never be in the public. >> and just be the woman down the street? >> yes. >> like it or not, kristin beck is now much more than that. one day her wish may come true, for herself and so many others that just want to be themselves. thanks for watching. from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, this is "early start weekend." look at this. flash flooding in missouri causing big problems on roads and whole neighborhoods, and it's not just missouri. if you're worried about your facebook page being hacked, wait until you hear how vulnerable your medical devices are. pacemakers, fetal monitors all very easy targets for cyber criminals looking to hurt or even kill. and don't call it a comeback yet. phil mickelson's celebrating both his birthday and father's day on the links, but can he keep his u.s. open lead? it's sunday, june 16th. good morning and happy father's day. i'm alison kosik.

and we begin this morning with new details on the government's controversial methods for watching american citizens. the intelligence community is trying to justify the phone and internet records it's asked companies like verizon and google to keep. it sent a document to congress given to cnn by a congressional source, which states that records can only be searched when "reasonable suspicion" can connect a name or telephone number to a specific terrorist organization. that letter also says that phone records were searched fewer than 300 times last year and that any records kept must be destroyed after five years. the man who leaked the existence of the nsa surveillance programs remains in hiding in one of the most densely populated cities on earth. it's believed edward snowden is still hold up somewhere in hong kong. let's bring in cnn international correspondent nic robertson.

he's in hong kong. nic, what is the latest on the search for snowden? >> reporter: well, i think, perhaps, one of the things, one of the issues here is that there is no arrest warrant for him yet, there is no request for extradition yet that we're aware of, and perhaps, snowden really at the moment is really hiding from all the journalists who want to talk to him, rather than hiding from authorities. i mean, what he's said is that he's willing to put his fate in the hands of the people and the courts of hong kong and that he has faith in the justice system here. however, he really has gone to ground. but when i was talking to a former senior police official here, he said, look, there may be 7 million people here in hong kong. this may be one of the densest populated cities in the world. that is also when it comes to looking for snowden, that's 7 million pairs of eyes who could be out there looking for him, alison. >> there was a rally in support of snowden in hong kong yesterday, but i'm hearing it was much smaller than organizers had hoped.

>> reporter: yeah, it does kind of throw into sharp focus, if snowden is putting his faith for support in the people and the courts of hong kong, you know, you've got to look at this and say the people really didn't come out and show the support that, perhaps, he might have hoped for. if you're going to really have an influence on legislators, on the chief executive, for example, here in hong kong, who will make the key decisions when the time comes about arrest warrants and these sorts of things, extradition, this was not a big gathering by any stretch of the imagination. 250, 300 people, a third of them journalists, organizers of hope for hundreds. but just days before protests in the city for the anniversary of the tiananmen square killings, there were 50 to 150,000 people there, so a vast difference, and these protests really, perhaps, an indication that some people care but not that many, despite the fact snowden said this was one of the countries, one of the

places, rather, that was being hacked, alison. >> what about more documents? i mean, could they be leaked soon? >> the indications are, and certainly, intelligence officials suspect that there could be more information coming out. he has indicated himself, snowden has indicated that, you know, at one stage, he had access to the names and locations and assignments of cia assets and undercover assets around the globe. he's indicated that he's had access to a huge amount of detailed information. he's also indicated that he is not out to jeopardize, he says, the national security of the united states by throwing the information out there, but also, one of the journalists, glenn greenwald, who's been tracking him closely and reporting on him very closely, has indicated that we've really only seen the tip of the iceberg so far. so, i think that's a general expectation. there's more to come. i mean, what has he done so far? he's got some of the details out

that he wanted to get out to expose what he says he wanted to expose. then he's given interviews to sort of justify why he's done it here in hong kong. his last one was, last interview was wednesday with the "south china morning post," almost justifying why he would come to hong kong, you know, pointing out that there had been hacking here, alison. >> okay, nic robertson. thank you. to colorado now, where firefighters say they've turned the corner on what's being called the worst wildfire in that state's history. the black forest fire is 55% contained this morning and no more lives have been lost, but authorities say the damage that's already been done is catastrophic. >> it looks like a nuclear bomb went off in some of those areas and you can't even recognize whether it was a house or some other kind of structure. >> another large wildfire is 40% contained and others continue to burn across colorado. more than 1,000 people are battling the flames. our george howell is in colorado springs.

