that happen, might be time for an update on the wikipedia page on war and women. . good wednesday morning. right now on "first lock," the latest poll finds americans are concerned about the integrity of the obama legislation. dangerous flooding is a major concern along a mississippi river. plus, senators grill military officers over sexual harassment, clashes between protesters and turkish officials escalate and pizza delivery wars may have just taken on a whole new dimension. good morning. it's been a bumpy few weeks for the obama white house, but one

republican governor is riding highment a new "wall street journal" poll is out this morning on everything from the president's approval to the race in 2016 and abc's tracy potts has the numbers. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, the president's poll numbers are holding steady despite these controversies, the poll does show americans are concerned about some of the people working under him. despite a significant drop in support amongmentins, president obama's job approval an favorability numbers essential lip haven't changed, still hovering just under 50%. >> these controversies have hit the president. they've nicked him up a bit, but they haven't damaged his standing just yet. >> reporter: but americans are questioning the honesty and integrity of his administration. vacate% have concerns about the deadly attack in benghazi and the justice department seizing reporters phone records.

55% are worried about the irs targeting grupts. >> i felt betrayed. >> reporter: hostile of those think they are justified. in each case the majority don't hold the president personally responsible. there is a huge partisan split. most democrats don't blame the president. most republicans do. >> we don't know who initiated this, how far it goes up the chain. we are still trying to find out. >> reporter: allegations of sexual assault is down 9 point since last year. >> we can and will restore trust within the force and with the american people. >> reporter: and for now, only 36% say they're satisfied with the state of the economy. poll also showed us there is a governor popular with democrats, governor chris christie of new jersey him his favored 43% among

democrats. 41 amongmentins. >> thanks so much, tracy. it was a big new controversy in major league baseball over possible player suspensions because of performance-enhancing drugs. yankee slugger alex rodriguez is one of the players who faces up to 1 humidity game suspensions, according to espn's "outside the line." the brewer's ryan bonn could face a suspension. altogether 20 players are involved because of links to that clinic, including melky cabrera. hundreds of people have evacuated some areas along the mississippi river after heavy rains raised water levels. these evacuationings as flood waters tore through mississippi.

the water is now at least 2 miles inland threatening homes. the national weather service says the mississippi crested tuesday at more than 34-feet. 4,000 sandbacks and 300 jersey barrier flood walls are up to keep that water at bay. this same town was mostly swept away by a flood 20 years ago. poignant words from john mccain on military sexual asaumt. -- assault. tuesday the arizona senator says we have been talking about the issue for years with for the solution. then a startling revelation. >> a woman came to pe and said her daughter wanted to join the military and could i give my unqualified support for her doing so. i could not. >> a top military brass called the assaults quote like a cancer. another acknowledging a breach

of sacred trust with the troops. >> we failed to address these crimes in a passion analyst, just and comprehensive way. >> but senators were relentless in their pursuit of answers. >> we ned to know how many women and men are being raped and sexually assaulted on an annual basis. we have no idea right now. >> not every commander can distinguish between a slap on the ass and a rape. >> at the heart of the debate, how the military address criminal complaintsment they will strip them of their authority to handle sexual assault cases. another black eye for the irs. luxury hotel, free drinks all at the expense of you, the taxpayers at a $4.1 million training conference. they fond the agency spend a total of $49 million on 225 employee conferences between

2010 and last year. this report made public the same day that we heard emotional testimony from the leaders of six conservative groups. they say they endured abuse from the irs for years while trying to qualify for tax exempt status. some sad news from washington congress woman jamie butler. the 34 yeerm prib who ---year-old republican has announced her unborn baby has been dying nolesed with potter syndrome. it's a serious kidney abnormality when there are low levels of amniotic fluid. she wrote on her facebook page there are no known solution t. illness are often fatal. she and her husband are praying for miracle. we join them in that prayer. here's your first look another scrambled politics. senior graham is confident there is enough votes for reform.

