still warm up the eastern seaboard, cold front won't come through until saturday. so afternoon storms. humidity in the air. rain lingering especially new jersey shore line saturday morning. but by saturday afternoon, we should get rid of that mess and you'll like saturday afternoon and evening. once again anywhere in the south, the deep south from texas through the southeast, the cold front will stall out, it won't push through the deep south this time of year. hardly ever does. and that's why we'll continue the chance of thunderstorms even into sunday. and then the beautiful weather will arrive in areas of new england. we could be in the 70s in many spots on sunday. it will be partly cloudy with low humidity, should be very enjoyable. lynn, this is the weekend so many people that have dealt with the drought and the heat wave, the low humidity and the cooler temperatures, it's a sign of things to come. >> it's a good thing. thanks so much. >>> coming up, we'll break down all the new movies at the box office this weekend, including those action heros in their advanc

. >> lots of warm waters off the seaboard. the way the pattern has been setting up, it lends us to believe we could have problems along the eastern seaboard. >> reporter: the el mean in yes weather pattern that would normally break apart these systems are weaker than expected and won't gain enough strength until the hurricane season is over. >> whether it's a hurricane or severe storm you can get plenty of warning when bad weather is headed our way. go to abc2news.com to get it or text wmar to 46988. >>> two people are shot feet from the bell very dear hotel. one is dead and one is in critical condition. >> reporter: police are not releasing the name of either name. what we do know is the person or persons who shot them have not been caught. it happened at the empire house on east chase where the belvidere was located. it was first used for the family of william pinkney whyte. police said it was a possible robbery. they were taken to the hospital where a 41-year-old man later died. we'll have more on the investigation coming u

beautiful fall-like conditions for the eastern seaboard. we have to wait our turn. >> sounds good about now. let's turn to sports as the losses piled up for the fourth place red sox. the players appear to be in full revolt against the first year manager. according to a report from yahoo, a number of players by dustin pedroia expressed frustration with valentine directly to red sox ownership with some saying they no longer wanted to play for him. the heated players only meetings took place on july 26th and called by the owners after gonzalez voiced anger over the decision to let the pitcher struggle through a start where he gave up 11 runs. despite the red sox sub500 record, ownership has given support publicly and even gust in gave some measure of support. the red sox playing last night against the orioles. tie game in the fifth. there is bobby. mark reynolds goes deep. solo shot puts them up a run. this time a three-run home run and the red sox woes continue. the orioles win 7-1. the giants and the nationals facing off and brannon belt out

sliding back to the eastern seaboard, most of the wet weather is gone from the storms yesterday. just a little bit left over here on i-95 from portland, maine, heading down through manchester and boston, it looks like you're just about done. i would expect the rest of your day to be dry there. the cold front, this is the one that feels like fall behind it. it is in the 50s in some spots here of montana, through the dakotas, we're at 58 in fargo right now. it's going to be a beautiful fall-like day. in areas that have been so hot. we're going to be 81 today in kansas city. in the 70s through nebraska. much of iowa will only be in the 70s. so enjoy the nice cooldown. ufrl it doesn't quite get to texas yet. you'll have to wait the next two days. for the eastern seaboard, lynn, it looks like the rain is exiting, it will be a warm, but dry day for just about everyone. >>> cisco drives a bank scandal widens and a nike t-shirt that has critics up in arms. your "first look" at business headlines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, perfection in seattle, a giant suspension and an historic w

you'll also notice green extends across the eastern seaboard. that means we have a chance obviously of some showers and storms, but really the bull's eye is out in the midwest. let's talk about the beach and boating forecast because it is going to have an effect as we go through the weekend, but really for the most part we're looking at a pretty nice saturday at the beaches and also on the water and then we're looking at a chance for a shower or thunderstorm on sunday as this begins to move off to the east and a real good chance of some showers and some thunderstorms on labor day. i'd show you this if the thing would work. now it's working. we'll start with the beaches and boating forecast, isolated storm saturday, not a big deal, 86 to 90. a better chance of showers and storms is sunday, 82 to 87. you're going to the beaches, really fantastic day tomorrow, nothing happening tomorrow, highs around 85, showers and storms moving in sunday. we'll come back and tell you if our forecast will mirror this one in a bit. >>> out on the campaign trail ton

