decision part two. lebron departs cleveland for a second time and lands in the la la land of the lakers for a whopping $154 million. canada strikes back. president trump returns to washington as prime minister trudeau imposes millions on taffs on whiskey, orange juice, and demonstration in ore turns ugly, as police are forced to use flash-bangs to fast-movi firefighters battle triple digit temperatures. and it's all in the family. from monster trucks, grave diggers. dad's passion becomes everyone's business. "early today" starts right now. >> great to be with you, i'm

frances rivera. >> i'm richard lui. the social media world is still recovering after news about lebron james moving to hollywood to join the los angeles lakers, breaking the internet after heavy speculation during the season, the announcement came on twitter through his agency, clutch sports group. >> james choosing the lakers over the rockets, sixers, and cavaliers, but he ultimately decided to ink a four-year contract to head over to l.a. following the announcement, cavs chairman dan gilbert put out a statement thanking lebron for every moment he spent in a cavaliers uniform. >> news spread like wildfire, becoming a trending topic within the first couple of minutes. celebrities like snoop dogg, ice cube, kobe bryant all welcoming james to the west coast. he even received a special message from the former governor of california,

schwarzenegger. >> james is now looking to lead one of the nba's most prized franchises back to the top. much of the nation is in the midst of a dangerous heat wave this morning, just as the july 4th holiday approaches. temperatures approaching triple digits in the midwest and northeast united states prompting heat warnings and advisories for millions. many heading to the water to beat the heat, whether at the lake, beach, or good old sprinkler, but wasn't just people that needed to cool off. in chicago they had to hose down one of the city's bridges. the extreme heat causes the steel to expand, making t raise the bridge to let boats pass through. here's more on the brutal heat. >> triathletes out early in new. >> it's not an easy run, and the heat was just brutal today. >> the year. in chicago an excessive heat

warning has been extended after three minnesota twins players succumbed to the heat at saturday's matchup against the cubs. >> not indicating any specific body part that's bothering him. leads me to believe he's lightheaded. >> they left the game and were treated with ivs. at this weekend's nascar event, the thermometer in this car read 108. >> these massive ice bags, look at the size. he's going to put it inside his race suit. >> driver chase elliot walked himself to an ambulance after finishing the race. in des moines, storms brought temporary relief from the heat, but caused flash flooding. >> this creek has turned into a river. >> residents evacuated. >> oh, no! >> this hotel pool engulfed. >> oh, my god. >> motorists stranded. >> we were in the car for a little while and thought we could drive right through it. we got stuck right there. >> local radio personality larry

cotler was killed when his van stalled in flood waters. back east, the summer sizzle will persist through the fourth of july. to qualify as an official heat wave the temperature has to be at or above 90 degrees for three days in a ro already happened in chicago, philadelphia, and boston, and later today right here in new york city's central park it will become an official heat wave, as well. richard? >> thanks, blake. reeling from shocking violence over the weekend. a knife-wielding man stormed a little girl's birthday party, stabbing nine people, including six children. officials say the man was targeting refugee children and their families. a day after the mass stabbing, boise's mayor tweeted the horrific attack does not represent the city. that sentiment was echoed by the boise police chief. >> what we can do as a community is demonstrate who we are as boise and idaho.

>> nbc's steve paterson has more. >> advise medics that there's some child victims. >> it's being called the most violent attack in boise's history. nine people wounded in a mass stabbing, at least four with life threatening injuries, six children were targeted and attacked while attending a 3-year-old girl's birthday party. >> the faces of the children in their hospital beds will be something i'll carry with me the rest of my life. >> an urgent call, a man stabbing people at this apartment complex, which houses resettled refugeero syria, and ethiopia. it happened right in front of this young boy. >> we saw him saying bad words. >> stabbing our friends. >> stabbing a kid. >> the suspect, 30-year-old timmy kiner, was captured close to the scene. investigators recovered a large knife nearby. police say kiner is from los angeles with an extensive

violent criminal record. he's not a refugee, but had been staying with a woman at the complex until he was asked to leave friday night. police say kiner came back saturday to take vengeance. a community devastated. >> broken. >> he shared this photo of his young>>he cannot breathe. >> when that involves children, it's something that gets to each of us, tears your heart apart. >> in a quiet place that was supposed to be a safe haven for those fleeing violence. steve paterson, nbc news. mexico is waking up to a new leader this morning with andres manuel lopez obrador pulling off a victory in the country's presidential election after millions casting ballots yesterday in a nationwide vote. obrador's main rivals conceded within hours of his win. obrador is the former mayor of mexico city with an outsider persona often compared to president trump's. he pledged to clean up crime and

corruption within mexico and bring with him high expectations as he sets the stage for negotiations with the president and the commander in chief's continued calls for a border wall. mr. trump tweeted congratulations shortly after the results, tweeting, "i look very much forward to working with him. there is much to be done to benefit both the united states and mexico." the two men are expected to hold a phone call later today. to washington where the president is inching closer to making his final decision on who to nominate for the supreme court. revealing in a new interview he has no plans to ask his perspective nominee how they'd vote on roe v. wade as democrats sound the alarm and try to mobilize a senate blockade against his pick. nbc's kelly o'donnell has all that and more. >> after a weekend in new jersey, the president is up against a deadline of his own making. one week to announce his second supreme court nominee. >> i think we're going to have a lot of support. i think we're going to have support from democrats, frankly,

