peer son replaces mark sullivan who restored last month. >>> it will offer service plans that are cheaperhan at&tthan verizon starting at $50. 00 a month. >>> online news -- the companies reportedly talking about creating a streaming video service offering original programmings and existing television series. >>> less than two hours ago, san jose reached a deal. san san jose -- >> samsung completed a big deal with san jose today and it's a big deal for everyone involved. from 200, 000 to almost 700, 000 square feet. >> our vision of constructing a truly unique of landmark building of san jose is a testament to our commitment. >> when samsung first came to me t they figured it was a hundred million dollars difference of the project between austin and san jose. >> aprovered today gives samsung about $7 million of economic funds and tax breaks and reduce fees associated with traffic and construction and utilities. san jose also has one big advantage. >> samsung wants to be here. they want to take apple's employees. while most cities are hurting and companies are being corded. >> looking for

pierson replaces mark sullivan who retired in february after that prosecution scandal involving secret service agents. >>> there were some more technical problems for wells fargo customers today. some customers experienced problems using their debit cards today. >>> the biggest cyberattack in history, who's behind it? who's the target? the effects you may notice. >>> take a look at this video, a lamp goes right through the windshield of a bus. what the bus driver immediately did afterwards that have many people calling him a hero. >>> experts say a cyberattack could have a ripple effect on other internet users. attackers have been sending a massive volume of messages to spam house. that's a geneva-based service that list the senders of spam e- mails. experts say that could slow some e-mail servers. the silicone valley leader group says such attacks could mean job opportunities. wright says the commerce department faces so many cyberattacks it has taken the whole division off the internet. >>> netflix is beefing up with its original content with a plan of sci-fi thriller for subscribers

she replaced mark sullivan. he retired after that prostitution scandal last year. >> you probably haven't had one since you were in high school. now one retailer wants to use lockers to help bring down the cost of what you buy. >>> what sparked this huge fire in seattle that sent a fire ball into the sky? >> and the new town shootings have had a dramatic effect on california's desire to own weapons. what new fbi numbers show about the run on guns. . >>> a fire broke out yesterday at a power station near seattle. a transformer blew up sending that huge fire ball high into the sky. despite the threatening images there were no evacuations. no word on the cause. >>> the nation's leading group of financial risk analysts said medical claims costs will jump 32% under obama care. claims costs are the biggest driver of insurance premiums. the -- a few states will see costs go down but the majority would see double digit increases. the group said california may see a 62% hike by the year 2017. the obama administration sai

she will take over for mark sullivan who announced his retirement last month and whose tenure was plagued with criticism after agents were accused of soliciting prostitutes while on assignment in colombia last year. >>> let's go over to the weather where midweek nbc meteorologist bill karins joins us now. how's it look? >> good morning. love your location there. nice shot this morning. also waking up to a band is never a bad thing, is it? as far as the weather goes today, as you head out the door, we have clouds and showers, and that will be about it. not a lot of bad weather. high clouds move into southern california and arizona to some filtered sunshine for you. and a little weak storm is still spinning just off the coastline of oregon. that's bringing you a few showers. but that's the worst of it. you can see the showers. looks like they're weakening. through olympia, through seattle and being pushed off the coast. around portland all the way through yakima and spokane, a chance of showers. temperatures aren't that bad. you're a lot warmer than the rest of the country. lows in the 40s.

she takes over now from long time boss, secret service veteran mark sullivan. who dealt with the wake of the prostitution scandal that wounded the agency's reputation. >>> north dakota's governor today signed into law the tough est restrictions on abortion in this country. banning abortion once a fetal heartbeat can be detected which is usually around six weeks into pregnancy. most experts say the new law violates the nationwide standard under roe versus wade. the supreme court decision. and even supporters of the new measure expected to be overturned. anti-abortion leaders say they're trying to test the boundaries of roe versus wade at the state level. >>> turning now to the economy and the real estate market at home. home prices are rising at the fastest pace since '06 when we were at the peak of the housing bubble. this is a big change. it may sound like good news if you're thinking of selling. but buyers, especially first timers, are increasingly finding themselves in a squeeze. diana olick from cnbc is with us tonight from washington. diana, good evening.

