>> too close. breaking this morning, a near miss over new york city. one plane landing, the other new clues, patriots' player aaron hernandez reportedly seen on tape with the man who just hours later turned up dead. will the tight end be named a suspect? >> "your new day" starts right now. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning and welcome to "new day." it's our first friday. i'm kate bolduan. >> i'm chris cuomo. allow me the first tgif. >> well done. >> here at "new day." and of course joined by michaela pereira. it is friday, june 21st, 6:00 in the east. and the big story this morning, king james has done it again. for the second straight year, the miami heat are nba champions. lebron james scored 37 points in the heat's 95-88 victory over

the spurs in game seven of the nba finals. let's bring in rachel nichols live in miami where heat fans are probably still celebrating. how was it, rachel? >> chris, you know how this town is. there's a lot of people including myself who have not gone to bed yet after last night. and of course, they're celebrating the win, but they're also celebrating the way their team won. this is going to go down as the best finals in recent memory, maybe one of the best finals in nba history. two elite teams, half a dozen hall of fame players on the floor. and they just represented all the toughness, grit and heart that we really love about sports. >> reporter: they fought till the very end, till the very last possible minute of the very last possible game of the season. if sometimes sports is about fantastic feats of athleticism, this nba finals was about unrelenting determination. two past champions bringing out the best in each other, but only one was left standing.

>> saying hard work pays off was a true testament. last year when i was sitting up here, i said it was the toughest thing i've ever done. this year i tell last year, he's absolutely wrong. this was the toughest championship right here. >> obviously, we were really disappointed, you know. i had a great opportunity in game six. and tonight, you know, we did a great fight but just couldn't get over the hump. that's the life of sports. >> i thought we had a little bit of everything. we've got a bunch of guys who aren't going to give in, who keep playing for each other, with each other and really feel a responsibility to each other. you know, i expect nothing less, and that's what i got. >> reporter: the san antonio spurs had every right to think they had won the series three days ago in a potentially clinching game six, they were up by five points with less than 30 seconds to go. but the miami heat fought and

fought some more. pushing the finals to a thrilling seventh game and ultimately a second straight title. afterward in a champagne-soaked locker room, players took extra time to savor the moment. >> i just wanted to soak it in, you know. we go through life so fast. we never really get to enjoy moments. it seems like they go past us. so i just wanted to take that moment, soak it in, holler at my home boy, larry, right here and just have my own moment. >> larry, of course, would be the larry o'brien trophy. i guess when you've won three like dwyane wade has, you get to just call them larry. you guys remember when lebron james came down to miami to join dwyane wade three years ago. there was such a backlash. people hated the show "the decision." then pat riley organized a pep rally and lebron started counting the championships he assumed they were going to win.

that was seen as such arrogance. and when the heat didn't win in their first year, people questioned the whole endeavor. well, now they've won one and two. and public opinion on lebron has largely rebounded. really, chris, it's harge to judge this big experiment of riley's is anything but a success. >> there is no antidote to any kind of hate like winning, especially in sports. >> speaking of riley. >> it's interesting because we prize you here for your reporting, phenomenal reporter, great access, such integrity in it. >> he's going to say "but" -- >> but here at "new day," we're telling it how it is. while we have you, we need you to account for this. here we are. they are celebrating. pat riley with champagne. who's head is that? is that the shortest member of the heat? no, it is you. you are not disgusted. you are not yelling at him for breaking the line. >> i probably had to go on tv after that. >> how do you respond, rachel nichols? to moet on the head? >> a drowned rat look i was

going for which is very chic these days down here in miami. i don't know if you guys know that, if it's made it back up to new york or not. i've known pat riley for quite a long time, and i had asked him before that question just about the heart and everything that went into this championship. and he said it's something that you just feel. and then he said, just like i feel like doing this. a bottle of champagne over my head. >> perfect segue. perfect segue. all right, rachel. >> glad you got into the moment. >> we'll see you soon. very new this morning, two planes getting way too close for comfort in the skies over new york city. the faa investigating a near-miss between a delta flight arriving in jfk and a shuttle america regional flight departing from laguardia. renee march is in washington and joining us live with more on this. what are you learning, renee? >> you said it right off the top, a scary situation. we are just pulling in the information from the faa this morning. and they are just starting their

investigation. so here's what we know so far. one plane was supposed to land at new york's jfk airport. but it did not. instead, the pilot kept the plane in the air and was flying in the direction of laguardia airport. now, at this point, we have no idea why the pilot did not land as planned. it could be any number of reasons. he could have been experiencing problems with the airplane or another plane may not have cleared the runway as yet. now now, as this plane continued in the air, a second plane took off from laguardia, and that's when we had this near-miss in the new york city skies. now, the faa telling cnn just a short time ago that it is investigating an incident on june 13th at 3:45 p.m. in which delta airlines boeing 747 arriving at jfk's runway 4 left lost the required amount of separation with a shuttle america embraer e170 departing

from laguardia's runway 13. so that's from the faa. of course, we'll be following all of this as we get more information. kate? >> rene, thank you. from the earlier report, it sounds like they got extremely close. we'll be following up. thanks so much. hold on to your wallet. one day after a major market meltdown, wall street could be in for another wild ride. the dow dropped 350 points thursday, the worst day of the year. christine romans is keeping an eye on it. it's been a wild ride all year, but this was a particularly tough day. >> this was a vicious day across all markets. kate, it was really concerning. another day, another big plunge on wall street. and there's growing worry the bull market may be turning. >> reporter: it was the worst single day for the dow this year, dropping a whopping 353 points. no sector was immune to the selling. banks battered, manufacturers mauled, home builders hosed. so what happened? experts say there are two reasons behind the selloff.

the first started wednesday when fed chairman ben bernanke said the federal reserve may soon slow down the amount of money they're pumping into the economy each month. >> we will ease the pressure on the accelerator by gradually reducing the pace of purchases. >> reporter: the second, overnight thursday, bad news from china. manufacturing production fell for the first time in eight months. a sign that one of the world's most powerful economies isn't growing as fast as it had been. the pros on wall street say this was bound to happen after months of gains and record highs. and in fact, the fed pulling back might be a good sign that the economy's getting better. >> there is no fear. there is no panic that's going on. but i think we do know that it's going to be a nice slow, orderly process to see if our economy can stand on its own again. >> reporter: that doesn't make yesterday any prettier, and stocks were only part of it. a metal meltdown. 2 1/2-year lows for gold and silver. gold, the shelter from the storm in the recession, is dropping like a rock, losing a quarter of its value to far this year.

don't be too afraid to peek at your 401(k). even after yesterday's dramatic drop, the dow was up more than 12.5% this year. interest rates on treasury bonds also hit a two-year high. that means higher mortgage rates, higher car loan payments could be coming. watch this space. every market moving yesterday. >> like we've been seeing it's a good news/bad news story. >> right now futures are up 108 points. i think you'll see people buying stocks today. you'll see a little normalization after a big move. but a 350-point move, that is big. there is this feeling that there's a shift happening. higher rates are coming. higher mortgage rates are coming. and the stock market's going to have headwinds now if you'll have the fed out of the game sometime next year. >> that's why we have you to watch it and try to make sense of it all. christine, thanks so much. >> you're welcome. also new this morning, the stalled deal for immigration reform stalled no more. a senate group has agreed to a deal on a huge sticking point, strengthening border security. the deal calls for an additional $350 billion in border security

spending. it doubles the number of border agents to 40,000. let's bring in cnn's dana bash. she has more. dana, the extra $50 billion, was that enough? they think this is it now? >> reporter: well, if you listen really closely, chris, you can probably hear the sound of gop arms twisted by republican colleagues now. because the name of the game is to get enough votes in the senate on immigration reform, to give momentum to the bill heading into the house where it is a very tough sell. now, supporters from capitol hill to the white house hope this new change on border security will help. a frustrated vice president making a push on immigration reform before a group of latinos in las vegas last night. >> i'm sick and tired of being defensive. i'm sick and tired of us acting like we have to apologize for doing the right thing. >> reporter: for republicans, in particular, it's all about border security. that's why they call an immigration deal to beef it up a

breakthrough. >> the border should not be an issue if this amendment passes. >> reporter: enhancing border security includes doubling the number of border agents to 40,000. and completing the 700-mile southern border fence. republican supporters emphasize border security measures must be complete and certified before some 11 million illegal immigrants can get on a 13-year path to citizenship s. >> 11 million people live in the shadows in de facto amnesty, and by god, they are being exploited every single day. >> reporter: president obama wants immigration reform for his legacy. many republicans want it to keep the party viable in the future since hispanic voters are fleeing the gop. only 27% voted for mitt romney in 2012, a precipitous drop since george w. bush won 44% in 2004. still, much of the gop base opposes any path to citizenship. we asked florida republican marko rubio, a lead gop

supporter, about conservative criticism. >> i understand why they're upset. we shouldn't do this for politics. this is as much a negative as it is a positive. people are really upset it, and i respect it, and i understand it. >> reporter: now, rubio says over and over to his skeptical republican colleagues that no one can become a legal permanent resident until border security measures are in place. but republicans, especially those in the house, simply aren't buying it. that's where this goes next. and based on our conversations there, chris, positions seem to be hardenagaining against immigration. john boehner comparing it to obamacare. >> they're near a compromise. dana bash, thank you for the reporting. new details this morning on the death of "sopranos" star james gandolfini. we've just learned that the hotel staff had to bust down the door to his hotel bathroom to get access to him. doctors in italy have performed an autopsy, as was expected, and are expected to release the results of that very soon. early evidence suggests that the

star suffered a heart attack while traveling in rome. cnn's michelle turner has been following this tragic news since the beginning. what more are you hearing this morning? >> well, of course, there is a lot of information that keeps coming in when they're trying to figure out what exactly happened. still a lot of shock that james gandolfini is dead. the tributes and well wishes continue to roll in, and now we wait for answers why. >> reporter: new details are emerging in the sudden death of "sopranos" star james gandolfini who died of an apparent heart attack in rome. he was staying at this hotel with his family when he fell ill in the bathroom. his 13-year-old son, michael, reportedly making the frantic call for help. doctors attempted to resuscitate him for 40 minutes but were unable to restart his heart. gandolfini was also traveling with his wife, debra lynn, and their 9-month-old daughter, liliana. as his family waits for autopsy results in italy, his television family is sharing more about the man they describe as generous,

loyal and humble. >> tell us she can stay with us if she wants. >> are you sure? >> yeah. >> reporter: edie falco who played his wife on "the sopranos" says she's devastated by his sudden passing saying "my heart goes out to his family as those of us and his pretend one hold on to the intense and beautiful time together. the love between tony and carmela was one of the greatest i've ever known." >> dad. >> hey. >> reporter: gandolfini's television daughter, jamie lynn seigler, says she's heartbroken, saying "i spent ten years of my life studying and admiring one of the most brilliant actors, yes, but more importantly, one of the greatest men. jim had the ability unbeknownst to him to make you feel like everything would be all right if he was around." he started a television transformation. >> there was never a character as dark and complicated as tony soprano on american television.

gan ddolfini started an archety. >> reporter: outside the gandolfini new york apartment, fans are leaving tributes to a man whose work and presence they'll deeply miss. >> now, we spoke with john travolta as well last night. he's a good friend. they had done five movies together. and he says that he has reached out to the gandolfini family to help them get through this because, in john travolta's words, i know how they're fe feeling. he and his wife, kelly preston, lost her son, jett, back in 2009. >> nischelle, thanks so much. let's get over to michaela. >> good morning to you all. big stories developing this hour, the massive protests across brazil intensifying. at least one person there has been killed. tear gas and rubber bullets filled the streets of rio de janeiro as protests faced off against riot police.

across the country more than 1 million people protested in dozens of cities. brazil's president is expected to hold an emergency meeting with her cabinet today in an attempt to calm things down. government officials canceled that bus fare hike that originally sparked the backlash. now to flooding so severe, it could force as many as 100,000 canadians to evacuate. a state of emergency in effect in calgary, alberta. some homes there completely swept away. >> holy. [ muted ] there it is. >> just intense video there. mandatory evacuations are in place now for -- we know that mandatory evacuations are in effect. parts of the southern alberta -- >> there it is.

