kerry sanders, nbc news. >> later in this broadcast, we'll take you to jessica lynch's hometown in west virginia. >> now to the historic story of private first class jessica lynch, the p.o.w. rescued earlier this week. according to "the washington post," she fought fiercely before she was captured, even after she was shot in an ambush and some of her comrades died around her, she kept firing until she ran out of ammunition. one official describes her as fighting to the death. dawn, good morning to you. >> reporter: lynch is certainly the most celebrated patient here. lynch, and 14 members disappeared after being ambushed. military officials say she fought, even while hurt, until she ran out of ammunition. >> it was the first rescue of an american prisoner of war since world war ii. and she was a hero. there was even talk of giving jessica lynch the medal of honor. members of congress from her home state of west virginia put her up for the medal of honor, the military's highest honor because of her heroism. she was a mega watt hero. she was brought home safe. her rescue was all captured

joining me now, nbc's kerry sanders. the police began releasing search warrants in the case, what do they reveal? >> this is the second day of release of the search warrants. they did it yesterday morning and again this morning. i think perhaps what is most interesting is, remember, the wife here, leann, has not been charged with any crime. but in the criminal affidavits which were part of the search warrants, it said the husband's researched through the internet child deaths inside vehicles and what temperature it needs to be for that to occur. justin stated that he was fearful that this could happen. it also says that the wife indeed had looked for similar sorts of information. now, he is charged with the warrants that have been released, among other things, with murder. but what really is sort of shifting the attention is, the suggestion -- because nobody's really talking, it's just inside these papers, that somehow if he's charged with murder, that she may actually be complicit in some form or another. remember, the

no offense, but we sent kerry sanders for a backstage pass. >> reporter: it was a dog show like nonentest. >> reporter: these pooches are hideous. >> i'm trying to look through the dread locks. >> this one looks like a tasmanian devil. they competed in the dog eat dog world of best in show. one adorable crowd favorite, a chinese crested from los angeles. >> she's beautiful. >> reporter: you say she's beautiful, but you want her to win the ugliest dog contest? >> yes. >> reporter: most come from this. >> competition. >> he's fuzzy, ugly adorable. >> i think it's so ugly it's cute. >> reporter: with the paparazzi at the ready. >> the world's ugliest dog is, peanut. >> peanut with a face that could scare other dogs off the back of a meat wagon. his story is touching because he was abused bay previous owner. >> today, she's the prettiest dog in the ugliest contest. >> exactly. exactly. >> this is sweet pea who won in the ugliest dog in the pedigree category. unfortunately, this is not one of those contests where the dog resembles somebody you know, right? >> right. >> reporter: every dog

here's kerry sanders. ♪ >> reporter: hundreds gathered to remember dr. maya angelou.elebrated national treasure, who as a child was raped and for five years did not speak. >> the loss i feel, i cannot describe. >> reporter: but at wake forest university, where she was a long-time professor, the one time mute was memorialed in dea death by the powerful words she did speak. >> i'll fly away, when i die. hallelujah, i will fly. >> i was a devoted student of maya angelous. learning up to our very last conversation the sunday before she died. >> she touched people all across the globe. including a young white woman from kansas who named her daughter after maya and raised her son to be the first black president of the united states. >> reporter: former president bill clinton was born 25 miles from stamps, arkansas, where angelou's book "i know why the caged bird sings" was set. >> i knew the people she was talking about. the problems she was talking about. >> reporter: her son chose his own melody of words. >> there is no mourning. we have added to the population of angels.

nbc's kerry sanders has more. >> reporter: who could have guessed crowds in chicago, los angeles, even watching the big game on the big screen from the swimming pool on miami beach. some bosses this week shut down work for two hours to let employees watch. it says something, but what? >> people are watching it in record numbers. kids are playing it in record numbers. soccer is here. america is a soccer nation. >> the growth is there. the interest is there. everybody wants to be a part of major league soccer. >> reporter: but we've heard that before. >> now soccer. previously thought to be european -- >> reporter: in the 1970s, the world's best player, pele, joined the north american soccer league, initially huge crowds. >> soccer in the united states is attracting young families. many from the suburbs. >> reporter: eventually that league failed. >> this is a world cup -- >> reporter: in 1994, the u.s. hosted the world cup. and again there was talk soccer would take off. today, there are 16 north american cities with major league soccer franchises. orlando, new york and atlanta are also

