good morning, everybody. coming up on "early today," july chill. the polar invasion is making itself known throughout many parts in the u.s. breaking news in the middle east. israel accepted the egypt cease-fire, but the palestinians say not so fast. >> promising news on the fight against alzheimer's and breast cancer. and extreme hail blanketing beach goer home run derby at baseball's all-star game. and much, much more. it's tuesday, july 15th. "early today" starts now. good morning to you. i'm richard lui. today many as one in four americans will feel the bite of

winter in the middle of summer. with high pressure in the west and low pressure in the east, the country is riding a roller coaster of weather extremes. in minneapolis at the all-star game's home run derby, it didn't feel much like the usual hot july night at all. temperatures there dropped into the 50s. >> a little cold. a little brisk. at least for middle of summer. feels like an early fall down out here, but, you know what, i come here to have some fun at the all-star game. a little weather isn't going to hurt us. we're minnesotans, you know? we have been through a lot. >> it's cold for summer. >> cold. >> we came with t-shirts and shorts expecting july weather. >> bill will have more on those polar invasions in just a few minutes. stick around for that. breaking overnight, israel approved a proposed cease fire deal with gaza. this comes a week after heavy fighting in the gaza strip. so far hamas islamists responded

suspiciously to the cease fire deal saying they were not consulted by cairo. hamas continues to fire rockets this morning and has vowed the attacks will increase in ver oft and intensity. palestinians died in the rocket attacks. many of them children. secretary kerry will not push for et deal. he has been weighing whether to extend his visit. he will end his nine-day trip today. speaking in vienna right now, kerry said he cannot condemn enough the brazen firing of rockets by hamas after goodwill efforts to work on the cease-fire. he met with israeli officials claiming to have shot down a drone from gaza. hamas claiming to have sent several drones to carry out special missions deep inside israel. israel has not commented on whether the drone was armed.

for weeks we've heard about delays in care. now new accusations. compensation for vets filing claims for disability benefits to fight huge backlogs. the v.a. allegedly making tens of thousands of payments without adequate evidence those applicants deserve that money. patrick meehan commented on the problem. pooh we're seeing the exact same type of cooking the books on the benefits side of the v.a. as has been exposed on the health care side, and this is a whole new exploration of the management problems at the v.a. >> unless fixed, it could cost $371 million over the next five years. south african olympic blade runner oscar pistorius, well, he is currently on trial for the murder of his girl friend reeva steenkamp. he got into a scuffle, though, at a club over the weekend. pistorius's reps were quick to point out it was not a fight, as originally reported on social

media. reports say a man walked up to pistorius at his booth and began aggressively interrogating him about the trial. after a back and forth argument, pistorius asked to be left alone and left soon after. the defense wrapped up its case last week. there's a delay of one month so the teams can prepare closing arguments. dick cheney says the united states needs to spend more money on the military. at an event on monday cheney was asked what advice he would give to the next president. >> absolutely turn around the whole trend with respect to the wraits military. that ought to be our top priority. we're spending not food stamps or highways or anything else. number one responsibility as president is to defend the constitution of the united states. he is the commander in chief, and he is absolutely devastating the united states military today. we turn to the running of the bulls in pamp loana, spain,

now. ending on a gruesome note. one bull charging and goring three men. one spaniard, two australians there. four others were taken to the hospital. the threat of being gored did not stop this fellow here. a selfie. over the weekend police searched for this man. he took a picture. he could face a fine of over $4,000. the rules exempt recording devices, and fellow runners say if he tripped, he could have caused a dangerous trampoline. from dry to downpour in phoenix, arizona. it was day two of heavy storms. the storms knocking down power lines and flooding streets. amazing pictures. already more thunderstorms on the way as well. bill karyns joining us with more on this polar invasion that sweeps the country, huh? >> the cold air is in the midwest. it's still very hot, though, in some parts. the temperatures today were incredible. look at the high temperatures in the west today. it was 103 in salt lake city. i mean, you don't think of salt lake city as being like a desert

community with like 103 temperatures in the middle of the summer. boise was 103. you notice fargo up there in the upper right. they only had a high of 69 degrees. that was it. the cool air missed the west completely. if anything, it helped makes things even hotter through the west. still a warm morning. we're still at 90 in the desert and the warm spot today will be from the medford area and over towards boise. interior sections of california. that's where the high pressure ridge continues. two different blue h's on the map. one from canada, and one is from the intermountain west and the desert areas, and it's completely different air masses. one is a polar cold air mass. one is almost like a desert air mass. we have a little bit of rain this morning around the vegas area. we're not expecting too much, though, around the grand canyon, and look at that today. 106 in bakersfield, everybody

is saying a warm morning. temperatures are going to cool off. our july extremes are peaking. it looks like that's today. then it will kind of ease itself off. >> it looks like the summer is a lot like the winter there in the west. right? warmer. >> fires yesterday too. >> thank you. major layoffs could be ahead for one of the country's biggest employers. plus, a group of hondurasan children back home after being deported by the u.s. buy a car, get a gun. you won't believe who is buying the most. you're watching "early today." it worse and worse. then my rheumatologist prescribed enbrel. i'm phil mickelson, pro golfer. enbrel helps relieve pain and stop joint damage. i've been on the course and on the road.