she'll take over for mark sullivan who announce the his retirement last month and who's tenure was plagued with criticism after agents were accused of soliciting prostitutes in columbia last year. >>> here's your first look at scrambled politics. rush limbaugh is using harsh language towards former first daughter chelsea clinton on his show tuesday. he said that after reading a "national enquirer" report saying that former first daughter is considering adopting a baby from africa that is he is not surprised she would want to take child there calling african babies the latest fashion accessory for elite liberals. >>> the host of stephen colbert is running against mark sanford for a seat in congress. a new poll from the clinton university shows that democrat elizabeth colbert bush is slightly ahead of sanford. sanford still needs to make it to the general election by winning a runoff next month. >>> michigan's governor approved a plan to allow bear cub petting zoos. not the best idea. the law permits people to pet, hold, and feed cubs that weigh up to 90 pounds and 36 weeks old. you know the

previous director mark sullivan retired last month. pierson's appointment comes at a time of heighten ed time for th social security. >>> now to business. the dow opened yet another record high this morning after investors like wlad they saw in new reports yesterday on home prices and manufacturing. the s&p 500 meanwhile is hovering just shy of its own all-time high. for more on what to expect from the markets today, let's check in with steve sethwick. we have come back full steam ahead. what is up for today? >> yeah. it's amazing. this tiny little european country called cyprus had been such a blot on the horizon. but now it seems domestic data in the united states is driven durable goods orders and long term goods orders went well to the upside as did single family home sales, the fastest pace we've seen in six years. that drove the dow up 100 points. another record is hitting record highs since march. and the s&p 500 only about 1.4 points away from its record high. the s&p 500, of course, a broader brush look at the u.s. economy. el

she will be a clone mark sullivan.t: mark sullivan was running the secret service during the colombian scandal and left in the wake of that scandal. julia pearson is his chief of staff. , evench real change though she is the first woman to hold this job, how much can we expect in the running of the secret service? guest: absolutely none. i think that is what president obama wanted. think he is impressed by the agents around him. they are very impressive. agents are real patriots. they will take a bullet for the president. that does not mean that the agency as a whole is run properly. it is not. on the lower levels, agents tell me that they really fear that an assassination could take place because of this culture of laxness. is a high turnover rate. all these problems have been covered up. mark sullivan was very good at cultivating members of congress, cultivating obama, and i think that is why he led the strummed life as secret service director. host: we're talking but the role and mission of the secret service, ronal

jewel la, pierson, who will take over mark sullivan, who was the man at the helm when the service was engulfed in the prostitution scandal last year. >>> and news tonight if you're afraid of hospital errors. ten years ago, we learned about the exhausted medical intern. so the policies changed. fewer hours, more changes of shift. but tonight, a counterintuitive surprise. did this put patients at greater risk? abc's chief medical and melt adviser richard besser on a vulnerable moment in a hospital room. watch out for the handoff. >> reporter: there are as many 98,000 deaths each year from mistakes made in america's hospitals. some of the blame -- exhausted doctors. but the new studies are raising questions about the fix. interns today report making more mistakes than they did when the shifts were longer and they had less sleep. one of the major reasons, shorter shifts mean doctors hand off critical information about you and your care to the next team on duty more frequently. whenever you or a loved one is in the hospital you need to be aware of this. think of it as a game of telephone.

she takes over from mark sullivan whose tenure was marked by scandal after was revealed agents had hired sex workers during a presidential trip to colombia. a group of five countries say they have reached a deal to challenge the u.s. dominated world bank and international monetary fund by creating their own development bank. leaders from the so-called brics countries -- brazil, russia, india, china and south africa -- are gathered in durban, south africa for a summit. to gather the countries account for 25% of global gdp and 40% of the world's population. the environmental protection agency says more than half of rivers and streams in the u.s. are in such unhealthy shape they cannot adequately support aquatic life. epa sampling found more than 55% of waterways tested were in poor condition, compared to just 21% in good health. the most widespread cause was pollution fueled by human activity, with high levels of phosphorous -- a component of fertilizers, pesticides and detergents -- found in 40% of rivers and streams. the research says will draw the was like the hon a major earthquake tha

