this is the best place in springfield!ahl: but there was a lot of skepticism; not everyone welcomed the troopers. >> cutone: i could remember one door, the last knock of the day i had. a grandmother comes out, and she just tee'd off on me. wanted nothing to do with me, used colorful language, said the police were racist, et cetera, et cetera. >> stahl: but they kept at it, almost daily... >> cutone: trooper mike cutone. nice to see you, sir. >> stahl: ...and eventually began developing sources and tips. >> cutone: we're not just using bad guys for information and getting information; we're using the other 99% of the population that live there, winning them over. they become our eyes and ears. and the floodgates have opened for criminal information that we can go after now. >> stahl: the floodgates have opened? >> cutone: yes, they have. >> stahl: that much? >> cutone: yes, that much. myself and the other troopers, my phone is ringing constantly every day, either text messages... they'll send me pictures of where they locat

both the main and hov lanes up to springfield.ack to the maps this time to the north side of town. looking good on the beltway between 95 and 270. no issues on route 29 to the beltway. we'll go over to a live picture this time on 270 in clarksburg at 121. that's fine to rockville and the point where the lanes divide. back to you. >> thank you, monika. >>> after getting one of the richest contracts in n.f.l. history, supervisor bowl winning quarterback joe flaco is going back to work. >> the nationals come home from a losing west coast trip but not a bad way to end it yesterday. we have highlights coming >>> welcome back. 5:22 on this thursday morning, this muggy thursday morning. a few showers out there now. i think we'll have more showers and storms in the afternoon. we'll show you the futurecast through 9:00. again, a widely scattered shower or two, low 70s. we head toward lunch time, mid- 70s again with showers here and there. in the afternoon when we throw temperatures up toward upper 70s and 80, that's when we could get stron

same in manassas, same in springfield with waldorf also at 66.verybody is jumping on the mid- 60s bandwagon. we see a lot of clouds out there over dcthis morning with the temperature 67. humidity way high, nine%. a little bit of a frizzy hair alert this morning. heard michael talking about the deadly tornado in shawnee, oklahoma. we had it all way up to the great lakes from north texas through minnesota under the gun. this morning we are watching the upper low over the northern plains. below it we get to the south and still strong storms firing in southeast kansas coming into missouri. as we go through the day, you can throw the heat of the day in. seeing dying storms in south georgia but a lot of low level moisture here over the carolinas streaming in toward southern virginia. more showers and storms these are lifting in our direction. you throw in the daytime heating. here we are at midday. we get into the afternoon, a better chance out of the mountains and we are still going to watch the threat for some heavier downpours. patchy fog redevelops

we'll take a live look in springfield where the lanes are open. new hampshire avenue at brighton dam road and davis mill at blunt road in gaithersburg, watch out for high standing water. >>> it was too late for one man but thanks to a specially trained medical team, a second manmade it out alive even though he was trapped under 55,000 pounds of concrete. >> an amazing story here. the men were on a crew working on a parking garage near montgomery mall when part of it collapsed. delia goncalves is there this morning with more. >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you this very early morning security is here keeping the media away from this very unstable structure. we are here in the parking lot next to macy's. you can see behind me the portion of the garage that collapsed yesterday is actually in the middle of that section between the second and third floors of that garage. just before 2:00 p.m. yesterday, that massive portion of the deck fell on two construction workers. the men were trapped underneath that 55,000-pound slab of concrete and steel.

look at all that green from triangle all the way into woodbridge and springfield. it's going to be the normal slow stuff. let's take a live look so i can prove it you to. on the northbound side of i-95, no issues to report right now in springfield on our camera. if you're planning to head on to 395, it's going to be pretty much the same. looking like this. pockets of congestion. we can deal with that, especially with the rough week we've had. now let's go to our next live shot, this time to 395 over in the landmark area. in old town alexandria, some of the signal lights are out because of a power outage. you may or may not find police directing traffic so treat them as a four-way stop. we'll end with a live look on the north side of town. no problems to report in college park or 270 coming down from clarksburg. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> tommy branch was convicted of beating thomas maslin severely and leaving him for dead. >> branch will spend up to 30 years in prison for that crime if jurors have their way. a jury found him guilty of the brutal assault ag

then here in springfield and a pocket of congestion right now on 395.ust minor through the landmark area. no big deals into downtown. back to you guys. >> thank you, monika. >>> facebook question of the morning time. here we go. it's about contagious behavior. you are apparently according to new research twice as likely to do this if you see someone else do it first. is it a, checking your cell phone, b, uncontrollable laughter, or c, stretching? >> facebook friend sharon says c, stretching. it's just like yawning. post your guesses and comments on our facebook page where you'll also find a link that could give you a chance to win tickets to the opener this saturday at marine corps memorial stadium. we'll reveal the correct answer in about an hour. >>> starting today visitors to some of the smithsonian's museums will see some of the parts of the building closed off. secretaries in three buildings will be closed now through september to help absorb $42 million in cuts which were mandated by the sequester. the closures include a small exhibit in the natio

