wrestling match in texas over considering race and ethnicity in college admissions, the university of texas systeme up with a plan, guarantee any kid who finishes in the top 10% of their high school graduating class a place in the university of texas. that way the reasoning went, you would get the best students, you wouldn't use race and he had let at this in making admissions decisions and you would still get a diverse student population because black and latino students in texas tends to go to high schools with heavily black and latino student bodies. abigale fisher says she always dreameds of going to the flagship u.t. school in austin but she graduated outside the top 10% of her graduating class, in sugar land, texas. fisher says she would have been admitted but that the 10% system granted admission to some kids less qualified than she was. the supreme court saved the texas system, fisher went onto college in louisiana. graduated and is out and working. but her case is back for another run at the nation's highest court. >> reporter: the supreme court is entering a new battle over the future of

three of the top five prospects from texas' system. three pitchers, a catcher and outfielder.lus veteran matt harrison on the team. they will be sending jake deek man in the deal to the rangers. cole is traded after his no hitter saturday in chicago. the first pitcher to ever be traded after a no-no. he has the most strikeouts in the national league and only one pitcher has more wins in the national league over these last ten years. he leaves the phillies third why all-time in strikeouts. he's the best home grown phillies pitcher in half a century. really is amazing what cole hamels did here in philly. you see the parade there, world series mvp in 2008. tonight cole's last game as a phil, first game as a blue jay for troy tulowitzki. his second at bat in toronto in look at this one. two-run shot 2-0 blue jays. blue jays beat the phillies 8-2. jonathan papelbon he joined the nats in miami today. papelbon said it was frustrating to be told over and over that rubin amaro would trade him. he said closing out his time with the phillies i think it was the best fit for me to get out

reporter: the country's texas system will be reformed. improvements to the pension program will be implemented good the country's legal system will be streamlined. a new set of measures will come into play and greece will have to trim the fat yet again. it will include a second round of pension reform some will go even further. by arranging commercial reforms concerning everything from working on a sunday to regulating sales. the energy market will be privatized. the greek labor markets brought in line with eu practices. and the nation's financial sector strengthened, notably removing any chance of political interference in athens. >> i have a feeling the convictions on the house -- convictions any hopes of this package will be achieved restructuring of the debt but also secure financing for the next three years will create a feeling for the markets, the investors, that grexit is a thing of the past. reporter: greece was keen to limit imf involvement. the deal is dependent on the country asking the body for further assistance. hardliners

texas jail cell show nothing to indicate she was murdered by anyone else. prosecutors say it appears sandra bland committed suicide. brian webb reports she also had marijuana in her system. >> reporter: texas prosecutors say the autopsy of 28-year-old sandra bland she is suicide marks. >> there were no by the marks anywhere on her which would be consistent with a violent struggle. >> get out now! >> reporter: she was arrested during a traffic stop on july 10. the officer said she changed lanes without a signal. bland was jailed on $5,000 bond. three days later, police say her body was found hanging from a partition in her cell. a plastic garbage bag was tied around her neck. prosecutors say bland didn't have any defensive wounds on her hands, about 30 cut marks on her forearm not recent. >> they may have been placed on her body roughly 2 to 4 weeks prior to her incarceration. >> reporter: traces of marijuana were also found in her system which prosecutors say could have affected her mood. >> any ideations or thoughts that is in a person's mind of smoking the marijuana could be amplified by the use of marijuana. for that reason i believe it's relevance. >> reporter: her

system. producing areas of rain over texas in okay he can oh and missouri. these areas are hammered by rainfall over the last 24-hours with the slow moving storm system. further north and east across virginia and the northeast you are going to be dealing with some of the storms rolling through. you will need the umbrellas. you remember earlier this past spring we had significant flooding out there. we had areas hit hard and potential flooding. to the east of oklahoma city parts of texas as well. they extend from washington to texas. heavy rain forecast with the storm system. we sus speblth some severe storms to develop today. there's a risk over texas to new mexico and parts of the midwest. we have a slight risk for tornadoes. have a way to get the warnings through out the day today. it is much cooler behind it. temperatures in the summer only in the 60's in places like kansas city well below average. >> enjoy it while you can. >> 10 minutes after the hour. an honor no other sports team has ever won. the ticker tape parade in new york city. it is the first ti

