for laughs, let's here isha again. sad. got to work on your wookie, isha keep practicing and may the force be with you on "ridicu-list." "early start begins now. a major destructive storm unleashed on a huge part of the country. tornadoes, thunderstorms, floods. millions in its path. catching a predator. one mom takes matters into her own hands when a man targets her 11-year-old daughter. >> they kept playing and playing and playing. it took five hours, three overtimes. with that shot, it just practically ended. the battle for hockey. >> good morning, welcome to early start. i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is thursday, june 13th. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east.

74 million people in the path of powerful tornadoes, high winds, hail. tornadoes in pawpaw, illinois. chicago saw 50-mile-an-hour gusts yesterday coupled with dime-sized hail. >> in iowa, two tornadoes confirmed. the sheriff's office reporting extensive damage. two businesses took the brunt of the rath. the restaurant owner said she left just in time. >> kind of looked at it and the keown di- kept getting closer. we locked the door, jumped in and took off for town. i think it hit two minutes after that. >> to me, it looked large and scary. we weren't sure what it was hitting or if there were injuries at that time. >> no juries reported, but there

were power outages. >> look at this image of lightning hitting chicago's willis tower, formerly known as the sears tower. >> knocked the new name off. >> the threat of the tornado is moving from the midwest to the northeast, even in d.c. >> there's so much to talk about. we are not just worried about only tornadoes, but these strong winds and we have large hail, severe thunderstorms and heavy rain and flooding. all of this still in the picture for the next 48 hours. here is what occurred. 18 tornado reports. 137 wind reports and hail with the severe weather. the set up is there for what we call a derecho. you keep hearing this word. what is it? a fast moving long-lived wind storm. violent thunderstorms and we continue to see these, wind gusts, greater than 48 miles per

hour over 240 miles. that is exactly what we have been tracking. currently, what we saw yesterday didn't reach the ground. we are not calling it a derecho, yet. here is the set up we are talking about. all the warm, moist air is there. we have the contrasting with the colder, drier air. you need a lift. today, we have the strong jet stream above and all that is going to continue to bring rotation. here you go. you can see what we have seen the last 24 hours or so. you can see the backwards "c." with that, we are looking at the threat of severe weather. we have the fire weather. dan simon is out in colorado where we continue to have that weather. tell us the latest, dan? >> reporter: the good news is the winds have died down. temperatures have fallen. this fire has become such a problem that federal authorities are taking over the operations. a federal incident commander is on ground, getting updates, preparing for the transition.

multiple wildfires burning out of control across colorado, forcing thousands more to three their homes. hundreds of firefighters trying to gain control of the wind whipped flames as the evacuation areas grow. >> we have had incredible wind shifting. the winds remained consistent. it's done a lot of things we are not expecting. >> reporter: wednesday, the fires roared through thousands of acres fueled by high temperatures, dry brush and gusty winds. >> we watched the plumes of smoke as the fire was rolling over our neighborhood. >> reporter: there's no sign of slowing down. this boy scout heeding the warnings. >> we want to make sure they are going to be safe. >> horses taken to safety. the baby deer carried out of the fire as the inferno puts everything and everybody in danger. >> the sheriff's came down and said you are going now.

this part, not knowing whether i have a house or don't is the worst. >> reporter: about 60 miles to the southwest, a smaller wildfire is threatening the iconic gorge suspension bridge. the structural integrity being evaluated. this image snapped at a local baseball game gives a glimpse of the size of the unpredictable fires. the conditions are so bad, an evacuation center had to be evacuated because of the smoke in the area had gotten so thick. back to you. >> thanks to dan tracking the storms for us in colorado. thanks. robert muller is sure to face intense questioning this morning on capitol hill. he'll testify about the government's controversial data mining and surveillance operation. under his watch, they requested records enhanced 1,000% in the

last four years. they told the senate committee he has nothing to hide. he believes the efforts were saving lives. >> it's dozens of terrorists events that these have helped prevent. this is not us doing something under the covers. this is what we are doing on behalf of all of us for the good of this country. >> he told senators that americans expect the government to protect them with these programs. >> the man who exposed the surveillance operation is in hide thg morning, but not staying silent. he dropped another bombshell saying u.s. intelligence agents have been hacking other country's for years. u.s. officials don't know where he is hiding. can we assume he is in hong

kong? >> reporter: definitely. from that article in the morning post, they met with him yesterday. he has said he will stay in hong kong until he's asked to leave. he wants to fight the extradition order and wants to do it from hong kong. there's a reason why he spoke to the post, one of the most popular english dailies here. he's reaching out to the hong kong people, addressing them directly. he wants them to decide his fate, not the u.s. government. i want to read a quote that says people who think i made a mistake picking hong kong as a location misunderstand my intentions. i'm not here to hide from justice, i'm here to reveal. hacking computer systems here in hong kong and mainland china. this is something that is obviously going to embarrass the united states and anger american

