it is 41 this morning at hartford. some of the suburbs are in the 30s. so it's a chilly new england morning. we're about 10 to 15 degrees cooler right now than yesterday. and we will see a few showers, too. even d.c. is much cooler. they were 92 a few days ago. now 66 for a high with showers. >> it really is amazing for this late in may. thank you, sir. appreciate it. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," brian williams' exclusive interview with edward snowden. why snowden said he considers himself a patriot, not a traitor, and why secretary kerry says he should come back to the u.s. and prove it once and for all. >>> then we're going to huddle around the water cooler. why one direction's controversial video may put their american tour in jeopardy. jen, have you heard about this? their american tour could be in jeopardy! unless they go to colorado. i make a lot of purchases for my business. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase like 60,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. and

right in between philly and hartford. it goes back to buffalo.o be on and off throughout a good portion through the first half of today. i don't expect any rain in boston or d.c. a possibility of a thunderstorm or two around buffalo. pittsburgh at 84 today. there's a real push of humid warm air from the south. back in the west we had an active day of severe weather, still thunderstorms this morning, trying to spread rain to oklahoma city. this is gold. this is where it's been horribly dry this year. this is welcomed rain out there in the central plains. we don't want the severe weather that comes with it. we will see that later today. the area in yellow goes all the way to the canadian border, back down into texas and everywhere in between from dallas, fort worth, tulsa, kansas city. between minneapolis and des moines the possibility of severe weather, maybe ian a few strong tornadoes. again, not a tornado outbreak like we saw last week, but we could see one or two strong ones. hopefully they won't hit any towns. >>> coming up at the top of the h

. >>> and the show went on in hartford, connecticut, last night.unday, a team of circus acrobats fell during an aerial stunt in providence, rhode island. four days later the ringling brothers and barnum & bailey brothers resumed their performances. alexis christoforous has the latest. >> reporter: the first performance of ringling brothers and barnum & bailey's circus was dedicated to the injured performers. >> they're recovering and they're in great spirits. they wanted to let you know and i quote they feel your prayers. >> reporter: eight acrobats were hurt in providence when a performance where they were held by their hair fell 20 feet to the ground. several were critically injured. >> we're working with authorities to find out what happened to make sure an accident like this never happens again very while the show went on thursday night, the hair hanging stunt did not. >> are there plans to bring back the hair hanging act? >> right now we're waiting for the performers to recover. any determination of when they might come back is premature. >> r

he was really helpful at the know your value conference in hartford, connecticut.g joe." donny deutsch who owes me big. >> yes, i do. >> i'm going to milk this. >> later in the week i will be bringing you shoes. one more person stops me and says when a mika getting more shoes, now is the time i owe you. >> right? harold ford still with us. we're going to talk about the key race ace cross the country. chuck todd and kasie hunt are standing by for that. but first i want to break down the battle states. races from oregon to pennsylvania to the deep south. despite big money from the senate conservatives fund, tea party candidate matt bevin trails mitch mcconnell. the senate majority leader is shown an cruise control up 20 points. but the same poll shows mcconnell trailing likely democratic challenger alison lundergan grimes. saxby chambliss is retiring opening up a power vacuum in the state. the latest marist poll shows democrat michelle nunn leading or neck and neck with each republican candidate. political reporter kasie hunt traveled to georgia in our latest states

the circus is scheduled to resume performance in hartford. they get help from federal investigators as they gather what caused the accident. wendy gillette, cbs news for providence, rhode island. >> one is in serious, all are expected to survive. >>> some wave their true colors this morning, lining the streets out of morgan hill high school where cinco de mayo has become the center of rights. this is going to be a busy day of demonstrations, kiet? >> reporter: frank, this campus is locked down from end to end. morgan hill police say this is not overhill and there is no such thing as being overprepared. on campus, the superintendent tells us the kids are just trying to make sense of all this. they just want the adults to move on. you couldn't tell, but it's actually cinco de mayo at live oak high school. students found both signs of red avenue draped in red, white, and blue. it's the morgan hill flag controversy 2.0. students we talked to are puzzled. >> this happened over 5 years ago. i don't know why this is going on. >> reporter: four stude

