unfortunately we may find out sooner or later as just this week a nuclear power plant omaha nebraska is declared a state of emergency the fort calhoun nuclear plant is bracing for flooding from the nearby missouri river not only that the same plant suffered an electrical fire yesterday and had to briefly turn up the cooling pumps that prevent a meltdown officials of the nuclear regulatory commission claim that no radiation has been released at the imperial plant joining me now to talk more about the risks of nuclear power and the latest coming out of japan is dr arjun markey johnny president of the institute for energy and environmental research and author of numerous papers and books including carbon free and nuclear free a roadmap for u.s. energy policy dr matas johnny welcome to the program thank you so much i'm so glad to have you with us today. how is a melt through more serious than a meltdown what happens if the ship when you just have melted fuel a nuclear reactor just like a pressure cooker. steel pressure and the radioactivities inside that's a different the fuel is inside

cal baseball must win tomorrow or their dream season is over. 11:00, omaha nebraska, they playtex a&mh the bears till the 7th yesterday and they went on from there. cal couldn't score any runs when it counted. when this play was mishandled, it's all over. text a&m 11:00 tomorrow. >> we got them right where we want them. from here on out, we will be coming off a win. we might as well go with that. >> all right. once again, if you don't want to by a sofa, espn will have the game at 11:00 a.m. in the morning. if you are up, watch it. i know jackie watches sports in the morning. when i wake up, tennis -- >> i know. you watch that? >> i go to cnbc to see how the kron stock is doing and then i watch talk. weird to hear at 7:30 in the morning. venus williams made a fashion statement today. 125 edition of probably the biggest 10ing tournament in the world. i know some people argue, especially new yorkers it's the u.s. open, but here is venus williams as she wins easy. let's see the back of her dress. something different. something different. yeah. all right. you win and wear whatever you plea

, the game in omaha nebraska gets under way is 1:00 a.m.rning. >> this -- 11:00 a.m. this morning. >> in pro baseball they are celebrating a win gary. >> time to get you caught up on sports the home team has won 11 straight in the bay bridge series dating back to last year. giants scored twice top of the fifth as answered with four bottom of the fifth, two run single was the difference as go on and beat the giants 4-2. >>> moving day at u.s. open, rory mcilroy continues to walk alone lee west wood had three straight birdieeagle back 9 finished with his best round ever, 6 under 65 but 9 shots back mcilroy shot 368 to get 14 under the lowest score in u.s. open history through 54 holes he will take an 8 shot lead today into the final round. >> more than a million people filled the streets of boston to celebrate the bruins, two things they will never forget seeing that cup and hearing brad marchand rap ♪ black and yellow black and yellow, aha. everything we do, we do it bad. thank your boss on the. >> thank you. >> all right. there you go i thi

and, again, i want to tell you that omaha, nebraska, you have a flash flood warning due to a very slow-moving cluster of supercells, and we do have the threat of severe weather today >> bianna, dan, do we have a snooki update? >> we have some potentially sad news for you. jackie, dan, i don't know if you're a "jersey shore" fan. ron, you probably are, as well. it could be that snooki's 15 minutes of fame are up. there are reports this morning that mtv is going to recast its hit reality show "jersey shore" after the fifth season. >> before you freak out, though, the network is denying that the recasting rumors are true. abc's linsey davis has this update. >> where's the beach? >> reporter: could it be that soon there will be no more snooki stumbling. or j-woww's fists or the situation doing, well, this. >> this is the situation right here. >> reporter: is "jersey shore" as we know it coming to an end? >> well, an insider for the show tells "us" magazine that they're looking to shake up cast a bit wiping the slate clean looking for a new set of gtl lovers. >> reporter: so out with the old and i

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yesterday more than 25,000 people turned out in omaha, nebraska to watch cal play.most ever to watch them play. >> it's been a year that really has taught them and myself a whole lot about team spirit. >> a lot of people say -- we'll remember it for a while. >> the up and down year, the coach says, will help the players become better professionals in all walks of life. >> but go bears. number 5 in the country not bad when you consider the team was all done. >> they had all these comeback victories. two or three of the guys left for other schools and the coach was trying to find them other places to play. so they stuck it out and it paid off. >> definitely a good feel good story of the year. great season. >> they could have got another win, it would have been better. [ laughter ] >> weather is a good story. >> dogs it feel good? >> it feels -- >> does it feel good? >> it feels good. lots of sunshine in most spots, temperatures in the 70s and 80s. 50s and 60s at the coastline. plenty of sunshine after night and morning low clouds and fog. hey, how about that save mart

