in my mind ann curry will be just about as smooth a transition.e anyway. >> we will get to that in a moment. i bump flood al roker who was telling me he loves meredith vieira. he didn't know how without it go when she came to the -- the ensemble show. all the pieces have to fit together. one of the challenges she faced was not just to be a good journalist but to pray well with matt lawer and the gang. >> absolutely. there was a lot -- when katie couric left the "today" show there was so much speculation, will "today" survive, how would meredith vieira fit in. she came from "the view." all the pieces have to fit together. it worked smoothly. i think they are setting themselves up for a slightly easier transition than -- entire "today" audience already knows ann curry and has been there so long. she has a presence on social media. i think that they are not introducing a strange element into the scenario. they are introducing a familiar face. she's going to be getting more air time now. face. she'll simply be getting more air time now. >> one thing y

we start off with two reports tonight, beginning at the scene, ann curry on the ground in pakistan tonight. ann, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. and confirming osama bin laden's death today, al qaeda is clearly trying to reinvigorate its jihad and send a message that its war on americans will go on without him. at the same time, u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news bin laden was fully engaged in al qaeda operations at the time of his death. coordinated protests announcing the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden struck multiple cities in pakistan today. as al qaeda reacted for the first time, threatening americans on it official media website. quote, soon, with god's help, we shall flip their celebrations into sorrow and their blood shall mix with tears. >> in al qaeda's language, soon could be anything from the next three days the next three years. it's difficult to know and it's important to emphasize al qaeda uses its language whether or not they actually have an attack in store. >> these images are the newest from inside the compound where u.s. intelligence

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ann curry is on the ground at the bin laden compound. good evening. >> reporter: hey, good evening to you, brian. tonight, pakistan is reeling, on the defensive, embarrassed, for the first time, publicly angry about the way the u.s. took down osama bin laden. today, as security was tightened around osama bin laden's compound, a fury was unleashed from the most powerful man in pakistan, army chief general kiani who called sunday's raid a misadventure bluntly warning any similar action violating the sovereignty of pakistan will jeopardize the level of military cooperation with the united states. >> the pakistani military has come out defensively with respect to this entire affair because they don't have any good options. either they look like they were complicit in the behavior of the world's most notorious terrorist, or they look like they were incompetent. >> reporter: still, in a rare admission, today, the former national security adviser called the humiliation real. saying pakistan's intelligence was caught, quote, with its pants down.

nbc's ann curry is live in islamabad, pakistan. what are we learning? >> reporter: well, alex, good morning to you. today we're learning that multiple pakistani intelligence sources are reported there eedl that one of osama bin laden's wives now in custody said they lived closer to islamabad before moving to abbottabad. this can only fuel tensions between the united states and pakistan. coordinated protests denouncing the u.s. raid that killed osama bin laden struck multiple cities in pakistan on friday. as al qaeda reacted for the first time, threatening americans on its official media website. quote, soon with god's help, we shall flip their celebrations into sorrow, and their blood shall mix with their tears. >> in al qaeda's language, soon could be anything from the next three days to the next three years. it is very difficult to know and it is important to emphasize that al qaeda uses this language whether or not they actually have an attack in store. >> reporter: these images are the newest from inside bin laden's compound, where u.s. intelligence

a. >> and that was anne curry reports. al qaeda also says it will soon release a voice message from bin laden which it claims was made a week before his death. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay," tsunami and earthquake survivors in japan, fortunate enough to get out are now hoping to return home. the question is what will they find when they return? the long journey home just >>xo6m >>> "today in the bay's" sheryl herd as the story of courage and hope. >> i came here to raise money. >> reporter: and in two months, she raised $7,000 to send to the tsunami victims in japan. >> in japan, people are still look for the missing bodies. >> reporter: we met her at the airport two days after the disaster hit. she brought her two daughters with her from tokyo because she was worried about their safety. >> we need help still. >> reporter: her husband arrived here last week to take his family back home. he says the situation is still overwhelming. there are still strong aftershocks and people are worried;1w >> we j'23,000 what'

