. >>> and the unofficial start to summer. the sun is out. >> what grill masters where they are ranked. >> we have a few showers popping up. and for more memorial day forecast coming up. e we are dealing and that's coming up. ♪ what makes a girl a covergirl? gotta have heart... soul... gotta have hot lipstick. covergirl lipperfection in hot. gotta have big, bold lashes. lashblast mascara. and now, you gotta have nail color so glossy it stays brilliant without a top coat! stay brilliant nail gloss. gotta have it makeup to make the most of you. easy breezy beautiful covergirl. ♪ >>> let's go to lynette and check on the forecast. >>> we are seeing scattered showers popping up across the area. as you head out if you are over to big spring. you will see showers there. and brie your wood farms. to the north and east. light in nature as you step out and about. we're seeing light showers now around tiny town and they are quick movers. they will be out of the area. make sure that you grab the umbrella. and look what is going on right no

today is the unofficial start of summer, but it is also a day to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country and this morning president obama will begin the holiday with a visit to arlington national cemetery. number's tracie potts is in washington with a preview. good morning, tracie. >> reporter: hi, betty, good morning, everyone. today is a day of remembrance all over the country and the focus in waulg typically begins at arlington. the president to visit as he did last year to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown to commemorate the fallen soldiers in wars from the past. with flag at every grave this morning, president obama heads to arlington cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. looking ahead, america faces new threats, al qaeda dismental, but not destroyed. the president wants to scale back our use or of force against terrorists. >> not every collection of thugs that labels themselves al qaeda will pose a credible threat to the united states. >> republicans accused him of going soft on the enemy. >> the idea that we can't have a counter ter

area. >> its the unofficial start to the summer season. the big holiday getaway for the memorial day weekend. 875,000 washingtonians will be headed out of town this weekend. aaa says the best bet is to get on the road early this morning or much later this evening after evening rush hour. and you might be paying more at the pumps to travel. back to you. >> thank you. traffic is looking good. metro is not taking a break. >> red line trains will not run between shady grove and twinbrook. hornets line trains will not run between vienna and ballston. at 10:00 tonight until closing on monday. >> motorcyclist from all across the country will be rolling into the d.c. area today for the annual rolling thunder rally. the event is aimed at honoring prisoners of war and those still missing in action. >> virginians will be able to save money on hurricane supplies this weekend. a sales tax holiday on flashlights, first-aid kits, and generators from tomorrow through may 31. >> for more information on these stories, visit our website wjla.com. it's a grea

. >>> to the weather now as it is cold for the unofficial start of the summer. what can you expect for your memorial day barbecue tomorrow? meteorologist paul is in for roberta tonight. >>> more changes are coming as you think that it will be colder for you coming up tomorrow. with some of you bottoming out a dozen degrees below average. take a look at radar as it is dry, but by tomorrow morning when they have the forecast for you, that'll change. take a lock at what's with the north and west. grant it that it is several hours away, but it's the leading edge that will likely make it all the way down to the bay area for the first time in a decade and a half as we will likely be wet at times. and on memorial day that storm system will be heading in our direction with a glancing glow. we won't get a ton of rainfall, but any rain on a holiday is a big deal and showers will likely arrive in the bay area as soon as 9:00 to 10:00 tomorrow morning. coming up in weather, we will talk about how long this rain will stick around and how long you'll stay chilly and when we w

. >> then break out beach gear, just not quite when we want to for the unofficial start of summertime. >> we'll get through it just fine. thanks, christina, have a great weekend. >>> special first pitch of tonight's giants game. we'll tell you about it after the break. crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. crystal geyser. then we deliver it directly to you. >>> so do we have any sharks fans watching us right now. the sharks are back in san jose on the brink of elimination. they lost to the los angeles kings last night 3-0 putting them down in the series 3-2. game six will be held at the shark tank on sunday. the puck drop still has not been announced in terms of what time. from the ice to the diamond, the giants there at home kicking off a three-game series against the colorado rockies. throwing out tonight's first pitch is a very special woman from the east bay who was featured in one of our bay area proud series, barbara, the founder of kiss the toad chris wragges. a nonprofit organization whose main goal is to make children battlin

unsummer-like for the unofficial start to summer. where is summer? right this. you have to wait a couple of days. big ridge of high pressure. i am looking at highs in the low 80s. right on the bay. low 90s, away from the water the first half of the week, chilly. we have a rain chance to talk about tomorrow afternoon. most of it falling in the rainfall. all have a chance of and the warm stuff, getting it on thursday. certainly absolutely. not warm. high of 69. 68, fremont, 66. we will have showers around up and down the 680 corridor. san ramone. we will stay chilly. tuesday,ed with. five degrees below normal. then, we turn the corner. if you like the heat you will love next weekend. low 90s inland and around 80 degrees at the bay. we will go below average right now to 5-10 degrees above average by next week. >> then we will complain about it at that time. >> if people were not complaining probably would not have a job. >> thank you. >> all right, riding to honor those who served our country. how much this event has grown over two decades. >> lost and now found. al

there's a reason why it is the unofficial start to summer. you're not going to find summer this weekend around the bay area. we have low 40s in the north bay. 48 degree unless san jose. a little breezy at times too. with patches of low clouds and some misty skies around pacifica and half-moon bay. our temperatures today, upper 60s to low 70s. san jose should get into the low 70s. 62 in san francisco. then tomorrow, highs only in the 60s with some morning drizzle. and still a chance of seeing some showers, especially in the north bay, heading into monday afternoon. >> all right, thanks, rob. new charges will be filed against a woman accused of poisoning an orange juice at a starbucks. last time we saw her was getting out of jail and trying to avoid getting on to the media. last month police arrested the 50-year-old chemist on charges of attempted murder. police said she put a deadly dose of rubbing alcohol in those orange juice containers before placing them on the shelves. now the d.a.'s office says it will not file any charges against the wom

