it's monday, july 6th. coming up on "early today." the women of the united states are world cup champions. the american team stuns defending champion japan by dominating every aspect of the match. to greece voters celebrate a victory for no as their financial future remains in dire straits. a massive blaze at a florida resort has fire crews battling the flames, while 500 rooms are evacuated. plus the pope kicks off his south american pilgrimage. some nascar fans push a battle against the confederate flag. plus a busy fourth of july weekend. "early today kwlts start" starts right

now. the u.s. women are on top of the world this morning. the fans were out in droves to support team usa in the final of the women's world cup against defending champion japan and two minutes this. >> score! carli lloyd again! >> the american strikes with the first of carli lloyd's three goals in the game of her life. just two minutes later, though, a corner kick and lloyd strikes again! stung the japanese team with the

u.s. taking a -0 lead and under 5:00. less than 10:00 later, it was lauren holiday's turn to leave the back of the net to leave japan speech. lloyd's no jaw dropping goal of the cup? she launches a bullet from midfield toward the goal when she noticed goalie playing up. lloyd completed the hat trick! the u.s. wins 5-2 and returning the cup to america after 16 years and our nation's third women's world cup. congratulations, ladies! take you to wall street now. it is buckling up for what could be a wild ride today after greece's resounding no vote on austerity measures. hours ago, the greek finance minister announced his resignation and making uneasy days for europe ahead. >> reporter: there have been greeks out on the streets of athens after a vote that sent shock waves around the world. the greek prime minister says he will now renegotiate greek's debt. the voters here backed him by more than 60%. while greeks are celebrating, the days ahead may be difficult for the unity of europe. greeks flooded into athens main square. they believe greece is making history again. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: people here are dancing in defiance of europe. >> they are celebrating like they just won the super bowl! like they just won their freedom. >> reporter: at a major tv network, a stunned atmosphere as

the overwhelming no vote emerged. greek's finance minute says the vote against austerity is a show of solidarity and put them in a better bargaining position with europe. >> reporter: how quickly do you think you can get a deal? >> 24 hours. >> reporter: not all thinks this vote will change the minds of the greek people. >> i don't know what is coming tomorrow. >> reporter: the future of europe depends on the days ahead. the leaders of france and germany will meet. if it refuse to renegotiate, difficult days, but greece, for europe, and perhaps world markets. back to you. the eyes of the nation will be on south carolina today. lawmakers will debate whether to remove the confederate flag from the statehouse grounds. efforts to remove the polarizing symbol is gaining momentum on nationwide. on sunday, nascar fans were

offered the chance to trade from confederate flags for american ones. some fans still chose to fly their controversial flags. >> it's our heritage and our southern way of life and makes us happy when we are able to show something that represents us. >> reporter: daytona international speedway issued a statement last week asking fans not to display the confederate flags at the racetrack. tracie potts is live with us in washington today. what can you expect in south carolina today. >> i don't think this is going to be easy. i don't think that it's going to be painless but i do think it will be respectful and that it will move swiftly. >> reporter: this morning, the confederate flag still flies high above south carolina's statehouse. today's debate? shaking the very core of southerners on both sides.

>> we need to stay focussed on the ultimate goal and that is to bring it down and put it in a museum. >> reporter: nascar asked fans not to fly the flag this past weekend. some refused adding the words heritage, not hate. >> it's not a racial thing. it's a heritage thing. >> it means that there is no hatred, no racist on that flag. >> reporter: in arkansas proflag demonstratorse ersors -- >> reporter: today's south carolina debate starts in the senate where refer clementa pinckney served. if they approve it, the house will then decide. if they don't it means one lawmaker wants to call for a referendum so the people can

decide. >> thank you. pope francis is used to a rock star's welcome by now but this morning, he is feeling the love in a homecoming celebration of sorts. latin america's first pope returned to the region yesterday to start a nine-day tour and he is expected to focus on the poor and inequality and the environment. he will not go to his nate of it -- native argentina. he did get a huge welcome in ek ecuador ecuador. why the hats? when he arrived the nasty winds blew off his skull happen. a scary weekend for visitors at a florida resort. 500 rooms were evacuated when a fire ripped through the hotel. lightning was in the area. the fire chief said amazing no one was injured but several lost their belongings. >> the whole fourth floor, my room, is on fire. everything that's in there,

