lynn? >> brian mooar for us in washington. thank you. >>> well, the final coroner's report is providing new details this morning on whitney houston's death last february. houston drowned accidentally in about a foot of very hot water in a bathtub in a beverly hills hotel. due to the effects of cocaine and heart disease. the report says she had cocaine in her system and a white powder nearby. detectives also found a rolled up piece of paper, a small spoon and a mirror, all items commonly used with cocaine. the report revealed that houston had a perforated nose filled with a bloody discharge indicating substance abuse. >> now here's an early look at some of your top headlines in america. newly released surveillance video shows a former colorado sheriff caught offering drugs in exchange for sex. pat sullivan can be seen tossing a bag of methamphetamine to an undercover agent. moments later officers busted and arrested sullivan who pleaded guilty this week to drug possession and solicitation charges. >>> in pennsylvania a historic

i'm lynn berry. here is some of the stories making the headlines this morning. nine miners have been rescued after six days trapped in an abandoned copper mine. they were able to walk out through a tunnel that rescuers had reinforced. >>> the state legislature in connecticut voted to repeal the death penalty. the governor is expected to sign the law making connecticut the 17th state in the u.s. to end capital punishment. >>> in california, convicted mass murderer charles manson was denied parole for the 12th time. the 77-year-old will not be eligible for parole again for 15 years, when he will be about 92 years old. >>> in argentina, this is amazing a mother said she fell to her knees in shock after finding her baby alive in a coffin in the morgue, 12 hours after she was declared dead. the baby girl was born three months premature, doctors thought she was stillborn, the mother insisted on seeing her, to her surprise, in fact shock, the baby was alive. and that little girl is now improving. they're ca

monsignor william lynn, who oversaw priests in the archdiocese from 1992 to 2004, is the first high-ranking catholic official facing criminal charges in conjunction with the sex abuse crisis. lynn claims he did report suspected priests to his superior at the time, cardinal anthony bevilacqua. bevilacqua died in january. lynn's trial is expected to last for months. >>> several religious leaders are calling for a thorough investigation into the killing of unarmed florida teenager trayvon martin, who was shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer last month. many said the case is a civil rights issue and others expressed outrage at what they described as law enforcement's failure to act quickly. at african-american and other congregations around the country, pastors and church-goers wore hooded sweatshirts -- hoodies -- to

lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thanks so much. >>> president obama says oil speculators are driving up the price of gasoline and he wants congress to approve a new plan to crack down on the practice. the president wants lawmakers to give more power to government regulators to stop price manipulation by oil market spekt laters. nbc's steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: it's an election year move by president obama. fuel prices are dropping a bit but still average close to $4. and republicans are still blaming the president. >> no matter how obama spins it, gas costs too much. >> reporter: the president in part blamed illegal pricing. >> speculators artificially manipulate markets by buying up oil, creating the perception of a shortage and driving prices higher only to flip the oil for a quick profit. >> reporter: he wants tougher penalties, more oil cops on the beat and higher tech tools to track fuel prices and demanded congress go along. >> the emotimotion is not agree >> reporter: since three weeks ago republ

i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >>> we begin with breaking news. the man accused of shooting trayvon martin is a free man after posting $150,000 bail. no word on where he's going. it's being kept secret for his safety. a live report coming up in mints. >>> good morning, everyone, thanks for joining us, i'm angie goff in for eun yang. >> and i'm in for aaron gilchrist. they both have the day off. welcome to "news4 today" on this wet and chilly april 23. we have a lot going on including breaking news on the roads. the outer loop of the beltway in silver spring is closed due to a serious accident. >> it happened between colesville road and georgia avenue. we want to check in with matt to find out the latest. a real mess, matt. >> reporter: at this point, everything remains shut down on the outer loop. it is past colesville road, 29, a double tractor-trailer there. it looks like this is going to be with us for a while. you can jump off on