the eastern seaboard really got hammered earlier today. you can see now we've got maybe some light activity just outside the beltway and you can see some of the showers really did come down. pretty good downpours, especially this evening, around the district as well. so right now, temperatures are in the mid-70s. cloudy skies out there, but those clouds start to break up, especially overnight. dewpoint still in the 70s. the winds are south-southwest at around 9 miles an hour. tomorrow, the dewpoint should be falling and it should be pretty comfortable. right now, temperatures elsewhere, 70 in gaithersburg. mid-70s for leesburg. 70s for hagerstown. annapolis cooled down to around 77 degrees. here's a look at your mid-atlantic satellite and radar. showers and storms went up along the eastern seaboard, impacting parts of new york state, into pennsylvania. this is that front that went through, a cold front. so drier air, you'll really feel it, especially by tomorrow. sunday looks better with more sunshine as well. not as humid. so you got to e

it's going to be creeping right along the atlantic seaboard here through the weekend.nd unfortunately that is going to affect our weather here. it may bring rain as far west as the d.c. baltimore metro areas, down to richmond and points east. looking kind of wet for tomorrow. but for your morning commute, clouds around. by 7:00 a.m., upper 60s to around 70s. light wind. for your lunch hour, noontime temperatures will be in the low 80s. a little sunshine in and out. and by late afternoon, the clouds close back in as that trough creeps closer to us. it's going to be a warm afternoon. upper 80s. mid afternoon, low 80s by early evening. by dawn on saturday, cloudy. the 60s. and, yes, we might have a passing shower tomorrow morning. storm team 4 four-day forecast showing a possibility of an afternoon thunder shower tomorrow as well as perhaps off and on on sunday. otherwise, partly sunny. partly sunny monday, a little warmer. may get storms around on tuesday. cloudy, cooler, wednesday, thursday next week. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at the latest on isaac and a look

we will see a normal -- above normal conditions and the upper great lakes and along the eastern seaboardd also into the four corners area. as we look further into future, 30 day temperatures, that is not good, warm conditions for a good piece of the united states, and we are looking at cooler than normal conditions just conditioning over there along the pacific northwest coast and as far as your 30 day precipitation, little on the wet side along the eastern seaboard. basically hot and dry in the area. we really need relief not only from the drought but from the heat as well. unfortunately really not very good news we have for a lot of the areas in the corn belt, areas in the plains, it's -- it's just depressing. >> one thing i have seen the even evenings have been a little cooler. we seem to have a wider temperature swing. >> it's like a desert. >> in a couple weeks it'll be all over. spirit of the heart land is next. >> you're watching united states farm report. . >>> when you think of crops that are produced in what a corn and soybeans probably the first to that come to minute. there i

the earthquake which hit the tiny town of mineral sent shock all across the eastern seaboard. still taunt this region. they just keep coming. the quick thrust mineral and g counties into the epicenter of global attention. it was a big house. >> the 5.8 magnitude temblor rattled city's many miles off. here in mineral, the image of the earth moving beneath his into his memory. >> i saw this wavelike motion of coming towards me. >> i leave a lot of people are on edge. >> -- i believe a lot of people e still on edge. >> many students still attend in temporary structures. >> we are as normal as we can be. it is a new normal. students are drilled for earthquakes. fear hangs over the town mineral and the surrounding county. that the big one? >> to underscore just how much remains, officials planned today, bute drill canceled it. thought holding a drill on might lead to more panic than preparation. earthquake damaged getting aathedral is boost in its repair efforts. the foundation donated $5 to help with reservations. the earthquake caused $20 million in damage. hardest hit, the centr

that is because of this low pressure system sitting off of the atlantic seaboard around virginia and north carolina. it is bringing heavy rain to the eastern shore. focus city at about 0.75 inches of rain in the last hour. this will spin around all night bringing light rain to the majority of the viewing area. it is something we will have to watch throughout the evening. as far as the rain fall today, it is a bit misleading. the main rain gauge is at bwi marshall. they had just a trace of rain. for august, we are about 0.1 inches below normal. year to date, we are almost 8 inches below normal. temperatures are pretty good. the cloud cover kept temperatures low. anywhere from the 70's west of the area and also on the eastern shore they work in the 70's. ocean city is now at 68 degrees. the majority of the precipitation on the eastern shore. there is the low pressure system over the hampton roads area on the outer banks of north carolina. that will sit there for the next couple of days. it will bring with it quite a bit of rain for the eastern portions of our viewing area. as it spends

