will stop trying. there are certainly going to be other groups taking up the mantle, but as of today they are done, and they say they are sorry. and the supreme court rules next week. good friday morning. right now on "first look," south beach is in a frenzy after the heat captured their second consecutive nba championship. stocks tank with the dow losing 560 points in two days. we'll tell you what's ahead today. tensions are rising as a million people turn out to protest brazil's government. plus, the gift of hearing for one little boy after a one-of-a-kind surgery. more details on the death of james gandolfini. and a traffic cop gets the shock of a lifetime. good morning, i'm mara schiavocampo. what a night in south beach. game seven of the nba finals proved to be one for the ages. shane battier was on fire, going

6 for 8 behind the three-point arc and keeping the game close in the first half. with the game tied, dwyane wade hits a pull-up jumper to give the heat a two-point lead heading into the locker room at the half. in the third, lebron james hits one of his five three-pointers to give the heat a five-point lead, but the spurs won't give up, as manu ginobili dishes to boris diaw for an open three and cutting the lead to one. we go to the fourth. with a three-point lead, lebron drives to the hoop, dishes it to battier, who drains the three. heat up by six. leonard hits the three to make it a two-point game with 2 minutes to play. then in the final seconds, lebron drives right, sees the open shot and hits the dagger. the heat go on to win game seven 95-88 and to win their second consecutive title. lebron james was given the bill russell nba finals most valuable player award for the second straight year and heat executive pat riley, who built this team, wins his ninth nba championship.

congrats to the heat. well, to wall street now, where futures are looking up this morning, though you might argue there was nowhere else to go. back-to-back sell-offs across the board drove stocks to their worst day of the year, down about 5% from may's all-time high. the tipping point, word from the federal reserve chairman that chief borrowing will soon come to an end as the economy continues to improve. but as cnbc's maria bartiromo points out, there may be a silver lining. >> every time we've seen a sell-off of 5%, a lot of people were expecting a correction of 5% -- each time we've seen that, that selling has been met by buyers. they call it the so-called buy on the dip mentality. >> well, nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with all the details, including what all this means for homeowners. tracie, good morning. >> key point, mara. good morning, everyone. the impact of all this, maybe you're not heavily involved in the stock market, but if you're trying to buy a home, we've already seen interest rates start to creep up. they will likely creep up even more as the fed starts to pull

back its support. that means you could have less for your money in terms of trying to buy a home. but take a look at what the housing market has been doing, self-correcting. in may, 5 million homes were sold. that's up about 4% in a month, up almost 13% in a year. the median home sales price right now, $208,000. that's up 15% over year over year, and it's actually been going up double digits for six months straight. so, increasingly strong housing market, especially if you're trying to sell a home. now, the question is, what's the tie with what's going on on wall street right now? two straight days of losses. could we see a third? we're waiting a few hours to find out. mara? >> all right, tracie potts live in washington. thanks, tracie. and then there were six. the jury is seated in george zimmerman's second-degree murder trial, and his fate, with opening statements beginning monday, is in the hands of six women. prosecutors say five of them are

white, the sixth is black or hispanic, prosecutors say. four alternates, two men and two women, were also chosen. zimmerman's defense attorney says the process was fair and race-neutral and he says it led to a fair and impartial panel. >> while people can look at it and have this reaction, there's no blacks in the jury or there's no this or there's no that or there's no men on the jury, tell me that we did something wrong in the process and i'll agree with you. >> in response to jury selection, trayvon martin's family said in part, "equal justice under the law is not a black value or a white value. it's an american value. we expect the jury pool to do their duty and be fair and impartial." zimmerman has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. an autopsy is under way for iconic actor james gandolfini. he died late wednesday after suffering cardiac arrest while on vacation in italy. loved ones are remembering gandolfini as a man of extraordinary talent and heart.

poignant words from his "sopranos" wife edie falco, saying in part "the love between tony and carmelo was one of the greatest ever known." gandolfini will be known for his work. before he died, he wrapped production on two feature films, both expected to come out next year. to washington now and a breakthrough that could pave a pathway to citizenship for 11 million people. a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal to strengthen border security in the senate's immigration bill. >> if you want the border secured like i do, your ship has come in. this is a border surge. we have militarized our border, almost. meanwhile, on the house floor, a sweeping five-year farm bill was defeated due in part to the $2 billion it would have slashed from s.n.a.p., better known as the food stamp program. and reports of a compromise between senators from both sides of the aisle could keep student loan rates from doubling on july 1st. now here's your first look at this morning's dish of "scrambled politics."