texas. this committal justice system is what's creating and perpetuating the danger the poverty and the right to promise that just can never be humane or saved because jail facilities are actually cages and cages can provide mental health care. with bill reform and printout the version and affordable housing, with confident resources and organizations who actually know how to heal our communities and help them thrive, you can invest in community and invest in alternatives to this gel. otherwise you're going to perpetuate white supremacy and poverty and danger that you're purporting to care about. show us that you care. thank you. >> thank you. i'm going to call the remaining speaker cards i have. >> i. hi. i'm a retired myth. i didn't san francisco 40 years. this morning i was reading the san quentin news and came across this paragraph from the new york times study. it is a measure of the deep disparities that continue to afflict black man disparities after recent spate of killings by the police. the times reported perhaps the starkest description of the situation is this. more than one out o

over towards the west we have a system that's creating the disturbance but then look at the clouds connecting from texas through kentucky all the way into canada. and this means that we're going to be monitoring the storms as we go forward in time. already produced some flash flooding concerns. let me give you an idea what it looked like on the ground level. many storms soaking the u.s. this week resulting in these flash floods. this coming out of kentucky where homes became submerged following intense rainfall tuesday. travel impacted after several cars were swept off the road. over in texas here firefighter had to rescue a woman after a vehicle became stuck on a road following heavy rainfall. then the strip in las vegas resembling a river front instead of a desert on monday mostly because of of the monsoon firing up in the afternoon with thunderstorms. but thankfully no buildings were damaged. but drivers still dealing with the problems because of the wet roadways. as we look forward in time we're going to see an extended period of rainfall from the great lakes down into texas along with a couple low

immigration cases as we saw 30 years ago 35 in phyler and dough where children were excluded from the texas school system and that was struck down. that's the first take-home point going forward. second going forward. what about the rights of religious people? anthony kennedy attempted to protect these rights such as the boy scouts case and hosanna taber which is free exercise and title 7 case. i would exercise that moving forward for religious minorities and traditional marriage people their protections are more often going to be statutory. v day, rfra title 7 which provides protections for marriage clerks. quoting justice kennedy. this can quote them to what extent i don't know. the first amendment ebb insures that religious organizations are given proper attention as they seek to teach the principles that are so fulfilling and central to their lives and faith and to their own deep desperation to keep the family structure they have long reveered. all i would add to that is in the wake of obergefell and in the wake of more gay marriages religion as i've said for decades, has already changed and will con

35 in tyler and doe can where children of undocumented ipcomb grants were excluded from the texas school system. second point forward. what about the rights of religious and traditional marriage persons? anthony kennedy as i said voted to protect these rights in some constitutional cases such as the boy scouts case and the free exercise in title 67 case. i would emphasize, however, that moving forward for religious minorities and traditional marriage people that protections are probably more often going to be statutory. and not unimportantly title 7 as well provides protection possibly for marriage license. quoting justice kennedy, language that will influence later cases,. the first amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection as they seek to teach the principle that is are so fulfilling and so central to their lives and faiths. and to their own deep aspirations to continue the family structure that they have long revered. so all i had add to that is in the wake of more gay marriages religion, as i've been saying for decades, has already changed and wi

i want to focus on another storm system from texas to the great lakes producing a lot of heavy rain andwestern texas. we have flash flood warnings in effect out there. we are talking an additional four inches of rain possible in some of the zones out there from oklahoma, texas and missouri. that's in addition to what you picked up from the storm, which is several inches of rain. watches are in effect from texas to missouri and western illinois. risk for storms today across the ohio river valley. a quick look at the temperatures, very warm ahead of the storm, cooler behind it. let's head back insides. >>> feels like summer today. >> for the record, i thought apollo and zuess were the same. >> we'll get to that. i'll continue the research here while you read this. >> meanwhile, coming up -- >> headed to a concert and worried your party drugs may be taped? worry no more. they will test your party drugs before you take them. >> there's a party drug channel now? >> and, take a look at this here. we have wild new friends taking over the chill this morning. stick around to find out about this

texas. and since 2011, more than 200 miles of i-69 have been added to the interstate system, including the first segments in south texas. but this is wind chill a work in progress and it costs money and upgrades are needed for more than 1,000 miles of designated roadways to complete it. i'm reminded of what the chairman of the environment and public works committee senator inhofe has said to me privately, which i know he's also said publicly as well, about the importance of infrastructure and the federal government's role. now, i happen to be one that believes that the federal government needs to do a much better job when it comes to privatizing federal spending and spending within our means which the federal government has not been doing but when you talk about priorities and things that only the federal government can do that the states and local government cannot do as chairman inhofe likes to say there's two things the federal government should do, and that's national defense and it's infrastructure. he said pretty much everything else is a lower priority item. and i think that makes a lot o

