>> reporter: that's right, ann. mr. harold camping may be a true believer but unfortunately he set himself up with $100 million media campaign to make himself the butt of a joke. providing everybody with views opposite to his step into the spotlight and make fun of them. >> reporter: harold camping's station was on the air today but with no mention of the story that would be the biggest of our lives. the rolling earthquake that would be the end of the world. outside the radio station people came to spread their own messages. >> he distorted the truth of the bible. we are just here to reach out to people and make sure that we can talk about it. >> reporter: announcing may 21st at judgment day. the l.a. times says it was a $100 million campaign. bill tinker an avid believer made final arrangements for his animals so convinced the end was near. >> i plan to put my babies to sleep when the earthquake hits denver. >> why would you do that? >> because i don't want them to suffer. >> reporter: but after neighbours complained a

hearing two months ago, the try did not have a single leaf on it and had been that way for close to ann mr., we still got a protest on it. so -- it happens. >> okay, we're going to walk up to market street, where we have a whole different program going. >> let's get in the shade. >> so we're on market street, we have a whole tree program here that, involves, the -- basically mono culture planting here. what do we have here. >> these are london plain trees. they're planted all up and down market street, as you get further down, you know there are probably two rows of these trees planted in a box style. it is a mono culture, but it also really helps set that sense of place. so, as long as we don't plant them exclusively throughout the city, i don't think it is so bad, to have, this is really one of the defining features, these trees. >> just like delores street has pine trees -- palm trees, we have defined our major thoroughfares with particular species and that's actually considered to be a good design feature, urban design feature. >> it helps, one of the reasons why when the city does mai

. >> i spoke with ann with mrs. campbell yesterday at fort campbell.t she had to say to you. >> general campbell's better half. are you excited? >> a little over two weeks will he will be done it has been a long year but a goody employment. our families are doing great but we are ready. >> you have suffered so much here how are the families faring? >> they are doing remarkably well. they are an incredible source of strength every day. i don't know how they do it. these young spouses are truly phenomenal the stories of the things they do for each other warms your heart and brings tears to your eyes. >> do you think they truly understand the magnitude of this? >> i don't think they can begin to understand unless they are in their shoes. they don't understand the depths of emotions we go through on a daily basis and the sacrifices these families do unless you spend a day in their shoes. >> the president came to give credit where credit is due? >> very, very nicely done. it's a very good thing for them to do. >> your partner is watching this right now. you

mr. chairman. i would be happy to answer questions later. >> dr. anne kiremidjian. >> mr.irman and members of the committee, it is an honor to be here today and represent the american society of civil engineers. i have been a professor at stanford for 38 years. but to might research has been on earthquake hazards and risk analysis. my comments will be focused primarily on earthquakes, but they easily apply to many other hazards. the question that you have put in front of us is whether our investments in earthquake hazard and other national -- natural disasters have been paying off. the short answer is yes. the public is a lot safer today because of of the projects we have been involved in. we have made great strides in understanding the behavior of our buildings and other infrastructure when subjected to earthquakes, help people and economies are affected by earthquakes, and how we should mitigate and upgrade our structures to prevent and minimize future disasters. however, we are not there yet. not even close. the reason being that with every earthquake we see and learn h

. >> thank you very much, ann. mr. roker is wedged into a corner of the crowd in front of me. al?ed to show some of the folks. you guys have a great view of the drummer. >> yeah. >> that's pretty good. not bad. are you a big fan of rihanna? >> yes. >> very nice. what's his or her name? >> no idea. >> we'll find out very soon. let's check your weather. our pick city today just happe to be wsaz, huntington, west virginia. scattered ahorswend thunderstorms, temperatures in the 70s. rain along the eastern seaboard especially in the northeast later this afternoon with heavier thunderstorms possible. a risk of strong storms in the midwest. rain in the pacific northwest. sunny and windy through southern california. >>> good morning to you. well, this is the view from san francisco right now. mostly cloudy. looking like it's going to rain but it is not. this is the marine layer. situated over the bay. probably for the next few hours. by noon, probably looking more like a thin veil. 62 degrees, mostly cloudy. look at 4:00 p.m., completely clear conditions. in the city and elsewhere across

