welcome home, "endeavour." >> yeah, thank you, houston.know, the space shuttle is an amazing vehicle. to fly through the atmosphere, hit it at mach 25. i mean, steer through the atmosphere like an airplane, land on the runway. it is really, really an incredible ship. on behalf of my entire crew, i want to thank every person that's worked hard to get this mission going. and every person that's worked on "endeavour." it's sad to see her land for the last time. but she really has a great legacy. >> what a proud moment for so many at nasa. congratulations to them. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay the with us for "good morning america." have a great wednesday.

can you believe how hot it was in houston. record high, not just for the day, but the warme esest temperatures we've had in june. 105 degrees, incredible stuff for this early in the season. record highs in six different states. so not just one isolated area. we had record highs from colorado, arkansas, tennessee, wide spread in mississippi, louisiana, and areas of east texas. lake charles was 102. not like you were alone there in houston at 105. there was some beautiful weather this weekend. the great lakes and up in the northeast where temperatures were cool. why is it so hot? why does it feel like the middle of summer out there? a huge ridge of high pressure that built right over the top of the south and right over the heartland. and the jet stream is not moving much. it was a big dip. it was cool and rainy out west and cool in new england. all of the heat is just right in the middle and there's not much rain to cool you off. a couple of thunderstorms pop up here and there. you're lucky if you saw it rain. the hot weather wi

who better than houston native jenna bush. >> texas native, not houston, but close enough.he houston rockets. you guys are donating, too. what are you donating in. >> 200 pair of basketball shoes and 1,000 upcoming tickets to a rockets game next season. >> 1,000 tickets! that will be a lot of fun for the kids. >> a lot of fun, yes. >> you guys have been active with this charity for a long time, right? >> yes, i want to give back to this charity since 1995. we're glad to be here today. >> thank you so much, kyle. mckinley, there's strobes. >> we have pitcher, manager brad mills. so, what are you guys donating? >> in addition to help unload the truck we're donating $5,000 to this charity. also 1,000 tickets. >> 1,000 tickets? that's fantastic. >> yes. >> thank you so much. that is terrific. man. >> that is awesome. >> he's got a hat for him. i'm an honorary houston >>> good morning to you. taking a live look at san jose just looks warm out there this morning. 8:34 now, already in the mid-60s, even a couple 07s popping up. 70 in fairfield and 67 degrees in livermore. it will b

. >> reporter: in texas, fire has closed i-45, the highway that links dallas and houston. evacuated the town of midway. about 200 homes. >> the wind and humidity aren't working in our favor. we didn't see humidity recovery until late, late last night. we didn't get as much as we thought we would. >> reporter: authorities have evacuated fire-prone regions throughout the southwest but not everyone is listening. >> we ain't leaving until the fire's in the backyard for good. when we know it's going to hit the house, we'll leave. until then, we're staying. >> reporter: in arizona, the largest fire in state's history has blackened the size of rhode island. >> from fires to flooding, in the plains, the problem is just too much water. quite the opposite, over the weekend, water broke through earthened levees this along the missouri river. in nebraska, a flooding alert was issued for a nuclear power plant. >>> and airports across the country, there was some roughing going. >> some scary moments on a flight from dayton, ohio, after someone made a bomb threat. the plane landed safely

welcome home, "endeavour." >> thank you, houston. know, the space shuttle is an amazing vehicle. to fly through the atmosphere, hit it at mach 25, i mean steer through the atmosphere like an airplane, land on a runway, it is really an incredible ship. on behalf of my entire crew, i want to thank every person who has worked to get this mission going. and every person who has worked on "endeavour." it's sad to see her land for the last time, but she really has a great legacy. >> great words. thank you, mark. and we'll meet you and your crew on 5-3. >> you know, john, we don't want anybody out there that is watching to worry about that, what they're seeing there. you know, as leroy chau, who is probably still with us can testify, that's just a burn off of some propellants. you don't see it during daylight launches. it's not a fire. it's not significant thanything has to worry about as we see "endeavour" sitting there. >> let's go back to leroy who can tell us exactly what happened, exactly what we're watching with "endeavour." leroy? >>

fox 5's karen gray houston takes a closer look. >> reporter: brown has been the subject of an intense search for weeks. finally a judge compelled him to testify before the committee on government operations. >> i'm sort of surprised by this, because i had a conversation with mr. brown before the investigation began. he said he was very happy to do that. didn't need a subpoena. >> reporter: brown told fox 5 by phone when he testifies, he'll produce money orders on top of the five he's already shown the "washington post." he says he'll also testify the fbi was able to get fingerprint dna from envelopes that contained the cash he said gray campaign people gave him, and that those envelopes have been linked to people in the gray campaign. brown also says the congressional oversight committee investigating the case has pictures of those envelopes. >> he's welcome to bring forward any relevant evidence he wants. >> reporter: records show brown accepted more than $600 in contributions, which he says came from brooks. some of the names were misspelled. brown says the donations came from his s

