california in flames. crews struggle to contain massive wildfires still scorching the state as the death toll continues to rise. another shutdown showdown on capitol hill. president trump threatening to shutter the government over funding for his wall. why even his own party ss it's a bad idea. turbulence for the tsa. the outrage after a new report that sheds light on a secret program that tracks u.s. citizens. cruising to the top of the box office. how much the new "mission impossible" brought in with an explosive new weekend. and cracking cooperstown. the list of inductees into the baseball hall of fame. "early today" starts right now. good monday morning. i'm frances rivera.

>> and i'm phillip mena. california's massive wildfires have claimed two more lives, bringing the fire's death toll across the state to eight, according to officials. 33-year-old firefighter brian hughes was killed when he was struck by a tree as he and his crew worked to limit the spread of the ferguson fire burning near yosemite national park. the costa county sheriff says the unidentified victim of the carr fire had received an evacuation notice that was not followed. over the weekend the carr fire exploded and has destroyed 74 structures while threatening 5,000 more. >> with nearly 20 fires burning across california, firefighters are working nonstop to keep the flames from spreading into even more neighborhoods. nbc's steve patterson has more from the frolines. hisire is still grow, now nearing 90,000 acres with only about 5% containment. firefighters are say t being wi them, conditions out here are miserable.

at the front of the relentless carr fire, firefighters doing all they can to contain the blaze. >> trying to get the heavy fuels down away from the line so we'll have less chance of embers crossing the line. >> for nearly a week now, thousands of crews from across california have been locked in a fierce battle to gain ground. the flames keep spreading. this is what firefighters are facing right now. incredibly hot temperatures, steep terrain and this heavy wind. >> reporter: cal fire chief chris anthony says the conditions are unbelievable. >> extreme is not even the right adjective to use anymore. it's just an understatement because the fire is so explosive now in california. >> reporter: crews now forced the take a defensive posture, bulldozing lines and lighting backfire, praying for the smoke to clear so they can continue an aerial attack. and they're working around the clock, in some cases with rotations up to 36 hours. >> the biggest concern is the

safety of our firefighters and the safety of the public. >> reporter: meanwhile, fear of an increasing death toll. six dead, hundreds of homes reduced to piles of rubble, stretching several blocks. >> one minute it's fine, the next minute everybody is screaming. >> reporter: saturday, a family's worst fears realized. 70-year-old medical lot any bledsoe and james and emily, missing since thursday were found dead. and with seven people still missing, this battle against this out-of-control fire rages on. there was some good news this weekend. firefighters say the behavior of the flames themselves have been more tame. but with 100-degree temperatures coming the next several days, that could change in an instant. frances? >> steve, thank you for the report. president trump is threatening to take drastic action to pass his immigration policies. the president tweeted that he is wi tlling federal government unless congress funds his controversial border wall and his zero tolerance immigration overhaul. it is a risky proposition for

mr. trump, especially with months reports, this threat comes at a time when republicans and democrats were actually showing bipartisan progress on the budget. >> reporter: his new jersey weekend over, the president heads back to washington with a provocative threat. "i would be willing to shut down government if the democrats do not give us the votes for border security." high risk rhetoric he had road tested earlier this year. >> let's have a shutdown. we'll do a shutdown. and it's worth it for our country. i'd love to see a shutdown if we don't get this stuff taken care of. >> reporter: but that's a very lonely strategy. wisconsin republican senator ron johnson said no way. >> i certainly don't like playing shutdown politics. i don't think it would be helpful. so let's try and avoid it. >> reporter: but the president sees immigration as a way to hammer democrats this fall. >> they want to get rid of i.c.e. is

smart. >> reporter: the big deadline october 1 when government out. despite the president's dare, no cliff-hanger is expected. mitch on kentucky radio. >> you're not worried about a government shutdown? >> no, that's not going to happen. >> reporter: that's because lawmakers in both parties are already approving big sections of the new budget to keep departments open. but gop leaders gave the president bad news wednesday. the vote to fund his border wall would come later this year, not in the heat of midterm races. >> and that's something we do have a disagreement on. >> reporter: the president's tweets come after house speaker paul ryan said he believes mr. trump would be patient with republicans' plan to pass as much of the budget where there is bipartisan agreement first before taking on the divisive issue of border security funding. democrats are not cominer party the political blame that goes