i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we had a good soaking rain on sunday. we will jump back into the winter theme on this monday. we still have some light rain into the western suburbs. the heavy rain is gone. drizzle and light rain showers expected and maybe some snow flakes expected this afternoon. 39 in westminster. it is breezy sold feels even colder than that. off and on rain or snow showers. >> what? >> high temperatures only in the 40's. i said snow showers. >> that is the story. 43 degrees on tv hill. >> the man charged with killing trayvon martin is out of jail this morning. details on his bail. >> to brothers are said to go on trial for the beating of a teenager. >> hearings on the secret service prostitution scandal. >> there is an accident in bel air. air. we will check on the major [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned

brian, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. attorney general holder says he will respond appropriately to the appeals court judge jerry smith who gives the justice department till noon to put in writing its position on the powers of court to strike down laws. that is a response to something president obama said on monday. he said if the supreme court strikes down his health care law, it would be unprecedented for unelected judges to strike down a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected congress. of course, republicans are.ing out that the court has done that before. 169 times, in fact, and the white house is dialing back on the president's rhetoric, but judge smith, not so much. the judges standing by his order making some conservatives uneasy. they believe this may be unintentionally making a point about activist judges. lynn. >> brian mooar from washington, thank you. >>> well, the final coroner's report is providing new details this morning on whitney houston's death last february. houston drowne

lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> a controversial supreme court decision authorizing strip searches for anyone placed under arrest has critics crying foul. justice anthony kennedy sided with the high courts conservatives in a 5-4 ruling against a new jersey man who was strip searched twice after being arrested for a fine he had already paid. critics call strip searching for offenses as minor as unpaid parking tickets or illegal u-turns, unacceptable violation of privacy. >>> president obama took a swing at the supreme court over its historic consideration of a nation's new health care law. the speaking yesterday, the president ramped up his rhetoric issuing a rare direct challenge to the high court to upheld what many consider to be the signature achievement of his administration, referring to a public perception of judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint on the bench, the president expressed confidence the unelected group of nine would not overturn a, quote, constitutional law passed by a dem

i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today your nbc station. >>> artists and architects take over germany in a six-day light extravaganza. it comes to the city only every two years, where art takes over the streets of frankfurt in an industrial light showcase. train stations and city hall are transformed into a futuristic metropolitan area. over 10,000 visitors are expected to join for both interactive and decorative displays. pretty nice there. >>> chess masters in china play with some heavy-duty pawns. 32 cars served as the pieces in a larger-than-life chinese chess game. playing on a giant board drawn on the ground, two competitors dressed as ancient soldiers directed the cars into position. after about 90 minutes of play, the match ended in a draw. >>> finally, in india, an unlikely friendship is winning the hearts of locals. a stray dog and a monkey have turned a local hospital's yard into their personal playground. usually rivals, the two animals are seen as an

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with spring snow. winter is making a comeback as a powerful nor'easter, bringing snow to parts of the country as well as heavy rain and the danger of flooding. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with the bee tails on this latest historic weather. bill, good morning. now we know where summer went -- or where winter went. i thought summer was coming. >> the crazy thing some of these areas saw snow in october, near halloween. they are now dealing with a snowstorm after being 80 to 90 degrees in the month of march. the storm located over northern new jersey. we have the much-needed rain the east coast desperately need because of drought conditions. the snow is the big story, the leaves are on the trees. we're concerned about power outages and maybe potentially this knocking down significant trees in areas from buffalo to pittsburgh. those cities themselves will probably only get a couple inches, buffalo 3 to 6, pittsburgh 1 to 3. the heavier snow totals south of buffalo

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning, i'm lynn berry. welcome to our viewers across the nation. today we begin with a triple threat. republican frontrunner mitt romney is hoping to win big in today's triple-header, wisconsin, maryland and the nation's capital. but romney's rivals say even a clean sweep won't knock him out of the presidential race. tracie potts has more from washington. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. good morning, everyone. newt gingrich and rick santorum are promising to stay in the rate until the end. gingrich is $1.5 million in debt and sort of joked about that yesterday when asked, saying he'd be glad for anyone to support him to get him out of debt. rick santorum who has been the closest competitor to mitt romney has continually and again yesterday brought up the fact that he is facing, as he calls it a money machine. romney has poured twice as much money into the campaign as anyone else, but now he's turning his focus to president obama, attacking him yesterday on immigration wisconsin. he's ahead

