Good morning, im richard lui. Several performers are recovering this morning after a high wire circus act gone wrong in rhode island. The accident, which may be disturbing for some to watch, happened in front of a crowd of almost 5,000 people. There it was. At least nine acrobats were injured. Two of them critically. Ringling bros. Cancelled two performances. Ron mott reports from providence for us. Reporter amateur video shows a curtain being lowered just before the rigging collapsed from high above the circus floor. Eight female acrobats suspended by a hair hanging apparatus plunged to the ground about 35 feet, a male performer in the ring was also injured by the collapse. We ask that you please enjoy this intermission at this time while we situate ourselfs during this accident. Thank you. We thought it was part of the show. And then all of a sudden you see the cable break and that was it. Reporter Officials Say the nine injured performers were rushed to the hospital in critical condition. But they say none of the injuries are life threatening. Our hearts and prayers are with the nine individuals that some were very seriously injured. Hopefully they make a full recovery. But at this point we dont know if thats going to happen. Reporter Feld Entertainment that runs the circus announced two other shows scheduled for sunday were canceled and that an investigation is under way. A spokesperson described the act as a human chandelier with the performers hanging only by their hair. Dont want her to walk away from a circus being scared, you know what i mean . It was scary. Ron mott reporting. Safety investigators are trying to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. Mourners laid flowersout side the Ukrainian Embassy in moscow today. Ukraines Prime Minister accuses russia of engineering violent clashes between activists and security forces. Nbcs keir simmons has more. Reporter masked men opposed to the current government smash the door of a Police Station in odes odessa. 30 pro russian prisoners were freed, cheered by the crowd. Heroes, they shout, and we will not forgive. More than 40 of them died in a fire in a Union Building on friday. The fire is the countrys worst atrocity since february. The pro russian protesters blamed government supporters. The Prime Minister visiting odessa blamed russia. This is the part of russian road map, how to grab and to eliminate ukraine. Reporter and criticized his own police for failing to stop it. One group of officers responded, throwing their shields to the floor. We havent entirely lost control, the Prime Minister said. They have in the east. Here pro russians drive tanks through the streets, elections are planned in ukraine this month. Now some are asking how can they be held among all this . The ukraine has been dismembered. The election on may 25th cannot go forward. Reporter in another recent town, a bank burned. This time thankfully no one is inside. But nearby, fury on streets, chaos in a country breaking apart. Nbcs keir simmons reporting for us there. Secretary of state john kerry vows u. S. Support for the Nigerian Government to do more to secure the release of hundreds of school girls. Kerry called their kidnapping an unconscionable crime and said it is americas and the rest of the worlds responsibility to stand up. The school girls were kidnapped by the terrorist group nearly three weeks ago. This weekend in london, new york and the Nations Capital hundreds out rallying for those girls. At this point, the u. S. Is not directly involved in the search and many nigerians have sharply criticized their governments slow response. Meanwhile, nigerias president spoke out for the First Time Since the kidnapping saying, quote, wherever the girls are, well get them out, end quote. A deadly plane crash at an air show in northern california. A 77yearold pilot was killed sunday when his vintage biplane crashed in an open field at Travis Air Force base in front of thousands of spectators. Still no word on what caused that crash. Take you now to firefighters and guthrie, oklahoma. Theyre battling a Massive Wildfire that destroyed least six occupied structures. According to nbc affiliate kfor in Oklahoma City, the Guthrie CountyFire Department says at least one person has died. Officials say the wildfire began after a controlled burn got out of hand there. Strong winds and dry weather are fueling the flames, making it difficult for fire crews. So far some 3,000 acres have burned. So this weekend was the white house Correspondents Dinner as many of you know, or also called nerd prom. The highlights included veeps selena myer and Vice President joe biden ditching the dinner altogether in the mockup, while president obama and joel mchale brought the zingers in their speeches. Hey, girl. Hey, jdog, are you going to this dinner thing tonight . Hell no im not going there. Got important things going on here in the capitol. Yeah, okay, right. Thanks. Of course, we rolled out healthcare. Gov. That could have gone better. In 2008, my slogan was, yes, we can. In 2013, my slogan was control, alt, delete. Hillary clinton has a lot going for her as a candidate, and as our first female president , we could pay her 30 less. Thats a savings this country could use. Thats a tough speech to make as you know. And a lot of folks saying mchale did a good job. Some saying no. But it is a tough mix between hollywood and d. C. A lot of Chris Christie jokes, a lot of everything. Let them loose. Why not . Exactly. We got some weather in the west, a little cooler maybe . A little cooler, some showers. Nothing like what theyre seeing in the oklahoma, kansas stuff, nuts over the weekend. Were talking about California Drought where it seems a couple of years now, but they had a sudden quick drought, 102 in wichita, kansas, yesterday. 