and after two disasters here in southeast texas, we've received all news goals -- in central texas because we became a refugee city to these victims of these hurricanes. i moved down here and enrolled my daughter in school in southeast texas and the campuses here are still smelling like water. there's no new nothing. how does that work? guest: with regard with the money about how the money is spent is it's spent in preparation or is it spent in response? it's pretty much a 50-50 proposition. fema with the help of state emergency management agencies and then emergency management agencies of the city and county level are doing a tremendous amount of work preparing to respond to natural disasters, whether it be a hurricane, texas has very serious wildfires last summer. the worst in the state's history. tornadoes. the joplin missouri incident was almost completely devastated the city. earthquakes. so they are spending a phenomenal amount of time and our center for health and homeland security works with fema in training state and local first responders in how to respond to these emergencies. t

scattered thunderstorms will range across the southeast, texas and oklahoma where some severe stormskely. showers and thunderstorms will spread from minnesota to kansas. the west will be mostly dry with stray thunderstorms in eastern colorado and new mexico. >>> in sports, miami and oklahoma city and the first game of the nba championship series. the heat led it early behind lebron james who scored on a second quarter steal and jam and wound up with 30 points on the night. the thunder took the lead in the third quarter. russell west brook's driving layup and the foul for three. in the fourth, kevin durant cut loose with a fast break jam on his way to 17 points in the quarter. a game high 36 total. the thunder would win this thing 105-94. game 2 tomorrow night in oklahoma city. >>> in baseball, plenty of inner league action including the battle of los angeles. the angels led 2-1 in the eighth inning. the dodgers hit a single. his 500th career rbi. quick payback for his five-year, $85 million contract. former angel juan rivera had a three-run homer and that's where it stayed. dodgers 5

look for scattered thunderstorms from southeast texas to florida and isolated severe storms in texas oklahoma panhandles and the rockies. >>> in sports this morning, cain is able. last night, matt cain of the san francisco giants, pitched only the 22nd perfect game in major league baseball. at home against houston, he through a 125-pitch masterpiece. 27 astros up, 27 down. that includes 14 strikeouts. the giants scored ten. cain got help from the defense. the leaping catch in the sixth and a diving catch in deep right center in the seventh. cain ended with a hot grounder at third and later talked about how it felt on the mound. >> it was so much adrenaline, so much stuff going on. you know, i was in a way probably overthrowing some changeups. i could look up there and i was throwing them harder than i wanted to. it worked out. >> it sure did work out. all good. cain gave the giants the first perfect game in franchise history going back to 1883. >>> elsewhere in baseball, hall of fame dodgers manager, tom lasorda is feeling good after recovering from a mild heart attack last week. on

and thunderstorms from western new york to virginia, the southern appalachians, louisiana and southeast texas sports, the thunder couldn't get any lightning in miami. game three of the nba finals. second quarter, dwyane wade's reverse layup gave the heat a lead but not for long. third quarter, derek fisher. he hit a three. oklahoma city led 64-54. in the fourth, lebron james drove for a layup and a foul en route to a game-high 29 points. the heat went on to win it, 91-85, and take a two games to one lead in that series. game four tomorrow in miami. >>> to golf now and a guy who is starting at the top taking the u.s. open for his first major tournament win on the notorious olympic course club. webb simpson used his short game to great effect, landing approach shots on green after green, including a chip from the rough on 18. that led to a short putt for par. at 2 under 68 for the day, 1 over 281 for the tournament. then he watched from the clubhouse as well as all the big names fell by the wayside. >> the type of golf course this is, you can't expect to shoot 3, 4 under. and so i just went out

brought to the economic growth actual performance of serbia's economy were perceived as on the southeast texas by a majority of voters and that's the outcome what does present mcclish promise to bring to the table under these circumstances. his or tory was concentrated on the economic issues d facilitation of foreign investments improving of the. investment climate in the country and reduction in the corruption. scale this namely there is a perception among the voters there could auction still remains a major problem and this isn't by. and his supporters was at these issues so majority of voters did accept that and what about relationships with the outside world is it is the new president's victory a rejection of target rapprochement with the west i wouldn't say so namely the most important difference between the two thousand and eight and two thousand and eight toric of mr lee college is his move towards the political central positioning of his newly established serbian progressive party as a pro european the one we see across a movement towards the right wing and mr nicol it is traditionally

