nature's wrath. tropical storm debby brings driving rain to florida and spins off a series of tornadoes. one person is dead, another is missing. out west in colorado, wildfires have exploded destroying hundreds of homes. life changing experience, more than $600,000 in donations pouring in to the school bus monitor who was bullied unmercifully by middle schoolers. how surprised is she by that reaction? karen klein is here for an interview. photo finish, two american sprinters cross the line at the exact same time at the olympic trials but only one can compete in that event in london. how a coin toss could be the

determining factor today monday, how a coin toss could be the determining factor today monday, june 25th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and ann curry, live from studio 1, a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome today on this monday morning. i'm ann curry. >> i'm willie geist in for matt this morning. good to see you again, ann. debby the fourth named of the season and it is burly, now proving to be deadly. >> the outer edges of the tropical storm storm put down nearly two feet of rain in some places. we'll go live to the affected area and al will now tell us where this storm is headed. >> jerry sandusky on suicide watch as his attorneys contemplate an appeal. coming up we'll tell you why this story is far from over. also a story that will

outrage parents. two girl sent to the hospital with sunburns. the school wouldn't let them apply sunscreen even though they were outside for field day. one of the most anticipated films of the summer. are you ready for spider-man week. >> i got to see it. double thumbs-up. how oldham i? do i look like a spider-man fan? >> two thumbs-up from ann curry. the cast of the new spider-man move with us. >> emma stone, that will be something to really look forward to. let's get started with this tropical storm name debby and wildfis raging out of control out west. we've got three reports starting with the weather channel's mike seidel in north reddington beach, florida. mike, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. debby hit hard, beach erosion, up and down the beach, this palm tree, see for blocks and blocks, the tide is still rolling into

the hotel pool. take you book to another wave. yesterday, wind and rain. we got hammered in the tampa st. pete area, nine to ten inches of rain through the morning. tampa's second wettest june day on record. we had flooding, people pulled from cars, coastal flood warning up through the night as well as heavy surf advisory and tornadoes, not unusual with land falling. some landfall, tropical system. a dozen reports of tornadoes. one of those was a killer down in highlands, florida. we also lost a gentleman to the rip currents up in orange beach. today it's more of the same because debby is not moving. wind, potential for severe weather, tornado watch at least until 2:00. this will be likely extended. as long as we have wave action we'll have beach erosion. that's the story along the west coast beaches. not damage to the property but

beaches. locals are saying this the worst storm they have seen since the super storm years ago. >> thank you, mike seidel. >> now where the storm is heading. al roker tracking the storm. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. first time we've had four storms by july 1st. this is a record setter. as mike mentioned, we do have a tornado watch 2:00 from central to northern florida. debby 90 miles sous southwest. winds 50 miles an hour. heading west, now moving straight to the north but it's going to take its own sweet time. here is the projected path of debby over the next three days. doesn't move that much. by wednesday 2:00 a.m. still off the coast of florida with 65-mile-per-hour winds, we don't see landfall maybe until early thursday morning with 65-mile-per-hour winds. with a slow mover like that, that means by friday, we're

still looking inland. it's just barely inland. with a slow mover, that means that wind and that wave action continues. the rain continues. locally we could see 15 to 20 inches of rain by friday. also the threat of tornadoes. it is going to be a major, major weathermaker. in fact, it looks like the drought will be busted with this thing. however, it's going to be a very strong price to pay for losing that drought because we are going to be looking at massive flooding, beach erosion, big problems from central and northern florida and the west coast of florida. willie. >> all right, al. looks like debby will be with us all week. we'll get the rest of your forecast in a moment. meantime out west in colorado, it is much too dry. things have gone from bad to worse. nbc's miguel almaguer in colorado springs. miguel, good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. this fire really exploded over the weekend a small blaze that quickly multiplied feeding on

bone dry brush and fanned by hot, gusty winds. overnight flames leapt into the air and tore across the hills near colorado springs. the waldo canyon fire threatening homes, closing in on cabins and scorching some of the regions most popular campgrounds. sunday 11,000 people forced to flee the plains. >> this is a day or couple days we've long dreaded would come. >> this out of control blaze is just one of eight infernos burning across colorado. saturday in estes park homes were destroyed. the most destructive in history claimed one life and nearly 250 homes near ft. collins. two weeks old, 83,000 acres have been torched here. >> we knew we had to get out of there. >> colorado's governor said half the country's firefighting fleet is trying to beat back the flames in his state alone. >> this dry, hot weather. the wind is going to pick up. the fuel is very, very

flammable. >> colorado isn't the only tinderbox. this morning firefighters in new mexico, arizona, utah and california are all on the front lines. a fast and deadly start to a fire season far from over. back here in coloradoish the waldo fire charred roughly 3500 acres. it is 0% contained. the big worry this afternoon is going to be the wind. much of this state is going to be baking in 100 degree temperatures. >> miguel almaguer, thanks. 7:07. here is ann. >> the latest on the jerry sandusky case. his lawyers say they plan to appeal his conviction. that's just part of the legal drama set to play out over the weeks and months. michael isikoff has been covering the case from the beginning. michael, good morning. >> good morning, ann. jerry sandusky is now safely in jail here but the fallout from his conduct is far from over.

while convicted child abuser jerry sandusky remains on suicide today, pennsylvania's top law enforcement officials signals there could be more charges against others to come. attorney general linda kelly oversaw the sandusky case. >> oh, i think this investigation continues. i think anyone associated with this case can tell you we've been developing information even after the grand jury presentment. >> penn state is the focus of multiple investigations into whether former top school officials covered up sandusky's conduct and could have stopped him years ago. even among the jurors there was concern. juror number five, josh harper. >> penn state didn't do the action, but could they have presented further victims, sure. >> juror number 11, ann van curren. >> all i can say is i wish

something had gone a step further. >> former athletic director and former vice president gary schultz are facing perjury charges related to what they knew about a 2001 shower incident involving sandusky and a young boy reported to them by former graduate assistant mike mcqueary. sources say kelly's office is reviewing e-mails showing former penn state president graham spanier agreed that it would be, quote, humane to sandusky not to report the mcqueary allegation to authorities. they all deny any wrongdoing. >> if those in power at penn state had taken action in the early 2000s, then my client would not have been molested in 2007 and 2008. >> legal experts say with an endowment of $8 million penn state has deep pockets that will make it a prime target for civil suits filed by sandusky's victims.

>> based on other judgments in sex abuse cases in pennsylvania, we could be talking about tens of millions of dollars at least. >> in a statement penn state said it plans to set up a program to privately, expeditiously and fairly address the victims' concerns and compensate them for claims relating to the university. penn state is now in a legal battle with its insurance company over who is going to pay those claims. if it loses, student's tuition and state taxpayer funds could end up picking up the tab to compensate the victims of jerry sandusky. ann. >> all right. michael isikoff this morning. michael, thank you. pennsylvania attorney general linda kelly is now joining us exclusively. her team prosecuted the sandusky case. madam attorney general, good morning to you. >> good morning, ann. >> other alleged victims of jerry sandusky have now come forward. is it possible there will be more criminal prosecutions regarding jerry sandusky?

>> well, we have said from the beginning that we continue to investigate this case. i think it is known there have been more victims that will come forward. at this time i wouldn't want to speculate on future charges. >> can you confirm there is an ongoing grand jury investigation into this? >> there is an ongoing investigation, yes. >> late in the trial, we heard that matt sandusky, the adopted son of jerry sandusky, was prepared to testify to the prosecution. why did you not call him to the stand to testify? >> well, i think that that information probably came from lawyers that represent matt sandusky. it's my understanding that he has two lawyers that are representing him. those lawyers are fair to comment on matt sandusky's situation. and there could be any number of reasons in any given case why a defendant may or may not be called.

>> are you saying that the prosecution did not have a right to call him without the defense calling him first? >> no, no. i'm not saying that. i'm saying it's a prosecutorial decision. >> jerry sandusky's lawyer said he did not have enough time to adequately defend his client. do you believe he had enough time to defend jerry sandusky? >> to answer you succinctly, yes. i think all the parties in this case knew from the beginning that the judge intended to move this case along quickly. and the prosecution was actually gratified that that was happening, there was a speedy trial that took place here, particularly because mr. sandusky committed these horrific crimes was not in custody. we were anxious to bring the case to a conclusion and to move

to have his bond revoked and taken into custody. >> sandusky faced the maximum of 442 years in prison. what will your prosecution team ask for in sentencing? >> i think our team, our prosecution team will ask the judge to fashion a sentence that reflects the horrific acts that mr. sandusky committed, to take into consideration the number of victims that are involved here and the fact that he really does represent a clear and present danger to the community and hopefully the sentence will reflect that. but of course, that's the province of the court. sentencing is certainly up to the discretion of the court. >> all right. pennsylvania attorney general linda kelly. linda, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> you're very welcome. >> all right. now let's get a check on the rest of the top stories this morning from natalie morales. she's over at the news desk. good morning, natalie. >> good morning willie and ann, everyone. all eyes on the supreme court,

president obama's landmark health care reform bill and arizona's immigration law could come down as early as this morning. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams is at the supreme court with more. pete, good morning. >> reporter: two huge decisions natalie that could affect millions of people and presidential campaign. on the immigration law the court may strike down parts of it but let stand other parts that require police to check immigration status of anyone they detain. on health care case the question is the central requirement of the law that all americans buy insurance is unconstitutional. if it is, how much of the rest of the law can survive. we should have the answers to all these questions by thursday at the latest. the court's likely last day of the term. natalie. >> all right. pete williams there at the supreme court. thank you. egypt's new president elect, mohamed morsi is expressing his desire to restore diplomatic ties with iran. in an interview with iranian news agency egypt's first freely elected president is starting to

form his office of president. alex tre back is recovering from a heart attack. while hospitalized he won a daytime emmy for the best game show. he's hosted jeopardy for 28 years. now let's head to wall street. cnbc, kayla, good morning. >> good morning. investors keeping a close eye on europe where a summit are meeting without the presence of economically troubled greece. that's leading investors to be concerned a quick face to europe's debt crisis is not in the cards. conmisses expect data to show new home sales in may rose slightly. today's trading follows a week of red arrows on wall street. that was the first negative week in three. natalie. >> thanks so much.

it was a finish not even a photo could decide. check it out. crossing the line of u.s. olympic track and field team qualifiers for this summer's games in london. the women tied for third place in the 100 meters and the sport has no protocol for how to break the tie. after some significant head scratching, a decision was put in place. the athletes will have to choose between a tiebreaking coin toss or runoff. the women have until the end of the olympic trials next sunday to decide. willie and ann, to make the situation all that more tense, both ladies share the same coach. they often train together and they both have lucrative nike deals which includes a bonus for whoever makes the olympic team. hard decision. >> how do you expect they pick a runner off. you don't want to have a coin toss. >> you can't leave all that to a coin toss. >> terrific runners. >> run again. >> give them both the money. >> if matt would have won, he would have won by a nose.

