ill stay all caps, but other messages will no longer be screaming. the navy grasping this, a small for communicative nuance is a small thing but the best new thing in the world today. "first look" is up next. good friday morning. right now on "first look" -- colorado is officially fighting the worst wildfires in that state's history and the damage is devastated. red line crossed, the u.s. confirms that syria has used chemical weapons on the rebels. now president obama is sending weapons and am mo to the front lines. a tough day for air travel with multiple mishaps around the country. plus, media baron rupert murdoch files for divorce. dozens injured last night when the deck at a miami sports bar collapses. one of our top intel guys calls self-proclaimed leaker edward snowden a liar.

good morning. i'm mara schiavocampo. it's the most destructive wildfire in colorado history. the black forest fire has killed two people and destroyed 360 -- 379 homes with 13 homes being threatened. the blaze near colorado springs is one of three major fires burning right now in the state, causing about 38,000 people to flee from their homes. >> this is our dream home in the forest and it's -- it's gone. >> more than 700 firefighters are working desperately to quell the flames, but so far it's only 5% contained. overnight, deputies went door to door, evacuating even more people. a record-breaking heat wave fueled the flames which broke out tuesday and officials are calling approaching thunderstorms a wild card for firefighters. colorado is not the only state facing forest fires. right now, others are burning in oregon, california and new mexico. with the white house

confirming president bashar al assad's use of chemical weapons in syria, it's clear assad has crossed the red line that president obama warned him to avoid. u.s. officials say president obama has authorized sending weapons to syrian rebels. this, as ts u.s. estimates upwards of 93,000 people have been killed in the two-year civil war. in an nbc news/"wall street journal" poll found 15% of americans favor u.s. military action. 24% believe the u.s. should not take any action at all. some u.s. officials say steps need to be made to prevent the proliferation of chemical weapons. >> my goal is to make sure they're not used against us or israel, our allies throughout the world. >> all this comes amid growing public pressure on the white house to do more. from john mccain on the right to bill clinton on the left, nbc's chuck todd reports. >> reporter: for months, president obama has said bashar al assad's use of chemical weapons against his own people

would be a red line and would lead to a change of u.s. policy. the white house confirmed the red line has indeed been crossed. according to a new intelligence assessment that has been shared with congress and key allies around the world, assad has used chemical weapons, namely sarin gas. on a small scale, killing as many as 150 syrians. the assessment is a confirmation of a preliminary intelligence report that the president spoke about last april. >> what we have right now is an intelligence assessment. and as i said, knowing that potentially chemical weapons have been used inside of syria doesn't tell us when they were used, how they were used. obtaining confirmation and strong evidence, all of those things we have to make sure that we work on with the international community. >> reporter: since then, the white house disclosed that they have been quietly ramping up support for the syrian opposition, specifically, a group called the supreme

military council. the assistance has included some military support. and the white house promised more direct military support is on the way, but aides would not disclose the specifics of the arms the u.s. is sending. the white house says hezbollah's increased role in helping assad added to the president's sense of urgency to do more. republican senator john mccain, who has been a vocal critic of mr. obama's syrian policy raced to the senate floor just before the white house made its announcement. >> the president of the united states better understand that just supplying weapons is not going to change the equation on the ground and the balance of power. >> that was nbc's chuck todd reporting. a packed outdoor deck at a miami sports bar partially collapsed last night sending dozens of people into the shallow waters of biscayne bay. officials say bar customers and rescuers pulled people from the water and divers searched the waters underneath the deck overnight to make sure no one was trapped. 24 people were hospitalized, two in serious condition.

authorities say about a hundred people were on the deck at the time watching the miami heat playing game four of the nba finals. a significant ruling from the judge in the george zimmerman second-degree murder trial. the jury will be sequestered. we've learned the jury will last between two to four weeks. during the fourth day of questioning thursday some potential jurors expressed their concern over the charged atmosphere of the case. >> i think it can certainly affect safety. >> so you're concerned about your safety as a juror, if you were -- >> yes, and my family. >> other jurors, meanwhile, are split on whether they've already formed an opinion. >> nobody can take nobody's life. >> for me, it's difficult to make up to form an opinion. because i think the only person that can judge is god. >> 200 jurors have been brought in for questioning since monday. 85 of them have been dismissed. "the "orlando sentinel"" reports

24 are believed to have made it past the first round of questions. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense in shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old trayvon martin. we should mention george zimmerman has sued nbc universal, the parent company of this network, for defamation. the company has strongly denied his allegations. the east coast was pounded by rain, hail and lightning thursday. the storms knocked down power lines and trees. one child was killed in virginia. at a zoo in maryland, an intern was injured after reportedly being struck by lightning. the weather system has caused massive power outages, including knocking out power in more than 100,000 homes in the carolinas. the national weather authority has issued flood warnings in the majority of the east coast, south and southeast. and now it's time for your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. when president obama visits africa this month he certainly doesn't travel light. check out this list. 56 support vehicles 14