politicians calling for his extradition. >> snowden says he believes the u.s. is trying to extradite him whachlt is happening between the u.s. and hong kong? any sense on whoo officials are going to do? >> i think the words he used were bullying. the u.s. government isn't really speaking. certainly the u.s. consulate here in hong kong is not speaking. they are not giving comment, either. we are really in the dark as to the communications in hong kong and the united states. there is an extradition agreement. it works well between hong kong and the u.s. china can step in if they feel a national interest to do so. it's something that could play into the saga that is unfolding. the other thing is edward snowden could apply for asylum. it could carry out months, if

not years. the reporter who told the world about edward snowden and the wiretapping program is speaking out again. glenn greenwald was on ""ac 360." they said he should be prosecutored because he has names of cia agents and assets around the world and is threatening to disclose that. greenwald responding saying it's not true. >> the last thing i would try to do is read the mind and what goes on internally in the swamp of peter king's brain. he has a history of radical and extreme statements. he was a supporter of terrorism for several decades when it was done by the i.r.a. i don't know if he decided to make that up or hallucinated or what, but what i do know is the claims he made on national television about me were utterly and completely false.

they were serious charges i think he ought to be held accountable for. >> congressman king did not respond to clarify his comments. sadness in stock car racing. a man was killed in an accident at bridgeport speedway in new jersey. he was taking part when the car he was driving crashed. he was 37 years old. nascar extends thoughts, prayers and sympathies to the family of jayson leffler who passed away. he will be missed. >> if i look tired, it's because of this. a triple overtime thriller where the black hawks wednesday on for nearly five hours. it was tied 3-3 going into overtime. so close at the end of the second overtime. a shot barely, barely missed.

look at that. if only. i would like to go back in time and put that in. midway through the third, just around 1:00 a.m., just before we normally wake up, that wicked deflection. the hawks, andrew shaw wins it. they take the first game of the series. they play saturday in chicago. nearly five hours, ending at 1:00 a.m. perfect. coming up, turning the tables. what one mother did to try to stop an online sexual predator and the lessons to help you keep your kids safe. police misconduct are the only way to make him stop. what both sides are saying about this tazing incident in texas. >> hit the ground. [ female announcer ] there's one thing

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fibrosis and needed a lung transplant to survive. he family fought to overturn a rule that children under 12 be on the inclusion list. >> she really did well. so we are very, very, very excited and we are very, very thankful. as much as i can't not be extremely happy, at the same rate, we are very sad that another family lost a child. i, myself, lost a child four years ago from cancer. i have some idea of the depth of that feeling they must be experiencing. my heart goes out to them. they are the heroes of the story. >> a family spokeswoman says sarah received lungs from an adult. sarah is recovering in intensive care this morning. >> we have another story about a parent trying to keep her daughter safe.

carolyn pretended to be her own 11-year-old daughter to turn face a child predator. >> are you still a virgin? nor what she was seeing, nude pictures. >> i was overwhelmed. unbelievable. i couldn't believe it. i thought it happened to other people, not here in my home. >> reporter: it started last month. late last month, carolyn decided to check her 11-year-old daughter's phone. she found a bunch of facebook messages, no big deal if they were from other kids, but they weren't. >> we see this guy, a grown man. that's what set off the alarm in me. >> reporter: the man charged with sending the lewd texts and pictures is this man, a 23-year-old, michael jerome bradley. he might be out there if not for carolyn's per suit.

police told carolyn, they did not have enough to arrest her. she gave her her phone number. he kept texting and she picked up the phone and called him. what did you say? >> hey, you know this girl you keep texting and harassing on the phone is only 11 years old. if you don't stop calling her phone and texting her, i'm going to call the police. >> reporter: bradley still didn't know he was texting mom and mom was texting back. >> all along, he thought it was her. >> i just turned 12. i know i got a gift when i see you. response, yeah, birthday section. you want me to pick you up from school, let me know. i know you don't have much freedom. carolyn had enough. bradley went on and on, wanting a picture. >> i looked in paper and i just,

boom, my eyes fell right on the perfect picture. i sent it to him. >> it was this photo, a young woman from a target ad. carolyn says that's when bradly sent more texts and the nude photos. police had enough to pick him up on several obscenity charges and unlawful communication. >> the scary part is you are like oh my god, what if. that is the biggest problem, what if. >> cnn, st. petersberg, florida. >> we reached out to bradley's attorney and have not received a response. >> could the man accused of holding three women captive going for a plea deal? he did not speak wednesday pleading not guilty to 329 charges including two counts of murder including one woman to have a miscarriage. his client is open to a plea

