and today congress officially joins in that mourning. the united states and indeed the entire world mourn the loss of president kaczynski and first lady, maria kaczynski, and those who perished in last week's crash. we stand by our friend and ally, poland, as they mourn the president and first lady, the chiefs of the army and navy, the president of the bank, the deputy minister and dozens other parliament officials. the pain of the loss is unimaginable. and our thoughts and prayers rest with the families, friends and loved ones of the victims. their loss strikes a blow to the hearts of polish citizens, all polish americans. my niece is a polish american. and all who believe in a future of peace and prosperity for poland and for every nation. i'd like to talk about the president. few leaders have proven greater champions of progress and human dignity than president kaczynski. he was a true advocate of liberty for poland, for poland's families, workers and citizens. his life was defined by a long struggle for freedom, and by the ultimate v

and today congress officially joins in that mourning.the united states and indeed the entire world mourn the loss of president kaczynski and first lady, maria kaczynski, and those who perished in last week's crash. we stand by our friend and ally, poland, as they mourn the president and first lady, the chiefs of the army and navy, the president of the bank, the deputy minister and dozens other parliament officials. the pain of the loss is unimaginable. and our thoughts and prayers rest with the families, friends and loved ones of the victims. their loss strikes a blow to the hearts of polish citizens, all polish americans. my niece is a polish american. and all who believe in a future of peace and prosperity for poland and for every nation. i'd like to talk about the president. few leaders have proven greater champions of progress and human dignity than president kaczynski. he was a true advocate of liberty for poland, for poland's families, workers and citizens. his life was defined by a long struggle for freedom, and by the ultimate vi

poland marking a week of mourning -- mourning over the death of its president and a hundred others inair crash saturday. rauch it is also observing a day of mourning. thailand's prime minister blames what he called terrorist for inciting violence that left 21 people dead saturday. the dissident republican group the real i.r.a. says it carried out a car bomb attack on the headquarters of british intelligence michigan in northern ireland. one man was injured. the attack came just after midnight -- midnight when the assembly formally took back assembly -- authority for policing and justice from the london government and the assembly also elected the first justice minister in charge of policing since 1972. >> a car bomb was designed to cause maximum damage. to this army base and also to the peace process. the device exploded in the boot of a silver skoda, parked close the hundreds of houses. the bombers didn't care. >> very, very loud. >> to do something like this -- to have told people taken out of their homes. >> police were still trying to clear the area when the bomb exploded. the arm

this is a small tight-knit group who told us it was important to mourn together. high noon, polish americans from across the d.c. area make their way to our lady queen of poland parish in silver string. they packed the pews of the tiny church, lined the walls and aisles and stood in the parking lot. they come to pay respects, share their grief and take part in a memorial mass. >> it's a terrible tragedy for the entire polish nation worldwide. and it's a severe blow. and i feel very sad. >> we all have in tremendous pain and youography -- grieve. >> where overwhelmed. . >> reporter: opinioned's president first lady -- poland's first lady president, and other dignitaries per issued in russia. their priest told them they may not understand why the tragedy happened. >> we know that sometimes sacrifice is needed. we don't know why and what for, but we know that that [ inaudible ] . >> reporter: it's a reminder of how fragile life can be. >> it's a good lesson for us to think for the future and especially to be hurry to love each other because we don't know when is goin

and russians themselves, you know, it might not be the same impact here but russians have been mourning as well the polish embassy is right near my house. on my way in to work i saw people going there to the embassy laying flowers outside the embassy to also pay their respects. alex? >> yeah, all right, well, it is a tragic day but glad that the body of the polish president and his wife are on the way back home. we'll be speaking with you again. thank you so much. appreciate that. >>> coming up, we'll have more on the circumstances surrounding that crash. we're going to hear from a former chairman of the national transportation safety board. >>> breaking news in the south pacific, a major earthquake has rocked the solomon islands just off the coast of australia that measured 7.1. >>> terrorists and how to keep the most lethal weapons known to m mankind from getting into the hands of those who would use them. will a enthusiastic leer summit get it done? retired u.s. general barry mccaffrey, right here. hey, i'm jennifer hudson and i'm winning. winning at losing on weight watchers. i have

