kerry sanders, nbc news, colorado springs. >> in bath, maine, this weekend, a special honor for a youngrican who made the ultimate sacrifice. a navy destroyer was christened the "uss michael murphy" after a navy s.e.a.l. killed six years ago during a firefight in afghanistan. his mother cracked a bottle of champagne against the hull of what would have been her son's 35th birthday. after his death michael murphy was awarded the medal of honor. >>> up next here tonight, an astonishing twist of fate that brought long lost brothers face to face. >>> finally, as we celebrate mother's day, a story of family. a chance encounter that brought together perfect strangers. turns out, they're brothers. nbc's kevin tibbles reports. >> reporter: of the millions of snapshots taken on waikiki beach, this one is so very special. rick hill from outside boston was vacationing in the sun when his family paused for a photo. that's when a stranger approached. >> and basically he came up and he says, why don't you jump in the picture and do a whole family shot. >> reporter: that stranger, joe parker, also from

. >> reporter: in colorado springs to keep lily safe from peanuts, everyone, even visitors, washes theirs when entering the classroom. >> we are a peanut free environment. >> reporter: not every community is so accommodating. in edgewater florida, there's anger that so many students had to rinse their mouths and wash their hands repeatedly for just one child with an allergy. back at lily's school, kids still bring their favorite things. lily and her friends eat their lunch at the same time. but over in the allergy free zone. separate but equal. kerry sanders, nbc news, colorado springs. >>> in maine this weekend, a special honor for a young american who made the ultimate sacrifice. a navy destroyer was christened the "uss michael murphy" after a navy s.e.a.l. killed six years ago during a fire fight in afghanistan. his mother cracked a bottle of champagne against the hull of what would have been her son's 35th birthday. after his death michael murphy was awarded the medal of honor. >>> up next here tonight, an astonishing twist of fate that brought long lost brothers face to face. well,

. >> the couple was flying a cirrus sr-22 from san bernardino, california, to colorado springs. it was over southern colorado when trouble hit. the nearest airport, farmington, new mexico. that's when controllers asked a crew of a neighbor great lakes commercial flight to move frin a visual and help talk the pilot's wife down. >> nbc aviation consultant john cox. >>> when you don't have enough oxygen, your speech is slurred, your mental ability is slurred, and finally, your physical capabilities are diminished. >> you need to get below 10,000 feet. you'll feel better. >> he has oxygen on. it's just not -- >> as the plane descended, the pilot insisted he was in control, but to the great lakes crew, the message seemed gargled. >> i can tell by how he's talking. he's conscious, but he can't think straight whatsoever. >> that's not true, i'm better. >> reporter: ten minutes later, the pilot and his wife landed safely in farmington, and today, they thank everybody involved. that plane is not pressurized, so above 10,000 feet, you need to wear an oxygen mask. the question toon, whether

jason carroll had a front seat at the warrior games in colorado springs. ♪ >> reporter: they marchedattle igniting the warrior within, but this time, these servicemen and women who once fought side by side will be competing against each other. >> being laysiest has not been an option in our life. >> reporter: army specialist david oliver is ready, so is marine captain jonathan disbro. >> this whole experience has been an eye opener to are me. >> reporter: the experience, the warrior games, an olympic style competition for wounded service members. [ cheers and applause ] david oliver lost his right arm during a humvee accident in afghanistan two years ago. jonathan disbros's right leg amputated. >> there were several surgeries in six months. >> the challenge is there, it presents itself to you so you can either accept that limitation or take that challenge and overcome it. >> reporter: there are more than 200 others here eager to show how they've overcome their challenges. right now jonathan is getting ready to compete in his first event of the morning, it is the shotput, so they're g

