every time we have talked about the catherine ferguson academy we've received a lot of feedback from people looking for more information. what we've got about the latest on this story is posted at our blog tonight maddow blog.msnbc.com. after the apology. congressman anthony weiner faces mounting calls to resign in the wake of his twitter scandal. lightning round. powerful storm makes for a spectacular light show in toronto. and, fire and brimstone. scientists capture a lake of swirling lava at one of the world's most active volcanoes. this is "first look" on msnbc.

we begin this morning with truth and consequences. representative anthony weiner's political career hangs in the balance this morning as a number of women are claiming to have online relationships with him. this the fellow democrats come to new york congressman's aid as republicans called for his resignation. tracey potts joins us from washington. >> reporter: lynn, democrats said it was silence. congressman weiner's colleagues here want him out. senate majority harry reid said that if congressman antdny weiner calls for him advice -- he'll say -- >> call somebody else. >> reporter: reid is one of the few democrats who spoke out after weiner admitted that he lyde after sending this lewd photo of himself to a college student >> i don't condone his activity. >> reporter: but weiner said that's up to voters.

>> i think the lying part, you know, was more -- was worse than the pictures. >> reporter: a marrist poll found that half of new york voters think he should stay. >> he's using public money and public resources, then it would matter to me. >> reporter: ethics probe could determine if weiner broke house rults. >> we have the responsibility to look in every corner. >> reporter: the conservative blogger who broke the story, says there's one x-rated photo that he won't release >> i don't think i want to put his family through that type of thing. >> reporter: finds out that he could lose his seat anyway, new york is losing two congressional seats. >> tracey potts for us in washington. last night at the white house, it was all about

elegance. state dinner for german chancell chancellor angela merkel. the united states highest civilian honor, prior to the low-key dinner, the president tackled more serious issues including bad news on the economy. >> obviously we're experiencing some head winds. >> reporter: president obama was on the defensive. >> the recovery that we're on, is not producing jobs as quickly as i want it to happen. >> reporter: he said that the biggest problem now is high fuel prices. labor department reported private sector hiring dropped almost 5% in april. he leaves opened to attack by republican candidates like tim pawlenty. >> reporter: the stimulus, the takeovers were the solution. he says they worked. they did not. >> reporter: president obama takes credit for averting

disaster. >> we have set a path that will lead us to longterm economic growth. so, our task is to not panic, not overreact. >> reporter: a plea for supporters to hang in, even though the recovery has stalled. last night on the last word with lawrence o'donnell, he asked former michigan governor how she feels about mitt romney funds-raising in his state. after his opposition to the bailout back in 2008 of the auto industry. >> we would have seen 1.4 million people unemployed. in michigan alone a 20% unemployment rate. now this has just worked out

pretty well and the auto industries are paying back their loans, has put them on a path of profitability and hiring, interesting that when chrysler said that it was done paying back its loans last week, he said they're followed what i suggested. it's an incredible -- the guy is shameless. i just can't believe that people are going to buy this fellow. this there are a whole string of flip flops that you know about. i think that people who want to donate should be looking at when auto industry was asking for a donation, what he was saying, i think they should give him the same answer. here's your "first look" at other news going around in america today.

the north sky over northern rhode island turned orange after an eight-alarm fire. fire companies were on the scene as the fire gutted the factory. the massive fire on the seven-acre sight caused power outages. the warship connected to the burial of osama bin laden is back in american waters. it docked in pearl harbor, receiving a hero's welcome from 100 greeters. the ship's senior officers refused to does close any information about the burial of the ma9/11 mather mind. also in hawaii, new video of a fresh stream of lava spilling into a lake, this new activity does not pose any danger to

hawaii's big island. but scientists say that it's causing some disruption with the volcano's crust. for a look at your national weather, here's nba meteorologi meteorologist, bill karins. >> chicago, the warmest temperature in five years. minneapolis, 103. that's just doesn't happen that often. incredible heat. everybody to the right here was above 100 degrees. the exceptions, northern new england. and much of the west is much cooler. this cool air will slowly begin to give relief to areas like minnesotaed to. the heat ridge builds to the east, over the top -- right around the smokey mountains.

that hot air is going to pump right around it. minneapolis, you'll cool off as that cold front slides through today and some of the hottest air of the season will be arriving in areas of the mid-atlantic. the 24-hour temperature change, temperature right now compared to yesterday at this time, is about 10 degrees cooler in billings. we're already warming it up. temperature in new york city, 7 degrees warmer right now than when you left the house this time yesterday. there's not much rain out there. so the forecast for today, we'll call 98 in d.c., where yesterday were in the low 90s. the only saving grace, the difference between this heat wave now and what we get in july and august is lot more humid. low humidity. today, 96 in new york. 95 in dallas. thursday, that's when it will peak in the mid-atlantic.

