minors treated. should the president see firsthand today. did cuba make up prostitution chances? new details from the justice department. take a look. the sleeping fan wakes up and he doesn't like his 15-minutes of fame. what does a baseball fan to do? sue the announcers. this is "way too early." hey, everybody. good morning and welcome to "way too early." a show that channever passes on chance to get a few z's. i got dressed in the dark. no power. we start off with breaking news coming from afghanistan. the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed four nato service-members today. it happened in the province northwest of kabul.

several afghan civilians and members of the police force were kirled. they were investigating a recent rocket attack when a nearby motorcycle packed with explosives was detonated. the nationalities was not immediately clear. we'll keep you posted on the story as we turn to news at home. in a few hours president obama will arrive in texas. the front lines of the nation's immigration crisis. he's going for a two-day fundraising trip. at this time the plan has no plans to visit the border. it's where more than 50,000 unaccompanied children many from central america have crossed illegally into the country. republican governor rick perry criticized the swhous declining an invitation to meet president obama at the airport. in a statement he said in part, quote, a quick handshake on the tarmac will not allow for a thoughtful discussion regarding the humanitarian and national security crisis eninvolving the rio grand valley in south texas. i would offer to meet with you

any time during your visit to texas to discuss the critical issue. the white house said the president is well aware of the situation along the border. but some democrats think he should see it firsthand. congressman in sure that president bush thought the same thing he could look at everything from up in the sky and then he owned it after a long time. so i hope this doesn't become the katrina moment for president obama. saying he doesn't need to come to the border he should come down. and the white house is taking a tougher tone when asked what will happen to the undocumented immigrants apprehended at the border. >> once they go through the immigration system, it is our view that it's unlikely that most of those kids will qualify for humanitarian relief. if they don't qualify for the humanitarian relief and don't have a legal basis for remaining in the country. they will be sent back. and the dallas morning news points out the crisis at the border is extreme there's a separate transportation system where buses line up each night waiting for the next group of migrants to arrive.

senator robert menendez is striking back after the prostitution smear campaign nearly derailed his political career. he wants the justice department to investigate new evidence that cuban. he was running for re-election has been a critic of the communist regime throughout the career. the washington post is sourcing a former. and a second person with close ties to menendez who have been briefed on the matter that the cia believe it is has evidence including the internet addresses that link cuban agents to the plot. it includes a fake tip steer named pete williams who provided false information. in the middle east israel is on high alert after palestinian militants fired doesn't of rockets into the jewish state. israel is retaliating with the latest round of air strikes overnight. video from the israeli defense force showing the destruction of hamas tarts in the gaza strip.

president obama is weighing in with a just published in one of israel's leading paper. the only path for piece is a jewish state existing side by side with an independent palestinian state. president obama expressed his condolences to the families of stlooelly teens and a palestinian boy whose murders sparked the new round of clashes. three suspects have reportedly confessed to being involved in the palestinian's teen murder. they reenacted it for police. ayman mojadidi joins us live. good morning, ayman. >> good morning, thomas. the really military is calling it operation protective edge. they say it's going to be a long haul struggle. when it's going to build up over the course of time. we've seen in the past 24 hours the israeli military mobilized up to 1500 reserve soldiers to the border between gaza and southern part of israel. in addition to that, we have heard over the course of the last 24 hours the air raid

sirens that are so frequent here in the southern part of israel as well as other parts of the country. in the growing concern this is going to lead to a full-blown confrontation between palestinian factions in gaza and israel. overnight they say 30 palestinians were injured in the first wave of air strikes that were carried out by the israeli air force. among them women and children. among some of the targets as well that were destroyed included homes of what israel says perhaps were suspected hamas militants. in gaza because the dense population. it's going to have some kind of impact on the civilian population. that is going to exacerbate tensions within gaza and certainly within israel over the course of the last week, the country has seen some of the worst clashes it it's seen in a decade in east jerusalem and other palestinian cities inside isra israel. ayman, thank you. we turn our attention to iraq where a political fix appears just far off as any military solution to the violence that threatens to divide the country along

sectarian lines. lawmakers are delaying for five weeks the next session of parliament with officials deck locked over who to nominate. sunni militants continue to drive forward in the campaign to carve out the islamic state. fighting came within 10 miles of the capitol. rebels in eastern ukraine appear to be waging their last stand against ukrainian forces. the militants pulled back from former strongholds in the region to regroup. not without damage. they blew up several key bridges to halt advances by ukrainian troops. the country's solder why have made a series of gains. and this dramatic video showing soldiers in the midst of an operation to regain control of a rebel check point. troops say they seized a number of weapons belonging to the rebels. for the first time as pontiff, pope francis meet face to face with six survivors of

clergy sexual abuse. he begged them to forgive the church and the church leaders who failed to properly address the crimes. the group comprised of two irish, british, and german. he prayed with the victims at the mass and the pontiff pledged anyone responsible for abuse or those who cover it up. it was the first time abuse victims met with a pope at the vatican. new jersey governor is keeping a whirlwind schedule with stops in iowa, nashville, and a conference in idaho in the coming weeks. it was yesterday he was put on defense while at home for not meeting with family members of the victims of sandy hook elementary school in the shootings who were advocating for stricter gun laws. christie said meeting with the families would be hypocritical. he decided to veto a gun bill in new jersey reducing the size of legal ammo clips. he defended the veto as well. >> if you take the logical conclusion of their argument, you go to zero.

