that was the audition for national office that's not what you'd call a confidence builder. who knows, maybe national republicans will pick him, we'll see. that's not a. first look is up next. good tuesday morning, right now on first look. deadly dual twisters shocked the nation with rare and powerful images of a massive tornado cell. >> at one point we saw three tornados on the ground. and looks like the ground got the worst of it. >> details and what's ahead for the heartland today. president obama is sending more u.s. troops into baghdad, as terror cells continue to capture territory. plus a huge victory for team usa at the world cup. also a sproum ruling getting the attention of gun owners. and the request for the latest mix.

how's that for starting your day? good morning, everybody. we begin with breaking news. meteorologists are calling this a historic image that will be studied for years to come. twin tornados, side by side, creating a massive path of destruction. two people confirmed dead and 16 critically injured. folks in pilger, nebraska, are now digging out of the rubble. >> really incredibly strong tornado with a secondary wrapping around it. >> there was two of them, one right here and one coming right at us. >> one commissioner says more than half the town is gone, absolutely gone. that is where we find jay gray this morning. jay, what's the latest there. >> reporter: hey, good morning, betty. it's just overwhelming the devastation here. this is a snapped power pole here. and more debris, you can see the suv, or what's left of it there

mixed in with other things. and another power pole on the ground and look back, a lot of the debris, what's left, is covered in mud after what a lot of people have described as an almost surreal attack from mother nature. >> oh, another -- there's the other -- >> reporter: at first glance, it almost seems like science fiction. twin tornados side by side in eastern nebraska, destroying everything in their path. but the raw power and devastation from the storm is all too real. >> the village of pilger is basically what we would say, the majority of the village is destroyed. >> reporter: at least two people are dead, close to two dozen injured after the twisters ripped apart the small farming community of less than 400. >> it's just unbelievable. because you're just kind of in a state of shock. because it's -- you can't believe that it can be gone so fast. >> reporter: buildings, homes,

anything that was in the way of the tornados has been levelled. much of it tossed for miles. the rest, simply gone. >> no, it's total devastation. and our hearts and prayers go out to these folks. everything in our power, locally, and on the state and ultimately the federal level to get them back. >> reporter: though it's hard to know exactly where to start right now in a place where so much and so many lives have been left in ruins. yeah, really just an overwhelming task. now the governor of nebraska has declared a state of emergency. he plans to visit the battered community sometime later today. live in nebraska, i'm jay gray. back to you, betty. >> yeah, tough images. and meteorologist bill is seeing how today is shaping up. >> it won't be as bad as yesterday, guarantee you that. yesterday was historic. we don't have recorded video or

photos of two tornados that strong that close together. as far as a lot of meteorologists go, they have been doing this for a long, long time, no one remembers that. 32 tornado reports, 400 storm reports, awas hit, and davenport. and now severe thunderstorms rolling through northern illinois. we'll watch that as it approaches the chicago area. so the storms have weakened since last night. and a closer view of the milwaukee area shows you are in the clear now, at least for another hour or two, until another line of storms will roll through. so about today, 44 million people under the risk of severe storms from montana, south dakota, right through areas of iowa, unfortunately, where the flooding is horrible flu sioux falls and sioux city, milwaukee, detroit, towards pittsburgh and buffalo. 44 million people at risk of

severe storms. again, not strong tornados like yesterday, but even a weak one that goes through a town could be bad enough. >> we'll stay on top of that, thank you, bill. and the united states urgently deployed several hundred military personnel to iraq with more reinforcements on stand by. 170 troops arrived in iraq. president obama said that number could climb to 275. they will provide extra security for the u.s. embassy in baghdad. it comes as islamic imilitants seized a key northern town. and richard engle reports. >> reporter: these iraqi soldiers, prisoners of isis, in a video not verified by abc news, are being forced to swear allegiance to the al-qaeda offshoot that ran over their positions. one refuses, and is executed.