as current director mark sullivan announced his retirement last month following the scandal. >> how does he feel being the newest multi millionaire? there he is right there in the yellow jacket. 44-year-old pedro kazada cashing in after the $300 million power baltic et. what's the first thing he he is going to buy? >> is there something you would like to purchase right now? >> yeah, a car. >> what kind of car do you drive right now? >> what kind of car do you drive right now? >> my feet. >> he is retiring from his job at the family's convenience store. that is your 5@5:00. >> the supreme court justice turning the focus to the case on the defense of marriage act today. this comes one day after hearing about the ban of same-sex marriage in california. we have the latest from washington. good morning elizabeth. >> for the second day in a row the court will hear charges on same-sex marriage cases. the defense of marriage act passed back in 1996. it basically determines whether congress has the ability to withhold federal benefits such as tax savings or social security payments even medical l

she replaces mark sullivan.he secret service is still recovering from a scandal involving inappropriate bemaveor in colombia. julia pearson has been working for the secret service for the past 30 years. here is a look at her professional background before then. a former disney world employee who worked up from the parking lot to a characteristicker in the pa rad. pearson told the smithsonian the experience of dealing with large crowds in the park had an important influence her ability to do the work for the secret service. she worked as a police officer for the city of orlando. she liked the work but wanted to travel so decided to apply at the secret service. >>> the attorneys for james holmes say their client will plead guilty in exchange for life in prison. prosecutors have not responded to the request which would allow holmes to dodge the death penalty. the 25-year-old is charged with killing 12 people and wounding nearly 60 motorsport i 60 moreg rampage inside a movie theater last july in colorado. >>> docum

after the last five years, she served as chief of staff to outgoing director mark sullivan who resignedmonth. >> david petraeus apologized for the affair that ended his career. the retired general had been invited to speak at the university of southern california's annual rotc dinner a year ago before the scandal broke out. before delving into his speech, he had this to say. >> so please allow me to begin my remark this is evening by reiterating to you deeply i regret and apologize for the circumstances that led to my resignation from the cia and caused such pain for my family, friends, and supporters. >> the nation's toughest new measures on abortion were signed into law despite protests around the state. one banned abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy or as soon as a heartbeat can be detected. another banned based on genetic defects. the measure is august 1st and could spur a supreme court fight down the road. still ahead, the immigration debate heads to the border and a neat segment. hiring our heroes. the nationwide effort to find jobs. "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. ♪

pierson replaces mark sullivan who retired in february after that prosecution scandal involving secretproblems for wells fargo customers today. some customers experienced problems using their debit cards today. >>> the biggest cyberattack in history, who's behind it? who's the target? the effects you may notice. >>> take a look at this video, a lamp goes right through the windshield of a bus. what the bus driver immediately did afterwards that have many people calling him a hero. >>> experts say a cyberattack could have a ripple effect on other internet users. attackers have been sending a massive volume of messages to spam house. that's a geneva-based service that list the senders of spam e- mails. experts say that could slow some e-mail servers. the silicone valley leader group says such attacks could mean job opportunities. wright says the commerce department faces so many cyberattacks it has taken the whole division off the internet. >>> netflix is beefing up with its original content with a plan of sci-fi thriller for subscribers. episodes of the show which will be named sense 8 a

she will replace mark sullivan. >>> the doe opw opens tomorrow new record high thanks in part to bettereports about the economy. >>> and an amazing discovery. scientists say the first two headed bull shark was found by a fisherman. it died shortly after. the scientists write about that discovery this week this a research journal. they say the shark also had two hearts, two stomachs, but only one tail. >>> time now for the "ridiculist." here we are almost a week into spring and there is still snow covering a lot of the country. on sunday, it snowed more than a foot in st. louis which is the most it ever snowed in that city on a single day in march which is ridiculous but there is an upside. it gave a guy named freddy in collinsville, illinois one more chance to wow his neighbors with his snow sculpting prowess. check this out. over the years he fashioned a cowboy boot, a dragon, a corvette, clifford, the big red dog, beevis and butthead and the cast of "south park" but his latest work, well, takes it to the next level. freddy used the opportunity of this late march storm to fashion a sno

she replaced mark sullivan.red after that prostitution scandal last year. >> you probably haven't had one since you were in high school. now one retailer wants to use lockers to help bring down the cost of what you buy. >>> what sparked this huge fire in seattle that sent a fire ball into the sky? >> and the new town shootings have had a dramatic effect on california's desire to own weapons. what new fbi numbers show about the run on guns. . >>> a fire broke out yesterday at a power station near seattle. a transformer blew up sending that huge fire ball high into the sky. despite the threatening images there were no, evacuations. no word on the cause. >>> the nation's leading group of financial risk analysts said medical claims costs will jump 32% under obama care. claims costs are the biggest driver of insurance premiums. the -- a few states will see costs go down but the majority would see double digit increases. the group said california may see a 62% hike by the year 2017. the obama administration said that

