pacific time zone. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with remembering the victims. more than 10,000 people gathered in aurora, colorado, last night to pay tribute to and honor the 12 dead and dozens others injured in the theater shooting that happened early friday morning. president obama was also in aurora sunday. all this as the community prepares for its first glimpse of the 24-year-old shooting suspect since the attack in a hearing in just a few hours from now. nbc's lee anne gregg is in aurora with the latest. the suspect's legal team is can expected today to go inside the theater and get a firsthand look at what's left of the carnage. things like blood stains, the bullet holes as they piece together their defense. all of this while the community continues to mourn. more than 10,000 people gathered in unity to honor the victims. >> millions of people are with us, in helping to share our

burden of grief at this moment. >> reporter: a sunday vigil to help heal. in all, 12 are among the dead. a 6-year-old girl, a navy sailor. an air force reservist and two young men who died shielding their girlfriends from bullets. fathers, sons, daughters, each with lives cut short. the president addressed a grieving community and talked privately with families of the victims. >> my main task was to serve as a representative of the entire country and let them know, that we are thinking about them at this moment and will continue to think about them each and every day. >> reporter: the suspect, 24-year-old james holmes, today will be adviseded of his rights and the judge will set a date for the formal filing of charges. the start of a legal process that may take months. >> we will convict him. yes. >> reporter: at issue, whether

the prosecutor will seek the death penalty. the defense will likely argue whether holmes is mentally competent. while the city is forever changed. evidence will include what w found inside the suspect's apartment. explosive devices that were meant to kill were removed yesterday. so today officials say they may allow residents to return to that building. veronica? >> lee anne gregg, thank you so much. poverty in america is reportedly increasing to levels not seen in the last 50 years. u.s. census data for 2011 to be released during the fall peak of the presidential campaign is expected to show official poverty rising to the highest point, 15.7%, the high est rate since 1965, erasing gains from the war on poverty that created medicaid, medicare and other social welfare programs. the weak economy is being blamed, especially long-term unemployment during the recession, as is reduced aid from the government. authorities say 11 people

were killed and another 12 injured all in one pickup when it went off the road and slammed into two trees in rural south texas. the cause of the accident is being investigated but a trooper at the scene said a blown out tire may be to blame. witnesses claim the truck's cab and bed were packed with illegal immigrants but that's yet to be confirmed by officials. u.s. immigrations and customs enforcement is taking part in the investigation. here's a look at stories making news in america. in new orleans a 17 story building came crashing down on purpose. crews imploded the old palace hotel, also known as grand palace, to make room for a new medical center. in florida a hospital that stood for 40 years met its own demise. the seven-story facility was turned to rubble in less than ten seconds after closing its doors two years ago. also in florida, big trouble on a small runway when a massive c-17 military cargo jet landed

at the wrong airport and nearly ran out of runway. the pilot thought he was arriving at mcdeel air force, but that's about four miles away. the crew was able to later successfully take off. in massachusetts a woman fought back with mangos. after seeing two men stealing money from the cash register of her son-in-law's market. one of the armed robbers appears to have hit the woman's head with his gun. the thieves were later captured and the mango-throwing mother-in-law is a-okay. finally in new york, what better way to spend a day than at the beach. the shoreline was turned into art during a 22nd annual sandcastle contest along the famed coney island. if you think you could come up with something so elaborate, the pros say, you're right. it takes a bit of water, some time, patience, practice. for a look at your national

and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. with the weather channel forecast. i'm going to guess there's going to be a lot of sand castle building all up and down the west coast. >> chilly. >> maybe you want to build a sand castle instead of going in the water. wear a long-sleeved shirt. >> the chilly air is in place in many areas of the northwest especially. a lot of people are in the 50s. this is just incredibly cool air that's in place over the northwest. upper-level low spinning up in british columbia keeping you very, very cool. we've had some showers and thunderstorms out there, too, in addition to the chilly temperatures, numerous storms here, southern portions of utah and across central portions of nevada and across interstate 80 we've seen a couple of storms across the tail-end of the front. and there's the upper-level low, and atop of mount baker it may be cold enough for some snow,

very unusual for this time of year. as far as interstate 80, sacramento, reno, this is pyramid lake up to the north. the showers and storms are now heading northbound. interstate heading out of kolfax, heavy rain coming out of reno, that's the forecast for this morning. also we'll keep the showers in the forecast up here in the northwest. but notice the temperatures, 68 today in san francisco. only 67 in seattle.you head to southwest. even areas in flagstaff a little cool. the good news? the northwest, we warm it up the middle to end of the week looks pretty nice. >> san francisco never realizes it's summer until august. they have the indian summers.

