for sketchy weight products. why his doctor's orders are being inspected. this is "way too early." hey, there, everybody. i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, june 18th, and welcome to "way too early," the show with premature vacation brain. the floor crew can attest to my vacation brain in full affect. and leading the a-block. the deadly attack in benghazi, and one of the suspected ring leaders is now in u.s. custody. u.s. special forces carried out a raid over the weekend. about two dozen military agents were involved after months of planning, ahmed abu khattala was taken to new york to be questioned. he is suspected of being linked to the militant group. and he is facing trial in the united states and could be put to death if convicted.

in a 2012 interview with the new york times, he said it was not planned, but developed from a protest over an anti-islamic video, and no role in the violence at the consulate. the obama administration faced questions over why it took nearly two years to make an arrest since his whereabouts known. and he defended the pace and said the arrest sends a clear message to the world. >> americans are attacked, no matter how long it takes, we will find those responsible and we will bring them to justice. and that's a message i said the day after it happened, and regardless of how long it takes, we will find you. >> this attack left four americans dead, including the ambassador, chris stevens. and i want to bring in our foreign correspondent live in iraq. we will talk about the latest situation in iraq, the chaos takes place there. but first, tell us what we know

about the libyan militant now in american custody and his potential to be a lynch pin to the real truth. >> well, thomas, for some of us in the region who have been covering this story for several years, his name was definitely a name that has been floated around several accounts of what happened that night on september 11th, when the u.s. consulate was attacked. he's a man considered to be of some contradiction. he's an individual who denied a role in the september 11th attack, but several say he played a vivid role in the night the consulate came you should fire, and seen directing fighters. at the same time, he's an individual according to people who lived openly in a neighborhood in benghazi, but at the same time never hid his whereabouts or disdain for the united states. he's not an international terrorist. doesn't have ties to al-qaeda in

the region. but he has extremist ideologies. and believes there's a war of religions in the middle east, but not necessarily an individual kwhold have a larger impact beyond the scope of his small group in benghazi and those who carried out the attack on september 11th. >> we'll see what the questioning will glean and your take on the latest developments in iraq. what we know about the sunni militants who are with isis. they came within 40 miles of baghdad. we have the sectarian divisions taking a deadly new turn, and executions, bombings and intimidation. 44 prisoners gunned down monday at a government-controlled station. and it sparked a brutal civil war just a few years ago. and as richard engle reports, it may be happening again. >> reporter: so i asked why they are fight, they were cheering

for their religious leaders. there is a sectarian side for this. thing they're fighting for iraq, but also for their shi'ite faith. this was not the army the united states spent so many lives and dollars to build. battle lines are drawn. and the u.s., if it gets involved, will be entering a religious war. >> so back here at home, president obama is going to meet with congressional leaders at the white house to discuss the latest in the situation. we have several republicans and democrats urging air strikes against the rebels in iraq. for years, the administration declined to attack some of the fighters who originated in syria. bring you back, anything keeping, or a stopgap measure keeping iraq from spiraling out of control? earlier in the week when we talked, civilians are saying there are certainly things about what isis has done in towns they have taken over that they like. so explain how this is all going

throughout the civilian community, the reactions. >> reporter: well, right now what has happened in the sunni populations is there is a convergence of grievances. there are legitimate grievances of being marginalized, and pushed away from the center power in baghdad. that's exploided by isis. we saw the iraqi prime minister try to strike a reconciliatory tone, that's not calming the situation on the ground. quite the opposite. isis fighters have reportedly overtaken iraq's largest oil refine refinery. that would make situations worse, because of domestic consumption, electricity cuts, all that you would expect to add to the complications of daily life. those it's not going to have

a -- they want to see this addressed on a political level, but it doesn't seem that the government of the prime minister wants to resolve this politically. they seem more intent on resolving this milltarially. >> thank you. and the first arrest with the deadly attack in benghazi. came as hillary clinton talked about the book tour. and what responsibility she felt as then-secretary of state for the loss of four americans. >> i took responsibility for being at the head of the state department at that time. now that doesn't mean that i made every decision. because i, obviously, did not. but it does mean that i feel very deeply and very personally about the losses that we incurred. we have to keep trying to figure out how we can be in dangerous places. i'm not one who says there's danger. so you're responsibility is to

get us out. no, my responsibility is to do the best job that i can leading a diverse group, relying on security professionals. so that we can be in the hard places to help make the hard choices. >> secretary clinton, who was widely believed to be considering a presidential bid in 2016 was asked about critical comments and moments about the u.s. election process. she said politics is so unpredictable. whoever runs has to recognize that the american political system is probably the most difficult, even brutal in the world. according to mrs. clinton, here's why. >> what i ended my '08 campaign, i was exhausted. i was drained. it was quite an experience. but i'm quick to add that, you know, part of it is, we have a different idea about free expression, about the role of money in politics, the supreme court has recently said. and we're a big, complex country. so getting through that gauntlet

to be one of the nominees to run for president requires a lot of stamina. >> okay, so a brand new nbc news/wall street journal poll shows good news and bad news for clinton if she runs for president. she's the democratic front runner, three quarters of democrats voting for her. but among all registered voters, 38% would support her, 37% would not. 40% of republicans, and the critical independent voters. what should hillary clinton's slogan be if she runs for president in 2016. tweet your answers, and we'll put some of the best up later in the show. and stocks looking to add to the three-day winning streak. all three posted gains yesterday after consumer rise was larger than expected. and jackie with a look at the

