here's the latest. >> reporter: searching for madeleine mccann seven years later, detectives sealed off a field, amid reports they're looking for her body. a happy outgoing 3-year-old girl. full of energy. madeleine's parents, kate and jerry, have waited years without answers, campaigning around the world, even meeting the pope. at one point, they were arrested. now people here are braced for more news. >> we would like it to be resolved. >> i think hope is probably long gone. >> reporter: madeleine disappeared from her family's vacation apartment just a short walk from where the police are searching. the stunning question, could madeleine mccann's body be buried in this seaside resort. they chose this site after an investigation that included analyzing cell phone records. >> if they discover human remains, that would be a massive step forward for the inquiry. >> reporter: and police are said to have suspects they want to interview, to finally find out how a little girl could simply disappear in this picturesque place. we don't know why they are focused on this specific site. we don't a

jenna: new phase of the investigation into 2007 disappearance of madeleine mccann.ws will start digging over some scrub land near the portuguese resort where the little girl vanished during a family vacation. jonathan hunt live in the new york city newsroom. jonathan, where exactly when we say scrub land but where exactly is the new search taking place? >> reporter: a resort town where the mccann family were on vacation when madelyn disappeared may third, 2007. it is about the size of three football fields, the area they're going to look at. they're going to use ground-penetrating radar to see if the earth has been disturbed anywhere. now they haven't told us specifically what evidence they may or may not have but former cops say there must be something significant to make them go back to this particular area. listen here. >> well clearly all the points are leading to this particular point and, that they wouldn't be just identifying that part, you know, plucking it out of thin air. they have obviously have hard information and evidence that is leading to that. >> re

where is madeleine mccann? she is the young british girl who disappeared from a portuguese resort town just a few weeks shy of her fourth birthday. now in the next few days, british police plan to begin digging there in portugal, looking for any evidence of what may have happened to her. we're live in london. what have you learned? what's the new information that has police refocused on portugal? >> reporter: good morning, christine. sources close to the investigation tell me the police will be searching and digging an area of scrubland in praia da luz in south of portugal some time this week. we have also been told that this area has already been cordoned off. and sources tell us they will be using sniffer dogs to help survey the area and also ground-penetrating radar, and that basically will check whether the ground, the earth has been disturbed, if any sort of anomalies are in the earth. and if there are, they will start digging. obviously, it's a huge patch of land, so this is why they're being so careful,

. >>> happening at this hour, a big break in the madeleine mccann case. police in portugal sealing off an area the size of three football fields near where she went missing seven years ago. dogs and ground penetrating radar on the scene. >>> i have no more questions for her. i don't know what to talk about. >> and she is the winningest woman in "jeopardy" history, 20 consecutive wins so far. can julia collins do it again tonight? the quiz show queen is here live and her answer this morning -- >> what is "good morning america." >>> and we do say good morning, america, on this monday morning and what an amazing streak. julia going for 21 in a row tonight. we'll see if it happens, but first a lot of news. busy monday morning. >> it sure is. a lot of details to get to on that top secret deal to free bowe bergdahl, the american sergeant held by the taliban for nearly five years. full team coverage this morning starting with abc's martha raddatz in washington. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, george. it will be until at least wednesday morning b

a new phase begins in the search for madeleine mccann.overnight police cord donned off an area near where she disappeared. and remembering

in a new facebook post, madeleine's parents, gerry and kate mccann, wrote, we're kept updated on the going work in portugal. and are encouraged by the progress. thank you for continuing to stand by us and supporting our efforts to get madeleine home. just last month, the mccanns expressed frustration with the pace of the investigation and hope. >> we miss you, every day. since that very first day. we're waiting for you. we're never going to give up. and we'll do whatever we can to find you. >> reporter: the mccanns have not gone down to portugal for this latest step in the investigation. instead, they have stayed here in england, as they wait for any word that might offer some clue as to what happened to their daughter. dan? bianna? >> they've been fighting for so many years. hopefully this clue will get them some answers. alex, thank you. >>> let's turn to ron for an update of this morning's other top stories. hey, ron. >> hi, bianna and dan. hi, sara. good morning, everyone. we begin with the breaking news. actor/comedian, tracy morgan in critical condition right now after a deadly

