. >> reporter: we traveled by boat into the flooded neighborhoods with this national guard general. the good news here? the river peaked two feet lower than expected. but it's nearly 13 feet above flood stage and it's going to stay near that level for days. >> could be two to four to six weeks or more before the water actually goes back into its banks. >> reporter: and before people get to come see their houses. >> before they get to come and see their houses. >> reporter: one of those homeowners is now living in this shopping center parking lot. randy nelson and his wife bought this camper, knowing their house is flooded and powerless to do anything but wait. >> probably a week at this level. >> reporter: so, what's the hardest thing now, just being patient? >> patient, waiting, see what's going to happen. where you are going to live afterwards. >> reporter: randy nelson thinks the water at his house is actually even higher than it is here. so, where did all the water come from? heavy rains and snow melt in canada. and it's all moving down. they couldn't hold it back, it's got to c

if you don't want to use the national guard -- one last example.the national guard, take half of the current department of homeland security bureaucracy in washington, transplant it to texas, arizona and new mexico. you'll have more than enough people to control the border. >> all right. >> let me finish, john. no serious citizen who is concerned about solving this problem should get trapped into a yes/no answer in xh you're for totally selling out america or totally kicking out 20 million people in a heartless way. they are humane, practical steps to solve this problem if we get the politicians and the news media to just deal with it honestly. >> john has a question on the floor. >> congressman paul, this is for you. john, if you don't mind i'd like to hear from governor romney and a couple candidates because it relates to a specific new hampshire issue with a national question. here in new hampshire there is a popular bill that is being considered by our state legislature that would restrict the state's power to seize private land to build a powe

the governor has declared a state of emergency and has all but ordered national guard in the area. authorities to say they have are reports of tornadoes in eight other towns. officials are warning residents to watch out for other tornadoes that may occur in the area. the tornadoes touched down and shut down half of the town. no major injuries or deaths to report. a proxy half mile of the town was destroyed >> also good news everyone and that was listed on the missing list has now been accounted for in joplin missouri. over 100 are dead , the death toll may rise as a lot of people that are hospitalized may perish. >> anna look out at our traffic camps and we will have more news in just a minute. >> vicki l. have been notified if their accounts were compromised on google >> authorities are looking into this strange outbreak. the source of the the affect e-coli of break in europe. also former me or governor of mitt romney is expected to announce his for the presidency of the allied state. romney ran for the presidency four years ago into a model little short >> will take a break is no

the national guard is doing a wonderful job. our local firefighters are doing a wonderful job. but it's hard. and they have been working a lot of hours. the worst thing today is losing those two firefighters and what is going to happen just your heart goes out to those families. >> exactly. exactly. a sad i guess part of this story but the good news in all of this is the weather is getting better and hopefully, they can get much needed relief. thank you for your time this morning, governor. here is erika. >>> tomorrow, president obama is expected to offer some answers on when the u.s. will leave afghanistan and the numbers associated with that. cbs news senior white house correspondent bill plante joins us with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. when the president ordered 30,000 additional surge troops into afghanistan, he set himself a deadline of this july to begin pulling troops out. the question is how many will he pull out and how quickly? unemployment at 9% and sluggish economy a lot of pressure from republicans and democrats to get out of afghanistan sooner than late

. >> more than a thousand national guard troops have been called in. there ever been reports of looting. this is the first deadly tornado in massachusetts in 16 years and the most significant damage there since 1953. >> former massachusetts governor mitt romney made it official announcing he is running for president. >> the principles that made this nation a great leader of the world has not lost their meaning. we know we can bring in country back. i'm mitt romney and i believe in america and i'm running for president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> romney made that announcement in new hampshire and early battleground for the republican nomination. his first priority will make america world's top job generator. ron paul, newt gingrich and tim pawlenty is also running. >> the state -- fines several bay area hospitals for putting patients in danger. >> plus, the new healthy eating symbol. >> how the federal government is now getting involved in google's e-ma  >>> my place, the n

not only are our national guard and reserves going to continue to play a greater role in defense, there is some very good data that shows how successful these programs have been. i think they serve as a good model for the rest of the military services to look at. i hope you will do that. >> thank you, senator. >> one of the reasons that we have been so successful in developing the technology for our national security and have given us our superiority in terms of our military might around the world is because of our national defense technology sector. new england and new hampshire have been a knowledge center for that defense technology sector. i wonder if you could speak to how d.o.d. or what d.o.d. is currently doing to ensure there is a sustained commitment to that defense technology sector so they will continue to be there as we need them in the future. >> senator, i have not been fully briefed on all of the efforts to try to deal with preserving that kind of technology. if i am confirmed, i just want you to know that i am a very strong believer that if we are going to have a strong

