. >> where do you see iowa going in the future? >> i think the future looks very bright. we have our financial house in order. we are reducing taxes and attracting good paying jobs. we are working to revitalize education with the goal to be the number one state in american student achievement. i'm trying to lead by example. i lost enough weight to where my army uniform when i signed the home-based iowa bill on memorial day. so we are trying to do all we can to really lead the way in know what we want to be healthy, happy, we want to have really good jobs, and we want people to feel welcome in the great state of iowa. throughout the weekend, american history tv is featuring des moines, iowa. our local content vehicles team traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about des moines and other stops on c-span's cities tour at c-span.org/local contact. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. american artifacts, a visit to the cia museum in langley, virginia where the museum curator presents election highlights and explains t

much different manufacturing was 20-30t than it years ago. >> where do you see iowa going in the futureink the future looks bright for iowa. taxes andcing attracting good-paying jobs, we're working to revitalize our goal of being the the number one of state in student achievement. we also want to be the healthiest state in the country. weight to wear my army uniform when i signed the bill on memorial day at camp dodge. we're trying to lead the way and we want to be healthy. we want to be happy. really good jobs and we want people to feel welcome in the great state of iowa. >> all weekend long american history tv is featuring iowa's moines.city des since 1972, iowa has held the thet caucuses of presidential primary cycle. media com partners worked with the contents team when we explore there to rich history. learn more about des moines all weekend here on american history tv. >> candidates have tried to think either because they the party is a good fit for might be.heir message sometimes they are worried they they campaign here because are against certain issues that are important in iow

. ♪ >>> well as you can see, people in iowa dealing with major flooding. ere putting up sandbags. a local company also helping out, donating 100 tons of the sand. some areas seeing flood waters nine feet above their normal level. dave warren is back, and from i hear it is only going to get worse. >> right. that area of flooding is actually moving down the mississippi river. so that is the big problem here. this flood warning goes from iowa to illinois. and it is slowly moving south. these river levels are falling, but still above flood stage, rising south here. and it is cresting at quincy, illinois here. record stage is 32 feet, so it's near record flooding. but it will remain above flood level for nearly another week. but it has pushed to the south now. it's water left over from all of the rain we have had this past month. the severe flooding will continue in the south and northeast. 89 in washington, d.c., 82 in new york. cooler temperatures in the plains. wind and hail damage possible today to the south year right along the mid-atlantic states. showers

iowa. you will see what he will do in the next four years as your governor. i am happy to take a few questions. >> is there something you are learning from iowa voters that would help -- [indiscernible] whether tosion on seek the presidency or not is a deeply personal one. while it is wonderful to get as encouragement, i have said the same thing to everyone. that is a really personal decision. most voters understand that. while i appreciate the encouragement, in the end that is a decision you make and here. you don't make that decision based on policy. when the time is appropriate we will make that decision. >> in the gubernatorial race, the only negative spin run our by the -- is that going to continue through the campaign? argue with the premise of your question. we have an obligation. it is truthful. of if he is unhappy about his record he should have done something with his record before developing it. sure we have ake complete picture of these candidates. we will do what we need to do. of governorive branstad and he speaks very well for himself and his re

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other states, so they won't do what the iowa supreme court did, and by removing us from office, that was the message they intended to send. obviously, you can seethe videos that the internet, youtube, media, all that made it easier for them to sell their message. >> now, many other courts have considered the same-sex marriage question since iowa, and it's my understanding that every court to consider the issue has in fact since the supreme court's decision last year ruled in favor of marriage equality. did this campaign successfully intimidate other judges, or did they have selection systems that made them immune to those sort of pressures? >> i think most of the decision that is you're referring to are in federal courts, where they don't have to worry about whether they're going to be retained because they have lifetime appointments. >> so there really is a difference between the federal and state systems when it comes to judicial independence. >> i think the fact that federal judges do not think there will be retaliation against them for making a decision that's correct under the law, yet unpopular, certainly gives them some freedom to make t

