willie nelson, go. >> happy birthday to willie nelson. okay? >> happy 80th birthday willie nelson.road again. >> that was pretty good. do it more sensually. you know? >> sensually? >> yeah, sensual. get the old man's juices flowing. >> no, no, no. how long is this going to take? >> just keep going. you're doing great. real sensual. like you're really into it. >> happy birthday willie nelson. >> like i'm all sweaty over you, willie. >> happy birthday willie nelson. i'm all sweaty over you. okay? >> lick your lips. lick your lips. >> how much longer is this going to take. >> pretty good. pretty sensual. we're getting there. i know what we need. >> happy birthday, hill lee nelson. okay. >> i think it's working. if you just twirl your braids seductively. >> back here and walk towards the camera. you're really walking it out of the park. >> now? okay, happy birthday willie nelson. i didn't agree to this. no. >> you're doing great. you're a natural. >> okay, good. >> i feel like you're in love with him. working great. all right. so you want to shoot this now? >> wait a minute. >> that wa

one of the schools was the willie brown school. it was having some enrollment difficulties to say the least, the academic difficulties, and the board of education made a decision, rather to invest 10,000 to modernize a building that would be nothing but a bad building to look at demolishing that school and giving it a new birth. that's the path we have embarked on and we're pursuing that with, you know, warp spreed and looking toward the end when we have kids in the school. we have been working on the project for a year now and construction project has been awarded and the design is being finalized and let me walk you through the design. one of the things about the willie brown site obviously it was a really badly designed building, setback from the street, had nothing to do with the community, the neighborhood was heavily vandalized and was never a good partner with anybody. we wanted to reinvent what the school can be. we looked at one site of the corner from another site and the ground slope is 75 feet. so it's a challenging slo

here's "the willis report". ♪ gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis.onight on "the willis report" president obama's says he has done a heck of a job. >> it is open for business. gerri: he will tell you about the folks left high and dry. a dangerous oversight of your tax dollars. government watchdogs not on the job. the markets are on fire, but ho can you make gerriwillis.com without getting burns. watching out for you tonight on "the willis report". ♪ gerri: our top story tonight, insurance companies not paying up and they should. homeowners thinking may have 3 complete coverrge when they didn't. a growing problem across the country. folks up and down the east coas say they were shortchanged by their insurance companies after a superstar and sandy. now we are hearing reports of similaa issues in oklahoma afte that devastating tornado. this is an important story from owners, even those not directly affected by these recent storms. with us now, lamar law group an oklahoma as insurance commissioner. i will start with you. i understand you have had somethi

so willie showed off yesterday. >> what? >> what are we looking here, willie?is old army training. >> that is a tough mudder they call that. it's one of these adventure races. that is the end of a long obstacle course. it's a greed up quarter pipe. let's be honest. i was up at the top every time. i he wasn't getting a lot of help. >> what are they doing? >> who is that? >> here is the thing. i'm a big man. >> you're big! >> 6'4", 210 and asking a lot. >> willie! >> will you please catch him? who is up there not catching you? >> there are a couple of tough mudder guys who eventually stepped in to help me and yank me up. i think this is the one where i finally get up there. >> this is like a recipe for -- >> there it is! >> come on now. i got the orange shirt guys helping me. >> they put someone in who put you up? >> natalie, matt and al got up on the first try and took me six times to get up there. >> some things are skewed. >> i really wanted to help savannah. her problem she went barefoot. >> what is she doing? >> we jumped in an ice bath and she took her shoe

"the willis report" is next. gerri: hello, everybody, i am gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report." a top irs official takes the fifth and denied misleading congress. >> i have not done anything wrong. >gerri: watch out, your cell phones tracking your every move. and our series of special reports on your medical privacy. the big business trading your medical records. we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." first tonight we take you to the floor of the house of representatives where we are expecting a vote on the keystone pppeline. this is something we have been waiting for for quite some time. getting the pipeline built. the vote is expected this hour. we will be watching it very closely for you. michelle blackburn will join us in a few minutes, she is a key part of that legislation. our top story tonight, your phone, cell phone, striking her every move and that data is being sold. everything from your location to your web browsing habits and selling it to marketing companies. consumers are becoming a product and not the user. join

