space station. this is "way too early" on a wednesday. good morning, everybody. brian shackman here on july 17th. we have a 275 pound all-star hitting out a triple in the all-star game. you can probably guess who it was. really only two candidates. i won't give it away. we'll see that in sports in a few minutes. we'll begin with what seems like a tom clancy spy novel. authorities find some soviet missile radar components apparently smuggled aboard a north korean ship. pan amainian authorities boarded a ship after what is called a violent five-day standoff with the crew. many were only reportedly armed with sticks. the captain reportedly faked a

heart attack and then tried to commit suicide. now hidden amongst some 200,000 stacks of cuban sugar was an antiquated radar system that is used for guiding missiles. they tweeted out a photo of the hardware. panama says the shipment violates united nations sanctions. cuba was open in its response describing the cargo, 240 tons of obsolete antiaircraft missile systems. they were being sent there for repair and would later be returned. the question is why is it hidden in all that sugar. anyway, moving forward. the focus placed on the george zimmerman trial is now shifting to the controversial law at the center of the deadly shooting. u.s. attorney general eric holder spoke about the stand your law ground yesterday saying it encourages, quote, violent situations to escalate. >> it's time to question laws that senselessly expand the

concept of self-defense and have dangerous crimes in our neighborhood. these laws try to fix something that was never broken. we must stand our ground to ensure that our laws reduce violence and take a hard look at laws that contribute to more violence than they prevent. >> the law states people who feel threatened can act with deadly force in the case of self-defense. holder also spoke pretty emotionally about how the killing of 17-year-old trayvon martin had an impact on his life at home. >> trayvon's death last spring caused me to sit down to have a conversation with my own 15-year-old son like my dad did with me. this was a father/son tradition i hoped would not need to be handed down. it is my responsibility not to burden him with the bad news of ear ras long gone but to make

him aware of the world he must still confront. >> he talked about being pulled aside when he was going to the movies as a federal prosecutor while living in d.c. as well. just some really incredible comments from mr. holder. we don't usually hear from him in that way. more than 30 states have passed similar legislation. stevie wonder has taken a position against the flr da law saying, quote, until the stand your ground law is a bomb lished in florida, i will never perform there again. as a matter of fact, wherever i find that law exists i will not perform in that state or in that part of the world. now it's not often i can say this, but we have a compromise in washington, d.c. senators harry reid and mitch mcconnell have ended a pretty bitter dispute over filibuster reform over terms that will decide the fate of several obama nominees. they're going to abandon the nuclear option that would have

allowed all none niece to omine confirmed. as part of the agreement president obama pulled two of his nominees to the national labor relations board but the other five nominees will move forward. yesterday senator reed spoke about what this compromise really means for the federal government. >> this is about having a function of the senate be what it should be. i -- this is not about us. it's not about democrats and republicans, about having a body that the constitution set up that was supposed to work really well and it hasn't been working well. liz cheney, daughter of the former vice president, will run for u.s. senate in the state of wyoming which has lost a rare intraparty fight. in the youtube video she hammered president obama's record on religious freedom, gun rights and his use on the irs to impede freedom of speech.

>> i'm running because i believe it is necessary for a new generation of leaders to step up to the plate. i'm running because i know as a mother and a patriot we can no longer afford to simply go along to get along. >> here's the problem. cheney will challenge long standing republican senator mike enzi. she announced her candidacy yesterday. enzi and cheney have been friends for decades. when asked he replied, i thought we were friends. other lawmakers have circled around the incumbent. john borosso backed enzi. cynthia loomis called cheney's announcement called, quote, bad form. there's an unlikely coalition forming. ted cruz and rand paul aligning themselves with kirsten gillibrand in the way the military handles sexual assault

cases. the plan would limit the ability of the military's dop commanders to oversee sex cases in their unit. military says it would jeopardize the command. yesterday two tea party favorites spoke about their decision to support the bill. >> i have to tell you, i'm entering the committee hearing undecided. i was persuaded by senator gillibrand's exceptionally passionate and able advocacy. >> i always thought the motive was good for the bill but i think the bill's even stronger. i see no reason why conservatives shouldn't support this. the only thing i think standing in the way is sort of the status quo. >> the plan needs the support of at least 51 senators to be included in the defense bill. debate on that bill could begin as early as next week. we will talk to senator gillibrand coming up on "morning joe" which is out of washington, d.c., today. still in limbo, edward

snowden, is officially asking russia to grant him temporary asylum. he would stay there until he could fly to one of the three latin american countries that have granted him refuge. putin's government has warned snowden that any actions that would harm u.s./russian relations is unacceptable. they want to boycott the winter games in soshi, russia, if they grant him asylum. a dangerous space walk happened yesterday. they discovered water was gathering inside his helmet. >> i feel a lot of water on the back of my head but i don't think it's from my back. >> are you sweating? are you working hard? >>. >> i am sweating but feels like a lot of water. >> that's pretty scary stuff.

