>> it doesn't bother me one bit for the national security administration to have my phone number because what they are trying to do is find out what terrorist groups we know about and what individuals and who they are calling. >> all of this puts attorney general eric holder ba in the hot seat and civil liberty groups are outraged. tracie potts joins us live from washington now with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. like the aclu they say this can have a chilling effect on privacy and we learned since that guardian report it's not just verizon it's all major carers in the united states under orders like these. the obama administration is defending this. saying not only does it work, not only has it actually prevented terrorists from doing acts against the united states but also this program was authorized by congress. previously the administration had denied mass surveillance was going on. here's what the director of

national intelligence told congress three months ago. >> does the nsa collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans? >> no, sir. >> reporter: he denied that was happening. he said no. we now know that, in fact, not only phone calls but emails are being monitored as well, a completely separate program from prism reported as you said in "the washington post" now nbc has confirmed i want as well. in that program the government is getting information real-time, they are tapping into the computers of big internet companies looking for posts and emails that originate from and go out to other countries. mara. >> thanks. the first storm of the atlantic hurricane season is making its way up the east coast. tropical storm andrea weakened considerably after making landfall thursday in florida.

it's still expected to pack a punch of heavy rain through saturday. winds of up to 65 miles per hour thrashed the gulf coast flooding some communities. even a handful of tornadoes touched down. we're just one week into hurricane season. even andrea couldn't stop the nation's best known daredevil from doing a little practice. nick wallenda practicing for his walk across the grand canyon. jury selection in george zimmerman's second-degree murder trial takes place in three days. three matters taking center stage. zimmerman's lawyers say prosecutors are withholding photos of guns from trayvon martin's phone. the judge also rejected the defense's request to shield the identity of as many as seven witnesses. this after a lawyer for the "orlando sentinel" argued for transparency but zimmerman's attorney said some witnesses are concerned with their safety. >> my understanding is that they are very concerned when they come before the court and they testify truthfully as to what

they saw and it leads to a certain verdict let's say an acquittal they will be subject to ridicule or retribution. >> the third issue, voice comparison technology used to analyze the 911 call from the night of the shooting that killed the unarmed 17-year-old. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and claims self-defense. george zimmerman has sued nbc universal for defamation. the company has denied his allegations. in a surprise development north and south korea have agreed to hold their first official talk in more than two years. the north is proposing working level meetings on sunday about re-opening a joint korean industrial park and restarting tourist exchanges and reunions of separated families. they would re-open a red cross cornerbacks --

communication line shut down in march. it comes ahead of a u.s.-china summit. a day after a legal victory for a sick little girl there's a similar outcome for another child. the mother of an 11-year-old successfully sued to lift age restrictions and allowed him to apply for adult transplant. without the operation he has only months to live. it comes a day after a judge ruled in favor of a 10-year-old. her parents sued to suspend current rules that allow patients 12 and older to apply for a spot on the adult transplant list. a lawyer for both families says more lawsuits are pending. new developments in the irs firestorm this morning. a mea culpa from a top official after a "star trek" parody goes public. a capitol hill hearing thursday focused on that video. it's one of three produced for more than $50,000 for a $4 million training conference in 2010 all at the expense of you and me the taxpayers. current irs commissioner was responsible for that conference. he played dr. spock in the parody video.

after representative issa grilled him he agreed it wasn't the best use of taxpayer money. >> what were you thinking? were you thinking this would never be seen or were you thinking how would this look when it was seen. >> the fact of the matter is it's embarrassing. and i apologize. >> well now for a look at the weekend forecast we're joined by bill karins. good morning. >> andrea and then enjoy a nice summer weekend for a lot of people. first we have to get them. yesterday we had a couple of tornadoes from andrea. a weak tropical storm can bring us problems. if we get any tornadoes eastern north carolina, we had a couple of tornado warnings. we'll watch those feeder bands come in throughout thor banks, jacksonville and all the way up through the pimlico sound area. it's heading up into south

carolina during the day today and later on heavy rains move right up the east coast and we already had an inch of rain in the last 24 hours in baltimore and washington, d.c. the ground is already saturated. could have some minor flooding problems. the path takes it along the east coast and takes it up through nova scotia and the maritimes. we're watching the heaviest rain in the carolinas and by noon the heavy rains shifts to the mid-atlantic and tonight through new england. forecast during the day improves in florida, south carolina and georgia as the day goes on but the weather will get worse especially in the mid-atlantic region up 95 looks like a difficult drive this morning and this that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. there will be on and off rain this morning in areas of new england. heaviest rains from what's left is coming for you later on today through the dark. middle of the country you're starting to heat it up and

getting hot in texas. looks like more avenue assistance event. a day to stay indoors but not too dangerous. >> thanks. just ahead, would you trade in your old apple iphone for an upgrade if apple made it worth your while? a tight one in south beach goes down-to-the-wire. details just ahead.

