this morning on "early today," dimon in the rough. the ceo prepares to face shareholders. up, up and away. a russian spacecraft heading to the international space station. and strike apose. a new york woman is that's the record for world's oldest yoga teacher. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello good morning.

jamie dimon faces stock holders for the first time. nbc tracie potts joins us from washington with those details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. what's going to happen today to jamie dimon when he faces the stock holders in tampa for the first time. some say dimon is unlikely to be booted from the top post at the company because he's, until now, been considered a genius on wall street and investors would be unlikely to navigate this without him. but on the other hand there's a proposal to split the chair and the ceo, the two positions that he now holds. jpmorgan chase has lost about 12% of its value in the last five days but this time president obama said on "the view" at least the taxpayers weren't left holding the bag. >> think about it. this is the best or one of the best managed banks. you could have a bank that isn't

as strong, isn't as profitable making those same bets and we might have had to step in and that's exactly why wall street reform is so important. >> and that's exactly why congress is looking to wall street reform. the senate already had hearings scheduled. now they added to their agenda this challenge. tracie potts, thanks so much. women are talking about tissue of same sex marriage, particularly since president obama's announcement that he now supports it. a "new york times" cbs poll found 67% of those surveyed thought the president made that decision mostly for political reasons. only 24% said it was mostly because he think it's right. the poll also found 38% believe gay couples should be allowed to marry. 24% supported same sex civil unions, 33% said there should be no legal recognition.

same sex marriage is sure to remain a critical issue in the run for the white house. brian mooar reports. >> reporter: at a campaign fundraiser with gays and lesbians in new york, president obama described but didn't dwell on his support for same sex marriage rights. >> i want everybody treated fairly in this country. it doesn't weaken families it strengthens families. [ applause ] >> reporter: the issue has everyone else talking for a second straight week. it's a new battlefront in the 2012 presidential race. "newsweek" magazine has declared president obama the first gay president. over the weekend presumptive republican nominee mitt romney delighted christian fundamentalist at liberty university by defining marriage as -- >> the relationship between one man and one woman. >> reporter: romney seemed less than eager to engaging the issue. >> how important it is to people

a few months from now time will tell but my position is out there for people to see. >> reporter: the obama campaign is kicking up the primary season. mitt romney said he's a job creator not job killer. a primary season skirmish now primetime in the fight for the white house. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. and now here's a look at some other stories making news in "early today." in florida police arrested 31 men who thought they were going to meet children for sexual encounters. instead, they were undercover officers. police say it shows the battle against online pred stores far from over. one of the suspects alleged brought his own child to the home. in illinois a school bus full of children slammed into

the back of a big rig. the bus driver and a student were seriously hurt. the fifth and sixth graders were heading back from a field trip to the state capitol. in georgia a wallabee is getting a treatment reserved for humans. a chiropractor is treating the wallabee. it's benefitted with a brace. in new york a 93-year-old woman has been declared the world's oldest yoga instructor. she's been teaching yoga for 61 years. she got interested when he was 8 years old and saw a grouch boys perform it in her native india. that puts me to shame. now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is

bill karins. >> you can't do those moves? >> i'm a wannabe yogi. but it doesn't work when you're 5'9". >> good morning, everyone. rain, heavy rain moving through areas of the mid-atlantic this morning. another day of the umbrella. just getting soaked right now through northern new england and central new england. thunderstorms and heavy downpours are now located from just outside of raleigh up through areas of virginia and it looks like right over d.c. over the next hour or twosome heavy downpours. let's look at the radar up close. here's i-95 going down battle to d.c. to fredericksburg. these yellows and reds are the downpours, maybe some lightning strikes out of those as they slide over 495 loop over on the west side over the next hour or two and eventually engulf the whole region. rough morning on the commute.

the east coast, this front has stalled out. we have to wait for this cold front in the northern plains to push this mess off the east coast. that won't happen until thursday for new england so it looks like another day on and off rain with downpours and we'll see again the clearing late wednesday into thursday. now as far as texas, a lot of heavy rain. san antonio southward down looks like brownsville we'll be looking at rainfall this morning and that should clear out by mid-morning. gorgeous from the middle of the country. billings 85. minneapolis is great. everybody on the eastern seaboard have that umbrella heavy. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look outside your window. raleigh, north carolina there are some downpours around this morning. hit or miss, not going to rain all day and even at times the sun could come out. temperature around 79. houston, texas, 81. a beautiful day by your

standards. bill, thanks so much. also coming up, grace steers towards the abyss. more hanky panky short fallout. is facebook a passing fancy? plus at 68 he's getting ready to go live from new york. coming up a big loss for the miami heat, the thunder roll and another first for nats rookie bryce harper. you're watching "early today."

welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. wildfires in arizona have burned miles of forest and brush and threatened a small town. about 350 people were evacuated with the largest fire only 5% contained. at the perjury trial of legendary baseball pitcher roger clemens the star witness, brian

mcna me testified he injected clemens with steroids about eight times. he contradicts clemens claims before congress that he never took performance-enhancing drugs. a security supervisor at new jersey newark airport for 20 years has been arrested on charges evidence ti theft. the illegal immigrant from nigeria used the name of a murder victim and passed years of airport background security checks. and a russian rocket lifted off today headed for low-earth orbit. an american astronaut and two cosmonauts are aboard which are scheduled to dock with the international space station on thursday. and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,695 after dropping 125 points yesterday. the s&p fell 15. nasdaq tumbled 31. overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei lost 73

points but in hong kong, the hang seng added 159. an agreement between opposing political parties in greece is looking increasingly unlikely. more talks are scheduled for today the country's leftest leader vows to oppose any kind of bailout. that has global investors worried that greece could back out in its debt payment and drop the euro zone currency driving up rates. europe's debt drama and jpmorgan chase $2 billion blunder weighed down stocks. euro zone fears continue to spill over on to oil prices which fell to near $94 a barrel overseas this morning. after the "closing bell" groupon shot up after posting its first quarterly profit. it closed 20% higher in regular trade.

