however, we have a major market in minneapolis, st. paul. and we bleed into iowa and also to wisconsin, so we will get a lot of this. as a matter of fact, we very already seen major buys, advance buys for the fall in minneapolis-st. paul. they're already starting to monitor that. so we are going to see that. i am surprised that we have not seen yet much of the recall advertising for western wisconsin but we do also expect that in just the next couple of weeks. i'd like to talk more about that and also the challenges and cost of being a reporter trying to put this together. but i have to thank in addition to our patron saints our management. you have to have managers who actually believe in it and allow to you go off and do this. we talk about the high production values and again, beautiful. we do that during election years. what i brought with me were a couple of examples. maybe i'll just show you one of them. but this is something that we've learned how to move a little more quickly. we simplify and we focus on one thing that a candidate sa

in minneapolis st. paul, they put in a 1.4 hiking trail. passengers at san francisco can work out the kinks in a yoga room. >> have an opportunity to duck in and do 5 or 10 minutes has been nice. very nice. >> reporter: and a website trackings gyms near airports like this 24-hour fitness, a 15-minute cab rieb from dallas ft. worth. airlines are stepping up, too. they spending more money on amenities on the ground. most airport lounges offer full bars and workstations. one has a quiet room and showers. >> they're finding this as a place away from the terminal. >>> we're back in a moment with the most famous happy birthday of all. 50 years ago tonight. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and

some rain in the minneapolis st. paul. that is drifting to the east and eventually it will catch up to west. clear skies right now. a lot of sunshine in the morning tomorrow but it is going to be chilly because the wind is a dying down. we talked about that last night. you get the temperatures to drop. 55 degrees at the airport. most of you, especially in the northern suburbs, will wake up in the low 40's. 59 in westminster. the forecast for tonight, mostly clear. temperatures in the 30's. it is going to be a beautiful day tomorrow. sunshine in the afternoon. highs between 75 and 80. we will jump all the way to about 78 in the afternoon. the sunrise at 5:55. it is going to be a good day to take the boat out. the bay water temperatures are now with the lower end of the 60's. we will take it all the way through mother's day. you can see this computer model is picking up some cloud cover. sunday morning, nothing happening around baltimore in the morning but off to the west, some showers across kentucky and ohio. that is going

the healthy iest area minneapolis st. paul, dc and alexandria virginia. >>> a law that labeled all pit bulls as vicious will change. it is a stronger look at behavior. it establishes three categories for labeling a violent dog of any breed. the law in our state labels pit bulls as vicious and advocates hope we can have a similar law to ohio's. >>> it was supposed to be a hike in the woods but ended up being a terrifying rescue for a washington state teen who waited for hours to be pulled to safety. look at this because it's incredible. it's from a search and rescue unit as they stretched a lad are across the wallace falls a snow fed ranging river that dropped 270 feetch the bridge eventually led the rescueers to a 13-year-old named william hickman who was there. he is on the right barely above the falls. >> i would say he was in a very, very dangerous spot. >> i will say. after eight hours of sitting on the ledge, rescuers escorted him out and camped with him until the chopper could pick him up in the morning. >>> disturb

it says american women have it the best in d.c., san francisco, boston and minneapolis/st. paul. life expectancy was worse for women in detroit, baltimore and st. louis. >>> take a quick look at this photo, and if you instantly know what's wrong with this picture, that makes you a die hard beatles fan. this is a rare frame from the abbey road photo shoot in which they are walking the wrong way. paul's wearing sandals and the black cab on the right is missing. the rare photo is headed to auction. the photographer, ian mcmillian, asked a cop to hold up traffic for ten minutes and then had them walk back and forth that day in 1969. the intersection in northwest london has become a tourist haven in the year's since. >>> potential help from honda for those folks who have trouble getting around. their new personal mobility device. it responds to shifts in your weight like a segue. it leaves your arms free, takes up much less space than the usual scooters, especially when sharing sidewalk space with pedestrians. still to be determined when it comes to market and for how much. >>> new nu