>> all right. so we see that incredible video there. mandatory evacuations are in place for some 20 communities. we're going to bring you more news about what's happening there in calgary, alberta, canada. meanwhile in florida, opening arguments set to begin monday in the george zimmerman trial. he is the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of gunning down 17-year-old trayvon martin. an all-female jury was chosen. zimmerman claims he shot martin in self-defense, but prosecutors will try to move the murder was unjustified. the firm that vetted nsa leaker edward snowden now under the microscope. the inspector general's office investigating allegations of routine failures with its investigations. also, reuters reported hiring screeners at contractor booz, alan hamelton found possible discrepancies in a resume snowden submitted but hired him anyway. we now know the name of kanye west and kim kardashian's baby girl. kanye west and kim kardashian

named her north, as in north west. the name apparently been floating around as a rumor for months, but kim quashed it back in march. she apparently changed her mind. and i hear the rumor is nori will be her nickname, which is kind of cute. >> nori is an adorable name. >> those in the southwest what offended. >> i think they feel alienated. congratulations. coming up next, brand-new details on the investigation involving a new england patriots player. we know how the victim died. and there is an american soldier in captivity. the question is, will the american government have negotiations with the taliban to get him out? the soldier, there he is, when we come back. i want to make things more secure.

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cnn that oden lloyd, the man whose body was found near his home, was shot to death. susan candiotti joins us live from massachusetts. good morning, susan. >> reporter: good morning, chris. among the headlines this morning, aaron hernandez, the patriots' star tight end, is seen on surveillance videos with his friend, oden lloyd, the night before lloyd was murdered. according to that same report in "the boston globe," they were seen together on the street where lloyd lived. and on this street, the question is, where is aaron hernandez? he hasn't been seen here since he left for a meeting with his attorney yesterday. the embattled patriots' tight end spent much of thursday away from home. first he drove to gillette stadium as a news helicopter hovered overhead tracking his white suv. hernandez hustled into the facility. next he stopped for gas where he was bombarded with questions from reporters.

>> reporter: can you tell us -- anything you want to say? what happened on monday night? can you just tell us what happened on monday night? >> reporter: the family of oden lloyd also wants to know what happened monday night. they wonder why lloyd, a friend of hernandez, was shot dead. his body discovered a half mile from hernandez's home. police are not calling hernandez a suspect in the murder, yet lloyd's family wants to know why police are searching hernandez's home. what do you make of the questions that he is being asked, and what would you like to know? >> i'd like to know why. you know, he was a very great guy. what could he possibly have done to anger anybody to do that? that's all i can really say. >> reporter: do you think he might have had something to do with it? >> i don't want to make a comment about that. >> reporter: olivia tabow explained the relationship between hernandez and the victim, saying her brother's girlfriend and hernandez's fiancee are sisters. she confirms that on friday, both men were at a nightclub

together. as far as you know, ever have any angry words between them? >> not that i know of. >> reporter: back at the crime scene, investigators using metal detectors poked through piles of dirt, looking for evidence in lloyd's murder. hernandez's lawyer won't comment on the investigation. wbz reports he met with his client in downtown boston thursday. again, the police are not labeling aaron hernandez a suspect. and the district attorney's office tells me they are working around the clock for answers. the family of mr. lloyd tells me all they want, chris, is justice. >> all right. thank you very much. let's bring in cnn legal analyst sunny hostin with kate. >> thank you, sunny is with me, cnn legal analyst. i want to get your take as we're getting new information about this very troubling situation involving aaron rodgers.

we also are hearing reports that his home security system, his cell phone were destroyed. cnn, we have not confirmed those reports. but if these reports are true, that cannot be good for any defense. >> no, no. because you would be charged with tampering with evidence and impeding an investigation. but i will tell you what is troubling to me when i look at this case. it's been reported that there was a search warrant executed on his home. it is very difficult to get a search warrant, to go into someone's home and grab things. and so the fact that a judge found probable cause that something has happened and that links hernandez to that, that tells me that this is really an ongoing investigation and that it's a significant investigation. >> and sunny, i apologize, i misspoke. i said aaron rodgers, a very different football player. aaron hernandez, of course, i meant. apologies to everyone. with all of this information out there, there's clearly the potential of an arrest. why no arrest yet, then? >> well, i think it's still preliminary. and the police are not saying that he is the suspect, that he

is the target of the investigation. again, it's an ongoing investigation. and i -- >> they seem to be kind of circle, though. >> yeah, because i think you have to be really careful. you hear of cases where people are named as suspects or targets very, very early. it can ruin someone's life, especially if they have done no wrong. and so i think they're being very, very careful in this. we're talking about a high-profile person, a high-profile football player. >> absolutely. >> if they are wrong, they could ruin his career, ruin his life. and so i think they're doing the right thing by taking their time. but again, a search warrant of someone's home tells me that this is a pretty significant investigation. >> yeah. we're going to have to you back to talk much more about this. >> sure. >> because every day we've been getting more and more information of just what is going on here. >> yeah, it's sort of being leaked out little by little. again, i think we should caution everyone that this is a preliminary investigation. >> and not jump to conclusions. >> and he hasn't been arrested. there's no arrest warrant as far as i know. >> you're absolutely right. sunny hostin, thank you. let's go over to the weather

center with what you need to know before you head out the door. >> good morning. big stuff, the first day of summer. i like it hot. i'm assuming kate likes it hot. we're going to be talking about temperatures and where they're expected to be above normal. this is the outlook for the next three months. unfortunately, above average. we do not want it in the southwest. and actually, even in the northeast, we're looking for above-normal temperatures. the outlook for rain, below normal in the same spots. but even the pacific northwest, a little unusual. an above-average rainfall expected in the southeast. that's what's expected over the next three months. it's friday. it's the weekend, and it's beautiful. the northeast loving this, 80s with no rain. we have been waiting for that one. where is the rain? we're talking about around minnesota, heavy rainfall. two to four inches expected there. in the midwest, one to three expected in the dakotas as well. not good news there. the worst news of all in the southwe southwest, southwesterly winds flowing in, dry air, warmer temperatures. what they need is moisture. looks like maybe next week.

crossing fingers. a tough weekend but hopefully next week the southwest gets that moisture. >> all right. thanks so much. next on "new day," new hope for the only american soldier being held in captivity. the u.s. government is now in talks with the taliban. and guess what instagram learned? you know pictures? they move now. so they're offering video on instagram. we're going to try it out for you right here straight ahead on "new day." ready? happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go.

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♪ i know what you did in the dark ♪ welcome back to "new day." i'm chris cuomo. >> i'm kate bolduan. it is friday, june 21st. >> as the u.s. heads into peace talks with taliban leaders, the release of the only known soldier in captivity. let's get to cnn's barbara starr. she has more. barbara, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. well, right now the only question on the table really is

will president obama give the taliban what they want in return for getting bo bergdahl back? there may be fragile new hope for the release of sergeant bo bergdahl. >> release me. please, i'm begging you, bring me home, please. bring me home. >> reporter: bergdahl is the only american soldier known to be in captivity, held, it's believed, for the last four years by insurgents along the afghanistan/pakistan border. now the u.s. and the taliban are on the verge of a face-to-face meeting in doha, qatar, to talk about ending the afghanistan war and bergdahl is on the negotiating agenda. >> certainly the issue of sergeant bergdahl, on the fact that he has been gone too long, will be a part of the discussion. >> reporter: the taliban wants to swaul bergdahl for five detainees held at guantanamo

bay. but some observers ask, should the u.s. negotiate with terrorists even if it's to bring an american home? >> we should never stop trying to get him back. but i don't think anybody wants to see their country sold down the river, in a sense, just to bring them back. >> reporter: james carafano says be careful about talking to the taliban about anything. they see victory in just getting the u.s. to sit down with them. and we're going to be watching this throughout the weekend because bo bergdahl's parents will make a rare public appearance tomorrow at a rally in their hometown of hailey, idaho, and make another appeal for their son's release. chris? >> all right, barbara, four years just too long. got to bring him home, have to find a way to do it. also more news developing. let's get straight to michaela for that. >> thanks so much, kate and chris. you can bet there's a whole lot of celebrating going on in south beach. lebron james and the heat winning their second title.

lebron, 37 points including the game-clinching shot in a thrilling 95-88 game seven win over tim duncan and the spurs. james became just the third player to be named finals mvp two years in a row. the others, oh, some fellows by the name of bill russell and michael jordan. president obama expected to announce former justice department official james comi as his next choice for fbi director. he was deputy attorney general under george bush. his tenure began days before the september 11th attacks. are you agitated by having to turn off all your gadgetry when you fly? the faa is expected to relax the ban on personal electronics at low altitudes. cell phone calls are expected to remain off limits. the faa reportedly won't make a formal decision on relaxing the rules until late september. a fireworks plan in montreal goes up in a fireball. two people were killed as the

fire and smoke intensified. can you see and hear the fireworks going off inside. everyone within but a half mile was evacuated. a highway that connects montreal with pristoronto was shut down four years. an investigation into the cause is under way. want to share an incredibly heartwarming reunion. a sergeant in the national guard surprises his family during game two of the stanley cup finals. sergeant arranged an appearance on the ice with the blackhawks and children. they had no idea. he has been in afghanistan for nine months. and wanted to make his return home extra special. >> i've been gone the last couple of years on two different deployments in the last three. so i thought this would be nice. i told them where i was at. i was in afghanistan for the last nine months. i hadn't seen my brand-new boy. so they said they were going to do it for me. and i'm forever grateful. >> yeah, you heard it right, it was the first time sergeant dick

had an opportunity to meet and hold his baby son. the baby's, like, who is this guy? he's, like, i like his face. >> i like him. >> obviously, the soldier sacrificed, but we forget, it's the whole family that gives up so much. we thank them for their service. >> i love those moments. coming up next on "new day," tear gas, rubber bullets, riot police all being used to subdue protesters in brazil. is there an end in sight? and then, angelina jolie back in her role as u.s. envoy for the first time since announcing her double mastectomy. she did an exclusive report for cnn. and we have it coming up. [ male announcer ] you know what happens

