some extreme weather warning with tropical storm cindy could bring life threatening flash flooding. gop handel beats ossoff in georgia's high priced special election. why is the republican health care plan are so secret even some senators writing it doesn't know what's in it. and a $70 billion company, uber's ceo is forced to resign. "early today" starts right now. good wednesday morning to you. i'm francis rivera. extreme weather with life threatening implications. bill karins has details for us on that tropical heat, bill.

good morning. it's not the most impressive storm. the winds aren't going to call any problems at all. here's the path. the hurricane center takes it along the texas/louisiana border. already these red boxes here, those are counties that are already under flash flood warnings. this bluish and purple color, that's 5 to 7 inches of rain from biloxi to pensacola, that's where evacuations and damage to property will occur. we'll monitor that and i'll give you an update on the epic heat wave that scenes to be never ending.

we've just learned that prince fiphillip was admitted t the hospital. >> and breaking news from george overnight. democrats get shut out as republicans avoid a major upset in georgia's 6th congressional district. karen handel beat the newcomer in a race that was seen as a referendum on president trump. >> tonight i stand before you extraordinarily humbled and honored at the high responsibility that you and the people across the 6th district have given to me to represent you in the united states house of representatives. conceding last night, ossoff showed democrats how to win in 2018. >> you picked this campaign up and picked me up and picked alicia up and carried us on your shoulders and we showed the

world that in places where no one thought it was even possible to fight we could fight. >> as of this morning, dems have lost each and every chance to reclaim a special seat. also losing in republican ralph norman defeating his democratic opponent by three percentage points a fact not lost on president trump who tweeted overnight quote, the special elections are over and those that want to make america great again are 5-0. this morning he was up offering democrats this advice "democrats would do much better as a party if they got together with republicans on health care, tax cuts, security. obstruction doesn't work. back in washington special counsel robert mueller will be heading to capitol hill for a second straight day meeting with top judiciary committee senators as he oversees the ever growing russian investigation. last night he sat down with the leaders of the house intel committee.

today jay johnson finds himself in the hot seat testifying on the russia probe for the first time. james comey before him johnson has already released excerpts of his news making testimony and it's clear he's not mincing words. he said in 2016 the russian government organized cyber attacks on our nation. cyber attacks are going get worse before they get better. johnson's declaration comes hours after this puzzling moment at the white house when press secretary sean spicer could not give an answer on the president's take on russian's -- russia's election meddling. >> does president trump believe that the russian government interfered in the 2016 elections? >> i think i have not sat down and talked with him about that specific thing. obviously we're dealing with a lot of other issues. >> the house is busy with

johnson's testimony, the senate will be in a frenzy. republican leaders are expected to unveil their obamacare repeal and replace bill. it's a piece of legislation being crafted so secretly even some republicans have no idea what's in it. >> no one has been sharing it. we used to complain like hell when the democrats ran the affordable care act. now republicans are doing the same thing. >> not just republicans like mccain are at a loss, listen to this from mike lee. he's one of the 13 republicans selected to help craft the bill. >> i haven't seen the bill and it has become increasingly apparent in the last two days even though we thought we would be in charge of writing a bill within this working group it's not written by us, it's being written by a small handful of staffers for members of the republican leadership in senate. so if you're frustrated by the lack of transparency in this process, i share your frustration.

>> so what exactly did gop senators expect to see today and what are the chances it will get passed within the ten day deadline? tracie potts joins us live from washington. good morning. >>. >> reporter: good morning. more than a dozen lawmakers were selected to rewrite this but some of them have said they themselves haven't even seen the bill, republicans leaders keeping it close to the vest. mitch mcconnell, the top republican here says they're not doing public hearings but they are releasing what they call a discussion draft of this bill. chuck schumer has pushed for public hearings. doesn't look like this is going to happen, especially with republicans trying to squeeze this in for a vote before the

july 4th vote. within the next 24 hours, we should get detail on how they want to replace obamacare. how quickly will they roll back medicaid, which was expanded under medicare, will premiums go up, how many people will or will not lose insurance and what will it cost. now the outrage over the deft an american college student released from north korea in a coma. the coroner's office in ohio now says no autopsy will be conducted on the body of to the to the at the family's request. nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more. >> reporter: growing outrage over the death of american student otto warmbier just days after he was carried off that plane from north korea in a coma.

president trump denouncing north korea. >> what happened to otto is a disgrace. >> reporter: john mccain calling it murder. >> what would you describe it as? >> reporter: otto warmbier's family blasting north korea's tortious treatment. how will the u.s. respond? one option travel ban. the company that took otto warmbier was still taking groups 11 days ago, tweeting this selfie. now telling nbc news it will no longer take u.s. citizens there. another option, tougher sanctions. while the president is blaming his predecessor. >> frankly, if he were brought home sooner i think the result would have been a lot different. he should have been brought home that same day. the result would have been different. >> reporter: his press secretary asked to explain. >> the president believes had it happened sooner and quicker there would have been additional medical resources that could have been provided.