. >> now, more than two dozen, plunging a community into mourning. >> it's a coal mining community. when you hear that many ambulances, it has to be something bad. >> this morning, the latest on the recovery mission. and looking into a company with a history of problems. >>> good morning. and thanks for being with us. i'm vinita nair. >> and i'm todd connor, in for jeremy hubbard today. the explosion at a west virginia coal mine has now become the nation's worst such disaster in a quarter-century. >> overnight, massey energy announced that 25 of its miners are dead. and the dangerous mission to rescue four more has stopped. when families were told the news overnight, some became hysterical. >> this is taking place at the upper big branch main. t.j. winick is tracking the

the second student who was wounded is expected to survive. >>> family and friends mourn the loss of a another college student killed over the weekend. he was hit in the back while sitting with a group of students at a party. police are still looking for the shooter. >>> today gun advocates will pack a national park while packing heat. they'll hold a rally for the first time inside a national park in our area. the so-called restore the constitution rally will happen in the park while others will demonstrate in the district without their guns. tracy potts has the story. >> reporter: today's march follows gun support rallies all over the country. >> don't put us in a category with bullies and thugs. we are not. we're every day citizens protecting our rights, protecting our families. >> we're not coming here with guns. >> reporter: the organizer says this rally will be peaceful respecting d.c.'s ban on handguns but promoting their constitutional right to bear arms. >> the second amendment has nothing to do with guns. it has to do with freedom. >> reporter: one constitutional expert says t

poland's week of national mourning began in russia.nister there, vladimir putin led a brief ceremony before scening the remains of the president back to his homeland. lech kaczynski's family and government members paid their respects. then the coffin made its way to the presidential palace. >> how kit be that a country can afford to lose its president. >> the plane carrying president lech kaczynski, his wife and other national leaders crashed on saturday morning in western russia. the first funerals of possible land's mourned leaders could begin as early as wednesday. the polish community here in the d.c. area held a memorial for president lech kaczynski yesterday. it took place at our lady queen of poland church in silver spring. . there was standing room only for that special mass. those who attended hope the tragedy will help unify polish people every where. >>> the governor of west virginia is asking people from across the country to participate in a moment of silence to honor the memory of those killed in the deadly mine explosion

carter mourns his loss. the grandfather of five says his son and five grandchildren were trapped outside this house. the father clutched all his children, but the tornado's winds ripped two from his grip. >> he said he grabbed the kids and tried to get on top of them and tried to put them all in his arms with, but the wind left them off. >> reporter: in hardest hit yazoo city today, residents salvaged what they could and told stories of survival. >> did not see it coming. had heard the sirens. >> reporter: evelyn had just returned home from the grocery store when she heard the sirens. she hid in a hallway inside her home. >> it was just a lot of noise and debris and you could hear stuff coming off the roof, hear the front glass window breaking. >> reporter: weather experts are just now learning how powerful and frightening the storm really was. >> the parent super cell tracked across three states for 250 miles, from louisiana through all of mississippi into northwest alabama, and it may have produced as many

the mourning which is going on is huge. it was such a shock to the system. if you can imagine that sort of group of people in this country going down in air force one and maybe on their way to something like the 9/11 site which adds a symbolic value. for poland, what happened in katyn, where the destination of this plane , was just as emotional, even more so. but i think what we have to say is that amid the mourning, there has been a tremendous resilience shown by the polish people and the system which is after all a democratic system only created 20 years ago after the collapse of communism is showing that it's functioning. every step of that system is functioning. an acting president. now there's an aking head of the central bank. people are being replaced and new elections are coming up. there's a sense i think already of quiet pride that they are managing with this this terrible tragedy. >> suarez: you mentioned that the system is only 20 years old. is there a deep enough group in leadership so that these positions in a fairly young system could be fille

>> a nation in mourning. poland is grieving after a horrific plane crash, the president killed along with top military, political and church leaders. what's next for a country suddenly in a leadership vacuum? good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. it's sunday, april 11th, 2010. first a quick look at the day's forecast. meteorologist j meteorologist -- >> another perfect start to our day with temperatures a little bit chilly. clear skies as we take a live look outside. you can see what's going on and just beautiful conditions. the sun will be coming up around 6:38 this morning. again, really hard to find any clouds in the sky today. a few high clouds off to our north will be pulling in later during the day. the sun will really begin to warm us up as we head through the late morning hours. temperatures generally in the 40s. a few isolated spots reaching the 30s right now. a frost advisory for areas across the shenandoah valley. we should in the 50s and approaching 70 by noontime and late afternoon, low to mid-70s f

i rise today to mourn and to join our nation in mourning dr. dorothy height.al justice and gender equality. and at a time when women and african-americans were regarded as second class citizens, this strong, powerful, beautiful african-american woman stood up for us. and she strove to change that and rose to become a key figure in the civil rights movement. meeting with first ladies and presidents and heads of state. i want to step back for a minute because i look back fondly to the time when i first met dr. height and it was more than 20 years ago as a young advocate working on domestic violence. it was through dr. height's voice and her leadership and her kindness and generosity of intellect and spirit that enabled me to become a really strong advocate for domestic violence and to speak on behalf of the needs of african-american women and women of color. in a feminist movement that was not always opened to those kind of voices, and it was really dr. height who enabled us to meet those challenges with our other feminist colleagues. i regard dr. height as a st

