explain to those families why more can't be done. meanwhile, senator john mccain blames the president for the massacre that killed 49 people at the pulse nightclub. tense rhetoric that has democrats accusing mccain of following donald trump's lead. and warriors melt down, steph curry loses his cool as lebron james and the cavaliers force the nba finals to game 7. it is 5:30 here on the east coast, 2:30 out west. this is "way too early." good morning, everyone. it is friday, june 17th. i'm alex witt. usually known as a voice of calm amid a combustible campaign season, senator john mccain turned heads yesterday when he said this about president obama. >> barack obama is directly responsible for it. because when he pulled everybody out of iraq, al qaeda went to syria, became isis. and isis is what it is today.

thanks to barack obama's failures -- utter failures by pulling everybody out of iraq, thinking that conflicts end just because we leave. so the responsibility for it lies with president barack obama and his failed policies. >> directly responsible -- >> directly responsible because he pulled everybody out of iraq and i predicted at the time that isis would go unchecked and there would be attacks on the united states of america. it's a matter of record. so he is directly responsible. >> donald trump's campaign manager corey lewandowski tweeted a link from none other than "the washington post" with the unambiguous headline, john mccain, obama is directly responsible for orlando attack. now, the reaction from the left was swift, a spokesman for senate minority leader harry reid said, quote, mccain's

unhinged comments are the latest excuse that they're puppets of trump and later mccain said he wasn't personally responsible, but to clarify, i was referring to the national security decisions that have led to the rise of isil, not the president himself. and hallie jackson caught up with him on capitol hill as well. >> i believe that the fact of what i have said and meant was that the president's actions by pulling everybody out of iraq which led then to al qaeda moving to syria, which meant the birth of isis and the president's failure to address the threat of isis as al -- which led to attacks on the united states of america which i predicted, the director of national intelligence has predicted. and we predict more attacks on the united states of america. if the president had not pulled everybody out of iraq, you will would have never seen the rise of isis so he bears responsibility. >> i want to be clear. >> you want to be clear. i'm not back tracking on anything. i am saying that the president of the united states' actions --

the actions, were responsible because of the full withdrawal of troops from iraq, which led then to al qaeda going to syria. which then led to isis. and our failure to have a strategy to destroy isis has led the attacks on the united states of america and europe. that was predicted by me and the director of national intelligence among others. the head of the cia is offering a new warning to lawmakers about isis saying the terror group is as dangerous as ever. that is the stark assessment director john brennan gave the senate intelligence committee yesterday. he says that isis is bigger and more widespread than al qaeda ever was. and that efforts to beat the group overseas have not slowed its efforts to carry out terror attacks. he also warned isis will continue to try to tap into lone wolf attackers like the orlando nightclub shooter, omar mateen. >> as we have seen in orlando, san bernardino and elsewhere, isil is attempting to inspire

attacks by sympathizers who have no direct links to the group. a single leader urged the followers to conduct attacks in the home countries if they were unup able to travel to syria and iraq. >> brennan said that the cia found no connection between mateen and any terrorist groups overseas. speaking in orlando yesterday, president obama said it will take more than our military to prevent terrorist attacks like the most recent one in florida. he and the vice president met with the victims' families and paid their respects by laying 49 white roses at a a memorial. he said he's committed to wiping out isis on the battlefield but urged lawmakers to do more to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of those he called quote deranged individuals warped by the hateful propaganda on the internet. >> this debate needs to change. it's outgrown the old political stalemates. the notion that the answer to this tragedy would be to make sure that more people in a night

club are similarly armed to the killer defies common sense. those who defend the easy accessibility of assault weapons should meet these families and explain why that makes sense. or why it is that we think our liberty requires these repeated tragedies. it's not -- that's not the meaning of liberty. >> today also marks exactly one year since another mass shooting shook this nation. it was on june 17, 2015 when nine people were gunned down while attending wednesday night bible study at the historic emanuel ame church. among the dead was reverend pinckney who was also a state senator. yesterday, we heard from a woman