three family members including a 3-year-old boy died when the glider crashed into a field in southeast texas. the faa says the glider went into a nose dive and didn't recover. the aircraft was registered to the greater houston soaring association. >>> another crash in georgia. apparently a small plane was landing when it traveled 100 feet off the roadway. not clear if there was a mechanical problem. a hazmat team was called to the scene because it was leaking jet fuel. three people were taken to the hospital. >>> officials are in mexico for the g20 summit. >> reporter: president obama sat down with the president of mexico who is hosting the g20 summit. the economy is the top issue with world leaders trying to find a fix for europe's debt crisis. >> so that the economy grows the situation stabilizing. >> reporter: spain and italy are still in serious debt and threatening to throw the entire continent into financial chaos. g20 nations are looking at how much it will cost to bail out those countries. >> reporter: president obama is pushing european nations to take bolder steps so they can avoid

thunderstorms from nebraska to texas and much of the southeast.showers here in the northeast. >>> and finally, back to london, where official celebrations for the queen are wrapping up right about now. >> that's right. crowds are gathering for a church service, a thanksgiving for the queen. out in front of her house last night, that huge concert, of course. and abc's katie couric was backstage. ♪ diamonds are forever >> reporter: a star-studded concert to honor queen elizabeth ii's diamond jubilee. a remarkable 60 years on the throne. ♪ our house, in the middle of our street ♪ >> reporter: the entire royal family watched from the royal box. why do you think she is so popular. >> she's not trendy in the least. >> reporter: she wouldn't wear those sunglasses? >> she wouldn't. she's been a constant. so reliable, dependable. and i think people love her for that. >> reporter: buckingham palace drew on talent from britain and across the pond, including the black eyed peas, will.i.am, with jesse jay. ♪ tonight's going to be a good night ♪ ♪ tonight's goi

california, torrential rains across the south, a moderate el nino could relieve the drought in texas and the southeast. but a big el nino like the one that hit in 1997 and '98 can be disastrous. that el nino did $2.6 billion of property damage, destroyed $2 billion worth of crops. the overall hit to the u.s. economy? $25 billion. >> el nino becomes like a biblical event. >> reporter: malibu mayor lou la monte says his community lost roads, and bridges during el nino years. there was massive beach erosion. >> we have to be ready for it and we're as prepared as we can be. >> reporter: in 1998, that was a huge el nino. >> the '98/'98 el nino was a monster el nino, the largest el nino on record. it's unlikely this event would develop to such magnitude but nature always surprises us. >> reporter: mcphaden says we should know for sure whether el nino is coming back in a couple months. bill whitaker, cbs news, seattle >> pelley: from homeless to harvard. how she plans to help others like her when we come back. i used to love hearing that phrase... but not since i learned i have... postmenopausal osteoporosis

slick spots from the southeast into the gulf coast and east texas. wet highways from the upper midwest into nebraska, kansas and eastern colorado. showers dampen roads in wyoming and the colorado rockies. >> and if you're flying today, should be smooth sailing out there. weather-related airport delays are only expected in the city of minneapolis. short list today. >> very short. >> we like that, though. >>> new doping allegations are hanging over the career of lance armstrong this morning. >> the scandal will not go away. the champion cyclist could be stripped of all of his victories if the accusations are proven true. with more on this, here's abc's neal karlinsky. >> reporter: for the first time, the nation's top cops for drugs and sport allege that lance armstrong cheated his way to a record seven tour de france titles. u.s. anti-doping agency sources tell abc news the case against armstrong is among the strongest doping cases they've ever seen. in a letter sent to armstrong, sources tell abc news, usada claims to have blood samples collected in 2

