iran should deep dip loam sis not with terror or blood she had. >> attacks on two oil tankers push the u.s. on the precipice of war president trump saying he'd accept dirt from a foreign power. storming ahead with new tech weather forecasting system gets an upgrade shame while you shop grocery stores getting customers to go green. we the north are now we e r.

>> the kings of the north. the raptors topple the warriors. we'll tell you how toronto made it happen. "early today" starts right now >> good friday morning i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. that's a wrap on the nba season. the toronto raptors went into oakland and came out with their first nba title. game six was tight klay thompson on the floor there. he had to leave the game after falling awkwardly. he was able to shoot free throws but would not return stef curry was the only star the warriors had last chance for golden free thr it is over they close out the series

114-110. all eyes on finals mvp kawhi leonard as he led his team to the first title in toronto >> this is something special for me you know how the last year, everybody was looking at me and i stayed true to myself. ied a great support system >> great goggles there champaign burns, got to protect the eyes raptor fans celebrating there deep into the night and probably still going on to the conflict on the high seas united states blaming iran after two fuel tankers were attacked in the gulf of oman. the united states released this video that they believe shows them removing a mine from the side of the tanker >> reporter: the u.s. accusing

iran of carrying out a blatant attack the japanese owner saying it was targeted twice the u.s. navy raced to provide help the iranian navy said it rescued some crewmembers the secretary of state blamed a present a clear threat >> iran denies involvement >> reporter: here in tehran the leadership calling the attack, quote, beyond suspicious saying why would they attack the japanese ships while the japanese prime minister was in iran >> last month, four tankers were hit here the u.s. calling for an emergency. oil tankers in flames a

regi ready to ignite at any time this morning secretary pompeo vowing to keep up the pressure on iran while president trump saying it is too soon to even think about a deal tweeting, they are not ready and neither are we >> thank you the white house is ending the workweek in full damage control mode amid a growing tide of backlash over president trump's comment that he would be open to accepting dirt from on opponent by a foreign entity and the watch dog calls for the firing of another. sara sanders is officially on her way out. >> reporter: that's right. she is leaving the end of the month. the enidt congratulating her on twitter and also saying he hopes she runs for governor of arkansas

she's headed back home to arkansas another top spokesperson, kellyanne conway calls that she should be fired. reporting that her public comments about democratic candidates violate federal laws and standards. we are still monitoring the fall out from president trump in that abc interview that he would accept dirt on a political opponent from a foreign government this statement from the federal elections commissioner, let me make something 100% clear that it is illegal to not only receive contributions or anything of value, adding this is not a novel concept on capitol hill both dpublemocr what the president said. >> the president gave us once again evidence that he does not

know right from wrong. it is a very sad thing >> i think it is a mistake if a foreign government comes to you and offers to help your campaign, giving you anything whether money or information, the right answer is no >> reporter: now there are some republicans defending the president here but congress has rejected a measure to require candidates to report all contact with foreign nationals republicans say it is too broad that they would have to report dreamers who work for their campaign >> thank you tracie potts for joining us this morning. mass protests in hong kong have led to legislatures suspend meetings to the extraditios cla increasingly violent police have used rubber bullets and tear spray opposing the

bill 22 officers have been injured and over 80 people were injured for protest-related injuries the chief executive condemned the acts cuba gooding jr. turned himself and is now facing a criminal charge after a woman accused him of groping her at a bar. he denies the allegation and surveillance video shows no criminal conduct >> mr. gooding has not acting inappropriately in any shape or form i frankly am shocked and horrified that this case is being prosecuted >> the nypd is confirming a second woman came forward alleging he touched her inappropriately back in 2008 but it is unlikely they can move forward with that case because it falls outside the statute of

limitation in new york state, cracking down on measles. new york has become the epicenter of the out break with more than 800 people sickened. calling the out breaks a public health emergency the law will require school children to be vaccinated despite their parents objections it goes into effect immediately. prosecutors have dismissed all charges in the flint water charge the water experienced an out break of lead. they say charges can be refiled and there may be additional charges. to the first major upgrade to give you even more accurate forecasts when severe weather is on the way here is nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: it has been 40

years since the federal government improved the instruments that predict this weather. this year, it all changes. upgrading the computer system. >> if you think of the american weather model as a corvette. we are replacing the engine with one that is higher performing and more efficient >> they still input data from weather balloons and bouys >> reporter: noaa hoping to match the european model storms. tht or must get out. >> that was kerry sanders reporting. we still need a good meteorologist to help us out >> happy friday to you guys.

i want to talk about severe weather. that's why models are so important. yesterday, we saw that severe weather roll through the northeast. we had a tornado touch down in southern new jersey last night this is a second one in just the last month we are in a very active pattern. the bull's-eye today is ine loot severe weather at least a chance in southern and central plains but enjoy today. happy friday enjoy the sunshine and tomorrow is really nice too before the rain returns >> father's day weekend too. thank you. in hits, chobani has offered to pay

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that may never have been more true than with the perfect penmanship >> it is kind of like an art >> third grade student, sara >> awarded a national prize for handwriting. only made more amazing because she was born with no hands >> i tried to figure out a way to do it and pushed through what is difficult >> even the recorder is no match. >> they have a family motto. >> be mighty and do your best. >> whenever you think you can't do something or think something is hard, i look at what sara has to overcome. >> what do you want to be when you grow up? >> a lawyer, the president and

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and a good friday morning to you. june 14th. and let's call this the day after. a live look at oracle. certainly not in the favor of dub nation, but it happened. we're here. it'sfully. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> do you need a hug? >> i do. >> come here. >> it was nice. the raptors won. it was their first ever.