>> reporter: the grass is still green, his home still standing, and mike bossert is back to his regular routine since the mandatory evacuation for this neighborhood has been lifted. what's it like to be back? >> it's good to be home. it's good to be home. we were gone for a couple of nights. we left during the voluntary on wednesday, and then they put a mandatory on thursday night, which was a little nerve-racking, but you know, our boys and my wife were able to pack some things up and take things out, so we felt pretty comfortable with leaving when we did. >> reporter: just down the road, it's an entirely different story for trever miller, who still can't return home. i see everything packed up in the back. >> yeah, everything in the back is my brother and i's stuff. we had three other cars that left our house all packed with our family's supplies. we had about an hour to grab everything that we wanted or needed before leaving our house. >> reporter: some 38,000 people were forced to evacuate earlier

this week as firefighters struggled to protect property and hold the line against the wildfire. so far, more than 15,000 acres have been scorched, but firefighters have been able to gain ground. late friday, mother nature stepped in with much-needed rainfall that colorado governor john hickenlooper says had a significant impact. >> that rain just dropped 10 or 15 degrees off the temperature. plus, it helped with the firefighters' best friend. >> reporter: you got wet yourself. >> yeah, i was standing right out there. it's the first time -- my grandmother always said you're too stupid to come out of the rain. i was too happy to come out of the rain. >> reporter: officials announced saturday they didn't lose any structures or lose any ground overnight, proof that firefighters are gaining the upper hand. >> we want the fire to come out and fight now. we're ready, we're staffed, we're equipped. show yourself, we'll take care of it. >> reporter: firefighters out here, they are optimistic about fighting this fire, especially with all of the weather that has moved through over the weekend,

but it is a mixed bag, because these thunderstorms, they bring lightning, and lightning can obviously start new fires. that's a big concern, but it also brings rainfall in several different areas, heavy rainfall, and that is welcome news as firefighters keep up the fight. alison? >> okay, george howell, thanks. to springfield, missouri, now, where more rain is expected today after heavy storms saturday triggered flash flooding. this suv, it got trapped by the rushing water. according to cnn affiliate kspr, as much as 9 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. water rescues were reported as well as flooded homes. kspr reports traffic on the james river freeway slowed to a crawl as water spilled over the road. power was knocked out to hundreds of homes. so, where exactly is that storm system headed, and could flash floods pose a risk to your father's day celebrations? let's bring in meteorologist jennifer delgado in the cnn severe weather center. jennifer, what is the sunday forecast? >> i have to tell you, alison, we're going to continue to see

more rain coming down through parts of the midwest, and we still have flood watches in place across parts of kansas as well as into missouri. you can see areas in green, and that means, of course, the ground is saturated. so, once again, we could continue to see themes of flash flooding like we just saw, coming out of the springfield, missouri. to give you an idea how much rain we're talking about, some of the areas, 8 to 10 inches of rainfall came down. keep in mind, flash flooding the number one weather-related killer. so, certainly, if you are seeing flooded roadways, don't drive through them. save your life as well as those first responders as well. looking at the radar, still some rain coming down through parts of missouri as well as into kansas, so that's why we had those flooding watches in place. so, some of these locations still could see potentially, let's say 4 to 6 inches of rainfall as we go through the next 48 hours. 3 to 5 in northern parts of missouri. so, once again, for your father's day, it's going to start off cloudy across the midwest and we'll also add in the chance for severe storms to arrive, and some of these could

produce damaging winds as well as hail, anywhere from kansas up to areas including nebraska. now the northeast, what's going to be happening there? yesterday you had a nice day. hopefully, you took your father out yesterday for the sunshine and nice weather, because today we're going to start to see the clouds rolling in as well as the rain, and that, alison, is going to have an effect on the u.s. open in pennsylvania today. and we're talking rain for sunday and the same for monday. so, i imagine a lot of fathers will be watching the u.s. open. i know i won't, but it's not that exciting to me. >> speak for yourself. >> i know. back over to you. >> jennifer delgado, thanks. north korea is reaching out an olive branch to the u.s. it's proposing high-level talks with washington to ease tensions on the korean peninsula. since kim jong-un took power in 2011, pyongyang has carried out several long-range rocket launches and an underground nuclear test. in april, the top u.s. commander in the pacific warned that north korea's missile and weapons programs pose a clear and direct

