kurt gregory, nbc news. >> no kidding. >>> well, now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in florida they brought the proper wre proper recognition. the grave of sergeant albert bunn had stood unmarked until just this year when the location of his remains were finally confirmed. his family was on hand for the official dedication of his official tombstone. >>> in ohio another tribute to the fallen that began just a few years ago, the field of heroes now features 2,500 american flags and draws some 10,000 visitors a year. it started as a one-time tribute but has now become a yearly tradition, which will be on display through this afternoon. >>> and finally, holiday weekend revelers did a double take after seeing a double rainbow in the waters off tybee island. it oochz wowed the crowd just hours after tropical storm beryl made its way up the east coast. much different look at the scene now. and now for a leak at your national and regional weather here's nbc meteorologist todd santos with the weather channel forecast. >> the first make landfall in just over

nbc's kurt gregory has more on a holiday hazards around the nation. >> reporter: on this memorial day weekend, wild weather is turning the holiday into not quite great day at the beach. >> we're really concerned about rip currents associated this or folks the stay out of the water. >> reporter: along the georgia coast, northeast florida, an parts of south carolina, tropical storm beryl has canceled my vacation plans.na >> everyone from back home is calling us tells us the storm's rolling liin. we decided instead of hanging outt tomorrow we'll go back to gainesville. >> it will be anow indoor day tomorrow for sure. >> reporter: but for some parts of the country it's the lack of rain causing problems making the battles against wildfires more difficult.t. in new mexico, a fire in the hilo national forest has burned more than 150 square miles. in michigan campers were forced to evacuate as more than 21,000 acres burned, fueled by high winds and temperatures. those record highs could be felt across much of the nation. but out in northern california, it's not the warmth but the chill in the

kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> hot and humid locally, chuck. what do you got ahead?the same for better or worse of t. we have another round of showers and thunderstorms firing up in southern pennsylvania, and for better or worse, it looks like you folks in northern maryland could be under the gun for some stronger storms here between about 8:00 tonight and 11:00 tonight. so keep an eye on the sky from washington northbound to the pennsylvania line. outside right now, a lot of people who have spent the day on the potomac waterskiing, sfla splashing and swimming around. they're getting the boats out of the water and probably headed to a backyard barbecue somewhere. a lot of grilling going on out there, 85 at national airport. a breeze at 13 miles per hour. yesterday our breezes were barely over the 5 to 6-mile-an-hour range, so that extra breeze helped keep things stirred up a bit. didn't feel quite as oppressive out there. 88 in fredricksburg, virginia, 87 in charlottesville. most of the showers right now are west of i-81, but there are storms in pennsylvania, and i t

nbc's kurt gregory has that story. >> reporter: a day after adam mayes was added to the fbi's ten most wanted list, the man accused of kidnapping four members of a tennessee family and murdering two is dead. >> preliminary reports indicate mayes shot himself in the head and was later pronounced dead at an area hospital. >> reporter: the two girls police feared he was holding captive, 12-year-old alexandria bain, and her 8-year-old sister kyliyah, are safe with authorities. >> the girls were found alive and appear to be unharmed. >> reporter: it's been almost two weeks since the girls, their mother jo ann, and older sister adrienne, disappeared from their home in whitesville, tennessee. since then, police have found the bodies of jo ann and adrienne bain buried in the backyard of mayes' home in alpine, mississippi. on wednesday, mayes' ex-wife teresa was charged with two counts of first degree murder after she told police she knew mayes had killed bain and her eldest daughter near the family's tennessee home. and that she had helped him transport the bodies back to pistepy. an end to th

kurt gregory, nbc news. >>> jury deliberations begin tomorrow in the john edwards corruption trial. earlier today prosecutors and defense lawyers gave their closing arguments. prosecutors accused edwards of knowingly using campaign donations to cover up an affair with rielle hunter. defense lawyers say edwards did not knowingly do anything illegal. edwards sfasing ings facing ups in prison if he's convicted. >>> there's a dress code controversy unfolding at one school in maryland. it centers on a boy who was suspended for wearing girls' clothing. the boy says he's being unfairly targeted and some parents agree. shomari stone reports from calvert county. >> i'm just angry. >> reporter: high heels, a miniskirt, and a black wig landed warren evans in controversy at calvert high school in southern maryland. the school suspended him for a dress code violation. >> i feel annoyed that they would go out of their way to make it a problem. just with me wearing a skirt. >> it's not right. it is not right. >> but they didn't complain about it then. >> reporter: parents get in a heated debate ab

kurt gregory, nbc news. >> that's for sure. >>> here's a first look at other news going on around america today. in pennsylvania, memorial day finally brought the proper recognition to a native son and civil war soldier killed at the battle of gettysburg. the grave of sergeant albert bunn had stood unmarked until just this year when the location of his remains were finally confirmed. his family was on hand for the official dedication of his tombstone. >>> in ohio, another tribute to the fallen that began a few years ago. the field of heroes now features 2,500 american flags and draws some 10,000 visitors a year. it started as a one-time tribute but has now become a yearly tradition which will be on display through this afternoon. >>> and finally, holiday weekend revelers in georgia did a double take after seeing a double rainbow in the waters off tybee island. look at that. it wowed crews just hours before tropical storm beryl made its way up the east coast. much different sight there now. for a look at that, we go to meteorologist todd santos with your weather channel forecast. lots of p

nbc's kurt gregory has that story. >> reporter: more than 180 pages of documents, witness statements and photographs were released late thursday by special prosecutor angela corey's office. evidence the state says supports their charges against george zimmerman. among the pages, never before seen photos of injuries allegedly sustained by the 28-year-old zimmerman during his confrontation with trayvon martin. and images of the scene where the shooting took place, on february 26th. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder, but has pleaded not guilty under florida's stand your ground law. also within the documents are reports from investigators including one that describes an interview with martin's father, tracy martin, two days after his son's death. the investigator reported "i asked mr. martin if the voice calling for help was that of his son. mr. martin clearly, emotionally impacted by the recording quietly responded no." martin's mother, sabrina fulton, insisted the screams audible on recorded 911 calls are that of her son. also among the documents, the medical examiner's re

kurt gregory, nbc news. >> that's for sure. >>> here's a first look at other news going on around america today. in pennsylvania, memorial day finally brought the proper recognition to a native son and civil war soldier killed at the battle of gettysburg. the grave of sergeant albert bunn had stood unmarked until just this year when the location of his remains were finally confirmed. his family was on hand for the official dedication of his tombstone. >>> in ohio, another tribute to the fallen that began a few years ago. the field of heroes now features 2,500 american flags and draws some 10,000 visitors a year. it started as a one-time tribute but has now become a yearly tradition which will be on display through this afternoon. >>> and finally, holiday weekend revelers in georgia did a double take after seeing a double rainbow in the waters off taibi island. look at that. it wowed crews just hours before tropical storm beryl made its way up the east coast. much different sight there now. for a look at that we go to meteorologist todd santos with your weather channel forecast. lots of pe