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it is a great day to be a texas aggie. here are a few of the reasons. we are home to more than 50,000 students, the sixth largest university in the country. we have more than 360,000 former students worldwide. or 500,000 in the extended family. we have a coveted membership in the association of american universities. one of only 61 universities with this distinction. we conduct research, valued at more than $705 million annually. current ranking among the top 20 universities nationally and third behind mit and the university of california at berkeley for universities without medical schools. we have an endowment valued at $5 billion, ranking fourth among u.s. public universities and 10th overall. in sports, we claimed our true national team championships and nine conference titles last season, both of which were school best. we are the home to johnny football, the 20 12 heisman trophy winner. we are recognized as original and the current home of the 12th man, where students stand during the football game to show support for the team. few venues are more

so it was really a law that brought texas in. it was by the terms of the treaty, but it only passed by one vote in the house and one vote in the senate. so it's not new that they think we're a little too loud -- [laughter] i always try to mention that, you know, we probably are, but our hearts are as big as our mouths. [laughter] thank you very much. [applause] i'd be happy to take questions. >> questions before she goes upstairs, so if you have a question, raise your hand, stand and speak loudly. >> and i will be signing books. >> [inaudible] >> oh, you know, someone asked me at the san taupe owe book festival last weekend where i was doing a preview, someone said, well, which of the women would you trade with? i said, none. [laughter] after reading about all that they went through, you know, we think we are on the cusp of, you know, getting there. but, oh, my gosh, the obstacles that we have are nothing compared to what they endured. so i cannot tell you a favorite because each one was so amazing in her own right. they were just

today is truly a great day to be a texas aggie. let's start with a q&a. i want you to answer by either raising your hand to the following. how many of you are the first generation in your family to receive a college education? of you are the first aggie in your family? that is awesome. how many of you have jobs? that is impressive in this world. how many of you are confident in your future? how many of you are worried about your future? i did not see any hands go up. how many of you are graduating in less than four years? was not cricket. how many of your graduate and in more than four years? how many of your graduating in more than five years? i think we will stop there. for the parents and family members in the audience, how many of you are happy about seeing your son or daughter or spouse graduate? when i served as chairman of the board of our association of former students, through my campaign and servicing congress, i have given 200 speeches to over 150,000 people. why do i bring this up? i am saying this because even though i should be an experience

so we're doing a lot of work, but organizing on college campuses in texas is a challenge. een doing it since 2010 and i will continue to do it because it's really important. but it's challenging, some of our schools like texas tech and texas a&m when students have gone out campaigning for barack obama in 2012 they have had people threaten them. so it's challenging, but it's also very rewarding. you can be sitting at a table, and somebody walks by and whispers in your ear, hey, i'm a democrat. you see students because we're in such a red state they are really passionate and passionate about their beliefs and do a lot of really good work. so it's challenging, but really fun. >> michael: and when you tell a story about tabling at those places, that's another reason why you don't want guns on campus as well. >> absolutely. >> michael: i want to hear what you have to say about ted cruz and does he make your life easier or more difficult? >> it's really funny. the "huffington post" wrote an article last summer when ted cruz won the primary, announcing in addition to teen texas sc

and flores at texas a&m mark warner at george mason university. wisconsin representative and 2012 vice presidential candidate paul ryan gave the 2013 commencement address at benedictine college in kansas. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. president, alex, where are you, alex? thank you for rekindling that

the bureau of alcohol tobacco and fire and the texas a and the texas state marshal's office has been investigating this from the start as a criminal investigation however as you mentioned there have been hundreds of interviews and hundreds of leads which the state of texas then says that made them go into this new criminal investigation being launched by the sheriff's department now that the state will only say that they don't want to leave any stone unturned and they want to give the community you know some confidence that every angle of them best a geisha is being looked at they don't want to anybody to jump to conclusions to indicate that there was any of play but they want to make sure that every stone that there is no stone unturned however it does the timing is a little bit suspicious because there was that arrest of the first responder also late last week and we'll get to that arrest in just a little bit but i i need a little more explanation if you could from on are they watching this probe to quell criticism or because they believe that there is credible evidence that there w

