i'm betty nguyen. it's been a bumpy two weeks for the obama white house but one republican governor is riding high. a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll is out this morning on everything from the president's approval to the race in 2016. nbc's tracie potts has all the numbers. good morning. we're interested in this. >> we've been digging into those numbers. and what we're finding is the president's numbers, approval numbers, favorability numbers seem to be holding pretty steady, but the public is concerned about parts of his administration. >> reporter: despite a significant drop in support among independents, president obama's job approval and favorability numbers essentially haven't changed. still hovering just under 50%. >> these controversies have hit the president. they've nicked him up a little bit, but they really haven't damaged his political standing just yet. >> reporter: but americans are questioning the honesty and integrity of his administration. 58% have concerns about the state depa

i'm joined by betty nguyen and bill karins.ot a funny video because it deals with fires that are always damaging. do you remember this guy who did the double rainbow video. >>. >> how can you not remember that guy? >> he's back now. he shot video of the fire burning in yosemite. let's take a listen to the reaction to the fires that he's shooting. do we have that sound bite. >> whoa. it's so intense. oh, my god. look at that. oh geez. whoa. >> so, apparently -- >> it is the same reaction. >> but he said that he has a degree in fire studies. >> so, that reaction is completely acceptable then. >> yes. now, he's back in the world of viral videos. bill, some dogs, cute dogs. >> this contest is getting bigger and bigger. this is the world's ugliest dog contest. the official contest is friday. you can go online and get your votes in. this is rascal. a lot of these are the hairless dogs, too. this is squiggy. now, some of them are mutts and some of them are pure breeds. >> all right, and betty. rihanna is making news. >> this time, not

for all the latest headlines, i'm joined by betty nguyen. >> good morning, mara.orts, in game three of the stanley cup final, bruins daniel paille rips a shot past crawford for a 1-0 lead. ten minutes later patrice bergeron is left open on the back post for an easy power-play goal making it 2-0 bruins. the bruins hold on to win giving them a 2-1 lead. >>> here's a bizarre story involving allen iver son. >>> allen iverson's ex-wife has filed paperwork saying iverson has abducted the five children. but the former nba star allegedly never returned the children home from north carolina after a vacation. the former nba star never brought them home. the former nba star denies the allegations. >>> chad the former ochocinco johnson is a free man this morning. he spent a week in jail for patting his attorney on the butt. it infuriated the judge. yesterday he apologized and i'm sure he kept his hands to himself. >> i'm sure he learned his lesson. >> oh, yeah. >>> three atlanta sports radio hosts have been fired for making fun of former nfl player steve gleason on air. gleas

with all the latest headlines, i'm joined by my colleague betty nguyen. have to get my tissue out for that story. >> i know, i have goose bumps. such a beautiful story. and from that, we go to sports. >>> overeager fans in china stampeded past a police line, look at this, and injured at least seven people yesterday when david beckham, of all people, of course, arrived for a seven-day promotional tour for a chinese soccer league. >> he has that effect on people. >> he absolutely does, on women in particular. none of the injuries is serious and beckham released a statement sending his wishes to the injured fans. >>> amy wambach of the u.s. women's soccer team, listen to this, she passed mia hamm for most career international goals when she scored her 156th, yes, 156th goal last night against south korea. >> wow. >> u.s. beat south korea 5-0. congrats to her. >>> to baseball now. check out this incredible catch by a twins ball boy. look at that. >> oh, my gosh. >> at yesterday's game against the white sox. >> talented. >> full extension right there, and of c

. >>> good morning, i'm betty nguyen. in maine a rare tornado knocking out power to more than 11,000 people, all together 40,000 are without power in the northeast. more heart ache in the suburbs of oklahoma city. the death toll in el reno, oklahoma, is up to 13, governor marry falin said it could rise as they search for missing residents. >> it's been hard to handle this magnitude of disaster throughout the state but we'll recover. >> among the dead in oklahoma are three veteran storm chasers. tim samaras, his son paul and colleague carl young were conducting scientific research. their deaths are believed to be the first of their kind. he told the weather channel last year that he didn't look at it as a job. >> you know you've succeeded in life if you go out and do the things you love to do and collect a paycheck. >> that is so very true. now let's take you to southern california where the so-called powerhouse fire is burning out of control. more than 22,000 acres have been scorched since thursday and only 20% contained.

