selling because the perennial political class are grabbing offices but refusing to meet the duties those officers are charged with. there is a reason the u.s. congress has a single digit level job approval now. nine out of ten of us have no confidence they are doing the job up there. if you don't like that explanation of why bernie and donald are doing so well, come up with another. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. have a happy fourth of july. "all in with chris hayes" starts now. >> right now on msnbc, the great get away. millions are hitting the road. why this is going to be the busiest jumly 4th travel weekend in years. >> we do a massive deployment of officers. we frytry to be very visible. >> law enforcement is on alert this holiday with events already canceled. why there's reason for the concern. also yet another shark bite. what's behind the spike in attacks and how safe is the water? really? and new criticism aimed at donald trump following his comments about mexican immigrants. this time it's coming from his own party. a good friday you to. we're also following some

breaking news this morning. there's a briefing that is expected to start any moment now in tennessee. we are expected to get an update on a train derailment that forced evacuation of thousands of residents near maryville, tennessee. it was carrying flammable and toxic gas. we'll monitor that news conference. officials are expected to announce when the residents can go back home. we'll keep our eye on that and pass on new information to you as we get it. let's start with those concerns this morning as americans gear up for independence day. security officials are geefgaring up for an intense 48 hours. all the chatter on isis social media plus the fact that fourth of july weekend takes place around ramadan raises the possibility of a terrorist attack. there is no specific threat out. there officials nationwide are on their toes. in los angeles, they increased security measures and personnel at dozens of fireworks shows if boston.

they're using uniformed troops and helicopters. in new york city counter-terrorism efforts will be at the highest level in years. peter alexal alex -- peter alexander is at the white house. >> they're not aware of any credible threats throughout the u.s. this focus on lone wolf attacks, individuals in a may be inspired by isis has made the dangers more complex and more unpredictable than ever. of course, the heightened concern is focus ond a lot of things. among them the threat of homegrown terrorism that sin expired by the relentless calls from isis supporters. a lot of them on social media focusing on the fourth of july holiday period and the muslim holy days of ramadan which this year coincide. isis leader has said that jihadists should make ramadan, a month of calamity for the

infidels. u.s. intelligence officials say isis is focused on recruiting young westerners largely those under 21 some even younger n washington, here security is going to be a lot more visible than usual. bulletins warning police around the country that isis called for attacks on government employees, law enforcement, sporting events. also other big gatherings. and elsewhere, police are urging fireworks dealers to report unusually large purchases that they say could signal plans to build a bomb. the fbi of course stepping up arrests of people under surveillance for months suspected of plotting attacks. ten arrests in the last two weeks. the bottom line and it bears repeating, if you see something, say something, authorities say. get out and enjoy yourself but, of course, be alert. craig? >> peter alexander this morning from the white house, thank you. the terror threat is not confined to the united states. concerns of an attack led to the cancellation of fourth of july celebrations in britain at a

base used by usairmen. peter newman is a professor of security studies with kickngs london college. we keep hearing that there is no specific threat out there. but there is obviously enough buzz to worry folks here in the united states, even force them to cancel these events in england. what are you hearing about all of this? >> i think the background is the height ened threat since last year isis changed its strategy and it is calling on people on its enthusiastic supporters in the west to strike out and to do stuff. and ever since we've seen attacks in sidney and in copenhagen, in paris. all these people were not necessarily formally affiliated with the islamic state. they were enthusiastic supporters. they did stuff on their own and i guess that's the fear right now. that makes it so difficult and

unpredictable for security forces. precisely the fact there's not a lot of planning involved. there is not a lot of coordination. not a lot of people are involved. all these thing as lou security forces to interdict attacks. that's not necessarily the case with lone wolves. >> look teg threats, the ones you mention from isis and also we know that al qaeda is out there. isis calling on folks to attack specifically during ramadan. how do you defend against this? how do you defend against these would-be lone wolf attackers? >> well the interesting thing is there are studies that lone wolves even though they are operating on their own, are often not entirely unknown. they've often been active in extremist circles for a number of years in some cases. even though they are not formally affiliated with a particular group, they are often drawing attention to themselves

in the weeks and months leading up to these attacks. so i think it is justified for security forces to pay attention to social media and to look at people. often these so-called lone wolves, even though they are not affiliated to a group, they're not coming out of nowhere. they're known entities in many many cases. the lone wolves are completely unknown that are coming out of nowhere that really is the exception still. >> we talk about the security efforts. we often think more about, you know, police and visible presence. how much -- how much is going on behind the scenes? >> i think there is a lot going on behind the scenes. if you go to any of the celebrations tomorrow, you will not see necessarily a lot more visible security than you would see otherwise. but in the background the monitoring of certain people certainly has increased. and a lot more attention is being paid to track around the internet and stuff like that.

and that's important because that is almost the only thing that you can detect if you're talking about people who are not formally connected to an organization like islamic state. >> peter newman thank you so much, sir. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> let's go live now again to maryville, tennessee, right now where csx officials are holding the briefing on yesterday's train derailment. we have been listening n we can tell you at this point that officials announced folks will be allowed to return to their homes in phases. there will be -- this sort of phased return to homes. also, they're working to remove the train cars as well. and officials also announcing that so far the air there is safe. again, that news conference happening. we'll continue to keep an eye on it. again, when that train derailed 87 people were treated at local hospitals. thousands were forced to evacuate. we're hearing the folks will be allowed to returned to their

homes in phases. there have been a string of shark attacks lately including a 68-year-old man in the outer banks of north carolina earlier this week. heading into the holiday weekend, we already had 25 attacks in the united states this year with seven in north carolina alone. typically the u.s. sees about 30 to 40 attacks every year. so we're actually kind of right on track. we're live in wrightsville beach, north carolina. are we expecting fewer crowds there because of the recent string of shark attacks? >> that doesn't seem to be the case, craig. this is expected to be one of the busiest tourism weekends of the year. no plans right now to close any of the beaches in the area. i talked with the manager of a local hotel who says she hasn't seen a single cancellation due to this string of shark attacks in the past month. now the latest victims, andrew

costello, he was flown to the hospital. he is now listed in fair condition. he was attacked about 30 feet off shore. he was swimming in waist deep water. amazingly, he was able to get himself to land where witnesses say he appeared shocked and very pale. he released a statement saying that he feels fortunate to have survived. he goes on to credit the emergency responders who treated him in the medical treatment he has since received as having survived this attack. he is the seventh year in north carolina within a month. so just a very surprising number. definitely what beach goers are talking about today. overall, there were 72 shark attacks aacross the street world in 2014. shark attacks on the rise steadily since the 1900s. this isn't necessarily because sharks are becoming more aggressive. in fact experts say that's not the case at all. but rather more people are going on holiday. they're opening up new island

destinations and overall, they're just more people in the water in general, craig. >> sarah, really quickly, what have officials said about things that we can do to not get bitten by a shark besides just staying out of water? >> yeah that's not an option for a lot of people coming here. it's hot, the water is so inviting. officials are saying to stay alert, to use your best judgment. they want you to avoid anywhere where people are fishing. they say if you see birds diving in the watter to feed get out of the area. don't swim at dusk or dawn. be sure to take off all your jewelry, any watches you might be wearing. underwater they -- the sharks might be able to seat shiny glinlt of those objects and it might look like fish scales to them. >> thank you so much sarah. still ahead, it is a holiday weekend, of course. so where else would the 2016 candidates be but on the campaign trail? we'll tell who you is heading where. here's a hint though mostly involves new hampshire and iowa.

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for his comments. take a listen. >> the comments were inappropriate. they have no place in the race. >> i don't think he's reflecting the republican party with his statements about mexicans. >> trump said says more about trump than it does anybody else. >> south carolina senator lindsey gram there. hispanic leaders are warning gop candidates if they want latino support they must denounce trump. last cycle, giving donald trump's blessing was a big deal for a lot of presidential hopefuls. could some of the candidates who have not publicly condemn him, could they be worried about making him angry if and when he's out of the race? >> well the republicans in general have been reluctant to go after each other. they focused most of their attention on going after hillary clinton. this is one of the first times that you see the republican candidates go after all sort of pile on one of their own. a lot of the gop leaders have worried that donald trump's comments are damaging their on going efforts to engage hispanic

voters. that is something republicans have poured a lot of time money and energy. you've seen trump's comments hurt the bottom line. he lost contracts with nbc and with macy's. so there's certainly been a good deal of fallout from the comments that donald trump made. >> there was this open letter to trump thanking him for his comments saying, in part "what you just did with your straight talk was send more latino voters to the polls than several registration rallies combined." do you think that's true? >> well certainly there has been this effort to drive latino voters to the polls on the republicans. i think she's probably meaning she's driving the latinos to the polls to vote for democrats. but certainly that is something that marco rubio in particular has attempted to do is to use his background as a cuban-american to reach out to hispanic voters. and so this is certainly something that is reflecting poorly on gop's efforts as a

whole to sort of motivate his panic people for republicans. >> let's switch to the other side here. let's talk about bernie for a second. bernie sanders, of course. bringing in not just major crowds but some big money as well. we saw the 10,000 people he turned out in wisconsin a couple days ago. now it's also been reported he is taking in some $15 million since april. at what point should hillary clinton become concerned? >> wmhat's happening is bernie sand serz capitalizing on this lack of enthusiasm for hillary clin because she has spent decades in public life and now there is a scandal around her campaign. when she -- >> is there season all out scandal surrounding the campaign? >> there is an aura of scandal. she should start to be worried when she sees her leads slip significantly in iowa and new hampshire. new hampshire in particular because that's right in bernie

sanders backyard. you seen her lead shrink but i think most people still believe that hillary clinton will become the democratic nominee. she certainly has the backing of most of the party apparatus. >> really quick, jim webb is announce the he's in the game as well. he wants to be president. democrat in the race. here's an interesting fact about him. he is also a defender of the confederate flag. he wrote on his facebook page "it's wrongly been used for racist and other purposes in recent decades." there is a more hefty defense of it on the page there. is this something that's going to hurt jim webb or folks not really going to care much about it? >> well because jim webb is running in the democratic primary, that's something that would bother democratic voters probably more than if he were entering the gop field. this is a hot button issue. you've seen both parties in lock step denounce the confederate flag. it sort of surprising to see someone who is attempting to run for president back the confederate flag when the tide has turned so rapidly against

it. >> sarah westwood washington examiner. enjoy your fourth of july. thank you. >> thank you. new yorkers will soon have a faster way to fly to cuba. today at noon jetblue will become the first american carrier to run a direct flight from new york city to havana. jetblue has been flying to cuba since 2011 via charter company. that's when president obama first started to lift the travel restrictions. the flight is operated by jetblue, travelers have to book directly with a travel company and licensed to organize trips to the island. right now some live pictures from i-4 in orlando, florida. home to mickey mouse and cinderella. traffic is a little lighter. it's only 7:20. 85% of holiday travelers will be hitting the roads. more on the great get away coming up next. first though, maybe your holiday weekend includes a trip to a national park. the park service is out with its list of the most visited

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very busy. >> is that more than last year the 35 million? >> it is. it's more than last year and it's actually the highest level that we have for automobile travelers on record going all the way back to 2000. >> ever? >> ever yes. >> to what can we attribute this rise in the number of people who are driving compared to years past? >> there's several factors. first of all, americans are more confident about their economic situation, particularly due to a strong labor market. and gas prices are another big factor. all year people have been saving money on gas compared to last year. and that's putting more money in their pockets to take a trip. aaa estimates that americans have saved about $55 billion on gas prices this year. >> any tips for all these folks who are going to be on the roadways? >> the road is going to be busy. make sure you pack your patients. give yourself plenty of time to get to your destination. make sure that all your precious cargo is secured safely in your vehicle, kids and your pets.

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threat on the minds of law enforcement now as we head into the holiday weekend. part of the concern is that isis continues to use social media to recruit lone wolf attackers. by one estimate they're sending out as many as 100,000 tweets a day. a new effort by the european law enforcement organization known as europoll is trying to stem that tide. >> i think we're trying to take the oxygen from the way in which they use the internet to sustain the propaganda message and other recruitment tool. we need to make sure working as an effective community, we take back control of the internet which is such an important part of everyone's lives. >> steve clemens is washington editor at large for the atlantic and also an msnbc contributor. steve, always good to see you, sir. how do we do that? how do what he was talking about, take control back from isis on the internet? >> it's a formidable challenge, craig.

you've got to try to create a connection with people who for whatever reason feel that their aspirations are better met by these folks from isis than they are from the governments in which they're living. there have been more than 5,000 recruits from europe into isis fighting inside syria and iraq notwithstanding those that have affection for isis inside these countries and are vulnerable to lone wolf direction by isis. so it's hard in the sense that they're already living the societies and for whatever reason they're alienated or disaffected. and so the notion that europoll or the united states is trying to do the same thing with the strategic communications hub is to attempt to on line present an alternative to isis. but so far, there's been a lot of talk and very very little results, if you will fighting isis on this front. >> steve, at this point, any evidence that they are coordinating attacks outside iraq outside syria or at this

point is it still pretty much just a recruiting effort? >> on the day that we saw what seemed to be simultaneous attacks in kuwait france and tunisia, this horrific killing of 30 british citizens in the beaches in you to nearbia, you had the feeling it must have been coordinated. but on the other hand, there is no evidence that's come forward yet to sort of definitively show that's the case. what we do know is that isis recruiters and isis social media mavenz are able to draw in people for these societies into dark chat rooms and dark discussions that are fairly impermiable. and so we don't have evidence that they're coordinating in a way that al qaeda would clearly coordinate global attacks or simultaneous hits at the same time. but that possibility exists. we just don't have the intelligence that definitively

says that's the case. >> to people who might be watching or listening and thinking if we know that these dark chat rooms exist, if we know there are these places on the internet or these evildoers are plotting against us why not just shut them all down? why not make that a major part of the mission? >> well a bill is working its way in the u.s. senate right now that would do exactly that. and not only do that require that these rooms and these accounts be shut down but would require the twitters and the other social media platforms to report to official authorities when they had such accounts. right now they can be shut down but there is no notification. that said it creates a problem -- two problems. one is one of our ways in which we've been tracking lone wolves and trying to preempt their actions before they taken them is by following them on social media and essentially covertly trying to basically ascertain from some of the people what they're planning to do before

they do it. so when you shut that down, you send a lot underground. you lose your you know whatever indicators you have. the second dimension of it is that isis has been unbelievable in its ability to create new accounts. it is overwhelmed the ability as soon as accounts are shut down you've got three or four more that have been opened up. and they haven't figured out yet how to maintain that balance. isis has an unbelievable ability, unbelievable footprint in the social media sphere. and governments are just you know pathetically trying to kind of get to first base in dealing with this. >> britain now thinking about joining the fight against isis we understand. how significant would that be steve? >> well, so far in iraq great britain has been a part of about 6% of the bombings. it hasn't played a major role in the isis fight. it is not taken action in syria because it considers syria a different country. but after the death of its own citizens, it's got more skin in

the game if you will. and there is now a greater effort. i think, look whenever the uk comes in from a military point of view it gives you more muscle, more capacity more intelligence, more bombs. it doesn't mean you'll have more boots on the ground and it doesn't mean you'll have a game changing situation. but, you know having great britain in this is a positive thing. but you have to realize that what's going on here is not just a military game. it's that many sunnis throughout the middle east feel as if they don't have anyone representing and fighting for their interests. and, thus that is a political problem that britain joining a fight or not doesn't solve. it's something we need to discuss a lot more because isis will continue to grow until we begin dealing with the fact that so many sunnis in the world feel as if they have nothing going for them and the world is tilting against them. that is what is fueling and driving isis today. so in a sense, it's kind of a political problem more than a military problem. >> steve clemens, always good to

see you. always learn something from you. thank you, sir. >> thank you. despite terror concerns many of us will be out and about this holiday weekend heading to the beach, heading to the mountains, perhaps. the most important thing they want to know about, the weather. for more on that, let's bring in our -- >> i thought you were going to say the most important person. >> that too, bill karins. good morning, sir. >> good morning. >> what is the good word? how are we looking? >> certain spots, good. other areas, a rough go of it. already this morning if anyone is going out for the early drives down here north of atlanta and north portions of mississippi and alabama, some thunderstorms are rolling through. you know those people camping in the georgia hills. tupelo is not looking the best. as we go over to memphis, the south side of town is drenched with heavier rain. there are trouble spots and some slow spots as you drive around this morning. this snakey front here the boundary separates cool air and mild air from the north from the hot, muggy air to the south. that will be the focus of storms right through the holiday weekend. so for today, 25 million risks

of severe thunderstorms. they'll be on and off from charleston to raleigh, charlotte area memphis, tupelo almost to oklahoma city and dallas. so that's the area of concern f you're flying today, the major airport that's could possibly have delays because of storms definitely atlanta and also definitely into the dallas area. beautiful day in chicago and minneapolis. for the fourth of july the forecast is going down hill quickly. areas around deeg.c., cloudy and light rain. look at the temperatures in new york city. that is not swimming weather. 73 gleez. boston, 72. the best days for the mid-atlantic and new england is going through friday and sunday. fourth of july itself does not look quite as nice. fourth of july around 9:00 p.m., you can see the computer hit a couple storms in a few spots. georgia and there in virginia. we're not going see a widespread washout on the fourth of july. it won't be the best beach weather, especially in the mid-atlantic. we'll watch. that but, you know two out of three days over the holiday

weekend is not bad. >> perhaps we should celebrate the fourth of july on july 3rd and 5th? >> that's a possibility. >> all right, bill karins. >> spread it out. last minute preparations underway for the nation's largest fourth of july fireworks display. the theme for the 39th annual macy's fireworks show "brave." with more than 50,000 pyrotechnic shells and in effect to go off to the beat of patriotic music. i'm joined by the executive producer of the macy's fourth of july spectacular who is nodding her head. >> i just don't agree with that weather forecast. >> you don't have to agree. bill karins is known for his accuracy, though. >> i hope not. >> yeah, but it's not going to be a washout. we'll be fine. why the theme "brave"? >> it was very important this year to be patriotic in nature. this celebration on the fourth of july obviously very meaningful. we took the line or the word brave the last word of our national anthem and we took it

to heart. we named the show brave and it really is a patriotic tribute to all those who served our country and we're doing our best to say thank you with the single biggest display in america. >> how is this year different from years past? >> last year we had the great privilege to use the brooklyn bridge as a backdrop. we had three barges at the south side seaport. there is no way to top. that we moved four barges up town. we kept fireworks downtown as well. a double barge remains at the seaport. so 54,000 shells will come to life over a two mile stretch. everybody can see it on television or live in new york. >> what are the trance formation ghost that's we're hearing about? the new effect? >> yeah with the technology, we get the ability to use new shapes and sizes in the sky and new colors. and those ghosts start at one color, they continue to explode and then turn into other colors. it's really quite stunning. >> that's pretty cool. >> yeah. >> for folks who are not familiar with this explain what

it takes to put on a fireworks show of this magnitude, to get the timing down just so so that it's perfectly n'sync with the music? >> the process starts a year in advance. the beginning process is the mudzic. this year the 25-minute soundtrack is in conjunction with the united states air force marching band. and gloria he is stefan and cc winians and rodney adkins. that's the basis of the music. from there, we choreograph everything you're going to see in the sky. it is second by second minute by minute and very precise. so what is happening in the sky mirror what's is happening in your ear. >> you mentioned the guests. the music power couple gloria and emillio is going to join us next hour to talk a little bit more about the song. but thank you so much. good luck tomorrow night. >> thank you, have a great fourth of july. >> it's always a spectacular show. >> it is. >> thank you for continuing it. the good folks over at macy's. you can watch the macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular

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wall street is closed for the holiday. more markets taking a hit as investors await the outcome of sunday's referendum in greece. voters there are set to decide whether to accept tough conditions in exchange for a bailout deal for the troubled greek economy. our reporter remains in athens now. he joins me with the latest. crowds on either side of the debate, i understand at this point are less than 1,000 yards away from each other. what's the mood like on the ground there? >> yeah we're expecting that later tonight, craig. it's now just around 3:00 in athens. tonight there will be these demonstrations with thousands, thousands gathering to protest to vote yes in the referendum. others gathering, half a mile apart just across a park in athens to say no. yesterday when there were other demonstrations, i saw a riot police out on the streets there.

there will be tension. people fear that there may be clashes because emotions are running incredibly high as you can imagine, craig. every day, wherever i go there are these lines of people by atms just to get their $60 off so ration of money for the day. and now what they're being reporting is that greek banks may be just over $500 million left in reserves. so things are getting incredibly difficult. some of the importing companies are saying they may start to struggle to bring in basic food stuffs and medical supplies. so, you know it's not an exaggeration to say that this country is on the brink of a very serious crisis. >> we are going to come back you to a little later. thank you so much, sir. back here, there is new

fallout in the fiery debate over the confederate battle flag. nascar after making it clear last week that the flag has no official place in its events is now going a step further with the request many of its fans may not like. it's ahead of one of the biggest racing weekends of the year. nbc's kevin tibbles now. >> reporter: it is brash and fast and fans of nascar have never been shy about showing their patriotism or southern roots. but while flags fly in the infield, one is no longer welcome, the confederate flag. in a stapt nascar asked fans to refrain from flying it. saying "we are committed to providing a welcoming atmosphere free of offensive symbols." in a show of support, 32 speedways hosting nascar events signed the announcement. >> creating an environment where more fans and especially african-american fans in this instance will feel welcome. >> reporter: reaction on twitter

was passionate on both sides. shoutout to nascar for turning their backs on their fan base in favor of political correctness, said one. bravo, nascar asking fans to leave their confederate flag at home. it's a oppressive symbol and not welcomed said another. earlier, number 88 dale earnhardt jr. stated he supports nascar's stand. >> it's offensive to an entire race. it really does nothing for anybody to be there flying. it belongs in history books and that's about it. >> reporter: the flag ban will not be in effect at the daytona international speedway for this sunday's race to allow fans time. but nascar is offering a free stars and stripes to those who want to trade in their stars and bars. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> after a quick break, a battle two of different movies "magic mike xxl" takes on "terminator genesis." we'll take a look at who has the early lead. ♪ ♪ one day a rider made a decision.