>>> we're back in a moment with the best list of the best sand under the sun as we head into the unofficial start of summer. >>> today president obama signed a bill awarding the congressional gold medal to the four little girls killed in the bombing of a birmingham, alabama, church in 1963. family members of addie mae collins, denise mcnair, carol robertson and cynthia wesley looked on as the four were given the highest civilian honor this country can bestow. their deaths at the hands of white supremacists helped propel the civil rights movement. >>> this morning in seaside heights, new jersey, seven months after hurricane sandy caused billions of dollars in damage, new jersey governor chris christie cut a world record setting five and a half mile-long ribbon to officially re-open the jersey shore. he said 80% of the shore has been restored which is important for the $38 billion a year tourism industry there. >>> another beach that took a pounding when hurricane sandy came ashore was the main beach in east hampton on new york's long island which today topped 01:08:40:a list of the best. som

when you're heading into the unofficial start for the summer season. i thought we would start with the beach forecast. it will be a little breezy and cool, especially tomorrow. 68 in the afternoon. i think most of the weekend will be dry. 50 in the morning on sunday. 75 on monday. here is the weather setup. we have a front coming into the mountains. it will start to cool off as we go through the morning. don't expect it to get too much warmer than it is. the thunderstorms came through last night. we have some light rain coming across frederick county into howard county. those showers will be spreading over to baltimore county. the wind will pick up this afternoon. there is a chance for some rain showers. high temperatures will stay in the 60's. there could be some frost in the mountains tomorrow. 40's on sunday morning. 73 on sunday. we will see plenty of sunshine for most of the weekend. 6:16. >> good morning. a busy start. we have added volume. in terms of accents, southbound 295 just past 195. this is a live picture would 100.bound ptraffic at 213.

this is the unofficial beginning to summer. a lot of folks like to get the heat going but no hot temperatures today. starting out chilly in spots. in fact, these numbers in the 40s and the 50s right now. and we do have a couple of patches of coastal fog. this afternoon, we'll see sunshine and a sea breeze kicking in more typical of this too many of year and on the holiday weekend, there is a chance of a few showers so be prepared for that if you are doing any camping or anything else outdoors. low pressure is anchored here along the west coast and it's pumping in cool air right out of the gulf of alaska. that will keep these temperatures down. it's going to be mild and even cool out toward the coastline and a little breezy too in spots. sfo well not expecting any delays there so far. it is clear and if you head across the country, well, you're looking at 90 degrees in houston with the possibility of some thunderstorms. 84 partly cloudy in denver, 63 in chicago. some thunderstorms a possibility in new york. around the bay today,

this may be the unofficial start of summer but in some places it looks more like winter. in wilmington, new york, they are digging out from a sunday storm that dumped three feet of snow. in san antonio, texas, weekend flooding caused by strong storms is receding. three people were killed there. and the national weather service warns that parts of kansas and nebraska could see severe thunderstorms this evening and possibly tornadoes. one week after the tornado that damaged 12,000 homes in moore, oklahoma, the city has turned its attention fully to recovery. rebuilding will not be easy, but the people of moore will not be doing it alone. vinita nair explains. >> reporter: joe malo woke up outside a church parking lot this morning but is headed to a work site today. he's got bricks to move and heirlooms to find, sifting through masses of rubble. >> this bible has photos and letters in it. >> reporter: why the did you come? >> i came because i know what being a part of something like this feels like and e know it's an amazing thing to do and i wanted to experience that. >> re

. >> and a last look at live doppler >>> as we head into the unofficial start of summer it is time tort thinking about vacations. michael finney has insider secrets forgetting the best on your airline tickets for your summer travel. >> when you fly out for your summer vacation there is a good chance you will be traveling as a family. when it comes to buying your tickets it is not a family affair. buying in bulk can cost you money. mimi cassidy knows all about this. >> if there are two discounted seats and two full class seats, when we combine they will want to put all four in the same class of service. and so they will all be at the higher place. >> if you are on-line booking travel for a family of four, the airline will charge you the same price for every ticket. and that means they may not give you the lowest price per ticket. researchers went looking for tickets and found example after example of paying more when buying in bulk. >> i was really surprised. i thought if you buy in bulk it would save you money, but it was the opposite. buying each individual ticket was saving a lot mo

