would be what was needed of him, he has shown he has got what it takes. amid another night of all-night protests tonight in istanbul. protests tonight in istanbul. "first look" is up next. good friday morning. right now on "first look," tropical cyclone andrea is bringing heavy rain up the east coast today. dianne feinstein says the phone records plot foiled things in the us. internet companies are also involved. investors are anxiously awaiting jobs reports. plus, prince phillip is undergoing surgery. >> brian williams channelling snoop dogg with the help of

jimmy fallon. good morning. we begin with the latest in the phone log controversy. this morning, reports it's not just phones. an article in the washington post says they are tapping into the biggest internet companies. sites like google, facebook and apple are said to be part of a secret program called prism. call logs are being kept in national agency computers. the government has access to times of calls and duration, not names and recordings unless they suspect a threat. the obama administration is getting support from unlikely lawmakers. >> within the last few years, this program was used to stop a program, excuse me, stop a terrorist attack in the united states. >> it doesn't bathother me one for them to have my phone

number. what they are trying to do is find out what terrorist groups we know about and who the hell they are calling. >> this puts attorney general eric holder, back in the hot seat. tracie potts joins us live with more. good morning. >> good morning. the aclu is one group out there concern this could have a chilling effect. it wasn't just verizon, but several carriers. the obama administration is defending the program saying congress authorized it and that it's working. it thwarted several suspicious attacks. they said months ago they weren't doing mass surveillance. >> does the nsa collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of

americans? >> no, sir. >> now, we have also confirmed that completely separate from prism, the government is also in realtime monitoring some of the biggest internet service providers, looking at e-mails and posts as they happen trying to find any sort of possible terrorist activity. this is confirmed as a separate thing. facebook and google say the government is not tapping their computers on a regular basis. >> tracie potts in washington, thanks. the first storm of the hurricane season is making its way up the east coast. tropical storm andrea weakened after making landfall. it's expected to pack a heavy punch. winds of up to 65 miles per hour thrashed the coast. a handful of tornadoes touched down and we are just one week into the hurricane season. even andrea couldn't stop the

nation's best known daredevil. he's seen practicing here in saraso sarasota, florida for his upcoming walk across the grand canyon. the george zimmerman trial starts in three days. zimmerman's lawyers say prosecutors are with holding photos of guns from trayvon martin's phone. the judge rejected the request to shield the identities of seven witnesses after a lawyer argued for transparency. zimmerman's attorneys say some within thes are concerned for their safety. >> my understand is when they come before the court and testify truthfully as to what they saw, an acquittal, they will be subject to ridicule or retribution. >> the third issue, voice comparison technology used to analyze a 911 call on the night

of the shooting that killed the 19-year-old. zimmerman claimed not guilty and self-defense. george zimmerman sued nbc universal for defamation. months of escalated military tensions. the north is proposing working level meetings about opening an industrial park and restarting tourist sites. they would open a red cross communication line in march. the new thought comes ahead of a u.s./china summit where the north is expected to be a key topic. a day after a legal victory for a sick little girl, there's a similar outcome for a sick child. the mother sued to lift age restrictions and allow him to apply for an adult transplant.

without the operation, he has only months to live. it comes a day after a judge ruled in favor of a 10-year-old. her parents sued to suspend current rule that is allow patients 12 and older to apply for a spot on the adult transplant list. more lawsuits are pending. now here is your "first look" at this mornings dish of scrambled politics. hurricane sandy devastated many communities in october. many are rebuilding today. it was a dramatic turning point in the presidential election coming a week before voters went to the polls. former republican presidential nominee mitt romney says the storm stalled his campaign. >> i wish the hurricane hadn't happened when it did. it allowed the president to be out acting presidential. new jersey will soon have a republican senator for the first time since 1982.

