water and a rubick's cube. this is "way too early." hey, everybody. good morning. i'm thomas roberts, live from baltimore. welcome to "way too early" the show that couldn't solve one rubik's cube on dry hand. but we can hold our breath for 18 seconds and no more. we'll start with the deadliest outbreak of ebola. an atlanta hospital preps to treat a second american with the virus. an american missionary is set to arrive at the hospital as early as tomorrow after contracting the disease while serving in liberia. dr. kent brantley, who was also infected while treating patients, arrived at the hospital on saturday. and according to the director of the cdc, he seems to be improving. we also learned the medical missionary received an experiment experimental serum before arriving in the u.s.

the doctor initially refused the treatment because there was only enough for one person. 1,400 people have been infected across west africa and more than 800 have died. the director of the cdc says we can prevent the disease from spreading to the u.s. >> we know how to stop ebola. it's old-fashioned play and simple health. find the patients. make sure they get treated. find their contracts. you do those things. but you have to do them well. and ebola goes away. residents in ohio's fourth-largest city are starting a third day without running water. just a few hours ago, toledo mayor michael collins announced new results that show toxins are still in the drinking water. the initial alert went out on saturday, when the governor of ohio deemed the water supply off-limits after tests revealed a toxin related to algae on lake

er erie. that sent residents scrambling to stock up on drinking, cooking and bathing water. anne thompson has found this -- >> the national wildlife administration took journalists on lake erie. an algae bloom that's close to the intack valve for the water supply. the bloom is fueled by fertilizer runoff from farms and sewage treatment plans. a problem environmentalists say won't end with in crisis. >> there's a systemic challenge that we face here in the great lakes. it's much bigger than this one crisis. and unfortunately, this crisis could just be the tip of the iceberg, unless we begin to address it. >> by the way, toledo officials say e.p.a. rules prevent the city from declaring the water is

safe to drinkal 72 hours testing is clean. on sunday, an israeli missile killed ten people at a u.n. school where thousands of civilians were taking cover from the fighting. the attack, which was aimed at a passing motorcycle, left dozens of palestinians injured. and it sparked intense criticism from the international community, including the state department, which said the united states is appalled by the disgraceful shelling. the united nations went even further. calling the israeli action a moral outrage and a criminal act. the air campaign followed last week's broken cease-fire. benjamin netanyahu told senior american officials, quote, not to never second-guess me again. germany's leading newspaper says israeli intelligence agencies eavesdropped on john kerry's phone conversations during last year's peace negotiations. over the weekend, an israeli

soldier thought captured was confirmed killed. 64 troops and 3 civilians to die in the 8 weeks of war. washington tries to address the surge of undocumented and unaccompanied children, who are entering the u.s. from central america. house republicans friday finally afrgreed on two bills that woul delay deportations. president obama criticized the gop for supporting extreme plans that he says won't solve the problem that congress is also now on its august recess, which only compounds the issue. and there appears to be little support in the senate for the bills. the white house says congress' inability to pass reforms, the president will have to act on his own. aides say president obama may decide by the end of the summer what actions he's going to take. the possibility has republican

lawmakers floating impeachment. and a senior white house adviser, keeping the talk alive. >> i think congress has to sit down and have a serious look at the rest of this constitution. and that includes the "i" word we don't want to say. i want to encourage the president, please don't put america into a constitutional crisis. >> i don't really think impeachment is possible. >> when the house takes an unprecedented step to sue the president of the united states, for even though he is issuing executive orders, i think it would be foolish to discount the possibility. >> texas governor rick perry who recently deployed the national guard to the border say the children are a side issue. he says the top reason is to keep americans safe from terrorists and criminals. with the mid-term elections three months away, nbc polls show a majority of americans are far from happy with congress' job performance. 74% of registered voters say this session of congress has

been unproductive. that includes half of those who polled, says the congress is very unproductive. and only 3%, would call lawmakers very productive. there's a clear divide over which party americans would like to see in control of congress after the midterms. and by a slim 43-41 margin, registered voters say they would like to see republicans regain control from the democrats and stay in power in the house. as congress kicks off its five-week vacation with little accomplished, all eyes have shifted, turning to the crucial senate race in kentucky. that's where mitch mcconnell, and allison lundgren grimes on the fair of fancy farm. both candidates were sharing the stage in front of a crowd there. and with supporters looking on,

red shirts for mcconnell, blue for grimes, the democrat made her case against the veteran. >> what a huge crowd for senator mcconnell's retirement party. if mitch mcconnell were a tv show, he'd be "mad men." treating women unfairly, stuck in 1968, and ending this season. when it comes to our students being able to afford college, mitch mcconnell, well, he doesn't care. when it comes to being a woman and being treated equally here in the commonwealth of kentucky, well, mitch mcconnell doesn't care. senator, you seem to think that the president is on the ballot this year. he's not. this race is between me and you. and the people of kentucky. we intend to hold you accountable for your 30 years of failed leadership.