. >> and a last look at live doppler >>> as we head into the unofficial start of summer it is time tort thinking about vacations. michael finney has insider secrets forgetting the best on your airline tickets for your summer travel. >> when you fly out for your summer vacation there is a good chance you will be traveling as a family. when it comes to buying your tickets it is not a family affair. buying in bulk can cost you money. mimi cassidy knows all about this. >> if there are two discounted seats and two full class seats, when we combine they will want to put all four in the same class of service. and so they will all be at the higher place. >> if you are on-line booking travel for a family of four, the airline will charge you the same price for every ticket. and that means they may not give you the lowest price per ticket. researchers went looking for tickets and found example after example of paying more when buying in bulk. >> i was really surprised. i thought if you buy in bulk it would save you money, but it was the opposite. buying each individual ticket was saving a lot mo

peter: it is the unofficial kickoff of the summer vacation weekend. highest gas prices we have seen in the last year or two the average is $2.65 for a gallon of regulator. this is due in part to higher oil prices recently. mainly due to refineries that are having some problems. that is of thanks apply. while we have the same number of people hitting the road this holiday weekend, 31 million, these higher gas passes are affecting some people's travels. >> the last thing people want to do is cancel their trip just because gas prices are high. peter: aaa surveyed travelers about high gas prices. two thirds of them say that high gas prices will not change their travel plans. families to plan for these trips and they do budget for them. 38% of those surveyed said that high gas prices would affect their travel plans. 8% said they would take shorter trips and 3% said they would not drive. they would figure out someway to get get where they want to go. dagen: peter cut it is great to see you. it looks cold down there. peter: i am starting my memorial day week

the unofficial start of summer looking nothing like it's supposed to. torrential rain and historic flooding blamed for at least three deaths in the san antonio area. the body of an 18-year-old missing since saturday was recovered from floodwaters on sunday night. >> whether it's the floods of '98, 2002 or again this year in 2013, powerful force of water comes down that creek, and it takes out homes, disrupts lives, in this case, took a life of a young man. >> reporter: drivers had to be rescued from floodwaters. submerged in more than nine inches of rain that fell in less than seven hours. even this bus was no match for flooded roads. riders escaped the bus through the hatch in the roof. drenching rains and flooding washed away any outdoor plans in the central plains. in iowa, residents breaking out their shovels, instead of their grills, to make sandbags to protect from rising waters. the final week of may looking more like a winter wonderland in parts of the northeast. the memorial day weekend storm brought chilly temps and dumped nearly three feet of

. >> the unofficial start. and, rob -- >> well, it's looking a little bit better. >> really? ing to put a positive spin on things. there's been a change in the model runs. we'll show you what that means for tomorrow's forecast. right now it's mild. maybe a little muggy outside. upper 50s out here after 11:00. low clouds coming in. mist and drizzle likely on the coast. onshore wind push the marine air into fairfield and very likely clouds into livermore. for tomorrow, we're still going to see some showers. especially out near the coast in the form of light rain at times. the forecast update has a system falling apart as it crosses through the north bay. enough left to it to give us a few showers tomorrow but you'll see coming up the rain totals are really backed off a lot. wednesday, also one more weak system will come on by and the real headline for the second half of the forecast, those temperatures warming up towards next weekend. right now the satellite and radar view looks impressive. you can see the rain filling in around ukiah and eureka. the system will take a lot of th

it is going to get whole lot colder here going into the unofficial start to summer this weekend. 54-62 by late tonight, the storms should taper off laughter midnight. on the other side of the front, there are clouds that all the way back to chicago. tomorrow will be a cloudy, windy, and much cooler day. perhaps few lingering showers until lunchtime or so. later tomorrow night, the skies clear, sunny skies anticipated for saturday, sunday, and most of the day monday. 58-63 tomorrow, that is the high temperature. the winds will make it feel rather chilly, compared to the whf we have been having the past few days. a small craft advisory on the bay tomorrow. how about a high of only 49 in the mountains tomorrow. this and sunshine for the weekend, but temperatures stay quite chilly. heading for the beach? it is not going to be very warm. 70's on sunday and monday lots 60 -- 622 marlo rahm baltimore. a chilly morning on saturday. 43 sunday morning. memorial day looks pretty nice to finish out the holiday weekend. >> the orioles hope of first- round draft pick can make it seem seamless. his b

. >> memorial day is the unofficial start of summer. so where is the sun? >>> and fans injured at the charlotte motor speedway as an overhead television camera cable plunges to the grand stands. >>> plus, amanda bynes. >> club scene and drinking doesn't appeal to me. i've never been offered drugs. birds of a feather flock together. >> so what happened? a random rihanna smack down, wigs, court. can anyone stop bynes meltdown? you're live in the cnn newsroom. >>> good morning. thank you so much for being with me. i'm carol costello. this morning police in kentucky are tracking a cop killer at a small town police chief minces no words. >> i can assure you we won't give up on this person until we have him either in custody or in the front sight of one of our weapons. and i personally hope the latter is the choice. >> the ambush as cunning as it was cruel, a gunman opens fire when a barreds town police officer gets out of his vehicle to remove debris from a roadway. >> someone planned this. someone planned this and someone planned to shoot somebody at that spot

