fred roggin will have all the kings/devil highlights coming up in sport. >> in new york the operator of a commuter train was caught reading the newspaper instead of keeping his eyes on tracks. at times he appeared to be steering at his cell phone. >>> and finally, in florida walt disney world, a pair of teens showed up as patter pan and tinkerbelle. employees of the park told them their costumes looked too much like the real deal so they were told to change or leave. disney world argued it would have been confusing to kids in the park. now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's bill karins. >>> creative. >> creative. crazy. good bay to put it. these theme parks have it where you can't dress up. >> the kids read the books, they run up, they want the signature from goofy. >> then they give tips. you never know. >> handing mickey a five. >> exactly. good morning, everyone. unfortunately more cool air, more stormy weather into the northwest. some of the worst weather in the entire country can be found in the pacific northwest and, you know, we just got done with a shot

here's nbc's fred roggin with afternoon early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. kevin durant proved once again why he is the scoring champ. game one of the nba finals in oklahoma city. miami riding high over their victory against the celts and kept it goichk against the thunder. they were forcing turnovers. lebron james with two of his 30. miami up by as many as 13. thunder cut the lead down to seven at the break. durant over chris bosh. it was a sign of things the to come. he looked like a completely different team in the second half. russell westbrook. the thunder with their foul in the game. coast to coast with a jam. thunder ran away with game one. to 94. >>> best team in baseball locked down one of their players. >>> now to atlanta, the braves cruising along when the yanks grabbed the lead with two big swings. alex rodriguez tied the game with a grand slam. it matched lou gehrig's all-time mark. a two-rum bomb gave new york the lead. the yanks gave the lead. davis capped off a seventh with a 3-1 blast to the right mets over the rays. enough of the home runs.

here's nbc fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. they were the eighth seed in the west. they knocked off the top three teams in the conference. now the los angeles kings are one away of completing an improbable win. game three in los angeles. in the second period, king was stopped on the first shot. martinez had a poke in the rebound, getting in done once again and kings are up 1-0. skilled players took over. brown found a streak, the one timer went past. eighth in the playoffs, l.a. up 2-0 after two. the only thing the kings haven't been able to get going is their power play. check that off the list. jeff carter scored a man advantage and moments later justin williams followed that up with another power play goal. quick flawless at the oernd. third shot out of the playoffs. kings beat the devils 4-0. only team in nhl history to have a 3-0 lead in every series of the playoffs. they can cap off their improbable stanley cup run tomorrow. 8:00 p.m. eastern on the nbc sports network. nba a week ago san antonio went total control. and ho

here's nbc's fred roggin with afternoon early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. kevin durant proved once again why he is the scoring champ. game one of the nba finals in oklahoma city. miami riding high over their victory against the celts and kept it goichk against the thunder. they were forcing turnovers. lebron james with two of his 30. miami up by as many as 13. thunder cut the lead down to seven at the break. durant over chris bosh. it was a sign of things the to come. he looked like a completely different team in the second half. russell westbrook. the thunder with their foul in the game. coast to coast with a jam. thunder ran away with game one. 105 to 94. >>> best team in baseball locked down one of their players. >>> now to atlanta, the braves cruising along when the yanks grabbed the lead with two big swings. alex rodriguez tied the game with a grand slam. it matched lou gehrig's all-time mark. a two-rum bomb gave new york the lead. the yanks gave the lead. davis capped off a seventh with a 3-1 blast to the right mets over the rays. enough of the home r

i'd fred roggin. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. >>> whose life story is headed to broadway, and the spice girls reunite in london. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> another heart-warmering tale of a family pet coming through in a clutch. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." there's a choppy river. before and after pictures amazing. this is a river located down just south of tallahassee. look at that house before, and then after 20 inches of rain, water through the living room of this house. and that was just one example of many of the amazing flooding pictures from northern florida. thankfully debby is leaving us. it has weakened significantly. one more day of rain down there. and then the storm moving across. get ready. town valley. you're ready. >>> if you're watching us, report a lobster boat and much more. our town children's mooum and theater of maine. and that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. >> bill, thanks so much. >>>