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it marks the first deportation since the president pledged to speed up the process. officials tell nbc news it's the initial wave of deportations. more are expected in the coming days and weeks. mulala celebrated her birthday with a trip to nigeria. they called for the mill tabt group boca haram to release the kidnapped school girls. she herself became an international symbol when she was shot in the head by the taliban for being a girls and women's education advocate. for the first time the church of fwland will allow women to become bishops. a governing body voted in favor yesterday. it overturns a tradition that has lasted a century. bowe bergdahl has returned to active duty. an army official says he will probably be assigned a desk job in texas, but the investigation into his 2009 disappearance will continue. for the first time bergdahl will now be questioned by military officials. a bit of a happy week for

boston bombing survivor and double amputee jeff bowman. he and his fiance announcing the birth of their new little girl. now he says lions gate is basing a movie on his book called stronger, based on the day of the attacks. a new alzheimers test could be in our sights. we told you yesterday about how smell identification could be an early indicator. now researchers are saying eye tests could also be effective here. doctors may be able to measure plaque build-up in the brain looking at the retina of the eye. mother study followed people who underwent lifestyle programs, including things like diet and exercise. they showed 40% improvement in cognitive tests than those who were not in the program. >> narrator: early today is brought to you by vagisil. the experts in intimate health. let's get down to business with mary thompson from cnbc. sdmrimplts microsoft is set to announce job cuts as soon as

this week. analysts say the company could cut 5% to 10% of its work force, and reports say the cuts would likely come from the nokia phone business and parts of microsoft that overlap. yahoo wants to bring the concert to your couch. the internet giant is teaming up with live nation to stream three live shows from artists like dave matthews and justin timberlake. they'll be doing this each day for an entire year. yahoo is hoping its video site can be a strong competitor to youtube. boeing is showing off the larger version of a 787 dreamliner. at an air show in the u.k. this week, but a standard take swrof and landing deadline just won't do. boeing's test pilots are making extreme turns and rolls to show potential customers just how well the plane can perform. richard, back to you. >> thank you, mary. buy a truck, get a gun. a car dealer in myrtle beach is offering a free shotgun with a $600 retail value as an incentive to get people to buy a new ram truck. they say the promotion has been

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all this week it is shark watch week at nbc news. this morning on "today" peter alexander goes swimming with the sharks at the georgia aquarium. get up close and personal with the ocean's biggest fish. that's later on today. we take you now to sports and the home run derby for charity in rain-soaked minnesota is where we start. miami's looks tough. it is open. the first repeat winner in 15 years. crushed 9 homers knocking one to the 452 mark. that was the longest of the night. tonight's all-star game starting pitchers will be waynewright

against fernandez for the mariners. >> now batting, number 2, derrick jeter. one player many will be watching tonight in the game. yankees derek jeter, the jordan brand released this ad to honor jeter. in it icons like tiger woods, jayz and michael jordan himself tipping hats to pay tribute to the 20-year baseball vet who retires this year. olympian alice coachman davis has died. she was the first black female gold medalist winning the high jump at the 1948 olympics. as a kid, she would run and jump barefoot using sticks for makeshift high jumps all because she was not permitted to train in fields with whites. coachman davis was 90 years old. they chose from almost four dozen designs, and then this beauty. the college football playoff championship trophy made of 24 karat gold and bronze and steel.

it weighs almost 65 pounds. it goes to this year's winner of the all new four-team playoff. the soccer champs arrive back home in germany. thousands of cheering fans flooded streets to congratulate them as they paraded through berlin on a flat bed truck. a lot of folks will be wanting to fwif them a high five. team usa did make it to the world cup finals, but boy did its fans did do so. more than 26.5 million americans tuned in watching that game, germany beating argentina. it was the third most watched world cup game in u.s. history. a texas minor league batter is hit by a pitch. watch that. oh. the person that wants revenge, though, after this, watch. running on to the field, a fan. he charges the mound, and a teammate steps in to clock him. adult beverages may have been involved, allegedly, maybe. just ahead, how long will the cold front last? plus, the story behind one of the most famous movie scenes in

