i'm veronica de la cruz. >> today we begin with the immigration battle. the u.s. supreme court heard arguments yesterday on the government's challenge to arizona's immigration law. from the questions and opinions they expressed most of the justices sounded inclined toward ruling the law constitutional. nbc's steve handelsman has details. >> reporter: supporters of the crackdown on illegal immigration gathered outside the supreme court. and opponents who charged the arizona law would target hispanics, the obama administration dropped that charge. >> the government conceded no it's not about racial profiling. >> reporter: the case is about arizona's right to require police to determine the immigration status of anyone they stop and suspect is illegal. and to detain them while they check with the feds. obama administration lawyer argued arizona is working to drive illegal immigrants out of the state. but conservative justice antonin scalia noted arizona is not trying to kick out anybody, the federal government h

i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on nbc.rly" with willie geist starts right now. >>> the taliban launches coordinated attacks across afghanistan that last some 18 hours, and target international diplomatic sites. the question is, what does this massive attack tell us about the security of the country the united states will be leaving in the not so distant future. we'll have a live report in a minute from kabul. former vice president dick cheney just three weeks after receiving a heart transplant appears in public to announce that the obama presidency has been a quote, unmitigated disaster. the question is, if a new heart won't mettle dick cheney, what will. >>> and secretary of state hillary clinton cuts loose in colombia, dancing and pounding beers at the big summit of americas down there. the question is, was h

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a campaign contribution. president obama has called on former president bill clinton to help him with fund-raising and his re-election effort against republican challenger mitt romney. nbc's tracie potts joins us now from washington with details. tracie, good morning to you. >> veronica, good morning to you. they were campaigning together last night in northern virginia at a private fund-raiser. and that's pretty important because the president carried virginia last time around. this time it could be tougher though for democrats. he's also featured president clinton in a new ad talking about the death of osama bin laden. in it former president clinton said mr. obama took the harder, more honorable path. democrats say this is fair game for the campaign because it speaks to the president's tough decisionmaking, especially after a new time article shows a lot of the president's advisers were not on board initially with that decision. republicans and advisers to mitt r

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with behind bars. authorities in oklahoma have arrested two white men in connection with a shooting rampage that left three black men dead and two others injured. one of the suspects reportedly expressed anger online over his father being shot and killed by a black man. nbc's frances kuo has details. >> reporter: acting on an anonymous tip early sunday morning, police arrested 19-year-old jacob carl england and 32-year-old alvin lee watts. >> we were desperate for leads, and that's why we made some very pointed requests of our community to come forward, and they did. >> reporter: the arrests came two days after the shootings that left neighborhoods in north tulsa in fear. police believe the victims were targeted at random. >> it sickens me. it angers me. this is not what tulsa, oklahoma, is about. >> reporter: the two are expected in court later this week, each facing multiple counts of first-degree murder and shooting with intent to kill. >> our investigation always in

i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> today we begin with secret service secrets. the white house is looking into new reports of another incident of misconduct. allegations concerning a presidential trip last year to el salvador. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more. tracie, gong to you. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. the allegations come from a seattle tv station that traveled to el salvador, interviewed a foreign contractor who worked with agents and a strip club owner who said while protecting the president, some took women back to their rooms and bragged that they did this all the tile. now the state department is looking into whether some of their employees may have been involved. here on capitol hill, lawmakers say there are no records indicating any such thing from that trip, but the state department says they will take a look whether their rules were violated. these new allegations come after secretary of homeland security janet napolitano told lawmakers there was no indication that what happened in colombia had of happened before. in el salvador whe

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with deadly twisters. people across the midwest are dealing with the aftermath of dozens of tornadoes this weekend. one town, which got no warning of the approaching disaster, had five people killed, including three young girls. nbc's jay gray has the details from oklahoma. >> you've got debris. >> reporter: they were the images and sounds so many had feared. >> you could hear some people screaming down the road there, and you could hear stuff crashing and breaking. it sounded horrible. >> reporter: tornadoes, nearly a hundred of them, tearing across the midwest saturday and into sunday. at one time, two funnels dropping from the clouds in bouse junction, oklahoma. the violent system blasted through nebraska, iowa, and kansas, tearing away anything in its path. >> everything's gone. it's just gone. everything we worked for for all of our lives. >> reporter: in wichita, it took only seconds to dismantle a part of this manufacturing plant. >> this was a monster system. >>

