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To the white house while secretaries kerry and hagel set to be grilled on capitol hill. we talked to two of the president's toughest critics live. never give up, diana nyad's inspiring journey, a dream 35 years in the making now fulfilled. the 112-mile swim few thought she could pull up. she joins us live. blockbuster deal, microsoft makes a huge purchase gobbling up nokia, the smartphone wars now about to really heat up, what it means for you. your "new day" starts right now. >> announcer: what you need to know. >> within seconds the entire bottom floor was completely flooded. i could b...

Rain delay at the u.s. open and at yankee stadium, die-hard fans huddled together to stay dry and wait out the game. there you can see the cold front responsible for this, finally making its way offshore into the northeast but unfortunately in the southeast once again it's expected to last day after day so all the way through friday, still rain in that forecast there. >> thanks so much, indra. we'll talk more about that in the coming hours. thank you very much. let's move to a little bit of cell phone news, very big news being made in the cell phone space. microsoft getting into the game, ki...

Zain asher is here to give us perspective. good morning. >> reporter: with microsoft, microsoft wants to be more than a software provider. they want to get into the mobile business. they only have 4% of the market share in terms of smartphones and so they really want to push that and they're doing that by acquiring nokia. i grew up in europe, nokia has seen sales dwindle. for them they need the financial backing from microsoft to push that forward. >> what does this mean for consumers? >> first, more choice which is always great news for consumers. also for microsoft to be able to compete with...

Before she takes on the next epic challenge. >> and sanjay, i know you have the triathlon, want to see a personal best in the swim. >> reporter: i'll find a way. i'm going to find a way absolutely. >> sanjay, awesome story. thank you for bringing us the interview. we'll talk to you later on. is great. appreciate it, doc. >> reporter: any time. >> sorry, sanjay. coming up next hour we'll talk to diana nyad ref live about her historic swim. when we come back a big move by microsoft, the company announcing the purchase of nokia's cell phone business for $7 billion. what does it mean for them an...