we made a decision different than iowa seeing what happened is that the justices were not going to justet this happen. so, we had ways to organize again judges are very restricted to try to educate the voters on what was at stake. and that continued over really a two year period. >> let's see the ad which as you said raised several issues and then talk about your response. >> this is a compilation of what ran. >> a mixed tape. >> yes. >> let's take a look. >> we'll try again with the volume. >> one more was a criminal case. >> in a parking lot like this one, a woman 38 years old a victim of two horrendous attacks, justin pariente and peggy coincidence and judge lewis threw out a technicality. they wanted to give this killer another chance. a world without judicial access. [ inaudible ] >> the rule of law still matters and the constitution still means what it has always meant not what some judge thinks it should be. >> imagine a world -- >> have some of the most activist judges in the world. [ inaudible ] >> no more judges playing politics. >> and compromising. [ inaudible ] >> there are

you have an obligation to follow the law if you look at side executive director report iowa do i see under sunshine every item has a description of what you've done that has nothing because you don't do anything >> i want to address the description of the agenda item 6. of course, there's many public records that were left out of the group that was sent to you. there are no public speakers on this item started in october of 2012 when i made a records request and gone through hearings 3 hearings before the task force and gone through all the litigation in which the superior court ruled i was in corners with the law and it's been about a year and 15 months that's 15 meetings of ethnics that the issue raised whether to assert the attorney-client privilege what have we been doing but dealing with the issue have you even seen the withheld documents. the other point i want to make is that there's no really case pending right now. the superior court case is closed. the case now in the court of appeals has been argued and briefs filed we're waiting for the decision so it's he pending that th

seeing the new jersey governor, he's not necessarily coming back, but on the way to a comeback. regardless of the bridge controversy, he's a political talent. you saw it in colorado. you saw it in iowa. he connects with voters. name me one person on that list who is a better retail politician. make perry, but he's no chris christie. >> when you see rand paul, he said to the republican party, if we want to win in november, we have to expand the party. is he doing anything appealing to a new audience that will help him with the republican base or is it risky? >> here is what i see as rand paul's challenge. i have been fascinated for months watching how he appeals to black voters. he's taking the outreach. he's going to black colleges and going to the urban league, doing things other people aren't doing. the question is, does it seem authentic or a hoax? you saw it the day the speech happened. the bernard national committee, black voters not to be fooled by rand paul. that's the balancing act. tough do things to get the base voters out. if he's thinking past or primary, if you are going to widen the tent, widen the appeal. he's making bigger strides than anybody. >> if he gets the gene

you can see in red, the slight risk area, wisconsin, illinois and eastern iowa, we could see our heaviest rain and strongest storms today. >>> good morning. i'm first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. we head to the rest of today with temperatures warmer than yesterday ranging from 84 to 88 sunny and nice. wind direction shifting out of the southwest 10 to 15 miles per hour. as we head to your workweek, big changes on the way. monday, back to 90s. there's a possibility we have a heat wave on our hands with three straight day in the 90s. by wednesday storms return. they last until friday. lester? >> dylan, thanks. up next, how a pop star helped a little girl overcome the biggest up next, how a pop star helped a little girl overcome the biggest challenge of her life. carmax is the best place to start your car search.e, great for frank, who's quite particular... russian jazz funk? next to swedish hip hop. when he knows what he wants... - thank you. do you have himalayan toad lilies? spotted, or speckled? speckled. yes. he has to have it. a cubist still life of rye bread... sold. it's perfe

there were a few tornadoes confirmed on sunday in iowa, and it looks like that area is under the gun for more severe weather today. so, we expect to see only some severe weather in sections of iowa but also across portions of missouri, southern illinois, the ohio river valley and even some locally strong thunderstorms possible over the western parts of the northeast and much of the midwest could see these severe thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and even a tornado or two in that part of the country. really does not need any additional rain. in fact, sections of iowa, missouri and illinois are dealing with flooding conditions, and with more rain, flooding concerns will be a major threat for at least the next day or two. meanwhile, in the northeast, again, some thunderstorms over the western parts of the region, especially early in the day, but farther east, after a somewhat comfortable weekend, the heat and humidity return today. a few more clouds overhead as well up and down the i-95 corridor. temperatures back into the 90s from new york city right down to d.c. elsewhere across the country, in florida some