it is a happy ending. >>> we'll begin in europe with the day of mourning. today sirens rang as the country paused for two minutes of silence. while the bodies of the victims including that of the president began to arrive in poland from russia. tom asspell has the latest. >> reporter: the tuf layoff was carrying lech kaczynski, his wife and dozens of govern the officials including all of the armed forces and security forces. it turned for final approach into smolensk and clipped some trees and hit the ground before bursting into flames. all 97 people onboard were killed. president kaczynski and the delegation were on their way to a memorial ceremony for 20,000 polish army officers murdered by soviet secret police during world war ii. the service went ahead with empty chairs for the polish officials. there was shock and grief. it is so terrible. >> it is a great tragedy for our whole country. >> reporter: flowers were laid outside government buildings and special masses were said throughout the country. the polish cabinet held an emergency meeting and declar

the tragedy. >> all night, a sea of candles burned outside the palace as poland began its week of mourning for president lech kaczynski and 95 others, including some of the nation's other key military commanders and economists, all killed saturday in an air crash in western russia. palace sources say his coffin will be displayed to the grieving public starting tuesday. "we are all very sad," says this polish woman. grief over the staunch anti- communist and much admired let's kosinski lech kaczynski -- millions have paid their respects, including secretary of state hillary clinton, at the polish embassy in washington. >> the united states and poland have much work to do together to build that future. that the people on that plane gave their lives for. >> at the crash scene, russians were morning as well. a hopeful sign that after decades of distress, the two better neighbors might draw closer together. that goes to the polls themselves as one ellerbee -- one elderly policemen said nothing makes us more strong or united they shared tragedy. jim maceda, nbc news, reporting from warsaw. >> as

poland mourns the death of its president who died over the weekend in a plane crash. are focusing on pilot error as a possible cause of the accident. >>> and investigators will arrive in montcoal, west virginia, today to begin looking into the cause of that explosion that killed 29 coal miners. a moment of silence is set for this afternoon at 3:30 to mark one week after the disaster. >>> more than 40 world leaders are in washington for a nuclear summit hosted by president obama. >>> a prosecutor in georgia is expected to announce today whether charges will be filed against steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger, in connection with sexual assault accusations. >>> and today, kfc begins selling a sandwich with chicken breast instead of bread. called the double-down, it has a day's worth of sodium and 500 calories. >> rumor has it it's more than 500 calories. >>> a virtual tie for number one. "date night" earned $27.1 million for its debut. 9 romantic comedy starring the two tv stars didn't edge out "clash of the titans" very much. >> how to train your dragon was third.

of course this kicks off a week long of mourning for the polish people. and everyone who is remembering the tragedy of this accident. and, of course, we have also heard from the ambassador here, as you were mentioning, he expressed gratitude to president obama and many americans who have also expressed their condolences. don? >> thank you very much, sandra endo tonight. thank you very much, sandra. >>> many americans may not be familiar with the polish president. so josh levs is here to explain who he was and why he was an important u.s. ally. how much power did the polish president have? >> more than a lot of people realize. the prime minister has more power inside the polish governmental structure, but the president has some power and we have seen that over recent years. one thing the president does he is actually appoints officially the prime minister. and the prime minister then has to get the support of the lower house of parliament. and whoa originally appointed to be prime minister was his twin brother. you probably heard some talk about the kaczyn

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or thousands line the street mourning the death of the president of poland. the road up to the presidential palace has become a shrine memorializing the country's leader, his wife and other dignitaries who lost their lives in saturday morning's plane crash. flowers and candles have piled up outside the palace where hundreds gathered at noon sunday to two minutes of silence. some mourners are trying to emphasize poland's strength and stability. >> it will not affect us in terms of any political organization. the nation is well organized and we have a constitution that is in place and the country will run both economically and politically stable but we suffer, everyone. >> from germany to france and israel, people around the world are expressing condolences for the polish people. pope benedict xvi saying, quote, you will give an interseesery prayer for the victims and give my sustenance to the beloved polish nation. >> for me, he was a very clever man, very smart wife. he knew his way. he stick to this way. he was professor so you know -- >> reporter: the inves

