when he's health thy enough he'll be released into the ocean to make his way back to antarctica. >>>ok at the morning road conditions today. wet on i-95 from maine to carolinas. i-40 from raleigh to memphis. i-10 from houston to mobile. rain also soaks i-70 across kansas. i-10 and i-40 in new mexico and arizona. >>> and if you're flying airport delays are possible in new york, philadelphia, washington, d.c., charlotte, atlanta and new orleans. >>> > the hotel maid who's accusing of dominique straususkahn of sexual assault is going public with her story for the first time. >> that's right. the woman insists that he's being telling the truth about dominique strauss-kahn all along despite questions about her correct. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: this is the first time we're seeing her face. perhaps you've never heard her name before. nafissatou diallo is the woman we simply came to know as the hotel maid who accused dominique strauss-kahn of attempted rape. she's ending her silence with an exclusive tv interview with "good morning america's" robin roberts. why now? "i never want to

either already has or is planning on creating bases on every continent on earth minus antarctica though antarctica gets a free pass and that's not counting our floating military bases that keep guard on the atlantic and pacific oceans so while there's already a huge inconsistency in the official number of military a break bases abroad what is. about how the u.s. goes about choosing where to build military bases well when you look at that data it seems that anywhere america is engaged in a military conflict is pretty much fair game they've also left a base behind to south korea vietnam countries in europe and there's plenty of bases in the middle east to us has locations in saudi arabia and kuwait as well like camp virginia that's right even in the countries where we haven't officially waged war there is still some sort of a permanent military installation keeping all that in mind i think it's pretty safe to say that the us has no problem building wherever and whenever they feel the need to keep some boots on the ground after all the troops have to have somewhere to sleep they need to ta

he wound up 2,000 miles away from his antarctica home. the penguin is recovering but there's a disagreement on how to get the penth win back to antarctica. the recovery could take months. >>> a troubling trend in new york city causing pet stores to change their rules. apparently, le petite puppy in the west village has a problem with people coming in and buying puppies. the store is surrounded by bars and restaurants, now banning drunks from buying pooches. >> a lot of people go i want to buy the puppy and take him home today. if we feel like the dog is not safe and the people are not -- you know, they're not just eccentric. if they're really drunk and not in their right mind, we'll say, come back tomorrow. we're not going to confront them and say you're drunk, we're not going to sell you a dog. >> other folks in the area also implementing the ban. >>> the woman who went to visit her boyfriend in jail came back with him packed in her suit case. correctional officers found the man in the bag when they noticed her looking nervous as she whe

he lost his way and was stranded on a beach after swimming the wrong way from antarctica.ecuperating at a local zoo. they expect him to be fully recovered in two months. >>> and, finally, consider it a modern-day version of the wild, wild west. officials in wisconsin spent the holiday weekend trying to lasso in a wayward boat. the vessel spun out of control after its driver was tossed by a large wave. the driver was pulled from the water a little shook up, but otherwise unharmed, and the boat eventually came to a stop. i don't know if you can see that, but the guys there had literally a rope. i don't know how they thought they were going to lasso that boat, but -- >> get a tow on it. so what happened? ran out of gas? >> just stopped. lucky for them, because that was not going to end well if they tried to drag that. >>> it's time for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. the white house will host its first town hall on twitter where participants will have to limit their questions to 140 characters or less. president obama has prev

on this day in 1983 the world's lowest temperature ever was recorded in antarctica. negative 128 degrees fahrenheit. >> sounds good. >> ouch. >> all day long we stay on top of the latest developments and those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with ""nbc nightly news"." >>> and finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. al roker on the deadly heat wave scorching much of the country with the worst temperatures still to come. and generation x couples are opting not to get divorced. learn why they're sticking to their vows when things get tough. 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.

