down in the morning, but we'll see more heavier rain into this afternoon, and it's this area over spokane into northeastern oregon and northwestern idaho where we could end up with large hail and damaging wind gusts, but keep in mind part of this region is dry because of recent wildfires, so if we get those heavier downpours, we could end up seeing flash flooding. because of that, we have watches in effect for parts of the interior northwest and parts of nevada, could see flooding there, as well. that's the bluff, california, sacramento looks nice, lots of sun with a high of 87. >>> it's not a typical area where you see severe weather with the hail and threat of damaging winds, but spokane, washington, today under the gun. >> you in yellow today, you're keeping summer around. >> as long as possible, just not white. >> we'll take every day we can get. >>> the texas national guard says no to same-sex benefits. >>> and the most bizarre story you'll hear today about where a prison inmate hid a gun on his body. >>> plus, what's nasa have up its sleeve now? "early today" is back in two minutes.

that's a look spokane, washington, at 63 today. again, enjoy it. rain is on its way. alex, that kind of ruined the weekend forecast. i don't have a lot of good news for our friends in the northwest. >> except i'm a skier. >> you do like that. >> i'm seeing my eyes lit up. big skies. got to go there. thank you, bill. >>> coming up, a major admission from iran's leader about the holocaust. plus, the jury in the michael jackson wrongful death trial could begin deliberating today. and we're back in two minutes. >>> welcome back, everyone. stories making news this morning. just in this morning, kenyan defense forces have released new video showing the collapsed roof of the nairobi mall where at least 72 people were killed. another 175 people were injured in that attack. >>> iran's president surprised reporters wednesday when he said the nazis, quote, carried out a massacre that cannot be denied, especially against the jewish people. this is in sharp contrast from former president mahmoud ahmadinejad, who strongly denied the holocaust ever happened. >>> special courts are b

. >> this man worked in spokane, washington. >> i used to walk in. >> the shed there had freezers, but they were always full. >> the refrigerator outside. >> because these sheds were hidden from health officials coast to coast, they were never inspected. >> did you see a health inspector? are. >> no, never. >> they know that's a violation of basic food safety requirements. to do that intentionally is a falling. >> his company certifies and trains on proper food handling. >> they are gambling with public health. as soon as the food gets over 41, bacteria doubles every few minutes. >> they estimate 48 million people get sick every year from eating bad food. >> people are paying attention. >> after the first report, cisco stopped using the sheds in california and replaced the division president. we asked for an interview about the sheds we have since uncovered throughout the u.s. and canada. the company declined, but in a statement to nbc, they said we have directed operating companies to cease operations at all job sites, even those with frozen food and storage capabilities. we regret th

. >> did one in spokane, washington. that was a -- that was out in the field.ing to set me up. he was wearing a wire. >> well, if he was wearing a wire, wouldn't they have caught you? >> i thought it was a wire. what it was, was one of the ear bud for a radio. and you got luke in virginia. that was in '92. >> and why did you kill luke? >> luke owed me $40,000 and couldn't pay me the money. >> protsman says another took place in fort myers, florida. >> i was involved with a disturbance between two different gang rivals and this guy had a hit put on him. and word got around that someone had to take care of him and i volunteered. >> why? >> because is trying to build a reputation with this certain group of individuals. >> finally, protsman said he also murdered a motorcycle officer in the 1970s. >> that was the very first one i ever did. i ran him off the road with my truck. >> why? >> because he wanted me to flip for him. he wanted me to flip against the gang with him. >> while protsman offered specifics about the officer he says he killed, homicide detectives wh

this man worked for cisco in spokane, washington. >> they service western monday tanya, north idaho,a little bit of north oregon. >> he said the sheds hatd fridges and freezers, but they were full. >> most of the time, there was extra cases of frozen refrigerator food on the outside. >> and because the sheds were hidden from health officials coast-to-coast, they were never inspected. >> did you ever see a health inspect inspector? >> no, never. >> how hot was it in the sheds? >> it gets up to 105. >> they know it's a violation of basic safety food retirements. >> to do that intentionally is appalling. i think they are gambling with public health. as soon as the food gets over 41-degree level, and bacteria will double every few minutes. 48 million people get sick each year in the u.s. from eating bad food. >> people are now paying attention. >> after the first report in july, cisco said it stopped using the sheds in california and replaced the division president. we asked for an interview about the sheds we since uncovered throughout the u.s. and canada. the company declined but in a

from seattle to spokane it is rain for you, but this is changing over to snow as it rolls into idahothis is great news for starting our snow pack, but being in the mountains we'll see the snow levels go up a little in the future months, but then we'll see the snow level come down again, so hopefully we'll see it stay a little low and we'll see a great snow pack in the year ahead. we have wind advisories in fact as the power of this storm will drop as far south as california. we're going to see some winter weather advisoriries even impacting nevada. it will be chilly in spots, the areas in purple will be the freeze spots. the winds will be the strongest in the higher elevations, as we get into those dark yellow areas of the sierras, and then from arizona into parts of colorado we'll have blustering winds from the storm. it's a big one. it will be the impact of the jet stream. when a jet stream travels into an area it gives it more lift and makes those winds stronger. we'll have more details on this storm coming up. >>> welcome to al jazeera, i'm tony harris, here are tonight's top sto