a lot of people have written and i know it's true, that if texas were to flip democrat, there would be no more republican presidents for the foreseeable future. i think mr. obama is trying to build up that as a credile threat. >> it's not such an unlikely possibility. i mean -- >> not at all. >> he could make a case for it. we forget that not too many decades ago the state used to be safely democrat. >> yes. >> adam, what do you think? >> well, i think that's an astute political point. >> was my pnt astute? just kidding. [ laughter ] >> neil, that is a given. come on. >> you may continue. >> thank you. if we're going to say should the united states be emulating texas, let's be real here. texas does not have a defense dement, does not have an army, although i'm sure they'd like to have one. they don't have to defend us in wars. they don't have to run a food and drug administration. >> let's compare apples to apples. other states. ben had a good example about other states with programs like california, the obligations are greater. but the fact of the matter is, something governor perry i

victor blackwell, granbury, texas. >> and again, this is a live look. an aerial look at granbury texas, 40 miles southwest of fort worth and you can see the extensive damage there to the homes. i mean, some homes, there's not much left. we know at this point 14 people remain unaccounted for. it's still not clear if they're missing or away from the area for other reasons. >>> firefighters in kern county spent the night trying to get the upper hand on a wildfire. 3,000 acres of dry brush and trees have burned so far. it started yesterday near frazier park near l.a. county. a high school was evacuated as a precaution. no damage or injuries reported so far. the fire is 10% contained. and a smoky grassfire was brought under control in solano county off 80 and cherry glen road near vacaville. it started yesterday afternoon. it burned about five acres and did not threaten any homes. but the winds were a bit of a problem up there because that's a windy, windy area. >> the winds were kicking up yesterday. >> this morning, too. >> and this morning. >>> today, at l

>>> a cleanup in texas. s. >>> more than half a billion dollars up for grabs in powerball. could it be yours? want to know what your odds are? we'll tell you. here is a hint. they are not great. >> and you can't miss this interview. call it skill or beginner's luck. how one texas teen nabbed this monster 800-pound alligator. what does he plan to do with the catch? we'll ask him. friday, may 17th. i'll say it one more time. it's friday! "starting point" begins right now. okay. "starting point," the first of several congressional hearings due to begin hours from now. steven miller will be on the capitol grill, facing tough questions from a house committee about the agency's targeting of conservative political groups and why he didn't come clean until lawmakers early on? dana bash live for us bright and early. >> good morning, christine. a second irs official is stepping down, one hour from now, the man who was so publicly dismissed this week by a president in damage control mode, who will face frustrated lawmak

overnight a convicted cop killer executed in texas. he was sentenced for killing a police officer 14 years ago. officer was trying to handcuff him after he was stealing a lexus vehicle and that's when he shot the police officer. the former republican governor of south carolina won a special leblgs helderlier this month. many thought his political career was over back in 2009 after he admitted to having the extra marital affair. it is 20 minutes past the hour. we no longer have to image if he did it. listen. >> i followed what i thought the law. >> for theer o.j. simpson taking the stand in his own defense. you may feel safe in your suv, but a new warning about what you need to know before you get behind the wheel and haead to work. we had never used a contractor before and didn't know where to start. at angie's list, you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. no company can pay to be on angie's list, so you can trust what you're reading. angie's list is like having thousands of clos

we want to begin with weather channel meteorologist mike seidel in granbury, texas, a town demolished by the same system two days ago. mike, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. that system which spawned those tornadoes, that ef-4 wednesday night killing six has moved east it's a weaker system. take a look at what it did this afternoon. late this afternoon in northern alabama near athens a twister on the ground. this is not a big one. it did take out trees and power lines and caused structural damage around athens and ardmore. the threat level there will be low for the evening into north georgia. but that's going to change this weekend. we are expecting the largest severe weather and tornado outbreak of the season. it will last into next week. saturday's forecast, the red area will fire up in the central plains in fairly rural areas. still dangerous. sunday is shaping up to be the most dangerous day of the weekend. the storm shifts east into the bigger cities, more populated areas. minneapolis to oklahoma city. the highest threat includes des moines and k.c. and monday the

