jay gray live from indiana. jay, lawmakers work late into the night. what are they trying to accomplish here? >> reporter: trying to find some common ground here. look dara they worked to rewrite portions of the existing legislation, remove other parts of the bill trying to find that compromise before this weekend. time is running out for lawmakers scrambling to try to modify indiana's religious freedom restoration law before the easter break which starts tomorrow and the final four which tips off in indiana this weekend. >> we just are going to fix it. we've got to bring this to a close in a positive way, reassuring everyone that indiana does not discriminate. >> we are arkansas! we are arkansas! >> the clock is ticking in arkansas as well where wednesday refused to sign a measure remove part of the bill to ensure business owners can't deny services to gays and lesbians by citing religious beliefs. >> my position is clear. i've asked them to remedy it. i've asked them to change the current law, and i've asked them to recall it and change the language

nbc, jay gray. >> thank you, jay, and then there were three. marco rubio announced his candidacy today. calling hillary clinton a leader from the past. >> we must change the decisions we are making by changing the people who are making them. that is why tonight, grounded by the lessons of our history, but inspired by the promise of our future i announce my candidacy for president of the united states. >> senator marco rubio is a first term from florida. it was the first stop for tens of thousands of cuban exiles who fled in the 1960s and '70s. inclueing his parents. >>> still ahead, more on his announcement and the timing. chuck todd will weigh this on rubio's chances. nightly news begins at 5 a:30. >>> we're continuing to follow breaking news in san jose. a major back up due to police activity at a freeway interchange. this is our chopper. overhead. live pictures looking at 280 southbound approaching the highway 01. you can see it is backed up for miles. the interchange is closed right here. also bay area commute rers beware. take a look at wh

jay gray joins us with more. >> reporter: lawmakers rewriteing portions removing others trying to come up with a skro compromise. there is word here in indiana that they may have reached a deal overnight. we'll find out more a bit later this morning. in arkansas a bit more time. they have at least five days until this law if 2340g happens -- or will bill rather if nothing happens does automatically become law. the governor in, asa hutchinson reversed his step and says that won't happen he expects compromise in that state, as well. one other note as we continue to watch the debate over this it's really bled over in to the 2016 presidential campaign. republican candidates or those who are posturing to run have had to respond to what is going on with this most saying that no one wants to cause any problems for any specific group and that's not the intent of the legislation. hillary clinton on the democratic side tweeted yesterday that she is against the measure and hopes that it is changed both here and in her home state of arkansas. the debate over religious freedom, raps not over even a

we'll hear from jay gray later in the show. he's in boston this morning. >>> and another big trial in the boston area. aaron hernandez accused of killing odin lloyd dating the sister of hernandez' fiancee. >>> we are live from nationals park right now. it is just a perfect day for a baseball game. we're ready to watch the nats go for a third division title in four years. but you know what? fans want more than that. die an reseatnan raciti is with us. >> we have chilly bones or something. it's 60 degrees getting hotter by minute. if you're coming down to nats park you may want to bring the jacket in case you get cold but it's not that bad. a beautiful, perfect day. you told me what the opening day roster would be three, four months ago. most people had an idea what it was going to be. it's really different than what was expected. injuries a big problem with the nats. today they have five players now that are on the 15-day d.l. and three really big, key players. till having problems with his shoulder. he won't be out in left fiel

jay gray. news4. >>> 4 at 5:00 starts now. >>> right now, a baby dies in foster care and now his foster father is charged with murder. new tonight, we are asking social services how did this child end up. >> this was from today. back toward west virginia. and that is just a sign of the very chilly air making its way in here right now. we have a major, major temperature change moving in. >>> and wanted for kidnapping and sex assault. new video of a man making a run for it after an attack in a local park. pat collins will have the story live. first up turning to storm team 4. fast moving showers and a chilly blast will swoop in behind it. doug kammerer is tracking all the temperature drops. >> a chilly blast for sure. we saw temperature of 74 degrees. that was right before those showers moved on through. once they did, they brought winds upwards of 30 to 40 miles an hour and they brought in the colder air. take a look. i'll show you what's happening. we are looking at the number really moving in

nbc's jay gray is live in boston where police say they're working hard to keep everyone safe. jay, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, aaron. when you talk to those officers you talk to the security detail out here what they say they don't hope it stays safe, they know it will be safe. they're confident about the race this year and about the safety of more than 100,000 expected to pour in here to celebrate the 119th running of the boston marathon. of course this race run every day on patriots day. that's a red sox game here. it's really at the core of what makes boston boston for many people. and in this community, determined to make sure it stays that way. again, as i talked about earlier more than 100,000 expected to be here to take part in this celebration. 18 people that won't be though the judges asked the 12 jurors and six alternates that will be a part of the sentencing phase in the dzhokhar tsarnaev bombing trial to stay away from this race. of course they began that penalty phase tomorrow here boston. a court proceeding expected to last 2 to 2 1/2 wee

