when you tell me that, you know, he should testify because he's going to tell the truth and he shouldn't worry, that's silly because it's somebody's version of the truth. not the truth. >> truth is truth. i don't mean to go -- >> no, it isn't truth. truth isn't trh. >> president trump's attorney offers a new explanation why he shouldn't to special counsel robert mueller in the russia probe. a woman who fell from a cruise ship rescued after 10 hours in the water. nashville on edge after three people are gunned down in less than a week. could the similarities between these crimes and others help police track down the killers. how one of the most popular

summer sports is finding new fans in an unexpected place. "early today" starts right now. >> good to be with you this morning i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. president trump is ramping up his attacks on special counsel robert mueller comparing his team's investigation to an ominous period of american history. the president lashing out of a "new york times" report that don mcgahn had spoken to the special counsel for 30 hours. >> it comes as rudy giuliani tells nbc news that he won't let the president rush into an interview with robert mueller and get trapped in, quote, a perjury. >> reporter: in the trump universe cooperation stirred confrontation. >> truth is truth. >> no, it isn't truth. >> reporter: the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, argued that truthful testimony from mr. trump might not set him free. >> look, i'm not going to be rushed into having him testify so that he gets trapped

in the russia investigation contradicted him, leaving the special counsel to decide the outcome. >> donald trump said i didn't talk about flynn with comey. comey says you did talk about it. tell me what the truth is. >> reporter: the president battled over the truth. lashing out after a "new york times" report that don mcgahn has provided 30 hours of testimony to robert mueller. the president tweeted made it seem like the white house council had turned on the president when, in fact, it is just the opposite. the president insisted i allowed him, and all others to testify. the president compared robert mueller to joe mccarthy, who used smear tactics to expose and black ball suspected communists in the 1950s. tweeting they make mccarthy look

like a baby. and national security officials concerned about the threat to revoke more security clearances. >> where the administration puts together lists of individuals that don't agree with them, and that historically, obviously, has proven incredibly problematic for the country. >> reporter: the president's legal team is taking the position that lengthy testimony provided by the top lawyer in the white house to the russia investigation would ultimately be good for the president as a show of transparency. but the reality is, they do not know what don mcgahn told investigators. and therefore, cannot know if his cooperation is good or bad for the president. frances. >> kelly o us. kelly, thanks. we could get a verdict today in the trial of paul manafort, jurors are heading into the

third day of deliberations. manafort is facing a slew of tax and bank fraud charges that predate his time with the campaign. the judge said he's already received threats and jurors are scared what a verdict will mean from them. we're live with what we can expect from a verdict. >> reporter: the jury will reconvene at 9:30 this morning, about five hours from now. this is the fourth week of this trial, which is the first of two for paul manafort, ahead of today's deliberations, president trump weighed in. >> i think the whole manafort trial is very sad. when you look at what's going on there, i think it's a very sad day for our country. he worked for me for a very short period of time. but you know what, he happens to be a very good person. and i think it's very sad what they've done to paul manafort. >> reporter: now some believe manafort is holding out for a presidential pardon. the president has declined to

talk about that prospect. manafort's attorney said his client appreciates the support of the president. this is the first case that mueller has brought tori electin a dallas community is in >> we'll all be watching today. shock this morning after a long-time priest is nowhere to be found amid allegations of sexual abuse found to be credible. bishop edward burns informed parishioners about the accusations made against their now former pastor. according to the diocese, three adult men came forward with allegations of sexual abuse. the men said the incident occurred more than a decade ago when they were in their mid teens. those his whereabouts are unknown, officials believe he may he country of the philippines. a british woman is safe t oour board as a ship was headed to venice.

she wa f by the miles offshore. she spoke briefly to reporters when she was brought ashore in croatia. >> i fell off the back of the norwegian star and i was in the water for ten hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. >> your name is? >> kay. i'm very lucky to be alive. >> kay is lucky to be alive. she said after that she was 46 years old and from england before she was whisked away to an ambulance. norwegian said she's in stable condition. search and rescue efforts continue in india after the worst flooding in a century. heavy rains landslides. thousands of rescuers are using boats and helicopters to get relief to some areas. but weather conditions have

improved and they the people still stranded to be rescued today. a little bit flood threat and severe weather threat here in the united states. headed into the mid mississippi and river valleys. the storm will be slow moving. it's going to be a slight risk of flash flooding. it includes iowa, chicago. and then into tuesday the thunderstorms and heavy rain move through the central appalachians. right up through central pennsylvania. isolated severe weather with those storms along with the heavy rain threats. we have great weather to be had. perfect in areas of new england, and texas and oklahoma. in the southeast we're dodging the storms. weave had a lot of downpours in the

cool in northern new england, but a picture perfect beautiful afternoon. lunch outdoors. we'll see a warm up as we head through the week, too. areas in the middle of the country heat back up. >> nice to get a break. american gymnast simone biles reminded us she's in a league of her own. four-time gold medalist, four times she made a come back after she took a long 14-month break following the 2016 olympics. she was sporting competition. won all fourth gold medals, including the fifth championship. the massive man hunt in nashville after a rash of murders. and why they're targeting the marines for a good cause.

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welcome back. a little relief from the heat in some places, especially the northern planes behind our big storm system giving us the severe weather threat the next two days. every now and then towards the end of summer you get the outbreaks from canada coming down from the north. temperatures will be in the 70s from chicago to minneapolis today. kansas city only in the low 70s, a big change for you. on tuesday the temperatures below average with the clouds, too. temperature 78 in pittsburgh, 79 in syracuse. we had a hot august, i don't think anybody's complaining. you may not find any barrels

of waves but surfers are getting a thrill far away from beaches. >> shows us how one of the most popular sports is finding new fans in fresh water rivers. >> reporter: 650 miles from the nearest ocean. la, montana migh last place you ever expect to hang ten. but don't tell that to kevin binhard brown. >> you don't need an ocean to surf? >> no. >> reporter: deep in the mo mountains of cowboy country, he showed you can catch some waves. >> let's find baby waves. >> the waves are created by rushing river creating underwater breaks. and you can stand on them if you have enough balance. >> for one day

probably surf a month worth of ocean. >> here we go. >> montana. >> swim, paddle, stand. sounds pretty easy, right? but it turns out river surfing is a lot harder than i thought. the river surfing community is thriving thanks to kb and his crew, holding competitions every year with aspiring surfers young and old. >> i've loved surfing since i was younger. it's a perfect opportunity. >> it's a great community. i'm pumped to s surfing on the river. >> proving that missoula is a surfing town. >> i have to admit, i did think you needed an ocean to surf. >> i always thought that was the case. just as beautiful, wow that scenery there. >> we always hear about montana and how beautiful it is. another reminder there.

now you know, if you go to visit, you can surf. take your surf board. thanks for waking up with us. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm francit )s monday mornin

ad lib live picture-- san francisco good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m marcus washington. and i )m laura garcia. a smooth start, closer to the . >> good morning. temperatures have been in the 60s a 80 later today. it is 88 in antioch and 87 in cod. san francisco today at 63 degrees.

we'll get a look at the week ahead coming up in a few