american women inspiring a new generation to get in the game. >>> tonight, jill biden leading a u.s. delegation to germany to cheer on the u.s. women's soccer team in their world cup championship match tomorrow. back at home, dr. biden has spent much of this year rallying on behalf of a more personal cause. the families of u.s. military members who pay their own price in service to the country. >> come on! >> nothing can rain on jill biden's mission. outings like this to a chicago cubs game with military families help her spread the word about their sacrifices. >> some of those families have soldiers who have been deployed three, four, five times. so, they've been through this a lot, but you can see how strong and resilient they are, and they really make america proud. >> each of us can show our appreciation for everything these families do. >> she and michelle obama are leading a white house effort called joining forces, which promotes acts of kindness to military families. by individuals, non-profit and companies. in this case, major league baseball and the uso. the needs of nationa

including the country's second family, joe and jill biden. >> this is our son, bo, and this is when he came back from iraq. as you can see the smiles. >> reporter: of course, bo biden, a delaware national guardsman is just one of tens of thousands of national guardsman who has deployed to iraq or afghanistan, but they are not the only ones of carrying the burden of military service. >> we so often hear people say, support the troops. we don't often hear them say, we support the families of the troops. is part of this making that awareness? >> yes. the military families are serving, as well. >> reporter: the cost of that service from the emotional anxiety of having a loved one at war to relocation and job changes, to home upkeep is what first lady, michelle obama, and dr. biden want people it know about. >> we went around the country for about two years and listened and heard about the problems and some of the things that we could do. >> whether you're a business leader -- >> reporter: in april they teamed up -- >> each of us can show our appreciation for everything these families do. >

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jill biden and chelsea clinton represented the white house. a former soccer mom herself -- >> you must be so excited! >> reporter: -- biden thanked the parents of the team. >> it's the moms and the dads who are behind their children and who get them to where they are today. >> reporter: it was not the ending america hoped for. but for some, it was still satisfying. >> whoever wins, i'll be happy, to be honest. >> reporter: now, japan won the cup and plenty of hearts here in germany. after every game the team carried a banner around the stadium thanking the world for supporting their country. and tonight was no exception. even in their moment of greatest glory, japan said thank you. lester? >> anne thompson for us in frankfurt, thank you. >>> back here at home, the heat wave that began yesterday is bringing even more oppressive conditions to much of the midwest. temperatures are in the 90s and higher from the gulf coast all the way up to the border with canada. we're joined now by the weather channel's eric fisher who's in lake harriet, minneso

jill biden, we will make sure america takes care of your families and recognizes the extraordinary sacrifices that they are making. >> more than 1,200 members of the armed services and their families packed the south lawn of the white house for a barbecue and concert. rock band train provided the entertainment. this is the third year the first family has celebrated the fourth with service members. >> we'll turn to tom kierein. we're fortunate all the fireworks last night were manmade. >> it was a close call. only about 15 miles south of washington. we had heavy downpours coming through during the time of the fireworks. close call. there were 500,000 people down there. thankfully, everything stayed mostly dry throughout most of the region. however, across much of virginia there were some heavy downpours last night. and now some lingering light showers in southern maryland in the northern neck and upper part of the eastern shore. that's the last of it. that was drifting off to the east. temperatures are rather muggy this morning. we're in the mid-70s in washington, points south and east mid and

b refers to his wife jill. biden'sr name is @vp, all part of an increasing focus on social media. on wednesday, president obama is expected to hold the white house's first twitter town hall. >>> google has temporarily shut down a feature on its site that allows users to see real-time updates from twitter, facebook and other social networking sites. today the company posted a message that said the feature was temporarily disabled. they're trying to figure out how to incorporate the recently launched google plus. google plus is the online giant's latest attempt to jump into the social networking world. the service allows users to share information and other fun stuff with small groups of people. >>> the los alamos national laboratory in new mexico will reopen to employees wednesday. authorities say the threat from the largest wildfire in state history has now passed. the director of los alamos says the nuclear research facility escaped major damage from the blaze. they were evacuated june 27th, a day after a tree fell on