on the bay feeling more like fall than the unofficial kickoff of summer. can tell you, you will be able to get outdoors without dodging most of the day in the bay area. showers moving into marin county but it won't last long. the bulk of moisture doesn't come through until later in the day. we'll stay try in the south bay most of the day. if you want to hit the beach. most sunshine in santa cruz. today's highs are comfortable. 70 freemont, 72, santa theresa and 70 degree today in san jose. getting into the end of the week, marla. heat wave. we'll be back in the 90s. over you to. >> from one extreme to the next. we'll be back at 7:26. >>> a live look at one of the most solemn places in america, that is arlington national cemetery. the final resting place for more than 400,000 members of the armed services and their families and a good reminder this memorial day of the great sacrifices made in the name of this country. president obama will pay his respects at arlington later today. >>> it is 7:30 now on this monday morning, may 27th, 2013. i'm willie geist a

also, the unofficial start of summer, but you would never know it by looking outside. >> there are showers across the bay area. roads are slick and there's a significant flight delay. >> yeah, rog, quince dentally enough, they're also seeing con dugss just as why we have in 2013. as we zoom in and get a closer look, moving off to the south. this is also impacting the peninsula here from redwood city down to palo alto. it's very scattered in nature. airport delays are the worst in the nation light now in san francisco. we do expect them through gradually over the next few hours. buddy apparently fell inside the well. they actually added water to raise the level of the well. >> speed and alcohol played part in the deadly sdent. nbc bay area is live with sochl dramatic video to this story. >> reporter: jessica boulevard is once again open to some travic. you can see, there is a growing memorial to remember three victims of this crash. this is the spot where two cars made contact and the mustang split in two. people light candles where people chied in a car accident. the driver of the honda ha

on the unofficial start of summer. meteorologist is live in the weather center. where is the worst? >> we'll be dealing with the threat for severe weather across the central u.s. and the rockies through the afternoon and the evening. we already have a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for parts of montana, wyoming, and south dakota. we don't have any toward warnings but those could come at any time this afternoon, through the evening. we have a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of south dakota and all of that flooding rainfall in parts of iowa where we saw close to a foot of rainfall. this evening, a widespread area across the northern plains, into texas, with a bull's eye where we can see the potential for large tornadoes throughout the afternoon and evening, parts of kansas through nebraska. and the flooding is incredible. over the last 48 hours, in some cases six to ten inches. parts of iowa still in flashflood warnings where flooding imminent and we're expecting potential for rivers and creeks to flow over their bangs. fortunately dryer conditions this evening, but these s

. >>> with the unofficial start of bbq season fire experts are warning of the danger of lighting the grills. to stop the flame to ignite something other than meat or vegetables, keep your grill clean. let's listen to what mark has to say because there is some time involved her. >> we are tracking a few showers chances chances. farce temperatures for today the upper 50s to the 60s to upper 70s to out towards 80 degrees. our live storm tracker you can see quite a bit of activities to our north and some showere into humble county. out of the southwest and fairfield 18 miles per hour and oakland out of the west at 21 miles per hour. sfo is typically the stronger wind spot right now at 18 miles per hour. current temperatures they are dropping into the 50s and 60s. a few 70s to report in santa rosa. >> haywood in the 50s at 57 degrees. some patchy fog developing late and tomorrow some morning fog and that's it for memorial day, we'll defin thickening up the clouds cover. as far as over night lows partly cloudy skies and some patchy fog and around the bay, temperatures mainly in the lows to

not be as many cars on the road a a day to honor many women who served our country but it is the unofficial start to summer. get out and enjoy a weekend. linda so is live. there are a lot of families traveling. do you know how many. >> reporter: you will see less compared to last year. those families they are driving rather than fly. if you go to the beach or visit family. and according to aaa rights now is 3.52 a gallon. the police will make sure there are extra patrols. if you don't want to be caught in traffic avoid the peak times. hit the road early in the morning or late. you will share it with 718,000 maryland drivers this weekend. >> 33% indicate they will be traveling the beach over the holiday weekend. and more than 60% will be visiting family and friends, why as many are not. on the up and down economy. we're live in towson. >>> after spending millions cleaning up after sandy our beach town is ready for visitors. the ocean city fishing pier will reopen. it was destroyed during sandy. and he is expected to make what is known as the ceremonial first cast. >>> a story we brought you

that's the unofficial beginning of summer for sure. full overcast over the nation's capitol tonight. a cool, misty drizzle as well. 61 is the current temperature. dew point temperatures in the upper 50s. overnight lows won't drop her that that. we will hover where we are. winds are light out of the northeast at 7 miles an hour. the wind will come to the south and southeast by later on tomorrow. upper 50s to around 60 for now. an again not much rain on the radar right now. storm showers will dot the landscape and highs tomorrow like today, upper 60s to around 70 degrees. historic half marathon, the marine corps half marathon i will be running it 7 a.m. sharp tomorrow morning. cool and mist and drizzle first thing in the morning and rain chances continue through the race time. you will probably not need your sunglasses. you may need your snorkel. it could be on the wet side. cool and cloudy for now. yes indeed the summertime is on its way back. highs tomorrow near 70. mid to upper 70s by monday, tuesday and wednesday in the middle of the

