thanks for watching. i'm john seigenthaler. good friday morning. right now hundreds killed while thousands are suffering under intense circumstance. could a humanitarian truce be far off? a doctor pulls out his own firearm to defend off a strichk shooting. cold war part two. putin escalation of violence challenges the equation between russia and the u.s. a sudden deadly tornado kills two. a scandal rocks one of the country's successful marching bands. and more for this last friday in july. good morning. thank you for joining us.

as the latest deadly attacks against a u.n. school is intensifying u.s.-lead efforts toward a truce. a new polls shows american are reacting. according to the gallop poll, americans are split on their view of israel's actions against hamas. a majority feel that hamas' actions against israel are unjustified. secretary of state john kerry and other diplomats are currently working on a ten-day humanitarian pause, which could begin sunday as the muslim holly mopd of ramadan comes to a close. muslims across the world are marching in sold tear i did against israel's actions. right now it remains unclear exactly which side is responsible for that attack on the u.n. psychological which left 16 dead and more than 100 wounded. this school was being used as a shelter by palestinian families fleeing the crisis. richard dingell has more on the atta attack.

>> witnesses say five explosionser to through the u.n.-run school in northern gaza. the playground took a direct hit. an outdoor class was soaked in blood. and a nearby hospital ambulance after ambulance brought in the injured. mostly children before going back for more. six month old had shrapnel in his back. they removed the sharp metal without anesthetic. nearby his father described the moment when his six children were blown away, he says, like scraps of paper. the hospital was overwhelmed by the flow of injured. none of them accepts israel's claim that it does its best to spare the innocent. >> to kill the children, the children -- what?

>> robert turner is the director of u.n. agency that operates the school in gaza. >> do you know who struck this facility? >> well, we can't say with certainty. the initial indication it came from israeli forces. >> nbc kate snowe spoke with the israeli military's official spokesman. >> there's a possibility there was a lose mortar. >> if you knew there were women and children staying in the shelter, why not avoid the area? >> the terrorists are determining where they meet us. >> for militants operating inside the school, no, we're strict about the neutrality of our installation. it's just civilians. >> the united states top military commander said russian president putin might be lightening a fire he cannot control. referring to russia's military assault on ukraine forces this

week. dempsey said there's a rising tide of nationalism in europe right now that has been created in many ways by these rush han activities. it's been more than a week and human remains continue to be found near the crash site of mh 17. australia began prime minister fears some of the bodies will never be found. australian and dutch diplomats are pushing for a u.n. team to secure the site which has been controlled by pro-russian rebels. they'll meet in montreal next week following safety issues. adding to the discord, the prime minister of ukraine announced his resignation. leaders say it creates an uncertainty about the government in kiev. president obama talked about the downing of mh 17 during an exclusive interview with cnbc.

he discussed partnerships. >> sadly, tragically the shooting down of the malaysian airlines airliner and the recognition that it is likely it was shot down, and it is also likely that it was conducted by demonstrate actors that were provided weapons bit russian gofs i think that may stiffen the spine of our european partners moving forward. new this morning the man who allegedly shot up a philadelphia psychiatric ward. an outpatient police say he pulled out an argument with the caseworker and doctor. the caseworker was shot dead. the doctor who was grazed by the bullet pulled out his own gun and fired back. >> i saw multiple cops and ambulance come in here.

i was scared. >> police had no motive, but the doctor could face some trouble of his own. it's against hospital policy for anyone other than security to carry weapons. >> new this morning, one of the black boxes belonging to the downed algeria flight has been found. the wreckage was found in malaysi mali late night. the plane was heading for al gers and it fell off the radar. storms were in the flight's path. a scandal is rocking ohio state university's famed marching band. ♪ >> band leader jonathan waters was fired on thursday, the buck eye's president said he ignored serious problems within the band things like sexual harassment, a hazing tradition where students marched across the field in

their underwear. waters lead the band since 2010. now we want to get the latest in sports. we head to my buddy craig melvin. it's great to see you! >> nfl commissioner roger goodell facing a good bit of backlash for his punishment of baltimore's ray rice. he was handed a two-game suspension following a fight with his fiancè. the league facing criticism for what calling the leniency of the suspension considering the seriousness of the physical altercation. justin blackman is in trouble again. blackman pulled over for blocking traffic and arrested after allegedly admitting to smoking marijuana. he's already under an

