when in myrtle beach, as a civilian, he's a firefighter. he teamed up with the fire department to pull off this very special welcome home surprise. the folks of wnbs talked to the father and daughter. >> we got on the bus last night at 7:30, 14-hour drive to get here. >> she thought he was still in afghanistan. >> called my number, i answered to those in the states. so we pulled it off. i didn't think we would. >> a lot of moving parts there. a lot of people had to coordinate to make it come together. beautiful. >> every day he's away from his family. itis hard for him and hard for us. >> i'm happy my daddy is home. >>> if i ever get the chance to go sky diving, i think this is the way to do it. from the basket of a hot air balloon. this is in colorado. early morning hours, getting everything set up. a basket full of skydivers. >> get me in a hot air balloon, you have to strap yourself to it. >> the fastest skydivers. a couple people hanging by their knees. a couple of them stand on the rim of the basket before they take a beautiful plunge.

of course myrtle heights, we have a number of folks in myrtle. we have these three neighbors working together to identify priorities. i want to highlight a couple of points is really important as we think about this budget. i think a big issue for us is clearly what is happening with the dept. of pub. health and i see barbara garcia who is here. there are significant cuts to the dept. of pub. health and these cats unfortunately have the potential to impact some of the most vulnerable people in our community. even though this in an effort to make sure that we don't cut homeless services, some of the largest cuts focus on residential treatment programs which are receiving a reduction of about 3.1 million. because of that we are talking about many residential treatment beds that are currently occupied that will no longer be available and we need to make sure that we address that issue. cuts are especially likely to impact some communities; the latino community, women, transgender community are going to be impacted. we want to make sure that is addre

trying to approach montgomery, alabama, shower and wet weather in the southeast and some rain exiting myrtle beach this morning. it will be a dry day in the mid-atlantic especially after yesterday. beautiful day around chicago, too. so, i don't think we're going to see any pictures like yesterday, again, no one got hurt or injured. >> thanks so much, bill. >>> one of the fbi's most wanted busted. >>> serena williams' controversial comments about rain and the war on obesity. >>> finally, chrysler relents on a major jeep recall. "first look" is back in three. [ male announcer ] erica had a rough day. there was this and this. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate. ever. as in never ever. now about that parking ticket. [ grunting ] [ male announcer ] the citi simplicity card is the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee, ever. go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energ

the storm is currently exiting charleston and beginning to head towards myrtle beach. again, the track will go up the eastern seaboard, off new england and through the canadian maritime. it'll be gone by saturday afternoon. just kind of a wake-up call that the hurricane season is here. the other story is the heat in the west continues to be a scorcher out there in the desert southwest. yesterday, 110 in phoenix. vegas, 108. so forget spring. we're in the midst of summer. it was hot all the way through boise and medford and much of interior sections of nevada and sbeer washington and oregon state. how do we look this morning? we've cooled off a little bit. a weak low went through. there's a warm front trying to push onshore with showers in northern washington state. besides that, more of the same. we're talking about 112 today in phoenix. 110 in vegas. notice how much cooler you are spots. doesn't take long this time of year. we have so much -- the sunrises so early. by 10:00 it's hot. >> it's already boiling and sizzling there. tale of two coasts. >> just ahead, what w

i want to go live to myrtle beach, south carolina. the storm passing over there and marry quinn is there to bring us the latest on the beach. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, bill. what was the center of the storm has been passing over us this morning. we are feeling wind gusts about 30 miles an hour. the waves have been picking up all morning, right now they are about 4 feet and it's expected to be like that throughout the day. isolated flooding reports from here in myrtle beach down through charleston. the city of conway which is further inland got about five inches of rain last night. a few tornado warnings all through the carolinas as well. we are hearing reports of power outages, 4,000 people without lights in charleston and 2,000 in the dark in north carolina. despite the fact that this is a relatively minor storm folks along the coast are still worried about flooding. >> fortunately it doesn't flood right in front of my house but getting out of here can be a nightmare. either get home of and stay home store don't get ho

. >>> kind of a funny story down in myrtle beach. it's guaranteed great weather night. if it rains even a drop, all the fans get a free ticket. if it rains more than a quarter inch, one lucky fan wins $10,000. so here's the deal. it rained a little bit during the game. they still played, so free tickets all around. then just after 10:00 p.m. in the bottom of the 9th, the skies opened up but the contest was over. so no winner got the $10,000 prize right after the deadline. >>> the redski skins hit town tonight to host boys and girls club. you might notice the dress code. he asked everyone to wear white to give the party a special look. >> i want to help youth get on the right track at a young age. >> it's cool just to have everybody join together. it's really about this community, and that's what we're helping to do. >> just a couple months ago, basketball legend and former coach john thompson donated thousands of dollars to help keep the d.c. boys and girls club open, at least for a short time. it looks like good times were had by all. >> a white party is always fun. >>

you can feel a big difference in myrtle beach.rossing over into north carolina and virginia where the residents will deal with the worst of andrea. the seas are much caller this how and major improvement this morning. when we arrived here four-foot waves had been crashing along the storm. they had been warning swimmers and surfers to stay out of the water. it was enough to cause power outages but this early it's a wake-up call that could be active hurricane season. >> we do make preparations and talking about what do we do, board up the houses and all that good stuff. there has been talk amongst friends and families that we need to prepare better because it is very early. >> reporter: kim brought her family to the shore to look for sea shells and we'll see a lot more activity through the weekend as assured to be much better weekend for weather. >> megyn: thank you. >>> coming up disturbing video of an attack on local news crew sparking a debate over freedom of the press. where they went head to head and charges facing the homeowne