also some scattered afternoon thunderstorms in the southeast, gulf coast. stormy from the texashe dakotas. showers from spokane to helena. two cities i botch. >> helena or helena? >> helena and spokane, not spokane. they get upset. >> helena. heating up with phoenix triple digits. nice warm day in the middle of the country. near 90, from atlanta to dallas. >> well you will soon be able to buy a fresh baked pizza from a vending machine. let's pizza is following up its success in europe with plans to set up shop right here in the u.s. the company claims the machines will produce a pie in just 2:30. not bad, completely from scratch. >> let's pizza claims it is a healthy genuine pizza. seems to be an oxymoron. and guarantees hygiene. planned for malls, airports, and a natural, colleges. i always say -- pizza is like the perfect food, the balance of carbs, fat, protein. mm. >> the vending machine, loaded with sodium, the bad part. about it. they have to preserve it in the machine. >> they say the is fresh. >> fresh -- from the machine. fresh. ding. >> anyways. let's have some cheetoh

slick spots in the southeast and much of the gulf coast. thunderstorms drench roads from texas into the high plains. a wet ride, also, in the northern rockies. >> if you are flying, airport delays are possible in new york, boston and dallas. >>> and back to the news this morning. new legal troubles in the high-profile george zimmerman case. he, of course, is the shooter of trayvon martin. >> zimmerman's wife has been arrested for lying about the couple's finances. >> reporter: after posting just $1,000 bond, shellie zimmerman is back out of jail and once again in hiding. she is the wife of george zimmerman and is now being charged with perjury, after prosecutors say she lied after making this statement over the phone during zimmerman's original hearing back in april. >> do you have any estimate how much money already has been obtained. >> i do not. >> reporter: but bank records and jailhouse telephone recordings between the couple tell a different story. state prosecutors put out this warrant for her arrest. and in it, they say shellie not only knew how much was in zimmerman's

southeast. louisiana already under tropical storm warnings. it takes due west towards texas. >> even though the past heads west what are we talking about for rain and where? >> look at computer model, we call them spaghetti models, florida gets inundated. i want to milwaukee a note. anywhere from brownsville to tampa making news. >> you're also following the weather headline on the fire, and newest sparked by a gunshot? >> that's right. one gunshot enough to spark a wildfire. >> just won't quit. utah, colorado, nevada. the summer scrapbook nobody wants to remember. look at this map. seven states with 15 large fires, in northern utah, flames are creeping closer to the 2,000 evacuated homes. >> it's getting a little too close for comfort. >> reporter: guess what started it? a single bullet. a target shooter hit a rock, sparks went flying into a landfa landfill, and boom, wildfire. >> i wish people would be more careful. >> reporter: extreme heat, high winds and low humidity. >> tough day for firefighters. >> reporter: especially for colorado evacuees who were let back into the

now, your district, you said southeast part of texas?of those long districts in texas. >> bill: speaking of san antonio, i don't mean to run it in but last night -- >> they won the game some years ago. they lost last night. but they won the championship some years ago. >> bill: let's hear the final call last night. here it is. >> the mighty spurs and the entire western conference have been thunderstruck, baby. the thunder made history becoming the 15th team to ever overcome an 0-2 deficit to win the best of seven series. oklahoma city is the best in the west, 2012. the western conference champion thunder will play for the nba title in the nba finals. >> bill: all right. congressman, you have to understand we recruited peter ogborn from san antonio. >> i used to live in san antonio. from the spurs for that matter. >> bill: he was saying all last week, the spurs just want -- have won 20 games in a row. they're going to go right through the playoffs and then beat the heat and what happens? >> i agree with him. everything was going well. i s

either we get this brutal drought drought in the southeast or the deluges and the same in texas and louisianae environmental impact, think how much it costs, you know, after that hundred, after wildfires, after these disasters and topics, money has to pour in to solve the promise to rebuild areas and, you know, it would seem that the republicans, the conservative republicans should say, gee we need to do something about this because we are talking about a lot of government money having to be spent on these problems. let's fix it or try to fix it before we have to spent that kind of money. >> we were talking about this piece in the new yorker that had this intriguing idea that you could create some kind of man-made almost shield to sort of guard against the sun and you are pointing out in order to do that we would have to pump so much sulfur, you likened it to chemo theory. >> yeah, i think everyone looks for the quick technofix like reagan's star wars program. >> that's the solutions to the arms race. i think everyone says, looking for a quick answer to how we deal with the warming, so some p