coming up jay gray will dig into more of the laws. >>> five protesters were removed from the u.s. supreme court today after disrupting the proceedings. it is the second time this year they've disrupted the court to shout criticism of previous rulings on campaign finance. a similar protest happened back in january. >>> new details this afternoon in monday as shooting at the entrance to the national security agency in ft. meade, maryland. the driver who baz killwas killed ask a transgender sex worker in baltimore according to a friend. police say ricky hall was driving a stolen car and made a wrong turn into the nsa redistricted entrance, crashing into a cruiser. police opened fire. a passenger in the vehicle and a police officer were wounded. a worker at the transgender outreach program in baltimore said she saw hall sunday and she says he seemed high and seemed to be looking for a date. she says hall was friendly but very troubled. >>> a final arrest this afternoon in a bizarre shooting from late last month in dumfries dumfries. 22-year-old andre of perry of no fixed address is in

that's the latest live in boston jay gray. doreen? >> thank you jay. >>> more survivors have been reacting to that verdict online. bombing survivor karen brassard said, quote it's not something that will ever be over. you'll feel it forever. it's forever a part of our life. survivor sydney corchoran said on twitter, guilty like we all knew he would be. great jurors. today my blood runs blue and yellow. hash tag boston strong. this year's boston marathon is less than two weeks away now, set for april the 20th. >>> a u.s. soldier was killed in afghanistan today. an afghan soldier opened fire after a group of american service members in jalal abaud. one of the americans was killed, two others injured before they killed the attacker. the shooting happened in the compound of a provincial governor after a meeting between afghan leaders and a u.s. embassy official. >>> president obama left joint base andrews within the past hour, headed for jamaica. then he will go to panama for the seventh summit of the americas. secretary of state john kerr

in baltimore, i'm jay gray. now back to you. >> while protestors await answers from police a potential bombshell from the washington post. the paper's headline reads prisoner in van said freddie gray was trying to injury himself document says. that report which claims to detail police documents has not been confirmed by nbc news but the man on the other side of the metal partition in the back of the police van could not see gray but he heard bankging on the walls but there's doubts about that. jane miller spoke to msnbc's chris hayes last night. >> according to our sources by the time that prisoner is loaded into that van freddie gray was unresponsive. secondly we reported there is no medical evidence that freddie gray suffered any injury that would indicate that he injured himself by banging his head against the van wall door whatever you want to say. >> the police commissioner said a few days ago the second commissioner reported his ride was calm and quite. it was an eerie sight and the first in the history of

that is the latest live here in boston, jay gray. ack to you. >> thank you, jay. >>> a college team holding back tears today as they talked about the deadly plane crash that killed two of their staff members. the illinois state university athletics department held an emotional news conference today. their associate head basketball coach and deputy athletic director were two of the seven people killed yesterday when their small plane crashed just before landing in bloomington. >> they came to our practices and it was just like these guys are just father figures to us. >> our focus is our student athletes. our focus is the families who need us now. >> ntsb investigators are looking into how the weather and the plane's speed may have led to the crash. >>> an epa official confirms the toxic pesticide message il bromide was indeed used at a luxury caribbean rental complex where an entire family became seriously ill. that official is telling nbc news it was applied to apartments throughout the complex. methyl bromide has been banned from in

the penalty phase in this trial likely starting next week. >> jay gray. thank you, jay. >>> not wasting any time, first at 4, just a day after announcing his plans to run for the white house, what made one white house hopeful go on the defensive on national television? >>> plus, a big step forward for one of the first daughters. who's responsible for giving white house driving lessons? and why it has a lot of people talking. >>> revealed in court today about a loudoun county man accused of murdering his wife. prosecutors told the judge brawley castillo's dna was found on his wife's pillow, bed and cloejtz she was wearing on the night she died. michelle castillo was found dead in her home in march of 2014. her she and her husband were in the midst of a divorce and police say he tried to make it look like a suicide. the trial is set for july. >>> a determined criminal tried to get cash out of an atm left empty-handed but not before doing a lot of damage to that machine. check this out. the man tried to pry open the bottom half of the machine where cash is di

let's go right to jay gray in boston for the latest. g. >> reporter: good morning, deliberations not expected to last all that long here, maybe a couple of days followed by what most believe the most difficult phase in this trial. as the jury now works to determine dzhokhar tsarnaev's future those most affected by the marathon bombing are still dealing with their past. >> i literally was standing over the bomb when it went off. >> reporter: mark survived the blast and says while the trial has been difficult, it's an important part of the healing process for him and his city. >> it's emotional, especially with all the -- hearing the testimony of people whoyou became friends with in hearing their stories and their recover over again. the ones we lost those are the ones we like to try to remember. >> reporter: prosecutors want the jury to remember the words tsarnaev carved into the side of the boat where he was shot and captured. they say he wanted to send a message to his fellow jihadists. but his defense teams say the voice tsarnaev was f

jay gray has been monitoring the situation there. he joins us live from baltimore. what's it like out there today? >> reporter: i think still a very uneasy tension at this point across much of the city. lockdown in certain areas including here at city hall by not only the national guard but state and local police as well. sheriffs deputies you continue to hear sirens ring out across the city after a very violent night last night, looting, fires across much of the city in the wake of the funeral for freddie gray. his family pleading for non-violent protests here but it all turned very ugly yesterday afternoon. driven officers say, by a lot of high school age teenagers that were released from school about the time all of this started to take place. it went on well into the night. show of force, police in riot gear and national guard called in a state of emergency was delayed by the governor here in maryland. it's still in affect right now. this has become a home base for a lot of those teens that are out in the streets and what officials locally and statewide are prom