mr. chairman. i'd be happy to answer questions later. >> absolutely. dr. ann. >> thank you. mr. chairman, members of the committee, it is an honor for me to be here today and represent the new american society of civil years. my research has been in earthquake hazards and risk analysis and development of wireless monitoring systems. therefore, my comments will be focused primarily on earthquakes but they easily apply to many of the other hazards. the question that you had put in front of us is whether our investment in earthquake hazards and other natural disasters have been paying off. the short answer, just like mr. ryan said is yes, the public a lot safer today because of all the opportunities because of the national earthquake hazard introduction program has been involved in. we have made great strides in understanding the geosouth loop -- geosciences when subbed to earthquakes how people and economys are affected by earthquakes. and how we should mitigate and upgrade our structures to prevent and minimize future disasters. however, we're not there yet. not even close. the r

. >> anne, thank you, anne makovec in benicia. >> mr.day and miss weekend over here to our left a little traffic and weather! >> we are looking good around the bay area, sunshine with great day, some low clouds and fog to start out but by the afternoon, 70s in most spots inland, 50s and patchy fog at the coastline. cooler over the weekend with the clouds rolling in and by the way the as-giants game tonight breezy and cool, 57 degrees. elizabeth? >> i know. should be fun. chopper 5 cleared the scene of an injury crash by sfo and you can see chopper 5 zoomed over where the tow truck is carrying the truck now so all lanes re- opened. unfortunately, it's still pretty slow but hopefully, this will dissipate shortly but there is a small backup from 380 to south airport boulevard. and a quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza where the metering lights have been on since just before 6:30 but it's not bad. i call that friday light. >> okay, elizabeth, thanks very much. well, this could be it, our last show. at least it's friday. >> the end of th

anne's nose twitched and her lip trembled with love. i suppose it is time for you to go back. yes, said zuhala. mama mrs. meehan sure. will you be okay? yes, little pumpkin, anne replied. i am so happy we had this time. so she slides down the moonbeam straight back into bed. the bid is soft and comfortable and she feels proud for all that she has learned and has done and for having helped others to heal she notices there's a light outside her door. her mom has been waiting for her. mama, i'm home, zuhala called into the hallway. mama, i met her. if i'm in here, baby, come, tell me everything. and that's the end. [applause] thank you. i ended it that way because i fink that the children's stories, your stories are so valuable and i want to hear them. i want to listen to you and to what you need because that will make me a better person. could you are powerful because when your parents and the people who love you do good things you know who they do it for him? you. it makes you powerful. you inspire us to greater heights to make us the better and why is. so this book is about a couple of things. one is that we have to remember that we ar

rob roblin takes us to the anne arundel county where mrs.red. >> they dedicated this garden this morning for a special woman. they devoted this garden to corretta scott king. >> she spent her life making sure the vision and the dream he had became a reality. >> because of the weather, the ceremony had to be moved inside, and the building was packed. >> it reflects our commitment to those values they held dear, corretta and her husband, and that we emprace. >> called by many the first lady of the civil rights movement. if she were alive today, corretta scott king would be 85 years old. >> people talk about what a great wife she was, but you when look at her children, you know she was an outstanding mother as well as being an outstanding wife. >> this memorial garden will say that women are as powerful as men and they have had a significant role in our society. because the untold story of the civil rights movement was the african american and other women who gave not just of their time but their lives. >> the keynote speaker was her daughter,

ann went -- look, dick van dyke. >> did you know there are lyrics to the dick van dyke show? >> i actually heard that morning. we'll see if mrn. >> something to look forward to. right now we're going to go into ann and get a check of the news hldz. >> thanks, you guys. we're going to get to the news now, and we have president obama visiting ground zero in new york on thursday to mark the death oç osama bin laden and to meet with the families of 9/11 victims. meantime, the white house released photographs of the president and his top aides watching a live video feed of the military operation that killed bin laden on sunday. and last night, the president received a standing ovation at a white house dinner for bipartisan congressional leaders. >>> the swath of tornadoes that killed more than 340 people in the southeast last week has officially been noted as the largest one-day outbreak of twisters on record. the national oceana graphic and oceanic says tornadoes eclipsed the record of 148 set in 1974. nasa has delayed the final launch of the space shuttle endevour for at least a week saying more time is needed replace the bad f

