in the state. he signed that legislation today in a church in monroe, louisiana. and yes, in case you're wondering, yes, there will be lawsuits. "first look" is up next. good friday morning. right now on first first, breaking overnight, bowe bergdahl is now back on u.s. soil. his care can continues and so does the investigation. with iraq falling to jihadist, president obama threatens military strikes while promise i promising no boots on the ground. immigration emergency. waves of children are pouring over the u.s. border at alarming rates. plus the heat are outhustled and outplayed by the spurs. happy friday the 13th. we want to begin with breaking news. sergeant bowe bergdahl is back in the united states. the freed taliban prisoner of war was flown from germany to the brook army medical center in san antonio, texas, and that's

where we find nbc's jay gray. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, betty. it's been a long, difficult and controversial trip back but this morning sergeant bowe bergdahl is back on american soil. the pentagon confirms r sergeant bowe bergdahl traveled overnight from germany to san antonio where he will begin the next phase of his rehabilitation and recovery. army doctors say bergdahl is getting better physically but needs more time to recover emotionally and psychologically after being held for five years by the taliban as a prisoner of war. during his captivity, e he reportedly spent time in solitary confinement and endured physical torture. as his treatment shifts to san antonio, the fire storm of

controversy over his release seems to be growing. soldiers in his unit say he deserted his post and continues to be bipartisan outrage that the administration agreed to a deal to e free five guantanamo bay prisoners for bergdahl's release without consulting congress. >> the transfers went ahead with no consultation, totally not following the law. >> the exchange needed to take place quickly, efficiently and quietly. we believe this exchange was our last, best opportunity to free him. >> reporter: and now for the first time in five years, sergeant bowe bergdahl is back on u.s. soil. he's expected to stay here at the medical center for at least a week to ten days. that's the latest from san antonio, now pack to you. now to iraq where the battle

for baghdad looms. islamic militants are advancing towards the capital. president obama says he's wapging all options except ground troops. the escalating violence has sparked a humanitarian crisis there. half a million people have fled since the fighting erupted earlier this week. richard engel has more from iraq. >> reporter: some american veterans might be able to recognize their old humvees given to the iraqi army. some shattered, burned, taken over by a group of al qaeda called the islamic state in iraq and syria. they vowed to march on baghdad. they are only 100 miles away. and iraqi troops trained by the u.s. most are putting their hands up instead of on the trigger.

the goal is to impose strict law, not just in iraq but in syria and beyond. as the islamic militants advance, hundreds of thousands of iraqis are fleeing the area u. families looking for safer territory. they said they heard dpshts and had enough. what's happening to iraq, it's splitting apart r. in the west, the militants are taking over and being jiened by those nostalgic for saddam hussein. in the south, the u.s. supported shiite dpoft under prime minister maliki who excluded them from power. and the kurds are now taking it. there's also the issue of american contractors and diplom diplomats in this country. several thousand remain here. some contractors have already been given evacuation orders. several hundred have begun evacuating.

then there's the giant u.s. embassy in baghdad. this conflict is heading towards baghdad. the city is divided. sunnis on one side, shiites on the other. and the u.s. embassy is right in the middle. richard engel, nbc news, northern iraq. another refugee dilemma is brewing here in the u.s. hundreds of children continue to surge across america's southern border. tracie potts joins e me live from washington with more on this. this is a multilayered issue. how do you even begin to tackle this? >> the administration would argue you stem the flow of children coming into the country without their participant parents and the numbers are staggering. six times as many in a year as just two years ago. the administration trying to get a tough message out to parents

in that region warning them that just because their kids make it here safely does not mean they will be able to stay. most of them will be deported. first the housing and health and human services unit has to house them and feed them and that has become a controversy. border control is investigating that some of those children have been mistreated. they have more than 100 reports of children who were punched, kicked, even raped while in custody. and that many of them have not been given adequate food and water. >> thank you for that report. we want to get the latest in sports from my friend richard lui. good morning. >> you got us both in the same hit. good morning to you upon this friday. the heat getting spanked in game four. miami ending their streak of avoiding consecutive playoff losses. san antonio took the lead early and didn't look back.

lebron james contributing 28, but san antonio was in control winning 107-86, the spurs taking the 3-1 lead in the series. game five is sunday in san antonio. got to like that, betty. to the world cup. in the opening match, a little love there. brazil was first to score, unfortunately it was for the wrong team. that put croatia up 1-0. but the home team did not disappoint with a 3-1 victory. sdplmplts have fun, play hard and we'll be watching on the international space station. >> not a bad kick there. the world cup has some far out fans. you can see the crew members on the international space station root i rooting for their teams. 230 miles from earth and even having some fun trying to kick around and they are doing pretty

good in zero gravity. it's tough. >> i'm sure it is. >> you're now a critic. ben roethlisberger can hit a target. unfortunately that was a pirates coach. he nails the coach in the back of the head. shaking a fist there. not a bad shot there. >> what are the odds of that though? thank you. an update on the texas house that's just teetering on the edge of a cliff. it's still hanging on, but barely. the home's foundation continues to crumble into the lake below. its owners decided to burn it. i never would have thought, before it collapses completely. a local fire department will light it up in attempt to minimize the eventual cleanup. never heard of burning it.