ann curry reports live from pakistan as officials learn more about the plans bin laden had to strikemerica. >>> and parents weigh in on a controversial new anti-obesity campaign aimed at children that some say crosses the line. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. enjoy your friday and have a terrific weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com do i look like someone who's at risk for heart disease? well guess what, i am. heart disease took my dad's life, but it doesn't have to take mine because 80% of cardiac events in women may be prevented if we make the right choices. eighty percent. you may not know you're at risk, but one woman dies every minute from this largely preventable disease. help bring a voice to this silent killer. speak up to save lives at goredforwomen.org

ann curry is live now in pakistan with more on the official reaction. and, ann, i know you are over there. there's a "wall street journal" piece today. it's the top of the fold here in washington that says that signs point to some pakistan link. what are they saying there in pakistan about whether they aided or abetted osama bin laden? >> they deny it categorically as you might imagine. they are very much on the defensive, norah. they are very concerned about public perception right now. in fact, the foreign minister actually went -- the prime minister has publicly said that it's not pakistan's intelligence that is on the line here. it's the whole world that failed in terms of finding osama bin laden before now. and one official, however, a former national security adviser, norah, expressed a lot of embarrassment saying it was just embarrassing to find out after the fact that the u.s. had come into this area, this garrison town and found him. he was found 35 miles from islamabad. so i think it's fair to say that even in a news conference later today, the

when that happens in june, another beloved family member of ours, ann curry, moves up to cohost. natalie morales will replace ann as morning news anchor, and savannah guthrie leaves the white house beat to host the third hour of "today" each morning, so we managed to keep it all in the family. we'll take a break. >>> when we come back, what parents can learn from a major new study of autism. >>> and later, helping girls get a headstart in a field dominated by men in our "education nation." >>> back here tonight with news on a new study that is going to add to the debate over a disorder than seems to be surging and causes so much anxiety for families who wonder if their child has it. talking about the spectrum of autism disorders. tonight, a new study overseas seems to show the instance could be even higher than anybody first thought. our report from robert bazell. >> are you ready to listen? >> reporter: autism interrupts social interactions and covers a broad spectrum from terribly severe to mild. today finds the mild form might afflict many more students that assumed. the incide

back to you, ann curry. >> on that note, thanks kevin tibbles. make a turn for a check of the weather with al. >> ann, thanks so much. we have some california girls saying good morning. where are you from? >> california. >> where? >> northern. >> we live on a island in the middle of california. >> very cool. nice. thanks for coming down. let's check your weather. it is wet in the northeast. double barrel upper level low working its way to the east and north bringing a lot of rain. we have flood watches stretching from west virginia up into parts of connecticut. it is going to be wet today, anywhere from one to three inches of rain. out west, they're not getting away with anything either. storm system, triple barrel low coming in bringing rain and mountain snows from a half inch to an inch of rain along the coast. in the rockies, the sierra, anywhere from half a foot to a foot of snow. >>> we are going to get a break from the overcast conditions, from the rainy conditions as we head through the second half of today. take a live look at sunol. you c

officials will want to speak with her. >> that was nbc's ann curry reporting for us. over the last five days the so-called fog of war has obscured what happened in the bin laden compound. jim miklaszewski joins us live now. describe for us the latest sequence of events as we understand it and then secondly i want to know if it's too much of a blanket statement to say this was just a navy s.e.a.l. operation. >> first of all, the biggest misnomer and myth about this operation was that there was a prolonged firefight throughout that 40-minute operation and as it turns out as we found out a couple days ago, it lasted just very briefly at the very beginning. the first navy s.e.a.l. team hit the compound and they took small arm fire from osama bin laden's courier. the s.e.a.l.s fired back and almost immediately took out that courier and unfortunately his wife. they made their way into the residents and they rushed upstairs and countered the 19-year-old son of osama bin laden. looked up. saw bin laden looking over the railing. shot at him. missed. bin laden ducked back into

ann curry reports live from pakistan as president obama explains why he won't release death photos oferror mastermind osama bin laden. >>> and meet an american woman who went in for oral surgery and came out speaking in a thick british accent. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