he's the penguin who took the wrong turn and ended up in new zealand 2,000 miles from antarctica.nguin has put on nine pounds and passed all medical tests. we will leleyou know when they launch him and send him home in a few weeks. >>> still ahead, bringing old photos and memories to life. our "person of the week." with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke e used by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regugur blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don't take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding, like unusual l uising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you're 75 or older, have kidney problems or a bleeding condition, like stomach ulcers. or if you take aspirin products, nsaids, or blood thinners. tell your doctor about all medicines you take, any

after all, he's used to the icy waters of antarctica.eks when happy feet is healthy, he will be released into the ocean to try to find his way home. >>> and if you needed another reason to clean out the attic, how about this -- a tulsa, oklahoma, man, and some rhinoceros-horn cups he bought at a bargain 40 years ago, turned out they're from 17th century china and the owner learned that they were worth more than $1 million. he quietly couldn't believe his new fortune. >> i won't have to depend on just social security i guess. thank you so much. i mean, you made my century. wow. you sure? >> i am sure. >> "are you sure?" >>> coming up, amy winehouse and lessons for all families touched by addiction. [ male announcer ] there's more than one of these abandoned racetracks in america today. automotive performance is gone. and all we have left are fallen leaves and broken dreams. oh. wait a second. that is a dodge durango. looks like american performance is doing just fine. ♪ carry on. ♪ morning starts with arthritis pain... that's two pills be

penguin that was found walking on the beach in new zealand last month, about 1,900 miles from home in antarctica. wildlife experts do not know why the pan when it veered so far off course. he became ill -- penguin revered so far off course. he became ill shortly after. yes been treated and will be released back into the ocean so that he can swim back home. >> charlie sheen is getting ready to be roasted on the air. he has agreed to be the focus of the next comedy central celebrity rest, set to air september 19th. that happens to be the same night that ashton culture will replace charlie sheen on his comedy "two and a half man." >> while times on abc primetime tonight. the our kicks off with a wipeout. how about getting launched from a cliff on a pickup truck? that is what one unlucky lose their will experience to night in the new game, 101 ways to leave a game show. >> launched from the back of a truck. that is when you know you have failed. >> exactly. >> let's see what's coming up at 6:00. >> we have a look ahead. >> good evening. before the july is over, but the fireworks continue -- the four

he will be repatriated to antarctica. >> we have your next assignment. >> yeah. >> we've seen matt in a wetsuit all week. you got to put the wet suit on and accompany him home. >> done, i'm in. i'm in. i'll do it. send me to antarctica. >> you'll have to fight sam for it. >>> hey, sam. >> what a little tlc will do. good morning, everybody, and happy friday. the hope that tropical storm don would bust a drought that is a dangerous situation in this part of the country. but don disappoints. let's show you what's going on. in the circle of suspicion, the center of the storm is north. all the clouds to the south. and that's the big problem. remember that heat dome we were talking about? well, don doesn't break through because it, actually the bottom line of it, is right there. that area of high pressure up here. so, don is being forced to the south of it. and all that rain will be in deep south texas and even in the mountains of mexico. so, here's where we think the heaviest rain will be. by the way, the center of that storm making landfall around midnight on friday. heavy rain that we ha

there is a disagreement on how the birds will get back to antarctica. the recovery of the penguins could take months and there is plenty of time to work out the details. >>> the heat and humidity fighting for a comeback. how will the workweek shape up? hopefully nicely. >> gary has the full forecast next. >>> and they're keeping pretty busy in canada. prince william and dutches catherine will be headed to l.a. the 61 in place to keep the couple safe are still ahead. t not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. visit remax.com today. >> we're following news on the developing lockout. retired nfl players are suing the league and the current players complaining the reti

i was just in antarctica a couple months ago. that is fascinating. slowly crews up on a sleeping willis something. wonderful. then the scientist says, here is the bay you ran and here is what it looked like 20 years ago. it was full of ice. no ice. it's almost on. i mean, the global warming stuff you can see. in terms of debentures, there is a chapter in the book about the venture. some of the thinking there was inspired by seeing shock cousteau movies as a kid. i don't know. i have had just wonderful experience is trying to explore the fun side. i think it is incumbent on all of us in technology to think how we balance our lives between the siren of i can fix that last but prices maybe i should go home and spend more time with my family or whenever it might be. whenever that other thing. music for me is a big passion. >> i am curious. this is from the hellenistic for brain science. why was that so groundbreaking? >> doing things on an industrial scale. we basically did human brains and, slice them up, and look at the gene expression. but the data on

