drier in the northeast, with light rain in northern new england. showers in the pacific northwest and northern rockies. and some record highs from colorado down to the gulf coast. >> upper 90s in new orleans, omaha and colorado springs. triple digits in phoenix. 80s from the midwest to the northeast, as well as down to miami. >>> and coming up after the break, seafood from japan's nuclear zone, now being sold in grocery stores. >>> plus, orbitz outrage after the site recommend pricey hotels for apple users. >>> and later in "the pulse," a dad's freakout. an instant internet sensation. >>> if you got a mac, listen to this story. a travel website may be taking mcintosh users for a ride. orbitz often shows them more expensive hotel choices than windows users because they're more likely to spend more anyway. "the wall street journal" says orbitz does that by ranking them higher in search results. the difference can be about 30 bucks on rooms that average about $100. >>> the latest change on facebook is annoying its users again. the e-mail address and pr

a wet ride in northern new england. thunderstorms could dampen roads around chicago, detroit and green bay. >> if you're flying today, the weather shouldn't be getting in your way. airport delays are only expected in paula's favorite city of chicago. >> i love the windy city. >>> well, now, to a -- that almost turned into a family tragedy. >> a scary story. a man was arrested in kentucky after forgetting his 2-year-old son in his car for two hours. kenneth robinson was supposed to drop his son off at day care but got distracted and went straight to work. a co-worker, thankfully, noticed the boy and called 911. >> 911? >> i need an ambulance at patten-chestnut and binder asap. a child left in the car. >> is the child breathing? >> i don't know. it's one of the agents here. >> ma'am, i've got them on the way. i need you to see what you can find out for me. is the child breathing? >> is he breathing? is he breathing? yes, he's breathing. >> all right. they're on their way. >> all right. >> scary moments. that boy is expect

northern new england's going to get hit possibly and also we could see some strong storms there up in northern minnesota. this morning we have two areas of thunderstorms outside of houston, up towards brian, texas, gallon ves stop, and outside of denver we have stormy weather. as far as the forecast, florida is still looking cloudy and unsettled. storm system lingering there. that will trigger some showers and storms orlando to miami. isolated storm north of new york city. in the middle of the country we're starting to warm things up. that's a look at the national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside of your window. cincinnati, ohio, you've enjoyed a great stretch low humidity. temperatures getting toot mid 80s. we are going to be warm. look at minneapolis, up near 90. i think a lot of people will be happy with the weekend forecast. >> that's coming up, right? good tease. >>> another tease for you, big ben says nothing on stimulus. best buy may be in play. and the highest speed limit in america. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus who takes number

especially northern new england. going to get some of those stronger storms.s really on many areas of the country. the exception, the pacific northwest. you're cool and rainy. from denver to kansas city to chicago, we just get warmer and warmer as the weekend progresses. today the worst of it down along the gulf coast. some showers and storms. let me take you through your weekend forecast. notice d.c., up to 89 degrees as we go through your saturday. so we're talking probably good beach weather there along the mid-atlantic from ocean city down through the outer banks. the southeast will look pretty good. but still dodging a lot of afternoon showers and storms in florida. chicago gets really hot in the mid-atlantic, all the way back through the great lakes. temperatures on the rise. but, by the time we get to sunday, chicago is even going to go through a little mini heat wave here. 94 is your expected high on sunday. as far as thunderstorms go, the only people really have a chance of getting rained out sunday through the southeast, mississippi, into georgia, we

up in northern new england, could have strong thunderstorms. we're looking okay as we head toward the weekend. >>> if you're watching us on who-tv, channel 13, des moines iowa. the saber tooth cat and other beasts make their return in an i ma tronic form at ice age at the zoo. that is the "early today" event of the day. i think some things we're happy went extinct. >>> bill, thanks. >>> an early look at headlines in entertainment. us weekly reports gisele and tom brady are expecting baby number two. however, a spokesman tells the boston here old it's the first she has heard of it. take what you will. >>> carrie underwood won the third video of the year award at last night's cmc music awards. >>> tmz reports debra messing is divorcing her husband of 11 years. >> axl rose robbed of three golden diamond necklaces worth $200,000 after a paris guns and roses concert. are they still doing concerts? >> i guess so. >> john mayer is not happy with taylor swift over her song "dear john" he told "rolling stone wt "he didn't deserve it and it was a lousy t

