good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. it is friday, june 17th. i m brianna keilar with john berman. there are new questions about donald trump s legal exposure in the january 6th attempted and attempted coup. he and his allies new their scheme was illegal but continued with it anyway. putting vice president pence s life in danger as angry mobs vowed to hang him at the capitol. this was pence on january 6th sheltering in a secure location as rioters overwhelmed the capitol. they came within 40 feet of the vice president s evacuation route. we are learning more about a heated phone call between trump and pence on that morning of january 6th. here s what witnesses, including ivanka trump, said about the former president s demeanor. yeah. i remember hearing the word wimp. he called him a wimp. i don t remember if he said you are a wimp. you ll be a wimp. . it was a different tone i heard him take with the vice president before. so a major new piece
these are much more constructive pieces of advice. . michelle, wonderful. thank you for joining us this morning. . thank you. i appreciate that. so ahead we re going to speak with a member of white house couple of economic advisers. what the biden administration is doing to address high gas prices and this rising inflation. get the two of them together. they can figure it out they can solve all the world s problems. so two people killed in a shooting at a church near birmingham, alabama. there is a suspect in custody. we will go live to the scene. is a bipartisan gun deal in jeopardy? a top negotiator is frustrated with the lack of progress. plus . that will do it. it s overment the golden state warriors return to a familiar place on top of the nba world. so the golden stpaeupt warriors are the champions. they are the best team in the world. . does that hurt to say? they have 10 fewer nba titles than the boston celtics. today is what matters.
coy wire has this morning s bleacher report . not a good morning, coy. reporter: not for you, brother. that was funny, brianna. it s time for a return to glory for the warriors, though, right? completing this incredible two-year turnaround after finishing with the worst record in 2020. michael jordan and the bulls won six in the 90s. marcus smart said they needed to impose their will. celtics up 12-2. steph curry and co had the fire and desire to retire. they go on a monster run. 21 unanswered points. the longest such finals run. warriors fans were hungry for another title. the greatest shooter of all time dropping game high 34 points, earning the first finals mvp of his career.
certainly that tough time. you guys have been through so much. we re so sorry, as we re watching what is happening in yellowstone, and particularly what has happened to you. thank you so much, t.j. and vicky, for being with us and sharing your story. new evidence revealed in the january 6th hearings. informants said the proud boys would have killed mike pence and nancy pelosi had they found them. what we re learning. so sorry, berman, but my team won. the warriors are nba champs. more on the big celebration in the bleacher report next. welcome to your world. your why. what drives you? what do you want to l leave behind? what do you want to g give back? what do you want to be remembered for? that s your why. it s your purpose, and we will work with you every step of the way to achieve it. at pnc private bank, we ll help you take care of the how.
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