. >> memorial day marking the unofficial start of summer, but you wouldn't necessarily know that. at the weather, we are talking about. it is really amazing. when you take a look at this in the middle of winter in parts of the northeast, it certainly looks that way. almost three feet of snow fell on a new york ski mountain, this is in the adirondacks. and in texas, extreme weather turning tragic however. flooding is blamed at least in part for three deaths. that is in the san antonio area that you're seeing drenching rain and floods, soaking parts of the central plains as well. i want to bring in chad myers to explain why are we seeing this at this time, chad? >> you still have cold air that wants to hang around. it still wants to be winter. and then you have summer trying to get in the way. and that's called spring. and even though it's the unofficial start of summer, memorial day, it's still spring on the calendar, the cold and warm still clash. when the cold and warm clash in the deep south or central plains, that makes severe weather. that's what we had in moore, oklahoma. that

north bay with some drizzle throughout much of the bay area as this is a winter-like night for the unofficial start of the summer. right, memorial day? we've got showers around here. sonoma, st. helena, you name it down to the north bay as we have showers for you. after the day, where it was mainly cloudy, quite chilly. hayward, only 63. richmond 67. san francisco, 59 degrees today, being our 7th consecutive day. cooler than average as we do have that number 8 and number 9 coming up. this is a rather chilly pattern leading into what is suppose to be the beginning of summer, but not yet. some sunshine tomorrow afternoon for you and cupertino, tomorrow's high is 70, still below normal with the partly sunny skies on wednesday with a high of 72. there are changes coming, but we still have a big and strong high pressure area. look at this rainfall from the bay area all the way up to vancouver. and now as that begins to move away tomorrow, we are still going to have a pretty strong on shore flow for two days on tuesday and wednesday to get more of that ocean influence that we're going to be staying

. >>> well, this weekend is the unofficial start of summer. big changes are headed our way in the weather department. >> yeah, a few speed bumps coming our way. overall, let's get to it. if you are headed out in any kind of boat for tomorrow, do expect a water temperature to be cold. jenl generally, calm winds. now, for the rest of the bay, it will be cool at the coastline, temperatures in the 60s, but not a big fog event. by the bay, tempb which you shalls in low 70s. england, right about where we should be this time of year. now, here come the changes. >> we'll see you in a little bit, jeff. >>> a long night for the giants at at&t park. colorado rockies came to town and put the giants' bats to sleep. they ended up getting shutout 5-0. we'll have complete highlights coming up in sports. >> a lot of it is still that sadness. tears come very easily. >> the unsolved murder of a bay area team. tonight, hundreds of people get together to remember jenny lin. and why they haven't lost hope that the killer will be found. >>> a bay area school gets mil

i don't think i'm going to the beach tomorrow but it is the official start of the unofficial start ofd it is starting with the highest gas prices for a memorial day in two years with prices for regular gallon of gas up 15 cents just in the last month alone. and in 8 states according to a.a.a. gas is above $4 a gallon. part of the reason as you mentioned, is because of refineries with maintenance and repair issues. which has hurt gasoline supplies. triple a surveyed drivers about whether higher prices would effect their memorial day travel plans. and about two thirds of the people said no, but the rest said yes. 27 percent said they would try to save money in other areas on their memorial day vacation. 8 percent said they would take shorter trips and 3 percent said they wouldn't drive at all. they would find some alternative transportation, shepard. >> shepard: so gas is kind of high. what's the outlook coming up? >> well, triple a thinks that prices will start falling shortly. >> so we do expect prices should drop in the coming days given the fact that some refineries are coming back

so the unofficial kickoff to summer is not going to feel like it in the bay area. here is why, this system being blocked by the high, which will keep us dry, for now, but watch as the system rounds the top of it, and goes up in to canada and grabs this moisture can cooler weather and puts it in our neighborhood on monday morning in the form of drizzle and light rain at the coast. as we head through the afternoon hours, that is when we will get a better chance of light rain spreading across, the earlier you can be outside the more likely you are going to be dry after the morning drizzle fades. today, no need to worry, sunshine, santa cruz at 71 today. 58 at half moon bay, and 62 in san francisco, and mid to upper 60's around the bay shore and low-to-mid 70's inland. if you are headed to the game, the rockies are in town for a three game set, 58 degrees -- either a three or four game -- 5 4 degrees and at&t park will be sunny until 8:20. here is what is going on right now through tomorrow morning, can you see the clouds gathering along the coast and temperatures are

memorial day may be the unofficial start of summer, but we are seeing severe storms, even snow in somearts of the country, starting in texas. at least three people died after record rain fall caused massive flooding in san antonino. first alert forecasters say storms dumped more than a foot of rain in 24 hours. in midwest several states also battling floodwaters like here in iowa. those warnings still in effect tonight. and take a look at this. parts of upstate york goes as much as three feet of snow this weekend near the vermont border. in fact a ski resort in vermont opened up a couple of trails to skiers just yesterday. meteorologist janice dean live in the fox weather center with the latest. first the severe weather. where is the threat tonight,. >> we do have the threat for severe storms across the central u.s. same part hit hard from last book's severe weather. tornado watch for parts of nebraska and kansas until 12:00 a.m. local time. several severe thunderstorm warnings panhandle of texas up towards kansas and nebraska where we have that watch and looks like we have a tornado w

it's become moore's touchstone, the unofficial memorial. >> she was the there that day. i got her out before the storm hit. we just wanted to come see it one more time. >> reporter: the work came amid a barrage of tornado watches and warnings throughout the oklahoma city area, including moore. >> central oklahoma, just like last week, is certainly impacted. chasing today, impressive view of the storms. large towering supercell thunderstorms as they are known with a lot of hook echoes today. and hook echoes on supercell thunderstorms is very bad. that's what meteorologists look for and that's what contains the tornado. >> reporter: residents already on edge being told again to take shelter. >> rapid motion. tornadoes in this thing. could touch down any second. >> it's on the ground. there are stud fingers on the ground. >> and now the tornado sirens are going off here in cushing, guys. >> reporter: numerous reports of tornadoes and some damage, but so far no indication that anyone was seriously hurt. ♪ >> reporter: today's storms in the wake of wednesday's benefit concert