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severe storms slam the midwest. tornadoes, hail, rain. it's not over yet. this morning, that system moves east with illinois with millions in its path. a tx x town trying to recover from a massive explosion, the town is dealt another big blow. this one comes from the government. high-rise rescue. terrifying moments, two window washers stuck on a platform 45 stories above a manhattan street. >> not a job for me. >> they have smiles on their faces. >> because they are crazy. welcome back. this is "early start." >> we are going to begin with severe weather. extreme conditions expected to affect 74 million people across the country today. pay attention, this could be you. in colorado, unpredictable

wildfires is the big concern. five fires burn thg morning. two of them major infernos charring more than 11,000 acres. dozens of homes gone. in northern iowa, two confirmed tornado touchdowns including downed power lines and debris. two businesses took the brunt of the wrath. no injuries reported but there were power outages. pawpaw illinois, 130 miles southwest of chicago. speaking of the windy city, that's bad, huh? the windy city lived up to the bill. chicago saw 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts coupled with dime-sized hail. >> a striking image at the height of the storm, lightning hitting chicago's willis tower, formerly known as the sear's tower. the threat of tornadoes

looming large from the midwest to the northeast. >> we have so much to talk about. the threat is not just tornadoes, we are dealing with long-lived striaight line winds. we are talking a lot of rain. all of this in the forecast as it goes to the east. 18 tornado reports to give you an idea of what looks to be in the future. 137 wind reports and 106 reports of hail. the different between yesterday and today is it's off to the east. it's dug down. with it, the low is enhanced. more to get the storms going as we go through the afternoon. then there's something else we are watching. the low is going offshore by friday. hey, it's all good, right? not exactly. the moisture wraps around after getting more rain. then we are going to see the backward moisture produce more

flooding out there. let's go backward. today, what are we expect sng a moderate risk from maryland to west virginia. we are talking a good 70 million people affected. that's the threat. not just the tornadoes and heavy thunderstorms, with that come strong amounts of rain. three to five inches expected. two to five inches in the mid-atlantic. they were inundated with rain last week. >> it sounds like a terrifying weather infomercial, but wait there's more. thanks. nearly two months after a deadly fertilizer explosion that nearly wiped west texas off the map, the state is waiting for fee moe to deliver money. here is the rub. the federal government and the state are in a political tug-of-war over disaster.

>> the webbers are here. they will be destroying their house. >> reporter: the west mayor says the longer it takes to rebuild his city, the more likely the neighbors will never move back. >> my job is to get the town built back up. >> reporter: his job is harder. they denied rick perry's request for disaster aid to rebuild schools, roads and water and sewage lines. the news steams. >> i don't know if we need 50 more houses to blow up or five more firemen to die to make it a disaster. i don't know. i don't know what their definition is of a disaster. >> reporter: after the explosion, politicians rolled into town making big promises. governor rick perry. >> we will never forget what happened. >> reporter: and president obama. >> we stand with you and we do not forget. we'll be there, even after the

cameras leave. >> reporter: our cameras are still here and this little town needs help. in a letter to governor perry, fema says the remaining cost for permanent work is within the capabilities of the state and local governments. officials accuse president obama of turning his back on the people of west. despite texas' healthy environment, they haven't covered enough for rebuilding. the city has a $2 million yearly budget and needs $17 million to repair the damaged infrastructure. officials say the school system is lacking $25 million to rebuild two destroyed schools. the mayor says without the disaster aid, he might be only able to afford gravel roads in the destroyed neighborhoods. when you tell folks they might be driving on gravel roads -- >> i haven't told them yet.

they have to understand it. >> reporter: while the politicians haggle, the mayor and his neighbors sit and wait. ed, cnn, west, texas. it will be fbi director robert muller's turn to sit in the hot seat. he'll be questioned about the sweeping data mining and surveillance operations. yesterday, general keith alexander says he believes they are saving lives uncovering dozens of terrorist attacks. the man who blew the lid off the surveillance said the u.s. has been hacking foreign computers for years with thousands of the targets in china. snowden is vowing to fight extradition saying he would rather stay in hong kong to take on the united states government in court. >> michael morrell retiring

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women together for the first time. he describes what it was like when they saw each other. >> we gave each other big hugs, i recognized her right away. she was the only one who would open my door. everyone else was afraid he was going to come back. he had gotten into laura's car. ift was quite a reunion with both of us thanking each other for saving each other's lives. it was festive. >> brave, brave woman. debra fine told cunningham, thanks for getting me out of my car and saving my life. >> scaffolding scare. two workers, if you are afraid of heights, imagine 45 stories dangling above the new york streets. we'll tell you what happened and how they were set free. >> amanda bynes at it, again. what she's saying on twitter, now. guess who she is taking aim at.

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what a pretty morning. the george washington bridge. >> pretty right now. it's going to be an ugly, stormy day. >> you are debby downer today. >> nice morning. happy to see you this morning. great to see you. we have a really terrifying image to show you. these pictures from yesterday.

two maintenance workers stranded when the scaffolding snapped 45 stories above a manhattan street. there's a unique zigzag shape, not easy to do. getting the men to safety was tricky. >> familiar sight turned into a high-rise rescue. >> this started to unfold on the 44th floor. >> this dramatic scene played out more than 550 feet above the new york city streets. for 90 minutes, two maintenance workers dangled outside the most city's recognizable skyscraper. stranded when the staff folding buckled and broke in the middle. instead of hoisting the men up, firefighters determined it was safer to cut a hole in the window on the 44th floor. this is what it looked like from the ideas.