a live look in springfield. it is formal for this time of the morning.to 95 a little further north here looking great to the 14th street bridge back to the maps over on 270 we are in good shape. southbound is formal 10 to 121. on the beltway in silver spring for issues here. >>> we are following what's new this morning at 5:50. passive flooding if southern thine is being blamed if the at least 55 deathses and more tan a dozen people passing. rescuers have evacuated per than 5000 people nonstrop rain over the weekend led to pour than 150 homes collapsing. >>> what exactly did north korea fire into its eastern waters? south korea wants to know. so does the u.s. experts are analyzing whether or not the projectiles are shore range missiles or a new type of artillery north korea may be developing. >> we'll see bethany individual or group comes forward to trayvon martin the massive powerball -- to claim the massive powerball jackpot. florida law does not allow winners to remain anonymous. >>> the republican candidate for governor is on a statewide tour. >> he

we'll go to northbound i-95 here in springfield. it's going to be slow off and on as you head to triangle, dale city and newington up to this point. 395 is a bit heavy through landmark. let's go to our next live picture. here we are sky 9 on the inbound side of i-66 right before route 50, the accident sitting on the shoulder. it is causing quite a bit of a backup getting by. once beyond it you're okay and the lanes are open heading for the beltway. we'll end with a live picture here 270 southbound just your initial backup here at route 109 to 121. the pace improves down to the point where the lanes divide. all lanes are open this morning. by the way, metro at this time is running on time but memorial day weekend won't be much of a holiday for metro riders. that's because track work is going to shut down six stations from friday night through the close of business on monday. they are vienna, dun loring, west falls church and east falls church stations on the orange line and shady grove and rockville stations on the red line. so you s

springfield, missouri. strong thunderstorms heading chicago's way as well.her. east coast can expect some scattered showers today. north like the storm pounding the midwest. the gulf coast, and most of the west are warm and dry. >> west texas, hot, humid. temperatures possibly topping 100 degrees. mid 60s in the midwest. mid 60s in the northwest. most ly seasonable readings everywhere else. crews in southwest connecticut will be working 'round-the-clock to rebuild 2,000 feet of broken track that crippled the busiest rail line in the country. friday evening a commuter train crashed into a train that derailed leaving 72 injured. investigators are focusing on a piece of track with an unusual fracture as the possible cause. that's raising new concerns about the rail system. >> we need a thorough thoughtful evaluation of how our tracks and other key infrastructure in the rail system are working. >> connecticut's governor warns the line will be shut down indefinitely. affecting tens of thousands of commuters every day. >> dozens of people are recovering from injur

and in springfield. 69 in oldtown. still 72 in college park. only 66 in andrews. and only 68 in waldorf and kind of cool by the water, only 66 in annapolis. so, cool and crisp tonight. terrific thursday. cool nights and mild days will continue. the weekend looks good, too. at least saturday, it will last into sunday and there's a ton going on this weekend. we'll talk about that in a minute. 42 to 52. winds easterly at 10. by morning, sunny and cool. 40s and 50s. you'll need a jacket for the kids in the morning. by afternoon, sunny and beautiful. high temperatures near 70. and winds easterly at 10. now we get into friday. still nice. sunshine and 70. saturday, still nice, temperatures in the low 70s. next seven days, there's so much going on. we have the 60s festival friday, saturday, and sunday. that looks good. 88th gold cup, that looks good on saturday and the flower mart. it's the 74th flower mart on friday and saturday to benefit the grounds of the cathedral. they need some help after the earthquake and crane collapsing. next week goes downhill. showers late m

a day after a person was injured when winds of up to 80 miles per hour and rain whipped through springfield illinois. he went through missouri and flash-flood warnings were in kansas. >> wow, take a look at this unbelievable video from kansas, you are looking at the center of a tornado. this video was shot by storm chasers, winds were up to 175 miles per hour. that was strong enough to rip instruments off the top of the vehicle. the storm chasers were not hurt. they had a possible 16 tornadoes in the midwest. >>> caltrans is expected to up date the metropolitan transportation commission tomorrow about the integrity of more than 2300 steel rods used to build the new span. there are concerns that the bolts may be faulty but officials say it is too week to withstand a powerful earthquake. >> you want to have people traveling on a bridge you know is unsafe in the event of a major earthquake while you replace bolts on a bridge that have not broken. >> it is the 24th of the anniversary and the 6.9 magnitude quake caused the upper deck to collapse killing one driver. >> time now 4:35 people are go

