it's thursday, june 9th. coming up on "early today," can the president unify the democrats as bernie sanders heads for a white house pow-wow and mr. obama weighs in on donald trump. >> do you think the republicans are happy with their choice? >> we are. but i don't know how -- i don't know how -- next a dramatic scene. a mother literally hangs on to her 13-year-old daughter while a man tries to kidnap the child. active ambush style terrorism leaves four dead at a popular tel aviv restaurant. the attackers are captured live. new developments in the case of a woman accused of killing her twin sister. a massive citysinkhole swallows a car. plus much mor

thursday. "early today" starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. all eyes on bernie sanders as members of the democratic party urge him to unite behind hillary clinton following her resounding primary win. sander returned to his hometown burlington, vermont, last night where he meets with white house staff later today and scheduled to meet with president obama later this morning. here is what president obama said in an interview with jimmy fallon which is set to air tonight. >> it was an ultimate thing for the democratic party to have a contest primary. i thought that bernie sanders brought enormous energy and new ideas. he pushed the party and challenged them. i thought it made hillary a better candidate. my hope is over the next couple of weeks, we are able to pull things together and what happens during primaries, you get a little ouchy. everybody does. i think -- i think we are going to have a great convention and we will do well. >> sander will a

senate leader harry reid before holding a washington, d.c. rally ahead of next week's final democratic primary. reuters is reporting that elizabeth warren is eyeing a clinton endorsement sometime next week. the news outlet reports that while not currently interested in serving as her running mate, warren has not ruled it out according to several sources. now that comes amid reports senator reid has been privately lobbying as warren for clinton's vp. hillary clinton spoke to the country's leading papers and reaffirmed her fight against trum said she would be using trump's words against him. she is calling his comments against judge gonzolo. >> he can run a campaign of insultship. i'm running a campaign of issues that is producing results for the american people. i'm going to talk about why he is unqualified to be president based on his own words and his ed

to make the case he is temperamentally unfit to be commander in chief. >> meanwle despite his tone-down teleprompter speech on tuesday, donald trump is back to his usual self tweeting, quote, i would have had many millions of votes more than crooked hillary clinton except for the fact that i had 16 opponents. she had one! nbc news reports trump has now requested a meeting with top officials at the freedom partners group and expected to hold a major fund-raising event at his trump towers headquarters today. he told bloomberg news he does not expect to take in the 1 billion he said he would initially. instead rely on free-earned media. he told bloomberg i don't think i need as much money as other people need because i get so much publicity ai annd i get soy interviews when i want em

at a popular open-air shopping mall across the street from military headquarters. israeli's version of the pentagon. the attack sent patrons of the mrkt scrambling for cover and knocking over tables and chairs and rushing to escape. the two men have been captured and one was shot and the second arrested. according to israeli police spokesmen. while no immediate claim of responsibility, prime minister benjamin netanyahu gave this brief statement to the press following the attack. >> this is a savage crime, murder. in the heart of tel aviv. we are going to take the necessary steps to attack the attackers and to defend those who need to be defended. >> the u.s. condemned the, quote, horrific terrorist attack and is in contact with israeli authorities. now to a shocking attempted abduction caught on camera at a florida dollar store. s

action after a man begins dragging her 13-year-old daughter away. meanwhile the off-duty suspect who helped nab the suspect is speaking out. nbc kerry sanders has the story. >> reporter: parents live in fear of what you're watching. a stranger grabs a 13-year-old girl and tries to drag her out of a dollar store, all caught on store security cameras. the teenager's mom heroically fights to get her daughter free. the man keeps dragging and he finally gives up and runs out of the store. the suspect 30-year-old craig bonello is in custody charged with kidnapping and child abuse. bonello was captured because moments after he ran out the front door of the dollar store here, in walked off-duty deputy john boehnen. >> started yelling at me he just tried to kidnap a girl. >> reporter: a bystander st

deputy had pulled his patrol car around back and blocking the suspect's car. >> i started banging on the glass with my firearm. >> reporter: attempted kidnapping with a family does not know is very rare. less than 1% of abductions by a complete stranger and 66% of those nonfamily child abductions are girls. >> if it hadn't been for that mother's act shins we could be dealing with a tragedy right now. >> reporter: his client is a veteran the lawyer says with psychological problems. kerry sanders, nbc news, florida. hundreds of fans lined up in louisville and hoping to grab a free ticket to tomorrow's memorial service remembering hometown icon muhammad ali. a religious service will be held later today before former president bill clinton delivers the eulogy before 15,000 at friday's funeral. sarah is live with

what is the atmosphere like out there? >> reporter: a lot of people coming to pay their respects when the country comes out. muhammad ali led his life in the spotlight and the funeral and muslim funeral prayer system will be open to the public. inside or outside the ring, muhammad ali captured the attention of millions around the globe. fans an admirers stood in long lines to get tickets to his memorial service. >> i think it's a real testament to the power of muhammad ali and his message and all that he stood for so many people. >> reporter: this morning's muslim funeral prayer service held at the site of ali's last fight in louisville and, tomorrow, a slow procession will drive through neighborhoods and on streets that played hoeros i ali's life. the funeral is held inside a 22,000-seat basketball arena. it includes will

