platts is simply reporting numbers.we really wanted to go after price fixing, we should go after the cartel called opec which in fact does withold production in order to impact the price of oil. you know, when i was president of shell oil i was dragged in front of congress at least half a dozen times. i had letters of accusation from about 48 attorneys general. always accusing of having either withheld production or set price or somehow to guarranty a higher profit. melissa: right. >> every investigation that was happening, none of it came to anything because you know what? when an executive takes on a job like that, they know that the price fixing is a jailable offense. melissa: okay. >> and nobody in their right mind wants to go to jail over a price-fixing setting scheme. that is just nonsense. melissa: that is a good argument. let me ass john macy, let's drill down on the etails. the mechanism at least in part from what i'm reading they prevented, the oil companies involved prevented others from participating in the

bp, shell, statoil and price reporting agency platts all confirmed to reporters being under investigation. shell's statement reads it's "assisting an inquiry into trading activities." bp states: "we are co-operating fully with the investigation." statoil reports "authorities suspect anti- competitive agreements." oil traders at total sa in france reportedly told regulators last fall "several times a of line." reaction to allegations of oil price fixing is reaching u.s. shores. "i think shock and disgust. i don't know if it's going to have a real market impact short- term, but long-term it's raising the creditability of some of these markets." that reaction from phil flynn, a prominate oil trader and fox busines news contributor. it's reported price collusion was happening in crude oil, refined products and biofuels. a multi-layered investigation is happening now into exactly how workers at the irs targeted

this one we melissa platte. >> oh, yeah. that's shuttle. >> robin posted this one, and i am not sure who is photo bombing who in this one. >> the kitty was trying to take a picture of the kitty that's lying down sleeping when we are brother louie snuck in. >> surely the last time is kitty. >> kim phillips saresone. the black dog i think is the one doing the photo bombing. >> awesome. >> isn't this cute? melissa mcpherson sent this in, and i can tell her cat put a lot of work into this pose. >> that's pretty cute, too. peeping around. jennifer foot bombing. >> dennis hutton, i think probably my favorite one. it is the sneaky cat photo bomb. thank you for everyone who submitted. these are very cute. >>> who swims toward a great white shark? this woman, that's who. >> that is mind blowing. >> the amazing encounter next "right this minute." >>> still to come, the l.a. beast gives us a lesson in mind over matter when he puts his hands through -- >> 20 mouse traps. >> this doesn't look like it is affecting him. >> see if he makes

after whatever the source was that blew this guy's coverage with an al qaeda reference in yes, ma'am platts energy and i'm very, very critical. man it was a critical piece of intelligence that we had and somehow or other it got leaked. that is something the government has to pursue. >> the ap apparently is now bleeding. you know why? because the contacts they had used are now freezing. they don't want to expose them because of the dangers involved. do you understand that? >> i understand that. but i also think the president made sense. and the subpoena may have been overbroad, but the principal that it is not okay to traffic in illegally obtained classified information is correct. but the press's reaction is so instructive. when there is the slightest potential infringement on the first amendment they go crazy. they treat the nra as if it is nuts ask the tea party the same way when it cares about all the amendments if the constitution. >> the head of the ap says it is quote unquote deeply damaging. do you believe him? i don't it has a chilling effect on sources which is why journalists figh

royal dutch shell, bp, statoil and platts, which collects and publishes oil prices, are all under investigation, and are all said to be working with investigators. the uk's office of fair trading reportedly has received no credible evidence of manipulation in the oil spot and futures markets. a deadly fungus is spreading through coffee crops south of the border. the fungus, known as "roya," will likely kill off about 16% of coffee crops in central america - that's where some of the rarest beans are grown. traders say it will likely mean a price jolt on gourmet coffee. "where you are going to see coffee prices hold or even go up a little bit is in your higher-end coffees, such as starbucks or gevalia." that was jack scoville of price futures group. he expects lower coffee production in central america will boost production in the u.s., as many workers will likely head across the border for work. in earnings news, john deere & company got a boost from a price hike. revenue at the equipment maker is up 9% from last year after raising prices. but, the company cut its sales outlook as wet weather co