i.d.s, atm cards, how will we get home? >> reporter: fire officials say the fire fourth floor of the building is destroyed. in case you missed it over the weekend, one of those banner towing single engine pipers lost power on the fourth while flying on a busy california beach. the 23-year-old pilot managed to land the plane on the shore line and walk away unharmed but a 12-year-old boy playing on the beach was clipped by either the plane or flying debris. he was hospitalized with injuries. investigators will try to determine what went wrong. but for now, many are just glad the situation wasn't worse. also over the holiday weekend a gathering of two dozen family members ages 5 to 94 were standing on the deck of a rented north carolina beach home for a family photo when, all of a sudden, that deck gave way. gabe gutierrez has the story. >> i need all of the ambulances i can get. >> reporter: dispatchers got the first panic calls around 7:00 p.m. saturday. >> i was on the phone with 911 so i just counted people on the

ground. and i counted up to 21 and i just said, you just need to get as many units as you can here. >> reporter: a deck holding at least two dozen people, including children, had collapsed. >> they went to take a family photo and they were all standing there ready to take the photo and it collapsed. >> reporter: the injured ranged from 5 to 94 years old. >> hectic. a lot of people on top of each other. a lot of blood. broken bones. >> reporter: this lady was renting the house next door. >> it was truly sad to watch. there is kids lined up on the grass watching their parents and grandparents. >> reporter: the family, mostly from virginia, had rented this property for the holiday weekend. they were standing on this corner of the deck. most of the 24 injured have been treated at hospitals and released, but two of them remain in critical condition. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, emerald isle, north carolina.

check out the spectacular video from disney world. cinderella's castle seemed etch more magical when a lightning storm brightened up the sky. now for a look at the weather, here is dominica davis. >> hi! we're still talking thunderstorms and lightning. unfortunately dry lightning is going to be a concern. once again today. we'll see this the next couple of days through the desert southwest. you know the problem here is the heat. it's continuing to rage not only in the northwest but down through the southwest as well dry thunderstorms once again could be on tap. which means we're going to have the wild fire risk. here is a look at today's forecast 91 for the high in seattle. that means we're looking at pretty much this would be our fifth day a in a row of temperatures in the 90s. heat is in phoenix as well 102. it doesn't let up tomorrow. it looks like by later this week we'll see relief to the heat. that's a loo

southwest we'll see plenty of triple digits. that's a look at your monday forecast. thank you very much. and good news to report on the iran nuclear front. a fake armored truckdriver gets away with 75,000 dollars? plus how did this guy end up getting stuck in a chimney? you're watching "early today." [alarms blaring] ohhhhh... whoa whoa whoa! who's responsible for this?!? if something goes wrong, you find a scapegoat. ...rick. it's what you do. ahhhhhhhh! what'd you say? uh-oh! kelly! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico.

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have, in fact, made genuine progress. but i want to be absolutely clear with everybody. we are not yet where we need to be on several of the most difficult issues. >> at this point, kerry says the negotiations could go either way. in tulsa, oklahoma, police are looking for a man dressed up as an armored truckdriver and stealing money. he went into a walmart and told employees he was there to pick up a cash deposit. to china 10-year-old boy is being recovered after dragged about 65 feet by a bus. a man got stuck in the chimney this weekend. his friends locked him out. he was taken to the hospital as a precaution. let's get gownet down to business. >> good morning. an end of an era as stocks

futures and soybeans in chicago and new york will stop after today. most trading is now down electronically. regulators could delay the closing which would mark the end of a nearly 170 year tradition. timing is everything. bad news for hollywood terminator genesis, and magic mike xxl disappoint at the box office. when july 4th falls an a weekend people tend to skip the movies for fire works and barbecue. the transforming sequel set an opening record when fourth of july fell on a monday. mastercard is testing a face verification. they hold up their phone. they ask app users to blink. a reason why you don't desperate before you close the finish line. heads up the weekend's best

