heavy rains and wet snow are expect in the northern rockies and the northern plains.st could see some thunderstorms but it will be pleasant in the northeast along with the west coast. >>> in sports, miami is just one game away from eliminating the celtics in the nba playoffs. it went to overtime in boston and the heat's lebron james led the way scoring 35 points. miami could advance to the eastern conference finals with a win in game five wednesday night at home. >>> and in memphis, a triple overtime game led by oklahoma city's russell westbrook with 40 points. kevin durant scored 35. as the thunder survived with a 133-123 win over the grizzlies. the series is now even with two games apiece. game five is wednesday night in oklahoma city. >>> in baseball, the red sox got a thrilling walkoff win against minnesota. in the 11th inning, boston's carl crawford doubled off of the left field wall. pinch-runner jose iglesias raced around from first to score on a close play at the plate. the red sox won it, 2-1. >>> in pittsburgh, jose tabata made what looked like a great slidi

we're talking about in the cascades and northern rockies. rain from seattle down to redding, california. severe weather threatens the midwest to texas, with the strongest storms around chicago, milwaukee and st. louis. showers from fargo to the twin cities. the more scorching heat will hit the east coast. >> yeah. 90s from atlanta to baltimore. 88 here in new york. detroit heats up to 90. chicago 87. minneapolis 77. 61 in seattle. a balmy 71 in boise. 78 in salt lake city. phoenix is 95. albuquerque, 84. >> quite a variation there. >>> coming up, some very important numbers out this morning about the housing situation across the country. they're bound to move the markets and also lead your business news. that's straight ahead. >>> and sarah palin, rolling down the road in that bus of hers. where she's going and what she's doing. you have to stay with us. >>> the most-widely watched housing index is out later today. and it's expected the show existing home prices in march at their lowest level since the housing crash began. the number of peop

another foot of mountain snow in the northern rockies. and thunderstorms from southern oklahoma into north texas. also, showers from boston to portland, maine. >> 72 here in new york. while atlanta heats up to 90. new orleans, 88. also hot in kansas city and omaha, with temperatures near 90. meanwhile, 52 in salt lake city. and mostly 70s from sacramento to albuquerque. >> all right. >>> coming up, a major tech merger reported overnight. it could shake up the markets today. details coming up on that. >>> plus, when can you expect to see those pump prices finally dip? >>> and the story we've all been waiting for. >> speak for yourself. >> does your congressman look like this? one lawmaker bears arms and abs to send a message. >>> well, you may have to wait just a little longer for lower gas prices. crude oil prices are down. but there's a lag time until you see that reflected at the pump. but gas prices are holding fairly steady. up just a penny nationally this past week. and down a little in the midwest and in california. >>> asian market

this storm system will be potent as we move throughout the northern rockies. rain likely. i hope we get heavy rain along wyoming. into memorial day. clearing out on the cool side for much of the coast. see local teams perform in a play titled cat's paw. that is your pacific event of the day. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. if there was any doubt about this weekend's holiday box office, it ended earlier this week when a judge allowed "hangover: part ii" to open as scheduled. the only question being how much over $100 million will it take in? last weekend's champ, pirates of the caribbean on stranger tides isn't finished yet. look for it to grab the pg-13 crowd and check in with more than $40 million. >>> elsewhere, tmz reports that although she has yet to file a petition, maria shriver has decided to divorce husband arnold schwarzenegger. >>> finally, before dawn yesterday, lindsay lohan entered a woman's jail and was released before rush hour to begin serving a 35-day jail sentence at home for a parole violation. she left lockup with an

we may have two days of this in areas of the northern rockies. >> it is an umbrella day. >> all right bill, thank you so much. >> well oil shoots up another high flying ipo. and kate means ca ching. >> plus he makes a living going fast on the track. but you won't believe how fast he got driving off the track. you are watching early today. >>> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. at a lavish state dinner with president obama yesterday, queen elizabeth toasted the relationship between the u.s. and england, calling the ties tried, tested and special. earlier in the day, president obama met with english prime minister david cameron and played ping-pong with students. sources tell nbc news the justice department has given the green light to bring criminal charges against former senator john edwards for alleged campaign law violations associated with the cover-up of an affair. charges are likely in the next couple of weeks. >>> federal commodities regulators filed a civil lawsuit against several big oil trader nec

as we fast forward into mother's day we will be looking at more wet weather in the northern rockies.e are okay and dry in much of california. if you are watching us on kgw news channel 8 in portland, oregon learn how things evolve at the art museum. >> mother's day? >> she is doing vust fine. >> i think she will take it. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. make room at the box office for another super hero debut. "soar" may be one of marvel's lesser known heroes. that hasn't stopped the experts from predicting a runway with upwards of $70 million. last weekend's big winner fast five will earn $30 million. kate hudson's romantic comedy "something borrowed" will vie for third. the pg wedding comedy, "jumping the broom." finally, a simmering feud is heating up again thanks to paris hilton being mistaken for lindsay lohan when she gave a homeless woman earrings on her new reality show. she said if she were a lohaloha she would be stealing the earrings, not giving her say it isn't so. hilton said if she were lohan, she would be stealing the a earrings and n