actually the texas story is a whole lot more complicated. what lessons might be the president take away from the texas economic model what would it look like if we applied it to the country. great to have you guys here. >> great to be here. i thought the choice of texas was interesting. this is my jtake on it. there are some things that are happening there. to me it is a reminder of how important growth is. just growth. that is like -- that's the take away from texas. when you go to a place that's growing and i was recently in austin and it's growing a lot of things come out of that that are good and there are challenges that growth presents but that's what we need and that weirdly enough is what washington doesn't seem that interested in bizarrely. >> right. >> in the short term there's been a lot of growth. if you look at what we need to do on the federal budget picture in the long term, what's missing is this basic idea that we can have not just government investment but the kind of immigration that brings people in and allows them to spen

it is a great day to be a texas aggie. e are a few of the reasons. 50,000home to more than students, the sixth largest university in the country. we have more than 360,000 former former students worldwide. or 500,000 in the extended family. we have a coveted membership in the association of american universities. one of only 61 universities with this distinction. we conduct research, valued at more than $705 million annually. current ranking among the top 20 universities nationally and third behind mit and the university of california at berkeley for universities without medical schools. we have an endowment valued at $5 billion, ranking fourth among u.s. public universities and 10th overall. in sports, we claimed our true national team championships and nine conference titles last season, both of which were school best. we are the home to johnny football, the 20 12 heisman trophy winner. we are recognized as original and the current home of the 12th man, where students stand during the football game to show support for the

a myth. texasf the worst poverty rates, highest high school dropout rates last for percentage of children with health insurance. >> poverty is a huge issue for the state and for the country. these are not new problems they have been that way we have been catching up for a long time and now critics in other states will be looking up and say you are not doing well yet. we are getting there. >> the bottom line is people are free to vote with their feet and a third of the people in texas were born some place else. >> 4 million people move or be added to texas in the nelast 10 years. >> mostly from california and illinois. you have gained 5 billion in wealth from people moving just from california. >> that's a number i just heard. i would have thought it was bigger. >> that's only the people who report it. there's probably lots of other money there. lots of people move from california and texas. texas governor perry was bragging about that. chicago's mayor az i hope he remembers all of thiz reasons. whi

a half%. so he goes to texas where it is under six and a half%. know who is talking to the president, who has this year, but tt does not make a lot of sense. shouldn't you be going to the white house and talking to the president? the united states added just over 2 million jobs in the past year or just about one-half percent growth. it sounds a little anemic, doesn't it, for 300 million people. taxes in the same time frame added 329,000 of those jobs, 329,000 of those jobs, and that growth -- growth rate is over 3%. just about double the national rate. who should be listening to who? the average weekly wage in the united states right now, $906. go to taxes and make yourself an extra $24. the average weekly wage, 930. it is no wonder. the population grew by three-quarters of a percent. nationwide, three-quarrs of a percent. and that is from two dozen 11- 11-12. the population in texas, the population growth rate is just about twice the national rate. president obama goes down there to push his agenda of higher taxes to my air regulation, and a much

devastation in texas. a half dozen residents left after tornadoes left scores injured and damage. >> the house started shaking. we were in the closet. it sounded like train. >> the houses are no more. >> destruction one to ten, it's probably a ten. >> we'll have complete coverage coming up. >>> the acting head of the irs is out as the white house tries to get out in front of this scandal and we've got new details vaunding the ap and benghazi controversies. >>> plus, convicted murderer jodi arias is eligible for the death penalty. >>> the power jackpot climbs to over $400 million and a deer plows through the window of a bus. >>> we begin with vie lept weather in texas where a tornado outbreak turned deadly. dozens of homes were destroyed and numerous trees uproaded. this morning six people are confirmed dead and dozens injured with officials expecting the number of casualties to rise. the storms cut through austin up through dallas-ft. worth to the oklahoma border. the city of granbury, 70 miles southwest of

to me, it's a reminder how important growth is. that's the take away from texas, when you're at a place growing and i was recent lin austin and it's growing, a lot of things come good and a lot of things challenges presents. that's what we need and precisely enough what washington doesn't seem that interested in bizarrely. >> right. in the short term, there has been a lot of growth. if you look at what we need to do on the federal budget picture, in the long term what is missing is this basic idea we can have not just government investment but actually the kind of immigration that brings people in and allows people to spend money in their community. >> that's part of the story in texas, too. big population growth and immigration and this psych wrinkle people are moving there, economy is booming and more people move there. part of the question is why is it texas growing? if someone is immigrating to the u.s., they can go anywhere. i think one of the key parts of the story because it doesn't fit the rights or left narrative has to do with housing policy texas has d

