greenville, north carolina. it's a small town with a big passion for sports. these are the four-time high school state champions, the rampants of jh rose. they know what it's like to win. >> coming out here and watching them play, when i was young, i had to play for this team. >> they know what it takes to win. >> you want to be known as the best, the strongest, toughest. survival of the fittest. >> get him! yeah, he's down! >> they also know the painful price of trying to win. >> it's an inherently dangerous sport. i mean, when football first started, they tried to outlaw it. >> but no one could have imagined what would happen to these champions in 2008. >> to me, that was a perfect storm. you wouldn't know how many times i've thought about me doing something different. >> we can't have you coming outside. >> it was todd lipe's first year as head coach. football was always his dream. >> ever since the third grade, i've always been involved in football. either playing it or coaching it. >> 16-year-old junior jaquan waller was coach lipe's star running back. >>

westbound at greenville.have the accident involving three vehicles, in the two left lanes, one toward the center. so no matter which of the lanes you're squeezing by, you are affected by the distraction on either side. we're showing a 24-minute drive. actually looking lighter on the airway side of the accident as you approach the dublin interchange. we have one accident in mountain view, 237 at 85. not affecting the flow of traffic. 87 starts slowing into san jose. a look at the san mateo bridge. westbound away from the toll plaza. let's look at that one. the metering lights have turned on. back to you. >> thanks, mike. >> scott mcgrew is off enjoying an extended vacation. so the good news still business headlines. >> apple settled a trademark suit in china paying 60 merchandi million. a company argued that apple's apparent purchase in 2009 was not legally valid. >> another apple legal battle cause samsung to fall on the asian markets. samsung is appealing the court injunction against its galaxy phone. it ban

two months ago she was in critical condition at greenville memorial hospital. and could go home later this week a mother's motivation on display. having twins can be challenging enough. for lana kuykendall, the first few weeks of motherhood were overwhelming. almost. >> she is just a tough cookie. >> when you're ready, we'll walk over there. >> reporter: this the first video of her we've seen since she was hospitalized two months ago. amazingly despite the pain, she smiles often. as her husband darren looks on, kuykendall is able to walk, climb downstairs and lift her legs. remarkable considering surgeons have removed so much muscle tissue. >> she's a fighter. she works hard every day and pushes through it. >> reporter: just days after giving birth in may at a hospital, kuykendall drove home to south carolina where she noticed a spot on her left leg. at first she thought it was a blood clot but doctors here in greenville soon discovered it was a flesh-eating bacterial infection. >> it was very scary to see her be as sick as she was squiggly. >> reporter: her hu

west of greenville you're okay. a live look outside. the san mateo bridge, you can see the high rise but there's the haze, the low clouds hovering around t fog's not playing a factor either direction. westbound to the peninsula you're moving toward 101 and heading up into san francisco. 101 or 280. 101 in the north bay, an easy drive south with the taillights. down to lincoln avenue. each direction is looking at the speed limit. that's good news up into highway 37. >> thanks, mike. 5:22. coming up, are more tourists carrying a torch for lady liberty or the golden gate. >> i think lady liberty was prom and homecoming queen. this is san francisco's other bridge, the bay bridge. gorgeous shot with the lights sparkling as the sky starts to illuminate. dad look, you can get eggs, bacon and pancakes for $4. umm. in my day, you get eggs, bacon and pancakes, and it only cost you $4. the $4 everyday value slam. one of 4 tasty choices for $4 off the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. >> welcome back everybody. 5:24. attention all of you seafood

. >>> this comes from witn news in washington, north carolina, in greenville where they're going to need to bring in dog food by a truck load. these because a great dane named bella gave birth to 17 puppies. her owners didn't expect bella to deliver so many. even when they thought bella was done, she still had two more to go. now the owners will try to find new homes for the litter of pups. be careful, bill. you're going get a phone call later today. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. go. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. we're off to a quiet start on this friday. temperatures will be closed to 100 degrees today. 75 at the airport. 85 downtown. hot, humid, hazy sunshine today. there's a slight chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. high temperature between 96 and 101. we do have some relief in site. >> 76 degrees on tv hill. we will update you on the b.g.e. outages. >> 8 people are dead during a heat wave that continues to intensify. >> the candidates for president are all

