question on our facebook page, i should point out. and as i wish everybody a happy father's day on this sunday. that will do it for us. we're back next week. if it's sunday, it's "meet the press." good monday morning. right now on "first look" -- iraq is rapidly disintegrating. the al qaeda-linked militants continues their string of att k attacks world cup excitement grows on the field. on the streets police shoot at protest protesters. little victoria, the victim of a dog attack, now a victim of a whole different kind a massive propane explosion sends shrapnel flying. good monday morning to you. security has been stepped up at the american embassy in baghdad

as the conflict in iraq intensifies. several embassy staff have been evacuated. 150 marines have been called in to protect them. meanwhile, the islamic militants have released chilling images that show them rounding up and executing iraqi soldiers. we can't verify the authenticity of the videos. the u.s. prepares for a possible escalation and tensions. speaking with cbs' face the nation, senator lindsey graham warns of bigger implications. >> the seeds of 9/11 are being planted all over iraq and syria. this is what they're telling you what they're going to do. >> tracie boths is in washington with the latest developments. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. the concern here on capitol hill is as senator graham said, could

these militants target the united states if they're not stopped. so, the u.s. is trying to shore-up support with our arab allies if the region while protecting our own people on the ground. this morning, u.s. personnel are trying to secure our embassy. moving state workers out of baghdad. as islamic militants close on the city. >> we need air power to stop the advance toward baghdad. >> reporter: with iraqi soldiers abandoning their posts, shiite militias are now taking up arms against isis, the al qaeda-linked group that seized northern iraq. pictures, unverified, show iraqi soldiers and recruits being executed. >> you intend to do harm to america or americans, we're

going to come after you, we're going to bring a ring of fire on you. >> reporter: three u.s. ships have been sent to the persian gulf. secretary of state john kerry are calling our allies in the region for help. republicans blame president obama. >> this administration, from secretary clinton to president obama has repeatedly unestimated the threats faced by americans. >> the next 9/11 is coming from here. >> reporter: a group that the u.s. is taking seriously. you saw those pictures supposedly of mass executions. the united nations say they're deeply disturbing. >> the world watching the extent of u.s. involvement there. the family of a 3-year-old attacked by pit bulls earlier this year, are turning to social media after they were asked to leave kfc because of her scars.

she was attacked by three pit bulls while visiting her grand parents in mississippi. earlier this po month, victoria and her family were asked to leave a kfc restaurant in jackson, mississippi. the news went viral after the family took to facebook. the kfc restaurant later apologized online. the restaurant has donated $30,000 to help with victoria's medical bills. a boy scout troop is safe this morning after being rescued from a grand canyon in arizona. some members were able to climb out of the canyon with help from the sheriff's department. but others including a 70-year-old man, had to be attached to harnesses and lifted

out. everybody was said to be just fine. lot of interesting things as a highway patrol troopers. but in utah, they got a very unexpected and fiery wake-up call over the weekend, they blocked off a road to protect motorists from nearby blaze. a propane tank exploded, sending shrapnel flying into the air, a piece weighing 50 pounds, landed by a trooper's car. it was caught on dash cam. it was a lucky dodge for troopers to show how much of a narrow escape that was one of america's most voices is silent today. casey kasem died sunday at the age of 82, a familiar presence in millions of americans' homes as host of america's top 40. he was also the voice of scooby-doo.

he became a deejay for the armed forces radio. he losted america's top 40 until 2002. now, to sports, and redemption in san antonio where the spurs prevented a three-peat for miami and took home this year's nba championship title. lebron james leading the rally for a strong first quarter, but san antonio didn't take long to play catch-up, they closed the gap in the second quarter, the third quarter the spurs rack up the points, knocking down buckets to widen the gap. tim duncan makes a big play on defense in the fourth. from there, there was no looking pack. spurs claim the victory to win their fifth nba championship. kawhri leonard named mvp.

france dominated honduras with 3-0 victory. and lionel messi scoring the winning goal for argentina. they won 2-1. the u.s. plays their first match tonight at 6:00 eastern time against ghana. vice president joe biden will be attending the game firsthand to see if the u.s. can get off to a strong start. fitzpatrick at the 9th. zach johnson. this was a moment ago with a 7 iron. >> the sides down the sideline. >> not quite high enough. zach, perfect. >> that gives zach johnson something to smile about, after sinking a hole in a one. he sure knows how to get that crowd going but it was german golfer martin kaymer who took

home the title. he finished with 9 under for seventh major championship title. the reds/yanks, a 90-minute game delay because of a circuit breaker. the a's. scary moment for oakland's gentry getting nailed in the helmet by a pitch. the a's down the yanks. the catch of the day here, check out this father making a one-handed catch. way to go, dad. happy father's day to you. although mom is like, really. >> got back from the diaper change. right. >> he knew he was on camera. he's making sports center's top ten. let's take a look at the weather. >> last week wasn't the nicest

