nbc tracie potts joins us from washington with those details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what's going to happen today to jamie dimon when he faces the stock holders in tampa for the first time. some say dimon is unlikely to be booted from the top post at the company because he's, until now, been considered a genius on wall street and investors would be unlikely to navigate this without him. but on the other hand there's a proposal to split the chair and the ceo, the two positions that he now holds. jpmorgan chase has lost about 12% of its value in the last five days but this time president obama said on "the view" at least the taxpayers weren't left holding the bag. >> think about it. this is the best or one of the best managed banks. you could have a bank that isn't as strong, isn't as profitable making those same bets and we might have had to step in and that's exactly why wall street reform is so important. >> and that's exactly why congress is looking to wall street reform. the senate already had hearings scheduled. now they ad

i'm not sure tracie potts can hear us right now. tracie potts, are you still with us? okay. we'll try to check back later with tracie. >> how about christina loren with a look at our forecast for us. >> a pain-free look. >> stop it. >> that was good. >> i knew you were going to do that. >> i love you know that about me. temperatures looking really good today. one thing we're suffering with are high pollen levels. you want to try to limit your outdoor exposure today. we're still in the good air quality department everywhere except the north bay. 79 degrees at noon today, 4:00 p.m., 82 degrees, inland, bay side, 72, and that translates to 69 degrees at 4:00 right by the coast. let's check your drive at 6:25, any problems with mike. >> well, no -- well, maybe problems with me. we're looking over here to the traffic at the toll plaza itself. that will start backing up because the metering lights just turned off, but the east shore freeway above 50 for the most part slowing down around golden gate field. almost 20 minutes now building traveling down from the carquinez bridge. we

tracie potts joins us with more on that and the high school drama doggone mitt romney. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. that star studded event happened last night in los angeles, one of three fundraisers the president attended on the west coast last night. president obama's $40,000 a plate dinner at george clooney's house may be the biggest single fund-raiser ever. more than mitt romney raised in a month. democrats say donations are pouring in, since the president announced his support for same sex marriage. >> making sure that everybody regardless of sexual orientation is treated fairly. >> reporter: the vice president apologized for forcing the president's hands days earlier. they will use this as a key difference between mr. obama and romney but for now, romney's apologizing after washington post report says he bullied a gay student in high school. pinning him down and cutting his hair. romney says he doesn't remember. >> i did some stupid things when i was in high school. obviously if i hurt anyone by virtue of that i would be very sorry for it an

pots has mo tracie potts has more on this. >> reporter: the nato summit was successful for president obama, the 28 nations agreed to wrap up the war in afghanistan by the end of 2014 as promised but there's still questions as addressed at that summit about whether or not the taliban may take over yet again and whether the afghan forces are strong enough to resist them but meantime at that press conference as you mentioned president obama found himself defending those ads attacking bain capital, the investment firm set up and run by mitt romney. romney has been running on his job record at bain capital. the president said for that reason it's fair game to examine how many jobs were won and lost. meantime cory booker the mayor of newark, new jersey who was a supporter of president obama said yesterday on "meet the press" that he actually felt uncomfortable with these attacks in talking about some of the back and forth. he called it nauseating. he later retracked saying he stood with the president but the romney team was very quick to put out a web ad highlighting booker's comments. >>

nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that, tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. no big surprise, mitt romney is 63 delegates closer to winning the nomination after picking up wins in indiana, west virginia and north carolina. of course, he's got no major challenger as he heads toward the nomination this summer. meantime, in indiana, a big upset there. senator richard lugar who has been in the senate longer than any other republican lost to state treasure remember richard mourdock who was backed by the tea party. in north carolina, north carolina became the 30th state to ban gay marriage, amendment 1 passed with what we now is 61% of the votes in. they spent $3 million between the two sides on that campaign and then finally in wisconsin, a race we've been watching with scott walker, he has a challenger for his runoff election june 5th. milwaukee mayor tom barrett. interestingly, the two faced off two years ago when walker became governor. lynn? >> tracie potts for us in washington, thanks. >>> on capitol hill, for once democrats and republicans agre

tracie potts joins us from washington with those details. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. it was the obama team that brought this into the campaign with a web ad featuring former president bill clinton applauding the decision, the very risky decision that president obama made. now mitt romney has said that it is not appropriate in fact a member of the romney team called it a cheap political employ to bring will into the campaign. president obama also reacting about whether that decision should have been made. romney at the time said it was ill considered, but yes of course he would have done the same thing. as he put it, even jimmy carter would have given that order. in reaction, in the news conference president obama said without naming romney said that if you say one thing a year ago and something different now, you need to explain. and so the question remains how long are will there are remain a campaign issue in the campaign between now and november. >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> in a rare public adm

