and tweeted out a message to tyler perry and try to pull it up while we're talking.he facility is massive, 200,000 square feet, multiple acres, post production facility, back lot, a chapel, a gym, and a pond and just how much of this area was damaged? do we know? we keep saying this shot of this i think is he will building. is that where it was mostly contained? >> right now what we understand is that it is contained to a single facade and there was a partial collapse of that back lot facade. from what we understand a lot of those back lots and those buildings are empty, but as you can imagine, a lot of that stuff is it flammable if you can imagine the proximity and the buildings being so close to each other and things could have gotten out of hand really fast, but fortunately the fire department got it under control and within an hour or so and again mr. perry is thanking them for the quick response. >> you pointed out the television shows, i think we have video of two of the popular movies, character madea, people know so very well and this was the central place, i

collective breath since the facility which is very new and opened in 2008 since that facility and tyler perryre such fixtures in the community here and he released a statement today through his publicist that reads in part mr. perry wishes to express his heartfelt thanks to the atlanta fire department for their professionalism and quick response in limiting the damage. no word get again on what caused the fire. there has been a huge outpouring of support and prayers for mr. perry. a lot of his comments on the website are coming from people wishing him well and hoping things will get back up and running soon. >> you mentioned that oprah winfrey, one of those people, incredibly close to tyler perry and tweeted out a message to tyler perry and try to pull it up while we're talking. the facility is massive, 200,000 square feet, multiple acres, post production facility, back lot, a chapel, a gym, and a pond and just how much of this area was damaged? do we know? we keep saying this shot of this i think is he will building. is that where it was mostly contained? >> right now what we understand is t

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a huge fire broke out tonight at the tyler perry stud yoeiosstud. fire crews are still working. one building partially collapsed on the lot. in southwest atlanta. according to a captain with the atlanta fire department. so far nobody has been reported injured. tyler perry is an actor and movie mogul, named by "forbes" magazine as the highest paid man in entertainment last year. >> also following breaking news in the capital of afghanistan. the u.s. embassy is in the midst of a duck and cover. after several explosions and a shooting in kabul. afghan official reports three explosions just hours after president obama left that country. the president made the secret trip to mark one year since the killing of osama bin laden. and a new path forward for u.s. troops in that area. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: president obama spoke to america from the base in afghanistan where a year ago today, s.e.a.l. team 6 took off to kill osama bin laden on the president's orders. >> the goal that i set to defeat al qaeda and deny it a chance to rebuild is now within our reach. >> reporter

a four-alarm fire damages tyler perry's studios in atlanta.out shortly before nine last night. the multi-million dollar studios sit on 60 acres and include five sound stages, a theater, a chapel and other offices. nobody was injured but the flames caused one building to partially collapse. firefighters have not yet determinded the cause of the fire. last year, perry topped forbes' "entertainment's highest-paid men" list, raking in 130- million dollars. a woman in new jersey- is charged with taking her five- year-old daughter into a tanning booth. reporter, derrick dennis has the story. i have been tanning my whole life going to the beach and to tanning salons and so forth this 44 year-old woman loves to go tanning she might be addictive >> i love tanning >> this mother of five from nutley new jersey pushes surrounds can to the limit she is adamant that she would never tanning her daughter anna who is 6 year-old unfair scanned but that's what the police arrested her for child endangerment for taking the child with her to the tanning salon putti

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. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> jessica simpson now has a baby girl and tyler perry's studio unforcuey catches fire. >> -- unfortunately catches fire. >> dax holt and tmz. >> good morning how are you. >> good starting out with some sad news, tyler perry's studio how much damage was done. >> a lot of damage there was i guess it started off as a 3 alarm fire at his studios in atlanta he has multiple sound stages, back lot, offices there, this is where he films all his media movies, there was a huge fire broke out and turned into a 4 alarm fire by the time it ended took the firefighters an hour to put it out so we are waiting this morning to see if they come back with some kind of estimate how much damage was done, but this is a big deal i mean this guy, is crazy successful makes a tonne of movies out of these studios and other projects and so, i mean, he obviously can afford to rebuild but never the less still a blow. >> any idea what started the fire dax? >> they do not know as of right now they are investigating to find out the cause but as of right now no word. >> all right. jessica