mr. eric rosman, ms. ann mack divine, ms. sylvia emanuel, ms. michelle magiski, and mr. john lombardi, mr. lauren davis. thank you. thank you for your passion and your outstanding success and work with our students. and, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi wish to be recognized? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from mississippi is recognized. >> i rise today, mr. speaker, in strong support of h.r. 1230. as a congressman from mississippi's gulf coast, i've seen firsthand the damaging effect of the administration to delay offshore oil exploration. i worked as a rigger, a materials manager. i understand the positive economic impact offshore jobs have on the local and regional economies. mr. palazzo: by the administration's own admission we've already seen 12,000 jobs lost with a direct salary impact of $500 million. to prevent these jobs from permanently being sent to

anne makovec in san francisco. >>> 6:58 your time. one last check of weather, mr.rnow enjoying a little cinco de mayo celebration. he has the hat on. hey, lawrence. >> hombres right down here in san jose, in emma prusch park this is where they will have the official cinco de mayo parade that coming a little later on this morning. 11:00 today if you want to enjoy that. by the way, got a trophy award here. this goes to edgar our photographer. there you go. thanks for helping with cinco de mayo today. don't mind that it says for the boys choir there on the bottom. hey, guys, today a lot of sunshine and some nice weather outside. you are going to see 70s inside the bay hot inland 80s and 90s, 60s at the coastline. all right. let's check on traffic with elizabeth. >> all right. thank you, lawrence. we are going quickly out towards chopper 5. live over the macarthur maze, everything looks good. at the bay bridge toll plaza the metering lights are on but our backup is not as bad as we typically see. it's onl

. >> ann, thank you very much. mr. roker with a first check of the weather. it's raining here. >> and it will keep going. let's show you what's going on. a risk of strong storms in the northeast with a lot of rain, flood watches. we'll take a look in the next half hour. rain and snow out west. sunshine from the plains to the gulf with temperatures around much of the country about 10 to 15 degrees below normal. >>> yeah, we certainly fall into that category. our temperatures are 15 degrees below normal today. we have wet weather pushing inland. body cells pushing on shore. the front will sit just offshore at 1:00 p.m. steady rain until 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. this is what we are looking like temperature wise. 59 in oakland. 60 in santa cruz. warm up on the way. just wait until thursday. fathered a child with a member of his household staff some ten years ago. how a high profile couple could survive something like this. but first, this is "today" on nbc. [ coach ] in albuquerque, citi pre-approved my mortgage. [ whistle blows ] all right, layups, guys. let'

ann. let's check in with mr. roker in vicksburg, mississippi. >> hey, matt. thanks so much. that's the mississippi river out there beyond the fences. you can't tell where the mississippi begins and the water line and the land line ends. they think by sunday the flood stage will be at 56.5 to 57.5. it will top the fence posts before this is over. a lot of this will be under water. but as we take a look, the other big story will be the heat and the risk of severe weather. we have an upper air level high pressure ridging up. that's pushing the jet stream to the north, allowing record-breaking temperatures. temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above normal. but it's also allowing systems to start firing up, bringing with it a lot of rain. we are starting to see a risk of severe weather, stretching from tesle all the way up into the northern plains and around that you will see we are starting to see on the radar seeing storms firing up. that means up to two inches of rain, hail and damaging winds in the risk area. >>> good morning to you. well

mr. herley is sharon wu, the chief assistant of operations in the district attorney's office. she oversees the criminal division, including the victim witness program and the alternative dispute courts. anne irwin is an attorney in the public defender's office. ms. irwin was recently involved in several of the cases involving the videotaped evidence which resulted in the dismissal of over 90 cases. you've read about those in the newspaper. and finally, we have civil rights attorney john burress. he specializes in civil actions brought against police officers for abuse of power, brutality, and wrongful death. let me remind the audience that we will have a brief q&a at the end. if you want to ask a question, just raise your hand. you'll get a card from the usher. and you can ask your question. and if you would like to address it to a particular panel member, you can do that as. i believe we are going to have a video now. it is movie time. >> this was recorded on a cellular phone by a witness who did not want to be identified. he was pulled on to the ground, face down. there was a struggle. the officers were neck and neck. those of few feet away watched it all happened. >> this is putting ca