louis hospital, two to springfield hospital and one here at fayette county hospital. >> police say the driver who survived had a suspended license. the group was returning from a religion event in california. illinois state police say the van left the road and repeatedly flipped over. 9 people were ejected. >> reporter: that driver not only received a ticket for driving on a suspended license but also improper lane change. we're live this afternoon, rochelle richie, wjz eyewitness news. >> investigators are still trying to determine why the vehicle ran off the road. >>> an alleged smuggling operation is shut down this noon in harford county. more than a dozen people are now facing charges. the harford county drug task force seized 140 pounds of marijuana, 20 guns and over $140,000 in cash. the arrests follow a 2-year undercover investigation by the task force. investigators say the drugs were coming in from california. a total of 15 people are now under arrest. >>> it has been 12 days since the story broke about the irs scandal. today congress is hoping to get answers from the woman in

springfield, missouri, north of springfield. and tornado warning for joplin, missouri.se storms are moving into heavily populated areas. as the sun goes down we want to make sure people are taking precautions. keeping noo whether radio radio -- weather radio on. we have a tornado worn storm. joplin and branson, missouri. of course, joplin had an ef-5 tornado. that threat continues tuesday. widespread area including very big cities. we will continue to watch that for you throughout the evening. >> shepard: janice back to you for what's happening where at this moment. where we think it will be happening next. thank you. reports from the local trauma center. the state's only level one trauma center which is where the worst of patients are always taken. it also happens to serve additionally as a children's hospital and a primary care facility. that's o.u. medical center where the spokesperson is scott copenbarger. he is live with us now. scott, it's my understanding the number of patients has risen since the associated press alert. >> absolutely. in fact, within the last 10

there were a lot of visitors coming to springfield. one of them was william steward who ended up being mr. lincoln's secretary of state. mary had trades of something that may be a slice of her famous white cake. you can get your refreshments in here. may be relax a little bit more after the formal side of meeting mr. lincoln. this is the double parlor and these are the two nicest rooms in the house. there's marvel top tables and the windows, there's guilded candlesticks. there's a walnut what not shelf with a bus of mr. lincoln on it. that was here in 1860. this is a fancy place. this is where she wanted to show off. mary would have held her parties in here where she would have been discussing mr. lincoln's political aspirations. this is where people started when they started to visit the part. they started a the front door and met mr. lincoln here, may be went to the dining room and picked up refreshments. this is where mr. lincoln met with the republican national convention committee that told him he had been nominated to run for pre

once again, unfortunately, that area of moore, oklahoma city, norman, tulsa, up almost towards the springfield and joplin areas, that's the greatest concern. and the other huge story headed into the weekend and next week is the flooding on the mississippi river because of all the bad weather in the midwest. we're expecting in st. louis to have the water cresting at almost 40 feet. that would be the eighth all-time highest crest in the city. of course, the levees protect the city, so they'll be just fine. in the west, we're okay. all the storminess in the middle of the country. high pressure increasing in the northwest. that means warmer temperatures ahead. today looks like a nice day in many areas. of course, when you get high pressure overhead in the southwest, we start getting hot, 102 today in pho california. tomorrow's going to be even hotter. >>> so in many areas, it will be a hot weekend, a summer weekend. it's fitting for the beginning of june. >> if you like heat, you got it. >>> coming up, sentencing day for the madam in the zumba prostitution ring. >>> oprah's advice for harvard grad

we do not see any hail in that particular storm. 82 now in bethesda and springfield, 87 in college park and 82 down toward waldorf. some strong storms this evening, highest risk north and west of d.c., more storms tomorrow, some of those possibly heavy and that will be closer to town. we have a yellow alert day tomorrow as well for storms. i think that will be closer to inside the beltway. early storms tonight, some heavy, partly cloudy, otherwise muggy, low 65 to about 70. we've got the yellow alert tomorrow with big storms, showers ending friday, only 69. saturday sunshine, good news, bad news, again only 69 degrees. next seven days. a bright but brisk holiday weekend, low 70s sunday, memorial day in the mid-70s and looking at temperatures near 80 tuesday, maybe a shower tuesday night, back in the mid-80s, thunderstorms but not a washout day next wednesday. >>> guess what? your washington nationals are winning two runs to one in the 10th inning out in san francisco. they're trying to end a miserable 10-game road trip on a positive note. in today's inside pitch kristen berset talks wit

