pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry, and today we begin with breaking news. we're learning more about a mass shooting at midnight screening at "the dark knight rises" in and you rue regaaurora on the o of denver. 14 people are dead, dozens more were injured when a gunman opened fire it at the century 16 movie theaters at the aurora town center. dozens of police and ambulance rushed to the scene. victims were being transported to three local hospitals where patients' injuries range from moderate to severe. one person half been arrested, a 24-year-old man. police say there is no evidence of any additional shooters. officers found the gunman near a car behind the theater along with gas mask, rifle, handgun and at least one additional

weapon. according to police, the suspect spoke of possible explosives in his residence. the gunman kicked in the emergency door, throuew in a sme bomb and started shooting randomly. tear gas filled the theater after the assailant opened fire. one witness added the bullets passed from one theater into an adjoining one. apparently thought the gunshots were part of the movie. they heard what they thought were fire crackerses and then they saw the bullets flying. police are said to be viewing hundreds of potential witness and there was no immediate word of any motive. a horrific scene there. an unsettling new forecast from the national weather service predicts a historic drought will likely continue

into the fall. that is bad news for food prices down the road, but as nbc's chris clackum reports, there may be a silver lining right now. >> reporter: contrary to what you may think or may have been told, it may be months before the worst drought in 50 years drives up food prices. in fact, meat prices are headed down. >> we would anticipate in the short term actually food prices for beef, poultry, pork may go down a bit. >> reporter: there's a lot of livestock being rushed to market because there's not enough corn or feed for them to eat, which means meat prices may eventually go up, just not right now. >> this beef today may be $4 a pound. it could easily be $5 or $6 a pound a year from now. >> reporter: however u.s. agriculture secretary tom vilsack is warning consumers about short-term gouging on grocery items. >> and we want to make sure people understand that now's not the time they should see higher food costs. if you're going to see higher

food costs, you would likely see them in the later part of the year or first part of next year. >> reporter: he said in no way, shape, or form are increased food prices related to the drought and if a retailer says otherwise, he should be reported. chris clackum, nbc news. investigators in bulgaria is still trying to determine who was behind wednesday's deadly suicide bombing that kill the six israelis. airport surveillance video shows the man they believe triggered the blast near the bus full of israeli tourists. the video shows a long-haired man wearing bermuda shorts and a bulky backpack mulling around the airport. the bomber was carrying a fake american i.d. israeli leader benjamin netanyahu is blaming iran and the shiite militant group hezbollah for the attack and says it's part of a global campaign of terror, a charge iran calls baseless. and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in mississippi other drivers

could only watch in horror as someone started driving into oncoming traffic along a stretch of highway. and this was the result. you can see right there that the result was a head-on collision with an suv. witnesses say the driver had been going the wrong way for miles until finally crashing. amazingly no one was killed. in utah, double trouble for police after a pair of suspects busted out of custody. first a man kicked out the window of a patrol car right behind the police station, and then moments later a woman who was his alleged accomplice managed to slip out of a holding cell. she actually ran right by a police officer busy trying to find the first escapee. the woman was recaptured. the man is still on the loose. and, finally, in michigan, now's your chance to own scar face or at least his ride. legendary mob boss al capone's cadillac is up for auction. it's one of the first bulletproof cars ever made with

3,000 pounds of armor and glass an inch thick. it could fetch half a million bucks, and capone would have loved this irony. it's a classic car, so there's no tax on it. so convenient. and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your friday forecast. >> half a million dollar car? >> i'll take the car. i don't care how much it costs. good morning, everyone. yesterday's high temperatures across the country another impressive day in our very, very historic summer. 100 degree heat pretty widespread through the middle of the nation there billings to denver all the way back down through kansas city. 103. hottest temperature i saw was rapid city, 107. boise at 104.