greenville they will need to bring in the dog food by the truckloads. a great dane named bella gave birth to 17 puppies. >> crazy. >> not surprisingly, her owners didn't expect bella to deliver that many. even when they thought she was done, she still had two more to go and now the owner is hoping to find new homes for the litter of puppies. they're pretty cute. hopefully that won't be too much of a problem. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in london, europe's tallest tower was unveiled in spectacular fashion. last night, the 1016 food shard tower was bathed in light by 12 lasers and 23 power full lights. >> can we rename it? >> to what? >> i don't know. >> it ended the inug gaur rags of a building which looks like a taper of glass which is why it's named shard. german designers came up with a unique and moving way to show off their latest fashions. as part of berlin fashion week, new collections were being presented inside a moving subway. the underground fashion show appropriately st

. >>> this comes from witn news in washington, north carolina, in greenville where they're going to need to bring in dog food by a truck load. these because a great dane named bella gave birth to 17 puppies. her owners didn't expect bella to deliver so many. even when they thought bella was done, she still had two more to go. now the owners will try to find new homes for the litter of pups. be careful, bill. you're going get a phone call later today. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. go. >>> triple hhh, hazy, hot, and humid today. it's already like that at 4:28 in the morning. just nyucky outside this mornin. >> welcome to "news4 today." for this friday, july 6th, 2012. >> right now, the current temperature is 80 degrees outside our studios. today's chance at a record heat could cause a big power problem. a bigger power problem. pepco says the high temperatures along with damage from last week's storm and a high demand for power are all adding stress to its electrical system. in fact, the company says it's asking custom

cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is live in greenville, south carolina.he spoke with lana kuykendall. take me through what happened to lana. just home from giving birth. noticed a spot on the back of her leg. then what? >> right. she noticed a spot. the way she described it was it was actually more of a line. like a strip is how she described it. lana is a nurse. and she's also a paramedic. she knew something strange was going on. she showed it to her husband, darren, who actually is also an emt. i spoke with darren yesterday and here's what he had to say. >> i was terrified, first of all. i couldn't get my thoughts together. tried to figure out what to do next. and i just knew it was going to be -- i knew from our friend, from the past, that was, you know, some bad stuff. just really bad. it moves very quickly. and, you know, time is of the essence. and you have to -- the surgeons have to be able to recognize it and take care of it. there's no sitting around and reading books and trying to figure out what it is. >> reporter: darren said that the surgeons

in greenville, 77-year-old was killed when his barn collapsed. a person was killed when a tree fell on the golf cart in beaufort county. the other problem is extreme heat. hundreds of thousands of people with no power to run the air conditioning. >> adam caskey has a look at our forecast. hopefully there's some relief in sight. >> dew points are in the low 60's and in some cases, upper 50's. that's good, because that indicates it is a little less humid than the past couple days. hot, but not with the soaring heat index. mostly sunny laurel, 86 degrees. a few clouds on the right side of the screen trying to develop. 74 in frostburg, 84 leesburg, 83 in leesburg. 91 in manassas, 90 degrees in huntingtown. we will make it into the mid-90s in the metro area, low 90's south of town. a few thundershowers later today, mainly in the shenandoah valley and south of washington. just some typical pop up thundershowers. that's what the temperature drops sharply. where you see the rain temperatures will be cooler. if looking at the travel forecast, it will be h

night before the power is fully restored staffers were relocating senior citizens from a home in greenville, maryland over the weekend. >> they told me seven days. who can wait seven days with hundred degrees? my apartment is like an oven. >> reporter: it was friday night hurricane-force winds tore through the region. in their wake downed trees, crushed cars and homes, stores and gas stations closed. in north carolina late yesterday three more people were killed in violent weather. tonight states of emergency remain in maryland, virginia, west virginia, ohio, and d.c. as 1 to 2 million people are still without power and suffering from triple digit heat. >> it's hurricane impact without the three to four days of hurricane warnings. >> reporter: for tourists at the washington monument relief came in the form of snow cones and water fountains. on the other side of town sandra o'brien and her kids were on their front porch hoping to catch a breeze, while inside -- >> the cheese is going bad and the chicken that's in here is going bad. >> reporter: almost everything in the 'fridge and freezer wa

