justi justice, prosecute him and find him guilty. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com on fire. thousands fleeing their homes. 25,000 acres scorched, one massive wildfire threatens los angeles, another ravages new mexico. we are live on the fire line. the death toll spikes. 16 dead from the monster twisters in oklahoma, including three veteran storm chasers. new questions about the risks they took as the search for the missing is on. and angelina jolie takes to the red carpet for the first time since her surgery, thanking the fans and speaking openly about her double mastectomy. so good to see her out in public again. >> sure is. >> for the first time. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> and i'm christine romans.

it's monday, june 3rd, 5:00 a.m. in the east. we start this morning in southern california, which is very much up in smoke. a massive wildfire is driving thousands of people from their homes just north of los angeles. this has grown to more than 25,000 acres. the so-called powerhouse fire has already destroyed at least six homes, and it is not close to being under control, and it's not the only major fire burning out west. stephanie is joining us live from palmdale, california, this morning. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: i'm having a little trouble hearing you, but i'm going to tell you that this is one of those situations where it may be in the middle of the night on the west coast, but that has not stopped firefighters from being out here, putting out hotspots all throughout the night. and while this fire is burning, it is not the only fire in the western region that is having people on edge. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: by air and land, a full-scale assault on massive wildfires raging out west.

more than 1,000 firefighters are battling the ferocious powerhouse fire, about an hour northeast of los angeles. the unpredictable fire doubled in size over the weekend, forcing the mandatory evacuation of nearly 3,000 people and leaving about 1,000 homes in danger. >> we have 15 homes that were damaged, 6 were destroyed. >> reporter: but the los angeles county fire department says those numbers could have been worse if not for their around-the-clock air assault. >> we have put everything that we have into this, including night air attack from the forest service, three l.a. county fire helicopters dropping water at night and one l.a. city fire helicopter dropping at night. >> we are the only region in the world that does that. >> reporter: and in new mexico, firefighters are working to contain two raging wildfires fueled by historic drought conditions. the tres lagunas fire has charred more than 7,400 acres

and forced the evacuation of nearly 100 summer homes, ca campgrounds and hiking trails. >> we've had the smoke coming over in years before, but it's never been this close and it's never been that big. >> looks like the whole canyon's going to blow up, literally. the whole canyon's going to blow up and we're going to be screwed. >> reporter: back in california, firefighters hope mother nature will lend a helping hand. >> we're supposed to see a decrease in our winds as well as an increase of relative humidity. >> reporter: i've got to tell you, you probably can see it when you look at me, the winds out here is a major, major issue for these firefighters. as you can see behind me, the winds are just stoking the flames on this hillside here, and that's what they want to keep their eyes out for, because if the winds change direction, there could be another community that could be looking toward evacuations, but firefighters are going to keep working on it throughout the night. >> you can see that fire raging right behind you, stephanie. stephanie elam on the fire line. the powerhouse fire burning just behind her. thanks, stephanie. from wildfires to tragedy along tornado alley and proof of

just how dangerous and unpredictable these storms can be. a tornado killing at least 16 people in oklahoma, including experienced storm chasers, tim samaras, carl young and tim's 24-year-old son, paul. storm chaser tim samaras's death is especially shocking, given his focus on safety and his decades of experience. his brother says he was the very last person you think would get trapped and killed in a tornado. >> i just could never think it would ever happen to him because of his level of expertise, years of being able, of doing this, his safety and all of his training, everything else he's done. if i had to have a way for my brother to die, it would be doing what he did, chasing tornadoes. >> a search will continue today for six others missing, among them an 8-year-old girl. ed lavandera is in el reno, oklahoma, this morning. just such a sad story, such a sad story. >> reporter: oh, this has been a simply brutal weekend here in

oklahoma. you know, friday night's tornado wasn't as strong as the tornado that struck and ripped through moore, oklahoma, two weeks ago, but that doesn't matter. this storm still wreaked deadly havoc. the search for six missing people swept away in flash floodwaters will continue monday morning. the bodies of three children and two adults were found sunday. they drowned as they tried to hide in storm drains from friday night's storms. three storm chasers were also killed by the ferocious tornado, their car mangled and shredded by the storm's force, found on a backcountry road. >> that's the roof of the house. >> reporter: around oklahoma city, again, people are staring at their homes and piles of rubble, and for dana trammell, it's not the first time. >> when you look at all of that, and you're like, where in the world do you begin? that's what i keep asking myself. >> you know, and if it hadn't been for the other time, you know, i probably would have been more devastated than i am now, but i'm used to it now. >> reporter: he's used to it,

because as crazy as this might sound, just two years ago, another tornado destroyed his house. you just feel incredibly unlucky? >> sometimes. it's kind of hard to take. the more i look around and look and see the stuff that's scattered everywhere makes it a little tougher, you know? >> reporter: it is hard to take. >> yeah. well, i mean, this is basically, you're looking at everything i owned. >> reporter: trammell says the only thing he wants to find is an old picture of his little boy with a cast on his arm running around in daddy's shoes. >> but i'm just afraid it's gone. i don't think it's possible. as much as it rained, even if it's there, it's more than likely ruined. >> there's really nothing left much of anything. >> reporter: the acres of average angels farm. angela cares from everything

from pigeons to dogs to llamas. one of the llamas was killed. this llama and several horses and donkeys had to be taken to shelters for treatment of wounds. but her family lived here in a 117-year-old two-story farm house that had endured countless oklahoma storms, but not this one. >> it was special because we really had our fingers planted pretty deep in caring for the animals. it was just like a simple country life kind of home. you're away from the city, and you know, i loved it. >> reporter: and john and christine, what we've heard repeatedly over this weekend is that from residents here is that this has been a tornado season for the ages and they're simply tired of just all of the nerve-racking tornado warnings that they've had to live with for the last several weeks and they can't wait for all of this to be over. john and christine? >> ed lavandera, thank you so much, ed. >> you heard ed and christine talking about it. three storm chasers whose work has been featured on the discovery channel are among the latest victims from these