phonespeaking to us by from hartford, connecticut. here with us is a step attorney from the aclu.s begin with aaron romano. tell us where jane doe is now and what has happened to her? in an adult female facility in connecticut, there is only one in connecticut. because of her status as a juvenile, she has to be separated from any and all adults. she is in virtual isolation from anyone else in that jail. and why is the state claiming that they have so much problem handling her? >> you cover that a little bit here. she was in dcf supervision from the age of five and sexually abused from the ages of eight through 15. a residentialin treatment facility through dcf supervision, staff members aggressively approached her, placed her in an illegal restraint. that staff member was later discharged for that restraint. she defended herself. after experience actual abuse for close to seven years, a child will have a certain sensitivity to touch or approach and they interpret situations from a defensive aspect of and the statute of been aware. in response, dcf just wanted to pass the buck on s

something like 31 new magnet schools have been built in the hartford area and in the school system in hartford where it's a highly segregated on the ground a lot of our kids live in segregated high-poverty neighborhoods. they have access to a high-quality school it's decoupled from their neighborhood and they are getting a fair share of resources from the state excess excessive fat multiracial coalition. >> i guess the only -- i interpret the question is asking if we live in a post-racial society are not. >> we dell. >> you and i think we don't but i think a lot of people think or let's pretend that we do. i think that's counterproductive. so here's a good test for me. the children of a lot of my friends, they grow up and multiracial environments and i often wonder if something their parents often say. things are going to be much better in the next generation because our kids don't even notice race anymore with the diversity of around them and i hope that's true. i hope that's true but i'm just not confident that it is. so my school, georgetown and a lot of other colleges throughout t

good to the last drop >>> happening today, the ringling brothers barnum and bailey circus heads for hartfordand is promising a very close inspection and changes to the aerial apparatus that failed, leaving nine performers injured. investigators now say it was a single metal clamp that broke, causing that accident. >> the apparatus was attached to a cable which then fed back to waynech machine located on the floor. so, it goes from the floor up to the rafters at the top and then comes down, grabs the chandelier apparatus that the performers are hanging from. it was a single piece of equipment that failed. >> the metal itself or -- >> it did, it snapped. >> the circus says it will replace all of those metal clamps before the next show on thursday. good thing, too. eight of the performers remain hospitalized, two in critical condition, but the circus says none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening, which is good news. >>> the faa says last week's air traffic control problem in los angeles that canceled 50 flights and delayed more than 450 was caused by a u2 spy plane. it typically flies

forum tomorrow in downtown hartford. >> lovely downtown hartford. >> chuck todd is straight ahead with "the daily rundown." as always, we'd like to thank you for your patience. >> ah, the washington hot seat. just an hour from now, secretary eric shinseki sits down for tough senate questions as the veterans affairs scandal grows and the white house gets hands on. and also the official dedication of the september 11th memorial in museum in lower manhattan. we'll have full coverage of the president's arrival there and the full program throughout the morning. >> plus, has the presidential primary debate process gotten out of hand? reince priebus thinks so. he's here to talk about how they plan to take more control. >> let's get to my first reads of the morning. in washington in less than an hour, v.a. secretary eric shinseki will testify before the veterans affair committee to answer questions about a coverup of falsified records around the country. in himself opening statement he will say "we can and we must do better. i am personally angered and saddened by any adverse consequence that

you go to pittsburgh, new orleans, hartford, connecticut, the majority are under 27.no.at is just the let's look at the other races that are in the race. >> education is the primary goal, to get everybody that we can educated. we are justhat, numbers. >> you know what the minority really is now is rich, white guys. that is the true minority. when they recognize that and start doing something about it, until then were going to have the donald sterling's. tavis: what do you make of the fact that he doesn't want black people at his games, yet his girlfriend is half black and half mexican? berle hides in east l.a.. i don't understand that one. >> i think the government should let him graze his callous anywhere he wants. [laughter] cows ons to have his callou federal land, that should be all right. rolled over bare and cheech marin are really good friends. giraldo rivera and cheech marin are really good friends. he was the first guy who put me on television. talk about your art collection. >> it is a collection of chicano art, exclusively. that there were all these chicano