showers in northern new england. >>> finally, remembering nora ephron. >> another look now at her wordse unforgotten on-screen scenes. ♪ it had to be you >> so you're saying that a man can be friends with a woman he finds unattractive? >> no. >> men don't really want to be friends with women. they have already got friends. they've got men friends. they can talk to about the important things like baseball statistics and things like that. women, on the other hand, want to be friends with men because they think if i could just understand them, then maybe it wouldn't be so hard. >> motels. you couldn't even pay cash. like a normal philanderer you charged everything. i mean, look at this. flowers. look at all the flowers you bought her! >> don't cry. >> i wanted it to be you so badly. ♪ ♪ some day i'll wish upon a star ♪ >> well, i'm not looking for a mail order bride. i just want somebody i can have a decent conversation with over dinner, you know? without it falling down into weepy tears over some movie she just saw. >> very emotional. >> you know it's dangerous for you to be here in the f

new england right now. there's no bad weather, but if you watch the clouds here, they're coming down from canada over boston in northernnd. if you look back to the west here in pittsburgh and d.c., the clouds and winds are off in the south. so, there's a frontal system right over top of new york city, kind of dividing the area. a dry, nice, beautiful air mass is in place from about hartford to boston northwards through new england where it's really getting humid and very warm around d.c. and pittsburgh. so kind of a split forecast today. it's going to be hot, humid, very much like summer today. d.c. up to 88 degrees, even buffalo getting up to 88 today, and enough humidity for thunderstorms around pittsburgh. take the opposite of that from boston to hartford northwards. temperatures in the 70s with low humidity. just a gorgeous late spring day. so, that all changes tomorrow because the humid air is going to eventually win out along with the rain and thunderstorms moving up from the south. right now, we've got a lot of heavy rain this morning. probably the worst commute out there. here's kansas city, missouri. to the no

in some areas of northern new england, we're getting into the low 40s.ower activity out there. it won't be as wet as it was yesterday, though. most of the day will be dry. there will especially be afternoon showers popping up all through maine, new hampshire, southern new england, even the mid-atlantic region from philly to d.c. they'll be hit and miss showers, you won't get downpours all day long. today we'll get into the 50s in boston, 60s from hartford through d.c. low 70s around washington, d.c. and philly. 66 in buffalo. and also the southeast a little bit of wet weather. just strange that it's this cool and chilly in june. >> it returns back by the weekend, right? >> short-lived. >> it is weird. >> it gets your attention. >>> another look at lohan as liz and celebrity investment partners head to court. >>> another well-deserved honor for everyone's sbaffavorite act. our cloud is not soft and fluffy. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats. it spans oceans, stretches c

a few strong storms tomorrow in northern new england. many areas of the west are okay, although our friends in seattle don't have the best of forecasts. probably very cold and chilly in seattle. it looks like not a nice june. >> thanks, bill. >>> wall street zooms. at least for one day. the nasdaq offers up its financial facebook apology. and the most fuel efficient car on american roads today. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, the devils live for another day and the thunder roll into the nba finals. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. >>> welcome back to "first look." and here's some of the top stories making news this morning. federal agents arrested dozens of airline workers, baggage handlers and others at puerto rico's largest airport for allegedly smuggling drugs. authorities say the ring sent millions of dollars worth of cocaine aboard commercial flights bound for the united states for at least a decade. >>> a dock from japan that's almost 70 feet long washed ashore on a beach

now a few showers up in northern new england and the great lakes in the northern plains. that is about it. the skies are as clear as a bell. i did run into a couple of patches of fog coming in. let's see what the traffic is doing. i did not have much to talk about. >> fog could be an issue for some motorists. we're off to a smooth ride on the harrisburg expressway. problem free on 795 out of owings mills. so far moving very well at the fort mchenry and the harbor tunnels. here's a quick live look at traffic. this is 70 at 29. we're problem free at the moment. building volume towards wilkins avenue. a smooth start on all the roadways this friday morning. police are searching for the man they say is responsible for several armed robberies in pharmacies. >> police do believe they have caught on surveillance cameras. kim dacey has details. >> police say this man steals paint medication and is known for apologizing to his victims before taking off. in mount vernon pharmacy was robbed twice. the pharmacist says he has a gun and told them not to hit the panic alarm. he made off

