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something on tv that no woman has ever done before. good morning. president obama is renewing his request for a military strike in syria. the second and final day of the g-20 summit. on thursday a cia meets csi briefing on the evidence. the senate intelligence e committee was shown video of the alleged chemical attack. one called the footage horrendous. it's unclear whether there's a global coalition. russia, china and the european union have condemned the attack but it's too soon for military action. and concerns are rising in iran. a syrian ally, told a state body the u.s. will certainly suffer loss if it takes military action. these are live pictures of the g-20 summit right now. nbc's chief white house correspondent chucked ed ttodd

traveling with the president. >> reporter: the handshake was friendly enough and even lasted a couple extra beats. president putin welcoming president obama to st. petersburg for the g-20 summit. but the formal gesture could not obscure the fact it came on the intense war of words. >> there's no doubt that as i indicated awhile back, we have kind of hit a wall in terms of additional progress. >> reporter: president obama pressed on the issue during a meeting with japan's prime minister. >> i also look forward to having an extensive conversation about the situation in syria. i think our joint recognition that the use of chemical weapons in syria is not only a tragedy, but also a violation of international law that must be addressed. >> reporter: but during the first official meeting of the representatives, putin suggested that any discussion of syria be

postponed until the working dinner. >> any progress on syria in the talk? >> we were talking about the economy this afternoon. >> reporter: walking alone and to the dinner in a pal lals of the russian czars. the president hoped he wouldn't be alone on syria. he conferred with allies in hopes to make his case that a military strike is necessary. this dinner tonight lasted over four hours. president obama was using it to make his case on syria. they didn't break up until nearly 2:00 in the morning local time. traveling with the president, chuck todd, nbc news, russia. here at home, the. push for action continues. secretary of state john kerry says without it extremist rebels are empowered. in an exclusive interview with chris haste, kerry referenced a disturbing photo in the "new york times" that shows seven captured soldiers being executed at a rebel commander's order. >> if we don't do this, assad

will have a message that he can use these weapons with impunity. we will have turned our back on the next batch of children and the next batch of parents. we will have turned our bags on the international norm and lost credibility in the world and i guarantee you if we turn our backs today, the picture we all saw in the paper today of those people being shot, that will take place more because more extremists will be attracted to this because they will be funded as the only alternative in order to take on assad. >> turning now to internet security, all of those encryption codes online apparently mean nothing to the nsa. according to a report, what it means is that the government has the keys to unlock some of the most secure sites on the internet. everything from popular e-mail providers to software used by big banks. it it also found the agency spends $250 million a year lobbying i.t. companies.

it's all in an effort to decode encryption products. now to ohio and a youtube video getting a lo of attention. a man confesses to being drunk when he slammed into another car in june. the crash killed the other driver. this is not first time police were made aware of his involvement in the crash. on the night of the accident, the 22-year-old admitted to police he had been drinking. it was backed up by medical staff who treated him. >> when i get charged, i will plead guilty and take full responsibility for everything i have done to vincent and his family. i beg you and i say the word beg specifically. i'm begging you please don't drink and drive. >> the video starts with him behind a shield saying that lawyers urged him to lie about what happened. the local prosecutor says he remains just a suspect but charges have not yet been filed. now it's time for your first

look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. republicans in north carolina have overridden their own republican governor. thursday the legislature overrode a veto to allow drug testing of state welfare recipients. bad news for the state house. the governor has no intention of enforcing that law. one federal ethics inquiry just wasn't enough for michele bachmann. this time the feds are looking into whether a superpac improperly coordinated with her failed 2012 presidential campaign. the white house has launched a new website on syria. it's part of whitehouse.gov designed to help the public learn more about the president's plan. former congresswoman gabrielle giffords has joined instagram. her photo was a self-y while another one shows her with her husband mark kelly. a michigan state professor is out of the classroom after telling his students that republicans had "raped this

country." he's apologized saying his comments were inappropriate and disrespectful. the mayor of hartford, connecticut, has had it with dave chappell. after being booed off stage, he's gone on a rant about the town and audience. the mayor said he should quit whi whining, do his job and try some yoga. and in case you missed it, alec baldwin is officially joining the team here at msnbc. you can catch his show friday nights at 10:00 p.m. eastern. that's your morning's dish of scrambled politics. in oklahoma a dry spring and a wet summer have created a cricket swarm of biblical proportions. the larger than usual mating season has filled the air of putrid odor. experts urge residents to be

