and kathryn switzer ran in years later. >>> authorities in atlanta are dealing with another devastating infrastructure problem. check this out. a portion of infrastructure state 20 shut down when it suddenly buckled leaving a huge bump in the roadway. authorities are blaming the problem on an underground gas leak. a motorcyclist fell into the hole. it comes tomorrow two weeks after the fire caused a section of interstate 85 to collapse and three people have been charged with starting that fire. >> the airline industry ramping up damage control a week after the controversial united video o surfaced and today announced more passenger friendly policies. >> reporter: delta knows money talks. they hope 10 grand is enough to make passengers listen. >> would you be willing to give up your seat? >> absolutely. for $10,000, absolutely. >> reporter: in an attempt to avoid nig like this united nightmare delta announced a change to passenger compensation they are willing to pay up to $9,950 for your seat on an overbooked flight. >> yeah. it definitely helps delta's image. >> reporter: they used to

switzer. when the entry form went in, they thought it was from a guy. >> the world's most famous foot race, attracts a leggy lady. >> reporter: a historic moment for the then-20-year-old, becoming the first woman to officially run. a few miles in, she was grabbed by a race official, who tried to remove her from the course. >> reporter: officials tried to jostle her off the road. >> he grabbed me like this and he threw he back. and said get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers. and tried to pull the bib numbers off. >> reporter: switzer's boyfriend at the time, pushing the official out of the way. >> i was terrified. >> reporter: her coach, arnie, sticking by her side. >> i'm going to finish this race on my hands and my knees if i have to. >> reporter: it would be another five years, 1972, before women were officially allowed to enter the boston marathon. and nearly half a century later, until they got their own starting line in the race. on monday, switzer firing the starter gun f

she had to enter as kv switzer because women weren't allowed. a man realized she was a woman and tried to get her outfit she continued unfinished. 50 years later she ran it again today. she is 70 years old. she finish in four hours, 41 minutes. >> who would have ever believed it? i am so grateful to be back. it created a vision for me to create opportunities for women and running. look at the results. we are almost 50/50 today. 58% of all the runners in the united states are women. >> kimberly: god bless her. she looks great. i wanted to say thank you so much to the wonderful followers on twitter. what a nice easter sunday gifts. i hit 1 million followers on twitter which is pretty exciting exciting. people were super nice. dana perino, crushing in on twitter. top five on fox. there we go. >> jesse: we all know its waters world. it's also my galaxy. i went to orlando, florida, to a "star wars" convention. there i am there. you're going to see that. "watters world." were going to quiz people. >> kimberly: never missed an episode of "the five" ."

katherine switzer was the first woman to officially run the boston marathon back in 1957. she was back at it today at the age of 70. she wore the same bib as she did in the first race. her time, four hours, 44 minutes and 31 seconds at the age of 70. >> she looks fantastic and what an athlete. >> allen ieverson is coming out of retirement. >> he will compete in a three-on-three league. the league is slated to tip off on june 25th. he will return to the wells fargo center on july 16th. dr. j. is the coach of tri-state. it is never too late for a comeback. >> and just pass a.i. the ball. let him score. >> it's the offense. >> coming up next, a big night for cherry hill native in the nhl playoffs. and the eagles back together. carson wentz, big goals for next year. that is next. >>> i'm john clark from csn. the eagles started their off season conditioning program today. carson wentz believes that the team can make a big step this coming season. >> i want to win. >> carson wentz believes he can improve a lot in year two. he knows the play book now and worked on his mechanics t

catherine switzer is her name. woman to officially run the race 50 years ago. jonathan: and today she completed the course in four hours, 44 minutes, just 25 minutes longer than it took her back then. nancy: that's amazing. we have seen historic pictures of people trying to pull her off the race course which he the first woman. now people are cheering. jonathan: you know what they are not cheering tonight. what is the dealio? robert: do you press the panic button? nancy: it's not over yet. robert: it's not over, but it's getting there. jonathan: i push it. familiarhe caps in territory, ano >> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. robert: i'm a sure if this is when you hit the panic button, but it needs to be close. another overtime loss, this one in toronto. caps look like they were in control, taking an early 3-1 lead. the shot by marcus johansson. but toronto scored twice before in overtime, toronto scores the game-winner, 4-3 the final. he believes take a 2-1 series lead. dunk heard around the gortat disrespecting paul