day ahead. >> reporter: the futures pointing to a higher open on wall street. and the markets, stocks rising for a third-straight day yesterday, despite higher than expected inflation, and housing starts. and today is the federal reserve focus, wrapping up a two-day meeting. not expected to make any major policy moves, but offer fresh forecasts on the economy, and janet yellen could signal when the interest rates will start to rise. >> a lot of people go to youtube to look at videos, but they're looking to get paid. >> youtube planning to launch a streaming music service, not everyone getting onboard. the video sharing site, owned by google, said it's partnering with hundreds of major independent record labels, but several of them are fighting back saying the terms are

unfavorable. they claim it undercuts existing rates from spot ifify and other users, some could be blocked from youtube within days. it's a competitive business here, they may have to iron out the details to get back in the game. >> one to watch. have a good day. >> you too. we are learning more about the irs and how it managed to lose thousands of e-mails from 2009 to 2011, including those of the former official at the center of the congressional investigation, lois learner. there were seven hard drive crashes, and no centralized hard drive, and reusing backup tapes every six months. and employees made their own decisions as to which e-mails would be part of the official agency record. they are investigating the practice of delaying tax exemption applications from political groups. they want to know more about the motivation and hoping to get

that information from lois learner's e-mails. learner was the director of the irs exempt organizations unit. they don't have an e-mail archi archive, something that would cost $10 million. now they can hold 1800 e-mails. manage if we gave the irs that many excuses about things? show me the receipts? yeah, we have a good crowd here this morning. president obama is leaving his mark on the federal court. approving two openly gay nominees. and in november, democrats changed senate rules to allow a simple majority to break the filibuster. and since then, they have confirmed more than 50 of the president's judicial courses of the 11 gay judges on the bench, 8 were named during the obama administration. and a well-known tv personality is looking to repair

his -- he's looking for help fighting internet marketers. and they showed clips from his show, suggesting that he's part of the problem. >> you think that magic is make believe, but this little bean has scientists saying they have found the magic weight loss cure for everybody. this miracle pill can burn fat fast. >> how would you cheapen the show? >> in an intent to engage viewers, i used flowery language, it was passion not, and not helpful, but incendiary. >> i don't get why you say this stuff because you know it's not true. >> dr. oz said he believes in what he discusses, he's never used a brand name, and internet marketers use his name to sell diet products without his permission. and the u.s. win over ghana

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time for sports and the world cup. an update on the u.s. men against portugal. jozy altidore was juried on monday, no results yet, but the coach is optimistic about his recovery. on the pitch, brazil and mexico. a new hero born for mexico in the goal -- >> what a save. >> ochoa. made a series of remarkable saves to hold the host country

to a scoreless draw yesterday. they have four points each after two games in group a, but brazil is ahead in the matches. and belgium beat algeria, and today, australia and the netherlands. and spain takes on chile, and koom roon and croatia. and soccer, still a growing sport in the u.s. a lot of americans don't know a lot of about it. and we are going to give mike francesca a pass for questions like this. >> and a system -- >> i have to make a winning kick with a lefty kick, do guys kick with both legs? >> most everybody. >> they do. it's not a strong leg, everybody with both. >> usually, sometimes lefties might -- >> so everybody uses -- there's not a power leg, they each use both legs, huh? >> yeah, both legs, mike.

there's a predominant leg. but you have to be capable -- >> righty has to be able kick with his left leg? >> absolutely. >> i noticed that. i wonder if a lot of guys kick with both legs. everybody does, okay. >> all right. check now the on weather. i don't think that's a bad question. >> it's not horrible. he went on for a little bit about it. >> horrible, a boxer doesn't hit with one arm. jen's really pissed at me. >> they are good with both feet, it's like a basketball player good with both hands. >> but a power kick, going for a score, i would go right. >> you use whatever leg is going to give you the best angle on the shot. >> you're smart like that, yes. but if you're me, just go right. okay, what's going on with weather? >> another bad tornado yesterday. most of it did miss. but we are watching the town of coalridge, nebraska, this morning. this tornado hit the north end

of the town. two days in a row, big, dangerous tornados in nebraska. most over rural farmland. but one little town hit. that's a good-size twister. thunderstorms, upstate new york into new england. watching the detroit area, a thunderstorm. back to grand rapids, michigan, and northern wisconsin, and strong to serious storms rolling through northern portions of iowa. a lot of lightning and dangerous winds. today, again, hot and humid. and later this afternoon, more storms. 65 million people at risk. everywhere in yellow, pretty much from chicago to minneapolis almost into new york city. >> keep us posted. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," more reaction to the capture of a key leader to the attack in benghazi. is that man the lynch pin to

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the team is going to be floating down the san antonio river on barges and attend a ceremony to honor their fifth championship. congrats to them. that's it for edition of "way t early." "morning joe" starts right now. good morning. it's wednesday, june 18, a nice day out. >> welcome to "morning joe." it's light out. with us onset, former communications director for george w. bush nicolle wallace. good morning. good to see you. >> former treasury secretary steve rattner. in washington senior political editor and xous correspondent pour the "huffington post" sam stein. hi, thomas. >> thomas, too. >> so joyful. >> i go