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i've been wats waiting for you. >> it's abs versus robot at the box office this weekend. arnold schwarzenegger returning to one of his most iconic roles. audiences have been throwing a ton of money at channing tatum in magic mike xxl. it earned more than $9 million wednesday. what should you rush to see this weekend? joining me film critic and historian opinion historian. thanks for being with me. what should folks see this weekend?

>> a little something for everyone at the box office. magic mike will be appreciated by many ladies out there, and channing tatum really struts his stuff. it's like the gang from the old movie decided to get together for one last round of bumping and grinding and male strippers convention in myrtle beach, south carolina. when i think male strippers, i think myrtle beach. i spend a lot of time thinking about male strippers but never mind. if you like the first one, you may enjoy the second one even more because it's a more loosely constructed, hey, let's put on a show kind of movie. >> you know what, i got a lot of friends in myrtle beach who will be sending e-mails. what about terminator?

>> he ain't what he used to be. he's still able to dish out the rough stuff. you showed a clip there earlier. it's early in the movie and it's startling to see the old, graying terminator take on the younger one. the first one the whole set up was in the distant future they send back first a terminator to kill sarah connor before she can give birth to the human who will battle against the robot. they also send back kyle reese, the warrior to stop the terminator. this imagines an alternative time line. you see the young terminator comes back and the old one takes him out right away. young sarah connor is a woman warrior already. they set out to stop the takeover of sky net. not skyping, which is this

computer system that is worse than, i think, the isis social media program in terms of starting all sorts of terrorism. >> let's talk about train wreck. the new comedy. here's a clip. >> i was wondering if i could see you again. >> you know what i'm going to call the police. >> hold on. i'll talk to you about it at the interview. okay. >> she said yes. >> i'll talk to you then. >> lebron james on the big screen now. you've seen it already. what's your verdict? >> absolutely hilarious. >> really. >> i think this is a funniest movie made since knocked up. you have amy who wrote the script. she gets involved with a sports

doctor. they're hilarious. lebron james is a revelation. he plays in a bold stroke of casting, lebron james. he plays a version of himself who is a big booster of cleveland. wwe wrestler john cena of all people, has a supporting role in which he makes an absolute fool of himself and you love him for it. >> for folk who is may not want to see another super hero or sequel or helebron on the big screen, is there anything for that them? >> in a couple of weeks the summer anti-blockbuster, best of enemies. it's a terrific documentary. it's a blast from the past 1968. a time when the idea of two intellectual having an uncivil war of words on the air would

cause all sorts of consternation and inspire headlines and editorials. william f. buckley have it out on a nightly basis on abc news when they're covering the '68 political conventions. abc did this as a gimmick because the three networks were rated number four. they thought this would boost their ratings. they didn't know they would have the equivalent of a smack down on the air. it's a snapshot of an era. some people have said this is the beginning of end of civilized discourse about politics on tv. maybe, but it's also a lot of fun. >> thank you. that's going to do it for me. thanks for watches this hour. i'll be back at 9:00 a.m. up next alex witt. what they are doing and what the concern is all about, next. this is msnbc.

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nation prepares for its annual birth day bash. police are out in larger numbers as isis tries to inspire attacks. responders respond to life guard beach. we have a subject have an injury from possible shark. >> along the east coast, shark attacks, 25 so far this year. do you need to be worried. on trail. the 2016 candidates for president are spending their fourth of july weekend in key battleground states. what they're saying ahead. plus, the hidden history of this very american hollywood. what you don't know about july 4th. we begin with heightened fears about a possible terrorist attack over this holiday weekend. police in law enforcement will be out all over the country

ready to respond to any threat. we saw a perfect example when officers flooded the washington navy yard amid reports of a possible gunman. it turned eded out to be nothing. it goes to show officials are not taking anything for granted. what can you tell us about all this? >> reporter: we want to be clear now. authorities tell nbc news they're not aware of any specific or credible threat inside the u.s. as we noted all day this focus on those so-called lone wolf takes, those individuals that may be inspired by isis. it's indicated how the dangers are more complex and more predictable than ever. is america ready for the fourth of july? today officials are focused on keeping the celebrations safe. this year heightened concern but no specific or credible threat. still police aren't taking any chances. keeping an eye in the skies and on the ground. >> police are prepared but we can't just focus on major

cities. terrorists may attack where they live. >> reporter: fueling fears this fourth of july falls during the muslim holy month of ramadan. one isis leader calling for a month of infidel. >> they so quickly grasped how to use social media. >> reporter: recent isis inspired attacks could spawn copy cats in the u.s. and fireworks could be crafted into explosives. the nation's nerves on display thursday after a woman reported hearing a gunshots at the washington navy yard. the incident later declared a false alarm. most tourists don't seem phased. >> we're not going to let it ghet the way of us having a good time. >> any time i see officers around, it's okay. >> i'm not going to let a bunch of terrorist types bother what we do in our country. >> reporter: this independence day, a reminder to go forth and celebrate. >> i think americans should enjoy their hot dogs and

hamburgers and fireworks and not let this fear of terrorism dominate the headlines. if we do that then these bad guys have won. >> reporter: specifically about that navy yard scare, washington, d.c.'s police chief said the woman who called in did exactly what she should have done reporting she thought she heard gunshots. it bears repeating today, if you see something or in that case hear something, say something. get out. enjoy yourself and be alert. have a great fourth. >> and to you. thank you very much for the white house. i want to bring in don, former assistant special agent in charge of the fbi. he's also msnbc contributor. with a welcome to you. we were listening to that package from peter. it talked about the tunisian attacks. how do you prevent something like that? >> that's tough. this morning i was reading a report about a man in a shopping

mall in north carolina carrying a weapon. there's a lot of weapons available. people can get their hands on them. if they want to use them for terrorist purposes possible. >> it feels, despite there being no credible threats, this feels more of an up tick. is that because of isis? they seem to get their message out. >> there's a lot of factors at play now. you do have the social immediatemedia aspect of this. there's a lot more individuals listening to the isis message potentially wanting to carry out an attack. you have the month of ramadan where you always see an uptick in this call to arms and the a aspiration to do something. our own fourth of july holiday which is a freedom of democracy and all the things that isis does not want. you have all of these things

coming into play at the same time. it's a challenge for law enforcement but don't sit home. get out and enjoy the holiday. don't let them win. be vigilant but don't let it spoil your parade or fireworks celebration. >> there was something in the new york times. this was a senior federal law enforcement official. he said the pool is much bigger than it's ever been before not nearly as deep. there's not many as well trained but tlthshere's a lot of wannabes. >> you don't need to be high-tech. it's not necessarily the amount of casualties. it's the psychological damage. one person can go out and kill something in a celebration on the fourth of july and it has a psychological effect. i think this is what everybody is worried about. we used to think the threat was somebody coming from overseas

that had training and that is still a threat. now we've also got people that grow up in this country and have never left the united states that are also a threat. >> yeah. we talk a lot of numbers when it comes to talking security. i understand new york city is adding 7,000 police officers to what they already have. does more police officers does that always translate to better coverage? >> not always better but in this situation new york is always a target. new york is kind of the super bowl for the terrorists that want to be terrorists in potential attacks. everybody knows about new york. new york is always kind of in the cross hairs. i think it's a good move to add the police officers. kit be a deterrent. it's not just about more police officers. it's also good intelligence human intelligence and working with our international partners and all the things and new york

the joint terrorism task force and nypd do a fantastic job keeping new yorkers safe. >> it's you and me. the average citizen working together, see something, say something. don't be afraid to say this doesn't feel right. >> and particularly to the people that are potentially close to somebody acting out. we've seen that these behaviorial changes in individuals that are becoming inspired to join isis and it's the friends and family and people that are close that are noticing that behavior. somebody that's in communication with those people. it's really important. i understand. you don't want to rat them out. you don't want to be a snitch but the alternative is that somebody is on that path they could kill somebody or get themselves killed. it is important to say something particularly in you're part of that kind of inner circle. >> have a happy fourth.

we'll have much more on theglobal threat. it's a big time for politics. all expected to work the crowds in new hampshire this weekend. they have a lot to talk about. joining me now is jonathan allen. chief political correspondent for fox. thanks for joining me. >> let's start with same-sex marriage. you know rick santorum blasted the ruling calling it a loss for america. he wants to push a law for is crimination for anyone that plooef believes marriage is only between a man and women. >> i would push for the first 100 days and sign the first amendment defense act into law right away. >> give me your reaction to that. are we going to see more of this type of rhetoric from candidates from the gop? >> i think those who are not doing well in the polling and

belief believe they have an opportunity to rally social conservatives will talk that way. on the other end you'll have republican candidate who are worried about the general election. we saw this with jeb bush and his reaction to the same-sex marriage ruling. we'll want to say this is in the past. the supreme court has ruled and we need to move onto other issues. i think those social issues could be explosive for the gop in the general election. we have seen a huge movement of the american public over the years on same-sex marriage and it doesn't look like that will turn back ward any time soon. >> okay. president obama and republican wisconsin governor scott walker who is expected to officially get in the race on july 13th. the president took some shots at walker. let's listen to that. >> we've seen what happens when top down economics meets the real world. we have proof right here in

wisconsin. statewide fair pay law was repealed. your right to organize collectively was attacked. per student education funding was cut. your minimum wage has been stuck in place. >> so if you count, i think it's third time the president has publicly bashed governor walker. why? >> i think there are a few reasons. number one the democrats look at scott walker as potentially one of the stronger if not the strongest candidate in the republican race and come out of that primary. i think the president does well with his own base when he talks about the particular issues. the attacks on labor and the education system as it stands in wisconsin. third of all, i think this is important too, scott walker really represents the sort of basic argument of republicans whether it's cracking down on unions helping businesses. this is an opportunity for him to put face on basically the

republican ageneraljengenda and by doing that the message from president obama and the message from hillary clinton and bernie sanders can all be the same. >> let me ask you about the hillary clinton e-mails and documents released by the state department. it shows the white house was well aware there was a private e-mail address. anything that will hurt her? >> i don't think anything will hurt her in this first document dump. there's two sets. these e-mails she turned over willingly and those she wiped from her server. if that second set is recoverable, perhaps there's something damaging there. we're all looking in a hay stack from which any sharp needles have been removed. >> thank you. good to see you. up next, seven shark attacks along the coast. what is happening and is it safe to swim? one week after a terrifying attack on a vacation resort we hear from some of the people who risked their own lives in the

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as we head into a busy holiday weekend, beaches along the carolina coast are staying open despite a recent swing of shark attacks. there's 30 to 40 attacks year but hitting the halfway point of the year we've already seen 25 attacks. dozens are in the southeast with seven this north carolina alone. msnbc is live for us. the beaches are remaining open this weekend. some kind of wondered if it would happen. >> reporter: that's correct. no beach closures in north carolina. officials, instead, asking people to stay alert and use their best judgment. let's show you what's going on out here. not too many people out on the beaches.

not crowds so far. we have people in the water. a couple of surfers getting ready to go in. a couple of paddle boarders. we asked if they were nervous. they said no there's always going to be sharks. there's not concerned about the rash of shark attacks. seven within a month in the area. we have talked to other vacationers who will play it safe. they say they won't get in the water or it will be just to wet their feet. overall shark attacks are on the rise. they've been so over the past few decades. experts say it's not because sharks are becoming more aggressive but rather there's more people in the water overall. more islands and more beach access for people. there's swimming a lot more. here in north carolina there's conditions contributing directly to these attacks. there's warmer water and water with a higher salt content. >> run through some of the things people can do on a

practical level. what can you do to try to avoid any attack? >> reporter: don't swim between dusk and dawn. you want to avid areas where there's fishing or birds diving to grab fish. you want to swim in groups and you want to be sure to remove any jewelry, any watches below the water because they could give off a shine that looks like fish gills to to a shark. >> you can't swim dawn to dusk or just around those areas? like high noon. >> reporter: i misspoke. don't swim during dusk or during dawn. during the rest of the day when the heat is at its peak and the water looks so refreshing there's a particularly dangerous time unlike dusk and dawn. >> i matched it because i said

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last minute preparations are under way for the nation's largest fourth of july fireworks. the macy's fireworks spectacular will go off. this year there's a very special treat. power music couple gloria and emilio will debut they special song. it's called "america." here's a sneak peek. ♪ america ♪

♪ honor and ♪ america ♪ >> that's awesome. this is awesome too. gloria and emilio are joining me here in studio. thank you for being here. what a special song. you've got the kids but i understand something really special about it. did you originally write it in spanish? >> he wrote it in spanish, the music and lyrics. he asked me to translate it and write it in english. i went i wish i could record this song. he was thinking about it for another artist. i said i wish i could have it. thoughts create reality. i got to record it with some amazing kids and music program in danger. thanks to some private funding and everyone were able to get the kids together. it was really phenomenal.

>> what did it mean for you to write the song? >> i was thinking about the country we love. we live in the best country of world and the american dream. when gloria sang the whole thing in spanish, it's a better feeling in way when you sing and feel what we tried to accomplish in the song. >> i'm trying to feel like when you hear your voice and see the fireworks and display all going off to that sound. >> it's going to be phenomenal. every year we have family barbecue. we put on an amazing display of fireworks ourselves. i put music in the background and we lay down and watch under the stars. to see this in the biggest fireworks celebration in the united states and an original song that is written, very patriotic and my family will be there, my kids our grandson will see that and hear the song. we're thrilled. >> new york's a big deal to you,

also florida. new york holds special promise because you have your story coming to broadway. i can't wait the see this. >> we are thrilled. we spent the better part of a month in chicago. reviews and people's comments and reactions from been phenomenal. we're really thrilled. the cast and crew and jerry mitchell alex who won oscar and golden globes for birdman wrote the book. we've got such great dream team. my guys are playing in the show. >> i understand the actress who will play you, did you go to the same high school? >> yes, we did. she's half cuban and half salvadorian. we have a very hispanic cast. i think it's the highest percentage of hispanics in a cast. they all have some ties to my

music. they're done a phenomenal job. >> i can about imagine. i also want to say they did jersey boys. >> yes. >> loved the dancing. >> it's a dream team. we couldn't ask for more. >> that's pretty exciting. talk about broadway shows coming up all day. i want to ask about the big news. the fact the united states cuba normalizing relations in a matter of weeks. we'll have the embassies open up in each country's capital. talk about what that means to you. >> we're going to have four generations that have four different opinions. we're always looking for the best for the cuban people. still have a lot of problems with human rights. i think this will open the door for people to realize a lot of people going there. they will notice something they will have the right to be free speech and be able to be more open for their opinions because they still beating people up. the president know that.

i hope this open the door for the future generation of cubans. >> gloria what your thoughts? >> my thoughts are exactly that. whatever is possible to make life better for the cubans we're all for. i'm not sure how much change will come about bauds the entire world has traveled there for ever. it's only been the united states. if you're an american you still get do cuba if you wanted to. nothing has changed for the cuban people. there's not more freedom. i'm hoping this will change somehow and the human rights abuses will stop. they will stop jailing protesters and maybe with more eyes on them, it will harder for them to do that kind of thing. i hope it does come to fruition that life gets better for them. >> we know life will be a lot better for having heard "america" tomorrow night. congratulations. >> come see us over there. i want to see you dance there.

>> come on. >> moving on. >> come do a cameo. >> maybe, okay maybe. you can all match macy's fourth of july fireworks spectacular. it's saturday night at 8:00 p.m. on msnbc. what will the weather be like for the fireworks in new york in your town? the forecast is next. details about what the come a accused of helping two prisoners escape. we'll talk about it.

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>> it's a when not an if. >> it's a when for a lot of people. already getting drenched this morning. all the way from oklahoma arkansas northern mississippi, alabama and now trying to creep down towards the atlanta area. you can see numerous thunderstorms. let's go into the atlanta area. that's where a lot of people will be driving around and traveling today. airport may have delays as the storms kick through. right now they are just to the north of the city. i'm sure the planes are landing just fine. maybe they'll die out. even if they do another round is lightly. not everyone will see the storms. wind damage is a possibility. little rock to atlanta, charleston, watch out. let's talk about the good. everyone in the west is still very hot. not as bad as the last couple of days but still 102 in boise. 90 degrees in seattle. it's been hot and dry.

nice and cool start to your day in new england and the great lakes. then it will warm up this amp. for your fourth of july showers and storms are possible. new orleans, atlanta, charlotte and unfortunately the d.c. area up to new york. we're watching that macy's parade. 6:00 p.m. still some showers and light rain around. by the time we get to about 9:00 p.m. when we kick off the fireworks that clears out. it may be rainy and drizzling and thinen it will improve. >> okay. thank you for the update. >> take it to the bank. the candidates who want to be the next nation or this nation's next president they're hitting the road. hillary clinton expected to march in one july 4th parade. kristen is joining me. she had a big week.

we know that. how important is the weekend for secretary clinton? >> reporter: it's very important. hillary clinton kicking things off with an organizing event at dartmouth. if you look at the polls she has a pretty strong lead but a robust challenger from the left, bernie sanders. he's catching up to her in the polls and drawing some pretty big crowds. he appeals to progressives who like his message about overalling and redistributing wealth. she's still a strong front-runner. she's projected to raise $45 million this quarter. compare that to bernie sanders who raised 15 million. the clinton campaign says they are taking bernie sanders very seriously. jim webb joined the democratic race. this is becoming a little bit of an american tradition.

presidential candidates coming to new hampshire. you're going to see a lot of republicans here as well alex. the field of gop candidates very crowded. 14 so far of those. several of them will be marching in july 4th parades this weekend including chris christie, rick perry, jeb bush, marco rubio. on the gop side bush has a lead in the polls. it's not a big lead and it's donald trump who is coming in a close second. he made those controversial comments about mexico. that's cost him some business but it doesn't seem to have cost him politically, at least not yet. a lot of folks watching that race. trump will not be here this holiday weekend. a lot of stake for the candidate who is will be. tens of thousands of expect to turn out and march in those parades tomorrow. >> okay. thank you very much. heading overseas the u.s. has killed senior isis leader in syria. someone well known for being

able to get men and materials right to the front lines in syria and iraq. the defense department says his death will impact the group's ability to move people around but so far u.s. efforts have done little to slow isis down. with me now msnbc analyst. i want to ask you about the air war against isis. on average, the u.s. is launch launching a dozen air strikes on iraq and syria a day. it seems too few. what do you think about these numbers? >> it doesn't sound like a large number. we won't launch an attack unless we have information about the target and it's verified by an independent source. second and perhaps more important, and the real restriction is the white house will not launch an attack unless it's got a very high probability that there's going to be no civilian casualties and no

collateral damage and circumstances like that don't present themselves very often. >> i want to get your take on this. comparison between isis and al qaeda. we know that al qaeda aspired to take the u.s. does isis have the same kind of aspirations? is attacking the u.s. their ultimate goal? >> not at all. if you ask anybody in isis you'd like to see the united states vaporized, they'd say of course i do. their immediate goal is to create a califet across the muslim world. the reason they're so successful is twofold. first of all the governments that they are fighting are corrupt and inept and the armies don't have any allegiance to the governments. you saw this in iraq where an isis force tenth or smaller the size of the iraqi force defeated iraqi force, the iraqi army just

ran away and left their weapons behind because they just don't have any affinity for the central government. in the end they'll be successful, at least partially because of that and partially because they are so ruthless when they do take command. >> that was what i was thinking. they do seem to be even more ruthless than al qaeda but also their ability to procure weapons and move things around despite the death of this one person that was reported by the defense department. that seems to have given them an advantage. >> yeah, they have one thing that al qaeda does have. al qaeda was a franchise. they didn't have the command and staff required in order to run large scale organization across state lines. isis is different. they have chain of command. they have planning. don't forget a lot of these people had been in iraq before

as part of the sunni operation there. they know exactly what they are doing. they know how the plan and execute military attacks and more important they know how to hold terrain once they seize it. holding it is what it's all about. >> absolutely. you've said it many times. happy fourth. >> and to you. the bells of big ben in london tolling for moments of silence for the attacks on the beach. now authorities looking for two accomplices this connection to the shooting which left a total of 39 people dead. so far eight people have been arrested in connection with the attack. kelly, good day to you. >> good day to you.

some of these stories are just incredible. hero stories about locals who try to help some of the tourists. one group of hotel workers formed a human shield around tourists and told the gunman he'd have to kill them. there are dozens of hero stories like this dozens of heroes. instead of running to hide they put their own lives on the line. it was day of horrors and heroism. hotel workers fighting. forming a human shield around others. a brave few, including 21-year-old water sports employee put themselves in the line of fire. >> everyone we tried to get around there to help the people. we do like this stop shooting them. shoot us. >> the gunman 23-year-old made it all the way to the hotel

lobby shooting as he went. he followed the shooter trying to stop him. >> you took these? >> yes, i took this where me hand and ran after him. >> hotel managers waiters and water sports staff all doing their best to end the massacre. >> when he see all the people around him and tried to catch him, he run. we were sorry about the people that die and we try to help most of them but we got no gun. we got nothing. >> on this side street one final act of heroism. a construction worker on a roof top dropped a concrete tile on his head. >> he was walking like a drunk. he never can stand. he fall and he stand up and he just waiting someone to shoot him. >> reporter: seconds later he was dead. shot and killed by police. 39 people died in this hotel but many were saved.

police now out number the tourist as thousands have cancelled their vacation. a few stay out of respect for the hotel staff. >> we're supporting the people and that's the reason. all the staff in the hotel. everybody did a mass exodus. it's not good. support them and the country. >> tourism is a huge part of the country's economy and with so many visitors cancelling vacations, some of these people who risked their lives now face losing their jobs because they're just isn't enough work. >> an extraordinary story. thank you so much. up next what the one captured prisoner on the run for week s now telling investigators and what you don't know about july 4th. do we even have the right day? this is msnbc. beautiful day in baltimore where most people probably know that geico

