scare in the air. a passenger jet forced to return to kennedy's international airport when a passenger discovered a strange wire in the bathroom. this morning the emergency call from the crew that sent the bomb squad and fbi racing to the tarmac. could it be romney is closer to naming his running mate? there's a new report former secretary condoleezza rice is near the top of the list. this as president obama opens up to savannah about the state of the presidential race.

the florida teenager who lost his arm to an alligator attack speaking out in his first live interview today friday, july 13th, 2012. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to "today" on friday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie. that delta plane was about hour into its flight to madrid when they headed back and reported a possible explosive device on board. >> still a lot of questions unanswered. passengers were evacuated, two questioned by the police as the bomb squad surged the plane. the wires that triggered the scare were deemed to be nonthreatening. details in a live report straight ahead. >> investigators trying to determine what caused the doomed boat to capsize off long island on the fourth of july killing three children. this morning the youngest victim's mother, who was also on

that yacht, speaks out with her husband about their daughter and what happened that night. then the opening ceremony of the olympic games two weeks away. there's growing outrage over the uniforms team usa will wear as they march into the stadium. not because of how they look but where they were made. china. we'll tell you what the designers are saying about that controversial choice. our plaza is filled for a fun summer concert. we have the grammy award winning country rockers zac brown band. they will begin at 8:30. we begin with a scare from passengers on a flight from new york to madrid. tom costello covers aviation for us. tom, how are you? >> reporter: good morning. delta flight to madrid, 206 passengers on board. it left new york at 8:00 but soon after turned back to jfk and escorted to a remote location on the runway after a passenger spotted something that looked very suspicious.

on the floor of a lavatory, a straw with wires in it. the crew notified on board air marshals and then a female passenger began having difficulty breathing as she pointed out another male passenger she thought was the last person into the lavatory. the male passenger denied going to the rest room or having anything to do with the wires but the air marshals and crew became concerned that the female passenger might be part of a diversion. listen to the pilot talking to the tower when they were on the ramp but before police boarded the plane. >> we have a lady that is on oxygen that the flight attendants want paramedics for, but we think she's the one that is supposed to be the decoy to keep looking at the gentleman that was playing with the possible explosive device in the lavatory. so if she gets off the airplane with paramedics she has to be escorted by plus always but we want paramedics to take her off. >> reporter: the nypd bomb squad and fbi surrounded the plane and

began questioning the passengers, they determined the wires were not part of the plane and not part of any explosive device and, in fact, there was no threat to the plane. all of the passengers were cleared and the plane continued onto madrid about 3:10 a.m. all of this comes as u.s. intelligence agencies have become very concerned that al qaeda and its affiliates may still be plot to take down a u.s. passenger plane. of course just two weeks before the start of the london olympics. everyone is on heightened alert right now. matt, back to you. >> tom costello covering this story from washington. tom, thank you very much. it's four minutes past the hour. here is savannah. in the presidential race we're learning more about when mitt romney might announce his running mate and who that might be. peter alexander here with the details. good morning. >> good morning. kicked off the race with a furious back and forth thursday, add into the mix the new vp speculation as well. could condoleezza rice be the

president's running mate as the president makes a critical swing through the battleground of virginia today after opening up about his biggest mistake as president. the latest polls showing the presidential race neck and neck and obama and romney campaign thursday, the president made a rare concession in an interview with cbs news. >> the mistake of my first couple of years was thinking that this job was just about getting the policy right. and that's important. but the nature of this office is also to tell a story to the american people. >> a story that gives americans a sense of unity and optimism the president said. romney who attacks the

president, being president is not about telling stories, it's about leading. the campaign becoming bitterly personal, both sides accused of lying. romney once again forced to defend his business experience, responding with this ad. late thursday the romney campaign tried to switch the topic, blasting this fund-raising e-mail to supporters offering to meet romney's choice for vice president. at almost the staple time the conservative drudge report website with close ties to the romney campaign insisted a surprise candidate is near the top of romney's vp list, former secretary of state condoleezza rice. rice has been seen as a long shot, because her pro-choice views on abortion clash with the republican party's conservative base. in march she denied any interest in serving as vice president during an interview with david gregory. >> it's not for me. i love policy. i love public service. i'm awfully happy doing what i'm doing. >> reporter: during a $4 million

fund-raising swing through wyoming hosted by dick cheney thursday romney praised the former vice president as a great american leader but didn't say a word about his own plans for a running mate. we reached out to the campaign, the romney campaign late last night. a spokesperson told us they would not comment on the vp process. that's what they consistently tell us. many conservatives who all right doubt romney's conservative credentials would be deep will you upset if rice was chosen. multiple insurances from team romney that rice is not happening for vp. >> over but it begins. thank you so much. we had a chance to talk to former president bill clinton about the state of the race thursday as he prepared to head to arveg with his clinton foundation. we began by asking him about the economy's role in this election. >> our economy doesn't exist in a vacuum.

you've got slowdown in europe, unemployment here on an average higher in america. you've got slowdown in china, slowdown in russia, slowdown in brazil. all that affects us. you know, i'm not sure both sides want the economy to get better. i know the president does. mr. mcconnell said his number one priority is winning the election. >> sounds like you're saying the republicans are basically rooting for the economy to fail. >> no, i didn't say that. senator mcconnell did. senator mcconnell said his number one goal isn't to get the ecomy going again, it's to defeat the president. i hope they aren't rooting for it to fail. they may believe austerity is the right policy. >> let me ask you about taxes. as you know the president is proposing bush tax rates be expended for middle class and would let them rise -- increase

go into effect for wealthy americans. not all democrats agree with the president on this. some democrats and certainly mitt romney and republicans think raising taxes in a fragile economy is not a good thing to do. what's your take? >> if we're going to have long-term debt reduction, we're going to have to have some spending cuts and some more revenues and that's the fairest place to get it. what the republicans are trying to do is to put him in a position of giving all that up for another year, which i think would be a big mistake. these things have been extended for a long time. the republicans have made it clear the most important thing in the world to them is not raising revenues on upper income people. so i think we've not discussed this in a fair way, the president has said that he's open to tax reform, he's open to corporate tax reform, that he'd like a comprehensive ten-year settlement. but if they are not going to negotiate with him, which they

