kristen? >> thank you, chuck. weather 90 minutes worth coming up in our next half hour. join us at 9:00. ♪ everybody dance now >>> hey, y'all. from memphis, tennessee. >> kentucky too! >> my mommy loves lester. >> we're from louisiana! >> i'm 16 today. >> celebrating my 8th birthday! >>> okay. can i say that was an epic open? goodness. >> i want to party with those people. >> that mom. >> we are those people. >> you and lester are the example. >> we are back on this sunday morning. july 27th, 2014. i was going to say hot. not. it is steamy, but nice. couldn't ask for a better crowd to be out there this morning. our thanks to them for sharing their pictures with us. we'll join them outside in a few minutes. i'm going to interrogate that mother. >> no, no. we'll be out there and see them all shortly. let eight guess caug let's get caught up on the morning's headlines. another barrage of attacks started just hours after a temporary cease-fire ended. this as secretary of state john kerry continues to meet with other w

nbc's kristen welker is at the white house for us with more. crist cnn. >> reporter: lethe obama administration is facing questions for the surge of immigrants crossing the border. the administration is working to, quote, stem the tide. under mounting pressure to fix the crisis at the border, jeh johnson was blunt on "meet the press" today. our border is not open to illegal migration. >> but he wise not so certain when questioned specifically about what will happen to children. >> will most of these children stay in america or will they be returned to their homes in central america? >> there's a deportation proceeding that's commenced against illegal migrants, including children. >> i'm trying to get an answer to will most of them end up staying in your judgment? >> i think we need to find more efficient, effective ways to turn this tide around generally and we've already begun to do that. >> sdwhat that mean? are you saying it's impractical to deport all of them who are here now? >> i'm saying we've already dramatically reduced the turnaround

kristen. >> reporter: lester, good evening. this weekend there were more than 300 protests across the country, many organized by conservative groups and most sparsely attended. they're people opposing the surge of children entering the u.s. illegally. many were confronted by counterprotesters advocating for the humane treatment of the children. the obama administration has been scrambling to set up more temporary shelters with little success in this volatile political environment. some groups are filling the void like in baltimore where catholic charities are planning to care for 50 children. advocates for the undocumented minors say the government has failed to explain the situation clearly. meanwhile, government officials estimate there has been a small drop in the number of kids coming across the border. but they are not sure why. it might be because of the education program the white house has launched, or it could be because of bad weather. a number of factors could be at play. lester. >> all right, kristen, thanks. >>> wh

i want to go to kristen welker at the white house. we've just been talking about how this fits into this regional conflict, kristen, and how this could exacerbate tensions, whether it is ultimately atributed to russian separatists or -- >> i think you've characterized it exactly contributely, ronan. and i think the burden on the white house is huge. relations between the u.s. and russia are perhaps at their frostiest that we have seen really in decades. just yesterday president obama announcing the stiffest sanctions against russia yet. the administration accusing russia of ramping up its military incursion in eastern ukraine. ramping up its support of the separatists in eastern ukraine. so just yesterday, president obama announcing new sanctions that are aimed at having a big bite on russia's economy. we also know that four top russian officials were sanctioned as well. so that phone call earlier today between president obama and president putin was to discuss those sanctions. their relationship has been incredibly tense over the pas

i'm kristen wright. >> i'm adam tuss. sunday, july 27th. today is a weather alert day. >> let's get straight to storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell with the latest. >> good morning, kristen and adam and a good sunday morning everybody. rain for most of us durg e overnight hours is starting to come to an end and we'll have plenty of dry hours from late this morning into early perhaps even into mid afternoon today. day time heating and an approaching cold front mean our severe weather threat increases quickly after about 3:00 or 4:00 today. live picture over reston town center, still cloudy skies, the roads are wet but the rain has stopped. at least as of this point in time. your weather headlines, first round over, sunshine back late this morning into late this afternoon. strong to severe thunderstorms possible, moderate risk for severe weather just off to our west today. so we're really going to have to keep a close eye on this. storm team 4 on alert all day today. light rain showers along i-81 towards luray and culpeppeculpep a headed in

we get the latest tonight from nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: ask anyone here about keisha williams, and they all say one thing -- >> loved her children. her children were her life. >> reporter: the 34-year-old mother is now fighting to survive. unaware that three of her children are gone. killed friday when two alleged carjackers in an suv plowed into them, while the family was selling fruit for a church fund-raiser. >> as a mother, would you want to tell her? all three of her children are gone? >> reporter: tia brown's mother, thelma, was with them, and is now in the hospital. >> that could be your kids laying down there. are turn yourself in. that's all i can say. >> reporter: police still haven't released much information about two suspects they say fled on foot. neighbor butch rushed to the scene when he heard the crash. >> first thing i saw was the bodies laying out in the lot. one, two, three. >> reporter: he saw 7-year-old terrence, known in the neighborhood as his mom's shadow. 10-year-old thomas who was sweet and shy. and he tried to revive 15-year-old kiara who was about