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developing news from tennessee where some 5,000 people are still out of their homes more than 30 hours after a train derailed nearby. one of those cars carrying dangerous chemicals has been extinguish extinguished. 87 people have been treated at local hospitals. we expect to hear from officials about how they plan to allow residents to return home. residents are being told not to drink or use their well water. meanwhile the clean up continues along the cxx tracks. the train was carrying 24,000 gallons of a toxic and flammable chemical that's used to manufacture plastic. more revelation following the capture of david sweat. he said it was the prison worker not he who plotted to have her husband killed. he remains in a hospital following gunshot wounds on

sunday. fellow escapee richard matt was killed a week ago. now the buffalo news is reporting that matt wrote a letter to his daughter saying see you on the outside. the letter was delivered three days after his escape. joining me now former criminal defense attorney. welcome to you. i want to start with this letter obtained by the buffalo news. the paper says he wrote his daughter saying i always promised you i would see you on the outside. i'm man of my word. should note that authorities say the daughter had no advanced knowledge of the plot. the paper is not naming her. what do you think was purpose of writing her? >> i think it's his way of saying i told you so. he wrote the letter. he knew he was getting out. they did a dry run. he already knew he was going to be successful. i guess to be a bit of a show up in way, shape or form. she had nothing to do with it.

she wasn't aware that he was going to break out. >> people magazine is quoting his attorney saying that joyce mitchell denies the new allegations that she was with one behind the plot to kill her husband. she's accused of providing hacksaw blades. she's pleaded not guilty. do you think on this kind of news we could see some more charges for her and what would they be? >> they would charge her with solicitation of murder. the second they popped her head up out of that manhole cover and she was not there, with unwould argue she no longer wanted anything to do with any kind of murder to kill her husband. they also didn't attempt to kill her husband at that point. once she wasn't there they went on the run and they continued to run. when it comes to the charges involving her husband and attempting to kill him, she has a pretty good defense. >> isn't this going to be case

of he said she said. the he said the he is david sweat. how credible witness is he? >> if you asked me how credible the day before he broke out, i would have said to credible ever. when he was caught he was already shot. he was tired, hungry. he had been on the run for weeks. at that point they are probably treating him as a rock star asking him how did you manage to do this and break out. then he starts spilling the beans and starts telling on everyone. >> what's in it for him to spill the beans? the guy's in for life. >> at that point i think pretty much pride. he knows he's not getting out. everyone is fascinated to understand how they were able to pull this off. at that point he knows he's never getting out. he will probably be in solitary confinement iffor the rest of his prison life. i would find him to be more

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john adams wrote to his wife on july 3rd that july 2nd would go down the history but it was two days later on the fourth that congress accepted thomas jefferson's declaration and then it wasn't until august 2nd that it was signed on more of the fascinating hidden history. let's talk with new york times best selling author of the don't know much about series. his new book is this one, "the hidden history of america at war." that's out now. i cannot believe that we may not

have the day right. >> john adams said facts are a stubborn thing. congress voted in favor of resolution on independence on july 2nd. he goes home and writes one of these magnificent letters. he wrote the exchange between abigail and john. he writes about celebrating the 2nd of july with parades, pomp fireworks, church bells ringing. he had all of that right but the date was wrong because it was the fourth when congress adopts jefferson's declaration explaining the vote the day before that became the nation's birth certificate. >> those that are stick llors for the details would say we need have this changed. >> i'd be in favor of having the july 2nd through 4th celebration, but i don't know if we'll go there.

there's woeful fulful ignorance about the basics of american history. >> such as? >> people still don't understand who we are. >> who is king george? >> we've seen those man in the street interviews where people don't have the basics down. thomas jefferson wrote this document to explain why america should be free from great britain and he said all the terrible things that king george did. one of them congress took out. that's an important thing that we should discuss. >> i understand there's a strange connection between the fourth of july and some of our founding fathers. >> well two of them died on the fourth of july on the 50th anniversary and they are two significant ones. thomas jefferson and john adams. james monroe died on the fourth of july five years later. coincidence or i don't know. there's a conspiracy or not. many people thought when jefferson and adams died on the

anniversary in 1826 this was some divine providence shining down on them. the thing i was referring to and the true hidden history here is that jefferson had written a condemnation of slavery. congress took it out. jefferson said it was indifferent to the owners. that's part of the hidden history and part of what we're talking about when we look at south carolina right now. this is intertwined with our history. >> on a much lighter note in terms of hidden history what about speculation that there's something hidden on the back of the declaration. it sparked that movie national treasure. is there something there in. >> it's been x-rayed and hologramed. no treasure maps on the back. you would think this item would have been so carefully

preserved. until fairly recently it was not well taken care of. it kind of floated afternoon in serious offices. now the original is in the archives in washington, d.c. there are other copies that float around. about 200 printed versions were made. one of them was found in the back of a picture frame a few years ago purchased by normal. that's the one that tours the country now so we can see this document that we own. >> we might spend some time this week and talked about that. i'm sure he'll be glad for the shout out. good to see you. thank you so much. >> go pursue happiness. >> thanks so much for watching this hour. i'll be back at 10:00 a.m. lots of concern as we head into this holiday weekend. this is msnbc. if you qualify for a sittingham's card today i can offer you no interest for 24 months. thanks to the tools and help at experian.com, i know i have an 812 fico score, so i definitely

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this hour shark attacks. 25 so far this year. seven along the north carolina coast. is it safe along the shoreline this holiday? the grasp of phenomenal. >> on alert. the nation's police tighten the loop as the holiday weekend looms. there's no credible threats. it's get away day. americans are hitting the roads rails and the skies to celebrate america's birthday. we've got some of the best deals around and a check of your holiday forecast straight ahead. good friday to you. now to those terror concerns putting folks on high alert this holiday weekend. while officials do not have any concrete information, fears are isis may pick the fourth of july to launch attacks.

peter alexander is live for us at the white house this morning. what is it that has people so concerned this time around? >> it's a good question. repeating what you just said. this is the most important thing. authorities are not aware of any specific or credible threats inside the u.s. but as you have noted as we have been talking about oafver the course of this day, it's the lone wolf attacks that's caused this new era in which we live. the dangers are more unpredictable than ever. it's the heightened fears of home grown terrorism. you heard from the police commissioner a short time ago. the calls around this fourth of july holiday period and the muslim holy month of ramadan. this year the fourth and the holiday coincides.

recruiting young westerners especially those under 21 even younger in some cases. here in the nation's capital there will be a lot of visible security. more visible than usual. isis has called for attacks on government employees, sporting events and other big gatherings. the bottom line is people should go out and enjoy themselves but be alert. if you do see something, report that to the proper folks. >> where is the president this weekend? do we know how often he's getting briefed on the security situation? >> he's briefed each and every day and will be briefed this morning. a lot of people suspect he may try to get out of the building and enjoy himself. the president will be here at the fourth of july as he and his family get ready to welcome all sorts of guests tomorrow for the

beautiful fireworks spectacular. >> peter alexander. thanks as always. good to see you. earlier i talked about the isis threat with professor of securities studies with kings college london. he told me that things took a turn for the worst if fall of 2014. >> isis changed its strategy and it is calling on people on its enthusiastic supporters in the west to strike out and to do stuff. ever since we have seen attacks in sydney and ottawa and coppe coppenhagen. they did stuff on their own. i guess that's fear now. that makes it unpredictable. there's not a lot of planning involved and not a lot of coordination. not a lot of people are involved. all these things allow security

forces to enter attacks and that's not the case. >> that was peter newman there. i'll talk more about there the threat with veteran fbi agent later in the hour. right now in just three hours secretary of state john kerry is expected to meet with iran's minister of foreign fairaffairs. the meeting will come after a late night session in an effort to reach a deal ahead of tuesday's deadline. both sides say there are hurdles yet to be crossed. an andrea mitchell joins me now. what are some of these hurdles? >> some of the hurdles that they were discussing yesterday before a big meeting in tehran and the head of the u.n. nuclear agency based here in vienna has to do with how the inspections work.

will inspectors from the u.n. get into military sites. will they be able to see sensitive sites? will will be more restrictions provided under the additional protocol of the nonproliferation treaty which iran has said they are agreeing to. they have not yet agreed to those additional requirements being suggested here in vienna. that's hard task for the president of the iran. the meeting should come in a couple of hours. what did happen was very unusual last night. wendy sherman met with the two deputy iranian foreign ministers here. they met along with the european representative until 3:00 this morning. a six-hour all night session. that shows that things are pretty intense. >> andrea if no agreement is reached by tuesday can they simply extend the deadline

again? >> they can. there are a couple of problems with that but i think if they are close to an agreement, i think they would extend again. one problem is that the other foreign ministers, russia china have to go to a meeting of another organization with brazil and india and china and some others. they have to be in moscow on the nineth for this summit. that's one problem. the other problem is the congressional deadline. if they are close, i think they would stay. >> in congress senators kirk and menendez put for additional sanctions. how much does american politics play into these negotiations? >> a lot. i think what's going to happen here kerry is very focused on getting the best deal and worrying about selling it back home. the real problems here are will iran live up to what it's promised. they promised some things in

switzerland several months ago and they say yes at the table and they go back. there's a lot of mixed signals from iran. they need to nail that down with the politics back home. they also have to worry about the other allies. so far this final round the allies have been pretty united. they have been very helpful. on this they all seem to be working very closely together. it's complicated. there's thousands of pages of texts that have been put in writing or being lawyered and now we're being traded back and forth. iran has to make a political decision as to whether they are willing the go along with this. it's off the degree of inspections and it does involve them giving up a lot. they say that they've always been peaceful nuclear state but there been enough suspicion in the past that they have to meet hire tests. that's what they have to agree to. >> our chief foreign affairs

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back here at home this holiday weekend, string of shark attacks including a 68-year-old man in north carolina this week. heading into the holiday weekend we've had 25 attacks so far with

seven in north carolina alone. typically, we see about 30 to 40 attacks every year. it seems as if we're right on pace. i still don't see anyone behind you. >> reporter: that's because these heavy rains have really scared off all but the very die hard surfers here at the moment. when the sun comes out in a little bit these beaches will be packed. it's expected to be up with of the businessest weeks of the year. we're talking about warmer water with a higher salt content than normal and sea turtles hatching and herring spawning near the shore. we've been talking to folks here. we're getting mixed reactions. some people saying they will dip their toes in and others saying they are completely staying out. then you have a big surf community who say they surf

every day no matter what. they know the statistics of getting bit are very low, but they can't help but talk about it on the water. this is definitely something people are concerned about. the in your opinions are scary. seven attacks this three weeks all in the carolinas. >> thank you. as we kick off the holiday week, what could be more american than a heaping helping of politics at your barbecue. the candidates out in full force today. hillary clinton, chris christie rick perry are all in the granite state. donald trump may be taking break as he deals with more fall out over his comments of mexican immigrants. bonn bob, always good to see you. >> let he congratulate you on the segue from sparks to politicians.

speaking of sharks. >> let's take a look at a handful of republican candidates who have criticized trump so far. here they are. >> the comments were inappropriate. >> i don't think he's reflecting the republican party with his statements about mexicans. >> what trump said says more about trump than anybody else. >> how much longer does donald trump stay in the race? >> to be honest i think this has been helping him. remember the base of the republican party includes many people who probably share his view about immigrations, particularly those coming from the south. i suspect some of those candidates are worried they have been up staged bit. >> do we think this may have been a calculated attempt by trump? >> i would never accuse donald trump of being calculated. he seems to be one of those people your mind is on vacation but your mouth is working

overtime. >> president obama making a little fun of the republican presidential field and its size. take a listen. >> i've lost count how many republicans are running. they'll have enough for an actual hunger games. >> president obama having some fun there. chris christie just got into the game. there's this new poll that shows most new jersey residents don't think he would make a good president. what does he need to do to gain favor with voters or is it a lost cause. >> it's interesting. we're seeing an attempt on the part of chris christie to conduct a charm offensive. chris christie, charm offensive. there's some people who are placing bets on how long it will be before one of his town

meetings he tells somebody to sit down and shut up. >> there are still a couple of republicans left to throw their hat in the ring. at this point who else do we expect to get into this thing in. >> scott walker is going to be getting into this. john kasick. it's going to be quite the packed field. again, it's going to be interesting to watch that first debate where the top ten polling candidates participate in that debate including, it looks like donald trump. >> let's talk about bernie sanders quickly. >> another noted republican yes. >> large crowd in wisconsin earlier this week. then it was revealed he's raised $15 million in a short period of time. is he a candidate that should be

taken seriously or is this just flash in the pan? >> the real true believers on the left have rallied behind bernie sanders and many of them have some reservations about hillary clinton. should she be worried about him? i don't think so but she will be because they worry about everything in the clinton camp. >> good to see you. i know you'll be back later as well. see you then. a look right now at i-70 in kansas city, missouri. traffic moving along just fine. a lot more people will be on the roadways. we'll have your holiday forecast in a bit. we'll take a look at the hot travel deals still out there for your summer vacation. first, some much needed supplies are finally headed to the international space station above a russian rocket. it launched early this morning filled with food water and spare parts and some experiments as well. last weekend you might remember u.s. mission failed when

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time with bands of heavy rain. that produces flash flooding. the atlanta area looks like they will delays here. some lightning strikes now being reported outside the city around the airport. again, in atlanta given about half hour to an hour this storm will be gone. you'll probably deal with round two later. 30 million people at risk of severe weather today. this area of orange was just upgraded. that's an enhanced risk of se severe storms. you don't want to get caught out in the boat or the beach when the storms roll through. keep an eye on the forecast from savannah almost up to wilmington. we're looking at the great lakes and new england. today is perfect. saturday fourth of july doesn't look quite as good. clouds and showers will be with you in morning.

the afternoon, philadelphia to new york. here is the timing of that if you're going to be paying attention to that. 6:00 p.m. the green shows you where we could have light rain. you may go to the macy's fireworks display in the drizzle and it will clear out about 9:00 p.m. the forecast, i'm sticking with this. i'm putting my money down on the showers ending. fingers crossed. we don't want to see a rainy, macy's fireworks display. >> have a great fourth. from the july 4th weekend to the rest of the summer how do you get the best travel deals out there in courtney scott is a travel expert. always good to see you as well. >> thanks for having me. >> is it too late to get a get away deal for this weekend? >> it's not too late. miami is one of the most popular designations for july 4th and one of the best places to save air fare. it's down 15% year over year.

similar story for washington, d.c. about 16% decrease. in new orleans down 7%. if you're looking for last minute get away those are three great options. >> beyond the holiday weekend, what are some of the other really good deals for travel this summer? >> summer is a great time to take a cruise up to alaska. right now there are deals on expedia for about $50 a month seattle. >> decent cruises? >> fantastic, adventure cruises kind of a once in a lifetime experience. las vegas always a great deal. you'll have to beat the heat but great value. this is the summer for the great american road trip. gas prices are the lowest they have been in five years based on aaa data. those savings are estimated to continue for the rest of the summer. >> you have tips for folks that will be booking the trip is this. >> that's right. tuesday is actually one of the

cheapest days to book travel based on expedia's research. tuesday has held strong as the best day the book flights. >> why is that? >> there's not an exact algorithm for booking. many sales launch early in the week. it's important to look at how far out you should book how far in advance. for domestic flights about two months out is when we found flights for thedomestic. look at five to six months for planning your international trip. getting ahead will help you save in the long run. >> one thing that drives a lot of travelers crazy, those fees. those nickel and dime fees. >> the transportation statistics reported that airlines collected $3.5 billion in baggage fees and $3 billion in reservation fees in 2014. you may have to adjust the way you travel to avoid these fees

be p i be. i recommends only bringing carry on baggage. download your own entertainment on your tablet. food on board can add to your overall flight amount. just bring your on snacks opinion. >> especially if you have kids. >> the most important one is the reservation fee. if you have any indication you might have to change your ticket, don't book it yet. those fees are around $250 on average. >> thank you so much. still ahead, new york city police on patrol on the streets and the water. government officials maintain at this point there's not a credible threat. how real is the threat then? we'll talk about that. 2016 candidates hitting the trail this holiday weekend. hillary clinton is in new hampshire. she's holding a series of events. the first one this afternoon at dartmouth.

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welcome back to msnbc special coverage on this start of this holiday weekend. we'll have a preview of must see summer movies and see the any newcomers could give jurassic world some competition. first up, no credible terrorist threat. to keep on top of things officials like new york police commissioner say they need the public's help. >> we'll rely on the see something, say something to the public. in town having a good time myself. >> the nypd joint force terrorism. with no credible threat out there, are these terror concerns being overblown?

>> this is a very unique situation. we have several factors in play this week particularly, the fourth of july holiday which is uniquely american. it will be a great opportunity and a psychological victory for isis if they could strike on our national holiday. t also the holy month of ramadan which we normally see an uptick in threat reporting during the month of ramadan. isis has put out this trying to get their followers to take during this month. there's a lot more people in the system that joint terrorism task force are keeping track of around the country. the fbi director has said there are open cases in every fbi field office. you've got all of these things. more people in the system the holiday, ramadan coming together. the threat is out there. you got to keep it in perspective. there is no credible threat. nothing specific as to place time event, all that type of

thing. >> the term credible threat i don't know if we fully appreciate what it means. the term itself. what does that mean? >> again, you have to look at the source of the information. you have human sources giving you information. you have electronic sources, social media. we have information coming in from our international partners around the world giving us information. the analysts and intelligence community try to synthesize that. the duty to the government is yes, let's warn the public but you try to strike that balance of not saying the sky is falling and keeping it in perspective. >> there's a lot of folks that surmise what we saw yesterday in washington, d.c. in terms of response was result of see something, say something. how much of a role does the public play in preventing a would be terrorist attack? >> huge. the public is really the key

component to holistic terrorism response. you need to have the eyes and ears of the public giving you information. particularly, the people that may be closest to somebody planning an attack. somebody that's on this road to radicalization, family members, friends. i know it's difficult. people are often times reluctant to report on a friend or family member but sometimes these are the people that are really key to preventing an act of terrorism. >> do you worry that we become desensitized? that we hear credible threat or we hear the word threat so much now that when people here it now it's just in one ear and out the other? >> some people may take it that way. you worry about that. you don't want to just cry wolf all the time. if you watch the news and see what's happening around the world. we saw what happened in tunisia,

france kuwait ottawa. it doesn't always take a mass casualty to be effective. it's the psychological component. an individual in north carolina was arrested in a shopping mall carrying an assault rifle. it takes one person with a weapon and this notion of going on a jihad to inflict damage. >> thank you so much. always appreciate your insight, sir. >> thank you. the presidential candidates are getting ready to shake a lot of hands in fourth of july parades and whatnot. hillary clinton expected to march in one july 4th parade. today she's at a grass roots event at dartmouth university. kristen is traveling with the former secretary of state. how important is this weekend for hillary clinton? >> reporter: it is important. it's a bit of a rite of passage. they come here on the fourth of

july weekend to try to court new hampshire's famously independent voters. hillary clinton will be here kicking things off with an organizing event here. polls show she has a strong lead in new hampshire. she's getting a robust challenge from the left vermont senator bernie sanders closing the gap in polls with her. she's been drawing some really big crowds. when you look at their fund raising heft she's still forward ahead. she raised $45 million this latest quarter. compare that with bernie sanders who raised 15. they are taking bernie sanders very seriously. hooe he appeals to progressive voters. they like his message. he talks about overalling big banks. the clinton campaign taking him seriously. getting another challenger yesterday jim webb joined the race. the democratic race doesn't compare to the republican race

when it comes to having a crowded field. 14 candidates so far have declared their presidential intentions on the gop side. a number of those candidates will be here as well over the holiday weekend, including chris christie, jeb bush, marco rubio. polls show jeb bush has the early lead on the gop race. it's a small lead. you have donald trump coming in a close second to jeb bush. he's a controversial candidate. he made those comments about mexico. he's lotst a lot of business but it doesn't seem to have slowed him down politically. he won't be here tomorrow. it's really a chance the reach out to a number of voters here. tens of thousands of people expected to march in tomorrow's parades. >> thank you so much. always appreciate you. let's bring back in bob franken

to talk about the democrats here. in addition to hillary clinton taken in 45 million. it's 45 million for a primary campaign that most don't think it will that intent at the end of the day. her cam pappaign announced she'll be speaking in front of some 2,000 latinos. what's the relationship between hillary clinton and the latino community? >> she's trying to make sure it's a very solid one. there's no reason to believe anything but that. she has to be concerned in all of these things with the challenge from the left. not so much that t going to be successful. bernie sanders, i'm talking about. it will force her to take some positions she might want to be careful about taking unless she can solidify plans in the general election. >> let's talk about jim webb for a second. he announced he's running for

president as well the fifth democrat in the race. interesting fact about him. he's also a defender of the confederate flag writing on his facebook page it's wrongly been used for racist and other purposes in recent decades. he goes onto defend it a little more. is this something that could hurt jim webb in a democratic primary in. >> to be perfectly honest i hope so. i've made to secret i think this is and always has been a symbol of racism. it was the banner of states that wanted to maintain slavery. he's somebody who many people know by the name jim who. he's served in the reagan administration. he's a democrat. he's a democratic senator. has a variety of views. i think he might be attractive to those disgusted at the whole process and wants somebody who

thinks independently. the ultimate might be race between him and rand paul. >> the latest poll among likely democratic iowa caucus goers. there he is after the undecided voters, after joe biden who is not even in the race. how does he go after voters? >> he certainly needs to figure that out. i suspect he would be somebody with the last name who. he's not been successful thus far. former maryland governor trying to claim the progressive wing of the party. he's being totally clobbered in that area. >> thank you, sir. after a quick break we'll talk more about the big movies that we're seeing this summer.

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now dive through the key hole. charge big. dive small and emerge big. >> marvel looking to continue its box office success with the release of ant man on july 17th. the world's smallest hero could have some competition from the fantastic four when fox releases a new reboot. speaking of reboots, arnold schwarzenegger back again as the t-800 in terminator genesis. tom cruise has accepted the mission again in mission impossible rogue nation. joe, first of all, i should note that you are the chief film critic.