the couple was flying from san bernardino to colorado springs, colorado.he 70-year-old pilot had apparently been stricken by an altitude illness. his wife took over speaking with air traffic controllers along the way. >> i'm trying to help. i'm trying to get him to put it on autopilot. i'm trying to do this. we are going down, i don't know where. >> the woman was so terrified, she said she was ready to deploy the parachute but as the plane began descending her husband regained consciousness and control and landed safely in new mexico. >>> all right. checking out your weather today, well, a little cloudy out there as we're expecting the clouds to continue into the morning hours. but by the afternoon, we should see some clouds breaking up. partly cloudy around the bay area. 60s and 70s. 60s and 50s at the coast. slight chance of sprinkles in the north bay. showers in eureka. we are on the trailing edge. system. but we want to get the weekend right. trying to dry things out around the bay area today. it should be mostly dry again a slight chance of sprinkles

air force academy near colorado springs. they sang the national anthem after the news last night. >> the news has brought a host of a motion. 24 hours later, the public's responses are changing. >> it was military appreciation night and there was patriotism and revelry and reflection. >> the cheers of yesterday replaced by the familiar sounds of a baseball stadium tonight. the enormity of the killing of a man perhaps most feared by americans is sinking in. >> you do not want to celebrate the death of another person but on the other hand, he actively pursue the death of americans. >> members of the military got free tickets to the baseball game and there was more reason to feel festive. >> there is more reason to celebrate. >> one venue to to the nation's character. many differing opinions. >> i am nervous because there could be more threats around the world. >> there are those who believe it brings an end to a tragic chapter but say it is not time to close the book. >> that was definitely good news. hopefully we could put th

were apparently flying in a single engine plane from san bernardino in southern california to colorado springs it was over southern colorado when the pilot made an unintelligible call to air traffic controllers. veryuionck clelyoltrrs realized the pilot could be suffering from a lack of oxygen because of the high altitude. soon his wife was on the radio. >> the crew of a nearby small commercial flight moved alongside the plane and talked the pilot's wife down. she flew for 40 minutes and landed that plane safely. pretty remarkable. >> that's out ofol movie. >> it is. >> life without buster. a eoe eoecedcndhe elmo eoecedc >>> the giants' day game came too soon. the harsh light of day brought the realization that buster posey would be out for quite some time. perhaps six to eight weeks but likely the rest of the season. posey leaving the ballpark on crutches. a disappointing sight. a broken left leg and ligament damage in his ankle. the word from the doctors, ryan vogelsong, the giants saw a near collision in the outfield. aaron rowand just avoids burris playing short. the game stayed scoreless

with the new mascot, or skyping home every other night to wife karina and his two daughters in colorado springs. >> i can't wait to see what you have done. i can't believe you laid all hardwood floors down. >> i keep myself busy. >> reporter: lewis said they are his rock. by age 18, he lost his mother, father, and grandparents and lost his way. smoked dope. a bay area stoner, he says, until boot camp turned him around forever. ♪ don't stop believing >> reporter: now, far from home, it's his military family that fills the void. >> good morning. i try to be like that father figure to them and look after them, you know, because they are my boys. >> reporter: lewis deeply believes in the power of service. >> i think it's a great honor to serve your country, period. >> reporter: fighting to hold on to every inch of a barren piece of northwest afghanistan with few re-enforcements. >> they're shooting pretty far. >> reporter: but plenty of heart. jim maceda, nbc news, afghanistan. >>> up next, a grainy video that's getting a lot of attention. you'll see why a kindergarten teacher is being hailed a her

>> well, a friend called me from colorado springs to tell me the news. and i was just flabbergasted. i rushed upstairs to turn on the news. and it was really -- it was astounding. it was remarkable to have the news unfold that way, that first they had -- we had learned that they had osama bin laden's body. and i thought well maybe he died of natural causes and his henchmen were releasing it. but no. he was taken by the efforts of a united states military team. the result of a -- several months long effort. it is a proud day. i am so proud and pleased with the effort of our patriotic and courageous young men who went in after that ugly assassin and terrorist and was able to root him out. and to put him in the ground after he had spilled the blood of nearly 3,000 people on september 11th, one of whom was my son. it's a momentous day. i cannot rejoice in the death of another human being, but i am glad that he is now in the hands of a just god. >> thank you for that. and we were looking at while you were talking, we were looking at lots of pictures of your s