que determine de donde provenÍan las decisiones. >>> vamos a cambiar de tema, el servicio del tiempo dijo que unu de los tornados que azotÓ texasnas muertas, y un centenar de desaparecidos. >>> hace 24 horas que vecinos jamÁs pudieron imaginar vivir la pesadilla que les une. >>> una de mis niÑas se saliÓ de donde lo tenemos, y se agarro de nosotros. >>> tiene un pie lastimado miguel. >>> no podÍa estirar el pie. >>> el mexicano sabÍa de temblores, no de tornados. >>> habÍa visto en la tele, pero no pensÉ que me sucederÍa. >>> cindy llora al estar en medio del tornado y pensar en salvar a sus niÑos. >>> donde salgan raÍces y que no nos dejen volar. >>> vientos de 200 millas volteraron su casa. >>> caiamos, y vi a mi niÑa boca abajo y gritaba jap. >>> y llamÓ a su hermana a mÉxico para despedirse. le dije que la amaba. que pasara lo que pasara que nunca me olvidara. >>> pero la suerte hizo que sob sobrevivieran. >>> cuando me levanto el tornado pensÉ que estaba muerta. y dije aquÍ quede. y me caen piedras en la espalda. >>> tiene golpes en la cabeza, y el resto del cuerpo. >>> la mÁs chiquita me dijo que no sentÍa la mitad del cu

"texas' success didn't happen by accident. it's aolicies put in place under governor perry's leadership with a laser focus on making texas a beacon of economic freedom." but i have to ask you, erica, how much did rick perry's texas miracle rely on the billions of dollars in federal money and government jobs? >> the stimulus. actually not very much. the state has been a net contributor to federal taxes over about the past 20-year span, so we did get money in the stimulus despite initial pushback from the state's republican leadership against the stimulus. that's not a big factor what happened in the state the last 10, 15 years. >> particularly over the last five years during this recession period, mr. perry, the governor seems to believe everything is down to him. is that a fair statement? >> well, it's an interesting -- i do give him some credit. he didn't screw it up, right? >> right. >> i think he inherited a model -- >> that's an achievement, isn't it. >> it is, right? the first thing you want to do is not make things worse. he di

a safe place. we'll keep an eye on the situation and bring you an update as soon as we get it. >>> several north texas communities are in ruins after a string of violent tornadoes ripped through the area. at least 6 people are been killed. cbs reporter marlie hall is live in granbury, texas, where a twister tore through two neighborhoods destroying everything in its path. marlie. >> reporter: frank, all is calm here right now. but after that rash of tornadoes tore through this north texas community, today we are getting a clearer picture of the full size and scope of the devastation. a tornado ripped through granbury, texas, overnight leaving vehicles upside-down and houses reduced to rubble. the deadly storm killed six adults in one neighborhood, sent dozens hot hospital and left many people -- sent dozens to the hospital and left many people homeless. >> we have no back wall, no windows, half the roof is gone. >> reporter: the spring storm pounded the dallas area with heavy rain and fist-sized hail. >> it was just loud. there was hail dropping. [ crying ] >> and my little brother was crying. >> repo

. >>> new video of a tornado's direct path with a texas neighborhood. >>> plus we'll hear from one of the youngest victims who ran from a twister. >>> and one man's record-breaking attempt happening right now on a fers i wheel. join us online. we're chatting it up on twitter and facebook. we'll be back in a moment. >>> happening right now, a way to break a record. a man in chicago is well on his way to breaking the world record for longest ferris wheel ride. he's approaching the 60-hour mark. that record is 30 hours and 35 seconds. once he hits that, he plans on spinning until he's at an even 48. >> a new asteroid will give earth a fly-by later this month. it's set to brush past us on may 31st and stay with us through june 9th. it's a mile and a half long and will come within 300 million miles of the planet. the space rock poses no threat to earth. thank goodness. could you imagine? >>> prosecutors in the boston marathon bombings are making a new request this morning. >>> and a 6-year-old boy describe the techniques that help saved his life when a tornado swept through his neighborhoo

