people looking for carrie underwood to get her autograph. mild, temperatures in the upper 70s. midwest, strong storms possible, topeka, kansas, up to sioux falls, intense gusts of wind and hail. heavy thunderstorms moving through iowa approaching waterloo. you'll see right now rainfall amounts anywhere for the next 24 hours about 2 to 3 inches of rain before it's all over. >>> and that's your latest >>> and here's a look at our temperatures around the bay area. mostly 50s. notice the area in green. livermore off to the west. you can see, the reason why we have low clouds along portions of the santa clara valley, central bay and out on the coast. that's going to do a number on the temperature, mild by a standard. 60s on the coast tomorrow. the sea breeze will pick up more and we'll see some warming early next week. hat's your latest weather. now let's head about 90 miles north of here, rhinebeck, new york. that's the site of the clinton nuptials. natalie morales has been camped out, and natalie, i know the rehearsal, guest list is a secret, t

. >>> and live on the plaza, "american idol" champ and five-time grammy winner carrie underwood. she takes the stage on "today." all right. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and so much more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a great weekend!

underwood's as the homes were completely destroyed i know we know for a thousand claims have been living when by these five in the city they stepped up to the rescue stunt and future months of people have been turning up bringing clothes you know praying that help out just to do anything with the help these people who have lost their homes now we can have that prime minister putin speaking about the help these fighters he's pledged one hundred thousand dollars to every family that has lost their lives we can hear more from the. year. families affected by the wildfires will receive compensation or new homes which will be built before the end of this year. not everything has been done to fight the fires but it's not the right time to place blame so now we need to consolidate all forces to fight the disaster the situation remains extremely difficult though the fires in the most affected areas in central russia have morally stabilized it still remains intense and unfortunately there is no for const of the temperatures going down now we see in the done this course fervor in this over the past

just in time for our summer concert with carrie underwood. >> good news.t. and coming up, it's wednesday, it is time for "money 911." we've got more answers to your pressing financial questions, including what to do when huge medical costs are trying to push you to the brink. also getting back to into the real estate game. >> you know that sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite? it's happening more and more across the country, not just for kids anymore at night. we're talking infestations have picked up 500% in recent years with 1 in 4 hotel rooms infested according to a recent survey. yum. so what should you do to avoid having them and what do you do if you get them? advice in just a little bit. >> seeing them alone makes me itch. it's horrible, isn't it? >> did head lice yesterday. >>> speaking of news, chelsea clinton, big buzz around her upcoming nuptial. what will she wear, who is on the invite list. a lot of people talking, but chelsea apparently dropped a huge clue yesterday. she was photographed -- believe it or not that's chelsea clinton. that is

furthermore, a strong and durable recovery requires that country's not have an underwood vantage. we discussed the need for market-driven currencies. i welcomed the chance for china to response to market forces. our response to tschida addressed the importance of how to create a more -- our response to china addressed the importance of how to create more level playing field. i made it clear to all that the united states of america is prepared to compete aggressively for the jobs and industries and markets of the future. the bottom line is this -- for a long time we were trapped in a false political debate in this country where businesses were on one side and labor was on the other and there were partisan to buy. the argument was that either you were pro-trade or your entire- trade. -- anti-trade for it we want to refocus our attention where we are in it together. businesses, workers, government, everybody is focused on the same goal. we've lived in an interconnected world. there are global opportunities. this nation has never shied away from the prospect of competition. we thrive

and they'll be treated to a live concert on the plaza by reining entertainer of the year, kerry underwood. that will be tomorrow. 29 years ago today, the world watched as prince charles and lady diana had a lavish royal wedding. now preparation are under way to the closest thing we have here for a royal wedding in the u.s., chelsea clinton and her husband-to-be. >> as the cast of mtv's jersey shore gets back to their clubbing and hot tubbing ways, they're facing some criticism from the new jersey governor. we'll talk to the "jersey shore" cast from their beach house. morning, guys. let's begin this half hour with the latest on the arizona teen who was mistakenly identified as the victim of a deadly crash. for nearly a week, her family thought she was dead. we'll talk to her mother and aunt in a moment, but first, nbc's lee cowen has the latest. >> there is anger, there is disappointment, but mostly for the gera family, there is grief. >> i want her back. >> their 19-year-old daughter abby is struggling to survive. and while sitting by her hospital bed is better than attending a funeral, t