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republicans. president obama's deputy national security adviser says the fighting between rebel forces and the assad regime is so intermingled, it's not a problem that can be solved from the air. this comes as obama is ramping up pressure on the syrian regime. it's pushing for tighter sanctions against bashar al assad's government. the atrocities in syria are mounting. the u.n. says an average of 5,000 people die in civil war each month. and this past week, the white house accused syria of using chemical weapons against its people. now the u.s. will help rebel forces, likely in the form of arms and ammunition. cnn's frederik pleitgen is in damascus, syria's capital. fred, now egypt is turning its back on syria, too? >> reporter: good morning, alison. yeah, this is another blow to the syrian government now that the egyptians have said that they are severing ties with damascus. they're forcing the syrians to close their embassy in cairo. the egyptian government was always seen as something like a possible mediator between the government and the rebels, but

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russian president vladimir putin is accused of stealing one of the most prized possessions in america. patriots owner robert kraft says putin stole his diamond-encrusted super bowl ring during a 2005 meeting in russia. that's according to a report in "the new york post." kraft says he tried to get the white house to intervene but was told it was better to say it was a gift in the interest of u.s./russian relations. putin's spokesman maintains the ring was indeed a gift. hmm. a familiar face has the lead heading into today's final round at the u.s. open. andy shoals joins us now for more in the "bleacher report." good morning. >> good morning, alison. no one knows more about the drama during the final round of the u.s. open than phil mickelson. he's never won the event, finishing second a record five times, but today, mickelson

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welcome back and thanks for starting your morning with us, and a special welcome to our troops watching on the american forces network. i'm alison kosik. it's half past the hour. the intelligence community is trying to justify its surveillance of american citizens, sending a letter to congress providing some details about its search of phone records. that letter said in part that searches must involve "reasonable suspicion" about a connection to a terror group that telephone records were searched fewer than 300 times last year and that all phone and internet records must be destroyed after five years. the letter was given to cnn by a congressional source. it was a violent night in istanbul, turkey. turkish security forces stormed gezi park using water cannons and tear gas to force antigovernment protesters out of the park and into side streets. and after hours of fighting, we see this, gezi park completely clear and clean. turkish prime minister erdogan says he plans a counterdemonstration today after the antigovernment message that

was sparked over the past two weeks. three people were dead and two critically injured in nebraska after five violent shootings rocked southern omaha, all within an hour. among the dead, the suspect killed in a gun battle with police. officials are now investigating if the shootings are related. in colorado, firefighters say heavy rain has helped them get a handle on the worst wildfire in that state's history. the black forest fire is now 55% contained. 15,000 acres have already burned. two people have died. and authorities say the damage is catastrophic. another large wildfire is 40% contained and others continue to burn. across colorado, more than 1,000 people are battling the flames. to springfield, missouri, where more rain is expected today after heavy storms saturday triggered flash flooding. this suv got trapped by the rushing water. according to cnn affiliate kxpr, as many as 9 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. water rescues and flooded homes were reported.

kspr reports traffic on the james river freeway slowed to a crawl as water spilled over the roads. power was knocked out to hundreds of homes. forget your twitter account. according to a new security warning, hackers could actually target important medical devices, implanted ones, like pacemakers, even hospital monitoring stations. cnn's brian todd has more. >> reporter: a cyber security firm has found major vulnerabilities that would allow hackers access to pacemakers, anesthesia devices, monitoring stations and other life-sustaining medical equipment, a threat so real, the fda is taking action. it's the story line in a harrowing scene in the showtime series "homeland." terrorists send a signal to a pacemaker, an attempt to take down america's vice president. >> call the doctor. >> reporter: but it's not just the stuff of fiction. stuart mcclure of the firm cylance shows another device, an insulin pump that could easily be problemsed. >> all you need is a simple

antenna, something like a 900-megahertz antenna that you plug into your laptop, and you develop a little program to connect to this wirelessly over radio, and then you can take over the actual system itself, increase the maximum amount of insulin that can be dispensed, and then dispense that particular insulin to the patient. and that's how dangerous this stuff can be and how very, very real world it is. >> reporter: mcclure once demonstrated the technique on an industrial pump, overpressurizing it remotely. this is a wireless defibrillator and mcclure says wireless devices can also be hacked. mcclure and his team have just told the fda what they have done and the fda has just put out the word to manufacturers -- tighten the safety standards of all of these gadgets, from fetal monitors to defibrillators like this one. make sure that your antivirus software and firewalls are up to date. use biometrics and sophisticated

