attorneys for casey anthony were to be calling witnesses now but the judge stopped today s proceedings saying a legal mat her come up. new york becomes the sixth largest state to legalize same-sex marriage. estimates say the number of couples in wedded bliss could double because of this landmark legislation. whitewater rafting is mentd to be a thrill ride. when a group of friends hit the rapids in colorado they were thrown into an unexpectedly powerful and violent current. good morning, everyone and welcome to msnbc saturday. i m alex witt. it s just past 11:00 a.m. in the east. 8:00 a.m. in the west. an unexpected turn in the casey anthony murder trial this morning. attorneys for the florida mother charged with killing lett ining 2-year-old daughter were expected to call witnesses. the judge recessed court until monday morning. live in orlando, our reporter and another good saturday to you. supposed to be a full day of testimony running until at least 3:00 p.m. why d
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
. a fascinating new study of the foods you eat. which ones make you gain weight faster over the years and could you lose weight if you just cut them out? good morning, i m alex witt welcome to msnbc saturday. a dramatic story in north dakota where residents are living on the edge. thousands of homes newly underwater in the past 24 hours as the river spills over its banks. at least 12,000 people have been evacuated. more than 3,000 homes left underwater. officials say the flooding will be far worse than expected. ? it s just tears your heart out to see my friends, my family, my neighbors and their homes are underwater. we re in minot, north dakota, with the latest. reporter: people here are waking up and they are in disbelief as they see how high the souris river is. it smashed a 130-year-old record yesterday and is still on the rise. people here completely baffled as to how high this water is. it s left more than 11,000 people homeless as the river has already swamped 2
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
my computer does with it s running. bill: is she telling the truth? court is set to get underway. good morning on a friday. welcome to america s newsroom. back for more pain. heather: i m in for martha maccallum. her daughter s defense team called the mother to the stand. bill: prosecutors want to know why she did not mention the searches before. did she mention the searches before or not. reporter: she said she did and the prosecution team was well aware of that in 2009 in a deposition provided for the prosecution team, the lead prosecutor. that s when she said she searched for that word chlorifil. jose baes got her to testify about the stain in the car which prosecutors contend is decompositional fluid. but prosecutors tried to minimize the impact. i did not search for neck breaking but i do recall that there was a popup showing a youtube regarding a skateboarder that was skateboarding on rails like if you are going like a turnstile type rail. and i recall it saying a n