tragedy in colorado. the 24-year-old suspect in friday's deadly movie shooting heads to court to face dozens of charges. out with the old. 400 pounds of explosives bring down a 60-year-old landmark in the big ooelz easy. and leap of faith. scores of russian parachutists attend a record jump. very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and much more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc.

we begin this morning with remembering the victims. more than 10,000 people gathered in aurora, colorado, last night to pay tribute to and honor the 12 dead and dozens others injured in the theater shooting that happened early friday morning. president obama was also in aurora sunday. all this as the community prepares for the first glimpse of the 24-year-old shooting suspect since the attack in a hearing in just a few hours from now. nbc's leanne gregg has the very latest from aurora. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the suspect's legal team is expected to go inside the theater later today to look at bullet wholes and what's left of the carnage. part of the process of putting together a defense while the city still mourns. more than 10,000 people gathered in unity to honor the victims.

>> millions of people are with us and helping to share our burden of grief at this moment. >> reporter: a sunday vigil to help heal. in all, 12 are among the dead. a 6-year-old girl, a navy sailor, an air force reservist and two young men who died shielding their girlfriends from bullets. fathers, sons, daughters, each with lives cut short. the president addressed a grieving community and talked privately with families of the victims. >> my main task was to serve as a representative of the entire country and let them know we are thinking about them at this moment and will continue to think about them each and every day. >> reporter: the suspect, 24-year-old james holmes, today will be advised of his rights and the judge will set a date for the formal filing of charges. it's the start of a legal process that may take months. >> we will convict him.

yes. >> reporter: at issue whether the prosecutor will seek the death penalty. the defense will likely argue whether holmes is mentally competent while the city is forever changed. evidence will include what was found inside the suspect's apartment, explosive devices meant to kill were removed and destroyed yesterday. officials say today other residents of the building may be allowed to return. veronica, back to you. great, thank you. poverty in america is increasing to levels not seen in the last 50 years. the u.s. census data for 2011 to be released during the fall peak of the presidential's campaign is expected to show the poverty rate rising to as high as 15.7%. that would be the highest rate since 1965 erasing gains from the war on poverty that created medicaid, medicare and other social welfare programs. the weak economy is being blamed especially long-term unemployment during the

recession as is reduced aid from the government. authorities say 11 people were killed and another 12 injured all in one pickup when it went off the road and slammed into two trees in rural south texas. the cause of the accident is being investigated but a trooper at the scene says a blown-out tire could be to blame. witnesses claim the truck's cab and bed were packed with illegal immigrants but that has yet to be confirmed by usuals. u.s. customs officials are taking part in the investigation. here's a look at the other news going on around america today. in new orleans a 17-story building came crashing down on purpose. crews imploded the old palace hotel, also known as the grand palace, to make room for a new medical center. in florida a hospital that stood for four years met its own demise. the seven-story facility was turned to rubble in less than four seconds after closing its doors two years ago. also in florida, big trouble

on a small runway when a massive c-17 military cargo jet landed at the wrong airport and nearly ran out of runway. the pilot apparently thought he was arriving at mcdale air force base four miles away. the airport he landed at is reserved for smaller planes and helicopters but the crew was later successfully able to takeoff. in massachusetts a woman fought back with mangos after seeing two men steal money from her soldier's market. one of the armed robbers hit the woman's head with his gun. the thieves were later captured and the mango-throwing mother-in-law is a-okay. finally in new york, what better way to spend a day at the beach. the shoreline was turned into art during the 22nd annual sand castle contest along the famed coney island. and if you think you can come up with something so elaborate. the pros say you're right because all it takes is water,

some time, some patience, some practice and a whole lot of sand, i guess you can say. now for a look at the national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. it was a nice day at the beach over the weekend. sunday was gorgeous. yeah, new england was not quite as warm but it was sunny and nice. florida, trouble down there with a lot of thunderstorms for a lot of people to deal with and a little tropical moisture rolled through. here's the weather pattern as we start our week. the middle of the country still struggling with the incredibly hot summer conditions and the drought. this week as we go throughout the week we'll see two cold fronts coming down to cool us off and kind of knock the heat dome down. we'll see one cold front today with thunderstorms, numerous thunderstorms. minneapolis, chicago, right through the lower great lakes, inyou would including buffalo and pittsburgh and through new england throughout the afternoon. there will be stormy afternoon. the excessive heat warnings remain from kansas city to des moines, omaha to topeka and

