it's thursday, june 16th. coming up on "early today" has america reached a tipping point new gun legislation may get past to reach the president's desk? this morning, outrage among some parents and vacationers that a 2-year-old is the victim of an alligator attack at one of the world's iconic family resorts. is there a link between coffee and cancer? we have new details on a decade old study. plus soccer fans clash with police in the streets of france. prince william follows in the foot steps of his famous mother. wait until you find out why a girlfriend tried to mow down her man! "early today" starts right now. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us today. i'm betty nguyen. just a short time ago, senators wrapped up a nearly 15-hour filibuster to change the gun laws in thi

the senate majority finally agreed to allow votes on two gun measures. here is chris murphy who led the filibuster. >> ask yourself, what can you do to make sure that orlando or sandy hook never ever happens again. with deep gratitude to all those who have endured this very, very late night, i yield the floor. >> and moments ago, murphy tweeted this celebratory message saying i'm proud to announce after 14 plus hours on the floor we will vote on closing the gap of background checks. it took to the floor yesterday morning when murphy protested inaction on gun control. 40 senators, including two republicans, called for tougher gun control laws and specific action on keeping people on terrorist watch

buying guns. >> i shudder to think what it's going to be like for senator nelson, four years from now to talk to the parents of those that were killed this weekend in orlando, and tell them that four years after orlando, eight years after newtown, congress has been utterly silent. >> donald trump also waded into the debate tweeting openness to new strixs ban people on terror watch lists or the no-fly list from buying guns. the powerful gun group responded to trump's tweet quote, the nra believes that people should not be allowed to purchase firearms, period. anyone on a terror watch list should be thoroughly investigated by the fbi and the sale delayed while the investigation is ongoing on. however the nra calls for due process protection and law abiding americans who are wrongly put oe

removed. campaign spokeswoman hope hicks said mr. trump has stated his position on this. he looks forward to what he thinks will be a productive meeting. the day and night filibuster came as republican senator pat toomey was in negotiations on his own gun control bill with michael bloomberg's group mayors against illegal guns and as california senator dianne feinstein was with a gun measure with jon cornyn. both discussions were on bills voted down last year. the most recent bill barring those on terror watch lists failed 54-45 in december. meanwhile, the homeland security committee was asking it to turn over files on omar mateen. in a letter released yesterday, the committee asked the fbi to provide records related to two previously closed investigations concerning mateen and that comes as the same committee sent

letter to mark zuckerberg. vice president and president obama prepare to make their way to orlando today. the vice president spoke with families of the newtown shooting yesterday where he said this. >> we now belong to a lousy c b club, a lousy, stinking club where -- where, as a parent, for whatever reason, you have a child that deceases you. that is the part that makes me saddest. here we are, not celebrating, but promoting the promise, sandy hook promise, all of the good things you're doing, and we're, as it relates to rational gun policy, we're in the same place we were. >> joining us now from orlando is nbc's blake mccoy. blake, what more can you tell us about this investigation?

>> reporter: betty, good morning to you. behind me, can you still see the fbi processing this crime scene and they say it could still take quite more time before they are complete. we are learning some new details, including that the night of the siege, the shooter called a local tv station, a producer picked up the phone and the shooter said i am the shooter and pledge allegiance to isis. we are also learning that the shooter claims to have explosives on him and that he was going to be placing hostages in each corner of the building with those explosives strapped to them. so this is the information that local officers had as they were deciding whether or not to breach the building and go inside. we are since learned the fbi has not found any evidence that he actually had splos on him that night. president obama is set to visit here today. he'll be meeting with some of the families of the victims, some of the survivors, as well as some of the first responders. sadly, these visits are becoming routine for this president who has also

charleston, carolina, and sandy hook and san bernardino. this will be a somber event but one the president has become used to. betty? >> unfortunately. blake, thank you so much for that. there is this story. the body of a 2-year-old boy dragged into a lake by an alligator near disney's grand floridian resort has been found. >> we recovered the remains of the 2-year-old from the water and that body has now been turned over to the orange county medical examiner's office for an autopsy. >> nbc sarah dallof joins us now from lake buena vista. what is the latest on this investigation, sarah? >> reporter: betty, a heartbreaking end to this story. around 2:30 yesterday, authorities announced that they had recovered the body of lane graves who was just 2 years old. the sheriff saying that his body was found intact. they believe the gator drowned

