lebron wasn't having it. 15 points in the first quarter alone and then in the third the circus was in town, the acrobatic shot fell, james had 27, the heat won it 83-72. the nhl playoffs are in full swing but the only hat trick of the night was on the diamond. the yankees curtis branderson hit three home runs against the twins. matched the career high with five hits. he powered the yankees to 7-6 win. that's your first look at sports, i'm fred roggin. >> now for another look at the weather here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning once again, bill. >> the drought buster potentially. >> no kidding. >> especially up in new england this weekend. sunday into monday. as far as what we're looking at. this is where the drought is the worst, actually. down here in georgia, south carolina, and north florida. we are going to get rain in this area. i really think the heaviest amounts of rain are going to come up here in areas of new england from boston to albany, down towards the hartford area. we'll watch and see how it develops. this is your weekend forecast. showers and storms this morning, arkansas and north louisiana, east texas possibly dallas, too.