it's not a pretty day in northern new england. mperatures are going to be in the 50s, with on and off light rain. and this will continue through much of the day, from vermont to new hampshire to maine is the worst of it. even southern new england, down towards new york city, it's going to be a very cool monday out there. definitely want to wear a light jacket or sweater. don't expect the warm temperatures that we've seen lately. so here's how you set up for the day today. the cool air all through new england, and that's going to spark a lot of afternoon showers and clouds. we have the thunderstorms this morning that are in oklahoma and arkansas later today. those will head up towards st. louis through tennessee. areas watch out around south carolina, including atlanta. and then the hot weather today, about 96 for your high in dallas. and the west coast, if you're joining us, you're going to be very windy, unusually strong storm coming on to the coast. we've been talking over the last week if you've been watching the news about the

showers in northern new england and south florida. thunderstorms around chicago. detroit and green bay. >> 90s for much of the country, from salt lake city to here in new york. triple digits, phoenix. colorado springs. heat they don't need. also 70s in the pacific northwest. >> okay, we have been telling you all week about tropical storm debby, dumping nonstop rain across florida. well, here is a guy who didn't let the storm stop his spirit of adventure. >> check this guy out -- a kite surfer caught on camera using debby's strong winds, yeah, wait for it. there it is. soaring straight over the pier. he cleared it by at least 20 feet. >> only thing left to say, next time there is a big storm, disclaimer don't try this yourself. don't try it at home, kids. we are not trying to glorify it here. >> no. >> this one ended right. kind of a good ending. but some times, they have a poor ending. >> coming up next, the first new pill to battle a growing health threat. >> older moms to be, turning to in vitro fertilization have a new reason to be encouraged. stick around for t

we have waters in northern new england between maine and alaska where we have jurisdictional disputes in terms of transit that has prevented lng port to be developed past maine because canada will not allow us to have free and unimpeded passage because and i think they are on very loose footing here, because we can't negotiate because we aren't members of the convention. it's not just with countries that challenge us. it's also with our friends as well. those can be played against us because we haven't signed onto the convention. >> i find it hard to believe we couldn't reach a bilateral agreement with canada. it seems far-fetched. i would love to talk to you more about it. i get the impression that we feel like that if we were a party to the law of the sea treaty that it would cause us to have some savings as it relates to dealing with maritime issues throughout our navy. is that correct, admiral? >> i don't know there's any influence on the -- >> we're talking about the cost. we have a lot of cost because we're not part of the treaty. we have to do things in a very different way. it

northern p.a. generally, the whole east here, except new england, is under a high pressure. at means warmer air coming in to our north, over the weekend. sunday night. this may make it into northern new jersey. north of it, there will be scattered showers. there could be a shower close by, maybe philadelphia area, on sunday night. looks like most of the area will stay dry. monday afternoon, could be a widely scattered shower. looks like this front is going to probably head back to the north on monday as a warm front. so we'll still be dominated by pretty warm conditions. but the shower chances will be increasing next week. as the humidity starts coming back. west winds on the bay. 5 to 10 knots. bay temp, up now to the mid- 70s. pretty nice. tonight, then, clear, for the most part, 59 by morning. great night for baseball tonight. sunny to partly sunny. 89 degrees tomorrow. and if you're heading down the ocean, 81 on saturday. 79 on sunday. look out where -- wear that sun screen. water temperature at 67 degrees. great weather. although that water is still awfully cold. >> yeah