." >>> plus deadly duratio, a massive storm tearing through the midwest, iowa seeing eight inches of rain in just one day, but a strengthening tropical storm could ruin july 4th plans for millions, beaches from florida to new england on alert. some forecasts saying it will be a category 1 hurricane by the weekend. >>> plus, boots on the ground. 300 new u.s. troops baghdad bound but with the official withdrawal three years old, why are there almost 1,000 american servicemen there. >>> plus this, world cup fever hitting hollywood. the stars around, jay-z, mick, rihanna and the official world cup song by j. lo and pit bull, we're brazil live in the "cnn newsroom." ♪ >> check me out, look. >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. i'm carol costello, thank you for joining me. much more on the world cup in a minute. >>> first a strong storm off the east coast could put july 4th plans for millions in jeopardy. it will march up the east coast where millions will be spending their holiday weekend at the beach. right to indra petersons with the latest live in new york. good morning. >> take a loo

iowa swallowing cars. >> i never thought i'd ever see sink holes around here. this is scary. >> there's water everywhere. >> reporter: millions in the storm zone are nervously watching warning after warning. in fair fax, iowa, a man was killed when a building collapsed. in chicago tonight more than 250 flights are cancelled as the storm moves in. in colfax, wisconsin, calm to chaos, a tornado blasting 90 mile per hour winds through this parking lot over the weekend -- debris swirling in every direction. and in seconds, it's gone. tonight there are flood warnings across this region and you can see the rivers are running high. normally this staircase would lead down to a pleasant walkway along the des moines river, but tonight it's just a short-cut right to the water, that entire water way completely submerged. david? >> completely vanishing. what a mess. thank you. i want to bring in ginger and get back to that hot spot you're tracking right now. >> we watched that beast start this morning in eastern nebraska. let me take you to what happened in the last 12 hours

iowa. we'll see. he's still in there.n't count him out. >> chris christie has the fire in his belly. mitt romney has been through it. his wife has been through it. >> she wants to be first lady. >> the other person is jeb bush. does bush run. that's a big if? >> do you think he's running? >> if he does, all the talk is over. the other guy to talk about is marco rubio. rubio -- >> president of the united states. >> all the inside the belt way folks think he's the republicans' best shot. >> i think he's the republicans' john edwards. >> that's interesting. >> he's one of the more creative thinkers. he's no ted cruz or rand paul. >> we'll come back. i say mitt romney is running. you say chris christie is still in the game. we'll see. >> don't forget mike pence. >> up next, the pizza delivery man democrats hope will tip the north carolina senate race the democratic way. this is "hardball," the place for politics. woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of

other states, so they won't do what the iowa supreme court did, and by removing us from office, that was the message they intended to send. obviously, you can see from the videos that the internet, youtube, media, all that made it easier for them to sell their message. >> now, many other courts have considered the same-sex marriage question since iowa, and it's my understanding that every court to consider the issue has in fact since the supreme court's decision last year ruled in favor of marriage equality. did this campaign successfully intimidate other judges, or did they have selection systems that made them immune to those sort of pressures? >> i think most of the decisions that you're referring to are in federal courts, where they don't have to worry about whether they're going to be retained because they have lifetime appointments. >> so there really is a difference between the federal and state systems when it comes to judicial independence. >> i think the fact that federal judges do not think there will be retaliation against them for making a decision that's correct under the law, yet unpopular, certainly gives them some freedom to ma

