it's thursday july 2nd coming up on early today, break news in tennessee where a derailed train carrying a chemical compound causes 5,000 to be evacuated. just days before the biggest beach day of the year a seventh shark attack off the carolina coast. now macy's and a growing numb of celebs are distancing themselves from donald trump. but his political poll numbers are rising. before fireworks light up the sky, americans will spend big bucks on the holiday weekend. and a very unlucky boot for the brits in extra time "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, we begin with breaking news in tennessee, a csx freight train carrying a highly flammable gas derailed

after midnight and caught fire. 5,000 people in the maryville area of tennessee have been evacuated as a result. seven firefighters were reportedly take ton a local hospital after breathing in fumes. hazmat and emergency management officials are on scene right now. the red cross is using a local high school as a shelter for residents who have no other place to go. earlier, we heard from one of the workers at that shelter. >> we probably got about 150 in here now. we could handle several hundred people here. if we have to. we'll open up another shelter nearby. we're going to be here until the emergency is over and everybody has a place to go. >> we'll keep you updated on the story. we're learning new information about the moments leading up to a plane crash in taiwan earlier this year. dash cam video caught this transasia airways plane before it crashed into a river killing 43 people in february. we know the captain switched off the plane's only working engine seconds before the crash. a new report shows the captain

had previously failed simulator training in may of 2014. just two days away from the biggest beach weekend of the year and there are major fears about what lurks below the waves. nbc's rehema ellis reports. >> it's happened again -- beachgoers in north carolina stunned after the third shark attack in a week in the outer banks, this time on okracoke island island. >> the lifeguards spent a lot of time with the victim. >> a 67-year-old man was swimming in waist-deep water with his son when a lifeguard said a shark took him under the water biting him several times in his leg, hip and both hands. on twitter, hyde county officials said the man was able to swim to shore where lifeguards helped him out of the water. lynnette holman was there with her family. >> we knew on the beach it was a shark attack or a shark bite. and so you know obviously everybody got out of the water.

>> another witness posting pray for the victim great first responders. in north carolina this is the seventh confirmed shark attack in three weeks. among the victims, an 18-year-old who nearly died in june. a 12-year-old and a 16-year-old each lost an arm. an 8-year-old survived with minor injuries. officials say there are no plans to close the beaches, but emergency medical crews will be on standby for the holiday weekend. rehema ellis, nbc news. and there is another huge source of anxiety this morning as we head into the holiday weekend. the increased risk of terror attacks, especially on big gatherings "the today show's" savannah guthrie got a look at the fourth of july security preparations with the nypd's chief of counterterrorism. >> on the one hand we're showing all of the security which can make people feel better but sometimes might make them feel more afraid. what's your message to somebody who wants to come out in new

york and watch the fireworks? >> we want to assure them they can come and watch the fireworks and celebrate the country and be secure and confident in the police department and the other agencies that are going to police this event. >> now to nbc's tracie potts who is live in waesh for us. what can law enforcement do without any specific threats so far? >> they can bump up surveillance on the people they're already wash watching in this country. but we are learning that there is a heightened concern this year because the fourth of july holiday coincides with another holiday. and that is bringing more much more concern. >> nbc got a behind-the-scenes look at security preparations in new york. >> we're on guard 24 hours a day, seven days a week. >> especially this year the fourth of july coincides with ramadan, muslim holy days isis is calling for attacks. >> isil is a whole different

ball game than other terrorist organizations. >> for six months they've been recruiting werners under age of 21. >> if you cannot fight, then you can give money. >> ten suspects have been arrested here in the past two weeks. supporters are sending out 60,000 tweets a day. >> they're a self-radicalized. self-organized people on social media. are we concerned? absolutely. >> authorities say there's no specific credible threat. but homeland security and the fbi are warning police to be extra vigilant around crowds this weekend. >> like saturday's fireworks in the nation's capitol. >> it will be well patrolled and well monitored. >> concerned? security experts say don't be don't stay home. >> freedom without fear. >> and as you heard the defense secretary say the big concern is not so much that isis is planning something to happen here. but that they'll take credit for

