Opened the door to that possibility. Now refusing to endorse Speaker Paul Ryan and senator john mccain. It is 5 00 a. M. On the east coast, 2 00 a. M. Out west, this is way too early. Good morning, it is wednesday, august 3rd, im chris jansing. Three months to the day today that donald trump won the Indiana Republican primary which essentially knocked out his final opponents for the nomination. Yet on tuesday, trump continued his war with Party Leadership, by withholding his endorsement from house Speaker Paul Ryan and 2008 republican nominee john mccain in their primaries this month. On supporting ryan, trump told the washington post, quote, im not quite there yet. Just not quite there yet. His language echoed what the speaker said in may when he held back endorsing trump. Im just not ready to do that at this pont. Im not there right now. I hope to support his candidacy fully. And i want to do that. But right now, just i got to tell you, jake, being candid with you, at this point, im just not there right now. Well, trump said everybody wants my support when asked if ryan had asked for his support, ryans Office Denies that. Quote, neither speaker ryan nor anyone on his team has ever asked for Donald Trumps endorsement. We are confident in a victory next week regardless. Ryans opponent paul nehlen released a statement that said in part paul ryans repeated betrayals of the gop nominee is beneath the dig knitty of the Speakers Office and is naturally disqualifying. Donald trump also hit back at john mccain the fiveterm senator and vietnam p. O. W. Who rebuked trump for questioning the right of a Fallen Soldiers parents to criticize him. Trump said, i havent endorsed john mccain and ive never been there with john mccain because ive always felt that he should have done a much better job for vets. Mccain has not responded, though he did meet privately with trumps running mate governor mike pence in phoenix last night. Aides say they discussed National Security issues but pence did not address trumps comments or mccains during his Arizona Campaign swing. President obama is urging republicans to withdraw their endorsements of donald trump. During a press conference yesterday the president issued some of his strongest criticisms to date. I think the republican nominee is unfit to serve as president. I said so last week, and he keeps on proving it. The fact that he doesnt appear to have basic knowledge around Critical Issues in europe, in the middle east, in asia, means that hes woefully unprepared to do this job. I think whats been interesting is the repeated denunciations of his statements by leading republicans. Including the speaker of the house, and the Senate Majority leader, and prominent republicans like john mccain. And the question i think that they have to ask themselves is, if you are repeatedly having to say, in very strong terms, that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him . Both trump and running mate mike pence responded to the president s comments last night. President barack obama gave a speech today, talking about my running mate a little bit. He actually said that the republican nominee is unfit to serve. He did. And he said the fact that he doesnt appear to have basic knowledge about Critical Issues in europe, middle east and asia means that hes quote, woefully unprepared to do this job. Well, let me let me me say i think barack obama knows something about being woefully unprepared to be president of the united states. I think hes the worst president maybe in the history of our country. I think hes been a disaster. Hes been weak. Hes been ineffective. You look at this socalled recovery, its setting record lows. Its i guess not since 1949 has there been anything like it. I think hes one of the worst president s, maybe the worst, that weve ever had in the history of our country. I think that Hillary Clinton maybe has a she has the potential to be even worse. As donald trump continues to fight with republicans some in his party are taking their support to the other side, backing Hillary Clinton. 2010 california gubernatorial nominee and republican fundraiser meg whitman endorsing clinton. A source tells nbc news clinton speak with the hewlettpackard ceo about a month ago and that whitman will raise money for the democrats. She released a statement overnight saying in part, it is clear to me that secretary clintons temperament, global experience, and commitment to americas bedrock National Values make her the far better choice in 2016 for president of the united states. In a tumultuous world, America Needs the kind of stable and aspirational leadership secretary clinton can provide. Meanwhile, congressman Richard Hannah of new york announced yesterday that he will vote for mrs. Clinton in november, making him the first sithing Congressional Republican to support her. Hanna said he decided to take action after watching trump criticize the Muslim American parents of a u. S. Army captain killed in iraq. In an oped congressman hanna writes in part, quote, while a disagree with her on many issues i will vote for mrs. Clinton. I will be hopeful and resolute in my belief that being a Good American who loves his country is far more important than parties or winning and losing. I trust she can lead. Also joining the growing list a former top aide of trump ally governor chris christie. Maria camilla says she will vote for christie in the fall and even christie in a rare break with trump spoke out yesterday saying it was inappropriate to criticize the khan family. I cannot imagine the pain of losing a child, under any circumstances. And for mr. And mrs. Khan, the pain of losing their son, while defending our country, is unfathomable. And i think it gives them the right to say whatever they want. Whether theyre right or wrong. Youre not going to find me being critical of mr. And mrs. Khan no matter what they do. Even if i may disagree with them, because any one particular statement they might make, its just inappropriate for us, in this context, to be criticizing them. And im not going to participate in that. Trump also received the criticism of a medal of honor recep yant dakota myer who is also the soninlaw of former Alaska Governor and trump supporter sarah palin. He tweeted, if donald trump wants to be the commander in chief he needs to act like one. And that cant start until he apologizes to the khans. But yesterday, trump refused to admit any missteps when it came to his handling of the killed in action soldiers family. Do you regret at all engaging in this back and forth with the khans . I dont regret anything. I said nice things about the son, and i feel that very strongly. But, of course, i was hit very hard from the stage, and you know, its just one of those things. It wasnt wise to bring the mother in. I understand khan. For you to bring her in that gives them the opportunity, just opens the door for them to come in and hammer you, as this mean kind of guy. I understand that. But, you know, part of it is i read a lot and i watch a lot and many, many people discussed this. Many, many people that said it. So when i said it it became like a big deal and thats, you