preliminary results show the woman who died in a texas jail cell had marijuana in her system and wounds that were consistent with suicide. bland was found dead in her jail cell three details after she was arrested during a traffic stop. kristin is in texas. what evidence did the autopsy show that indicates suicide? >> county prosecutors say sandra bland likely died from suicide by hang that. the autopsy conducted showed 30 small cuts on her wrist that was probably self inflicted within the last few weeks. the autopsy showed that there were no self defense wounds or injuries to her face like bite marks to her limbs or tongue. >> the only injury present on her neck or head was what's called a ligature if you are row or ligature mark. this is consistent with a suicide. >> what are officials saying about the preliminary finding of marijuana in her system? >> toxicology tests conducted by the prosecutors indicated that miss bland had ingested marijuana recently. most likely before she died and possibly in her jail cell. they are saying it's relevant because it's a mood altering substance and

texas jail cell. yesterday officials released sandra bland's booking forms showing that she felt depressed and once attempted suicide. >> da also revealed the tox july gentlemen report showed substantial amount of marijuana in her system. the latest for from hemp stead, texas. >> i have the right -- >> you are under arrest. >> the newly-released documents shed light on what happened to sandra bland from her arrest july 10th to her mysterious death in jail just three days later. after she was taken into custody, a deputy at the waller county jail asked her questions about her medical history. bland disclosed she once tried to kill herself with pills following a miscarriage. she also reported feeling depressed, but denied having suicide at thought. about three hours later, bland was given a suicide assessment by a jail err this time, bland said she was not feeling suicidal, and no longer felt depressed. once again she reported the previous suicide attempt. but when the jail err filled out the report, she wrote that bland had never attempted suicide. in a voice mail bland left for a friend, obtained by houston station ktrk, bland seemed frustrated to be behind bars. >> they got me here with $5,000 bond. i'm still at a lo

police say a texas woman committed suicide in jail, but her system doesn't buy it. and now the fbi is involved. good evening i'm del walters this is al jazeera america. we're learning more tonight about the gunman who shot and killed four please be the chattanooga, tennessee. the fbi saying mohammed yousef abdulazeez, recently traveled to jordan, bisi onile-ere, new details about the gunman but no motive just yet. >> reporter: no not yet del. i want you to take a look behind me. it's just after 11:00 here in tennessee and you can see that the crowds are still pouring in. very emotional all day. as you mentioned we do have some new details about the gunman. we know that he was not on the u.s. threat list so authorities right now are trying to dig really deep and try determine a motive. they're going through phone records talking to family members and checking computers and looking for clues. >> after a rampage that left four marines dead, details about how the suspected shooter 24-year-old mohammed yousef abdulazeez conducted the attack. >> chattanooga police officer

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we are getting images of the rescue in texas, including a driver in abilene, the system stuck over them that's a region soaked from the rains for weeks. let's get right to ginger zee tonight. ginger was telling me this extends from vegas to pittsburgh. >> huge area. 17 states with flash flood watches, david and california is included wyoming and you can see up to pittsburgh. but the area that we're watching most closely tonight goes from abilene who, by the way, had more than seven inches of rain just today, the most they've ever recorded in one day in history. then you see those low pressure systems. they'll keep tracking over the stationary fronts. yes, there will be rain from kentucky to the northeast but the most dangerous will go from tulsa to springfield. that's exactly where that bulls eye of heavy rain starts to happen. oklahoma city you're in it too. it goes right to wichita falls who was crushed in may by rain. >>> the white house closely the high stakes negotiations from iran. tonight a second deadline has now passed and now an unexpected curveball from iran. they're now dema

the impressive lies of storms from texas across the great lakes to canada. that system is expected to hit the east coast today bringing thunderstorms from virginia to maine. >>> here's what those storms left hype a possible tornado touching down in missouri. in kansas city severe weather brought down trees and produced flash floods. several inches of rain fell in parts of the state. >> oh. are we going to play tonight? >> check that out. the rain really came down before the kansas city royals game. this video was posted on instagram by royals catchers salvador perez. the dugout started to flood after a drain clogged. you could see that water rushing down those steps. don't sit there right now. >> meanwhile dry conditions causing problems further west. nearly 50 wildfires are burning in eight states including this one in idaho. six homes have been destroyed. dozens of people evacuated. about 70 miles northeast of spokane. other residents have been told to get ready to leave in the morning. depending on where the fire heads. overnight crews grew. fire grew to at least 600

