jacksonville. i-70 and i-80 between chicago and cleveland.t on i-5, between chicago and portland. snow-covered on i-94 in the cascades. >> if you're planning on flying today, airport delays are possible in boston, new york, philadelphia, d.c., charlotte and miami and chicago. that weather is an issue. >> just unreal. >>> turning overseas where the final countdown is under way for the big day.e the royal couple the ro they have been incredibly moved by the affection showed to them since their engagement. >> the message came in their official wedding program, which was just released. simon mcgregor-wood is joining us from london with more this morning. good morning, simon. >> reporter: good morning, guys, from a gray and chilly london town, where we have just over 24 hours to go before the big day. through a side entrance of westminster abbey last night, kate middleton, prince william and prince harry, one final and very private rehearsal before the big day. the order of the wedding service was published this morning in a souvenir official prog

. >>> a team of at least 75 firefighters battled flames after a raging fire erupted in jacksonville. heavy smoke blanketed the downtown area before the blaze was put out. happiness with the firefighter's success quickly turned somber when it was learned that a community center would have to be demolished as a result. >>> and in chicago, a couple of thieves netted a score when they pulled off the ultimate hair heist. that's right, hair. celebrities like jessica simpson and beyonce have turned hair into a hot commodity. suspects told $90,000 worth of hair extensions. so far, this bizarre crime has police stumped. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> i'll tell you, i don't know, but it is pricey. >> it is. >> it is. >> thank you. we'll work on getting you some curls, don't worry. >> well, we expect severe weather out break yesterday. it happened. we are going to go three days here. >> we did see 7 fatalities. we had other injuries that were widespread. we had 35 tornados. severe weather toda

>> and this comes to us from jacksonville, florida, where in nearby st. augustine, an unplanned pregnancy has given hope to a species on the brink of extinction. the discovery of 41 eggs has caretakers of two rare crocodiles thrilled. with only 200 of these crocs left in the world, nature took its course. in two months, the eggs are hatched and they're expected to be hatched and it's going to give hope to a crocodile comeback. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc staz. >>> students in china have an unlikely routine. they start their day by dancing to michael jackson's "dangerous". with the help from a teacher, in only a few weeks, the students have nearly mastered the dance moves. they say it's a great way to shake themselves awake and get the day started. maybe we should try that here. >>> from the young to the young at heart, a group of retirees are proving age is just a number. the women began rehearsing years ago and now perform their interpretation of swan lake in local senior centers across the czech republic. fam

flooding around jacksonville, savannah and d.c. slick on i-80 and 90 in new york and pennsylvania.ain soaks i-5 from seattle to portland. and icy spots on i-84 and 90 in the rockies. wet on i-94, from bismarck to minneapolis. >> if you're heading to the airport, expect some delays in miami, charlotte, d.c., new york, philadelphia and also boston. >>> the search for a serial killer is intensifying on new york's long island, after three more bodies were found. >> now, that brings the total number of victims to eight. investigators say that there could be more women buried along a desolate stretch of beach. lucy yang of our affiliate station wabc reports. >> reporter: the westbound lanes remain closed from oak beach all the way to the nassau county border. this, after three more bodies were discovered near oak beach, bringing the total number of victims to eight. >> the likelihood is extremely high that all of these eight victims have a commonality. >> reporter: the officials thought today would be ideal for an extensive search. and, indeed, their efforts turned up what everyone hopes

this was a brother from jacksonville. he's a brother from florida. he spoke spanish and french. he was an envoy to haiti and nake rag wa. -- nicaragua. you didn't know that, did you? he also wa the first black man to pass the bar in the state of florida in 1913. can you imagine a brother passing the bar in 1913? and his brother was as bad as he was. that's who james wheldon johnson was. you ever heard of jenny slew? 1719, her smom white. her zad black. you know, even back then a good man was hard to find, you follow me? so we understand this. this thing has been going on for a very, very long time, ok? jenny slew, 46 years later she sues for her freedom and back pay. and guess what? wins because in the state of massachusetts a person of color could sue back in those days. you know what the superior court said? well, we can't let this happen because you were married to an enslaved person. let me say this right now. we don't use the word "slave." i want everybody to say "enslaved." say it louder. and you know why? because if you start practicing that you will change how you look a