storms into texas, also into the southeast, and into the northwest, today it looks like the northeast continue to stay cool. >> good morning. the temperatures today will be a little below average. we will make it up to 74. a mixture of sun and clouds. >> now back to the other end of the plaza, with ann. all yours. >> all right, stephanie, thank you so much. still to come this morning, we're going to be talking to jane fonda, but also coming up next we have an exclusive interview with the so-called 650 pound virgin, who lost more than 400 pounds but has now gained back much of that weight. we'll be talking about that right after this. the medicare debate continues in washington... ...more talk on social security... ...but washington isn't talking to the american people. [ female announcer ] when it comes to the future of medicare and social security, you've earned the right to know. ♪ ...so what does it mean for you and your family? [ female announcer ] you've earned the facts. ♪ washington may not like straight talk, but i do. [ female announcer ] and you've earned a say. get the fact

plains and we will see above normal precipitation in the southeast, perhaps a little dry into the ohio and maybe the tennessee valleys, dry from texas through the west coast. little bit further in to the future, 30 day temperatures, we are still looking at that shift bringing the cooler temperatures, great lakes into the northeast and we are looking at -- some warmer than normal temperatures and a good part of the western united states and all long the gulf coast. what about that all important precipitation? here is what it looks like. normal for a lot of the corn belt so that's not bad news. we need a little more than what we are getting there. looks to be on the wet side as we head into new england and basically all through the atlantic and then seeing dry conditions through much of the plains and even into the four corners area. so it's not horrible news as far as -- the 30 day outlook but we would like to see the cool and wet to get the crops a break. >> thank you. spirit of the heart land is next. . >> this portion of united states farm report is brought to you by pr esario fungicide. all i wanna do ddgo country ttis summer.win

texas. as we head into europe, not much change here. cool and wet across much of the continent. we're keeping the heat in the southeast here. looks messy indeed. most of it's going to be moderate to heavy rain with thunderstorms targeting the south. as i mentioned, that heat keeps building in the south and east. 27 in kiev. 30s in bucharest and ankara. 36 in athens. here's your extended forecast. >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm katherine kobayashi in tokyo. do join us again.

texas border. record highs continue throughout the southeast.-time record high of 105 over the weekend. that's what going on a >> good morning. we had some big thunderstorms roll through this blame. maybe some storms popping up late this afternoon. >>> got a lot of weather going on this weekend. make sure you keep up with it, go to the weather channel on cable. >> you know what we have coming up? >> i hope it's maroon 5. >> maroon 5 on the plaza. first this is "today" on nbc. our cloud is not soft and fluffy. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats. it spans oceans, stretches continents. and is scalable as far as the mind can see. our cloud is the cloud other clouds look up to. welcome to the uppernet. >> announcer: toyota concert series on "today," brought to you by toyota. >> we will not keep this massive crowd waiting one moment longer. ladies and gentlemen, here is maroon 5. ♪ shoot for stars feels like you aim for my heart ♪ ♪ feels like take me away make it o

. >> reporter: not only the southeast but northern rockies and parts of texas as well. at the ray today, shall we, across the northeast, it's a good thing we had a nice weekend because the rest of the work week is going to be gloomy as we have a trough in place and we're going to see some unsettled weather through much of the work week. across the southeast, that's the area where we're watching for the potential of severe weather and across the northwest, where a big system stretching as far south as california is going to bring heavy rain and mountain snow if you can believe it in the month of un. let's take a look at your severe threats, some areas could see hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes for the northern rockies, new mexico, towards the tennessee river valley, hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes, high, 94 in dallas. look across minneapolis, 82 there, across the northeast, way below average, 65 is the daytime high in new york city. so again, jon scott, i'm so glad we had a nice weekend here, because of the rest of the work week is bring your umbre

at more showers in the pacific northwest and wet weather down in southern texas and record highs continue through the southeastmorning, tom kierein storm center 4. humidity around most of the region. we're well into the 80s. little pockets of red near 90 degrees. parts of virginia and west virginia right now. later today, near 100 and that will be for much of the afternoon with hazy sunshine feeling hotter than that with the humidity and looks like we'll repeat this on saturday. highs mid and upper 90s saturday sunday >> that's your latest weather. >> all right, al, thanks. coming up next, coping with your homesick camper but first these messages. early for this thing... want to hop in the back and get weird? no. family vacation... vegas. ♪ no. no. give it a big yank! really? yeah! [ knock on window ] no! no. ♪ ugh, no! [ sighs ] we can have hotdogs for dinner?! yes. [ male announcer ] in a world filled with "no," it's nice to finally say "yes." new oscar mayer selects hotdogs. made with 100% beef and no artificial preservatives. it's yes food. made with 100% beef and no artificial preservatives. what makes he

