the best chance for showers and storms up in new england. h of new york city, vermont, new hampshire, maine, massachusetts, connecticut. dry from philly southwards, temperature around 92 degrees. but the humidity values will be lower today. so it won't be as oppressive. now as we go towards tomorrow, it looks like a dry day everywhere. temperatures once again right around 90 degrees. it's not until thursday and friday that the humidity increases along with the temperatures and we're still looking at possibilities of mid to upper 90s on friday, around washington, d.c. so nothing compared to the heat wave of last week. but still on the hot side. >> we'll take it for now, bill, thank you. >>> a famous skin art couple is a couple no more. plus late-breaking allegations from across the pond that amy winehouse was a phone-hacking victim as well. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. >>> you're watching "first look" on msnbc. here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experienc

we should be dry in most of new england. as far as the heat goes, we're still very hot throughout much of the country. we don't have a lot of cold weather out there. it's definitely lake, beach or pool weather if you can get there today or maybe in the shade of the park. if the sun is out it's going to be hot in your location. anywhere in the red is where it's fwoing to be at least 90 degrees today. that covers at least half the count country. the only areas that are cool is the pacific northwest in the 70s. san francisco 72 year the water. new york city near 90. same with d.c. also a tad humid in those cities. chicago is probably going to see one of the better days around the country. 83 and should be clear for the fi fireworks tonight. right now the only trouble spot weatherwise, southern illinois wet weather. later today could have strong storms from rapid city to sioux falls to fargo. i don't think it's going to be too bad. just some damaging winds. here's your forecast for fourth of july. thunderstorms possible. atlanta

temperatures are in the 0s in much of new england this morning. but this afternoon is going to be nearly perfect. everyone is going to start off with a good deal of sunshine. there may be afternoon showers up there from hartford northwards, but they're not going to ruin your day. they'll be in and out in a hurry. look at the forecast around philly, new york. washington, d.c. getting a little hotter than we'd like. 90 today. could be 95 tomorrow. could be 93 right now is the forecast. saturday, chance of thunderstorm also arrive in buffalo and pittsburgh through the ohio valley. we're very dry, it looks nice. but sunday is probably the day we'll have the worst of the weather up in new england. be prepared for thunderstorms then. the southeast will be hot and steamy for your typical afternoon storms. look how hot. 98 in kansas city. chicago, 97. the heat still on in the middle of the country. >> toasty fourth of july weekend. >> but nobody will be washed out or ruined. >> good. at theaters this weekend, the clashing shape shifting technological bohe

until saturday night or sunday when the next cold front will come through and cool off new england. so the worst of it, everywhere in orange is under an excessive heat warning. that's where you check on the elderly, the kids, you don't want to spend a lot of time outside today. kansas city, st. louis, all of indiana, all of iowa, and most of michigan, too, all of kentucky, and right along the midatlantic. from everywhere from about north carolina right up i-95 into boston we're under those heat warnings. as you walk outside this morning, you'll notice the temperatures are very warm. typically most locations go below 80 degrees at night. we're at 82 in chicago. we're at 81 in washington, d.c., and look at our friends in dallas at 85 to start your morning. this map shows you the humidity. the darker the green, the more humid you are and the more uncomfortable it will be. these are the dew points. when you get something like 76 in d.c., that's a very humid air mass. that's more humid than new orleans, more humid than miami. even areas in the gulf have the humidity we have in d.c. and t

we're a little cooler up in new england, but temperatures still in the upper 80s to low 90s.s when things really crank up unless you're right near the water in boston, you're still the mid to upper ninth, too. hartford at 96, even albany, new york, mid-90s. so no one will really catch a break and this 100 is kind of glaring in d.c. and as i mentioned before, i think d.c. right into the weekend, 100 on saturday, 97 on sunday. it really doesn't get better in the mid-atlantic and areas of new england probably until about monday or tuesday. >>> well, who is saying what over marc anthony and j-lo's divorce? plus we'll tell you why compared to his hollywood friends, matt damon thinks he has it pretty good. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching first look on msnbc. budget with expedia. make it work. booking a flight by itself is an uh-oh. see if we can "stitch" together a better deal. that's a hint, antoine. ooh! see what anandra did? booking your flight and hotel at the same time gets you prices hotels and airlines won't let expedia show separately. bo