act senator claire mccaskill endorsed hillary clinton for president. the missouri lawmaker got a call from the former secretary of state. no details on their discussion, but mccaskill says hillary has a big decision to make. meanwhile, a new website has been started called "stop hillary 2016," coming courtesy of a former romney campaign manager, matt rhoads, and his new super pac is called america rising. republican senator ted cruz of texas opposes a path to citizenship in the immigration reform bill. he says it's because his father did it the "right way," but it turns out, his father had to bribe a government official in cuba to get to the u.s. president obama spoke about immigration and other issues to the netroots nation last night by video, telling the liberal activist group he needed their help to do more. >> i'll do everything in my pow dwro er to keep making progress, but i can't do it alone. i need you to put pressure on congress and make your voices heard, just like you've always

done. vice president joe biden talked about immigration last night at the league of united latin american citizens convention in las vegas. speaking to young people from the u.s. and puerto rico. >> all this stuff you heard the last six months about the astronomical cost of immigration reform, it's a bunch of malarkey. >> malarkey, he says. the other veep, julia louis-dreyfus, who plays the role on hbo, is pictured in a tweet from tony hail, showing her covered in fake blood after she reportedly walked into a door. house speaker john boehner got a gift basket of tea bags, teapot and tea cups with the names of his biggest tea party critics. it was a tongue in cheek stun by the democratic national campaign committee. and at last night's points of lights convention, democratic strategist donna brazil said hello to republican karl rove and democrat david plouffe, and it turned into donna and karl in

a great bipartisan dance. and that's your morning's dish of "scrambled politics." and now for a look at our weekend weather forecast, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning, bill. >> happy summer. >> yes, yes. >> it is, it's here. see, this is where i wish i was a teacher, right? >> exactly. >> they're like so happy right now, the whole summer off. oh, well, not bad. let's talk about what's going to happen throughout the day today. first things first. minneapolis just got nailed by a strong line of thunderstorms, winds gusting 50 to 60 miles per hour. i imagine there are probably thousands of people right now in the state of minnesota without power as a very strong line of storms is still racing to the southeast. rochester, minnesota, la crosse, wisconsin, eventually these storms will roll through your area, so we're going to watch you carefully this morning. and then later today, this line of storms could make it all the way down almost to chicago, through the des moines area, iowa city, the quad city region. so, the entire northern plains has a threat of wind damage through the day today. let me take you through the

weekend forecast. first things first, a perfect start to the summer from the mid-atlantic to the northeast, right up i-95. we're going to be getting warm and toasty from dallas to kansas city to denver. and as we go through the weekend, not a lot changes. we're still looking at strong storm points again for the northern plains. the wind damage would be the biggest threat. warm during the day, storms especially at night. by the time we get to sunday, even the east coast significantly warms up. d.c. could be near 90 with the humidity on the increase. so, definitely looking, feeling like summer. we just want to avoid those storms. and saturday night into sunday morning, the full moon, it's actually called the biggest super moon of the year. when we get the full moon when the moon is also closest to us, only about 222,000 miles, but it will appear 16% bigger and about 30% brighter because of its par valley when the moon is closest to us. >> does that mean people will be acting nuts because it's closer and it's a full moon? >> we like to say more nuts. >> more nuts than usual.

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some stories making news this morning. protests in brazil turned deadly after demonstrators moved into the heart of rio de janeiro. one man died in sao paolo when he was run over by a suv. millions of people are now rallying against perceived government corruption and high taxes. an ohio man was sentenced to at least 36 years in prison after being convicted literally by the blink of an eye. ricardo woods was found guilty of murder after the then paralyzed victim identified him by the only way he could communicate, blinking his eyes. and one florida police officer got more than he bargained for during a traffic stop. in the middle of writing a ticket -- we'll see the little guy come out -- a monkey comes