know, the way it is. But i was very viciously attacked and i said not very viciously back but if theres some little muslim woman who loses her son, you cant. You just cant. No matter what she does. She can set you on fire and you can say thank you, i hated those trousers. You just got to let it go i didnt fight her. Lets hold you over please remember i was viciously attacked. And all i did was respond to it and it ends up being a fourday story. Now, five. Donald trump campaigned in virginia yesterday where he got a special gift from a retired army officer, amid the uproar about his treatment of the khan family. A man came up to me and he handed me his purple heart. Now i said to him, i said to him, is that like the real one or is that a copy . And he said, thats my real purple heart. I have such confidence in you. And i said, man, thats like thats like dig stuff. I always wanted to get the purple heart. This was much easier. The Clinton Campaign was quick to react to trumps remark, tweeting this from a man who says hes quote sacrificed for our country. While Democratic Senate candidate and double amputee veteran tammy duck worth tweeted this photo of her receiving her purple heart writing, this is how what usually looks when you are awarded the purple heart. Nothing easy about it. Controversy is growing over comments trump and his son eric made about Sexual Harassment in the workplace, as well. It started when donald trump was asked in an interview with usa today how he would feel if his daughter ivanka was sexually harassed at work the way Gretchen Carlson and others say former fox news executive roger ailes harassed them. Trump said he hoped ivanka would find another career or find another company if that was the case. Trumps son eric then attempted to defend his fathers comments yesterday morning. Youre saying ivanka is a strong, you know, powerful woman. She wouldnt allow herself to be, you know, subjected to it. And by the way you should certainly take it up with Human Resources and i think she definitely would as a strong person. At the same time i dont think she would allow herself to be subjected to that. And i think thats the point he was making and i think he did so well. Following eric trumps comments, former fox news anchor Gretchen Carlson whose Sexual Harassment lawsuit against ailes precipitated his resignation from fox tweeted this, sad in 2016 were still victim blaming women. Trust me, im strong. Fox news anchor megyn kelly tweeted simply, sigh. And last night ivanka trump was asked to weigh in on this controversy. I think Sexual Harassment is inexcusable in any setting. I think harassment in general, regardless, sexual or otherwise, is totally inexcusable, and if it transpires, it needs to be reported. And it needs to be dealt with on a company level. We have a very strong hr team at the Trump Organization who is equipped to deal with these issues if they arise. And we hope they never arise. You hope you have a culture in which they dont arise. But when they do, it needs to be dealt with swiftly. And new this morning, a fourth member of congress has been ousted in his party primary. Republican tim huelskamp, a vocal Tea Party Congressman and foe of Speaker John Boehner lost in kansas last night defeated by roger marshall, an obstetrician backed by agricultural and religious groups. And last night a staffer to the former speaker shared this photo of him celebrating with a glass of red wine. Theres also a major reorganization at the Democratic National committee this morning following the publication of those hacked internal emails. Ceo amy dacy and two other top officials are stepping down. Emails published by wikileaks show their apparent favoritism toward Hillary Clinton in the democratic primary. The emails led to the resignation of dnc chairwoman Debbie Wasserman schultz last week. The dnc is now being overseen by donna brazile. And still ahead on way too early, he is the most prominent Police Commissioner in the nation but the nypds top cap bill bratton says hes stepping down. Well have the latest on that. The biggest in the world the chinese bank. 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Brattons exit caps a more than four decade career in law enforcement, including leading departments in boston, los angeles, and new york city twice. He gained national acclaim in the 1990s when he presided over a drop in crime, popularizing the broken windows theory of policing. Speaking at city hall yesterday, bratton looked toward the future. As we go forward and face the crises of race in america, crime in america, fear of terrorism, and in the midst of the turmoil of this president ial election, theres no Police Department in america that will be better prepared to face all that we are going to have to face in the future. And commissioner bratton will be on morning joe coming up in just a little while. Florida Health Officials have announced another case of locally acquired zika in the miami area. For a total of 15 cases so far. It comes after the cdc issued an unprecedented advisory to women who are pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant to avoid a popular miami neighborhood. Nbcs Kerry Sanders has the latest from miami. Reporter authorities tell nbc news they are still investigating where this new case was acquired. They do know the patient lives outside of that one square mile area north of downtown miami. Federal Officials Say the insecticides used to kill mosquitoes are not as effective as they had hoped. Just checking for mosquitoes. Reporter every day now in wynwood the ground war begins anew hitting sewers with biological agents to kill mosquito larvae. Sweeping away standing water because thats where mosquitoes breed, especially on those flat roofs. But some experts say zika mosquitoes may already be in other parts of miami. Or beyond. Were still on a steep learning curve about this virus. And so were still trying to get our arms around how extensive this outbreak could be. Reporter Infectious Disease experts say anyone bitten in the mosquito zone can become an unwitting carrier. Once bitten and infected that person traveling from the zika zone elsewhere can then be bitten by another mosquito. That mosquito, now infected, bites someone else, spreading the disease. Thats how it could travel beyond wynwood. Even to other states. A single mosquito with zika can lay more than 100 eggs. And it is a voracious biter. It will bite four, five, six individuals before she settles down to lay her eggs. Reporter motherstobe more anxious by the day. I am absolutely terrified. Just completely terrified. And i think the scariest part is that our political leaders have really seemed to have failed us at this point. Reporter that was Kerry Sanders reporting. Now lets get a check on your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. Good morning, my friend. Good wednesday morning to you. A lot of little stories in the weather world today. The heat continues in the middle of the country. Heat advisories, and excessive heat watches are going to be issued eventually, st. Louis there, tulsa is under the advisory. In all 8 Million People in the h