eastern sea board. answer the phone. the ftc is calling to say you are ripping off customers. what would catherine zeta jones say? this is "way too early." who doesn't love a good sound effect to start "way too early." i'm thomas roberts. this is the show where i stayed in the same hotel as kathrcathe zeta jones and michael douglas. let's get to it. it is the day after. they call it a beautiful game. american soccer fans across the country are feeling major heart break this morning. the national team falls 2-1. the red devils knock in two goals. the final outcome could have been much worse if not for tim howard.

howard had a performance that will be remembered for some time. they were kept in the match more than 90 minutes. the most saves in nearly half century. and here at home, from coast-to-coast, millions of americans supported the red white and blue. we are going to have much more coming up on the story in sports. how are you coping with the loss and elimination of team usa from the world cup. tweet your honest answers using #waytooearly. some people here are hung over. not telling who, though. we turn our attention to weather and the first tropical storm of the hurricane season. arthur is spinning just in time for the fourth of july holiday. bill karins is tracking it. >> i am not the one -- >> you are not the one. >> not a good time for that. >> we will continue to eliminate the cast of characters. >> arthur, all eyes on this.

just off the coast of florida. this storm has significant impact far lot of vacationing families from florida up through cape cod over the next three days. i think it will be totally gone by the time we get to saturday. the weekend is looking fine. thursday and friday, we have the greatest concerns. the storm is even with orlando. it's about 130 miles east-southeast of daytona beach. pressure has been dropping. that means the storm is getting stronger. that's the number, 996 millibars. the storm is finally on the move. it's beginning the journey p parallel. this is as close as it's going to get to florida. the florida coastline slants in a bit. the effects in florida are minimal. large waves and dangerous rip currents, yes, so stay on land. the rainy side will be on the ocean, not the water.

here is the updated track. the cone of uncertainty is yellow. the center line gives us a general guidance. eastern north carolina and still portions of cape cod, extreme east maine and nova scotia. the track takes it as a hurricane. 60 hours to strengthen. after that, it will peak and weaken. 85-mile-per-hour hurricane near north carolina 2:00 a.m. friday. it's not too far from now. we have a lot of families on the outer banks down to the wilmington area. it's going to be interesting to see what the emergency managers tell these families if they should go home or ride out the storm there. those decisions will be made this morning. then the storm on friday parallels the coast and heads out to sea. areas like d.c., philly and connecticut little if any impact friday night. all the fireworks plans should be fine.

breezy, but no rain to deal with. here is the uncertainty with the forecast model. a lot track it over eastern north carolina and avoid areas of new england. thomas, again, the worst effects, if we going to see the pictures, get damage from waves and wind, it will come about 10:00 p.m. thursday from wilmington to cape hatteras. >> from ocean city, maryland to connecticut, they are off. what are the chances of that changing? >> not a lot. the cold front gives severe storms today and tomorrow. it will push the storm out to sea. there's going to be a lot of big waves and dangerous rip current. stay out of the water from maryland to rhode island and long island. i wouldn't cancel your plans. >> good to know. thanks so much. the surge in children and families illegally entering the u.s. led to a stand off in california. hundreds of protesters forced a

bus to turn around. the protesters blocked the entrance waving american flags and protest flags. it was to prevent overcrowding. the mayor urged people unhappy with the decision to protest the transfer. more than 52,0 0 unaccompanied kids illegally entered the u.s. loved ones said good-bye to three teens murdered after being kidnapped by hamas. a joint funeral was held for the boys. one who had israeli and american citizenship. prime minister benjamin netanyahu was there. israel responded with air strikes on dozens of hamas targets. netanyahu met with the cabinet to find those responsible for

the death of the teens. >> i will tell you the leader of hamas has made statements in the last 24 hours congratulating those who perpetrated the crime and called for more kidnappings in the future. that's hamas. we know who they are and where they are. we will bring them to justice. >> hamas denied being behind the kidnappings. meanwhile, the body of a 16-year-old palestinian boy was found in jerusalem. they are investigating if this is a revenge murder for the three israeli teens. now, to ukraine where there's growing concern of that country. a sharp rise in violence after the ukrainian president ordered a cease-fire. much of the fighting is in the east including air strikes and ground battles. at least four people were killed when artillery fire seize add bus. ukrainian forces were able to regain control of a security

