so i decided to write a letter to the senator out in minnesota.nd asked for their help. it had been two whole years of waiting for them to charge victor. i thought that it was possible its would never get filed. after months, the local news in minnesota contacted me through an e-mail and said he heard about the story and wanted to see if he could help with some media, if it wouldn't help get the case rolling. >> to his followers, victor barnard is a spiritual leader, but the pine county sheriff calls him a pedophile, plain and simple. and the ones who finally had the courage to come forward may have been his youngest victims. >> and it seemed after that aired everyone seemed to be making it like a really big deal. >> good evening. i'm nancy grace. i want to thank you for being with us. bombshell tonight, how did this happen? >> there are so many aspects to this story, nancy. >> these parents, they have to be on another planet. this is a perfect case for prosecution. >> they went to the media. that garnered a lot of attention. locally on this case.

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severe weather across parts of minnesota. they had several reports of tornados across minnesota.ould get hit with that today. the severe threat goes from the canadian border to little rock. we'll be watching that closely. storms across the southeast they will be widespread across florida. pacific northwest gets a decent storm for spring coming through today, showers on and off 75 degrees. storms in dallas, but drying conditions in the afternoon and denver high temperature of 66 degrees. that's a check on on the national outlook here's what's happening locally for you. >> reporter: good morning, everyone i'm chris sowers with this accuweather update. showers approaching from the west otherwise we're seeing mainly cloudy conditions. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, be on the look out one or two thunderstorms erupting this afternoon. warm and sticky, 86 degrees. llboard music awards. a look at the stars who will be he forming, including simple minds. >> can't wait. >>> and george clooney reveals why he wanted to star in the new movie "tomorrowland." up ahead in "pop new

the farmer labor party was a dominant party in minnesota. they put major issues on the agenda. this ultimately is important to the two-party system. i understand the republicans and democrats do not like to think that, that they just think you should choose my party and not look for the third party option. but the health of our two-party system has always been greater because we have a viable third-party option that has kept people invested in our local -- our political system. people do not express confidence in the political system. they do not express optimism for the future of the country. there are a dozen things we should be doing to combat that. one is to open up the debate. host: our guest spent 12 years in congress. we will get your phone calls and -- in a moment as we are talking about politics and the debate, including next fall, let's talk about the most immediate debate in august, the first in a series of republican debates in cleveland, the site of the 2016 republican convention. two pieces this morning. first from the weekly standard editorial. is fox news limiti

democrat tim walz, who represents southeastern minnesota, supported that bill.this week's rule is better than the one initially drafted, but is still not perfect. >> we can't have poisoned rivers but we also have to be able to feed the population. we must fix this. if we do not fix this and we continue to have water quality issues, we're going to lose. that's going to impact production, it's going to impact health. if we make rules that impede people's ability to grow food, we're going to deal with that side of this issue. and so this is one of those issues that it's not "my side wins, your side loses." we both have to win. >> reporter: the new e.p.a. water rule will go into effect later this summer. for the p.b.s. newshour, i'm lisa desjardins. >> woodruff: we turn now to nigeria, the most populous nation in africa. the troubled country, struggling with massive economic problems, corruption and an islamic extremist insurgency made history today as it inaugurated it's new leader, muhammadu buhari. >> woodruff: nigerians celebrated their new president and a stren

the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr. ellison: i want to thank the chairman and ranking member for the time. thank the speaker for the time. i just want to acknowledge to my colleagues that we are here to talk about the best way to make sure that iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon. i'm convinced that what we do here today is not the best way to do that. i'm convinced that the best way to make sure that iran does not have a nuclear weapon is to allow the commander in chief, chief executive of this country, to negotiate a deal and then congress will be asked to relieve any sanction it is that is warranted and we'll be able to weigh in at that time, which is the proper time. we'll be able to have oversight hearings without regard to this legislation or any other at any time we choose. but this piece of legislation, i believe, improperly in an unhelpful manner restrains the president by tying his hands significantly delaying the implementation of a peace agreement. weakens our negotiating position by strengthening iranian

