coming up on "early today," the president and vice-president delivered an incredibly moving message to the people of orlando. the horror of the pulse massacre, could the nation be heading for gun control legislation. pope francis grabs a tiger by the table, saying most modern marriages are invalid. meat loaf collapses in the middle of a performance. nba, mvp gets ejected in game six. "early today" starts right now. good morning, everyone, i'm alex witt. president obama visited orlando yesterday. he said a threat to all americans was made and

tightening the gun laws. traveling with the vice-president, they delivered 49 white roses in memory of those lost. they grieved with the families in the same way they have for so many tragedies before this one. speaking at a makeshift memorial, the president said counterterrorism overseas can never prevent loan wolf attacks at home. >> orlando and san bernardino were homegrown, carried out it appears not by external plotters, not by vast networks. or sophisticated cells, but by deranged individuals warped by the hateful propaganda that they have seen over the internet. then we're going have to do more to prevent these kind of attacks from occurring. it's going to take more than just our military.

>> votes on stricter gun control laws are scheduled in the senate on monday, following democrats marathon filibuster earlier this week. however, house speaker paul ryan poured cold water, when speaking to nbc's chuck todd. >> we're looking it at it and want to make sure we get it right. >> the question right now if someone is on a terror watch list, are the authorities notified as to whether a person on that list is trying to purchase a gun or not. that's the procedure right now. so the question is, can we make sure that procedure works the way it is supposed to work. >> on thursday, cia chief john brennan delivered a stark warning on the extreme isis threat across the country. >> the great concern about how isil has been able to rapidly develop capabilities in other countries, this is a global challenge. the numbers of isil fighters now far exceeds what al qaeda at at its height. we're talking about tens of

thousands of individuals. >> can you estimate the number. >> i think it's between 18,022,000 fighters. >> brennan's comments come as the latest survey monkey poll shows 1 in 4 americans rank terr terror number one top issue facing america. al also looking at online posts that omar mateen made. >> we've learned from a source close to the gunman's wife and omar mateen exchanged text messages. he wondered, where are you. he said do you see what's happening. she replied no. he replied, i love you babe. we now the gunman, who murdered 49 and wounded 53, used facebook during the blood she had. in this letter, ron johnson wrotes omar mateen searched pulse orlando and shooting as victims lay dying.

a senior law enforcement official tells nbc news during the massacre mateen posted, you kill innocent women and children by doing air trieks, now taste islamic vengeance. an employee at this gunshop tells us, mateen tried to buy ammo and body armor here two months ago, but was turned down because something felt wrong. meantime, the funerals for the victims began, juan guerrero finished his first year of college, his boyfriend, killed by his side, will be laid to rest. the first of 49 funerals, in a city overwhelmed with grief. democratic must unite in an effort to beat dthonald trump, bernie sanders saying in a live stream video last night. the video was touted over the past several days. sanders said he would join hillary clinton to defeat hillary clinton, but nowhere

near conceding the democratic primary. >> defeating donald trump cannot be our only goal. we must continue our grassroots effort to create the america that we know we can become. and we must take that energy into the democratic national convention on july 25th in philadelphia, where we will have more than 1,900 delegates. >> now, while that was live streaming, hillary clinton racked up a high profile from republican richard asatage. the news of his backing comes as clinton installs her own chief of staff to the democratic national committee, effectively taking over operations leading into the fall. on the republican side, the gop continues to be dismayed by trump's candidacy. here is former new jersey christine todd whitman, slamming

trump on "last word." >> i am too worried about what the campaign is doing to the country, what his rhetoric is, how he would i believe make us more vulnerable to terrorists by some of language. he certainly doesn't represent the party in which i grew up. >> despite her non-endorsement, he got his mechanical animals mixed up. >> i have read about this place for a long time. where is that horse, i want to go on the horse. hey, you want to -- you want to hit the papers tomorrow. let's get that horse. i'll ride that horse. the problem is, even if i make it, they'll say i fell off the horse and it was terrible. >> but it seems trump isn't the only republican on the trail making extreme statements. senator john mccain said president obama was directly responsible for the orlando attack.

>> barack obama is directly responsible for it. the responsibility for it lies with the president barack obama and his failed policies. directly responsible because he pulled everybody out of iraq and i predicted at the time that isis would go unchecked and there would be taxes on the united states of america. it is a matter of record. so he is directly responsible. >> now, mccain attempted to clean up those remarks with nbc's hallie jackson. >> the president had not pulled out of iraq, he would have never seen the rise of isis. he bears responsibility. >> so are you -- i want to be clear. are you backtracking on your statement? >> i'm not backtracking on anything. i'm saying the president of the united states actions were responsible because of the withdrawal of the troops from iraq, which led to fight anything syria, which then led to isis, and failure to have a strategy to destroy isis has led

the attacks on united states and europe. scary moments at a meat loaf concert last night, when the 48-year-old musician collapsed on stage, he would singing "i would do anything for love." he falls onto the floor. moments later, security and stage crews surrounded him. no word on his condition. a fan who attended the concert tells nbc news he seemed out of it during the first hour. meat loaf canceled a concert on monday due to an illness. walt disneyworld resort is saying it is reviewing safety protocols. disney has closed all its beaches and will be adding signage. it is unclear what the signs will entail or if they'll explicitly warn against alligators. they've pulled a couple of more gators from the water, but no positive match from the one that killed lane graves.

