originally thought is gushing uncontrollably into the gulf. that means anywhere from 42 million to more than 100 million gallons of oil have already soiled the waters. meanwhile president obama met with the families killed in the explosion that started it all. kristen dahlgren is live with the latest. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. with the latest, the researchers are trying to determine the flow rate. 20,000 to 40,000 barrel as day were flowing out of the leak. that was before the riser pipe was cut. as you said, somewhere between 42 million and 100 million barrels of oil already in the gulf of mexico. we could get the estimates for what has been flowing since they cut that riser later today. meantime that oil could make its closest approach to land sometime later on today. the noaa forecast shows the entire slick moving somewhere between mobile and pensacola today. at this point we've just seen pieces of that oil slick making landfall. and there are new reports that the workers hired by bp are now restricting media coverage of both the oil clean-up and the wildlife recovery efforts. i know that along the beaches, i've been trying to talk to those workers, and they told me that they signed agreements, and they were not able to talk at all. and president obama met with ten of the families who lost victims in that initial explosion. just one more reminder, lynn, of what has been lost so far here. >> absolutely, kristen. thank you. after five long years the family of natalee holloway may be one step closer to close euro. nbc news has learned from peruvian police that joran van der sloot claims to know where holloway's remains are and he's willing to tell authorities in aruba where to find them. meanwhile peruvian officials also say they believe robbery was the motive in the murder of stephany flores who van der sloot has confessed to killing. authorities believe flores resisted. if convicted on murder charges van der sloot could get up to 35 years in a peruvian prison notorious for those conditions. federal authorities say they've pulled off one of the, quote, most extensive operations in drug cartels. according to u.s. officials more than 400 suspects across 16 states were arrested this week. the massive sweep also netted $5.8 million in cash, nooeearly 3,000 pounds of mairn and 15,000 pounds of cocaine. this week's raids bart part of a large 2er 2-month effort that result in over 2,000 arrests and the seizure of over 74 tons of illegal drugs. there are new developments in the deadly shooting of a mexican teenager by a u.s. border patrol agent in downtown el paso. grainy cell phone video obtained by the spannish television network captures the shooting. you can see the border agent in the white shirt and dark shorts fires a gun at 15-year-old sergio hernandez who was buried thursday. the u.s. says the agent was defending himself after being pelted with rocks. mexico says that was a disproportion gnat use of force. and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. ohio police are searching for a robbery suspect who fled from officers after a high-speed chase. dash cam video shows the man making dangerous turns in his car before flipping into a ditch. one person was taken into custody after he exited the vehicle, but the driver ran off before authorities could arrest him. there were some tense moments in california for seven children and three adult whose got stuck on a broken ferris wheel. authorities say the group spent around two hours in midair until firefighters helped them onto a rescue ladder. fort nadleh everyone got safely back to the ground. students all across new york were up against the clog clock yesterday taking part in the rubik's cube competition. the goal was to see who could crack the code in the fastest time. while no one broke the world record of 19 seconds some fast-fingered kids were able to solve the puzzle in under a minute and a half. and nbc affiliate in flint, michigan, had an interrupted guest. they discovered a raccoon running around. while, the hairy situation lasted about 20 minutes before who else, the weather man saved the day and shooed it out of the building. and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> not me. >> who we keep around purely because we figure you're going to handle all those kinds of rodent situations here at 30 rock. >> row dejt control operator. >> forget the weather. >> do i get a jacket? the full onesi thing? >> the zippered jumpsuit? >> yes. >> we'll get that to you right away. >> i think of the onesie because of the baby. everything's a onesie. good morning, everyone. the oil forecast down there, as thaw're saying in a live shock. o down near the bay beaches it looks like the oil sheen is going to come closer to pensacola this week than it has any time during that whole spill. so those pictures will not be pretty this weekend. we have newseumous places with heavy rain and thunderstorms in the middle of the country. the eastern seaboard you look fine today and dry for most of the day. here's the problem areas. so far we've seen severe weather racing through nebraska, heading