis crossed the center road and collided with andre murphy, who then had a third car. both died at the scene. the crash is still under investigation. >> lawmakers in annapolis are considering a bill that would put the brakes on a work zone speed cameras. the measure would limit cameras to hours when highway work is in progress. the area of 695 n. charles st. is a prime example. >> for nine months, there has not been any construction in that area. they feel like giving people two tickets when nothing is going on, when all the lanes are open and all the shoulders are open. it is about public safety. >> representatives testified in opposition to the bill. the same sex marriage debate could go to the full senate as early as today. supporters said note to two amendments that would have killed the amendment. a final vote is expected by the end

his car collided with a street pole. he has nonlife threatening injuries. the other driver stopped and the crash is under investigation. >>> the police are trying to find out who's to blame for a deadly accident in baltimore county. it happened in parkville. according to the baltimore sun, a vehicle struck a 13-year-old before 6:30 yesterday evening. that teen later died. >>> we're learning about a foiled terror plot in washington, d.c. this man is due back in court for a bond hearing wednesday. fbi agents charged the moroccan native with planning a suicide attack. he obtained fake explosives and a disabled automatic weapon from a man he thought was an agent, but it was an under cover operative. county executive jack johnson is waking up in prison. yesterday, he started serving his seven year sentence from taking hundreds of thousands of dollars of bribes from developers his wife was sentenced for a year and a day behind bars. >>> the entertainment world is continuing to celebrate the life and legacy of whitney houston. during an emotional three hour funera

the traffic got even worse later in the evening after a pick up truck collided with a sedan near the fish ranch road off ramp. no one was hurt. >> gas prices continue to surge this weekend. at some bay area gas stations prices are closing in on 450 a gallon. it isn't likely to go away any time soon. gas station owners say the high prices aren't just hard on drivers, they are also hurting their business. >> people don't come in. we make our money inside the store. they don't come in or when they do come in they don't spend as much. >> gas price jumped about 2 cents across the bay area overnight. triple a says the average price for a gallon of regular gas is now 4.32 a gallon. in oakland, 4.26 and in san jose, the price is 4.27. >> gas prices continue to go up, weather continues to go down, temperatures, any chance of a warm up or big warm up at least later today. >> no, in fact our temperatures will continue to tumble. we're looking at areas below normal for this time of year. when we were sitting in the 70s near 80s just a few days ago. a live lookout side our doors. the sun is up, m

marines were killed last night when their two helicopters collided midair.a super cobra and another is a huey. their identities are not being released just yet. now, the incident is under investigation but here's what we do know. there are training areas, about a million acres. it's strictly for military use. the public is not allowed access. a lot of the mission is at night. and this appears to be where this crash and when this crash occurred during this training exercise. it's not the first time in the last year. two marines were killed when a helicopter went down at camp pendleton last fall. in another incident, the pilots were able to eject and land in the pacific ocean and had to be rescued. so even when it comes to training, you never climb into one of these helicopters thinking this is just a training. every time the helicopter takes off, there's an extreme element of danger there. >> chris, give us a sense of what kind of things do they do in these helicopters? what does that entail? >>. >> it depends on what specifically they could be training for.

later in the 1st period alex collides with boychuk but then to alexander semin. his backhand touchdowned about tomas who had over 35 -- backhand turned about tomas who had over 35 saves. behind the bruins net was 6' 5- inch adam mcquaid, ouch. 3rd period, vokoun triggers the caps offense to joe lan son and deflects off dennis wideburg for the often deflect of the game. >> with the defending stanley cup boston bruins in town the caps hoped to make daytime and despite their place in the standings they are still -- make a statement and despite their place in the standings they are still one of the elite teams. >> i thought there was chances on both sides tonight compared to the montreal game when it was a real tight affair. there wasn't much room both sides, but tonight or this afternoon was a lot of -- they know a lot of scoring chances on both sides. >> yeah. we need the points. everybody knows it, but at first we make a couple bad mistakes and they use it. score one goal in the 3rd and hit the post. i hit the crossbar i think in the 1st, missed a couple opportuni