texas-sized confidence and charisma in perry's mug shot. how they are responding to the image and the plan to fight on. and get ready for an emmy show promo breaking bad with a trifecta of talent. what does it have to do with a pawnshop? this is "way too early." >> and purchasing this. ♪ that's right. you did not see that one. you did not see what she was trying to do there. i'm thomas roberts, wednesday, august 20th, welcome to way too early. we said pawnshop. we are going to show you that little promo coming up in a moment. the emmys on abc next monday. begin in ferguson, missouri. this is where attorney general eric holder will be 11 days after the deadly shooting of an

unarmed black teen by police. tense moments overnight, calm most of the day. peaceful protesters could be screaming not tonight as water and glass bottles were thrown at police. 47 people were arrested, but ronald johnson askan is hopeful violence may be declining. >> i think that turning point may made by the clergy, women of law enforcement partnered together to make a difference. but also those citizens who took to heart what we talked about last night, not allowing criminals in a peaceful protest. they protested early and went home early. and allowed us a better look at the criminals and agitators roaming the streets for their own agenda. >> earlier in the day, another police-involved shooting, killing a man armed with a knife

and yelling kill me now. attorney general holder is making a pledge to the residents of ferguson. he vows there will be a full, fair and independent investigation. meanwhile, the funeral will be on monday for 18-year-old michael brown who's death led to the widespread protests. and there was a heated back and forth whether there is a racial divide in that community. >> there is not a racial divide in the city of ferguson. >> according to whom? your perspective, or the african-americans in your community? >> that is the perspective of all residents in our city. absolutely. >> have you been watching the news? because there are people who, sire, with all due respect, on any network, not just this one, who disagree and live there. i'm asking, are you listening to them? >> absolutely. there's 22,000 residents in our community. this is effected about a half-mile strip of street in our

community. the rest of our community, the rest of the african-americans in our community are going about their daily lives, going to the businesses, walking their dog, going to the neighborhood watch meetings -- >> now new jersey governor and possible 2016 candidate chris christie is urging people not to jump to conclusions. the u.s. attorney general's office say don't make decisions on the police based on the situation in ferguson. >> i said all the time when i was the u.s. attorney privately, i hear a politician make a comment about a case they thought they were working on. i hate when they don't know anything, and act like they know everything. now i'm in public office, i don't want to be guilty of the same thing i criticized them for. i'm going to give the police the benefit of the doubt in new jersey, and ask for missouri, work it out and learn whatever lessons we need to learn from what happened when we have all the facts. >> u.s. intelligence officials

are looking at a video of islamist militants murdering james foley, a freelance journalist. they say it is retaliation for u.s. air strike against isis in iraq. he's wearing an orange jump suit, similar to those at tmo. he was kidnapped two years ago working for a french agency, a boston-based internet publication. he was also kidnapped in 2011 in libya. his family confirms it was him. and his mom wrote, quote, we have never been proud of our son, jim, he gave his life trying to show the syrian people. spare the others. they are innocents. they have no control over the u.s. government in iraq, syria

or the rest of the world. they are threatening to kill another american journalist in captivity. and rick perry has a mug shot. he surrenders, charged with abusing power. and vetoing $4 million for an office that investigates fraud. there was a raucous crowd. he was taking a defiant tone before being booked. >> i'm going to fight this injustice with every fiber of my being. and we will prevail. >> not long after he emerged to cheers, and he addressed the crowd once more. >> the actions that i took were lawful, they were legal, and they were proper. this indictment is fundamentally

a political act that seeks to achieve at the courthouse what could not be achieved at the ballot box. >> so now we turn our attention to political news out of alaska where moments ago dan sullivan was declared the winner of the state's republican senate primary. he was considered the front runner and backed by many establishment republicans. with more than 80% of the precincts reporting, 40% of the vote. joe miller, 32%, and lieutenant governor mead tread well. and he will face mark begich in the general election, considered one of the democrat's most vulnerable. and heading to silicon valley. david plouffe is joining uber as the senior vice president of policy and strategy. the car service business and