>> who would think they would let you do it? >> that house is worth a lot, $700,000. >> you mentioned friday the 13th. a full moon. this won't happen again until 2049. what does that mean? >> it just means look out today. good morning. we'll have some travel trouble around the new york city on the roads this morning with fog and rain. visibility down to a quarter mile at jfk. the other areas of concern, we're continuing to watch the rain spread boo new england. if you're traveling near the albany area, low visibility with the rain. then later today, it will heat up during the day and get a little break. thunderstorms will roll through. flash flood watches issued. thunderstorms this afternoon in new york, philly, all significant airport delays possible. over the weekend, severe weather

outbreak is likely in the middle of the country. watch out in omaha and into iowa. we get a break and clear it out for a nice weekend. it will be hot in texas. southeast just your typical storms. travel today, airports will have like two-hour delays. it will be trouble if you're flying. >> it's friday the 13th. you should expect that. >> that's true. >> thank your lucky stars. when basketball hall of famer reached the billionaire status? and a beef recall to tell you about that could contain mad cow. you're watching "first look" on msnbc.

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all righty. here's your "first look" all the this morning's scrambled politics. rick perry is coming under fire for comments he made comparing homosexuality to alcoholism. when asked whether he believed homosexuality was a disorder, he said, i may have the genetic coding that i'm incluined to be an alcoholic, but i have the desire not to do that. things got tense during an interview when hillary clinton was questioned about the timing of her public support for gay marriage. the former secretary told a reporter, i did not grow up even imagining gay marriage and i don't think you did either. it's almost father's day and what better way to celebrate than with the recently crowned father of the year, new jersey governor chris christie honored just last week with the parenting award.

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to an article about the dating app tinder allowing users to share pictures that disappear after 24 hours. that's your scrambled politics. i am joined by kevin zi rilly. it's friday. happy friday the 13th. >> it's been a crazy week in capitol hill. >> it's been a busy night. sergeant bowe bergdahl is back in the u.s. this happened overnight. will this speed up the investigation into how he ended up in the hands of the taliban? >> i think that already officials are saying that they want to continue to give him the time that he needs in order to recooperate mentally. he's still recovering physically from this. but the controversy on the hill is still growing, especially as things are turning overseas in

iraq. i think a lot of focus on the m administration's foreign policy positions. >> a lot of people want answers. here's something interesting, do you expect bergdahl to finally speak with his family? i found it interest iing he hast until now even though he was given the opportunity to do so back in germany. >> that's a great question. i think it's one that a lot of political watchers and americans have. but i think, again, there's so much going on with his recovery and i think for the officials that's sort of their first priority. but from a congress standpoint, i think all of the precedent that this sets, again, for how this was negotiated, a lot of questions coming from both sides of the aisle. this is not just a tea party or republican issue. we're seeing other top democrats including dianne feinstein raise ing a lot of significant questions about the nature in which this deal went down. >> quickly, i want to get to this. the tinderbox that looms in iraq. the president is promising he

won't put boots on the ground. what can he do to keep from getting dragged back in iraq? >> maybe drones in the sky. i think that perhaps the president left the door open to having perhaps some more significant drone and aircrafts flying over in iraq. either way this is a huge story that i think will dominate the sunday talk show this is week. a lot of opinions on capitol hill. a lot of commotion from top lay make ers to get to the bottom of this. this is something that really is going to shape the next news cycle. >> this is a big deal. thanks so much. enjoy your friday the 13th. coming up, bill karins is back for first buzz. we're talking about the catalog. sdplnchts just in time for father's day, a public appeal to put an end to dad pants. it's always the same dilemma, who gets the allstate safe driving bonus check.

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serious condition affecting countless men in our country. i'm talking of course, about dad pants. the shapeless, pleated tragedy that too many men find themselves in. >> e she says basically it's like hanging pants off a curtain rail. evidently he moves on from this. this is the new pants. >> i have seen some bad dad pants. >> speaking of these pants, you're not going to find them in this latest catalog. it weighs 17 pounds. in this day in age when everything is digital, they are dropping these on people's doorsteps. it has 3,300 pages in it. i don't know who has the time to go through that. >> that's like the old sears catalog. >> i love the social media response. >> it's a little much. >> but it's working for them because they are doing well. >> they are doing much better. >> let me show you this photo.

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dance. speaking of headlines, hillary clinton's marriage equality stances and rick perry turning heads with sexuality and alcoholics. . iraq on the brink. militants continue to seize major cities. will president obama respond by reengaging resources. this is "way too early." good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it's friday, june 13th, friday the 13th. welcome to "way too early," the show that thinks friday the 13th doesn't sound that scary in june. doesn't sound that scary in june, it just doesn't. jen says it's a full moon. unless you go to sleep away camp, then it's really scary. we're going to check with bill karins on