good morning. right now on first look, billionaire michael bloomberg balks at the flight ban to israel flying to tel aviv. drone strikes continued. and the mysterious brooklyn bridge white flag security breach. and malaysian flight 17. clipper's owner donald sterling with another lawsuit. and digging in the sand is deadly. >> i'm angie got. moat moments ago, secretary of state john kerry arrived in tel aviv. in the meantime, calling the current faa flight restrictions a mistake, billionaire and

former new york city mayor michael bloomberg himself on the way to tel aviv. his visit is meant to show solidari solidarity, and show it's safe. he's flying on elal, the israeli carrier. and delta will decide if they want to lift the ban. several european airlines have canceled flights. and overnight, deaths of two more israeli soldier. we are live from tel aviv. what's the latest? >> reporter: israel is furious at the travel ban by the faa, not only the american airlines stopped flying for 24 hours, but a domino affect, major european carriers, the french airlines, this isolates israel. and it's a strategic threat to israel.

first of all, it's the only international airport that israel really has operating to the center of israel, the main airport. so the very strong complaint by the israeli prime minister to the americans, calling on them to overthrow the ban on airlines flying here. meanwhile, they say the area is safe. it happened because of a rocket that fell within a mile of the airport yesterday. everyone's worried and nervous because of the malaysian airlines crash being brought down by a missile. for that, focusing the urgency on a ceasefire. no sign they are listening, and both sides seem content to continue the fighting. >> stay safe, martin. thank you. this morning, the first planes carrying the victims of mh17 are expected to arrive in the netherlands. while families and friends grieve. the world is demanding answers.

u.s. intelligence officials believe the downing of the aircraft was an accident. a plane shot down by rebels ill-trained when it comes to deadly weapons given to them by russia. i'm joined by tracie potts in washington, d.c., what can we expect to hear today? >> andy, likely more from russia saying their supporters are not involved. they're insisting that the rebels in the southern part of ukraine had nothing to do with this, but now u.s. intelligence officials say there is plenty of evidence that they did shoot down that plane. as the dutch prepare to accept 200 bodies today, the u.s. insists russians shot down the flight with a missile from russia and then bragged about it online. >> there were ample social media accounts to indicate that an sa-11 system that appeared to be missing one specific missile was

transported across the border back to russia. and media accounts of the separatists talking about it. they thought it was a mistake, they thought it was a transport plane. lawmakers in washington want to put the pressure on moscow. >> stop transferring missiles across borders and handing them to separatist or terrorist organizations. >> reporter: investigators saw the debris field for the first time tuesday. international monitors say there's no security, and it appears some of the debris was moved or altered. >> it appeared that big cone section had more on less been split into two, and also could have been changes to the tail fin as well. >> president obama signed a condolence book at the embassy of the netherlands. >> this is an opportunity for me to extend on behalf of the american people our deepest condolences. >> reporter: today the dutch begin the grueling process of identifying those who have been recovered.

and as of this morning, looks like there may be as many as 100 victims still missing. angie. >> such disheartening news for so many families. thank you. the new york man who died of an apparent choke hold at the hands of police officers will be laid to rest today. >> we're -- >> now! >> what? >> justice. >> the funeral for 43-year-old eric garner comes one day after a vigil was held in his honor. holding signs that read it ends today. he said that to police officers during his arrest attempt. nearly one week after that arrest attempt, they said every officer will be retrained on the use of force. race was not a factor, he expects the fbi who began monitoring the incident will make civil rights violations.

and spike lee edited this video, splicing footage with his 1989 film, "do the right thing," which showed a similar incident. it rattled new yorkers, and now cash is being offered for a stunning security scare. a pack of vandals scaled the brooklyn bridge, used cooking pans to cover the lights, and bleached from large american flags. they were scratching their heads, and a $5,000 reward could bring in some answers. >> there's some indication of pre-operational planning. perhaps some indication they have experience climbing in construction or bridge work. >> the 131--year-old bridge has around the clock patrols and security cameras.

two court cases are not enough for donald sterling. now a new civil suit against his wife, the l.a. clippers. and since the trust was revoked, it says he is the sole owner of the team. if sterling stays, he'll quit the team. it's kept microsoft ceo steve ballmer from buying it. and winning the senate nomination, beating out kingston. kingston and purdue were locked in a tight vote count. the former ceo of dollar general and other businesses held a lead of less than 2% of the vote. he will face democrat michelle nunn in the fall's general election. and sports, kick it off with baseball. in milwaukee, the brewers and the reds, a pair of homers get the brewers off to a 2-0 lead.

