useful if you keep it installed. god bless fusion and the trump web. it's the best new thing in the world today. fusion and the trump web. "first look" is up next. it's thursday july 9th. breaking news in a stunning reversal south carolina house approves the removal of confederate battle flag from the capital grounds. and donald unplugged. >> the down ri of mexico is is taking our jobs killing us at the border taking advantage of the pact we have stupid negotiators. we have very stupid people. hillary clinton was the worst secretary of state in the history of united states. >> that's from the candidate leading the poll in north carolina. a petition to remove bill

cosby's bill of freedom. be bill sellic gets caught in the water on water. that and more on what could be a dicey weather day. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. the south carolina house has overwhelmingly approved a measure to take down the confederate flag. state represent jenny horn delivered an egsother motional speech warning others. >> i can't believe we can't do something such as take a symbol of hate off the grounds friday. >> just after 1:00 this morning, the final vote 94-20. the bill must be ratified then

sent to governor nikki haley who already called for the flag 's removal. governor haley posted a message of support saying it is a new day in south carolina a day we can all be proud of. a day that truly brings us together to heal as one state. the debate continues. commissioners in one florida county have put the flag back up. it had been taken down after the shooting in charleston that killed nine black men and women. wednesday began with a computer problem forcing a grounding of all united airlines flights. that led to massive delays and cancellations. then a bizarre technical glitch halted trading. computer systems went down four hours which contributed to a slide.

traycey is live. some were wondering if the two were connected. they were not, right? >> the government says then not connected. it raiseedraised questions on how dependant we are in the country on computers. the wall street journal website went down. 800 united flights were delayed due to a technical error. >> the malfunctions at united and the stock exchange were not the result of any they fairs you actor. >> computer glitches highlight how vulnerable we are.

55 billion devices will be connected to the web. >> think about this. any time you go to the stoerks you do five things that require computer interaction. >> hackers are watching. >> this is what adversaryies are looking to do and have the ability to do. >> lawmakers say government should provide security measures for wall street and other capital companies. >> the problems that could cause. enkripgs causes problems for access. there's discussion on both sides on how much enkripgs you want out there. >> a tangled web. thank you for. that. there's more are pressure on bill cosby. we have confirmed news cosby was dropped by his talent agency is caa seven months ago.

according to the report the it was a mutual situation. in the deposition bill koz be by admitted to using quaaludes. some are asking for the removal of presidential medal of freedom given to him. no criminal charges have been tiled. it's a question in the ongoing donald trump saga who's really kb getting the last laugh here? on one chair, a call yesterday to donald trump to talk about a wide range of things. he rgeed the 2016 contend tore quote, tone it down on controversy comments. on the latest ties to cut with trump, a celebrity chef cuts

ties with donald trump to start a hotel in a hotel. and "the simpsons" are poking fun at a new promo. >> i'm right behind him. not supposed to stair at it directly, but i can't help it. if i touch it will it heal my baldness? >> homer's journey into that air last another minute. when it comes down to it, make fun of him all you want. things aren't falling apart politically for him. his money looks good to other nominees. lindsey graham says he's keeping the funds trump gave him. the clinton donation lists an undated donation on its website. there's this. a public policy polling shows him on top.

we have this conducted by our own katie terr. >> mexico is beating us on trade and at the border. mexico doesn't want to take its people. they send them to our stupid politicians. we have sanctuary cities and on this sense is. i've been saying this a long time. it's a diszbras. the if i didn't bring it up you wouldn't be talking about immigration right now. >> when was the last time you were at the border? >> i've been to the border three or four years and have people that live around the area. i'm going to arizona this weekend where they want to talk to me. arizona -- some say i'm the most popular in arizona because of my stance. >> when was the last time you were there? >> probably three years ago. >> if you haven't been there, how do you know it's such a problem? >> it was terrible then. it's worse now. it's worse now than its ever been.

we don't even have a border. people are flowing through like water. there's no border. we're taking them and putting them in jails and hospitals and paying them money through different sources. it's a disgrace. by the way, i'm not -- i have great relationships with mexican people. i have many people working for me. look at the job in washington. many legal immigrants working for me. they love me i love them. if i get the nomination i'll win the latino vote. i'm going to create jobs. >> you're for the second amendment. do you have a gun? do you own one? >> yes, i do. >> do you use it gun range? >> it's none of your business. i have a license to have a gun. >> gun control -- >> what are you talking about? >> yes, i have a gun. yes, i have a permit to have a gun. >> stronger background checks? what about that? are there any steps you would make to make it harder to get a

gun? >> once you get into that, you start getting the slippery slope all of a sudden you're going to violate the second amendment. >> you have a plan for isis in. >> i do actually. >> what is it? >> kill them at the head take the oil. that's where they're getting the money. if you bomb the [ bleep ] out of it you bomb the [ bleep ] out of it. >> what do you think of hillary as president? >> i think hillary would be a terrible president. she was the worst secretary of state in the history of our nation. why would she be be a good president? jeb bush will never take us to the promise land. hillary will never take us to the promise land. hillary will be a disaster as a president. we need somebody to make deals with china, japan, mexico. we need someone that understands and cherishes the military. i think i'll be the jobs president. i think i'll be even better in terms of the military.