and platt now is suing his bank.out wrongdoing by the bank, so far federal regulators are refusing even to provide that material to congress. claiming the bank's documents are their trade secrets. >> all right, lisa. thank you very much of we really appreciate you joining us for that report. time now for the news nation gut check. we told you earlier, the new hampshire senator kelly ayotte faced new questions at a town hall about her vote against the bill that would have expanded background checks. she then defended the boat despite polling that shows 75% of new hampshire voters favor increased background checks. two days tag daughter of sandy hook elementary schoolary victim confronted ayotte. she respond by saying increased background checks would not have prevend the newtown school shootings. do you think town halls like this will change lawmakers' mine about gun control? what does your gut check tell you? that does it for this edition of "news nation." thank you for joining us. i'll see you tomorrow. "the cycle"

is in the particular they're looking at platts and there's this benchmark not only is it used to set the price of oil but it's also used to set the price on contracts and the two point two trillion dollar base chemical industry in coal shipping rates so it spreads throughout and little tiny movements in the prices of course over a two point two trillion dollar. industry can mean a lot and in terms of the real world versus this fictional world. course is most voters because it only comes out during election season with voters think it's saudi shakes who and the royal families who are setting the price of oil as these articles know it spent plats since that and the other p r a's since the one nine hundred eighty s. when the saudis no longer opec no longer set the price of oil it's these guys who report voluntarily what they think the price is but of course oil is the most that we try to commodity in the world and then have all the derivatives of oil including the petro chemical business the plastics industry pharmaceuticals etc that all key into the same price so it along with live war

not only in north platte but in minnesota, too. look at minneapolis. to 91 degrees. kansas city getting to 92 by tuesday, david. >> wow, it's going to be hot. i know you're on the way to the town with that ice. we'll see you in the morning on "gma." >>> in the meantime, we turn tonight to a firestorm in washington. this week, the irs is expected to reveal the results of an internal investigation that shows the agency targeted the tea party and conservative groups. what were they looking for and was this politically motivated? abc's reena ninan at the white house tonight. >> reporter: the irs may be in need of an audit, say critics, after revelations it specifically went after conservative tea party groups. >> i don't care if you're a conservative, a liberal, a democrat or a republican. this should send a chill up your spine. >> reporter: new allegations from the irs inspector general's report due out this week reportedly claim that senior irs officials knew about the targeting as early as 2011. so, why did the agency's commissioner, appointed by george w. bush, say t

fairs are platt this -- fares are flat this year, there are great bargains ahead for memorial day, key west down 30%. >> you have to fly commando, right? >> maybe. i don't think that majors are doing it. neil: that is what they do to me, it's on them, they will regret it. >> it will be on all of us i think. neil: terry thank you. harry in a hurry to spend more for a health care train wreck. >> unless we implement this properly it will be a train wreck. >> denzel washington won't be able to keep this thing on track either. ello. mother. mother! traveling is easy with the venture card because you can fly airline anytime. two words. double miles! this guy can act. wanna play dodge rock? oh, you guys! and with double miles you can actuay use, you never miss the fun. beard growing conte and go! ♪ win! what's in your wallet? >> said unless we implement this properly it will be a train wreck, i agree with him, i wish we had money to do this on -- he is determined he will take money from some other things he feels are less important in health care bill and put it on letting you and others be w

fairs are platt this -- fares are flat this year, there are great bargains ahead for memorial day, key>> you have to fly commando, right? >> maybe. i don't think that majors are doingt. neil: that is what they do to me, it's on them, they will regret it. >> it will be on all of us i think. neil: terry thank you. harry in a hurry to spend more for a health care train wreck. >> unless we implement this properly it will be a train wreck. >> denzel washington won't be we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years. ♪ try align. it's the number one ge recommended probiotic that helps maintain digestive balance. ♪ stay in the groove with align. >> said unless we implement this properly it will be a train wreck, i a

and kansas all the way up into north platt. and then for monday, even towards chicago and st. louis and down into oklahoma city and down into arkansas. a storm system that progresses from west to east across the country. we are talking about drought. 2011. i know there was a lot of tornados in 2011, 758 tornados happened in one month. in april of 2013, only 83 tornados. we should have an average of 300 to 400. but you get the idea. we did not have a severe weather season in april, and now it's about to start. we will keep you advised but keep a watch out for yourself because this could be a violent day in the plains, too. >>> this just in to cnn north korea fired three short-range missiles but there is no damage. the missiles landed in the see off of the korean peninsula. the tension in the peninsula has been going on. >>> investors ignoring the more adage, and some are all finishing the week higher for a fourth straight week in a row, and the dow and s&p 500 finishing the week at record highs. and the economy is continuing to improve. and a new consumer sentiment showing it s