good news, in minneapolis, st. paul, you have the nicest airport in the country. >> the critics were howling at blackberry today when they came out with their latest effort, the blackberry ten, with a touch screen and no keyboard. the problem is this, the keyboard is the reason why millions of users cling to their blackberries when they know the iphone has cooler features and no keyboard. one ad exec today called it the most bone headed marketing decision of the year. one columnist said a blackberry without a keyboard is like a toyota prius with terrible gas mileage. luckily the boss at blackberry said they would always offer devices with keyboards. >>> when we come back, helping a young man reach his dream even if it's not the way anybody imagined it would be. >>> we want to leave you tonight with a story about a dream come true, even though it doesn't happen the way you might expect. nbc's kate snow reports on a young man who realized his life's ambition today with one major alteration. thanks to his own courage

healthy behaviors in every city and community resources and policies that support physical activity minneapolis ste. >>> game two of a 3-game set tonight at camden yards. last night, baltimore got the best bull ben and they didn't hold up. ium -- bel bullpen and they didn't hold up. they were outscored 6-1. the final four frames and final score last night 8-6. the bird dropped one to the red sox. brian goes on the bump for baltimore. first pitch 7:05. >>> 6:52. we are expected to learn how many people will be hitting the roads in the mid atlantic reasonableon for me -- region for memorial day weekend. there's news conference to give travel projection. the trance trance -- state transport station official will give plans for the weekend. police officers will be keeping an eye out for drivers who do not buckle up. it's the click it or ticket campaign and it's officially started. law enforce mentment will look for fake out-- enforcement will look for fakeout drivers who hold down the seat belts to look like they are buckled up. ads have been running to tell people if you fake it you will likely get c

number one, we told you rounding out the top five though san francisco, boston, minneapolis-st. paul and new york city. if you're curious baltimore is number eight. >>> time now for a little sports and jake arrieta the baltimore orioles may now have the yankees' collective attention. he gave up just five hits no base runner reached second as the orioles move seven games over opinions 500 for the first time -- .500 for the first time in seven years. o's win in the bronx winning that series, final score 5-0 baltimore over new york. team is off today and they start a weekend set with boston. that's tomorrow night at fenway park. >>> game three of the stanley cup playoffs went into early morning hours for the washington capitals. and the new york rangers. triple overtime. this wasn't decided until well after midnight and ranger gaborik goes five hole on caps' goalie braden holtby from behind the net for the 2-1 game three final. rangers over the caps. they now lead that series 2-1. game four at verizon center in dc saturday afternoon. >>> turn around and patining. this is going to b

in minneapolis, st. paul, you have the nicest in the country. >> the critics were howling at blackberry today when they came out with the blackberry with a tich screen and no keyboard. the keyboard is the reason that millions of users cling to their blackberries when they know the iphone has cooler features and no keyboard. one marketing exec called it a bone headed decision. and one said it was like a toyota prius with terrible gas mileage. they said they would always offer devices with kierbds. >> when we come back, helping a young man reach his dream even if it's not the way anyone thought it would be. not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity. we looked at our family's goals and some ways to help us get there. they helped me fix my economy, the one in my house. now they're managing my investments for me. and with fidelity, getting back on track was easier than i thought. call or come in today to take control of your personal economy. get one-on-one

it says american women have it the best in d.c., san francisco, boston and minneapolis/st. paul.ctancy was worse for women in detroit, baltimore and st. louis. >>> take a quick look at this photo, if you instantly know what's wrong with this picture that makes you a die hard be beatles fan. they are walking the wrong way. paul's wearing sandals and the cab on the right is missing. the photographer asked a cop to hold up traffic for ten minutes and then had them walk back and forth that day in 1969. the intersection in northwest london has become a tourist haven in the year's since. >>> potential help from honda for those folks who have trouble getting around. their new personal mobility device. it respontdss to shifts in your weight. it leaves your arms free, takes up much less space than regular scooters. still to be determined when it comes to market and for how much. >>> new numbers from an associated press cnbc poll show half of americans believe facebook is a passing fad. this number may come as a surprise to the folks at facebook. they are about to unveil their ipo. >>> rar