madeleine mccann was on vacation in 2007.t's been one of europe's most enduring and disturbing issues. age just 3, she went missing from this apartment in the ocean club complex just five minutes' walk from the area now being looked at. her parents, jerry and kate mccann, say they were at dinner when their daughter went missing and have for years led ab international appeal that has kept the campaign in the spotlight. last july british police reopened their investigation into her disappearance. >> don't really want them to have the burden of this, of having to keep looking and looking and looking and not being able to stop, you know? so we need to find her now. >> reporter: over the years there have been multiple leads, including new clues uncovered in a review of the investigation two years ago. british police say portuguese burglars may have been linked with a string of robberies at the time. one theory, madeleine disturbed robbers. in march, police said they were seeking an intruder who sexually abused five girls in portug

madelein mccann the 3-year-old british girl went missing in portugal 7 years ago.the past week they stoured the village hoping to find any clues about the case. two new areas will be searched wednesday. as many as 8 will be questioned about the disappearance within a week. >> keeping homeless people from sleeping on the walk is pretty old. up scale apartment building in london. the reaction on social media has been split with one user tweeting these anti homeless studs are like the spikes they use to keep pigeons off buildings. they are considered vermin. others not too quick to judge saying they are possibly a last resort against someone who was aggressive and refused housing. >> greer painted his house to resemble the american flag after being sited for a number of safety violations. they arrived at his house saying they needed to take down a large christmas tree that he quote gladly took down. they sited him for peeling paint lose wood and yard debris. he plans on siting what he kales total government abuse. >>> favorite segment of the day. time for monday motiv

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this morning images coming out of portugal where police have sealed off an area looking for madeleine mccann little girl that disappeared while on vacation with her family seven years ago. they received permission to dig in several areas around the resort where the mccann family was staying when she disappeared. a british tourist in town said it could have been an accident because a lot of holes in the roads around the resort. he thinks a little girl could have fallen in one. mccann's parents at a nearby restaurant when she disappeared. in 2011 british police began a review of the case after appeals from her parents. >>> the king of spain has advocated his throne. just hours ago spain's prime minister announced king juan carlos will give up the throne paving the way for his son, crown prince felipe to become the next king. a constitutional amendment needed for the change to take place. the 76-year-old juan carlos has had a series of health problems in recent years. >>> let's check in with meteorologist christina loren this morning on her busy monday morning. >> always. >> good morning to you

a new phase begins in the search for madeleine mccann. overnight police cord donned off an area near where she disappeared. and remembering alice. and ann b. davis dice at the age of 88. tributes pouring in from fans around the world. we'll talk to one of her co-stars monday, june 2nd, 2014. >>> from nbc news, this is "today." with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning. welcome to "today" on monday morning. >> boy. alice. known by one name, people just loved her. we're going to talk with barry williams also known as greg brady. >> we look forward to that. >> right to today's top story. a controversial prisoner swap that secured the release of army sergeant bowe bergdahl. she beginning what the military calls the reintegration process at a facility in germany while questions grow about the circumstances of his release. let's get to nbc's chief correspondent. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. u.s. military officials i have spoken to are delighted bergdahl was

. >>> new developments in the search for madeleine mccann. crews digging as we speak. >>> nbc bay area honored with three national awards for excellence in breaking news coverage, feature reporting and public service and television journalism. all from the society of professional journalists. nbc bay area, we investigate. >>> and welcome back to you and happy, happy monday. a live look at the bay bridge this morning from our at&t park camera. the fight continues on the uk/russia border this morning. some 400 insurgents clashed with border guards. according to the ukrainian border five insurgents killed. now, this fighting comes on the heels of a clash between ukrainian soldiers and pro-russian separatists. you can certainly hear gunfire and hear an explosion there and this video just in. >>> new this morning, images just coming out of portugal where police have sealed off an area looking for mad eleine mccann. a little girl that disappeared while on vacation with her family seven years ago. dig around the resort where the mccann family was st