up to a half foot of snow in the northern rockies and cascades.r 70 in salt lake city. 66 in billings. 76 in sacramento. chicago 86 and kansas city 80. 70s in new york and baltimore. and upper 80s from miami to dallas. >>> it was the royal wedding hats that became so famous, or infamous really. it had its own facebook page, this hat. you can own it, this fascinator, for the right price. >> the right price being a nickel. we're talking about that pretzel-shaped thingy worn by princess beatrice. the princess's mother sarah ferguson told oprah winfrey that the hat is actually up for auction on ebay with the proceeds going to unicef and children in crisis. >> that's good on the cause. but will anybody pay much? the estimates of what it could bring in, not as well known but creations were made by the same hatmaker and could go as many as the other royal wedding hats, it could go for $3,300. >> $3,300. there are actually rumors that fergie was upset because she was not invited to the wedding of course, she told oprah and having her daughter wear that ri

mountain snow in the northern rockies and cascades and rain in the pacific northwest. >> another 57-degree day in seattle. 75 in boise. 91 in phoenix. mostly 80s from dallas to detroit. 71 here in new york. 90 in atlanta. and 87 in new orleans. >>> coming up after the break, is site safe? new tests from the seafood from the gulf of mexico. >>> and the rapper at the white house, with prototy last night. drawing extreme criticism this morning. the first lady under fire. >>> and we now know what will happen to that world-famous hat. >> oh, dear. >> oh, man. >>> the government says that we are not driving as much because of high gasoline prices. gas consumption fell 2.5% last week. and that caused gas futures to fall 8%. although, there's not much change yet at the pump. >>> oil prices are up this morning overseas, where tokyo's nikkei average lost 1.5% today. hong kong's hang seng is about down the same. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, a tough day. the dow lost 130 points yesterday, because of less demand for commodities such as gasoline. the nasdaq index also lost ground. >

up to a half foot of snow in the northern rockies. and cascades. showers in the pacific northwest. windy across west texas and new mexico. >> meanwhile, 57 in albuquerque. 83 in phoenix. 78 in sacramento. 57 in chicago. 54 in dallas. miami, 85, atlanta, 82, new york, 68. >>> the news of bin laden's death is boosting overseas stock markets. we'll have the numbers coming back. >>> and also this morning, bracing for possible retaliation. what the fbi told abc news overni >>> welcome back, everyone. it's the top sthe the world this morning. al qaeda leader, osama bin laden, has been killed by u.s. forces during a firefigh pakit if pakistan. after confirming his identity by a dna match, his body was buried at sea according to islamic tradition. >> a lot of people didn't think this day would come. but it is here. unfortunately, bin laden's death has raised fears about a possible retaliation against americans abroad. the state department has just released a warning. >> u.s. embassies remain on hig. pierre thomas spoke to an official about the threat. >> reporter: they're not taking a mome

showers in south florida and some light snow in the cascades and northern rockies. >> 62348 billings. 74 in boise. upper 80s in sacramento. mostly 60s in the nation's midsection. 65 degrees here in new york. 70 in atlanta. 83 in miami. >>> well, she may have a deadly bite but her bark is a lifesavior. >> why i love dogs. everybody does. pit bull in california has been honored with national hero dog award. diamond was just a puppy when a blaze broke out in her family's hayward home last october. diamond woke everybody in the house up. diamond found the girl and stayed with her until firefighters arrived. what a way to redeem her breed's reputation. very cool. >> it is true, though, about the breed's reputation. some people have pit bulls and say it is really, really unfair sort of hallmarked as a tough dog. >> bad stereotype for the dog. you go, diamond, saving lives. more news coming up after the break. >>> gunsmoke, bonanza. polar bears and puppy stories that we do we thought that we'd put this one in the show for you. >> thank you. >>> a fight going on deep in the heart of texas. no

light snow in the cascades and northern rockies. >> 70s from boise to albuquerque. and a hot 97 in phoenix. 67 in omaha. and 70 in kansas city. 70s from dallas to atlanta. miami climbs to 83. 65 here in the big apple. >>> and coming up, think you're paying a lot for gas? we're going to show you where drivers are paying more than 6 bucks a gallon. >> people need to move. >>> and the suspects that we have seen the worst of the gas prices. is a decrease on the horizon? >>> and the race to find a >>> well, there is some good news this morning about gas prices. analysts predict they will peak later this month, and then begin to level off and perhaps decline slightly in june. that's because u.s. refining capacity is increasing and oil speculation is decreasing. crude oil prices are already down $5 from their peak last week. >>> of course, all of that is little relief to drivers on the hawaii island of maui. take a look at this. in one remote town they are paying $6.03 for regular. $6.25 for premium. the price for paradise. right? >> makes $4 seem like a bargain. >>> overs

