it's thursday, july 14 lt. coming up on "early today" in cleveland with ohio's open carry law for handguns security will be a major challenge with thousands of demonstrators expected. >> community policing while the first funerals for the dallas offices take place. plus an nbc news exclusive one on one with syria's embattled and much more on a busy thursday. "early today" starts right now.

captions paid for by nbc-universal television trump met with an indiana governor mike pence and spoke to newt gingrich and chris christie. there is a file that he filed gaens former campaign aid accusing the aid of spreading rumors of staffers. that aid released an exclusive statement that simply said quote i'm not guilty, i'm beautiful. it's the latest in a long line of struggles in a campaign. they were arguing in a courtroom argues against deposition as part of class action suit against his organization.

trump's lawyer said it would be used as a weapon in political ads saying we have this convention in cleveland next week. there is all kind of potential for mischief. the judge said he would delay the ruling over the videos, all of that as hillary clinton hit the campaign trail while calling for racial prejudices. 69% of americans believe race relations are generally bad, one of the highest levels since the 1992 l.a. riots. that number is up from 38% last year. a series of balt l ground state polls show trump with an edge in key states could be worrying the key camp. our latest polls show clinton and trump tied in ohio at 39% each. in iowa a virtual dead heat with clinton leading by 3 points, 42

for clinton, 39% for trump. pennsylvania clinton leads by 9 points. a low point for trump, his polling with african american kmun tichlt he got 0% in ohio and pennsylvania. clinton called for unity in the wake of the deadly dallas ambushes and taking the opportunity to attack trump. >> imagine if he had not just twitter and cable news go after his critics and opponents but also the irs or for that matter our entire military. this man is the nominee of the party of lincoln. we are watching it become the party of trump. that's not just a huge loss for our democracy. it is a threat to it.

>> the national republican convention kicks off in four days and security in cleveland is tightening over the tens of thousands of protesters expected to attend. complicating matters the open carry for guns. first the secure zone inside and then directly around it will be controlled by the secret service where no guns are allowed. and then the event zone where guns are allowed per state law. they have rifles, knives, paintball guns, steel-tipped umbrellas and more are prohibited. new details on who will be speaking on center stage. initial plans obtained offer glimpse into his showman style. it will focus ton ben gabenghaz

trial. and final two nights will have former star quarterback tim tebow, ivanka trump and of course the billionaire himself. what is striking is the number of political heavyweights not attending. it will be the first republican convention without a single living president or former presidential candidate in attendan attendance. four nba super stars opened with a powerful plea for an end to gun violence. anthony, paul, wade and james also called on their fellow athletes to step up and help unite communities. >> we cannot ignore the

realities of the current state of america. the system is broken. the problems are not new and the racial divide is definitely not new. >> the racial profiling has to stop. the shoot-to-kill mentality has to stop. not seeing the value of black and brown bodies has to stop but also the retaliation has to stop. >> we all feel helpless and frustrated by the violence, we do but that's not acceptable. it's time to look in the mirror and ask rours ourselves what are we doing to create change? we all have to do better. it was an emotional day in dallas. funerals will be held later this week. this is the family of alton

sterling, call for peace. we have more. >> reporter: remembered for their courage and dedication the community gathered to say good-bye, three separate services honoring each officer. ♪ i once was lost ♪ >> reporter: leaving behind six kids and a wife of two weeks. >> we cannot, we shall not, let the act of a coward break us. i'm asking you all to continue on, press on. he has your six. >> through christ our lord, amen. >> reporter: dallas police sergeant michael smith also serving seven years in the army.

pz ahrens gunned done also. now a new threat to kill police in louisiana. the son of alton sterling is calling for unity. >> there should be no more arguments, disagreements, violence, crimes. everyone should come together as one united family. >> reporter: a message echoed by the president, discussing ways to keep communities safe. >> as i said yesterday, i do not want to gloss over the fact that not only are there very real problems but there are still deep divisions about how to solve these problems. >> all this as dallas tries to heal and say good-bye to fallen officers. nbc news.

let's go now to the extreme weather in florida where at least four waterspouts reported along the gulf coast. this is captures two of them spinning side by side down the florida panhandle. a fast-moving storm rolling through pennsylvania brought major flooding to lancaster county. it made it difficult for farm animals to keep their heads above water. that is manager we don't usually see. let's get to steve now. >> that was incredible video out of pennsylvania. probably more storms like that for the day today. thunderstorms right now tracking across the middle part of the country where they were yesterday, across sections of kansas. you may hit tur bu lance in the area there across the midwest part of the country. out in the tropics we have double trouble going on across the western pacific.

we are also looking at this here. it is moving off to the west here. busy in the pacific and quiet in the atlantic. showers and storms on the east coast today. same temperatures in dallas, triple digit heat continues. look for more o northwest temperatures in the 60s, 70s and the 80s. >> lots of spf out there, lots of beautiful weather out there. >> yeah, this is the time of year, slater it up. seven people have been gunned down. plus it is the biggest smart phone game in american history,

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is extremely disturbing to watch. police responded to a man armed with a rifle. noble failed to comply with about two dozen officer commands and appeared to reach for an object in his clothes which turned out to be a container with malleable clay. they released the footage. both officers place ds on administrative leave while the investigation continues. let's get to landon. >> hi. the dow and s&p managing to close at new highs. they have put together one of the strongest rallies since 2009 shooting pretty much straight up since the brexit related sell off last month.

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with one -- thompson was a newlywed and father. his loved ones are opening up with joe about what they will always remember about their fallen hero. >> reporter: for as long as his brothers can remember brent thompson wanted to work in law enforcement. >> he wanted to help everybody. >> he never smiled. he always smirked. >> reporter: he did become an officer first working in his hometown, corsicana, texas. >> he is a fixture in corsicana and he always will be. >> reporter: just a glimpse of how much he is still loved here. >> present thompsbrent tofrhomp call. >> five empty seats got me. it was a tribute to them.

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another arrest in the shooting death of a man in hayward who was gunned down while driving. search for stolen guns in sacramento leads officers to a home in oakland. where are the guns? >> snowpack is making history and not in a good way. "today in the bay" starts right now. good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. a gentle start here. kari hall has a look at your weather. are we looking at triple digits? >> sammy, i'm going to take it over here first because we have a weather-related possible issue. let's look at the map. sorry, sam. we did get word of an early morning fire. i'm going to show you the ad