airport morning, cover in the forecast 570 and headed to new york expect thunder bumpers the eastern seaboard kind and a high of 84 degrees. the forecast for the bay area looking for numbers to be in the upper seventies and low 80s. 79 campbell 85 from morgan hill 5 to 10 degrees warmer than we had saturday. and east and the numbers warm into the mid '80s. speaking of pleasant north a looks nice 74 and center grows up in nevada up to 76 degrees and if your plans take to out to richmond expect 67 and 70 for oakland and in the city 65 degrees. that's the beginning of the trend looking for numbers to top 90 degrees by to stay and keep it warm for the rest of the week. mid-90s from tuesday on and lead in the bay area pleasant low 80s and the coast of cloud cover and son in the afternoon. >>> questions emerging about trust and the state government after revelations of large-scale accounting discrepancies and hidden money. >>> the politics professor princess and the dean of the art school at st. mary's thanks for joining us. what is the impact from a political standpoint. $56 million that they foun

go morning, some light the area this as a a cold front makes itits way toward the atlantic seaboard. today andndshowers thunderstorms, temperatures this the upper 60's. the dew point is in t 60's and a little sticky out there. we should it about 88 and day, sunnyywoerful war >> it has been very stormy there in the great lakes. and one of the lakes, lake michigan, a little unsafe today. i want to mention a beautiful shot. but rip current warnings stretch from chicago to the lower part of the northern peninsula of michigan. and storm clouds, here from oklahoma. really nice shot. you can send me photos on twitter. >> amazing how beautiful a storm cloud can look and the destruction it brings with it. >> exactly. >>> coming up on "good morning america," breakout. the notorious, daring teen criminal who police say pulled off an elaborate his in a yellow lab geenny. >>> now, this duo. rumors swirling this may be the day brad and angelina finally get hitched. the clues? george clooney's location might have something to do with it. >>> and caught on camera. dolphins, dolphins everywhere. find

east coast, showers exiting eastern seaboard this evening. pretty quiet monday morning. if you're watching us on channel 4 in nashville, tennessee, conquer curiosity with hands-on display that explain mysteries of the world. that's science in toyland at adventure science center. that's your "early today" event of the day. >> what is going on there in that picture? trying to figure it out. >> playing with toys. >> period? >> yes. >> all right. thanks, bill. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines. the box office winner lost a little, not winning by as much as expected. "expandables" hand-handeled the competition with a weaker than expected opening. possibly jeopardizing a third installment. "the bourne legacy" managed second place with $17 million. the stop motion animation "paranor "paranorma" with $14 million. whitney houston's "sparkle" rounded out the top five with $14 million" and "the odd life of timothy green" debuting with $10 million, in seventh place. honestly, that's the only thing i would go see on that list. don't laugh at me. >> you like tho

so for the aechb seaboard after the active weather yesterday it goes off the coast. we're looking at nice weather. still warm into the 80s and 90s. it should be dry. even boston after a wet morning, you'll dry out. we eat keep track of the cold front. >> thanks so much. >>> well, coming up, cisco drives, a bank scandal widens, and a nike t-shirt that has critics up in arms. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, the fur flies as lady gaga fires back at animal rights group peta. >>> perfection in see aelt, a giant suspension and a historic win for usa soccer. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to early today. i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. a security guard is in stable condition after being wounded in the arm. police say the gunman made negative comments about the christian organization's work. >>> the may or f dallas has declared the west nile virus outbreak to be a state of emergency after more than ten deaths have been reported. >>> the huds of engd's queen elizabeth p