>>> portuguese police are searching for a second day in the pride land where the little girl madeleine mccann disappeared seven years ago. sniffer dogs and ground radar equipment are looking for disturbed earth. >>> thailand's ruler will lift restrictions on areas. the curfew from midnight to 4:00 a.m. was imposed when the military took coup two weeks act. >>> it's one of the certainties in life that eventually it will end. the hope is when we die it will be peaceful and quick. 18 million people around the world died in unnecessary pain in 2012. in many country, access to pain relief drugs like morphine is difficult. our correspondent examines the issues starting in central uganda. >> death is an everyday business here. coffin shops are nestled in streets to the main hospital. life expectancy is just 57 years. betty was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. she couldn't afford treatments. the tumor grew to the size of a football. she was in agony for a year until she was found by a volunteer from hospice africa uganda. >> translator: the pain was too much when i wasn't getting medicine.

. >>> happening at this hour, a big break in the madeleine mccann case.lice in portugal sealing off an area the size of three football fields near where she went missing seven years ago. dogs

years since she vanished and now british investigators are about to begin a brand-new search for madeleine mccann the little girl's body, not for the little girl herself. that 3-year-old at the time, british, disappeared from her family's holiday in portugal in 2007. investigators say they'll focus their search by digging in an area of wasteland close to where madeleine went missing. >>> president obama is using his executive authority to take action against climate change. he is proposing new epa regulations that would cut carbon emissions from power plants by 30%. by the year 2030. the epa says the proposed changes would save thousands of lives and lower the average electricity bill by 8%. but republicans say this would be a job killer and it would cost the economy billions. >>> as we speak, history is being made beneath the sea. ocean explorer fabien cousteau, yes, it's a familiar napme, the grandson of the legendary jacques cousteau. a record setting mission to live and work inside of a small underwater science lab for 31 days. that's right. like sardines, he's going to be packed inside of a

police in portugal will soon begin digging in an area of wasteland searching for madeleine mccann. the british girl disappeared seven years ago from her family's holiday apartment. portuguese police reopened their investigation last october. >>> to turkey where one of our colleagues was roughed up and taken into custody live on camera. ivan watson was doing his job. he was doing a live report on the anniversary of protests in i istanbul when he was asked for his credentials. >> excuse me. i think i'm getting -- i think we're -- i'm being -- >> ivan said turkish police detained them for half an hour. they're all right now and you can bet this will not stop them for a second from doing their jobs in turkey and elsewhere around the world. >>> another case of a bouncy house flying away to report. this time it happened in jefferson county, colorado. a young girl was thrown about eight feet into the air. she's okay. a boy was injured when the inflatable house was carried away by strong winds. this comes a few weeks after a similar mishap in upstate new york where two boys were injured. >

. >>> british police are looking into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. she was just 3 years old when she vanished out of a room at a por portuguese resort. >>> a helicopter swoops in to pick up three prisoners from a quebec detention center. and this is not the first time something like this has happened. police are now looking for a green helicopter with red and white markings. all three men were jailed on murder and drug trafficking charges and awaiting trial. police warning anyone who sees them to call police immediately and to not approach them. this is the second helicopter that aided in an inmate escape in quebec in two years. >>> happening today, pope francis is holding an unprecedented meeting today. the pope said he's not trying to get involved in middle east politics but wants israel's presidents to come together. those are your headlines. >>> thank you, anna. well, you're probably in bed this morning on the east coast this sunday morning, what do you think of the five taliban generals released by the obama administration are doing this morning