tracie potts joins us with more. >> reporter: today is pre-official for mitt romney if he's able to get those delegate from texas he can go into the republican convention three months from now confident he'll take on president obama in the fall. >> offered an opportunity -- >> reporter: texas is expected to put mitt romney over the top today giving him the delegates he'll need to win the republican nomination. he'll make his case from battleground colorado today then las vegas at a fundraiser with donald trump. romney brushed off concerns about associating with trump who is still questioning president obama's birth certificate. >> i hope to get 51% or more and appreciate the help of a lot of good people. >> reporter: romney spent memorial day with john mccain while problem paid tribute at allergy cemetery and vietnam memorial in washington. >> you are true heroes. and you'll never be forgotten but let us never use patriotism as a political sword. patriots can support a war, patriots can oppose a war and whatever our view let us always stand united in support of our troops. >> reporter:

nbc's tracie potts joins us with details from washington. good morning. >> hey, lynn, good morning. a lot of new foinn ie poll. let's get to the numbers because they really do tell the story here in terms of registered voters, support for president obama, he's ahead by about 4 percentage points but that's within the margin of error of this poll, 47 to 43. the president is down two points from a month ago. mitt romney in the same place as he was in april. what about the announcement of president obama's supporting same-sex marriage did that have any impact? for the vast majority, no, 62% say the president's announcement has absolutely no effect on their vote and then the nbc/"wall street journal" poll taking a look at the economy where the candidates are, again, virtually tied but it finds only about a third of respondings think that the economy is going to get better. that's down five points from april, down seven points from the month before. mitt romney is moving closer to his party's nomination after tuesday when he won kentucky and arkansas. the republican primaries there. he co

>> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. >>> and tonight, don't miss an hour-long special edition of rock center inside the situation room where president obama and his national security advisers, 9:00, 8:00 central right here on this abc station. >>> five men are under arrest in an alleged plot to blow up a bridge in ohio. federal authorities described the men as anarchists, angry at corporate america. they were unaware that an fbi informant was involved in the plan to bomb a bridge, linking two cleveland suburbs. a federal prosecutor says the alleged plotters obtain what they thought were explosives. >>> the beginning of may brought may day protests from coast to coast yesterday. police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in oakland, california. thousands of occupy wall street protesters demanding an end to income and equality about battle with police. the protests were less violent than ones that arrested last fall when the occupy movement was at its peak. >>> here's an early look at some of the stories we

during a news conference wrapping up the nato summit in chicago, nbc's tracie potts joins us more on that. >> reporter: good morning. the nato summit fairly success for the president, 28 nations there during the two-day meeting, agreed to wind down this war in afghanistan, an inreversible course they called it to end the war by 2014 but questions about whether there could be a resurgence of the taliban and the afghans can resist that. at that briefing at the end of the nato meeting, president obama was also forced to address these ads he's been running against mitt romney about his investment firm bain captain when romney headed that firm, some jobs were lost, and now some democrats, including newark, new jersey, mayor cory booker, said on "meet the press" sunday that he's uncomfortable with these types of ads. booker later backtracked saying his comments were taken out of context and he backs the president. >> tracie potts for us in washington, thank you. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. the second time was a charm for the spacex rock

tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that. all the latest from the campaign trail. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. final word from rick santorum, i'm backing mitt romney. it came in a late-night e-mail to his supporters saying he thinks they all should back romney as the party's nominee. the two did meet last week for a final meeting before this endorsement. all of this after santorum had called romney the worst republican in the country. meantime, romney is trying to take what he calls a lot of credit for recent successes in the auto industry. he's got a history with detroit including saying that instead of a bailout they should have been allowed to go bankrupt. president obama now has two members of his administration, key members, saying or suggesting that they back gay marriage. first joe biden and now education secretary artie duncan who says he supports same-sex marriage. >>> tracie potts for us in washington. thanks. >>> north carolina votes today on a referendum on same-sex marriage that has drawn national attention. the constitutional

nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with those details. good morning. >> good morning. the big question today, can he hold on to his job? some analysts think yes because even though this has been quite a challenge for the company, he's been considered a near genius before now on wall street and investors, some of them analysts say, won't want to go on without him. >> reporter: today, jpmorgan chase ceo jamen dimon faces shareholders for the first time since admitting risky hedging led to a $2 billion loss. >> we're still going to earn a lot of money this quarter. it isn't like this company is jeopardized. >> reporter: his job could be. on today's agenda, whether to split the company's chair and ceo. dimon holds both positions. elizabeth warren, a massachusetts senate candidate, who designed the consumer financial protection bureau, said dimon should give up his board seat at new york's federal reserve. >> this is about accountability. at some point you have to be accountable and you don't get to be in a position of public trust when you're engaging in practices you your

tracie potts reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: rolling thunder invades washington, hundreds of thousands of bikers remembering their fallen colleagues from vietnam. >> i have 17 brothers on the wall. and this is the best way to honor their memory. >> reporter: but 50 years later, they also mourn those lost and captured in afghanistan. bo has been a p.o.w. there for three years. >> you are not forgotten. and so help me god, you will come home. we will not leave you behind. >> reporter: thunderstorms cut short this weekend's memorial day concert featuring "american idol" finalist jessica sanchez. today with flags on every grave at arlington cemetery, president obama will place a wreath at the tomb of the unknown and visit the vietnam memorial. >> not just to remember them on memorial day -- >> reporter: his pullout from afghanistan scheduled for 2014 continues to draw criticism this memorial day. >> the entire region believes that the united states of america is withdrawing. they have to live in the neighborhood, and they are making the accommodations and that's not good for amer

nbc's tracie potts joins us from washington with details. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, the order to take out osama bin laden, we have since learned was a risky decision that even some of the president's closest advisers didn't recommend. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden. >> reporter: one year later, nbc's rock center got an inside look at the top-secret situation room the night president obama ordered navy s.e.a.l.s to take out osama bin laden. >> it wasn't so much a high five moment as a kind of looking around and just -- feeling together as almost one body that, okay, it's over. >> reporter: and it worked. a tough call, analysts say. >> he had to know and should have known that had this failed, with the loss of our people that he would have been looking probably to a one-term presidency at best. >> reporter: at the time, mitt romney called the decision ill-timed and ill-considered. now he says he wouldn't have blinked. >> you wouldn't have given the order, governor? even jimmy carter would hav

tracy potts has more on how this will impact airport security. >> reporter: the u.s. thinks the top bomb maker for al qaeda in yemen is behind the latest plot, the bomb has his signature, a more sophisticated version of the 2009 christmas underwear bomb. this time with no metal parts. the fbi is analyzing to see if it could have slipped through security. >> whatever we learn from this ied, we will ensure it is incorporated into measures we take at airports. >> they keep trying to device more and more perverse and terrible ways to kill innocent people and it is a reminder as to why we have to remain vigilant at home and abroad. >> reporter: in a statement, the white house says the public was never in danger. the cia seized that before a suicide bomber bought a plane ticket or identified a target. the plan was to attack around the first anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. >> person that actually had the bomb, exact language that was used for me was was no longer have to be concerned about him. >> reporter: just sunday, the u.s. took down a top al qaeda operativ

tracie potts nbc news washington. >>> 4:46. the chinese government is not friends with facebook. the social network is blocked there, but founder mark zuckerberg is making it past the sensors. tv viewers caught a surprise cameo by zuckerberg and his wife recently on state-run tv. here it is. a few seconds of footage showing zuckerberg and chan walking behind two police officers was inserted into a documentary. zuckerberg and chan visited china in march. >>> china also appears to be the latest source of the apple tv rumors. for that and all the news before the bell, we turn to seema mody. good morning. >> very good morning to you. chinese media reports electronics maker fox con has begun production on the apple television set dubbed itv. the company was preparing for the device but then denied everything a few days later. analysts are divided over when apple could launch itv with some saying as early as january, while others say, hey, not until 2014. it will include voice recognition and face time calling features. in terms of the market right now, futures are trading higher, they

