syracuse's syracuse plays- denver. stevenson the salisbury. .he mustangs in white .e went to parkside high school he had three goals to lead stevenson. .his is brady, just a freshman stevenson wins 12-6. nba game one. big first half lead. mathis cuts it to 6. memphisest player -- cuts it to 6. >> a big weekend for baltimore. >> have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stov

areas in yellow includes philadelphia, washington, d.c., albany and outside of syracuse and burlington, vermont, chance of seeing wind damage with large that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your windo just taking a look ahead unfortunately for a lot of you up there in new england this is not going to be a pretty memorial day weekend. it looks like even though we have thunderstorms today, chance of rainy and cool weather through the weekend. also today thunderstorms return to oklahoma. i'll give you that forecast later. >> a quick question about that video. if we see that funnel cloud would that have been inside that funnel cloud or on the per iphery. >> he was maybe two or three blocks away. >>> just ahead, a new development in the boston marathon bombing investigation leads to a deadly confrontation. >>> plus, an impasse in the jodi arias trial as jurors struggle to decide her fate. details when "early today" returns in two minutes. >>> welc today." here's some other stories making headlines this morning. the jury deciding the fate of convi

they will play syracuse in the national semifinals.ck on the forecast with john coming up right after this. join us at projectluna.com i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today. >> we knew in my be drizzly today. it was cold for those ladies in their sundresses are. eagles scrambling for jacket. the rain came and drop the temperatures area the rain chances go up monday. could take it up on tuesday and go up at the end of the week for some thunderstorms. they releasing the middle of the week. we will be in the 80's. >> thank you for joining us. we will see you tomorrow morning starting at 5:00 are. >>>

duke, cornell, syracuse, and denver battle next weekend in philadelphia for the championship. in-state rivals meet tonight in division 3, semifinals. 7:00 they will start that one off. last year, say match up on the eastern shore sauce sells very advanced to the title game >> all right, john, one last check? >> one last check. we have a hiring chance tomorrow. might be summoned today. there's the be the next highest chance for some scattered showers and thunderstorms activity. look at the temperatures -- near 80 tomorrow. in the 80's until that front comes in. >> that is a holiday weekend. >> it is coming. all right. that is it for 11 years at 6:00. we will see you back here tonight at 11:00. this sunday night -- high alert. severe weather breaking out right now from the plains to the great lakes. >> wow! look at the rotation! >> damaging winds, tornadoes and flooding. tonight why close to half the u.s. population could be at risk from dangerous storms before it is over. >>> collision course. dramatic new images of a commuter train crash just moments after impact as more than

they will play syracuse friday in the final four. >> they are on fire. >> really are. >> we are all here didn't win the lottery, right? >> you lost a ticket. >> somebody may have won. >> never know. >> thank you, jason. >>> that's our news for tonight. the season fina>>> good evening. i'm al sharpton. [ applause ] i'm super skinny now, but for some reason this here camera, i don't know. anyway, republicans are mad because the tea party has been targeted by the "urs." i'm sorry. what? excuse me, the irs. but what they fail to realize is that this has been happening to us for the past 50 years. let's talk about it. ♪ >> president obama has bee

from syracuse, new york, please welcome michael barbour. hi, michael. nice to meet you. >> hi.ow are you? >> pirate, huh? what do you know about him? >> well, it's more of a family legend than anything else, but there was a simon barbour, who was a privateer in halifax, nova scotia, on the privateer the revenge-- >> what does that mean, being a privateer? >> you're kind of a professional pirate, but you're working for the government, you know, so-- >> oh, i didn't know the government had pirates. >> yeah, so the canadian government said, "take all the american ships you want, and

. >> syracuse at villanova state yum next week. >>> virginia lost to north carolina 13-9 today, ending the season. first time they have won two games in a lacrosse ncaa tournament. >>> tonight is big for lamont peterson. if washington, dc's boxing champ can beat lucas matissea, he's first in line to fight danny garcia, and then the name floyd mayweather comes into play. i know it's a lot of maybes and ifs, but tonight is the first step to all of that. so he is going to face one of his stephest challenges of his career tonight, for sure. you may not know his opponent. let me explain. he hits hard! his last 10 fights have all been wins by stoppage. both hold titles in the junior welter weight division. peterson still feels he has something to prove. >> win over matisse, bring big and better fights. i look at me as me, danny garcia and lucas matisse are the best three. best fighters in the weight class and what better way to show that, going out and fighting one of the top guys? >> we shall see. >>> finally, we got the volvo match play championship tonight in bulgaria. this is pretty funn

