on the u.s. ain libya. abc s nick schifrin has the details. reporter: today, friends and family are mourning 25-year-old thigh described as vivacious and loving. anne smedinghoff, described as she worked in afghanistan as a press officer and in venezuela before that. this morning, an outpouring on sympathy on twitter and from her parents in a statement. she was such a wonderful woman strong, intelligent and independent and loving. you left us too soon. everything we stand for is embodied in what anne stood for. reporter: yesterday, anne was driving down this road in southern afghanistan behind the convoy of the local governor. they were about to deliver books to schoolchildren. that s when two suicide bombers sped straight for her truck and exploded two and three troops, a pentagon civilian and anne. the first diplomat killed in afghanistan since 9/11. anne knew the risks but wanted to help rebuild the city, part of the same team i met. when troops first arrived here.
birthday of kim jong-un s grandfather, kim il-sung. this is why the experts are now closely watching the rallies on the streets, the movements of missiles toward the coast trying to predict what will happen if a missile is launched how south korea, japan or the u.s. should react. shooting it down or letting it fall into the sea. we think we have the capability to knock this missile down, but we ve never tested against it, and so until you actually do it for real, there s no knowing that we have absolutely 100% certainty of knocking this down. so there s obviously going to be some tension within the u.s., as well. can we actually engage this missile? reporter: in a frightening warning, the north korean government is encouraging foreign embassies including britain and russia to leave before april 10th because they cannot guarantee their security anymore. but this morning, here in seoul, life appears to be pretty normal. in the rain, the streets are filled because they have
virginia s presidential primary. and with the help of his raccoon tail swiped 41% of the vote. we ll get up close and personal with mr. keith judd later. first the news live at 5:30. after years of evolving on the issue, and frustrating his progressive supporters, president obama made history yesterday. becoming the first sitting president to say gay and lesbian couples should have the legal right to marry. the white house admits the president did not intend to make an announcement this week. sam stein of the huffington post reports that the president has personally supported the issue for several months and was planning to make it public sometime before the democratic national convention in early september. after vice president biden came out in support of gay marriage in sunday s meet the press, there was added pressure from gay and lesbian financial supporters for the president to clarify his views. in an interview yesterday with abc s robin roberts, president obama