i'm jay gray. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, jay. angie? >>> right now a jury is entering its sixth day of deliberations in the aaron hernandez trial. the jury has deliberated more than 27 hours so far since it received the case last tuesday. the former nfl star facing first and second-degree murder charges in the connection of the death of 0oden lloyd. jurors have not given an indication they cannot make a decision. chuck? >>> outside we're still dealing with rain drops outside. right? this is going to be the continuing the case for the remainder of your tuesday, everybody. if you haven't found that umbrella yet, you need it for sure. maryland and i'm going out to the school in leesburg this morning. and it's going to be raining on me all afternoon long as well. down into southern maryland clinton, maryland waldorf, fredericksburg all sitting in rain drops for now and continues for the remainder of the day. umbrellas at the ready. here's the next four days. 60s tomorrow. 60s with sunshine coming back tomorrow. rain chances increase thursda

jay gray reports from baltimore. >> reporter: calm overnight in baltimore but the frustration and concerntinues following the death of freddie gray after he was severely injured in police custody. hundreds marched in support across the country, washington, d.c. boston denver minneapolis and new york where at least 60 were arrested during protests. at the center of the outbreak for many lingering questions about how and why it happened. today the washington toast is reporting information was obtained from a sealed police document quoting an unnamed prisoner who rode in a van saying he heard banging against walls and saying he believed gray was intentionally trying to injure himself. the prisoner couldn't see gray because the men were separated by a metal partition. it will be turned oaf eded over to the state's attorney but likely not the public. >> it may jeopardize the case if anyone needs to be prosecuted. >> reporter: demanding answers 11 days after gray's death. jay gray nbc news baltimore. >>> here at home philadelphia courts are closing early because of a possible protest in center

jay gray has been following the proceedings. >> reporter: the evidence for prosecutors have been overwhelming. graphic new home video from just seconds after the blast. >> you can't begin to imagine the horror of that day. >> reporter: emotional testimony that has pushed the jury the tears and images that shows america's worst nightmare, a cold-blooded killer someone they argue should be put to death. >> he committed a horrible horrible crime and did it intentionally and perhaps most importantly he feels no remorse. >> reporter: the defense will likely begin its presentation early next week neighbors, school and family friends are expected to be called to the stand during what could be two weeks of testimony. >> they're going to dlou a lot of things against the wall and hope that one of their arguments whether it be he was 19 years old, whether he was an immigrant, whether he was under the spell of ids brother whether he was spoking a lot of marijuana would resonate with just one juror. >> reporter: which is all it would take to avoid the unanimous vote necessary for the death penalty. jay gr

nbc's jay gray is live outside the courthouse with the very latest. jay? >> reporter: hey there, jessica. a very emotional day inside the courthouse courthouse, the judge addressing the jury, giving them instructions for the penalty phase here and reminding them of the consequences saying quote, it's impossible for me to overstate the of the decision in front of you. describing dzhokhar tsarnaev as untouched and unrepentant, prosecutors spoke how he should receive the death penalty displaying pictures of the injured, they said their beautiful faces are symbols and memorials. the jury also heard graphic and emotional testimony from survivors including celeste corcoran, the first witness who cried as she described the horror of the blast which took both her legs saying i remember seeing so much blood where my legs were. i remember thinking i wanted to die, that the pain was too much, that i wanted to die. and now u.s. attorneys argue tsarnaev should be put to death. hoping to spare his life his defense team is expected to begin early next week one that will

news 4's jay gray is waiting right now for clinton in des moines. jay? >> reporter: hey there, pat and jim. this is where hillary clinton wants to frame her campaign along main streets and coffee shops. the staff saying much more personal this time meeting one on one or with small groups for and asking for instead of expecting their votes. while her candidacy was never really much of a secret -- >> i'm running for president. >> reporter: -- the first few days sort of are. in a van with a handful of advisers driving overnight from her home in new york more than 1,000 miles to iowa. >> i was a huge swing state so we have a lot of pull coming to who gets elected. >> reporter: clinton has stops in small towns. no massive rallies. instead one on one meetings with voters along the way. >> we have to run a state by staid campaign and it has to be in living rooms and dining halls across the country. >> reporter: unlike 2008 when she was criticized for running a coronation instead of a campaign. a concern that for some still lingers. >> i don't think she's a shoe

nbc's jay gray is live in indianapolis where the final four is set to tip off this weekend. jay? >> reporter: hey there, doreen. yeah as you described, criticism growing tonight, lawmakers at the statehouse as well as in arkansas now rushing to find a fix to help perhaps ease the anger and attention to the issue right now. after watching the meltdown in indiana -- >> it's been a tough week here in the hoosiers week rnchsstate. >> reporter: -- in the wake of the new law. >> the issue has become divisive because our nation remains split. >> reporter: this afternoon, arkansas governor ace is hutchison looking to keep his state out of the fray sent a similar measure back to the legislature just days after saying he would sign the controversial bill. >> my position is clear. i've asked them to remedy it. i've asked them to change the current law, and i've asked them to recall it and change the language. >> reporter: the move comes after a sternly worded message from the ceo of the nation's largest retailer arkansas-based walmart calling for hutchi sorn to veto the measure and as india

