>>> good evening, i am melissa rehberger. timothy mcveigh chose april 19th for the date of his attack on the murrah building it was two years after another notorious day in american history. mcveigh was angry about the violent ending to a standoff between federal law officers and a group in texas. the dramatic story of what happened in that religious compound is up next. they present witness to waco. >>> a large fire has broken out among the compound buildings. branch da individualian compound. >> april 19th 1993. a violent standoff between a religious sect and the federal government comes to a fiery end. >> live together or die together that was my attitude. >> all yas are on david koresh the group's prophet. the government portrays him as a dangerous cult leader. >> all he is is a cheap thug that interprets the bible through the barrel of a gun. >> if you don't follow the truth, you're going to hell! >> to his followers, he is the final messenger. >> every time you rebelled against vernon we were rebelling against god. >> n

and now swiffer wet and dry refills >>> i am melissa rehberger.arathon bombings is in stable condition. they report that dzhokhar tsarnaev is unable to communicate. charges against him could come as early as tomorrow. >>> residents of west, texas are being allowed back into town after a deadly explosion wednesday. it killed 14 people, injured 200. >>> back to "witness to waco." >>> we have had no firm indication as to a final resolution of this matter. that, again, will only be determined by mr. koresh. >> on the evening of the 18th of april, steve schneider gets on the phone with the negotiation team, and were continuing to press him. steve, we need something. you've told us he's done with the first seal. send it out. >> we got nothing, absolutely nothing. >> when we briefed up the boss, and told him that we had not gotten anything tangible to prove that david was even working on this, that was it. that was the straw that broke the camel's back. by this time, the department of justice has authorized the use of tear gas and the decision was made t

. >>> i am melissa rehberger.ne person remains missing and two avalanches hit near snowqualmie pass in washington state. the rescue effort is hampered by heavy snow. >>> susan collins will vote in favor of expanding background checks. the first republican to publicly announce support for the bill. >>> and gas dropped 14 cents the past two cents. >>> here's what's happening. the state department confirms one civilian employee was killed in eastern afghanistan today. >> inside cleveland's cuyahoga county correction center, walter cooperwood, admitted boss of the heartless felons gang is allowed one hour a day to spend outside of his cell. >> let's get something straight right now recently warden ivy put the entire unit on lockup after members of the heartless felons began preying on our inmates. >> this is my house, understand that? >> i don't want this. i don't got no beef with him. >> while 23 hours a day in a cell is nearly unbearable for some, cooperwood says he's unphased by it. >> actually, i don't be tripping

. ♪ >>> i am melissa rehberger, here is what's happening.f charges of letters laced with ricin. >>> the faa expects air traffic to be back to normal after congress pass legislation to allow them to withdraw furloughs forced from sequestration. >>> and coming up at 9:00 p.m., the white house correspondents dinner. now back to "why planes crash." >>> like building blocks, each mid air collision has helped make the skies safer, so much safer in fact that according to an m.i.t. study, technology has advanced to the point where we can expect only one mid air collision every 100 million flight hours. the last time two commercial jets collided over the u.s. was the 1960 accident above new york city. since then, there have been three more mid air collisions, all involving one large aircraft and one small. in 1967, her dad is pilot of a plane and collides killing 81 people. >> two pilots show up at the front door, ring the doorbell, inform me mother that my father's plane had crashed. and i told him that couldn't be true because he was the best pilot

. >>> i am melissa rehberger. and china pledge to work together to rid north korea of nuclear weapons. secretary of state john kerry is in beijing for talks, said both countries want a peaceful resolution. >>> president obama handed over his weekly address to the mother of a victim in the newtown shootings. >>> back to "caught on camera." >>> a daring stunt goes awry when a magician dangling 50 feet in the air catches fire. >> oh, my god! >> i was really scared that he was getting burned badly. or even die. >> where are we supposed to go? >> the blue tarp. >> mt. clemmons, michigan. a suburb of detroit. every year the bath city festival draws thousands of people to the banks of the clinton river. >> jason's the man! >> a closing act is the popular area magician, jason magic. >> jason had this grand idea. he really wanted to break through the local market into a national spotlight. >> jason is performing an extraordinary feat, one that has taken four months to prepare. it's a well-known escape act created by harry

. >>> i'm melissa rehberger.epartment confirms that one civilian employee was killed in eastern afghanistan today. nbc news has confirmed three more americans, all of them u.s. troops, were killed in a separate incident. pastor rick warren's son matthew has committed suicide. matthew warren had been struggling with mental illness for some time. he was 27. back to "caught on camera." >>> a brazen attack. two masked men run into a convenience store and one starts shooting. >> i didn't know what to think. >> struggling to survive, a clerk pulls out a gun and fights back. >> they took action. they had to take it or it would have turned out worse. >> october 8, 2011, houston, texas. the day begins quietly at the valero convenience store. a long-time customer who goes by the name cowboy makes his routine stop. >> in the morning i came in the store to get cigarettes like i normally do. i was standing up with my money in my hand. >> as cowboy makes his purchase, the peaceful morning turns to chaos. >> and all of a sudden

. >>> i am melissa rehberger. here is what's happening. of state john kerry visiting south korea warned it would be a huge mistake if north korea launched a missile any direction. the u.s. and south korea issued a statement saying they will defend against north korea if needed. >>> authorities say a suspicious package contained an explosive device. they neutralized it, saying it would have exploded if opened. back to "lockup." >> narrator: brian voltz's numerous tattoos reflect his beliefs and are a road map through his past. >> how did you get cut throat? >> it's my nickname my first time in penitentiary. >> why is that? >> self-explanatory. >> narrator: they're also among his most prized possessions. >> i've always been unique, and when i met tattoos, that was my way to be even more unique. i like to stand out. what's up? i just got self-expression everywhere. >> narrator: but voltz says he treasures more than his ink. "i'm daddy's baby." say it loud in prayer. say, "i'm daddy's baby." >> narrator: voltz has 2 sons, a 2-year-old and a 13

. >>> i'm melissa rehberger. here's what's happening.s warning foreigners and tourists to leave south korea. it says it opportunity wish any harm in case of war. >>> at least 14 people were injured earlier in a stabbing spree at a texas community college. four victims were taken to hospitals by helicopter. a suspect is in custody. >>> and the u.s. navy's blue an gems will not be flying at any more air shows this year. they are now grounded due to budget cuts. back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." in the past 30 days, of course, we've seen a tidal wave of democrats publicly supporting same-sex marriage. republicans, however, have been largely well resisted to change on the subject. no matter what the demographics of the 2012 election told them. and rick santorum, winner of the 2012 iowa caucuses eventually, and clarion of the cultural right told "the des moines register" today in effect the more things change the more the gop will stay the same. rick santorum. "the republican party is not going to change on this issue. in my