they beat dallas 6-2 to advance to omaha, nebraska. the home run in the 1st got the bears started.his is cal's first appearance in a college world series in 19 years. college world series begins on saturday. >>> a loud and enthusiastic crowd greeted glass mavericks when they returned home as nba champions. fans cheered as the players got off the team plane at love field in dallas, waves trophies. jason kid, who starred at u.c. berkeley and st. joseph high school in alameda. this is his first championship after 17 year in the nba and also the mavericks' first nba championship when they beat the favored heat 4-2. >>> who was the winner at last night's tony awards. Ñw? >>> taking a live look at the big board, a new round of corporate deals nudging stock indexes higher after six weeks of losses. concerns over greece's debt is leaving some to the safety of government bond. the dow currently is up 18, still below 12,000. nasdaq up 4. nasdaq also up 4 -- s&p up 4. >>> people in christchurch, najibullah zazi najibullah zazi, are recovering 24 hours after a dead laertes quake. [ yelling ] >

calhoun nuclear plant near omaha, nebraska. it's totally surrounded by water from the missouri river flood we have been reporting on and now we have learned there was a fire last week that broke out in an electrical switching room. knocked out power to the system that cools the plant's spent fuel rods. but officials said the plant had been shut down for several weeks for a plant refueling and is safe and they are well prepared for floodwaters. >>> when we come back here tonight, the government and economy teetering in grief, if they fall, we'll hear the thud here. we'll go there after the break. >>> and later, they were soldiers once, our own jack jacobs meets the enemy from a long ago battlefield in vietnam. >>> we told you here last night about the rioting and political turmoil in greece as that nation faces down a possible default on its debt. tonight the situation still hanging by a thread officially. and the outcome could easily cause a serious blow back here in the u.s. cnbc's michelle cabrera is with us tonight from athe

the coast guard is closing a 182-mile stretch of the missouri river from sioux city to south of omaha, nebraska because of continued danger of flooding. it's causing thousands in north dakota and south dakota to evacuate in advance of all the water. heavy rain on top of the snowmelt is causing all this flooding. >>> in wildwood, new jersey, something will break your heart. an 11-year-old girl fell 100 feet to her dealt from a ferris wheel. she was on a class trip when she plunged from one of the tallest ferris wheels on the east coast. this is the first time someone has fallen from the ride since it opened in 1985. >>> career diplomat lawrence eagleburger died. he served as deputy secretary of state and for a short time secretary of state under president george h.w. bush. he played a pivotal role during the fall of the berlin wall and the end of the cold war. eagleburger was 80 years old. >>> a gathering of christian conservatives in washington is a big deal for almost every republican presidential candidate. they're all there. former u.s. senator rick santorum talks about what sets him apart f

. >> 11:00 on sunday morning, you can see the game from omaha, nebraska.p it. [ laughter ] >> they've been on me somewhere to tweet, you know, and i don't want to tweet. >> me, either. >> but i said no, aren't you starting to tweet a little bit? you don't tweet? oh, good. >> i've got too many other things to take care of. >> can i use you as an example? if pam doesn't tweet, jackie you tweet, huh? >> i do. >> nothing wrong with that. >> not -- >> for a promotional thing, tomorrow night we're going to have this or that but just to say, had a sandwich. >> tweet the weather. i'm tweeting the weather. >> that's an informational service. but i just -- i don't want to follow anybody. have you ever noticed that? who wants to follow someone? >> i don't know. >> i'm following rickey martin and his adopted kids, you know. i'm following him. i just don't want to follow anyone. is that selfish? yes. oh, it is, i'll finish up here. good news, nfl labor talks, the owners and the players getting together and the cbs report tonight says there's an 80- 85%of their talks ar

the world series begins saturday in omaha, nebraska. it is double elimination. >>> all right, coming up on 5 :00. how's traffic? >> it's looking good, pam. things are picking up a little bit, but still too early to have major problems. the bridge, you can see a few taillights as people head east over the bridge. and going over to the grade towards freemont, no problems there. just a few headlights and tail lights on the screen there. now the other thing, there is a traffic hazard this just came down on the chp website on westbound 580 just west of 150th avenue. a car hit a deer many the road. chp is on the way to help the driver out, but it is blocking the middle lane many the area. so something to be aware of if you're traveling through there. here's steve. >> thank you. >>> fog on the coast. some of it is moving inland, but it's going to burn off really soon and temperatures inland will come up. high pressure building in for about two days. mild to warm, depending on where you are. the coast is going to have to deal with fog and more

ameritrade park in omaha, nebraska for the college world series. florida and south carolina.ht. up the gut, right past hudson randall. mooney would score. south carolina ties it at 1-1. bottom nine. bases stuffed with florida. no outs. john taylor, against tyler thompson. gets the out at home. can't beat that.y with the berry with the nice tag. one out. bases still loaded. wingo, again. look at that. defense goes to him. gets the out at first base. taylor, all fired up. it was very close. anything can happen in omaha. game tied at 1-1. runners on first and second. the s.e.c. player of the year, at the dish. jake williams comes up throwing. and how about that? cody dent, it's dugout time. get familiar with it. 1-1, after ten. move to the top of the 11th. still tied. runner at first for souou carolina. the throw, a little off the mark. then, the throw to third, also not so good. christian walker jogs home. gamecocks out in front, 2-1, on two throwing errorsy the gators. same score. mite price, on two days' rest. gets picket to roll it to short. south carolina wins 2-1, in 11 in