i'm jay gray news 4. >> thank you, jay. >>> prince georges county expecter baker braved the rain and the chill in boston today. we are told he just crossed the finish line an hour ago. here's pictures of the twitter page before the race. this was his first marathon. he ran with police and fire cadets from the county and picked boston as an opportunity and as a symbol to stand up against terrorism after the bombings there two years ago. >>> here's doug now with a check on the weather. when's going on out there? >> guys a couple o stronger should recalls that continue on through the range and see those moving on through the rest of the night tonight. storm team 4 radar showing you where they will right now. heaviest rain rig along the river and then back towards the south. the area in yellow that's the area under the tornado watch until 10:00 although we are really not seeing much fire up right now at all. these are the only showers around the south laurel area. just to the south and east of savage. krofton with shower activity and reports of hail out there and we could see hail with t

here's nbc's jay gray from boston. >> reporter: good afternoon. within the last 30 minutes we've been advised by the federal courts here in boston there has been a verdict reached in the boston marathon bombing trial. dzhokhar tsarnaev charged with 30 count 17 includes the death penalty as a possibility. this jury deliberating over the last seven hours in the last two days and they've come to a verdict. they have questions, more procedural matter. they went back in to deliberations and midway through the day, they've come up with a verdict. wi expect to hear it any time. both the defense and prosecution has come back to the courtroom along with family members, victims, and surviveorsurvivors. the press has gathered. within the next few minutes we should hear what the verdict is. remember, if just one of those charges is guilty, a guilty verdict on one of those charges that triggers the penalty base with the life or death possibility, that's expected to take perhaps two to two and a half weeks as well. more testimony, more evidence as dzhokhar tsar

jay gray is live in des moines with the story. jay? >> reporter: hey there. she says and the team says this is a much more personal campaign framed by small towns like this cough foe shops. asking for their votes this time instead of expecting them. while her candidacy was never really much of a secret. >> i'm running for president. >> reporter: the first few days of hillary clinton's campaign sort of are. >> i'm hitting the road. >> reporter: on the road in a van with a handful of advisers driving overnight from her home in new york more than 1,000 miles to iowa. >> iowa's a huge swing state. we have a lot of pull coming to who gets elected. >> reporter: clinton has stops scheduled in small towns. no media gaggle. no massive rallies. one on one meetings with voters along the way. >> we have to run a state by state campaign and has to be in living rooms and dining halls across the country. >> reporter: unlike 2008 for criticized for running a coronation instead of a campaign a concern for some that still lingers. >> i don't think she's a shoe-in. there's over

jay gray is live in indianapolis with the latest and some breaking news. jay? >> reporter: yeah we now know that the new legislation is passed in both legislative chambers here in indiana just happening and in arkansas just a bit earlier. there is a goal from both of these lawmakers in both states rather to have this signed by the governor by tend of the day today. >> senator long? >> reporter: lawmakers in indiana are now rushing to fast track a revised religious freedom bill replacing the measure that's been at the center of criticism and controversy. >> i want to hear somebody say we made a grave mistake and we caused the state tremendous embarrassment that will take months and possibly years to repair. >> reporter: corporate and social leaders across the country rallied against the original law, concerned it would allow business owners to deny services to customers based on sexual orientation. >> change the bill! >> reporter: the backlash and threats of boycotts pushed indiana governor mike pence and legislators to mod ti fi the bill adding anti-discriminat

jay gray has been following the situation there. how is the mood jay? >> reporter: hey, there, jess. it always is after the sun dpoes down. protesters still in the streets right now. they have been throughout the day. it has been peaceful. everyone here wants to make sure it stays that way. while things do seem to be moving back toward normal remnants of the violence and the constant presence of police and the national guard are a stark reminder of what happened here and a concern and tension that lingers. >> today, children were back in school in baltimore. people were back at work and city residents were cleaning up after monday night's disturbances. we are not out of the woods yet. >> reporter: last night was the first night of a curfew in ballety baltimore. initially, there was a group that refused to leave the streets. >> we had a few people arrested last night but very little violence, very little issues. it watts 24 hours makes a heck of a difference. >> reporter: speaking of difference, for the first time in major league history, a game was play

nbc bay area's jay gray reports from baltimore. >> reporter: calm overnight in baltimore, but the frustration and concern continues following the death of freddie gray after he was severely injured in police custody. hundreds marched in support across the country, washington d.c., boston denver minneapolis. and new york where 60 were arrested. at the center of the outrage for many lingering questions about how and why it happened. today the washington post is reporting information it say was obtained from a sealed document. a man roading with grie said he heard banging against the walls of the van saying he believed gray was intentionally trying to injure himself. the post also reports that prisoner, who is still in jail couldn't see gray because the men were separated by a partition. it's information likely part of an initial investigation into gray's death turned over to the state's attorney's office today but not released to the public. >> i wanted a sense of urgency on this case to get the results out there. >> reporter: one thing police did say today, they've learned the van carrying gra