he grew up the doctor's son in minnesota. he was not physically well coordinated and he suffered a very bad facial complex as a result of small box scars. he was on out cast. he suffered terribly in his childhood. i did not. i grew up among sanctified brethren. we looked down on lutherans as being worldly and loose and we believed when the second coming occurred that jesus would bring a special car just for us. it's an entirely different upbringing. i led an upbringing of privilege. privilege. >> before i ask the last question i just have a little bit of housekeeping. the national press club is the world's leading organization for journalist and we fight for a free press worldwide. to learn more about us visit press.org and to donate visit press press.org/institute. they may talk about whether he'll be on the $20 bill. on june 1st more than a dozen journalists who have been fined detained or jailed for their support of the first amendment will appear together at a press club event. that's on june 1st. i'd like to present mr.

severe weather threat across parts of minnesota.d several roirts of tornadoes yesterday in minnesota. you could get hit again today. double whamny and severe weather threat goes from the canadian border to little rock watching that carefully. storm as cross the southeast today. hopefully not too severe but they're going to be pretty widespread across florida, especially in the afternoon. 0s in orlando. 91 degrees in ft. myers and the pacific northwest gets a decent little storm for spring coming through today. you'll see showers on and off, 75 desir. storms in dallas this morning. but you'll see drying conditions in the afternoon. and denver a high temperature of 66 degrees. >> this weathercast brought to you by petsmart. >>> this weathercast brought to you by petsmart. back to you guys in new york. >> all right, thank you, dr. marciano. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- your go-to guide to tonight's billboard music awards. and a look at the stars who will be performing including simple minds. >> i can't wait. >>> and georg

well -- >> you'd rather have me go to minnesota? >> yeah.rt, and i think that's going to be absolutely critical to your recovery, son. >> but it's just going to be hard because like we talked about before with all my friends there and all my -- all my friends use pretty much. >> yeah, they do. >> except two people. >> yeah, they do. >> it's going to be pretty hard. you already know that. when i switched schools, it's pretty hard. out here i'll have a fresh start. >> it will be hard no matter either way you go. >> it can go either way pretty much. don't want to be shoveling for five years or surfing for five years. i kind of would rather be the other way. >> but you can snowboard. >> i can go snowboard here. >> but i just think that the support is something that is crucial. >> that's true. i want to choose what's best for me when i get out of here. >> yes, whatever is -- >> so far everything has been going well for me in here, just where i was placed. when i feed -- i don't know when i feed the mods, it's totally different. >> that's what you

severe weather threat across parts of minnesota, they had several reports of tornadoes in minnesota yesterdaycould hit again today. severe weather threat really goes from the canadian border all the way down to little rock. storms across the southeast today. hopefully not too severe. but pretty widespread across florida especially in the afternoon. 80 degrees in orlando and 89 in ft. myers. the pacific northwest get a decent storm for the spring. storms in dallas this morning, but you'll see drying conditions in the afternoon, and denver, a high temperature of 66 degrees. >> this weathercast brought to you by petsmart. back to you guys in new york. >> all right thank you, dr. marciano. >>> coming up on "good morning america" -- your go-to guide to tonight's billboard music awards. a look at the stars who will be he forming, including simple minds. >> can't wait. >>> and george clooney reveals why he wanted to star in the new movie "tomorrowland." up ahead in "pop news." "tomorrowland." up ahead in "pop news." y we have? we get to do the same thing at petsmart with our pets. they have premium

broilers have been largely uneffected since most are raises in the south but iowa and minnesota, the top producers for eggs and turkey have been hit hard. eggs are the biggest issue, including pending cases, 6% of the layer hens have been taken offline. experts expect that push up egg prices. >> we expected egg priceto be pushed up 15 cents a dozen putting us close to 2014 inflated price levels at wholesale. >> and turkeys, 1.5% of the supply has been impacted and they are stock piked through august and so far that is normal but consumers may have to pay more for thanksgivings. broilers are not effected but they are the main poultry product shipped overseas. mexico and china are posing import bans and restrictions and the price of wholesale dark meat chicken is falling, 30% lower than a year ago. i'm morgan brennan. >>> jennie-o is temporarily laying off 233 employees at the processing plant in minnesota because of the outbreak. the outbreak has cut the number after available turkeys and as a result the company is going to shift to a -- switch to a single shift. >>> sprin added more

