it's friday. coming up on "early today" america's most celebrated loss in decades at the world cup becomes the biggest social media event ever. president obama wants to send a half billion dollars on military training and weapons for the syrian rebels as the conflict in syria and iraq are increasingly colliding against ththe same sui extremist group. stunning revel aings about alcohol-related deaths in america. a 2-year-old tries to fight off an attacker hitting his mom. china bans hillary clinton's new book, and after barbara walters leaves, a mass exodus at "the view." "early today" starts right now.

good morning. i'm dara brown. world cup fever has captured america. the u.s. men's soccer team advancing to the round of 16 despite losing to germany 1-0. a loss that is really a win for the game and for the fans. nbc's curt gregory has more. >> reporter: even before kickoff soccer fans gathered around the country to cheer on the u.s. men in their world cup match against germany. >> it's amazing to see people from everywhere gathering in support of their team. >> reporter: from chicago to charlotte. new york to the nation's capital. from the east coast to the west. >> everyone can get behind the u.s. and are having a great time and enjoying the game. >> reporter: with a single goal by germany, this game didn't turn out quite like everyone had hoped, but it didn't really feel

like a loss at all. >> this is a very tough group that we're playing in. everyone doubted us. you know, we pulled lou. we're going in. >> reporter: even in defeat, the u.s. team moves on. >> we got through, and so we still have a hands to win the world cup. >> i have complete faith that u.s. will take it all the way. >> reporter: faith in a team that's making believers across the country. curt gregory, nbc news. >> the u.s. will play belgium. game time july 1st at 4:00 p.m. new overnight hollywood actor shia la buff was arrested at a broadway show. he was allegedly being disruptive during a performance of cabaret at the studio 54 theater. the transformer star was reportedly smoking inside the theater and slapping people at random. he was escorted out of the theater in handcuffs during the intermission. he also lettened police and was spit telling officers. he was charged with disorderly

conduct and criminal trespass. he has made headlines for his various antics. earlier this year he ported a paper bag over his head that read i am not famous anymore during a red carpet event. reaction is pouring in this morning after the supreme court issued two major rulings on thursday. first the high court decided to strike down a massachusetts law that was intended to limit protests outside abortion clinics. the state had previously passed a law saying there should be no protest within 35 feet of clinic entrances. the court's decision to get rid of the buffer zone put them in jeopardy. >> the law worked well and maintained public safety at our health centers, so it is a disappointment. >> the obama administration, which had argued in defense of the buffer zone law, released a statement following the decision saying, in part, "while the court disagreed on this specific law, we are pleased that their ruling was narrow and that they recognize the possibility of alternative approaches, such as

a federal law protecting a woman's right to access reproductive health clinics." abortion clinics are hailing it as a victory saying that the first amendment is for everyone. a second ruling scaled back the president's ability -- the issue arose in 2012 after the president appointed three nominees on a labor board without senate confirmation. the high court says the president does not have the power to make appointments during a senate recess of ten days or more. now virtually everyone on capitol hill agreed. house republicans killed the bill by not bringing it up for a vote, but the white house suggests president obama may act on his own. nbc's tracie potts reports from washington. >> reporter: democrats and republicans blame eric cantor's surprise loss. cantor was willing to let children of immigrants stay in the u.s., but his opponent used

that against him, scaring off any other republican willing to compromise on immigration. >> their fear is greater than the reality, but they're quaking in their boots. >> reporter: even marco rubio, the son of immigrants who helped craft the compromise bill, doubts there's any middle ground now. >> we're not going to award 12 million people citizenship and round up and deport 12 million people. >> reporter: the compromise passed the senate but died in the republican-controlled house where leaders wouldn't bring it up for a vote. >> give us a sign. give us a vote. >> each day they don't act, each day they are killing it. >> reporter: the white house says despite the threat of a lawsuit over executive orders, president obama has no choice but to act. >> we're not just going to sit around and wait. we've been waiting a we're already. rirchlgt as lawmakers leave capitol hill with no action on immigration, president obama has asked homeland secretary swra

johnson to look into what this administration can do on its own. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. a marine pilot lands a plane without something very important. front landing gear. look at the nose of this plane. no front wheel. what did he use instead? a futuristic high-tech handy dandy stool. he is flying a harrier jet, and they can land vertically. it hovers about 23 feet above the deck, and he puts the plane's nose down with such precision. by the way, the ships carry stools like that for this very reason. that is amazing. and startling new statistics for heavy drurnkers. the studies by the center for disease control says that researchers found that binge drinking, drinking while underage or while pregnant was responsible for 88,000 deaths from 2006 and 2010 and that excessive drinking could reduce your life span by as much as 30

