or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, that's rape. >> we'll have reactions to his comments about comedian bill cosby. and must-see moments from last night's espys. and rousey takes on mayweather. the show takes on mayweather but wants to stay on ronda rousey's good side. ♪ ♪ ♪ good morning everyone. it's thursday july 16th. i'm ayman mohyeldin. we begin in portland maine where

former president george h.w. bush is recovering after a fall many his home. a statement was tweeted last night saying quote, 41 fell at home in maine today and broke a bone in his neck. he is fine but will be in a neck brace. he was take ton maine medical center and kept there overnight. he said quote it's premature to speculate beyond that. he uses a wheelchair. he was hospitalized a week last december after experiencing difficulty breathing and spent nearly two months in the hospital in january 2013 for bronchitis related issues. we'll bring you updates on the president's condition as we get them. now to president obama's hour long news conference. it was all about iran until he got a question related to the sexual assault allegations against bill cosby. peter alexander reports it's an issue few expected the president to talk about so publicly.

>> i'll say this. >> it was a stunningly powerful statement for a president who's maid it his policy not to comment about ongoing legal matters. >> if you give a woman or a man for that matter without his or her knowledge a drug and then have sex with that person without consent, that's rape. >> the president himself a lawyer publicly detiening rape a week after the federal judge concealed the 2005 daepgs in which cosby testified he gave a woman drugs before sex is. >> this country, any civilized country, should have no tolerance for rate. >> the president's blunt answer was to the reporter's question about whether cosby should be stripped of a president's medal of freedom. more than 30 accused cosby of assault including beverly

johnson that tweeted this. >> vindication and validation of my truth behind my story. i'm elated. >> president obama said there was no precedent for revoking the 77-year-old's medal of freedom. long before president obama, there was bill cosby breaking the color barrier on network tv. while in office president obama hasn't shy add way from the topic of sexual assault offering this psa during the grammys. >> it's not okay and has to stop. >> cosby's publicist had no comment on president's remarks. gloria allred released a statement saying "the medal of freedom was awarded to mr. cosby for his contribution on

television. a number of women have contacted me alleging that he used position on television to commit acts on women. if all it takes is a mechanism to do that i would hope the executive branch would begin work on such a mechanism. we should mention cosby has never been charged with a crime and repeatedly denied past allegations. now to president's remarks on iran nuclear deal. he held the news conference where he attempted to address every criticism that emerged over the deal so far. the president defended the agreement and challenged critics to give a viable alternative. >> there are only two alternatives here. either the issue of iran obtaining a nuclear weapon is resolved diplomatically through negotiation, or it's resolved through force, through war. those are the options.

i challenge those who are objecting to this agreement number one to read the agreement before they comment on it number two, to explain specifically where it is they think this agreement does not prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. why they're right and people like m.i t. nuclear fizzist and expert is wrong. it is to explain how the american president is in a worse position, 12 13, 14 15 years from now if in fact at that point iran says we're going to pull out of the mpt, kick out inspectors and go for a nuclear bomb. if that happens, that president will be in a better position than what happened if iran as a

consequence of congress rejecting this deal says that's it. we're done negotiating and going after a bomb now. >> meanwhile israeli prime minister netanyahu told lester holt president obama was making the wrong decision not just for israel but even for the united states as well. >> you know for then we're the little seed. you're the great seed. now they're empowered to conduct that battle. i think this is bad for us for you, and the world. it's not part of the issue in israel. shouldn't be part of the issue in the united states. let me tell you something else. it cuts across arabs and israelis in the middle east. most arab leaders think this is dangerous to them too. i advise this. doesn't happen oven in history. when arabs and i i ralsraelis agree, it's worth paying attention.

>> senior officials tell the paper that netanyahu refused to discuss the matter at this time. they suggest the prime minister is waiting to see if congress approves the iran deal or not. vice president biden heads back to capitol hill after privately trying to rally lawmakers to administration side yesterday. >> you had to convince people. >> later today, president obama will become the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. he's expected to meet with law enforcement officials and inmates. he's calling for reducing or all together eliminating mandatory minimums for non violent drug crimes. he commuted sentences of 46 drug offenders. last night in oklahoma he addressed the nation laying out a vision for pilot program to make digital access more affordable for more americans.

he was warmly received. across from the hotel, a less welcoming crowd. a group waved confederate flags to mark his visit. donald trump reveal what had he says is extent of his wealth. while he did not release the personal disclosure form he filed, his net work is said to be $10 billion up from $8.7 billion estimate one month ago. while listing recent earnings it did not include values on real estate holdings branding deals or dechlt his campaign says quote, this report was not designed for a man of mr. trump's massive wealth. for instance they have boxes once a certain number is reached that simply state $50 million or more. many of these boxes have been checked. there's 30 days to release it

publicly. a new poll from abc news and washington post show nearly 60% now have a favorable view of trump. less than two months ago, 65% of republicans said they had unfavorable view of him. his favorability numbers put him in the same space of jeb bush. both remain under water with americans as a whole. greece is one step closer to a bailout from european lenders. the prospects being approved by lawmakers led to protests. hundreds clashed with police officers throwing rocks and setting cars on fire. riot police responded with tear gas. 50 protestors were taken into custody. inspite of the protest, greek lawmakers and late night vote approved austerity measures the country needed for another bailout.

