out there. we'll be back next sunday. fitz sunday, it's "meet the press." it's monday, june 2nd. coming up on "early today" be on alert is what police are telling two parts of new york as officers comb through opposite ends of the state in the hunt for the escaped murderers. breaking news explosions rock afghanistan's parol l. while the government is in session. emotional services in charleston following nine died in a bible study group. a battle to remove the confederate flag from the state's capital. 43 million could face severe weather today. another hundred million dollar weekend for dinosaurs at the movies. taylor swift takes on apple and wins! "early today" starts right now. ever. good morning i'm melissa ray

rayburger. several explosions struck the afghan parliament early this morning. the attacks were confirmed including heavy exchanges of gunfire in and around the compound. nbc news will have more news as one packed with explosives at the parliament gate. six were shot dead by security forces. the taliban is claiming responsibility for the latest attack in kabul. david sweat and richard matt have been on the run for over two weeks but now fresh reports of possible sightings. in owl's head and mountain view nbc news has learned that state troopers are investigating a break-in at a hunting cabin in mountain view. a vermont tactical unit specializing in hostage situations has been brought in. here is nbc's john yang. >> reporter: official believe they may be closer to a capture. last weekend two possible

sightings in a nearby county. >> they could easily walk through some of the back roads that lead straight into pennsylvania from there. >> reporter: it's been 16 days since the convicts daring escape from the maximum security prison. civilian prison worker joyce mitchell has been charged with providing them some of the tools they used to cut through walls and pipes. authorities tell nbc news that the investigation of prison workers is expand inging with several guards now under investigation. one of them, gene palmer is on administrative leave. clinton county district attorney andrew wily spoke to nbc affiliate wptz. >> he also has a potential charge of facilitating the escape and also promoting prison contraband. >> reporter: palmer's attorney says he is cooperating. meanwhile matt and sweat have been added to the u.s. marshal's most wanted list as authorities exhaust every lead. >> we will look under every rock until we know that the convicts

are secured. that was nbc's john yang reporting. thousands lined up to attend a service where nine of its members were gunned down nine days before. this morning the emotional look back has shifted to a focus twafrd. tracie potts is live in washington for us. how is that community trying to move beyond that tragedy? >> reporter: authorities are trying to figure out why it happened as they get ready to bury nine of its victims. thousands gathered as mother emanuel church reopened for the first time. >> i want you to hug the persons next to you. tell them it's going to be all right. >> reporter: the emotional service drew hundreds inside and out. the heart broken community still

mourning after last week's massacre at the prayer meeting here. here. >> it's been tough. it's been rough. some of us have been downright angry, but through it all, god has sustained us. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: bells across the city ran for nine minutes. one for each victim. >> i remember the riots. i remember the madness in '91 with rodney king. >> reporter: 21-year-old dylann roof faces nine counts of murder murder. the body of reverend clementa pinckney will lie under the battle flag. >> it needs to go to a museum. it sends mixed messages. >> today in charleston a

confederate statute covered after being spray painted with the words "black lives matter." they certainly have more tough days ahead. the funerals start on thursday. >> thank you. the massacre started a debate, by the way should the confederate flag continue to fly outside the state house? for gop political answers vary. jeb bush said the flag should be removed from the state house and put in the museum. ben carson said the flag causes people angst. >> i think the people of south carolina should have an intelligent discussion about what can they use that captures their heritage captures the heritage of america, and allows them to coexist in peace. >> senator lindsey graham from

south carolina was a bit more controversial with answer. >> at the end of the day, it's time for people in south carolina to revisit that decision would be fine with me, but this is part of who we are. >> and mike huckabee said it is a state issue and has nothing to do with running for president. >> chuck, if you can point me to an article and section of the constitution in which a united states president ought to weigh in on what states use as symbols, then please refresh my memory on that. >> a south carolina republican lawmakers says he'll introduce legislation to remove the flag. on the topic of gop presidential hopefuls a new poll gives a picture who is out front. when asked to select their first and second choice, here are the top three. jeb bush is pretty far out front with scott walker and mark rubio sneaking up. since only ten gop hopefuls will be included in the first debate, the bottom six could miss out. that group includes senator lindsey graham and donald trump.