oklahoma tornadoes. indra petersons is here now with more on tim samaras and twistex, his highly respected team of storm chasers. these guys were experienced. they knew what they were doing. >> yes, this is a hard weekend for everyone in the science community. these are the most respected guys chasing out there. in fact, their researchers, they're doing groundbreaking research that's actually saving lives. a monster twister that forecasters predicted all week could happen and it did. >> hold on, brothers. hold on. >> reporter: a crew from the weather channel caught in the middle of it. >> everybody duck! go, go, go, go! just keep going if you can. keep going if you can. everybody duck down. >> reporter: watch as a violent tornado sent cars, trucks and everything else in its path flying. the storm so erratic that among those killed were veteran storm chaser tim samaras, his 24-year-old son, paul samaras, and fellow tornado researcher carl young. three men who normally found themselves running toward the storm, rather than away from it, as seen here in the discovery

channel show "storm chasers." >> this is tim. can we get an update? >> reporter: samaras explained why to cnn's soledad o'brien in 2004. >> why do you want to get so close to tornadoes and do this? >> my plan probes in the path of tornadoes, and in order to get them correctly in the path, you have to be close. >> reporter: his team tried to close in on the tornado that samaras ominously warned about in what became his final tweet. "dangerous day ahead for oklahoma. stay weather savvy!" other chasers were in harm's way, including weather channel meteorologist mike bettes and his crew, as seen here on the weather channel. >> eventually, the camera was ejected. >> this is the camera. it never stopped recording. watch it here, as you can actually see bettes's truck rolling over and over in the field. >> i just saw my wife's face, and i thought, you know, that's, you know, that's my life, and i don't want to give that up just yet. and thankfully, i don't have to.

>> reporter: a fortunate fate bettes's photograph austin anderson told as well. he escaped with a broken back bones, broken rib and breast plate, but says he's not done storm chasing. >> there's a lot more to learn about tornadoes and getting out there and seeing them up close firsthand is important because it's, i think i feel like i'm helping people learn about tornadoes. >> reporter: a mission he shared with storm chasers tim samaras, paul samaras and carl young. their lifelong passion cut short by a ferocious twister's unpredictable force. >> i just could never think it would ever happen to him because of his level of expertise, years of doing this. if i had to have a way for my brother to die, it would be doing what he did, chasing tornadoes. >> that same storm system now has made its way all the way to the east and it's producing heavy rain and even lightning all the way from the northeast straight down to the south, and they're going to be dealing with strong winds out there, even a threat for hail. the next thing we're actually going to be watching is a low

that's currently really starting to bring in some showers, starting to exit out of the rockies. we do have a slight risk for us today, but as this exits the rockies, we'll see that enhanced a little bit for us tomorrow. currently today, the slight risk is extending really all the way from the dakotas kind of down through texas, and we'll be monitoring that and enhance it through the next several days. unfortunately, it's that time of year. we are still dealing with this. christine, john. >> indra petersons, thanks so much. appreciate it. in a few hours, the court-martial proceeding for bradley manning gets under way. he is charged with aiding and abetting the enemy by causing classified material to be published on wikileaks. manning admitted sending over 7,000 war-related and classified documents to wikileaks. if convicted, he faces a possible life sentence. new images of actress angelina jolie speaking out sunday for the first time after announcing her double mastectomy. >> i've been very happy just to see the discussion about women's health expanded, and that means the world to me, and after

losing my mom to these issues, i'm very grateful for it and i've been very moved by the kind support from people. i'm really very grateful for it. >> both her mother and aunt died of cancer. jolie had the surgery after learning she carries the same rare cancer gene. she and husband brad pitt spoke at the premiere of his new movie, "world war z," saying the decision to go public was a difficult one, but that it's brought them closer together. >> she really did launch this new round of discussions about women's health, people talking much more publicly than ever before. >> absolutely, and it's a decision tied up in your identity and sexuality and your health, and you know, your parenthood and being a wife, and i think she has sparked a conversation that a lot of people had been wanting for some time. >> all right, it's 12 minutes after the hour right now. coming up, reckless, liar, swindler, and that's practically the nicest stuff our politicians are saying about each other. we will have the latest in the who knew what controversy swirling around the irs. and llama on the loose!

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thousands forced to evacuate as raging wildfires burned 25,000 acres of land. homes already destroyed, many more in the path of danger.

national park nightmare. a frantic search under way for a 19-year-old man swept over a water fall at yosemite national park. a 10-year-old girl's in the fight for her life, desperate for a lung transplant. why her family is calling out the obama administration for refusing to help. >> welcome back to "early start," everyone. i'm john berman. >> and i'm christine romans. it's 50 minutes past the hour. >> and firefighters are battling this enormous fire north of los angeles. thousands of homes evacuated because of the so-called powerhouse fire, which has now grown to more than 25,000 acres, and officials say it is only about 20% contained at this moment. meanwhile, in new mexico, a wildfire burning out of control near the town of pecos. officials say the fire fueled by severe drought has burned 7,500 acres and forced the evacuation of some 100 vacation homes. the tornado death toll in oklahoma now stands at 16. oklahoma city's fire chief saying they've recovered five

bodies yesterday several miles from a storm drain where they likely sought shelter during friday's storms. the search continues today for six other people who are missing. among them an 8-year-old girl. so, some states once reeling are now recovering from tornadoes. they should get a bit of a reprieve today, but they are not completely in the clear. meteorologist indra petersons has today's outlook. hey, indra. >> good morning. >> good morning. we're watching that same system. it's actually pushed all the way to the northeast and look at the heavy lightning and thunderstorms that will be with us today. that's what we'll continue to monitor, as well as we've been talking about all these brush fires on the west coast. unfortunately, no good news there. we don't have strong winds, but the heat is on. temperatures are expected to rise over the next several days. also, we're going to be monitoring as far as the severe weather a low, again, exiting out of the rockies. every time that happens, it enhances our chances right on the plains. so, today, yeah, we do have a slight risk in the area, but unfortunately, for the next several days, it's going to stay centralized right there in the