inspiring others. individuals already here to do these attacks on their own. dara? >> tracie potts in d.c. thank you for that report. now have you ever wondered why you're paying so much for airline tickets? turns out you're not alone. the justice department wants to know whether major airlines are illegally coordinating one another to limit capacity and keep prices high. nbc's tom costello reports. >> the justice department is looking into whether some airlines have been colluding, agreeing to limit capacity to maintain ticket prices and profits. the doj telling nbc news we're investigating possible unlawful coordination by some airlines. and often hearse airline ceos ajd analysts talk about capacity discipline. a code word. >> basically saying don't grow your airline, don't add seats, get rid of routes where you don't have your flights completely full. >> fuller planes equals bigger profits and if they do it

passengers have fewer choices. the investigation comes as the airlines have begun to turn record profits after struggling for years. today fewer available seats, higher ticket prices up 13% over five years and extra charges for checked bags ticket changes, even extra leg room. >> i think the extras they add on make it difficult to travel. >> if you don't call six months in advance, you don't get a seat. >> since 2007 through a series of mergers, nine airlines have shrunk to four controlling 80% of the u.s. market. the question is whether the airlines have worked together to maintain discipline as a group. >> that was nbc's tom costello reporting. another day, another major company cuts ties with donald trump. this time it's macy's. they're taking his men'swear line off the shelves. macy's is the third company to drop the presidential candidate following his controversial comments about mexican immigrants. macy's says it stands for diversity and inclusion and it won't tolerate discrimination.

trump responded saying both macy's and nbc totally caved at the first sign of potential difficulty with special interests groups who are nothing more than professional agitators. now he could be taking another hit. perhaps from the city of new york. mayor bill de blasio says the city is reviewing contracts with the business mogul. the firestorm may not have hurt the donald's chances at the presidency. a new poll finds trump in second place among republicans in iowa trailing only jeb bush. the world cup semifinals between japan and england was one you had to see to believe. the score was tied as japan was driving down the field in extra time and this happened. >> played the forward, and okini was there, this time they go in the goal. goal line technology. >> england defender inadvertently kicked the ball towards her own net, knocking in

the ball for japan. a crushing defeat for england. now japan faces the u.s. for the world cup title on sunday. so, how do you like your guacamole. "the new york times" published a new recipe. the paper tweeted, ad green peas to your guacamole. trust us. this got so much person asked a president his opinion during a q&a session yesterday. the president wrote -- respect the new york times but not buying peas in guac. onions, garlic, black peppers, classic. >> it turns out there's some bipartisan agreement on this topic. jeb bush isn't a fan, either. he tweeted yesterday, you don't put peas in guacamole. i love that missouri was slammed with severe weather last night. a tornado touched down of lees summit. hail the size of quarters struck a nearby town. and in maryland a powerful

storm destroyed the wood at the marina. and roofs were badly damaged as well in the storm. with that nbc meteorologist bill karins sheer with our thursday forecast. >> it hasn't been pretty in missouri. one point last night, the entire southern half of the state was under a flash flood warning. i've been telling you this day after day and showing you the high temperatures the forecast highs, running out of ways to describe how unusual and how long this duration of the heat wave is in the west. let's look at today's forecast highs compared to normal. it's hard to remember what normal is any more in the northwest. temperatures in the red arrows is how much above normal today's highs will be. these will be near records in many areas, 20 to 22 degrees above normal day after day. very unusual. yes, knife to ten, maybe 15 but to be 15 to 20 degrees above normal this long for this extended period of time is very rare. the northwest is really where the poster child is for how exceptional the heat wave has been. it's still very hot across nevada and california not as

bad. unfortunately, portland near 100 right through the holiday weekend. seattle will be about 90 to 93 medford still very warm and boise continues to sizzle. if you're lucky by sunday you won't be 100 for the first time in a week. today's forecast 71 in san francisco, l.a. coastal cities have been doing fine in the heat wave. boise 104. as we go through friday good travel weather all through the west and even into the fourth of july forecast. we won't see any problems at all on any of the highways and airports especially throughout the western half of the nation. astoria of 74. >> if you're going to be watching the fireworks on nbc, saturday night, the macy's fireworks spectacular looks just

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posing with sonny and beau and hanging with george. before americans could only picture themselves in these halls. in the past tourists would have seen these signs. but the first lady tore up those rules. >> not anymore. >> reporter: for more than 40 years, photography was banned during white house tours. back then, they feared the flashes would damage the artwork. but technology has changed. now in a building where history is depicted in oil paintings, the white house is family catching up with the digital era. from the east room to the blue room yes, guests immediately posted their memories on instagram and twitter. some things are still off-limits like video cameras and tri-pods but selfies are encouraged. it turns out memorable moments are here. peter alexander, nbc news the white house. and a big name in the nba is

