commissioning our expensive welded full-scale mockup of the white house fence. not a single regret. nailed it. woo! fence. don't have a regret. "first look" is up next. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. we want to begin with breaking news in tennessee. a csx freight train carrying a toxic gas derailed after mid might. people have been evacuated as a result. we are learning seven firefighters have been taken to a local hospital after breathing in fumes. hazmat and emergency officials are on the scene now. we'll keep you updated as this situation develops. we have the moments leading touch a plane crash earlier this year in taiwan. dash cam caught this plane

before it crashed into a river killing 43 in eastboundfebruary. the captain accidentally switched off the only working engine seconds before the crash. the captain previously failed simulator training in may 2014. so we are two days away from one of the biggest beach days of the year. this morning in north carolina major fears of what lurks below the waves. >> it's happened again. beach goers in north carolina stunned after the third shark attack in a week this time ocracoke island. >> the coast guard spent a lot of time with the victim. >> a man was swimming in waist deep water with his son when a lifeguard said a shark took him under water biting him on his

hip, and both hands. the man was able to swim to shore where lifeguards helped him out of the water. she was there with her family. >> the news spread quickly it was a shark attack or shark bite. so, obviously everybody got out of the water. >> another witness posting pray for the victim. great first responders. in north carolina this is the seventh confirmed attack in three weeks. among the victims, an 18-year-old that nearly died in june. a 12-year-old and a 16-year-old each lost an arm. an 8-year-old survived with minor injuries. officials say there's no plans to close beaches, but emergency medical crews will be on stand by for the holiday weekend. nbc news. and this is another huge source of anxiety this morning heading to the holiday weekend. the increased risk of terror attacks on big gatherings.

when it comes to big gathers, it's hard not to think of new york city, the largest fireworks display. sabrina guthrie got behind the scenes look at preparations from the chief of terrorism. >> what's your message to somebody who wants to come out in new york and watch the fireworks? >> we want to assure them they can come enjoy the fireworks, celebrate the country and be secure and confident in police department and other agencies going to police this event. >> we want to bring in tracey pots live in washington today. what can law enforcement do without specific threat sos far? >> betty, one thing they're doing is stepping up security surveillance on people they had already been watching. keep in mind this is a warning feds give every year. things are a little different this year because we have two important events happening at

the same time. >> nbc got a behind the scenes look at security preparations in new york. >> we're on guard 24 hours a day, seven days a week. >> especially this year. fourth of july coincides with ra ma dan. for six months they've been recruiting westerners under age 21. >> if you cannot fight, give money. >> ten suspects have been arrested here in the past two weeks. supporters are sending out 60,000 tweets a day. >> there are self-radicalized self-organized people on social media. are we concerned? of course we are. >> homeland security and fbi are warning police to be extra vigilant around crowd this is weekend like saturday's fireworks in the nation's capital.

>> it will be well controlled and well monitored. >> security experts say don't stay home. >> that's the best way to show united states will not put up with this terrorist non sense. >> freedom without fear. you heard the defense secretary say the biggest concern is not so much isis is overseas planning to make something happen in the u.s. but they'll take credit for inspiring other individuals already here to act on their own. >> good point. thanks for that report. ever wonder why you're saying paying so much for airline tickets? you're not alone. tom costello reports. >> the justice department is looking into whether some airlines are colewding the to keep ticket prices and prokts. we are investigating possible unlawful coordination by

airlines. rick says he hears ceos and analysts talking about capacity discipline which is a code word. >> basically saying don't grow your airline don't add seats, get rid of routes you don't have planes completely fu. >> fuller planes equal bigger profits. the investigation comes as airlines have begun to gain record profits after struggling years. ticket prices up 13% over five years. >> i think the extras they add on make it difficult to travel. >> if you don't call six months in advance, you don't get a seat at a reasonable price. >> through a series of mergers, nine airlines have shrunk to four. the question is whether the airlines worked together to maintain this as a group. another day, another major

