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

we all have constituents like lucy anne and mr. and mrs. thompson. this final amendment will not prevent this bill from moving forward. if it is adopted, it will simply be incoorpted into the bill and the bill will be immediately voted on. i offer this final amendment today to protect our seniors and i hope my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me in supporting it. i urge everyone to vote yes on this final amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. . for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin rise? mr. duffy: mr. speaker, i withdraw my point of order and rise in opposition to the motion. the speaker pro tempore: point of order is withdrawn and the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. duffy: first off, this motion on the floor today is just a political stunt that's going to undo the goodwill of my bill. now, let's be clear. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. let the house be in order. all members, take your seats. cease the conversation. the gentleman may proceed. mr. duffy: le

let's go out to matt, ann and al. >> mr.ther. >> i have one of cee lo's biggest fans. domne dominik. when did you get that done? >> monday. >> monday very nice. i was going to try to get that done, but it didn't work for me. it looks good on you, dominik. where are you from? >> new york. >> how old are you? >> 9. >> 9. very good. number one fan. dominik, ladies and gentlemen. let's check your weather and see what's going on. for today, pick city philadelphia nbc 10. record heat today. temperatures triple digits and as we show you what's happening, we haveom se showers that have already moved in the pacific nortdes sant pianee kng things the heat continues in the southwest into the gulf coast, mid-atlantic states, and the northeast. risk of strong storms from the plains all the way into the central great lakes. >>> good morning to you. we've got a really, really nice day on tap if you're looking for cooler weather t was quite hot yesterday in the south bay valleys. today, looking nice and comfortable. temperatures end up abou

was born, zara and peter to princess anne, the queen said what tight wool you like to bestow on my children? she said none. she is miss zara phillips and her brother mr anne, said why give them a title when they're so far down the line in ever becoming king or queen, why should they have the burden of a title. >> what would a possible title have been? >> they were certain obligations. just miss zara phillips, just going to remain and the man she's marrying, one of britain's most popular rugby players, mike tindle. take a good look, there he is brawling, beefy rugby player and hopefully we have a close-up somewhere, because one of his regrets is he never managed to have yorts donnics. >> that's one of his biggest regrets. >> i don't know if we have a close-up. you don't hear that often. he regrets that. >> there they're getting married this afternoon. although a private sceremony because they're miss and mr., there are going to be many public figures there, william and kate, prince harry, beatrice, eugenie, the queen. that's the royal britain nia where the dinner was held and a grand party, you can see them all there. i heard an excellent commentary,

i'm matt lauer along with ann curry and mr. al roker.teresting subject. what would it be like for you as a dad, for example, if you had to register with police to go on vacation or if you were banned from coaching your child's soccer team. >> experience for a texas father of four. he deals with that because he's a registered sex offendser, but there's a back story here because his crime is having sex with his future wife when he was 19 and she was just 16. he says the label has ruined his life, and we'll be talking to him and his wife coming up about it. >> what a controversial topic. >>> changing gears. we have all done a cross word puzzle or two. never finished one. jenna bush hager caught up with a man behind some of the toughest cross word puzzles in the world, actually made a special "today" puzzle just for us. jenna is going to show us that in just a little bit. >>> before we go any further, let's go inside. natalie morales standing inside at the news desk. >> the house could vote tomorrow on speaker john boehner's plan to temporar

mr. president, i got a letter just like that from ann phillips from tacoma, washington, who after 18 years working was laid off during the recession. ann told me about how she felt she was doing the responsible thing by getting up and dusting herself off and going back to college, but now she said she is worried sick because of the fact that the interest rates on her student loans, which she relies on to pay for her school, would shoot up if we defaulted. in her letter, ann made clear who the real victims of this default would be. she said, and i quote -- "ultimately, people like me, my husband, my family, and all the people i know who are doing their best every day to make a contribution to society, they will pay the expense." i also heard from a woman named brenda starkey and her husband, retired navy veterans from republic, washington. they told me if we don't meet this challenge, they may not be able to afford medicare payments or v.a. co-payments not to mention basic necessities like food, electricity and water. brenda wrote, and i quote, i was taught in school about henry clay and hi

