do not mess up the hair and selfie-making device. this is "way too early." you were away? you were away. hi, everybody. thomas roberts. it's wednesday, september 10th. the ice bucket challenge, you can still donate and just found out jen was never challenged to the bucket. never challenged to the bucket. we'll have to figure out a way to get her challenged to the bucket. she was away on vacation during that stuff. and a jam-packed show. we begin at the white house, president obama hours away now from unveiling his plans to confront islamic state militants in iraq and syria. addressing the nation at 9:00 eastern time and is prepared to authorize air strikes against isis in syria.

president obama told congressional leaders he does not need lawmakers approval to conduct strikes on these militants however is expected to ask congress to authorize the training and arming of more moderate members of the syrian rebellion. senate minority leader mish mcconnell expects many members of congress to back the president but urging him to let wong weigh nnkts i said when elizabeth warren begins to sound like dick cheney, you know it's pretty broad bipartisan support for dealing with this group of terrorists. i think my answer would be, he really ought to be asking for our support whether or not he may think he's authorized to do what he intends to do. i think it would be in his best interests and the country's best interests. >> so it was exactly one year ago today that president obama gave another address about possible military action in syria, and back then, he was treating president bashar al assad, fighting the same

militants the u.s. is facing in the region. unlike public opinion today, many americans were reluctant to support military abc at that tithat -- action at that time. new polls points to a growing concern osier national security. according to nbc news and the "wall street journal," 47% of americans feel less safe today than before the attacks of zpt 1 11 september 11th. and more than 60% say it's in our country's interest to take military action against isis. but the nation is divided over whether to incorporate combat troops or air strikes alone. 94% of americans say they've had heard about the two beheaded u.s. journalists, and that's more than any other news event the poll covered in the past five years. and americans support of president obama's strategy.

32% of his handling of foreign affairs. nearly one-third of democrats disapprove. another high. republicans are overwhelmingly seen as more capable of managing the nation's foreign policy over democrats. when it comes to who can best handle the nation's defense, republicans again are favored over democrats by 38%. so president obama's overall approval rating remains at an all-time low. 40%. you see there. and americans would prefer republicans to take control of congress by a narrow margin. just two points. but the margin widens to ten points in states with key senate elections. of registered voters who prefer a republican congress, 59% say it's because they oppose president obama and his party. americans are still pessimistic about the direction of the country. more than two-thirds say we're on the wrong track. all right. now we move on to our other top story this morning involving the nfl. the commissioner, roger goodell

standing by the position it had not seen the full casino video that led to ray rice's suspension telling cbs news the league has been transparent about what it knew and when it knew it. >> yesterday morning. i got into the office and our staff had come to me and said there's new evidence. there's video that you need to see, and i watched it and -- >> did you know a tape existed? >> we aren't seen the tape that occurred in the elevator. we assumed there was, asked for video but were everybody inner granted that opportunity. >> so did anyone in the nfl see the second videotape before monday? >> no. >> no one in the nfl? >> no one in the nfl. to my knowledge, and i asked that same question and the answer to that is, no. >> meanwhile, the baltimore ravens owner wrote a lengthy

letter to stakeholders apologizing for failing to pursue the video and the team's own investigation. now, more vigorously, steve bisciotti says they stopped trying to obtain the video saying we did not do all we should have and no amount of explanation can remedy that. he went on to say seeing the full video changed everything and now the new head of emergency state senate is calling on the attorney general to pro prosecutors handling of the case. reaction on tuesday by ray rice and his wife, saying i have to be strong for my wife. she is so strong. we are in good spirits and janae rice blamedmedia for making them relive that over and over saying, this is our life. what did you all cigarette if your intentions were to hurt us,

embarrass us, take our happiness away you succeeded. know we will continue to grow and show the world what real love is. how teammates reacted after tuesday's big game. >> i don't condone what someone has done but i'm also not going to be the judge and jury. >> obviously, doesn't paint a good picture of who ray is as a person but, i've played with ray, this would have been the seventh year and sometimes good people make bad decisions and put themselves in a bad light and, really, my heart goes out to him and his family, and i hope they get through this as best they can. >> i think we have to question the judgment of some of the media outlets as far as the constant re-airing of the video. you know, forcing janae, the victim to relive this emotional and physical abuse. i think that's terrible.