>> wow. senator mcconnell was next to go on the stage. in his speech, linking grimes to one of the most unpopular figures in the democratic party. >> by any standard, barack obama has been a disaster for our country. that's what you get for electing someone with no experience. he was only two years into his first job when he started campaigning for the next one. sound familiar? with so much turmoil around the world, we can't afford the leader who thinks the west bank is a hollywood fund-raiser. there's only one way to go, in a different direction. that's to take the senate. >> rand paul was also on-hand at this event. earlier in the day, mitch mcconnell alluded to paul's presidential ambitions.

saying if he chose to run, he would be the most credible candidate since henry clay. paul took a different strategy. >> there once was a woman from kentucky, who thought in politics she would be lucky. so, she flew to l.a., for a hollywood bash, she came home in a flash with buckets of cash. to liberals she whispers, coal makes you sick. in kentucky, she claims coal makes us tick. one thing that we know is true, one thing we know is guaranteed, she'd cast her first vote for harry reid. >> well. fancy farm, the place to be this weekend in kentucky. in the most recent polling, it's a tight race. a new poll has mcconnell up two

points over grimes. wall street will look to do better this week after its worst five-day stretch in two years. we are live in london with more. jeff? >> reporter: good morning, thomas. it was a tough week last week for the bulls. and we start this monday with the futures looking positive. but keep your eye on a few stories. aig will report after the bell. that's the big u.s. corporate. and we are looking at this developing situation in portugal. we have this bank, which is being bailed out by the portuguese government. $6.6 billion. they're going to split it up. we'll have a good bank and a bad bank. it's early doors on this rescue plan. and i know a lot of traders are watching this one closely to make sure there is no policy error here or that things go badly awry because it will get nothing. and the junior bondholders will

also get hurt in this deal. so, there could be some protests around what actually takes place. that's a quick look at the markets. back to you, thomas. >> this stories on new york city is taking a new approach. talking about animal rescue. they're going to take over tinder. that's all that about? >> some wondering if they committed a howler here. effectively, they've put advertisements for puppies on tinder. as a happily married man i know little about this website. but the 10 million users are looking for love. not necessarily puppies. but this animal welfare group, social tease, have decided this is one way to try to match their puppies with a future permanent home. i know some of the twitter feedback has people a little cross that they're being matched up with a dog, based on their profile. that must hurt.

>> if they can't find love, they can find a puppy on tinder. coming up, we're going to tell you which actress tara reid is selling now. what is your best idea for a shake-themed product. give us your answers using #waytooearly. we're going to put the best ones later in the show and reveal what tara reid is selling now. also coming up, the pacific northwest under siege this morning after wildfires ravage several drought-ridden states. and nfl preseason. it is under way. all of the highlights from the giants/bills inaugural game. that story and a check on weather.

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welcome back, everybody. it's time for sports. and sunday night football is back. the giants and the bills kicking off the preseason in last night's hall of fame game. new york, trying to get back in the swing of things. quarterback, eli manning, scrambling in his second drive of the game. gets sacked, fumbling the ball. the bills recover and we get a field goal out of it. but the giants would get it together by the end of the first. the new running back, andre williams, punching in his first touchdown for the 7-3 lead. williams picked up 48 yards on 7 carries in his debut. we jump to the fourth. giants trailing 13-10. the rookie receiver, cory washington, hauls in the deep ball and finishes 73 yards to take a touchdown. giants win the preseason opener,