northern plains the western great lakes and across the eastern great lakes as well up toward northern new england where we could see hail damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. we will keep an eye on all of the regions. highs taking a look 105 in phoenix. 87 in kansas city and 80 in new york finally. where is summer janice? where is it? it's coming i promise. >> now stories you can bank on. despite being troubled by the recent jobs numbers ben bernanke does not show any clear sign of action coming. joining us is lauren simonetti from the fox business network. thank you for joining us. >> ben bernanke was quite the party pooper yesterday. we were expecting and wanting him to say he would do something to boost the economy given us the job numbers have been disappointing and everything else with the european debt crisis. he didn't say that. he knew the fed would be able to act but right now not the case. >>> credit card use going down. >> this is because of the weakening job market. if you don't have a job you don't feel as confident swiping your credit card and taking on more debt. the federal rese

thanks to high pressure up across northern new england. southeastern canada.t means pleasantly cool mornings. 50s and low 60s. warm afternoons. upper 70s to low 80s. just a lot of really nice weather continuing into next week as well. denise? >> thank you, bob. >>> the white house announces a big and controversial change in its immigration policy. bigad shaban reports for weem, the-- wjz, the federal government will stop deporting younger, illegal immigrants who came to the united states as children. >> we are the children -- >> reporter: students in los angeles are calling the new immigration policy a step in the right direction. >> i'm so happy, inside and out. i just want to jump up and down and celebrate. >> reporter: president obama funsed that the department of homeland security will stop deporting illegal immigrants under age 30, who were brought to the united states as children and have since led productive, law-abiding lives. >> it makes no sense to expel talented young people, who for all intents and purposes are americans. >> reporter: the new initi

afternoon thunderstorms could turn severe from northern new england to albany, new york. from my pastor, by the way. showers and thunderstorms from tallahassee to dallas. hail, high winds and a chance of tornadoes in northern minnesota, wisconsin and michigan. >> a warm day for most of the country. 80s from salt lake city all the way to new york. 90s in miami and albuquerque. phoenix still the hot spot at 102. >>> feeding time was a little out of the ordinary for some fish lovers in seattle. >> the grizzly bears at the woodland park zoo were treated to a special salmon toss. fish retailers from a local market actually got into the pen with the 800-pound bears to do all that tossing. lucky for them, the bears really, really like fish instead of dudes. >> no thank you. >> braver than i am. >> really good sushi, isn't it? >> it's fresh. it's raw. >>> coming up, a "world news now" debut. stay tuned. >> and a story we've been buzzing about since arriving in the studio here. you know what that story is going to be about. stay with us, everybody. >> announcer: "world news now" w

forecast in new england. northern new england much cooler, only 73 or so from albany to boston. should be in the 80s, low 80s from connecticut to new york. belmont stakes running later today on nbc will feature a chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, with temperatures near 80. also, wet weather guaranteed today down along the gulf coast. southern portions alabama, mississippi, louisiana, and also north florida. so there's your forecast for your saturday. storms definitely likely for new england and also there down in florida. we're looking at the very warm conditions from minneapolis to chicago. today we're 91 in chicago. tomorrow, alex, we're probably going to be close to 94. looks like the heat is on. it's a summer weekend to get to the pool or maybe even the beach if you're lucky enough. back to you. >> absolutely. thank you very much, bill karins. >>> office politics. los angeles mayor antonio villaraigosa talks about his plan to build up the economy. plus how the mayor got cussed out at the grocery store. >>> time for your business entrepreneur of the week. former britis

cooler air banged up over the pacific northwest and northern new england where we've got showers in bothe to worry about, of course, still debby dropping tons of rain throughout c >> good morning. it will be a beautiful day today. low humidity. >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. >>> coming up next, where do find the best flights. we' -- the best slice. the best places to find pizza in the country but first these messages. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more processed flakes look nothing like natural grains. i'm eating what i know is better nutrition. mmmm. great grains. search great grains and see for yourself. say hello to the p'zolo, in meat trio, italian steak or buffalo chicken. get one for three bucks or two for five. pizza hut. make it great. [ female announcer ] new lipton tea & honey. sweetened with honey, made from real tea leaves and real fruit flavors. ♪ it's never felt so real ♪ no, it's never felt so right ♪ [ female announcer ] only 5 calories. new lipton tea & honey. i'

