nothing more than that. >> how would you like to be remembered? >> it was a child of children and man to men. >> ryan o'neal, thank you very much. >> thank you. good morning. a major victory overnight for the gay rights movement. new york becomes the sixth state to approve the same sex marriage. casey anthony's trial begins again after her mother and brother cried on the witness stand yesterday. also, listen to this. real bullets instead of blanks, are used in a wild west

reenactment and three spectators are shot. hello from cnn. thank you for being here with us. i'm t.j. holmes. the governor signed the law to make gay marriage allowed in the state of new york. >> what this state said today brings this discussion of marriage equality to a new plane. that is the power and beauty of new york. the other states look to new york for the progressive direction. >> new york is now the sixth state that allows same sex marriages. it is the most populous state to do so. the new york law doesn't have any residency law requirements. this is key. people from all over the country could now possibly go to new york and be married.

this is also the first time a state senate with the republican majority has approved such a bill. the vote was close. 33-29. cnn's mary snow has more from new york. >> reporter: in the end, this historic bill came down to four republicans who broke from their party in support of same sex marriage, there was an eruption of applause in the senate gallery. >> usa. >> reporter: the republicans were able to secure protections for religious organizations. democratic governor andrew cuomo signed the bill. there were staunch opponents and new york bishop anthony dolan

says this is immense. it will take 30 days before same sex couples can apply for marriage licenses. mary snow, cnn, albany, new york. >> we will be hearing from new yorkers on the passing of the controversial bill coming up at the half hour. some other stories we are following in orlando. the trial of casey anthony will resume in a matter of hours. her brother testified by stains in her sister's car. police accuse his sister of murder. prosecutors say casey anthony killed her 2-year-old daughter, caylee, and put the body in the trunk of the car. also, james "whitey" bulger is back in boston this morning. he is looking forward to answering charges against him. he is facing a number of charges, including murder and racketeering and a number of things. his first court appearance,

bulger did in the enter a plea or ask for bail. he was finally captured in california this week. the family of a missing indiana university student hoping volunteers show up to search for clues. they are calling it find lauren day. 20-year-old lauren speier went missing three weeks ago. at least two people dead after a tractor-trailer hit a moving amtrak train near reno, nevada. the train caught fire. some jumped from the train. the authorities are trying to find out if there are more victims in the fire. also, firefighters now say they do have the upper hand on the 500,000 acre fire near the arizona and new mexico border. it threatens thousands of homes. some people are being allowed back into their homes, and many

others are forced to stay in shelters. four minutes past the hour. let's say good morning to reynolds wolf. the weather has been playing a role in the fires. >> they are getting the upper hand there. in places like oklahoma, it is getting worse. in oklahoma, across the central plains and back in the west, we have a couple of problems. the weather is not cooperating. we have dry conditions. humidity will be in the single digits at the same time the wind will be strong. as we speak right now, early morning out there now. still dark. we have winds in excess of 10 miles in the mountains and those will accelerate. once it moves through the canyons, it will intensify. they can expect the fan of the flames to spread. hopefully they will get a better handle on it. we are following the northern and central plains.

we will discuss more on that and what you can anticipate for the weekend weather coming up. thank you. thousands of homes flooded in north dakota. take a look at what people are having to do. they are literally paddling down the streets trying to get to their homes. to make matters worse here, the river is still rising. also ahead, serena williams claims she was snubbed at wimbledon after her match was moved to another less popular, less prestigious court. she is not the only one disappointed. and see a phone call. now, we can take a classroom anywhere, hold an entire bookstore, and touch the stars.

