good tuesday morning. coming up on "early today," missing girls. the nigerian military says it now knows the whereabouts of the 276 kidnapped schoolgirls. weather madness. tornadoes, snowstorms and skiing? even texas-sized wind and rainstorms. what's ahead today. shooting rampage. e clues were there, the parents acted, but why wasn't this potential threat stopped? the biggest snowden revelation may be yet to come. pope francis to come face to face with sex abuse victims. and -- >> oh, my god, it's a shark. the rare species of all. i've never seen one in person, pictures, anything. >> it's tuesday, may 27th. "early today" starts right now.

and good morning to you. i'm richard lui. the nigerian military claiming to have found the location of where nearly 300 kidnapped schoolgirls are being held. it's now seven weeks after they were taken by militants. here's nigeria's defense chief. >> the good news, we know where they are, but we cannot tell you. we cannot tell you. just leave us alone. we are working. we will get the girls back. >> the defense official refused to elaborate on where thewere allegedly found. he says nigeria will not use force to try to rescue them, saying a raid could be dangerous and threaten the girls' lives. senior u.s. defense officials say they cannot confirm the claims, adding we still don't know where the girls are. there was severe weather across the country this memorial day. a scary sight in watford city, north dakota. that's where at least one

tornado was reported as severe storms moved over the midwest monday evening. the twiser severely damaged an oil kacamp. damaging property and downing power lines. then you see the circulation over sterling city, texas, in this time lapse. violent winds, also hail. in colorado, late-season snow falling there across portions of the rockies in full force. folks out there snowboarding and skiing. nbc philadelphia meteorologist britney schiff will join us with more on that. tfirefighters in alaska are hoping for rain. the blaze has already spread to about 250 square miles. that's larger than the city of chicago. about 1,000 homes have been evacuated south of anchorage. at this point the blaze is about 30% contained thanks to more than 60 firefighters on the scene.

pope francis is planning a meeting with victims of sexual abuse. after wrapping up a tour of the middle east, the pope announced plans while on the plane back to ita italy. pope francis says the meeting comes as part of a zero-tolerance plan for anyone in the catholic church who has abused children. early next month the pope will meet with eight victims and cardinal o'malley in boston who is head of the commission for the protection of minors. memorials and vigils are taking place in california following a deadly rampage near the university of california-santa barbara. as we learn more, many are asking a painful question, could something have been done to prevent that attack? here's nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: a mother and father embraced in anguish and tears. >> i just think to god, why not take me and instead my son? >> reporter: their son was among the first victims of the rampage, leaving the wangs to prepare for the saddest trip any parents could make, and leaving

a whole college community in mourning. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> reporter: it was a long-planned outburst of murderous intent and sta caughtco gunfire by the alleged killer. in a matter of minutes, he had taken the lives of six uc-santa barbara students, his three roommates, two young women, katie cooper and veronica weiss. and finally christopher martinez. martinez's father told us he hopes to meet with another grieving parent, elliott rogers' father, peter. >> what i would hope is that we can come together. you know, he's made -- he said i want to work to try to prevent this from happening again. that's our common ground. >> reporter: in the continuing investigation, a warrant was served on at least one of the three stores where roger legally purchased his guns. and the sheriff's department is reexamining how roger was able to fool trained deputies during an april 30th check on his well-being triggered about his parents' concerns.

>> they had felt that he was a danger, they would have taken additional steps, and they didn't feel that because of the way he was able to convince them, as he was able to convince so many people obviously in his life. >> reporter: during the mayhem, many tried to help. alyssa harper, a friend rushing to martinez's fallen body. >> i was giving him cpr. and i looked down and i recognized his face. >> reporter: but for those mourning the victims, families most of all, it's a time to grieve and remember. >> she was amazing to watch. she -- she just went into everything with such vitality and enthusiasm. >> that was nbc's mike taibbi reporting. school fishes haofficials have t had a day of mourning and reflection. the search will resume for three men missing inundating a remote area of western colorado. this aerial video from the mesa county sheriff's deputies shows the estimated four miles long, two miles wide mudslide.

this thing is huge. rescue teams said monday they found no sign of the missing men. the unstable search area, hampering their empts there. authorities believe recent rain triggered the slide. nbc philadelphia meteorologist britney shipp joins us now. we've been talking about the northwest mudslide, but that one is tremendously large. >> that is impressive to see. the good news is at least we'll see a dry pattern over the west coast as we head into at least the next few days here. here's a closer look at the satellite/radar shot. quiet conditions, dry and very warm. just a few scattered showers for the seattle area. a closer look at the temperatures. take a look at las vegas. already at 85. 81 in phoenix. 65 in los angeles. we're still going to see the triple digits again in phoenix. we won't get out of the triple digits until thursday. but for los angeles today, 79 degrees. 66 in san francisco with just a few clouds. in the northeast or heading there, we are going to see thunderstorms for the next few days and a cold front will drop

our temperatures in the northeast back down into the 60s. so that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at what74 deg. and a little warmer in flagstaff at 81. and so we are going to see nice conditions continuing on the west coast. so that will be a nice treat as we get out of this long holiday weekend. >> do you like steaks? >> i do. >> all right. you got to see this woman. a woman who ate not one but two 72-ounce steaks. and the best companies to work for based on pay and perks. can you guess which ones those are? plus, a 500-pound extremely rare saw fish caught and captured right here. details in two when "early today" returns. ganyone can do.