"the willis report" is coming up next. gerri: hello, everyone, i am gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report." business and real estate. we have the best places to buy in the best places to make money. also, a new warning about the market. investors borrowing more against their stock portfolio. in a florida teacher is fired for revealing a little too much. is it legal? we are on the case on "the willis report" ♪ ♪ ♪ speak to our top story tonight is the business of real estate. whether you're buying or selling or even just staying put. we have the best advice around. conditions for buying and selling are better now than in years. in some cases like arming rates, things have never been better when it comes to mortgage rates. we'll show you how to profit from it. with me now is one alexander. monte moore, president of the more group and nashville and josh altman in los angeles. josh, starting with you, we have a red-hot market in some areas? the latest numbers show prices up 9.% in the biggest cities. how long can this continue? >> well, hopefully very long. i hav

one of the schools was the willie brown school. it was having some enrollment difficulties to say the least, the academic difficulties, and the board of education made a decision, rather to invest 10,000 to modernize a building that would be nothing but a bad building to look at demolishing that school and giving it a new birth. that's the path we have embarked on and we're pursuing that with, you know, warp spreed and looking toward the end when we have kids in the school. we have been wong

here comes "the willis report." gerri: tonight on "the willis report", cell phone companies tacking on extra fees. it at&t's latest. also, a new report on the cost of obamacare. health-insurance premiums will skyrocket. will yours be one of them? >> we will start by reducing premiums by as much as $2500 per family. >> we answer the age-old consumer question, do you really get what you pay for? we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." ♪ doublemocdoublemoc o. melissa: we will have all of that and more coming up. our top story tonight is the obama administration doubling down on the failed housing program that is costing you billions of taxpayer dollars. the government announcing that t will continue its housing program, it will continue for another two years because it doesn't want to hurt the housing recovery. but there is evidence of the governments efforts might actually be holding back the recovery. markets are with us from the cato institute. first of all, this program started back in 2009. we

willie?l right, chris, thanks very much. >>> this morning on "immigration nation," the dream act. the proposed legislation could pave the way to citizenship for 65,000 children brought to the united states illegally. if passed, the bill would affect children who entered the u.s. before they were 16 years old, some who have always dreamed of serving this country. here's nbc's miguel almaguer. >> information. let's go. >> reporter: at chicago's phoenix military academy, honor, service, commitment are core values of the junior rotc program. abigail is a cadet leader, but her 3.8 gpa isn't the only reason she's a standout in her class. >> i'm not afraid to say because it's my reality. >> reporter: born in mexico, abigail grew up in chicago. her dream of attending west point, of serving the country and wearing a u.s. military uniform is out of reach because she's not a citizen. francisco peralta moved from mexico when he was 3. with a 4.7 gpa, he's at the top of his class. but because he, too, is

"the willis report" is next. gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report," drivers seeing red, a surge in red light tickets after authorities shortened yellow light times. power ball jackpot is now $600 million. are you looking to press your luck? we'll tell you how to do that. we go in fashion at the brand new pet hotel. don't miss how the pooches get pamperedded. we're on the case tonight on "the willis report." ♪ ail that and more coming up, but, first, the fop story tonight, pay up for better fuel economy some people are doing that, only to have the engine shut down on the highway according to a new lawsuit filed by three ford owners. the suit claims the ford ecoboost engines are defective and lose power when the driver is accelerating. this echoes complaints filed with the federal government, but there's still not an investigation or a recall. with more on this. jake fisher, director of auto testing at consumer reports. jake k welcome to the show. so what do you think of this? i mean, look, these cars, they shake, they st

have a great weekend. >> hello, everybody, i am gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report." dennis: how safe are these life-saving drugs? also, the ugly fight over a family fortune. and in fashion from the must-have accessories of summer. >> this is gorgeous. we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report."3 ♪ ♪ ♪ gerri: we have all of that and more coming up. our top story is stories the safety of america's meat in question. >> i have to tell you that hen i heard that this story occurred, this iconic american brands was being bought by a massive chinese food company, i was very concerned. should i be? >> people in hong kong who buy these products, because it is an american company, they stopped buying it a couple of days ago. everyone knows how bad things are in china. gerri: okay. 4.1 billion pounds last year were shipped to china. let's talk about the amount of inspection that goes on. one to 2% by the fda, the usda, the inspection of chinese foods important to our country. >> that's right, in march and april, they pulled out nearly 20,000 pig carcasses from th