google said to be building fireless networks in africa and asia eyeing a system of high altitude platt forms to do it providing access for areas reaching hundreds of square mime u.s. stocks rising to a record today after showing home values jumped the most in is seven years. and tesla shares are zooming above $100 a share. the stock has been on a tear in the wake of plans to super charger network and announced it paid off the government loan after reporting a first profitable quarter ever after sales made tesla the top seller of rechargeable cars. >> thank you. >> nike ending it's commitment to lance armstrong's live strong cancer charity. the move ends a 9-year relationship where nike helped the foundation and made the bracelet a global symbol for cancer survivors. nike dropped it's personal sponsorship of armstrong last october. >> apple's decision to move it's flabship store into union square could spell doom for a popular fountain there. the fountain sits between the levies store on stockton includes moldings from famous san francisco sites. apple plans to move into the old space a

> because work will be going on underneath the road bed and high above waters job one was to build platt forms for workers. with that done, this shows how next job was to start chipping away at concrete and also to begin drilling into concrete where steel wires will be threaded to hold saddles down. they're the main component of the chosen retro fit for a bearing containing 32 broken bolts. it is supposed to serve the bridge, it's features and the cars on it. just as well. >> bolts are no longer useful. the saddle pulls it up. and hold it nice, and tight. >> those that cracked are being tested now. on this work and the testing and whether the new bridge will be able to open as scheduled labor day weekend. live on treasure island abc 7 news. >> heather, thank you. four santa cruz law enforcement officers being hailed heroes today for actions after two fellow officers were gunned down in february. today, city officials praised police sargeant jose garcia. and sheriff deputies for acting prudent and here yolkic when they shot and killed jeremy goulet. he ambushed two officers while being qu

platt received a postkaurt recently saying he'll get a check.slap in the face. we have been trying to work through this for three years now. and we've lost lots. >> in all, 13 banks will pay $3.6 billion to homeowners under the settlement. the five biggest banks alone earn more than $60 billion last year. the largest payout is $125,000, go to more than 1,000 members of the military wrongly foreclosed on and for 53 homeowners foreclosed on even though they never missed a payment. most, almost 2 million homeowners, get checks of $300 to $600. >> families get pennies on the dollar in the settlement for being victims of illegal activities. >> platt was so upset, he wrote nbc news. >> the banks have misrepresented the facts. >> in the settlement, the banks promised to end the abuses, but platt said his bank has not changed. >> no improvement whatsoever. in fact, you can't even talk to them. >> both banks declined to comment, and platt now is suing his comment. as for information about wrong doing by the banks, so far federal regulators are refusing t

john kingston of platts, that assault money we into the for you, stay tune on fox business for continuing updates on the devastating. willis report is next. >> i am gerri willis on the willis report. >> your medical privacy at risk, we have a special investigation to what is happening to your medical record, and irs said it will not have access to your med cad -- medical record in the age of obamacare, are they telling the truth? are consumers getting the truth when it comes to sun screen? we're on the face tonight in the willis report. >> we are following a breaking news story out of oklahoma city, a mile-wide tornado struck suburbs south of oklahoma city, there is extensive damage to buildings and homes in the moore, oklahoma area. some people are trapped in wreckage, emergency crews are trying to reach them. residents did get an advance warning many had already taken cover, two schools were in the path. police say one of the schools took a direct hit, no word on injuries. national weather sr. vice said that the tornado that struck this afternoon was show big, so big that people may not