that's the latest live in boston, i'm jay gray nbc bay area news. >> all right.ou. >>> a major victory tonight for supporters of stronger lgbt rights in the workplace. it is now illegal for federal contractors to fire someone on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. president obama signed the executive order in june of last year, but it just went into effect today. the change impacts thousands of companies that employ an estimated 28 million people. >>> facing public pressure standford is about to overhaul its response to campus assault. last june students posted signs and negligence a demonstration on behalf of a student rape victim. the victim complained publicly about the fact that her alleged attacker was still allowed to the standford campus. now the task force on sexual assault is recommending expulsion for any student found guilty of sexual assault by a campus tribunal. student who complain good inconsistencies in the school's policies and approaches will also voon a streamlined response. stanford is also creating a support team to respond im

in monticello iowa i'm jay gray nbc bay area news. >> thank you, jay.o ak tich on the republican side, we mentioned marco rubio. he's hoping to become the first hispanic president. >> i would hope -- it doesn't matter how your last name is pronounced or where your parents came from or where you started out in life. if you work hard and persevere in this country, you can go as far as your talent and work will take you. >> announcing his candidacy for president and he appeared on the "today" show this morning. >>> the united states is taking a big step toward normalizing relations with cuba. president obama will officially remove the communist island from the list of state sponsored of terror. the announcement of an historic meeting between the president and president raul castro. cuba was added to the terrorism list in 1982. >>> nearly two years after the deadly crash at sfo, a hard landing put asiana airlines back in the news tonight. sparks flew when the tail of an asiana flight struck the airport in japan. investigators found an antenna caught in the

. >> nbc's jay gray has a look at how the city and survivors push forward two decades after the blastorter: this gate at the oklahoma city memorial marks the moment just after the blast. the empty chairs honor 168 lost. and the reflecting pool gives visitors a place to remember. what those who were here will never forget. >> we're still here. a little worse for wear. >> reporter: susan walton was trapped in the rubble after the explosion, one of the more than 680 injured. triage doctors did not expect her to survive. >> she had a basal skull from your broken nose and six fractures along each jawline, a ruptured spleen both legs were severely broken from the knees down. >> one lap around the track here. >> reporter: susan, like her city refused to give up or give in. >> it's been quite a journey for 20 years. >> reporter: two decades of recovery and resolve that this community and our nation now pauses to remember this weekend. keeping a promise made to the survivors and those lost. jay gray nbc bay area news, oklahoma city. >>> trapped in the cargo hold of a plane thousands of feet up

. >> jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: with a handful of delta penalty protesters gathered outside the courthouse the penalty phase begins inside with more testimony, evidence and a mixed message from families of the victims and survivors. the parents of 8-year-old martin richard who was killed in the attack want dzhokhar tsarnaev to spend the rest of his life in prison writing, now is the time to turn the page, end the anguish. heather abbott lost her leg in the blast. >> it doesn't affect me. it's not going to affect my life. >> reporter: his defense team is expected to continue to echo the message that the 19 was pulled into the plot by his older brother who they say was the master mind of the attack. >> we'll see a lot of evidence put forward by his side to show the ridiculously dysfunctional family dynamic that this young man was exposed to. >> reporter: but karen brassard permanently injured by shrapnel in the bombings writes he was grown up enough to make the decision to know what was going to happen to people. she supports the government's push for the death penalty. >> if

jay gray is live with the new details for us in baltimore. jay? >> reporter: hey there, jim, pat. they turned the results over a day earlier than expected, but what police haven't done to this point, answered the question so many are asking here right now how did freddie gray die? there is new information and questions tonight in the death of freddie gray, the 25-year-old who was severely injured and later died after being apprehended by baltimore police. today investigators revealed the transport van gray was riding in made a previously unknown stop the day he was arrested. >> this new stop has been -- was discovered from a privately owned camera rnchtsz. >> reporter: this's the only information public shared publicly after turning over the results to the investigation to the state's attorney. >> make sure we look and overturn every rock is more important than just coming forth and giving a document. >> reporter: still we are learning new details in this case. a charging document obtained by nbc news indicates after fleeing from officers gray was apprehended without force, taken

nbc's jay gray joins us with the latest. jay? >> reporter: good evening. the weather here has frankly been brutal. cold winds and rain that did not stop the runners as you talk about or the fans who for two years refused to give up or give in. the marathon is a grueling 26.2 miles. runners battling the elements and exhaustion to reach the finish line. a spot that's now sacred ground for boston. the starting point two years ago for a race toward recovery. forced on this city by an attack that killed three. and injured more than 260. 25 who returned to the course this morning. >> the main goal of this group is to unite all the survivors in their goal to cross the finish line. together. >> reporter: together is how this community continues to move forward. one step at a time. on a difficult and emotional journey that includes the penalty phase in the trial of convicted marathon bomber tsarnaev beginning here tomorrow. but today is marathon monday. patriots' day. tens of thousands ignoring the wind and bitter wind to make sure this defines them. >> boston stro

