this is matthew simmons the founder of simmons and company the largest oil investment firm in america in the late ninety's simmons discovered that saudi arabia was lying about their oil reserves the realization that the largest oil fields on earth were soon to decline changed his life he became an advocate of wave energy invested into its development she wrote a book about the coming and middle eastern oil. as the drama of the deepwater horizon played out matthew spoke up and what he said was shocking yes we were. just large research this. was the most specific information we know eleven hundred meters below the surface is not the next is the four hundred four hundred meter lake i'm very. pleased. on august fourth the white house sent a time out an energy of size or carol browner on a series of t.v. interviews where she countered simmonds assertions more than three quarters of the oil is gone the vast majority of the oil is gone it was captured it was standing it was burned it was contained but mother nature did her part there was certainly an effort to control the way this event was

this is matthew simmons the founder of simmons and company the largest oil investment firm in america in the late ninety's simmons discovered that saudi arabia was lying about their oil reserves the realization that the largest oil fields on earth were soon to decline changed his life he became an advocate of wave energy and invest it into its development she wrote a book about the coming and middle eastern oil. as the drama of the deepwater horizon played out matthew spoke up and what he said was shocking yes we were. just large research this. was the most specific information we know eleven hundred meters below the surface. is eighty four hundred four hundred meters late. in august the white house sent out an energy advisor terror. a series of t.v. interviews where she countered simmonds assertions more than three quarters of the oil is gone the vast majority of the oil is gone it was captured it was standing it was burned it was contained but mother nature did her part there was certainly an effort to control the way this event was seen in this event was a media story it had that q

am the political director to russell simmons and editor in global grind.com and sit on the board of directors of foundation martin founded by parents sabrina and tracy. thank you. day is ning and this about you. folks that edible are on this stage made a call to action for us to come together chicago to have this conversation, this emergency summit if you will. so the next two hours of this evening, we want to engage in a conversation, have a dialogue are sitting inho the audience sitting on stage. as little as k possible and allow for a conversation to incur. members of the congressional staff who have they pass that around to write questions on the takingards that we'll be throughout the evening. s i can for a moment, as i sat in my home in new york last night sort of reflecting on

rock entrepreneur gene simmons in why you shouldn't listen to people to make money. that's all coming up next on "your business." >>> small businesses are revitalizing the economy. and american express open is here to help. that's why we're proud to present "your business" on msnbc. hi there, everyone, i'm j.j. ramberg. welcome to "your business" the show dedicated to giving you tips and advice to help your small business grow. it's been three years since e-commerce optical brand warby parker launched. why are retail stores now part of their expansion plan? we head to their flagship shop in the heart of soho to find out why this online business is also going offline. when classmates neil blumenthal, jeffrey raider and david gilboa launched warby parker shook up optical world. doing it all online. >> we said what if we can work directly with manufacturers and sell them directly to consumers through a user-friendly website, we could offer quality glasses that cost $500 for $95. we were featured in "gq" and "vogue" and sold out of all our inventory and a waiting list of

let's start with a tweet from russell simmons, business mogul and founder of def jam. he tweeted about this case, writing "prayers for the martin family. only god knows what was on zimmerman's mind, but the gun laws and stand your ground laws must change." let's go to co-host of "the view," sherri shepherd. she tweeted from "sherrishepherd2h," going to pray and after i pray, i'm going to hug my son who one day might go to the store in the rain in a hoodie. maybe it will be different, #jesus." and a lot of prayers, a lot of calls for people to pray for the family and for our country. and let's also go to lana dunham, treater of the hbo series "girls." she writes simply a two-letter sta start, "no. my heart is with sybrina fulton, rachel jeantel everyone who loved trayvon and has been sent the message that his life did not matter." kate, chris? >> i think most people would agree, people, their hearts and prayers are with the family of

we're turning it over to jamal simmons.tic strategist, good friend of the program and here as a "friend of bill." jamal, how are you? >> i'm good. good morning. the wheels are a little loose on the rig this morning. >> oh, yeah, we're a little punchy. >> bill: it's tuesday. >> it's tuesday. gin day for mr. press. >> what's in these cups? >> you don't want to know. >> my sister says hello this morning. already tweeted me it is going to make her day that you're on this morning. >> man's gotta have his audience. >> bill: your fan club. >> bill: jamal you'll be pleased to know -- introduce them. they get really pissed. >> i know where my bread's buttered. >> bill: alichia cruz has the phones covered. cyprian bowlding has the video cam covered. you will be glad to know last night that he is back. our good friend bill de blasio has been be on the show many times, one of the leading candidates for mayor of new york. he had a fund-raiser last night and his guest of honor was howard dean and howard dean, it was a back to the future

