. good wednesday morning, everyone. right now on first look. it's thought to be the world's biggest hack job. over a billion computer users exposed by a russian gang. new poll shows the political scene in washington having a huge impact on our daily lives. the latest on the assassination of america's highest-ranked military officer since 1970. plus, work in this beach scene environment? the big crash at the cross roads of the world and a hotel unlike any other. thanks for joining us today. it is the biggest cyber heist in history. a hack attack so mind-blowing,

it's gone global. a russian crime ring swiped 1.2 billion user names and pass words. they hit up 400,000 websites in and outside the u.s. 542 million e-mail addresses also. they targeted fortune 500 sites and everything in between. it is international, but a milwaukee security firm caught it. as of now, no link to the russian government. there is a sliver of good news, the stolen information was not stolen. instead, they are using it to send spam to twitter and collect a fee. all eyes own wall street this morning after the dow took a nose dive on tuesday. renewed jitters over russia and ukraine are to blame for that. it closed at 16,429. it is the lowest drop since may.

the s&p, 18 points, nasdaq, 31. russia, 31,000 troops sitting own ukraine's doorstep after tougher sanctions. on to the results of heated primary. milton wolf was beaten in the kansas primary. it tested the ability of insurgent republicans against establishment candidates. to that effect, me had a message during his victory speech. >> republicans in kansas and nationally cannot afford the kind of intra-party from tra side we have seen recently. we cannot afford a fractured party. the stakes are too high. >> now the third sitting member of congress to lose a primary this year, losing to a

businessman by a two to one margin. another political dynasty on the horizon, debbie dingle, won the democrat primary in michigan. if she wins,shell be the third consecutive dingle to hold a seat. and in missouri, turned down a lottery ticket to fund veteran's programs. a new poll shows americans are very unhappy with washington in particular. at least one pollster are calling this the summer of our discontent. it's not good news for the president or congress. for more on this, let's bring in tracie potts in washington. what stood out the most in this poll? >> reporter: well, the fact it's not necessarily partisan democrats are fed up, republicans are fed up. a lot of the reasons are people are still feeling the effects of the recession.

41% said someone in the household lost a job and two-thirds are feeling an impact. almost eight in ten, 79% of voters said they're dissatisfied with the political system. seven in ten think economic problems have to do with people in washington not getting it done. president obama, new low 40%. nowhere near congress, they are at 14% approval. and 57% of voters, six in ten, so fed up with what's happening here in washington they would be willing to carry a sign about it. and they mentioned examples like impeach obama and republicans and democrats, do your job. no question in the new poll, betty, people are really fed up with what's been happening here and how it's affecting them. >> true. it's getting nasty. new this morning as well, a new attack in afghanistan to tell you about.

an afghan police officer at a check point turned on his colleagues killing seven of them. this comes as we are learning more about the two star general kill would yesterday in afghanistan. major general harold green, the highest-ranking general since the vietnam war. known as harry, he was in charge of training the afghan national security forces. he leaves behind his wife, a son in the army and a daughter who just graduated from college. take a listen to how a friend remembers him. >> he's always willing to help soldiers. that's what i always liked about harry. he wanted the absolute very best equipment and systems for them to go into battle with. >> the attack happened at this military training academy in kabul. he was there performing a routine visit. witnesses say a loan gunman entered the facility and opened fire with an assault rifle.

more than a dozen u.s. and coalition troops were injured in that attack. from the associated press, american with ebola week but improving. the family was once considering funeral arrangements, but now cautionly optimistic. she was flown in yesterday. and a big get in the middle east. the kidnap and killing of three israeli teens. the suspected ringleader behind it has been grabbed. the 40-year-old man reportedly confessed, saying he was paid by hamas. meanwhile, for the second day, the skies over gaza and israel silent, but on the ground, a harsh reality, so much damage. the cost in gaza alone close to $6 billion. inside the battle zone, all israeli troops, and also gone,

