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 the facts about a full

moon coming up. want to make sure that's correct. let's get to the top story this is morning. can you tell it's friday? in many ways, there r no longer separate conflicts in iraq and syria but one sweeping insurgency ripping through the region. the group at the center of the fighting is taking aim at baghdad. the government is struggling to keep the country together. thousands of shiite civilians are pledging to fight back against sunni militants setting the stage for a civil war split along religious lines. shiite volunteers would fill the vacuum left by the iraqi armed forces, many of whom dropped their u waep weps and the scattered. several soldiers are wearing street clothes to make for a quick escape. in the cities overrun, the militants have banned cigarettes and alcohol and ordered women to stay indoors. they are threatening to kill anyone who doesn't renounce the government. iraq is sending in reenforcements to battle the

extremists. it's a serious crisis for the obama administration, which is groping for a response. president obama is considering air strikes, which would essentially reengage america in a war he declared over in 2011. want to bring in amon dean. as we compare this to the iraqi armed forces to the hundreds of militant insurgents, it's a big difference. >> absolutely. that's what's catching a lot of people by surprise. you have this iraqi army trained by americans that have melted away. going forward there's going to be a two-pronged approach. the government needs to get its act together. the prime minister needs to try to form an inclusive government. that's one that does not

alienate the population, which is where a lot of the recruits are coming from. but there has to be a solid military response to stop the offensive by the militants from going any further into some of these popular cities including baghdad. so it has to be a two-pronged approach and it starts with the prime minister trying to put together an inclusive government, not just a shiite-led one. >> explain to those watching, we know the american forces and the money we have invested in training iraqi forces for these people that are putting down their arms, are they being ab toshed by the militants or are they just walking away and not caring what's taking place? >> a little of both. in the northwest part of the country, those populations tend to be sunni arabs, which is what the military was. they put down their arms and

melted into the population because there's a ground swell of sympathetic support to the militants there. >> thank you, we'll talk later this morning. we want to know what you think, how america should be responding to the insurgence in iraq as the white house is considering its response. tweet us your most creative answers. we'll put the best ones on later. the public perception of the president is at an all-time low. both are viewed by 51% of americans as unfavorable. obama has a favorable rating of 47%. george bush's is at 46%. president clinton is viewed positively by 66% of americans. bowe bergdahl is back on american soil this morning. the former taliban prisoner landed safely in san antonio early yes today. the taliban freed him in a

controversial prisoner swap, something that's been criticize bid lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. he will stake at brook army medical center and not expected to make any public appearances during his reintegration process. he was recovering in germany. the military says he's not yet chosen to speak to his family. some of his fellow soldiers portrayed him as a deserter who walked off a base in afghanistan before he was captured. the pentagon says those e details will be investigated. two possible presidential candidates faced tough moments while talking about gay issues. rick perry offered a controversial take on being gay when he compared it to alcoholism. >> do you believe homosexuals can be cured by prayer or counselling? >> i don't know. i don't. i'm not a psychiatrist, i'm not a doctor. >> is it a disorder?

>> i wrote a book called "on my honor." i talked about that people make choices in life. and whether or not you feel compelled to follow a particular lifestyle or not, you have the ability to decide not to do that. and i made the point of talking about alcoholism. i may have the genetic coding that i'm included to be an alcoholic, but i have the desire not to do that. and i look at the homosexual issue as the same way. >> so terry gross went toe to toe with hillary clinton over clinton's evolution in marriage

equali equality. in 19939 the defense of marriage act signed by her husband opened the door for states to act. but hillary has evolved like many americans. >> you're saying your opinion on gay marriage changed? >> somebody is always first, terry. somebody is always out front in and thank goodness they are. but that doesn't mean that those bho join later, in being publicly supportive or even privately accepting, that there needs to be change, are any less committed. you could not be having the sweep of marriage equality across our country if nobody changed their mind and thank goodness so many of us have. >> so that's one for you changed your mind? >> i have to say, i think you are being very persistent, but you are playing with my words and playing with what is such an important issue. >> i'm just trying to clarify. >> i don't think you are trying to clarify. i think you're trying to say i

