trial. oral arguments are scheduled to take place on august 7th. he killed his girlfriend but mistook her for an intruder. the prosecution said he shot her after an argument. in the meantime, it is the most powerful storm to hit japan in decades. right now typhoon is bearing down on the islands of oak now with a with destructive winds and huge waves more than a half million people have been told evacuate. we are live in bangkok. this is a very dangerous storm still. >> reporter: it is. it has been downgraded slightly but it's packing a mighty punch with sustained wind of over 110 miles per hour. gusting to up to 150 miles per hour. it is now at the most intense. as the center of the storm passes around 70 to 100 miles from the main island. now we hear by nhk, the japanese broadcaster that eight people have been confirmed injured. none of them seriously. some 600,000 people have been urged to take shelter from the storm, from the fierce rains, the threat of storm surge. of course, don't forget that okinawa is home to the biggest american base in the pacific. more than 30,000 service personnel in that base, right now, on lock down. >> all right. ian williams. thank you. today president obama is expected to officially submit his request to congress for $2 billion to step up border security. this comes in response to the influx in underage immigrants crossing into the united states. i'm live with tray pots with more. >> what can we expect? >> we can expect that the white house will make the request for the morning. the washington post is reporting this morning they will not ask for legal authority. at least not for now. the president is taking some heat for heading to texas tomorrow for fundraisers without a planned stop at the border. there's growing concern in washington about the welfare of thousands of children who have crossed the border alone. >> what we want from the president is that he doesn't deport those kid. >> there's growing concern about the cost of keeping them here. >> we've got to take care of the children. we can't leave them in a circumstance where they're not fed or taken care of or in a safe condition. we'll have to find some money, i guess, to do that. >> today president obama will formally ask congress for $2 billion for more judges and legal aid to begin deportations and for detention facilities to house the influx of immigrants from central america. facilities the president hasn't yet seen for himself. >> president obama evidently needs a wake-up call. and visiting the border and learning firsthand the veseveri and causes of the ongoing crisis will be the wake-up call. >> we're hearing from some of the families who want to stay in the us. >> no one has the right to judge people. i mean, we are equal, we are immigrants. >> despite the circumstances back home, the white house doubts these children will qualify for humanitarian relief. >> what that means it means they will not have the legal basis for remaining in this country, will be returned. >> but how many and how soon. that's still up in the air. and it's also not clear how quickly congress might approve the request for emergency funds. >> thank you. big developments in the middle east overnight. the israeli military said it struck at least 50 sites in hot mas gaza strip. in response to a barrage of rocket attacks against israel on monday. according to the new york times, vale israel is calling up to 15 reservist troops as ayman mojadidi reports. there are full-blown fears of the violence. >> in gaza calls for revenge are getting louder. palestinian militants vow to kill fighters by air strikes. israel said it's prepared to intensify attacks from stop palestinian rocket fire. palestinians and israeli parents grieve for their children. this is the mother of 16-year-old israeli-american teenager buried last week along with two other jewish teens killed by suspected palestinian militants still at large. >> no mother or father should go through what we're going now. and we share the pain of the parents of mohamed. his father took me to the street and showed me where his 17-year-old son, a palestinian, was kidnapped before he was burned alive by suspected jewish extremists. before we arrived the prime minister called him. and said the suspects will be brought to justice. mohamed's murder considered a revenn attack for the three jewish teens triggered wide spread lashes. his cousin tariq was caught in the fighten and severely beaten. it triggered outrage among palestinians. thousands attended the funeral tariq was in jail and couldn't say goodbye. >> do you feel bad for not being there? >> i feel like i missed the chance to see him. >> we joined him and his father as they visited the grave to final the respects. that was nbc ayman mojadidm. the family of a grandmother who was beaten by the california police officer is plating a lawsuit. you can see the officer force the 51-year-old to the ground and hit her repeatedly. police say she was posing danger to herself because she was walking