17-13. so, we take you on to the world golf championships. and two weeks after his wire-to-wire open championship victory, rory mcilroy, finishing on top once again, overcoming a three-shot deficit to sergio garcia. mcilroy regains the number one world ranking. don't count on tiger woods playing in next weekend's pga championship. woods reaggravated that back injury that sidelined him for 11 weeks on the season. it happened on the 2nd hole. woods taking his shot from the edge of a bunker. you can see him wince in pain and fall back into the trap. he tries to play on but he keeps suffering back spasms. you see on a tee shot on 5, that woods would drop his club. and he puts his head in his hands. on the 9th hole, the pain becomes too much for him. after that tee shot, he would

limp off the course, withdrawing from the tournament. let's rewind to show you sergio garcia, a mis-hit on a tee shot. the ball strikes a spectator. and get this, dislodges the diamond on her ring. and they can't find the stone. but garcia takes the contact information to later have that ring fixed. luckily, somebody finds the diamond in the grass, making this literally a diamond in the rough. pretty cool, right? let's switch gears to baseball. the indians hosting the rangers. the game tied. cleveland at-bat in the 12th inning. take a look. >> there's a drive. deep, right field. rios back, gone. >> the indians michael brantley with the game-winning solo home run. cleveland takes it, 4-3. to arizona. the game is tied in the tenth. d-backs with men on the corners.

>> short. this will be a double-play ball. but no. the diamondbacks win the ball game. >> you see that? it looks like a double-play. but he hits the runner on the wrist while he's sliding into second. the winning run scores. and the umps call the game saying the interference was not intentional and the play can't be reviewed. the diamondbacks win it 4-3, in controversial walkoff fashion. to chicago, minnesota with a lead in the ninth. but the twins add insult to injury. three-consecutive home runs. back-to-back-to-back. the twins win it 16-3. to new york for no obvious reasons. but mets fans have been razing hunter pence all weekend long. and yesterday, pence homered twice, doubled and drove in four runs. so, the mets fans had to bust

out some of the big insults here. they held up signs. like hunter pence can't parallel park. and hunter pence likes "the godfather 3." san francisco wins it, 9-0. we want to let you know what's going on weather-wise in the country. fires in the northwest. states hit by drought hard this summer. we look at california. it's joined washington and oregon in declaring a state of emergency in hopes of bringing more resources and money to battle wildfires there. one of several fires destroyed eight homes over the weekend. caused one local hospital to evacuate. some very serious news from there. want to get a check on the weather. say good morning to jeannette cal calle. >> good morning. unfortunately, areas of the west dealing with an exceptional drought, much of the state of

california. unfortunately, most of the shower and thunderstorm activity will concentrate over the interior portions of the region. it looks like drought conditions will continue in parts of the west, especially across california. showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, from idaho to utah, including nevada and northern arizona. it's going to be a beautiful day in the northeast. new york city, partly to mostly sunny with high temperatures in the middle 80s. thomas? >> thanks so much. appreciate it. coming up on "morning joe," we're going to take you to fancy farm, kentucky, as the race between mitch mcconnell and allison lundgren grimes. it was the place to be. we're going to huddle around the water cooler together for the tara reid shark-themed product, sure to be on everybody's wish list this summer. what is it? we'll explain.

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welcome back, everybody. we told you about the u.s. state department stern response to a shelling of a hospital on sunday. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends that since the end of world war ii, the u.s. government has proved israel -- provided israel an average of $2.6 billion per year in foreign aid.

that adds up to $121 billion in non-inflation adjusted dollars. more than we've given any other nation in the world over that time period of time. it's time to huddle around the watercooler and check in with louis where we jump the shark together. >> last week's premiere of "sharknado 2." tara reid has debuted a new scent called shark by tara. it touts i know you will love wearing this scent at the price of $24.95. can't wait to get me some of that. >> what does it smell like? >> i'm not sure. we'll let you know what we think it smells like. includes things like iced, mint, violet, lemon, jasmine, amber and musk. >> ooh, musk. sweet. clammy. >> next up, we know it's pretty

difficult to complete a rubik's cube. how about five cubes under water, thomas? anthony brooks set a new guinness world record on friday, in 1:18. >> amazing. >> he's the cubing champion and only started the underwater trick a day in advance of if competition. i couldn't do one of those. >> if you broke apart the corner you could take it apart and put it back together. >> or if you have a razor blade -- >> scrape the stickers off. >> and get them on one side. >> that's a good one. this guy, he's a new hero. louis, thank you, sir. appreciate it. want to get your twitter responses to our question this morning. earlier we ask you, what are your best ideas for a shark-themed product. we have some of the best responses. >> our viewers are very

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