we're watching beautiful weather from san francisco to medford. much of the west today going to enjoy a real >>> weekend forecast going up a little later. >> always gorgeous in los angeles. they have the best weather. >>> retail sales rise, jobs jump and a trashy#mk tabloid bites dust. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> can a comedy about mean bosses beat out the raging bo r -- robots at the box office? >>> a grand performance by the indians and twof to prettiest goals you'll ever see. >>> good morning to you. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> in texas a mexican national died by lethal injection for the 1994 rape and murder of a teenager. in a rare move, the white house lobbied the supreme court to delay the execution over concerns it would violate an international treaty. the court refused. before his death, the man apologized, then shouted viva mexico. >>> in michigan, authorities say a man suspected of killing seven people including his daughter in a horrific rampage took his own life, endi

a home was targeted on medford, another on federal hill. >> it's been hazy, hot and humid. we got a code orange for asthma suffers. afternoon exercise meet be ill add advised. other than that a couple of stray showers north of ocean city, north of the state line and delaware but we're qie net baltimore. 80s, warm, hazy. when might we see the best chance for rain and more widespread thunderstorms? we'll talk about that coming up. >>> all right. tonight abc2 works for you. how many times have you said, gee, i'd love to do this but i have to clean the house or cut the grass. people are reaching out to others in hopes of getting more team with the family. tonight three jobs around the family that might be worth hiring a pro to do. more and more people are searching for more time, more time with the kids, less time on the chores, so they're turning to the pros to make life more enjoyable. >> some of the most common are house cleaning, keeping up their pets and also lawn mowing. >> reporter: so how do you know if a pro fits your life and budget? >> you need to balance how much ti

and in medford, 97 to 94. what you see is what you get. a lot of that happening yesterday will repeat itself today. if you are watching us on knrb, reno, nevada, see how this captured end mat feature of nature was captured in his icon irk book in the nevada museum of art. that's your pacific event of the day. >>> thank you, bill. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> jeopardy host alex trebek apparently doubled as a crime fighter. the 71-year-old snapped his achilles tendon and injured his other leg chasing down a burglar who took cash and a bracelet his mother gave him from his hotel wednesday morning. a 56-year-old woman was later caught and booked for felony burglary and possession of stolen property. >>> tmz reports joe pesci is suing the producers of the upcoming movie about mobster john gotti saying he was signed to play a role in the film for $3 million. he claims he gained 30 pounds to play the character only to have the deal pulled by producers. they claimed it was pesci who tried to back out o

light showers on interstate 5 between medford and eugene. not a lot of wet weather, but it's kind of cool and cloudy. temperatures today, they'll be lucky in medford to get up to 83. we're still warm today, phoenix and vegas. l.a. is more like it, a nice day, 82 and in upper 60s to low 70s in most areas. >> we're going to see a weather pattern shift over the next couple of days. i think we're going to see it warm up in the west, finally. >> bill, thanks so much. >> gold shines, stocks stumble and how to get a $300,000 home for just $16, your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, imagine how you would react if you caught a movie at your local theater and found these two sitting next to you? >>> coming up, a bizarre goal, women's soccer sets a new record. and if you can't stand the heat, don't go golfing. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here's some of your top headlines this morning. >>> u.s. astronauts have bid a final farewell to colleagues aboard the in

it happened at two other homes, one on medford and one in federal hill. >> it has unclear if this is copycats or a group of individuals. it's all across the city, so there's no correlation on geography but we want to make the public aware. the city police say the people were not gurred. we'll have more coming up at 6. >> abc 2 news is working on what to do if a police officer does knock on your door or pull you over. you call 911 and ask the dispatcher to confirm the officer's information. zoo get out of your -- don't get out of your vehicle. stay on the line until it's confirmed the person is legit. if ask questions like which department are you with and what is your badge number, which should not be difficult for a legitimate officer to answer. >>> police in carroll county are looking for a fugitive who abducted an 8-year-old on the 4th of july. the man first assaulted his girlfriend and baby outside the sykesville home before turning his attention to the son. >> she ran in my house. he come around the back side and was banging on my door threatening to take the 8-year-old. >> poli