calhoun nuclear plant near omaha, nebraska. here's what we know tonight. the power station is now surrounded by flood waters and there's been a power failure there today. authorities maintain there is no immediate danger, but they are watching it, and so is abc's david kerley, on the flooding picture again tonight. >> reporter: early this morning, a berm at the ft. calhoun plant collapsed, allowing waters to reach containment buildings, forcing the shutdown of power. tonight, backup generators are cooling the nuclear material. the plant has not been in operation since april, and officials say there is no danger. federal inspectors are on the scene, but the government is so concerned, the head of the nuclear regulatory commission is headed to the plant. there was no protecting thousands of houses in minot, north dakota, as the river hit its peak today, flooding more than 4,000 homes, including leslie doll's. >> when you actually see your house, and you know it's not just your basement, it's your whole house -- i'm sorry. >> reporter: it is an eerie feeling

the pilot landed safely in omaha, nebraska. one of the passengers said the takeoff was delayed for three hours for mechanical problems. >> i think people reacted decently. they sack sented that we were going -- accepted that we were going to be really late. >> now 181 passengers were put on a new plane. it took them on to mass mass. the plane reported with the fuel like is being inspctd. >>> santa rosa police arrested a man accused of killing an officer. it happened tuesday. 36-year-old jack romero was killed. police arrested ryan mitchell diaz and his girlfriend, who they believe was an accessory. they said the motive remains unclear but the two knew each other and had disagreements in the past. >>> prisoners at pelican state prison are planning to stage a hunger strike tomorrow protesting what they call inhumane conditions at the prison in crescent city. there will be a news conference in downtown oakland later this morning. it houses some of california's most dangerous inmates. >>> you may see smoke over lake tahoe today bec

flooding and some floodwaters rising the round the brownville nuclear power plant just south of omaha nebraska where there are concerns that rising floodwaters will cause a. potential a vent that would cause the nuclear plant to be shut down there are concerns among people in the area as well that numbers number of coal fired plants and other nuclear facilities there are going to be affected by some of the recent weather issues that they're facing and in some cases that power will not be available to larger areas this is coming now on the heels of so sad press story today that's making the rounds and causing a big stir and from social preselector quote time after time officials at the united states nuclear regulatory commission have decided that original regulations were too strict arguing that safety margins could be eased without peril according to records and interviews basically it takes a look back at the history of nuclear power regulation here in the united states and how the government has given license to power plants operating and given them sort of remove them from what would be fre

number two is omaha, nebraska.est place to find a good job right out of college, fayetteville, north carolina. good jobs, good atmosphere, and apparently, a good place to start. >>> life after college is far from concern of kids who just graduated from high school. especially those whose financial sit wauation has no chance at a. and here is a situation where they're giving a shot to everyone. >> 19-year-old dorante mason is a kid whose life could have gone either way. he was one of six raised by his mom. money was so tight, he was in and out of homeless shelters. one night when mason was only 15 years old, he had nowhere to go and slept inside a tunnel at this playground. >> i was in the tunnel, and you know, i didn't like it at all much. so i was in the tunnel. i was constantly hearing things, i was waking up, and i was like, are just want to get through the night. >> he not only got through the night, but he got through four years of private catholic school. the school is unique. every student there comes from a

casey wian joins us from omaha, nebraska.everybody along the missouri river basin to be prepared for more flooding? >> and you can see why. look behind me. you can see the missouri river and how high the water is here in omaha, nebraska. those sculptures behind me, clearly under water and you can see how quickly the water in the missouri river is rising this morning. it's expected to begin cresting today. the national guard has been patrolling the levees all up and down the river here in nebraska and on the other side in iowa. they've been asking for volunteers over the last couple days to fill sandbags. 250,000 sand bags they're trying to get filled to prevent the river from overflowing these banks. across the river is council bluff, iowa, that's where a lot of folks are worried because it's lot flatter over there. businesses saying if any of these levees break, they could be under 10 feet of water any time in the next several days. they're hoping, of course, that's not going to happen. here in omaha, the major concern is ac

omaha, nebraska was over 100 today. minneapolis was at 102. chicago and 96.t west win brings the heat into the mid-atlantic region. -- the west wing that brings the heat into the mid atlantic's region. a slightly better chance for a thunderstorm late in the day thursday. tomorrow, he scorcher with west winds at 6-12. light winds on the day tomorrow with waves less -- on the bay to mawr with winds -- light winds on the bay tomorrow with waves less than a foot. 97 tomorrow, a hot day with plenty of humidity. mid 90's on thursday. thursday night and friday, a chance for thunderstorms. a bit cloutier on saturday and sunday and that will cool things off a little bit. udier on saturday and sunday and that will cool things off a little bit. >> a new study from ohio state university says the new debt age is 28. by 28, young people have overestimated how much money they were going to earn on their job. the survey also showed that had a positive influence on those aged 18 to 27 by giving them higher self-esteem and more control of their lives. more accusations that the