patient as they expect the invasion to last for several more weeks. bill karins is here with the national forecast. >> you don't want them crawling on you. but they don't bite us like mosquitoes. >> that many, i can't take. >> pretty soon your girl will be out catching them and bringing them home. if you're in new england, you're not worried about cricket this is morning. you're worried about finding the coats and hat. temperatures continue to be very cool. we have frost and freeze warnings in northern new england. it's now 42 degrees in vermont. temperatures are in the 40s as far south as scranton. when you're in the 40s, that's more than sweater weather. that's jacket weather. maybe not the hat and gloves, but it's chilly. this afternoon with glorious sunshine, it will be aet a great afternoon in new england. gabrielle is gone. we're not worried about that. the tropics remain quiet for the

peak of the season. today's forecast for travel looks pretty nice. still hot. even through the weekend, friday, saturday, sunday, the middle of the country is very, very warm. east coast is look iing rather dry. it looks like a pretty great weekend. >> good news. thank you. urnld arrest for exposing 300 sexual partners to hiv. the smoking alcohol trend that every parent needs to know about. plus the one thing that's guaranteed to move stocks today. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] campbell's angus beef & dumplings. hearty cheeseburger. creamy thai style chicken with rice.

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its superintendent. the superintendent michael miller intervened in the case trying to protect himself and even encouraged her not to report the alleged assault. a man in missouri is under arrest after admitting to police he exposed approximately 300 sexual partners to the hiv virus. under missouri law the man could face life in prison for knowingly exposing people to the virus. fear of rejection is supposedly the reason he never told his partners he was hiv positive. george zimmerman's wife filed for divorce thursday. according to her attorney it was made because of disappointment. three people are lucky to be alive after escaping a sink hole in downtown oklahoma city. the car they were in just dropped as the earth opened up beneath them. they were able to climb out of a back window. turning to health news. it's a deadly new trend that parents need to know about. teens inhaling alcohol to get

drunk. dave alias from southwest florida has all the details. >> there's a lot of like rumors of parties, but i mean, it it seems like a bad idea. >> young people turning their dorms and basements into laboratories. >> it it sounds like it might be toxic. >> reporter: all for a quick buzz. >> it immediately gets into the bloodstream and goes to the brain. it happens very quickly. >> reporter: with how-to videos on the web, the word is getting around quickly. >> we don't know what the long-term effects are on this. that's the scary part. >> reporter: smoking alcohol doesn't even require a flame. it's about inhaling vapors like these that doctors say can be deadly. >> we're not going to tell you how exactly kids are doing it, but we will tell you their reasons are unfounded. something that inhaling vapors will avoid a dui charge. >> the way that you got drunk was by inhale iing it it.

the way you get caught is exhaling it. >> reporter: others think they can avoid the calories. >> if you inhale the vapors or stick a line in you and give you alcohol through the vein, you're still going to get the calories. >> reporter: doctors want to stop this before the fad gets out of hand. straight ahead, peyton manning gets the nfl season off to a monster start. that's coming up, next. her it . everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below...

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it's time for sports. we have all the headlines. >> you'll get over it. it's friday. she's talking about this. the nfl season started out. with a bang. it was in the form of lightning that delayed the opener for about a half hour. once the action got under way, joe flacco connected for the first score of the game. and ravens running back ray rice got on the board. then peyton manning poured it on. seven touchdown passes, read them and weep, tying the league record. the broncos get payback from last year. broncos, 49, ravens, 27. >> we have some guys that competed. julius, a couple awesome touchdown plays. w wes welker is as good as we thought he was. those guys got a lot of ply and

tip my hat off to them. that was pretty impressive. >> he was pretty impressive. a fight broke out during the philadelphia eagles practice as controversial wide receiver riley cooper tangles with wi williams. earlier in camp, cooper was criticized for use iing a racia slur. take you to the u.s. open. andy murray slammed his racket, frustration, screamed on the court. the defending champion lost in straight ses. that's why he's so upset. that's his earliest exit since 2010. now to baseball with the score tied top of the tenth inning. shane victorino, check swing was not called a strike. then on the next pitch, victorino lined a single and ellsbury was safe at home. watch this. boston hangs on for a 9-8 win.