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all-time high. they are actually getting higher. this is the souris river. it is causing problems. it is expected to rise another six feet this weekend. thousands of people have already evacuated. the national guard has had to call in. people are grabbing what they can and getting out of there. >> reporter: as she watches the river rise in downtown minot, jody stoppler raised all her kids there. >> for 30 years. >> reporter: teresa and her husband took what they could before saying good-bye to their house of 16 years. >> it hits home. it really does. you never knew it could affect me this way. it is terrible. >> reporter: some are staying with friends and family. others are in shelters.

linda alexander moved into the rv, leaving her home of 42 years. she says having her grandchildren around helps. >> as long as we have each other, the rest is property. >> reporter: few of the homes are insured for flooding. what is happening here is considered to be impossible. the north dakota governor is counting on getting assistance from the federal government. >> we are anxious to have it approved as soon as possible to get the recovery centers open and we can start helping these folks. >> reporter: crews are trying to save some buildings like city wall and the police station. they have given up on the rest. including schools. jason gardner has an 11-year-old son. >> he is having a hard time. he doesn't have any sense of security. >> reporter: the water level is expected to reach its highest point on saturday and sunday. it may be weeks before people like jody can get back to see

what is left of their home. >> reynolds wolf is here with me now. explain what we are seeing. this is -- we say it is the highest it has been in 130 years and it is not done yet. that is scary. >> it is scary. it is expected to crest some time later today. probably 1:00 a.m. on early sunday morning. there is so much water, it will level out from sunday to possibly tuesday just about the same level. it will stay there. you have to remember that some people farther up river have been away from their homes for weeks and weeks. when the water finally recedes, some of the homes, these places they consider the bedrock of their foundation, will not be livable. the mold and destruction is horrible. >> remind us where the water came from in the first place? >> some of the heavy snowfall that we have had in the northern

plains in recorded history. the temperatures go up and it fans out. here is what we can expect. the expected crest between now and 1:00 a.m. sunday. i would not be surprised if it happens around midnight. it will be 6.5 feet above record staging. we are going back all the way to 1881. it is snowfall and rain and the terrain is not going to help. those are primary culprits. it will enhance the problem. we can expect about one-quarter of the population is gone. the water will rise another five-to-ten feet over the next couple of weeks. unfortunately, we have rain in the northern plains. it will add insult to injury. as the rain comes down, there is flooding going on. what the storms will provide is what you have having in much of the area. what we have in the central plains back to the desert

southwest, they are battling the wildlife. 60% contained. you have much of arizona that has been burned up. you can expect the very strong winds in the afternoon. low humidity. huge problems, no question, for those battling the blazes. there are fires that are popping up across oklahoma where high temperatures in oklahoma and south into dallas will range into the 90s. el paso is 108. the humidity is a differencemaker. it will feel like it is well beyond 100. kansas city, 87 degrees. 76 in chicago. 93 in memphis. 81 in new york. 66 in boston. 73 in portland. t.j., that is the snapshot on the forecast. thank you. we will see you shortly. 12 minutes past the hour. third round action at wimbledon.

andy roddick is coming home. he was knocked out. upset by an unseeded player. the williams sisters are also still in it, but serena has a complaint about her court assignment in the early rounds. she and her sister, venus, have won nine singles titles at wimbledon. they feel they have been slighted after their opening matches were scheduled not on the center court or court one, but on some outside courts. court two and others. a lot of people are complaining that there is no reason they should be relegated to the side courts. ron artest making some news. this might be one of the few times i can call him ron artest. he place for the l.a. lakers. he wants to change his name. he has filed a petition to change his name.

he wants to be now called metta world peace. that would go on the back of his jersey. he cited personal reasons for the switch. a lot of people remember him as the guy who triggered one of the biggest brawls in history in detroit. you will remember. also, another shot at the top of the nba draft for the cleveland cavaliers. the last time they got to pick number one, they took lebron james. that kind of worked out well for them for a couple of years. they had the number one pick on thursday frignight. they chose kyrie irving. kyrie irving only played 11 games for duke this year. a lot of people pay attention to the top picks. another guy who went 30th, i want to tell you his story. it is a good one.

his name is jimmy butler. he played for marquette university. he was picked by the chicago bulls. to be picked 30th is a heck of an achievement for a guy whose mother kicked him out of the house when he was 13 years old. >> i just believe that god does everything for a reason. he puts people in your life for a reason. he takes people out of your life for a reason. i took that and i moved on with my life. the people that he put in, i stuck with them and they stuck with me. look where it got me. >> he is playing for the bulls. a foster family took him in. you know the rest of the story. more chapters of that story yet to be written. have you noticed gas prices have gone down six cents in the past week. now the irs is stepping in wanting to help motorists out

