a helicopter losing power, landing in a river, and everybody survives. this is "way too early." good morning, everybody. on this monday, july 1st. we often talk about wildfires and the images they're always compelling for us in tvland. but the story that broke overnight, just a little different. fires have left 19 firefighters dead, the single deadliest event for firefighters since september 11th. the victims were part of a hot shot crew, an elite team sent in to some of the worst fires with heavy gear. they were fighting a fire 80 miles northwest of phoenix. the fire itself started on friday, believed to be sparked by a lightning strike. the weather conditions were said to be unpredictable with fierce

winds and dry conditions. according to authorities, the crew was trying to pop fire shelters, essentially tents that are designed to keep them safe as a last resort when conditions become catastrophic. and the threat continues with the fire 0% contained. and 500 homes destroyed. >> we heard about the fire earlier. we were out there visiting. and heard that pecos valley was on fire. got over there. there were fire trucks everywhere. fire and smoke. couldn't see anything. so, hurried up and went to the house and grabbed what we could. >> we got if dogs. we got the wife. it's gone. the house was on fire when we left. everything was there. but it was on fire. so, it's gone. >> hundreds more firefighters are said to be on the way later

today. things are incredibly hot out west. they're breaking records. and not helping these fires is that hot weather. let's check in with todd santos with that latest on that part of the country. >> it's a devastating story, specially when you involve not that big of a fire with homes. the heat, we're talking about some of the areas, especially just to the west and north. talking about the excessive heat warnings for the fire area. you can be talking about winds. we could see a pop-up shower or thunderstorms. that could drive the winds in the 30-mile-per-hour range. vegas, close to the all-time record for las vegas. 117 is the forecast from today. that would tie it. still some showers across the southwest right now. a lot of those are starting to fall apart. get some daytime heating. northeast corridor some showers. northwest jersey, eastern pennsylvania. pockets of moderate rain. this afternoon, we'll see a

chance for airline disruptions. one year after egyptians chose mohamed morsi as their president, hundreds of thousands of protesters are calling for him to resign. the demonstrations have been massive, appearing larger than the ones that overthrew former president hosni mubarak two years ago. we go to cairo. good day. >> reporter: good morning, brian. you're right. by the numbers, not only in cairo, but all across egypt, millions of egyptians took to the street to mark that one-year anniversary. they have been for the past two months collecting signatures of more than 22 million egyptians, calling on president mohamed morsi to step down. yesterday, they came out in force to really begin with what they are a acts of civil disobedience to get the president to resign. late last night, a presidential spokesperson said they're willing to have negotiations

with the opposition on the way forward. but right now, there's no reason for him to step down. he is the democratically elected president of the country. still has a large mandate. but against that backdrop, egypt remains tense. a calm settling in cairo and other cities. the death toll from yesterday's protests, according to the ministry of health now is at 60. that number could rise in the coming hours. hundreds more have been injured. on the political front, the two sides could not be further apart. for now, organizers say they will give president morsi until tuesday to meet their demands, if he does not do so, they will continue acts of civil disobedience. but morsi insists he will remain in power. >> be safe. we'll talk to you later in the morning. even though edward snowden is living in limbo in the moscow airport, he is making major

waves. "der spiegel" reports that the nsa bugged european union offices, accessed e.u. computer networks. and the top delegation. the top officials demanded an explanation from washington. snowden is on asylum from ecuador. but his chances of going there may be smaller. over the weekend, that country's president revealed that vice president biden phoned him, politely asking he reject snowden's request. it is moscow that determines if snowden can leave, as russian officials distance himself from his fate. his passport for the u.s. has been revoked. he has been backed by wikileaks. and julian assange call his pursuit a disgrace.

>> he is a hero. he told the people of the world and the united states that there is mass, unlawful, interception of their communications, far beyond anything that happened under nixon. obama can't turn around like nixon and say, it's okay. if the president does it, if the president authorized it. >> president barack obama continues his tour of africa in tanzania. nelson mandela sent 18 years as a political prisoner. president obama partnering with african nations to increase electricity. president obama reflected on the speed of change. >> less than 50 years later, an

african-american president might address an integrated audience, at south africa's oldest university. and that this same university would have conferred an honorary degree to a president, nelson mandela. would have seemed impossible. >> president obama and desmond tutu shared an emotional moment. tutu told the president, quote, welcome home. adding your success, is our success. your failure, whether you like it or not, is our failure. after passing a major hurdle, the gang of 8 immigration bill faces a battle in the house of representatives. they will write their own piece of legislation. one endorsing stronger border security, while leaving out a pathway to citizenship. but ultimately, the fate of the senate bill lies in the hands of john boehner.