last night's performance in hartford conn. opened with update on the performers. in there will be no aerial act until the investigation as it finalized. white house bloc down for second time in a week. two men were taken into custody after they threw a pair of suspicious packages over the defense yesterday. >> manager reunited with his long lost love and he made sure to never lose her again. they fell in love 70 years ago but lost touch after he was sent overseas during world war two. they were married wednesday in indianapolis. >> 89 degrees yesterday, we get a little cooler this weekend but it will still be above normal. it is currently 67 degrees outside. it will be breezy today, and a cold front will move through today. here are your current temperatures and conditions. we have to showers and thunderstorms across the area coming from the south. all of the humid air we had yesterday is being wedged away by cold air coming from the northwest. after the front there is a dryer and cooler air coming through. we should be and dryer by evening commute and then at com

coast looking for anyone who be helpful us some of the contractors on the glazing package is in hartford connecticut so we're talking to everybody everywhere we need good bids. >> that's good to hear. so that's all my questions and i'm glad to see that a lot of attention is being paid >> directors i appreciate our comments it's helpful i want to point out under mr. for me guidelines we're supposed to update the rda and under good conscious not to have a bid at the rda but considering the hundreds of thousands of people but if the component is driving the costs if we didn't have the money we didn't have the money. the fact we've done everything we could it's important to the board and public so thank you gentlemen we'll be coming back to the directors next more. briefly our arc cyst will be talking about the arc cotton of the construction site and good morning. i think marie has provided you with an excellent timeline regarding the burial that was encountered on it's februar february 25th. that tuesday they encountered a human burial and the protocols were in place the construction stoppe

many of the suburbs surrounding hartford had said we will take a certain number of kids to come into school. there are others, the metro program of boston, so there's cross-district solutions, there are also innovations that you can do in terms of changing the finance system, you know. why is it? we haven't really tried these many places but why is it that states require schools to be funded based on property taxes? >> ifill: cheryl brown henderson, since your life span and the arc of your life traced brown v board, i want to know whether on the 60th anniversary you find yourself optimistic or pessimistic about where we are now. >> optimistic. brown dismantled the legal framework for any kind of discrimination, whether against women or people with disabilities or whatever, and did a huge thing for this nation. so i try to look at it that way because it was all about opportunity and it succeeded when it comes to that, opened the doors to legal cases and the legislation that came after. so i'm optimistic. what we didn't do that i would love to see us do in terms of being optimistic is

phil lebeau, "nightly business report" hartford, connecticut. >> so will that momentum continue?l ford continue to shine? our next guest thinks so. u.s. auto analyst for csla americas, emanual, good to have you with us, mr. mullaly, stepping aside, an executive who always seems positive. what will the change be like inside of ford? will it be big, or small? >> well, mullaly accomplished a lot, but we believe that mark fields will very much continue in his path. he was the lieutenant of mullaly and was in charge of implementing the plan which has gotten ford where it is. so we believe that is the culture and also the business plan. everything is likely to stay in the plan. >> very briefly, he mentioned one ford plan, what is it? >> one plan is essentially making better cars, but also cars that are the same, based on the small amount of platforms and sold across the world on that platform. so it improves the quality and reduces the cost. and reduces the probability. >> what is job one for mark fields? what is going to be his biggest challenge on july first? >> so the biggest challe

. >> reporter: the show goes on to hartford, connecticut, but without this attraction.on mott, nbc news, providence. >>> we'll take a break here. and still ahead on this monday night, an aspirin a day. tens of millions take it for heart health. but tonight there's a new word of caution from the fda. >>> and later, hot wheels. the experiment that started in a toy store now making a difference for a lot of inspirational kids. >>> our health news story tonight will likely be of concern to all of us who take some form of aspirin every day. and those estimates start at somewhere north of 40 million americans. tonight the fda is warning that a daily dose is not for everyone, and taking aspirin needlessly may actually put them at significant risk. our report tonight from nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: for years, thanks in part to heavy advertising, many americans have believed aspirin is just what the doctor ordered to prevent heart disease. but leading doctors have long been concerned about patients without heart disease taking an aspirin a day. >> i think a lot of people t