nbc's tracie potts is at churchill downs this morning. >> hi, lynn, good morning, everyone.this is actually going to be a very busy day at churchill downs. in addition to preparing for tomorrow, there's no race happening here today, the kentucky oaks. very popular local race, all of that before this weekend's big event. the parades, the parties all leading up to tomorrow's race. 165,000 people packed churchill downs last year, betting $165 million on this race. this horse, hanson, is a favorite. >> to win the derby, it's everybody's dream. but to be local and be part of the racing scene, it's so much fun. >> reporter: experienced derby goers know this weekend is about more than just horses. >> it's gorgeous. >> reporter: hats. everywhere. big ones. small ones. even baby ones. the fascinator was popular last year. this year, milliner christine moore says women are going a bit bigger. >> in kentucky the smaller the woman the larger the hat. so if you want to wear a large hat, go for it. >> reporter: patty starts planning out her outfit months in advance. >> i pick the dress fi

tracie potts has the latest from washington. >> today jimmy diamond braces shareholders for the first time since admitting risky hedging lead to a $2 billion loss. but his job could be whether to split the chair and ceo. elizabeth warren said jimmy should give up his seat on the board of reserve. you do not get to be in a sea of public trust. >> the bank has lost over tall % of its of guy you in just five days. analysts say it will survive. >> it is 11000 of the value of this bank. it does that mean a thing. here aren't $15 billion -- they will learn a $15 billion to $20 billion this year. >> we might have had to step in. that is why it will street reform is so important. >> the senate banking committee was looking into whether wall street reform is working. they added jpmorgan chase to their agenda. from washington, tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> facebook maybe worth more than it was letting on. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. jpmorgan chase has an annual shareholder meeting. another government agency is investigating the lender. this is the office of

tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. how do you think the president's support of gay marriage will impact maryland's potential referendum on the issue? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. andrnor martin o'malley state house officers say they have reached a deal on a budget plan. it raises income-tax is on people who make more than $100,000 a year and a joint filers that make more than $150,000 a year. >> no additional spending and making cuts. >> the maryland legislature will return on monday for a three day special session. >> councilmembers are turning up the heat on the fire chief. jennifer franciotti is live with the details. >> 7 councilmembers are not happy about these closures. there will take effect in less than two months. several council members are turning up the heat on the council chief on the budget plans for the fire department. >> we are at bare bones and cannot afford more closings. remember that? that statement made? >> i belie

tracie potts has more from washington. >> rolling thunder in fades washington. hundreds of thousands of bikers remembering their fallen colleagues from vietnam. >> this is the best way to honor their memory. >> 50 years later, they also mourn those lost and captured in afghanistan. one man has been a pow for threeyears. >> you have not been forgotten. we will not leave you behind. >> thunderstorms cut short the concert. today with flags on every grave at arlington cemetery. president obama will visit the vietnam memorial. >> it is not enough to remember them just on memorial day. >> the entire region is withdrawing. they have to live in the neighborhood and they are making the accommodations and that is not good for america. >> john mccain joins mitt romney today. both candidates are vying for support from military families. mitt romney has an eight-point edge among military voters. from washington, on tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> extra patrols in howard county -- horse patrols. a volunteer at mounted patrol. 12 people will ride their own horses to help det

tracie potts has more from washington. >> rolling thunder invades washington. hundreds of thousands of bikers remembering their fallen colleagues from vietnam. >> this is the best way to honor their memory. >> 50 years later, they also mourn those lost and captured in afghanistan. one man has been a pow for three years. >> you have not been forgotten. so help me god, you will come home. we will not leave you behind. >> thunderstorms cut short the memorial day concert. featuring an "american idol" finalist. today there are flags on every grave at arlington cemetery. president obama will visit the vietnam memorial. >> it is not enough to remember them just on memorial day. >> pullout continues to draw criticism. >> the entire region is withdrawing. they have to live in the neighborhood and they are making the accommodations and that is not good for america. >> john mccain joins mitt romney today. both candidates are vying for support from military families. mitt romney has an eight-point edge among military voters. another poll shows president obama leading with

from washington, tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 49 degrees on tv hill. the search is over for a fugitive wanted for murder. >> one of the most talked-about magazine covers. the front page of "time" when we cover the nation. >> will have more on weather and traffic when we come back >> welcome back to 11 news today. 5:08. 54egrees downtown. it is mostly clear. we will see a full sunshine. those temperatures are pretty chilly. the warmest temperatures are downtown. 48 in cockeysville. 44 at the airport. if you step out this bordick, you may want a light jacket. a cold front is moving offshore. we will see plenty more sunshine and into the next couple of days. that will help out the temperatures. we have another rain chance returning late in the weekend. we will detail that in the seven-day forecast. >> a fugitive accused of killing a mother and daughter and disappearing with the younger siblings is dead. police say adam mayes shot himself in mississippi. the girls are safe and were taken to a hospital. mayes was charged with murder of jo ann bain and her d

tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight, and exclusive look. was in new york for a preview. >> we're preparing for tonight's "rock center." we have a very special hour this week. this will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. we constructed that iconic photo of that night in the situation room at the white house. we talked to the people in the picture about the mission, the stress, and the atmosphere from the president on down. something else you want to watch for -- the situation room itself. tv cameras have not been allowed there until we were permitted to enter with our cameras. that's tonight's special "rock center." i hope you can join us. a very important hour of programming tonight at 9:00, eight central. back to you in the studio. >> attorney general doug gansler said he will appeal a ruling. jennifer franciotti has details. >> how desalt old cases if you cannot collect dna samples from suspects charged. >> we live in the 21st century. we have dna available to us. >> doug gansler is appealing the ruling by mary

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tracie potts was talking about this earlier, jpmorgan chase. may be thinking i guess a bunch of bankers made bets they didn't understand. still can't quite figure out how much they lost and are repeating the same crazy behavior that got them into so much trouble the first time around and that would be a fair assessment. back to you. >> here we go again. >> let's hope not, please. 5:55 right now. let's go again with some weather. christina loren will be here to tell us -- >> got the numbers worked out. >> i do. i've got great-looking numbers for you today. temperatures are going to be in the 70s and 80s. we did have visibility of the bay bridge. moments ago, we have lost that visibility. the marine layer is settling in and it's going to become more of a factor for your morning commute. 52 degrees in livermore right now, 51 degrees, that fog started to settle in. as i stop the clock on your future cast, you can see by 9:00 a.m. having that cloud cover hugging the coast, mostly clear inland at that point and by noon, we'll get the sunshine over th

tracy potts explains why. >> derby fans getting an early look at kentucky's first race this weekend,en bother showing without a lot of "hat-ttitude." it ranges from the court is to the outrageous. this guy is hoping not to step in it, but does not mind wearing it. >> my brother in law may have to demonstrate what he thinks about me. >> david came here without a hat, on purpose. >> i like to where the original derby hats. >> there is art, food, love, and horses. fans bet $165 million last year. >> my grandmother told me the fifth course on the fifth race. and so he did. fans who visited the stable got a chance to see some of the horses who are racing tomorrow. at churchill downs, trees teapots, wbal tv 11 news. - tracy potts, wbal tv 11 news. >>> the kentucky derby is exclusively on wbal. be sure to stick around for 11 days following the race at 7:00. >>> homeland security officials say it was their biggest fleet market raid after. >> coming up, an estimate in cash on how much they confiscated in counterfeit goods. >> accused of election fraud, a political correspondent testifies and

. >> tracie potts for us in washington. thank you. elsewhere violence flared in egypt monday in the wake of the country's first the election. an angry mob set fire to the campaign headquarters of hosni mubarak last prime minister. several thousand protesters took to the streets across egypt to demonstrate, some to protest the election winners while others protested against their candidates losing. >>> yesterday in canada drivers near toronto suddenly experienced pieces of debris falling from the sky. the debris apparently came from an air canada jet after it had one engine fail on takeoff for a flight to japan. police say the chunks of metal broke windows and caused small damage to some cars because no injuries on the ground and none to passengers on the plane. the jet with more than 300 people aboard circled back around and made a safe landing on lie one engine. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news. in texas, a man who was barricaded for hours in the cab of a crane hovering above southern methodist university is no

tracie potts in washington. >> there is another change for the baltimore grand prix. michael andretti will lead a newly formed company to manage the baltimore city labor day event. andretti sports marketing will arrange sponsorships and pr hospitality and ticket sales. they are also responsible for the track and layouts. the deal has built-in protections for the city. >> it is an exceptional deal with a good promoter. >> under the terms of the agreement, the grand prix race will be conducted each year in baltimore for the next five years. it will be presented to the city board of estimates for approval next wednesday. maryland transportation officials say they are shutting down the ramp for the outer loop or northbound 895 tomorrow from 5:00 a.m. to noon. that is exit 8. crews will be performing bridge work on the overpasses and lighting repairs on the ramp. >> nice day today. blues guys, the sunshine, pleasant temperatures. what is behind all that? we have to look at the atmosphere. cooler, drier air is slipping in. it is riding high in the midwest. that is allowing

tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that and all the latest from the campaign trail. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. final word from rick santorum, i'm backing mitt romney. we were expecting this to come sometime soon. it came in a late night e-mail to his supporters saying he thinks they all should back romney as the party nominee. the two met last week before this endorsement. all of this after santorum called romney the worse republican in the country. romney is taking credit for the recent success for the auto industry. president obama has two members saying or suggesting that they back gay marriage. first joe biden and now arne duncan who says he supports same sex marriage. is this president obama shift, aides say no. >>> north carolina votes today on a referendum on same sex marriage that's drawn national attention. the constitution all amendment that would define marriage as between a man and a woman has drawn protests from both those for and against. it would ban gay marriage in the state. north carolina is the only former confederate state without su

nbc tracie potts joins us from washington with those details. good morning. >> reporter: some analysts say dimon is unlikely to lose his job because despite what's going on with the company right now he's being considered a near genius on wall street and many investors won't want to navigate this without him. today jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon faces shareholders for the first time since admitting risky hedging led to a $2 billion loss. >> wild still earn a lot of money this quarter. >> reporter: his job could be on today's agenda whether to split the company's chair and ceo. dimon holds both positions. elizabeth warren a massachusetts senate candidate who designed the protection bureau said dimon should give up his board seat at new york's federal reserve. >> this is about accountability. at some point you have to be accountable and say you don't get to be in a position of public trust when you're engaging in practices that you yourself describe as sloppy and stupid. >> reporter: the bank lost 12% of its value in five days but analysts say it

. >> tracie potts for us in washington thanks. >>> the search is over for america's most wanted fugitive accused of murder and kidnapping. the two young girls he abducted are safe as police in mississippi acted on a tip and closed in on the suspect, he took his own life. nbc's kirk gregory has the story. >> reporter: a day after adam mayes was added to the fbi's ten most wanted list, the man accused of kidnapping four members of a tennessee family and murdering two, is dead. >> preliminary reports indicate he shot himself in the head later pronounced dead at an area hospital. >> reporter: the two girls police feared he was holding captive, 12-year-old alexandria bain and her 8-year-old sister kyliyah are safe. >> the girls were found alive and appear unharm. >> reporter: has been two weeks since their mother and older sister disappeared from their home in whitesville, tennessee. since then, police have found the bodies of jo ann and adrienne bain buried in the backyard of mayes home in al pine, mississippi. on wednesday, mayes ex-wife was charged with two counts of first degree murder af

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tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that, tray sooe, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. no big surprise, mitt romney is 63 delegates closer to winning the nomination after picking up wins in indiana, west virginia and north carolina. he campaigned in michigan yesterday. but in a couple of other votes it pit conservatives versus moderates in the republican party, in indiana, we saw the longest serving republican in the senate lose his seat after 36 years. dick lugar is out, losing to a candidate backed by the tea party, treasurer richard mourdock. in north carolina, the issue of gay marriage on the ballot, looks like the initiative to define marriage between one man and one woman won by 58%. that would be the 30th state to implement such a ban. >>> in wisconsin, this race that has garnered attention because of union rights, governor scott walker has a democratic challenger, milwaukee mayor tom barrett, they will face-off in the recall election june 5th. >>> tray sooe potts, thank you. >>> on capitol hill, for once democrats and republicans agree on something

we begin with neck in neck a new poll finds president obama locked neck in neck with mitt romney tracie pott joins us with details. good morning. >> reporter: hi lynn, good morning, everyone. let's get to the numbers, they do show how tight this race really is. in terms of who is ahead so far, president obama by four points, 47 to 43, important to point out that is a statistical tie, between the two candidates. also watch the trend because the president's number is down about 2 percentage points since last month. mitt romney is the same as he was in april. now, when it comes to the announcement the president made of same sex marriage, 17% are more likely to vote for the president, 20% say they are more likely to vote for romney, look at this the vast majority, almost two-thirds, 62% say it made no difference at all. on the big issue, the economy, only a third believe that the economy is going to get better in the next year, that is actually down about five points from april down seven points from march. now mitt romney is moving closer to the nomination, he won kentucky and he won arkansas's