iowa. a few storms could get as close as the 39 corridor. but if we are good to see any storms they're probably going to come in the afternoon. if you're getting out and about today you will be in short sleeves. close to 80 degrees today with a chance for a few storms in the evening and then mainly overnight is the best chance for more rain and possibly some lingering storms. spawned thunderstorms today tomorrow a big warmup to the decrease partly sunny skies. decent chance for storms once again tomorrow night scattered thunderstorms are possible sunday with slightly cooler temperatures high of 84. then it gets cooler as we get back to work next week. need more in the 74 cast in a bit. >> so far so good on the roads. no major delays or hot spots. we have overnight roadwork lingering in bound kennedy as a travel in bound at ohio, 3 great plains are blocked. they will be blocked until about 5:00 a.m.. >>a woman from arlington heights drowned while saving three boys.karen wessel was on vacation at her sister's summer home in far northern wisconsin. they went swimming on

probably challenge a moment about any other conclusion to a strong and see a that fits with what i know and my expense in working with the iowa presidential caucuses. and also "caucus chaos," a new book written by dave price. dave is a journalist and a reporter for the television station in des moines and he's really paid a lot of focused to this and he's interviewed a lot of the players involved in the iowa caucus. it's real new. i want to read both of those and then this is the first year we've been able to celebrate the placement of dr. norman borlaug's statute in stature help in the united states capitol building. dr. bert vargas -- dr. borlaug was born 100 years ago on march 25 and it happens that there is a book that's been sitting on m my table called "or daily bread" the rights of the story about dr. norman borlaug. what he did in his life was he saw poverty during the great depression in the 30. he decided he wanted to do something about that. and so he went to work, was i to sit down to mexico and started working with different wheat strains. strains. on those wheat strains a select committee selected it for the vig

iowa. he didn't get in the coffee shops and get in the church basements and work people over. he seems serious in 2016. i think you will see him and you have. he came to iowa and is getting involved in local dinners where you can meet people. that is the lasting lesson for people is you have to get out here. newt gingrich was a front runner for a while as well. people knew him. but he ran a different campaign. people that didn't like him said his campaign was more about promoting his last book, movie or his wife's latest book. they didn't raise much money or spend a lot of time here and the whole three marriage thing didn't go over well. he had his moment and was gone. ron paul is one you can say has a long shelf life here. he ran in '08 and '12 and he more than doubled his support from those times. his people were organized and he found a way to get people engaged in a way they never had. thee were people that never voted. he had really young people showing up at the events. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. thank you. and i think you might recognize my wife -- her picture is on that cook book. anybody see that cook bo

iowa. it was nearly impossible to see when the storm came through deich forecasters described as a massive storm with punishing straight line winds. in casey, iowa, hail tore the siding off this house. the west by contrast remains hot and dry setting the stage for another long season of wildfires. carter evans is following this. >> reporter: the san juan fire in arizona has scorched nearly nine square miles in just four days, one of six wildfires currently burning across the country. >> got some really heavy fuel in there. >> reporter: in california alone more than 3,300 wildfires have burned so far this year. how bad could this fire season be? >> it could be extremely bad. >> reporter: chief dale hutchinsen is with calfire, nearly a third of his state is now experiencing exceptional drought conditions. >> you've got extremely dry fuels in both the live vegetation still out there but also a lot of dead material mixed in. >> reporter: nationwide there have been more than 26,000 wildfires just since january, that's compared to 22,000 for all of last year. and 2013 was one of the deadliest yea

we will see other thunderstorms from iowa over to ohio through this afternoon and >>> we're seeing a mild start to the morning with mid-60s outside with peninsula on south bay. north bay, comfortable, mid-50s under clear sky. cooling around the coast and bay with slightly stronger sea breeze. 75 in san francisco. low 90s in san jose. highs climbing into upper 90s in tri-valley. north bay, low 90s for now. tomorrow, we'll see more cooling and more high clouds moving into southern california. he plaza. miss north texas and miss ft. worth, texas. who's who? >> i'm junior miss north texas. >> you are celebrating in new york city? >> yes. >> congratulations. you look gorgeous this morning. back inside to you tamron and lester. >> that's my hometown. that's my queen. i love her. >>> still to come on "today," the incredible story of a boy's new lease on life and the college students who helped him get there. >>> what you need to know before booking your vacation get away >>> what you need to know before boi had this chronic, deep ache all over. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia -- thou

