high schooler ashley lowery in kentucky. picked up the loose ball. watch him jump over the defender on his way to the end zone for a touchdown. lowery is expected to become a star in college and after seeing that play, we know why. another look, another angle. you can only imagine what the defender was thinking. lowery finished with three touchdowns, so i guess you can say the sky is the limit for that phi flyer. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i am fred roggin. >> that's one way to go. >>> an actor is fighting mad over rumors he cheated on his wife. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, a story you won't want to miss about a mother's love. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. we are watching hot conditions continuing down along the gulf coast. 93 today in dallas. we're going to be all the way up around the 93 mark from miami to tampa to orlando. cooler up in new england today. there would be rain moving through the great lakes into new england later today. should

high schooler ashley lowery in kentucky. picked up the loose ball. watch him jump over the defender on his way to the end zone for a touchdown. lowery is expected to become a star in college and, after seeing that play, we know why. another look, another angle. you can only imagine what the defender was thinking. lowery finished with three touchdowns, so i guess you can say the sky is the limit for that high flier. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i am fred roggin. >> that's one way to go. >>> which actor is fighting mad over rumors he cheated on his wife? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, a story you won't want to miss about a mother's love. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. we have a wet forecast, umbrella weather in the pacific northwest. eventually seattle should get some of that. raining in portland. down in the desert southwest, the heat is going to continue. that's not going to change tomorrow, either. l.a., not bad. 81. good deal of sunshine. hotter in the valleys. notice in

high schooler ashley lowery in kentucky. picked up the loose ball. watch him jump over the defender on his way to the end zone for a touchdown. lowery is expected to become a star in college and after seeing that play, we know why. another look, another angle. you can only imagine what the defender was thinking. lowery finished with three touchdowns, so i guess you can say the sky is the limit for that high-flyer. that's your "first look" at sports. i am fred roggin. >> now for another look at the record, sheer bill karins. you have football, hurdles, just -- >> very good. a little leapfrog. >> exactly. >> that's cool. it is also cool in new england. it's actually cold. 47 this morning in albany. 47 in hartford. if you are up here in new england this morning, it's jacket weather. warmer down in d.c., 68 to start your morning. clouds on the increase today, too. not the perfect sunshine in this region like we had the last couple of days. rain is heading your way. this area of yellow could be as much as two inches of rain over the catskills, berkshires.

watch him jump over the defender on his way to the end zone for a touchdow lowery is expected to become a st in college and after seeing that play, we know why. another look, another angle. you can only imagine what the defender was thinking. loweryfinished with three touchdowns, so i guess you can say the sky is the limit for that high plier. at's your early look at sports on "early today." >>> an actor is fighting mad over rumors he cheated on his wife. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, a story you won't want to miss about a mother'sove. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. the forecast in the great lakes is going to be wet today, especially wisconsin through michigan. much of the eastern seaboard will be dry today, but rain later tonight. in new england, middle of the couny, still hot back into the gulf and into texas. friday, 90s continue through the deep south. the cooler air is up here in the northern plains from montana back into areas around minnesota. if you're watchin us on wave 3 in louisville, kentucky,

. >> reporter: the reverend joseph lowery is among those withers documented. >> i still would like to think that he understood that there was nothing he could do or give the fbi that could be used to hurt us. to hurt the movement. i believe that about ernest. >> reporter: the works of ernest withers have been in high demand for decades at museums and galleries around the country including this one here in atlanta. in fact, the ernest withers museum is set to open in his old beale street studio in memphis. the allegations are a blow to withers' family, fearful they could stain his legacy. >> he left images that are in our minds giving us a true picture of what took place. and to say that he betrayed african-americans is a false statement. >> reporter: images of the country's troubled history and the man behind them, drawing new headlines decades later. ron mott, nbc news, atlanta. >>> and that's our broadcast on a tuesday evening. thank you as always for being here with us. i'm brian williams. and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. and we hope to see you right back he

there was one republican, rich lowery of national review, he was tweeting last night, one thing we learned took a step to the right last night. it's a reminder it's going to be that much more of a conservative nominee that is going to come out. we're not saying it's going to come from the jim demint wing of the party. but as somebody put it, somebody is going to run as the republican -- the conservative from the conservative wing of the republican party and is going to get real traction, isn't just going to be sort of a gad fly. >> pat buchanan, we heard at the top of the show, karl rove, other national republicans lamenting christine o'donnell's victory saying it's bad news for the republican party. you had a little different reaction as you were turning in to bed last night? >> a huge whoop and cheer. >> you stunned shelly you screamed so loud. >> she was cheering, too. let me ask chuck this question. it seems to me -- i think your analysis is correct, but this americans with disabilities act it almost imperative, it seems to me, like candidates like haley barbour, mitch daniels and gove