take a look at some of the high temperatures from yesterday. 109 in rapid city, south dakota. 105 for the record as well in denver. 104 in oklahoma city. 106 in dallas and that was not even a record. if 115 in nebraska and in kansas. those were the highest temperatures yesterday. as the height shouldigh ships, the warm air will move into washington. temperatures will climb into the in low 90's tomorrow. upper 90s on friday through the weekend. no clouds overhead right now. we can still see the cloud line over the ocean. that is the cold front from a couple days ago. low humidity today, 87 northwesterly wind at 10-20. breezy at times. mostly sunny again tomorrow. low 90's with humidity creeping up. friday through the weekend near 100 for the high temperature. i think we will be in the upper 90s with instability and possibly a few thundershowers friday through sunday. june through july in washington you have to hit or exceed 100 degrees and generally to break a record or tie record. the lowest record is saturday at 100. i think we will come close. back to lisa baden. >> you were talking

severe weather around rapid city. showers in the pacific northwest. >> 60s from seattle to portland. and 109 in phoenix. sounds like a broken record, doesn't it? 90s across much of the south and northeast. 80s in the plains and midwest. >>> well, they are sporty cars loved by celebs and the superrich. but today, they hit the mass market. we'll show you. >>> and you may have seen the video this week. a new york state bus monitor tormented by teens. an online donor drive climbing overnight. you're not going to believe what it's up to now. >>> and lebron james left cleveland in search of a title. and now, he's got it. the big win in miami is coming up. >>> welcome back, everyone. as we told you earlier, moody's has cut the credit ratings of more than a dozen major banks, including five right here in the united states because the rating service is worried about europe's debt crisis. so are overseas investors. tokyo's nikkei average fell 26 points today. hong kong's hang seng was off 257. and in london, the ftse opening lo

new and wonderful things have happened in rapid city. it's one of the most pregresive and beautiful cities in the great plains. >> reporter: jim stinson will never forget that harrowing night spent clinging to a tree, and he is proud of what his city has become. >> there was an element of, from this, you had to basically get right back. >> reporter: rebuild your life? >> rebuilding your life. >> reporter: and while the people of rapid city will never forget that day, many here do agree the city is a better place as a result of that flood. as for that young 9-year-old boy, jim simpson who spent the night clinging to a tree, he's now the general manager here at the nbc affiliate in rapid city. lester, back to you. >> all right kevin tibbles this morning. thank you. it is now 7:17. once again here's ann. >> all right lester, thanks. history could be made tomorrow at the belmont stakes. i'll have another has a chance to become horse racing's first triple crown winner in 34 years. here's nbc's tom llamas. >> reporter: on thursday, i'll have an

chance of thunderstorms from minneapolis down to rapid city and south into texas. no airport delays for now. >> for the second time this year a d.c. city council and has resigned because of serious legal troubles. this time it's council chair kwame brown. brianne carter is live to tell us what exactly is accused of doing. >> when news of this first came out yesterday, kwame brown said that he did not have a comment but that he would speak about this. as is the latest shake-up involving the d.c. city council. d.c. council chair kwame brown steps down from his post after being charged by the feds with bank fraud for allegedly lying about his income on loan applications. in his resignation letter, he writes, "i've made some serious mistakes in judgment for which i will take full responsibility." >> it's a very sad day for mr. brown, for us on the council for the people of the district. >> this charge is the latest in a string of alleged wrongdoing involving city leaders in the nation's capital. council members say despite all this they plan to keep moving forward. >> i