speaking of "the donald," he wasn't very kind to mexico in his remarks the other day. so this is how a mexican craftsman sees the billionaire more like a pinata. put it side-by-side? not bad. even the hair had some flare to it. jordan spieth's fantastic year continues in washington state. he won the u.s. open making spieth the youngest golfer to do so since bob jones in 1923. after a double bogey on 17 he birdies on 18 to seal the deal. he's only the sixth golfer to win the masters and the u.s. open in the same year. the 21-year-old joins the elite group of names such as tiger woods, are nonld palmer and jack nicolaus who has won both major championships in a year. he shot a 69 ending the tournament five under. the last person who was a

masters and u.s. open in the same year was tiegger woods in 2002. the pope told a crowd in italy people who make weapons or invest in weapons in the streets are hypocrites if they call themselves christians. the pontiff blast what he calls the great powers of the world when failing to act when there was intelligence of nazi death camps during world war ii and those comments came after the pope viewed the same shroud. nearly 2,000 firefighters are working at this hour to gain the upper hand on a massive wildfire in the mountains 90 miles east of los angeles. the so-called lake fire has burned more than 17,000 acres and is only 19% contained. another big fire is burning near lake tahoe, while alaska saw three new fires yesterday alone. let's get the latest on all of this -- actually, 38 new fires. meteorologist bill karins is here with the latest on that.

it looks like our wild fire season finally kicked in. up until this point they actually were kind of tame. that's changing in a hurry, especially in alaska. as far as the radar goes this morning, severe storms. they've been racing across south dakota. it's been moving at 75 miles per hour. sioux falls had an 85 miles per hour wind gust. it's like the equivalent of a weak torpid and now roaring towardly ly lecross and waterloo iowa. after that line is done we'll get another round of thunderstorms. we have a large area of the great lakes enhanced risk. there could be a few tornados. if we get tornados most likely southern wisconsin, possibly there in the great lakes and the line of stomps will race all the way to the east coast. we have the severe weather out there. possibility of tornados today, and then the heat. the two corners continue to be the worse.

could be 100 in charlotte, north carolina. easily well above 100 from phoenix to the desert southwest. unfortunately for the next couple of should be this time of year. as i mentioned, hotter weather in the days ahead. >> 112, wow. a rattlesnake roundup in an unlikely place. taylor swift is taking a bite out of apple. hanging ten has never looked like this before! "early today" is back in 2:00. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer.

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leading the news in "usa today," marines looking at deploying aboard foreign ship faced with a shortage of u.s. navy ships. the marine corps is exploring a plan. this is to ensure they can respond quickly to globe crises around europe and western africa. the from ckcra a teen is fined $15,000 in fairfield grocery stores for a parking lot. matt was rounding up shopping carts when he found $15,000 in cash and without thinking twice to it, matt brought it right to his boss. it turns out it belonged to a woman who was extremely grateful who was using it to buy a car for her son.

some of the other stories we are following today. in england thousands of people flocked to the ancient ruins yesterday to witness the breath-taking sunrise on the summer solstice with marks the first day of the summer season. >> pretty spectacular. one of the best sunrises i've seen in a long while. >> in syria, the islamic state has placed explosives and land mines around the historic site. according to the syrian observe story for human rights. it's not known when the explosives will be used to blow up the ruins or keep any enemy forces at bay. and ancient roman ship, it was discovered by the italian police off the northern coast of czar sardinia. the boat is considered a remarkable archaeological find because its cargo has remain undisturbed after centuries under water.

this isn't your typical day at the racetrack. a racetrack in china hosted a drifting competition over the weekend. 11 drivers from around the world, they came out to compete in this. the track was filled with obstacles which drivers had to avoid by drifting around them. i know you've done richard petty's -- >> that looks scarier than what i did. 11 decisions are still expected to be handed down from the u.s. supreme court. among them, extending subsidies for the affordable care act and whether to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. a big happy birthday to nbc's own carson daly. he turns 42 today. cyndi lauper is turning 62 and merle streep is turning 66 today. i can't believe it. i'm melissa

all-out attack on afghanistan's parliament, staged by the taliban. and a live camera captures the reaction from inside the government building. =/vo= plus, a standoff still going on in san jose: where a man has climbed on top staged by the taliban. a live reaction from inside the government building. >> the potential for a historic day in washington, d.c. with the supreme court is set to rule on a number of high stakes cases. >> good morning, lots to get to this morning. first, we'll check your