medford saw a great day. where do we stand today? nothing much changed. the storm system that brute the co brought the cold front through is leaving the area. coastal clouds barely hugging the shoreline south of san francisco and off san diego. except for that, a little weak little impulse going through the mountainous areas in washington state. there's not a lot to talk about. it's a really simple forecast. it's going to be sunny in most areas. you know, fair weather clouds at worst. temperatures are very nice. boise at 90, salt lake city at 90. l.a. right around 80. interior california should easily noob the 90s. interior california should easily noob the 90s. not bad in the northwest either the 90s. humidity is very low so it should be enjoyable. that is shaping up as one of the best weather weeks we've seen on the west. not too hot, not too cold, lots of sun. >>> stocks stumble on washington on certainty. amazon surprises. and a fun park that was no fun for no couple. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, "playboy's" 85-y

seattle to portland, medford, boise, no problems for your fourth of july.e'll see warm conditions not as hot as yesterday. nevada, all the way from vague to us phoenix on the warm side, but not as bad as what you've been. anyone doing travel today or maybe want to watch the fireworks on tv. new york city looks just fine, but d.c. has storms along with st. louis. >>> if you're watching us on 24 chico, california, remember independence day with an all-american pancake breakfast and a pie eating contest. that's a good combination. at the 46th annual fourth of july celebration at bidwell park. >> i'm already full. >> you get the full stacks, then blueberry pie. >> that's the way to do it. >>> here is a look at this morning's headlines. as expected this weekend, the new transformers films transformed the record books. taking over $97 million beating the 90-plus million debut. it also broke the fourth of july weekend record previously held by 2004's "spider-man 2." it set a record for imax releases. by the end of the fourth of july weekend "dark of o the moon" wi

medford at 94. we actually have some nice weather conditions even salt lake city and boise will enjoy >> looks like the weekend forecast will be improving. warm and dry. >> let's hop plane to the west coast. all right, bill, thank you so much. >>> well, a big euro debt deal, a new owner for chrysler, and a royal dash through duty-free. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, captain america's mission was to fight the nazis, but he has an even tougher mission this weekend at the box office beating "harry potter." >>> coming up, one save and a beauty. the nfl owners are ready for football, but are the players? you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here's some of your top headlines this morning. >>> senior defense officials tell nbc news today the pentagon will announce that both secretary of defense leon panetta and all of the joint chiefs have certified the military is ready to repeal don't ask, don't tell. pres

heat builds into cities like medford. cool on the immediate coast but 87 in portland. temperatures have cooled off with a frontal system that's come in. jet stream dipping to the south. still warm in boise. deserts are warm. san francisco down to 56. that's jacket weather. you can see we don't have a lot of moisture out there. we had some monsoonal showers in new mexico. a weak system kicking out of the northwest knocking the temperatures down. boise, 85 compared to 100s yesterday. a significant frontal system. 67 today in seattle. we're back into the cool weather after what was a really enjoyable weekend. that's a look at yo >> we're not going to see too much bad weather in the west this upcoming weekend. should be a decent week. >> thank you, bill. >>> how no debt deal is affecting markets. what ipo to look for on wall street this week. and what not to do when you think you've been sold a lemon. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, was it might or magic this weekend at the box office? >>> a first at the tour de france. plus three new ha

june 27, and they'll recommended up getting shot when suspects grow into a home in the 5000 block of medford road at northeast. >> this is a violation of the trust that individual's place in the police. >> they want to make it very clear to the public that actually raiding a house is a very severe step for investigators. >> it is rare that they will delay forced entry on your home. you have to be a violent person or someone that is wanted for some time. >> a woman in mexico is in a bizarre attempt to free her husband from prison. guards found her husband inside the verse of -- of her suitcase. guards noticed her unusually large suitcase, and there he was. he was in the fourth year of a 20-year sentence for possessing illegal weapons. the country congeals -- china continues to deal with mudslides. dozens of people stranded on a bridge after it collapsed under the force of floodwaters. several workers had to be brought to safety. more rain is in the forecast there. >> now, your forecast. >> not a lot of rain around the area today, but a few isolated showers have popped up. drifting toward the