beginning a week of national mourning, poland's grief was quiet and dignified. school children across the country observed a minute of silence in memory of their lost president lech kaczynski. in australia auswitch many marched. and in warsaw some stood in line to sign a book of condolences. >> we don't know how to live without our president. we feel very, very sad. >> reporter: as poland mourned russian investors confirmed they identified the body of maria kaczynski, the president's wife. their closed coffins will lie in state at the palace tomorrow. investigators say the likely cause of the crash which killed 96 is pilot error. the black boxes revealed no technical fault. some analysts say the pilots may have been pressured by passengers, even the president himself, to get them on time despite heavy fog to a memorial at the site of the massacre of polish world war ii pows at the hands of the soviet secret police. >> there were people waiting for the service to begin. i think the alternative was flying to moscow, suggested by ground control, was simply out of t

we mourn with them and we honor them as well. however, i think it's important to remember that today is patriot's day. all americans need to step up. i think, i hope if we do anything we galvanize and inspire all americans to become patriots and to get involved and stay involved with our government. you've got to vote. you've got to get out there. you've got to know the issues. you've got to protect what we have in this country. it is like no other country in the world. we don't want to see that change for any reason. >> liz, do you and this organization feel there is change because of the new administration? what do you believe most puts the values you say are in jeopardy at risk. >> i do. i think we have seen a significant change in the direction of where this country is headed. i know i'm personally involved in other grassroots organizations, tea party, and we're very concerned. health care scared the bee jeebers out of a lot of people. for a good reason. that's why i got involved in the march. i'm a licensed concealed handgun

. >> reporter: back at shaw, the mourning continues. this second year english teacher, who betts hired, is like so many here, determined not to let brian betts to have died in vain. >> i can't imagine the school without him. but being around the kids makes it easier and i know he would want us to be with them and we're going to make it. we'll be okay. we're just really going to miss him. >> reporter: as large as the memorials are to principal brian betts at shaw middle school there's a big one growing at his house ang the curb. his family members have rallied. they're planning his funeral. >> it does look like police are look forsberg a series of clues in the vehicle and from possible thefts. >> reporter: that vehicle has been taken to a secure montgomery county forensic lab. they go in with special coats and gloves. they're combing literally over every inch of the vehicle, searching for anything that will help them find the person who killed brian betts. >> audrey barnes, thank you for that report. grief counselors were in hand today.

. >> reporter: a week of mourning came down to this. a funeral service. the flag-draped coffins of presidents lech kaczynski and his wife, maria, were blessed during a high mass in the ancient capital of krakow. dignitaries packed the small church, mostly from central and eastern europe, they came by car or train. but others sent their regrets. presidents barack obama and nicolas sarkozy and german chancellor angela merkel among dozens unable to fly through the cloud of ash hanging over europe. one exception, russian president dmitry medvedev. kaczynski was a divisive figure often alienating allies, but today all poles, it seemed, were united in grief over the loss of their president. the tens of thousands loined the streets and as the coffins moved through the old town, some applauded. others chants, thank you lech and maria kaczynski. even critics were moved. >> president kaczynski wasn't a very important person to me, but i think this is a very important historical moment. >> reporter: capped by the burial inside a crypt reserved for kings and heroes,

i rise today to mourn and to join our nation in mourning dr. dorothy height. she was an american icon who dedicated her life to racial justice and gender equality. and at a time when women and african-americans were regarded as second class citizens, this strong, powerful, beautiful african-american woman stood up for us. and she strove to change that and rose to become a key figure in the civil rights movement. meeting with first ladies and presidents and heads of state. i want to step back for a minute because i look back fondly to the time when i first met dr. height and it was more than 20 years ago as a young advocate working on domestic violence. it was through dr. height's voice and her leadership and her kindness and generosity of intellect and spirit that enabled me to become a really strong advocate for domestic violence and to speak on behalf of the needs of african-american women and women of color. in a feminist movement that was not always opened to those kind of voices, and it was really dr. height who enabled us to meet those challenges with ou

we are in shock and mourning. our thoughts and prayers are with the nation and with the families of those who lost their loved ones. may poland and all her children around the world rally in unity at this tragic blow. and i would hope that the united states of america would take up the gauntlet and help poland continue the effort to remember, to restore her archival collections, to try to make and honor those who lost their lives under such horrendous circumstances over 70 years ago and that the ground that now is sacred because of additional lives lost as well as those in the past has special meaning in the world today. and that we need to remember and we need to account for every lost life america can help in this cause. and another letter that was sent fromal ex who's president and executive director of a foundation based in new york writes, dear friends, as we mourn the loss of president lech and maria kaczynski and their talented delegation of leaders, we need to make sure these deaths were not in vein. after