absolute worst airport is liguardia followed by los angeles, followed by philadelphia and the best minneapolis, st. paul. >> i have never had a problem flying out of liguardia. >> they are me rod elling. >> always been on time never lost my luggage. >>> thank you lauren. appreciate it. 11 minutes after the top of the hour. the video you are about to see absolutely shocking. people jumping into the water after it slams into a barge. the entire ordeal caught on camera. >>> then he works for you the tax payer, but this ice agent accused of ripping you off to the tune of half million bucks. those details ahead. >> it is 15 after the top of the hour. the 26-year-old died after he was tased by other band members on a bus outsi-- hazeed by fiver band members. they were scamming taxpayers out of $600,000. he is accused of being reimbursed for trips he never took by submitting false receipts. five others implicated in the scam. >>> 16 minutes after the hour the taliban laufrping a homicide attack. here with his take on the situation with afghanistan national security expert for radical islam.org. not a lot

minneapolis, st. paul, the airport marked a 1.4 mile walking trail.spa have airport locations that offer massages. passengers at san francisco can work out kinks at a yoga room. >> having the opportunity to do five or ten minutes when i already have time and can wait, it is nice. >> reporter: a website tracks gyms near airports, this 24 hour fitness 15 minutes from the airport. airlines are stepping up their game, too. as they compete for travelers, they offer more amenities. they have growing demand for airport lounges. most offer full bars, work stations. this delta lounge in atlanta has a quiet room, even showers for weary travelers. >> they find this is the place, the haven from the maddening crowd in the terminal. >> reporter: one of the ways travelers try to find peace and quiet. john yang, nbc news, atlanta. >>> from a workout at the airport to running and walking for one of the wackiest races in the bay area, 101st running of the bay breakers race is under way. this is video just into the newsroom. like to delay it a bit, never know what can h

back right around minneapolis st. cloud, possible tornado on the ground right now.f that weather shifting our way. never in my lifetime did i think i could walk 60 miles in 3 days. if my mom can fight and beat breast cancer, i can walk 60 miles. (woman) the fund-raising was the easiest part. people were very giving. complete strangers wanting to help. i knew someday i was gonna do this walk. if i can do this, you definitely can do this. we can do this. we can all do this together. (man) register today for the... and receive $25 off your registration fee. because everyone deserves a lifetime. >>> there's mourning today about the sudden loss of a 26-year-old champion swimmer. alexander dale oen was from norway. he died last night of cardiac arrest at a training camp in arizona. a teammate found him on the floor of a shower room. dale oen became a symbol of hope for his country last year. he did kated his world championship gold medal to the victims of that three-day bombing and shooting spree in which 77 people were killed in norway. dale oen had been preparing for th

travelers say the best airport is minneapolis/st. paul.otte's douglas international airport took second, followed by detroit's metro. and bwi made the best list, coming in at number six. >>> a slice of history can be yours, a piece of the royal wedding cake is up for auction. the duke and duchess of cambridge just celebrated their first anniversary last weekend. i hope it's been frozen since the wedding. fors first time, the kennedy center is taking its performances to the people. staging shows in its week-long "look both ways" street arts across america festival. the "washington post" reporter is here with highlights of the event. welcome. >> hi, barbara. >> we've been hearing from the kennedy center about this, it sounds like a lot of fun. >> it is. it's really unique festival. because it is the first time that they're going outside of the kennedy center itself and they're performing in parks and even on the side of a building. >> it sounds like you've got an unusual marching band that's going to be taking part, is that right? >> chicago

with the most seamless travel experience all around, "travel and leisure" magazine readers voted minneapolis-stpaul international. >> that's a good one. >> that's where larry craig got his groove on. right outside of a bathroom. a stoope statue. dulles did rank first in urine smell. >> good. >> we're number one. we're number one. we're not number two. [ laughter ] >> philadelphia and l.a.x. are the two worst. >> bill: philadelphia and l.a.x. are the worst. >> if you got rid of traffic around the airport l.a.x. would be fine. the airport is great. >> bill: get rid of the mountains. it would be a nice prairie or something. all right. 12 minutes after the hour. i gotta get back to -- with karl frisch. i gotta come back to -- do you realize what a great man newt gingrich is? do you realize how much -- >> great as in landmass? >> do you realize how much he has accomplished in his life? he told us yesterday thanks to our friends at think progress, this is -- they took this from his 25-minute farewell speech yesterday. newt telling us how great he is. >> we coinvented the opportunist society. i think

