coming up on "early today," breaking overnight, a two year old boy taken from his family by an alligator at the resort. his father, tried to rescue the toddler. we have new investigations of the orlando shooter, and whether his current wife could have prevented the terror attack. plus, donald trump responds to president obama's heated rebuke of the gop front-runner. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm dara brown. breaking overnight, floored officials are searching for a 2-year-old boy drag the into the lake by an alligator. it occurred neared the grand resort at walt disneyworld last night. the family was on vacation from

nebraska. there are 50 officers involved in the search, and it happened in front of the boy's parents. sarah join us now. what is the latest there? zrchlts good morning, the orange county sheriff's office just a wrapped up a press conference on this horrific story. the boy has not been located. right now, they're bringing in new personnel, fresh eyes, they say, to give them a fresh look at the area. they're also bringing in additional sonar units, a dive team and aerial unit to aid in the search. right now, they're calling it a search and rescue operation, although they are acknowledging that a lot of time has passed, and the situation is growing more difficult. this little boy was wading in the water only about a foot into the water with his family nearby, when the alligator attacked the four to seven foot alligator, dragging him into the

water. the son tried to wrest alligator and was not successful in freeing his son. they're acknowledging the difficulty of the situation, but still, they say, holding out hope. >> this is still a search and rescue operation. still a search and rescue operation. we are very hopeful. we are hoping for the best. sometimes we get the worst, but we're certainly hoping for the best. >> reporter: and fish and game said they've managed to capture and euthnise four alligators. meanwhile, disney has released a statement expressing condolences saying they're devastated by what has happened. they're pledging to continue to help the family who right now is with counselors. back to you. >> hearbreaking situation there, sarah in orlando, thank you so

much. well, investigators now believe the current wife of omar mateen may have known her husband was planning the attack and even attempted to talk him out of it. nbc was the first to report she admitted to driving mateen to the nightclub on one occasion. officials are deciding whether to press charges against her. nbc miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: nbc news has learned, noor, said she tried to talk her husband out of the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. >> did you know your husband is a terrorist? >> the young mother was believed to be staying with her father-in-law. >> she is a very good girl. very honest. >> reporter: federal agents tell nbc news she was with her husband when he test test bought ammunition and a holster, and those familiar with the case said she once drove her husband to pulse, because he wanted to

scope out the club. >> people are getting shot. >> reporter: where he would later kill 49 people. the couple lived two hours from the crime scene from this modest apartment since 2012. she had been married before. she met her ex-husband in ramala and she was divorced seven years ago. >> i have known her since she was 3 years old. >> reporter: neighbors are devastated. >> after she left, i have no idea what kind of a girl she is. all i know, she was a very good girl. we're also learning new details into the gay tendencies he may have exhibited. this is what his ex-wife said to don lemon last night. >> he did have a different side of him that he could not open up to his father about, the fact that he liked to go to nightclubs, the fact that he loved to drink. it doesn't surprise me that he

might be gay. and it doesn't surprise me that he was leading two totally different lives and was in such deep conflict within himself. >> joining us from orlando this morning is nbc's blake mccoy. what can you tell us about the investigation into his current wife? >> reporter: dara, good morning. all along, authorities have said there could be charges in this case, and this morning, they're zeroing in on the wife, noor salman. she met him on a dating site and they have a three and a half year old son together. she had been talking to authorities, she was with the shooter when he bought ammunition and one time, she brought him here too pulse nightclub to scope out the place. she said she tried to talk him out of any attack, but never alerted any authorities. that's the stem of any potential charges. fbi agents did visit her

parents' home in northern california yesterday. when we asked when the charges could come down, and they said their priority is a thorough investigation, not a deedy one. >> blake, thanks for the report from orlando. meanwhile, 27 of the 53 injured remain hospitalized, six still listed in critical condition. one is profoundly ill. one of the victims held hostage am the bathroom with the shooter. yesterday, she read from a poem she wrote, expressing the weight of being alive while her friends are not. >> the guilt of feeling grateful to be alive is heavy. wanting to survive but not sure if the people around you are ready. i feel guilty about screaming about my legs in pain, because i k feel nothing, like the other

49 who weren't so lucky to feel the pain of mine. the guilt of feeling lucky to be alive is heavy. >> a go fund me page to support the victims is over $4 million. now, to a political firestorm ignited by the orlando massacre, president obama hitting donald trump like never before. blasting trump as dangerous, in a rare show of anger that was in sink with hillary clinton's repudiations of the republican nominee. kristin welker has more. >> reporter: after donald trump called for expanding his muslim ban, president obama lashing out like never before. >> where does this stop. are we going to start treating all muslim americans differently. >> reporter: a speech, built as an update on the fight against isis, turned into a tirade against trump. the president didn't hide the fact that trump is getting under his skin. citing trump's digs at mr. obama for refusing to talk about radical islam.