. >>> no complaints on the northbound side of i-95 coming from dale city to springfield and 395 to theh street bridge. we're in good shape on all of the potomac and anacostia river crossings coming up on 295 and inbound on route 50 and bw parkway. guys? >> wish we were there. that's all i could say. the president and first lady showed carol king she has lots of friends at the white house. she won the gershwin prize for popular song, the first woman ever to win the award. there was a musical tribute. gloriaest van, tricia yearwood were all there to honor her. >>> well, apple's c.e.o. tim cook faced some tough questions from lawmakers on capitol hill yesterday about the company's tax affairs. >> but senator john mccain had one question he really wanted answer. if you own an iphone, you probably have this question, too. >> thank you. i'm out of time. what i really wanted to ask you is why the hell i have to keep updating the apps on my inn phone all the time and why you don't fix that. >> we try to make them better all the time. >> a better camera. >> work on that and don't change the lit

a live look at the springfield interchange. you can see northbound here, southbound as well, no issues at all. the trip on 395, same story to tell. north and southbound. checking for accidents and construction. travel lanes they're open. in fact, as you travel through 95 north and southbound you're clear in both directions. i'm back in ten minutes. we'll check your rails then. >> see you soon. thank you, danella. >>> well, with the school year coming to an end several local organizations are working to keep hungry children fed over the summer. children who get free meals at school will get free breakfast, lunch or snacks at several sites in d.c., maryland or virginia. it is being served at local food bank, rec centers and places of worship. you can call a national hotline, 866-3-hungry or go to yhunger.com/find food. >>> see how much you could be paying at the pump this weekend. >>> talk about turning a bad thing into a good one. how many are profiting off of a cancelled wedding. >>> your kids don't listen? well do so some empl

. >>> in virginia on the northbound side of i-95 here in springfield, we're looking fine. normal volumes and no incidents. we'll keep our fingers crossed for you commuters. there is a significant power outage in old town, alexandria affecting the signal lights along route 1 in old town. back to you. >> thanks, monika. >>> 4:42. time for the first your money segment of this thursday morning. >> that's why jessica doyle is here. how did the markets do yesterday. >> not a great day. today is a new day. the wonderment of possibility. anything can happen. may off to a rough start for wall street. the dow snapping a four-day winning streak after concluding hits policy meeting. the federal reserve said it would keep interest rates low but it may increase or decrease its stimulus plan depending on the economy's performance. wall street not a big fan of that position. the dow starts today at 14,700 after tumbling 138 points. nasdaq was off by almost 30 and the s&p 500 was down by almost 15 points. >>> in the meantime, the facebook is reporting better than expected quarterly profits

if you're driving near springfield, missouri, you have snow and 33 degrees.state 70, you're dealing with snow. it's still snowing in rochester. the forecast through the weekend, all of this storm is not going to snow anymore, but it's going to be rainy and cold. down through nashville, and mississippi and that travels to the southeast. that's by far the worst of the weather conditions. >>> now to sports. last night in the nba playoffs, golden state with another chance to knock off the nuggets. score tied at 44. the warriors rising star steph curry. he's the leading three-point shooter in the nba for a reason. he nails three in a row. the quick release, he's accurate. and this was very -- scoop a doop. he also gets triple teamed at one point here. they win, denver's season is done. they were the dark horse in the western conference. now up next for the golden state, tony parker and the spurs. >>> the nets, my brooklyn nets also on the brink. in chicago for game six. this is a bulls team that's missing three of their key players to injuries. they are as deplete

including areas up 44 towards springfield and joplin.ooks more favorable than yesterday for the potential of strong tornadoes. of course we will probably have those live pictures for you this afternoon when the helicopters are chasing them. hopefully they'll be over rural areas. today, gorgeous sunrise. heat is on. ac on full blast, but we do cool it off a bit on saturday. 80s, possibly 09 in washington, d.c. on sunday, the midwest dries out. midwest, cooler, all the stormy weather will head to the eastern seaboard. saturday is your outdoor day, sunday you may have to dodge thunderstorms. >>> coming up on "morning joe," eric holder's off the record meeting with the press. what he said and what it could mean for how the department of justice handles future investigations. >>> when we come back, we'll huddle around the cooler with lewis. and when it comes to the national spelling bee, it's a big deal, but we like to see how the whiz's deal with the pressure. we'll have all the highlights. have hail damage to both their cars. ted ted is try