he's not even here. >> let's talk about the weather this morning. come on, let's talk about it, because there's a lot of weather to talk about. >> there is, indeed. let's show you what's cogoing on. a call coming in from long island. airport delays from boston don to d.c. with this system making its way with a lot of rain. we're talking about anywhere from a half an inch to 1 to 2 inch f of rain from norfolk to the hampton roads. we're looking for wet weather from the pacific northwest down to northern florida. risk of strong storms again, down in florida we've got a tornado watch until 2:00. plenty of sunshine around the great lakes and on into the upper mississippi valley but record breaking heat into the rockies and the southwest. we'll take a look at that in depth in the next half hour. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. tom kierein with the weather. it's jen lal from the bay east but everywhere west of that a

passing shower or thundershower. here's what's been happening. closing in now from the north and west is a cloud cover associated with that front that's approachediing from the north and west. later today, maybe a passing shower, thunder shower, late >> that's your latest weather. willie. >> thanks. the picasso defaced at the museum, the suspect was caught on tape and they have identified him, the race is on to find him. gabe gutierrez with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. local authorities are offering up to $5,000 reward. the suspect is a street artist who investigators believe bragged about the vandalism online. the video posted on youtube quickly went viral, a man defacing pablo picasso's woman

in arm cheer at the prestigious collection in houston. the witness who shot the video didn't want to be identified. then the suspect called himself an up and coming mexican american artist looking to honor picas picasso's work. >> went up to the painting without fear, separate painted it and walked off. >> now they know who did it. they kmarnlgcharged him with cr mischief. investigators are investigating with whether he had an accomplice. >> bold, reckless, in your face crime. >> the suspect used a stencil to spray paint a picture of a bull wut with the word conquista below it. part of their investigation included his facebook page where he boldly posted a link to news coverage about the vandalism. also a picture of the word conquista, the same word spray

painted. it suggests he's a student at the university of houston. several pictures on the site show off his artwork. so far police haven't been able to track him down. >> this is one of those cases where he is not a graffiti artist, he's a graffiti terrorists. he's someone who used a valuable painting to try to make his own statement and that resulted in these criminal charges. >> reporter: this isn't the first picasso that's been vandalized. in 1984 his greatest masterpiece was spray painted in new york. this latest case is just as frustrating to houston's art community as well as picasso's granddaughter. she spoke by phone from london. >> i think it is just so cruel, the artist should be put in jail. laws should be enforced. >> she said arts is about traces of humanity. she hopes this trace can be saved. a spokesman for the museum said the painting was immediately taken to the restoration lab here and is still being repaired. there's no word on when the

public might see it again. willie. >> let's hope they can save it. dave gutierrez in houston this morning. coming up a mother is furious after her kids came home with sunburn all because the school would not allow them to put

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good morning. the outer loop of the beltway very slow. sluggish as you make your way past new hampshire avenue. you're driving at 26 miles an hour. new traffic patterns slowing

downtown between van dorn around telegraph road. the speed there is about 32 miles an hour. angie, back over to you. >> thanksle another news

horrified people everywhere last week. school bus monitor karen klein viciously taunted at the hands of middle schoolers. since then some of the children have apologized. strangers worldwide have raised more than $600,000 for her. we're going to get karen's reaction. we talked to her and one of her daughter's about that in an exclusive interview coming up this morning. meantime it is 7:30 monday, 25th of june, 2012. i'm alongside willie geist this morning. matt has the morning off. good to see you. you're dapper. coming up, the fallout from the death of a promising young

woman. >> you may remember her, she died day after graduating from the university. her last article from the school paper went viral. now her boyfriend could face criminal charges in the crash that killed her. we'll have the latest. also a conversation with the widow of pat tillman. he was the nfl star who gave his life in afghanistan. this morning, how his final letter to his wife helped her move on after his death. but let's begin in washington state where two sisters came home with severe sunburns after spending the date outside at their elementary school field day. you won't believe why this happened. natalie is joining us with more. >> good morning, ann. when she watched her daughters head off to school for a day of fun and games, she had no idea they would come home with severe sunburns. the rona school policy that seems hard to believe. it was a typical rainy morning

at tacoma washington when mitzi sent her schools for the end of the year field day. by noon, the rain was gone and the sun started to burn the girls. both have sensitive skin, one with a condition that makes her particularly sun sensitive. >> i was feeling hot. i noticed my shoulders were warmer than other parts of my body. >> i was playing games with my friends and that's when i started feeling like i was burning up. >> when i walked through the door that day, i would never forget it. >> when she arrived home, she was she was not prepared for what she saw. >> it was horrifying to see her bright red face. there were welts, she was swollen. then i saw zoe's shoulders, it was absolutely painful and gut wrenching to look at. i was horrified.

>> school officials told her there's a statewide policy that does not allow staff to apply sunscreen to students. students can only apply it to themselves if they have a doctor's note, a policy that exists in 49 states nationwide. >> i did share with the principal, any policy that meant she couldn't help kids or follow common sense was something i had to do something about. she in ordered and shookd her head. >> she got her girls examined at the local hospital. the next day she was still upset. she wrote about the incident in her blog which sparked a conversation that spread across the country. >> we have learned it's important to stand up for what you believe in. >> she said it was a learning experience for her entire family. >> this has always been about making sense of a policy that doesn't make sense and trying to change it. >> the school district has since apologized and let her know a new law will give school districts a lot more leeway to

decide if sunscreen and over-the-counter medications can be applied. that policy should be revised by october. >> to remind you, you said 49 states. >> 49 states have the law. it is something to review, especially when your kids are heading off to camp to make sure you know what their policy is. >> thank you, natalie, so much for this report. now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> we are -- actually, our camera guy is in this cage for soccer. we finally tracked jeff. you said you're 72 years old? >> yes. >> what's your name? >> phyllis pearson. >> i'll have what she's having. >> can i say hi to my son vinn hi to my son vinnie? >> no, you kent say that. >> can i say hi to joe? >> of course. >> we're waiting for debbie to

make landfall but that's probably not going to happen until late into front. the waves kicking up. tornado watches are in effect as well. also out west, the heat unbelievable. anywhere from 5 to 20 degrees above normal. denver today, 103. it will be 104 in salt lake city -- 98 degrees in salt lake, 103 in tulstulsa. memphis and dallas at 100. the rest of the country much cooler with 60s, 70s, 80s along the atlantic coast and 60s along the pacific coast. good morning. tom kierein. "storm center 4." its in the low and mid-70s. later today into the mid-80s by mid afternoon. and it's late morning and perhaps until about 1:00 or 2:00 that with might get a passing shower or thundershower around the metro area, but a greater chance south and east in the any trow area in tavern around the bay. southern maryland and the eastern shore where there's a slight risk some of them could be severe.

pleasant weather for tuesday, wednesday. hot and humid for the day like today you always want to check the weather, go to weather channel on cable, weather.com. willie. >> thank you very much. now to the death of a promising young writer killed in a horrific car crash just days after she graduate freddie yale university. today prosecutors seeking charges against her boyfriend who was driving when it happened. ron mott has more from orleans, massachusetts. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. police are calling this an accident, but this young man has been ordered to appear in court next week to see if he should stand trial for vehicular homicide after he veered off the road, hit a pair of guardrails, flipped over killing his girlfriend. >> freshly graduated from yale university, this 22-year-old had a world of writing ahead. her farewell column called "the opposite of loneliness" went

viral. she declared, quote, we're so young. we have so much time. on may 26th, keegan's young life ended on this cape cod highway. >> she could brighten my day. as we now can all see, she could light up the world. >> strapped into the passenger seat of a black lexus on the way to her family's summer home, she was killed when the car hit a guardrail, tripped to the other side of the road, hit another guardrail and flipped at least twice, police said. at a funeral she was remembered by her mom as a dutiful but jokingly forgetful daughter. being the writer she was, a lover of books. >> the only thing she treasured more than her beautiful collection of books was her beautiful collection of friends. >> keegan's 22-year-old boyfriend at the wheel that day could face vehicular homicide by

reckless operation and reckless driving. he's due in a massachusetts court on july 5th to determine whether he should be held over for trial. an aspiring journalist and playwright keegan land add job at new yorker, published in "new york times," a musical she co-wrote was to be performed this summer in new york city. more than that, say those who mourned her loss, she was a reliable friend. tributes on a facebook page to her memory. >> her ability made her a great writer. more importantly, a great friend. she was a fiercely devoted friend, attentive, caring, generous. >> every once in a while she would just stop and look around at the beauty around her. and just feel at peace. >> reporter: he received minor injuries. speed did not appear to be a

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automobile. >> reporter: before the electric car he used four tanks a month. now he drives the old car so racial he only fills up once a month. >> four bucks a gallon, $4 a gallon, it's adding up. >> reporter: okay. so ann and willie, this sounds like a good idea until you hit the weather. i could see you tooling around manhattan because the weather is beautiful. here, not so much. >> it's pretty darn cute, nonetheless. kerry sanders, thanks so much for that report. okay. coming up next, reality bites or does it? why vampires are hotter than ever these days coming up right after this. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system,

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for a victorian era box a vampire hunter would kill for. a pistol for close contact. miniature bottles containing garlic, holy water and -- >> holy earth or consecrated ground. >> there is a prayer book and rosary beads. >> a crucifix. there we are. that certainly works, doesn't it? >> reporter: and in a hidden compartment. >> four stakes. so you've got four of those. >> one vampire box was sold in america last year for $25,000. jonathan ferguson wants one. >> down the hill, the church yard where key attacks take place. >> reporter: i caught up with him where in the original story dracula was. he wants the box not to slay the

undead but as a cultural artifact for his museum. >> for that reason they are a fascinating reflection of popular culture and what people think about vampires. >> vampire lore goes back a long way as we found out last year on a visit to transylvania, the belief in the undead there very much alive. >> how did the myth of the vampire originate in this country. >> back in the 18th century people were complaining they were haunted by undead creatures. >> reporter: just last week in bulgaria, two ancient bodies uncovered that had been staked in a vampire burial. bids for the vampire slayer box went to three times the entry price, his bid topping $11,000 is good. he may never need to use the contents of the box, but it is one more relic that helps keep the myth of the undead alive. for "today," keith miller, nbc

news. >> funny premise. >> the premise of abe lincoln slaying vampires. >> pro pride, prejudice and zombies. >> some hardware on the table here. >> yes. >> our staff would like to brag a little bit because we've gotten two new daytime emmys. we want to congratulate our director joe michaels on art. congratulations, joe, michael. >> another emmy for the entire staff, fourth outstanding morning show. >> third year in a row we take home hardware. that's great. >> i'd like to say i take full credit for both of these. >> you are here off and on. you know what, you deserve it. >> you can use these to kill

vampires. >> let's try to be a little more humble now and not talk about this and talk about karen klein. she's the school bus monitor bullied on camera. that has been shocking people everywhere. this morning donations top $640,000. the question, are her bus riding days over? what's she going to do with the money? what does she want to come out of that? coming up an exclusive interview. the cast of an action packed movie spider-man after your local news. [ male announcer ] monica's decided to make a quick pit stop for gas. [ engine turns over ] but it looks like she'll have to find another station to fill 'er up. no! are you kidding me?!

