you'd be surprised. >> bimbo? >> well, that was a retweet. did i say that? >> many times. >> oh, okay. excuse me. >> the much anticipated sit down with donald trump and news anchor megyn kelly after their bitter feud. we'll have more. it's not an increase in the minimum wage, but it's a raise for millions of american works. we'll tell you how the obama administration was able to pull it off. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. yes, this morning it is "way too early." good morning. it's wednesday, may 18th. i'm jonathan capehart. bernie sanders needed a big statement but he didn't quite get it. nbc news has declared hillary the apparent winner in kentucky

where fewer than 2,000 votes separate the two candidates. clinton won the major metropolitan areas but look east, coal country where bernie sanders walked away with the counties. sanders campaign said they'll consider whether to ask for a recount today and spun the contest as essentially a tie in a state clinton walked away with in 2008. when it comes to delegates it is effectively tied as of this morning, nbc news allocating 26 each. brian fallon tweeted bourbon, neat. sanders came up the winner in oregon. his wife jane delivered the news while he was on stage in front of 11,000 people in california. and as the crowd loudly cheered bernie or bust, the democratic party has to watch this play out a while longer. >> let me also say a word to the leadership of the democratic party.

it can do the right thing and open its doors and welcome in to the party people who are prepared to fight for real economic and social change. the other option for the democratic party which i see as a very sad and tragic option is to maintain the status quo structure, remain dependent on big money campaign contributions. and be a party with limited participation and limited energy. and a party which incredibly is allowing a right wing extremist republican party to capture the votes of a majority of working people in this country. now, i come from the working

class of this country and i will be damned -- i will be damned if we will allow the republican party whose job is to represent the rich and the powerful to win the votes of working class americans. >> sanders and the dnc are at odds over the chaos that broke out at the nevada state convention this past weekend. sanders supporters chaired and booed barbara boxer and threatened the pro clinton state chairwoman over delegates. sanders at first didn't respond when they said that the voters have a penchant for violence. >> senator, this past weekend at the in conventions your supporters -- do you have any reaction to that? >> i talked to him just a few moments ago. i had a very long conversation.

he said that he condemns that. i'm confidence he does. i'm confident he will be saying something about it soon. this is a test of leadership as we all know. i'm hopeful and confident that senator sanders will do the right thing. >> jeff weaver, the campaign manager, told msnbc yesterday that the party wants to quote, use this as a pretext for mistreating us at the national convention. the campaign later released a statement yesterday saying, quote, i condemn any and all forms of violence including the personal harassment of individuals. but it also goes on to read, if the democratic party is to be successful in november, it is imperative that all state parties treat our campaign supporters with fairness and the respect that they have earned. the dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz had this to say -- >> the fact that the sanders campaign has issued a but in between condemnation of violence and frustration over the process seems to excuse their

supporters' actions which is unacceptable. okay, let's turn to the republicans. presumptive nominee donald trump easily won oregon. by it's worth noting that ted cruz and john kasich both took home 17% of the vote each. nbc news awarded them each two delegates. and so with potentially devastating polling numbers unfavorability, donald trump is seeking to recalibrate his image, telling "the washington post" he might explain past controversies at speeches as they're raised in the attack ads from hillary clinton and allied groups. trump launched into the defense of the wild arm movements he did to criticize "the new york times" reporter which many found to be mocking the reporters joint disability. quote, i would never say anything bad about a person that has a disability, trump said. leaning forward at the office desk, i swear to you it's 100% true. who would that do to the handicapped? i have spent a lot of money

making buildings accessible. he ended his feud with megyn kelly. he was not fully ready to acknowledge any mistakes. >> has anyone ever hurt you emotionally? >> well, i think the big thing would be maybe the death of my brother. that was -- you know, the hardest thing for me to take. that was very tough because, you know, it wasn't natural. >> has it happened that somebody has done something to you, not a death in the family. but has done something to you, to wound you? >> well, you know, i don't -- i can say this. it would if something i could certainly think about and, you know, come back with an answer right now. >> no, it's okay. >> i will say this. when i'm wounded i go after people hard. okay? and i try to unwound myself. >> you had said publicly you thought the retweet about heidi cruz was a mistake. >> i said i could have done without it, to be exact.