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college has grown faster than the middle class incomes that pay for it. felicia taylor has that story. >> reporter: it was another wild week on wall street. the federal reserve lowered the forecast for economic growth. that triggered a selloff as the dow erased gains from earlier in the week. oil prices tumbled 5% because the obama administration agreed to release 30 million barrels of oil from the petroleum reserves. some analysts believe that will act as a new stimulus package. others say it will have a short-term effect on prices. felicia. >> reporter: gas prices are down, but they were still a higher than a year ago. the irs took an unusual step to raise the mileage deduction

rates. drivers can deduct 55.5 cents per mile. tyler and cameron winklevoss want to open the original lawsuit that mark zuckerberg stole their facebook idea. >> reporter: thanks. a rocky second quarter comes to an end on thursday over the last three months. the stock market has declined and the job growth has slowed. jobs will be the first order of business in chicago this week. the group hopes to help put many americans back to work. bill clinton will open the session. mayor rahm emanuel will be scheduled to participate. we will bring you any news when

it happens. t.j., back to you. >> thanks to all of you this morning. can you believe what was caught on an open mic? a pilot's rant about grannies and gays and large co--workers. and listen? the state of new york is the latest and the largest to approve the unions of gay marriage.

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23 minutes past the hour on this cnn saturday morning. a southwest airline pilot is back on the job two months after calling his crew members some names on an open cockpit microphone. here is just a little bit of what he said. >> i still wouldn't want anybody to know if i [ bleep ]. it is all these [ bleep ] old dudes and grannies. >> that was the nice stuff. the conversation was heard by the pilots and the air traffic

controllers. he was suspended and got extra diversity training and apologized before returning to work. what you heard there was the more tame stuff that was on the conversation. it has become quite the talking point on tv, which might explain why the pilot still remains anonymous. jeannie moos has more. >> reporter: for the days like in the movies when everyone looked up to the captain and looked at what were then called steward stewardesses. >> i should have been a pilot. >> reporter: maybe not this pilot. caught on the radio complaining about how his flight crew included hardly anyone worth hitting on. take it from a famous former flight attendant.

>> i was horrified. there was just something about this particular incident that struck the ick factor. >> reporter: you have to admire all of the iliteration in the ickiness. it gets confusing because in the language of starbucks, a grande is a medium. we are sure he used that term to consider women too large. maybe it is cockpit slang. have you ever heard the word grande? >> no. i have never heard that. >> reporter: as if grande is not bad enough, how about grenade? that is what guys in "the jersey

shore" call women unattractive. >> i'm going to dodge this grenade. >> reporter: they have a grenade warning horn. that pilot tooted his own horn. he better not layover near whoopi goldberg. >> if i meet you, i'm the granny from hell. >> reporter: and then? >> two girls and one was doable. >> reporter: other pilots could not wait to disown. >> that was not us. it wasn't us either. >> reporter: that pilot is a big man, all right. a grande of the skies. >> i'm back in houston, which is easily one of the ugliest bases. >> i'm glad i'm not a houston flight attendant. >> reporter: jeannie moos, new

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state senate in albany. this is the first time that a legislation with a republican majority in one of the chambers has allowed same-sex marriage. the law will take effect in the next 30 days. this is key here, folks, there is no residency requirements. folks from other states can now go to new york to get married. of course, not everybody cheering the decision. here is the statement from the new york catholic bishops. "we worry that marriage and the family will be undermined by the tragic presumption of government in passing the legislation that attempts to redefine the cornerstones of civilization." we will have more on the law at the top of the hour. other stories this morning making headlines.