seem disinclined to do, then he has to stand his ground on this. i think he's right. they are trying to force him to give away the store before they make any ohave any discussions with him. >> recently the democrats have been emphasizing mitt romney's personal investments, the fact he has some accounts in switzerland, in the cayman's. i wonder whether you feel this is a legitimate line of attack against mitt romney, if you think this is relevant to his fitness to be president? >> oh, yes, i do. i think for one thing just as relevant as going over my record as governor got when i ran for president. i had been governor for a dozen years. and because he put it at the forefront. he said basically i'd be a better president because i know how to create jobs because that's what i did. he's going to take credit for running a successful olympics, for example. so when all your work life before you run for president is

relevant. i think that will be relevant. i am a little surprised he only release add year's worth of tax returns. that kind of perplexed me, because this is the first time in, i don't know, 30 years that anybody running for president has only done that. you know, it's typical we all release 10, 11 years. i think senator mccain released over 20 years of tax returns. that struck me as a little odd. >> that had to do whether he placed his own money in legal tax shelters overseas. >> the public ought to know that. the voters can make up their own mind about whether they think it's a good thing to -- for a person who wants to be president to minimize his own tax liability by putting the money in overseas tax shelters. they can decide whether they believe that or not. >> lastly, i know you're headed to africa in the coming days. this is a time when america is

struggling, of course, and i think it bears reminding why we need to care about this part of the world. what are you looking to do when you travel there? >> i want the american people to know that we've had about 15 good years with africa. six of the ten fastest growing countries in the world in the last ten years were in africa. it's projected in the next ten years seven of the ten fasters growing countries will be in africa. we did a lot to kick that off in 2000 with the africa growth and opportunity act. one of the things i'll be doing is celebrating that act, celebrating and showing what good things it did. what i want people to see on this trip and what i want to check in is the positive things that are happening in africa and the progress that is being made. >> former president bill clinton. we should mention you can follow president clinton's trip to africa on his blog, head to

today.com. it is 7:12. once again, here is . to the fallout at the internal investigation at penn state, failing to protect the children victimized by jerry sandusky. nbc national correspondent michael isikoff at state college with more reaction. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, matt. penn state is brace forego a flood of lawsuits, criminal investigations are heating up and the school's board of trustees last night issued a public apology for the school's failure to protect what it said were the vulnerable young boys victimized by former defensive coach jerry sandusky. all this in the wake of thursday's scathing internal report from louis freeh from the fbi. the fallout from the freeh report is going through the commune, painful, shattered reputations, especially that of

late coach joe paterno. >> he's not the godly saint that some of us made him out to be, including myself. >> reporter: the conclusions from the freeh report were stinging. >> the most powerful men at penn state failed to take any steps for 14 years to protect the children who sandusky victimized. >> reporter: who were those officials? according to freeh graham spanier, the school's former president, tim curley, former athletic director, gary schultz, former vice president, all of whom deny any wrongdoing, and paterno himself. >> there's more red flags here than you could count. >> investigators found e-mails and documents showing that paterno, contrary to his grand jury testimony, was informed and kept apprised of a 1998 police investigation of suspected child abuse of sandusky in the school's locker room shower. schultz, who is in charge of the university police wrote in private notes, is this the opening of pandora's box,

adding, other children? no charges were brought and university officials kept it quiet again and again in 2001 when then graduate assistant mike mcqueary told paterno about seeing sandusky naked with a young boy in the penn state shower. freeh said the most disturbing incident was another sexual assault by sandusky on a different young boy in the shower seen by two penn state janitors. but the janitors kept it quiet, too. >> they were afraid to take on the football program. they said the university would circle around it. it was like going against the president of the united states. >> reporter: a former penn state vice president of student affairs said freeh's finding showed how the university had lost its way. >> i think well intentioned people lost sight of the purpose of higher education and got wrapped up in the power and money and prestige. >> reporter: a family spokesman issued a statement last night

saying joe paterno wasn't perfect. he made mistakes and regretted him. meanwhile lawyers for curly, spanier, schultz criticized the report calling it a lopsided document based on an incomplete record. matt. >> michael isikoff at state college. michael, thanks as always. >> let's get a check of the top stories. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. a d.c. police officer who worked as part of the motorcade escort for the obamas is under investigation for allegedly making threats against first lady michelle obama. the officer reportedly told colleagues he would shoot the first lady, then pulled out the phone to show a picture of his weapon of choice. the secret service was notified and the officer has been moved from his white house motorcade job to a desk job. there are reports of a new massacre in central syria. activists say 200 people, most civilians, were killed by the regime thursday. a rebellious area in hamas

province slammed by tanks and helicopter and stormed on foot by militia men who carried out execution-style killing. jpmorgan chase ceo jamie dimon appears on wall street today to discuss his bank's massive trading loss, this as new figures show the original estimated loss of $2 billion was incorrect. the actual loss grew to be $4.4 billion. a new jersey borough is releasing video from its red light cameras to encourage safer driving. take a look at the video from june 9th. it shows a driver slamming into a pole. he was later arrested for driving while intoxicated. he suffered minor injuries but fortunately no one else was hurt. a massive solar flare has erupted from the sun. while the storm is expected to arrive on earth early saturday forecasters expect minimal damage to communication and power systems. in the northern u.s. and southern canada star gazers might catch colorful auroras in

the sky. speaking of colorful auroras we have one inside studio 1, a. matt's plaid jacket is back. >> you buy it, get to wear it twice. >> no wondering experiencing communication trouble. >> the force. >> matt took the blackberry because she was trying to tweet with it. you took his glasses. >> al, it's in the drawer. >> you're right, it is. right now we've got a lot of rain to talk about down in texas all the way to florida. you can see the heavy rain that is being generated and we have flash flood watches and warnings in around the houston area, 14 inches of rain in the last two days. some areas may pick up another three to five inches. then on the other side of the gulf florida will be looking in the gainesville area, another >> good morning.hes of rain as

we could use some rain. a slight chance you'll see some rain in your neighborhood. >> that's your latest weather. savannah. >> americans are getting ready to throw support behind team usa in london in two weeks but there's controversy over the uniforms the athletes will be wearing. nbc's kelly o'donnell on capitol hill with this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this is not the kind of olympic fever you would expect from our nation's capital. turns outlawmakers are surprised, upset and disappointed that the red, white, and blue for team usa may not be so all american.

you might say an olympic flame was just lit in washington. >> i am so upset that i think the olympic committee should be ashamed of themselves. >> reporter: congress's national pride turned to furry thursday. >> that is not outrage, it's just plain dumb. it is self-defeating. >> reporter: all this frustration because team usa will be sporting made in america. >> should be made in america. >> reporter: the big deal of the 2012 uniform happened here on today. >> ralph lauren has always been inspired by the olympics. >> reporter: so this is how america's premier athletes will make their first impression at the london games opening ceremony in two weeks. the famed american design house ralph lauren created the head to toe look, a style influenced by the 1948 claims also hosted by london. >> we're dressing basically 1,000 people representing america will be walking together.