last seen. he had been wading in a pond into the water a foot into the water on disney property. an autopsy will be performed and disney will view the entire event including their signage which cautions against swimming but doesn't warn against the possible presence of alligators. the graves family was visiting disney from nebraska where a family friend were thanking people for their thoughts and their hope-filled prayers. >> such a tough story there. thank you so much, sarah. if you are up at this hour, chances are, coffee is involved. and you may welcome this news. the world health organization now says there is no conclusive evidence that coffee causes cancer despite concerns years ago and in fact, it might help prevent it but there are concerns about drinks that are too hot. >> reporter: for the millions of coffee drinkers this is comforting news. th

organization says there is a lack of evidence that coffee causes cancer and may, in fact, protect you from uterine cancer and lowers the risk of -- the w.h.o. warned years ago that coffee was possible carcinogenic but still one thing to be cautious about. the report says it's all about the temperature. people who drink their coffee super hot at 149 degrees increase the risk of cancer of the esophagus because the coffee can burn the lining of the throat. most americans drink their coffee at a much lower temperature and scientists say it could be part of a healthy diet. loringing rates of heart disease's type two diabetes. you can drink coffee in moderation. it's just

reh rehema ellis, nbc news. look at this. a phoenix woman is accused of slamming a car io her boyfriend after finding out he has hiv. amazingly, he survived. but not without injuries. authorities say the man suffered a fractured vertebrae and had to receive staples for a head injury. the woman is pleading guilty to several charges including charges to attempt second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. we will shift gears and talk about the weather outside because it is getting hot. bill karins is here with the latest on that. >> getting dangerous. an extended period of time with heat like this, usually it turns deadly too. the monster heat is forming over the middle of the country and sitting there and building and getting stronger and shift to the west this upcoming weekend. now we have excessive heat warnings. oklahoma to tulsa and kansas city area. 60 million people are under some sort of heat advisory, watch, or warning right now. the heat indices today could hit

how it will feel in the shade today! and kansas city and tulsa, it's important to know. much worse when you get out in the sun. little rock, 110, st. louis 105 and dallas 104. am rilly feel like 99 and the heat peak this up coming weekend and saturday feel like 110 and temperature 112 in phoenix and sunday monday it peaks and chance of setting record. 119 is the forecast on sunday. the all-time hottest temperature in phoenix is 122. that is close enough. that is your national weather. here is a closer look at ayour day ahead. we will talk about severe weather possibilities today pittsburgh south wards to virginia and damaging winds. heat in texas. maybe a stray storm will cool it off if you're lucky in areas of mississippi. so impressive for this time of year. it's early in the season for

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from the tragedy in orlando, tributes are inspiring moments of reflection at a monday vigil for the shooting victims, utah lieutenant governor spencer cox had a major change of heart toward the lgbt community saying, quote,th some kids in my class that were different and sometimes i wasn't kind to them. i didn't know it at the time but i know now they were gay. i will forever regret not treating them with the kindness and love that they deserve. for that i sincerely and humbly apologize. the pink pistols an international club for lgbt gun owners says it's seen

members since the orlando massacre. it swelled from 100 to 3500 by monday. police say at a new york gas station a man put a gas station in the trunk of his car when the vehicle suddenly burst into flames. the explosion knocked the driver out of the car, setting him on fire. he suffered third-degree burns but no life-threatening injuries, thankfully. newly released footage shows a scene here at seattle university. a man in 2014 walked in with a shotgun firing at students. as the shooter tried to reload, a student safety officer charged, pepper spraying the gunman. the student stripped away the man's gun as he fumbled for a knife. the hero was later honored for his actions. one student was killed in the attack and two others injured. prince william is making news and history by appearing on the cover of a gay magazine in the united kingdk and taking a against bullying and homophobia

>> reporter: prince william making history. appearing on the cover of gay magazine "attitude," a first for a member of the royal family. the cover and interviewer in the works for weeks. prince william met with the magazine's editor and a group of young lgbt men and women in may, listening to their emotional stories about bullying and abuse. the prince telling the magazine, no one should have to put up with the kind of hate that these young people have endured in their lives. his words all the more poignant after what happened in orlando. prince diana famously fought for awareness of aids and hiv in the '90s. comforting aids patients and trying to remove the stigma for the disease. no one else in the royal family had fought so passionately for lgbt causes. >> that was kelly cobiella