watch as they carefully crawl through. >> they are used to being on the pfa scaffolding so they didn't have complaints. >> reporter: it is a dangerous job. last october, this washington, d.c. construction worker dangled from a safety rope when one side of his pfascaffolding failed. firefighters use rescued him. in yonkers new york, two men clung to the side of a building into the night. their scaffold hanging off the size of a high-rise building. one climbed through a window, the other lowered to the ground. wednesday's ordeal ended safely and paramedics that attended to the men after the rescue said they both smiled through it all. >> can you imagine smiling? neither were injured in wednesday's accident. authorities say people below

were not in danger. it was secure the entire time. scaffold workers do have a dangerous job. there are more than 60 deaths and 4,500 high-rise related injuries each year. >> glad it turned out great. i mean the firefighters were very calm the whole afternoon. >> i wasn't. terrified me the whole time. a nasty jellyfish sting. she was trying to become the first person to complete the 103 mile journey without a shark cage. she had to pull out after 11 hours. she'll spend the next 24 hours recuperating in key west before figuring out the next move. >> this seems to be a hard thing to do. >> i know. who is the one that tried last year a couple times? >> she couldn't make it. >> jellyfish, sharks. >> she's not trying anymore. it's too hard.

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trends this morning. aman day bynes, you'll be shocked to learn, is no fan of miley cyrus. she tweeted, you are ugly and including a link of a picture to cyrus. didn't sound friendly. she's commenting about drake calling him ugly. the tweets have been taken down. there's no apologies writing this is my twitter, i say whatever i want, thanks. going after a lot of celebrities including jenny mccarthy. pay attention when you are out for a walk. these guide dogs for blind were on a street when one realizes, whoa, get out of the way. huh. a 93-year-old woman drove backwards down a sidewalk. police think she accidentally put the car in reverse. they are all said to be fine. >> that is really fast in

reverse down a sidewalk. lucky she didn't hit a building. superman fans have been waiting a long time for this. "man of steel," the rebirth of the superhero franchise hits theaters at midnight. reviews have been mixed. the new superman, darker, more grounded, looks ready to soar at the box office. >> reporter: it's been seven years since superman flew on to the big screen. while superman returns made a lot of money, the lead actor. now they hope the director will change that. with a more human, man of steel, who pack as punch. >> he's got to throw a punch now and then. if some guys are threatening his mom, are you kidding me? >> reporter: known for his darker take, christopher nolan offer fans a conflicting, more

violent superman played by a british hunk. >> superman is a universal superhero, it's not just an american thing. >> reporter: the film tracking around $100 million opening weekend. what are you hearing from the fans? >> our fandango fans are saying this is one of the most anticipated movies of the year. 80% of the people who bought tickets are excited about the darker tone. >> reporter: if fans are excited, the corporate partners are through the roof. they are banking on it for product deals then the critics. rotton tomatoes has it in the high 50s and 60s. >> i don't think it's going to be as strong. i think warner brothers has a viable franchise on their hands. >> reporter: at the end of the day, it's the super news this

superman is looking for. margaret connolly, cnn. >> what review did you give to the new superman. >> he is a hunk. she said british hunk and i said he is a hunk. >> you said ooh, he is a hundred. k "early start continues right now. a major destruck stif storm unleashed. tornadoes, thunderstorms and floods with millions in its path. >> lawmakers taking on the nsa in the secret surveillance program. has the spying paid off. the duchess of cambridge before giving birth. >> we have live news for you this hour. good morning. welcome to "early start." >> it's thursday, june 13th at

6:00 a.m. >> an estimated 74 million people in the path of possible tornadoes, thunderstorms, high winds, hail, a lot of rain. storm chasers spotted funnel clouds in speaking of the windy city, absolutely lived up to its bill, chicago saw 50-mile-per-hour wind gusts coupled with dime sized hail. >> in northern iowa two tornado touchdowns confirmed the wright county sheriff's office reporting downed power lines and debris. two businesses took the brunt of the path. restaurant owner says she left just in time. >> it felt like it getting closer so we locked the door and took off for town and probably hit about two minutes after that. >> to me it looked large and scary to see the debris. we wasn't sure if there were any injuries at that point in time. >> no injuries reported but

there were power outages. check out this amazing really beautiful image of lightning hitting chicago's willis tower formerly known as the sears tower. you can see the bolt hit two buildings in downtown chicago, quite the picture. >> nothing pretty about the threat of tornadoes looming large today. indra petersons, from the midwest, even d.c.. >> we're talking about a huge swathe in the united states dealing with the threat for severe weather. yesterday we had reports of tornadoes, strong winds and hail and today everyone talking about a derecho. lot of people have been asking, a fast-moving long-loved wind storm. you need wind gusts as fast as 58 miles per hour over a long distance so over 240 miles so that's what we've been watching. this has had that potential with the stationary front over the midwest. okay, we can see in a 12-hour loop how far this storm has

moved, it's gone 500 miles. yes, that is over 240 miles but not all of the wind reports were close enough at the ground or surface to be called a derecho. the risk is still out there as we have the low in the midwest yesterday, now farther to the east the jet stream dipped down and we're seeing more enhancement today so the threat for severe weather still here today, it shifted farther to the east so here is the outline of where we're looking for the severe weather, more of a moderate risk and 70 million people are in the threat for severe weather. it's not just the tornadoes and strong winds, keep in mind many places in the mid-atlantic and northeast are five, six inches above normal for rainfall. what is expected to be added on to that, strong winds, the ground is saturated, very easy to blow over trees and power poles. dan simon, what does it look like? a lot of conditions out there.

