became not only a war bride, but eventually i did become rosie the riveter for a short time in amarillo, texas. but it definitely changed our life. mr. and mrs. reeves, your experience was different as dependent children at the time the war broke out. what were your and your parents' reaction >> my 6th birthday was the next day. i probably didn't appreciate all that attention to pearl harbor, but it impacted us because three older brothers. it was something that we were very -- my family was very aware of the significance. it was a big deal. >> i was playing in a flower bed in the front yard digging, and mother came out and told me that the japanese had attacked. it sort of register as a big thing, but it got even bitter because dad was preparing a christmas lighting decoration for our house. he at that moment altered it to victory. for he asked me if the morse code for v was three dashes and a dot or three dots a a dash. profiteer. war that reminds me something that i didn't learn until recently. uring the war, the b.b.c. used the opening refrain from beethoven's fifth. something that did rea

melanson told police he dumped michelle's car in amarillo, texas.n police recovered the car, they found no evidence of violence either on the inside or outside. although the car had been wiped clean of fingerprints. >> all they have is somebody who's admitted stealing a car from a young woman that he left in town. there is no body. there's no evidence of foul play. >> it was also suspicious that this wasn't the only missing persons case melanson was involved in. >> there is another case where a woman in port arthur, texas, who was his landlady, disappeared and ironically the only thing that was found was her car and he was the last person seen with her. >> michelle's disappearance sent her mother into a serious depression. >> she became more and more despondent. she couldn't live without her daughter. she lived through her daughter. >> one morning, george would be to discover his wife was dead. >> i never felt anybody cold before. you just can't believe someone that you lived with for 34 years would do it. >> she killed herself with an overdose of b

. >> reporter: the plane diverted to amarillo texas where the captain was sent for psychiatric evaluationcharged with interfering with a flight crew. the other famous cabin crew incident was when flight attendant steven slater memorably quit his job over the loud speaker, grabbed a beer from the drinks cart, popped the emergency exit, and went down the inflatable slide. >> did you know at that point that you were ending your career as a flight attendant? >> oh, yes. >> this was a dramatic exit? >> it was a dramatic exit. >> reporter: this weekend, there were not one but two incidents on jet blue. in addition to the freak-out en route to vegas, there was another incident involving a mother and her 3-year-old daughter. an overzealous flight attendant refused to let the 3-year-old go to the bathroom during a long delay on the tarmac. the child ended up peeing on her seat. >> i didn't have any towels or napkins with me. no one offered to bring me anything to help clean it up. i took the sweater off my body and soaked up the mess with my clothes. >> reporter: when the girl's mother got up to d

. -- in amarillo, texas. it definitely changed our lives. >> your experience was a little different as children when the war broke out. what are your memories of december 7 and your parents' reactions? me, since my birthday was the next day, my sixth birthday, i probably did not appreciate all that attention to pearl harbor. but it impacted it, because i had three older brothers. it was something -- my family was very aware of the significance. it was a big deal. >> i was planting a flower bed in the front yard, digging. mother came out and told me the japanese had attacked. it sort of registered as a big thing, but it got even bigger because dad was preparing a christmas lighting decoration for our house. ordered it toent become a v for victory. he asked me whether the morse code signal for victory was three dots and 8 -- or three dashes and a dot. we won an award. and i the came a war profiteer. [laughter] reminds me something really interesting i did not learn until really recently. during the war, the bbc

mccore in amarillo, texas, please go ahead just a minute or two left. >> good morning representative wauters. >> good morning, mccoy, thank you. >> representative waters, i'm excited that you mention about that. we want america to be a great nation. we're always looking to live under the dream of the united states. and i'm a soldier. i served the nation as a u.s. army. republicans went way down on obama's administration, and we think that as a united states protect our troops in iraq and -- america did nothing about that. they didn't accept our democracy. and but why do we waste time to take our troops to iraq to loose limbs? we lose more than $80,000 million in order to use in the united states. >> mccoy, thank you, sir. >> i agree with you totally. iraq was a mistake. we never should have gone in there. it was based on manipulated intelligence, and i regret the fact that i sent young men and women to die in iraq in 2003. i have signed over 11,000 letters to families and extended families since that time because of my pain of not voting my conscience. i did ot not believe that the i

