tuesday, june 23rd coming up on early today, 12 tornadoes reported overnight and now 47 million americans, many in high-population areas are in the path of severe weather ahead. the two escaped killers left dna in a hideout as over 1,000 law enforcement officials swarm the area as the hunt enters its 18th day. a groundswell of support swing being in favor of removing the confederate flag in south carolina mississippi, tennessee and even walmart. plus the u.s. women dominate on the pitch in the world cup. a possible assault with a weight room kettlebell puts p. diddy in hot water and big things happening all around us "early today" starts right now. right now, severe weather

threat a powerful storm system is barrelling east. in the bull's eye, philly new york and boston in the forecast possible 75-mile-per-hour winds, tornadoes and damaging hail. the system battering the midwest yesterday. >> power lines going down. >> in northern illinois, storm chasers caught power lines exploding after a chases caught power lines after a wedge tornado hit. in sterling, this --. high winds caught on tape. the storm battering a mall a sports store, left shredded. no roof and a wall was missing. in coastal city in coal city a twister causing heavy damage power lines brought down, homes destroyed and roads flooded. >> aik and a lakes camp ground five people were trapped, one person rescued, and one person

hospitalized in serious condition. in cedar rapids iowa a derecho, wind storm that feels like a hurricane with winds over 70 miles per hour hit. in portland michigan a close call a possible tornado trapping people inside a goodwill store. and in minnesota, a tree was sent flying pinning a teen to a floor. >> sounded like a bad dream. >> fierce winds also levelled this four foot high corn crop. nbc meteorologist bill karins will have more on the new storm threat coming up. it's been 18 days since two convicted murderers escaped a maximum security prison in new york. sources familiar with the investigation fell nbc news that dna recovered in a remote mountain cabin matched both david sweat and richard matt. officials say the two are likely still on the run together. >> law enforcement maintaining a strong and visible presence in

this area and that will remain until we bring this matter to a close. the cabin where the dna was recovered is about 20 miles from the prison. heavily armed officers spent the night searching the town near the cabin. people are urged to call 911 right away iffing in seems out of place for them. a victim's of last week's church massacre will receive a special honor. president obama will give the eulogy for clementa pinckney. vice president biden and the first lady will be there as well. it's rare to have both leaders at the same funeral. it typically only happens for senators and the late senator robert bird. meanwhile, walmart, sears and k-mart are all pulling confederate flag merchandise from their shelves and websites as the debate over the one hanging outside the south carolina state house rages on. nbc's tracey potts is live in washington. a lot of politicians seem to be changing their stance on this. >> doing a 180, aman.

lawmaker who is didn't think this was the state needed to deal with or some who defended the flag being at the state capital are joining the growing chorus of voices to take it down. >> south carolina governor nicky haley who defended the confederate flag leads democrats and republicans calling for it to come down. >> the fact that causes pain to so many is enough to remove it from the capital grounds. >> joining that senator lindsay graham who has also reversed course. >> the flag has got to go. >> walmart now says it will remove all items with the confederate symbol from its inventory. k-mart and sears are restricting sales online. 150 years after the civil war, many in south carolina say, it's about time. >> it is a flag of rebellion. >> it was a symbol of hate. >> it was a symbol of lynching

of murdering. >> it's just wrong. >> it's just wrong. >> not everyone agrees. some argue the flag is part of state history. >> one more death in the direction of killing the southern culture. >> flag supporters wonder what's next. changing street names? removing statues with confederate ties? there are 10 at the u.s. capital in washington. so while there is momentum in south carolina that won't necessarily translate into votes. they need two-thirds of the legislature to at least approve bringing it up to discuss in their upcoming budget session and based on what we're hearing from down there, it's not clear yet if they have that many votes. >> tracie potts, live thaurk. a new nbc news poll is giving us insight on the race for the white house. senator hillary clinton has the

lead. by 75%. senator bernie sanders is next with just 15%. against her republican rivals clinton still leads jeb bush by eight points senator marco rubio by ten points and wisconsin scott walker by 14 points. turning to foreign affairs, 28% of americans favor sending troops into iraq for as long as it takes to fight isis. 32% support sending u.s. troops for a short period of time. hip hop mogul sean diddy combs was arrested at an athletic training complex, allegedly attacked someone affiliated with ucla's football training program with a kettlebell. he was reportedly visiting his son who is a student. and combs was charge would three counts of felony assault with a deadly weapon, and one count of terrorist threats and one of battery.

a source says they refute those claims saying he was only booked on one count of assault with a deadly weapon. combs has posted bail. and james warner, an oscar winning composer has died in a plane crash. in southern california. even if you don't know his name you'll know some of his work. ♪ ♪ horner won two academy awards for his work on "titanic" one of those was for best original song for "my heart will go on" he was piloting an aircraft when he crashed in a remote area. about 100 miles north of los angeles. there's been an outpouring condolences from those he worked with. director ron howard tweeted, brilliant composer james horner has tragically died in a plane crash. my heart ache force his loved ones. and actor russell crowe tweeted

my sincere condolences to the family. >> let's get the weather update. bill karins has been following it. >> it's going to continue we've got severe storms we showed you the pictures from what happened last night. now we're watching one strong line of storms going from lake erie trying to make a beeline for the new york city area. severe weather thunderstorms are possible even early today. then there will be another line of storms later this afternoon. and a lot of people this is like if you want to pick a population center to have a squall line go through, this is it. you have about 47 million people in this orange enhanced area, that includes all the major metropolitan areas from boston providence philadelphia baltimore and washington, d.c., a few tornados are possible. we don't expect a lot. the biggest problem will be with the damaging winds as they sweep through. it's still hot around the country. raleigh today, mid to upper 90s, that continues through thursday we're going to be very warm throughout the southeast and all the way through.

atlanta into the mid 90s, d.c. is going to be mid 90s, oklahoma city low 90s, as far as the heat goes in the west that continues, temperatures are going to be 110, to 112 in vegas over the next couple of days. that's your national weat starting friday and lasting through the week. same goes for you and most areas in california and nevada. today's story is severe storms and heat. next week it's going to be all about the heat in the west and record highs. >> hopefully we'll make it through today without any more damage thanks bill karins. two major political figures announce they both have cancer martha stewart cashes in big-time and the pentagon is get beeg hind something that resemble as hover bike. details when "early today" returns.