jackson, atlanta, montgomery, houston, tallahassee. you get no break today. we're live in central park on what we like to call jennifer hudson friday. oh, robin, i think you're there on that side. >>> yes. we are spanning every inch of this beautiful park. you know, if your computer's on the fritz, you take it in for

every day she'll travel 26 miles from her husband's home near houston to the hospital for six hours of rehabilitation. at home she'll have round the clock care. giffords has had to relearn how to walk and talk. and still struggles to find words and form sentences. susan heilman has shot three times in the same attack. >> gabby has a long way from the attack but look at that smile. she'll be back. i have confidence. >> astronaut mark kelly has confidence, too. expecting giving her a normal quality of life, more time outdoors and more time with her family will enhance her already remarkable recovery. alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >>> since congressman anthony weiner has refused to resign, they could strip him of his committee assignment. in the latest news, a former porn star told reporters weiner pursued her online and tried to get her to lie about their twitter conversations. >>> the cia's public website has been hacked by the same group that said it breached the senate's system. it contains no classified information. the spy agency says it is looking into the matter. >>> u

giffords will remain in houston while she continues her outpatient rehab. kelly says her comprehension is almost back to 100%. she continues to work on issues like vocabulary and mobility. after spending so much of his career flying high above the earth, mark's coworkers at nasa say he'll be missed. >> it's great to see that stability. he's a great role model for us. >> reporter: for this all-american hero, whose military career spanned combat missions during desert storm and command of the final mission of the space shuttle "endeavor," speculation abounds about what's next. we know that the couple will be co-writing a book, and a question of politics still lingers, as mark kelly told diane five months ago. >> reporter: do you want her to go back into congress? after this? >> that's a tough, touch decision. probably not. but i know that's probably not going to matter to her. >> reporter: if she didn't, would you ever go and run? >> you know, i -- probably not. it's a lot harder job. the way she does it, the way she does her job, which would be the standard

giffords will remain in houston while she continues her outpatient rehab. kelly says her comprehension is almost back to 100%. she continues to work on issues like vocabulary and mobility. after spending so much of his career flying high above the earth, mark's coworkers at nasa say he'll be missed. >> it's great to see that stability. he's a great role model for us. >> reporter: for this all-american hero, whose military career spanned combat

desde houston, las reacciones hasta este polÉmico documento. >> no nos van este lugar, venimos a buscaro de la prÁctica detenciÓn de inmigrantes indocumentados podrÍa cambiar gracias a una nueva polÍtica federal introducir el pasado 17 de junio, que conforme a la abogada magaly suÁrez es un giro positivo. >> fuera de eso va a tomar en cuenta si la persona estaba aquÍ un largo tiempo, sí han tenido un tiempo aquÍ legalmente, y no son residentes permanentes, que han tenido problemas. >> la nueva direcciÓn otorga el poder de discreciÓn al agente de aduanas e indicaciones de determinar quiÉnes pueden ser, deportadosde acuerdo a la circunstancias. >> si no tienes ningÚn crimen porque te van a deportar? una viene aquÍ a trabajar. es importante que te chequen antes de deportar te. >> algunos activistas dicen que esta cuestiÓn no es nada nuevo. >> eso nada mÁsreitera las leyes de los libros. no hay necesidad de perder tiempo y dinero en el congreso para introducir de gestaciÓn que sÓlo va a reiterar lo que ya estaba antes. >> entretanto expertos en leyes imÁn que es un avance para los que enfre

there is even a fire outside a major city, houston.this moment, more than 1.2 million acres burning across the country, an area the size of delaware. and, just since january, there have been 33,000 fires scorching 4 million acres. already twice what we usually see in a year. our matt gutman is in osteen, florida, tonight, where 420 fires are burning across the smokey sunshine state. matt? >> reporter: diane, and those fires have reduced 300,000 square acres of forest here in florida into just smoldering ashes. a moon scape, played out all across the south today. you may be able to hear all that rumbling of lightning just a couple of miles away. there were 50,000 lightning strikes just the other night. that means more fires sparked up here in florida for firefighters and others to deal with. tonight, near houston, new fires on the march, drawing a giant curtain of smoke across the horizon. and 200 people were ordered to evacuate, as over 100 firefighters from ten agencies battle the flames on the ground and from the air. infernos as hig

