a milestone in maryland. the port of baltimore now open and cleared of debris more than two months after the francis scott key bridge collapse. verdict watch for hunter biden. jury deliberations continue this morning in the gun trial for the president's son, after he chose not to take the stand. a massive apartment building fire in miami. dozens of elderly residents rescued while authorities arrest

a suspect who they believe set the fire intentionally after shooting a building employee. new fallout this morning after basketball star caitlin clark is left off the olympic team roster. what the wnba rookie is saying about it, and why some sports analysts say the snub should be no surprise. and how the columbus zoo is making its attractions more accessible to blind and deaf visitors. it's tuesday, june 11. "early today" starts right now. good morning, glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. new this morning. the port of baltimore has been fully reopened more than two months after the francis scott key bridge collapsed. democratic governor wes moore has declared the waterway is free of debris. they are going to rebuild the bridge and it's expected to take six years.

six maintenance workers were killed when a cargo ship lost propulsion and crashed into the bridge, dealing a major blow to the city's economy. now to the fate of the president's son in the hands of the jury. hunter biden declined to take the stand in his own defense in his federal gun trial. jury deliberations will continue in just a few hours. ryan nobles was at the courthouse for the closing arguments. >> reporter: it's in the hands of the jury. six men and six women out deliberating the fate of hunter biden, the first child of a sitting american president to be charged with a crime. many members of the first family in the courtroom throughout the trial. all of this is not evidence, says u.s. attorney leo wise in his statement. people sitting in the gallery are not evidence, he said, adding no one is above the law. the special counsel's accused the president's son of lying on

a federae drug user while trying to buy a gun. the prosecution called ten witnesses, many testifying about his drug use, including around the time he filled out that background check. hunter biden's ex-wife testified she found drug paraphernalia inside his car in october of 2018. and his ex-girlfriend who was dating him at the same time saying he was smoking crack every 20 minutes or so. defense attorney abbe lowell argued the prosecution focussed far too much on his drug abuse over a four-year period, and saying no one witnessed actual drug use during the window of time that he purchased the gun. hunter biden faces a maximum of ten years in prison over these three counts if convicted. his father has already said that he will not offer him a pardon even if the verdict is guilty.

>> ryan, thank you. meanwhile, donald trump sat for a presentencing interview after his hush money trial conviction. the former president got special permission to attend virtually from florida. probation officers generally ask about financial resources, mental health and links to other convicted criminals. they also ask if you have remorse for the crime that you were convicted of. this all goes into a report the judge will consider for the sentencing which is scheduled for july 11. adding further momentum to truce talks, the u.n. security council passed the gaza cease-fire resolution that has been drafted by the u.s. neither israel nor hamas have responded to the proposal. health officials say an assault over the weekend killed nearly 300 palestinians. our brie jackson reports from washington, d.c. >> reporter: long-awaited celebrations as four israeli

hostages held for eight months by hamas reunited with their loved ones. their rescue follows a daring raid by the israeli military. >> this operation required ingenuity and courage of the highest degree. >> reporter: gaza's health ministry says israel's operation also left hundreds dead, including dozens of children. this woman says she lost both her young sons , and her husban is in critical condition. our whole family is destroyed, she says. delicate cease-fire talks now hang in the balance. secretary of state antony blinken is in the region, meeting with israeli prime minister netanyahu and urgently pressing for a deal. >> if you want to alleviate the terrible suffering of palestinians in gaza, press hamas to say yes. if you want to get all the hostages home, press hamas to say yes. >> reporter: nbc news has learned the biden administration has also discussed potentially

negotiating with hamas to free american hostages, those talks would not include israel. >> and what if anything would the united states be prepared to pay hamas for the return of five americans? >> reporter: some members of congress say the best way to see all the hostages released is for israel and hamas to reach an agreement on their own. but say they support the biden administration's backup plan. >> president biden has always prioritized bringing our u.s. hostages home, as have members of congress. >> reporter: rising tensions over israel's rescue operation further complicating the push for a cease-fire. in washington, brie jackson, nbc news. a suspect is in custody after a massive fire at a miami apartment building. the mayor saying the suspect allegedly shot an employee and then intentionally set the fire. officials say more than 40 people were rescued. some forced to evacuate from their balcony. the wounded ployee, a resident and three firefighters were

taken to the hospital. on the west coast, the coast guard rescued six people after their boat caught fire on lake tahoe. they had to jump into the lake to escape the flames. the coast guard rescued the boat owners, and a good samaritan saved four others and a dog. no one was hurt. no word on what sparked the fire. the biden administration is considering a plan to protect undocumented immigrants married to u.s. citizens from deportation. according to two sources familiar with the matter, the program known as parole in place would give them access to work permits. it would also make it easier for some undocumented immigrants to get a green card and a path to u.s. citizenship. ho however, the sources stressed that the proposal was not final and the timing was fluid. now to the border crisis. as law enforcement is sounding the alarm about members of a dangerous gang entering the u.s. illegally. here's julia ainsley. the new warning from law enforcement that among the

record number of migrants that have crossed into the u.s. are members of a venezuelan street gang. nbc news learning there are more than 100 homeland security investigations involving suspected members of the venezuelan gang, according to two dhs officials. in the past week, the nypd says a suspected member of the venezuelan gang shot two of its officers. >> so we know that they entered the country illegally. >> reporter: nbc news learned the gang is suspected in criminal cases in at least five states. in one case, three gang members who crossed the border here in texas in the last year threatened two venezuelan women and said they would kill their family members if they did not cooperate in a sex trafficking ring, according to court documents. >> reporter: the women ended up in baton rouge, and police say they were forced to have sex with up to four men a day in this apartment building. how big of a threat are they? >> i mean, they are a grave threat. >> reporter: the nypd's assistant chief tells us they

