his case is getting heard and he's got the biggest big shot lawyer in the world to help him. bobby chen, best comeback ever. heard and he's got the biggest big shot lawyer in the country to help him. "first look" is up next. good friday morning, everybody. right now, stepping up military strikes against isis terror targets ahead of president obama's call for more military might. new stories involving babies and measles in chicago and new jersey. a shocking 911 call and the dispatcher telling the distraught teen to stop whining. plus pope francis weighs in on disciplining kids by spanking and a carrie washington controversy. hello, everybody. thanks so much for joining us on this friday morning. i'm betty ngyuen. the fight against isis is ramping up. dozens of jordanian fighter jets carried out a new round of

strikes. video of the strikes was shown on jordan state tv along about patriot muk. yesterday, the official case posted this picture of him in military clothing. meanwhile, japan is also stepping up its fight against isis. the country's parliament passed the resolution to increase humanitarian aid to the middle east. it did not include troops for equipment. back here in the u.s. president obama is expected to ask congress next week to authorize the use of force against the militant group. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington for us. does this mean perhaps boots on the ground? >> no they don't think it means boots on the ground at all. at least that's not what they're asking for. but jordan is definitely ready to take more action against isis. they're ready for a fight, but they can't do it alone. 21 american planes escorted

jordanian fighter jets into syria syria, bombing isis targets. avenging the brutal killing of one of jordan's pilots burned alive by the terror group. this white house is expected to ask congress next week to authorization military force against isis. >> the goal here is to demonstrate clearly to the american people to our allies and to our enemies that there is strong bipartisan support. >> i can it's going to be a challenge, but we will have a solution to it. >> some laemakers think ground troops are inevitable. >> it's already been a long fight in ukraine. hundreds have died in recent weeks. russian backed rubbles are winning. ukraine wants weapons and the president is considering sending them. >> we cannot close our eyes to

tanks that are crossing the border from russia and coming into ukraine. >> but there's reluctant on capitol hill to get involved in another long war. >> we should make it clear that while we support their commitment to defend themselves they cannot expect u.s. forces to come to aid in their fight. >> no boots on the ground for now. here on capitol hill, lawmakers want to speed up that military assistance to jordan that was already in the pipeline. >> thank you so much for that report. this morning, the outbreak of the measles, a disease once declared eradicated is declaring our country's most vulnerable. late last night, the new jersey department of health said it's investigating a case in a 1-year-old. the good news is they say the baby has recovered. five babies less than a year old have been diagnosed with the measles. as many as ten other children may have been exposed. and these new cases, none of the children was old enough to be

vaccinated. 4 million kids in the u.s. are in a similar situation. if exposed to the virus, nine and ten of those babies will get sick. so is it okay to spank your children? now we know what pope francis thinks about it. during a general audience the pope praised a man who says he sometimes has to smack my children but never in the face so as not to humiliate them. pope francis called that beautiful. he was not condole downing violence against children but rather on how to help the children mature. he will become the first president to deliver a join address to congress on september 24th. in new york this morning, a funeral for the driver of the suv involved in this week anticipated deadly train collision. meanwhile, ntsb investigators are putting together a time lynn

of how that accident happened. they say 39 seconds before the crash, warning lights began to flash and then the gates came down as normal. investigators met with the engineer of the commuter train and he told them that he slammed on the emergency brakes as soon as he saw the suv inching on the track. that prompted the horn to sound twice. but since the train was traveling at 58 miles per hour there was nothing he could do to prevent the collision that happened seconds later. ntsb investigators say the impact pushed the suv a thousand feet down the strikes where the train came to a stop. investigators are in the process of introuing the train conductor and asking passengers on the train to offer up their testimonies. later this year the supreme court is expected to decide whether all 5 50 states must allow same-sex marriage. house speaker leader john boehner says they won't stand in the way of the ruling. >> i don't expect we'll weigh in on this. the court will make its decision

and that's why they're there. it will be the highest court in the land. >> this may come as a surprise to some. according to the "new york times," house republicans spent upwards of $3 million to defend the defense of marriage act in 2013 after the obama administration refused to defend it. this morning, a 911 dispatcher in maryland has been reassigned after telling a calltory stop whining. the dispatcher is in a position where he won't have citizen contact as authorities investigate what happened. a 13-year-old girl called 911 as she watched her father dying on the side of the road. they had just been in a hit and run. the dispatcher's response? stop whining. >> can you all please hurry up? >> ma'am, stop yelling. i need a location. so two people were struck? >> yes. they both laying there. >> stop whining. i can't hear you. >> they're just laying here. >> is there someone else i can talk to because it's so hard --