the others agreed, but later found dead. they are getting stronger, joined by supporters of saddam hussein and sunni tribal leaders. in mosul, they march together on the way to hang an iraqi soldier. this weekend, dozens of iraqi soldiers were led to their death. the iraqi army is now fighting back with air strikes and thousands of new recruits. but the insurgents have their sights on baghdad. and if they can't get to it, they may try to send in suicide bombers instead. as evening came, even fewer people around in the city of 7 million, bracing for a new round of sectarian war. perhaps the worst this country has of seen. iraq could be facing a very difficult period ahead. the government will likely try to retake the cities that have been taken by isis, the militant group. that means bombing civilian areas, using aircraft to drive

the militants from large population centers. that could get very bloody, with the shia government attacking sunni cities, likely responding with attacks in baghdad. this could be the start of a very long fight. richard engle, abc news, baghdad. the irs will face tough questions next week over the scandal involving thousands of missing e-mails. the tax agency will have to explain how they lost two years of e-mails from lois learner. she is at the center of an investigation that the agency unfairly targeted conservative groups. they said a computer glitch erased them, and the white house defends the irs saying they acted in good faith. house republicans demanded the irs release all e-mails from the obama administration, and accuse

them of acting on instructions from washington. the latest in sports. some said it couldn't be done, but the u.s. team beat ghana in a thriller of a game. >> dempsey, great start, clint dempsey scored! the u.s. ahead, incredibly, within seconds. >> oh, yeah, clint dempsey scoring just 32 seconds in. the fastest goal in u.s. world cup history. and the fifth-fastest goal overall. a strong start for the u.s., but injuries plagued the rest of the half. jozy altidore going down with a hamstring strain. and later bloodied after getting kicked in the nose. and ghana tested tim howard who protected the goal for 80 minutes. they tied it up, but minutes later this happens. >> what about that?

it's brooks -- >> looking in disbelief for a second. john brooks with the header for the win. sweet revenge as ghana knocked the u.s. out of the last two world cups. they will face portugal next. they didn't farewell. they were a man down when pepe head butted another player. and germany finished them off with another goal in the second half to sweep them 4-0. and the first draw of this world cup, nigeria dominated possession, but neither could find the net ending scoreless. they are tied for second in their group. the universities of miami is recruiting a 9-year-old. jay newman is in the fourth grade, but her basketball skills caught the attention of miami assistant coach gibbs, she got

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time to get down to business with jackie. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, betty. gm making headlines again, recalling 3.4 million for faulty ignition switches. replacing keys to move them out of the run position causing the engine to shut off. affects seven models from 2000 to 2014. and remember that gm recalled more than 20 million cars this year. and americans donating more to charity. charitable giving hit an all-time record of $335 billion last year, most by individuals. but growth in giving still lagging gains in the stock market, and overall income for the wealthy. and a new version of the mobile app allowing users to

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cancer which he attributed to chewing tobacco. and tracy margen is still in the hospital. and his personality is starting to come back. we can only guess what that means. and a win for gun control advocates at the supreme court yesterday. upholding a federal law banning straw man purchases. it's a crime for buying a gun for another while lying to the dealer about who it is for. and check this out, a baby born earlier this year with four feet and four hands. the baby boy had the extra limbs surgically removed this past friday. according to reports, the mother underwent five examinations before the baby was born, and doctors never found any abnormalities with the fetus. and a howard dean i told you so moment, and a city mayor commits two cardinal skins that