we wanted to let you know as well, ann curry has now tonight arrived in pakistan. her reporting will begin airing tomorrow morning on "today." >>> back here at home tonight, flooding in the midwest is at such crisis levels, it's led to some extreme measures. as we told you last night, government engineers are actually blowing up levees to direct water away from inundated areas and some areas of population, but that's causing more problems downstream, and there are big fears for places like memphis in the days ahead. nbc's ron mott is there for us tonight. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. officials in arkansas today discovered the body of a man in floodwaters there. in memphis, the mississippi is expected to crest next wednesday. about 14 feet above flood stage, and while that may not set a record, it will be the highest water level here in nearly 75 years. the mississippi is earning her mighty nickname this spring. prompting the army corps of engineers to blow up levees to minimize flooding. >> i never dreamed it would actually help us. >> rep

i'm ann curry. it is a case so controversial it brought people from a quiet community out to the streets in protest. it centers on a pair of newlys weds who had just settled into a new life together but what began at a typical night at home ended in a heartbreaking mystery. now the husband in the middle of this case is speaking to "dateline" in his first and only tv interview. here's dennis murphy with a "dateline" xmrus oif. >> sometimes the curtains are drawn early for couples. everything in life was still fresh, even at home on your average monday night. after his workday as a sports planner, ryan said he plopped down on the sofa an august night to chill with the bengals' preseason opener against green bay. sara, he says, went upstairs to draw a bath in the master. she liked her calming baths. the young dental hygienist had been torn with headaches that afternoon. the couple in the suburban cincinnati home that evening had been married 114 days, just under four moz. they vowed 'til death do us pa

ann curry is in pakistan with the very latest.pakistan is on the defensive about why it took so long to find osama bin laden, the government actually saying it's an intelligence failure by the whole world not just pakistan, but one official is willing to call it an embarrassment that he was found just 35 miles away in islamabad. they're keeping people away from the house where osama bin laden was killed on sunday, but we were able to take a walk around and we saw that there were young people still finds pieces of helicopter wreckage. the overwhelming feeling here is of disbelief. people here say that they will not believe that osama bin laden was ever even here unless they see dna evidence or medical records or some kind of photographs, evidence of his body. in fact, one national security, former national security official, national security -- sorry -- official said with all due respect he believes president obama is making a mistake in not releasing a photograph of osama bin laden's body because he said the world needs proof, an

ann curry is going to take her place. natalie is going to take ann curry's place. terms. nobody tells her what to do. when she feels like it's time, it is. she announced this morning why it was important for her to leave "the today show." next month. let's listen. >> it's a difficult day for me. i'm going to try to hold myself together here. after months of personal reflection and private conversations between family and my friends, i decided to leave "today" in june. it was september 2006 when i sat down next to matt at the anchor desk. i realized he was going to be really annoying. i really had a great time, but time is one of those weird things you can never get enough of it. it just keeps ticking away. i know i want to spend more of mine with my husband richard and my kids, ben, gabe and lilly who are rolling their eyes saying, no more time, mom. i'm going to do it anyway. >> that's meredith encapsulated form. she is speaking truth at the same time she is expressing her heart. everyone knows her husband deals with very serious illness, multiple sclerosis and ot

let's turn to ann curry over at the news desk for us. good morning, ann. >> thanks a lot, you guys.d off this morning for the last time delivering new equipment to the international space station and wounded arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords was there watching this launch because her husband, mark kelly, is commanding this 16-day mission. a remarkable sight as we saw it blast off. 149 people aboard a pacific jet lienor are grateful to be alive this morning as their plane was in midair when one of the engines caught on fire. the a-330 landed before dawn this morning in singapore and passengers say they had joined together in prayer after seeing the plane on fire through their windows. >>> mandatory evacuations are underway in rural louisiana where the mississippi river floodgates were opened this weekend for purposefully flooding some areas to spare major oil refineries and cities downriver. >>> the international monetary fund is expected to plead not guilty in a new york city court after a hoelgs maid picked him out of the line-up as the man who sexually assaulted her this we