in baltimore, not many fans turned out for the orioles game against the white sox. why is that? >> nfl? >> that's right. thousands went to the inner harbor for the nfl kickoff event to watch the ravens in denver. unfortunately they lost. and football fans, listen up. forbes asked this question. is it legal to play fantasy football for money? in most cases, playing for money is entirely legal under federal law, but since states look at the law differently, you should consult your local laws. so hopefully you have a good team this year. >> football season is upon us. we turn back to one of the top stories. congressional debate on syria. joining me now from our washington bureau is kevin surilli. a lot of analysts are predicting

that the resolution will fail in the house. the president is trying to shore up international support overseas. he has said he reserves the right to proceed regardless of the circumstances, but is there any way he could really launch a strike without support from the international community or congress? >> it would be a remarkable turn of events if he did. i think that it would also pose a huge headache for him as he cons into his second term to go against congress's wishes. >> now thursday the "new york times" ran a disturbing photo of syrian opposition forces executing government fighters. how damaging is that to public opinion? >> i think that it speaks to this larger narrative of where exactly do the syrian rebels stand. and there have been reports for months, for a very long time about where exactly the funding for the syrian rebels is coming. not only from the united states, but also from terrorist organizations with perhaps even links to al qaeda.

so you have this dynamic at play where it's not really sure who is backing the rebels. it really doesn't support a sympathetic picture, if you will, of the rebels, which if we're going to be supporting them in the military strike poses more problems for the obama administration. >> now the president is putting an awful lot of political capital into this debate. how do you think this current debate in congress will influence looming battles coming down the pike? things like the debt ceiling and immigration? >> it's going to have to a huge influence. the white house reached out to 60 members of the senate and 125 members of the house. and it's largely unknown how the house will go on something like syria. so when you look down the line and you have a fascinating debate just ahead about the federal reserve chair as well as a budget battle, immigration and midterm elections, for the white house to have to put this much outreach into something and to potentially fail, it could have

a huge lasting impact. look no further than president george w. bush and how the iraq war affected his presidency. >> all right. kevin, thanks so much. have a great weekend. >> you too. coming up, bill karins will be back. we'll tell you about all the stories this morning. clay. mom? come in here. come in where? welcome to my mom cave. wow. sit down. you need some campbell's chunky soup before today's big game,

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actress betty white can add world record holder to her tremendous resume. she's 74 years in the business has earned her the record for the longest female television career. congrats to her. now it's time for "first

buzz." there's a viral video online that's really getting a lot of attention. it's not your typical viral video. in it a man confesses to murder. i want to play a clip in a second, but this is 22-year-old matthew. he admits to having drank too much, driven the wrong way and crashing head on into. another driver killing that man. he posted this video online admitting to thaul saying he wants to take full speedometer. it's generating controversy because people are praising him. it's honorable to take responsibility, but prosecutors of the man who died reminded himst not a hero. >> they are just sitting there watching this. it's like a well-produced hollywood apology. >> you have to give him credit. he did come forward. >> even his attorneys advised him to not to be so candid. >> he's looking at jail. >> he's facing potential charges

that could amount to eight years in prison. bill, you have a car that might help parking? >> something i would never be caught dead in. >> not good-looking enough? >> it's a decent-looking little car. this is from south korea. the car is called the armadillo for obvious reasons. it folds in half when you park it it. >> don't you have to park it first and then it folds. >> that's just a technicality. >> you can't park it it that tiny. >> that's a good point. you have to have enough space to park it. >> maybe you have to turn it side w sideways. >> maybe it's small enough you can pick it up. >> you have to work out some kinks. it's a cool concept. >> that thing is small enough as is. it's like a toy car. >> speaking of car, we're all trying to avoid parking tickets. a good samaritan did just that. he left a note saying, police

rolled up about to give you a ticket. i pulled out my keys and said sorry i'm right here. he left a note saying, pass it it forward and sign ed it good samaritan. >> have a great weekend, everyone. "way too early" starts right now. picked up the blitz, flag is thrown. there's your first down and a lot more for damaryius thomas he will go all the way to the end zone. seven touchdown passes for manning. he's the sixth man in nfl history to throw seven in a game. >> peyton manning, guys, protect good. makes the super bowl champ ravens look like the jets. sorry that's a little too easy. highlights from his record night. also in california we have an idea on the person who allegedly ignited the massive rim fire. and it was more awkward than a slow dance at a bar mitzvah

except in this case obama and putin don't want to touch each other. this is a friday edition of "way too early." >> do you remember what that felt like as a guy? i do. i'm glad i don't have to go back there. brian shactman. i don't want to make this red sox central, but we have an amazing game of the yankees last night. both teams had huge comebacks. also jon stewart not take ing it easy on his college roommate. we want to get you up to speed on syria. president obama and secretary of state john kerry will spend today making the case for action to the world's leaders. secretary kerry heads to lithuania and paris and