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hello, a very good morning to you, especially to the viewers in our pacific time zone. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with up in the air. president obama turned up the heat on house speaker john boehner yesterday over a partisan standoff that caused a partial shutdown of the faa and put thousands of americans out of work while congress is on vacation. nbc's tracie potts joins us now from washington the latest. tracie, good morning to you. >> veronica, good morning. president obama got in touch with the house speaker yesterday and said you guys should come back to washington and work this out. they left after sealing the debt deal without securing a budget for the faa, a dispute over government subsidies to small airports. the bottom line, the president says this is a lose-lose-lose situation for everyone. of course, he's got other things on his mind, willic a rose

garden birthday party. president obama is turning 50. while he's celebrating here today, last night there was a big fund-raiser and birthday dinner in chicago. about 100 people paid $35,000 a plate to dine with the president. then there was a huge concert, herbie hancock was among those. this was a huge fund-raiser. the fund-raising may be lower this month because he's been here in washington dealing with the debt. >> happy birthday, mr. president. tracie potts in washington. thank you. overseas the hunger crisis in somalia has prompted the united nations to add three new regions of the east african country. the u.n. says over the next few years the crisis will spread to the entire southern section, as well as parts of kenya, uganda, and ethiopia. millions are at risk of starvation with children among the most vulnerable. violence in the south has prevented humanitarian aid from reaching the hardest hit areas.

well, five months into the unrest in syria the united nations security council has condemned the president for attacking civilians and also urged him to be held accountable. this comes after a military assault was launched by the government this weekend. it is still ongoing, and there are reports of at least 100 dead over four days. since march the regime has been cracking down on protesters that want political reform. according to activists, as many as 1,700 may have been killed. here in the united states 36 million pounds of ground turkey are being recalled after a deadly outbreak of salmonella. cargill its pulling its products from across the nation. one person has died in california. several others have gotten sick. the recalled turkey was produced at an arkansas plant from february to the start of this month. production has been suspended until the company can determine the source of the outbreak. here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america.

a hold-up at a check cashing store went horribly wrong for one central ohio robbery suspect. the masked gunman failed to get past bullet-proof plexiglass and using a bullet and brawn. he tried to hammer it down with a gun. after leaving with cuts to his hand, police spotted him near the scene and arrested him after they spotted blood on his clothing. relief from the heat was hard to come by in louisville, kentucky. gallons of water shot towards the heavens creating a geyser that may have been a refreshing sight for motorists, but a headache for work crews. it is unclear what caused the crack in the line. handcuffs did little to stop one burglary suspect from trying to make his getaway. dallas police put the handcuffed man in the back seat of a cruiser, but he somehow managed to get behind the wheel. his escape plan ended with him

crashing into a home next to the one that he tried to burglarize. no one inside was injured. and finally, a deer created excitement when it took a dip in an aquarium seal tank. officials were finally able to help it exit the water. the animal never came in contact with any of the seals. okay. now here's meteorologist bill karins with your weather channel forecast. how does that happen? >> i don't want know, but that tank needs to be better sealed. you got it. >> you are full of them this morning. >> for better or worse. >> good morning, everyone. yesterday during the middle of the nation we had some of the hottest temperatures of all time. we didn't break the record for the day, all-time temperatures in areas like fort smith, arkansas, and little rock. it was 114. tulsa was 113. it was hotter yesterday in the heartland than it was in the desert southwest. they are going to do it again

today, too. that incredible streak continues even there in dallas, 109. now we have been dealing with a very quiet weather pattern in the west. we are still seeing a little bit of clouds right along the coast once again. a very large area of high pressure far off the shore. there's really no storms heading this way, but there's a cold front up there in the gulf of alaska that will sweep through british columbia. it won't have much in effect in the northwest. still hot in the desert and warm everywhere else. it is a typical summertime weather out there. temperatures this morning as you head out the door, we are in the 60s from seattle to portland to medford. 80s in the desert. san francisco and l.a. still a little cool, especially near the water. if you are in the interior, it is a pretty nice day. here's your forecast for this thursday. a nice afternoon today in portland and seattle. highs still 75 to 80 degrees. it is not warm enough to go swimmer but at least it is dry and should be a good deal of sunshine. l.a., 77. interior california, you should be easily into the 80s in some spots reaching the 90s. the hottest spot is near phoenix with the high expected near 110

to 115. that's a look at yourrg, oregon. partly cloud i with sunshine later today. afternoon storms for flagstaff. the friday forecast is coming up. i love friday. >> how does it look? >> you have to wait and see. that's the whole point of the tease. >> all right. >> stocks come back and prove that money can't buy you taste. your early morning headlines are straight ahead. plus, a shocking and abrupt end to one of tv's longest runs. a dry forecast, a walk-off and trouble for alex rodriguez. you are watching "early today."