the hollywood film "ali." >> what you're seeing are muhammad's wishes and he had a hand in all of the planning. >> reporter: head of state, an arare of clergy and hollywood stars will be present. but will place an emphasis on his service being accessible to the every man. in addition to the public tickets, the service will also be streamed online. muhammad ali making sure his fans can hear his final message. ali will be buried in a cemetery here in town and his grave site will be modest in keeping with muslim tradition. back to you. >> thank you for that, sarah. tennis star maria sharpova has been suspended two years for testing positive. she was first pretty bad the t

reasons and wasn't aware it was banned at the start of 2016. the drug which is used for heart conditions is believe to have side effects of increasing an athlete's endurance and energy levels. her suspension is dated back to january 26 when she played in the open. the panel who handed down her suspension said she took the drug for the purpose of enhancing her performance. she was formally ranked number one in the world and has five grand slam titles and suspended back in march and says she plans to appeal what she calls an unfairly harsh punishment and noting the tribunal concluded she didn't violate anti-doping rules. her ban keeps her out of rio olympics. right now firefighters in arizona are battling a fast growing wildfire. the called tender foot fire has burned 600 acres in yarnell. people

evacuation order. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. but back in 2013 a massive wildfire in the same town kil18 firefighters with the granite mountain hot shot. four swimmers were rescued by lifeguards on live television after pulled out of the rip currents in the florida pan handle. red flags were flying at the time indicating dangerous currents. meanwhile, authorities say a recovery operation will continue today for a man that went missing tuesday. at least three swimmers in the region have died this week. rip currents can move at speeds at up to eight feet per second so you have to be very careful with that. meteorologist bill karins is here with the latest on the weather outside. >> quiet day for the most part. but you made fun of me for wearing my jacket. >> you came in with a puffy coat! >> it was in the 40s at my house this morning! i didn't like putting the jacket on. we are at 40 in northern portions of michigan and 46 in buffalo. a chill in the air through the great lakes and

today and warmer air is on the way so enjoy the cool air and low humidity while we have it. temperatures 74 in new york and 69 buffalo but 85 in louisville. that is the sign of things to come. by the time we get to friday we jump to 91 in kentucky and also indiana. chicago is going to jump up into the 90s. by the time you get to saturday, washington, d.c. at 90. richmond at 93. there is some much warmer air on the way. all of the hot weather right now in the middle of the country. and it is spread to go east. that is your national weather. now a closer look at your day ahead. so northern portions of new england definitely on the cooler side. i'm sure more than one person had their heat turned on in the middle of the night. highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. omaha could be 96 degrees in the middle of the country today. so yeah. this will be the last time i wear the jacket for a while. >> do you think we should turn up the heat in the studio just you?

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now at 4:26, the hunt is on for the man police say is behind oting in the district. the surveillance picture police officers want you to see. he is facing the most serious charges in the death of freddie gray and today he goes on trial. what we can expect when office goodson heads to court. and our first 90 degree day could be on the way. . good thursday morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. chuck bell, are we talking about a warm up again? ? we are, but not until the weekend. we have today and tomorrow to get through first and, man, will it be nice outside to

here in washington. dry pattern in place, for chance for rain today and a whole lot less wind to contend with than yesterday. but there sure is a shot we might be able to make 90 on saturday. sunday though looking like not a sure thing. not a sure thing just yet, but sunday likely to be our first 90 if we don't get there on saturday. right now though how about 48 in manassas, going to be a winner of a day outside. nowhere near as windy. maybe that will help the commute. let's go over to jack taylor and find out. chuck, good morning. be aware again this morning the or and silver line, we have the single tracking on the orange and silver line between east falls church and ballston. out er loop, a work zone headed down the hill toward the temple. should be in the clearing stages. and a project for the next couple months,

overhang, traffic will alternate one direction at a time. back into you. >> jack taylor in for melissa. thank you. right now d.c. police are searching for a man in connection with a quadruple shooting on north capitol street. that man hid his face from surveillance cameras. police tell us the man you see in black walked up to another man and started shooting yesterday afternoon. this all happened right outside big ben liquor store at new york avenue and north capitol street in northwest. the first victim was shot several times there. three other men were also hit by bullets. they're all expected to live. a d.c. cop on bike about control was hit by a car while responding to that shooting. that officer's injuries were not serious and neighbors who live around the shooting scene say the violence will is getting worse. >> i was afraid by my family. i have a daughter and it's getting worse the last two months

many e-mails this was going on to the police and there was for response. >> police believe this was a targeted shooting. if you have any information on the person of interest here, please call police. the bench trial for the baltimore police officer facing the most serious char ch charges in the ged of freddie gray starts day. officer sgood son drove the van in which gray sustained the injury that killed him. last month edward nero was found not guilty. lawyers for both sides agree that williams is fair and the best judge for the case. happening today, we'll learn more about the training mayor muriel bowser proposes for special police officers. the mayor and police chief cathy lanier will announce proposed changes to the eligibility and training requirements for all licensed special police officers. during today's announcement, special police officer steven john will be honored, he was shot and killur

in the holocaust in 2009. we're almost a full workweek into metro's safetrack program. there hasn't been any major incidents on the rail, but more of you are driving to work and would he seeing the effect on traffic. a lot of us told us yesterday's commute was the worst so far this week. until next thursday, trains are single tracking between east falls church and ballston. orange line trains are operating every 18 minutes. metro is considering bus service that would consider national harbor and alexandria. the route would rate from the huntington and kenk street metro stations to the oxon hill park and ride and mgm casino and national harbor. buses would run 7 days a week. if approved, the pilot ram would begin in october. i'm molette green at the live desk. right now flames coming dangerously close to home,