i'm meredith vieira here with ann curry and al roker.ou don't have time to make a home made dinner? yes, you do. chef mario batali has a restaurant you can prepare faster than you can look up a number for takeout. we'll put him no the test in real time ahead. >> and we'll check out his shoes, too. >> the orange clogs. and we have what would you do if you won the lottery. we have a california couple that won $266 million in a jackpot. guess what? they are giving back to the community in a big way. wow, right? >> yes. >> we'll be talking to them. >> and a reminder, we have the perfect weather. we're kicking off the summer concert series on friday, may 27. one of the biggest stars around, rihanna, got her start on "today." the four-time emmy winner will take to the stage live and give her biggest fans a chance to win tickets to one of her concerts, courtesy of the group live nation. >> all you have to do is come to our concert, bring your biggest and best rihanna sign. the top ten will win tickets to her concert. and they will land you on s

. >> and in for meredith, i'm ann curry. she's back tomorrow. good morning, everybody. >>> this storm is unbelievable. for a fifth straight day tornado sirens jolted residents in many states. although there were reports of more than 80 twisters on wednesday, fortunately this time no one was killed. >> of course, no one knows the power of a tornado more than the folks out in joplin, missouri, where the death toll there has risen again. take a look at this aerial photograph of joplin. this is before the tornado. now look at this new image that shows the twister's path of destruction. we're going to go live to missouri for more on this latest round of storms in just a couple of minutes. >> shocking, just shocking. >>> also, nearly nine years after her abduction, elizabeth smart has finally got the chance to confront the man who abducted her and held her for nine months. the emotional words she had for him in court. >>> and the daughter of arnold schwarzenegger's mistress speaks out for the first time. when did she learn he was the former governor's

i'm ann curry along with al roker this morning. and the latest on that. his wife maria has hired an attorney. what else is coming up? >> of course it's friday. barbara corcoran is here. we want to give you an idea what your home is worth or what you can get out there. there are great bargains out there to talk about. we'll tell you about it all. find out what's out there for under $200,000. and there are a lot of great homes out there. >> great news. and just in time to hit the beach we have five easy steps to help you lose those five pounds. small changes to your diet and the results will get us in shape for summer. first we head inside for a check of the top stories from tamron hall. hey, tamron. >> good morning, everyone. former international monetary fund head dominique strauss-kahn awaited his release from rikers island jail after a judge agreed to set bail for him. he was indicted thursday on attempted rape, sexual assault and other charges. once released he'll be under house arrest in a luxury apartment building. president o

ann curry is in abbottabad this morning. ann, good morning to you. what is the latest, ann? >> reporter: well, meredith, good morning to you. that's right. in its first statement confirming the death of osama bin laden, al qaeda is basically trying to reinvigorate its jihad, again threatening americans and, quote, its agents inside and outside their country and soon. it's an attack by an organization after the death of a leader to say that they will carry on. also we are understanding from al qaeda that a voice recording of bin laden made a week before his death will be released soon. and all this is coming as new intelligence gathered from inside the compound is emerging. this morning, new video emerged shot by pakistani intelligence services inside osama bin laden's compound. this as u.s. officials release initial details of what special forces found there on laptops, papers, and cell phones. no references to specific plots. but, they say, it appears al qaeda operatives weighed options as far back as february 2010 as to whether or not they should attack trains on the septe

>>>en and ann curry will be livn pakistan with what bin laden's wife will be telling the authoritiesut. we'll hear from her and those teens for the first time. >>> the oregon woman who said she went for oral surgery and woke up with an english act sent. talk to her on a thursday morning right here on "today." back to you, joe. >>> i'm staying away from the dentist. man alive. >> i like an english act sent. >> wouldn't be bad. gives me more class than i deserve. >> thank you. >> you got it. >> i wonder if you can choose >> i[ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let's go. in sioux falls, i locked in a rate. coach, you get that house yet? working on it. [ coach ] the appraisal? ...springfield. wherever i was, my citi mortgage consultant had me covered. [ crowd cheering ] and 500 miles from home... [ cheering, cellphone beeps ] ...we finally had a new home. [ male announcer ] from pre-approval to closing, citi is with you every step of the way. what's your story? citi can help you write it. >>> i'm tom kierein. you peel need y