>> reporter: but those american designed patriotic blazers and berets were actually manufactured in china. a political wardrobe malfunction. >> i think they should be embarrassed. i think they should take all the uniforms, put them in a big pile and burn them and start over again. >> you'd think they know better. >> today there's 600,000 vacant manufacturing jobs in this country and the olympic committee is outsourcing the manufacturing of uniforms to china. >> reporter: two new york democrats fired off a letter to the u.s. olympic committee insisting future uniforms be american made. they would ensure u.s. olympians are supporting american jobs. in a statement the usoc responded. unlike most olympic teams around the world, the u.s. olympic team is privately funded, and we're grateful for the support of our sponsors. we're proud of our partnership with ralph lauren, an iconic american company." ralph lauren company did not

want to make official company but a spokesman pointed out athletic gear is obvious made in china or overseas including athletic garb. this isn't new but because of the time china touches a nerve. >> thank you. just ahead the florida teen attacked by an alligator and lost his arm opens up about his encounter in an exclusive live interview

investigation into carnival games. the tricks that make them almost impossible to win. >> steven tyler leaving "american idol," jennifer lopez could be next. who will take their place? after your local news.

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news today in baltimore. >> good morning. i am stan stovall. let's look at our top stories this morning. baltimore city fire chief james clack says he is serious about getting a raise for city firefighters. the board of estimates approved a contract extension and an increase of 18% in his pay over a five-year period. the move sparked outrage from union members. the chief called 98 rock that he would donate his race to a

nonprofit fire foundation its rank-and-file firefighters were not issued their own pay raise next year. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> a few problems, but nothing too bad. the one accident we have at patapsco avenue, be careful there. this one is clearing from the shoulder now. eastbound 7 and hoods mill road. all lanes are open. charles street and bellona ave, traffic lights are on flash. we have the same situation south at washington boulevard. as far as delays, let's give you a live view of traffic. southbound traffic looks heavy here at 295 and 175. let's switch to a live view of j.f.x. and northern parkway. checks out just fine. over to you, tony. >> you probably noticed high, then cloud cover to start the day. we do not have a lot of

precipitation. we could use some rain. there is a little rain showing up on the radar, but most of that is drifting away from us now. 30% chance you will see a little bit of that your house. high temperatures between 84 and 89. seven-day forecast into the weekend -- 30% chance for a shower or thunderstorm on saturday and sunday. most of those days will be dry.

7:30 friday morning july 13th, 2012. packed the plaza for the 8:30 half hour. two-time grammy winning zac brown there. i'm savannah guthrie alongside matt lauer. do you like the carnival? >> i do. my kids like it. >> a lot of times you play the games and think i have as good a chance as anybody. you may notice it's tough to win sometimes. >> experts say it may not be an accident. coming up, our hidden cameras

will expose the secrets how they keep you from winning at carnivals. >> the yacht that capsized killing three young women on fourth of july. the mother of one of the youngest victims on the boat will be here speaking out with her husband. on a much, much lighter note. could "american idol" look completely different next season? steven tyler says he's out. there's a strong chance jennifer lopez might walk away as well. who might replace those two? we'll get to that as well. >> we'll get to the florida teenager who lost his arm in an alligator attack. we'll talk to him exclusively in a moment. but first kerry sanders has the latest on the story. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. i'm at gatorland, an alligator park in orlando. as you can see the saying goes, it's really true, there's an alligator in every lake, pond and river in this state. in fact, it's estimated there's more than a million alligators

in florida. so it's really a way of life. so when 17-year-old kaleb langdale, a fourth generation florida went swimming, he understood the risks. remarkably he's one of the few that survived an alligator attack. >> this is 911, do you have an emergency? >> yes, ma'am. an alligator got my friend in the water. >> reporter: friends who had been swimming with langdale dialed 911 just moments after they watched their buddy attacked by an 800 pound alligator. seconds later the dispatcher asked where the gator grabbed him. >> arm, arm. >> arm. okay. is it still attached? >> no. >> how did he survive? fred said he knew exactly what he had to do from watching reality tv. he told his story from the hospital tuesday.

>> i took my left hand and grabbed that skin underneath him trying to control him, and he just kept going. when he started pulling me down and i knew it's either i've got to lose this arm or die. >> why swim where there are alligators. >> there's nothing to do. >> we're impressed with the way he's handling this. >> reporter: fred was on duty when he was rushed to the er. even he was impressed by his demeanor. >> he was calm, telling us the story like nothing happened. >> reporter: dr. conner tried to reattach the arm but said too much time had passed from the attack. as for fred, he's taking it all in stride. his prognosis, doctors say it looks good. >> this young man has had a wonderful attitude toward the whole thing. i hope it continues and he can have a full life and full recovery. i see no reason why he couldn't.

>> reporter: doctors say fred will need physical therapy and they are preparing his injury now for a prosthetic. wildlife officials say one of the reasons this may have happened now is because it's mating season, among the most dangerous times to be in the water with alligators. savannah. >> kerry sanders, thank you. the victim of that alligator attack fred langdale is with us now exclusively. fred, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> well, you look good. how do you feel? >> good. a lot better than last night. >> was it hurting last night? >> the worst it's hurt since the attack. >> yeah. yeah. i know you're born and raised in the area where alligators are just part of the scenery there, but how did you know what to do when you saw one barreling towards you? >> i really -- i don't know how to answer that. it felt like something came over me and just done it for me.