one of the most wanted fugitives from the fbi is waking up behind bars in boston. james "whitey" bulger and his girlfriend were captured wednesday in santa monica, california after 16 years on the run. he faces extortion and murder charges. the fbi described two men plotting to attack a military recruiting facility in seattle as would-be terrorists. the men planned to use machine guns and grenades at the recruiting station which houses a federal day care center. authorities found out about the plot when they tried to recruit a third man and he told police. he was known to millions as the cigar-smoking rain coat wearing detective in the 1970s series "columbo."

peter falk died at his home on thursday night. he worked on broadway. peter falk was 83 years old. testimony in the casey anthony trial picks up again in a few hours from now. the defense is trying to prove 2-year-old caylee anthony was not murdered, but accidentally drowned in the family pool. david mattingly reports that friday was another emotional day in court. >> reporter: could this be the photograph of a tragedy in the making? a young caylee anthony assisted by her grandmother climbing the ladder of the family's aboveground pool. the defense would like the jury to believe that in 2008 that the child drowned accidentally and they used her grandmother's tears to drive the point home. >> it is a picture of caylee walking up the ladder and i'm behind her holding her. >> reporter: casey anthony herself getting emotional while

listening and the video. the pain of the family on display. casey's brother, lee, apparently still upset about being left in the dark during his sister's pregnancy six years ago. >> i was very angry at my mom and i was also angry at my sister. i was angry at everyone in general that they didn't want to include me and didn't find it important enough to tell me, especially after i already asked. >> the defense will resume presenting its case at 9:00 eastern time. we will bring you some of that live. after watching the trial on our sister network, tune in to cnn network tonight for the latest testimony and what is next for the defense. a special live on cnn tonight at

10:00 eastern time. we got video here that had a lot of us scratching our heads. you will be shocked by it, too. a store clerk smashed through a window. this was a hit-and-run caught on tape. look what happens after that. the passenger gets out and walks in and the driver drives away. one of the passengers in the car trying to explain what we are seeing. that is ahead. also coming up. your weekend weather including the possibility of storms in the midwest. we have that for you with our reynolds wolf. that is next. the cream disappears but your wrinkles don't. ♪ introducing neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair. it has the fastest retinol formula available. in fact, it's clinically proven to smooth wrinkles in just one week. so all you have to do is sit back and watch your wrinkles go away. new rapid wrinkle repair. from neutrogena®.

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all right. it is 37 minutes past the hour on this cnn saturday morning. in just pay moment, we will show you video that i stopped in the newsroom when i saw it earlier this week. it was reynolds wolf flying through the air as tinkerbell.

reynolds, we will get to the weather first of all. i want people to stick around for the other part of your story this morning. >> when one says they actually fly through the air with tinkerbell, it is about as demeaning as going through slow-pitch softball. we have another huge topic. that is the weather. we have been talking about the rivers in minot. the situation is very bad. we expect the river to crest later on. certainly the bad news is the river will crest about 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. possibly 6.5 feet above the record stage. with the additional rainfall in that part of the world, conditions will be rough for many people. a lot of evacuations. it will be dreadful.

conditions in the desert southwest, you had strong winds in the afternoon. over 500,000 acres have been burned in spots. the firefighters will have their work cut out for them today. as we look at the national picture, severe storms in the central plains and in the midwest. plenty of sunshine toward the west coast. humid in the southeast. maybe a stray shower or a thunderstorm where high temperatures in the southeast will warm up to 92. 93 in memphis. 87 in salt lake city. t.j., that is the forecast. i'll pop back over here. >> explain yourself. >> there is an incredible way to tell a story now a days. we are talking about plays. sometimes it doesn't involve just getting up on the stage, but having an interactive experience that the viewer or watcher can enjoy. "peter pan" is changing that.