temperatures warm in medford, 84, still cool in l.a., san francisco. it will warm up interior california. phoenix saturday at 110, vegas at 102. those coastal areas will remain a little cool. if you are watching us in salinas, california. take a walk down the yellow brick road and the american classic "the wizard of oz" at the children's theater a favorite. thanks so much. >>> now here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the debut of the long awaited final film in the boy wizard franchise, "harry potter and the deathly hallows part two" is a set for a record smashing weekend. the main records part two is looking to break the midnight debut opening day and opening weekend. considering how many theaters it's in and screens it's on and the presales figures, they think it will break the first two but just fall short of "the dark knight's" opening weekend total of $158 million. this weekend figure potter to finish at number one with roughly $150 million. >>> after two staggering weekends of earnings, "transformers: dark of the moo

lower in boise and medford but still below average. should be nice in central california. tomorrow things begin to slowly improve, but not too much warmer. >>> if you're watching us in klamath falls, oregon, they come together to celebrate open dance open mike open jam night at the contemporary arts kitchen. >> we could do some damage there, bill, you and i. we could. thanks, bill. >>> well, now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. first megan fox was replaced as the love interest in "transformers three." well, now designer giorgio armani is replacing her with singer rihanna as the face and body of emporio armani underwear and armani jeans. the contract for fox was reportedly worth 2 million bucks. >>> according to a report in the "chicago sun-times," the academy of motion picture arts & sciences is eyeing oprah winfrey to host the next oscars. apparently after last year's so-called young oscars experiment, the academy wanted to play it safe, and hey, she's available. we'll see what happens with that. >>> singer/songwriter jewel and rodeo cham

medford enjoyable at 88. even the northwest getting up to the 70s. but a little hotter than we'd like. phoenix today 113 in vegas. about 106. that heat isn't going anywher >>> sunshine, calm conditions, exactly what we needed for a busy travel day today. >> 82 degrees in los angeles. there are so many reason to be jealous of the west coast. >> that's nice. >> so nice. >>> stocks surge, corn is planted, and the ultimate case of atm envy? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, if you are into clashing, shape shifting, technological behemoths, then this weekend's theaters might have a movie for you. >> coming up, another walk-off between the cubs and giants. the phils lose one of their aces, and we're getting close to football ending its lockout. now there's no basketball. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> firefighters in new mexico say they are confident they've stopped a 93,000-acre wildfir

we are 60s up around portland and medford. as we mentioned, not a lot of bad weather out there. there were some showers and scattered thunderstorms in the rib country of northern arizona. now we are still watching that flow, nothing is really changed, but the only thing that has changed is the front and the weak storm system coming through the pacific northwest. this will cool you off with temperatures dropping in the days ahead. otherwise, many of the same throughout many areas of the west. here's the forecast for today. first this looks scary, but these are the typical late-day thunderstorms. not everyone is going to get hit. i would say they are not even scattered, isolated thunderstorms from salt lake city to boise and vegas and phoenix. notice much cooler behind the cold front in seattle only at 65 with the chance for showers. very warm in the interior california, coastal areas very seasonable with temperatures in the 70s and 80fallon at 96. interior california warm in the mid-90s. nothing much is going to change heading into the weekend. still a lot of nice weather. >> i j

one on medford and northeast baltimore and the other in federal hill. city police say the people in this most recent incident were not hurt. reporting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a crackdown is underway on scam artist swindling a staggering 17 billion intaxpayer dollar. almost two years ago the president signed an executive order calling for a crackdown on the illegal payments. however, in some ways, it is now far easier than ever to cheat because people can apply for unemployment benefits online and on the phone. >>> a fore scene in texas tuesday. using a back hoe construction workers hit a gas line. the result a massive explosion you see the flames therefrom the video overhead. one of the back hoes caught fire but the operator was not hurt. no one in the surrounding homes, no damage either. several fire departments respond and they spent hours and more than a day to fix the gas leak. >>> shutdown continues in minnesota. budget talks between the governor and legislative leaders broke off with no word on progress. in the dispute, this is all o