i think it's absolutely awful. >> so when we look at the professional aspect of all of this, rice is likely going to lose a small fortune on licensing because nike endeded relationship it had with the running back. ea sports removed his player profile from the popular madden video game and ravens exchanging his jersey for others at stadium stores. several candidates are looking ahead to november after winning races on the final day of primary season. and receiving just under 50% of the vote and in his victory speech, brown tried to draw a direct lynch between his new opponent and president obama. >> we know what to expect if she's rewarded for another term. whatever comes next on the obama agenda, whatever team obama asks of senator shaheen, there is an absolute 99% chance that she'll

vote? and i don vote yes. i don't know about you but i do not like those odds. if we're ever going to hold this president accountable we have to hold this senator accountable as well and this chance will not come again. so let's take it right now and turn this country around! >> all right. on the other side of things, senator shaheen also head a rally last night to kick off her campaign in one of the races that will determine which party controls the senate. taking brown to tsk fask for mo from the state of massachusetts i. didn't ju . >> i didn't just move here. [ cheers and applause ] i've been here, trying to make a difference for new hampshire. [ applause ] but no matter where scott brown

lives, he's going to put scott brown first. not you. not your family, and not new hampshire. >> in new york, democratic governor andrew cuomo survived a primary challenge from the left. he had more than 60% of vote, but his opponent received a better than 34%. and in massachusetts, a marine vet defeated nine-time democrat congressman john tyranny. we turn to business news. wall street is looking to make up for yesterday's losses. the dow had its biggest one-day drop in a month falling noorn 97 points. apple even after his new product announcement didn't do much to help out. steve sedgwick live from london. first, big news concerning detroit and bankruptcy there. bring us up to speed on that. >> reporter: absolutely. viewers will know the biggest municipal bankruptcy in american history as well, trying to get detroit back on track with a new

restructuring plan. holdouts. some creditors fed up with the terms offered. it appears a creditor, a bond credit holder as well, may well now say yes to a deal tr detroit. they could get 26 cents on the dollar. up from 10 cents on the dollar. only a few holdouts, hedge funds, and concerns about trump entertainment resorts. set to close the taj mahal casino in atlantic city, potentially, asked for bankruptcy protection as well. taj mahal needs to see a huge numbers of cost cutting if they'll stay afloat. unions said this is not on the cards as far as they're concerneds and could be the second major resort complex trump has to close given its recent problems. also closed the trump plaza hotel and casino. >> not just a problem for trump but a.c. in general having trouble with the casino

business, and also apple. everybody talking about it today and the products that they unveiled yesterday. investors not as impressed but a lot of positive feedback on twitter. so what did the stock say, though? >> could have been a rumor set on the phenomena here. shares had a good run-up. went from 700 down to 500 and a stock split. back up to $100, equivalent in old money, back up to $700. they ride 5% on the back of the announcement and came off low other than the session. seems that people expected the watch, expected the iphone 6 but just a little underwhelmed perhaps on the time scale when the iwatch will be available. shares traded 14 times forward, getting technical. cheaper than the broader nasdaq and cheaper than the likes the yahoo! facebook, the other big names out there. >> a surprise, anymore in jo big

unveil with all the leaks that get put out there? >> absolutely. we expect add watch. expected the iphone 6 and of course got the iphone 6 plus as well. the fact is it's an margins. and big rival, such as samsung, found the same problems. apple used to enjoy margins, some of 68% and people are worried about cannibalization. you got the ipad, the ipod, do you need the iwatch? marginization and cannibalization. i think that's what people on the street are worried about. a closers look what it all means for apple coming up talking aboutant new lineup and why wall street shrugged it off. still ahead on "way too early," the only place in america you'll find a parking space that cost many times more than the average american home. and dating the one and other than britney spears. >> since arrived here asked out by ten different people.

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cook revealed apple's new products. >> good morning. >> reporter: departing from tradition, apple ceo tim cook skimmed t skipped the apple company updates. >> everything's great. >> reporter: and jumped right into what he called the greatest phones inned world. >> these are the new iphones. >> reporter: the biggest change might be the bigger sizes and then there's the faster processor, improved cameras, more user-friendly text message options and a host of other one-ups. >> we have one more "thing." >> reporter: cook has been criticized for not producing a truly original apple product. he answered critics with the apple watch. >> it's amazing. what you can do from your wrist. >> under pressure for not innovating and all that, you can feel morale in the company on this front rising.