brent jeffcoat took all 80 of greenville south carolina schools and transformed the financially strapped system in six years. so now he is going to help out baltimore city schools. he says he can. he has 35 years experience and he is going to talk about how a similar plan could actually work here. we will let you know how it goes. >>> tomorrow we are going to find out who gets nominated for the 64th annual prime time emmy awards. critics think the abc hit show modern family is going to win again. this year's nominee will be unveiled tomorrow morning in los angeles. so we will keep you posted on that. >>> the dark knight opens on friday and already tickets are going on sale. listening to -- listen to this for 100 to $150 on craigslist for a movie. some are more than that. so people have been snatching up the first seats for the midnight showing for the dark knight. >>> now "good morning maryland." >> reporter: we are live in downtown baltimore where the water main break is snagging traffic. detours to know about and what the city is doing to get it fixed. >> some want to play blackjack an

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want to bring in elizabeth cohen who joins us greenville, south carolina, to talk about what does this. >> reporter: you know, this is interesting because, as you said, this is a drug to prevent hiv infections, suzanne. a drug which is being taken by patients who already have hiv. but this would be the scenario for this would be let's say a gay man my want to take it because he's at high risk for getting hiv and takes it when he's healthy so he won't become infected. now, there's a but here and it's a big one. critic of the drug say why would a healthy person want to take a drug that could get them sick? because truvada can have side effects, thin bones, give people kidney problems. critics say why not use condoms, why take a drug when you're healthy? >> give us a sense of the cost of the drug. is this something widely accessible or aforable to most people? >> reporter: it's pretty expensive and it will be interesting to see if insurance companies pay for it. it's about $1200 a month. so it will be interesting if a healthy person says, hey, i'm a gay man, i want to take this drug, will

we are looking at a risk of strong storms, heavy from georgia to bristol, tennessee and greenville, south carolina. could be damaging winds, hail and rain. you can see we've got activity already firing up in the mountains, down around the gulf and along southern florida. rainfall amounts anywhere from a half an inch to almost three inches of rain in louisiana. >> good morning.h as you get this is what looked like at sunrise. a nice start to the day. a mixture of sun and clouds. >>> this morning on joy's diet israeli o.s., your caffeine questions answered. the healthy afternoon boost. joy bauer is a registered dietitian and nutritionist. good to see you. >> good morning, al. >> we're going to head to skype charleston, south carolina, is location. our question comes from ashley. good morning, ashley. >> good morning. >> what's your question? >> every day after lunch i hit a 2:00 p.m. crash where i just want to fall asleep. instead of drinking high-calorie sodas and energy drinks, what is a good wake me up that's healthy and stimulating. >> so for a healthy afternoon boost, i'm going to reco

more records today as well from greenville to atlanta at 106. so, why are we seeing this? well, we've got this dome of high pressure. high pressure means sinking air. compressing air, thus warming air. so here's what that was wednesday and thursday. clockwise flow pumping up this heat. watch where the jet stream is. it's well to the north. north of the jet stream, no hot air can penetrate that. south of that, high pressure moved to the east. now, the -- really yesterday and today, but temperatures still warm, but not as hot as they've been, so the worst is over essentially, but that high will push east ward, still pump warm air. memphis, atlanta, washington, d.c., virginia mind you through the ohio valley. that did not and do not have power because of that derecho that moved through on friday. certainly, they're suffering. tuesday, out of the 100 degree range, but temperatures still although kc's at 101, but the balance for everyone in the mid to upper 90s, so still well above average and record breaking, but not to the degree and intensity, don, of the last couple of days

what they do is focus on 12 state where is they do their business, based in greenville, south carolina. and what's interesting here is they -- a big part of the story is credit insurance and why you want to pay attention is because the consumer financial protecti protection bureau going after this. this holding -- >> like a payday lender? >> no. >> what do they do? >> consumer spending company and 75% refinance their original loans and keeps rolling and rolling and rolling. >> trap people in debt. >> you can't -- i'm just saying i'm telling you the disclosures in the 10k and one to watch. i got to tell you. i have seen a lot and this one just got me going. it is on cnbc.com. >> it is. >> a story to encouraged to read it. >> more tomorrow. not done with the story? >> i'll see what -- >> there's laws and limits of the apr to charge. >> it's the state laws and you know there are federal proposals out there for usury and you know in certain states they do this. we'll talk more tomorrow. >> thanks, herb. >>> disney off a bit today and the stock at an all-time earlier on this week and year t