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. movie over, chris bosh, mario chalmers has taken your spot as part of miami's big three in south beach. the thunder came out flying, took it to the heat in first quart quarter. off the fast break, kevin durant with the finish. 14-1. but miami didn't roll over. they took their first lead since the opening minutes in the third. lebron finished the quarter with eight straight from miami. russell westbrook took a lot of heat for his play in game three. he silenced the critics last night. a career high wasn't enough. under six minutes to play and lebron got the mini jumper to fall but was in obvious pain. his leg cramped up at the worst possible time. he e was osh the bench for the final two minutes. mario chalmers stepped up that. was the dagger. chalmers had 25. miami held on to take a commanding 3-1 series lead with a 104-98 win. >>> the heat can wrap up their second title in franchise history tomorrow night. game five, 9:00 p.m. eastern in miami. >>> baseball reds andi indians tied it.

i'm fred roggin. >> probably good idea. >>> coming up, spider-man goes back to the beginning and who's taking aim at glee? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, prepare to go back in time for never before seen photos of the fab four at the very beginning. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." minneapolis, you have problems right now with a lot of thunderstorms. also your friendis there in souh dakota too. the heat is the big story. it's just beginning to warm up in areas of the east. dch d.c. about 90. look what happens tomorrow. we're going to be up around 98 from boston to new york. d.c.'s looking at about 96. a few spots in new england have a chance at 100 tomorrow. incredible. well, if you're watching us on whdh 7 news in boston, massachusetts, and lynn chose this by the way, in nearby worcester explore why you body produces mushy, gushy gook. that's grossology at the ecotear yum. >> thanks bill. now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. are you tired of sequels. now hollywood is going to st

here is fred roggin with a look at all the sports headlines. >>> good morning, well, the la kings will have to wait longer to capture their first stanley kuchlt the devils took game four and they are still alive. there is the cup itself. kings trying to go for the sweep, the devils would not go away easily. game scoreless heading in the third period, new jersey struck first, patrik elias, gave it back 62 seconds later. the game was tied at one. however, the night belonged to the difls. david clarkson to adam henrique, fired it past jonathan quick. they later added an empty netter. kings lead 3 games to 1. they can wrap it up saturday, game five in new jersey. >>> half of the nba finals set after a victory by oklahoma city. game six thunder hosting the spurs. san antonio in control early thanks to tony parker. 21 of 29 in the first half. spurs up by as many as 18. oklahoma city turned it on behind a stellar performance by kevin durant. 20 of the 34 in the second half. oklahoma city led it 79-77. rustle westbrook added 25 including a lay up plus the foul. six point lead. now the dagger,

i'm fred roggin. >>> well, channing tatum and matthew mcconaughey steam up the big screen. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we'll introduce you to a former u.s. olympic athletes who inspiration knows no bounds. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." let me take you through your weekend forecast imt it looks hot and dry with a very few exceptions. we may see thunderstorms at times going through the great lakes and areas of new england. if you near the southeast, the heat continues today with the 100-degree temperatures if not 100s and 90s. we'll still be near 100 in washington, d.c. you'd still have two or three days in a row of 100-degree heat. all the way down to atlanta too. no relief for you. even boston could be as warm as mid-90s and even new england getting a little taste of the heat wave. by the time we get to sunday, maybe slightly cooler air for areas of minneapolis, chicago. make thunderstorms could cool us down. no releechlt it's going be a very hot and steamy weekend. if you're watching us on kfo

here's nbc fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. they were the eighth seed in the finals. martinez had a poke in the rebound, getting in done once again and kings are up 1-0. skilled players took over. brown found a streak, the one timer went past. eighth in the playoffs, l.a. up 2-0 after two. the only thing the kings haven't been able to get going is their power play. check that off the list. jeff carter scored a man advantage and moments later justin williams followed that up with another power play goal. kings beat the devils 4-0. only team in nhl history to have a 3-0 lead in every seer of the playoffs. they can cap off their improbable stanley cup run tomorrow. 8:00 p.m. eastern on the nbc sports network. nba a week ago san antonio went total control. thunder rattled off three straight wins against the spurs. final seconds of the third, kevin durant spun and hit. spurs hung around got within two. duncan had a team. every time they got close thunder would answer. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggi

here's fred roggin with an early look at all sports headlines. >>> good morning, chris bosh returned for the heat but that wasn't enough to stop the celtics. he received a standing ovation when he entered the game in the first quarter. play 14 minutes, had nine points. boston never led in the first half but capped off a 15-1 run. miami answered back with a run of their own. took back the lead with nine points dwyane wade had 27. boston wanted it more. blocked by wade, rajon rondo kicked the rebound to michael pietrus. ray allen came up with the ball, found paul pierce, swung it to pietrus for 3. everything going the celts way. paul pierce with the dagger in lebron james face. boston grabbed the lead with 94-90 win. >>> former yankee hideki matsui returned as a member of the rays. bases clearing bomb to right field, yankees won big 7-0. >>> to philly, cliff lee cruising along, made a costly mistake in the 8th. herre herrera, with the shot to left. in came two. dodgers took the lead. despite striking out 12, lee came up short, yet to win a game this season dodgers rally 2d-1. >>> no le