the cause of death is drowning and traumatic injuries. the little boy's family released a statement saying the words cannot describe the shock and grief our family is experiencing over our son. we are devastated and ask for privacy during this extremely difficult time. a deadly assault on a british lawmaker has the u.k. in morning today. jo cox, mother of two, was attacked yesterday in broad daylight. local media reports said a man shot and stabbed her on the street. nearby officers quickly arrested the 52-year-old suspect, whose motives remain unclear, but the incident sent shock waives across the u.k., where gun violence is rare. it resembles when gabby giffords was shot parties campaigning for and against membership in the e.u. suspended their campaigns. giffords tweeted the sentiment felt by all. absolutely sick ined to hear of

the as nation of jo cox. she was a young courage and hard-working mother and wife. wildfires out west, forcing the evacuation of thousands of southern california, new mexico and arizona. the fast moving sherpa fire is the biggest concern right now tas grew overnight, fire crews used this quantity of fire retardant there, 66 million people across the west. under heat advisories now, hot, dry conditions to fuel more wildfires. i know it's the season, bill, but you never want to hear this. it's frightening. >> a really difficult train. the firefighters, you know, it is going to burn for a while. let's get into this heat. obviously the hote doeat dome ig story. advisories and warnings go from the desert southwest to burbank, phoenix, tucson, all the way to savannah, georgia.

13 million under heat advisories. the peak will be sunday/monday. tucson's all time record high, 117. 110 on saturday, 116 sunday. you're going to be approaching your all time record high. not a monthly high, all time. as far as phoenix, 122, maybe a little out of reach. we think about 119 to 120 will be your high toward the end there. 97 in dallas. northwest, maybe showers on saturday in seattle. as far as father's day, what a beautiful forecast, boise to billings to se couple of days. blistering heat, 105 to 106. a little funny, we're so hot, baking in so many place, let's

go to the opposite end of the earth. 74 degrees negative in the south poll. it was negative 100 a couple of days ago. >> wow, that is perspective. you think we are -- >> i know. >> polar opposites. good line there, perfect. thank you so much, bill karins. just ahead, major new discovery from egypt air flight 804. plus the pope earns his stripe with a close encounter with a tiger. you're watching "early today." like a new dress shirt or tie only $19.99 pick him up a new watch... or give him a watch gift set for only $27.99 and save on performance golf shirts and, no matter how you pay take an extra 20% off these already great sale prices! everyone gets kohl's cash too! that you can use later on just about anything you want online or in store! all weekend at kohl's. now that's the good stuff. kohl's. are you ready to take the gel envy challenge?

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leading the news in the new york time, a funeral for a fire chief, 15 years after he died on 9/11. battalion chief lawrence tnchs stack's funeral was postponed because his remains were never recovered. they just recovered a blood vial when adding himself to the bone marrow registry. pope francis, the great majority of marriages are null because couples don't understand what they're doing. people don't fully understand the meaning of a lifetime kmi committedment because they see divorce as an option. orlando has seen an out pouring of kindness and

generosity of strangers. ♪ >> reporter: it is a reality we have come to expect at mass shootings. a gun is fired one second, acts of kindness are born the next. >> tell me the good news. >> reporter: in the supply room of an orlando business -- >> we're going to get help right now. she's working on two more. >> reporter: volunteers field calls and messages from the victims, now descending upon the city. what's happening here. >> angels are at work. >> reporter: it started with a facebook post, offering a few of his rental properties. >> it just kept getting reposted and reposted, and then i like owe my god, i'm going to need my rooms. >> reporter: now they're coordinating housing, transportation, whatever the families need. >> we know we can't get their siblings or children back, but we can make everything else seamless. >> reporter: jet blue giving free seats to the mediate family

of those killed or injured, on a facebook post going viral, this post, his grandmother was flying to orlando to the funeral and everyone on board wrote her a message. as they deplaned, every single person stopped to offer her their condolences. some just said they were sorry. some touched her hand. some hugged her. some cried with her. >> excuse me. >> reporter: sno gesture is too small. >> thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> this 6-year-old is handing out home manned covers, with welcome splashes of cover. >> she may know entirely what's going on, but she knows people are sad. >> far outnumbered by countless acts of good. joe frier, orlando. have a great friday. i wish all the dads out there happy father's day and a terrific weekend. breaking overnight-- a close

call for a father and son after an s-u plows in a south bay home. laura/vo plus... all eyes on fal court in san francisco as breaking overnight, a close call for a father and son after this suv plows into their south bay home. all eyes on federal court in san francisco as pg&e goes to trial in connection to the pipeline blast in san bruno. >> the warriors' emotional collapse, game six. locker room reaction after steph curry's temper tantrum got him ejected from the game. today in the bay starts right now. good morning. thank you for joining us. happy friday. scott mcgrew in for sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon.