it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. this is cnn breaking news. >> we begin this morning with breaking news. we have learned that president obama is holding a big event at the white house rose garden later today to resurrect the battle over the bush tax cuts. he will be surrounded by working class americans while he calls on congress to extend tax cuts for everyone, making $250,000 a year or less. republicans want the tax cuts extended for everyone, the wealthy included. the white house will be very busy framing the tax cut debate this week with events planned in new hampshire, nevada, colorado and florida. republicans as i mentioned want the tax cuts extended for all americans, even the wealthiest. at 7:00 eastern on "starting point" we'll talk about that position with tennessee republican congresswoman marsha blackburn. >> we have been warning you and now the time has come. hundreds of thousands of people are going to wake up this morning and computers will be dark. no web service. as of 12:01 this morning, the fbi, yes, it was the fbi who was behind this, set to turn off a whole set of servers that were keeping an estimated 300,000 computers safe from the internet doomsday virus. they've been keeping them safe for a long time but it couldn't go on forever. if your computer is infected you're on your own, unfortunately. dan simon live from san francisco this morning. so first of all, give us the backdrop for anybody still waking up not knowing this was coming. how did this all happen? >> reporter: well, it's interesting. this goes back to 2007. this was a sophisticated online advertising scam, ashleigh. cyberthieves from estonia were able to infect about 4 million computers worldwide with this really nasty computer virus. this malicious software. and that software forced unsuspecting users to fraudulent websites and interfered with web browsing.fbi broke up this ring last year but quickly concluded, ashleigh, if you turn off these bad internet servers, these corrupted ones, it would knock people off the internet. they did something clever, pretty unprecedented. they replace ed the bad servers with good, clean servers. if you get didn't gets prepared, unfortunately you're out of luck. >> i was realizing i had checked my computer at home. last night i went to that website, dcwg.org. it pops up a full screen green icon. if you're infected it shows up red. for anybody who didn't get the chance to do that, is it too late to do that and what can you do? >> well, it is pretty much too late because if you lost service you can't access that site, right? we have to say this was a pretty effective public service campaign that most people in recent days did go to that site if they had a problem and they got things figured out. we don't know quite yet what the impact is. we believe it was somewhere between 45,000 and 65,000 people who potentially had this problem. if you don't have internet, the best advice, ashleigh, contact your local service provider. they should be able to walk you through things or take it to a local computer repair shop, ashleigh. >> they did tell us over and over again the fix would be a lot tougher after the fact if you didn't go to that website before the fact. dan simon, thanks very much. four minutes past 5:00 on the east coast. a severe storm threat reporting to you again, high wind, hail, maybe even tornadoes set to start this week in the mid-atlantic. the storm tearing through fredericksburg, virginia last night, sending trees down and into power lines and into homes, damaging a gym if you can see on your screen right now. there was a cheerleading practice going on in that gym. seven young girls were injured. they are expected to recover from their injuries. alexandra steele joining us live from the severe weather center. we've been talking about this horrible heat wave and relief coming. the relief came and brought it problems of its own. >> relief at a price. in washington yesterday, 102. this is what they're talking about. here's the storm that moved through. here's fredericksburg, virginia, here's washington, d.c. you can see the storm cell, the red is where the intense winds were. was it a microburst, was it a tornado? you do it after the fact and you look at the way the trees are down and the damage and assess where it is and what happened. here's a look at what we're seeing right now, more showers and storms expected today. you know, you can see this lining up along a front. that's where this cold front is, dropping south, "a," bringing heat relief but doing it at a price, right? here's the severe threat today, south of d.c., virginia and north carolina, the winds are the greatest threat. here the heat relief. 