it does include parts of st. louis for the next hour or two. cluster of thunderstorms rolling down i-70, could produce heavy rain and also some gusty winds. cluster of thunderstorms moving off the del marva and the eastern seaboard will be in the soup today as far as the steaminess is concerned. little drier. look at the heat across texas. 117 in childre is. s. all-time record high. amarylill amarillo, 111. that is baking, baking hot. traveling today chicago to st. louis, you saw those storms. we expect delays there. detroit to atlanta, we see storms fire up in the afternoon. early morning fog in san francisco may slow things down as well. 101 in dallas. 96 degrees. hot in memphis. 78 in boston. just up the road there, beaches of new hampshire. this is what they were doing over the weekend. sand sculpting. you want to cool off, head to a down east booch. that will get you going out there in their hoodies, jeans and on their hands and knees. that's probably a trubt to the bruins, i'm guessing. >> wow, look at that. >> amazing. >> cool to the inn

. >>> st. louis, lightning lit up the famous gateway arch as an inch of hail rained down on the city. tornado sirens went off sending people scrambling to their basements but there were no touch downs. >>> in minot, north dakota, the souris river is slowly returning to its banks after cresting at an all-time high that happened yesterday, but the damage is done. many homes now are under water. it could be july 4th before a lot of folks can even go home. troy ericsson is joining us from minot and troy, you got out, i think, just in the nick of time on friday. have you been able to go back and check on your house? what is happening? >> yes, we have been back to our house and the basement was completely flooded and we had a good effort to try to save it, but there's only so much you can do. but there's a lot of other people that are a lot worse off than we are and -- but our community has really come together to help and just -- it's very, very difficult situation because it's going to be a long ti

especially in places like chicago and st. louis. decent storm system that's creating some thunderstorms with some rough weather. a lot of straightline winds with these storms. they'll proppagate to the east. many folks east of mississippi will be susceptible to scenes after the thunderstorms throughout the day today. here's the spots we think are going to -- are you headed out the door. get on the airplane or on your way to the airport. toour there right now. low clouds and fog. that may cause delays thoshg. over an hour delay expected through chicago and st. louis throughout the day today because afternoon in detroit and atlanta, we'll see thunderstorms and that will slow things down. this time of year it's always a good idea to book in the morning, if you can, because those thunderstorms pop up in the afternoon and slow everything down. expect the high temperature in memphis. still steamy in texas. 101 degrees. some spots in text technical got up to 110. my good not, it's been smoking out there. lower to mid 80s. ali. >> good morn

louis and nashville, and you could be impacted. but boston and new york, the temperatures near 90 degrees and the heat is on full throttle here in the southeast, and again, we will see a steaming week. again monday and tuesday this week are the biggest threats of severe weather. that is is the wrap of the weather, and have a great beginning of the week, don. >> thank you, alexandra. >>> the world lost michael jackson two years ago this weekend. on the anniversary of his death, had the chance to speak to his father joe jackson and we got into some tough topics. listen. >> reporter: so, mr. jackson, i want you to tiake a look at you and i on the red carpet two years ago and we will talk about it. >> the last couple of days i know it has been tough for you guys. >> and? yeah, it has been. it has been really tough. remember, we just lost the biggest star in the world. but i want to make this statement. this is a real good statement here. marshall and i have, we own a record company -- >> it is distributed by blu-ray technology and that

back towards st. louis you'll have heavy thunderstorms this morning. still heavy rain this morning there and in madisonville, southward to portland, flash flooding and poor drainage areas. parts of the desert southwesting with still dry. they did get a little bit more of a handle on the fires yesterday. winds did not materialize too strong into the afternoon, which is great. as we get into wednesday, one out of the throw major fires in the state of arizona may be contained by wednesday. that is the hope if weather conditions cooperate. today may be better, still warm and dry. at least the winds not quite as strong. the stormy conditions in parts of the central plains into the midwest. rain possible for the northeast. hazy, hot and humid for parts of southeast. the heat will be back in full force, 94 in atlanta, 89 in tampa, 74 in boston, 79 in minneapolis, 83 in salt lake city, 71 in los angeles. t.j., you're up to speed, my friend. >> thanks, reynolds. we'll check in throughout the morning. >>> want to update you on a story we were telling you about y