>> yes. >> arnold's back. tom cruise is back. which one wins this summer. >> arnold's back but he should not have come back. it's a clunky pile of metal. it's cluttered. the script makes no sense. i was really looking forward to it but it turns out to be the weakest of all the movies. this is the fifth one. >> will he continue to make movie sns. >> i think he will. he is the best thing in this movie. he steals every scene. he's older. they have a reason for that but the movie around him is a pile of junk. >> you have those other movies coming out now. the unlikely action star paul rudd starring as ant man in this reboot of the fantastic four. who saved the day in the end? >> i think the ant man. it's good. he ushered in the next phase of marvel movies. he's very important to the next

avengers movies. despite the silly name i think it will be big. fantastic four is a tricky property. i think they've had trouble with that title in the past. it doesn't jump from the comic book to the big screen. fox may have issues with it. they are rebooting with a younger cast. we'll see if they can do it. it hasn't been successful in the past. >> lots of good family movies here. you have the fan favorites and the minions coming out. you also have inside out. >> it's extraordinary. i think it's one of the best films of the year and already had the biggest opening of any non-sequel in history. i think audiences will get it. the one thing about inside out, younger kids may be wondering about the deep emotions going on and why everybody is crying all around them. minions is total silliness. i think that will appeal to younger kid, older kids.

adults will have a great time too. >> train wreck. we were just talking about this last hour. lebron james is quite the scene stealer. >> steal a couple of scenes. this is her leap from the tv screen. i think it's the perfect timing. i think people will see her in a different light. this is a real character based thing. >> are you going to beat down the door to see magic mike? >> it's good. it's good actually. women will go crazy about it. it's heart is as big as its biceps. really enjoyable film. >> there's no reason to believe that any of these films comes close to beating jurassic world. >> star wars comes out in

december. let's not count that out. lit be star wars jurassic world for the biggest movie of the day. >> thank you. happy fourth to you. >> happy fourth. still to come real life nightmare for more than 25 people this year. shark attacks along the atlantic coast. what you need to know if you're headed to the beach. that's straight ahead right here on msnbc. are you moving forward fast enough? everywhere you look, it strategy is now business strategy. and a partnership with hp can help you accelerate down a path created by people, technology and ideas. to move your company from what it is now... to what it needs to become.

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on sunday voters in greece will decide whether to accept tough sanctions in exchange for a bailout deal for the troubled greek economy. moments ago the greek prime minister told the citizens in a televised address that they should reject creditors' proposals for more austerity in return for rescue loans. nbc's kerry simmons is in athens greece.

>> reporter: no matter where you go there are lines outside atms as greeks try to get the small amount of money they're allowed each day, some $60. now there are reports that the greek banks are running out of money, that they may only have just over 5$5 million in reserves so those limits from how much greeks can take out don't look like they'll be lifted. and now they're struggling to pay their suppliers and warning that basic goods like food and medical supplies may start to be in short supply from next week as this country prepares for a vote on sunday. a crucial vote. people are voting yes or no to stay in europe and tonight those in favor of staying, those in favor of staying yes will gather in one part of athens those protesting to say it should be a no vote in another part. they will be just half a mile

apart. the tension alreadywill be high tonight. back to you. keir simmons, thank you. isis has launched more than 300 attacks since the muslims launched an attack in syria more than a year ago. although there is no specific threat here in the united states states, the major concern is that the next big attack will be right here at home. i want to bring in military analyst, retired colonel jack jacobs. we hear about isis sympathizers we hear about people getting recruited on social media. how is it this organization has managed to spread so fast in so short a period of time? >> one of the principal reasons is the countries in which it's involved in the middle east are failed states. no matter what the cause was, these are governments that can't control their populations, the

armies have no allegiance to them whatsoever, and you saw in iraq, for example, that an isis force forces about the tenth of the size of an iraqi army drove on the -- off the iraqi army left weapons behind and so on. they are highly organized, they have a chain of command. they have a unity command. they follow generally accepted successful and military principles. once they seize to reign, they have a tendency to hold onto it. when they rule they rule with an iron fist. any uprisings that occur in the areas they're taking they're going to be very short-lived and the governments don't have the ability to take back control very well. those are just some of the reasons they've been successful. >> their effectiveness on social media has been somewhat mind-boggling to a lot of fox.lks.

have we been caught flat-footed to that aspect especially? >> we haven't been very active to what their doing. we've just started a campaign to do that. we have been slow to realize the extent of the appeal through social media. mostly what you have are young people in a wide variety of countries, including this one, who are terribly disaffected, who are impressionable who are shut out from the mainstream economic development, particularly in places like france, for example, and other areas in europe. and these kids are -- they have no way out and they decided this is the only way that they can actually make an impact have a change in their lives and they're disaffected where they are. we have less of a problem here in the united states, but we always have to remain vigilant craig. >> the association is saying if

we continue to do what we're doing, continue with our strategy, we'll eventually defeat isis. do you believe that colonel? >> the short answer is no. at the end of the day we're following very good tactical principles. we find the bad guys we have a high degree of confidence we know where they are. the information is verified we have a high probability that we're not going to have any collateral damages of civilians, so we'll go ahead on that. two things about this. the first is our rules of engagement are very very restricted. we have to be almost certain we're not going to have any civilian casualties before we act. second and most significantly, these are tactical measures. we do not have a long-term strategic approach, and any strategic approach that's going to be successful is going to have to engage the governments in the middle east not just the ones who are under threat but also governments like saudi arabia kuwait and so on who

really, really really have a dog in this fight who the outcome of this fight is really up to them. unless we get these governments there organized to counter isis it's going to continue to be us. >> colonel jack we'll leave it there, but let's end on a high note. late breaking word you're going to be inducted into the new jersey hall of fame in october alongside derek jeter and jon stewart. can you confirm or deny? >> i can confirm. i don't play baseball nearly as well as derek jeter, but i'm at least as funny as jon stewart. and with no writers. >> i can attest to that not being true at all. colonel jack thank you, sir. happy fourth of july. that's going to do it for this hour of craig melvin. thanks so much for watching this hour. i will be back again at high noon. up next, alex witt with today's

noon, including secretary of state john kerry just hours away from talks with the iraqi minister. are there any recurring signs? we'll have a live report from vienna, next. we are looking good in most states. watch for thunderstorms in south carolina. the best chance of rain late afternoon and early evening would be down in atlanta, richmond and maybe d.c. but most areas look great for the fireworks show. ♪ i'm sendin' them weeds to the great beyond ♪ ♪ roundup ♪ yeha! [ whip cracks ] ♪ ♪ ♪ no need to pump just point and shoot ♪ ♪ hit 'em in the leaves and it kills to the root ♪ ♪ 'round fences, trees, even mulched beds ♪ ♪ 'cause the only good weed is a weed that's dead ♪

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right now on msnbc, high alert. the heightened police presence heading into the holiday weekend. also ahead, hillary clinton announces huge fundraising halls. we're going to check in on the democratic front runner. plus swimming with sharks. how to stay safe from sharks over the july 4th weekend. good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. it's 10:00 a.m. on the east coast, 7:00 a.m. out west. this weekend police will be out in full force amid heightened alert for terror attacks. peter alexander with the very latest.

hi peter. >> reporter: nbc is hearing from authorities right now that there are still no specific or credible threats for the u.s. that we're aware of but we've been talking over the last several days about this concern about lone wolf attacks, individuals who may be inspired not directed but inspired by isis. and the dangers now have become increasingly complex and unpredictable than ever. with america ready for the fourth of july today officials are focused on keeping the celebrations safe. there is heightened concern but no specific or credible threat. still, police aren't taking any chances, cordoned off fireworks sites and keeping on the ground. >> terrorists may attack where they live. >> reporter: fueling fears, this fourth of july falls during the muslim month of the holy ramadan, one isis leader calling for calamity among the infidels.

>> they quickly grasp how to use that. >> reporter: this isis-inspired attacks like this one in tunisia could make one in the u.s. the nation's nerves on display thursday after a woman reported hearing gunshots at the washington navy yard. the incident later declared a false alarm. and most tourists don't seem fazed. >> we're not going to let it get in the way of having a good time. >> i'm not going to let terrorists bother what we do in our country. >> reporter: this independence day a reminder to go forth and celebrate. >> i think americans should enjoy their hot dogs and hamburgers and fireworks and not let their fear of terrorism dominate. to do that the bad guys have actually won. >> reporter: specifics of that navy yard scare, the chief of police said the caller did

exactly what she should have done after hearing what sounded to her like gunshots. it bears repeating, if you see something, in that case, if you hear something, say something, authorities say. the bottom line they want people to turn out, they want them to enjoy, they just want to make sure that everybody is also alert. >> absolutely. okay peter alexander from the white house, thank you, peter. analyst from flash point analysis alex good morning to you. >> over the past year we've seen isis expand not just in their territory but in terms of their recruitment. also this holiday falls during the month of ramadan. specifically the spokesman for isis recently released an audio message in which he called for arms essentially. and he said during this month of ramadan we found it full of surprises. so i think july 4th in conjunction with ramadan falling at this time there's definitely a danger there. >> what kind of preparations

concerns you most? where can things fall through the cracks? not like i'm trying to give a heads up but where should focus be? >> isis has actually evolved in terms of their tactics. they call for help anywhere necessary. they called for people running over someone in canada like they tried to do. the problem is they are motivated and it's hard to keep track of all these different ways. >> are we afraid of something truly organized by isis or al qaeda? >> i think isis like to claim these attacks that happen every day, but at the end of the day, it is lone wolves and it's not necessarily people who have been trained by isis themselves. we've definitely seen an evolution since the times of al qaeda. >> we hear about so many officers, certainly here in new york another 7,000 in addition

to what is usually patrolling the streets, but when you talk about numbers, is that enough? is that -- more numbers will increase and mean it's going to be a better job for sure? there's no guarantees right? >> there's no guarantees. i think it's important to note that -- you can't put a number on these things but in conjunction with the security forces you have i think it's important that the public remain vigilant. that doesn't mean people shouldn't go out and enjoy themselves, because they should. but have heightened awareness and work with authorities if you see or hear anything. >> is there any concern about complacency? when you see something, somebody talks about it there is a huge response and there's nothing there. >> personally i think i would rather be safe than sorry. it does come with a certain amount of responsibility. you don't want to be detracting authorities from where they should be in the case of something that actually does occur, but i think it is important that people don't feel

afraid to call if they do have a bad feeling about something. >> people feel like they might be ratting someone out, but family members, someone close to them who may be presenting unique characteristics right now or not in a good place, what do they do? >> it's important they notify authorities. parents reported their son when he started acting strangely and his legality had started to evolve. at the end of the day, would you rather see your son who areor whoever it might be deal with authorities or get involved with a cult for example? we're going to turn to the iran nuclear talks. intense negotiations continue in vienna but still no deal. secretary kerry and his team are expected to meet with the delegation today. they're trying to close the gap from what's kept them from coming up to a final deal.

andrea mitchell is there in vienna where these talks are taking place. an update from you on where things stand in the negotiations and how long do you think this could take? >> first of all, some news today in that the iranian delegation has now expanded with the chief of staff of president rohani arriving in vienna. he and an economist and already his brother a top adviser and the two deputy foreign ministers have been here so this is a very powerful cabinet delegation that has lines both to the supreme leader and to president rohani since there are different factions in iran from our president of the united states. they can speak not only for the supreme leader but for president rohani and try to resolve some of these remaining issues and those issues alex are tough. for instance, today, the iranian media said president rohani

suggested that iran will not be discriminated against, this in reply to inspections in iran. they don't want to accept inspections beyond what's appropriate for all other countries. the understanding here in vienna among the negotiators, john kerry and all the others is iran has to accept extra conditions because iran as they say, cheated in the past with its nuclear program. so that's a difference. there could be some magic. they could work a diplomatic way around it but they have to clear it up. they also have to clear up how the sanctions are going to be phased out and a number of really complex issues. some progress has been made. zareef and kerry have not been today, that's been pushed back but there's a lot at the tactical level. >> can you interpret what happened at the other meeting

and if that was a good sign? >> it was. in fact a very positive meeting. the chinese minister head of this negotiation has been very helpful. as well as the russians. ukraine and the sanctions and all the rest but apparently there's been a lot of cooperation here by russia trying to be helpful. there are some scenarios under which tehran will export its enrichd uranium processing to make it harmless. china could also be involved in hepgs helping to disassemble the nuclear fuel from the iraq reactor at one of its facilities there. china is a big part as is russia. as the world leaders try to come up with an agreement, the other foreign leaders are not going to join zareef and kerry here until sunday night so i wouldn't expect anything until then at the very earliest.

for more on this i'm joined by steven clemens, analyst and cnn contributor. do you think they're going to agree to a deal on the date july 7 that's been floated there? is that a hard and fast date? >> well it's a hard and fast date if there's going to be a 30-day review by congress. any submission beyond july 7 will trigger a 60-day review by congress. most experts say that won't be a big deal but it creates two more months of pain for iran and it may contribute to those who are skeptics to the deal and have problems with it will have more time politically to raise questions about various holes in the agreement or to challenge that the obama administration gave away too much. but my sense is andrea gave a really great synopsis of what is at play right now. and it's beginning to feel as if this is going to work out, that

the major issue of inspection at military sites, people like secretary energy ernie moniz and the ieaa staff are coming up with at least some possible options on how to create a protocol for looking at some military sites maybe with some protocols attached that doesn't necessarily undermine iran's concerns that conventional weapons secrets will be undermined. and so it has the feel like we're there, but you never know until you really see it come forward. >> why is it that the inspection seems to be the most contentious issue there? what is iran hiding? >> well i tell you, even at the height of the cold war and there was no more ferocious struggle in the united states in the mod earned era with the soviet union, when the united states and soviets negotiated reunions

and this is something the iranians say, the sovereign nations don't want to do this. and they don't want inspections of their nuclear sites to be used or perceived by enemies to wonder what conventional weapons advances it's making. iran is an innovative military superpower and it wants to try to keep that element of its portfolio. on the other hand, it might want to engage in covert nuclear weapons development, but that's why we have to monitor these suspect suspective sites and some way to monitor them that the iranians can live with. >> who specifically is dealing with the complex technicalities of these negotiations? >> we have an incredible team there. andrea just talked about the team on the iranians' side but on the u.s. side the secretary of energy ernest moniz, both in

the previous negotiations and this, is turning out behind the scenes to be a real mvp of negotiations. wendy sherman who is the sort of lead technical, day by day, keep the wheels turning is also very good. the ieaa also has experts on-site that are finding technical fixes. a lot of times we discuss the political dimensions to this but this is a highly technical agreement that deals with centrifuge, mothballing, it deals with getting rid of nuclear fuel that's already been created, finding ways to limit the reprocessing levels that are done, and that requires a technical competency that someone like moniz, who is the secretary of energy and a cabinet official he comes wired with an enormous amount of technical capability and frankly, passed agreements that we have with the iranians to get us to this point. we're very dependent on his creativity, so it's a fascinating team we've got. >> speaking of mvps from the

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officials say they're letting east tennessee residents back into their home after a train fire forced them out. a freight train derailed and burst into flames early yesterday and released fumes that may have contained cyanide. 30 people were admitted to the hospital as a precaution. officials say they've removed dozens of train cars from the area and are authorizing

evacuations from residents. there are growing concerns over the many recent shark attacks in north carolina. most recently on opakoke island when a six-foot shark attacked a man in waist-deep water pulling him under a lifeguard stand. the swimmer survived but will undergo multiple surgeries. the public is clearly aware of a number of shark attacks. sarah on the outer banks with the latest there. sarah, good morning. not too many people out on the water but it's still early. >> it is still early, alex and there was a rainstorm about 30 minutes ago that chased away everyone but the hard core suffer surfers. you can see them coming back, and it's going to be crowded on the beaches here. it's going to be one of the biggest days of the year and concern among everybody are the shark attacks.

>> everybody is concerned. it's kind of a weird archetypal fear. nobody wants to be in the water with them. >> we're worried about the water for the first time ever. we were just talking about because it's so random. it's not just this beach, it's so spread out. >> i don't normally worry about this at all, but because of the frequency and the distribution i'm concerned. >> reporter: there have been seven shark attacks in the past three weeks. that latest victim 60-year-old andrew costello he is in fair condition. he released a statement saying he is grateful for the medical condition he received and is resting comfortably right now. a lot of people still getting in the water, though not being cautious about it but not letting it disrupt their vacation plans. when these clouds clear, alex and the sun comes out, you're definitely going to see more people in the water cooling off but staying very alert today. back to you.

>> and perhaps staying pretty close to shore. thank you very much sarah dallof. across the u.s. there have been 25 unprovoked shark attacks. 11 in florida, 7 in north carolina and another 4 in south carolina, and they're certainly raising anxiety along the coast. joining me now is a shark expert and founder of the shark research committee. ralph, with a good morning to you, i tell you, it's certainly ironic that this year marks 40 years since the movie "jaws" was released, and here we are kind of panicked once again about heading into the water. can you tell us what's happening along the atlantic coast? >> right now we really don't know. something unique is taking place, whether it's bait fish that the sharks are following. as a predator the sharks follow their food. if bait fish are moving in close to shore, the sharks will follow them in close to shore, which now increases the probability of having an interaction with a human. >> okay let's talk about north

carolina officials have decided, which is not to close any beaches. i want to play you a quick clip of what the governor said this week. let's take a listen to that. >> just use your common sense, especially if you're in and around a fishing area at this point in time. that seems to be the primary focus. >> do you agree with that ralph? or do you think officials should be doing more to protect and prevent attacks? >> it's very difficult. sharks are not stationary animals. the species you're dealing with right there, they move. and because of that you can close a beach in one area and tomorrow the sharks might not be there at all. they might be in another beach close by. so his first suggestion of using common sense really is a primary one in this particular case. >> you know ralph, worst-case scenario here there is one victim who said he survived the attack because he fought back. he punched the shark in the nose and grabbed its gills. if someone finds themselves nose

nose with a shark, is that the best defense? >> when you have a flight response like that where you're fighting for your life you're going to do whatever you think you need to do at the time. punching an animal that has ahold of you is a primary response. the shark eventually will let go. these sharks are not feeding on humans. they're not coming after us. they're after their natural prey. we just happen to be in the same location when they're going after their food. so they'll bite us and maybe bite us a couple of times, but if you punch the animal it's going to leave. the most important thing you can do is simply be alert, watch your surroundings. if you see fishes jumping up out of the water, that's a sign something is chasing them. and try to stay away from areas where sharks have been sighted and/or where there has been a prior incident because i think what we're looking at this year is a very unique situation in the carolinas. we've had seven attacks in north

carolina previously but that was over the course of an entire year. >> right. >> we're looking at three weeks here, so that's quite unique. >> it is indeed. thank you for talking with us about it ralph collier. i appreciate it. >> thank you. coming up the u.s. soccer team goes for glory on sunday a rematch with france in the world cup game. we'll size it up next. g good around ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ [ female announcer ] fiber one. why pause a spontaneous moment to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use, is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. side effects may include headache, upset stomach,

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a miami court is quite the setting for a middle school reunion but it occurred yesterday. 44-year-old arthur booth stood before the judge in court, and then she recognized him. >> did you go to nautilus for middle school? >> oh, my goodness. oh, my goodness. >> i'm sorry to see you here. i always wondered what happened to you, sir. this was the nicest kid in middle school. >> oh my goodness! >> in addition to setting bail at $10,000, judge glazer order

words of encouragement to him and wished him good luck. the women's soccer team is playing sunday and vice president joe biden wished them good luck. joining them will be former u.s. player mia hamm and the women's team advanced bovrabove the german team tuesday night. this is the match many will be talking about for years to come. this is the former coach of rutgers university. thank you for joining us. can you just talk about if you had been coaching england's laura bassett trying to put up this kick, block it instead kicks a goal into the net,

scoring the win for japan? what would you say to try to comfort her? >> i don't think words were appropriate at that very moment other than to just say, okay and providing the hug and allowing her to just cry it out, which she's done and she's even put up on twitter that she's recovered now and she's ready to play in that third place game. but she was instrumental in england advancing to that point, anyway with her leadership and her organization in the back and she was just trying to make a good defensive play and it's just something you'll probably never see again. >> talk about carly lloyd, as you have coach, during the past. in many ways it has been her tournament, scoring in three straight matches. what has it been like for you watching her have the tournament of her career? >> well it's been awesome, but remember, carly has come up in big moments before on the international stage. she scored the game-winning goal in 2008 and the gold winning game for the u.s. and she did the same thing for two goals

including the game winner in 20912 olympics. but carly missed a pk in japan when it went to penalty kicks, so she's been living with that for four years. she's having a great tournament. started out slowly because the shape of the team didn't allow her to get as forward as she has the last couple games. as far as pk she's buried the last two so far. >> u.s. or japan. who has the edge? >> i've been asked this quite a bit, and i've got u.s. 2, japan nil, and the u.s. wins their first women's championship, third overall and their first championship in 16 years. we'll all be watching sunday's game but if you're not out at a sports bar, be sure to catch it on telemundo. coming up hillary clinton hits the campaign trail carrying a big purse. what is it about the primary fundraising record she's set that makes her especially proud? that's next.

