thanks for joining us today. 12 soldiers from ft. hood were swept away in surging floods when their 2 1/2 ton army truck overturned in high water. at least five died, three were rescued and hospitalized. four remain unaccounted for at this hour as the search continues on air and on foot. the army division's commander major general said the first cavalry division is grieving. greg abbott said that texas stands ready to provide any assistance to ft. hood as they deal with this tragedy. the brave men and women stationed at ft. hood and across our country put their lives on the line every day. rain dropped in six inches causing the flash floods. violent protesters overshadowed another trump event last night. this time, in san jose, california. hundreds of anti-trump protesters took to the streets as trump held a rally there. some were shove and egged by protesters. and badly beaten. john podesta plassed the violence saying that attacking over political disagrees has no place in the election. san jose police say that one officer was assaulted and a few arrests made. while that happened outside, trump was railing against hillary clinton inside. >> the only reason she's behaving like this and the only reason she's been dragged so far left, believe me, she doesn't want to go to jail over the e-mails, okay? believe me. that's the only reason. >> his comments were in response to clinton's so-called foreign policy speech. andrea mitchell has details. >> reporter: it was a 33 minute takedown of donald trump. >> donald trump's ideas aren't just different. they are dangerously incoherent. they're not even really ideas. just a series of bizarre rants, personal feuds and outright lies. >> reporter: hillary clinton blasting trump. >> this is not someone who should ever have the nuclear codes. because it's not hard to imagine donald trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin. >> reporter: the speech a point by point rebuttal of trump's proposals. on nuclear weapons where trump suggested letting japan, south korea and saudi arabia have them. >> i wonder if he even realizes he's talking about nuclear war. >> reporter: on trump's temporary muslim ban and that wall with mexico -- >> remember that plenty of muslims and immigrants serve and fight in our armed forces. >> reporter: and even predicting how trump would react to her speech. >> bragging, mocking, composing nasty tweets. i'm willing to bet he's writing a few right now. >> reporter: in fact, he was. tweeting bad performance by crooked hillary clinton. reading poorly from the teleprompter. she doesn't even look presidential. it's the case against trump many democrats have been pressuring clinton to make. with polls showing a tight race nationally. >> don't let anyone tell you that america isn't great. donald trump's got america all wrong. >> reporter: clinton's foreign policy experience was a considered her calling card against trump, but voters are nearly split. clinton barely beating trump on who would make the country safer and more secure. >> she's been on the defense because of libya, because of her iraq vote and now she's trying to say, you know what? donald trump is not fit to be in charge of our nuclear arsenal. >> reporter: clinton hoping she made that case. >> there's no risk of people loseing their lives if you blow up a golf course deal. but it doesn't work like that in wo world affairs. >> she's talking to people who haven't been convinced by donald trump. >> reporter: a speech aimed at republicans and independents and democrats. andrea mitchell, nbc news, san diego. trump was in full attack mode saying this about her private e-mail investigation. >> folks, honestly, she's guilty as hell. she's guilty as hell. and the fact that they even -- and this is true. the fact that they even allow her to participate in this race is a disgrace to the united states. it's a disgrace to our nation. it's a disgrace. >> he also made a 180 degree reversal on his thoughts regarding new mexico governor susana martinez. he said he would like her endorsement and quote i respect her. i always liked her. he took to twitter to reopen the now defunct trump university. all of this came on the same day house speaker paul ryan threw his support behind trump, telling the associated press he would be voting for him in the fall. >> it's very clear to me that hillary clinton is in no certain way going to be advancing our principles and policies. she's promising another obama term. and it's also become clear to me through my conversations that donald trump is somebody i know is comfortable with these principles and these general policies. >> "the washington post" responded to the endorsement calling it a sad day for the gop and america. boxing legend muhammad ali has been hospitalized with a respiratory issue. the 74-year-old who suffers from parkinson's disease is in fair condition. he's expected to stay in the hospital for only a brief time. however, the associated press cites two people familiar with his condition, it may be more serious than his previous hospital stays. they do not speak on behalf of the family and they asked not to be identified. he had a severe urinary tract infection, and he was last seen back in april. boxing great sugar ray leonard tweeted prayers and blessings to my friend. military officials are investigating two military jet crashes involving elite pilots in two different states. one a thunderbird that had just flown over a graduation attended by president obama. the other one of the navy's blue angels. nbc's miguel almaguer has details. >> dismissed! >> reporter: the thunder birds had soared over the air force academy's graduation. president obama among the dignitaries. watching as the cadets tossed their caps. but then one of the six jets goes down, dropping out of the clear blue sky in colorado springs. >> numerous reporting the plane is down. >> reporter: fighting falcon like this, safely ejecting. his plane appearing largely intact. spotted in the open field, no serious injuries. before heading back to air force one, the president stopped to meet with the pilot. thanking him for his service and first responders for rushing to the scene. >> we've got a fireball at the rec park. >> reporter: another crash, a fireball in tennessee. a blue angels jet going down during a practice run. the navy plane an f/a-18 hornet crashed near a golf course in smyrna. they were prepping for an air show this weekend. the navy confirms no parachute deployed. the pilot feared dead. two military planes going down in the same day as authorities began their investigations. miguel almaguer, nbc news. we have confirmation from the minnesota examiner's report that prince died from an overdose of the powerful pain killer fentanyl. it is unclear where the musician got the drug or how long he was taking it. a source tells nbc news at the time of his death, prince was being treated for opioid 