senators mccain and schumer spoke about the bill's chances of finding its way to the president's desk. >> there's always friction between the house and the senate. a lot of it understandable. a lot of it just egos. but i respect the house of representatives. i respect their views. and we have a job ahead of us. and convincing them. >> national republican leadership will tell john boehner, if you don't pass a bill, then we're going to be a minority party for a generation. and he's not only the house leader, he's a party leader. speaker boehner will find two choices. no bill, or let the bill pass with some chamber republicans. we'll find that the better choice. we'll pass the bill by the end of the year. texas lawmakers will begin another 30-day special session. they will take up the state's abortion bill that could close nearly all of the state's

clinics and prohibit abortions after 20 weeks. it is the same bill that was challenged by wendy davis. the filibuster has kicked off a national debate on this issue. you look at images from their statehouse last week. as well as a personal battle between davis and rick perry. yesterday, davis spoke about the upcoming special session. >> what they now have to confront is that the eyes of texas, the eyes of the country, are watching. and they are going to be held accountable for the decisions that they make in this process. and if people continue to see that their voices are being ignored, i think we're going to see a long-term, sustained response to that in the state of texas. politicians are using this issue to boost their own political aspirations. their own political ambitions. and they're bullying women and their liberties, their

constitutional guaranteed liberties in the process. most of us know cirque du soleil, known for acrobatics. over the weekend, an aerialist lost control and plunged to the hour. it happened at the show ka at the mgm on saturday. the acrobat had been dangling from a catwalk that was hidden above the stage, when she went into a freefall. her death is start to be the first in the company's three-decade history. a lighter note here. new york city, a helicopter belonging to a charter company made an emergency landing on the hudson river after losing power to its engine. the helicopter touched down in the water yesterday before noon. several boaters in the area jumped into action, assisting in the recovery efforts. the pilot and all four passengers who were tourists from sweden were unharmed. great job of piloting. now, to business. investors looking to kick off july on a better note than they

closed june. the dow and s&p closed session lows. u.s. stocks were down for the month. the first monthly drop of the year. for more on this and the rest of the business headlines, jeff is live for us in london. good morning. >> good morning to you, brian. it's interesting, isn't it? even as markets may have wobbled in june, ceo pay continues to rise. interesting piece in "the new york times," citing an assessment of 200 ceos. $15.1 million. that is a 16% jump over 2011. that's the pay for 2012. they continue to pat themselves on the back. not slowing down that rate of compensation. elsewhere, the nfl stepping out of the obama care program. saying we do not want to be one of six organizations on the sporting front that are promoting this health care

program, where young men would take up private health insurance. effectively, that's the perfect target market for the insurance sector. the nfl coming under pressure from republicans saying we will not participate now. this is two partisan an issue, brian. >> it's a fun parlor game in the summer to watch the summer movies and see how they do in the box office. a lot of good news out of hollywood. but a lot of it has to do with international sales, correct? >> absolutely. my kids are fans of "despicable me." and even before it gets its domestic open, they've put $50 million in international money in the till. one of a number of top movies at the moment that are doing really well outside of the united states, as well as domestically, brian. >> jeff, live for us in london. we appreciate it. we'll see you tomorrow. by the way, a 15-year-old girl invented a flashlight that uses the heat from your hand to

power its l.e.d. lights. that got us thinking, what's the best invention of your lifetime. the sham wow, the ginsu, the dvr. tweet us your answers. #waytooinventive. the most interesting ones, we'll show you later in the show. still ahead, the orioles sweep the yankees. and chris davis provides the power. how about j. lo causing a controversy over singing "happy birthday." it's where she sang it that's the problem. we'll be right back. >> a new day has dawned in hong kong. now, restore to chinese rule after 150 years as a british colony. as the rainy dawn broke, 4,000

chinese troops crossed the boarer. and the newly-installed legislature, enacted laws that sharply limit protests.