[music] >> that evening everybody, cal baseball continues out to omaha nebraska.of the year. the bears were ready to go. you know the story, the college world series, you can lose two times before you are eliminated and cal said we have already got one in the books, not today. their defense with derrick campbell was very sweet. in campbell with the bat. and they take two to one lead on texas a&m. the bears lose sunday to virginias of that is why they were in this win or go home row. mac fleming are out of the bullpen to finish it up. they will next play virginia thursday night 4:00 west coast time. here is the manager. we will hear from dave at 11:00 p.m. tonight. dave is coming at 11:00 p.m.? >> that is correct. >> what i like about you is that you go along with anything. now eight to nothing after one-half inning tonight, the giants are losing. the first guy that out the minnesota pitcher never seen one like this, at 800 after one half ending, the giants have a long night. here come the a's ready to go. they are the new city field in new york tonight. they are r

that section runs from sioux city, iowa, to south of omaha, nebraska.s of people in north and south dakota are evacuating in advances of all this rising water. heavy rain on top of the snowmelt is causing all the flooding. >>> further west, fire crews in arizona are battling two massive fires today. the largest is the wall low fire in the town of alpine. it's burned 140,000 acres and forced 2500 people to get out. arizona governor jan brewer is surveying the damage today. she's scheduled to hold a press conference next hour. let's talk more about all these wildfires with jacqui jeras in the cnn weather center. jacqui, is it just me or does it seem it's a bit early for this? >> not really. starting to get to the peak of that. conditions have been so dry for so long. that's really what's helping to fuel some of these fires. take a look at google ert. we put the heat signatures on there. this is by satellite detecting all this heat. these are the two burning in eastern parts of arizona. this is that wall low fire and there's another one south of i-10 that'

. >> from the college world series, omaha, nebraska, the bears losing 4-1 west virginia yesterday withouble opener. this is double elimination. they're still in it. the next game tomorrow against texas a&m: it will take a little more work to get out of the world series. >>> a young golfer from northern ireland posted a record win at the u.s. open. rory mcilroy. he actually broke or tied a dozen records in this. that record of 16-under was held by jack nicklaus, tiger woods and 2 others. they were 13-under. rory took it up a notch. rory won the tournament well ahead of second place finisher jason hillfield. he led from wire to wire. >> he nearly won the master's. he was headed after 3 rounds there. >>> a lot more to come from this kid. >>> 6:25. for one woman, facebook isn't just a waste of time; it's a lifesaver. >>> after falling and breaking her thighbone, the woman couldn't get to the phone to call 911, so the south florida woman instead reached for her nearest laptop a few feet away. she managed to log on to a facebook group that only she and her family have access to. she sent a m

the flood could rival the 1952 flood along some stretches from omaha, nebraska, northward. don't forget the tornadoes. in all these disasters, there's one constant. the american red cross now needs your help. find out what you can do later this hour. >>> let's check in with alexandra steele. >> i think you said it really well. you talked about all that different extreme weather. the one constant is the red cross. the one constant also with this extreme weather is the changing global nature of our atmosphere. it seems like extreme is the new normal. extreme being the fires we're talking about in eastern arizona. this may go down as kind of a precipice in arizona becoming the worst fire in the state's history. of course, in april and may we were talking about worst flooding in the mississippi and missouri in 116 years. it really seems that is the case, right? extreme is the new normal. we'll talk a little bit more about that coming up as well. here's the fire threat. it is critical. we're looking at this. still 6% contained in eastern arizona. what we're also watching are the

the pilot landed the plane safely in omaha, nebraska, last night. one of the passengers says the takeoff from san francisco was delayed three hours for mechanical problems. >> i think people mostly reacted decently because i think people were already frustrated from and already accepted that we were going to be really late. so it was just like all right this is the latest in bad day of traveling. >> now the 181 passengers on board were put on a replacement plane that took them onto massachusetts. the plane with that reported fuel leak is being inspected. >>> fewer californians are planning to hit the road during the 4th of july holiday weekend. triple a says about 3.6 million californians plan to drive at least 50 miles, but that's about 2% fewer compared to last year. air travel is actually expected to slightly increase. triple a says high gas prices and the economy are some of the reasons most people plan to stay closer to home. >>> time now 6:08. always check with sal first. >> always. >> by the way how's the toll plaza right now? >>> dave, i'm g