kansas/oklahoma area, doesn't seem to be leaving this time of year. the other thing we're watching are heavy rains. the mississippi river river producing a huge amount of rain in st. louis. in january, they were negative 4 1/2 feet. now they're looking at flood stages, talking about 30 feet of water, so flooding a major concern as more rain is expected in the area. really a lot going on weatherwise. >> indra, thanks so much. a lot going on overseas, too. turkey bracing for a fourth straight day of violence after protesters and police clashed overnight. these protests are getting worse. protesters threw rocks at riot police who fired tear gas and water cannons. this started out as a small demonstration in istanbul against government plans to demolish a city park, but it turned into something much bigger. protests across the country against the ten-year rule of turkey's prime minister. the second suspect to be charged in the murder of british soldier lee rigby set to appear in a courtroom this hour. michael adebolajo is the man seen in the gruesome video shot

moments after the soldier's killed, and a bail hearing is also being held today for the second suspect in that case, michael a dadebuelei. temeka is outside of the magistrate court in london. teka, what's happening now? >> well, thankfully, michael adebolajo arrived a few minutes ago. i don't believe he's in court yet, but this is basically his first court appearance. he'll state his name, address, hear the full charges against him and find out if this will be referred to the central criminal court. so, it's expected to be a pretty quick hearing, but it will be the first time we will have seen adebolajo since the incident. and of course, that video that you mentioned. now, the other suspect, michael adubuale is expected to appear via video link at his bail hearing. that's really just going to be a small, official proceeding. we don't expect anything significant to come out of these two hearings, but again, it's the first time we're seeing them after the attack.

>> so, atika, 12 people so far arrested in the case. have police determined whether the attack was organized by a specific terror network? >> reporter: you know, there's no indication of that yet, and police haven't given us any indication how all of these people are connected. all of them, most of them appear to be young men. we don't know, you know, if they're related, if they're friends, acquaintances. we do know that two of them were apparently arrested on suspicion of illegally supplying firearms. there was a revolver involved in this incident. but other than that, we just don't know, and there is no indication of a wider terror plot here, although this is being treated as a terror attack by the government. >> all right, atika shubert for us in london. thank you, atika. 34 minutes after the hour. the cases of the deadly mers violence are being reported in italy, identified by the world health organization as two female patients and a 45-year-old man. the man may have been infected

during a recent trip to jordan. of the 53 known cases reported since last september, 30 patients have died. an apology for the attorney of accused shooter george zimmerman. he says a video taken from trayvon martin's cell phone doesn't show two teens beating up a homeless person. he made that accusation in court. they say it shows two homeless people fighting over a bike. it's billed as the romney retreat. three candidates for president are expected to attend a private event in utah this week hosted by the 2012 republican nominee. new york governor chris christie, paul ryan and senator rand paul each hoping to make an impression on big-money donors in attendance. the supreme court finishing up its remaining caseload. justices will meet today and for the next three mondays to announce their rulings. 28 cases are awaiting opinions, including a few high-profile decisions on affirmative action, same-sex marriage, voting rights and human gene patents.

so, it has come down to game seven. lebron james and the miami heat, although the miami heat aren't really helping lebron james. it's just lebron james hosting the indiana pacers tonight for the right to advance to the nba finals against a very well-rested san antonio spurs, and at their age, they need the rest. the heat looking to repeat as champs. the pacers coming into game seven looking strong, though they have never won an nba title. angelina jolie breaking her silence and stepping on to the red carpet for the first time since her double mastectomy. the star joined partner brad pitt at the london premiere of his new movie, "world war z." jolie and pitt talked openly about the surgery and their decision to go public with a very private matter. cnn's erin mclachlin live from london this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christine. well, i think it's safe to say that angelina stole the spotlight at yesterday's premiere. she looked absolutely radiant. and for the first time, she spoke to the media about her ordeal.

hundreds of photographers and thousands of applauding fans greeted angelina jolie for her return to the red carpet. >> i feel great. i feel wonderful and i'm very, very grateful for all the support. it's meant a lot to me. >> reporter: angelin didn't disappoint. she was a vision in a backless, floor-length san laurent gown. her best accessory, longtime love brad pitt in matching black. angelina was on hand to support brad at the premiere of his zombie movie. >> we're getting out of here. >> reporter: "world war z." it was angelina's first red carpet appearance since she had announced that she had had a preventive double mastectomy. the mother of six was at times emotional. >> have brad and the kids -- >> i get emotional about it, yes. >> reporter: it was the brca1 gene mutation which increased her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. >> ever since angelina jolie announced she had a double

mastectomy, everyone was wondering, what was she going to look like? and when she appeared on the red carpet with brad pitt, she looked absolutely stung. >> reporter: she has become an inspiration to millions since her brave revelation. >> i've been very happy just to see the discussion about women's health expanded, and that means the world to me. and after losing my mom to these issues, i'm very grateful for it. >> reporter: angelina's biggest fan says he is thankful to have his fiancee, healthy and happy, by his side. >> it's actually her decision to go beyond that and share it with others because she realizes that this is not available for everyone and it should be. >> reporter: because angelina was in london yesterday supporting brad, she was unable to attend her aunt's funeral. according to media reports, debbie martin's funeral was also on sunday. martin passed away from breast cancer after years of fighting the disease. she, too, had the brca genetic mutation, though by the time they discovered it, she had