coty withdraw its offer to buy avon saying the deadline passed. best buy's chairman is stepping down after investigation revealed he knew the chairman had a sexual relationship with a female employee. yahoo! had its ceo resign. ahead of facebook's ipo this week the company will reportedly raise its price range from 28 to $35 a share to $34 to $38. and if you're skeptical about "the social network's" staying you're not alone. a poll said half of americans think facebook is just a passing fad. coming up the thunder drain the lakers, the nats land the padres and the heat lose one of their big three. plus the rangers goalie stone

walls the definitel devils. your forecast coming up. you're watching "early today."

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if you're just waking up this is "early today." in sports last night in the nba playoffs the sixers fought off a late game surge by the celtics tying their series at one apiece. here's nbc's fred roggin with a look at allour sports headlines. good morning. the sixers are not your typical eighth seed after knocking out the bulls. phillies grabbed home court advantage from the celtics. the celtics were up one. holliday from downtown, game high. boston would answer on the other end, ray allen for three and got it. celtics back on top. turner drove and got the tough lay-up to tall. the youngsters got it done. close game to an absolute blow-out the thunder rolled the lakers. ran the lakers out of the build be. oklahoma city dominated and

humiliated l.a. miami's big three is down to two. chris bosh is out indefinitely with be a abdominal strain. hockey the goalie put on a show in game one of the eastern conference finals. lundquist with a flury of saves. he stopped every single shot. a sprawling stop by the future hall of famer. doesn't get much better than that. girardi got past in the third. 1-0 new york. they add another goal an empty neither. rangers win it. what were you doing when you were 19 years old? finishing your freshman year of college. working your first real job. whatever it was i'm sure it wasn't like this. bryce harper had his first major league home run. at 19 years the youngest player to go deep since bell trade did

interest 1990. the first of many. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. who is joining brit any? who said no to tanning mom. why prince william is about to get millions. your early morning entertainment headlines straight ahead. and learning an important lesson about friendship after our brutal civil war. you're watching "early today."

welcome back to "early today." the eastern seaboard is where the heavy rain is especially north carolina heavy rain moving through northern virginia. if you're near i-95 d.c. area rough next two hours with the heavier rain. eventually that will push up towards new york city. tomorrow the rain begins to ever so slowly inch out of here from new york city northward are the only locations that have to worry about significant wet weather. if you're watching us in green bay, wisconsin, a few fossil, gems, asteroids and crystals at more at geology rocks. that's your "early today" event of the day. now here's an early look at entertainment. hollywood is having trouble with coming up with some original material when studios come out with duelling fairy tale films. the world premier last night of

"snow white and the huntsman." the take on the fairest of them all. it opens here june 1st. simon cowell's x factor added bradded brittani spears as a judge. prince william picks up 10 pounds from his mother's will when he turns 30. tmz reported the tanning mom was hoping to be asked to do a nude photo shoot. playboy actually contacted tmz to make sure everybody would know it would definitely never happen. >> those tan lines. >> finally mick jagger is hosting "saturday night live" season finale.

>> i want to. >> i know you want to. i'm sorry. you have to move on. this comes to us from las vegas where a one-of-a-kind war memorial proves opposing sides can literally bury their differences. a group of eagle scouts are fixing up a cemetery that houses a section for civil war veterans. it includes the only known plot containing the graves of confederate and union soldiers. they became friends moving west following the war deciding they wanted to be placed side-by-side. they have been for nearly a century now. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

storm 4 doppler radar showing rain moving into and through the d.c. region this morning. how will it impact your start to the day? tom will have your forecast, and danella will check the roads. first, good morning, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this tuesday, may 15, 2012. it was a violent night in d.c. first a deadly shooting involving a police officer. it happened just before 11:00 along 6th street in southeast. we're told two police officers approached a man carrying a gun and walking with two yorkshire terrie terriers. there was a brief exchange of gunfire. the man walking the dogs was shot and killed. one of the officers was shot in

the leg. he was taken hospital and is expected to make a full recovery. another shooting a few blocks away. police say two people were shot along v street in southeast washington. one of the men foot. the other was shot in the arm. both victims were taken to the hospital and are expected to make a full recovery. so far no arrests have been made. this morning, d.c. police are trying to figure out what led to a stabbing in the dupont circle neighborhood. police say a man was stabbed twice near 16th and p streets. you can -- emergency crews helped the man into an ambulance. police say he was stabbed once in the head. he was conscious and breathing. no word on his condition right now. today the public will get a chance to see some of the evidence from the george huguely murder case. the items will be on display today and tomorrow in the charlottesville courtroom where he stood trial. the evidence includes about 200 photographs and his police interrogation. autopsy photos and other sensitive evidence will not be shown. huguely, a former university of virginia lacrosse player, was