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welcome back to "new day." let's go around the world for the news happening across the globe this morning. starting in brazil where the president there has scheduled an emergency cabinet meeting in response to growing anti-government protests there. cnn's matthew chance is reporting from rio. >> reporter: well, this is easily one of the biggest

protests that brazil has seen since these demonstrations began. it started off as a protest over rising bus fares. but it's become something much more important, something much broader than that. ask anyone here what they say they're demonstrating against now is corruption, it's bad education and a bad health care system. they want a complete change of the system in brazil. kate. >> matthew, thank you so much. now to terrifying flash floods in northern india. hundreds of people may already be dead. cnn's reporter is there. >> reporter: these waves coming down the mountain are bringing passengers stranded by the floods down to dry, flat land. tens of thousands more remain trapped. and rescue teams have intensified their efforts to locate and evacuate them. relatives of people who are still missing are coming here from various corners of india to try and get some information about their loved ones. but poor cell phone and internet

connectivity is making that very hard to do. the death toll now stands officially at least at 150. it's expected to rise significantly over the next few days. kate, back to you. >> that video is just jarring. thanks so much. and in rome, we are awaiting autopsy results for "the sopranos" star james gandolfini. cnn's dan rivers has more. >> reporter: we've now confirmed that james gandolfini was traveling with his 13-year-old son and his sister when he collapsed at this hotel in central rome on thursday night. paramedics tried in vain to resuscitate him. they continued cpr as they rushed him to a local hospital, but he was pronounced dead on arrival. he was here with his family to attend a film festival down in sicily. the film festival that now will be held in his memory. kate? >> dan, thank you. thanks so much. all right. we've been talking all morning about the new champ in the nba. the miami heat have done it again. they won game seven. amazing series. let's bring in andy scholes with

"the bleacher report." andy didn't make a call about who was going to win. doesn't get any glory. >> it's finally over, andy. >> you know what, guys? it's documented on twitter before the series, i picked the heat to win this in seven. i might not have got each game right, but overall i got there one way or another. this game, what a game it was in game seven. it lived up to all the hype. and when it was all said and done, this one another instant classic. neither team able to get more than a seven-point lead the entire way in this one. miami up three in the fourth quarter. look at this, shane battier knocked down the three. he hit six threes in this game. amazing performance from him. and you know, the spurs, though, they would not go away. look at this. they come right back. tim duncan, the and one. that gets them back within three. down two with under a minute to go. this is a play tim duncan will never forget. point-blank misses it. that would have tied the game. and on the very next possession, lebron, he'll put the nail in the coffin right here with the

jumper. he finished with 37 points. ties a record for most points in an nba finals game seven victory. heat win it, 95-88. lebron, your finals mvp for the second year in a row, and this celebration will continue monday morning with the victory parade through downtown miami. >> good for them. and andy scholes has been picked to win it again next year. >> at least it was a good series. >> young girl soccer players have a new name to look up to. who's the new name? >> that's right. abby wambach, the new queen scorer in all of women's soccer. she set the new record for international goals last night. she scored four goals in the first half of the game against south korea. it gives her 160 for her career. a big congratulations to her. >> abby wambach scored her third game of the year against south korea. >> good stuff there, andy. something for everybody. appreciate "the bleacher report," as we do every day. let's get straight to indra

petersons. >> i'm taking everyone back to the basics. it's been such a bad fire season. why are these fires so early? let's remember, we get the moisture in the wintertime. we dry out typically in the summertime. and by fall is when we typically see the winds pick up and the fire season. unfortunately this year we've had such a deficit in rainfall in the southwest that instead of seeing the peak in the fall, we're now looking at fall-like conditions early on. that means the fire season's not only peaking early, it's going to be lasting throughout the entire period. so that's a tough situation. we'll be dealing with it, of course. we continue to have red-flag warnings. the situation is not great today because once again, high pressure close to low pressure. what does that mean to us? dry southwesterly flow. so very windy conditions that are not only adding to those warm temperatures. we're talking 80s, 90s, even triple-digit heat, but single-digit humidity. it doesn't look like we'll see

high pressure until next week. that's the problem. fire season so early on. we know it's only going to get worse from here. >> indra, thank you. coming up on "new day," planes getting close to each other again. why in the skies over new york city two planes come way too close. we're going to give you details on the potential disaster. >> coming up. plus, angelina jolie giving comfort to refugees for the first time since her announcement of the double mastectomy. we have her report exclusively for cnn. copd makes it hard to breathe... but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announcer ] advair is clinically proven

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nsa director general keith alexander says the surveillance program made public this month has helped foil over 50 terrorist plots since 9/11. 50. in fact, the nsa has ruined more plots than director m. night shyamalan. i'm just telling you. >> the white house staff played softball against a team of marijuana lobbyists. which explains there were 20 hits before the game even started.

>> that was coming. we like that. >> jimmy wins. >> that's easy humor. >> still like it. >> pot humor is easy humor. there's a new way to capture your very special moments as long as it is under 15 seconds. facebook has announced a new short video service for its photo-sharing app instagram which we love. the new service is facebook's answer to twitter's video app, vine. you got all that? >> nope. >> if not, we're about to try to break it down. lori siegle is here, cnn money tech correspondent. what's this all about in >> first of all, instagram, 130 million users, sold for $1 billion at facebook. a big deal to your kids, too. a lot of younger users. essential lu you can take a video, 15 seconds, edit is yourself, put a cool filter on it, and bottom line, it makes you look like a much better cinematographer than you really are. that's awesome. i tested it out specifically for you guys. check out my attempt. >> exclusive. >> exclusive. >> good morning, guys.

so right now you're looking at me, and i have a filter. the video looks kind of cool. i'm actually testing out the smartphone app called instagram. they just launched a video component. >> so maybe i could be a little bit more creative. this is my first go at it. i put a moon filter on. >> black and white? >> yeah, i thought maybe it looked better in black and white. >> you look good. >> what are the real differences? i mean, this is direct competition for -- direct competition to vine. what's the real difference between these two services other than they're on different social media? >> essentially this one, 15 seconds you got. vine, you got six seconds. so a lot of the vine users are these creative, artsy folks making these little videos. 15 seconds, you got a little longer. the founder of incentral instagram said i want 15 seconds, that magic number. >> my question is, is this a shot across the bow of vine? >> they're going 16 seconds.

>> 16 1/2 he could s >> 16 1/2 he couldeconds. >> this is what happens in sill von v silicon valley. they showed new features, maybe the ability to edit because you can't edit with vine. we'll see. >> big difference, you can put a filter on it. instagram, you can. vine, you cannot. we tried this this morning. >> we did it. >> let's try it. >> let's show them our video. >> stop talking and throw some football. throw it to me. >> good hands. >> you can't make that throw look any better. no matter what filter they have. he said, oh, my face! catch the ball. >> it seemed pretty easy. >> they're hoping this is going to be the next big thing. everyone's been waiting for this. >> people like video. it's a big deal. >> people want more, more, more.

>> family-sharing videos of the child taking the first step. >> absolutely. >> cats in costumes. >> that first step doesn't last 15 seconds normally. that's perfect. all right, lori, thank you so much. we cue the music. you know what that means here on "new day," "the rock block," a quick look at the interesting headlines topping the web, health, science, business, beyond. >> let's see if we've got beyond. "l.a. times," the fda has approved the use of the morning-after pill plan "b" one-step for all women and girls regardless of age. it comes after the obama administration complied with a court order to do so. in "the new york times," researchers have produced a new 3-d map of the human brain. that shows unprecedented detail. the new map called big brain produces images 50 times greater than before. and in the "new york post," new jersey banning trash talking. it penalizes teenage players for

unsportsmanlike behavior. no room for that. >> i like it. >> keep it clean, people. christine romans. here with our business news you need to know. >> good morning. home prices on fire. the national association of realtors says home prices jumped in may. $280,000 is the median price. up 15% from last year. biggest gain since 2005. mortgage rates eased a bit last month, but don't expect that to last too long with all the talk of the fed tapering. freddie mac says a 30-year fixed, 3.93%, the 15-year, 3.04%. >> all right. thanks so much, christine. now we need the weather, and that means indra petersons in the weather center. >> good morning. first day of summer, guys. we love it, right? nice and dry in the southeast. but unfortunately, out in the southwest, still looking at red-flag warnings. very hot, dry and gusty winds through the weekend. talking about what we're looking for the rain. again and again we continue to see rain in the dakotas especially towards minnesota. another two to four inches expected there. flooding concerns will be the biggest concern in that area.

but again, back to the first day of summer, look at this, gorgeous weather across the entire country. finally i can make plans in new york this weekend. no rain. i guess i need to thank chris for that because i'm not taking the blame when it's bad. thank you, chris. >> you're welcome. coming up at the top of the hour which, of course, means it's time for the top news. near-miss. breaking this morning, two planes come way too close to each other above new york city. why does this happen so often? market plunge. the dow drops more than 300 points. your 401(k) taking a bit hit, but just how worried should you be? back at work. angelina jolie on the front lines, reporting on refugees from syria, not slowing down at all after her surgery. a cnn exclusive. your "new day" starts right now.

what you need to know -- >> please bring me home. >> -- what you just have to see. this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning and welcome to "new day." it is friday, june 21st. i'm kate bolduan. >> and i'm chris cuomo. we're with michaela pereira, as always, and in the middle of 30 minutes of commercial-free news. >> brand new this morning, a new disaster over new york city. two airplanes almost slamming into each other. a near-miss. the incident is now being investigated by the faa. one plane was arriving at jfk airport. the departing one departing laguardia. one source says the planes came as close as 100 feet to each other. cnn's rene marsh is joining us live with the latest on this. what more are you learning, rene? >> well, kate, we can tell you

we've been in close contact with the faa this morning. and we're just pulling in this information this morning. they tell us they are just starting this investigation. and here's what we know so far. >> reporter: the incident happened here at new york's jfk airport. a shuttle america embraer e170 was taking off just as a delta 747 was preparing to land. that 747 then peeled out of its landing in a standard procedure called a missed approach. the two planes then came way too close. the faa will not confirm just how close. in a statement it said the two aircraft were turning away from each other at the point where they lost the required separation. both aircraft landed safely. it is the latest in a string of near-misses across the nation's airports in the past few years. last year in washington, d.c., at reagan national airport three planes barely avoided slamming

into one another after a control tower miscommunication. and a frightening near multiple collision in denver just before last thanksgiving. >> traffic 1:00 less than two miles at same altitude descend immediately. >> reporter: a passenger plane caught on radar steering directly into the line of several aircraft. in 2010, a pilot at boston logan airport takes a wrong turn, right into the path of another aircraft. an air traffic controller frantically works to avoid a disaster. >> jetblue 1264 hold right there. jetblue hold, hold. >> reporter: thankfully the pilot hears him just in time. crisis averted. all right. and again, the faa not giving any specifics so far on exactly how close these two planes came to each other. but just to give you a sense, they say on average, they shouldn't be any closer than three miles. so three miles is the standard. of course, we're following this and as soon as we get more

details, we'll get that to you. kate? >> all right, rene marsh, thanks so much. it was just a horrible day on wall street. the markets plunging, a 353-point drop, this after another triple-digit drop wednesday. let's bring in christine romans. good morning, christine. what are the futures doing? >> they're up right now about 100 points, but they lost a lot yesterday. it was every market around the world. stocks, bonds, commodities, everything moving. here's what happened. >> reporter: it was the worst single day for the dow this year, dropping a whopping 353 points. no sector was immune to the selling. banks battered. manufacturers mauled. home builders hosed. so what happened? experts say there are two reasons behind the selloff. the first started wednesday when fed chairman bernanke said the federal reserve may soon slow down the amount of money they're pumping into the economy each month. >> we will ease the pressure on the accelerator by gradually reducing the pace of purchases. >> reporter: the second,

overnight thursday, bad news from china. manufacturing production fell for the first time in eight months. a sign that one of the world's most powerful economies isn't growing as fast as it had been. the pros on wall street say this was bound to after after months of gains and record highs. and in fact, the fed pulling back might be a good sign that the economy is getting better. >> there is no fear. there is no panic that's going on. but i think we do know that it's going to be a nice slow orderly process to see if our economy can stand on its own again. >> reporter: that doesn't make yesterday any prettier, and stocks were only part of the bad news. a metal meltdown. 2 1/2-year lows for gold and silver. gold, the shelter from the storm in the recession, is dropping like a rock. but don't be too afraid to peek at your 401(k). even after yesterday's dramatic drop, the dow was up more than 12.5% this year. interest rates on treasury bonds also hit a two-year high. that means higher mortgage rates could be coming.