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with betty nguyen for your thursday sports headlines, good morning, betty. >> good morning, dara. it was the hottest day on record in wimbledon's history. temperatures topping 95 degrees, only fueling the red-hot serena williams who is pursuing her fourth straight grand slam 21st overall. she won in back-to-back sets making it look easy. her older sister venus taking care of business easily winning as she seeks her seventh grand slam. indians/rays carlos crassarrasco was within a pitch of the indians' first no-hit anywhere 34 years. but joey butler singled shattered the dream. indians pulled out the win, 8-1. first day of free agency is over. players and teams agreed to more than $1 billion yesterday. kevin love announced he will stay in cleveland with a five-year, $110 million deal. paul pierce will be reunited with coach doc rivers. the clippers and pierce agreed to a three-year roughly $10.5

million deal. rivers coached pierce in boston and in 2008 when they won the nba title. and draymond green is staying put in golden state. signing a five-year extension worth approximately $85 million. this is impressive considering he only made $915,000 last season. so that is quite a raise. dara back to you. betty, thanks so much. just ahead, if you've ever seen "sesame street," you'll want to know who is retiring. plus huge musical milestone for rihanna and billy joel. you're watching "early today."

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and now to entertainment. >> today i'd like to talk about good things to eat. >> after 44 years as maia from "sesame street." sonia manzano is retiring. her character has been on the show since she was a teenager. rihanna has reached a major milestone. she's the first artist to reach 100 million digital sales. taylor swift is next at 88 million in sales, followed by katy perry at 79 million. another one for the record books, billy joel played a record 65th show at new york's famed madison square garden surpassed friend and tour mate elton john who had previously held the record. and yesterday we showed you ted cruz's simpsons' impression.

and yesterday jon stewart had a response on the daily show. >> you usually have to wait until you're actually president to do that much damage to something that america holds so dear. i got to wonder how that played in springfield. >> no i won't listen. >> my freaking ears. [ crying ] >> and paul rudd was interviewed for his upcoming role in marvel's "ant man" when things got awkward. >> big things do come in small packages. >> the chair. the chair, it's leather. >> what kinds of things do you do in your suit that nobody knows about. >> crazy. i'm dara brown, this is early "today," we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc.

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leading the news on nbc news.com episcopals vote to allow gay marriage in churches. it comes days after a supreme court ruling legaled same-sex marriage. and in the "l.a. times," california residents cut water usage by 20% in may. this is the only indication they might meet governor brown's mandatory cutbacks. that went into effect june 1st. to other stories we're following. the frickman family had their scare of their lives when a six-foot 350-pound dolphin did an aerial flip right into their 21-foot boat. the woman was one of four

passengers injured during the incident. it took a group of men to lif departed or mock city will he day province bound for pillar town on cam totes island east of see buh. gwendolyn page manila philippine national red cross chairman richard gordon. >> philippine coast guard lieutenant christopher began net. customizable t-shirts. and this you've got to see this video out of florida, a man trying to catch a giant grouper was pulled from his kayak by a shark. the video from an online fishing show on youtube called chew on this caught the man's terrifying swim to safety. once he was out of the water, he

realized the shark was still on his line. so he decided to try to catch it. otherwise he said he would have just been having a big fish story. that is incredible. that frightens me. >> trying to cash one of those huge groupers but he had the shark and he's on kayak. >> he kept it on the line. >> don't fish in a kayak. >> well some people have great stories, they get their gopro on. they get great views. now time for a look ahead. president obama heads to the university of wisconsin to push for overtime pay. it could affect nearly five million workers who are salaried but more work hours than 40 per week. happy birthday to "wolf of wall street" actress margot robbie. lindsay lohan is 29 and actor comedian and "seinfeld" co-director larry david turns 68 today. i'm dara brown along with bill karins thanks for watching "early today." we hope you have a terrific

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breaking this morning-- a rescue mission underway right now in the phillipines, where a ferry capsized with rescue mission underway right now in the philippines where a ferry capsized with hundreds of people on board. and a dangerous ride a motorcyclist strikes two people walking along one of san francisco's busiest streets. plus a family outing in the city turned tragic a woman shot and killed in one of san francisco's top tourist attractions. >> announcer: from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." and a good thursday morning, it's 4:30 i'm sam brock with a live peek outside at san jose. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon and i am back. >> she's back. >> back in the south bay