francisco international opened a yoga room in january, there's a mile-plus walking path in the minneapolis-stos angeles international. some opened their doors to the fitness center, stow your carry-on bags in lockers, buy workout clothes and grab a shower before catching a flight. some exercise options are a short ride or a cab ride from your terminal. airportgyms.com offers free listings of workout locations in 37 states and the easiest way to stay fit may be just to walk through the terminals a void moving walkways, take the stairs, use your carry-ones as weight, you don't want to check them for $35 and you have no execute for blowing off your workouts. >> i'm pilatesing for the first time today. >> your core will be -- >> i haven't seen my core in years. >> you'll know about it tomorrow. >> i might be late for work tomorrow. >> a little update. >> and this is my year for yoga. >> i did it religiously when i was pregnant and occasionally. >> i don't like the other people breathing. >> the hot yoga should be incredible. >> when i get pregnant i'll try that. >>> billions down the drain, the b

there's good news if you fly through minneapolis st. paul.od as best, followed by charlotte and detroit. wolf, i can't say i'm surprised that laguardia is on there. >> the marine air terminal of the delta shuttle, that's very good. it's small, compact and very efficient and you don't have to walk very far and usually the lines aren't too long and that's different from the marine air terminal very good at laguardia. i fly there all of the time. thanks, mary. >>> the arrangement, the partnership agreement that president obama signed with hamid karzai in afghanistan last night. one thing jumped out at me. it could impact the war on terror. i'll speak to one of the president's top national secure advisers next. terrorists possibly targeting bridges for a reason which may surprise you. you skip the counters, the lines, and the paperwork. zap. it's our fastest and easiest way to get you into your car. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. where they grow america's favorite wpotatoes. idaho, everyone knows idaho potatoes t

st. louis, minneapolis, cleveland. and here at the new york public library, more than 4,200 people are waiting for a chance to read one of the three books. i know, i'm turning 50 shades of red, too. inappropriate or private affair, these books once whispered about among women are now part of the national conversation. anne thompson, nbc news, new york. >> that's our wednesday broadcast. thanks for being here with us. i'm brian >>> good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we want to take you outside right now to a live picture as the field prepares for the president. president barack obama scheduled to arrive in about ten minutes or so. air force one left denver about two and a half hours ago. the president is here, of course, to raise money, three separate events will bring in lots of dough for the president and his re-election campaign and for the democratic party. of cou w

st. paul and minneapolis and see clearly where infrastructure spending has made a clear difference. we have a light rail construction project connecting downtown st. paul to downtown minneapolis, and connect the university of minnesota, the state capital complex and 13 medical centers along that line. critical for students. critical for employees at the hospitals. critical for commerce to move. you can go to the bridge that collapsed and killed thin people. and not only was it a tragic lock of loss and dozens and hundreds of families would lives were changed but it affected or business community and made it difficult to move through the area and it made it difficult to transport gooded from one part of the twin cities it another. >>neil: you could be right on certain measure improved in people getting around but i look at national numbers and for all the money we have invested, trillions when you think of stimulus and the other rescues, the bottom line is we are just off a period of surprisingly weak employment report, factory orders are in reverse, housing is not budging and retail

st. louis, minneapolis, cleveland.ere at the new york public library, more than 4200 people are waiting for a chance to read one of the three books. i know, i'm turning 50 shades of red, too. inappropriate or private affair, these books once wisperked about among women are now public conversation. >> that's our wednesday broadcas

st. louis, minneapolis, cleveland.ere at the new york public library, more than 4,200 people are waiting for a chance to read one of the three books. i know, i'm turning 50 shades of red, too. inappropriate or private affair, these books once whispered about among women are now part of the national conversation. ann >>> hello. rhyme here, talking about storm 4 radar and the rain across the area. fauquier county, really getting hit very hard ri