wants a government shutdown and with lly this close to the midtermeltions. phillip? >> all right, kelly, thank you. could the government be monitoring you when you travel? a new report from "the boston globe" is shedding light on quiet skies. according to the globe, the tsa is putting air marshals on planes to collect information on some travelers' movements and behaviors, even if they are not suspected of any crime. and some of those marshals say the program is a waste of time and money, forcing them to follow people who pose no real threat. nbc's jeff bennett has more. >> reporter: on any given day, several dozen american travelers may be tracked as part of a secret governmen program called quiet skies. "the boston globe" investigation reveals the tsa is putting air marshals on planes to watch u.s. citizens who have raised red flags by their foreign travel history and other based on dozens and dozens of

government documents from within the tsa mostly and interviews with more than a dozen people directly involved in the program.>> rorter: when a trave selected for surveillance, a team of armed undercover air marshals is placed on the person's next flight to or from dozens of american cities. the air marshals keep lows watch, taking note of whether the person uses a phone, fidgets, eats, changes clothes, or chats with other passengers. the observations are sent back to the tsa. travelers are not notified when they're being monitored. some air marshals claim the program forces them to shadow americans who pose no real threat. the tsa in a statement to nbc news says the program is not inte teil dinary senior government officials tell nbc news the quiet skies program has existed since 2010, and that the screening process has since evolved to include dozens of other factors such as suspicious financial transactions.

>> there needs to be accountability within the system. there needs to be a reason to be interested in them, other than someone selected at random. epether the program has stopped any terrorists or prevented any threats. an agency spokesman says the release of such information would make passengers less safe. jeff bennett, nbc news, washington. police are on a manhunt for two armed suspects who opened fire outside a new orleans strip mall, killing three people and injuring seven more. police say the suspects appeared to have fired indiscriminately into a crowd. the two suspects were wearing hoodies and fired a long rifle as well as a handgun. police are asking the community to share any information they may havbo the shooting. severe storms swept through colorado, bringing damaging hail and tornadoes. the dangerous weather ravaged several area, all within 50 to 150 miles of denver. from greeley to fort collins and areas in between and in the norn

part of the state, delivering extensive damage to the municipal airport in brush. the national weather service will assess the destruction today. let's see how the new week is going to treat us. say good morning to bill karins. >> good morning. hope you guys had a wonderful weekend. we did see over the weekend a little bit of severe weather. we had about six reports of tornadoes yesterday, mostly in areas of colorado. and now we're watching the areas in the east coast. once again high humidity, and the rain threat is returning already to northeastern kentucky, from illinois to indiana and the mother nature alarm clock about to go off in oklahoma city. a line of thunderstorms coming down from the north. and with it, the threat of some damaging winds. and you will hear some thunder out there too. that's about a half hour or so away from oklahoma city. so rainfall forecast over the next three days. that all these systems are converging in the east. high humidity like we had about a week and a half ago, and this is 1 to 3 inches of rainfall from the gulf coast right up through the nation's capital. so be prepared for another soggy

week and the umbrella will get a workout from areas of the gest right through d.c. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now here is a closer look at your day ahead. there is going to be a little bit of gorgeous weather out there today. not bad at all rapid city, northern plains,ing for fargo t minneapolis. from dallas to shreveport, most lay thunderstorm threat late this afternoon into the evening. southeast, afternoon storms. we'll take a look at the week ahead forecast. for the eastern seaboard, looks like a soggy start to august. >> here we go again. at least we had a weekend. it was good one. thank you. at the box office this weekend, mission impossible fallout shot to number one. it earned $61.5 million in ticket sales. it was a best for that action-packed franchise. mama mia here we go again got second place while "the equalizer 2" slid to third with $14 million. and hotel transylvania 3 grabbed fourth with $12 million.

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bring the smell of nature wherever you are. at least 17 people were hurt in northwestern india after a tin shed collapsed during a tractor race and competition there. hundreds claimed on the shed to watch the race when the roof gave way. authorities say the injured were rushed to the hospital for treatment. there were no reports of fatalities. actor ving rhames is leading the news this morning, and it's not only for his role in this weekend's blockbuster "mission impossible" movie that has people talking. rhames just went public about a confrontational moment with police in his own home. he says it happened exactly two years ago sunday after a neighbor called 911 on him, he says because of his race. nbc's lucy cavanaugh has the story. >> reporter: from mission impossible -- >> you hear me talking, hillbilly boy? >> reporter: to his iconic role in "pulp fiction," ving rhames

is an iconic actor seen in movies and commercials. safe was t last thing says he felt when police showed up at his santa monica home, guns drawn after a neighbor mistook him for a robber and called officers. >> i opened the door. there's a red dot pointed at my face from a 9 millimeter. >> reporter: the actor share his account on siriusxm's the cain show in response to a question about racism. i said why are you doing this? he said a woman called -- this is literally what the police officer said. a woman called 911 and said a large black man was breaking into the house. >> reporter: the situation quickly diffused when an officer recognized him. not for his fame, but because their sons play basketball together, and apologized. santa monica police say they don't carry laser-guided pistols, and a spokesman tells nbc news we responded to a call forpons to the rhames