in amarillo, texas please go ahead just a minute or two left.aller: you mention about that, we want to be in america to be a great nation. we are always looking to lead on the dream of the united states and i'm a soldier. i served the nation in the u.s. army. probably can well on the obama administration and we think that the united states, that could take our troops to iraq and - america did not think about that. they did not accept our democracy and but our democracy, what i knew we time and lose more than 18,000 million dollars to use them in the united states to this. host: thank you so much. guest: i agree with you totally. iraq was a mistake and we never should have gone in there it was based on manipulated intelligence and i regret the fact that i sent young men and women to die in iraq in 2003. i've signed over 11,000 leters to the family because of my pain of not voting my conscience i did not believe the intelligence i heard in classified settings and should have never voted to give president bush the authority to go in iraq. i regret

in amarillo, texas please go ahead just a minute or two left. caller: you mention about that, we want to be in america to be a great nation. we are always looking to lead on the dream of the united states and i'm a soldier. i served the nation in the u.s. army. probably can well on the obama administration and we think that the united states, that could take our troops to iraq and - america did not think about that. they did not accept our democracy and but our democracy, what i knew we time and lose more than 18,000 million dollars to use them in the united states to this. host: thank you so much. guest: i agree with you totally. iraq was a mistake and we never should have gone in there it was based on manipulated intelligence and i regret the fact that i sent young men and women to die in iraq in 2003. i've signed over 11,000 leters to the family because of my pain of not voting my conscience i did not believe the intelligence i heard in classified settings and should have never voted to give president bush the authority to go in iraq. i regre

we will see relief across texas and amarillo. we are still at least officially under extreme drought, but are expecting more rain today to help things out just a bit. >> there is a slight up side to the bad weather. >> there is. >> intense flash flooding in northern afghanistan left 81 people dead. flooding in the mountainous province has destroyed 850 homes and damaged 1,000 more since friday. local police say flooding left villages in need of food, water and medicine, calling on afghanistan's central government for help. >> families in somalia face the threat of disease after a refugee camp suffered a major flood, food and other supplies are scarce and people living in desperate conditions. >> they were already homeless, but now flash floods have swept through their camp, making their polite even more desperate. soldiers from the african union mission to somalia have been trying to help, but efforts are limited. for the moment, there's nowhere else for these families to go. >> we sleep in the water. i have four children and we

from texas all the way up until northern minnesota, from amarillo, say to minneapolis. we really need to be watching that. we're talking about the risk tomorrow, which includes very large hail. moderate risk in central iowa. brief tornado. and some very strong winds. but the rain, definitely something that bears watching. we're talking about rain measured in inches in spots. two to three inches of rain on already saturated ground throughout much of this region. so, that, too, could be a problem in addition to the severe weather. >> we're keeping our thoughts with them. meanwhile, out west, a very different situation. >> yeah, it's night and day. we're talking about some places that have exceptional drought conditions. that's the worst of the drought conditions. in california, about a third of the state is under that. and there are some fires that we're watching and it is going to be dry for at least another week. not a good situation. >> meteorologist bill kelly, thank you so much. >>> and we turn now to the funeral for the little boy who died in the back seat of a hot

texas panhandle. winds of 93 miles an hour. overnight 8,000 customers are without power in the amarillo area. commuters in and around minneapolis/st. paul. bridges and highways are closed because of flooding or swollen rivers. it is the wettest june in 140 years, even though meteorologists expect a short break in the weather today, the rivers are rising. >>> and more heavy rain today from minneapolis to the gulf coast into the southeast. eastern colorado may see some severe storms. the east will be warmer with a cooler weekend. most of the south will be in the 90s, and the great lakes, and temperatures from the 70s to the 90s on the west coast. >>> and a fast-burning brush fire in the hot, dry south california mountains. it spread to 150 acres. several trapped hikers had to be air lifted. no evacuation orders issued so far, but some families left on their own. >>> plans to transport immigrants to california for processing are on hold. the border patrol canceled the flight, no reason was giving. the processing facilities in south texas have been overwhelmed by immigrants, many of them children