and the reds come back, after a batter is hit in the foot by a pitch in the seventh. bottom of the ninth, tied at three. the hero, solo shot into left field for the walk off homer. the brewers take it 4-3. queen elizabeth's racehorse failed a drug test following a recent race. this is true. they announced that five morphine positives were detected, including the queen's horse. initial indications say the positive results came from contaminated feed product. a sweet gesture by lebron james. sending this box of cupcakes and a note to his neighbors in akron for the excessive activity in the area. they swarmed for days after his decision to return to cleveland. >> adrian peterson, reportedly

off the market. tied the not with on again, off again girlfriend ashley brown. they attended a gala with wedding rings, and when asked what was her last name? she responded peterson. wes welker took a wild ride on this f-16 with the air force's thunder birds. a tough guy on the field, but there were times he wanted to reach for the bar of bag. got queasy. he didn't do it, and we wouldn't show you. >> no. whoa. a close encounter. a family of whales. how close, right there, swimming right underneath them. that whale coming under their kayak, lifting them on its back while other whales swam nearby. video taped the whole thing. could you imagine? well, a man is dead. two other people are seriously

injured after being struck by lightning tuesday on fort myers beach. 14 people in the u.s. before that had been killed by lightni lightning. florida is the lightning capital. >> lightning capital of the world, number two. that's the sixth death in florida, the five previous. i lived in florida for a while. they have support groups for lightning strike survivosurvivo. a lot of things happen to your body if you survive. the lightning strikes are dying off with the thunderstorms. overnight, as many as 900 strikes in an hour. now down. rolling through ohio and indiana. not as bad as they were. more storms. and the reason for it, we have hot conditions over much of the country. but another cool shot of air heading through the great lakes.

sparking strong storms today. it's a hot day too. look at washington, d.c., 92, plus the humidity is way up. notice chicago, though, only 75. can't get into the prolonged warm air in the great lakes. and traveling late in the day, it's the best chance of the thunderstorms on i-95. the daylight hours are just fine, but additional storms and rain in the region, and much cooler starting on thursday. active weather, but doesn't look to be tornadic. it can be deadly and dangerous. >> be safe. did snoop dogg spark up in the white house? and a controversial $25 billion donation by the billionaire koch brothers. and a new warning by the irs that you need to hear about. that's next. (vo) get ready!

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we want to get down to business with cnbc's sima. good morning. >> good morning. talk about stubhub. they said hackers got access to more than 1,000 customer

accounts and bought tickets for events. authorities will hold a news conference later today, and arrests are expected. they issued refunds to customers. and fear of a listeria problem has led to a fruit recall. costco, walmart, kroger and trader joes have pulled the fruit from their stores. the fda has info. it's burned nearly 400 square miles, killing one, and just 16% contained. but this morning, crews are urgently making progress on the massive wildfire in the pacific northwest. the largest in washington's history. a california man is dead after being buried in beach sand. dozens of people frantically searching with shovels after adam pie was entombed in a hole. they freed his head in five

minutes, but couldn't revive him. america's historically black universities are struggling for funds, and the republican party trying to attract african-american voters. the koch brothers are donating $25 million to the fund. the students are getting help. and pulled over by the police, $154 speeding ticket, listening to sammy hager's hit, i can't drive 55. she was going faster than that, 63 in a 45. in the news, a new kind of condom capable of killing sexually transmitted diseases. most condoms protect against the spread of stds, these would be the first to kill them. an anti-viral gel kills hiv, her

peas, and hpv. snoop dogg on sparking up in the white house, and a neck to neck race for senate. scrambled politics is next.