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part of the area experienced tyler perry studios have been damaged by fire in a four alarm fire last night. officers have not revealed the cause of the fire and it was put out in about one hour. the complex included a large studio, five sound stages and a theater >> new video of a deadly crash shows what crewmembers were doing just before a tugboat slammed into a disabled tourist vessel. a warning, this may be disturbing. that is a boat on the delaware river two years ago. attorneys for two crash victims show the video shows crewmembers jumping off the safety instead of helping passengers put on life jackets. the sand or felt teenager accused of stealing a lamborghini will be charged as an adult. police say the 17 year-old stole the car that belonged to a celebrity chef in a movie style heist last year. police say weighed is also behind a drive-by shooting in mill valley. he faces seven felony counts. >> airport security made quite a discovery in the back of a woman headed to sfo. the tsa in newark new jersey founded the vietnam era mine casings in a checked bag but there were no exp

tyler perry is one of hollywood's busiest and successful entrepreneurs.ist raking in $130 million in the 12 months beginning in 2010. >>> and what are the odds, six winning $1 million power ball tickets sold by one gas station in glendale, arizona. >> really? >> only two of the winners have reportedly come forward. lottery officials can't explain it. they're not trying to. they say the winning tickets were not quick picks. 4, 25, 29, 34, 43. but none of them had the power ball number, 29. >> that's the weirdest thing i've ever heard. >> yeah. >> i bet they're going to be overrun with people wanting to buy. >> glendale, arizona. >> check your tickets. >> check now. >>> smithsonian is putting together a new exhibit honoring apple founder steve jobs. it's going to feature a special display of the 317 patents acquired by jobs before his death last year. the national museum of american history has contributed a 1985 apple mac intosh computer. >> i think i had one of those. >> i know, i still have one in the garage somewhere. >>> buying a prosthetic arm could b

. >>> still ahead, a four-alarm blaze engulfs tyler perry's studio. >>> plus, a debut tonight. how he did coming up. >>> and right after the break, a hero's welcome for the man who saved a group of kids from wild dogs. >>> we hit 84 today. we just entered may. the wake-up weather, it's going to be warm. the bad news, keep the umbrella handy. low 70s by 9:00. will we have a wet commute coming home? we'll let you know. >>> atlanta firefighters battling a four-alarm blaze. one of the buildings has partially collapsed. fortunately, no injuries reported and. we have no idea yet on what caused it. >>> the city's planning commission is set to vote this week on a controversial development project in the corridor. >> groups representing tenants say the project can lead to higher rent and force thousands of working class families out. tonight, they held a rally outside city hall. >> pushing the all the hardworking people out. it's not fair. >> the group says city has been trying to put more affordable housing units into the plan, but it's not enough. the planning commission is scheduled

tyler perry is a director, producer, actor, and playwright. his film credits include "diary of a mad black woman," "meet the brown," and "i can do bad all by myself." >>> a new look at a deadly collision between a barge and duck boat in the delaware river. look here. two hungarian students who were on the small tour boat were killed. their parents releasing video ahead of a civil wrongful death lawsuit. in the video, you see a member of the crew on the duck boat texting on his phone and getting off the boat just after the collision. a tugboat -- the tugboat pilot has also admitted to being on his cell phone at the time of the accident. he was sentenced in november to a year in federal prison. >>> new this morning, pro-democracy icon aung san suu kyi is now a member of myanmar's parliament. she was sworn in earlier today, taking public office for the first time in nearly 25 years. aung san suu kyi was under house arrest for the past two decades, pushing for democracy in the military-run country. >>> 5:18. this morning, several cities are cleani

