making news in america this morning, new details in the nightclub shooting investigation. investigators now looking into texts from the gunman to his wife in the middle of the rampage. plus new details on his troubled place. why his father is under scrutiny. major wildfires in two states. people forced from their homes as the fires grow. one of them exploding to 16,000 acres overnight. new, meat loaf collapses on stage as medics rush to his aid in front of a crowd. dominating in cleveland, the cavs winning game six, steph curry ejected, throwing his mouthpiece and his wife trending all night long after a tweet.

and a good friday morning to all. we're learning startling new details about the orlando gunman and his wife. the couple was apparently texting one another during the rampage. >> okay, so right now it's not clear whether his wife was aware of what he was doing at that time. both she and the shooter's father are now on a no-fly list as they remain under scrutiny. >> president obama and vice president biden joined the survivors and their families in florida. abc's adrienne bankert joins us with more on what was an emotional day in orlando. adrienne. >> reporter: yes, diane and kendis paying tribute to the 49 souls lost the president speaking on how he believes it will take stricter gun laws to prevent shootings like this while questions remain like ow lone wolves could slip through the cracks? president obama and vice president biden laying a white rose for each life lost at the pulse nightclub. mourners gathering to attend

with nightclub employees making a plea for more action. >> if you have lone wolf attacks like this, hatched in the minds of a disturbed person, then we're going to have to take different kinds of steps in order to prevent something like this from happening. >> reporter: this as the fbi has yet to comment on additional warning signs that point to omar mateen's disturbing behavior. including suspicions from the owner of this florida gun store. staff contacting authorities when he asked for bulk ammunition and body armor. >> our intuition was correct and it's just very sad that we had him that close. it was that close that law enforcement could have got their hands on him. >> reporter: new evidence points to text messages he sent his wife in the midst of the massacre. multiple sources telling abc news mateen's widow is being cooperative but the fbi still trying to figure

she's being truthful about how much she knew prior to the attack. both she and the gunman's father have been placed on a no-fly list and as the investigation continues, one of the survivors met with the police officer who bravely rescued him in the heat of the gun battle. signs that the community is continuing to be orlando strong. >> so glad you're alive, man. >> reporter: we're also learning more about the gunman's troubled childhood. it shows the shooter exhibited disciplinary problems from as far back as elementary school. >> thank you for that. senator john mccain is placing blame on the white house. he said the president is directly responsible for the attack because he pulled out of iraq and allowed the rise of the islamic state. mccain later walked back those comments slightly saying the president's policies are at fault, not the president himself. and the senate is set to vote monday on four gun control

filibuster. members of both pears agreed suspected terrorists like the orlando shooter should not be allowed to purchase firearms. democrats though want that ban on anyone on that watch list and from buying a gun while republicans want a three-day waiting period to make sure the buyer is actually a suspected terrorist. well, also on capitol hill the cia director sharing a grim update about the war on isis and a very different one from the president's own assessment only days ago. john brennan telling congress that despite losing ground in iraq and syria, the terror network remains a formidable threat. brennan warned the u.s. efforts have not reduced the group's terrorism capability. >> our efforts have not reduced the group's terrorism capability and global reach. the resources needed tore terrorism are very modest and the group would have to suffer even heavier losses on territory, manpower and money for its terrorist capacity to decline significantly. >>

stark contrast to the more upbeat tone offered by president obama earlier this week. the president said his strategy against isis is working and that said president obama's strategy in syria is coming under fire as well this morning. more than 50 diplomats from across the state department urging military strikes against syrian president bashar al as d assad. he has not had to face any consequences for his action, they say and blocked humanitarian aid in regions where syrians are starving to death. there's no indication, however, the president intends to change that policy. bernie sanders is ready to join hillary clinton in the effort to beat donald trum sanders delivered a live speech online saying trump needs to be defeated and defeated badly, but he didn't formally concede or endorse clinton. sanders said his campaign's political revolution would continue beyond his fight for the nomination, more than 200,000 people tuned in for those remarks. donald trump is campaigning in texas marking

launching his presidential bid. anti-trump protesters clashed with supporters outside a rally at gillys featured in "urban cowboy." trump recapped his primary victories and took aim at president obama and hillary clinton over their views on gun control. the shocking murder of a british politician. this morning's "times" of london reporting that jo cox had been harassed in recent months but so far no link between the deadly attack and those messages. cox was stabbed and shot during the middle of the day yesterday. a suspect was immediately taken into custody. police are searching though for a motive. it may however be tied to the upcoming referendum on britain's membership in the european union. cox was only 41 years old. the mother of two young children. this morning, blazing hot temperatures and gusty winds are a huge concern for fire crews across the west. in california, the brush fire north of santa

