right now on fir"first look breaking news. >> molotov cocktails were thrown, there were shootings, looting. vandalism and other acts of violence that clearly appear not to have been spontaneous or premeditated criminal acts. >> a private autopsy by the family of michael brown reveals he was shot at least six times. attorney general eric holder has ordered a federal autopsy and the governor calls in the national guard. president obama returns to the white house as the u.s. steps up military assaults in iraq plus a deadly outcome when two trains collide.

the little league world series heats up. good monday morning, i'm frances rivera. governor jay nixon ordered the missouri national guard to restore peace and order this. after what officials are calling deliberate attacks against police officers last night. violence once again erupted in the streets about 3 1/2 hours ahead of the curfew. at a news conference a couple of hours ago highway patrol captain ron johnson confirmed at least three protesters were shot at the hands of other protesters. there were people with guns in the crowds. also a number of people throwing molotov cocktails at police as well as looting and vandalizing stores in the area and have the results of a private autopsy on 18-year-old michael brown. it shows that he was shot at least six times. the autopsy indicates that all bullets were fired into the front of his body including twice in the head and four times on the right side.

attorney general eric holder is taking the unusual extra steps by having the justice department conduct its own autopsy. nbc news' jay gray has been reporting all night and what can you tell us? >> hey there, good morning, frances. early this morning, the governor of missouri did order the national guard to move, soldiers expected to be here later after what was another difficult and dangerous night in ferguson. the chaos unfolded hours before the curfew took effect in ferguson. with armored vehicles, officers in riot gear rushing in. >> i had no alternative but to elevate the level of our response. >> reporter: police used smoke canisters and tear gas to try and gain control of what they

describe as a very dangerous situation. >> shots being fired on officers, a number of molotov co cocktails and the looting or advanta vandalism of businesses. >> reporter: two or three in the crowd were injured by gun many fire. none of those involving police. at least four businesses were damaged and looted and for the first time the violence stretched to just outside the police command post here. the call went out to every available officer to rush back to the area where dozens with shields, batons and wearing gas masks, others with weapons drawn worked to lock down their compound. as another night of violence was unfolding so was a new picture of what happened the day michael brown was shot and killed. attorneys released this sketch from a private autopsy by a doctor hired by the brown family. it shows the 18-year-old was shot six times adding to the

hea heartache, frustration and anger for a family and community already seemingly pushed past its limits. now, the brown family and the doctor who performed the autopsy are expected to speak publicly about the results later this morning. that is the latest from here in ferguson, i'm jay gray, frances, back to you now. >> msnbc will carry that live when it happens. listen how one protester describes being hit with tear gas hours before the curfew went that effect. >> we was marching at first and everyone was standing around so we decided let's march. we'll march up to the command center, go down on our knees and say hands up and don't shoot and we demand justice and before we could get to our knees they started shooting us with tear gas. >> but those continued clashes, meanwhile, president obama is taking a short break from his martha's vineyard vacation and

flew back to washington and the white house hasn't given much detail about why the president had to return to d.c. but he is expected to be briefed on the latest unrest in missouri and in iraq. stayings on the topic of iraq iraqis forces along with kurdish troops have retaken the mosul dam from terrorists after they stepped up their air campaign in iraq. brian mooar has more. >> reporter: this is a key hydroelectric dam that provides power to that area and the obama administration says that this could not have been retaken without american air support. this morning, president obama returned to washington cutting short a martha's vineyard vacation overshadowed by the military action in iraq. >> what we're watching in iraq and in syria, frankly, is the worst case scenario for the middle east, this cancer that's

growing that's consuming all over the place. >> i think what's going on in iraq is horrific and it warrants a response. we cannot just put our heads in the sand and pretend did doesn't exist. >> reporter: the president informed congress he's authorized new air strikes to protect a dam in mosul saying civilians and assets will be endangered if it falls to terrorists. >> you've got to show people of mosul and these towns captured that they have -- there's some hope that folk also come and get them out. >> reporter: republicans and democrats alike are backing the president but want more answers. >> we're missing a critical question here which is what is our mission. what is the united states' mission. what are we trying to accomplish here? >> a familiar question with american forces once again fighting for iraq's future. the president is meeting later today with members of his national security council at the white house. frances. >> brian mooar for us in washington, d.c. thank you very much. when it comes to that indictment, tough talking texas

governor rick perry had this to say. >> this indictment amounts to nothing more than abuse of power. >> perry is accused of threatening to torpedo millions for a public corruption unit and the reason the d.a. in charge's dui arrest. she was investigating a cancer research program tied to perry. perry is texas' first governor to be indicted since 1917. a killer wreck. two freight trains collided head-on and two crew members killed, two others hurt and 500 in the area had to evacuate. it took seven hours to put it out. no word on how both trains ended up on the same track. time to bring you sports. we start with the nfl preseason that continues with the 49ers debuted against the broncos. peyton manning went is 12 of 14d