>> to suggest others didn't do what they did is outrageous and i think they ought to cease and desist. >> reporter: there's just sadness. sadness over the loss of a bright young man, four years ago a promising high school graduate addressing his classmates. >> as a group we're stronger than anything right now. we've made it through the good times and the bad. >> thanks to andrea mitchell for that report. a confrontation in the sky between u.s. and russia with tensions escalating between the two countries. u.s. officials say a russian fighter jet intercepted an american spy plane over international waters. as nbc correspondent hans nichols explains, the aircrafts came within just five feet of each other. >> reporter: the dramatic incident happening between a u.s. spy plane and an armed russian jet over the baltic sea. the russian fighter jet

approaching at high-speed tracking along the american reconnaissance right-wing at close distance and passing under it. at one point coming within five feet of the american aircraft. these kind of moves known as intercepts can be uncommon but unsafe ones like this are rare. just two weeks ago, the russians intercepted this b-52 training over the baltic and they buzzed american destroyers in the black sea. >> sounds to me like a hot doing -- dogging russian pilot. this doesn't make any sense. it's dangerous maneuvers. >> reporter: the latest intercept coming on the same day that russian's defense ministry warned that any would be considered targets if they flew west of the euprates river. there was a drone heading towards a u.s. special training base. within minutes and without warning the russians on a military hotline, the american pilot shot it down.

paramedics were called in to treat overheated residents where the temperatures reached over 120 degrees. sky harbor airport over 40 flights were cancelled. sidewalks and roads buckled under the extreme heat. consumers asked to conserve power with little relief in sight. bill karins is back with more on that. when is that relief going to come, bill? >> it's going to slow down a little bit but it's going to still be well above average. still 40 million people at risk. the heat dome sitill sits over this region. sacramento is like the new phoen phoenix. phoenix 118 degrees and even into thursday. fresno 10 the and reading 112.

120.65 degrees. today very hot all through central california. i'll look at the extended forecast into the region but, as i said, no silver lining yet. >> no. the best thing can you do is make those cannon balls right into the pool. a reminder to keep an eye on your kids when they are near the pool this summer. look at this baby elephant. watch there. accidentally fell into the deep end. but you see the adult elephant, they wasted no time. they came right in to rescue the baby and successfully pulled the scared calf right from the water. we can learn a lesson from them. be safe near those pools.

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the altercation. it was taken directly from the officer's car shows in which a routine stop unfolded and the shocking shooting death last year. and a warning for you, this video may be considered graphic and disturbing. sir, i have to tell you i do have a firearm on me. >> okay. don't reach for it. don't pull it out. don't pull it out. >> screaming. >> don't pull it out. it shows a different vantage point of the shooting than the one filmed from inside the car and live streamed to millions by castile's girl friend. you can hear the officer repeatedly telling him not to reach for his weapon after he admitted to having the firearm. the attorney for the officer said the officer pulled his car over because he thought he looked like a suspect in a recent armed robbery.

the defense argued the officer feared for his life during the confrontation. the dash cam video was played several times for jurors and has not been seen outside of the courtroom until now. >> daniel day lewis is retiring. >> take a look at the alaska sea life center. 120 pound male baby walrus who showed up. he was dehydrated. volunteers have been caring for him and feeding him. they haven't officially named him but they nicknamed him nugget. he's a cute little nugget. >> he is. >> sweet thing. i'm frances rivera.

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alert ) once again this morning.. and we are in a micro climate weather alert once again this morning as we take a live look outside san jose, much of the bay area bracing for another day of triple digits as you are urge d to conserve your energy ahead of the peak temperatures. good morning and thank you for joining us. i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. sit here and conserve your energy. whatever we can do. it's been hot out there, kari. >> it's not the time to go running in the middle of the day. get that done early. also the yard work or maybe if you have to do the laundry at this point you have to do it during those odd hours. now we are going to have another hot day