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with poll positions. the latest polls find that the point president obama is ahead of presumptive republican candidate mitt romney in a head-to-head match-up. mitt romney is in a strong enough position to make it a close election. nbc news political director and nbc correspondent chuck todd reports. >> reporter: thanks to large leads among women, hispanics and even independents, the president begins with a 49-43 advantage over mitt romney. but it's a six-point margin that is by no means insurmountable. the good news for mr. obama is how his standing today compares with other incumbent presidents seeking reelection. his 49-46 job rating is almost identical to where george w. bush was in 2004. it's a tad lower than bill clinton in 1996, but much better than the last president to lose election, george h.w. bush in 1992. the president also benefits from being viewed to be more likeable than romney and the candidate more in touch with the middle class. this likability gap is

could've had a v8. >>> welcome back to "first lo " look," i'm lynn berry.ndia says for the first time it has launched a new missile that could hit chinese cities, including beijing. the rocket has a 3,000-mile range and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. >>> authorities in texas say a woman has confessed to killing a mother and kidnapping her 3-day-old baby boy on tuesday. verna mcclain told officials she had recently suffered a miscarriage, but told her fiance she had given birth to their child. >>> an illinois couple collected a big check for the illinois megamillions jackpot. they had one of the three winning tickets, worth $218 million, they will collect a lump-sum payment of $158 million before taxes. >>> a lucky driver in brazil escaped serious injury when his car flew through the air, crashed into a house, and then it just stayed put. the family was asleep just a few feet away, but they luckily were not hurt. almost doesn't look real. >>> and now here's your first look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 13,032 after los

lynn, back to you now. >> all right, jay, thanks so. . here's your first look at some of the other news going on around america today. these are disturbing and graphic images from philadelphia, where a robber shot three people at a take-out restaurant. after ordering, the men to go outside the store, the gunman looks around opens fire and takes off. another view shows two of the victims as they were hit. as they ran for cover, the shooter returned and started firing again. hitting a third man. who is now in the hospital. police released the video because they are looking for the shooter and the first two victims. >>> a scare in the skies over new york city, a delta airlines passenger recorded video of a bird strike into one of the jet'sagens. the kind of incident that caused the so-called miracle on the hudson, but thankfully in this case the pilot was able to return to kennedy airport. finally in california, this is tough to watch. a goose is andering around with an arrow imimpaled through its midsection. folks have been trying to catch

lynn? >> tracie, thanks so much. for continuing coverage of the primaries in maryland, wisconsin and washington, d.c., keep it right here on msnbc, the place for politics all day long coverage. >>> looking ahead to a possible general election, a recent "usa today"/gallup poll on the nation's top 12 battleground states finds an overwhelming majority of women favor president obama over republican front-runner mitt romney. last night on "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell, howard dean shared his take on what's driving this swing state gender gap. >> this is a disaster for romney. he can't get this back. what women are going to remember is that in the debates, in these 25 debates or whatever these guys have is that women were not on the radar screen except to treat them as if they should be back in the kitchen all the time. it's the most ridiculous primary season i've seen on the republican side. usually much more disciplined than we are and it's just shocking. and the numbers among latinos are even worse. explain to

lynn? >> all right, brian, thanks so much. >>> well, republican presidential candidate mitt romney is supporting the gop budget plan that passed in the house this week that cuts trillions from medicare and other programs. well, last night on "politics nation," former pennsylvania governor ed rendell told host reverend al sharpton that he feels certain the republican budget plan will cost the party in the november election. >> it's almost as if the gop is suicidal. the slavish feelity to the ryan plan, which it destroys medicare as we know it and virtually every senior citizen, including tea partyites don't want it changed. this idea that we're going to cut taxes on the rich and it's going to trickle down, it's a theory that's never worked before. there's no evidence that it will work this time. the fairness argument is a winner, a big winner for the president, and if he stays on the fairness argument, that's, again, a solid path to re-election. if i'm the romney campaign, i'd duck the fairn