down to the the southeast, a warm day and we'll see scattered thunderstorms across texas and into the, buddy, often you equate cupcakes, with magnolia bakery and we're planning them up this morning. >> what better way to celebrate father's day, than with a sweet treat. cupcakes, always a great choice. >> manly options for you today. infused with ingredients like fear, rum, even baking. and even baken, i should say. david eric is the author of the butch bakery. what made you decide to man up cupcakes and how are they different? >> you said it well just now. magnolia had the market share on this. i looked at cupcakes and thought they were girly, had the market share, and let me take advantage of this cupcake craze and do something different. >> over 40 different cupcakes and you're going to show three to us now, and take a look at the three you decided to feature for us. >> the beer infused right there. >> and then top it with chocolate covered pretzels. >> come on, get out of here, dave. >> yeah, yeah, next is the home run. >> the home run, a peanut butter cupcake and that's actually,

texas. as we head into europe, not much change here. cool and wet across much of the continent. we're keeping the heat in the southeast here. looks messy indeed. most of it's going to be moderate to heavy rain with thunderstorms targeting the south. as i mentioned, that heat keeps building in the south and east. 27 in kiev. 30s in buicharest and ankara. 36 in athens. here's your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour. japan's prime minister says it's essential to restart central japan's ohi nuclear plant. now, the mayor of the host town looks to give his consent. the plant in ohi town is offline for scheduled safety checks. the prefecture's nuclear safety committee has declared the plant's number three and four reactors safe. ohi's mayor is expected to tell the town assembly thursday that he supports switching the reactors back on. fukui's governor also needs to give his approval before the plant can come back online. >> translator: we will listen to the opinions of the prefectural assembly and ohi town before we reach our decision. >> the governor will inspect the ohi plant on tuesday. he's expected to make his de

texas coast to the florida panhandle are all getting ready. louisiana is so concerned about the flooding, the governor has already declared a state of emergency. southeast of new orleans, plaquemines parish president said they can't take any chances. >> if this thing hangs out there, we've never seen a storm with such different forecasts. one track hag has ing has it go florida, one has it going to texas and here we sit right in the middle. we're really concerned about it sitting out there and graaining strength so we're reepg for tpr the worst. >> alexandra steele, the vast is map with all potential bull's-eyes. >> absolutely. this is the earliest we've ever had a fourth named tropical storm in the atlantic so it is already historic. now does that portend this to be a very active hurricane season? yes and no. it certainly doesn't portend a very active season on the whole but certainly a very robust start. here's the big picture. here's tropical storm debby. just a couple of points i want to show you. a broad circulation meaning it is big. meaning everyone could be impacted from the texas gulf coast all the way to south florida. also it is moving very s

storms for the week ahead, strong storms through texas, early part of the week below normal temperatures. midweek looking at wet weather through the southeasthrough the great lakes, pacific northwest. dry in the northeast for today. heavy rain in the southeast, >> good morning.torms in the this will be another warm and humid day today. high temperature expected in >> that's your latest weather. >> thank you, al. coming up next, great summer styles for less but first these messages. hershey's air delight. experience light and airy, melty bubbles. made from pure, delicious hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's air delight. they claim to be complete. only centrum goes beyond. providing more than just the essential nutrients, so i'm at my best. centrum. always your most complete. never beat around the bush. you'll just squash the berries. new triple berry newtons. ♪ made with real fruit, 100% whole grain, and fiber. it's one unique cookie. challenge that. olay smooth finish facial hair removal duo. first a gentle balm then the removal cream. effective together with less irritation and as gentle as a feather. olay hair removal duo. ♪ >>> this morn