record highs in midsections of the country, remnants of debby in central florida, rain in northern new englandthe pacific northwest. as we move into tomorrow, more sizzling conditions through the gulf coast, mid mississippi and ohio river valley. sizzling conditions in the southwest, showers pacific >> good morning. it will be a nice afternoon. we expect mostly sunny skies. >> that's your latest weather. >> up next, can't stop playing with friends, more addicting social media day. jenna bush hager teams up with the man behind the craze after these local messages. ay, "well,u wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. wow, that feels really good! once you experience it, there's no going back. hurry in now for our lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $1000 on selected sleep number bed sets. sale ends july 8th. only at the sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699. so ditch the brown bag for something better. like our bacon ranch quesadillas or big mouth burger bites, served with soup or salad, and fries. st

lots of rain in northern new england. heavy rain along the west coast of florida..ing on aroundat the temperatures will climb further than it did yesterday. we should make it into the upper 70's this afternoon. >>> and that's your latest weather. ann? >> all right, al, thank you. by the way, i wanted to make sure you saw this guy who's used his wig as chest hair. there you go. a little smile for you. >>> meantime, coming up, imagine waking up with a talent you never had before. well, that actual hi happly hap a man after he suffered a concussion. he's discovered the ability to play the piano. we'll hear from him coming up right after this. turners i've ever seen. hey son! come on over here! coach t, it's an honor. well, have you thought about the future? maybe corolla or camry. well, my mom says i need to keep my mpg up. [ laughing ] course she does... we got number 34. highway. and we got 43 over there. city. go on, check it out! i'll tell you what, checkers, you've impressed me before in the past, and you're impressing me even more now. coach is impressed. you di

mississippi river, warms up with plenty of sunshine, showers northern new england.ral rockies. more record setting heat. a beautiful day a beautiful day tomorrow into the pacific northwest with plenty of sunshine and mild weather. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. time out for heat and humidity. thankfully for today, tonight and again tomorrow. but the heat is on for the end of the week into the weekend. right now around the region, temperatures are in the comfortable 60s with low humidity and fresh breeze out of the northwest. bright sun and a blue sky. that will warm us up into the mid-80s later today. wind will diminish and another cool start tomorrow morning and >>> don't forget you can get that weather any time you need it. head to the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. want to run over again? >> coming up we'll be talking about jimmy j.j. walker and is iconic roll on "good times" and why he never watched a single episode of the show. this is "today" on nbc. >>> back at 8:37 with the star of one of the most beloved s

light rain in northern new england. showers from seattle to helena. do to texas. upper 90s in new orleans. triple digits in phoenix. 80s, midwest, northeast, down to miami. and i heard a chuckle when i said new orleans. >> it is my favorite town. good to be home. all right. everybody. moving on. hot weather will make it tough going again today for crews battling the wildfires across the west. the waldo canyon fire near colorado springs now scorched more than five square miles since saturday, in fact. the huge hyde park fire, fort collins, has now destroyed at least 248 homes. >>> also a raging wildfire in central utah forced hundreds of families out of their homes and into motels and threatening 300 houses right now. the blaze known as the wood hollow fire burned more than 25,000 acres and is only 10% contained. >>> now to that major ruling by the supreme court on immigration. opponents of the controversial arizona law gathered last night in phoenix to protest the high court's decision. now much of the law about 75% of it was struck down. but a key com

light rain, upstate new york and northern new england. >>> 80s here in the northeast. 90s in the southeast. and midwest, rockies. also triple digits from phoenix to dallas. >>> while a financial storm has been brewing will make stockton, california, the largest american city ever to declare bankruptcy. the bankruptcy filing could be filed as soon as today. last ditch efforts to cut a deal on hundreds of millions of dollars in debt fell through. the 290,000 people of stockton, they have already seen drastic cuts including police officers and firefighters. >>> in other news this morning, a deal could be clo to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling this weekend. lawmakers in the u.s. senate say they have reached an agreement, but still unclear if the republican-led house is going to go along with the plan. president obama had made the interest rate hike for students a high profile campaign issue. >>> attorney general eric holder could face an unprecedented contempt of congress vote tomorrow. there appears to be no deal bet twe between the obama administration and the republica