. >>> the ringling brothers circus is in hartford, connecticut, just days after several performers fell about 40 feet during a live performance in providence. the equipment was inspected, prior leaving providence, rhode island. further examined yesterday. on sunday, nine performers were hurt when a hair hanging rig crashed to the ground. officials say carbiner failed. the hair hanging act will not be included. but one of the performers who was injured told the associated press, for me, you've got to get back up and do it again. i'm hoping to join back up with the tour and show the world i'm okay. and hoping some of the other girls will do the same. >>> well, for the very first time, we are hearing from the pilot that made a miraculous escape after his plane crashed into a colorado home. that home, by the way, used to be his. now, this happened on monday about a half an hour into the flight. the single engine plane lost power, causing it to crash. when the pilot escaped from the plane, he sort of looked around and said, hey, wait, i know this place. it was his old house. this morning, he

since that incident, the show has moved from rhode island to hartford, connecticut. where a news conference will be held today. coincidentally tonight will be the first performance of the show since the accident. >>> colorado just approved plans for the world's first pot banking system. the plan would let marijuana businesses form a co-op that acts as a credit union. not insured by the federal government the way banks are, though. because marijuana is still illegal under law a cash-only business. the concern is the pot shops are more vulnerable to thieves if they deal only in cash. lawmakers also hope the move will make it easier to detect illegal activities like money laundering. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay" silicon valley twist. coming up, technology helping select teams evaluate college athletes. >>> and we're looking over here towards the commute. i'm evaluating the san mateo bridge. camera shakes a little bit. we'll talk about what i see as far as that crash over near the c cal decut coming up. >>> welcome back. we took a live picture of san jose here a

41 this morning in hartford. the heat's on in your house. you had the a.c. on about two days ago, and now the heater's probably on. we will go back up to 69 this afternoon. still very chilly, too, philadelphia and d.c. >> schizophrenic weather, huh? >> it's spring. it's been like a typical spring. >> june's around the corner, my friends. >>> brad pitt, socked in the face on a red carpet. >>> plus, a $55 starbucks drink that will send your mind racing and your wallet, too. >>> and a look at a woman that expanded all of our minds next. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase i make a lot of purchases for my business. like 60,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. and i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at office supply stores. with ink plus i can ch

. >> reporter: the show goes on to hartford, connecticut, but without this attraction. ron mott, providence. >>> the leader of the islamist militant group boko haram threatens to sell the girls kidnapped a week ago. they also promise to abduct more girls. here's nbc's ann curry. >> reporter: the leader of the militant islamic group boko haram bragging that he was behind the kidnappings. i abducted your girls, he said. i will sell them in the market by allah. i will sell women. more than 300 girls ages 15 to 18 were taken by force from their government boarding school in nigeria three weeks ago. some escaped, but well over 200 are still missing. officials in neighboring cameroon tell nbc news some have already been sold across the boshder. their disappearance triggered outrage across nigeria and now the outrage has gone global. nigeria's government seems powerless to take on the mi militants who have killed thousands since 2009. >> they operate like their own country within a country. and they do not care. they have more power than the government at this point. >> report

. >>> all right, now to a bizarre story developing out of an affluent suburb in hartford, connecticutanish teachers and a guidance counselor are all accused of indoctrinating three sisters into a religious cult. their parents have filed a federal lawsuit saying the cult promotes martyrdom and celebrates death, and their daughters have undergo severe personality changes. no criminal charges, though, have been filed. >>> now to a midnight fishing trip in south florida that turned up an extraordinary catch. the fishermen reeled in a 500-pound sawfish, which is nearly extinct. fortunately because one of them recorded the moments they brought it ashore, this is not just another fish tale. erin guy from our west palm beach station has the story. >> it's like catching a fish like that is once in a lifetime. >> reporter: dustin richter and his buddies still can't get enough of their video. >> for two hours. >> reporter: but the late night fishing trip almost didn't happen. the plan was to spend the evening playing poker. instead, they hit the boynton beach inlet. >> after about an hour of put

the circus opens tonight in hartford conn. for the first show. eight acrobats filled and a worker on the floor was also hurt less sunday in providence rhode island. >> for people remained in serious condition. ringling brothers is replacing the faulty equipment. >> representative say the safety of our cast and crew continues to all equipment will undergo a full safety inspection. >> the veterans affairs secretary has ordered a face- to-face audits. the house veterans' affairs committee voted in the wake of accusations that his department is responsible for treatment delay is a cuss to veterans of their lives. cover e-mail's that allegedly discussed the destruction of a secret list of veterans waiting for care at a phoenix hospital. last week issued a written statement announcing the director of the health-care system and to others have been placed on administrative leave in the claims of a secret waiting list. claims for a plus veterans died waiting for care. >> the growing crisis in the ukraine >> the minister is supporting ukraine with financia

