breaking overnight baseball great david ortiz is shot in the back after two assailants ambush him in a dominican republic bar we'll have the latest just ahead. appears to have only collapsed just across the street in fact, goes a lot further into the building that it collapsed on >> one person is dead and several others are injured after a massive construction crane comes crash down on an apartment building. a major week ahead as democrats ramp up investigations into possible obstruction of justice by president trump big news for anyone filling up at the gas pumps this morning as prices continue to slide. and a champion riding high once again after a devastating

accident her story of determination against the odds "early today" starts right now good monday morning, i'm philip mena. >> and i'm marley hall we begin with breaking news. david ortiz was shot in the dominican republic the former red sox slugger was at the dial bar and lounge in the capital of santa domingo we have surveillance video but we want to warn you it's graphic. when some men apparently arriving on a motorcycle ambushed him they say the bullet pierced ortiz in the back and exited through his stomach. this morning he's in stable condition. one of hissuspected assailants was captured by the crowd and beat up and police confirmed the other escaped and is still at large tributes for big papi are pouring in the red sox offered all available resources during his

recovery many questions remain in dallas, texas, this morning. one person was killed and dozens injured when this crane crashed into a apartment building and parking garage a powerful storm was rolling through dallas at the time and a peak wind gust of 71 miles per hour was recorded less than 15 minutes before that crane collapsed. for more we go to blaine alexander. >> oh my god the crane is falling over oh my god. >> reporter: in dallas it's the fury of an unforgiving storm the crane collapsing into the side of an apartment building. officials say strong wind is likely to blame. >> that's my apartment it's done. >> reporter: tearing through homes and slicing through the parking garage leaving cars in a crumpled mess. dallas officials say at least one person has been killed and

six more rushed to the hospital, two with critical injuries >> this is a really challenging situation in the sense that i cannot personally recall that we've had a crane collapse that didn't involve an already inhabited building. i don't recall ever responding to somewhere it's actually fallen on to an occupied building much less than occupied residential high-rise building. >> reporter: many are left without homes, the latest destruction across the storm-ravaged south. blaine alexander, nbc news. president trump said it's case closed on the mueller report, democrats are just getting started. this week the house is ramping up investigations into possible obstruction of just wis three straight days of hearings. the president blasted the probes in a sunday tweet storm saying the mueller report was a disaster for democrats tracie potts joining us this morning from d.c good morning whether the president liked it or not, the hearings are set to begin later today. >> reporter: that's right. and in the hearings, we're going

to hear a witness who really we haven't heard from in decades now. the democrats are calling this hearing lessons from the mueller report, presidential obstruction, and other crimes. republicans are calling it nothing more than a mock impeachment. the house judiciary committee said the goal of today's hearing is to educate the public about what is in the 448-page mueller report. >> we're going to get to the truth and we're going to demonstrate this president must be accountable for his own conduct. >> reporter: five dozen democrats and one republican is ready to impeach president trump now. special counsel robert mueller found evidence that the president tried to obstruct his investigation into russian election interference. the justice department rules prevented him from indicting mr. trump. one republican admits he never read the report. >> i have a concern when you put the entire power of the united states justice department behind

anything you can achieve -- >> reporter: today's star witness is john dean president trump tweets a sleaze bag. the fbi calls dean the master manipulator of the watergate cover up. >> i began by telling the president there was a cancer growing on the presidency. >> reporter: democrats want to know if don mcgahn was asked to play a similar role for president trump. under the thousands of protesters flooded the streets of hong kong on sunday to march against government proposed amendments to hong kong's extradition laws changes to the current law would make it easier to send criminal suspects to mainland china where they could face charges. police estimated the crowd at 240,000 but organizers said more than one million took part several people were reportedly injured after police used batons and fired pepper spray during flashes of protesters at hong

kong's parliament. the massive protest is taking place three days before hong kong's government plans to bring the bill to the full legislature. strong winds and high temperatures are fuelling wild fires. billowing smoke engulfed the rides at six flags forcing the park to close early. and evacuations have been ordered west of the sacramento sand fire ignited there saturday afternoon and spread quickly nbc's molly hunter has more. >> reporter: firefighters battling with this sand fire in northern california burning across 2,000 acres it spread quickly through steep brush-covered hills. >> these erratic winds push the flames in a variety of directions which makes it very difficult for us to figure out which direction it's going. >> reporter: but they made progress, the blaze only growing by a hundred acres. >> i guess it's our turn they didn't have time to put it out. >> they didn't have time to

evacuate us. >> reporter: millions under red flag warnings and mandatory evacuations are now in place. >> it gets a little nerve racking but at the same time we know those firefighters are working and without them i don't know what we'd do. >> reporter: in the towns hardest hit by the 2018 campfire including paradise where people have just started to return home, pg&e shut off power there and across northern california for nearly 18,000 customers. in southern california, the sky fire breaking now the near magic mountain people evacuating and running to their cars as smoke engulfed the park north of phoenix, more than 7,000 acres burning, now 50% contained. the first heat wave is approaching, temperatures soaring from phoenix to palm springs expecting to hit 112 on tuesday. and with high temperatures, the fire risk in the west remains dangerous. molly hunter, nbc news, los angeles. santa anita park is keeping

the track open despite the death of two horses. the park rejected a request to suspend races for the remainder of the season. since christmas 29 horses have died or put to death after suffering injuries at the park experts haven't figured out the issue. june is pride month and pride celebrations took place in several states over the weekend to honor lgbtq pride in california, l.a. was glowing in the colors of the rainbow as people there danced the night away at the l.a. pride festival. on sunday, several streets had to be shut down in west hollywood and thousands attended the 49th annual l.a. pride parade pete buttigieg celebrated, as well he spoke at a pride event in des moines, iowa making him the first openly gay campaign to run during pride month thousands danced and cheered in washington, d.c.