>> reporter: hi, drain. it provides temperature relief in the form of cooler temperatures and calm winds but it is temporary. the fire is becoming such a problem federal incident commander is on the ground getting ready for the transition. multiple wildfires burning out of control across colorado, forcing thousands more to flee their homes. hundreds of firefighters trying to gain kroefl the wind whipped flames as the evacuation areas grow. >> we've had incredible wind shifting and the winds have remained pretty consistent and that has done a lot of things we were not really expecting. >> reporter: on wednesday the fires roared through thousands of acres in mere hours fueled by hot temperatures, dry brush and gusty winds. >> we watched the plumes of smoke as the fire was rolling over our neighborhood. >> reporter: and athere is no sign of slowing down. this boy scout camp heeding the warnings and heading out of harm's way.

>> we want to be sure they're going to be safe. >> reporter: this baby deer carried out by a firefighter as the out of control inferno puts everything and everybody in danger. >> the sheriffs came down and said you're going now and this part not knowing whether i have a house or don't is the worst. >> reporter: about 60 miles to the southwest the royal gorge suspension's structural integrity being evaluated and this sobering image snapped at a baseball game gives a glimpse of the incredible size of these unpredictable fires. the fire has gotten so bad one of the evacuation shelters had to be evacuated because the smoke had simply gotten so thick. at this point the fire is zero percent contained but you've had 24 hours of aircraft dropping water retar dant and combined

with the crews on the ground hopefully it will make a dent. robert mueller faces off with members of the house judiciary committee this morning and sure to feel pointed questions about the federal government's wide-ranging surveillance and data mining operations. kentucky's rand paul is vowing to spearhead a class action lawsuit on behalf of millions of americans claiming the operations are unconstitutional all while the high school dropout who revealed the secret programs is dropping more bombshells. here's dan lothian. >> reporter: edward snowden is hiding out with his secret, now accusing the u.s. government of a global hacking operation. thousands of miles away on capitol hill, the director of the agency snowden once worked for argues the controversial surveillance programs work. >> it's dozens of terrorist events that these have helped prevent for both here and abroad

and disrupting or contributing to the disruption. >> out of those millions, dozens have been critical? >> that's correct. >> reporter: most of the details he says are classified, but alexander was more than willing to admit this intelligence helped stop a plot to attack the new york subway system, leading to suspect imaginajibul azazi i 2010. but the target of the investigation, former nsa contractor snowden remains defiant believed to be in hong kong telling the "south china morning post" i would rather stay and fight the united states government in the courts. 'cueses the u.s. of hacking network backbones like huge internet routers, targeting hong kong and china and proclaims he's neither traitor nor hero but what to call him is less of an issue than how a high school

dropout ended up privy so the super secret surveillance programs. >> ask you if you're troubled that he was given that kind of opportunity to be so close to important information that was critical to the security of our nation? >> i have great concerns over that. the access that he had, the process that we did and those are things that i have to look into and fix from my end and across the intel community. >> reporter: dan lothian, cnn, washington. >> glen greenwald is firing back at a congressman who is calling for journalists to be prosecuted for their involvement in the leaks. new york republican congressman peter king said that greenwald should be investigated because he "has said that he has the names of cia agents and assets around the world and is threatening to disclose that." greenwald was asked about that by anderson cooper on "ac 360." >> the last thing i would try and do is read the mind and what

goes on internally in the swamp of peter king's brain. i know he has a history of radical and extremist statements. he himself was a supporter of terrorism for several decades when it was done by the i.r.a. so i don't know if he decided to completely make that up or if he hallucinated or what, but i do know the claims he made on national television about me were utterly and completely false and they were very serious charges that i think he ought to be held accountable for. >> congressman king did not respond to a cnn request to clarify his comments. a stunning new development in last week's building collapse in philadelphia, the building's lead inspector has committed suicide. the multiple law enforcement sources say he shot himself in the chest and found dead around 9:30 last night less than a mile from his home. he didn't leave behind a suicide note but sent a text to his wife before pulling the trigger.