limousines 3 trucks carrying bulletproof glass and fighter jets if the sky. while president obama was in boston wednesday, he met with the family of cambridge police officer sean collier who was shot and killed by the czar nay yev brothers in april. he thanked the family for the sacrifice he made for the nation. chris clicksty will speak at the clinton global initiative today. here's the first photo of actress jennifer goodwin playing jackie kennedy for the docku drama killing kennedy. the film set to air on the national geographic channel in november. a popular word has entered our political lexicon. akinize. a columnist defines it as, quote, attempting to diminish a po political foe by likening his or her words to reremarks on

legitimate rape made by former missouri rep todd akin. john dingell is the longest serving member of congressional history. kathleen sebelius lynda carter and house democratic leader nancy pelosi danced to a supreme songs to celebrate. looks like a party. and last night's congressional baseball game in washington, the democrats had a big night. democratic congressman cedric richmond of louisiana had four hits including a triple and pitched seven innings of shutout ball. the democrats crushed the republicans 22-0 in the most lop-sided win in the 52 years they've gone head to head. no bipartisan on the field. and that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. and for more now on that severe weather we mentioned we are turning to bill karins. >> rough including the d.c. area had a tornado possibly nearby the d.c. area. we mentioned dsed der ray cho, for straight line winds over 250 miles. that did happen wednesday night.

the storm prediction center did confirm that. yesterday we actually had more damaging winds than the day before. 645 reports of wind be damage from the areas of southern ohio valley right through the mid-atlantic. the worst of it virginia and north carolina where there's still about 100,000 plus people without power. that storm is trying to exit the east coast. i say trying, because this looks like a map i would show you in like maybe march with a big cold rain over all of new england. it is a chilly morning and it is raining from -- >> it's june! >> southern portions of new england through the northeast. it's windy too. it's an ugly friday in the northeast. the other story is the heat. it was 94 in denver yesterday. today's forecast is going to be in the 90s once again, near 100 in pueblo. the firefighters still have their work cut out for them there. as far as the forecast goes as we go through the weekend we don't have nasty storms. the midwest will see thunderstorm action. looks like even into father's day. for the east coast, saturday is

like top ten beautiful especially in new england. >> nice. >> and sunday looks pretty nice too. >> we're due for at least one nice day. >> that's what we're averaging, right? like one nice day, versus three rainy days. >> thanks so much bill. coming up the british government issues a worldwide alert. leaker edward snowden is not welcome. and the world's richest man gets linkedin. check out a car kit developed for kids as young as 10 years old. and the heat evens the score in the lone star state. "first look" is back in three.

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and burned more than three hours. the cause is still undetermined. the director of the nsa told lawmakers that edward snowden, the former contractor at the center of the nsa leak case was lying when he told "the guardian" he could tap into anyone's phone calls. or e-mails. house chair mike rogers echoed the sentiment. >> he clearly has overinflated his position. he has overinflated his access. and he's even overinflated what the actual -- the technology of the programs would allow one to do. it's impossible for him to do what he was saying he could do. and just this morning, british authorities issued a worldwide alert to airline that's snowden, last seen in hong kong, not be allowed to board flights to the uk. in nevada two pilots escaped unharmed after their jets hit one another during an air race training flight at a reno airport. one jet sustained damage to its tail. both landed safely. the jets were l-39 albatross

uses for military training and light ground attacks. # in california, a small passenger jet with three people on board ran into a hangar. the faa says the pilot reportedly lost control during an engine test. jumped after the plane jumped. no one was hurt. turning now to business, jackie deangeles. >> good morning to you. futures higher after stocks rallied on thursday closing near the highs of the day as fears over the fed pulling the plug on its stimulus programs started to ease. look for data today on inflation. many factoring in consumer sentiment. mortgage rates are up again this week with the 30-year fixed loan nearing 4%. that's still near historic lows but rates are tracking higher yields on the ten-year treasure bond. dear old dad can cash in on father's day freebies this weekend. hooters and tcby are giving away free food to boost customer traffic. father's day is traditionally a

slow period for the industry. my dad used to say take it easy on dear old dad. >> nothing says father's day like hooters. thank you. the richest man in the world as joined linkedin. bill gates will be contributing a regular blog post on the social network for professionals and offering some advice, too. check out what toyota is doing to get kids interested in cars. this is the car kit geared toward 10-year-olds. up to 24 miles an hour. the parents can dial back the speed, they must still go through safety tests and the company is still deciding if they can be put up for sale. tycoon rupert murdoch filed for divorce from his wife of 14 years. deng is known for throwing a punch at a protester who tried to pie her husband a few years ago. mr. murdoch's divorce to his previous wife ana cost him a cool $1.7 billion. no word yet on who this one will cost. he has six children from his