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welcome back to "early start." this morning, park rangers are searching for a california teen swept over a waterfall at yosemite national park. 19-year-old alla callman was swimming in the river on saturday when he was caught in the current and went over the 590-foot nevada fall. authorities say it's impossible to survive that kind of drop. he was visiting the park with a sacramento church group. the parents of a 10-year-old pennsylvania girl who desperately needs a new pair of lungs and may only have weeks to live, they're hoping and praying for a miracle this morning. sarah mernihan has edge and stage cystic fibrosis, but because of her age and federal guidelines that nobody wants to

override, sarah's parents fear she's been left to die. here's susan candiotti. >> reporter: sarah's lungs are getting weaker and weaker. the 10-year-old with cystic fibrosis is now in intensive care. wise beyond her years, sarah knows she needs a transplant and is in a battle for her life. >> no, i'm never going to, never, never. >> reporter: sarah's parents also are not quitting, frustrated because friday, the federal government refused to intervene. >> somebody needs to stand up and say this isn't right. this is a human issue. this isn't politics. this is a human issue. >> reporter: even though sarah's at the top of the child's transplant list in her region and has been waiting for 18 months, federal guidelines disqualify her for an adult lung until she's 12, unless every other adult on the waiting list turns down a donor lung. in an e-mail obtained by cnn, health and human services

secretary kathleen sebelius told sarah's parents she's not authorized to intervene but is ordering a transplant policy review, adding, "i know this is not the answer you were hoping to receive. my prayers are with you." >> she says, oh, i'm so sorry. i know this isn't what you wanted to hear. it is in her legal authority. we're going to let a kid die over red tape? >> reporter: it's a battle sarah shares with other children, comparing her lungs' disease cf to a boat filling with sand. >> close your eyes and pretend that you're on the boat, but sand sks your boat, but we're going to be okay. >> tell me what you think her chances are now, given that the secretary did not step in?

>> if you directly donate your loved one's lungs to sarah, the law cannot change that. and sarah will use them and create a positive, wonderful life and legacy for your loved one. i'm praying that somebody sees this story and is in a position to save my baby. >> reporter: for now, sarah says life is all about possibilities. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> janet murnaghan, the mother of sarah, will join us on "starting point" this morning. you see a desperate mother there. it is also a reminder that there are a lot of people who need organs and not enough people who donate organs, and that is the cruel math of this story, that a mother has to go out and beg and plead and plead for lungs for her child. >> make sure if you want to be an organ donor that the little box is checked on the driver's license. >> and more than that, but that your family knows, because sometimes the box is checked, and it doesn't matter. you need a family person who's in there who says, look, please,

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welcome back to "early start." in kansas, the trial continues for a former police officer accused of murdering his wife. prosecutors claim that brett sekat shot her and set her house on fire because she served him with divorce papers. he claims that his wife was depressed and set the fire before killing herself. new information about rutgers university's newly high

athletic director, julie hermann. they have postponed a series of scheduled meetings with hermann. she was hired to turn the athletic program around, but she's now under fire herself after revelations of verbal abuse and allegation of sexual discrimination surfaced. she was supposed to begin work later this month. new video showing the very moment of impact when a strong earthquake hit central taiwan on sunday. you can see a room starting to shake. you can see the chandelier swinging wildly. there it is. at least one death reported from the 6.2-magnitude quake. so, a man accused of stealing an ambulance with two paramedics still in back of it is now under arrest. police in dekalb county, georgia, say a patient at emery hospital got behind the wheel and started driving saturday afternoon. he went nearly three miles before crashing into a chiropractic office. the paramedics were in the back doing paperwork. luckily, they suffered only minor injuries. police say the alleged ambulance thief may have had some mental or emotional issues. in salt lake city, some boy scouts and adult volunteers

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all right, welcome back. it's three minutes to the top of the hour. taking a look at the top cnn trends on the web this morning. marriage winds up really as a man's world. researchers at the university of chicago find a woman is less likely to get married and more likely to get divorced if she has just the potential to make more than her husband. and once she is married, a woman who could be out-earning her husband is less likely to be working. the authors of this report say it explains a lot about the gender gap, who gets married and the types of jobs women are taking. indiana pacers star roy hibbert is apologizing for using a gay slur on saturday following game six, the playoff victory over the miami heat. in case you missed it, here's the comment that earned the 7'2" center the biggest fine of the nba season, $75,000. >> i really felt that i let paul down in terms of having his back when lebron was scoring in the

post or getting to the paint because they stretched me out so much, the homo. and -- [ laughter ] >> not funny. hibbert released a statement saying, "i apologize to those i have offended, to our fans and to the pacers organization. i sincerely have deep regret over my choice of words." kim kardashian and kanye west are expecting a girl! the reality tv star mom-to-be made this big reveal on last night's season premiere of her "e!" reality show "keeping up with the kardashians." looks like her stepdad, olympic champ bruce jenner isn't a huge fan of kanye west, telling "extra" that kanye is "never around." >> i totally lost the office pool on the kardashian baby. >> the baby is due next month. >> this is you. go ahead. things went from bad to worse for will smith this weekend. first came really bad reviews for his new film "after earth." then, disappointment at the box office. the $27 million take was smith's

worst summer opening ever. >> i saw some brutal reviews for that film, like made others look awesome. "fast and furious 6" was number one for a fifth straight weekend followed by "now you see me." "after earth" was third. you can check out all of the cnn trends. do it by heading to cnn.com/trends. "early start" continues right "early start" continues right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com nature's fury hits the west. nearly 20,000 acres go up in smoke in los angeles as thousands more burn in minnesota monday. we'll have the latest from the fire zone. 16 dead in oklahoma after another powerful punch from a tornado. authorities now looking for the missing and mourning three veteran storm chasers. and what is steven seagal doing in russia? the hollywood action star's latest part trying to help the boston marathon bombing investigation. >> this is strange. doesn't even begin to cover it. all right, good morning. welcome to "early start,"

everyone. i'm john berman. >> and i'm christine romans. it's monday, june 3rd, 6:00 a.m. in the east. let's begin with the fire danger out west. a massive wildfire burning out of control still north of thou sappeds more homes being threatened right now. the fire threat severe in new mexico where draught conditions are fueling a major wildfire there. stephanie elam live in palmdale, california, for us there. what's it like on the ground there? >> christine, i wish -- i hope it doesn't look like i'm afraid to look at you because that's not the case. the winds are so fierce right now and that is the issue with this fire. the winds are so strong it's blowing the fire into different places. that's what happened saturday night. there's other parts within the western region that are also up in flames. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: by air and land, a full-scale assault on massive wildfires raging out west. more than a thousand

