. >>> plus, who would gets james gandolfini's $70 million estate? >>> the arizona firefighters remembered, and the bunny that is causing quite a stir in texas. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for thursday, july 4th. >>> well, good morning, everybody, on this fourth of july. we begin with breaking news overnight. an interim president is named after a dramatic political shift. adley minsor takes that post after mohamed morsi is ousted. in a striking fall from grace, egypt's first democratically elected president is now under house arrest, one year after his election. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from cairo where celebrations raged into the night. >> reporter: it's the cry of millions of egyptians. an outpouring of joy and relief that a weight has been lifted from their shoulders. the end of a political experiment gone wrong. >> i'm crying because i'm so happy. so happy we get rid of them. >> we are now free egypt, out of muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: army helicopters flew over tahrir sq

. >>> and who gets james gandolfini's $70 million estate? >>> the arizona firefighters are remembered. >>> the bunny that is causing quite a stir in texas. very good morning to you. nice to see you. i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> a dramatic political shift in egypt. president mohammed morsi is ousted and the military takes over in a striking fall from grace, the man who was egypt's first democratically elected president is now under house arrest one year after his election. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from cairo where celebrations raged on into the night. >> reporter: it's the cry of millions of egyptians, an outpouring of joy and relief that a weight has been lifted from their shoulders. the end of an experiment in political islam gone wrong. >> i'm crying because i'm so happy. so happy we get rid of them. >> we are now free out of muslim brotherhood. >> reporter: army helicopters flew over tahrir square dropping flags. egyptians lit them up with lasers. thanking the military for driving out president morsi who the

the good news here is that james gandolfini left a very detailed will to his son. jewelry, rights to buy his apartment in new york city and a parking space that's actually worth a lot of money here in manhattan. left his assistant $200 now, his nieces got $200,000 each and his house in italy he left, 50% to his son and 50% to his daughter, but he also may have left too much to the tax man. a noted trust to the state's attorney calls this a tax disaster, and here's why. the rest of his estate gandolfini left 20% to his wife and 80% to his sisters and daughter. that 80% will likely be subject to the estate tax, that's, of course, about half of everything over 5.25 million. now if he had given everything to his wife, it would have been shielded from the tax because of the unlimited tax fee transfers to spouses. now we don't know the value of his estate, and the attorneys say that whoever drafted this, they did decline, may be other reasons not to leave it all to his wife but when it comes to the death tax best to show the love and the money to your spouse. may have be

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>> i have a really funny feeling this has very little to do with may he rest in peace, james gandolfini'ster and everything to do about the backlash he received for what, a lot of people called homophobic comments on twitter. come on, alec, let's be real. >> yeah, basically saying i'm not going to do this any more. >> a good bottom line to have. paris jackson, remember she attempted suicide couple weeks ago. we told you about that. now that she is reportedly on her way out of the treatment facility she has been staying another time. she need another rehab facility. she is being turned down. her mom, debbie rowe, did research, found one in utah, trying to do all maneuvers to get her there when they finally filled out the application, the rehab facility turned her down for fear of onslaught of paparazzi. essentially saying if she comes here we need to worry about our other patients. the paparazzi will be filming her and pictures of her and all of our other patients as well. back at square one. essentially in limbo. poor 15-year-old looking for a place to get better. >> you feel bad for her.