the man accused of holding three women in his home for ten years pleaded not guilty yesterday. castro's attorney says his client is open to a plea deal if prosecutors will dismiss the murder charges, which would eliminate the possibility of the death penalty. it's the fourth day jury selection in george zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin last year and there was a bit of courtroom drama, one potential juror dismissed after perhaps being caught in a lie under questioning he denied forming an opinion about the case but later admitted posting comments about it on facebook. james "whitey" bulger on trial for 19 counts of murder, he's called a hands-on killer in the prosecution's opening

statement. he continued to commit crimes even while working as an fbi informant. the 83-year-old was captured in 2011 after 16 years of hiding. his trial is expected to last three months. nascar driver jason leffler was killed in an accident at bridge po bridgeport sfooed way in new jersey. he was 37 years old. in a statement nascar extends its thoughts, prayers and deepest sympathies to the family of jason leffler. he was a fierce competitor in our sport and he will be missed. more sports news of a happier nature for some people, it was an incredible game the opening night of the stanley cup finals, the blackhawks and the bruins, this was going forever, tied 3-3, back and forth and midway through the third

overtime, just around 1:00 a.m. here, that deflection off the hawks, andrew shaw that wins it, almost five hours after the game started. this was an epic game. >> fans really got their money's worth. >> the hawks taking the first game of the series, they play saturday in chicago. >> coming up, we're watching the duchess of cambridge's last solo public appearance before, what's going to happen pretty soon for her? something important? >> i hear it's coming. why this man was tased, he calls it misconduct.

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good morning. welcome back to "early start". they're getting ready for a royal ceremony in southampton of england where the duchess of england is about to become a god mother of a cruiseship, it will be her last solo appearance before the birth of her baby next month. richard quest is live for us in london. good morning, richard. >> reporter: good morning southampton is cold, wet, windy but a perfect royal occasion and that is where her royal highness the duchess of cambridge will

launch or name actually the ship's already been launched so it's a naming ceremony for this particular ship "the royal princess" and over there is the neberkednessers of champagne, 20 bottles in one, she'll cut the rope and the luck of it all, it's supposed to swing against and smash and said to be bad luck if it doesn't break but the experts have checked it carefully, they've gotten into the science of it and when her royal highness cuts the rope it will smash, so i'm told. >> any details, richard, on leading up to the delivery not of the ship but of her baby? that's what everyone is so interested in. we know where she'll be staying after she gives birth, right? >> reporter: i could tell you lots of details about the delivery of a ship but the delivery of the baby is a very

different matter. there's an enormous amount of rumor, speculation and gossip and downright misinformation. is she going to go back to her parents, will the baby be delivered in reading or the hospital in london? will she stay at the palace. these are the facts, rumors and speculation. the truth is the palace isn't commenting and the best i can tell you from southampton it will be a heavily pregnant duchess that will launch a very large ship. >> richard quest thank you so much. >> this is turning into the best show ever. having been pregnant three times, being pregnant and launching a ship the parallels between the last two weeks of pregnancy and launching a ship -- i felt like a ship a couple of times. we'll talk with victoria arbiter about this.

today sarah murnaghan begins a brand new chapter in her life. she received a new set of lungs in a transplant operation, lungs that came from an adult donor. doctors call sarah's prognosis good. jason carroll is in philadelphia, jason has been on the story from the beginning. what is the latest? >> reporter: well, sarah is resting comfortably. her parents and her family by her side. she's heavily sedated, john, and they want to be there for her when she wakes up. the surgery lasted about six hours, the family saying doctors told them they had no special challenges to resizing the lungs to fit sarah. she's been in the intensive care unit, a six-hour operation. you can imagine how the parents felt tuesday night when they got word donor lungs were available. the family says they have to take it one step at a time and one day at a time.

>> we expect her to be doing some things within the next couple days and taking her first breaths so we can't wait for that and she really did well, so we're very, very, very excited and we're very, very thankful. we're quite certain we were down to the last week so that wonderful family gave us the best gift ever, and we are really happy for that. we can't imagine their pain but we're thankful for what they did for us. >> once again, sarah is doing well considering what she has been through but she still has a very long road ahead of her, john, as you can imagine there's always the risk of infection, always the risk her body will reject these new organs. as you heard there the family is just taking things one day at a time and they're overjoyed that they've come this far. john? >> always delicate and complicated. jason, this week the age restrictions for transplants was lifted only for one year so what's the reaction from the

medical community? this morning now that the surgery looks to have gone well, do you think we can see these age restrictions lifted permanently? >> reporter: i think it's a possibility in all honesty. on monday as you know there was this huge meeting that took place with united net work for organ sharing, this is the organization that helps maintain and oversees the wait list for organ donations and during this call-in meeting i was listening in, there was a lot of discussion about this issue, emphasis weighing in, concern about putting together a policy that would be fair to children and adults and over this one-year period of time they'll study the issue and that's what secretary kathleen sebelius really wanted, thoughtful insight and discussion and study into the issue and so over this next year that's what we'll get. at the end of the year we'll see what happens in terms of a permanent possible change to the policy. >> jason carroll outside the

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severe storms slamming a huge part of the country, tornadoes, hail, rain, not over yet. this morning, the massive system moves east with millions and millions of people in its path. aer isifying crash caught on camera an out of control cab comes barrelling toward a mother and her baby. amazing video you have to see. and royal watch, we're doing this live, kate the duchess of cambridge making her final solo appearance before the birth of her child. live pictures of this event. there's the band right there.