real cold in rapid city at freezing, north platte, 46, omaha, 48 so looking for a lot of cool weatherhere, but the warmth at least for today is out in the southwest, los angeles, 80. san diego, 72 las vegas and they'll see a cooldown though going into the end of the wk started the week. here are all the numbers. so the hail was so thick in parts of texas it looked like snow. i have to show you this photo taken by brian james, actually chief meteorologist down in my affiliate where one of my students works. after the rain coming out of a thunderstorm in missouri. always when you're driving to see that clearing. thanks so much for sending these. do more at ging er shgs juner_z. >>> we have a fascinating look at the world. >>> researchers mounded cameras on bears to record their every move. the result, remarkable images of them touring towns in alaska and it turns out these guys aren't exactly picky eaters. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: 98% of america's brown bears live in alaska. most of them grizzly bears. the smallest adults are about the size of an nfl linebacker. they have

platt received a postcard recently saying he'll be getting a check. he, too, expects $300. >> it's kind of like a slap in the face. we've been trying to work through this for three years now. we've lost lots. >> in all, 13 banks will pay $3.6 billion to homeowners under the settlement. the five biggest banks alone earned more than $60 billion last year. the largest payouts, $125,000 go to more than 1,000 members of the military wrongly foreclosed on and to 53 homeowners foreclosed on even though they never missed a mortgage payment. most, almost 2 million homeowners get checks of 300 to $600. >> when we come back, how badly have homeowners been shafted, what can still be done and how this nomination by president obama might actually help. all next. >>> the ongoing drama of banks screwing homeowners, one of the greatest stories of the recession continues to go on. joining me at the table, former governor eliot spitzer and from the fannie mae research, jim carr and congressman cummings. this is what would happen if we can get principle reduction, discou

john kingston of platts, that assault money we into the for you, stay tune on fox business for continuingvastating. willis report is next. >> i am gerri willis on the willis report. >> your medical privacy at risk, we have a special investigation to what is happening to your medical record, and irs said it will not have access to your med cad -- medical record in the age of obamacare, are they telling the truth? are consumers getting the truth when it comes to sun screen? we're on the face tonight in the willis report. >> we are following a breaking news story out of oklahoma city, a mile-wide tornado struck

behind the front, though, 57 in north platte and 67 in denver.is coming together for severe weather outbreak and the moisture from the gulf, the pudge of the upper level atmosphere with the jet stream. just an almost textbook scenario for severe weather outbreak. >> heather: 25 million people, again, are affected by the storms as they stretch across portions of the lanes and the midwest. we will continue to watch the storms for you. janice dean will be here all night following the latest and we will be back after a quick break. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depresd mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chanti if you notice any of these stop ta

remember, this afternoon and tonight up to north platte, the threat from fargo into south oklahoma so it's not just that area but that's the biggest area for tornadoes then this goes into tomorrow and this looks like an even ansas city, wichit tulsa and oklahoma city tomorrow in some of that big, big risk area. heat has been a big fueling factor and it will again record temps yesterday for a lot of west texas, again, lubbock above 100, 99 midland and there you go, some moisture and even flooding possible in the southeast. that's a look at the big picture. >> thank you, ginger. >>> the bling factor at the cannes film festival is significantly diminished the result of a real-life hollywood-style caper involving a million dollars in jewels meant to be lo loo loaned out to a-list stars prowling various red carpets. lama hasan is in cannes. la lama, good morning. >> reporter: on a wet and windy morning in cannes, we have so much to tell you. about a million dollars worth of all that glitters is now gone. talk about a coincidence because the dramatic heist takes place on the same night of s

north platte is at 46, omaha, 48 so we're looking for a lot of cool weather there, but the warmth at for today is out in the southwest, los angeles, 80. 72, san diego. 92, las vegas, and they'll see a little bit of a cooldown though going into the end of the week >> so the hail was so thick in parts of texas, it looked like snow. and i have to show you this photo. this was taken by brian james. he's actually a chief meteorologist down at our affiliate down in amarillo where one of my old students works, by the way. after the rain coming out of a thunderstorm in missouri. so it's always good when you're driving to see that clearing. thanks so much for sending these send more @ginger_zee. we'll go back to @biannagolodryga -- >> plugging away. >> we appreciate it. >>> this morning we've got a fascinating look at the world from a very unusual viewpoint. >> take a look at this. researchers mounted cameras on bears to record their every move. the result, remarkable images of them touring towns in alaska and it turns out these guys aren't exactly picky eaters. here's abc's david wright. >>

