msnbc all day tomorrow. supreme court ruling expected at 10:00 a.m. >>> record blaze, colorado crews struggle to contain the world's worst wild fire in this state's history. >>> supreme decision, the highest court in the land prepares to hand down a historic health care ruling >>> mission accomplished. the u.s. navy scores again with a high-stakes ballistic test. >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is first look on msnbc. >>> we're going to begin this morning with a firestorm. a giant wild fire continues to burn out of control in colorado's second largest city. it is causing mass evacuations and threatening major landmarks. the waldo canyon fire is being called the worst fire in that state's history. president obama plans to tour colorado's fire-damaged areas tomorrow. jinah kim has the latest. >> reporter: as towers of smoke choke the air, fire crews wage war against flames that threaten to swallow entire communities in the north part of the city. in mere hours,

you are watching first look on msnbc. what's with you? trouble th a car insurance claim. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good, now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em. unlike randy. are you in good hands? how math and sence kind of makes the world work. in high school, i had a physics teacher by the name of mr. davies. he made physics more than theoretical, he made it real for me. we built a guitar, we did things with electronics and mother boards. that's where the interest in engineering came from. so now, as an engineer, i have a career that speaks to that passion. thank you, mr. davies. lane >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. with time running out, congress has worked out deals to overhaul the nation's highways, bridges and transit and keep the interest rates from doubling on student loans. they are hurrying to finish work before the fourth of july recess. >> new data says america's largest cities are growing at a faster rate for the first time in a cent

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who makes msnbc most nervous? mark writes, the snafu romney useds edited ads against obama and he will no doubt do it again. the politicians are going to do that. i think journalists, as people consider themselves journalists should have a higher standard. people like rebecca kaplan. she makes hard to make sure things are put in context. >> it does occasionally happen. >> that's been the story of some of the big add words this cycle, statements taken out of context. obama talking about the economy when he was quoting yon mccain in '08. that was left out. the obama camp did with a number of romney statements. i like being able to fire people. that kind of stuff. they will use ads, themselves. >> that's been the story of this cycle, ground whatever sound byte you can and make it into an attack ad. >> when politicians do that, it's not news. it is when journalists does that and as frequently as fox news. msnbc, we are going to make mistakes. you say we made a mistake. we are higher standards and we are going to apolo

this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we're going to begin this morning with the landmark decision. republicans say the fight is far from over. democrats are calling the sureme court's decision on president obama's health care reform law, a major victory. in a 5-4 ruling tipped by the court's chief just is it is, the affordable care act was deemed legal and constitutional. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: the crowd outside the court was surprised. >> oh, yes! >> reporter: the obama health care was upheld. chief john roberts sided with court liberals to say the penalty in the obama law for not buying health insurance is a tax, because the constitution permits such a tax, roberts wrote, for the five-justice majority, it is not our role to fosh bit it. the court did linlt the federal government's power to force states to take more medicaid patients. the affordable care act goes forward. guaranteed coverage and every american included, like it or not. >> i was hoping for the whole thing to come down. >> we have to u

this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> the affordable care act is upheld by the supreme court as president obama gets an unlikely push into the history books from chief justice john roberts. the question is, will we hear much more over the next four months of the presidential campaign or will president and mitt romney be happy to drop it now? we will talk live to mark halperin >>> our first human casualty in the massive wild fire surrounding colorado springs. it is officially the biggest blaze in the history of colorado. the question is, with the fire 15% contained at last check, how much more damage will this monster do? >> as expected, 19-year-old anthony davis and his now world famous and trademark unibrow go first in the nba draft. the question is, was the national champion kentucky team he played on last season better than the nba one he just joined? it's "the way too early" for this. >>> sgood good morning. i'm willie geist. this is ""way too early."" i am glad