the broncos dominated the home team, 44-0. in charlotte, the panthers beat the chiefs 28-16 and cam newton made a strong return completing four of nine passes for 65 yards. and preseason ap college football poll release ranking the state on top rounding out the top five, alabama, oregon, oklahoma and ohio state ranked fifth. >> charlie white and meryl davis. >> driver -- >> start your engines. >> that was followed by boos. danica patrick's car turned sideways and from there, lap 97 where kyle larson goes hard into the wall and sends his flames in flames and smoke. 'ses to climbed out uninjured but jeff gordon will come out

with a win, his third of the season. to pennsylvania for the little league world series, pennsylvania takes on texas, bottom of the first. mo'ne davis gets her first wit a blooper to right field. that will bring in a run. texas strong later with the solo homer. that will bring in three more runs. a grounder to short and an overthrown ball at first gives pennsylvania a run. and a 7-6 win. the farewell tour for derek jeter continues and fans expressing their love. applause, standing os, a five-acre tribute. his face is etched in with thanks, captain clutch. as bill karins would say, amazing. amazed balls. mother nature one, drivers, zero. roads wash oued out.

more than three inches fell. >> it was rough. >> for a look at our weather, bill karins is here. >> they had a 70-mile-per-hour wind gust that did a lot of damage and knocked power out. yeah, texas is going to go from storms over the weekend to we're just turning the heat up. this will be one of the hottest weeks of the summer. that's saying something because we haven't had a lot of heat across the country. we haven't had any big epic heat waves but it is going to be hot. yesterday was 101 in san antonio. that was the beginning of it. the hot air is finally going to push cooler air out, especially the southern half of the country. notice dallas near 100 degrees. all week long so that's to be expected this time of year. atlanta, you've been kind of cool. that's going to change. we're going to be mid-90s with a high heat index towards the end of the week and add humidity too so today thunderstorms in the southeast but by the end it'll be drier and hot. wet weather. traveling through west virginia, virginia, even north carolina, already some showers on the map

and see thunderstorms also mixed in later today so don't expect a very hot day there. we will be dodging the showers in d.c. too. 83 for your forecast. and it's a cool, crisp, beautiful morning and how many of these mornings have we had from the great lakes up through the northeast and that should continue tomorrow. i mean, it's jut been an amazing like -- there's hardly any humidity in the northeast this summer and it continues. >> i love the reminder where there's 100-degree thems but seeing the back to school fall stuff and pumpkins and halloween. >> i saw mums in the store the other day. you can't do that already. >> i know. we got to love it while we have it. stale head, north korea ignites a direct request from pope francis, plus the ice bucket challenge is everywhere but now there's news about the man who inspired it all. only 5% contained approaching downtown los angeles. you're watching "first look" on

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welcome back. leading the news ebola patients plea as armed men raid liberia clinic. 17 patients infected with ebola are now unaccounted for. items were taken including bloodstained sheets and mattresses. in tennessee's "daily times." bourbon production reaches highest point since '70s. they're making a big bet by stashing away their largest stockpiles in more than a generation and banking on continued international demand like china and a culture that has a taste for bourbon. other stories we're following. just 25 miles from downtown los angeles, a fast-moving wildfire torches through dry brush. just hours after it started the u.s. forest service said it's grown to 400 acres. it's only 5% contained. to the unrest in pakistan where protesters called for their prime minister's resignation, it stems from alleged voter fraud. in front of a rally of 1500 people, one politician

encouraged civil disowe beadins and urged people not to pay their taxes. a friend of the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge is dead after a diving accident. police say 27-year-old corey griffin drowned when he jumped from a building into the water on the island of nantucket in massachusetts. just hours beforehand he helped raise nearly $100,000 for an als charity. prosecutors expect more charges against a couple accused of kidnapping two young amish sisters and sexually abusing them. they were arrested friday. and the pope's five-day visit to south korea is over. it called for improved relations with china and north korea. he even invited north korea to mass, but they declined. in wisconsin, a woman loves giraffes. she went to the zoo. hopped a fence and went right up to one. the giraffe licked her face and then kicked her in the head.

she's okay but she'll have to pay an almost $700 fine. breaking this morning, wikileaks founder julian assange will leave he can what for. our country faces a far greater threat than before 9/11, what one person says. e with a d. that's not the coffee talkin'. [ female announcer ] start your day with kellogg's frosted mini wheats cereal. it's a delicious way to get the nutrition you want.

now here's your first look at your monday morning dish of scrambled politics.

wikileaks founder julian assange announced he will be leaving the ecuadorian embassy in london soon but add no further details. he confirmed reports his health suffered two years living in the embassy. a new report by der spiegel says kerry was spied on. the german spy agency recorded a call he made in 2013 and recorded a call between clinton's former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan in 2012 and said it was done accide accidentallily. the news comes at a time when germany is still upset over reports its officials were being spied on. as the u.s. escalates air strikes in iraq in an effort to defeat islamist militant group isis there is a warning from congressman mike rogers. he chairs the house intelligence committee on cbs' "face the nation" and compared the threat level before 9/11 to what the u.s. faces today.