. >>> 60s in colorado springs, 68 in the twin city, 80s from omaha to dallas. over to miami, atlanta hospitals up to 91 and new york city hits 83. >> with more potentially damaging storms, we'll look at what is behind the season of severe weather. why these storms keep coming. >> and later, watch out, a very close call for a former president. we'll be right back. esep >>> well, the insurance companies are wasting no time coming to the aid of tornado victims. joplin, missouri is just the latest stop for mobile units. this year is the insurance's industry worst ever for storm-damaged claims. but the company entered the year in good financial shape. >>> today is the day chrysler pays off loans from the u.s. and canadian governments and fiat increases its stake in the company. sergio marcioni confirms that. chrysler owes the two governments $7.5 billion. >>> and concerns about the u.s. and european economies worrying overseas investors, tokyo's nikkei average up, hong song's hang seng up slightly higher. on wall street the dow fell 1%. meanwhile the nasdaq index wa

underlying posture of a military again according to its own general general casey i came to colorado springs and said we're in a state now of persistent conflicts it is that issue that posture if you were looking at the military and its use of energy that's the real problem not the fact that a particular take take your base may not be as energy efficient as it could be simply using all of those techniques being deployed in such a way that's the real energy drain. you know one of the things that we saw today as well is that defense secretary robert gates who we know is on the way out and at one time kind of painted the case that he might be this champion of reducing at least a wasteful of military spending quite the opposite today he gave a speech at the american enterprise institute that the less we have the more vulnerable we are and the political less of an army and military capabilities that we have that the less we're able to do around the world do you think that we're constantly going to be stuck in that more is more mentality rather than the less is more mentality well it's a self-serv

it's one of two that touched down yesterday just outside of colorado springs. one tornado swept through a field. the other touched down near a home causing some damage to a building and knocking down a tree. >>> san jose police unit is in jeopardy and a group trying to help save it say they want their money back. friends of the san jose mounted unit has raised $50,000 and another $97,000 in pledges. the city manager will not guarantee that the unit won't be a casualty of budget cuts now because there is no guarantee, the fundraising group says it wants the donations returned. people we talked to are split. >> i love to see their presence and i love that they are on horse back. >> i think they should get rid of them then if the cost is more than what they are worth. >> the san jose city manager says no final budget decision has been made. >>> san rafael is one step closer to becoming home to pro baseball. last night the city's park and recreation commission gave the plan the green light. it now goes before the city council. the proposal calls for having a pro te

. >> and we're looking at 58 degrees in boise. 70 in colorado springs. 81 in albuquerque.is 66. 51 degrees in boston. 77 baltimore. 86 in miami. >>> 'tis the season, right? some new graduates are leaving college with a few words of inspiration. first lady michelle obama delivered the commencement address yesterday at spelman college in atlanta. that's one of the nation's two historically black women's colleges. >> she looks good in that. mrs. obama spoke about when the school was founded in the 1880s women would walk miles away just to learn how to read. she encouraged students to do big things and also help those that are less fortunate. >> 'tis the season all of the big commencement speeches. >> we'll be right back, everyone, with more of "world news now." e encement speeches. >> we'll be right back, everyone, with more of "world news now." you go next if you had a hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround., when we say you're free to see the world, we mean

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. >> lewis is married with two daughters and live in colorado springs now. >>> the time now is to turnrld, lots going on this morning in social media. >> lot to talk about when it comes to tech. good morning. it looks as though twitter could be get into the photo sharing business. big time. reports suggest twitter is planning to launch its own photo upload and sharing service. possibly this week. bit of a risk, though, because it could upset third party developers such as twit pick. social met working site linkedin is expanding in asia. opening a new headquarters in singapore today. hoping to tap into that region's huge pull of professionals. linkedin is still on high after doubling stock prices during its initial public offering earlier this month. >>> meantime, the anticipation of game makers zynga offer sing growing and expected to top linkedin's ipo. even before that, zynga plans to lawn a much new game. some suggest it could be its biggest launch to date. our scott budman will have more on that later today. >>> for many people, today is it is a monday, feels like that after the lo