>> it is only my little brother. i'm talking better than him right now. >> a fire department spokesman said the dispatcher was trying to get better information from the teen and could have used a better choice of words. the latest cover of in style magazine has carrie washington fans in an uproar. she is known in her role as pope. social media complained that it looked like her skin had been lightened. the magazine has released a statement saying in part while we did not digitally lighten kerry's skin tone our cover lighting has likely contributed to this concern. we understand this has resulted in disappointment and hurt. we are listening and the feedback has been valuable. let's get down to bit now, shall we? good morning and happy friday to you. >> good morning. happy friday to you. new reports today about the cyber attack against anthem.

the company apparently didn't encrypt the data that was stolen by hackers. investigators have found evidence the attack might be linked to hackers sponsored by china's government. and the watchers of twitter today soared last night after the company reported earnings that beat forecasts. blame that on apple's new ios8 software as some didn't bother to download the updated app. radio shack will sellhas filed chapter 11. in sports the cavs 95-101 win over the clippers, l.a. was issued three technicals, including this one on guard chris paul after a questioned a call of a rookie referee. afterwards, paul kriz criticized the ref saying there's no way

that can be a technical. we try to get the ball out fast every time down the court. when we did twhab i said uh-huh. if that's the case this might not be for her. holcamp is one of two active female refs. okay. so there are some shots that you have to see to believe. golfer richard green gets an ace on the hole on the par 4 victorian pro am in california. check out how it happened. the ball takes a series of bounces on the budgeter erbunker and green. bet you won't see that twice. here is how they are giving the phrase like a girl a whole new meaning. high school senior sara houdeck is making history. she accepted a baseball scholarship in louisiana. the 5'10" lefty can throw around 82 miles per hour. so you can say it's in her blood

line. her father is former mlb pitcher john hudeck. richard sherman and his wife welcomed their baby just days after the super bowl. my son sure does know how to make an entrance. is it a questions dense or is he just that clever? either way, i'm ecstatic. so harvard puts down the hammer on professor/student relationships. president obama heads to indiana where he'll talk to students about careeres and paychecks. that's after this morning's 8:30 payroll report calling for unemployment to drop to 5.5%.

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at ally bank no branches equals great rates. it's a fact. kind of like mute buttons equal danger. ...that sound good? not being on this phone call sounds good. it's not muted. was that you jason? it was geoffrey! it was jason. it could've been brenda.

welcome back to "first look." the look at this. this is wisconsin and a 56-foot ice tower as it came crashing down this week. organizered hoped it would be the tallest of its kind ever

built. they blame the unseason bly warm temperatures they had this past december and january for the collapse of the tower. it was only nine feet away from its planned 75 foot height. i guess you have to slowly turn the hose on and build it up-and-up and up. the hose is on in the west. the worst weather in the country is found on the west coast. again, it's not ice, it's not snow, it's not freezing code cold, but it is a soaking rain and they needed it in california. so far, it has not gotten into san francisco, but that will change during the day today. let's talk abouttory thing that's not exactly pleasant. it is very cold over the entire eastern half of the country. down to 26 in atlanta, but it's really in the northeast where it's almost like dangerous cold. that is where we have windchill warnings. negative 19 right now in portland. this brutal stretch of winter continues and more snow is on the way. it has shifted, though out out of the new york city area. we're now targeting central new england and northern new england. it's a sunday/monday event. by the time we're all said and

done, some poor people in this region with feet of snow on the ground could get up to another foot of snow on top of it. we're talking about albany/new york area. it's going to be 70 degrees in denver, dallas. kansas city will be 64. a lot of areas of our country will be gorgeous. i know. >> like spring. >> shorts in denver right? >> jealousy. olympic skier bodidy miller is out of the world speed championships after this nasty fall just one minute into the super g event in denver yet. oh, look at that. it's a heartbreaker. he underwent surgery to fix the injury in his right leg. he tweeted to his fans out of successful surgery for a severed hamstring tendon. feeling lucky since things could have been way worse. it was miller's first race in months after having back surgery. another rough week for tiger woods. he told reporters he had to

withdraw during the 12th hole due to back problems. >> it's frustrating that it started shutting down like that. i was ready to go had a good session the first time around. we stood out here and i got cold and everything started deactivating again. it's frustrating that i just can't stay activated. that's just wind of where it is. a missouri mother is facing charges after she and family members allegedly conspired to have her 6-year-old son kidnapped to teach him a lesson about stranger danger. the mom asked a coworker to help. >> they asked him, hey, can you do this for a family favor? our son is too nice he's too open, he's so polite. >> so the coworker lured the boy in his truck where the family allegedly threatened him with a gun, tied him up and told him he could be sold into sexere arrested after sheriff's deputies learned about this from a teacher at the boy's schools. a warning from harvard to its professor and students.

