celebrated her 21st birthday. what tokyo police are telling us is she died by suffocation by cervical compression, and that does sound like it s strangulation. the kyoto news agency said she and a friend went to a concert, where she was approached by two americans. she and her friend ended up with these men at a hotel in a party area here in tokyo. the police confirm that she was hours later found dead in the hotel room. and that in that hotel room was one of these americans. and at this point, the police say that they are trying to figure out how these two men fit in with this woman s death. furlong s death has rattled her small community back in ireland. she celebrated her 21st birthday party last december and was looking forward to finishing her course in tokyo, which would have been the last days of july. so she was literally, according to text messages, to come home. she was looking forward to going to the concert. which she was looking forward very much so to. the
we ll talk with her live. good morning, everyone. and happy mother s day. i m randi kaye. it s 8:00 in the east, 5:00 alaska out west. we begin with the firestorm that s followed president obama s revelation that he supports same-sex marriage. it s become a major talking point as we move deeper into election season, especially for mitt romney. romney was giving the commencement agrees at liberty university yesterday, and as he was talking about personal values, this. culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debate from time to time. so it is today with the enduring institution of marriage. marriage is a relationship between one man and one woman. while same-sex marriage was on mitt romney s mind, there was this banner flying over the event. it says gop equals higher school debt. the left leaning group moveon.org paid for that banner. democrats and republicans have b
mississippi may be connected to the disappearance of a mother and her three daughters. now, details on the suspect who is believed to be armed and dangerous. and this my fear with amendment one is that my daughter would lose her health insurance. we ve told you about north carolina s amendment one, which if it passes on tuesday, will bandeau mess tick partnership of any kind. now find out which political superstar is coming out against it. and later, did you see it? was it huge? everything you d hoped for? what folks are saying about last night s super moon. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 on the west. lots to tell you about this morning. let s get you caught up on what s happening. a $50,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to the capture of a kidnapping suspect this morning. the fbi is part of a massive manhunt for a machine thn they considered to be armed and dangerous. 35-year-old adam mayes. he i
don t ask, don t tell. now a former marine proposes to his current marine boyfriend. making history on a u.s. military base. and there was a little bit of hollywood, a little bit of politics, and a whole lot of fun. mr. president, do you remember when the country rallied around you in hopes of a better tomorrow? that was hilarious. good morning, even. i m randi kaye. it is 8:00 on the east coast, 5:00 on the west. lots to tell you about, so let s get straight to the news. we begin in st. louis where as many as five people were hurt during a postgame party. one person was killed. as many as 150 were packed celebrating the cardinals win over the milwaukee brewers. the tent was supposed to be able to withstand 110-mile-an-hour winds. the winds were 50 miles an hour. the coast guard and the mexican navy are searching for a crew member from a racing yacht. three were found missing after a race from california to mexico. other boats saw debris in the water but there s no
disappearance. in 2001 a judge declared patz dead and held a convicted child molester responsible. susan candiotti is responsible right now in new york. she ll be joining us in about two minutes from now. john edwards fraud trial begins tomorrow in north carolina. the former presidential candidate is accused of breaking campaign finance laws by allegedly using nearly $1 million to cover up a sexual affair with filmmaker rielle hunter. he denies any wrongdoing. still unclear whether george zimmerman will be released from jail. he has to come up with 10% of the $150,000 bond. zimmerman is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. chuck colson, a major figure from the watergate scandal, has died. colson was the first of richard nixon s aides to be convicted, and sent to prison for seven months. he had been the president s special counsel. but was also known as nixon s hatchet man. after leaving prison in the mid-1970s, colson founded