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. >> the ringling brother's circus is in hartford, connecticut days after six people fell nearly 40 feet during a performance. on sunday nine performers were hurt when a hair hanging rig crashed to the ground. the parent company of the circus said the act will not be included. one of the performers told me: >> 6:25 we are hearing from the pilot that made a escape after his plane crashed into his home in colorado. it happened on monday a half hour into the flight. the single engine plane caught fire. he realized he crashed into this old house. >> a lot of people are calling it a miracle. there has to be some reason i'm still around for something. i don't know what it is. but i do believe that is true. >> no one was inside that house at the time of the crash. >> investigators in hawaii are revealing new information about the death ofzip lining instructor. she was standing on a platform when a zip lynner came in too fast and she tried to stop the woman from going down the line but the momentum carried both of them off the platform. she was able to hold on for a few minutes and lost her grip

he's in hartford, connecticut today. will need to know what it means. >> i think most investors are looking at this and saying we've seen this telegraphed for months in advance, we've known that mark fields, who was in the position of c.o.o., has essentially been rung the day-to-day operations at ford, at least for the last six to nine months, and before that he was taking on some of alan's responsibilities. so this transition has been telegraphed for months from ford. the question now is let's look beyond the next six months. because nothing's really going to change. and mark fields even said during today's announcement that nothing was going to change. but when you look out let's say a year, a year and a half, three years from now, does mark fields have the vision to lead ford to that next leg of growth? that's really the question that investors need to be asking themselves. and at this point i'm not sure if they are asking themselves that. we're not seeing any change in the shares of ford. but his challenge is going t

we go to hartford connecticut where the audience heard from injured entertainers. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. acrobats performing an act called hair hang fell more than 25 feet when the equipment collapsed. meanwhile the circus family here is dedicating the rest of the tour to the injured performers. the show in hartford started with a message to the fans from the eight acrobats injured. >> they fill your prayers and your thoughts. >> reporter: it was all smiles thursday night in the stands and on the stage. in a press conference before the show, the mood was somber. >> this has been an incredibly difficult time for our company and our circus family. >> reporter: investigators have indicated a snapped latch was involved. >> we are working with federal authorities and trying to find out exactly what happened to make sure an accident like this never happens again. >> reporter: the hair hang act wasn't performed in last night's show. it's been put on hold by circus officials until further notice. >> at this time we have no plans to replace the act

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brothers and barnum and bailey circus performed as scheduled thursday night at the x-l center in hartford, connecticut. the "daring human chandelier act" was not part of the show. nine acrobats were injured sunday in providence, rhode island. a clamp attached to a support beam snapped. sending the performers plunging to the floor below. seven of the acrobats are still hospitalized. the investigation is continuing. fire officials are and the calling an act of arson valley is torched. these are pictures of the damaged play area at marshall elementary school. s spread quickly. the alameda county sheriff's office is now reviewing surveillance video from the the worsening drought is getting the blame for water thefts in the santa cruz scresidents along summit road are keeping close watch on their water tanks. after says is this thousands tanks were stolen at the summit vet hospital. the owner has now installed a surveillance system in an effort to catch any other thieves. area are failing and that those who cannot afford to pay to have water trucked in are resorting to stealing water. it's the

he's joining us from hartford, connecticut. are you happy the president accept his his resignation?i think the president did the right thing. as regretful as he may have been about it. i regret as well that a man of eric shinseki's immense contributions to our nation as a combat veteran, as a wounded warrior and a leader of supreme excellence had to tender his resignation. but it became a distraction. i agree with the president and with secretary shinseki that all of the second guessing was about what happened in the past. and that's the key point here. the challenge to the va health system. it is about fixing what's wrong. and there is a need for top to bottom fundamental reform in the way health care is delivered. to eliminate the delays, the calcified bureaucracy, rigid rules and lack of information. essentially, the employees of the va lied to shinseki and the american people. they ought to be held responsible and shown the door. >> we know more than we did months ago, years ago. here's the question, did the senate veterans affairs committee and the house veterans affairs commit