. >>> making history in cuba the minnesota orchestra is the first to improving relations with havana. and we remember the life of an all-time great bb king. ♪ >> the verdict is in. cricketed boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev has been sentenced to death. we have the latest on this. >> it took the jury 14 hours three days to come to this conclusion and dzhokhar tsarnaev did not show any emotion as he heard the jury give him the death penalty on six counts connected to the boston marathon bombings. all of those counts were related to the second pressure cooker bomb in a backpack that dzhokhar tsarnaev planted himself. that blast killed two people. that explosion went off seconds after another backpack bomb set by tamerlan tsarnaev set off nearby killed crystal campbell. both those blasts injured 260 more people. nearly all of the majors agreed that tsarnaev's friends and teachers knew him to be thoughtful caring, respectful, hard working but all 12 jurors agree that tsarnaev planned and premeditated an act of terrorism and agree that he showed a lack of remorse. despite the defens

number two, i live in minnesota. i have nothing but praise for the v.a. system in minnesota.e are provided with excellent care. some of my friends, one a couple weeks ago, had an operation in the va hospital in minneapolis. i'm sorry to hear a lot of disappointment that people had with the v.a. -- i have to say again, i have nothing but praise. thank you very much for c-span. host: a live look at the capitol on this memorial day weekend. gary is joining us now from florida. our line for all others. good morning. caller: i'm not a veteran, i'm not in active military person, but i have a lot of veteran friends and military friends. i certainly believe that the v.a. is an adequate -- inadequate. i do not understand why, with obamacare being a government central program, that they do not have a special option for veterans. the idea that you do not have any options actually sounds like a communist environment. my other concern -- or comment is when a person in the military, who works in a certain area, let's say avionics, leaves the military, they have to get a certificate to work

. >>> the minnesota orchestra will play the annual cuba disco festival tonight. preview from havana. >> reporter: the minnesota orchestra will be playing here in havana the first of two performances will take place tonight as part of the international cuba disco festival. the american musicians are spending time coaching and playing with cuban music students. >> translator: we learn about their way of interping music. >> reporter: it's the minnesota orchestra's visit here in more than 80 years, and the first american orchestra to play in cuba since president obama took steps to normalize relations between the two countries in april. this music exchange is seen as a wide to continue to build momentum towards increased normalization. >> music is a great and powerful element, an essential element of our life and -- and when someone is trying to build something new between two countries what could be better? >> the first performance will feature an all beethoven repertoire. we'll have more tonight. >> you can see more from usher in cuba tonight starting at 7:00 easte

a few republicans on the court john paul stevens david souter harry blackmun from minnesota. you can do so on the court.

. >> jesse targets minnesota for a simple reason. overconfidence.nks no match for the james brother. >> they were in the union. can you promise me on on >> all right. the gang heads 400 miles north and poses as cattle buyers. they began to case towns with banks to rob. >> northfield is a prosperous town and population and economic growth in minnesota. look like a ripe berry to those guys. with their long coats and impressive sidearms. they stand out among the swedish immigrant farmers. >> there is a local bank and most of the banks he robbed were filled with local people's money. and the gang arouses the suspensions of the town's people. be dam quick about it. >> the citizens have number among them esteemed because of their battle record and so this soft target is not as soft as they thought. >> i can't open the safe. >> it has a time lock. that is only opened at certain times of day regardless of your combination. >> something sha james did not experience at that point. (gunfire) step outside. go. go. go. the bank robbery of northfooled was a disas