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across the country. >> reporter: from here to san francisco, tracy helton mitchell has helped save over 300 people from dialing of an overdose. she doesn't do it in an ambulance or a fire truck, she does it with envelopes and postage stamps. >> if you would ask me if i ever thought i was going to do something that would contribute to someone's life absolutely not, because i thought i was going to die with a needle hanging out of my own. >> reporter: naloxone reverses the effects of heroin. while the surgeon general recommended the use, it's often too hard to find or too expensive to purchase. >> so how people initially got ahold of me was through reddit. i eventually became moderator of a forum on reddit that deals specifically w >> how many people are in the forum? >> right now over 50,000. >> reporter: tracy estimatnt ou touch. >> in a world full of stigma and judgment, you've definitely helped me become proud that i'm in recovery and a inspired me to help others in any way i can. so thank you for that.

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fifth wheel. jay-z and beyonce. >> i thought that was earthquake video at first, it was shaking up and down. but for a good reason too. let's get into some of these temperatures. we continue obviously the big story with all the fires over the last couple of day, especially the car fire and all the incredible heat we've been dealing with. and it's still out there. it's not like it's really cooled off all that much. it's a little bit better in areas of northern california. we're still very hot as you would expect in the desert southwest. we're going to cool things off in areas of north texas, but we're still very hot and humid from areas of houston to corpus christi. tuesday lake charles will feel like 97. because of the rain and clouds, cooler ohio valley for the east. >> bill, thank you. still ahead, sports tourism is a big hit with americans. plus, who is new in cooperstown. . which means we use less. three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. those are moms. anybody seen my pants? nothing cleans better. put those on dad! it's got to be tide.

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six former baseball greats can now officially call themselves hall of famers. vladimir guerrero, trevor hoffman, chipper jones, jack morris, alan trammell and jim thome were all inducted in cooperstown sunday. guerrero making history as the first player gelinnd the first dominican republic. braves icon chipper jones, whose wife is nine months' pregnant said he is going to name his new son cooper to mark the occasion, and he also thanked his fans. >> i never considered myself to be in the same realm as mickey, hank, clemente and cal and the other greats on this stage. these guys, they're baseball royalty. but i know none of us would have had the privilege ofple pyi in stands believing in us. for me, that's braves country. >> and while the ceremony drew a crowd of about 53,000, there is another special group whose

finding their own way to cooperstown. nbc's blake mccoy has the story. >> look at this. i got to take a picture here. >> reporter: this group of baseball fans son a mission. >> i'm into the parks more than i'm into the teams and games. >> really? >> yeah. >> reporter: to visit every major league ballpark in america. a year's long journey that when completed will earn them induction into the baseball stadium hall of fame in cooperstown. >> tonight it will be my in factth. >> 50th? >> yes. >> reporter: and you've seen so many stadiums that some don't even exist anymore? >> that's true, that's true. some cities i've gone back more than once because a new stadium replaced an old one. >> reporter: bill is their guide. what type of people are going on these trips? >> it's funny, because when i first started, i always thought it would be buddies, fathers and sons, things like that. and i couldn't have been more wrong. >> reporter: mary and todd miller began their romance over baseball and have matching tattoos. >> that's how much we love it. >> same here. it was a sport when i was growing up that everybody played.

>> reporter: for kim and todd saed, it's a chance to connect with their two grown kids. >> it is something that brings us back together, knowing that we have this trip to take. >> reporter: sports tourism, fans spending big bucks on hotels and restaurants, and not just the olympics and world cup, but smaller nostalgic trips too. for bill, america's pastime isn't just about the game or getting to every stadium. >> i have one left. and you would think after 22 years, i would have finished this by now. >> what's the one? >> minnesota. >> reporter: it's about the journey and the people you meet along the way. blake mccoy, nbc news, miami. >> every baseball fan wants to do that, try to get all of them undeur. >> what a story to tell to be able to knock all those out, within by one. we thank you for being was on this monday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. well leave you with a 21-year-old british man celebrating an interesting feat. he becomes the first person to unicycle around the wld. more norew

california in flames. crews struggle to contain massive wildfires still scorching the state as the death toll continues to rise. another shutdown showdown on capitol hill. president trump threatening to shut down the government over funding for his wall, but he might not find a lot of support from within his own party. a turbulent time for the tsa. the outrage after a new report sheds light on a secret surveillance program to spy on u.s. citizens. peddling perseverance. why last place at the tour de france felt like a victory for an american cyclist. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm frances rivera. >> i'm