the national guard is helping with flood prevention efforts. >> we knew there was nothing we could do to protect. that's highway 2. >> felled by heavy rains upstream and dam released, the river summered past a 130 year old record yesterday and kept on going. >> becoming a come sight in the castro every year. the meaning behind the pink triangle, and what it takes to make it all come together. also, meteorologist leigh glasser has more on -- and i'm not joking -- showers coming up in in the forecast. >>> through the fog you can see the pink triangle on between peaks. the well-known symbol marking gay pride week. it's a tribute to gay victims of the hole coast who were forced to wear it. it's made up of thousands of steel spikes that helped anchor down 175 sections of pink canvas. and organizers of the gay pride parade say it's going to be as big as itself -- its ever been. the san francisco chronicle reports the nonprofit has reduced its debt from $225,000 to $77,000 after community groups caped -- complained hey were short-changed by event organizes. the parade is in the morning. >> a

. >> the national guard will patrol streets in the towns in massachusetts. governor patrick called on the guards men following the twisters that killed three people and injured two hundred. residents said they never saw anything like what happened. one twister sucked up the connecticut river. >> i have never seen this kind of damage or devastation in massachusetts. and many of the residents said to me, this is massachusetts, this is not supposed to happen here . it never has to our recollection. >> late afternoon tornados wreaked damage in 18 villages and cities. this was the deadliest tornados in 16 years and most significant damage in 1953. john kerry said it just doesn't happen there often in massachusetts >> puts our weather in perspective. >> ours pale in comparison to what they are dealing with there. but we are dealing with unusual record and we could be setting daily rainfall records to the weekend . we had a chance to enjoy the sunshine. we had a few showers in the north bay and pacifica and a live picture from san jose. temperatures in san jose 65

for his achievements and aisle proud of indiana's 14,700 members of the indiana army and air national guard. our nation owes endless gratitude to these men and women in uniform who voted -- devoted their lives to our security and preservation of our unity. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california. >> permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. capps: i rise in opposition to the misguided attack on medicare and medicaid. no matter what the other side says, their plan for medicare and medicaid will end them, leaving them nothing but a shell. this is a we of priorities. which is the best choice? either closing the doughnut hole so seniors, including 7,000 in my district, don't have to choose between their medications and paying the rent, or giving huge subsidies to oil companies. or this choice, telling people, including 100,000 in my congressional district in their 40's and 50's to hurry up and save another $200,000 each before they retire so they can pay for health care since medicare's guarantee is gon

the governor deployed up to 1,000 members of the national guard to assist in rescues and debris cleaning. >> at the end of the day, i'm just grateful that we're here and that we're safe. >> reporter: and about 50,000 people remain without power this morning. but if there is some good news, power crews, cleanup crews will get a bit of a break over the next several days with clear skies and mild temperatures in the forecast, erica? >> > whit johnson in springfield, massachusetts, this morning. whit, thanks. also in springfield this morning, there to inspect the damage from those tornadoes is massachusetts governor duvall patrick who joins us with a closer look at what's actually happening on the ground there this morning. governor, good to have you with us. as the sun is up you get a look at this damage. what's your first priority, sir, this morning? >> well, obviously, the first priority is the safety of individuals and their families. we have nearly 300 people sheltered across the street at the mass mutual center here in springfield. so far, four confirmed fatalities across the whole reg

and it was when the national guard needed someone with my. experience and teaching people how to fly the armed helicopters the cobras and i was asked to come in and help train some of those folks and the money was. you know fifteen twenty thousand dollars a year for part time work and i carried a retirement with even though i had and a change of heart about wars i needed the money the first come home and you meet all the forget about everything. and you go to mcdonald's you go to all your favorite restaurants and you do all your favorite things and you're having a great time and you know and then all of a sudden you wake up one day and you're like when i'm not having a good time anymore. i'm starting to think about this i'm starting to think about that because all the newness has worn off your home a lot i got my arm i got my legs i'm alive. within the mind. the mind starts catching up. with everything else. i find myself going through my career prepping like i'm getting ready to go to combat i mean i even look for suicide bombers you know an

. >> more than a thousand national guard troops have been called in.here ever been reports of looting. this is the first deadly tornado in massachusetts in 16 years and the most significant damage there since 1953. >> former massachusetts governor mitt romney made it official announcing he is running for president. >> the principles that made this nation a great leader of the world has not lost their meaning. we know we can bring in country back. i'm mitt romney and i believe in america and i'm running for president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> romney made that announcement in new hampshire and early battleground for the republican nomination. his first priority will make america world's top job generator. ron paul, newt gingrich and tim pawlenty is also running. >> the state -- fines several bay area hospitals for putting patients in danger. >> plus, the new healthy eating symbol. >> how the federal government is now getting involved in google's e-mail hacking case.ñ/ñ/ñ/ñ/ñ/éi >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepwo

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the governor of massachusetts declared a state of emergency and called out the national guard. >>> andm devastated joplin, missouri, everyone reported missing following the may 22nd tornado is now accounted forment the death toll stands at 134. that number could still rise as many people remain hospitalized with life threatening injuries. >> new york congressman anthony weaner today said he did not send what is described as a lewd photo over his twitter account. congressman weaner says someone hacked his twitter account and sent the picture to a 21-year- old woman in washington state. the photo allegedly shows a man's midsection wearing boxer shorts. weaner says such jokes are a part of his life. >> this seems like it was a prank to make fun of my name. when you are named weaner that happens a lot. i got 45,000 some odd twitter followers. hundreds of people that i follow. this seems like a prank that has gotten an enormous amount of attention. >> he has hired a law firm to investigate rather than use public funds. >>> a sexual assault in some new york hotels. they spoke to hotel worker

governor has declared a state of emergency and called up a thousand national guard troops. john hendron has more. >> reporter: it's a rare sight, far north of tornado alley, several deadly twistered swirled through massachusetts. >> this is the first tornado we've ever had. >> several are dead is several were trapped in their cars. >> the house was flattened. we went down to the beach and everything was shaking. >> tens of thousands were left without electricity. >> there are trees down everywhere. there are cars flipped over. >> massachusetts gets an average of two tornadoes a year, the last one was in 1995. >> i was thinking what they were saying last week. >> one sheared off treetops and peeled off roofs. this is what is left of townhall. the church steeple was toppled. >> they snapped photos from the backyard and the highway as the twigs terrify went through. >> that was john hendron, "abc 7 news." >> it's mike nicco we want to hear of today because after all. >> are you sure you want to hear what i have to say? >> not really. >> what is going on? >> we have quite a lot

. >> reporter: national guard troops racing against the clock and the relentless surge of the souris river. already many homes have succumbed, and predictions of even higher levels, nine feet higher when water is released from nearby dams. >> there is a pending sense of doom out there, and the outlook isn't good. >> reporter: with some 12,000 minot residents now uprooted, many cram into red cross shelters. >> last time it was let's pray that the levees hold. this time it's -- it doesn't matter if they hold. they're going to go over. it's going to go over it. >> reporter: michelle has five children. the youngest is 4 months. >> it just makes me want to cry. i don't want to be here that long. my place is going to go under water. >> reporter: the last big flood here was 1969 but the current all-time record was set back in 1881. this flood is projected to dwarf even that. barriers protecting vital infrastructure are now being reinforced, like this bridge. if it goes, minot would be literally cut in half. covering the story for weeks now is tom ross of nbc affiliate kmot. he doesn't just

the swollen souris river is lickly to crest and the national guard says tonight and the next couple of days are going to be critical. tens of thousands have been e c evacua evacuated. the river is expected to reach historic levels by monday. >> it's not a all time record by just a little bit. it is a catastrophic event. >> water has swamped 4,000 homes and businesses so far and boats are the only way to get around. volunteers from as far as california are scrambling to set up shelters for the 12,000 people evacuated. very few have flood insurance to help rebuild. >>> coming up next at 6:00 -- >> reporter: it's the largest lgpt event in the u.s. live in san francisco tonight, coming up, we take you to the pride celebrations now in full swing. >>> plus, an even more damming picture of pg&e's upkeep. a line that runs parallel to the one that exploded in san bruno. >> one girl came in and hugged it. >> we'll show you the new high-tech soda machine that could be the wave of the future and why people are hugging them. >>> pride and politics. they go hand in hand as the lgbt community celeb

the governor of massachusetts declared a state of emergency and called out the national guard. >>> and from devastated joplin, missouri, everyone reported missing following the may 22nd tornado is now accounted forment the death toll stands at 134. that number could still rise as many people remain hospitalized with life threatening injuries. >> new york congressman anthony weaner today said he did not send what is described as a lewd photo over his twitter account. congressman weaner says someone hacked his twitter account and sent the picture to a 21-year- old woman in washington state. the photo allegedly shows a man's midsection wearing boxer shorts. weaner says such jokes are a part of his life. >> this seems like it was a prank to make fun of my name. when you are named weaner that happens a lot. i got 45,000 some odd twitter followers. hundreds of people that i follow. this seems like a prank that has gotten an enormous amount of attention. >> he has hired a law firm to investigate rather than use public funds. >>> a sexual assault in some new york hotels. they spoke to hotel wo