light, mountain snow in the northern rockies, and hot in the southwest. >> if you're in arizona, hot already. phoenix, near 100 degrees. just shy of 90 in sacramento. and 71 degrees in portland. a wet 60 in fargo. 71 in omaha. and 57 in chicago. upper 50s from boston to baltimore. and 85 in miami. 75 in new orleans. >>> and coming up after the break, new details about life inside osama bin laden's secret compound. >>> plus, caught on tape. a dramatic, real-life, hollywood-style shoot-out, captured on police dash cam. >> wow. >>> and plus, a symbol of suburbia here in the big apple. why it soon may be filled with minivans. >>> president obama's announcement of osama bin laden's death was a big boost for the tv networks. his sunday night speech was watched by 57% of households that had a television on at that time. that's more than 56 million viewers. it was his biggest tv audience since election night 2008. >>> as gas prices go higher, car buying goes smaller. auto sales were up 18% last month over last year's figures. but small car sales were up 33%. the new chevy cruze was the secon

and snow will make for a slick ride on parts of i-15, in the northern rockies. >> and if you're flyingou can expect airport delays in both seattle and miami. >>> time to look at the latest details in the aftermath of osama bin laden's death. documents taken from his compound indicate that al qaeda was considering an attack on railroads here in the u.s. >> we've learned, also, the cia had been watching that compound for months. all that from a safe house nearby. and now, pakistan wants the number of u.s. military personnel in their country reduced to the, quote, minimum essential. >>> when the navy s.e.a.l.s descended on bin laden's compound, they actually took a four-legged warrior along with them. >> a highly-trained dog armed with high-tech gear. you won't believe this. cynthia mcfadden has more. >> reporter: take a look at these incredible pictures. this is our favorite. a parajumping pup. an unlikely member of the united states special forces. some jump out of military aircraft, choppers, into war zones, side-by-side along their human comrades. trained alongside them to be the best

showers from the northern rockies into the dakotas and minnesota.ying out in the pacific northwest. >> 63 in seattle. 66 in boise and near 100 out in phoenix. 57 in detroit. and 70s from omaha to dallas. new york gets up to about 58. atlanta 68. miami 85. >>> well, you're supposed to take a bite out of crime, not the crime fighter. but a lawless creep in florida came pretty close. >> the sheriff's office in gainesville got a call when a ten-foot alligator wandered into someone's yard. look at that thing. the bold gator crawled right up to the parked squad car, chomped down on the bumper and refused to let go. >> the alligator clearly bit off more than it could chew. it finally did let go when the officer backed up the car. the damage about $2,000. >> that's a hungry gator to chomp down on the bumper of the car. >> don't mess with him. take the care, you be gone. >> we'll be right back. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare

up to a foot of snow in the northern rockies. thunderstorms from oklahoma to texas. howers in northern new england. >> please, aftee have a story? >> let's talk about that. ansav 90ark just shy of 80 in phoe 52 in sality. 51 in billings. over 100 here in the studio. >> senator kardashian, i like that. i would vote. >>> all right, a story now that proves that every penny counts. 9-year-old jada myers started a penny drive to help the victims of a tornado that struck merrill, wisconsin, near where she lives last month. >> she decorated plastic containers and placed in local businesses and at her school. and altogether jada collected $1,200 as well as 15 boxes of food and more than 18 boxes of clothes. >> that's a lot pennies. over the weekend she delivered it all to the tornado survivors in that town. that is really -- all it takes. >> big difference. that's right. we'll be right back, everyone, wits n hd 3. but this year, i can only afford one trip and i've always wanted to learn how to surf. austin's great -- just not for surfing. so i checked out hotwire. and by book

heavy mountain snow in the northern rockies and showers in the pacific northwest.ht snow from the cascades to lake tahoe. >> near 60 in seattle. portland and boise. 67 in fargo. 72 in chicago. 77 in indianapolis. 70s here in new york, baltimore and 80s from atlanta to new orleans. >>> this is a good way to celebrate another birthday. taking a page from the elder president bush. the california man marked his 85th birthday with a sky jump. >> yes, 85th birthday, jump out of a plane. he said that he's survived stints in world war ii and the korean war so why not jump out of a plane? >> unbelievable. i would die of fear in the plane before i had a chance to jump. joining him on the ride was his daughter, his pastor and his 92-year-old friend. they all landed safely as fellow church members watched and prayed for an easy and safe jump. >> yes, so he wasn't even the oldest. >> no. >> sky jumper in the whole ordeal. >> very cool. we'll be back, everyone with more of "world news now." e with more of "world news now." i'm just a piece of dust living at the corner of j and k