smart cards. make those passwords tougher to figure out. the fda says, so far, it's not aware of any patient injuries or deaths from the hacking of medical equipment. but mcclure says almost everything's wide open. pacemakers and other cardiac equipment can be slowed or disabled, monitors could shut off. at beth israel deaconess medical center in boston a few years ago, a glitch, not a hack, slowed down fetal monitors for women with high-risk pregnancies. the computer systems for these devices are interconnected, wide open and widespread. >> on an average day, beth israel deaconess has 15,000 devices connected to its network, things you wouldn't normally think of as being connected to a network, like a monitor or an iv pump today are smart. >> reporter: dr. john halamka says his hospital does firewall off its systems to prevent hacking, but even with the fda tightening up on manufacturers, experts say it will be a long time before the manufacturers really get safer devices in

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good morning, washington, d.c. it's kind of a still morning there. i don't see much blowing wind there. a live look as the father in chief woke up on pennsylvania avenue this morning, and he and the family probably getting all packed up. this evening they will be spending the rest of father's day on air force one as they head over to europe and the g-8 summit. looking to be a nice day in d.c., though, for the most part, about 88 degrees, but thunderstorms expected to move in later today.

a bloody string of attacks, including a bombed university bus and a violent hospital siege in pakistan this weekend, leaving dozens dead and growing fears of insecurity, especially for women who are the target of the attacks. in total, 28 people, including 4 militants, were killed. and according to a police official, the 14 bus victims were teachers and students, all women. the report from islamabad. >> reporter: alison, people in pakistan still reeling from these devastating attacks. 14 women, teachers and students killed in a bus bomb at their university. and then, militants struck the hospital where the injured were being taken. two suicide bombers and a group of militants went inside holding patients, doctors and nurses hostages, detonating their bombs outside the emergency room and operating theaters. police and military personnel,

paramilitary forces were dropped in, hundreds of them surrounding the building, eventually by nightfall taking control and securing everyone inside. four nurses were killed during the operation and four members of the security personnel were killed, too. ban ki-moon has raised concerns. the u.n. secretary-general says he's concerned about the increase in attacks on educators and women here in pakistan, and he wants to see pakistan's government cracking down, holding those responsible and arresting them. well, meanwhile, pakistan's government admits that this is home-grown terrorism. in fact, a sunni extremist group has taken responsibility, saying it was a revenge attack for a security crackdown against their group. pakistan's government, only newly elected, has huge challenges on its hands. alison? >> sama mohsin, thank you. president obama is departing for northern ireland ahead of the g-8 summit in belfast.

that's where we find jim boldin this morning. jim, what is on the agenda for the meeting? >> reporter: yes, good morning, alison. it's still about 24 hours before president obama makes a speech in belfast before the g-8. then they move to the southwest of the province where the g-8 meeting will begin in earnest monday afternoon. it's interesting because the agenda is going to be very economic. a lot of it has to do with tax havens, a lot of it has to do with corporate taxes, what they're calling corporate tax evasion by some of the large, multinational countries. that's very much on the agenda, but of course, things like syria often take over when it comes to a g-8 meeting, so very much bilaterals between president obama and the prime minister of the uk, david cameron. syria will certainly come up in those bilaterals and france will have a very important role to play in that as well. so, there's lots on the agenda. what's interesting, you know, alison, here in belfast, we saw demonstrations yesterday. nothing like what we've seen in the past g-8 supports where

you've seen a lot of violence and mayhem. that hasn't taken place here. again, peaceful demonstrations through the streets of belfast. a lot of unions are saying they don't want to see austerity cuts, they would like to see guantanamo bay closed down, for instance. you've seen a lot of this kind of rhetoric and a lot of people marching the streets, but very peaceful. there is an unprecedented amount of security ahead of the g-8 summit, alison. a large wall is built around this very remote golf resort where they'll be meeting. and it's very difficult for people to get even close to it, because of course, you have two reasons -- one is that in the past, as i said, you had g-8 protesters, but also, this is northern ireland. this is an event that would be unprecedented even ten years ago with all the troubles that have happened here. things have calmed down, of course, in the last ten years, but they're not going to take any chances, alison. >> jim, i'm expecting to hear a discussion on syria after the news that the government is using chemical weapons against rebel fighters. syria, i'm thinking, is going to be a topic of discussion?