the governor declared a state of emergency and called in the national guard. t.j.reports. >> a rarity to get a close look at tornado but then again tornadoes in massachusetts are just as rare, none since 2008. watch as this funnel cloud winds its way across the connecticut river in the city of sprin springfield, hit by at two twisters wednesday night. >> you can see the trees flying over the cars. it was surreal to be honest. you couldn't believe that it was happening. >> twisters touched down east of springfield as well in numerous communities. countless trees are down and several structures are destroyed. >> i don't know what the right thing to do is here but it seemke it is coming towards us. >> dude, i i really don't gloa a track tor tractor trailer ovn memorial bridge. >> what they were saying last week it was the end of the world. i was thinking it didn't come last week but it came now. >> the governor declared a state of emergency, calling up a thousand national guard troops to help with search and rescue. >> preliminarily we have confirmed reports of four f

to join their national guard units. according to the army, all of the accusations against the muslim recruits were unfounded, yet, they found that their anticipated u.s. citizenship was put on hold. and there was a more immediate problem. a job-related background check on yasin showed that he had been under investigation for attempting to harm other soldiers. >> who is going to hire you? >> reporter: how far have you tried to go to correct the situation? >> we went through chain of command. nobody want to listen. nobody is listening to us. >> reporter: so, we tried to get some answers. chris cuomo, abc news. the army denied it had subjected the soldiers to racial harassment and insisted their records had been cleared. after the allegations proved to be unfounded. you did an investigation, it showed nothing. why aren't you helping them? but the army admitted the ft. jackson detention sparked an fbi probe of the men, as well. the bureau refused to comment on the investigation, but as long as it continues, the men's citize

national guard troops are here trying to hold it back. >> water is reaching the top of the levees in several areas. >> reporter: with water already surging into minot, the souris is expected to rise a full eight feet higher than the last great flood here in 1969. >> it's a fairly close-knit community. and they do hang together. they do take care of their neighbors, and they'll do it again. >> reporter: now all the people of minot can do is watch and wait as the water rises. they are powerless to stop it. >> that was nbc's kevin tibbles reporting. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. an apparent tornado tore through the famous site of the kentucky derby yesterday. the twister formed in the wake of powerful thunderstorms in the louisville area damaging several buildings at churchill downs. track workers successfully moved all the horses to safety before the storm touched down. no injuries were reported. >>> an intercontinental ballistic missile lit up the skies over california wednesday morning. air force officials launched the unarmed missile at v

. >> across town, national guard bulldozers rip down another bridge. this one in danger of being swept away by the rushing water. it swamped 4,000 homes and businesses so far and both are boats are the only way in to most neighborhoods. dean anderson's job is to rescue those still trapped in their homes, but like so many helping here, his own house is under water. >> our first call happened to be in the neighborhood write live. i did have the opportunity to see my home and that was good to see it. and i'm not alone. there's several thousand others dealing with the same thing that i'm dealing with. >> even the head of the local red cross is homeless, with a quarter of the town forced to evacuate. >> i looked at my house, under about nine feet of water. it's right to the top. >> volunteers from as far as california are scrambling to set up shelters for 12,000 people. it could be weeks before it's safe for them to go back. almost none have flood insurance. >> they are referring to it as a 500-year event. something absolutely off the charts. something that

. >> reporter: the governor said about 1,000 national guard troops are being deployed to help with search and rescue and debris removal. 19 communities were affected. fema was on the ground in west springfield, where some roofs were completely torn off and other buildings reduced to piles of bricks. boston, meanwhile, found itself in the middle of a lightning storm. and abc's sharyn alfonsi has arrived in springfield. she joins us now. sharyn, what is the scene there tonight? what have you learned? >> reporter: terry, just to give you an idea of what this tornado did, this is concrete cinder blocks, destroyed this building. this was an auto body shop. as you can see, there's not a whole lot left of it. the amazing thing is, there were people inside when the tornado struck. they said they saw it coming through town. they took cover, everybody inside okay. and there are scenes like this all through town. we made our way through town, we could see all kinds of downed trees. we you a apartment buildings with the sides ripped off with the couch and the coffee table still in perfect place. it's

national guard troops racing against the clock and the relentless surge of the souris river. already many homes have succumbed and today predictions of even higher levels, nine feet higher when more water is released from nearby dams. >> there is that impending sense of doom out there and the outlook isn't good. >> reporter: and with some 12,000 minot residents now uprooted, many crammed into red cross shelters. >> last time it was, let's pray that levees hold. this time it's -- it doesn't matter whether they hold, they're going to go over, it's going to go over it. >> michelle moren has five children, the youngest is four months. >> it just makes me want to cry to know that i'm going to be here and that my place is going to go under water. >> reporter: the current all-time record was set in 1991. barriers are being re-enforced. if this bridge goes, minot would be literally cut and a half. covering the story for weeks now is tom ross of nbc affiliate kmot, he doesn't just work here, he and his family have lived here for generations. >> being a member of this community, it's t