company out canning ties with donald trump. this time it's macy's. they're taking his mens wear line off the shelves. they are the third company to drop the presidential candidate following his immigration comments about mexico. >> trump responded saying macy's and nbc totally caved at the first sight of potential difficulty with groups that are nothing more than agitators. he could be taking another hit from the city of orthotic. bill de blasio said the city is looking at options. trump is found in second place on a poll among those in iowa trailing only jeb bush. the world cup semi finals was one you had to see to believe. the score was tied as japan was

driving down the field in extra time. then this happened. >> she was there. did it go in the goal? goal line technology. >> can you believe that? england defender inadvertently kicked toward her own net mocking in the winning goal for japan. crushing defeat for england. a rematch as defending champion japan faces the u.s. for a world cup title on sunday. how do your like your guacamole? it's a question that went viral yesterday after the new york times published a recipe. it tweeted add green peas to your quack moly. trust us. this got so much attention one asked the president during q&a yesterday. he wrote respect the nyt but not

buying it. gop presidential candidate jeb bush is not a fan either. he tweeted yesterday you don't put peas in quack moe li guacamole. i have to agree. hey betty. good morning to you. we get the latest snapshot on the labor market. economists expect another solid month of hiring with forecasts calling for 230,000 jobs last month. unemployment is expected to tick down to lowest level in seven years. americans plan to spend more on july 4th celebration this is year. the national retail celebration these total spending on food will be $6.6 billion. 48 million people plan to buy patriotic clothes and decorations. and a rare public hearing with safety regulators over the

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. welcome back to "first look" on this thursday f. you're in missouri you got hit by big stories yesterday. all last night it continued. now heading down to ozark around border of arkansas. also in kentucky and tennessee this morning. missouri was hit hard. not often you see the entire edge of the state under a flash flood warning. some water rescues overnight, mobile homes had to be evacuate add. it continues for 8:00 this morning. the rain ended, but the flash flood warning continued.

flash flood watches for bowling green and south kentucky today. today great lakes northeast, beautiful weather. scattered storms in the northeast. if we get severe storms it will be oklahomaing to virginia and they'll be isolated. great travel day tomorrow. a few storms but not a ton. great weather in the northern half of the country. fourth of july i don't think people will get rained out. there will be scattered storms but only rain you out an hour or so. many firework shows fantastics to delays. macy's fireworks in new york city will be great. >> we need an applause sound. fantastic forecast. >> stop doing shark stories and the beaches will be fine. >> we have to tell the public what's going on. thanks bill. bernie sanders has made history. yesterday he drew the biggest

crowd of any 2016 candidate yet. alex has the details. >> 5,000 in burlington. 5,000 in denver. 3,000 in minneapolis. in madison, wisconsin, almost 10,000 people. >> tonight we have made a little bit of history. we have more people at a meeting for a candidate for president of the united states than any other candidate has had. >> i've been frustrated last several years. bernie is like the lone wolf speaking for people that don't have a voice. >> huge enthusiastic crowds meets for bernie sanders wherever he takes his presidential candidate. >> we're direct parallels. >> as far as i'm concerned he's the only person that cares about the middle class. >> sand areas campaign report os 200,000 have chipped in mostly small online donations averaging

$37 a piece. that's $8 million so far, not 3w5d for a self-described socialist from vermont. even democrats admit, he may not be their best shot at the white house. 2% say sanders best position to beat a republican in the 2016 general election according to a new cnn poll. >> i'm a hillary clinton fan too. >> it's early in the race. long term doubts haven't slowed sanders momentum so far. >> it will be a tough role. there were candidate eight years ago people weren't sure would beat hillary or not, but he did. >> now scrambling to find a bigger venue for the next after more than 3,000 signed up. and davei crockett. that's up next. i want my foyer to smell more like a foyer.

