♪ oh, baby, want to get with you and take your picture ♪ good morning. i'm dara brown. we begin with breaking news. meteorologists are calling it the historic image that will be studied for years to come. twin tornadoes side-by-side creating a massive path of destruction. two people are confirmed dead, and at least 16 people critically injured. pilgrim, nebraska's residents are now digging out of the rubble. >> really incredibly strong tornado with another secondary tornado, like i said, wrapping around it. >> there's two of them. one back over here and one coming right at us. >> one county commissioner says more than half the town is gone. absolutely gone. that is where we find nbc's jay gray this morning. jay, can you tell us what the latest is? >> good morning, dara. the sun coming up and really revealing the overwhelming devastation. a snapped phone and power poles like this one scattered about. look behind you. you can see some of the debris here. what's left of an suv there. we step over one of the utility poles. again, they're scattered all over the place. there's not a lot left in the path of the storm, but what is, everything just covered in mud right now. part of what so many here have called an almost surreal attack from mother nature. >> reporter: at first glance it almost seems like science fiction. twin tornados side-by-side in eastern nebraska destroying everything in their path. the devastation is all too real. >> the village of pilger is what we would say the majority is really just destroyed. >> reporter: at least two people are dead. los to two dozen injured. that's when the twister ripped aincorporate a small farming community of less than 400. >> it's just unbelievable. you're just kind of in a state of shock because you can't believe that it can be gone so fast. >> reporter: buildings, homes, anything that was in the way of the tornado has been levelled. much of it tossed for miles. the rest simply gone. >> it's total devastation. our hearts goes out to these folks. we'll do everything in our power locally and on the state level and i'm sure also on the federal level to get them back. >> reporter: though it's hard to know exactly where to start right now in a place where so much, so many lives have been left in ruins. >> just complete devastation here. look, the governor has declared a state of emergency. he plans to visit this battered area sometime later today. that is the latest from pilger, nebraska. dara, back to you. >> jay, thanks for that report. the united states has urgently deployed several military personnel to iraq. they arrived in iraq. president obama told congress monday that number could climb to 275. they will provide extra security for the u.s. embassy in baghdad. the announcement comes after islamic militants seized a key northern iraqi town in their advance towards the capital. nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports from baghdad. >> reporter: these iraqi soldiers, prisoners of isis in a video not verified by nbc news are being forced to swear allegiance to the al qaeda off-shoot that overran their position. one refuses and is executed. the others agreed, but they, too, were later found dead. they are getting stronger. joined by supporters of saddam hussein and sunni tribal leaders. in mosul they march together on their way to hang an iraqi soldier. this weekend the militants released pictures of dozens of iraqi soldiers being led to their deaths. the iraqi army is now fighting back with air strikes, but the insurgents have their sights on baghdad. if they can't get to it, they may try to send in suicide bombers instead. as evening came, even fewer people were out in the city of seven million bracing for a new round of sectarian war. perhaps the worst this country has ever seen. >> reporter: iraq could be facing a difficult period ahead. the government will likely try to retake the cities that have been taken by isis. militant groups. that means bombing civilian areas, using aircraft to drive the militants from large population centers, and that could get very bloody, when you have the shiite city attacking sunni cities. sunnis responding with attacks of their own here in baghdad. this could be the start of a very long fight. richard engel, nbc news, baghdad. some said it couldn't be done, but the u.s. team beat ghana in a thriller of a game. >> great start here. he scores. incredibly, within seconds. >> clint dempsey scoring just 32 seconds in. the fastest goal in u.s. world cup history, and sixth fastest goal overall. john stark from the u.s. had injuries plague the rest of the half. altador going down with a hamstring strain. he was taken off the field on a stretcher. later, dempsey is bloodied after getting kicked in the nose, but he was quick back in the game. tim howard protected the goal for the first 80 minutes, but ghana manages to tie it up. minutes later this happened. >> what about that? >> yes, john brook with the header for the win. sweet revenge as ghana knocked the u.s. out of the last two world cups. team usa faces portugal on sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern. the irs will face tough questions next week over the scandal involving thousands of missing emails. the tax agency will need to explain how it lost two years worth of emails from former irs official lois lernor. she's at the center of the allegation of allegations the agency unfairly targeted conservative groups taking tax exemption. the irs says a computer glitch erased the correspondents. they