if his fellow republicans drop the ball. >> from a party's point of view, at this st. paul park, we get blamed and we create mechanisms that are unakweefablement we trield to change the structure in a dramatic way. we are toast in 2016. >> but graham's fellow member in the bipartisan gang of eight, florida's, marco rubio has a different opinion. >> do you believe immigration as it looks like i right now will have the necessary votes to move to the house? >> no, and i think even the democrats would concede that. >> a special election will take place in october to fill the seat of the late senator lautenberg. they have the option to appoint a place holder until a new senator is elected. after a stunning defeat in 2010, democrats aren't taking chances on the special election to replace john kerry in the senate. president obama will head to

boston next week to campaign for congressman ed marky. first lady michelle obama threatened to leave a private fundraiser last night after a gay rights advocate interrupted her speech. according to reports, she responded by saying, quote, lun one of the things i don't do well is this, either take the mic, you have one choice. erica herald a different story, otherwise known as miss america 2003 is throwing her hat into the referring for congress. the 33 yearly republican and harvard law grad was passed over by party officials last year when there was a ballot vacancy in the district. she will now run for that seat. china's first lady will not meet her counterpart during a visit to california this week. they say mrs. obauchl will remain in washington while daughters finish school. that is a dish of scrambled

politics. we are learning more about last week's deadly tornado in el reno. we are learning it is the widest ever recorded. friday's tornado was a record 2.6 miles wide. to put that into perspective the island of manhattan is 2.3 miles at its wieftd point it has been upgraded with winds that reached 295 miles her hour. 19 deaths were blamed on the storm. for more on the weather now, we are joined by nbc's bill kerry. we saw an ef-4 and one so close together. bill karins. >> now, we are realizing why they got caught. why lives were lost of those storm chasers. they were actually putting probes down to measure the tornado. it was the main one and there were satellite tornado rotating around. most likely those caught them

off guard. we are actually fortunate this didn't hit oklahoma city. we would have been talking about hundreds of lives lost less than cars. in mexico, we have a possible disturbance turning into a tropical depression. it is starting to fire up a little bit. florida is going to get drenched over the next 48 hours, all that heavy rain is headed for florida the southeast, up the east coast through thursday night and all day friday. if you are dry out there this morning, enjoy it. fortunately, every single morning oklahoma city is being hit by a cluster of thunderstorms. a lot of people were awakened by the lightning. later today, we will see additional storms, oklahoma city to dallas. it doesn't look leak a lot of tornadoes, they feed a break, mentally they need a break. >> thank you so much, bill. just ahead the white house admits to having secret e-mail

accounts with deadly gas used against syrian rebels the chief says no to a government recall. police a life or death rule regarding organ recipients, specifically for this 10-year-old girl. details in ten minutes. zblmpbls this and this.

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it became unbearable. some stories making news the morning, the white house is saying obama employees are using official e-mails to conduct business. jay carney says this is practice, including beth parties and it's a way to filter unwanted messages. chrysler is saying no to a mandatory recall of certain jeep grand cherokee models. in a rare move, the auto maker is rebuffing the press to recall 19 knee to 2007 cherokees and 2002 to 2007 libertys. authorities say the fuel tanks are prone to catching fire in rear ends collisions. chrysler says the jeeps are safe but the entire episode could end up in court.

more unrest across turkey today as protesters continue demonstrations against the country's prime minister. the u.s. state department says it's investigating allegations the turkish authorities are using excessive force on activists. the french government says it has confirmed the use of federal reserve gas inside syria. officials say lab tests offer evidence of multiple uses of sarin gas in a localized way. most likely by deposit forces. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius says she won't intervene in the lungs of a-to-20-year-old patient. rules allow patients 12 years and old tore join a transplant list. her doctors say she is medically eligible for an adult lung. after your first look at business, we turn to court fireagan.

>> good morning. investors are focusing more on friday's key jobs report and what it could mean for future fed policy. we'll look at data on private sector productivity, and factory orders. tobacco is recalling 242,000 prius and hybrids world wide. there is a problem with the brakes. vibration may result in a loss of power. and amazon is reportedly causing a major rollout beyond its hometown of seattle. it has been developing amazon fresh for five years. they could launch the service in los angeles this week and san francisco later this year. you never have to leave your house. federer goes down early, the kings fight back a. major leaker gets tossed from the game after its over. sports is coming up next. plus a centurys old british sport that will have you saying ouch coming up

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is. it's time for sports. for the latest headline, i am joined by betty nguyen. >> good morning. the white team, the los angeles team scored into an empty net to seal a 3-1 victory over chicago. they lead the series two gamts to one. gordon gee is retiring.