that couple flying from san bernardino to colorado springs. the 70-year-old pilot was apparently overcome by altitude sickness. his wife then took over speaking with air traffic controllers along the way: >>> the woman said she was so terrified, she was ready to deploy the parachute. but as the plane began descending, her husband regained consciousness and control. and he landed safely in new mexico. >> that is a little scary. i got a brother that's a pilot. my mother would never let both of us go up. he still flies out of concord a little. not as much. >> have you gone up with him? >> yes, several times. i have taken a few lessons. >> so you would be ready? >> you always wonder if you're with somebody and something happens, it's like, um, okay, here we go, you know? crazy. >> i know. >>> 5:25. buster posey down and out possibly for the rest of the season with a broken leg and torn ligaments. >> it's not looking good. his injury could be a game changer, too. not just for the giants this year but the entire league. the "mercury news" reports po

personal life enough to know whether she has done something grievously wrong or not. >> host: colorado springso, you are on. >> caller: a number of years ago margaret brandon wrote the passion of ayn rand after ayn rand's death and a year or so later her husband nathaniel brandon wrote a book i believe entitled my life with ayn rand. are you familiar all with james valium's book the passion of ayn rand's critics and if you are do you agree with his conclusion that the brand ands have slandered ayn rand and largely shaped a lot of the public impression of what ayn rand is like? >> guest: i have never taken an interest in any of this gossip stopped about ayn rand or against ayn rand or for ayn rand or barbara brandon. all of this is just a side show. i am interested in whether they are -- whether their thinking has any merit. >> host: let's talk about your most recent book widely available. how did you come up with this title? >> guest: it is interesting to me what people tell themselves when they realized they are in disagreement with so many other people. just think the christians disagree wit

his cartoon spare on the website of "san francisco chronicle," from colorado springs, this is 25 minutesmuch. thank you for that very kind introduction. thank you, president celeste, thank you, faculty, thank to you that shadowy group of trustees, wherever they are. i won't make them stand. thank you, parents, an most of all, thank you, students, right there, because i'm talking to you guys mostly. thank you guys for asking me to come here to be with you here on this amazing day, this special day you'll remember, as everyone keeps telling you. thank you for having me. the reason it's such an amazing thing for me and such a huge honor for me to be here, and as you just heard, 12 years ago i was with you guys, graduating colorado college, but i right there in the f's. the f's right there. so i was right over there. and the main difference, between when i graduated then and when you're graduating now, is that instead of a left of center political cartoonist who specializes in animation speaking to you, you would have dick cheney speaking to you which is a little ironic as a political cartoo

. >> host: colorado, springs, hello to you. welcome to our program. >> caller: hello.gged, ayn rand said she was opposed to robin hood, a legendary character. when errol flynn played in my view the definitive robin hood, he as robin hood stole taxes -- >> guest: it's just -- rand is a victim of a false legend. she did not realize that robin hood was actually not stealing from the rich and giving the loot to the poor but taking back what belongs to people that the taxpayers -- i mean, the tax-takers have taken from them, so you're dead right. >> host: next telephone call, river view, florida, hi, caller. >> caller: hi, can you hear me. hello. >> host: yes, sir, we can hear you. >> caller: thank you. when i was wondering -- i'm a mark twain and has he read any mark twain writings especially what i think is as important from his writers from earth and the adam and eve diaries? i think he gives a lot of insight about human nature. >> guest: i grew up on mark twain. when i was a kid, i was 9, 10, 11 years old. i read huckleberry finn, tom sawyer in hungarian. i became a fan

. >> 90 in phoenix. 80 in sacramento and 75 in colorado springs. 48 detroit. 51 in chicago. 70s from dallas to atlanta. miami heat's up to 85. boston, 65. >>> all eyes may have been on kate and will last friday but they were not the only once at the center of this fantasy wedding. >> a couple near detroit also tied the knot in royal fashion and the nuptials actually took place inside of a castle, white castle, that is. marquice of benford and they won a big radio contest to get their big day paid in full. >> look at that. >> the buffet, second to none. met at a white castle two years ago and so that is very apropos. my mom loves white castle. >> no comment on that. >> she likes it. >> we'll be right back. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp..

