tv Early Today NBC June 18, 2013 4:30am-5:00am EDT
4:30 am
evaluation. passengers says he claimed everybody on board was being poisoned. one person recorded the event which was about everything from chinese spies to edward snowden. >> your life is in jeopardy, your life is in jeopardy, too, if you work for the nsa, if you work for the cia, if you work for the national security agency. >> there's no word on whether the man will face any charges. president obama is defending his administration's handling of the syrian war. the president's first comments come following friday's announcement regarding the aid of weapons after bashar al assad's crossing of the red line. >> this argument that if we had gone in earlier in some fashion,
4:31 am
that the tragedy and chaos had taken place in syria wouldn't be taking place i think is wrong. >> a new pugh research poll finds 70% are against the u.s. and its allies sending arms and military supplies to anti-got groups in syria, 20% are in favor. nearly two-thirds say the u.s. is overcommitted the sdmroop syria is expected to take center stage at this week's g-8 summit. while they support opposing sides in the conflict, they agree that the civil war must come toon end. nbc news chief whus correspondent chuck todd joins us live from ireland. chuck, good morning. >> good morning, mara. you played the president's comments to charlie rose there about syria. one other point he made in that interview had to do with the fact that the united states doesn't want to take sides necessarily in a sectarian war between sunni and shia.
4:32 am
and what he -- the point he made to russian president putin behind closed doors was this, that the united states goal here is not to push the entire assad regime out, an important ally to the russians, just assad himself, that the assad regime seemed to be at the negotiating table. that seemed to help russia putin dial back his rhetoric rubbly when it kams to the disagreement with the united states and other nations. here is a little bit of wa putin said after their meeting. >> do not coincide, but happy tension to stop the violence in syria, to stop the growth of victims and so solve this situation peacefully. >> the important distinction there was a markedly different tone from what putin had said about two days earlier during a -- during a meeting that he
4:33 am
had had with the british prime minister david cameron. so the fact that he ratcheted back his rhetoric, that alone makes the united states delegation feel as if possibly that there is some movement here that maybe the syrian issue can be dealt with diplomatically. then again, russian president putin promised that the last time he met personally with president obama back in mexico late last year. >> thanks so much, chuck. as the g-8 summit continues, a new claim from the self-identified nsa leaker edward snowden who says u.s. and british intelligence eavesdropped on world leaders at a previous meeting. andrea mitchell reports. >> as the g-8 summit opened, the guardian reported that the british with american help had spied on past summits, intercepting e-mails and phone calls at a london summit in 2009. one target, russia's then president medvedev encrypted
4:34 am
calls home to moscow. >> what it does do for president obama, which is problematic, is it problems him with much moral authority in talking about this. >> reporter: snowden's leaks about hacking china undercut the president when he met with president xi lately. we reported on nightly news 18 years ago that the clinton white house spied on leaders in miami in 1994. snowden has claimed extraordinary access to personal data. former officials say he's exaggerating. >> snowden is wrong. he could not possibly have done the things he claimed he was able to do in terms of tapping communications. >> but in a website with "the guardian" snowden wrote if i target for an example an meal address and that e-mail address is sent something to you, joe america, everything comes through. snowden denied any contact with
4:35 am
the chinese government writing this is a predictable smeerl that i anticipated before going the public as the u.s. media has a predicted red china. >> i think he's a traitor. >> snowden wrote being called a traitor by dick cheney is the highest honor you could imagine. as of today, afghan forces are taking the lead for the country's security from the u.s.-led nato coalition. president what mid karzai provided over the hearing in kabul. it was met with a new round of violence. american forces will now move entirely into a supporting role before their full withdraw next year. massive demonstrations in brazil, more than a hundred thousand people in at least eight cities took to the streets monday to protest for public services, public violence and government corruption. in ree yo, there were clashes as
4:36 am
demonstrators threw rocks at police and set fire to cars and government buildings. in northern mexico, at least one person has died due to excessive rain throughout the weekend and monday. they've received over 17 inches of rain, about 60% of the season's annual rainfall. it has left at least 40,000 people homeless. more rain is expected for the region. and now for a look at the weather closer to home, nbc's bill karins is here. >> good morning. we had some downpours around here, but nothing like that. the dallas/ft. worth area, you've been getting and seeing noormus lines of thunderstorms overnight. one was right over the top of the desoto sl desoto/dallas are. it's very warm, very humid. eventually, these showers and storms will be in atlanta. it looks like right during your
4:37 am
morning rush hour. there's many other areas, too. right off the coastline of south carolina. we've got showers and storms, light rain heading across tennessee. here is how the weather map will be for this afternoon. about half the nation with the chance for showers and storms today. temperatures will be warm and muggy, all the way from the mid-atlantic to the northeast down to the deep south. the biggest concentration of storms today and the heaviest rain will be found through the carolinas and areas of georgia. that's a look at the national forecast. now here is a look at the weather outside your window. don't expect a lot of severe weather today. we'll have isolated cases of strong storms, southern portions of indiana and near kentucky, could deal with strong storms on that cold front. overall, tornado threat is very low today. coming up, just wait until i tell you who is dealing with a heat wave. it's the least state you would ever expect. >> that's a great tease. we will wait to hear about that. thanks, bill. today, the pentagon will announce when women can train as
4:38 am
4:40 am
welcome back. here are some stories making news. chuck hagel is set to announce new roles for women in the military. women could begin training as army rangers by 2015 and navy s.e.a.l.s a year later. the owners of seven-11 stores have been charged with concealing undocumented workers. conditions for author employees were like a modern day plantation system dating back as far as 2,000. new research says cheating yourself of a full night sleep can have long-term downsides. it can put you at risk for short life expectancy as well as heart
4:41 am
and kidney complication peps. a filmmaker has been convicted after sending his 167-year-old nephew into an intersection with a fake grenade launcher. and the doctor is in. barbra streisand has received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from the hebrew university of professionalism. it was given to you after her dedication to israel and the jewish people. turning now to big, stocks starting off the week in the green as the fed begins a two-day meeting and oil flirts with $100 a barrel. the house of representatives will consider a farm bill that would cut $2 billion a year from food stamp pes. white house says they would veto the bill with that provision because it would leave too many xherns hungry. netflix will today off family-friendly choices off a
4:42 am
new website. the british economy is about to get ads 400 billion boost thanks to none other that will and kate's special delivery. royal baby sleepwear, booties and much more will be big business for the royal family and for retailers. check out this $3,000 wart melon. these black skin melon grow only on japan's northern island heikedo. you might consider investing in this letter written by george washington about the u.s. constitution. it's being auctioned off by christie's. a radio host fired for going over the line. allen i'veson accused of abdu abducting his five children.