. >> i am gerri willis on the willis report. >> your medical privacy at rk, we hav a speal investigation to what is happening to your mecal record, and irs sd it will not have access to your med cad -- medical record in the age of obamacare, are they telling the truth? areonsumers getting the truth when i comes to sun scrn? we're on the face tonight in the willis rept. >> we are following a breaking news story out of oahoma city, a mile-wide tornado suck suburbs south of oklahoma city, there is extensive damage to buildings and homes in the moore, oklahoma area. some pple are trapped in wreckage, emeency cwsre trying to reach them. redents did get an advance warning many had alrdy taken cover, two schools wer in the path. police say one of the schools took a direct hit, no word on injuries. national weather sr. vice said that the tornado that struck this afternoon was show big, so big that people may not have recognized it as a twier, more severe weather is forecast for tonight and tomorrow, and we'll continue to monetary the story throughout the hour. also tonight if is an issue we're d

tonight on "the willis report." as homeowner claims rise and natural disasters mount, insurance companies are becoming stingier with payouts. also, getting the best deal when you buy a used car. and your medical privacy. we have you covered tonight on "the willis report." our top story tonight is insurance companies becoming stingier with payouts. as residents pick up from the tornado this week in oklahoma, insurance experts warning that payouts will be smaller than recent years. with more of the costeing shifted onto homeowners, this is and is happeningn oklahoma, it is a tre all over the coutry. the news couldn't come at a worse time this year's hurricaneeason will be very ative and it is just getting underway. the u.s. is expeted t have its fifth maj hurricane ts year. with us now is chip merlin. we have these victims of a horrific torno. this really strong ef5 tornado. now, the residents are being told that ttey will get a small payout. >> first of al the deductibles haveeen going up much more frequently than hs

does willis even need a bipass. consolidate transsays yes and they have already got most of the money for the first phase. >> actual construction cost 136 million are funed by california voter approved proposition 1 b designed for congestion relief. >>reporter: bond money going to willis but could go to any congested traffic spot in the state paid back with your tax dollars with interest. so what will you be getting for your money? this is the major problem area. south end of willis where traffic often backs up. 13 years ago cal-trans projected traffic would increase but their own figure showed traffic is actually g.o.p. down. evenv so, cal-trans spokesman told us by skype they still need a 4 lane freeway. >> make sure we weren't building a project that was going to be basically obsolete in 20 years. >>reporter: we ask to see the new growth numbers that justify the findings but cal-trans could not produce them. they do have documents this show about 70% of the traffic here is local. that means most of these cars wou

does willis even need a bipass. consolidate transsays yes and they have already got most of the money for the first phase. >> actual construction cost 136 million are funed by california voter approved proposition 1 b designed for congestion relief. >>reporter: bond money going to willis but could go to any congested traffic spot in the state paid back with your tax dollars with interest. so what will you be getting for your money? this is the major problem area. south end of willis where traffic often backs up. 13 years ago cal-trans projected traffic would increase but their own figure showed traffic is actually g.o.p. down. evenv so, cal-trans spokesman told us by skype they still need a 4 lane freeway. >> make sure we weren't building a project that was going to be basically obsolete in 20 years. >>reporter: we ask to see the new growth numbers that justify the findings but cal-trans could not produce them. they do have documents this show about 70% of the traffic here is local. that means most of these cars wou

the willis report is coming up next. ♪ gerri: hello, everybody.onight, on "the willis report," new controversy tonight about president obama's latest picks for top government positions. what is the white house thinking? also, is your smart phone smarter that your doctors? getting a physical from the phone may be a reality. we'll tell you how to do that, and looking for a loan? how about one from google? we're on the case tonight on "the willis report." ♪ ♪ first, tonight's top story, good another all-time record high for the broader market today. the s&p 500 hit an all-time high. while we enjoy the recent gains, easy to forget uneasy realities. for example, three years since the flash crash, an event that destabilized the market, and since then, nothing done to fix the underlying problem, and some say it's gotten worse. what's an investor to do? with us, frank, the president and ceo of plan financial services and martin, the cio and portfolio manager. martin, starting with you, on set here with me. talk to me about the markets. you know, we saw th