cloud, minnesota, 17-year-old jason maclennan returned home from a night out with a friend. he took a shower downstairs. but before he went to bed, he went up to the kitchen to get something to eat. in the foyer, near the front door, he saw his father lying on the floor bleeding. >> i need help. my dad's just been shot. i just came home and he's on the ground. i don't know -- i need an ambulance. >> is he inside the home? >> yeah, he's on the ground. >> do you know who did this to him? >> no, i just came home. >> when paramedics arrived, they found jason's father, 53-year-old ken maclennan dead at the base of the stairs. he had been shot to death. it looked like ken maclennan came down the stairs and encountered an intruder. >> when you come down dressed in only a bathrobe, you don't expect that someone's going to be waiting for you with a loaded rifle. >> there was wounds to the temple, to the forehead, to the throat, the chest area, to the right hand and one in the back as well. >> the attack was so fast and so unexpected, maclennan had little time to react. >> he grabbed

was it difficult for the minnesota orchestra to go to cuba?d to be more of a logistical challenge. the first question is how are they going to get 165 people to havana in the most efficient way possible. add to that the equipment, the musical instruments, 65 cases, about 4 tons of material. so they had to charter a flight from minneapolis to havana. and then they had to bring in additional equipment so it could sound the best it could. organizers said this could take years to plan, they did it in about a hundred days or so. >> how was the turnout? >> reporter: it was a packed crowd. it holds about 2,000 people loud applause when the orchestra took to the stage. one of the things that organizers here in cuba wanted to make sure of is that people had access to this concert. that this music was not going to be sold at a high premium. the most expensive seats sold for just under a dollar u.s. dollar tonight. >> thank you. >>> finally tonight we say good-bye to a musical icon. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> b.b. king didn't just play the blues, he li

are struggling to make sure we get through this thing and find an answer. >> minnesota lawmakers have put aside $20 million to help farmers replenish flocks but more may be needed. economists say the full impact of the bird flu outbreak won't be known till it's over but it could end up costing the economies of iowa and minnesota almost $1 billion. >>> if you ship it, we will stop it. that's one of many chants in seattle from people protesting drilling. protesters say they're concerned about the risk of an oil spill and the effects of burning fossil fuels. >>> putting plastic to good use. scientists in coast rico say they've created a machine that turns plastic waste into diesel. they say the machine takes recyclables and turns them into fuel. that fuel can then be used to power machines and even cars. >>> time now 6:28. we're back. just taking in the sunrise over -- i guess it's going to be a steamy day. another evening of rain on its way. >> i'm debra alfarone. larry millioner is here with traffic and allyson rae with the weather. >> soupy to start but then we're looking forward to s

more severe weather is in the forecast for minnesota, wisconsin, and illinois. >>> if you are planning to fly somewhere this morning you should expect a record number of passengers. airlines for america forecasting 222 million travelers will fly in and around domestic airports. and that is two million more than the previous record. the group says the rebounding economy is spurring people to travel more and u.s. airlines are adding more seats to accommodate the additional passengers. >>> going 6,000 miles in only a row boat. ha is what a woman from washington hopes to accomplish day when she sets off from japan to san francisco. she packed her boat with 1200 pounds of freeze-dried food. and she's also gained 40 pounds in preparation for this trip. she is planning to row 16 hours per day which will burn 10,000- calories. her team will help her via satellite phone and she will be tracked by gps but she will not have a support vessel. >>> with about three weeks to go the women's soccer team is gearing up. key bee bryant and his family was present. it was 1-1 at the half and the u.s. went o

i was the president of the chapter -- the minnesota chapter of hells angels. and up here we don't want nobody moving in affiliated with another group that could cause you problems down the road. and it's all about territory. it's not about drugs like law enforcement thinks. drugs, you know, is part of the culture, but it's not about warring over the drugs. it's warring over the turf the territory. when hells angels laid claim to minnesota, that's what they mean. that's their state. they don't want nobody else, no rivals moving in. >> so if it's not about drugs, and all the bikers arrested now are facing charges of organized crime. bail is set at $1 million each. explain, chris, how biker gangs operate like organized crime members. >> well, every gang or every chapter out there actually operates on its own. within that group, you're going to have members that commit various crimes and some that probably don't do hardly any crimes at all. but the thing is they've got a society that they built amongst themselves where they know that the guys that they're working