firefighters are battling the ferocious powerhouse fire about an hour northeast of los angeles. the unpredictable fire doubled in size over the weekend forcing the mandatory evacuation of nearly 3,000 people and leaving about 1,000 homes in danger. >> we have 15 homes that were damaged, six were destroyed. >> reporter: but the los angeles county fire department says those numbers could have been worse if not for their around-the-clock air assault. >> we have put everything that we have into this, including night air attack from the forest service, three l.a. county fire helicopters dropping water at night and one l.a. city fire helicopter dropping at night. >> we are the only region in the world that does that. >> reporter: and in new mexico, firefighters are working to contain two raging wildfires fueled by historic drought conditions. the trace lagunas fire has charred more than 7400 acres and forced the evacuation of more than 100 summer homes, some camp

grounds and six hiking trails. >> we've had the smoke coming over in years before but it's never been this close and it's never been that big. >> looked like the whole canyon is going to blow up literally. >> the whole canyon is going to blow up and we're going to be screwed. >> reporter: back in california firefighters hope mother nature will lend a helping hand. >> we're supposed to see a decrease in our winds and increase in relative humidity. >> the humidity is one thing picking up. the winds are still here. it is visually very stunning. almost looks like the stars, because we're in a remote area, the stars filter down to the hot mountain. while it's very pretty it's dangerous and that's why a lot of people who live around here have been evacuated. >> stephanie elam, palmdale, california, thanks. from wildfires to tragedy along tornado alley and more proof of how dangerous an unpredictable storm can be. watch as a tornado in el reno,

oklahoma, sucks a semi -- a big truck, backward, flips it over. the tornado was so violent it killed at least 16 people in oklahoma, including some experienced storm chasers. tim sa mar ras and carl young and tim's 24-year-old son paul. tim's death is shocking given his experience on safety and search in this field. among them is an 8-year-old girl. ed lavandera is in el reno, oklahoma. good morning, ed. >> good morning, john. those six people that are missing caught in flash floodwaters that struck right after the worse of this tornado hit here in oklahoma city friday night. >> reporter: the search for six missing people swept away in flash floodwaters will continue monday morning. the bodies of three children and two adults were found sunday. they drowned as they tried to hide in storm drains from friday night storms. three storm chasers were killed by the ferocious tornado.

their car mangled and shredded by the storm's force, found on a back country road. >> that's the roof of the house. >> reporter: around oklahoma city, again people are staring at their homes in pile of rubble and for dana, it's not the first time. >> when you look at all of that and you look, where in the world do you begin? that's what i keep asking myself? >> if it hadn't been for the other time, you know, i probably would have been more devastated than i am now. but i'm used to it now. >> reporter: he's used to it because as crazy as this might sound just two years ago another tornado destroyed his house. >> do you feel incredibly unlucky? >> sometimes. it's kind of hard to -- kind of hard to take. the more i walk around and look and see the stuff that's skrtsed everywhere, makes it a little tougher. >> it is hard to take. >> yeah. well i mean, this is basically you're looking at everything i owned. >> reporter: he says the only thing he wants to find is an old picture of his little boy with a

cast on his arm running around in daddy's shoes. >> but i'm just afraid it's gone. i don't think that -- i don't think it's possible. as much as it rained, even if it's there, it's more than likely ruined. >> there's really nothing left, much of anything. >> reporter: the acres of angel's farm is a refuge for abused animals in the town of el rene no. angela cares for everything from pigeons to dogs to llamas. one of the llamas was killed. this llama and several horses and donkeys had to be taken to shelters for treatments of wounds but her family lived here in a 117-year-old two-story farmhouse that endured countless oklahoma storms, but not this one. >> it was special because we really had our fingers planted pretty deep in the caring for the animals. it was like a simple country life kind of home. you're away from the city and,

you know, i loved it. >> and john, what added to the chaos friday night here in the oklahoma city area, this tornado didn't just touch the ground and carve a straight path through the countryside in oklahoma city, it touched down and made several unpredictable moves and changing directions several times and that added to the chaos and made it a much more life threatening situation which we saw on full display friday night. >> a deadly storm, ed lavandera in oklahoma, thanks, ed. as ed explained three well known storm chasers are among the victims. tim samaras and his twistx team appeared regularly on the discovery channel. they chased science, thrill, but these are scientists who lost their lives doing this. >> it has been an incredibly hard weekend for the science community. still a lot we don't know about tornadoes and these guys were doing ground-breaking research to help us learn to save your

lives. >> reporter: a monster twister that forecasters predicted all week could happen and it did. >> hold on, brothers. hold on. >> reporter: a crew from the weather channel caught in the middle of it. >> everybody duck, go, go, keep it going if you can. everybody duck down. >> reporter: watch as a violent tornado sent cars, trucks and everything else in its path flying. the storm so erratic among those killed were veteran storm chasers tim samaras, his 24-year-old paul samaras and fellow researcher carl young. three men who normally found themselves running toward the storm, rather than away from it, as sceeen here in the discovery channel show "storm chasers." samaras explained why in 2004. >> why do you want to get so close to tornadoes and do this? >> i plant probes in the path of tornados and in order to get them correctly in the path you have to be close.

>> reporter: his team tried to close in on the tornado in what samaras warned about in his final tweet. dangerous day for oklahoma. stay weather savvy. >> reporter: including mike bettis and his crew as seen here on the weather channel. >> eventually the camera was dejected. this is the camera. it never stopped recording. watch it here as you can actually see bettis' truck rolling over and over in the field. >> i just saw my wife's face and i thought, you know, that's, you know, that's my life. i don't want to give that up just yet. and thankfully i don't have to. >> reporter: a fortunate fate bettis' photographer shared as well. he escaped the storm with broken back bones, a broken rib and breast plate but says he's not done storm chasing. >> there's a lot more to learn about tornadoes and getting out there and seeing them up close firsthand is important because it's -- i think i feel like i'm

helping people learn about tornados. >> reporter: a mission he shared with storm chasers tim samaras, paul samaras and carl young, their lifelong passion cut short by a ferocious twister's unpredictable force. >> i never would think white happen to him because of his level of expertise, years of doing this. if i had to have a way for my brother to die, it would be doing what he did. chasing tornadoes. >> such a tough weekend for all of us. these storms normally move in a northeast direction but a tornado can switch directions at any point. that's what it did last friday, took a hard left and caught a lot of people in danger. we're looking at the same storm pushed to the northeast, producing heavy rain up and down the coastline today. that's what we're going to be monitoring. in the west coast these wildfires, dealing with so much heat out there. winds gusting 25 miles per hour but the fires themselves have their own winds within them and can be tricky and the temperatures will be rising in that area.