tracie potts joins us from washington with those details. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. in that ad former president bill clinton applauds the decision, the very controversial decision, the tough call democrats say that president obama made to send in those navy s.e.a.l.s and go after osama bin laden. it ended up being successful but at the time and even after was considered very risky. mitt romney at the time called it ill-timed and ill-considered. now asked about whether in the same position he would do the same thing he answered of course, even jimmy carter would have given that order that's his quote. reacting at a news conference yesterday president obama without naming romney challenged him to explain saying that people who say one thing now and said something before should explain their actions. this on this first anniversary of the death of osama bin laden has become a big political issue. lynn. >> thanks. >>> in a rare public admission, the u.s. tactic of using drone strikes to kill militants in other countries presi

tracie potts joins us from washington with more on that and all the latest from the campaign trail. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. finally word from rick santorum, and he's backing mitt romney who looked like he's going to become the nominee. it came in a late night e-mail to his supporters saying he thinks they all should back romney as the party nominee. romney jumping into the fray about the auto industry about whether they should receive a bailout. romney says he should receive credit for the latest bounce-back. he opposed the bailout and instead said that auto manufacturers should have been allowed to go bankrupt. meantime, president obama and the issue of gay marriage has come up yet again. joe biden over the weekend seemed to indicate he supports it. now another top member of the administration, education secretary arne duncan, says that he unequivocally supports it too. >> thanks, tracie. >>> north carolina votes today on a referendum on same-sex marriage that's drawn national attention. the constitutional amendment that would define marriage as betwee

nbc's tracie potts has more on that. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. the nato summit was successful for president obama, the 28 nations agreed to wrap up the war in afghanistan by the end of 2014, but questions remain about whether or not the taliban may take over yet again and whether the afghan forces are strong enough to resist them but meantime at that press conference as you mentioned president obama found himself defending those ads attacking mitt romney's record at boehner capital. boehner capital is the investment firm they started and headed. romney has been running on his job record at bain capital. the president said for that reason boehner capital is fair game but an obama supporter, newark moy yore cory booker, who was a supporter of president obama said yesterday on "meet the press" that he actually felt uncomfortable with these attacks in talking about some of the back and forth. he called it nauseating. he later retracked saying he stood with the president but the romney team was very quick to put out a web ad highlighting booker's comm

nbc's tracie potts is live on capitol hill with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. getting this close to al qaeda was a big win for intelligence, both u.s. and foreign. this so-called suicide bomber who turned out to be not an enemy, the person that al qaeda trusted to carry was the bomb was an informant for saudi intelligence, cooperating with the cia. he drove this bomb safely out of yemen, turned it over to authorities. it's been at the fbi crime lab now for a week. here's reaction from capitol hill and the intelligence community. >> this is intelligence at its best. >> key operatives, key insiders are people who we want to continue to use. >> reporter: now the u.s. now confident but still not complacent, saying that this bomb-maker, is still out there trying to make bombs to hurt americans. it's one reason even though we haven't seen airport security changes here, the tsa did send another warning out to foreign airlines and foreign airports, warning them to be on the lookout for hidden explosives. back to you. >> live on

tracie potts joins us live from capitol hill with the latest.d morning. >> reporter: good morning. the birther controversy following mitt romney and donald trump as they campaign together. but first, romney is celebrating victory after that long, bitter primary race. he's now got 30 more delegates than he actually needs to win the republican nomination later in the summer. in las vegas, he not only slammed president obama, but he was also talking about donald trump and campaigning with him and fund-raising with him. romney testing his message to undecided voters. >> independent voters aren't making up their minds right now. we've seen in past campaigns they make up their minds very late. >> reporter: he's gotten some criticism for hanging out with donald trump who has been talking yet again about president obama and whether or not he was born in the united states. that birther controversy following romney as well. he's turned over his own michigan birth certificate to reuters to the news agency which requested it after some birthers brought up t

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. >> tracie potts, thank you. >> reporter: at the tri >>> at the trial of former presidential candidate john edwards, the prosecution is getting to wrap up its case. the most dramatic testimony yesterday involved edwards late wife elizabeth and when she found out about the affair. jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: prosecutors called on members of the inner circle of the john edwards presidential campaign. speechwriter wendy button continued her testimony, saying edwards knew donations from wealthy supporter were being used to take care of rielle hunter and their baby girl. >> she helps the prosecution because she has an admission from john edwards to her that he knew about the money from fred baron. the prosecution's theory is that edwards made this coverup and took this money to help him in the campaign. >> reporter: former edwards aide and current white house deputy communications director jennifer palmieri wept as she talked about elizabeth edwards death after a long battle with cancer. palmieri also told jurors about a meeting in an iowa hotel. elizabeth confronting barron, a me