savannah is here and ann takes the day off. mr. roker joins us as well. coming up, talking about divorce. we talked about the divorce rate in this country being one in two, 50%. there's a trend that some of the children of those divorces are trying to do things differently in their own lives, sticking it out in their marriages, in some cases for their children. but, what is the impact on children when you hang in there, even if your marriage has trouble? we're going be talking about that. >> that's the issue. with the heat that's dripping more than 30 states. we can feel it out here this morning, we're going to have some great tips to help keep you cool. weather to what you're drinking and wearing. fun games for the kids to play. or, if you want to stay inside, keep the air conditioning whirring along. >>> all right, and a little later on, bow to wow. some makeovers for deserving pooches. >> really cool dog. >> ah. >> before we get to them, natalie has the headlines. goom, natalie. >>> good morning, matt, savannah and al. more that 1.5 million americans h

mr. armaniarmani, ther boss and landlord, but he declined to comment. ann?> thank you so much. >>> now let's get a check of the weather from al. >> and here we go. let's go right here. how are you? we've got a big crowd for journey. look at that! man! whew! let's show you the hot concert. what's going op. what's going op. we have a hot concert and hot weather to talk to you about. the heat is back. >>> this is an nbc news special report. here's matt lauer. >> good morning. president obama is about to deliver a statement on the status of the debt ceiling negotiations with just four days left before the nation defaults on loans. he'll be speaking from the reception room at the white house. let us bring in david gregory, the moderator of "meet the press." we heard from chuck todd as to what he thinks the president will say. tell me about the tone you think you'll hear. >> this is about pressure, about saying to congress it's time to act. there's international uncertainty t markets are reacting, all while the washington is engaged in a tit for tat. it's a starin

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

ann? is . >> all right, kerry sanders, thank you. cheney mason is casey anthony's defense attorney, joining us with an exclusive interview. mr. g. >> good morning, ann. >> what can you tell us about where casey anthony is? >> well, not a whole lot more than jose is, other than she is safe, and we are confident about that. and very comfortable with it. >> can you confirm she boarded a plane? >> i will not confirm she boarded a plane or flew on her own. she's gone, she's safe and elaborate plans had to be made to keep the people away from her. >> elaborate plans. what kind of life will she have there? >> well, i'm sure that you know as well as anybody else, her life is going to be very difficult for a very long time. as long as there are so many people of a lynch mob mentality and those willing to deny the fact that a jury found her not guilty, she is going to have issues. even without that, she's got issues of dealing with the loss of her child, which she has not gotten over, and probably never will. and the fact that she spent three years locked up in a cage. this is very psychologically expensive for a human being, and it wil

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

mr. husseini, you can tell that the fire had diminished significantly and looking behind you now, as we heard from ann, it seems to have started back up again. >> reporter: it does appear to -- it does appear to be burning with more intensity than when we first arrived here just before 5:00. initially, there were white or plumes of white smoke suggesting that the firefighters had some kind of hand on this fire. but i can tell you in the past 30 minutes, it went clearly back to thick, black smoke and as i mentioned that wave of fire. we don't know if winds have kicked up the fire or if all those plastic crates created more fuel feeding the fire. >> thank you. >>> viewers have been sending us photos of the flames and smoke all afternoon. this is amazing. this gives you an idea how far away that plume could be seen. in a few minutes we'll check with roberta because she is going to tell us how long it will take for that smoke to dissipate and talk to us about the winds in the area, as well. >> of course, we are monitoring a developing story out of washington, d.c. tonight. the republican house speaker is

ann. >> matt, thanks. >>> now let's check in with our friend mr. willard scott.e candles, because here we are in smucker'sville. happy birthday to one and all. and this is eve jacobson. i'll get that right. 100 years old today. and we wish her a very happy birthday. lives independently and loves her chicago. what a town. nothing like chicago. nothing like chicago. and mary cavotta of mechanicsville, new york. 100 years old today. an avid syracuse university basketball fan and football. loves to watch it on the tv. and we have abraham shenkman of lynbrook, new york. 100 years old today. proud world war ii veteran, and lives independently. drives his own vehicle and still works at his typewriter. how about that? keeping busy. that's part of the secret. and here is elizabeth shamrell from tucson, arizona, 102 years old today. secret to longevity is eating plenty of vegetables, and doing all sorts of exciting things like having a glass of wine with her din-din. he had gar eifert. he is from faribault, minnesota. 100 years old today. served as a minister for 75 years,