you cannot engage in romantic and sexual relationships. the previous school policy cautioned against them but never outright booned them. and a project to study the dna found in the new york subway systems found some scary results. while most of the bacteria was harmless, they did come across traces of the bubonic plague. scarier, half of the dna found did not match a any organisms and just 0.2% matched the human genome. wonder what that stuff was. so fighting words for jeb and obama moment avoided. and jon stewart seems to like his very show. we'll tell you why. om a list of top-rated providers. visit angieslist.com today.

time now for your friday helping of scrambled politics. time magazine sat down for an interview with starbucks ceo howard schultz. at one point he was asked if he would run for president in 2016. he says he's not interested in running for office at the moment. long time senior adviser and currently nbc news political analyst david axelrod is coming out with a memoir. in it, he said he tried to talk the president out of running for senate in 2004. he said, quote, after all, he had just failed badly in a house race in a largely black district. now he wanted to aim higher. and the "new york times"

says look into prosecutors' claims involving christie donor. christie has denied any involvement in the case. former florida governor jeb bush is sticking up for his dad. george h.w. bush this weekend at the detroit economic club he said quote, my dad is the greatest man alive. if anyone disagrees, we'll go outside unless you have 6'5" and 250 pounds and much younger than me. then we'll negotiate. jeff flake tweeted, whew had it not lost the end of my finger on the farm i'd be seen picking my nose in this ap photo. #glasshalffull. that's kind of fun. he tweeted i'm taking this throw back thursday seriously. it's time to head back to the futures with a communications app update.

this may be the best throw back pick of the day. that is california congressman darrel issa. he said for throw back thursday you moustache you a question. get it? jon stewart is apparently a fan of our show and our music. sdmroes could be caught in the middle for support for a u.s. ally ♪ >> first of all, great beat under that. >> well thanks jon. 23 minutes past the hour. i am joined now by kevin surrily from the hill. good morning. we don't have any music for you. >> happy friday, betty. thank you for having pe. i don't need music. >> not at all. so after the brew alty that we saw in the isis killing of a jordanian appointment, will he get it?

>> i do expect him to get what he's asking for. that being said republicans are saying that the president should be able to use more force, democrats are saying that they're a little bit more leary, again, of what the president is asking for. that being said the president says he doesn't need congressional approval but he would like to get it as a formality. he's insistent that he will not put boots on the ground with what he's asking for. clearly, the issue of isis still dominating the final years of his presidency and he does want to get congressional approval as a formality. >> aside from not putting boots on the ground, and it seems that everyone has said no that's not going to happen what can keep congress members from supporting the use of force? >> that is a great question betty. i think a couple of years after the iraq war, they're leary of you know authorizationing any type of military force,

especially overseas for any period of time. now, what the president is asking for is a three-year commitment and, again, the republicans saying that he should be able to have a little bit more authority, more support. but democrats very leary. however, i think a lot of americans understand what's happening overseas right now with isis. it's awful to see those headlines coming and all the stories we're hearing. i do expect him to get it. and the president hits the roads promoting jobs today. is there anything that we could see an indication the economy is improving? >> yeah. i would expect the unemployment rate, at 5.6% right now to hold steady or slightly decline. the president focusing a lot on middle class economics. we'll see what the numbers are. just ahead, a tonight show beat box bonanza. plus they are no kim

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a remakes of "poltergeist" was released. it is never a good idea to build a house on a cemetery. good luck with that one. this is a bit disturbing. the daily show guys doing a throw back. thank you for watching everybody. "way too early" starts now. this is a time for parents like yourself and kids under the vaccination or inknockation age should be cautious about taking your kids to theme parks or a number of places theme parks, places for the them to get into one. one thing he did mention day care centers who attend a suburban child care center.

the heats keep on coming for congressman aaron jocks. he's accepted the resignation for a staffer for racially insensitive postings via social media. and a new policy at harvard banning sexual relationships between undergrads and professors. other universities, are they going to look at that and follow suit? this is "way too early." . hey, everybody. happy friday. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." you will notice we are wearing a little bit of red today. doing the best we can with our red. this is go red for women's day. to raise awareness of women's risk for heart disease. you'll probably see a lot of people across the network and others wearing red today. it's great to have you with me. overseas jordan is not backing down in its effort to