i will create military when nobody is going to mess around with the united states. >> there you have it. you can watch katie's full interview on nbc news.com. nfl star reportedly had his finger amputated wednesday after a fireworks mishap. he has been in a south florida hospital since saturday night. reports say his other fingers are damaged. giants officials flew to miami to visit him but were turned away. according to a source jpp is expected to play this season although he's technically not under contract with the giants. jpp was holding out for a long term agreement and had not signed signed the $8.4 million tender. good morning betty. stocks to set back from wednesday's losses. asian markets rebounding as

china seems to gain confidence and beijing rescues the struggling stock market. investors will look at fresh unemployment data today. yahoo jumps to daily fantasy sports game competing with major league baseball games and will offer nfl action. it will take a 10% cut on wager money on lineups. >> let the betting begin. just ahead, details on an aborted takeoff at the air. magnum pi busted. more on the bill selleck controversy next.

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nothing like that happening. we get the latest. hopefully nothing like that happening. >> hopefully not. a small threat more likely small thunderstorms later today. this morning we have thunderstorm activity coming through the north western part of texas and midwest as well. this is the same at the scenario we've seen all week with a small moving front. it's a stalled out front making for thunderstorms in the cincinnati area this morning. later this afternoon, it's a slight risk for mid atlantic. washington philadelphia baltimore, you'll see pop-up showers and thunderstorms coming to your area by later today. still looking at temperatures running five to ten below normal through the midwest. it will warm tomorrow. along the east coast, temperatures very hot and steamy. back to you betty. >> summertime in full effect. thank you. new video this morning shows the explosion used to recover the body of a 34-year-old woman

who decide in the collapse of a washington state ice cave. crews had to dislodge stable ice to make it stable enough to go inside. five hikers were injured in the collapse monday. at chicago's midway airport, a flight aborted take off last night because of a mechanical issue. the tribune says the engine caught fire. that has not been confirmed. passengers had to wait to board a new aircraft. magnum pi tom selleck is caught in a real life pi. he's accused of taking water during california's historic drought. >> actor tom selleck may be in hot water according to a lawsuit that a truck routinely hauled water eight miles from his home onto the actor's 60 acre ranch.

the star is not talking. in court documents t the water district alleges a water truck repeatedly tapped water from a hydrant for 18 months. during one week the truck observed making seven trips into and four trips out of the property where selleck's home is located. he is being sued for over $21,000. he's also told to stop taking water. the sheriff tells us he's face ago no criminal charges. >> it's about doing thank you right thing and preserving our water supply for our users. >> with water reserves dwindling across the state the public is doing its part. the neighbors are reporting each

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about donald trump which is a little bit of a surprise because i thought we were going to talk about something more exciting like the greeks and eurozone. >> that's exciting all right. donald trump everyone is talking about him. he's calling hillary clinton the worst secretary of state in history. the entire history of the united states. wait a second. didn't he just support her once and if i don't recall correctly, she was invited to his wedding, right? >> you're making a fundamental mistake. that is to hold donald trump accountable for what he said 15 minutes ago or something. he's never been restrained. what he's saying is resinating with the party. no matter how nasty he gets in interviews, he soars in thele polls. >> i was going to talk about that. one poll in north carolina has

trump leading that one. love him or hate him, could he be the gop candidate to beat? >> right now he is. that can change very quickly. i will say -- i will point out that according to several news organizations, previously gop chairman had a long conversation with him yesterday in which he suggested -- donald trump's old friend by the way -- trump may want to tone things down. >> trump is not shy about making bold statements as we moe. >> bold being a term of art. >> when pressed on specifics, can he back up his words? >> well which words are we talking about? when he inaccurately by the way talks about mexican immigrants being evil doers, that type of thing. this is somebody we discussed

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the perfect storm. stock exchange united airline suffered. the show that may have a glitch or two but will never shut down. good morning everyone. it's thursday july 9th. i'm ayman mohyeldin. south carolina voted to take down the confederate flag after ten hours fiery debate that stretched after 1:00 a.m. the