half of a foot in the cascades and the northern rockies. >> and we're looking at 58 degrees in boise.s. 81 in albuquerque. detroit 55. minneapolis 66. 51 degrees in boston. 77 baltimore. 86 in miami. >>> 'tis the season, right? some new graduates are leaving college with a few words of inspiration. first lady michelle obama delivered the commencement address yesterday at spelman college in atlanta. that's one of the nation's two historically black women's colleges. >> she looks good in that. mrs. obama spoke about when the school was founded in the 1880s women would walk miles away just to learn how to read. she encouraged students to do big things and also help those that are less fortunate. >> 'tis the season all of the big commencement speeches. >> we'll be right back, everyone, with more of "world news now." e encement speeches. >> we'll be right back, everyone, with more of "world news now." you go next if you had a hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround., when w

showers from pittsburgh to rochester, new york and half foot of snow in the northern rockies and cascades. scattered showers in the pacific northwest. >> 78 in sacramento. 83 in phoenix. near 50 in minneapolis and 57 in chicago. 68 here in new york. 80s from atlanta to new orleans. >>> well, there is much more ahead on "world news now" on this historic morning, including the president's unforgettable late-night announcement. it took a little while to get that announcement because the details were still forthcoming but it was amazing to hear the president to say that osama bin laden was captured. >> 11:30 eastern time last night and as a young man who was just 4 when the 9/11 attacks happened put his lasting impressions to work. you're watching "world news now." we'll be right back. ♪ [ male announcer ] for the things you can't wash, freshen it with febreze. ♪ because febreze doesn't just cover up odors... it penetrates deep into fabrics to eliminate odors and leaves a light, fresh scent. febreze. it's a breath of fresh air. sleep is here, on the wings of lunesta. and if you wake up often

and also in the northern rockies. as we go throughout this weekend, alex, it doesn't look like anyone is going to get washed out. it's a pretty nice spring forecast. back to you. >> that's good to hear. thanks, bill karins. >>> details on the threat posed to al qaeda in the wake of osama bin laden's death. has the loss of their leader weakened the terror group. >>> and apple makes a change to the iphone. >>> and it's being called a swarm robbery. we'll tell you the story behind this video next on "msnbc saturday." we can design an arrangement that is sure to delight. [ doorbell ] 1-800-flowers. ohh! take our "tote-ally" original, "tote-ally" mom bouquet, a stylish gift that fits her perfectly. this mother's day, don't settle for the ordinary. send a creation that's truly her. call, click or come in, and let us arrange a smile for you this mother's day, starting at $29.99. hey, dad, think i could drive? i'll tell you what -- when we stop to fill it up. ♪ ♪ [ son ] you realize, it's gotta run out sometime. ♪ >>> preside

what is interesting, just west of denver and then back over the northern rockies and we may have, believet, some places could be fairly heavy and into the sierra nevada, came thing. some places in excess of a foot of here's your forecast for the weekend, or at least for today. severe weather in the central plains and back into portions of the midwest. back out west the combination of rain, sleet and snow. farther south into the four corners, extreme heat and high temperatures and especially near albuquerque getting into the 100s and going into el paso 101 and albuquerque up in the mountains and they're going to 92 and 72 in kansas city and 57 in billings and rain in chicago and 73, 70s also for detroit and 88 in atlanta and 89 in tampa and fast forward for the rest of your weekend, here's the story, folks. if you can just get a line and draw it across the country from redding, california, to about the nation's capital. everything from the north rain and everything to the south, high humidity and heat. it's going to feel just like summer. boy, one of those scooter coolers really going to g

it will be damp and gray in the northern rockies today. i'm talking about the higher elevations. even picking up a little bit of wet snow. temperatures, heat up in the south big time. a possible thunderstorm for the derby. that's right. it's the 137th running of the kentucky derby. post time today at 6:24 this evening. there is that thunderstorm chance. temperature at post time about 70 degrees. if you take a look at the satellite picture, really that storm system pushing through the tennessee valley. that's about the only game in town. so, i'm talking churchill downs. over to louisville, springfield, madison, there's a chance that some of that wet weather could become severe. but it's a slight chance issued by the national weather service. we're talking some heavy downpours. some gusty winds, as well. >> i will say that rain chance at the kentucky derby today, nothing like what the horses ran in last year. russ, over to you. >> okay, lonnie, thanks so much. up next, revenge. that's what some americans are calling the raid that killed osama bin laden. but does that really provide

and also some wet weather in the northern rockies. but i don't think it is going to be wet enough to ruin anyone's mother's day plans. just hit and miss. back to you, alex. >>> better than expected jobs report in the month of april. 244,000 jobs were added last month. that's the most in five years. you see that number, 9.0, unemployment rate climbing to that point and significant rises in the jobless rate. african-american and hispanic communities. while the economy has added jobs for seven straight months now at the current rate it is going to take years to recover the 8 million jobs lost during the recession. >>> is america safer with the death of osama bin laden? i will talk with democratic congressman adam schiff on that. a child is injured when a leopard leaps out its cage at the zoo. we will take you live to churchill downs for the kentucky derby is a wide open race. [ male announcer ] when sean was looking at mba programs, he wanted a curriculum designed to meet market needs, with faculty who brought real-world perspective on w