pipeline from canada to houston we'll see a lot more groups just like this i mean remember this is a very dangerous pipeline that. lobbyists are trying to use eminent domain to seize land to build so it's running into all a lot of opposition from environmental groups from local community groups from politicians across the board so this very slick. new entity to energy form is has been created to manipulate people to support my point how is this astroturf group this iowa energy form doing business. well they've got a field step of about forty people you can go to these events some of them are wearing a t. shirt that says i want energy farm some don't and they go up to candidates and press them and ask them to commit to supporting a pipeline the couch it has saying on this pipeline will bring jobs or will help america get off you know eastern oil and move to more friendly oil canadian oil and then when the candidate answers the question they continually hammer the candidate to say on camera but they support the pipeline and this is a very innovative strategy but it's not new the coal i

ryan owens, abc news, houston. >> sticking with aviation news, the tsa is changing its policy on pattingown small children after several online videos triggered a public outcry. airport security workers are now being told to make every attempt to screen kids without resorting to invasive patdowns thth tsa was criticized after a 6-year-old was patted down in new orleans and the same happened to a baby going through kansas city. >> put down the french fries and potato chips if you want to fight off creeping weight gain. a new study found that eating potatoes is likely to lead to bigger weight gain than eating other kinds of food. that's because carbohydrates, potatoes in particular, turn quickly to sugar which could make you hungry sooner. >> now i'm hungry. >> i know. fries sound good. >> yeah. >>> the san francisco giants fan attacked at a dodger game is doing better. they upgraded his condition after his brain showed increased activity. he had been in critical condition since the march 31st attack. >>> and more sports news now. here's adnan virk at espn news. >> good morning. we begin w

>> reporter: it was the houston astros.drafted buddy anyway. >> it is america's game. and we take care of each other. >> reporter: as improbable as buddy's journey here to the big leagues may sound, he's not the only one on it. another paralyzed player was drafted this season. the texas rangers picked jonathan taylor, who collided with a teammate and broke his neck in march. >> that's my goal is to get back on the field and play baseball. because that's what i care most about. >> reporter: are you ever going to take that jersey off now? >> i don't know. >> reporter: this weekend, the scout who discovered bobby buddy brought him the jersey he'd always dreamed of wearing. >> every time i look at this jersey, it makes me realize what it used to feel like to play. >> reporter: and he's confident one day he will take to this field. but if he can't, the astros hope to find another spot for him with the team. >> i know his resolve. i know what he wants. and i'm all hoping and praying that it happens. >> until the day they say, "yo

southeastern part of texas near houston. we're told the tipster said the bodies are said to be of children. another television station authorities were alerted by this tipster, an f.b.i. spokesman we just talked to says local authorities are in the process of obtaining a search warrant. the bureau's evidence response team has been asked to assist. if needed. local authorities right now are not giving out information to the media. at this time. as this story develops and we get more information. based to reporting of the local tv stations in texas. we'll bring it to you here on fox. house majority leader cantor is cautiously optimistic that budget talks led by joe biden will result in a acceptable deal. chief political correspondent carl cameron reports g.o.p. lawmakers are confident they have public sentment on their side. >> by a 2-to-1 margin, president obama handling of the deficit is disapproved of. 61% hold a negative view of the handle og the deficit in the "washington post" poll. only 33% has a positive view. the pres

however, houston police reporting that king was intoxicated and harassing la bell's group as they wereto their limo. >> i pretty much got jumped and i really don't even know why and on top of that, it's causing a lot of trouble up here because of the false police report that they had reported. >> were you drunk? >> no, ma'am. >> now, king's attorney says his client has been disciplined now by west point over the incident. says king is being busted to private and deployed to active duty. >>> also, questions over how houston police handled the confrontation since no charges were filed, and also patti labelle took photos with at least one officer on the scene. we did reach out to patti labelle's representatives. we have done it a number of times. we have not yet received comment. >>> coming up in just a moment, exclusive interview with one of nelson mandela's granddaughters. >> all those years in prison and then coming out into terms of saying he's very careful about what he eats. >> i think it just goes into the whole thing of just being healthy, mind, body and spirit. ♪ ♪ introducing pu