louis, and almost east of kansas city. if you've been tuning in from kansas city, maybe towards overland park, you've been dealing with fairly heavy rainfall. a lot of that moving to the east. when you get to about columbia, missouri, you're going to see a lot of those clouds. the closer you get towards kansas city, the heavier the rain's going to be. and of course, the more significant the lightning. of course, the thunder possibly, some small hail too. the reason why we're seeing it, very simple. you've got two areas of low pressure. one that's going to be moving right through the northern rockies. the other through the central plains. a combination of those will keep things pretty active, if you will, through the central and northern plains, back across the midwest. into the southeast, there'll be a chance of a few pop-up thunderstorms, mainly because of the sea breeze and the daytime heating. and there will be plenty of heat. in spots like new orleans, 93. atlanta, 92, as with we wrap things up. chicago, 79. new york w

from st. louis southward, paduca you had a rumble of thunder. storms popping up in nashville. one of the big stories we'll follow today of course will be the steamy conditions in parts of the southeast, very humid, maybe a thunderstorm in atlanta, maybe florida, best chance is central plains an back into parts of the upper midwest. high temperatures today as you can imagine, very warm. very muggy. memphis 93 degrees. 99 in albuquerque. 87 in denver. 75 in billings. 67 in seattle with a chance of scattered showers back into the hills along the coast. should be fairly nice in places like san francisco 67. 69 in los angeles and 66 in boston and new york with 81 your expected high. t.j. that's a wrap. >>> appreciate you as always. now i hope a lot of you were watching the nba draft this week. one of the players who was drafted he may not be the best player in the draft but he certainly has one of the best stories. coming up next he goes from homeless to the nba. ong. take metamucil. sure it helps you keep regular, but it doesn't stop there. metamucil is the only leading fiber supp

one of them that was probably doable, but we ended up going to the bar and then to the crew room in st. louis, and all these two women wanted to do is one wanted to berate her sister and the other one [ bleep ] her husband, literally. for three hours, when we got back to our room it was like why the [ bleep ] did i go. >> information is transmitting. watch what you're saying. >> you know what i mean? i wouldn't want anybody to know if i had banged them. it was a total disaster for six months. now i'm back in houston which is easily one of the ugliest bases. all these [ bleep ] old dudes and grannies, and there's like maybe a handful of cute chicks. >> someone's got a stuck mike and telling us all about their endeavors. we don't need to hear that. >> houston, sky west, houston 5, 195. that was not us. >> sky west 6285, center, climb. maintain flight level 360. >> they wonder why airline pilots have a bad reputation. >> 2-8, contact fort worth center. >> 3-1. >> number 7 bravo, maintain 5420. >> and it wasn't us either. >> roger. i didn't think that was you. >> southwest vice president c

louis. and all these two women wanted to do was one wanted to berate her sister and the other wanted to [ bleep ] about her husband. >> southwest airlines apologized and they say they have suspended him. after diversity training he's now back on the job. mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. whose long day starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol arthritis and maybe up to six in a day... or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. happy chopping. >>> in depth tonight a shocking report on slavery here in the u.s. it is almost unimaginable, american businesses enticing foreign workers to the states and forcing them to stay without pay or even decent living condition

louis. all these two women wanted to do was one wanted to berate her sister and the other to witch about her husband. literally. for three hours me and the f.o. when that was done, 2:30 got back to my room, i'm like why the [ bleep ] did i stay up? >> that was the air traffic controller stepping in to let our hero in the sky know that -- excuse me -- everyone on that frequency could hear him. so that definitely shut him up. what? oh. that didn't shut him up. >> i still wouldn't want anyone to know if i had banged them. so i mean, it was a complete disaster for six months. now i'm back in houston which is easily one of the ugliest bases. i mean, it's all these [ bleep ] old dudes and grannies and there's like maybe a handful of cute chicks. >> congratulations, flight attendants in texas. you've just been deemed among the ugliest by the whold's most disserng pilot. how did southwest handle the situation? well, the pilot was reprimanded and sent to diversity training. he was also suspended with