and also in the northern rockies. go throughout the weekend, alex, doesn't look like anyone is going to get washed out. pretty nice spring forecast. >> bill cairns, thank you for that. >>> seven weeks after a canadian couple vanished on their way to vegas, we now know why they never made it. hunters spotted their van yesterday stuck in mud on a logging road in a remote part of northeastern nevada. they saw 56-year-old rita chretien now recovering from the ordeal in which she lived off water and trail mix. but the fate of her husband remains unknown. three days after they got stuck, he set out on foot to find help and he hasn't been seen since. what a nightmare. >>> coverage of the death of osama bin laden continues. we'll look at who could become al qaeda's new leader. will that person ever possess the power of bin laden? >>> hope for a fall at the gas pumps. you'll see why prices for gasoline and food may soon be falling if you stick around to watching msnbc saturday. [ female announcer ] keurig brews more than just

redding and back into portions of the casaids, dealing with snow showers and same deal with the northern rockiesagain, mainly the chance of storms, especially by late afternoon. t.j., you are up to speed, that's a wrap. back to you. >> ray, do appreciate you, buddy. >>> to our viewers, michael vick is spending his time wisely. he's expected to speak at the commencement ceremony for schools in philadelphia to help troubled children. some are questioning whether he is the right person to speak, but you need to hear all the details. >>> also at 11:00 eastern time, saving new orleans. the latest on a plan to open the morganza spillway. as the soil y. look, both these potted plants got the same sun. same water. only difference? this. miracle-gro potting mix. rich organic ingredients with miracle-gro plant food mixed right in. it even feeds plants for six straight months. want this result? gotta start with this soil. miracle-gro potting mix. success starts with the soil. sir, can you hear me? just hold the bag. we need a portable x-ray, please! [ nurse ] i'm a nurse. i believe in the power of science

forecast, scattered storms in the carolinas through areas of virginia and also wet weather in the northern rockies's going to be wet enough to ruin anyone's mother's day plans. hit's miss, summer-like showers for most people. back to you. >> okay, bill karins, thanks for that. >>> the family of the missing tennessee nursing tune who the disappeared last month is urging people to search their properties today. holly bobo vanished april 13th. police are still looking but authorities say the search has been scaled back. i'm joined now by investigative crime reporter. good morning to you. >> good morning, alex. >> they believe the person who abducted her, probably local and familiar with the area. does that make sense to you? >> it does in a lot of ways. this is someone who may know the roads very well, obviously someone who could have been very in tune, very in key with holly's schedule, especially that window of opportunity of being able to approach her, to possibly walk her off into the woods or if they had a vehicle right there. to be tibl put her somewhere and put her away from her house very qui

winter precipitation as well for the northwestern corners, northern-central rockies into western canada. lots of chilly rain as well as snow. isolated heavy snow expected in british columbia, canada. 14 degrees in vancouver today. slightly cooler day in chicago. 11 degrees. stays hot and steamy in southern california, 31 degrees in l.a. 23 in houston. it stays very mild in washington, c., 28egrees. all right. i will now leave you with your extended forecast. >>> a japanese woman whose work on march 11th saved many people has been cfirmed dead miki endo spent the last minutes of her life using a loud speaker to tell residents to flee to safety tas a tsunami swept towad her northeastern coastal town. endo was a municipal official responsible for crisis management when the quake and stsunami hit, she remained at hr post and continued to urge residents to leave the coast. many people who acted on her advice survived. after the tsunami engulfed her office, endo disappeared. her family and relatives spent weeks searching for her. on monday a dna test confirmed a body found in a bay last month

inches of snowfall in the higher elevations and the heavy snowpack in parts of the central and northern rockieslet the good times continue. what you can expect for the rest of the nation is kind of rainy in a few places if you happen to be in detroit, michigan, milwaukee, putting out the bratwurst on the grill, holding an umbrella at the same time. be ready, scattered showers are possible but at the same time you have to keep in mind there's also the potential of seeing rough weather across parts of the northern plains and into the central great lakes, namely into michigan, just a slight risk into the afternoon hours. in terms of your temperatures muggy and warm conditions expected for portions of the southeast. atlanta high temperatures up to 89 degrees but that's kind of an interesting thing because when you have the high humidity it will feel like it's 94 degrees. doing yard work you'll be amazed how quickly things get warm. 91 for tampa, 90 in st. louis, wrap things up toward minneapolis, 69 degrees. seattle with 64, san francisco and into los angeles ten degrees the separation into the 50s