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and welcome back. naming names. the man who helped edward snowden leak classified documents set to release another bombshell. journalist and author glen greenwald told "the sunday times" he'll publicish names. greenwald believes his revelation will help shape snowden's legacy. he called it the, quote, finishing piece. watch brian williams. his exclusive interview with snowden on wednesday. it was an embarrassing situation for a man in california. fire officials say he tried to break into his estranged wife's house. he tried to do it through the chimney. and then he got stuck. they had to disassemble the chimney piece by piece to get that guy out. the orange county sheriff's department says no criminal charges were filed. this professional eater devouring a 72-ounce steak in record time.

and for dessert, my friends, she had another 72-ounce steak. and in total, she had about nine pounds of meat in less than 15 minutes. i think she probably doubled her weight, too. i don't know. it's a shark with a razor-sharp saw for a nose. fishermen in florida recently snagged one of these babies. it's endangered so they cut the line and let it swim away. sharks are now being used to predict dangerous hurricanes. scientists strapped sensors to the sharks hoping to get critical data like deepwater temperature. oscar pistorius arrived at a state psychiatric hospital in south africa. he'll undergo a month-long evaluation to determine whether he had a mental disorder at the time of the shooting. dangerous rip currents making it a busy memorial day for lifeguards at daytona beach in florida. more than 70 people were rescued. florida overall had 220 rescues this weekend. that's more than they usually see in two weeks. let's get down to business with cnbc's morgan brennan. good morning, morgan. >> hi, richard.

apple is getting into the smarthome business. reports say apple will unveil plans next week to let your iphone or ipad control all of your home devices. users would be able to do things like automatically turn on lights or set their alarms. meanwhile, visa and mastercard are renewing a push to replace magnetic strips on debit and credit cards. they say this would cut down on fraud. chips are widely used in canada m mexico and europe but haven't been adopted here because of the costs. and for the fifth straight year, the honda accord ranks as the most stolen car. lojack says most of the cars on its top ten list are top sellers, but there are a few surprises. the acura integra hasn't been available since the 2001 model year. richard, back to you. >> maybe that's why folks like it. thanks, appreciate that. if a long weekend was not enough for you, orbitz is offering 15% off hotel stays with the promo code get happy.

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this morning on "today," "america's got talent" judge howie mandel stopping by for a big announcement. now to sports for you. the miami heat taking firm control of the nba eastern conference finals. watch this. >> not a pass fake. he did the same thing in game three. >> again! 3 for 3! >> kind of awestruck, they were. chris bosh ending his scoring swamp, by the way, draining miami's first eight points, and 25 in all. lebron james had a game high 32 points and 10 rebounds. indiana closed a 23-point lead to single digits, but miami wins

102-90. now taking a 3-1 series lead. to the nhl. l.a./chicago quickly turning one-sided in that game. l.a.'s jake muzen strikes first. marion gaborik. l.a. leads the western conference finals, 3-1. well hit, right center field. and that ball is gone! a home run! >> she's gone! a.j. pollock's ninth inning two-run shot was his first career walkoff homer. they will take that. arizona beats san diego, 7-5. l.a. dodgers' pitcher rio almost gets a no-hitter, almost. six outs from a perfect game, cincinnati's todd frazier shuts his dream game with a double. dodgers win 4-3. boston thanking the heavens above, finally ending a ten-game

losing streak. the longest by a defending champ going back 16 years. dave "big papi" ortiz with a two-run homer. boston beat atlanta, 8-6. go blue. that's what the president said to an amazing university of michigan alum. talking about jordan morgan. the wolverines' basketball star got a congratulatory letter from president obama for receiving his master's in manufacturing engineering. smart guy. it's not morgan's first presidential big ups, by the way. president obama also gave a shout-out to morgan for his academics and athletics during an april visit to the great town of ann arbor. and to the a.c.c. tournament. it's ms. lulu gehrig. good to meet you. her job, bat boy. bat dog. the 1 1/2-year-old black lab, awesome to watch, just like her yankees' famous namesake, lou ger rig. "early today" is brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. champions of facial hair. just ahead, the stories

