a high-school senior after a decision to ban reversed.is promise reversm was several weeks ago, james tateut his senior prom at invitation on the school wall. he was suspended and banned from the prom for trespassing. the headmaster lifted the suspension. last night, james and his girlfriend got to attend to the prom. >> i cannot wait for everything to calm down. >> the pair said they want to put all of this behind them. james is expected to attend syracuse university in the fall. evacuations are underway as flood waters continue to rise. officials are cutting power to the affected areas. some homes already have 2 feet of water in their yards. now all the residents can do is wait for the flood waters to recede. >> and now you're 11 insta- weather forecast. >> most of the area has partly cloudy skies, but there are isolated thunderstorms moving out of pennsylvania. it is no doubt across baltimore county, the extreme southwestern portion of hartford county and on to the eastern shore. these bright areas our thunder and lightning. some indications that there might be a couple of hail stones.

when all was said and done, james tate got to attend the prom last night with his date, sonali rodriguez. you'll recall the school barred him from the prom after he placed his invitation in big letters on the school wall. after widespread attention, the headmaster reversed that decision. in fact, tate and his date were prom king and queen. >>> up next, 30 years ago today the start of an epidemic. >>> it was on this day 30 years ago that the centers for disease control reported on five otherwise healthy gay men who had developed a rare form of pneumonia. two of them had already died. it was the beginning of the aids crisis. today in this country alone, 56,000 people contract hiv each year. nbc's chief science correspondent robert bazell has covered the epidemic from the start and reports tonight on aids 30 years later. >> welcome to gay politics. >> reporter: nominated for five tonys, "the normal heart" is a broadway hit. it describes the early years of the aids epidemic. >> you can be gay. >> reporter: when there were a handful of cases and few people worried much about it. >> i'm trying

>> reporter: for james tate and sonali rodriguez, this is the prom night that almost wasn't. it all began when tate used foot-high cardboard letters to spell out his invitation on shelton high school itself. he says he thought it was a cool thing to do. the school head master thought it was a major infraction and banned him from the prom. >> has it all been positive, the reaction towards you? >> yeah, everyone has been really nice about it. >> reporter: it made national headlines and triggered a website and facebook campaign. tate even got support from a u.s. senator. >> the punishment has to fit the crime. >> reporter: finally, it was all too much for the head master. >> i never thought that such a decision would lead to international notoriety. >> reporter: after the usual struggle with even a pretied bow tie -- >> mother, can i get some help? >> reporter: and armed with a bouquet of flowers and a corsage, tate was off to meet his date and other friends. there was the usual round of picture-taking by proud parents. and then off to the prom in a stretch limo donated by a loc

and remember james tate?ool romantic who got banned from the prom for his bold display of basically asking his prom date on the side of the school. prom was last night. so how did tate plus date enjoy their night? >> it was awesome. >> it probably was awesome in air quotes. i'm sure it was. we'll get the latest on that. >> nothing wrong with a little dessert when you're out for dinner. would you eat 11 chocolate fudge pop tarts? that's how much fat is in some of the items on the dessert men up at your favorite restaurant chain. so coming up, dave zinczenko is back to show us the healthier alternatives to order up instead in "eat this and not that." >> sometimes i would rather k w know. it's easier to take in all those calories. plus, summer style is often about footwear. n't you hate it when that pair of shoes you're doing to buy make your feet want to die as well? >> yes. >> thanks, lester. 90% of women wear shoes they say are too painful at least some of the time. 90% of women wear those. well, hurt no more

for a young man and his romantic act, you'll remember james tate who was banned from the prom for invitingate with those foot-high letters he attached to the side of his high school. we made him our "person of the week" for his bravery, at least. his principal relented. last night, he and his date got all dressed up. they were allowed to go to the prom. >>> we're mindful tonight of the big showdown between miami and dallas, basketball, of course, coming up here on abc. but it turns out a different dallas was on the auction block this weekend. and when you hear the music, you'll know what we're talking about. it's the show that defined friday nights in the 1980s. the ewing family, all of their oil and all of their drama. >> i want a divorce. >> reporter: two decades later, the man who played j.r., the real-life larry hagman and his tv wife sue ellen making a dramatic entrance, on horseback, in beverly hills. they were on their way to an auction house where hagman's personal memorabilia was up for sale. >> so much stuff in there. each one's got a story. >> reporter: there were autographed sc

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james tate arrived at the prom over the weekend accompanied by his beautiful date there. tate was initially banned from the ball when he invited rodriguez by posting huge cardboard letters on the school wall. i think the country was watching this day. >> a guy gets creative, and gets punished. doesn't make sense. he is in love. >> it doesn't last very long. >> the head master had a change of heart, swayinged in part by 200,000 people who joined let james go to the prom page on face book. hope they had a good time. >> she looked great. the purple dress. very handsome. three-piece tux he wore. very nice, james. thumbs up. shared prom king honors with another student. prom king is deserving title for him. >> absolutely. >> we'll be back with more "world news now." ♪ streetlight people ♪ so i took my heartburn pill and some antacids. we're having mexican tonight, so another pill then? unless we eat later, then pill later? if i get a snack now, pill now? skip the snack, pill later... late dinner, pill now? aghh i've got heartburn in my head. [ male announcer ] stop the madness