a little bit of rainfall in the northern rockies and the plains. here's a look at the forecast hour by hour for the morning. we have got some patchy clouds and the ocean air conditioning on overdrive this morning. even some mist in a few spots, by noon, some 60s for inland spots, we may be getting closer to 70s. but quite a drop from what we saw earlier in the week. for the rest of the weekend, we're going to see a cooler finish, partly cloudy skies and breezy for mother's day plans. we're going to see some isolated showers north of the bay area, cool start to the workweek as well. it was a road trip that led to dead ends and desperations. albert and rita cretien left for a trip for las vegas. the couple simply disappeared. security video on march 19 shows them buying food at an oregon store. it was one of the last times they were seen alive. the families pleaded for help, authorities on both sides of the border carried out extensive searches combing the snow bound forests of oregon. loved ones never gave up. this morning, their prayers were answer

we are going to see some of that pop up into parts of yellowstone too, yen trol and northern rockiesnd mountains towards the west. the reason we're seeing to the west, this area of low pressure that's going to pull in quite a bit of moisture from the pacific, but you've got the cold air sliding in from the north, the south, that interaction will give you the heavy snowfall. some places especially along i-70 going westbound, be careful in the high mountain passes. we mentioned the severe storms. in the southeast it's going to be very muggy for you. pop-up thunderstorms a possibility and in terms of travel, anyone making a flight out of atlanta today and going to the midwest, could get quite bumpy at times. look for delays maybe in chicago. maybe even into detroit before all is said and done because we're going to see that chance of rainfall exist from minneapolis back to places like chicago where highs will be in the 70s. 79 in new york, 75 the high in boston, 91 in memphis. 67 in denver and 69 in los angeles. 92 in albuquerque. 101 in el paso. we're into the century mark. for the res

cool rain from billings to oklahoma city and minneapolis and up to 6 inches of snow in the northern rockiesific northwest. >> 58 in seattle. 74 in sacramento. shy of 100, phoenix. mostly 60s from fargo to indianapolis. and 80s from boston to miami. >> the weather news doesn't stop there. the detroit area has received about twice the usual amount of rain for this time of year. that is now causing some widespread flooding. hundreds of streets and homes are flooded in detroit and in suburbs. no surprise though, especially since the city got more than four inches of rain in just over 12 hours on wednesday. look at that. >>> overseas now, where one of the most wanted war criminals in the world spent his first night behind bars. >> ratko mladic will be charged with genocide for engineering the deaths of thousands. karen travers has the details from washington. hi, karen. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie. good morning, rob. world leaders welcome the news of mladic's arrest. president obama said thursday was an important day for the families of the brutal general's many victims. for more than 1

mountain snow in the northern rockies and cascades.ston. 80s from dallas to miami. >>> this should spice things up. lots of festivals and parades -- marking cinco de mayo yesterday but if you were in southern california and a frat guy you probably had something else in mind. >> this was the third annual burrito bowl in universal city. >> yahoo! >> students from usc, cal state, and ucla squared off to see who could gobble up the most burritos in eight minutes. >> frat guys eating as many burritos as they can. that just sounds disgusting. >> that's a friday night. >> oh, my gosh. the 2011 bragging rights did go to ucla. there was a cash prize, which the winners donated to charity. >> and of course, the all-important race to the bathroom quickly followed. >> cleared the room right after that. we'll be right back with more of "world news now." highbrow entertainment over here. highbrow. >> that's right. ♪ you go next if you had a hóhere would hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround.

the cold responsibility, the northern rockies. tonawanda, 64. >> tonawanda. dering. a low pressure system keeping that system stuck in northern new england. 50s in portland. the further inland, it starts to warm up the nation's capital where i hear it's going to be in >>> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now back to chris. >> thank you. >>> nearly six years ago, alabama teenager natalee holloway disappear in aruba. her mother, beth, has been in pursuit of the unsolved case. in a new tv series, "vanished with beth holloway," she examines other missing persons cases. she joins us here on the "early show." good morning. nice to see you. >> good morning. >> we saw a documentary, some video when you were in a prison in peru. you went to go see joran van der slo sloot. what was behind the decision to go see him. and, b, did you have it in your mind what you would say if you did in fact get a chance to see him? >> i never could have imagined that i was going to be face-to-face with joran in prison. opportunity presented himself. all parents missing a loved

we are still looking at snow in the northern rockies. severe weather. it is a classic for severe weather. eight states are expected to have some form of severe weather for today into tomorrow and maybe the weekend. we are looking at areas from >> thanks so much. that's your latest weather. now over to erica and chris. >> mary, thanks. good morning, happy friday. >> still ahead this morning on "the early show," groundbreaking treatment that helped a paralyzed man do the impossible, get up and walk again. rob summers will join us to share his incredible story. >> also ahead, unabomber ted kaczynski now a possible suspect in the 1982 tylenol poisonings that killed seven people. we have the very latest on that unsolved case. and why his name is coming up now. and why his name is coming up now. this is "the early show" on cbs. i with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke ri