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sparked ugly racial ly motivated comments online. he tweeted, please do not pay attention to the negative people. i am an american, living the american dream. this is part of the american life. good for him. to the court now, lebron james scored a game high 33 points and dwyane wade added 32. boom. as the heat crushed the spurs 109-93. game five will be played sunday in san antonio. rain delays galore on day one of the u.s. open. tiger woods, check this out, drained an unbelievable cross-country birdie on the 6. look at that. right in the hole. but finished 2 over through 10 holes while phil mickelson is the clubhouse leader at 3 under par. lee westwood shot on the par 4 6th. the ball sails past the green and into the fan gallery. you see that right there? where one fan, a teenager, in fact, snagged it barehanded. lastly, the new york mets are really trying to get their star

third baseman david wright in the all-star game. with wright trailing by 100,000 votes and only a month until the game they had this bright idea. the marketing department decided to turn to cougar life.com to rack up the votes. this is a dating site for younger men to meet older women. he had been named cougar life's hottest cub on the website. they decided to pass on the partnership. you think? and wright is currently 74,000 votes behind the leader but i'm sure he is not short on dates. mara? >> if they would have stuck with the cougars they wouldn't be so far behind. >> he might win. >> thanks so much. it's time to dig deeper into our top political stories. joining us now for our "first look" at politics is politico report kevin. good morning. >> good morning, mara. happy fry. >> yes, you too. >> start with the white house announcing they're sending arms to syrian rebels.

how extensive do you think american involvement in syria will get? >> i think we could go as far as to see something like a no-fly zone implemented. what's interesting here you have john mccain agreeing with former president bill clinton, secretary of state john kerry all seem to be agreeing that more has to be done in syria, coming to a consensus. >> turning to the nsa leak case, there is a lot of disagreement in congress about whether the surveillance is okay or not. is this issue between the tea party types like rand paul and ted cruz and the establishment guys like mccain and lindsey graham? >> i think this disagreement and ideology has always existed to some extent but i do think that we're seeing kind of the more liberals in congress and the rand paul types in congress almost agreeing on certain issues. but you're right, i think when you you look at this through the long-term prism of 2016 and 2014, you could see some jockeying on big brother and government overreach and the

wording of that and how that's framed among republicans like rubio and rand paul. and today marks six months since that tragic school shooting at newtown elementary school. the president has vowed efforts but tight gun laws are not done. has that moment passed? >> it's tough to say. we're gearing up and already started this immigration debate. you know once a major policy moment has subsided it's going to be interesting to see if they announce a new plan the obama administration, what the difference will be from last time. >> all right. politico kevin cyrilly, have a great weekend. >> you too. >> bill karins and betty will be here for our first buzz. a special father's day edition coming up next. wrong. take metamucil. sure it helps keep you regular but it doesn't stop there. metamucil has psyllium which helps lower cholesterol, promotes digestive health, and helps maintain healthy blood sugar levels. it can multi-multitask... look at it, it's

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. it's going to scare you guys. there was this crazy guy arrested for jumping over the white house fence and trying to spray paint a political message. yeah. if that guy wants to get a message to the president he should have written it in an e-mail to literally anyone. it's time for first buzz stories we're talking about. our dads.

sunday is father's day. >> dear old dad. >> betty, you have memories to share. >> father's day is bittersweet for me. my father passed away many years ago. obviously he had a profound affect on my life and i have such great memories of him. here he is. >> a veteran. >> a career military man, mind you. met my mom in vietnam a few years later. they had me. a wonderful story there. but he's such a tough, you know, military man. very, you know, strict and all of that. he had that voice that, you know, would stop you in your tracks. i was daddy's little girl so i knew how to work it. i remember he had this recliner that he would sit in and i was an only child so i really didn't have a lot of people to play with. i looked at dad and thought, you know what this is beauty shop time. on the back of the recliner i would put ribbons and bows. tough military girl went out the window. >> my dad, a real joker, funny guy. there he is. we're hanging out at a pickeny a few years ago and sentimental, the kind of person he would go

to the movies and he would give you the ticket stub and say you should remember this night. really devoted to his grandchildren. recently i started celebrating father's day a different way with my husband, my baby daddy. >> how cute is she. >> priority number one. >> and happy father's day to you. >> a lot of people ask me what's your favorite time as a dad and there are daily routines and everything and working these hours, i always miss the wake-up call with the kids. this is when i get home and that's like every single day, you know, that's my fun time. >> they are precious. >> so sweet. >> in the morning they're really cute. when i'm trying to go to bed at 8:00 -- "way too early" starts right now. happy father's day, dad. the story has been dwyane wade. spectacular performance for wade as the heat on the verge of evening the nba finals. >> dwyane wade wakes up and the

miami heat just a little more competitive in game four of the nba finals. highlights from san antonio. while back in miami, fans had a major scare as the deck of a popular sports bar collapses, sending dozens of people into the water. fortunately no one died there, but we can't say the same for the wildfires in colorado as two bodies are found as thousands remain separated from their homes. this is "way too early" for a friday. good morning, everybody. i'm brian shactman. it is a friday june 14th. well delve into the latest developments from the middle east. we have elections in iran and an escalation in the syrian civil war. we'll get to details on that but we want to begin with that deck collapse in miami where a fun night at a sports bar turned into a serious situation in an instant. 24 people were hurt two of them seriously at a bar outside miami. about 100 people were on the deck of a place called shuckers

watching the nba finals at the time of the collapse. witnesses say they heard a crunching sound, saw a pillar come down before the entire deck fell into biscayne bay. happy nobody was seriously hurt there. we go to syria where the united states has concluded that pro government forces in syria have used chemical weapons against the opposition crossing the so-called red line drawing america more directly into the