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the heat made some changes, chris bosh got the start, and miami evened the series. here we go, game two nba finals started out like game one. dwyane wade with one of his four. like tuesday, the heat held the lead the entire game. cashed in at the bank, got the jumper to fall. he had 30. forced a turnover. russell westbrook found kevin durant. knocked down the three. oklahoma city under two. under a minute to play. could durant bring them all the way back? no. lebron was all over him. questionable noncall. no whistle. he held on to win it, 100-96. >>> after being swept by the yankees the mets did some spring cleaning of their own. they swept the rays in tampa. kirk knew enheight ripped one to north. they won with a 9-6 win. >>> kansas city, brayan pena came through in a clutch. royals breath the brewers for the second straight day in walk off fashion, 4-3. >>> golf, first round of the u.s. open, all eyes onning tooer woods. was his win at the memorial a fluke or a sign of things to com

i'm fred roggin. >>> act tress lindsey low hay puts another ugly chapter of her life behind her. >>> plus a long overduhon for a proud group of u.s. marines. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back on this thursday morning. the heat wave very impressive. 22 different states today will likely have at least one location hit 100 degrees today. so this heat wave is very widespread from chicago all the way to san antonio. everyone will be near and above 100 degrease and we're pushing that heat to the east coast. today in the 90s and then washed, you'll have a chance at your 100 degree day on friday. >>> well if you're watching us on news 4 woia in san antonio texas, step right up and experience an amazing visual extravaganza at the american sideshow at the buckhorn museum. and that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. remember when justin bieber was just an up-and-coming pop star and we weren't obsessed with him? well, the 18-year-old's new album believe sold a million c

aisle fred roggin. >>> new development in hollywood's so-called most civilized divorce. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus a former high school football star finally gets his shot at the big league. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." not much in the way of any active weather today. your typical storms or thunder around orlando. some storms in houston this morning and minneapolis will be the active weather spot later today. we could see strong showers our thunderstorms, maybe an isolated tornado. about 95% of the country is dry and beautiful. and as bego through friday we continue with much of the east coast looking great. still, the stormy spot over the next couple of daus will be from iowa to wisconsin through the northern plains well, if you're watching us on kobtv 4 in albuquerque, anymore, in santa fe, celebrate the state's 200th anniversary since entering the union at 47 stars at the new mexico history museum. and that's your "early today" event of the day, lynn. >> all right, bill. thanks so much.

i'm fred roggin. >> probably good idea. >>> coming up, spider-man goes back to the beginning and who's taking aim at glee? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, prepare to go back in time for never-before-seen photos of the fab four at the very beginning. you're watching "early today." photos of the fab four at the very beginning. you're watching "early today." >>> well, good tuesday morning. welcome back to "early today." yes was an incredibly hot day. i know mccook was up 108 degrees. another hot day from kansas city to chicago. the big story for the east coast is that the temperatures are really going to soar tomorrow. all the way up to boston. those areas have been in the 90 so that will be a shock to the system. well, if you're watching us on whdh 7 news in boston, massachusetts, and lynn chose this by the way, in nearby worcester explore why you body produces mushy, gushy gook. that's grossology at the ecotarium. that's your early event of the day, lynn. what do you have to say about that? >> i don't know. one way to keep cool. >> you don't want

