obama started saying he was going to act on this issue with or without them, republicans have turned into the nation's lagging indicator on this issue. everybody else on board. right now on "first look," america's most celebrated loss in decades as the world cup becomes the biggest social media event ever. president obama wants to spend $500 million on military training and weapons for the syrian rebels as the conflicts in syria and iraq are increasingly colliding against the same sunni extremist group. stunning new information about alcohol-related deaths in america. plus, a 2-year-old tries to fight off an attacker hitting his mom. china bans hillary clinton's new book. and after barbara walters leaves, a mass exodus at "the view." so, world cup fever has

captured america, the u.s. men's soccer team advancing to the round of 16 despite losing to germany, 1-0. a loss that's really a win for the game and the fans. nbc's kurt gregory has more. >> reporter: even before kickoff -- soccer fans gathered around the country to cheer on the u.s. men in their world cup match in germany. >> the growth of the support in this country is amazing. it's amazing to see people from everywhere gathering in support of the team. >> from chicago to charlotte -- >> this is our moment. >> new york to the nation's capital. from the east coast to the west. >> everyone can get behind the u.s. and have a great time and enjoy the game. >> with a single goal by germ y germany, this game didn't turn out quite like everyone had hoped, but it really didn't feel like a loss at all.

>> good enough. this is a tough group we're playing in. everyone doubted us. we pulled through. we're going in. >> even in defeat, the u.s. team moves on. >> we got through. and so we've still got a chance to win the world cup. >> i have complete faith that the u.s. will take it all the way. >> faith in a team that's making believers across the country. >> i believe we will win! >> kurt gregory, nbc news. >> team usa. and you know, the u.s. will play belgium, game time at 4:00 p.m., july 1st. shia labeouf was arrested at a broadway show. the "transformers" star was reportedly smoking inside that theater and actually slapping people at random. he was escorted out of the theater in handcuffs during the intermission. labeouf also reportedly threatened police and was

spitting at the officers. he was charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespass. he's made headlines before. now, earlier this year you may recall he sported a paper bag over his head that read, i am not famous anymore during a red carpet event. reaction is just pouring in this morning after the supreme court issued two major rulings on thursday. first up, the high court decided to strike down a massachusetts law that was intended to limit protests outside abortion clinics. the state had previously passed the law saying there could be no protesting within 35 feet of clinic entrances. advocates say the court's decision to get rid of the buffer zone puts them in jeopardy. >> the law that the court just struck down worked well. it maintained public safety at our health centers and it is a disappointment. >> the obama administration which argued in defense of the buffer zone law released a statement following the supreme court's decision saying in part,

women have a right to get the health services they need without any fear of harassment or intimidation. as we made clear in our court filings, we believe that massachusetts' buffer zone law protected those rights in a common sense manner that also respected everyone's first amendment rights. now, abortion opponents are hailing the supreme court's decision as a victory saying it confirms that the first amendment is for everyone. a second major ruling by the supreme court scales back the president's power to make temporary appointments when the senate is in recess. the issue arose in 2012 after the president appointed three nominees on a labor board without senate confirmation. the high court says the president does not have the power to make recess appointments during any senate recess of ten days or more. it was a year ago today that the senate passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill. remember that? well, now, virtually everyone on capitol hill agrees it's dead. house republicans have effectively killed the bill by not bringing it up for a vote.

but the white house suggests president obama may act on his own. tracie potts reports from washington. >> democrats and republicans blame eric cantor's surprise loss. he was willing to let children of illegal immigrants stay in the u.s., but his opponent used that against him scaring off any other republican willing to compromise on immigration. >> their fear is greater than the reality, but they're quaking in their boots. >> even marco rubio, the son of immigrants who helped craft the compromise bill doubts there's any middle ground now. >> we're not going to award 12 million people citizenship and round up and deport 12 million people. >> this bill are 68. >> the compromise passed the senate but died in the republican-controlled house when leaders wouldn't bring it up for a vote. >> give us a sign, give us a vote. >> each day they don't act. each day they are killing it. >> the white house says despite the threat of a lawsuit over

executive orders, president obama has no choice but to act. >> we're not going to sit around and wait for congress. we've been waiting a year already. >> as lawmakers leave capitol hill with no action on immigration, president obama has asked jay johnson to look into what this administration can do on its own. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. okay. so you have to take a look at this. a marine pilot lands a plane without something very important. we're talking about front landing gear. look at the nose of the plane. no front wheels. my, oh my. what does it do? you saw it there. he used a stool to land on. he's flying a harier jet. and he puts the plane's nose down with such precision. by the way, ships carry stools like that for this very reason. we have startling new statistics for heavy drinkers.