to points if it's not in this law jacksonville it does nothing about jews or any other ethnic group worth two points country for for america to have good normal traditions russia can't or any country this country has to qualify for two things has to be a free market economy and freedom of travel freedom of integration going to things without rushing look mentioned soviet union mention group is mentioned two things so if country is not not free market economy or restricts immigration travel then this country is subject to government russia now. for almost twenty years no law it's free market economy and has absolute total freedom no exit visas of them that's why russian this american has to be lifted a long time ago and every u.s. president starting from scranton george bush and obama publicly privately on t.v. a meeting was put in mid if they all say we want to get rid of this amendment because it hurts it's irritating but congress doesn't want to do it congress so they blame it on congress so when president vice president biden already mentioned was he when he was in congress he was agai

not not free market economy or restricts immigration it terrible then this country is subject to jacksonville russia now. for almost twenty years no law it's free market economy and has absolute total freedom and no exit visas of this why russian this american has to be lifted a long time ago and every u.s. president starting from scranton george bush and obama publicly privately on t.v. the meeting was put in the media if they all say we want to get rid of this amendment because it hurts it's irritating but congress doesn't want to do it congress so they blame it on congress so when president vice president biden already mentioned was if he when he was in congress he was against lifting this amendment now he's saying he's for it and of course he did it because president obama talking to say it is it doesn't he he is. he's no longer in the congress now he wants to live in there and he goes to the congress and says i'm going to push it through the congress what jane seed pits the lead attorney for years in your lawsuit states i quote a lawyer a close reading of the amanda and shows that congre

reading of the language of the law clearly indicates that the president has the right to get rid of jacksonville on his own and that for the congressional action is required a certain culture is built up around jackson benefits is that because the congress you know in effect force this on a republican administration way back when the gerald ford administration which was very interesting pursuing the top of the soviet union in the time of his injury secretary of state of the time it was a congressional action is a feeling that somehow because the current congress impose it on an unwilling us administration that somehow congress sets the list the law but it doesn't the president who our message to president obama is yes you can you can all right on authority you can you can move jackson better some people do have political reservations about about having a more open attitude towards russia this may reflect as you've indicated sort of lingering sort of cold war mentality on the part of some people. i you know as a reagan administration official who was you know really supported and you know very st

jacksonville, florida? jacksonville, north carolina, right? you're a firefighter? >> yes, sir. dad was a marine. we were in camp lejeune forever. welcome in. nice to see you. happy birthday. >> thank you. >> 20 -- >> one. >> one of the things we're going to show you a live shot of atlanta. atlanta, it's likely you'll get some early thunderstorms that might not have been in your forecast. the plan was for these early storms to have died out before they got there. already, there were tornado watches in north georgia and the chattanooga area. it will fire up later this afternoon and into tonight. so, make sure that anybody will be watching out for strong to severe storms during the day today. od it would be mostly sunny and mild and cooling wends for tomorrow and they blow out in time for a warping trend for this weekend. upper 50s on the coast and mid-60s from the bay shore and upper 50s in the inhand valley. it is chilly with temperatures back in the 40s. accu-weather 7-day forecast cooler >> we are live this morning. and my biggest concern was, that, gabrielle, emily was freshl

