short of calling them cheaters. new details of the texas gunman and the connection to isis. plus 50 million americans are suffering through a. the globe trotters with pope francis, and the big man goes down. just what happened to shaq. "early today" starts right now.

good morning. tornado outbreak. >> you're look at it right now. large dplashs and come to go the ground. i have tree comes down. we have to back out of here. >> here is a dajmage from the sky. the wall of the hotel was ripped away and roads were lost. this scene police use night gary to search an rv park. in kansas we have this. >> we have a roof that fluew through the air. we have a large tornado on the ground. >> a or the storetornado outside of

wichita. you can see a tornado and go across a highway and then damage a bunch of homes. in texas hef erie skpran the record rainfall proved too much for drivers. look at this. extreme weather on germany. it killed one person and injured dozens in another town. it's the biggest rule in sports. don't cheat. the clearest chance and nbc has the newest developments into deflategate. >> reporter: tom brady dressed the public and talk about

deflate gate. >> i have always played within the rules. i would never do anything to break the rules. i believe in fair play and respect the league. >> the investigation found that it's more probably than not that the quarterback was generally aware of aactivities. patriots personnel were involved to -- participated in an effort to release the air in a game ball after the referees examined them. >> there's a mountain of circumstantial evidence although it still lacks the smoking gun. >> officials discovered 11 of 12 game balls were underflated and

the investigation shows the two men in text messages after he complained after football pressure, and saying i am going make the next ball a balloon. tom, 16 is nothing. wait until sunday. the league will look at taking disciplinary action. we will protect the integrity of the game. reaction by fans outside of the stadium, we were mixed. >> it's a shame. i will still be a patriot's fan when all said and done. >> he has carried himself and acted a pro on the field as off the field. what we're talk about has a much to do about nothing. >> i would expect and hope that the league would apologize to our entire team and in

particular coach bell check and tom brady for what they had to endure this past week. 50 million americans affected by allergies is experiencing a pollen sue nominee. it's making for a triple wammie. it's hitting all at once. we're learning new information of the deadly shooting after the mohammed art contest. federal investigators say that one was in contact with three known people of isis prior to that. >> reporter: two weeks before the gathering in texas the fbi and homeland security warned the nations police that it carries

if risk of being target and knowing that supporters were on twitter calling for retaliation. simpson was following the calls and was communicating with an american now belief to be in sonnia. a week before he sent a week and saying private detect messages. a private website has posted this picture of the other gunman. >> researchers that track extremist on line say that he was one of 400 people in the west. >> permanently shutting down the accounts is impossible but the effort helps. >> what happens is when twitter takes down accounts it opens new

ones. it takes some time for the followers to find the new account. >> monitoring twitter messages tipped off the fbi to many of the 39 people arrested in 13 states. it's a chore with 5,000 people following the radical countrier that simpson did. >> a new report claims to have found 1,600 i rs employees that cheated on the taxes. a government watchdog say that is they vaded paying the taxes over a ten year period. tracey, we're learn thag theing that the employees said that you have to keep the job. >> last year they created a new rule and bonuses if they're found evading the taxes. the inspector general found

1,600 i rs employees over the last decade and did not pay the taxes by claiming too many dependents and too many children filing late or taking the first time home buyers credit, when they did not buy a home at all. even though that 25 percent were fired as the law is required there are exceptions to that and many of them were reprimanded and faced action and suspensions and other reprimand. when you took a look at the fact that there are 85,000 people in the agency 160 a year in this report is really just a drop in the buck ketd. >> tracey thank you. now to roam where pope francis just joined the harlem globe trotters. >> we all just met the pope. we're all very excited. we have been able to do a lot of the things in your life meeting

the pope is top of the list. well now to some serious weather. bill is here. good morning. >> good morning. we're so fortunate to not have the fatalities this morning. there was like a two hour period when this massive super cell and textbook case with a large tornado. it was heading into the oklahoma city area. it made it there and then dissipated before it got to the highly populated area. it was an over achiever of a day. this is the peek of the season. this is tornado ali, and it's going to live up to the reputation and peeking on saturday. saturday is a day. 9 million people in the slight risk areas.