these are pictures from the hartford current newspaper. in the note the v p invited her to visit him at the white house. also said schedule doesn't permit him to be in connecticut the night of the prom but he hoped that she would enjoy it as much as he enjoyed his. very thoughtful gesture. >> well pretty strong evidence this evening we have for you that childhood iq is not always an accurate measurement in terms of testing done. coming up next. bay area woman who has proven everyone wrong. she was told she would never get into college. but guess what, she got out as this year top graduate. 7 news at 9:00 back after the break. >> as we go to break may is asian pacific american hair tan month and we are using our 7 news instagram feed to celebrate the bay area a p a community. tonight we recognize the asian art museum in the heart of san francisco civic center. be sure to catch the art of the exhibition before it closes may 25 by the way. more information at instagram at this web site. check that out when you have a moment stay here i'll be

and is in hartford connecticut, no more parties for gama.he sore roarty was shut down after a hazing incident. a sophomore says she is and others were told to lay on the floor, and sizzle like bacon, then they had to jump up and down and grab their ankles while drinking and she said she also had to play beer pong, and that's when she blacked out and ended up in the hospital. the sore roarty is banned on campus for the next three years. >> were you in a fraternity. >> i was not hazed. >> i would not put up in that behavior to join a social group. the funny things yes, the drinking until you pass out that's scary. >> and then going to the teacher and showing them the answers in pennsylvania, i cannot imagine. >> a lot of stuff going on right now. >> thank you so much for being with us, and in the south is where i'm from, rodeos are always a crowd pleaser, and for fan fans in sn is that, there's one show that stands out. >> and the cowboys at the show are some of the most violent criminals. from what some call the most controversial rodeo in th

one interesting place to look at that is hartford, connecticut, where there was a state connec wheres from across those different districts. it's been hugely successful. since 2007, the percentage of minority students in hartford who are now in integrated settings have gone to more than 40%. >> the other place where there was success, where there was a clear effort and successful integration of school efforts was wake county in north carolina. really stood as this kind of beacon of the capacity to do this. then what happens, the politics comes in and undoes it in the madness that is now north carolina. >> right, you saw a great backla backlash. >> and then the people came back because they had changed hearts and minds. >> they're screaming at me up there because i would just take the next four hours and they won't let me do that. i'd like to thank my guests. also, to holly and tremaine, thank you for being here. sharro lynn eiffel of the naacp defense fund is taking your questions exclusively on msnbc.com. answers are going to be published later this week. up next, my foot soldiers.

it is a bedroom commuting hartford and rd aterbury but it has a nice community college that my rear veered big brother started. sebcond smallest town in america with a college. connecticut st community college. remember who first influenced you to think about about government? guest: it feels my father and mother. in a book how they raised the four children, two a factory o girls in town in new england. it was conversation around the dinner table. at tv or no looking listening to radio or looking like this. we talked. challenged us. in a nice way. they asked us questions and need manied us and -- need many joked with and always. you can't just say i want freedom. people think they are free because they are personally free. hey can buy their own clothes, make their own friends, go wherever they want, listen to eat whatever , they want. that doesn't mean they are civically free. you have to engage in democracy. don't used to say if you use your rights you are going to lose your rights. pick anotherhad to country in the world, only if you had to where would you find country that would maybe d

as we mentioned the shows today were canceled, and this show then goes on the hartford, connecticut, later in the week, and no word on how that show will go on if it does go on, and they were planning on suspending some of the aerial acts, but the show, again, has been cancelled. nbc news spoke last night with the fa ter hoff one of the wo n women -- with the father of one of the women who was hurt on the rig, and she has a badly broken arm, and she is looking forward to heeling and getting back to performing for the kir kucircus because it is part of her dna. and it is very, very dangerous as we saw, tamron. >>> yes. and a man is waiting to get a look at the state t-of-the-art technology of a prot thetic state-of-the-art prosthetic that was made by a printer. we will see about that. >>> and we will look at the first lady at a ribbon kuting. and there is also going to be an yule meeting of the american psychiatric association. and today, it is cinco de mayo. the trucks are reliable, that's good for business. but they also reduce emissions, and that's good for everyone. it makes me fe

are going to see unsettled weather especially up in the northeast, new york city into boston into hartfordre going to see the chance of just pop-up showers, nothing real stormy like we saw yesterday. now as we go into this afternoon especially across parts of northern texas where the thunderstorm activity is already underway, we are still looking at the threat of some isolated stronger storms, especially hail and damaging wind gusts. then as we go through the rest of the day today, temperatures will start to warm up nicely. we're looking at highs in the upper 70s in washington, d.c. mid 70s with scattered showers. sunday still looking at scattered showers and storms. still nothing too severe. we start to warm up in new york city up to 77. for memorial day itself, should be the pick of the weekend for the east coast. a little unsettled in boston. new york city should get back up to 84 degrees. alex? >> dylan, thanks much. >>> let's go to boston and the question there today, did they act alone? that's after newly released documents say they believe that tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev may hav