. >>> the dow closes at a new >> she will replace mark sullivan, the former top g-man who retired lasts check out the dow now. it opens tomorrow at a new record high. blue chips adding 112 points today to finish at 14,559. >>> amazing discovery now in the gulf of mexico off the florida coast. scientists say the first ever two-headed bull shark was found by a fisherman when he cut open a pregnant shark in 2011. the two-headed shark died shortly after. the scientists write about the discovery this week in a research journal. they say the shark also had two hearts and two stomachs but only one tail. >> really amazing. incredible. susan, thanks. >>> coming up, what do you do when life hands you more than a foot of snow in early spring? you make a snowman that looks like a heavy metal icon on the "ridiculist." > time now for the "ridiculist." here we are almost a week into spring and there is still snow covering a lot of the country. on sunday, it snowed more than a foot in st. louis which is the most it ever snowed in that city on a single day in march which is ridiculous but there is an u

she takes over for mark sullivan.was in charge when agents caused a massive scandal by bringing women, including prostitutes, back to a hotel in colombia where they were staying ahead of the president's visit. 13 agents involved, eight of them lost their jobs. >>> general david petraeus wants forgiveness, and he's asking for it in a very public way. what the former top spy is saying about his lies, his love affair, and his life after scandal. that's our buried lead and that's coming up. >>> it's our money lead. if you listen closely you can hear interest wall street the clinic of scotch glasses, the circumcision of cigars. traders are having one heck of a happy hour after the dow closed at a new all-time high. a little more than 20 minutes ago. i want to get our zayne asher on the camera right now standing by in new york. how high did it fly today? >> hi, jake. yeah, pretty high indeed. the dow gained 111 points to end at a new record high. the s&p closed two points away from its record high. the dow closed 14,549. th

she replaces mark sullivan who retired in february.d as his chief of staff since 2008. >>> ashley judd will not challenge mitch mcconnell for his senate seat. she broke that news on twitter, she said she needs to focus on her family right now. >>> a bus driver in china managed to stop his bus and help passengers after a utility pole smashes through the wind she'd. he suffered a ruptured spleen and is being called a hero. >>> the brainchild of global green lighting, and it's being used by police in chattanooga, tennessee to control lights in park as a safety measure. they're able to shine lights in a park where crime rates have gone up. the university of alabama is using the lights as a visual signal during school lockdowns. anderson is back next with the ridiculist. come on, nowadays lots of people go by themselves. no they don't. hey son. have fun tonight. ♪ ♪ back against the wall ♪ ain't nothin to me ♪ ain't nothin to me [ crowd murmurs ] hey! ♪ [ howls ] ♪ are proven to be effective pain relievers. tylenol works by blocking pain si

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last year in columbia ahead to president obama's trip to the country and she succeeds my friend mark sullivancret service, who is a great guy. >>> president obama's land mark health care overhaul may prove costly to the people it was meant to help. it predicts the medical claim costs will rise 132% under the affordable health care act and increase premiums for those who don't get insurance through their employers. obama was quick to di miss it as speculative. >>> now with us is mike allen of politico with a look at the playbook. talk gun control to start off here. you have the piece up this morning talking about i guess about three months since the tragedy in newtown, connecticut. you're warning the momentum for gun control reform may very well be gone at this point. >> that's right. on friday, it will be 15 weeks. today is 103 days. gun control advocates are depressed as we talk to them about how things have unfolded and they wish there would have been a way to push things a little faster as "morning joe" viewers can remember so much momentum and such a sense of urgency about legislation rig

she's been the chief of staff to the director since pierson replaces mark sullivan, who retired in february>> north korea says it's cutting off a key military hotline with the south that allows workers to travel to a jointly run industrial complex in the north. north korea recently cut a red cross hotline between the koreas, but there's still a hotline linking aviation authorities in both koreas. the hotline is important because the koreas use it to communicate as hundreds of workers travel back and forth to the kaesong industrial complex. officials say more than 900 south korean workers were in kaesong on wednesday. north korea is angry over routine u.s.-south korean drills and recent u.n. sanctions punishing it for its feb. 12 nuclear test. we'll be right back here on the kron four morning news. ♪ >> welcome back. this is a live look outside looking at the san francisco skyline. temperatures not that bad. 57, no rain to contend with. nothing to organized and nothing let me walk you through futurecast. by lunch, some light showers through the livermore valley and the mid peninsula the show