simmons. david simmons who is a conservative spokesman for the local government association. this is what he said mr. simmons. we know of schools that are literally falling down and still have to compete with a brand-new build down the road. in other words, in areas where there are surplus places but isn't the truth that while he is pouring millions of pounds into building new schools where there are already places, the only way he can meet the shortage in other areas is teaching kids in cabins and increasing class sizes? >> the fact is the last labour government can't primary school places. let me tell him what this government is doing. the education capital budget is 21 billion over the next six years. that is what we are doing. but what is so interesting is that he is taking his script from the trade union. they don't like choice. they don't like new schools. they don't like free schools. they want to control everything. but what we know is one organization they have got control of. we see

arrived hong and helped bring stewart and simmons into custody. officers and stewart were released from the hospital, while simmons for additional treatment. i will be back by the break and kron4 news weekend. it's been 60 years since north and south korea signed an armistice that ended combat in the korean war. yesterday, president obama korean war veterans memorial in washington, while north surprising public appearance. on the days' events. obama should ever be forgotten, and no veteran should ever be overlooked." veterans and spectators gather on the national mall in washington to commemorate "the forgotten war." the cease-fire signed in 19- 53 left thkorean peninsula divided and volatile to this very day. president obama says despite treaty. the war did not end in a tie. obama >>"when 50 million south koreans live in freedom, a vibrant democracy, one of the world's most dynamic economies, in stark contrast to the repression and poverty of the north, that is a victory and that is your legacy." what the north calls its "victory day" in pyongyan

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> back on this side of the atlantic, that's our broadcast on a tuesday thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. >> nbc bay area news begins with breaking news. >>> this was the first time that he and the flying pilot that he was instructing had flown together. >> right now at 6:00, an inexperienced instructor accompanying the pilot. we have new information about the flight crew that landed at sfo. >> so what happened inside the cockpit? investigators are on the scene of the 214 crash. they continued their interviews with the crew today, attempting to nail down what they were doing in the final moments of that flight. the ntsb released new information today, including the fact that the two flight attendants were ejected from the plane on impact. we have a close look at what might have went wrong. and some passengers say first responders moved too slowly following the crash, but we begin with cheryl herd and that ntsb briefing. >> reporter: a lot of ground covered at the briefing. the ch

and this is from russell simmons.sell simmons wrote, i know many people are very upset about the verdict, but we must remain peaceful no matter what. remain peaceful and from singer john legend, my heart hurts and from the naacp, they have responded, they said this from the president, we are outraged and we are heart broken over today's verdict. we stand with trayvon's family and we are called to act. we will pursue civil rights charges with the department of justice and we will continue to fight for the removal of stand your ground laws in every state. and we will not rest until racial profiling in all its forms is outlawed. more reaction coming. more from our legal experts that will go back in the courtroom as well with our man who was inside the courtroom, and that is none other than martin savage on the other side of the break. >> welcome back to our coverage now of the george zimmerman not guilty verdict, i want to bring in the team of legal experts. all former prosecutors and now all cnn legal analysts. sunny, i

i'm sarah simmons. >>> i'm wisdom martin at fox 5 morning news. it's time to say good morning to tucker barnes. >>> good morning, sarah and wisdom. highs will be in the upper 80s, threat of showers and thunderstorms, although thes, at morning commute should be nice and quiet. let's get to the radar, shower activity out to the west, western maryland and westand we virginia, and we're watchingtchg tracking the line of showers out there.e. the expectation is that most of those will make it out beforefoe they make it into the immediate metro area.a. there's more energy up stream here up in ohio, and just likeke yesterday, we will likely see se some scattered showers andd thunderstorms develop during thu course of the at a today. temperatures right now very wara out there, reagan national enjoo ago i very balmy 77 degrees.77 g better out of dulles, 75, upper 80s, partial sunshine, and, and once again we can see a scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. lots more on the forecast, arect nice cool down on the seven day, i will have that coming up,