. -- ratigan national airport. 70's locally, cooler areas across new england. 92 in minneapolis at 87 in stnext weekend, we stand a chance of seeing some of these upper 80's. the clear skies benefiting from high pressure off the coast of new england. but we will keep an eye on this area of low pressure. this has dumped a lot of rain across the carolinas. this will drift up the coast on the weekend. it will make it very chilly at the beaches. partly sunny tomorrow, mostly cloudy on sunday at the beaches. west of the bay will be fine. this is one computer model version. if you look at other computer models, it is a different. this will drift up the coast some increase in high-level cloudiness. i think we will be fine dust of the day. until we hit sunday night. we will see this getting a little bit closer to us on monday and tuesday. in the meantime, sunny and cool. that is our wake up forecast. for the day tomorrow, a lot of sunshine. 77-82 degrees. we're back to temperatures in the mid-70's on sunday. the chances of the thunderstorms, seasonal temperatures on wednesday. then we start to wrap

st. cloud to minneapolis during the day today. here's how the forecast looks. northern plains, chance of some showers and thunderstorms. including minneapolis. and then in the eastern seaboard if you are in virginia up to d.c., definitely a period of rain this afternoon and thunderstorms. and that could even be near philadelphia and new york city during the day. and i mentioned the heat. look at this, lynn. 99 is the forecast high in dallas tomorrow. and 90 in chicago. so it looks like our heat, well, remember how hot last summer was? >> yes. >> looks like -- >> but it was july around that time. it's end of may. what is happening? bill, thanks. >>> more fallout from facebook. and a new winner when it comes to creepy online auctions. this should take the cake. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> indy can't keep pace with miami, and the kings are crowned. they are heading to the stanley cup finals after a thrilling overtime win. you're watching "first look." ♪ dave, i've downloaded a virus. yeah. ♪ dave, where are we on the

we have already seen a major for the fall in minneapolis, st. paul. we're going to see that. i am surprised that we have not seen much of the recall advertising for wisconsin. we do expect that in just the next couple of weeks. i would like to talk more about that in the cost of being a reporter trying to put this together. i have to thank our management. you have to have managers who actually believe in it and allow you to go off and do this. we talk about the high production values. we do that during election years. what i brought with me were a couple of examples. maybe i will show you one of them this is something we have learned how to move a little more quickly. we focus on one thing that if candidates says. in this case, it is michele bachmann whom i traveled with on the presidential campaign. there were all sorts of things we're able to fact check with her. she is a fascinating candid it. this one in particular -- candidate. this one in particular, she went after gov. rick perry on the hpv and mandatory inoculation of girls and taxes. that was not the whole story. wha

st. louis, minneapolis, cleveland, those are all good if you want to worry about labor and making them happyan agonizing pick. >> what do you think about the push by carl rove? he's smart, working at slightly better upper middle class, just a little above average. looks very well spoken, three kids. it's not a poor person's house. that's clearly an upper middle class or upper class home. she has no husband around and she has the kids in failure to launch, coming back home. what do you think of that ad? is that a smart million bucks he's spending? >> he's either going to reinforce or he thinks the romney campaign is going to reinforce. i'm an obama supporter, i'm disappointed with what i heard. that is the theme throughout that. and the idea of my children living at home and my retirement certainly less than what it was. these ideas play up and down. >> wow, they obviously have the same focus groups we do. >> so it works with women and they can win back, they're not going to get african-american women orla teen ow latino, but t the american women, maybe. one of romney's most significant probl

but take a look at the midwest, 96 in chicago with minneapolis 92. mid-90s in st. louis. you get west of the mississippi, yeah, what a cool down. so we have a couple more days of our warmup to anticipate because between now and then we still will be under the influence of another trough to the north and west of us. so we do have high pressure building on in for tomorrow, today and tomorrow, and that is bringing a modest warmup, anywhere from five to seven degrees. so it will be slow and we will look for more 60s and 70s, but across the state as you head further east you will notice a couple of 80s here and there from fresno and sacramento. the rain has moved out of the sierra nevada, so the 40s translating into upper 50s in the lake tahoe area. still calling tore partly cloudy and breezy conditions throughout the day today and by the evening hours we will continue to see the numbers drop. so if you are headed out to the golden gate bridge of course you have to dress with a down coat with layers, temperatures here today, very similar around the bay and at our coast the war

