storm system kicking up through northern arizona.ditional showers and storms today through the four corner region. intermountain west. hit and miss storms. seattle, this is probably looking a lot worse than it will be. mostly cloudy skies. a few showers. not horrible. portland, not bad. 76. we're not looking at any big warmed building. we're not looking at any rormz headed your way either. it's a really nice weekend. temperatures, 94. it's pretty cool considering typically it's about 100 or plus from the desert southwest in vegas all the way down to phoenix and tucson, and l.a., about 81. san francisco, 7 had. even as we go into sunday, it looks like two great days in a row for just about everyone. a nice late summer treat. >> thanks for sharing that secret, bill. >> it wasn't much of a vsecret. >> it is great news to have great weekend weather ahead. >>> the drama "if i stay" is released along side zach's comedy "are you here." the football film "when the game stands tall" and "sin city, a day to kill for" starring bruce willis, jes

you can see on the green some of the showers and storms that were dotting northern arizona and southern nevada overnight. as far as your forecast, look at the temperatures. just soaring in the northwest where we've had some of the hottest numbers in the says recent memory. you could have an isolated storm that will cool you off, but the isolated storms with lightning also can form new fires. that's your national y hot toda near mount shasta, still warm with isolated storms. the extended forecast will bring some relief. we'll give you those details coming up. >> i just thought 37 wildfires, that is a huge number. >> large. about 27 last week, so we are almost at kind of the peak for the season. >> let's hope we get some early leaf there. thank you, bill. >>> have you ever heard of the prince of pot? plus, great news for -- >> not since college. >> plus, in dating and hooking up, is it possible to legally define when yes means yes and no really means no? >>> welcome back. researchers at auburn university have found a compound that could help treated diseases like ebola. not a moment too s

showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, from idaho to utah, including nevada and northern arizona. it's going to be a beautiful day in the northeast. new york city, partly to mostly sunny with high temperatures in the middle 80s. thomas? >> thanks so much. appreciate it. >>> coming up on "morning joe," we're going to take you to fancy farm, kentucky, as the race between mitch mcconnell and allison lundgren grimes. it was the place to be. >>> we're going to huddle around the water cooler together for the tara reid shark-themed product, sure to be on everybody's wish list this summer. what is it? we'll explain. ♪ fill their bowl with the meaty tastes they're looking for, with friskies grillers. tender meaty pieces and crunchy bites. in delicious chicken, beef, turkey, and garden veggie flavors. friskies grillers. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. for over 19 million people. [ alex ] tr

it's actually still some rain at this time, a little light soaking in areas of northern arizona and continue to watch the rain on i-5 from portland northwards through seattle too. there's rain out there this morning. areas of the west, that's where we need it. onal moisture in place recast. with a chance of that flash flooding in many areas of the desert southwest. so we just -- the epic august is famous for slow-moving, drenching storms. and that's what we've seen. >> i know we need the rain but i keep hearing rain rain go away, that's playing in my head. thank you, bill. >>> just ahead, another big atlantic city casino goes belly up. plus a major victory for gun control advocates up next. on progressive direct and other car insurance companies? yes. but you're progressive and they're them. -yes. -but they're here. -yes. -are you... -there? -yes. -no. -are you them? i'm me. but the lowest rate is from them. -yes. -so them's best rate is... here. so where are them? -aren't them here? -i already asked you that. -when? -feels like a while ago. want to take it from the top? rates for us and the

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to see showers and thunderstorms anywhere from idaho down to utah, including nevada and northern sections of arizona. scattered showers and thunderstorms farther inland from billings down into albuquerque. l.a. partly to mostly sunny. meanwhile, it is warming up in seattle and portland. plenty of sunshine with high temperatures ranging about ten to 15 degrees above the normal. spokane, washington, really feeling the heat once again today. it is going to get a lot cooler later in the week in the pacific northwest there. >> i like that sunshine in seattle. >> yeah. >> that's a look at y. especially in the afternoon. sacramento, a high of 91. and dara, while the rain is certainly welcome for the drought-stricken area, flash flooding will continue to be a big threat. >> thank you for that update, jeanette. >>> the islamic militant group isis is back in the news after bloody and bold actions over the weekend. plus, a brazen smash and grab caught on tape. and a police stopped for speeding may have saved the passenger's life. you're watching "early today." t. setting up the perfect wedding day begins with

this is a very remote part of northern arizona.rom vegas do come here to take part in activities at the shooting range. it is open once again, but after a 9-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed an instructor while operating an uzi here, there is a debate. should kids so young be allowed to shoot guns that are so powerful. >> can you see the target? >> reporter: to many it's a shocking sight. a child holding an automatic weapon. >> if anything happens, i'll be right there to grab the gun, okay? >> reporter: but to some it's responsible parenting. >> once you desensitize your kids and let them shoot enough, they're not going to be curious. >> reporter: jeremy is the ceo of tactical firearms in texas. >> keep going, keep going. >> reporter: he teaches his children how to shoot guns starting at age 5. >> people may criticize me but i guarantee if something happens, i feel comfortable that my son is going to be alive. >> reporter: his son, ian, just turned 10, and usually doesn't shoot fully automatic weapons. he did wednesday wit

since the mountain ranges of southeast arizona and northern mexico were largely roadless, only the surefooted mules could keep troop supplies and such campaigns. furthermore, since many packers were hispanics or mexicans, tom horn had the opportunity to learn their language, and eventually, he qualified to serve as a spanish interpreter but never as an apache interpreter as he claimed. equally puzzling about his constant embellishments and sometimes outright lies and his are in regard to his participation in various battles with the apache renegades. again, he did not have to exaggerate his part since documentary sources show that he was present and performed his duties in a respectable manner. the civilian chief of scouts -- and there were many besides horn -- occupied a critical position in the front your army. during the campaigns against renegade apaches, the army also -- often in listed friendly apaches into the army. while these apache units enjoyed the same rights and privileges of white enlisted men, they normally served as separate civilianpanies, and a chief of scouts was assigned t

