this morning on "early today," fear factor. a massive shock on wall street sends shock waves through markets across the globe. cabin pressure. good news for thousands of furloughed faa employees after lawmakers reach a deal. and liquid assets. nasa scientists find signs of and liquid assets. nasa scientists find signs of flowing water on mars. captions paid for by nbc-universal television hello and great good morning to you. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with the perfect storm. it hit wall street hard thursday as a variety of factors caused

stocks to suffer their worst day since the financial crisis of 2008. what started as a sell-off in european markets quickly rolled over wall street with the dow losing over 500 points and the nasdaq dropping 5% of its overall worth in just one day. with recent data showing scant economic growth, corporate america sitting on record amounts of cash but refusing to invest and with consumers holding on to what little cash they have, investors are becoming increasingly convinced the united states is entering a new recession, the dreaded double dip. perhaps most alarmingly, those retreating stocks as the traditional safe haven, gold, silver, oil, and bonds, and the public prices on those markets tumbled as well. we'll have more on wall street coming up in business. well, the federal aviation administration is on its way back to being in business. congress has reached a

compromise and the partial shutdown of the agency. tracie potts joins us from washington with the latest.cc1: >> reporter: this affected millions in airport construction projects all over the country. and members of congress really didn't want to go home and have to explain to their constituents why the 74,000 workers wouldn't be getting paid for a month. they're gone but their leaders jumped in and took care of it after president obama told them to do something to get these people paid. so in just a few hours we're expecting the senate to reconvene for just a few minutes, leaders by unanimous consent will approve a temporary measure to get it funded through august 16th when they can come back and deal with government subsidies for a dozen small airports. lawmakers want to get rid of this. language that democrats don't like that they say would make it hard for airport employees to unionize. they still have to deal with that. bottom line, $30 million in

airport taxes a day. some airlines raised their prices to charge those fees anyway. and now will be refunding customers who traveled during the shutdown. veronica? >> tracie potts in washington. thank you. according to a new poll from "the new york times" and cbs news, the recent battle over the debt ceiling has brought disapproval to an all-time high. the most since the "times" began first asking the question in 1977. the poll also found that congressional republicans should shoulder more of the blame for the problems in reaching a debt agreement. on the other side 66% were not satisfied with democrats. as far as the president's role 46% approve. more evenly divided there.

also not getting more help from the debt issue, the tea party. now viewed unfavorably by 20% of the public. 43port think the tea party has too much influence on the republican party. that's up from 27% since the spring. and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. two window washers in san francisco are lucky to be alive this morning after their scaffolding collapsed yesterday, leaving them dangling from a 17-story high-rise apartment building. fortunately, both men were wearing safety harnesses. firefighters pulled one of the men to the roof. the second was rescued through a window. in new hampshire a woman who was robbed at a grocery store got an unexpected surprise. the thief saw his picture from the surveillance cameras in the newspaper and showed up on the victim's doorstep. he returned the amount of cash that was stolen. plus, an extra $10 and a note of

apology signed saying he was stupid. in hawaii bright ribbons of lava flowed out of the volcano on the big island on wednesday. some nearby roads were closed. but the lava is not a danger to residents. meanwhile, mother nature has been wreaking havoc across parts of idaho. destructive bolts of lightning have sparked more than 30 fires across the southern part of that state. and, finally, if you are too hot, you might wish that you had the problem some folks in the mountains of washington. they have too much snow. look at all of that. some highways at upper elevations are reportedly still buried under 30 feet of accumulation. bizarre. now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. but the skiers, they're not complaining. >> the ski season was incredibly long this year. >> it's still going. >> it better hurry up and melt. it has been a cool sumner the west, especially the mountainous areas. we're watching warm temperatures

in the interior areas. billings at 92 yesterday. very warm in phoenix. but really the highlight of the whole summer long is the heat wave has been through texas where yesterday it was 108 in dallas. this is now 34 days in a row of 100-plus heat and they'll go at least another week. this is an incredible streak rivaling one of the hottest summers ever. we had a low level kick through yesterday bringing showers and storms to idaho yesterday. now that that's heading up to montana, it is being replaced by sunny skies and dry conditions. high pressure really hasn't changed over much of the west. agent cold off of of british columbia may kick some clouds into washington state. but that will about do it. there's not even any radar that i can show you because there's no rain to be found. very comfortable in many areas. still hot in phoenix after yesterday's scorcher. 67 in salt lake city. spots is 58.e coolcc1:

warm not bad at all for a friday. weekend forecast, not a lot of change. it's remaining very tranquil. >> so where it's snowing in washington, that's cold. >> that's snow from the winter. that's not new snow. that's snow we've had for months. >> looks nice and sunny there. stocks plunge, banks are inundated with cash and what to expect later today. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. will movie audiences go for another take on apes taking over the world? tiger makes his return. rays and blue jays need extra

innings and no glove needed for the catch of the night.