right near springfield, we have storms. later on this afternoon, areas of yellow, slight risk. goes through the great lakes and down to north texas. this area is a moderate risk of severe storms. the tornadoes will formulate this afternoon from wichita falls and oklahoma city and spread northeast towards arkansas and missouri later on this evening. so, again, betty, we'll see more tornadoes. this will be day four. so far we've had about 45 to 50 in the last three days. we'll have another dozen to 20 later today. >>> thank you, bill. >>> to a developing story out of north korea. reports this morning it fired its fifth missile in three days. the south korean government says the north fired a short range projectile missile into waters off the eastern coast around 11:00 this morning local time. now all of this follows four recent launches including three on saturday. the north said today is exercising its right to test rockets as part of regular military drills. >>> to washington now. president obama desperately wants to get back on message today after just a bruising week. but rep

so in springfield, massachusetts.springfield no one leaves, a very small organization there, got an ordinance passed that said that any mortgage holder that is able to foreclose a family out of their home has to pay a $10,000 bond to upkeep the property so that the entire community is not blighted and so that people's spirits are not killed. in los angeles saje, strategic actions for a just economy just won a comprehensive benefit, a community benefit agreement with the university of southern california, who wants to expand out and build student housing. and they were granted $20 million in creating affordable housing, along with the student housing, and a guarantee to hire 30 percent of those jobs locally. so those small victories aggregate to this larger sort of beating heart and people feeling deeply inspired by each other. but it takes work. so a role for right to the city alliance is to bring those organizations together as often as possible, to talk about those victories and the models and the challenges so that

. >> from springfield, missouri, you are on. are you there? go ahead. >> hi. wanted to give a quick birthday shout out to my dad. he is a huge fan of the program. >> wonderful. >> i have a question. lucy become an early supporter of the republican party echo -- party? was an abolitionist right from the start. the republican party was the party of abolition. shewas and and buyer are -- was an admirer of john and his wife. she would be a republican right from the beginning. >> on the women's suffrage movement, and the famous name, , people came to the white house to see the president, and how did hayes react to her personal petition to be involved? >> they rejected it and they did not support women's suffrage. it had become an exceedingly controversial person in republican circles. she was very much opposed to the 15th amendment. it excluded women. she had really campaigned against the principles the hayes dedicated their lives to, the basic principles of reconstruction. she was not well received at all. inwas lucy hayes interested any women's rights issues? >>

. >> springfield's c-3 policing helps earn the trust of business owners and residents. hot lines are established. cops walk kids to school, lead community meetings and paint over graffiti. >> if you put up gang graffiti, we're going to make it painful for you to put it up. >> neighbors are reporting crimes boxing out criminals. what are some of the obstacles you've come across? >> trying to organize all the different n.g.o. groups on governmental agencies. we're not asking for money, not asking for resources. what we're asking for, whatever program you have up and running, a talent, let's bring that to bear in the north end. >> government agencies are working together more efficiently and the community feels safer. >> there's been a huge change. people are not talking. you see people finally come around again. kids are able to get outside. >> as for this trooper everything is coming full circle. in a few weeks he'll be deployed to afghanistan and apply what he learned on the streets of springfield. >> they become your eyes and ears. >> the proof is in the numbers. the p

the children killed in the sandy hook elementary school massacre in newtown, connecticut are in springfield today. you're looking live at the illinois senate. which is considering a gun-control bill that would ban high-capacity ammunition magazines in illinois. senate president john cullerton's office tells wgn, the sandy hook parents are expected to be in the senate gallery this afternoon and may testify at a separate executive committee session. the parents support the magazine ban and say it could save innocent lives. the group is sounding off about those proposed school closings. >> actually to protest alleged. while their locations or separate, their message is still the same. save our schools. >> thousands of parents and community organizers with the term and voices eye-catching science march from elementary to williams elementary on 27 and dearborn on the last day of the three that city led protest against proposed school closings. they expressed their anger with city and school officials. if they are actually going to close the schools but invest in areas that do not need investing.

ring full,lied inge speakers demanding -- were they rallied in springfield, speakers demanding for social and education and threatened to put lawmakers out of work i voting them out next time around. >> 13 years as a chicago bear, brian earl acker retires. >> an era ends. up with the broke bears in contract talks, he got no offers from other teams. so he calls it quits after a stellar 13-year hall of fame career. he is an eight-time pro boller. .e was affected by injuries he admitted that the bears do not want to sign him. mad at theime, i was way things happened. but i have had time to think about this. it's time for me to figure out [indiscernible] it's hard to believe that it went down the way it should have went down. what's one more year? 13, 14, it's no big difference. point, it has been my brothers and a couple others who have tried to talk me out of it and think i can still play. and maybe i can. but i do want to. i'm done. i do want to play anymore. we will have more coming up on brian in sports. dead now identified in the missing now accounted for, the arduous work of cleanup is

