today, saturday, jurn 25th, family pool. today, saturday, jurn 25th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday morning. i m lester holt. and i m amy robach. two big stories developing overnight. that train crash in nevada and new york legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the largest state to allow gay couples to marry. a lot of news to talk about this morning. we ll have more on both those stories coming up. also historic flooding in north dakota. the water rising from the soares river has reached alarming levels and there are devastating wild fires to tell but in the south and the plains continue to scorch thousands of acres. and then he s the american gangster who was on the run, after years on the fbi s most-wanted list, whitey bulger is back in custody and back in boston. he s accused of murdering at least 19 people, and this morning we re learning new details on the charges against the reput
right now on msnbc saturday, celebrations in new york as the state makes a late night decision to legalize same-sex marriage. a desperate situation in north dakota is about to get worse. more rain is expected and thousands more homes could be swamped. tears in court from the brother of casey anthony. what his testimony revealed about his family s dynamic. plus, what to expect when court resumes in one hour this morning. and television s quintessential cop, columbo is gone. he is dead at the age of 83. i m alex witt, and welcome to msnbc start. first we go to history in the making here in new york as it becomes the sixth and largest state to legalize gay marriage. the governor signed the bill into law late last night sparking a massive outpouring of emotion on the streets of new york city. nbc s mahera has more on whapsz now that the bill has passed. the law goes into effect in 30 days, which means that same-sex couples in new york can get marriage licenses and marry.
good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday morning. i m lester holt. and i m amy robach. two big stories developing overnight. that train crash in nevada and new york legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the largest state to allow gay couples to marry. a lot of news to talk about this morning. we ll have more on both those stories coming up. also historic flooding in north dakota. the water rising from the soares river has reached alarming levels and there are devastating wild fires to tell but in the south and the plains continue to scorch thousands of acres. and then he s the american gangster who was on the run, after years on the fbi s most-wanted list, whitey bulger is back in custody and back in boston. he s accused of murdering at least 19 people, and this morning we re learning new details on the charges against the reputed mobster, and on the life he lived in hiding. also, a whitewater rafting trip that took a harrowing turn. it was supposed t
today, saturday, jurn 25th, family pool. today, saturday, jurn 25th, 2011. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good morning, everyone. welcome to today on a saturday morning. i m lester holt. and i m amy robach. two big stories developing overnight. that train crash in nevada and new york legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the largest state to allow gay couples to marry. a lot of news to talk about this morning. we ll have more on both those stories coming up. also historic flooding in north dakota. the water rising from the soares river has reached alarming levels and there are devastating wild fires to tell but in the south and the plains continue to scorch thousands of acres. and then he s the american gangster who was on the run, after years on the fbi s most-wanted list, whitey bulger is back in custody and back in boston. he s accused of murdering at least 19 people, and this morning we re learning new details on the charges against the reput