nbc's keir simmons is at the scene with more. >> reporter: at high speed, the train turns into a bendand derails. its cars thrown from the track. 247 people were on board. one passenger said it sudden lynn twisted at 9 p.m. local time, carriages piled up. smoke pouring from the wreckage. a deadly fire, as people tried to escape. casualties were lifted through windows, carried away by first responders as through the night, paramedics battled to help injured. the bodies of those who didn't make it covered with blankets. relatives left in tears by the crash site. the train from the country's capital urge madrid, coming off the rails i don't you the side the satiago de cuba compostela in northern spain, eeft of a local festival. all events canceled, instead, people geared donate blood. according to witnesses at local hospitals, many of the dead were yet to be identified. some reports say the train was traveling at twice the speed limit you its cars derailing on a bend. so far, officials believe it was an accident, one of europe's worst ever train disasters. >> that was keir simmons report

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> and that is our broadcast on a monday night.hank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you back in new york tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> and good evening, everyone. >> new tonight at 6:00. there's a trial in san jose that could have major implications for homeowners throughout california. ten cities and counties are seeking nearly $1 million from paint manufacturers to remove lead paint from millions of homes. especially here in the bay area, a lot of these older homes. >> reporter: that's very true. today during opening statements, prosecutors are argued that five major paint companies knew about the potentially harmful impact lead paint has on children. but continued to sell the product. but the paint companies argued harmful product. in santa clara county, an estimated 400,000 homes were built before 1978. and experts estimate 70% of those houses contain lead paint. they link exposure to lead to learning disabilities. which is why ten california counties and citi

nbc's kier simmons is there for us again tonight. >> reporter: the investigation centers on this man -- francisco garzon, at the controls when the train hurtled from the tracks killing or injuring almost everyone on board. garzon, who was injured himself, is now under arrest. he apparently had a fascination with speed. on facebook, he boasted about going fast, even posting a photo of a train speedometer showing the equivalent of 120 miles per hour. crash survivor stephen ward of utah recalls seeing the train's speed displayed on a monitor. >> for most of the trip it said about 100 kilometers per hour which is about 60 miles per hour. right before we crashed, just like 30 seconds before i looked up and it said 194 which is about 130 miles per hour. >> reporter: the speed limit at that stretch of track is 50 miles per hour. as the investigation continued today, around 80 people were still hospitalized, half of them at this hospital. 30 in critical condition. doctors say three of their patients are children. robert and his wife of houston were injured. >> i kept talking to her. breathe,

. >> actually, that was five, miss simmons. >> all right. >> and we almost won. [ laughs ] ooh, thisted by some of the top schools in the country. [ chuckles ] i'm surprised you never heard of him. >> we have so many kids trying to join our program, you know, it's hard for me to keep up. >> huh, but none of them is like david here. he averages eight yards a carry. >> 8.5. >> and he's a 3.0 student. >> oh, that's 3.6, miss simmons. >> all right. >> yeah, that's pretty impressive. >> hey, look here, son. don't correct us in front of company. >> um -- >> yo. >> [ sings indistinctly ] >> what are you doing, mr. brown, hmm? >> i'm watching "freeloaders and the people that love them." >> but the tv isn't on. >> hint, hint. uh, where you going? >> we are going shoe shopping. >> oh, i feel sorry for you. mnh-mnh. i don't like going that shoe shopping. they sit there. they try on one shoe. they put off another shoe. they try on another one. they do it. you're sitting there, and you're waiting. you're looking, and they never make up they mind. >> that's why i bring a book. >> you? >> hey, ever

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> that is our broadcast on this tuesday night.hank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> nbc bay area news starts now. >>> good tuesday evening, everyone. >> blurred lines. a gentleman's club says it's opening soon right in the heart of the business district in downtown san jose, just blocks from the cathedral and city hall. but one person says he is not rolling out the welcome mat. >> reporter: this historic building behind me has housed nightclubs before and has an operating and existing liquor license. so there was really no need for any public comment where people could have voiced their concerns, but as you can imagine, there are people that are not too happy to hear that a gentleman's club is coming to town. and the owners of that club are not quite ready to persuade them otherwise. the building holds a promise of something forbidden, naked, dancing girls. the rules are clear, but so is the zoning for this downtown area. the club is operating i