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flash flooding is a problem around the myrtle beach area. heavy rain hugging the outer banks of north carolina. going forward through the rest of today and on into tonight, here is your problem area. the red showing where we could have some severe storms. high winds, large hail. can't rule out the possibility of tornadoes either from north platte, nebraska, through kansas into the western parts of oklahoma, all the way down to the rio grande here. it does include childress, texas, and ft. stockton as well. all the elements are coming together for tomorrow. we've got warm, moist air in play, jet stream energy as well, scooting across the dakotas right now and the dry line coming into western texas. so what does that mean? that means more areas will likely see severe storms on tuesday, anywhere from iowa all the way down through oklahoma city and moore, el reno once again looking for the possibility of more tornadoes. we'll be watching portions of texas as well. as we head toward wednesday, you guessed it, more severe weather. it's no wonder w

this time from the survivor of a shooting in myrtle beach -- in march of 1973., but necessary to show the scale of what we're talking about here. according on our next guest, frank capazi described in gruesome detail how the car he was riding in was ambushed. allegedly on order by bulger. he was wounded, but his fellow passenger, mobster albert plumber, was decapitated by the hail of bullets, as you see the blood all over the car. howie cakarr has written throug book on bulger and was in the courtroom. every testimony seems to be more gruesome than the last. we're seeing cars shot up, people beheaded, horrible deaths because of these mob hits. what did you hear in the courtroom and what was the mood in terms of the emotion? >> well, one of the survivors said yesterday, erin, that the whole courtroom now is full of death. that it's just -- all anyone talks about in the courtroom is death. you know, people being murdered, how they survived. how they escaped after they were almost killed in boston. it's pretty grim what's been going on here. this guy capisi today,

series of tension also, the corruption has become a very serious issue in china in a top leader in a myrtle case -- murder case last year and the railroad ministers are in jail now. it's all revealed a serious problem of corruption in china and tension between the elite and the masses. now there is a good opportunity for president obama to argue that you need to deal with this issue not with just a crackdown onlydia censorship, but through emphasized rule of law, opening up the chinese political system, and achieving long-term stability, which means democracy and rule of law. host: our guest is with the brookings institution. he is cheng li, joining us to talk about the u.s.-china relationship in terms of the economy. two-day summit summit is taking place in california. talk about how the summit is described -- very casual, short- sleeved summit, as it is described. this is an environment to establish mutual respect and understanding, and maybe even friendship. both of them will have several hours to get together, including dinner tonight, breakfast tomorrow, walking around the resort. for

we have myrtle edwards. 100 years old today. myrtle loves arts and crafts and does it very well.l just having one child? we'll debate it. but first, this is today on nbc. ready? happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. >>> we're back at 8:37 with the question many couples struggle with. how many children should you have? an ad in this weekend's new york times is one of the most e-mailed stories this morning. written by lauren sandler an only child herself and mother of one. it explores the stereo types of raising siblingless kids. we'll talk to her in a moment. but first her story. >> i have a five-year-old daughter. she's a lot of fun. she's my only child. at least for now. we're really happy the three of us. i mean, i can imagine wanting to have another child. i love babies and i know she would be an incredible older sibling but the three of us have a very special r

there is an isolated reports of flooding here in myrtle beach down towards charleston. to 5 inches of rain last night. we had a few tornado warnings as well here in the carolinas. i actually have a family with the right now. they have lived here for 12 years. what do you think about the past 24 hours? >> it was not as bad as i was% expecting it. we really just went to bed and woke up to a heavy rainstorm. >> do you have any fears about it being a very severe hurricane season. >> i have a little bit of fear. it is the nature. >> that has been the mentality of most of the people that we have met. everyone is just kind of ready to go to the beach. it still is not safe yet. please, be careful even as the storm makes its final path through the carolinas. lori: thank you. the storm is headed right of the northeast. it is amazing how we are all of the sudden hurricane territory. dennis: i feel like we gave enough last year. skip us. message to china. you cannot spy on americans. lori: let's asked that question to howard schmidt. he is our next guest. dennis: taking a look at w

let me tell you, in places like myrtle creek where i was born, roseburg, where i went to first grade, in these timber communities, when you're born, you're practically born with a chain saw in your hand. the timber economy is the heart of the local economy. and to have folks who are unemployed trying to support their families, desperate for jobs in the woods to find out that our tax money that was supposed to go to put them to work has been put to work hiring people from outside our country, that is outrageous and it's unacceptable, and this amendment will address it in a responsible manner. i urge my colleagues to support this amendment. thank you for the time, and i yield the floor. my colleague is preparing to speak. thank you. mr. blumenthal: mr. president? thank you, mr. president. i come to the floor today to discuss h.r. 1797, a number of my colleagues, senators murray and boxer, have been here this morning to talk about the bill passed yesterday in the house of representatives that would prohibit all abortion beyond 20 weeks with very, very limited exceptions. this topic is cr

wmbf, showers and storms in myrtle beach. 85 degrees.ana. a lot of showers in the mid ohio river valley. risk of strong storms out west in the western plains on into the central rockies. beautiful around the u.p. of michigan. but a lot of wet weather later >>> 8:04 now, good morning, i'm meteorologist christina loren. i want to show you this really cool perspective from san raffaele this morning. you can see the palm trees getting a little bit of a shake, we do have some winds picking up out there, but no more low clouds from that shot. we do have some really starting to cling to the coastline. keep that in mind. overall, even san francisco, mostly sunny right now you we will hit about 58 degrees, cooler-than-average day, 70 in oakland, 69, fremont, warmer days ahead, 85 inland by friday. hope you have a fantastic tuesday. >>> and that's your latest weather. now let's go back to stretch and stretchette. >> that's a new one. >> yeah. >> it fits. >> it does indeed. >>> coming up on what's trending today. a picture that might make your hear