other areas where the ohio and mississippi rivers meet. how hot will it be? just another day. it is incredible. we are doing this day after day here. 100 to 105 from nebraska to kansas, oklahoma, all of missouri and portions of illinois. some of that heat today moves into chicago, too. 98 doesn't exactly sound comfortable. humidity is ahead of the front to make it feel worse. tomorrow we do get the cold front to dip down. it cools down in chicago and detroit, but we won't get the cold front into kansas city and st. louis until thursday. so that's kind the timing on that. kansas city stays about 100 to 105 until wednesday. then slight relief. it's amazing the summer, even though we get the relief, it will knock it down to the 90s instead of the 100s. today's forecast has the umbrella with it. the showers and storms are out there this morning. i'll show you those coming up in ten minutes. back to you. thanks, bill. earnings for this week, a big

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welcome back to "first look." i'm veronica de la cruz. here are the top stories making news this morning. the syrian opposition group says the operation to capture lipo, the biggest city, but syrian forces are trying to take the capital of damascus. in china 37 people died in the heaviest rainstorm to hit beijing in more than 60 years. large areas of the capital more swamped and other storm-related deaths are reported else are in china. penn state football faces corrective and punitive sanctions today from the ncaa

due to allegations that officials concealed the jerry sandusky scandal. and yesterday the joe paterno statue was removed and put in storage. no england 17-year-old amelia adams held the olympic flame high yesterday as she rode on top of one of the london viewing capsules as it slowly rotated. the torch will be used to open the games on friday. and a female russian parachute jumper set a world record on saturday fompl forming the shape of a red, white and blue lotus flower while floating thousands of feet in the air. they held the amazing airborne formation for seven seconds. and now here's your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. for the first time the department of defense allowed active duty members in the military to march in uniform in this weekend's gay pride parade

in san diego. more than 300 military members participated. hey, when it comes to tax, mitt romney has a lot of company in washington. over the past three months mcclatchy newspapers asked all 535 members of the house and senate to release their tax records. and get this, only 17 agreed to. only 17 agreed to do it. yep. and "the huffington post" reports that one of the few things that john boehner and nancy pelosi agree on is they don't want to release their tax returns. the tampa bay times says congresswoman michele bachmann criticized about her remarks on a state department aidcould be a headliner just before the republican convention. and speaking out, it turns out that former president george w. bush and form h.w. bush will both miss the convention.

they both decided to skip and one cites health reasons. massachusetts is being considered as the keynote speaker at the democratic convention in september. and "newsday" is reporting that the rental apartment that president obama lived in while studying in columbia, new york, in 1981 is up for grabs. the president paid $360 in rent. well, the price now is $2400. yep. and in a speech event someday louisiana's president hugo chavez calls the capitalist elite like mitt romney. he says deep down he's a good guy. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. and now here's your first look at how wall street will kickoff the day.

the saw opens as 12,822. the s&p tumbled 13 and the nasdaq plunged 40. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei shot down 161 points while in hong kong the hang seng plummeted 587. so far earning season has been much better than expected but this week reports from three big companies will put the trend to the test. apple reports tomorrow with expectations high. a strong showing could not only lift text but it could give traders something else to focus on other than euro debt. wednesday's focus will be on the dow and results from caterpillar and economic bell weather. on thursday facebook posts its results following the disastrous ipo debut. the facebook stock closed at $11 and change with the original price at $38. in asia the euro fell to a 12-year low against the yen in

the all-time low versus the australian dollar. under intense pressure from continuing fears, spain will eventually need a bigger bailout. in deal news nrg energy struck a deal to buy gen-on energy forming the nation's bigenergy producer. and rupert murdoch resigned from several core newspapers. the company claims it's a formality ahead of news corp splitting into two, one publishing company and one media company. vietnam is the world wildlife country in all asian and african nations. china finished a close second. and finally at an event called unleash the power from within hosted by motivational speaker tony robins, fire officials report 21 people suffered second and third-degree burns walking across hot coals.

a tour defrance first, a major league milestone and an old school look for the new dream team. plus, one tricky spot at the british open had tiger taking a shot from his knees. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. for a relaxing vacation. ♪ sometimes, we go for a ride in the park. maybe do a little sightseeing. or, get some fresh air. but this summer, we used our thank youpoints to just hang out with a few friends in london. [ male announcer ] the citi thankyou visa card. redeem the points you've earned to travel with no restrictions. rewarding you, every step of the way. did you know honey nut cheerios is america's favorite cereal? oh, you're good! hey, did you know that honey nut cheerios is... oh you too! ooh, hey america's favorite cereal is... honey nut cheerios ok then off to iceland!