i'm betty nguyen and this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned.way too early" starts right now. >>> i think the public is owed an explanation to the people who made these revelations. i sit there day-to-day in the office and watches what happens. the public needs to decide whether these programs or policies are right or wrong. >>> we have a face and name attached to the person who leaked information about the government's surveillance program. what happens next for 29-year-old edward snow zwrn den. >>> serious concern for nelson mandela. >>> and on a lighter note, mike tyson and the tony awards, two things that i thought would never go together, oh, yeah, they went together. this is "way too early" on a monday. >>> whether it's train wreck or not, i like mike tyson. good morning, everybody. it is monday, june the 10th. the leak that revealed the nsa surveillance programs, it's a major and serious story. it has national security, personal privacy, presidential politics and now it's a global story with snowden possibly still in hong kong. we need yo

my colleague betty nguyen is here with all the headlines. havenous about my beloved bruins. >> a historic first for ucla in the college world series. the bruins shut out mississippi state, 8-0 for the first ncaa title. >> that's a fair ball. and the bruins have done it. they win their first ever national championship in baseball. >> and the fireworks go off. mara, has had a smile all morning long. the bruins win in games one and two. that gave the bruins its first college world series to add to all those basketball and football titles. >> all those titles. >> she's been bragging all day. the yankees got a walkoff home run from issue row suzuki to beat the rangers 4-3. last night, ailing yankees third baseman alex rodriguez tweeted he has been cleared by doctors to start playing in rehab games after surgery on his left hip. hold up. a day earlier brian cashman said team doctors had not cleared a-rod yesterday and last night he gave an interview saying "you know what? when the yankees want to announce something we will. adding alex should shut

. >>> time now for sports and for all the latest headlines we're joined by betty nguyen. good morning. >> let's get right to it. the defending nhl champ did a crucial playoff win at home. the king of the los angeles kings scored into an empty net to steal a 3-1 victory over chicago. the blackhawks leads the series. gordon gee is retiring as president of ohio state university after the controversy over comments he made last year. while speaking to the university's athletic council in december about expanding the big ten conference. he joked about other schools including notre dame. he said you just can't trust thosele damn catholics. oh, my. he went on to say the goal was to quote make certain that we have institutions of like-minded academic integrity so you won't see us adding louisville. in foreign policy tennis federer was knocked out. women's top seed serena williams advances to the semi-finals. oklahoma sooners got a strikeout to beat tennessee in 4-0 and oklahoma captured the women's college world series. in baseball cleveland's mike aviles argued with the umpire ab

. >>> now, let's get the latest in sports from my colleague betty nguyen. betty, good morning.mpionship, an amazing chip shot from the green to send it to a birdie for a playoff. and then on a second playoff hole, ken duke sinks a birdie putt to win. it's the first ever for the 44-year-old. congrats to him. earlier, bubba watson got a little angry with his caddie because he picked up the wrong club. >> watch him try and put this in. >> oh, gust of wind. go! go! >> oh, man, really. wow. >> kind of had his grumpy pants on there. >>> well, in the nba we go, after days of on again/off again talks. the clippers and celtics have reportedly worked out a deal for boston coach doc rivers to become the new coach for los angeles. rivers gets a three year, $21 million contract and the clippers give the cell six a 2015 first round pick as compensation. >>> according to nbc's prohockeytalk.com. a switcheroo for coaches in the national hockey league. recently fired john tortorella will become the new head boss for the canucks after the canucks former coach was given the rangers job. >>> game

