it's sunday, it's "meet the press." because if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." it's monday july 6th. right now on "first look," the american team stuns defending champion japan by dominating every aspect of the match. to greece voters celebrate a victory for no as their financial future remains in dire straits. massive blaze at a florida resort has crews battling the flames while 500 rooms are evacuated. the pope kicks off his south american pilgrimage. some racing fans deny nascar's push against the confederate flag. a busy july weekend. thank you for joining us.

i'm betty nguyen. the u.s. women are on top of the world this morning. the fans were out in droves to support the women against defending champ japan. two minutes into the match this happened. >> two-inch height advantage over japan. goal! >> the americans strike with the first of carlie lloyd's goals in the game of her life. a corner kick and lloyd strikes again, stunning the japanese team with the u.s. taking a 2-0 lead in under five minutes. less than ten minutes later, it was lauren holiday's turn to kick the back of the net, as the u.s. dominated the first 15 minutes of play. the most jaw-dropping goal of the cup? a bullet from midfield toward the goal when she notices japan's goalie. they completed the hat trick.

returning the cup to america after 16 years and our nation's third women's world cup. congratulations, ladies. to wall street it is buckling up to what could be a wild ride today after greece's resounding no vote on austerity measures. hours ago the greek financial minister announced he is resigning. all making for uncertain and uneasy days ahead for europe. nbc's keir simmons reports. >> reporter: greeks have been out in the streets of athens after the vote sent shock waves around the world. the voters here backed him by more than 60%. while greeks are celebrating, the days ahead may be difficult for the unity of europe. greeks flooded into athens main square. they believe greece is making history again. people here are dancing, in definesde defiance of europe.

they're celebrating like they just won the super bowl like they just won their freedom. overwhelming "no" vote emerged. the vote against austerity is a show of solidarity that will put them in a better bargaining position with europe and force a reduction in the massive greek debt. >> how quickly do you think you can get a deal? >> 24 hours. >> reporter: not all greeks believe that this vote will change the mind of the country's creditor. >> i'm happy but i don't know what's coming tomorrow. >> reporter: the very future of europe depends on the days ahead. leaders of france and germany say they will now meet to decide how to respond to the voters of greece. if they refuse to renegotiate, there will be difficult days for greece for europe and perhaps world markets. back to you. >> all right. keir simmons, reporting there. thank you, keir. eyes of the nation will be on south carolina today. lawmakers will debate whether to remove the confederate flag from the statehouse grounds.

efforts to remove the polarizing symbol is gaining ground. some fans at nascar still chose to fly the controversial flag. >> it's our heritage southern way of life. it makes us happy when we're able to show something that represents us. >> issued a statement last week asking fans not to display the confederate flag at the racetrack. more on what we can expect from today's flag debate here is tracie potts. >> betty, we're expecting no decision today. that could take days or weeks. it should be an emotional debate. >> i don't think this is going to be easy. i don't think it's going to be painless. but i do think it will be respectful and that it will move swiftly. >> reporter: this morning, the confederate flag flies high above south carolina state house. today's debate shaking the very core of southerners on both sides. >> we need to stay focused on

what the ultimate goal is. that is to bring the flag down and put it in a museum. >> this flag is not about racism at all. it's to honor the 620,000 americans that died for this flag black, white, irish. >> reporter: nascar asked fans not to fly the flag this past weekend. some refused, adding the words "heritage not hate." >> it's not a racial thing. it's a heritage thing. >> it means that there's no hatred, there's no racism on that flag. >> reporter: in arkansas pro flag demonstrators were defiant. >> nothing but to silence the am mennies of the left. we don't cower to such a charge. >> reporter: his death, along with eight parishioners spark this had debate. if they approve it the house will then decide. if they don't pass it one lawmaker said he will pass a referendum, letting the voters decide. betty? >> thank you. this morning, the pope is

feeling the love in a homecoming celebration. latin america's first pope returned to the region yesterday to start a nine-day tour, expected to focus on the poor, inequality and the environment. he won't go to his native argentina, but did get a huge welcome in ecuador. crowds tossed him flowers, balloons and even hats. nasty winds right there whipped his robes and blue off his skull cap. hopefully, he packed a backup one. floridas s visitors at a florida resort fire ripped through the hotel. reportedly lightning in the area. no cause has been determined yet. it's amazing no one was injured. several people lost their belongings. >> the whole fourth floor, my room is on fire. everything that's in there, i.d.s, atm cards. we're from philadelphia. we don't know how we're going to