today showers and thunderstorms out there in the midwest going to be out there in the northern plains and the rockies. we are okay here from seattle and medford. temperatures there on the cooler side along the beach. i mentioned tomorrow is not going to be quite as nice. we will be watching showers and storms there. seattle down to san francisco. we will have damp weather there in the forecast. >> thank you so much. here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the resurrection of kirstie alley is proceeding at full speed. she said after she finishes dancing with the stars, she's seriously considering an offer to do a broadway play. >>> saturday night in nashville, taylor swift turned a dress rehearsal for her upcoming tour into a benefit performance for victims of recent tornadoes raising $750,000. >>> and finally, is this week's release of the hangover part 2 in jeopardy? a lawsuit by mike tyson's tattoo artist demanding an injunction to prevent the nationwide opening saw testimony from two high level executives from the studio who said that scrapping the premiere would cause

isolated thunderstorms and scattered showers in the northern rockies.. the desert southwest and the central rockies also very nice. thunderstorms in an area that just doesn't need it the now over to chris. >> marysol, thank you very much. as we heard earlier much of the talk in our cbs news town hall meeting on the economy focused on jobs. president obama was asked what could be done now to lower the 9% unemployment rate. >> i think the key is to recognize that some of the jobs that left aren't going to be coming back. but we've got to be creating new industries, and new jobs here in america. what we've got to be doing is looking at what are the jobs that are going to be there 20 years from now, 30 years there now, whether it's in biotech, whether it's in clean energy, whether it's in energy efficiency, and make sure that we're funneling basic research dollars there. that's where a lot of these new jobs are going to be coming from. >> well, so far this year the number of new jobs created is rising. but where are the best jobs? whether you're just starti

showers and thunderstorms along the gulf coast and heavy snow in the northern rockies.ets up 70 and detroit, 67. 83 here in new york. 90 in baltimore and 88 in new orleans. >>> and days of deadly unrest in yemen has the u.s. pulling most of its embassy staff out of the persian gulf nation. over 40 yemenese have been killed and dozens wounded in clashes between supporters and opponents of the yemenese president. in addition to the american diplomats being sent to safety, the u.s. is also urging all americans in yemen to get out immediately. >>> in political news now, republican lawmakers say they're sticking with a plan to overhaul medicare despite a surprising election loss here in new york state. >> democrats managed to pick up a congressional seat in a strongly conservative district after the republican candidate backed out and, not backed out, backed a controversial medicare plan. karen travers is now joining us from washington with more on what is at stake. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, peggy. this was a very big win for democrat

snow flies high in the northern rockies. whereas frisbees fly on the east coast. and there's a little fly in the ointment for the southwest. i'm not talking about rain. in fact it's the lack of rain and the bigtime heat out there. tucson to santa fe to midland, texas. 90 degrees up to 105 anywhere in this big swath of red. humidity levels, i mean, they don't get any lower than that. 5% to 10%, you're dry, you're hot, you have got to be so careful with any kind of an open flame as you try to start a barbecue. please be careful. this is just ripe for those wildfires that you heard betty talking about just a moment ago. >> all right, everybody, whatever the weather is doing where you are this memorial day weekend, you have a great holiday and take some time to remember what the holiday's all about. russ, rebecca over to you. >> okay, lonnie. for many americans, memorial day means a long weekend, and perhaps gathering with family and friends. >> but we should never forget why this holiday is observed. it is observed to honor those who paid the ultimate price for servi

and snow showers in the northern rockies. >> how about that?. atlanta at 85. miami a hot 87. >>> a novel idea has taken shape in buenos aires, it is quite a page turner. >> a seven-story spiral tower made up of more than 30,000 books. the books were arranged on a winding steel frame and they're from all around the globe written in dozens of languages. the artist calls it the tower of babble. >> it was commissioned to celebrate argentina's title as the 2011 book capital of the world. now at the end of the month each visitor will be allowed to take one book home. that's kind of cool. whatever's left will go to a new library. >> sort of looks like a big cupcake. like a big book. or am i hungry? >> it always comes back to food in the overnight, doesn't it? >> it's about that time. >> let's go to breakfast. >> more of "world news now" coming up. ♪ books are fun, books are great, is it book time yet i just can't wait ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the davis twins... ...are alike in nearly every way... ...right down to brushing their teeth. so how did only

