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 soccer in the world

cup. and this crew believes. we believe. couldn't you tell off the top of the show? everybody but jen believes. she just wasn't playing along with us today. but we will get her in a good mood in 30 minutes or less. i promise. but let's begin with the top story that we have for you today. it does concern what's taking place in iraq. the government there is focused on stamping out the insurgencin but not with the tactics favored by the obama administration. the prime minister is paying far more attention to the military mission against the extreme fighters. the "new york times" saying he spends most of the time on war strategy and not on the efforts of bringing together the competing sides. in fact members of his inner circle are wearing military uniforms instead of civilian clothes. and president obama is boosting security at the embassy in baghdad, employing more personnel. and outside, the sunni terror group is taking more ground.

it has the shi'ite leadership on edge, and raises the potential of washington and tehran working together to solve the crisis. secretary of state john kerry was asked about the potential for that yesterday. >> we're open to discussions if there's something constructive that can be crickontributed by . if iran is prepared to do something that's going to respect the integrity and sovereignty of iraq and the ability of the government to reform. >> can you see cooperating with iran militarily? >> at this moment, i think we need to go step by step and see what in fact might be a reality. but i wouldn't rule out anything that would be constructive to providing real stability, a respect for the substituticonst respect for the election process, and a respect for the ability of the iraqi people to form a government that represents all the interests of iraq.

>> all options on the table. and let's bring in our foreign corresponde correspondent. we know that nourry al maliki, and the war strategy is more the focus than bringing together the feuding sides. >> reporter: that's correct. by all indications on the ground. in from the perspective of the iraqi government is a war on terrorism. today, we're getting fresh reports of more fighting takes playing in the city just north of the capital, baghdad. why it's so important, it's 37 miles north of the capital. it's a straight shot down a single highway into the heart of baghdad. now the fighters we have been able to reach in and around the area have been giving initial reports that isis fighters are trying to take over the city but meeting stiff resistance from the iraqi army. if they manage to capture the city, this would be the closest the isis fighters are capable of

striking into the heart of the capital. they are mute when it comes to political reconciliation. we talk about the possibility that the u.s. and iran may be working together. one of the strongest regional l allies say they reject foreign intervention, and are not criticizing isis, but the blame lies squarely with the government. so it is a constant shifting of alliances and allegiances in iraq. >> reporting in iraq this morning, thank you. ukraine's president is proposing a cease fire in eastern ukraine. this move comes as russia's energy giant threatens to cut off gas to ukraine. they have missed a deadline, but it's seen to squeeze the fledgling government.

and overseas, israely students reportedly abducted, the search is intensifying. hamas appears to be involved in this kidnapping. israel has responded by arresting more than 150 people, including hamas activists and leaders. they have condemned both the kidnappings and israel's response. and deadly weather in the heartland. have you seen this? yesterday, extremely rare twin tornados struck nebraska. the headline put it dramatically, like god dragged two fingernails across the land. a 5-year-old was killed and at least 18 more injured. one of the tornados barrelled down the main street here. and the scope of the damage is immense. storm chaser posted these photos to instagram of the rare swtwin

funnels. the highway patrol closed all roads into the town. i want to bring in meteorologist bill carrons. and talk about the rarity of sister tornados and capturing it on film. >> we have had reports of three, even four on the ground at the same time. usually we have one big parent tornado with little ones kind of rotating around it and spinning around the main parent storm. this was two separate big tornados next to each other, within a mile of each other, and they both were spinning in counterclockwise direction. it was very strange. we have never seen anything like it. maybe back in 1965, a famous photo. maybe that was a similar case, but a still photo. we don't know the details. this has meteorologists scratching their heads. but the dangers and threats through today. yesterday, it was not just nebraska, it was southern minnesota and northern iowa. and now a new tornado watch up for areas of chicago all the way

up to milwaukee until 9:00 a.m. there's a line of storms that just went through the quad cities, severe wind gusts. a chance of producing isolated tornados in northern illinois. watch that, and new tornado threats, i'll bring them to you. >> appreciate it, thank you. want to update on this story. the calls for healing after the deadly shootings at uc santa barbara. and now new photos of the father of one of the slain students and the father of the shooter together. richard martinez and him met for a private conversation between grieving fathers. they plan to work together so other families won't suffer. at the time of that meeting they hadn't released the photos, these were released yesterday. president obama is heading to new york tonight to address the dnc's annual lgbt gala. one day after the white house announced he is preparing to take an historic step. planning to sign an executive