i saw that hillary clinton visited the headquarters of twitter and facebook yesterday. yep. hillary would have visited linked in, but she knows what job she wants. that's right, hillary visited

the headquarters of twitter and facebook, bill was at tinder and snatchchat. and here's the scrambled politics. many democrats pulling for her to run for president, senator elizabeth warren told the boston globe, quote, there is no wiggle room, not running for president, no means no. sounds like she's running to me, right? and lois learner's hard drive had a scratch, but dave camp believes that a specialist could have been called in to fix the problem and recover the e-mails before the hard drive was recycled. and a neck-and-neck race between senator mark udall and the challenger. the democrat is ahead 44% to 43. a new warning from the irs, scammers are duping people out of millions of dollars in a past due tax scam. investigators tracked more than 60,000 calls telling people they

misfiled their taxes and owe the government money and must pay immediately or risk arrest. and snoop dogg makes quite the confession. the question from jimmy kimmel. >> have you ever smoked in the white house? >> in the bathroom. >> in the white house? >> in the bathroom. not in the white house, but in the bathroom. >> all right. there's no proof yet of it ever happening. or whether he actually inhaled. but, then again, it is snoop. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. in washington, joined by "washington post" reporter ed o'keefe. good morning, looking into the snoop story, aren't you? >> we all are. >> on a more serious note, start with immigration. now in addition to the strong republican opposition to the request for the $3.7 billion for the border crisis, members of his own party wanting to slash a billion dollars off.

is it a blow to the president's plan? >> it is. not only will he not get the money, but congress will not get to this before breaking for the five week august recess. they're too far apart, house republicans and senate democrats. they have different price tags, and what should be done with current immigration policy. less than two weeks to go before they pack up and leave. some whispering to us it isn't going to be taken up until the fall. >> so ludicrous to hear. and mentioning just a few days before congress is out for the summer. they'd like to take a vacation, we have transportation, the funding of transportation, highway, another big issue. addressing these key issues or the lack thereof. this could reflect on the midterms. they have no choice. >> the things more likely to get done. you mentioned a highway bill, a short-term fix to keep it funded. the other big one? remember the problems at the department of veterans affairs

occupying our time a month and a half ago? finishing up that bill. there would be outrage if they didn't deal with military veterans than the issue on the border. >> and president obama canceled his appearance on jimmy kimmel tonight. some saying he answered to critics, are we starting to see a president who's feeling the pressure, public perception. >> i figured he didn't want to answer questions about snoop dogg at the white house. he's worried about the public perception with the ongoing investigation into the plane crash, the situation in the middle east, and criticism from republicans and others that he's not focusing on the issues. it would be a bridge too far for many. >> ed o'keefe, thank you for joining us this morning. >> take care, angie. >> up next, we have your entertainment news. staywith us. that's why i'm so excited about these new milk-bone brushing chews.

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billy joel is the sixth top-selling artist of all time. he will get the ger is win prize this september. paul mccartney has won this award. >> that's an incredible career. >> he looks so young there. back in the day. >> top of the list, the beatle, obviously, michael jackson. >> i don't know, springsteen, maybe? not yet, not yet. >> i'm going to google those immediately. should have done it before. >> billy joel, if you see him live, he has it after all these years. >> looked so young. >> see the hair? >> the hair. i don't know if he has any left. >> yeah, so things are not as hot as they should be right now. >> yeah. the bottom line with today, in the east, flying or traveling. you're okay, but tonight and tomorrow morning, possible airport delays. nothing horrible. >> but it seems weird to me this i feel like the winter, the cold fronts don't to want let go. >> there's people in the great

lakes, i've been chatting with them, calling this the summer they never had. >> it's nice. take it. this is your first look, your first stop on msnbc. way too early with thomas roberts starts right now. ♪ now we know that there's no international organization, ben, that tells airlines, american as well as others, don't fly in conflict zones. shouldn't there be better control? right now it's up to individual countries and airlines to make final decisions. >> it's also up to the faa. in the united states, what the faa can do it provide warnings. we saw iraq, fire by hamas in the vicinity of this airport. so carriers will make their own independent decisions but have the faa as a resource. >> western airlines halt service to israel after hamas strikes near tel aviv's airport.

no matter how long it will last, michael bloomberg is going anyway. why are white flags atop the brooklyn bridge? investigating this as potentially an innocent art project or something else? the clothes are comfy, but why is the orange and the new black causing a costume change at a real jail? this is "way too early." hey, everybody, good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, july 23rd, to way too early, we only like orange in small doses. more blue people, as you can tell. right, jen? yes. get to humpday news, and start with what is leading the news this morning, secretary of state john kerry arriving in tel aviv to pursue a ceasefire