. >>> the field included 70-year-old kathrine switzer. 50 years ago she was the first woman to officially take part in the race. hiding her gender at the time. >> because they weren't allowed. >> nope. she's truly a trail blazer. check this out. new police officer like no other, he's a lizard. a law enforcement lizard. iro the drug-sniffing bearded drag on on the force in arizona. last year and been pictured sitting on paperwork and even working the radar gun. all right. got a keen eye for that. researchers found the reptiles have a strong sense of smell so that makes their ability to detect certain illicit drugs even more accurate than dogs but don't expect them to be out there searching for drugs. >> a lizard on a leash. >>> extreme measures to win a kia participating in the kiss a kia contest. it is happening at a dealership near austin, texas. >> the basic rule, keep your lips on the car last person kissing the kia wins the car. >> information streaming in right now. there are about 12 people, 12 people still left but they're dropping fast. they started at 8:00 monday morning. if ther

. >> reporter: or even keep running at 70, like switzer, competing again today, a half century after the first time. >> i just ran the fastest marathon i've ran in 46 years. >> reporter: the woman who started it all, not finished yet. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, boston. >>> that's going to do it for us on a monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. >>> poles sticks action stun guns bep process epper survey bear surprise. >> first the violence now the investigation the search for more protestors who broke the law in the weekend brawl. >>> the news at six starts roun. good evening thanks for joining us i'm janelle wang. >> raj mathai. berk berkeley once again in the are national spotlight. the viral video sparked a lot of emotion. 20 people arrested so far after this weekend's protest. but they're looking for more people now it's turned into a digital hunt. nbc bay area marianne favro joins news berkeley. marianne. >> raj we just learned that of the 20 people arrested here saturday almost all of them are from the bay area. the youn

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. >> pelley: and kathrine switzer returns to the boston marathon a half century after she blazed a 26 mile trail for women.

. >> reporter: or keep running at 70 like switzer competing today, a half century after the first time. >> i just ran the fastest marathon i've ran in 46 years. >> reporter: the woman who started it all, not finished yet. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, boston. >>> that's going to do it for us on a monday night. >>> jimmy fallon's "snl" return. melissa mccarthy back and spicy. >> we have the real sean spicer today. he is ready for alec to retire his tv trump now on "extra". ♪ extra, extra >>> alec, jimmy and melissa's epic easter weekend. >> i'm at the white house with first lady melania trump, omarosa and sean spicer. >> i heard alec is going to walk away. that's the rumor. >> to ivanka's powerful new role. >> she represents strong, smart woman. she has it in her dna. >>> easter couples news. ben affleck moving on from jen with a new mystery woman. >>> the first photo of janet jackson newborn son. is her ex trying to get her

kathrine switzer was the first woman to officially run the boston marathon in 1967. yesterday at the age of 80, she did it again. even wore the same bib that she wore in her first race. it is now officially retired, and she finished the marathon in four hours, 44 minutes, 31 seconds. we missed the story there. the first time she ran, she ran with just -- she registered with initials because a woman had never run the race. she almost got pushed out by one of the race directors saying "get out of my race." her boyfriend -- >> pushed the guy -- >> pushed the guy out, and she finished. >> protected her and let her run the rest of the way. >> that's the story. >>> police have a suspect in custody. they say he shot a 13-year-old boy through his bedroom window. >> we'll explain how the investigation that started in burks county ended in florida. >>> how police have narrowed a search for a group of vandals caught on camera in bucks county. vanessa: i got hurt and was given painkillers. by the time the drugs ran out, i was addicted. it happened so fast. i ended up on the stre

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. >> reporter: in that moment switzer changed the course of women's running. she has since run 39 marathons. and she founded 261 fearless, a nonprofit for women runners around the world encouraging them to do the impossible. >> i just ran the fastest marathon i've run in 46 years. >> reporter: the woman who started it all, not finished yet. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, boston. >> good for you. just ahead, how some savvy coachella attendees thwarted a coffee. coffee? can't wait to hear more. you're watching "early today." introducing listerine® zero alcohol™. it delivers a whole mouth clean with a less intense taste. so it has the bad breath germ-killing power of this... [rock music] with the lighter feel... of this. [classical music] for a whole mouth clean with a less intense taste... ahhh. try listerine® zero alcohol™. also try listerine® pocketpaks for fresh breath on the go. i've gotta hit the loo. we can't stay here! why? terrible toilet paper! i'll never get clean! way ahead of you, big daddy. aww. (avo) charmin ultra strong. it's washcloth-like te