also the s&p dow jones indices did extremely well as well as our platts business. liz: yes.ewers know where you stand for the investigations and accusations by the department of justice. with the s&p ratings disaster that was all of the ratings agencies you have come out swinging in certain regards. will you eventually settle overall do you think, terry? put it behind you? >> it is way too early to tell on any of that. we've got a very strong case here and, you know, quite frankly, you know, it's kind of odd, you know, that we have this case. now first of all, on monday, april 22nd, we filed for a motion for complete dismissal of the entire suit. we'll see where that goes. liz: right. >> but there's two questions that i have. one is why and the second is how? and so the first one is what is motivating this to bring a suit and just against standard & poor's in all of this, and the second one on the how is how can you blame --. liz: i'm sorry, terry, can i jump in here. just to be fair, can you really say if everybody was guilty, for all the ratings agencies were guilty than n

remember, this afternoon and tonight up to north platte, the threat from fargo into south oklahoma so it's not just that area but that's the biggest area for tornadoes then this goes into tomorrow and this looks like an even greater risk, so parts of kansas city, wichita, tulsa and oklahoma city tomorrow in some of that big, big risk area. heat has been a big fueling factor and it will again record temps yesterday for a lot of west texas, again, lubbock above 100, 99 midland and there you go, some moisture and even flooding possible in the >> good morning. zahren. after thredays in the 80 we will cool off temperatures low to mid0's. out of e east. you can see on the e satellite some shower activity just down a little closer the howers i-95 to south down near fredericksburg. rain red showers and lily tonight and tomorrow a repeat. 68 to o 73 and warming up >> thank you, ginger. >>> the bling factor at the cannes film festival is significantly diminished the result of a real-life hollywood-style caper involving a million dollars in jewels meant to be lo loo loaned out to a-list stars pr

remember, this afternoon and tonight up to north platte, nebraska now. the threat from fargo into south oklahoma, so it's not just that huevos rancheros area, but that's the biggest area for tornadoes, then this goes into tomorrow and this looks like an even greater risk, so parts of kansas city, wichita, tulsa and oklahoma city tomorrow in some of that big, big risk area. heat has been a big fueling factor and it will again record temps yesterday for a lot of west texas, again, lubbock above 100, 99 midland, and there you go, some moisture and even showers and even some flooding possible in the southeast. >> thank you, ginger. >>> the bling factor at the legendary cannes film festival on the french riviera is significantly diminished the result of a real-life hollywood-style caper involving a million dollars in jewels meant to be loaned out to a-list stars prowling various red carpets. abc's lama hasan is in cannes this morning. lama, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan on a very wet and windy morning in cannes, but we've got so much to

there's our area of low pressure on top of north platte. as we go through the next couple hours, this is the area we're watching, but the storm system has to go somewhere, and it's going to be moving to the east and affecting areas like chicago, parts of the upper midwest, into st. louis, as we go into monday and even potentially into tuesday. now, fredricka, we haven't seen a lot of reports on comparison to years past for tornadoes, but even yesterday alone, we had reportedly 14 tornadoes that touched down. survey teams still have to go out and survey some of the storms. now, for the southeast, it's a different story. lightning there, stronger storms, as well as some very heavy rainfall. fredricka, show the video of the flooding happening in parts of north georgia. if you look right now, you'll continue to see the flood threat as we go through the remainder of the evening. some of the locations have picked up six inches of rainfall. you're seeing the video there. i can promise you, we are going to see more video of more flooding coming in

i think the heritage foundation owes undocumented people like me a platt platform. i think we should go to the heritage foundation and talk to them about immigration. >> i'd cover it if it happens. >> please, please. jim demint, i'd love to come. >> he never returns my calls but if he is watching right now i'd love for him to call. >>> much more ahead including the best new thing in the world today which you can own and fly around andism press everybody. that's coming up. crest + scope gives you the ultimate in fresh breath. so you have the courage to jump in... ♪ or make sparks fly. it's the only toothpaste that combines the freshness of scope with the cleaning power of crest. life opens up when you do. and didn't know where to start. used a contractor before at angie's list, you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. no company can pay to be on angie's list, so you can trust what you're reading. angie's list is like having thousands of close neighbors where i can go ask for personal recommendations. that's the

