today" -- easing fears. relief in europe and the rest of the world after the greek party supporting a bailout wins a slim majority in parliament. end of an era. rodney king's whose police beating led to a week of l.a. race riots has died. and roughing it. englans duchess of cambridge gets in touch with her rustic side during a charitable outing. gets in touch with her rustic side during a charitable outing. mp captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello, and very good morning to you. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm veronica de la cruz.

today we begin with a sigh of relief for now. the historic elections have temporarily relieved fears of a global financial meltdown after an inconclusive vote had investors fearing the worse. the latest polls show the new democracy party with a close victory in sunday's parliamentary vote which should keep greece in the eurozone. the pro-bailout win was good news last night as president obama arrived in mexico where he joined the summit of 20 world leaders looking for ways to boost the global economy. another pressing issue at the g-20 summit. russia's supporting role in syria's ongoing crisis. this is the first time that vladimir putin will be meeting with president obama since he returned to power. it's taken on a new urgency since the u.n. suspended its

monitoring mission there. richard eng gallon reports from cairo. >> reporter: the syrian opposition is outraged that the united nations has decided to suspend its observer mission. they claimed that they were attacked by syrian forces, shot at by syrian troops, attacked by mobs inspired by the government, and that they were no longer able to do their observations and report back to the former secretary general of the u.n. kofi annan. the opposition is accusing the u.n. of cowardess. they say that since they've left they have increased their attacks on the city of homs. while the operations are suspended in syria there is a possibility for diplomatic movement when president obama meets with vladimir putin of russia. so far russia has been backing the syrian regime. this is the first time since putin returned to power that he will be meeting with the u.s. president and it is an opportunity to really push this

peace initiative forward and end the deadlock. rodney king has died. the man whose videotape beating in 1991 by members of the l.a. police department sparked a nationwide debate on police brutality and race relations drowned. francis coe has details. >> reporter: rodney king who became the center of a national discuss in the early 1990s has died. >> preliminarily it appears to be accidental. >> reporter: he was found by his fiance in a pool in california. >> officers went in a pool and removed had mr. king. >> reporter: king was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was later pronounced dead. in 1991 video emerged of l.a.p.d. officers beating king following a high speed chase. four officers were charged with assault. their acquittal a year later rocked los angeles and led to one of the most destructive

riots in u.s. history. the violence lasted three days, killed 55 people, and left large parts of los angeles ablaze. >> can we all get along? >> reporter: those five words are part of king's legacy. a plae for peace in the midst of ramging violence that tore through los angeles. in the 20 years that followed rodney king openly struggled with alcohol and occasional run-ins with the law but remained a symbol against police brutality. >> are you comfortable with that role and how people perceive you? >> this is a healing part for me and i accept that role fully. >> rodney king was 47 years old. frances coe, nbc news. here as a look at some other stories making news early today in america. colorado is dealing with two major wild fires. the newest one broke out sunday after 234507b near colorado springs. that has burned more than 458 acres. officials are looking into reports that someone had been firing shots at a propane tank.

a deadly fire burning near fort collins has burned 56,000 acres and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. in california, beautiful video of the end of a top secret mission. an unmanned air force plane returned saturday after spending 15 months in orbit on a classified mission. the x-37 b test vehicle landed after conducting undisclosed experiments. another mission is set for later this year. finally, in san diego, surf is up. but not for humans. dogs hit the water to hang ten or something like it, i guess. in the seventh annual surf dog competition the judges looked for confidence from the canines as well as a long wave ride. a strong fashion sense i guess you could say. now for a look at your national and regional weather, only in california would you see something like that.