texas. authorities now saying they found marijuana in sandra bland's system. we are hearing a voice mail she left from jail and each new detail seems to race more questions than answers. nbc's john yang has the latest from texas. >> late wednesday night authorities asked sandra bland's family to preserve her body for more testing. >> there have been reports in the media that marijuana was found in miss bland's system. i can confirm that. asry out of new information we discovered today, the district attorney, mr. mathis asked the civil attorney to please preserve the body. >> the prosecutor also said there is evidence she tried to cut herself one to two weeks prior to her death. on her first night in jail, bland left a voice mail message struggling to understand what was happening to her. >> i'm still just at a loss for words honestly about this whole process, how switching lanes with no signal turned into all this. >> the voice mail was gotten from ktrk. earlier that day, she told jail officials she tried to kill herself in 2014 after losing a baby but said she

look at this tonight, channing texas, hail cracking the windshield there. this massive system is moving quickly tonight. abc's gio benitez is in the storm zone with the damage already. >> reporter: tonight, severe storms taking aim at the northeast, threatening millions of commuters. the line of storms sending trees crashing onto power lines in mount vernon kennedy. those storm chasers in channing texas, were tracking this very storm. suddenly their car pounded by massive hail. all they can do is watch. cameras rolling. >> whoa! >> reporter: hitting the force of a big league fast ball. cracking through that windshield. >> tornado on the ground! >> at least two tornados reported south of st. uis, debris spotted in the air, cars under water and a state of emergency in muskeegee, oklahoma bringing half a foot of rain to parts of hard hit texas. in brownwood, evacuations, a man swept away by flood waters. in indianapolis the water receding, residents resurvey the damage. >> this is devastating. >> reporter: and, david, tonight here in philly just take a look at the mad rush behind

texas panhandle. there was severe weather with that. and a confirmed tornado out there across portions of -- as that storm system moved through new mexico and texas panhandle over the past 12 hours. a lot of severe weather out there. otherwise, a very widespread area dealing with that rain early this morning, across parts of the midwest. we'll keep a close watch on many storm systems as they still have that potential to produce more flash flooding across the area. here is how much additional rainfall we're looking at. we could be looking at as much as 2 to 3 inches from the northeast back to parts of western kansas and the texas panhandle. we have a number of flood watches and even some warnings where flooding is currently ongoing out there, places like illinois and indiana and here is a look at the severe weather risk for today. we have one area of concern across parts of the rockies, into the plains but in the northeast, we have a slight risk for severe storms including the mid-atlantic and there is also a tornado concern out there. we could be seeing a few tornadoes out there in parts of eastern pennsylvania and temperaturewise, ahea

texas. there's a systemic history in the county of mistreating the rights and violating the rights of african-americanr texas county and he was fired for making racist comments that were documented about african-americans. and he becomes the sheriff of this county and under his leadership a suspicious death of sandra bland. none of us believe -- using a garbage bag. she's left hanging for hours and nobody knew anything? and then when they came to determine if she was completely really dead there was 15 people in the cell and a crime scene has been disturbed. that's why we've asked for the fbi, department of justice to do an independent, thorough investigation. we don't trust what's coming out of the sheriff's department. >> let's talk about this from the aspect of here's a woman and we know that in previous social media posts she talked about having some bad days suffering from depression or ptsd. i think she was putting that out there maybe to seek support from community, from people that might be going through a tough time as well. but, wasn't she actively trying to get bail money to get out? >> wel

texas jail. autopsy results show she had marijuana in her system and wounds consistent with suicide. >> reporter:his autopsy photo shows a mark on sandra bland's neck. another shows her hand lacking the kind of wounds you would expect if a person was defending herself. the prosecutors say all of these are indications she committed suicide. >> the only injury present on her neck or head was a ligature mark. this is consistent with a suicide. >> reporter: preliminary results also found marijuana in her system. additional tests released later could determine how much she might have ingested and when. >> it may be relevant as to her state of mind to determine what happened on the street. it may be relevant to her state of mind to determine how or why she committed suicide. it is mind-altering substance. >> reporter: she was found dead three days after texas state trooper stopped her for failing to signal properly. the officer's dash cam video recorded a physical struggle between the two during the traffic stop. >> i will light you up! get out! now! >> reporter: an autopsy photo shows wounds around he