>> keir simmons, live report for us tonight from paris. keir, thanks. >>> a defiant edward snowden briefly emerged from hiding today in moscow. the fugitive former intelligence contractor met with human rights groups, said he hopes to remain in russia, at least for now. our report tonight from nbc's jim maceda in moscow. >> reporter: the world hadn't seen edward snowden for three weeks. but there he was, meeting with human rights lawyers and russian officials inside the transit zone of the moscow airport, his temporary home. "he looked perfectly well to me," he said. "he seemed a bit pale but very neat." he came out swinging, attacking the u.s. and its allies for what he called unlawful actions, preventing him from traveling to asylum in latin america. >> i did not seek to enrich myself. i did not seek to sell u.s. secrets. i did not partner with any foreign government to guarantee my safety. >> reporter: he now says he wants to stay in russia temporarily until he can travel safely to venezuela, nicaragua, or bolivia. >> i do intend to ask

prosecutors say sooner approach simmons last year and then opened fire. sooner's lawyer said his defendant is mentally ill and did not mean to kill anyone. >>> in washington, the senate may be hours away from an epic battle described as a nuclear option. 98 of the 100 senators met behind closed doors last night to discuss a threat by democrats to change filibuster rules. republicans say the changes would upset two centuries of senate tradition. after the meeting, democratic leader harry reid said he's still ready to vote on the plan this morning. >> we've had a very good conversation. the conversation is going to continue tonight. the votes are scheduled at 10:00 in the morning. >> democrats blame the filibuster rules for gridlock that's preventing a confirmation vote on several of president obama's nominees. republicans now say they will allow up or down votes on most of those nominations. >>> as senators argue inside the capitol, the temperature outside is expected to hit 97 in washington. heat warnings and advisories are in place for much of the east c

a look back tonight from nbc's keir simmons in london. >> reporter: william is at kate's bedside tonight. the family is celebrating. but there is someone missing, diana. >> there will be that moment when the baby is safely born. there will be a tinge of sadness that she is not there. >> reporter: she has been a presence from the beginning. kate's engagement ring belonged to diana. >> i would loved to have met her. she would have been an amazing woman to look up to. >> this is my way of keeping her so close. >> reporter: she would have been 52 now. >> i think she would be thinking, i'm going to be a grandmother. that's always a bit of a shock. and i think she will think i hope this baby has as much fun as i had with william and harry. >> reporter: diana was fun. she loved being a mother. when royal duty called, she found it hard to be away. >> i love coming back to them. >> the greatest picture of diana with those boys is when she's been on a trip and they are on a boat and her arms are as wide as the world. and she says, this is where you feel safe. >> reporter: she was fiercely protecti

. >> i'm sarah simmons. let's say hello to tucker barnes and get the latest on the weather out there. t jacket is off. >> doesn't need to be on any o time soon. >> i have no idea. i don't have a cold, not sick, no idea. >> by the end of 5:00 you won'tw have a voice. >> extra manly version thiss morning. >> barry white. b >>ar yeah.eah. hot, dangerous heat around heree over the next couple of days. first real heat wave setting up. we'll be doing lots of talkingig about how hot it is. we'll start with the morning starting with a look at temperatures. reagan national it's hot in the morning. 73 in dulles. d yesterday we got to 89 and 89 would feel great when you look at the forecast. here is the good news well. high pressure building in thedig chances for thunderstorm activity just because it's been so wet is greatly reduced. we're fairly quiet. a mostly sunny day. hopefully we can mix out some of that humidity because it's been really oppressive. it will remain hot and humid. later today the heat index willl a

keir simmons starting us off. keir, thanks. here in this country in new york in fact there is late word about the preliminary cause of the rough landing and the runway scare at la guardia airport monday. the ntsb preliminary report reveals instead of flaring out and landing and setting down rear gear first, the southwest airlines boeing 737 landed nose gear first. because of the metal strain on the struts the front landing gear then collapsed. the plane skidded down the runway for 19 seconds before coming to a stop. there were, as you may know, several minor injuries. >> now to what the feds are telling us is the largest data breach in our nation's history. the private information of millions of americans has been stolen from places where they have swiped debit and credit card. it happened when some big name stores were hit by hackers. prosecutors say it went on for years without anyone noticing. our report tonight from our senior investigative correspondent lisa myers. >> reporter: the hackers allegedly penetrated the computer