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good morning. i'm angies go. let's check with your forecast with meteorologist tom kierein. >> rather humid. temperatures in the low to mid-70s. radar showing showers crossing the maryland border crossing pennsylvania into washington and frederick counties now into northern maryland. and later today maybe a passing shower, perhaps a late morning and early afternoon around the metro area with a little thunder and lightning. could be severe around the bay and eastern shore. highs reaching the mid-80s. pleasant weather for tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. angie? >> tom, thanks. ♪

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if you're traveling in atlanta, maryland, be on a lookout for crash. this is at martin luther king driveway at ard moore road. police are on the scene. let's talk about delays. pretty slow as you make your way toward 295 aang iowa long 250. once you pass it, you're much heavy on the breaks. heavier on the breaks. you about 25 miles an hour to get from the beltway to 295. angie, back over to you. >> more news in 25 minute bus for now, back to the "today" show after this short break.

morning. you're looking at a lot of nice people who decided to come by our rockefeller plaza and say hello. we're so grateful they did. spider-man cast coming up in the next half hour. i'm ann curry alongside willie geist. matt has the week off. nice to have you here. also have al roker. coming up, talking about that video everybody has been talking about last week.

it shows a grandmother who was taunted over and over again by a group of seventh-graders. it set up a national conversation, some say the worst humanities, many strangers donated more than $600,000, basically help support her. she's now in the studio, get her reaction to this and what she wants to do with the money and what will come out of this national conversation. >> we just said hello a minute ago. she's overwhelmed by the outcome. also ahead jenna hager sits down with the widow of pat tillman, killed in afghanistan. this morning, the gift he left behind that helps her rebuild her life. >> a good story in so many ways. coming up, peter barker in the house. andrew garfield in the ho e

house. you're going to love this movie. >> love it. >> anyway, anything else coming up? no. >> natalie morales. >> take a look at this news. now standing by at the news desk. >> good morning, ann, willie, al. tropical storm debby whipping florida with drenching rain. debby's center is nearly stationary in the gulf of mexico. that means the biggest threat will be flooding as the storm could produce 20 inches of flooding over the next few days. debby spun off isolated tornadoes that killed at least one person. another person missing off alabama. convicted child sex abuser jerry sandusky is on suicide watch in jail while his attorneys contemplate an appeal. meantime penn state where sandusky is an assistant

football coach is the focus of multiple investigations into whether top school officials covered up his conduct and if they could have stopped him years ago. penn state has been almost $2 billion endowment and legal experts say that makes it a prime target if sandusky's victims file civil suits. one police officer dead in denver. he was shot and killed while trying to break up a confrontation at a city park. a gunman dead in kentucky after opening fire on two people in a vehicle. three officers who rifrd at the scene. the officers are all shot but wounds aren't believed to be light threatening. relief coming to some investors defrauded in bernard madoff's ponzi scheme, agreed to pay $5 million to the state of new york. the agreement settles a lawsuit accusing him of secretly sending client money to madoff. for a look at what's trending today, a roundup of what has you

talking online. lolo jones made the olympic team. she tweets she's honored to represent the u.s. at the 2012 london olympics. the track star from des moines had to fight back surgery last august and a pair of hamstring injuries to secure the final spot on her second olympic team. forget the poster and monogram china, would you ask wedding members to donate to obama. an online event registry and taking some heat for it on twitter. check out this bear cub just monkeying around in a family's garage. the cub squeals as he tries to find his way down to the beam he's perched on to the barking fury of a house dog. the mama beer comes to the rescue, managing to pry open the door, looks like it there, almost too incredible to be real. we have to imagine she'll be

scolding the cub for hanging out with humans. he's trying to climb the ladder. back outside to ann, al, willie. they can open garage doors, climb the ladder. >> don't need a garage door opener, just a mama bear. >> was the mama bear opening it. >> then she hot wired the car and drove off, which was really amazing. unfortunately they didn't catch that part. we have some nice folks, jack and jill university. >> our 75th anniversary. >> all right. happy anniversary. >> thank you. >> okay. let's check out your weather. this is the latest on debby. right now it's 90 miles south-southwest of apalachicola. we're also looking at tornado watch as well in central florida. here's the path of debby right now. it's going to take its own sweet time. it's not going to make landfall until sometime late thursday, earl friday morning.

so -- and, again, with the continually pumping in a lot of wet weather, a lost rain, we're talking some areas, 15 to 20 inches of rain, isolated tornadoes. that's why we have tornado watches in effect. a lot of beach erosion. it's going to be a big, big problem for much of florida and really the central gulf coast until friday and saturday. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> mild and humid on this monday morning. good morning. tom kierein, "storm center 4." right now showing a couple of thundershowers on the eastern shore and a few showers rolling out of pennsylvania and western maryland. getting a little light rain now. later today, a passing shower around the metro area. could get some severe storms though far southern maryland and northern neck of the eastern shore. highs, mid-80s. lower humidity moves in. we'll be in place for a couple of days and hot and hum that's your latest weather.

willie. >> all right, al. up next, exclusive interview with the school bus monitor whose bullying caught online has everybody talking. generous folks lending a hand, right after this. [ male announcer ] at banana boat, we test our broad spectrum sunscreen so it stays on in conditions like sand... sun... 100-degree heat, and ocean water. for uva/uvb protection in seven conditions, banana boat. we've got you covered.

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her daughter in a moment. but first a look back at what she had to endure. >> it was almost too cruel to believe. videos of karen klein, a 68-year-old bus monitor from new york being taunted mercilessly by a group of 13 years old. they ridiculed her for her weight. physically poked her and even suggested her family had killed themselves because of her. >> you don't have a family because they all killed themselves. they don't want to be near you. >> it's unclear if the boys knew karen had a son that committed suicide years ago. after driving klein to tears, they were still relentless. america was horrified and so were we. >> i'll tell you what i think about them now. i think they are narrow minded

monsters to be perfectly honest with you and i think their parents should be ashamed of them. >> two of the students have since sent klein letters of apology. >> i cannot believe i did that. i'm sorry for being so mean and i will never treat anyone this way again. >> however, klein says she is reticent to believe they are heartfelt. >> not really. i think they could be better than what they did. >> district administrators plan to pursue disciplinary actions against all four students who taunted klein but she says she does not want them to face criminal charges. over the weekend there was a hometown rally to support the grandmother of eight. >> tonight we'll celebrate a woman of courage, one who internalized mistreatment and didn't complain. >> when we last spoke to klein a fund-raiser had just been started to send her on vacation. >> i am amazed. it's like, wow, there's a whole world out there that i didn't know.

>> what she couldn't have known then, that those donations would grow to more than $600,000. but even more has been this teachable moment. karen klein is now joining us for an exclusive interview along with her daughter. what a ride this has been, an intense period over the last 24 hours, a few days, actually, for you. we just checked and it's now up to $644,999 donated in support of you after all that's happened. what's your reaction. >> i keep thinking, what have i done, you know. i don't almost feel like i deserve it, because i just -- what i am glad about is the fact that it has come out and everyone knows what goes on. not all the time, not all the kids. but it does happen.

i've gotten so many notes from people who have been bullied, who have been very hurt, you know. my heart goes out to these people. i would like to take every one of them and tell them how sorry i am. >> how long did it go on for you? how long of a period? >> well, never that bad. i mean, there would be occasionally -- kids are only on the bus for like 15 minutes tops. and sometimes they would be preoccupied with their phones. and then all of a sudden they turned to me, and it was only just a little while ago. >> we know you have since we last talked to you here on "today," you've received written apologies from two of the boys and from one of the mothers and an in person apology from one of

the boy's fathers rainfall right. >> do you accept these apologies or do you want more? >> i would like to eventually ask them why they did it. >> you want an explanation. >> an apology and an explanation. >> michelle, when you saw this video, what was the worst moment for you? >> i actually did not watch the whole video. when the boy touched her ear, that was -- as soon as he touched her, it was just over. i had to turn it off. i can't believe somebody would do that to my mother. >> so what do you want besides having them explain why this happened? what do you want that would maybe protect other people, that would stop this kind of behavior that you say has caused other people to talk about their own

bullies. what do you want done? >> i want kids to stop bullying. maybe they can start up a new class in school to teach these kids not to do stuff like that. like i say, they are not all bad kids. i thought maybe i would go back, because they aren't all bad. i enjoy my job. >> you're thinking when school starts again in the fall, you would go back to becoming a school bus monitor. >> maybe. >> let's talk about this huge amount of money. by the way, the window for donating has not closed yet. people can still donate. what will you do with that money? >> are you serious? what would anybody do with that money. i'd like to invest. donate. >> charity. >> take care of my kids, my

daughter and other daughter. new car. they need, they need, they need. it never ends. >> i think the man in toronto who started this fund-raiser. >> max. >> you know his name. you've not met him. >> we talked to him this morning on the radio. >> what did you tell him? >> we got to say hi to him. mom said thank you. we were only on for maybe three, four minutes. yeah, but we've been talking to him, though. >> isn't he coming wednesday? >> yes. >> he's coming to rochester wednesday. >> so you're going to meet him in person and thank him in person. >> yeah. >> isn't it nice? >> i talked to him on the phone yesterday i think it was. nice people, what they have done. i don't know how they go about this. i hope they are making some money for doing it. >> i'm sure they are at least getting a feeling of having done

something good for someone who endured something so terrible. karen klein, thank you so much for being here this morning. also, michelle, thank you for being here. good luck to you. good to see how you're doing as the years go by. coming up next, talking about edgy, raw, many said he's one of the funniest comedians around right after this.

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>> totally unredeeming and horrible. it feels good. >> reporter: outrageous, brilliant, radical. meet the man being called the best cometian alive. >> everything amazing right now and nobody is happy. >> 44-year-old louis ck after 25 years in the trenches doing standup, writing and acting is trying to enjoy that rare moment in show business being at the top. critics rave about his unorthodox sitcom "louis" and his standup. yes, "time" magazine just anointed him to the top 100 list. >> why are you laughing? >> it's weird to me. all this stuff is weird. i shouldn't be in that malsewn, you know. >> if growing up, if someone said to you, you're going to be one of the top most influential people in the world, you would have said. >> you're wrong and they are still wrong.

>> it's classic louis c.k. known for his self-deprecating sense of humor. >> the meal is not over when i'm full. the meal is over when i hate myself. >> his unique take on race. >> i'm white. thank god for that. that is a huge leg up. >> to the perils of parenting. >> fifty books about clifford, the big red-dog and they all tell the exact same story, look how big this dog is. >> all of which has made him a comedian's comedian. but if you still haven't heard of him, it's maybe because of this. >> [ bleep ] [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> louis c.k. likes to push the envelope. you have all this success but you're not a household name yet? >> i shouldn't be a household name. i'm a filthy comedian. i deal with subjects not popular

in every household. a household name is like ketchup. everybody wants ketchup. ketchup doesn't hurt anybody. >> you are so brilliant and so clever. >> thank you. >> so as a mother i say to you, why do you go for the cheap joke? why do you have to do the filthy stuff? >> first of all, anybody who thinks those are easy laughs, go ahead and try. they are not easy. there's no such thing as a cheap laugh. they all cost something. it costs me a lot being dirty. i don't know. i do have some ambivalence about it. i've had fantasies of doing a special that's pure clean. it would be fun to do that someday. >> that said, don't hold your breath. louis seems to revel in controversy, including a firestorm he started after tweeting about a certain vice presidential candidate back in 2010. >> i'll say two words, sarah palin. >> well, it has caused me some

problems that i wrote about her. but i also -- why not, man? what is she? she's just a person. i don't think she's some sacred person. to me i was writing poems. it was like poetry to me. i enjoyed writing them. >> would you do it again? >> would i do it again? yeah, i think so. it still makes me laugh the stuff i wrote when i think about it. i thought it was well written. >> that's the excuse, if it's clever and the timing is good. >> the value. >> the value, the challenge. he writes, directs and stars in his critically acclaimed sitcom "louie." cover your eyes. cinematic and poignant one moment. perhaps his extraordinary ability to write new material. you do something most comedians

think is crazy. every year you throw away the material. you do all of these brilliant jokes and then, boom, it's over. >> yeah. >> are you out of your mind? >> yeah, it's terrifying. i sputter through ten minutes of jokes that have no form and i have no confidence. i'm sweating and people are looking at me. so that makes me almost want to throw up. and it makes me feel like a newborn person, but that's a great feeling. >> so how are you feeling about yourself right now? >> not so great. >> i'm so sorry. >> that's okay. >> inappropriate but so smart and funny. the third season of his show premiers this week on fx. as if life isn't good enough, woody allen just asked him to be in his next movie. on behalf of mothers everywhere, my challenge he do one clean

year stance. louis, if you're out there watching, i know you can do it. willie. >> good luck with that. you have to like a manwho's bothered by being on the "time" 100. good morning. 8:26 now on this monday, june 25th. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's get right to the forecast. here's tom kierein. >> good morning. it's rather muggy on this monday morning. there are clouds forming in from the west. showing scattered showers and thunderstorms rolling through pennsylvania and into maryland right now. there's a few sprinkles. a thundershower up near waynesboro. maybe a few of those around the metro area midday, late morning into early afternoon and lower humidity in place tuesday into thursday. aaron? >> all right. thank you, tom. ♪