see on the satellite radar picture, showers and storms coming up, impacting much of the eastern seaboard today. it was a beautiful day. so here's what we are expecting. some storms tonight that will be nice. again those storms will be south and east of town. nice and less humid for your sunday. get outside and enjoy. it is going to be a really nice finish to the weekend. and look at monday, it is going to be pleasant again. later tonight we can still see scattered showers and thunderstorms and overnight the clouds clear out making way for a nice sunday, lots of sunshine, lower humidity and i'm not worried about storms for your sunday. here's a look at tonight's forecast. mostly cloudy with showers and storms generally south and east of town. lows 65 to around 70 degrees. may see the winds pick up at times from the southwest. sunday morning partly cloudy and pleasant. air quality is code yellow, which is mod drat, no concerns there. temperatures starting out in the 60s and 70s. for the afternoon, partly cloudy, less humid. highs in the upper 80s and northwest wind at around 10 miles per h

notice much of the eastern seaboard doesn't really have much of a drought problem except central georgia. but you notice the bull years eye from colorado to indiana to north texas and oklahoma. is the worth of it. this is where the heart of the drought has been. here's what you need to know of the drought so far of 2012. we're watching the most severe drought since 1956. for the farmer's crops it's the worst condition the crops have been in since 1988. an estimated $10 billion is going to the crops. it's a big dollar sign. not for the prices you find in the super markets but the prices we're going to have to pay for all the losses. as far as the rain goes, we've had a little bit of rye leaf heading down through north texas. just a little bit of relief, especially through southern arkansas. not, enough, of course, and it's a little too late for a lot of the crops but once the drought goes to the south. a lot of thunderstorms, though, especially up there in new england. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. chance of thunderstorms wit

the big story will be these storms heading through the eastern seaboard and areas like new york city to philadelphia, even d.c., a strong thunderstorm or two. we shouldn't see any tornadoes or anything like that. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. the worst case for thunderstorms later this afternoon would be damaging winds and large hail. again, philadelphia, much of new jersey, especially the eastern half of pennsylvania, chicago today around 82 and a little warmer. so looking pretty quiet in tropics. i really haven't had much to talk about there. >> that's some good news. all right, bill. thanks so much. coming up stocks tank, google gobbles and what's new in the dictionary. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> in the aftermath of the cheating scandal, what did robert pattinson have to say. >>> a pry view, a lejtd and the worst penalty kick ever. you're watching "early today." >> announcer: "early today" is brought to you by caltrate. >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn be

has to move here either western florida or over florida, and that rain could head up the eastern seaboard next week. that's all for today. dry and warm day across much of the country. a couple of more downpours in florida, but except for that, a pretty nice thursday. that's a look at your marshall forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. pittsburgh, pennsylvania, today another beautiful day. we've had a couple of great days in a row here around the mid-atlantic and many areas of the central u.s. of course, where you have the drought, you probably appreciate the rainfall, but at least we don't have the blistering heat. another look at isaac a little later. >> we'll keep our fingers crossed that it's just rain and nothing else. >> hopefully the winds don't turn into a big deal. >>> even an era of outrageous airline fees, you aren't going to believe this next story. >>> plus, believe it or not, one of the children of hollywood's royal couple is already making their show business debut. >>> coming up, another suspension in baseball. a first for derek jeter and a pair of

we're very hot from chicago to the eastern seaboard on this last day of august. as we head into september we're watching the rains from isaac. drought relief there. we're happy for that. east coast looks dry, but by the time we get to sunday some of the moisture will be across the ohio valley. we'll also see some rains possible on sunday around washington, d.c. >>> well, if you're watching us on kfor, news channel 4, oklahoma city, oklahoma, see how different artists pick different golf or gins in scotland. it's growth of america at the art of golf at the oklahoma city museum of art. and that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. i think everybody should play golf on sunday morning and everyone should be provided that by the government. i could get elected on that. >> you could. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. at the box office this weekend one film seems to break a very dubious record. the big balloon adventure could have the worse opening every by a film playing on over 2,000 screens. on wednesday it average

wind flow drives out of central canada bringing in the cool air and the moisture along the eastern seaboardtomorrow is likely to be like today. cooler than normal but a threat of a shower. high-pressure gets here in the middle part of the week going toward the weekend. things dry and warm up a little bit. 58 suburbs, 60 downtown. showers winding down. tomorrow, partly cloudy skies. cooler than normal periods 78 to 83. the waves of about 1 foot. western maryland will feel like fall. 40's and 50's at night and sunday during the day for the next couple. eastern shore will get into the 80's but that risk of a thunderstorm will be there tomorrow before more sunshine comes in wednesday. ocean city, two more days with thunderstorm chances tuesday and wednesday. gordon is living but watch out for this. this could become a tropical storm isaac sitting out there 800 miles east of the caribbean. the seven-day. tomorrow, 81. more sun. wednesday through friday, into the low 80's. cleckley -- partly cloudy and mid-80's over the weekend. >> stick around for a late night with jimmy fallon. he will likely r