>> kristen, thanks. i want to shift gears for just a minute and touch on another subject which is also getting a fair amount of attention. new developments on that possible threat to flights coming into the u.s. what can you tell us this morning? >> reporter: that's right, as we are marking this holiday weekend, france is warning travelers there could be delays on flights this summer that are u.s.-bound. that is because france is boosting security on those flights amid fresh concerns that al qaeda is trying to develop a new kind of bomb, a bomb that can get through airport security undetected. french government officials are being fairly tight lipped about the details of those new security measures. you'll recall, erica, this past week the obama administration called for tighter security at overseas airports that have direct flights to the u.s. now, according to a u.s. counterterrorism official, there is intelligence which suggests that bombmakers with links to al qaeda based in yemen have traveled to sy

i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. a check of the weather forecast and a little something on radar we're following this morning. >> live doppler 7 hd to the southwest of petaluma our best radar return just north of petaluma road and that's sliding slowly to the northwest. you can see it just north of sonoma. best radar return there. this is slowly sliding to the north. so some sprinkles definitely possible this morning. so far haven't had any truth of anything measurable reaching the ground. here's your forecast by the afternoon hours. you can see high clouds and sunshine around the bay. 70 to 80. high clouds and sunshine inland with most clouds across the north bay. 79 to 86. partly sunny coast and san francisco. 64 to 70. here's leyla. >> we do have construction that will last until 7:00 this morning. keep this in mind if you are going to be traveling off of the bridge in the eastbound direction along 580. from hoffman split to san pablo avenue is where we'll have construction crews there. slow for the cone zone. bui

kristen dahlgren is covering arthur's aftermath from long beach, new york for us tonight, kristen? >> reporter: good evening, lester. you're right, this is not over. almost 30,000 people from new jersey and maine are still without power. beach goers still have to worry about dangerous rip current after a fierce storm that changed holiday weekend plans for americans up and down the coast. in canada today, arthur unleashed torrents of rain, leaving more than 200,000 without power in parts of new brunswick and nova scotia. in new england, the rain has ended but dangerous flooding remains. >> in certain places it's like a foot, foot and a half of water, it's pretty deep. >> reporter: some towns had to cancel fireworks for a second night because of high winds. on north carolina's outer banks where the storm made landfall as a category 2 hurricane, this family is trying to rescue what's left of their holiday weekend. >> we're supposed to be in a beach house, but we can't get there because of the bridge. >> reporter: a portion of the roadway just rebuilt after hurricane irene is washed ou

kristen? >> okay.thank you, amelia. >>> next up, is "reporters notebook," a look at stories affecting our community. >> back in 15 minutes with more of the top stories. >> good morning and welcome to "reporters notebook." i'm jim hanley. got a lot to get to this sunday morning and start out, talking about marijuana in montgomery county and d.c. first up in montgomery county there's confusion over decriminalization of marijuana there and not only pot itself, but drug paraphernalia still a crime. what's going on there? >> well, whoever wrote the law wasn't paying attention apparently. i mean there's still confusion. paraphernalia is against the law but the other things that have been eased. i think what they have to do is go back to the drawing board, clear things up. people are going to get in trouble. they don't mean to be. the state seems to have an on again/off again love affair with pot, but oo, you know, they wano go in certain directions and they don't want to. the governor is not thrilled about d

kristen dahlgren has more for us. kristen, good morning. >> good morning. this story might make anyone head to the beach today think twice about going into the ocean. shark attacks along the california coast are quite rare. this one happened on saturday morning, and the victim is now speaking out about the moment he was caught in the shark's jaws. >> you can feel the whole body shaking with the shark. >> the video captures the moment it happened. a swimmer with no idea a 7 foot great white is nearby. >> look at that. there he is. look at him. right -- >> the shark tacks, thrashing, fighting to escape a fisherman's line. >> he got bit. >> the guy is, like, never mind, get the lifeguard. shark attack. shark attack. >> the victim who suffered a bite to his torso and hand is now out of the hospital. and telling his story. >> it surfaced up to the very top, and i saw it eye to eye. and it made a very sharp left turn and just lunged right at my chest. >> some witnesses say the bloody scene could have been avoided. >> a fisherman hooked the shark, okay. and he was

we begin our coverage with nbc white house correspondent kristen welker. good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. the evacuation was necessary to protect the more than 150 members at the u.s. embassy in tripoli. experts say it's the worst violence since 2011. the u.s. embassy caught in intense rival between militias prompting americans to be evacuated. u.s. secretary of state john kerry in paris on a diplomatic mission. >> because of the free wheeling violence taking place in tripoli represents our personnel leaving. >> reporter: 80 heavily armed u.s. marine guards cross into tunisia about 100 miles away. they left the embassy compound in suvs and buses. nbc's jim miklaszewski reports f-16 fighter jets and unmanned drones flew overhead shadowing the group. dozens of u.s. marines, a rapid response force were in the air to respond to any threat. once safely in tunisia, the americans boarded commercial airliners at a civilian airport. >> we had over 80 marines there on the ground to defend this particular facility. and of course you could contrast it

