get stuck inside. for an intensive clean, use finish dishwasher cleaner. it's taking out the trash for your dishwasher. this morning on "early today," wet and wild. extreme heat, heavy flooding, and fire continue to wreak havoc on large portions of the u.s. back in time. disturbing new numbers show just how the great recession has shrunk american wealth. >> and crowning glory. the l.a. kings beat the new jersey devils to clinch their first ever stanley cup championship. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with fire and rain. dangerous conditions are growing today from wildfires in the far west to heavy rain and flooding on the gulf and east coasts. and even though the official

start to summer is more than a week away, hot temperatures are baking parts of the country. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: from flooding to wildfires across the country extreme conditions are making it a difficult and very dangerous start to the summer season. >> it's a very aggressive fire. it's fuel driven, wind driven, and so the conditions have not been favorable. >> we have good reason to believe there are 100-plus structures within that area that are damaged or destroyed. >> reporter: this massive 20,000-acre blaze in the colorado mountains is consuming everything in its path. >> my house is gone. >> i know i'm not going to have a home, and i have no place to go. >> reporter: hundreds fear for their homes in new mexico as well. >> it's real scary. it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: the little bear wildfire now stretches across another 10,000 acres and continues to grow. one of more than a dozen

wildfires burning across the u.s. right now, putzingting a sn on crews and equipment. >> we're definitely competing for resources whether it's new mexico or other locations. it's difficult to get resources at this point. >> reporter: it's relief that's difficult to find along the gulf coast. driving rain a foot and a half in pensacola, soaked and in many areas shut down the city while in alabama, two inches of rain an hour washed away roads and forced thousands to scramle to higher ground. and even as the water slowly begins to recede now, it's clear that the damage here, just like in the fire zone, is widespread and devastating while in the east coast and through the midwest heat is of concern. the forecast calls for the hottest day of the year so far in dlaks while in philadelphia schools closed at noon because of the dangerous conditions there. jay gray, nbc news. elsewhere day one in the child sex abuse trial of jerry

sandusky. the trial began with graphic testimony from one of his ten accusers. sandusky is charged with 52 counts of sexual abuse over 15 years, all of which he denies. nbc's brian mooar reports. >> reporter: in opening statements of the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial, two diverging profiles. the former penn state assistant football coach was described by the prosecution as a serial predator and by his defense as a father figure who's being victimized. the first witness was 13 when he met sandusky and described a relationship that began with showers and escalated into physical acts. publicly the witness said sandusky would act like his father, but when they were alone, quote, basically like i was his girlfriend. in graphic detail he described an inappropriate physical relationship and so-called love letters, but he also recalled lavish gifts, trips, and inside access to penn state's legendary football team, all of which he

said made him afraid he'd lose everything if he spurned sandus sandusky. he said that and shame kept him from telling anyone. >> he said he recalled that he regretted not coming forward earlier because he felt guilty that maybe he was responsible for these other victims having been molested. >> reporter: the defense attorney says his client admits to showering with young boys but said that was simply part of the football culture, not a crime. he pointed out that at least six of the accusers have their own civil attorneys and a financial interest in the outcome of this case. brian mooar, nbc news, bellefonte, pennsylvania. what many are calling the most exciting stanley cup playoffs in recent memory came to a conclusion last night right here on nbc with the most hallowed trophy going to a first-time winner. here's nbc's mario solis. >> reporter: good morning from the stanley cup final in los angeles where the kings have been crowned. game six at staples center the kings dominating from start to

finish, scoring three power-play goals in the first period and never looking back. they beat the devils 6-1. the kings are hockey royalty. they win their first ever stanley cup final. we'll have a lot more from los angeles plus postgame reaction coming up in sports. for now, let's go back to you. >> thanks so much. and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a florida woman is fight for her life after she was set on fire by the father of her child. surveillance cameras captured the horrific scuffle after she attempted to flee after being doused with gasoline. the suspect dragged the woman from the store before igniting her clothes. the woman was able to pat out the fire but suffered severe burns. her attacker was later arrested by police. frustrated by a string of locker room thefts, a washington, d.c., gym manager set up the perfect ruse to snag the culprit. after opening a booby-trapped locker, the suspect was doused with flour. the police are currently searching for him.