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welcome back everybody. this morning, two u.s. politicians having health problems. maine senator angus king has been diagnosed with problem tate cancer and will undergo surgery on friday. doctors found cancer early during a routine exam. in april a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. and maryland governor, hogan plans to keep working while undergoing 18 weeks of chemotherapy. while battling stage three lymphoma. >> most likely i'll lose my hair. you won't have these gorgeous gray locks. hogan was sworn into office five months ago. from nbc news.com solar storm strikes earth spawning low altitude aurora borealis. astronaut scott kelly tweeted out this statement, have never seen this before. the u.s. defense department

is getting into hover bikes. the goal to develop a flying bike that uses two rotors with a seat in the middle. the machine will be used in reconnaissance missions to deliver supplies and to transport people. let's get doing to business with cnbc's landon downey. >> martha stewart living has a new boss. the media merchandising company founded by the home-making maven has been sold to sequential brands. the price, $353 million, much less than the company was worth three years ago. stewart will be the chief creative officer. samsung is working to improve safety for big trucks on the road it's trying to give regulatory approval for a video wall mounted on the back of trucks that shows video from a wireless camera on the front, that could help drivers determine whether it's okay to pass a big rig. and a new survey says a third of americans have no emergency savings, the highest

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little if any chance of rain in the west over the next couple of days being it's all a temperature forecast and that's going up. here's the three-day forecast for a couple of selected areas. phoenix you're the same about 113, these temperatures are all way above average. salt lake city approaching 100 by thursday vegas, near 111 thursday sacramento could be up to 103. and that's just the start of it. this is going to last for a while. as we go further north, you can see the temperatures building in medford, 93 today, 100 on thursday spokane goes from mid 80s to 90 and seattle and portland you're going to warm up. portland first, you could be in the 90s starting thursday and no end in sight after that. the heat wave in the west and any fires that form, too. and now for some entertainment news. chris pratt of "jurassic world" paid a visit to children's

hospital in louisiana. he posed with some children recreating his encounter with raptors from the movie. the hospital shared the photos on facebook. the movie broke the record for the fastest film to earn $1 billion worldwide yesterday. it only took 13 days beating previous record holder "furious 7" which did it in 17 days. a woman was arrested for entering will smith's house and refusing to leave. she was issued a restraining order. an william shatner is hitting the road on a motorcycle he helped design. the 84-year-old actor will be riding around historic route 66 to raise money the 2400-mile trip to raise money for the american legion. and seth macfarlane stopped by the "tonight show" and battled in a celebrity impressions. >> liam neeson talking about -- talking about time warner cable. >> i have a very particular set of channels.

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leading the news on nbc news.com, man shoots neighbor in dispute over dog poop, according to cop. it happened saturday night, miami-dade police say 66-year-old omar rodriguez shot jose raze twice, after claiming that raze' dog was attempting to relieve himself on his yard. ray remains in critical condition with abdominal and spinal injuries. ed a and from yahoo news a passenger strapped to seat after midair assault on abu dabi flight. and he attacked a flight attendant because he wasn't allowed to smoke and hah to be held down by fellow passengers. former federal reserve chairman ben bernanke wants them

to nix andrew jackson on the $20 bill and replace it with a woman by 2020. candidates include eleanor roosevelt and rosa parks. bernanke defended hamilton as the best and most foresighted politician. and skinny jeans could cause nerve damage and numbness especially when doing a lot of bending and squatting. tell me about it. and in animal news a man is playing mother to a baby kangaroo. a man an i.t. worker at a zoo where the kangaroo lived until his mother died. the man volunteered to care for the young kangaroo until it can take care of itself and this incredible video, a tiger shark off the coast of florida tried to take a bite out of a camera. the divers interacting with the sharks even petting them it takes a lot of courage to do that. >> the shark just swallow it is

whole and straight into the belly. >> i hope they used a gopro for that. president obama's fast-track trade bill is expected to receive a procedural vote. it would give the president power to submit trade pacts to congress without an up or down vote. president obama urged congress to pass the measure. the president says this is is a chance to expand workers' rights protect the environment, promote a free and open internet and support robust new mashs to crack down on countries that break the rules. he says it's a chance to make sure that we and not countries like china write the rules in the 21st century. happy birthday to jason mraz who turns 38 selma blair turns 43 and former "american idol" judge randy jackson is 59 years old. i'm ayman mohyeldin along with bill karins thanks for watching "early today." have a terrific tuesday.

a suspicious death in wine country. what sonoma sheriff's deputies say about a body found in a home parking gets colorful in san mateo, who you it could make finding a spot a little easier. san jose firefighters are poised ogt a pay raise from the city their first in seven years. =kris/2-shot= and i'm kris sanchez -- in for laura garcia-cannon. lots to it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm kraz in for laura garcia-cannon. lots to get to this morning. first let's check your forecast with meteorologist kari hall. we have a warm up in the works >> that will be the only thing people talk about this week will be that warm up toward the end of the week. so what you should do now is