plus we will sit down with a royal expert who knows all the ins and outs of the royal family who will talk us through the pageantry of the morning. >> welcome back to "early start". i'm christine romans. >> and i'm john berman, 30 minutes after the hour. we begin with the severe weather and extreme conditions expected to affect some 74 million people across the country today. first in colorado unpredictable wildfires are the big concern there. at least five different fires are burning, two of them major infernos charring more than 11,000 acres, dozens of homes gone. in northern iowa there were two confirmed tornado touchdowns, rornz of extensive damage including downed power lines and debris, two businesses took the brunt of the twister's wrath. luckily no injuries reported but there were power outages. >> storm chasers spotted funnel clouds in illinois, about 130 miles southwest of chicago and the windy city lived up to its billing, 50-mile-an-hour gusts coupled with downsized hail. >> look at this picture

lightning hitting chicago's willis tower that used to be the sears tower as well as a second building in downtown chicago, but that's an amazing photo. >> sure is. the threat of tornadoes is looming large from the midwest to the northeast. >> meteorologist indra petersons is following the extreme weather for us. good morning. >> good morning. there's so much out there. we've been talking about the threat of tornadoes but also the long-lived straight line winds, the severe thunderstorms with large hail and with that of course comes heavy rain and flood so long all of this still in the picture. we have reports of just yesterday 18 tornado reports, 137 wind reports and many reports of large hail out there and all this continued to spread to the east today. now what we've noticed is the low progressed farther east and the jet stream dug down. what that means to us in the weather world is better chance for more thunderstorms to continue to develop as we go through the afternoon today. with that a moderate risk is still out there. we have 15 million of you in the moderate risk, about 70 million of you still looking at that

slight risk so a lot of severe weather. most people think tornadoes but take a look, that low will produce heavy rain and once the low exits off we'll see that moisture produce anywhere, look at the numbers, three to five inches of rain in pennsylvania, a good two to four inches of rain possible in the mid-atlantic going up into the northeast. >> there's nowhere left to put that rain so you could see street flooding and worse. in less than four hours fbi director robert mueller in the hot seat expected to get grilled about the data mining and surveillance operations. yesterday the director of the nsa told the senate committee he believes the programs are saving lives by uncovering dozens of terrorist threats. the high school dropout who revealed washington's secret surveillance operations to the world has dropped another bombshell, edward snowden telling the hong kong newspaper the u.s. has been hacking foreign computers for years, thousands of the targets in

china and snowden is vowing to fight extradition in america, he'd rather stay in hong kong to take on the united states in court. michael morell is retiring after 30 years. morrell decided to retire to spend more time with his family. a young mother in new york city was pushing her 8-month-old daughter when a cab crashed into them on the sidewalk, shocking scene captured, mary snow showed us what happened. >> reporter: it's terrifying to watch, a young mother and her baby walking on the sidewalk, then in a split second a car careens out of control. 17-year-old is safe with her daughter, perla but it's the

nightmare of what could have been that keeps playing over and over in her mind. when the car headed towards them she tried frantically to get her baby out of the way but the stroller was swept under the car. alandra pulls herself and rushds up to get far underneath the car to bring her 8-month-old to safety. >> when you look at that videotape what do you think? >> god help us. i said god help us. >> reporter: alondra says she screamed for help but everything happened so fast she rescued her daughter by the time people ran to her. >> we heard a big bang and i hear a baby, a baby and then the car hit in front of our store. >> the driver of the cab suffered a heart attack and lost consciousness behind the twhewh. he later died. does this feel like a bad dream? >> i don't want to remember it,

but it keeps going in my mind. so i'm scared, not to go outside by myself. >> reporter: you're scared to go outside again. this is not the first time we've witnessed close calls with babies in strollers. just last month a mom save her 14-month-old in a stroller after it fell into the train tracks and an suv carrying a 4-year-old child in scottsdale, arizona, amazingly she bounced underneath the suv and missed the tires running over her. another fortunate mother and child. in the latest case both mother and daughter escaped serious injury after spending a night in the hospital for observation baby perla is lucky to be home safe. >> we're so glad that turned out well and we have live pictures southampton, england, the duchess of cambridge. >> that is some dress. >> she looks great, to kristen

an oceanliner, the last public appearance by herself until after the royal baby is born, expected to be sometime in the next month. joining us now is victoria arbiter, who grew up in windsor and kensington palace. tell us what is happening here right now. kate has arrived, the duchess of cambridge has arrived and this is a ceremonial thing for her but her last solo appearance before the baby is born. >> kate has become godmother of the ship, as we can see she just arrived, the band of her majesty's royal marines, part of the tradition and ceremony that comes with kristening a ship. it's not her first foray of smashing the bottle for the hull. her first official engagement

with prince william shortly after they became engaged was christening a life guard boat. >> her dress appears to be snow leopard. >> looks like a coat over her dress. she's been a big proponent of coat dresses during her pregnancy. >> i believe we expect to see her this weekend in the public celebration of the queen's birthday where prince philip will not be. how important is the duchess' presence at the public events? >> it's hugely important she be there. she is one day going to be the queen consort. with the queen at 87 you're not going to learn from anyone better than her. she has decades of experience. kate is keen to spend as much time with the royal family as a whole. prince philip isn't going to be there on saturday so there's a