even in new england only in the 70s. much gloomier today.hrough weekend forecast, today in florida we're watching the showers and storms. that will continue into your saturday. we see a nice day on saturday in new england in the midatlantic. that should continue into sunday. sunday by far is the best day of the weekend for most people. >> very nice. you didn't touch that, billy joe. >> you ignore things it usually goes away. >> all right. thank you very much. >>> a television star plants cement prints at folly wood's famous theater. can a star-packed come by about killing mean bosses beat out the raging robots at the box office? inside all of us is a compass and it always points true north. toward mountains of sand. toward new sights and sensations. toward the true bounty of nature so let's set our compass for traverse city and find ourselves. in the magic, and the moments of pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. you get nothing for driving safely. truth: at allstate, you get a check in the mail twice a year, every year you don't

i began this broadcast by courting the new england -- quoting the new england patriots owner. they got a 10-year deal.l. >> yet, but it was their money. at what it -- that is what they were fighting over. >> still, it looked like it was a terrible conflict, and they got 53%. the players get 47%. good deal. >> do you think congress ought to operate on the same principle, that they did not get paid? >> i think we ought to send the nfl negotiators to washington. >> the key here, i think, is that they reached a decade-long agreement with spending caps. [laughter] >> and no revenue increases, charles? >> that is a showstopper. >> we negotiate six months from now. >> charlie dell, the former new york senator. roger goodell is his son. there is political blood. >> if we are making the connection. spending caps. after remember that. and no know what? >> no new taxes. >> unlike government, they actually sell a product people want. >> i could not disagree more. think about the iowa national security next time. >> on that bipartisan note, we close. thanks. last word. see you next week. >

upper new england will see scattered severe thunderstorms. >>> rupert murdos ba >>> rupert murdoch isk in the united states. the media tycoon and his wife with arrived home in new york from london yesterday. murdoch was questioned by members of the british parliament by the phone hacking scandal that has rocked his media empire. investigations are ongoing in britain and in the u.s. >>> british prime minister david cameron spoke to parliament yesterday. cameron trying to distance himself from his former communications chief, andy coulson. coulson is a former editor at murdoch's now-defunct "news of the world." cameron denied claims that he tried to stop the investigation into the hacking. >>> it turns out that hacking into someone's phone isn't that hard at all. bill whitaker has that part of the story. >> reporter: the targets of the tabloid hacking scandal include british royals, commoners, and screen stars, like hugh grant. >> i think this is the watershed moment. >> reporter: but don't think hacking is just the scourge of the celebrated and sensational on the other side of the atla

today's forecast, beautiful weather in new england, a great summer day.an we'd like from philadelphia southward. gorgeous day from buffalo to pittsburgh. even much of ohio will be a nice comfortable day, low humidity levels. by tomorrow humidity increases a little bit along with temperatures. maybe a few showers and storms across upstate new york, near 90 in pittsburgh. philadelphia, around 92. as i mentioned, d.c. around 94. the well advertised peak of this little mini wave will come on friday. that's when we'll see d.c., 95 to 100. saturday, 94. a little bit cooler by the time we get to sunday. but this heat wave, again, we set the bar so high last week that i think a lot of us can deal with this. this is more typical summer heat wave. >> not too bad. bill, thank you. >>> you won't believe who the twilight star kristen stewart is turning her back on in a film project. >>> plus he takes another blow days behalf their wedding. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. going to the bank without going to the