and as i say, the eastern seaboard in january and february, supposed to get some pretty good storms. haven't taken into account is this missing sea ice, craig, up in the arctic, and when the ice isn't there, all the energy that's stored in the arctic, bleeds up into the atmosphere, and then we get these huge blobs of the jet stream bringing more intense cold weather down into the lower 48 so it's a crapshoot right now, you know? >> let's take a look at past snow totals. we can pull those up. >> sure. >> take a look at these. i think you can probably see them on your screen there. is this year's prediction part of normal fluctuations or looking at something entirely different here? >> yeah, well, we are looking at something entirely different. the earth is warming up, and as things warm up, we are getting wild storms, wild weather, and we are supposed to see higher totals, but, you know, it's like there is a new normal happening all the time, and we know one thing, the weather is going to be wild, and wooly. >> thank you, dr. reece halter, always a pleasure. love the orange shirt as w

all the way down through the carolinas, georgia and north florida, rain up and down the eastern seaboards and neighbors in the shenandoah valley, a spectacular day today filled with sunshine. showers stay south and east of us the next couple of hours and gradually start to come to an end by midnight tonight. most over with. our drying trend continues on into sunday, tomorrow. a much prettier day than today and the good weather extends also on into monday as well nap is welcome news after what has been a fairly rainy day for a lot of folks in southern maryland. >> overnight, cloudy skies for now. clearing after midnight. showers between now and then. overnight lows, mid-60s. and then tomorrow, more sunshine, warmer, lower humidity on the whole. that's a win. 88 tomorrow. 90 monday. that's not too bad. 93 tuesday. that's a little steamy once again as more rain chances sneak back into the picture. and then as we finish out the week, not too bad. next saturday looking like it might be along cool and wet. keep you posted. >> tomorrow looks great. >>> coming up in sports, stephen straussberg l

high-pressure strengthening off of the eastern seaboard will bring in some more is humidity. expected the humidity levels to increase. the threat of an afternoon thunderstorm. not a big threat. late afternoon storms will be possible tomorrow and the weekend. 90, 95 tomorrow. generally light on the day except for those isolated storms. western maryland mountains, 90 degree heat but it will be humid and the might be a few scattered thunderstorms throughout the weekend. on the eastern shore, it is just plain old baltimore summer. if the beach is in your weekend plans, saturday, sunday, monday are looking like some thunderstorms in the area. we are watching the next tropical storm, that wave we were talking about yesterday had strengthened. now has 50 mile per hour wind. you can see the various tracks going generally to the west, northwest come into the favorable areas of the open waters of the caribbean. this is likely to get stronger as the storm moves out over the caribbean. the computer models are saying that it is a category one hurricane as it is making his way towards can

as i mentioned, they'll be continuing to bring ample moisture towards the western seaboards but move towards and approaching near hong kong. the accumulation of rainfall could be as much as 250 millimeters in some locations and this will be intensifying strengthening into a severe tropical storm as it approaches near the region. so you'll start to be feeling the winds to be -- to get stronger as well as squalls getting heavier as well as the day progresses. in the next 48 hours, it looks like it will be tracking it towards the province in china. possibly making landfall by friday. and also intensifying by thursday evening over water. on top of these rainfall accumulation issues, also the waves will be very high, about 5 meters high in any of these coastal regions, strong surge -- storm surge and high tide also to be aware of. we'll keep a close eye on this system. very heavy rain found here over south korea due to the stationary front that keeps on lingering there. the accumulation already we have about llimeters or over 300 in some locations but additional amount could possibly reac

