day. right now on "first look," president obama visits the storm raf and area as residents genre building their lives. >> i want the residents affected throughout oklahoma to foe we will be with you every step of the way. >> a weekend of weather exstreams across the country to unseasonable snow in parts of the northeast. plus a bizarre camera ms. happen at the nascar race. a dance of the planets and a dance party reunion you do not want to miss. good morning on this memorial day, i'm betly lynn.

memorial day is the official start of summer but it is a day to pay the tribute for those who honored this country. nbc news' tracy potts is in washington with a preview. >> hi, betty. happy memorial day. that will not be the focus today here in washington. yes, the president is headed to arlington, also the focus today on how america plans to deal with the war on terror going forward. today, america remembers the loss of brave soldiers who died fighting for freedom, with flags at every gravy, this morning, president obama heads to arlington cemetery to once again lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown, looking ahead, america faces new threats, skwaed dismantled but not destroyed. the president wants to scale back our use of force against terrorists. >> not every collection of thuks that labels themselves al qaeda

will pose a credible threat to the united states. >> reporter: republicans accuse him of going soft on the enemy. >> the idea we can vice president a counterterrorism foot print to respond to the future bin ladins in the world is dangerous. >> at the time we need to respond the most, we are sounding retreat. our enemies are emboldened all across the planet ♪ god bless america >> reporter: today a celebration and last night's concerts reminds us of a time of war even when that war is changing. now, looking ahead to today, we've got ceremonies along the national mall specifically for world war ii veteran, vietnam vets and women who died in service for our country. it will be a busy day, a historic day as we remember those who not for our country. >> no doubt, trees, thank you. turning now to the recovery in moore, oklahoma, president obama spent sunday touring the

damage and pledging federal support in the wake of the ef-5 tornado that killed five people, including ten. nbc news' jay gray reports from moore, oklahoma. >> reporter: from the chaos and intensity of the skrooik strike, through the rush of first responders, and the rumble of the grueling cleanup and recovery. ♪ amazing grace, how sweet the sound ♪ >> reporter: sunday night for the first time in almost a week. >> god is our refugee and strength. >> reporter: moore paused for a memorial service. ♪ he came out of nowhere >> reporter: to reflect, remember, and reaffirm their determination. ♪ dropped like a stone. >> we may be knocked down for a short time, but we will be right back up stronger than ever and we will rise up again as a state. >> reporter: earlier in the day.

>> how long was this thing on the ground? >> reporter: carrying the prayers and support of the nation, president obama spent time with victims and first responders:00 when we say, we got your back, i promise you, we keep our word. >> reporter: as he toured the devastation, we talked about the overwhelming scope of this tragedy but also told survivors the country sees much more than twisted metal and splinter wood here. >> from the forecasters who issued the warnings to the first responders who dug through the rubble from the teachers who shielded it with their own body, oklahomans have inspired us with their love and their courage and their fellowship. >> reporter: a courage and strength that despite so much being splinterred and scattered for miles here, has actually scent this community together. >> we survived together, we fight together, we build together. >> reporter: they will continue to lean on through a long and difficult recovery. jay gray, nbc news, moore,

oklahoma. a tragic turn in the search for a teenage boy swept away by raging flood waters in texas. rescue teams found his body sunday bringing the death toll from flooding in san antonio to three t. bodies were found saturday after flood waters up to 10-feet trapped them inside their cars. it dumped more than a foot of rain in just a 24 hour-hour period. its record rainfall for san antonio in may t. storm was so strong, it swept cars and even a city bus off the streets. well, while memorial day oourm usually marks the beach seventeen. in some parts of the country, it looked a lot like winter, oh, yeah, an upstate new york city mountain was blanketed with fresh powder. in this video, you can see how the blizzard like conditions turned the roads into a one-lane mess. in new hampshire, santa's village amusement park was forced to close because of too much snow, can you believe it?

we are sure some kids are upset about the closure, hopefully the irony of it all wasn't lost on that snowman. meteorologist bill kierans is here. i can't believe it is snowing. this is the unofficial start of summer. what is going on? >> saturday was, yesterday wasn't great, saturday was unbelievable. so that storm is gone. so what's left? we talked about the horrible flooding out of san santonio we are dry down there, at least. but all the problems today and really the next couple days will be through the mid-west. we kind of have that typical clash of the cold air. that storm exiting nujd -- new england. in between is where the thunderstorms are rocking and rolling. we have a large complex of storms. all the white flashes on there are the lightning strikes. this is a classic collection of storms rolling through the central plains with wind damage as the primary threat. a severe thunderstorm watch out

for the des moines area, to ames, iowa, to zain st. joseph's. this will roll through the area over the next half hour to two hours. we watch it around st. louis about noon today if it holds together. the problem is we have additional storms dying out, bringing rain to indiana and illinois. so we have flash flooding concerns. we have one complex after another. we have to watch our rivers, including the mississippi. today, a severe thunderstorm watch is out for a few spots. later this afternoon, we get another round of storms into tonight. anywhere in yellow, winds damage, large hail, the possibility of isolated tornadoes, especially southern nebraska an areas of northern kansas. we will watch out for areas there in the northern portion of kansas. as far as memorial day goes, it

looks beautiful, if not gorgeous, finally, boston in the water in the 60s. once you get inland to albany, areas that we are seeing cold and rain will finally in new england be gorgeous. >> man, it's a long time. >> you want some nice conditions for everyone. >> that's true, thank you, bill. will an apple and two melons go under the hammer. you will not believe how much they fetch. plus, there were extra bright lights this weekend. we will tell you what they were when "first look" returns in three minutes.