it's one of two that touched down yesterday just outside of colorado springs. one tornado swept through a field. another tore through a home and knocking done a tree. there are no reports of any injuries. >>> who says books are dead? find out who is buying barnes & noble for a billion dollars. >>> it is a huge moment on this day right now -- >> we're down to the final two on "american idol." who will compete next week to be the season's end champion. >>> the dow just dropped into a triple digit loss. also, s&p s&p is below a key technical level. it is down below 1333, down 10. the dow is down 102. nasdaq down 18. the initial public offering for linkedin was at $45 per share yesterday. when it closed yesterday this was trading at $94. right now it's at $102 per share. it's the first big media stock to be offered to the public. >>> another local stock to keep an eye on today is gap. the san francisco-based retailer reported earnings after yesterday's closing bell and lost ground today. revenue for all gap companies nell by 1%. it was especially hurt by sales of h

>> well, i've just taken a two-year assignment in colorado springs, so i'm still with nasa. the liaison at peterson air force base. just a career broadening move. you want to fly on the soyous up to the space station. they are in space. the "endeavour" crew beginning the 16-day mission. when "endeavour" comes back, 115 million miles it will have flown carrying 139 different astron t astronau astronauts. >> one last question for sanjay. her husband is going to be up there for an extended period of time. i'm sure they'll remain in contact. will this help her in her recovery? >> i think this process of getting her to flooz will. he he has been a big advocate for her in her recovery, so i think him not being there day-to-day, i wouldn't say that would help her. i think she needs those advocates, but her being able to see this launch really boosted her overall. she's still got months left. this is a milestone, but in terms of her getting some of that speech and strength back, you measure these things in months, not days and weeks. >> thanks so much. >>> coming up, if you didn't k

. >> 60s from seattle to colorado springs. 64 in chicago. 71 in detroit. 80 in kansas city.s been on joplin, but there is a tornado that barreled through north minneapolis sunday. that's caused more than $160 million in damage. a curfew has been lifted but residents are still being kept out of the hardest hit parts of the city so crews can clean up there. one person was killed. dozens injured. hundreds remain in shelters after their homes were crushed. >>> the clean-up is well under way in la crosse, wisconsin, where a tornado roared through on sunday. that twister damaged at least 200 homes and businesses. one victim said it looked like the world was coming to an end. miraculously, no one was seriously hurt. >>> in other news this morning shipping traffic has resumed along a nine-mile stretch of the mississippi river. the coast guard shut it down at baton rouge after an accident caused three barges to sink. however, northbound traffic was allowed to resume yesterday afternoon. and southbound ships will be allowed to travel downriver once the backup has been cleared. >>> we

. >> wet 58, seattle. 64 in boise. 77, colorado springs.y 60s across the midwest to near 90 in dallas, 80s from new orleans all the way up to boston. >>> well, here is a guy who just had to put his proverbial two cents in while paying a ticket. >> get this. david stevenson, native of arkansas. when he was on a job driving through iowa recently he got a ticket because his truck's tinted windows were too dark. >> gangster. so he tried to pay the $127 ticket yesterday in pennies. >> that is legal tender. >> the pennies, though, they were not accepted. so stevenson changed them for some bills. paid the ticket that way. he said he did not want to force court clerks to count every coin. >> oh, he should have. that's ridiculous. to get a ticket for that. >> pay it today. we'll be back with more "world news now" after this. don't go far. ♪ and every time it rains it rains pennies from heaven ♪ [ female announcer ] discover the foundation women are loving! new covergirl .natureluxe silk foundation. giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars. it has a light touch