new york city the whole way down through jacksonville, florida.eggy, back to you. >> thanks, adrienne. stay with abc throughout the morning as we cover the deadly storms in the south. we'll get the very latest on "america this morning" and also bring you more live reports from georgia and alabama on "good morning america." >> and, again, our thoughts and prayers with everyone in that part of the country this morning. >>> now, in other news right now there is a major shake-up in the president's top national security team. president obama is announcing today that cia director leon panetta will be nominated as the next secretary of defense. he will replace robert gates, who is retiring. now, general david petraeus will be nominated to take over panetta's job as the head of the cia. marine general john allen will be nominated to replace general petraeus. >> and president obama took aim at what he called sideshows and carnival barkers. finally releasing the official long form version of his birth certificate. >> so what do the so-called birthers do now

jacksonville, florida, on our line for democrats. caller: what it means to may is the largest terrorism organization has on again, the republican leadership. they have been terrorizing america for years especially since 9/11. it terrorizing america by telling them that muslims are evil, and they have everybody on pins and needles. now everything that the president does, terrorizing the people saying how bad it is and how bad off the people will be -- from health care to guantanamo bay. they are the terrorists and it is working because the people are fearful, they are worried about their retirement, and worried about this, that, and the other. and these are supposed to be americans who believe in america and could follow their president like they did george bush. host: does it really make a difference to you where the trials are held? caller: no, it does not make a difference, except the president wants to close guantanamo bay and it would be another factor in the republicans cap if it does not get close. host: the story from "the bal

from tallahassee, to savannah, to jacksonville, columbus, raleigh, washington, d.c., new york city, all of these areas will see strong to severe thunderstorms today. is there a possibility of tornados? we think in this zone, from georgia, south carolina to north carolina, the possibility for tornados in those areas, strong to severe thunderstorms still exist for a good part of the day. a lot of the watches and warnings that are out are out until the noon hour. and remember, we have a pretty big zone in the middle of the country. 20 states are under flood watches and warnings, from thunderstorms and thunder showers that have been going over those areas for weeks. we'll talk about all of that in the next half hour. gusts over the open bodies of water. calmer and warmer and storm track today to the north and rain stays out of the forecast. temperatures in the mid-to upper 50s on the coast and low to mid60 bay shore . we'll calm a bit tonight. inland valleys dipping in the upper 30s. by next week. temperatures welll above average. >> all of america's weather in the next half hour. george? >

let's go to jacksonville, florida. this is the democrats' line. sue, make sure that you meet your television. that way we can hear you a little better. go ahead with your comment. i can do that. i and the widow of a retired navy chief. he spent 25 years in the navy. he passed away two years ago. he passed away knowing that my medical needs would be seen to. if the government shuts down, i do not know what i'm supposed to do. i am on social security. i cannot afford private medical care without my benefits that the government has afforded me and promised my husband at the time he enlisted a gazillion years ago. no one has heard anything from the people on social security or from the people who are widows or from the retirees his medical benefits will be up in the air. i am scheduled to have essentials surgery on the 19th of this month. host: if the news is understood correctly, suit, there will be no shutdown. here is a roll call. john boehner announces the deal, a short-term continuing resolution but tonight with the mother -- with a vote midweek

jacksonville, n.c., on the line for independence. go ahead. caller: i am in the marine corps.unfortunate one small group can stand the entire military, because this is not an everyday thing, and it is sad that the ones that are dying every day or the ones that have been captured, it is just sad that this is talked about when all the other things happening every day. is there a concern that this is putting about lights on all the military operating in afghanistan? guest: i would have opposite concerned that stories like these did not get covered enough as compared to the heroism and other things that soldiers engaged in. because of the nature of the crimes, it is very hard for people to face up to them, so i think it is very important look at them. one of the disturbing things is it is not necessarily a group of small soldiers. the pentagon went through extraordinary leads to keep these photographs under wraps. -- lengths to keep these photographs under wraps. the pentagon set agents across the united states to get photographs and thumb drives across united states to get these