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. >> the late actor james gandolfini. >> gandolfini's will.plit his $70 million fortune? >> this will was all about the family. >>> jamie foxx under fire. >> if a white actor wore a george zimmerman t-shirt, he would get a paula deen. >> jay-z's fire of blue ivy. >> it's the paranoia of not being a great dad. >> this one's for you. kerry washington. >> inside jenni rivera's mihm other "from beyond the grave." >> she never felt accepted. >> a lot of white shows take advantage of the latin stereotypes. >> now where yahoo and broadcast meet for 24/7 access to celebrity news, "omg insider." >> what is in james gandolfini's will and a new controversy heating up in the "big brother" house. >> hi, i'm thea andrews. >> i'm kevin frazier. turn on the tv, radio, pick up a paper. across all forms of media, people including some of the biggest stars in the world are talking about the trayvon martin murder trial from the red carpet to cable tv, it's an explosive topic trending now. >> the george zimmerman trial, stakes never higher. >> stunning, jaw-droppi

the film is said to be one of james gandolfini's last starring roles. bill, as you and i both remember when he told that story back in june of him passing away at the age of 51, great to see this. i'm sure everybody wants to see this. >> right. looks like a small budget film. many people probably weren't going to see it. now a lot will want to. >> leading role there. romantic role. looking forward to that. i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news in this morning's "washington post," senate bill authorizes sanctions on russia or any other country offering snowden asylum. this proposal, which has cleared the senate appropriations committee, ratchets up the pressure here as moscow weighs edward snowden's request for permanent asylum. >>> and from the bbc news, arctic methane time bomb could huge economic costs. scientists say the release of gases from perma forecast could have a cost of $60 trillion. >>> nbc news has learned prosecutors in cleveland are offering ariel castro a plea de

he and his wife goes to james gandolfini's funeral.arently she hillaria, i think her name is -- >> what a name, by the way. >> bill: she is tweeting during the funeral. now, you know, this happens. i have to tell you when i went to tony snow's funeral at the immaculate conception shrine, i was really shocked. i was sitting -- not covering it but as a friend of tony's and a lot of us were there journalists, friends of tony's and i remember looking down the row, my fellow journalist and everyone wa but me was on their blackberry. they were talking to people on their blackberry. i found that pretty offensive. so anyhow, she was apparently tweeting some -- the british newspaper, "the guardian," a reporter or a blogger there by the name of george stark -- >> the daily mail, sorry. >> bill: he busted her. what do you know? here's alec baldwin's wife at james gandolfini's funeral and she's on twitter. isn't that a disgrace. alec baldwin went bonkers and he comes out against this blogger who apparently is gay and openly gay and first of all he

. >>> james gandolfini's 13-year-old son is getting the lion's share of his estate.will also give a fortune of chunk to that 8-year-old daughter. the rest of the estate will be divided up among the actor's wife and sisters. >>> what started out as an engagement photo session in a philadelphia park, turned into a life-saving rescue, as this couple had the perfect pose, a little boy stepped off the rocks and into the water. the fully-clothed bride-to-be, dove into the water to get him out. the bride-to-be, her fiancee and the photographer are emts. >>> after a car and cell phone were taken at gun point, she logged into her account. she dialed one of them, learned the suspect's whereabouts and turned things over to police. >> the cops followed the car, pulled him over. and they just took off. they made a u-turn with my car. they came back this way, down the street from the gas station. and when they made that turn, i guess it was too sharp, where they hit a hole. and they totaled my car. >> the good news, the suspects are in custody. the bad news, she's facing a hefty r

we thought like james gandolfini, your favorite dennis farina moments. use the hash tag way too many f-bombs. my favorite moment, just about any damage he does with phones in "get shorty. " i thought we were going to show a clip there. oh, you took it off right as he was going to clock him right in the head. >>> still ahead on "way too early," ryan braun suspended for the rest of the season. how the former mvp reacted to the news. >>> and mike barnacle's take on what this could mean for a-rod and others implicated in the biogen sis scandal. >>> dog in danger. what would you do if a raccoon was attacking your pet? the owner's reaction and actually the backlash he's facing. that story and a check on weather when "way too early" comes back. >>> god the holy trinity make you strong in faith and love. defend you on every side and guide you in truth and peace. ♪ pnc virtual wallet®. for seeing the big financial picture. for knowing the days your money is going out, and when it's coming in. for having danger days, to warn you when you're running a little low. f