dozens of families are left in mourning tonight and others homeless and fox's chris gutierrez is following the developments. >> reporter: trees, cars and homes tossed around by a powerful tornado. the twister cutting the path 3/4 of a miles wide through yazoo city and other towns. >> and i grabbed my son, we got on the floor and all the windows were blown down and the house started flooding. >> reporter: governor haley barbour has a home there. and you can see there are a number of businesses destroyed, others severely damaged and churches obliterated. >> reporter: authorities say it caused fatalities and are reporting dozens of people injured. the mississippi national guard has been deployed to protect people and property. >> went through the southern edge and eastern edge of town and through a number of large neighborhoods. >> reporter: residents check out the damage making their way past toppled houses, torn-off roofs and damaged cars with dozens of structures ruined, cleanup will be extensive. >> and that wind blew me from one room to the next. >> reporter: the same system striking lou

. >>> in the throes of a tragedy the people of poland mourn after a crushing loss.p next the latest in a live report on the crash disaster and the fallout of the investigation. plus nuclear concerns. world leaders to gather to keep nukes from terrorists. political fortunes, more presidential nods for mitt. >>> and trailing tiger to win the masters, he will have to make some history. good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt and welcome to "msnbc sunday." just past 9:00 a.m. on the east coast. here's what's happening right now. poland is in mourning after the plane crash that took the life of the polish president and a large swath of the country's leaders. millions of people filled the streets of warsaw for a candlelight vigil. russian president medvedev vowed to work with poland to thoroughly investigate the tragic crash. yonatan pomrenze has the latest. at what stage is this investigation? vladimir putin made an appearance there at the crash site. >> reporter: that's right. he went there. prime minister putin is in charge of the investigation and wasted no time. he wen

and ladies and gentlemen, a nation mourns them.o every member of every family that has been touched by this tragedy i can say that i know what it is like to lose a spouse and child, and i also know when the tributes are done and the flags are once again flying at full staff, once the miners you see today go back to work, that is when it will be hardest for you all. when life has moved on around us and has yet to stir within you, that is when you're going to need one another for the lucky ones, like its to go one but as a community and a nation we would compound tragedy if we let the whites go one unchanged. certainly no one should have to sacrifice their lives for their livelihood. but as they said, we will have that conversation later. we bear responsibility as well our responsibility to be aware of and respect and to honor those who risked their lives so that we can live as ours. and those who will continue to do this hard and dangerous worked so often when we're met with this kind of sorrow and pain research for meaning and purp

president obama mourns his loss, too. now want to read the letter that he has written to the family of dr. hooks, but especially to mrs. francis books. april 20, 2010. dear francis, michelle and i've were so saddened to learn of the passing of dr. benjamin l. hooks. please accept our sympathies as you mourn his loss and reflect upon his life. as a civil rights leader and a pastor, dr. hooks hold an extraordinary place in our history. he led the national association led the national association for the advancement of colored people, served on the recommendations commission, and are the presidential medal of freedom. he will be remembered for his dedication to our nations founding princip, and for his faith. and he will be sorely missed by all those who knew and loved him. michelle and i will keep you in our thoughts and prayer. me his strength and guide you, and may your cherished memories of him continue to bring you great joy and pride. sincerely, barack obama. thank you. [applause] >> now let's hear this wonderful music

they reflect a nation in mourning. president lech kaczynski, his wife and many of the political and business leaders were killed saturday in a plane crash in western russia. poland begins an official week of mourning. the president's body was returned to warsaw yesterday. many of the bodies remain unidentified. 97 people died in that crash. our nic robertson reports that evidence is pointing to two possible causes, bad weather and the plane's pilots failing to effectively communicate with air traffic controllers. our frederik pleitgen is in warsaw. an entire generation of poles admired this prowestern president. what are they telling you? >> reporter: people are still coming in here. this is a working day here in warsaw. still, if you look behind me. you can see that there is literally hundreds, if not thousands of people in the presidential palace right now. as you said yesterday, when the coffin was brought here, there were tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people lining the street. the interesting t

my story is co >>> the citizens of poland are in mourning after their president was killed in a plane crash over the week. all night candles burned outside the polish palace for president lech kaczynski. he died along with 95 others when his plane crashed on saturday in western russia. some of the country's top military commanders and economists were also onboard that plane. the president's coffin is expected to be on display to the public tomorrow. president obama ordered flags to fly at half staff in honor of the victims of the mine explosion in west virginia. flags will remain lored until sunday. >> the liberty bell just rang 29 times. >> reporter: the pause marks the time one week ago an explosion killed 29 workers at the upper big branch mine. and governor joe manchin led a wreath laying ceremony in charleston at the capitol. the sad work of recovering bodies continued as federal investigators began their probe into the worst u.s. coal mining accident since 1970. >>> hilly clin rp ton's name came up today as a possible successor for retiring supreme court justice john paul steven