higher car loan rates could be coming. that could be around the corner. but don't despair. some overseas markets recovering a bit. stock futures in this country are up about 100 points. buckle up. volatile, yeah. i think it's good to be volatile until we know what the fed is going to do. it could be volatile until the end of the year. the autopsy is done. and the results are due in. they expect later today in the death of "sopranos" star james gandolfini. the early reports are an apparent heart attack. we are learning much more about just what happened to gandolfini. cnn's nischelle turner is joining us with the latest. >> kate, we are learning more this morning about the night he died. according to the head of the film festival in sicily, his son was worried about how long his father had been in the bathroom. because he did not answer michael's knocking, he alerted the hotel staff who knocked down the door and then called emergency services. >> reporter: new details are emerging in the sudden death of

"sopranos" star james gandolfini who died of an apparent heart attack in rome. he was staying at this hotel with his family when he fell ill in the bathroom. his 13-year-old son, michael, reportedly making the frantic call for help. doctors attempted to resuscitate him for 40 minutes but were unable to restart his heart. gandolfini was also traveling with his wife, debra lynn, and their 9-month-old daughter, liliana. as his family waits for autopsy results in italy, his television family is sharing more about the man they describe as generous. bo loyal and humble. >> tell her she can stay with us if she wants. >> are you sure? >> yeah. >> reporter: edie falco who played his wife, carmela, on "the sopranos" says she's devastated by his sudden passing, saying "my heart goes out to his family as those of us in his pretend one hold on to the memories of our intense and beautiful time together. the love between tony and

carmela was one of the greatest i've ever known." his television daughter jamie lynn seigler says she's heartbroken, saying "i spent ten years of my life studying and admiring one of the most brilliant actors, yes, but more importantly, one of the greatest men. jim had the ability, unbeknownst to him, to make you feel like everything would be all right if he was around." the emmy-award winning actor touched the lives of those he worked with and started a television transformation. >> there was never a character as dark and complicated as tony soprano on american television. gandolfini sort of created an archetype. he would become the catalyst for so many other dark, secretive characters. >> reporter: outside the gandolfini family new york apartment, fans are leaving tributes to a man whose work and presence they'll deeply miss. the head of the emergency department at the hospital in rome where gandolfini's body was taken says there could be a full report issued later today after

the autopsy. but then it is up to gandolfini's family whether or not they release those results to the public. >> nischelle, thank you. the trayvon martin trial is going to begin on monday. a jury has been seated in a second-degree murder case. this morning we're learning more about just who will decide george zimmerman's fate. to start with, all six of the jurors are women. cnn's pamela brown joins us with that. good morning. >> good morning to you, chris. this is a case that captured national attention. selecting a jury who hasn't already made up their minds of zimmerman's guilt or innocence has been no easy task. an usually small jury has been seated to begin the trial on monday. after almost two weeks of jury selection, six women, five of them white, chosen to decide the fate of george zimmerman in his second-degree murder trial. >> and is this jury panel acceptable to you, sir? >> yes, your honor.

>> reporter: all women and most of them familiar with guns. >> my son just has -- i guess like a hunting rifle and some bb guns. >> my brother-in-law has hunting rifles. >> i used to have a concealed weapons permit. >> reporter: florida is a friendly firearms state. an attorney who spent more than 15 years handling firearm cases says having an all-female jury could actually help zimmerman's defense. >> anyone can use a firearm to defend themselves against a larger, stronger assailant. so i don't think it necessarily -- i think the women will understand the self-defense aspect of this case. >> reporter: zimmerman says he acted in self-defense when he shot unarmed 17-year-old trayvon martin. prosecutors say zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, unjustly profiled martin because he was african-american. >> i think the fact that there are caucasians predominating on the jury probably will go in zimmerman's corner. and i say that because i think

that african-americans, had they see trayvon martin, they see their own child. >> i think that female jurors are partial and very sensitive when the victim is a child. >> reporter: zimmerman's defense attorney is urging the jury to keep an open mind. >> we, as human beings, constantly make immediate decisions and assumptions. we talked about that earlier. in this unique set of circumstances, you are told affirmatively not to do that. >> if convicted, zimmerman faces 25 years to life in prison. the jury will be sequestered. four alternates will also hear this case, two males, white, also two women, also white. >> the reason there are 6 jurors, not 12, this isn't a death penalty case. >> and that's unique in florida. this morning we are closer, i guess, to an agreement on immigration reform. a senate deal calls for an additional $50 billion to strengthen border security, and

it also doubles the number of border security agents to 40,000. let's talk more about this with our chief national correspondent, john king. john, there is a lot that's going into kind of this extra bit of compromise. but what i really have noticed in the past day is that the architects of this immigration bill are out selling this hard. john mccain is one of them. let's listen to a sound bite, and then we'll talk about it. >> there is great skreepticism t there because of what has happened in the past. i think this will give people confidence that we are serious. and this is a trigger -- a lot of them will say this is a trigger. there is no trigger. >> they're adding these kind of extras in there, but from what you see in washington, is it enough? >> reporter: well, you've seen some senators say yes, but some conservatives say no. and kate, you're a veteran of this debate. the last time this issue went off the tracks, it was the bush, kennedy, mccain bill. tea party conservatives, other

conservatives who don't like these bills don't trust mccain. while he can talk to you about the minutia of immigration policy, probably not the best spokesman. but senator mccain is out front on this issue. committee help explain it to the american people. he's not the best salesman for the people where the president and senator mccain have issued. >> it feels like the process isn't selling all of these guys well to the american people. tell me what i'm getting wrong here. you made the compromise, $50 billion you're going to put to border security when they know you can't completely secure the border. it's 2,000 miles long. even with 40,000, you'd have one person every 250 feet if you line them up. we know it's still going to be porous. $50 billion of taxpayers' money towards something they know isn't a fix. what message does that send? >> reporter: well, it sends the message to conservatives that we're going to do almost everything we can to answer your biggest question, which is border security. we spent a lot of time to path to citizenship. this bill will die if they can't

get enough conservatives in the house and senate and be convinced that you're getting at least dramatic improvements in border security. you're right. there's no way to stop everything. at least nobody's found a way to stop everything. but the bill is dead on arrival in the house if they don't convince more conservatives they're doing more on border security. but to your other point, unlike a lot of bills they vote on quickly, they limit the number of amendments, at least this one has an open process. that is one thing where the tea party guys are saying thank you. you're allowing us to have amendments on the floor, to have an open process, a longer process. is that going to help? we'll see. >> it sounds like it's going to be a messy process if history repeats itself. that's for sure. john king, nice to see you. thank you. >> reporter: thank you. >> see you soon. >> big issue for people to see whether or not these guys down there in washington can do our business well, or if it's all about these compromises that make sense only to them. >> but people do want to see compromise, though. >> they do. let's hopefully see it. just because it's 50 billion bucks doesn't mean it's not compromise. a lot of news.

let's go over to michaela with all the headlines. >> good morning to you. making news, as many as 100,000 canadians may be forced to evacuate because of extensive flooding. the rushing water so powerful entire homes have been washed away. >> holy -- there it is. a state of emergency is in effect in calgary, and mandatory evacuations are in place for 20 other communities. parts of southern alberta are facing rising floodwaters, and they could get even more rain. so far we're glad to report no reports of deaths or injuries. let's bring in our meteorologist indra petersons for more on the flooding. it is concerning, the amount of rain in such a short amount of time they've had. and it's not expected to subside? >> well, unfortunately, no, it's not. they literally got more rain in 24 hours than they typically see in the entire month of june. so when you look at this video, there's two things going on. you're not only getting heavy rain, but you're talking also

about a storm system staying in one place. it's almost like that rain cloud over your house that doesn't move. that's unfortunately what happened. the rivers there rose anywhere from six to ten feet in several hours. not a good situation. look at these numbers here. this is what they saw in 24 hours. of course they're looking at flooding with numbers like this. what michaela was talking about. here's the low right now. they're continuing to see rain today. even tomorrow. sunday they're going to get a break. as i move out of the way, notice what's expected to come in by monday and tuesday. this expected to move in meaning more rain on the way for them. definitely not a good situation. we're already seeing that flooding currently. >> and we know the military's been called in. hopefully folks there getting support. thank you so much for that. continuing on with news developing at this hour, the company that did a background check of edward snowden, itself under investigation. the inspector general's office looking to a possible systemic failure with the firm's vetting practices. also, reuters reporting hiring

screeners at contractor booz allen hamilton found possible discrepancies in a resume snowden submitted but they hired him anyway. brazil's president postponing a trip to japan, calling an emergency cabinet meeting to deal with a wave of anti-government protests in her nation. there are reports of more than 1 million people taking part in demonstrations across brazil. those protests began last week over transport fees but have also highlighted government corruption and the cost of hosting next year's world cup. a county chairman for the republican party in illinois has resigned after he trashed a gop candidate for congress. jim allen wrote an e-mail to a conservative website and called erica harold a street walker and love child of the democratic party. she is a lawyer, and she's a former miss america. party officials had call eed fo allen to step down. amazing video from china. delivery men spotted a 2-year-old girl dangling from a fifth floor window. they get ready to catch the

toddler and broke her fall. one of the heroes broke his arm. another suffered neck injuries. they certainly delivered the goods by saving this little girl's life and breaking her fall. my goodness. >> you see in the video, the girl does hit the ground, but stopping the momentum -- >> absolutely. >> slowed it down. >> this one was important to watch. you know why? it shows how much momentum even a child's body carries. so this is really hard to do when these people fall. >> you don't often see the actual fall happening. we always talk about it after the fact. >> they were injured. she was not. which is tremendous. >> all over the world, same problem. got to watch our kids especially near windows. >> so true. so other news we are watching this morning, the king lebron james keeps his crown. last night the miami heat won the nba championship for the second time, second year in a row. lebron led the heat with 37 points. over the very tough san antonio spurs. rachel nichols, worst assignment of the week, is in south beach. where i'm sure they and you are

probably still celebrating. morning, rachel. >> reporter: well, this gives you an idea, i was just texted a photo of the rapper drake, pat riley and lebron james all partying together in a club. i don't know how you guys would like to be a fly on that wall. celebrating what is already being considered one of the best nba finals series ever. they fought to the very end, to the very last possible minute of the very last possible game of the season. if sometimes sports is about fantastic feats of athleticism, this nba finals was about unrelenting determination. two past champions bringing out the best in each other, but only one was left standing. >> the saying hard work pays off was a true testament what happened tonight. last year i said it was the toughest thing i had ever done. this year i tell last year, he's absolutely wrong.

this was the toughest championship right here. >> obviously, we're very disappointed, you know. we had a great opportunity in game six. and tonight, you know, we did a great fight, but just couldn't get over the hump. that's life, sports. >> i thought they gave everything. we've got a bunch of guys who, you know, aren't going to give in, keep playing with each other, for each other, and really felt the responsibility to each other. you know, i expect nothing less. and that's what i got. >> reporter: the san antonio spurs had every right to think they had won this series three days ago in a potentially clinching game six, they were up by five points with less than 30 seconds to go. but the miami heat fought and fought some more. pushing the finals to a thrilling seventh game and ultimately a second straight title. afterward in a champagne-soaked locker room, players took extra time to savor the moment.