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a race that finished well after midnight. dale earnhardt jr. took the coke zero 400. the race was delayed by more than three and a half hours. he led 97 laps and crossed the finish line around 2:30 this morning. the race end inside a wreck that involved two dozen cars and fans suffered minor injuries. austin dillon's car went airborne and tore down part of a catch fence. fortunately he got out and waved to the fans. david ortiz, the first time in the franchise's 17,867 game history that a red sox first baseman did not record a put-out and something has not been seen in 115 years. ortiz struck out twice and had one walk. red sox beat the astros 5-4.

new york giants defensive end jason pierre-paul injured his hand. espn reports he suffered injury on his hand and one could have nerve damage. the giants have yet to sign the approximately 15 million dollar, one-year offer. this might be the catch of the weekend. giants pitcher jake peavy rips the ball but loses grip of the bat and it goes flying into the stands. fortunately, though, that guy there was able to catch the bat before it hits a woman. he gives a new meaning to the name "bat man." way to go. ben caine was just feet away from winning the peach tree race in atlanta when he celebrated too early. british olympian scott overall lunges past caine to win. that is why you don't celebrate

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"jurassic world" took in 30 million. terminator genesis took in almost 29 million. magic mike for 12 million and ted 2 with 11 million. the holiday weekend was a happy within for several celebrity couples. billy joel tied the knot with alexis roderick in his long island home and christie brinkley was there and his daughter alexis and actor kevin james. this is joel's fourth marriage. the ceremony was officiated by new york governor andrew cuomo. "people" magazine is citing a course that ashton kutcher got married over the weekend as well. have a necessary is a -- have avanessa williams exchanged vows over the weekend. the grateful dead celebrated their 50th anniversary in chicago over the week.

they packed it with 70,000 fans. breaking the attendance record there. 20 years since their last concert at that stadium. plenty of celebrities were in the crowd. even a broken leg couldn't stop the foo fighters lead singer off the stage. the singer celebrated the band's 20th anniversary. he broke his leg in a fall during a set in sweden on june 12th, prompting the band to cancel the rest of its european tour. i'm melissa rehberger. hope it's your first stop of the day on nbc. ♪ (music plays)

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leading the news on nbc news.com, fatad gave chemo to healthy patients faces sentencing. he allegedly misdiagnosed patients are cancer and putting them through extensive treatment to cause them to lose their faith, savings and trust. he'll come face to face with his victims in court this week. a mother charged after infant found in baby carrier on side of maryland road. a minister spotted the baby carrier on saturday night and called police on sunday. a woman contacted authorities claiming to be the mother. the mother has been charged with child neglect and reckless

endangerment. other stories we are following for you today. 100 new american citizens got the honor of being naturalized at mt. vernon the home of president george washington on the fourth of july! cia director john brennan spoke at the he ceremony with a look-alike george washington. serial stowaway has been arrested again. all this after she had been released from jail on thursday after serving two months for trying to board planes without a ticket. she was charged with criminal trespassing with her bond set for $100,000. the queen and their royal family members were in attendance for the christening of princess chart. but george stole the show. a couple in shanghai got

"today" is international kissing day. a few couples in shanghai got started a little early. they did it under water. the couples were all taking part in an underwater kissing competition and, believe it or not, the winning couple lasted one minute and 20 seconds. that is quite a kiss. they plan to get married later this year. they're off tow a good start. now for a look ahead celebrations takeing place across the country this morning following team usa's historic win at the women's world cup finals. "today" show will be live in vancouver with the latest. happy birthday to actor comedian kevin hart who turned 36. the nation' 43rd president george w. bush turns 59 and dolly llama turns 80 today.

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breaking this morning - while you were sleeping - bombs detonated in a crowded nigerian mosque killing dozens. =laura/vo= and crisis in grce you were sleeping bombs detonated in a crowded nigerian mosque killing dozens. and crisis in greece what comes next after a landslide vote with greeks rejecting a bailout deal. a dangerous warning about california seafood this morning. >> announcer: from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." good morning, 4:30 on a monday, i'm scott mcgrew in for sam brock. >> monday morning. i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. how was your weekend, meteorologist kari hall? >> it was spectacular, except you couldn't really see the fireworks because of those low clouds in san francisco. now we see the same low