if it's the right person. >> because justice kennedy's legacy is already set as a critical swing vote, his successor could shape american life for years to come. a swing vote in the senate will likely be susan collins, republican of maine, who supports abortion rights and gave the president her must-haves. >> i emphasized that i wanted a nominee who would respect precedent, a fundamental tenant of our judicial system. >> the public divide over abortion is a backdrop for the president's choice, but some republicans caution the issue is considered settled law. >> roe v. wade in many different ways has been affirmed over the years. >> democrats say they will try to slow the confirmation process and get their midterm election voters to take action. >> all we're saying is, you should let the people have a say in this critical position and have this vote after the election. >> while the president, on the

trail this week, is already touting the influence of his high court selection to rally his own base. >> we have to pick one that's going to be there for 40 years, 45 years. >> the president has a short list of five to seven names, and some will be invited for personal interviews. people familiar with the process say president trump has indicated one kind of preference already, that he'd like to choose a nominee who attended harvard or yale. frances? >> all right, kelly, thank you. soccer fans were at the edge of their seats for two matchups that went down to the wire. the home team got things started against tournament favorite spain. after the two clubs were locked in a draw at the end of regulation, it all came down to key penalty kicks to determine the outcome. slightly happy. the world cup's lowest ranked team now advance to the quarter

full-tim fooin finals thanks to that save. denmark and croatia with a dramatic finish. after a heroic effort from croatia's goalie, the path was clear to knock one in, pushing the team to the next round. he here's a look at today's matchups. a lot of us have the hums of air conditioners dwoigoing on. definitely needed. on the way to heat waves for some of snus? >> yeah, yesterday with a heat index of 122 in one spot in connecticut. that's almost unhear of. 59 million people at risk for heat advisories from richmond northwards into vermont. here's the record heat in a few spots. gulf coast were hot and dry. southwest going back up to 108 in vegas and phoenix today.

cool over the upcoming weekend in the pacific northwest. we'll warm you up by fourth of july on wednesday, looks great. 80 degrees, plenty of sun. as we end the week, no problems in areas of the west, but we will see buildingdays. no such luck in the desert southwest. very hot as expected. take a look at the fourth of july forecast more closely and the fireworks forecast coming up. >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. adam sandler has gone from wedding singer to wedding crasher. the comedian made newlyweds big day even more special when he did that, you saw that, stumbled across them posing for their wedding photos. decided to do a little photo bombing. they invited him then, come on, be part of the ceremony. he declined.

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maya rodriguez has the latest on the investigation. >> panic in the waters of the bahamas saturday morning. as stunned onlookers witnessed a fiery explosion on a nearby boat. >> just terrible. people were screaming. >> chris on vacation shot this video. he spoke to us from nassau. >> we saw -- or i heard this noise. then flames coming up. apparently, the boat exploded right in front of us. >> onboard, a dozen people. ten of american. royal bahamian police say one of them, a woman, was killed. nine others nassau. while the u.s. coast guard flew others to the tampa area for treatment. others on nearby boats feared there would be another explosion. >> it's going to explode. >> fellow passengers on his boat did what they could to comfort the injured with no medical facilities nearby, nor any first aid kit onboard. >> it was a nightmare yesterday.

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. it's a family business like no other. started in 1982 with a dig at the competition. now nbc's kevin tibbles shows us it's a full blown monster truck dynasty. >> nobody gets down and dirty like the grave digger. dennis anderson and his three kids stir up a supersized frenzy. >> we go in there as a team, but it's a head-to-head we face each other. if you're not flipping and crashing, you're not winning. >> grave digger got its start in north carolina, when dennis -upld truck in a mud dog. >> i said i'll take that junk and dig you a grave. i took a can of spray paint and sprayed grave digger and i've been grave digger ever since. >> grave digger is now one of the standouts in the wildly popular monster jam that's worth

hundreds of millions of dollars. how big a fan are you? >> i'm, like, this big. >> 10,000-pound trucks launching through the air. >> sounds like fun. >> oh, it is fun. adrenaline rush every day. >> now that dennis has retired from driving, his oldest son drives grave digger while his other son drives son of a we want to see, it's just boiling. >> it's not for the faint of heart. kristen anderson joined her dad and brothers behind the wheel when she turned 18. >> my truck isn't any slower or faster than my dad and brother's, so we compete on the same level and i think that's actually really, really cool. >> for 20 years when the grave digger gets all banged up, it's been jim's job to paint up a new one by hand. do you ever get angry withm because they keep smashing them? >> no, that's job security.

>> for the andersons, the family that rolls in the mud together, stays together. kevin tibbles, nbc news, foxborough, massachusetts. >> son of a digger is my favorite. >> love it. whole new world out there. >> holiday fourth, let's take a look at the weather. >> a lot of people with the day off, trying to get out to the pool, beach, you have it. sun throughout the west, pacific northwest warming up towards 80 degrees, nice and summer-like. as far as the fireworks forecast goes, we like to see this at 10:00 p.m. west, ideal lear skies conditions. in case you wanted to sit inside and watch them here in new york city on nbc, 84 degrees, partly cloudy. should be a great show. >> it will be. thank you so much, bill. i'm richard lui in for phillip. >> and i'm frances rivera. thanks for watching. your newcontinues right here.s

it is so hot. >> it's definitely sweaty. definitely hot. >> get ready for a hot one with temperatures expected into the triple digits in many areas. and high humidity in others. the king is going west. lebron james inks a $153 million deal to play for los angeles, the lakers there, sending shock waves across the nba. preparing for battle. as the president prepares to replace anthony kennedy in a week's time as the biggest issues rise to the surface. stunned onlookers watching as a tourist boat explodes into flames with 10 americans on board in thebahamas. as hundreds gather to watch thpa