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tillman, jenna bush hager has been talking to the widow of pat tillman, the one time nfl star killed in afghanistan. this morning she's opening about a letter he left behind and how that letter helped her move on with her life. >> then the olympic summer games now just 32 days away. keeping track. your favorite swimmers, michael phelps and others have dreams of gold again. the u.s. olympic swimming trials today. plus the controversial new article that claims women can't be home for her kids and have a high-powered career. "the atlantic" magazine. >> a little controversial. a little less controversy, how to throw a terrific fourth of july picnic that will truly set off culinary fireworks for your guests. >> all right. now, let us say hello to the aforementioned cast of the highly anticipated film, "the amazing spider-man." we have amongst them andrew

garfield, emma stone, denis leary as well as director mark webb and the producer. i can see this going on. so much love about this movie, amazing franchise. talk about the pressures you felt pulling the movie together. who wants to take that question. >> i think matt. >> it's a good job to have. the pressure is people love this character. you feel an obligation to make a great movie. in my job, this is how you do it. with great power comes great responsibility. >> you stole that line. you stole that line. >> is it true you actually saved a picture of you as spider-man

when you were 3 years old. >> i would never be that m manipulativ manipulative, my father would. he knows i was a cute 3-year-old. who can say no to a cute 3-year-old in a spider-man outfit. they were manipulated. >> slip on the costume, a big deal. >> it's a huge deal, especially for a huge fan. i was a huge fan since i was three. it was more comfortable at three. it wasn't spandex, less attractive but more comfortable to me as a human being. >> you wear it well. if it's consolation. >> thank you. >> emma, y say it's about the relationship in the film. your character falls in love with peter parker, not spider-man. >> i thought that was a cool element. it's a very different experience

we've seen in the past, in the comic books it was exciting to dive into that. >> you're the chief police, chief of police of new york city. what's it like slipping on the uniform and kind of being the top guy. >> it was great. a big shotgun, it was fantastic, wear a s.w.a.t. vest. i got to do a lot of cool stuff. >> you played gwen's father. >> i'm emma stone's fictional dad. >> by the way, a very embarrassing moment in this film we're not going to give away now that happens inside the house when you want to speak to her and she doesn't want to speak to you. we're going to let that reveal itself in the movie. i want to talk to you really quickly. you are such -- every single movie you've done has been so spectacular. you wanted to take this role,

you play a scientist, an evil guy, in a way so believable. how tough was it to do with lizard skins around you. >> hard to show feelings as a nine foot lizard. but the journey there was important, people kind of feel for this guy because he is in a sense kind of a surrogate father to peter. they are both affected by the same science. one becomes a spider everyone fancies. the other becomes a lizard who no one does. >> we've run out of time. very quickly, we have to say hello quickly to the director. are you ready for this? opening weekend coming up? are you ready for the adulation. >> a great ride with these people. i have no reason to fear. it's been great. there's an enthusiasm around the world. >> this movie is going to rock their socks off. i'm telling you. >> we have a proclamation from the office of the mayor of the city of new york. basically this is michael r. bloomberg, mayor of city of new york recognition of this

important event opening of this film do declare june 25th to july 2nd, 2012, declare it new york city spider-man week. i'll hand it to the chief of police. >> not just a day, an entire week. >> my only question is why didn't we get a month? >> don't get greedy. >> hitting theaters july 3rd. more on the interview in a few moments first we'd better pivot and get a check of the weather. >> that's what's going on spider-man week. hu 'eers what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. we've got a little bit of humidity in the air. temperatures are in the upper 60s, low and mid-70s. storm 4 radar showing it coming out of pennsylvania into m. now. maybe a little bit of thunder and lightning associated with it, but it's not severe. could be around the bay later today. highs reaching mid-70s.

lower humidity reaching place, tuesday, when, getting and that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you so much. coming up, everybody in the pool, a preview of the olympic trials for the u.s. swim team. first this is "today" on nbc. here you go little man.

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this morning on today's olympic start u.s. swim trials begin today in omaha nebraska. all big names of the sport will be there. each with the same goal, to win a coveted spot on the 2012 u.s. olympic team. it's a dream that often begins inside childhood. >> my neighborhood personally

has a great summer club swim team and it was so much fun. that's how i got started swimming. since i was five. >> every american who will swim in london needs first to qualify this week in omaha. >> you have to get first or second, then you get to go to london. >> even michael phelps, whose first olympics was a dozen years ago. >> somebody said when i was younger i was kind of like the energizer bunny. they wound me up and i went. >> for some of the pressure is intense. >> the olympic trials, it's really exciting. it's almost more stressful than the olympics. >> for others, it's just another swim meet. >> i never get nervous for a race. the last time i've been nervous was when i was like nine years old. >> almost 2,000 athletes will be there vying for about 50 spots on the u.s. olympic swim team. >> it doesn't matter how fast you swim the rest of the three years in between the olympics,

you can win multiple world championships, gold medals, it all comes down to one swim meet. >> a three-time olympic medalist and nbc sports analyst. he's cog covering those trials in omaha. good morning. >> good morning, willie. >> 2008 beijing in swimming, usa takes 31 medals, 12 of them gold. how do you top that in london? >> it's going to be very tough to do that but you've got real horses here, michael phelps, ryan lochte, like they said, between the three of them they could swim 20, 25 events. that's a lot of swimming for those three swimmers. >> michael phelps you mentioned his name, entering seven events, three relays, a total of ten. could he have a big are haul in 2010 than in 2008.

>> i don't think so. normally you overenter for events you qualify for at the trials. he'll cut that down just like ryan will. he is swimming 400 im today in an event he said he would never swim again. that is an event he could add to his haul. he could potentially swim another event. >> he has a big rival with him. ryan lochte has beaten michael phelps. how does that rivalry play out in the pool. >> ryan has been the best swimmer on the planet in the last three years and i think he's really hungry. but now he's the hunted. before he was the hunter. there was a lot more pressure on him today than it has been the last three years. he really wanted to become the best swimmer in the world and now he is but he has michael phelps ahead of him. michael is all about the olympic games. everything in between is just preseason for him. now it's the big-time. >> on the women's side, natalie

has a chance to become the most decorated female american swimmer of all time. how does london look for her? >> it's unbelievable how much she's flying under the radar. i admire her skills. 11 medals over two olympic games. she has a chance to add to that as well. a lot of competition, backstroke 2004, 2008. her best event is loaded here in the united states. it may be tough to make the team. >> he haven't mentioned 17-year-old missy franklin, a name everybody is talking about. rowdy gaines, thank you so much. you can watch olympic trials at 8:00, 7:00 central tonight. also additional coverage on nbc sports network. up next, andrew garfield, the new amazing spider-man. first "today so, you actually reward people for staying with you?

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when you last saw andrew garfield he was playing one of the founders of facebook in the movie the social network. now andrew put on spandex and stepped into the starring role of the highly anticipated film, "the amazing spider-man." >> now. >> i can't. >> put it on, the vest. it will make you strong. come on, you're doing great, buddy, doing great. >> andrew garfield, good morning. what's with that face? >> you know when you hear your voice played back on a message and you cringe. imagine -- you can feel the same way, watch an interview back and go oh, my god, that's my face,

that's my voice, 3d. i just watched that clip. >> all the time. okay. let's not talk about that. let's talk about why you picked this role. you really wanted it. we make earlier must have of the fact you kind of lobbied for this role. you say when you were younger spider-man spelled hope for you. hope for what? >> well, i think he's an example and symbol of protection and remembering all of us as human beings are the same. we need someone to look out for us. a symbol of a hero in each and every one of us. the person that wants to protect the underdog and wants to, you know, fight for justice, the human choice to fight for justice. it's just a beautiful symbol. >> and against bullies as we saw peter parker had to deal with. did you have to deal with

bullying. >> between six and 12 i saw bullies and witnessed it. it's also a very, very huge kind of worldwide issue that young people have to deal with. it's wonderful having a teenage example of a hero. spider-man, a kid like i was, all these guys are, these gorgeous people out there. so i think he means so much to so many because of that. he's a symbol of doing the right thing and protecting each other and living in a community as opposed to individuals. >> absolutely right. you know, andrew garfield, i hope you're ready but your life is about to change. you were spectacular in this movie. thank you so much, "the amazing spider-man" hits theaters on july 3rd. we're back in just a moment. this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. got my bearings. ♪ a little bird told me about a band. ♪

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it was one of the most shocking moments of the war in afghanistan, the 2004 death of pat tillman who gave up a lucrative pro football career to fight for his country. even more stunning, his death was caused by friendly fire. now his widow marie has written a memoir about their long love story. "today" contributing correspondent jenna bush hager recently sat down with her. good morning. >> good morning, willie. shortly after his death, his

widow found a message he left her called just in case. it's a message that's carried her through the last eight years. >> i always knew that our life would be a little bit of an adventure. >> reporter: these are the images of pat tillman we're most familiar with, the charismatic football star, the patriotic army ranger, the fallen war hero. >> pat tillman, who gave up a multi-million dollar contract in professional football has been killed. >> reporter: the brave soldier whose death was at the center of a congressional investigation. >> corporal tillman probably died as a result of friendly fire. >> reporter: but to marie tillman he was her high school sweetheart, best friend and beloved husband. >> you say he was the most imposing exterior macsking the most gentle soul. >> a lot of people remember him as a football player and soldier and tough guy, which he was. he also had an incredibly sweet and sensitive side.