it incorporating a 360 degrees computer generated set. that makes everything look, in this case, "peter pan" flying through the air. i did hook up with tinkerbell. not too many guys can say that. for a test flight. >> this is just amazing. >> that is me flying through what appears to be the streets of london and with me? tinkerbell. that is emily who plays tinkerbell in "peter pan." >> how amazing is this flying for a crowd? >> it really is an unreal feeling. it is the sort of high feeling of life. it is the feeling where you are feeling the rush of being able to fly and all of these people are watching you and sharing it with you. >> that shared experience is one of the goals of the show. unlike traditional theater, the production travels with their housing. stage seating and all, inside

this massive tent. the ceiling is used for 360 degrees of computer generated graphics immersing the audience within the show. >> you have to have your own environment to do this. this is the first time it has been done. >> the stage manager takes us underneath the stage to get a look at the 12 projectors that display the ceiling with cgi. >> that makes the 360 degrees. >> above the stage, the aerial chief uses the controls. >> each operator has a personal relationship with that actor. you are almost like one person. you are working together. >> you can fly. >> yes, come with me. >> the producer says it may change the way theater is produced. >> i think the future is going to be something like this where

it is immersed. it will always be about the performance. it is about what is on stage. otherwise, it is just a film. for us, it is that combination of cinema and live performance. i'm looking forward to many more productions like this. >> when i was in college, going to neverland meant something different. this production is in chicago. it is an experience you will never forget. the actors are amazing people. part of the show with the directors and producers, it is amazing. >> give me your honest response. i said that looks cool. was it cool? >> i was actually kind of scared. i am clumsy. having two wires was freaky. i did not like the experience at

all. you see emily there. she did an amazing job. the fellow who plays peter pan, an amazing actor. they do not only act, they perform. >> good stuff. it is a cool shot. >> freaky. >> we will see you throughout the morning. a lot of you are aware of these, they do civil war reenactments. there was a wild west reenactment that went awry. you know why? real bullets were used instead of blanks. and three spectators got shot. we will tell you what happened here.

now we are a quarter at the top of the hour on this cnn saturday morning. it was supposed to be a reenactment of a wild west gun fight. then, real bullets starts flying and people started yelling. this was in south dakota on hill city's main street. it really turned into the real thing and three tourists were shot. the county sheriff said real bullets were coming out of a cast member's.45-caliber handgun. >> it penetrated a stop sign and found ten feet behind a stop sign. one was found in a grassy area after it bounced off a car. >> investigators don't know if

the shooting was accidental or not. the tourists' injuries are not life threatening. some video out of philadelphia. look at this. this is a hit-and-run all caught on surveillance camera. the driver surrendered to police yesterday. look, this is why the driver is in trouble. she not only hit another car, she knocked the store clerk through the front window of the store and there she goes. the passenger that you saw in the video, as well, says they were out drinking that night. as for the clerk, he is laid up with a leg injury. after seeing this, a lot of people would say he is lucky. the passenger gets out and walks off like nothing had happened. presidential campaigns are in full swing this weekend. stops planned for both parties. we have paul steinhouser keeping

us aware. >> reporter: congress member ron paul is in iowa. that is the first state that holds the contest. also in iowa, newt gingrich. he speaks to tea party activists. rick santorum is stumping in south carolina. that is the first southern state to vote in the race. vice president joe biden is heading a dinner the buckeye state. ohio is important in the general election. let's move ahead to tomorrow. michele bachmann meets and greets voters in waterloo, iowa. the next day, the congress member from minnesota officially declares her candidacy for president. >> thanks, paul. for the latest political news, you know the spot. c cnnpolitics.com. the first lady and her daughters are wrapping up the trip from africa, but some are saying she was snubbed on this

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ten minutes until the top of the hour. this was a big trip for the first lady stopping in africa. a lot of the talk is she was snubbed by the president of south africa. is that true? >> not totally true. because jacob zouma was not there on friday. he sent his third wife. he has a few. >> wait. minister of prisons and third wife? >> this was a person of government. >> a person in government? from the prisons? >> yes. the office is saying it was a high-ranking person in government. this was a goodwill visit. she is not a member of the cabinet or head of state.