brr. earnings to look out for this week, a big energy acquisition and a motivational mishap. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, the response from hollywood to early friday morning's tragedy in colorado. a monumental collapse at the british open. a close call for the dream team. and the newest member of the 300 club. you're watching "early today." "early today" is brought to you by caltrate.

good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. at least 93 people have been killed in a series of bombings and shootings across iraq today, that appear to have been coordinated. the single deadliest day since the u.s. military withdrawal

last december. a syrian opposition group says it launched an offensive operation to capture aleppo, but syrian army forces have been fighting to recap take neighborhoods in the capital of damascus. penn state football faces corrective and punitive sanctions from the ncaa due to allegations officials concealed the jerry sandusky sex abuse scandal yesterday the statue of the late football coach joe paterno was removed and put in storage. in england, 17-year-old amelia hempleman-adams held the olympic flame high as she rode on top one of the london eye's viewing capsules as it slowly rotated. the torch will be used to open the games on friday. and 88 female russian parachute jumpers set a world record on saturday, forming the shape of a red, white and blue lotus flower while floating thousands of feet in the air. they held the amazing airborne formation for seven seconds.

and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,822 after sinking 120 points friday. the s&p tumbled 13. the nasdaq plunged 40. taking a look at overseas trading in tokyo the nikkei shot down 161 points, while in hong kong the hang seng plummeted 587. so far earnings season has been much better than expected, but this week reports from three big companies will put that trend to the test. apple reports tomorrow and expectations are high. a strong showing could not only lift techs but the markets as a whole and give traders something to focus on other than euro debt. wednesday's focus will be on the dow and results from caterpillar, a crucial blue chip and economic bellwether. thursday facebook posts first results following disastrous ipo debut. a big earnings miss could be costly. facebook closed friday at $28 and change. its original price was $38 a share.

in asia this morning, the euro fell to a near 12-year low against the yen and all-time low versus australian dollar under intense pressures fears spain will eventually need a bigger bailout. in deal news, nrg energy struck a deal to buy gen on energy forming the nation's largest independent power producer. rupert murdoch resigned from the boards of several news corp. newspapers. the company claims it's a formality ahead of news corp. splitting in two -- one publishing company and one media company. the worldwide life federation ranks vietnam as the worst wildlife crime country of all asian and africa nations it studied. china finished a close second. at an event called unleash the power from within, hosted by motivational speaker tony robbins, fire officials report 21 people suffered second and third-degree burns walking walking across hot coals.

a tour de france first. a major league milestone, and an old school look for the new dream team. plus, one tricky spot at golf's british open had tiger taking a shot from his knees. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. our amazingly hot summer continues for the middle of the country. 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, up by 4 sokes, four holes to go, adam scott blew his shot to claim the oldest trophy in golf yesterday. here's nbc's bill seward with a look at all your sports headlines. a very good morning to you. the british open was adam scott's to lose, and that's exactly what he did. to england we go. tiger woods in the hunt and then he got lost in bunkers. never a good sign when you're swinging from your knees. finally got out. but the damage was done. a triple bogey, finished 4 back, tied for third. no collapse was bigger than adam scott's. the leader coming into sunday. bad approach on 15. he'll need a shovel from there. he bogeys the hole. ernie els was chugging along. rolling in a birdie on 18, finished with a 68, 7 under. he watches from the clubhouse as scott falls apart.

bogeys the final four holes, needing this to force a playoff. not going to happen. els wins his second british open and fourth major. from the british open to the first brit to ever win the tour de france. bradley wiggins, a leisurely ride, final stage. more ceremony than anything else. he wins cycling's greatest race. yankees with a lead and a's clawed back. seth smith tied it in the ninth with a bomb to straightaway center. ask then in the 12th, how about some coco, tastes like victory. coco crisp with the rbi single. a's walk off with a 5-4 win. cabrera belted his 299th career home run and then two innings later, number 300. tigers beat the white sox 6-4. team usa sporting the throwback dream team jerseys for an exhibition against argentina. looks a lot like magic and jordan here.