curtis stone is back as the host and a new judge is back in town, gail simmons. >> it already smells great in here. we are teaming us to make his and her pizzas. how you can tell the difference on a pizza, i'm not sure. only one of us can win this prize. this is a competition. >> you two are teamed up together to make a special pizza. i'm teamed up with curtis. >> we will see. >> what are you guys making? >> this is a super summer grilled pizza from "food and wine." i'm really, really excited to make it. scallions asparagus in a bowl. i'm going to put a little bit of olive oil -- she's doing the -- little peanut gallery over there. >> back off! >> look how beautifully do you that, elvis. >> i toss asparagus nightly. >> relax with the tossing. those go on the grill, about two minutes each side. a little char. just a little bit. once they are grilled, we'll take this pizza dough that curtis very lovingly made this for me earlier. >> you did? >> people get tired of tomato and cheese pizzas. they want something different. >> this is different. these are light, summer

keir simmons at buckingham palace and keir simmons, how will the announcement take place? >> first of all, william will phone from the hospital where jim is, the queen. that will be the first message that's sent out of the hospital, that the baby has been born. the queen here at buckingham palace. then we think we may hear word from the palace that there's been a royal birth. but importantly, a royal declaration will be carried through the streets of london here to the gates of buckingham palace and put up on an easel as it was when william was born. so we expect to see it here. there are people here, by the way, gathered. some of them say they'd like to wait until the notice is here but obviously we may have to wait a little while for that. andrea, one point you were making earlier, which is interesting, the queen of course said that she hoped the baby was born before she went on vacation this week. clearly her word is her command. this baby, though not born yet, clearly knows who the boss is. >> clearly cooperating. to you, jim maceda, at the hospital, there is not a lon

he became the father of twins, born at the very same hospital and so tonight nbc's kier simmons offersthday letter to the newest member of the royal family. >> your royal heiness, you're not even here yet, so you couldn't know. you're about to become the most famous baby in the world. outside st. mary's hospital where you'll be born, reporters and photographers already staking out their places. get used to them, they'll be with you all your life. just ask your father. he made his debut outside the same hospital 31 years ago, that's your grandmother holding you, diana. the world loved her. sadly she's gone now. there's charles, your grandfather. their wedding was seen round the world. so was your parents, william and kate's, the whole world is on a first name basis with your family. especially your great grandmother, elizabeth. you'll have her job one day whether you're a boy or a girl. that law's been changed just for you. you may have to wait a while. charles, your father is already in line. and elizabeth's been queen for 60 years. if you hang in there, one day all this will be yours.

darrius simmons was shot by spooner on the sidewalk. his mother watching just feet away. she will be a key witness at trial. the prosecutor drew this comparison to the zimmerman trial. >> certainly no question this case that darrius simmons was not in any way involved in some type of altercation with johnsoner but in similarities are, again, it would appear that johnsoner was at least profiling darrius simmons. >> the potential jurors were asked repeatedly about the zimmerman case. several said they might have a tough timing knowing the parallels, and one man said he was angry about it, claiming the justice system failed. another one says it was the group that was unhappy about the engines in the zimmerman case and hoped there wouldn't be another injustice in this case. that man was not selected for the final panel of 12. the judge cautioned these jurors only to act as jurors in this case. shep? >> shepard: greg jarrett live in new york. greg, mexico's most wanted drug lord, nope for stewing his victims alive in burning oil barrels. hang on a minute. what this guy is know

keir simmons, nbc news, london. >>> and that is our broadcast on a monday night.nk you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you back in new york tomorrow evening. good night. [ male announcer ] you know what's so awesome about the internet? it gets more and more entertaining every day. and once you've got verizon fios, that's when you get it -- how 100% fiber optics takes your entertainment to ridiculous levels. i was streaming videos, movies, music. once i realized how fast it was, that's when i got it. [ male announcer ] want to upgrade your entertainment? switch to a fios triple play online now for an amazing $79.99 a month for the first year plus get a special bonus -- $300 back with a 2 year agreement. don't wait. this offer ends soon. fios brings 100% fiber optic power right to your door. that's why it delivers america's fastest, most reliable internet for blazing fast movie downloads and smooth streaming video playback. you'll also get unbeatable tv picture quality. so get this hot summer deal for only $79.99 a month for the first year