>> it comes in different colors and sizes. >> reporter: and wristbands and cases. apple says it's their most personal product ever. and there's wa something else. both phones and the watch come with apple pay, a mobile payment system that apple hopes will eventually replace your wallet. >> google has had it in various android phones but people haven't wanted to use it much. the apple brand, marketing machine and partners lined up give them the best chance anyone's had yet to actually make it work. >> reporter: the eyes of the world train and apple. >> annal watches. >> reporter: while the laundry lichte 6 new i-things will impress the masses, the giant has a lot to prove. the question is will consumers buy it? cook told brian williams during product development, that's what apple's all about. >> our whole role in life is to give you something you didn't know you wanted and once you get it, you can't imagine your life without it.

>> all right. that brings us to our twitter question for you this morning. were you impressed by apple's announcement did their new products live up to the hype? the best answers coming up later in the show. time to check in on weather. nbc's meteorologist bill karins is standing by. major storms you're tracking? >> the new phones will a bro barometer in it. weather geeks, we're excited. also the thing they use for the health app. send the information to nike -- >> doesn't this cut into your credibility? i don't want things taken away from you. >> no. a walking weather station. >> i don't want people taking away the importance of bill kari karins? >> slammed last night with rain, flash flood warnings through the region. reports are there's water in places people have never seen it before. kirksville, missouri, now up to about 9 1/4 inches of rain since people went to bed last night. nine inches of rain.

like three months' worth of rain in one night. rivers going sky high's in region. feeling bad for the kids and everyone traveling through the morning commute. especially standing at the bus stop. that heavy rain translates into indiana, wisconsin will get soaked, too. flash flood watches up for the northern ohio valley and green bay area. by far, southern iowa, northern missouri the worst flooding out there now. later today a slight chance of severe storms. 24 million people at risk. indianapol indianapolis, st. louis, included. detroit, cleveland. tomorrow afternoon the storm makes it to the east coast. new york and d.c. included. 38 million at risk of storms thursday. everything um kas down by friday and for the weekend. >> just in time for the weekend. we like that. thank you, bill. coming's at top of the hour on "morning joe," what president obama needs to say to get the country behind his plan to confront isis. when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water

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loving star actually documented it. >> need another spray tan and are you ready for this? >> i am ready. >> really? >> okay. we're going to take selfies of me doing it. >> yes. >> this will be great. all right. such a good cause, though. right? >> oh, my goodness. hold on,hood on. >> oh, kim, this is a lot of water. >> i don't want to see this happening to me. >> ready? [ scream ] >> you're not taking a picture. [ scream ] >> oh, my god. [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, my god. >> i got a good one. i got a good one. >> of course it was a diamond encrusted bucket. i'm sure people seeing this are very happy for many different reasons. now, let's go from daytime to late-night with britney spears making a surprise appearance on "the tonight show." look who really got surprised. >> before the show you did something cool. you let us sign you up for the dating app tinder.

this is real. this is real. we made a profile for you and everything. check this out. there itsomelook at the bottom there. says -- it says, this better work [ bleep ] i want to stress britney had nothing to do with this. this is our idea, but has the password and it is her profile and can do whatever she wants with it. britney are you excited to be on tinder. >> oh, yeah, i'm thrilled. >> looks mortified. >> barnicle, pull out your tinder. fire up tinder. >> i didn't know he had tinder. >> he does. got everything. >> go to the story from the "new york times." a luxury econobuilding offering underground parking spots for $1 million. not every spot is that expensive, but still pretty high priced to park condo units in the building run at lie at $10 million. just crazy. >> crazy. >> making rounds on social media, departing secret service

agent diving into the couch, his sun. the president was meeting with his mom and dad. the kid apparently did not care at all. like most kids -- >> if he didn't have on that navy blue coat we couldn't see him. the towhead, the khaki pants. >> a solid face plant. >> i saw that picture before and didn't notice the kid, until i noticed the coat. anyway, louis, thank you, sorry. want your responses to the twitter question. earlier we said, were you impressed by apple the announcement? did the new products live up to the hype? we have the best responses. what are they saying? >> a little torn today. someone says, will it pack lunches, help with homework and chauffeur mine to soccer practices? if not, holding out for verse 2.0. and lori, intriguing, the idea of not carrying my phone everywhere. i didn't think of. >> good thing about the iwatch 2, made for southpaws. us lefties are okay.

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joe." of course, president obama's big speech on isis this evening. this morning, though, former president dick cheney will speak on the current and future state of u.s. foreign policy, and then this . >> well, we certainly know it has been on the table. we have been very opened and two weeks ago i acknowledged we didn't get this right. that's my responsibility. i'm accountable for that. >> oh boy. >> okay. >> that was a painful, painful interview. >> it's really disturbing when they realized there was all that tape out there. >> the thing i