but from the college world series in omaha, nebraska. bears lost four-one to virginia yesterday. but this is a double- elimination tournament, so they're still in it. eir next game is t >>> the bears losing 4-1 to virginia yesterday in their opener. but this is the double elimination tournament. they still have another game to play. if they keep winning, they keep playing. next game set for tomorrow against texas a&m. go bears. >>> what better way for the as to break out of their funk? play their rivals the giants. oakland won at the colosseum, again yesterday 2-1. completes a three-game sweep of the giants that helped the as continue from a nasty june swoon. in all fairness, the giants swept the as in a previous series. they're even across the board so far in the first 6. >>> a big weekend of golf, too. a record-breaking win at the u.s. open golf tournament. >>> rory mcilroy shot a 16- under-par 4 days at the congressional country club. this happened in maryland. the 22-year-old -- he's 22? >> yeah. a young un. >> so young. he's from no

we're also keeping an eye on omaha, nebraska. our cal golden bears taking on the virginia team. upset. this game gets started at 11:00 this morning our time so we'll have to watch that weather closely around the plains today. back to the bay area, clear skies. other than the low clouds that's the marine layer which is at the 2,000 feet this morning, it's going to get squished down. we'll get the warming, drying air that sinks down and that will allow inland spots to get into the 80s, but still comfortably cool around san francisco and the coast. this warm-up will be a warm-up for 80% of the bay area. the inland valleys will see temperatures start to climb the next couple of days. highs today low 80s san jose but still pretty cool around san francisco where you're going to see the hot weather today. out towards solano county or those north bay counties where those northerly winds will warm things up, especially come tomorrow, the last full day of spring. we have gotten through spring finally. there you see tuesday and wednesday mainly 90s inland but comfortable for the coast. so

the flood could rival the 1952 flood along some stretches from omaha, nebraska, northward. >>> let's check in now with alexandra steele with more on what's happening with the fires, floods, everything seeming to impact all various parts of this country. >> let's add some tornadoes, how about that in the mid-atlantic. you're flying today. a lot of people flying. we've had big impacts. we talked a lot about the mid-atlantic and severe weather and airports being impacted. a quick snapshot. some tornado warnings in northern maryland, hartford county until about 5: 30 tonight. south of washington, d.c., take a look at this red cell. what we're seeing, some isolated tornadoes and also we're seeing in addition to that in other of these smaller cells, hail, 1 1/2 inches in diameter and winds up to 70 miles per hour. mid-atlantic certainly being impacted. of course we're talking about the fires as well. and so much else happening weatherwise. certainly severe weather, we've certainly seen that. of course, critical fire. this could be and is on the precipice in so much of eastern arizona being

the bears leaving oakland international airport early this morning for omaha, nebraska, where they areng to take part in fact double elimination tournament for the national championship. and this comes just months after uc officials said the season would be the team's very last because of budget cut. they were done. but a fundraising effort managed to save the program. the bears' first game is sunday against virginia. so good luck. >> what a way to prove that they deserve to stay. their program needs to stay at cal. >> they were down to almost their last strike a couple of games ago, came back with a dramatic 9th inning to catapult them to the next and then they swept the last team and off they go. it's a great story, it really is. >> good luck to the bears. >>> stargazers are hoping for clear skies tonight for the first lunar eclipse of the year. >> the total lunar eclipse should be the longest one in more than a decade and last about 100 minutes. tonight's eclipse is also expected to be the darkest one on record. the next one is in december. >> check it out. >>> 6:26. coming up in ju

the pilot landed the plane safely in omaha, nebraska, last night. one of the passengers says taking off from san francisco was delayed three hours for mechanical issues. >> i think people mostly reacted decently because i think people were already frustrated and already accepted that we were going to be really late. so it was just like all right this is the latest in a bad day of traveling. >> now 181 passengers on board were put on a replacement plane that took them onto massachusetts. the plane with the reported fuel leak is now being inspected. >>> fewer californians are planning to hit the road during the 4th of july holiday weekend. triple a says about 3.6 million californians plan to drive at least 50 miles, but that's about 2% fewer compared to last year. air travel is expected to slightly increase. triple a says high gas prices and the economy are some of the reasons people plan to stay closer to home. >>> time now 5:05. we get to hit the road with sal because whether he's watching the east shore or wherever you know he knows all about the c

let me hear you make some noise, omaha, nebraska. >> reporter: this live show was special.glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. >> bless these stunt people. keep them safe and give us a good show. in jesus' name. amen. >> reporter: gene sullivan who heads the jump for jesus ministry delivered the invocation. and then all hell broke loose. >> that's right. it's time to smash the metal, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. rock-and-roll. yeah! >> reporter: sensational stupefying. this was only the beginning. >> are you ready to blow something up tonight, omaha? let me hear you. >> reporter: ambulances were standing by. >> 3, 2, 1. >> reporter: stunning. these folks really know how to have a good time. >> it was awesome, man. that was the best time of my life. >> want to let them walls get burning here. >> reporter: this is not pro wrestling, folks. this is real. >> i probably have about $300,000 in hospital bills that i'm working on. >> reporter: broken a lot of bones. >> broken a lot of bones. been on life light helicop