poland mourns the plane crash that killed dozens including the country's president and first lady. >>> to spank or not to spank. new research on what is the proper way to discipline your child. >> it is mostly sunny and very spring-like. your first warning forecast coming up. >> announcer: complete coverage continues with denise coke, vick carter, and first warning weather with bob turk and weather with bob turk and meteorologist ,,,,,,,,,, . >>> breaking news to tell you about right now. the team is over a small brush fire in baltimore county. captain paul perry with more. >> this is actually a marsh fire, it happens pretty much this time of year all over the chesapeake bay area. this is in dunn decreek. baltimore county. this is gunpowder state park on the south side. firefighters you see from the baltimore county fire department, their fire boats are here trying to extinguish a marsh fire. no word on what caused it but this very dry marsh grass will burn rather rapidly. looks like 2 acres or so of marsh grass has burned. fire department officials have a pretty good handle on it, ra

community is in mourning today. mourning over it is loss of a journalist. talented artist. cou constance holden. the accident is now under investigation. news4's tom sherwood joins us live from northwest with more on the life of constance holden. tom? >> reporter: heavy police presence and military force presence here around the convention center. it has been marred by this terrible bike incident. a police officer delivered flowers to the home of constance holden. the mt. pleasant woman who worked as a journalist for 40 years for the american association for the advancement of science in downtown washington. >> we are deeply shocked and saddened. we send our sincere condolences to john and the rest of her family and friends. it has been a terrible, sad day. she was very accomplished and well-regarded. she is going to be horribly missed. >> worked for this association since 1907. >> 40 years. >> reporter: holden, 68, was struck and killed monday afternoon by a d.c. national guard's five-ton truck as she was routinely riding her bicycle home from her office at 12th and new yo

. >> while the community mourns, the company that runs the mine is under scrutiny. they have paid millions of lines linked to dozens of violations in recent years. >> more details on our top story. this is the deadliest u.s. mine accidents since 14, when 27 people died in utah. federal investigators are on the scene in west virginia. congress has promised to hold hearings. >>> president obama has ordered changes in the nuclear defense strategy, cutting out the nuclear option in all but a few scenarios. >> if a non-nuclear state is in compliance with the nonproliferation treaty and its obligations, the u.s. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it. >> the new policy includes not using nuclear weapons in self- defense against nations that launched biological, chemical, or cyber attacks. the exceptions are countries such as north peron -- north korea or iran that are in violation of the nuclear treaty. >>> u.s. press secretary robert gates said -- robert gibbs said that hamid karzai's recent comments are untrue and troublesome. he was scheduled

it is a national day of mourning. >>> i just stepped outside hoping to see sunshine., thin clouds are there. but there is no rain coming today. the wind will be out of the southwest. it will not be chilly. let's show you the satellite picture. i think we will get enough sunshine from time to time until later this evening. then it will get mostly cloudy. high pressure is overhead across the mid atlantic and it is shielded us from most of the rain moving east. you can see in parts of kentucky and tennessee. it will move eastward. the moisture will overspread us. that will occur tomorrow. reducing the high clouds first. then they will quickly move out. it looks good by the end of the week. another system approaches this weekend and we see a better shot for some moisture on saturday and sunday. we had some 30's outside this morning. warming up to 62 in martinsburg. 63 right now at packs river naval air station. the big picture, no big cold air. mid 60's's down to the carolinas. the big picture shows clouds on the increase on the approach from west to east. we will call fo

president and his wife were placed side by side while their daughter and the president's twin brother mourned. the names of the 96 lost were read. >>> hundreds of russian adoptions may be on hold. this after a mother sends her 8- year-old son back all alone. >> can i have a juice box, mommy? >> reporter: this family is full, there's a 9-year-old, a 7- year-old and a 6-year-old and a 5-year-old. their parents adopted them from russia nearly three years ago. >> what are we doing. you kind of calm down and you get a feeling like, is it the right thing. now, they want one more, the 15- year-old sister who's still in russia. >>> we can't leave her there and the teens age out and they're kind of just sent on their way and their out look is grim. >> reporter: and the option may not be smooth. some are calling for a freeze in all american adoptions after an 8-year-old boy was sent back to the country by his american mother. next week, state department workers are going to russia for talks and some agencies are concerned. >> familys are concerned as to whether or not they'll be able to proceed with th