. >>> well, it didn't seem likely at first, but james tate and his date made it to the shelton high school prom in connecticut last night. tate was initially banned, you may remember, from the dance by taping a giant prom invitation at the school entrance. that ban sparked national media attention. the school finally backed down and let tate and his date attend the prom after all. >>> the weather front has seen just about everything this season. fires, floods and massive tornadoes. we'll check in with meteorologist jackie jarris to find out what's going on. so myd symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. [ whistle ] with copd,

. >> james tate and his date made it on to the royal court at prom. >> unusual hit man .ca. >> ohio, this-daughter duo arrested after allegedly attempting to hire a hit man to kill her exhusband. they used facebook to search for someone to do the crime. >> we got a call from an informant last friday and said he was contacted from a high school friend and she was complaining about issues she had with her exhusband. >> authorities used an undercover officer pretenting and gave her evidence. police arrested them on conspiracy of aggravating murder. a heated confrontation breaking out in columbus. the driver asked a passenger to stop swearing. is she refused and the driver pulled over and the passenger started to get physical . the driver kept his hands to himself but not his emotions . >> i am sorry it happened and went down that way. it was not my character. >> new york, strong winds taking three play bounce houses and the inside of them on a wild righted. witnesses say they rose several feet off of the ground . 13 people suffered minor injuries. >> talk about a dog. canine

james tate got into trouble for posting his invitation on an outside school wall. a lot of us thought it was romantic, but administrators said the invitation was a safety risk, that was before they barred him. the school's headmaster reversed it. >>> imagine this, you have 1500 guests, many of them not invited. showing up for your birthday party. that is exactly what happened to a 16-year-old girl in germany after she posted a party invite online. you see, she forgot to make the invitations private on her facebook. so about 100 cops on horseback had to show up to keep the crowds under control. that's a lot of stuff to open. one of the most talked about wedding dresses of the decade is going on display this summer. you can see kate middleton's gown at buckingham palace from july 23 to october 3. the veil, tiara, shoes, and earrings worn will be part of a special exhibit and the tour costs about $29. >>> all right, michael jackson fans, write these dates down. june 25 and 26th, that's when you can own the jacket he wore in thriller. it is up for auction. and one offi

this next story, not quite that, but james tate, the connecticut teen whose larger than life prom invitationschool prom got into the big dance. school administrators allowed tate and his date to attend the advance. he was even voted prom king. >>> and in new york. the wind picked up three inflatable bouncy houses and threw them around. 13 people were hurt, but fortunately none seriously. >>> if you are a die-hard apple fan, just about two more hours of waiting and you and the rest of us will know exactly what icloud is. we have some idea what this new technology is. it's supposed to be another game-changer, we'll have more on that story coming up next. we're going to head on into the interview. what really moves you about this car? i mean, it's definitely the styling, from an aesthetics point of view, um, so that was something that just kind of instantly appealed to me. lauren, tell us how you use your sync? i'm using it for business. i'm using it to talk to my friends who send me text messages. it reads everything outloud. the funniest one, i think, was when it said g r r r r r r for "grrr"

. >> it did, james tate and sonali rodriguez were banned from the high school fair because of the way he asked her. giant cardboard letters on the school wall. the school's headmaster said he'd trespassed and banned him from the prom, but worldwide outrage convinced her to change her decision. >> i mean, it's definitely different after everything that happened. >> yeah, i can't wait for everything to calm down. >> he sure won that campaign, didn't he? now that the prom is over the kids say it's back to reality. they have to work on their biology project. >> they look all dressed up and cleaned up. they look great. >> i'm glad they got a chance to go. >> i am, too, but i don't know about the lessons there. >> i know, the headmaster, it will be interesting to see what that does to her authority next year. >>> coming up on news 4 at 4:00, a teacher punched a student and it was all caught on tape. yet teacher of the year won't be facing any charges. >>> she's speaking out today. >>> plus women take it off to protest censorship. we'l [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they reall

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but james tate and his date made it to the high school prom in connecticut last night. he was initially banned from the dance for taping a giant prom invitation on the school entrance. after the ban attracted national media officials school officials backed down allowing tate and his date attend the prom after all. >>> overseas anger and violence bubbled in the middle east today. this is the border between syria and the golan heights. crowds of people marched on the day marking the an ver sags of the six-day war. a report on syrian television said 25 people were killed. more than 300 hurt. >>> in other news, political leaders all over the world are weighing the pros and cons of nuclear energy in the aftermath of the fukushima disaster in japan. germany has announced plans to close all of its nuclear power planlts by the year 2020. cnn's frederick plik ten. >> reporter: germany has conducted stress tests for 17 reactors. angela merkel reacted. we want to make sure our power supply is safe, merkel said. germany will shout down eight reactors immediately. the remaining nin