within traffic lanes at the time. she has been hospitalized and is undergoing psychiatric evaluation. the officer, though, has been suspe suspended. police in new york city have apprehended a 20-year-old woman after she abandoned a baby on the subway platform. the, by the way, girl is believed to be 7 to 6 months old. she's in good condition. witnesses say the woman pushed the stroller off the train and on to the platform during the stop. the woman stayed on the train as it left the station. the baby is now with children's services. we also have some insiring video of a 2-year-old walking for the first time with a help of prosthetics. the video has gone viral. take a look. >> look daddy! >> that little boy! indeed he's got it. because of a birth defect 2-year-old kaden had to have the right foot and left leg amputated. with the help of a walker her took his steps. his mom posted the video to facebook where it has more than 45,000 shares. now stories with richard lui. isn't it an uplifting story? i got it. >> i can watch him smile and walk all morning. >> good morning. let's talk about sports. a federal court approving an nfl concussion settlement for thousands of former players. a landmark deal eliminates overall damage limits. now the deal plans to cover lou gurg and other neurological problems for at least 65 years. it's not the place you come to sleep. i'll tell you what, how comfortable is that? probably won't have any neck problems tomorrow. >> that fan at the yankees red sox game is hoping it was a $10 million. that. >> what? how so? >> he's suing espn major league baseball, yankees, and commentators. saying the announcers at leas u barrage of words. he suffered substantial injury to the character and loss of future income and loss of earning capacity. that's a talker. now i love the midwest. for crying out loud! minnesota has self-serve beer machines. >> that's amazing. >> here is how it works. first you show id to venders to buy a vending card and pick from brew types and select how many ounces. there's no set size here. >> no size at all. that can be dangerous. >> as long as you don't buy more than a gallon every 45 minutes. the machine shut down at the seventh inning. >> good luck with that. and if you think u.s. football gets intense. an australian football player starts to strangle another player. that guy is charged with misconduct. they had to tear him off the player. told the he recalled sun quote, he was nearly asleep for a moment. probably because the loss of oxygen. >> it wasn't letting go of the death grip. >> exactly. >> thank you, richard. meteorologist janet is here with today's forecast. somehow it looking today? >> it's going to be a steam bath in the northeast. heat and humidity on the rise on the tuesday afternoon. we are tracking the threat for severe weather. this time not in the midwest it's farther east. severe thunderstorms will fire up especially this afternoon from sections of the ohio, tennessee valley into western sections of new england. pop up thunderstorms once again across florida. we're looking at scattered thunderstorms late in the day in the four corners. that's your national forecast. now we expect to see some tranquil conditions across the eastern sea board. >> tranquil. i don't hear it too often. a remet controlled microchip form of birth control. plus, getting paid to watch netfl netflix? it's a real job, my friend. we'll tell you about that. and chicago mayor speaks out about the 67 shootings and 14 death from a weekend of chaos in the windy city. that's next. shopping online is as easy as it gets. wouldn't it be great if hiring plumbers, carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple? 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>> do you know how to do it? >> yeah. this is our stuff. >> this is yours? >> wait a minute. this is ours. >> no, it is. >> this is all ours. >> awkward. one eventually goes after him. both appear to think that the equipment was theirs. on nbc news.com a new study finds children of same-sex parents are haelier. one finding showed that same sex families get along well which has a positive impacts on health. republican sarah palin and fresh pot. scrambled politics is next. well, hey, here is some news out of washington. house speaker john boehner is threatening to sue president obama. for using executive actions to create laws instead of going through congress first. yeah. then obama slugged and made a new law that said you can't sue the president. i can do this all day, boehner. >> that's one way to do it. now here is the first look at scrambled politics. chris mcdaniel who lost the primary challenge is demanding a new election. his campaign claims they found thousands of illegal votes. on monday the mississippi republican party certified corcoran's lead over mcdaniel. in the final count corcoran's lead had grown. the first retail marijuana store opening today in washington state. 