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we're not going back. any placement of troops into iraq, other than to protect american lives is absolutely foolish. >> check this out. excitement in the streets of l.a. fans came out to celebrate the kings' second stanley cup in three years. players held the trophy as they went around. but inside, the mayor eric had choice words. >> two rules in politics. they say never, ever be pictured with a drink in your hand, and never swear. but this is a big -- day. >> dropping the f-bomb on national television. i doubt he's going to apologize. and this was before bill de blasio fulfilled his bet on jimmy kimmel live. ♪ i love l.a. ♪ we love it ♪ i love l.a. ♪ we love it

i love the look on his face. could he be any less enthused. the mayor singing randy newman's "i love l.a." since the rangers lost in the finals. and testifying before a senate committee trying to snuff out false and deceptive advertising for weight loss products. and zach dasher, who's uncle is phil robertson from "duck dynasty" says he's running for congress. the current congressman was mcallister, backed by the duck command, but later found kissing a married woman who worked in his office. and that is your dish of scrambled politics. and joined now by political analyst ellis hinekin. good morning. >> i'm not going to talk like the mayor. i'm not going to use those words. >> we will have to bleep you. >> how are you?

>> i'm well. the situation in iraq is not. the u.s. is sending 275 troops to provide security for embassy personnel. but there's fear that could lead to the u.s. being dragged back into the conflict. >> god, please, no. i don't think anyone in america, i don't care your politics, i don't think any smart person wants to do a repeat of that. we need to learn lessons from last time. howard dean had it right. those of us against it from the start, this is not going anywhere good, not going to be able to get out quickly, worse off by the time we leave than when we got there. and sadly all that have seems to be coming true. >> most people, the majority of americans don't to want go back, but if baghdad falls, can the u.s. really say, look, we're not getting involved at all? >> we are involved. it's part of the world that has economic and cultural and all

kind of effects on us. you can't say we're not involved. we need to be shrewder and delicate. this idea of trying to intercede in civil wars and thousands of years old rijs aeligious bitternesses. that's counterproductive. do we want to the boost our friends and be shrewd? in a small way, but more limited than last time. >> but by participating, could the u.s. cooperate with iran to stop militants from taking over. >> you put your finger on the most frustrating part of it. who are are you going to like there? you can't like any of these people. every side is filled with a whole bunch of people who five to ten years from now you won't want to be associated with. i can't believe we armed those terrible militants or those.

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all right. time now for first buzz. i know a lot of us were excited that team usa beat ghana in the world cup. >> it was like two hours of biting your nails pain. >> it was amazing. and the twitters sphere went

crazy, including delta sending out a tweet, and it went kind of wrong. just a little, you think. so the score is right here. you got the statue of liberty for the u.s. and one for ghana, the score. but here's the problem, there are no giraffes in ghana. so they sent out an apology saying they're sorry, best of luck to the teams in the world cup. >> that's an innocent, honest mistake. >> but if you would have done your research you would know there's lions in ghana, no giraffe. >> you have done your research. >> this is according to easy track. i did research. >> replace a lion with a gira e giraffe. we're cool. >> the giraffe doesn't work. >> i understand. >> it's a tech nick calty. >> pick up this hitchhiker? >> never. >> would you pick me up? >> well, i'd help you. >> this is hitch bot.

it's one of these things, it has a brain, can talk to you, a thumb that says pick me up. they are going to put it in eastern canada and see if it can make it across the country in the summer. >> "way too early" starts now. we are facing the alarming collapse of the iraqi government that tack took us eight years of blood and treasure to install. and it's all obama's fault. jim. >> i blame president obama mightily for a hand's off policy in iraq. >> it's the president's inability to negotiate the forces agreement that's put us in this situation we're in today. >> thank you, president obama, great job, dude. >> yeah. great job, dude. operation party foul. next keg -- next keg is on you

president bro-seth. i don't know what obama was thinking when george w. bush signed the troop withdrawal agreement in 2008. >> that was then, and this is now. and president obama is sending 275 troops to protect americans at the embassy in baghdad. but will that number swell as the new crisis intensifies. and a rare weather sight in the midwest, sister tornados in nebraska. and the header that changed everything in the world cup. team usa redeems itself against ghana, and with that win, puts the world on notice to -- >> believe! >> believe! this is "way too early." hey, everybody, good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it's tuesday, june 17th. and welcome toway too early. we love football 365 days a year, and