. >>> memorial day brings the unofficial start to summer and many businesses on the sandy-battered eastare still recovering. but in a new aaa poll, 79% of travelers say the storm has not changed their summer plans. 69% say they'll spend the same or more time at the jersey shore. poppy harlow reports, the race is onto turn the former disaster zone into a summer paradise. >> the iconic boardwalk in seaside heights, new jersey, coming to life again after sandy. >> we said it'd be done by memorial day weekend and it's going to be done. >> the mayor says 85% of the boardwalk's businesses will open by this weekend. all they need now. >> people. i mean, you need good weather and you need people. >> the owner of lucky leo's is depending on it. >> this is where i make 100% of my money is right here on this boardwalk. >> but the problem is many of the people have no homes to come back to. just down ocean avenue in mantoloking, not one house spared. >> i just look and tears come to my eye every time i drive up and down route 35 and look at those houses. >> famous for images like this. bill and leu

of course what we're following today, memorial day marking the unofficial start here of the summer, but you wouldn't know it. look at all the weather in some of the areas. looking like the middle of winter in parts this is the northeast. almost three feet of snow falling in new york, ski mountain in the adirondacks. >> down here it's sweltering outside. texas, the extreme weather blamed for at least three deaths in the san antonio area. drenching rain and floods also soaking parts of the central plains. extraordinary. >> our own chad myers tracking all of this. chad, why is this happening? i mean, this is the start of summer here -- official start of summer, we're seeing know and a lot of water. a lot of flooding. >> right. well, you know, because the winter doesn't want to give up it's cold air. spring says, wait, get the heck out of here. it's time for you to leave. go back up north. and all of a sudden we have clash of hot and cold and all this humidity in the air. take out -- look at that number. in 24 hours ten inches of rain in san antonio, the second wettest day of all-time there

this is the unofficial start of summer. what is going on? y was, yesterday wasn't great, saturday was unbelievable. so that storm is gone. so what's left? we talked about the horrible flooding out of san santonio we are dry down there, at least. but all the problems today and really the next couple days will be through the mid-west. we kind of have that typical clash of the cold air. that storm exiting nujd -- new england. in between is where the thunderstorms are rocking and rolling. we have a large complex of storms. all the white flashes on there are the lightning strikes. this is a classic collection of storms rolling through the central plains with wind damage as the primary threat. a severe thunderstorm watch out for the des moines area, to ames, iowa, to zain st. joseph's. this will roll through the area over the next half hour to two hours. we watch it around st. louis about noon today if it holds together. the problem is we have additional storms dying out, bringing rain to indiana and illinois. so we have flash flooding concerns. we

while many think of it as the unofficial start of summer, this holiday is about remembering our militaryervice members, those who have fallen and those who continue to fight to defend our freedoms. the president urged all americans not to forget our nation is still at war as he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. while troop withdrawal is under way in afghanistan after nearly 12 years at war, 60,000 service members remain there still, risking their lives. nbc's john yang begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: at arlington national cemetery, president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. with first lady michelle obama the president paused at section 60, the final resting place of fallen warriors from iraq and afghanistan, conflicts that for many may seem distant. >> not all americans may see or fully grasp the depths of sacrifice, the profound costs that are made in our name. >> reporter: at the world war ii memorial in washington, names of the fallen were very personal to this veteran of d-day. >> i am so proud to have served with them

memorial day to labor day is the unofficial period when hollywood goes for broke spending big bucks tokbuster gold. >> the summer blockbuster started with "jaws" and that was insane. >> taking a huge bite movie after movie year after year is this guy and will smith wants to do it again with "after earth." >> this is earth. >> reporter: the adventure co-stars his son jaden. what is your favorite? >> this one for sure. >> reporter: smart kid! fellow a-listers taking stage, jamie foxx and channing tatum in "us wh "white house down." >> i just wanted to do a film my voice could see before they turned 18. >> you ride horses and throw lassos, shoot guns. it was an amazing experience. >> reporter: and including "monsters university" "smurvez 2" and "grown ups 2." >> playing wolverine for the seventh time in 12 years and working with great people, i pinch myself every day. >> reporter: finally if raunchy humor gives you the giggles, seth rogan makes his directorial debut with "this is the end." r-rated rule all over summer long like "the hangover part 3" "we're the millers". >> i'm bringing my

