lautenberg s seat and appointed the state s republican attorney general jeff chiesa to hold the seat. the new york post is facing a defamation lawsuit from the so-called bag men. two massachusetts men who say the paper falsely portrayed them as suspects in the boston marathon bombings. this front page ran three days after the attack and shows zaimi, the one in black, and salah barhoum. the headline read bag men because they were carrying napsacks. the pair had nothing to do with the attacks. they say the headline opened them up to scorn, hatred. the post stands by its story. if you had to go to bed early there was a big upset in game one of the nba finals. the spurs and tony parker playing some fantastic basketball. this is tony parker as the clock was running out at the end of the game with some crazy circus moves. look at them keep the dribble,
0 resist the urge to call one your own or you might end up in an 80s movie or in the real thing called jail or on the ridiculist. hey, that s it. thank for watching. rain, rain and more rain. we ll tell you who is in the bull s-eye today. and big brother watching. how much they might have on you. the irs in the hot seat accused of wasting millions of your dollars. the irony of it all. good morning, everyone. welcome to early start. i m john berman. i m christie roman. that s the good news. it is friday, june 7. 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with a looming rainmaker, the kind the east coast has not seen since hurricane sandy. in other words, forget those weekend plans. tropical storm andrea has already walloped florida seriously injuring one woman. it made its way through georgia overnight and today it s expected to churn up the eastern seaboard to bring with it rain, flooding and the possibility of heavy tornadoes. nick valencia is in south carolina. what do conditions