control and still growing. now at more than 14,400 acres and forced the closure of the main highway in the area, the 101, about 500 firefighters are also dealing with steep and rugged terrain. the national guard has been called to help fight the doghead fire in new mexico which spread to 16,000 acres. winds caused that fire to spread northeast and flames reached as high as 100 feet and planes have been dropping flame retardant. record high temperatures in the southwest won't help those situations. heat warnings and watches are up into monday and well over 100 degrees in the fire zone near 120 palm springs and phoenix, the national weather service calls the heat rare, dangerous and deadly. speaking of hot, that's a good way to describe the cleveland cavaliers. >> they forced game seven sunday night after their second big win in a row over golden state. lebron james led the way pouring in 41 points for the second straight game no

their 115-105 win. >> while the night went well for the guy who finished second and league mvp race, the man who won the award had a not so happy ending. steph curry fouled out and then flipped out. he was tossed after tossing his mouthguard in the fourth quarter. it actually hit a fan there. in the stands. in the meantime, curry's wife created a firestorm of her own overnight tweeting "i've lost all respect, sorry, this is absolutely rigged for money or ratings, i'm not sure which. i won't be silent. she later, by the way deleted that tweet and said she tweeted in the heat of the moment. you think? nascar's big nasa's new ann the park, disney world, is

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we're getting another look at that crash landing of a spacex rocket on a ship in the atlantic. everything seems to be going smoothly at first. it comes down on the ship just as it's designed to do but then something obviously goes very wrong and you can see an eruption of black smoke from the deck. spacex had three successful landings prior to this. and nasa is expected to make a major announcement affecting the future of flight. the agency is revealing plans for an electric plane with zero emissions. the x-57 will be small seating only a pilot but nasa is also planning five bigger aircraft which could carry passengers and cargo. it will probably take four years before the first plane is

breakthrough in the search for answers following the crash of egyptair flight 804. the cockpit voice recorder has been recovered from the wreckage of the jet. the so-called black box was damaged but the memory unit which contains about two hours of conversation is still intact. it could take, however, up to 48 hours to retrieve the information from that. a first of its kind new tax on soda in philadelphia is lately to end up in court. the tax which amounts to a cent and a half per ounce comes after months of bitter negotiations. it'll be paid by distributors, not consumers. the beverage industry has vowed to fight the tax saying it'll mean lost jobs and place an undue burden on the poor. when we come back developing overnight, singer meat loaf collapsing on stage. the images from inside the venue and new information on his condition. plus, caught on camera, a driver pulled from a smoking car just seconds before it bursts into flames.

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2-year-old lane graves was suddenly grabbed by a gator at the grand floridian resort. alligator experts say it makes sense to warn people who aren't familiar with how dangerous gators can be. >> we get people come here from florida all over the world. even other states and there is no alligators where they live so for them to go out to the lake at 8:30, the 9 :00 before dark there's no gators in their lakes. we have them here. signs should be here. >> disney is reviewing processes and protocols following the trage tragedy. disney is the parent company of abc news. this photo is sending chill as cross the internet because that's her son standing in the same spot where little lane was attacked less than an hour before the accident. funeral services are set today for the young singer gunned down in orlando last friday. christina grimmie is being laid to rest in new jersey.

autographs for fans at a concert. the suspect then turned the gun on himself. police have not revealed a motive but there are several reports that the suspect was an obsessed fan. breaking news from canada where meat loaf has collapsed on stage in edmonton. video from someone in the audience shows the 68-year-old musician slowly going down then band mates and stage hands rush in to help. fans first thought it was part of the show. meat loaf had canceled two earlier concerts because of illness. he was taken to the hospital by paramedics. his condition is still unknown. a california man is being called a hero for a dramatic rescue pulling this man safely from a burning car. the man was on his way to lunch when he noticed smoke coming from the car. police say he pulled over. the map pulled from the car was suspected of driving under the influence and he may have accide accidentally set that car on fire. now to chaos and panic at a walmart in phoenix after

gunfire but the noise was that, fireworks going off in the store. the blaze was quickly extinguished but several employees were treated at the scene for respiratory issues. authorities are searching for at least two suspects. firefighters say there is extensive damage to the store there in phoenix. well next week the u.s. men's soccer team boldly goes where it has never gone before. >> they have reached their first semifinal of the copa america tournament. clint dempsey's goal in the 2 nd minute the u.s. up 1-0 against ecuador and never looked back. they'll play argentina or venezuela tuesday. across the atlantic, hail made them bail on the ukraine, northern ireland match at euro 2016 in france. the referee cleared the feel for a few minutes as golf ball-sized hail hit the field. the fans weren't too happy about that but when they came back northern ireland finished off its first ever win at the tournament so the northern irish fans at least were happy about

