investigated for possible extortion. that s according to the new york times . at issue a letter murdock reportedly sent to the university demanding close to $1 million to settle a wrongful termination claim. march madness ends tonight with the louisville cardinals and the wolverines becoming college basketball s national champion. louisville had that come from behind win over wichita state on saturday, while michigan took compare of syracuse to advance from the other semifinal game. tip jop for tonight s final set for 9:20 eastern at the georgia dome in atlanta. there s a new critic out there, and he is not raiding restaurants or movies. he is rating marijuana. we ll introduce you to america s first pot critic next. the american dream is of a better future,
from london. time to check on other top stories. north korea about to sus spend operations and pull all of its warninging from an industrial complex it operates with south korea. yeonpyeong has barred workers from sbiring tentering the area. it was the last major symbol of cooperation. the north might conduct a missile test this week. . two republican lawmaker want an investigation into jay-z and beyonce s recent trip cuba to celebrate their fifth anniversary. they are 00 both from florida and say the superstar couple may have violated long standing travel restrictions. the man who brought the rutgers scandal to light is now under viewed any himself by the fbip eric murdoch is being vets
seoul has warned that the north might conduct a missile test as well this week. the bodies of two small children buried at a home you should construction in north carolina have now been found. crews have been digging often with their bare hands trying to find these kids alive. they ve been doing that since last night. the two kids are cousins. the 6-year-old girl and 7-year-old boy were buried when a wall of dirt collapsed on top of them. we ve been working a horrific scene here at this location for since 6:00 yesterday afternoon. that situation has now come to a close. the two young children s bodies have been recovered from the pit in which they were at. the man who brought the rutgers scandal to light is now under scrutiny by the fbi. former assistant eric murdock who reveesd a video of mike rice verbally and physically abusing players is now being
and three other officials cut dies with the school, including the athletic director. the fbi is reportedly investigating eric murdoch for possible extortion. he s the team s former development director who made the videos. and louisville coach rick pa teen know is chasing history. he s hoping to win the national basketball championship with his second school. he won with kansas 17 years ago. and the women s team from louisville is playing in the ncaa championship. they re going to play uconn tomorrow night.
0 at the age of 87. her spokeswoman confirms she died this morning after she suffered a stroke. cnn has learned her funeral will be held at st. paul s cathedral in london. she will have full military honors. and she will be cremated privately. carol costello will continue to follow her death on cnn newsroom starting right now. happening now in the newsroom, showdown. the president connecticut bound pushing for new gun restrictions. every senator will get to vote on whether or not we should require background checks. but the philly bus it ter threat threat alive and well. also cuba controversy. beyonce, jay-z and an anniversary trip to havana. now two lawmakers want answers. plus tale of the tape. the fbi zeroing in on rutgers and the man who gave the video to espn. and tonight s the night. louisville, michigan, from the georgia dome in atlanta, you re live in the cnn newsroom. good morning. thanks so much for being with us. we do begin with breaking news this morning out