. >> i'm sure that all of you were saddened to hear of the passing of james gandolfini yesterday, a young age. it sounds like we're probably not going to be seeing a feature film, another feature film sopranos because i know he's had a lot of different actors play superman, but in my opinion there's only one guy who could play tony soprano and he's not with us any more. >> commissioner borden. >> yes, two things. first, i know that you also saw that orchard supply actually filed for bankruptcy [inaudible]. if we had, we could end up with [speaker not understood], but that was an interesting development. also earlier this week i got to attend an economic development boot camp in fresno put on by the german marshall fund and they had this great firm called street sense. they have been working on retail corridors and actually working with the planning department of washington, d.c. to put together something called vibrant streets which is a tool kit that allows communities and neighborhoods to be active and to how they create a vibrant neighborhood street. and this is really unique because t

. >>> james gandolfini's will has finally been released.t's in it. >> exactly. i love how you started that off, hollywood star goes off and gets married. very cute, carol. actually, i love both of the people involved in this story, because who she married is one of my favorite guys in the nfl. you know, this doesn't really happen these days, and i'm talking about a celebrity going off and getting secretly married, let alone to another celebrity. kerry washington married nnamdi asomugha, currently a quarterback with the san francisco 49ers, but he was more famous with the raiders. all-around by most people's accounts good guy. they got married on june 24th in blaine county, idaho. they've been reportedly dating for about a year, very quiet. the sports website was the first to get wind of this news, and carol, you know, kerry is so secretive about -- and i don't even want to say secretive, she's just very, very private. she always says, no, i don't talk about that. you know i don't talk about that. she keeps it close to the vest. here's a lit

similar james gandolfini right as we came character and he told me couple months ago that his time in a strange because she's still inside you retard are right now you are star and everybody knows in the past they would see i know i don't know a name but i know that exactly how they know yeah i was a change. that's true it's different than it used to be as a character actor i could walk down the street no one would know who i am or they'd say i need from somewhere. how does it change it i never expected to be famous like this i knew i wanted to be an actor and i knew i wanted to play fun parts but this is i never expected it and in a way it's really nice. but you know like i tell people at. annie and the people who work with me and annie i don't ever want to know who's in the audience even my own family when they come i say go through my system because i just want to do the work i just want to do the work i don't want to be thinking about who's out in the audience. you know is there a celebrity out there that's why i hated knowing patti lu pone me audience during the tonys i really ju

similar james gandolfini right as we came character and he told me couple months ago that is tanya strange because she's still inside you retard are right they were star and everybody knows in the past they would say i know i don't know a name but i know that exactly how they know that i was a change. that's true it's different than it used to be as a character actor i could walk down the street no one would know who i am or they'd say i'm from somewhere. how does it change it i never expected to be famous like this i knew i wanted to be an actor and i knew i wanted to play fun parts but this is i never expected it and in a way it's really nice. but you know like i tell people at. annie and the people who work with me and annie i don't ever want to know who's in the audience even my own family when they come i say go through my system because i just want to do the work i just want to do the work i don't want to be thinking about who's out in the audience. you know is there a celebrity out there that's why i hated knowing patti lu pone me audience during the tonys i really just want to do m

when he was at james gandolfini's funeral with his wife, somebody wrote his wife was tweeting during the funeral, which was not the case. anyway, so he decided when he found out this guy was saying these things, to write some tweets. which we just looked at all of them in a row, which had again been taken down. every couple of minutes he tweets a really nasty thing to this guy. i mean, they happen over the course of probably five minutes, and some of them are pretty -- we can't even say them on the air. >> no. >> but they are, you know, nasty. he says they are not homophobic. there's arguing that one of them clearly is. anyway, he apologized to glad, glad said they were fine with it. it's one of those things -- and he also wants to stop acting so his child that's upcoming will not be in the spotlight and have to deal with everything. what do you think of this? >> the one thing he's really, really good at is acting. >> yeah, he's great at it. >> even people who are not fans of alec's behavior all agree this is a brilliantly talented man. >> right. >> here's the thing i know about acto