>> rapid city was 109 degrees yesterday. because of the black hills and the proximity to rapid city, sometimes they get a down the sloping affect from the hills. that compresses and warms the air a little bit. >> are we going to have to deal with any threat of fires here? >> with the very low humidity, that will increase the fire- whether danger but are humidity will be ramping up. >>it will decrease the fire threat but it will be hot and sticky no matter which way you slice it. today marks the beginning of another heat wave with record- challenging. on the way. this is a time lapse of our sunrise. the sun was up at 5:46 a.m. there were a few measly clouds earlier this morning. that is over our nation's capital and 71 ran now at reagan national. it is close to 70 along the waterways. 59 degrees at dulles airport. look at the high temperatures from yesterday -- 89 at reagan national but 102 degrees in omaha. as far north as minneapolis, 93 degrees and that heat is pushing our wasa today will be hot but not too humid 95 a high

minneapolis is warmer than washington at 67 degrees. 65 in rapid city.the warm air is getting shoved north due to the jet stream going into north central canada. we have been in the dip in the jet stream and that pulls the cooler air southward. we have been below average. the average high is 82. we will be close to 80. mostly in the upper 70's outside the beltway. the warmer air will slowly push our way. we will notice the temperatures climbing a little day-by-day all the way into the weekend. 80 degrees this afternoon. we cannot rule out a few thundershowers later on today. another good opportunity to see some rainbows this afternoon. a few isolated thundershowers. drive the next couple days through the weekend. a good amount of sunshine through the weekend. -- dry for the next couple days. dew points in the mid 60's for the weekend. now let's check in with lisa baden. any new problems? >> 270 at a crash southbound between 80 and 109. police are on the way. they're slow traffic developing in that area. no worries to report on the beltway at the american

rapid city was 109 degrees. oklahoma city was 104 and houston was 102 yesterday. this heat in the midsection of the country is working its way towards us around a ridge of high pressure and that is moving our way. this will shift tonight and as the wind shifts, that is the transition. say goodbye to the comfort levels and say hello back to the heat and humidity for the next few days. no clouds overhead with this high pressure system, a beautiful and mostly clear conditions tonight and warmer than the past few nights. mostly sunny tomorrow and you'll notice the increase in the humidity. it will not be oppressive tomorrow but you will notice the humidity slowly creeping upward in back and a lord 90's. friday through sunday should be the hottest time period of our seven-day forecast. we will be near 100 degrees or at least in the upper 90's. compare that to records and as a rule of thumb at reagan national airport this time of year, we have to meet or exceed 100 to tie or break a record 100 as the record on saturday and that is our best chance of maybe tying a record

rapid city was 93. that warm air is coming in from the west and southwest. now we're getting the leading edge of that war air front. could we break some records? it is a possibility and especially on thursday. i believe the record high on thursday is 98. otherwise we have to make it up to the century mark. there is a possibility not a probability. the 80 degrees today. partly cloudy tonight. tomorrow, anywhere from 93 to 98. with a thick unity, it will feel like 100 to 104. but an equal back into the mid 80's by saturday. take caution if you are outside for prolonged periods of time. >> 7 is on your side with new information for credit card users. the consumer financial protection bureau launches and on-line data base about complaints about credit cards. consumers can see what banks -- what complaint filed by bank and buys a cut. you can see how the banks responded. check it out at our website wjla.com. microsoft is entering the tablet world. they unveiled their surface tablet yesterday. the hope is to compete with apple's ipad. the device features a 10.5 in

rainy from rapid city to kansas city. and showers in the northwest. scorching heat from denver to dallas. >> triple digits in phoenix. colorado springs and dallas. 80s in the middle of the country. 70s in the northeast. >>> coming up, the massive refund coming to madoff victims who lost it all. >>> then, the bait car left by cops to capture criminals. but the police didn't expect this. >>> and the downside of our digital world. are we really forgetting how to write?h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@ >>> welcome back on this monday morning. a new settlement this morning in the historic bernie madoff ponzi scheme. clients of a new york hedge fund manager that put money into the scheme, will get a combined $425 million back. the clients include a new york charity and homes for the homeless, among many other groups. they'll get back about 40% of their losses. >>> drivers are seeing more savings at the gas station this morning. dropping to $3.42 per gallon. and prices in the west, have dropped as much as 30 cents since the beginning of the month. drivers in alabam