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hillary clinton is back in washington for a series of campaign events. it comes on the heels of her campaign announcing a representing record-setting haul of $45 million in the first month alone. good day to you. what is on hillary clinton's agenda? >> a number of events this holiday weekend, alex. hillary clinton will be attending an organizing event here at dartmouth college. a little later today she has an event in glendon, new hampshire and then she attends an oldham parade. hillary clinton to campaign in hanover on friday. a lot of buzz. this is a critical state.

it's the first in the nation primary state. hillary clinton has a pretty strong lead here but if you look at the pollpolls, bernie sanders is giving her a run for the money. he's been getting very big crowds. he's from vermont. he talks about overhauling the big ones and redistributing health. they're using his new enthusiasm and new momentum to help rally some of clinton's core supporters, and of course alex as you know she got a little more competition yesterday from virginia senator jim webb joining the democratic race. a lot of candidates will be here this holiday weekend, a number of republicans including jeb bush marco rubio who will also be looking for some votes. tens of thousands of people expecting to turn out to those parades that will be held on independence day tomorrow. >> and those candidates will be marching those as well. talk about her a jenageneral da agenda.

on tuesday she heads for iowa right? >> another important state for hillary clinton. she has a couple events there, including one in iowa city. some smaller, more intimate events, alex. you'll recall she lost iowa back in 2008. it was the state that really started to dash her hopes for the presidency so it is critical for her that she wins that state this year so she's olding some of these smaller, more intimate, up close and personal. that also allows her to talk to voters on a more personal level. guess what the polls there narrowing as well. bernie sanders within striking distance of her there. again, the clinton campaign putting the full press on these voting states as they try to win the primary. alex? >> thank you, kristin. hillary clinton's rivals also quoting voters in new hampshire this weekend. that list includes chris christie, the newest addition to

the race. on the democratic side senator bernie sanders is in iowa just days after drawing that crowd of 10,000 supporters at a rally in madison, wisconsin. support for the vermont senator as we've been reporting surging in a new poll up fromto 33% from 15%, but hillary clinton is still the highest. as we look at these latest numbers, eli, it shows senator sanders is surging in iowa. how do you explain his rise from his underdog status? >> it's surprising to a lot of folks, but it reflects there is just thirst on the left for a progressive champion and he is filling that role right now, and maybe more so getting more support, bigger crowds than anybody expected. you'll notice these crowds he's getting, they're in states -- you got a big crowd in iowa but denver, colorado madison,

wisconsin. those are important general election states but those are not early voting states so he's really trying to show a huge swell of support for him and hope that people in iowa and new hampshire hear about it. it will be interesting, people in iowa and new hampshire generally don't get on board. hillary clinton still outraising him about 2 to 1 every day. republicans are cheering bernie on but i don't know that too many people think he's going to take this away from her just yet. >> but are you seeing shades of sort of a deja vu of 2008 when president obama came out of nowhere and passed her? >> i think the clinton folks would say, no this isn't that yet. but they have to be a little concerned. the crowds bernie sanders is getting already at this point in 2015 are sort of what you see at the end of the campaign. the fall of next year is when you expect to see 10,000 people showing up and filling a big

gymnasium. so it has to be a concern because everybody in politics talks about optics. well, the optics of this make it looks like bernie sanders is the person on the left everybody is excited about. that enthusiasm is something -- hillary clinton is a strong formidable candidate, although republicans would love to see bernie sanders take her out. but there is also a reason he is getting these huge crowds and i do think the clinton folks have to be a bit concerned about how it looks. jeb bush releasing 33 documents in tax returns, showing he made $27 million since 1997. what is important about these tax returns? >> transparency with a big jeb explanation point behind it. this is all about learning the lesson of mitt romney in 2012 and how he was just toppled by his own refusal to reveal any financial information. they said, okay look we

learned that lesson we're going to be transparent and why not go all the way? why not release more years of tax returns than any presidential candidate in history? that's how they packaged it. they packaged it on their website with a lot of photos from jeb. there was a lot of stuff on there saying hey, look this is my finances. i'm being totally transparent about it but here's how i made the money, why i made the money, here's my story. they're trying to tell a story here and the big contrast is with hillary clinton whose e-mails are being released sort of be grudgegrudgingly by the state department. the bush campaign is saying we're all for transparency hillary's is pretty forced. we've gotten news that mitt romney is hosting chris christie at their home saturday night.

mitt romney sort of playing the peacekeeper. do you see it that way? >> he got edged out of the way when jeb bush said i'm serious about this, you doebtn't need to step in. he's playing a role in this cycle. contenders in utah a couple weeks ago, and he's very willing to be a public figure, to sort of weigh in from time to time, to counsel some of these candidates. more violent weather could be in store for the national area where people are recovering from a violent storm last night. there was one possible tornado where the damage was pretty much limited to downed trees, one landing on a pickup truck, though. it caused only a handful of outages and no one was hurt.

let's go to the national picture with bill karins. hey, bill. >> alex we're starting this holiday weekend off not on a good note. flash flooding is kind of widespread. all of these thunderstorms rolling through northern alabama, northern georgia, mississippi and even arkansas some of them are producing one to two inches of rain and a lot of lightning, too. not good for early morning travel. we need to watch the atlanta airport. also they just upgraded our slight risk area to an enhanced risk. this includes augusta, atlanta to charleston and columbia. this is where widespread wind damage could be a possibility. so careful if you're at the beaches from savannah to charleston to myrtle beach today. we've already seen the heavy areas in north carolina. down in florida some isolated storms. it's a gorgeous forecast, by the way, all the way through the great lakes, mid-atlantic to the northeast. then for the fourth of july forecast. forecast going down just a little bit.

not as nice the d.c. area early in the morning. afternoon should be fine for those fireworks, but those showers and storms could be ruining some picnic plans, especially around new york city as we go through the afternoon. it will clear out, alex for the macy's fireworks display and that is some good news. >> we're holding you to it, bill. thanks so much. protesters hit the streets of athens following the critical vote for the bailout vote in greece. why should americans care about the outcome? that's next. poofs! ♪ that sugar is gone! so do i still love this yogurt? yes! because it still tastes good! yoplait!

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joining us from athens correspondent keir simmons. welcome to you. i understand there are rallies being held on both sides of the debate today? tell us about the mood there. >> reporter: that's right, alex. the tension is rising. these two rallies will take place half a mile apart just across a park in athens between them. you can imagine thousands for yes in one part of athens thousands for no in another part of athens. there will be riot police on the streets. meanwhile the language is getting more and more powerful with the prime minister saying the statement in just the last hour or so that europe is trying to blackmail greece into saying yes under these difficult conditions you mentioned. alex aside from that political poker that's happening, let me just set out to you how bad this is for greece. effectively this country is preparing potentially to find out what it is like if you don't have a currency if your banks

don't have any money. which, of course means that producers here are saying importers are saying they won't be able to pay for the goods coming in. by next week goods may run out like baby milk like pharmaceuticals. at every atm tlashere is a line of people waiting to get the ration of cash they're allowed to get. they're only allowed $60 or so because if they opened up and said everybody could get their money, everybody would take their money and the greek banking system would collapse straight away. it's not badthat bad, it's difficult. there isn't a single greek you speak to here who isn't only talking about this. some would say i might vote yes, some would say i might vote no but most of them are talking

about it. let's bring in michael reagan, who is editor at large for bloomberg news. we just got word that the greek prime minister said this is dependent about whether or not the greeks stay part of the eu. tell us how this plays out. >> really the question is a billion euro to see creditors. it's a unique situation because they owe that to the monetary fund and the crystal bank. had they owed it to creditors, there is a concern that if they defaulted, then you have to worry about pension funds and hedge funds and banks. that sort of contagion is not as big a risk as we've seen in the past. instead you have a whole different group of risks, and basically what is the stomach in

europe for this for countries like spain, italy, ireland, other countries with you know shaky finances. if they see greece do this the concern is next time one of them is in trouble, will they say, you know what we will not submit to these demands for the rest of europe to cut our budgets and to cut tensions. we're going to default and leave the euro like they did. that's one concern. the other concern is europe has been putting a lot of money into the financial situation. they plan to buy about a trillion euros worth of bonds, and the idea was to lower interest rates and stoke the economy, keep it growing. now the concern is that program instead will be putting out fires in the borrow market as yields go up in other countries. >> what happened in the last couple of years? because greece was in a precarious position right on the edge of a cliff the last time. what didn't change that ought to have changed? >> well t they voted in a new government at the end of the

year that is very far to the left, pretty much a communist, socialist government and that is a sign that the greek people had enough with these austerity demands from the rest of europe. they're raising taxes and, you know cutting government spending drastically, and the problem is when you do that much austerity, it has an effect on your economy. it shrinks the economy, so greece's economy is in a very depressed state. it shrunk by 25% in 2009 unemployment is over 25%. the youngest bracket of the unemployment rate is over 50%. so they just felt like all these demands to release government spending and raise taxes weren't going to help them out of this mess. they basically are a party that's pushing back very hard against these demands. >> we'll watch and see what happens sunday with that referendum vote. thank you very much from bloomberg. >> thank you. how soon everyone gets one

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millions are hitting the road kicking off one of the biggest travel weekends of the year and maybe some will be soon hitting the road like this. the self-driving cars are on the roads in california with more testing of the new cars. how's it going now? good day to you. we're talking about that car that looks like a bubble right? what have you been hearing about the test drives? >> it's sort of a bubble-looking thing, sort of like a volkswagen beatle but a little could you tell -- cuter and smaller. they only just got out on the public streets, so there haven't been a lot of public test

drives. i think the impression people are getting is it's a little weird for drivers, they feel disoriented, but people who don't drive or can't drive, people who are blind or physically disabled, they love the idea of being independent, having their own car, so they seem sort of exhilerated and it's kind of a positive thing for them. >> do you know if they go fast devon, and whether or not they have steering wheels? >> the ones they have now are limited to 25 miles per hour. they're traveling around mountain view so you probably don't want to get stuck behind them. it does have a steering wheel, but they will eventually remove that. the idea is you shouldn't feel the need to take control of the car. that's probably something that people who drive a lot will do. >> what about an accident? what about some horrible situation coming up? not even just to have it just in case? >> you will have a button to stop asknd pull over.

there is a start button a stop and pull over button and an emergency stop and pull over button. but if you see an accident up ahead or something like a deer or a kid running out in front, probably the google car saw it way before you did and has already predicted where it's going and already has predicted where it needs to go to avoid it. >> how long before they hit the streets and how much will they cost? any idea? >> no idea how much they're going to cost but probably you're going to see fleets of these being purchased by governments and big companies, taxing companies, you're going to see these well on the streets before you can buy one yourself. you'll be getting a free ride from one on a nearby company campus or they'll be available at the airport to take disabled passengers to different terminals and stuff, so you're going to see them and learn to trust them before you can buy one. if they put one on the market right now, only a very few people would buy one because everybody is still scared of them. >> well devon calder they are

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ahead this hour on msnbc, people are on high alert over the july 4th holiday. we're looking at concerns that have officials taking no chances. also ahead, checker pass. daytona gives nascar fans a chance to trade in their confederate flags. plus may the odds be forever in your favor. president obama goes pop culture as he weighs in on a popular race. good morning. here's what we're following on

msnbc. across the country, law enforcement on high alert because of terrorist concerns over the july 4th weekend. the holiday falls on the holy week of ramadan this year. they encourage new yorkers to not only remember the freedoms we hold dear and learn to recognize and report suspicious activity. joining me now from the white house, nbc correspondent peter alexander. peter, break down what is of highest importance for not only what's taking place here in new york but for homeland security. >> i think thomas that's a good question. to be clear, as we start this conversation, important to note for people right now, there is a lot of fear across this country because people have heard other reports about this. authorities repeat to nbc news that they are not aware of any specific or credible threats inside the u.s. at this time. but as you've been talking about, we've been talking about, a lot of our focus are on these lone wolf attacks that may not

be directed by isis but may have been inspired by isis like the attack we saw most recently in tunisia, where dozens mainly u.s. tourists were killed. that's made it more unpredictable than before. terrorism, despite those relentless calls for attacks from isis a lot of those focusing on the july 4th holiday period that overlaps with the muslim holy month of ramadan. one isis leader even saying they want to make sure these jihadists were aware they could make ramadan month a calamity for infidels. intelligence sources telling us isis focused on recruiting young westerners. beyond that, here in washington to give you a sense, security will be more visible than usual. the same in places like boston and los angeles. the bulletins you've seen warning police around the country that isis is calling for attacks focusing on government employees, law enforcement,

sporting events and other warnings we've been hearing. police have been urged and urging others to keep an eye out for both purchases of fireworks in case those may be crafted into a potential explosive somebody may want to try to use right now. but the bottom line is authorities are telling us to repeat to you to get out there, enjoy yourself this holiday weekend but do be alert, and if you see something, be sure to pass it on to the authorities. >> peter alexander at the white house for us. director of research and analysis for the middle east and north africa at flashpoint intelligence. good to have you with me. as we talk about the intersection of the holiday here in america with independence day and the holy month of ramadan that ends on july the 17th. typically at this time are we seeing annual upticks of isis-inspired events? >> absolutely. we're seeing isis and its supporters preach attacks in the

west. they believe that during the holy month of ramadan, you know greater jihad or jihad infidels would be highly rewarded. we are not seeing any credible threats emanating from isis as we speak in the homeland but definitely the threat from lone wolf-inspired individuals. >> explain for everybody that's watching the lone wolf inspired. that doesn't mean direct connect i haveconnect connectivety to isis. >> they watch isis propaganda but many connect with isis fighters on the ground. we've seen the boston knife wielder who was shot he was directly in touch with an isis british fighter on the ground who actually apparently advised him to carry that knife on him. we're seeing a clear connection between some isis fighters and self-radicalizing individuals in

the west. >> meanwhile, what should people look out for? there is this double track everybody is running, go enjoy your fourth go enjoy your fourth, watch out, watch out, watch out. how do you draw the line between concerned citizen and paparanoia? >> if you see something, say something. it runs throughout the year, but this is the time it most applies. if you see something, definitely say something. a lot of jihadists try to fuel this anxiety that we have. we've been reporting on this supposed threat they've been fueling it on social media, but there's not been actual signs that something is going to happen. >> that in itself the anxiety imposed, is an act of terrorism, is them being successful by having everybody back on their heels trying to anticipate or wait for something, and there was a security expert i was speaking to yesterday that said i'm more concerned about what i don't know than what we are alerted for. >> indeed. i think anxiety is a huge part of it.

the media is running it over and over again, but i think isis is picking up on that and going on social media and are now preaching attacks, unlike a few days earlier. >> meanwhile, we had the scare at the washington navy yard the other day where a credible call came in of someone on-site thinking they heard gunshots fired. there was a massive law enforcement response. just from your perspective, how do you think that went as a drill now that we know it wasn't something that was actual shots fired? >> i think it went very well. and i think other government agencies and other institutions and military bases should follow suit and have continuous drills similar to what happened in the navy yard in anticipation of these precautionary measures. it's very important to have these preventive measures just in case something comes up. >> thank you, sir. appreciate it. so we turn our attention now to u.s. relations with cuba

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on this fourth of july weekend, nascar is making it clear that one flag is not welcome inside the speedways. the confederate flag won't be banned outright at this sunday's race in daytona, but they are offering people a chance to trade in their confederate flag for an american flag. they are wanting to provide an atmosphere that's free of confederate symbols. clair, it's good to have you here. if nascar can eliminate the confederate flag from its stadiums -- this is a place where loyal fans have waiveved it for many years -- why do you think states like south carolina will have a tougher job getting that done when they have a debate monday? >> it's nice to be here with you, thomas to talk about this. i think one of the biggest differences flying the flag over the capitol grounds is it's

public and nascar can ban it for itself. they have made money for years selling confederate memorabilia. taking it off the web sites, et cetera, it's a tougher job to eliminate the confederate flag from a state house. >> the really interesting thing here is the president of daytona international speedway coming out and saying going forward, we really have to look at where that other flag goes because it doesn't have a laceplace in our sport. then nascar chairman brian lance told the acp, we're looking to see how far we can go to have that flag disassociated from our events. it's interesting the stand they're trying to make here. so many people think that the flag -- we can't scrub our history of what it means, but it does more likely belong in a museum than it does flying over a state house or even at

speedways. >> well, thomas i think there is a difference between history and heritage when we're talking about the confederate flag. the history of the confederate flag is the history of slafvery, it's the history of racism the history of the civil rights movement. when people are talking about heritage or white people are talking about their heritage in relation to the confederate flag, what they're doing is picking and choosing aspects of history that they wish to associate with and not, in fact choosing other aspects of history that are very real and very factual that they've decided not to associate with. >> is there going to be a backlash, do you think clair? we have prominent drivers like darrell earnhardt jr. trying to help the attitudes of people and maybe give people a chance to have pause about why they were flying that flag in the first place? or do you think it could work the opposite way and give people the, you know the feeling that

they need to dig in that they are a confederate flag thus enthusiast and they're going to stick with it? >> i've had those conversations with white people. i haven't had a single conversation like that with a black person and i think that's significant. i do think there is going to be a backlash and i think there will be probably be first amendment cases filed in relation to the confederate flag. and i think it's not going to be possible to ban the flag from public spaces. in 1977 there was a case that went to the supreme court from skokie illinois where cook county in fact tried to enjoin the nationalist socialist party from using nazi memorabilia in a march in a largely jewish suburb suburb. and they failed. and the supreme court said you know, there is strict scrutiny for freedom of expression cases. that case was taken forward by the american civil liberties

union. so i think there will be freedom of speech cases, and i think all corporations and private land can, in fact ban the flag. it's not so easy to ban the flag for public land and i think there will be people pushing back on that. >> i think it's going to be fascinating to watch, though the social experiment that we can see on sunday with nascar and the trade-in factor and see how many american flags they are able to swap for those confederate ones. clair potter thanks for your time. >> you're very welcome. nice to be here. after the break, everything you need to know about fireworks safety this holiday weekend. the do's the don'ts if you're doing it yourself. that is straight ahead. introducing nutrient-dense purina one true instinct with real salmon and tuna and 30% protein. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. >> i'm alex trebek. if you're age 50 to 85

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remain open but saying swimmers do need to use good judgment urging fishermen to stay away from popular beach fronts so they don't draw sharks near. gabe gutierrez has the latest from the banks. >> reporter: compared to 52 of last year it's a lot more. they will remain vigilant over the weekend, but right now there are no plans to close any of the beaches. the rescue was frantic. >> we have a subject who has an injury from a possible shark. >> 67-year-old anthony costello having a a. it was north carolina's seventh shark attack in three weeks, a record. >> i am dealing with public safety personnel to make sure we

have the person in place. >> this holiday weekend, officials have decided not to close any beaches. >> warmer than normal this time of year which means summer arrived sooner, and with it came the sharks that moved from the south as well as many of the things that they eat. >> so far this year there have been 25 unprovoked shark attacks in the u.s., 11 of them in florida, 7 in south carolina. >> a shark is upon me it's attacking me. this could be it. >> this is an up close view of divers in florida when tiger sharks got curious. at this north carolina coffee shop all the unwanted attention has already taken a bite out of their business. >> this is our livelihood. the couple months we have during

the season is what sustains us through the winter. >> tonight north carolina is hoping the sharks stay away but the tourists don't. state officials are trying to find a pattern to all this and they're asking anyone who fishes this weekend to do so away from swimmers and surfers to help keep these sharks at a distance thomas. we turn on one of the annual dangers this holiday, doing your own fireworks. a 14-year-old boy lost his left hand after a homemade firework exploded while he was holding it. he's had multiple surgeries and will have to go through more. now his mother is issuing a plea to families. >> an adult should be with them at all times, at all times, because this easily could have been someone else's child and

not mine. >> known for the spectacular displays it's good to have you here. they use mannequins to show the dangers of what can go wrong, including bottle rockets hitting the eyes and what happens when you lean over a firework. now, the chairman of the cpsc shared these three tips. take a listen. >> first, never relight a dud. if a firework does not ignite the first time leave it alone. second of all, always have a water source nearby and third, once you're done with it douse it with that water so you don't have any garbage fires. >> what of those three recommendations about do-it-yourself fireworks do you have? >> first, i would say when you say do it yourself if you're going to buy consumer fireworks, buy them from a reputable company that's selling them. a lot of times there are people

that like to do these things in their basement and they get into the wrong hands, and that's how accidents and deaths occur. >> is that where these mistakes happen, how families don't understand? >> absolutely. absolutely. they think -- everybody thinks they can make a firework. go onto the internet and you can figure something out. but what we tell people is don't even bother doing that. go to a professional show. there are professional shows in the united states in all but four counties. >> that's something your family has done for a long time putting on spectacular displays in cities around the country, and you take it from a professional aspect where there are regulations and rules in place. according to the federal government, in the past three years, eye injuries caused by fireworks more than doubled. emergency departments treated 1300 in one month compared to

600 in previous years. is it the ease at which we're able to get fireworks? >> inexperienced people are using them. sometimes people are under the influence of alcohol which, of course is a no-no. and the other thing is they're having children play with these things, sparklers and anything that they feel would be an enjoyable backyard party. and that's not the way to do it. as i said before if you don't buy from a reputable consumer company and you have guidance you have parents, you have adults supervising it you have the water, you're not going to have a problem that way. >> you're doing a show in philly, right? >> oh yes. >> tell us what you're going to have in the skies over philadelphia. >> since the discovery channel is sponsoring the fireworks

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and i must say, it's a stunning view on the campus there today. just gorgeous. >> it's absolutely beautiful. great weather, great for hillary clinton's visit today, and of course a number of the presidential candidates will be here throughout the weekend. i can tell you there is a lot of enthusiasm ahead of her visit. you can see the dartmouth college newspaper, the clinton campaign in hanover on friday. a lot of excitement generated. she's going to have an organizing event here at dartmouth college and then she's going to march in one of the fourth of july aparades tomorrow. she has a lead here but bernie sanders is narrowing that lead and the clinton campaign is taking it very seriously. he's been getting some very big crowds, generating a lot of enthusiasm who likes his progressive message. he talks about overhauling the banks, redistributing wealth. so the clinton campaign watching him watching their back as he starts to gain momentum. but as you point out, hillary clinton raked in a whopping $45

million this quarter. that's a new record. bernie sanders, though did bring in an impressive $15 million. now, of course the democratic field got a little bit more crowded yesterday. former virginia senator jim webb joined the democratic race and the republican race continues to be incredibly crowded. a lot of those candidates will be here throughout the weekend as well. chris christie, jeb bush marco rubio, tens of thousands of people expected to be joining in the parades tomorrow so there are a lot of voters to be won over. thomas thomas? >> returns to iowa tuesday obviously not wanting to be part of it. public candidates including governor chris christie are also vying for support in new hampshire over the weekend. mitt romney will host chris christie and his wife at his lakeside home. that's tonight. governor christie's visit and other republican candidates to

the grand state come after fallout of donald trump's comments to the nation. however, polls show big support for him. amber joins me now. amber, is there a way to account for donald trump's popularity, despite losing business deals with companies like macy's and nbc universal, which is the parent company to nbc? it seems like the business ties keep going away while his public popularity soars. >> right. all the inflammatory remarks donald trump has said recently and really over the past few years about immigrants has been very bad for business trump, but just fabulous for candidate trump. this is exactly what he had hoped would happen from his june 16th campaign announcement, you know where he went strong and made some pretty eyebrow raising remarks about everything from immigrants coming over the border rapists, just terrible stuff. this is exactly what he wanted. he's not backing down because he

wants us to be talking about this. he wants voters you know who feel disenfranchized with the economic recovery to be supporting him. donald trump is really happy about it. >> the decision on health care trump telling a group of supporters in iowa that he blames jeb bush since jeb bush allegedly influenced his brother to a point justice roberts to the high court. what is the strategy there? >> right. what he's trying to do is sort of undercut hit up and make himself seem like he is the candidate that's going to take down the front runner jeb bush. he's trying to position himself as what some of these polls are saying he is right now is the number two. so he feels like the more he can sort of attack jeb bush the more maybe the average voter in iowa and new hampshire is going to see donald trump as the candidate to stand up among a gop field that the average voter might not be particularly happy

with right now at this early stage in the campaign. >> and that field is ever growing because we know scott walker, the governor of wisconsin now getting in and president obama was in wisconsin yesterday. this observation about how big the gop side is. take a listen. >> you know we've got some healthy competition in the democratic party but i've lost count how many republicans are running for this job. they'll have enough for an actual hunger games. >> soom ber amber, at what point does the republican party start whittleing down the candidates in the race and start legitimizing the policy conversations that need to be had that will carry them into 2016? >> right. right now with fourth of july weekend and campaigning across the states, it's a lot of hulabaloo, if you will, a lot of donald trump making remarks, and we're seeing the polls still kind of show there is not

solidified support among any candidate, because as president obama mentioned, there are a lot of candidates on the gop side. but we have about a month until the first fox news debate and they're giving those poll numbers to eliminate the amount of candidates to just ten. trump might very well be in that field as well as other dark horse candidates. but i think as that debate comes and after it happens, we'll start to see things streamline a little bit more, but once again, it's still early. >> does mitt romney hosting chris christie in new hampshire held elevate him to top status right away? >> i think it's a bit of a coup to be the first person at least publicly to have dinner at the former runner's home in new hampshire. this comes after chris christie announced his candidacy. he's got really bad poll numbers. most people in new jersey don't really like the governor right now. he's got to do very well in new hampshire.