through sioux falls and sioux city. heavy rain in those areas of the northern plains. also in a, our little ball of convection continues. it was in san antonio two days ago, outside of dallas yesterday and today right over little rock with heavy rain. the east coast, no problems. just like summer. it's the middle of the kun interest that's going to see the on and off thundershowers on friday. that's a look at the national forecast. now here's a look at the weather outside your window. thunderstorms could be strong in minneapolis and could sweep through chicago at one point. one of the cooler locations in the country today, boston only 6 67 degrees for you. nice and hot and sunny in raleigh. lynn, weekend forecast coming up a little lateer. >> big smile, bill. thank you. well, stocks soar, another goldman sachs probe, and counting world cup mega watts in england. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. plus, two re-dos from the '80s get set to fight it out at this weekend at the box office. the ncaa come downs hard on usc and the celtics with the nba finals. you're watching "early today." good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. disgrace today for the army over its handling of the nation's most sacred military burial ground. an army investigation has found that more than 200 remains at arlington national cemetery have been misidentified or misplaced. two cemetery leaders were forced to step down. the senate has rejected a challenge to obama administration rules aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other big polluters. by a vote of 53-47 the senate blocked a republican effort to protect the environmental protection agency from imposing new limits on carbon emissions. as lawmakers battle over air pollutants the erts's thermometer continues to rise. by the turn of the century the earth has a 50% chance of becoming 5.4 degrees warmer. a tragedy during world cup celebrations in sou after from ka. the great granddaughter of nelson mandela has been killed in a car crash on her way home from a con sefrmt she turned 13 just this week. and if you ever end up in the jungle, guys, be sure to lay off the cologne. it turns out biologists are using calvin klein's cologne obsession to lure jaguars as part of their research. scientists working in the guatamalan jungle says the complex scent helps reel in the big cats in front of cameras so they can be observed. keep that in mind. and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. taking a look at overseas the dow opens at 10,172 after soaring 273 points yesterday. the s&p added 31. the nasdaq went up 59. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei rose 162 points while in hong kong the hang seng gained 239. signs of life in the global economy led stocks on a huge comeback on thursday improving economic data overseas and here at home kick started the day's swift and sweeping rally. it sparked optimism over europe's ongoing debt problems. meanwhile china's solid exhort data added to the upbeat mood, fueled by an unexpected job in weekly jobless claims. investors snapped up bargains across the board with energy stocks leading the way. bp shot up 12%, a day after its 16% drop. housing stocks got a boost from a proposed 3-month extension to a home buyer tax credit while foreclosures continues to drop. but the day's momentum couldn't hem goldman sachs. the securities & exchange commission is investigating the firm for more mortgage-linked deals. gold man's shares fell 2%. meanwhile the s.e.c.'s new rules are set for a six-month experimental start today. the so-called circuit breaker is designed to trigger a trading halt in a single stock that moves up or down by 10% in a five-minute period. and keep an eye on national semiconductor today. it beat the street's quarterly earnings after the bell. the network is bracing for record-breaking power surges at the cup. the expected increase for saturday's match between england and the u.s. will be roughly # 1,200 megawatts. the padres turn a triple play. plus, big baby's late heroics drive the celtics past the lakers in tnba finals. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. your forecast for the weekend is coming right up. you're watching "early today." good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the nba finals' classic match-up between the lakers and the celtics is showing signs it may become a classic seven-game match-up. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. good morning. the boston celtics have the big three but it was their big baby who led the way in game four of the nba finals. off to boston we go. pick it up in the second. ray allen's shot was blocked by pau gasol. kobe bryant had a game-high 33. none finer than this. a step-back three from the corner. no way to defend that. his second straight three. lakers up 62-60 at the end of three. in the fourth, it paid off. glen davis pulled down the layup. got the layup to fall. davis huge off the bench. get big baby a bib. he took over in the fourth and he changed the game. the bench was the key for boston. nate robinson weaving his way. celtics running away with it, 83-74. down the stretch with the starters back in and the celts put it away. went the distance for the bucket. celts even up the season is at 96-89. game five is sunday in boston. as expected, the ncaa threw the book at the usc athletic program. the football team's been suspended for playing in a bowl game for the next two years, lose scholarships for three years and must forfeit all victories since 2005. they'll also forfeit their victories from 2004, the same year they won the bcs title. reggie bush took cash and gifts. finally one play we've got to show you. ruben tejeda. a 5-4-3 triple play. first one for san diego since '97. unfortunately that was the lone high light for the padres. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred rogue june what you need to know about the films battling it out this weekend. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, one louisiana boy is doing what he can to help suv issering wildlife in the gulf. you're watching "early today." well, welcome back. let's take a quick look at your friday forecast and a peek at the weekend. east coast looks just fine. hot weather down there in the southeast back to texas. another big story on saturday with the heat really down through the south. more thunderstorms likely on saturday around minneapolis. and then by the time we get to sunday, it looks like some of that nasty weather is going to slide to the east coast. so at least saturday will be the best day on the east coast. it looks like sunday will be the best day in the middle of the nation. if you're watching us on wbal tv 11, baltimore, maryland, see ceramics from colombia gold from alaska to the cribbion at the walters art museum, well, now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the green ogre has seen its day. this weekend two new films with lots of advanced hype will battle it out. "the karate kid" returns this time starring. it was co-produced by the chinese government and it's whopping two hours and 20 minutes long. still interest is high and it's the slight favorite among the experts. see it earning between 30 and $35 million. and there's another remake that's going to compete for the top spot, only this one was an '80s tv series. the a-team. this comedy action adventure will draw heavily on older and yummer males. most experts say it's going to earn at least $30 million but maybe more. but i've got to go on record. as a huge karate kid fan, i don't know that you can e remake that. >> i was going to say the same thing about the a-team. you can't remake the a-team. >> right. definite lot not without mr. t. this comes to us from aalb news channel 5 in louisiana where one little boy with a very big heart is turning lemmons into lemonade. living in central louisiana, mark is miles away from the gulf oil disaster but it isn't stopping him from doing his part to help out. he's set up a lemonade stand with all the proceeds going to the wildlife center. in just one day he raised $1,000 for his feathered friends. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >> a very happy friday morning to you. it is june 11, just before 5:00 a.m., and quite comfortable outside. we're in the low 60's most locations. nothing in the way of precipitation across the area. in fact, high pressure's going to hold up for today, giving us a lovely end of the workweek. we'll actually have 70 downtown, but in the outlaying areas, low skts out there. it feels much better, because the humidity of yesterday, when we were dealing with patchy fog at this point in the morning, is a thing of the past. so mostly sunny skies today, low 80's, quite pleasant with a light northeast wind. more on the forecast with some change in it, coming up. >> sandra, see you in a bit. 4:57, 63 degrees on tv hill. here's a look ahead to 11 news today. >> the president calls for a sitdown with b.p. executives as scientists reveal a dramatic increase in the oil spill estimate. i'm kate amara in washington. >> and we've got a busy start to your friday morning commute, incidents all over the map. we'll have the latest on those we'll have the latest on those next. new positively nourishing. fragrant moisturizers from aveeno, the naturals brand dermatologists trust most. active naturals formula's shown to lock in 24-hour moisture. new positively nourishing. only from aveeno. ♪ [ male announcer ] what are you gonna miss when you have an allergy attack? benadryl® is more effective than claritin® at relieving your worst symptoms and works when you need it most. benadryl®. you can't pause life. [captioning made possible by constellation energy] >> good morning. i'm sarah caldwell in for mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> sandra shaw has a check on the day's for cast. what a day. >> it was beautiful. what a change we had, because we started out with all the fog, it was so humid and soupyly then the winds turned out of the west, cold front made it through, high pressure built in, and that meant a major drop in the humidity. major drop in the humidity. that trend lasted overnight.
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