it. >> quite an unusual sight on the pitch. time for more sports including more highlights from the cavs big win. >> for that to our guys at espn. >> good morning. it's "sportscenter" from los angeles. i'm stan verrett. a game seven in the final, down 3-2 to the warriors but at home and there's going to be a game seven because lebron james said so. cavaliers led by 20. after the first period this in the third quarter, j.r. smith throwing it up for james. another look at that one. that was a start of 18 consecutive cavaliers points from lebron james who took over this game in the second half. more from james later. cavaliers up 16. three-pointer, got it. after the warriors close the gap to seven, james wouldn't let them get any closer. shot clock winding down either had the points or assists on 35 of 36 clevend

one stretch of the game. cavaliers lead back up 11. kyrie irving had the assist there. steph curry drives into the paint but james says get it out of here. doesn't go for the ball fake and after the swat, has some words from the four-time mvp to a two-time mvp. james wasn't finished but made sure golden state was in game six sitting on 38. how about 41. 1100 cysts 8 rebounds, cleveland wins 115-101. that means there will be a game seven. see it sunday night right here on abc. >> coming up, the new season of "orange is the new black" hits netflix overnight and we have the first reviews. and what a catch. the best play in the major leagues happened in the stands with a dad holding his kid.

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so the ladies of litchfield penitentiary are back and badder than ever. season four of "orange is the new black" debuted overnight to the delight of fans across the country. netflix dropped all 13 episodes of the widely popular series so do let the binge-watching begin after we're done. the season starts where it left off after the prison becomes privatized, fans have already taken to social media giving the new episodes rave reviews. the show is too much for my heart to handle, says one. >> i am a fan, i have to admit. >> i need to get caught up. steph curry is not getting any love from cleveland fans, understandably, even the signs are trash talking. take, for example, this note

steph curry is softer than our ice cream. >> ouch. >> boom. another insults the mvp saying steph curry, never heard of her. curry is certain to get a warmer greeting for game seven, i'm guessing, because that once back home in oakland. >> i would hope so. >> never heard of her. so spending on father's day is expected to reach a record this year, but it still lacks far behind other occasions. >> americans spend 626 billion during the winter holidays, mother's day, $21 billion, father's day, 14 bz and that's just below what americans spend on super bowl parties. come on. >> with father's day coming up sunday we give props to a dad who definitely knows how to multitask. >> take a look at what happened. toronto's kevin pilar pit hits a foul ball and this dad with a little girl in his lap and

adlib a morning hello! if you're just waking up, here are some of the morning's top stories. president obama speaks out on the need for more gun control legislation, as he visits orlando in the wake of the deadly nightclub shooting. the cleveland cavaliers come up with a big win in last night's nba finals game. lebron james scored 41 points, to help force a game 7 with the golden state warriors. good morning washington.

today: morning clouds. a few showers. patchy fog. turning sunny late this afternoon. highs: 75-80 winds: ne 5-15+ mph tonight: clear and comfortably cool. lows: 56-62 winds: ne 5 mph to calm saturday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 80-85 winds: e 5-10 mph

in loudoun county-- people are waking up to a big mess this morning. thursday's storm triggered hail in the middleburg area-- and this was the result. virtually any vehicle parked outside felt the impact of golf-ball sized hail. several people reported big dents and broken

thankfully no one was injured. in the district-- police make an arrest following a quadruple shooting last week. four people were wounded when gunfire erupted outside a d-c liquor store at rush hour. it happened on south capitol street last wednesday afternoon. police say the driver of the getaway car has been caught, but the shooter is still out there. a bicycle cop trying to respond to the shooting was hit by a car -- but is recovering well. one shooting victim remains in the hospital. anyone with infromation is asked to come forward. turning to safetrack-- listen up metro riders. phase one of metro's year-long maintenance plan is over-- and phase 2 is about to begin. phase 2 starts saturday - and lasts until july 3rd. during that time, the rail will be shut down between the eastern market and benning road stations. stadium armory and potomac avenue stations will also be closed. officials are urging you to plan ahead.

complete safetrack plan at wjla.com. it's xx and we're just getting started. just getting started. a major mess to clean up in virginia. we have stormwatch coverage of the storm system, and we'll hear from neighbors who have to clean it all up. tempers boil over in game six of the nba finals. we'll show you highlights and hear from players as we countdown to game seven. good morning washington. today: morning clouds. a few showers. patchy fog. turning sunny late thia

tonight: clear and comfortably cool. lows: 56-62 winds: ne 5 mph to calm saturday: mostly sunny. low humidity. highs: 80-85 winds: e 5-10 mph