a 10 minute video of people in iraq, all over the united states, almost every continent except antarctica. this beautiful music of people planting trees with signs a said happy birthday, hank. we work with them in the aftermath of the earthquake in haiti. we worked with all of these different people. we reached out to everyone we possibly new including j.k. rowling who sent us seven harry potter bucks. we reached out to the actors in the movies. they donated things and we sold them. you could get a raffle ticket to get those books. or for $70, you can get the guy who played draco sign something. we had all of these famous authors and you to celebrities get on these weathercasts. we were pleading -- tweeting hhh. helping haiti healed. we raised over $123,000 from small donations. that sent five cargo planes full of medical supplies. each of them was named after a different harry potter character. we all have the power to create these contagious things. who is on facebook? who is on twittered? anybody on youtube? if you did not raise your hands, i would recommend doing it. you are all the s

. >> antarctica? >> yes. there is a penguin in about art camp.insaw. i mean, you know. >> jim is a collector of ray's work. >> i got the harbor seal, the ship's captain, the skunk. >> oh, yeah, the skunk. >> and the big eagle. >> he bought so many sculptures from us we could afford a vacation to go to arizona. he paid for my vacation trip. >> sensing the louve might not be interested, ray drove his art to the people for 25 years. >> i dove that bus a million miles. i was all over the united states and can ca with it. it was even in mexico and central america. >> in the '90s he settled here in hancock, maine, opening a studio and gallery. but ray has bigger plans. hi built a theater that seats 400 for live chainsaw art shows. >> i'm the kind of guy that would step out on the end of the plank and step off and see what the hell happens. >> every summer evening, ray steps into his sound-proof booth and for 90 minutes performs chainsaw marvels. especially if attendance at this show was 18. at age 69, ray still has eagle eyes and the steady hands of a

you've got these rising powers, china, india, brazil, but we don't -- >> but we don't -- what they antarctica late, what we don't yet know is what they stand for. what is their big idea. what are these now powers going to bring to the world. so everybody is still lookinto america for the leadership and ashomas sa america is still the tent pole but europeans and everyone, i think, are asking can where is u.s. headed it cannot gone wh these levels of deficits and debt. mething has to be done but the one thing president obama has not articulated is some broad vision for the united states to compete in the world. energy is one very obvious area tha tom writes a lot about. i was recently in copenhagen, in copenhagen they are now heeding the entire city this winter, last winter by burning their own gar badge. there are dramatic changes going on. why is green technolog being lead by scandinavia, by asia. and that vision is just lacking. >> let me open that up with everybody. the idea of obama leadership, i mean as did has said is not acted boldly where he might have want h to act. >> my own sense is

penguin, remember the one who captured the world's attention actually took the wroro turn from antarcticaealand. here's happy feet's webcam from his ice room. you notice i use the word his. dna has now proved that happy feet is a male and why is that significant? george, i don't mean to sell us out, it proves the little fellow never asked for directions. and yocan consider that mystery explained. yeah, he is recovering nicely, however. he's making due with four pounds of salmon a day, however, he is a stereotype incarnate. >> never would have got lost. >> taking his walkabout. >> give him a gps. okay. >>> lara, what do you have on the pop news index. >> thanks for asking. right to it, guys. we'll tell you everything you need to know about what's hot, new, going on in the world of pop culture. let's start with danieie radcliffe. has just told "gq" magazine he is no longer drinking after partying, quote, unsuccessfully. he started drinking while filming "the half blood prince." how insane the paparazzi never caught him with a drink in hand. he says he is now enjoying the quiet life when he'