st. louis. and i-35, from minneapolis to kansas city. wet on i-5, from seattle to portland.lings. >> as you're flying today, some airport delays are possible in the following cities, chicago, new york, philly and d.c. >>> air travelers are still reeling over spirit airlines' latest baggage fee hike. >> she's so worked up about this story. but it looks like the carrier's decision to charge 100 bucks for carry-on bags is just the tip of the iceberg. as steve osunsami tells us, that's not the only price hike fliers have to worry about. >> reporter: as if the airline fees weren't high enough, here comes spirit airlines with a new way to pick your pocket. starting in november, if you show up at the gate with a carry-on bag that won't fit under your seat, they'll charge you an extra $100 to store it in the overhead bins. >> that's crazy. that's crazy. >> reporter: have you thought about driving? >> i do think about driving. >> reporter: the airline's ceo has long blamed the extra bag fees on customers who hog up overhead luggage space. and to give some sugar with this bitter pill,

st. louis. 80's all the way to minneapolis today. milwaukee is 23 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago.boat, having warmed up in 24 hours. temperatures were up to 20 degrees warmer than 24 hours ago. 70's across a good part of the midwest. st. louis still at 83 degrees. we have another warm day ahead of us. load 70's hugging the 70 degree mark. wind out of the south-southeast at 5. low grass and weed pollen in the area. "74% of our rainfall has been since march 1. 4.5 inches verses the 6 we should have had. we could use some more rain. bailable "a very strong wind until the sun comes up. we switch from the nocturnal storms which you see fading out there, to the storms that blossom in the heat of the afternoon. tonight, the nighttime jet stream is redeveloping again. storms are starting to form out west. this is a wind up cloud. look how these wind up cut of one side. these wind that come up quickly -- these winds but come up completely -- quickly at night lead to a fast development of thunderstorms. highs today hit 81. we were in the 80's today at wgn. 73 at our weatherbug site. 76 at k

st. louis. minneapolis 77 degrees for the high temperature. into your wednesday, drying out across the greater new york city area toward boston, but we'll watch the system around the great lakes and also sections of the upper ohio river valley on wednesday. it will bring along some clouds, showers and also some thunderstorms. so that's a look at your national forecast. guys, have a great day. back to you. >> scott, thank you very much. we'll go from weather to politics. john harwood joins us live from washington. and john, we hear that this is the day that newt gingrich is going to officially drop out of the race for the gop nomination? >> wow, what an earthquake that is going to be on the political landscape, becky. yes, we have heard that newt gingrich is going to do that. my -- i don't mean to be flip about it, but newt gingrich has long since ceased to be relevant in this this race. and the choreograph of his departure is really something that is mois most implicated is will he endorse romney. we saw back and forth the general motors and o

minneapolis had 93, their warmest yet. then came the storms. this is near st. cloud.uper heavy rain, too. where does that happen today? again in minnesota. but some of the most severe, from omaha, south to wichita falls. we'll look for gusty winds, damaging and hails. but the heavy rains continue. maybe some flooding concerns out there in ne. and same tasty weather to start your weekend in the northeast. all about 5 to 15 degrees above average. i'm going to leave you with the national outlook. >> oh, the french lessons continue during the break. let's check the facebook and twitter photos this morning. some stormy skies here from parts of illinois, just north of chicago. really nice there. and high clouds in chattanooga. they were so great when i was down there doing hang gliding. and the news director sent that picture in. a nice little city. >> i love tennessee. >> like rosetta stone up in here. with all of the french going on. thank you, ladies. >>> now, to one of the strangest political showdowns in memory. it's happening in north-central texas this weekend. the i

st. louis. one airport having flight arrival delays philadelphia. severe weather possible around minneapolis chicago and kansas city some delays possible there everything smooth sailing here around san francisco, oakland and san jose. flight tracker, abc7news.com at the bottom waiting for you. >>> 5:30 on this wednesday morning. i'm kristen sze. >>> i'm eric thomas. searchers plan to go out looking for 15-year-old sierra lamar still hoping to find the missing morgan hill teenager alive while police continue to build a murder case against a 21-year-old suspect. terry mcsweeney is live in morgan hill with the latest. >> reporter: a lot of major developments in the past 24 hours. one thing will stay the same, the search every wednesday and saturday by volunteers out of the sierra lamar search center here at the old burnet elementary school in morgan hill even though investigators say the girl is dead and they have the person who killed her in custody. take a look at pictures of 21-year-old antolin garcia-torres, the person according to santa clara county investigators who killed, after kidnappi