chris christie picked one to hold the vacant seat. he accepted the nomination with a text from the governor saying quote, i'm in. michele bachmann isn't seeking re-election next year. don't think you can get rid of her that quickly. she gave the first interview last night since announcing the decision not to run. >> i'm not retiring. i'm not going silent. i'm not quitting my public involvement. in fact, i may run for another public office. the majority of americans support federal recognition of same-sex marriages. 60% say the issue should be decided by the states, not washington. the supreme court is set to rule on two gay marriage cases later this month. >> harsh language for the white house. in an op-ed, the obama

administration lost all credibility on the issue. that editorial prompted this response from comedian stephen colbe colbert. >> yes, i'd like to order a home delivery of the new york times. my wife likes the style section, i go straight for the obama bashing. in 1955, john dingell came to washington. today, he's still there. the michigan democrat is the longest serving member of congress at 57 years, five months and 26 days. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. now for a look at the weekend forecast, we are joined by bill karins. >> andrea will be gone by the weekend. >> it's good news. >> let's get into it. landfall around big bend, florida. there's really nothing on the south side of the storm. the heavy rain is north of it. a lot of it, the worst is

working from jacksonville, north carolina up to raleigh, durham and virginia beach. you can see the heavy rain goes up to richmond now. there's also light rain in new england. it's not associated with andrea. the heavier rain with that will be later today. it goes along the coast and scoots outside of cape cod and into canada throughout the day on saturday. we have 36 hours left of dealing with this storm. it's not going to be epic. heavy rain, minor flooding problems in new england. possibility of two to four inches of rain. over the weekend, as we mentioned, it gets better and better as we go through saturday and sunday. more typical spring, early summer type conditions out there. andrea is really mostly a friday, saturday, sunday storm. >> at least it's fast moving. >> a wake-up call for hurricane season. just ahead. would you trade in your old

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some other stories making news this morning. britain's prince philip is in the hospital for surgery. the procedure is necessary following abdominal investigations. the 91-year-old husband of queen elizabeth was hospitalized for a month last summer for an infection. president obama will attend a pair of fund-raisers in san jose before heading to southern california. there, he will meet with china's president through saturday. russian president vladimir putin and his wife have reached a joint decision to end their marriage after nearly 30 years. they announced their performance after seeing a ballet together. esther williams died.

she was best known for hollywood films featuring synchronized swimming in the '40s and '50s. you we go to cnbc. >> it's a big day for walmart. they hold a shareholders meeting in arkansas. the ceo says sales should pick up. consumers are becoming more confident and learning to budget better while splurging on special occasions. mortgage rates rise with 30 year fixed averaging 3.91%. they tend to track yields on the treasury note. the fed may hold back on the stimulus efforts. apple is expected to show off new software for the iphone and ipad at a conference next week. the new ios will be launched this fall when they unveil a new iphone. they think a tv and wearable

watch will be coming from apple next year. >> thanks so much. we are anxiously awaiting the may jobs report. they are expecting unemployment to stay at 7.5% adding jobs. we'll get the details at 8:30 eastern. sarah jessica parker is partnering with a shoe maker to launch her own sjp line of shoes. every girl's dream. apple iphone users, listen up. there's a report that the company is creating an iphone trade-in program. users of the iphone 4 and 4s can upgrade to a 5. richard lui has all the details in sports when we come back. [ male announcer ] this is bob,

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it's time for sports now. for all the latest headlines, i'm joined by richard lui. good morning. >> good friday to you. it is a first. outlet sprinted in the 100 meter dash. bolt is the world record holding and six-time olympic champion. 100th of a second. yeah, lots to talk about there. san antonio's tony parker sinks one there. time left. maybe a hundredth of a second, again. the spurs beat the heat.

is nba coach of the year has been fired. he coached the nuggets nine seasons. two other teams are interested in him. nhl, just over a minute left. chicago gets a goal in the 3-2 win over the l.a. kings. the blackhawks lead in the conference finals. new york yankees alex rodriguez said, quote, myself and others are being mentioned in a media report before the process is even concluded going on to say, i will monitor the situation and comment when appropriate. fenway park had his first pride night. he revealed recently he's gay. think happy. ortiz with a beautiful three-run homer there. red sox win, 6-3 over texas. serena williams destroyed her opponent. it's an understatement. she did it in 46 minutes. she faces maria sharapova.