finally a new wave of yoga classes. the popularity of paddle board yoga is growing at a rapid rate in seattle. students say the class is challenging and a great way to clear their mind of life's everyday struggles. if only it were that easy. and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. he has your weather channel forecast. good morning to you, bill. >> paddle board yoga seems like a cool new thing. >> i don't know. have you ever done it? >> no. the balance part alone. yeah, i'll work on the paddle borning. good morning, everyone. yesterday was just a wild day. we saw thunderstorms rolling from kansas city in the morning and just now those storms finally weakened and head off to the northern gulf. these storms made quite the journey yesterday and a lot of damage along the way. we had numerous reports, hundreds of reports of wind damage from this line of storms as it went down from the memphis area all along mississippi and the west-east portions. in all 330 storm reports.

these are reports that had significant winds that did damage to trees or structures or homes. you name it. all these blue dots are reports of wind damage reports. now this morning we have additional storms that have fired up and they're continuing. 38,000 lightning striengs in the last hour, so i imagine there's a lot of people up and a lot of dogs hiding under the bed here. we're talking the tex arca fa area, large thunderstorms from there now heading toward shreveport and areas of mississippi getng hit now twice in two days right around greenville. so the forecast today, definitely that's the travel trouble spot. interstate 20 throughout louisiana and the pop-up storm this afternoon along the mid-atlantic look. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. the other areas with wet weather this morning, we do have light rain out in western new york from rochester to syracuse down to buffalo and even down to pittsburgh and state college, pennsylvania. later today we will see some of that wet weather moving into the big cities of the northeast.

>> bill, thanks so much. coming up, euro jitters repeat, apple gets ho huchl from investors, and what's in a name? just wait until we tell you. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus was she or wasn't she. reports say lindsay lohan may have been behind the wheel of the that big truck crash after all. you're watching "early today." >> announcer: "early today" is brought to you by centrum, your maker's most complete.

good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. commerce secretary john bryson is taking a medical leave of absence. bryson will have tests done after suffering a seizure in connection with a series of traffic accidents in the los angeles area. the federal reserve reports the wealth of american families plunged by almost 40% in just

three years due to the recession and housing crisis. the average family's net worth dropped from over $126,000 in 2007 to only $77,000 in 2010. according to the fbi, for the fifth year in a row, violent crime fell in the u.s. last year. all violent crimes dropped 4% and murdered fell to the lowest number in more than 40 years. and be careful what you say in middleborough, massachusetts. to cut down on profanity residents there have voted to impose fines for swearing in public. so using a four-letter word could cost you $20. that would build quite the swear jar. joo and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opened at 12,411 after plunging 142. the s&p sank 16. the nasdaq tumbled 48. taking a look at overseas trading in tokyo the nikkei

skidded 88 while in hong kong the hang seng fell 81. reality over spain's bank fell more than predicted on monday. stocks surged early on news spain agreed to $125 billion bank rescue fund, but win hours worries about italy, greece, and whether the loan terms would cripple spain's struggling economy. overseas this morning asian markets followed suit, reversing most of yesterday's gains. news of slowing steel demand in china added to global economic fears, dragging steel makers here at home sharply lower. oil prices retreated, settling down 65 cents near $83 a barrel. apple dipped after they showed updated software, laptops and new mapping service at its annual developers conference. investors were definitely expected something meatier. google slid 2% on news its maps will no longer be built in to most new iphones and ipads. "the wall street journal" reports some higher ups at

jpmorgan chase were aware of risky business practices by london-based traders two years before its multi-million-dollar trading loss. humana and eight na have joined united health to have built in plans to keep some reform benefits even if the supreme court strikes down the entire health care law. warren buffett is buying more jets for under $10 billion. elsewhere in big news glenn beck signed a five-year $100 million deal to continue his morning radio show. ja and. and so much for dinner discounts. get this. groupon is apparently now offering to sell you a so-called exclusive baby name for a thousand bucks. the name? clembough. that's right. you have to pay them for that name. i wonder how much william is worth. coming up, an 18-hour delay

after a washout at the french open that only postponed what seemed like the inevitable outcome. plus, more on the hockey's first time stanley cup winner. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. torrential rains in the southeast and mid-atlantic. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today."