nbc's kerry sanders is in miami. kerry, good morning. >> well good morning, matt.bigger cities, around the world really, when you need a cab you just sort of assume the stance like this and hail a cab. but increasingly, it's getting a lot easier with your phone. you just click on a ride-sharing app like this, push a button and you get a car within minutes. the question, of course, now is -- is this legal? with the simple click of an app -- a driver in a private car gets an alert and within minutes, your ride arrives. but in many cities across the country, some regulators are saying apps like lift, uber and side car are illegal. >> we just can't have folks coming in and just operating, setting up shop. because the question becomes where does it stop? >> in miami last week, police confiscated and impounded some drivers' cars, maria kristina was caught and fined. >> i got two tickets. >> for how much? >> $1,000 each. >> so total $2,000? >> $2,000, exactly. >> you now know this is illegal? >> yes, but i hope it's going to be legal soon. >> in her case, lyft is paying t

for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news. >>> two weeks after she went home from the hospital, a wisconsinfamily while protecting our identity released a photo of the thank you card. prosecutors say two 12-year-old victims stabbed the victim to please a fictional online character called slender man. >>> perhaps you're feeding your child cereal this morning. could they be getting too much of something? according to the environmental working group, a health research organization, food manufacturers are using high fortification levels to make their products appear more nutritious. but the group says that could be putting your kids at risk. >>> while other companies have tinkered with the idea, a russian company now claims it is the first to make regular pizza deliveries by drone. however, there is is string attached. once it reaches the right address, the customer is then called to come out and the pizza is less than lowered by a wire that is to prevent anyone from stealing the drone or the pizza. looks like it's a success. >>> 8:07 right now. let's get another check of the weather with dylan

for "today," kerry sanders, nbc news, miami. >> dunn dunn dunn.hen she was only 7 years old. now 20, madison stewart has dedicated the last six years of her life fighting to protect sharks. she's just completed her debut documentary. it's called shark girl. good to see you, good morning. >> good morning. >> we'll talk about your documentary in a second, but why don't we just put a little exclamation point on what we just saw. what do yappeou thid to that ten-foot great white? >> whatever it was, i know i want to dive with it. >> you really want to see it? >> yes. dyou think there is suc s supredator sh ldn' i bf there was. there has been in the past, but they're extinct now, that we know of. the thing is, i think it's a good example of what the media does with sharks. sharks get eaten by other sharks. it could have been a bigger shark or a super mystery predator. >> so you brought up the media. why do you think the media in particular is so fascinated by sharks? >> we love to havemonsters. and sharks fit that description perfectly. the only time w

first, we turn to kerry sanders who's done investigating of the soccer mania.xpert on this one this morning my friend. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the question is, what we are going through right now with all this excitement, will it translate after the world cup is over? there's a lot of big money that says yes. in fact, the owner of the atlanta falcons here bought a franchise for a professional soccer team. there's a lot of money behind this belief that what we are seeing with all this excitement is a sign that this country is, indeed, ready for professional soccer. who could have guessed crowds in chicago, los angeles, even watching the big game on the big screen from the swimming pool on miami beach. some bosses this week shut down work for two hours to let employees watch. it says something, but what? >> people are watching in record numbers. kids are playing in record numbers. the rest of the world can't be wrong. soccer is here. america is a soccer nation. >> the growth is there. the interest is there. everybody wants to be a part of major league s

here's kerry sanders. >> reporter: it wasn't supposed to be like this.ing from florida state university two years ago. despite her bachelors degree in biology and a minor in chemistry, she's been unable to find a job as a marine biologist. >> i have three part-time jobs. but it's a sad fact when i know i could be making the same money babysitting. >> reporter: living in her childhood bedroom, it turns out samantha is part of a growing trend. according to a piece in "new york times" magazine, one in five people in their 20s and 30s are currently living with their parents. tough economic times and fewer jobs. a generation ago, only one in ten young adults moved back home. >> it might have been a sign in the past that you were a loser, that you had failed. i think now it is often a sign you're being smart. >> everyone that doesn't know me, i have two great roommates, i also call them mom and dad. >> reporter: but there are restrictions that come with being -- >> you're with mom and dad. there's rules. >> reporter: annie has been living back home for five ye