been given a clean bill of health and minders say he'll be released for the long swim back home to antarcticaeen bulking up. he's put on about nine pounds since first being discovered on the beach about five weeks ago. happy feet is large, in charge, and heading home. >> good for him. i hope he makes it. >> it will be a long journey. >> got a long way to go. he certainly looked happy. >> good luck, dude. >>> more "world news now" coming up after the break. >> we'll be right back. [ smooches ] [ male announcer ] it can open doors, it can erase boundaries and hold its ground. it can even the score and start a movevent. -it can... -[ beatboxing ] [ male announcer ] it can buy time and tell time. shhh. [ baby giggles ] [ male announcer ] we use our mouths in so many ways to open up to the world. after all, life opens up when you do. crest and oral-b. tell us your story at lifeopensupproject.com. [ male announcer ] every day thousands of people are switching from tylenol to advil. here's one story. [ george ] my name is george. i switched to advil six months ago. i love golf. but i have knee pain,

a 10 minute video of people in iraq, all over the united states, almost every continent except antarctica. this beautiful music of people planting trees with signs a said happy birthday, fohank. we work with them in the aftermath of the earthquake in haiti. we worked with all of these different people. we reached out to everyone we possibly new including j.k. rowling who sent us seven harry potter bucks. we reached out to the actors in the movies. they donated things and we sold them. you could get a raffle ticket to get those books. or for $70, you can get the guy who played draco sign something. we had all of these famous authors and you to celebrities get on these weathercasts. we were pleading -- tweeting hhh. we raised over $123,000 from small donations. that sent five cargo planes full of medical supplies. each of them was named after a different harry potter character. we all have the power to create these contagious things. who is on facebook? who is on twittered? anybody on youtube? if you did not raise your hands, i would recommend doing it. you are all the sudden famous in this

a 10 minute video of people in iraq, all over the united states, almost every continent except antarctica. this beautiful music of people planting trees with signs a said happy birthday, fohank. we work with them in the aftermath of the earthquake in haiti. we worked with all of these different people. we reached out to everyone we possibly new including j.k. rowling who sent us seven harry potter bucks. we reached out to the actors in the movies. they donated things and we sd them. you could get a raffle ticket to get those books. or for $70, you can get the guy who played draco sign something. we had all othese famous authors and you to celebrities get on these weathercasts. we were pleading -- tweeting hhh. we raised over $123,000 from small donations. that sent five cargo planes full of medical supplies. each of them was named after a different harry potter character. we all have the power to create these contagious things. who is on facebook? who is on twittered? anybody on youtube? if you did not raise your hands, i would recommend doing it. you are all the sudden famous in this wei

it appears he got lost after leaving antarctica. officials at the wellington zoo have been taking special care of him ever since. >> the detail we have on this case is astounding. >> it is indeed. >> it would be different if that was a unique looking penguin. that looks like every penguin that we've seen. >> they saved his life! he ate sticks! >> the jackass penguin from the english channel. remember that? still looking for that one. >> just jumped in. >> i guess you don't like penguins. next time they come on the show -- >> i'm looking at the interest at finding them. >> if only we had that interest of our money in this country. potentially that's what brian is getting at here. get this, some of your money now reportedly going to the taliban? well, it's a little confusing but it has to do with a $2.16 billion transportation contract that the united states has to promote afghan businesses and within that, in the fine print somewhere could be that your tax dollars will fund the taliban. >> in particular, a whole bunch of money is goi

video of people in iraq, of people all over the united states, i think almost every continent but antarctica, beautiful music of them all planning -- planting trees and signs that said, happy birthday, hank. it was one of the coolest things i've ever seen was this global effort to do that and we worked with john and hank in the aftermath of the earthquake in haiti and we worked with all these different people and we wanted to do something and we reached out to everyone we possibly knew including j.k. rolling herself who sent us seven harry potter book, all seven signed by her with a note saying, thank you for helping haiti. they all donated things and then we ralphed them off. for $100 could you get a ralph ticket to get those seven books or for $70 you can get the guy who plays drakeow malfoy, his guitar signed by him or art from the ghost busters and we got on live web th casts and had these famous authors and youtube celebrities get on these live web casts and we were tweeting h. hmple h., which was helping hatey heal and we were all doing this all online and within two weeks from people