>> did you really think -- >> i don't know what to say. >> those alligator shows, were they helpful, kind of gave you the idea of what to do? >> yes, ma'am. >> and i know you had your friends in the water right there with you. it strikes me what you did was pretty heroic. you told them get out of the way and you faced that alligator. were you worried about them? >> i was more concerned about them than i was me. because i knew somewhat what to do. if i knew everything to do, i'd still have my arm. i knew a little what to do. i didn't know if they could handle it or not. i was telling them to get out of the water when the gator had me. >> you kind of wrestled that alligator a little bit, right? >> ma'am? >> you kind of wrestled with the alligator a little bit, debate you? >> yes, ma'am. when he first came at me and i

grabbed him, i latched hold of him. we went under and spun a little bit. then i tried to bounce off to get to the bank and that's when he got me. >> two things strike me as really remarkable. number one, that you did know what to do. number two, that you have remained so calm even with the loss of your arm. how have you been able to do that? >> i couldn't hear you. what did you say? >> how do you manage to stay calm and optimistic in the face of the pain and losing your arm? >> my adrenaline was running so fast, i didn't feel the pain. i knew if i freaked out or got scared, that was going to be the end of it. >> fred langdale, you are a remarkable young man. we're so glad you're okay. thank you for being with us. >> any time. >> now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> all right. thanks so much, savannah. nice morning out here. got everybody ready for zac

brown so let's check it out appeared see what we've got for you. we're talking about heat making it's way, big upper-level high, to the north. that means that heat will start moving to the east. moisture, heat, humidity along the east coast. take a look between saturday and tuesday. for today, heat in the midsection of the country. plains in the 100s all the way down to texas, 80s and 90s in the northeast. 90s in the southeast. and out west we're looking at 90s from interior sections of california, nevada, all the way into the southwest. that's what going on >> good morning. there is a slight chance we could see some light raincoat or sprinkles. nothing of any consequence.

and that's your latest weather. what's your name? >> vanessa. >> all right. okay. savannah. >> al, thank you. coming up next, are those popular games at the carnival stacked against you? we're going to go under cover to show you the tricks of the trade right after this. ♪

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this morning on rossen reports, summer fun at the carnival. are those summer games stacked against you and your children. jeff rossen went undercover to show us. i have a feeling it's not good news. >> all i wanted was to win you a teddy bear. who doesn't love the carnival? i do, my kids do. you've probably noticed some of the games are impossible to win. we're exposing secrets with hidden cameras. we're going a step further, too, showing you exactly how they do it. big prizes that seem so easy to win. >> for five bucks. >> and sometimes people do. but ever wonder why some games seem so hard. >> look, mom, there's no special gimmick. >> really? our hidden cameras are rolling,

from mississippi to indiana, crashing carnivals. >> doesn't seem fair. >> welcome to carnival, man. >> revealing their tricks. >> take a look at this. >> barely. >> barely. >> from the shoot-out -- are the sights regulation on those guns? to milk bottles and the tough toss. our first stop the basketball game, one of the most popular on the midway. and we're under cover. we watched kid after kid lose, then i tried to play and couldn't make a single shot. >> come on. i'm no athlete but she is. that's carly, a top shooter in college basketball. if anyone can make a free throw, carly can. but at the carnival -- 13 tries and not a single basket. >> two or three bounced around the rim and popped out.

>> in fact, we watched more than 100 tries and only two customers made a basket. >> this game, the way it's made is designed for the player to lose. there's no doubt about that. >> reporter: we shared our results with an investigator who specializes in rigged carnival games. >> when most people go to the carnival they think they are shooting at a round tube. >> they are shooting at this, an oval. your chances of winning are slim to none. >> he says it's no mistake, believe it or not, carnival rims are made that way on purpose, smaller and oval. we went online and bought one ourselves. there's another secret, too. balls are often overinflated and so springy they bounce right off the rims. it seemed to happen to us almost every shot. so we went back to the carnival with our cameras out. >> jeff rossen from nbc news. carnival games. experts say some of these games are rigged. >> i don't know about that.

i know mine ain't. >> reporter: he said just before we walked up this boy won. >> people win every once in a while but what shape are these rims. >> they are oval. >> they are oval rims. >> reporter: that doesn't seem fair for a round ball to get in an oval rim. >> if the goals were this big, guess what, every person that shot would win. >> reporter: experts say some rims are so small even if you make the perfect shot your odds are still lo. >> you have a half inch margin either way. >> even with the perfect shot. >> even with the perfect shot. >> here is another game we couldn't win. seems simple, throw a ball in the tub. the carney told us what you can't see is the spring behind it bouncing the balls out. i couldn't win. so to get me to play again, the carney showed me it's easy. he cheats. here is the trick. before he plays, he puts three balls in. but watch closely, he only takes

two balls out leaving one in the tub. >> can you do it from here? >> all day long. >> come here and do it. >> now when he plays there's a ball in there cutting down on the bounciness, a perk you don't get when you play. >> take your free shot. >> your ball the stay in there. the reason that works, this ball when it comes in, this one deadens it so it can't fly out. two balls to play. out comes the ball. watch what happens now. again. you lose every time. >> reporter: that carnival worker told us his game isn't rigged. the carnival manager told us none of them are. >> that's a thing of the past. we monitor our games. we background check our employees. >> reporter: but look at this game, the old carnival classic, knock over the milk bottles. here is how it should work. >> bottom two lined up perfectly. >> there you go. >> reporter: so i tried it out

on the indiana midway. loser. i wasn't the only loser, other customers couldn't win either. even the game operator himself couldn't knock them all over. maybe we were all just off that night, or maybe not. >> set them up perfectly even like this and throw the ball, knock down all three with no problem. if the carnival man takes one of these and brings it forward just a little bit like that. >> an inch. >> just a little bit, the ball comes in, all the energy goes to that one. >> you don't win. >> that one stands. >> but of all the games we played, experts say this is the trickie trickiest, shoot out the star. surely this guy can win, he was a special forces sniper who can hit a nickel-sized target with ease. we brought him to the midway. >> how much is it? >> $5. >> let me have one for sure.