showers for the northwest and from rapid city, to kansas city, stifling heat from denver to dallas.e east coast, in d.c., philly, new york and boston. >>> and finally, an incredible new documentary, capturing a children's singing group doing its on-the-money version of adele's "one and only." >> the kids are nothing short of inspiring. here's abc's david muir. >> reporter: she has a singular voice. adele, singing at london's albert hall. her song "one and only," so many have tried to capture adele's music. the little voices that might have done it. an elementary at staten island, new york, p.s. 22. if you haven't heard them, listen to this. ♪ you've been on my mind every day with myself inside ♪ ♪ you're thinking of >> reporter: it's been a little over a decade now. greg brianburg has been inspiring his students. three-quarters eligible for free lunch. others struggling at home. here's what he told us a couple of years ago. >> a lot of these kids may feel like they're not succeeding in other areas. and then, they go to this place where they can totally be themselves. >> reporter: us

of these storms and the plain states as well, east of the black hills around rapid city. thunderstorms cropped up. eventually some of this other stuff will come into play in the weather but not for the rest of the weekend. 90 was a high at the airport. typical high is 81. we boosted the temperatures today. morning lows or 62 and 70. it will not be quite that surely tomorrow morning. temperature is right now, in the yellows are in the 70's. orange around the bay, some readings around 80 degrees. on the boardwalk we saw folks walking. it is 75 degrees. the same at westminster. the same in hagerstown. it has dropped into the 60's of western maryland. here is the satellite image. clouds to our northeast and a couple of sprinkles, nothing major. it is a front in there. it is trying to move south. the thing is is not the trouble -- there is an area of high pressure that is beginning to split to the east, so it will become stationary. somebody tomorrow may get a shower to the northeast. but really, rain is minimal until next week. all these other storms come into play. overnight

much warmer in international falls. 86 in denver. 90 oklahoma city. 94 in rapid city. some of that he will get here early and into next week. some sun in the morning and some spotty showers. same thing on thursday. hit and miss showers and a drier weather pattern on friday and warmer into the weekend. 20% chance of a shower late in the day. the south wind in the bay with waves averaging 1 foot. dry and sunny for the upcoming weekend. cool in the morning and mild in the afternoon. on the coast, look for temperatures around 70. 20% of a shower. noticeably warmer 80's as we go into the weekend. in mid-70 tomorrow around baltimore. about normal for saturday, sunday, and monday. >> in celebration -- a celebration turns into agony. come back for something you did not expect. trust me on this one. >> across america with mega jackpot. it is mega millions. >> it is tuesday, the june 5. see if we can make you a millionaire tonight. the first number tonight is 37, 39, 55, 53. the final white ball is 42. the megaball number is 22. 37, 39, 55, 53, 22. 37, 39, 55, 53, 22. >> night o

one of five in rapid city, oklahoma city at 105. if 68 in boston. more on the extended forecast, coming up. >> you have a great job today adam caskey. we have enjoyed a warm winter and an early spring. that could lead to a dangerous problem this summer. officials have tested the first batch of mosquitoes and prince william county. tested positive for west nile virus. officials say the best way to avoid the disease is to destroy any potential breeding grounds of round house like standing water and you should wear insect repellent. -- a breeding grounds around your house. coming up, florida is flooded. there's high water on streets and inside homes as tropical storm debby passes through. and a young ballplayer is headed to court after a fan is hit in the stands. and a major change on facebook. you will want to check your [ female announcer ] the son of a single mom. proud father of two daughters. president obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn't just unfair... it hurts families. so the first law he

look at rapid city, 91 degrees. 93 in dallas and in terms of storms along the gulf coast, there could be severe thunderstorms from atlanta at to jacksonville. no airport delays at this time. >> five men under arrest after a math lab was found in a howard county hotel. the danger is that was found late last night in a room at the holiday inn express on marshall lee drive in elkridge. we have more on what happened when police came to into the scene. >> people staying at this holiday inn express and marshall lee drive in elkridge woke up to police cars. >> they said we had a hazmat issue. >> this man was staying on the fourth floor. howard county police say several men or operating a meth lab. howard county police said they got an anonymous call around 10:00 very last night from someone complaining of a strong honor cut -- overcoming from the fourth floor. police knocked on one of the doors and found three men inside making meth. those men were arrested along with two other men nearby. >> i was actually going out to get something to eat and i seen some cop cars drive by. and then i seen