>> i just wanted to soak it in, you know. we go through life so fast. we never really get to enjoy moments. it seems like they go past us. so i just wanted to take that moment, soak it in, holler at my home boy, larry, right here and just have my own moment. >> reporter: you know, guys, in 2007, lebron james was only 22 years old. and that was when he was playing in his first nba finals. he was swept by the same spurs team. and afterward the veteran tim duncan gave lebron a hug. and i saihe said, "kid, it's goo be your league soon and thanks for letting us win this one." last night duncan and lebron hugged again, and the passing of the torch was complete, because there is no question, this is 100% lebron james' league now. >> yeah, he has made it. he's on the scene and he's not leaving any time soon, that's for sure. >> and he's feeling really great this morning. he's probably feeling really

lousy, but he's feeling really good. thanks, rachel. coming up on "new day," open sesame, or as papa used to say, open says me because these car thieves are now using a device that police can't figure out. they walk past the car. they push a button. all of a sudden, boom, the doors open. even the manufacturers don't know how they're doing it. we'll tell you the details. also, angelina jolie returning to envoy for the first time after her surgery. we'll look at her report exclusively for cnn. and time to get your heart beating. look at our little boy, there he is, grayson. this is him hearing his father's voiceor the first time. a 3-year-old boy born with an unusual medical situation, doctors with the miracle fix. he's here with his parents this morning. it will be great to meet grayson on "new day." >> i could watch that video over and over again. i want to make things more secure.

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welcome back to "new day." angelina jolie returning to her role as special envoy to the united nations. for the first time since announcing her double mastectomy. jolie visited refugee camps in jordan overflowing with people fleeing the conflict, the civil war in syria. cnn's erin mclaughlin is in london. >> reporter: it's so secret that jolie is an advocate for refugees around the world, most recently for those fleeing the conflict in syria. this week she traveled to a refugee camp in jordan. and for the first time for cnn, she filed an exclusive account on what's happening there. >> reporter: every 14 seconds, someone crosses syria's border and becomes a refugee. >> reporter: the voice of angelina jolie hard at work. a clear signal the star is not slowing down since news of her

preventative double mastectomy. >> refugees struggling to survive in villages, towns and cities across the region. >> reporter: she filed this exclusive report for cnn, produced by the united nations. it's an effort to highlight the surge of refugees out of syria. it includes her personal interviews with some of the families who have fled the conflict. filmed during her most recent journey to this refugee camp in jordan. >> translator: we want the situation to get better so that we can go home. >> reporter: angelina recently drew crowds throughout europe. she was by brad's side for the press circuit for his new film. now she's trying to draw attention to her work as a u.n. special envoy for refugees, which has brought her to iraq, afghanistan and turkey. here she is touring the congo in march, even though she was between required surgeries. for the past year, her focus has been primarily on syria and its children. >> it's impossible to imagine any mother standing by and not

stepping up and doing something to prevent this. >> reporter: angelina talks to the mother of a teenager who was killed in the conflict. >> translator: basil was everything to me. i loved him so much. >> reporter: the report highlights a haunting truth, that the facts of the syrian conflict are staggering, and the situation is getting worse. by the end of the year, the u.n. estimates half of syria's population will be in need of help. angelina jolie declined cnn's request for an interview, keeping the focus on the refugees in her story, just further proof that she's a mother, a director, an actress and also a tireless advocate against human suffering. kate? >> erin, thanks so much for putting the spotlight on that. let's bring in senior editor of "people" magazine to talk more about this. we're seeing this report that erin brought us about jolie back to work. for the first time we're seeing

her since her surgery became public, right back into the job. i guess that shouldn't really even surprise anyone. >> nobody should be shocked by this at all because actually, throughout the process with the surgery, with going through all of what she's been through, she actually has been at work. you know, we'll remember earlier this spring, she was in the congo right before her surgery. she was on the red carpet just weeks after having the surgery with brad pitt. it's really business as usual for angelina jolie. >> and she is -- these are issues that she's in the refugee camp. these are issues really near and dear to her heart. she is a u.n. special envoy. she has really kind of mastered the art of using her celebrity to kind of highlight and bring attention to issues that she might not think is getting attention. >> absolutely. but really interesting is jolie really considers these issues prominent before her celebrity. you know, world refugee day is something that's very important to her. it was always going to be at the top of her priority list before everything else. she is a celebrity, but these are her passion projects. and she's really invested in them whether or not she would have been a celebrity or not. >> and during this trip, were there any concerns about her

health? any comments on her health? do we hear anything from her other than that laser focus on the issue? >> absolutely not. what's great is that brad pitt even said it's business as usual for jolie. ever since the surgery, you've seen the three priorities in her life come to the top, which is humanitarian work, her family and her job as a celebrity. and as a director. she has a project coming up later on this year. and seihe's continuing to prepa for that. >> she's very aware, she knows people are very interested in her work but also her health. what does that tell you about angelina and where she keeps her focus? >> what's really interesting is her passion projects are what come to the forefront for her. she really wanted to expand the conversation about women's health by coming forth about her double mastectomy. and she's really using her voice to lend power and to lend, you know, the spotlight to -- >> she takes a lot of time to control that message. >> exactly. she's lending the spotlight to those issues that matters to her

most. >> it's great work. michelle, thank you so much. great to see you. >> thank you. >> chris? all right, kate, listen up if you have a car. this morning police across the country say they are stumped by a rash of car thefts where criminals appear to open locked cars with a mysterious hand-held device. nobody, not even the car manufacturers, know how it works. here's cnn's kyung lah. >> reporter: long beach, california. a man walks up to the car, and using a small box, opens it. right next to him, another man also using a box opens that car. the problem, they're thieves. no keys. now they've swiped all valuables from the cars. in chicago, exact same scenario. a man by the sedan unlocks it, no key, alarm disabled by some mystery device. >> you feel you've been outsmarted. i thought i had everything on lockdown. >> reporter: the same thing happened to steven of corona, california. his car's computer system was hacked, but the crook didn't get

away clean. his dash cam caught the suspect pacing, holding some mystery box. >> i was, like, whoa. you just see this guy start walking right in front of the car. sure enough in the video, can you hear the door locks. >> reporter: in just 18 seconds, the crook emptied out $3,000 worth of electronics. same device, different cities. >> same device, same premise. >> reporter: mike bender, ex-cop and auto theft expert, calls it the latest high-tech crime tool hitting new york to l.a. >> you see the device in his left hand. >> reporter: and like police across the country, he doesn't know exactly what it is. >> but the ease that this is working and the frequency that we're seeing it reported throughout the u.s. means it's only become a greater problem. >> reporter: bender says your car is a rolling computer. what it takes to break in, not sledgehammers but hacking devices. >> if you can hack into nsa, you can hack into gm. >> reporter: federal agents may be closing in on what these boxes are. law enforcement sources tell cnn they have one of these boxes in

texas. they're now trying to figure out if this is the same device used in all of these car burglaries. kyung lah, cnn, los angeles. >> trying to do some reverse engineering there. their concern is that they'll be able to figure out how to use the box to start the car. and then they literally will take your car. although, still, the highest number of thefts are done by breaking the window. >> exactly. still the old-fashioned way seems to be effective. even though none of it should be effective and happening. next on "new day," the mystery grows, a football player reportedly seen on tape with a man who is now dead. we'll have more details on their connection. plus, how about this guy? morgan spurlock joining us live, giving us a preview of his new show, "inside man." here he comes. how are you? good morning. i'm the next american success story. working for a company

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we're here with michaela pereira. it is friday, june 21st. coming up, anderson cooper will join us live. you do not want to miss that. an appearance from anderson in our first week. >> anderson and grayson. remember this little guy, 3 years old, he couldn't hear. now he can. and he's here with his dad, mom and little brother. and we are tearing the place up. >> he just had to wake up early. >> look at him. great to have them here. also new vird yoe has surfaced that appears to show aaron hernandez together with a man who was later found murdered near his home. this as espn reports have not ruled hernandez out as a suspect. our susan candiotti has the latest developments live in massachusetts. hi, susan. >> reporter: hi. things seem to be really rolling along here, kate. among the many headlines this morning, that patriots' tight end aaron hernandez is seen on

surveillance with his friend the night he was murdered. and according to that same report in "the boston globe," both men were seen on the same street where lloyd lives. and speaking of streets, the question is no one has seen aaron hernandez on this street where he lives since he left here for a meeting with his lawyer yesterday. the embattled patriots' tight end spent much of thursday away from home. first he drove in gillette stadium as a news helicopter hovered overhead tracking his white suv. hernandez hustled into the facility. next he stopped for gas where he was bombarded with questions from reporters. >> reporter: can you tell us -- anything you want to say? what happened on monday night? can you just tell us what happened on monday night? >> reporter: the family of oden lloyd also wants to know what happened monday night. they wonder why lloyd, a friend of hernandez, was shot dead. his body discovered a half mile from hernandez's home. police are not calling hernandez a suspect in the murder, yet

lloyd's family wants to know why police are searching hernandez's home. what do you make of the questions that he is being asked, and what would you like to know? >> i'd like to know why. you know, he was a very great guy. what could he possibly have done to anger anybody to do that? that's all i can really say. >> reporter: do you think he might have had something to do with it? >> i don't want to make a comment about that. >> reporter: olivia thibou explained the relationship between hernandez and the victim, saying her brother's girlfriend and hernandez's fiancee are sisters. she confirms that on friday, both men were at a nightclub together. as far as you know, ever have any angry words between them? >> not that i know of. >> reporter: back at the crime scene, investigators using metal detectors poked through piles of dirt, looking for evidence in lloyd's murder. hernandez's lawyer won't comment on the investigation. wbz reports he met with his

client in downtown boston thursday. again, the police are not calling hernandez a murder suspect at this time. but the d.a.'s office tells me they are working around the clock to get some answers. kate? >> susan, thank you so much. >> not a suspect yet, but that investigation is moving very quickly. >> right. be very clear about that. we've got to be careful. a lot of news this morning. let's get over to michaela for the top news right now. >> chris, kate, good morning. good morning to you at home. it appears the heat cannot be beat. lebron james and company winning their second straight known championship with a thrilling game seven victory over the san antonio spurs. lebron named finals mvp. fans up apparently all night celebrating. the party likely to continue till monday. the team will then be honored with a championship parade. wall street reeling from its worst single day of trading. the dow fell 350 points thursday

with selloffs in all major sectors. it's down more than 550 points since wednesday. the market is reacting to comments from fed chairman ben bernanke and slower manufacturing in china. but futures are pointing higher this morning. a lot of emotion in the murder trial of alleged mobster -- boston mobster whitey bulger. one witness cried as she spoke to jurors about the night someone shot at her car, killing her friend and paralyzing her boyfriend. she couldn't say she was sure it was bulger who was responsible. today testimony is expected about the alleged fbi informant. in virginia, hundreds of people have been told they need to be tested for tuberculosis following an outbreak there. three people so far tested positive for tb at fairfax county school. 430 people they came in contact with are being told to get tested. health officials aren't saying if those affected are teachers or students. and this might be the perfect wedding proposal. passengers aboard a recent

jetblue flight were treated to a very special in-flight movie. it was a homemade video, started out as a love letter, and ended with a fellow popping the question at 30,000 feet. the tearful moment caught here. she said yes. and apparently the plane erupted in applause. >> yea! >> taryn and adam, congratulations to you. we're told cake pops were served to all of the people on the flight to celebrate. >> what is that? >> i don't know. what's a cake pop? >> you've never -- whoa. >> i'm sorry, i can't talk to these people. you don't know what a cake pop is? it's a cake popsicle dipped in something, usually icing, on a stick. >> i've seen them. >> is that terminology? i'm just asking. >> yes, it's canadian. no, it's not canadian. my producer knows what a cake pop is. >> i'm just asking. >> what just happened back there? >> i like the proposal, god bless. much better than the post-it note guy. >> cut the post-it guy some

