good morning, coming up on "early today," a tense standoff at the scene of a mass shooting in texas. details ahead. president obama focuses on fixing the immigration problem. he says photo ops at the border will not help anyone. >> spoiler alert, donald sterling makes nasty comments about his wife over thsale of the clippers. >> plus mother nature is sending us a message about who is really in charge. it's thursday, july 10th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm richard lui. we begin with breaking news overnight. we just got in this new video of

an alleged gunman in custody. he held police at bay for three hours just outside houston. after killing his two daughters and his two sons. he also allegedly shot his own 15-year-old daughter, who is in critical condition. more details on the tragedy and what is described suburb. >> reporter: police found a grizzly scene in texas after a situation escalated to mass murder. six are dead including 4 children all shot to death at home. one female was juried but was able to tell authorities who shot the family and where the suspect was planning to go next. police were able to catch up with the suspect a few miles away from the shooting scene trapping him with no way to cape. >> he was looking for a way out of the neighborhood and he went straight for the cul-de-sac.

cops zoomed by and just trapped him in there. >> after setting up a perimeter authorities brought in police and swat officers. a large s.w.a.t. vehicle rammed into the suspect's car and a second vehicle went to the back. the man was armed and at times was holding a gun to his head. after several intense hours of talking with hostage negotiators he surrendered to police. the standoff is over but the investigation into why seven were shot and six killed is just beginning. nbc news. president obama is in texas this morning for a second day. he had a pair of meetings with governor rick perry who raised concern and gave suggestions on the influx of unaccompanied, undocumented minors entering the u.s. peter alexander spoke to the governor. >> the president can send a message without even going to congress. he can peck up the phone to the d.o.d. and have 1,000 national guard troops temporarily assigned to the border, and the message gets sent very quickly.

>> i'm joined by tracie potts in washington d.c. are any of governor perry's suggestions being put into action? >> it doesn't seem these meetings have caused a breakthrough. they're at odds over how to deal with this. they did sit down together for a short period of time, but we're told they were both very frank over their different opinions about how to deal with the situation. >> he has shown he can't even go 242 miles to the texas border. >> how can you have a humanitarian crisis and not want to go see for yourself? >> i'm not interested in photo ops. i'm interested in solving the

problem. >> the president and rick perry had two short conversations. perry wants drones and national guard troops at the border and policy changes. deport immigrants, including children, faster. lawmakers today will question homeland security, health and human services and the state department about the president's $3.7 billion request for emergency funds to deal with the flood of children from central america. >> i cannot hope to perpetuate an unacceptable human crisis. >> reporter: in guatemala homeland security secretary jay johnson signed two agreements to help get immigrants out of the u.s. and back across the border. >> more on that discussion with president obama and governor perry. governor perry says the u.s. needs to roll back policies that he says allow immigrants to come into the country and when they're caught they're allowed to enter society before they have to go to court, before they have to go before a judge.

>> tracie potts, thank you for the latest on that. part of the discussion tracie tells us about is one community in texasmenting to keep imgrants from entering their. they're banning the processing and detention of undocumented immigrants caught crossing the border illegally. now, when the ordinance passed 6-2, there was a round of applause at the city council meeting. opponents of the ordinance say this sends a message of hate. violence surges in the middle east as rocket fire rages on between israel and the gaza strip. 80 people are believed dead after three days on the gauze wra strip. the military says it's targeting hamas militants. the border. it has thousands of troops long israeli leaders are now discussing a ground invasion that will quickly be approaching here, and the tension is spreading elsewhere. in the capital riot police arresting dozens of anti-israel protesters during a rally in support of gaza. hundreds of protesters gathered

near the israeli embassy to condemn the offensive on the gaza strip. he was reportedly said get away from me, you pig. the judge called donald sterling disturbing and asked him to stop making comments about his wife. wednesday was the third day of the probate trial that will decide the future of the lippers. the 80-year-old sterling vowed to spend the rest of his life suing the nba. he also said his wife has deceived him, and he didn't authorize the sale of the team. that was after he made racist remarks that caused the nba to remove him afters the owner. heavy rain in japan. there was a sudden landslide in central japan. a 12-year-old boy was killed. two other deaths in the region are being blamed on the tropical storm. meteorologist rafael from nbc 4