used to be opposed and now i'm in favor and i did it for political reasons and that's just flat wrong. so let me state what i feel like you are replying and repudiate it. i u have a strong record. i have a great commitment to this issue and i am proud of what i've done and the progress we're making. >> this was nearly an eight-minute conversation. if you're interested in hearing the whole thing, i tweeted that out on my twitter account. the cards appear to be falling into place for kevin mccarthy to replace eric cantor has majority leader. the lawmaker is considered the clear front runner since two potential challengers have dropped out of the race. pete sessions of texas is ending his bid and congressman jeb hensarling did as well. the current majority whip served less than eight years in the

house. the race to replace mccarthy as majority whip is a different story. three congressmen are all tlie yooiing that position. she was a star on the screen and stage and a power house for civil rights. rue bee dee has died. her career spanned seven decades from "a raisen in the sun." >> hey, you old drunk. what did i tell you about drinking in front of my stoop. move on, you're blocking my view. >> the map just tend to his own business. i love everybody. i even love you. >> hold your tongue. you don't have that much love. . >> one day you're going to be nice to me.

we may both be dead and buried, but you're going be nice, at least civil. >> she was nominated for an oscar in her role in "american gangster." together they were political activists and worked for rainfall e equality. rue bee dee was 91 years old. investigators are hoping for a rebound after losses on the s&p yesterday. the dow was down more than 100 points and the nasdaq was also in the red. we are live in london. what's on the radar for today? >> good morning, thomas. it's much of what you have been talking about. developments in iraq. markets are nervous around this. i will tell you why. 300,000 barrels of oil a day. that's what they are worried about. that's why we have seen a nine-month high on these oil prices and it's having impact on

gasoline and heating fuel futures as well. and higher energy prices are not good for companies. it is a tax on consumption. that's why you've got markets jittery here and that's why you'll start with flat or negative trade. back to you. >> also, facebook, explain this. watching more than just our pos posts. explain the strategy they are trying to put together by targeting us individually with their ads. >> yeah, there's a privacy issue here. if you're worried that the nsa is looking over your shoulder, have a think about facebook now. it is not just what you do on facebook. they will be searching your history, they will be looking at what other sites you're also interested in. facebook will then be able to take that information and compile its data on you. it will profile you. then according to facebook, they can use that positively for you to help advertise products on

your facebook site that you might like to buy. but there will be those who are saying do i really want facebook sitzing there as a second pair of eyes looking at what i'm looking at across the internet. so there are some privacy issues around here and it's very different from what facebook currently does. keep your eye on this story here. we'll see this one fwroe as people realize the extent of data mining that facebook is able to do. >> all for the betterment of us and our purchases. have a great weekend. sgljts still ahead on "way too early," the government is out to keep the peace. how they are trying to keep the peace. we'll take you inside. and a look at the new 90. the former president's reaction to a little bit of a rough landing. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back on a friday edition.

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philips sonicare welcome back. let's get to sports. the world cup is underway and global celebration is brazil's national team attempts to win its sixth world cup. riots and labor strikes have been going on for months over the coast of hosting the soccer tournament. taxpayer money has been pumped into the world cup. money the protesters believe could have been used towards practical matters like education and medical services. hundreds of people took to the streets in four cities inwhere

protesters attempted to block traffic. the crowd was broken up using tear gas and smoke bombs. it was inside the stadium and significantly different singing the anthem of the world cup. moments later it was brazil's turn to take the field. things couldn't have started worse. brazil scores on a goal pulling them up 1-0. brazil would tie things up with a goal by international star. it would stay tied through halftime. we get our first world cup controversy. fred goes down in the box with minimal contact and the ref awards a penalty kick. so he converts to put brazil ahead 2-1 and never looked back win i winning the game 3-1. so other matches to keep yar eye on. spain kicking off against the netherlands.