the cold front just west of chicago, aided by chicago, 59 in rapid city. this cool air behind the front is slowly moving in our direction. tomorrow, 95-100. the front will not arrive until late tomorrow night or going into friday. even on friday, to the jurors will be above normal at the front is making its way through. southwest winds on the bay tomorrow, weighs about 1 foot. -- waves about 1 foot. out in the mountains, highs in the 80's tomorrow and then 70's as the cold front works then on friday. showers and storms become likely in western maryland. thunderstorms and still muddy on friday. down at the coast including ocean city, a hot day tomorrow. by the weekend it will be more comfortable down at ocean city as well. the second day of the heat wave tomorrow and then temperatures start backing down with the front on friday. next week it might actually be cooler in the morning. >> trying to find a lost island of atlantis. can the orioles avoid more misery? find out, next in sports. >> from the sunshine state, it is america's favorite jackpot game. this

could you run into severe storms for rapid city due south through the plains on into northern texas and even d.f.w. could have delays later due to thunderstorms. as for b.w.i., cloudy. light showers pushing through. 80 for the high temperature. the heat still cranking in the southwest, el paso 102. locally it will be about the high 80's. changes coming our way. >> thanks so much. the battle for virginia is on this noon. as voters head to the polls. > roobles and democrats voting today choosing candidates for several congressional races. >> at least one race has most already looking ahead to november. she's in alexandria with the latest. >> former governor george allen cast his ballot in today's republican pry marery. it should come as no surprise he voted for himself. something he's hoping many in virginia do as well. >> the bigger the turnout the better. i think we'll do better if more people vote. >> alan says he feels cautiously optimistic he'll win today. and polls show him earning more than 60% of the vote. >> in virginia we are blessed with several options this year. i believe geo

kristen dahlgren, nbc news, rapid city, south dakota. >> and making their jobs a whole lot more difficult as you saw there, the extreme heat. the heat wave that's baked the rockies and the great plains now spreading east. there are 113 million americans now in the excessive heat advisory zone. that's more than one-third of the entire u.s. population. nbc's john yang with us tonight from indianapolis. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the high today here in indianapolis? a sizzling 103 degrees. that broke a 78-year-old record. just five days into an already stifling summer, millions of americans are feeling the effects of dangerous and deadly temperatures. >> it is unusual to hit a hundred this early in the year. >> reporter: a 3-year-old boy in tennessee died of heat exhaustion after playing outside. his 5-year-old brother is in critical condition. nashville broke its all-time record, hitting 109 degrees. authorities urged people to stay indoors and canceled outdoor events this weekend. in atlanta -- >> smoking out here. >> reporter: to chicago. >> i'm going to bring a

cheyenne and rapid city. >> 80s, boise, to albuquerque. 105, phoenix.70s in the nation's midsection. and northeast, 80s. in the south. >> in a world of professional hockey, the l.a. kings, reign supreme this morning. >> for the first time in the team's 45-year history, the team owns the stanley cup, defeated the new jersey devils, 6-1. no slam dunk or hat trick. up 3-0 in the seven-game series and drop the next two and clinch the title. >> fans swarmed the streets outside the staples center and across l.a. to celebrate the long-awaited victory. police are out in force. you can imagine, to make sure all that partying does not get out of control. but enjoy the moment, kings' fans. the night is yours. >> grown men weeping and crying in sports bashes last nigrs las. >> woops, forgetting your kid at a restaurant becomes international news. >> what if you intentionally leave them there? apple unveiled the latest goodies, tempting treats for all you techies. you're watching "world news now." ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, bu