we found interestingly, those places -- and some more unusual like jacksonville, florida -- or placeshat had mechanisms that brought together people, could develop a shared understanding of their regional economic problems and some kind of sense of shared understanding about what the solutions may be. they may wind up difference. this may never support a living wage. but if you say it party is a problem and it could -- and the quality is damaging, you can share the understanding with the debate is about the method of how to address it weather than it is a problem at all. i encourage that refraining, bringing business into the room, understanding the needs of the market is an important way to begin to think about how we address this issue. we might be able to do this region by the region than we are as a nation as a whole. as a nation as a whole, we are very polarized. people get together face-to- face, race to race, a place to place and realize when they under invest in each other, they cursing in the whole metropolitan region. >> i >> we have time for maybe a couple of questions from

host: jacksonville, florida, democratic line. go ahead. what is on your mind this morning, charlie?aller: i hear a lot about the oil problems in the united states. you never hear anything about australia. what is going on there? they have the same problems. i know that the japanese tried to get in the same area. host: you are saying there is something happening in australia that we should be looking at in the united states? caller: they are doing something economically that we should be looking at. the japanese are definitely in that area, they have been since world war two. the united states should be looking into that. host: a staff writer with shamrock.com has this -- host: back to the phones. baltimore, maryland. frank, you are of "washington journal." caller: thank you for taking my call. one of the problems is that the president does not have a policy to reduce the gasoline supply in this country. the fact of the matter is that not all of us lived in new york city. many of us live in rural areas. some of us have more than two children. we have to think about the safety in the

we will go to bill, and jacksonville, florida. you are on the air. caller: good morning.uys love to talk about the oil subsidies that oil companies get. well, who made those laws? the government did. is that right? guest: that is right. it is a point of contention between democrats and republicans as we get into the discussions and debates over the debt and deficits. under the democratic budget that did not pass last week, we took those subsidies back and we plowed back into deficit reduction. under the paul ryan, republican plan, they kept the subsidies for big oil. host: we go to columbia, tenn., an independent. caller: good morning, greta. i appreciate your guest from florida. there are three points i would like to address. it has to do with the oil spill and something even more important relating to the oil spill. it is the hypocrisy and the lack of transparency and accountability from all three branches of our government. we know that america is supposed to be one of the most powerful nations in the world. it is blessed in resources and technology, and all of the oth

we found interestingly, those places -- and some more unusual like jacksonville, florida -- or placeshat had mechanisms that brought together people, could develop a shared understanding of their regional economic problems and some kind of sense of shared understanding about what the solutions may be. they may wind up difference. this may never support a living wage. but if you say it party is a problem and it could -- and the quality is damaging, you can share the understanding with the debate is about the method of how to address it weather than it is a problem at all. i encourage that refraining, bringing business into the room, understanding the needs of the market is an important way to begin to think about how we address this issue. we might be able to do this region by the region than we are as a nation as a whole. as a nation as a whole, we are very polarized. people get together face-to- face, race to race, a place to place and realize when they under invest in each other, they cursing in the whole metropolitan region. >> i think that put something in the water in washington,

jacksonville, n.c., are lean on the republican line.aller: i agree with the gentleman that just hung up. can you hear me? i agree with that gentleman that just hung up. and furthermore, i like to hear mr. bernanke tell the public what the collateral is that the banks hold that makes them so powerful, because i read all last year that every time a child is born, there's also security numbers are put into the federal reserve to be used as collateral to say this is how much earning power of the united states has for the future. they are permitting slavery of the people. and i would like to hear him tell us how that works and who is behind that. thank you. host: spring lake heights, new jersey, you're next. caller: it is about time and it is like a catharsis. people need to pay attention. there is a great book, it is called -- written by allan hobson brown. you could read his piece on jekyll island. but here is the. they entered the federal reserve con's the united states government into allowing itself to take over the printing of our mone