the season hasn't even started, and the new england patriots are already big winners.ded for a pair of pro bowlers. chad ochocinco will try to fill the void by randy moss. and on defense they traded a fifth round to the redskins for albert haynesworth. he is one of the best in the game when he is motivated and in shape. if anybody can get these two guys to check their egos at the door, it will be bill belichick. >>> reggie bush will be taking his talents to south beach. after five seasons in new orleans, the saints have traded him to the dolphins. >>> pablo sandoval solo shot. he decided put it together to beat the phils 4-1. no beltran. jason bay scored three with a base-clearing double in the fifth. you can't tell that they don't have a playoff spot by the way they're playing. frustration boiled over for the tigers brad penny. he got into it with victor martinez. i don't think they're discussing dinner plans. petty unhappy about the way martinez was calling the game. they both were wrong. tigers lost 5-7. >>> time for the red sox-royals game. josh beckett handed the

let's break down the new england forecast.owers and storms that have rolled down through vermont, heading for southern new hampshire, in the boston area i think you'll get clipped by rain, portsmout, new hampshire. it's going to take too long for those showers and storms to get to new york and philly, that's why your temperatures are going to top out in the low to mid-90s today. very hot day. d.c. at 94. now, let's talk about washington, d.c. because by the end of this week it's going to get very, very dangerously hot. we are still kind of steamy the next three days. 94 is nothing to sneeze at. look at thursday and friday, and that 100-degree heat could last into next weekend so three, possibly four days in a row of 100-degree heat in the nation's capital. that's the same for all of the carolinas and much of virginia, too. look at st. louis. you're probably going to be 100 about four days in a row. there's no escaping this unless you're on the west coast, lynn. this is going to be something to see by the time it's all done. >>

you can have an established church like in new england or connecticut and allow people to worship the way they want without persecution. this is what gets me in trouble, especially those on the left, but the founding fathers i argue in the book were not diocese. i'll drop a bomb there and leave it there and we can debate that in the q&a and finally all the founding fathers i argue believed that religion, even christianity in some daises was important to producing a vir choose republic and making moral citizens, benevolent citizens and so forth. they clearly were not believing they were, you know, they didn't want religion to play any role in the government or at least i should say in the culture so i'll stop there. [applause] >> i'd like to thank the authors for doing a great job staying within the time limits allowing time for questions. a few administrative points. i want to thank m. revack and company out of west virginia, and remind you the book festival events are free and we'd like to keep it that way. please consider a donation. there's envelopes in the back or donate online. t

showers in florida and northern new england. . upupr 90s in dallas and kansas city. the northeast also hovers around the 100-degree mark. 93 in atlanta. and 90 in the big easy. >>> and on to our other major story this morning. it is an emerging deal to resolve the debt crisis. the white house and republicans are in serious talks over the plan. it would cut up to $3 trillion in spending g er the next 10 years. now this would also include a commitment to tax reform and also to increase revenue by lowering rates and closing loopholes. all sides agree that a deal is needed urgently. >> we are going to not let -- the u.s. government cannot default on its obligations. >> the congress must act before august the 2nd. >> i'm going to keep members of congress here as long as it takes to get it done. >> that's good to hear. we could hear more details about the deal when president obama hosts a town hall meeting later this morning at the university of maryland. >>> more political news now. former presidential candidate john edwards faces eve

there are huge champions manchester united who started their pre-season with a four one win over new england revolution to their credit the american side who are bottom of major league soccer the eastern conference if your goal is for you to go that's michael owing to united ahead in the fifty first minute to three minutes later michael carrick set up the legal my keda to make it to you know new england quickly responded through many failed havens deflected free kick i was in the cage it struck again only after their egos to restore united to go advantage as they waited for one with ten minutes to go supervillain for the need of something united will next face the chicago fire on july the twenty third. and elsewhere croatian midfielder luka moderates was with. has taught them side as they arrived in johannesburg for their preseason tournament speculation is rife that the twenty five year old is on your way to london rivals chelsea however manager harry redknapp is determined to keep him white hart lane and spurs have to get to a couple of hefty bids from the blaze which was good news from wa