order prohibiting contractors from discriminating based on sexual orientation or gender identity. he pushed congress to approve this law, but right now there are no laws against people who ban those gaye gay and transgender. and another 3.3 million cars from gm recalled, a key design that could shut the car off in motion. no deaths to this recall, but it's similar to the defect earlier this year. and that's blamed for 13 deaths and 54 crashes. seven models, including buicks, chevrolets and cadillacs. they are going to rework or replace the keys to prevent inadvertent vehicle shutdowns. how is this going to impact the bottom line for gm? we have that part of the story. that's a big concern for gm.

the hits just keep on coming about these recalls. >> absolutely. this is really quite tough, thomas, for mary barra who only recently took over the company here. these are legacy issues she's having to work with, and so far, up to $2 billion in terms of the cost of the recalls. and that's 20 million cars and 44 recalled so far this year. but you know what's remarkable about this story is it's done very little in terms of damaging the share price. and there are still analysts out there who feel this could play in gms favor, because it's a clearing out of the bad news. it's a kitchen sinking, if you like. so short-term, a little bit of damage to the brand, but longer term, the analysts are relatively confident that this clean broom, this clean sweep, if you like, could play well for gm over the longer term here. so $2 billion and counting, but hopefully the longer term costs

are lower. back to you. >> and what about the markets today? we had minor gains yesterday with green arrows across the board. >> interesting market day. it's the first day of the two-day fed meeting. we are waiting and watching to see whether we will get a dovish-type statement from janet yellen here. and there's a critical piece of information today that the market will learn about inflation expectations. that will affect the way we trade through the market session. back to you. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. this is sad news we need to report today. an icon of modern baseball being remembered, tony gynn passed away of salivary gland cancer. he battled if for four years and blamed it on chewing tobacco. he spent his entire career with one team, and earned him the

nickname mr. padre. after retiring, he became the baseball coach at his alma mater. he was on medical leave since march, but signed a one-year contract extension last week. a video tribute was in seattle, and the teams took part in a moment of silence. he left behind a wife, daughter and son who plays for the phillys. he was only 54 years old. and still ahead on way too early, the americans didn't waste any time getting on the board in the world cup. and fans of father of the bride are gearing up for a possible three-quel. jen's in a better mood. what other classics would you like to see rebooted and refreshed? tweet us your answers answers, #waytooearly. mrs. doubtfire 2 is my favorite.

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ghana, evened up their match with the united states. the match now tied at one. we have tons of great places to watch. [ cheering ] >> there goes impartiality in journal out the window. this was after the u.s. scores the would be game winners against ghana. it was a great game. striking first, clint dempsey gave a 1-0 lead. a scary moment, in the 20th minute, jozy altidore goes down with a hamstring injury. officials say it's a strain. he's going to be re-evaluated

today. but the 81st minute, ghana fires one past tim howard. and then john brookes, that's the first usa goal in the world cup scored by a substitute play perp and more about brooks. check this out, june tattoo for germany, that's his mom's birthplace, and the other is illinois, for his dad. he has dual citizenship but chose to play with the usa. >> i thought the germany team, they didn't need him. >> we're going to take him. >> he had to sit out in april because he got fresh ink on his back. >> i did not. i didn't know the tattoos. >> but look, germany, illinois. so germany and portugal, thomas muller, scoring in the tenth minute. he scores another two for that hat trick, dominating 4-0. today, belgium faces algeria,

brazil, second match of the world cup against mexico. and we have russia against south korea. so the city of los angeles celebrated the kings stanley cup victory yesterday. thousands came out, including the mayor. who turned out to be one of the more enthusiastic of the crowd. >> there are 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. way to go, guys. >> way to put it all out there. hey, hey, hey, how are you doing, mr. mayor? how you doing? since the kings won, new york mayor bill de blasio completed his bet appearing on jimmy kimmel to sing "i love l.a." ♪ i love l.a. ♪ we love it ♪ i love l.a.