along the front along the eastern seaboard, looks like a little area of low pressure will keep you soggy. eastern north carolina today and maybe heading into the weekend around virginia beach right up to ocean city, maryland. not good for your weekend plans. rain coming across kansas. this is one of the driest spots across the country. even in oklahoma we desperately need the rain. we'll get a little bit today. much of north carolina is dry. it's right along the coast that we're seeing the wet weather from wilmington, newburg, washington, greenville. norfolk area, even on the outer banks. everyone has a chance to get on and off rain and cool, cloudy conditions during the day today. north of that it will be warmer up around new york, boston, southern portions of new england. we're still pretty dry today throughout areas of the southeast. that's a look at your national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. today in areas like between tweb low, colorado, a chance of storms. minneapolis, the front is trying to push through the northern plains. louisiana, hit or miss

throughout the saturday, by sunday, some of the clouds will try the make their way towards the eastern seaboard, temperatures drop a bit. looks like a nice holiday weekend. you know, i know missouri and illinois will be rainy and wet. you're in the heart of the drought. >> you need it. >> yeah, you need it. you don't want to ruin the weekend. >> bill, thanks so much. coming up, a star checks into stress rehab, and jersey shore is no more. say it ain't so. >>> plus's is this movie set to break a record at the box office for how low can you go? the first look at entertainment straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. eliminate gas from my budget. i don't spend money on gasoline. it's been 4,000 miles since my last trip to the gas station. it's pretty great. i get a bunch of kids waving at me... giving me the thumbs up. it's always a gratifying experience. it makes me feel good about my car. i absolutely love my chevy volt. ♪ i absolutely love my chevy volt. it's time to live... wider awake. only the beautyrest recharge sleep system combines the comfort of aircool memory foam layered

70s and 80s around the bay. 70s around the great lakes today, 80s and 90s up and down the eastern seaboard86 portland, 114 phoenix. all major airports quiet, severe possible in the lower mississippi river valley. maybe just enough clouds around san francisco for a few flight arrival delays into sfo. right now on time. check out our flight tracker at the bottom of abc7news.com. >>> 4:48. overcrowded hospitals in iran are struggling to cope with thousands of earthquake victims. two strong quakes leveled villages and damaged homes in northwestern iran this weekend, killing 36. doctors believe more people are buried under houses, mosques and farms. authorities have called off the search for possible survivors. shortages of water and food reported throughout the quake zone. a bay area restaurant owner tells abc7 news that people observing the holy machine of ramadan are having a hard time -- holy month of ramadan are having a hard time giving blood. >> a lot of people went to donate blood because of people fasting government says it is not kosher to give blood when you are fasting, a lot of blo

going to be tracking along the atlantic seaboard over the weekend. unfortunately giving a chance of rain over the weekend. but for today, not today. by 8:00 this morning, still mostly cloudy. mild. low 70s. and then by noontime for your lunch hour, partly sunny and warm. low 80s. may hit the mid 80s late afternoon. yes, as that coastal trough of low pressure gets closer to us, we'll have a lot of clouds around. might have a morning shower tomorrow. maybe an afternoon thunder shower. highs around 80 as well as on saturday night and perhaps on sunday, although we may get a little sun breaking out sunday afternoon. upper 80s and sunny monday. may get an afternoon thunder showers on tuesday. after that, cloudy and a bit cooler. danella, good morning. how's our traffic? >> i-66, let's show you what's happening eastbound. a view from chopper 4. volume as you approach the beltway. don't forget the ramp to the outer loop of the beltway, still have the right lane blocked by the earlier accident in that area. accident still clearing but you can see just a bit

also, it is surging moisture towards the western seaboards of the philippines. things are not yet completely improved here due to the severe flooding that resulted from the ongoing torrential rain last week. and so, no rain is welcomed here, but looks like it will be continuing associated with some isolated thunderstorms. talking about isolated thunderstorms, things are going to be rough here in the island chain of japan, excluding hokkaido, though. rain will be tapering off. however, short-term heavy rain of about 50 to 80 millimeters just in the span of an hour will be possible across much of honshu region and also thunderstorms, severe ones, could produce hailnd damaging gusts and tornadic activity cannot be ruled out. temperaturewise, we're looking at 31 in tokyo, just around average, but nothing around average here in chongqing, reaching up to 40 degrees, really hot there, well above average. it will be continuing until next week. moving over to the americas now. things are pretty rough here in manitoba and into ontario with some drenching rain, but across