i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and much more, straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with the immigration battle. the u.s. supreme court heard arguments yesterday on the federal government's challenge to arizona's controversial immigration law. most of them stood inclined to ruling the arizona law constitutional. nbc's steve handelsman has details. >> reporter: supporters of arizona's attempted crackdown on illegal immigration gathered outside the supreme court, and opponents who charge the arizona law would target hispanics, the obama administration dropped that charge. >> the government conceded that, no, it's not about racial profiling. >> reporter: the case is about arizona's right to require police to determine the immigration status of anyone they stop and suspect is illegal and to detain them while they check with the feds. the obama administration lawyer, argued they're driving those out of the state, but justice scalia noted arizona is not trying to kick out

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with deadly twist twisters. people across the midwest are dealing with the yaft math of dozens of tornadoes. one town who got no warning of the approaching disaster killed five people including young girls. >> you've got debris. >> reporter: they were the images and sounds so many feared. >> you could hear some people screaming down the road there and yu could hear stuff crashing and breaking. it sounded horrible. >> reporter: tornadoes, nearly a hundred of them tearing across the midwest saturday into sunday. at one time two funnels dropping from the clouds in oklahoma. the violent system blasted through nebraska, iowa. >> everything is gone. >> in wichita, it took only seconds to dismantle a part of this manufacturing plant. >> this was a monster system. >> reporter: it was even worse in woodward, oak. joe and his daughter frantically searched for somewhere to ride out the ef-3 tornado. >> we crawled underneath there. with debris was hitting our leks and stuff. >> reporter: they were the lucky ones. file peopl

i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a campaign contribution. president obama has called on former president bill clinton to help him with fund raising and his re-election effort against republican challenger mitt romney. tracie potts joins us this morning. >>> good morning to you. there was a private fund raiser last night and that's important because president obama in the 2008 campaign won virginia. he was the first democrat to do so in 44 years. but things there have gotten tougher since for democrats. he's also got president clinton in the new ad talking about the death of osama bin laden where the former president said he took the harder honorable path of going after him. a new "time" magazine article mentions that vice president biden didn't agree with the decision at the time. that ad is turning political itself. mitt romney and republicans are saying it's not fair game, the president is politicizing it was a national event, calls it a political devisive atact. they're likely to get even sharp

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with secret service secrets. the white house is looking into new reports of another incident of misconduct, allegations concerning a presidential trip last year to el salvador. tracie potts joins us with details. good morning. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. the allegations come from a seattle tv station that traveled to el salvador, interviewed a foreign contractor who worked with agents and a trip club owner who said while protecting the president in march of 2011 the agents were at his club, three nights in a row, they paid for vip access to women there and said that this was something they did all the time. the chair of the homeland security department, committee on capitol hill, peter king, says there is no indication of records of the trip there was anything wrong but the state department now says they are looking to see if any of their employees may have been involved. all of this after homeland security secretary janet napolitano came to the hill and told lawmakers this appeared to be an isolated inc

i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and much more, straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with the immigration battle. the u.s. supreme court heard arguments yesterday on the federal government's challenge to arizona's controversial immigration law. most of them stood inclined to ruling the arizona law constitutional. nbc's steve handelsman has details. >> reporter: supporters of arizona's attempted crackdown on

i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with secret service secrets. the white house is looking into new reports of yet another incident of misconduct, allegations concerning a presidential trip last year to elle valve dor. nbc's tracie potts joins us with more. >> reporter: these new allegations come from a seattle tv station that traveled to el salvador, interviewed a foreign contractor who worked with agents there and a strip club owner who said, while protecting president obama in el salvador in march 2011, those agents were at his club three nights in a row, that they paid for vip access to women there and said that this was something they did all the time. the chair of the homeland security department, committee here on capitol hill, peter king says there's no indications from records of that trip there'sing inxanything wrong. but the state department is looking to see if any of their employees may have been involved. all of this after homeland security secretar