. >> kristen bell? >> supposedly she was offered it, but it's a difficult role.ing of august to december to rehearse. it is a big commitment. >> i think a couple of different people. i think julianne huff would be available and kristen chenoweth. >> i feel like she's a little too old for peter pan. >> the whole point of it is you don't want to get old. >> she's like this. >> think about it. that's not old. >> kristen chennoweth. >> she's like a child. ♪ i won't grow up ♪ i don't want to go to school >> kristen would be amazing. >> i think you're right. >> really, hodie? >> if you love bill cosby, you'll be excited about what's coming. >> nbc announced they are developing a new sit comwith bill cosby that will probably air in 2015, and it will be basically him doing his schtick again. >> grandfather. >> he will be the grandfather. he. >> is he cliff hucks tabl. >> he will be the patriarch of a different family. a multi-generational family. he will be doling out his -- it's like michael mally who is on "glee." he will be on a writer on the show and he will appear o

eric and kristen?, now, in san jose including a second accident that was caused as a result of the first citizen. amy hollyfield is on the scene with the latest. >>> closures can be confusing for drivers and dangerous for officers. an officer has been hurt in a crash while here on the scene. that is why we want to make you aware of what is happening. let me tell you about the fatal accident that happened around 2:00 this morning. officers say a driver crashed into a tree and they are still trying to figure out if speed was a factor or drugs or alcohol were involved. it is too usually to tell. while conducting the investigation they have the street closed down with a one- block stretch at santa theresa which confused a driver or the drive depth see the officers blocking the street because a car crashed into one of the police officer's car blocking the road. an officers with inside the car at the time and we are told he was shaken up. he is going to the hospital to be checked out but he and the other dri

kristen welker with nbc news joins us live from outside the white house. kristen, how long is it going to be before american investigators arrive to see the devastation for themselves and also how long before they can get to the scene safely? >> that is the big question tonight. senior administration officials say the goal is to get them there rapidly. we know they're already on their way. they're initially going to go to kiev, so to your point, when will they actually be able to access the crash site? that remains a question mark. the goal is to secure the crash site to make it safe enough so that those investigators from the ntsb and the fbi can actually access it. that is going to be the key here. you heard president obama talk about the importance of making sure that this investigation moves forward, that the crash site is not tampered with, that evidence is not tampered with. you also heard him call for an international independent investigation making the point that this crash is something that affected many nations, including malaysia, australia, of

i'm kristen sze.is morning's wet weather might be to blame for a traffic accident? san francisco. this white car skidded over the sidewalk and into a fence along ebbens avenue near thnapoleon street. it may have ruptured a gas main. police have closed the streets. >>> a check on your morning commute with leyla gulen, some problems. >> yes, indeed, and the rain definitely was a factor in some accidents this morning because of slick conditions, so a vehicle spipout, things of that nature. as we take you into san jose, two-car crash southbound 280 at 10 and it is blocking a couple of lanes but certainly in the northbound direction you are on the brakes. live look at walnut creek, southbound side traffic is building, but you know what, just a few minutes ago we saw some rain falling here. the roads still wet, but it is now in the process of drying out. the traffic still very slow. kristen? >> thank you. mike will check out the thunderstorm activities in your neighborhood when we >>> hi. we're backtracking

the camera to his head so he could document the wild ride to the hospital with his regulate wife, kristen, but it captured a lot more. >> i wanted to get this bighted on camera i had no idea this would happen. >> i knew there was no way i would make it. >> kristen was almost two weeks after the due date and she knew she did not have much time. when they got to the hospital it was too late. she gave birthright in outside the hospital. it was a curb side delivery and the boy is named "baby go." >> all the people at at&t bark and the game is about to get underway. meteorologist mike nicco how is the weather? >> pretty good. whether it is a drive through baby drop or going to the game a lot sunshine. it is breezy, and you would expect that at at&t park of the take the sunscreen. the drizzle, we had more measurable drizzle this morning and you can see it in marin county and in the east bay hills and up to .03 michigan above 1,400 teach like yesterday morning and tomorrow morning. everything is clear open live doppler 7 hd and watching the waves come up from the south at half moon bay at 17, an