is in the high plains of kansas, oklahoma, dallas 105, phoenix, 104. 80s up and down the eastern seaboard, atlanta, 94 degrees. let's take a look at major airports. laguardia has flight departure delays, that yellow you see around minneapolis, possibility of severe weather there. all major airports in california are running on time. with it being clear in the bay hopefully we'll keep it that way. go to abc7news.com and down to the bottom where you'll find flight tracker. >> eric: investigators are on board a plane in boston after yet another scare in the skies. it ended up scrambling fighter escorts for an international airlines flight out of newark. >> reporter: tense moments aboard a jumbo jet headed from newark to switsder land. plane diverted, escorted by fighter jets after a flight attendant noticed something unusual, a camera in the back of an empty seat. he told the pilot who changed course landing at the closest airport logan field. passengers were re-screened and camera inspected. they say the measures were taken out of an abundance of caution. another emergency aboard a plane ye

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storms hit the eastern seaboard by evening.s from boston to d.c. >> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in washington, d.c., philly, new york and atlanta. >>> speaking of new york, here in the big apple, the superexpensive security system surrounding jfk airport is now being called junk, after a shocking breach. >> abc's jim avila reports, it all started with a disabled jet ski. >> reporter: the man who stumbled through jfk airport's $100 million security system, went to the doctor and hired a lawyer to fight trespassing charges. >> he's been through a lot of difficult times this weekend. >> reporter: but what daniel went through, was an unofficial, unintended test of the incredibly expensive airport security system. ground surveillance radar. video motion-detection camera, and smart fencing. guaranteed to find intruders at a 95% of time. castillo was part of the remaining 5%. when his jet ski faltered over the weekend, he swims toward the airport light, walks across two runways, all the way to delta airlines terminal

is what will the intensity be as it moves through florida and then most likely up the a certain seaboard like it's going to be one of those storms. 35 mile-an-hour winds trying to get its act together. the hurricane center has it crossing over the island of hispaniola friday in saturday. it will strengthen over the next two days and then should weaken. the big question is on sunday where does it come off the coast on cuba? if it comes earlier, it goes to warm water over florida. the amount of time this storm has to intensify from cuba to florida is very key in the intensity. we won't know that until sunday. that's really going to be the big day. we'll all be sitting there staring at the computers and at all the information coming in along with everyone else down there in the southeast. as of now it appears a hurricane will be approaching florida early monday morning, south florida and heading due north wards right up through the state. here's the closer view of the cone of uncertainty. the white line could be five days from right now. it still could easily be just off the florida coast o

it looks like we're going to start pretty dry in much of the eastern seaboard and the southeast. no problems as you head out. leave your umbrella at home. nice weather pattern for areas of new england and the mid atlantic. we still have the humidity today. it broke yesterday and temperatures this morning are in the low 70s, even in the 50s in the northern plains. as you go out today, the cool air is in the great lakes. mara, it looks like we're starting our monday off with a quiet, tranquil weather pattern. i guess we'll take it. >> that's definitely good news. thanks, bill. gas prices soar, tablet wars heat up. retail therapy to cure your case of olympic withdraw. your first look at this morning's business headlines is straight ahead. >>> a sparkling debut for andrew luck. chad johnson's nfl career is in jeopardy, quite possibly the catch of the year. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. hey! did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time

tranquil in comparison, lucky that we're waking up on the west coast this morning as the entire eastern seaboard an area of low pressure. this is going to keep us cool all week.ç i'm happy to report that temperatures are going to be in t 70s and 80s all week long. except for maybe wednesday. temperatures might approach the 90-degree mark but san jose, 78 degrees today. 80 degrees tomorrow and 82 degrees as we head through wednesday. so staying comfortable in some of the south bay cities. as we head throughout today we're going to see the breeze pick up. by 4:00 p.m., winds will be gusty. look to the key, you see you get the yellow and the green by the coastline. pretty strong winds throughout this afternoon. you want to keep that in mind. might get a little bit difficulç when it comes to driving over bridges through the second half commute home as now more and more people will be commuting home, the kids are back at it. a look at the drive in a minute. mike's coming up. 87 degrees in concord. 74 in fremont and 78 degrees right here in san jose. you cannot beat it. now, as we head through wedne