in texas, a gunman killed five people including a county sheriff.he was randoming firing from his pickup. he later died. >>> a man was arrested overnight in the u.k. in connection with last week's british soldier. the suspect was taken into custody on suspicion of murder. >>> an aunt of angelino jolie died of breast cancer. this comes after the actress revealed she was avoiding the rare disease. >>> we have jupiter, mercury and venus were visible in a bit known as the dance of the planets. sounds so nice. the three planets shined in a triangle formation to form a conjunction. the next shot at this rare sight won't won't be until 2015. >>> u.s. markets are closed on memorial day. when it opposite tuesday morning the dow will open at just over 3,500. the god news, the dow has gone up every tuesday for the last 19 weeks. >>> in asia today, japan's nikkei fell more than 3%. for beach goers looking for the best sun scream, listen to this they rated generic walmart and target brands as the best. so stop spending money on that expensive stuff. >>> yahoo is

you're going to hear the name cortlan wickliff, now on his way to texas a&m to get a degree in engineering. before you leave, i will not be there on the 30th. an envelope with something in it. you cannot open it until may 30. whatever you do, do not loseif l stop payment. number two, this is a collector's item. this is the 10th anniversary of our show. i know you long enough. our 2000 episode, and just for the staff, i had this custom made. it has the logo on the front, right here, and on the back, tavis 10. one for you. >> thank you. and you have it in rice colors. i am very happy about that. tavis: thank you. coming up, our conversation with patty griffin. griffin's mostly lyrical style is called americana, but there is the range of heafter w. to aa gospel cd, she went personal album entitled "american kid," which she dedicates to her father, who died. here is a tribute to the underground railroad. she sings this with her partner, robert plant. ♪ tavis: tell me more about how that track came to be. >> i got asked to write a song for a friend of mine producing a young band, and he was loo

our guest tonight former senator kay bailey hutchison, the great state of texas author of a new book on great women of texas. i really hope the coach's wife from friday night lights is in there because... let's begin tonight with an oldy but a goodie. candidate barack obama from the year 2007, three simple words. we don't say it to each other enough anymore. >> i'll close guantanamo. jon: oh, sure. it's easy to say that. but america has been hurt before. and the new guy was really serious he would have set a date. and, mom, you're not going to believe it. he did. >> guantanamo will be closed no later than one year from now. >> jon: one year. and one year later, obama reiterated this promise with two small changes. see if you can spot them. >> make no mistake. we will close guantanamo prison. >> jon: one. he has gone from i'll close guantanamo to what's taking everyone so long? and, two, he has added the phrase, "make no mistake. a phrase used almost exclusively by people who have just been defeated by a super hero. and have very little chan in the rematch. make no mistake, aquaman. yo

regresamos al estudio. >>> la alerta de tornados continÚa vigente este fin de semana del norte de texas aÓn. bien, ahora vamos a washington. las negociaciones para una reforma migratoria en la cÁmara baja parecen estar dando fruto. hemos sabido que esta tarde el grupo bipartidista de legisladores llegÓ a un acuerdo en principio sobre una propuesta migratorio. que puede ser presentada, tan pronto como el primero de junio. hoy es el dÍa 36 desde que comenzam comenzamos en camino a una reforma migratoria. vamos. la propuesta del senado para una reforma migratoria avanza sin mayores dificultades hasta el momento. el panorama de la cÁmara baja es diferente y preocupante y allÍ 2 congresistas republicano, que integran el grupo bipartidista anunciaron que luego de aÑos de negociaciones esta noche se cumplÍa el plazo para lograr un acuerdo, de lo contrario, abandona ryan el grupo. lo que en efecto es descorrÍ lar las negociaciones bipartidista. >>> entendemos que los inmigrantes son primeros para nosotros, vamos a continuar necesitamos republicanos, si necesitamos llegar a un acuerdo. >>> las dif

