prisoner ready to be on his own? the plans for his release from army care. and on a lighter side, she's back, rosie returns to "the view" for season 18. break out the beanie babies and the koosh balls, this is "way too early." ♪ hey, everybody, good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it is friday, july 11th, welcome to "way too early," the show that doesn't have a prop budget. mom, and my sister if you're watching, it's time to order. let's get down to business here and our lead story, john boehner going forward with his lawsuit against president obama. the suit hinges on the president's action delaying the employer mandate of the aca in 2013. speaker boehner says the president effectively created his own law by doing it without a vote from congress. it's the latest pressure placed on the president. he shot back yesterday from texas.

>> all right. impeach him! really? really? for what? you're going to sue me for doing my job? okay. >> the president wants to put the blame on congress for failing to take action on the minimum wage to immigration drawing a sharp rebuke from the speaker. >> when folks say they're frustrated with congress, let's be clear about what the problem is. i'm just telling the truth now. i don't have to run for office again. i can just, you know, let her rip. >> this is a problem of the president's own making. he's been president for 5 1/2 years. when's he going to take responsibility for something? >> in washington, arizona's

republican senators introduced a plan to deport undocumented immigrants more quickly, modifying a 2008 law that some say has ham strung efforts. but for all the political moves, the surge of immigrants impacting states as far away as nebraska. and the problems that propel them to america in the first place show no signs of slowing down. stephanie gosk reports from guatema guatemala. >> every day just before dawn, central american immigrants pile into rickety wooden boats like this one. the owner didn't want to show his face, but he did show us the points where the boats leave. coyotes charge $7,000 per person, he tells me. the illegal journey to the u.s. begins here. on the street, we see a negotiation taking place. four hondurans, two of them only teenagers strike a deal with the man in the white hat. our producer overheard the conversation. this is a trip for men, he told

them, with no guarantees, we leave on saturday. i spoke with the guatemalan soldier on duty. he told me there are few immigrants and definitely no coyotes. >> well, relations are growing more strained with one of the united states' closest allies. over reports the cia turned a german intelligence officer. and as andrea mitchell reports, set up an awkward phone call between the leaders of the two countries. >> white house officials claimed the cia didn't warn president obama that an american agent had been caught by the germans more than a week ago. so when the president called merkel asking for help against vladimir putin, he didn't know to apologize. in other words, mr. obama was blind sided by his own spies. >> that was andrea mitchell reporting for us. the latest developments reignite tensions from earlier in the year when it was revealed the u.s. was taping the cell phone

conversations. a photo emerged that appears to show sergeant bowe bergdahl smiling with a taliban commander. this was posted on a twitter account. bergdahl appears to be thin and pale. the pentagon said bergdahl likely had no choice but than to pose for this picture. it emerged the same day as advisers told lawmakers that president obama was right to free five members of the taliban in exchange for bergdahl. an army source telling nbc news that bowe bergdahl is now close to completing his reintegration. he could soon be transferred from ft. sam houston in texas. and the military is determining how he disappeared in 2009. meanwhile, john kerry landed in afghanistan this morning. he's there to meet with president hamid karzai. and the candidates in afghanistan's disputed presidential election. now we turn our attention to

the middle east where overnight, at least two rockets were fired into israel. and it comes hours just after president obama stepped in to try and help end the escalating crisis. he called israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu offering to broker a cease-fire possibly similar to the one negotiated during the 2012 conflict. president obama says he's concerned about the ongoing violence between israel and hamas, but also told netanyahu he supported israeli air strikes, which israel says are in response to rocket attacks. israel has not reported any casualties yet, but the anguish is growing in gaza where it is a much different story. palestinian officials say more than seven dozen people have been killed so far in israel's offensive, including 25 children and 15 women. well, back here at home, the man accused of murdering six people in suburban houston is set to be arraigned today in texas. prosecutors say that ronald lee haskell pretended to be a delivery man before killing four kids and their parents at their

houston-area home. he was once married to the female victim's sister and was apparently looking for her at the time of the shooting. the wounded, a 15-year-old girl survived able to call police alert enough to tip them off to what he looked like who was then captured. the alleged gunman created this standoff in a cul-de-sac. he was finally pinned in between two sheriffs vehicles. now, he had been jailed in the past for domestic violence and assault. same-sex couples are now saying "i do" in parts of colorado. county clerks began issuing marriage licenses after a state judge wednesday ruled that the state's marriage ban for gay couples was unconstitutional. that judge stayed his ruling to allow for appeals. but a district court judge refused to stop the clerk from issuing licenses and denver quickly followed suit. issuing marriage licenses to 17 same-sex couples. and this is samantha getman and victoria quintana.