he teaches constitutional law at greenville college in illinois and has started many local constitution close to educate americans about the constitution the name of his book is "it's okay to say "god." please welcome tad armstrong. [applause] >> thank you so much. good morning. said to say it's not such a good morning in or call ron aware 15 to this point have lost their lives and numerous others injured by a lone gunman. i would ask you some time during the day to take a moment and after prayers for families of the victim's as well as the perpetrator in that sad event in, around. life goes on. would you agree with me they yesterday's energy was contagious in this room? what a marvelous facility the heritage foundation has year. and it's a privilege to speak today. i grew up in illinois and continue to reside there with my wife, our four kids to my grandkids, and hopefully more on the way. that's a stone's throw from where phyllis and her husband raise their family and she now resides in missouri and works in the suburbs of san louis. a stone's throw across the river i've known and fol

we had slowing from north flynn over to greenville and then things are clearing up down to the dublin interchange and down to the south bay. there are no problems for sunol or fremont. looking at the northbound route, easy drive, look at these speed sensors. you're at the limit for these routes. we'll see 101 and 680 start to show slowing. if things go according to schedule and no accidents so. far none for the south bay. back to you. >> thank you very much. sad news from hollywood a veteran character actor and oscar winner ernest borgnine has died. he was 95. he died at cedars sinai center in los angeles with his family by his side. he played a lot of roles but perhaps best known as the star of mchale's navy. his oscar coming for best actor in the film "marty." and recently he was the voice of the mermaid man on sponge bob square pants. i know you and i watch a lot of sponge bob. i did not know. great factor. >> no, i don't watch that much. >> maybe it's just me. dora the explorer. >> a lot of that. it's 5:19. how you can become the owner of a private island here in the bay area. >>

authorities from greenville, north carolina, pathologists, came to the scene to not only determine positive identification but also cause of death. lynn's family came to the scene. they do not have any comment until there is a positive identification, but authorities are now checking out to see if this is lynn's body. that's the latest from frisco, north carolina, i'm andy fox, back to you. >> and our thanks to andy fox from our affiliate wavy. >>> florida's lieutenant governor is trying to save her reputation. she's speaking out about rumors that she had an inappropriate affair with a female staffer. >>> and look at all these people dangling from wires high above a river. what exactly are they doing there? we'll tell you. you know what's exciting? graduation. when i look up into my students faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor. i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right f

cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is live in greenville, south carolina.ith lana kuykendall. take me through what happened to lana. just home from giving birth. noticed a spot on the back of her leg. then what? >> right. she noticed a spot. the way she described it was it was actually more of a line. like a strip is how she described it. lana is a nurse. and she's also a paramedic. she knew something strange was going on. she showed it to her husband, darren, who actually is also an emt. i spoke with darren yesterday and here's what he had to say. >> i was terrified, first of all. i couldn't get my thoughts together. tried to figure out what to do next. and i just knew it was going to be -- i knew from our friend, from the past, that was, you know, some bad stuff. just really bad. it moves very quickly. and, you know, time is of the essen essence. and you have to -- the surgeons have to be able to recognize it and take care of it. there's no sitting around and reading books and trying to figure out what it is. >> reporter: darren said that the surgeons act

i want to move the maps down to livermore, westbound 580 we have an accident at greenville road, that's causing traffic coming into the livermore area. and traffic is getting ready -- getting showed from tracy. >>> tray -- getting slow from tracy. let's go to steve. >>> sal, thank you. another fog bank has moved locally inlanned. now, we have a couple of systems, one to the north. >> the -- the big -- to the north, the big dome. we still get the fall. water temperatures were up, up, up. theme inland temperatures will warm up -- the inland temperatures will warm up. 5 tearfield, con-- 59, fairfield, concord. redwood city, 60. 60s, 70s. but own then -- but then over the coastal hills, vacaville, clearlake. >>> that's a sign we're getting an inversion. 60s 70s. mid-80s to near 90. 8 antioch. oakland, 70. berkeley, 68. danville, 82. low 80s. pleasanton. just heard from mark. the low clouds did not burn off at the a.m. county fair until 2:00 yesterday -- alameda county fair until 2:00 yesterday. that doesn't happen very often. not much change. a little warmer inland. it looks like fog and lo