as far as the risk area we're still talking about a slight risk today extending from the dakotas through texas and unfortunately for the neck several days as the low exits out of the rockies we're going to be looking at the strengthening a little bit, producing a high risk as we go through tuesday and wednesday. a lot going on in the weather world and continue to watch it and keep you posted. >> thank you so much. indra. it's been a crazy couple weeks of weather especially for folks in oklahoma. later this morning on "starting point" we'll be talking to two storm chasers about their experiences on friday. reid timer and tyler constan tiny. >> just in to cnn, deadly bombing left more than a dozen people dead in afghanistan. ten schoolchildren and two isaf soldiers were killed along with a police officer. this happened at paktia province. no word on the nationalities of the soldiers. oscar pistorius is due back

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>> john, steven segal is not someone you expect to see in a congressional delegation's press conference in moscow when the subject at hand is counter terrorism and intelligence cooperation but there he was. the delegation has. here the last week or so trying to determine what lessons can be learned about cooperation between these two countries in the aftermath of the boston marathon attack. the delegation led by republican dana recooarbacker. his conclusion there was no one point or failure that prevented authorities from identifying the plot and stopping it before it happened. his view is the cooperation, the relationship, should have been on a much better, more generous, positive level and if that was the case and there was a chance, kite have been averted. another republican, steve king, from iowa, he made the point that they received new analysis from the briefing with the

federal security service, russia's fsb, on the boston bombing suspect tamerlan sar my yes and his mother. >> the opinion tamerlan and his mother were of radical idea before they came to the united states. >> some specific we didn't pay attention to this detail or that detail but they didn't pay attention to the big picture and the big picture was all screwed up and then in that our people were not cooperating as they should have and vice versa. >> reporter: now, the segal factor, steven segal was in the room as some members of the delegation gave really overwhelming praise about the role that he played, credited him with setting up very high-level meetings within the russian establishment, particularly with one of russia's deputy prime ministers and credited him with setting up that briefing with the federal

security service. when segal was asked about it afterwards he says, yes, as a matter of fact, i did. now it appears to have been something of divisive point within the delegation because while segal was standing there taking credit for this, another member of the delegation, steve cohen from tennessee, was shaking his head in disagreement the whole time. it appears as i say to have been somewhat divisive but in the end steven segal tried to strike a diplomatic note saying he made some of the initial phone calls to set the meeting up but the u.s. embassy played a big role in miking this happen. >> why does steven segal have great contacts in the russian security service? >> we know he and the russian president vladimir putin get along because they have a shared interest in martial arts. vladimir putin is a high-ranking black belt in judo. putin has tried to style himself as something of an action hero all along, so we know that

steven seagal has spent time here but in seagal's words he says he is friends with many the s in many countries but didn't explain why. >> phil black in moscow, thanks for that story. >> dennis rodman in north korea but that's a different situation. the irs scandal widening this morning and we could see fireworks today. because this afternoon acting irs commissioner daniel warfell appears before a committee over the investigation of targeting of tea party groups. we'll hear tomorrow from the groups who claim they were victimized. a top republican adding fuel to the fire. darrell issa alleging the calls for the irs to target conservative groups may have come directly from washington. here's cnn's dan lothian. >> reporter: for the first time we're hearing what irs workers in cincinnati are telling congressional investigators about why they targeted conservative groups.

republican darrell issa in an exclusive interview on cnn's "state of the union". >> as late as last week the administration still trying to say there's a few rogue agents in cincinnati when, in fact, the indication was they were directly being ordered from washington. >> reporter: issa released partial transcripts citing an ongoing investigation so the full context isn't clear. in one excerpt, one worker quotes a supervisor, he told me that washington, d.c., wanted some cases and when asked about targeting tea party applications and whether those directions emanated from washington, the worker replies, quote, i believe so. >> i believe so. it's totally not definitive. as you understand. >> that one isn't. >> right. >> reporter: elijah cummings, the top democrat on issa's committee, called his claims, quote, reckless saying so far no witnesses who have appeared before the committee have identified any irs official in washington, d.c. issa says more interviews and

transcripts are coming. >> this is a problem that was coordinated in all likelihood right out of washington head quarters and we're getting to proving it. >> reporter: but two democratic sources involved complain issa released the transcripts excerpts before making them available to democrats in what they say is supposed to be a bipartisan investigation. the sources tell cnn the excerpts are taken out of context and issa's claim they indicate direction from washington is misleading. they say their impression was the workers were talking about consulting with tax attorney specialists in washington, about how much political activity is acceptable for tax exempt status. >> to the left. three, four. >> reporter: issa is also going after irs spending, saying the agency wasted $50,000 on training individuals like this newly released cue pid love shuffle. >> i'm receiving incoming reports from the landing party. >> reporter: on a notorious

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welcome back to "early start." minding your business. so much for selling may and go away. that didn't hold true this time. the s&p 500 rose more than 2% last month and the dow posted its sixth straight monthly gain. >> nice. >> for june, the first trading day, kicking off with a rally, dow futures up about 45 points. the federal reserve chairman letting loose, delivering princeton's commencement speech and it was funny. ben bernanke normally serious quotes forest gump, quotes the gospel of luke and says his rabbi will forgive him for using the new testament. people will little schooling but work hard deserve respect and are more fun to have a beer with. and for the parents he offers this pat on the back. >> some years ago i had a colleague who sent three kids through princeton.

my colleague used to say from a financial perspective the experience was kind of like buying a new cadillac every year and then driving it off a cliff. >> a lot of parents can relate. >> he's killing you, that ben bernanke. >> you think i'm overselling the fed funnies but it is funny. come on. bernanke advised the graduates to remember who paid for their tuition. in 2008 he spoke to harvard and panned because he talked about inflation so this time he was more fun. >> inflation is hilarious. meantime apple heads to court to defend itself against accusations it conspired to raise e-book prices. it accused apple and five publishers working a deal to allow publishers to set book prices instead of retailers. the government says apple was trying to compete with amazon and offering lower prices and becoming more dominant in the market. the publishers involved settled with the government. >> a big deal, actually, in the publishing world. >> did you think that was funny? you don't think anything i say is funny. >> about as funny as ben