brand is looking for his campaign skills to gain entry into american cities, many with a powerful taxi lobby and strict regulations through which to maneuver. the corruption trial of bob mcdonald pitted one mcdonnell against another. the sister, sharing the same name as his wife say they can be a bully. there are two sides, you're not sure which one will show up. but the governor's sister tried to help the case, reinforcing the narrative. demonstrating the marriage was in tatters, and they continue have provided the favors for gifts and loans. he was out of the loop on a $50,000 check from a donor johnny williams that went to the real estate business they shared. when she called her brother to discuss the check, she could hear the first lady in the background, screaming, angered that she called him about the

money. there's an important recall this morning. the brita water filter company is calling more than 200,000 children's water bottles. no injuries reported, but three dozen instances of cracking or breaking. they are refunding customers for the water bottles. now debate after a female columnist wrote a piece headlineheadlin headlines hey, ladies, cat calls are great, deal with it. construction workers made my heart beat faster and made my is a say saucier. they grunt in recognition or back to the coffee break. it's not brain science, it's validating. several other writers took offense. quote, if women only had to put up with whistling from a few men

in hard hats, an eye roll could suffice. but verbal attacks, unsafe, threatened. and cat calling, don't deserve it. several empowerment means from within, not being empowered by cat calls. this got us talking, and brings us to the twitter question this morning. what are your thoughts about the new york post column that women should be flattered by cat calls. tweet the best answers and use the hashtag way too early as always. this isn't a way to get women talking about women, but we need to get this conversation raised up, you know, fathers of sons talking about this. fathers of daughters talking about this. let's think about this. okay? so we look forward to hearing what you think. still ahead on way too early. one rhode island little league coach tells us all why it's okay to lose. it's a very good speech. and the in cooler, a

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to be in the national conversation with miller as a heisman candidate. j.t. barrett is likely to take over the job. a little leaguer has made the cover of "sports illustrated." very cool, 13-year-old sensation who plays for philadelphia will grace the cover. she threw a shutout in the mid-atlantic final to send her team to the world series. following that up by becoming the first girl to throw a shut out after a 4-0 win over nashville last friday. also the sixth girl to ever record a hit in the competition. davis says her dream is to play basketball for the university of connecticut. she's well on her way. wish her the best. congrats on that cover. on monday night, the team from rhode island was a little low after being eliminated. their manager, david belisle gave a speech they are sure to remember.

>> everybody, heads up high. heads up high. let's talk for a moment. i have to see your eyes, guys. okay? there's no disappointment, okay, in your effort. okay? in the whole tournament, in the whole season. it's been an incredible journy., we have fought -- 8-7, 12-10 in hits. came to the last out, we didn't quit. that's us. boys, that's us. the only reason why, okay, i'll probably end up shedding a tear is this is the last time i'm going to end up coaching you guys. but i'm going to bring back with me, and the coaching staff, and you guys, something that no other team can provide but you guys, that's pride. okay? pride. >> coach, bill -- >> i want him to keep talking. >> since he's leave, maybe he can be our life coach.

he's great. what a nice guy. so the wall street journal reports the nfl is asking artists to pay to perform in the super bowl halftime show. potential performers narrowed down to rihanna, cold play and katy perry. they asked if they would be willing to give a portion of their -- >> because the nfl doesn't have any money -- >> they are cash-strapped. they are. they are also encouraged to give a financial contribution back to the league in exchange for the halftime gig. typically they aren't paid a big whopping salary. >> they get the itunes sales, it's publicity. >> bruno mars, the halftime show, up to 113 million, 111 watching the game -- >> pay to play -- >> typically pay for travel and everybody to get there. and the show itself. >> it's greedy. it's a bad pr move.

>> way greedy. to st. louis. bob costas, set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, the windup and the pitch. >> uh-oh. a little squirrely. >> not good enough for bob costas. he wants a do-over. not sure you're allowed to do that, but bob is. and his second attempt, right on the mark. >> you ask for the do-over, it better be a strike. >> a little pink eye in the olympics. >> he's bob costas. he's a huge cardinals fan. >> he threw out the first and the second pitch. the second was better. >> if he does it, now everybody else does too. >> the pressure is tough. you want to do a great job. >> of course. >> weatherwise? >> the pictures from arizona. this shows how much rain fell in arizona. we don't usually associate with heavy rain. but we had flash flooding that caught everything in its path. from those horses you see there

