governor christie, in a blind taste test, you and your wife chose bon jovi. that is a choice you are going to have to live with. we have the tape. that does it for us tonight. taste test you chose bon jovi. we have the tape. "first look" is up next. it's tuesday, august 4th. breaking overnight, two died and many more injured when a circus tent collapsed with many inside. ing -- polls say donald trump is hurting the gop image. a boy shackled at school. heart stopping rescue and more. "first look" starts now. good morning to you on this tuesday. thanks for waking up with us everyone. i'm betty nguyen. two have died and more than 20 injured after strong storms

brought do you think a circus tent. a severe thunderstorm warning was in effect when the tent collapsed. initial reports indicated 100 were trapped under temperature tent. injured were take ton local hospitals. police have not released thes names of two that died. another collapse in chicago the day before. fires burning from one end of california to the other. 13,000 have been ordered to leave their homes because of those fires. the blaze i is called unprecedented. the blaze ripped through 62,000 acres. fire crews say winds blow one direction one moment and the other way the next. >> a challenge for firefighters to try to predict. you haveer ir radic winds changing

throughout the day. >> several florida neighborhoods are under water. near tampa, they've seen a month's worth of rain in several hours. some areas are dealing with four feet of water. first responders have been helping people get to drier owe ground. this harbor rv park responders rescued families with military style vehicles. >> it stays on the streets. can we fix it? no. all the money in the world would not fix this problem. >> the low pressure system causing this rain should move out of the area today. brand new nbc news wall street journal polls are out. they show how america views the presidential candidates. let's begin with hillary

clinton. 37% view her positively down 7% from june. back in 1992 her husband bill had similar percentages. 43% negative rate ago. clinton is is by far leading by 34 points. let's take you to republican side. jeb bush 26% positive 40% negative. front runner donald trump has a 26% positive rating but 56% negative rating. trump says hisspanics love him, but a new poll shows 61% that answered very negative. trump skipped last night. tracey pots joins us live from washington. many candidates are hoping to

wake up in the top ten to get on the stage. >> exactly. maybe getting a bump this the polls on the last day before they make the decision on the top ten. 14 candidates were there last night. the front runner doing well in new hampshire was noticeably absent. here's nbc predicted lineup for thursday. trump, walker bush on top. chris christie john kasich or possibly rick perry rounding out top ten. all three were talking issues at last night's voter forum. >> you can secure the border. >> it was a big opportunity for those at the top slamming the fight against isis. >> creating strategy and sticking with it. >> those in the middle -- >> we need a new gop. >> and those not expected to make thursday's prime time debate. bobby jindal took on iran. >> this is a bad deal. >> donald trump was a no show.

he's pulling 24% many new hampshire. our wall street journal poll says republican ares almost evenly split on whether trump is helping or hurting the party. marco rubio is the candidate most primary voters say they could support. as for democrats -- >> i'd love hillary clinton or joe biden. >> i can't wait to get in the ring with clinton or biden. >> these new ads start rungning in new hampshire and iowa. and schumer is teaming up with a powerful family member in a call for tighter gun control for violent criminals and dangerously mental ill. kate snow reports. >> i was dead sober. two drinks three maximum. >> this is the amy schumer taking us laugh in her movie

"train wreck." this is a very different amy. >> i'm not sure why this man chose my movie to end these two beautiful lives, but it was personal to me. >> she talked about the two women killed in the movie theater. >> when i heard about this news i was completely devastated. i wanted to go to louisiana. then i was angry. my heart goes out to jillian and mayci, families everyone tied to this sense less horrifying actions of this man that shouldn't have been able to put his hands on a gun in the first place. >> she talked about strengthen regulations for allowing background checks for guns and penalizing states that don't. nra spokesperson said they haven't seen the legislation

schumer is proposing, sounds like existing law nra supported. adding we all agree people who are mentally ill shouldn't have firearms. >> this is my first but i promise you they will not be my last. >> that was kate snow reporting. in the wake of killing of the lion cecil by the american dentist, american airlines joins in the banning of trophy animals. a customer created a change.org petition signed by 400,000 people. on the heels of this controversy, beanie baby will sell a cecil the lion to benefit the conservation. big profits as low gas

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area. we're not going to see a ton of severe weather, be but will see isolated strong storms. further north around philadelphia, we have one to two storms we're worried about. that's going to blow on through. then things slowly improve throughout the rest of the day. we have isolated strong storms that we'll be watching throughout the afternoon hours too. that will be mostly boston new york city southward down toward areas around new york city. here's a different look at the storm that went through new york city earlier and now looking better. 37 million people at risk late this afternoon. it will be isolated. not everyone will get hit. if you're in baltimore, heads up. >> stay informed. president obama made an emotional plea as he unveiled the plan to dramatically cut emissions by 32% by 2030. >> i don't wanted my grand kids not to be able to swim in hawaii or not to be able to climb a

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this is not his first rodeo. maybe his first time on the stage this week. he is the one to beat as you know. how do you think he'll do? >> he's trying to lower the expectations. that's another game politicians play. >> he said i'm not a debater. >> what am i, never been here don't debate -- >> is that your trump voice? >> yes. >> you're fired. that was really bad. >> i think he'll probably do well. >> all right. >> he won't throw the first punch. i don't think he has it in him to sit there while people poke at him and slam donald. >> he says he's not going to get nasty. you have a feeling you hit trump, he's going to hit you who has written a report donald trump doesn't like they get the donald gram. >> it's so exciting. >> i'm excited. >> who do you want to see the most go at it? >> i'm thrilled chris christie

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an investigation is underway. before we go we want to wish president obama a happy birthday today. i'm betty nguyen. this is "first look" on msnbc. we invite you to stick around. "way too early" starts right now. i'd love to go against hillary clinton or joe biden. i'm a fresh face versus a name from the past. >> as to the clintons, i've been dealing with this 20 years. i'm fluent in clinton. >> i would make two phone calls. first to my friend netanyahu and second to supreme leader of iran. >> most do not know who i am. >> when i say i'm going to do something, i'll do it. when i say i'm not going to do it i won't. >> hillary clinton and president obama are no better. they're not honest enough to call themselves socialist. >> what agencies would you eliminate or cut? >> i've heard this question

before. >> a few shots but no fireworks in the race for the republicans. the first debate is days away. there's new clues who will make it and who won't. the fight to defund planned parenthood. find out which republican voted with democrats to keep the fund going. a presidential game of punked as two victims fall victim to photos. see who gets the last laugh. this is "way too early," the show punking people since we have been on tv. ♪.