>> yes. and the waves aren't usually big enough in florida. >> jersey shore. >> you could do it in the jersey shore. you have to have the bulldog with the chains. good morning, everyone. hot temperatures continued over father's day weekend. many areas of the inner mountain west. fires still burning in new mexico too. it was hot just about everywhere away from the water. that means we're a little cooler there in l.a., san francisco, san diego. boise easily into the 90s. we were in 97 in salt lake city. the hot weather is sitting over the top of us. it will change by the end of this week. cooler air moving into the west. not today. still very warm. even at this hour, still near 90 degrees from vegas to phoenix. no wet weather to talk about down here. the jet stream does dip down here through southern portions of washington state. that's bringing the northwest flow. that usually means showers for the pacific northwest and cooler temperatures for you. we're cool right along the immediate coast for the on shore

flow. everywhere else will be hot. the exception if you're on the north side of the jet stream there's cooler air and showers. on and off showers today from seattle down to portland. we're dry from portland northward. we're hot once again. 95 salt lake city. vegas and ph 98 is 98. by the end of the week it will cool off a little bit even in california. >> what about those folks in arizona and vegas? 107? >> wait for november. >> you are not kidding. trade rises on greece. a legal smackdown and the vending machine we all hope comes to a nearby street corner.

plus, adam sandler posts his weakest ever box office debut. more on that and the film that took the top five. game 3 of the nba finals. the draw the is over for deal jr. and do you know who webb simpson is? you will now. you're watching "early today."

welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some top headlines. in egypt supporters of the muslim brotherhood went to tahrir square to celebrate after the official election. no official results will be released until thursday. lawyers for jerry sandusky are expected to begin their defense of the former penn stas agt charges of sex abuse. the judge has ruled the defense can present evidence about a psychological disorder to the jury. in alaska search has been called off for four missing japanese climbers killed in an

avalanche on mt. mckinley last week. the climbers were pushed into a deep crevasse and the national park service called it their final resting place. england duchess of cambridge, the former kate middleton, spent yesterday at inner city kids in kent answering questions about life as a princess. she told them her husband prince william is sweet and spoils her. when one child asks how long it would be before she sits on the throne, the duchess answered, it's not actually my job yet. and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12767 after jumping 115 points friday. the s&p climbed 13. the nasdaq spiked 36. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei surged 151 point while in hong kong the hang seng rose 193. eurozone breakup have eased for now.

relieved investors rallied markets this morning on news of a slim but victory by greece's pro bailout party. however it's uj unclear how long that on at this mission will last as worries mount over italy and spain's struggling economies. investors will be awaiting word from the fed after the two-day meeting this week on whether it plans to issue more stimulus measures to boost the struggling recovery. also ahead updated data on housing starts and existing home sales for may along with corporate earnings from barnes & noble, fedex and oracle. after his testimony last week in the senate, this week jpmorgan ceo jamie dimon testifies in the house about his bank's more than $2 billion in trading losses. facebook is paying $10 million to settle a lawsuit filed by five facebook users saying publishing for sponsor stories without paying them or allowing them to opt out violated california law. speculation is swirling,

microsoft will unveil a tablet computer today to rival apple's ipad. the company invited media to what it calls a major announcement this afternoon. finally, the folks who cooked up a pizza vending machine in europe are bringing their tasty invention to the united states. the kiosk whips up a fresh made pie in, get this, less than three minutes for 6 bucks. they could start popping up before the end of the year. that is definitely something. two walkoffs, an extra, long way to victory for nascar's most popular driver and the u.s. open comes down to the final hole. plus, he buckles under pressure in the nba finals. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. the number one weather story this week will be the heat. it will spread from the middle of the country to the east. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today."

very good morning to you. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports last night the lebron james-led miami heat rallied past the oklahoma city thunder in game three of the nba finals. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. it was a is busy sunday in sports. let's get right to it. game three of the nba finals in miami, thunder at heat.

let's pick it up in the third quarter. durant is there to clean things up. lebron james, dwyane wade and company come storming back. jones from downtown. heat up five. late in the fourth, lebron calls his own number, the layup and foul. miami holds on to win 91-85. game four is tomorrow. u.s. open. if you don't know who webb simpson is, you will now. started the day four shots back. birdies four out of five to get in the hunt. jim furyk doing his best to hold the lead rolls in a miracle 30-footer for par on 12 but crumbles down the stretch with bogeys on 16 and 18. webb finishing the day 1 over. all the 26-year-old american could do was sit and see if his lead would stick. mcdowell pushes it left. webb simpson comes out of nowhere to win the u.s. open.