>> reporter: a very strong topic of discussion, because the uk has made it very clear and made it clear again this morning that they're not interested in arming the rebels. the uk has a different stance than the u.s. they're not saying the u.s. is wrong. they're just saying they have a different stance on this. they're doing what they call nonlethal support for what they say now is, to them, the legitimate government of syria. so, there's a difference in opinion with that. and of course, the french would be very involved in this as well. so, many of the bilateral talks, especially when you think of mr. putin also being at downing street today talking to david cameron, coming in from russia before the g-8 summit. you would see syria very much the top of the agenda with every single bilateral discussion going on around what is normally an economic summit, alison. >> you know, many skeptics of the g-8 summit say a lot of this is discussion, nothing really concrete comes out. what do you say about that for this time around? >> reporter: i know, we debate that. we debate that, don't we? for years and years and years. i've been covering g-7s and g-8s

for 25 years, really. what they say is it's always better to have bilateral, face-to-face discussions. remember the g-7 didn't have russia. now they have russia and it's the g-8. mr. putin is important in decisions like syria, because obviously he's on the other side of, say, where the u.s. is on this. so, for them to have an excuse to meet face to face i think is very critical, even if that wasn't officially on the agenda, alison. >> okay, jim boulden, thank you. sarah palin is back in the spotlight, speaking at the faith and freedom conference. she is referencing islam, making some surprising comments. more of that coming up. the secret is out. hydration is in.

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ah, good morning, new york city. a live look at the big apple as manhattan wakes up on this father's day. brunch plans? lunch plans? any of those? hopefully. dads in the city, time for you to get spoiled. looks like it's going to be a pretty nice day, at least for most of the day, but i'm hearing afternoon thunderstorms expected to move in later today. sarah palin's back in the spotlight, ruffling some feathers, too. she headlined the faith and freedom coalition conference in washington yesterday, a big gathering for social conservatives, and she shocked some people by referencing islam when she said obama shouldn't intervene in syria. >> i say until we have someone who knows what they're doing, i say let allah sort it out. >> after her speech, cnn asked

her about her political future and if we'll be seeing more of her this year. >> absolutely, more than ever we will be out there, because as i said in my speech, time's a wasting. things are moving very quickly, and if we don't get out there and defend this republic, then america will be transformed into something that we do not recognize. so, we will do all that we can to help make a positive difference. >> it's going to be a busy week in washington as we could see some major decisions from the supreme court. cnn political editor paul steinhauser has your political week ahead. paul? >> hey, good morning, alison. the supreme court is back in the spotlight tomorrow, as it issues more opinions. by the end of the month, the high court's expected to rule on such contentious issues as affirmative action, voting rights and same-sex marriage. more big votes are expected this week by the full senate on immigration reform bill supported by a bipartisan group of eight senators. if immigration reform eventually passes through the democrat-controlled senate, it will face even higher hurdles in the gop-dominated house.

they start action on their own bill this week. >> immigration reform, it's a very difficult issue, but i don't intend to bring an immigration bill to the floor that violates what i and the members of my party, what our principles are. >> with a week to go until a crucial special senate election in massachusetts, democrats are bringing in another big gun to try and keep the seat in party hands. president obama and former president clinton already hit the campaign trail in the baysta baystate. this week, it's vice president joe biden's turn. alison? >> paul steinhauser, thank you. let me ask you this, what do superman and jesus have in common? well, both have a pretty good chance of being discussed in your pulpit today. we'll tell you more. but before we go to break, we want to pay tribute to our own dads this father's day. so, to all the dads of your very hard-working cnn weekend morning show team, happy father's day.