toward quantico.qu traffic on i-95 will slow as you continue through wood bridge and approaching the springfield interchange. not a good ride at all onl on northbound i-95 where traffic is gridlocked continuing towardowad quantico and coming slow acrossc the curve.e a lot of bail out traffic on route 1 as folks try to use that as a work around. continuing north out of stafford, heave volume there as well. let's show you what else is on n the roads. metro rail is having trouble this morning, they're single sig tracking because of a crack on the metro red line between gallaudet, and experiencingencig additional time on metro's redrd line.line. we have additional traffic. we do have accident activity to report in mechanicsville in in st. mary's county and the crash at three knots road. ro. leaving eastern heading towardtd pennsylvania avenue with lanes open, 270 out of germantown. heading out of 124. that's a check of fox 5 on time traffic. >>> thank you, julie. >>> days ahead of a court deadline to change sales restrictions on emergency contraception, the food and drug administration has approved

i-95 through springfield, a lot of volume, but no incidents along the way. >> still to come, maryland's newest casino is now open. we will show you where they are placing bets and creating jobs. what is the deal with "fast and furious 6"? it is like watching a car crash. i'm guessing a lot of cars crashing. and at 6:00, the final changes to protect commuters. >> and there is still time to ask >> just when you thought they could not get any more fast or furious, there is a sixth installment. >> that is not the only move will see -- the only movie sequel out this weekend. arch campbell has the latest. >> we may have a weekend hangover. how can they make six of these? how do they do it? they keep topping themselves. i'm wondering about this. what is the secret of "fast and furious." it is like watching a car crash and you cannot just take your eyes off it. millions of viewers watch vin diesel crash this car out of a car -- out of an airplane on a super bowl ad. fast car fans will not be disappointed in this latest saga of hard-driving men and women rising to the challenge of "top this." >>

down to the springfield parkway. those lanes will stay closed until 10:00 tomorrow. the closure will allow for work on the 95 express lanes project. >>> the powerball is worth an estimated $600 million. and that could grow before tonight's drawing. news 4's derrick ward is live in the district where people are buying up their lottery tickets. a lot of people hoping they are going to get lucky there. what's the word? >> reporter: indeed they are. we are at 40th and wisconsin. this place has a reputation not necessarily for the big winning, but they do get winners from time to time. so a lot of folks have shown up. we have seen waves from people coming and going this morning. i talked to the merchants here and they said it was busier last night than it has been this morning. they are seeing a bit more traffic than they do for a saturday morning. we talked to some of the the early birds ab what they would do with the winnings and how they pick their numbers. >> i don't usually play, but i went to a chinese restaurant last night and got a fortune cookie. then i played my

richard johnson, missouri state university, springfield.n from parkland, florida. >> nicholas from west a.. >> as the public official in charge of prison oversight, mr. maynard allowed a national scandal, a gang thug to impression nature four prison guards. he has yet to explain how that happened and the warden has yet to have been fired. this is unacceptable. the people deserve better. john from kansas city, missouri. >>ed feds should pay, john, but the system is broken. i think we can raise the money to give every amputee and a paralyzed vet a chair. i'm not going to wait around for the feds to do it. way too much chaos in the va right now. >> that is what it is all about, dennis. there are more than 1700 amputee vets from iraq and afghanistan and others who are paralyzed. if you would like to help them, please go to the website independencefund.org. later this week we will have an announcement what we are going to do to get every amputee a tractor. they are amazing. now from pennsylvania. >> donna, we need to think more about the elderly

>> lmfao, you can even go all way to -- you can go to rick springfield. >> yeah!that's out there. >> that's white people party music. >> now you've got a hidden talent. you apparently, you do a very good white people party music dance. >> you know. >> time to crank up the music. >> the white woman overbite. >> you know. there it is. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> go ahead. there it is. >> i don't want to do that because of that. no. i have to -- like that. >> and you're young can you do that. when you're old, you have to be hugging your knees. >> nick, good luck with everything. >> say hello to mariah and those two beautiful children. >> how old are your kids? >> they're two. >> thanks. >> trouble, trouble. >> america's got talent premieres june 4th, at 9:00, 8:00 central on nbc. >>> the world's best musician, david copperfield try as few tricks out on our girl sara. >> right after this. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already. [ male announ

he comes to us from springfield, massachusetts.come back in "the war room." >> thank you. >> michael: on the irs issue is this is a winning issue for the republicans? >> i don't think so it. the number of the 501 c4 has gone up significantly, and it's overwhelmingly right-wing groups, so you should expect there would be more right-wing groups a who lose that status. and the types of groups that we have seen become more and more popular since citizens united it is obviously that would be the result. having having tea party in the definition probably not a good idea. but it's really just an actions game michael. >> michael: would the tea party sue the irs about this? >> individually no because if they did not deserve to have the 501 c4 status then there would be no case that they had. did they come across the fact that they had that status incorrectly throw a way that was somehow prej diz -- prejudiced? i don't think that's anything to overturn. any group that is mostly political is not entitled to that status. >> michael: harry trum