99, got up to 102 yesterday. the front moves through, again, firing off showers and storms today. down to 88 in washington. as we head through tuesday and wednesday, the relief continues with temperatures for the most part out of the 90s and 100s and into the 80s. but there's another heat wave beginning in the southwest that will make its way to the east. so we'll talk about that, too. we are going to be done with this one soon. storming especially through the mid-atlantic today. >> good news, bad news. for a lot of people they were really, really suffering. thank you very much, alexandra steele. deadly blast in afghanistan claims can the lives of the six u.s. soldiers. officials say they were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern afghanistan where fighting's been on the rise in all on sunday, 29 people were killed in afghan violence. sad news to bring you, ernest borgnine has died. he's probably best remembered for his role as the feisty skipper in the '60s tv sitcom "mchale's navy." his career highlight was his performance as a lonely heart butcher in the 1955 film "marty." it did win him a best actor oscar. he died sunned in los angeles. he was 95 years old. >> wow. power play in egypt. the newly elected president is now square lly at odds with egypt's military leadership. mohammed mo mohamed morsi. they called an emergency meeting to discuss the president's move and its repercussions. we'll have more on that in the 6:00 hour. zoraida is in cairo and she'll be telling us what folks are saying about this move. >> back to work for congress this morning following the fourth of july recess. the first thing the house republicans plan to do when they get into the chamber is a vote, not just any vote, a vote to repeal the president's health care overhaul. heavens to betsy, we just got out of the supreme court and now this. this is really political posturing. any kind of repeal effort is to expected to die in the senate because the senate is controlled by the democrats. the vote in the house is expected to take place on wednesday. he could have just wrenn a check but a massachusetts man had something bigger in mind for his final mortgage payment. i like in one. the story is coming up. it involves a penny. to do more for business. 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>> that's the big question. and many observers and analysts would tell you that it is going to lead absolutely nowhere. kofi annan is in damascus to speak with the syrian president focusing on this new proposal approved by the u.n. security council that is effectively a beefed up, modified version of the peace plan. it could possibly include elements of the current regime and does not specifically call for bashar al assad to step down. the opposition has said it will not negotiate with elements of the current government. president assad was asked about the possibility of a unity transitional government during that television interview with the german broadcaster, to which he said, look, syria already has a unity government. we had it after elections. there were some small members of the opposition voted into parliament. it's the opposition's fault they did not get more votes. so both sides seemingly at this point in time not accepting this notion of a transitional government that would include elements from both sides. that is not to say that even to roux erb that point we have to see cessation of violence. most certainly, the future does not seem as if it bodies well. >> at least a political solution doesn't seem obvious. arwa damon joining us from beirut. it is now 15 minutes past 5:00 on the east coast. let's get you up to date on the top stories. a crippling internet virus affecting hundreds of thousands of computers all around the world this morning and leaving people with no access to the internet, to e-mail, any websites at all. the fbi shutting down the servers that were protecting pcs from the internet doomsday virus. some macs and ipads and routers are being infected. facebook, as well as the fbi are offering free diagnostic checks for user who may be infected but really by now you're kind of out of luck if you're hit. and reports say that usher's 11-year-old stepson has been declared brain dead following a horrific boating accident. he was struck by a jet ski while riding in an inner tube in georgia's lake lanier on friday. authorities are investigating the cause of the accident. >> a close call for a fisherman in northern california. he was fishing off a beach in santa cruz when he saw the silhouette of a shark and moments later, that kayak was up-ended by the tail of the shark and the shark actually bit into the front of the kayak. the fisherman fell into the water. take a look at the damage to the kayak. he was able to amazingly swim to a nearby boat without getting attacked by the shark. they found a tooth still lodged in the kayak. they were able to determine that great white shark was 14 to 18 feet long. >> that's why i stay out of kayaks. >> that's why i stay out of the water. a new study by the way says babies who are around pets during the first year of life tend to be healthier. finnish researchers found they had fewer colds, ear infects and fewer respiratory problems. contact with dogs and cats helps strengthens the immune system. the study is