devastated. the host country, brazil, trampled in the world cup with a beating by germany for the history books. how did brazil get to the semifinal to lose so badly? and the mama grisly goes rogue again, slamming the president using heir political power to call for president obama's impeachment, but is anybody on the right taking her seriously? and drew carey's sitcom taught us why cleveland rocks, but now the gop wants in on that action by having their national convention there in 2016. this is "way too early"! ♪ ♪ cleveland rocks, cleveland rocks, cleveland rocks, cleveland rocks ♪ ♪ hey, everybody. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, july 9th. welcome to "way too early," the show that's mad at brazil for scoring one goal because our bug was going to be ger-many versus bra-zilch. oh, come on, that's good! then they get the oscar guy, he

scores in like the 90th minute. anyway, we begin with -- that's a good bug, and i commend the "way too early" staff for getting that on as quickly as possible as they did. we begin with the story everybody's talking about, the brazilian blowout. it was long, but not luxurious. fans are in shock and utter disbelief after germany crushed them in epic fashion. we had seven total goals by the end of the match, bringing brazilian fans to tears. many were not able to hide the humiliation and heartache. this morning "the new york times" is calling brazil a "nation in despair." "the telegraph" calls it the "biggest humiliation in the history of brazilian football," and the "bleacher report" reports the "epic blowout will never be matched." and this christ the redeemer statue is shown lifting off out of sheer embarrassment. so, that brings us to our twitter question for you this morning.

what is your favorite mean from the game? we saw that and there are many others out there. tweet us your most creative answers using #waytooearly. jen likes that one. she's still laughing. you can laugh out loud. we'll put the best ones on later in the show, and of course, we'll have highlights coming up in sports. she's doing the shoulder shake, trying to contain herself. we get to our other top story this morning. in a year when president obama was hoping to pass comprehensive immigration reform, he is instead asking for billions to stem the growing crisis at the border. he's looking to congress for an emergency $3.7 billion for outreach to central america and new detention facilities, immigration judges and border patrol agents to deal with the influx of some 50,000 undocumented children. the request is already getting a less than enthusiastic response. house speaker john boehner says the president's plan does not deploy the national guard. other lawmakers are calling for faster deportations and are not happy with how this money is going to be spent.

>> it comes to tens of thousands of dollars for each one of these children and no plan, no accountability in terms of how that money is going to be spent. $3.7 billion is a slap in the face of the taxpayers of the united states, to say this problem, in my opinion, created by the president of the united states in terms of his lax enforcement of immigration laws. >> president obama arrives in texas today, where he will attend fund-raisers and meet with local leaders, but he will not be visiting the border. and after a flap over whether the two would shake hands for a photo op, governor rick perry of texas has agreed to meet with the president today as well. now we turn our attention to the middle east, where israel is locked in a deepening conflict with militants in gaza. israeli defense forces say they hit about 160 targets in response to a growing number of rocket attacks. the attacks triggered siren warnings in more than a dozen parts of israel. now, the country's iron dome defense system was able to

intercept some of the rockets. videos showing wedding guests running for cover during the barrage while the bride and the groom were under a canopy. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel will continue to fight back against this assault, and the army is poised to call up to 40,000 reservists for a possible ground invasion in gaza. israel's air strikes in the gaza strip reportedly killed a top leader of hamas and several other militants. palestinian officials say the attacks also killed more than a dozen civilians, including women and children. while the white house says it is concerned by the increasing violence, it is standing by its closest ally in the region. >> we strongly condemn the continuing rocket fire into israel and the deliberate targeting of civilians by terrorist organizations in gaza. no country can accept rocket fire aimed at civilians, and we support israel's right to defend itself against these vicious attacks. documents from edward snowden reportedly detail which muslim american leaders have been spied on by the nsa and the

fbi. this report comes from glenn greenwald and the "intercept." among those named are college professors, a lawyer, the executive director of the council on relations and a longtime gop operative who once worked in george bush's white house. the report does not detail why these men in particular may have been monitored or what permission the government may have received to go ahead and monitor them. here we have it, ohio playing a major role in the next presidential race long before voters head to the polls there. this is because cleveland has been tapped to host the republican national convention, set to take place in june or july of 2016. cleveland beat out more conservative dallas for the opportunity to name the party's next nominee. cleveland already raised more than $30 million to host the convention there. democrats, meanwhile, are eyeing columbus, brooklyn, birmingham, philadelphia and phoenix as possible venues for their 2016 party. former alaska governor sarah

