it's monday, june 1st. coming up on "early today." america exposed. as of midnight, our national security agency has lost certain powers from the patriot act. has our safety been jeopardized? the outpouring of sympathy for vice president joe biden's son beau continues to rise. the bizae incident in the middle of a enrique concert. and is there an easter south in the ten-day future? "early today" starts right now. good morning, happy monday to everybody. there is drama in legislature after lawmakers let two parts of the patriot act expire sunday night. now the national security agency will have to pull the plug on certain government surveillance programs that were put in place after 9/11.

nbc's tracie potts is live in washington this morning. tracie, this leaves legislators scrambling. so what happens now? >> well, what happens now, they try to fix this. we're look forward to this to see if there's action on it. also other tools that the obama administration says are key to tracking terrorists. >> the government can no longer collect phone records or were use wiretaps to trace suspects that use phone. >> they give us better ability to see the move that is the groups or individuals are making. >> those provisions expired at mid-night. >> isn't this program as critical as it's ever been given

the enact the middle east is on fire, and we're losing everywhere? >> rand paul blocked it. >> some of them i think want there to be an attack on the united states to blame it on me. >> the senate failed to renew it or pass the alternative and the usa freedom act that would leave phone records with companies but have a search. >> we have to be aware that we're under threat. >> the senate would fix this in days. he say that is he will back the freedom thakt he opposed. >> now, in a statement the white house say that is the senate needs to move on this quickly. we're hearing that now he is behind it and three quarters voted to move it. we could see the usa freedom act

passed. >> okay. tracey tracey pott live in washington. secretary of state john kerry is expected to arrive in boston today for medical treatment. he wok his leg while bicycling in france. it happened while he was biking in the swiss alps near the swiss border. his tire hit a curb. the 71-year-old never lost consciousness. he was airlifted to geneva. secretary kerry was in switzerland for meetings with iranian diplomats about limiting the nuclear program. he was scheduled to be in paris tomorrow to meet with coalition members battling isis. his office says he will now take part in that meeting remotely. there has been an outpouring of sympathy following the death of beau biden. the 46-year-old died saturday after battling brain cancer biden elected twice and was a front-runner for delaware governor in 2016. he was a popular politician and decorated iraq combat veteran. there's been a bipartisan

outpouring of grief. >> beau biden was known to many as a dedicated public servant. the loving father of two and a devoted partner to the woman he loved. >> delaware is a better place because of beau, the country is a better place because of beau. >> the president and mrs. obama visited the home of joe biden yesterday. the president issued an emotional statement calling beau a good, big-hearted devoutly catholic and deeply faithful man. who made a difference in the lives of all he touched and he lives on in their hearts. biden was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. he underwent successful surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. beau biden died surrounded by his entire family. including his father, his wife haley, and two children natalie and hunter. this morning, we have good news in soaked texas. it will be driving out.

the epic flooding there and in oklahoma has killed 31 and ten or so are missing. but now, there's a new concern in texas. a spike in snake bites. the high water is flushing them out from hiding spots. in dallas at children's medical center they have seen six snake bites in less than two weeks. >> i tried moving the bushes and then it just bit me. in dayton, texas, a wild scene, cowboys saving 200 trapped cattle. the animals were stuck in aligator-infested waters. the cattle was led over 70 miles to safety. a convoy of santas? yes. brought smiles to tornado victims. they collected toys to bring the children in van, texas

couldn't that was hit by a kill twister last month. >> if we can bring a smile back to that child's face and a little hope to their heart that will transfer right up to the parents and the rest of the community. now to atlanta, storms triggered flash flooding, drivers were stranded for 40 minutes. let's take a look at the rain and where it's heading next. >> the stats are amazing and it was the wettest month ever in texas. oklahoma was with you. as far as the rainfall totals went it was 17 inches and austin had 17. just amazing how wide spread it was. the 2004 for the wet skpes the average rainfall for the entire state was seven inches. that's seven inches deep for the entire state. it took all of the rain that it felt. this is the stubborn pattern and in all oklahoma you beat the

1941 october for the wettest month ever. it's a welcome dry pattern and all the way down houston, looks like the next ten days very little rainfall is expected. we will not dry it out. as far as the rest of the forecast goes phoenix today is 106. really starting to crank ahead. nothing like the heat that feels like summer. seg gas is 100 from tucson to phoenix. 106 in phoenix is where i draw the line. >> no, it's plan hot. thank you bill. after nearly a quarter search at the home of cbs' "nation the nation" legendary broadcaster bob schieffer signed

off yesterday. he's now retired. schieffer has been at the network for the past 46 years. more than half that time moderating the sunday program. before he got started, though, with the final show, a brief blast from the past. >> today marks my official debut as it were as monitor of "nation the nation." our aim is going to be simple here to find interesting people from all segments of american life who have something to say and give them a chance to say it. >> reporter: that was me 24 years ago, and today is my last broadcast on "nation the nation." the 78-year-old will be replaced by john dickerson. we're going to miss him. if there's one family who knows how to keep the audience hooked it's the kardashians. at the end of last night's midseason finale, kim kardashian was a huge piece of news. >> exactly what you want to see -- >> i just got the blood test back and i am pregnant. >> that's right. kim's expecting her second child

with her husband kanye west. this happy news is after a problem getting pregnant. singer enrique iglesias is recovering after some of his fingers were injured at a concert. he grabbed a drone and his hand came in contact with one of the blades. he flinches and puts the drone aside. he continued to perform for 30 minutes despite having blood all over his t-shirt. a spokesman said during the show iglesias grabs the drone to give, quote, the audience a view shot. a big point of view to tell you about. plus an old apple community worth $200,000? more disturbing news for former house speaker dennis hastert. and the contact between this komodo dragon and a zookeeper. "early today" is back in two.