[ cheers and applause ] tomorrow night, ann curry, and "jimmy fallon," happening right [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: 30 years ago today, we lost one of the greatest reggae artists of our time. bob marley. [ cheers and applause ] he introduced many of us to reggae music and used that music to facilitate change, spreading his message of "one love" around the world. all week, we've been doing a tribute to him and his music. so far we've had his son ziggy marley, chris cornell. and now here to o kick off tonight's show is one of my favorites. jennifer hudson singing "no woman no cry." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ no woman no cry no woman no cry no woman no cry no woman no cry ♪ ♪ said i remember when we used to sit in the government yard in trenchtown ♪ ♪ observing the hypocrites yeah mingle with the good people we meet ♪ ♪ good friends we have oh, good friends we've lost along the way, yeah in this great future ♪ ♪ we can't forget our past so dry your eyes, i say yeah no woman no cry ♪ ♪ no woman no cry hey, little darling don't shed no tears no woman no cry ♪ ♪ well, said i remember when we

ann curry in. does matt lauer approve of the "today" show shakeup?. >> i really had a great time. >> this is the way it's supposed to be on this show. >> matt today after meredith's morning show exit. is he next? >>> then -- >> the last person you would have guessed to be handcuffed. >> the "dancing" contestants speak out. about hines ward handcuffed at gun point. >> the surveillance video. led away by police. >> what the competition is saying before tonight's face-off. >>> plus -- "dancing with the stars" international. the backstory. >>> i saw a picture of pippa on the yacht topless.

ann curry is at the news desk with the headlines. hi, ann. >> thanks, you guys.dy. >>> in the news, congress and president obama barely beat the deadline and extended portions of the patriot act who were set to expire last night. president obama, who is in france for the g-8 summit, used an auto pen machine to sign the four-year extension, which gives the government broad powers to spy on terrorist suspects. while in france, president obama and leaders of other wealthy nations are expected to pledge at least $20 billion to egypt and tunisia, where uprisings have overthrown dictators but also scared away tourists and investors. >>> u.s. officials said not one but two bombs killed at least seven american troops on thursday in southern afghanistan. they say the second device went off while troops were trying to help the wounded by the first explosion. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> the republican-controlled house passed a $690 billion defense bill on thursday. it includes $119 billion to fully fund the wars in afghanistan and iraq and also li

i'm matt lauer along with meredith vieira and ann curry.ssee, along the banks of the mississippi river covering the massive flooding that is going on in that part of the country. we'll check in with him in just a couple of minutes. >> also, i was just talking with paul riser inside. great guy. he has written a new book sharing his thoughts on family. everything from making the rules up as we go to explaining things to the kids that you don't even understand. we'll talk to him coming up. >> in the meantime, outside here some people have a little chill. it is getting warmer. it's called rum and coke ribs. >> well, hello. >> yeah. >> before we get to all that, let's say hi to andy sandberg, the "snl" cast member who is part of a comedy group called the lonely island and they have a new album out called turtle neck and chains. what does that mean? >> it can mean so many things. >> what does it mean to you? >> me and my buddies, that's basically all we wore in junior high school. >> turtle necks and chains. >> we do a little splash of drakar, tu

ann curry is at the news desk. overseas markets are surging on the news of osama bin laden's death this morning. mandy drury is at the stock exchange. what are we expecting in u.s. markets? >> u.s. stocks at this stage are up on the news of osama bin laden. it is likely to only be a short-term sentiment as there is no direct economic impact from his death. also after literally dropping on the news, oil prices are now higher. most of the risk premium attached to oil prices is based on the war in libya and widening middle eastern unrest and not bin laden per se. chrysler, its first profit since leaving bankruptcy two years ago. >>> libyan tanks shelled a town this morning. on sunday, pro-government mobs attacked the british and italian embassies in libya. they were retaliating for the bombing of moammar gadhafi's family compound which killed one of his sons and three of his grandchildren. >>> a recovery effort is under way across the tornado-ravaged southeast. homeland security secretary janeth napolitano has promise