tomorrow england and italy are facing off. here at home, the nba finals, spurs and heat in game four. san antonio's hot shooting continues. san antonio with the convincing 107-86 win pushing the heat to the brink with a 3-1 series lead. the spurs will look to raise the trophy after game five at home on sunday. this next clip tells a true story of the tortoise and the hair. the runner in black with a big lead. keep your eye on the runner in yellow kicking into an extra gear with a lot of ground to cover. you'll never believe how this one ends. >> here comes john mccarthy. he's going to fly right by him. look at the closing speed. this started 450 meters and it's john mccarthy from korning as he

takes a spill and tyler passes by him at the line for the win. >> oh, man, an unforgettable race for all the wrong reasons. >> steeplechase high school track? when did that happen? >> i thought that was an important national story. am i wrong? is my sports editorial off? >> it's fantastic. travel today will not be as nice. trying to get to the airports for business, pleasure or to get to dad this weekend not going to be good. we have a lot of dense fog and rain out there. we have a little bit of fog and rain this morning. then we're going to get around to thunderstorms later on. there's numerous areas of rain. quarter mile visibility right now in new york city. you get the gist of it.

not going to be pretty. thankfully towards the weekend, everything clears out. after a miserable week of weather in the northeast, the weekend looks great. >> jen is right about a full moon on friday the 13th tonight. >> it won't happen again until 2049. >> jen knows her stuff. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," a look at president obama's options for his next move on iraq. we're going to talk to richard engel about that. and when we come back, chris christie doing his thing alongside jimmy fallon. he also talked about 2016 and there were some bridgegate jokes. that and much more, after this. [ mom ] hi, we're the pearsons, and we love chex cereal.

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earlier in the show, we told you brazil won the opening game of the world cup. tell your friends in the 19 previous world cups the home team has been crowned champion six times. brazil hasn't lost a competitive match at home since 1975, but they are not on the list of host nations. they lost in a two-one heartbreaker when they last hosted back in 1950. let's huddle around the water cooler. we talked about this. this it big jump by president george h.w. bush. he's raising the bar for his birthday celebration. he jumped out of a helicopter

over the atlantic ocean. look at him go. after a little rough but successful landing at the family compound, a retired naval aviator talked about this jump with his granddaughter. >> how did it look coming down? >> it looked amazing, was it fun? the landing came in a little hot. did it hurt? >> i'll be okay. >> we love you. >> it was a little bit hot. his son was also on hand to watch. the family celebrated with a private dinner later in the evening. now he does have some issues with his legs suffering from parkinson parkinson's, but making 90 look fresh. congratulations and happy birthday to him. new jersey governor chris christie danced his way back into last night for the first time since the bridgegate scandal. evolution of dance father's day

celebration. there's talk that he would beat hillary clinton in a hypothetical matchup. >> i know it's politics, but you have a family and all this stuff. >> they are here tonight. that wasn't nearly as bad as watching me dance out there. they are so much more humiliated because i actually did that. >> by the way, i saw chris rock before. his house is foreclosed on. >> good for you. >> stuff is being moved out. >> so christie they are talking about bridgegate jab from chris rock that came earlier in the show. at the top of our show, we asked how america should be responding to the insurgents in iraq. we have some of the best responses. this is a hot issue for a lot of americans to weigh in. >> it is. our viewers had a lot to say this morning. kathy says, iraq wanted us out.

let them deal with their own problems. #nomorewar. larry says, rough question. the iraqi people don't care which administration is running the usa. we broke it, we bought it. >> colin powell said that years ago. coming up a look at the stories you'll be talking about in the day ace head. "morning joe" just moments away. i make a lot of purchases for my business. and i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase. like 50,000 bonus points when i spent $5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. and i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at office supply stores. with ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points. travel, gift cards, even cash back. and my rewards points won't expire. so you can make owning a business even more rewarding. ink from chase. so you can. ♪

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welcome back. let's get a check on the day ahead before we toss it over to "morning joe." bowe bergdahl will continue his z treatment after arriving in texas this morning. he will remain at brooks army medical center and not expected to appear in public during his reintegration process. a home dangling on the edge of a cliff will be set on fire this morning to clear the area of debris. officials say the fire will be supervised and will begin in the attic with the hope it burns inward to ensure safety. and sky watchers, friday the 13th coincides with a full moon which hasn't appeared since the year 2000. also marking the strawberry

moon, the name of the june full moon to celebrate friday 13th will not happen again until august 13th, 2049. yeah. that's going to do it for this edition of "way too early." happy friday, everybody. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ remember that country we invaded awhile back. no, that was too far back. no, no. that was -- no, that was a shadow coup. that was a police action. that was a giant step for all man kind. i'm talking about iraq. iraq. that's the rock! thank you. >> good morning, everybody. it is friday, june 13th. yet'