louis and all these two women wanted to do was one wanted to berate her sister and the other to witch about her husband. literally. for three hours. when that was done, 2:30 got back to my room i'm like why the [ bleep ] did i stay up? >> whoever's transmitting better watch what you're saying. >> that was the air traffic controller stepping in to let other guy in the sky know everyone on that frequency could hear him. so that definitely shut him up. oh, that didn't shut him up. >> i still wouldn't want anyone to know that i had banged them. it was a complete disaster for six months. now i'm back in houston which is easily one of the ugliest bases. i mean it's all these [ bleep ] old dudes and grannies and there's like maybe a handful of cute chicks. >> congratulations, flight attendants in texas. you've just been deemed among the ugliest by the world's most discerning pilot. how did southwest handle the situation? well, the pilot was reprimanded and sent to diversity training. he was also suspended without pay for some undisclosed amount of time. but this happened in march and he's al

louis. all these two women wanted to do was one wanted to berate her sister and the other to bitch about her husband. for three hours me and the f.o. when that was done, 2:30 got back to my room, i'm like why the [ bleep ] did i stay up? >> our transmitting. better watch what you're saying here. >> that was the air traffic controller stepping in to let our hero in the sky know that -- excuse me -- everyone on that frequency could hear him. so that definitely shut him up. what? oh. that didn't shut him up. >> i still wouldn't want anyone to know if i had banged them. so, i mean, it was a complete disaster for six months. now i'm back in houston which is easily one of the ugliest bases. i mean, it's all these [ bleep ] old dudes and grannies, and there's like maybe a handful of cute chicks. >> congratulations, flight attendants in texas. you've just been deemed among the ugliest by the world's most discerning pilot. how did southwest handle the situation? well, the pilot was reprimanded and se

louis. all these two women wanted to do was one wanted to berate her sister and the other wanted to [ bleep ] about her husband. literally. for three hours. when that was done, 2:30 i got back to my room, i'm like why the [ bleep ] did i stay up? >> transmitting, bill, watch what you're saying there. >> you know what i mean? i still wouldn't want anybody to know if i had banged them. so it was a complete disaster for six months. now i'm back in houston which is easily one of the ugliest -- it's all these [ bleep ] old dudes and grannies. there's maybe a handful of chicks. >> someone's got a stuck mike and telling us all about their endeavors. we don't need to hear that. >> houston, sky west, that was not us. >> climate maintain flight level 360. >> if they wonder why airline pilots have -- >> 28 contact ft. worth center 133.1. >> number 7 hotel bravo to set up special maintain 240. >> 240. >> it wasn't us either. >> roger. i didn't think that was you. >> the pilot, we don't know his name, i

also not that far to the east of st. louis a couple storms beginning to spin. we'll watch them for you here. >> i know you will. chad myers, thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >>> and now i want you to listen to this. >> i respect my fellow republican candidates. and i respect the president of the united states. >> he may respect him, but he wants to beat him next year, wants his job. does jon huntsman have what it takes to defeat president obama? that is next. >>> plus build spent, billions more to come, and still no end in sight in the war in afghanistan. now the pressure's on the president to do something about it. 14 clubs. that's what they tell us a legal golf bag can hold. and while that leaves a little room for balls and tees, it doesn't leave room for much else. there's no room left for deadlines or conference calls. not a single pocket to hold the stress of the day, or the to-do list of tomorrow. only 14 clubs pick up the right one and drive it right down the middle of pure michigan. your trip begins at michigan.org. [ engine revving ] [ male announ

louis to chicago. >>> three kentucky coal miners will get a telephone call from the u.s. labor secretary. that is happening today. rescuers say the workers are doing well after flood waters trapped them inside the mine for 14 hours. the workers were able to reach the highest point inside the pit. >> they were able to walk through the water and walk on outside. >> it's amazing. you hear about the tragedies in west virginia and it's a good thing there was just three, like i told someone else, if it had been any later, there would have been 30 trapped miners. >>> you're looking at live pictures, the casey anthony trial. lawyers picking up the pace now in this murder trial today. now, this is the young florida mother who is accused of killing her toddler three summers ago. three defense witnesses have testified so far today. but the third witness drew some questions from the judge himself, who is trying to determine if lawyers in the case are following the rules that he laid down. the judge got so fed up with the bickering yesterday, he canceled court for the day. >>> a comed