slack. setting the bar very high, jejsmjej gentlemen. pot moms of beverly hills who are trying to take the stigma out of stoner. they all have legal marijuana prescriptions for things like chronic pain and claim that smoking up to five times a day allows them to lead normal lives. for more on this, we are joined by morgan spurlock, the host producer and director of cnn's inside man," debuts sunday night. he spent the first episode delving deep into the medical marijuana industry. perfect guy for the job. >> that's right. >> you now want to understand the life. actually, no, no. >> come on, now. >> very good, morgan. >> your tal emt, your gift is getting into stories completely misunderstood. >> it's incredible, you're on the front lines, it does start to change your perspective. and this was harborside medical

in oakland, it's the largest medical marijuana dispensary in the united states, they sell $25 million worth of weed every year. it's amazing. >> what surprised you when you jumped into this topic? >> you think of the people that are becoming a dispensary, and you think it's a bunch of people who have their cards, like "dude, i just want to get some good weed." people do have mental illness -- not mental illness, but prescription medication who now have been able to go off of medication because of this drug. it's incredible. >> some of the video, that looks like you're walking into a verizon store. it is a very commercial operation. >> i've been to real doctors' offices that aren't as nice as this medical marijuana clinic. it is beautiful inside. >> we're not being glib about it, but there's challenging issues, regulation issues and a stigma attach.. >> you're hitting the nail on the head. that's a big one. like what we cover in the show and what we talk about, it's legal to sell it in the state of california, but it's still illegal to grow it. and so the federal government will come in and arrest people

for growing a certain number of plants. they'll confiscate them. >> so where can you grow it? >> that's the question because basically now the federal government is saying it's illegal to do this anywhere in america. they're continuing to crack down on people. >> the state of california says you can. and 18 other states. but the federal government has a different law. >> that's right. what will start happening over the next few years is the federal government will start to give up some of these rights is what should happen. it should go back to the states and let states decide. unless it deals with federal drug trafficking, then they should let it go. >> as chris mentioned, you really go deep into one specific topic. >> every week. >> every week you're going to do that. so do you go in -- i'm not saying you necessarily do -- do you go in with a preconceived notion with how this is going to turn out, and how did you leave this when you left the medical marijuana? what changed your perspective? >> yeah, we all have our own ideas and opinions. a few years ago a friend of mine

said, listen, if the movie you end up with as the same one when you started, then you didn't listen to anyone along the way. >> that's a great perspective. >> the beauty is you go in with one idea, and over the course of the program, it completely shifts your perspective. >> have you noticed that attitudes are different state to state? >> state to state, city to city, town to town. where i grew up in west virginia is different than what people think in california, new york, florida, you name continue p >> they need hard science to show that the drug actually has the effects -- mental illness, people also claim it helps depression before you start getting consensus because it's just seen as a drug. >> exactly right. >> plain and simple. >> what are some of the other topics this season? >> it's great. we're dealing with hot-button issues, political, debatable issues, guns, end-of-life issues, unions, every week it's like we rip right out of the headlines. >> you start with easy stuff. >> the layups. come back to "new day." those are the dialogues we want to get going here.

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♪ every time i close my eyes welcome back to "new day," everybody. it is money time. and christine romans is here with all of the business news you need to know. >> hi, guys. i'm smiling even after today's massive selloff. look, we have a positive tone in the markets this morning. stock futures are higher. the dow, the nasdaq, the s&p 500 all rising this morning. the dow futures up about 100 points. in europe, we have a mixed story. london and paris up, but frankfort slightly lower.

a lot of guys asking me, should i sell? no. you never make a big move after a move in the market. i would say look at your 401(k), make sure you're balanced properly and the most now, americans were much more charitable last year. donations were up 3.5% from 2011 for a total of $316 billionpen. so, there you go, the stock market was up over the past year and americans are feeling more charitable even with this unemployment rate. >> even here on the couch. everybody is give, give, give. it is that time of the morning. put everything aside. >> no coffee, no brushing teeth. >> his new day, award of the day. >> i am feeling charitable today which is why we're delving into politics today for the first time ever with our award. i want you to meet a british politician named simon parks. he sits on the would-be town council and he claims quite a record of accomplishment.

he says he has fathered multiple children with a space alien. this is no yoke. >> his wife is very offended. >> he said he has relation with this alien who he calls the lion queen about four times a year. >> and her name is zuca. this is the lion queen who i was bonded with back in 1963. she calls it the bonding. they don't have a marriage. no such thing as marriage. but they have a bonding. >> what, what are we showing? >> his human knows and isn't exactly thrilled about this but is willing to live with it. parks says it does not affect his work. i know it sounds weird to you, maybe to some people.

but i'm giving him an award. the award, at least he is doing something award. because at least he's getting down with e.t. what are politicians in washington doing? no farm bill. no debt or deficit bill. no gun legislation. they barely talk to each other. at least then something productive would come of it. so, this morning, hat's off to simon parks and, please, simon, give our best to the lion king. >> i met a girl like that at a bar once. >> for the first time ever, i think i'm speechless. >> that was well done. >> that was a keeper. >> it's an a award. >> nice job, berman. coming up next, anderson cooper is joining us live and he's thankful he set out with this one. >> his exclusive with the lion queen. we have our little man here. there's grayson. anderson, don't let him tear up the green room any more.

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health, science, pop culture and beyond. what do you have, michaela? >> let's see, katie. "usa today" and the farm bill that hit a brick wall in congress. the house couldn't pass a $500 billion bill. from boston.com. the trade deal between the nba boston celtics and los angeles clippers may be off for good. they want to include dock rivers in the deal, but offering nothing in return. the hunt is on for three dare devils. they say these guys illegally parachuted off the top of chicago's highest building 92 stories. >> impressive, but illegal. >> and dumb. >> absolutely. time now for nischelle turner has what's going on in pop news. hello, nushell. >> we'll see a lot more robert downey jr. as ironman. he signed on to appear in the next "a vengers" seeker film.

"us weekly" is reporting that rachel zoe is pregnant with her second child. congrats. jenny from the block is now jenny from the walk. getting a star on the hollywood walk of fame. fantastic. congrats. >> congrats to her. fabulous, fabulous. also fabulous indra petersons is in the weather center with what you need to know before you head out the door. >> first day of summer, which we know. perfect conditions except where they're getting too much heat. once again, red flag warnings, low humidity and still in the forecast for them, but some rain out there. almost too rain. we're talking from the dakotas to minnesota. day after day means two to four inches possible in that area. it is summer, we want to end on a good note today. gorgeous weather, especially in the northeast where you had so much rain. finally we can all enjoy our weekend. >> have a fabulous weekend, my dear. we're now at the top of the

hour, which means it's time for the top news. too close for comfort. a delta 747 pulls out of a landing and just misses a plane taking off. how they got so close. the great escape. is edward snowden planning to flee hong kong? is there a private plane waiting for him? the amazing story we brought you yesterday. a deaf toddler hearing for the first time. he and his family join us live this morning. get ready, your "new day" continues right now. what you need to know -- >> great skepticism out there because of what has happened in the past. >> what you just have to see. >> daddy loves you. daddy loves you. this is "new day" with chris

krumo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. good morning, welcome back to "new day." i'm kate bolduan. >> i'm chris cuomo here with michaela pereira. coming up, you'll meet the little man in the amazing video we showed you. little grayson and his brother, ethan is here and his parents are here. he is hearing now. and "ac 360" waking up early to join us live. >> look, we have anderson in the green room because the boys were tearing it up. lots more to come, obviously. but, first, this morning faa is investigating a near disaster in new york city. two planes nearly colliding. one on its way to jfk airport and the other leaving from laguardia. renee is joining us from washington with the latest details on this close call. good morning, renee. >> good morning, kate.

how and why did this happen. those are the questions that we have been asking the faa this morning. they tell us that their investigation is just getting under way. but here's what we know so far. the incident happened here at new york's jfk airport. a shuttle america e 170 was taking off just as a delta 747 was preparing to land. that 747 then peeled out of its landing in a standard procedure called a missed approach. the two planes then came way too close. the faa will not confirm just how close in a statement it said, the two aircraft were turning away from each other at the point where they lost the required separation. both aircraft landed safely. it is the latest in a string of near misses across the nation's airports in the past few years. last year in washington, d.c., at reagan national airport, three planes barely avoided slamming into one another after

a control tower miscommunication. and a frightening near multiple collision in denver just before last thanksgiving. >> traffic alert. less than two miles at the same altitude. descend immediately. >> reporter: a passenger plane caught on radar staring directly into the line of several aircrafts. in 2010, a pilot at boston logan airport takes a wrong turn, right into the path of another aircraft. an air traffic controller frantically works to avoid a disaster. >> 1264 hold right there. hold, hold. >> reporter: thankfully the pilot hears him just in time. crisis averted. >> and in this latest case, again, we have no specifics from the faa right now on exactly how close these two planes came to each other, but they say the standard separation of aircrafts in situations like these should be about three miles. so, we know at the very least, they were less than three miles

apart. back to you. >> when you're flying those heights and with that many people, too close. renee, thank you so much. the senate is pressuring the house to pass an immigration bill with a new deal designed to attract republican votes. the plan calls for dramatically increased security border. 20,000 additional border patrol agents. dana bash is live in washington where she has been talking to florida senator marco rubio. does the senator believe, dana, that this deal can get it done? >> he does. he believes it will lure some republican call aeges who will not vote for this at all. sources say 10 to 12 senators will vote for this now. the senate vote is critical, a big senate vote is critical to giving immigration reform momentum and heading to the next stop which based on conversations with house republicans, republicans there seem to be hardening against

immigration reform. chris, what is so fascinating, this issue was shelled for more thap fi than five years. it came back because of the 2012 immigration results. mitt romney got 20% from the hispanic vote. a huge drop that george w. bush got. republican leaders and those with ambition for higher office said that you have to pass immigration reform with earned path to citizenship to get latino voters back to the fold and a lot in the conservative base that say this is amnesty and splitting the republican party, chris. >> thank you for the reporting. let's do a little bit more here on the immigration deal, as well as what many call a different issue. a very different -- calling it a cancer. affecting our nation's military. we'll be joined right now by kierstyn gillibrand. thank you for joining us. two big issues to get to. we want to talk about immigration and sexual assault in the military and what is or

is not being done about it. let's start with immigration. you know the deal, of course, you know all the particulars better than i. here's the question. $50 billion added to secure the border. anybody making this believe this will make ourborder. >> one reason why this bill is so important, it will strengthen our economy. increase in people earning the minimum wage, they'll be actually part of our economy. they'll be investing in social security and medicare. they'll actually have much more economic input in terms of high skilled workers. so much opportunity here for the economy and that's one of the reasons why i think folks should focus on it and for new yorkers, also about our families and our country was founded on imgrants and part of our strength as a nation is because of our diversity. >> there's no question that one of the upside to having people in, they become taxpayers like everybody else and they get