you're basically the god father of the minnesota hell's angels. how much is violence and criminality part of the biker culture versus comradeamaraderie and adventure? >> it goes hand in hand. there is a lot of criminal activity in the biker culture. i could use for example any chapter of hels angemsls up here. i was arrested in 2003 for cocaine chrj and then it led to a 21-count indictment for methamphetamine distribution. i eventually pled guilty to methamphetamine charges and was sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison. >> it appears that the battle fight, shootout in waco came down to a turf battle and respect and might have escalated because of a patch on a jacket. you organized the expansion of the minnesota hell's angels. tell us about these turf wars. is this about drug distribution areas? is this just about who gets to bike where? what's the fight over? >> the fight is over territory, jake. it's not about drugs. of course drugs is second hand. it's about that patch. and who controls that area. it's the same thing what happened in minne

grows in minnesota.ta in lakes and streams. >> dump it all in. >> we add a little bit -- mom i don't know anything about this. >> this sham. i do ham because it gives the soup a smokey taste. you can do bay can or chicken. chicken is a very popular flavor. >> diced almonds. >> almonds. toast those. the almonds give it a little bit of a crunchy texture. >> oh, fun. >> then season it. >> there's a little bit of flour in here. you can do the gluten free version if you want. >> you will simmer this for five minutes. >> did you see how -- >> i know how to take orders. >> i do stock the kitchen and eat and eat. i know when to hold back. >> the full recipe super on our website. >> we do love it. >> we got some here for everybody. >> most importantly home is like right here for you. >> you do this with wonderful people, your mom can come. i love her to death. cooking is just the small part it. getting the family together which we love to do. >> preeg, right? >> this is the wildest rice i've ever had. >> put some

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millions taking cover from minnesota to louisiana. the storms bringing damaging hail and heavy rain. more severe weather in the forecast. >>> person of interest. police in washington, d.c. looking for this figure caught on camera near the scene of that suspicious fire. a mystery into who is behind the murders deepens. >>> two down one to go. >> american pharoah has won the preakness! >> now only the belmont stands in the way of racing's elusive triple crown. >>> and ready to ride. matt lauer just moments away from setting off on the ride of his life. five days 225 miles, one red nose. it's all for a very good cause. today, sunday may 17th 2015. >> from nbc news this is "today" with lester holt and erica hill. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> well to today on this sunday morning. >> we are red nose ready. >> we are. >> in solidarity with matt lauer. >> matt's out there at fenway. you had a nice crowd behind you. >> yeah. we've got nice people here. it's very hard to talk in these red noses, but a nice crowd. perfect, perfec

storms are also moving across parts of texas kansas, nebraska and minnesota. >>> around here it was one hot day capped off with a round of showers across the region in spots. meteorologist melissa magee joins us at the "action news" big board with the first check of accuweather forecast. melissa. >> walter, a lot of that activity now sliding south and east of the 95 corridor. stormtracker 6 live double scan radar hows us that activity with scattering of showers now mainly south jersey into burlington and ocean counties and pressing to at plan take, salem and cape may counties and little activity at this hour moving into dover delaware. we deposit pick up a lot of rain. but what we got was much need add cross much of the area. lancaster, .81" p three tenths for trenton and philadelphia and doylestown .22 and .he in reading. we have a drought situation across the mid-atlantic region. any moisture that moves into the region even in form of thunderstorm is definitely appreciated. 1 outside of philadelphia, 69 in wilmington. same thing in dover. upper 60s in allentown and lehigh valley. and