>> in her new memoir, "the letter" this is the pat tillman marie would like you to know. >> he was the football player who would quote waldo. >> he was interested in everything and read a lot. >> a reader and marie would also find out a writer. pat left her what was called a just in case letter. she discovered it the day he was killed. >> through years i've asked a great deal of you. i have another favor to ask. i ask that you live. >> reporter: what do you think he meant by live. >> it's funny. that sort of like simple request i feel like has taken on such different meaning over the course of years. >> reporter: together since high school and through college, marie moved to arizona to be with pat when he signed for the cardinals. >> he loved to play football, but that type of career has an end to it. but i was certainly surprised when we left earlier than planned. >> reporter: their original plan had not included the events of

9/11. both pat and marie were deeply affected. one night in bed he turned to marie and revealed his thoughts. he wanted to quit his multi-million dollar football career and fight for his country. >> there was something in me that i knew that was the path he would take. when you know somebody like we knew each other, i understood why he felt compelled to join. >> why do you think he felt compelled? >> he was definitely one of those people who felt like, you know, if there's something you believe in or something you see is wrong in the world, that you should stand up and try and do something about it. >> shortly after their wedding in may 2002, pat and his brother kevin enlisted together as army rangers. from the beginning of basic training to his deployment in iraq in 2003 and afghanistan in 2004, marie said pat struggled with the decision he had made. >> i think saying you don't know

completely what you're getting into, and the world changed a lot from the time he signed up until the time, you know, he was killed. >> reporter: marie was at work when she learned pat had been killed. he had been in afghanistan for less than three weeks. there was a very public memorial. a time which marie felt her privacy was disregarded. >> there was a part of me that was sort of resentful of this -- what i felt was sort of caricature of who he was that was created. >> then the discovery of the actual events of pat's death. he had been killed by friendly fire a month after pat died, you found out the circumstances around his death were different than what you actually heard. >> to hear the way i thought he had been killed was totally different from the way he had actually been killed really sort of set me back and made me question everything, you know, even question if he was actually

gone. >> reporter: a department of defense inspector general report ultimately found, although there were critical error the military in its reporting of pat's death, there was no deliberate cover-up. you were part of a story where they used words like cover-up, deceit. how do you reconcile that today? >> you know, i think that for me, in order to move forward, i realized i had a choice. i could, you know, remain angry and full of hate and sort of bitter, or i could find a way to put all of those things in a place that i could deal with them and move forward in a positive way. >> and move forward she had. >> hey, it's marie. how are you doing? >> today marie now runs the pat tillman foundation which provides educational scholarships for veterans and their spouses. last year marie got remarried to joe. they had their first child just

this past january and they are happily building their life together in chicago along with joe's three boys from a previous marriage. >> ironically it was pat's letter that helped you learn that you could love again. >> yeah. i mean, he was -- i don't know if he knew what he was doing when he left that letter, but it was really a gift for me to know that it was okay. it was okay for move forward and to live my life. >> and we're backham good morning, everybody. it is 8:56 now on this monday, june 25th. i'm aaron gilchrist. i want to give you a chance to check your forecast. here's tom kierein. >> right now it is mild and rather humid. temperatures are in the mid-70s throughout much of the region and as we get into the next couple of hours we'll be climbing to around 80 or so. showing some showers pulling in out of pennsylvania pulling into

maryland, getting a few sprinkles in frederick and carroll counties and there's a heavier shower about to get near hagerstown over the next half hour and maybe later a passing shower around the metro area during the middle of the day and later in the afternoon, lower humidity. beautiful weather after that through mid -- toward the end of the week. that's the way it looks right now, aaron. >> thank you, tom. we'll check traffic

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back now with more of "today" on a rainy monday morning outside. we're inside on the 25th day of june 2012. you're looking at yankee great alex rodriguez. a number of young fans standing alongside him. we'll tell you why in a f moments. meantime i'm ann curry alongside willie geist, al roker and savannah guthrie. matt has the morning off. a question working women have been wrestling with for generations. >> juggle careers and raising kids. one article writes you can't have it all. she's really set off a firestorm of debate online. we'll hear from her directly

coming up. >> speaking of high-powered women, we have the women's soccer team heading to the olympics. we'll share their dream. >> first natalie morales has a check of the top stories at the news desk. good morning. >> good morning, everyone. parts of florida drenched today, tropical storm debby is parked in the gulf of mexico. the super soaker could dump another 20 inches of rain today. not only is flooding a concern but debby spun off isolated tornadoes killing at least one person. another person is missing in rough surf off alabama. attorneys for convicted child sex abuser jerry sandusky are contemplating an appeal while he remains on suicide watch in jail. meantime penn state and its $2 billion endowment could become the target of civil suits. multiple investigations looking into whether top school officials covered up sandusky's conduct and whether they could have stopped him years ago.

"jeopardy" host recovering after suffering a mild heart attack. the 71-year-old expected to fully recover and be back on set for the game show when it resumes production in july. he was hospitalized sunday, "jeopardy" won a daytime emmy for best game show. he's hosted for 28 years. new york city held the annual gay pride parade on sunday, first anniversary of the state's same-sex marriage law. thousands lined the parade route on 5th avenue in manhattan. for the first time gay active members of the military participated. other parades held in chicago, san francisco and seattle. a spunky red headed princess took the top spot at the weekend box office as disney pixar's "brave" debuted at $66.7 million. "madagascar 3" europe's most wanted came in second and "abraham lincoln: vampire hunter" was third. a wrestling match no one would want to get in the middle of. they were shocked to find black

bears duking it out in the backyard. officials think they may have been trying to establish territory. they must have worked through their issues because much to everyone's surprise the bears stopped fighting and just strolled away. one teacher in los angeles decided to give his kindergartners a fun sendoff to first grade. rallied five-year-old superstars performed madonna's "vogue." check it out. ♪ >> the video is racking up hits on youtube as they comment on creativity. all you need is your own imagination, so use it, that's what it's for. "vogue." three minutes past the hour. >> do that again.

>> vogue. >> there was a little commotion during your newscast but for good reason. >> yes, indeed. natalie, thank you. i'm standing next to two of the biggest names in baseman alex rodriguez and andy pettitte. >> good morning. >> you guys were up late beating the new york mets, happy to say. talk about hope week for people who don't know too much about it. >> excited for the fourth year to go into the community and doing some great things for some really great people. also, we're just trying to basically convey a message to the whole community to go out and volunteer and do great things and share with your community. from our organization, the thing that makes me so proud from steinbrenner to the clubhouse, everybody is involved. it's something we take a lot of pride in. >> love to reveal who is going

to get a visit from the yankees but it's a surprise. how fun is that to be part of that and that moment where these fans get to see the two of you or other players and get a big day. >> it's great. it is. it's exciting. like al just said, there's so many people doing wonderful things out there. for us to start this. i know he doesn't want any credit but jason zilo brain stormed this and got it going. just to go out and see what people are doing blows me away how helpful people are out there. they are doing wonderful things. it's a chance for us to celebrate and honor them. >> alex, can't let you get away without getting a comment. this month, "time" lou gehring's all-time grand slam record in 23. what does that mean to you? >> it's very humbling. it means i'm getting old, that's

for sure. been playing a long time. any time you reach an rbi record or grand slam, means you play with great people, great teammates. something like that i share with all my great teammates. obviously lou gehring is somebody i look up to very much. >> you came out of retirement to the joy and ecstasy to fans everywhere. how does it feel? i heard you turned 40 this year. >> i did, just turned 40. it was great, great being home last year, being able to do things i never had a chance to do with my family. the yankees called me and asked me if i would be interested in coming back. it was just a great opportunity and absolutely loving being back. >> forty years old and still dealing, the big southpaw. graduation on hope week. there's some fans with us. couple of mets fans in there. there.ful. be careful. thanks so much. al, a check of the weather. >> that's what's going on in the country hoochl 'eers what's happening in your neck of the

woods. good morning. tom kierein in "storm center 4." just past 9:00. temperatures around the region are in the id many and upper 70s. ite stes still rather humid and as we look a at the storm 4 radar we're getting showers passing into maryland. there's a little bit of thunder and light nieng. that's going to be moving east. after that, lower humidity moves. in gets hot and that's your latest weather. >> up next, can women have it all? we'll hear from one woman who says no. first these messages. last time i was at a sleepover my parents

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women juggling a career and family is not a new one. now the debate is getting a lot of new attention because of a recent article in the atlantic that claims maybe we can't have it all. is it possible for working women to have both a powerful established career and a fulfilling family life? you wouldn't think so by looking at the latest cover of the atlantic. the article, why women still can't have it all has sparked serious conversations in both board rooms and on playgrounds across america. >> i'm optimistic that women can have it all at different times. it's hard to have it all all at once. >> the author, ann marie, is a former state department official who felt balancing a high-level government position with the needs of two teenager sons was simply not possible. in fact, the desire to spend more time with her family led slaughter to leave her d.c. power position and move back to new jersey to a role at

princeton university. >> working 50 or 60 hour weeks whether a man or woman, your family life is going to be suffering or nonexistent. >> in the article slaughter says i believe we can have it all at the same time. not today, not with the today the economy and society is structured. >> her piece does send an important message and keeps alive an important conversation. >> one woman's choice turned into a worldwide conversation that some might call intriguing, disturbing and even liberating. >> what's really important is for mom to do what mom loves, dad does what dad loves and we get to see our kids. >> annemarie slaughter is the woman who wrote the article for the atlantic that created debate and discussion. former adviser to secretary of state hillary clinton and woodrow wilson's school. good morning. why do you think this article set off so much debate, so much controversy. you say this is not a negative article. >> no, not a negative at all.

we're saying we can have it all but here are the things that need to change. i think it really hit a deep emotional core. there's so many women out there struggling and blaming themselves thinking i should be able to do this but they just can't because it's so hard. half the comments i get start with i cried when i read your article. >> it's interesting because you say it did spark that discussion and what needs to change. why do you say, though, women can't have it all now in today's society? >> well, women have come -- >> leaps and bounds. >> i grew up in virginia in the south where i didn't know a woman doctor. i knew one woman doctor. first we've come a long, long way but we need another round of change. because these young women have all these career opportunities but they also know they ought to try to have kids of 35 if they don't want to risk infertility and looking at how do i have kids, make it to a place in my

career like partner or to a certain point they can go up the career ladder and they just can't figure out how to do it. they feel unbelievably torn. when they step back and take a little more time, they feel blamed or they blame themselves. >> admittedly you did have it all and do once again. when you went to work for secretary of state hillary clinton at the state department you realized you couldn't have it all. what was it that changed there? >> in some ways i should have realized this ages ago. i have always been able to control my time. that's what academics do. it's no accident half the ivy league presidents are women. it's one career women can really do it. once i got into a job, which is the job that 95% of people have where i had a boss and had to work on her schedule. even though i love her and admire her enormously, i had teenager sons and they really needed me. i was commuting from princeton

to washington during the week and coming back on the weekends. it just didn't work. i just could not be the mom i needed to be for my kids and do that kind of jobs. i did it for two years. >> you ended up going back into academia as we mentioned. you said when you did leave that you knew you were leaving and it was going to be hard to do because leaving to spend time with your family is a euphemism for being fired. that's what you wrote about. is that perception still there? is that for all of us? it doesn't matter how high-powered the job. when it comes down to it, if we choose our families over the job, does it mean we're therefore giving up the prospects of what our career can be. >> i think that phrase, you announce in washington you are leaving to spend time with your family, it's a euphemism for being fired says it all. it tells us how our family, society sets it up. it means you couldn't really leave to spend time with your family. that's not possible. it must be a euphemism for something else. >> you're fired.