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morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry, those stories and more are straight ahead, this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we're going to begin with accusations and denials. former penn state football coach, jerry sandusky could take the stand as early as next week as the prosecution begins to wrap up its case. yesterday, one of ten alleged victims told the jury sandusky threatened he would never see his family again, if he told anyone about the alleged sexual abuse. nbc's brian mooar reports. >> reporter: the jerry sandusky sex abuse trial is moving so quickly, the judge announced the prosecution's case could wrap up as early as friday. once the defense begins, sandusky is expected to testify. and it may be a critical chance to undo any damage done yesterday when jurors heard this interview with nbc's bob costas. >> are you sexually attracted to young boys to underage boys? >> am i sexually attracted to underage boys? >> yes. >> sexually attracted? no, i enjoy young people. i -- i love to be around them. i -- but no, i'm not sexually attracted to young boys. >> also on day three, a janitor at pe

don't miss "the ed show" right here on msnbc. the place for politics. >>> diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed in syria are failing according to the united nations. u.n. observers themselves were being attacked. this happened yesterday as they tried to reach the site of the latest reported massacre in syria. we're following the story from cairo. >> reporter: lying for the world to see. the victims of what amateur video shows as a massacre in the village of cobare and surrounding areas. among the dead, women and children, even entire families were killed. we reached a human rights activist in syria in contact with eyewitnesses. they blamed the military and government militias. a similar attack occurred three weeks ago in the village of houla. u.n. observers on the ground tried to visit the area of the most recent mass is a care. they came under attack. and were denied entry. >> the regime sponsored violence that we witnessed yesterday in simply unconscionable. >> reporter: for more than a year the assad regime has suppressed an

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msnbc is not the host of the debate. msnbc was never going to be the host of the debate. msnbc never even got asked about hosting the debate. but scott brown demands that msnbc be removed as the host of this debate. and please send him money for him to run against his senate opponent, msnbc tv host rachel maddow. what is going on with senator scott brown? are other senators like this? the anybody else besides us at msnbc having to deal with a sitting u.s. senator constantly making stuff up about their hosts running campaigns against him and saying we're hosting debates that we're not hosting? does this happen to other people? incidentally, the ted kennedy's widow, vicki kennedy, says she's not agreeing to scott brown's demand that she not make an endorsement in the senate race, so that debate is off. but honestly, regardless of that, what is going on with scott brown? what is wrong with scott brown? senator brown, you are welcome to explain yourself here on the show any time, particularly because you keep making stuff up about me and this network. you are welcome here any

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ed schultz is a big union guy on msnbc. he was openly depressed. he said it's going to be a difficult night for me. and meanwhile fox news saying this was the death blow to the power of labor unions because of the recall and lawrence o'donnell came on and said president obama is the big winner, even though most people would say it wasn't a good night for the democrats. >> here's the scary part. the scary part was last year was a great news year. you had the arab spring, the killing of osama bin laden, all these very big stories. and what happened to the ratings for the cable networks? up 1%. just 1%. >> but not necessarily at that particular time when those big stories were breaking and people do tend to -- >> right, but if you are running a network, you need not just big spikes for one day or another, you need general rising ratings over a long haul. and you're not getting that, even with the news. >> but it's important when you talk about the ratings not to lose sight of the whole point of journalism is to actually inform people and teach them di

this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with burning out of control. high winds are fanning the flames of two wildfires that have forced hundreds of evacuations in colorado and new mexico. fire officials say so far, the colorado blaze has destroyed or damaged 18 structures and scorched 20,000 acres. lightning is the suspected cause of the fire, which officials say is 0% contained. in the meantime, strong winds grounded aircraft fighting a - 40-square-mile wildfire in southern new mexico. that blaze has burned through three dozen structures. >>> meanwhile across the country, torrential rains brought damaging floods to the southeast, particularly the florida panhandle. heavy downpours soaked pensacola with more than 13 inches of rain saturday, blocking roads and stranding residents and cars in the knee-high water. more than 100 people were forced to evacuate their homes. >>> parts of southeastern alabama were also drenched during the weekend's severe storms. we're going to find out when the rain-soak