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woman found hanging in a texas jail cell three day afters arrested for a routine traffic stop for changing lanes. preliminary autopsy reports shows marijuana was found in bland's systemrom outside the prison in help stead, texas. >> hello andrea. officials in texas are saying the autopsy on sandra bland shows she has marijuana in her system when he died. they want to try to figure out how long it had been in her system and also what role it might have played in her death. for that reason they've asked sandra bland's family to do something that their attorney says is disturbing. late wednesday night authorities asked sandra bland's family to preserve her body for more testing. >> now there have been reports in the media that marijuana was found in ms. bland's system. and i can't confirm that. as a result of new information that we discovered today, the district attorney, mr. mathis, asked the civil attorney to please preserve the body. >> reporter: the prosecutor also said there's evidence she had tried to cut herself one to two weeks prior to her death. on her first night in jail bland left a voice mail message for a friend struggling to understand what was happening

five golf states mississippi, alabama, florida, texas and louisiana receive pay outs mainly towards gulf restoration. >> the eco system and environment that bore the brunt of it. >> reporter: the settlement which has to be aprouffed by a judge includes: the spill spending 3 million barrels of oil into the golf ruining beaches, and wildlife. bp argued it should not pay the maximum because it spend billions on response clean-up and settlement. eric smith, of the energy institute says it's in bp's interest to settle and pay for the fines over an 18 year period, instead of waiting for a judge to impose the fine. >> bp's stand point it's easier to take out a billion or so a year than to take out 18 billion in one year, or 42 billion, if you take the maximum it has been. >> bp's chairman released a statement saying in part:. >> i think that bp got a good deal. >> matt with the nonprofit gulf restoration network says bp could pay more. for now it's best for the region, so states can begin the restoration work. >> if the money comes out to we store the coast. that's less damage we have to repair in the future. money now is wo

a preliminary autopsy shows bland had marijuana in her system and cutting scars on her arm. texaslf in the jail cell three days after her arrest. a jail intake form seems to indicate she attempted suicide before. bland's family disputes that rejecting suggestions she was depressed. the result of an independent autopsy are expected today. >>> after his divisive comments on mexican immigrants donald trump is expected to tour one of the most active places along the u.s.-mexico border today. part of the union canceled their involvement there and trump is expected to go ahead with or without them. >>> and new details this morning about the deadly shootings in chattanooga last week. the fbi says the heavily armed gunman moved methodically through the reserve center hunting down victims for three to five minutes. the military officials say some of the five service members killed sacrificed their own lives trying to stop the carnage. >>> well, here's a different shark story for you. most people would swim the other way when a shark approaches. not these two brothers. they saved a hammerhe

texas officials say that she committed suicide and that she had marijuana in her system. her family has asked for a private autopsy and they say the marijuana report was just a way of smearing her character. the police officer who first pulled her over has been suspended for violating protocol. >>> president obama's getting ready to address a large crowd tomorrow as he continues a historic visit to kenya. he and the kenyan president covered a wide range of topics today including terrorism corruption, human rights and they even talked about adding direct flights from the u.s. to kenya. nbc's chris jansing has more on the strengthening ties between our two countries. >> reporter: huge crowds on the streets of nairobi today hoping to catch a glimpse of the man viewed as kenyan royalty. president obama hopes to use that popularity to pressure kenyan leaders on issues like democracy and human rights, particularly gay rights. >> as an african-american in the united states, i'm painfully aware of the history of what happens when people are treated differently under the law. >> r

texas. non-profit group claims it is saving our eco system, so how? relocating one beehive at a time. >> this hive, here, was a problem. honey bees built a huge hive on the side of an austin, texas holiday inn. hotel could not have all those bees bothering those guests but instead of killing the creatures they got an eviction notice. american honey bee protection agency is stepping into help. they say these bees are a crucial part of the eco system. >> everybody wins, holiday inn wins, bees win the city of austin wins, these beautiful trees win. honey bees are a necessarity that without them, we humans would probably starve. >> i have been wondering what sammy hagar has been up to since leaving van halen. bees and hive were removed and they will relocate the hive to a safe place on the roof. >>> we got them all covered. >> yes you cannot force anybody out. we all live together. >>> new video from the night donovan mcnabb was arrested for suspicion of dui. hear what mcnabb told officers he had been doing that night. >>> one dad's shocking find, shoppin