he's staking his campaign on it. and the fact that mitt romney is hosting him is a good week for chris christie. it shows he is doing a pretty good job. we note that marco rubio will be in that same town marching in the same parade that the romneys always go to that christie will be there, and we haven't heard publicly if marco ruby oeio will be with mitt romney. >> he's got the upper edge with the romneys, anyway. we will finally get a woman on paper currency. in just a few years a woman's face will be on the $10 bill. we don't know exactly whose face it will be. barbara is the founder of the popular group, women on 20s. first, let's just establish, you want a woman on the 20 not the 10? >> well we're very happy if we could be on both perhaps. it's the first step to be on the 10 but it's still very

important that we understand the symbolism that we are looking at on the $20 bill on this day that we're finally aware that our symbols do matter. and the secretary did acknowledge that not having a woman on our bills was an omission and now we need to recognize more of all the contributions of women that came before. >> barbara, the distinction of a woman being on the 10 or the 20. you want both but if you have to pick one, why? >> obviously the 20. we are created here, women on 20s, to celebrate our centennial in 2020. so the $20 bill has a certain association with that, and that would stay in people's minds. that is a landmark achievement on women in this country that cannot be overlooked, to have a right to vote and be part of our country. another reason we want the 20 is

because it's a very significant denomination that's used four times as often as the 10. and we want to be on the more prominent denomination, so that would be very important. and also mostly at this point looking at andrew jackson, the slave trader we would like to replace him with a freed slave who represents freedom and, you know our continued battle against slavery around the world. >> so you think that would be harriet taubman, correct? let's go over the contenders of the potential timeline. this is who you would like to see on the 20 or would you settle for the 10 as well? >> i would love to see harriet taubman on the 20 because that represents a more significant accomplishment in our minds. >> here's the list we have up. eleanor roosevelt, wil ma mankiller, harriet tubman rosa parks. >> those were the final four that had emerged from the

primary period we had where we had 15 candidates. >> so they emerge as the top four. >> right. >> so you think harriet tubman will carry it forward? >> she was the most popular in our poll and she had come above eleanor roosevelt and the other two were neck and neck. any of those would be good for the 10 but harriet tubman being the winner of our poll should get the more prominent denomination. i wouldn't want hermes message squandered on the 10. >> i want others to understand the relevance of how we bear nationally. turkey mexico argentina, australia, new zealand. >> many more. columbia mexico argentina. many countries around the world. norway the scandinavian

countries, african countries. it doesn't mean that suddenly by having a woman on currency that there will be equality and he can -- equanimity, but it's the start of recognizing women and their contribution. >> i just to want point out these great hats that you have on your website, so if women are looking for great shade, they can find these where? these are women on 20s, your baseball cap. >> women on 20s, or bumper stickers. >> so a lot of different things but if you're looking for a shady way to cool off, get one of the baseball caps. >> tell the new 10 you want the new 20. >> why not have both? >> for more than 50% of the population why settle for one bill. >> thank you for being here.

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all right, it is probably the most important question on everybody's mind as we head into the holiday weekend, what's the weather going to be like across the country? for more on that let's check in with the weather channel's chris warren. how rewe looking? >> there is a chance for storms that could make travel quicker, lead to some delays if this happens over bigger parts of the southeast. especially atlanta with so many connections coming in and through atlanta, there could be delays, but for sure on the ground. because if you do see any of these showers and storms you're looking at very heavy rain likely leading to dangerous conditions on the roads. for tomorrow conditions will improve for some parts of the southeast. south carolina beaches looking pretty good. still ahead, storms in the

afternoon and evening for parts of mississippi, alabama and louisiana. and as far as the northeast goes, it does now look like there is a chance for some showers, possibly some thunderstorms working into some of the bigger cities, including new york city, over the hartford, also providence you have a chance for showers and storms. boston, you'll be right there on the edge. could see a few showers developing. just a heads up and be ready for anything on this fourth of july. thomas? >> we are prepared. if you do get rained out or heated out there is a lot to keep you entertained and cool. if you go to the movies the summer box office is sizzling right now. we have movies all over the box office raking in more than 1.4$1.4 billion movies worldwide.

. >> "magic mike" is back. for the lowdown on the big screen, we bring back reporter nicki novak. nicki, good to have you here. we have "magic mike" and the "term denominator "terminator" sequels coming back. what's going to be the best? >> going into the weekend, "magic mike" might have the biggest edge but "terminator" might take the top spot. >> "magic mike," some people say it has a little more heart than it does stripping? is that what you're hearing? >> i'm hearing it has more heart than it does abs. the critics are actually giving it quite decent reviews. i thought the first film they did a great job. and really to have a successful sequel you really have to have more than just abs, it's got to have legs it's got to have a story line and it's got to be

able to sustain these big box office movies of the summer. >> so is "magic mike" back? >> he's not back. i thought they should have brought in chris pratt. but channing tatum isn't bad. >> i want to be chris pratt right now. >> everybody does. he's got the whole stance everybody is copying on twitter, the whole dinosaur taming stance. >> "jurassic world" is taking in a lot of cash and now we have the other summer issue is sequels. for some we call a comedy sequel curse. is there a curse for sequels? like "ted 2," that's out right now, right? >> yeah. not doing so well. i think that's hollywood's way of saying they made a bad movie. "ted 2" was a very high concept movie. it was sort of a novelty --

>> high concept. i love that nicki. >> it was a fad, basically. we saw a little more of ted than we ever needed to in my opinion, so maybe people are sort of tired of that fad and they want to know that there's going to be a new story. i think "jurassic world" did an amazing job of creating that mystery. you didn't see the indomitous wrecks until 30 or 40 minutes in. "tattoo" you sort of watched the trailer and said okay what's new? when we talk about kursz,curses, what you're really seeing is -- "pitch perfect" is a perfect example of having momentum, it had some place to go." "ted 2" just didn't have that.

"batman and super-- versus superman dawn of justice." big buzz for that. >> what's better than one superhero, two superheros having batman and superman face off. with ben affleck on board, they're wondering how he's going to do this. batman is not happy about superman's sort of status and he goes after him and it's going to be an epic battle. and yes, entertainment weekly has teased us. one or the other, you know. who would you choose? who would you pick? >> superman all the way. superman all the way. have a wonderful holiday weekend, nicki novak. >> you, too. thanks.

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one of the world's most talked about newborns is drawing crowds to the english countryside this weekend. that's because on sunday princess charlotte, fourth in line to the british thrown will be christened. the service will be private but the public will undoubtedly be just outside waiting to join in the celebration. >> reporter: excited crowds are expected for the christening. eager to see the 2-month-old princess as they emerged from the hospital. this morning flowers already arriving from members of the public. they will be donated to charity, palace says. kate was behind the camera for the first portraits of baby charlotte held by adorable brother george. for charlotte's baptism the royal family is going to one of their favorites. famed photographer mario tetino. no stranger to royal assignments. kate and william's engagement

picture, candid and relaxed showing the royals as we rather see them. now he is photographing the next generation. >> they want to pay tribute to diana by using one of her favorite camera men. >> reporter: william and kate are christening charlotte elizabeth diana in the very church william's late mother was baptized. the public will be allowed at mary mag church. speculates mounts over who is going to be godparents. >> we got betting on various family members, prince harry, pippa middleton and cousins, perhaps even peter philips who is the queen's eldest grandchild. >> reporter: prince harry will miss out on the event. he's in africa working on conservation projects. even with the celebrity photographer, the christening of a royal child is steep in tradition. >> and so to the pictures for

which the world has been waiting. >> reporter: generation to generation, baby after baby. this time the poignant memory of a missing grandmother. >> that was nbc's keir simmons reporting. i love that we're betting on the godparents, who they will be. in nearby london screenia williams and djokovicjokedjokovic are back in action today. djokovic remains the number one player in the world facing off on center court. later this afternoon screenerena williams will continue her run for her sixth grand slamt title taking on new england's heather watson. christopher is a global sports columnist. he joins me now from wimbledon. so it's great to have you with us. let's talk about this. serena is going to take the court in a few hours, playing in her sixth core title coming off the win at the french open. with drew from the doubles competition with her sister to focus on this. can she pull this off?

>> well, i think she's absolutely the favorite here. there's no question about it. she's going to go on in about five minutes. s a djokovic just took care of bernard in his match. she's a big favorite in this tournament. it's a lot of pressure. >> do you see djokovic going all the way as well, the strongest males? >> the players i've seen lately i think murray and djokovic are the strongest at this point. you've bot roger federer playing great tennis as he proved yesterday. a throwback match jains sam querrey of the usa. you can't deny either. those three i think are a cut above everybody else. >> as you bring up federer a lot of people were hope for that nadal/federer rematch. something of a classic. now we know nadal is out. >> rafael has had a tough year. he was number one in the world, playing well. injuries has knocked him back a

bit. confidence has taken a hit. he ranked in the hundreds yesterday was not as big a shock as it would have been three or four years ago, that's for sure. but justin brown, german player played some extraordinary attacking tennis. >> christopher, the best american male without a doubt for 12 years, who is the one to watch? >> you know i personally feel like john isner if he puts everything together has a chance to go deep into grand slam. he's not a young player. he went to college and graduated from georgia, so he started a bit later. as a nonconventional game. very strong obviously jack sok had a good french open. 40 round. went out early here. top ten potential. nobody has any doubt about that. big forehand. one of the biggest shots in the game. i think jack is the player of the future at the moment. there's a new generation behind that that is pretty hard in tennis today.

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continue today in vienna. secretary of state john kerry and his team are just about to meet with the iranian delegation there. andrea mitchell, msnbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent live in vienna where the talks are taking place. she's joined by david sanger of the "new york times." good afternoon to you. >> good evening from vienna. it's 6:00 p.m. here. afternoon to you. and i'm with david sanger one of the team here "new york times" top national security correspondent. david, we have seen this stretch and stretch, zarif and john kerry about to meet for the first time today. but there were interesting talks overnight. wendy sherman and schmidt from the european union meeting with the two deputy foreign ministers from iran from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. six hours into the early hours of the morning. that means they're looking at specifics. they're looking at draft texts. and they're getting down to some of the really tough details.

>> yeah. they were a little bit grumpy about the fact they were up until 3:00 a.m. doing it. they're down to three major issues at this point, andrea. one of them is the timing of sanctions relief. politically very important to the iranians because they need to be able to demonstrate to the iranian people that they've gotten something for this. for most iranians this is all about getting the oil sanctions off, the economics, being able to transfer money abroad being able to go abroad and travel freely and spend cash while they're doing it. the second big issue they are really down to at this point is the question of how much iran's going to have to say about its past suspected military activity. this is why the head of the ieae, which is located just across town here was in tehran yesterday, trying to sort that out. 1/3 bigand a third big issue is access to military sites, other sites that would go beyond where the ieae normally looks at. >> we heard from president rouhani through the iranian media saying that we will not be

discriminated against. on that issue they do not want to acknowledge that they're accepting any inspections more intrusive than any other signatory to the nonpro nonproliferation treaty. but they want special -- special procedures that will grant more intrusive inspections. that's very hard for iran to accept. interestingly, rouhani's chief of staff arrived here today. now have essentially four top cabinet officials in the iranian delegation. that means we're getting down to some very tough issues or the final days of a real negotiation. >> you're right. in any negotiation that goes on for this long the hardest political issues are the one you save for the very end. and that's where we are now. you can see that we've got two american cabinet secretaries here and all day secretary ernie moniz, the secretary of energy,

has been meeting with his counterpart who was quite ill before previously but is back here now. what that is all about is trying cocome up with a nonpolitical technical way to solve many of these problems. take them off of the political agenda. but some of these issues are just too hard politically to do that just between two engineers, even two who have known each other as long as those two have. >> craig, the question that most americans and certainly those in congress would want to ask is is the u.s. conceding too much? and is there going to be a deal after 20 months? and these negotiators have been here for six weeks working on the details. will they come up with something? and i think david would agree that it could go either way. there's a lot invested in this. they've got a lot of work done hard negotiations thousands of pages have been things that have been resolved. but those final -- that final push, it will certainly go past sunday because the other

ministers from russia and china and france are not going to be back here until sunday night. but the u.s. and iran will be here all weekend through the july 4th holiday. and it won't -- it won't break on sunday night. it could come together on monday or tuesday. david? >> you know, yeah you and ier both at a session where a senior iranian official the other day where he said well, it would be nice to have it on the 7th but we night have it on the the 10th, the day after the congressional mandate, the moment when kopg would then get 60 days to go review it. and i actually think it's conceivable if they didn't reach their agreement that it would -- you could get a longer extension into the fall. but you have the sense right now that there's critical mass and that if you let it sit, you may not be able to get this moment back. >> and especially craig, because in europe august is really a vacation period. so for some of these other delegations, for them to be back at this in august would really not be -- it would not be ideal.

the momentum is here now. they either get it done now or this whole thing could fall apart. craig? >> nbc news chief correspondent for us andrea, thanks so much. david, thanks so you as well, sir. state side back here in the united states, terror concerns have led law enforcement to increase security during the july 4th holiday weekend. new york governor andrew cuomo issued this warning earlier. quote, i urge all new yorkers to not only remember their freedoms that we hold dear but also remain cautious of their surroundings and learn to recognize and report suspicious activity. we should point out that authorities say at this point there are no specific or credible threats. i'm joined now from the white house by nbc news national correspondent peter alexander. pete, good afternoon to you, sir. >> craig, good morning. good afternoon, what is it at this point? we've been talking about this all day long. we'll be doing it for most of the day as we keep a close eye on this. the state department has now

ordered a security review we have learned, for all of its posts around the world in advance of the july 4th holiday. u.s. officials insist to us that this is a normal procedure. something that they do and were aware of something that they do often. certainly in advance of major american holidays like the fourth of july. they insist this has no relationship and they have no information, as you said about any specific or credible threat over sea or certainly here in the united states. a lot of the focus obviously has been on the lone wolf attacks, those individuals who may simply be insfired by isis. it's because of that that the dangers are more complex and more unpredictable really than ever. >> reporter: with america ready for the fourth of july today officials are focused on keeping the celebrations safe. this year heightened concern but no specific or credible threat. still, police aren't taking any chances. cordoning off key site keeping an eye in the skies and on the

ground. >> police are prepared but we can't just focus on major cities. terrorists may attack where they live. >> reporter: fueling fears this fourth of july falls during the muslim holy month of ramadan. one isis leader calling for a month of calamity for the infidels. >> their grasp of social media immediatemedia is phenomenon. >> reporter: among the concerns recent isis inspired attacks could spawn copycats here in the u.s. and that fireworks sold at this time of year could be crafted into explosives. the nation's nerves on display thursday after a woman reported hearing gunshots at the washington navy yard. the incident later declared a false alarm. and most tourists we found don't seam fazed. >> we're not going to let it get in the way of us having a good time. >> i'm not going to let a bunch of terrorists or types to bother, you know, what we do in our country. >> reporter: this independence day, a reminder to go forth and celebrate. >> i think americans should

enjoy their hot dogs and their hamburgers and their fireworks and not let this fear of terrorismle dominate the headlines because if they do that then these bad guys actually have won. >> and as for that navy yard scare in washington d.c.'s police chief said the woman who called in did what she should have done. if you see something, say something. bottom line authorities tell us get out, turn out and enjoy yourself but be sure to be alert. >> peter alexander for us on this holiday weekend. peter, thank you as always sir. from downing streets to the streets of tunisia, one minute of silence was observed today to remember the victims of last week's bloody attack on the bleach in tunisia. the queen and prince philip joins people across the united kingdom in tribute this morning. flags flying at half-mast throughout the day there. meanwhile, at wimbledon, the start of play was delayed so fans could observe the silence there. in tunisia, the prime minister

weighed a wreath of flowers. nbc's kelly is in london for us with more on that this afternoon. good afternoon to you. >> good afternoon, craig. yes, the tunisian president has admitted to security failures saying that added security was planned for resort areas but it wasn't meant to be implemented until this week. and there may have been other failures as well. the 23-year-old gunman hid his extremist views from his family but he didn't hide them from everyone. just days after rezgui opened fire on this crowded beach he was home at this coffee shop where he used to work talking soccer and girls. he was polite and people liked him, this neighbor said. a college student who liked break dancing even performed at the hotel he attacked. the imperial four years ago. friends said he never swore and never fought. i can't believe he did this his

father said. he's been brainwashed. for the last three weeks rezgui lived away from home part of the time in this apartment with five other students a university town known as center of radicalism. and he had a girlfriend? he had a girlfriend this neighbor told me and didn't dress like a fundamentalist. but a fellow student at the university told nbc news rezgui joined a radical islamist student group. she remembers him in a mob of students threatening her at a university rally last year. they were carrying weapons, she told me. and he was leading the attack. more than 3,000 foreign fighters in iraq and syria are tunisian. nbc news has learned two of rezgui's closest friends joined the fight. this self-described jihadist who doesn't want to be identified told me rezgui was part of a new generation of radicals. >> they are unpredictable, can't be controlled and can't be

known. it's dangerous for every one. >> everyone. >> even us. >> reporter: the two men responsible for this attack at tunisia's museum in march may have trained with rez gurks i at a militant camp in labia. sighs sis claimed responsibility for that attack and the shooting at the beach, calling r erkezgui a soldier of the caliphate. >> reporter: they arrested eight who have direct links to the shooting on the beach. they are looking for two other men who also may have trantd with trained with him in libya. >> thank you so much for that. a string of smarkhark attacks along the carolina coast have swimmers on edge this holiday weekend. we'll go live to the outer banks, just ahead. staying in rhythm... it's how i try to live... how i stay active. so i need nutrition... that won't weigh me down. for the nutrition you want

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another major step forward normalizing relations between the united states and cuba. jetblue's first charter flight to cuba is scheduled to take off from new york's jfk airport. the return flight from havana due to touchdown later tonight. it was scheduled to take off just a few moments ago. jetblue is now the first major carrier to run direct flights from new york to cuba. flights to havana will leave every friday at noon. but americans still won't be able to travel to cuba strictly for tourism. trips still have to be approved by the obama administration. to north carolina now where sharks seem to be overshadowing what should be a big holiday weekend in the outer banks. seven beachgoers have been attacked in just the last three weeks alone. making residents and would be tourists quite nervous.

the latest attack happened on ecrocoke island. the swimmer was pulled under water, bitten repeatedly by a shark. he did survive but faces multiple surgeries. sarah, what are folks saying there? >> well, good afternoon. it is the summer of sharks. and this is the topic on everybody's list as they get out here for the beach. earlier today when the waves were crashing we had quite a few surfers out there, saying that they're still going to get in the water, that they're going to be especially alert. other people we've talked to said they'll just wet their toes or stay on the sand entirely. seven shark attacks in three weeks in north carolina have a lot of people very wary of the water right now. however, there are no plans to shut downey of the beaches here. it's expected to be one of the busiest tourism weekends of the year. a weekend that is coinciding with what experts describe as a perfect storm of conditions for sharks including warmer water

and water with a higher salt content. craig? >> sarah dalloff for us there. thank you. not just north carolina but south carolina and florida seeing multiple attacks by sharks this season. i'm joined now by ralph collier. he's a shark expert also founder of the shark research committee. ralph, correct me if i'm wrong here. in a given year nationwide, we see, what 30 40 shark attacks, is that right? >> on average about that yes. >> so are we sort of right where we should be this time of year as odd of a question that may sound? are we making much ado about nothing? >> well, right now what's taking place is the number of attacks that have occurred in a short period of time. >> okay. >> a couple years ago north carolina had seven shark attacks but that was over the course of the year. prior to that south carolina had five shark attacks in one year. but four occurred in one day. i think what we're looking at right now is a constellation of

artifact, things that are taking place, ocean graphically, that are causing the sharks to come into these areas. maybe prematurely and in greater numbers. >> we just heard that it's potentially warmer water there, change in the eco system. >> yes. >> anything else that you can point to that would cause sharks to attack with such frequency and in such a concentrated area? >> what we're also looking at is population dynamics. we have more numbers of sharks in that particular area and you have increase beach populations. more people going into the water. when you mix those two, you increase the probability of there being an interaction between a shark and a human. >> for folks who are listening or watching who may be headed out to a beach in north or south carolina or florida or any other beach along the coast, i suppose, advice and things that they should be or should not do? >> well, avoid areas where there have been sharks sited, where you've had prior events. if you're going into the water,

try not to wear brightly colored bathing apparel. some species of sharks can see color. the colors might attract them. try to stay away from murky water. if you can't see the shark, it can't see you. so common sense plays a big part in avoiding some of these interactions. >> and not swimming in areas where you see people fishing or -- >> yes. >> sharks are attracted to the bait in that water as well. >> that's exactly right. >> ralph, thank you so much sir. do appreciate your insight. >> thank you. straight ahead, seeking redemption. the u.s. women's soccer team going head to head with japan in the finals. will they be able to regain their title? a preview of the sunday finals match when we come back. the beast was as long as the boat. for seven hours, we did battle. until i said... you will not beat... meeeeee!!! greg.