. >>> and memorial day may be the unofficial start of summer but we are seeing severe storms, even snow in some parts of the country. starting in texas, three people died after massive flooding in san antonio. forecasters say the rain caused more a foot in hours. and here in iowa there are warnings still in effect tonight. take a look at in. parts of upstate new york got as much as three feet of snow in weekend near the vermont border a ski resort in vermont opened other couple trails to the skiers yesterday. we are live in the fox weather center with the latest. fir the severe weather. where is the threat tonight? >> we have the threat for severe storms across the central u.s. in the same areas hit hard from last week's severe weather event. a tornado watch for parts of nebraska and kansas until 12:00 a.m. local time. and we have several severe thunderstorm warnings around the panhandle of texas, up toward kansas and nebraska where we have the watch. looks like we have a tornado warning north and east of sterling, colorado. we will keep you posted on those watches and warnings. the thr

good morning on this memorial day, today is the unofficial start of summer. but it is also a day to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. today, president obama will visit arlington national cemetery. tracy potts is live with a preview. >> reporter: good morning, happy memorial day. that will not just be the focus in washington. yes, the president is headed to arlington, also the focus on how america plans to do on the war on terror going forward. today, america remembers the loss of brave soldiers who died fighting for freedom. with flags at every grave, this morning, president obama heads to arlington cemetery to, once again, lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. looking ahead, america faces new threats. al qaeda dismantled, but not destroyed. the president wants to scale back our use of force against terrorist itself. >> not every collection of thugs that labels themselves al qaeda poses a credible threat to the united states. >> republican accuse him of going za soft on the enemy. >> the idea that we korn can't have a foot print

but we have a long holiday weekend the unofficial beginning to summer and we have a chance of showers so if you have any outdoor activities camping plans, so prepare for that. cool air coming in from the gulf of alaska. it will be breezy and cool at the coastline, mild with 70s inland. 80s through the sacramento valley, 81 in fresno. 63 degrees in lake tahoe. and 73 in yosemite. breezy at monterey bay. our temperatures 70s in santa clara, 71 san jose, 50s and 60s at the coast. east bay numbers about the mid- 70s. that's about as warm as we are going to get. inside the bay 62 and breezy in san francisco this afternoon. 58 at stinson beach and about 70 degrees in petaluma. next couple of days, it will hold steady on the temperatures throwing a few more clouds and then start cooling down come sunday. on monday, memorial day, there's a chance we could see some showers especially late in the day now. partly cloudy, cool tuesday and wednesday. >>> let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> reporter: thanks, lawrence. we are just enjoying this friday morning commute with car breezing along no

>> tom: here we are memorial day weekend the unofficial kickoff to summer but primarily a time to rememberhose that have fallen defending other freedoms. on this holiday we wanted to share some of ou favorite interview right here, right now >> tom: david stockman rose to prominence at the head of office management and budt in the reagan administration. he was worried then about the state of nation. but his worries had turned into indictment of our nation's leaders who for decades have been making mistakes to the point where our

>> this weekend the unofficial kickoff to summer. we have a chance we could see a couple of raindrops. so for today it's about the wind again. lots of sunshine to start out your day. a few clouds floating around early on this morning but we have seen some gusts at sfo of over 30 miles per hour already. so i think as we head throughout the day again today those winds will be kicking up maybe not quite as windy as yesterday but it will be close. 40s and 50s out the door right now. so a little chilly down to 45 right now in fairfield. by the afternoon, these temperatures running well below average. usually well into the 70s inland at this time of year. still by the afternoon we'll see those winds and the temperatures running a good 3 to 8 degrees below average. 71 in livermore. about 61 and windy in san francisco. and should be about 68 degrees in san jose. we'll have more on that holiday weekend forecast coming up. >>> let's check the roads with elizabeth. >> reporter: thanks, lawrence. and it's kind of a mess right now if you are comin

receive not day forecast didn't get the memo about the unofficial visit from summer. >> we'll be right back. >>> you can call him a. sort of. a penguins escaped. >> it was captured on video. it opened to the public on friday and one witness said her 4-year-old child's safety, she was concerned about it and thinks sea world should modify the attraction so penguins can't get out. so the penguins are safe and everyone else at the same time. >> are penguins especially fierce? >> they don't seem fierce. >> they don't seem fierce to me. >> we'll be right back. >>> you hear it all the time, a must-win game, but that cliche is true tonight for the sharks in their game against the kings. if they lose, their run is over. good news, sharks are playing at home where they have yet to lose this season. they are off to a great start. you will see the highlights on the brink of elimination so this is game six between sharks and kings first period sharks on the power play. calling for delay game penalty. sharks with 5 on 3 advantage. big joe shornton for the goal and sharks are up 1-20. they add a seco