and kristen, i will start with you.bviously, this would be a front page large-scale story if there weren't other things going on that are taking up the white house's attention. but president obama essentially not being informed by his own spies of a huge diplomatic misstep. that cannot sit well with the white house this afternoon. >> that's the stunning part of all of this, luke. the fact that he made that phone call to chancellor angela merkel not knowing about these new allegations of spying. i asked one white house official about that. she said the white house is not mad. they're not focusing on who knew what and when. however, you would have to imagine that they are rankled by this. this administration official stressing the importance of the u.s./german relationship. i asked if president obama had reached out to chancellor merkel in the wake of that top cia official being dismissed. at this point, there's no information that he has done so, but i wouldn't be surprised if we saw a phone call if not today, within the

when they got to the hospital there was no time to get kristen upstairs or for a doctor to get to them. kristen delivered her son at the curb. >> a little bit of shock wore off in the beginning i felt really rae $11 for him to finally be in my arms. >> baby boy is named true it. >> wonder if she knew it was being documented. >> i know, right. >> all right. let's turn our attention now to the weather forecast. >> hi sand yichlt hi. we have seen our high pressure inland. remain below normalless couple days today they dropped some inland community in the 70's to low 80's. only 85 degrees in livermore. well below the average today. things have really been because of the deep marine layer and strong sea breeze. you can see the delta breeze gust to go 38 miles an hour. on shore breeze is really helping to push the deepening marine layer 3000 feet as you look at live doppler 7hd. into some of our vaechlt close-up view here. concord writ now actually seeing cloud cover out to fairfield, so this is making a pretty good push all the way up that santa rosa and you know what it means. tomorrow mor

kristen dahlgren shows us the growing memorial to the young lives lost. >> reporter: in philadelphia saturday might, a community came together to mourn. >> it's a tragedy. touches my heart. cried all day yesterday. >> reporter: even those who didn't know the family touched by the deadly crash. >> they were younger kids. i'm a parent myself. and it's just a senseless horrible event. >> reporter: 7-year-old terrence moore, his 10-year-old boy thomas and their 15ed-year-old sister, keara, were all killed. mowed down friday afternoon when police say two carjackers lost control of an suv they had just stolen. mom keisha williams as well as a family friend and the woman who was car jacked were seriously wounded. the family was selling fruit for their church to help build a new play ground. but as the community anxious grows, so does the manhunt. the city is offer 1g $00,000 reward. the fraternal order of police another $10,000 if an arrest is made by noon on monday. >> all i can say, if you know the persons that did this, you have to be able to look yourself in the mirror and say do the ri

>> i am kristen katie marzullo r kristen sze. >>> here is leyla gulen. >>> hello, everyone, we will startr satellite. if you are waking up with us at 5:00 a.m. we are waking up to patchy fog along the coast and it will remain confined to the coast because we have a ridge of high pressure that is going to be warming things up the next few days. can you see how clear it is at the airport. you can expect the morning fog to be

kristen welker is at the white house for us. kristen, what are you hearing from this paper? >> alex, in its editorial the arizona republic calls for the va to get back to its roots and focus on its "historic mission." the paper says that means treating veterans who have service-related injuries while one veterans group sharply disagrees and says the paper just doesn't understand the needs of vets. in arizona, the epicenter of the va scandal, a rare front-page editorial published by the "arizona republic's" editorial board. the paper calls on bob mcdonald, the president's pick to lead the va, to downsize the agency, writing "by returning to the va's roots and treating only war and service-related injuries, you will enhance care for all veterans." the board argues veterans with non-service-related issues should seek private sector care. in an interview with nbc affiliate kpnx the opinions page editor says non-combat issues often apply to older vets who are usually prioritized last. >> get them off the bottom of the list, put them someplace where they can get proper treatment o

eric and kristen?>> >> we have break news from mexico where there was a 7.1 earthquake and the usgs say it happened at 4:23 near the southern border with guatemala. local media reports that the we was felt around southern mexico and there were power outages reported in parts of western guatemala with authorities saying two people were killed. >>> for first time, ever, as leader of the catholic church post francis met with victims of sexual abuse meeting with the victims today at the vatican including six victims from ireland, britain, and germany. all attempted a private morning mass earlier at his private residence and the pope has said he has zero tolerance for abuse but victims groups have questioned why it took so long to meet with the victims. >>> a just released study finds children raised by same-sex couples are healthier than those raised by heterosexual parents. researches surveyed 316 same sex parents and 830 percent hood he file and 18 percent had male parents kids in same-sex marriage had 6