>> you said a mistake. are you walking that pack? >> no, i'm not walking that back. but i actually didn't say it that way. i said i could have done without it. >> but it was a mistake, wasn't it? that you shouldn't have done that. >> i guess you could say she's fair game because she's very much involved with the campaign. >> let me just give -- give you a list of a couple and tell me if you have any regrets about. john mccain, you prefer people who weren't captured, carly fiorina's face. do you regret those comments? >> i guess so. but you make a mistake, you go forward. you can correct that mistake, but to look back and say, gee, whiz, i wish i didn't do that or that, i don't think that's good. i don't think there's healthy. >> when you look back on the past nine months from that first debate to now, any regrets? >> absolutely, i have regrets. i don't think i -- i don't want to discuss the regrets. i could have maybe used

different language in a couple of instances. but over all i have to be happy with the outcome. i think if i didn't conduct myself in the way i have done it, i don't think i would have been successful. >> as trump re-evaluates his image he is speaking out on policy, telling reuters he would hold direct times with north korean dictator kim jong un. >> i would speak to him, i would have no problem speaking to him. at the same time, i would put pressure on china because economically we have power over china. people don't realize that. they are extracting vast billions of dollars out of our country. billions. and we have tremendous power over china. china can solve that problem with one meeting or one phone call. >> how would they do it? >> because they have tremendous power over north korea. >> but north korea has nukes. >> i know that. so does china by the way.

>> but you said you'd talk to kim. >> i would -- i would speak to him. i have no problem with speaking to him. >> the clinton campaign responded in a statement invoking trump's recent dispute with david cameron. quote, let me get this straight. donald trump insults the leader of our closest ally and then says he'd love to talk to kim jong un? a major development revealed overnight, a fund-raising agreement between donald trump and the republican national committee means the business man will solicit larger checks than any presidential candidate in history. after a primary in which he rejected big donations, the trump victory fund, a joint committee between the campaign and the rnc and 11 state parties can take the record setting amounts because of its size. annual contributions to the trump fund are capped at just north of $449,000. that's $93,000 more than the hillary victory fund, a joint committee whose limit is $356,000. some will go to the campaigns in the national committees but much

of it goes to state parties and other parties for get out the vote operations. trump's first fund-raiser takes place next week in los angeles. meanwhile, house speaker paul ryan responded to new poll that more americans think donald trump is the leader of the party. >> who do you trust to lead the republican party -- it's 58% for donald trump. >> he should. he's wrapping up a nomination. the person who is getting the nomination in our party is the person to lead the party. >> jeb bush has said he won't endorse the presumptive nominee, but he went farther in an interview a dutch newspaper saying, quote, i said from the start what i thought of him, but no one else joined. that was surprising. they should have at least. that is if you believe that the party of lincoln, reagan and my father is worth fighting for. they should have said something. then there's this. jeb bush reacting to trump's

tweet of himself eating a taco salad on cinco de mayo. quote, first, not all hispanics are mexican. secondly, not all hispanics eat tacos. thirdly, taco bowl is an american dish. and fourthly, to say this along with all of the things he's already said is a further insult. it's like sitting down with a watermelon and saying, i love african-americans. president obama has found a way to give some 4 million american workers pay raise without the help of congress. unable to strike a deal to increase the minimum wage, the obama administration has instead issue new regulations on overtime pay. doubling what they must be paid. the threshold goes from $23,000 to more than $47,000. now, that means salaried workers who earn less than that will get time and a half after working 40 hours a week. critics say it could backfire if employers decide to cut back

their workers' hours. the senate has confirmed the nomination of eric fanning as the secretary of the army. this is an historic move as he becomes the first openly gay leader of any u.s. military service. his confirmation was put on hold for eight months over republican opposition to the push to close the prison at guantanamo bay. his confirmation comes five years after the repeal of the don't ask/don't tell policy. the violence in iraq is increasingly spreading from the battlefields and into the capital of baghdad. more than 75 people are dead following a string of bombings in the east, north and south of the city. they struck an outdoor market packed with civilians. they're looking to stir up pro 'tpr protests in baghdad. isis is under increasing strain and as the state department points out resorting to more extreme measure. >> one thing we have seen as they have continued to come under more and more pressure, they continue to resort to

tactics like we're seeing in baghdad and elsewhere. even in places in europe. the u.s. says it will continue to provide training and support to the iraqi security forces. more than 60 years after brown versus of the board of education, new reports that the schools have segregated economically. the percentage of schools with high concentrations of poor black and hispanic students grew from 9 to 16%. the report found that those schools offered disproportionately fewer math, science and college prep courses and had higher rates of suspensions, expulsions and students who were held back in the ninth grade. the report comes days after a federal court ordered schools in the mississippi town of cleveland to desegregate. the ruling ends a five year legal battle and means that the town's two middle schools and high schools must now merge. still ahead on "way too early," is the nba lottery draft

