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harris' running mate dropping out of consideration overnight. we're live with the reason, plus president biden's new push to reform the supreme court. terror in england. a stabbing rampage at a dance class leaves two children dead and nearly a dozen more injured. what investigators have revealed about the teen suspect. california's biggest wildfire of the year explodes in size. thousands of firefighters battling with the sixth largest in history. we'll have the latest on the fight while the man accused of sparking the fire faces a judge for the first time. adding a.i. to the core of apple. the next generation of iphone. and vaulting for gold. simone biles and team usa are hours away from the women's gymnastics final, a day after the men's team returned to the podium for the first time in nearly two decades. we're live in paris with all the excitement and the new concerns over whether the river seine

will be safe for competition. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm frances rivera. a decades long medal drought has come to an end. >> double-double. oh, ho, ho! come on! the opening routine. >> the u.s. men's gymnastics team took home bronze in the all-around team final monday. it is their first olympic medal in 16 years. frederick richard kicked off the americans' run on the rings followed by an impressive showing on the vault, but it was stev steven nedoroscik who had a show-stopping routine on the pommel horse. the u.s. women's basketball team made short work of their japanese counterparts in what ended up being a 26-point

victory. aja wilson and brianna stewart combined for 46 of those points in the dominant performance. they look for their eighth consecutive gold medal. the u.s. has 20 total medals so far. jay gray will be live later in the show with a preview of today's events. let's turn now to the political competition heating up here at home. north carolina governor roy cooper has pulled his name out of consideration to be the running mate for kamala harris. nbc's brie jackson joins us now. good morning, brie. how did the governor explain this decision? >> reporter: good morning, frances. governor roy cooper says he still strongly supports the vice president's campaign for president, but he does not feel like it's the right time for north carolina for him to be on a national ticket. a source directly involved with the search for a running mate said cooper took himself out of consideration because he wants to run for the senate in two

years. there are other governors in the mix, including minnesota's tim walz, kentucky's andy beshear. michigan's gretchen whitmer and josh shapiro. they all hit the campaign trail over the last few days to support the vice president. the harris campaign is expected to choose a running mate by august 7th. the harris team has called for a week of action on abortion rights and the supreme court. vice president harris has joined president biden in calling for dramatic changes for the nation's highest court. >> i have great respect for our institutions, in the separation of powers laid out in our constitution. but what's happening now is not consistent with that doctrine of separation of powers. extremism is undermining the public confidence in the court's decisions. >> reporter: the president is calling for a constitutional amendment to hold presidents accountable for crimes committed in office.

term limits to cap justices at 18 years on the court, and a binding code of conduct. congressional approval would be needed for these changes and would face strong opposition from republicans. frances? >> brie, thank you. former president trump will once again recount the moment a shooter almost took heis life. he confirms to fox news he has agreed to sit for a victim interview with the fbi thursday. an fbi official says this would be like any other interview they would conduct with a victim of a crime. meanwhile, congress has select add bipartisan task force to find the facts and bring accountability. former president trump says he plans to return to butler, pennsylvania where the shooting happened. but he did not say when he will visit that community again. two children are dead after a stabbing rampage near liverpool, england. several more are injured. a 17-year-old boy has been

arrested in connection with the attack. authorities say they do not suspect a terrorist or political motive. for the latest, let's bring in megan fitzgerald in london. what more do we know? >> reporter: frances, good morning. good to be with you. look, we're talking about every parent's worst nightmare. we know yesterday morning, monday morning, that the 17-year-old walked into this facility where children, ages 7 to 11 years old were participating in this taylor swift-themed event and then started going on a stabbing rampage. we know that at least two children died. nine are, who are injured, of those nine, six are critically injured. now according to police, we understand there are two adults who are also injured. because they believe they were trying to shield them from this attacker. the 17-year-old, police believe, acted alone. he has been arrested on suspicion of murder and

attempted murder. we're talking about a horrifying scene. witnesses say they saw the moment people were carrying out these children covered in blood, rushing them out to try to get them to the hospital as soon as possible. you know, we are hearing from the newly-elected prime minister of the united kingdom, keir starmer. and i want you to listen to a little bit about what he had to say about this. >> our whole country is deeply shocked at what they've seen and what they've heard. and i know i speak for everybody and the whole country in saying, our thoughts and condolences with the victims, their families, their friends and the wider community. >> reporter: and the condolences will coming in from all across the united kingdom. we're also hearing from the royal family. in fact, i want to review this tweet from the prince and princess of wales. they said as parents, we cannot begin to imagine what the friends, families and loved ones

of those killed and injured in south port are going through. of course this is a tweet they released yesterday evening. you know, it's just a devastating situation that gets even worse, as we know that there are children in the hospital right now that are fighting for their lives. >> just so horrific, as it is senseless. megan, thank you. in northern california, the park fire rages on, growing to 370,000 acres, and only 14% contained. it is the sixth largest in california history, and the inferno has burned places still scarred from previous fires in the area. here's steve patterson. >> reporter: the nation's largest wildfire brazen and boundless. firefighters spread thin over the park fire, a threat zone now sprawling across four counties. in less than a week, growing into california's sixth-largest wildfire ever. according to cal fire, the biggest in state history are all from the last six years, an era of climate-driven fire seasons

that scientists say start sooner and last longer. >> seems to be just a tenuous cycle of these. and it wears on our community. >> reporter: thousands under evacuation alerts, dozens of homes destroyed, along with countless other close calls. >> i'm just very emotionally drained and grateful, grateful that we're alive. >> reporter: the park fire is just one of a hundred large, active wildfires. new evacuations in colorado, all of it sending plumes of smoke as far east as minneapolis. in central california, one blaze leveling this historic mining town. back in northern california, much of the burn zone covers areas repeatedly impacted by fire, including the 2018 camp fire that claimed the lives of 85 people in paradise, california. rick lost his home in paradise and thought this time his family was finally safe.