. >>> and a fire has damaged at least one building at the tyler perry studios in atlanta. the fire broke out around 9:00 last night. it took firefighters about an hour to put it out. the complex includes the 200,000-square-foot studio where perry makes his hit films. no injuries. no word on what started the fire. >>> more american teens aret. th spoking pot. that's according to a report that will be released this morning. a quarter of them used marijuana last year. that's up 8% from just four years ago. also, nearly one in ten teens is lighting up at least 20 times a month. the study finds abuse of prescription medicines, though, easing just slightly. >>> and here's something to think about on your commute. a new report from the society of automotive engineers finds a staggering number of us do not use turn signals, causing 2,000 accidents every year. we fail to signal half the time we're changing lanes. and fail a quarter of the time a turn. scary. >>> time, now, from sports. we get the latest highlights from espn. >> good morning. i'm zubin mehenti. the bulls lost home c

a huge fire over night did not damage film maker, tyler perry's studio as some had thought. cell phone video shows the flames here. atlanta fire officials say the structure is in tact. brian. >>> newt gingrich steps aside in the race for the gop nomination while mitt romney steps up fund raising efforts. the obama campaign isn't letting gingrich get out of the race without an in your face reminder. craig boswell has the story. >> reporter: a week after unofficially conceding the republican race, newt gingrich officially today suspends his campaign. >> i could never have predicted either the low points or the high points. >> the former house speaker had been reluctant to address mutt romney. romney offered to share some fund raising names that could help gingrich pay off more than $4 million in campaign debt. >> i am asked sometimes, is mitt romney conservative enough? my answer is simple. compared to barack obama? >> gingrich announcement in arlington, virginia, came a couple hours before romney held a fundraiser in the same city. the former massachusetts governor kicked off

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. >>> a four-alarm fire damages part of the famed tyler perry studios in atlanta. the fire damage was contained to -- confined, excuse me, to a single building in the complex. according to the studio's website, it's a pretty big complex. it includes five soundstages, 400-seat theater and this is in southwest atlanta. no one was injured in the fire. investigators are still looking for the cause. >>> our time is 4:35. warm weather mixed with scattered showers. in two minutes howard will let us know when and how these showers can dampen today's near perfect forecast. >> jessica will tell us when the latest news is coming out about facebook's initial stock offering. >> at 4:48, get up and move as super bowl champ and olympic athletes team up to encourage you and your children to go outside and play. 9news now is back with your weather first in two minutes. your. >>> 4:38. your weather first. the threat for strong storms this afternoon. we'll have the seven-day forecast coming up in about five minutes. monika is in time saver traffic. >>> we're looking at wednesday road

. >>> it took firefighters in atlanta more than an hour to put out a four-alarm fire at the tyler perrystudio is home to sets, sound stages, and a 400-seat theater. no word on the cause of the fire or the amount of damage. in march perry hosted a fundraiser for president obama at that studio. perry is a director, writer, producer, actor and playwright. his wrote "diary of a black woman" and "i can do bad all by myself." >>> several cities are cleaning up from may day narchs turned violent. -- marches that turned violent. in oakland, police fired flash bang grenades to break up crowds that were blocking a major intersection. they also threatened to use more teargas. police arrested at least 23 people. in new york, hundreds of occupy wall street protesters clashed with police during the citywide protests there. demonstrators demanded everything from wage increases to an end to cuts in education and health care. >>> occupy d.c. demonstrators held a rally and festival at meridian hill park to mark may day. they called for a day without the 99%. the occupy protesters met up with union groups