get home. >> reporter: the entire fourth floor of the building is destroyed. in case you missed it over the weekend, one of those banner towing sing lele engine pipers lost power on the fourth while flying along a beach. the pilot managed to walk away unharmed. a 12-year-old boy playing on the beach was clipped by the plane or flying debris and was hospitalized by injuries. investigators will try to determine what went wrong. for now, many are glad that the situation was not worse. over the holiday weekend, a gathering of two dozen family members ages 5 to 94 were standing on the deck of a rented beach home for a family photo. all of a sudden, that deck gave way. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the story. >> reporter: dispatchers got the first panic calls around 7:00 pm thursday. >> i was on the phone with 911. i just counted people on the ground and i counted up to 21

and i just said you need to get as many units as you can here. >> all off-duty personnel report to -- >> reporter: a deck holding two dozen people including children, had collapsed. >> reporter: they went to take a family photo and they're all stand tlg ready to take the photo and it collapsed. >> reporter: the injured ranged from 5 to 94 years old. >> a lot of people on top of each other. a lot of blood, broken bones. >> reporter: alma arnold was renting the house next door. >> it was truly, truly sad to watch. there were kids lined up on the grass, watching their parents and grandparents. >> reporter: the family mostly from virginia had rented this property for the holiday weekend. they were standing on this corner of the deck. most of the 24 injured have been treated at hospitals and release buddy two of them remain in critical condition. gabe gutierrez, nbc news north carolina. >> tragic there. eight minutes past the hour. time to get down to business

with cnbc's landen dowdy. >> trading of stock futures and soy beans in chicago and new york will stop after today. most trade something now done electronically. they could delay the closing, which would mark the end of the nearly 175-year tradition. time something everything. july 4th falling on saturday was bad for hollywood. "terminator genesis" and "magic mike xxl," when july 4th falls on a weekend, people tend to skip the movies for barbecues and fireworks. "transformer sequel" set a record with $98 million when it fell on a monday. verify online purchases. hold up phones as if taking a self i selfie to approve transactions and they ask users to blink to prove they are real humans. back to you. >> technology these days. thank you. a race that finished well

after midnight. dale earnhardt jr. was delayed by rain and severe weather. a high 97 laps and crossed the finish line around 2:40 this morning. it ended in a wreck involving more than a dozen cars. three fans suffered minor injuries. austin dillon's car went airborne and tore down part of the catch fence. fortunately, he got out of the car and waved to the crowd, suffering only a few bruises. jason pierre paul injured his hand in a fireworks accident in south florida. he suffered burns on palm three fingers and one finger could have nerve damage. giants placed a franchise tag on pierre-paul in march but have yet to sign the approximately $15 million, one-year offer. peachtree road race in atlanta came down to the wire on saturday. ben payne was feet away from the

race when he began to celebrate too early. british olympian scott overall lung lunges past payne. another reason why you should never celebrate before crossing that finish line. that's a tough loss. iran nuclear front. how did this guy end up getting stuck in a chimney? >> starting out this monday with storms through the midwest and also the midatlantic. a look at your number forecast coming up. you're watching "first look" on msnbc.

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welcome back to "first look." check out this video from disney world. cinderella's castle seemed even more magical when lightning storms lit up the sky thursday night. florida will see a few thunderstorms pop up later today. the main focus this morning is

through the midatlantic by the district getting thunderstorms and then big storms are rolling through parts of the upper midwest. that's where today's real focus of severe weather is going to be. our severe outlook, we do have a threat along the midatlantic down through florida. the strongest storms today are going to be right along this cold front that is going to stretch from the upper midwest and push all the way down into the central plains. from wichita up to waterloo be on the lookout for thunderstorms to pop up later this afternoon. a look at today's forecast, temperatures are starting to cool off in parts of the interior southwest, but we do have 78 in billings right now. temperatures in the 90s once again in seattle. back to you, betty. >> dominica thank you for that. secretary of state john kerry and his iranian counterpart have been in nonstop negotiations over their nuclear program. tuesday is the deadline to reach

an agreement. kerry says they are still, though facing differences. >> over the past few days we have in fact made genuine progress. but i want to be absolutely clear with everybody, we are not yet where we need to be on several of the most difficult issues. >> now at this point, kerry says the negotiations could go either way. let's take you to tulsa, oklahoma. police are looking for a man who dressed up as an armored truck driver and stole more than $175,000. ma man went into a walmart and told employees he was there to pick up a cash deposit. firefighters in phoenix had to come to a rescue after a man got stuck in a chimney this weekend. he told firefighters as friends locked him out of the house, so he decided to get in through the chimney. the guy was covered in dirt and soot when he got out. he was taken to the hospital as a precaution. one gop candidate supports