his cat survived the first fire only to perish here. >> seeing this was horrible again. it was sad, because we weren't here. we couldn't help him. >> reporter: two homes, six years, a lifetime of mementos and memories turned to ash. >> the third time is the charm. and i'm not sure what exactly that's going to look like. >> reporter: from nearly the very beginning, this fire was suspected as an arson. the arson suspect, 42-year-old ronny dean stout ii in court facing a judge briefly but now scheduled to be arraigned thursday. after court, the district attorney says he will seek federal criminal charges against suspect. nbc news has attempted to reach out to stout, his family, his legal team. we've heard nothing yet. we'll continue to follow this as the court case progresses. back to you. >> steve, thank you. a strong thunderstorm brought flash flooding to dolly parton's dollywood amusement

park. water rushed through walkways and into shops. according to a statement from dollywood, there was one minor injury during the flooding, a road collapsed and will need repairs. some areas are still closed for cleanup. let's turn now to angie lassman who is tracking those western wildfire alerts and new flood risks. >> we still have fire danger to talk about across parts of the west. casper, park city included in these red flag warnings. low humidity, elevated temperatures. prime conditions for fires to spark and continue to spread. as those fires burn in the pacific northwest, we've got plenty of smoke coming from that. that's working its way into parts of the northern plains as well as the midwest stretching into the great lakes. if you notice the haze in the air, that is why. we also have the flood risk we're going to talk about. we've got a cold front that's going to bring scattered showers

and thunderstorms from places across the northeast all the way down to the south. as we get into tomorrow, still look teg looking at the risk for heavy rain. 18 million people included in this, omaha, down to nashville. we'll be watching that closely, and that potential for heavy rain across nashville, knoxville and springfield with the flooding concern throughhe day t . charleston, jacksonville and tampa dealing with showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you. >> appreciate that, angie, thanks. now to an update to a story we first told but earlier this year. a jackie robinson statue stolen from a park in wichita, kansas, now its replacement will soon be unveiled, thanks to a bronze foundry in colorado which was

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team usa is competing for their fourth consecutive gold medal. if you had told me before the beginning of this that that would be a collaboration, that he would be there, that's so off and random, but that's what makes it so good. >> this is what's so fun about the olympics. snoop dogg has been another character, hanging out with the athletes' families. and if you're waking up this morning waiting for triathlon action we've got bad news for you. the triathlon was postponed due to continued reports of pollution in the river seine. it will now be 11:45 wednesday morning. and regan smith will compete in the 100-meter backstroke. and all eyes will be on simone biles and the u.s. women's gymnastic team who look to reclaim their spot on the top of the podium. so much more excitement. we know we're all multi-tasking work throughout the day. >> and recap with the highlights in the evening.

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their quest for gold. jay gray is there, and the united states has already scored some major wins. >> reporter: yeah, frances. it's been amazing to see the strong start of team usa here at the olympic games. all the focus today will likely be on gymnastics. the women's gymnastics team, and simone biles in particular has said this is a bit of a redemption tour after a rough go in tokyo four years ago. they're looking for momentum and got some last night from the men's team, making a return to the podium for the first time in over a decade. >> dismount. that's it! >> reporter: high drama in the men's gymnastic team finals. the americans ending a 16-year medal drought, holding off britain and ukraine to capture bronze. >> it's amazing, all the hard work, the hard days for years and years has paid off i've been with these boys. we've been giving it everything. today it all came together. >> reporter: things coming together nicely again for team

usa in the pool. katie grimes. luke hobson suchitouching the w third for bronze. and ryan murphy got his biggest win after the medal ceremony. his wife with a surprise gender reveal of the couple's first child, due in january. >> that's incredible news. probably better news than winning the bronze medal. >> reporter: it was another awesome night for fencing, capturing bronze in men's foil. while skateboarders jagger eaton and nyjah huston rolled to silver and bronze in men's street. and speaking of rolling, women's gymnastics comes into tonight's team finals as the favorite, finishing first in the qualifying line led by simone

biles. yeah, and we've got the chance to show you what team usa will be wearing tonight. let's start with the qualifying leotard. this is it. they call it star-spangled shine. you can see the stars in this leotard. over 6,000 crystals, and i glued them all on by hand. they say this represents the grace and radiance of the team. and it shur does. that's grace and radiance if i've ever seen it. now we have what they'll wear tonight. and this may be my favorite. this one is called go for the glory. just under 10,000 crystals on this one. should be a lot of fun. we'll be watching them wear this tonight. >> i love it, and i love that can you do an advanced fashion show. thank you. thanks for waking up with "early today" on this

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