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the white house has announced that biden will be leading the presidential delegation to watch the u.s. face-off against japan. a much desired rematch. joining him, former u.s. women's national player mia hamm and three-time men's world cup player kobe jones as well. the u.s. women's team advance to that final after beating the top ranked german team 2-0 tuesday night. japan advanced after beating england in a hoert breaking ending that folks will be talking about for generations to come, quite possibly. i'm joined now "washington post" sports reporter steven golf. good to see you, sir. this women's team goes into the tournament second ranked. they take down the top ranked german team. this is going to be the third major tournament in a row in which you have the united states and japan meeting in a final. how difficult of a match -- how difficult of a match is this going to be on sunday for team usa? >> it will be difficult.

i mean japanese have the experience there's a steady way in which they play. the americans have been very different in this tournament. it's been an ascension from a very rough start to finding their form and rhythm in the last game against germany. so i think the americans are a slight favorite. i think they are at a point now in the tournament where they are quite capable of winning this championship. japan's been a little steadier. like i said and i think they're certainly capable of beating the united states. but i really think this is a tournament for at this point, the u.s. to win. >> there's a recent column in your newspaper, "the washington post," by your colleague anna swanson. and she focused on the popularity of the u.s. women's soccer team. she makes an excellent point here i guess thought. quote, while the u.s. men's team has struggled to make it into the top echelons of world soccer, the women's team has dominated for a quarter century. and the reasons behind this

trend seem in part to reflect broader social attitudes about women. i want to get your take on that. why does women's soccer seem to be so much more dominant than its male counterpart? >> well, i mean it's a very different sport. men's soccer has been established around the world for more than 100 years. the women's game is relatively new. it's only over the last 20 or 25 years. and you know the american programs started, got its foot in the door right away. the men's program has been behind for decades. and it has made amazing strides over the last 20 years. but the women, you know they started out in front. and, you know only a few countries have taken women's soccer seriously over the last few weeks.years. germany, sweden, norway, canada japan now. so every country -- almost every country in the world takes men's soccer very seriously.

so the united states is playing catch up on the men's side and is getting there but the women started off at a much better place than the men, obviously. >> steven goff many thanks. we'll be watching sunday's game. if you're not out at a bar, you can be sure to watch the women's finals on telemundo, 7:00 eastern, quick. watch your sister's phone number, your brother's phone number, your uncle's e-mail address? a new study who says your smartphone is obliterating your memory. it's called digital amnesia. push your enterprise and you can move the world. but to get from the old way to the new you'll need the right it infrastructure. from a partner who knows how to make your enterprise more agile, borderless and secure. hp helps business move on all the possibilities of today. and stay ready for everything that is still to come.

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romney. i'm joined now by nbc's kristen welker live for us in hanover, new hampshire. kristen, first of all, what more do we know about this visit between christie and romney? >> well, chris christie talked about it said he's looking forward to it. look this is not a bad thing to be establishing relations with mitt romney. of course he has a house here. he won the new hampshire primary when he was running four years ago. so mitt romney is someone who has a lot of political heft here in new hampshire. this is of course the nation's first primary state. you are seeing a lot of candidates descend on the state this weekend. this has been a tradition trying to shore up support here amongst these famously independent voters and there are going to be about -- i should say there will be tens of thousands of people who turn out at the parades tomorrow. this is a critical state for christie to be visiting. developing a relationship with mitt romney not a bad thing to be doing as he tries to improve his standing here.

>> hillary clinton her event this afternoon. what do we know about what that's going to look like? >> reporter: well, it's going to take place here at dartmouth college. it's an organizing event. tomorrow she's going to be marching in a parade in new hampshire. hillary clinton currently leading in the polls, but bernie sanders, craig, is catching up to her. he is less than ten points away from hillary clinton according to the latest polling. he's been drawing some really big crowds. a lot of enthusiasm. progressive voters who like his message on the economy. he talks about overhauling banks, redistributing wealth. the reality though is that clinton is still bringing in more dollars. she is on track to raise a whopping $45 million this first quarter. compare that to bernie sanders who is on track to bring in $15 million. still impressive but not those same large numbers. clinton campaign officials say they are taking bernie sanders very seriously. they say this was always going to be a competitive primary. and this is proof of that.

and they're hope that they can sort of use bernie sanders to rally the base and get people out and energyized. you are going to see not just the democratic race ramping up here in new hampshire but the republican race as well. craig? >> kristen welker, in front of her father's alma mater, we should note there, at dartmouth. >> that is right. a very proud dartmouth alum he is. >> i know your parents are smiling. is thank you so much. chris christie's visit to new hampshire this weekend caps off his first week as an official candidate. the new jersey governor joining that ever-growing field of republican candidates and counting, we should note. all the hats aren't in the ring just yet. robert costa is with "the washington post." robert, good to see you again, my friend. what do you make of governor christie's first week? >> christie has had a positive first week. he headed straight to new hampshire to have town hall meetings. that is the source of his possible revival. his advisers think if he can engage with voters and overwhelm

with liveliness he can get attention in a big field. >> jeb bush also in new hampshire this weekend, as you know. check out this video they posted just answering some questions about the fourth of july. take a look. >> mustard. katy perry. bud light right now. top ciders. >> bud light right now? budweiser for a guy for a while? >> he's on a paleo diet so he needs to layoff the carbs as much as possible. this is what bush wants people to see. they continue conservatives to see him as someone who is fresh, having a little fun. and because looming over bush's entire candidacy is his last name and the fatigue many voters have about another bush coming to the floor. >> governor scott walker set to

announce his candidacy as well, as we understand it again 13th. he's been hinting at this now for months. is his precampaign message, is that a message that's been resonating with republicans? >> he's running a traditional republican campaign. meat and potatoes on taxes, the economy, social issues. he's betting that the party, as much as him wants to appeal a more modern electorate it's still conservative and what's that kind of message. >> went all is said and done robert how many republican presidential wannabes will we have? >> i think we're going to go to perhaps 17 18 19. we're at 14 official candidates at this moment. we're likely going to see walker come in ohio governor john kasich, and a few others. this is a race that's wide open. if you're an ambitious republican with any kind of national stature, carly fiorina this is the time to run. you think you have a shot this time around. >> that's why so many people keep getting in the race. that's why we see the lindsey

grahams and the folks who don't have a great deal of national name id is that the thinking? that if you've got so many people in it i've got just as much of a shot as the next guy? >> exactly, craig. if you've got a super pac, a little buzz and you have 10 to 15% in iowa or new hampshire you could maybe survive deep into the spring of 2016 and hope you either get put on the ticket or put yourself in a position to be a king maker. >> robert costa, happy fourth of july to you. thank you. folks, be sure to tune in monday morning right here on msnbc, 6:00 eastern. governor chris christie making his return to "morning joe." it's been a while since the governor has been on. that's 6:00 eastern monday morning right here on msnbc. here's another question for you as you get some rest this holiday weekend. are you suffering perhaps from digital amnesia? with all of the passwords, all the phone numbers and e-mail addresses that we use nowadays it seems only natural for all of us to rely somewhat on our

digital devices to recall information but is that reliance taking a toll on her memory? a new study says so. take a look. >> what's your number? it's a question you may expect to hear at a single's bar but how about at a family dinner? it seems our growing relyiance on digital devices may leave us vulnerable. all that information we used to store in our brains is also stored in our devices. they've become a crutch for our memories. that's according to an online survey by security software maker. it found more than 90% of respondents say they use the internet as an extension of their brains. >> we have several areas of the brain for you to work. memory, problem solving, visual spacial, attention, motor skills. well, if we give up all those skills and give it up to computers, what is your brain doing? i think it's a significant question to address. >> 67% of those surveyed could remember the phone number to the house they lived in when they

were 15 but only 43% could recall their siblings phone number off the top of their head. >> no, about lightly not. >> i only know my mom's phone number. >> i look at my phone ten times a day. >> the internet has changed how we seek out information. according to the survey half of us will immediately go online to find an answer while only 3.5% will look it up in a book. oh those lonely encyclopedias. >> we certainly do love instant gratification. but i'm not sure that's a bad thing. and the key is not to shun the technology but learn to use it with a balance. >> reporter: our relationship with the internet and in particular those easy to access mobile devices and the trust we put in them can resemble a human relationship, according to some experts. >> actually the woman that i've been seeing samantha -- >> reporter: no one is suggesting we should all fall in love with our smartphones like joaquin phoenix' character did in the movie. >> are these feelings real just programming?

>> if you rely on other things and don't challenge the brain, you actually have like the muscle if you don't use that muscle it atrophies. >> so what's the take away? digital devices like brown liquor and red meat are fine in moderation. but, you've got to keep your brain sharp through simple activities. here are a few good activities. number one, socialize more. people who spend lots of time with friends and family preserve their brains longer. number two, music. learning a new instrument learning some lyrics to a new song builds memory and cognition. and number three, read and summarize books. reading books, great for memory. experts suggest after you read a chapter, take a moment to summarize what you read in your head and that will help keep the brain nice and sharp. a new california lawman date childhood vaccination is under fire. now it may be up to voters to determine whether that law survives. a former lawmaker fighting for

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despite this developing this hour despite a huge scare in eastern tennessee officials now say there is no evidence that air or water was pollute with cyanide when a freight train derailed yesterday. 5,000 people had to be evacuated from the area after a train car containing toxic liquid caught fire sent smoke high into the air. residents will be allowed to return to their homes in phases. meanwhile, crews are still working to remove all of the train cars from the track. hale officials confirm that the united states has suffered the first measles related death in more than a dozen years. she was undiagnosed and the cause of her death was only discovered in an autopsy. the news comes just days after california governor jerry brown signed what's being called the

strictest vaccination law in the country. the law bars parents from opting out of vaccination requirements due to religious or other objections. i'm joined now by one of the law's toughest opponents, former assembly and one-time republican gubernatorial candidate. he hosts the tim donnelly show on kixw a.m. radio. you recently filed paperwork, i understand, to get a referendum on that law. what's your main point of contention with the new law? >> well, the main point of contention is should we wipe out religious liberty in the name of public health and is this law, sp-277 which forces every child to be vaks natded or they can't go to public or private school with other kids? is it really going to be effective at doing anything to further protect public health? >> how then do we strike that

balance between religious liberty and public health? it sounds as if you acknowledge that public health is something that we should work to protect. >> well, absolutely. i mean look first of all, i vaks yat vaccinated my own kids. by that of my own free will. i made that choice. it was an informed decision. there's a lot of parents who want to make that same choice and some for religious reasons, are choosing not to and others for personal beliefs and we've had that exemption for a long time in california. we never had any great outbreaks. and this measles outbreak at desany land if you look at the cdc information, 45% of the victims were unvaccinated but the cdc says they still don't know who caused it or what the actual cause was. >> but we do know there are 150 people across the west coast who contracted the disease. how do we make sure that this unvaccinated child whose parent opted out because of religious

reasons, how do we make sure that child, when that chimd comes in child comes in contact with my 15-month-old, how do we make sure there's not a disease that's contracted, that that unvaccinated child isn't, you know infecting others? >> well, first of all, we don't know that an unvaccinated individual caused this measles outbreak. that's who they've targeted. and to answer your question this outbreak didn't happen in the schools. that's what they're cracking down on. this happened in a public place, in a place that millions and millions of people visit every year. what does everybody say after a great accomplishment life super bowl victory, where are you going? i'm going to disneyland. we don't know if it could possibly have been a foreign visitor. we don't check people's vaccination records at the airport nor am i advocating that we do that because tourism is good for our economy.

so there has to be a balance somewhere. and the bottom line is that they passed a law that is without even knowing the true cause of the outbreak and i think that's legislating a solution without really fully understanding the problem. >> all right. i do appreciate your time. thank you so much, tim donnelly. let's get to the other side of this issue. proponents like governor brown say the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the risks. i'm joined from houston by director of the texas children's hospital center for vaccine development and dean at baylor college of medicine. i don't know if you can hear any of my exchange a few moments ago with mr. donnelly. >> yeah, i did. i had the opportunity, yeah. >> what do you make of that claim, what he was claiming? >> well, i think he's unfortunately misinformed. this is not a religious liberty

issue at all. it's child safety issue. what had happened was the california elementary schools, part of marin county berkeley albany elsewhere had percentages of unvaccinated children, 10%, 20%, 30%, even 40%. what had happened was the elementary schools in california had become dangerous. they were dangerous places for children. the california legislature and governor had no choice but to act and to get those kids vaccinated. measle diphtheria whooping cough, these are the most deadly diseases on our planet. the reason is our children don't die of those diseases because we get them vaccinated. >> doctor is there some middle ground in this debate? i mean can health officials meet parents halfway to control the spread of contagious and deadly diseases like the measle like whooping cough, like the mumps, that you mentioned, is there room in the middle or no?

>> unfortunately mother nature doesn't give us a lot of room. these infectious agents are the highly transmissible agents known. we know about the eebola virus. with measles it's 15 to 18. these things spread like wildfire wildfire. the only way to prevent them is to get more than 90% vaccine coverage. otherwise measles epidemic is going to spread throughout. we just had our first measles death, the first one in 12 years in the united states. it's only because we have unvaccinated individuals. >> doctor, as you know there are still a number of parents out there that believe that there is this correlation, if not causation, between vaccinations and a number of ailments or diseases, including autism. how do health professionals like yourself, how do you deal with those parents? >> well, i'm in an interesting position because i'm both a

vaccine researcher i make vaccines for neglected tropical diseases but at the same time i'm the parent of a child with severe autism and other mental disabilities. one of the things that we know about autism it's a genetic or epigenetic disease. has nothing to do with vaccines. the changes that occur in the brain are happening while the baby is still in the womb. so we know that there's no link between vaccine and autism and it's been well proven. >> very unique perspective, sir. thank you. i appreciate your time. have a good fourth. >> thanks for having me. the cash crisis in greece could take a dramatic turn this weekend. what's at stake? and how it could affect americans here at home. that's next. behold, these are two wind turbines. can you spot the difference? the wind farm on the right was created using digital models and real world location-based specs that taught it how to follow the wind. so while the ones on the left are waiting the ones on the right are pulling power out of thin air. pretty impressive, huh?

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developing overseas. voters in greece are 48 hours awe way from decide that country's financial future. sunday's vote to determine whether greece takes a much needed bailout. demonstrators rallied in the

streets this week protesting the deal with which the government also opposes because of the restrictions it would impose there. the offer would most likely allow greece to remain in the eurozone but it would come with painful economic reforms. i want to bring in robin wigglesworth, editor at the financial times. good to see you, sir. why should people in this country care about what's happening with the financial markets in greece right now? >> well, it's understandable to feel distance from the event, it's a far away place. aside from the human toll this has already taken on the greeks and probably will for years to come, the danger is that if greece votes against this bailout and somehow falls out of the eurozone that could cause a financial disaster that will affect us even here in the u.s. >> at this point, if you were a betting man, what would you say? do you think this is a vote in at last check i believe opinion polls show the two sides are in a dead heat going into sunday's vote. >> yes, there's going to be a big no rally as well.

the government has been backing in no votes thinking it will give them a strong hand to play against the europeans. i think if i was going the put my money somewhere i would be putting it on the yes vote. the momentum is on that side right now. >> even if the yeses win and greece is bailed out yet again, there are those who surmise that the fall is inevitable. do you subscribe to that notion or do you think that greece's financial system can be salvaged? >> even if there is a resounding yes vote greece is going to go through a tough time. and they will have to negotiate a new bailout package. they haven't really finalized that. that's composed more costs and the government might fall as well. do you trust this government that's been campaigning against the package to implement it? >> quickly last question. i say quickly and this is a pretty chunky question i suppose. how did greece get here? in the simplest of terms. >> it's -- they just borrowed

too much money, didn't reform the colony joined the eurozone fiddled the numbers. you know the banks in europe also bareear a lot of the blame and it came to a head in a financial crisis and handled it abyssly sense. >> i appreciate that. happy fourth to you, sir. that is going to do it for me on this hour of msnbc. that's going to do it for me today as well. have a happy 40fourth to you as well. thomas roberts is up next bringing us new that was about one of the new york prison escapees and the letter that he sent to a family member. also go to north carolina as well where beachgoers are mighty worried about a shark attack after a series of them there. have a fantastic weekend. i heard i could call angie's list if i needed work done around my house at a fair price. sure can. so i could get a faulty light switch fixed? yup! or make a backyard pizza oven? oh yeah. i can almost taste it now. tastes like victory. and pepperoni...

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we have news out of vienna today. u.s. secretary of state john kerry meeting with mohammed zarif as the two countries continue to try to hammer out the final details of historic nuclear deal. then in greece opposing groups are prepping what is being billeds major rallies ahead of sunday's referendum vote. the two sides, they're split over whether that country should accept terms for financial bailout. here in the u.s. democratic candidate for president hillary clinton campaigns in new hampshire today. her primary rival, vermont senator bernie sanders is in iowa the day after announcing some very impressive fund-raising numbers. those stories all coming up this hour. but we begin with heightened security for reasons around this holiday weekend. all across the country law enforcement and counteder terrorism agencies are beefing up security because of these concerns over isis or isis-inspired attacks. authorities say the folks shouldn't be afraid to go out and enjoy their independence day celebrations. there are no specific or

credible threats to the homeland. they are asking however, that if people do remain vigilant, if you see something you say something.alexander joins us from outside the white house. it seems like we talk about increased security concerns at this time of year. it's different because of ramadan coinciding. >> that's right. first of all, you punctuate it the most important point, to this point authorities tell nbc news they are not aware of any specific or credible threats anywhere in the ice it is.united states. that's the most important part. just a few moments ago we heard from the police commissioner evans in boston who said that his worst nightmare is a lone wolf attacks. this time of hope grown terrorism where someone may have been inspired by isis and may go off on their own and do something. boston among many cities across this country where they are beefing up their security team police presence in advance of the fourth of july holiday. they're going to have about 7,000 police officers patrolling in new york city ahead of the

fireworks spectacular there. that's about the largest number anyone remembers they've had for a fourth of july in recent years as well. but you also touched on an important point which is why this year is a little bit different. a lot of it has to do with not just the fact that isis supporters have been calling for or urging these types of attacks over the fourth of july holiday, this year coincides with the muslim holy month of ramadan. but also the fear that there could be copycat type of attacks throughout this country given that we've seen for recent days that took place at a luxury resort exclusive resort in tunisia where dozens of european, many of them british, were killed. that's the framework. that's the landscape as we prepare for this weekend. among the bull ten, suggestions that are government employee law enforcement sporting events and big public gathering are, of course, the places we need to be most on alert. you said it clearly, be on alertnd still enjoy yourself. >> there's a fine line between

being a kend is it sken and paranoia. peter, thank you. i want to bring in msnbc military analyst retired army colonel jack jacobs. colonel jack a lot of events coinciding right now with fourth of july with the holy month of ramadan that goes until july 17th. we have the anniversary that isis declared the caliphate. it's particularly interesting within that terrorism group gain bing this huge following because of social media and connectivity it can have. how ding they continue to track sympathizers, as much as we talk about it in their power through social media, why do you think they're still so effective? >> social media is one thing that gives them the leverage but you know nothing succeeds like success and they've been very successful. and they've been successful because they've been fighting corrupt governments with armies that don't have any affiliation for them. you know if you take a look at what happened in ramadi and

iraq a force of maybe ten times the size of the isis force dropped its weapons and ran away. didn't have any allegiance to the government. they didn't want to fight for it anymore. as long as these gains are acquired across boundaries in the middle east they're going continue to be successful. another thing is that when they have gotten into areas, they've seized control but they've also held control. and holding on to it is really really important. that's something the governments have not done. >> we talk about the specific geographic control but then there's this whole new component, jack with isis' level of sophistication. explain from your level of perspective if you think that is relative to al qaeda's sophistication and how they were able to up start and get peep interested in the type of terrorism they wanted to spread. >> well, it's an interesting contrast. al qaeda turned out to be and i think even started out to be

something of a franchise. cells everywhere. encouraged people to do things in various places. one off incidents. there was no real consolidation plan. isis is very much different. it is a military organization. they have a chain of command. they have unity of command. they have orders and instruction. they have a great deal of military experience. they grew out of the sunni revelation inside iraq and so they know exactly what they're doing in a military stand point. they understand recruitment, use of social media, and, most of all, how to finish off a campaign. it's one thing to attack and seize, something else again to hold on to it and in the end they wind up governing. they're really really bad people. the people hate them once they're there. but they manage to hold on to their gains. >> colonel jack jacobs. colonel jack have a great weekend. most americans they will have something to cheer about this holiday fourth because the weekend, the weather expected to be good across most of the

country. now, the northwest is going to see some sizzling temperatures. clear skies expected through much of the midwest and the west. those scattered showers and thunderstorms at times could put a damper on july 4th celebrations in parts of central eastern and southwestern parts of the country. if you're traveling over the holiday weekend expect to have plenty of company because aaa is predicting this will be the busiest fout of july holiday weekend since 2007. estimated 42 million meshes are looking to get away this year with more than 80% hitting the nation's roads, holiday air travel will east see an increase of 1% from last year. for more i'm joined by aaa eeks's director of travel relations. when are people going to be most apt to leave? >> people start leaving and return home on sunday. the roads will be busy on sunday. on monday, some people will extend their vacation and will also have the normal traffic for

the regular workweek. so those days the roads will be busy as well. >> so you're anticipating the fact that there will be as many as 42 million people out there on the roads. the highest since '07. so what's the consumer confidence of why people are hitting the roads, why they think they're getting better deals or just improving gas prices? >> there's a few factors. the stronger economy driven by a strong labor market is giving americans the confidence to spend om money on travel. gas prices is another factor for this year's forecast. prices today are almost 90 cents per gallon lower than where they were last year. americans have been saving money on gas all year. about $65 billion has been saved year over year on gas prices. and savvy travelers are using tools like the aaa mobile app to find the cheapest prices. close to home and all along their route. >> of course you have an app for that. of course you do. >> yes. >> heather, what's the typical distance? have you guys calculated that what people will drive, the furthest they will drive in a

long holiday weekend? >> generally people travel about a few hundred miles round trip. so they're staying within three to four hours of their home. and popular destinations are national parks which is an excellent place to celebrate the nation's holiday. >> all right. heather, great to see you. aaa's heather hunter in orlando for us. thanks. as we talk about destinations for where people may go this weekend, a lot of people head to the shorelines. and i know in the news you've seen the headlines of the unpress debtunpres unprecedented rise in shark attacks along the north carolina coastline. it was on wednesday where a 68-year-old man became the seventh person attacked by sharks in three weeks. this in a state that averages no more than three attacks this t. entire year. here's a clip of the 911 call. >> responders respond to lifeguard beach. we have a subject, have an injury from possible shark.