they've punched their toict a 9th straight national companionship game, it will be terps against syracuse. >>> finally, nba playoffs. carmello anthony of the new york knicks, hitting the 94th point dueness indiana had he had 39 in a losing cause, because lance stevenson had a career night. the pacers eliminate the knicks, 106-99. so now it's the knicks and the miami heat in the eastern... why did i say knicks? it's the pacers and the knicks in the eastern conference finals. >> stand, thanks so much. we'll be right back. coming up, privacy for the putt. putt. why a golfer ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, your grilling is still gonna be pretty amateur. but your deck? that's pro. finish like a pro with cabot wood stains. cabot...that's pro. >>> pro golf players usually play the ball where it lands, but sometimes, that's easier said aid than done. >> turn away, everyone, please. >> this golfer ended up putting that ball, check this out, right inside the course bathroom. he tried to find a way around the on structs. he evenly took a 1-stroke penalty to drop it on the grass. i think he should have ,,,,,,,,,

like to introduce the 2012 entrepreneurship bootcamp for veterans with disabilities program here at syracusersity. >> gupta: to date, only 600 veterans have gone through the program. it's numbers like that that frustrate mike haynie. >> mike: sometimes i... i go home at night, and i think about, "man, there's 26 vets here," and there's 20,000 that will leave the military this month. it's spitting in the wind. there's so much more we could do. >> gupta: this is something that the nation should be taking on, the... the u.s. government should be taking on. >> mike: agree 100%. >> gupta: there's a real sense of outrage, mike, already that the government isn't doing enough for returning veterans. >> mike: if the agenda is empower vets through business ownership, why would you not go out to the people who are really good at helping individuals launch and grow businesses and say, "become our partner?" >> gupta: that's slowly starting to happen. the government, which already provides veterans with small business loans, has asked haynie to help design coursework for all returning troops. one of the m

i was 22 years old, right out of syracuse university.o it's actually closer to 40 years ago. >> you ever wondered if things had been different, you could have become one of those great movie announcers? always thought your voice had that kind of tone to it, you know? just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water. "jaws 2." i can see you doing that. >> from the producer of "the terminator." >> we've got a question from gerald. >> hi, bob. >> hi. >> my question is in two parts. >> all right. >> what made you desire to become a sports broadcaster in the first place, and since becoming one of the best, what is your take on how the profession has changed since your early days at nbc in 1970s? >> well, i wanted to be a sports announcer because i loved sports as a kid, and i was also enchanted by the voices of sport. back then, more games were on radio than on television. the announcer was even more important. and the best broadcasters gave the game almost a melody. vin scully, lindsey nelson, marty glickman, jim mckay, harry cara

the accident happened near the small town of truxton between binghamton and syracuse. police say the trailer portion became detached from the cab, crossed the median and slammed into the van. all of the victims were riding in the minivan. two people in the truck were not hurt. >>> an army sergeant charged in the massacre of 16 afghan villagers is pleading guilty to avoid the death penalty. his lawyer says staff sergeant robert bales was crazed and broken the night of the attack, but he was not legally insane. families of the villagers killed in the massacre had been demanding he be executed. >>> pakistani officials say a suspected u.s. drone strike killed the number two man in the taliban. the man is said to be responsible for hundreds of bombings and shootings in pakistan. the u.s. had to put up a $5 million price on his head. the white house not confirming that he was among those killed in the drone strike. >>> attorney general eric holder is meeting today with bureau chiefs from several media organizations amid recent controversies over leak investigations. it's par

that's about 25 miles north of syracuse. trailer became disconnected and crossed the center line hitting the van. seven people in the minivan were killed. two people in the truck were not injured. >>> u.s. army staff sergeant robert bales is expected to plead guilty to killing 16 people next week. the attack was one of the worst atrocities of the afghan war. elizabeth palmer went back to that remote afghan village and she was surprised by what she found. >> reporter: from bell am buy base you can see co-zye village, the site of the worst american atrocity of the afghan war where sergeant robert bales is alleged to have started his killing spree. he's charged with sneaking off the base and shooting 16 afghan civilians including nine children. and you're still here in spite of the tragedy that happened. >> we're still here, roger. >> reporter: right after the shootings, the military thought it might have to pull out of bell am buy the local anger was so great, but captain shane oravsky tells us u.s. soldiers were able to take