phoenix 99 and 83 in colorado springs and 74 in salt lake city. >>> and now to the new information fromplotting a terror attack on the u.s. rail system. the attack was apparently timed to take place on the tenth anniversary of september 11th. one option that al qaeda was plotting was to tamper with the rails so train would fall off over a valley or along a bridge. >> you can't guard hundreds of miles of track. and if they can get to one location that's not well guarded and put explosives on it or do something to cause the train to derail, that's a lot easier than going after an aircraft. >> counterterrorism officials say they believe the planning never got beyond the initial phase. they say there is no recent intelligence pointing to an active plot for such an attack. >> the cia apparently had its eyes on the bin laden compound long before that raid. today's "washington post" reports the spy agency maintained a safe house in abbottabad to conduct extensive surveillance. "the post" says it was an ideal location for a small team of spies because it was far from u.s. drone strikes. >> and

given his most recent assignment as a foreign language professor at the air force academy in colorado springs, he taught spanish and french. as we discussed here. -- as we discussed here, the loss of one of our military men and women is felt throughout the family and major ambard was sur sprived not only by his wife linda, but he had phi children, alexander, timothy, joshua, patrick, his daughter emily, and mother and father and his sister diana. i know as they go into this week and the coming months and years, they'll mourn the loss of their father, their son, their brother, their husband and i just want major anbard's family to know we are grateful for his service, we are grateful for the sacrifice he gave to his country and we're grateful to them for the sacrifice they're making, where they don't have their loved one at home with them tonight sharing a meal, they're not going to have christmases and birthday parties together and that most definitely is a sacrifice they'll feel for a lifetime. i am grateful for what he's done, paying the ultimate sacrifice for his country. with that, i yiel

o andnew o snow showers in the cascades and we're looking at light rain around see. 80 in s colorado springsta. zealand, but tend to be smaller than the twisters that hit the american midwest. the footages coming in from those storms are just incredible over the last couple of days. >> amazed of how close these people got to this weather. it's really incredible. >>> moving onto your tuesday weather. drenching downpours and flooding around st. louis, nashville, louisville and also cleveland. rain along the gulf coast and intotlan england. heating up in the southst. 80 in sacramen 48 d 51 in ch 70s fr dalto aanta boston, 65. >>> all eyes may have en o kate and wilastridabut eat the center of this fantasy wedding. >> a couple near detroit also tied the knot in royal fashion and the nuptials actually took place inside of a castle, white castle, that is. marquisa benford and donahvan gray won a radio station contest to get their big day nadfull. that ain't bad. >> look at this a buffet, second to none. the couple met at a white of castle two years ago so it was very apropos. they say it was love

. >>> in colorado it looks like spring decided to take a bit of a break. a snowstorm blanketed the northern part of the state dropping several inches of wet, slushy snow. it produced terrible road conditions forcing some drives to brat out their shovels. only in colorado would they carry shovels in their car. now for a look at weather here's bill with the weather channel forecast. good morning. >> have you ever dealt with lovebugs. >> no. they sound so cute and cozy. >> they call them that because they attach to each other and fly around. there's a dominant one that drifts all around. >> t.m.i. bill. >> that's why they're gross and they got on your car you can't get them off. trust me. i lived in florida. it was a mess. the big story continues for the next two or three weeks. in vicksburg we have the record crest on the 19th. that's a week from now. baton rouge, record levels not until the 23rd of this month. then after that they divert the water, so we do not expect record flooding in new orleans. we had severe weather yesterday and we had 12 turnds, most

. >> 66 in colorado springs. 77 albuquerque. 67 in new york. 65 atlanta. 74 in new orleans. >> you don't commute so you don't know what i'm talking about. >>> the village of south orange, new jersey held a swearing-in ceremony last night to inaugurate its new mayor. the 23-year-old is one of the youngest chief executives around. a recent college graduate and a new media consultant. >> plit cat experience? he served two terms at student government president in college. he's full of energy and big ideas which is a good thing because he inherits a $2 million budget deficit. i don't know what i was doing at 23 but i know that i was not running a town or city. >> he won by 14 votes. >> man. >> good for him, good luck too. >> long career. more of "world news now" when we come right back. more of "world news now" when we come right back. hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround. tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround. when we say you're free to see the world, w