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. >>> the "atlanta journal-constitution" reports on a fire at director tyler perry studio in atlanta. more than 100 firefighters responded last night. the fire was contained to one building on a 30-acre complex. no one, including tyler perry, was hurt. >>> "usa today" says facebook is hoping to boost organ donations. will allow members to link to databases where you can register to become a donor. mark zuckerberg says the campaign is inspired by his girlfriend, who's studying to be a pediatrician. >> don't you think this could be a game-changer in organ donation? >> the better off we know, in terms of makes >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. >>> baseball great roger clemens sits in a washington courtroom as former teammate andy pettitte testifies at clemens admitted using human growth hormone. find out what's at stake for the man who won 534 major league games new a donated statue becomes a big headache for one california city. >> if someone gave you a gift and you named a park after them, wouldn't you want to put that gif

investigators are searching for the cause of a four-alarm fire that damaged the film studios of tyler perry in atlanta. it's not clear how much damage was caused by the fire. he has not commented. a newly certified air traffic controller made a mistake in hawaii in january. the faa says of japan airlines flight and a ups airplane were at the same altitude and came within just a two miles of tether before changing course. the faa says the inexperienced controller was given more training as a result. >> making news in america's money, facebook investors should should mark their calendar, and what's sent stocks to the highest level in four years. now rob nelson. >> topping america's money, wall street is on an four-year high. the dow jones reached 13,279 yesterday for the first time since december 2007. that was the first month of the recession. u.s. manufacturing grew faster than expected last month. the average for 1 k401k increased in march 8%. investors are marking their calendars for may 18. that is the day facebook stock will go on sale to the public for the first time. the ipo is expect

tyler perry was out touring the damage but he's made no statement publicly. >>> 7:50.ll have a check with sal on the 680 crash when we come back. >>> magic johnson is officially one of the new owners of the los angeles dodgers. the $2 billion deal has been finalized. johnson and his partners will hold a news conference at 10:00 a.m. they bought the team as part of a bankruptcy reorganization plan. the sale price is the highest ever for a sports franchise. one of the most famous paintings in the world will be auctioned off tonight. "the screen "could go for $80 million or more. it's one of four by the norwegian painter. a businessman is selling this through sotheby's in new york. >>> 7:53. well, the summer spare-the-air season starts today. air quality officials may ask you to live your car at heel on really hot days when smog is unhealthy the that will encourage you to use public transportation. the air officials will george bush away free card -- will give away free cards tomorrow. the season runs through october. it starts today. >>> all right. sal, things still slow

. >>> the damage to tyler perry's studio is not as expected after a huge fire overnight. the witness used the cell phone camera to get the pictures of the flames shooting several stories high. the atlanta fire officials say it burned through part of the building's exterior but the structure itself is fine. >>> and coming up tonight, criminal charges filed against more than a dozen people after a hazing ritual killed the college band member. >>> and a warning for parents tonight. teens are using salt to play a dangerous game that is leaving some of them with severe burns. beth. >>> and is something messing at this stafford county elementary school? a letter sent ho toparents said it is and the principal said it's a misunderstanding. i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to mir

. >> a fire tears through tyler perry's studio complex in atlanta. one building was destroyed. this is the compact where he shoots his popular media movie franchise. >>> more mayday mayhem rocking the country overnight. >>> >> this video just in from portland oregon one of the many cities where protestors reeked absolute havoc caused millions of dollars in damage. ainsley earhardt is here with the latest. >> here's what they were dealing with in oakland, california while you were sleeping. e est>> right here in america you can see police force the fires tear gas. some fighting back. some even throwing white paint at the police. >>> perhaps some of the worst damage was in seattle. seattle's mayor mike mcguinn forced to make an emergency decoration after violence filled the streets there. this allows police to compensate any item to be used as a weapon. protestors dressed in all black running through the streets disrupting traffic and using sticks to smash the windows of stores and banks in the area. these protests all instigateed by the occupy movement. they used mayday as a tim

. >>> making other headlines this morning, back here at home, a scary evening for tyler perry after hisn studio in atlanta burst into flames. it took more than 100 firefighters and dozens of trucks to put out the massive fire. the 200,000 square-foot facility houses five sound stages, a post production facility and a back lot. some of the buildings were damaged by luckily no ones with water during this. officials are still investigating exactly what caused that fire. >>> listen to this one. a florida couple thought they were taking their grand dot ore a harmless joyride but a florida sheriff's deputy thought otherwise. now, they are facing child endangerment charges and ear what is happened. after having a few beers, the grandparents attached the child hot wheel to the back of their suv using a few dog leashes. the child was riding in the toy car when the deputy pulled them over. over. >> we took this and hooked around the hitch of the truck and drove about five miles an hour up and down the street. >> i thought they were going to tell us we couldn't do it, give is a wanting saying this