as far as the south african government is saying, it is not a snub. the professor of politics said this was a missed opportunity for zouma. he could have met with her. some newspapers are saying that zouma differs from president obama as far as libya is concerned and was this something regarding over the african union who wanted to take a different tactic. let's not overlook the fact that michelle obama loved being in south africa. they said she behaved in the most exemplary way. >> a missed opportunity for zouma. what are they saying he missed an opportunity to do? >> perhaps an opportunity to speak and send a message to her husband and perhaps an

opportunity to diffuse the tensions between the two countries. that wasn't the purpose of her visit. to speak about aids and empower women. the reason for her visit was to teach her own children about apartheid and teach history and see nelson mandela. that was a highlight. let's hear what michelle obama said about seeing nelson mandela. >> the one thing i told him, you know, i wanted to make sure he understood how important his leadership and sacrifice has been to who i have become and who my husband has become and, in short, i just said thank you. it is really hard to know what to say to such an icon. >> and i spoke to nelson mandela's granddaughter. she said it was amazing to see

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getting close to the top of the hour on this cnn saturday morning. taking a look at the affiliates are covering. one in boston. after staying a step ahead of the fbi for 16 years, one of the

most wanted, james "whitey" bulger is captured. he is facing dozens of charges to racketeering and murder. bulger did not enter a plea or ask for bail. to detroit where former mayor kwame kilpatrick could be released from prison as early as next month. he was granted parole on friday. he pleaded guilty in september of 2008 to two felony counts of obstruction of justice. also in washington, now, where so-called sexpresso stands are getting a lot of business. that is where they serve you coffee with some eye candy. five of them have opened up in one county over the past year. the county is considering new regulations to classify the stands as adult entertainment. also in new hampshire, an apartment complex manager is fed up with people not scooping up after their pets. she is taking the "csi" approach

to the matter. wmur, our affiliate, has the story. >> makes me angry. >> reporter: debbie is the apartment manager at the tenderwood commons. she is fed up with residents not scooping up their dogs' messages. >> it is not acceptable. >> reporter: so she took matters into her own hands by purchasing commercial dna sampling kits to find the perpetrators. >> you sample the saliva in the cheek of the dog. >> reporter: after taking samples from every dog in the complex, they send it off to the lab. the next step is a dirty job, but debbie says someone has to do it. >> we have to take a sample of the dog doo-doo. >> reporter: then the lab matches it up with the dna. debbie is serious about tracking down owners not cleaning up after their pets.

>> i think the dna is a little way over the top. >> reporter: it definitely beats the alternative. >> coming out first thing in the morning and stepping in a pile is no fun. good morning. a major victory overnight for the gay rights moment. new york is the sixth state to approve same-sex marriage. also, we will need you to grab your phone bill because we are going to go through it with you. why? you may be one of the estimated 20 million people out there paying some bogus fees. i'm t.j. holmes here at cnn headquarters. we are glad you are right here. the same-sex marriage is legal in new york state. the bill passed to a wave of applause and cheers.

>> ayes, 33. nays, 29. [ applause ] >> this is the reaction you are seeing and hearing from the gallery in new york's statehouse. this is the first time a legislation with a republican majority in one chamber has passed a same-sex marriage law. let's turn to david ariosto. david, what has the reaction been like overnight? >> reporter: t.j., there have been celebrations all over the city. down at the stone wall inn where people call the birth right of gay marriage. people were celebrating throughout the night. individuals we spoke to had plans to get married. it really is a moment in which

many new yorkers here were waiting for. there were several failed attempts to bring the bill out of assembly. it passed in years past, but cannot make it through the senate. last night, it finally happens. down here in new york and in greenwich village, the reactions were evident. >> 16 years in may. we are already setting the day. new york did the right thing. >> it is such a relief to finally feel we are treated for equals. especially on that level. it is great. speechless. i'm estatic. everybody is. >> reporter: now those in opposition have often said there are the "unintended consequences" of a bill that redefines the legal parameters of marriage. they worry about lawsuits. pointing specifically to catholic adoption agencies and other sorts. there was a last moment

amendment that was meant to allay the fears for the republican leaders over in giving the amount of votes necessary. this is an issue that will always be difficult among religious groups who call the redefinition of marriage effectively wrong and something they will fight. something the voters who are in opposition, they will vote the opposition lawmakers that supported the people in power and turn them over in the next election. we turn to the trial of casey anthony. her brother testified about the stains in the trunk of her car. the stains were there long before caylee disappeared. we will be bringing you some