showers make for a slick ride on i-95 from new england to florida.n i-40 from knoxville to little rock and i-35 from minneapolis to kansas city. flooding on i-10, 15 and 40 from southern california into tucson. salt lake city and albuquerque. >> heading to the airport, look for delays possible in new york, philly, d.c., kansas city, vegas, salt lake, also phoenix and miami. >>> terrorists have come up with a chilling new way to get explosives onto passenger jets. >> the plan is to surgically implant bombs deep inside the human body so tucked away even the most sensitive airport scanners are unable to detect them. brian ross has the details. >> reporter: the reports of so-called belly bombs has led to an urgent alert for increased scrutiny of passengers heading to the u.s. who appear to have had recent surgery. >> al qaeda has been working for over a year on the idea of implanting bombs surgically inside human beings, and they may bybyow have actually done that. >> reporter: the tsa is warning that the surgically implanted bombs are clearly designed t

etg ti condions for the northeastonnd new england. so not the best of beach days for the northeast. also tracking storms through the plains and the midwest. high temperatures today, boston, 80 degrees. 96 in atlanta. hot conditions in houston. triple digits and mid-60s for the seattle, washington, area. that's a look atea >>> you know, back to you. >> scott, thanks very much. >>> still to come, royal marriage in monaco. this fantastic ceremony. but first, these messages. but with advair, i'm breathing better so now i can take the lead on a science adventure. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition

new england remains an establishment, an established church until 1833. it's a matter of interpretation. some could argue that for 57 years or so in new england you do have an established church, but, of course, the other argument, the argument for progress is that rarely these things go way. so john is absolutely right on that. >> how about in the back with glasses? >> this is for all three. what i've heard so far deals with, seems to deal with the christian inhabitants of north america who were clearly a majority in the period you're talking about. i'm wondering what documentation you might have come across at the beginning, what point in history for the presence of jews and nonbelievers, atheists, whatever word you might use for them? and as long with documentation, what you defined in terms of their stand on religion and government? >> me? this is on me? talking about -- there certainly are some groups, some jewish communities, individuals who don't count themselves as christian. not even beginning to talk about people or africans and african-american

minneapolis, great lakes, ohio valley, new england, should be good. d.c. is going to be hot and humid, though, at 92 for you. as far as the wet weather goes, we had about two inches of rain yesterday in st. louis. now those thunderstorms are a little further to the south that have developed. so southern illinois will get a little bit of that wet weather. so as far as the forecast for your fourth of july goes, we'll have an isolated scattered shower or storms, even in the desert southwest. as far as the wet weather, the worst of it, i think, north carolina, virginia, has the best chance of seeing a possible washout or delay to your fireworks later on tonight. most other locations you should be just fine. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. chance of showers and storms as i mentioned in st. louis. i think it would be early in the day. later this afternoon, i think st. louis will be better than yesterday. while alabama, mississippi, a pop-up shower or storm. but those should be long gone by the time the fireworks fly. and a lot of people sit

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some transfer news and i'm more transfer news in england downing is on his way to. liverpool from aston villa after both clubs finally agreed on a transfer fee villa saying little paul had improved their initial creative twenty four million dollars downing he's twenty six now and again medical have discussed this with the reds and would be little from certain i do feel signing this summer following the arrival of jordan henderson and charlie adams damn things to finalise everything little kenny dalglish will fly back to england day from asia where he saw his team win in twelve matches beating second to club in china for three the reds have had a saying nothing league midway through the first half was to pull in and they don't go getting those goals there however when you don't get one back right before the break trail for one with just five minutes to go connick cody and andy carroll having another say for the visit is becoming calculations men relaxed a bit in the dying moments and just survived a late late comeback by the home side hold on me for a four three win