. >>> investigators will be surveying the damage this morning in tyler perry's film studio in atlanta. a four-alarm fire damaged one of the studios in his complex. no one was hurt. they're still looking for the cause. >>> howard has a lot of oomph in his forecast. >> the storms down south, areas are getting hammered. you know what i'm talking b. here it's been just a little wet. but this afternoon we could be looking at more scattered strong thunderstorms across the region. in fact, we're under a slight risk of severe weather from the storm prediction center. that means damage from winds and hail later on. you can see another cluster just passing south of the pittsburgh area in toward eastern ohio. on live doppler 9000 hd, we'll take the tour. storms in the upper part of the bay coming up 95. it's south and east of us that is really packing the punch this morning. here in d.c. we've had some light showers but in prince george's county, especially south of 50, we're seeing some lighter showers. you get to upper marlboro and south and southeast of there, that's where the rain really pic

. >>> tyler perry's studio in atlanta. dozens of firefighters were on the scene, trying to put out the four-alarm fire last night. no injuries reported. but the flames did do damage to the studio's back lot. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> friends and family of late cbs news legend mike wallace celebrate his life. scott pelley reports for wjz, for a memorial service held for wallace in new york. ♪ [ music ] >> so here's to life ♪ and every joy it brings ♪ >> barbara cook, who mike once profiled for "60 minutes." one of mike's seven grandchildren, wallace bour gois said this is one of his favorite pictures. >> it was one of those pictures nobody knew was being taken. >> mike loved being mike wallace. >> reporter: 60 minutes producer bob anderson traveled the world with mike for 18 years. >> sometimes when we entered an airport and people hadn't realized mike was there, he'd look up at a flight monitor and in his distinct voice, bellow out, "i see united is running late again ." [ laughter ] >> i was part o

hudson's brother's drug dealing. >>> investigators are trying to find out what caused a fire at tyler perry'slast night. it broke out at the 60 acre complex in atlanta where he films a lot of his tv shows and movies. part of one building collapsed. no one was hurt. perry was there last night but refused to talk to reporters. >>> five men in fbi custody accused of trying to blow up a major bridge near cleveland, ohio. several suspects call themselves anarchi anarchists. >> the defendants armed the explosives and left and went to a remote site and they then sitting there entered the codes they thought would blow up a bridge with innocent people traveling over it. >> investigators say the public was never in any danger. occupy cleveland leaders say the suspects don't represent the group. if this alleged plot had panned out, not only could people have died, it could have caused many other problems. transportation officials say there is a utility line on that bridge and at least one fiber-optic line nearby. turns out that's true of many bridges. listen to what a homeland security expert told cnn's

rudy is on tyler perry's "house of pain" on tbs doing well.stays fit by getting enough sleep, doing yoga, drinking plenty of water. they all look great and growing up well. >> it's nice hear the good side of growing up in hollywood. >> yeah. >>> next, michael jackson, this is sort of becoming a bit of a scandal. his estate joins with pepsi and people are saying perhaps it's a deal with the devil. his estate has just made this huge deal with pepsi. the company, if you remember, whose 1984 commercial arguably ruined his life when his hair caught on fire. sort of started him on the prescription drugs and -- >> cosmetic surgeries. >> they are re-releasing michael jackson's "bad." who can forget about that incredible, incredible album. they are re-releasing it and the estate says that pepsi is the right company to join forces with for a couple of reasons. michael himself worked with pepsi twice after the incident, and they are there to market the re-release of the "bad" album. and pepsi they feel is the most effective place to do it. >> michael was