since that incident, the show moved from rhode island to hartford, connecticut.t's where a news conference is held today. coincidental coincidentally, tonight is the first performance of the show since that accident. >>> still ahead, capitol hill calls for a special investigation into the deadly attack in benghazi, but democrats could boycott. we'll tell you why, next. >>> plus, texting 911 is nearly a reality. but the state says it will cost billions. we'll break down the cost. >>> a new effort to arm your smartphone with a kill switch. but will it have a chance of becoming law? >>> it is a quest for the truth or a political ploy? new details about a controversial call for a new investigation into the attacks in benghazi. >>> more big swings coming to your temperatures. i could tell you right now, bring your umbrella in the north bay, even san francisco and showers in the forecast for today. big-time warm up getting into your mother's day weekend and then we settle in for a hot stretch of weather next week. triple digits, your forecast in moments. >>> and here's

the stunt was not part of the hartford show. >>> federal authorities may join the search for a cal fire accused of murdering his fiancee. investigators say orville fleming is on the run and he could be in the bay area near the santa cruz mountains. officials believe he may be using his access to remote cal fire facilities to hide out. >>> and a new movie "palo alto" opens today. the plot is inspired by james franco's wild partiesing teen years at palo alto high school. but some say if you want to know what it's like to be a teen in palo alto don't consider this movie a documentary. >>> i'm kiet do live in mountain view where president obama is expected to be at this walmart in a couple of hours. as you can imagine, security is tight. the secret service has the area cordoned off getting ready for supporters and protestors. the president spent the night at the fairmont in san jose where there was a high dollar fundraiser for the dnc last night. yahoo's ceo marissa mayer was there and attendees paid $32,400 a plate and photos $5,000 a pop. there were protestors outside against the keystone

the circus will go on to hartford from here. we don't know whether those shows will go on. father of one of the victims. he says his daughter is looking forward to healing up and getting back up there to perform. natalie? >> ron mott in providence, rhode island, thank you. >>> a wildfire that killed one man and destroyed at least 20 homes in central oklahoma was 75% contained overnight, but now hot, dry, windy weather is hampering firefighters' efforts today. the fire has burned more than 3,000 acres since sunday. 1,000 people have been evacuated, and the fire is still threatening about 150 homes. >>> tomorrow marks one year since three women and a child were rescued from captivity inside a house in cleveland. in an exclusive interview earlier on "today," michelle knight who was held for ten years told savannah she forgave her captor and felt sorry for him when he committed suicide in prison, and she shared what is best about her new life of freedom. >> being able to wake up in the morning, make a cup of coffee, and sit there, watch tv, listen to music and just look at the

it is a bedroom community to hartford and water barrier for jobs. it has a nice community college, which my revered big brother started. it was the second smallest town in america with a community college. it is expanding. >> can you remember who first influenced you to think about issues, think about government? >> my father and mother. i was so impressed, i put it in a book called 17 traditions, how they raised four children in a factory town in new england. around theersation dinner table. there was no looking at tv or listening to radio or looking like this. we talked. they challenged us in a nice way. they asked those questions and needleless and joked with us. bottom line- the was, freedom requires civic responsibility. can't just say, i want freedom. most people think they want free because he are personally free, they can buy their own

the circus will move on now to hartford, connecticut, on may 8th.de the hair hang act. chris? >> they have to make sure they know what's happening there before they bring it back for sure, jean. thank you very much. >>> all right. it is money time. chief business correspondent christine romans is here with the latest on the fight to raise the minimum wage. even more important now, right, christine, with what we know about the new jobs? >> interesting. corporate america is fighting against raising that wage, chris. the national retail federation ramping up its lobby campaign against raising the wage to $10.13. this commercial, showing a fortune-teller predicting job losses if those wages rise. the justice department is close to a settlement with credit suisse, the big bank. the deal would be notable because the bank is expected to admit guilt. something that almost never happens in a settlement. >>> coke -- coke is ditching in a controversial ingredient from its drinks. a flame retardant chemical calls bvo. it's going to take it out of its drinks now

