nbc's fred roggin has more. >> good morning. butler went historically cold and uconn rode the hot handed freshman to the second half. lamb scored every one of his 12 in the second half. huskies up by as many as 14. the unfortunate story, the anemic shooting of butler, they couldn't buy a bucket. lowest field goal percentage in a title game. uconn won the national title, 53-41. we'll have much more plus postgame reaction coming up later in sports. for now, back to you. >>> now a look at other stories making news. in tennessee, a storm system reeked havoc on the city. a storm lashed through memphis with high winds and pounding rain. reports of uprooted trees, wind damage and power outages surfaced throughout the city. officials will assess the damage in the coming days. >>> weather pummeled parts of iowa. golf-ball-sized hail made some areas look like a driving range. some of the homeowners are reporting structural damage following a barrage of calls to insurance company. >>> finally, in wisconsin, the sausage mascots for the milw

while the dreams of a small market underdog went up in smoke, here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. nothing more exciting than game seven in the playoffs and last night there were two of them in the nhl. vancouver, under two minutes to play. jonathan tave scored a remarkable goal. black hawks tried to force over time. five minutes into the o.t., alex burrows ended it. the canucks knocked off the defending champs, 2-1 in overtime. >>> next up, sabres and flyers. philly's offense exploded for five goals. the number two seed moves on after a 5-2 whip over buffalo. >>> canadiens and will play a game tonight. canadiens stayed alive and evened the series with a 2-1 win. >>> now to the nba, facing elimination, the magic needed a win and got it in a big way. orlando held a 23-point lead at the half. orlando beat the hawks. the bulls will play the eventual winner over the series. >>> derek rose hobbled by his sprained ankle, but it didn't show. bulls win it, 116-89. >>> kobe bryant is also nursing a sprained ankle, but it didn't show. they

i'm fred roggin. >>> well, your chance to own a piece of the duke. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, if you found one of these lying in the street, what would you do? you're watching "early today." >>> wet weather once again in the northwest. in the heavy, but you will welcome that this morning as you head out the door in areas like port hand. social california, sprinkles are possible. cooler, too. even phoenix has a slight chance of seeing a shower. tomorrow a stronger storm system dives down the coast. much cooler temperatures. san francisco only 55 tomorrow. remember a couple weeks ago, you were in the 80s. if you're watching us on knbc, branch out and view a collection of art inspired by trees with practice ofs dating from the 1940s to came at in focus, the tree. at the getty museum. and that's your pacific event of the day. >> thank you. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. angelina jolie was in tunisia, appealing for increased aid for the people there who fled the libyan conf

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good friday morning.t is a tradition unlike any other. but amidst the pageantry of the masters in augusta, a 21-year-old rose to the leaderboard on the masters. jack nicholas got things started. tiger woods apparently didn't like this shot on 15, but he should have. nearly holed it. tiger shot a 1 under par. phil mickelson looks good early. he birdied a hole and stands at 2 under. but the leaders are alvaro heros and rory mcilroy. he is tied with kiros at 7 under. >>> hockey, if the rangers could win both, they make the playoffs. but they blew that last night. thrashers scored two goals. rangers fell 3-0, losing control of their playoff destiny. they need to win saturday and a carolina loss to make the postseason. >>> nba, top two teams in the east battling to be number one. celts and bulls. a great fake and a scoop between two boston defenders. derek rose had 30. bulls won it, 97-81. >>> baseball red sox nation continues to panic. boston visiting the indians in the ninth. sox with the tying run aboard. j

i'm fred roggin. >>> which actress earned a rare tabloid apology for a wild and untrue story? early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> never too late to express your appreciation to a good teacher. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." we're actually going to see a nice pretty tranquil weather pattern in many areas. exception in the pacific northwest. if you are waking up and need to grab your umbrella from medford to portland and seattle, boise, salt lake city a chance for shower or thunderstorm today. south of there fine. you look great in southern california, nevada and arizona the next two days in a row. >>> if you're watching us on kiem news channel 3 eureka, california. see photos of abandoned schools in remote settings. learn about the history at more is gray museum of art. >>> an early look at entertainment. paris hilton had a scary run-in with someone she labeled quote a psycho intruder. police arrested a man who tried to grab hilton's boyfriend as the couple arrived at a courthouse to testify against a break-in suspect