y no hay ninguna escena del crimen dijo el juez, y una estación de televisión en houston había dado la la tarde, citando como fuentes autoridades de la región. >>> impresionante imágenes de un tiroteo de policías en la ciudad de miami beach florida fueron captadas con un teléfono celular. la balacera tuvo consecuencias fatales e resultado de la investigos están pendientes, y como nos informa ma rúa eugenia, muy buenas noches, cuentan. >>> qué tal muy buenas noches. una pareja de novios que paseaba en miami beach en el feriado fue testigo de un posible caso de abuso policial y grabaron el momento cuna docena de policías abre fuegoh@not uni-ed.noct.h@h doceisionnot un.noct.h@olicíais auto. >>>revólver es un... negro # f. se mi automático en este momento es evidencia con este caso y van a ser exámenes enh@n que le apuntaban con un arma. >>> Él decía, tú vetoh@not uni- h@not uni-ed.noct.h@h@univisio@ boca. >>> de esta manera pudo conservar este video. >>> según la denuncia de esta pareja los oficiales rompieron todo los celulares de testigos que pudieran haber grabado, pero la policía negó

she will stay in houston and continue with outpatient treatment.? >> lisa, thank you very much. he's taking the stage right here tomorrow night in new hampshire for the gop presidential debate, but first he talked to me >> i get ready every day. i'm here in new hampshire, and the folks here in new hampshire, they ask a lot of tough questions. not to slight john king, but they -- they are pretty tough here, and in iowa, south carolina, so we've been going through debate prep pretty much every day for the last 18 mon s months. >> i met up with former pennsylvania senator rick santorum to talk about his place in the race. can a social conservative get tracks job when voters are so focused on the economy? . where do you go to find a business backed by the superguarantee®? only& suonline.s®. on your phone. or in the book. go to superpages®. and let the good guys save the day. [ male announcer ] the inspiration for its shape was an archer drawing his bow. ♪ could that have also inspired its 556 horsepower supercharged engine? ♪ the all-new cadillac cts-v

. >> reporter: this is taylor call, an active 6-year-old pre-k student who lives outside houston. a year ago taylor came home from school and said something that shocked her mother, tonya. >> we were at home and she just out of the blue just said, "mommy, why is my tummy so fat?" and it took me back. and i asked her, well, why are you asking me this? and she said because a girl in the bathroom at school asked me why i was fat. >> reporter: do you think sometimes your tummy is too big? >> sometimes. sometimes. >> reporter: and you want to lose weight in your tummy? >> yeah. >> reporter: why do you want to lose weight? >> because i don't like to be like my weight, and my teacher always tells me that i have to run so i can be really -- really not like this size. >> reporter: just 6 and already feeling bad about the way she looks. >> okay, let's go see how much you weigh. >> reporter: we went with taylor for a visit to her pediatrician, dr. rachel bray, to check whether or not taylor is even overweight. >> we'll use her height and weight to calculate her body mass index. it's complete

she will now be moved to a home her husband owns 25 miles from houston.l get daily rehab. >>> new york could become the 6 6th state to legalize same-sex marriage. they proposed a bill that would give them equal rights and benefits. we will be back, more news after the break. fee court is now in session. ♪ that airline charged me a 150-dollar change fee. southwest would never do that. your honor, chump change. that is not right. i don't understand how three clicks of a mouse can cost me 150 dollars. sir. it's personnel on the telephone. [ laughing ] it's computer time... it's personnel on the, on the, on the desks. we can't afford to do this for free, your honor. jury? guilty. [ cheering ] [ male announcer ] don't pay a change fee on top of a fare difference. fly southwest, the only major airline that never charges change fees. [ woman ] this icelandic mud was working wonders on my skin. but if it was going to do the same for my spa, i had to figure out a way to get it back to the states. so i called my citibank small business expert. he got me a line of c

veÍamos esta banda de precipitaciÓn moverse por toda el Área de houston.ar el calor y segundo para aliviar la sequÍa. mÁs lluvias se esperan hoy para esta ciudad. tambiÉn la zona del bronx. y las lluvias van a afectar el este de la naciÓn tambiÉn, algunas tormentas en la gran manzana, el estado de la florida. entre tanto el aire mÁs frÍo y seco va a entrar en el oeste de la naciÓn, en la zona de los desiertos y las tormentas se van a registrar para nueva orlÉans, la gran manzana, georgia. esto es todo en el tiempo, continÚen con mÁs de despierta amÉrica. >> creo que no les tengo que explicar de quÉ vamos a hablar en este momento. >> a quiÉn serÁ... >> a honduras? >> yo pregunto por eso. >> fue un partidazo, honduras hizo un gran partido y a mÉxico se la complicaron. como mexicanos disfrutamos el partido pero la realidad, cÓmo viste el partido. >> el salvador propuso la fÓrmula, guatemala la mejoró y honduras casi lo logra. anular al giovani do santos. y hasta ayer se celebraron las dos semifinales. guardado el principito fue uno de los mejores hombres de m