. >>> calling them a critical bridge, the president is extending the national guard border deployment. the white house is keeping troops on the u.s.-mexico border for at least another three months. the soldiers are there to help the border patrol. it will cost another 35 million- dollar, says the pentagon. >>> a rare sight bringing out a lot of curious folks. a pod of killer whales was found swimming in the area. >> janine de la vega is there. >> i want to give you just how close they came. you can see the restaurant apt boat. we are told that the killer whales came just up to that second buoy. they swam around and checked things out. this home video shows a pod of orcas, a male, two females and a juvenile swimming in the harbor. >> it really was exciting. all the people on the boat were cheering because that may have been the first time that they saw the orcas. >> kevin just returned from a salmon fishing trip when he saw the video. he says a swarm of startled sea lions started swimming away rapidly and kayakers froze not knowing whether they were safe. >> the kayakers froze. another

national guard troops are helping in the effort to build temporary levees to keep the floodwaters fromnundating the population, about 1200 in that town. >>> when we come back here tonight, from revere to the roosevelts to reconstruction. how much our kids really know or don't know about history and what we all learned about it today. >>> and later, two guys from ireland. a spider from new york and $70 million. what could go wrong? >>> and opening night tonight they're hoping everything goes right for "spider-man." >>> news from education today making up our "education nation" report tonight on what's called the nation's report card. it gives us a snapshot of how our kids are doing in various subjects. when it comes to history, the results out today are clear. improvement needed, as the teachers say, for those in grade school. all the way up to our high school seniors. our report tonight from our chief education correspondent, rahema ellis. >> time's up. >> reporter: at this middle school in los angeles, today's lesson is on u.s. history. >> take two or three minutes and put it in your

stutzman: he's now joined with 54 others as the best national guards soldiers in the country. he was recognized for his exceptional achievement friday, maye 20, in indianapolis and moves on to compete at the reeg that will level. he's a member dofetatchment 18 recruiting and retention command out of muncie, indiana. i congratulate terence mckinney for his achievements and i'm proud of indiana's 14,700 members of the indiana army and air national guard. we owe endless gratitude to these men and women in uniform who devoted their lives to our security and brought justice to the leader of al qaeda and continue to bring justice to those who oppose us. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from maine rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. pingree: all over the country, farmers are making a living the way our forefathers did, raising food and selling it close to home. there are programs like know your farmer, know your food that are critically important. later today, we take up

federalizes the national guard.ybody about it, but it didn't work well when they tried to assume command over the national guard. and i should say president bush after katrina talked about federalizing the response. and i very loudly and publicly said, no, that we don't want the army coming into mississippi or the marines coming into mississippi. they're not trained for that, they don't know the terrain, they don't know the people. so stafford act, whether -- and the stafford act, by the way, has a lot of improvement that it needs. but the oil pollution act ought to be changed to say flatly, like the stafford act, it's supplemental to the states, and it doesn't usurp the state's authority. where this came into play was in our plan to defend the state's shoreline against oil. we developed a layered defense plan beginning outside the barrier islands, using the barrier islands to protect us, protecting the gaps between the barrier islands. the oil that got through to the sound, that would be our principle place to try

people were constantly talking about how well the national guard and law enforcement worked togethernd shelters were provided, a place to be. food for them. a safe place. also, the national guard and police department and state police are providing security of their homes during the times that they will be away from their residents. >> do you have enough firefighters to fight this? are you going to have to bring in assets from other states? >> we are bringing in assets from all over. we have had volunteers from everywhere. throughout the country, we had not only local firefighters, firefighters throughout the state that have volunteered and we have a national resources that are being brought into the state. it is a number one priority to maintain the safety of the people of that community as well as the lab. >> governor susana martinez, appreciate you calling in. >>> the nba owners are on the brink of locking out the players and the nfl lockout goes on. fan fury. steven a. smith brings his a game to this. (rambling phone conversation) when an investment lacks discipline, it's never t