hail, 70-mile-per-hour winds and a chance of tornados, from dallas to denver, cheyenne and rapid city. >> 80s from boise to albuquerque. 105 in phoenix. mostly 70s in the midsection and the northeast. 80s in the south. >>> well, business news is next, including apple's unveiling of its newest gadgets that you're going to want, of course. of course, you're going to want it. >> of course. >>> also, news in the fight against autism. researchers suffering a major setback. we'll explain exactly what it is when we come right back. >>> welcome back, everybody. some astonishing statistics about what the recession has actually cost us. the average american household lost almost 40% of its wealth during the recession. knocking net wealth back to the levels not seen since the early '90s. the federal reserve says middle-class families took the biggest hit because much of their wealth was invested in their homes. >>> well, the signs were there for jpmorgan chase. sources tell "the wall street journal" that company officials were told of risky practices by london-based traders. their mistake led to

rapid city at 100 degrees. go to mecca, saudi arabia, one of the warmest places on the planet regularly, 109 degrees. we're rivaling some of the hottest places on the planet. and thursday, in places like kansas city, also close to that in chicago as well. then that heat will spread to the east coast. in the 90s probably by then. >> we've got to keep an eye on that. sam, thanks very much. all that record-breaking heat sam just talked about making the challenge even more difficult for the brave men and women on the front end of the blaze. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: the fire near colorado springs is still raging. 6,000 people evacuated another 7,000 warned they may have to get out soon. this is the closest we've been allowed to the waldo canyon fire. here you can tell firefighters were able to get it under control but look over the mountain there, the fire is still burning. complicating matters the blistering dry temperatures. the high in denver today 105 degrees. it's like battling a blaze inside an ov

now closer to home, rapid city to garden city, firing up all the way down.all two to three inches dodd >> beautiful weather today and into the weekend. a few clouds in the sky. wind is out of the east. >> guess what, justin is doing another song right now for our crowd. >> what a sweetheart. >> what a guy. that is really special. >> he said it's all about his fans. that's why he's here. he's grateful for them and giving them a little love. they have been out there for days. >> that's why he's giving back. a very nice young man. >> joey and knell, mr. and mrs. 60 years. bieber would be lowcountryy to find that love. the secret for wedded bliss throughout the decades. we're told matching outfits. he's got 146 ties and she has 146 dresses. they are truly cut from the same cloth. good morning. >> good morning to you. it's been a pleasure being here. >> you are feisty already. how do you keep him in line all these years? >> it's a struggle. [ laughter ] >> but you've managed to do it successfully. >> how did all this start? >> well, it started with we already had

current temperatures as we head out the door on the cool side across the midwest. 46 degrees in rapid city53 over minneapolis. pleasant across new york city 66 and 70 in cleveland. those warm temperatures are a seen we have moisture headed our way. we are basically on the warm side of a cold front. you can see moving into parts of the northeast. you need umbrella right now if you head out the door. heavier downpours to the east. scattered showers across pennsylvania. all of this moisture will continue to head eastward. from boston down to philadelphia by the big airport hubs. we have heavier downpours the southern parts of arkansaned southern portions of louisiana slow as you go out to work. slight chance some of these storms could produce severe weather. we have severe thunderstorm watch in effect right now across northern parts of lawsuit yaw basically because the conditions are favorable for large hail and damaging winds. morning travel shouldn't be impacted much in philadelphia but i think we could see a slight chance later on in the morning hours at 8:00 a.m. you are going to have the

rapid city, 105, 103 in denver today, 105 in oklahoma city, 101 in dallas. bright sunshine through a good part of the nation. rain through much of florida especially central and northern florida. jacksonville has showers and storms in the forecast, 85. in boston, 68 and you could run into storms especially early in the day. the seven-day forecast coming up. now poliand to lisa baden. flexed we will start with a picture it of 270 outbound delays after 109 before 121 clarksburg. 270 southbound at 118, the accident is completely gone. our final camera is for virginia commuters. 395 is not bad across the 14th street bridge, beautiful ride. back to you. >> thank you. it will soon be easier and cheaper to get tested for hiv. walgreen's is offering free testing and dozens of stores across the u.s. this week. that includes connecticut avenue near the van ness metro station in northwest d.c.. this will be 3:00 through 7:00 p.m. tomorrow through friday. tomorrow is national hiv testing day. congressman jim moran will host his annual jobs would camp today. it is free a