we plant a lot of trees from australia and new england. brisbane box, they're well adapted, they have trees that will do well in our climate. a bigger chaltoning plant in many parts of the san francisco, the micro climate, we have windy area, really foggy areas and part of the reason we don't have native trees, is there weren't a lot of native trees in those climates. they're shrubry and branchry and they don't make good street trees. >> a good street tree is a tall tree that hasn't been topped or hacked back to get under wires. one reason this is lovely, is it is allowed to achieve its actual frm and a lot of times you see this lollipop trees or trees that are packed back to get under wires. on this particular street, we don't have overhead wires, we'll release them and they can definitely more naturally. >> this is a great street tree, it is a new tree, it is a hearty urban tree but it didn't have some of the problems of a ficas. it is more like a column at maturity, it gets good size, but it is less prone, it will do sidewalk damage or

the top five are mostly in new england, and fair warning here, if you see acceptance letters from any of these schools in the mailbox, be warned, take a seat, have a beverage, breathe deep through an open mouth. bates in lewiston, maine tops the list. $51,300, followed by connecticut college, middlebury and colby. the top 25 also includes g.w., colgate, penn state. the most expensive state school by the way, penn state at just over $14,000 a year. >>> you've heard of snakes on a plane? how about a nice scorpion, a poisonous one, believed to have boarded an alaska airlines flight when passengers did in texas. it stung jeff ellis on the elbow. two doctors on board-checked him out, said he was probably fine. luckily he was, but the kids on board were reportedly and understandably terrified when word started to spread through the cabin. the airline offered ellis 4,000 frequent flyer miles on spider-free flights and two roundtrip tickets, he says he is pleased with that settlement. >>> and please allow us a brief note tonight about two of our own. in both cases, these are guys who have hel

some trance transfer news in england stewart downing is on his way to liverpool from aston villa after both clubs finally agreed on a transfer to the villa saying liverpool had improved their initial speed of twenty four million dollars downing he's twenty six now and to get a medical and discuss. with the reds and would be live from spirit make you feel signing this summer following the arrival of jordan henderson and charlie adams at anfield to finalise everything liverpool coach kenny dalglish will fly back to england today from asia where he saw his team win their opening to a match just baiting second to club going down in china four three the reds how to take nothing lead midway through the first half pushed and pushed and they don't go getting those goals there however when you don't get one back right before the break we trailed for one with just five minutes to go connick cody and andy carroll adding another two for the visitors kenny dalglish's men relaxed a bit in the dying moments and just survived a late comeback by the home side they did hold on my for a four three win un

from new england to new york, we'll go back to seasonal temperatures tomorrow, eventually by monday, that will trickle down towards d.c. however, much of the country, places like the heartland through the deep south continuing to see these above-average temperatures, relentless heat that doesn't seem to show any signs of slowing down. >>> thanks. in the south, the heat wave is only adding to the misery of the droughts. crops are withering away, and for animals, the scorched earth means a struggle to survive. nbc's janet shamlian has our story. >> you've got yours, here's yours. >> reporter: these are the orphans of the drought. wild fawns abandoned by mothers too dehydrated to produce milk. for every animal taken in by volunteers at this texas wildfire center, dozens, if not hundreds will die of thirst in the wild. >> we've never had anything this severe, the drought and the heat and lack of food. >> reporter: even for some of the rescued, it may be too late. >> it's survival of the fittest and we're really seeing that right now in all species. >> reporter: texas is at the epicenter

we're looking at some showers moving up through new england.arolina coast. monsoonal moisture in the southwest underneath the clouds. we've got clouds in the pacific northwest. also northern new england, the heat continues in the southwest where we've got that monsoonal moisture bringing showers and thunderstorms. beautiful in l.a. today. sunshine, 78. 65 in san francisco. couple of twins celebrating their 17th birthday. what are your names? >> brook and summer anderson. >> happy birthday, ladies. all right. that's >>> well, you heard it from al roek roker, 65 in san francisco. that's going to happen once we get rid of the low cloud cover. meanwhile, we're seeing the sunshine about an hour earlier over the south bay. san jose completely clear at this time. we'll be warmer this afternoon. up to 81 degrees. 83 for los gatos and 75 in santa cruz today. we continue to warm up as we head through the next few days. friday looks like the warmest day in the extended period. 95 on saturday. ing about her divorce m charlie sheen, what life was like for h