york. 95, baltimore. 93, atlanta. 90s in detroit, indianapolis. 61, seattle. 71, boise. 83, colorado springssticky here. >> for sure. >> you have seen the wedding. now ready for the tv movie. i feel like the script kind of wrote itself. "william and kate, a royal love story" is being filmed in romania. expected to air on the hallmark channel in august. >> bad hats and all. british actress, alice st. clair, plays princess kate. and american actor, is prince william. the movie includes both real and imagined scenes including several with the queen. wondering if the romance is a good idea. >> the hats or fascinators? >> fascinators. the bigger, the worse they are the better. >> princess beatrice's created a movement. >> $350,000 for the fascinator hat. antlers. for quite a sum. >> yeah. >> i left my fascinator at home today. >> tomorrow you will bring your fascinator. have it tomorrow. don't worry about that. >> this one is tasteful and small. think it looks pretty good. lot to check out the movie. all right, everyone. we'll be right back with more "world news now." th more "world news now." he

host: let's hear from a republican in colorado springs. what do you think about speaker boehner's comments last night? caller: i thought it was interesting. we have all heard it before. we know we have to raise taxes. we cannot just cut, unless we go to some of these other areas. with all this other money that contributes to campaigns -- it smells like this contract that all these republicans have signed. i'm thinking the republican party will stand by this contract and not with the american people. i will be voting democrat in 2012 for sure. host: have you always voted republican? caller: no, it depends. my family was republican and i think the reasons why they voted republican no longer exist. for me, with the tea party and all the other things that have been going on in the last three years, i am really discouraged with the republican party. it does not resemble anything that i feel i can stand by any more. we have to raise taxes on the wealthy. they do not pay their fair share of taxes because of all the right of san deductions that th

. >> reporter: they marched on colorado springs. the drums of battle igniting the warrior within.nd women who once fought side by side will be competing against each other. >> being lazy has not been an option. i've been busy training for this thing. >> reporter: david oliver is ready. so is marine captain jonathan disbro. >> i wasn't really an athlete before this, so this whole experience has been an eye opener for me. >> reporter: the experience, the warrior games. an olympic-style competition for wounded service members. david oliver lost his right arm during a humvee accident in afghanistan two years ago. jonathan disbro's right leg amputated below the knee in 2005 after an injury in iraq. >> 17 surgeries where they tried to save his foot. >> 17 surgeries? >> in six months. >> the challenge is there, presents itself. you can either accept that limitation or take that challenge and overcome it. >> reporter: there are more than 200 others here, eager to show how they've overcome their challenges. right now, jonathan is getting ready to compete in his first event of the morning.

. >> reporter: the couple was flying a plane from san bernardino california to colorado springs. s. your speech is slurred, your mental ability is slurred and physical capabilities are diminished. >> get down below 10,000 feet and you will feel better. >> he's got oxygen on. it's just not. >> reporter: as the plane descended the pilot insisted he was in control. but the great lakes crew wasn't convinced. >> i can tell by how he's talking. he can't think straight. >> that isn't true. i'm getting better. >> reporter: the plane has a parachute that pops out of the top in case of engine failure. thankfully it wasn't necessary. 45 minutes after the emergency started they managed a safe landing in farmington. on thursday the pilot and his wife thanked everyone involved for making the mid-air save, if you will, including the great lakes pilot. what's not clear is why the pilot's oxygen mask wasn't working. ann? >> tom, thank you so much. from that dramatic story to the final spacewalk for "endeavour" astronauts which wrapped up this morning. construction on the international space statio