he was a gutsy, courageous, foreign dip platt.ought he knew it, it was a call laculated risk, it broke b. these things happen. it wasn't somebody's fault. if there's any evidence somebody said we're not going to risk blowing our cover by helping that guy, i want that person in big trouble. there's no evidence anybody did that. no, that's right, chris. and chris stevens was a friend of mine. he was a peace corps volunteer. you and i were peace corps volunteers. it's rough out there. he was living the dream, he took risks, he talked about that in his public statements. it was a horrible situation that developed. >> that's the heart of it and the reason people care about it is somebody got killed, a good guy and other people. i think the president is doing some homework right now getting ready for this baby. this is going to be one heck of a challenge for the president getting through these two thickets. it going to be in the east room, they've upgraded it from the rose garden. it's very dignified. we'll see how the questions go with

it is a ledge it platt question. we don't know where the answer will lead. >> you're right. we know there were two 911 calls placed from that residence. once in 2000 and another in 2004. the 2000 was for ariel castro calling about a fight in his neighborhood. the 2004 was because he allegedly left a child on his bus. i have confirmed with the school district. i spoke with roseanne within the last ten minutes and she tell me that yes, he was an employee here at the school district. she has requested his personnel file. she was expecting it to be in. she said to me it will be in her hands before the end of the day. so we will know more about his work history by the close of business today. >> his work history. i want to emphasize, his work history as of all things, a bus driver, a school bus driver. >> of children. and that 2004 incident allegedly left a child on the bus. so what had happened was child protective family services knocked at the door but no one answered. so it went through the investigative process. they did not find, you know, that he did anything wrong basical

record setting high temperatures, 92 degrees for your high temperature in rapid city. 94 in north platteshorts and a t-shirt. otherwise parts of the pacific northwest dealing with rough weather, possible severe storms today, damaging wind gusts and large hail being a main concern. steve, gretchen and brian, back inside. >> steve: crazy day. if any day that it's warmer in rapid city, south dakota than it is in -- >> texas, oklahoma, florida. >> steve: hawaii. crazy. thank you. >> gretchen: something else that's a little crazy is could it be a cover-up for some of the seals? 17 seals were killed, members of seal team 6 back in the summer of to 2011 -- 2011 when their helicopter was shot down. some of the parents say there are so many unanswered questions still. from the white house, they want to know exactly why were their children on this mission, number one? what actually happened? will they ever get the answers to these questions? >> brian: wrong chopper of the bailout rangers who didn't need help and there were too many people on it. you talk to one of the -- actually both parents this

european commission is investigating whether platts received manipulated price emissions from stat oiland bp. they have been collecting data from laptops. the investigation could look at data as far back as 2002. >>> a super market deal in the uk has been announced. it's a partnership to give shareholders certainty with their money. >> essentially, it's a cost plus in terms of fulfillment and they know their costs and we've obviously got great clarity on that. so there's huge certainty here. it's their technology and, of course, rigorous -- morrison's products going through that system. and i think that's the beauty of this deal. it gives customer certainty because they have the best platform anywhere. we know wa we're going to spend and they could be a black hole for many retailers. >> and the stock news up 25% after gaining that contract. >>> plenty of focus today online as the school year draw toes a close. this is in the united states, that is. report cards are in for some of the central banks, as well. find out who passed with flying colors, who didn't make the grade. ecb's mario

heather: that's me in the cockpit with lieutenant h-p john platte, he's the leader of the aerobatic teamr us to represent 105 to 110,000 air national guards, men and women all around the nation. heather: with over 15,000 hours of nighttime under his belt, he really knows how to wow the crowds around the country. it wasn't too long ago that he was on a very different mission flying f-16s during three combat tours in iraq. >> the air national guard gave me flying lessons, taught me how to fly, gave me a career in aviation. heather: it's that kind of experience that is putting my mind at ease, well sort of as he prepares me to go airborne. heather: this is will we will be flying? >> this is the 300 allen. the goal today is for you to do your first aliron roll by yourself. heather: you'll give me a lesson on this before we go up in the air. >> we'll be tphaoeug upside down. heather: first it's time to suit up. >> slide into that thing. heather: this is fireproof right. >> it's fireproof. you're looking good, i think she is ready. heather: i love it. now it's time to get in and make sure i st