jay gray nbc bay area news baltimore. >> this may be the video of the day. it was shot by the abc affiliate in baltimore. that is a woman reacting strongly after spotting a young man wearing a mask throwing a rock at police presumably they are mother and son. she dragged him away toward her car giving him an earful the whole way. baltimore police commissioner praised her saying he wished more parents would take charge of their kids. >>> the story continues to develop. you can get more information on nbcbayarea.com. >>> up next at 11 cloix,:00, a fiery wreck ties up the commute. >>> the pictures on the big island of hawaii to prove the situation is getting worse. >>> socked in with fog on the golden gate bridge. that will fog will clear and a nice sunny day coming your way. temperatures will soar back to summertime levels. your full microclimate forecast in just moments. kilauea. kilauea. >>> let's take you back to downtown san jose where the breaking news is developing. our chopper over the scene. a suspicious package was discovered on the sixth floor of an

the boston marathon begins hours from now and nbc's jay gray is telling us how runners and police areng ready. good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, eun. we have seen a few of the runners getting ready, an hour and a half before the start of the race for the elite runners. the rest will start later than that. the race each year on patriots day is a core of what makes boston boston. this community very determined to that -- to make sure that remains the case here and to ice out in force. a lot you can't see. some you can, and they're sure this race will go off without a hitch. more than 100,000 fans and runners expected. shown a rainy day. the rain is expected to start in the next couple of hours and move throughout the day. a lot of people are very excited about what's to come. eun? >> jay gray live in boston thank you. >>> and some of your friends and co-workers might be in boston right now for the race. political leaders are as well. take a look. this is prince george's county executive baker with his race number. he tweeted this we've got this. because he is running

jay gray shows how the survivors have pushed forward in the last two decades. >> reporter: this gatethe oklahoma city memorial marks the most just after the blast, the empty chairs honor 168 lost. and the reflecting pool gives visitors a place to remember. what those who were here will never forget. >> we're still here a little worse for wear. >> reporter: susan walton was trapped in the rubble after the explosion. one of the more than 680 injured. triage doctors didn't expect her to survive. >> she had a basal skull fracture broken nose six fractures along each jawline, a ruptured spleen both legs were severely broken from the knees down. >> reporter: but susan -- >> my goal is to make it one lap around the track here. >> reporter: -- like her city refused to give up or give in. >> it's been quite a journey for 20 years. >> reporter: two decades of recovery and resolve that this community and our nation now pauses to remember this weekend. keeping a promise made to the survivors and those lost. jay gray nbc news oklahoma city. >> good for her. >>> an important health alert for paren

. >>> we could see major developments today jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: good morning. lawmakers this both states working well into the night trying to find some kind of compromise.both states working well into the night trying to find some kind of compromise. there were reports that they have reached an agreement here in then. p we should find out more a little later this morning. the bottom line is what these lawmakers have been doing is rewriting portions of the legislation, removing others trying to make sure that it doesn't open the door to discrimination. they have said in both states that was never the intent of the legislation. now they are working to make that clear. they want to get it done as you talk about before the easter break here which starts tomorrow and before the tipoff of the final four men's ncaa basketball championship being hosted here in indianapolis. in arkansas five days to get this done. if the bill sits, it won't become dormant instead it automatically becomes law. so she want to get that done as well an could before this weekend have some n

jay gray reports arkansas passed a similar law that's causing contention. contention. >> reporter: after watching the meltdown in indiana -- >> it's baneen a tough week. >> reporter: filled with criticism and boycott over the religious freedom restoration law. >> the issue is divisive because our nation is split. >> reporter: afternoon arkansas governor asa hutchson looking to keep his state out of the fray sent a similarlegislature. >> i asked them to remedy it. i asked them to change the current law and i've asked them to recall it and change the language on it. >> reporter: the move comes after a sternly worded message from the ceo of the nation's largest retailer arkansas-based walmart calling for hutchinson so veto the members. >> this bill is completely flawed. >> reporter: now scrambling to modify their new religious freedom act. >> i want to make it clear in the rifa law, it does not businesses a right to deny services to anyone. >> reporter: clarity he hopes to achieve by removing and rewording parts of the current measure to make sure business own

jay gray nbc 10 news. >>> and closing arguments are under way in the murder trial of former new englandapped up their case yesterday after calling just three witnesses. hernandez is on trial for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd. >>> and carbon monoxide may have killed eight people inside a home in maryland yesterday. a co-worker called police after a man failed to show up for work. police found the man and his seven children dead inside their home. the kids ranging in age from 6 to 16. relatives say the family was using a generator after the power company cut off their electricity. >>> now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> and you may need to use some electricity tomorrow and thursday in the form of heating for your home because it is going to be pretty cold. we got a wet week around here. not going to be raining the entire time. there will be some rain each day probably. a huge temperature drop is on the way. and weekend going to be different than what we're seeing the rest of the week. well, we have got cloudy skies now over philadel

jay gray reports from boston. >> good evening, jim, good evening, renee. the weather here has been just brutal. cold winds and rain falling. but that didn't stop the runners or the fans who for two years have refused to give up or give in. the marathon is a grueling 26.2 miles, runners battling the elements and exhaustion to reach the finish line. a spot that's now sacred ground for boston. the starting point two years ago. for a race toward recovery. forced on this city by an attack that killed three. and injured more than 260. 25 who returned to the course this morning. >> the main goal of this group is to unite all the survivors in their goal to cross the finish line. >> together is how this community continues to move forward one step at a time on a difficult and emotional journey that includes the penalty phase in the trial of convicted marathon bomber dzhoknar tsarnaev, which begins later today. tens of thousands ignoring the rain and bitter wind to make sure this and not the attack is what defines them. >> we're boston strong and the city's amazing,