calhoun nuclear power plant near omaha, nebraska. it inup dated pars of the reactor and continainment areas. regulators say the situation is not significantly dangerous. 80 miles down river waters are also rising around the cooper station plant. and as three nuclear facilities are now threatened today by fire and water, a new investigation of the associated press, the report finds that while the u.s. population is booming in areas surrounding nuclear power plants, there is no standard for evacuations in case of an accident. >>> 15 children and eight adults are recovering from their injuries today after a school bus carrying kids to summer camp flipped over in pennsylvania sunday. authorities say the crash was caused by an elderly driver who swerved into the path of the bus while trying to avoid oncoming traffic. >>> and federal investigators are questioning the safety record of a company that operated the truck that crashed into an amtrak train in the nevada desert friday killing six people. the trucking company had multiple citation

and omaha nebraska. cal vs. virginia. the fun part you will not have to go omaha.the morning. they are opening the college world series. we have fractured vertebrae news. with that is masonry man who suffered a fractured vertebrae and last night's game. boston routed to connect five to one. the is to say, he will miss the deciding game. looking ahead, he may miss the start of next season. i will turn to jacqueline bennett because during basketball season i relied on pam for her inside. you were there when the pistons won back- to-back, what you see tomorrow night? game no. 79 looking forward to it as many hockey fans. >> vancouver has played so well at home. they have allowed 2 goals i believe with three games at home. >> pam, you probably know this book the home team has won every game in this series. >> i want boston. >> the canucks are the team that eliminated the sharks. as a man that follows the sharks, i would like to have the team that eliminated me to win. now my still sweating? >> a little bit. >> i never sweat unless i have a friend on and then we screw t

they are moving on to omaha nebraska. chad chris's home rupp got things start. this is their first in 19 years. the world series starts sought. it's a double-ehim nation tournament. >>> tournament -- elimination tonment. >>> hong wu has been charged with two counts of murder after police say he shot and kill two employees of a neighboring souvenir shop in january. they say the shooting happened after a dispute over selling similar items. 7:48. she's a a little girl. she's a -- she's a little girl. a rare surviver. an 8-year-old becomes only the third person in the country to overcome a life-threatening infection. >>> and the best places to catch all of the action. blatt >>> 7:51. a northern california girl is one of the few americans to survive rabies without ever receiving a vaccine. doctors believe 8-year-old precious reynolds probably contracted the disease from a ferrell cat that scratched her -- fair farrow cat that scratched her. >> i toe my husband, i said this is no flu. there's something wrong. i said there's something wrong, we're going back to the eme

let us go ahead and roll it up, her from omaha nebraska.oach of the year, dave, we just named him this morning. now in the fifth inning, they had runners in the corner and here is derrick campbell, the no. 9 hitter, he plays second base. did it to drop, with the center field he bobbled it cal scored three runs in the fifth, and three more in the sixth inning, they won seven to three, how about that! and >> that was pretty amazing. where was the special announcer, the baseball guy? >> he was there, this is in such a story, espn has put him on the air. they have sent up his radiobroadcast and played it over the year. it has been great for danny fry and great for the cal program. they will play in virginia and south carolina that game going on right now. >> your virginia? >> i know, i had mixed emotions i may have them again. >> now programming note to tell you about this friday, will air at 8:00 p.m.. we will run two hours of date line followed by the kron4 news at 10:00 p.m.. we will be right back. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find

. >>> floodwaters are threatening a nuclear plant near omaha, nebraska.by would be able to escape in the event of a radioactive leak. here's brian todd. >> reporter: days of raw nerves around nuclear facilities. fires creep close to the lap and flooding in nebraska drawing fears of a power shut down and a possible nuclear catastrophe. in the town, one local resident is anxious. >> he worries if there is another event that would happen that might put things in jeopardy. >> the union of concerned scientists is nervous about evacuation plans in towns. >> the population growth has been fairly significant in areas, but the emergency plans haven't caught up with that population growth. as a result it might take longer to get people out of harm's way should a disaster occur. >> this occur caught the attention of state officials and members of congress after a recent investigation by the associated press on nuclear safety. he said populations around plants like the indian point near new york have grown in recent years, making them tough to evacuate quickly. the a

