the lives of 12 people were cut short by a senseless, incomprehensible act of violence >> as virginia beach grapples with the deaths of 12 of their own, renewed calls in d.c. for gun control. controversy in the canal a cruise ship crash in venice brings new questions whether it should have been there in the first place. getting the royal treatment. what to expect as trump kicks off his uk state visit busting a move while breaking the law florida police try to track down a twerking shoplifter. "early today" starts right now good to be with you this morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena.

pomp circumstance and protest. that's what president trump can visit. the president stirred up controversy with the comments about meghan markle. >> turned out she moved to britain. >> a lot of people moving here i said no. >> the president denies making the comment tweeting he never called the duchess of sussex nasty. for more we'll go to jay gray in london they're rolling out the red carpet today >> reporter: they are. there will be military salute after prince charles and camila and a state dinner here at buckingham palace. outside these gates, hundreds of

thousands of protests are promising a different greeting for the president. the welcome for president trump includes royalty and what many people expect to be protests across the city. it's only the third official state visit by a sitting u.s. president. ♪ the ceremonial greeting at buckingham palace including a parade and military salute his first day here highbrow. visiting with the queen, tea with prince charles, and banquet this evening as the royal family literally rolls out the red carpet, polls show as many of two-thirds of one opposed to the visit including the mayor. >> there are so many things protesters filled the streets.

this time police are preparing for a million or more. >> he's someone completely unaccounted for. >> reporter: officials expect -- promising. and vocal during his three days in the united kingdom. >> yeah. now the president expected here at buckingham palace within the hour crowds already gathering before stepping off air force one when he landed here, the president already stirring up controversy lashing out at london's mayor who is really been an outspoken critic of the president saying he doesn't deserve the state visit and he's been a 20th verge i are system among other things the president tweeting that kahn

is nasty and stone cold loser. it should be an interesting three days here. >> yeah. jay gray for us, thank you my city offices. in virginia beach will be closed this moment after a weekend of emotional vigils 11 were city employees who had served their community for a combined 150 years many were colleagues of the government his motive is unknown. it reignited the national gun control debate many of the 2020 candidates as well as members of the trump administration have weighed 234 on the issue tracie potts is following the reaction for this morning. is there any chance of new legislation this week? >> reporter: possible but not likely we've seen this before with a mass shooting and then no

legislation coming from capitol hill there are those who think it's too soon for this debate and those who think given the fact that innocent victims died, it may be too late. another mass shooting brings urgency to the debate on gun control. >> it's time now to act. we can no longer sit on the sidelines. >> there ought to be some kind of lowest hanging fruit like universal background checks. >> reporter: virginia suspect brought his gun legally. >> we're never going to protect everybody against everybody whdl >> reporter: the government banned bump stocks after the las vegas strip shooting two years ago. presidential candidates are weighing in. cory booker isching a federal license that would require fingerprints and

interview. senator bernie sanders wants to crack down on the nra. >> 40,000 people were killed last year with guns. we will take on the nra. >> one universal king -- >> reporter: as president trump stops by a church to pray for the victims. others are praying washington will finally come up with a solution tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> a new twist in the case of a missing mother in krlt police arrested her husband. police have arrested her estranged husband and his girlfriend fotis dulos and michelle troconis face charges of evidence tampering and hindering prosecution. both are being held on half million bail and are due in court today. jennifer dulos has been missing since may 24th after dropping her kids off at school she was involved in a bitter custody battle with her

the two have five children some frightening moments in italy after a massive cruise ship slammed into a tourist boat and dock in venice it sent dozens running for cover. this is an area visited by millions of tourists, and it's known for its tranquil canals. but that piece was shattered in seconds. nbc's steve patterson has the details. >> reporter: fallout from a panicked scene in venice people running for their lives seconds before a towering cruise ship barreled into their busy dock >> this way! >> reporter: authorities say five tourists were injured trying to run away, including one american dramatic video shows the ship first plowing into a tourist boat before it blasted the dock on venice's giudecca canal, a major thoroughfare leading to p. the ship's owner blames a mechanical problem >> these gigantic ships inside the lagoon, they are too dangerous. and every year they are bigger and bigger >> reporter: activists against cruise ships clogging venice's historic canals have been demanding they be banned siting

pollution, safety concerns and damage to the city itself. do you think this will change anything >> no, the ships will go on. it's a danger. everyone is against it, but everyone does nothing. because the people behind it, they are earning a lot of money. >> reporter: a colossus of modern tourism wreaking havoc op an ancient waterway many argue it was never meant for steve patterson, nbc news. rivers across the united states have risen. including this one in missouri a barrier failed in iowa causing the mississippi river to rush into the city of abo 20 minutes for the water to fill the streets. the swollen river reached rooftops and isn't expected to crest for days

bill, good morning. >> another rainstorm heading for that region. good morning the levee failures will continue they're not meant for this much volume of water to hold out. it's one of the highest levels of water we've ever had. here is the next storm this is a footprint of rain everywhere in red is 2 pink is 3 inches of rain it's over the swollen mississippi, illinois, and missouri rivers. we're not done yet with the flooding story every time a levee breaks, we get another lake that forms somewhere in areas of the central u.s. gorgeous d east coast. areas on the west warmer in phoenix and beautiful fromt thi,

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in today's top story if you're on the east coast you know google servers hit a bit of a snag this weekend. it knocked out gmail, youtube, snapchat and several other apps. google says high levels of network congestion on the east coast caused outages with the cloud. the company has sie olized and is conducting an internal improvements to their systems. leah chase, the pioneering chef known as the queen of creoui for more than 60 years, she worked at and eventually ran the famed dooky chase restaurant in the treme area of new orleans. over the years she hosted president obama as well as dr. martin luther king jr. and thurgood marshall among others leah chase was 96 years old. over the weekend, texas became the biggest state yet to

ban red light cameras. it's the latest in an ongoing debate that pits driving safety against personal rights. here is nbc's molly hunter >> reporter: we've all seen these dramatic videos when reckless drivers blow through red lights now texas has become the latest and biggest state to ban red light cameras. >> it's now law. >> reporter: red light cameras record the license plates and automatically issue drivers tickets. but the controversy centers around fairness. unlike police officers writing a ticket, the cameras assume you're guilty. and the cameras catch people not just blatantly running red lights, but also people stopping just over the white line who didn't quite clear the cash-strapped cities, and studies show they work red light cameras reduce the crash rate in large cities by 21%. across the country, about two dozen states currently have red light cameras operate, and 11 states now prohibit their use. here in l.a. at this busy

intersection, there are cameras at all four corners right there. check it out another one over there and another one right over there >> the new bill goes into effect september 1. until then, those red light is flashes will still be big and bright in the heart of texas molly hunter, nbc news furniture store ikea wants to make real life more like an episode of friends their new ad campaign shows shoppers how to recreate famous tv living rooms using only ikea furniture. they duplicate rooms from "friends" and "stranger things" that campaign is only running in the united arab emirates many of the items are available to u.s. shoppers as well >> i got to say, that is pretty cool, if you're a big fan of "friends" or "the simpsons." i like "the simpsons" one. >> i don't know whose going to get furniture to look at that, but it's creative. for ikea doing, that it's pretty cool. >> thanks for watching "early today. keep it right here the news continues

you have laws on the books that make murder illegal and yet, people still do it. laws are not going to fix everything >> the gun control debate taking center stage on capitol hill today, as the virginia beach community comes together to remember the 12 victims of the mass shooting. through the midwest with mores more bracing for severe weather. london brawling. champion sets a combative tone, as the royals get set to read ou