well, good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm veronica de la cruz. syrian forces continue a brutal crackdown on the city of hama for a fifth straight day reportedly killing dozens of civilians. secretary of state hillary clinton accused syria of killing more than 2,000 of its citizens in the past five months. a texas jury has convicted warren jeffs of sexually assaulting two child brides. jeffs, who defended himself in court, faces up to life in prison. a new government study finds casual and occasional smoking among u.s. high school students is on the rise. researchers found the number rose from 60-some percent in

79%1: in 2009. a long overdue military funeral at arlington national cemetery where the remains of 12 u.s. airmen were laid to rest 68 years after their b-24 bomber crash landed in the pacific. their remains were located in 2003 in new guinea. nasa scientists say they've found evidence of flowing water on mars which could point to signs of life on the red planet. evidence taken by the reconnaissance orb iter show dark features that appear to extend down the slope of a crater. now here's an early look at: how wall street will limp into the day. the dow opened at 11,383 after sinking 512 points yesterday. the s&p fell a whopping 60 points. the nasdaq plunged 136. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo, the nikkei skids 359 points.

while in hong kong, the hang seng tumbled 938. as we reported earlier, gripped by fears of a new recession, thursday the dow jones fell more than 500 points, its ninth steepest decline ever. as sudden as the collapse may seem, it's actually been brewing for days. over the last 13 days the dow lost more than 1,300 points, roughly 10.5%, an estimated $2 trillion in market value disappearing over two weeks. yesterday's problems were triggered in europe. markets there were hit by a massive sell-off sparked by concerns over the troubled economies of italy and spain. the global wave of jitters and selling hit asian markets this morning. as that wave hit here yesterday, all ten industry groups on the broader s&p 500 fell. bank of america, citigroup, and hewlett-packard were among the stocks hitting new 52-week lows. despite boasting stellar earnings, both kraft and gm fell. a retreat from stocks, gold

briefly hit a record high but then tumbled. oil fell even more than stocks. 6% or more than $5 a barrel. and agitated investors were so desperate to get into bonds they were willing to accept almost no return just to get their money into a safe spot. how quickly were stocks being dumped? well, bank of new york told large investors like pension funds and investment houses, it would start charging to hold their cash because they were depositing so much after selling off shares. in things weren't tense enough today, the government releases its all-important payroll report. many expect a slight rise in unemployment. well, don't bug the ump. real cool fans don't need a glove to snag a foul ball. tiger woods is back on the golf course, but did he bring his game with him? your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead.

your weekend forecast is going to feature more afternoon thunderstorms and the heat wave that is relentless. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today."

very good morning to you. if you are just waking up, this is "early today." in sports will he ever be as good as he was?

that's the question everyone is asking about golfer tiger woods, and yesterday he began the process of answering it. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. hi there. good morning. tiger woods returned to golf yesterday, and even though one round doesn't make a comeback, he's got to be pretty happy with his performance. bridgestone invitational. takes him a little time b you tiger gets going. drains the long birdie on 16. that's vintage woods. he would finish 2 under 68. you may recall a couple weeks ago tiger fired his longtime caddie steve williams. well, now williams has paired up with adam scott, and scott is playing like the tiger of old. he is your leader after the first round at eight under. perhaps williams is a good luck charm. the san francisco 49ers have signed wide receiver braylon edwards to a one-year contract. edwards caught seven touchdowns with the jet last season. baseball, the cardinals yadier molina has been suspended five games for a tantrum on tuesday night. he bumped the umpire argued