she's won only twice in 15 meetings. it's saturday, 9:00 a.m. eastern here on nbc. that is going to be a good one. >> looks like a good match up. thanks, richard. it's time to dig deeper into the top political stories. joining me is politico's kevin. good morning. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. good morning. >> good morning. i want to start with the nsa phone log reports. libertarians are outraged by this. do you get the sense that the public cares quite as much as long as they are protected and safe? >> i think this is another example, similar to the debate we saw surrounding drones in which is senator, rand paul, the libertarian leading lawmakers as well as some on the far left are going to be more outraged than those in the middle. that ease because this law and the extension of this program really started under the bush

administration and some of the top leadership in congress have remained mum on the subject. as you mentioned, protecting americans. >> in a scathing editorial in the new york times, the paper wrote the obama administration lost all credibility. do you think the public feels the same way? >> it's too early to tell on this issue. either way, you can no doubt bet some of the conservatives and "the new york times" are going to try to link it to a larger narrative of big brother government overreach. as we head into the midterm elections, it's bad news for democrats. president obama will be in california touting his health care reform law. polls show the public support for that is down. does it seem like the white house has a pr problem when it comes to obama care? >> they haven't gotten ahead of the narrative. they have been on defense. what's interesting is as the irs

scandal continues to unravel and the hearings continue, republicans are going try to link the implementation of obama care with the irs because the irs would have a role in implementing obama care. >> if we can switch to new jersey politics, chris christie is getting slammed from both sides to do a special election just ahead of the general election. does this damage him as a fiscal conservati conservative. >> i don't think so. it dwarfs a chance for re-election. looking through the prism in 2013, for christie, everyone is still talking about him. >> it's always a good thing to be talked about. thank you for your perspective this morning. >> thanks for having me. have a great weekend. >> you, too. richard lui and bill karins will join me next. plus, what happens when you mix

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>> absolutely brilliant. i'm joined by bill karins and richard lui. it's brilliant editing. >> it is. >> i'm partial because that's one of my favorite songs ever. >> just happens to be. >> amazing. >> it was a great job by them. these are the stories we are talking ability. you have colorful language from meta world peace? >> i do. he tweets this and says the spurs trusted their cheeseburger, the heat cheese burger was not fully cooked. >> 6,000 retweets. a lot of people like it. >> it's colorful language. >> now we know what's in people's minds. >> we don't need analysis, we have that. >> you have bits about language, right? >> i have lived in eight different states and how everyone talks differently.

the department of statistics did a study. what is the generic term for sweetened carbonated beverages. the areas of red is soda. blue is pop. green, they call it coke. a lot of areas -- >> no matter what drink it is, it's coke? >> it's coke. >> because it's everywhere. >> what if you want a sprite? a clear coke? >> yeah, clear coke. >> i thought soda was more mainstream. it looks like a lot more of the country is saying pop. >> the midwest say pap, too. >> i have a language one, too. we have a theme going on here. i can't say the word. germany's longest word, 65 letters long. it is not being used anymore. it's not in existence anymore. the definition is confusing. a law delegating beef label monitoring. it was created during the mad

cow scare of the '90s. the new longest word has 49 letters. that means the widow of a steam boat company. they have a very specific language there. we gotta go. i'm mara schiavocampo. this is "first look." stay tuned, "way too early" starts now. >> i'm a verizon customer. it doesn't bother me one bit for the national security administration to have my phone number. what they are trying to do is find out what terrorist groups we know about and individuals and who the hell they are calling. >> protecting our country or invading our privacy? that is the central question as we learn more about how much the government knows about what we do on the phone and the computer. a double downer. about $1 trillion in student loans might see their interest rates double after congress fails to act.

tony parker acting like a champ in the nba finals. it's game one, but things getting hot in miami. it is a friday. it's national doughnut day. it's "way too early." good morning, everybody. it is june 7th. later on this national doughnut day, i'm going to reveal, in my opinion, what is the most underrated doughnut in these united states of america. i'll do that in the cooler in a few minutes. i want to begin with what information the government has on you. if you have placed a call or sent an e-mail, the government knows about it. the national security agency monitored americans telephone and web data for years. it falls under the laws passed in the wake of 9/11. the nsa collects data on everything from e-m