a lot more rain has been falling in new england. part of this cold front is moving through. they are getting more rain than we are. the front comes through eastern pennsylvania and into western maryland. there are more thunderstorms beginning to come into western maryland. we could see more activity later tonight until the front moves to the south. it will stall just south of us. tomorrow baltimore will be on the north side. the drier air could be unsettled tomorrow. we will partly cloudy skies tonight. 68 to 72 will be the overnight low. the pink area west of the bay is a watch area. the warnings cover baltimore city, howard county, and towards the district of columbia. here is the 7-day forecast. it is calling for 90 tomorrow. thunderstorms south of us. the celebrations should be dry. we will have a dry day on tuesday with more storms at the end of the week. it is still warm. >> we know who is going to be the orioles all-star. zach had a heck of a celebration today. celebration today. we will check [ female announcer ] gold bond ultimate healing foot cream. 7 penetrating m

several storms from montana to northern new england. rainy in albuquerque and salt lake city. oler and damp in the pacific northwest, which sounds heavenly. scattered thunderstorms across the gulf coast. >> it really is the humidity, isn't it. 90s from new orleans to boston. 85 in chicago. 79 in the twin cities. and 93 in kansas city. upper 70s in sacramento. 71 in portland. and 87 degrees in billings. >> of course it is the summer. all right. >>> the forecast for phoenix called for baseball-sized baseballs. major league baseball's annual home run derby it was the defense that actually stole the show. off the bat of yankees robinson cano, a ball boy makes a tremendous diving catch in short center field. take another look. >> how about that. very cool. cano asked his father to pitch to him in the derby and it paid off as the yankees second base man would go on to win the derby. that is the cool thing. it's baseball season, it's good to see that. i like that. are you ready? here he goes, he's winding it up. let's see that arm. righty or lefty? oh, come on. keisha, you're a baseba

are going to be pretty hot today, but the humidity is pretty low from the ohio valley up through new england. even though it's 90 degrees in new york, it will be not as humid, so it won't be too bad. 89 in charlotte with a chance of storms. overall, the heat continues to be the story. nothing too bad out there. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> well, back to work on wall street. the next possible distraction for traders, and how is business going at the vatican? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> why in the wake of the break-up of her marriage maria shriver may be looking at a world record payday. >>> the captain is back. two bizarre walk-offs, and you think you ate a lot of hot dogs yesterday? think again. you are watching "early today." >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn is facing new sexual assault charges. if she files charges, he plans to respond with a slander complaint. he is already facing a sexual assault case in new york, although

and manhattan, rhode island clam chowder, new england. referring to -- >> the island we're on right now. >> mmm. wow. >> has that little bite to it. >> nice bite to it. definitely. you get to new england in a second, the most popular. tell me about this, what do people tell you? >> a lot of people, has a little bit more kick because of the four different seasonings. it was my mother's recipe, using it for the last 24 years. >> particular beverage to wash this down with? >> an iggy root beer. we make our own root bear. >> four seasonings? >> white pepper, garlic, dill and basil. >> granddaddy, most popular. >> a true new england white chowd chowder. our white chowder is different than other places. a lot of places use milk. we use half n half and butter, gives it that nice rich creamy flavor. after it's done cooking with top it off with a little bit of dill. >> most hearty. mmm. sticks to your ribs. >> very rich. >> very nice. we have oyster crackers. as a chowder man, when someone comes in opens up crackers and puts them in your chowder?