check point. a hospital was also evacuated as police and militants exchanged fire. vladimir putin is threatening to respond with force. europe is considering a round of sanctions against moscow. president obama is doubling down on his promise of executive orders if congress fails to act. he urged members of the cabinet to be creative. john boehner is vowing to sue the president for using actions to bypass congress. president obama is not backing down. >> i'm going to keep taking action on my own to help the middle class. they criticize me for this. boehner cease suing me for this. i told him, i would rather do things with you. pass some laws. middle class families can't wait for the republican congress to

do stuff. so sue me. as long as they are doing nothing, i'm not going to apologize for doing something. >> he criticized republicans for playing politics with plans to build highways and bridges that could affect up to 700,000 jobs. >> people want to see results. and objectively, if you look at the agenda i'm putting forward, the things we are trying to get done like just fix some bridges and roads, it really shouldn't be controversial. not crazy. not socialism. it's not, you know, the imperial presidency. no laws are broken. >> all right. listen to this. it's going to be trickier for reporters and voters to find out

which people are taking free trips overseas. they do not have to report free travel. they have to report gifts to a congressional office, the move eliminates a tool. this agreement was made behind closed doors by members of both parties. the new change reverses decades of precedence at the time when lobbyist events continues to grow. so, t-mobile is looking to the future, but taking a page from the billing practice of the past, overcharging. ftc charging them of making hundreds of millions of dollars from premium texting service that is were never purchased by customers. it's called cramming and was used for lan line services. the ftcs charges were without merit. as always, go through your bills with a fine tooth comb. let's turn our attention to

more businesses. the dow moved to within two points of 17,000. manufacturing expanded and auto sales were better than expected. we have live in london about what to expect from the markets today. steve, good morning. >> good day to ya. we have july 4th holiday. we have more data out including the private sector figures. the payroll moved from the traditional friday. we have may factory orders and janet yellen will speak about earnings. yesterday's session twitter rallied because they are going to get a former goldman sachs executive. a buy now or shop now application. it's not working at the moment. twitter hasn't responded. it's interesting.

this could be a new revenue stream for twitter. we may be able to buy directly from twitter for people advertising on those sites. watch this space for twitter. >> personal health news for jpmorgan ceo, jaime diamond announcing throat cancer. how does this affect the bank operation moving forward? >> this is interesting. diamond sent a letter to shareholders saying it is a condition, which is curable. the prognosis is excellent. there's no evidence of a spread of this cancer. he will be able to be actively involved as chief executive and chairman. the power is very much with one man of jpmorgan. it went through a shareholder resolution in may of last year. it was voted down by the majority of shareholders.

mr. dimon, who is a titan of wall street has all the power in his hands. there's questions about that role. >> thank you sir. still ahead on "way too early" team usa eliminated from the world cup. there's no denying tim howard's performance. he is the man. you know something isn't quite right when serena williams isn't able to serve the ball. what's got her down? and a check on weather. another one when "way too early" comes back, the wednesday edition. stick around. >> this civil rights act is a challenge to all of us to go to work in our communities, in our states, in our homes and in our hearts. to eliminate the last vestages

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welcome back. time for sports and the world cup's final matches and the round of 16. belgium and the u.s. tim howard showing he is the x-factor early. howard continues to play hero. with the u.s. unable to produce on offense, it might have been a one-man team. things remain in a deadlock through regulation. two minutes into the extra period, belgium tucks inside the far post for the first lead of the match. belgium scores on the 31st shot of the day. at this point, the u.s. had 32 shots throughout the entire thing. the u.s. tries to even things up. belgium wasn't done scoring yet.

they had an insurance goal. a clincher past howard. >> he's huge. >> he's a big guy. in the 107th minute, a glimmer of hope. green on with fresh legs gets the u.s. on board. the 19-year-old becoming the youngest to score in the world cup. then, all of a sudden, the u.s. was back in it. we are closer to our tv set. best equalizer shot put it in. >> the 114th minute. ift was a slick play by the u.s. the americans came up for a goal. belgium eliminates the u.s., 2-1. an emotional tim howard after the game. >> can you put into word what is you are feeling right now? >> no, i think -- it's heart breaking. i don't think we could have given anymore. what a great game of futball. we got beat by a really good