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that settles how to fund highways and infrastructure. if you're running for president, you better bring it on the fourth of july. plenty of candidates descended on key states new hampshire for red, white and blue festivities. it was also a chance for gop hopefuls to address donald trump's controversial comments on immigrants. senator ted cruz came to his defense on msnbc's "meet the press.." >> the washington cartel doesn't want to address that. the washington cartel doesn't believe we need to secure the borders. the washington cartel supports amnesty. and i think amnesty is wrong. i salute donald trump for focusing on t he has a colorful way of speaking. that's not the way i speak. >> but others like former texas governor rick perry took offense to trump's comments. >> i was offended by his remarks. listen hispanics in america and hispanics in texas, from the

alamo to afghanistan, have been extraordinary people citizens of our country and of our state. they have served nobly. to paint with that broad a brush that donald trump did is -- he is going to have to defend those remarks. >> on the democratic side, an odd sort of spectacle at a parade with hillary clinton. she used ropes to corral reporters because staffers said it made it easier for clinton to be seen. two special birthdays to tell you about. former first lady nancy reagan is 94 today and former president bush is 69. happy birthday to them both. mayor of orca's island. the race was really just for charity. but you'll be happy to know that gran granny beat out three dogs and a

parrot. that's a race i would have liked to have covered, parrot three dogs. >> i know you've been following donald trump. big business really severing ties over his comments about mexican immigrants. are we seeing the contenders in this race distance himself? >> he is so outspoken, so offensive at times everyone has to say this is what i think on what donald trump is saying. there's no way they can ignore it. republican also get on a debate stage with him later this month and need to take a stand or side with him in the way corporations do. gop not condemning donald trump fast enough. how quickly, how well. >> ted cruz came to his defense. was that a little risky for him? >> he is so far to the right. this is the problem for republicans. many people in the base do believe what donald trump is

saying. there are people who think that immigrants coming across are all drug dealers. people like ted cruz is appealing to that group. there are people like jeb bush who are also saying my wife's an hispanic immigrant. there are many -- rick perry was saying there are many who contribute wonderfully to this country who are immigrants. we're a country made up of immigrants. >> don't discount them. you talked about the gop race. how tight is it? we know only what the top ten are going to get on that debate stage. that's very important for them. >> it's very tight. gop on hunger games. 16 candidates and ten chairs. you do not want to be the last one chosen for dodge ball in gym class. you look bad if you're on the b team and people don't -- winning. you win a primary and poll numbers shoot up. so, this is -- you get on the debate stage, people see you. they know what you think about. if you're trying to get attention right now, you're like

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now for some entertainment news singer billy joel tied the knot. guests included ex-wife christie

brinkley and their daughter alexa. plus actor kevin james. the ceremony was officiated by new york governor andrew cuomo. ♪ keep on rolling just a mile to go ♪ >> the grateful dead celebrated their 50th anniversary in chicago on saturday. they packed soldier field with over 70,000 fans breaking the attendance record. saturday marked 20 years since their last concert together. plenty of celebrities were in the crowd including katy perry, "game of thrones" author george r.r. martin. today is international kissing day. a few couples in shanghai got started a little early. they did it under water. the couples were all taking part in an underwater kissing competition. believe it or not, the winning couple lasted for 1:20. that is quite a kiss. they say they plan to get married later this year after

they come up for air. obviously, right? international kissing day. that's a good line today, isn't it? >> get on it betty. >> get out there, everybody. i'm by the wynn. "way too early" starts right now. it's a fantastic start by the u.s.a. lloyd, morgan. finds the post and in! >> total domination. u.s. women's soccer team simply dismantles japan, running away with the world cup. full highlights as a new american hero is crowned. finance minister of greece resigns as voters reject more austerity measures in exchange for another bailout. where does this leave the cash-strapped country? we'll go live to athens. hillary clinton hasn't done much national press. tough optic over the weekend may have her campaign rethinking that strategy. it's 5:30 on the east coast,

2:30 out west. it's way too early. but the only show that's as good as the 15 minutes of last night's women's world cup match. good monday morning, everyone. it is monday july 6th. i'm ayman mohyeldin. for the first time since 1999 united states women are world cup champions. poured in five goals over their victory of japan. three of them courtesy of midfielder carlie lloyd, striking early and would go on to notch the first hat trick in the history of the championship game. >> i was just on a mission. i was on a mission to help