>> before 9/11 there was single level threat streams coming into the united states so pretty serious, obviously they got in and conducted the attacks on 9/11, now you have multiple organizations all al qaeda-minded trying to accomplish the same thing. >> stunning new report by the group feeding america says 25% of active military families or 620,000 households seek help from food pantries and other charity groups. another 2.37 million households with at least one veteran are seeking help from food pantry. >> hello. >> hi, hill, it's bill. i don't want you to forget my birthday is coming up. >> kevin spacey did his best bill clinton to prank her. it was for the former president's 68th birthday. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. always a lot to digest when it comes to politics. joined by david knanakamura.

good morning. all eyes on ferguson. the president watching as he breaks away from his vacation to go back to washington. how should you expect him to address it given the fact that the national guard is moving in and eric holder calling for the justice department to conduct their own autopsy. >> this afternoon the president is going to meet with him to get his latest briefing. the white house will allow ph o photojournalists to take photos to show he is engaged on a daily basis. he made remarks last week. whether he will again this week depends on events. they want to show eric hold ser leading a federal effort to ensure a fair investigation on the ground and authorized another autopsy on the body of michael brown so i think for now that's the way the president will handle this. but i'm sure they're keeping close tabs on it and could make

remarks again this week. >> also the air strikes and i'm sure that will be addressed as well when he meets with his vice president -- with the vice president and his other advisors. >> absolutely meeting with the national security council advisers as well. the white house hasn't given a lot of reasons why the president came back. he will go back in two more days but you saw malia on the plane with him so it could be a personal issue as well. the white house has said they don't expect any major announcements during this short break the president came back. >> to rick perry and indictment here calling it a farce and larger scope. would you consider this a legitimate criminal investigation or last 30 seconds or hardball politics. >> the early legal analysis suggests the governor does have a right to veto funding. the question is will more details come out as perry really trying to do damage to this offense in a broader way? right now the perry campaign saying this is a politically motivated indictment and they're going to continue talking about it that way. most legal analysts saying unless we find out something

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♪ taking you back 45 years ago, today the woodstock festival wound to a close, three days of peace and music ended with a midmorning set by jimi hendrix. >> can you imagine being there

for that. >> wouldn't it be nice? even though i love being an '80s kid. >> go to woodstock or see elvis. >> woodstock without a doubt. well, you know what, likely there weren't many -- you know, these commercial water bottles we'd see -- but the place where you did see it is in that picture, that "downton abbey" picture this. is supposed to be in the '20s. >> oops moment. >> oops moment, fine, it was viral. we saw it everywhere. this is the response the cast had when it comes to what they did. look at this image here. how clever is that, the cast and the crew all saying, oops, but look, you know, this is what they're doing, all clever because they did it in response and also to promote water aid that brings clean water to those without it >> that's the way to spin it. >> own it. >> well done. talk about a mistake and owning it -- ? over the weekend, every dad wants to do this. catch the foul ball for your son and did exactly that.

this is at busch stadium. high pop, will it be playable? >> dad catches it. gives it to his blond-haired son and what does the son do? >> throw it back. >> i'm frances rivera. "way too early" starts now. sunday to start with prayers and messages of peace and justice took a very different turn after dark and i believe the continued resolve of the good people in this community ultimately will triumph over the few people bent on violence and destruction. >> but that resolve is being tested with the breaking news overnight of more violent clashes. missouri's governor says he'll send in the national guard. missouri is now more militarized. rick perry vows to fight an indictment for charges of abuse of bower. why he claims it is an abuse of

power to actually charge him. for the land of the free and the home of the brave this woman is on a star-spangled mission. how she's lending her voice to a patriotic new record. this is "way too early." ♪ what so proudly we hailed -- good morning, everybody. hope you had a great weekend. i'm thomas roberts. it is monday, august 18th. welcome to "way too early," the show also on a mission for the undercaffeinated and the news hungry. right down to it. we have a lot of news to cover this monday morning. we begin in ferguson where violence returned to the streets more than a week after an unarmed plaque teen shot to death by an officer and just hours ago democratic governor jay nixon ordered the national guard to the city to, quote, help restore peace and order. for the second night in a row a curfew was in place and police and demonstrators were involved in some very heated clashes