as you look at radar, east of st. louis yesterday morning, st. louis was hammered by strong storms. another system driving eastward, just to the east of evansville at this point. we have one tornado warning currently in effect. this reddish area, that is your tornado watch that will be in effect for a good part of the morning. something else you'll be seeing as the line comes through. it's almost like an inverted backwards "c" shape if you will. that's an indication of the straight line winds developing behind this system. there's a potential of not only tornadoes but large hail, damaging winds, just a mess. that will extend through the eastern seaboard and into the carolinas and outer banks before the day is unite. what an amazing contrast we're seeing in the four corners, the dry and breezy conditions. chance of showers, out west a mix of sunshine and clouds. for much of the northeast, new york and boston, a beautiful morning tore you. high temperatures will rise into the 70s and 80s. 79 in boston, 83 in new york, 83 in chicago, 85 in atlanta, 96 in new orleans. back to albuquerqu

plenty of rainfall, in fact, as we zoom in to the midwest, indianapolis southward to st. louis, we're seeing heavy rainfall. this morning we've had history of a couple of tornado warnings. now one of the big threats happens to be flash flooding. the potential for that in central and southern illinois. i have no doubt the threat may extend into parts of indiana and into parts of kentucky before all is said and done, a lot of the rainfall moving over the same area that has already been saturated, runoff is a possibility especially with places with poor drainage and low-lying areas. the reason we're seeing that, of course, is actually quite simple. we've got the boundary that is right across parts of the -- of the -- right across parts the ohio valley and you can see the contrasting temperatures, 82 degrees will be the high in chicago and parts of the south in memphis, 95 degrees, muggy, 103 in dallas and 98 in houston and 103 in el paso, 66 in san francisco and 89 in our nation's capital. that's a quick snapshot on your forecast. send it back to you. >> thank you so much. >

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same deal if you're flying over towards st. louis. back towards parts of the four corners, is it not rain but the dry conditions, the breezy conditions will make things very difficult for firefighters. and not far from the fires themselves in albuquerque, 93 degrees, the expected high. 104 in el paso. 86 in kansas city. 89 in atlanta. and 93 in tampa. that is a wrap on your forecast. t.j., back to you. >> all right, reynolds, appreciate you, as always. and it's that time of year. everyone's trying to make sure that lawn is just perfect, you know, your neighbor's got their yard looking pretty good and you're still struggling right now. and a lot of people want to find a unique lawn ornament. i prefer the pink flamingo. some people go for the fiberglass king kong. if you want that stuff, you've got to go to oshkosh, wisconsin. yes, fredricka, people want that stuff. cnn's tom foreman has the latest installment of "building up america." >> reporter: on an old farm outside of oshkosh. >> yes, with we have a lot of unusual items. >> report

as we zoom in west of st. louis, near st. charles county on i-70, a couple of tornado warnings popped up. no visual confirmation, just rotation has been detected by doppler radar. they are keeping a sharp eye on this. this is moving eastward on parts of i-70, possibly right through st. charles, confluence of the missouri and minneapolis rivers. could be moving through st. louis in 30 to 45 minutes. meanwhile, seeing the possibility of storms in parts of the central plains, upper midwest and into the ohio valley. as we mentioned with tj moments ago, the fire threat exists towards parts of the four corners. as we wrap up things quickly, temperatures overwhelming in texas. 103 for dallas and el paso. 58 in seattle, 65 in los angeles, new york and boston, 80s and 70s, washington, d.c., 89, atlanta with 89, finally catching a break in terms of heat. >> reynolds, appreciate that, as always. we will be checking in with you throughout the morning. >>> you know your favorite food. they did a survey to find out the worldwide search of

louis, crammed with little air, no way down, one of the trams in the famed st. louis arch, stalled yesterday. >> this is why i can't go on these things. i'm afraid of heights. >> it happened in new york. >> more than an hour they were stranded. hoist the tram to the top and rescue the tourists. no word on what caused that glitch. >> i do it for other people because if you're already terrified of heights and being trapped, can you imagine what a peach you are if you get stuck. >> scared of heights and claustrophob claustrophobic. >> it was smiles for 20 costco employees yesterday. they collected their powerball jackpot winnings, $202 million which they chose to take in a slump sum. the co-workers chipped in for lottery tickets in may and remembered that exciting day. >> we started as a group when the powerball hit about $144 million and as a group we decided to put $5 a week in and said group of 20, got a month now, we've been playing, that's how we came as a group. >> the morning i checked the ticket, went through the numbers one by one, shaking my head, clearin