>> a little stone deaf, but we like that. who isn't? remember this 9-year-old top star, playing point guard for her high school basketball team in florida. not wasting time, the university of miami sent her a full recruiting pact. yeah, she completed her first recruiting trip to the campus. she averages 15 points and 7.5 assists. her top choice is yukon. that leaves miami nine years to change her mind. send her to disney world, the universal down there, get her to florida. >> good shot, she's quick and can shoot. >> that's what i would say if you're trying to con a 9-year-old. send her to -- >> candy. >> candy. >> american girl doll store. >> that's another good one. >> gift certificates. is and the serious weather issues today. >> the worst of its over. last night, probably on two or three episodes like that the

rest of the year. this morning, the tornado threat still. but hopefully won't be as bad as yesterday. tornado watch, does include the chicago area. the rockford area of illinois. pretty strong thunderstorm, up to the border of wisconsin. we'll watch you. in all, everyone in yellow is under the threat of severe storms today from eastern montana through south dakota, including all the great lakes in western new york and western pennsylvania. in all, 44 million people at risk of severe storms today. not everybody is going to get hit, but areas in the region will see strong storms. isolated tornados, not strong like yesterday. even an isolated tornado can do damage. large hail with the storms too. and by the way, the heat wave in the mid-atlantic. 94 today in washington, d.c. >> wow. all right. getting back to sticky as we know. >> yes, it is. thank you. and coming up at the top of the hour, morning joe, conflicting plans of action, how the

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welcome back, everybody, earlier in the show, we told you gm is recalling another 3.3 million cars due to a potentially dangerous ignition switch issue. tell your friends so far this year gm issued 44 recalls totaling 20 million cars. that is more vehicles sold in the u.s. all of last year. lighten things up, hi, louis, he's back. >> good to see you, man. >> you too. >> and jimmy kimmel, a fun way to help families celebrate father's day. >> right now, confess one lie that you've told your father that he doesn't know. >> i wrecked my car in high

school. >> i didn't know that. >> there was that one time when i accidently dropped your toothbrush in the toilet and i didn't tell you. >> when ali and i said we're having a sleepover, we just -- we went to chicago. >> the first girl i kissed was suze in second grade. >> but she's your sister. >> i know. >> what? >> i never smoked weed before. >> what? >> nobody got time for that. >> i love that. the fathers reactions are the best. and speaking of fathers -- >> i'm like, the dad with the sister, what? >> yeah, that's -- not good. but the sequel we have been waiting for, maybe some people. >> yes. >> "father of the bride 3." we're talking about 1991, steve martin and the followup in 1995.

>> i'm sorry, sir, but you're going to have to pay for all 12 buns. they're not marked individually. >> yeah, you want to know why? because some big shot over at the weaner company got together with some big shot at the bun company and decided to rip off the american public because thing the american public is a bunch of trusting nit wits who will pay for things they don't need. >> security. >> rather than making a stink. i'm not paying for one more thing i don't need need. george banks is saying no. >> who's george banks? >> me! >> i love steve martin. now the website, nicky think.com reports that "father of the bride 3" will center around the marriage of mattie, the younger brother, marrying another man. and steve martin tweeted about the rumors, quote, so excited

i'm doing father of the bride 3, haven't seen a script or been offered a role yet. >> good if he's on, and a george banks meltdown. >> he makes the movie. >> he does. thank you, sir. it was earlier in the show, what other classic movies do you want to see rebooted or refreshed. what did we get? >> good morning, thomas. a lot of love for john hughes movie today, "the breakfast club" with a twist, 16 candles and home alone. >> and this one, marriage equality themed, when hare yet met sally. >> yes. >> and next on "way too early" a look at the story the you will be talking about. "morning joe" coming up, stick around. at farmers, we make you smarter about auto insurance,

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welcome back, everybody. let's get a check on the day ahead before we toss it over to morning joe. some of the acro bats injured last month will be holding a press conference today at a rehab hospital in boston. seven of the eight acro bats

expected to file a lawsuit to seek compensation for the injuries. you remember the human chandelier falling the human chandelier falling there. they are expected to discuss a range of issues to lure more brazilians to go to college. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ ghana evened up their match with the united states. the match now tied at 1. we got tons of great plays to watch. >> yea! yea! yea! >> usa! usa! usa! usa! usa! usa!