98 in new york city. >> so, just brutal. >> that's it. start of our summer heat season. >> bill, thanks so much. big ben bums out the sister. big win for nbc. your "first look" at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. coming up, tiger looks away from golf and game four in the nba comes down to the final shot. wñ

welcome back to "first look." here are some of the top stories making news this morning -- arizona's massive wildfire has chased thousands from their homes. burned ten structures and 486 square miles. no one has been injured by the blaze, which was captured by a nasa satellite. along with another fire-burning in the state. loud explosions have been

rocking tripoli. parts of libyan ruler mohammad gadhafi's compound. mother nature put on quite a show in canada yesterday. lightning lit up the skies of toronto. striking the cn tower in the downtown area. one missouri ice cream shop is getting bugged for serving a nontraditional ice cream flavor. they have been told to stop cicada ice cream flavor. the shop said that the first batch of the cold treat was sold out within hours. that's just plain nasty. here's your "first look" at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow will start off at 12,070. taking a look at overseas

trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei nchd 6 points. in hong kong the hang second dropped 2.07. worries about the struggling economy dragged the blue chips into the red yesterday. after fed chairman ben bernanke blamed high gas prices for what he called frustratingly slow pace. bernanke offered no new stimulus measures. adding to those woes the labor department reported businesses posted about 100,000 fewer jobs in april than they did in march. after the bell, home builder hovananian reported losses that dragged it lower. race speculation that rival

weyerhauer would make a play for hammermill papers. you may want to check your facebook privacy settings. the social site has enabled facial recognition technology. prompts your friends to tag you in photos tagged on your page. one very difficult for one woman from the netherlands to unfriend from facebook pap after she had all 152 of them tattooed on their arm. nbc universal has won the rights to broadcast the olympic games through 2020 comcast plans to spread the olympic coverage across its cable and digital outlets. >> reporter: vancouver, canada, a place where the ocean meets the mountain.

>> a great spirit. they have great team work. they will be able to promote sport and the olympics in the united states of america. >> reporter: already the broadcast partner for the 2012 london games, the olympic party will say on the peacock for at least four more years. for the 2014 winter olympic in sochi, russia. and to 18 and 2020, whose host cities haven't been selected yet. >> knowing that we're going to be partnered with the olympics for the rest of this decade and to bring so many compelling moments on all platforms. >> reporter: the new deal is considered a major victory for nbc recently acquired by

comcast. the decision solidifies a long-standing olympic partnership. a gold medal run that will now continue through 2012. coming up -- the red sox and yankees square off. tiger drops out. and the nhl throws the book at a cheap shotter. plus, dirk and the mavs even up their nba finals matchup with the heat. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys.

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welcome back to "first look." in sports, dallas mavericks' dirk nowitzki fought both off the miami heat and illness to even up the nba finals. >> good morning. despite a temperature of 10 t dirk nowitzki once again the mavs to another comeback win in the nba finals. game four in dallas, lebron james to dwyane wade, alley-oop. miami up by 7 in the fourth. time and time again, the mavs dug deep and found a way to win. slowed by the flu, dirk found the energy to put the mavs up by three. wade mishandled the ball. somehow got it to mike miller, hoisted a three, air ball. mavs win 86-83. game four of the stanley cup finals tonight. aaron rolle will be on the sideline, he's suspended for the rest of the season for blinds e

blindsiding nathan horton. game four tonight at 8:00 eastern. tiger woods said that he would be ready for next week's u.s. open, guess what, he isn't. mark teixeira, hit by a fastball against the red sox. x-ray is negative. he's day-to-day. the yankees are hurting. they lost, 6-4. catch of the night, gomes tracked it down. a leaping grab. unfortunately, not enough, the brewers lost it. arizona state softball, they beat florida 7-2 to win the championship. it's the sun devils second title in four years. and for the coach, you're never too old to get a pie in the face. that's your "first look" at

sports. i'm fred roggin. another quick look at the weather, here's bill karins. good morning once again, bill. >> this was yesterday. yesterday was a little preview for the big cities along i-95. yesterday, was 9 # 1 in hartford. we're going to add almost 10 degrees to those numbers this morning. when you walk out the door, d.c. is 72. new york, 74. 64 in pittsburgh. what does today looks like? it looks like we're going to be dry. a stray thunderstorm here or there. for the most part, it's going to be a dry day. it's not going to be hazy, hot and humid. it's going to be hazy and hot. the air quality is not the best. d.c. at 98. philly at 98. pittsburgh at 92 or so. hartford in the mid-to low 90s.

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welcome back to "first look." last night on late night with jimmy fallon, jimmy talked about the possible repercussions if

the nfl current labor disputes zblonts reports if the lockout continues the nfl may shortened its season to eight games. or as the detroit lions will put it, we only lost eight games this year. i love detroit. get this, you guys, there's talk about snoop dogg launching a new talent show similar to american idol. with his twist. if i want to watch a stoned version i watched the old version of american idol with paula. >> it was awesome. the new dangers of sexting. how about a program teaching adults about sexting. that's weeknights at

12:35/11:35 central time on your local nbc station. one starlet has apparently scored hollywood's hottest new bachelor and it definitely has its perks. us weekly reports after european jaunt, leonardo did cap rio and blake lively took in a late-night tour of disneyland. one so-called leonardo source said, i have never seen him like this with a good. sienna miller has settled with news of the world for over $160,000. miller accepted damages. her legal costs and an unconditional admission of liability by the paper. don't hack your phone bill. >> i wouldn't know how to start.

>> you don't even tweet. >> and there are a lot of reasons why. every week we have another reason. >> now, we just have to get you on facebook. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. way too early with willie gice starts right now. a new report from the senate foreign relations highlight our nation building project in afghanistan, new evidence or money and people are going into that black hole, how does president obama continue to say that we're turning a corner in that country. leading democrats break into a full sprint to get away from congressman anthony weiner and republicans call for his resignation. the question is, will weiner step down? another nail-biter of a game.