palin says it is time to impeach president obama over the nation's immigration crisis. palin claims he has intentionally allowed a growing number of children and families to illegally cross the border. the 2008 republican vice presidential candidate made her plea to lawmakers and candidates in an op ed and a video on facebook. >> enough is enough of the years of abuse from this president. his unsecured border crisis for me is the last straw. it makes kind of the battered wife say no mas! that's enough! it's time to impeach. and on behalf of the american workers and legal immigrants while backgrounds, we should vehemently oppose any politician, any candidate on the left or the right who would hesitate in voting for articles of impeachment. the many impeachable offenses of barack obama can no longer be ignored. >> some people would say to sarah palin no mas. meanwhile, one republican candidate, iowa senate hopeful joni ernst is downplaying a

video that's emerged of her suggesting impeachment back in january. here's a look at what she said. >> he is continually using executive order. he is making appointments without authority. so, yes, absolutely, he is overstepping his bounds, and i do think that, yes, he should face those repercussions. now, whether that's removal from office, whether that's impeachment. but as a u.s. senator, absolutely. as a u.s. senator, though, we have to push that issue, and we can't be silent on things like that. he has become a dictator. he is running amuck. he is not following our constitution. >> but in a statement, the ernst campaign says in part, "if any president oversteps their bounds, there are procedures in place for congress and the american people to hold him or her accountable. impeachment is a strong word and should not be thrown around lightly." hillary clinton is playing down claims that the republican

of the clinton name the white house would mean america is turning into a monarchy. in an interview with german outlet dirk spiegel, clinton panned the question that american politics have come to be dominated by bushes or clintons, saying there were two roosevelts and two adamses, adding "it may be that certain families have a certain commitment or predisposition to want to be in politics. i ran for president, as you remember. i lost to somebody named barack obama, so don't think there's any guarantee in american politics. my last name did not help me in the end." democrats are pushing ahead with a plan to override the supreme court's ruling that closely held companies can opt out of the aca's birth control mandate for religious reasons. the legislation would mandate that women have access to contraception under their insurance coverage, even if employers such as hobby lobby objected on religious grounds. the bill is sponsored by senator patty murray of washington and senator mark udall of colorado. senate majority leader harry reid says that the supreme

court's decision in the hobby lobby case was outrageous and promises the legislation will be a top priority for democrats. now, a similar bill will likely face strong opposition in the republican-controlled house. okay, let's shift our attention to the markets and talk business, because as we saw the indices down for a second day, the nasdaq was hit the hardest. the dow fell by more than 100 points. cnbc's steve sedgwick live in london for us with a preview for today. steve, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, very good day to you. market was down, but after hours, alcoa numbers were pretty good. so, that, which seems a bit of a bellwether for u.s. earnings, kicked off the season with good numbers after hours. citigroup under pressure, according to "wall street journal" and others now, it appears they may have to pay $7 billion to the doj and others as part of a settlement regarding sale of mortgage-backed securities. analysts had expected originally the figure would be around $1.5 billion. $7 billion, a huge chunk. and of course, it follows on the french bank, bnp paribas, also having to pay a lot of money to u.s. regulators to settle claims

within the last week or so. >> and steve, let's talk about our iphones, because we've got information that there's video out there that's floating around showing how the new iphone and its screen is going to be more indestructible, because that's one of the bigger complaints people get. murphy's law, as soon as you get a new iphone, somehow, you break it and the screen shatters. >> yeah, this is something that's been talked about a lot. marks brownley, a famous youtube host, has basically played with the screen on a posting and tried to scratch it and twist it and turn it and what have you and has had no break in this thing at all. apparently, it's made of sapphire. already a certain amount of sapphire is used on iphones, on the 5s, the camera and the touch bottom as well, but this would be a new era for the iphone 6, potentially, if it were to be true. >> all right. they need something to help, because all the competition out there. iphone used to be on the top. steve, thank you so much. appreciate it, sir. still ahead on "way too early," more on our top story,

germany demolishing brazil in the first semifinal match of the world cup. highlights and more action for you. plus, man versus beast. how this trainer managed to escape the grip of a 12-foot croc, video you've got to see. that story and a check on whether when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ >> it was pan-am flight 759. it originated in miami and it went down in the new orleans suburb of kenner. 22 are known dead. it went down in this residential area. kenner police said that at least eight houses are on fire. vo: this is the summer.