million of you do have the threat from detroit all the way back to the panhandle of texas, down through about amarillohe focus. by tomorrow, this focus will shift farther east. we're going to be tracking this cold front and low pressure system that will bring it farther east and bring it into the northeast by the middle of the week. that's one side of the equation. you shift from the spring-like severe weather into what we see in the summertime is the tropical weather. 60% chance in the atlantic to see development here. so many people are watching this because we are worried about the fourth of july. making its way to the carolinas by the fourth of july itself. here's our bullseye. that's our concern. we talk about heaven rain all along the eastern seaboard. >> absolutely right. whole east coast. you're going to be busy. >> just bring your boots along for whatever trip you're planning. >> goes with anything. >> next up, stunning commission from the mother of the toddler that died in the sweltering car. she admitted she too reached child deaths in hot cars. is this a game changer for the case? legal ex

texas panhandle. wind gusts of 93 miles an hour. severe thunderstorm watches in effect. overnight nearly 8,000 customers are without power in the amarillo area. >>> this morning, commuters in and around minneapolis/st. paul, could be somewhat of a nightmare today. bridges and highways are closed because of flooding or swollen rivers. this has been the wettest june in 140 years, even though meteorologists expect a short break in the weather today, the rivers are still rising. >>> and there could be more heavy rain today from minneapolis and the great lakes all the way down to the gulf coast and into the southeast. eastern colorado may see some severe storms. the east will be warmer with a cooler weekend. most of the south will be in the 90s and the 80s around the great lakes. temperatures will range from the 70s to the 90s on the west coast. >>> a fast-moving brush fire is burning in those hot, dry southern california mountains. the fire broke out in the l.a. suburb of glendale and spread to 150 acres. several trapped hikers had to be air lifted from the scene which could be seen for miles. no evacuation orders have been issued so far, b

today you're only going to see a high of 67. 78 in wichita, amarillo is seven degrees below normal at 81. we have a slight risk of strong storms, texasi. wet weather along the eastern seaboard. western third of the country looking good. a few showers in the pacific northwest. another system comes on board. look for a high of 66 in seattle with some showers. that's what's going >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley. lots of fog and more showers and thunderstorms in the forecast for today. heavy downpours and the threat of flash flooding later today. tomorrow, another stormy one. warmer, a high of 82. then friday night, it clears out. sunshine for saturday and sunday with low humidity. looks like it's going to be a great father's day. monday, 87. heat and storms for tuesday and wednesday. have a great day. >>> and that's your latest weather. guys? >>> thanks very much. coming up, the story behind this emotional and unexpected in court as a mother forgives her daughter's killer. >>> and then president obama's conversation with former first daughter jenna bush hager. all about fatherhood and the white house. we'll get to jenna

> when i go to amarillo and there are over 250 people that show up, it's because we have folks on the ground there. >> the single and largest issue impacting the latino community in texasand we need to start acting like it. >> this hope of turning texas blue is very real here. there are delegates who are excited to think it's possible here. there is no question that texas will turn blue. the only question is when, and the smart guys looking at the numbers, the realists, say it could be another four, six, eight years. >> it's been 20 years since a democrat has been able to win statewide in texas, as i'm sure you are well aware. what does it look like to get it victory in november? >> it looks like this room, and this room is replicated in living rooms and campaign offices all over the state. it looks like people, people who are excited and enthusiastic about turning out in an election when they've been staying home. >> and joining us from dallas is msnbc's crystal ball. and in us a jim moore, co-author of "bush's brain." the democrats in texas meeting this weekend, they have that convention. here is how "the new york times" is writing about the race. the headline is for