. >>> taught in a tram at the st. louis arch. a tram was stalled. one passenger said the temps passed 100 degrees. >>> a modern day greek tragedy but the financial crisis in greece may have you shedding tears as well. the public enraged there by the government's efforts to avoid bankruptcy. hiking taxes and eliminating jobs and guess what your retirement plans? they may also feel the pain. christine romans is in new york. christine, we have all been checking our 401(k)s and a number of us talking this morning about the shock. >> reporter: yeah. you're right, kyra. seven weeks now that stocks have been lower and one of the ingredients of that formula is that greece is in trouble again. we have been here before. it matters for so many reasons because big european banks are exposed to greece and its financial troubles. just this morning, we heard the french president sarkozy and german chancellor merkel saying no time to lose in trying to get a bailout arranged for greece for the second time. means uncertainty in the euro zone which is a huge trading p

here's where double plays are high, rain falling from st. louis to springfield. some will sneak into chicago. should be pleasant. 74 degrees in chicago, 65 still unsettled, little cloudy, showers around the northeast today, but you'll take that over the 90s which will be prevalent across the deep south. dallas may hit 100 degrees again. stay cool up there guys. it's a little chillier than last week, that's for sure. >> all right, rob. we'll take it. >> when you dress in a three-piece suit every day, 65 is perfect. >> you don't need the 90s. >>> seems like size really matters when it comes to how much you make. according to a study in the "journal of applied psychology" women who are 25 pounds below the average female weight take home more than $15,000 more than other women a year. >> you know what we have to do before we do this again, find out what these average weights are. >> skinny women make more money. >> but men 25 pounds below the average male weight, take home $8500 a year less than the average man. >> bigger men make more money. >> that's right. >> all

louis up towards kirkwood and down towards chesterfield. we're looking at thunderstorms, most of which have hail with them, have a little bit of gusty winds, 50 to 60-mile-an-hour winds with these. this watch box in effect until 1:00 this afternoon local time. we'll look for this to be extend ed farther to the south and east as we go through time. a slight risk of seeing more severe weather in this area, stretching back toward northeastern colorado. stretching back toward new mexico, eastern arizona, we've got that fire that's still burning. 10% containment there. it's in there for the long haul. obviously we don't see any rainfall until the monsoon in the next few weeks. bad air quality with the smoke, obviously, coming from the southwest toward the northeast. and we still have a critical fire danger in effect for parts of new mexico and northern texas today because of the wind and the dry weather associated with this storm that will fire off the thunderstorms along the front. cool. comfortably cool across part of the northeast after a ver

st. louis and kansas city including those areas. but what we're going to see in the southeast especially is the incredible warmth. so very warm temperatures. we'll continue to look at those. especially hot in the southeast where don is, a few showers especially in northern new england. but again it's right here in the center of the country we're going to see from iowa to illinois the stormy hot spots tomorrow. once again some hail and some high winds. that's a look at your tomorrow's commute. back to you, don. >> all right, alex ra. thank you very much. >>> some good news for the arizona congresswoman shot back in january. two new pictures of gabrielle giffords were released today and we'll it will you when doctors expect her to be released from a rehab hospital. >>> and the speaker of the house has some fun at his own expense. hear his jokes next. >>> first, fewer people can afford to pay their mortgages, but they still have money to buy a round of drink. alison cost sick has the details in this week's "getting down to business." >

st. louis and kansas city, including those areas. what we'll see in the southeast especially is the incredible warmth, so very warm temperatures. we'll continue to look at those. especially hot in the southeast. where don is, a few showers, especially in northern new england, but, again, it's right here. in the center of the country we'll see from iowa toil know, the stormy hot spot tomorrow. once again some hail, and even some high winds. that's a look at tomorrow's commute. back to you, don. >> all right, alexandra, thank you very much. some good news for the arizona congresswoman shot back in january. two new pictures of gabrielle giffords were released today, and we'll tell you when doctors expect her to be released from a rehab hospital. >>> and the speaker of the house has some fun at his own expense. hear his joke next. >>> but first, fewer people can afford to pay their mortgages, but they still have money to buy a round of drinks. allison kosik has the details in this week's "getting down to business." >> reporter: of the 4