even some snowfall in high levels of the kas sacascades, more snow ed in places like steamboat springs coloradoend. >> reynolds, appreciate you as always. we'll check in with you again. we do want to turn now to some other news making headlines, including some new information on what was found by navy s.e.a.l.s on what was found inside bin laden's compound. they released and audiotape from the former al qaeda leader. in that audiotape bin laden talked about recent uprising in tunisia. they found some pornographic materials, pakistan's parliament meanwhile is condemning the u.s. raid this morning and threatening to cut access to a key drtransit facility. pakistan also demanding an end to u.s. drone strikes in their country. a great victory in the war on terror. that is what george w. bush said in his first public comments about the death of osama bin laden. he said he got a call from president obama telling him about the successful raid and osama bin laden's death. president bush responded by saying, quote, your call. >>> and arizona has the strictest anti-immigration law, maybe not. georgia's g

our destination, the glenwood caverns park in glenwood springs, colorado.s scary, forget it. this is extreme fear. a terrifying giant canyon swing launching riders 80 feet over the canyon at 50 miles an hour. you're hanging face down with petrifying 1300 foot drop. but first, you have to get there and of course bert's afraid of heights. zbet. >> get me away. >> a gone dola ride takes you t the cliff. here is where you fall in love with bert. for someone who is afraid of heights he shows us how to overcome. you go to the worst case scenario. >> i'm a catastrophe thinker. i think of all of the things that could go wrong. you know it's the thing that you never think of that is gonna get ya. this is our adventure number two and this ride, genuinely, at the height -- this ride will scare the pants of you. >> reporter: i did not think it would look this imposing. >> you haven't seen the lookdown yet. >> reporter: are you -- no, no, no, no. no! >> this is -- >> reporter: oh my god this is like a spacecraft. >> oh, oh. >> oh! >> whoa! >> look down. look down. ah ah

in aspen, colorado, though, you bet. heavy springnow coupled with cool temperatures left plenty of powder on the mountain for skiers and snowboarders to take full advantage of, but getting there may be half the battle. check out the road to yellow stone national park. they're trying to dig out from more than 20 feet of snow. campers may want to add a few blankets to go along with the tent and the backpack if you can reach the campsite. wild stuff. it's beginning to look a lot like summer. it is nine minutes after the hour. >>> reynolds wolf has our first check of your weather forecast. that's a trip. i just can't get over that. >> you want to know something freaky, joe? i'll deliver something freaky as can be. more snow in aspen, colorado, now, than on january 1st. it's cuckoo for cocoa puffs. it's absolutely bananas. lots of people getting their ski boards, snowboards rather, getting skis, a little taste of winter before summer digs in. not just in parts of the central rockies but also portions of the sierra nevada. see this purple

summer travel season and that doesn't usually mean packing the skis but in aspen, colorado, it is still winter. take a look. springen it before. so much snow in aspen that the ski resort said we're reopening this weekend. pretty exciting in many parts of the west. i don't know. who is unhappy about that if you're a skier? >> people that have to get there. unfortunately there are some road closures so much snow. it's been a wild winter. we've seen a lot of snow and blizzards and if that's not enough, temperatures are below normal. with temperatures as cold as they've been, that's why we see unfortunately a lot of the snow sticking and we're going to continue to see that as we go through the next 24 to 48 hours and speaking of what's ahead, look at this. let's zoom in here and you'll see that we have definitely snow that's building up across much of the mountain west. a lot of it. it's something to keep close track on as we go through much of the daytime hours. we're also tracking some extremely severe weather. a tornado warning has popped up once again into central minnesota. this area here is something we're watch

colorado happened. two years later in 2000 on thursday shooting in california. 2003 in cold springs, minnesota. again, 2005 read lake minnesota. i was teaching this course in the spring semester 2007 when the shooting in the blackbird, virginia occurred at virginia tech my students were getting ready for the final exams, and it became imperative to share what i have learned in prepping for this course. i was resident at first to do with these current events, but my students kept dragging me into the present, sort of forcing me to do with these issues that were happening in present time. and in the wake of the virginia tech shooting, i felt that that need to write about what happened. and i had a sabbatical in the fall semester 2007 cop and i sat down and began to write up my research finding, and write up the discussion which are very enlightening with my students. who sort of pulled me into this new place, pulled into new ways of wrestling with these questions of violence in our society. it seemed to be something that we couldn't get away from. and so i do that. i sat down to write, and i was