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all of your sports headlines. >> good morning, and we will start with high drama in the college world series. off to omaha we go. arizona and the two-time defending champ south carolina tied at one in the ninth. brandon dixon was put into the game for his glove, but came up with a huge at-bat. ripped a double down the line. scored the go-ahead run. dixon with his first hit of the college world series, and it was a big one. that opened the floodgates. wildcats exploded for three in the ninth. we go to the bottom of the inning. last chance for south carolina. sacks full for grayson greiner. hit one high and deep, but not deep enough. arizona held on to win 4-1 and capture their first national title since 1986. >>> now to the bigs, cards and marlins needed extra innings. rafael furcal, a double just inside the third baseline. tyler greene hustled all the way around from first to score. marlins blew a four-run lead in the ninth, and the cards won it, 8-7 in ten. robinson cano continues to hit the cover off the ball, smashed his 17th homer of

i'm fred roggin. >>. >> now, for another look at weather. here is msnbc meteorologist, bill karins, the soccer expert who has his opinion. >> i didn't think italy would do it but they did. >> watch the finals, please. please watch. >>> we had some nasty thunderstorms rolling through a lot of big cities. new york city just got nailed. we have thousands of people lined up forá@ maroon five in "today" show. this is some of the lightning we just captured from moments ago. as far as the forecast, this will all be gone in a hurry from new york city. we are still watching extremely strong thunderstorms from wilmington, delaware, to philadelphia. all of southern half of new jersey is going to get hit by these storms over the next hour. it looks like north of baltimore too. if you are leaving your houseçn the next hour, from new york city to ballty nor, you are going to have a pretty slow commute. stay inside if you possibly can. want me to show you how hot it is going to be in the next three days? you are 108 in saint lewis. many areas above 100

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the heat made some changes, chris bosh got the start, and miami evened the series. here we go, game two, nba finals started much like game one. miami jumped out to an early lead. dwyane wade with two of his 24, but unlike tuesday, the heat held the lead the entire game. late fourth quarter lebron cashed in at the bank, got the jumper to fall. he had 30. thunder made it interesting down the stretch. forced a turnover. russell westbrook found kevin durant. knocked down the three. oklahoma city down two, just under a minute to play. last chance for the thunder, could durant bring them all the way back? no. lebron was all over him. questionable noncall. no whistle. heat held on to win it, 100-96. >>> after being swept by the yankees, the mets did some spring cleaning of their own. they swept the rays in tampa. kirk nieuwenhuis hit a home run to right, and then in the fourth, he ripped one to left. mets ended interleague play with a 9-6 win. >>> the kansas city royals down one in the ninth

here's nbc fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. they were the eighth seed in the west. they have knocked off the top three teams in the conference and now the los angeles kings a win away from completing an improbable run with their first stanley cup chb. game three in los angeles, a great one, wane gretzky on hand. second period, dwight king stopped on the first shot, alec martinez to poke in the rebound, the grounders get it done for l.a. the kings up 1-0. skilled players took over. brown found a streaking kopitar, rifled past brodeur. l.a. up 2-0 after two. the kings haven't been able to get going this postseason is their power play. they can check that off the list. the hero scored on the man advantage and justin williams followed that up with another power-play goal. jonathan quick flawless in the other end, third shot, kings beat the devils 4-0. only team in nhl history to have a three games to none lead in every series of the playoffs. >>> game four of the stanley cup final 8:00 p.m. eastern on the nbc sports network. >>> th

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning, and you can add another win to roger clemens' resume. the most decorated pitcher in baseball history was found not guilty on perjury and obstruction charges. jurors rejected the prosecution's case that clemens lied to congress in 2008 about using performance-enhancing drugs. the verdict is also a blow to the government who spent millions of taxpayer dollars to prosecute the seven-time cy young winner. so clemons is now a free man, but the question remains will the baseball writers forgive him enough to elect him to the hall of fame. >>> clemens was the yankees' ace ten years ago. today it's cc sabathia. struck out ten for his first complete game of the year. mark teixeira and robinson cano both hit solo shots. the yanks beat the braves, 6-2. they have won ten straight. >>> who would have thought r.a. dickey would be this good. the mets' new found ace kept the orioles guessing with his knuckleball. he struck out 13, now pitched back-to-back complete one-hitters. art davis did the rest, ripped his

i'm fred roggin. >>> well, channing tatum and matthew mcconaughey steam up the big screen. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we'll introduce you to a former u.s. olympic athlete whose inspiration knows no bounds. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." a nice forecast in most of the west. salt lake city heating back up. still hot in phoenix. california is pretty typical for this time of year. there will be a slight chance of showers. we have a few near medford this morning and also this afternoon over on coastal washington. saturday, the storm system comes a little closer on shore. pretty fast on shore flow. that should pop up showers, maybe even a thunderstorm during the afternoon. saturday looks like it will be the more damp, cloudy day. sunday the weather pattern slowly gets better. temperatures will be cool helping you get afternoon sunshine out of it. if you're watching us on ktvz, bend oregon, hop aboard vintage trains and travel across the heart of gold country at the sumpter valley railroad. that's you