. >>> well, the unofficial start to summer doesn't really look like it. onio, texas, people are keeping a close eye on flood waters that claimed three lives over the weekend. water levels are dropping today. san antonio airport got about 10 inches of rain on saturday. and setting a record for the region. >>> and in the east coast, snow in maine, nine inches capped mount mansfield in vermont. a late snowstorm dumped nearly 3 inches in new york, and new hampshire and vermont. >>> the san ramon art and wind festival is in town. the winds were just a little too strong for this morning's planned hot air balloon watch. crowds gathered to see the balloons in place only for their excitement to be short- lived. organizers had to deflate them shortly after because it was too windy. too bad for all of the spectators out there. >> it really is. >>> a cold front is moving in. the winds pick up a little bit. and they don't want to flight balloons. >> a little chilly out there. >> a little cool in spots. rain slowing up outside. it looks like we will see more of that as

memorial day traditionally marks the unofficial kickoff of summer. but this year, it's going to feel more like fall. who's going to see the best weather across the bay for the three-day weekend coming up. >>> welcome back. "forbes" magazine just released its list of the most powerful women in the world. facebook's coo who spoke to businesswomen in the bay area just a few hours ago. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live in san francisco. christie, good morning. what was the big topic at the conference for professional businesswomen? >> reporter: good morning, marla. there were very powerful and accomplished women here today talking about how they made it to the top of these big companies and what they found when they got there, including facebook coo sheryl sandberg who walked into her office and said, i didn't even read your book. her book is a conversation about feminism in the workplace. she was a little surprised he led with that admission. but he said he heard her speak about how women execs are often labeled aggressive when men are not. he

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civilian governments they are supporters of his rival emraan contact to the streets to protest the unofficial results the election campaigns been the bloodiest in the country's history with more than one hundred thirty people killed in the last month including dozens on election day parties losing caffein off has more from islamabad. despite the threat of violence pakistanis came out in record numbers to vote in the election which will determine the fate of the country for the next five years and as the votes are counted the man poised to come out of the very top is not wash a reef in his party fourteen years after being ousted in a military coup he is on the road to a third term as pakistan's prime minister who had numerous problems to deal with from chronic power cuts to a taliban insurgency will be pushing for create free market economic policies and further strain ties with the united states but the vote has also crushed the hopes of millions of pakistanis who want to see real change in the entrenched political system they were counting on cricket legend imran khan and his party he had ra

and feel more like early april as we get into friday and saturday as opposed to memorial day, the unofficialt to summer. here's the latest radar. there are the showers and storms crossing 95. heavy activity on the east side of 95 through prince george's county and much of anne arundel, still some heavier showers back to the west, but the real problem in terms of street flooding, these showers have now moved across 295 into bowie headed for north of annapolis through old town now and south central sections of prince george's county. still rain showers back up wisconsin avenue and 355 on the pike and showers toward tysons, but it's green. the red is the big stuff that causes flooding, rainfall rate over an inch an hour with these storms. just in the last hour and a half down in northwest d.c. we had 1.4 inches of rain with these storms. flooding is the main threat with this last round. tomorrow windy, grab a jacket, a few showers possible, nothing severe tomorrow, but temperatures nearly steady. temps will have a hard time rising and it's going to stay cool saturday, although saturday will be

you know it's the unofficial kickoff of summer. k it's frinteresting. >> especially if you see the hot weather coming this weekend. >> it will be here quick. we'll take you through significant changes, sharp turns ahead in the weather department. good monday morning to you. how is this for a memorial day tribute. sunrise over san francisco honoring all of our servicemen out there this morning. we salute you, we thank you for our freedom and this morning, wow, it's just beautiful out there. conditions will deteriorate as we head throughout the day with the system coming in. it's not that gold. san francisco, 54 degrees. and wine country is the only place we're really bull's-eyeing those showers that could interrupt your barbecue plans. we'll get hour to hour. right now it's a nice start to the day and the sooner you get out there the best conditions you have especially north of the golden gate bridge. this is what we're watching for right now. showers starting to push to northern california for us. that system stays to the north abou

. >> a lot of people in town to enjoy the unofficial kickoff of summertime. ly counting on the showers we have coming in. i'll help you plan around them right now. 6:49. take you outside, show you san jose. we're not going to see the showers in the south bay until later this afternoon and into the evening. future cast tells that story. let's start with what we're look at right now. it's pretty chilly in places like gilroy. temperatures running cool up in na napa. 52 degrees. 50 in san jose, 55 degrees to start the day. here's what we're looking at. for the most part this maintains organization but passes to the north. an area that breaks apart through the bay area will weaken on its way. right now we're still nice and dry. i want to zoom in to show you showers are pushing into the north most portion of marin county. you can still get outdoors until 3:00 p.m. even up in the santa rosa area. look at future cast. start the clock at 9:00 p.m. pushing past the sonoma county border at that point. by noon to 2:00 then is starts to get active. that's where the bulk of

the unofficial kick off for summer. feels like fall monday and tuesday. but comfortable. 61 degrees at the beach. should be nice for a barbecue. breezes calming into monday and tuesday. not perfect beach weather memorial day. plan on a hike or hit the mountains for a picnic. back to you. >> thank you very much. it's 4:48. last week's fire that destroyed a crematorium mixed or washed away the remains of 15 people. initially they said no ree mains were lost. one family tells the san mateo times their great grandmother's ashes and those of 15 others. the cemetery has not commented on the latest report. >> friends and family of an oakland man who disappeared at ocean beach say they will continue searching this morning after spend eing all day yesterday looking. friends say there is no trace of 27-year-old bo rasmussen. he left his friends to go to the beach. a life guard tells the krn kl it's not uncommon for runners to go for a swim after the race. it can be dangerous. at least seven people had to be rescued from the waves on sunday. >> 4:49. it was all a hoa