kristen wright is here with more on the story. what doctors say you need to know about this, kristen? >> it's interesting. recent reports in medical journals do link otherwise unexplainable rashes to personal electronic devices like cell phones, laptops and tablets. specifically, it's a nickel allergy, more commonly a reaction to jewelry, zippers and buttons. >> let's fly a kite. >> reporter: toddlers and tablets. they start early. educational apps make it fun. not so for an 11-year-old in california. he broke out into an itchy rash that wouldn't go away. doctors traced it to his ipad. he's allergic to the nickel found in the tablet's casing. the dermatology at children's health system in washington says nickel allergies are common. he's surprised by the report. >> we usually think of contact coming from poison ivy, foods, plants, that sort of thing. but, it actually turns out something we regard to as inactive, inert, a metal. >> reporter: reaction to ipads and tablets are rare. only certain children are more likely to develop th

kristen bell takes on the character of mary pep poppins for the website funny or die. >> in every job that must be done you must be paid in more than fund. you get your paycheck and snap fed, state income tax medicare and social security why, you're living below the poverty line. and every job you start to do can quickly go askew the pay is too low, i can't live on this dough. just a $3 increase can make a living wage it makes a living wage it makes a living wage ♪ just a $3 increase can make a living wage i don't get these birds for free ♪ >> she does look like julie andrews. she's taking a stand on political issue before. she and her husband famously waited to get married until gay marriage was legal. >> i love her. >> she sings a bit like her too. >> is that really her voice? >> in my mind i want to think so. >> i love her. >> she has sang in a couple of her other rolls. >> she's so funny. >> thank you. >> 5:49 right now. the dating site okay cupid is coming clean about its members using them as part of an experiment. >> this reminds you of facebook. they admitted to a psychologica

. >> kristen said it is rotten and it is. a big rig carrying produce overturned and we have two lanes blocked. amy hollyfield is on the scene bringing us more details ahead. but it is a not injury accident but it is causing major delays from the central valley over the altamont pass moving only at seven miles per hour. you can see we are seeing backups from tracy at an hour and 30 minute those get in the westbound direction. use an alternate form. highway four is go. or use mass transit. that is the best option. >>> sig-alert is having a big impact on the commute. we will take you to livermore. our reporter has been out there. how is the clean up going? >> look what they have to deal with: bananas. look at the load the truck was carrying. this is the top of the truck that flipped on its sides carrying 60,000 pounds of bananas. they have spilled all over the embankment. the crew is loading the boxes and walking them down the hill and taking them to a flatbed truck thatting take another hour. that is not the biggest problem. th

>> kristen welker at the white house tonight. >>> in georgia, disturbing new allegations emerged from court documents released today about the man who left his 22-month-old son alone for hours in a stifling hot car. ross harris has pleaded not guilty to murder and has been denied bail. we get the latest tonight from nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: on a day of celebration this year, a georgia community is also in shock. >> i felt bad for him at first. and then all of a sudden i started realizing, something is not right in this picture. >> reporter: new search warrants released today allege ross harris talked to family members about his son's life insurance policy after he died. and what they need to do in order to file for it. this, after police said yesterday harris had two life insurance policies for cooper, totalling $27,000. detective phil stoddard testified harris was leading a double life, exchanging nude pictures of himself with up to six women, including a 16-year-old girl. some, as his 22-month-old son was dying in a sweltering suv. >> it proves motive because he was unhapp

eric and kristen? >>> would you rather have time to just sit with your thoughts or get an electric show? >> most men prefer the shock. scientists ask people to sit alone with their thoughts for up to 15 minutes and men were given the option of sitting along or getting a shock and a quarter of men and two-thirds of men gave themselves the shock. scientists conclude our minds are wired to engage with the world rather than be alone which they say explains why many of us play on our phones or other gadgets. >> if people cannot stand being alone they may be able to flip a switch to loose consciousness. they discovered a woman with epilepsy was stimulated she slows down. researchers have only studied one person but they say if the results are the same for all of us it is a major break through in science. >> counting sheep is supposed to help you sleep but not while dreaming. a car dries to move around a herd of 14 in the middle of the road. the owner says lazy sunday is still deserved, after a storm they jun

plus, superkala -- while kristen bell is channelling her inner mary poppins next.ave diabetic nerve pain. it's progressive pain. first that feeling of numbness. then hot pins. almost like lightning bolts, hot strikes into my feet. so my doctor prescribed lyrica. the pain has been reduced and i feel better than i did before. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages nerves. lyrica is fda-approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight, including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or skin sores from diabetes. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem loenz

