next time. reaction continues to explode this morning over president trump's pointed and personal tweet against joe scarborough and mika brzezinski. >> tweets like these are inconsistent with the office. >> there's no need for uncivil language. >> it's blatantly sexist. >> today mika responds. wildfires overshadowing fourth of july fireworks. thousands of homeowners are forced to deal with dozens of western wildfires. police say tennis star venus williams was directly involved in a fatal car crash in florida. sharks swimming up to swimmers.

and meet the boss who pays for employees weddings and kids college too. "early today" starts right now. good friday morning, i'm frances rivera. sexist, divisive, vulgar and uncivil, just a few of the bipartisan terms used in response to president trump's latest twitter tirade aimed at "morning joe" host mika brzezinski. the response is titled, "the president is not well", noting that mr. trump is not mentally equipped to even watch their show. first nbc's kristen welker tells us how it all unfolded. >> reporter: president trump touting his energy policy but drowning out his own message with a tweet this time lashing out at "morning joe" for criticizing him. how come low i.q. crazy mika along with psycho joe came to

mar-a-lago on new year's eve and insisted on joining me. she was bleeding badly from a facelift. i said no. >> he's covering his hands here. because they're teensy. >> he doesn't know his own positions on a health care bill that he's passing. he seems confused. >> reporter: it was the president's very personal shot at mika brzezinski that prompted condemnation from democrats. >> it's blatantly sexist. >> reporter: and top republicans many taking to twitter themselves calling mr. trump's tweet beneath the office of the presidency. >> tweets like this are inconsistent with the greatness of the country and the office. >> there is no need for such uncivil language. >> what we're trying to do is improve the tone, the civility of the debate. this doesn't help that. >> reporter: his tweet striking similar to this remark about nbc's megyn kelly. >> you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes.

blood coming out of her wherever. >> reporter: there was that "access hollywood" tape. >> grab 'em by the [ bleep ]. the president expressing regret that time. >> i said it. i was wrong. i apologize. >> he fights fire with fire. >> reporter: white house spokeswoman sarah huckabee sanders disputing the comments were sexist and digging in. >> doesn't he have to meet a higher standard than cable news? >> i don't think you can expect someone to be personally attacked day after day and sit back. >> reporter: first lady melania trump leads an anti-bullying campaign and after the recent shooting of congressman steve scalise when the president and others called for civilly. >> the president views this as a tweet fight that hasn't sunk in to him that he now speaks for the entire country when he gets

on twitter and degrades the office of the presidency. >> mika brzezinski is expected to address the president's comments this morning. he -- and from "the washington post" -- a new fox news poll shows an astounding 71% of the public are against the president's tweet saying they hurt his agenda. breaking overnight german lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage. the landmark decision grants full adoption rights to gay couples. it comes days after chancellor angela merkel softened her stance to allow the vote to take place. she voted against the bill because she believes a marriage is between a man and a woman. she hopes the decision will lead to more social peace. now nearly two dozen wildfires continue to rage across the western part of the country endangering thousands of

homeowners. arizona governor declared a state of emergency after a week long blaze burned 25,000 acres. that fire along with several others expected to burn well into the holiday weekend. >> reporter: on the front lines the west is erupting in flames. multiple states declaring an emergency. >> i have a fire getting out of control. >> reporter: in utah, 305 wildfires already this season. >> it's big. we need help. >> reporter: the bryan head fire torching land the size of washington, d.c. lance evacuated. the veteran carrying out his precious american flag. >> it means a lot to me. >> reporter: with more than 20 major fires burning it's not just homes on the line but lives. >> with these winds we never know what's going to happen. >> reporter: near prescott, arizona they are fighting flames in the same area where 19 firefighters were killed four years ago. >> less people are complaining if their homes are lost because they recognize it's not worth

losing anybody's lives. >> reporter: burning night and day the firefight is expensive. retardant dropped from this dc-10 tanker cost $27,000. in burbank, california, flames nearly reached million dollar homes. 105 firefighters jumping into battle within minutes. this just a taste of what's to come. it's heating up across the west. isis so-called caliphate may have finally been destroyed. iraq's prime minister declared victory. troops made a symbolically important maneuver. the prime minister tweeted we are seeing the end of the fake state. he posted we'll continue to fight until every last one of them is killed or brought to justice.