often know very little about the gang members. >> i've heard it referred to almost as a ghost criminal. everything about that individual could potentially be misrepresented. >> reporter: and why does that make them dangerous? >> because if you come here and we can't even track you we're not even sure of who you are. >> reporter: all of it adding to the growing questions about the vetting process at the border. venezuela is one of several countries that will not share criminal records of its citizens with u.s. authorities doing migrant background checks. >> we cannot validate their criminal record history, typically unless we get it from interpol or they already have a criminal record inside the united states. we won't know who they are. >> reporter: the vast majority of migrants have no criminal background. though former president trump is calling attention to it. a nbc news review redevelops roughly 64,000 or 2% of migrants

encountered in the trump administration were found to have criminal records. under the biden administration, more than 103,000, or 1% of migrants were found to have criminal records. in a statement, dhs tells us if an individual poses a threat to public safety they deny the admission, detain or rerefer th for prosecution. president biden and vice president harris hosted a juneteenth concert at the white house. president biden delivered remarks about the importance of the holiday as well as issuing a warning against attacks on black history and civil rights. >> they're all ghosts trying to take us back. taking away your freedoms, making it harder for black people to vote or have your vote counted. closing doors of opportunity, attacking values of diversity, equity and inclusion. >> vice president harris also

announced that this year's juneteenth will be a national day of action on voting to help register americans to vote. florida is bracing for heavy flooding this morning. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking the super soaker. good morning, angie. >> good morning, frances. there's there's multiple days of rain ahead. we see a stalled front to the north, across parts of northern florida. we'll see those high rachlinfal rates for a couple days. they are dealing with moderate drought for more than 40% of the state. we're still dealing with downpours. that means that saturated soils and swollen creeks are going to be problematic. we could potentially see a foot of rain by the time we get to the end of the workweek. phoenix expected to head to 110 degrees today.

redding reading heading to 106. 94 for des moines tomorrow, 88 for minneapolis. we're running 10, 15 degrees above normal in places like denver over the next couple days. by the time we get to the end of the workweek we see the heat spread a little farther to the east coast. thursday expected to he mid-80s atlanta with plenty of sunshine. showers and thunderstorms expected from san antonio to houston. and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you. >> see you in a bit. coming up, the promising new alzheimer's treatment on the brink of fda approval. plus the wnba's biggest

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she might have broken an all-time scoring record and went number one in the wnba draft this year, but there is one milestone caitlin clark can't check-off this year. she didn't make the cut for the u.s. women's olympic basketball team. here's stephanie gosk. >> clark, step-back three, knocks it down! >> reporter: for the disappointed caitlin clark fans out there. >> caitlin clark 100% sddeserve to be a u.s. olympian. >> honestly, no disappointment. it gives me something to wokrk for. >> reporter: no official announcement has been made, but a source familiar with the decision says clark is not on the preliminary roster for paris. there are a lot of people who are surprised. >> you shouldn't have been surprised. right now she is not among the 12 best players in the u.s. and the goal for the olympics is

to win a gold medal. >> reporter: the u.s. women's basketball team hasn't lost an olympic game since 1992. some of the players have multiple gold medals. diana taurasi will be going for her sixth. >> it's really, really hard to make the u.s. team. and people making the decisions are, they have to pick the best players. otherwise, you know, what's the point? >> reporter: clark was invited to training camp, but if was held it was held during the final four when she was tied up in iowa. since then, her popularity has driven ticket sales in the wnba. some wondering if team usa is missing an opportunity to share in that excitement. >> if you're trying to grow the game of women's basketball, you would not do this. >> reporter: but clark told her wnba coach she has new motivation. >> she said hey, coach, they woke a monster. >> reporter: the next olympics is just four years away. stephanie gosk, nbc news. >> of course her fans will wait.

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you see all these hearing people, deaf people, blind people getting exposed to each other. >> reporter: a hands-on day with interpreters at each station. it was in collaboration with local partners like columbus speech and hearing and the helen keller center. it had activities for the deaf and blind but others to experience what it's like to be in their shoes. >> we have all sorts of activities to help people understand what it's like. simulation goggles for vision, a whole new experience for them to try to figure out lived experience of a person who is deaf-blind. >> reporter: shirley is deaf and blind and says it was a brand-new experience for her. her favorite part was by far visiting a fox. >> that's first time i ever got to touch a fox. i was able to pet it. and that's the first time i've experienced anything like that. it was just a wonderful experience. the snake not so much. >> reporter: some of the visitors also have support service providers with them like

danny lucero. he's deaf himself but spent the day helping those who are deaf-blind get around. >> i sigh theee their energy fl out of them. the mood is definitely positive today. >> hopefully other zoos follow suit, too. there is a homesick crocodile in brevard county, florida. a croc was moved a hundred miles away, but now it's back to stay. the crocodile seems to prefer this particular habitat and wranglers won't intervene as long as the animal keeps to itself and doesn't do anything concerning. the olympic torch relay is on its way to the paris 2024 games. crowds gathered to watch as the torch made its way through french guyana over the weekend. this stop over the atlantic marks the first time the paris 2024 torch relay has traveled

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this case has been vetted up and down the courts already. right now, at five, guess who's back in court today? lawyers for disgraced theranos founder elizabeth holmes will give a federal judge in san francisco the reasons they believe she didn't get a fair trial. also, growing calls for a cease fire. a live report from washington on the newly us backed resolution for gaza. this, as we get a look at new video of an israeli military raid