new york is here with today's forecast. you have to remember, the typhoons -- the hurricanes that we experienced are different things. >> now it's tropical storm status over in japan, and, fortunately, that storm is barely move. it's stalled out now. now, here in the southwest we've been seeing this monsoon moisture day after day. here's what the satellite and radar show. still going on. today we have a little lull in the activity. not as intense. still wash watching out for showers and thunderstorms. especially in the afternoon. mainly around the four corners region. temperatures are warm. 80s. 90s in las vegas. a couple of 50s in seattle. the heat returns later on this afternoon. in fact, high temperatures in the 80s in portland. mid 80s there. 96 for your high many medford, and, again, watching the showers and storms shift east. salt lake city, denver, and albuquerque all watching out for showers and storms and possible flooding concerns as we head throughout the rest of the day. that's a look at you

delightful. showers and storms with a high of 78 in flagstaff. that's your thursday forecast. this is a cautionary tale. a college student who needs a social media 101 class. she mistakenly tessends a nude photo of herself to her dad, not her dude. he flips out. what she does next, she takes to twitter. she says, hey, can i cancel a text message? we know the answer to that. she die vulgs that she just sent a nude to her dad. she finds out it's sent forever. her next tweet? omg, my dad won't stop calling me. i'm so over this. she wishes it was, right? not really, though.

she just filmed her dad coming home to talk to her, and then instagrams that video too. her father shows up at her doorstep to set her straight. good luck on all that. don't do that. not good. chinese hackers hit the u.s. hard, and would wait six hours for a new theme park ride? it gives dust in the wind a whole new meaning. you're watching "early today." my daughter is studying to be a dentist,

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brian stowe after a game causing brain damage. the hits keep on coming for justin bieber. he pleaded no contest to a vandalism charge for throwing eggs at his california neighbor's house. he'll have to serve two years probation and pay more than $80,000 in damages and take an anger management course. >> what's it like to be in the middle of a dust storm? this puts you right in the middle of one in arizona this week. visibility is almost nonexistant. watch the buildings just disappear. june versal studio orlando resorts. the wait for harry potter fans and the new diagon alley ride. it's reported at 355 minutes. yeah, six hours about. now to the battle over duke. john wayne's family is suing duke university over the use of the name. the family wants to sell bourbon

under the name duke but the university claims that using the name on the booze would diminish, dilute and tarnish the value of the name. >> carnival cruise lines is banning smoking on cabin balconies. if you're caught there, you'll get hit with a $250 cleaning fee. so air travellers be ware of rising costs. starting july 21st, tsa security screening fees will rise from $5 to over $11. border fees are expected to raise in the near future. and finally, dominos pizza in england accidentally charged a college teen $300,000 for a large pie, drinks, and side dishes. oddly, though, his bank approved the charge and then whacked him with massive overdraft fees. the issue has since been resolved. reject the charge. >> just ahead, each winner gets $3 million. we'll tell you which sport. and the rest of your sports highlights rsh stick around. that's next.

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it came down to penalty kicks. argentina does not blink, though. 4-2 the final. there was a selfie of his bloody lip. wig as well, we think. lionel messi photographed himself after being called in for doping testing. the third time in the final. that's sunday. >> tour de france conditions rough. last year's defending champ for instance crashing twice in stage five. now he has withdrawn from the race all together. >> student athletes in my opinion should be given a scholarship for life. ncaa president also proposing seven changes for athletes in the senate there. including scholarships for life. senators, however, were skeptical. missouri senator claire mchaskell telling him i can't tell whether you are in charge or whether you're a minion.