mrs. campbell at fort campbell and here is what she had to say to you. >> geraldo: this is general campbell's better half, his wife anne you excited as the days dwindle down? >> very excited. a little over two weeks. it has been a long year but a good deployment. our families are doing great but we're ready. >> geraldo: you suffered so much here, so many lost. how are the families faring? >> they are doing remarkably well. they are incredible source of strength every day. i don't know how they do this but they are just -- these young spouses are truly phenomenal. the stories of the the things they do for each other just warm your hert and bring tears to your eyes. it is just incredible. >> geraldo: do you think the country truly appreciates the magnitude of the sacrifice? >> i don't think they can unless they spend a day in their shoes. i don't think they can begin to understand the depths of emotions that we go throo thrn a daily basis and just the true sacrifices that these families do unless you spend a day in their shoes. >> geraldo: and the fact the president gave to give credit where credit is due? >> very, very

ann. >> let's get a check of the weather with mr. roker across the way. >> all right.ll on the same day? >> two days apart. >> what's your name? >> sean. >> robin. >> connor. >> all right. let's check your weather. we have a lot of heat to talk about down south. a big upper level ridge of high pressure building up. jet stream goes way to the north. that allows the hot air to surge north. look at the temperatures. amarillo 97. little rock, 90. record highs expected anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above normal. risk of strong storms. sunny in the pacific northwest. windy and wet on the new england coastline. fl plenty of sunshine through the >>> good morning to you. well, we are in the 50s now. little bit breezy out there. you might want to grab a jacket. napa at 49 degrees. this afternoon, everybody's expecting to see a touch of the 70s except for right on the bay. san francisco 68 degrees. oakland 69. otherwise, low 70s across the bay area. 71 degrees for san jose. this is one of the cooler days of the week heading throughout the weekend. hope you have a great day. >>>

ann. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. flores of texas for today and ms. eddie bernice johnson of texas for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: madam speaker, i wish to address the house for one minute, please. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. kaptur: thank you very much. madam speaker, i wish to add my voice to our colleagues paying tribute to our law enforcement officers around our country. dozens and dozens and dozens have died in the line of duty and to them, to their families, to their colleagues, we are eternally grateful. i also want to say that the most important way we can pay tribute to them and to their courage and patriotism is to make sure that they have the backup that they need, that we have enough officers on the street. in far too many communities across this country, the economy has forced cutbacks where they are going out alone.

mr. secretary, thank you very much. >>> let's go over to al, natalie, and ann. >> that's right, matt.nd of the plaza. we'll make the note that 2011 marks the 60th anniversary of the usa pageant. and this group of contestants is in town to celebrate that and the 70th anniversary of the uso. they stopped by the plaza with the reigning usa. rhema mckee. >> thank you so much. >> when you were named, you were the first muslim american. >> and the first arab american. >> ever to win this. >> thank you. >> and do you think that possibly because of that major milestone, whether or not you think it eased intolerance? >> i think i have broken barriers and what's really good about being part of the ms. universe family and ms. usa, this is what you do as ms. usa, have you personal growth, break barriers, have you so much to do with being fearless. that's what i've done, given a lot of people hope. not only muslims and americans, but people from america. they can do anything. and i hope all these girls felt the same way when they watched me. >> as you are getting ready to hand over the crown to on

ann is on the west coast as well. >> she was on "the tonight show" last night. >> mr. roker joining us.ause al and i want nothing to do with it, when women should stop wearing certain staples. >> yow. >> i don't think they have to be so worried, but you see the stars. they pull off bikinis, mini skirts in their 40s, 50s and 60s. what's the standard for the average women? coming up, the new list causing controversy of age cut-offs. >> the crowd was turning. >> i know. >> not touching that. >> there is no win in this for us. >> losing! a lot of fun is being had with the royal wedding's show-stopping hats. you can now own beatrice's fascinator -- that's fascinating -- and we'll tell you how later. >> that screams dr. seuss to me. >> it does. >> ann isn't here either this morning. she was in los angeles late last night doing a bit with jay leno. take a look. >> hey, congratulations on the "today" show promotion, i guess it is? >> can you believe it? >> no. it's exciting. >> it's so cool. just the idea that every morning i get to sit alongside matt lauer. you know, he's so terrific. he's the