the circus moves on today to hartford, connecticut. >>> this morning a supreme court decision on public prayer is rekindling the debate over the separation of church and state. in a 5-4 decision yesterday, the justices ruled that a town in new york state can open its council meetings with prayer. the court's majority decided that prayers do not violate the constitution, even if they emphasize one religion, in this case christianity, but the decision is narrow, focused only on prayers before government meetings. >>> in missouri a man is celebrating his freedom this morning after ten months in jail and 13 years of looking over his shoulder. a clerical error meant mike anderson never served a 13-year prison sentence. the law finally caught up to anderson last year, but dean reynolds is in chicago to show us anderson's new permanent freedom. dean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, mike anderson was involved in a classic bureaucratic mix-up, but as you say, after nearly ten months in prison, he is free. mike anderson hugged everyone he could, including his wife and daughter, aft

the next engagement for this circus unit is in hartford, connecticut. and as of this morning, all of those scheduled performances will go on as planned. >> and what can you do to assure families that are going to bring their children to future performances about the safety of those that are performing? >> well, this really was a freak accident, an unprecedented accident in our history so audiences that are coming to see the greatest show on earth and can bring their families can rest assured we are doing everything to determine what happened yesterday to cause this unfortunate accident and everything we can do in the future to make sure it never happens again. >> steven, thank you and give our very best to those who are injured. thank you, sir. >> i will, thank you. >>> we are thinking of them but we'll turn now to that deadly wildfire burning in oklahoma. the fast-moving flames caused at least one death, forcing hundreds from their homes. abc's ryan owens is live in guthrie, oklahoma, with all the very latest. good morning, ryan. >> reporter: good morn

after cancelling all of the remaining rhode island performances, the circus will move onto hartford,t, may 8th. according to a circus spokesperson, none of those performances will include the hair hang act. i think what we're all saying to ourselves is a clamp? a singular clamp? osha will not confirm that that is the cause of it. what state officials are saying is these clamps can get hairline fractures not seen to the human eye. this morning one of the family members were on and said they saw people throw those clamps into the box. >> osha investigating. why isn't there a backup clamp, at least a backup? i'm sure osha will -- jean casarez, many thanks. >>> this news just into cnn, excessive cargo loading is what caused that ferry to sink in south korea. a local prosecutor there says the ferry was carrying nearly 2.5 times more than the maximum cargo weight on the day of the accident. 35 people are still missing after that disaster. more than 250 bodies, most of them high school students, have been recovered. >>> the next hour of "cnn newsroom" after a break. i'm l-i-s-a and i have c

. >> a heroin super highway shut down, the dea seizing $11 million worth of the instruction in hartfordonnecticut last week. agents say the shipment was part of a major distribution network based in new york city. two men were arrested, 20 pounds of cocaine, assault rifles and $75,000 in cash were confiscated. >> the countries youngest drug addicts, babies born addicted in heroin. helping newborns get through withdrawal. nurses in the center say they saw signs of the resurgence long before anyone else. >> this newborn named brooklyn prepares for her morning bath. her face hides a painful reality. brooklyn is an addict, addicted to heroin and other open yes her mother used. at six weeks old, she is going through intense withdrawals. >> her legs are real stiff or her articles. she may be crossing her toes or curling her feet. you'll also see a lot of tremoring. >> brooklyn along with a dozen other babies will spend the next few weeks of their young lives here at the privately run care center near seattle. specially trained nurses and doctors will safely detox the babies before releasing t

. >> there are 150 open jobs in the small community of hartford city. thisve a skills gap in country. we have too many people that don't have the skills for the jobs that are open. we have too many young people that don't have the skills you can coming out of college. our work force training system is supposed to help fill that gap, but it is a bureaucratic maze. it is very difficult, if you're unemployed, to even get through those workforce training systems. that is why the skills gap is an important step forward. it will give people direct access to in demand jobs. when you show up at a training center and city want a job and you have an idea, you can move faster to get into the right workforce training. it is going to help employers make sure that they can provide those workforce training centers job opportunities at our unemployed need. it is going to take a lot of flexibility to fund the programs to make a difference. we can work together. this is important that the house and senate work together and that we passed the skills act. we are working on