48 minutes past the hour. here s a check of your headlines this morning. extreme weather in oklahoma. five people killed yesterday after five tornadoes touched down in the state. most of the severe damage was reported in the western suburbs of oklahoma city. another night of terror in joplin, missouri, where a tornado warning sent everyone scrambling for shelter. the twister never game. the death toll, though, from sunday s tornado has now climbed to 125. residents still saying that there are hundreds unaccounted for. president obama wrapping up his state visit to britain. we are awaiting right now and there s a live picture of a joint news conference set to begin any moment between the president and prime minister david cameron. they ll address also later president obama will address both houses of parliament. that speech expected to be the corner stone of his european trip. the president began the day at 10 downing street for talks with prime minister cameron. series of r
at a news conference set for later today. now for some weather news. forecasters say flooding from a big weekend storm in the northwest could stretch into tomorrow. several hillsides fell onto roads in oregon and washington because of the heavy rain. they were already supersaturated because of recent melting snow. two motorists in washington were injured when rock slides hit their vehicle. now here is a look at your monday forecast. stormy in florida with drenching rain, hail, and 60-mile-an-hour winds from miami to orlando. showers in atlanta, raleigh, and nashville. snow in the twin cities, fargo, and chicago. showers around little rock, memphis, and new orleans. rain and flooding in the pacific northwest. meanwhile, 50s in seattle and portland. 64 in sacramento. just 11 degrees in fargo. 30 in minneapolis. and 41 in kansas city. a wet 78 in miami. 48 in atlanta. and 29 in baltimore. today the nation is focusing on the life and legacy of martin luther king but thousands got a
the police officer near the jersey shore. here is what we re being told. the officer was shot three times, execution style. police say this officer, christopher matlock was on routine in lakewood, new jersey, when he stopped to talk to a young man. that man said to have pulled out a gun and firing and prosecutors said it was too fast, the officer didn t have time to draw his weapon and defend himself. a news conference set for 2 p.m. eastern today with the prosecutor for ocean joint, new jersey, arlene lynch ford and ahead of that, joining us on the phone. thank you very much for being with us. thank you for having he me. jamie: what else can you tell us about the incident? this is an area where there have been other shootings. any connection? we don t know at this point in time. obviously, it s a very fluid situation. we ve had a tremendous response from state, federal and local law enforcement. and they are discussing what they do best and interviewing people who may have piece
we are waiting for doctors to update us on the condition of the congressman and other victims. as you see, those getting ready for a news conference set for just a very short five minutes from now. we re giving you a live look. plenty of reporters there in the audience. medical officials as well. you can bet there s going to be a lot to talk about because not only is the congresswoman fighting for her life, there are nine others who remain hospitalized. four others in addition to the congressman in critical condition. five others there in we hope somewhat more stable condition. nbc s kristen welker is joining us with a bit more on that side of the story. and kristen, i know there are even more people that have been gathering out there as well, well wishers hoping to bring some powerful positive energy. reporter: that s right, alex. you re absolutely right. there s a makeshift memorial that started to grow overnight
taking a look now at some of the stories making headlines. in his first official state visit to great britain, pope benedict xvi sharing his sorrow for the child sex abuse scandal. he did that this morning during mass held in westminster cathedral. also sarah shourd, the american hiker freed from iran after more than a year. a news conference set for tomorrow in new york. the 32-year-old was hiking with two friends in northern iraq when they crossed into iran. her two companions including her fiance and another friend remain in iran. also happening in west texas, law men are in a standoff. police think he shot two deputies and a civilian yesterday. both officers were wounded are expected to survive. we ll keep you posted there. 38 past the hour.