is relief in sight? will we see more protests continuing on the streets? >> my guess is yes. who am i to know? you have a lot of unhappy people out there. what's happened is they went to the greek people and said let's have a referendum to see if you accept harsher austerity measures and stay in the euro. 61% said no. he then goes back to european creditors, renegotiates the deal in essence harsher. he has to go back to greece and have it pushed through parliament which happened last night. it was anticipated to some it would happen. a lot of support is coming from opposition parties which poses a question with regards to zrengt strength of his own party. it means harsher measures over

next three years. he has backtracked all promises. greek people are not happy. you're looking again at support from the opposition party. 32 members his own party voted no including three of his own ministers. we'll look closely to see if he's able to stay in his current seat. let's switch topics and look at bigger things taking place. janet yellen talking yesterday many the congress testimony as she usually does. we watched closely here on the markets. it gives us indication on whether or not the u.s. economy is on track. by all means, it seems to be according to yellen. she's indicating rates could start rising as early as september of this year. she's talking about how the economy is very much on track. he reiterated a hike would be gradual. a lot has to do with the labor market recovery heading in the right direction these days. stocks breaking that four day

run we otherwise have been looking at state side to close out flat yesterday. we saw a higher close here in europe. oil prices are on the tear to down side off by 3% in yesterday's session. not just the political things people are focus on with regards to greece and europe. also the politics with iran. with this deal being signed it's not more coming onto the market as you're probably talking about. that's led to a dip in oil prices. >> thank you live from london. now some officials believe the leader of the sinaloa drug cartel may have used a bird to help him escape from prison. a mexican official says a dead sparrow was found in a trash can in the cell. he could have use aid bird to test the air quality in the tunnel he used to escape.

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here tonight. yes. oh -- gronk, don't eat it. don't eat it. many are calling jordan spieth new tiger woods which is great muze for golf and terrible news for future mrs. jordan spieth. >> oh my god. that was incredible. that was the opening monologue at last night's espy awards. the award for best team was presented to the women's u.s. soccer team that won the third world cup. stephen curry won role for lead to the championship. ronda rousey took home honors for r best fighter and had words for floyd mayweather on the red carpet. >> ladies and gentlemen, take a moment to sick suck that in. soak that in as well. you are the best fighter.

>> well i can't help but really say that i wonder how floyd feels being beat by a woman for once. like to see you pretend to not know who i am now. >> wow. tough words. derek derek jeter received an award. who better to present than ben affleck. >> we respect those that play the game the way it was meant to be played. he broke my heart a hundred times if not more. he broke it again when he retired because he was absolutely one of the very best ever to play the game of baseball. so to you derek jeter, i tip my hat. i thank you for every last moment of your incredible career. you made the game better if for everyone. >> new york yankees fans are getting boston love. one of the most emotional

moments was the cincinnati ben gals and his daughter leah honored with the perseverance award for their strength with leah's ongoing battle with cancer. her father took the stage with a moving speech. >> my daughter was first diagnosed with cancer, i felt like i was in a nightmare. i remember the first week in the hospital i would sneak out the room, go down to the chapel and just cry. i would just ask god, why did he give my daughter this fight. i would beg him to give me the fight with death rather than my daughter. for every child out there battling cancer on tv i look like the hero. i look like i'm saving the day. honestly, y'all are the real heroes. what i do is easy. i stand in front of people and tell them y'all's story. y'all are actually battling cancer and going through rounds of chemo everyday and radiation. y'all remain with a smile on y'all's face and never give up.

>> thoughts and prayers to him and daughter leah. caitlyn jenner accepted the award of courage. >> the biggest fear coming out, i never wanted to hurt anyone else. most of all, my family and my kids you know it is an honor to have are the word courage associated with my life. if you want to call me names, make joiquekes, doubt my intentions go ahead. reality is thank you for this platform. thank you for this honor bestowed on myself and my family. thank you. >> incredible evening. let's turn to weather. rescue teams are going door to door in eastern kentucky to find people missing. one woman feared dead is a

grandmother who was swept away. the flood destroyed 150 homes and damaged more. >> those look like a tornado hit. it was a flash flood. >> incredible. >> the power of the water and just all those houses just in pieces. today not going to be like that. we have heat to deal with. it's the middle of summer. we expect this. worst is here in mississippi. we have an area of heat warnings. will feel 105 to 115. how hot will it get your area. 4:00 p.m. a lot above 100. memphis 104. not exactly a nice afternoon in savannah or houston either. both those 103. if we have bad weather, likely it is in southern portions of iowa. we have a lot of thunderstorms and couple flash flood warnings. one north of st. joseph.

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♪ good morning. welcome to "morning joe." mika we have a lot to dauk about, as always. so much coming at us these days. yesterday, i saw one of the greatest press releases in the history of american politics. donald trump talking about his net worth. and the best part is when it