>> sarah dallof is in wilmington north carolina. i see beachgoers there setting up camp behind you. but this is hundreds of miles of coastline along north carolina. they expect a very busy weekend. probably millions of people to come out. so what are people saying what are local officials giving warnings to local tourists about? >> good afternoon, thomas. officials have no plans to close any of the beaches in this area. there was some rain around midday today. it chased a lot of people off. as you can see, they are coming back. the temperature is heating up. that water is looking very inviting and we're seeing people going for a swim. some other people we've talked to say they won't be going in. if they do they will stay shallow. keep in this in mind the latest victim was only 30 feet in shore in waist deep water when he was bitten on his leg, hip, and both hands. he is recovering. he's in fair condition at a hospital on the mainland. over all north carolina has had

seven shark attacks in the last three weeks. south carolina they've had four shark attacks since may. officials say this is a combination of a lot of factors that's kind of createing a perfect storm for these shark attacks including warm water and water that is higher in salt content than normal. historically shark attacks have been on the rise for nearly 100 years now. but officials caution that's not because sharks are getting more aggressive or they're coming after people. but rather, there's more vacationing, more resort spots. overall, there are more people in the water, thomas? back to you. >> jeff corwin he said if you're in saltwater, undoubtedly you're more than likely up with 00 yards away from a shark at any time. so for anybody that's going to be in saltwater, just think about that because they're always there. they've always been there. nbc's sarah dallof thank you. so we've got new details today on the two prisones escapee

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banks remain closed and cash withdrawals are rationed ahead of sunday's referendum on a bailout package. today both proponents and opponents of accepting a rescue deal with more painful austerity measures are taking to the streets holding separate rallies. this is the greek prime minister in a tv addressed to the nation urged a no vote urging citizens to reject quote, umtltimateumultimatum, divisions and fear. the country is evenly divided on whether to accept the terms of the rescue deal. that's amazing. for the latest here is foreign correspondent keir simmons in athens. keir? >> good day to you. things are getting more and more tense here on the streets of athens. tonight there will be two demonstrations, opposing demonstrations. one saying yes. the other saying no. for the referendum that will be held on sunday and you can expect riot police on the streets as those two protests come just half a mile near to each other. so people are worried about

that. but not as worried as they are about the collapsing economy. everywhere you go there are lines outside, atms, people just trying to get the -- just over $60 that they are rationed from their banks and in shops, there are starting to be reports of bulk buying of basic products like baby food pharmaceuticals because there are reports that importers have run out of money and aren't able to pay for the goods that they're bringing into the country. and that you might start to see store shelves empty from next week. so this country is going into completely unchartered waters. whatever the result is of the voters on sunday. back to you. >> keir simmons reporting for us. and from now i'm joined by canadian member of parliament christa freeland. it's great to have you with me. we're watching all this go down. we know the vote is going to come on sunday. what are the umpimplications of this vote when we look at it

from a world economy per expect snif. >> well, look, thomas i think this is a really dangerous moment, not just for greece not just for europe but for the entire world economy. as your correspondent said it's really really finely balanced right now. we don't know which way grease groo will go. it's possible the vote will lead to greece leading the eurozone. that's something that hasn't happened before. the eurozone huge economy. and, you know what i think is really frightening for markets right now is people really can't predict what will happen. i think one area of concern is whether a greek exit from the euro, what exists are calling a gregxit might have a cascading effect and you might have other weaker country or political partyies talking, well, maybe we should do that too. there is as you know a referendum coming up in britain about whether britain should leave the eu all together. so this is really a recipe for

instability in a part of the world that is really important economically as well as strategically. >> as we think of a jenga tower moving the pieces an. >> exactly right. >> to your point though about whether or not they would leave the eurozone behind, the greek prime minister says that sunday's vote on this bailout package is only on that and not about whether to remain as a part of the euro. other disagree on that. so do you think that that is ultimately what would happen if greeks vote no? >> well, look a huge problem and part of the reason it has come to this really dire past is that relations between this greek government and the eu authorities and really the other leading governments in europe are absolutely dreadful. and there is fault on both sides. what happened was greece elected to populous leftist government and this new government, you know quite revolutionary. this is a prime minister that used to have guvera on his walls, thought they could change

the whole terms of their debate with europe and they could play brinksmanship and say to the europeans, you don't want to risk the euro falling apart so you guys better loosen the conditions that you're imposing on us for our loans. and the eu actually has gotten really angry with that treatment. and what's been really interesting is even european countries that at the beginning were quite sympathetic to greece, italy, you had this week the italian minister coming out and strongly saying to the greeks, you know, this is it. >> when we look at the greek debt and who actually holds this, and i think this would be for most of our american viewers, what would be their concerns of how it would affect them. as we look at who has the debt 62% as european governments, 17% is the private sector 10% is the imf, 8% the european central bank and 3% would be others. but when we think about the likely effect on america,

christa, what is it, if any? because the president seemed to down play it the other day when speaking to wisconsin? >> it is the president's jo b to down play dangers. and you're quite right that the exposure of private creditors, particularly in the u.s. is pretty small. i think it's around 11 billion euros right now. that's not trivial but that is not going to bring down the financial markets. i think the bigger long-term concern is the uncertainty that this brings to the entire eurozone and what does it say about the euro and about a country being part of the eurozone. what i think you know the view that we are seeming to see coming out of brussels coming out of berlin the germans really are playing a very key role in all of this is i think a hope that e6b ifven if greece were to leave the eurozone that is not unthinkable and it may not

be a a stas trocatastrophe. the big concern is as you put it of is there going to be a jenga affect. >> with the eu. and i misspoke, the president made that comment on tuesday, not in wisconsin yesterday. thank you so much. live for news toronto. nice to see you. >> great to be with you, thomas. we turn to the july 4th holiday here at home and fireworks are a big industry. we automatic know that. as well as the source of injury this time of year. we've seen the stories year after year. a fireworks industry group estimates americans could spend up to $725 million on fireworks during this holiday season. meanwhile, the consumer product safety commission is out with these new videos. they remind consumers of the deadly explosive power behind certain styles of fireworks. ralph is a spokesman and past president of the national council on fireworks safety. ralph, good to have you here. want to show everyone the stats when it comes to this. for all of 2014 there were more

than 10,000 injuries with 11 deaths and about two-thirds of those injuries happened in the weeks just before or just after the fourth of july. are we seeing an increase in the rate of injury and death or a fall in the rate? >> well, actually the rate has been pretty constant over the last 10 15 years. in fact, cpsc says the 10,500 is statistically not significant compared to last year. but in fireworks usage has gone up. but we still need to work on being safe. >> one thing the cpsc highlights is the issue of sparklers. i think for any parent or uncle or aunt or whatever we think of the sparklers as being one of the safer things that we tend to hand over to the kids at most bark yard barbecues. the agency says the burn temperature about 2,000 degrees. they account for about a quarter of fireworks injuries. they also result in about 1400

emergency room visits a year. so what is your advice to parents or uncles and aunts who want to hand sparklers off to the kids are they safe? >> first of all, you have to analyze whether you're child can understand the safety rules that you give them and then they have the motor skills to do so. but, you know don't just -- if you decide your child can be safe don't just leave them there with the sparkler. be close. use. when they use them they are hot but if they hold them out at arm's length if they don't throw them on the ground after they're spent, if they throw them in a bucket of water, then you won't have hot wire on the ground. >> all things to remember. as we know we will be covering it over the weekend, different things that will happen no matter what. ralph, thank you. coming up former rnc chair michael steele is here to help make sense of what president obama said could be a real

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newspaper touting it. polls show that she has a pretty healthy lead but vermont senator bernie sanders is making this real race. he is within striking distance of hillary clinton here in new hampshire. pes also narrowing the polls in iowa and he has been generating a lot of enthusiasm getting a lot of big crowds. clinton campaign officials say they are taking bernie sanders very seriously. they are hoping that his momentum will help to energize her base. meanwhile, the democratic field is getting more crowded. just yesterday former virginia senator jim webb joined the race. but the republican field continues to be incredibly crowded. 14 candidates so far. a number of them are going to be here in new hampshire this holiday weekend. including chris christie jeb bush, marco rubio. jeb bush is leading in the polls. donald trump comes in a close second though. trump won't be here. the candidates who are here though will have the chance to talk to a lot of voters.

tens of thousands of people expected to turn out on the parade route tomorrow. thomas, back to you. >> looks beautiful there. nbc's kristen welker. thank you. we want to bring in msnbc analyst and former rnc chairman michael steele. 14 announced gop candidates for 2016. two more are expected to announce coming up shortly. just to remind everybody where we were this time in the election cycle in 2011 there were nine announced candidates by july 4th. so we're up there. even president obama in wisconsin yesterday had something to say about the size of the field. take a listen. >> i've lost count how many republicans are running for this job. they'll have enough for an actual hunger games. >> all right. we get the pop culture reference there. he was doing that in wisconsin. scott walker now in it. but how difficult is it going to

be for candidates to get their right policy message out through such a crowded field? >> well, that's a good question. i think it will be less about getting the right policy message out although you're seeing chris christie really kind of try to lead with that. rand paul as well, on criminal justice reform. but by and large, this is about organizing and money right now. that is the gateway to getting on that stage in august. and the challenge for those who are going to be entering of tefr next couple of weeks, which are going to be scott walker and john kasich possibly to round out that sweet 16 for this cycle, it's going to be in that very short window to bump up those national poll numbers. and that's going to be a real challenge in terms of moving the numbers. they may get some easy money bumps right after their announcements. but moving the numbers with the voters is going to be tough to do which is why you're hearing a lot of candidates say, we should be focusing more on the polling in iowa, new hampshire, nevada and south carolina than we are

on national polls because they're not reflective of much of anything. >> let's talk about that polling. as you point out the governors walker and kasich will be the ones to round out the sweet 16. as we look at the latest 2016 iowa caucus numbers from the quinnipiac poll, the yet unannounced walker top of the heap, 18%. number two, donald trump, 10%. so as we look at the way these polls are cracking out, donald trump tied with ben carson and ted cruise at nine tied with them at 7%. what do you take from the early polls? >> well, again, not a whole lot. simply because that's not necessarily reflective of where the base is on a per candidate basis. in other words, these national polls are taking into consideration, you know california nevada florida, where the concentration of energy for the base is really focused in two states iowa and new hampshire. and eventually four states including south carolina and nevada.

so the national polls kind of skew it. that's why i think the fox standard they've set up is really kind of a flawed standard because you're going to leave out potentially a couple of governors, carly fiorina who likely should be on that stage in august. and just a month's time. i don't know how you get there using a national poll standard. >> hard to believe we're just away from that coming up in august. >> i know. >> i want to jump forward though to when we think about the caucus in february for iowa. is that really just about bragging rights now, winning iowa or is it really the path to the white house and getting the general? >> i don't see it so much as the path to the white house anymore. you've got candidates applying different strategies. this goes back to the 2008 cycle with rudy giuliani's decision to jump-start in florida versus new hampshire or iowa. he paid a price for that. i think the electorate is caught up to that strategy now. and candidates have as women. adopting this new approach

thomas, where they're spreading the wealth, if you will. yeah iowa new hampshire, play a pivotal role to get a early branding but as you will see i think super tuesday which will now be super, super tuesday with all the southern states sort of banding together is going to play a bigger role than those four states in the beginning. >> super-duper tuesday. >> super-duper tuesday. >> msnbc political analyst and former rnc chair, michael steele. still to come this afternoon, the sci-fi thriller franchise "terminator" is back in theaters. he always promises to be back he really is back. and is living through the rise of a reboot. which is pretty cool. we'll take you to the movies plus more from the beaches. take you to north carolina update you on the shark story and the latest on the tennessee train derailment.

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a washington state woman fwam first american to die from measles in 12 years. officials say the victim had a weak immune system and was likely exposed to the virus in a local medical facility. she died from pneumonia. they don't believe other people are at risk. in tennessee, people are returning home following a train re derailment and fire. they sent at least 25 to the hospital. tonight in chicago, thousands of dead heads will say farewell to the grateful dead. four remaining members are celebrating the band's 50th anniversary with a series of soldout concerts at soldier field. soldier field where former front man jerry garcia played his last show 20 years agonchts no 3-ded weekend for john kerry. i want to show you a new video of the secretary. hard at work. today he and his iranian counter part met in vienna. this is part of ongoing talks over iran's nuclear program. trying to hash out the deal.

this comes after the head of the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog met with iran's leader. the head of the iese said in a statement, quote, more work will be needed. now to understand nuclear -- iran's nuclear past and present, with more on that nbc's andrea mitchell in vienna where negotiations are taking place. andrea? >> hi there, thomas. secretary of state kerry and the foreign minister zarif went into their meeting around noon eastern time. this is the first major meeting of the day although they had chatted earlier. they were waiting for a lot of information from their staffs from their technical experts. in fact, there had been virtually an all night session last night among wendy sherman from the united states, the head of the european delegation as well as the two iranian deputy foreign ministers. they're getting down to brass tacts on very tough issues. exactly how much access will those u.n. inspectors have to

iranian military and non-military sites? sites that the u.s. and the u.n. have said have had suspicious activity in the past that needs to be resolved before they have a final comprehensive agreement. also what will be the phasing out of sanctions, how quickly will they be lifted? when will the iranian people actually see economic tangible results. that's what needs to be seen in tehran for this to be sold politically back home. that's the other interesting piece here. there are political problems in the united states in washington, and there are political problems in tehran. it was a very important meeting yesterday when the head of the u.n. nuclear agency went to tehran and met with president mu hani and others representing ayatollah khomeni. statements from the ayatollah, from the supreme leader last week rejecting some of the things that were agreed to by all sides in luzon some two

months ago back in switzerland when he had an interim agreement. so that's part of the problem. u.s. officials say iran agrees to something and then it is disagreed to by officials back home. apologies for the police going by. we're right in the middle of vienna. this has become quite an expensive proposition. we're told that iran's delegation is being paid for by the austrian government but there are a lot of costs to all of this. some $250,000 already by the security, the hotel rooms, and all of the other costs that are contingent upon this. with secretary kerry and zarif said when they went into the meeting tonight, tonight, vienna time, is they are making progress, there are still some issues to be resolved they're going to work all tonight, all saturday, all sunday through what would be the july 4th holiday back home and then see when the other ministers rejoin on sunday night, whether they

are closer to a deal. the new deadline has been pushed back to july 7th, tuesday, and we have to wait to see whether they go right past that. thomas? >> andrea mitchell thank you very much fshlgs come. coming up next, what we now know about the man behind last week's terror attack in tunisia. nbc has a report. when i started at the shelter, i noticed benny right away. i just had to adopt him. he's older so he needs my help all day. when my back pain flared up we both felt it i took tylenol at first but i had to take 6 pills to get through the day. then my friend said "try aleve". just two pills, all day. and now, i'm back for my best bud! aleve. all day strong and try aleve pm now with an easy open cap.

much of britain came to a halt this morning. the country observing a minute of silence to on. >> narrator: victims of last week's attack in tunisia. that's where 38 people died. 30 of them were british tourists. queen elizabeth and prime minister david cameron were among those who paid their respects. this comes as we learn more about the gunman behind that attack. nbc's kelly is joining me live from london. it's certainly a surprise the back story of who this person is kelly. >> it really is incredible thomas. 23-year-old man. wasn't on a terror watch list. the government says he was not

known to associate with terrorists before all of this. he hid his extremist beliefs from his family for months but he did not hide them from everyone. just days before rezgui opened fire on this crowded beach he was home at the coffee shop where he used to work talking soccer and girls. he was polite and people liked him, this neighbor said. a college student who liked break dancing, even performed at the hotel he attacked the imperial four years ago. friends said he never swore and never fought. i can't believe he did this his father said. he's been brainwashed. for the last three years rezgui lived away from home part of the time in this apartment with five other students in carawan, a university town known for the center of radicalism. he had a girlfriend, this neighbor told me and didn't dress like a fundamentalist but

a fellow student at the university told nbc news rezgui joined a radical islamist student group. she remembers rezgui in a mob of students threatening her at a university rally last year. they were carrying weapons, she told me. and safe was leading the attack. more than 3,000 foreign fighters in iraq and syria are tune in addition. nbc news learned two of rezgui's closest friends joined the fight. this self described jihadist who doesn't want to be identified told me rezgui was part of a new generation of radicals. >> they are unpredictable, can't be controlled and can't be known. >> so do you -- >> it's dangerous for every one. >> everyone. >> even us. >> reporter: the two men responsible for this attack at tunisia's museum in march may have train we'd rezgui at a militant camp in libya. isis claimed responsibility for that attack and the shooting at

the beach calling rezgui a soldier of the caliphate. tune in addition authorities are still looking for two men close friends of rezgui's who also may have trained with him in libya. they've already arrested eight people who they say have direct links to the massacre. thomas? >> kelly, what was your perspective, the jihadist you have the sit down interview with and you hit his identity. does he not, i guess, identify with this type of terror? he is a self identified jihadist but he doesn't think that this is the work that they're trying to do? >> he told me that this younger generation of jihadis, the men who are associating with isis who have become fans as he described it of isis are much more violent, more extreme. they don't listen to the older members of this jihadist movement, which is, by the way, in favor of a caliphate, it's in favor of this holy war of taking

over and toppling these pro-western governments in arab countries. he says that these younger people who are associating with isis don't listen to them at all and consider them moderate in fact. >> wow. amazing. kelly, great reporting. thank you, kelly. coming up next on a different note and a much lighter note "magic mike" or arnold the" terminator." where are you going to spend your cash? we'll talk about what's the best flick to check out. jackie's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen.

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warner brothers studios just released new behind the scenes pictures of the thriller "batman versus superman: dawn of justice." take a look. these pictures show ben affleck and henry cavell but waiting the march 2016 release, all the chatter this holiday weekend will be about these abs of steel

in the stripper sequel "magic mike xxl." they're back for one final go-around before they hang up the dancing shoes. >> i'm not a fireman. >> i'm a male entertainer. >> oh yeah. what are we? >> male entertainers. >> hey, hey, hey, hey! hold that up! it's not bro time. it's show time. are you ready? >> look at you. you are just perfect. damn! oh god. oh damn. look at you. i hate to be rude but -- >> you want to pop the hood? >> oh. arnold's also back with a reboot in "terminator genesis." kim seraphin joins us now. andy mcdowel doing some bad

things. anyway. kim, who's going to take the top spot there? >> you know i think it might be "magic mike." obviously, you know, arnold, yes, he is back in "terminator" and seeing this younger arnold versus older arnold and a big fight scene and people have probably seen that clip and the stories that everyone remembers about time travel and it has a lot of familiar themes but i think with "magic mike xxl" this is a fun voice. >> you can hear it in your voice saying the movie title. you can hear it in your voice. >> well, i'm a girl and it is channing tatum. >> there you go. >> you can't complain about that. joe who makes cheetos look sexy. >> critics saying besides the abs, it's a good film with heart. >> exactly. the road trip feel to it. they're on a road trip to a stripper convention and then of course did i mention channing tatum is in it?

>> good to mention. >> it has a little bit -- >> they have stripper conventions? >> the abs yes. did you mention the abs? did we mention that? joe and -- yeah. >> lots and lots of abs. all right. so can any of them live up to "jurassic world?" they have to compete with chris pratt. 208 million in the u.s. opening. >> this is huge. i mean this could be the biggest movie of all time. "jurassic world." and appeals to everyone. doesn't just appeal to young people or the people who have the nostalgia factor and remember when it first came out 20 years ago. it's something that the family can go see and why it's dominating the box office. worldwide, as well. >> specifically -- >> the family loves it. >> kim, specifically for the kids though what's the best movies that parents would want to take their kids to go see? >> "inside out," obviously. this is another one. pixar movie, great film for families. the adults will like this too.

you have to wait a week until min i don't knows come out and that is going to be the huge huge movie. really. i mean i keep saying huge movie of the summer this is a fantastic summer for movies. really a lot of sequels and reboots but a lot of money being made and very different than in the past so it's great. but minions coming out. take them to see "inside out." >> one movie i'm excited for "train wreck." amy schumer and i hear that it's just awesome. >> amazing. you know, amy assumer is an it girl of the moment an it comic of the moment and jed, you can't put a better pairing together. really really funny. this is really going to do really well at the box office and cement her star i think, as well. >> plus you know bill hader is a good movie. we saw "skeleton twins" and really good in that. she was really good but he's a good actor and then "vacation"

is coming back. randy grows up. >> yeah. another reboot. like i said a lot of reboots and sequels this summer and ed going to wally world, he is a grown-up taking his own family on a cross country trip to wally world. they released a couple of trailers for it. this is going to be really funny and especially the nostalgia fark factor. i think it appeals to a new audience. >> the griswolds are back. kim, great to see you. have a great holiday weekend. >> thanks. you, too. >> more news coverage at the top of the hour. everything from the security alert this holiday weekend to the sharks off the coast of north carolina. we have it covered. how much protein does your dog food have? 18%? 20? introducing nutrient-dense purina one true instinct with real salmon and tuna and 30% protein. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one.

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