no. 4, king of college la crosse, duke, they spotted syracuse 5 to nothing. went on a 15-4 run.range lose 16 to 10. >>> no. 3 black hawks go into game ten with detroit. three goals in the third. they beat them 4 to 3. >>> no. 2, battle of new york. yankees brett gardner, how do you take a home run away? robs daniel murphy. but the mets win. mets win. and no. 1, brittany griner, folks. huge dunk against chicago. she dunked twice in the game. her team didn't lose but, boy, look at that. not something you see every day. >> no. but we're going to see it a lot more, aren't we. >> every single -- you got it. every time she does it. it'll be a top five nominee. >> they're going to get more folks in those seat sgls am i suppose today say we'll be right back. >> no. we can do that. >> go right ahead then. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need your signature. vo

syracuse 39 and erie is looking at 38 degrees.temperatures soared to 96 degrees. seattle was 80. but in the central plains, you'll see mid-90s by monday and tuesday. brianna. >> actually, i enjoy the 90s. nice and steamy. >> well, you spent time in washington. so you know it can be dreary. >> yes, definitely, definitely dreary. karen maginnis, thank you for that. happy mother's day weather to everyone out there. >>> i'll see you back at the top of the hour, 8:00 eastern. escape from captivity in cleveland. how we can all help protect children from predators. "dr. sanjay gupta md" starts right now. >>> hey there. thanks for joining us. another busy news week here. new jersey governor chris christie reveals he underwent an operation to lose weight. some say it's a step closer to a 2016 presidential run. we'll look at that and explain what's involved in the operation. >>> biggest loser trainer bob harper will share his three-week plan for super charged weight loss. >>> and jonny lee miller's marathon to save the life of a 4-year-old

no. 4, king of college la crosse, duke, they spotted syracuse 5 to nothing. went on a 15-4 run.orange lose 16 to 10. >>> no. 3 black hawks go into game ten with detroit. three goals in the third. they beat them 4 to 3. >>> no. 2, battle of new york. yankees brett gardner, how do you take a home run away? robs daniel murphy. but the mets win. mets win. and no. 1, brittany griner, folks. huge dunk against chicago. she dunked twice in the game. her team didn't lose but, boy, look at that. not something you see every day. >> no. but we're going to see it a lot more, aren't we. >> every single -- you got it. every time she does it. it'll be a top five nominee. >> they're going to get more folks in those seat sgls am i suppose today say,, we h . >>> all right. our next news skas tomorrow morning at 4:30. >> we hope you've had a pleasant me moerl day. we're going to leave you with some of the ceremonies and remembrances from today. have a good night. ,, for over 60,000 california foster children, it's a challenge to replace clothes that are too small or worn out. i grew 3 inches last y

duke trailed syracuse by five goals but takes the lead for good when josh offit finds the back of the net. duke wins 16-10.their 2nd title in the last four years it was bound to happen. with three different overtimes before sammy jo tracy scored id athe women's lacrosse title was decided in three different overtimes. when you're a nascar driver dating a fellow driver.there will be moments like these. danica patrick - wrecked by her own boyfriend at the coca cola 600 last night. ricky stenhouse - whose dating danica - nudges her from the inside.enough to cause patrick to take out brad keselowski - who happens to be the defending sprint cup champ. patrick forced out of the race. keselowski limping in 32nd. i wonder what their conversation will be like? >> pam: have a great night we will see you 11:00 p.m. [ male announcer ] citibank's app for ipad makes it easy for ann to manage her finances when she's on the go. even when she's not going anywhere. citi tablet apps. easier banking. standard at citibank. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my

library three were arrested that same day thirty two protesters were arrested and sent to jail in syracuse new york after protesting the obama administration's drone program and countless others have been arrested protesting everything from climate change to nuclear weapons to the failure to close guantanamo bay. all the thirty's across the nation waste their efforts on throwing peaceful protesters in jail those who should really be said unified by nine so are continuing to live in the lap of luxury this is the biggest problems we face in america today senator bernie sanders says we've become an oligarchy if anything that's an understatement misbehaving corporations and people in power are allowed to get away with just about anything thanks to court rulings like citizens united and the corrosive and corruptive influence of money in politics of course that courts doctrine that money is speech our corporations and corporate executives have become functionally untouchable figures in society leaves untouchable by the law and that needs to change no longer can we as a nation let wall street ban