their services and pay for things. that's a concern. on that issue, though. there's a date, right? december 31st, 2011. if you came after that, right now, you wouldn't get any amnesty. those people are left out. >> what the bill tries to do is create a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million folks that are actually here. that is so important for family reunification and for peace of mind. families know that we have a way to get from a to b to become american citizens and be part of the economy and part of the system and learn english all the things that are important to be an american and that process in and of itself create stability for a lot of communities. >> senator, why leave out that group? why leave out a whole year's worth of people who have come into the country. >> those negotiating the bill just need a framework for moving forward. that's what they proposed. one that is workable. they are also trying to fix the visa system. if you are coming in in the future, there is a real process

by which you can apply and make sure you have a pathway to become an american, as well. >> do you think they have the concerns of the americans. that they will get this done. they understand it is too big an issue to play politics with? >> i do. particularly the dream act, chris. we have young people who are brought to this country over the last several years that no other nation as their home. they are here in our grade schools and high schools and they want to get a college education or serve in the military. those young people are part of our futures and part of our families. i think this is a moral issue. an issue that really defines who we are as americans and i think people can come together for many reasons around this, not just that it strengthens our national security, but really does invest in our economy, but more about who we are. i'm very hopeful. >> all right, senator, we'll see what happens on that. let's move on to another issue that people believe not enough is being done about. sexual assault in the military. you've been early and strong in

your advocacy about this. just for example, in 2011, you had 1,100 reports of assault. just under 600 of those were processed and only 96 were court-martialed. in those numbers, what do you see. >> well, our biggest challenge is the most recent report, the numbers are even bigger. 26,000 unwanted sexual attempts, rapes and sexual assaults and 3,233 3,300. the conviction rate is good when you go to trial. what we see from the victims, they tell us. they're not reporting these crimes because they don't trust the chain of command. they don't feel they will get justice in the system and they don't feel that they have an opportunity to tell their story. they're afraid of retaliation and afraid of being blamed and being marginalized in their careers. so, until we have the climate where they cannot only hereby report those crimes but seek justice and get justice, that's why we're proposing taking the decisionmaking out of the chain of command.

>> that just got voted down by senator levin, obviously, in one of the meetings. you tried to push it forward. let's play the other side of that issue, senator. if you take the power away from the chain of command, how do they discipline their men and women? you are basically taking their power away, aren't you? >> you're taking one decision away, you're not taking their power away. they are responsible for the command climate and responsible for all nonfelonies and the only decision points we're removing is that for whether a serious crime goes to trial. rapes, murders, sexual assaults and, actually, chris, this is what all of our allies do. the countries that we fight side by side with all across the globe. israel, the uk, canada, australia, germany. they've already taken the decisionmaking about whether to go to trial for serious crimes, felonies out of the chain of command because only then can you get objective revow of the issues because a command may well know the victim and perpetrator and they may have

their own agenda and may not actually want to lose that perpetrator because he is decorated or has accomplished great things in the military. so, that lack of objectivity is making the victims feel they can't get justice in the current system. so, until you have the prosecutions and people going to trial and have the transparency and accountability, you're never going to change this culture within the military and never have a place where men and women feel their a safe serving our nation. >> certainly as you just said, senator, the change also has to start within the military itself. i know you'll put pressure and focus there. good luck with that effort. we need it to new york senator kirsten gillibrand, thank you for being here. >> thank you. edward snowden might be hiding in hong kong now. but his next destination could be iceland. there is a private plane waiting and ready to take him there. nick, you have been following the story from the very beginning. what can you tell us about this

latest development on snowden's whereabouts? >> we've been talking to a businessman in iceland. julian aassage and asked them t give edward snowden and he has a plane at a private terminal here in hong kong ready to take snowden to iceland. the only thing he says they're waiting for right now is taking the box from the icelandic government that they will give snowden icelandic citizenship. the plane costing close to $225,000. could he still get on that flight? he could still be arrested before getting on that plane. >> a lot could change quickly. thanks nic. more news happening this hour.

let's get to michaela with top stories. >> big props to the miami heat. lebron james and the boys do it, again. winning their second straight nba title beating the spurs in a tough game seven. lebron poured in a game high 37 points and walked away with his second finals mvp final. peace talks between the u.s. and taliban leaders could happen in the coming days. a major wrinkle in those talks. this man sergeant bowe bergdahl. his release could be on the table. the taliban wants five detainees in return. texas actress shannon richardson accused of sending ricin-tainted letters must now undergo a psychological evaluation. her attorney requested it. she claimed her husband was behind the ricin letter plot. she had roles in "walking dead" and "vampire diaries."

a new push by toyota and they need your help. for every person who views this youtube video in the next 30 days. the carmaker says it will donate one meal to the food bank of new york city. the charity has committed to 250,000 meals, mainly to victims of superstorm sandy. they hope to give 125,000 more, once the video go viral. great video, watched it this morning. they helped this food bank increase production because they had, you know, they know how to do production over at toyota. they got efficiency experts in there. >> good corporate citizens. >> absolutely right. wall street traders are facing an uncertain market this morning. stocks are down 550 point in the last two days. christine romans is here for more on this. also remind folks why it's important if you don't track the market daily why it's still important to pay attention to this. >> if you have a 401(k) you lost some ground or if you have a car loan or want to be in the market

for those over the next year or so, you're likely going to see higher rates. all of this is incredibly important. a bounce back on wall street. dow futures up about 80 points right now, kate. you'll see a little bit of relief. a reminder, too, a big reminder when you see a big move in the market like this the past two days, after the move is the worst time to go crazy in your 401(k) and change it. a lot of people are asking me, what should i get into? look, you need to rebalance once a year or twice a year and don't do it at a time like this. if you're changing what you think is going to happen over the next year or two. you know, be calm and make sure you have the right balance of stocks, bonds and cash and don't go crazy today. that's my advice. >> good advice. >> just don't do something, stand there. >> exactly. christine romans, thank you. she always has the funniest clips. coming up on "new day" we have our own anderson cooper here in house talking to us about an exclusive interview. right now he's with our favorite

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and welcome back to "new day." after nearly 40 years, exodus, an organization you may or may not know about. one you should know about. this organization claimed to help turn gay people straight. they're now closing and its leader alan chambers is apologizing apologizing the lgbt community. >> you're interviewing him. >> funny anderson. >> i'm going to be interviewing

him tonight on the program. this organization has been around since really the mid-'70s when it started. interestingly enough, this guy is apologizing. one of the founders of the organization after about four or five mitted he was in love with and they renounced the organization in the late '70s but now continued on for over 30 years. >> what the premise was. you could heal through prayer and pray yourself straight. >> the idea was you could get rid of same-sex attractions with a form of psychotherapy and through prayer. you know, the alan chambers is married to a woman and has been for a number of years and he admits, most people, i have done a number of interviews with people -- >> i followed this for a long time. >> they will say they are still attracted to people of their same sex, but trying to force themselves not to act on it. trying to repress what their

natural desires, which they're uncomfortable with for religious reasons and force themself to feel a different way. >> a lot of damage was done. >> certainly a lot of people who feel they have been very damaged through this. i'm not judgment sort. so i feel if someone wants to do this and that helps them, that's fine. they claim that they have helped thousands of people, but alan chambers also is acknowledging that a lot of people have been hurt by this and a number of people have committed suicide, attempted suicide. >> these are the questions. i'm really curious. really what you want it learn from them. they're now closing their doors. >> and the fact he's apologizing. it's very rare in public life that you have somebody rethinking their position and apologizing for it. and i think a lot of people give this guy props for that. >> puts it into perspective. >> i think he genuinely feels that things have changed. that reparative therapy doesn't

work. for the last year or so he has been stepping away that you can change your sexual orientation and he acknowledged it. he acknowledges he is still attracted every now and then to guys. he still has homosexual thoughts and he's forcing himself not to act on it. >> one thing i'm curious about hearing from him is when we apologize. people have to know that it is part of the restoration process. it's part about making amends and not always received. not always accepted as enough. >> a lot of anger and a lot of people on all sides of this issue who are angry at alan chambers. certainly a lot of people who continue to believe that you could change your sexual orientation and that it's not natural and it goes against god's law and they plan to continue on, you know, in other forms. he actually announced they were closing their doors at their annual conference. you know, in front of the entire. they have chapters all around the country.

all these people came in to talk about this and then the announcement was made. >> well, that's an exclusive interview you'll have tonight. definitely not something to miss. but we're not letting you go yet. >> since you're here -- >> have some water. you're going to stay. >> give him coffee. >> you're up now. you'll love this segment. it's called the good stuff. we know we love it here every day. we're going to feature -- star pitcher for lake bradker high school. paralyzed when he accidentally dove into shallow water. almost completely severed his spinal cord. others would have given up, not nick. he wanted to walk to get his high school diploma. after a year of intensive physical therapy, he did just that.

♪ people had only seen him in a wheelchair. you hear him now. >> feels great to finally accomplish it. no matter what is in front of you, just keep pushing. >> no matter what is in front of you, keep pushing. he didn't take just two steps. none of his buddies in school have ever seen him out of the chair. 50 feet he walked. spinal cord partially severed and you get 90%, 95% recovery possible. nick's goal, of course, is 155%. >> i heard him say he doesn't remember seeing anybody. he was just like, i have to focus on each step. he doesn't remember it, but then he heard that thunderous applause and the cheering. can you imagine that would have warmed his heart. >> stories out there like this all the time and that's why we want you to tweet us and go to facebook and go to our website and give us the information. let us know what the stories are. >> we have an update on one,

too. >> we told you about the teacher she finds $20,000. gives it back to the bank, remember? her sister tells us that candace has a job interview coming up with the brian and independent school district in brian, texas. if you heard the name of the school, remember what candace did. >> $20,000 and she gave it back? >> she went to the bank. >> she didn't have a job at the time. >> she saw chase on that bag. >> she should get that job. >> she saw it and said it had chase on the bag and she took it back and they said thank you and a $500 gift card. >> that's it? come on, chase. >> we put on the air -- >> shame campaign. >> sponsored by chase, which makes this a little awkward. >> it happens. >> i meant to say, thank you, chase. $500. >> cooper, get off the set! >> great to have anderson here and our other very special man

that we have with us. a young man, oh, he's doing so great. just doing so great. >> we'll have him on in a little bit. from the good stuff is to a guy doing good. he took a job nobody wanted. cleaning up america's rivers. >> i know judd. >> you are our hero's guy. his crew has cleared nearly 7 million pounds of trash and that is why he is one of cnn's interview. . >> 951 refrigerators, 233 stoves. it's crazy what you find in the rivers. this stuff just collects here and goes on for blocks like this. it's a bad deal. i said, you know what, no one is going to do anything about it, i will. i'm chad with the help of over 70,000 volunteers, we removed over 7 million pounds of garbage from america's rivers. >> you guys ready? >> yeah! >> our primary focus is the mississippi river.

>> you guys will be amazed in two hours how much stuff we get. >> 22 rivers in 18 states. we do everything in our power to get people excited about it because you're out there picking up garbage. >> did you just find a basketball? >> yours. totally yours. >> little by little, we're getting it. >> people want to see change and they're stepping up to make change. >> that was the last bag. come on, let's give it up. yeah! >> th this is a problem that people created, but a problem that people can fix. >> good guy doing good stuff. that's great. >> very nice. >> you used to do that, kate? >> cooper is trying to shame me. i have actually taken part in international coastal -- >> sure, kate. >> his moment. i have lost control of my show. anderson cooper weeknights at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern. i am loving anderson going after

kate so much, he will stay here with us this morning and come back when john berman comes back. there's another man here helping me. balance. >> calling in the backup. >> here we go. anyway, coming up next on "new day," cooper, i talked to a dare devil, not anderson cooper, that's for sure. it's nick wallenda. >> that is a balance stick. >> i've lost control. nick is going to walk the grand canyon on a two inch thick wire. can cooper do that? also, we've got an amazing video to show you and tell you more about. >> little grayson here. that's him hearing his daddy for the first time. here he is with his mom and his little brother, ethan. they're here destroying the green room. see you, guys. ready?