because every life is valuable. and so why ten? why not six? why not two, why not one? why not zero? why not just ban guns completely? we're going to shift our attention to business news now. we have a record run we were watching on wall street. that's over as all three industries fell into the red retreating from the all-time highs. we are live in london. obviously what goes up must come down. the psychological benchmark of the dow staying above 17,000 remains. >> absolutely. it's going to take us to the next level? economic news or is it going to be the earnings season? now it used to be that ringing the bell. it's not the dow blue chip index. is wells fargo is the people we're looking at. and when we're looking to the broader earning season to provide the catalyst for the market to continue rallies. keep an eye on it. elsewhere tablet sales, tablets,

ipads with, and the like are overtaking the sale of pc. we're selling fast numbers of pcs. 217 million globally and shipments of tablets expected to top 320 million devices. pc said the decline is slowing. that's interesting. elsewhere very interesting we've had the colorado marijuana experience. now we're going to get the washington state marijuana experience. there were 7,000 pot license applications put toward the liquor control board. the grand opening will be a mighty 24 marijuana retail licenses issued. basically just been overwhelmed. it's going to be a slow rollout. it's been a bumpy ride in colorado. washington state carry-on with the experiment. >> we shall see. thank you. still ahead on "way too early." all the rumors about sherry leafing are not true! we're staying! >> the audiences get pumped.

jenny mccarthy has a few jokes. is sarah palin now angling to fill in on one of those seats? and you thought the world cup ended with the elimination of team usa. not so much! it's semifinal time. which team are you rooting for and why? use the #way too early. don't be afraid to admit you're over it, too. we accept that. we'll be back with more "way too early." look at the shot of jennifer. she has flash dance outfit on. we'll show it more later in the show. a little flash dance! we've got feel it! actress jane phofonda admits he

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time to sports. let's start with major league baseball action. the yankees leading the indians. looks like a routine popup but cleveland end up getting double upped trying to make it back to first. and the shortstop bluffed the tag at second base. slides into the bag and by the time he realizes it's a bit too late. he's nailed. a nice play there. yankees win it 5-3. to the capital. hosting the o's. all tied up in extras. chris davis break out the slump. he smacks a two run homer to right center. the orioles are not done. jj follows with an solo shot. and a rbi double and the two run

to the left. and the o's win it 8-2 after 11. check out the headlines. the orioles are red hot and on track to take the american league east. that's right. they are on top three games ahead of the second place j's. red sox whopping 10 games back. a federal judge granted prelim approval to a deal that compensate players for concussion related injuries in the nfl. after the league removed a payout cap on damages. original settlement for 675 million in total compensation for the players. but the new deal is designed to last at least 65 years and pay out damages based on age and severity of neurological problems. world cup picks up today. with brazil and germany. brazil heads to the match without their star.

who says germany is going win? nine. [ laughter is the tour de france wrapped up stage three yesterday. they are complaining about the new obstacles. spectators blocking the road to take selfies. can you believe that this you can see a couple of instances where riders have collided with the observers. there's a hashtag for the craze. people are shamelessly posting the shots on twitter the person writes, nearly died taking #tdm selfie. anyway. you deserve it. get out their way. let's get a check on the weather. >> good morning, thomas. it's tuesday and we're talking more severe weather. this time not in areas that were hit yesterday and the day before. that was the midwest across iowa, parts of missouri, and illinois. this time the threat severe weather shifts farther east.

tracking a cold front across the east. ohio, tennessee valley, and the corridor should be on the lookout for thunderstorms that is capable of producing damaging winds gusts and locally heavy rainfall. warm and moist air coming up from the gulf of mexico. it's going to be another steamy one. up-and-down the i-95. new york city getting up to 90 degrees this afternoon. there may be a stray thunderstorms anywhere from the big apple toward d.c. nothing too severe here. the big story is the heat and humidity. temperatures well into the 90s. with the humidity it's going to feel warmer. typically thunderstorms across florida. especially into the afternoon into the miami area. and also thunderstorms firing up in sections of the four corners. the rest of the west coast not looking too bad. seattle low clouds early and clearing up in the afternoon. temperatures getting into the 80s. seems more like july than

earlier this month. >> yeah. coming up at the top of the hour on morning joe. reactions as white house defends the decision to raise money but not visit the border. when we come back here, we're going to hulddle around te water cooler. do you remember the guy sleeping in the stands earlier in the year? the announcers had a field day with this one. now the fan has woken up. and slapped the announcers with a lawsuit. can you believe it? we're going to talk about that and more after this. peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done

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earlier in the show we updated you on the latest in the immigration crisis. if you want to sound smart as of last year just under 19,000 border patrol agents were stationed along the border. an all-time high. it's nearly doubled the personnel there was there ten years ago and kwau rup l ten years before that. let's huddle around the water cooler. and welcome back lewis. >>. the two ladies departing for the view talked abouter that exits for the first time. it started with a joke and ended with tears from sherry shepard. >> all the rumors about sherry and i are leaving are not true! we are staying.