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nbc's kerry sanders is in katy, texas. eporter: good morning, savannah. if you are 18 years old or older here in texas, it is legal to carry a long barrelled rifle, a shotgun, as long as you're carrying it openly in a nonthreatening way. but when a group of gun enthusiasts and activists began carrying their long guns into places like restaurants and stores, it started a debate that's raging like a texas prairie fire. >> going to do a little open carry at chili's, guys. >> reporter: you might say it's hit texas with a bang. people suddenly showing up at restaurants with rifles. and at stores with military-style semiautomatics. all to make the point that in texas, this is perfectly legal. they also hope to persuade lawmakers here to support legislation that would allow holstered handguns to be carried openly. >> we want to make sure that gun rights is the number one issue when it comes to legislation. >> reporter: but for many, it's not legality, it's the reality. of men and women openly armed in public. >> you can't yell fir

kerry sanders has more on that. >> reporter: they say there's no crying in baseball.but apparently there's no biting in soccer. one of the players appeared to gnaw on his competitor. >> looks like a little bite here. >> reporter: giorgio chiellini even pulled down his shirt to show it. if it was psychological warfare, it may have worked. uruguay eliminated italy. it seems everywhere you go these days, indoors or out, if there's a big screen or a small screen or any screen -- >> and we'll be watching on the international space station. >> reporter: -- chances are the world cup is on. a record 24.7 million americans watched team usa tie portugal on sunday. that's more than watched the last game of this year's nba finals. soccer is the most popular sport in the world, so why all of a sudden do people around the world think america is now watching the world cup? >> americans love entertainment. >> because america is becoming more multicultural. we are one nation. >> very simple. red, white, and blue. >> reporter: cobie jones says people are now discovering a game that nev

it's no longer a question of if people will watch the game, but where, and nbc's kerry sanders alreadyd morning. i'm at the office where i have, of course, team usa paraphernalia, check. and fortunately, because i work at nbc news, we've got a lot of tvs in the office. so, no way, no how am i going to miss, along with a whole lot of other people, miss watching team usa's destiny. across the nation, technicians are setting up and tweaking the tvs. at chicago's grant park, they expanded today's viewing party after more than 20,000 people crammed in on sunday to cheer team usa. in los angeles, anxious fans began staking out their seats wednesday. >> i'll sit in the front row right there. >> reporter: but what if you're at work? at offices like pipeline in miami, the plan is don't fight it. >> i think it's a good opportunity for bosses to ness productivity. and for those bosses who think not here? you don't want anybody to know who you are because? >> because my boss can't know that i will be watching the game at work. >> reporter: no tv? no problem. >> i'm going to be watching on my compu

nbc's kerry sanders is in miami. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, matt.er cities around the world really, when you need a cab you sort of assume the stance and hail a cab. but increasingly it's getting a lot easier with your phone. you just click on a ride sharing app like this, push a button and we get a car within minutes. the question of course now is, is this legal. with the simple click of an app, a driver in a private car gets an alert and within minutes your ride arrives. >> you're my ride. >> reporter: but in many cities across the country, some regulators are saying apps like lift, u ber and side car are illegal. >> we just can't have folks coming in and just operating, just setting up shop because the question becomes where does it stop. >> reporter: in miami last week, police confiscated and impounded some cars. maria was caught and fined. >> i got two tickets. >> reporter: for how much. >> $1,000 each one. >> reporter: so total 2,000 dollars? so you now know this is illegal? >> yes. but i hope this is going to be legalized soon. >> reporter: i

. >> there you go, showing some skills, kerry sanders. >> peter in for natalie, a lucky lady on her wayo the world cup. >> a tough assignment for both of us. john boehner says he's thinking of suing president obama. boehner is accusing the president of exceeding his constitutional authority when it comes to administering the laws that congress passes. boehner has often accused obama of picking and choosing what laws to enforce, sometimes by issuing executive orders. >>> survivors of april's south korean ferry disaster returned to their high school today. 70 students were greeted by parents of the students that did not make it. 300 died or still missing. one of the survivors addressed students, parents and teachers before classes began and said all they could do for their lost loved ones was to honor their memories. >>> ntsb says pilots are to blame for the crash of asiana flight, that struck a sea wall on approach to san francisco international airport. it skidded off the runway then burst into flames. investigators found that the pilots relied too much on the plane's automated systems

kerry sanders has his viewing spot picked out. good morning to you. where are you?fortunately because i work at nbc news, we have a lot of tvs in the office. no way, no how many i going to miss, along with a whole lot of other people, miss watching team usa's destiny. across the nation, technicians are setting up atweaking the tv. in chicago, they expanded today's viewing party after more than 20,000 people crammed in on sunday to cheer team usa. in los angeles, anxious fans began staking out their seats wednesday. >> i was sitting in the front row right there. >> reporter: what if you were at work like this in mam? the plan is don't fight it. >> i think it's a good idea for bosses to engender a little good will. >> reporter: it's estimated it will cost american businesses $390 million in lost productivity. for those bosses who think, not hear? >> you don't want anybody to know who you are because? >> because the boss can't know that i will be watching the game at work. >> reporter: no tv, no problem. >> i'll be watching it at my computer. >> reporter: he's worried,