nbc's jay gray is in tiny monticello iowa with the details. >> reporter: if the idea was to start low-key, hillary clinton picked the perfect place. in the middle of iowa farm country, a tiny kirkwood community college, where she is launching her presidential campaign and what she calls a listening tour. a grass-roots effort to reach out to voters in smaller, more personal settings. >> we have to run a state by state campaign. it has to be in living rooms and dining halls across the country. >> reporter: looking to build a coalition of women, latinos, african-americans and millennials, a formula that carried barack obama to the white house and essentially swept her out of the race eight years ago, a rebranding effort that even supporters admit will be difficult. >> she'll have a challenge on her hands, i think. >> reporter: the challenge from republican hopefuls is growing. senator marco rubio began his run for the white house yesterday by taking a swipe at the former secretary of state. >> a leader from yesterday. began a campaign for president by promising to take us back to yesterday.

jay gray nbc 10 news. >> announcer: now, your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bell henley >> we're on track for the nicest warmest day of the year. first time this year we'll be in the 70s. we're not there yet but warming up. we will not see showers but it changes tomorrow. there's a possibility we'll see april showers for most of the week. with it will come colder temperatures, around midweek we'll see the temperatures come way down. right now they are warming. 55 degrees in reading. philadelphia high clouds 58 brilliant sunshine for wilmington up to 59 degrees. for the first time in months we're seeing some water on the lake as the snow and ice recedes. look at that bright sunshine. nice warm-up even in the mountains. 55 at trenton, pottstown, coatesville and wilmington are in the 50s, not for much longer. already up to 59 in westown, chads fort is 59. some of the chillier temperatures this morning are easing quickly, coatesville reporting 61 degrees and climbing with sunshine. dry conditions today. but don't get used to it. tomorrow this is what we're dealing with. look

nbc's jay gray is live outside the courtroom to explain for us. jay? >> reporter: good evening, jessica. as prosecutors talked to the jury for the last time during this phase of the trial, they said that dzhokhar tsarnaev wanted to quote punish america. well his defense team said if it were not for his brother, the bombing would have never happened. the closing message from prosecutors was powerful and direct, telling juror, quote, the defendant brought terrorism to backyards and main street and calling the marathon bombing a kingwooded attack to maximize the terror. the government included graphic video of the blast near the marathon finish line and disturbing pictures of the victims. and u.s. attorneys detailed dzhokhar tsarnaev's actions captured in photographs and from surveillance video from the scene. they show him placing a bomb just behind a group of children targets prosecutors say were chosen to quote, awaken the mujahedeen and the holy warriors. these children weren't innocent to him. they were american. the defense began closing arguments m

. >> jay gray joins us live from iowa with the latest today. jay? >> reporter: hey there, jim, pat.says most know hillary clinton clinton's record secretary of state, senator, first lady. their goal is to make it more personal in this campaign. if the idea was to start low-key, well, hillary clinton picked the perfect place. sitting down with students and teachers for an education forum at tiny kirkwood community college in the middle of iowa farm country. >> i'm running for president because i think that americans and their families need a champion. and i want to be that champion. >> reporter: this is the first stop on her newly announced but widely expected second presidential campaign which includes a new grass roots strategy, meeting with voters one-on-one or in small group like she has in coffee shops and gas stations as she drove more than 1,000 miles to iowa from her home in new york. a trip targeting middle class voters, the group that swept her out of the race and barack obama into the white house almost eight years ago. >> there's something wrong when hedge fund managers p

jay gray, nbc news, baltimore. >>> now to the big question how did things get to this point? troy johnson is here with some new reaction today. troy your listeners are watching the developments. what are they saying this evening? >> there's lots of concern for the well-being of folks in that community. people that live in the washington area we're talking about right down the road. it's not a century away. there are people that have family members and friends in baltimore and of course they're concerned about what's going on there. they also have a concern and they want peace, but more than that they want change. they say keep on protesting keep raising your voices. they want people to go on beyond this unrest. i also had the opportunity to speak with dr. brown of pleasant home baptist church in baltimore. he is echoing that message. he says this situation is much bigger than what you've been seeing over the last few days. >> people are watching and seeing on the news a sensational sight of helicopters, police everywhere in baltimore. it looks like an occupied city an occupie

. >> jay gray joins us live from washington where many believe the most difficult part of the trial will come after the verdict. jay? >> reporter: absolutely jim, pat, good to talk to you. we know they're done for the day, closing arguments are done no deliberation today. that will gebegin in the morning. prosecutors said that dzhokhar tsarnaev quote, wanted to harm america while his defense team said that if not for his broth they are bombing may have never happened. the closing message from prosecutors was powerful and direct telling jurors "the defendant brought terrorism to back yards and main street" and calling the marathon bombing a coordinated attack to maximize the terror. the government included graphic video of the blast near the marathon finish line and disturbing pictures of the victims. u.s. attorneys detailed dzhokhar tsarnaev's actions captured in photographs and on surveillance video from the scene including images they say show him placing the bomb just behind a group of children targets, prosecutors said chosen to "awake the mujahideen and the holy warriors. these chil