4:45 am
well, it's time for sports. for all the latest headlines, we're joined by betty. >> good morning, mara. in sports, in game three of the stanley cup final, bruins daniel paille rips a shot past crawford for a 1-0 lead. three minutes later, bergeron makes a power play goal. the bruins take the game and now
4:46 am
have a 2-1 lead. allen iverson's ex-wife has filed paperwork saying iverson has abducted the five children. but the former nba star allegedly never returned the children home from north carolina after a vacation. the former nba star denies the allegations. chad the former ochocinco johnson is a free man this morning. he spent a week in jail for patting his attorney on the butt. yesterday he apologized and i'm sure he kept his hands to himself. three atlanta sports radio hosts have been fired for making fun of former nfl player steve gleason on air. gleason, diagnosed with als in 2011 is confined to a wheelchair
4:47 am
and has lost his ability to speak. the radio hosts set up a skit where they pretended they were interviewing gleason. the host then went on to discuss whether gleason would be alive by next week. >> terrible. >> yes. terrible. the hosts have since released an apology. to baseball now, one fan attempted to get a foul ball, but ended up getting stucks in the seats. after much embarrassment, the fan was given the ball and able to laugh it off. >> at least he got the ball, right? >> i was going to say, at least he came away with something. ahead, a naval academy football player is to face sex assault charges as early as today. plus, actor johnny depp thrown from a horse and trampled during filming of "the lone
4:50 am
if you want to find extreme weather, go to alaska right now. they're in the middle of an all-time heat wave. two days in a row now, they were above 90 and yesterday they were at 94. never happened before. juneau was 82. this is very warm by alaska standards. today, 87 degrees in fair banks, alaska. 87 is like -- that's warmer than
4:51 am
atlanta today. so it's kind of crazy. they don't have air-conditioners in a lot of those places. you were right, i would not have guessed alaska. entertainment news, angelina jolie's recent double mastectomy has been driven as heroic. melissa encourages women to research all of their options. the comic world is buzzing with breaking news, sony film announced plans to release two additional spider-man movie necessary 2016nd 2018 after the amazing spider-man 2 opened in 2018. according to writing director josh wedden, the avengers 2 l a new bad guy to replace loki.
4:52 am
brad pitt was in the big apple for the premier of his new film, world war z. hugh jackman is showing off his physique in "men's fitness" magazine. he also reveals that he always makes an effort to be polite to fans. and talk about having a great day, this guy was all smiles when he bumped into sharon stone in tel aviv while wearing a t-shirt with a film from her film. >> where did the t-shirt even come from? i've never seen that before. >> i'm mara schiavocampo. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc.
4:54 am
>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. we are waking up to a mild temperatures once again. a lot of clouds overhead. it is and unsettled day. right now nothing of significance. clouds see the mass of and thunderstorms that still have to come this way. we will be talking about this unsettled weather. >> thank you. 4:56. budget.council passes a i will have more on what that means for you.
4:55 am
4:57 am
[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. to fire or tear recreation. for theved approval baltimore city council.
4:58 am
what did the council approved for the 2014 budget? kim dacey breaks it down. >> a good friend of mine. >> the second in command of the federals gives officials some clues as to where they could find his body. they are restarted their search. likee more he looks somebody who wants to hurt the united states as opposed to a whistle-blower. >> more revelations from edward hewden lead some to believe has other motives. >> good morning. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> 5:01.
4:59 am
time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. stickiness.eel the the dew points continued to climb. we're in the glow of 70's. 70's.are in the los we will have clouds through most of the day. andave scattered storms thunderstorms, especially into the afternoon. you may encounter some of that range if you have outdoor plans. >> we have a few things to talk about. this is traffic here at saratoga. it is closed prior to liberty because of the debris.
179 Views
IN COLLECTIONS
WBAL (NBC) Television Archive Television Archive News Search ServiceUploaded by TV Archive on