and flores at texas a&m mark warner at george mason university. wisconsin representative and 2012 vice presidential candidate paul ryan gave the 2013 commencement address at benedictine college in kansas. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. president, alex, where are you, alex? thank you for rekindling that feeling i had at the republican national convention after i followed condoleezza rice. thanks a lot. i appreciate that. [laughter] the four i want to get into the commencement, i have heard so many good things about benedictine college. my friend,, who spoke last year, yup and told me about this gold -- called me up and told me about the school. he said you are a tightknit and broad-minded, small sized and bighearted. i have spent a little bit of time here. p90x this morning. i got to do dinner with the archbishop. i got to check out the river. 90%i got to find out that of the senior class had a problem when they were freshmen. that is how many people stood up and complained. [laughter] .ou made me feel at home this is

and now, struggle as they begin a painful and very difficult recovery. jay gray, nbc news, granbury, texas. >>> the first look at scrambled politics. james carville, who is no stranger to dealing with political scandals, says the white house should just wait this one out. current congressional hearings are over a scam not a scandal. >> i think the white house got to just live with this for 30 days, get the truth out, and you know, roll with the punches. >>> it looks like former congressman a maman anthony weis to make a come back. he could jump into the new york mayoral race as soon as next week. >>> someone else making a comeback. former democratic vp nominee john edwards will speak next month on historic trials of the septemberry. no word on if he plans to mention his own. >>> maryland has some of the toughest gun laws in the country. martin o'malley signed a bill that requires people to submit fingerprints to on stain a handgun license. >>> after the house voted for the 367th time wednesday to repeal the president's health care law, a war of words broke out on twitter. after darryl issa

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a job store. land as many companies as republican governor rick perry can get. and get he has, so, texas republican conditio congressmand maybe this is a good thing that president will be hawking jobs in his fine state, maybe then he will get what it takes to get jobs in all states, what do you make of this? >> i welcome the president to texas. and my initial session for him would be, turn the teleprompter off, don't make a speech, listen to what the people of texas say, if you listen to what the people of texas say they will tell you how to create great jobs, we have done it. neil: you know interesting took i know he is going to a technology company that supposedly benefitted from the type of targeted funds that invest equipment credits. -- investment credits, that he espoused but this a state that is stealing a lot of businesses from other states, california among them, because of the lower taxes and fewer regulation, but that something i don't think that the president will be champions later this week. >> i doubt he will, i am glad he is coming to austin, in my district, apple is buil

certainly, texas is a good business environment. tter, actually, than the state of texas as a whole, and that's what i want to talk to him about. >> he's going to come down there and tell you, spend more money. government is the agent of job creation. what are you going to say to that? >> well, you know, i think cities in governmental unites all over the country use economic incentives to create jobs. we've done that here. we make sure that we do it in a way that's only cash positive for the taxpayers, closely monitored, and the standards have to be met before any rebate payments are made, but we have an active economic development program here, and it's been key to the success over the last few years where during the recession, we were, frankly, not affected much. >> it's just the exact opposite, isn't it, of the president's policies? i mean, the president is a man who is all government all the time. he wants to spend more money, raise taxes, intense regulation. texas has dean thee exact opposite, hasn't it? >> i certainly don't wan

video from a storm chaser in north texas wednesday night. and this. this is what a tornado looks like in the dark, lit up by lightning. >> it's just hug them and pray to god as loud as you can. >> reporter: that's what this man did when the storm hit. he rode out the storm with his family in his bathtub. the roof collapse and the twister there. it's horrible. >> reporter: they say it hop scotched through the area touching down and lifting up as it cut through north texas. as storm passed, reports of injuries and fatalities came in. >> i've had information that people were found in homes, they were hard hit, those homes i've been told were collapsed, destroyed, as they were probably hit by flying debris. made their way out of their homes while crews worked to free people trapped inside buildings. >> the top of the hill, you could tell where the tornado went through directly because it's just wiped out. trees gone, houses completely demolished. >> reporter: officials sent school buses to the hardest hit areas to help with evacuations as residents cope wi