. >> reporter: or keep running at 70 like switzer competing today, a half century after the first time. >> i just ran the fastest marathon i've ran in 46 years. >> reporter: the woman who started it all, not finished yet. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, boston. >>> that's going to do it for us on a monday night. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and good night. (announcer) there's more to life than the climb. there's the view. you've gotta stop and look around a little. come, shed life's layers in asheville. let the child inside you out to play. remember who you are. life is for the taking, not for taking it easy. >>> lieghts, camera, access. >> i can say the news of my mom at the age of 12, therefore, shutting down all my emotions. all the sudden, all of this grief i never processed. >> the behavior that made no sense at the time becomes crystal clear to prince harry. i'm tim vincent in london. who and what helped the prince deal with

. >> katrhine switzer crossed the winning line 50 years after the first year women ran. >> the only thing certain in life with death and taxes. >> it's the day that all americans but one release their tax records. it's a big deal ♪ yeah, the tax man >> rose: tensions with north korea continue to rise this week, and so does the rhetoric. vice president pence was in south korea where he promised an overwhelminoverwhelming and effe response to any use of nuclear or conventional weapons by the north, and state-run media. joining me from denver is ambassador christopher hill. he is a former ambassador to south korea. he headed up the u.s. delegation during the korea nuclear talks. he is now the dean of the corbel school of international studies at the university of denver. welcome, chris, it's great to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> rose: i have in my hand the new 100 most influential people from "time" magazine they announced today, that among those people is the leader of north korea kim jong-un. and guess who they asked to write the profile of kim jong-un? you. so tell me what

. >> kathrine switzer crossed the finish line 50 years after she won the victory for women to run the race. >>> all that -- -- >> these people just collapsed the ring. >> -- and all that matters. >> when was the last time somebody said no to you. >> and did they live? >> i can't remember. >> on "cbs this morning". >> president trump preside over his first easter egg roll as chief executive. >> the president and first lady kicked things off with the national anthem and notice what she has to do in the middle of the national anthem. ♪ >> put your hand up. he forgot to put his his heart. it happens tomb. when i saw that footage i almost forgot to put my hand over my face. >> this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning". police across the country are now hunting an ohio man who recorded himself killing a stranger. he then posted the attack on facebook. 37-year-old steve stephens is accused of shooting robert godwin, sr. in cleveland. the victim was targeted at random. moments later stephens discussed the shooting on facebook live

arguably, the story of the day came from 70—year—old kathrine switzer. a legend of the boston race. seen here in training. in 1967, she became the first woman to formally compete. it was a men—only event back then. in this photo, from the boston herald, you can see an official trying to drag her off the track. she refused, and finished the race. as she did today. and as such, she completely changed the face of marathon running. let's show you some of the action from the latest world surf league event. this is in australia. courtney conlogue, from the united states, won at bells beach. for a second time. after winning, she said she's very honoured and ‘super—stoked'. let's just update you and talk about a couple of stories in a minute. an election in the state of georgia is getting international attention. that's because president trump has become a majorfactor in how people vote. he has been tweeting about it. the democrats are getting a huge amount of funding into georgia and we can hear about this battle for one seat in congress is becoming about a far greater national polit

number, but time, 50 years as made quite a difference in the world of running. 70-year-old katherine switzer knows this 26.2 mile stretch of the boston marathon well. >> i just ran the faster marathon i've run in 46 years. >> finishing with a personal best and wearing the same number she wore 50 years ago. but that first marathon was definitely no ordinary run in the park. >> very few women were in sports. >> sitting down at home with nbc, switzer recalls telling her coach she wanted to run. >> when i told him i wanted to run the boston marathon, he said no dame ever ran no marathon. >> she signed up for the race in 1967 not knowing at the time only men were allowed they thought it was from a guy. >> reporter: and historic moment for the then 20-year-old becoming the first woman to officially run. but just a few miles in, she was grabbed by a race official who tried to remove her from the course. >> officials tried to jostle off the road. >> he threw me back and said get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers. switzer's boyfriend pushing the official out of the way. >> i was terri