guantanamo bay. but after more than 50 years, having both embassies open for business seems like a good place to start. aabuses anden guantanamo bay. it's tuesday, july 21st. right now on "first look," one of the newspapers calls on donald trump to pull the plug on his side show. our heat smashed temperature records for the first month of the year. did others know the t shoot per beforehand? the surfer that survives the shark attack speaks live. a country music breakup and much more. "first look" starts now. good morning everybody. thanks for joining us today.

i'm betty nguyen. donald trump seems to take a step back from his comments about john mccain's war hero status. he's unapologetic. he offered this compliment to john mccain. >> i'm going to say this. i have respect if for senator mccain. i used to like him a lot. i raised a lot of money for his campaign against president obama. hopefully i said it correctly and shortly thereafter said it correctly. >> trump blames the media for the controversy insisting his comments were distorted. he's reiterating he does think john mccain is a war hero and what he meant over the weekend. here's his original comments. you decide for yourself. >> someone run against john mccain, who in my i opinion has been not so hot. i supported him for president. i raised $1 million for him.

he lost let us down. you know he lost. i never liked him much after that. i don't like losers. frank let me get -- >> he's a war hero. >> he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. i have to tell you. he's a war hero because he was captured. okay? i believe perhaps he's a war hero. right now he said bad things about a lot of people. >> this morning the biggest newspaper in iowa is calling for trump to pull the plug on his race. one writes quote, he's polited the waters to a certain extent. new york mayor bill did de blasio said we are certainly not looking to do business with him

going forward. even with blows, trump isn't treading water, he is surging. he is first among candidates in a double digit margin over scott walker. it was conducted before this controversy, but it show he's not losing steam. the rain over the past two days was too much too fast. all time rainfall records are set in los angeles, san diego and a dozen other cities. halle jackson has the details. >> the record breaking storms slamming the west are triggering flash floods like the one that wiped out the interstate bridge near palm springs. another flooded homes near san diego. >> mud was coming through here. water like this. >> storms stranding cars shutting down la beaches, and for the first time in ages

angels baseball game. >> they haven't had a rainout in 20 years. >> baby raccoons home wipe add way, forced to ride out the rain somewhere dry. >> more rain san diego has seen in last 100 julies. >> it never rains here. >> now the firefighters get a handle on the 4,000 acre blaze that torched cars in the pass. overall the wildfires and drought leaves stretches of burn zones where land is so dry water rushes right off making mudslides likely. another risk from wet weather the west coast hasn't seen in decades. >> bill karins has more on this record breaking heat ahead. this morning, we're learning details about the gunman that opened fire in chattanooga, tennessee. a family representative tells

nbc news, mohammad youssuf abdulazeez batted depression since childhood, battled substance abuse and wrote about suicide. we learn if two acquaintances of his and whether or not they knew about his intentions. officers go to check the cell and later ems crews bland was in jail following a controversial traffic stop. she was found dead in her jail cell three days later. the probe into bland's death will be treated as a murder investigation. her family is asking for an independent autopsy. overnight, we're hearing from the pro surfer that fought off a shark attack. mick fanning was in the waters

off south africa when a shark came up behind him. it was captured live on television. fanning talked about the experience back home in australia. >> i don't have a scratch on me. yeah, just more of an emotional, mental sort of trauma right now. it will probably take -- i don't know, couple weeks, months -- i don't know how long it will take. i've got really godod people around me and great friends to pick me up. >> he described the situation as a moment of fight or flight. he says he's thankful he'll be able to get back in the water at some point and continue doing what he loves. internet infidelity inside job. this morning a possible connection with those three. there could be a suspect in the mass hack of ashley madison.com. the anonymous online group stole

information on millions of people, people they call dirt bags. it's a site for people looking for dull cherrous relationships. the alleged culprit is not a employee but involved in technical services. and the first national appearance since the wake of the fifa scandal. the british media smashed him monday. >> excuse me. we're starting a press conference. >> where is my security? >> the protestor told blatter

the fake money for north korea's bid for world cup in 2026. he later announced an election to choose a new president will be held in february. all right. coming up on eight minutes past the hour. know what the time is. time to get down to business. landon, good morning. >> good morning to you. ford is betting consumers pay up for the luxury edition of the f-150 that could cost above $60,000. multicontouring massaging seats. last month it sold more than three existing premium models. jet.com, a shopping club launches today. jet is offering a $50 membership membership, 10 to 15% discounts, use debit versus credit cards. wall street looks for gains

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becky hamin made history once more. last year she became the first female assistant coach in nba history. to add to her endless list of milestones she became the first female coach to win nba summer league title. monday night spurs beat the suns 92-90. first time in fifa series a woman is on the cover. alex morgan will grace fifa '16. in canada the version there. sinclair will be on it. a first, fifa '16, 12 of the women's top national teams. the highest football paid at auction. it is one of the denotorious

