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Person next tuesday. we'll see if actually comes to fruition. four more days until you're all al roker's. see you soon. >> all right, chuck. we will meet in person on tuesday. and as chuck just reported, the president's auto pen signature extended portions of the patriot act, just minutes before those provisions were set to expire. this following a long day on capitol hill. and for that, we go to kelly o'donnell, nbc news capitol hill correspondent. kelly, good morning. how did this all go down? >> reporter: well, it certainly was a long fight and the auto pen signing just caps off how kind of...

they need answers. tonight i hope to get some. my interview with the man this charge in a moment. first, a look at the other stories we're drilling down on tonight. the stories are gut wrenching. >> can't go home. it's gone. >> the images unforgettable -- i'll ask dr. gayle salt, is there such a thing as disaster overload. [ chanting ] and remember sfwhisk. >> recall! >> the republican governor tried to bust the union. jeffrey tubin says a new ruling could wring them back stronger than ever. then benjamin netanyahu. [ applause ] >> despite the applause, was he on the wrong side...

bodies of those killed in a devastating tornado almost one week ago. just ahead, one of the coroners involved in the daunting and grisly task. and clash of conservative men for the race for the white house. will it be sarah palin or michele bachmann? i'm candy crowley and you're in "the situation room." first to the u.s. investigation into osama bin laden and dramatic new clues revealing that he may have been trying to reach out to pakistan for protection in the years before he was killed. this comes as hillary clinton paid a visit to the country in a new effort to ease tension in th...

and welcome to "american morning." it is friday, may 27th. the beginning of a long holiday weekend for many in this country. >> that's right. hopefully the beginning of some nice, calm, summer weather which we have not seen. >> we haven't seen. it's not going to be a great weekend for those in joplin, missouri. the search for the missing there continues. the state officials are releasing a list of 232 people who are still unaccounted for, a list they concede may not be entirely accurate. the death toll right now stands at 126. >> we're getting a look at some dramatic new video when j...

That's the ability to surveil people who don't have contacts to known terrorist organizations. the big question here in washington tonight is how it then is effectively signed by the president so that these provisions can stay in place. we had a statement a short time ago from a white house spokesman who said that as long as congress approves the extension which we just had and i'm quoting here the president will direct the use of the auto pen to sign it which will woo at least suggest that legislation would not be flown overseas for the president to sign because this would, in effect, not be ...