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gerri: james gandolfini leaving a large amount of money to friends and family but the lion's share will to the irs. $30 million is heading straaght to of calcium with a death tax. but does not include the state taxes. how a kid you avoid this? to a degree now real-estate e. turner -- attorney. 30 million goes to uncle sam what did he do wrong? >> it is easy for us to look at the media in the payroll in the sky to say he did subbing wanted in a perfect world that you stayed buried forever in you give your wife everything. gerri: the wife should always get everything. >> but she doesn't pay taxes gerri: the wife can take it all with no tax is? >> exactly. number two if you get everything to charity, and the taxes. period. number three, he could give out gets yearly, 14,200. gerri: but what about a trust? >> there was the real vocable trust for property when you put that into a trust not only doesn't skip the taxes but it freezes the day it goes into the trust. in his prime he bought a home. now 2013 it is worth 60 percent more. it doesn't matter if it freezes 1980's all depreciation is no

domestic television distribution] >> now on "extra" -- the battle over james gandolfini's $70 millionhis will just filed in new york courts. how much he left his teen son and baby daughter, who he cut out and will his two wives go head-to-head "sopranos" style? now trend, how lindsay celebrated her birthday in rehab. plus, the fallen new york city news anchor accused of choking his wife, how he dodged jail today. today's new twist in the aaron hernandez murder case. >> aaron hernandez, you going to jail. >> "extra" crime watcher nancy grace sounds off on today's breaking headline. star fourth of july plans. >> always have family around, good food. >>

the left-wing actor and his wife, hilaria atteed the funeral of james gandolfini, and the daily mailng during the funeral. and he responded, my wife and i attend a funeral to pay our respects and some toxic brit writes this [ bleep ]ing trash. i would put my foot up your [ bleep ]ing [ bleep ] george stark, but i'm sure you had dig it too much. i am going to find you, george stark, you toxic little queen, and i'm going to [ bleep ] you up. so it didn't sit so well and even some of baldwin's friends say they were anti gay. this is just the latest of baldwin being himself. unhinged. we have tamara holder and no el mcport. good to see you. going to defend him? >> yes. >> take your finger out of my face, or i will break it off of your hand. >> that's my billy cunningham. >> yes, you know what happened to him. what he said is absolutely inappropriate about the guy being a queen. but what is the obsession. >> more than that. that he would enjoy certain -- >> that isn't anti gay. >> saying it to mock? >> people say that when they get angry. let me finish my point. the press out to get alec

he's a great friend of james gandolfini. obviously a devastating blow. you knew him really well.id many, many shows with him. what was your reaction when you heard that he died at 51? >> i couldn't believe it. he -- he was a great guy. he really was a great guy. you read a lot about celebrities, and jimmy had his issues, but what you don't read about is what kind of father he was and the generosity he exhibited to the "sopranos" cast on a few occasions regarding money. but he did the same thing when "god of carnage" on broadway. he's the reason we were there, and he said we're going to extend it and everybody gets paid the same. >> it seems he didn't find the mantle of game very comfortable. and when he became so famous, he just found it difficult to deal with. >> and i say this with great respect to him, he lacked technique. he was most comfortable when he could just go. the theater is all about technique and repeat and repeating it month after month. he had to learn how to do that and be comfortable in that and he resisted that for a while. i remember talking to him and just go