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning, chris bosh returned for the miami heat last night, but even that was not enough to stop the boston celtics. game five of the eastern conference finals, bosh received a standing ovation when he entered the game in the first quarter. played just 14 minutes and had nine points. boston never led in the first half but capped off a 15-1 run. keyon dooling from downtown and the celts up by five. miami answered back with a run of their own. took back the lead with nine straight points. dwyane wade had 27. but down the stretch it appeared boston simply wanted it more. brandon bass was blocked by wade. rajon rondo kicked the rebound to michael pretruss, drained the three and silenced the crowd. on the mad scramble for the ball, ray allen found paul pierce, swung it to pietrus for another three. everything going the celts way. under a minute to play, paul pierce, with the dagger in lebron james' face. boston grabbed the lead with a shocking 4 94-90 win. >>> former yankee hideki matsui made his return to ne

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. lebron james may be the mvp, but kevin durant proved once again why he is the scoring champ. game one of the nba finals in oklahoma city. miami riding high from their victory over the celts and kept it going against the thunder. knocked down six three-pointers in the first half. when they weren't hitting from downtown, they were forcing turnovers. lebron james with two of his 30. miami up by as many as 13. thunder cut the lead down to seven at the break. durant over chris bosh. it was a sign of things to come. okay. see, he looked like a completely different team in the second half. russell westbrook, the layup and the foul, the thunder with their first lead in the game. kevin durant took over in the fourth, off the turnover. coast to coast for the jam. 17 of his 36 came in the fourth. thunder ran away with game one, 105 to 94. >>> best team in baseball just locked down one of their best players. the dodgers signed andre ethier to a five-year $85 million extension. >>> now to atlanta,

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the san francisco giants jumped out to an early lead, and then matt cain made history. let's go to san francisco. it's a bird, it's a plane, no, it's just some guy with a jet pack flying around the covey cove. that's one way to beat the traffic. he wasn't the only thing flying through the air. giants with three home runs against the astros. they were up 10-0 after five. and matt cain took over from there. struck out 14. had a little help from his friends. in the seventh, jordan schafer shot deep to right. gregor blanco on his horse, a diving grab on the warning track, and that kept the perfect game intact. to the ninth, pinch hitter jason castro, a chance to break up perfection. a shot to third, a tough play, the throw to first, and castro is out. 27 up, 27 down for matt cain. giants won it, 10-0. cain just the 22nd pitcher in league history to pitch a perfect game. >>> tough to follow that up, but r.a. dickey became the first pitcher to win ten games. gave up a single in the first in

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. the yankees have the highest payroll in baseball, and they also have the most players on the disabled list. cc sabathia, the latest to join the walking wounded. he's out at least two weeks with a strained muscle in his left leg. and it only got worse for the yanks. andy pettitte hit in the ankle by a comebacker, tried to stay in the game, but that wasn't happening. the diagnosis, broken ankle, done for at least six weeks. however, there was nothing wrong with robinson cano. he belted his seventh homer in the last ten games. yanks are banged up, but they managed to beat the indians, 5-4. >>> new york's other team, the mets, put on a clinic at wrigley. scored 15 runs in three innings. daniel murphy left the yard twice. mets routed the cubs, 17-1. >>> murphy's law in full effect yesterday. daniel hit a pair of home runs, and so did the rangers' david murphy. texas hung 13 on detroit and won a slugfest, 13-9. >>> highlight of the night turned in by the angels' mike trout. flat out robbed