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tweet, congratulating philadelphia on winning the pick hours before it was officially picked. he deleted that tweet and followed it with an an apology saying he let his excitement get the best of him. let's go to last night's playoff faction, the raptors were blown out in game 1 of the can eastern conference final. improving to the perfect 9-0 in the postseason. kyrie irving led with 27 points. as the cavs put on a dunking clinic that included this rim rocker. from james early in the game. and while the loss adds credit for many who have counted out the raptors for much of their playoff run, the toronto mayor took offense to the recent cbs sports poll that listed the raptor as other in a question about who participants think will win the nba title. he fired back with a scathing letter, please don't hesitate to

have your people call my office to get prime camera positions for the parade after the raptors win the nba championships. we'll mark their space as other. to st. louis, the sharks blanked the blues in game 2 of the western conference finals last night. that series is now tied at one game apiece. now, let's go to major league baseball. in oakland, the rangers trailing the athletics by a run when texas slugger beltre evens things up with this 429 foot solo shot to deep center field. here's the amazing part. look at that, beltre hit it from down on one knee. this game would go down to the final inning. the a's trailing by a run in the ninth with bases loaded. >> oh, belted. left field. and that baby is gone! >> chris davis launches his first career grand slam to walk

off with an 8-5 victory. and in atlanta, after dropping to the mlb worst 9-28 the braves have fired the manager gonzalez. according to the "atlanta journal constitution", he found out he was going to be fired about an hour after monday's loss to the pirates. he got an e-mail from the airline notifying him he was scheduled to fly back on tuesday while the braves continue playing in pittsburgh through thursday. he will be replaced by the manager of atlanta's aaa affiliate who will serve as the interim manager through the end of the postseason. major league baseball has suspended rangers second baseman odor for hitting bautista. while a total of 14 players and staff were disciplined by the league for their involvement in the brawl, at least one group is benefiting from the incident. oh.

rangers affiliate the frisco roughriders are selling a new alcoholic beverage called rougie's punch. the price is $5.15 which was the date that the new infamous punch was thrown. i wonder what that tastes like, bill. >> well, depends on the secret ingredient. i think you and i both know what that ingredient is. probably not for everyone under 21. >> what's going won the weather? >> interesting pieces of video to show you. one was of a meteor yesterday morning. this was spotted all the way down in maryland. this was up in portland, maine. the sky just aglow there. a pretty good sized one. it didn't make it to the ground. that was neat. how about this? remember the big wind storm up in new england as we went through sunday and monday. well, this is on top of mount washington in new hampshire. it's manned by a couple of

people and they like to go outside and play when it gets really extreme. this is one of the windiest places on the earth. they have recorded the highest gusts ever recorded by man. that was 109 miles per hour. pretty impressive. so let's get into today's forecast. not a lot of horrible weather as far as dangerous weather, but a lot of dreary weather. vero beach had 11 inches of rain yesterday, the most rain they have received in one single day. that's impressive because they get hurricanes. this was all from thunderstorms. they continue a little bit here. just south of ft. meyers. out in texas, some thunderstorms last night. baseball sized hail was reported. but that was the worst of it. how about the gloomy weather continuing, clouds now from pittsburgh through west virginia into the mid-atlantic region. we can't buy a stretch of gorgeous weather in this area. another rain storm on the way. this is over the next three days. the heavier rains will be texas, and as we go into friday that rain storm moves into areas from

atlanta to nashville. that will be into the carolinas on saturday and moving up to d.c., philadelphia, maybe southern new england. there's great weather out there. it's as nice as it gets from montana to minneapolis. st. louis at 69. 90 degree days are not far away, so take the 70 degree days. tomorrow is your day. in d.c. i have sunshine for you and about 70 degrees. thursday and friday are about as good as it gets. then you get a rainy saturday and maybe a cloudy sunday in d.c. i know it's been miserable. people are complaining down there. >> that's -- i mean, i'm going on vacation on friday. so it will be sunny where i am. >> fly out of the nice weather. >> that's great. when we come back, i'll tell you why iran is now monitoring kim kardashian's social media.

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welcome back to "way too early." officials in iran reportedly accuse kim kardashian of being a spy for instagram. her alleged mission according to iran's organized cybercrimes unit, trying to corrupt the muslim women with her sexy selfies. iran is now reportedly monitoring the reality star's social media feeds. maybe their timing is a coincidence. that does it for me and "way too early."

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we won a great victory in the state of washington a few months ago. we just won oregon, and we're going to win california. i am getting to like the west coast. >> my goodness, my goodness. >> bernie sanders wins oregon. >> i mean, i think it's safe to say, it's on. >> it's not off. that's for sure. it's not off. he did lose kentucky and gains only eight delegates on hillary clinton. good