then you see some other ones is a great competitive race in iowa, a great competitive race in colorado reasonably good about virginia. this say republican health seat. mitch mcconnell the republican leader, alan grants his democratic challenger a red state, they haven't sent a democrat to the senate since 1992 yet manu, alison grimes calls on help from the massachusetts liberal elizabeth warren this week. how does elizabeth help in a reliably red state? >> it's motivating the base. she speaks to the younger voters, the people that alison grimes needs to get out to the polls. this state overwhelmingly rejected barack obama last year and even though this is conservative state, this is the majority democratic registration state. there's still a lot of democratic voters in pockets like louisville and lexington, where elizabeth warren does speak to the crowd and she speaks to younger voters, people she can talk about populist issues, railing against the big banks, things that are not super controversial and she's being used in red states this year, places where she can go where the presiden

iowa. check this out. you can see the supercell rotating. it formed a funnel cloud for a brief moment. it was enough to tear up homes. >>> we had the nicest two days in the history of ever. top that indra petersons. >> ever. >> not bad. we have a little bit going on to the south. we are talking a ridge of pressure. temperatures are warmer than typical. storms are going to fire up along the jet stream similar to yesterday. we are going to watch that spreading to the ohio valley tomorrow and to the northeast by the middle of the week. we have a slight risk. you are talking up state new york, to the back and midwest. we are talking the threat for severe weather today and it shifts east and through tomorrow. again, we are talking about it coming from new york and back from arkansas or so. there you go, light scattered showers. not a biggy. no system should be too huge unless you have the thunderstorm. the temperature, that's what you are going to notice, above normal, but shifting down as the cold front makes its way. behind it, the temperatures give more relief. milder by the middle of th

iowa. don't be surprised not seeing too much sweet corn on the cob in the grocery store these days.they say a series of strong storms that roared through the region have had a devastating s floods in fields are good for growing but they say this summer it is not very good for corn. >> that's ri that's what they call the trasht this was the fifth edition of that event which is likely self-explanatory even on this monday mo what they cu us their boatsthin they found in the trash or even in a recycling bin. i guess that kind of gives new meg man treasure being another -- one being another man's treasure. >> exactly and putting -- it's caonere.way of recycling. o and, you know, the paddle wheel model is a paddle wheel model seen pretty popular that's pretty good considering that all those parts were all made of trash. >> pretty good st th.od f >>> coming up in "the skinny," at age 77, bill cosby is looking for laughs. >> excited for that, and let's get together from our rock 'n' roll band. hey, this is a look at eighth graders and what they did getting high-profile attention from a reco

. >> i'll see you back in iowa soon. >> all this activity and a mere 560 days away for iowa caucuses. for "meet the press," chuck todd, nbc news washington. >>> back to the roundtable to talk about the politics of the moment, still away from 2016. i want to pick up on chuck's point, rand paul, does he look like a republican front-runner this far out. if he does, he represents libertarian wing of the republican policy on foreign policy, such a big foreign policy week this is. you were saying that's striking to you. >> it is. particularly views on foreign policy don't sit well with republicans. >> where is dick cheney. >> in fact, rand paul's views on foreign policy isn't that different from president obama in terms of disengagement. he doesn't loo like to put it that way. the gop bench is deeper than democratic bench. it's basically hillary or bust. i was surprised how well jeb bush and chris christie are doing. in republican circles there are deal breakers supposedly, immigration with jeb bush and moderation on climate change and gun control with chris christie. voters seem to be tell

