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good monday morning, everybody. we've been tracking the weather overnight. as we have for days. from severe thunderstorms in new england to the heat and winds fanning this california powerhouse fire. >> it's living up to its name this morning. tripling in size in the last 24 hours, forcing thousands from their homes. and not forgotten, the storm zone in oklahoma. littered with wreckage. twisters claiming several lives over the weekend, including three veteran storm chasers. we start in oklahoma with devin dwyer. >> reporter: downed trees, smashed cars, and splintered homes. a heart...

2013. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." it is 7 a.m. on the west coast on a monday. i'm savannah guthrie alongsi -- the power house fire exploded north of los angeles. nearly tripled in size threatening close to 1,000 homes. overnight firefighters managed to gain ground on the flames. >> officials are warning they may need to issue a new round of evacuations. >> we want to get to diana in lake hughes, california one of the communities threatened this morning. good morning...

for their political beliefs. and same agency under fire for partying with your tax dollars. have you seen the dance video? but this goes well beyond that and other so-called training videos. in minutes, how a ton of cash was spent on lavish conferences, including luxury suites for staffers at the irs. also, pressure mounting on the nation's top law enforcement officer, eric holder, after journalists were investigated and a fox news reporter called a criminal co-conspirator. one law maker now saying he wants the attorney general to answer questions upon request and if he doesn't -- ...

would be safe. as basements filled with water from flash flooding. >> saul salso the irs thinks tha good use of your tax dollars. >> to the right. >> to the left. >> a dance party video. the tax agency says it is meant for employee training. tonight who is demanding answers in the wake of the irs scandal. >> plus senator rand paul weighed in on the future of the gop. >> when the republican party looked like the rest of america we'll win again. >> in minutes his visit to this symbolic location for the speech. >> we begin in the midwest and the plains where they are picking up the piec...

Reason why. are they just another conservative target? the congresswoman who says the president owes americans hours at the top of the hour. anna kooiman is going country. she's live at the stetson factory. good morning to you. >> cowboy hats made in america since 1865. we'll tour here around that factory and i'm going to learn how to do this coming up. [ male announcer ] if paula ebert had her way, she would help her child. go! goooo! [ male announcer ] with everything. but instead she gives him capri sun super-v. witone combined serving of fruits and vegetables. capri sun super-v.