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it over to noel sim mos to talk about implementation at sha. >> good afternoon, supervisor, noel simmons, deputy director at the human services agency, just to round out the picture of what city act sis are doing to prepare for health care reform, i have three slides to share with you about the efforts at sha, in many other jurs dictionary, the health and human services departments are separate, of course -- combined, of course here we're separate to most folks don't understand that they have a mandated roll in implementing health care reform, we have four primary charges, the first is to conduct eligibility for medi cal and exchange tax credits, for customers who will be applying in person online by phone e-mail or fax, that's a responsibility that we have today, we'll be expanding to the new expanded eligibility and is the exchange population on october 1. secondly, to accept warm hand offs, when a client calls looking for coverage, they'll be screened by the state call center and if appears that they are likely to be medi cal eligible, those calls will be transferred to us at the coun

the same happened in simmons where the court has treated juveniles differently. it may be the case we can start to do that. we can start to categorize people. we categorized a group of individuals in virginia and said those people who have mental retardation have lesser couple ability for a whole host of reasons, they're more likely to follow people. they're more likely to be subject to peer pressure, less likely to have made premeditated decision-making. that's probably where this evidence is the most useful. we have a standard in criminal law called the reasonable person standard. this fictitious person that we measure everybody's conduct by. we say this is the person, the average person, the average juror, the average individual, the kind of conduct that we would expect an average member of society to live up to. well, as it turns out that none of us are quite average, right. and we might actually be much more like people who we share particular brain structures with or people who we share particular environmental and brain similarities to. so we might need to

russell simmons is giving back into the music business after a decade on the side lines. russell teeming up with universal music and you tube to launch all def music. it's the first label to sign develop and promote artists. he's going to do this using you tube. i'm cory johnson can bloomberg west. back to you. >> thank you. >> a new survey finds parents are pitching in less for children college educations. according to loan giant sally may parents chipped in $5700 on average per year, a 35% decrease since 2010. last year inskpum savings covered just 27% of the bill the biggest portion coming from grants ask scholarship was student loans covering about 18% of the costs. the study found college costs are driving decisions about which schools to attend, and where to live. >> pg&e showed off next generation trucks in san francisco today, all electric trucks. the bigger rigs are hybrid. engine uses diesel fuel. no idling the engine during service calls cutting down on noise and pollution. the utility estimates it saved $700,000 from these hybrid trucks in operation. >> spence

. >> russell simmons. >> i know him. >> russell simmons curator to music. >> what sort of music are you"summer breeze" in there? >> no, i'm sorry, i left that one out. i have a little sam cooke. to me, that kind of represents, i think, what we are, culturally as people, what the standard of life has been, what the conditions of our life have become. how things have begun to change, you know? what i thought about the musical score, thinking about bookends, youth and an older generation who really do appreciate music. can we create a story or sound that works together. a lot of times i'll blend the music together. i have an orchestra and jimi hendrix working together. jay-z and alicia keys and frank sinatra. in the middle of it, i put myself in there. >> which song did you use? >> a few, actually. >> nice to be the curator. >> just got a minute left. you had such a great contestant on "the voice." >> michelle samuel. >> she did you proud. >> i'm performing in atlanta and we're going to spend a little time down there. she has been an incredible story, and i just think that it was an incred

good morning, i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news.ngs over to tucker barnes and get an update on the weather.weathe hello, tucker barnes. >>> good morning, hopefully this is not just

good morning, i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm wisdom martin. martin welcome to fox 5 morning news, n and let's talk to tucker barnesn about our weather. >>> the hottest day of july. traditionally we will feel it. we have a wind advisory for the big cities today, and the heat is here to stay, and it's one of the signatures of the heatwave, they last for days and days, we get worn out overtime.time. it becomes increasingly more dangerous. let's go to the radar, we arear starting the day quiet. there are clouds across the region. and we had a thunderstorm that was to theth west of rehoboth overnight. the heat index will be over 100. and it will be humid as well, although the dew pointw temperatures will be back in the upper 60s, humid this morning, things will be better humidity wise later today. here is your heat advisory, onc, again the city of washington and the city of baltimore under a heat advisory from noon until 6:00 tonight. you mix in the humidity, and iti will feel like 100 and 105, take it seriously, if you regular goo to working outdo