real sense the family rallying around the queen so she feels supported as she enjoys her birthday. >> this is natasha bedingfield is singing. ♪ reaching for something in the distance, so close you can almost taste ♪ ♪ release your inhibitions feel the rain on your skin ♪ ♪ no one else can feel it for you ♪ >> let me ask you about the pregnancy of the duchess of cambridge, everyone's been watching her style and every event she goes to. how does she handle all this attention in. >> she's handled herself with grace and class which is what we've come to expect from the duchess of cambridge. she's been criticized for her coat dresses perhaps being on the shorter side. >> not from me. >> we have one happy viewer, but she's been quick to distract from her baby bump. i don't think there's even one photograph of the queen actually pregnant so we live in a very

different age now where every single aspect of this pregnancy has been heavily photographed. >> there's all this speculation what happens after the baby is born, where will they go after, where will the first months be. do you have any insight? >> i think we're going cagey on details because they don't want to give the paparazzi a head start. really it comes down to common sense, where does it make the most sense for them to be. in my mind it's kensington palace, it's prepped to take care of the royal family and all of them going to her parents, but is the queen going to go there to visit her new grandbaby, i don't think so. this is all about making sure the whole family, both sides have access to seeing this new baby and then perhaps two weeks kate will pop in for a while. >> victoria, thank you for being here. we'll be watching this all morning, the minute that bottle

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the discovery of a major piece of world war ii history is expected to be confirmed later this morning by federal officials, the diary of a top figure in the nazi party, arthur rosenberg, a close confidant to adolf hitler. it has his own theories on racial superiority. the diaries whereabouts remained a mystery for 70 years. >> this is one of the great detective stories of our time. it was in fact smuggled out of nuremberg into the united states probably by dr. rob earth kempner. >> the diary was found in possession of an academic in buffalo. how it ended up there is the subject of a criminal investigation. the united naxs said 93,000 people have been killed in syria's ongoing civil war.

bill clinton's registering a disagreement with president obama's limited support for syrian rebels. clinton said the united states should ramp up help to the rebels to give them a fighting chance especially since assad's regime is getting support. governor chris christie looking more and more perhaps like a candidate, not just anybody gets to slow jam the news with jaiimmy fallon. here's what happened last night in case you missed it. >> special election is not about politics, it's about doing the right thing. >> you ain't lying, cece. now look at you, sounding all presidential like. you got something you want to announce on the show right now? >> come on, jimmy, do you really think i'd come on this show to announce a presidential run?

>> say whatever you want but we all know in 2016 -- ♪ baby you were born to run >> only time will tell if jimmy fallon and the roots had it right. he looks like he knows what he's doing there. >> what do you do after winning $590 million in the lottery? it appears gloria mackenzie has been spotted shopping at walmart, grabbing dinner with her son and his partner at a crab shack in zephyrhills, florida. she's sharing her fortune with her 57-year-old son and mackenzie invited her son's partner to move in with her. >> nice to share. >> she has a lot of money to share. the conservative christian group 1 million moms thinks a kraft salad ad is too zesty. shows picnic al fresco not

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that pretty much ruined your morning, right? game one between the bruins and blackhawks was great, began at 8:00 eastern but didn't come to an end until the wee hours of the morning. boston had a 3-1 lead in the third period but chicago when they got two goals. the second coming when johnny oduya shot deflects off a bruins skate so we're headed into overtime and they need three overtimes to settle this one after nearly five hours blackhawks finally said enough is enough, redirected by david bolland and andrew shaw. chicago wins 4-3 in triple overtime, the fifth longest game in stanley cup finals history, game two is saturday night. less than two weeks after retiring from the nba jason kidd is trading in his jersey for a clipboard. he was named head coach of the brooklyn nets, it reunites kidd with the franchise he led to

consecutive finals in 2002 and 2003. brooklyn was considering brian shaw for the position but kidd's close position with darryn williams gave him the edge even though he has no coaching position. kidd will be introduced at a news conference. later tonight, game four of the faib finals, a must win for the heat, they trail 2-1 in the series. tip-off is at 9:00 eastern. the grounds crew at marion golf club has been working overtime trying to get ready for today's opening round of the u.s. open. more than six inches of rain has fallen on the course since friday and more poor weather is predicted today. weather could delay the start of one of the anticipated opening threesomes, tiger woods, rory mcilroy and adam scott will be grouped together for the first two rounds of play, the first time that tiger and rory will be paired together in a major, scheduled to tee off at 1:14

eastern this afternoon. for the first time in major league history a telerobotic pitching machine threw out the first pitch. nick lagrand has a rare blood disorder, so google built the machine. 1,800 miles away and at the same time the robot followings into a's reliever ryan cook behind the plate. this is really cool. apparently an android device as nick threw it the robot threw it at the exact same time and a camera on the robot live screaming back to kansas city and nick was up on the big screen in the stadium. he got a standing ovation, cool to see how far technology has come we can do these things. >> awesome moment. andy, appreciate it. that is all for "early start". i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. "starting point" after the break. time for machines. some companies just don't appreciate

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