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mexico. massive evacuations as homes threatened. we're going to have the latest on the western wildfires coming up. >> fireworks on the street of istanbul as protesters demand change and the government fires back with tear gas and pepper spray. live in turkey's largest city. >> a serious situation. >> angelina jolie wows on the red carpet. this is her first public appearance since announcing she underwent the double mastectomy. what she's saying now about that powerful decision. >> welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. thanks for joining us. let's start with the so-called powerhouse fire near los angeles. it's destroyed six homes and burned more than 25,000 acres now. thousands of homeowners still in harm's way. they've been told to evacuate. the fast-moving fire is far from under control. officials say this fire is only about 20% contained. the torna death toll in oklahoma stands at 16 and we're getting another look at just how

dangerous and powerful these storms can be. watch as a tornado in el rene no, oklahoma, sucks this tractor trailer backwards before flipping it. oh, my goodness. that is powerful. oklahoma city's fire chief saying they recovered five bodies yesterday, several miles from a storm drain where they likely sought shelter during friday's storm. the search continues today for six other people who were still missing. among them is an 8-year-old girl. some states now reeling, now recovering from tornadoes should get a reprieve today but they aren't completely in the clear here. meteorologist indra peterson's has today's look. >> good morning. >> good morning. we're watching as the same storm system pushed to the northeast, the cold front extending from the northeast straight down the eastern seaboard and with that some points of heavy rain today even chances for hail and thunderstorms out there. the other thing we've been talking about are the wildfires, a lot of heat in the west coast, gusting up to about 40 piles per hour of the palmdale area.

the heat is on, only expected to warm as we go through the weekend. next thing we're going to be watching the low coming out of the rockies and that means more severe weather right along the plains, guys. tough. >> all right. indra, thanks so much. didn't take angelina jolie to return to the spotlight. looking more radiant than ever. stepped back on to the red carpet for the first time since her double mastectomy. erin is live for us from london. good morning. >> good morning, christine. angelina looked radiant at this premier. she took time to sign autographs and take pictures with fans and for the first time she talked to the press about her medical ordeal. >> reporter: hundreds of photographers and thousands of applauding fans greeted angelina jolie for her return to the red carpet. >> i feel great. i feel wonderful and i'm very, very grateful for all the support. it's meant a lot to me.

>> reporter: angelina didn't disappoint. she was a vision in a backless floor length gown. her best accessory long-time love brad pitt in matching black. angelina was on hand to support brad at the premier of his zombie movie "world war z." it was angelina's first red carpet appearance since she announced she had a preventative double mastectomy. the mother of six was at times emotional. >> oh, they've been -- i get moved to talk about it. >> reporter: it was her decision after testing positive for the brca 1 gene mutation which increased her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. >> ever since angelina jolie announced she had a double mass toke thome, everyone was wondering what she was going to look like and when she appeared on the red carpet with brad pitt she looked absolutely stunning. >> reporter: she has become an inspiration to millions since her brave revelation. >> i've been very happy to see the discussion about women's

health expanded and that means the world to me and after losing my mom to these issues i'm grateful for it. >> reporter: angelina's biggest fan is happy to have his fiancee happy and healthy by his side. >> to share it with others because she realizes this is no the available for everyone and it should be. >> because angelina was in london by brad's side she was unable to attend her aunt's funeral debbie martin who tested positive for the brca 1 gene mutation. angelina has been in touch with the martin family offering her support. >> thank you so much. so many people wanted to see her and see her look healthy and she looks great and radiant. joining us from atlanta to discuss the medical aspects cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. i want to talk about the challenges she may have faced along the way after the double

mastectomy. a few weeks ago we learned it happened and now she's out on the red carpet. >> but it's important to remember she actually had the surgery four months ago. i mean we just learned about it, but she had the surgery four months ago. i shouldn't say the surgery. she had three surgeries and i was speaking with women who have gone through these surgeries aen it's it tough. the first six weeks are tough. you're recovering from anesthesia, you're recovering from surgery. you know, as some women said, you just don't feel like yourself for a while. you're not sort of bopping around. she looks so incredible and so healthy and i think this is going to help so many women make the choice about getting genetic testing and what to do afterwards. >> what about any ongoing issues she may face now and in the future. >> hopefully she won't have any. she's done, had her three surgeries. it's possible. sometimes implants you do need to go back and fix them or do things to them and that happens, but really, these surgeries, they've got this down to a

science and they usually have very few long-term complications. >> one of the things angelina jolie has done is put this in the public's face with a lot of people talking about it. what can other women take away and learn right now from this? >> you know, i think sometimes family history can be scary and sometimes you just don't even want to think about it, but i think what she's taught us is if women in your family had breast and ovarian cancer you need to stop and think and speak to someone, talk to a genetic counselor, a doctor who really knows something about this. you may want to get brca testing. once you do you can think about what steps you want to take after that. you don't have to be scared. there's tests you can take and be proactive and em pour weed. happening now turkey's government calls for calm as it braces for a possible fourth day in a row of violence after protesters and police clashed overnight. what began as a peaceful sit-in against plans to demolish a park

in istanbul snowballed into a nationwide protest against turkey's prime minister. clashes have been reported in 67 of turkey's 81 provinces and in the capital ankara. ivan watson on the ground at the protests in istanbul for us. >> reporter: the unrest is far from over here in istanbul. thousands of people were about to get gassed now facing off against riot police over there. we've got to move because this is just too painful when it starts. let's go. >> what are you trying to do here tonight? >> the tear gas, we're trying to break through the police. we we're trying to break throug >> we are not forwarding. we're defending.