103 in vegas. and medford got up to 90, but you can still see the coolest type air much of northern california and oregon. the low is finally on the move. it will head northward and it's bringing showers this morning and first half of the day will be the best chance of any showers from seattle to portland. arriving toward eugene here shortly. this afternoon, though, should you dry it out. now a look at the weather outsid storms. san diego, right around 75. weekend forecast coming up. looks pretty nice. thanks so much. also ahead earning drive stocks higher, the pretty penny yahoo! is paying its new ceo, and a clever way to warm up a cold market in home sales. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead.

coming up, the dream team rolls, the gold medalist withdraws from the olympics, and lebron unveils a secret weapon. you're watching "early today." >> announcer: "early today" is brought to you by new preparation h totables.

good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. we're continuing to follow that breaking news coming out of colorado. there has been a mass shooting at a midnight screening of the dark rises premiere in aurora, a suburb of denver. the police chief confirmed at least 14 people are now dead and dozens more injured. police have arrested a 24-year-old man who they found with weapons and a gas mask in a car behind the theater. police say there is no evidence of additional shooters. president obama released a statement saying he is shocked and saddened by the shooting.

the united nations, russia and china vetoed a security council resolution that would have attempted to force syria to end its civil war. meanwhile the estimated 310 killed across the country made it the single deadliest day of fighting si violence since the beginning of the revolt. defense secretary leon panetta has ordered pentagon officials to begin monitoring major u.s. news media for disclosures of classified information in an effort to stop the release of government secrets, this after a series of high-profile leaks. well, kate, the duchess of cambridge, got a special preview of a new exhibit of english athletes at london's national portrait gallery. she wore a dress by stella mccartney and an olympic rings-themed gold necklace. and a very modern looking linen bra dating back 600 years discovered in a medieval castle in austria is the world's oldest. it was a surprise to fashion

historians who had thought such lingerie dated back only about 100 years. well, now here's an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,943 after adding 34 points yesterday. the s&p was up 3. the nasdaq rose 23. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei sank 125 points, but in hong kong the hang seng gained 81. well, earnings pushed stocks higher thursday, and after the bell the upward trend continued. google shares rose in late trade, thanks to a 42% surge in ad clicks, which outweighed a drop in the ad prices. microsoft rose in late trade after strong corporate software sales offset its first ever quarterly loss. earlier a positive fourth quarter forecast boosted semiconductor maker qualcomm. ibm drove down industrials higher a day after raising its full year profit forecast. ebay also shot up on stronger than expect earnings. walgreens soared after

settling a drawn out pharmacy network deal with express scripts, but it wasn't all good news. morgan stanley delivered an unexpectedly soft report while a rise in weekly jobless claims added to weak manufacturing and housing data. ford is telling owners of its brand-new 2013 escape with 1.6 engines to stop driving them. the suvs are being recalled for possible fuel line leaks that could cause a fire. documents show new yahoo! ceo marissa mayer will receive up to $100 million in total compensation over the next five years. a startling new government study finds students borrowed far more than they could afford from 2004 to 2008 because of relaxed standards by private lenders, much in the same way the risky lending led to 2008's subprime mortgage meltdown. and, finally, one french realtor has found a creative way around the weak economy.

a lottery. that's right. the agency sells tickets for roughly 12 bucks a piece for the cost of the home and then draws a winner and hands over the keys. why didn't we think of this. not a bad idea. well, coming up, the braves avoid the broom, twin blasts from one met, and golf's british open gets under way. plus, 2012's dream team gets fancy against their opponents from across the pond. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. the weekend forecast is all about rain in the southeast and the heat wave relentlessly in the central plains. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today."

good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports a red sox slugger hit his third three-run homer in the last two nights, this time for a clutch walk-off victory. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. this week's series between the red sox and white sox has had just about everything, and now you can add a walk-off to the list. we've got a ball game, and the red sox couldn't get anything going until the ninth. two aboard for cody ross, and he took addison reed deep, game-winning smash over the green monster. third home run in two games. boston walked off with a 3-1 win.