who lost three family members in the attack -- her mother and two cousins. >> on sunday when i learned that 49 people were killed at a gay club in orlando, and 53 more were injured, making it the largest mass shooting in the modern u.s. history, i turned off the tv. i did not participate in social media. because my heart could not take hearing about that, knowing that families were getting ready to feel the same kind of pain that all the people in charleston and especially the nine families were feeling. >> earlier this week mother's emanuel new pastor extended prayers to those in orlando. dylann roof is awaiting trial and federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty. the senate is expected to vote on four gun control measures on monday. the amendments were filed by two

democrats and two republicans. there are two competing amendments that deal with background checks and two dealing with preventing suspected terrorists from buying guns. none of the amendments are likely to hit the 60 vote threshold to move forward, highlighting a familiar divide between both parties. >> over the course this weekend, we are going to unleash a fury of advocacy on republican congressional offices and maybe we won't convince them on background checks where they're dug in more, but, you know, i challenge republicans especially those who are up for election to vote against preventing terrorists, those who are on the no fly list from getting guns. >> we should be focused on terrorism and stopping isis. i think far too many senate democrats and president obama are refusing to get serious about stopping radical islamic terrorism in the face of this orlando attack, we should be taking up legislation next week to prevent isis terrorists from using u.s. passports to come to america. britain is in mourning today

following the shocking assassination of one of the rising political stars. a 52-year-old man is charged with the fatal shooting and stabbing of jo cox. she was set to meet with constituents in leeds yesterday when she was attacked. this amateur video appears to show police arresting a 52-year-old man who they say is their only suspect. there are conflicting reports from witnesses that the killer may have shouted put britain first as he attacked her. shortly before her death, her husband tweeted out this photo of her, posing along the river where they shared a house boat. he later posted a statement saying in part, his wife would have no regrets about her life. in the wake of cox's death, campaigns for next week's referendum on whether britain should exit the european union have been suspended. she's the first sitting member of parliament to be killed since 1990. former congresswoman gabby gifford said that the assassination of mp jo cox at

the hands of man driven by hatred is a manifestation of a coarseness in our politics that must stop. one year after announcing his candidacy and declaring he doesn't need anybody's money, trump is angling away from the battleground states and focusing on fund-raising instead. sources tell "the new york times" that the private events for donors were often scheduled first followed by his campaign rallies. and that trump has informed people raising money he's not interested in traveling to states for donor events unless there is a rally scheduled as well. meanwhile, hillary clinton announced upcoming campaign events in the battleground states of north carolina and ohio. trump was in texas last night beginning a series of fund-raisers with one in dallas and two more in san antonio and houston today. and tomorrow, trump will go to arizona for a fund-raiser that will coincidentally take place at the home of 1964 gop nominee barry goldwater. some republicans are starting to fear a 1964-like land slide as it has been more than four weeks since trump led in a single

public poll. at his rally in dallas, he down played the recent slide citing his performance in the primaries. >> when i poll, i do fine. but when i run, i do much better. in other words people say i'm not going to say who i'm voting for. don't be embarrassed, i'm not going to say who i'm voting for. and then they get in and i do much better. it's like an amazing effect. >> well, donald trump conquered the republican establishment in the primaries but their partnership going into the general election is looking more and more fraught. nbc news reports that trump is brushing off the republican national committee's advice on messaging and has failed to get the team to staff up. with politico reporting that the rnc is being tasked with the infrastructure typically managed by the campaign and distrust from the nominee side. as trump recently fired national political director rick wiley has joined the rnc. reince priebus said everything is fine, flying to dallas now with donald trump, reports of discord are pure fiction.