[ cheers and applause ] actually, it is true. but i love the support. let me tell you what is going on. after much consideration i've taken a new job that will allow me to do what i do best which is talk without having to interrupt anyone. stay tuned even. >> i'm going to be grateful to barbara walters and bill for taking chance on an actress and comedian and making me learn things and step out of my comfort zone. >> you have been a mentor to me. i love you so much. she had my back even when i didn't appreciate it. >> they will reveal about their new project soon. she told those closer about her plans to leave months ago. she didn't want to go public and distract the barbara walters retirement. sarah palin is dropping hints she would like to join the cast.

i hear everyone recently got canned from the view. maybe a show like that needs a punch of reality and knock some humble sense into the script. someone willing to go roeg. abc told the website that the no hiring decisions have been made and any names at this point are just speculation. >> that's right. and thomas, you know, i know you co-hosted there. i hope we're not losing you. >> i've got nothing to announce yet. what might be the post pay potato salad. he started with a simple request. >> that's my middle name. >> danger. >> kick starter last week and $10 to make the first batch since then donations have poured in for more than 3,000 people. all investing in something that brown admits, quote, may not be good. that's not confident. despite the risk donations are coming in. he promises to deliver writing,

quote, i'm working with people right now to assess the feasibility of sending potato salad around the world. ly do everything i can to make a bite of potato salad better be good. >> you have to refrigerate that. when it gets warm, it gets a little gross. >> how did he get danger. i got albert. >> i got james. >> that's pretty good. >> remember the fan who was caught sleeping during a yankee's red sox game in april? he's now suing claiming he was mocked on national tv andrew filed a $10 million lawsuit against the announcers. espn, and marriage league baseball and the yankees. the suit claims that the announcers dan and john unleashed a quote, avalanche of disparaging words. the incident caused, quote, substantial injury to the character and reputation as well as mental anguish and a lofsz future income. no word yet from the named defendants. but all i have to say is you

can't fall asleep at the ball game. you go to watch and not to sleep. >> who knows what caused him to be so tired. i listen to what they were saying that i weren't being too harsh. maybe i missed a clip. he looks asleep. anyway, lewis. thank you, sir. earlier in the show we asked which team you're rooting for in the world cup. our producer has some of the best responses. >> our friend tom says argentina for the win. beating belgium seems like good karma. and joseph says germany over brazil and nelter lands over argentina. and the netherlands is hunger than argentina been to the most finals without winning the world cup. >> i like the ricky martin. >> and dave says brazil is the only country left for the 16

quarter finalists you called for miss universe in 2013. it sound like dave is over it. >> i think he's exactly right. i think brazil the only one left. i know, venezuela won. we shall see who is going to take the world cup. it is brazil/germany today. we'll be watching that. thank you. next on "way too early." "morning joe" is moments away. because we're streaming the movie that you love. well, how do i win? because we ordered that weird thing that you love from the pizza place. how do you win, dad? because i used the citi thankyou card and got two times the points on alllllll of this. well, and spending time with you guys of course. that was a better answer. the citi thankyou preferred card. earn two times the thankyou points on entertainment and dining out all with no annual fee. to apply, go to citi.com/thankyoucards. thlook what i got.p. oh my froot loops! [sniffs]

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all right. getz get a check on the day ahead. coming up later today disgraced l.a. clippers co-owner is expected to testify in the hearing over whether his estranged wife can complete a $2 million sale of the team. his -- by doctors hired by his wife. the defense in the murder trial of oscar pistorius has rested its case. the judge said final arguments will be held coming up on august 7th. and the first 25 marijuana stores in washington state received their licenses. only five are ready to open statewide today. state regulators say some stores

are facing issues with financing and secure iing suppliers. good morning! it is tuesday, july 8th. welcome to "morning joe" as the sun comes up over new york city. with us on set, with we have pulitzer prize winner jon meacham and msnbc contributing mark halpern. good morning, mark. >> good morning, mika. >> get on over here. >> 3-2-1. >> hello, thomas. how are you? >> great. thanks. >> you're very chipper on "way too early." i'm with you on that. it's nice. i like watching. in washington, senior political editor and white house correspondent for the huffington post sam stein, along with me