. >>> very good morning welcome back to "early today" i'm veronica de la cruz. here are top headlines this morning. >>> after days of white house pressure, the republican led house is expected to vote on a bill that would prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling. john boehner argues the bill should be paid for by cutting money from president obama's health care overhaul. >>> connecticut became the nation's 17th state to abolish the death penalty yesterday. the measure, however, only applies to future cases, and not to the 11 men already on death row. >>> u.s. marine who criticized president obama on facebook is being given an other than honorable discharge. 26-year-old sergeant gary stein will lose most of his benefits. >>> with the help of california school children, nasa launched a special probe to study the sun's most intense radiation storm since 2003. a weather balloon equipped with a rubber chicken, camilla wore a space suit equipped with sensors to measure radiation. >>> now here is another look how wall street will kick off the day. the dow

i'm veronica de la cruz. in sports, thanks to a trick shot, now bub ba watson's wardrobe boasts that green jacket. here's march ri owe celise. >> good morning to you. the final round of the masters started with history and finished with a shot fofrt ages. to augusta, louie with one for the history books. his approach on the par 5 second hole is a thing of beauty. we spin it out. for the sake of time the ball hits the fringe and keeps on rolling towards the hole. the first double eagle on the second hole in master's history. in the blink of an eye he has a two shot lead. bubba watson would make the difference and force a playoff after shanking his tee shot. he is a left with an impossible shot out of the woods. keep in mind, the green is to the right and behind the tree. bubba breaks out the hook shot and nails it. drops it about ten feet for the hole. bubba with an easter sunday to remember wins the masters in dramatic fashion. not bad for a guy who's never taken a golf lesson in his life. >>> nba, bulls pick

i'm veronica de la cruz. mitt romney and rick santorum campaign in wisconsin. d on the sanford police department demanding the arrest of the shooter of trayvon martin. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. let's get you back to "lockup." ♪ system's overcrowded ♪ they have more power ♪ all races quick to return ♪ familiar faces three square meals in confined places ♪ >>> in the afternoon, inmates from the sensitive needs unit are making the most of the yard time. they only get about ten hours a week. >> this yard is protective custody. administration protect child molesters, rapists and sex offenders. they put them out here to protect them from people like me. because they know that i'm not going to no longer do anything. because i can't, unless i go back to the shu. >> nine serving six. come on, womack. >> last time we were out on yard was probably about a week and a half ago. yeah. >> treating you bad? i'm not treating you bad. >> you always treat me bad. >> [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> i always treat you good. >> [ bleep ]. >> you got a problem? you got a problem? >> come

i'm veronica de la cruz. a record breaking game for a los angeles laker.ere's mario sole lis. >>> the openi ayfs h stbo erhi. to l aelhe anew bumosdart ded the comeback with a flurry of three-pointers. memphis down one. rudy guy for the one. clippers end the game on a remarkable 28 to 3 run. they stunned the grizzlies 99-98. to atlanta, the seceltics witho ray allen. frustration boiled over. raj rondo bum the f. he's topped. sprsutldog tir tin ainst t z toarer lki mreli etrr. ac over the net and throws it to verbota. coyotes win 5-3. finally, how about some overtime redemption. devils and flyers tied at three. danny briere scores what appears to be the game winner. the puck goes off his skate. they say he kicked in a puck. that's aoal soccer but not ck. nutes lerhe ueaes oct omheoi. at aoainnypo. iean cebtendo c th fer th l 3in .nme. good morning, everyone. cold morning up in new england once again. it was a beautiful weekend though in this region of the country. had the cold, crisp mornings, and beautiful, warm afternoons. no one was complaining. it's chi

i'm veronica de la cruz. "associated press" is reporting at least five people are dead after severe weather across much of the midwest. tornadoes damaged areas of oklahoma, kansas and nebraska. >>> 11 secret service agents are placed on administrative leave after allegations of misconduct in colombia. they were there ahead of the president's visit to the country for the summit of the americas. the accusations reportedly involve soliciting prostitutes. i'm veronica de la cruz. >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> it's location on the florida panhandle exposed the santa rosa correctional institution to tropical weather and thunderstorms with little warning. the climate between correctional staff and the 2,800 inmates here can be equally as turbulent. so the prison leaves little to chance. >> we're constantly adding more security procedures to assure that we are providing the best and safest environment for our staff, inmates and the general public. santa rosa is surrounded by two s