. >>> it took firefighters in atlanta more than an hour to put out a four-alarm fire at the tyler perry studios. the 200,000 square-foot studio is home to sets, sound stages, and a 400-seat theater. the cause is under investigation. the amount of damage caused is not known yet. perry is a director, writer, producer, actor and playwright. film credits include "diary of a mad black woman," "meet the prouns" and "i can do bad all by myself." >>> more grilling expected today as the wife to an aide of john edwards takes the stand for a third day. sherri young admitted on the stand that her husband took a sleep aid that made him "loopy and affected his memory." her husband andrew was a top aide to edwards. she also testified yesterday edwards had a direct conversation with her on how to handle hundreds of thousands of dollars to take care of his mistress. prosecutors all the money was illegal campaign contributions. edwards denies the charges. >>> pitcher andy pettitte will be back on the witness stand in the perjury trial of roger clemens today. he testified yesterday that clemens mention to

. >>> we may never know what caused a massive fire at the studios of film maker tyler perry. one was injured in last night's blaze in atlanta. witnesses said the flames shot six stories high. today the fire chief there said the cause of the fire will be recorded as undetermined. the flames were so intense that they consumed any evidence that could reveal how the fire started. perry's films include diary of a mad black woman and why did i get married. >>> we've all done it. you've heard a song and wondered who they're singing about. >> we wonder all the time. well, now we reveal some of the inspiration for some of the most popular songs. nbc's jane hansen reports. >> reporter: they're some of the most famous songs of all time but you would be shocked to know what their true inspirations really are. you ought to know that alanis marisat's '90s classic was about a breakup with dave drchlt oulier from full house while billy joel's up town video stars his then wife it was written for another model elle mcpherson. ♪ an uptown girl >> and it is believed the love triangle between eri

. >>> tyler perry is thanking the department for putting out a four-alarm blaze for his student.ncludes five sound sames in the theater. fire officials say no one was injured. and the cause still under investigation. >>> a girl scout troop is shocked after its leader is accused of stealing from its cookie sales. police say isabel juarez used the debit card. they say the 30-year-old stole a total of $6,000 from the account. she faces charges of grand theft. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. >>> for the first time, we're hearing from the baltimore brothers accused of beating an african american teenager. i'm weijia jiang, at the courthouse, with what they say happened. coming up. i should be arrested for crimes against potted plant-kind. [ clang ] my house is where plants came to die. ♪ but, it turns out all i was missing was miracle-gro potting mix. it's got what a plant needs. even plant food that feeds them for up to 6 months. you get bigger, more beautiful plants. guaranteed. who's got two green thumbs thanks to miracle-gro? uh, this gal. boom! everyone grows with miracle-gro

well, tyler perry has come to her defense and said she didn't walk off the set. great job. she did her roles, her parts the many times she had to. she did come to work grieving at times but did a great job and were away for the summer. nobody is on the set. i think she probably saw the script and that's why she walked off because if you ever saw that show. i digress. >> you aren't going to be auditioning for the show any time soon. >> mary kay olsen, we remember one of the twins from "full house." she is now 25 and has a new boyfriend and he as little older. >> well, he is 42 years old and you may know the last name sarko sarkozy. yeah. former french president is his brother. they say these two are head over heels and they're in love. we'll have to see how this pans out. >> interesting. singer/musician john mayer has a throat condition that's keeping him from performing. how serious is this? >> it is really serious. he had the same surgery or the same problem back in october. had surgery. well in march it came back. it is called granuloma and he is like i can't d

it took firefighters in atlanta, georgia more than an hour to put out a four-alarm fire at the tyler perry studios. the 200,000 square-foot studio is home to sets, sound stages and a 400-seat theater, too. the cause is under investigation. the amount of damage caused is not yet known, but the fire burned through the exterior facade of a large building. perry is a director, writer, producer, actor and playright. his film credits include "meet the browns" and "i can do bad all by myself." >>> bobby brown says it was whitney houston who introduced him to hard drugs. the singer makes that claim in a new interview with "the today show's" matt lauer. brown says the public blaming him for his ex-wife's death is hard to hear. >> it's unexplainable. but i know i wasn't the one that you know, got her addicted to drugs or i'm not the reason she's gone. >> bobby brown and whitney houston were married for 14 years. brown says he saw houston just a week before her death and says she looked great and seemed to be doing very well. >>> the two had one daughter together. >>> well, may is international cultu