the center of disease control found a staggering 1 in 10 deaths among adults may be linked to excessive drinking. researchers found that binge drinking, drinking underage or while pregnant was responsible for roughly 88,000 deaths between 2006 and 2010 and it could reduce your life span by as much as 30 years. the study defined binge drinking as five or more drinks in one sitting for men and four or more for women. shift gears now for sports. we want to start with the nba draft. >> with the first pick in the 2014 nba draft, the cleveland cavaliers select andrew wiggins. >> after months of speculation of who would go first, andrew wiggins is the man. a small forward out of kansas and toronto native. this is the second consecutive year a canadian was picked number one overall. parker, considered the most

nba-ready player goes second to milwaukee. and philadelphia with a surprising third pick. he had surgery last week to repair a stress fracture. but this next pick actually stole the show. >> the nba selects isaiah austin from baylor university. >> look at that. an emotional isaiah austin called up to the stage as an honorary draft pick. austin was a top prospect before he was diagnosed with a heart defect days before. that essentially ended his hopes of playing in the nba. but basketball is still in his future. he was offered a coaching job at his alma mater. and adam silver offered him a job with the nba after he earns his degree. good for him. lebron james makes his favorite prospect known tweeting my favorite player in the draft #napier. charlotte snatched him up. but shortly after that, he's traded to, guess who, oh, yeah. miami.

might be an incentive. >> what lebron wants, lebron gets. >> he opted out of his contract earlier this week. we'll see how that plays. tiger is back on the green shaking off the rust since having back surgery in march. woods shot a 3 over 74. the quicken loans national in bethesda, maryland. the champion tees off this afternoon at 1:12 p.m. and check this out, from the "sacramento bee," she finishes 800, nearly 8 months along in her pregnancy. this is hard to watch, actually. the five-time national champion competed in the championships in sacramento. she finished just 35 seconds slower than her personal best. i'm assuming all is okay, right? >> amazing. she's happy about it. her doctor said it was okay? >> i was going to say, we've seen this before sometimes, people get alarmed.

well, i think if the doctor says okay. >> 34 weeks, they don't want you get on the airplane. labor on the track wouldn't be great, either, would it? >> plenty of people around, though. >> true. hopefully a doctor. well, let's talk about your weekend forecast and get you there. we have a lot of flooding problems and concerns. we had tons of rain last week, we're okay this week, but now more rain is on the way. and even the possibility of flash flooding and then the river flooding on top of it. the radar in green, thunderstorms across nebraska, and there's even a few in iowa, too. and this is a recipe for more flash flooding and more, you know, pain as far as the farmers fields go. and eventually the prices at your supermarket. 1 to 2 inches pretty much area wide, localized up to 4 to 5. the forecast for the weekend. we actually have another great weekend. this is like the sixth in a row. you're looking fine. but it's the midwest that has all the problems. we'll have your typical afternoon storms in the

southeast. but, again, it's the central plains that can't catch a break. >> okay, bill. thank you for that. and america's plan to spend hundreds of millions arming the syrian rebels. the passing of one of america's greatest statesmen. fatalities and injuries up 30%. we have those details ahead. ♪

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all right. folks, time to get down to business. more americans are taking longer vacations this year. travel booking service switch fly has found that people have more money this year and are taking about six days vacation. that's a day and a half longer than last year. new york is certainly fond of taxing just about everything. recently the department of taxation and finance officially labeled hot dogs and burritos as sandwiches of all things. why? so they could be included in a new york sandwich tax, but of course. general motors recalls

nearly 3,000 2013 and 2014 models to fix air bags that could explode. ride share company uuber offering free honeymoons on saturday in san francisco. wish i would have known. well, verizon is getting the boot from the german government over the company's involvement in nsa spying disclosures. some stories making news this morning, president obama asked congress for $500 million to train and equip members of the syrian opposition. in the past, the u.s. has run a covert train and assist program. but this marks the first open supply of weapons to rebels. tough video. people just standing by as a new jersey woman is brutally beaten. her 2-year-old son is the only one to help. the reported cause, workplace gossip. authorities say the attacker is this lady right here, 25-year-old harris. police are still looking for

her. the missing boy found in the basement where police conducted three searches is out of the hospital. nbc affiliate wdiv is reporting he may have feared punishment for stopping in the middle of an exercise routine. bizarre. well, police are investigating. and we'll continue to keep you posted. also, exploding watermelons and come busting mannequins, the fourth of july's a week from today and using demonstrations to remind everyone about the dangers of fireworks. they say accidents caused eight deaths and more than 11,000 injuries in 2013. coming up, a fantastic friday, helping of scramble politics, including who is banning hillary clinton's book, and from scooping ice cream to the white house. ♪fame, lets him loose, hard to swallow♪