ann maria i a former federal prosecutor. you are sweating, if you are at the defense table. >> yes, mr. ashton addressed the scientist and, what about werner spitz and he says you need to examine the skull and that is protocol and they debunk that, saying it's n i's not protocol that is dangerous and, suggested the dris an unapologetic gee and, and addressed the science in an effective way and with the charges in terms of what the jury could consider, though the judge will instruct them, they think it had to be premeditated and she had to think it out and if she attempted child abuse, with chloroform or was engaged in child abuse that would be first degree murder and, went to george, saying it is ridiculous anlooked at the tape conversation -- gregg: pretty much... >> he did, gregg. gregg: what struck us here, he may have said our experts are better than theirs and you should believe them and a apologize, ann marie, trial is starting, we'll get your thoughts othe other side. >> there is a brief issue i need to get on the record. >> yes, sir. >> it relates to the issue dealing with the c

mrs. jones you need to get off your duffs, get back to work, ann more money, more revenue in order to pay their debts? >> absolutely. in fact, that's what a business has to do. i introduced a bill, hr 2409, that would actually reduce the debt ceiling down to $13 trillion by october the 1st of this year. and the point of that is just to start focusing on we've got to pay down the debt. in fact, if a business gets overextended as the federal government already is, then what do they do? first thing they do is they lower their borrowing limit, then they start finding ways of paying off the debt. then the next thing that they do is look at the expenditures that they're going -- that they have and start cutting their expenses, which means cut all the outflow of their funds, and then they start looking at how to bring funds in. now, here in washington, the democrats say we need to bring if funds by increasing taxes, but that's actually a tax on jobs and would tax away jobs. we just need more taxpayers to bring in more funds. and then we need to look at the assets the federal government has that

ann, matt and al. >> savannah, thanks so much. >> mr. roker, more to talk about. >> that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. . >>> >>> good morning to you. well, we've got a really nice, clear start. we usually don't see conditions this nice at this time of the day in the city of san francisco. enjoy it. it's going to be hot. outlook shows 95 degrees for wednesday, 96 on thursday, 86 friday. we'll drop back off to our seasonal averages and even below on sunday. next week, much hotter than average. hope you have a great wednesday. >> media hot on the trail of casey anthony. where is she? we'll get into that in a moment. first this is today on nbc. hi parents, it's going to be such a big school year. your kids will each take care of our class hamsters, lewis & clark. then i'll tell them the story of pluto, the sad little planet that was. i'll introduce them to some new friends, the fractions, and some cold blooded ones, the dinosaurs. [sfx: dinosaur growl] clark! anyway, here's what they

time until 5:30 equal the divided between the two leaders of the designees ann at 5:30 there will be the vote to proceed to s1323. mr. president, i understandinghd that s1340 is at the desk and ic to create new greeting. r of the bill a second time. >> to cut and balance the federal budget.. >> i would object to any furthed proceedings with respect toin te bill. >> the of junction as herd and placed in the calendar and the provisions ofnd rule 14. mr. president, we are in the midst of a defining debate onof the budget of the united states. all of us understand we have a e debt threat looming over thisave country that's as significant as anything we have faced.mbers ofe mr. president, democratic members of the senate budgetcomh committee have worked for weekse to devise a blueprint faugh shot the thing has merit and deserves to be part of the debate and som ut. president, today i am here o to outline the key elements of the budget blueprint. first of all, i think it's critically important we all as understand we are emanationery r borrowing 40 cents of every we dollar that we spend. circumstance. chairman the chairma

and my youngest granddaughter, reagan anne king, entered this world with $44,000 that she so hed uncle sam. that's got to stop, mr. speaker. i thank you for your attention and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton, for 30 minutes. ms. norton: thank you, mr. speaker. on any given day if the american people listen to the speakers on the floor of the house of representatives they will come to the conclusion they sure do hate government. at the very least they certainly don't want the federal government involved in the lives of the american people in any way. well, i've come to the floor not to give a lecture but to offer an explanation. because the american people are probably puzzled at something they recently saw. they saw the residence of the nation's capital -- residents of the nation's capital embarking on what i must tell you is a new phase of an old struggle, to preserve the rights of local self-govern