coverage of the trial live when it resumes in a couple of hours. also on the cnn newsroom, we have a special with don lemon. he is taking a closer look at the day's testimony. that is live on cnn tonight at 10:00 eastern time. the team from the national transportation safety board is in nevada investigating a deadly train accident. two people were killed when a train and tractor-trailer collided. the train was headed to california from chicago. passengers, as you can imagine, shaken by this incident. >> next thing i know, you get hit by something. a big ball of fire comes in. you jump out the window. >> i just saw fire and the train was moving. it felt like it was going to tip over. i saw people flying on the other side of the train. >> a number of people had to be taken to the hospital. this is good news to report.

progress being made with at least one wildfire in arizona. another one still growing in oklahoma. some of the people evacuated from sierra vista's fire. as many as 80 families had to leave their homes in central oklahoma yesterday. more than ten wildfires are burning across the state. also, 15 to 20% of minot, north dakota is under water. the river is expected to crest late tonight or early tomorrow at nine feet above major flood stage. we will have the latest on the flooding situation there. let's say good morning to

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nine minutes past the hour on cnn this morning. reynol reynolds, people were telling me this town was going to be wiped out by the flood water. that is not overstating it? >> it is not overstating it. when you hear some of the numbers, it can get confusing. you hear 1,500 feet. i want you to think it is 1,000 feet above. they look at that above sea

level. here is what we have. the expected crest could happen later tonight. more than likely, i will say around midnight or 1:00 a.m. on sunday. once it crests out, it will remain at that level. it could remain 6.5 feet above the record stage. we are going back to 1881. this is all stemming from heavy rainfall. all from the record setting snowfall from the central plains. all of that is melting in the rivers. we have the issue with the rain. not helping whatsoever. we have rain forming across the central plains and nebraska. now pulling from the central plains. that is good news. farther in the desert southwest, we have a different situation. that is not the flooding, but the fires. very low humidity today and winds increasing in the afternoon may help the flames. and leaving the four corners and

going into oklahoma where firefighters are battling several blazes there. no rain in sight. northern central plains is where we see the rain and cooler temperatures. 79 degrees in minneapolis. i doubt they will get to 87 due to the rainfall and cloud cover. 93 in memphis. 92 in atlanta. we have had the high temperatures go up in the afternoon with thunderstorms. that might happen today. 93 in new orleans. 87 is the high in tampa. 87 in kansas city. 87 in denver. let's talk more about the rain. chance of storms in the north central plains. scattered activity into the gulf coast and florida. for the northeast, rainfall is possible. back out to the west coast, high pressure is building in the pacific northwest. that will keep a strong hold over the atmosphere through washington state and oregon and into california and the great basin. plenty of sunshine and a few

scattered clouds. t.j., you are up to speed. thank you. before i show you the next video, let me reiterate that no animals were hurt in the making of this video. not hurt too severely. this is from the tennessee police department. you see that? you see that little guy? this was a deputy completing the evening patrol. he was driving down the road and a little black bear runs out into the road and then he gets a little road burn. hit him. knocks him some 30 feet. this is not funny, really. still, the little guy is okay. from all accounts, the little bear is all right. the officer is okay as well. something that caught our eye this morning. i wanted to share it with you. it is 12 minutes past the hour. more to come. ♪

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>> only raping women and killing muslims and not being held accountable for it. take the u.s. kill team in afghanistan. they slaughtered many innocent afghans. >> reporter: it may be elements to the stryker brigade unit. court documents say abul latif was going to use machine guns and grenades. >> it is a sad commentary. they should be safe at home. >> reporter: since 2009, there have been attacks at ft. hood and a station in little rock and plots in maryland, virginia and new york. then there is the case of mallaku. he is accused of firing at multiple targets in virginia

last fall before his arrest at the pentagon last week with bomb inn gregredient ingredients. a u.s. official says he apparently self radicalized by visiting jihad web sites. >> the internet is the most under governed space. it provides the opportunity for individuals not only to radicalize, but come together everywhere. >> reporter: not all plots are home grown and they do not all involve military targets. the threats are many and the threats are varied. now i want you to go grab your phone bill as we take a quick break. up next, we will look at it together and figure out if you are one of the estimated tens of millions that the federal