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oldest trophy in golf yesterday. here's bill seward. >> a very good morning to you. the british open was adam scott's to lose, and that's exactly what he did. to england we go, tiger woods in the hunt and then he got lost in some bunkers. never a gad sign to be swinging from your knees. finally got out but a triple bogey finishing four back tied for third. no collapse was bigger than adam scott's. the leader coming into sunday, bad approach on 15. you'll need a shovel from there. scott bogeys the hole. meanwhile, ernie els just chugging along rolling in a birdie on 18 finished with a 68, seven-under. he watched as scott completely falls apart. bogeys the final four holes needing this to force a playoff, not going to happen. els wins his second british open and fourth major. from the british open to the first brit to win the tour de france, bradley wiggins final stage of leisurely ride. more ceremony than anything else. he wins cycling's greatest race.

baseball, yankees had a 4-0 lead when the a's claw back. seth smith tied wit a balk to straight-away center. then in the 12th, how about some cocoa? hmm, tastes like victory. cocoa chris with the rbi single. the a's win with a 5-4 win. cabrera belted his 299 homer and an inning later his 300. and the throw-back dream team jerseys in the exhibition against argentina. it looks like magic and jordan, lebron james to kevin durant. the americans win with one more game before the olympics. that's your first look at sports. i'm bill seward. for another look at the weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill clarences with the forecast. what is your favorite olympic sport, bill? >> the track and field i don't

miss when they run the 100 meters. >> synchronized swimming? >> i'll watch the highlights. are there highlights of synchronized swimming? well, good morning, everyone. we have showers and thunderstorms continuing to roll through new york state this morning. a pretty good strong storm in the southern portions of the new york state freeway heading to westchester and crossing the hudson river here shortly. also through upstate new york, numerous showers, too. so that will be the case today. hit and miss showers and storms in many areas of new england. of course, the afternoon hours is when the meet heating of the day is at the maximum to see the best showers and storms. warmest air down here from philadelphia to d.c., we are on the hot side. new england with the clouds in the 80s. watch out for thunderstorms near chicago this afternoon. you'll be very hot and toasty. then the storms will roll through and cool you off. not so lucky in the middle of the country. so slight risk of severe storms today from cleveland to pittsburgh, detroit, buffalo, all the way back down through the ohio valley. we are right along the cold front. that's good news.

once the front kicks through we'll see cooler air returning to areas like chicago tomorrow. so kind of a stormy and hot week once again. what you would expect toward the end of july. all right, thank you, bill. the jackson family feud continues and duh. winners at the teen choice awards. plus, response from friday morning's early tragedy in colorado. your first entertainment look is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le matelas. ( laughter ) why's the new guy sending me emails from paris ? paris, france ? verizon's 4g lte devices are global-ready. plus, global data for just $25. only from verizon. wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option th using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way.

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are released on sunday with studios itching to claim bragging rights come monday morning. after feuding jackson family members reported her missing. katharine jackson, mother of michael jackson and guardian of the three children, was safe and with a family member in that state. kyle glover, the 11-year-old step-son of pop star usher, died over the weekend, two weeks after being critically injured in a boating accident. and finally, last night's big winners at the teen choice awards were extremely predictable, you could say. justin bieber, taylor swift, "the hunger game" and "the twilight saga." that's what they get, a surfboard? >> i like the nickelodeon wons when they get the green goop on their heads. more entertaining than the surfboard. >> justin bieber, are you a believer? >> he's held on a lot longer than i thought he would.

>> so, yes or no? >> i guess so. >> oh, my goodness. i'm veronica de la cruz, this is "first look" on msnbc. a special edition live from london with willie guest starts right now. you see young people who have come in and just two days ago or 36 hours ago or even 24 hours ago, it wasn't certain whether they would make it. and now suddenly their eyes are open, they are alert and they are talking. and it reminds you that even in the darkest of days life continues. and people are strong and people bounce back and people are resilient. president obama in colorado to console