right now on "first look," emotions running high in missouri. thousands turned out for a candlelight vigil for an 18-year-old shot and killed by a police officer. tensions erupted into anger which led to looting, vandalized property and a major police presence. fierce fighting continues in northern iraq. the kurds overwhelming isis in two towns and targeted u.s. bombings are having an impact. is rory mcilroy the new tiger woods? and more fallout from the tony stewart collision that killed a young driver. plus, gas prices down 19 cents in seven weeks. and turtle power with megan fox rules the weekend. good monday morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. a call for calm in a st. louis suburb after an unarmed black

teen is shot dead. new video of rioting and looting in ferguson, tempers reached a boiling point sunday night. looters ran sacked stores during a vigil for 18-year-old michael brown. a struggle over a cop's gun led to his fatal shooting. brown's family is not buying it. this morning the community remains on edge bracing for more backlash. nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: crowds gathered in ferguson, missouri, sunday night to march for justice and peace. but their vigil quickly turned violent. dozens of police officers from st. louis and surrounding areas rushed in as an angry mob lit fires and looted local businesses, frustration boiling over after michael brown, an unarmed 18-year-old was shot and killed during a struggle with a ferguson police officer saturday afternoon. the protesters tried to push through barricades but a line of

officers and riot gear held their ground. the violence continued late into the night while civic leaders called for calm and promised justice as the investigation into brown's death continues. jay gray, nbc news. also we have breaking news within the hour, senior u.s. officials say the obama administration has again directly arming kurds in iraq. last night the u.s. military conducted a fourth airdrop of food and wear the along the sinjar mountains. there you see members of the y z yazidis. 1,000 refugees escaped with help from rebels. the u.s. is weighing options to rescue the rest. hours ago during a press conference in australia, chuck hagel spoke of the need for a wider humanitarian response. >> this is a humanitarian issue of great consequence for all of

the world. and i think great powers understand they have responsibilities in these areas. >> meanwhile, the u.s. is also monitoring the deepening political crisis following a show of force from prime ministerial maliki. richard, what is the latest? >> seeing that the u.s. is willing to arm the kurds in iraq is yet another clear indication that u.s. officials see isis as a very serious threat. also some american personnel has been removed from the consulate in erbil. the add smgs wo the administration is working on a plan to get them out of harm's way. >> reporter: the isis threat is spreading. u.s. lawmakers fear that the terrorist group could move its target. >> if you don't adjust your strategy, these people are coming here. >> reporter: the administration says there is no signs of a u.s. aimed attack. but involvement is necessary to

curb that risk. >> iraqis look at america as being able to help prevent a genocide. we should do that. >> reporter: over the weekend, more humanitarian airdrops for yazidis stranded on sunjar mountain receiving thousands of pounds of food and water. the state department says they're pulling out american personnel in erbil citing abundance of caution. and will explore options for evacuating stranded refugees. the iraqi prime ministerial i can spoke for the first time since the usair strikes. he says he'll not step down. >> prime minister maliki politicized the military and militarized the politics of iraq over the last several years. that has to be reversed. >> we can't wait for maliki and iraqi parliament to fight isis. every day that goes by, isis becomes a direct threat to the united states of america. they are more powerful now than al qaeda was on 9/11.

>> and despite that grim warning, the president says there will be no troops on the ground in iraq. meanwhile, there was a parliament hearing schedule for today to discuss the new iraqi leadership. it's now been postponed. in the mideast, a new day, a new cease-fire. this morning it seems to be holding. egypt helped broker this latest truce. before it went into effect, this happened. israeli missiles fell over gaza. a factory and a house of gaza's mayor were obliterated. both sides are expected to resume peace talks in cairo later today. well, red hot rory mcilroy does it again, winning back to back majors after taking the title at the pga championship. it was a tight race to the finish. early on, it was a three player fight for the lead between rickie fowler, henriq stinson

and rory. he found his groove. able to get an eagle on that. and then back in the race at 14 under. on the 17th, he birdies to get this two shot lead. and as darkness rolls in during the final minutes, mcilroy sinks in the winner to finish 16 under. at just 25 years, 3 months and 6 days old, rory becomes the third youngest player to win four majors behind tiger woods and jack nicklaus. that is some good company. all right. this morning no criminal charges have been filed against three time nascar champion tony stewart. but investigators are still looking into what caused a fatal track accident over the weekend. stewart's car struck fellow driver 20-year-old kevin ward jr. on saturday. ward was treated at the scene but pronounced dead at the hospital. in a statement released sunday, stewart wrote in part, "there aren't words to describe the sadness i feel about the accident that took the life of

kevin ward jr. it is a very emotional time for all involved." officials say ward got out of his car on the dimly lit track and appeared to be confronting stewart when he was hit. and in other sports news, reagan smith drove in stewart's place yesterday during the sprint cup series race at watkins glen einternational. kyle busch in a hurry to leave the pit stall accidentally takes off with a gas can still attached. he'll have to come back for a pass through penalty. lap 50, poll it is jeff gordon was in lead before his car lost power. 35 laps to go, a scary collision. look at that. sends driver ryan newman hard into the guardrail. both drivers will be okay. after all that, it was a.j. 5 almindiger to win.