>> under-secretary for defense policy stepped down, the pentagon spokesman had to come out and say, no, no, she really is going to spend time with her family. that encapsulates to me what needs to change. >> how do we make that change? what do women need to do? what do women in all positions need to do to ask for those changes? >> the first thing, be honest about how hard it is. second, ask for what you need. the women in power have to be able to talk about their kids. these are the tradeoffs i need to make. women coming up, if you need to work from home one day a week. if you need to juggle your schedule in some situation, ask for it. you might not get it. >> can that be done? >> almost 3 million hits on this article. i think there's a lot of desire for change and more willingness. >> we've have to leave it there and let the the discussion continue online. ann-marie slaughter, thank you so much. coming up, women who

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count down to london, 32 days to go and the u.s. women's soccer team is looking for gold. they know all about gold. remember, they have won gold the last two olympics in beijing and athens. joining us are a few stars of this year's team. christy, carly and heather. good morning, ladies. how excited are you? how good does the team feel? i know you had an important victory against japan.

>> the team is in a great spot. japan, won the tournament, feeling confident. we're fit, we're ready. >> this will be your fourth olympics, which will be setting a record. how important is that? you're also the captain of the team. captain america as they call you. a soccer mom. >> my two daughters are here. still an honor to play for your country even though it's the fourth time. so excited, so ready. great teammates. i'm excited to head over. >> you're all olympic veterans. did you win the gold 2008, you were there at the game winning goal. >> does that put more pressure on? >> that's what i'm living by at this moment but hopefully there's more memories come to co-. couldn't have done it without my teammates. it was a fabulous feeling standing on that podium. we want to do it again over in london. >> you mentioned the team now. we think of the world cup team

last. last year you won silver, losing the gold to japan. you mentioned you won in the exhibition game. is the team that same collection of girls that we saw? >> yeah, for the most part the core of the team is the same, a little smaller. it's very competitive to make that team. we're looking forward to hopefully winning another goal. >> a lot about if you experience winning goals, you've done it so much. the world cup i know disappointed you. how much is that kind of in the back of your mind? is this about redemption. >> motivation. it's amazing to get to a final in any tournament. you still remember that feeling when you left the field. i think that helped us get through the last year of training, prepare ourselves, get ready. i think the team is in a great spot right now. >> first up you're going to be playing france and london. you played them in the quarterfinals last olympic. how hard is that going to be? that's a very challenging step i

imagine. >> it is. i feel like previous tournament usually kind of, you know, start a little moderate team and work our way in the tournament. we're facing a really tough opponent right from the start. >> the get go. >> we've got to be sharp and ready to go. >> get eliminated? >> team in each group advances. >> if you win against a tough time like france, that's got to be a huge confidence builder. how much is psychological. >> we'll have nerves, of course, but we feel prepared. we feel confident. we've seen it before. we have a lot of experience. >> you mentioned you have your daughter, i think, riley playing here, also a 2-year-old. adorable. you're a mom who seems to balance it all. we just talked about work life balance. how do you manage to be the captain of the women's soccer team, at the same time you have two little ones at home.

>> i think put everything in perspective. to be able to play this well at my age, be a mom and enjoy both sides of it. i put all my focus when i'm on the field. i come home after practices, games and that, too. i have great role models in front of me. it's been great. >> inspiring all of us. ladies, can't wait for london. good luck. >> thank you so much. still to come a lesson in brazilian cooking, our favorite. be back right after this.

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good morching. it's 9:26 on this morning, june 25. i'm aaron gilchrist. let's see how the day is shaping up. here's tom. >> good morning. we'll have clouds on the increase over the next few hours. it's triggering a few showers there. in washington county, just about to come into frederick county now. might be a rumble of thunder with those as they move in. also some areas of thunder and light ning now just moving into the pant of west virginia and these will be into the metro area perhaps around 11:00 noontime into 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. thereafter, lower humidity in place. plus the weather through midweek. aaron? >> thank you, tom. we'll check traf

good morning. in frederick, maryland, we have a crash there involving a motorcycle shutting down all your southbound lanes of route

15 just past haywood road. all lanes are blocked. at the wilson bridge you're under speed at 35 miles

>> peek-a-boo. >> i was waiting for it. that is emma stone, the love interest of the amazing spider-man in the new action movie and she's a little conflicted because while she's dating spider-man, her dad, the police commissioner, is trying to capture him. terrible. talk to emma stone tomorrow here on "today" as we continue

spider-man week. i'm natalie morales and savannah guthrie along with al roker. some sparkle into your fourth of july bash. how to put the finishing touches on a patriotic party. everything from food to drinks to decor. yes, all on a budget. >> for some the ideal summer vacation unwinding by the pool, catching rays. you like to get your heart pumping with scuba diving or rock climbing, we have fun summer getaways to get you off lounge chairs and out of that beautiful canopied bed and get out there and do some exciting stuff. >> all right. then "today's" kitchen, a stew straight from brazil. looks complicated but apparently it can be easily made at home. we'll show you how. first al had a check of the weather for us. >> we'll show you what we've got at the week ahead. below normal temperatures in the

northeast, heavy rain along the southeast coast of florida because of deb y, above normal in midsections of the country. cooler and wetter weather out west. midweek, more rain through the southeast. above normal temperatures in the midsection of the country where it's roasting, temperatures along the west coast. latter part of the week, the rain slowly makes its way out to sea. much of much of the country abo am and showers and normal conditions in the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, tom kierein. in storm center 4, showing a line of thunderstorms coming in toward the metro area. thunder and lightning with downpours from louis, delaware, down to ocean city and thee will be with us into the metro area perhaps another couple of hours and thereafter we'll get lower humidity moving in with a bit of a blustery northwest wind. we'll clear out tonight. the 50s tomorrow morning and pleasant weather with low humidity tuesday, wednesday, part

>> an that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. >> the beloved actor patrick swayze passed away from pancreatic cancer almost three years ago. since then his wife lisa has been an advocate for those battling the disease. >> that's right. she speaks on behalf of the pancreatic action network. good to see you. >> good to be here. >> what work has gone on since patrick's demise. >> oh, my gosh, that's one of the reasons why i'm here today. so it is has happened. statistics are exactly what they were when he was first diagnosed. when he first received his diagnosis, he turned to he-of- me and said i'm a dead man. the treatment options are pitfully few. the statistics, which are so dismal, have not changed in over 40 years. the average life expectancy after diagnosis is three to six months. >> what is the group looking for? is it looking for research dollars where treatments can be found? >> in all of this time the

national cancer institute, let me put it this way, only 2% of their annual budget goes toward pancreatic research. no cancer can make meaningful progress without federal help. tomorrow we have almost 700 people who are -- we're going to be storming on capitol hill and we're going to convince them to pass a tanning racket cancer education and research act. this is something that's so important to us. it's going to get our foot in the door because there's so many people out here that don't have the help that they deserved. i know my husband really deserved that and he fought so hard for it. so i'm carrying that flag for him. >> tell us about the national call-in day that is happening in washington, d.c. and around the country? >> you know what, this bill that we have has so much support but it doesn't mean it's still going to get passed. so tomorrow, tuesday, the 26th, we have our national call-in

day. they can go to our website, and get information about calling in. on the 26th we want as many people as possible to call in and raise their voices. i'll tell you what, it truly, truly makes a difference to get this thing through. we really have to make this happen this year. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. and coming up next, switching gears, celebrating independence day. he'll show you how to do it in style right after this. mashed potatoes and gravy. mac 'n cheese...

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some have barbecues. all that in place. >> talk about food. >> set the tone. a sheet, cotton sheet, $25, gives us enough to work with, make real summer easy food to do it. we have this grill, which is easy. picks up and carry it. >> kabobs. poet salad, cookies, a caddy, everything. >> all these things you can prepare the day before except the grilling. >> you keep the marinades and grill them on the beach. everything comes out like this. >> what about beverages, very important. >> i've got kids beverages, adult beverages. >> keep them separate. >> for obvious reasons. >> of course. >> i love cherries in the summertime. a big bowl to nosh before hand. and to make us comfortable. >> make us comfy.

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what, kate maxwell, contributing editor for condominium nasa traveler and jet setter.com has great ideas for you. good morning. >> good morning. >> i like this idea, getting up and moving and doing stuff. you still have a good time and relax but spice it up a little bit. >> i find it difficult to relax on the beach. i'm checking iphone for e-mail, thinking about work. when i was doing this piece for condominium nasa i was out there scuba diving, mountain biking, it was a real mental break. i felt completely refreshed and energized. >> turks and caico you think romance, destination honeymoons but one of the best places to scuba dive. 6,000 foot drop-offs, reef, tropical fish, coral. >> surfing. >> barbados is a really great place to surf. associated with romance and white beaches. on the east side of the island,

they are fantastic, rocky scenery and wonderful surf break, the greater surfer in the world. a great place to stay. not to be confused in "atlantis." in barbados has a special $200 per person per night five nights which includes three hours of surfing, three meals for two, breakfast. a beautiful old property. >> for those looking to stay closer to home to surf, montauk, new york. >> the best surf on the east coast, the end of long island, three hours by car or train from manhattan. >> where should you stay. >> a great hotel there, lovely pool and restaurant. during the week rooms start at $269 a night. the beach, great waves there, can get crowded. advise going during the week. >> best place to get surf lessons. >> private surf lessons, $150

per person. 2011 you, $100 per person. you think surfing sounds a bit intimidating, stand up and paddle. stand up on the surf and paddle. >> i like something. telluride, a sky destination. this is also mountain biking. >> colorado rocky mountains, ski experts favorite mountain but fantastic in the summer as well. >> best place to stay. >> the new sheridan hotel is a historic property, rooms from $179 a night. where the original gold rushers stayed. and mountain biking. you can bike on the old mining roads there. you can take a rock climbing lesson. >> boot doctors, bike rentals $39. >> exactly. they will do a half day or full day tour as well. >> san diego, what kinds of

activities. >> beautiful coast land, all sorts of things from whale watching to catamaraning, sailing lesson. >> catamaran sale and spa. >> you can rent one. they have boats costing $25 an hour. other rental outfitters that will sail the boat for you so you can sit back and relax. >> under the circumstances to relax. >> you do. >> kate maxwell, thank you so much. >> up next brazilian cooking, stew. sounds pretty good for tonight.

today's kitchen brought to you by capri sun with super v one combined serving of fruits and veges in every pouch. this morning on "today's" kitchen, what is on the menu, something different, brafrlian seafood stew.