james tate was banned for taping his date's invitation in big cardboard letters on the outside of his he got in a dance or two. jackie meretsky, what can you tell us about the weather? >> well, what i can tell you is that the same storm system that brought aggressive storms to indiana is heading south. we do have the threat of severe weather with potentially damaging winds again stretching from st. louis eastward into the carolinas. now, most of this will really start to heat up in the afternoon. once that heat starts cooking everything up, however, even at this early hour we've got pretty good storms rolling through missouri. now, quick transition to the desert southwest. a lot of colors here, so what we do have is some strong southerly winds, winds coming from the south. and this is elevating the fire danger in new mexico and arizona, even portions of utah and nevada. and where you see that hot pink color, that is an air quality alert, and that's new mexico due to all the smoke blowing eastward from the state of arizona. that's a quick look at your national weath >>> "today's" weath

james tate made it to his high school prom after all. band from the dance after posting an invitation to his date on the school wall, big one right there, see that? the 200,000 people petitioned on facebook and james ended up not only going to the prom, he was crowned co-king of the prom that he finally got to go even though the school officials said he couldn't because he put that big invitation on the side of the building. >> good for him. and i hope he had a great night. anyway, let's talk a little bit about something that mike is a little steamed. we were all talking about thousahow this government needs more money, the u.s. government in general. they're releasing results of it showing federal pension payments are following a bunch of people to their graves many years after they have died. >> in 2009 alone, $72 billion wasted on the dead and given to relatives. you're supposed to get -- if you die, your spouse gets it, that's ok. your uncle, your aunt or your children aren't supposed to get it and people for years and years and year

james tate was suspended from school for posting his invitation in cardboard letters on the school wall. the school originally claimd it was a safety risk but the school had reversed the decision acknowledging the international attention that the case received. >>> the world's largest passenger jet is about to land in washington for the very first time. details when we come back. >>> and then at six flags this morning with a look at fun part of the pirate stunt show. stay with us. more stuff is coming up on fox 5 morning news. >> was that paul raphel? [ laughter ]  >>> search crews are out again in montgomery county looking for the body of a man who police think drowned on friday. they are searching the tridell fea reservoir. two men were swimming in the reservoir near route 97 in brookeville when one man went under. swimming is prohibited in all wssc reservoirs. >>> many may remember the miracle on the hudson when the airplane landed safely on the hudson. and it's now headed to a museum in north carolina. the fuselage left new jersey over the weekend and will cross t

james tate escorted his date to the big dance and was even voted co-king of the event.her date was funny and pretty cute and she looks mighty beautiful herself. 8:05. back outside. glad they had a great time at their prom. >> good for them. >> why did you say it was going to rain? it's gorgeous out today. >> i think you said it was going to rain. >> i don't think so i. >> i said we don't have a cloud in the sky. >> just two more days, just two more days. over to you with the weather. >> i still marvel. it's like there's another channel running in her head. she's watching another show. i love it. >> yeah, come thursday. i'm kidding. >> nice! yeah, yeah. hey, there you go. you turn 40 in new york city. what's your name? >> stacy. >> where are you from? >> houston. >> was it fun turning 40 in new york? >> absolutely. >> come back for 50. >> i sure will. >> let's check your weather. we'll show you for today, lacrosla crosse, wisconsin, hot, humid, 92 degrees. yow! as we look on the satellite/radar, not a lot going on. strong storms making their way through parts of the sout

remember james tate, originally told he couldn't go to the prom after he plasted his prom proposal inrs on the side of his high school. after thousands of people rallied behind him, even a facebook page, the school caved. james and his date arriving at the hawaiian themed prom. while there had been calls to name him prom king the honor did go to another man. >> the school did the right thing. >> totally. it was sweet. >> the moral is don't post anything on the school walls. >> can't clamp down on old fashioned romance. that took effort. i mean once that story got out, you must have thought, you both must have thought he was going to go to the prom. >> i was surprised how firm the school was having a zero tolerance policy and he did fix it to the side of the school. >> i admire the school for saying we really do have a policy, but they did cave to romance a little bit. >> there you go. wait until next year when it gets more elaborate when they paste a billboard to the side of the school. you let him go. >> and romance is not on the list of what we're expecting to be getting on our ques

james tate escorted his date to the big dance and was even voted co-king of the event. her date was funny and pretty cute. she looks mighty beautiful herself. it is 8:05. back outside to matt, meredith and al. glad they had a great time at their prom. >>> she looked lovely and he was handsome. >> why did you say it was going to rain? >> you said it was going to rain. >> i said we don't have a cloud in the sky. just two more days, al. two more days. over to you with a check of the weather. >> it is like there's another channel running in her head. like she's watching another show. i love it. >> yeah, come thursday. i'm kidding. >> nice. yea! you turned 40 in new york city. what's your name? >> stacy. >> where are you from? >> houston. >> was it fun turning 40 in new york? >> absolutely. >> come back for 50. >> i sure will. >> for today we have lacrosse, wisconsin, nbc 13, some morning s,sherow hot, humid, 92er degre. you! through parts of the southeast, southern california, you may see a few morning showers. the risk for strong storms possible today back in the plains an