>> for five bucks a game he flat-out loses. >> is this game winnable? >> those are all winners from this year. >> my buddy is a special forces sniper. he tried it ant can't win. >> i've had a lot of shooters come over here and can't win this game. >> that tell you something. >> when we pulled our cameras out. are the sights regulation on this gun? the guy running the shoot-out didn't want to talk anymore. >> a small child handing over their allowance money to win a game i know they can't win. deception, end of story. >> the carnival trade association says it has guidelines and expects operators to treat people fairly. is this illegal? law vary from state to state. some carnivals are better than other. the best advice is play the games where you're competing against other people and there's a guaranteed winner. >> you just bummed a lot of people out. >> have a nice weekend. >> thanks very much.

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this massive house is all one unit and it rents for $30,000 a month. so imagine what the owner thought when her neighbor called her at 5:00 in the morning and said you better get over to your rental property. there's a party bus complete with a disco ball full of teenagers that just pulled into your driveway. the hamptons, new york's exclusive beach retreat where millionaires and billionaires come to summer and be fabulous. a place not only to spend money but also a place to make money. allegedly off teenagers. half a dozen hamptons homeowners accuse the 25-year-old of leasing their multi-million dollar mansions to secretly host prom and graduation after parties. >> noticed a bunch of kids standing outside the door there smoking pot. >> reporter: homeowner lucy sacks rented her 100-year-old family home. he signed the lease and paid the

$30,000 a month rent. >> i was devastated. i'm responsible for this house. the rental was sort of on my watch. 100 kids aren't going to be doing anything good to your house. >> reporter: the home wasn't damage but wasn't the case here. house damaged, flat screen stolen and endless bags of trash. >> this guy reminds me of a catch you if you can kind of guy. he was very smart in everything he did. >> reporter: this east hampton report shoes one of the teenagers at the home told authorities he charged approximately 96 partygoers between $320 to $350 each. >> not everyone had a bedroom. some bedrooms had 15 kids and two beds. it was mayhem. >> reporter: sacks said she found a book in the home with rules for security guards to enforce on teenagers. rules such like if you act like animals, then you will be caged

like them. do not open the front door ever. the only place for beer pong is on the ping-pong table. sacks is not the only one who feels conned. this police detective's son ended up at one of the parties. >> i'm outraged this person could let something like that happen. i'm really more mad at myself, as a father, for being more aware of what my kid was doing. >> the southampton attorney said he will be arraigned on several code violations. we tried to reach out to him but he did not return our calls for comment. savannah. >> coming up, major changes coming to "american idol." >> after your local news. [ female announcer ] think your kids are getting a dependable clean -in the bathroom? -[ gasps ] [ female announcer ] think again. try charmin ultra strong. for a clean that passes inspection with fewer pieces left behind. its diamondweave texture is soft and more durable versus the ultra rippled brand so it holds up better for a more dependable clean. fewer pieces left behind.

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>> this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> not that out there. just a few things to watch for. churchville route in harford county, accident coming in. there is one being cleared at patapsco ave and lorraine ave. a westowne road, mcdonough road, and otherwise, doing quite well with 12 minutes on the outer loop northeast side. it minute travel time on the inner loop. here's a quick live look at traffic, and an update showing a bit of a southbound delay at

175. live view of traffic in harford, we're looking at an out of the late fall into place. >> a bit of cloud cover to start the day and even a few sprinkles, but most areas, just fine. 72 degrees in a rising sun. we have a little bit of precipitation out there free showers coming out of the mountains. pretty impressive out to our west. area is very dry around baltimore. as the rain comes out of the mountains, it is having a difficult time. bill be surprised to see a little light rain shower drift your neighborhood. we could see some rain, bu -- could use some drought-busting rain, but i doubt that is going to happen today. with the dew points in the low 60s, it will feel comfortable.

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back now at 8:00 on friday morning, it's the 13th day of july, 2012. it's a pretty day in the northeast. that means it's a great day for a summer concert. we've got a great one on tap about a half hour from now as the grammy winner zac brown band takes to our concert stand, much to the delight of all these people you're looking at. a lot of people brought signs. it's a contest. zac brown band will pick their favorite sign and they get free concert tickets. pretty good. i'm matt lauer with savannah guthrie and al roker. a shake-up on "american idol." >> that's right. steven tyler announced he won't

return to the judge's table. yesterday jennifer lopez hinted she might not be back. we'll get to that story. >> then we'll talk to the stones, man. an amazing legendary band, 50th anniversary. hard to believe they have been together 50 years. >> also ahead, talking about a tragic story we've been covering, the boat that capsized on the fourth of july, 27 people on board. three children died. this morning the parents the youngest victim, a 7-year-old girl are joining us. her mom was actually on that boat as well. she'll talk about her daughter and what happened on the fourth of july in just a couple minutes. >> in the meantime we want a check of the top stories. natalie morales at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning. officials investigating a midair school that forced a jetliner bound for madrid to return to

new york's kennedy airport. a straw containing wires not from the aircraft was found in a plane lavatory. bomb squad and other vehicles swarmed the plane when it landed, two of the 206 passengers were questioned but officials determined there was no explosive on board. more documents released in the trayvon martin shooting case, including an fbi report look into whether race was a factor. more now from nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: the fbi agent interviewed dozens of george zimmerman's friends and co-workers. according to the just released report, not one of them said zimmerman was a racist. the fbi also spoke to then lead investigator with the police department. he thought he pursued martin based on his attire not skin color. martin was wearing a gray hoodie shown here.

the local game dressed in black and wore hoodies. and there was this police radio transmission the night zimmerman called in to report martin as suspicious. >> for a black male late teens wearing a black hoodie. >> he described him as having a little hero complex but not as a racist. george zimmerman has pled not guilty to second degree murd. trayvon martin says they expect the trial to reveal the real motivation for the shooting. george zimmerman's lawyer said he's not a racist and will prove his innocence in court. kerry sanders, nbc news, orlando. a look at what's trending, what has you talking online. taylor swift unseated justin bieber on forbes list of the highest paid celebrities under 30. rihanna, lady gaga and katy perry rounded out the top five.