the second student who was wounded is expected to survive. >>> and family and friends are mourning the loss of a college student from our area killed over the weekend. 18-year-old joshua mcmackal of front royal, virginia, was shot and killed near texas southern university in houston early saturday morning. he was a freshman there. police say mcmackal was hit in the back while standing with a group of students at a party. police are still looking for the shooter. his dad flew from virginia yesterday. his mother is on her way from japan. >>> the quint convince orchard high school was evacuated this morning after a gas leak was reported. firefighters closed the school to investigate the odor of gas in a third floor room. officials didn't find anything there, and students and teacher were able to reenter the school. no injuries have been reported. >>> our time right now ten after 11:00 on this monday morning. remembering 15 years later. survivors and family members of those who died in the bombing of the oklahoma city federal building are gathered this morning to commemorate the attack. pl

a 9-year-old on vacation at disney world is dead after he was hit by a bus, and his family is in mourning >> this happened this afternoon and now the accident has led to investigation into what went wrong. the accident happened on disney property, on a road near the camp ground site. state troopers say the boy and his friends were riding bikes among big pine trail in the same direction as the disney bus. >> at some point they collided and a little boy suffered fatal injuries. and the troopers say the child died there at the scene. he was riding his bicycle with an 11-year-old girl who was on another bike. both kids were wearing bike helmets. >> our hearts and prayers go out to the family and all of our cast members, extending our deepest sympathies. >> investigators say the child came off the sidewalk just before the collision. 28 people were on board the bus and witnessed the accident that happened around 1:30 this afternoon and are being interviewed to see if the driver is at fault. and now we're talking to a lot of witnesses. test the crash is under investigation. -- >> the trash is un

. >>> people in minneapolis, minnesota, are mourning after six people died in an early morningire. three are children. it housed an irish pub and several apartments upstairs. the roof of the building collapsed. it appears the fire started in an upstairs apartment. three weeks ago authorities found eight fire code violations in the pub. they were to be fixed this week. the fire marshal had not been back out for a follow-up inspection. >> letters sent to several governors have more to do with publicity than threats. bob mcdonnell's office in richmond received one of the letters wednesday and turned it over to the fbi and state police. letters demand the governor leaves office in three days or risk being removed. the anti-government group guardians of free republics believed to have sent them. >>> the new jobs report is out for march. it shows some growth. even the president is remaining cautiously optimistic. u.s. employers added 162,000 new jobs. that's the highest number in one month in three years. nearly 1/3 of those jobs are temporary census workers. unemployment held steady at

this will bring an end to the official week of mourning. the lying in state begins and an intensity of the motion is expected to magnify once again. there are church services and joint sessions of parliament to honor all of the dead. this is a difficult week for the people poland. >> australia's great barrier reef could take 20 years to recover from a star that was left by a chinese coal ship. -- scar that was left by a chinese coal ship. >> a salvage team decided that they had no choice but to refloat the ship earlier than planned because of storms. there was a catastrophic breakup that would have meant an ecological disaster. the ship is once again and safe anchorage and thousands of experts have told the government of queensland there is no evidence of further spillage. >> the ship was successfully refloated just before 8:00 p.m.. reports are good in that it is not taking on any water or leaking oil. aid is now unsafe act -- anchorage. -- is now in safe anchorage. >> they had a chance to offer an earlier assessment of the damage done to

leaders had to cancel plans to attend the state funeral of poland's president yesterday, a somber mourning went on without them. tens of thousands lined up to attend the funeral of kaczynski and his wife maria perished in a plane crash nine days ago along with other top officials. the caskets were driven through the streets as crowds chanted thank you to their fallen leader. the memorial was capped by burial in a crypt at the castle that's normally reserved for officials and national heroes. >>> yesterday at the vatican's embassy, pope benedict met and prayed with a group of eight men who say they were sex abuse victims. according to a statement from the vatican, pope benedict expressed his, quote, shame and sore rowe at the pain the men and their families have suffered. it was the first time that the pope has met with abuse victims since a worldwide sex abuse scandal engulfed the vatican earlier this year. >>> nbc news has learned that later this morning toyota is expected to sign paperwork for agreeing to the largest government penalty ever against an ought maker relating to its sticking

. >> reporter: west virginia is still mourning the deaths of 12 minors.e of another disaster. president obama spoke to west virginia's governor offering condolences and assistance to help the minors and their families from this latest tragedy. >> now deaths of minors have been dropping in recent years, with 2009 being the safest on record. prior to th