for the first time in 35 years i am proud to say iowa students going to our state universities will seen their tuition. both this year and next year. [applause] and after having that great success last year, this year we passed the centerpiece of our legislative agenda home-based iowa. this was a bipartisan plan to match veterans with quality high-paying jobs here in iowa with one simple principle, men and women who have served our nation should not have to worry about finding a good job once they have completed their service. we know that the federal government is dramatically reducing the size of the military. a lot of people will be coming out the next five years. we want them to know iowa is the place they ought to locate. i had the honor to sign that bill on memorial day at camp dodge in the gold star museum and i lost enough weight that i did it in my army uniform. [applause] now i said this at the opening of their scott county headquarters. i was only a buck sergeant in the army so i was highly outranks my marian miller makes and joni ernst who is a lieutenant colonel presently o

other states, so they won't do what the iowa supreme court did, and by removing us from office, that was the message they intended to send. obviously, you can seefrom the videos that the internet, youtube, media, all that made it easier for them to sell their message. >> now, many other courts have considered the same-sex marriage question since iowa, and it's my understanding that every court to consider the issue has in fact since the supreme court's decision last year ruled in favor of marriage equality. did this campaign successfully intimidate other judges, or did they have selection systems that made them immune to those sort of pressures? >> i think most of the decision that is you're referring to are in federal courts, where they don't have to worry about whether they're going to be retained because they have lifetime appointmes. >> so there really is a difference between the federal and state systems when it comes to judicial independence. >> i think the fact that federal judges do not think there will be retaliation against them for making a decision that's correct under the law, yet unpopular, certainly gives them some freedom to mak

we have fox news polls that give us specific numbers and in iowa, voters and democrats want a contest. they don't want to see clinton waltz. and hillary clinton got beat in iowa by barak obama and martin o'malley knows it is clear there. and they are look for example a choice, the idea that she waltz. and it may be in clinton's best interest to have a sparring partner and beat in a debate and show off she's still got the fire in the belly. her book tour is basically over and her and her husband are in the hamptons. they were in a mansion that was 10,000 a month to rent. they have been in a place like that before and the rent ain't cheap. >> they are making pretty good coin these days. carl cameron. thank you. >> one issue sure to be on the voer's mind is the future of entitlement programs. how much money is left in the social security and medicare trust fund. peter has the story. >> reporter: hey, penny, the reports are like bed time reading for me every year. in this reports released today. the social security trust fund is projected to run out of money in 2034, a year sooner than projected in last year's r

well, you can see, i met my match in terms of energy, enthusiasm and people that serve the state of iowa in lieutenant governor kim reynolds. thank you, kim. >>> and judy davidson in scott county, i love this county. this is the best big county in iowa. we're glad to be here. and we're glad to have governor chris christie here for this very special event. it has been a great honor to serve you the last 3 1/2 years. and i'm always proud to come back to scott county and to davenport. i've got to tell them -- i was telling them on the way in here, when i was a sophomore in high school, we played davenport west in the state tournament. and they beat us. they won in the state tournament, too, by the way. i won't tell you what year it was. anyway, we went passed the school here on the way to the mississippi valley fairgrounds and i couldn't help but think about that. well, four years ago, the state of iowa faced some big challenges. we had a $900 million projected budget deficit. state wide unemployment was over 6%. the governor had a big debt scheme that's going to cost us $65 million a year

iowa. i shot this video yesterday. we were storm chasing out there. the video just incredible. you can seem system. it was moving very rapidly at about 50 miles per hour. it did produce some very large hail across iowa. very strong winds as well. there was several reported tornadoes, close to 500 reports of severe weather across several states, including iowa, parts of missouri. you can see on your screen some damage to homes in iowa from very large size hail. lightning here in the city of chicago, incredible. really lighting up the night sky last night as that line of storms moved through. you can see on your screen just incredible and i have seen several reports as well of power outages due to lightning here in the city. in missouri, there were several reported tornadoes as well with a funnel cloud coming down. there are no reports of injuries there thankfully. so we are looking at this storm system continuing to move eastward and it still has the potential to produce more severe weather. today that risk includes parts of upstate new york, western pennsylvania, ohio, all the way farther