we're not forwarding. we are defending. >> yes. >> now the demonstrators are bringing in people who have been wounded in these clashes into this 150-year-old mosque for treatment. that boy is clearly bleeding from the head. there are medics here taking care of the wounded. people are getting hurt out here and every person that gets hurt, it seems to make the crowd even more angry at their government. ivan watson, cnn, istanbul. . now, john, daylight has brought relative calm to the streets of it turkey's largest city. the big square that demonstrators have occupied, it's still in their hands. they're still holding scattered

protests and the pattern we've seen is they're likely to get bigger as the day progresses. a lot of demonstrators say they have to go to work or to their university classes now that it's monday, but they will be back when they get out of work. there's been a case of arson it looks like, demonstrators setting fire to one of the ruling political party headquarters in the port city of ismir. the prime minister taking a confrontational tone in statements he made before leaving the country on an international trip saying these people are breaking laws because they can't win elections the way my party does. wait ten months until the next election and you'll see who has the support of the majority of the people. john? >> ten months is a long time away when you've had four nights like that in turkey. thanks so much, ivan watson. >> protests at a park and grown to large events. to a case of a quirky science with big potential. inventor invented a cardboard bike that is deceptively strong,

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good morning. welcome back. the family of a 10-year-old pennsylvania girl who may only have weeks to live, is hoping and praying for a miracle this morning. sarah murnaghan has end stage cystic fibrosis. she desperately needs a lung transplant. but because of her age and federal guidelines that no one seems willing to challenge frankly, her parents fear sarah has been left to die. here's cnn national correspondent susan candiotti. >> reporter: sarah murnaghan's lungs are getting weaker and weaker. the 10-year-old with cystic fibrosis is now in intensive care. wise beyond her years, sarah knows she needs a transplant and is in a battle for her life. >> i'm never going to play. never. never. >> reporter: sarah's parents also are not quitting. frustrated because friday the federal government refused to

intervene. >> somebody needs to stand up and say this isn't right. this is a human issue. this isn't politics. this is a human issue. >> reporter: even though sarah's at the top of the child's transplant list in her region and has been waiting for 18 months, federal guidelines disqualify her for an adult lung until she's 12, unless every other adult on the waiting list turns down a donor lung. in an e-mail obtained by cnn, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius told sarah's parents, she's not authorized to intervene, but is ordering a transplant policy review, adding, quote, i know this is not the answer you were hoping to receive. my prayers are with you. >> she says i'm so sorry, i know this isn't what you wanted to hear. it is in her legal authority. we're going to let a kid die over red tape. >> reporter: it's a battle sarah shares with other children,

comparing her lungs disease with cf to a boat filling with sand. >> close your eyes and pretend that you're on a boat, but sand sinks your boat. but we're going to be okay. >> tell me what you think her chances are now, given that the secretary did not step in. >> if you directly donate your loved one lungs to sarah, the law cannot change that. and sarah will usehem and create a positive, wonderful life and legacy for your loved one. i'm praying that somebody sees this story and is in a position to save my baby. >> reporter: for now, sarah says life is all about possibilities. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> janet murnaghan, the mother of 10-year-old sarah will join us live in the 7:00 hour of

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the nba has fined pacers center roy hibbert $75,000 for using pro fanny, including an anti-gay slur during his postgame press conference saturday. >> john, christine, the mandated cooling off period from the end of the game to the time when players are available to the media apparently to the long enough for roy hibbert. facing elimination, hibbert's

dominant on-court performance spoiled by homophobic postgame comments. >> i really felt that i let paul down in terms of having his back when lebron was scoring in the post or getting to the paint. stretched me out so much. and -- [ inaudible ]. >> he is not laughing now. hibbert later apologized for the insensitive remarks but the nba slapped the pacers' big man for using inappropriate and vulgar language, said it just after scoring 24 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as the pacers beat the heat forcing a decisive game seven which will be played tonight in downtown miami. the winner takes on the san antonio spurs in the nba finals. weekend warriors here's your chance to feel like tiger woods. second worst four-round tournament ever played by tiger. he has historically dominated the defending champ at the memorial couldn't find the bottom of the cup.

tied for 65th carding a 296, put him 20 shots behind the winner matt kuchar, seals the deal with this 20 footer and his son supplying the awe moment of the weekend. kutcher moves up to the four spot in the world rankings. fer nardo lopalo don't look a day over 110 years old. really, i'm serious. this supply-looking arizona resident says he's 111 years old. saturday, he was honored by the yankees while meeting derek jeter, he recalled the memory of once meeting babe ruth. some media reports are calling into his birthday saying the only available documentation shows he's only 101. august 17th he puts another candle op the quake. what do you get a 102 or 112-year-old man. this is the easiest cheesiest sports joke written. who let the dogs out.

the loose husky isn't a mascot for either team, but still managed to take center stage during an ncaa baseball tournament game. peaceful. and just checking out the scenes. seeing what's going on. after a brief 90-second delay, the dog made his way out of the stadium, allowing arizona state and cal state fullerton to proceed with the baseball game. don't you love it when jokes or scripts write themselves. >> i prefer a dog on the lamm. dog on the lamm. but who let the dogs out was pretty good. >> give us a little bark at some point this morning. >> all right. >> thank you so much. >> maybe next hour. and this is adorable too. on sunday the san diego padres honor members of the u.s. military. before the blue jays and padres could play ball yesterday one soldier had to ask his girlfriend a question. >> and others. what's going on here? oh. and the theme last night, a proposal.

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their southern california homes. strong winds are making the fire that's already tripled in size completely unpredictable. >> tornado terror in oklahoma. just incredible pictures of the sheer force of a twister as a semi trailer truck gets flipped like a toy car. this as three storm chasers were killed tracking a tornado. the death toll now stands at 16. the search for a teen swept over a 600-foot waterfall in california's yosemite national park is on. is it possible to survive a fall like that? we'll go live to yosemite for the latest. >> angelina jolie returns. the actress back on the red carpet and opening up about her double mastectommastectomy. is she happy with the national dialog she started. her answer coming up. >> good monday morning. am christine romans. >> i'm john berman. great to see you. monday, june 3rd. welcome to "starting point." a fire on steroids that's what california officials are