years. the study defines binge drinking as five or more drinks in one sitting for men and four or more forwomen. firefighters are battling to contain a massive wildfire that is sweeping across eastern arizona. the blaze has spread across more than 2,000 acres of land. the san juan fire is burning on the apache indian reservation. they say the windy conditions are fueling the fire. authorities are investigating the cause of that blaze. they say it began, in part, in the forest that is used by campers. nbc meteorologist bill karens is here with your friday forecast. let's hope it's a good one. >> i saw the stat yesterday come out from the national weather service that said this california -- they have a rainy season. they have the dry season. for the water year-to-date it's the second lowest on record. i mean, that's how unprecedented this dry spell is. that's how we have the horrendous drought conditions and i don't feel dangerous fire conditions. yesterday, though, we did get wet weather in the state of florida. we needed it.

we were try there too. still getting soaked. a few radar that goes there in northern california, but not much. most of the rain this morning is in the pacific northwest. if you are on i-5 this morning from portland northward, you are going to have periods of rainn to deal with. in the last 24 hours three inches of rain, that's a good cleansing rain out there. waters everything and cleans the air out. as we watch the system moving through, the weather will improve during your afternoon. the best chance of rain in the northwest will be this morning. will clear out in the intermountain west. salt lake city, denver included. good chance of thunderstorms. we continue slightly cooler than average in california and still very dry. that's your national forecast. now here's weather headed to many areas of the west next week. hot weather is going to be the key. this is our last june weekend. we start in july, and just like

that, temperatures are going up across the country. >> wow. it's an amazing jump. americans plan to spend hundreds of millions arming rebels, and fireworks are no joke. fatalities and injuries are up 30%. details ahead. you're watching "early today." are you ready grandma? just a second, sweetie. [ female announcer ] we eased your back pain, you turned up the fun. tylenol® provides strong pain relief while being gentle on your stomach. but for everything we do, we know you do so much more.

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welcome back. president obama asks congress for $500 million to train and equip members of the syrian opposition. in the past the u.s. has run a covert train and assist program, but this marks the first open supply of weapons to rebels. tough video. people stand by as a woman is brutally beaten. her 2-year-old son is the only one to help. the reported cause? workplace gossip. authorities say the attacker is 25-year-old latisha harris. she's charged with aggravated assault and terroristic threats. police are still looking for her. newly released dash cam

video shows an attack on a police cruiser in michigan. oh. the suspect armed with a metal pipe jumped on the car's hood and smashed the windshield. police say the 20-year-old man appeared to be on drugs and told them he was from the planet voltron. he was arrested and charged with assault. elsewhere in michigan the missing boy found in a basement where police conducted three searches is out of the hospitals. nbc affiliate wdiv is reporting he may have feared punishment for stopping in the middle of an exercise routine. police are investigating. exploding watermelons and combusting mannequins. the fourth of july is a week from today, and the consumer product safety commission is using demonstrations to remind everyone of the dangers of fireworks. they say accidents cause eight deaths and more than 11,000 injuries in 2013. hirlg healthing's new book "hard choices" will not be sold in china. distributors effectively banned its sale. the memoir is critical of the

chinese government. bill clinton also has -- it is time to get down to business. more americans are taking longer vacations this year. travel has found that people are making more money this year, and they are taking more vacations, a day and a half longer than last year. recently the department of taxation and finance officially labelled hot dogs and burritos in sandwiches. why? so it could be included innen new york's sandwich tax. 2013 and 2014 chevy cruze mogdzs have airbags that can explode. uber will be offering free weddings and honeymoons on saturday between noon and 6:00 p.m. in san francisco. verizon is getting the boot from the german government over the company's involvement in nsa fine disclosures. tiger's rust where i return. the nba draft, and trying to

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a world exclusive on monday. pipa middleton is going public. the 30-year-old royal sister-in-law gives her first ever tv interview to matt lauer. in sports let's start with the nba draft.

>> with the first pick in the 2014 nba draft the cleveland cavaliers select andrew wiggins. >> after months of speculation about who would go first, andrew wiggins is the guy. a small forward out of can sxan a toronto native. this is the second consecutive year a canadian was picked number one overall. duke's jabari parker, considered the most ready, goes second to milwaukee, and philadelphia with its surprising third pick, injured former kansas city joelle. he had surgery last week to repair a stress fracture, but the next pick stole the show. >> the nba selects isiah austin from baylor, university. >> an emotional isiah austin called up to the stage as an honor rather draft pick. austin was a top press pocket before he was diagnosed with a heart defect. that ended his hopes of playing in the nba. he was offered a coaching job at