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out from houston to corp corpus christi, the river flooding will continue into next week. additional rainfall amounts and pink and purple in southeast texas, another one to two inches of rainfall on top of saturated soil. that's why we have a flash flood threat and that heads to the east coast as the storm leaves us in the middle of the country. so for today, more texas rain, a few severe storms in the midwest. hot in the west and in the southeast. by the time we get to saturday, thunderstorms continue to plague us throughout this region. then finally, all the wet weather moves to the east coast on sunday. dry it out in texas and in the middle of the country, but it will be a washout in the mid-atlantic and northeast on sunday. plan your weekend accordingly as this storm is finally on the move. >> thank you so much for that. well, a bizarre note left behind by the ucla gunman asking for someone to check on his cat in minnesota led police to stunning revelations. authorities raiding his home found a kill list. on that list, william klug, the professor he killed. another ucla professor's name as well. he was later found safe. his estranged wife was found dead. and now the police are asking for the public's help to find his car. parts of france declared a state of natural disaster. torrential rains caused the river to rise above the level. the iconic louvre is closed today so they can move the artwork to higher levels. a shocking moment in court. >> no, no! a father lunged at his daughter's killer shortly after he began to speak to the judge. the officers had to drag the father out of the ohio courtroom. no word if he'll face charges. the convicted serial killer has been sentenced to die by lethal injection for murdering the man's daughter and two other women. and arnold schwarzenegger took a safari ride in africa, where an elephant may have gotten too close for comfort. look at this it doubles back and it starts to charge at the car from behind. schwarzenegger's 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>> i don't think the protests going away and i think cleveland is a bigger deal. i think we can expect protests. they have gotten more violent. and increasingly just more and more places. since he became the presumptive nominee. i can't imagine them going away in cleveland. >> kind of scary to think what cleveland might look given the protests we have seen so far. especially if it continues to build. well, the foreign policy speech focused on going after trump, with stinging one liners. is this the most effective attack? >> i think this is an effective attack for clinton. this something that democrats have been pushing her to do for a while. we have seen her surrogates going after trump, saying he wasn't qualified. hit him on trump university. her she was in a place that she's very strong. foreign policy is something that clinton does well with. she was contrasting her experience with donald trump and came after him in the harshest light we have seen yet. i think it was very effective. >> well, you mentioned trump university. after all the allegations, trump says he wants to reopen the school because quote, there's so much interest in it. is this a businessman who will try to capitalize on any kind of publicity? >> i think this is donald trump trying to spin it in the donald trump's way. you know, he takes to twitter and he talks about things and because everyone is talking about it, i doubt donald trump university is going to reopen. but the fact that everyone is talking about it he's just trying to make -- to turn the conversation from negative to the positive. >> all right. eliza, thank you. you have a great weekend. >> thanks, you too. just ahead, has the big foot been discovered? one man thinks so. a big oops moment at a museum in pennsylvania. you're watching "first look." tired of re-dosing antacids? try duo fusion! new, two in one heartburn relief. the antacid goes to work in seconds... and the acid reducer lasts up to 12 hours in one chewable tablet. try new duo fusion. from the makers of zantac. wearing powerful sunscreen? yes! neutrogena® ultra sheer. no other sunscreen works better or feels better. clinically proven helioplex® provides unbeatable uva/uvb protection to help prevent early skin aging and skin cancer all with a clean light feel. for unbeatable protection. it's the one. the best for your skin. ultra sheer®. neutrogena®. see what's possible. shoshow me more like this.e. show me "previously watched." what's recommended for me. x1 makes it easy to find what you love. call or go online and switch to x1. only with xfinity. leading the news in the guardian australia, australia installs mobile phone lights. it will flash red when it's insafe to -- up safe to cross the street. you think this the wrong? >> why doesn't my phone say, train coming, back up. >> maybe it will some day. it will be installed in the center of sydney and germany son top of pedestrian safety with inground traffic lights operating in two cities. in "usa today," man claims to have found the skull of big foot. >> i knew it, sasquatch. >> todd mays is his name. he was hiking when he discovered the 75 -- >> that's the area i was targeting. >> he is convinced. this is the skull of big foot. after claiming to have actually seen the creature twice, but here's the problem. critics say fossils are fragile and that this is just a rock. looks a little like chewbaka. they say, don't touch for a reason. this video posted by the clock museum in pennsylvania shows what can happen when you do. oh, no. yep. >> there goes the first ever watch. >> well, the visitors they tried to repair it, but gave up and then walked away. the museum said it's not pressing charges -- >> i would be running out. >> but said that adults are worse than children. so keep your hands away. "way too early" starts right now. a tough day for the u.s. military. at least five ft. hood soldiers killed when their truck was swept away in floodwaters and two separate crashes involving military jets. another rowdy night of protests against donald trump. this time in san jose where several of the supporters were attacked. we'll show you what happened before police moved in. plus -- this isn't reality television. this is actual reality. he said he had foreign policy experience because he ran the miss universe pageant. no risk to people's lives if you blow up a golf course deal, but it doesn't work like that in world affairs. >> i watched hillary today, it was pathetic. it was pathetic. it was so sad to watch. >> hillary clinton uses a speech on foreign policy to try and take down her republican opponent. but trump being trump of course came back swinging. 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 3rd. i'm alex witt. fast moving floodwaters in texas have left five soldiers dead and emergency crews in a desperate search for four others still missing. it happened in ft. hood,