the accident happened in the small town of truxton between binghamton and syracuse.tion of the truck crossed the median where it slammed into the packed minivan. several passengers, including several children, were killed. >>> potentially deadly letters were sent to new york's mayor and his gun control group. they were postmarked in louisiana. the threatening letters tested positive for the poison ricin. here's abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas. where someone who hates mayor michael bloomberg and his stance on gun control has sent him letters laceded with the deadly poison ricin. ricin can be deadly if inhaled or ingested. two letters were sent. one was detected in the new york mail facility. another letter was sent to washington, to an office associated with mayors against illegal guns. the letter threatened bloomberg and referenced the gun control debate. bloomberg has called for background checks and a ban on assault rifles. the mayor reacting. >> in terms of why they've done it, i don't know. the letters obviously referred to our anti-gun efforts,

john: syracuse?peater offender making the top of the worst colleges for free speech craig two years running. john: of black teachers edition hire more black colleges teachers. >> and one student was offended a white student said you say i have to stay on my side of the tracks? he wrote this to his friends on facebook saying i am being unappreciated for my volunteer time and suspended him from the program. john: he was required to3 seek a and your management and diversity training in writing paper demonstrating gross regarding cultural diversity to get back on campus. he did not do those because you intervened, there was publicutragee i am glad you're out there doing that. thank you greg lukianoff i think this basketball coach is a jerk but should he have the right? john: that is one clip of the rutgers university basketball coach cursing and his players he threw balls, pushed others and in video hit the airwaves governor christie called him an animal and others said what he did was appalling in the c

john: syracuse?peater offender making the top of the worst colleges for free speech craig two years running. hn: of bck teachers editn hire more black colleges teachers. >> and one student was offended a white student said you say i have to st on m side of the tracks? he wrote this to his friends on facebook saying i am being unappreciated fo my volunteer ti and suspended him from the program. john: he was required to3 seek a and your management and diveity training in writing paper demonstrating gross regarding cultural diversity toet back on campus. he did n do those because you intervened, there was public outragee i am glad you're out there doing that. thank you greg lukianoff i think this basketball coach is a jerk but should he have the right? john:hat is one clip of theutgers university basketball coach cursing and his players h threw balls, pushed others and in video hit the airwaves governor christie called him an animal and others said what he didwas appalling in the cch was fired. but eric

syracuse next.great day. >> when you look at that state, you cannot help but have a great day. thank you for coming in. we are in belvedere square. is today's forecast? >> we have showers around today, 70 by the afternoon and warmer the next couple of days but each day as a chance for scattered showers or a storm. >> good day to stay in endicott. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, baltimore. >> have a safe trip. >>> this sunday, damage control by the white house on several fronts. how much harm will it do to the president's second term agenda? president obama under a cloud of scandal, as congress bears down on irs officials who targeted conservative groups. >> this week confirms everything that the american public believes. this is a huge blow to the faith and trust the american people have in their government. >> the key questions now -- who initiated the targeting and why? who else in the administration knew? and why was congress misinformed for so long? with us this morning, the president's

. >> syracuse. >> at a mixer the rest of the nightly laugh and talkedand agreed to a great dinner. there was a soft mornamed lisa. he was dancing with another girl. >> nice view. i follow. >> we've been together ever since. >> my wife can recite all the stops of the long island required in a conductor's voe. come on. come on! come on! do it? do it. the 7:01 now departing, baldwin, freeport, merrick, massa peek what, massapequa park. ( applause ) >> yes! >> wait a minute, babe, what about romakonka. >> beautiful! >> rose: i want to introduce you have a tape a couple of people you have seen here, this is him talking about that first meeting. >> i met him because another guy brought him out to look at this house sp he couldn't possibly afford the house and i told him that. >> he calls me up the next day, he's in a riot in prook lip. i said get out of there, michael, you're going to be hurt. i told him to can see me, and i say the, "do you want to still observer the money. how are you going to pay me back? he said that's your problem. i said, what do you mean? from now on, i heard abou