23 years after she struck a pose with vogue, she's sued over the song. never made an orchestra for the chicago dance hit "i love it" here is a listen to the similarity. ♪ >> so why wait two decades? the suit says the sample was not obvious and only isolated using new technology. and is this american star jason bates cringe worthy film for male stripper film magic mike. >> all right, all right, all right. hey, ladies, how y'all doing tonight. now, the law says, no touching,

but i think i see a lot of law breakers up in here tonight. >> it's just a spoof but certainly heating up youtube. thankfully that role of dallas went to matthew mcconaughey. 8:05. back outside to al. a check of your weather. >> oh, my. took a lot of guts. got all these zac brown band fans here. your grandma makes the best fried chicken? maybe zac will try that out for you. let's see what we've got as far as your weather today. pick city, albany, georgia, walb nbc 10. showers, storms, 93 degrees today. we've got wet weather again through the gulf coast of texas where we could have some more flooding. also wet weather in southern california, los angeles right here, a few showers this morning. heavier thunderstorms make their way into the ohio river valley. beautiful a day in the

northeast. hot and humid. look for 88 degrees down in miami with a few showers. >> good morning.g on around th we could use some rain. a slight chance you'll see some rain in your neighborhood. >> that's your latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al. thank you. coming up next, the fourth of july yachting accident that killed three young children including a seven-year-old girl. her mother who was on that boat speaks out along with her husband right after this. [ male announcer ] summer is here.

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a search for what caused a fourth of july boating tragedy off the coast of new york's long island. three children died when that boat they were on capsized. in a moment we'll talk to the parents of the youngest victim. but first natalie has the latest. natalie. >> good morning, matt. that yacht was raised out of the water earlier this week. investigators are how hoping it will hold the clues to what led to the tragedy. after two days of fighting strong winds and dark waters, divers recovered the candy one off the north shore of long island. the first glimpse of the 34 foot yacht after it capsized and sank watching an outing for the fourth of july fireworks. investigators hope to find answers to the cause of the accident. >> anxiously awaiting to take a look at that vessel as they would if it was an automobile accident or industrial accident or any type of incident that might cause the death of

someone. >> reporter: 27 friends and family were on board when the vessel capsized killing 12-year-old david, his cousin carly and 7-year-old victoria, a family friend. no criminal charges have been filed. authorities are trying to determine if overcrowding caused the accident. they are also investigating other factors such as weather conditions and mechanical malfunctions. >> we're looking at several avenues, one of which would be overcrowding on the boat. >> another big question, was the vessel equipped with the required number of life jackets for all 27 passengers. the attorney for kevin trainer, the owner of candy one, who lost his 11-year-old daughter that fateful night maintains there were enough life jackets and the yacht was not overcrowded. >> the perception is there were 27 people on one side of the boat. people were distributed throughout the boat. no state or federal regulation on maximum capacity.

>> i think it's unlikely criminals charges will be filed. an unfourth national accident. >> reporter: earlier this week, emotional services were held as friends and families said their final fairwell to the youngest victims. the youngest victoria would have turned eight just four weeks ago. the owner issued a statement through his attorney in part saying, quote, there was no alcohol or speed involved. the vessel was well equipped. his thoughts and prayers are with the families of david and victoria. the full statement is on our website, today.com. >> natalie, thank you very much. paul appeared lisa gaines, parents of one the of the children who died on the boat and their attorney. my condolences. i know how hard it is to be here this morning. lisa, you were on the boat as well that fourth of july. let me ask the question that everybody seems to want to ask

about overcrowding. 27 people on board the boat. when you got on the boat did you think it was too many people? >> i did not realize. no, i did not realize. >> 17 adults, 10 children. how evenly dispersed throughout the boot were these people? >> on the back, up front, upstairs in the cabin. i really didn't see all of them at one time. to know how many were on. >> how about life jackets? did you see them? were all the children wearing life jackets? >> my daughter was wearing a lifejacket when she was out on the back of the boat. one of the others was wearing a lifejacket. that's it. nobody else was wearing a lifejacket. >> you didn't see if there were life jackets stowed on the boat, enough for all the people on board? >> i did not. i did not see all of them. >> i want to mention in addition

to you and victoria being on the boat your son ryan, who is 12.5 was on the boat as well. when this happened, where were you on the boat and where were your children. >> victoria was in a cabin because we thought that was the safest place. she was playing cards. ryan and i were on the deck, a bench behind the operator of the boat. >> did this just happen. >> it was very fast. >> leaned to one side. >> started to lean and didn't recover and we were thrown over. >> were you thrown off the boat? >> i don't know if i fell off or slipped off. i don't remember. >> were you close to ryan when you hit the water? >> we separated for a little while. i was going under. if it wasn't for him, he grabbed

me. he said, i've got you, mom. i grabbed onto him and he helped me swim to a chair that was floating before people got us out. >> paul, you were not on the boat, correct? when did you find out about this tragedy? >> approximately 11:30, received a call from the fire department from a gentleman, brian, who told me that lisa and ryan were fine but they don't know where victoria is. so at that point i was frantically trying to find my children and trying to get them. nassau county police had me running all over to hospitals, calling trying to find my daughter, finally arriving at the yacht club at 3:30 in the morning. >> lisa, were you still in the water when the rescuers arrived? >> yes. >> did you see them make attempts to get into that cabin? >> i couldn't see anything. i was just screaming her name to see if she came up. because i know she was below us.

i was screaming her name to see if anybody would yell out they had her. i don't remember too much. >> michael as we heard in the piece, it seems unlikely criminal charges will be filed in this case. do you think some sort of charge should be filed? do you expect some civil suits to come out of this? >> it's a great question, matt. right now it's very early in the investigation. nassau county police, along with the fbi, are now involved. it would be irresponsible of me to discuss that at this point in time. with regard to a civil lawsuit, that's the furthest thing from this family's mind at this time. their mission now is victoria, their efficacy, our main objective for coming today. >> we'll put information on that so people can learn more about this. as you said to me, paul, so that

perhaps tragedies like this can be avoided in the future? >> absolutely, absolutely. i woke up the other morning and it just hit me very hard that my daughter is no longer with us. i hate the thought of her loss of life not benefiting anybody in the future. so i can't stand the thought of something like this happening again when it's completely avoidable on multiple levels. >> again, our condolences. i know how hard it is to be here this morning. thank you very much. michael, thank you as well. it's 8:18. we're back right after this. living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage.