thanks very much, ktrk, for this beautiful shot of downtown houston. 76 degrees already. the sun's just coming up. and you should get up to about 98 today. that could break a record. we have a heat advisory stretching across the south, from st. louis all the way down to new orleans. topping out at 95 in dallas. and our big story in the west is this upper-level low, situated off the coast of northern california. california has had some very wild weather the past few days. once the flow gets on to the coast we could look at more severe storms, as early as sunday. and, dan and bianna, we'll look at possible severe weather in the tropics, coming up. >> all right, jackie. thank you. >>> we're going to turn, now, to "operation cupcake." the sweet treat we love to eat is now playing a role in keeping us safe from al qaeda. >> i love this story. it's about how one bakery's secret recipe made it into an even more secret anti-terror operation. here's rob nelson. >> reporter: they are spy's secret weapons. james bond and his aston martin. jason bourne and his lightning-fast reflexes

y no hay ninguna escena del crimen dijo el juez, y una estación de televisión en houston había dado laitando como fuentes autoridades de la región. >>> impresionante imágenes de un tiroteo de policías en la ciudad de miami beach florida fueron captadas con un teléfono celular. la balacera tuvo consecuencias fatales el resultado de la investigos están pendientes, y como nos informa ma rúa eugenia, muy buenas noches, cuentan. >>> qué tal muy buenas noches. una pareja de novios que paseaba en miami beach en el feriado fue testigo de un posible caso de abuso policial y grabaron el momento cuna docena de policías abre fuego contra un conductor causándole la muerte e hiriendo a cuatro personas que pasaban por ahí. >>> y el primer video es impactante. pero el segundo, es terrible. lograron grabar el momento que doce policías disparan sin medida contra raymond a las 4:30 am manejaba de manera errática y atropelló a tres pomo cías. las autoridades encontraron un arma se mi automática en el auto. >>> el revólver es un... negro # f. se mi automático en este momento es evidencia con este caso y va

involved in a major police operation in texas after receiving an anonymous tip-off that a site in houston may contain a mass grave. police say they have begun searching the site. the tip-off led to the idea that 40 children could be there. authorities are saying there is no evidence so far that bodies have been found. let's go live to washington and our correspondent. tom, what more can you tell us? >> well, the police are either trying to get a warrant to search this, although the search might have already begun. as you said, it appears that the atip-off the police got came from a psychic, according to reports. the area is a rural area northeast of hive, texas where a house is located. according to the tip-off, bodies are located at that property. there was confusion earlier when reports surfaced after the local media in texas saying actually bodies had already been found, up to 30 bodies. that does not seem to be the case. it seems that the police are now keen to search that area and see whether bodies do actually exist. >> clearly, tom, the police and the f.b.i. involved in this invest

she will now be moved to a home her husband owns 25 miles from houston. she will get daily rehab. >>> new york could become the 6 6th state to legalize same-sex marriage. they proposed a bill that would give them equal rights and >> state budget battle. the democrats passed a series of bills that they say will balance the budget but they have done so without republican support. the bill would impose higher registration fees and a surcharge on rural residents. democrats also left a sales tax increase in place. >>> the head of muni will be leaving the agency. he will be leaving at the end of the month with a separation package, 2.5 years before his contract ends. >>> the arraignment for the suspect in the killing of a baby has been delayed again. fabian zaragoza has yet to inturb a plea. he is accused of firing gage shots into a car killing izack jesus jimenez garcia and wounding the mother and father. he is due back in court next month. >>> two-year-old boy fell out of a second story window in the family home. happened this afternoon. they took the child t

this is happening about 50 miles north and east of downtown houston. the home is at the intersection, we're told, of two county roads. trace gallagher is working this for us. what do we know now, trace? >> well, we know, shep, those ariels, want to go back to those as quickly as possible. those are our biggest clue. be as careful. we have been watching these for the past 30 or 35 minutes. we have not seen the helicopter zone in on any particular area. again, you have got conflicting reports. one local news station down there reporting there are bodies. and now we have two other stations. in fact, one newspaper and one television station reporting that there are no bodies. that the liberty county sheriff's department has gone out to this property they followed up on this tip and they found nothing. they held a news conference an hour ago saying they found no bodies. the tipster called back in saying no, you went to the wrong house. so they went back out to a different area. again, they found no bodies. now, they found what might have been some blood on