. >> michael: joining me to talk about this is david a pacman who joins us from springfield, massachusettsanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> michael: what do we know about the charges and how serious are the charges themselveses? >> i spoke to two attorneys today, and the con seen sus since the charges happened after the bombing, that they are not nearly as serious as they would be if they were directly involved in a number of felonies possibly, then they could be charged with the results of the bombing itself. so as serious as they are, and some debate of whether the book is being thrown at them because of the importance of this particular case, not as serious as if it had been before in the planning stages. >> michael: tell me this how will the case against the u.s. citizen be different than the ones against the kazakhstan students? >> i did ask one of the two people i spoke with about that. it may not be different at all. and this is a subject of a lot of the debate even before the tsarnaev brothers were identified as suspects, the question of if and when they are are -- c

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they will form about 4:00 to 6:00 this afternoon and spread towards springfield and joplin later on tonightnd hopefully dissipating wind damage. amazing the helicopter pilot for our nbc station in oklahoma he'll be up there later today if there is big tornadoes again he'll be about a mile south of them shooting these amazing pictures. >> unbelievable. >> okay, bill. >> that storm line, we were in actually minnesota, great event last night. >> yes. >> lots of hope. and they had horrible storms all around. bois rough weather this spring. >> we will be following that. peter alexander, thank you. >> thank you for braving the elements there. the blowers, leaf blowers. >> look at him! just go with it, peter. >> thanks for having us. >> coming up on "morning joe," the president on the sound sill on foreign relations richard haass and glenn hubbard and kay hagan and deepak chop rah ra is with us. >> we will talk about the train derailment. >> a lot of injuries there. >>> up next, governor chris christie is working to bring tourists back to new jersey after superstorm sandy but the critics are accus

joining us to talk about it all is dick durbin who is in springfield, illinois and republican senator lindsey gram. senators want to start with a justice department targeting reporters and national security leaks. here is attorney general holder told aggressional committee days ago. >> focus should be on those that break their oath and put the american people at risk, not reporters who gather this information. that should not be the focus of these -- of these investigations. >> but, it turns out that holder signed off on an affidavit for a search warrant in one lead case here is what it said. there's probable cause to believe the reporter has committed a violation of the espionage act, as an aider, abetter or coconspirator, despite the contridiction of what he did and said, president obama asked for an investigation. >> he is a lot of things but a conspirator is not, having said that, when classified information is leaked into the public that can put operations or operatives in harm's way, we have to investigate that. but this is an over reach. >> senator durbin, how do we expect atto

joining us to talk about all of it is the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin, in springfield, illinois, and republican senator, lindsay graham, from columbia, south carolina. senators, a justice department targeting of the reporters and national security leaks, here is what attorney general holder told a congressional committee a few days ago. >> the focus should be on those people who prayer their oath and put the american people at risk not reporters who gather this information. that should not be the focus of the investigations. >>chris: it turns out that holder signed off on an affidavit for a search warrant in one lead case. here is what that affidavit said. "there is probable cause to believe the reporter," fox news james rosen "has commit add violation of the espionage act as an aider, abettor or co-conspirator," yet, senator gradual, despite that clear contradiction, president obama is asking the attorney general to investigate his own actions. united nations united nations that -- >> guest: that is the time to have an independent group to come forward and look at it.

i promised it for you and we've got pictures out of springfield, missouri, another place that had recordw in may. all the way up to minnesota we've been talking about this all week, same system and behind it cold, record cold this morning in memphis, the coldest they've ever recorded in may, 36 degrees in memphis, 44 this morning in dallas. houston is 47. the cold is going to hold on at least for the weekend and then it'll start to warm up as we get into the workweek. you want more snow, go to an unlikely place, 15 degrees above average at 76. portland, 81. snow, go to an unlikely place, 15 degrees above average at 76. portland, 81. now, go to an unlikely place, 15 degrees above average at 76. portland, 81. ow, go to an unlikely place, 15 degrees above average at 76. portland, 81. w, go to an unlikely place, 15 degrees above average at 76. portland, 81. , go to an unlikely place, 15 degrees above average at 76. portland, 81. >> record snow made its way to wisconsin too. almost a foot and a half in may and this picture is from ashland. they didn't have a foot and a half. it looks pretty.