i'm lynn berry. here's some of the top stories.erful 8.9 earthquake that bill was just talking about has struck this morning roughly 300 miles southwest of indonesia's banda aceh, a city devastated by an earthquake-triggered tsunami in 2004 that killed over 260,000 people. a tsunami watch is now in effect for the entire indian ocean area. >>> north korea is loading fuel into a long-range rocket that they plan to launch in orbit. the u.s. is urging the mission be cancelled because of the ban on missile tests. >>> syrian troops continued attacks on opposition forces yesterday. but kofi annan insists syria will respect the cease-fire. they say they will respect it starting tomorrow. u.s. secretary of state, hillary clinton, says syria is now becoming a regional security issue. >>> the maryland winners of part of the giant mega millions jackpot came forward to accept their big check for $218 million, but they kept their faces hidden and they wore gloves. the trio, a man and two women who work in public schools, call themselves the thre

i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >>> a royal display has parisians gushing. one of the most oldest diamonds has hit the auction floor. weighing in at almost 35 carats, the sparkling gem has a value of up to almost $4 million. understandably out of most people's price range. the diamond will be on display until the auction next month. >>> one group of scientists documented what could be the first-ever sighting of an all white adult orca whale. nicknamed iceberg, he's at least 15 years old judging by the size of its fin. scientists speculate the whale could be an albino but would require further tests to confirm the theory. >>> russians are ready to say good-bye to winter but not before having a little fun. skiers made some downhill run by slipping through a 66-foot puddle of water. why not, right? wearing interesting costumes, 100 alpine skiers went for the challenge ending up in the pool. the bikini, not going to happen. >> the bikini skiing,

i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin with a strategic move. the special prosecutor investigating the killing of trayvon martin has decided not to use a grand injury to decide whether his confessed killer, george zimmerman, will face criminal charges. that weighty decision will now be in her hands alone. nbc's jay gray has details. >> reporter: a handful of protesters, most of them students, marched to the sanford police department, blocking the front doors and for a short time actually closing the office down. as the protest over the trayvon martin shooting continued, special prosecutor angela corey announced she alone would determine if charges would be filed in the controversial case. she spoke briefly by phone with the protesters. >> she didn't give us much details. but sort of seemed to hint that something will be coming very shortly. so we were very excited by that. >> reporter: in a brief written statement, corey said she'd not p

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with an american original. dick clark died of a heart attack at age 82, after a television career spanning more than 60 years. the man once known as the nation's oldest teenager created "american bandstand" in 1956 and also started new year's rockin' eve in 1972. stephanie stanton has more on the life of this tv legend. >> reporter: the record has >> reporter: fans paid tribute to this american icon. >> new year's eve will never be the same. miss a big icon. >> words of praise from ryan seacrest who opened "american idol" by honoring clark. >> i know he's in a better place. saying "hey, let's get with the show, okay ?" you got it boss. >> reporter: he got his start as a teen on radio and he hosted "american bandstand" that hosted african american and white artists. >> he was on the cutting edge of what was new and happening now. >> reporter: in 1972, clark created new year's rocking eve and hosted the annual event until a stroke sidelined him in 2004. in 2006 he made a

i'm lynn berry. today we begin with murder charges. after weeks of growing controversy neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman is behind bars in florida this morning. he's facing a hearing later today on second-degree murder charges. the shooting death of unarmed black teenager trayvon martin. we are live in sanford, florida for the very latest. jeff, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. just after the special prosecutor in this case made the announcement of the charges, there was an appeal by the mayor of sanford, florida for calm but there's a strong sense of relief now that george zimmerman is under arrest and charged with second-degree murder. after more than a month of speculation about where he might be, this morning we know that george zimmerman is here, behind bars in the seminole county jail, 44 days after the neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin. special prosecutor angela corey has ended her investigation and is now preparing for a t