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welcome back to "first look." yesterday, noah announced june across the planet was the warmest we've had. these records go back to 1880. red on the map shows well above average, blue below. notice north atlantic was the cool spot where el nino dominates the pacific warm waters there. you can see the stripe from hawaii to south america. this morning, heat continues. really hasn't been relief yet from new york city to d.c. d.c. feels 91 now when you step outside. upper 80s, near 90 wilmington to areas of south carolina. we have a heat warning. this is possibility of a

dangerous, check on elderly, kids should not be outdoors in these areas. as we go through the afternoon, heat advisories from carolinas to texas will easily jump up to 105 from dallas to savannah. savannah tops out 108. a lot of great lakes northeast getting better. the south -- >> it's that time of year. thank you. stories making news this morning. in "time" magazine see the jfk airport pet terminal. it will be dubbed the ark. it will service 70,000 animals each year. there's a pool for poodles and stables for horses. in los angeles, police find 1200 guns and two tons of ammo in the home of a man who's body was found dead in a car down the street. massachusetts is putting up

84 billboards to help identify baby doe. her body was found in a trash bag on boston harbor. police are pleading for her parents to step forward. music royalty, miranda lambert and blake shelton, say it's time to divorce. they release in part this is not the future we envisioned. it is with heavy hearts we move forward separately. world famous business man stephen hawking on a list to communicate with aliens. russian billionaire will fund the initiative. wonder what they'll find. which senator calls donald trump a blow hard? a line for gingrich and 99%

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home state. he signed a bill banning abortion at 20 weeks. donald trump is doing a great job at uniting unlikely allies. senator elizabeth warren is sticking up for john mccain. >> i think donald trump is donald trump. you know i do want to say something about this about donald trump, because i think it's worth noting. donald trump calling john mccain anything other than a hero is just donald trump being a blow hard. >> out of her mouth. you heard it there. charlie christ is turn charlie crist is anything but going away. he lost 2010 bid for the senate and second cry governor in 2014. enough about the election. imagine the voter turnout of

99.7%. that is what north korea said happened over the weekend in the local contest. those that missed out were out of the country. here's the catch. there's one candidate for each post. you can vote yes or no and be charged with treason. all of a sudden 16 candidates doesn't sound bad does it? gingrich released review about the apple watch. no matter how you feel about him, parts of it make you want to chuckle. >> i just took your picture. i keep sending my heart rate to friends in washington but nobody is responding. excuse me, i have to feed my tamigachi. >> how you like my new watch? >> i keep getting your heartbeats. joined by political analyst

and best selling author. good morning. >> i love newt's watch. very cool. >> does it tell time? >> that's one of the few things people are wondering. does everything else apparently. someone else who's doing a lot, donald trump. saying a lot, causing controversy. he's refusing to apologize to john mccain. he is says this controversy is media's fought. let's understand. he said he was a wash hero before he said he wasn't then said he was a war hero. are voters confused about what he's saying? >> it's our fault? this is rich isn't it. donald trump who's created be by edd by the media blaming the media. we know he said is it. we've all seen it dozens of times, comments about it. you know what, i think he caused a mess for himself. those that love him probably going to keep loving him. >> look at poll numbers.

>> amazing. >> washington post 24%. >> he's teflon in the polls. doesn't matter what he says who he insults, what kind of argument he gets in. other people in this race and there's a lot of other people on that screen. seems they can't get their message out because he's steady many the spotlight. >> he's sucking all oxygen. someone that spent an awful lot of time talking about donald trump in the past couple weeks, there's something fascinating. ronald reagan was a movie star but that was decades ago. >> there's a big difference between reagan and trump. >> people said that about him. arnold arnold arnold schwarzenegger is maybe the closest comparison. it hardly matters to supporters the facts of what he says. people like him or hate him.

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leading the news on nbc news.com north korea says no thanks. they a this is a deterrence

toward the fortune policy toward north korea. in the story in the washington post. men that harass women online are losers according to the study. males tend to be cordial toward each other whether winning or losing. males that played poorly were nasty against female components. sounds like a loser to me. biden received a small penny size bruise below his lower lip. >> i could understand why the women i tried to make friendly conversation with looked at me with such horror. >> the creator and long time host of the radio program is retiring. keillor has been on since 1974. chris teal will take over after

the final show in july of last year. >> can we go back to the wrestling with the dog? >> his name is champ. he won apparently. "way too early" starts now. >> i so love this man. i really feel like he's some sort of jewish holiday waiting to happen. like we thought the craziness would only last a day. but by a miracle, it burned for eight, ten, holy [ bleep ]. >> john stewart back from vacation and want wait to weigh in on trump there are scientist

comments about john mccain that it could be taking a toll. pro surfer mick fanning talking about his encounter with the shark on live tv and how adrenaline took over to beat it back. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. it's "way too early," the only show that prefers the kiddie pool over the ocean. ♪ good morning everyone. it's tuesday july 21st. i'm ayman mohyeldin. donald trump's controversial remarks have do dominated politics last three weeks. he seized a commanding lead in the republican primary. the washington