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with cops. officials say if suspect was taken into custody on suspicion to dmit murder. new this morning, an yawn ont of actress angelina jolie died of breast cancer. now this comes less than two weeks after the actress revealed she had a double mastectomy to avoid the disease. if you missed a rare space show this weekend, we got your back, venus, mercury were visible to the naked eye in a dance of the planets. sounds so nice. heres what it is, they shined in a triangular formation to form a conjunction. the next rare site like this

won't be until 20 convenient. when trading resumes tuesday morning the dow will open just over 15,300 of losing 51 points last week t. good news the dow has gone up every tuesday for the last 19 weeks. in asia today, japan's nikkei index fem more than 3%. for beachgoers looking for the best sunscreen this memorial day, listen to this, consumer reports rated the generic walmart and target brands as the best. yahoo is reportedly bidding to boy the premium video site hulu for $600 to $800 million depending on how much control they have over content and the link of licensing rights. comskast part owner of hulu. the federal government is investigating ford f-150 pickups with ecoboost engines. now this after drivers reported it lost power after

acceleration. japan's airways resumed flights of the boeing 787 on sunday. they were grounded world wide on sunday because of battery fires. one of only six surviving original 1976 apple 1 computers still in working order was sold at auction in germany on sunday. an unknown telephone bidder bought it for a world record price of more than $671,000. i don't know if you can get the internet on that thing. at an auction in japan, two rare melons sold at auction for nearly $16,000. that is $6,000 higher than those sold last year. i got to taste one of those. not at that price, though. in sports, lebron james scored 18 points and dwyane wade crushed the indiana pacers. miami now leads the series two games to one. in hockey, joe thornton scored a power play goal in the

1st period and jay galiar diforced the decisive seven game with a 2-1 victory over the los angeles kings. well, 35 runners who were not able to cross the finish line at the boston marathon got their chance before the indy 500 on sunday. in the race, though, tony kanaan stole the show, winning the checkered flag and getting the celebratory milk bath. new rutgers athletic director justly hermann is coming under fire. she faces abuse allegations related to her former job at the head of the women's volleyball team 16 years ago. hermann was hired in may to replace nick (gianetti after the former basketball coach mike rice physically and verbally abused players during practice. two state senators have called for her firing in the wake of this report. notre dame quarterback evan

goldston has been suspended by the university for poor academicgium. goldst goldston. now, take it to nascar, at least ten fans were actually injured and several cars were damaged during the coca-cola 600 when a rogue cable from a television skycam fell over the track and grand stands, that's frightening. robbie rodgers became the first openly gay soccer player for the l.a. galaxy. this comes less than two months after nba player jason collins came out. a brewer's sideline reporter, check this out, should thank her lucky stars. she came zo oh so close to being hit by an errant foul ball. but she played like a camp, she

kept on reporting. god for her, scary there, though. in toronto, the blue jays nori cow saky smashed a double. kowasakis game is memorable. he came to the interview excited and prepared with no cards. >> reporter: what do you have to say for yourself? >> my name is kowasaki. i am from ja span! >> he then proceeded to get pelted in the face with gator ade and doused with a shower. not a bad introduction to the big leagues. just ahead, a battle at that time box office, we'll show you who came in first. plus, will smith tears up the carpet with a former sidekick. look at those moves. you are watching "first look." . remember you only need a few sheets. hmph!

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going to be to flict i complicated. >> big picture. what does this look for eric holder, can he survive this. >> reporter: i think he can. he will stick around because of the gun running fast and furious scandal. he'll be around a while. >> tomorrow, i will switch gears, tomorrow, president obama will join governor chris christie in rebuilding the jersey shore. should christie be worried about hurting president obama with republicans? >> reporter: you know, he went through flack in the presidential campaign after the storm for doing just that.

he not only seemed to survive it but thrive. now, he is mentioned as a presidential candidate even more than he was in 2012 some as long as he can be seen as delivering the goods, helping new jersey rebuild, he's not going to suffer for this. >> all right. lynn sweet, thanks for getting up early on this holiday. we appreciate it. >> reporter: okay. take care. >> now, for another look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill kierans with the weather forecast. it really is, i'm dressed for it, i look like a picnic, right? >> yes. >> a lot of people are having those today. >> it's almost like the 4th of july. can you wear it twice. >> hey, i might. >> this seems to be the last cold morning we have for a very long time in the northeast. with clear skies, we're down to 41 in hartford. the heat is on in people's house, albany, 43, boston is not much better at 47. once the sun goes to work, that

storm will be a thing of the path. it will be a rapid warm judgment. we will literally go from low 40s in hartford to 72 this afternoon. it's up with of the those days you wear the jacket in the morning. you carry it ohio we are near 80 degrees today from d.c. to baltimore to philadelphia. ocean city, maryland will be packed, i'm sure down along the coast t. southeast will be gorgeous from charleston to the outer banks. perfect beach weather out there. not bad around the gulf. not many thunderstorms to dodge, just a lot of sunscreen. >> i like the sound of that, bring it on. to entertainment "fast and furious 6" raked in $98.5 million. "the hangover part 3" had a bit of a groggy debut. >> are you saying they want to forget it? >> yes, "star trek darkness" it

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