lebron james to kevin durant. americans win 86-80. they'll have one more game before the olympics. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm bill seward. the jackson family feuding continues. duh, winners at the teen choice awards. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, looking like a famous writer may not get you much in most places but in key west it could make you a king. you're watching "early today."

welcome back, hope you had a wonderful weekend, here's what you need to know forecastwise, heavy rain and thunderstorms on interstate 80 outside of sacramento heading up towards reno this morning. probably the worst weather in the west of anywhere. this afternoon, a chance of showers and storms around phoenix and very chilly up around seattle with a slight chance of showers. but drier air and warmer air is on the way. look at tuesday, we jump from the 60s to 70s, even 80s around portland. if you're watching us on nbc 4, southern california in los angeles, a nearby alhambra, celebrate 50 years of the fab four at all together now, a tribute to the beatles at the nucleus art gallery. >> that sounds like a good event. i wish i was on the west coast. >> 50 years. >> we're all getting old. now here's an early look at this morning's headlines and

entertainment news. following the tragedy in colorado, hollywood studios have joined together. in a show of respect for victims and their families. warner brothers, which distributes "dark knight rises" has been joined by other studios in withholding this weekend box office numbers until later today. estimated box office earnings are normally released sunday with studios itching to claim bragging rights come monday morning. after feuding jackson family members reported catherine jackson missing. arizona authorities report that katherine jackson, mother of michael jackson and guardian of his three children, was safe and with a family member in that state. kyle glover, the 11-year-old stepson of grammy award winning pop star usher died over the weekend, two weeks after being critically injured in a boat accident. finally big winners last night at teen choice awards were predictable. justin bieber, taylor swift, "the hunger games" and, of course, the twilight saga. >> these are the teen awards,

they're the ones that set the trends. >> i know, justin bieber is worth like -- >> last year they said he made $38 million or something. >> oh my goodness. this comes to us from key west, florida, where one can only imagine the reaction ernest hemingway would have knowing this is part of his legacy. witness the annual running of the hemingways, part of a weekend celebration honoring the author who was born 113 years ago sunday. the winner of the hemingway look alike contest is a north carolina man who says that he paid close attention to, get this, the length of his beard and also the timing of his haircuts. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

a cheeky art display will be part of the london olympics. it is a life size replica of stonehenge and you can call it part artwork and part bouncy castle. kids, adults and even local gymnasts flipped around on the work of art. the creator says art doesn't always have to be serious. it can even be some fun, it could be a bit silly even. one czech artist put real muscle into an english institution. he turned a double-decker bus into an athlete doing pushups. it's fitted with two huge bright red arms, electrical engines and suspension tools that allow the

six-ton bus to move up and down. wow. the bus, which also makes a groaning voice as it works out will also be installed in london today. that is something. one event in serbia gives new meaning to the phrase, runaway bride. 50 brides-to-be lined up for an annual 150-meter race through belgrade. some contestants even altered their dresses in hopes of gaining speed. now the winner who finished in 19 seconds, and runners-up, got all of their wedding costs covered. did you see that? they're like literally racing for the altar. >> or running away, depending on how you want to look at it. >> i like that, bill. very good. time for an early look at stories we'll follow throughout the day right here on nbc. jury selection is set to begin in murder trial of former illinois police officer drew peterson. he's accused of drowning his third wife in her bathtub in 2004. and staging the scene to make

her death appear accidental. the case has been delayed by legal wrangling over hearsay evidence stemming from the disappearance of peterson's fourth wife in 2007. legendary rocker elton john is scheduled to deliver keynote address at international aids 2012 conference in washington, d.c. and infamous former white house intern monica lewinsky turns 39 years old today. all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." here's a look at what's coming up later on the "today" show. a survivor of the colorado theater shooting shares his story in a "today" exclusive. with only four days until the olympic games, hear about the top u.s. athletes that will be competing in london. 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." just your first stop of the day

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>> we will convict. yes. >> the accused gunman in the colorado shooting goes to court. the evidence prosecutors could use against him. >> and president obama is waking up in the bay area this morning. he has three fund-raisers here but he's leaving and then coming back. i'll explain what's going on coming up in a live report. >> of course then i'll explain how that presidential visit affects your presidential traffic flow. that coming up as well. >> right now we give you a live look over san jose and