jill biden who's the vice president's wife and chielsea clinton will be on hand. >> which begs the question, where are you going to be watching it? are you going to be with that group? >> reporter: i will probably be with fans in a bar in frankfurt. but we will be cheering very loudly. >> i will be doing the same thing vigorously here in the united states. >>> it's been a long, protracted battle on capitol hill. there will be political winners and losers, but just who will they be? that's ahead, also with apologies, media mogul rupert murdock who says he's sorry for the telephone hacking scandal. >>> and chaos in kurt, a woman goes berserk in court and goes after the judge. we'll see what made her totally lose it in court. you're watching "msnbc saturday." i'm gonna need my biggest player. a change in the lineup? that little squirt? [ cheers and applause ] [ female announcer ] one bottle of ultra dawn has the grease-cleaning power of two of the leading non-concentrated brand, giving you double the cleaning ingredients in every drop. [ sponge ] way to go, kid. you really knocked the grease o

jill biden, the wife of the vice president is going to be at that game along with chelsea clinton, andlaying soccer. we're over at the u.s. army garrison in wease baden. these girls are so excited, they know all the names and they can held you about hope solo or abby wanbach, i said they are girls or women and they say no, they're great soccer players. that's really the significance of the 2011 team. the '99 team, they sort of ignited a soccer movement n u.s. but these they're really looked at at what they do. they're going to go up against a scrappy japan team tomorrow night. >> people are watching team usa because they are just great athletes with a great team doing a great job right now. and as you were mentioning, getting a lot of attention, especially with social media, i think you were reporting that a lot of other sports stars are now even following hope solo. >> lebron james have tweeted about the soccer team. he has tweeted about the women's soccer team, it's really catching a lot of attention. that's why it's so great, it's a peer to peer relationship, you've got some of the

jill biden and including chelsea clinton and they met with family members of the team to let them knowheir country is and how much the country is behind this squad. jenna? >> all right, anne i hope you have your ticket. >>> once again, here's lester. >> jenna, thanks. this morning on today's taste test. what would a french fry be without ketchup? comes in lots of varieties. which store brand is best? america's test kitchen to come on and tell us. they did a taste test. good morning, good to see you. >> good morning. interesting thing that the sweetening had to do with what people like. >> when we tasted these blind, tasters really chose the ketchups made with sugar over those made with high fructose corn syrup. the sugar ones really rose to the top of the list. >> heinz is is the most popular, but not the traditional heinz, but the organic one. >> if you want to try some. we have am french fries here for you. this nailed the balance of flavor oftima tomato, vinegar a sugar. almost a deeper, more complex flavor. >> you said sugar not high fructose. real sugar. >> this has real sugar in

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it will be low by jill biden, and guess what chelsea clinton is also on the list. the u.s. team faces off against japan. that's after their big 3-1 victory against france on wednesday. >>> i think they're expected to win over japan but a lot of people say japan is really trying hard to win to give a boost for the country after the earthquake and tsunami and everything. >>> all right. 7:26. we want to check in again with tara, and there's an accident on the peninsula and traffic has it in san francisco. so you are busy. >> reporter: we have a very large box bus that is blocking a lane in san francisco. if we look at the map we can show you where. it is right off 280 near college park lot. traffic is backed up on to the ocean avenue from 280. we also have a car crash, a two car crash down the peninsula. it looks like a tow truck is on the scene here. there may be injuries. we are not sure but it look like it is in the clearing stages. >> and finally at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have a little back up. it extends there almost back to the parking lot. but it has picked up a

jill biden, we will make sure america takes care of your families and recognizes the extraordinary sacrificeshink it's only appropriate that we give you a chance to celebrate it together as well. god bless you. god bless the united states of america and happy fourth of july, everybody. thank you. >> the president and first lady michelle obama celebrating the fourth of july with members of the united states military from various branches there on the south lawn of the white house, recognizing, acknowledging members apparently of each and every branch of the service and telling them that they are the reason why american forces remain the best fighting force in the world. >>> it's as american as fireworks on the fourth of july. presidential candidates know this holiday is a terrific star spangled backdrop for campaigning. most of the republican contenders are out today hoping to turn the nation more red than plus in 2012. our mary snow is back following their appearances in critical states. mary? >> reporter: and joe, a busy day for campaigning. republican candidates were out in force today in i