. >>> let's check the top stories from ann curry at the news desk. also got left behind. ann, good morning. >> thanks, matt. good morning. in the news, for the fourth time this week an airline passenger had to be subdued mid-flight. aviation officials say a delta passenger set off an alarm overnight when he tried to open an emergency door of a flight from orlando to boston. witnesses report he was highly intoxicated. delta said an off-duty police officer helped subdue the passenger. >>> senator john kerry will try to help bolster relations with the united states in the wake of the daring raid that took down osama bin laden. and the leader of al qaeda in yemen is warning the u.s. that osama bin laden's death doesn't mean the end of terror attacks. >>> last night, arnold schwarzenegger spoke out for the first time about his separation from his wife, maria shriver, at an event in los angeles. >> i talked with maria an hour ago before i came here. we love each other very much. we are fortunate to have four extraordinary children. we are taking one day at a time. >> they have b

. >> now a check of the headlines with ann curry at the news desk. >> good morning. there is other news to get to. >>> some 130,000 acres of rich missouri farm land are being intentionally flooded after army engineers detonated a distress levee, hoping to divert flood waters. missouri farmers fought the decision but the judge ruled the levee breech would save lives. >>> the cockpit recorder from air france flight 447 was found nearly two years after a plane crashed in the ocean, killing 228 people on board. the flight data reporter was recovered on sunday. together, these two pieces of equipment may finally explain the cause of the crash. >>> honda is expanding the recall of cars, suvs and minivans because of concerns about driver's side air bags. the recall is now 833,000 vehicles. faulty air bags that can inflate too forcefully have been installed on some vehicles when they were repaired after crashes. find more information about this at today.com. >>> and we are getting stunning images from hawaii, where residence tents spotted at least two rare water spouts off t

ann curry has all of the headlines. >>> good morning, once again, in the new, u.s.a bin laden's personal journals seedsed from the compound reveal that he thought daily about new ways to attack the u.s. and cause mass casualties and he thought about ways to secretly plant al qaeda operatives in the u.s. >>> the mississippi river has caused problems in the south as it surges toward the gulf of mexico. officials are now deciding whether to open a major spillway in louisiana. flooding three million acres of rural land to spare more heavily populated baton rouge and new orleans. >>> health care costs have more than doubled for many american families over the last decade and they're not dropping any time soon according to a new study from a consulting firm. the average family of four is now paying $84 a week more than in 2002. >>> the flight recorders from air france crash off of brazil two years ago arrive in paris today. officials say it will be taken three weeks to download data from the two recorders. the plane mysteriously went down with 228 people on board. >>> now

. >> now let's get a look at the rest of the top stories from ann curry. good morning. >> good morning. >>> we begin with a rare ray of hope in flooding crisis along the banks of the mississippi river. the army corps of engineers says it's unlikely the floodwaters will go over a levee that has been safeguarding tens of thousands of acres of farmland near vicksburg, mississippi, but there's no reprieve for those who have been flooded already. crested floodwaters are expected to linger through the weekend. >>> a close call just after vice president joe biden's plane landed on monday in chicago's o'hare airport is now under investigation. two passenger planes came within 300 feet of colliding in mid air above the runway. an air traffic supervisor stepped in with just seconds to spare to prevent a collision. >>> wounded congresswoman gabrielle giffords is recovering today after surgery. they replaced part of they are skull with an implant. meantime shooting suspect jared loughner's college has been ordered to release some 200 e-mails released about him in the

i'm matt lauer alongside ann curry.oing to talk about how every parent wants the best for their kids. does that mean you should continue to support your children well into their adult years? this is becoming a necessity for families. does it actually help them or hurt them down the road? we'll talk about it. >> it's an important issue, especially with the economy. you want, as a parent, to do the best, but it's a struggle. also this morning we'll talk about that and and also, can you smell that? >> we're grilling. >> we are grilling for the memorial day get-together. a delicious recipe for surf and turf which is something for everybody off the grill. >> and speaking of the holiday weekend we'll kick it off in style. on friday we have the first summer concert of the series. rihanna will be here. the pop superstar will be entertaining the crowd friday morning. if you're a fan, come down and bring your best rihanna sign because judges will determine which the best signs are. the top ten win on-stage tickets to rihanna's "l