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highlighted by the german striker miroslav klose, who scored his record-breaking 16th world cup goal. germany added two more in the second half before brazil finally gets on the board in the 90th minute. a guy named oscar kicked in one for them. i think the german goalie just felt bad for them. the 7-1 final is one of the biggest losses in world cup history. germany's seven goals is the most ever scored in any world cup semifinal. they move on to the final, and they're going to face the winner of today's semifinal matchup between the netherlands and argentina. so, this means, mike, that the brazil fans, they want the netherlands to win, right? because they don't like argentina. >> no. >> no, okay. all right, so, donald sterling appeared in court yesterday in a case challenging the sale of his l.a. clippers team by estranged wife shelly sterling. once on the stand, the 80-year-old shifted between angry and sarcastic outbursts and a soft-spoken demeanor, even choking up while talking about his wife. both sides claim sterling's testimony helps their case. >> just as you saw the real

donald sterling and we saw the real donald sterling, the judge sees the real donald sterling now. he sees that this guy just makes stuff up. >> i think the claim that he lacks competency is a sham, it's absurd, and i think that should become more obvious to all of you today. >> all right, so, sterling is going to return to the stand coming up later today. switch gears, talk about baseball for you. we start in pittsburgh. cards and pirates tied in the bottom of the ninth. >> 3-2 pitch. he hits it out to deep right! polanco back! it's back-to-back nights! walk it off, baby! >> kolten wong with the solo shot that gets st. louis the 5-4 walk-off win. now, cincinnati and the cubs, the reds there tied 5-5. in the bottom of the ninth, reds with men on the corners. >> 1-2, nobody out. hamilton, a broken bat, and the reds have won it! >> billy hamilton drops one just

shy of foul territory along the left field line. cincinnati wins 6-5 in walk-off fashion. in detroit, the dodgers' juan you auribe gives l.a. the lead. and how did they celebrate? by blowing bubbles, of course! but maybe the dodgers should focus less on bubbles and more on baseball. they won't score another run as detroit wins it 14-5. [ laughter ] oh, the bubbles. the curse of the bubbles! to los angeles, toronto's jose bautista, welcome back to the dugout after lining out against the angels. he's not happy about that, hacking away at the bench with his bat. meanwhile, the american league home run derby captain announced the top three picks for his team yesterday. get that bench! just get it! there you have it. all right, so, the reigning derby champ, yoenis cespedis, brian dozer and adam jones will join batista. and for the national league

team, captain troy tulowitzki has chosen todd frazier,assel puig and giancarlo stanton. an additional name will be named on tuesday. one of the hardest names in the sportscast ever were all those names, all at once. let's get a check on the weather. raphael miranda's here. you're in mourning about brazil. >> i'm walking wounded. i tried to call out brazil, but they said no. >> and to make it worse, we call you in early this morning and make you work. >> it's okay. i'm glad to be here and we have weather to talk about, tom. it was a busy day yesterday in the northeast. look at all these storm reports. over 300 wind damage reports in the northeast, several confirmed tornadoes as well. now, today it's quieter to start the day, but storms could fire up later on in the afternoon. here's a live look at the satellite and radar picture. some flooding concerns across the deep south, some heavy rain continues there. and also watching that monsoon moisture in the desert southwest. more showers and flooding ter i concerns in the four corners region and desert southwest. here's the northeast satellite and radar picture.