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welcome back. showers and thunderstorms are moving to the east on this thursday. salt lake city to the rock wriz, denver, and also albuquerque, you could see rain. beautiful day along the immediate coast. seattle, 80 degrees and sunshine. near 80 in los angeles as well. tomorrow, more of the same. looking for temperatures to be in the 90s in the rockies. 92 in albuquerque, and the shower and storm threat increases. billings, casper, denver 89, and friday it's going to be another hot but mainly dry day across the southwest. 105 in vegas. 107 in phoenix. >> seattle looks like it's great right now. 87 and clear. jimmy fallon is the king of rate night ratings for one reason. he lets his guests talk more than he does. a new study looked at time spent by a host talking compared to their guests and according to the author fallon talks 37% of the time. craig ferguson 43%.

jimmy kimmel 48%, seth myers and david letterman 51%. conan o'brien 53%. frozen is the new black. well, sort of. in this youtube version elsa joins the rest of the disney princesses behind bars. >> so who's waiting for you on the outside? my prince charming is going to throw me the biggest fancier wedding ever. >> i don't believe in prince charming. >> me neither. >> well, demi lovato joins the human rights campaign for marriage equality and voices support in their web campaign. >> strengthen the institution of marriage by allowing loving, caring and committed same sex couples to legally marry. a proud robert downey jr.

writes on facebook i don't know if it's a man's world but i'm certain women run it. susan and i are therefore delighted to announce we're expecting a baby girl. november. and on twitter, susan, me, baby girl, november, scorpio. >> the board from back to the future 2 is on sale. the futuristic skateboard will be auctioned off in london. i guess you can try it -- >> test it out. >> on grouped first before you get on water. >> see if it actually works or not. >> i'm richard lui. we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. say so long to touch-ups. revlon colorstay makeup. breakthrough time release technology keeps skin balanced for a continuously fresh look.

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leading the news on wdiv. department of transportation works to keep buses clear of bed bugs. detroit is a city that could use some good news but these hitchhiking bugs are certainly not welcome on the million rider a month system. and in the guardian, russia test launches first new space rocket since soviet era. the next rocket launched without a hitch. some other stories we are following for you today. edward snowden is trying to extend his stay in russia. he has reportedly applied to renew his permit which expires at the end of the month but he told brian williams in may if i could go anywhere in the world that place would be home. the iraqi government

confirms a dangerous situation. they revealed isis militants seizing uranium compounds from mosul university. students use the material in a lab. it is a cause for concern, but insists the uranium is considered low grade, not posing a significant risk. a former employee in new jersey that stole $460,000 will serve five years probation but here's the thing, the money was in quarters from parking meters. that is 1.8 million quarters over two years. he will also only pay back only about half of what he lamz that he stole. in pennies? >> five years later the effects of hurricane arthur are still being felt but this one is cute. discovered right as the storm started. this puppy was taken to the shelter and named arthur. his owners can claim him but if not he'll be looking for a new home.

boy, he will have a lot of folks lining up. find out who the nominees are for the 66th primetime emmys. you can watch it at 8:40 a.m. on the "today" show. on this day in 1985 the coca-cola company tried to correct one of the biggest blunders in history. >> introducing the new taste of coca-cola. >> less than three months ago coca-cola did the unthinkable. it changed the 99-year-old secret formula for coke and then came the backlash with hoarding bottles and cans and estimated 1,500 calls a day going to headquarters in atlanta. all demanding the return of lafk coke. now those demands are about to be met in a new can called coca-cola classic. >> i remember that. happy birthday to jessica simpson who is 38. adrian is 38 and sophia vergara is 42. i'm richard lui along with the entire early today team.

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from nbc bay area, this is "today in the bay." well good morning everyone, happy thursday, 4:30 in the morning, i'm scott mcgrew. >> i'm bright and early. i'm laura garcia-cannon. let's check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren, good morning. >> hey good morning to you. new day begins, thursday, so close to the weekend now, and we've got some really great changes coming your way in the weather department. looking at the bay bridge this morning, which you can see from top to bottom. we have some low clouds overhead. as we head throughout the day though, the big weather story, not as sticky. i think a lot of people are going to be happy about that. we will take you through your weekend forecast in just a few moments, right now though let's y