indefinitely suspensius is for e violate -- marshawn lynch will not participate in today's opening day of training camp. he's looking for a raise from the $5 million he'll be earning this season. lynch is going to be receiving, instead, a $30,000 fine for every day he misses camp. and here is just your typical tv bomb by a teenage nmutin ninja turtle. >> you're not supposed to take off the head! he revealed himself as brewer's outfielder carlos gomez. before anyone cared where i would play basketball, i was a kid from northeast ohio. >> that's the funniest thing i've seen on the internet, like,

maybe this year. that's frank callendo with a spot on impression of morgan freeman. he was doing morgan freeman reading lebron's letter. if you get three or four minutes today, i encourage you to get to your nearest computer and watch. it. >> with your eyes closed. you would have thought it was him. >> spot on! >> the reading the letter is funny. >> have a good weekend. from texas and montana it's hot all over the nation's midsecti midsection. bill karins here. >> send it east! >> i don't 100 but a little bit warmer. a lot of people will be saying that the weeks ahead. it doesn't look like a warm start to august. unfortunately yesterday morning of all things we dealt with severe weather in areas of virginia, north carolina, and south carolina. we had a deadly tornado, very rare event. we haven't had a deadly tornado in virginia in three years. here we had one at 8:30 in the

morning. we'll show you pictures of the damage and the aftermath later in the show. that was just over the chesapeake. a very strange event. we had a few storms in areas of southern portions of virginia. that was mostly wind damage only one tornado but unfortunately it was a deadly one. we have a dangerous storms in minnesota crossing i 35 in iowa. they shouldn't be too much damage with the storms. you could get caught if you're heading out in the next hour or two. this weekend the hot weather, as we mentioned 102 in dallas today. and 100 on saturday. the heat is on in a few spots. again, the big story is next week just another polar plunge. polar invasion, whatever polar word you want to use. another cold outbreak. >> yeah. i was about to say it's been a long time since you mentioned triple digits. it sounds like we're not hearing them much longer. probably one of the scariested botched surgeries any

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welcome back. let's get down to business. good morning! >> good morning! >> futures lower after stocks ended unchanged on thursday. the s&p 500 hitting another record high. investors weighing up the earnings to facebook. today look for data on demand. watch amazon. they fell 10% in of a hours trade. they posted a big loss in the latest quarters. amazon continues to spend heavily on new products. fast food workers gathering in chicago this weekend to it discuss how to step up the campaign for higher wages and

right to unionize. $15 an hour wage will only hurt jobs and the solution is better education and job training. >> thank you. have a good weekend. alaska airlines added, well-tested pancake printer to their lounges for early morning travelers. it was eaten 1 million times by a single person. a single tester to get the taste just right. the pancakes are so popular. they had to expand breakfast hours for frequent fliers. other stories we're following right now one person said they could hear people scream before it hit. another described it simply as hell. a deadly tornado bearing 100 miles per hour winds ripping through a virginia campground yesterday. two people are dead and at least 35 hurt. dozen of trailers scattered about and 60,000 homes put in the dark. 3-d imaging shows the storm

50,000 feet high in the sky. an alabama man claims the hospital made a mistake. he went in for a circumcision to find his member had been removed. the hospital insists the claims are without merit. the man filed a lawsuit. the clock is ticking to a five-week congressional recess. the democrat and republican proposals on emergency immigration aid are more than $1 million apart. the new york times reports that the obama administration is considering a plan that would allow hundreds of minors and young adults from honduras into the u.s. as refugees without making the dangerous trek through mexico. >> the sudanese woman recanting her religion met the pope yesterday. >> mary poppens quits?

♪ i don't get these birds for free. that's not julie andrews. it's kristen bell making her case as the most famous nanny for higher minimum wage. it was posted to funny or die. already it has half a million views since wednesday. ♪ the nra goes after kids. some sage advise from bob dole, and and meet the one and only lucy hale. scrambled politics is next. we never thought we'd be farming wind out here. it's not just building jobs here, it's helping our community. siemens location here has just received a major order of wind turbines. it puts a huge smile on my face. cause i'm like, 'this is what we do.' the fact that iowa is leading the way in wind energy, i'm so proud, like, it's just amazing.

