Firestorm over race this morning. The Dallas Mavericks owner, now apologizing for some of his comments. But still admitting to his strong views on race in the wake of the Donald Sterling controversy. The fierce debate right now. And set your compass for summer. The holiday getaway weekend is here. Millions of americans hit the road as we get ready to set off our first party in the park. We have the hottest band in country music. Lady a. Is here to get this party started. Good morning, america. Happy summer. We do say good morning, america. So happy to have you with us. As we kick off this memorial day weekend. So many people hitting the road for the unofficial start of summer. I wonder if they have lady a. On the radio. Playing on the radio. If youre not in the car, listening to the radio, stick around right here. We hope you will watch the party in the park later this morning. Lady antebellum getting ready for their big concert. Right now theyre in the social square. Look at that. Tak
Girls. Chillingly similar. A case that led to unheard of places. In the history of my department thats never happened. And then finally, far from the city, the truth, revealed on a quiet country road. He got out of the car and let out this scream. And an act of courage from a woman who refused to be a victim. And i won. And now, go inside a deadly connection. Thanks for joining us. Im lester holt. On any given weekend night chances are someone you love, one of your kids maybes heading out for some fun. A few worries . Sure. About drinking, driving, hookups. But the two young women in this story found a very different kind of trouble. For each the simple joys of a night out would lead to the most confounding and terrifying of mysteries. Heres keith morrison. Reporter the woman in the icu was barely alive. Her jaw shattered in a dozen pieces. A once beautiful face unrecognizable after the brutal beating, the rape, the fire, the fall, the massive nearly fatal stroke. Someone thought shed
House chief technical officer, Aneesh Chopra. I dubbed him years ago the Indian George clooney. You will see what im talking about ladies. laughter lets begin with bad news for americans who like to hunt and kill their own burritos. Chipotle restaurants are asking you to leave your guns at home. Jon what chipotle wants me to leave my guns at home spend twenty minutes at a fastcasual restaurant without a handgun . Why dont i just let the king of england bleep in my mouth . how about that tyranny just curious, why tid chipotle have to inns tiew tiewt a noguns policy . This weekend in dallas, some brought in guns, upsetting customers. Jon did that upsetting customers . I would get that. If i was looking for fear in a fast food restaurant, i would go to air bees boom take that to a restaurant thats never been anything but pleasant to me. What are we talking about here . We know the only way the stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Heres the problem, no one in that chipotle k
Sometimes you hurt those you dont intend to. In this case, the philly phanatic. Obviously theres no need to rehash who called who a bleep up jim henson reject looking piece of bleep . Or words exactly to that effect. The point is, it was said. Most likely by the one of us who doesnt have a blow tickler in place of a functioning larynx. However, after our taping, it was brought to my attention that the mascot of my preferred baseball club, one mr. Met, is himself neither fully animal nor human but is in fact an at least equally hideous halfman halfball mutant with a baseball instead of a head. Why someone would take a job where he is surrounded all day by bats, seems like a recipe for trouble. The point is, im sorry i offended mr. Phanatic. I know how difficult your life has been since that sex tape came out. Seriously, was that the cardinal mascot in the corner pleasurerring himself in i dont know how that guy got in there. With that out of the way, we turn to the midterm elections and
There is no try. The big three, back from a galaxy far, far away. The star wars cast revealed, in the photo thats going galactic gangbusters overnight. Why the force is strong with this one. Yoohoo and good morning, america. After that massive twister outbreak, the danger, now, is flooding across the south. At least one dead overnight. Look at these pictures right here. You see a hummer submerged in florida, almost totally submerged. Fast food restaurants in North Carolina completely surrounded by water. All this as the cleanup is just beginning in 12 states. Youre looking at drone footage showing Severe Damage at an apartment complex in alabama. We want to get right to our extreme team. Ginger is standing by. We want to get to gio benitez in pensacola, where flash floods are taking a toll. Good morning to you, gio. Reporter good morning, lara. Good morning, george. This is quite an incredible storm. Take a look behind me. This car here has been sort of floating around all night long.