a cold front's parked out here, so we're not out of the woods, even though it's dry right now in new york city and boston. showers and storms could fire up later on today. it's also still hot and humid, temperatures between 85 and 90 degrees all along from d.c. to philadelphia and new york city. the humidity is still there. we still have that tropical feel going. on the national picture, great day in the midwest, nice and quiet there, 78 degrees. and again, more storms in the southeast up to the i-95 corridor, and then it gets much drier and quiet tomorrow. thomas? >> all right, so who do you root for now? >> you know -- >> are you going to go with the netherlands because you don't like argentina? brazilians don't like argentina, apparently. >> i would like to see argentina/germany in the finals. so, i have mixed emotions. >> and see germany win? >> i don't know. >> i think you do. i think you secretly want germany to win. >> it wouldn't be the worse thing to go on and win it because then at least it means we lost to the winner. >> i like your logic. really bad loss, though. >> i'm looking for anything. >> really bad loss. i mean, really bad. coming up at the top of the

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so, earlier in the show, we recapped germany's historic win over host country brazil in yesterday's world cup semifinal. if you want to sound smart, tell your friends that among the many world cup records, the germans broke are most goals scored in a semifinal game, most goals scored by a country all time, worst lost by a host team and fastest time to score four goals. that game's going to be talked about 50 years from now, as announcers were saying yesterday. they were talking about 1950s games, giving stats from that. they'll be talking about this. okay, let's huddle around the water cooler. we're on "view" watch. >> a lot of records broken. today we're talking about "the view" and a familiar face that could be returning to the show. according to tmz, rosie o'donnell just completed a deal to become co-host once again. this follows the departure of barbara walters, sherri shepherd

and jenny mccarthy. mcdonnell co-hosted back in 2006 and '07. >> a golden era. >> that was a golden era of the show, most known for conservative spats with host elizabe elisabeth hasselbeck. >> could you imagine if rosie was on at the same time? >> we can only hope and pray that that happens. now, an animal trainer in australia -- >> it would be like this. >> exactly. an animal trainer in australia is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a 12-foot crocodile. it was caught on video and may be tough for some people to watch, so we warn you. you can see the trainer is trying to get, offer a nice, juicy steak to the croc. all of a sudden, it lunged and latched on to the man's hand, dragging him to a pond. you can hear the people screaming in the background. the trainer finally breaks free by stomping on the gator's head, but that is a close call that could have gone a lot, lot

worse. >> ooh. >> i didn't think he actually intentionally went for my hand. i put it by his jaws and he grabbed it. >> the trainer suffered a few hand injuries and is expected to make a full recovery. crazy video. >> poor guy. now finally, every four years, the world cup brings soccer back to the american mainstream. we're introduced to that beautiful game once again. now, one comedian decided to capitalize on the excitement around the city, dressing up in a ref uniform and wandering the streets of new york to hand out red and yellow cards to unsuspecting pedestrians. take a look. >> no. no, no, no, no, no. no, no, no. no selfie. you know that. you know the rules. you know you can't take a selfie here. >> come on. >> yellow card. >> you can't give me that. >> do you know where you're going? >> i don't know. >> don't know where you're going? do you understand what you did? you can't waste people's time by walking around unknowingly like

you did. it's a yellow card. do you know how dirty these streets are? you're drinking jamba juice. nobody drinks jamba juice. nope. no. no. >> i'm the real one! >> you're not the real mario, you know that. you know that. you can't do that. you can't lie to people. >> mamma mia! >> yes, mamma mia. >> mario sounds like elmo. >> give that man a ticket. also, no sandals in new york. it is too dirty. >> you can totally give tickets to slow-walking pedestrians. >> that's right. his name is yodi and he's online. he's great. >> look out for him. all right, thank you, sir. earlier in the show, we asked you to show your favorite mims from last night from the match between brazil and germany and justine has a lot of these. >> we have a lot. we have one of the christ the redeemer statue giving the face palm, which is awesome. >> sad. >> yes. then we have another one that says "lost by this much." then there's one that actually morphs into the logo of, as it

does a face palm as well for the world cup. >> yes, look at the scoring. >> then oprah makes an appearance. you get a goal and you get a goal. everyone gets a goal! >> everyone on germany gets a goal. >> and the best one is german chancellor angela merkel. she's taken over. >> she has. >> greetings from brazil. >> justine, thanks so much. "morning joe" is moments away. stick around. ♪

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