great events lined up all over texas. we'll win in november. this as formerly supportive people on capitol hill brushed aside comments i'm not a surrogate. hunter was one of the first members to endorse trump and is 2 cochair of trump's u.s. house leadership committee. this as speaker paul ryan is standing firm in his endorsement of trump. >> any scenario in which you would rescind your endorsement? >> that's not my plan. i don't have plan to do that. look, we're going to agree to disagree on some thing, that's just the way things work. what we do agree on is we don't want another democrat in the white house, i can tell you that. we do have a lot of common ground on a lot of things. ahead of the general election hillary clinton is spending more money on advertisements in key battleground states. this time yesterday nbc news ad tracking sources had calculated that her campaign had spent over $7 million. we have now learned it's gone up more than double that to

$17 million. $1 million is being spent in columbus, ohio alone. bernie sanders once again made it clear he's not dropping out. instead, he outlined a vision for the future of his campaign and the democratic party. >> the major political task that together we face in the next five months is to make certain that donald trump is defeated and defeated badly. and i personally intend to begin my role in that process in a very short period of time. it is no secret that secretary clinton and i have strong disagrees on some very, very important issues. it is also true that our views are quite close on others. i look forward in the coming weeks to continued discussion between the two campaigns. u.s. officials are urging the white house to change its course in dealing with the civil war in syria. "the new york times" reports a

seemingly unprecedented objection to administration policy from 51 state department diplomats. in an internal memo filed in a dissent channel they call for u.s. strikes against the regime of president bashar al assad and they say that would help drive strong.er u.siplomatic efforts. just wednesday the secretary of state called a truce at risk and violence shows no signs of abating in the 5-year-old conflict that's claimed the lives of an estimated 400,000 people. still ahead here on "way too early," the cavaliers jumped out to the early lead in game 6 in the finals and they never looked back. let's just say, not a good game for steph curry. and this fire burning in california is still 0% contained, but as it moves in people are getting out. and bill will take about the record setting heat wave and how that plays into the fire, coming up on "way too early."

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it's time now for sports and game 6 of the nba finals. to cleveland we go. 32 teams have tried, all have failed. the cavaliers are now on the verge of history attempting to become the first ever nba team to nab that title after trailing three games to one in the finals. lebron james once again among basketball legends as he becomes the fifth player in history with consecutive 40-point games within a single nba finals. he put up 41 in last night's 115-101 win in the finals. he forces a game 7 in oakland sunday night. legendary sportscaster greg saker who is battling cancer caught up with lebron. >> congratulations, a great performance. great place to be here to witness its. >> oh, first of all, let me ask you a question. how in the hell do you go

30-plus years without getting a finals game? that doesn't make sense. i'm happy to see you, much love and respect. i'm happy you could witness it in front of the fans, we appreciate it. >> thank you for entertaining me. >> that was cool. meanwhile, it was a bad night for back-to-back mvp steph curry whose team had to finish the six-game loss without him. he lost his temper after being called for his sixth foul of the game hate in the fourth quarter and he earned an immediate ejection after hurling his mouth piece into the crowd. he did apologize to the fan he struck with the mouth guard who happened to be the son of one of the cavs' owners. >> oops. >> that's not good. but check out curry's wife's reaction to her husband's ejection. she blows kisses to the fans as they sing him out of the quicken loans arena. in what she called a tweet in the heat of the moment, she said this is rigged for money or ratings. they are getting ratings that's

for sure. turning now to soccer's copa america where the u.s. men's national team is headed for the tournament semifinals after knocking off ecuador, 2-1. that happened in seattle last night. dempsey tallied a goal, set up the deciding score to propel the stars and stripes into the final four. >> taking on argentina, likely. the season is likely over for david wright. the club announced yesterday that wright who was placed on the disabled list will undergo surgery on a herniated disc in his neck. ouch. no official timetable for his return. and in philadelphia, fine display of dad reflexes as a fan makes a one-handed grab on a foul ball with a child in his lap. >> and the refreshments. >> and that look -- and this woman, look, she's got the reactions, like what? oh, my gosh. >> that was nice. he got high fives from everyone. his daughter didn't even blink.