. >>> in his home state of massachusetts national guard soldiers went door to door searching for tornado survivors. a 13-year-old captures a tornado on his video camera, three were killed, 200 hurt, by when that twister swept through the state. when videotaping it the boy gives a ten second countdown and then takes off. >> at first i didn't believe it. i thought -- i came over the hill and knew that -- thought that tornadoes got destroyed they want uphill but it ended up like destroying like half the town downtown and stuff. >> many describe the damage here as unimaginable, a total of 18 cities and villages in massachusetts were damaged in yesterday's tornado. >> we just keep getting video of that and the weather here in the meantime continues to confuse us. >> it's record rainfall we are looking at for this weekend. tonight this was a wonderful scene -- the band preforming at music in the park and a beautiful scene because although people are wearing jackets in this month of june it was precipitation free. let's take you through the friday n is how you can plan out your day, friday morn

under the governor's order, cal fire, california emergency management agency and the california national guard will prepare the equipment and staff to respond to major fires. >>> and it is official. the wildfire burning in arizona now is the largest in that state's history. the fire consumed more than 478,000 acres in arizona as well as new mexico. the fire tonight, only 20% contained. >>> and sky watchers got a visual treat today throughout much of the world. this total lunar eclipse lasted five hours, the longest in 11 years. it happens when the earth is patchy positioned between the sun and the moon, putting the earth in the shadow. we will get a chance to see the same event coming up this december. >>> and sure felt like summer throughout the bay area, which meant a lot of fun for some, work for others. san jose workers got down to business, hosing down half an acre grass fire between highways 87 and 101. san jose's five of six community pools were open and busy today in downtown los gatos, people played in the fountains to stay cool. >> we would have been out here earlier and we were not

we have national guard and state police assisting local emergency responders. then we will move on the assessment of the damage and go from there to cleanup. and everybody is working very, very well together. we've had pledges of support from our federal partners. and certainly all of the state agencies who had been through a number of emergencies of different types before, are well-prepared. >> the response has been immediate. we've heard from some people who said they had no warning. in springfield, mass, they said there was a ten-minute warning. we know that tornadoes are rare. you get a couple a year. you haven't had one since 2008. the last deadly one was in 1995. are there some things you can do in the state to help warn people of tornadoes like this? >> well, that's a great question. of course, we take our lead from the national weather service. and the national weather service is responding to mother nature, which is, you know, very, very hard to predict, as you know. as you mentioned, when i spoke with the mayor of springfield yesterday, he told me the

the national guard patrolled these flooded streets to assess the damage.e people returned to see what was left. >> devastating, heartbreaking, heart wrenching. >>catherine: foema has already stepped an but this river cleanup is on hold it is going to be told feet above flood stage for at least one more week. >> i am so glad that my wife was with me. >>catherine: the city has been relatively prosperous with an oil boom in northern dakota. that gives people a reason to stay and rebuild. >>catherine: problblagojevich has been convicted. 17 of the 19 charges trying to sell/trade the senate seat from president barack obama. he is going to be sentenced in august. >> and bouger his assets could disqualify him for a public defender. they found his assets at well over the limit. with 19 homicides, and he was spent on the run. he was captured last week. >>catherine: the screening of a 95 year-old woman in florida. she had a wet diaper. a security agent felt something went and she asked the woman to go into a rest room. >> they felt something suspicious on her leg an

certainly a break for firefighters, but there is some stepped up concern, as a matter of fact the national guard has been ordered to this area, the national troops will be out here assisting firefighters throughout the next several days. >> miguel, thanks. >>> we go overseas now starting with libya. nato acknowledged today one of its air strikes over the weekend did in fact accidently hit a residential neighborhood in the capital city of tripoli, killing several civilians on the ground. another nato air strike destroyed a family compound belonging to a gadhafi insider, killing more civilians there including children. all of this, of course, just adding to the ramped up tensions over the libyan operation. nbc's stephanie gosk is in tripoli tonight with the very latest. >> reporter: this used to be the lavish compound of one of gadhafi's highest ranking generals, now reduced to rubble by multiple nato bombs. the libyan government says 15 people were killed including three children. the general narrowly escaped. >> another crime against humanity, committed by the criminal organization of nato. >> r

with the assistance of the north dakota national guard the cat was one step closer to dry grounds.rgeantersergeant earl acker and myself waited on dry ground. >> he is in pretty good health. he put up a good fight. he was ready to go and we did go through two or three other areas and everything looked good. this is a little guy. and he wouldn't have had a chance. >> reporter: lucky the cat and his rescuers are now safe on dry ground. a good day for lucky, the cat is outsmarted by the mouse. in minontte, jennifer thorgenson. >> a happy ending there. >>> and a sight that no surfer wants to see and not soaring over his head. check out the video from the beach and the florida panhandle, and the shark is jumping over right there, caught on camera. that is a four-foot spinner shark that flew right over the surfer, and see it again. startling everyone who saw it, and the spinner sharks can grow to about six feet in length and they do prefer the shallow, they like the shallow water. fortunately, but that surfer is lucky, they don't like people, the spinner sharks like fish. >> and it is a