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this, alec baldwin attacks a journalist who suggested that his wife had been tweeting during james gandolfini'sd used a gay slur in doing so on twitter. he has since walked his way back from it as has alec baldwin, however, this happened at the same exact time paula deen is seeing this happen to her. do you see a double standard because hollywood has been noticeably silent. >> sure, anybody would say it's a double standard but goes to the idea that what happened with paula deen, again, not forgiving her use of the language, may in some quarters seem as being kind of harsh. i think what makes this really terrible, it's about forgiveness or lack of forgiveness and a lot of people feel uncomfortable about meeting out some punishment whether alex baldwin or to her. i find this whole story fascinating, really, really uncomfortable. yes, clearly there is a double standard but does that mean we're in the business of saying gay slur, 2013, you get "x." slur, 19 -- >> i find the silence to be deafening. >> i think this is the key thing. he said explosive things on twitter and insults people. this is not

the problem -- i think the premise of this whole thing was that his wife was tweeting during james gandolfini's twitter war with this guy. he is gay. he said things that appear to be home faux phobic. he has wrote a note to g.l.a.d. his messages were directed to the newspaper reporter who accused his wife -- there were things that -- he said it had nothing to do with anyone's sexual orientation but they read that way. he called him a toxic little queen. >> it said in the wrong -- if said in the wrong way. >> it is a great name for a band, by the way. >> stephanie: kick him in the ass, you wouldn't like it so much. it was clearly homophobic. g.l.a.d. spokesman says baldwin's language was improper and his tweets didn't reflect his history of actively supporting lgbt equality. i think the caller he was saying -- he was making analogy to paula deen. look, i have to say right i think there is a difference. alec baldwin has a history of actively supporting gay causes. he said something inappropriate and he apologized but i don't think you can compare him to a history of someone who has used the histo

. >>> number two james gandolfini is leaving behind an estimated $70 million estate.est portion of his estate is going to his kids. 14-year-old son, michael, and his 8-month-old daughter and his wife and two sisters he also gave some to his godson and assistant but very generous with his money. >>> the lone ranger, ouch, bombing at the box office so far. the film starring jenny depp and on wednesday it only made $10 million. to put that into perspective kevin hart's concert film made $5 million on wednesday. that film only opened in 876 theaters, "the lone ranger" 5,000 theaters. >> a problem they don't know what audience they're targeting. is that part of it? >> they had a lot of problems shooting the film. they said this was the most difficult film they ever made a lot of reshoots and the budget skyrocketed. there was a lot of issues with the film. >> that's why people wouldn't watch it. >> also not making it a classic lone ranger. they are making it through johnny depp's eyes. we'll have to see what happens. >> i would have thought the extreme weather would have pu

remember his twitter outafter his wife was accused of tweeting during james gandolfini's funeral?born child to never know he was a public figure at all and "quitting acting" would be the greatest thing in the world. >> he doesn't mean that. he is very talented. sometimes his emotions get the best of him and he says things he shouldn't have said and he he usually knows it. >> don't we all have those days every once in a while? >> i never say that. >> when i find out me and ted turner have a family history? i'm quitting. >>> one president steps down in egypt, another already in power. what we know about the new president. >>> and, the fast food wars get hard core. the three of us literally took a bite. a brand-new burger for your lunch money. it has bacon, which already is a plus. >> the pretzel bun? no joke. no joke zplimpblts. >> hungry, anyone? >> lady liberty. if you have moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, like me, and you're talking to your rheumatologist about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is

. >> the will of the late actor james gandolfini is a tax disaster.nfant daughter, not to his wife. that is now subject to a 55% death tax. >> speaking of taxes, when it comes to filing them, we love to pay a little less. it is being called the blank slate plan. it would wipe out tax deductions from the tax code. here to explain real estate expert. sherry, nice to see you this morning. >> how could this affect homeowners. you have to let us know which ones you want to put back on the table by july 26th. the impact on homeowners could be huge. mostly because so many american peoples are homeowners and we know that when folks feel that they have benefits. the ability did not have on income tax. those mom and pop investors are the ones who have been saving foreclosures and they are doing that and taking that risk because of lower capitol gains rates and the benefit of the exchanges which are on the table now. capitol gains after selling a home. right now you have to live in a home for two years and you don't pay that large capitol gains tax on the proper