texas jail cell. the 28-year-old used a trash bag inside her cell. toxicology results show bland had marijuana in her system. she was arrested after a traffic stop that escalated. she was in texas to start a new job. >>> new information about where bill cosby got quaaludes he admitted to giving women he had sex with. he admitted in a deposition he got them from an area cosmetic surgeon. the doctor who died before the deposition gave him seven prescriptions for a sore back, when asked fed no intentions of taking the drug he said yes. meanwhile, the black film and college in atlanta has severed it's ties to cosby. >>> pennsylvania in new -- laws in pennsylvania and new jersey will be amended. a good samaritan smashed a car window to get inside to rescue a child from extreme heat. >> that person that goes to the aid of a child in distress would have civil community. >> reporter: the new jersey measure includes the rescuing of pets. pennsylvania would not. new jersey would require a call to 911 during a rescue. >>> preparation continue around philadelphia for the visit by pope francis in just two months. among

cumulative rainfall map you will see major storm systems moving in across midwest texas where some areas got 6 feet of rainfall. west and hundred tane west have been in drought conditions. here with below average rainfall about 7 inches, just in 2015. >> it is incredible to see difference view of that map specifically east coast. what types of weather patterns are you seeing. what are images telling but this area. >> east coast has seen consistent rainy pattern which is helping to provide relief for places in the midwest like texas that were under a drought conditions but it has been an unwelcome amount of additional rainfall for much of the east coast in the rainy pattern. nasa's grace satellites are sensitive to how water is changing on the earth's surface this shows areas in rain there i had lost water and areas of blue, including most of the south east and east coast in those areas of blue. this is a unique look at the way in which waters is moving around in the planet here, with the ability to take a look at not just rainfall but look at memory of rainfall stored in the ground water

this sheds a light on multiple issues with the workings of the criminal justice system in this county just west of houston, texas the way in which the sheriffs operated to the way in which she was charged, to show she may have been treated and what the procedures or lack thereof were in the jail there. so this sheds a light into this larger conversation as to why we need this issue of reforming the criminal justice system in this nation has to be at the top of the agenda. the president and the attorney general and many members of congress on a bipartisan basis have raised it but this is about state, this is about county this is about local law enforcement. >>> tom fuentes quickly button it up for us. your thought. >> i think an officer using bad judgment at the time bond was said the judge wasn't aware of it hasn't seen the videos and it's a serious charge but on the other hand the charge can't be abused police officers can't be bullies. we put this trust in them and we need them to be trustworthy. >> good conversation lessons need to be learned out of this tragic accident. >>> coming up donald trump goes to the

system that really made a big impact. and let me tell you what the result of that tort reform of the state of texas was in 2003. de later we had 345,000 more physicians licensed to practice medicine legal system that really in the state of texas. it expanded by this extraordinary amount the number of physicians that were licensed to practice medicine. that meant that access to health care exploded in that state. that was passed not just with republican votes. and i -- as i shared in my remarks, there are a lot of thing that is we agree on together, whether living in safe communities having a good job, having schools that are improve aing, giving children the opportunities to succeed in life. find those things we agree on, bring democrats and republicans together, having a job out there for your constituents whether democrat or republican is a good thing. and we can lower the corporate tax rate and that being the result is having jobs for our young people in this country, then i think democrats and republican ks come together. the hell with k street. this is about america's future. and that's who i think we reach

we have this massive storm system stretching from texas to the northeast. rates across oklahoma and texas. rainfall rates exceeding 2 inches per hour. that's bringing the concern for some flash flooding out there and the past 48 hours, the storm system has been such a slow mover, we've picked up some amount of rain over some areas. the area will be hit hard by heavy rain as well throughout the afternoon into tonight. there's also some risk for severe storms across high plains portions of texas and into the midwest. there's also a tornado risk with that. make sure to have a way to get those warnings today. but the other big story with this storm system it's very warm ahead of it. behind it, unusually school -- cool. kansas city 66 degrees. it's going to rebound nicely with more summer-like conditions later on in the week. >>> the video is hard to watch. you got a star college quarterback punching the woman in a face. the lawyer claims it was provoked. is it ever okay to hit a woman/girl? >> you see things like this in futuristic sci-fi movies? >> hello, mr.