very good morning to you, and welcome back to you "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. france has approved the extradition of manuel antonio noriega. the former dictator of panama to his native country where he has been sentenced for three 20-year prison terms. he has been jailed in france over money laundering charges. before that he served time in miami on charges that included cocaine trafficking. a new study finds that a healthy diet is an expensive one. government guidelines call for eating more foods containing potassium, vitamin d, and calcium. the journal of health affairs contends that would add hundreds more dollars to anyone's annual grocery bill. it points out 49 million americans must make food choices based on cost. a swedish man who has been arrested after trying to set up a nuclear reactor in his home says it was just a hobby. realizing his experiments might not be legal, the 31-year-old

who blogged about his tests, sent a question to a government agency.cc1: the agency alerted the police. a new study in the journal major says the earth may have one of two moons that slammed into each other to create one. scientists say an explosion could explain why the two sides of the moon are so different. and, finally, a peacock that escaped from new york's central park zoo is home again. yesterday the bird flew back to the zoo all on its own. now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 11,896 after adding 29 points yesterday. the s&p inched up six, and the nasdaq gained 23. taking a look at overseas trading. in tokyo the nikkei rose 22 points, but in hong kong the hang seng fell 107. well, stocks certainly made

it out of the run yesterday to brave what would have been the dow's longest losing streak since 1978. markets started off lower thanks to fresh data showing that the service sector grew at its slowest pace in nearly a year and a half. more bad news on the job front came from the labor department's june tally of early unemployment rates that rose in more than 90% of u.s. cities. on the street today, traders will be looking for signs of improvement from weekly jobless numbers and retail sales reports. earnsings from aig and linkedn are also on deck. some traders in a report said three former fed said the central bank should consider a new round of economic stimulus : to help resurrect some optimism, but the big end driver came from the tech sector with research in motion leading the way after touch-screen new cc1:

blackberry smartphones. media companies comcast, the owner of this network, time warner, and cbs also beat the street's earnings estimates. activision blizzard did well thanks to strong earnings driven from the call of duty game. and finally what do bill gates, steve jobs and mark zuckerberg all have this common? they top gq's list of worst dressed men in silicone valley. good-bye to a football hero who became a movie star. hello to a pie in the face. and walk off winners in bean town. plus, a mexican striker teaches a thing or two to europe's soccer champs. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. our record-setting heat wave continues in the east coast but the west coast is enjoying a great summer. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today."

well, a very good morning to you. if you are just waking up, this is "early today." in sports alex rodriguez is known for his hollywood lifestyle off the field, but a-rod's tinseltown ways may have finally caught up with him. here's mario solis with a look at all of your sports headlines. hi there. good morning.

the yankees' alex rodriguez is no stranger to controversy, and now you can add gambling to the list. major league baseball is looking into allegations that a-rod took part in illegal underground poker games where there was recreational drug use and violence. he could face a possible suspension. alex is rehabbing his knee, so he didn't play against the white sox. the yankees did fine without him. his replacement chavez hit his first homer of the season. who needs a-rod? yankees win 18-7. another day, another homer for the indians. this is jason's fourth homer of the year, but he has hit all of them in the last three games. that's a good average. jacoby elsbury has a good thing going. on tuesday he had this solo shot. red sox beat the indians 4-3. former nfl star and actor bubba smith passed away yesterday. he was the top pick in the 1967 draft, and also won a super bowl with the colts in 1971. he is probably best known for his role as moses hightower, the soft spoken officer in the police academy series.

it's believed he died of natural causes. bubba smith was 66 years old. great goal to show you from the pitch. marco fabione with a thing of beauty. the bicycle kick. this is one of the best clubs in the world, 4-1. finally, back to the diamond where the brewers casey mcgehee hit not one, not two, but three homers against the cardinals. that is baseball's version of a hat trick. milwaukee doubled up st. louis 10-5. what do you get for hitting a trifecta? how about a shaving cream pie in the face? now heading to the showers, casey has to cool off after a scorching hot day at the plate. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> early today sports is brought to you by just for men hair color. live forward. snchts well, kate middleton faces the scarier sign of royal life. your "early morning" entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, an unimaginable scene of panic on a beach in california

leads to an eventual happy ending. you're watching "early today."