temperatures in the 80's. 90's around rapid city. 60 in chicago. 80's from texas. it will take another couple days, wednesday and thursday like today with light clouds and verbal temperatures. a slight chance with -- the change begins as the winds come out of the south. only a five not breeze on the bay. keeping waves at 1 foot or wesl. 60 in the mountains tomorrow and 67 on thursday. the mountains to get into the 70's if not 80's over the weekend. the eastern shore is sunny to partly cloudy. a chance of a shower popping up. it has been breezy and cool the past few days and temperatures will climb into the mid-70's by thursday and were up nicely at ocean city as we get -- warm up nicely at ocean city as we get into the weekend. cooler days. we get into the mid-80's over the weekend. a chance for some evening thunderstorms on tuesday. >> fbi agents, police officers, state troopers tearing through the streets of baltimore. >> the reason behind their mad dash for cause next. >> i have >> hundreds of police officers running through baltimore. >> it was for the flame of

rapid city, 81, sunday. the heat is on in the eastern third of the united states. up and down the eastern seaboard 96 and sunday in boston. in syracuse, 92. we will have lisa with traffic. >> i am right here. i will take you to a couple cameras right now. first, a beautiful across 270. a little slow between 8109. moving nicely downstream. traffic under the word "live" on your screen is headed pass democracy boulevard. pettigrew stafford and woodbrige and in springfield looks good and we are open on 395. metro rail is reporting normal service systemwide. back to you. >> thank you. the florida police chief epicenter of the trayvon martin investigation has been fired. lee had been off the judge since march, facing harsh criticism after the man was shot and killed martin was not initially charged in the case. he said the decision was made because there were no grounds to disprove what zimmerman said. authorities in florida released the 911 call that trayvon martin's father made the day after the teenager was shot and killed. >> i need to file a missing person's report.

rapid city on into portions of texas those temperatures into the 70's. as we head eastward 50 in cleveland and 48 over maine. north carolina the city of rale leigh on the cool side. we will be seeing activity an akty pattern across the country including us in the northeast. it will not be a widespread rain again. there will be isolated showers and also isolated thunderstorms. you believing see some of that already early this morning across portions of up state new york, new york city but there will be a slight chance of downpours. downpours expected from louisiana on through the state of florida. as we head toward the northwest, yesterday i mentioned we had snowfall expected with this storm system. ainsley and patti ann we are seeing that wind down and we will continue to see it wined down through out the day. >> maria, thanks. >>> honoring queen elizabeth, 60 years on the throne. i the diamond jubilee wrapping up after four-days. amy kellogg has the story from london. >> waving to the crowd from her ball can knee it marks 60 years on the road of her fin

look at the highs from yesterday. 109 was they record high in rapid city. very hot air will shift east as this high pressure system moves and are comfortable air will get pushed out and be replaced by a very hot conditions. in terms of cloud cover know where across the eastern u.s. but some showers in new england. we could use a few of those showers but it does not look like we'll get it on either friday or the weekend. 87 today and low humidity and a little breezy like yesterday back into the lower 90's 2 mar with an increase in humidity and friday into the weekend, upper 90s. compare that to the record. late june through july and washington you have to exceed 100 degrees to the records. saturday the record is 100 and i think we will be closer to 98 degrees. >>>> we've got some sad news to report this morning >> publisher and oscar nominated writer nora ephron has died after a battle with leukemia. she wrote the books heartburn and crazy salad and she is to be married to washington post journalist carl bernstein. she was 71 years old. the time is 6:22 and