gotten under control in what's calmed the northern triangle, the three countries we're seeing the influx from. host: peg has a question specifically about arizona. why did arizona turn away attorneys who volunteered for the help with the process? guest: i'm not familiar with that situation. host: okay. here's a question from twitter. can the guest comment on how many of the migrants do not want to be citizens and what should the u.s. do with them? guest: i don't think anyone is even talking about citizenship at this point. they're just trying to find re -- refuge. for them to become citizens, they have to get a lawful status in the united states first and keep that status for five years. and our laws are very restrictive as to who has that status and who can get it. what congress should have passed last night is immigration reform so the system works better so people who want to contribute and can contribute and have ties to the united states are able to get legal status and eventually become citizens. this is really no way to run an immigration system, what we have right now. host: jim is up next from florida. good morning. >> good morning. ok

northern california. >>> this morning residents of a trailer park in arizona are cleaning up from a powerful rain and wind storm. ten trailers were fullied over when a storm was hit on friday. firefighters had to rescue people who were trapped inside their mobile homes. two had to deal with several fires, downed power lines, and flooding in the area. >>> in san francisco 40 people were hurt in two separate bus and train crashes. exactly half of those injured happened when a bus and a dump truck collided on friday. minutes later a light rail train collided with a tractor-trailer truck. the train derailed but its two cars were upright. nine were taken to the hospital. 11 were treated at the scene. >>> one of nba's biggest stars, paul george of the indiana pacers suffered an injury last night so gruesome we can't show it to you. in a scrimmage game for the national team in las vegas george broke his leg as he crashed into the base of the backboard. he was taken off the court on a stretcher and taken to the hospital. other players were visibly upset. the rest of the game was canceled. he later tweeted a quote

northern nevada. it is beginning to increase that sea breeze. the low we had is finally pushed out of california and moving into arizona.nd it's tapping into the remains of the lowell. tropical storm lowell. the outer bands are feed into that. the fog goes on the increase. more so tonight than anywhere else. hayward mild again. however, they have gusts to 32 roaring miles an hour. yesterday was 12 miles an hour. that is a big difference. there is a little bit more of a sea breeze. 61 up in tahoe. 51 ukiah. the thunderstorm activity look at this stretching in. back toward omaha. just north of st. louis. just south of chicago. and dives down to cincinnati. fog, sun, breezy. not as warm inland. fog increasing more this amp as that low drops into nevada. it looks like warmer weather monday and tuesday. >>> federal reserve chair will be talking about the health of the labor market. economists expect janet yellen there are several indicators in the jobs market. they also expect her to say the central bank won't hike interest rates. at least for mow she will focus on the number of people that are working part time but want ful

gotten under control in what's calmed the northern triangle, the three countries we're seeing the influx from. host: peg has a question specifically about arizonawhy did arizona turn away attorneys who volunteered for the help with the process? guest: i'm not familiar with that situation. host: okay. here's a question from twitter. can the guest comment on how many of the migrants do not want to be citizens and what should the u.s. do with them? guest: i don't think anyone is even talking about citizenship at this point. they're just trying to find re -- refuge. for them to become citizens, they have to get a lawful status in the united states first and keep that status for five years. and our laws are very restrictive as to who has that status and who can get it. what congress should have passed last night is immigration reform so the system works better so people who want to contribute and can contribute and have ties to the united states are able to get legal status and eventually become citizens. this is really no way to run an immigration system, what we have right now. host: jim is up next from florida. good morning. >> good morning. okay

chance for additional showers and storms not only across portions of arizona but also into parts of new mexico. across the northernlso expect storms. out here we have the spobt of seeing tornadoes -- we have the possibility of seeing tornadoes today. large hail and damaging winds will be possible especially during the afternoon and evening hours, parts of south dakota, northwestern iowa, you have that potential today. temperatures wise, a hot one across the southeast, the plains. and it is going to be a hot one but take a look at some of these highs. 97 in phoenix and dallas. those are your actual high temperatures. fact in that humidity and triple dght heat in -- and triple digit heat in cities like new orleans. head out to the beach if you can. let's head back inside. >> well it is august. >> we've been lucky in new york. >> it has been the most pleasant -- i've been here 27 years. best summer ever weather wise. >> really friendly so far. >> coming up, the third and final autopsy performed on shooting victim michael brown. is it any different from what we have already learned? details next. >> it is a photo op h

arizona advisories. today 14 states. we have pretty significant rain continuing across the northern plains. also, quis, like at that white right there across parts of montana with snow. that's happening there. here's where the heat advisories are, 14 states. the bull's-eye of red from central illinois to st. louis, over there near peoria and over near the fort wayne, indiana, area. get ready for an incredibly hot day with heat indices pushing 110. a lot going on. back to you inside right now. >>> thank you, rick. still ahead on the show, no i.d., no problem. the tsa saying they are admitting illegals with just a piece of paper. >>> and a zookeeper recovering after a lion attacked. why people are saying it's the keeper's fault. how did it happen? you'll find out here. geico's been helping people save money for over 75 years. they've really stood the test of time. much like these majestic rocky mountains. which must be named after the... that would be rocky the flying squirrel, mr. gecko sir. obviously! ahh come on bullwinkle, they're named after... ...first president george rockington! that

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