governor you sound like a western state republican, not like a republican or any other politician from new englandyou could not exist in vermont, now, could you? new hampshire you would not do too well and massachusetts is out of the question. what is it about maine that lets you balance the budget? >>guest: i am a businessman who now is serving as state of the governor. and i am not a lifetime politician and i think that was a matter of timing. the people of maine were tired of being in debt and being overtaxed and looking to someone that brings common sense to the statehouse. >>stuart: your critics are saying you, sir, are harsh and you are balancing the budget on the backs of the poor; that you are going after the most vulnerable. your response? >>guest: well, my response is 70,000 people in the state of maine that paid income tax in 2011 will in the pay income tax in 2012. it is the opposite of what they are saying. i am reducing the taxes on the we most vulnerable people in the state. the other thing we will be doing in january is we will continue the process. i don't think what we did in 201

but they emily about new england history, local color, and children's stories. most of them, however, shy away. some controversial issues. she tried in her own way to help black people by moving. when she moved to florida power parts of the winter she helped ted found a school that was semi integrated, close to being integrated, but could become and that table one for white children and one for blacks. she really remains a hero among african-americans. she takes a practical steps, but really shies away. she tries to focus on new england history and matters. she does a marvelous job. her first book. her first novel. she had written magazine pieces before that. so yes. >> thank you. , wanted thank you all for coming tonight. i want to recognize that we are joined by john hendrick, says biographer. thank you for being here tonight. other friends and colleagues and scholars and historians. thank you all for being here. be sure and spend a few minutes and get your copy of david reynolds wonderful new book, mightier than the sword. every read "uncle tom's cabin" or re

is that what you are talking about, david cameron, the prime minister. >> jon: yes. >> leader of new englandright. >> a funny story about him, jon. the former editor of the news of the world, andy coulson, the one who preside at the paper, some of its most egregious hacking scan will das and resigned in disgrace was hired by none other than than, wait for it, you're going to love it. >> jon: no, no, no dot. >> yes, david cam'ron. >> jon: no, [bleep] oh my god, my balls just crawled back up into my body. >> oh, god! >> jon: why would they do that? oh, you people are gar badge. >> yes, yes! yes, we are. >> jon: are you terrible people. >> yes! an jon, the truth is, it only ended now for the brave ree of one person. >> jon: who? who is this most brave and valiant brit who? >> well, this individual, jon, went undercover wearing a wire. >> jon: incredible. who is the most virtuous person in all of england. >> i'm about to give you a shouting fraudergasm. jon, may i, jon, may i present to you the hero of the story. >> hugh grant was the celebrity victim of the phone hacking and he even wears a wir

all the way up through areas of new england.s going to increase for areas of the east. i hope everyone enjoys the break from the humidity. it's going to come back in a big, big way. >>> here's a look over the embarcadero this morning. low clouds and obviously a misty start to your morning. we'll see lots of low clouds all the way inland with some areas of drizzle. right around lunchtime we'll see the clouds start to break up for the inland valleys. the all-day sea breeze we will continue to see temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below average for inland areas. tomorrow a little bit warmer. eventually temperatures climbing closer to average as we head towards the middle part of the week. >>> if you want your hour by hour forecast you can get that at weather.com. and she did say yes. were you nervous? >> very nervous. >> when did you get engaged? >> when? >> yeah. >> last saturday night. >> you better remember that. you keep him good. already has the date picked for the wedding. >> all right, bill, thank you. now to the stunning news a

it won't be quite as humid and northern new england gets a break. york city southward, we're still about 90-95. slight chance of a storm in d.c. and if you're in washington, d.c., get ready with everyone else on the east coast. thursday, friday and saturday, three days in a row near 100 degrees. >>> bill, thanks so much. are fathers as brave as mothers in the delivery room? bill's going to weigh in on this one. >>> plus, imagine how you would react if you caught a movie at your local theater and found these two sitting next to you? your "first look" at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. he mail twice a year, every year you don't have an accident. the safe driving bonus check. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. more than you think. that's why there's charmin ultra strong. e is soft and more durable so it holds up better. fewer pieces left behind. charmin ultra strong. ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or something new? ...or maybe, just maybe... it's something y