32 terror tunnels used but hamas. in cairo, long-term peace talks continue today. israeli, palestinians and members of hamas are involved in that. police in california arrest a stow away on a flight. nbc bay area discussed marilyn heartman snuck on without a plane. when the plane landed, law enforcement was waiting. she tried several times before, this time it worked. the tsa and the airline are investigating. now to sports from the elusive richard louis. good morning. >> good morning. not to elusive here today. let's start with this, a case of two not being better than one. cleveland, deep into right field, off the wall, and just to confuse things, in comes an overthrown ball from the bull

pen. the runner is safe on second, but a confused runner on third caught off the bag. the play stands there, my friend. cincinnati beats cleveland, 9-2. the biogenesis founder arrested and will plead guilty for distributing drugs to players. alex rodriguez is serving his suspension and 20 florida high school students. more players could be named here. stick around and watch that one. spor"sports illustrated" mag the 50-fittest athletes. king james, 40 out of 40, speed, strength, agility and endurance. what do you think about number two? soccer star cristiano rinaldo. >> i like watching him. i must admit. >> you do. >> only for his soccer skills.

>> usain bolt, and then dez bryant. >> this is obviously a huge opportunity, but, again, it is basketball. and, you know, so i'm very confident in that area. >> six-time wnab all-star becky hammond now with the san antonio spurs. >> way to go. >> congratulations. she's the first full-time paid coach in the nba. and the race, or rather the fight after. one right punch -- >> throwing some punches. >> then another. by sports fight standards? what do you think? >> boxing or punching? >> it's schoolyard, both were suspended. >> i want to know what was said to start that. something was said. >> you hit me. something. double trouble for hawaii residents as hurricane iaelle

and tropical storm julio come forward. it will be downgraded to a tropical storm to hit land. it's a rare event for a state that's only been hit by eight named storms since the 1950s. that's incredible. and good morning. good morning. we are keeping an eye on the hawaiian islands. two systems to talk about. iselle and julio. tropical storm conditions are expected to hit the big island late thursday, and julio will begin to pound the islands by the weekend. in the northeast, cold front, showers and thunderstorms later in the afternoon. thunderstorms could produce gusty winds. quiet day in atlanta, plenty of sunshine. chicago, 76, and typical thunderstorms across the florida peninsula. new orleans will see a high of 90 degrees and tranquil

conditions across the big easy today. so it looks like things are pretty active in the northeast, thunderstorms later this afternoon, but nicer weather expected as we head into the weekend. >> waiting for that. thank you very much. okay, to what might be a first? the donald wants the trump name actually removed from property. explain why. plus hillary's surprise appearance on stephen colbert. the california wildfires are about to get a whole lot tougher to put out. we'll show you that too. this is first look on msnbc. [ female announcer ] we help make secure financial tomorrows a reality

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it's that time. getting down to business with cnbc's courtney reagan. good morning. >> good morning. rupert murdoch is pulling the $80 billion bid to buy time warner. the board refused the deal to go with fox, even though it was friendly. and the new iphone on september 29th. they show off the new model in the fall.

it's expected to come in a 4.7 inch or a 5.5 inch screen. >> i can see the lines already. some other business headlines today. donald trump suing to have his name removed from the trump plaza and the trump taj to remove his name. and this floating glass hotel. coolest ever? the 86-bedroom luxury hotel, crystal, offering amazing views of the northern lights right from their beds. and one japanese company has a beach atmosphere with 2 tons of sand and waves on the floor. looks lovely. a 3-d projector helps to complete the scene to help them be more productive. and man versus nature in

california, more than 1100 fire fighters battle two major blazes. they have scorched 25,000 acres. and we got a bird's eye view with the fire chief. >> in the first week of august, we have a long fire season ahead. >> reporter: a bird's eye view of the fire and its after math. when the fire hit the hillside, took off like a blow torch. and there is more fuel to be burned. well, hysteria at the so-called cross roads of the world. look at this, the heart of new york city's times square, two double decker buses collided. and one of the bus drivers has been arrested for driving while ability impaired. there are an estimated quarter of a million through there every day. the gop breaks a major

spending promise, and actor beau bridges on the passing of white house press secretary james brady. scrambled politics is next. with a variety of tastes and textures, only chex mix has twenty bags of interesting. pick your mix.