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welcome back on this tuesday morning. we saw the peak of the heat for you in boise and salt lake city. today we'll drop to the mid and upper 90s. not medford. 106 today. that could be near record highs for them. 80 in seattle. we're going to drop the temperatures a little bit in portland throughout the next couple of days. maybe two or three degrees per day.

same thing for the medford area. as we look to the end of the week into the upcoming weekend for areas like portland, we go from the low to mid 90s all the way down to about the 70s, upper 70s by saturday. as i mentioned, the extremes, at least for now, are going to go away as we head into the mid to end of july. >> nice numbers there. thank you, bill karins. >> comfortable. now for entertainment news. there was no please don't stop the music coming from the german world cup champions after their victory. rihanna shining bright like a diamond snapping pictures with the german team and their prize. she tweeted, "i touched the cup, held the cup, took a selfie with the cup. what is your bucket list looking like, bruh?" bethany frankel, founder of skeny girl cocktails instagramed this skinny mini photo of herself wearing her 4-year-old's clothes. question mark. >> maybe meant to be funny, but not. >> maybe you should not. scrap that. selena gomez confronts her

instagram bully. she said i have gone through that battle with fans and family members. you can dislike someone, but to wish something that could happen to you or your family is uncalled for, sweetheart. the kim kardashian hollywood video game is going gang busters, and -- >> i'm getting this for christmas. >> thank you. receipt, please, included with that. it made her almost $200 million after launching in june. i wonder what the game is about. >> i don't know. you can choose the dress. must be fantastic. what can you do with your ipod? ♪ wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, wow ♪ ♪ wow wow, wow, wow, wow, wow >> can you do that? rocking out. >> i didn't know you could. >> steven tyler playing his iphone like a harmonica. vampire diaries will have a

new and familiar face. he will be joining the bad bath in season six. a romantic comedy "when harry met sally" it turns 25 years old. director rob reiner saying meg ryan was a bit nervous doing the famous orgasm scene. he then decided to say, hey, this is how it's done. >> i'm sitting there, and i'm pounding the table, and i'm yes, yes, yes, i'm doing the whole thing, and then i realized this is -- i'm having an orgasm in front of me mother. >> because she was also an extra. >> should they ever redo that manufactu movie? >> do not do that. >> they're redoing ghostbusters. >> they picked the perfect scene to talk about there. thanks for watching us this hour. i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day this morning. ♪

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on nbc news.com, ham-sized african snails seized at l.a.x. considered a serious threat. so custom officials confiscating 67 huge live african snails arriving in los angeles from nigeria. customs says the snails, which are labelled for eating, are actually a serious threat and could even eat the paint and stucco off of houses. no thanks. the washington post, skin gel new ammunition in fight against breast cancer. when applied directly to the skin, a gel containing a chemical was effective in reducing the growth of cancer cells in women. some people at a siberian beach had to run for cover from

a hail storm. huge splashes in the water. yeah. this shows you how violent the hail and size that was coming down. several people even had to take shelter under the same umbrella. look at that. the world's oldest public school elementary school. students at mather elementary in massachusetts made this video to extend a special invitation to the president and first lady in an attempt to get them to visit. one student promising a game of hopscotch and another offers a cafeteria lunch. they got to show up now. they're going have to have show up. in upstate new york hundreds of vehicles sat in mud this weekend. a torrential downpour ending a music festival early. some consoert goers had to sleep in their cars and wait for a tractor to tow them away. that's what happens with these crazy rainshowers, right? in true monty python fashion, some peculiar was unveiled in london. marking the end of monty python's reunion tour, a giant

dead norwegian blue parrot was assembled outside tower bridge. made famous from the sketch. a dead bird is known to all fans and was recently voted the funniest sketch. not to worry, though. the bird is not dead. it's just resting. >> very well done. >> 50 feet long. wow. now a look ahead and a look back. president obama touring a virginia research center that focuses on highway technology. the trip is part of the white house push this week to urge congress to avoid a transportation crisis. the president also wants congress to continue funding the highway trust fund slated to be insolvent as early as next month. on the day in 1992 arkansas governor bill clinton was nominated for president at the democratic national convention in new york. in today's birthday actor jim rash from "community" turns 44, forest whitaker, 53, and pro wrestler and governor jesse ventura, 63. i'm richard lui with bill karins. for the entire team, thanks for watching. have a good tuesday.

from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning everyone, 4:30 in the morning, i'm scott mcgrew. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. first let's check the forecast with christina loren, it rained on me on the drive in. >> yeah, take a look at this. let this blow your mind this morning. taking a live look at the radar. look at all this activity. now it's just the south bay and the south end of the peninsula getting the action right now. everything at this time is staying to the south of san francisco, but that's going to change as we progress throughout the morning hours. the monsoonal moisture will keep on sneaking up. it's actually high pressure bringing it into the bay area. so we have some science to go over this morning.