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ichiro suzuki is now the all-time hits champion. he passed pete rose for most hits all time. last night, the 42-year-old recorded his 4,257 hit and this includes his 1,278 hits while playing in japan. now rose, for his part, is not happy. telling "usa today" before the record was broken, that ichiro's japanese hits should not count toward the record iand that he' had a hall of fame career but next thing you know, they will be counting his high school hits. check out this insane base hit in atlanta. watch it. watch it. did you catch it? braves player hits the ball after it hit the dirt. impressive. even more impressive, atlanta's freddie freeman hit for the circle and doubled in the third and tripled in the fourth and hit a homer in the sixth and hit a single in the 11. it took 13 thninnings but the braves beat the reds. in the bottom of the

mariners pitcher mike montgomery walked logan morrison and that is the winning run. oh, no! someone is definitely not happy this morning! 36 people were arrested in northern france following a violent clashes between english soccer fans and police. it started when english and french fans squared off in the center of town and then it grew from there. this is the fourth violent incident since the start of the 2016 euro soccer tournament. oscar pistorious was in court yesterday for a sentencing hearing. a visible pistorious removed his prosthetic and walked around the courtroom on his stump. the court said this is a vulnerable man that deserves leniency. he will be sentence odd july 6th. ahead a hollywood power company is expecting baby number two. and the return of jay leno on "the tonight show." you're watching "early today." a.

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now at 4:26, after nearly 15 mores on the senate floorks an attempted democratic filibuster is finally over. what republicans agreed to do when it comes to gun control. surge one of safetrack comes to an end as the next phase begins. and a lot of you could see the rain starting to roll in this morning. good morning. i'm eun yang. >> and i'm adam tough in for aaron gilchrist. nice to sit in every once in a while. >> we'll throw you a

>> cool. >> let's check in with a me i can't draper for more on the forecast. >> here is the latest on storm team 4 radar. dry in the immediate area, but a shower up if frederick county and further back to the west, more rain west of the i-81 corridor. i'll be tracking this throughout the morning hours to bring some scattered light showers to the area this morning, so have the umbrella handy. right now 73, patchy fog to deal with, reports down to half of a mile in culpeper. and again a few showers here and there, generally light in nature. no big deal, but something you want to be prepared for. by 11:00 a.m., largely dry and humid. this afternoon, we can't rule out a few showers or thunderstorm, but tonight into early tomorrow morning, heavy rain impacts the area with that. national weather service has issued a flash flood watch until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. more on this coming up at

and now traffic with jack taylor. good morning. we have typical work zone still in place even with the showers that you're talking aboutle roing through log creek parkway town neear the kennedy center. southbound is fine. at toll road, all your travel lanes are open. a developing situation unfortunately westbound on the bay bridge. you will find nothing is moving. at one point they said the center lane could get by. authorities arrived on scene and nothing is moving. so plan ahead. they hopefully will get the center lane getting by again, but again westbound traffic on the bay bridge stopped right now. senators are finally going to bed after a filibuster that lasted more than 12 hours on capitol hill. >> and it was all about gun control. erika gonzalez tells us what congress just agreed on. >> republican party leaders have reportedly agreed

on gun control, two specific measures. the filibuster started with senator chris murphy, a democrat from connecticut. just before lunchtime yesterday, and ended just a couple hours ago with kroorgd according to ce support of some 40 other centers. >> we don't stumble, stop, retreat, we advance this country toward its highest ideals that we will be a nation with liberty and justice for all. >> it's been nearly a decade since congress made any significant changes to federal gun laws. votes would be held on whether to ban people on the government's terrorist watch list from obtaining gun licenses and whether to expand background checks to gun shows and internet sales. the filibuster comes three days after a gunman killed 49 inside pulse night club. tracie potts will join us at 4:45 with the political implications with all of

the presidential candidates p. back to you. it is 4:30. now to the city of orlando. president obama will travel there to meet with the victims and families of sunday's shooting. vice president joe biden will accompany the president. the two leaders will also spend time talking with first responders and medical personnel. 49 people died and 53 others were hurt when gunman omar mateen opened fire in the pulse night club. and would he have learning new details about mateen's social media posts in the days before the attack. on facebook, he asked the u.s. and russia to stop bombing the islam i go state. on the morning of the massacre, he searched pulse orlando and shooting. in his final facebook post, mateen wrote, quote, in the next few days, you will see attacks from the islamic state in the usa. the 29-year-old had five facebook accounts. and we could learn as early as today whether a g