. >> reporter: just outside of omaha, nebraska, watch the force of this massive wedge tornado, that silver line at the bottom of the screen is a freight train. look closely as the twister sweeps across the track derailing 13 cars. covering the wreckage in a cloud of black debris. >> there go the train cars. >> reporter: thankfully no one was hurt. on the highways drivers coped with golf ball-sized hail. as sirens roared for miles. >> and that's a tornado warning. >> reporter: in omaha terrified baseball fans scurried out of the ncaa college world series as ominous clouds and heavy rain surrounded the stadium. >> first time, i've been coming here 30 years, that i've seen something that's other than a warning occur. >> reporter: and across kansas remnants of the storm. tractor trailers flipped. metal rooftops ripped from warehouses and residents left reeling. >> i no sooner got to the basement and we could feel it in our ears. >> reporter: at least there was plenty of warning. in omaha last night we heard those sirens going off repeatedly, one reason perhaps we haven't heard of any more seri

they took off from the oakland airport a couple of hours ago, off to omaha, nebraska.st months after uc official said the season would be the final because of budget cuts but fundraising efforts managed to save the program. they will kick it off this weekend against virginia. >>> traffic and weather coming right up. stay with us. ,,,, [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street from her sister. [ banker ] but someone else bought it before they could get their offer together. we really missed a great opportunity -- dodged a bullet there. [ banker ] so we talked to them about the wells fargo priority buyer preapproval. it lets people know that you are a serious buyer because you've been credit-approved. we got everything in order so that we can move on the next place we found. which was clear on the other side of town. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when you're ready to move. >>> good morning. let's talk about the silicon valley ride. th

, new york. >> and joining us now is nuclear regulatory commission chairman gregory jaczko in omaha, nebraskag. mr. jaczko, good morning to you. >> good morning, chris. >> just to review some of the things in michelle's report. you've got three nuclear facilities in the united states in harm's way, the cooper and fort collins plants in nebraska and los alamos threatened by wildfires. what's your level of concern here, and are these plants in trouble? >> well, the plants in nebraska that are dealing with the floodwaters, we're -- we're seeing them as being very prepared right now to deal with that situation. it certainly is a challenge. the water levels are very high. but all of the vital safety systems at those plants are being protected. and we've got our staff here 24/7, around the clock, to make sure that the licensees take the appropriate action. with regard to the plant in new mexico, the facility there, that's actually something that the department of energy has the prime responsibility for. so we'll provide them with whatever assistance they need. >> but you can imagine people's, i gue

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in omaha, nebraska, they're worried about the rising river and the college world series which is to begin this week blocks from the rising river. let's go straight to omaha to casey wian. casey, there's never a good time for a flood but you have all of these people packing into this baseball stadium in the next couple of days. it's tough. >> reporter: yeah, not only that, brooke, this is the debut of this beautiful, new stadium for the college world series. this is the going to be the first time that this big event will be played here. so officials are trying to do what they can to make sure that the fan experience is not impacted. they have brought in massive pumps from as far away as texas and maryland to get water out of low-lying areas. they have signed up volunteers to fill hundreds of thousands of sandbags to protect the low-lying areas from the rising water. and they have also fixed a pipe that was stressed and burst and allowed water to release into one of the parking lots yesterday. so they've got all of those efforts ongoing. why is it so important? well, we're talking $40 milli

flooding, the upper missouri river levees seem to be holding but the sandbags are ready to go in nebraska. omahathe water along the missouri river. they are worried about levy breaches. as many as 2700 people may need to evacuate if the water continues to rise. the river has been rising for weeks. the army corps of engineers has been in trying to make room for the words of more --make room in the reservoir for the heavy rain. tomorrow we will air nbc programming and bring a special edition of kron4 news. tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. we have a minute to minute, then law and order criminal intent at 9:00 p.m. and then kron4 news at 10:00 p.m.. [music] ÷o ♪ ♪ stay inside? nah. not when you have a five-star overall vehicle score for safety. one more reason chevy traverse delivers more. [ woman ] sam begged and pleaded... so i sent him to camp. we'd earned lots of points with our new citi thankyou card... and i put them to good use. he told me about his bunkmates, and how he signs up for every activity. ♪ he even hangs out with the camp director. just like that. [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyo

this was in omaha, nebraska, after powerful tornadoes and thunderstorms rolled through the area.ting 70 miles per hour in omaha and the skies started turning pitch-black. that's when sirens went off and fans were literally running to escape the storm. >> well, coming here for 30 years, the first time that i've seen something other than a warning occur. this is 75-mile-an-hour gusts of wind or more. >> we were on tenth street and the police officer came up and said out of your car. >> the wind started blowing hard. >> better get covered. >> people who are from here knew to go up. we started walking with the sirens going off and you just heard them going on the air saying it was a high wind advisory which is why the sirens were going off and we were walking out. >> interviewing them once safely at the quest center i guess that's where they got sent for shelter. interviewing the poor guy in the midst of the storm. why are you being asked to get the heck out? >> just want to stop your run for a second and ask that. it ended up being -- the game resumed yesterday morning, so it ended

william and mona braun, and they're from omaha, nebraska, where lawrence welk used to play live. 75 yearsevity is success of marriage is making sacrifices. that's a nice one. and loving each other more than you can imagine. that's it, that's all. now back to new york. >>> all right, willard, thank you so much. coming up, we're going to get details on a death-defying stunt by a daring high-wire artist. but first, this is "today" on nbc. nbc. at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >>> we're back at >>> we're back at 8:38 with a man who has become an expert at cheating death. and he's done it live right here on "today." back in 2008, he walked and then biked across a suspended high wire 13 1/2 stories in the air in newark, new jersey. and there were some very tense moments. now he's creating new stunts with the help of his family for a discovery channel series called "life on a wire." take a look. >> ladies and gentlemen, he will now attempt to walk a wire over 2,000 feet i