herb wilson, executive chef in las vegas. he joins me now. good morning to you, herb. >> good morning. >> glad to have you here. >> glad to be here. >> glad you're making something i love. >> your mom is from brazil. >> this is a seafood stew, from a region in brazil. started with bende oil, you can find it online. that's the soul of the dish. >> what is it? >> brazilians have been making it for 300 years. then palm oil. we'll make sofrita with onions, red pepper, tomato and garlic. that's how it starts. as you know, we have a restaurant in new york. two in new york, one las vegas. obviously that's where i'm coming from. one in miami and we're opening in london in a month. >> in time for us to be there for the olympics. we'll be there at your

restaurant. >> you will be there. >> we're at the type of the heron tower. i'm adding muscles, canadian muscles, manila clams and shrimp. a tip to home users, never use clams if open. if they are open, adopt use them. adding them in, we'll steam them open. >> you keep the head on. if people are freaked out. >> if you're squeamish about the heads on, you can take them off. then add the rest of the shellfish. time lapse is about two minutes. putting in calamari that's been cut. chilean sea bass and crayfish tails. if they aren't available shrimp or any shellfish is an acceptable solution. what i'm adding is lobster stock. >> if you don't have lobster stock is there something else? >> substitute clam juice. clam juice would work or any

fish stock. but the bende oil is the soul of the dish. try to find it online if you can. we're going to adcock nut milk, salt and pepper. >> you can do that, sure. participation, i love it. >> yeah. >> put the top on. steam it open. this is basically the finished product. we're going to finish with okra, lime juice and garnish in the back with some toasted cashews, scallions and toasted coconuts and liberal amount of lime juice at the end is good. >> the food has more ethnicity in it. >> brazilians have been making a version of this derby for years. we try to do our version with lots of seafood. on new year's eve we have lobster and other stuff. >> how long does it cook for until done? >> this is cooking shellfish opening two minutes and

finishing in about four minutes. >> everything else, have it served up. savannah and al come to try. >> yes. >> this is what the finished plate looks like. we serve it in a japanese derby. the sushi samba celebrates cuisine of not only japan and brazil and peru. >> that's what we love. >> you look terrific. how much weight have you lost? >> 35 pounds. i've been running. >> good for you. >> i've become a runner in my later years. >> later years. >> this looks pretty healthy too. >> from a sushi bar we started. quinoa is the grain of life. >> it's a trendy grain, too. >> very heart healthy. >> thanks, herb. coming up, hoda and kathie lee.

good morning. i'm angie goff. it's 9:57 on this monday, june 25th. a heads-up if you're headed to the dmv. it's closed along the northwest bufs air conditioning problems. it's expected to reopen at noon. now let's get a check on the forecast with storm 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> well, good morning. as we approach 10:00, we're getting some showers and thunderstorms approaching the metro area from the north and west. right now they're in the

panhandle of west virginia and frederick county, maryland. all of these areas in yellow have a potential for severe storms later today as the area has been pushed farther west between noon and 4:00 p.m. might get an isolated storm producing wind damage. after that lower humidity moves in and in place for the next few days. danella, how's traffic now. >> watching the outer belt delays continue as you make your way past georgetown pike and they're slow as you head to the dulles road. taking the beltway, nice and clear on the inner loop and outer loop of the beltway.

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me captions paid for by class nbc-universal television hey, everybody. welcome, it's f day monday, june 25th. gee, i wonder why those emmys are sitting there cluttering up our table, hoda woman. >> i like when we have hardware like this. congratulations to everybody at the "today" show. are we included in this emmy? >> we are. >> so are you, sara. >> it's from the 7:00 a.m. to 11:00. four hours. >> i think they give it to us

because it's so unbelievable. >> it's our third emmy the "today" show has won. >> thank you, blue ribbon committee. >> also joe michaels won an emmy for best directing second time in a row. >> cheers. let's drink to the emmy win. why shouldn't we? >> sara was out there on the red carpet. >> we'll talk to sara in a little bit. i want to give -- this weekend i went to new orleans, which is the party capital of the universe. >> just what you need more of. >> anyway, it was really fun. >> we are going to change her name to hoda hammered. >> so i went and spoke to a group of asian journalists who happened to be in new orleans over the weekend. that's how it rolls. >> i love this nation. >> i went to a group called festive gals. this is part of the celebration. that's a big singer in new

orleans. he has one of those wash board washer things. just a quick peek at the luncheon. it was a nice group of ladies. we had a lot of fun. i got to see karen and john. there's karen and john and her cute daughter catherine. >> she loves her auntie hoda. i had a quiet weekend. my daughter is in michigan. cody is off doing football and frank and i are home. with the three dogs. looking at each other. >> what happened over there? >> we had many, many walks this weekend. the end of the property, look around. and we walked back, we looked at each other. and we looked at the dogs. then i came to work this morning. we're empty nesters and we don't know what to do with ourselves.

>> is that weird? i know when cody left it was weird. >> my mom used to tell me after all us kids were gone, the first night my mom sat at the dinner table and sobbed her eyes out. she looked at my dad and said, it's a good thing i like you. you think all the years your life has been about them. >> sure. >> so, anyway -- >> we always like to give you video that will brighten your day. i think this will. >> unless it's in your backyard or your garage. >> the first one is this bear cub that happened to make its way into a garage. >> there is some skepticism about how this happened. >> unless it's multicamera shoot. >> that's a guy in a bear costume. >> it's a baby bear. pretty soon mom pops up. she is opening the garage. what are you doing out there? >> you get out of this garage. >> i like how we needed to

circle it. >> look at the bear. mom, i'm having fun. darn. you always make me come in. and he made his way out. >> if that didn't thrill you enough, we have a wrestling match in longwood, florida. >> just on someone's lawn. these bears were going at it. >> maybe it's mating season. >> maybe. i don't know. it looks a little crazy. >> i guess the bears were tearing up bushes and each other. >> what's with the bears all of a sudden? >> i do not know. you could keep watching that. look at us. using our time. >> what would you do? would you call somebody or just stand there and watch them? >> i'd probably watch. >> this i think is fun. this dog is mugsly.

8-year-old rescue dog from england. he won the ugliest dog in the world. >> that is just wrong on so many levels. >> he deserved it. >> he got 1,000 and a year's worth of dog cookies. >> it's definitely the tuft. >> that's my greatest fear that i'm going to start going crazy and that nobody is going to take care of things on my face that start growing. you know? i'm a maniac about that stuff. my daughter is going to get back at me for everything, my son is. they're just going to let it grow. >> there are a lot of olympic trials this weekend. as you know, in the trials, the top three people get to go to the olympics. whether you're first, second or third, it doesn't matter because you get to go. there was a clear first place

winner and clear second place winner in one of these sprints. then look at the third place. it's a tie for third. boom. i think number 1. >> that looks like number 1 made it. >> they called it a tie. it was a photo finish. look again. this decides who is going to be olympics. >> it's the angle. >> we don't know really. >> who's got the bigger one? who gets there first, if you know what i mean? >> they are trying to figure out how to decide who goes. one option is flip a coin. the other is re-race. do it again. >> do it again. >> they are going to figure out who goes to the olympics. >> can you imagine all your life you train, train, train and it comes down to the flip of a coin? >> how about this woman in jersey? should we talk about her?

she's upsetting. she goes to a baseball game. she is sitting at a picnic table, a fence dividing her from the actual field. some kids are having pitching practice. i guess the guy who is the catcher catches the ball. this is little league and throws it and overthrows it and it goes over the fence and knocks the woman in the face. now she is suing the 11-year-old boy who threw the ball. >> i don't know. it seems if you go to anything like that, any public event that by entering you are in some way saying i hold myself responsible unless there is a crime. who is ultimately responsible? an 11-year-old kid can't play baseball? yet the woman says she has all kinds of -- it was for $150,000? >> savannah guthrie says when you enter a space like a baseball park there is assumption of risk. >> i just said that. >> are you a lawyer? >> should have been. >> you're aware of the personal

risk. they could use this defend the boy unless the woman is aware the boy may have thrown the ball maliciously with intent. >> and that's impossible to prove. i'm sorry the woman got hit in the face. sorry the bears were wrestling. i'm sorry about everything, but you know? >> "redbook" magazine is on the train with us. >> train wreck. >> the happy hour initiative. they are encouraging readers to get together with their girlfriends. they are hosting a happy hour twitter party tonight, a virtual one. i guess you sit in your house and drink. >> isn't that sad? >> virtually in your home alone? >> we are going to take a quiz. we are ready for it. what american city has the most happy hour offerings per square mile. options are hoboken, new jersey, new york, new york, las vegas, nevada, or portland, oregon.

>> i love to say hoboken. >> i'm going to say las vegas. we can just say it. >> you can say "c." >> what's the answer? portland. what? >> you know why? it rains so much in portland. >> there's nothing else to do. let's go to the next one. what u.s. state implemented a statewide ban on happy hours in 1984? was it california, texas, massachusetts or minnesota? i'm going with minnesota, d. what's the answer. >> c, massachusetts? >> what? >> i don't like this. >> i don't either. >> okay. the next one. >> how many pounds of grapes go onto a typical bottle of wine. this i want to know. one pound, 2.5, 3 pounds, 4.5 pounds. to one bottle? at least it's not wasted. >> i'm going with 3, c.

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fourth child, oscar-winning mira sorvino had a chance to make a movie. she filmed "union square." about two sisters, one on the verge of a marriage and the other on the verge of a massive nervous breakdown. >> lucy shows up unannounced and unwelcomed to her sister jenna's apartment. >> i wish we could show a clip

of this where you rip into one another. welcome. congratulations on the new baby. >> thank you. >> there are four now? >> four, yes. >> between the ages of? >> 7 and 0. >> two boys, two girls, all done? >> i think all done. definitely all done. >> good. this is such a great movie. your character -- describe your character lucy. >> lucy is bipolar. she's zany and swings from tree to tree emotionally. she's also really smart. she actually understands people and people don't give her credit for being as smart as she is because her emotions are so wild. >> she is really out of control. >> everybody in the film is lying about something. even her calm, calm sister is underneath this roiling sea of

emotions. it's about how you can't leave with your family, but you love them and have to make it work out. >> you can move away but they move with you. >> i move in with you. >> you are like everybody's nightmare. >> there is a scene when you first come to her apartment where you can see she is going, oh, no. >> stay for a couple of days. it's not great. >> i see when you get a script like this as an actress, it's hard to find roles like this that have so much. and it's tenderness and humor. >> it's an amazing role. nancy is such an amazing director. >> you did it in how many days? >> 12 1/2 days. in new york. everything is new york. we shot it sequentially. we shot it in order. most films don't have the luxury of doing that because it's location dependent. this one we did it simply in five or six locations.

it feels bigger than that. it feels real. it feels like you're watching these people have this crazy slice of life that you're a fly on the wall for. >> when you were in union square having one of your crying jags, people were stopping you? >> people were worried about me. we were shooting with this small camera. it's like a 5-d camera. >> it doesn't look like a big movie set. >> they didn't know it was a movie. so people are like, are you okay? one woman is like, leave him. >> why are you breaking up with me? >> go ahead, leave him. he's not good enough for you. >> new yorkers will let you know their opinion. >> it's a great movie. >> thank you so much. >> opening in select cities july 13th. >> thank you so much, mira. sara hits the red carpet for the glitz and glamour of the daytime emmy award. ♪

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but by a 5-3 vote, the court has upheld a provision in the law that says police officers in

arizona must check the immigration status of anyone they arrest before that person can be released. 5-3, justice kennedy writing the majority opinion. justices thomas, alito and scalia dissenting. that's only eight justices. this is one that elena kagan sat out because she worked on this case at the justice department before she came to the supreme court. so three other provisions of the law that were before the court were struck down. two of them made it a state crime to do something in arizona that was not a crime under federal immigration law. to look for work and to be in the state without papers. the court also struck down a very controversial part of the law that said police officers in arizona can arrest someone without a warrant if they think someone has done something that violates federal immigration law. so 3 of the 4 provisions declared unconstitutional. one part held up. and remember, natalie, this is not the end of the court fight over the arizona law because there are civil lawsuits pending.

this was one filed by the justice department. there are other lawsuits pending in arizona that challenged the law as racial profiling. thoz are now working their way through the courts. this ain't over yet, natalie. >> absolutely not. let me bring in our "today's" legal correspondent, savannah guthrie, for some legal analysis. savannah, the most disputed provision in this arizona law is the stop and check part of that law. and that's the part the justices upheld. how surprising is that? >> it's somewhat of a surprise. i think based on oral arguments, there was an expectation that this law would be upheld because there was skepticism on both the liberal side of the court and the conservative side of the court of the government's position, the federal government, which was trying to strike down the law. and yet, they have struck down the majority of it. but upheld that provision that got most of the attention. the ability of police officers in arizona to determine the immigration status of anybody they had lawfully stopped. now, as pete just mentioned, there is a lot of litigation to come. one of the reasons why this was so controversial was because

people thought this is going to lead to racial profiling. there hasn'teen a racial profiling case yet before the court. this law hasn't gone into effect yet. once it goes into effect, you can bet there will be lawsuits to come. some of those issues, those equal protection issues, will be litigated for sure. >> savannah, thank you. again, our thank you to pete williams as well. much more all day on msnbc and don't on "nightly news with brian date. >> my parentsbrain. i think the many years of soap operas paid off this evening. what can you not say no to? >> real meatballs and ice cream. not together. >> how are you feeling this year being back, being more beautiful than ever. you look stunning. >> i might add single. >> i'm going to set you up. >> i'm not kidding. i'm not kidding. i need your help. >> hoda kotb is? >> somebody i want to take home. >> kathie lee gifford is? >> a wino.