other stories in the news this morning, new jersey will soon have a republican senator for the first time in more than 40 years. governor chris christie picked jeff chiesa to hold the seat until a special election this year. chiesa accepted the nomination saying quote, i'm in. britain's prince phillip will undergo surgery this morning at a london hospital. buckingham hospital says the procedure is necessary. it's following an abdominal investigation. the 91-year-old husband of queen elizabeth was hospitalized for nearly a week last summer for a bladder infection. president obama is searching

for green for the democratic party. he'll attend a pair of fundraiser in san jose before heading to southern california. there he will meet with china's president. vladimir putin and his wife reached a joint decision to end their marriage after 30 years. they announced their divorce on state tv after seeing a performance of the moscow ballet together. ester williams died. she was best known for hollywood films featuring synchronized swimming spectacles in the '40s and '50s. she was 91. turning now to business. investors are anxiously awaiting this morning's may jobs report. economists are expecting unemployment rate to stay at 7.5%. while adding 169,000 jobs. we'll get all the details at 8:30 eastern time. new york republican congressman peter king wants to bring online gambling back with confidence. he wants a bill that would

regulate it on a national level. sara jessica parker is teaming up with a high end shoemaker to launch her own line of shoes. apple iphone users, there's a report out that the company is teaming up with bright star to create an iphone trade in program. apple hopes users will cash in those units in favor of upgrading to the 5. online dating website surveyed 32% men and found lying about income and age 32% lied about having children. coming up, the fastest man in the world is beaten by an american. we got all the details. plus what happens when you mix a news anchor, snoop dogg and jimmy fallon? this one you want to see and hear. stay with us.

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jimmy fallon is always looking to make his show better. one way he does that is by taking audience suggestions. what happens when an audience suggests combining brian williams with a snoop dogg song. let's take a look. >> ladies and gentlemen, here's a clip of brian williams edited to make it took like he's

performing the snoop dogg classic. ♪ one two three four snoop dogg has a door nothing but a key thing. death row is a label. to the next episode ♪ >> absolutely brilliant. i want to say for the record that's one of my favorite records. richard lui is here with the latest in sports. what song would you want? >> i couldn't follow brian williams. that was fantastic. thank you very much, mara. good friday to you. it's a first. bolt out sprinted by justin gatlin. bolt is the world record holder. and a sixth time olympic champion. the margin here 100th of a second. the nba finals game one final seconds san antonio tony parker sinks the game winner there. time left on the shot clock.

maybe a tenth, maybe a hundred of a second there. spurs surprised the heat, 92-88. he's gone. george carl fired and named the nba coach of the year but just a month ago reports say it was a contract related issue. he's expected to sign with another team. in the nhl playoff over a minute left. chicago scores with 3-2 win over the defending champs, the l.a. kings the blackhawks lead three games to one. that's in the western conference finals there. serena williams destroying her opponent in just 46 minutes, mara. she advances to the french finals. she's fast. maria sharapova won to advance there. williams versus sharapova in their 16th meeting here saturday 9:00 a.m. eastern on nbc. new york yankees slugger is leaving alone an alleged connection to the performance-enhancing drug controversy in major league baseball. talking about alex rodriguez. he said myself and others are being mentioned in a media

report before the process has concluded. i would hope this thing would follow the guidelines of our basic agreement. i will monitor the situation and comment when appropriate. in boston fenway park's first pride night. jason collins threw out the first pitch. he revealed last month he's gay. david ortiz, big papi had a walk off. three run homer. red sox win over texas. back to you. thanks so much, richard. just ahead, justin bieber wants to take the universe by storm. new developments in the paris jackson story. also in the civil trial over her father's death. you're watching "early today".

welcome back. the rains from andrea haven't arrived yet. a cold front is bringing rain in new england. rains will pick up when andrea arrives later today that's when the heavy rain adds up. up to three inches in areas of new england, boston province and an inch to two inches for the big city in philly, baltimore and d.c. that's pretty much the heavy rain threat during the day today. middle of the country you're looking pretty dry and nice. southeast isolated chance of a storm this afternoon but nothing like what you saw yesterday. as far as the weekend goes the heat is going to build from arizona through the inner mountain west, temperatures above 110 in some spots of

arizona. typical showers and storms. if we get any severe weather over the weekend we'll watch the central plains saturday into sunday. >> thanks. time for entertainment. it will be an interesting mix at the box office this weekend as comedy goes up against horror. wedding crashers reunite as middle aged google trainees in the internship. all crime becomes legal in the violent thriller the purge. plus the highly-anticipated modern adaptation of shake -- shakespear's much ado about nothing. the ceo of aeg said he never consulted with doctors about michael jackson's health. jackson's son prince michael jackson has cancelled his trip to europe so he can be with his sister paris as she recovers. jennifer lawrence is planning double duty for her newest film. she will star in and produce the upcoming movie rules of

inheritance. ice based on a memoir of the same title. the original members of metal band black sabbath have reunited. the new album hits u.s. stores on tuesday. and justin bieber is going galactic. he joined the long list of celebs who signed up for richard branson's virgin atlantic space flight program. if i had the money i would sign up too. >> i want to be on the flight with steve sitting next to me on the left. >> an interesting group. wouldn't be a dull flight. i'm mara schiavocampo and this is "early today" just your first stop of the day today on nbc.

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. teaching. happy friday. forecast asoggy andrea moves into the mid atlantic. the humidity is 100%. light at theretty airport. there is plenty more on the way. we have not gone to the center

of andrea. it will be pushing up to the north. we will break down all of these impacts in the forecast. >> thank you. 4:56. >> we will have a local reaction to the collection of phone records. >> tropical storm and hear batters the florida coast. we are tracking the storm. >> it is a soggy start.

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vacation. >> the florida coast is being battered by the first major storm. good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. .riday, june 7 >> 5;01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. thing to worry about is the heavy rain. there will be ponding on the rain. right now it is 68 at the airport. parkton.up towards all of the heavy rain is tracking into cecil county. expect heavy rn