john: syracuse? offender making the top of the worst lleges for fre speech craig two years running. john: of black teachers edition hire more black colleges teachers. >> and one student was offended a white student said you say i have to stay on my side of the tracks? he wrote this to his friends on facebook saying i am being unappreciated for my volunteer time and from the pro. john: he was required to3 seek a and your management and diversity training in writing paper demonstrating gross regarding cultural diversity to get back on campus. he did not do those because you intervened, there was public outragee i am glad you're out there doing that. thank you greg lukianoff i think this basketball coach is a jerk but should he have this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day afr day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] e pill eachmor

it happened at a two-lane road near syracuse.y the trailer portion somehow disconnected and hit the minivan coming from the opposite direction. just ripping it apart. one person inside the van survived. two people in the truck also not injured. >>> a florida islamic group is calling for an independent investigation following reports that ibrahim todashev was unarmed. he was a friend of the boston marathon bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. todashev was shot and killed last week in orlando after allegedly attacking the agent during questioning. the fbi conducting an internal investigation. >>> a may 2014 trial date has been set for minnesota representative michele bachmann. a civil suit said she misused a distribution list from a school group. the plaintiff said they suffered emotional distress and loss of business activities after they sent two unapproved e-mails. >>> today's a.m. house call, chris christie revealing some of his eating habits as he tries to slim down. in an interview christie says he often skips breakfast since h

alarming cases of bedbugs is discovered during their inspection of a 600-unit apartment building in syracuse, new york. >> in total out of the 600, we found nearly 90 units that had bedbugs. this particular one we walked into the room, i remember opening up the door and going oh, my gosh. this is going to be bad. >> right here. two here. here, here, here. >> you could smell that odor right away and knew if you can smell it and you're not a dog, then you know there's going to be a big problem here. >> look at the feces. this has been going on for months and months and months. >> there had to be over a year's worth of bedbugs. from there we went into the room and we just started carefully pulling everything apart. >> these are actually bedbugs crawling on the sheets. we got to be careful in here. they are everywhere. you're going to pick them up. >> and bedbugs did get on us. they were under our shirts. they were in everything. in the chairs, under the bed, every night stand. there had to be 10,000 bedbugs easily in this apartment. i'm like how has this never been called in? nobody's ever trea

day weekend but with a nice, cold rain or maybe a few flurries, that's what they did yesterday in syracuse, tying their third-late nest season. it's cold in the northeast. let's show you where it's snowing this morning. a few flakes more in the higher elevations in new england. some places could add up in inches. now it was the rain, though, in inches that has been a problem this week in the northeast. look at vermont. this is jericho where a month's world of rain fell in a week anne saw collapsing roads, houses were damaged, and it wasn't jusz in the northeast. we had flash flooding yesterday in texas. san antonio, texas, getting two to even three inches in one hour. that kind of rain, no good, do not drive through it. more rain and storms on the way there as we head through the weekend. other places going to get more rain, too, want to know how your weekend will turn out? look at the map just west of chicago in part was iowa, northern missouri, bull's-eye there and northeast will slowly get out of here, linger for a while. i can't get you all bad news through this th weekend, one beautif

anyway, syracuse professor aren't we all commented mountain dew has set a new low for corporate racism. i've never heard of corporate racism. the decision to lean on well known racial stereotypes is beyond disgusting. pepsico which owns mountain dew yanked the spot and released a statement saying, quote, we apologize for this video and take full responsibility. meanwhile, who will take responsibility for this? i just want everybody to know that the rider is okay. by okay i mean dead. no. she's okay. she's dead. no. she's okay. she's dead. >> greg, the horse >> the rider >> the horse is dead tired of being maligned. >> yes. and racism. >> yo. >> all right. how can an ad be racist if it was created by the creator and five members, the guys in the lineup are members of odd future. >> in other words the question is how can it be racist if it's made by black people. >> right. >> essentially. that is a valid question. what happened was that these guys, mountain dew was big in appalachia of course. what they did was try to sell it in urban areas so they hired these rap guys and now the world

granderson and syracuse professor boyce lockjen. >> do you agree with what he says? he says there's a lot of homophobia in the black community, do you buy that? >> i think that there's homophobia everywhere. i think that to talk about the conservative black church tradition in a way that that describes it as pathological because the traditions are different from main street america is a little bit insulting. it almost implies that the african-american community is backward if they don't agree with a gay lifestyle. i think that disagreeing with someone does not mean that people have to be disrespected and so i don't think anybody can support clear homophobic remarks if someone is being attacked for being gay. i think to impose the idea that every individual has to be entirely comfortable with the idea of their children being introduced to separate lifestyles of them that is a viable alternative that they should consider, i think that's offensive from some people. i come to a southern baptist family. they're not as comfortable with it as, say, my friends in the northea