out from the back seat and attacked the officer. everyone's okay, but that little guy is still going bananas over that speeding ticket. get it? ha ha. now for your first look at business, we turn to cnbc's kayla tausche. kayla, good morning. >> good morning, mara. futures are higher after a big sell-off on wall street. stocks suffered their worst day of the year with the dow dropping more than 350 points. investors are still worried about the prospect of higher interest rates as the fed hinted it could start scaling back stimulus efforts as the economy keeps improving. when the fed does go ahead with that, it could mean it will cost you more to take out a mortgage and other loons. the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage hit 3.98% this week. rates on other loons like autos, student and credit cards likely won't rise much in the future. and the faa is expected to soon relax the ban on the use of certain electronic devices on planes, giving passengers a little bit of leeway during takeoff and landing. cell phones will still not be permitted, but luckily for people like alec baldwin, you

probably will be able to play words with friends. >> good news. thanks so much, kayla. the white house is again delaying requiring new cars and trucks come equipped with rearview cameras. automakers say the equipment is expensive. an average of 228 people are killed and 17,000 others injured by back-over accidents. abercrombie & fitch is pulling its taylor swift tee after a backlash from petition-wielding swifties. the shirt said #moreboyfriendsthants. a&f tweeted out this message to shoppers -- hey, swifties, we no longer sell the t-shirt. we heart taylor's music and think she's awesome." and there's been a spike in dvd sales and downloads of "the sopranos," the complete series, following the death of james gandolfini. sales jumped from 1,463rd all the way to 2nd place among the best-sellers. that sells for $124.99. david beckham causes a stampede. that's understandable.

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>> reporter: 3-year-old grayson clamp was back at his doctor's office today for a checkup. grayson was born with a host of medical issues, open-heart surgery as an infant, vision loss in one eye and no auditory nerves in either ear. but about four weeks ago, after a groundbreaking surgery, little grayson heard his dad's voice for the very first time. >> daddy loves you. daddy loves you. daddy. >> yes! he heard! >> can you hear daddy? >> reporter: mom nicole was shooting the video. >> when they turned that thing on and it worked, he responded to that sound, it was like just a weight was lifted off of me, because it was just a long road getting there. >> reporter: this is a milestone. grayson's implant requires brain surgery and he's the first child to receive one as part of an fda-approved trial. >> my dreams for him is that he will develop intelligible speech and he'll be able to function independently, pretty much what any mom wants for their little

boy. yes, he heard! >> reporter: they feel blessed to be the first and hope other children will experience that same joy. >> daddy loves you. >> reporter: kate snow, nbc news, new york. well, it's time now for sports. with all the latest headlines, i'm joined by my colleague betty nguyen. betty, i have to get my tissue out for that story. >> i know, i have goose bumps. such a beautiful story. and from that, we go to sports. overeager fans in china stampeded past a police line, look at this, and injured at least seven people yesterday when david beckham, of all people, of course, arrived for a seven-day promotional tour for a chinese soccer league. >> he has that effect on people. >> he absolutely does, on women in particular. none of the injuries is serious and beckham released a statement sending his wishes to the injured fans. amy wambach of the u.s. women's soccer team, listen to this, she passed mia hamm for most career international goals when she scored her 156th, yes,

156th goal last night against south korea. >> wow. >> u.s. beat south korea 5-0. congrats to her. to baseball now. check out this incredible catch by a twins ball boy. look at that. >> oh, my gosh. >> at yesterday's game against the white sox. >> talented. >> full extension right there, and of course, a hard fall, but he still holds on to the ball. unbelievable. that kid should play. lastly, we had one of the most bizarre ceremonial first pitches yesterday. the pitch is thrown. the catcher doesn't react. why? well, of course, because he's a zombie. as the pitcher tries to leave the field, he is attacked from all directions. what are the padres going to think of next? that was quite a show. >> i'm just a scaredy cat. that stuff freaks me out. i don't like zombies. >> i don't particularly like zombies, they're not my friend. >> thanks, betty. now it's time to dig deeper into our top political stories of the day. joining me is politico's kevin

