health care misfire, the new gop bill to replace obamacare is rapidly met with outright opposition from republicans. before a swanky eiffel tower dinner, president trump defended his son meeting with a russian lawyer. >> my son is a wonderful young man. he took a meet with a russian lawyer, not a government lawyer, but a russian lawyer. >> the president also grabbing headlines with comments made about france's first lady. a confession and apology from the man at the center of four murders.

a bizarre death from a jet blast at a popular tourist spot. and a slimy and slippery scene involving thousands of pounds of oozing eels across a highway. "early today" starts right now. happy friday morning to you. at this hour, president trump will be taking part in the bastille celebrations in paris. president trump's arrival comes after a night of dining at the eiffel tower and a day of taking in the sights alongside melania trump and meeting one-on-one with macron broadcasting this image of a unified france and united states. certainly a far cry from the white-knuckled grip we saw between both men less than two months ago. moscow isn't too far away. questions surrounding his son's controversial sit-down with a

russian lawyer. questions about a meeting some are calling a smoking gun, one of which the president now defends. >> as far as my son is concerned, my son is a wonderful young man. he took a meeting, not a government lawyer, but a russian lawyer. most people would have taken that meeting. it's called opposition research or research into your opponent. i have had many people, i have only been in politics for two years, but i have people call up and say we have information on this factor or this person or frankly hillary, that's very standard in politics. zero happened from the meeting and frankly the press made a very big deal over something that really most people would do. >> we're joined by kelly cobiella in paris. i imagine lot of pomp and circumstance, but how is the president being received with all of that soy far?

>> reporter: this visit is on the front pages of most of the french papers this bastille day morning. take a look at some of these here. showing a picture of the president and first lady arriving yesterday calling this macron's diplomatic gamble. you have the two couples having dinner at the eiffel tower. they are calling this a meeting between friends and the harshest of the three, from the left leaning, a pariah in paris, referring to president trump and the efforts with isolationism with the united states. but no mention in any of the french media really of this interesting moment that lit up social media yesterday. the president talking about the french first lady's figure. >> critics on social media called this sexist and some -- so this two and a half military parade full of pomp and, is has now completed, it

saw troops marching at the front of the parade alongside french troops. the president saluted and commented to president macron at times. and then a very long good-bye in front of the cameras between trump and macron, a handshake lasting by our count about 28 seconds. >> kelly cobiella, in paris, thank you. later today president trump will head back to this new jersy golf course.

it's not unusual. many are angered by the weekend plans because they are hosting the u.s. open golf championship, the biggest event in women's golf. it's expected to draw protesters after they declined to move the event following anti-trump backlash. in washington the president's son-in-law is under fire after reports he attended that controversial meeting with the russian lawyer. and members of congress are questioning why he still has not just his job but the high level security clearance that goes along with it. peter alexander has more. >> reporter: the president's daughter and son-in-law attend ing an elite business in idaho amid-swirling questions back in washington about jared kushner, the russian connection and the e-mails. >> jared kushner should be fired or resign. >> he was potentially compromised inside the white house. if he doesn't get fired, there's a double standard. >> reporter: kushner now under scrutiny for sitting in the meeting with the lawyer. a form he's amended three times. adding more than 100 foreign contacts, all of them previously undies closed.

-- undisclosed. including the russian ambassador and head of a state-owned bank. >> that's something that no one else can get away with. be >> reporter: the form was prematurely submitted with errors. the president is the only person who can revoke his security clearance or fire him. >> he's the president's seau son-in-law. as long as he has the trust of the president, nothing can touch him. >> and working overnight, a manhunt is under way. they robbed a sunglass hunt and both were hospitalized in stable condition. police consider them armed and dangerous. >> in jerusalem this morning two israeli police officers are dead after three gunmen opened fire.

israeli sources shot and killed the gunmen after pursuing them through the streets. and saved freeman said he was shocked and horrified damn loo. >> p. >> reporter: what do you have to say to your family? >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: 21-year-old coss c denardo apologized. >> he admitted to being part of or actually committing the murder. >> of all four? >> yes. he gave the locations of all four. >> authorities found one victim in a 12-foot grave.

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to buffalo where it was slammed with flash floods and illinois where saturated earth caused a sinkhole along a major highway. let's turn to meteorologist bonnie schneider who has a look of the day ahead and the all-important weekend. >> we are looking at warmer weather in the west as we approach the weekend. i don't think that's the best news. in boise climbing to 101. we'll be looking for temperatures in the triple digits for salt lake as well. and by the time we get to sunday, um to 10097

today. fresno warming up to 103. 24 million americans at risk for severe weather today. that's in the mid-atlantic region including washington, d.c. we could see some strong storms p storms this afternoon. >> bonnie, thank you very much. the unt net is going to need some fixing. overnight beyonce and with the caps fund to p in the trash, they up and i.d. system coming to an airport like you. and from. >> you're watching "early today." both indoors... and out.

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only one more day to go before the weekend.. it is finally friday morning. and by our calculations that means one day to go until we get to the weekend. live look outside right now from san francisco and the transamerica building buried under the cloud cover this morning. thank you for joining us on this friday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. it was hard to get up this morning. it is friday. tomorrow we can sleep in. >> we have the coffee working this morning. you need something to keep you warm as the temperatures are cool to start. we have the clouds near the coast and the clear skies inland. that's the way we've began all week long and live look outside in san jose, nice and clear with the temperatures this afternoon reaching into upper 80s to low 90s for