she'll stay in houston but continue in outpatient treatment.thank you very much. >>> he's taking the stage right here in new hampshire for tomorrow night's gop debate. but first he talked to me. >> i get ready every day. i'm here in new hampshire. and the folks here in new hampshire, they ask a lot of tough questions. and not to slight john king, but they're pretty tough here. and in iowa, south carolina. so we've been going through debate prep pretty much every day for the last 18 months. >> i met up with former pennsylvania senator rick san tore um to talk about his place in this race. . can a social conservative get traction when voters are so focused on the economy? look, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've

injuries, arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords was discharged from tirr memorial hospital in houston. doctors treating giffords say her cognitive abilities and physical strength have improved to the point where she no longer needs to be hospitalized. the chief medical officer says, "we are very excited that she has reached the next phase of her rehabilitation and can begin outpatient treatment. we have no doubt that she will continue to make significant strides in her recovery." long-awaited photos of congresswoman giffords taken in may were released on sunday on her facebook page. her smiling face offering hope for the tucson community still coping with january's shooting rampage. >> to finally see that she's doing okay, it's just like a breath of fresh air. it's wonderful. >> reporter: gifford wills move into the houston area home owned by her husband, astronaut mark kelly. the arizona congresswoman will continue to work with the same rehabilitation team at the hospital, but now as an outpatient. curt gregory, nbc news. >>> fresh numbers out of our new nbc news/"wall street journal

the houston has done a great job of beginning lgbt training. there are many examples of cities that do things the right thing -- the right way when interacting. the intent to treat people the same. i would like to point to our community policing model which has too many inconsistencies to be effective at times. also, we look at police officer interactions with african- americans. that should be the same model where there is a police officer interaction with african- americans in the fillmore. they're different people, they're different police -- beliefs. we need to do that kind of research and be that kind of policy implementing body that does that kind of job. as for the taser, i believe very strongly that these are dangerous weapons. they are dangerous weapons that have an unintended consequences that scar and maim and hurt the individuals there used against. they also scar and maim and hurt the police officers that use them. we need to understand those consequences much more deeply. we need -- never mind that we don't have money in the budge

giffords continues to recover in houston after surviving a gunshot wound to her head in january. her chief of staff tells the "associated press," giffords may leave the hospital in houston by the end of this month or in early july. that hospital specializes in caring for people with head injuries. >>> more than 150 people died in the joplin tornado disaster and now the victims are dealing with a different challenge. more than nine people have developed what is a rare and sometimes deadly fungal infection. authorities say the fungus was growing in the wood frames of the homes that were destroyed, and doctors believe people who suffered lacerations from flying wood might be infected. the symptoms include pain, swelling, and skin discoloringation but did not emerge until a week after the tornado. >>> tonight in the east bay, former and current students honored a man they considered a second father. superintendent hank clocking retired from the california school for the deaf in fremont. he has served as the school superintendent since 1975. students at the school learn american sign

. >>> congresswoman gabrielle giffords will leave a houston, texas, rehab facility this month. the arizona congresswoman spokesperson telling "the houston chronicle" giffords will become an outpatient. she was among several people shot in january in tucson. six of those people died. >>> take a look, volcano in chile now causing air travel problems. thousands of miles away in australia, as well as new zealand. thick black cloud drifted west as the eruption spits ash into the air. qantas airlines canceled 20 flights. >>> the blue angels are ready to get back in the air. they were forced to take a few weeks off because of safety concerns. the commander quit shortly after le leading the team in a low-flying stunt in virginia. only 130 feet off the ground instead of where they should have been which is 500 feet. they returned with a report in davenport, iowa, next saturday. >>> seven minutes after the hour, good morning, reynolds wolf. what are you keeping an eye on this morning? >> keeping a sharp eye on arizona and into new mexico city, see if they get any relief from the rough we

a report that says giffords will leave a houston, texas rehab facility this month. the arizona congresswoman's spokesman telling the houston chronicle giffords will become an out-patient. >>> let's turn to some politics hee here now an let's turn to the scandal that's really rocked washington for the past couple of weeks now. congressman anthony weiner has announced he's taking a contrary break from the capitol hill but the power brokers in his own party want that break to be a permanent one. weiner has admitted sending lewd pictures of himself to women he met online. one of the girls he contacted is just 17 years old, though he says he had no inproappropriate contact with her. yesterday he said he needed a leave of absence to become a better husband but still isn't ready to resign. >> you've been reaching out to a number of people. can you tell me what about advise? have you spoken to the clintons? how are they advising you is. >> i'm having conversations with people, you know, friends, neighbors, members of the family. look, i made some serious mistakes here and i