to nascar, the big crash wasn't on the track but on the infield. he was okay. dale earnhardt jr. picking up his first race in four years and back in the winners circle. baseball, dodgers at white sox, l.a. ties it in the ninth and wins it in the tenth. gordon with a single to left. dodgers walk off with a 2-1 win. twins and brewers. tied 4-4 in the 11th. great opportunity for the brewers to get something going but ben revere puts an end to that, diving grab in right. two outs for denard span, sending everyone home with a walkoff single. twinkies win this one a 5-4 in 15. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. keep your edge. a reality star gets a shocking diagnosis. and which english actor are we going to are to start calling sir? your early morning empty

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e of >> my favorite zoo in the country. an early look now at this morning's headlines in entertainment news. two big name hollywood stars were unable to unseat the cute critters at the box office. we aren't talking about the zoo animal, we're talking about "madgascar 3" taking in $35.5 million.

"rock of ages" with tom cruise disappointed opened with $15 million. >> ban dan in a, whatever that was. horrible. >> adam sandler had one of his poorest openings ever with "that's my boy." studio executives said his "r" rating wouldn't hurt as it failed to attract younger audiences. elsewhere in entertainment, "people" reporting ozzie and sharon osbourne's son jack was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. over the weekend, kate winslet was named commander over the british empire on the queen's birthday honors list. finally, actor and director ken branoff was appointed knight and now will be sir branoff. can you do a british accent? >> no. i'm horrible with british accents. >> you won't try? >> irish accent. >> this comes to us with kusa,

nearby beaver creek. a group of wounded war veterans play dirty. they love every minute of it. the vets who are a among 10,000 contestants in the tough mudder competition. they cleared 24 brutal obstacles. some of them were rather messy all in the name of testing their strength and stamina. not only did they try to overcome their injuries, they also raised money for the wounded warriors program. looks like they had a lot of fun. >> looks difficult. >> i know. i wouldn't last. >> all those alternative triathlons, i admire those people. >> have you ever done that? >> i did kayaking in a triathlon. >> you're like, that's it. >> that was it. it was not on a rapid. >> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today." just your first stop on your nbc station.

history repeated itself this weekend in belgium. close to 600 people took part in the 13th reenactment of a battle napoleon's final stance. the participants acted as british soldiers and prussians. in hungary dog lovers and their pets have a passion for plastic. around 60 canines competed in the european frisbee dog champions. look at them go. owners and hounds showed other off their skills leaping and chasing after tossed frisbees keeping dog and disc floating in

the air as long as possible. in china, dippers can go from the cloud. it's suspended with a transparent bottom that looks all the way to the street below. an amazing view of the city's skyline at 100 feet long. only about 15 feet wide. this one of a kind pool is certainly not for the feint of heart. bill karins, i guess you just don't look down. >> water is very heavy. >> what happens if there's an earthquake? that's one place i wouldn't want to be. >> never thought of it maybe there's a sign. >> no diving and be wear of earthquakes. an early look of stories. a new round of evidence is expected to be released in the murder case against george zimmerman. he shot and killed trayvon martin. it includes six of zimmerman's jail house phone calls in which he and his wife appeared to discuss finances not previously disclosed to the court. the u.s. supreme court could

issue a number of significant rulings as early as today including decisions on the constitution at of president obama's health care reform and the legality of california's controversial immigration law. very happy birthday to legendary musician paul mccartney. he turns 70 years old today. all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments and those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with ""nbc nightly news."" finally, here's a look at what's coming up later on "today show." country music legend, loretta lynn, she opens up about her life and career. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thank you so much for watching "early today." thank you so much for watching "early today." have a terrific monday.

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