we get more tonight from nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: all across the country, people are using with fewer legal consequences, colorado and washington becoming the first two states to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. and today, "the new york times" said the country needs to go further in a long editorial the paper wrote, the federal government should repeal the ban on marijuana. comparing it to the day of prohibiti prohibition, the paper argues in that period, otherwise law abiding citizens today are becoming criminals. >> $3 billion to $4 billion a year is spent on this. there are like 600,000, 700,000 marijuana possession arrests every year. >> reporter: the reaction was swift. >> i think it should be a state issue. >> i don't see how there would be anything that is so substantially beneficial to society by lifting a ban like that. >> reporter: rewind to 1992 when bill clinton ran for president and his use of marijuana was a political liability. >> i didn't like it. and didn't inhale and never tried it again. >> reporter: compare that to candidate barack obama in

i'm kristen berset. just a bit ago the baltimore ravens wrapped up three open practices.more than 20,000 fans filled the stadium. they dodged a few raindrops, but that didn't dampen the fans' spirit. they were just excited to see their guys back on the playing field. they let out the loudest roar imaginable when this guy's face showed up on the jumbotron. no. 52 ray lewis was hanging out on the sideline while his former team went through about three hours of practice and afterwards still had enough energy to sign autographs for the kids. >> it was a lot of fun. there was a lot of people, not surprised about it, but it's always crazy to see how many people show up for practice and come out and have fun. >> ravens have a great fan base. ng out here to watch us at camp, great turnout, great energy, helps us get through it. >> reporter: diane roberts was in richmond today, redskins getting it done early. here's more on redskins camp. >> reporter: practice wound up early in richmond because head coach jay gruden decided after five days of practice he'd give the guys the aftern

nbc news' kristen welker has more on the new calls for the agency to get back to its roots on focus on its historic mission. >> reporter: in arizona, the epicenter of the va scandal, a rare front-page editorial published by the "arizona republic" editorial board. the paper calls on bob mcdonald, the president's pick to lead the va, to down size the agency. "by returning to the va's roots and treating only war and service-related injuries you will enhance care for all veterans." the board argues veterans with nonservice related issues should seek private sector care. in an interview with kpnx, the opinions page editor says noncombat issues often apply to older vets who are usually prioritized last. >> get them off the bottom of the list, put them someplace where they can get proper treatment on a timely basis. >> most of the stuff in this article is quite frankly ridiculous. >> reporter: tom tarantino of iraq and afghanistan veterans of america says older vets could still be suffering from war-related injuries and worries they'll fall through the cracks if pushed into the private sector

i am kristen sze. >>> i am matt keller here for eric thomas. we had a light show year. today we have the bay bridge lights. it is mild. >> not the lightning. not the thunder. mike? >>> temperatures are in the low-to-mid 60's. good morning to you. live doppler 7 hd shows body drizzle for the morning commute. no thunder. hopefully you got a full night's rest. drizzle at 7:00 around the bay and 65. sunny by noon and 68. sunny at 4:00 and mid-70's and upper 60's by 7:00. drizzle and patchy inland and 65. nearly 80 at 4:00. mid-70's at 7:00. along the coast we will see a lot of sunshine by 4:00 and temperatures happening out in the mid-to-upper 60's. >>> good morning, much. we starting off with a 5- to 10-minute delay on bart at hayward and fremont directions because an equipment problem. if you are headed to the hayward station expect to be on the platform. everything else is run on time, muni and ace. in dublin, westbound 588 at 680, there is heavy traffic approaching the interchange. >> this is our drive at the bay bridge toll plaza with heavy traffic. from emeryville you

when they got to the hospital there was no time to get kristen upstairs or for a doctor to get to themisten delivered her son at the curb. >> a little bit of shock wore off in the beginning i felt really rae $11 for him to finally be in my arms. >> baby boy is named true it. >> wonder if she knew it was being documented. >> i know, right. >> all right. let's turn our attention now to the weather forecast. >> hi sand yichlt hi. we have seen our high pressure inland. remain below normalless couple days today they dropped some inland community in the 70's to low 80's. only 85 degrees in livermore. well below the average today. things have really been because of the deep marine layer and strong sea breeze. you can see the delta breeze gust to go 38 miles an hour. on shore breeze is really helping to push the deepening marine layer 3000 feet as you look at live doppler 7hd. into some of our vaechlt close-up view here. concord writ now actually seeing cloud cover out to fairfield, so this is making a pretty good push all the way up that santa rosa and you know what it means. tomorrow morning