. >> damaging winds and hail in texas and oklahoma from a storm system that's stu in the region. downpours from the mississippi river valley to the carolinas, showers in the northern great lakes and more record heat in the pacific northwest. >> 90s in portland and seattle and everybody dallas to miami, 80s in denver. minneapolis and atlanta. 70s in los angeles, detroit and chicago. >> well, "saved by the bell" star screech, i mean dustin diamond is not going to jail at least for now. the actor who played screech on the '90s sit-com was involved in a fight at a wisconsin bar and was supposed to serve a four month sentence for carrying a con vealed weapon but the judge is allowing him to remain free while he appeals. >> more star crime news. shawn diddy combs will not face charges. he was arrested last month and accused of assault at the school where his son plays football. l.a. county prosecutors turned the case over to the city attorney who could consider lesser misdemeanor charges. he insisted he was defending himself and his son and thankful the charges were rejected. >> nascar

systems. the one in texas features the remains of mammoths. has rock art dating back 4,000 years. the three make up more than 1 million acres of public land. >>> after five-years of research expects say that fossils found in 2010 belong to a dinosaur that's bertha northbound heard -- never been heard of before. it was about 20 feet long, weighed two tons and had a row of horns on its head a fossil hunter found them buried in a hillside in the southern part of the alberta province. >>> the girlfriend of a's pitcher shaun doolittle will be honored for her support of gay rights. when some objected to the pride night earlier this season she said she would buy the tickets back. she raised nearly $40,000. today she is going to be recognized at the pride celebration which will be held at castro valley high school. >>> the a's are in leave land before the all-star break. they send a rookie to the mound. his scoreless strength ended in the 4 the inning -- fourth inning. he hadn't lost since june 13th june 13th. he didn't get much support as the a's los

texas jail. she was found hanged last week. a preliminary autopsy report indicates marijuana in her system and scars on one of her arms.o far no, final word on the cause of death. jail intake pormforms indicate she tried to take her life after losing a baby. forms indicated she was not thinking of killing herself the day she was arrested. she was not on suicide watch. we have the story that started it all. >> at first the traffic stop seemed routine enough. the trooper takes sandra bland's license. when he returns after five minutes, the tone shifts. a little more than a minute later after issuing what he called a lawful order for her to exit her vehicle, the trooper pulls out what appears to be a stun gun. after they move out of the view of the dash cam things get physical. in court documents, the arrest ago officer said he handcuffed bland who began swinging elbows at me and kicked my right leg. the episode lasted 15 minutes. nbc news edited it in part. cell phone video shot by a bystander shows bland on the ground. >> i'm infuriated and everyone else should be as well. >> cooper says she understands why her sister w

texas now a non-profit group who claims it is saving our eco system. >> how. >> by relocating one beehives a problem honey bees built this huge hive on the side of a austin texas holiday inn. the they couldn't have the bees bothering the guest instead of killing the creatures they got an eviction notice. the american honey bee protection agency is stepping in to help. they say these bees are a crucial part of the eco system. >> everybody wins. holiday inn wins. the bees win. city of austin wins. beautiful trees win. honey bees are a necessity that without them humans would probably starve. >> the bees and the hive were carefully removed non-profit relocated the hives to a safe place on the roof. >>> good stuff there. >>> known as the king maker he's helped launch the careers of hiphop's biggest stars. the secret to cosmic kev's suckless one of history's most beloved character turned into a villain. the twist to an american classic no one saw coming. hey, honey. day dreaming? [laughing] sorry. about being at the beach? uh... yeah. in the caribbean? that's odd... at our very own beach house

the massive storm system moving eastward with heavy rain across parts of texas, oklahoma, parts of thereas further raised in the northeast. also seen showers and storms developed today on the move across parts of pennsylvania and upstate new york and expect to see some localized flash flooding not only across parts of the planes of the plains proportions of new england over the past 48 hours we picked up as much as seven inches of rain of across parts of texas. a number of flash but watch is in effect out there from texas to west virginia. sandra. sandra: maria, thank you. the global market action as we kick off the wednesday morning. before we head over to maria bartiromo. stay right there. the ♪ o? let's see if he's ready. he can swim with the sharks! book your next stay at lq.com! cariand lead tomily membercountless questions, for them and for you. find articles, tips and tools from experts and others who have been in your place. the caregiving resource center at aarp.org/caregiving. sandra: the selling continues. yours look your global markets. a drop of 218 points. selling continu