on the east coast. we ended up with a decent weekend. now we're turning on the heat. lot of us will have the ac on shortly. hot weather is building in. first heat wave for the midweek. washington, d.c., one of the hotter locations. as hot as mid-90s by tuesday and wednesday. afternoon storms here and there to cool you off a little bit. today, as far as dangerous weather goes, if we're going to have any deadly weather, it will most likely be in iowa, we hope not so. 15 million at risk of severe weather today. omaha and lincoln included. milwaukee to green bay to minneapolis. late this afternoon into this evening. out west, the fire danger is high once again today. windy weather pattern. very low relative humidity. high fire danger for the

southern rockies. today's forecast, all of your morning travel, no issues at all. late this afternoon, you'll be dodging those thunderstorms in florida and in the northern plains. the heat is the big story this week. the body isn't used to it. >> you know, crank up the ac good news for type i diabetes sufferers and starbucks is getting ready to pay college tuitions for some. details in go minutes. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. ♪

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arlington, virginia, to promote her book and the justice was just there shopping. in the los angeles times, governor chris christie tells gop donors you'll get over it, after being asked about the bridgegate scandal. the governor told hundreds of donors to get over it, adding it will be fine. the interim foreign minister used a vulgar schoolyard word that has caused an international incident. russia has called for his resignation. governor quinn sign legislation to prohibit police quotas. president bill clinton is most admired president of thes past 25 years, that's according to a new wall street journal/nbc

news study. 42% of respondents picked clinton. 17% for george w. bush and 16% for his father, jrj h.w. bush. that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." joining us this morning for more perspective is david nakamura. the world is watching the president's move when it comes to the growing tension in iraq, so could the chaos there influence president obama on afghanistan and whether his plan to keep a small military presence until 2016 can prevent sill lar violence there. >> the president wound down the war, brought the troops home. i think what's interesting now for the president, if he makes his decision about afghanistan, he talked about leaving just under 10,000 troops there for counterterrorism missions and

sort of help train troops. the question is, in two years, will that have been enough and will afghan forces be strong enough? you see the sectarian violence that divided the country and its leadership. elections are just ending here in afghanistan. as they go forward, to bridge their government and bring different parts of their country together and take over the leadership of the military operations in afghanistan. will that country be string enough to defend its own borders? those are the situations going on. i think it's a lesson for the president and this administration. >> absolutely. so many facets to consider. on the gop and 2016. romney finished his annual policy reteet in utah, what is his role here? is he playing kingmaker here? does he have that kind of influence?

>> two years after he lost, faded away a little bit on the national scene, he's become a bit of a kingmaker. people do in the establishment are interested to some extent of romney running again, but he continues to rule that out. he's likely have enough of that political campaign. but i think there's a lot of interest in some sort of national figure who can galvanize a lot of interest. the other candidates, like rand paul, marco rubio, chris christie, all having potential drawbacks and trouble mounting their own campaigns. i think people would like romney to stay what kind of candidate they would like to see. >> jeb bush was invited not able to attend. but are those in attendance possibly the gop candidate in 2016. >> absolutely. continued talk about a divide in

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time now for some entertainment news. this man just made tv history. correct answer, who is alex trebek the jeopardy host has appeared on 6,829 episodes of the game show. earning him the gienness world record. also on the hills of father's day some celeb baby news to report to you at the box office, 22 jump street is breaking records in its first weekend. the highest grossing comedy. chris martin and gwyneth paltrow aren't over yet. they have been spotted together frequently in recent days and they still live together.

time to bring you some first buzz. >> conscious recoupling. >> okay, all of the world cup when it comes to soccer. >> today's a big day. >> not so fast, you know what happened along with that the national -- the global bubble soccer tournament here, take a look at this, this is in tokyo, japan, it's kind of fun to be -- >> girls and guys doing it. >> all competing to be the soccer bubble king or queen. see the ball -- when it comes to the actual soccer ball. >> maybe you do get hit a little hard. >> they do some flipping and rolls. that's the kind of soccer competition -- >> pretty excited about that victory. all right, when it comes to that, how about another one. >> roller coaster enthusiast. goliath is opening this morning, this is the world's steepest, tallest, wooden roller-coaster, it's going to open up at six

flags between chicago and milwaukee. look at the drop on that. >> this is "first look" on msnbc. "way too early" starts now. this administration, from secretary clinton to president obama, has repeatedly underestimated the threats that are faced by america, has repeatedly underestimated our adversaries, whether that's russia, isis or al qaeda, it hasn't taken the action to prevent bad things to happen. >> mitt romney resurfaces on this. the loss of the legendary voice of casey kasem. in his passing he leaves behind a modern family. and the spurs prove they

take the heat. the redemption match. this is "way too early." hey, everybody. i'm thomas roberts. it's monday, june 16th. welcome to "way too early," the show that didn't stay up to watch the game of thrones finale. our lead story the obama administration says it will consider military action in iraq only if the government there works to bring together the competing sides. but that's no easy task. especially with new claims over the weekend that militants executed 1700 soldiers. fighters from the sunni extremist group isis boasted online about the reported mass murd murders. videos claimed to show young men in maz graves. nbc news hasn't confirmed the