butler and graham were playing a theater in springfield, ohio, when john graham suddenly fell ill. annie filled in, holding the targets. ( gunshot ) ( crowd booing ) that night frank kept missing, until a jeering spectator shouted: man: let the girl shoot! narrator: frank obliged. ( gunshot ) ( applause and cheering ) annie hit the targets every time... ( gunshot ) ...much to the dight of the raucous cwd. ( cheering and applause continue ) "butler and graham" soon ceased to be. mrs. butler took a stage name, borrowed from her paternal grandmother: annie oakley. when the shooting team of butler and oakley hit the road, traveling entertainment was in its heyday. man: here you are, little lady, and thank you, madam... narrator: circuses, theater companies and vaudeville acts traveled the country, playing venues from outdoor arenas to smoky saloons. man: all right, folks, step right up. narrator: for annie and frank, it was an exhausting life of noisy train rides, seedy hotels and one-night stands. their shooting act might be sandwiched in between a bawdy songstress and a scantily clad

farther to the north, springfield, missouri, we even have storms firing into parts of michigan at thisarning, there's new castle, the spin, the hook echo as we call it. it's there moving across i-44. turner and up toward moore. we don't have confirmation on the ground yet, but if you're in this area, new castle, moore, and points toward the north and northeast, you need to take cover now. this could get to the ground at any time. it is that serious, just as serious as it was yesterday. we'll keep you advised, ashle h ashleigh. >> chad, just a quick look at the u.s. census, it has the population of oklahoma city at approximately 500,000 people, but i can imagine the metro area is different than that. do you have statistics on how many people this could affect? >> we're not talking about oklahoma city proper, not talking about toward edmond. we're talking about moore, new castle and on toward the northeast of there. and sean just tried to tell me something. there you go, there's the number, thank you very much, sir. 171,441 people in that pink box which is the tornado warning proper for

no issues as you traffic into fairfax and the beltway looks good through annandale and springfield.f you're planning to head on 270 southbound, we're still in good shape from fred rig down to germantown -- frederick down to germantown, father hurley. all the overnight construction leaving clarksburg looks good. this time over to bw parkway and route 50 through dheferly. no problems to -- cheverly. no problems as you head into the northeast corridor and the beltway in prince george's county is in good shape. we'll end with a live shot, this time on the northbound side of the beltway as you head through route 1 and heading for the 95 interchange into silver spring. back to you, andrea, mike. >> thanks, monika. >>> the nationals finally get one from the braves but bryce harper leaves the game early. >> tonight the caps host a familiar foe in the playoffs at verizon center. game one of their 2013 post- season is tonight. we ha tim -- you're mulch-flipping again, aren't you? hey scott -- yeah, it fades after awhile, so... it fades because it's inferior mulch, man. look...nature scapes is

louis hospital, two to springfield hospital. and one remained here. >> reporter: police say the driver who survived had a suspended license. the group was returning from a religious event in california. illinois state police say the van left the road and repeatedly flipped over. nine people were ejected. >> reporter: the driver of that van was not only ticketed for driving on a suspended license, but also an improper lane change. i'm rochelle ritchie, wjz eyewitness news. >> investigators are still trying to determine why the vehicle ran off the road. >>> an investigation is under way, after a person is hit on 295. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene, south of monroe street. police say an unidentified person was struck by a vehicle just after 10:00 this morning. it stopped traffic for a time. the person was taken to an area hospital. condition, not known at the time. no word on the vehicle involved or whether the driver will face any charges. >>> a sad day for wjz and our media partner, the baltimore sun. john richard "dick" i

this one is moving right up i-95, so north springfield about 5:56, 5:59 and bailey's crossroads at 6:out, you're going to need the umbrellas most likely. not only is there rain right now but more back to the west. let's talk about the next couple of days. once again, tomorrow much cooler. we'll see a high of 65, but then temperatures could be dropping in the afternoon. maybe even a shower early in the morning tomorrow. temperatures tomorrow will be on the cool side with 20 to 30-mile-an-hour winds, tomorrow will be cold. 69 on your saturday, still rather breezy. saturday will be chilly, especially around the beaches. 74 on sunday. sunday and monday we start to see really nice weather come in with plenty of sunshine both days into the mid-70s and we'll be on a warmup in the middle of next week. temperatures into the mid-80s on wednesday and on thursday. once again, we'll show you that radar. strongest storm in loudoun county and over towards montgomery county. if you're in these areas, watch out, they continue to make their way to the northeast at 15 to 20-mile-an-hour clip. >>> so whe