the baltimore orioles hosting the yankees over the weekend. and the chris davis show continues. >> he goes the other way. and he got it. >> that's his league-leading 31st home run of the year. barnacle, i don't know if this is true. but i was told that nobody has that many home runs and doubles in the end of june in the history of baseball. >> yeah. home runs and doubles together. yes. >> where did you get that tie? >> there's a better player on that team. >> who? >> manny machado. he gave me this tie. >> because he's ruling your fantasy team? >> he's leading in baseball. >> they sweep the yankees for

the first time since 2005. the best team in baseball, the pittsburgh pirates. and of course, the gm neil huntington, the pride of amherst college. they had a rain delay, looking for their first win over the brewers. two hours, it came out. and the magic continues for the pittsburgh pirates. russell martin drives it up the middle. no chance of getting gaby sanchez. pittsburgh takes it 2-1. the best team in the a.l., the red sox. jose bautista, they have closer problems in boston. he takes it yard off of uehara. top of the ninth, shane victorino. oops. a little boot at first base. jonathan diaz scores. the walkoff error. and the month of puig came to an end with a bang in l.a. yasiel puig got a four-hit game

to his resume. helps the dodgers beat up on the phils. .436 batting average. 7 home runs, 60 rbis, in 26 games. talk a little bit of soccer or in the global world of football. huge match-up in the confederation cup in rio. he gets one name because he's that good. spain had a chance later in the first half. but it was no dice. that's a great play by the defender. brazil would tack on a couple more, win 3-0. and a big win. for a little bit of notes, spain has had a huge run, they have not beaten brazil. it was an emotional loss for spain. cycling fans, do us a favor. put a leash on your dog. this is the tour de france here. the dog is in the middle of the

course. and the owner says, wait. that would have been -- honestly, we wouldn't have been able to show it to you if the pellton had swallowed that dog. that owner should never be allowed to go back. that would have been a lot of wheel tracks on his head. coming up, the unrest in egypt may be exposing some cracks in the obama administration foreign policy. we'll break it down with bo barnacle and his tie. the stars came out for the b.e.t. awards. and an odd moment that had everybody scratching their heads. ♪ things on the west coast move heaven ♪ [ male announcer ] it's 7am and steve is already thinking about tomorrow. which is why he's investing in his heart health by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. [ male announcer ] invest in your heart health. now that's what i'm talkin' about. [ male announcer ] with kellogg's raisin bran®.

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at the top of the show, we talked about the death of 19 firefighters ball battling wildfires in arizona. tell your friends that firefighters on duty deaths have been on the decline with totals well below 100 over the last 4 years. in 2012, there were 64 fatalities, making it the second-lowest in 35 years. just a tragic situation in arizona. we'll keep you abreast of the situation there. let's turn to a lighter set of stories and "the cooler."

big night of entertainment. the b.e.t. awards take center stage in l.a. and one artist was the big winner. rapper kendrick lamar, taking home best new artist, male hip-hop artist and collaboration. the lifetime achievement award went to charlie wilson for his solo work, and his solo hits. ♪ not for real why you want to hurt me ♪ >> stevie looks the same. he's not aging at all. the strangest moment may have come at the end of the show. when chris tucker, the host, brought out a big, white poodle to say good-bye. it would have been strange if he put a number two on the stage.

you know how entertainers are with their pets. her love might not cast a sing. but her performances do. and a p.r. nightmare for j. lo. lopez performed in turkmenistan on friday. happy birthday to the country's leader. human rights watch describes his regime as among the most resprer repressive in the world. her staff was unaware of the human rights violatioviolations. moammar qaddafi loved to have performers in his country. they all got huge paychecks to perform at his partieparties. but they donated the cash to charity. president obama had an unexpected moment of levity. he met this young man that told

him he rapped. the president asked for a sample. and the teen was a little shy at first. after loosening up and stretching out, he got down to business. ♪ coming with the puma system to check the roof is missing ♪ ♪ gangsters like it's new additions ♪ ♪ that's the spirit hand-helds cars ♪ ♪ head to the goal with it failing ♪ ♪ now you face the hardest living ♪ ♪ getting out there is not pimping ♪ ♪ the through way is by rapping ♪ ♪ keep on hailing >> you have to drop the mic. >> he said pimping in front of the president. and i think the president put his fist up for a fist-bump. and he got blown off. and he ad-libbed the mic drop there. still to come, your best tweets when it comes to the best invention of your lifetime. and "morning joe" just moments away.

earlier in the show, we talked about this 15-year-old girl that created a flashlight

that works with your hand warmth. dan, welcome back. you have a couple of good ones. >> elizabeth writes in, the diaper genie. ask anyone with small kids. >> i'm aware that's another story. >> one more. jeremy comes in, the cure ig coffee beau brewer. >> nice. and vodka. >> nicole. the condom. who can argue with that. i'm not going to argue or comment on that. we have a lot of important news today, including what's going on in arizona. and we're going to start that right now with "morning joe." >> right now, be what we do know is that 19 firefighters were killed in what is probably the worst disaster that's taken place in wild