. >> reporter: these residents in truxton, new york, south of syracuse, had a close call trying to get a glimpse of the storm from their back porch. >> i was trying to film, and all of a sudden, a tree cracked down right above us, and i told her, we've got to run inside. >> it was crazy. i mean, all around us is just trees and glass and everything. it's nuts. >> reporter: just as crazy, floodwaters caught on this surveillance video from tuesday. torrential rain caused flooding that burst down the doors at an illinois college. and all that wild weather continues again today, the northeast bracing for what could be a heat wave. temperatures really going up. and look at these temperature jumps, 15, even 16 degrees from just yesterday. keep in mind, just two days ago they were seeing temperatures in the 60s with rain out there. so, what we're looking at, a heat wave. we have three days of 90-degree temperatures out there, and it looks like, yep, we're getting pretty hot out there. new york today looking for 91 degrees, boston so close, 89 degrees, and it looks like towards d.c., 90 there,

>> and your point how they are brought up and the culture and everything, when i was speaking at syracuseek, an angry third worlder, i think a muslim, got up and asked a question. >> why do you say mooslem? muslim. >> i'm trying to be sensitive how they say it. >> you have to understand, clearly with an accident, you have to understand the reason we hate americans is because of the things america is doing around the world and he was very angry about it. i said look, fine, i understand that. my point is you should not be immigrating here. stay in your country and hate us. >> i've never understood the american left and why they aren't more outspoken as conservatives are for women's rights, women that live under these oppressive regimes, and we have to roll. ann coulter, we always love having you. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> and up next, new disturbing hidden camera video from inside a new york city abortion clinic. >> what if he was like twitching or something like that? >> the solution will make it stop. >> okay. okay. >> he's not going to be moving around. >> the solution woul

this happened near syracuse. police say a minivan that was carrying eight people on a rural highway when a tractor-trailer heading in the opposite direction had a major malfunction. listen. >> the trailer became unhitched from the tractor. it struck the minivan. we have multiple fatalities. in the 13 years i've worked with the sheriff's office, i'm on the accident investigation team, i've never seen an accident this awful. >> that is so sad. there was one survivor in the minivan. he's hospitalized. two people in the tractor-trailer, they were actually not hurt. >>> arizona mother jailed in mexico on drug charges. she is now making an emotional plea. yanira maldanado spoke to cnn from a jail cell in nogales, mexico. authorities are accusing her of smuggling marijuana. listen to what she told our own rafael romo about what happened. >> they mentioned that it was drug on the bus under the seat, but then they never accused me like that. they told me that my husband was in trouble. that he needed to stay. and i said,

. >>> in syracuse, new york, an olympic hopeful has a dangerous encounter with the vault. >> oh, goodeavens. >> in his heyday, brian meeker was a champion gymnast. now he's doing what he loves most -- teaching kids to become super athletes. >> perfect. give me five. that a girl. >> meeker has competed as a big ten champion. was an ncaa all-american, and a member of the 1984 olympic team. more than two decades later, he co-owns kenwood gymnastic center in minneapolis. >> gymnastics is a very unique sport, knowing your body and space, being able to stand up and do a flip at any time is kind of a cool thing, too. >> while brian is known throughout the sports world as a champ, he's also known by another name. >> my nickname, and still is, crash. it's a good, strong, powerful run. >> oh, good heavens! oh! i have never seen a vaulter take a shot like that. >> i tell you, he's hurt. he is hurt. >> ooh, it's one of those videos that makes you wince every time you see it. but you can't stop watching it. >> i was competing in the 1981 national sports festival. >> 21-year-old brian makes the fin