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good morning. i'm meteorologist brittney shipp. we'll see temperatures at 66 degrees, just a few showers in

por portla portland. los angeles, 79 degrees. 107 for phoenix. we'll stick with the triple digits at least through thursday. salt lake city into the 90s for today. closer look at our radar, under the influence of high pressure. we're still going to see dry conditions. a little bit above average for us on the west coast as well. the big weather story across the nation today, soaking rains continue in texas. we even have a flood watch for eastern texas. this is much-needed rainfall. so hopefully those folks won't get too much rain all at once, and that's going to create flooding concerns. >> a little bit of everything across the country today. >> absolutely. we'll see a few showers in new york city as well. >> thanks for coming up from philadelphia. by the way, i like the choice of color today. orange. we did get the memo, i guess. now for entertainment news. the ninth season of summer mainstay "america's got talent," judges now have a golden buzzer to override other judges to push an act to the next round. the rolling stones back on the road as well, two months after the death of singer mick

jagger's girlfriend. her death prompting the band to postpone the tour. last night's sold-out show in norway went off without a hitch. jagger not mentioning scott during the show. tmz says rob kardashian left sister kim's wedding a wee bit early. he refused to take photos evidently due to insecurity about his weight gain. and that's why he took off early. the family was supportive but rob even deleted all his tweets later, perhaps starting a clean slate. ♪ let it go ♪ let it go ♪ can't hold me back anymore ♪ let it go >> disney's "frozen" could not be held back from becoming the fifth highest grossing film of all time. big numbers, japanese ticket sales pushing the wildly popular 3-d animated venture. brittney, have you seen this? >> i have seen it. >> it is good. >> it's catchy. >> i will watch it again. i will do that. by the way, $1.22 billion is what this film has earned

worldwide, knocking "iron man 3" out of the top five. "iron man 4," we'll see what happens. while attending a charity soccer game, harry styles pulling a fast one on piers morgan. he snuck up from behind and pantsed morgan. he was a good sport, later retweeting the video of his pants being pulled down. >> take a look at how fast. >> he caught it very quickly. again, it's a certain skill, i guess. i'm glad the video kept on going, to be honest so we didn't have to watch all of it. >> right. at least he has a smile on his face. >> he got pantsed. it's all on video. i'm richard lui. you're watching "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day right here on nbc.

leading the news in "usa today," man holding breath in oregon tunnel causes crash. at least three people were hospitalized. police believing the 19-year-old driver was playing a game. he was cited for reckless driving and reckless endangerment. and the uk's "daily mail," puerto rican woman, 80, attends her own wake, sat in a rocking chair and wearing her wedding dress. though she was dead, she was not in a coffin as might be customary. instead she was propped up in her favorite red cushion chair. her final wishes including wanting to wear her dress from her second wedding 32 years ago. very interesting. >> yes, it is. some other stories we're keeping an eye on, more than three months after malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared, the malaysian government has released raw satellite data used to try to locate that jetliner.

searchers using the info to determine that the plane which was flying from kuala lumpur to beijing diverted from its path before running out of fuel and crashing into the indian ocean. passengers' relatives believe access to that data may help them see what searchers may have missed. and you can't hide from those red light cameras. a man in california hit one of those, panicked, put the whole pole along with a camera into his car to try to beat the law and then just drove off. the cops ended up finding and arresting him. this -- i just don't know. >> it probably seemed like a good idea at the time. >> really? putting the entire thing in the back of your truck? >> in his mind. >> this picture he will forever, ever remember. this oman has died. he weighed over 1200 pounds in 2006. it was a guinness world record. bedridden since 2002, married six years later, manuel uribe rarely left his home.

he had to be taken to the hospital by crane. uribe was 48. white tigers, four girls and one boy. that boy named obama. the five made their first public appearance at an austrian zoo. they have white fur, blue eyes. you can do the aww shucks. very well done. the first litter of all white cubs born in europe. the father is the sire of 14 cubs. the girls, lali, layla, leila and lulu. the names help in the cute factor. president obama hosts the fourth annual white house science fair. winners from across the nation are invited to show off their skills. and on this day in 1937, the opening festivities for the newly completed golden gate bridge has held the title of longest span for 27 years. i'm richard lui. for the entire team for "early

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and a very good tuesday morning to you. it's 4:30, good morning. i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's first check the forecast with rob he's in for christina. good morning, rob. >> a bit breezy around san francisco early this morning which hints at a cooler forecast. 65 the high in san francisco and 68 in san jose and patchy, coastal clouds and we'll look for that fog to make a comeback and those winds will drop down and temperatures in the inland valleys and the wind gusts may get close to 15 to 35 miles per hour as we