ann? back to you. >> lilia luciano, thank you so much. >>> now let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker. hey, al, how's it going out there? >> it's going okay. everybody is just waiting. all these young ladies and young everybody is just waiting. all these young ladies and young men all waiting to see chris brown who will be on our stage in just about one hour. they've been lining up since wednesday. luckily it's a lot cooler. so things smell pretty good out here. let's take a look and show you our weather. this morning let's talk about drought. exceptional to extreme drought spread across 14 states all down south. we even have it in far western pennsylvania. the afternoon highs, 80s and 90s 100s in central texas. beautiful along the west coast. temperature here in the east. northern plains, into the northern mississippi river valley. wet weather through the west coast and southeast. gorgeous out west and the northeast, picture perfect weather. that's what's going o >> good morning to you. well, it's not quite picture perfect yet but in the heat of the day once we lose this cloud cover a

mr. roker. >> all right, thank you so much. it's no joke, you came from 1,000 oaks to hug ann. oh, ann? ann curry?ou? >> there you go? >> because you know what, i give a good hug, baby, come on. >> and hug it out. >> yeah! i like it. let's check your weather. suddenly a pulls into the crowd. oh, my gosh. we'll show you right now,ly we have tropical storm don right now. 545 miles east-southeast of corpus christi, texas, winds at ten miles per hour. should come on shore sometime early saturday morning as an immediate william storm. all in all, not too bad. 60 mile-per-hour winds, rainfall amounts, anywhere from 2 to maybe 5 inches of rain between corpus christi as far east as houston and maybe up to san antonio. chicago o'hare getting dumped right now. the wettest july on rofrecord. storms keep training in omaha to grand rapids. that's >>> san jose right now, sunshine in the south bay. 64 degrees. completely different story around the golden gate bridge. it's a foggy commute. folks still using headlights southbound across the bridge. we will see low clouds keeping things cool around san francisco an

ann, matt, and al. that's kind of creepy. they did give him frequent flyer miles and two round-tip tickets. >> i found a scorpion in my shoe at a hotel one time and mr. roker told me i was crazy, that it wasn't a scorpion, until he came to my room and began screaming like a young girl. standing on the toilet while it was running around in the bathroom. >> that picture's on your iphone. >> and there it was. anyway. >> i only had to scream louder than you. >> you only had to be on the toilet faster than me. exactly. >> that was a good shot. you forgot to mention bryant gumbel was in the bathroom with us, too. >> oh, man! >> it's true. >> call page 6. >> it's true. >>> let's show you what's happening. the heat continues. an extensive upper level ridge building, and it just pushes the jet stream way up north and so we have got heat watches, heat warnings, and advisories, from texas in the southwest all the way up into minneapolis. 96 degrees in minneapolis today. 92 chicago. 99 in kansas city. we've got a risk of some strong storms through the upper midwest, including minneapolis. that's about the only really rough weather we're going to be looking at t

ann and lester. >> yeah. go, jenny. meantime, they say water, isn't water a sign of life. >> support life. >> how do they know that stuff? >> i don't know. >>> meantime, we have mre his purple today? >> don't you love this. who is that? we woke her up. >> valentino. >> how old? >> 10 months old. >> what a kocutie. let's check your weher. see what's happening. and you can see we've got wet we atrin mhegakts i way across e oklahoma area. strong storms firing up there. a few clouds in the pacific northwest and some activity moving across the eastern great lakes where we have a risk of strong storms. much of new york state. and on into the new england area. wet weather along the southeastern atlantic states. back into montana. not a bad day in the pacific northwest. southern california, plenty of sunshine and 80. the heat will continue in texas . >>> good morning to you. still have a mostly cloudy sky over the city of san jose but i think in about another hour and a half or so the sun will break through and leave us with partly cloudy conditions and then mostly sunny conditions by 4:00 p.m. and a high of 76 degrees. 63 in san francisco. you'll likely be dealing with