the liquid got in his eyes, even damaged his communication system. one theory is that the water may have possibly come from a cooling system. the astronaut we can tell you is okay. the crew was trying to run ethernet cabling along the u.s. and russian sides of the space station. now to business where all good things, well, they must come to an end. stocks closed down yesterday snapping an eight day winning streak by the s&p 500. a lot of what happens today, it's been a mixed trade this week, because we're waiting for what fed chairman ben bernanke says this morning as he testifies on capitol hill. let's check in with steve sedgwick. >> good morning. it's about coca-cola, goldman sachs and the fact that the market has gone so far. coke sales are disappointing. goldman figures are great. there are question marks over how stable the numbers are going forward. as you say, all eyes on ben bernanke the next two days. he's giving testimony on the health of the u.s. economy. what everybody wants to know is

will there be tapering of kwa t quantitatetive easing? google is going to try to get a television market. some of the roadblocks could include the fact that current deals between distributors and indeed the channels themselves prohibit any other form of devices getting those chance to the market as well. something to watch for the future for sure. >> little disconnect with mcdonald's. they gave the sort of financial planning website for their employees but i even looked at it. they expect their employees to make almost as much money at the second job as the first job. it's a little controversial, isn't it, steve? >> to say the least. let's put this in context. this is called a practical money budget skills journal which has been around since 2008. the federal minimum wage since 2009 is $7.25 an hour. according to one of the scenarios here on this mcdonald's guide. a worker would have to be

working 40 hours a week earning 12 bucks an hour. many restaurants are earning minimum wage. according to one of the papers, i think it's commendable but it should be part of a bigger movement to increase wages and therein lies the case. >> steve, can i ask you a quick question, put you on the spot? >> of course. anything. >> what was your favorite toy as a young lad? >> my favorite toy as a young lad. gosh. tonka. >> did you just say tonka? i didn't plant that. did you really say tonka? >> i said tonka. i love tonka. >> if you have a monitor you should watch this story. a wisconsin tow truck driver's lifelong dream came true. he built a full size working version of a tonka truck, right? the replica of the classic sand box toy which he loved, i did not plant that, we did not talk, weighs two tons. has a hand crank winch. >> that's awesome. >> so we want to know, what

childhood toy would you want in adult size? there's a lot of good stories there. we've seen a real life size tyco cars that can go in the loop-de-loop thing. #waytoofun. still ahead on "way too early," a low-scoring affair at the all-star game in new york. there was some late-game excitement from one of the sports biggest stars. david letterman jumping into the shark tank on the sequel as well. that story and a check on the weather when "way too early" comes back. ♪ it's a world of laughter, a world of tears ♪ it's a world of hope and a world of fierce ♪ >> once upon a time there was an abandoned orange grove and a man with the magical ability to

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eighth inning because the national league had taken the league, he wouldn't have had a chance to close out the inning. a lot of people question the decision. he's the last man to wear number 42 for jackie robinson as well. it was a great moment. up there with ted williams at fenway park over a decade ago. it was just really, really cool as his career comes to an end. the greatest closer of all time in baseball. the 84th annual all-star game, you know, it started with a little new york drama, actually. mets pitcher matt harvey hit robinson canoe in the knee in the first inning. obviously he only hit one guy this year. it's not like it's a control issue. it's just nerves. cano was taken out of the game. he'll miss some time. he pitched well. two scoreless innings. harvey is not there now. kitmus hits a long double. the most exciting play of the game besides mariano came in the

ninth. >> and he does. in the air to right coming to get it, gomez. he can't. this play backed up by matt carpenter, the second baseman, and he's going to motor all the way around to third. >> whoa! >> a 275 pound triple. big mo, you've got to laugh. that's awesome. that's just fantastic. american leaguers home field in the world series with a 3-0 win. yeah. the tigers and jim leyland, the manager, the second year in a row there was a shutout. last year the american league was on the losing end. also during last night's game, one fan, he learned an important lesson. bill karins understands. listen to your mom. this idiot who goes by the name of dylan ran out on the field and stopped play before getting taken down by security. you know they're going to let you hurt a little bit.