. >> this man worked for cisco in spokane, washington. >> western montana, north idaho and eastern washingtond a little bit of northern oregon. >> he said the sheds had fridges and freezers, but those were always full. >> most of the time there was extra cases of frozen and refrigerated food on the floor outside of those refrigerators. >> and because they were hidden from health officials coast to coast, they were never inspected. >> did you ever see a health inspect inspector? >> no, never. >> how hot was it in these sheds? >> it gets to 105. >> they know that's a violation of basic food safety requirements. to do that intentionally really is quite appalling. >> dr. john ryan is a food safety expert. his company certifies and trains distributors. >>çw% i think they are gambling with public shelt. as soon as the food gets to over a 41 degree level, bacteria is going to double every few minutes. >> 48 million people get sick each year in the u.s. from eating bad food. >> people are now paying attention. >> after our first report in july, cisco said it stopped using the sheds in california and

that you see it in chicago and now you are seeing it spread out and it's mindless acts of violence, spokanelahoma city, you know, we are seeing all of this. so, are you tieing all of that in to these crimes? >> so i think if what i hear you saying correct are african-americans feeling more disenfranchised in a post civil rights era as a result of not receiving some of the benefits that are supposed to be a part of the civil rights movement, yes. >> bill: it's more personal than that young black men are angry they don't have a father around and they are angry and they act out in these violent ways. >> i don't think that that's a fair extrapolation, bill at all. >> bill: no? i do. >> absolutely not. >> bill: that's absolutely the root of all of this. all right, doctor. we have a respectful disagreement on that but i think -- >> -- i think we do. >> bill: distressing to that you think there is a rise in racial violence. as you said this should absolutely not be tolerated. thanks for weighing in. when we come right back, miller time, the president's speech eminem and pro-football all in play to

i keep hearing talks say a potential bid of sterling financial out of spokane, washington, but it kindl, doesn't it? that's a bank that most people haven't even heard of. the companies are around the financial business. what the heck is driving the bank index to these levels? how can that be happening that the levels seem it is quite evident. the comeback has made it so that the banks have a dramatically reduced number of bad loans in the books and bad mortgages and even the worst of the mortgage bonds has come back from the old days. i keep thinking about russell goldsmith, the city national bank to the stars told me the other day right here that they are fewer than three months and the home sales have increased 30% in value and they have profits on repossessed homes and they've taken a big charge. banks do not make money carrying homes. homes are extremely costly to maintain and what matters is the ease with which these homes cannot be sold and they can be sold with no problems at much higher prices even just a year ago. if there is an adjustment an the consumer is thinking about mor

this is a huge storm stretching from spokane to anchorage. big storm lots of moisture.al connection because all the rainfall tied up in this is the remnants of a typhoon that hit asia. all that tropical moisture is in the pacific northwest soon. by the top of next week that tropical moisture may be outside of your house. rain monday morning. nothing too heavy. it's a rain chance in september. we don't get many. this will only be the second for the month. tomorrow no rain sunshine just like today a little warmer. clouds will increase late on sunday but still a good day for you and the family to get out. rain monday in the north bay. they will get scattered showers. but we all have the chance of showers on monday. tomorrow enjoy three degrees above normal livermore. san jose 81. campbell 82. 77 fremont. 76 san mateo. 84 pittsburg. san ramon 83. vallejo sunshine 82. not a cloud in the sky in daly city with a high of 70. alameda 77. kentfield 80. rohnert park 80 degrees up toward clearlake a beautiful fall day. lakeport with a high of 81. cooling off on sunday. the onshore