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. move over, chris bosh. mario chalmers has taken your spot as part of miami's big three, game four in south beach. the thunder came out flying, took it to the heat in first quarter. off the fast break, kevin durant with the finish up the middle. okc up 14 after one. but miami didn't roll over. they took their first lead since the opening minutes in the third. lebron finished the quarter with eight straight from miami. russell westbrook took a lot of heat for his play in game three. he silenced the critics last night. a career playoff high 43, however, wasn't enough. under six minutes to play, and lebron got the mini jumper to fall, but was in obvious pain. his leg cramped up at the worst possible time. he was on the bench for the final two minutes. mario chalmers stepped up big in his absence, blew past three oklahoma defenders, and that was the dagger. chalmers had 25. miami held on to take a commanding 3-1 series lead with a 104-98 win. >>> the heat can wrap up their second title in

i'm fred roggin. >>> experts predict a slug fest at the box office this weekend. your early morning today headlines are up next. plus, she's notoriously healthy and fit but like the rest of us, every once in a while the first lady gives in to temptation as well. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. let me take you through your weekend forecast. another umbrella day, on and off showers all day long and this morning. from portland through coastal sections especially, as we look into california all right after we burn off the fog in southern california, should be about 75, l.a. about 80 in downtown, las vegas about 100, phoenix 105. we have some warm weather out there. as we go through the weekend we'll slowly see weather improving in the northwest, still showers on saturday, but by the time we get to sunday, finally the rain drops disappear, temperatures will begin to at least return back to where they should be this time of year. if you're watching us on king 5 in seattle, washington, nearby bremerton, see a play with local talent, dealing with loss whi

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. we will start with high drama in the college world series off to omaha. arizona and the two-time defending champ, south carolina tied at 1-1 in the ninth. brandon dixon was put into the game for his glove, came up with a huge at bat. ripped a double down the line and scored the go-ahead run. dixon with his first hit of the college world series, twa as big one. that opened the floodgates, wild carts exploded for three in the ninth. bottom of the inning, last chance for south carolina, sacks full for grayson grider, hit one high and deep, but not deep enough. arizona held on to win 4-1 and capturedheir first national title since 1986. rafael furcal, a double just inside the third baseline, tyler green hustled around from first to score. marlins blew a four-run lead in the ninth. robinson cano continues to hit the cover off the ball. yanks had their win with the indians, 7-1. >>> the nats steven strasburg was cruising along and this happened. nailed mark scutaro in the head with a fastba

i'd fred roggin. >> announcer: "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. >>> well, whose life story is headed to broadway, and the spice girls reunite in london. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, yet another heart-warming tale of the family pet coming through in a clutch. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." forecast as you head out the door for any of you're vents or to school, you are looking very simple, very dry. no umbrellas needed anywhere in the west. temperatures very comfortable. much of identify da who through washington state back to normal where you should be this time of year. california looks pretty good. coastal areas still remaining on the cooler side. phoenix today very hot. tomorrow it will change as more clouds in the northwest. we'll bring a chance of showers especially to coastal areas of washington state during the day. if you're watching us on kntr news, eugene, oregon, with the summer games fast approaching, learn about jim thorpe, o

i'm fred roggin. >>> and now for another look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> a god morning to for many of us to travel. but around lake okeechobee, not a good morning for the boat. a severe thunderstorm has been heading over the top of the lake, it could drifrt up to vero beach. if you're in florida this morning, bring the umbrella. there will be on and off rain all day. we could get strong storms later this afternoon in north florida. in savannah, georgia, charleston. through central georgia showers and storms, but you're dry this morning around atlanta that commute should be just fine. in the final stop with the rainy weather on the eastern seaboard, central portions of north carolina, the rain has been filling in this morning on interstate 80 and 73 and 77 greensboro and asheboro. we do have wet weather on the east coast. it's not overall too bad of a day. chance of afternoon showers and storms from d.c. to new york. slightly warmer today. but it's still a chilly morning, you need the jacket this morning on yourself and the kids, only 62 in boston today. m

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. well, the l.a. kings will have to wait a little longer to capture their first stanley cup. the devils took game four and they are still alive. there it is, the cup itself. kings trying to go thr the sweep. the devils would not go away easily. game scoreless heading into the third period. new jersey struck first off the rebound. patrik elias. devils up taking their first lead of the series. on the power play, dowdy fired and the puck found its way into the back of the net. the game tied at one. however, the night belonged to the devils. david clarkson to adam hen reek who controlled the puck with his skate and fired it past jonathan quick. they later added an empty-netter. the kings lead the series three games to one. they could wrap tup saturday. game five is in new jersey. >>> half of the nba finals is set after an incredible come-from-behind victory by oklahoma city. thunder hosting the spurs. san antonio in control early thanks to tony parker. the spurs up by as many as 18. but oklahoma city turn