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passed in the gop-led house add $1 trillion to the federal debt over the next decade. and scrutiny of the nsa wasn't enough, the recently retired nsa chief are questioning whether he's cashing in on classified information he learned about. former director keith alexander confirmed that his new firm is developing as many as ten patents that could revolutionize cyber security. remembrances pour if for james brady who passed away this week. beau bridges who won an emmy for portraying him has an op-ed in the "washington post" on why he helped fight for gun control. and the princeton review, the california school was the most lgbt friendly. an orng is the new black

star was among several at the africa leaders summit dinner. the actress, the daughter of a nigerian immigrant posted this picture with her mother on her facebook page. and hillary clinton on the colbert report last night as a special guest. she was on to promote her book, but wound up in a who knows who with the host. >> oh, he is such a cut off. especially when we go camping with oprah. >> oh? >> oh, did that surprise you? >> no. oh, is just what all her real friends call oprah. >> oh, she got him. well, her office confirmed rumors that she was moving her d.c. office to mid-town manhattan. what does that mean? some says it's reigniting talks of a presidential bid.

we'll keep watching. that's scrambled politics. joined now by kevin. good morning, how are you today? >> great to be on. >> let me ask you about this. there are a lot of concerns about the largest cyber heist in history. it's mind-blowing, really. a russian crime ring, over a billion user names and pass words. any indication that the russian government might be involved here? >> there's always a fear of that. both russia and china have clearly sponsored rings like this in the past. that's definitely something that people are looking at. but from what, you know, technical experts are saying right now, there's no definite hard proof to link the government to the crime ring. >> russia is reportedly bulking up troops at the ukraine border. is this proof that the tough sanctions haven't deescalated the situation? >> it's another thing, it's -- american diplomats say it's

difficult to predict what vladimir putin is doing and thinking. no one expected him to an ex-cry mere ya in the first place. what this means, and there are some indications these sanctions are hurting russians more. and scattered reports of people complaining about the inability to get certain goods in the russian economy. >> let me bring the conversation back at home. the latest poll shows the president's approval ratings at an all-time low. what are the main concerns for americans? >> the one thing that's really been shocking, and this again ties back to russia in part, is how low his approval rating has gotten on foreign policy. that was his strength throughout the first term because he was withdrawing troops from iraq and afghanistan. at this point, 60% of americans disapprove of the foreign policy, never seen that in the first term.

whether in the middle east or russia, it's taking a toll. >> no doubt. thanks so much for joining us today. and still ahead, daredevils are jumping from one of the most stunning places in the country. why some, though, want it banned. ♪ fill their bowl with the meaty tastes they're looking for, with friskies grillers. tender meaty pieces and crunchy bites. in delicious chicken, beef, turkey, and garden veggie flavors. friskies grillers.

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all right. so thrill-seekers are pushing the limits at some of the most stunning places in the country. in utah, daredevils are flying across a popular tourist attraction. some say this should be banned. we have more on that high-flying feat. >> reporter: they have always been the stunning center piece

of utah's canyon country, but now moab's majestic afternorchea daredevil's dream. this youtube video is credited with the craze. it's had 23 million views so far. and made this 140-foot free fall one of the country's most popular stunts. >> that first step, takes your breath away. you want to scream, but it won't come out. >> reporter: despite efforts to keep rope swings safe, three people have died in the last two years. including kyle stocking who he miscalculated the distance to the sand stone floor. the bureau of land management and concerned about the daring rope swings turning deadly and is considering a ban. their plan is to close the arch for two years while they study whether it is safe and has a negative impact on the arch

itself. the debate over access pits its caretakers against thrill-seekers everywhere. jacob rascone. >> way too early with thomas roberts starts right now. not since vietnam, a bloody insider attack in america's longest war. a u.s. major general killed in iraq just as they prepared to withdraw. and fending off the tea party challenger. what does this signal to the traditional gop? and hack attack, russian-style, fortune 500 to small businesses. what it means for your password settings. this is way too early. hey, everybody, good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, august 6th.

welcome to "way too early," the show constantly playing the password settings because we forget them. common with old age. and investigating an attack at a military base northwest of kabul that left a two star army major general dead. this is the highe eest ranking american killed in the wars. harold green was the second-highest american serving in afghanistan, and oversaw transition efforts. this was his first war zone deployment. green and others were at the camp tuesday when an afghan soldier opened fire, seriously injuring several before being killed in return gunfire. the 15 wounded include 8 americans, 2 brits, 1 german, 4 afghans. it was on the decline as the international presence wound do