center of the country 96 high in dallas. 91 in rapid city south dakota warmer there than in parts oflorida. >> lindsay lohan and liz tailor reveals. here's another picture post the on tmz. the movie is based on a true story of taylor's romance with richard burton. you are not alone is the theme song from titanic. my heart will go on makes you nauseas every time you hear it. ♪ >> celine dion admits the song makes her sick. how many times i have sung it maybe it will get me sick. if kate feels tired and like throwing up i am glad she was not the one sipping it. she refers to kate winslet there. >>> wowed the judges last night on america's got talent. he served in afghanistan in 2009 when he got hit by a grenade frying to save a fellow soldier. he left with a brain injury. but singing helps him get through. ♪ >> he got a standing ovation. now for your starting lineup a roundup of all of the sports stories making headlines at this hour. what a difference a week makes. the spurs now in a three game losing streak after winning 20 straight. the thupder beat them 108 to 103 in the conference

storms possible from rapid city down to dallas. possibility of isolated tornadoes at well as you see that front pressing down into that warm, moisture air. setting off showers and thunderstorms. rainfall amounts from dallas and wichita falls, one to three inches of rain also down through the central gulf. we're looking at a >> good morning. off and on showers will be with us today appeared the best chance for heavy rain will be this afternoon. >> that's your latest weather. tamron. >> announcer: get started today is brought to you by got milk? just not breakfast without it. nourish every day. ♪ let's get it started >> good morning. on get started today your breakfast questions answered. joy bauer here to tell you everything you need to know about the most important meal of the day. >> everything. >> is it true it's the most important meal of the day. >> it's one of three important meals. >> there's your answer to your question. >> we're done. >> let's get to the legitimate questions. the first from christie in tucson, joins us via

rapid city and denver. >> phoenix, 102. 70s in the northwest and northeast. 80s from the rockies to theat lakes. >>> well, jackass star, bam margera, may be a little shaken after a stunt that he will probably never, ever forget. >> bam teamed up with a professional kayaker and look at this, plunged head-first down a 100-foot water fall. bam closed his eyes the entire time. didn't see a thing. he certainly felt it though. he was ejected from the kayak on impact. >> i can imagine. he was injured in the fall and had to have hernia surgery in fact. but he called the stunt, the gnarliest thing he has ever done. some folks in this word just have the adrenaline junkie need. that whole thing. i am so not in that camp. but, hats off. he survived it. what else can you ask for? >> of i have hernia surgery i am going to be calling it gnarly, not. >> oh, man. you know what, hey. >> just people have the live on the edge gene. >> they do, you know what i mean? >> we have the -- >> coming up next in "the skinny," a 70s star gets surprising news that brings him to tears. >> and the bar brawl involving t

rain rapid city to kansas city. showers in the northwest. scorching heat, denver to dallas. >> triple digits in phoenix. colorado springs and dallas. 80s in the middle of the country. 70s in the northeast. >>> all right. high temperatures creating a dangerous threat in the west, feeding a major wildfire near colorado springs that has already forced more than 11,000 people from their homes. the blaze erupted saturday and grew to more than 3 square miles yesterday. the fire is one of eight burning in colorado ahead of the fourth of july vacation. but state wide ban on open fires and fireworks have been in place for more than a week. >>> two new york area airports evacuated over the weekend. because of security issues. last night a terminal at la guardia was briefly emptied after a small electrical fire. on saturday, a terminal at kennedy airport was evacuated. for about would hours after a metal detector malfunctioned at a security checkpoint. >>> later this morning emergency crews are expected to enter an unstable collapsed mall in northern o

rapid city, 81, partly cloudy, 91 in santa fe. 92 in dallas, 92 in miami partly cloudy. more on the extended forecast coming up. >> 6:00 hour, 61 degrees in fairfax. >> some local athletes have olympic sized dreams. what it takes to get to the london games. >> we will talk with a man who spent 13 years as a prisoner of war in africa about is amazing story of survival. >> more and more americans are losing. their losing >> you are watching abc 7's "good morning washington" with cynne simpson and steve chenevey. this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> more than news for the economy this morning. >> paula faris tells us foreclosures are up for the first time in more than three years. >> good morning. an increase in foreclosures. a 9% spike in homeowners filing for bankruptcy, the first increase in more than two years but less than a year ago. many companies like caterpillar and target are raising their stock dividends. dell has taken out its first dividend. consumers are not quite as confident and that is hurting the stores. retail sales last month grew only a l