to trailers. people in their homes that needed rescuing. this is arizona, the desert. they don't have rivers and streams like the rest of the country. when it rains, that water just flows. interstate 17 was closed for a period yesterday too. thankfully today won't be as bad. the big story today is the heat. the south, they are back in school. summer arrives, the heat and humidity. air conditioners cranking for the next week or two. yesterday, 90s, 80s widespread. and we have a heat working in effect for st. louis. and a heat advisory towards the memphis area. extremely hot. st. louis, not record-break, upper 90s, but very humid too. not the relief at night with the overnight lows. highs in 95 to 100. and the same for memphis. and as i said, this is prolonged. at least through the weekend. and it looks like right through

much of next week too. very little relief. atlanta, big heat arises in the weekend. low 90s today. maybe cooled off by a thunderstorm. you get the picture. it looks like summer has finally arrived as we go through the end of august. >> it is finally here. but the images off the top, that's not typical to see that. >> it is the monsoon season in arizona. if they're going to get rain, it's now. they had 3 inches in some areas. and that's how much rain they typically get in a year. this is it. if it's going to rain in arizona, this is the time of year it happens. >> much appreciated. coming up on morning joe, the very latest on overnight protests and the arrests in ferguson, missouri, as eric holder heads to the area. back here, huddle around the water cooler and tell you about the time that julia louis dreyfus walked into a pawnshop to find bryan cranston and aaron

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so it was earlier in the show we told you after becoming the first girl to pitch a shut out in the little league world series, 13-year-old mo'ne davis is now the first little leaguer

to grace the cover of spor"spor illustrate illustrated". girls were not officially allowed to play little league until 1972 when maria pepe, a 12-year-old from new jersey sued the league. the case went as high as the new jersey supreme court. and the prime time emmy awards are set for monday night. three of them set up this spoof for the show. when julia louis dreyfus meets brya bryan cranston and aaron paul at the pawnshop. >> i read that celine dion has an island. i had a little bit too much rose and did too much shop. now i have to pay for my own island. >> playing with the volley ball. he is almost as pretty as her owner. >> well, that's very kind. but you know what? that's a prime time emmy award.

>> is it now? >> it is. >> i know exactly what it is. but you have to play dumb to drive the price down. >> i'm on veep now. >> what's beep? >> the sound a car makes. beep, beep. >> never heard of it. what show is this from? that's going to have a lot to do with the value. >> well, it's seinfeld. >> problem is that that show was a comedy. >> yes. >> see, this will be much more valuable if it was for a drama. give it a little test here. >> it's -- it is metal. >> it is indeed. >> i need that back. i need that back. >> no, no, no, we're just about to make a deal. >> i can't pawn my emmy. it's priceless to me. >> there you go. >> thank you. >> listen -- >> okay. >> call if you need anything else. >> i don't want that, man. yeah, that's what i said. >> feisty. >> that was pretty good.

the emmys are going to air on nbc coming up on the 25th. now to a motorcycle crash that looks like a hollywood stunt. this is out of russia. you see the car on the right switching lanes and then -- see, wh whammo, but somehow, this motorcycle driver does this insign flip after crashing into the bumper and lands on top of the vehicle. we are not very sure how he was able to accomplish that. very good core strength. very good core strength. all right, let's go ahead and get your responses to the twitter question we asked for the response on the new york post column that women should be flattered by cat calls. and we have the best responses. what do we have? twitter is lighting up about some people not having thought about it, now that they do, they have changed their opinion. >> exactly. they have a lot to say. it is not flattering, but

degrading and dehumanizing. i grew up in nyc, it's disrespectful and makes you feel powerless. i wouldn't go as far as the author, but it baffles me. >> the one that got me so interested is from d saying how would they feel about their daughters being publicly cat called. just put on that perspective of this is your sister or your mom or your daughter, somebody in your family, it changes the whole thing for you. >> yeah. >> what do you think of the video of the guy flipping on the car? real or fake? >> i think that's fake. no way that can be real. >> i'm thinking the same thing. this is a perfect stunt just captured on camera. >> shocking. >> all right, thank you, my dear. coming up next, a look at the stories you'll be talking about in the day ahead, and morning joe is just moments away. - you're thinking beneful. [announcer]beneful has wholesome grains,real beef,even accents of

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