she was like, can we leave? >> on this eve of father's day, let's hear it for the dads. >> she's like, can we leave? >> speak of dads, what's up? the fires in santa barbara county, getting the attention out there. we haven't had any deaths with that, haven't had a lot of structural damage. but the fire is still impressive. it has grown in size. kind of a windy, hot and low humidity day yesterday, very difficult for the firefighters. the forecast is only going to get worse. they need to knock this down and get control of it. the forecast, today is not bad. today is a good day to get control, 81, not that windy. then it goes to 86. then sunday, the temperature jumps to 96 and then it starts to get gusty too. that's when the fires -- they burst through the fire lines. hopefully they'll get the fire lines set to hold up for a tough weekend ahead. because of the heat dome and the heat wave is going to head to the west. it will be 100 in charleston and savannah today. we have 19 million people under

heat warnings including the desert southwest. tulsa up into kansas. the heat advisories cover 40 million people. we have a huge chunk of the population. as far as historic goes, we have to watch tucson on sunday. 116 is the forecast. hottest temperature ever recorded in the city's 117. oh we had a record high for the day rarely do we break all time record highs but that's possible. phoenix, i don't think we'll get there. you're expecting 119. hottest ever was 122. as the weekend goes it stays the same. the hot weather continues in the middle of the country. looks like on saturday we cool off in the southeast. then for father's day, the east coast is very hot in the middle of the country and dangerously hot there in southwest. >> i don't remember the last time i heard 0% containment on a fire, a couple, three days in. that's brutal out there. >> and the forecast is only going to get worse. it's tough terrain out there. ill ahead a tough act to

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speaking of presidential candidates and anything being possible, donald trump has said many times even like 15 years ago he said that he would -- if he ran for president, he would love for you to be his running mate. >> i think he was joking about that. >> i don't think he was joking. >> i think he was. but okay. >> has he contacted you --

>> i have not gotten the call. >> if he did make the call, would you take the call? >> i would say, donald, i'm with her. >> oh. >> oprah winfrey endorsing hillary clinton last night with jimmy kimmel. now let's get a check on the other headlines with louis burgdorf. >> good morning. grammy award winning singer meat loaf collapsed on stage. he was singing his 1993 hit "i'd do anything for love" when he collapsed on the jubilee auditorium stage. musicians rushed to help. his real name is marvin lee aday, he was scheduled to perform this week, but the show was postponed due to illness according to his official facebook page. he collapsed on the stage back in 2011, blaming past concussions and complications from asthma. we hope he's feeling better soon. alex, if you haven't gotten the near impossible tickets to the hit show, "hamilton" now is

the time. creator and star lin-manuel miranda confirmed his final date will be july 9th, and if you do happen to miss the tickets to the main show, you have not completely thrown out your shot. the entire original cast will film two performances before his departure. and the highly anticipated "hamilton" mixed tape will be released this fall. and the mixed tape will include songs cut from the musical and guest appearances by various artists covering songs from the soundtrack. by the way, alex, if you'd like to take me to show on july 9th, i have my eye on a pair of seats on the orchestra. they're about $14,000 each on stub hub. that should be nothing for you. >> yeah. >> just a drop in the bucket. >> right. finally, something to smile about on this friday. a young man in england tweeted this now. viral photo of his grandma's google search where she helped to translate some roman numerals. it's enclosed by the two magic word, please and thank you.

she thought there was an actual person fulfilling the searches and being polite would get a quicker return. dearest ben, i hope you're well in a billions of searches, it made a smile and it's 1998, thank you. personalized response to a polite search. it does pay off to be polite. >> never can go wrong. >> i hope everyone has a happy father's day weekend. >> that's a nice thought, i share that thought. thanks. that does it for us. coming on "morning joe," john mccain does damage control after claiming that president obama's directly responsible for the massacre that killed 49 people on sunday. we'll have response from mccain's primary challenger. "morning joe" is just moments away. ry and abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye,

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