parts of minnesota, wisconsin and illinois will be affected. >>> there was no rain in novato but there was flooding here because of a broken fire hydrant. water gushed 50 feet into the air after a rental truck accidentally backed into a hydrant. firefighters could not shut down the hydrant because it would have blocked school roads. the situation is tough to see here during the cripples train drain and caused more immediate problem, as well. >> it reduces our fire flow as the tank goes down significantly. we would not have enough water from the fire hydrants to put fires out. >> quite a mess. crews estimated thousands of gallons of water drained right into the bay. >>> few arrests in san francisco's bay to breakers race, with 11 people arrested yesterday with an estimated 50,000 that took part in the road race. a few are serious runners arena most of them were arrested for their eccentric costumes and most were dressed in turn of the century garb. there were overs with minimal clothing or nothing at all. >> i live in san francisco. i have to be part of this. >> you came all the way fro

and prosecutors here in minnesota say he has been involved also in recruiting others for isis. we have a man of abdi nur who left minute sewed last year and apparently this mitski recruiting him and abdi recruited others. it is very interesting. he i had my own communication with this miski via twitter last christmas eve how this movement is different from what's happening with isis. he isn't talking much about al shabaab. it's presumed is he in somalia. most of his attention has been on isis. he said you always misunderstood what's happening with al shabaab in somalia. always been about this ideology of the caliphate that has always been what we have been striving for. during that conversation, i asked hip directly, i said do you plan an attack here in the u.s. because there has been lots of talk about the mall of america. and he said i have no comment about that. in retrospect, very chilling. i should also note that twitter has very hard to keep his account down. they have shut down his account about 31 times. it always pops right back up in just a few days. >> just to clarif

you're from minnesota. >> yes. >> seth: you go back to minnesota a fair amount, yes?'s good. and is that a place -- you actually moved back there during your career, yes? >> at intervals, yeah. i've been back home. i actually, you know i mean, i still all friends, a lot of my old friends and all my family are there. so, i spend as much time back there as possible. but lately, i've just been working. i've been in europe for pretty much the last two years. >> seth: you worked with robert duvall. >> yes. >> seth: so, he directed a film you were in. what was it like with robert duvall? 'cause i imagine that's something pretty special. >> he's a no-nonsense kind of guy. >> seth: yeah. he comes across as no-nonsense. >> you don't mess with robert duvall. >> seth: no. >> we did interviews for "wild horses." it's called "wild horses." and we were -- >> seth: do you play somebody who turns into a horse? are you a werehorse? [ laughter ] >> you know, i can't give it away. >> seth: okay, it's a secret. let's just say i play brian. [ laughter ] >> gregory will make an appearance.

. >> rosalind jordan in nairobi >>> a somally scholar at the university of minnesota joins us via skype. good to have you with us. how important was john kerry's visit to somali. >> i think it was more symbolic than signature. there hasn't been a u.s. secretary there, i don't think forever. the fact he was there for a few hours was more to give blessing to the community forces that have been fighting for al-shabab more than anything else. >> do you believe concerns over al-shabab's reach, especially in minnesota, that is driving the renewed interest on the part of the united states. >> i think significantly so. also because kenya and ethiopia are major allies. and if you heard mr kerry, he said that kenya's presence and occupation is important for the security of the country and the region. kenya has been destabilize of course and troops na that country, for several years. there's no addressing of that question. so al-shabab becomes, if you like a bandwagon to ride on without supporting the somali security forces to do the work themselves and free the country. >> i spoke to the presiden

minnesota lost more than 8 million birds.cted feed supplier trucking companies and processing plants. >>> and a duel in the smartphone wars again apple and samsung. a federal court ruled that samsung did illegal copy some of the patented features in apple's iphone. but the court said apple can't claim damages for copying the overall appearance. that means samsung will end up paying less than the initial $3 nerve million in damages. >>> for bucks with a recent deal with the streaming music service spotify. the deal lets customers have a say in the music played in the store. and customers can listen to the music in the star bugs and spotify app. >>> and in new york amazon is taking the subway. trying to make good on the prime now. amazon is reportedly using manhattan subways to get packages to customers. "the financial times" reports that amazon loads small push carts with packages as and then it arrives underground. anne-marie. >> thanks a lot, jill. >>> in sports the tampa bay lightning scorched the new york rangers to tie th