i'm veronica de la cruz. seven people are dead after a bus crash on the way to tokyo disneyland it was cut in half by the wall. 13 passengers were injured seriously. >>> one person was killed and as many as 100 jurd after a tent collapse in st. louis, missouri. it was set up during a thunderstorm. five of those injured are said to be in critical condition. i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> the high walls and razor wire that surround a maximum security prison leave no doubt that this is a place where you pay your dues for terrible decisions. but even in these stark environments, inmates will still find ways to celebrate life's milestones. >> we've covered all kinds of events in prison, from an inmate's birthday to an anniversary to a wedding, even a funeral, and nothing symbolizes the futility of committing a major crime more than seeing an inmate die in prison. >> during our "extended stay" shoot at indiana state prison, we were

i'm veronica de la cruz.sed. >>> in many of america's maximum security prisons, there are three letters that strike fear in the hearts of inmates. s-h-u. the shu. it stands for secured housing unit. and like a prison within a prison, these units house the worst of the worst. >> mostly assaults, intimidation, threatening, whether it be on staff or on inmates that land them in here. these are not the good guys. >> when we visited the shu at indiana's wabash valley correctional facility, the staff made it clear. absolute control is the top priority. >> your quietest day in the shu can be the worst day in the shu in about two seconds. some of the challenges we face are the threat of being gunned down, as we say in here, having feces or urine thrown on you, spit, blood, semen, anything you can think of has happened in this building. >> but for inmates in the shu, the monotony brings a horror of its own. they told us what it was like to spend 23 hours a day in a windowless concrete cell, sometimes for years at a ti

. >>> msnbc now i'm veronica de la cruz?high winds swept through a ten the outside a bar after hundreds were gathered after a cardinals game in st. louis. at least 17 others had to be hospitalized. >>> the white house is firing back after top aides to mitt romney claim today that the president was following romney's advice when he bailed out the auto industry. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> get down! >> hey, i need that dude up there strip searched. >> the special response team at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, arizona, have a broad range of responsibilities. they respond to crisis situations. >> go, go, go! >> conduct cell inspections for weapons and drugs. >> once they're strip searched they're going into the rec yard. >> and escort high-profile inmates to court, to name a few. but sometimes they find themselves taking on very different duties. >> gentlemen, get up. >> one minute it can be exciting and one minute it can be you're

i'm veronica de la cruz.ckup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> i'll tell you what it's all about. it's not always the elected officials who run this country. that's why i started my own country. my name's father flanigan is the god squad. this country, it's flaniganistan, this stands for freedom, liberty and national intelligence. >> angel rodriguez has little human contact and spends his time expressing his inner anguish through art. >> she represents the queen and i represent the king. it's the bible stuff, god says you're going to be kings and queens in the new system of things. in my letters i tell her she's my queen and she tells me i'm her king. that represents that. me and my girl, you know what i mean? it's something i pray for. that's what the prayers are for. and it goes with is scripture. psalms 37:4, if you find your delight in god he'll give you the desires of the heart. and that's what she is. she's one of my desires. to be with me forever. and being that i'm i

i'm veronica de la cruz. back to our program. >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> in a prison where it seems most of the inmates have a hustle, there are some who hold legitimate jobs. >> this here is a power sewing at lyman correctional facility. they do everything here from t-shirts, socks, boxers, they got flags they do here. >> when i look at the tv and i see the american flag, i know exactly how they're made because i make them. so there is about 12 steps to the flag. >> 9/11 happened. that's when we made like a whole bunch of these flags and it was kind of special being able to do something for society to help them heal. and we made -- it felt like we made a million of these. you try to grab a hold of something that makes a difference. and doing this makes a difference. >> some inmates see their prison jobs in less patriotic terms. for ray slagle, it's a chance to work one of his hustles. >> i work in the laundry and deal with the inmates on a daily basis. these guys all wa