earlier dylan tweeted this. a thousand retweets and i'll run across the field. he got 3,000. before he went through with the dumb stunt, it is dumb, folks, dylan's mom got word of his dare. quote, i don't care, you boater not. quote, i'm not kidding. >> i don't want you getting hurt. timely, quote, you could get arrested if not worse. please don't be ridiculous, end quote. he did not listen. listen to your mom. he's going to get a night in jail, misdemeanor trespassing and a couple thousand dollars in court fees. he's not going to get a book deal out of it. bill. >> mom's not going to help him with those fees. >> no. so that. there was the triple and there was mariano. that was basically it. >> yeah, it wasn't the most entertaining if you want baseball action, but great

hitting. heat, citi field, obviously very hot. still a little bit interesting. there's no location that didn't hit 90 degrees. even caribou, maine, hit 90 degrees. even though the humidity levels are dropping. we'll do the same thing today. there may be a few thunderstorms out there, areas of virginia, north carolina, raleigh, maybe northern new england a few storms. overall, just like yesterday for almost everyone out there. when does the heat wave break? look at chicago. what a great weekend for you. 83, 77, east coast, new york city, all the big cities, we'll have to wait until sunday to drop into the 80ed. i it's coming. liz cheney enters the race for the senate seat in wyoming. why many fellow republicans are not happy with the former vice president's daughter. when we come back here, gets cooler. a review of google glass from

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talked about the cancellation of a space walk due to a leak in a space suit of an astronaut.

if you want to sound smart today tell your friends a space suit, the ones they go on a space walk with weighs 280 pounds on the ground without the astronaut inside it. takes 45 minutes to put it on and the astronaut has to take an hour to adapt to the low pressure inside the suit. it protects against the temperatures that reach 275 degrees fahrenheit. the sensation of sharknado is not going away. it grabs the attention of shark lovers all across the world, including david letterman. >> sharknado? >> yes, sharknado. >> sharknado. >> i've heard of it. >> it's about a tornado full of man-eating sharks. >> isn't that great? enough said. >> it was so popular that the sci-fi channel is already working on a sequel to sharknado. here's -- here's a look at the sequel to sharknado.

>> we brought you sharks and a tornado in sharknado. now get ready for sharks and a consumer protection advocate automobile safety reform and former green party in sharknader. >> improving the labor. >> a sharkquake. sharkmccain. not a sharknado. 44-year-old elliott sudal hooked a big one. after a 45-minute fight he pulls the shark, 7 footer, right onto the nantucket shore. and that's not a sand shark. that's not your dog fish. that's a legit shark. i don't know exactly what kind it is. took a few puck tires and he threw it back. i guess he's a shark fisherman, he's caught 100 of them in the last eight months. caught a bluefish.

wall street journal has been testing out google glass in terms of the prototype not on the market yet. they thought it would be great to have a special guest. check it out. >> take a picture. record a video. hey, it's regis playing games with the google. okay, glass, google. derek jeter. >> derek jeter update. ozzie taylor. >> it says regions bank, android app. >> give me a coffee. nice meeting you. good luck with this mickey mouse thing that you've got going but it's not been working. >> i've been playing with it for an hour and a half. i haven't gotten one return. i don't know what jeter looks like anymore. i hope he's okay. >> i don't think google glass likes getting yelled at. i think that's what it is. finally, you may think of spaghetti owes as the person food but this new option may

blow you away. cheeseburg cheeseburger-os. i love spaghetti-os. it's the third time a new flavor has been added. i'm not sure about cheeseberger-os. consumers bought 120 million cans of spaghetti-os. up next, what childhood toy do you wish came in adult size. a tonka truck. still time to tweet it in from d.c. just moments away.

a wisconsin guy built a life size tonka truck. chelsea, three times the charm. what have you got? >> i've got the button to that. samantha gordon said hungry hippos, the bigger, the better. the more hungry.

>> life size rock 'em sock 'em robots. and they say barbie dream house. >> listen, we have a lot of barbie ones. they're a little house. >> we got a lot of barbie ones, and it's disturbing. this one from toughy monkey. my sister's barbie. and he said go and find one tonight. and he says, thanks "way too early." my personal had to be the big wheel. it would be phenomenal with the side brake on the side and the spinout. thank you viewers of "way too early." "morning joe" starts right now. great kate wait. >> the great kate wait continues. >> will it be a boy? will it be a girl? >> the uk is abuzz with excitement. the u.s. is abuzz with excitement. >> the whole world is abuzz? th