>> islamic radicalism, and that's a very, very important term, a term that the president refuses to use. >> reporter: the president, answering. >> a political talking point. if we fall into the trap of painting all muslims with a broad brush, and imply that we are at war with an entire religion, then we are doing the terrorist's work for them. >> reporter: the sharp rebuke, coming at the same time as hillary clinton delivered her own shots at times sounding like they were reading from the same script. >> so there is no magic to the phrase radical islam. >> is donald trump suggesting that there are magic words that once uttered will stop terrorists from coming after us. >> reporter: clinton also defending her former boss, after this trump suggestion about the president's reaction to the orlando attack. >> a lot of people that think maybe he doesn't want to get it. a lot of people think maybe he doesn't want to know about it. >> he went on tv and suggested

that president obama is on the side of the terrorists. >> reporter: the tag team, a preview of the onslaught trump is facing in the fall. late last night, trump hit right back. >> i watched president obama today. he was more angry at me than he was at the shooter. the level of anger, that's the kind of anger that he should have for the shooter, and she is killers that shouldn't be here. >> that came shortly before trump raised eyebrows, when he questioned whether soldiers may have been responsible for reconstruction funds lost during the iraq war. >> iraq, crooked as hell. how about bringing baskets of money, millions and millions of dollars, and handing it out. i want to know, who are the soldiers that had that job. because i think they're living very well right now, whoever they may be.

>> a trump spokesperson clarified his remarks, saying he was referring to iraqi soldiers. the democratic primary is officially over after washington, d.c. held its contest yesterday. hillary clinton was the overwhelming winner over bernie sanders. 79% to 21%. the results came shortly after clinton and sanders held a private face-to-face meeting at a hotel in an effort to unify the party over the next several days. that meeting lasted well over an hour and a half, and both campaigns hailed it as a positive step forward. no word yet on whether sander also drop out of the race and formally back clinton ahead of the democratic convention. check out this unbelievable video from southern china that shows cars being swept away by rangi raging floodwaters. at least one person is missing, and thousands have been displaced. here at home, things are really starting to heat up, and nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with more on that.

good morning. >> good morning to you. summer heat waive will be the headlines. we have 25 million people in the heat advisory, in the orange, middle of the country. we have a heat watch, highly anticipated, and that's for 18 million, from phoenix to tucson to palm springs. as far as this heat wave goes, it starts in the middle of the country and then to the west. for today and the rest of this week, hundreds around wichita, dallas, 95 to 100, midland, texas, 100, by friday. st. louis, 99 on thursday. as i mentioned, the heat is building to build in the weekend, palm strings, 107, phoenix, 111, tucson, 110. that's near record high. if we're going to shatter, like it will come into sunday. phoenix should be 119, a chance at 120 degrees. close to the all time june record there in southern

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we want to get you caught up on the breaking news overnight. a 2-year-old boy was dragged into a lake near disney resort. the attack happened in front of the boy's horrified parents. the boy, who was on vacation with his family from nebraska was playing in the water when the alligator attacked. the father desperately tried to rescue his sons. there were signs that said do not swim in the area. the alligator is described between four and seven feet long. this a live picture, which is based in the seven seas lagoon area. 50 officers are involved. representatives for disney say the thoughts are with the family. the orlando nightclub gunman

is under intense scrutiny for the role she may have played. omar mateen's wife, noor salman may have known her husband was planning tact, and even attempted to talk him out of it. federal agents say salman was with mateen when he bought ammunition, and sources close to the case say she once drof him to pulse when he wanted to scope out the club, where he would later kill 49 people. investigate ares are looking into pursuing charges, and whether she could have stopped the deadly massacre. leading the news on nbc news.com, trump lawyers urge judge curiel to keep deposition video secret. the lawyers filed a motion earlier this week to block videos of his deposition from entering the public record. the motion is the latest chapper in a class action lawsuit filed against trump university for fraud. the decision rests in the hand of u.s. district judge gonzalo

curiel who has accused him of being unfair because of his mexican heritage. this man is formally charged with three felony counts and a misdemeanor. on tuesday, police ruled out air possible link to sunday's orlando attack. he has been ruled a danger to the community and a flight risk, and being held on $2 million bail. a time for a look ahead. president obama is scheduled to meet with the dahli lama at the white house. on tuesday, china warned the u.s. to stick by its promises, leader. along with bill kari karins. we thank you for watching "early today," and we hope you have great day today.

we'll see you tomorrow. flames rip through a south bay

strip mall--- sandwiched between homes and a gas station. a vervolatilrisk, thatreaches 4 >> breaking overnight, flames rip through a strip mall sandwiched between homes and a gas station. you see crews are still on scene, at this hour, it was a volatile risk that reached four alarm status. plus men and women in blue come together in the streets of san jose overnight after losing one of their active duty officers in a crash. plus, responding to terror. we have continuing live team coverage of the attack in orlando as new details emerge about the shooter and the role that his wife might have played in the days leading to a mass shooting. "today in the bay" starts right now. and good morning on this wednesday, thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's ge