jill biden, wife of the vice president, addresses military service members and their family at 7:00 easternucky. >>> we're following lots of developments in the next hour of "cnn newsroom." let's check in with dan lothian first. hey, dan. >> hey, even though it appears both sides are very far apart, the white house remains optimistic that common ground can be found before that august 2nd deadline. we'll have more details at the top of the hour. >> i'm ted rowlands. students behind me are coming to see who is the best at defending against hackers. we'll have a live report on cyber security coming up next hour. >>> hi. i'm zain verjee in london. glenn beck has made some terror atta comments about the terror attacks in norway. we'll talk about that next. >>> a congressman accused of inappropriate contact with a teen girl. house leaders say they want an ethics probe. >>> the texas rangers and their smoking hot bats. the rangers put up at least three runs in the first three innings against the twins. then tacked on two more in the later innings. 27 hits in all. final score, 20-6. check out don k

jill biden, the vice president's wife, and chelsea clinton, who like millions of american girls, playedd time to check their el mail on the internet? do they realize how big a deal and how excited people are back here at home? >> well, you know what, lester, they are getting that sense, because they all, most of them have twitter accounts and they spend a lot of time on facebook. but they are extraordinarily focused. they know they have one more game to win before their job is complete. so they're trying to put the blinders on, and just focus on tomorrow night. lester? >> it's been a fun ride. we're excited to see the outcome. ann thompson in frankfurt this morning. thanks very much. up next, harry potter's final hurrah, inside the $6 billion empire. but first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> "harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2" is looking to bring magic at the box office. the film has grossed more than $42 million in the u.s. and that's just from midnight screenings. it's expected to smash the opening weekend record. the movie is also the last in a series of adventures that began

biden, jill biden, the wife of the vice president will speak to us and talk candidly about her very personal hollywood bound in tinseltown rolling outs the red carpet for the royal couple. >>> plus, up and away. check this out. it is the new thrill you ride in the florida keys. it is called a jet lev. it is a jetpack on water. it lets just about everyone play out their james bond fantasy. >> i want to do that. >> i actually got up at one point. >> there we go! >> unfortunately, this is only a four-hour show. >> i did get up. there is a still pic somewhere of me. >> thanks, guys. >>> maria, you have something fun coming up next week? >> absolutely. next week on my telemundo show, we have a special series, "big and beautiful." i'm going to be helping plus-size women. we're not going to be telling them how to indict and look skinnier, we're going to tell them how to enhance their curves. they are their is great advice for that. >> to our other maria, >>> around the bay area, summer microclimates. 80s to low 90s inland. we'll see a cool down around san francisco and the coast. higher elevation a

biden and his wife, jill, asked americans to take time to think of the troops in battle.is part of the white house's growing battle on social media. his user name is at dc. >> you may spot a mowing crew along muddy branch crew. why is this newsworthy? they won't have any of the usual equipment. take a look on your screen because the city is using goats to eat up some of the grasses and plants near the isaac walton building. the goats will be out there for about two weeks and inside of an electric fence. the goats have been used by the maryland state highway administration, anne arundel county and st. mary's. i love that idea! >> it is going to cause some slowdowns in the area of muddy branch. >>> a new warning for millions of americans using an antismoking drug. that story is coming up. >> plus, we check out some reports that our national bird is finding a lot of places to nest in virginia. >> let's see who's celebrating a birthday today. the 5th of july. the first daughter, julie nixon eisenhower is 63. here's news for you. rocker huey lewis is 61. hall of fame pitcher r

biden's first tweet a 4th of july message from himself and wife jill asking americans to take a littlee to think about the u.s. troops. >> i think that's unbelievable. he is not following anybody, even the boss. >> do you tweet a lot? >> i do. >> eye more of a voyeur. i like to see what's everyone else is doing. >> you're not following me and i'm not following you. >> we need to follow each other. >> this is rude. >> okay. >> okay. >> very good. >> point made. >>> 5:51. new research shedding light on autism this morning. how it could all be connected to a mother's age and health. >>> plus, maria shriver could expect some big bucks for her side of the story. the record amount she could bring in, in a major book deal coming up. ake up rested. [ male announcer ] unisom. fall asleep faster. sleep longer. stain from an otherwise pristine wall-to-wall? or granted the christmas dreams of twins whose only wish was the shine of a professionally-cleaned hardwood floor? well, i have seen the glory of steam-cleaned kitchen tile in the early morning hours! i have saved floors. i have lived! also, w