. [♪] >> three voices, one joyful noise later on sunday mourn mourn. >> >> dame edna is a popular entertaineray or may not be who she seems to be. but she found the same to speak with russ mitchell. ♪ edna's my name i'm a famous dame ♪ >> she's been a self-proclaimed giga star here in britton an he later a visit with... >> dame edna with my special friend russ mitchell. >> osgood: mo's madness is at the end of march madness not by what the ncaa has to offer but an unlikely basketball star, our mo rocca. >> team sports are fun and fulfilling or so i've heard. almost 25 years after not playing on a team in high school, can i learn to shoot hoops. >> not goes up good. you need a couple minutes? >> yes. >> time-out. >> later on " sunday morning " becoming a baller. >> osgood: first the headlines for this sunday morning the fourth of april 2010. thousands turned out to hear the pope's traditional easte easter address. during mass earlier a cardinal said church will not be influenced by scandal or petty gossip. a series of suicide car bombings racked baghdad. adds many as seven exmroepgs ex have be

disaster, a tweak the day after an explosion claimed 29 lives, yesterday people gathered in churches to mourn the get r dead approximate honor their profession. >> -- [inaudible]. hell bound, this is the church at it again, in charleston, west virginia they claim the mine deaths happened because god is angry with america because it alouse gays and gays and lesbian, one man was arrested for spitting on the church members. >>> the long time home of the dallas cowboys is just a memory, after six months of planning it only took seconds to turn it into concrete and twisted metal. the cowboys moved from the stadium to arlington after the 2008 season. clean up expected to take until july. >>> more than 300 signs have been spotted from new york and miami to san diego and at first glance they look official but messages both amewsing and a little absurd. you saw one, it proclaims you are not cool. or this sign sprodding up outside of a fast food restaurant. this double crossing appears from a major bank. see it at the work of a mysterious group, urban art is and prank administers, they said quote, we h

blessed are those who mourn... blessed are the meek...ly. blessed are you, he says, when people revile you, and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you on my account. that is the way that treated the prophets, long ago. and the disciples, remember, are a very ordinary bunch. fishermen, people off the streets. a couple of irs agents on the job. they are not movers and shakers, and power brokers and the famous, but jesus is saying to them, that you are the ones who are going to change the world. you are the salt of the earth, he says. you are the light of the world. i'm calling you to be edgy, provocative, salt in the system, and gleaming lights of moral clarity to confront the world and guide it, salt and light, that is your job. to build the new world i hope to see. today, we are giving thanks for the life of a woman who over 98 years became an unstoppable force of salt and light for our country. for days, now, and again this morning, we have been celebrating this woman, known as the grand dame of the civil rights movement.

. >>> tonight, the nation is mourning the death of dr. dorothy height, a leading voice in the civil rights movement who fought for quality education, justice and human rights for everyone. officials here in maryland are remembering the pioneer. height served as a long time president of the national council of negro women and the leading female voice of the 1960 civil rights movement. she continued actively speaking out well into her 90 on women's issues and education. local leaders are reflecting on her life. senator ben cardin says dorr i had height was instrumental in the civil rights movement with her insistent voice for racial justice and gender equality in america. representative elijah cummings said of dr. heights, "in the press and history books, her time was often overshadowed by the men in the civil rights movement. however, in the hearts and minds of the millions she touched, she will never be forgotten." >> and "as a generation of civil rights leaders pass away, it is important that we take time to teach our children about the

one week of mourning has been declared. >>> tight security already in place tonight as world leaders arrive in d.c. for monday's nuclear summit. roadways around the convention center will be shut down and business owners and people who live in the area are already trying to deal with the disruptions. richard reeve has more on what people can expect. >> jennifer, the metro station at the convention center remains open. seventh street is clear, traffic moving back and forth. behind it, security fences in this area. this neighborhood will change dramatically in the next 24 hours and not everyone is happy. >> with a highly visible police presence -- presence, 10-foot tall security signs, residents and business owners located inside the secured areas around the convention center are voicing concern. >> coming out, walking to a friend's house and seeing it. it is disconcerting. >> authorities say the measures are necessary to protect 46 heads of state and their staff during the two-day nuclear summit. this man came home to find police and tow trucks on history, part of the deal he says of

as they mourned their losses, they gathered the resources they have left and began working around theock to put their lives and their country back together. they relied on the strength and spirit that have carried them through tough times before. but they need our help. they cannot succeed without the support of the global community. and we need haiti to succeed. what happens there has repercussions far beyond its borders. there are two paths that lie before us. if haiti can build safe homes, its citizens can escape many of the dangers they now face and return to more normal lives. if haiti can realize broadbased, sustainable economic growth, it can create opportunity across the country beyond port-au- prince, so haitians do not have to move their capital or leave their country to find work. if haiti can build strong health and education systems, it can give its people the tools they need to contribute to their nation's progress and fulfill their own god-given potential. if haiti can create a strong, transparent, powerful institutions, it can establish the credibility, trust and stabi