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little eminem this morning. welcome back to "new day." i'm chris cuomo. >> i'm kate bolduan. with michaela pereira. it is friday, june 21st. we'll get to grayson in just a minute but to michaela. >> we expect official autopsy results in the death of james gandolfini. president obama expected today to name a new fbi director james comey a an official under george w. bush. the nation's mayor is taking aim at guns at their annual conference this weekend in las vegas. they are expected to call on

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implant and we showed you the incredible video from hearing his father for the first time. that's what he's pointing at. this morning grayson and his parents are here live and we'll talk to them in just a minute. but, first, we'll look at why this little boy is capturing so many hearts. >> hi, grayson. talk to him, daddy. >> daddy loves you. >> a baby's first experiences are a wonder to any family. but a moment like this is a miracle. >> can you hear daddy? >> reporter: 3-year-old grayson clamp isn't saying his first words, he's hearing them. listening to his father's voice for the first time. >> that's you. grayson. >> this video has gone viral. social media exploding with well wishes. oh, my god, grayson clamp hearing his daddy tell him he loves him for the first time.

absolutely amazing. grayson clamp is precious. so happy for him. >> reporter: he was born without the nerves that carry sound to the brain. that's when doctors at the university of north carolina school of medicine gave him this, an auditory brain stem implant. the device is typically used in adults whose nerves have been damaged. just two months ago, thanks to an fda approved trial, grayson became the first child in the country to undergo the procedure. >> talk to him, daddy. >> daddy loves you. daddy loves you. daddy -- >> yes, hear. >> reporter: a priceless moment grayson's family and all of us here will never forget. everybody's happy to be here, except grayson. he almost took off on us. >> he's on the move. >> we're going it let him move. watch the cord. >> wherever he wants.

cord right there. there he is. he's walking around. we can see he's getting around great. >> he's having a lot more fun in the fish bowl room. >> that camera is about to break. >> that's a lot of money. >> guys, just make sure he doesn't hurt his head on the camera. how is he doing? >> he is doing fantastic. it has been several weeks now since his implant was activated and we have already seen a lot of signs of progress. really, really a lot of signs of progress. were you at first careful to not expose him to too much because this would be an auditory assault on his little ears. >> not really. our o our team is incredible. as long as he is enjoying the sound that he's getting, then sort of the plan is, give it to him. he needs to experience it. he has to associate sounds with

objects or other things. >> he has a whole bunch of new uncles. also, let's introduce the man on the ground. who is the guy on the ground signing to him. >> that's his uncle, uncle luke. >> he has like five new uncles. >> ethan, who is also his brother. >> this is a good test for the "new day" crew. i want to take you back to the moment when we just fell in love with your son. that moment when he heard your voice for the first time. was he, it looked like he was signing something. >> yeah, he was. so, sort of an audiology trick or test is to train the child to give a response when they hear a sound. so, prior to that point, our audiologist had been turning a tv on when she initiated a sound. so, he was associating sound with the tv turning on and there was a cartoon on there. >> what was that moment like

when you saw that reaction? both for you, as well as you, nicole. what was that moment like? >> just overwhelming. the relief for me because it was a long journey getting there and i knew it would work, but just seeing it work was just a huge, the culmination of a long journey to get there. >> i think it was just, it was joy, it was excitement. i think, too, for us it was validation for what we have really seen as a plan that god set out for for our lives and for grayson's life. i think in that moment, we just got an overwhelming sense of god and his faith to us and all we did was step out and one step of obedience in fostering and adopting grayson. >> i'm an adoptee myself. i think foster mommies and

daddies are really special. you took on a real challenge here and nicole as a mom, you always worry. you always worry. has this been such a relief for you? has it been such a relief to know that this little guy has got the greatest shot now? >> yeah. not so much relief, but, wow, we made it. we finally made it. >> accomplishment, sure. >> this journey didn't come without risk. this is the first fda approved proermsh on a child. and it's a surgery and it's a serious one. >> that's right. >> you guys are parents and loving parents and, clearly, thought about all the risks and challenges associated with this. what tipped the balance for you? what made you decide this is what we're going to do for grayson? >> i think we had a peace about it from very early on. you know, we knew grayson was hearing impaired from birth, really. so, we really just felt, we just felt god's hand walking us down

this path from him being placed with us and then us deciding to adopt him. that's just, we were just following what jesus asked. >> and, now, i hear, i got the little ones at home and i hear he's making sounds now, which is new for him and that is a sign of the progress, right? >> it is. >> he's taking in music especially. any kind of music he likes in particular? >> you know, i don't know if there is any he doesn't like. yeah, we had a few times where there has been live music that he has been drawn to. >> the relationship between the boys, too. i imagine they have their own way of communicating as siblings often do. do you see them discovering new things together? >> yeah, they like to communicate through wrestling moves. >> very important way to communicate. >> real quick, i'm sure you want to thank the doctors who helped you through this process. >> absolutely. unc hospitals. i call it the ritz of health

care. our primary ear, nose and throat surgeon, he's been the pioneer of this and then the neuro surgeon, dr. matt uen. >> because of them and your bravery and now grayson is a lot of other kids. >> i think we might have a future cameraman. >> that's actually my camera. that's my single. i love you, buddy, but not my single. no way. >> we're going to grab the kids and at the same time -- >> he wants back to that camera. coming up next on "new day" we'll hear from the amazing nick wallenda. see what happens, unfortunately, when i step on the wire myself. >> you did not. >> yep. coop is going to be back, too. we'll be back here with john berman. maybe we'll get grayson to stay.

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welcome back to "new day." millions will watch live this sunday as nick wallenda attempts to cross the grand canyon on a two inch thick wire. wallenda holds seven high wire world records including the biggest walk across a waterfall crossing niagara falls on live tv last year. this time, no safety harness. i had the fortunate pleasure to talk to him, watch him train and even try it myself.

step by step, nick wallenda has walked on wires around the world and most recently across niagara falls. what's next? his biggest, most nerve racking wire walk yet. we met in his home town, saraso sarasota, florida. where he has been practicing for weeks on a replica of the wire. >> why the grand canyon? >> why not the grand canyon? >> no one has done it before and it's just breathtaking in itself. >> his first steps off the edge will put him 1,500 feet above the canyon floor. that's higher than the empire state building. he'll walk for almost a quarter mile facing wind gusts some 24 miles an hour all without a safety harness. >> wearing a tether or having a net is a false sense of

security. if you don't have it, you know you better train popularly to make it across. the only scary part about walking across niagara falls was wearing a tether. >> what is different about the grand canyon from niagara falls? >> the winds are extremely unpredictable, but it's eight times higher than niagara falls. >> i get a quick lesson, only two feet off the ground. >> i want to get two steps, at least. >> you're doing really well. coming down. but enough of our fun, back to the real practice for the main event. all right, the real muscle coming in. get excited. and time for nick to show us just how he does it. >> do you get nervous? do you get anxious? >> yeah. the biggest challenge of doing live tv is waiting for the director to say go. >> not that i ever want to be, do you practice falling?

>> i do. if something were to happen, i would go down to the wire and sort of wrap my arms and legs around it. a former performer herself understands. if you had your choice, would you have him wear a tether? >> no. it's something that he's trained for and it's something that we do. we are professionals. he is the real deal. >> he is the real dole. i'll give that to him. >> it's about focus and really determination. once i get on that wire, that's it. i'm going. >> no turning back. >> there isn't. and it's about the mindset. >> he's not kidding. we soon got a first-hand look at what it really takes to stay on that wire. >> all right. remember, we're only 30 feet off the ground. but i slowly step out on that two inch wire gripping nick's shoulders. no net, no harness, not really

breathing and then they lower the lift. i have never been more scared probably than right now. if not terrifying enough, they want to take a step. >> just one step, ready? >> thankfully my first and only wire walk is over. >> i would kiss the ground. just trying to take a breath. but for nick as he often says, life is on the wire everything else is just waiting. >> i want people to be inspired by what we do. through tough times, through triumph, through tragedy, we continued on. >> i'm looking at her, are you

crazy? i know your mother raised you better than that. >> in retrospect, maybe a little riskier than i was anticipate aing. might have -- i didn't tell my husband about it until i got home. >> i was more worried for nick, the way you were grabbing his neck. poor guy. >> no pun intended, he is wired differently. he's just on a different plain. >> he's almost more comfortable on the wire than he is on the ground. i asked his wife, would you let him do it, why is he doing this? she said, i would never let him do something i didn't think he could handle. look, he is a performer, but he is a dad, a father, a son and a husband first and he's not going to do anything crazy. >> well, guess what, that's crazy. what he's doing up on that wire is the definition of crazy. >> his big walk is sunday and he also told us he would announce his next big stunt on sunday. i said, how do you top this?

he said, oh, there are plenty of places i can go. >> we wish him well and a nonevent in terms of safety. >> can you consult with me the next time you go. >> you guys consult. coming up on "new day" what a way to end our premiere week. john burrmerman what he learned the internets aboutand aerson cooper. a career turn sour. >> he's looking nervous. >> favorite person in the world. now you have a problem. i want to make things more secure. [ whirring ] [ dog barks ] i want to treat more dogs. ♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business? i need help selling art. [ male announcer ] from broadband to web hosting to mobile apps, small business solutions from at&t have the security you need to get you there.

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>> i'm sorry, this actually never happened to me. >> you know what that is? that is payback, cooper. >> that is going to follow me to my grave. >> he ordered that specifically. you know that.

>> i was proud of you in that moment. i watched it live on television. anderson cooper here, ladies and gentlemen. here on "new week." great way to end. we have john berman here with what he learned on the internets. anderson cooper edition. >> you were tasked with just looking stuff up. >> this is like the easiest project ever. things have gone well for me here at cnn. >> this must be a career high point for you. >> indeed, it is. >> he is stalling. don't let him stall you. >> there were 1.2 million hits of that video of you giggling. that's huge on the internet. also big, you know, a heavy metal song as you well know. it is titled "anderson cooper." cleverly named "anderson cooper." >> the lyrics lose it a little bit. >> you don't like it? >> said i got my hair from the mane of a pegasus. >> did they sing that in english? >> it's a heavy metal thing.

>> also on the internet i learned, you know, you were asked, you know of all the interviews you've done, what is your favorite one? you have three television shows at least. the answer to your favorite interview ever grumpy cat. we have the video of it. >> show him the picture. there's you with your grumpy cat. >> grumpy cat now has a movie deal or tv deal. >> are you getting a cut of that? >> i wouldn't mind. >> she's fun, actually. >> adele has such a dirty vocabulary you have to edit all around what she says. grumpy cat -- >> also, so the song about you is now a comicbook. >> i have heard this. >> which is titled "anderson coop cooper" like the song. >> because they're worried about middle-age aed tv anchor.

>> what do you have to say for yourself, all these internets? >> nothing. i'm just doing my job. >> i saw the cover of the comic book. i don't know how they can fill an actual comic book. >> humble brag by anderson cooper. >> thanks for making this first week career highlight. thanks to all of you for making "new day" especially to us. right now, "cnn newsroom" carol costello. thanks to you, carol. >> it was fun listening to you guys. thanks for the laugh this morning. "newsroom" starts now. happening now in the "newrooms" legacy set. >> this is sweet. another trophy for king james. >> this team is amazing. >> the fans. the hugs. and a night for the history books.