clearly there s a desire to sort of alleviate this crisis. but we can t lose sight of the fact that now is when we really hold all of the cards. now is when we have a strong bargaining position. we need to use that to really finally, once and for all, address this issue with the iranians. thank you, michael. great to see you. welcome home. in southampton, england, hundreds turned out to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the the titanic s departure of the fatal, final voyage. the english port city was home to more than a third of the 1500 people who died when the titanic crashed into the iceberg. an update on the memorial cruise that is retracing the route of the titanic. the cruise has been plagued with problem. it was forced to turn back to ireland after a passenger developed heart problems. the vessel had already been delayed because of bad weather
spring cleaning in outer space. the crew of the space station discovery docked saturday to perform maintenance and repairs. the big tasks include adding a new room, a robot and some spare parts. this is discovery s final voyage. when it returns to earth on witness, it will be retired and displayed in a museum. whether it s polling or the jobless rate, politics often comes down to a game of numbers. this week, we saw a little identity both with voters sizing up the president s economic leadership as unemployment dropped to its lowest level in years. jonathan is an msnbc political analyst and national affairs columnist, as well. let s get to the latest nbc news/ wall street journal poll that shows people are feeling pessimistic about the future of the economy.
services and slow the nation s economic recovery. mark kelly, the astronaut husband of congresswoman gabrielle giffords is expected to announce today whether he ll fly on space shuttle endeavour s final voyage in april. politico is reporting this morning that kelly will command the flight. kelly spoke at the national prayer breakfast in washington yesterday, where he admitted he hasn t been a deeply religious person in his life but that the assassination attempt on his wife has deepened his faith. before he spoke, president obama shared the nation s prayers for giffords. we have been praying for mark s wife, gabby giffords, for many days now. but i want gabby and mark and their entire family to know that we are with them for the long haul, and god is with them for the long haul. right now let s take an early
welcome back to first look. i m len berry. here are some of the top stories making news this morning. a year long senate investigation into the 2009 shooting rampage in ft. hood, texas, shows the massacre in which 13 people were killed could have and should have been prevented. it faults both the fbi and the army for repeatedly ignoring multiple warning signs that accused shooter major nadal hasan was deeply troubled, including his repeated contact with a radical islamic cleric in yemen. the husband of gabrielle giffords will announce today whether he ll fly on space shuttle endeavour s final voyage. he took a leave from training when giffords was gunned down in tucson. las vegas police have arrested a man in connection with the brazen theft of $1.5 million in chips from the bellagio casino last year. the 29-year-old, who s the son of a local judge, was allegedly
including an announcement from gabrielle giffords husband on whether he will take part in space shuttle endeavour s final voyage. plus from cairo to online jordan to 30 rock. we ll take a look at brian williams latest appearance with liz lemon. first, let s get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. thousands of protesters are gathering in egypt for what they hope will be a day of departure, or d-day, for embattled president hosni mubarak. this morning the country s defense minister and senior army officials visited cairo s main square, a sign that egypt s most powerful institution was sanctioning the demonstration. that comes as u.s. officials say talks are under way between the obama administration and top egyptian officials about the possible, immediate resignation of mubarak. according to the officials, the white house has decided that mubarak must go now and be replaced by a transitional