we're looking anywhere from austin, gets more, greenville, atlanta, charlotte. all picking up.e could be four inches of rain. and to the west, big temperatures. records in vegas. you're a little under that record mark today at 111. some clouds of washington. the nationaler mall. the potomac. we will have a mixture of sun clouds, kind of like yesterday. near 90.res mid to upper 80s. locally, right around 90. 74 at reagan national. winchester. some showers possible. >> rainiest cities, brought to you by b.p. america. robin and george, more weather in the next half hour. >>> coming up, defying death. a teenager's split-second escape from a massive alligator. he lost his arm. but he broke free to save his life. and he is speaking out. >>> dom cruise back to work. hugs on the set. what's up for tom and katie? >>> and what's inside your big mac? mcdonald's top chef spilling the beans. revealing what's in the special sauce. [ male announcer ] pizza hut believes you deserve better than a boring sub. say hello to the p'zolo, in meat trio, italian steak or buffalo chicken. get one for th

. >> some nice folks from greenville, south carolina. what's your name?ises. >> nobody the wiser. pick city for today, just happens to be atlanta, georgia. afternoon thunderstorms, 94 degrees. as you check out the rest of our weather, strong storms making their way through southern florida. also some wet weather in the southwest, a front system bringing a risk of strong storms, all the way northeast and northern new england. plenty of sunshine pacific northwest. nice mild >> good morning. there is some drizzle in some neighborhoods. expect a mixture of sun and clouds. it wil >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. coming up we're going to remember the victims who lost their lives in the shooting in colorado. a man who survived after being shot in the neck. his exclusive interview. back after this. ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ...so what does it mean for you and your family? [ female announcer ] you've ea

james carville and steen greenville, pollster, will talk about their new book, "it's the middle class point." let's get right to headlines with christine romans. >> the world health organization says it now knows what caused the mysterious illness that killed over 60 children in cambodia. it's the enterovius 61 as well as steroids that were used to treat the victims that worsened the symptoms in many cases. >>> the son of the one of the world's wealthiest men has been arrested after police found his wife dead in their home. hans christian rausing was picked up monday on suspicion of drug possession and now is being held in connection with his wife's death. no word on how she died. police are not saying rausing had anything to do with her death but they are investigating. >>> seasonal firefighters who risk their lives battling fires across the country will now be able to get federal health insurance coverage. the white house says president obama made the decision after visiting fire crews on the frontlines in colorado springs. meantime, the most destructive wildfire in colorado history

. >> caller: i'm right outside of greenville, mississippi, where a lot of authors are from, but i'm originallyrom wisconsin, and i remember the election in 1960 although i was very young. but what i'm -- i was over in the library studying in a book about fascism. and most americans really don't understand what a fascist really is, i think. and after i read that book, i, you know, i think a lot of republicans -- maybe all of them -- are really fascists. and i know that's a radical statement, but i'd like your comment on that. >> guest: fascism is, well, ancioinfis jonah goldberg has icidr authoritarianism is a cult of action ofll a hhi at whthonevno w the goals are,ut we're going to act, we're going to act now. teeramtall letlo pare d't f i ol er na. ie >> caller: hi. i've been reading a book by a william luten berg aut franklde revan cr: i cke the condsnd ro--dr a through 1935 where the supreme court was making 5-4decisions, and it included juic n rt ener. ueower y >>lees d e' pde ry eres 5-4 decisions were made at a time wh our nation s going through very similar paernstweno anistdef co mmon

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. >> caller: i'm right outside of greenville, mississippi, where a lot of authors are from, but i'm originally from wisconsin, and i remember the election in 1960 although i was very young. but what i'm -- i was over in the library studying in a book about fascism. and most americans really don't understand what a fascist really is, i think. and after i read that book, i, you know, i think a lot of republicans -- maybe all of them -- are really fascists. and i know that's a radical statement, but i'd like your comment on that. >> guest: fascism is, well, fascism -- jonah goldberg has some really interesting thoughts on what constitutes fascism. and fascism is, is something which aside from authoritarianism is a cult of action, of really -- so temperamentally it's almost like a youth thing. kind of like occupy wall street where they don't even know what the goals are, but we're going to act, we're going to act now. temperamentally, let alo ideologically, the republican party really doesn't fit into that mold. henderson, nevada. hi, ernie. >> caller: hi. i've been reading a book by a william lut