just last week she was released from a houston hospital. a statement he said, gabrielle is working hard every day on her mission of recovery. i want to be by her side." he was at her side hours after she was shot in tucson at a community event. staying in the hospital for days. as giffords' team of doctors worked to stabilize her. she made so much progress, kelly proceeded with plans to command the "endeavour" on its final trip to the international space station. his fellow astronauts said his decision to retire only added to the immense respect they feel for him. >> if it was me personally i would make the same decision. to decide to stay home and devote that time to her and her rehab. >> reporter: kelly and giffords will be working on much more than just her rehabilitation. they have plans to write a memoir, capturing their unusual love story that adds a new chapter with each passing day. and kelly's also leaving the door open to new opportunities. he says after some time off he's hopeful that one day, he will again serve his country. peg

yesterday it was 105 in houston, texas. the hottest temperature ever recorded in houston in the month of june. that's a big record that was set there. 96 in kansas city today. 98 in dallas. all this heat is going to slide to the east coast, so be ready on wednesday and thursday. enjoy the nice cool weather in areas of the mid-atlantic and northeast today because by the middle of this week, the years that aren't used to it, like d.c., to new york and philly, we're going to get a thais of what the rest of the country has been dealing with. >> up against the 100 degrees on thursday. >> right now central park has a shot about 98 or so. >> wow. well, get ready. appreciate it. >> time for sports now. we begin with a pivotal game three in the nba finals between the heat and the mavericks. series tied 1-1 coming into last night. dallas back at home after a big comeback win in game two. miami has yet to lose two consecutive games to the playoffs. end of the first quarter. just watch and enjoy. lebron james down the lane and just thr

houston police reports say that king was intoxicated and harassing labelle's group.n to hurt him ♪ could have been somebody's son ♪ ♪ and i took his heart when ♪ i pulleded out that gun >> so you recognize the face and the voice. rihanna's new music video "man down" has the parents' television council fired up. it begins with the pop star shooting a man in the head and viewers learning the man raped her. it's all dramtzation but the parents group say it's inexcusable. let's check in with intertain at the same time reporter shannon cook. hello. >> hi, don. >> we see make believe murder every day on television. why is the parents' council so upset over the video? >> you know, i stopped watching csi a couple of years ago because i found it too violent. this video, i don't think it's that big a deal really compared to something like csi, but you're right. the parents' council is up in arms as well as other tv watch dog groups. they are appealing to the network b.e.t. which has been airing the video all week and asking them to stop airing the music video. their concern is

try 105 this week in houston. temperatures so hot in wisconsin today that the pavement was buckling. all of this headed in washington's direction tomorrow. >> the emergence is an unprecedented heat regime has been occurring. >> reporter: and live tonight from stanford university in california, climate scientists say new data suggest we are witnessing the new normal and only 20-50 years from now it will be a lot worse. >> even the coolest is still hottest than the hottest season that has occurred in the late 20th century. >> reporter: the study is backed by the u.s. department of energy and the world bank essentially finding that climate change is coming a lot faster and a lot more harshly than many others have predicted. already this season washington has sweated under a series of heat advisories last week, enough heat to send dozens to the hospital during memorial day celebrations. enough heat to kill two elderly maryland residents with underlying health problems last week according to maryland's health departmen

thunderstorms from houston to jacksonville. snowshowers in the sierra range. record highs in the nation's midsection. >> 90s from minneapolis and chicago to kansas city. and just as hot from dallas into baltimore. cooler along the west coast, with 62 in seattle and 77 degrees in sacramento. >>> coming up, the latest departure from the white house economic team. >>> then, the guru appears. apple's ailing ceo takes the stage to give his newest offering. >> look thin, too. >>> native hawaiis call her pele, the goddess of fire, is at work again this morning. >>> the chairman of the president's council of economic advisers is leaving to return to teaching. austin goolsbee was in danger of losing his professorship at the university of chicago. republicans say the departure is another sign that the administration does not have a clue on the economy. but goolsbee says the economy is on-track, despite recent setbacks. >>> gas prices are down another penny. the energy department says the average for a gallon of regular is $3.78. it's the fourth week in a row prices have