one and june 27th in northeast baltimore on medford and the other on july 1st in federal hill. police say it's robbery and disturbing they call themselves police officers. >> they went to the home and identified they selves as baltimore police officers and bound and tied up their victims, took-disclosed amounts of cash -- took an-disclosed amount of cash and a wii game system and electronics from the house and this was at 5:30 a.m. >> reporter: the latest incident they say thank goodness no one was hurt. reporting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> thanks. >>> abc2 working for you this morning with tips should someone identifying themselves as a police officer should they knock on your door. first call 911 ask the dispatcher to confirm the officer's identification. ask that officer to show you a badge or photo id and ask the office aer in question what department he or she is from and what the badge number is. now a legitimate officer should be able to answer the questions without any hesitation. >>> well evidence has shown we are living longer and longer these days. >> but l

authorities say this same thing happened at two other homes, one on june 27th on medford avenue in northeast baltimore and the other in federal hill on july 1st. the city says they are not sure what they are dealing with here. >> it's unclear if they are copy cats or a group of individuals. they are all across the city the three incidents that we have so far. there's no correlation based on geography we can point to as of yet. >> reporter: now city police officers say that this latest home invasion no one was hurt in that home invasion. reporting live at city police head quart e. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a look at news around the nation. the story out of atlanta raising your eyebrows. we can relate in baltimore. widespread cheating found in public schools and it's not the kids doing it. investigators found that principals and teachers in 44 schools of the 56 in the district falsified results of standardized test and they were supposed to evaluate student progress. the results made schools appear to be performing better than they were. georgia's governor says the students were the one

one man was shot in his home on medford road after police say three men posing as officers entered a home and restrained two people. the victim was treated and released. those living around the incidents are taking every precaution they can making sure their doors are locked and not going out at night alone. >> if it's late at night, hopefully he will come walk me home with the dogs. >> we do feel safe in the neighborhood, but, we realize there's some crime in major cities you spec crime. >> reporter: tonight police are working to track down the suspects. they are not saying if the same three men are involved in both incidents. anyone with information is asked to call city police. cheryl conner, abc2 news. >>> a vil inning for a woman and her daughter killed in a towson apartment. friends and family gathered on joppa road to remember alicia avery and her 4-year-old daughter. the bodies were found in the apartment at the, tended stay hotel. family members says avery was kind and put family first and her daughter, hire her little girl was an angel. >> it's really hard for us right now

authorities say the same thing happened on two other homes one at medford and the other in federal hill the city says they are not sure what they are dealing with here. >> unclear at this point if these are copy cats or this is a group of individuals. they are all across the city the three incidents we have so far so there's no correlation based on geography we can point to as of yet. >> reporter: now city police officers tell us that in this latest incident, no one was injured in this home invasion. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> it's 4:48. home is -- hope is running out to find a missing boat here fell into the water over the weekend in the magothy river. james kane was last seen on the boat when the vessel took a sharp turn and threw him and a friend overboard a boat picked up the friend but they couldn't find kane. >>> carroll county sheriff officers are searching for a man wanted for the assault of a girlfriend and the girlfriend's 8-year-old son. it started monday night when the a-year-old michaelter -- 8-year-oldyear -- michael terrell tried

june 27 in northeast baltimore police say suspects kirked in the door of a home in the 1500 block of medford road identifying themselves as police. that ended with a male victim being shot. we spoke with one of the victims at federal hill. was too afraid to use his voice on camera. he said the suspects used a crowbar it burst down the door and he swore he had a gun pointed at his head. we spoke with neighbors who say something like this just isn't and is cause for concern. >> i'm shocked. i had no idea. i guess it could happen to anyone. just completely shocked. i used to live about two doors down from them. >> that takes it to another level. i think it is most disturbing because they are walking around with police uniforms. it gets you begging the question who do you trust. if i see police officers knocking on my door normally i will answer. now i have to think twice. >> police say they will step up patrols in the area as they worry about trust issues between citizens and the police. >> when an officer comes to your door and identifies himself as a police officer you are going to be more co