dozens of twisters from texas to minnesota as violent weather leaves homes underwater and people scrambling to be rescued. >>> four bodies found after a suspicious fire at an upscale washington, d.c. home. tonight the search for a person of interest. >>> good news for frequent flyers. why it just got a whole lot easier to use those mileage points. >>> call to serve. a veteran who is giving deployed troops a little piece of home one care package at a time. >>> and high note. a singer who hasn't missed a beat even though she can no longer hear the music. >>> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. substituting tonight, savannah guthrie. >>> good evening. as we come on the air tonight, one section of the country is bracing for a wave of severe weather. another is cleaning up after a night of powerful tornadoes. it is the upper midwest under the gun tonight with the threat of heavy thunderstorms and hail. and just look at the size of this twister. one of nearly 30 reported this week through the middle of the country over the weekend. nbc's john yang joins us from broken arrow, oklahoma. john

now, this comes to us from the minnesota historical society. most of the items we have are just the letters, but the historical society included the envelope on which the letter was put as well because the son actually put a note on the outside of the envelope. it says father's note to mother when lincoln was assassinated. mr. colgrave told me he was with father with the news came and that he staggered across the room, sank down and burst into tears. now, a lot of americans reacted -- reacted very strongly in this way because a strong sense of mourning, not everybody did, though, and now, in a lot of cities, the mayor's issued proclamations as soon as they found out. the mayor of cleveland, for example, issued a proclamation instructing citizens to come together in the city's main square at 3:00 this afternoon. sarah can tell you what happened. >> well, this photograph right here is from the western reserve historical society which is the historical society in cleveland ohio. they have this photograph, and they actually have this stone in the k

>> it was a wild weekend in the midwest and plain states tprrbgs texas all the way up to minnesota. >> we saw a very busy saturday and 29 reports of tornadoes and looks like the active pattern continues. a strong cold front coming in as well, and more tornados and flash flooding possible. >> residents of broken arrow, oklahoma this was the day to pick up the pieces. the lure of a tornado now replaced by the buzz of chainsaws. the weather channel says the severe weather season started out slowly, but may is making up for it. brian moore, nbc news, washington. >> meteorologist, rob mayeda here, with your forecast. >> we are seeing active weather here and the active weather across the mid portion of the country, and snow in north dakota and snow possible towards minnesota and into the gulf coast. look at this. we have thunder showers, not just in the sierra but up here towards lake county. we will zoom in across clear lake dropping hail almost half inch in it's dropping towards hidden valley lake. pretty intense weather there in lake county right now. and then there's a cell off to the e

the minnesota orchestra is the first to perform in havana for 15 years.have more from the cuban capital. >> reporter: in havana, music is everywhere. this weekend music is the universal language that many hope can reunite the hearts and minds of cubans and people from the u.s. even for a brief moment. it's the first time an orchestra from the states travelled to the communist island in 15 years. more than 100 american musicians from the minnesota orchestra are performing as part of the international cuba disco festival. this is the group's first visit to cuba since 1930. maestro says the ensemble is performing one of the same pieces played here on the last tour, 85 years ago. >> they played the 3rd symphony during one of those visits. it was the reason why the local organisers want this. they play the same sim phoney, like you did 85 years ago. >> reporter: the trip takes on more meaning since the evolution of u.s. cuban thawing of relations. president obama took steps to renew ties in hav receiver, which the diplomats cut. while diplomats from both count

paul, minnesota. where a journalist found out that morning. and he wrote a letter to his wife, where he simply said weep, weep , weep, for the slain of the daughters of my people. most of the items we have are just the letters, but the minnesota historical society included the envelope on which the letter -- in which the letter was put because his son actually put a note on the outside of the envelope. it says, fathers note to mother when lincoln was assassinated. he told me that he was with father when the news came and that he staggered across the room, sank down, and burst into tears. now, a lot of americans reacted -- reacted very strongly in this way. a strong sense of mourning. not everybody did though. and in a lot of cities, the mayors issued proclamations as soon as they found out about lincoln's assassination. the mayor of cleveland, for example, issued a proclamation instructing citizens to come together in the city's main square at 3:00 that afternoon. and sarah can tell you a bit more about what happened. sarah jencks: well, this

