captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this memorial day monday morning. good morning, everyone, i m savannah guthrie. and i m peter alexander, sitting in today for matt, you re sitting in today for ann. we re both here. we made it on time, that s the good news. take a look at what s happening to folks who are trying to enjoy their holiday along the coast of florida today. this is jacksonville beach, florida. it is calm right now, but a vastly different scene there when beryl made landfall just after midnight with near hurricane force winds. we ll have the latest on that. kind of a rough way to kick off the unofficial start to the summer. but it is not the only concern this holiday morning. people from texas to michigan are dealing with unseasonably warm weather. and the national memorial day concert had to be canceled last night when a line of strong storms moved through the washington, d.c. area. we are going to get the latest on i
extremists living in the mountainous tribal areas close to the border with afghanistan saying, our nations stand firmly against terrorism. we condemn it. the fight does continue. pakistani security officials say a u.s. drone aircraft similar to this fired two missiles into a taliban compound sunday, killing at least nine militants. those drone attacks are seen by many pakistanis as violating their sovereignty, fueling even more anti-american sentiments. david kerley, abc news, washington. legendary singer, actress and civil rights activist lena horne has died. horn broke down racial barriers from hollywood to broadway. it was herren advertise of the song stormy weather that turned her into an international icon. lena horne tied in new york last night. she was 92 years old. here s a look at your monday forecast. stormy in the middle of the country with tornados, baseball-sized hail, 80-mile-an-hour winds in kansas city, st. louis, oklahoma city, anded a lien, texas. he