kansas colorado and western oklahoma dallas and forth worth also. then it gets a little worse. then we have an enhanced risk and these are the categories. we have not had any highs yet, and saturday is possible. about 16 million people before we go to friday and then saturday 19 million people and the area of red where we should see the long track and long-lived tornados. those are the ones that are most cooled off. the upper lows and troughs move to the midwest. a little bit of snow possible in the mid-zbles song for summer

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to sports, the washington nationals taking on the miami marlins. bryce harper had a great game. he homered his first two times at the plate, looking to go for three. >> harper, another one! see you upper deck again! three in a row. >> yes, three straight home runs for harper, youngest player to do so since 1970. he ended the game 3 for 4 with five rbis. nats get the win 7-5. chicago bulls in cleveland taking on the cavs for game two. lebron james makes the swift pass to the corner. iman shumpert drains the three, extends the lead to 15. a couple plays later, james beats the defense. he finished with 33. bulls not able to keep up with king james. the cavs take game two 106-91. bill, i want you to pay close attention to this next video. i would never want this to happen to you while onset.

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it had low ratings and finished the third season this past march. there was hope for fans. universal television is reportedly in talks with hulu, the video site partly owned by nbc universal television group currently owns the show's streaming rights. >> she is good and will be back on something. yesterday we told you about danielle perez, "the price is right" contestant who won a treadmill, an awkward prize for a woman in a wheelchair. she went on "jimmy kimmel live!" last night and answered a lingering question. >> people keep asking me what i'm going to do with it and i said i guess i'll do what everyone else does, use it as a piece of furniture. this is "early today." right. make a bad bundle joke

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leading the news on nbcnews.com. amount in carbon dioxide in air keeps rising. scientists say the average amount of co2 in the atmosphere reached levels not seen in 2 million years. scientists warn the arctic will be ice-free summers by 2040 due to global warming. from nbc affiliate kgw in portland, oregon, no charges filed against teacher after students burned by tesla coil. police say 37-year-old samuel dufner branded the arms with "i heart mom." he has been placed on leave.

police are investigating an anti-gay hate crime. the fight began earlier in the restaurant which reportedly involved anti-gay slurs. police are still searching for the assailant. check out this fascinating video by the bend bulletin of what's aptly named lost lake in oregon. it fills up every winter and drains every spring through a hole in a lava tube. where does it go? nobody knows for sure. >> amazing. if you have a great idea about how to live on mars long term, nasa may give you $5,000 for it. the space agency will give the four-figure prize to the first three winners of their contest. what's in a name? well, it depends on who you ask. princess charlotte was finally born in england earlier this

week, but she wasn't the only newborn to make headlines. a zoo in southern japan held their traditional public vote to name their newest baby macaque monkey. the winning name? you guessed it, charlotte. while some may think the naming is a nice tribute to the newborn baby, calls and e-mails are flooding in saying the name is disrespectful to the british royal family. zoo officials are now discussing an alternative name for the monkey. now time for a look ahead. millions of british voters head to the polls as the uk holds the first primary election in five years. conservative prime minister david cameron's chief challenger, left of center labor party leader ed miliband it's kind of like our congressional and presidential elections all wrapped up into one. the election is reportedly shaping up to be the closest in a generation. thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a great thursday.

right now, chilling video of a 13-year-old girl fighting off an attacker inside her own home. peninsula neighborhood on edge this morning after a startling paint ball attack. plus caught on camera. a smash and grab robber hits a san francisco boutique and police say it's not the only one doing it. a quick live look outside right now. the bay bridge. it is thursday may 7th. you are watching "today in the bay." >> from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." >> a very good morning to you. it's 4:30. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. we have a lot to get to. first, let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good morning. >> it's actually a new forecast. big changes.