june 27 in northeast baltimore police say suspects kicked in the door of a home in the 1500 block of medford road identifying themselves as police. a male victim was shot. in federal hill we spoke with one victim off camera about the incident. he was too afraid to use his voice on camera. he said the suspects used a crowbar to burst down the door and he swore that he had a gun pointed at his head. police say they will step up patrols as they worry about trust issues between citizen and the police. >> when an officer comes to your door and identifies himself as a police officer immediately you are going to be more cooperative than you would a stranger. that is what concerns us. these individuals are taking the authority of police officers, the trust that police have between citizens and officers and they are exploiting that. >> city police say their warrant operation targeting violent was a success such that the mayor is extending it another two weeks. they are looking to get an additional 100 violent criminals off the streets. >> the number one thing communities are talking about is public s

an aspiring actress, the paper said, she'd come to los angeles from medford, massachusetts.he story not only dominated the front pages back then but has inspired dozens of books and movies, including the 2006 motion picture "the black dahlia". >> are these the guys. guys. please. don't tram pell over everything, please. easy. security area. all right. listen up. no reporters view the body. >> we are all looking for a language to ex p plicate the arrogant and narcissistic rage perpetrated on her. >> reporter: after the murder the killer taumpbted police with letters but the case was never involved. this box of evidence still sits with l.a.'s other cold case files. >> the suspect drove up here probably about 6:30 in the morning. >> reporter: the former detective steve hodell showed us the area where elizabeth short's body was found. he worked hundreds of homicide cases during his 30-year career. he's convinced that he knows who the dahlia killer is. he believes it was his own father, dr. george hodel. >> he hated mankind. and this was his way of getting even. >> reporter: hode

they say a father in medford stabbed his wife and four children and then set their house on fire.ospital and is now under police guard. he is not officially been charged. >>> media giant rupert murdoch goes before parliament in a few hours to answer questions about the growing scandal that had enveloped his company. abc's jeffrey kofman reports now on what's at stake. >> reporter: after britain's top cop, sir paul stevenson, resigned in the murdoch newspaper phone-hacking scandal a top deputy has followed his former boss out the door. like stevenson police commissioner john yates was under fire for failing to pursue evidence of widespread telephone hacking by "news of the world." both men deny wrongdoing. sunday, rebekah brooks, former "news of the world" editor, was arrested. now all eyes are on james murdoch, rupert murdoch's son and not so heir apparent. he admits to paying $1 million to a soccer star whose phone was illegally hacked. settlement that i authorized and i've said was made with information that was incomplete. i acted on the advice of executives and lawyers with in

and tragedy rocks the quiet neighborhood in medford, oregon. a family is murdered and their own father is the prime suspect. police say the 51-year-old stabbed his wife and four young children to death and then set their house on fire. he was rescued by police and is in critical condition. no word yet on a motive but neighbors say the couple fought a lot. the heat is turning tragic in the midwest. as many as 13 deaths being tied to the weather. right now, 18 states are under heat warnings, watches or advisories, and check this out. this picture from oklahoma. triple digit temperatures there causing the asphalt to buckle at a major intersection. shuttle atlantis beginning its final journey home. >> separation, houston. >> houston, copy. >> undocking confirmed. >> the shuttle undocking earlier from the international space station. it flew around the space station a few times in a final tribute and snapped some pictures. later this hour, crews will inspect the shuttle's heat shield. the final shuttle mission is scheduled to land on thursday mornin

seattle, 7 degrees below normal, 69 for a high. 75 in medford. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning to you. well, we're going to see another really nice day. 80 in fremont. 82 in san jose. 82 in los gatos. tomorrow we start to really warm up as high pressure builds in. but it's going to be a short lived warm-up. only a couple of days of the 90s inland. elsewhere the upper 70s toward the coast. as we head throughout day today you want to enjoy it. good air quality out there, 10-degree increase in temperature as we head through tomorrow and thursday. >>> and that's your latest >>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >>> thanks so much. it's a crime right out of a horror novel. police in florida say a teenager murdered his parents and then threw a party as they lay dead in their homes. mark potter is in port st. lucie with a disturbing story. mark, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, matt. neighbors are stunned by what they found behind me -- two parents dead on the floor. the son is charged with murder and s