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19 minutes past the hour. here's your holiday look at "scramblinglebled politics." yesterday the president had fun answering questions about social security from a man maimed davy crockett. >> is your name really davy crockett? that's a cool name. you don't have the beaver cap. y'all remember that tv show? actually a lot of people are too young here. davy davy crockett. >> sing it.

well the washington nationals are adding a member to their team of racing presidents. nats have five presidential mascots and now introduced number six, calvin coolidge. hawaii has become the first state to fully ban plastic bags at grocery store checkouts. the measure has been delayed. daily host john stewart poked fun at different items for sale on 2016 candidate websites. >> they're selling lindsey graham crackers and also scott walkers. how will hillary clinton answer? >> some barbecue fans might be

interested in this gillary clinton apron or chillary clinton koozie packs. >> and if you want something harder than beer check out this. now to washington i'm joined by bob franken. good morning. how are you? >> good morning. i'm selling frankenstein. >> bolts in the neck right there. okay. i've got to move on. it seems like everyday another business is cutting ties with donald trump while some might have doubted how serious a candidate he would be. does this strengthen resolve to actually win is this. >> probably not. apparently he claims he has $9 billion. he should be able to take this hit. this is all based on his really

negative stereo tip characterization of people that come across the border from mexico calling them rapists and variety of different names. this coming from somebody who is connected to the casino business. i think that maybe he has experience with unsavoringerory characters. >> it might strengthen voter's resolve to put him on that. polls show him basically benefits from all of this. >> well number one, he has big name recognition. at this point he would show higher in the polls. number two, there's a lot of people many the republican party who probably agree with what he's been saying about the immigrants that come from mexico. number three, a lot of people just consider all politicians bafoons so he would fit in. >> you had to go there.

here's the thing. seems democrats are cheering for trump because he might be their best weapon. >> there's a piece in the new york time about this this morning. the republican party is trying to get over the problem it has with latinos because of the hard fuse on immigrants. here donald trump is making sure nobody ever forgets that. >> definitely something we're going to remember. hey, there's the long road ahead. we'll see how this plays out and how many more companies perhaps jump ship. >> we can all root for donald trump. he'll be for reporters, the gift that keeps on giving. >> that could be very true. thank you bob for joining us today. always a pleasure. just ahead, breaking news in tennessee as 5,000 are evacuated after a train derailed. get ready for an avalanche of selfies at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. details are next. did you hear that sound? of course you didn't. you're not using ge software like the rig on the right.

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let's get you an update on our breaking news in tennessee. a csx freight train carrying a toxic gas derailed and caught fire. 5,000 in the area in tennessee have been evacuated as a result of this. - a one mile evacuation in effect. officials say seven firefighters were take ton a local hospital after breathing in fumes. hazmat and emergency management teams are on the scene. we'll continue to follow this story for you. for the first time in four decades, visitors to the white house can take home more than memories. this after michelle obama announced the end of the photo ban during white house tours. peter alexander has more. >> they call it the people's

house for a reason. here's what happens when america starts clicking. photo bombing in the red room, posing with sunny and beau hanging with george. before americans could picture themselves in these halls n. the past tourists would have seen this sign. the first lady tore up those old rules. >> well not anymore. >> for more than 40 years, photography was banned during white house tours. back then they feared the old flashes would damage the art work. technology has changed. now in a building where history depicted in oil paintings, the white house is catching up with the era. people immediately posted on instagram and twitter for the world to see. some things are off limits like video cameras and tripods. selfies without the sticks are encouraged. turns out memorable moments

aren't just for the history books. nbc news the white house. >> what place would you want to take a picture the most? >> probably just traditional lincoln. >> i want to meet the dogs. >> you don't care about the. "way too early" starts now. >> i think the extras they add on make it difficult to travel. >> if you don't call six months in advance, you don't get a seat. millions of the americans heading to the skies this weekend, but are they paying too much more air care? federal prosecutors are looking into whether airlines are colluding at the expense of passengers. nearly 10,000 show up for a sand areas rally. could that senator turn that into vote at the polls? who says democrats and republicans can't find consensus? whether the debate to add peas to guacamole. got to start somewhere. it's 5:30 in the east 2:30

out west. it's the show bringing people together one recipe at a time. good morning. it's thursday july 2nd. i'm ayman mohyeldin. we begin with a justice department investigation into something americans have been long suspicious of airline ticket prices. officials familiar with the investigation say the question is whether some airlines have been colluding to limit seat capacity to keep airfare high. on the record it's told quote vooer investigating possible unlawful action by airlines. they're looking into how long airline executives have used the word discipline a term for limiting flights and seats. the statement is re