you're watching "first look" on msnbc. >>> welcome back to "first look." and here's some of the top stories making news this morning. federal agents arrested dozens of airline workers, baggage handlers and others at puerto rico's largest airport for allegedly smuggling drugs. authorities say the ring sent millions of dollars worth of cocaine aboard commercial flights bound for the united states for at least a decade. >>> a dock from japan that's almost 70 feet long washed ashore on a beach in oregon. ripped loose by the tsunami in japan it took more than a year to make the 5,000-mile trip across the pacific. radiation readings on the dock were normal. >>> ray bradbury, one of the all-time giants of science fiction has died at age 91. perhaps best known for the book "fahrenheit 451," his work anticipated interactive tv. electronic surveillance and ipods long before they became a scientific reality. >>> hours after threatening to sue, the former miss pennsylvania for her claims the pageant was rigged, donald trump has given her a second chance demanding an a

this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, because "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. have a great day. >>> the obama campaign shifts to damage control following the president's comments that the private sector of the economy is "doing fine," prompting mitt romney and the republicans to label him out of touch with the american people. the question is, if the jobs numbers don't improve, could these comments haunt the president in november? >>> the eurozone teeters on the brink of collapse as spain becomes the latest country to accept a bailout, this one to the tune of $125 billion. the question is, if the european leaders can't stabilize the situation there, could the crisis trigger another global recession? >>> and third time's a charm for neil patrick harris, who was fantastic as host once again for the annual tony awards last night. the question is, could any show to last year's sweep by the fellas at the book of mormon? it is "way too early" for this. and good morning. i'm luke russert in for wi

you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ♪ [ engine turns over ] [ male announcer ] we created the luxury crossover and kept turning the page, writing the next chapter for the rx and lexus. see your lexus dealer. >>> welcome back to "first look." here are so. the top stories making news this morning. the u.s. is warning military leaders in egypt to amanda over power quickly to a new president. when a winner is announced or face losing billions of dollars in american aide. protests are planned today in cairo against sweeping new powers taken by the ruling military council, obviously intent on hanging onto power. >>> defense lawyers called jerry sandusky witnesses at penn state as character witnesses. the jury could get the case as early as thursday. >>> asians have now passed hispanics to become the largest group of new immigrants to the u.s. a report finds asian immigrants rose from 19% in the year 2000 to 36% in 2010. >>> and this is just wild. a daring high-speed robbery caught in video in romania as thieves use a video

this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. "way too early" is next. >>> friday's across the board ugly job numbers. a big drop off the dow and more questions about europe have folk oulgsed the country and the president especially on our immediate economic future. the question is, when will the jobs trend turn around? we'll have a live report from london and talk to steve ratter in in a few minutes. syrian president assad calls the door-to-door murder of 1icivilis abominable and blames terrorists for committing the crimes. this as secretary of state clinton tries to put what pressure she can on russia to step in. the question is, when and why will russia be compelled to act. >>> and the miami heat come back from a huge first half deficit in boston, and actually have a shot to win it at the end to take a 3-1 series

. >> on "msnbc reports." >>> hi, everyone. i'm john seigenthaler, and this is "msnbc reports." when young girls disappear, it often becomes a huge national story. elizabeth smart, polly klaas, the heart-breaking case of carlie brucia, the florida sixth-grader who was kidnapped and killed while on her way home from a friend's house. in that investigation the amber alert system combined with media attention to help police find a suspect within days of carlie's disappearance. but sometimes young women disappear and no one notices. that's exactly what happened in this story. a string of women missing, and no one suspected a thing. it wasn't until years later that police were stunned to learn what had really been happening in their community, and who had been to blame. here's rob stafford. >> i heard the doors clanging open, and i heard "i'm back." >> i didn't know who it was going to be or what. >> the manicured suburbs of syracuse, new york, are an unlikely setting for the tale we're about to tell. a story of rape, bondage and victims whose screams no one could hear. there is a du

this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned. "way too early" is next. >>> friday's across the board ugly job numbers. a big drop off the dow and more questions about europe have folk oulgsed the country and the president especially on our immediate economic future. the question is, when will the jobs trend turn around? we'll have a live report from london and talk to steve ratter in in a few minutes. syrian president assad calls the door-to-door murder of 1icivilis abominable and blames terrorists for committing the crimes. this as secretary of state clinton tries to put what pressure she can on russia to step in. the question is, when and why will russia be compelled to act. >>> and the miami heat come back from a huge first half deficit in boston, and actually have a shot to win it at the end to take a 3-1 series lead. the question is who got the ball with the game on the line? it's "way too early" for this. good morning i'm willie geist and this is "way too early." the show was that eliminated from the first round of last nig