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. we will start with high drama in the college world series. off to omaha. arizona and the two-time defending champ, south carolina tied at 1-1 in the ninth. brandon dixon was put into the game for his glove, came up with a huge at bat. ripped a double down the line and scored the go-ahead run. dixon with his first hit of the college world series, twa as big one. that opened the floodgates, wild carts exploded for three in the ninth. bottom of the inning, last chance for south carolina, sacks full for grayson grider, hit one high and deep, but not deep enough. arizona held on to win 4-1 and captured their first national title since 1986. rafael furcal, a double just inside the third baseline, tyler green hustled around from first to score. marlins blew a four-run lead in the ninth. robinson cano continues to hit the cover off the ball. yanks had their win with the indians, 7-1. >>> the nats steven strasburg was cruising along and this happened. nailed mark scutaro in the head with a fas

here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning, lebron james may be the mvp, but kevin durant proved once again why he is the scoring champ. game one of the nba finals in oklahoma city. miami riding high from their victory over the celts, kept it going against the thunder. knocked down six three-pointers in the first half. they also forced turnovers. lebron james with two of his 30. miami up by 13. thunder cut the lead to seven at the barack. durant over chris bosh. a sign of things to come. okc looked like a different team in the second half. russell westbrook, the lay-up and the foul, the thunder with the first lead of the game. kevin durant took over in the fourth. off the turnover, coast to coast in the jam. thunder ran away with game one, 105-94. >>> best team in baseball just locked down one of their best players, signing andre edhier to a $5 million extension. the yanks grabbed the lead with two big swings, alex rodriguez tied the game with a grand slam. nirk swisher followed it up with a home run of his own. the yanks tagged the braves for six in the eight and won it 6-4. >>> mets

here's nbc's fred roggin. >> good morning. move over chris bosh, mario chalmers has taken your spot as part of miami's three. took it to the heat in the first quarter. off the fast break, kevin durant with the finish, okc up 14 after one. miami didn't roll over. they took their first lead since the opening minutes in the third. lebron, finished the quarter with eight straight for miami. russell westbrook took a lot of heat for his play in game three hp he silenced the critics last night. a career playoff high 43. wasn't enough. under six minutes to play and lebron, got the mini jumper to fall, was in pain. his leg cramped up at the worst possible time. he was on the bench for the final two minutes. mario chalmers stepped up big, blew past three oklahoma defenders and that was the dagger. chalmers had 25. miami held on to take a commanding 3-1 series lead with a 104-98 win. >>> the heat can wrap up their second title in franchise history tomorrow night, game five, 9:00 p.m. eastern in miami. >>> baseball, reds and indians in ti

here's nbc's fred roggin. >>> good morning. the celts had a chance to knock out the heat and advance to the nba finals. but lebron james was not going to have that. game six in boston all lebron. a one man wrecking crew. just about everything he threw up found the bottom of the net. single-handedly beat the celts. playoff record time 30 in the first half. miami up 13 at the break. boston never in it because lebron would not let them. he simply overwhelmed the celtics. an amazing performance. finished off the playoff master piece, 45 points, 15 boards and 5 assists. love or hate him, he stepped up and carried his team when they needed him the most. the heat are headed back to miami for game seven tomorrow night after stunning the celts 98-79. tomorrow is going to be a busy day in sports. i'll have another will try to become the first horse since 1978 to win the triple crown. the belmont stakes begins at 5:00 eastern on nbc. then at 8:00, game five of the stanley cup finals also on nbc. a handful of great finishes around the base

here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the celts had a chance to knock out the heat and advance to the nba finals. lebron james wasn't going to have that. game six all lebron. a one man wrecking crew. just about everything he threw up found the net. playoff record time 30 in the first half. miami up 13 at the break. boston never in it because lebron would not let them. he simply overwhelmed the celtics. finished off the playoff master piece, 45 points, 15 boards and 5 assists. love or hate him, he stepped up and carried his team when they needed him the most. they're going into game 7 tomorrow night. 98-79. i'll have another will try to become the first horse since 1978 to win the triple crown. the belmont stakes begins at 5:00 eastern on nbc. a handful of great finishes around the baseball start. cincinnati, reds down one in the ninth. ryan lud wig a towering shot. tied it at 4. the celebration short lived. one on for michael mchenry. lined one into the gap. clint hustling from second to score the go ahead run. pirates wo