sirlie. kevin, good morning. >> good morning, mara, how are you? >> let's start with immigration. the senate seems to have reached a deal. do you think this is something house republicans with go along with? >> i think if they reach that 70-vote, supermajority threshold in the senate, it could inject momentum into the house. now, an amendment yesterday, two republicans, senator corker, senator hoven, this would boost border security, and i think that's what a lot of republicans were looking for, but who knows with house republicans if this will pass. >> now, president obama spoke last night to netroots via video. they're the largest gathering of liberal activists in the country. given the recent nsa revelations and the lack of the same-sex partner provision in the immigration deal, among other things, what's the president's relationships with liberals lining right now? >> not to mention the keystone pipeline, right? i think you have republicans saying he's too liberal and liberals saying he's not liberal enough, the classic conundrum for a democratic president. i think he will continue to have their support, but the fact that he was speaking to them and he said i need you guys i think

shows to the tough policy battles that he has been facing in his second term. >> all right. and quickly to the farm bill. one of your colleagues at "politico" says the defeat of that bill is evidence that the house is totally dysfunctional right now. do you agree with that? >> i think that the evidence speaks for itself. and something like the farm bill and its defeat i think took a lot of people by surprise and it will surely have a lot of implications, particularly with that dominant agricultural industry. >> all right, kevin cirilli with "politico," thanks so much for your time this morning. >> thanks for having me. coming up, bill karins and betty nguyen will be here for "first buzz," all the stories we're talking about today. that's coming up next. and some superheroes need complete and balanced meals with 23 vitamins and minerals. purina dog chow. help keep him strong. dog chow strong. with delicious pringles stix. ♪

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it's time for "first buzz," all the stories we're talking about this morning. i'm joined now by bill karins and betty nguyen. this is a story people will definitely be talking about today. we now know the name of kim and kanye's baby. are you ready for this? >> kind of unfortunately. >> stupid celebrity names. so, his last name is west. >> yep. >> the baby's first and only name is north, no middle name. >> no kardashian at all. >> nothing with a "k." >> nothing with a "k," but forget about that, it's just a ridiculous name. north west is the child's name. it's like a poor man's trying to be innovative -- >> i don't think it's cool or innovative. it's just, eh. >> north. >> doesn't sound good, it's not poetic. >> you just picture kindergarten, first grade, where the teacher's on the role, you're like north west. you have to raise your hand. >> which way? which way? >> so, it's the first day of summer. >> of course! we have to honor summer! summer song, summer music. everyone loves it, except for mara.

here's the list from about.com, the top five all-time summer songs. "summer nights." >> really? >> travolta, olivia newton john. "summertime," fresh prince and d.j. jazzy jeff. >> i loath that. >> really? >> "summer in the city," you have to go way back. kid rock, and the beach boys, everyone's heard "surfin usa." but a lot didn't make the list, "bootylicious." "all-star," smashmouth -- >> that's a good one. >> i know many people here are into that. >> i would think "holiday" by madonna or maybe "this is how we do it," montel jordan. those are summer songs for me. >> betty, quickly, you have? >> this is the sweetest story. this little 1-day-old pit bull was taken to the cleveland animal shelter there, just dropped off there and they didn't know what to do, so this cat right here just had a litter and they thought, well, maybe he could latch on. and thankfully, the mama took him in. >> so cute. >> his name is nolan, this

little dog here. he's not ready for adoption just yet. >> what's going to happen when he grows up into a full pit bull? >> the problem right now is he's bigger than the other kittens, so -- >> we wish them all the best. very cute. have a great weekend, everyone. this is "first look." "way too early" starts right now. ♪ the spurs will not foul. final seconds. what a finish! it's back-to-back titles for the heat. the 2013 nba championship resides once again in miami. >> lebron taking his talent to south beach, seems to be working out. love them or hate them, the miami heat are repeat champs. highlights from game seven of the nba finals. and i always knew that playing temple run on takeoff was not a national security concern. now i'm vindicated by the faa, which finally might relax some rules on electronics on airplanes.

not a lot of relaxation if you own stocks right now, though. the dow loses more than 500 points in two days. we'll try to let you know how nervous you need to be about that 401(k). this is "way too early." ♪ good morning, everybody. i'm brian shactman. it is friday, june the 21st. happy summer, the first day of summer. it's also my daughter, annelise's 7th birthday. if you're awake, get back to bed. you're in huge trouble. if you're watching on tv, i love you and happy birthday. i'll see you later in the day. we start to start the day's news with serious stuff, though, surrounding the investment world, where global markets stabilized overnight after a two-day sell-off that has just about everyone rattled. stocks, bonds, commodity prices around the world were down, a sign that global investors may not share the same