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dragons lurked giants stood tall and the good queen showed the boy it could all be real avo: whatever you can imagine, all in one place expedia, find yours 19 minutes past the hour. and here's your friday first look at scrambled politics. >> what did the president know? and when did he know it? >> that was howard baker, whose probing question defined watergate. well, he's died. the senator was a plain speaker and straight shooter. he was a true statesman serving as senate majority leader, reagan's chief of staff and george w. bush's ambassador to japan. reaction continues to pour in after the supreme court struck down the massachusetts law that created buffer zones around abortion clinics. martha coakley spoke to msnbc's

chris hayes about the decision. >> this particular statute was a carefully crafted way in which we could balance all the interest involved. it worked. it was effective. it was predictable. people knew where they could go, what they could do. and striking down this law seems to me now to say you have to wait until someone's hurt or someone's been interfered with. and we will do that. we are prepared to go back to the legislature. we're prepared to do whatever we need to do to make sure that women in massachusetts have access to it. >> all right. you have to look at this. texas republican is getting pretty good at photobombing his fellow lawmakers. well, oklahoma republican james langford was being interviewed by fox news, and he walked up behind and stared at the camera for a few moments before walking off. just last week, gohmert made an appearance in a picture of kevin

mccarthy and ralph reid. there he is in the middle spiling. everybody enjoys some ice cream in the summer, including the president in minneapolis on thursday, president obama stopped at a local ice cream parlor where he told the workers, quote, my first job was scooping ice cream. one of you might be president. hillary clinton's new book "hard choices" will not be sold in china. according to buzzfeed, distributors effectively banned the sale. the memoir is critical of the chinese government. bill clinton also had trouble publishing his 2004 memoirs there. tomorrow, house minority leader nancy pelosi will be heading to south texas. there, she'll be briefed by border protection on the children entering the country. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. so, it's friday, we're all excited about that. we know what it means, it means kevin is here reporter for the hill. good morning. happy friday. >> happy friday.

betty, how are you? >> i'm doing great. i'm not sure about hillary clinton's become sales in china. that book has been banned there. so could this actually be considered a bit of a badge of honor for the potential presidential candidate? >> i think you just described it perfectly. it is a badge of honor. this is someone who was very critical of china, calling them, criticizing their policies and their censorship in her more than 600-page book "hard choices." so i do think this from a promotional standpoint now gives us in week three something new to talk about for her book. but from a policy standpoint, i do think, betty, that this -- that this is potentially a good thing for her. >> yeah. so china may have inadvertently helped with the book sales. >> yeah. >> funny how that works. >> yeah. >> all right. i want to shift gears right now to the world cup. >> yes. >> there are pictures of president obama watching the u.s. take on germany on air force one with senior adviser valerie jarrett. there's that picture right

there. seems most of the country is really pulling for team usa, as it should. and given the president's poor favorability ratings, major challenges in syria, iraq, all these things, could the world cup be a good distraction, if you will, for him? >> well, we saw him eating ice cream, too. >> that's true. >> it's funny about the world cup. yesterday on the hill, there was a press conference and usually they shut off all the tvs in the room. but when nancy pelosi was speaking, they actually had the game on. so everyone on the hill is very interested in what's going on with the world cup. myself included. as far as the favorability ratings, though, i don't think we'll be seeing them in a midterm election year boosting any time soon. >> no such luck. >> no. >> you have a terrific friday. >> you, too. and just ahead meg ryan and tom hanks team up again. plus, mark wahlberg takes

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all right. let's get you entertainment news, shall we? on the run, beyonce and jay-z's much anticipated joint tour kicked off in miami. the power couple opened the show with their 2002 hit, "bonny and clyde." ♪ bonny and clyde ♪ >> y'all sing it. >> kind of digging that headpiece there. the tour continues tomorrow in cincinnati. just a few weeks after barbara walters' emotional retirement from the view, the

chat fest is undergoing a major overhaul. with the departures of chery shepard a shepard. courteney cox engaged to johnny mcdade. the couple introduced last year by ed sheeran posted the news on twitter with matching selfies because that's how we do it these days. cox was previously married to actor david arquette with whom she has a 10-year-old daughter named coco. family guy creator seth macfarlane is promising to match up to $5 million. romantic comedy dream team meg ryan and tom hanks set to reunite in ryan's directorial debut.

and hitting theaters this weekend, transformers: age of extinction, i cannot wait, starring mark wahlberg, also, "begin again" with keira knightley. "way too early" starts right now. i am pumped about team usa's match against germany today. they said it could not be done. but we dug down deep and lost our game. but, we also had portugal win in a different game by not by a lot. so we're number two! we're number two! we're number two. >> never has losing felt so good. team usa advances in the world cup despite those darn germans. we'll have the highlights. plus, the supreme court unanimously rejects president obama's recess appointment. will republicans use this to

help make their case against presidential overreach? and war of words. bill clinton versus dick cheney over some unseamcomments. this is "way too early." good morning, i'm bill karins, and welcome to "way too early," the show that has perfected losing and feeling so good about it. world cup fever has spread across the country despite losing to germany. team usa, the unlikely underdogs are still moving on for the round of 16, we'll have those highlights and more coming up in sports. topping the news, though, the supreme court has unanimously rebuked president obama over the way he has used some recess appointments. the issue stems from appointments he made to the national labor relations board all the way back in 2012. they were made during brief breaks on the legislative session on capitol hill. while the court agreed to curb