good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, lynn.ew hours away we expect to see george zimmerman and his legal team move in a courtroom here in sanford, hopefully on their side to walk out of that courtroom and out of the seminal county justice center today. he has been behind bars over a week after being charged with second degree murder in the case today, a hearing could mark the first time zimmerman and trayvon martin's parents are in the same room together since the shooting. they are expected to be part of the hearing, requested to be there by the special prosecutor who is in charge of this case. they could testify in this hearing. we also expect to hear from zimmerman's family, though they won't be in the courtroom for safety concerns. his attorney has argued and won they can testify during this hearing by phone, so it should be interesting to see this thing play out. still, emotions very high here in florida and around the country as they continue to watch this high profile case. that is the latest from florida, jay gray, lynn

lynn? >> brian mooar, thanks so much. >>> a series of rallies were held in florida over the weekend with thousands demanding the arrest of george zimmerman. the man who shot and killed unarmed teen trayvon martin. this morning, there are new questions being raised over potential evidence in the case. nbc's jay gray has more. >> no stice. >> no peace. >> reporter: the calls for justice rang out again sunday. >> i won't stop for my trayvon and for your trayvon. >> reporter: from the pulpits -- >> what do you want? >> justice. >> to the parks and practice fields, thousands gathered. during a weekend of rallies and protests filled with the same growing refrain. arrest the man who killed trayvon martin. >> nobody has the right to kill anybody. >> reporter: 28-year-old community watch volunteer george zimmerman says he shot and killed the unarmed teenager to save his own life during a fight. screams can be heard in this 911 call from a neighbor during the confrontation. his family and attorney ha

i'm lynn berry.s is "early today" the first stop of the day, today on nur nbc station. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com test, test, test. . . . . . test, test. . >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet but chilly start on this wednesday morning. we have the possibility for some rain showers this afternoon. down to 34 in frederick. 39 at the airport. 44 degrees in the city. sunshine to start. 30% chance for rain shower. high temperature in the mid 50's. we will come back and check the forecast going into the weekend. >> 39 degrees on tv hill. >> who owns the winning ticket in the mega millions jackpot. >> closing arguments today in the trial of the two brothers accused of setting a dog on fire. >> rick santorum suspenses presidential campaign. what it means for the gop race. >> so far so good on the major roadways. we have some [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.n

lynn? >>> tracie potts for us in washington, thank you. >>> president obama says oil speculators are driving up the price of gasoline and he wants congress to approve a new plan to crack down. the president wants lawmakers to give more power to government regulators to stop price manipulation by oil market speculators. and nbc's steve handeslman has more. >> reporter: election year move by president obama to take the side of the nation's suffering drivers. fuel prices are dropping a bit but still average close to $4. and republicans are still blaming the president. >> no matter how obama spins it, gas costs too much. >> reporter: the president blamed illegal pricing. >> speculators artificially manipulate markets by buying up oil, creating the perception of a shortage, driving prices higher for a quick profit. >> reporter: he wants more cops on the beat and track fuel prices and demanded congress go along. >> the motion is not agreed to. >> reporter: since three weeks ago, republicans refus

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good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. we hear polygraphs may have cleared one secret service member, there's now word that more members of the military may have been involved. >> reporter: a 12th member of the military has been relieved of his duties while officials get to the bottom of who hired prostitu prostitutes. in colombia, leon panetta says accused service members have been stripped of their security clearances. >> this these investigators find there have been violations, violations of the code of military justice by relation to the standards we just talked about, those individuals will be held accountability. >> reporter: the latest member was assigned to the white house communications agency, providing secure communication for the president. white house attorneys did their own investigation last weekend to see if any white house staffers were involved. >> that review was conducted, and it produced no indication of any misconduct. >> reporter: the top republican on the senate judiciary committee wants details. in

lynn? >> all right. tracie potts there for us in washington. tracie, thanks. >>> over weeks of issues such as contraceptive and funding for planned parent hood, the chairman of the republican national committee scoffed at the notion that his party is waging a so-called war on women. and that drew a fiery reaction last night on "the ed show" from maxine waters. she spoke with ed. take a listen. >> there is a war on women. there's been a lot of discussion about the ryan budget and what they have tried to do to deny contraception to women, but it's more than that. it goes to many places in this budget, whether you're talking about child care or head start or food stamps, you will see that there's definitely a war on women, but let me just tell you this, ed, i remember when winnie mandela said when we were fighting against the inconsciousable apartheid in south africa, she said, now that you have touched the women, you have struck a rock and this is what is happening in this campaign. the polls are showing that women are coming to the forefront, th