ryan lochte beat michael phelps at the u.s. national championships in the 200 meter. he led the entire race finishing just .05 seconds ahead of phelps. their times were records as the second and third fastest times in the world this year. not bad. phelps remains winless though in four races since coming out of retirement. to baseball, marlins-reds. march wlinz a power hit into center. it looks like it is out of there. but denied. reds jay bruce makes the incredible leap to make it over the wall grab. the reds go on to win 7-2. to toronto, tied at five in 19 innings. that's a lot there. it's blue jays slugger jose batista with a walkoff single to right to top the tigers 6-5. in milwaukee, dodgers-brewers tied at one. clayton kershaw with a wild pitch. a quick throw to third to catch the runners off the bag. he is ruled safe.

review called though and that is reversed. bottom of the fifth, an amazing diving catch by kershaw on a bunt. he'll make that a double catching the runner at third. the dodgers will go on to win 5-1. female pitcher mona davis led her team to the title little league world series. davis struck out six batters to lead her young team of philadelphia to a victory over a squad from delaware. she will become only the 17th girl to play in the little league world series in 68 years. you go, girl! and a wardrobe malfunction during the hot dog derby. check this out. the kid in the mustard can't get up. he loses his pants. tripping repeatedly. unable to catch up. you'll get it next time, mustard. at least his buns -- >> and his parents didn't relish the moment. >> you've been dying to say that all morning long. you're back finally.

>> yes. enough playing at the beach for me. i refuse to do it anymore. >> oh, yeah, right. poor bill. >> poor me, right? good morning, everyone. we had a great beach weekend for the northeast. no complaints whatsoever. southeast we did have storms to deal with over the weekend. and another shot of coolish type air is coming down through the great lakes where, you know, people are starting to talk about the leaves changing early. hopefully not. we're watching some of that rain this morning around chicago, milwaukee, that's going to slide to grand rapids. if you're in areas of northern illinois, indiana, and eventually over towards southern michigan, expect a rainy morning for you. temperatures over the next two to three days, about five to ten degrees below average. not exactly cold or chilly. it will be cool once again. we'll have a good chunk of rain heading for the mid-atlantic and northeast in the days ahead. today, showers and thunderstorms, ohio valley and the southeast. and then eventually that rainfall will spread to the east. we actually haven't had any rain in a while. the green on the map shows you the rain. eventually a lot of us will get

soaked including areas around new york city. it looks like new york city tuesday afternoon some storms and then a good soaking rain tuesday night into wednesday. but then it clears out with another like 70s. >> this has been a mild summer. >> coolish summer. >> you want to call it coolish. >> you want to call it mild. >> i'm from texas. it gets hot. >> it should be chilly. >> it's down right an ice storm. have you ever heard of the prince of pot? we'll explain. plus, great news for renters who pay on time. and plus in dating and hooking up, is it possible to legally define when yes means yes and no really means no?

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time to get down to business. great news for drivers as gas prices have dipped about six cents per gallon over the past two weeks. prices have dropped 19 cents over the past seven weeks. two of the major credit rating companies have started to consider rental payments into

credit files. this is great news for renters who have stellar records of rental payments. researchers from the stockholm evince constitute say the state department underestimated the amount of pollution that the xl pipeline would create. they say the alberta to texas project will result in lower oil prices but that raises demand and creates four times the amount of global warming pollution. some other stories making news this morning. researchers at auburn university have developed a promising compound that could help treat diseases like ebola and not a moment too soon. nearly 1,000 have died in what has been called the largest outbreak ever recorded. according to "the new york times," it all started with a 2-year-old boy. she says she thought she was going to die. now the woman at the center of this video is sharing her story for the first time. marlene told associated press that she felt like the california highway patrol officer was going to kill her.

and afterwards, she would often wake up screaming. the officer is on desk duty pending an investigation. >> he spent five years in a u.s. prison but the man they call the prince of pot is going home. canada handed him over after he pleaded guilty to selling marijuana seeds to americans. the 56-year-old vows political revenge against his government. in campaigns to stop sexual assaults on college campuses, the phrase no means no is a familiar monday tra. well now law makers in california are trying to define when yes means yes. new legislation would require all schools that receive public funds for financial assistants to set standards for consent. it would be the first of its kind. a white house report revealed one in five college students is a victim of sexual assault. hillary's pointed criticism of the obama administration, texas' wendy davis' hard hitting ad and sarah palin speaking