good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." and in sports, as we mentioned earlier, the stanley cup has gone hollywood. here's nbc's mario sew lee lease with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> hi, there, good morning again from los angeles where the kings have made hockey history beating the devils to capture their first ever stanley cup championship. game six at staples center, pick it up about ten minutes into the first period. steve bernier crushing ross scuderi behind the net. scuderi remains out for several minutes. bloody and dazed he left the ice under his own power. kings wasting no time taking advantage of the power play, drew doughty's shot tipped in by dustin brown. 1-0, l.a. moments later it's brown again, takes a shot. passing to brodeur. in the blink of an eye, the kings were up, 2-0. trevor lewis caps off an amazing power play.

pokes in the rebound. staples center was absolutely rocking. kings up, 3-0, thanks to three power-play goals. the cup was within reach and the kings could taste the champagne. a remarkable run with a 6-1 win, nobody saw this coming when they entered the playoffs as an a.c. they're crowned stanley cup champions for the first time in franchise history. >> this is unbelievable. this is where we should be. we worked hard -- we worked hard to get here. it's just an unbelievable feeling. >> seeing them so happy, you know, and the work that you go through, you know, the first thing you think about as a coach, these guys are all young enough to try it again. >> from the kings on the ice to the kings of clay, rafael nadal won. novak djokovic answered with a double fault. nadal avoids losing to djokovic for the fourth consecutive time in grand slam final with a historic win at roland garros. that's a look at sports. i'm mario solis.

>> announcer: "early today" sports is brought do you by ice blue kwa velva. men get it. new photos leaked, a former boyfriend blackmail, and a simmering pot diva feud. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, from the walls of montezuma to the shores of tripoli. but why are the marining invading cleveland? you're watching "early today."

welcome back to "early today." we're watching strong severe thunderstorms especially around texarcana. so be careful traveling there early today. we're seeing a beautiful day, setting up chicago to minneapolis to kansas city. enjoy your break from the summer humidity. low humidity values and beautiful sunshine today and tomorrow. still a chance of thunderstorms though. dallas down through new orleans. that frontal boundary is kind of lidge gering down there through the next couple of days. if you're watching us on knst topi a ta, kansas, that's where i used to work, bring kids and blanket for story time in the park at frontier park and that's your "early today" event today. >> i'm sure they're sitting there missing bill karins. >> i'm sure there's a big huge post over me on the side of the road.

and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. lindy lohan is once again in very hot legal water. after a friday crash with an 18-wheeler lohan told police her assistant was driving, but that assistant later told police lindsay was driving. minor details. people who arrived on the scene offered cash not to report the accident and wanted to take lohan away before police arrived. bill's really sticking by her. if lohan lied to police, her probation could be revoke and she could face new charges and we'd have so much more to talk about. tmz also reports kris humphries lawyers handed over evidence to the fbi allegedly proving a former girlfriend blackmailed him. when will they learn? self-taken nude photos of snooki have been leaked online. >> by snooki. lady gaga says he won't get into it with her criticism of the hit "born this way" then she did anyway citing madonna mocked her just to make herself feel better. ouch.

finally, is the biebs going madonna on us? in london he did an entire radio interview using an english accent. ah, the biebs, sufficient a good sense of hue more. this comes to us from wkyc channel 3 news in cleveland, ohio, where an invasion of weather necks kicked off a special week for the marine corps to take over the world's rock 'n' roll capital began with an aerial assault. helicopters and other military aircraft swooped down to kick off the fourth annual marine week. dozens of events are scheduled to show case accomplishments and sacrifices of past and present servicemen. a fitting celebration for the corps and the country they proudly serve. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station.

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. it is a warm and muggy start on this tuesday morning. temperatures are ready 70's this morning. some showers south of baltimore. there will arrive within the next 30 minutes or so. i think the rain will pick up in intensity this afternoon. scattered light showers this afternoon. otherwise cloudy and muggy with a high temperature near 82. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> 4:57. 74 degrees on tv hill.

the race for the white house stops right here in baltimore. >> all units have cleared the scene of a warehouse fire in fells point. i am live on the scene with the very latest. >> day two of the testimony in the jerry sandusky trial. >> we are taking a look at your morning commute. morning commute. 95 in howard county, [ male announcer ] if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... [ sneezes ] [ male announcer ] you may be an allergy muddler. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®

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[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> rain in the forecast. >> the humidity went