, i call it a syracuse court, but i made a promise to several people who asked me to interview when it's i'll milwaukee a statement on travis' behalf and that's really -- that commitment that i made is the reason why i'm here. so for me, it was more just relief. >> relief. and you said, are you someone who had met jodi arias when she and travis alexander were together, did you have a chance to see her in court yesterday? or before that? what you thought of what you saw? >> you know, i saw her here. every once in a while i'd get online, keep up with things a little bit, but i did not see anything live. you know, my impressions of jodi were not so tremendous that i can remember a whole lot about it, just seemed to me she was a little backward, a little introverted, a little to herself. and i thought it was a little strange for jodi -- for trav and jodi. i didn't think that they matched well. but i trusted travis and knew he was such a builder of people that jodi could become somebody, you know, through travis. he built so many people, so i just relied on travis. >> all right. dr. karl hiat

three years of syracuse. four years of georgetown. three years at yale. two years at tulane.ddaughter at penn. >> that was vice president joe biden speaking today during a commencement ceremony at the university of pennsylvania. he joked that putting so many children and one grandchild through college has nearly left him destitute. the high cost of higher education is far from a laughing matter. we're not just talking about tuition. according to the federal reserve bank of new york, student loan debt at nearly $1 trillion is now greater than the total credit card debt. we're joined now by michael eric dyson, professor of georgetown university and proud one at that. professor, i know that at this time of the year, we have these great speeches encouraging young people to go and reach for the stars or the planets or whatever, to achieve their dreams. but shouldn't we also be talking about the immense debt that they're carrying? that burden that they take with them into the world as they leave college? >> you're so right, martin. because the reality is that debt could really hams

he is live with us now from syracuse.l, this is just beginning. >> yes, sir. >> shepard: where do they go now? >> from this point on, you know, they have questioned these three is individuals in custody and they are in pretty serious trouble, shep. the sanctions that will be put against them should be tried and convicted will be fairly serious. what they did was pick up all the material that was in the dormitory room to include those empty casings from the fireworks from which the gunpowder was poured. put them in the backpack and put the computer in the backpack. now, the bureau did that landfill search with all those evidence technicians that you saw earlier -- displayed earlier and found the backpack. no mention has been made yet as to whether or not they found that computer. i assume if they found that computer they have got a treasure trove of information. >> shepard: catherine herridge is reporting they do have that computer. further, here is what we are to believe at this point, bill. we are to believe, according t

what does new york governor andrew cuomo think about the response to a question from the syracuse postn said the comment was a joke. the post standard is standing by its report. meanwhile, weiner caught some flak for a skyline which resembles a pittsburgh skyline. he has replaced it with pictures that look much more like new york. and oops, president obama forgot something on the way out. watch this. he made his usual stroll across the white house lawn. he boarded marine one without saluting the marine that was standing there. he caught himself though. he immediately realized that he had forgotten. he walked back down the steps, shook the marine's hand, apologized and those are the things we thought you should know. what do you think? that's great. it won't take long, will it? nah. okay. this, won't take long will it? no, not at all. how many of these can we do on our budget? more than you think. didn't take very long, did it? summer's here, so are the savings. that's nice. post it. already did. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. get memorial day savings, like

children and three adults were killed when a tractor-trailer collided with a minivan just outside of syracusece say the trailer separated from the truck and then hit that minivan which was traveling in the opposite direction. >>> the council on american islamic relations is calling for a civil rights probe into the shooting death of ibragi ibragim todashev. she w he was being questioned about his ties to one of the boston marathon bombing suspects. despite reports to the contrary, todashev was unarmed at the time. >>> another threat of severe weather today for some major metropolitan areas, including oklahoma city, kansas city, omaha and wichita. flooding is also expected to be a major problem from the eastern plains through the lower great lakes. >>> no major tornados yesterday, but take a look at what happened when the grounds crew tried to pull the tarp out onto the ball field at rangers stadium in texas. they struggled with that tarp for about 20 minutes in the wind and rain before they finally got the field covered. and then watch what happens when floodwaters crash through the doors of

alleged abuses is david binham, an investigative reporter and runs a fact clearinghouse out of syracuse called track but i can't recall what it stands for. he wrote a book called the power unto itself. i think he's probably the best historian about the darker aspects of the i.r.s. also basic historians have talked about separate presidents. johnson and roosevelt and their situations. and all of the kndy biographers have unearthed some of the situations targeted the john birch society. and nixon and watergate. host: next up, phil on our line for republicans calling from virginia this morning. caller: thank you. had a question and a comment. these entities, the c 4's are basically like pass-through things. they don't generate any profit or any taxable income on their ofpblete they pay salaries. bef that. they made interest, this kind of thing. why do they need to be tax-free entities altogether? why do they need to go through this? the second thing is they're not -- they're not primarily social welfare. that's fiction. and why? host: we'll leave it there. most of the examples that we've b