nbc 10 national correspondent jay gray reports from indianapolis where the firestorm was first sparkedr: lawmakers in indiana are now rushing to fast track a revised religious freedom bill replacing the measure that's been at the center of criticism and controversy. >> i want to hear somebody=" say we've made a grave mistake and we caused the state tremendous embarrassment that will take months and possibly years to repair. >> reporter: corporate and social leaders across the country rallied against the original law concerned it would allow business owners to deny service to customers. the threats of b77z eÑ pushed republican legislators to modify the bill adding anti-discrimination safeguards something they initially insisted they would not do. the ncaa based in indianapolis and preparing to tip off the men's final four this weekend applauded the move after criticizing the original measure. >> we hope they can resolve it quickly not just because of this event, but because it's an important issue to get the law fast. >> reporter: but not everyone is happy with the changes. angie's list

that's the latest live in baltimore, jay gray doreen back to you. >> thank you, jay. many of you may remember that baltimore was the scene of major riot rioting in 1968 after the death of dr. martin luther king jr. we've posted two maps on our website that compare where those 1968 riots happened and where this week's unrest erupted. >>> today the environmental protection agency disclosed several cases involving employees caught watching pornography on the job. internal investigators at the epa say that one worker admitted to looking at porn on his work computer for as many as six hours a day for several years. that person resigned last week. another employee's misconduct came to light after a child caught him looking at porn on "take your daughters and sons to work" day. agency i.t. workers caught a third employee trying to erase child pornography from his work laptop. that man resigned in 2013 and is now serving a 30-month sentence in prison. >>> terrible new video tonight showing the dramatic moment a powerful earthquake shook nepal. it comes from the camera of a to

jay gray, nbc news. >>> news4 at 5:00 starts now with pat and wendy. >>> new information at 5:00 in thatg rampage that ended in a hail of gunfire in one of db's trendiest corridors. >> tonight we know who the suspect is. police say 48-year-old ronald anderson kidnapped a woman and killed a census bureau security guard last night. >> that woman escaped and anderson took off, exchanging shots with officers several times until he was taken down in a shoot-out at h and 11th streets in northeast. >> we just obtained new documents that show anderson was supposed to appear in court today accused of assaulting his girlfriend back in february. >> also new tonight, our first look at the innocent man who was killed. 59-year-old lawrence buckner. he was the guard at the census bureau and he is leaving behind a wife children and grandchildren. >> we have live team coverage right now getting the answers to the big questions that remain in this case. er starting with jackie bensen and breaking information about the accused shooter. jackie? >> reporter: pat, we've just learned something and it adds to t

nbc's jay gray has more from boston. looip there. the 119th boston marathon now underway. a bit of rain falling in boston now. that was expected. it's not really slowing down the runners or the spectator here. 30,000 runners in the race more than 100,000 fans expected to line the course and be a part of the celebration here in downtown. as always people will tell you the race is at the core of what boston is about. things have gonele two this point. the race will continue throughout the day and into the afternoon. strong police presence as you would expect. no threats leading into the race, that's the good news. officers say they're very confident that today is going to go off without any serious problems. comes on the eve of the continuation of the dzhokhar tsarnaev trial. of course, he's been found guilty for his part in the marathon bombing two years ago. the penalty phase start tomorrow. for that reason the judge in the case has asked the 12 jurors and six alternates to stay away from the race. stay away from the celebration here in boston because they'll be back in th

jay gray takes a look at how the city and survivors have pushed forward in the two decades since the blast. >> reporter: this gate at the oklahoma city memorial marks the moment just after the blast. the empty chairs honor 168 lost and the reflecting pool gives visitors a place to remember. what those who were here will never forget. >> we're still here. >> susan was trapped in the rubble after the explosion. one of the more than 680 injured. doctors didn't expect her to survive. >> she had a nasal skull fracture broken nose and six fractures along each jaw line a ruptured spleen both legs were severely broken from the knees down. >> but susan -- >> my goal is to make it one lap around the track here. >> like her city refused to give up or give in. >> it's been quite a journey for 20 years. >> two decades of recovery and resolve that this community and our nation now pauses to remember this weekend. keeping a promise made to the survivors and those lost. jay gray, nbc news, oklahoma city. >>> be sure to watch "nbc nightly news" tonight and this weekend for complete coverage of the ok

jay gray has been following the tsarnaev trial. >> reporter: the strategy for tsarnaev's defense team will likely center on trying to human humanize the man the prosecutors have described as a ruthless cold-blooded murderer. >> the defense has an incredibly difficult job to do because they have a very difficult client who has shown absolutely no remorse for his crimes. so they're in a very very tough position. >> reporter: several of tsarnaev's relatives traveled from russia to boston late loost week and there's speculation they could testify along with neighbors and friends as his lel team works to paint a picture of a troubled young man from a broken family influenced and ultimately pulled into the plot by his older brother tamerlan. >> they will throw a lot of things against the wall and hope that one of their arguments, whether it be he was 19 years old, whether he was an immigrant, whether he was under the spell of his brother, whether he was smoking a lot of marijuana would resonate with just one juror. >> reporter: which is all the defense needs to avoid the unanimous vote nece