"the willis report" is coming up next. ♪ gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis.onight on "the willis report" this gaining new report on safety in the skies. unbelievable shortcomings in airplane maintenance. the dow blows through 15,000, and the market hits another record. how tough fix some simple mistakes that all investors make. also, what is the real cost of immigration reform for the consumers in the overall economy? we are on the case tonight on "the willis report." ♪ gerri: we begin tonight with a milestone on wall street and another great day for your retirement. the dow jones industrial average a zipping past 15,000. take a look at those numbers, closing above that level for the first time ever. the index closed up 87 points while the s&p 500 hit its fourth record in a row. your money is making money. the good news. the bad news, if you set out this rally stocks are getting more and more expensive, now trading at 19 times earnings. stocks are only a part of your wealth. most of those also rely on realistic to build our net worth. good news for you, if yo

does willis even need a bipass. consolidate transsays yes and they have already got most of the money for the first phase. >> actual construction cost 136 million are funed by california voter approved proposition 1 b designed for congestion relief. >>reporter: bond money going to willis but could go to any congested traffic spot in the state paid back with your tax dollars with interest. so what will you be getting for your money? this is the major problem area. south end of willis where traffic often backs up. 13 years ago cal-trans projected traffic would increase but their own figure showed traffic is actually g.o.p. down. evenv sookesman spokesman told us by skype they still need a 4 lane freeway. >> make sure we weren't building a project that was going to be basically obsolete in 20 years. >>reporter: we ask to see the new growth numbers that justify the findings but cal-trans could not produce them. they do have documents this show about 70% of the traffic here is local. that means most of these cars would n

i'm willie geist along with natalie morales.ere, we're so happy to be here with these people. i was born in evanston. it is just up the lake a couple towns. my dad is from champagne, my mom is from the northwest suburb. >> you have big roots here. >> incredible city. we're going to get to experience we want to take a turn right now and go to al roker, who is in moore, oklahoma, who has all the latest there on the tornado. >>> good morning, 48 hours after that ef-5. it is now officially an ef-5 tornado. after it touched down, people are coming back into these neighborhoods, trying to reclaim what they can of their lives. the death toll is scaled down. 24 people instead of upwards of 50 that we heard. 270 people injured, and many of those still in hospitals. but the good news is skies are clear, the bad weather is gone, and to put this in some p perspective, we prepared a timeline if you will, to give you a sense of what's going on. and at about 2:40, the first tornado warning was issued. 2:45, the tornado touches down to the nort

gerri willis is the best shows on fox, informative, be a full, and has bought. rickey has a sense of humor. my 14,000 at doesn't fit me anymore. the winner is lisa him because i paid to upgrade my cable so that i can get at the end. yes. we loveou. thank you for participating in all of the kind words. it was really nice. we had fun with it. keep watching "the willis report." let's make this 16,000. in lme? thank you for being with us. that's it for tonight. we will see tomorrow night. ♪ lou: good evening. thank you for being with us. the obama white house a sale on three fronts, the view from the president's critics as this white house had made monumental mistakes in its middle east policy, and coherent response to the syrian civil war, it's stonewalling of what happened and why in the benghazi terrorist attack command failed response. this past friday, the president again standing on foreign soil and criticizing the nation he leads, this time for the deaths of more than 70,000 people, those mexican citizens murdered by the drug cartel. 70,000 murdered, another