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we are back on this fun day monday and today's buzz and all the celebrity news you missed while you were sunning yourself this weekend. >> from the kardashian family to the royal family. >> hi, ladies. you come to us with breaking news on this set as you said when you walked up. >> that's right. we learned that basically the kardashia kardashian/kris humphries divorce trial has begun. kim's lawyer has flown there to do it. >> i have a friend who just went through a divorce and used her and she is excellent. >> on the interview with oprah last night when asked about

could she see herself married to kanye west she hedged on that saying i'm not divorced yet, but -- >> it almost looked like she was about to say yes and stopped herself in the nick of time. she said they've always been attracted to each other. >> the kardashians did deliver good ratings to oprah. is this the best she's done? >> i think it was huge for her. of course, the first part was terrific in the ratings. last night -- the kardashians did not hold back. they talked about everything. kris jenner called the marriage a measly 72-day marriage. >> okay. let's talk about the daytime emmys. let's go there. we saw the piece sara did. there were stars we didn't mention. >> lisa renna. >> we saw her. >> bethenny frankel. >> congratulations to regis and kelly. they never won best show before. that was an homage to reeg on

his last year. gelman got his first emmy. congratulations to him, too. >> and congratulations to the "today" show winning your award. >> we are going to wear ours around our neck. >> days of our lives won best dramatic series, best actor. >> that's the seventh time winning. >> "jeopardy" the show won. we heard disturbing news about alex trebek. >> he had a mild heart attack over the weekend and was not able to go to the award. >> is he okay? >> fortunately, he's fine. he was with the show 28 years. he must have been so disappointed to miss that big award. he's only 71. we can look forward to a lot more time. >> he's a charming man. >> they do say he will be able to begin taping when the show resumes in july. >> that's only a couple of weeks. what about this rihanna/chris

brown/drake and the club? >> we have breaking news on that. we learned exclusively when chris brown who was actually there with his current girlfriend, they were sitting with the club owner. it was wit club. 3:30 in the morning. drake and his entourage, he had eight very big bodyguards came in. apparently one of the bodyguards came up to the table and started to speak to chris. it was like a verbal assault. chris actually got ready to leave. they were going to leave to avoid the confrontation. that's when the bottles started to fly. >> so what about rihanna? >> there was a note passed about rihanna. then later rihanna apparently consoled chris brown, spent the evening with him. >> are they together? >> well, they are not officially together, but all --

>> she is not officially wearing a dress there either. >> she went back to support him at the b.e.t. awards. they are both nominated there. it's a big hot mess. >> what about the box office? the cartoons keep winning. >> pixar, 13 in a row. amazing. >> $67 million for "brave." >> it didn't get the greatest review. >> no insiders were concerned about it because they didn't think men would go out and were worried about a woman and a girl's movie. they were wrong. >> the audience was boys. >> give them a good story and they'll come. >> throw a bow and arrow in it. >> thanks, ladies. >> thank you. >> up next, jill martin with everything you need to look chic on the beach. ♪ i am stuck on band-aid® brand ♪

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we are back with "today's style" and everything you need to spend the day at the beach in style. >> designer umbrellas, pillows and an iphone case even hoda can't break. jill martin has the latest in summer beach chic. >> hey. cheers. >> cheers. >> i don't like colored drinks that much, but you seem to enjoy them. >> one quick sip. >> what's going on? >> it's a rainy day here, but what better way to start off a segment with drinks and a little umbrella and a chair?

this is kate spade $100. it will beach up any backyard that needs it. look at this great chair. very is world market, $30. then we were all looking at the baby gear. target starting at $5. look how cute. >> look at these stuff, these little shoes. and the little bathing suits. >> do these have spf? >> no. you definitely want to put sunscreen on. frank. >> he doesn't want another baby. >> designer band-aids. >> cute. $12. if you get a boo boo and you want to go to the beach in style, nothing better. target with just a huge beach mat. you can't see it here but it is huge, $30. this is the first case for an iphone that is waterproof, dust proof, shock proof, you can drop it in the water.

$80. >> worth it. buy dig.com. >> these great tikis with the polish. >> that's cute. >> accessory bracelets. how beautiful are these just to wear to the beach or if you're going from day to night. a fun bracelet. this is my flirt piece, a little over $150. i'm wearing a couple of them right now shells with diamonds in them. i love those. another partnership here. saludos with bobble bar. the shoes with the jewelry. they come together in a beach bag. it takes the guesswork out. >> those are two things i don't like at the beach, shoes and jewelry, but never mind. >> to walk around town. >> okay. >> i wouldn't find bambino on

this. he would disappear. >> this i love for your jewelry from pottery barn. starting at $5. you can get shells and all the different things to put on your vanity to make it look ettier. >> that is adorable. >> this is a surprise. grandon road.com, these are all water resistant to keep outside. >> this one you have to frame. >> you can keep it outside and it's all weatherproof. >> and they're gone. >> you can have these, too. >> wonderful. thank you, honey. >> thanks so much. >> up next, after you leave the beach, advice on soothing those skin problems. look who we got here. put a little pepper on that. i'm a typical mom. i go to amusement parks. and my kid's games. and just like any typical mom

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time for "today's health." nothing like the heat and humidity to make you want to bare it all. >> and nothing like skin problems to make you want to cover up. whether it's heat rash or many other problems, our dermatologist is here with soothing solutions. >> thank you for having me back. >> it's that time of the year. heat rash is something a lot of people get. what can you do for that? >> heat rash basically it is very itchy. it's red. it's very uncomfortable. so in terms of treatment for it, you want to think about simple things like over-the-counter zeasorb works well. watching this cetaphil is soothing. it's something itchy and uncomfortable and can get worse if not treated. >> you don't need to see a dermatologist? >> if it's low grade, you don't. if it's not going away, absolutely. >> my mother battled this.

>> i know red, splotchy area. >> you have this unremitting flush. it's not just caucasian people. any race can have rosacea. sun block is key for it. i love the aveeno. i love the sprays to keep it cool. there are prescription medications available. it's a persistent readiness and flush caused by sun and stress. a lot of people drink wine or hot foods. what did your mom get it from? >> pretty much everything. she has high blood pressure. >> exactly. it's significant. >> the white patch, what is the term for those white patches? i guess those sometimes. >> i know if you go out running outside and your t-shirt is wet, it's something -- >> it's like an overgrowth of yeast on your body. >> oh! >> disgusting. >> thanks a lot. >> we all have a little bit.

>> can i catch it? >> stop leaning away from her, too. everybody gets it. it's not that big of a deal. >> personally, i would never have admitted it. >> i didn't know it was so weird until a minute ago. >> this is lotrimin. sometimes you need prescription drugs to treat it. the selsun blue does. >> it's anti-dandruf. >> what else do you want to tell us about? >> i don't have this, ingrown hair. don't look at me. >> people are shaving a lot more. they can get ingrown hairs which is very uncomfortable. a lot of men try to get closer shaves, as well. >> ew. >> the face scrub is great. my favorite is laser hair removal. >> i started doing laser.

it's painful. >> it stings some but it's worth it. >> golly, the things i'm learning. >> ever get this one? it's called swimmer's itch. >> these are carriers in the water. you dive into the water. i was talking to one of the make-up artists going to turks and caicos. they can be very distracting and very upsetting. lots of times you do have to seek a board certified dermatologist's help. you can try caladryl clear. >> i learned so much today. >> i'm so glad. >> thanks. >> up next, he's literally half the man he used to be. latest inductee into the joy fit club who lost 196 pounds. [ female announcer ] the son of a single mom. proud father of two daughters.

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time for look at me now the joy fit club. >> he is a 22-year-old developer from cincinnati, ohio, who lost a whopping 196 pounds. let's take a look at his incredible story. >> my name is clint and i'm 25 years old. i started gaining weight in the fifth grade and by high school there were a lot of jokes at my expense. food to me was always a comfort. my biggest problem was that i would allow myself to mindlessly eat and always eat unhealthily foods that were cheaper and more convenient. grad school was a culmination of all my bad eating habits.

the time constraints led me to eat more unhealthy foods the busier i got. the most painful part of being overweight was the emotional stress. the lack of self-confidence was in my head and i would pick up my clothes to make sure they weren't clinging to my fat. one night after a night on the town my friend was running away from me joking around. when i would catch up he was running again. that's when i realized how out of shape i was. i started my corporate gym and started a walking program. i reduced my fast food. i was lucky to meet my girlfriend at my heaviest weight. after losing my first 20 pounds, she convinced me to join weight watchers with her. i started riding the bike at the gym and progressed to running. in eight months i lost over 100 pounds. i'm now engaged to my number one supporter jenna. we eat healthy foods together. >> that is great. >> here is joy to talk about his eating habits. that is what the problem was. >> there were so many smart

strategies to his success. one thing when he first started, he strapped on a pedometer and made the commitment to take 10,000 steps every day. that adds up to about five miles. it sounds unbelievable, but it's easy to accomplish as part of your daily activity. he was a grad student gobbling down great big fat burgers with the fries. this is over 1,000 calories, more than 70 grams of fat. with his slimming fiancee who lost over 65 pounds herself. now he makes these incredibly delicious, this is a chicken burger with a kick with tons of frank's hot sauce. this is an italian ranch turkey burger. i'll put these recipes out on facebook and twitter. >> let's look at clint. come out and join the joy fit club. >> oh, my god! wait a minute.

who are you? where did you go? >> where is clint? >> wow. >> the walking. 10,000 steps, five miles a day. weren't you out of breath when this was starting? >> i work downtown. i do a lot of walking in general. push myself to go out a little bit more and walk around and get to that goal. >> you must feel like a completely different person physically. how are your sleeping habits? >> i feel so much better. healthier. i feel like i can run with my friends, do anything i want to do. >> when you look at these, what do you think? >> that's really big. >> his fiancee's goal is 105 pounds. after their honeymoon, she is coming back and she will be the second family member to become a member of the joy fit club. >> that is great. >> tomorrow we have handsome hunks. >> plus kid dynamite himself,

jimmy walker will be with us. >> how to avoid the worst hospital mistake. >> have be a awesome fun day monday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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