severe weather around rapid city and showers in the pacific northwest. >> 60s, that sounds nice, fromphoenix, 90s much across the areas of the south and northeast. 80s in the plains and midwest. >> 60s really? >> i guess it sound nice compared to 90s. >> an atlanta woman is drowning in debt after receiving a water bill for, get this, $9,200. >> a lot of water balloons. >> that's a good point. maybe she was just -- >> having fun? >> exercising her right to have fun. that was for last month alone. two years ago she was paying $29 a month. it's not that big of a house, just a three bedroom cottage. >> she doesn't water the lawn, she takes one shower a day and has had had the line checked for leaks. the water company insists the meter is working fine. they maintain she had a leak and fixed it. how do you prove you never had a leak? >> $29 one month and 9,200 the next month. that's happened on several occasions where it spikes four times and i've always wondered. there's a case here for this woman i'm sure. >> coming up, we're going to talk about the basketball court to the courthouse and

rapid city in south dakota had a scorcher today, 109. in denver, five straight days of triple digits. it's june, remember, and that ties a record from 2005. the heat is expected windy city around 1:056789 evansville, indiana where temperatures are in the 90's today a 7-year-old girl cooled notify a bank's fountain. southwest of topeka a lifeguard found relief by pop ago bag of its right up on her head. heat and humidity causing major problems for the firefighters who are trying to contain a number of blafses out west. some major fires burning in spots from montana to arizona. the worst of it in northern colorado there where the state's second largest wildfire in history is now burning. officials in bolder say a new fire just forced them to issue a preevacuation notice, a full update with meteorologist janice dean from the extreme weather center coming up later in this news hour. a number of republic senators today are demanding the white house appoint an independent investigator to find out who has been leaking classified information. le

severe weather around rapid city.rs in the pacific northwest. >> 60s, that sound pretty nice, from seattle to portland. 109 in phoenix. 90s much across the areas of the south and northeast. 80s in the plains and midwest. >> 60s, really? >> 60, sound nice when it's 100. >> sound like a blast right now. >> it does. >> an atlanta woman is drowning in debt after receiving a water bill, get this $9,200. >> lot of water balloons. >> that's a good point. maybe she was just -- exercising her right to have fun. okay. but that was for last month alone. two years ago she was paying $29 a month. it's not that big of a house. just a three bedroom cottage. >> she doesn't water the lawn, one shower a day, has had lines checked for leaks. the water company insists the meet iris woter is working fine. how do you prove you never had a leak? >> so $29, the previous month. then $6,700. >> the water company says. >> eh. >> it's your fault. >> it's fine. >> interesting. >> that's happened on several occasions where it spikes four times. yo

rapids city and denver. >> phoenix heateding up to 102. 70s in the northwest. 80s from the rockies tokayaker and plunged headfirst down a 100-foot waterfall. bam closed his eyes the entire time. didn't see a thing. he certainly felt it though. he was ejected from the kayak on impact. >> and injured in the fall had to have hernia surgery in fact. but he called the stunt the gnarliest thing he has ever done. >> i don't understand some people. more power to you. he survived it what else can you ask for? >> i know if i have hernia surgery i'm going to be calling it gnarley -- not. >> hey. >> some people have that live on the edge gene. >> they do. you know what i mean -- >> we have the whole outdoor seat gene. >> that's it. >>> coming up in "the skinny," a '70s star gets surprising news that brings him to tears. >>> and the bar brawl involving two hip-hop stars. and more drama in the club here in nyc. dukes were flying. people were bloodied. you're watching "world news now." ♪ turn up the music ♪ [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare? that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everythin