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now here's your monday morning fist look at scrambled politics. hillary clinton is once again weighing in on president obama's foreign policy. in a brand new interview published by the atlantic, clinton addressed the on going crisis in syria saying the failure to help build up a credible fighting force of the people who were the originateors of the protest against assad left a big vacuum which the

jihadist have now filled. she also played on a phrase used by president obama saying great nations need organizing principles and don't do stupid stuff is not an organizing principle. voters in hawaii took to the polls and ousted governor neil abercrombie in a democratic primary. he lost to his opponent david egay by a 2-1 margin. meanwhile, the senate primary race between abercrombie appointee brian shats and congresswoman colleen hanaboosa is too close to call. shats is leading by fewer than 1700 votes. t"the washington post" says senate republicans can take back the senate his reasoning. senator john walsh's decision not to seek re-election wins for incumbent republicans and key primary races. and the retirement by democrats and tough states. texas gubernatorial candidate wendy davis' new campaign ad slams greg abbott for his decision to choose a

corporation over a rape victim when he was a texas supreme court judge. take a listen. >> six judges, democrats and republicans, ruled in their favor and they won. but greg abbott sided with the company against the victim. saying the company had no responsibility. thank god this time greg abbott lost. >> well, sarah palin's new web channel is giving us unfeddered access to the tea party darling. but take a look at what happens when she tried to respond to elizabeth warren's call for a higher minimum wage. >> we believe -- wait. i thought -- fast food joints? don't you guys think that they're like of the devil or something? liberals, you want to send those evil employees who would dare work at a fast food joint that you just don't believe in, i thought you wanted to send them

to purg torre or something. >> that is your scrambled politics. joining me is lynn sweet from the chicago sun times. a few days in, how deep is this divide getting between democrats and republicans over these air strikes in iraq? >> well, it is a bridge that can't be -- a gap that can't be bridged right now. it is basically some leading republicans are saying that we should be sending in more assistance to the kurdish -- to the kurdish minorities who are trapped in iraq. and with congress out until after labor day, it's going to be hard to see how there can be any kind of a big change in the situation right now. >> but we are getting word from an official in the obama administration that the u.s. is arming kurds. what kind of reaction can we expect from key players in the middle east from this? >> well, i mean the key players in congress actually should welcome both sides of the aisles

will welcome the arming of the kurds. it makes it -- it takes away pressure for the u.s. to even consider sending in more personnel even in the nonofficial capacity, in the nonofficial fighting capacity but as advisors. which the u.s. does have people. avoiding american casualties is what is most important. internationally, president obama has been talking with his counterparts, particularly in british and france to have a humanitarian -- a united humanitarian response to the crisis. >> it's going to be interesting to see how this plays out on a global scale now that the decision has been made to arm the kurds. i want to ask you briefly, the president says this is a limited mission. and there will be no boots on the ground. can he keep that promise and not be dragged into what is called mission creep? >> well that, is his problem right now. he has two in some ways opposing goals. he wants to provide humanitarian

assistance and he does not want to drag the u.s. into another engagement in iraq. so this is where the getting the iraqi government straightened out is crucial. that's where secretary of state kerry is trying to push the iraqi prime minister maliki into saying that he's not -- he can't stay. just over the weekend the united states said that they don't support him. they made that clear. that may help. >> yeah. maliki is remaining defiant as we've been reporting. lynn sweet, thank you for your insight. coming up, first buzz including how police came to the rescue for this little guy. sleep an ounce, unwind with tide, downy, and bounce. the sweet dreams collection is so relaxing, so you can tuck in and turn off after a day oh so taxing. tide, downy, and bounce. official products of the national sleep foundation.

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all right. first buzz. i have a question for bill. how much wood can a wood chuck chuck? >> if a would chuck could? >> this one not very much his poor head is stuck in a grate. look at this little thing. the fire department -- >> what is he doing? >> if that is not the cutest little face ever. poor guy. we don't know how he got stuck. he was stuck in a sewer grate in massachusetts. the fire department had to come out d.c. took them about 20 minutes. they got the little guy out, thank goodness. of course, he ran off into the woods as wood chucks do. >> okay. how many -- the ninja turtles, number one at the box office. obviously they're going to be a big deal. remember when the dalmatians was number one, the disney movie? everyone went and got a dalmatian. then people realize dalmatians are hyper and bad pets. difficult pets. i should have said. they're expecting maybe the same

craze possible with this as that a lot of people are going to be running out and getting turtles. they're worried about people getting them and don't real yoiz how lo -- realize how long they can live. and then they'll be in the pet stores. >> all right. thanks for watching. "way too early" starts right now. if he does not go on the offensive against isis, they are coming here. >> isis is growing throughout the region. and their goal as they have stated openly time after time is the destruction of the united states of america. >> they are more powerful now than al qaeda was on 9/11. >> more air strikes in iraq and more embolden language from the neocons. plus, another sign she's ready to run. former secretary of state hillary clinton come out distancing herself from obama's foreign policy. tragedy on the track. nascar driver tony stewart hits and kills at driver on the race

through the unique circumstances around the death, warrant charges. and taking an ice bath for a great cause. i took the als ice bucket challenge on the "today" show on sunday. and now i get to nominate three others that need to make an ice run. this is "way too early"! hey, everybody. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it is monday, august 11th. welcome to "way too early," the show that looks good dry and dare we say just as good wet. >> wet! >> that's right. thank you. all right. i ask for a big help for that and they helped. it was a chilly weekend i had. we'll talk about that coming up in the cooler. we want to talk about what is happening