gee a mormon joked about other schools, including notre dame. here's what he said, quote, you just can't trust those dam catholics. oh, geeze, it goes on. he went on to say the goal was to make certain that we have institutions of like-mined academic integrity source, won't see us adding louisville. >> okay. >> yikes. >> french open ten fis, roger federer was not out, losing in straight sets to tsonga. serena williams advances to the semi-finals. mike avials argued with the umpire and flied out to end the game t. game is over, a 4-0 loss, but the argument continues and the umpire ejected the player from the game that was already over. how is that possible in time to move on, ump. on the judge judy show, san francisco 49ers coach jim

harbaugh and his dad were laughing it up. he even invited judge judy to a practice. in england, a competition, kicking the shins. with padding, it's rough. not something i'd want to do. competitors struggle to score points. that is not a fun competition. they have to come up with a better game tan that. really, kicking the shins? that's all you come up with? well, it's time now to dig a little deeper into our top stories of the day. joining me in the studio, contributing editor to the daily caller. >> kicking the shins remind me of democrats and republicans. >> it's a good segue. >> as we reported earlier, we have a new "wall street journal" poll out. one of the findings when it comes to irs scandal the majority of those polls don't hold the president responsible.

how does he escape this? >> there are several things at play, there is a time lag when the scandal brakes and the top guy going down in the polls. you see him doing a good job going to survey the recovery of sandy. if three, kopg has been out of session. you don't see concentration on the investigations going on. right now when congress is back in session, i do think you will see the president's popularity wafter. >> one of the stories overnight is michelle obama threatened to leave if the person doesn't leave. she said, i don't handle this very well. a lot of people say she handled it real well in the right way is to do what she did. she did a good job. again the reasons was she had in her heart. there was no problem whatsoever. >> chris christie moving on to

new jersey politics announced he will hold a special election after senator lautenberg's passing. was that the right call? >> this was the right call because it followed state law to a t. he didn't deviate from what they said she should do him if he had appointed somebody for 18 months, democrats would be lived. now it's a clear decision, follow state law. the decision is made. there is a protocol benefit, in november, cory booker will be on the same ballot he is. so it's good from all sides. >> thank you very much. we appreciate your perspective. >> absolutely. straight ahead, your first buzz of the day and a potential new drone delivery to get that pizza to your door even faster. don't go anywhere i was like, "i need to take this up a notch." [ male announcer ] try crest pro-health clinical together .

here's something really bizarre, dominos experimenting with drones to deliver pizzas. it's pretty cool. there are some problems. here. >> what? no tip? >> there are some problems, some problems with it. >> it's time now for the stories that caught our eyes. >> i leak it. >> of course the missiles. >> except for that part. >> okay. so you have someone who is putting the fun back in funeral? >> yeah, baeb baby boomers have

forever changed this country. no secret there. now they are doing it planning for tear funerals. these are pictures of caskets, baseball field, a boat like an arc, the car. >> the car is kind of kwool. >> the piano, urns, like motor seekle, gas tanks. >> you might as well be comfortable. >> it's weird to put your body in it. that's nice. hey, speaking of funerals, let's talk about a fear miss, a houstons a dros game, this pitcher, actually a patter, j.d. martinez, he hits a foul ball. the guy instead of protecting his wife. she experiences a near miss. they are smiling and all. wait until these two get home t. ride home is going to be a very difficult one for him. >> maybe he was like going to the bathroom, just getting up. >> no, he was ducking out of the

way. >> you have to give him the benefit of the doubt. when something is hurdling toward you, your instinct is to move without thinking about it too much. poor guy. >> thanks, guys, that's our first buzz, the stories we are talking about today. this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" starts right now. i don't know what the cost is. i, quite frankly, don't care. i don't think you can put a price tag on a person elected in the united states senate. ly do whatever i need to do to make sure those costs are covered. all the people in jersey will benefit from i. we're not going to be pound foolish around here. >> we will get into why the senate seat is getting so much attention. the governor of mississippi getting attention for all the wrong reasons. he blames mothers in the work force for our faltering education system. he couldn't fast track fast

enough. drugs in baseball, back on the front paige. we might be on the cuff of the biggest scandal yet. we are clean, this is "way too early" on wednesday. good morning, eb, i'm brian shactman. the new york media seem focused obvious alex rodriguez when it comes to a scandal. that is the cover of the new york daily news and the back cover of the new york post focusing on the same alex rodriguez saying the game suspensions are far away from that. talk about image, there is a-rod. but the moment i saw the one, i knew we needed a caption contest on this wednesday. how about this, this cat was caught climbing the fence of a russian police within a cl