ann curry with headlines. >> congratulations from me to meredith.more death and misery to the nation's heartland. 13 people killed when tornadoes struck in the evening rush hour in oklahoma, arkansas, and kansas. meantime, the death toll from this week's violent weather in missouri has risen to more than 120. >>> president obama speaking to both houses of the british parliament today and met with prime minister david cameron to discuss the wars in afghanistan and libya last night, president and mrs. obama were guests at a state dinner hosted by president and mr queen elizabeth. >>> strauss-khan, resigned from the international monetary fund resigned last week, and new candidates are emerging. >>> and gerald lautner, a hearing is being held to determine if he's competent in the shooting of gabrielle giffords and six others. >>> a very brief hearing, with all sides in conclusion. gerald lautner will not face trial any time soon. the 22-year-old lautner is accused of meticulously planning the deadly shooting rampage at a tucson shopping mall. but at pr

inside the studio i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and natalie morales. they had in the aftermath of the tornado that tore through town around 5:30 in the afternoon on sunday. by the time it was over dozens were killed. 25 to 30% of the town was damaged including the regional hospital. that was evacuated moments before it took a direct hit. >> missouri's governor declared a state of emergency and activated the national guard to help with a search for survivors. they could be facing more severe weather today which is unbelievable. al is there. we'll check in with him in a few minutes. >> the sky is so ominous. meanwhile, coming up, a guide to summer health. we'll help you separate fact from myth when it comes to enjoying the summer months ahead. later on, does your high schooler need help choosing a university and you don't know where to take the family this summer? we have five college towns that double as great family vacation destinations. >> that's two for the price of one. it works out well. first let's get to al in joplin, missouri. al, what's the la

ann curry is off. amy robach is at the news desk. >>> good morning, everyone.nd flag raisings in afghanistan as troops there pause to remember the fallen in memorial day services. more than 1,400 u.s. troops have been killed in the decade-long war. and the top u.s. generals in afghanistan are apologizing today for a weekend air strike that killed at least nine civilians. >>> in yemen, witnesses say government warplanes carried out air strikes today in a southern town seized by militants over the weekend. a medical officer says ground forces loyal to yemen's embattled president stormed a protest camp firing on civilians. the officer says the attack killed at least 20 people. >>> at a white house ceremony today, president obama is nominating martin dempsey to head the joint chiefs of staff to replace mike mullen who is retiring. it is the latest move in a national security shake-up that began with the nomination of cia director leon pa nnetta as secretary of defense. the president is also taking part today in a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemeter

and curry will be live in pakistan with what bin laden's wife is telling the authorities there. -- ann courie. the oregon woman who said she underwent oral surgery and will come up with an english accent. we will talk to her when we get started on a thursday morning right here on today. >> maybe it's the royal wedding that did it to her. >> could be. 45 degrees on t.v. hill. >> another look at traffic and weather together before you head out the door. stay with us. >> at least the sun is out and it is a beautiful morning. >> we do have some problem spots to watch. berg you may see some delay. stock fund york drive still closed. water main breaks going on there. water main break repairs at manor road in halliburton road. delays forming around the area north and west side. 95 coming out of the northeast as well. but show you the harrisburg expressway north of the beltway. this is just the odd accident scene. we will keep you posted on that. -- this is just beyond the accident scene. >> it is a bit of a shock. it is in the 40's right now. that is pretty cold this time of the year. the goo

each other with more on together we served.com, colonel brendan curry thank you for joining us and your service to our country. >> pleasure ann>> tell us about together we serve.com. >> it is a military heritage website in existence almost 8 years, it was founded -- it precedes facebook and linked in and is specifically suited for the veteran a private website you have to have veteran status or be a family member of a veteran to join. >> we are looking at clips from the site now. what was the need this is filling? >> like most career patterns, we go ahead and get jobs and we get to know our friends and the people you work with s most likely you stay in the same area you go ahead and have grown up in or spent your adult life in military is entirely the opposite of that you will go ahead and like in my case i moved 21 times with my family. >> wow. >> literally our friend it is people we served with, families we served with, are spread all over the world so what this website does facilitates our ability to reach out and reconnect. >> especially once you retire, you are not in contact with people who have had the same experiences