yesterday houston shattered their record at 105 # at bush airport in houston.ce the storms in wisconsin toward chicagoland. high pressure is in control. i'm not expecting much to pop here today. tomorrow north and west in the mountains where we potentially will see storms develop. for this afternoon sunny and warm, 85. a little bit humid. 60s tonight, hot tomorrow, near 90 with an afternoon storm possible, wednesday mid to upper 90s, we'll duplicate it thursday to 97, aahing pie heat wave, in the 80s this weekend with a chance of afternoon storms. celebrate fairfax friday, saturday and sunday we'll see you out there at the fairfax county government center. >> angie goff, you look like the sun. >> we have a yellow light is on, new accident to tell you about, from maryland on 95 southbound near 198. this crash has been confirmed through the red and yellow on our screens, we are slow approaching the scene. moving to a wide view of the area other places checking out okay, slow goes setting in. this is the beltway in prince george's county. everyone moving at speed

of the country, into the south, still staying hot, some partly cloudy skies, about 95 degrees in houston, and a slight chance of a few showers. continuing on toward atlanta, we will see nice weather. you'll see mostly sunny skies, about 94 degrees. we'll have a complete look at your local forecast coming right up >>> ,,,,,,,,,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. the "ant yesterday mornin >>> 5:49 on monday morning. a major wildfire burning in central california. the antelope fire started yesterday morning in the oil fields east of the roadway and has grown to 3,000 acres. one structure has burned, others are threatened, but still a remote area with just a few homes. hundreds of firefighters from curran and san louis abusiness moe counties are fight

after leaving the hospital, giffords will continue outpatient therapy in houston. >> very cool.ngressman anthony weiner's troubles got worse for him over the weekend after more compromising pictures came to light. >> yes, a flurry of top democrats have called for him to resign. instead he has taken a leave of absence and gone away for treatment. >> treatment. >> lucy yang of wabc in new york has the story. >> reporter: the latest photos were released by tmz.com and show anthony weiner taking pictures of himself in different stages of undress. these are the more decent ones. we're told the poses were snapped at the house members gym, a place where congressmen can work out without being exposed. clearly, weiner has become a lightning rod. >> does that affect what he did for the last 20 years? >> reporter: outside his office in queens, voters facing off on one side. those disgusted with the disgraced sexting congressman. >> i am outraged not only about the pictures but also he lied to the voters. >> reporter: on the other, loyal defenders. >> he should not be convicted in the press

down south houston recorded 105 degrees breaking a record set more than 30 kwleerz ago. >> why does some parts of the country have too much water, and we don't have any? >> reporter: oh, and, by the way, summer won't even be here for another two weeks. francis coe, nbc news. >>> aas summer-like heat scorches the south and southwest, the melting remnants of winter and steady spring rains are forcing folks in the upper midwest out of their homes. evacuation orders have been issued for 600 residents in southwest iowa after a missouri river levee breach. yesterday the state's emergency management team airdropped 1,000 sonned sand bags calling the job too dangerous for ground crews. the rising river sent expected to crest until mid to late june. >>> well, in political news, the republican contenders will get more crowded today. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum is expected to officially kick off his bid for the gop nomination. nbc's tracie potts joins us with the latest on this. tracie, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. the last time we saw rick santorum on a bol l

karen gray houston is taking a closer look tonight. >> reporter: sulaiman brown has been the subject of an intense search for weeks. finally a superior court judge compelling him to testify before mary cheh's committee on government operations. >> i'm surprised because i had a conversation with mr. brown before the investigation began and he said he was very happy to do that, didn't need a subpoena or anything. >> reporter: brown told fox 5 by phone when he testifies on monday, he'll produce money orders on top of the five he's already shown the washington post. he said he will also testify that the fbi was able to get fingerprint dna from envelopes that contained the cash he said gray campaign people gave him. and that those envelopes have been linked to people in the gray campaign. brown also said the congressional oversite committee investigating this case has pictures of those envelopes. >> he's welcome to bring forward any relevant evidence that he wants. >> reporter: campaign records show brown accepted more than $600 in contributions which brown said came from gray campaign co

showers from houston to shreveport and across florida. afternoon showers in new england and update new york. showers and thunderstorms in florida. >> 90 in miami, 96 in atlanta. and 81 here in new york. very comfortable, chicago gets up to 86. minneapolis, 75 and fargo, 66. a sizzling 105 in phoenix and 100 in sacramento. >>> coming up after this, an mtv star killed in a car crash. >>> then in america's money, a legal victory for walmart in its fight against female employees. a giant case said to impact even more also, here we >>> also, here we go again. an airline's newest fee. you won't believe this one. >>> large-scale sex discrimination cases are facing a tougher challenge today. in a setback to workers, the u.s. supreme court sided with walmart yesterday in the biggest sex discrimination case in u.s. history. the court voted 5-4 and it said that the company did not have a policy that promoted discrimination against all women. several other large companies including costco, toshiba and cigna are also facing similar suits. >>> the asia