. >> police and national guard are going door-to-door searching for survivors. people injured and at least three people dead. 18 cities and villages were damaged. >> that is video of a man stepped outside as a tornado was hitting in springfield, massachusetts. i have peek tells the family to head to the basement, if he had been outside 1 our second hit a tree would have fallen on him. >> state democrats are giving regulators the power to reject rate hikes by insurance companies. >> we will be right back, a live look from mt. tam. we are waiting for our next storm into rain this evening. >> the clouds will thicken up as we head towards the afternoon. rain will stay with us out the day today and into the overnight hours. that is a breakdown of what we are expecting today. dry in the first half and then the wet weather kicks in. here is what the bigger view looks like. the storm system is already beginning to bring rain to the northern portions of california. light rain drop the second half of today. how future cast 4, 5:00 a.m., light- moderate rain throughout the

the national guard is being called in. >> what we're doing is securing the city infrastructure, building up levees where needed. >> reporter: but the river may not crest for weeks and evacuations could last months. for eric nordstrom, a slow motion disaster moving closer and closer to his home. >> we've shed our tears and said good-bye to the house. if there's nothing there when we come back, we'll just build somewhere else. >> reporter: tomorrow and tuesday will be critical days here along the missouri. the army corps of engineers say they'll increase the flow coming from local dams. it's a move they say they have to make. many people here along the river, lester, just hope the levees hold. >> miguel almaguer tonight, thank you. >>> overseas arabs mark this day as the setback. their defeat by israel in the 1967 middle east war. and to mark the occasion, palestinian activists tried to break through the border today between syria and the israeli controlled golan heights. israel ended up firing across the border, killing at least 14 people. we get more tonight from john ray of our british

in minot the national guard is helping residents evacuate. water spilled over.d to rise by two more feet. >>> here in the bay area, man, what a change. mark is here to remind me on monday we were sweating, right? >> that is right. remember, monday, tuesday, talking about triple digit heat. today, the warmest locations only in the 80s. we still have cooler temperatures in our five-day forecast. right now the maps i can show you this on live storm tracker 2. clouds cleared out with the cloud cover out in southern california. the report out here in the pacific winds gusting at 27 miles an hour. and i expect it will be late tonight into early tomorrow morning that will be be part of the forecast. clear, breezy, patchy coastal fog developing. cooling will continue as we head into friday and the weekend. cool temperatures for the beaches, i am using that word a lot already. mild numbers inland. first thing tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies, coastal fog. a few patches into the bay. coolest locations up in the north for santa rosa, 49 degrees, redwood city, 52, and

police and national guard are have been doing door-to-door to check for any other survivors. tens of thousands of people are still without power. downpours have forced the evacuations of hundreds of people in low-lying areas. up to ten inches of rain came down in some towns, triggering flash flooding along an overflowing creek. and already raised the swollen kansas river. in the dakotas, thousands are leaving their homes near the rising missouri river. >>> and a third natural disaster this morning. wildfires in parts of eastern and southern arizona. about 1,200 people were ordered out 1 vacation area. now, the mandatory evacuations are also in place for two other communities. so far, the flames have scorched 125,000 acres. >> quite a mess there. >>> so, just what will the weather be like in these areas we just talked about today? well, a beautiful day in new england. still hot and dry across arizona. and more rain in kansas, as severe storms stretch from the upper midwest to the texas panhandle. rain in northern california. showers and thunderstorms around atlanta, montgomery

. >>> wisconsin air national guard is trying to figure out what caused one of the fighter jets to go down. the pilot was on a routine training flight when the plane literally fell out of the sky and hate house. neighbors say the homes shook so hard they thought a bomb was going off. the fighter jet hit a man's summer cotage and the pilot ejected before it went down. he was later found with cuts on his body. >>> stay with us. senate races don't get national attention usually. >> but this one area race is certainly on. . >>i just disagree with the ideology that's it. country is going on the wrong path. >> that's because he is a former secret service agent who is on the presidential protection detail. >>> also ahead, one community could be the beginning of the end with the red light cameras. the police commissioner has voted to end the program but does it seat precedent for other communities. you are watching "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. today is not about finding the time to do your homework. it's not about logging on to this week's class. today is a celebration, a t