but it seems to always crop back up because honestly because of the power that iowa holds in our electoral process. you'll see candidates starting in a few months going back to iowa saying we need to invest in ethanol. my position is we should not be investing -- we should not tilt the market in any forms of energy. it's not fair. we should let the energy market work itself out. host: curtis dubay from price water cooper is a graduate from the university of houston. and beth osborne who is the -- current vice president, i should say, of transportation and development at transportation for america. is a graduate of louisiana state university. next caller is gary, sterling, virginia. good morning. caller: thank you, everyone. >> good afternoon, everybody. it's nice to see everybody so chipper. i'm sure it's because a thursday that feels like a friday, right? that's good. before we get started i just wanted to do a brief announcement at the top. both yesterday and today the president was briefed by his home left-hand turn security advisor lisa monaco on the administration's efforts to prepare for the storm, ongo

and then back off to the west, we do see anywhere from montana, all the way to iowa, a risk this eveningnto the overnight hours. the cold front that would be part of the instigator is also instigating windy conditions. so, the red flag warnings all from montana back to nevada, a big issue tonight. and diane, the heat still baking in the southwest. tomorrow, not as hot, but 110 at yuma is something to note. >> all right, ginger, thank you. >>> and you talked about the heat out west, so, let's turn to the heat there, and of course, it's fueling wildfires, turning the dry earth into a tinderbox. tonight, a new report reveals just how many family homes could be at risk as the danger of fire increases. here's abc's brandi hitt. >> reporter: a scorching heat wave is baking the west. >> it is almost unbearable! >> it's like a sauna. literally a sauna. >> reporter: phoenix breaking records today with temperatures topping 116 degrees. and parts of southern california sizzling to 119. the extreme heat striking as firefighters battle 33 large wildfires in seven states. four in washington alone wher

iowa. you can see how wide and massive it is. storm chaser capturing the video, there's the funnel cloud.everal reports last night. no reports of any injuries or significant damage. >>> glad that christina loren is not chasing storms and joining us here this morning, good morning to you. >> good morning. yeah, just spent time in miami though trying to chase hurricanes, and yeah, you know what, we are so blessed here in the bay area. we have beautiful scenery and beautiful weather to adocument date. that scenery if you want to get outdoors, today a fantastic day to stroll across the golden gate bridge. maybe you haven't done that before, it's going to be clear out there, at least for a few hours, but i've got to tell you, our microclimate, they are going to make a big, and i mean a big appearance for today. because we're basically going to see onshore flow for most of the bay area, in fact all the way across the inner bay, keeping that onshore flow going, it's going to get cut off in places like antioch. you won't see the cooling through the delta. as a result temperatures in antioch are g

and specifically in the central u.s., you can see how the clouds are blowing up over into iowa and missouri. this is going to be another focal point for some strong storms. already saw strong storms on monday. as we go into tuesday this frontal passage will introduce severe possibilities of storms from the northeast into the tennessee valley area. sob prepared for some rain, thunderstorms, some hail possibilities, some strong wind gusts are also part of the forecast going throughout our tuesday. another area dealing with severe weather, the central portions of europe. anywhere from germany down to serbia as this frontal system moves eastward. already the western portions of the continent into france saw a lot of heavy rain. some possible wind gusts and damaging hail will be a part of the picture from tuesday into wednesday as we go into the central portions of the continent. look at this, berlin, vienna, paris all seeing thunderstorms. highs will be anywhere from the low to upper 20s. hope you have a good day wherever you are. here's your extended outlook. >>> before we wrap up, a group of