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♪ i can't get no satisfaction >> reporter: somewhere in the rolling stones rollicking quest for satisfaction, they obviously found the fountain of youth. on tour just a few years ago. and now milk jagger turns 70 next year, sparkly shoes, shades, hair styles, every bit the rock star not of yesterday but today. >> you can still walk around. i know most people can't even walk at my age. >> reporter: fifty years ago the teenagers played their first gig earning 50 bucks. nervously excited. >> we went down really well. everyone loved us. we could see -- >> reporter: they even outlasted the club, now a bank. appropriate maybe for a group

that sold hundreds of millions of records, played for more than any other people than any band in history. irrepressible bad boy magic, mick quit the school of finance. >> you were going to be a banker? >> i wanted temperature in the foreign service. ended up in the backyard of a corrupt african country and stole a lot of money. >> you've still got time. ♪ time is on my side >> reporter: something they never thought would last. >> it was just a thing we lived day to day. that's how we approached life. to a large extent that's how i think about it. >> looking forward to what happens next really. >> today charlie watts raises asian horses and has a jazz band, mick, a live band.

richards is an author and movie star. together they have plans to play live again soon. when was the last time you had an idea for a new song? are you amazed that you're still going and still alive and you're still at it? >> yeah. >> pretty difficult to get board doing this. >> ever managing to keep their biggest secret yet, these rock gods are senior citizens. exhibit of their photos over five decades.

a new book of the same coming out in the u.s. in october. savannah. >> all right. michelle kosinski, thank you. just ahead a live >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. mindy basara. let's check the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> clearing an accident in churchville. be careful of delays there. hike on the inner loop, as you make your way towards the j.f.x., beginning at park heights, speeds of running 32 miles per hour. as far as elsewhere, you are looking pretty good. we will update you on some of our cameras. j.f.x. clear from the beltway

all the way into account. we will switch over to a live view at harford, where things are thinning out even in this area of the outer loop. now we check in with tony. >> you probably noticed we have covered out there to start the day. there are light showers and sprinkles. temperature-wise, not bad. 71 in taneytown. we are starting to pick up a little bit of rain on the radar. there are a couple little sprinkles. that is going to be about the worst of it. a chance for a light rain shower today. not the widespread drought- busting rain we really need. temperatures will be very pleasant at this time of year between 84 and 89. over the weekend, about the same forecast. high temperatures in the upper 80s to around 90, with just a 30% chance.

next week, temperatures will be warmer than that. >> thank you for joining us. another update at 8:56.

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♪ cold beer on saturday night >> 8:30, friday the 13th of july. don't let that get you down. we have a great summer concert, the zac brown band is here. my goodness.

>> zac brown band coming up in a couple minutes. next friday right here on the plaza we have music, come on down and check it out. >> speaking of music, looks like the judges' table at "american idol" is going to look completely different. >> that's right. steven tyler announced yesterday he's gone. natalie, you were talking to j. lo. >> she was trying to make her mind up on the air while we were speaking. she kept saying, if i go, it's going to be a heartbreaking decision. more and more it sounded like she was leaving. >> you were grilling her. >> sounds like she may be out. >> what about the dog. >> randy jackson is the last original judge. at the moment he's staying put but who knows. >> there is a couple of names

floated around to be judges next season. adam lambert, miley cyrus, mariah carey. >> charlie sheen. >> charlie sheen throat out there. >> this doesn't happen often. a star of the highly anticipated movie. morgan, it's great to have you here. welcome back. >> thank you very much, matt. >> you are kind of a father figure of sorts to batman, but also you're the keeper of the toys. tell me about some of the cool toys. >> yeah. well, we have one new really, really cool toy. it make nomenclature but you don't want to hear that. we call it the bat. >> kind of a helicopter, half hovercraft. >> designed for urban warfare. >> right. >> all the stuff we design is

actually for the military, but they don't use it too much. >> multi-tasking for sure. i notice the director has been -- this the last batman movie. did that kind of hang over the production? >> no, not at all. also, it's not the last batman movie, obviously. it's just the last of this trilogy. you won't get another one. >> i'm getting a sense there may be a robin movie in the works. >> i got that sense also but it's just a sense. >> also something near and dear to your heart, mine as well. my son was born on july 18th, mandela day. >> yes, indeed. a very important day. mandela said, i don't want people to get off work and go to the beach. if you're going to celebrate my birthday, do something. so he spent 67 years in public

service. so he asked give 67 minutes on my birthday. do something for your community, your fellow man, that's all i ask. >> july 18th, morgan freeman, a great spokesman. always nice to have you here. ""the dark knight rises." morgan, thank you very much. >> you don't want to miss it. >> mr. roker. >> let's check it out for you, your weekend ahead. saturday we are looking at hot conditions through the south. rainy as well. sizzling throughout the southwest. nice and warm, sunny skies in the northeast. on sunday -- sunday! -- the crowd cheering for morgan freeman, looking for more weather in the southeast, rain in the mississippi river valleys, sunny and warm in northern new england. plenty of sizzling weather in the plains, into the southwest. , >> good morning. there is a slight chance we

could see some light raincoat or sprinkles. nothing of any consequence. >> that's your latest weather. savannah, did you know if you need your weather any time of the day or night. >> what should i do. >> go to the weather channel on cable or weather.com. coming up next, sand and sunscreen, some of the most annoying things about summer. >> sunscreen. >> live concert from the zac brown band, but first this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back now at 8:37 with what's annoying today, the summer edition, before introducing jenna wolfe. is summer all it's cracked up to be? today's jenna wolfe has more on that. >> that is not the answer to the question. >> here we go. for many of us, it is the best time of year. it's summer. the kids are out of school. we've got time off from work. we can let loose to relax with barbecues and beaches. apparently, however, those lazy days of summer can really get on your nerves. oh, summer loving. the sand and the sun, the family vacations, hands down the greatest season of all. or is it? >> why is it so hot out here? >> it turns out there's a lot about summer that annoys a lot of people. >> it's like two to three shower day today, is it not?