pacific northwest and risk of strong storms from the dakotaalize the way back into texas and plenty of sunshine in the southeast6 in phoenix today and rain along the eastern seaboard along that front that drapes from canada all the way back into texas. more girl scouts here, in fact, one that's even got a flat version of her orthodontist right there. all right, that's what's going on around the country, here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> storm 4 radar showing scattered showers moving southwest to northeast across virginia into the district, east and west virginia and across most of maryland. the pavement is wet this morning, so, allow yourself extra time and grab an umbrella before you head out. temperatures near 70 and later today only up around 80 by mid-afternoon and by then moderate showers with thunder and lightning and all this taperi tapering off and >> don't forget check that weather any time you need it, weather channel on cable, weather channel.com. >>> al, thank you very much. >>> now to warning about car surfing. a dangerous stunt that's becoming more and more pop with some teenag

texas, that's been producing locally heavy rain and that about does it. this is a very quiet weather pattern out there. a beautiful weather pattern really from the great lakes to the southeast. all that humidity has been pushed back down to the south with a cold front that went amazingly far to the south for this time of year. usually these cold fronts don't make it this far. it's a gorgeous air mass. this june, now we're smack in the middle of it, has been amazingly dry. chicago, one of the driest junes ever. you've only had a trace in the bucket. .001. it's going to remain that way for the next two days. the forecast, just enjoy it from atlanta to the east coast. nice in denver, a little hot in texas. that's look at the national forecast. now here's look at the weather outside your window. dry weather almost anywhere around the country, continuing very hot and warm in areas from new mexico to arizona as you'd skpeblt for this time of you. you talk about gorgeous, bottle it up. it's not going to last err. nice from cleveland to detroit. a lot of these conditions continue into the weekend. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> greek drama builds, a big bank chief apologizes and inte

shows you, it's south and southeast of new orleans by 300 mile, 50-mile-per-hour wind, and the national hurricane center put out this track. it goes west and directly into texas by the end of the week. >> how much rain and where are we talking? >> this is such a huge storm. it's still uncertain. i want everyone from the florida keyes to the pensacola area. new orleans included inhihis. tropical storm warnis even reaching the coach. from texas to tampa. this is a huge region tonight. >> the first rain cops -- >> it starts tomorrow -- it's actually happening already in florida. >> you're heading the other head line, wildfires in the west. the newest fire sparked by gunshot? >> one gun spire sparked the flames. here we have the newest. >> the wildfires just won't quit. utah, colorado, nevada. the summer scrapbook nobody wants to remember. look at this map. seven states with 15 large fires, in northern utah, flames are creeping closer to the 2,000 evacuated homes. >> it's getting a little too close for comfort. >> reporter: guess what started it? a single bullet. a target shooter hit a rock, sparks went flying into a landfill, and boom, wildfire. >> i wish people

storms into texas and the southeast and into the northwest. the northeast is going to continue to stay cool. now here's a look at what's happening outside your door. >>> good morning, sunshine around the metro area, but as you go farther south, you go into a cloud cover across much of virginia. especially around charlottesville, they're getting line rain now. in the low to mid 60s around the metro area. later today to the low to mid 70s. could get an afternoon shower or thundershower around the metro area. as well as tomorrow, although a bit warmer after a cool start thursday morning. friday, snichb highs low 80s and feeling like sumpl as we get into the weekend and first part of next week. ow back to the oth the plaza, with ann. all yours. >> all right, stephanie, thank you so much. still to come this morning, we're going to be talking to jane fonda, but also coming up next we have an exclusive interview with the so-called 650 pound virgin, who lost more than 400 pounds but has now gained back much of that weight. we'll be talking about that

we look at 90s into new england, upstate new york, mid-atlantic states into the southeast and stretches far back as texas now it's cool and wet. in fact, we're still in the 60s with the showers coming through all morning long in the west. heading into the met row area, much of the heavier rain is passing south of wash. as the day progresses we have a smaller chance of an afternoon shower into the mid-70s. tomorrow partly sunny into the mid-80s. small >> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> all right, al, thanks. this morning on today's health, the soaring rate of teenager obesity. now there's a growing belief among many doctors that weight loss surgery may be the best long-term option. here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: 10:00 a.m. at nationwide children's hospital in columbus. the doctor is performing bariatric surgery on a teenager. >> all this part of the stomach is going to be removed and you're going to be left with basically a long tube. >> reporter: we first met him in april after he authored a study offering gastric bypass study is effective and safe for morbidly obese teens. that go