the mets' david wright was swinging a hot bat. he hit a pair of homers against the nationals. r.a. dickey picked up his 13th win, and the mets won it, 9-5. braves are the model of efficiency. they only had three hits against the giants and two of them were homers, the other an rbi triple. braves did just enough to win it, 3-2. british open, australian adam scott was your leader after the opening round. tied a course record with a 6 under 64. tiger starts the day three strokes back. rafael nadal has withdrawn from the olympics. the running gold medalist has released a statement that he said he was not in condition to compete. team usa basketball ready to go, routed great britain, may not be as good as the 1992 dream team, but they can play defense with the best of them. chris paul forced a turnover, sparked a fast break. russell westbrook finished on the other end. the americans up 19 at the half. anthony davis, a late addition to the team, but the kid is fitting in nicely. usa won it by 40, 118-78. two more exhibitions before the olympics. and, finally, just when you thought the dream team couldn't

get any better, lebron james unveils his top secret weapon. no, it's not a shoe phone, but maxwell smart would have enjoyed this. he spins, fakes, switches hands, and there it is, yes, unstoppable. probably so. will he do it in a game? well, we can only hope. who needs agent 86 when you've got agent number 6. just another reason why you'd never want to play lebron in game of h.o.r.s.e. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. katie takes her first acting job post tom. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, a woman's engagement ring is a lifetime keepsake. so how much trouble would you go to if you lost it? you're watching "early today."

starting off with showers this morning. numerous areas of washington and oregon state, mostly into the first half of the day, then your afternoon will be try. we're dry all of california. looking warm once again mountain west. we will see a chance of showers and storms increasing in arizona with the monsoonal flow, but temperatures continue to be very warm. a chance of showers in seattle. if you're watching us in

aberdeen, bump in the night after hours, and that's your pacific event of the day. >> all right, bill. thanks so much. and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. dark night rice rises will earn crow to $200 million for the weekend. but most experts do not think it will beat the avengers three day opening record. it's not being offered in 3d, which would have translated in to higher ticket prices. forbes >> finally, in her first career move since the split, katie

holmes is broadway bound. she's going to appear in the play "dead accounts" this fall. and this comes to us from wgrz channel 2 news in buffalo, new york, where in nearby angola, love conquers all, even when it's all wet. a bride-to-be lost her engagement ring out on the waters of lake erie. well, dozens of friends searched with no luck, but one of those friends happened to own an underwater metal detector. very convenient. he had a feeling and reached down and made the find of a lifetime, and now there's talk that he's going to be best man come wedding day. i'm lynn berry. this is your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

well, one city park in belgium has a very creative way to take on loitering. loudspeakers have been installed to broadcast classical music. city officials believe the music will deter teenagers and prowlers from hanging around. and while some teens call the music boring others are going to come to park every day simply because it was playing music. maybe not such a good idea. in china teens are showing off their skills at one event at the robotic competition. the kids are trying out their designs in various ways. the highlight, robot soccer games played on a podium the size of a ping-pong table. a mini soccer ball sends out flashes of infrared light traced by robots which execute pre-programmed game procedures based on the ball's movement.

and, finally, one furry rodent in kazakhstan has become an overnight sensation. a video of a gopher living under the launch pad of a rocket bound for the international space station has gained more than 140,000 views. 50,000 of them were just overnight. while preparing for a launch, a camera was left near the gopher hole to capture the creature on tape. somewhere there's a caddyshack cam. >> bill murray was in that movie, too. >> i know this. i'm the one that referenceded it. don't try to take credit for it. i'm lynn bury and we'eaayer ane take a look at the stories we'll

follow. muslim leaders start the day of ramadan, the beginning of the holy month is marked by the sighting of the new moon, which can vary from country to country. one week ahead of the opening ceremonies for the london 2012 olympic game, the olympic torch arrives at the tower of london. the torch will reside overnight at the tower before the opening ceremony while during daylight it will make appearances around london. and on this day in 1969 american astronaut neil armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and more as they break on msnbc. and 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. twll be continued breaking news coverage of the colorado mass shooting. and pop rock band hot chelle rae performs live on the plaza. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry.

thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a great weekend.

>> it is 4:30. good morning. i'mon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's get to this breaking news this morning out of colorado and at least 14 people dead, 50 injured after a mass shooting at a movie theater. it happened in the denver suburb of aurora at the showing of the new batman film "the dark knight rises." marla tellez is in the newsroom with the latest. >> good morning. this happened about 12:30 this morning mountain time, that's 11:30 our time at a century 16 movie theater in as you said,