three areas of severe weather from the dakotas all through the upper mississippi river valley, northern new england and upstate new york. possibility of isolated tornadoes and our friends down in florida, moist flow of tropical air continues to pound them. they're going to be looking at anywhere from one to five inches of rain in northern and central florida. >> good morning. the sun is out. the forecast is good all over the state. mid 80's for highs with lots of su >> and now here's lester. >> al, thanks. now to wall street, where investors hope the winning streak can last another day, after plunging 275 points a week ago, the dow has surged over the last three days. jim cramer is the host of cnbc's "mad money." jim, good morning, good to see you. >> good morning, lester. >> week ago the sky was falling. bad unemployment number came out, we lost all the gains of the year. and then this. explain it. >> this is all about the idea that maybe we'll get a resolution of all the problems that we have in europe. europe is the focus, lester, not the united states. because they're falling apart right now. >

slight risk of strong storms northern plains and new england.along the western plains. a risk of strong storms again through much of minnesota. plenty of sunshine in new england and the northeast. that's what's go 63 in san francisco. just 78 degrees today in santa cruz. we will get some late spring sizzle as we head through sunday into monday. 90 degrees by monday. hope you have a fantastic thursday. >>> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks. >>> coming up next, summer entertaining in style. we've got some really fun ideas ut after this. dirty floors can't resist the power of snuggling. let's do this." how does it look? ridiculous. why don't you just try hugging the dirt off that floor? ha! that's silly! this dirt snuggler is gently cleaning and polishing the floors at the same time. and why would you want to treat dirt "gently"? honey? i'm thinking. don't overthink it. everything you need, and nothing you don't. that's cleanin' with the power of pine sol, baby. i have a great fit with my dentures. i love kiwis. i've always h

light risk of strong storms into northern plains and new england.lf. looking for showers along the western plains, a risk of strong storms again through much of minnesota. plenty of sunshine in new england and the northeast. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >>> a delightful morning under way here on this thursday morning, good morning, tom kierein in storm center 4. right now we're in the 60s around the region, 68 at reagan national. ought to hit near 80 by mid afternoon. a possibility of a thundershower popping up by later in the afternoon or into the evening hours. then tomorrow, sunshine, cool in the morning, afternoon highs low 80s. not very humid. still not a lot of humidity for the weekend, even though we'll be heating up saturday and sunday, upper 80s to near 90, getting more h >>> and that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks. >>> coming up next, summer entertaining in style. we've got some really fun ideas coming up right after this. dirty floors can't resist the power of snuggling. let's do this." how does it l

mississippi river, warms up with plenty of sunshine, showers northern new england.orgia. sizzling texas into the southwest, central rockies. more record setting heat. a beautiful day in the pacific northwest with plenty of le >> good morning. it will be a beautiful day today. low humidity. >>> don't forget you can get that weather any time you need it. head to the weather channel on cable, weather.com online. want to run over again? >> coming up we'll be talking about jimmy j.j. walker and is iconic roll on "good times" and why he never watched a single episode of the show. this is "today" on nbc. >>> back at 8:37 with the star of one of the most beloved sitcoms of the 1970s. jimmy walker earned two golden globe nominations for his portrayal of jj. first we'll look back first at the show. in 1974, television audiences across the country were introduced to the evans family on the ground breaking show "good times." james and florida were the hardworking parents, always trying to keep their heads above water in a chicago housing project. there was daughter thelma, son

sizzling conditions in the southwest and showers move into the pacific northwest and extreme northern new englandood morning into the 70s throughout maryland and virginia and the areas you see in green on the map still in the 50s. high ridges along skyline drive and out into the mountains of west virginia where this morning it was down into the low 40s in many of those locations. and later today, should be in the 80s all around the region and upper 80s around the metro region and more of the same tomorrow, a little bit hotter. increasing >> that's your latest weather. >> up next, can't stop playing with friends, more addicting social media day. jenna bush hager teams up with the man behind the craze after these local messages. ay, "well,u wanted a firm bed you can lie on one of those. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. wow, that feels really good! once you experience it, there's no going back. hurry in now for our lowest prices of the season. save $300 to $1000 on selected sleep number bed sets. sale ends july 8th. only at the sleep number store, where queen mattresses s