>> first of all, there's those ever changing rules of sunscreen. uva, uvb. spf 15, 30. it's enough to make you sweat before you get outside? >> 50, 70, waterproof, spray, lotion. >> this is so annoying. >> i'm just going to go for the sunburn. >> then there's the family getaway. have kids will travel. >> it takes forever to get to the beach. we have to pack up the cooler and girls and bathing suit and sunblock and balls. there's so much stuff. >> sometimes you need another vacation from your vacation. >> remember when it was just bikinis and towels? so easy back then. >> and if you're going to the beach, there's a good chance some of that beach might be coming right back home with you. >> i have sand in my bags from five years ago. >> yeah, i took out my bathing suit from this year and found sand from last year. >> lest we forget the sticky summer conditions on the particular swelter afternoon, hazy, hot, humid and then some.

do you take public transportation in the summer? does this ever happen to you? >> i get the one car without any air conditioning. >> does this big you? the hotter it is outside, the colder they seem to make it in office buildings all summer. this is crazy. a hat? >> you have to wear a jacket or sweater inside but outside you don't. you don't know how to dress. >> isn't that annoying? >> you're outside sweating and you go inside and freeze and end up getting sick or something. >> i feel like it's the middle of winner. >> it wouldn't be summer without tan lines, sweat stains or gooey gum stuck to the ground. while we're at it, we may as well throw in mosquito bites. >> here and here. i can't deal with the bugs. >> as the temperature spikes and your patience plummets, what can you do to stay sane? >> can't breathe, it's so humid. >> just hunker down. it never hurts to embrace the dog days of summer.

>> it's going to be 90 degrees out here. this heavy, thick winter coat, good idea? bad idea? where are we on that. i get it, it's summer. a lot of things come with summer. i'm just saying there's ways to navigate around. >> i'm with you on the air conditioning. it is like a meat locker in so many office buildings. >> sweaters. >> i have a blanket, scarf and snugy in my office. >> monday, a three-part series called quit complaining. >> shut the front door. >> good, jenna. thank you for coming. coming up next, zac brown band live in concert. but first this is "today" on nbc. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol

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>> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> it's time to give our crowd what they have been waiting for, performing their hit song, "keep me in mind." here is zac brown band. ♪ how come all the pretty girls like you are taken baby i've been looking for someone like you to save me life's too easy to be so damn complicated ♪ ♪ take your time and i'll be waitin' ♪ keep me in mind somewhere down the road you might get lonely ♪ ♪ keep me in mind and i pray that someday

you will love me only ♪ ♪ i think about you some days the way i would lay and waste day after day with you ♪ ♪ we always go our separate ways. >> but no one can love you, baby the way i do ♪ ♪ keep me in mind somewhere down the road you might get lonely ♪ ♪ keep me in mind and i pray that someday you will love me only ♪ well the world can be real tough find shelter in me if there's no one else to love keep me in mind ♪ ♪ if ever you wanted me i'll be your man ♪

♪ i'd be a fool to let you go with someone else ♪ ♪ whatever you want from me i'll be your man ♪ ♪ i'd give it all up just to have you for myself ♪ ♪ keep me in mind somewhere down the road you might get lonely ♪ ♪ keep me in mind and i pray that someday you will love me only ♪ ♪ well the world can be real tough why don't you hold onto me when there's no one else to love

keep me in mind ♪ ♪ keep me in mind ♪ i'll hold you darling keep me in mind i'll be your man keep me in mind going to lay it on you keep me in mind ♪ ♪ come on, little mama ♪ put it on me [ cheers and applause ] >> zac brown band, thank you. we have more music in a moment. first, this is "today" on nbc.

>> the man has sold nearly 6 million albums and won two grammy awards since they have been together. they are proud to release their third studio album, "uncaged." zac brown, welcome back. good to see you.

getting up early, you like this? >> love it. >> i was reading about the new album. the quote was this, powerful chemistry that's developed by living, traveling and working as a band. that's what creates the sound on the album. what's the best part about traveling with these guys. >> amazing. it's a never ending thing, we laugh all day, all night long. we have a good -- great group of folks together. >> no tension on the road? no times when you look at each other and say let's just all go our separate ways and get home? >> no, we keep that as a minimum. it's pretty good, amazing. there's 80 of us on the road together and it's really like a big family. it's pretty amazing. >> you have a big event coming up for any musical act. you guys are going to be playing madison square garden. >> yes. >> i know tickets just went on sale. what does it mean to you. >> huge, man. when you fill out the garden, you've made it. that's hopefully what's going to happen.

we're glad. we're glad to bring our full production show to new york and do it up. >> will it be a little different getting up on stage that night? >> it will. >> i want to talk to you about camp southern ground. this is near and dear to your heart. tell me a little about it. when will it be up and running? >> soon. i was a camper and counselor at kid camp growing up. this is our chance to build an amazing healing camp in georgia. service underprivilege, developal disorders with autism. >> up and running? >> hopefully april 14th. we need a lot of help and a lot of love. we need a lot of attention. that's my life's work, you know. >> that's really great. let's give a little attention to some of the people. a lot of people got up early and started making signs for you

guys. the idea being zac, you pick your favorite sign and whoever created that sign gets tickets to an upcoming concert. have you scanned the crowd? >> they are all amazing but the birdcage is my favorite. >> is there a specific concert? >> i'm down with whatever they want. >> what are you going to do now? >> a single called "the wind." >> ladies and gentlemen, the zac brown band. ♪ ♪ 30,000 feet above the city where i fell in love with you and the fading country skyline brings an urban lullaby

that still rings true when i passed you on the street that day should have let that rest gone fly away like any chance i had of keeping you ♪ ♪ like the northern wind belowin' yeah my lonely heart is frozen never knew i'd find a way to break yours, too ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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zac brown band. the boys will be back with more music in a couple of minutes. first, though, these messages and your local news.

>> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. investigators are learning more about a fire that destroyed a playground in south baltimore. neighbors say some teenagers playing with a lighter lit papers on fire and sparked a blaze in jerryell. the playground had been used as

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>> mostly cloudy skies during the day. chance of a little bit of rain in your neighborhood. high temperatures between 84 and 89. same thing over the weekend. same thing over the weekend.