host: jacksonville, ill.. what your thoughts on the future of nasa? caller: they were talking about the cancellation of going to the moment and trying to land on an asteroid. we got killian 3 on the moon -- we have got helium 3 on the moon. they know there is helium 3 on the moment and that is a great source of energy because we do not want to drill and america. i do not understand that. with nasa starting back in the 1940's and the 1950's, there was an excellent program and i did not know what they discontinue the shell. we have had the hubble telescope and a lot of stuff being done with the shuttle. i wish they would continue with the shuttle. host: this is more about what the mission of the endeavor from "the washington post." "about 17 years in the making." host: there were 600 physicist involved in the experiment. here is a critic who says this kind of science is not worth billions of dollars. he is an experimental physicist in ann arbor. host: he said it is hard to predict what exotic phenomena on the device may find. atlanta,'s go to georgia, a

our next call comes from jacksonville, florida. sammy on our line for republicans. go ahead. caller: good morning, rob. i think it's about time for somebody -- obama sends a million dollars worth of cruise missiles over there and then he leaves the place. he was out campaigning, making speeches. at least when they got rid of hussein, obama said gaddafi had to leave, and he's still there. he's out campaigning. i think it's a good thing mccain's over there to try to help the rebels. i appreciate you taking my call. host: thank you. in the "new york daily news," "libya rebels need help. u.s. should train anti-gaddafi forces, accord tock senator john mc-- according to senator john mccain. on the line.stal caller: good morning. we all know that mccain is a republican, and republicans are for big oil. so mccain going to libya is just showing their ulterior motives of the republicans. i can understand if mccain was going to sudan or rwanda or these country that really have nothing to offer the united states but are constantly in turmoil. but he's going to libya which contains oil. a

i prefer central florida which runs for linda to jacksonville and i have some wonderful indian sounding names in ocala, where is my hometown we have a small town called okahumpka and another small town called mcindoe p. some of the farmers introducing a little different way, randy. they start out by that stearns was born in a very early age in a hospital to be near his mother. so that's the kind of introductions. i went to thank you for the free state foundation for holding this event today and it's a deeply appreciate this opportunity to give a speech to you and share my thoughts on reforming the federal communications commission. obviously this weekend we averted a government shutdown and reset the stage for the think all of us believe much-needed spending reductions. as jay leno said the night after we did this come is that a lot of people wonder what the government shutdown would be too bad, but i think a lot of other people wonder what a government running properly with the light to them. and in this age of technology and information, new products are coming on the market. new serv

we've got a risk of strong storms from albany into jacksonville.lls that may spawn tornadoes. rainfall amount, anywhere from about one to two inches of rain and that means we've got flood watches stretching from the southeast all the way up into new york state. and so we're talking about the possibility of flash flooding and flood watches as >>> good morning to you. well, we're going to see winds today, winds will pick up as we head throughout the afternoon. it's already a little bit on the breezy side across the bay area. 42 degrees up in santa rosa. pretty much everywhere is going to see the 70s, 70 degrees on the peninsula in redwood city, 65. we all will warm up as we head through the weekend. great for outdoor activities, maybe a golf weekend. >>> and that's your last weather. ann? >> we're going to turn to what's happening in london with 24 hours to go and london is buzzing in anticipation of the royal wedding and people are lining up the street hoping to get a glimpse of william and indica kate. there are new details including what prince wi

pick city of the day is jacksonville, florida.ms have strong storms grees today. unfortunately. that system that med through arkansas yesterday is slowly moving east. we're going to see more storms firing up again today from texas through much of arkansas into missouri. risk of strong storms into western new york. rain along the pacific northwest coast. sunny skies along the midatlantic coast with temperatures stretching down into the gulf. >>> oh, it is going to be a gorgeous day around here. if you can, get outside. you will want to do so. 70 degree weather later on. low 70s today, mid 70s tomorrow. then talking upper 70s by thursday as high pressure fills into the area. it cleared the skies this morning, pushed the marine layer back out to sea. you don't have to worry about low clouds or fog over the bridges. 49 in san jose. 70 later today. and the warmup continues as we head into thursday. >>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. kara dioguardi has written lots of hit songs. now she's written a new