>> tennis star venus williams has been found at fault for a fatal car crash earlier this month. she drove into an intersection but stopped mid way through traffic. the passenger in the second car was injured and died two weeks later. police found willians was at fault for violating the right of way. she has not been cited or charged and the crash is still under investigation. williams' lawyer issued a statement saying she expresses her deepest condolences to a family who lost a loved one. now high-speed car chase that started in kentucky. it went on for about 40 minutes. the driver even crossed the state line entering indiana.

it took 22 law enforcement vehicles chasing after him. it came to an end when the driver ran over a spike strip. two police vehicles rammed into his car stopping him. after the chase the driver was taken to a hospital. police expect to take him to jail upon release. they reportedly found at least a dozen purses in his truck. rough morning for one st. louis couple. they returned from the gym to find their car like this. it was swallowed up by a sinkhole. water was gushing from a water main. cars removed the car a few hours later. and tourists had a close encounter with sharks on the panhandle this week. fortunately no one was hurt. bill karins is tracking severe weather. 37 million people are at risk at the start of this holiday weekend. we're talking about travel, fireworks, barbecues.

>> the map shows the major areas at risk, buffalo through albany, possibly little rock and memphis. not everybody is going to get nailed by horrible storms but that will cause airplane delays. and into saturday, there are areas in the interior northeast that are going to have to deal with those storms, too. pretty beautiful, 80s in california but only in the toasty. look at reading today, 105 and fresno right around 100. there are some hot spots. we'll tack a look at the rest of the fourth of july forecast a little later. >> all right, bill.

how about those pee wee football players. >> you saw that. did you look that? >> yes. >> it was all about entertainment and sportsmanship, except for that tackle, that's not nice. i think that's a jacksonville jaguar there. it did raise a lot of money for charity. >> great to see. whoever you're rooting for on either side. thank you. >> developing overnight the u.s. and china are doing something they haven't done for 14 years. plus, the house passed legislation. a crackdown on illegal immigration from kate's law to stripping federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities. the trump agenda is moving ahead. thanks for the ride around norfolk! and i just wanted to say, geico is proud to have served the military for over 75 years! roger that. captain's waiting to give you a tour of the wisconsin now.

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welcome back. let's get into the weekend forecast. we talked about the heat in the inse interior sections of california. the northwest away from california should be fine. jumping to 111 in phoenix, a little uncomfortable. you can see the heat building through the mountain west. by the time we get to sunday's forecast, temperatures in the 70s along the coast, 109 in phoenix. no chance of any rain. a little hotter than some people might like but it's fourth of july weekend. s -- it's supposed to be hot. >> thank you. >> the chamber denied money to

sa sanctuary cities, while passing kate's law. it's named after katherine, who was killed at the hands of a repeat felon and undocumented immigrant. >> your fourth of july barbecue will be a little bit cheaper this year. the american fash bureau federation said the average cost of a cookout will be about $50.70, or less than $6 a person. an overall decrease in food prices is helping drive down the cost. >> spend that money on beer. and also this new hangover cure. it's from a former tesla engineer. it's called "morning recovery." it's supposed to help break down chemicals that causes people to sweat and feel nauseous. while this new hangover cure hasn't been approved by the the

fda, it's ingredients were. >> you try it first. >> you might want to try this when you're putting that to use as well. the annual wine battle where participants douse each other using any means necessary. er that supposed to wear white so their clothes turn purple and after the fighting is over, everybody heads to the town to continue the party well into the night. i totally agree with you, bill, that's a total waste. >> i don't like red wine and i'm not a huge red wine fan. >> it's the best thing ever, red wine and chocolate is the best thing. >> are you going with the dark chocolate. >> dark chocolate and nice red wine. open their mouths so they can skuzle in some of the extra right there. >> now i know what you're doing this weekend. there's that hangover cure, why

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a live look oute hey there. it is finally friday. a live look out at the golden gate bridge this morning ahead of the holiday weekend. a lot of folks will be hitting the road or coming into town. right now some pretty clear streets. the skies a little different story. thanks so much for joining us. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. a little haze in the air, in the skies. will that clear up as we had head into the weekend? >> not the whole bay area. we know that we've seen the clouds along the coast and in san francisco pretty much all weeklong. that does not change while the inland areas will be heating up. right now we all start out in the 50s as you get ready to head out the door and mostly cloudy skies. as we go into this afternoon, the