isolated tornadoes perhaps kc, st. louis. kansas city, temperature really going to climb tomorrow. that's how we're going to see the severe weather with all this heat moving in. one more quick look at what we're looking at. washington, boston, new york, you're flying out tonight. this doesn't look good to you. we are seeing right now on the average delays all the way from boston down to the mid-atlantic between about a half an hour and almost two hours because of atmospheric conditions. i'll keep an eye on it for you. >> please. absolutely. let me know when the number goes down. it's going to be the summer of extraordinary weather, it seems. >>> the class of 2011 includes a highly decorated military man. you're about to find out why this new high school graduate waited 73 years to grab his diploma. let's just say, he's been busy. >>> being out of work, hunting for a job. it not only takes a financial toll but an emotional one as well. coming up, how to keep your emotions intact. we're going to head on into the interview. mr. and mrs. nadimpalli... baba... what's the difference betw

and the eastern corridor, a lot of bright colors on the map there. 99 expected for a heat index in st. louis. 95 degrees expected in nashville. 90s across the board and 100 or better potentially across d.c. and farther up towards the north. we don't expect to see a lot of relief with this. certainly, across the southeast. there will be some cool fronts that try to come through like chicago, upstate new york, over the next couple of days. it is not going to make it very far south. here is the forecast showing that the big dome of high pressure that's been keeping the dry air in place and the heat baking kind of just sits there and all the front that will bring it cooler and some rain to the north will stay that way. so certainly unusual for this time of year. we are not even officially on the first day of summer by calendar standards. as far as the exercising, that happens a lot here at piedmont park, especially this time of day. there are some folks that are trying to get their workout out early in the morning. later on this afternoon and evening, it is going to get a little bit steam

louis. and that volcano continues to erupt. we have fantastic pictures, in the next hour. >> i'm dan rivers in tripoli, the libyan capital where we've been witnessing the most intense bombardment since the nato campaign began. 29 explosions, ek koeg out across the city. more in the next hour. >> all right. thanks, guy, also ahead the next hour, denver bronco can't play football with is h teammates so david bruton plays kickball with students. he becomes a substitute teacher during the lockout. you inspired a very special dog food. [ female announcer ] chef michael's canine creations. chef inspired. dog desired. being the squeaky wheel is just not their style. you'll find them with their heads down, working their butts off. ♪ occasionally, they look up from their work, look behind them, see the pack in the distance, then put their heads back down and begin working again. the new chrysler town & country. quietly, convincingly the best-selling minivan in america. when an investment lacks discipline, it's never this obvious. intr

minneapolis 97 and st. louis, it can get hot there 97 as well. the heat will continue today. couple in the humidity as these temperatures measured in the shade, 98 degrees is what it will feel like today at least in st. louis and tomorrow we're looking at really no better situation there. temperatures in new york, 89 degrees. 92 in chicago. so almost everybody having to endure this. how about a cooling thunderstorm? that will be nice not if severe. rough weather moving through northeastern ohio right now from cleveland up to ashtabula along i-90 towards erie, a severe thunderstorm that has probably golf ball sized hail and potentially winds gusting to 75 miles an hour. thunderstorm watch has been issued by the storm prediction center across eastern ohio and western parts of pennsylvania. let's go south into the southern home miss fear, chile where the volcano continues to erupt and spectacular photos taken from it. lightning flashes seen in the ash cloud. such turbulent updrafts and downdrafts and the nuclei the dust causing the static electricity. this about 600 miles south