st. louis, louisville, nashville, getting rain. minneapolis, sioux falls.king at the red zones here. more than two, three inches of rain coming today. up for the southwest, it's been a messy, cool time. it gets a little better and drier over the weekend. san francisco, you'll be 69 on sunday. to a pitcher is right now, morning, and the 60's. -- temperatures right now, morning, in the 60's. tomorrow, in theory slight >> and now, it's that time for our "gma" pollen report if you can't stop sneezing, there's good reason. more pockets popping up coast-to-coast. highest levels in oklahoma and north texas. doing garden iing steer clear o iowa. you can find out about the pollen levels in your naked. we know pollen is specific to your neighborhood. go on goodmorningamerica.com at yahoo! george? >> thank you, sam. >> you were so engrossed. so engrossed in what you were saying. really. >> very slow-motion throw. >> i know. >> doing any gardening? >> actually, in iowa. >>> do not go anywhere. sarah is here. and she has the secret to be picture perfect with almost 5,00

minneapolis clipping the eastside of the city heading through northern wisconsin. the final stop heading to iowa, southern portions of nebraska, lincoln south interstate 29 heading for st. joseph and maryville and missouri and des moines and a lot of lightning. we were up to 6,000 lightning strikes in the last hour, weakened now, now 2,000 lightning strikes and heading to fort dodge and ames may have a punch to. i we have these storms dying off and new storp. kansas city, north of st. louis, illinois, iowa, washington, the third day for thunderstorms in that region and some could push to detroit and buffalo today. in the southeast, okay, texas looks fine. a lot of areas to the great lakes, almost summer-like weeks we are having thunderstorms every day. >>> all right. coming up. stocks something on jobs and coffee crumbles and the latest airline feat, it is a doozy. straight ahead. >>> coming up a tragic ending for an nfl legend. you're watching first look on msnbc. first first look. fl wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. >>> here's top news this morning. >>> a college student is suing for $20

st. louis, louisville, nashville, getting rain. minneapolis, sioux falls. zones here. more than 2, 3 inches coming today. up for the southwest, it's been a messy, cool time. it looks like it gets a little better and drier over the weekend. san francisco, you'll be 69 on sunday. l.a., you'll be >> and now it's that time for our "gma" pollen report. if you just can't stop sneezing there's a pretty good reason. moderate to high levels of pollen in the country. as for grass pollen, more pockets popping up coast to coast. highest levels in oklahoma and north texas. doing gardening, steer clear of iowa. the highest concentrate of weed pollen in the country is right there today. you can find out about the pollen levels in your neighborhood. we know pollen is specific to your neighborhood. go on goodmorningamerica.com at yahoo! george? >> thank you, sam. >> you were so engrossed. so engrossed in what you were saying really. >> very slow-motion throw. >> i know. >> i was going to be doing some gardening this weekend. >> actually in iowa as it turns out. >>> do not g

minneapolis. 79 in new york and 85 in washington, d.c. delays, delays, delays. we've got them. unfortunately in chicago, new york and miami. we expect major delays and st., houston and san francisco, san francisco due to that fog which could be heavy. but the ind too, might cause problems. keep you on the tarmac longer than you want. there you go. >> thank you very much. >> see you guys soon. >> thanks, reynolds. 17 minutes past the hour. time for early reads. we have shocking statistics here. the u.s. now has the second highest rate of child poverty in the entire developed world. a new report from unicef, this is in the international business times, showing 23% of children in the united states are living in poverty. that is second only to romania with a 25.5% rate. iceland has the lowest child rate of poverty at 4.7%. >> second to romania. not a stat you want. >>> science has a confirmation this morning. this is a bit odd. elderly people actually do have a different scent and apparently they smell better than everybody else. so there. philadelphia enquirer has this for you. the researchers apparently sampling body odor from three different age groups.