france finally running in russia might be a far cry from its glory days that's a new that national guard continue their preparations for next summer's london olympics as i tested the water here in austin the car that. there was a good reason to celebrate on the water of the really canal kirloskar as the grand mosque in regard to marked its fiftieth birthday is also traditionally titled as international but only and this from the former soviet union are taking part these days the three time of the good champions which started another members when things were different. when the regatta began fifty years ago a lot of foreign rulers came to heart back in the soviet union was a force to be reckoned with in the sport including an outstanding performance in one nine hundred sixty olympics and ruled them out for a number of days i only comes to watch and try to avoid some sweet memories of the popularity of the mosque event has been growing slowly but surely with the locals abba blown up leaves much to be desired in terms of attractions with the world's best go into last month's world cup leg i

the national guard has been called in to assist. >>> former utah governor and ambassador to china jon huntsman hits the campaign trail today after entering the race for the republican presidential nomination. if he becomes the gop nominee he'll try to unseat his old boss. manuel gallegus reports. >> reporter: former utah governor and diplomat jon huntsman told a crowd at liberty state park he wants to turn america around. >> i'm jon huntsman and running for the president of the united states. >> reporter: huntsman and his family made stops in new jersey and new york thursday, promising tax reform and job creation. >> for most american families there is nothing more important than a job. >> reporter: huntsman's last job was at president obama's ambassador to china but he's carefully distancing himself from his former boss. >> he and i have a difference on how to run the country we both love. >> he's intelligent. >> if he can get past the primary the independents i think would find a lot of his positions attractive. >> reporter: huntsman joins a still evolving field of gop contenders. s

. >>> president obama will keep national guard troops at the mexican border for another three months. the 1,200 troops were originally deployed in august of 2010 to assist the border patrol with keeping pressure on illegal crossings. the extended deployment allows homeland security more time to build more fences and install sensors. it also allows them to train 1,000 additional border patrol agents. >>> he resigned in disgrace, but the money is still going to roll in. how anthony weiner could cash in on the scandal that put his political career on hold. >>> a dog in danger. what happened to this scared pooch and how rescuers were finally able to reach him. >>> and oprah and oj, what the w staho mogul wants from the juice. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. the weekend is almost here and so is the fog. the winds getting kicked up along the coastline, and temperatures dropping off today. we'll tal about a cooler weekend and when that seven day tts swipe your card please. excuse me...? this belongs to you... o...um...thank you. excuse me... this is yours... thank you! you're welco

governor thousands have been left without electricity the region has requested the help of the national guard. another person has died and more than three hundred fifty cases of pension have been reported in germany. all across europe has risen to seventeen total number infected more than one thousand two hundred because of the rate remains unknown germany initially cumbrous the spanish government says it's not considered legal action. it's extremely dangerous business but it doesn't deter smugglers moving much needed goods from egypt to gaza tunnels and a daily basis. for us that report there today. to the. border. they are responsible not only for themselves. but also for their loved ones. they are ready to take any risk. on our. buffet updates on the business needs to get. our time for a look at the world of business and we stop of then r t exclusive the government is once again turning to the gas industry to help puts on its best the tax burden on the sector will by more than seventeen billion dollars in the next three years the proposed in curses causing concern for gas promise of someth

. >> reporter: with 400 members of the national guard flanks across the river, manpower and air support strengthing levees where they're week. half a million sandbags are laid every day. holding back the river, a monumental task. it's nearly 27 miles long, seven states in its path are in a flood emergency. the river flow is controlled by six dams. today's record release will be followed by yet another tomorrow. former south dakota governor mike rounds could use his home. he blames the army corps of engineers for waiting. >> i think their system has to be looked at. we know right now this should not have happened. i don't want to see it happen again. >> reporter: but the corps says there was no way to predict there would be so much water, of little comfort to evacuees told to leave for at least two months. gaining power, tonight, the missouri is on the move and on the rise. as for the nuclear power plant in nebraska, authority say there has been no radio activity leak and they insist it'sophy. back there, with that water dam release tomorrow, it will swell the river again. the question t

have to stop it from happening, excavator who has every resource and flood fighter including the national guards disposal. >> it's collecting debris and causing the water to swirl and erode our dikes. and what we're going to do is try and physically pull the bridge away. >> they are using airboats, even a tank doing everything possible to help a computer where 4,000 homes and businesses have been overrun by the river. >> we have to do whatever we can in order to save this part and save the north south route. >> as crews work to pull that bridge down, the good news here is according to the governor that the crest should be two feet lower than expected. 4,000 homes are flooded and it's starting to rain. cbs news, minot, north dakota. >> quite a contrast here. it sure is nice. i'll let you break the news. i don't know if it's good news. >> i like when you get excited about the weather. it makes me feel good. well this is what we can expect. cooler temperatures on the way and then a chance for showers by tuesday into wednesday. all thanks to a trough that is going to dig on down. in the meantime, l