the high humidity it's going to feel like it's beyond the century point with st. louis 96, 96 your high for atlanta, 84 washington, d.c., 80 new york, 75 boston, salt lake city with 82 and san francisco into los angeles, highs into the 50s and 60s. that's your forecast, guys. let's pitch it back to you in new york. >> thanks, reynolds. >>> a couple weeks ago he was raising money for tornado victims. now star trace atkins dealing with his own tragedy, his home in tennessee burned to the ground on saturday. atkins and his wife were not there at the time but their children were. his wife says everyone got out okay and that they followed the plan the family had in place to meet at a tree outside of their property. the nanny reportedly said she heard the spark and got everybody out before the fire. it's not clear, though, what caused it. >> when we come back we have a new presidential candidate joining the gop field. we'll tell you about that when we come back. >> and we want to know what are the issues motivating you, but we're also going to talk about the issues moti

louis. 96 in atlanta, 100 in houston. 105 in phoenix, 86 in salt lake city and 59 in san francisco. that is a quick snapshot of your forecast. more coming up but t.j. for now, back to you. >> reynolds appreciate you as always. >>> 40 minutes past the hour, of course growing up can be tough enough for a kid. how about growing up with a name mandela. exclusive sitdown with one of the grandkids of the legend, that's after the break. by thorough preparation for events to come. well somewhere along the way, emily went right on living. but you see, with the help of her raymond james financial advisor, she had planned for every eventuality. which meant she continued to have the means to live on... even at the ripe old age of 187. life well planned. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. now you can apply sunblock to your kids' wet skin. new neutrogena® wet skin kids with helioplex. the first sunblock designed to be applied directly to wet skin. ordinary sunblock drips and whitens. neutrogena® wet skin kids instantly cuts through water. forms a broad spectrum protective barrier.

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today, heat indices pushing 100 degrees in places like st. louis towards memphis. tomorrow we're talking above 100. it's going to feel like up to 105 for some of you. take it easy this weekend. stay in the ac if you can. hurricane season started this week, believe it or not. already have an area we're watching in the western caribbean that has a medium chance of developing into something in the next couple dals. it's not going to be moving a lot. we or worried about flooding in places like jamaica, haiti and the dominican republic. >> thanks, jacqui. >>> look out below. it's the giant watermelon drop, an annual tradition at the university of california san diego. why you ask? it began in 1965 when a physics professor asked students to find out the speed of a falling watermelon and the size of the splatter. this year's splatter measured about 60 feet, a far cry from the one in 1974 which exceeded 167 feet. >>> turning now to a much more serious subject, almost four million homes have been repossessed since the housing market started to collapse in 2008. we're going

high temperatures in kansas city 93 degrees, 97 expected for st. louis, dallas, also very warm, three degrees shy from 100. 97 in houston, new orleans, and 90s in atlanta, 93, higher than we normally expect this time of year. look ahead for your forecast not just today but also into sunday and monday, we expect this heat to last for quite some time. that big ridge of high pressure keeping things warm for us sunday at oklahoma city with a high of 98 degrees, 101 in dallas, atlanta with 96, and fast forward into monday as we do so, 85 cincinnati, 100 jackson, and atlanta with 94, and 97 in new orleans. not expecting a whole lot of warm conditions up in the parts are of the great lakes region. reason why because this area of low pressure, severe storms possible and with that, we may have some heavy rain, flash flooding, maybe even an isolated tornado. t.j., back to you. >> don't like to hear that. we appreciate you as always. parents getting a house call from our education expert to help them keep one of their sons from failing the ninth grade. >> i w

louis, st. louis along the river, very muggy area. we could have a heat index today of 105 in st. louis, very dangerous in dallas also, 99 in the stockyards, houston, new orleans. live image of new orleans, a beautiful spot but certainly a very warm day, the kind of conditions you would normally expect in september, august, definitely july. atlanta, similar situation as we look at atlanta quickly. maybe not. 93 degrees would be the high p temperature expected there, back in denver, 80 degrees, 80 in salt lake city and 56 in san francisco. as we wrap things up quickly, one thing to notice, a chance of storms into the central great lakes, fairly warm in the cool plains, cool out in the pacific northwest, snowfall forming up in the tops of the rockies, could say 8 to 10 inches of snowfall up there. >> reynolds, appreciate you as always. >>> i know you had some interest in this story. kind of curious. how do you find a link between ellen degeneres and al qaeda? nobody necessarily wants a link to al qaeda. >> no. no, definitely not. >> let me explain this, folks. we're talking about ha

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