that includes southern new england right through areas of new jersey to philadelphia to . d.c.day plans, it looks a little worse than what we're going to see today. it should clear out nicely for everyone in the big cities, 95. today's thunderstorms, a bit scattered about, veronica, throughout many areas of the country. >> we'll talk again when you've got sunshine in your forecast. >>> one star names her baby, and reports of ex-super couple has reunited. plus kim kardashian proves the old public relations warning, never make a statement that can be taken out of context. your first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on m msnbc. [ male announcer ] if you think "heroes" are only in movies, consider this: over 70% of firefighters are local volunteers... these are our neighbors putting their lives on the line. and when they rely on a battery, there are firefighters everywhere who trust duracell. and now you can join with duracell to help. just buy specially-marked packs & duracell will make a battery donation to local volunteers. these days don't w

they're like the new england patriots of lying. without the "patriot" part because i think we know patriots cannot tell a lie. wow. i'm getting tired. i think i'm going to have to have a snack here, a little trail mix. protein and fruit. it gives you that energy burst to climb mount fib. [laughter] cash for clunkers will give government complete access to your home computer. false. halting gulf drilling costs $8 billion a day in imports. that one got a "pants on fire" rating. that's like the filet mignon of [bleeped]. democrats plan largest tax increase in history. false. eric holder was involved in the dismissal of criminal charges against new black panthers. false. obama voted present in the u.s. senate quite often. false. white house science advisor john holdren proposed forced abortions and putting sterilants in drinking water. [laughter] pants on fire. labor union president andy stern is the most frequent visitor at white house. false. america is the only country with automatic citizenship upon birth. false. o'reilly never cal

. >> chad ochocinco met with the new england media for the first time.lways outspoken wide receiver promises to tone down his act now that is he a patriot. tight end aaron hernandez gave up his number 85 to ochocinco won't have to change his name again. >> i drive a toyota prius. that's the best i can do. he can drive it on the weekend. i have some leftover mcdonald's coupons. >> he has 2 million followers on twit, but don't expect his new head coach bill belichick to be following him anytime soon. >> that's not something that i follow. i don't twitter. i don't myspace. i don't do any of those things. >> myspace. marion bartoli advancing to the finals after dominika cibulkova withdrew because of an injury. >>> everyone looking for birdies at the women's british open. 22-year-old 18 holes away from her biggest win in her career. last year's winner is two strokes back. >>> u.s. senior open. sinks the birdie from just off the green on 18. shoots a 65. now 15 under for the tournament which is the senior open record through 54 holes. two strokes back. >>> mak

was webster a typical new englander in the sense he was opposed to madison for? >> exactly. >> does he have any forrest gump mom and? >> i left this out because i'm talking about in massachusetts, this is my connecticut talk, in massachusetts i have a scene, webster is in amherst, and mr. madison's war, and they hate mr. madison and eight the virginians. night have madison. -- now you have madison. webster is a delegate from amherst and he gives a speech in 1814 in which he advocates the necessity for a new constitutional convention and it's called the hartford convention that takes place in december 1814. remember, webster is very contradictory but in the 1780s he's all about unity. but in 1814 he's not a delegate to the hartford convention because you have to be born in the state he represented he is born in connecticut and is living in amherst. but the hartford convention, when the issues that they take up literally is secession from the union. they are so angry. webster says the urgencies are the same as they were in 1785. and the hartford convention fizzles

the exception will be through new england today. ning us from chicago, detroit, up through boston, hartford, province, new york, pittsburgh and buffalo, a chance of afternoon thunderstorms. peter, by the end of this week, we probably will see three days in a row of 100-degree heat, probably thursday, friday, saturday, washington, d.c. will be 100 each and every day. >> it's only getting worse. already feels pretty bad here, not to mention the rest of the country. >> just wait. >> thanks, bill. we appreciate it. >>> we move on to sports right now. if you missed it, we begin with the thrilling women's world cup final between the u.s. and japan in frankfurt, germany. scoreless at halftime. let's go to the 68th minute. a greg pass by rapinoe to alex morgan. this great finish, breaking the tie. u.s. would go up 1-0. they had chances. they could have been well up more than that by then. a few minutes later, sloppy defense by americans trying to clear the ball. that in the net. ties the match. that's the 80th minute. so, they move on to ext