24 licenses were issued overnight to shops to sell recreational pot. it's the second state to do so. new jersey governor chris christie is defending his refusal to meet with families of the children killed in the sandy hook elementary school school shooting in his first public statement since vetoing new gun legislation last week. christie on monday said, quote, i've heard their argument and i don't agree with their argument. we have a fundamental disagreement about the effectiveness of what they're advocating for. could sarah palin be interested in taking up one of the host spots on the view? in a new interview she said, i hear everyone recently got canned from the view. maybe a show like that needs a punch of reality and a voice of reason from american's heartland. congressman john lewis of georgia posted the picture on twitter monday. it has gone viral. it's his mug shot from 1961. monday was the anniversary of his release after being arrested as a freedom rider in jackson, mississippi. a tweet from the cia has gone viral. they tweeted no, we don't know where tupac is. it's been retweeted more than 90,000 times. the cia joined the twitter sphere last month. that's the morning dish of scrambled politics. joining me now. thank you for being with us this morning. >> it turns out the cia is better at spreading information than keeping secrets. they're very good on twitter. >> i don't need you to keep any secrets. i want to get your opinion on the situation. president obama is asking congress for $2 billion to help with the illegal immigrant situation. mainly children crossing into the u.s. border. does this give us an indication of how enormous this problem really is? >> betty, 52,000 children, 39,000 families and one big huge question mark in washington about what the heck we're going to do about it. it's a huge problem. there are humanitarian aspects. you cannot look into the eyes of those children and not feel something, right. thankfully, the faith community in dallas and others in texas are stepping forward and trying to say maybe we can provide some humanitarian aid to these kids. but, yeah, and chances are in the end most of them will be deported back to graduauatemala. it's a big mess. i think some people don't get it until they see the numbers. $2 billion request. one, could that spark some change? we're talking about a lot of money here. two, is it just going to anger more people who are against what is happening right now? >> yes and yes. i mean, clearly they're going to be more demonstrations. >> this is thax dollars at work >> it is. but it's not going to be solved until we get comprehensive immigration reform, which congress right now is tied up in n knots. you can't solve these things one issue at the time. we need a policy that makes sense. we're nowhere near that. all right quickly. chris mcdaniel is demanding a new election. not just a recount. in mississippi in the primary. he lost to thad cochran. what are the chances of getting a whole new election? >> you know, i understand every time i lose something i want a recount. >> don't we all. >> i get where he's coming from. >> that's expensive, too. >> it's 6700 votes cook corcoran wasn't that close. he can scream but we haven't seen a lot of evidence of voter fraud yet. maybe that will be a place to start. unless there's full-scale proof of all huge fraud, i don't think so. >> ask for what you want but probably won't get it. >> i like recounts. first buzz is up next. we're talking about the slow death of an american staple. you have heard of dumpster diving. how about dumpster living? you know that dream... on my count. ...the one where you step up and save the day? make it happen. 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"way too early." starts right now. thank you for watching us today. parents who are considering putting their children in the hands of a criminal, with only the promise that child will be welcomed with opened arms in america should not do so. if the children do not have a legal basis for remaining in this country, as i mentioned, it's unlikely that those children will be found to have -- unlikely to qualify for humanitarian relief. they'll be sent home. >> saying most of the children who have been in these desperate situations will be returned to their homes in central america? >> there is due process. we're going to respect that due process. so it may sound harsh but a 2008 law dictates how how the minors treated. should the president see firsthand today. did cuba make up prostitution chances? new details from the justice department. take a look. the sleeping fan wakes up and he doesn't like his 15-minutes of fame. what does a baseball fan to do? sue the announcers. this is "way too early." hey, everybody. good morning and welcome to "way too early." a show that channever passes on chance to get a few z's. i got dressed in the dark. no power. we start off with breaking news coming from afghanistan. the taliban is claiming responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed four nato service-members today. it happened in the province