they might want to come back on friday when the newlywed queen of country carrie underwood steps ontoforward to that. with matt lauer and al roker. you have a topic upsetting to a lot of parent. >> it has a high ick factor. talking about lice, head lice, most schools have a no-lice policy. in other words, if your child has them, your child is not supposed to go to school. if they go to school, a notice is sent home to other parents warning them other kids have been exposed. a well respected organization, the american academy of pediatrics is recommending it's okay for kids to go to school even if they have head lice. we're going to get into that topic in a couple -- >> have your kids had lice? >> no. they've been exposed. we've gotten the notice from school. >>> coming up, you know i'm technically challenged, to say the least, not much longer because i did get a total tech makeover. i know the difference between uploads and ipods. i'm going to show you what i learned coming up. i think you're going to be surprised. >> are you self-sufficient or do you need someone to guide you through

next friday, carrie underwood takes center stage. great music, good times.ight now we'll show you the coliseum area, very smooth. we have a dog reported on the side of the road, probably not in time for the game. >> they have to wait until the p.m. we have dog day at the park today. 7:05. mid-60s for that game. we'll have 60s and 70s this afternoon. delays of 50 minutes for some arriving flights. we'll continue with more, mid-60s at the coast. the rest of the weekend doesn't change much. it's next week we start to cool down. back to you. >> a san mateo couple admits they burglarized a homof a family that died in a car crash the night before. the trial was set to start this morning, but instead they'llen sentenced in september. they pled guilty to ransacking the home in november and stealing their car. the maloneys were driving home from sfo when a speeding car ran a red light striking and killing the family on impact. gu ter rez denies he knew the family had just died in the crash when the robbery happened. the search is on for a pint-sized burglar in palo a

and then two weeks from today, superstar and "american idol" winner carrie underwood fisher, her countrygrammy winning latin singer enrique has one more song and you know he did something amazing. he grabbed someone out of the crowd. >> so hot it will melt your possible sickle. >> we'll see that coming up. and coming up in this half hour, if you've always want ed ed to follow your passion or change your career, we'll meet two women who did it later if life and they actually say that it's easier to do this later in life. a number of factors that causes this. allows this and they've been very successful. so we'll find out what their tricks are. >> wonderful. >> also with all of this summer heat going to be almost 100 here -- >> bring it on. >> sometimes it can lead to power failures, as you know, in your homes. this morning lou is here with his power outage backup plans to hopefully help save you hundreds of dollars on everything from your lights to your computers and that little gadget as well. >> all right. meantime, we have lester and jenna here and they're going to tell us what's comin

. ♪ >> "american idol" champ now a country music superstar, carrie underwood is going to be taking ourn the following week, train pulls into our station with their signature sound. and the concert series rolling on on august 13th, ke$ha will take over our plaza. i'll just keep talking. blah, blah, blah. of course times agoing tic toc, tic toc. why our summer concert series is in full swing. >> don't forget tomorrow on today, get up early and come on down so you can get a good spot tomorrow live on the plaza. oh, i want to hang out here all summer. meanwhile coming up in this half hour, are we there yet? a road trip with the kids can certainly be -- >> you've got a road trip coming. >> to texas. it's supposed to be bonding. we'll see if that works out. it can also mean back seat fights, whining, boredom. >> and that's tamron. >> but this morning we're going to give you some fun ideas for keeping the kids happy and occupied and some parenting tips to help keep the peace. i will be in the car with four children ranging in age from 13 to 8 months. >> all right. >> i need a drink. >> we'll