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a fake cemetery? it seems to have worked in texas. d stones in hopes of scaring people who sleep on the lot. a tow truck driver noticed there were no bodies. >> the head stone fill up. i didn't see them put up a burial. there wasn't no bodies there. >> gretchen: they were rejects from a monument company and unfortunately, the names on them were real. the man says he regrets that part. >>> cindy crawford defying the laws of aging and blowing the other ladies away on the opening night of the cannes film festival. she turned 47 in february. still looking good. brian? >> brian: 360,000 first time jobless claims. for instant analysis, let's talk to my good friend, nicole petallides down at the stock exchange. how are you? >> my good friend, brian, i can tell you, what's going on here is the fact that we've had record setting days here on wall street. these jobless claims came in and we have been hovering around five-year lows. but this week not good news. we saw claims on the rise 32,000 to 360,000. so that obviously a disappointment to the

in dallas, texas, a settling tank explodes at a gas company. >> it's a highly flammable gas.torches to cut through metal. >> flames spread from tank to tank of compressed gas. many launch into the air like missiles, raining fire and debris on to the highway, narrowly missing vehicles. >> these things have enough force to blow through the side of a fire truck. >> the out-of-control blaze is too dangerous for firefighters to fight it safely. they can only try to contain it. >> if they know nobody is inside, their best bet is to back away, keep the firefighters safe, evacuate the area and then let the fire burn out. >> it takes nine hours for the fire to extinguish itself. the facility looks like a war zone. but there are no casualties. >> in the end all you lost is a building. if you saved the folks around and didn't injure or lose a firefighter, it's a good day. >>> a routine call has explosive results for a fire department. may 7th, 2009. a dashboard camera on a fire truck records firefighters investigating a gas leak at a strip mall in forestville, maryland. suddenly?-- >> t

at fort hood, texas, a sergeant first class is under criminal investigation by the army by pandering. a pentagon official says he may have forced someone into prostitution. other allegations, abuse of sexual contact, and maltreatment of subordinates and last week, an air force colonel was arrested on sexual battery charges for allegedly groping a woman near the pentagon where he worked in sexual assault prevention. on capitol hill, pressure is mounting for historic changes in military law. senator kirsten gillenbrand is introducing legislation, so in sex assault cases where there may be jail time, the decision to prosecute is taken away from commanders, and given to military attorneys. many feel prosecutors from outside a unit will be more vigorous. >> we believe enough is enough. it's time to change this system that has been held over since george washington. that is simply not working today for the men and women who are serving. >> defense secretary chuck hagel has ordered the retraining of key personnel involved in sexual assault prevention programs. but with a number of cases of s

a five-one fourth in the sixth. fryman, sends this one deep into the heart of texas. the a's win, they're now 9-0 against the astros this season. >> on to golf. matt kuchar began the day with a one stroke lead at the crowne plaza invitational. gets a birdieon 12. shot a 68 today. but it wasn't enough to hold off boo weekly. who carded a 66. he wins by one over kuchar, his first win in five years. >>> at the senior pga championship, japan's cokey idoki rallied from five back to edge kenny perry. on 17, he takes the lead with another birdie. he finished 11-under. good for a two-stroke winch his first major title. >> tennis anyone? the french open began this morning. roger federer on the bottom of the screen had no trouble with boustay. federer drove the winner down the line, winning the match. >> last year serena william was upset in the first round. that would not happen today. as she crushed her opponent. serena, the number one seed, needed just 51 minutes to advance. while she is looking strong, he sister, venus, lost ore opening match to radwanska, and this sports re

. >>> a massive cleanup begins in north texas. a seven-hour barrage of more than a dozen tornadoes tearing through homes there on wednesday. six people died. now rescuers are searching for seven missing people. nbc's jay gray is in granbury, texas, the rural town that suffered the brunt of the damage. >> reporter: hundreds of families across north texas are still working through the scattered remnants of their lives and the shock of what's happened to their community. >> it was bad. it was the scariest thing i've ever been in. >> reporter: the national weather service said at least 13 tornadoes touched down during the storm, the most violent an e ef-4 with sustained winds of up to 200 miles an hour. evidence of that power litters the strike zone. >> it's like a freight train going through your house. >> reporter: the rancho community suffered the biggest hit. six people dead. close to 100 homes were damaged many completely wiped away. a majority of those splintered houses were built by the owners less than five years ago with help f