the choices are shamby, meaning leader, ratti, meaning thunder, or talumba, meaning big ears. i like big ears. >>> one for all and all for one just wasn't enough for these guys, looking to beat the world record for largest free-fall formation. 104 skydivers took the plunge from 16,000 feet in poland. the number to beat was 99 skydivers. unfortunately, the group wasn't able to link up before their chutes opened, but fortunately, bill, their chutes opened. so, i think i'd take that. >> yeah, two people didn't like each other. they didn't want to hold hands. >> yeah, really. >> that was the reason they didn't link. >> how did you hear about that? >> i'm part of the association of skydivers. >> good one. >>> well, time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. the senate will hold a short special session to pass a $600 million border security bill. senators will also honor former senator ted stevens who died this week in a plane crash in alaska. >>> getting into swing in whistling straits, wisconsin. the 92nd pga championship, $7.5 m

that would be nice rather than a ratty old manhole. >> so much nicer than spit and everything else youis good. >> oh, man. i remember taco day in high school. meatloaf. good memories there. >> basket day is what we had. >> did you really? >> yeah. >> yummy. >> big old tortilla. i'm starting to drool already. good morning and thanks for being with us on this tuesday. i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. >>> it was a shocking crime. a marine accused of murdering a colleague who had accused him of rape. >> now cesar laurean faces life in prison after a guilty verdict. steven portnoy has the details. >> reporter: it took jurors a mere three hours to find former marine caesar laurean guilty of first degree murder in the 2007 death of his pregnant colleague, lance corporal maria lauterbach. >> it is the judgment of the court the defendant be confined in the custody of the north carolina department of corrections for the remainder of his natural life. upon a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. >> reporter: lauterbach was nearly eight months along when laurean, who feared his military