for the latest headline, i am joined by betty nguyen. >> good morning.he white team, the los angeles team scored into an empty net to seal a 3-1 victory over chicago. they lead the series two gamts to one. >>> gordon gee is retiring. gee a mormon joked about other schools, including notre dame. here's what he said, quote, you just can't trust those dam catholics. oh, geeze, it goes on. he went on to say the goal was to make certain that we have institutions of like-mined academic integrity source, won't see us adding louisville. >> okay. >> yikes. >> french open ten fis, roger federer was not out, losing in straight sets to tsonga. serena williams advances to the semi-finals. mike avials argued with the umpire and flied out to end the game t. game is over, a 4-0 loss, but the argument continues and the umpire ejected the player from the game that was already over. how is that possible in time to move on, ump. >>> on the judge judy show, san francisco 49ers coach jim harbaugh and his dad were laughing it up. he even invited judge judy to a practice. >>> i

i'm betty nguyen.nd up to 70 miles an hour have more than 40,000 without power. the same storm system that killed 13 in oklahoma 7 still missing in oklahoma and authorities are not holding out hope of finding them alive unfortunately. >>> outside l.a., 3,000 people forced to leave their homes because of a wildfire. at least six homes have burned so far. >>> now it's back to "lockup." >>> due to mature and graphic subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> atascadero state hospital in california is home to some of the country's most violent criminals. most of the men in the maximum security facility have served their terms in prisons but are simply too dangerous to go free. among them, the nation's largest population of sexual predators. few of them have diagnosable mental illnesses and those who do can't be cured. we are about to go back inside of atascadero where cameras are allowed only on the rarest of occasions. this is the place where some say you come face-to-face with evil. this is where

. >>> hello, i'm betty nguyen.onstrators in rio de janeiro said change now protesting against government corruption, low wages and poor public services. >>> out of control wildfire in colorado forced 400 residents to evacuate the town of south fork. 30 fire engines are on the scene blatling the approaching blaze. >>> raging floodwaters blamed for two deaths in calgary, canada. it forced 75,000 from their homes. now it's back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> prisons usually aren't associated with churches. but over the years on "lockup," we filmed almost every type of religion there is. and yet, still, on a standard cell search, we found out behind bars, few things are sacred. >> even though they have their bible or koran, whatever religious preference they are, they'll still hide dope in it and hide weapons in it. you'll find razor blades and dope stuffed in the bindings. everybody finds god in prison. if you're looking for him, this is where he's at. come on in. >> b

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i'm betty nguyen. here is what's happening.ica, friday, was armed with af assault rifle and 1,300 rounds of ammunition. he would have turned 24 saturday. >>> and former south african president nelson mandela has been hospitalized once again with a lung infection. the 94-year-old is in serious but stable condition. now it's back to "i married the beltway sniper." >> there's been a shooting in aspen hill. >> where? >> by the post office. i'm scared. please send some help. >> we'll be right there. >> police say johnson was doing paperwork before his routes, standing on the top step, the door open, he was shot in the head police believe from the nearby woods. grieving family members arrived at the hospital, and johnson, married father of two, was dead. >> i remember this one was so frustrating for investigators. first of all, it was back in montgomery county where everything had started, back in aspen hill. investigators came to that scene and they were so frustrated. and the police, the fbi, the atf knew they had to move quickly b

. >>> hello, everybody, i'm betty nguyen. here's what's happening. killed four people in santa monica, california, friday was armed with an assault rifle and 1300 rounds of ammunition. the gunman, killed by police, reportedly would have turned 24 today. >>> and former south african president nelson mandela has been hospitalized once again with a lung infection. the 94-year-old is in serious but stable condition. doctors say they're doing their best to make him better and more comfortable. now, let's go back to "lockup." >>> while drugs, violence, and gangs are a common problem in jails across california, a variety of mental health issues in the inmate population also create a considerable challenge for overworked jail administrators. with large numbers of these inmates returning to the community every day, mental health professionals and sheriff's deputies are working together to find better ways to identify and treat their patients before they head home. tower number one is a 185-foot-tall facility that has no bars. the thousands of square feet of s