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18 minutes past the hour now. you might be one of the estimated 20 million people being wrongly charged hundreds and hundreds of dollars, possibly, by your phone company. right now, you can stop it from happening. how? look at your phone bill, folks. clyde anderson is joining me now. clyde, good to have you here. this is something the federal communications commission calls cramming. >> cramming is simple as having th unauthorized charges show up on your phone bill. >> we are talking about landlines only. >> we are talking about landlines only. it has popped up on cellular

providers. >> what is this stuff? i told people to pull out their phone bills. what are we looking for? we see stuff. >> that is what most people do. they look official. usage and monthly service fee. >> usage charge? that is legit. >> the fcc required the phone companies to separate the bills. in the past, they did not have to do it. you see the charges. the calling plans. monthly fee. other fees. we will see it and take it as what it is. >> it looks official. >> it is just really letters that they are putting if there. the third party companies are charge you. we are paying them. >> okay, you call the company and they say that is your service fee. that is in there. how can you argue that? >> a lot of times they will tell you it is a third party charge.

if you still feel it is a bogus charge, you contact the fcc. you will contact them first. they will let you know if it is a third party vendor. >> okay. they know what they are doing. some of these can accidentally charge you, that is what is supposed to be on the bill. are they making a conscious effort to get at us? >> some are legitimate charges. >> this cramming thing. are they legitimately doing this? >> some of them, yes? they are targeting you. it is a big business. you are talking about 20 million people being affected. you are talking about $1 to $19.95. these people are making huge amounts of money. >> these smaller companies are doing this, but are the big dogs doing this? >> the fcc is working on something to work with tra transparency to come out.

in july, we will see what they are talking about and what companies they will target. so far, $11 million in fines have been handed down. >> a fee here and there. people going years not seeing this and you are paying hundreds and hundreds. >> when you set up the phone account, a lot of times you have charges on there that you are not using the service. the phone company will say you are not using the service. you need to look at that. >> i was looking for my bill before the segment. i'm curious. >> and we just pay. >> i'm a sucker. >> sucker no more. >> clyde, that is good stuff. we appreciate you. we turn from that to breast implants. apparently there is an expiration date. the fda has now set a timetable for replacements and it is

sooner than a lot of you might think. that is next.

there is new information from the dangers of breast implants. the fda says they don't last as long as you thought. >> reporter: the mantra used to be when you got the implants, they were good for life. that seems to not be the case anymore according to the report from the fda. women who had the implants for augmentation and reconstructive

purposes. women in the augmentation cases had to have the implants removed or replaced within ten years. in the reconstruction group, one in two women needed the same thing done. this is fascinating. a ten-year study. they will do more studies to drill down on the numbers. surprising because this can no longer be thought of as a lifetime thing. this needs to be something that is monitored and evaluated by the surgeons to see if there are problems developing with the implants. the concerns are the implant could rupture or deflate or scar or cause dimpling of the skin. again, the big news here is that there is some concern that these devices won't be a lifetime device. they have to be evaluated. there is a small concern about a rare form of cancer. there are about 60 cases out of

five to ten million woman in ene last ten years that could develop this link. the one thing that was notable in the fda report was the longer the implants seem to be in, the greater the concern. the study is not completed yet. some new information to talk to your doctor about according to the fda. back to you. thanks. he is coming your way at the bottom of the hour. new york becomes the sixth state to approve same-sex marriage. we will tell you when the bill takes effect. help minimize blood sugar spikes, which can help lower a1c. [ male announcer ] glucerna. helping people with diabetes find balance. twenty-five thousand mornings, give or take, is all we humans get. we spend them on treadmills. we spend them in traffic.

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