martin fletcher is live outside st. mary's hospital in london for us. martin, tell us about all the hype. >> reporter: certainly a lot of hype. there's a couple hundred cameramen and photographers staking out the front of the hospital waiting for the photograph of the duke and duchess with in their hands the new baby, the future king or queen of britain. there's excitement among the people but that will explode when the baby is born. how will they find out? prince william is expected to phone his grandmother and his father and the family of kate middleton to tell them about the birth. as for the people, they'll be told when a medical bulletin comes down these steps behind me. it's going to be placed in a car and then driven to the buckingham palace where it will be placed on anneesle on the palace gates. it's expected to have the gender, the weight of the child and its given name if known at that point. then that's when the excitement will explode and the $100 million worth of royal baby items for sale will probably fly off the shelves, it's hoped. now

martin fletcher, nbc news, london. >> is a matter of time. thanks. >>> a dog in san francisco recently poisoned by a meatball that was laced with strychnine is now dead. dorothy scheckter says her 7-year-old dachshund died after eating a meatball. signs are posted over the neighborhood. one left the poisoned treats out and they were tested and show they are also lethal to humans as well. scheckter is eager for an arrest. >> it is extremely important to show that you can't get away with something like this, so oscar didn't die in vain. >> the animal legal defense fund is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. >>> neighbors and farmers with fruit trees are on high alert this morning after three guava fruit flies were trapped in east san jose. the flies are native to south asia and somehow made it all the way to the bay area. santa clara county has hundreds of traps during this time of year around three of them caught theñ guava flies in the may fai neighborhood near king road. the flies lay t

nbc's martin fletcher is live in london. martin, tell us about all of the hype. >> reporter: well, mara, there's a lot of it that's for sure. couple of hundred cameras and photographers here already. waiting for that iconic photograph on the steps behind me when the baby is born with the duke and duchess holding their new baby. as for the people there's been less excitement. that will explode i suppose when the baby is born. they'll find out this way. prince william will phone himself his grandmother the queen of england, his father, prince charles, to give them the news. and the family of kate middleton. as for the people of england, a medical bulletin will come down these steps, in a car, to buckingham palace, it will did displayed on easel. at that point, the interest will explode. there are $100 million of royal baby items already for sale in the shops. as to when it's to happen, it's expected saturday. no one really knows. on the weekend, prince william is scheduled to play a game of polo. polo for the prince or a new b

. >> we will keep waiting right there with you, martin fletcher in london, thanks so much for that update. >>> immigrations and customs enforcement says it has arrested 255 suspected child predators over a five-week long investigation, targeting online sexual abusers and child pornography. nine teachers and three clergymen were mun those arrested. >>> russia president vladimir putin is blaming the u.s. for trapping edward snowden in moscow's airport. putin said he hopes snowden will leave russia as soon as possible adding that snowden, quote, arrived on our territory without an invitation. >>> former president george w. bush arrived at the white house to present the 5,000 alive of award. >> we are certainly a kinder and gentler nation because of you and we can't thank you enough. >> the former president known for wearing colorful socks presented president obama with a pair of his own. >>> hot tar crashed into a trailer carrying liquid asphalt. the tar caused second and third degree burns to the dump truck's driver. >>> turning now to business, stocks continue to rise with both the dow and

martin fletcher joins us live now from outside st. mary's hospital in london where duchess kate will give birth. martin, good morning to you. this baby is about to be the most famous newborn in the world. >> reporter: that's right. richard. this is a once in a generation event, the birth of a new mon mark. the when the duchess goes into labor. this is where she'll come the private lindo wing and 31 years ago this is where prince william was born to his mother princess diana who would be a grandmother today if she were alive. two main questions, firstly, will her husband prince william get here in time? he's 300 miles away in north wales at the royal air force base where he's a pilot. it's believed that the helicopter will be waiting there to bring him here to be at his wife's side to join the birth. the second question, of course, is it a boy or a girl? william and kate did not want to know what the gender of their child but either way this will be -- this baby will be the future monarch whether is a boy or a girl. the law changed in

martin fletcher joins us live now from outside st. mary's hospital in london where duchess kate will give birth. this baby is about to be the most famous baby in the world. what are preparations like over there? >> that's right. this is a once in a generation thing, the birth of a future british monarch. but all the attention now will be faced here on the private wing at st. mary's hospital in london with where when the duchess of cambridge goes into labor, this is where she's going to come. the first question is will her husband william get her to belv standing by to bring him here. it will take him about two hours to get here. the other big question, is it a boy or a girl? prince william and kate did not want to be told the gender of the kield. so now the question is will this boy be a king or a queen, a future king or queen of england? the law has changed. if it's a girl, then without waiting, it's nothea boy in lin for the throne. the girl will automatically become queen of england, mara. >> very exciting and fun time there. thank

martin fletcher joins us live now from outside st. mary's hospital in london where duchess kate will give birth to the world's most famous newborn. martin, what is the mood like there? hi, mara. this is a on this is a once in a generation thing, the birth of a future british monarch. but all the attention now will be faced here on the private wing at st. mary's hospital in london with where when the duchess of cambridge goes into labor, this is where she's going to come. the first question is will her husband william get her to be by her side? he's 300 miles away where he's a pilot with the british royal air force. an airplane will be waiting to bring him here. the other big question, is it a boy or a girl? prince william and kate did not want to be told the gender of the child. so now the question is will this boy be a king or a queen, a future king or queen of england? the law has changed. if it's a girl, then without prince charles has to become king, then charles' father will become king, only then will this child whose birth we'r