2 inches of rain to start their year and for them, thats not much. About 7 inches behind on this year and theyre off to the driest year on record ever since the dust bowl in the 30s. Dont want anything to be compared with the dust bowl year. As far as yesterdays highs in the west, pretty nice day, quiet in l. A. , san diego, vegas, phoenix a little hot. 68 in san francisco. The northwest was cool. You dealt with showery weather over the weekend and that continues today. Little bit of a weak storm, just off the coast, still spinning there. That on shore flow is bringing some showery weather, especially to the mountainous areas. Not a lot of heavy rain. With clouds around, on shore flow, struggle with the temperatures. You can see by the radar, we have areas of moderate rain, just to the south and the southwest of the downtown seattle area, a little enhancement. As far as mondays forecast goes, cooler weather moving through, showers and storms possible, temperature right around 60. Thats your national and looks like a little cool spell on the west will not last long. Long range stuff getting warmer. After last week not that warm. Not that warm. A little cooler well take it for now. New studies that could unlock the secrets to fountain of youth. Plus, first class air travel like youve never seen before. What are those . Miniature suites at 36,000 feet. As a kid, i made a list of all the places i wanted to visit. Im still not going to make it to mars, but thanks to hotwires incredibly low travel prices, i can afford to cross more things off my list. This year alone, we went to the top of the statue of liberty. 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Officials say it happened in a hallway outside the venue and that it was sparked by a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot. Of those injured, 24 were taken to local hospitals. A strong magnitude 6. 0 earthquake struck tokyo shaking buildings and rattlining nerves. 17 people injured, some from falls during the quake. Could this be the fountain of youth . In three new studies, Scientists Say they replaced the blood of older mice with that of younger ones and it rejuvenated the muscles and brains of the aging rodents, even their fur looked better. Scientists hope the research could eventually help humans. George h. W. Bush was honored with a john f. Kennedy profile in courage award on sunday. He received it for agreeing as president to raise taxes it deal with a spiraling deficit despite his Campaign Promise not to do so. His grandchildren accepted that award. In brazil, the Worlds Largest gay pride parade took place in sao paulo. Hundreds of thousands of revelers were there to celebrate. Check out this breathtaking video of the northern lights, dazzling the excites over north dakota. The phenomenon happens when charged particles from the sun interact with the earths upper atmosphere. Down to business now with cnbcs courtney reagan. A good monday morning to you, courtney. Good morning, richard. Stocks slipped on friday as the unrest in ukraine overshadowed the positive u. S. Jobs report. Markets ended higher. Look for data on the Services Sector and earnings from pfizer. Focus will be on washington as janet yellen testified on capitol hill. New survey finds the average price of gas rose 3 cents to 3. 72 a gallon. Analysts say prices should start it fall due to Higher Oil Production in libya and ramp up gas refining in the u. S. There is a reason to celebrate on this cinco de mayo. After rising sharply for weeks, lime prices are on their way down. 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Barrow, alaska, at 18. Better from juneau to anchorage, beautiful day, low 60s, fairbanks, clouds, 50s. Not too bad for this time of year. Not bad on the cinco de mayo. Looking fine in many areas of california too. The northwest, some showers. Cinco de mayo, looking good in anchorage, celebrate really mo more. Spiderman 2, the superhero sequel did not break any records but pulled in 92 million. Second place went to the comedy the other woman with 14. 2 million. And third place to heaven is for real with 8. 7 million. Star wars episode 7 director j. J. Abram and the writer wished fans a happy Star Wars Day with a video selfie. They uploaded the video on may 4th, may the 4th be with you telling fans there are more casting announcements to come. I was wondering why my brother texted me may the 4th be with you. An online petition is trying to get Ozzy Osbourne knighted. He is close to the goal. Good luck, my good friend, Ozzy Osbourne. 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This guy who caught him, you know it looks fake. He fishes 300 days a year. Can you imagine pull ing that thing up, little shrimps and that thing coming up. Other stories were following, the Oscar Pistorius trial resumed this morning after 17day hiatus. The olympian is charged with the premeditated murder of his girlfriend last year. Many people consider ecigarettes to be safer than ordinary cigarettes. A study by the journal of nicotine and Tobacco Research showed high powered ecigarettes could produce formaldehyde. Cocacola could be ditching a chemical of its own from its powerade sports drink called brominated vegetable oil. It is linked to flame retardants. Pepsi dropping the ingredient last year after a teenagers petition on change. Org went viral. It is not approved for use in japan or the european union. Take you to spain, the gauntlet was dropped at the medieval combat World Championship this weekend. Yes, they do have those. Knights from the u. S. Took on poland in a no holds barred brawl featuring battle axes, swords, shields. Back of the head. All the armored weapons handmade like they were hundreds of years ago. The u. S. With a victory. A few bruises to show for it too. Doesnt look like you would walk away without some good damage to you. A look ahead and look back, happy cinco de mayo, president obama will mark the holiday with a reception at the white house. A day to celebrate mexican heritage and pride. On this day in 1961, astronaut alan b. Shepherd jr. Became the First American in space. He made a 15minute sub orbital flight aboard freedom 7. This is an nbc special news report. With the eyes of the world watching, the United States on its first try sent a man into space and recovered him safely. Happy birthday to adele, 26. Danielle fisher, 33. Brian williams, he turns 5. Im richard lui with bill karins and the rest of the early today team. Have a good day. Well, good monday morning to you, its monday morning ym scott mcgrew. Im laura garciacannon. Lets check that forecast with meet i meteorologist christina loren. An interesting forecast to jump back into as we kick off the workweek. I can tell you off the bat, midtos meanwhile from oakland all the way down to san jose and 56 degrees to kick off the day in concord. Heres the day, showers in the forecast for today. As we head throughout the week, temperatures are going to be nice and comfortable and then those numbers soar as we get