we were talking of at least three instances. >> and we want to show something else, msnbc their host lawrence o'donnell who a lot of people say went too far taking shots at ann romney, the wife of governor romney, how she goes on horseback rides for ms. >> and the breathe takingly sport of dressage as a therapeutic option for ann romney's multiple sclerosis, her getting back on the horse after she was diagnosed with ms, was able, she's convinced to help her regenerate her strength and renew that vigor. >> now, this is not an any way to make light of ann romney's difficulty with ms. it's obviously a very difficult thing to bear and there are a lot of things to try to do to deal with ms, but come on, dressage does not appear in any of the more traditional courses of treatment. >> fox's neil cavuto who also happens to suffer from ms, had this to say. >> it just seems odd to me that a network with the very letters ms in its name wouldn't resist making fun of making fun of someone who has to live with ms every day. ann romney doesn't need their pity, just their accuracy, she has a lot of

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i'm lynn berry, this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> well it was not the ruling on president obama's health care law that country was anticipating, but the supreme court's verdict on the arizona immigration law has supporters and opponents both claiming a measure of victory this morning. the question is -- why did the high court leave and place unanimously the most controversial element of that arizona law? we hear their explanation. >>> debby is just sitting there in the gulf of mexico, dumping as much as a foot of rarn in some parts of florida with another foot on the way. the question is, where is debby headed today? we'll have the forecast. >>> and white sox fan, president obama is booed in front of a red sox audience. you don't make jokes about

this is "1st look" on msnbc. we'll begin this morning with the rich and famous. president obama raised some money last night here in new york at the home of actress sarah jessica parker. wealthy celebrities from film, fashion and music paid $40,000 each to attend the exclusive get together. earlier in the day, the president and mitt romney were both in ohio and both more down to earth talking about the economy and middle class. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: for the first time on the same day, the president and the challenger went to ohio for dueling speeches. barack obama with students, worried about the economy on his watch. >> we're all just trying to get a job, we're all just trying to get a future. >> let's put some folks to work right here at home. >> reporter: no major new initiatives, but a passionate repeat of main obama themes. taxing the rich more. not cutting key spending. >> in an age where we know good jobs depend on high skills, how is not the time to scale back our commitment to education. >> reporter: he warned a romney win would mean mor

i'm lynn berry, this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> well it was not the ruling on president obama's health care law that country was anticipating, but the supreme court's verdict on the arizona immigration law has supporters and opponents both claiming a measure of victory this morning. the question is -- why did the high court leave and place unanimously the most controversial element of that arizona law? we hear their explanation. >>> debby is just sitting there in the gulf of mexico, dumping as much as a foot of rarn in some parts of florida with another foot on the way. the question is, where is debby headed today? we'll have the forecast. >>> and white sox fan, president obama is booed in front of a red sox audience. you don't make jokes about boston's dearly departed kevin youkilis. >> i want to say thank you for youkilis. >> it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm will y geist and this is "way too early," even a yankee fan knows better to make red s

our guests tonight are matt miller and msnbc political analyst david korn. help me out here. it is great to have you on tonight. how did i and so many of our viewers and so many people in the country believe for the last

you're watching "first look" on msnbc. welcome back to "first look." >>> shelly zimmerman, the wife of george zimmerman has been charged with lying to a judge about how much money she and her husband had available at a bail hearing. the man who shot trayvon martin had been released on $150,000 bond, but the couple actually had thousands of dollars in donations from a website. >>> katherine gregg, the girlfriend of reputed mobster white in bolger has been sentenced to prison for helping him evade arrest for six years. >>> legendary mobster henry hill has decide at age 69. his life story was the basis for the movie, "goodfellas." hill reformed late anywhere life and was a frequent guest on the howard stern show. >>> a tornado-like wind swirled through venice, italy. causing damage. winds weren't fast enough to officially qualify as a tornado and there were no injuries. >>> and you can bid on george washington's personal copies of the u.s. constitution and bill of rights later this month. it will cost you. the 223-year-old do

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