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meteorologist jennifer delgado in the cnn severe weather center. jennifer, give us the forecast. >> hi, alison. well, the sun isn't shining this morning on father's day across parts of the midwest. rainfall has been coming down like crazy, and some locations, look at this, we're talking 8 to 10 inches of rainfall. we saw images of flash flooding coming down through parts of southern missouri, and we're going to continue to see those problems because we do have flash flood watches in place through parts of kansas as well as missouri. and you can still see on the radar rain through areas like st. louis, chicago. you're going to be drying out. we'll start to see the sunshine out there. good for you dads up there. now, for parts of the ohio valley, showers and thunderstorms in the forecast and the same for the northeast, but for the northeast, you have time to go outside and enjoy a little breakfast out there, say if you're in new york or philadelphia. but then the clouds and the rain, that moves in a little bit later into the afternoon as well as into the evening. here's the wide view, pointing out that in addition to the rain across parts of the midwest, we will be looking at the potential for some severe storms out there, and some of those storms,

we're talking for areas like kansas city as well as into omaha where we're going to see some storms producing damaging wind as well as some hail. then down towards the southeast, just really some pop-up storms across parts of florida. georgia, we're really going to keep some sunshine for you, and the same for california. that's your free gift for father's day. but there is just kind of a flaw in the forecast, and that is for the u.s. open. it looks like rain is going to be in the forecast for today as well as tomorrow. and then for monday, we'll add in a lesser chance with only a 20% chance of storms. now, alison, you know, we are following the weather, because so many people are going to be spending outdoors with their fathers out there, enjoying the day, you know? maybe you can't afford to buy a gift, but you can always take him outside for a nice walk or something like that. >> i agree. >> father's day. >> yeah. did you know there's one more kardashian to keep up with? >> yeah, i heard. >> there's another one! >> they're multiplying. >> kim kardashian gave birth to a baby girl yesterday, according to "e" news. this is the first child for kim

and boyfriend kanye west and sources at the entertainment network say west was right by her side when she delivered. i know there had been speculation he wouldn't be there. >> promoting his album or something like that. >> apparently, the baby came a few weeks earlier than expected. so, now you know what's going to come. >> right. >> that money shot of the baby. >> who's going to get it, right? >> they're working on that right now. >> and this poor kid is going to be stalked the rest of her life. >> put it in the spotlight, that's what happens. >> yeah. the 40th annual "daytime emmy awards" -- >> you're excited about that. >> do you like to watch that? >> no, but i will because robin meade's going to be performing on that today. that makes it exciting. >> it does. she's good, very good. this honors the best in soaps, talk shows, children entertainme entertainment. cbs is the most nominated network, mostly for "young and the restless," but cnn is in the mix with our very own sanjay gupta. "sanjay gupta md" is nominated for special class series. that will be cool. you can watch, if you're interested, if you're actually going to watch.

>> i will because i want to see robin. she's got a new album out. >> you can watch that on our sister network hln at 8:00 p.m. eastern with red carpet coverage at 7:30. i have to ask andy scholes -- >> do you think he's a fan? >> do you watch the soaps? are there soaps anymore to watch? >> "all my children." it's gone. >> i grew up from, i got off preschool at noon and my mom would make me lunch and we would actually sit there and she would watch "days of our lives" every day -- >> was that torture? >> no, to be honest, i actually started watching it and watched it for a good few years. i don't anymore. >> which one? >> i watch "days of my lives" for years. i will not lie. >> a lot of them are on the air, did you feel nostalgic when some were cut? >> "days of our lives" is still kicking and that's the only one i had an emotional attachment to at some point in my life. >> a guy who will admit it. >> that's probably not a good idea, but -- >> mother-son bonding. >> something to hold on to and be sentimental about, right? >> right. >> all right, it's been fun,

guys. >> all right. judging by friday's numbers, this weekend looks to be a good one for the box office. let's look. "fast and furious 6" made $2.7 million. the moror film "the purge" made almost $3 million. the crime thriller "now you see me" came in at number three with $3.3 million. seth rogen's film "this is the end" came in at number two with $19 million. and finally, superman's return to the big screen came in with $55 million in the first 24 hours of its opening. this weekend will likely push that film over the $100 million mark. love superman. speaking of superman, marketers for the movie are hoping to bring the man of steel into the pulpit. they gave free early screenings to dozens of pastors across the nation. discussion guides based on the film were also distributed to churches. some pastors who have seen the film say they see parallels to the christian faith. we should mention, "man of steel" is a warner brothers film, and just like cnn, it's owned by time warner.