we have a preview from havana. >> the minnesota orchestra will be playing in havana. first of two performances will take place tonight. in addition to the performances, the musicians are coaching and playing with cuban high school and university music students. >> we learn of interpreting music. >> the visit is historic. it's the first visit to cuba in 80 years also the first american orchestra to perform since relations were normalized in december. the people to people exchanges have been allowed for several years. this is seen as a way to continue building momentum toward increased normalization between washington and havana. >> i think music is a great and powerful element of our life, and when someone is trying to build something new between two countries, what could better than music? >> the first orchestra performance will feature beethoven, dances from west side story and romeo and juliet. we'll have more on the historic journey to cuba. >> you can see more from the story tonight beginning at 7:00 eastern. thank you for joining us. stephanie sy is back in two m

on saturday spawning tornadoes from texas to minnesota.ist derek van dam is at the world weather center. i know this is normally the start of the tornado season. is this unusual, what we're seeing, derek, or do we expect to see more? >> millions more. the peak of the tornado season across the central united states, it's just that it's been a particularly weather pattern. an identical repeat of what happened this weekend at this time, flairing up once again today. central storms across oklahoma, nebraska, stretching to minnesota and parts of arkansas, missouri and iowa as well. this is the scene that unfolded in elmore, oklahoma. take a look at this video coming out of the region. unbelievable footage shot by a storm chaser. this is a time lapse. look at the rotating clouds around this, a wedge tornado. the sun creating almost an infearial look in the distance there. lightning strikes around it, a very dangerous situation, a life-threatening situation in the united states. in fact, this very tornado created scenes like this behind me. we ha

my home state of minnesota became a front runner in this.his is important to the two-party system. i understand the republicans democrats do not like to think that, that they just think you should choose my party and not look for the third party option. but the health of our two-party system has always been greater because we have a viable third-party option that has kept people invested in our local system. people do not express confidence in it, optimism in the future of our country, and there are a dozen of things that we ought to be doing. host: our guest spent 12 years in congress. we will get your phone calls and a moment and we are talking about politics and the debate, including next fall, let's talk about the most immediate debate in august bridge in the first in a series of republican debates will be taking place in cleveland, ohio, and two pieces this morning. first from the weekly standard editorial. the limited room for debate has fox news limiting to 10, the candidates in that debate. it is the issue of who should be included o

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orchestra will play in havana. >> reporter: the minnesota orchestra will be playing here in havana. of two performs will take place tonight. the musicians are also spending time coaching and playing with students. >> translator: we learn about their way of interpreting music, their open-mindedness about it about their principles everything. >> reporter: the visit is historic on several months. it's the first visits to cuba in more than 80 years, and the first orchestra to perform since president obama took steps to normalize relationship early this year. >> i think music is a great and powerful element an essential element of our life and when someone is trying to build something new between two countries what could be better than music? >> reporter: the first will feature an all beethoven repertoire. coming up tonight, we'll have much more on the orchestra's historic journey to cuba. >> you can see more from usher tonight starting at 7:00 eastern. thanks for joining us. that's it for now. i'm randall pinkston in for tony harris. the news continues next live from london. check out a

now the a's are in minnesota taking on the twins. they are struggling to far this season but a base hit down the line and a couple outs later, billy butler singles in. the a's have an early lead in minnesota. we'll continue to follow this game. the big story is the warriors. they are scheduled to start this game at 7:40 tonight but the big deal the crowd will go crazy -- >> when there that happen? >> at 7:30 they will present stephen curry with the award. >> so the people there tonight for the game get an extra treat. >> if you're lucky enough to go to the game that will be fun. 30 minutes of local sports coverage including the post game tonight, watch it at 10:30. >>> and finally tonight they have some names. the falcon chicks born atop the san francisco city hall have been named, hunter buzo and sky. the next step for the chicks is learning how to fly. volunteers will be on hand to watch them go through the process and make sure they fly by themselves but at city hall they need a human to help them fly. >>> see you later. >>> beyon