i'm veronica de la cruz. a record breaking game for a los angeles laker.e's mario sole lis. >>> the opening playoffs had just about everything. to los angeles where andrew bynum hosted a block party. nba record tying ten blocks. he was pulling down 13 boards rounding out the triple double with ten points. the lakers beat the nuggets in game one, 103-88. l.a.'s other team had to rally from 27 down. nick young sparked the comeback with a flurry of three-pointers. memphis down one. rudy guy for the one. clippers end the game on a remarkable 28 to 3 run. they stunned the grizzlies 99-98. to atlanta, the seceltics witho ray allen. frustration boiled over. rajon rondo bumps the ref. he's topped. spurs quietly doing their thing against the jazz. tony parker looking more like peter parker. acrobatic move fit for spider man. spurs turn down the jazz, 103-91. coyote tis and predators, keep your eye on number 11 in white. the pick goes in the air, he catches it throws it over the net and throws it to verbota. coyotes win 5-3. finally, how about some overtime redempti

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i'm veronica de la cruz and here's what's happening.ching for the gunman who shot and killed three people, critically wounding two others. the shootings happened early friday morning. four of the victims were shot within a mile of each other. authorities are saying they now have two men in custody. >>> and investigators are trying to figure out what caused a navy fighter jet to crash into a virginia beach apartment complex on friday. amazingly, there are no reported deaths and everyone injured is out of the hospital. now back to your program. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> okay, right there. >> hold up! >> prisons like the santa rosa correctional institution in florida can be dirty places. blood, sweat, feces and urine are part of the fabric of life here. the task of cleaning that fabric, the inmates' clothes and linens, falls squarely on 18 inmates who work in the laundry facility. among them is michael jacobs. >> we operate day to day, eight to ten hours a day. we deal with a lot of different things

. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. at least one person is dead after a collapse at a st., missouri, beer garden. near tli 100 injured and three in critical condition. >>> president obama was the highlight of tonight's annual white house correspondents' dinner. the president joked about mitt romney and eating dog as a child. he even made light of the recent secret service scandal saying he had to get them home for their new curfew. more news in one hour. first, back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. gang gets a wake-up call. >>> rise and shine, ladies. get up. get dressed. no talking whatsoever. listen up for instructions. left face. grab your chains. take your marks. all right, ladies. what's rule number one? >> i will be a model inmate. >> that's exactly right. that's what we're going to do today, all day and every day. mark time, march. forward march. >> left. left. left. left, right left. >> the crack of dawn brings a military-style drill to the women's general population housing unit at the maricopa county jail in phoenix, ar

i'm veronica de la cruz.to lockup. >>> despite being brutally attacked and having her throat cut by an inmate, pam kahanic only took the time she needed to heal before returning to work at the limon correctional facility's garment factory. >> she's a very courageous person. she wanted to come back to work right away. those were the first words out of her mouth to her husband, basically. >> pam sits up and yells at us "i'm going back to work. i'm not going to be quitting my job. this is when she was still laying on the bed being put back together. >> at first i was really edgy and if they come up behind me, the hair on the back of my neck would just like -- i would just get this panicky feeling. so at first i would kind of watch where i was standing. i still do. >> i felt kind of bad she had to go through that, but she's back out there. she's, you know, doing her job, getting her money. and we're still paying the price. this place is never going to be back to what it was. >> dennis stanton is one of the more v

. >>> hey there, i'm veronica de la cruz.pid economic recovery. meanwhile house republicans passed their version of a bill to keep student loan rates from rising, despite a veto threat from the white house. it's also bound for defeat in the senate because it seeks to pay for the measure with obamacare funds. now, it's back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >> surviving a long prison term can often mean joining a gang. but this one yard at california state prison corcoran that's supposed to be gang-free. >> it's called the sensitive needs yard, sny. it's where gang dropouts or sex offenders or high-risk inmates go for their own safety. but even here gangs can spring up, and we found one of the most unorthodox gangs. they call themselves gbg, the gay boy gangsters. >> it's a group of men that are gay, that are not transgender, and who are gay men who like men who do not want to be a woman. okay. that's it. we're pretty thick actually. we're pretty much respected. we don't get into figh