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i'm lynn berry. today we begin with battle grounds wisconsin. mitt romney has picked up another key endorsement ahead of tomorrow's primary. the badger state. this as rick santorum under intense pressure from some of his party to drop out is vowing instead to stay in the race. nbc's brian mooar reports from washington. >> how are you guys doing? >> reporter: mitt romney is hoping a win in wisconsin's primary will bring an end to his rough road to the nomination. >> and on tuesday we're going to pick the next president of the united states. >> reporter: house budget committee chairman paul ryan is endorsing mitt romney and so is tea partier ron johnson. >> i totally believe he's committed to saving america. >> reporter: and with the republican establishment and prom nantd tea party members lining up behind him, romney is looking ahead. >> this is an election about what america is going to be. >> reporter: romney has a commanding lead in delegates and rick santorum is clearly tired of hearing about it. >> i'm not going to talk about this anymore.

. >>> i'm lynn berry. dick clark died of a heart attack at age 82, after a television career spanning more than 60 years. the man once known as the nation's oldest teenager created "american bandstand" in 1956 and started new year's eve rockin' eve. stephanie stanton has more on the life of this tv legend. >> reporter: the record stopped spinning for america's oldest teenager. dick clark died of a massive heart attack. the 82 wassed a -- fans paid tribute to this american icon. >> new year's eve will never be the same. miss a big icon is all i can say. >> words of praise from ryan sea crest who opened "american idol" by honoring clark. >> without dick, a show like this would not exist. he will be missed greatly. our thoughts and our prayers go out to his family. i know that he's in a better place, saying "hey, let's get with the show, okay" you got it boss. >> reporter: he hosted "american bandstanlts" that hosted african american and white artists. >> he was on the cutting edge of what was new and happeni

i'm lynn berry. last night the l.a.gs knocked out vancouver's khan nukes to move on to round two of the play-offs. here is nbc's mario solis. >> good morning. before the stanley cup play-offs began, the canucks and penguins were the odds-on favorites to meet in the finals. today both teams are done. we'll start in vancouver where the kings needed over time to take out the best team in the nhl, the canucks with a costly turnover and jarrett stole makes them pay. fires a rocket past cory schneider. kings send the canucks pack being a 2-0 win. to philly where the flyers make quick work of the penguins grabbing the early need. claude giroux scores just 32 seconds into the game. flyers up 2-0 after one. they win 5-1 and eliminate the penguins in six games. >>> capitals also had a chance to move on. but the defending champs weren't having it. tyler sagan scores a game winner early in over time. bruins live to play another day. they win 4-3 in over time, a decisive game seven is wednesday night. >>> nba carmelo anthony had 39

lynn? >> all right, tracie potts there for us in washington, thank you. >>> meanwhile the obama administration responded to an unusual request by an republican-appointed appeals court judge. while attorney general eric holder assured the judge that the president respects the supreme court's power to rule on the constitutionality of the nation's laws, he also pointed out that judges have traditionally granted deference to acts of congress, presuming its laws comply with the constitution. in a direct and unusual challenge, judge jerry smith took issue with comments the president made earlier in the week asking for clarification as to whether the president questioned the high court's power to invalidate acts of congress. >>> well, the u.s. coast guard sank that ghost ship that was traveling across the pacific ocean after last year's tsunami in japan. the 164-foot-long fishing vessel caught on fire after coast guard guns fired on it off the coast of alaska. the coast guard said they sank the sh