>>reporter: they may look like extras from the rocky horror show - but the northern fights - as the girls in thegrey team are called - mean business. >>aberdeen's competition team is taking on neighbouring edinburgh's canon belles in a roller derby league match. twelve girls on the track - but more than double that number of officials just to keep order. >>oxide: there are seven referees and then there's 14 people on top of that officiate in other ways so keep track of the scores and the penalties. >>reporter: roller derby has its roots in the 1920's and 30's in the united states when they were run as paid endurance races during the depression. but since the start of the new millennium the sport has been re-born - predominantly female ... fun but full of aggression. >>muriel: roller derby is overwhelmingly a female sport -with more than 600 women's leagues in over 20 countries. it arrived here in uk from the united states in 2006 - and in just five years more than 70 leagues have rolled out nationwide. no wonder it claims to be the uk's fastest growing sport. >>reporter: but for many in t

in feet of snow in the northern parts of the rocky mountains.on, dad, don't forget. 62 degrees and rain. showers across the mid-atlantic, all the way towards chicago. thunderstorms in the high plains. rain and snow moving into the pacific northwest. some motherly cities. mother's canyon, arizona, 78 and partly-cloudy. and of course, we've been watching the mississippi river. that will be cresting in materially to middle part of next week, by memphis, tennessee. that could be 14 feet above flood stage. the good news over the weekend, no rain expected. elizabeth, back over to you. >> thanks so much. >>> you've heard the saying, love is blind. tonight, we're putting that to the test. john quinones is here, with a case of a blind man on a blind date, with a supermodel. >> they say that opposites attract. so, we set up a date with polar opposites. he's tall. she's not. he's honest. she's a liar. she has 20/20 vision. and he is blind. we can confirm that opposites do attract. and they attract plenty of attention. we've come to mcquaid's bar, for a bli

northern california. and up to six inches of snow in the idaho rockies. >> 74 in sacramento. 90 in albuquerque. and phoenix hovers near 100. 60 in chicago. 71 in kansas city. 89 in dallas. mostly 80s from new orleans, all the way up to boston. >>> and coming up after the break, two more republicans say they are ready to take on president obama. but what about sarah palin? she hits the highway this weekend in her new bus. is this the start of her run for the white house? we'll have details and a live report. >>> and is expensive sunscreen better? the results are in. >>> gas prices are lower, as we head into the big memorial day weekend. usually, they're headed the other way this time of year. but aaa says the national average for regular right now is $3.81. that is more than a nickel less than a month ago. >>> you can save more money this weekend by slowing down. parking your car, rather than waiting at a drive-through. and unloading some of the junk you've been keeping in your car. the added weight uses gas. >>> most overseas markets are up, thanks to strong earnings on wall street. hong kong's

rocky mountains. cloudy with scattered showers from washington, d.c. up to northern new england. >> and 67 degrees in boston. 71 here in new york. just shy of 90 degrees in miami. mostly 70s across the midwest. phoenix warms up to 86. sacramento, 77 and salt lake coming in at 61. >>> the neurosurgeon who just operated on wounded congresswoman gabby giffords is now calling her gorgeous gabby. >> very nice. well, giffords has to no longer wear that protective helmet she's been wearing following a successful surgery to repair her skull and aboard the space station her husband mark kelly and his crew were all sporting their gabby bracelets worn as a show of support. >> what an incredible time for both of them right now. >> really. such remarkable people. >>> well, coming up next, it's a seller's market. the skyrocketing prices of used cars. >>> and then arnold schwarzenegger makes a dramatic announcement about his future. >>> and one of the top movies of all time in a way you have never seen it before. >>> most overseas markets are up this morning. tokyo's nikkei average

northern illinois. heavy snow in the rockies. another rainy day for cleveland, detroit and much of the east coast.ming in. indianapolis gets up to 72. omaha, 69. fargo 76. 70s from seattle to sacramento. 63, boston. 74 in baltimore. 84 in new orleans. you are going to love the next story. >> who could forget the eye-popping hat worn by princess beatrice at the royal wedding. a lot of people did not like it. >> get this, online auctioneers say that bids for the pretzel-shaped taupe topper, far exceeded expectations. >> they're now hovering around $30,000 for the hat. >> get out of here! >> what will you do with that thing? mount it on the wall. i don't know. if you would look to be part of the bidding process, you have until sunday. that's when e-bay is closing the auction. it goes to a good cause, unicef and children in crisis. >> $30,000 for that ridiculous, ugly, busted hat. >> you can put your cat in it. that's what i am thinking. >> the best use for it. >> yeah, over the fireplace there. you know. >> that is the saddest story. >> save a deer, put up the hat. >> $30,000. what people will do wit

railroad snowpack in the rockies and cold, cold air across the northern plains.der than it should have been. that cold air digs under and pushes warm air up. and the dry air here -- this has been historic drought in parts of texas. many of the storms should have been in texas but if the air is so dry, you can't get a thunderstorm, you won't get any trrns. what was it waiting for? the storms are waiting for the flooding. the floodwaters that are here. every time the sun comes out, it bakes those floodwaters, they evaporate and the air here is more humid than it would be in a regular year are. something else, the gulf of mexico is warmer than normal. you have colder than normal, warmer than normal. that makes a jet stream that's faster than normal. when you get a jet stream moving faster, you get the potential for more sheer. more difference between what the air is doing down here and what the air is doing up here. a faster jet can make and does make bigger tornadoes. i. >> i hemean, how does a tornado form? >> this is cool stuff. particles on the ground, humidity