put the national guard down at the border, something john boehner has called for and you see rick perry there in iowasurely getting to making that point, what's the politics behind that? is there this idea that he's going to stand up and be the conservative warrior making this his issue? this was an issue that was problematic for him last time around. he was being criticized for being too humane. rick perry going out on this -- >> this is a great opportunity for rick perry. this issue landed right on his lap. it's on the border. he's got the right position now. in the 2012 campaign he was the most pro immigrant and romney attacked him. here he can show himself doing something where voters in iowa are very anti-immigration reform. this is a great step for him to start his potential 2016 campaign. >> we talked about it a few weeks ago, rick perry is getting his groove back. >> to a degree. we have a very pregnant perry pause right there. he really is lucky in terms of timing. i think we'll watch this issue over the next couple of months, especially during a congressional recess where a lot of members g

what you may see in a couple of months if apple comes out with a larger screen phone, and the way iowate allows you to customize the iphone, you may see apple taking a larger share of the high-end market away from samsung. >> samsung is also coming out with a couple of higher-and devices later this year, over the next six months as well. that has been a strategy, but is it the right strategy? you have been doing so much work on market share and crunching the numbers. how are they looking? >> the pressure from the ones below it is really starting to take effect. they have got to continue to focus on maintaining a position at the high-end. the market share will be driven by the low end. they have to focus their strategies in these two areas. their marketing investment, which has taken them to the top over the last couple of years, has been focused at the flagship. the reality is that they have got to change up that flagship strategy that has somewhat gone stale now for two or three years. >> benedict, is it you who said that samsung is dominant but paranoid? >> the cloned nokia. people t

see him again. once he gets out of prison, that's it. i'll never be able to visit my brother again because of iowa law. anybody on paper can never visit anybody while incarcerated. >> yvette and doris know all about that. since our visit to the north carolina correctional institution for women, doris has been paroled. the soonest she will be allowed to visit yvette is when they are probation expires. brad and michael love have more time. brad is currently eligible but has not yet made parole. >> so we're going to spend as many years together as we can. >> i love him to death. i'd do anything for brad, anything. short of killing somebody again. >>> coming up on "lockup raw" -- >> these cats is their kids. and you mess with one of the cats, these cats is their family. that's all they've got. >> the special bond between prisoner and pet. >> it's like anything. treat them with love and respect, they'll treat you with love and respect back. >>> the social center of almost every prison is the yard. it's the rare space where inmates socialize, exercise and occasionally fight to the death. but "lockup" crews h

iowa, overnight including a number of powerful twisters. storm chasers captured amazingly, clear images of this tornado. touching down near the town of rynebeck, not far from cedar falls. you can see the swirling wind picking up debris and tearing apart trees. a dozen tornado reports in iowa. the damage reports come in, there is no word of any serious injuries. >>> high temperatures and strong shifting wind are making it difficult for crews in northern california battling forest fires. one of the fires has burned through ten square miles. only 30% contained. here now with more abc's clayton sandell. >> for firefighters out west it hasn't been much of a holiday. nearly 1,400 on the ground. and in the air. taking on a 7,000-acre blaze in yolo county, california west of sacramento. >> a big glow coming over the hills. and then we seen it come over the top really fast. >> reporter: residents and july fourth campers told they must evacuate. >> the fun kind of got spoiled. but mother nature took over one day. that's it. >> reporter: a fire in the tiny northern california town of collinsville is now out. but not before it destroyed eight homes. >> of kind of broke my heart. i wanted to s

it's a question voters in iowa should ask to see if she's really outside of the main stream. >> the tentherument has been used to justify ugly historical position ps. it mystifies me why conservatives revised this to oppose federal regulations or obamacare for that matter. >> also social security. she wants to get rid of all abortions and most forms of birth control american women use. iowans need a long hard look at her and say, we reject this. we won't allow sarah palin and the koch brothers to dictate who we elect as senator especially when they have positions out of step with where most americans are. that includes iowans. she wants to abolish the minimum wage. said iowans should make only $7 at no time 25 and that's appropriate. voters in iowa, once they hear about her positions will vote against her. >> good to have you on. appreciate your time. that's "the ed show." i'm ed schultz. "politics nation" with reverend al sharpton starts now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight in atlanta. tonight's lead, republicans pretending to do their