said they acted in good faith in their search for the emails. house republicans demanded the irs release all emails lerner sent to the obama administration. they accused the agency on acting on instruction from washington. he's back. our own brian williams dropped his hot new single last night. well, with some major help from jim where i fallon and his crack editing team at the tonight show. the latest target? sir mix-a-lot, 1992 hit "baby got back." ♪ i like big butts and i cannot lie ♪ ♪ you other brothers can't deny that when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist and a round thing in your face, you get sprung ♪ ♪ ♪ i scant stop staring ♪ oh, baby, want to get with you and take your picture ♪ ♪ my home boy tried to warn me that that butt you got ♪ >> i know she has to get in there, but that's -- that cab the new ring tone, i think. your phone. >> i just want -- we've seen enough of these, and they're so good so i really want to meet the people editing these because it cannot be an easy job. it cannot be an easy job. >> and without a glitch. >> two monster violent tornadoes. mother nature really gave us a surprise. this is from reid taylor, our famous storm chaser. this is how he entered into the town of pilger with the two tornadoes exiting the town after they devastated the area. what just an image that will just last forever. something we'll probably never ever see again. two tornadoes that close together. when you look at the physics of it, you don't know that could even happen. it wasn't just nebraska. iowa was hit hard, and even some areas of minnesota, and even wisconsin too. we've had numerous other areas with a lot of damage to clean up. today we have 44 million people at risk and more severe storms. we will see, unfortunately, a couple more tornadoes. we also still have our high fire danger through much of the four corner region with gusty winds and low relative humidity. a little bit of rain this morning diving down through the seattle puget sound. let's look at portland a little later. fwrab that umbrella. cooler today than last week, and seattle with clouds. it will keep any the 60s. we'll talk about the storm over the northwest and where it's heading coming up a little later. >> thank you very much. now, moving on, the passing of a baseball giant and one thing on your resume that may get you noticed in a wrong way. a medical id. a baby born with four feet and four hands. you're watching "early today." the world's most active volcano. the active did hes play shut down a local airport. at almost 11,000 feet it is four times taller than the highest building in the world. national geographic says there have been more than 200 erupgs since first documented in 1500 b.c. it is a sad morning in the baseball world. hall of famer tony gwynn has died. it's hard to imagine athletes staying for two decades. one of the best hitters ever. his average is a whopping .388 with the san diego padres. he died yesterday at 54 following a battle with cancer which he attributed to two decades of chewing tobacco. the supreme court imposed a federal law. it makes it a crime for a person to buy a gun for another while lying to the dealer about who the gun is actually for. it is time to get down to business with cnbc's jackie deangeles. good morning, jackie. >> good morning, dara. gm is recalling another 3.4 million cars for faulty ignition switches. a company will replace keys that could move it out of the run position. the recall is seven models from 2000 to 2014. gm has recalled 20 million cars so far this year. meantime, americans are donating more to charity. a new report shows that charitable giving hit an all-time record of $335 billion last year. still lagging gains in the stock market. siri meet dom. dominos has a version of its mobile app. it lets consumers speak to a computer generated voice called dom. dara, back to you. >> thanks, jackie. just ahead, a big city mayor breaks two cardinal rules that every politician fights to avoid. we'll show you them next. sfleerchlgts plus, the fourth grader recruited by colleges. that's your sports coming up next. now let's get the latest in sports from my friend betty nguyen. in soccer the u.s. faces portugal next. germany up 2-0. portugal was a man down after a red card was issued when pepe head butted another player. germany finished them off with another goal in the second half to sweep them 4-0. iran and nigeria's match ended in the fist draw of this year's world cup. they dominated possession, but neither team could find a net, ending scoreless. both teams ended behind their group. the university of miami is recruiting a 9-year-old. jayden newman is only in fourth grade, but her basketball skills caught the eyes of miami assistant coach derek gibbs. newman received an official recruiting letter and took an unofficial trip to miami. she is currently playing for her varsity team, but still has a few years before making any final decision. excitement in the streets of l.a. look at this. fans came out to celebrate the king's second stanley cup championship in three years. players held the trophy over their head as they road outside the staples center, but inside l.a. mayor eric garcetti had some choice words. >> they say never, ever be pictured with a drink in your hand and never swear, but this is a big [ bleep ] day. >> he dropped an f-bomb on national television. no apologies, though. this happened hours before new york city mayor fulfilled his bet on the jimmy kimmel show. ♪ >> did he learn any lessons? >> he is singing "i love l.a." since the rangers lost in the stanley cup final, but he was a good sport about it. dara. >> this is a great moment. thanks. just ahead, find out which superstar the first family's daughter is interning with. plus, steven hawkings' encounter with john oliver. a must see up next. welcome back. the storm system that's spinning itself over the top of the northern iraqis. it will continue to slowly move out in the days ahead. still bringing showers on the back side of it today. wednesday is turning out to be a really nice day. temperatures look comfortable throughout much of the west. near seasonal if not below seasonal. how is it in the pacific northwest? when is the next storm coming in? doesn't look like any time soon. we're actually looking pretty nice. portland, that's a good stretch. wednesday right into the weekend. enjoy that. >> thank you very much, bill. now for entertainment news. what was your summer job in high school? lifeguarding? scooping cones at the local ice cream shop? well, the first daughter has you beat. malia obama is working as a production assistant on a new halle barry show. she reportedly called her gig on the cbs thriller a big deal. in casting news xendaia is cast to play allea. she was just 22 when she died in a plane crash. the life story is slated air in the fall. steven hawkings, comedian? he went head-to-head with john oliver, who had some difficulty understanding the concept of alternate universes. >> although following things technically possible? life on other planet. is that theoretically possible? >> yes. >> okay. what about a worm hole? >> yes. >> what about this? me going a date with charlize theron? >> no. >> in no universe? >> no. >> in none of the infinite universes would that happen? >> no. >> it's completely beyond the bounds of scientific possibility is what you are saying? >> yes. >> i love that. >> the responses are so quick. i wish they had thrown in like a different audio like come on, john, are you serious? >> but there's no hesitation. no, no no. never. >> well done. >> well done exactly. that's a fun bit. i'm dara brown, and this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. >> leased the muse in the "wall street journal". army launches investigation into bowe bergdahl's disappearance and capture. the army official began the investigation into sergeant bergdahl's 2009 disappearance. in the huffington post baby born with four feet, four hands many china. the baby boy born this past april had the extra limbs surgically removed this friday. the mother underwent five examinations before the baby was born, and doctors never found any ab normalities with the fetus. fishy father's day. a 19-year-old and his dad caught this massive white sturjon in canada over the weekend. it was almost 12 feet long and 880 pounds. i have never seen them that large. fish like this are listed as in peril in canada, so she snapped some pictures and let it swim away. last race. a new study from the commonwealth from the 11 wealthiest countries in the world. where did the u.s. rank? everything at the bottom. it's rank odd quality, access, and efficiency. first place belongs to the u.k. the u.s. has historically appeared last on the list. despite all that a new gallop poll showed nearly two-thirds of americans are satisfied with how the health care system is working for them. it's aimed at continuing gauging satisfaction. the third annual red bull wake of steel happened, and boy was it a show. some of the best wake borders in the world went head-to-head in this competition. it is the highlight of the international wake boarding calendar known for its unrivalled steel obstacle. while 16 riders participated, thailand's daniel grant. >> they all get to sit on the barge and watch it too. the steel is dangerous. loo this is incredible stuff. my question, how do you practice for this? what do you do to warm up before you something g and do crazy stuff like that? >> there would be a lot of practice on the court. that's the only thing i can think. nothing else like it. >> total extreme sport. now it's time for a look ahead and a look back. today the president will visit a pittsburgh tech company as part of a push to support local entrepreneurs. he is expected to speak around 2:00 p.m. eastern. plus take questions from the audien audience on this day in 1972 five men were arrested at the democratic national committee's headquarters in washington watergate complex. an apparent burglary was tied back to richard nixon himself and prompted his resignation two years later. happy birthday to venus williams, who is 34, greg kinneer, 51, and barely manilow is 71 today. keep it here for more news, weather, and sports. i'm dara brown. thanks for watching "early today." have a pretty one. from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." a good tuesday morning to you, it's 4:30 i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. let's check the forecast first with christina loren, good morning. >> hey good morning to you. happy tuesday. it's a traffic tuesday, mike has the day off. i'm doing double duty this morning. good news is, we don't have any problems on the roadways just yet. construction, we'll ghetto that in a minute. weather's not posing any sort of a problem for you this morning on your morning drive. we are going to see just a spectacular day ahead ending up in the 70s for most spots. we'll talk about that coming up. right now let's take an overall look