being reported in the journal "pediatrics." this is actually about health. >> my brother nearly died of asthma and the doctors toll us back in the '60s get a dog. how strange is that? if you have p-- roger federer reclaiming his number one ranking with a record-tieing seventh wimbledon title. take a look at these final hits. nothing like serious tennis when you fall on the court in shock and awe. he beat andy murray. it's nice to have a trophy but it's sad to see murray. he tied pete psampras for the most wins at the all-england club. poor murray. he was trying to become the first home grown champion at wimbledon in many years. i collect pennies in a mug and then i can't keep them very long. i have to go to the machine at the bank and -- >> toss them in and get dollars? >> yes. >> a massachusetts man decided he wanted to make his last mortgage payment especially memorable. he paid it off with pennies. he filled two boxes with a total of 62,000 pennies. the boxes weighed 800 pounds. the homeowner says he started saving pennies when he moved into the house in 1977. >> that is awesome. >> your mom telling you all these years, save your pennies. >> made a mortgage payment! >> brilliant. speaking of money, this is the other side of the money story, not the good side. georgia banker going missing and $17 million going missing with him. his name is aubrey lee price. that's him. he's accused oembezzling that money. he disappeared two weeks ago and left what appears to be a suicide note, long and rambling. writes about a plan to jump off a ferry somewhere in the middle of key west. the "atlanta journal constitution" says the federal investigators think he's alive, and has run off to south america with the $17 million. he's been charged with wire fraud. he's either floating somewhere with the flashes or having a blast with 17 mill. either way, the outcome could not be good. a lifeguard who was fired after saving a man's life will get the hero's welcome he's entitled to. he was fired last week for leaving his post for saving a drowning man outside of the boundaries he was allowed to work in. lopez has been offered his job back but he has decline it. a bunch of his fellow lifeguards quit in solidarity with him and they were all offered their lives back. >> some of them were fired, too, for agreeing with him and his policy. they were live on air, the boss and lopez. this kid is pretty sweet. he's got loads of grace. he didn't want to do this with in your face mentality. >> he was gracious but he said i went to save a life, counted can of what i do. >> he said i just want to move on. >> he wasn't being a jerk. >> i would hire that kid in an instant. by the way, if you want more info, an expanded look at our top stories is sitting right there for you on cnn.com/earlystart. i hope you don't have the virus that kicked you off the internet. call your friends, because they might not be watching. they may be struggling on the internet to get the news. these banks, they were accused of rigging interest rates overseas. by the way, they're interest rates that affect you, just so you know. this scandal could affect how much you're paying for loans or mortgages in the united states. we'll tell you how, after this break. the real things. nature valley trail mix bars are made with real ingredients you can see. like whole roasted nuts, chewy granola, and real fruit. nature valley trail mix bars. 100% natural. 100% delicious. 24 minutes past 5:00 on the east coast. we're minding your business and the u.s. stock futures are trading lower this morning and for good reason. the whole friday jobs report is nasty. it's a bit of a domino effect. we're still reeling from the effects of the lower number than a lot of people were hoping for. >> reaction was strong. keep in mind it was a thin week last week, a lot of people were off. it pushed all the three major indices into the red. that was friday. this week, though, things change a little bit. we'll be focusing on the debt crisis in europe. >> oh, goody. >> ghosagain, again. >> goody. >> companies will come out and tell you how they're doing. good morning. >> we switch around. it's all good. >> what's our report card looking like. >> alcoa reporting today. expectations are that the great necessarily. they probably made a small profit but already in early morning trade the stock is down more than 2%. here's the situation with some of these companies. they reduced the expectations for their earnings and when they come out, often times they beat the lowered estimate and the stock rallies again. it's a funny, interesting game that goes on on wall street when it comes to earning. on friday, we have jp morgan chase as you well know. that stock is traying down. we'll be looking to see what these barometers are like. it's not expected to be that great. >> we were talking about this libor rate fixing scandal in europe. a lot of people say at least europe, it has nothing to do with me. >> what is libor? 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