team. took our chances well. heart ache. it hurts. >> what was it like being under constant siege? >> it's my job. it's what i signed up to do. it's part of it. in these big games, against quality competition. it's going to break if we continue that. again, hats off to belgium, they were fantastic. >> great guy. valiant effort, for sure. 16 days is the most in a world cup game in the last 50 years. he was an amazing player yesterday on that field. argentina and switzerland with no early scoring. both teams have opportunity. this one goes to extra time as well. in the 118th minute, argentina sets up the wing. the shot is true. argentina eliminates switzerland, 1-0. we head to the world cup quarterfinals on friday starting with france against germany,

then host countries. brazil taking on columbia. argentina taking on belgium. the netherlands facing off with costa rica. >> brazil is the home team or germany. >> i don't like anybody anymore. >> it will be interesting to see how much people care. >> i don't like anybody. all right. it's time for tennis and update from womenable dahn. the top ranked player, nidal eliminated by a 19-year-old. the first time they have beaten a number one in 20 years. maria sharapova was sent home after three sets. serena williams pulled out after being diagnosed with a viral illness. look at her playing. she looked out of sorts. having trouble in practice.

again, giving a valiant effort on the court, but ultimately having to pull out. the bug got her down. she wrote on facebook, she's going to be back. we have faith in her. >> we like that. you notice it's humid out there? >> yeah, i have my fan on high. >> it is going to be hot and humid. we have to deal with the tropical storm. yesterday was in the 90s, hottest day of the summer in a few places. 93 in hartford. new york city has yet to hit 90 this summer season. we could do that today. as far as today, we have a lot of people at risk for more severe storms from the ohio valley to the east. the storms forming from buffalo to pittsburgh and back at the big cities late in the day. delays are possible from d.c. to philly and new york. we have heat advisories from philly to new york. it will feel like 100 degrees.

it's one of those days you will be happy for it to rain. so hot and humid you want it. not if you are traveling at the airport. >> thanks. much appreciated. coming up on "morning joe," what the wall street journal calls bill and hillary clinton's cash machine. plus, after a series of public meltdowns, actor shia labeouf is getting help. why his rep says it's not rehab. >> what on earth caused this food truck in philadelphia to go up in flames? that and more when we come back. stick around. let me get this straight... [ female voice ] yes? lactaid® is 100% real milk? right. real milk. but it won't cause me discomfort. exactly, no discomfort, because it's milk without the lactose. and it tastes? it's real milk! come on, would i lie about this? [ female announcer ] lactaid®. 100% real milk. no discomfort. and for more 100% real dairy treats you'll 100% enjoy

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at the top of the show, we talked about the heart breaking loss of the u.s. to belgium. there were 16 in the round. tell your friends according to fifa, the belgium team at 38 shots, 27 of which were on target. since 1966 only two other teams recorded more shots in a world cup match. belgium's 285 touches in the attacking third, the american's 70 clearances were the most in 50 years. more information about what's going on with actor shia labeouf. >> after strange behavior, he's

being treated for alcohol addiction. labeouf is not in a rehab facility, but is receiving treatment. he understands these recent actions are part of another health problem. the "transformers" actor was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct during a performance of "cabaret." he was put in a face mask because he would not quit spitting. at least a dozen people are recovering after a propane tank exploded in philadelphia yesterday. you can see the massive explosion and fire ball from a nearby surveillance camera. a mother and daughter were unfortunately inside the truck at the time. four people in the hospital. eight others were treated and released.

the philadelphia bomb squad is trying to figure out what caused it to exploz. >> very sad. thank you, appreciate it. earlier in the show, we asked how you were coping with team usa and the loss. >> munchy monster says in bed with a pint of chunky munky ice cream and bottom of of wine. >> counting down to nfl. >> time to turn the page. coming up next, the stories we will be talking about. "morning joe" is moments away. they get stains like you wouldn't believe. this new tide ultra stain release and zap! cap helps me get out pretty much any stain. can i help? aww. just kidding. [ female announcer ] new tide ultra stain release helps remove 99% of everyday stains.

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traumatized other the death of his girlfriend and suffers ptsd. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >> tim howard saved the u.s. >> more trouble looming. tim howard to the rescue. looking for a solo goal. he does it again. >> tim howard with a historically great performance for the united states men's national team. there's only so much one man can