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when they got to the hospital there was no time to get kristen upstairs or for a doctor to get to them kristen delivered her son at the curb. >> a little bit of shock wore off in the beginning i felt really rae $11 for him to finally be in my arms. >> baby boy is named true it. >> wonder if she knew it was being documented. >> i know, right. >> all right. let's turn our attention now to the weather forecast. >> hi sand yichlt hi. we have seen our high pressure inland. remain below normalless couple days today they dropped some inland community in the 70's to low 80's. only 85 degrees in livermore. well below the average today. things have really been because of the deep marine layer and strong sea breeze. you can see the delta breeze gust to go 38 miles an hour. on shore breeze is really helping to push the deepening marine layer 3000 feet as you look at live doppler 7hd. into some of our vaechlt close-up view here. concord writ now actually seeing cloud cover out to fairfield, so this is making a pretty good push all the way up that santa rosa and you know what it means. tomorrow morn

kristen and eric? >> it is a family reunion.he 280 extension into san francisco is open for the commute. our reporter is in san francisco with how caltran got it done early. amy hollyfield? >> look behind me, it is open. it is quiet. it is only 4:30 in the morning and it is supposed to be closed for another 30 minutes. it is open. here is the c.h.p. leading the first cars on to northbound 280 before 7:00 last night. ten hows ahead of schedule. they had to shut down northbound 280 into san francisco because the crews replaced a hinge that undued years and years of wear and tear. >> this is the first hinge, memorial day and this is fourth of july and hopefully the last two hinges are done over labor day weekend. >> they do not know the timing of the final labor day project but it is out there. this will be happening

>> i am kristen katie marzullo r kristen sze. >>> here is leyla gulen. >>> hello, everyone, we will start with radar satellite. if you are waking up with us at 5:00 a.m. we are waking up to patchy fog along the coast and it will remain confined to the coast because we have a ridge of high pressure that is going to be warming things up the next few days. can you see how clear it is at the airport. you can expect the morning fog to be sunny and fourth of july evening will be fairly clear for most of the bay area viewing and hot days inland this weekend and the full seven-day outlook is ahead but we will talk about traffic. so far, i have to say it is holiday lite and maybe some folks are going to take the day off. but northbound 280 is shut down until monday morning at 5:00 a.m. when it is expected to re-open and there is another project getting done while the closure is in place but it could impact the commute if you come in to the city for the only drive and the afternoon, as well, but northbound 101 at windsor river road an accident looks to be a stalled car. highway four westbound from

i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. >>> we start with the forecast. >>> hope you liked yesterday. today will be close other than the fact we have more in the way of high clouds. probably less of a breeze to keep you comfortable. right new we light and variable and less than ten miles per hour but for fairfield, barely 12 miles per hour out of the southwest. as we move forward through the day, it is going to warm significantly and well will tack about how significantly by breaking it down. we are looking at temperatures that will run anywhere from the mid-60's along the coast to possibly even 72 degrees and downtown san francisco and inland it will be warmest whether it is north bay, south bay or east bay, 88 to 101 and 75 to 88. >>> mike, it is bastille day. >> we are storming anything? >> going to treat us to some crepes. >> or croissants. >> that will do. >>> hope you had a great weekend. in san jose, 101, 87 and 85 all just fine. headed over the dumbarton and san mateo bridge at top speed, a look through berkeley as you travel along worker 80 the headlights toward the maze we s

kristen wright at the white house now. >> reporter: besides the children we've been talking about, we know there are many undocumented parents who are afraid of their families being torn apart. outside of the white house today, immigrants, many in the country illegally, demanding president obama stop the deportation of undocumented mothers and fathers.vtd >> translator: mr. president, i plead for you to open your heart and think of the parents. i have six kids. >> reporter: because of her immigration status sandra must wear an electronic monitoring device on her ankle. she's a single mother in the country 20 years. in the crowd a father of a special needs child. he's on a one year stay of deportati deportation. >> translator: these families aren't just formed by immigrants. they are also formed by americans. like their children are bornd here. why not give them a chance to stay with their children. >> reporter: the recent surge of children at the border is as controversial as the recent immigration of adults. amnesty only encourages others who are undocumented to make the journ journe

kristen?can tell you what we know so far.nd70 by 11:00 with a few clouds and actually some clouds on the increase. as i think we could see a few showers later tonight. no humidity, today really is simple spectacular. the radar however shows how things could change just a little. look to the west as we widen out. yet another frontal boundary that will continue to reinforce the cooler and drier weather. but this has some thunderstorms associate. i don't think we'll see any storms here but they move across our region overnight tonight. the rest of the evenings looks just fine. dinner plans? no problem for that. but around 11:00, 12:00 maybe watch out for a few showers. the best chance will be around d.c. and areas to the north. look back to the west. temperatures on the cool side. we'll see a reinforcing shot of this cooler air making its way through. because of that a another cool night. down to cleaners and hurricane sandy took it to the clearance. today she took a different way home and spotte

nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker joins us with more on the president's role in this. kristen. >> wendy, the president is focussing on mobilizing that international investigation in his remarks today. stressed the importance of making sure that the crime scene is not tampered with in any way. the white house also focused on making sure that the u.s. investigators from the ntsb and the fbi make it to the crime scene. this is going to be incredibly challenging because this is all unfolding in a war zone. the reason for the importance of making sure that this investigation is deered out properly is because -- whom err is responsible. u.s. intelligence suggests at this point that the plane was shot down from a missile that was fired from an area in ukraine that is controlled by pro-russian separatists. if it is determined that there is a link there will be increasing pressures on this administration and the crp and allies to levy heavier sanctions against russia. president and this white house wants to make sure that they have a tight pace against putin and if those are th

thank you, michael and kristen welker from the white house.e'll be right back with more on the investigation. getting there, especially with the tape recordings. we haven't been able to authenticate them. there are tape recordings out there with the separatists using the f word for how they messed up. seems like a bad slice of reality to me. we'll let you know what we think, what we know is going to happen. we'll be right back. if there was a pill to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin totally dedicated to your eyes, from the eye care experts at bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrients. ocuvite has a unique formula not found in your multivitamin to help protect your eye health. now that's a pill worth taking. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. help protect your eye health. [ male announcer ] ocuvite. hey there, i just got my bill, and i see that it includes my fico® credit score. yup, you get it free e

kristen dahlgren has more. good morning. >>> good morning, erica. this story might make anyone heading to the beach think twice. shark attacks along the california coast are quite rare. this happened on saturday morning. the victim is now speaking out about the moment he was caught in the shark's jaws. >>> you could feel the whole body shaking with the shark. >> reporter: the video captures the moment it happened. a swimmer with no idea a 7-foot great white is nearby. >> the shark attacks, thrashing, fighting to escape a fisherman's line. the victim is now out of the hospital and telling his story. >> it surfaced up to the very top. i saw it eye to eye. it made a very sharp left turn and just lunged right at my chest. >> some witnesses say the bloody scene could have been avoided. >> a fisherman hooked the shark. he was fighting it for about 40, 45 minutes. >> they were trying to get away. the fisherman is trying to pull him in. >> fishing for great white is is prohibited and fishermen are required to cut the shark loose as soon as it is identified.

actress kristen johnston talking to "people" magazine about a battle with a rare disease.t of this world funny alien on "third rock from the sun." >> women are trouble. i should know. i've been one for two weeks. >> reporter: to a single and sometimes desperate divorce attorney on tv land's "the exes." >> i'll have the shrimp cocktail. >> reporter: kristen johnston has played it all. now the 46-year-old actress is opening up to "people" magazine about the rare form of lupus that turned her world into a real-life medical mystery. >> it was like swimming through molasses. i couldn't even hold my own neck up. >> reporter: the two-time emmy winner saying she knew something was wrong last summer when she had trouble climbing a flight of stairs. >> i couldn't walk. it was incredible. >> reporter: after four months, a battery of tests, and 17 different doctors, johnston was finally diagnosed with lupus myelitis. a neurological disorder that attacks the spine. and can end in paralysis if not treated. >> when i finally found out what it was, i had treatment. and started feeling a l

kristen welker reporting from the white house. i want to bring in james cavanaugh, a retired agent and former hostage negotiator. colonel jack jacobs, msnbc analyst. i'm going to start at the table. you can see the plume of smoke in the video purported to be video of the downed plane. can we glean anything from that piece of video? what does it tell you, if anything, about that accident? >> we can see the debris field and it's going to be important evidence because it will tell you whether the plane broke apart in flight or remained in tact at the site of the crash. there's going to be a lot of information and in a shoot-down case, they are going to be looking at the wreckage to see the points of impact and any residue. when the previous flight went down, there was a huge question about the information about coming out of the malaysian government. there was a sense from a lot of the families that they weren't getting top-notch information. >> you're going to get a lot of agencies that are going to volunteer, including our governme

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i'm kristen sze.ing better behavior at its meetings. they'll look at ways of controlling disruptions during the meetings. they want to ban unruly attendees without abridging on anyone's first amendment rights. >> mike nicco, the windshield wipers got a workout. >> they did this morning but less likely throughout the next hour or so. slow clearing to partly sunny conditions, 60s along the coast to san francisco, 70s around the bay, 80s inland. your accuweather seven-day forecast, we're going to see more sunshine but cooler tomorrow, summer comes back this weekend. leyla? >>> sigalert in oakland is canceled but did some damage north and southbound along 880 reopening at hegenberger road, but your time is doubled if you but your time is doubled if you need to make it to for the freshest produce you want to be close to the people who are close to the land. that's why safeway works with over 150 local growers. the folks whose hands are in the soil. planting and nurturing the kind of delicious produce that