john yang, nbc news, st. paul, minnesota. >>> a new report on obesity in this country is out tonight with some sobering stats. in 1995, not a single state in the country had an obesity rate above 20% of the population. now all the stes but one do and colorado, the only one is barely hanging on with 19.8% of its residents considered obese. >>> up next here tonight, who's making hay after that epic dust storm swallowed up phoenix, arizona? o >>> if you have ever vacationed or done any camping in or around yellowstone, then you know grizzly bears are a constant presence, you're on the lookout, you're warned about them and often you see them preferably at a safe distance. sadly however, there's been a fatal attack in wyoming. 57-year-old brian matayoshi was on a camping trip with his wife when he apparently happened on a mother grizzly and came between her and her cubs. park rangers say the fatal attack was an act of nature. they will not destroy the animal for simply protecting her family. >>> take another look

john yang, nbc news, chicago. >>> even as governments wrestle with budget problems, there was euphoria on wall street this week in the wake of another bailout for greece. the dow was up more than 168 points on the day, capping its biggest weekly gain in more than two years. a month's worth of losses have been regained in just five trading days on all three major indexes. the dow gaining 5.4% on the week. the nasdaq up 6.2% and the s&p 500 up 5.6%. that is one huge week. >>> when we come back, another royal wedding. this one a bit more low key than the last one. >>> maria shriver formally filed for divorce from her husband of 25 years today. they cited irreconcilable differences. they separated in may, and a week after they split, he acknowledged fathering a child with a member of their household staff. >>> as america gets ready to celebrate independence day, today was the big holiday just to our north. canada day hosted a couple very special guests this year, prince william and his new bride kate took part in the ceremonies. kate middleton sporting a patriotic red and white ensemble. w

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john yang, nbc news, fast. paul minnesota. >>> a new report on obesity in this country is out tonight with some sobering stats. in 1995, not a single state in the country had an obesity rate above 20% of the population. now all the states but one do and colorado, the only one is barely hanging on with 19.8% of its residents considered obese. >>> up next here tonight, who's making hay after that epic dust storm swallowed up phoenix, arizona? [ female announcer ] for frequent heartburn sufferers, summertime is now a happy time. when we can eat what we want and sleep soundly through the night. prevacid®24hr prevents the acid that causes frequent heartburn, all day, all night. so i wasn't playing much of a role in my own life, but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help

john yang, nbc news, chicago. >>> 8:17. 74 degrees outside. >> it feels great. >> i think this may behe one day we agree. >> we're all on the same page with this one. >> low humidity is the key because it's actually been rather warm. but the humidity has been so low. so it's been feeling great. >> now, yes. >> well, yeah. >> can't last forever. >> that's right, the humidity is inching back up and we'll notice it a little bit more today. but it's going to be dry. so outdoor plans should be great. beach, pool, make, you name it, going for that hike, no problem. just stay hydrated. want to let you know the air quality is not so great. we have a code orange. that means it's unhealthy for sensitive groups. our weather is pretty comfortable. humidity has been low and temperatures down in the 50s for lows in our suburbs. this morning we got into the 60s in d.c. lots of 50s outside. right now we're at 66 in hagerstown. 74 at reagan national airport and in clinton, maryland. 70 fredericksburg. the goal is around 91 with an bun done sunshine and we'll have 90s from fredericksburg. upper 80s for

john yang, nbc news, chicago. >>> in world news, moammar gadhafi lashing out against nato threatening to attack europe unless air strikes against his country stop. gadhafi says he will carry out attacks against european homes, offices and families in a message played to a huge pro government rally in tripoli. the long time leader is currently in hiding as the criminal court is hoping to charge him for his brutal attacks against his own people ptd. >>> the death of osama bin laden has been cell celebrated pie many, but the university at pew jab university is sponsoring a literary contest to glorify the leader. the contest organizers run known, but students and teachers believe a conservative islamic student group is behind it. in the past the very same group has been accused of trying to enforce it religious views on the rest of the campus. sometimes attacking students with whom they disagree. >>> still ahead on "news 4 today," taking the diet out of diet soda. why switching to sugar free soda may not necessarily make it easier to shed some pounds. >>> and can airplanes control the wea

nbc's john yang reports from the capital st. paul where the government coming to a stand still is really starting to hit home this summer. >> reporter: for minnesota state highway worker mike linholts, summer is a busy time. but today he was working at his father's house. >> you set your priorities and this is the way it works. >> reporter: he's one of more than 20,000 state workers on furlow because the government and state legislature can't agree on how to close a $5 billion budget deficit. for republicans that control the state legislature insist on only spending cuts. >> we will not saddle our children and grandchildren with mounds of debt. >> reporter: the governor wants higher taxes to support social services. >> it's their way or no way, that continues to be their position. if somebody else has a rabbit to pull out of the hat, then i look forward to their doing so. >> reporter: usually crowded state parks and campgrounds are locked shut and some have even fallen victim to vandalism. here's the minnesota state capitol, clo

john yang is in aurora, illinois with details. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. it was one month ago today that 19-year-old matt dobner came speeding down the road, blew through the air, side swiped the tree, and sailed into this house. he was killed. police cooperate figure out what happened, but now his mother is blaming something called synthetic marijuana.figure out happened, but now his mother is blaming something called synthetic marijuana. for karen, her youngest child was just about perfect. >> max was one in a million. he was the best son could you ever imagine. i was so blessed. >> reporter: so something didn't add up when a sheriff's detective called her early one evening to say that the 19-year-old had died in a car crash. speeding through a spot sign and crashing in to a 2-year-old's bedroom. the car was going so fast that the engine broke free and slammed through four more rooms. luckily no one was inside. >> it was -- the worst moment of my life. >> reporter: at the hospital, her oldest son had something to tell her. >> he said max called me right

nbc's john yang has the latest from bloomington, indiana. >> reporter: bloomington police are awaiting identification of that badly decomposed body to see fit the latest chapter in the disappearance of lauren speier. lauren has been missing for more than a month. the 20-year-old fashion student disappeared june 3rd after a night partying with friends. her parents have pleaded with her friends to come forward with information they hope could lead them to their daughter. >> help them find their moral compass. they need your guidance and your strength to do the right thing. >> the window of opportunity in which lauren disappeared just these three short city blocks is so small that i think investigators would have to believe someone who had contact with her knows what happened to her that night. >> reporter: lauren shown here on a home video during a spring break trip to israel with her sister, who's reportedly last seen by a friend walking toward her apartment building at 4:30 in the morning. for weeks thousands of volunteers showed up to look for lauren. >> as far as i'm concerned it's n

yang will introduce john b. canon who is the author of usaid for democracy and governance officers assistance to civilian law enforcement in developing countries and we're very pleased to have john here today. in the past when john did the book he was a senior advisor to usaid and police issues and today he's the director and i'm probably one of the only people in the room who can say international criminal investigation and assistance programs without flubbing it. but anyway, welcome. >> i made it. >> i made it. i always hear that. our second speaker will -- following john will be michele greenstein the director deputy of criminal justice in partnership with the international law enforcement. michele is another old friend. it's nice to see you back here. our third speaker is lieutenant general james dubik u.s. army retired who is a fellow for the institute of the study of war. welcome to the institute for the study of peace. [laughter] >> one leads to the other. >> hopefully, yes. in the right order. now, but t