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welcome back, everybody. there is more bad news for former house speaker dennis hastert. wheaton college in illinois takes his name off the research center. hastert has also resigned from the school's board of advisers. he graduated from the school in 1964. hastert was just indicted, as you may recall, on charges that hell allegedly lied to the fbi about alleged his money tied to a past misconduct. he reportedly agreed to pay $3.5 million to a man who went to a school where hastert once taught. in new york city, a high-rise here, a cable on a crane lifting an unit snapped. ten people were hurt. nothing serious, though, no word on why that cable snapped. in nebraska, a reptile

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this morning, a "today" exclusive. tracy morgan speaks out for the first time since the horrific accident that seriously injured him and killed one of his friends. he sats down with matt live in studio 1a. let's get to some sports, the rangers' josh hamilton came in clutch. at the bottom of the ninth yesterday, two outs, runners on the corner, hamilton ripped one in center field to get the rbi double and the win. rangers reporter emily jones interviewed him after the game, you know, it looks like she is got caught in the middle of something. >> reporter: well, josh, i didn't know if we could pass the other night, but apparently you did here today, what was that one like? >> awesome. you know you're going to throw a

clip -- >> reporter: nothing like a cold ice tower, a bath. she's a good sport about it and continued the interview. afterwards, she sent a picture of her dress on twitter saying revenge will be mine. kevin love of the cleveland cavaliers takes some time to talk about his thoughts for next year as rumors spread about him leaving the organization. >> i truly haven't even thought about it. but as i mentioned i expect to be suiting up by game one, just have to -- i'm not sure. >> former marine george hood just crushed the world record for planking saturday. he spent five hours and 50 minutes in the abdominal plank position beating the previous record set in september by 45 minutes. he did it to raise money and awareness for wounded warriors.

29,000 runners ran and mary thompson was the oldest and fin iing under seven and a half hours. she overcome the loss of her husband and a staff infection in her leg. this is what she had the say after wards. >> i am grateful. every year i say i think this is my last year and then i do another one. this is my 16th and i am really pleased that i can get through it. >> a grouch firefighters ran in full gear and raised more than $7,000 for a fellow firefighter's son who is battling a disease.

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as far as if u.s. goes we have not had a category storm. sandy was a big bad stomplt as far as the threes we have not had any. we're expecting a low, and there's not a lot out there right now. the pacific askis active. there's a lot of hope for the lackluster season and thank elnino for that. >> hopefully bill will be nice and calm when he comes. thanks. you know the disaster movie "san andreas" is anything but. the film with dwayne johnson took in an impressive $53.2 million in its opening weekend. coming in number two "pitch perfect 2" with almost $50 million. so far the comedy's sequel has raked $227 million worldwide in 17 days. disney's "tomorrowland" came in third with $13.8 million. disney has pulled the plug on "tron 3" following

"tomorrowland's" disappointing performance. and paul mccartney says his pot heading days are behind him. he doesn't want to set an example for his grandchildren. bruce jenner will reveal his transformation to female on the cover of "vanity fair." the issue is expected to hit is stands this summer. will smith's son jaden took actress amandla stenberg to the prom. but he traded in the traditional tuxedo, look at what he's wearing that dress. maybe he's starting a new trend. this is "early today." make this your first stop of the day on nbc. had traveled for over 850 miles. my men driven nearly mad from starvation and frostbite.

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leading the news in "usa today," elderly man slashed tires over a bingo complaint says police. the police arrested the 82-year-old for the man slashing the tires of a woman he claims was sitting in his favorite bingo seats. video caught the man in the act. in the toledo news, ohio, a pepper spray assault case victim fires back. she was in court because he pepper sprayed a relative at his place of employment. so an ohio judge gave her a choice either be pepper sprayed by her victim or go to jail, as you can see, yeah, she chose the pepper spray. interesting choice. some other stories we're following for, though, qatar will extend its travel ban on five former taliban leaders. they were released from guantanamo last year in exchange

for the release of army sergent bowe bergdahl. the five men are not currently allowed to leave qatar. the u.s. government is negotiating a long-term deal to keep them from posing a long-term threat to the united states. firefighters made a dramatic rescue after a woman got stuck for two hours in the chimney of a school. this incident may be connected to an earlier report of a woman attempting to jump off a roof. in shelby, michigan, police captured a pig that was terrorizing a town. unfortunately, the officers took the big in, in the backseat of heir car, and that big left a big old mess. >> it almost looks like the pig is smiling. i got you. right? did you ever think getting kicked in the shin would become a competition. let me introduce you to the annual shin kicking championship. you heard that right. the championship is held in england each other.

they kick each other in the leg until one person falls down. here's the good news. people can stuff their pants legs with hay or other types of padding to absorb the blows. we're going to nominate bill with this. >> i need to see the before and after. >> not fun. funeral services are for the family that was murdered in the home last month. they were all murdered before the home was set on fire. authorities say that the suspect darren wint worked for the family's company. happy birthday to supermodel and "america's got talent" judge heidi klum who turns 42. rolling stones guitarist ron wood is 68. and academy award-winning actor morgan freeman is 78. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. thanks for watching "early today." have a great one.

american hostages in yemen. what we know about them and what the state department is doing to bring them home. 2,000 facebook users say they'll protest the social media giant, the policy that many say puts users in danger. san francisco could not pass a ban on soda so we'll tell you what leaders are trying to do today to curb the cravings. a live look outside this morning. it is monday, the first day in yun june, and you are watching "today in the bay." you have to start somewhere. good monday morning. it's 4:30. >> we're glad you're starting with us.