pueblo county is expected to issue licenses to same-sex couples later today. marriage equality currently exists in 19 states plus washington, d.c. all right. let's shift gears and talk about business for a friday. wall street closed in red yesterday. however, things could have been a little bit worse considering investors' initial response to trouble at one of portugal's main banks. we're going to check in now jeff cutmore. how are we going to close out? >> it all revolves around the spirit of the bank in portugal and questions surrounding the viability of the holding company. today, though, a very different tone. it seems the markets are prepared to look beyond this narrow banking issue in portugal, and we have very much the market's higher here in europe. and looks as though you're going to get a rebound in the united states, as well. and i have to say to you, it was

an 180-point round trip. and people started to look into the detail of this story, they said it really isn't going to do serious damage to european banks as a whole. and it's certainly not a systemic crisis. i think already traders were starting to step back from selling over this sort of risk aversion panic that we initially saw. so you'll probably get a better day on the u.s. markets today. one story that i think it's worth looking at here. the ftc suing amazon. this is over apps that children have been using. this whole story of app purchasing, apple settled and said, look, we're going to set aside $32 million to pay back those parents whose children have used these apps inappropriately. amazon is pushing back at this stage. looks like this one's going to run a bit further.

maybe we'll get an apple-typeset settlement. >> also, explain changes for microsoft. >> this is fascinating, isn't it? we've long thought of microsoft as the gamers friend with xbox, in mobile handsets. they have been in the heart where a game as much as they've been a software business. but the ceo sending out an e-mail to employees a broad, far reaching conversation, basically saying we can't just rely on hardware, we're going to have to do more in both the mobile software and in the cloud space. and this really the big push from the ceo saying, we need to reshape this company. but you know what, gamers, relax, the xbox looks safe for now. back to you. >> thanks so much, jeff, appreciate it. have a good weekend. still ahead on "way too early," lebron james headed for the world cup final leaving everyone to wonder, what is he going to do next season?

is he going back to cleveland? is he not? and the rumors are true, speaking of returns, rosie o'donnell returning to "the view" and reports are swirling about who else could be joining her. who would you like to see fill the seats around the table? that leaves at least two or three seats open. tweet us your most creative responses. we're going to have the best ones coming up later in the show. that story and a check on weather for a friday. stick around.

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with no hard leads, we look to some psychic friends for an answer. first up, this clam gained attention after accurate world cup predictions. the mollusk predicts he'll take his talents back to cleveland. mike eps is ready to set his number 6 heat jersey ablaze. we all have to wait to find out. meanwhile, the cavs continue to make moves to attract king james. the star point guard, irving is said to have signed a five-year $90 million contract extension with cleveland. five years, $90 million. can you believe that? let's talk about baseball now. we've got a partially torn ligament in his elbow. he won't need tommy john surgery, but they'll have to do without their ace for at least six weeks. in los angeles, the dodgers'

clayton kershaw on the mound, san diego's chase headley. and with that, kershaw's pitching streak ends at 41 scoreless innings. the two-time cy young award winner. cincinnati, things get heated after reds' pitcher chapman throws a pair of fastballs up and in near the head of chicago batter. chapman would strike him out and eventually get out of the inning, but not before back and forth between him and the chicago dugout that clears the benches on this one. the umpires get things under control before any punches are thrown. the cubs go on to win this one, 6-4 after 12. we've got to show you this, one player takes the term head first a little bit too literally here. on the slide, check it out, his dive into third. he goes face first, chin's scraping across the ground until i think his feet got there first over his head. straight into the back. poor guy, though.

scorpion slide you call that, mike? he was trying to, you know, make his way there. yeah. maybe we can slow it down a little bit slower. i don't know if we're getting the full action here. all right. so the world cup final is this weekend. but first, we wanted to show you the reaction in buenos aires after the final win. >> the city goes crazy. while they're certainly excited, the same can't be said for the vatican. hopes for a papal soccer party, papal soccer party. try to say that fast, have gone down the drain as the pontiff. this goes past the usual bedtime of 10:00 p.m. that's just after kickoff. meanwhile, he can kick up his heels.

argentina and germany will square off on sunday. but on saturday, the netherlands will play brazil to decide who gets third place. we'll be watching that over the weekend. let's get a check of your weather. raphael miranda. >> brazil tomorrow and then -- >> in the final? >> germany. i can't root for argentina, it's not allowed. >> that's what big mike is saying. >> i can't do it. >> you can't justify it? >> no, goes against everything -- >> what's going on weather wise? >> well, the weekend is here, thankfully, and the weather good in some spots and not so nice in others. it was anything but quiet yesterday across the mid-atlantic, virginia, severe weather in the southeast. i think we have video of some of that storm action from yesterday. reports of large hail up to golf ball sized hail, in fact, and there were reports of damage. look at that mess from the severe weather. virginia beach got slammed with the flooding concerns, the hail and wind damage, as well. so, unfortunately, we could see another round of this today