in my case at greenville state, i think there is a lack of academic integrity, holding teachers accountable to what they teach and how they present it to the students. the instructor put it on test questions. all tapeworms are acquired from eating undercooked pork. i was like, this is not true. there are plenty of examples in medical literature that show otherwise. the concern was ignored by the instructor. host: take us back to high school. were you challenged enough in school? caller: no, sir. i would have to say not particularly well. when i graduated high school, i did not have a sound grasp of english grammar skills. i learned later on when i was writing papers and trying to articulate myself to other people. i think it was >> thank you very much. guest: i think his experience is common. we see across the united states about a third of students who graduate from high school enter into college need remedial courses. even ivy league schools are currently offering remedial courses. i think this underscores the findings of our study that students are not being challenged enough. but the ke

. >> some nice folks from greenville, south carolina. what's your name?ises. >> nobody the wiser. pick city for today, just happens to be atlanta, georgia. afternoon thunderstorms, 94 degrees. as you check out the rest oft o weather, strong storms through southern florida. and wet weather in the southwest. and a frontal system bringing a risk of strong storms in the dakotas to the northeast and northern new england. plenty of sunshine in the pacific northwest. mild conditions, high of 68 in seattle. that's kwlats going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neighborhood. >>> good morning, tom kierein in storm center 4. partly sunny. really humid. temperatures in the 70s. 78 at reagan national. the mid-90s by mid-afternoon and by then thunderstorms popping up rolling through. slight risk of producing damaging winds that might linger into the early evening hours. more of the same on tuesday. hot and humid again thursday. maybe storms >> and that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. coming up we're going to remember the victims who lost thei

brandon attended henry county high school and later joined the navy rotc at greenville high school. on may 2, 2011, he joined the army and proudly served as a scout with bravo troop, fourth battalion, 73rd calvary regiment of the 82nd airborne division from fort bragg, north carolina. in his unit, he was a brother to his fellow paratroopers. they remember not only laughing and having fun with him but his kindness and generosity that he showed them. going out of his way to volunteer or help someone was not unusual for brandon, but on june 7, he was assigned to a mission to prevent the enemy from freely attacking peaceful communities in afghanistan. he bravely gave his life doing what he did best, helping others and giving them a chance for a better life. his commitment to his daughter, his family and our country inspired his older brother, christopher, to enlist in the army three months later. brandon's mother, mandy, said she was not only proud to be his mother but his friend. he was a hero to his family, a role model for his three sisters, a beloved son, a brother, a loving father

i want to highlight in greenville, up here in the northwestern part of south carolina, g.e. has a facility there, and they design the 1.5-megawatt wind turbine that's a hallmark of g.e., and that facility supports more than a dozen suppliers and hundreds of jobs across the state. madam president, one of the most exciting things, outside of the manufacturing that's going on in south carolina, is the massive investment that's been made in innovation. in 2009, clemson university won a $45 million grant from the american recovery and reinvestment act, and the department of energy for the construction of a brand-new facility that will be the largest wind turbine testing facility in the world. in that facility, they will test cutting-edge drive chain technologies for the next generation of wind turbines. now, south carolina then doubled down on that support of wind innovation. university donors and other partners have joined clemson, and they have come up with another $53 million to supplement that $45 million that came through the recovery act. so that's $98 million that will be

. >> nice folks here from greenville, south carolina. what's your names? weisses. >> nobody was any the wiser. okay. let's see what we've got for you today. pick city today, just happens to be atlanta, georgia. nbc 11 live. afternoon thunderstorms, 94 degrees. as you check out the rest of our weather, strong storms making their way through southern florida. also wet weather in the southwest. and a frontal system bringing a risk of strong storms from the dakotas all the way to the northeast in northern new england. plenty of sunshine in the pacific northwest. nice mild conditions. high of 68 in >>> good monday morning to you. 8:07. now completely clear conditions over the mountains surrounding san jose. we will see some clouds over the western-facing slopes of the south bay later on with some thunderstorms actually in the area mostly over the central valley and up in the sierra nevada. but for us, a stray storm or two. 80 degrees in oakland today, 82 degrees, comfortable conditions in san rafael. tuesday through wednesday we drop off, temperatures back to t