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welcome back. i mentioned it's going to get hot next week. let's start off with a coolish type temperature. 68 in san francisco. once you get to this time of year, you're never going to be cool anyway. l.a., you have a better weather pattern as of late. not a lot changes here. still damp up to the northwest. it's interior sections of especially california that are really going to feel the effects

of the warmer temperatures. we do a little bit on sunday, and then by the time we get into july, sacramento we go from an 87 today to 98 on monday. it looks to last a while too. near 100 at the start of our hottest month of the we're are, july. we're going to move to entertainment news now. on the run beyonce and jayzee's much anticipated tour kicks off. they opened the show with their 2002 hit "bonnie and clyde." take a peek. ♪ ♪ nobody will ever come between us ♪ >> y'all sing it, come on. >> it starts tomorrow in cincinnati. barbara walters' emotional retirement from "the view." the hat fest is undergoing a major overhaul with the departures of sherry shepherd and jenny mccarthy. that leaves just whoopi goldberg. big news for a "friends"

star. courtney cox is engaged to johnny mcdave. the couple was introduced last year by ed sheeran who posted the news last year. cox was previously married to actor david arquette. they have a 10-year-old daughter cocoa. texas republican louie, he is getting pretty good at photo bombing his fellow lawmakers. i love these photos. while oklahoma republican dave langeford was being interviewed by fox news gomert walks right behind him and stare tiz camera before walking off. it isn't the first photo bomb, though. just last week. i love those. "family guy" creator seth mcfarland is promising to match up to $1 million pledges to the reading rainbow. there's a lot of traction under that. romantic comedy dream team meg ryan and tom hanks reportedly set to reunite in

ryan's directorial debut. the two co-started in several 1990s hits including "sleepless in seattle" and "you've got mail." hitting theaters in weekend "transformers, age of extinction" starring mark wahlberg and begin again with kira knightley and mark ruffalo. >> sleepless in seattle or you've got mail? >> you've got mail. i do. >> it seemed so long ago that the computers were telling us you have mail. >> i know, but the whole concept that it's set in new york. i like the -- >> a little biassed, huh? sleepless in seattle. >> we do. it's like a bicoastal thing we have going here. i'm dara brown, and this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. [ female announcer ] take skincare to the next level

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leading the muse in usa today. u.s. judge upholds colorado gun restrictions. two laws are passed after a deadly shooting in a movie theater and sandy hook. they ban magazines that holds more than 15 rounds and require background checks for all private gun sales and transfers. in the sacramento beat pregnant runner alissa montano finishes 800. nearly 8 months along, the five-time competed in the u.s. track and field championship in sacramento. oh, watch her go. she finished 35 seconds slower than her personal best. that is amazing. and on to other stories that we're following. >> what did the president know, and when did he know it?

>> howard baker, whose probing question defined watergate, has died. the 18-year moderate republican senator was a plain speaker and straight shooter. he is a true statesman serving as senate majority leader, reagan's chief of staff, and george w. bush's ambassador to japan. he was 88. a jury will announce the fate of a former soldier in hawaii today after being convicted of killing his 5-year-old daughter. he could be sentenced to death. if so, it would be the state's first death penalty. police in san francisco are looking for this liquor store attacker. he was caught on surveillance camera threatening. he was chased out of the store with a garden spade. now, we all like kentucky fried chicken, but do we like it enough to wear it? fans of the restaurant chain can now own a chicken wang necklace. yes, i said wang. it is a real kfc bone covered in gold. it's designed after -- >> don't wear that.

>> people are going to buy it. it's designed after a late night meal. only 20 necklaces are going to be made. it's ranging from 14 to 16 carat gold, and it's made for only the truest kfc fans. now, for a look ahead to the look back. congressman john dingell delivered his farewell address. the 87-year-old democrat from michigan is retiring at the end of his current term. he is the longest serving member of the house, having served for over 58 years. on this day in 1974 president richard nixon opened an official visit to the soviet union. >> the russians were out in force today atmos cow's airport to meet the nixons, and the welcome was much warmer than the one two years ago. in 1972 party chief wasn't at the airport, but this time the president was there to greet the president acting very much like the top man. i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early today."

thanks for watching "early today." have a great weekend.

from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning, happy friday to you. it's 4:30 i'm scott mcgrew. >> it's always happy friday, i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning, let's check the forecast with christina loren. >> good morning to you. even though you don't see me on camera, i'm dancing right now. taking a live look at san jose. mike did vouch for that. clouds overhead, gorgeous weekend shaping up. here's the deal. we're going to see two different sides to the weekend. one day better for the beach. we'll talk about that coming up in just a moment. right now let's check your drive. it's friday, mike's here to help us out. she was physically dancing over by the weather center. we're looking over here by the fi