about balls and strikes. he didn't spit on him but he needed goggles and a shower cap while listening to molina. the game, a seesaw battle between rays and blue jays. toronto takes the lead in the tenth, and tampa ties it in the bottom of the eighth with a jennings homer. they exchange a pair of runs in the 11th. then in the 12th the rays finally end it. one squeezed through the hole. in comes the winning run. rays walk off with a 7-6 win. move over red sox. you've got some company atop the a.l. east. the yankees beat chicago 7-2 setting up a weekend series in boston with first place on the line against the pinstripes. finally, we've seen people bring their gloves to the park in hopes of catching a ball. but for this fan, no glove is needed. foul ball into the upper deck. he reaches over the ledge and makes a one-handed grab. sign him up. worth another look, and there's no doubt about it. with a drink in his hand, he makes the catch of the night. that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis.

>> "early today" sports is brought to you by just for men hair color. live forward. how will they cross the finish line this weekend at the box office? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, many in washington help the president celebrate the big 5-0 yesterday, but another observance wasn't exactly too lively. cc1:

welcome back to "early today" on this friday. more of the same around the west. we are watching temperatures that are very warm in tin tear your. on the coast clearer skies. i don't think anyone has a chance for any wet weather. the hottest spot will be down in the desert, yuma and phoenix, some will hit 110. your weekend forecast. a lot of sunshine down here. very warmer in boise at 92. seattle 73 saturday. on saturday, a little touch warmer, especially to the northwest. watching us on news channel 8 in portland, oregon, head to salem and enjoy a musical take on mark twain's classic "huckleberry finn." >> love that, love that. >> classic. here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. this weekend at the box office audiences are ready to go ape. "rise of the planet of the apes"

starring james franco is the latest in a franchise that kicked off in 1968. the films have always drawn well. this one has received very good reviews, and experts see it taking first place with around $40 million. last weekend's bridesmaids, the smurfs are expected to make a more triumphant second place showing this week. only a moderate audience drop from its opening weekend. the experts think it should take in around $20 million. the weekend's big question mark is the debut "the change-up." jason bateman and ryan reynolds star in the body switch plot, but then again, this is the year of the r-rated comedy. it could finish near 20 million and challenge "the smurfs" or it could disappoint and fall behind "cowboys and aliens" or "captain america." we talked about "bridesmaids" and i took my mom to see that movie. that was a big mistake.

>> it was a little -- mom probably more conservative, a disney, bambi movie. >> anyway. this comes from washington, d.c., where the guests at one birthday party for the president may have been a little stiff, but they were all smiles. that's right. madam tussaud's big wax museum got in on the president's birthday yesterday. a mock oval office fully decked out with streamers, balloons and, of course, there were presents. on hand to celebrate, former president bill clinton, secretary of state hillary clinton, there she is right there, michelle obama and even oprah! i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today" just the first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

thought to be lost forever the first half of an alfred hitchcock film from 1923 has been discovered by archivists in new zealand. the master of suspense was only an assistant director on the film "the white shadow" but he served as art director, writer and editor on the movie. it's a mellodrama about twin sisters, one good, the other evil. a high flying daredevil broke a world record in the czech republic. over the course of three months the paraglider flew more than 5500 miles. at times he reached an altitude as high as 5,000 feet where temperatures fell under 60 degrees. on his record setting journey

he also visited 17cc1: orphanages telling children all about his project. very nice. a canadian performer mesmerized audiences in china with one bubbly extravaganza. he controls where bubbles float with his hands and can even put several volunteers inside of them. check that out. wow. it was an interactive show with: thousands of bubbles floating around the audience, not just on stage. the performance incorporates special lighting and lasers to really make it pop. ba-bump-bump. did you get that, bill? >> why do we love bubbles so much? >> did you see the one that he did with all the people on stage? >> yes. superbubble. >> exactly. time for an early look at all of the stories we'll follow right here on nbc. an exhibit on the chilean miners will open.

one of the rescue capsules used to bring them to safety. the juneau orbiter will launch on a five-year mission to jupiter. it is to unravel some of the mysteries of the largest planet in the solar system. and on this day in 1921, a baseball game, the phillies against the pirates, was broadcast for the first time ever on a pennsylvania radio station. all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnb c. here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. after yesterday's dark day on wall street and the jobs numbers sparking concern, get expert analysis from mae radio ya bartiromo and jim kraerm. and maroon 5 takes the stage in the summer concert series. keep it on this channel for continuing local news, sports

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