i've >> mitchell: the head of the nuclear regulatory commission is visiting two nebraska nuclear plants near omahait's surrounded by water. but a berm or levy collapsed today. officials say the plant was shut down two months ago for refueling and there is no danger. they have the world's most dangerous jobs, the nearly 2,000 workers who are trying to clean up japan's crippled nuclear plants. while the motives vary, for some, the job is highly personal mission. lucy craft has the story. >> reporter: streets eerily quiet. the usual tourist our gone. this is the on of yumoto, 25 miles away from the fukushima daiichi plant. it's always been known as a sleepy resort town. now it's home away from home for workers battling the worst nuclear disaster since chernobyl. men like truck driver this man, father of two, left the safety of his home for a six month stint at fukushima daiichi. $150 a day. >> i'm not proud of the way i've lived. so i'm trying to be better. >> reporter: buses pick the men up at 6:45 a.m. then a one hour ride in sweltering heat to the nuclear plant part of a team that sorts radioactiv

. >> first up, omaha, nebraska, $250,000. >> this is a lot of house located in the field club area which seat which kids, dogs and parents love. something charming about that little seat. the living room is open to the entry way with the original tile fireplace. i love it. that radiator ought to be white. i don't think the original radiator looks cool there. the simple dining room has glossy hard wood floors. >> should they fix it up a little bit? >> it looks like a punishment area. it's too stark but it's a beautiful room. the table's too small. they need cushions, place mats and some softening. it's a lovely room. there is a sunny, family-sized kitchen. you can see the size of the kitchen with granite counters, updated appliances and there is an adjacent dining area. the kitchen could hold a much bigger dining room. you have a funny thing going on with the table in this house. but the backyard has a small sun room which is lovely. just about the right size. and a green small patch of lawn out back. beautifully manicured. >> out to tacoma, washington. 3 bedroom house, $275,000. >> this

nebraska. and kansas. in omaha, thousands of fans ran out of a college world series baseball game. the dark clouds and heavy rain surrounded the ballpark. storms knocked down power lines and flipped freight cars. inspite of that, nobody was seriously injured. >> president obama will address the nation tomorrow night on his exit strategy for afghanistan. defense department source says the president is expected to withdrawal some 5,000 u.s. troops this summer and another 5,000 by theed of the year. the official says mr. obama is weighing a timetable for bringing home the 20,000 troops he ordered to afghanistan. in december of 2009. aides say the president wants to ensure the draw down to put u.s. on a path toward giving afghan control of their own security by 2014. >>> first lady official obama and her daughters are on a week-long visit to africa. they paid respects to nelson mandella today in a private visit at the home of the former south african president in johannesburg. the 92-year-old asked to meet them. mrs. obama, her mother and the girls were shown some of mandelll's persona

nebraska. and kansas. in omaha, thousands of fans ran out of a college world series baseball game. the dark clouds and heavy rain surrounded the ballpark. storms knocked down power lines and flipped freight cars. inspite of that, nobody was seriously injured. >> president obama will address the nation tomorrow night on his exit strategy for afghanistan. defense department source says the president is expected to withdrawal some 5,000 u.s. troops this summer and another 5,000 by theed of the year. the official says mr. obama is weighing a timetable for bringing home the 20,000 troops he ordered to afghanistan. in december of 2009. aides say the president wants to ensure the draw down to put u.s. on a path toward giving afghan control of their own security by 2014. >>> first lady oicial obama and her daughters are on a week-long visit to africa. they paid respects to nelson mandella today in a private visit at the home of the former south african president in johannesburg. the 92-year-old asked to meet them. mrs. obama, her mother and the girls were shown some of mandelll's personal

nebraska. the cooper plant south of omaha remains dry but the four calhoun nuclear station by omaha is surrounded by water. a berm protecting the calhoun plant has collapsed. an off site power supply is providing electricity. the head of the nuclear regulatory agency visited the plant yesterday. >> all the plants in the u.s. have been designed to deal with what we think are the largest historic possible floods and this plant is designed to deal with a flood at a much higher level than we're seeing right now. >> the cooper plant remains dry and authorities expect the barriers to hold. >>> to the devastating flooding in north dakota now. the flooding in minot looks like it's peaked. more than 4,000 homes have been damaged or destroyed. jamie yuccas of our minneapolis station wcco reports. >> reporter: despite losing their home to floodwaters, josh hawkins and his wife angela consider themselves fortunate to have somewhere to stay. >> we kind of figure we'll be here until at least september, october maybe depending. >> we have no idea how long we're going to be here, so. >> reporter: angela is two w