it led to the resignation of director mark sullivan last month. >> i am deeply disappointed and of thesereporter: pierson's >> re sily : pierson's male servicwher ,00 agents only 20% are women. >> i think given the fact that the first female agent was accepted by the secr in 1975, that's about time the secret service finally did get a female director. >> reporter: now, women now head the dea, the u.s. marshals office, the secret service and also the clandestine wing of the cia. women on the front line. george. >> barriers broken all over the place, thanks. >>> and to the new details, new clues we mentioned now emerging in that florida skydiving tragedy. a veteran instructor struggling to save his student in midair. their chutes not opening and then a dramatic 911 call. abc's steve osunsami has that story for us. >> 911, what's your emergency? >> reporter: on the ground where they had been waiting for the two skydivers for more than an hour this was the call for help. >> i have two missing skydivers that have landed in the swamp somewhere. >> reporter: a florida medical examiner says they

the whole affair tarnished the record of outgoing director mark sullivan and put pressure on the president to clean it up. >> we're representing the people of the united states. and when we travel to another country i expect us to observe the highest standards, because we're not just representing ourselves. we're here on behalf of our people. >> reporter: so where did pierson come from? according to an interview she gave to smithsonian.com six years ago, her childhood interest in police work gained traction during a high school job at disney world where she says i wore one of those character outfits. to this day i think the experience of dealing with large crowds at the park, had a good influence on my ability to do that sort of work with the secret service. during college she worked for the orlando police department, and she joined the secret service in 1983. beginning with investigations into credit card fraud. since then she's been on security details for several presidents, and she's experienced virtually every aspect of secret service operations, including fraud, and counterfeiting in

and the whole affair tarnished the record of mark sullivan who left the secret service last month. >> so where did pierson come from? six years ago pierson's childhood interest in police work got traction during a high school job at disneyworld where she says, quote, i wore one of those character outfits. to this day i think the experience of dealing with large crowds at the park had a good influence on my ability to do that sort of thing with the secret service. during college she worked for the orlando police department and she joined the secret service in 1983 beginning with investigations into credit card fraud. since then she has been on security details for several presidents and she's experienced virtually every aspect of secret service operations including fraud and counterfeiting investigations. now it is important to know there are plenty connected to the secret service who don't think there is a problem with the culture of the secret service and yet even almost to a soul say this is a qualified person. the secret service has been around since 1865, first woman in charge. >>

former director, mark sullivan, said he believes she will do an outstanding job.y the way, in high school, pierson worked at disney world and said dealing with all of these large crowds helped her prepare for this line of work. matt? >> kristin, thank you very much. we appreciate it. >>> pop star justin bieber is in the news this morning for all the wrong reasons. accused of battery by his california neighbor. nbc's kristen dahlgren is in los angeles with the overnight developments. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. yeah. just when you think things can't get any tougher for justin bieber, the singer is now being questioned in relation to an incident under investigation by the l.a. county sheriff's department. according to the sheriff's department, justin bieber's neighbor tells them the singer made physical contact and threatened him during an altercation tuesday morning. >> battery means unwanted touching. it could be patting on the back. it could be throwing water on somebody. could be spitting. it could be any of those things. we don't know.

a poll among republican voters michael sullivan holding the support of three times as many voters as the other candidates. among the democrats ed mark ki has an 11 point lead over stephen lynch. the primary on april 30. the candidates the republicans were asked about the defense of marriage act in the previous debate and i want to remind you coming up at 8:00 tonight we will bring you today's oral . gument we'll follow that with your alls and comments. >> welcome back to the second half of the massachusetts senate primary debafmente we turn our attention to the two democrats in this race. stephen lynch and fifth district congressman ed markey. >> we'll direct questions to both of you and then one noin answer. the filibuster is something you save if elected to the senate. i will hurry awe long. a lot to get through in this half hour. >> capitol hill is gridlock, congress's job disapproval rating is 80%. the people's business is not getting done. why should the voters of massachusetts think that two encome bents more than 30 years on the hill, more than a decade on the hill, why should they think two incumbents are the answer and not