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"early today" starts right now. i'm frances rivera. >> >> i'm phillip mena. john brennan now says he's considering legal action after the president revoked his security clearance. >> meanwhile, mr. trump launching a new attack on the media via twitter this weekend. lashing out over a new york times report that revealed white house lawyer, don mcgahn, is cooperating with the special counsel investigation into russia meddling. >> reporter: john brennan firing back after president trump revoked his security clearance last week. the president is threatening to do the same to nine other high profile critics. >> i'm going to do whatever i can personally to try to prevent these abuses in the future. >> reporter: over 75 intelligence officials denounced the president's position.

even members of the party said they've gone too far. >> just don't give them access to the classified material. >> reporter: president trump went on a twitter attack after "new york times" report that don mcgahn isoorating with special counsel's robert mueller russia election meddling investigation. the president tweeting don mcgahn isn't a john dean type rat. mr. trump's current lawyer says mueller and his investigators have nothing on the president. >> this whole mcgahn thing linked from them. if they had some kind of evidence that there was collusion or obstruction, don't you think it would have been linked? >> reporter: rudy giuliani said mcgahn is a strong witness for the president. and tweeting he allowed mcgahn and others to testify since he has nothing to hide. a report of mounting legal

trouble for president trump's former personal lawyer and fixer. michael cohen is under investigation for more than $20 million in bank and tax fraud. according to the "new york times" report, federal authorities are honing in on loans taken taxi businesses that cohen and his family owned. the paper sources say prosecutors are considering filing charges at the end of the month. if the charges aren't finalized by then, they'll likely wait until after the midterm elections. cohen also facing an investigation whether he violated campaign finance laws for paying off two women before the elections. the times reports that cohen could plead guilty or strike plea deal with special counsel robert mueller. cohen and his legal team have not commented on the investigation. authorities in nashville are

still looking for, quote, two cold-blooded killers who gunned down two people celebrating birthday saturday. the crimes appear to be random, but similarities in the cases have police wondering if they might be connected. >> reporter: a rash of fatal shootings and armed robberies rattling the music city. >> definitely scary. it makes me scared to be home after dark. >> reporter: nashville police say it's possible the crimes are connected. >> officers throughout the city are on the lookout for two cold-blooded killers who obviously have no respect whatsoever for human life. >> reporter: the suspects last struck on friday night attempting to rob and the k to . didn't deserve it. >> reporter: that shooting shares similarities with other colored sedan and two men with a

rifle. one victim was out walking her dogs on this local street when she was shot in the back. she is now paralyzed. she's the wife of a crew member for the band one republic. they are raising funds for her care. >> she is in a wheelchair and going through multiple surgeries and has a long road to recovery. >> a violent trail left behind leaving loved ones and a city grasping for answers. a key voice in the me too movement and one of the first women to accuse harvey weinstein of sexual assault is now herself being accused of sexual misconduct. the "new york times" reports ac-rae ace sha argento arranged to pay money to an actor who he say assaulted him when he was 17 and she was 37. this comes months after she first accused weinstein.

three people familiar with the case told the times they are authentic. neither argento or a lawyer for the times responded to a comment. for the second time in a month a powerful earthquake has rocked the island of lombok, cutting power across the island and toppling buildings. the 6.9 earthquake is one of multiple quakes that caused landslides. there's no reports of damages or casualties. thiser to recover from a quake earlier this month that killed hundreds of people. califophase. front fire has 300 acres with zero percent containmtst burns through santa barbara county, the main

issues are high temperatures and low humidity. as that fire burns out of control, firefighters have contained the ferguson fire. though fire crews have reached full containment of the flames, officials say the smoke could still linger. 14 people were injured at a concert featuring the back street boys and 98 degrees. fans were waiting outside the casino in oklahoma when a storm knocked over the concrete both bands apologized for canceling the show. l beevere moving through areas of the midwe midwest. pouring this morning in iowa, thunderstorms in little rock, memphis it looks like you'll get some rain out of this. this afternoon, we'll get round two. five million people at risk,

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>> reporter: as students head back to class, students are having to address their dress codes. administrators at a texas school facing outrage after showing this video to students. >> repeat after me. >> there was no guys, there was no people of color, nobody ht. >> the principal apologized for the video saying it missed the mark. complaints went viral. it's one of several schools having to redress their dress code. >> my son was told he could not attend school with his hair. >> reporter: a father shot this video after his 6-year-old son was turned away from first grade. >> if that's not bias, i don't know what is. >> the boy's offense, wearing dreadlocks. it's a private school and dreadlocks banned.

online protests are turning dress codes inside out. >> this is a nationwide trend. every state in the country is looking at their policies and if they're choosing not to look them, students and parents are looking. >> looking for a dress code that won't discriminate. >> not black and white anymore when it comes to the rules at school. >> not at all. a memorl service was held for aretha franklin on sunday at her home church in detroit. days after she passed away at 76 after a battle of cancer. at the memorial, reverend jesse jackson led the crowd in prayer. >> lord speak now. bless now had hope now. >> jackson delivered an emotional message sharing a story from shortly before franklin's death. her burial is on august 31st, in

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life found in one small town. >> kevin timable is one who has visited the town and found truth in its residents. >> reporter: on broadway, star turn is all about an odayassengers of a different sort seek refuge here. jenny flew in from new york after seeing the play. tourism is up since the play opened. >>t touched my heart. a strong force needed me to come here. >> the local aviation museum houses a piece of steel from the twin towers, a tnk you from the city of new york. when we visited the museum manager, she baked us a pie. it's the newfoundland way? >> it's how we were raised. >> i'm the town cop. i'm the one that everybody calls.

>> reporter: he regales the tourists of coming together, to feed, clothe, and support those they call the plane people. >> i think what we've taught the world is love and kindness beats anything we see today. >> reporter: simple message, th disputing newfoundland is a place of natural beautut inner that draw people to the and it's that inner spirit that the play rights wanted to celebrate. >> we've never seen a spotlight on people doing great things. >> there's so much division of fear and anger and hatred and every day there's something terrible happening. and this is a story about people doing something nice. >> reporter: we meet the mayor. >> not something we can contrive. we don't stage chance meetings

in parking lots. it's just how we are. >> reporter: to become an honorary newfoundlander, tourists have to interact with ki wins. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena,

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