i'm fred roggin. >> there you go. a star in the making. >>> coming up, soap opera fans around the country are in mourning. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, when it comes to proposals, most men do the get on one knee thing. but every once in a while, a guy comes along who goes the extra mile. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. on this friday. i wish i had bettierness. all of the sun will be to the south. san francisco is in between. some of the clouds will creep in on you. the wet weather chance of wet weather on saturday. into sun. more damp. if you are watching us on knsd in san diego, kcalifornia. explore on exhibit that sheds light on alternative sources of energy. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. this weekend, two new very different films will battle it out for number one. after making well over $50 million last weekend overseas, the family animated comedy "rio" lands in theaters here. it should land on top of the heap with ne

i'm fred roggin. >>> sylvester stallone comes out swinging over rocky memorabilia.our early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, if you're one of those home buyers who has to have something different, stick around, have we got a house for you. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. another umbrella day with rain moving through seattle, all the way through olympia. portland too. medford, maybe a stray shower. most of it to your north. southern california looks great today. along with arizona. no problems there. another shot of rain comes in on friday with a different story system here, especially into oregon from portland to medford. another great day from san diego to l.a. if you're watching us on kgw news channel 8 in portland, oregon, get crafty, view artwork from the 1960s to 1980s to spotlight key moments in craft history at air messages museum of contemporary craft your pacific event of the day. >> you have no choice but to get crafty it's going to be raining all day. >> good hobby. >>> now here's a look at this morning's head

i'm fred roggin. >> that is an april fools joke if i've seen one. she is joining the nbc family. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. what are these kids celebrating? here's a hint, a very sweet victory. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. take you through your weekend forecast. after yesterday's record heat, today another very warm day. not so much on the coast of california. you're cooler. from vegas all the way through arizona, very toasty. san francisco, you're going to be cooler at 65. yesterday you were at 80. showers in the northwest. as we head through the weekend, it's not going to be a drench. we're not going to get soaked. we will see a chance of showers, a weak storm system will shift from the north to the south and keep you kind of cloudy and cooler. notice l.a. down to 69. by the time sunday rolls around, it's not going to so wet. the storm system moves into the rockies and clears out for a dry day. notice the cool temperatures are definitely around. only 60s in the california coast and interior will probably be somewhere in th

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all yourõorts headlines. >>> good morning.ou're a red sox fan, you probably think the sky is falling. take heart, boston. it's a long season. sox searching for their first one of the year, visiting cleveland. in the sixth, as cabrera kept boston blank in the win column, a three-run shot, indians over the sox, 8-4. worst start since '96. >> meantime, mitch morlan's double break a tie in texas never look back, rangers won it, 7-3. >>> in the courtroom, barry bonds' perjury trial is nearing an end. the defense rested their case without calling a single witness. also one of the five counts against bonds was dropped. closing arguments begin this morning. >>> hockey's stanley cup champion black hawks, backup goalie turco is a betting man. he'd say they make it. turns out he is a betting man. the picture you see is turco apparently betting a canadian fan $5 that chicago would score during tuesday's game. they did and you see the fan paying off the bet with a note on the bill saying habs rule, aka canadiens. turco handed the fan a wad

i'm fred roggin. >>> johnny depp plans a special big screen appearance. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, if you thought these two were just too busy these days to recognize well wishers, stay tuned. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. here is an update on your forecast for today. we are going to watch a slight chance of showers in seattle. we are dry from medford to california. vegas looks nice today from san diego to the tucson area. strong storms rain and mountain snow from portland into seattle. if you are watching us on knbc, that is nbc4 in la california. see cubes and anarchy. at the museum of art. >> sounds wonderful. >> that is good. get them bill. thank you. >> here is an early look at this morning's look at headlines. >> lindsay lohan is planning on hanging out in the morgue. that is right. free on $75,000 bail took time out to tape an interview for the tonight show. since her sentence of 150 days in jail, also includes 480 hours of community service she is planning on doing work in the county

here's fred roggin. >>> good friday morning.g day in major league baseball and the san francisco giants began their title defense in los angeles. against the dodgers, giants down one in the eighth. james loney, a double off the wall. in came matt kemp. l.a. with a little insurance and they would need it. giants got on the board in the ninth. it was all for naught. dodgers held on to win it, 2-1. >>> in the east, curtis granderson came back to haunt his old team, yankees beat the tigers, 6-3. >>> great finish in cincinnati. pete rose in attendance with a stylish jacket. reds down two. two on and two out against the brewers. hernandez came through in the clutch. walk-off three-run homer. what a way to start the season. reds won it, 7-6. >>> last year, the braves jason heyward hit a home run in his first at-bat. this season, a home run in his first at-bat. keep that up, we'll expect it every year. braves over the nationals, 2-0. >> torii hunter ripped an absolute bomb against the nationals. get out the tape measure, an absolute bom