. >>> msnbc now, i'm veronica de la cruz. wildfires in colorado may be blamed for a third death.ter officials found what they believe to be the remains of a missing woman in a burned-out home. wildfires burned six square miles southwest of denver. >>> and whitney houston memorabilia was auctioned off in beverly hills saturday. some items including dresses, and earrings. houston drowned in a bathtub in february. we'll have more news in one hour. first back to "lockup." >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ i just hit the bricks ♪ now the world is mine ♪ she wasn't all that but i felt [ bleep ] ♪ ♪ monkey on my back and his name is parole ♪ ♪ paranoid everywhere i'm seeing five-0. ♪ out a couple of months and i'm already doing wrong ♪ ♪ i can't get this monkey off my back no time ♪ ♪ the thrill of a dime ♪ police want to sell me ♪ always trying to take mine ♪ i never knew being up the road was a crime ♪ >> [ bleep ]. >> get off. get off. do what you got to do, punk. get off, punk. get off me now. get your [ bleep ] hands off me. get your [ bleep ] hands o

. >>> msnbc now, i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> the associated press is reporting that at least five peoplere dead after severe weather across much of the northwest. tornadoes damaged areas of oklahoma, kansas and nebraska. >>> nuclear talks between iran and six world powers are being called constructive. the two sides will meet again in baghdad in may, says the eu chief. >>> the u.n. voted to send a group of military observe ers t south korea to monitor the recent cease-fire. >>> due to mature content, viewer discretion is advised. >>> despite being brutally attacked and having her throat cut by an inmate, pam kahanic only took the time she needed to heal before returning to work at the limon correctional facility's garment factory. >> she's a very courageous person. she wanted to come back to work right away. those were the first words out of her mouth to her husband, basically. >> pam sits up and yells at us "i'm going back to work. i'm not going to be quitting my job." this is when she was still laying on the bed being put back together. >> at first i was really edgy like if they'd come

i'm veronica de la cruz.k to our program. >> outside our hidden camera house here in petaluma, california, things are still getting backed up. one potential predator drives up, parks out front and sits there. meanwhile we spot another man across the street getting out of his car. >> the mustang going in. >> he's been sitting there for several minutes. >> we believe jack, the stripper. >> usually when a visitor arrives, we know exactly who he is based on his photo and information in his chat log. but as we watch this man cross the street and head up our driveway, we realize we don't know which potential predator he is. our decoy invites him in anyway. >> hey, how you doing? you made it. finally. >> so what will the man in the truck do next? we'll tell you in a moment. >> hey, sit down. pour me some frozen lemonade. it tastes pretty good i think. i want to get in the hot tub so i'm going to change into my swim suit. >> perfect. >> yeah. >> while this potential predator and decoy chat, we are trying to figure ou

i'm veronica de la cruz.lockup." >> due to mature subject matter viewer discretion is advised. >>> when our crews go into maximum security prisons across the country, there's a certain dynamic we observe every time, it's the inherent distrust between correctional officers and inmates. and yet they have to work side by side every day and get along. problem is, things can go bad at any time. >> when our crew walked into the most notorious housing unit at the wabash valley correctional facility in indiana, we met an officer who gave a graphic example of how brutal the relationship between offenders and correctional staff can be. >> there was a medical emergency out on one of the ranges. as i went up to the cell to inquire as to what the emergency was, i said, what's your problem? and he said, "you are, bitch." and then spit a mouthful of blood on to me. striking me in the eye and the nose. got in my mouth, my ear and all down my side here. >> wabash valley secured housing unit, or shu, holds the prison's most da

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nbc's veronica de la cruz has the story. >> reporter: they were a hollywood super couple. tv show host and the grammy-winning singer. on friday heidi klum filed divorce papers in los angeles seeking to end her marriage to seal whose real name is henry samuel. klum cites irreconcilable differences for their split. they shocked fans when they announced their separation in january saying their decision was mutual and they'd grown apart. they have four children, including a daughter from klum's previous marriage. in divorce documents klum is requesting joint custody of the children with visitation for seal. >> i can tell you most sincerely is that it wasn't any one particular thing. >> reporter: in january seal went on several talk shows speaking about the breakup while promoting his latest album. >> how can two people who have it all as i described, have the careers, have the love for each other, have the beautiful family, how can it all of a sudden take a left turn? >> reporter: klum remained quiet at first making her first comments about the split in the april issue of "ell