threw a baby shower for chelsea. and hillary clinton made the cutest quilt. isn't that nice? [ cheers and applause ] that's cute! very thoughtful. >> precious. it's time for your friday first look at scrambled politics. former secretary of state hillary clinton is dominating the field of potential 2016 presidential candidates. at least in florida. a new quinnipiac poll shows 67% of florida democrats would support her if she decided to run. joe biden and elizabeth warren trail with 8% each. john walsh of montana plajerized his college thesis. an investigative panel is expected to meet next month and determine any cop ability. in a new video by the national rifle association, a commentator makes the case that

everyone including kids should learn how to handle a gun. in this video, he explains kids should study gun use in school. >> just like we teach them reading and writing. necessary skills. we would teach shooting and firearm common si. it wouldn't make matter if a child's parents were good. we would find them a mentor. it wouldn't matter if they didn't want to learn. we would make it necessary. bob dole has some edadvice r fellow republicans. comprise. he said you need to comprise sometimes. you need a work across the aisle. we don't have all the wisdom in our party. and they don't have it all in the democratic party. today america's oldest living female veteran will be honored for her service to the country. 108-year-old lucy kofi will be flown from texas to washington, d.c., to see the world war ii

memorial. she served in the women's ax sul i are corps. and holds two bronze stars for her performance in the pacific. comic-con continues in san diego today. the mayor kicked things off in a fun way. mayor kevin falkner made a grand entrance by zip lining to the convention center yesterday. that's your morning dish of cram softballed politics. in washington zipping in. we have kevin, reporter for the hill. good morning, kevin. great to see you. ? >> happy friday! >> the clock is ticking right now. congress ready to take vacation. you're in washington any anxiety building on the hill among republicans on getting the border bill passed or something pass before leaving? >> as you mentioned, there is still a billion dollars apart in the house and the senate on this border comprise bill. i got to tell you, i think that the time line for this and whether or not they will be able to get something through ahead

of the august recess remains unknown. the president is going to be meeting with the presidents of some of these countries that are today in the white house to try to get some sort of plan through today from the executive standpoint, but from a congregatissional angle there's much gridlock it's unknown if they're going to be able to move something next week. >> it's not just about a bill but what kind of bill. i also want to talk about this. the president was on cnbc. he took aims at companies that are gaming the system. they move the addresses overseas to get out of having to pay taxes. yet another opportunity to point the finger at congress on an issue of failed tax reform? >> yeah. well, you know, i think that what this could do long-term after the midterm do not expect to see any sort of tax reform passing before the midterm elections. i think it puts pressure on big

businesses to, you know, that this is coming down the pipeline. but i got to tell you, if the republicans take back control of the senate as many would expect they will, it's going to be interesting to see if the president still has the leeway to get it through. >> all right. have a good weekend. >> you too. thank you. can scarlet so hanson take out hercules this weekend? the emmys could be a disaster this year. it's friday and you're watching "first look" on msnbc. great job. ok, now let's get ready for the ball... here it comes... there you go... good catch. perfect! alright now for the best part. let's see your pour. ohhh...let's get those into the bowl. these are way too good to waste right? oh yeah. let's go for it... around the bowl. share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes® they're g-r-r-reat!tm good catch dad.

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double action is taking place at the movie theaters this weekend.

lucy a si-fi action movie is predicted to catch your eye. and opening up at number one with $30 million. and hercules is back. it features dwayne johnson, the rock had a bigger budget within it's predicted to be the number two movie at $24 million. johnson held a surprise screening and comic-con. and i wish i was here will be expanding this weekend. 75 years of batman. ben affleck embodies the super hero in the newly released image from zach snyder who is the director of "dawn of justice." celebrities and directors are encouraged to car pool for the emmy awards. it was moved to monday to accommodate the nfl preseason game. jenny mccarthy was sitting in the car where she held her 12-year-old son on the phone with the cops.

he said, my mom is texting and driving right now. guilty of the crime. jenny said she threw the phone out the car window to avoid the police. i'm angie. thank you for watching. "way too early." starts right now. domestically, i don't have the same concerns. >> i don't know i would try overseas right now. >> my calculations if the planes are moving it should be safe. with international plane crash headlines dominating the news and temporary faa travel bans lifted. ravens running back hit with a two-game suspension from the nfl after the domestic violence arrest. is the league sending a strong enough message? on a different note. the queen anoints two us a sis royalty of social media after photobombs their selfie. hashta hashtag, she even smiled!

this is "way too early." #i got jen to smile. good morning. welcome to "way too early." the show olding out for a royal photobomb with fergie. we think it's our best chance. >> i told them to laugh and they didn't. [ laughter ] >> thank you, mike. i can always count on you. it's a tough crowd here, folks. at least we are to friday. that's the good news. we're going to begin with what has been a deadly week in the skies. it's daylight in northern mali. we expect to get the first pecktupec pictures of the air al gear flight. 110 passengers and six crew were killed in the crash over the conflicts there. yesterday this was the images that were first coming out. right now we don't know the cause here because officials say that the pilots did send