there's the line, north platte, you're in the middle. kansas city gets a little hit, as well.nother big story the soaking rain down in the deep south, new orleans already has flood watches out. miami area, south florida got 10 inches of rain yesterday. they're getting more rain during the day today. that's the weather around the nation. your local forecast 30 seconds away. >> coming up in the next half hour strong storms in central texas and central oklahoma. we'll look closely into that. >> yesterday you gave us a heads-up about that. okay, sam, thank you. >>> now to a troubling custody battle out of california pitting a young couple against police and child protective services fighting for their 5-month-old son. it started with a routine visit to the hospital for their baby. he seemed to be suffering from the flu. cecilia vega picks it up from there. good morning, cecilia? >> reporter: robin, good morning. boy, the allegations here are pretty incredible. two parents say their baby was taken from them because they wanted a second medical opinion. they still don't have full cu

there's the line, north platte, you're in the middle. kansas city gets a little hit, as well.nother big story the soaking rain down in the deep south, new orleans already has flood watches out. miami area, south florida got 10 inches of rain yesterday. they're getting more rain during the day today. >> good morning. sunshine. it is finally back after a very cloudy, dreary start to our weekly or it we have sunshine 50 degrees at this hour. still a few clouds lingering to the south and west of the potomac. that is going to hold on for another couple of hours. but all of us stood see some sunshine by this afternoon. temperatures will be warmer in the upper 60's to around 70 degrees. that beautiful weather is going to last through the west of the weekend even through the weekend. >> coming up in the next half hour strong storms in central texas and central oklahoma. we'll look closely into that. >> yesterday you gave us a heads-up about that. okay, sam, thank you. >>> now to a troubling custody battle out of california pitting a young couple against police and child protective ser

joining us now is the associate director of platts.ou can spell out what you think is going to happen at the opec meeting. >> well, as you said, it is expected that they will keep their output ceiling at about 30 million barrels per day. though you have to realize that they have been producing more than 13 million the last couple of months. but they are going -- it is expected that they will leave it around that level. they all say they want the oil price toes be at the $100 per barrel level. so it is expected that it will stay at 30 million barrels per day. >> there are cross currents on the opec group because we are seeing many of the african countries face u.s. shale gas production. this is what we're seeing from the arab countries. do you think the african countries will have any sway this time around? >> yes. that is expected, too, especially nigeria and even algeria. these are the countries that are going to get -- feel the heat. oil is believed to be around $120 per barrel if they want to continue with infrastructure building an

. >> after i get comfortable, lieutenant colonel platt. >> it's time to return to solid ground. of over 100,000 men and women stationed all around the world and the country here to protect us. they're helping right now in oklahoma city after the tornado. the air national guard. they have been on the ground in moore helping the victims. if you want to check out the air show, the air national guard team travel around the country. they head next to virginia beach, virginia. that's next weekend. >> >> a great recruiting tool for them. >> they have had a lot of cutbacks. this is an opportunity for people to see what they do. >> i would have screamed like a little school girl. you're very tough. >> i was smiling and laughing. i laugh when i get very nervous. >> thanks so much, heather. you looked great. >>> five companies that are hiring. six weeks ago our next guest was out of a job. but he's back working. his awesome success story is up next. >>> 1984. let's hear it for the boy by deniece williams was the number one song. look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes s

some of you could just be shy of 100 degrees in parts of nebraska, especially in the city of north plattell keep eating ice cream. good day for ice cream in nebraska. >> steve: will be. thank you. >> thank you. >> brian: the rest of headlines. o. j. simpson expected to take the stand today. he says his lawyer was really bad. he botched his defense. he didn't even tell him there was a deal on the table in 2008. remember when he got his gun and went and stole his stuff back? a inch bigger simpson appeared in court. he has ballooned to 270 pounds because evidently he's in a smaller cell than others. over the last four years he put on weight. here he is yesterday, compared to the middle picture. he's back -- that's back in 2008 when he was convicted. on the far right, in 1995, is the day he was acquitted of his ex-wife's murder. >> steve: for the first time ever, the u.s. navy will launch a drone from the back deck of an aircraft carrier. that is new. take a look at how psyched the crew is at today's -- that test launch. it's on the george herbert walker bush carrier. the x 47 b is the size o