good thursday morning, everyone. the umbrella, leave it in the backseat or the close et. you don't need it today. everyone will be dry. the only exception is west denver and albuquerque. denver southwest, another hot day for you as expected this time of the year. along the coast of california, we are on the cooler side of the

morning clouds. the interior sections are nice and warm, just like yesterday. we just call this the broken record forecast. day after day of pretty much the same. even going from thursday to friday, not a lot of changes out there. we should see temperatures continuing in the mid to upper 70s seattle to portland and down to california, maybe a degree or two warmer tomorrow. well, if you are watching us on knbc nbc 4 in los angeles, california, in nearby riverside see portraits of the famous and not-so-famous since the beginning of photography at eye contact. that's the california museum of photographty. that's your pacific event of the day. >> that's kind of like the old west coast, a broken record forecast day in and day out. >> it makes it ease for the weather guy. >> a gorgeous sunny day, day after day. here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment now. to some people, especially younger viewers, a telethon just isn't a telethon without jerry lewis. just plans for lewis to make one final appearance, his 45th as host of the muscular dystrophy marathon fundraiser. the organization suddenly and

mysterious announced last night that lewis not only will appear this year but he is also out of the organization's national chairman. with lewis at the helm, the telethon has raised over $2 billion through 900 hours of live broadcasts and has become a labor day weekend tv institution. elsewhere england's sun reports that special forces have trained kate middleton, the duchess of cambridge, on how to survive a kidnap attempt. she was also trained in escape driving and sending coded messages. speaking of kate, she heads up this year's international best dressed list from "vanity fair". she's joined by, among others, michelle obama and first-timers justin timberlake and colin firth. and i was looking at the list and neither you or i made it. >> not this year. or next. >> brian williams is on it. >> he's a hall of famer or something like that? >> yeah, a hol of famer.

>> that's a lot of pressure. then you have to start looking good. >> well, brian does, so there. this comes to us from newport beach, california, where tun teen's day at the beach nearly ended with him digging his own grave. a frantic surreal rescue scene played out after a huge hole collapsed on the teen as he was digging. scores of beach goers, lifeguards, firefighters, all spring into action using shovels, buckets, even surf boards. it took them almost 30 minutes, but the makeshift rescue squad finally located the boy and pulled him out of several feet of sand to save his life. amazing. >> i don't have experience with this, but there are pockets that are empty and they collapse. when you fall in the sand falls on top of you. >> 30 minutes buried under all that sand? >> luckily, there's oxygen still available. >> absolutely amazing. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today" just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

for florists in the bridal business, it's a wonder no one thought of this sooner. inspired by exotic shoes he saw on vacation, a serbian florist combined his two areas of expertise. he decorates wedding footwear with floral petals that last from the bride's boquet. bouquet. the shoes are still wearable afterwards. he has been at it again. vladimir putin visited a summer camp this week and attempted to bend a frying pan with his bare hands. apparently, it wasn't that easy. he eventually handed it over to

someone more muscular who managed to bend not only one, but two pans at the same time. he is a full-time construction worker and a part-time new york city street singer. he is known as the second avenue sinatra. here he's giving old blue eyes a run for his money. during his lunch breaks, he serenades strollers trying to cheer up locals annoyed by a long, ongoing construction project. someone posted a video of his singing, and now he is a new york sensation. >> wow, i'm impressed. a good voice, a good-looking guy, a construction worker. >> right. we'll see more of him again. >> i bet you that we will. maybe on the "today" show. >> there you go. it is time for an early look at some of the stories that we're going to follow throughout the day here on nbc. the recently identified remains of 12 world war ii u.s. servicemen will be buried at arlington national cemetery with full military honors. they were crew members of a plane that crashed in 1943 on a mission over new guinea.

it took 60 years to locate the missing wreckage. a one-day art installation will be erected in manhattan as a tribute to the victims of september 11th. it will showcase handwritten thoughts by people who live and work in the community. and coast guard day will be celebrated across the country on this, the agency's 221st anniversary. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news". and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. excessive heat warnings are in effect as scorching temperatures sweep the nation. al roker will tell you when the summer scorcher will end. and singer sean kingston talks to natalie morales about his terrifying jet ski accident and his struggle to survive. now, keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

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