across the southeast. not here in the northeast, that's the good news. later on, we're back to the mid-80s. philadelphia down toward d.c., temperatures comfortable in the mid-80s. stormy in the midwest, especially tomorrow and sunday. looks like some good weather coming up here in the northeast. nice beach weather for you, thomas, if you happen to have any beach plans. >> no beach plans this weekend. but if i can shoe horn some in, i'll let you know. >> okay. >> i think i'm going to be cheering for germany. >> all right. we'll tweet about it. house speaker john boehner and the border. two of president obama's biggest headaches right now. is the president lying in the bed he's made for himself? it's one of our top talkers. and we're going to huddle around the water cooler with the celebrity baby news that already has tmz predicting how the kid is going to look. can you figure out who the parents of these children might be? jen, do you know? jen knows, of course jen knows, she has an app for that.

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welcome back, everybody. it was earlier in the show we updated you on the situation at the border as children from central america continue to flee their homes from the u.s. tell your friends that according to the federal government and its data, nearly 48,000 children were apprehended at the border last year. of the nearly 7,000 juvenile

cases decided by judges, about 2/3 were ordered deported or allowed to leave voluntarily. however, as the "wall street journal" points out this morning, less than half of the miners are recorded as officially being removed from the u.s. let's huddle around the watercooler, and lewis has the official update on the newest member over at "the view." >> it's official. rosie o'donnell is returning to "the view." she was offered a one-year seven-figure contract. you probably heard from elisabe elisabe elisabeth haselbeck. >> so you believe i think our troops are terrorists, elisabeth? >> i don't think that you -- >> do you believe that? yes or no? >> excuse me, let me speak. >> you're going to double speak, it's just a yes or a no.

i don't tell you why. here's how it gets spun in the media, rosie attacks innocent, pure christian elisabeth. >> it's easier to fight someone like donald trump. >> and held a press conference to anouns whether or not she was going to retain her crown. here he is hair looping going -- everyone deserves a second chance and i'm going to give her a second chance. he's the moral authority. left the first wife, had an affair, left the second wife, had an affair, had kids both times. >> those are fighting words and television gold. of course, the donald wouldn't be the donald if he didn't have something to say about rosie's return. he told the new york daily news, quote, i think that's a good move on abc's part, it'll have a short-term, positive impact but look at the long-term, rosie always self-destructs. little wisdom from the donald there. >> it'll be a season to watch. >> definitely. no doubt about that, thomas.

and hopefully you'll make guest appearances there. >> you never know. and now the big celebrity news with the internet buzzing. "people" magazine reporting that eva mendes and ryan gosling expecting their first child. they star opposite each other in "place beyond the pines." these are photographs from the film. mendes is 40 and gosling is 33. and they have been dating for three years. tmz is having fun with the news posing their forensic prediction. >> it's going to be a good looking kid no matter what. >> it doesn't matter. the kid wins the lottery of looks, no doubt about that. i think a lot of women are probably upset this morning, as well. because ryan gosling is a heart throb. >> a lot of men, too. not just for ryan but for eva. >> definitely. definitely. >> hey, girl. >> there's no word from gosling or mendes, but that's not surprising since they've been

coy about the relationship in the past. i know i'm upset about the news because i do like eva mendes. >> you're betroefed. >> that's right. >> and a georgia man is making good on his promise to a sweet old grandma two years ago that if she made it to 100, he'd shave off that beard she hated so much. >> yay! ♪ >> happy birthday, grandmamma. that looks like scott. >> it's me. >> glad to see you again. >> happy 100th birthday. >> you made it. >> i'm glad. >> that is so sweet. you've got to love grandma. i love that video. >> yeah. she's in the background clapping on her walker. she looks great for 100, too,

right? >> she does. >> finally, this friday we're talking about -- look at what happened to one of the poor visitors that are riding the tour bus around the city, they got sprayed by tourists at an open fire hydrant. and all i can say is welcome to new york. >> hopefully cooling things off. >> yeah. definitely. >> lewis, your top story about rosie returning to the view, we'll play off that. "variety" magazine reporting that meghan mccain is in serious contention as a co-host. we asked you about your thoughts, who else should join the table around there? whoopi goldberg staying, rosie coming back. someone said jonathan capehart for "morning joe." can we get a round of applause? cerci lanister. jen doesn't watch "game of thrones"? but rosie said she doesn't want

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welcome back, everybody, let's welcome back, everybody. vice president jo biden address the national governors association this afternoon and attend a fund-raiser taking place in nashville. dawn the planet of the apes supposed to be the top movie at the box office. that does it for "way too early." a payday friday! check your bank accounts, everybody! check your bank accounts! ♪ put it in your hair baby you can find it in yourself ♪ >> i was wrong. >> you're wrong now! >> six years, it's going to be ms. president! >> ovaries in the oval