because of these monster franchises that we have as well as other franchises like, for example, tyler perry has "medea" coming out shortly and "expe "expendables" are coming out late they are summer and right on the heels that have we have "breaking down 2" coming out in november and obviously we start shooting "catching fire," the second "hunger games" in the fall as well, so we have for the first time in a dozen years pretty good visibility on the most difficult part of our business to forecast. >> "hunger games" obviously was a smash hit and a lot of people already anticipating "catching fire." they are looking forward to the release late they are fall. any guesses, any projections now as to the success of the sequel based on the success of the original? >> you know, we don't like to sort of -- >> jinx it? >> put -- put numbers out there, but we're very excited about our director francis lawrence. we're very excited about the same producers, neal jacobson and john qilliq on the movie. very excited obviously about the cast that's coming back. we feel if you take a look at other franchises

. >>> filmmaker tyler perry was out surveying the damage this morning after an overnight fire at his atlanta. fire officials are investigating the cause. nobody was hurt. firefighters were able to limit the damage to one building. >>> well, they spoke for 30 minutes, mitt romney and the billionaire mayor of the country's largest city, new york's mayor, michael bloomberg, is is neutral in the presidential race so far, and one cannot ignore the influence of his endorsement. his picks often win. msnbc's richard lui joins us now. what everybody's talking about, who could get bloomberg, what would it mean. >> yeah. the biggest city, as you said, in the country. when michael bloomberg endorses he's more often right than wrong. 2010's midterm election is a really good example. 52% of new jersey governor chris christie's picks won. sarah palin's 54%, and michael bloomberg, 69% of his picks in the "w" column. this year, the independent is stuck in the middle just like 2008 when he did not endorse a presidential candidate. but with his third term ending, "the new york times" saying he may not

officials there investigating the cause of an overnight blaze that torched the studio of filmmaker tyler perryook at the damage earlier this morning. the fire triggered four alarms, but fortunately no one was hurt. but you can see the damage that was created. >>> whitney houston's former husband, bobby brown, telling matt lauer in an exclusive interview with the "today" show that he's not to blame for the death of his superstar ex-wife while at the same time implying that she didn't have the will to lave clean life. >> maybe i could have done something different, you know, to ensure that she had a longer life. but you have to want it. i wasn't the one that, you know, got her addicted to drugs or -- >>s you'll remember, houston . drowned in the tub of a blifr hills hotel room in march. coroners say heart disease and cocaine use contributed to her death. >>> wait till you get a load of this one. an attorney for a new jersey mother says his client is 150% innocent of child endangerment. his client is accused of taking her 5-year-old daughter tanning, an accusation she denies. here's natalie moral

. >>> a fire has damaged at least one building at the tyler perry studios in atlanta. the fire broke out around 9:00 last night and took firefighters about an hour to put it out. the complex includes the 200,000 square foot studio where perry makes his hit films. no reports of injury, no word on what started the fire. >>> a new reality this morning for foreign tourists who normally flock to the netherlands to buy their marijuana. a new policy went into effect in three provinces requiring a so-called weed pass to now purchase the drug. nonresidents are not eligible for the passes. cafe owners who sell weed plan to protest the policy. marijuana is technically illegal in the netherlands but the sale in small quantities is very much tolerated. apparently it will be a year before it goes into effect. amsterdam is famous for extracurriculars and they don't like the law so may not go into effect there but if it does it'll be about a year from now in case you're mapping out your summer vacation. >> people are upset. >>> here's a look at your forecast. showers in the dakotas an