. >>> joining me now on the phone nbc is kyra simmons who is at the scene in spain. what's the latest in this investigation? >> reporter: we're just hearing now from a local government official who says that the number of dead has now reached 80 people. i'm looking at that piece of track, which you saw in that video from the camera, the curved track as they take one car after another off of the track, lift it up by train and take it away and each car looks the same. windows smashed. metal torn apart. inside the very seats thrown around by the impact of that derailment, what the officials are doing now here is investigating whether the driver was going too fast. it looks as if the train was going very fast in that video and from the damage we've seen it does look as if this was a terrifying impact that's what passengers are saying, describing being thrown around. one impact of all of this, just heartbreakingly is that of all the passengers inside more than 200, almost all have been either killed or injured. >> nbc's keir simmons. thank you so much for that update from

when simmons denied it, spinner shot him. the boy's mother witnessed her son's murder.aunt spoke at the vigil after the shooting. >> his mom wants everyone to know he had his hands up standing in front of him when he was shot. then he turned to run and he shot him again in the back. >> after witnessing her son's patricia larry was reportedly forced to remain in a police car for more than an hour instead of being allowed to be with her son's body. home for theed her firearms spinner had accused the boy of stealing, but found nothing. they also arrested another of her sons on-year-old truancy violation. on monday, at least one potential juror for the spinner case was not chosen after he expressed anger over the zimmerman verdict. of the 14 jurors selected monday, only one is african- american. could you tell us more about this, kali akuno? >> recently, you see the same , particularly in the jury selection. same pattern of how the police were derelict in their duties of gathering information, how they treated the mother and the rest of her family. as if they were guilty. w

john simmons was on the board. you know, publishers of both papers. and it was, you know, a dynamic group. i knew these men. we made an appointment to go see john. well, his sister-in-law, his brother and he adored and died. his sister-in-law and still had an office next to john. he called there. he sat down. a tell the story. all of a sudden the sister-in-law excused herself. then his assistant excused herself. we were sitting with john simmons behind that huge task. he's about 64. i always thought of them as mr. dallas. he did not say a word. finally he spoke. he said, well, it has to be done. you go head. [laughter] so it's that kind of adventure. >> in the early 80's this exhibit ran into a number of delays and obstacles outside forces. i want to just go through a couple of these. initially the national park service did not consider this to be an historic site worth preserving. initial fund-raising efforts were not successful. in the attempted assassination of president reagan brought attention back on dallas. john hinckley bought the gun used to

kyra simmons the live at the site. kyra, what do we know about how this happened. i know it's early. >> reporter: it is early, richard, but you saw from those pictures how fast the train appears to have been going. by the way you can see behind me now this crane lifting one of the train cars up from the track. this is, i think, the third car that i have seen lifted. there were seven carriages on the locomotive itself and i'll just take around to look for myself. you can just see the extraordinary damage that's been done, the smashed windows. when you see inside the carriage, you see the possession of ordinary parents people who were on board getting ready for a station stop and having cups of coffee that sort of stuff is strewn around because you can just see how damaging this crash was. windows smashed, rescue workers who arrived on the scene, smashed windows to pull people out because the next problem they had was that there was a fire on board so they were desperate to rescue the 247 around that passengers who were on board. this crash so serious that it appears

ron simmons tonight, 90 years of age, long time giants and as forecaster celebrating his birthday withitch. lincecum acknowledging the crowd. and they go to work. buster posey doubling off the wall. he has the giants up. and then godan took it from there. paul goldscmit always has good luck against the giants but not tonight. that is pretty much your ball game. arizona doesn't score. godan with help from romo shut out the diamondbacks 2-0. giants now five-and-a-half games back with two more this weekend with arizona. the night started bad for the as when yoenis cespedes scratched from the lineup with a wrist injury. so bob melvin had to pull the home run champ and watch the as go to work here. boom. josh hamilton, reddick, you are either a hero, or he's the latter. 1-0 angels. all this talent. nobody spends more money than the angels in the american league. watch out. it is albert pujols. then mike trout. you have the three big stars all taking griffin apart. 16th home run of the year for trout. then weaver. the as wouldn't score. six and two-thirds of shut outs. as lead by two games i

and i would like to thank you, rhonda simmons for supporting the randolph institute and for the contract around construction services. to make sure that we can recruit experienced construction workers and not only experienced workers but young folks to enter in the construction trade. a lot of training and education comes through our office. and so far we have worked with over 400 clients that have signed up with city build to get employment throughout the city. but i would like to see continued support in that effort, and maybe see a broader spectrum of employment opportunities other than just construction. youth services is another area that we would like it see your continued support. there are great internships around this summer that we recruited for throughout the city. i would like to thank the puc for offering a multitude of internships, and our young folks with the offers from the city. and we have programs with youth works and as well as the san francisco rec and park have offered job opportunities as well. but we would like to see continued employment. maybe some internships t