willie mays turned 82 tonight, and we have his cake to prove it. son daniel murphy brought it into the station, and for the record, willie loves strawberry short cake. >>> madison bim garner 79 years younger than him but didn't feel like that tonight after hitting two outs and all the runs scored. fifth inning 4 to 1 philadelphia. dominic brown ruanes the first-dha bash. how about a little water with that cake. the giants haven't beaten cliff lee in the regular season since eddie was born. >>> bang the drums slowly for oakland a's in cleveland. parker gave up one. he gave up two. he gave up three. he gave up four hoim runs, the last one to mark raynolds. cleveland wince 7 to 3. i'm sorry, folks. i have no good news to give to the bay area tonight. warriors versus spurs, game two. remember they lost the nuggets in game one and came back and won the series. >> yes. >> take a good look. >> some good news. happy birthday willie, right. >> thank you. >> thank you, dennis. >> no problem. >> the rest of you can have this on ebay tonight. >> i had a piece

here comes the -- "the willis report" next. ♪ gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis.onight on "the willis report", returning conventional wisdom on its head with this question, which is of year, eating a cheeseburger or running a marathon? also, password protection. hackers just cracked even the strongest passwords. and we are going through the list of cars with the most safety complaints. where do you rate? we are watching got tonight on "the willis report." ♪ gerri: our top story tonight challenging, well, just about everything you know about your health. conventional wisdom is out the window as our next guest says too much exercise can be just as damaging to your health as eating a cheeseburger. no kidding. a senior editor and writer for the wall street journal drowning in now with his findings. thank you for coming on the show. we were shocked by your story. how is it possible that running a marathon, extreme exercise can be bad for you? >> as you know, the exercise movement has been under way for decades. it is known that exercise is a powerful medicine, maybe th

he's going for it. >> willie, maintain your balance, willie.t place. >> all right, savannah. everybody's up there cheering her on. >> savannah! savannah! savannah! savannah! >> lower, lower, lower. >> she's got the rope. >> savannah! >> oh. look at the teamwork. >> got it. >> there are your new tough mudders! let's hear it for them! everybody! >> incredible job. >> you guys -- >> incredible job. excellent teamwork. >> i'm so proud of them. >> this is "today" on nbc. >> wow. >>> let's do it again. >> let's go out to lunch. cocktails. >> are you okay? you hit your head. >> twice. >> i'm taking tomorrow off, people. thank you. it was fun. >> you made it. >> we made it. >> the mud tastes great too. >>> good morning to you. 8:56 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon. it will be a very intense day for dozens of the country's best spellers, including the bay area's own audrey bantug. she advanced to the semifinals of the scripps national spelling bee. audrey has a chance to take more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. good luck to her. getting warm out there, ch

i'm gerri willis.onight, on "the willis report," picking up the pieces in oklahoma. >> everything's gone. gerri: how to make sure your donation goes to those in need. also, the irs on the hot seat again in congress. >> how did this happen? >> mr. chairman, i can't say that i know that answer. >> reporter: as tea party groups protest and file lawsuits. your medical privacy, how to keep your life off the black market. we're on the case tonight on "the willis report." ♪ gerri: the death toll from the tornado that struck oklahoma is now 24, and that includes nine children. the storm's been upgraded to an f5, the highest rating possible. the tornado's path was 17 miles long and nearly a mile and aa@ half wide, a huge storm. rescue workers finished looking for survivors. the fire chief says no additional bodies or survivors found since last night. the red cross on the ground assisting in the recovery with us now from moore, oklahoma. alison, thanks so much for being with us tonight. you know, you can see the

gerri willis. tonight on "the willis report". carmakers are slashing prices to get to you buy. new warnings about one of the most popular cosmetics in the country, lipstick. is it toxic? and the business of travel, you don't have to wait in those security lines ever again. we're on the case tonight on "the willis report" gerri: all that and more coming up. but first the largest u.s. futures exchange in the country in damage control mode after reports yesterday that traders were abusing the system now vowing to level the playing field, after the "wall street journal" exploit ad loophole leaving individual investors out of the loop. with more, dick grasso, former chairman and ceo of the new york stock exchange. it is always a pleasure to have you. >> gerri, great to be with you. thanks for inviting me. gerri: talk about the cme. some traders getting advantage over a second here. >> if you start with the issues jurn covered in two excellent articles. there is technology advantage that high frequency t