. >> reporter: this man worked for sysco in spokane, washington. >> they service western montana, northho, and eastern washington and a little bit of northern oregon. >> reporter: he says the sheds there had fridges and freezers, but those were always full. >> most of the time there was extra cases of frozen and refrigerated food on the floor outside of those refrigerators. >> reporter: and sources say because these sheds were hidden from health officials coast to coast, they were never inspected. >> did you ever have a health inspector? >> no, never. >> how hot was it? >> it gets 105. >> they know that's a violation of basic food safety requirements. to do that intentionally, it really is quite appalling. >> reporter: dr. john ryan is a food safety expert. his company certifies and trains distributors on proper food handling. >> i think they are gambling with public health. as soon as the food gets over a 41 degree level, bacteria is going to double every few minutes. >> reporter: the cbc estimates 48 million people get sick each year in the u.s. from eating bad food. >> people are now

bob west lives in spokane, washington, with his wife and daughter. in 1996, he's caught on camera making a routine call one second -- >> completely blindsided me. >> -- knocked unconscious the next. >> was a wrestling match between colville high school and west valley high school. >> chad is on the left in maroon resting colville. his opponent on the right in black is west valley's josh. >> the hype of the match was pretty extensive. this would determine who the league champion was going to be. i think that both teams were undefeated a that particular point. >> both students are seniors. both weigh 190 pounds. >> it started out very aggressive. some shoving and things that are not unusual for wrestling match. it didn't raise to the level of penalizing. more of just a verbal warning to keep it clean type of thing. >> at one point, 17-year-old chad appears to gouge the eyes of his competitor. >> i didn't actually see it, so i couldn't penalize for it, but after viewing the tape, it was pretty obvious. so it was an aggressive match. >> the aggressive be

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and from spokane, as you get into big sky territory, a lot of storms.pics as we have that active system that's in the pacific. but look at everything happen right here around the peak of the hurricane system. all of these things we have to keep an eye on, including gabrielle. but the gold front should keep all of the systems well off the >>> good morning. i'm mike nicco. the warming trend begins today with our warmest weather 93 inland to about 68, comfortable weather at the coast. ice going to be even warm they are weekend. in fact, it could be dangerou >> all that weather was brought to you by purina. a word of caution for our friends in the great lakes and new england, it's chilly outside. >> feels kind of good up here. >>> coming up, the ad gone viral, showing a meteor hitting the earth during a job interview. but is this ♪ ♪ ♪ i've got something for you too. (announcer) fancy feast delights with cheddar. a meal that is sure to delight your cheese lover. now available in the classic form she loves. fancy feast. the best ingredient is love. labor day

buying spokane washington based sterling financial for $2 billion of cash and stock. andrew?y. >>> we also have news. russian president vladimir putin warning that military action could unleash chaos in the middle east and on the world economic stage. in a bid to appeal directly to americans and policy makers, including a commentary in today's "new york times." he's pleased, he says, with washington's willingness to engage with the moscow initiative but rebuked the president for his previous -- no one wants the united nations to suffer the fate of the league of nations which collapsed because it lacked releverage. he goes on to say a strike would increase violence and unleash a new wave of terrorism. putin says many of the rebels have ties to al qaeda and that attack could undermine efforts to resolve the iranian nuclear prop and the israelian/paul tinnian conflict. >> look, this is a situation where you're hoping for peace, hoping some way to avoid a conflict. this doesn't make it any easier. he takes up the cause of american exceptionalism. all people are created equal and

thousands of civilian defense employees in places like tacoma and widby island and spokane would be forced to do the same and thousands more could face furloughs. mr. president, these hardworking americans and families across my state and the country are already dealing with the consequences of gridlock and dysfunction in washington, d.c.. they're dealing with the across-the-board cuts from sequestration which continue to pile up. hundreds of thousands of our defense employees who are now having to wonder about the effects of a shutdown have been furloughed already and have taken pay cuts. crucial supports and opportunities for vulnerable families and communities from head start to meals on wheels have been slashed, and sequestration is crippling our ability to plan for the future and make the kinds of investments in research and education and infrastructure that will help our workers succeed. i hear about the impact of these arbitrary cuts whenever i'm home in washington state. i know every single one of my colleagues here has heard similar stories. the cuts are only going to get worse wi

we have a risk of severe snows in spokane, hail, damaging winds and can't rule out an isolated tornador anywhere from two to three inches of rain. there could be big problems and some downed power lines. big problems in the pacific northwest later today on that's what's going on around the country. >>> good morning to you. of course you can catch that game right here on nbc bay area. temperatures are pretty comfortable this morning. we're in the 50s and 60s. a live look at san jose shows you no clouds left over. a warm day but not that bad. the winds willó[y pick up as we head throughout thel1 afternoon. 79 degrees in san jose. 86 in livermore today and 86 on the way to san francisco. the next couple of days, the heat cranks jumping by ten degrees today and tomorrow. saturday and sunday we talk near record warmth. >>>, and of course, >> and of course, in case you might have noticed, there is a football game taking place tonight. [ cheers and applause ] super bowl champion ravens understand against the broncos. looking for another shot beat the championship team. >> it was seven months