thfrpblts first test for the mueller probe. paul manafort heads to trial today. california in flames. the new trouble and the fierce fight against the wild fires raging across the state. the guardians of the galaxy defend their rect. why the stars of the marvel movie are calling to rehire james gun after he was fired arch offensive tweets. destkpwaoeuzing it as a baby in a texas aquarium. how they realized something was fishy. ur selection begins today now. in the federal trial of president trump's former campaign chairman. paul manafort is the first to

stand trial in the russian meddling probe, however his charges don't involve his time with mr. trump. >> instead they stem from the millions he made while working for the russian-backed government of ukrain. he's accused of bank fraud and tax evasion. this comes as president trump and his legal team continue to push back against robert muellerer's investigation. here with the very latest, tracie potts. >> reporter: good morning everyone. let's start with that manafort trial. prosecutors will argue that he earned $30 million from advising the ukrainian government, allies of russia, and from lobbying for them even here inside the united states and that he hid that $30 million from the irs so he didn't have to pay taxes. so it's not about russia. it's not about the trump campaign. in fact one in a -- one lawyer said the name russia might not

even come up but here is where it's significant. if he is convicted and jail time t could be significant leverage to get him to talk about what he knows from being inside the trump campaign. meanwhile rudy giuliani is questioninging whether the actual russia investigation should be focusing on collusion. >> i've been sitting here looking at this federal code trying to find collusion as a crime. collusion is not a crime. >> reporter: meantime back to the manafort trial, that could take several weeks and we're told it could be quite mundane the name russia might not even come up. >> thank you. nearly 100 wildes a still blazing through over 1 million acres up and down the the coast. outside reno continues to spread rapidly across more than 42,000 acrers

and is 15% contained. nearly 20 of those fires are scorching california, leaving resources stretched thin. 1 hundred $50 million have already been spent on emergency firefighting. the dangerous car fire exploded over 103,000 acres and destroyed homes near redding. but thousands more structures threatened. >> reporter: this is the fire fight crews are waging on the front lines after rip nothing to redding in northern california. the car fire tore through more than 1,000 structures. at least six have lost their lives. melody bledsoe wrapped a blanket around her grandchildren.

>> you can't move than family and then you lose everything on top ofthat. >> reporter: the inferno so powerful -- their home was incinerated in minutes. >> it took us years to buy this place, first home. >> reporter: the car fire is still threatening 5,000 structures. across california 17 wild fires are raging. outside yosemite a second firefighterer killed in that blaze and now a new threat in wine country. the mendocino complex fire threatening 10,000 structures. >> everything is extremely dry and it's like the perfect recipe for a maj fire. >> reporter: the perfect storm for another monster blaze with with perhaps the most dangerous days yet to come. the mendocino complex fire behaoeupbld me is actwo separate

fires threatening to merge into completely engulfed in flames and local communities would be wiped out. a federal judge has ordered all migrant children be moved from a texas facility that used psychootropic drugs on children without their consent. prozack are used as a quote chemical straight jack skwt given regardless of condition. the judge said only those who pose a risk are to stay. the attorney general from 20 atesn the district of columbia are urging jeff sessions and mike pompeo to revoke permison of a man to nest instructions on the

internet. at least eight of those attorneys general are preparing a lawsuit to try and stop the instructions from becoming available. the cast of "the guardians of the galaxy" are calling for the directorer to come back. tweets dating back to 2008 contain jokes about child rape, aids, and the holocaust. they write his apology now and from years ago we believe isheh. we are winding down july and heading to august and we're certainly feeling like the. >> the tropical humidity is going to stay with us for a couphere. the rainfall sogeab. but the flood threat will increase.

watch alabama, north georgia, the mountains in north carolina. i think those are the spots we can watch closely. the winds just out of the south how much rainfall are we talkling? the areas of red is two inches. note this is highest totaless and then through the southern appalachians. i think that's our greates additional storms and just about everybody from florida to the southeast carry that umbrettau just in case today. when we come back, we'll look at the heat numbers in the west. at just 24 years old, joshua perry announced his retirement

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the shark. he disguised the shark as a baby in a strollerer. one suspect is under arrest. but he did make it all the way wham the shark. apparently he already had an aquarium ready waiting. >> i would think the shark wouldn't be able to live out of the waterer for that long. apparently it did. he wanted that shark. >> he did. i can't imagine that conversation to get the other two people involved. >> and somebody had a stroller. so they're taking it from their own baby. a warning from an olympic star and his wife. they're opening up for the first time since the tragic drowning of their infant daughter. speaking out to savannah guthrie about an unimaginable loss hoping their message can help save the lives of other children. >> she had no fear -- >> reporter: it's been seven

weeks since they lost their precious baby girl, emmy. her room sits untouched. >> why did you want to get the word out? >> i think it does in some way help to heal that maybe we're preventing it from happening to someone else. >> reporter: morgan, her two sons and 19-month old emmy were at neighbor's house. >> we would go back and forth which was all of 15 feet sudden it was too quiet for me and i said where is emmy and the door that leads to the backyard that was closed had this tiny sliver of light coming from the side. it made my heart sank but oak thinned door and she was floating in the pool. and i ran and i jumped in. >> morgan pulled emmy from the water and started cpr while her

neighborer called 911. >> there's not a day that goes by that i don't pray for the opportunity to go back to that day. and make it different. >> they want other parents to be individualant and know -- >> it'ser the number one way you can lose your kid. >> reporter: they're expecting a new baby in october and they say it's their older >> when they talk about her they always had a smile on their face. and it allows tuse bring our focus back to the things we'd still have to be incredibly grateful for. >> so heart wrenching to hear. morgan miller is teaming up with another mom whose son levi drowned the very same day. savannah sits down with both of them coming up on "today". >> very important discussion.

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continues today. the jet stream has made a little bit of a difference in the northwest but not redding. no signs of any rain. then the jet stream make as little bit of a run. redding down to 102. and later this week it rises back to the north. pretty warm thursday to friday near the carr fire. this is the peek of the fire season. cbs's chief executive moonves will keep his job for now. the board of directorers says it's in the process of choosing an outside counsel for the investigation. this just after the new yorker said six women came forward with allegation, four on the record. among their claims are touching, kissing and sexual

harassment. he responded in a statement saying in part i have made some women uncomfortable by making advances. those were mistakes and i regret them immensely. his wife said she will always stand by the statement she made on twitter last week and the only statement she will maken on the controversy. she says he'sall baits been a kind, decent and moral human being and she supports him. ares gay couple alleged they were stood give up their seats. l.a. businessman david coolly detailed the incident in a facebook post. she claim as flight attendant asked them to move from first class to coach for a straight couple or get off the plane. they got off and took a delta flight instead. well, a 2-year-old girl put

smiles on the faces of a few firefighters in northern california. she brought home made breakfast burritos to firefighters. her mom says she has relatives working on the blaze so wanted to find a way to give back. they'rey for their warm breakfast. and in a place they need it the most. >> it's all hands on deck and everybody's doing their part big and small. and that was big to the firefighters getting off long day. keep it right here. the news continues in just a moment. ad lib live picture-- sae

good morning and than >> good tuesday morning to you. we take a look out to what looks

like to be clear skies ahead. marcus has the week off. >> monday is behind us. moving onto tuesday. >> tuesday pretty much the same weather as yesterday. we will have the cool temperatures and inland areas starting to warm up. san jose starting out with clear skies. let's head over to east san jose and check out our temperature trend. we'll still have a warm one for the middle of the afternoon. we'll take a look at all of our