several people were hurt when false reports of a shooting. police arrested a man for having a bb gun. good morning it's amazing we showed you the picture already. we're talking about brush fire season and wild fire season. we had so much snow the past winter but the heat flipped on this weekend 22 million people are impacted by heat advisories, watches, or warnings today including areas like phoenix the wide spread western heat underneath a heat dome thankfully it won't be as windy. again, you know, this was only the northwest getting a little bit of a break as we go throughout the week. portland will be 94 on wednesday. sacramento 102 on tuesday and today. las vegas gets up to 107 by wednesday. phoenix. get over 110 in we're pr

day. all the magenta is on the map. take a look at the week ahead forecast coming up see if we get a break in the heat. >> all right it starts getting uncomfortable with the magenta in today's quick hits, spirit airlines banned a passenger for life who sent off a plane smoke alarm. he was caught exhaling smoke into a bag texas has joined a number of states in banning the use and sale of tobacco products to people under the age of 21 the law goes into effect on september 1st including a ban on e cigarettes and a female brigadier general will make history. laura jagger will assume command

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leading the news, mexico will not face new tariffs today over immigration after days of high-stakes negotiations president trump announced an 11th-hour deal saying mexico has agreed to take stronger measures to stem the flow of migrants at the border but how much of that agreement is really new? ron allen takes a closer look. >> reporter: no monday morning tariffs on mexico after president trump clenched an 11th hour immigration deal for tougher enforcement tweeting there's now going to be great cooperation between mexico and the u.s. mr. president trump widely criticized for threatening tariffs blasted as false a "new york times" report suggesting weeks of trade tensions in fact had not accomplished that much under the deal mexico plans to deploy 6,000 troops across its southern border to stop migrants from central america a senior american official

acknowledged that mexico had already pledged 5,400 troops and mexico agreed to allow thousands of migrants seeking asylum in the u.s. to remain in or be returned to mexico while their legal cases proceed. an arrangement first agreed to back in september. what's now is an expansion of mexico's commitments. >> he brought mexico to the table again and what they're talking about they're going to be doing it's going to be a game changer. >> reporter: still, democrats campaigning in iowa where farmers are getting hurt of trade tensions also accusing mr. trump of salving a manufactured crisis. >> i think the president has completely overblown what he purports to have achieved. >> the fact that we've got so many farms going under here in iowa because of his trade war. >> reporter: if the number of migrants continues to soar, mr. trump warning he may turn back to tariffs

mexican officials are cautioning it may take months to see a significant change at the border it's unclear exactly what will satisfy president trump. later this week he heads to iowa to talk about jobs, the economy, and now trade and tariffs as well philip. >> all right, ron, thank you. just ahead, good news for your summer road trip. plus, mega merger monday two of the biggest names in the defense industry are jnioing forces how it could reshape the military sector. next on "early today." not again! we're seeing a doctor when we get home. myrbetriq treats oab symptoms of urgency, frequency, and leakage. it's the first and only oab treatment in its class. myrbetriq may increase blood pressure. tell your doctor right away if you have trouble emptying your bladder or have a weak urine stream. myrbetriq may cause serious allergic reactions, like swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, or trouble breathing. if experienced, stop taking and tell your doctor right away. myrbetriq may interact with other medicines.

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a golden blur flying around the barrels. >> i loved horses for as long as i can remember >> reporter: at 28, amber lee is a barrel racing rodeo champion gifted from a young age, she won the all around world title at just 18. then a year later that all came crashing down. >> i was thrown through my window at 70 miles per hour. >> reporter: while driving to colorado, amber lee rolled her truck. >> i looked down to my feet and tried to move my toes and nothing happened >> reporter: doctors said she'd never walk again but amber lee was worried about something else >> i said when am i going to be able to get back on a horse? and they said you're -- you're not. >> reporter: she wasn't going to take that for an answer. >> these horses are not just like the activity that i do. they truly are a part of who i am as a person, walk, ride,

rodeo, that's it, that's all i care about >> what i said to her was when your horses have been hurt, you have waited for them to heal and your horses are going to wait for you to heal. >> reporter: and they did, with the right combination of straps and saddles she was back on her horse competing after just 18 months >> when i started placing at pro rodeos, there are moments that you kind of sit and go, oh my gosh, you're really doing this, you know your legs don't work >> reporter: this amber lee's story has inspired thousands it was turned into a netflix movie aptly titled, walk, ride, rodeo. a story with a simple message. >> hey, this chair will either be your wings or it will be your anchor, you decide >> i'm going to do the best i can with what i have and i hope i can encourage others to do the same thing with their life >> reporter: if you really belong in that saddle, she says, don't stop until your back in it steve patterson, nbc news, salt lake city. >> so inspiring. when you see her on that horse, she looks like any other rider. >> literally getting back on the saddle all right. thanks for watching early today, i'm phillip mena >> and i'm marley hall

check out those hot air balloons dotting the sky over london for their hot air regatta. we'll see you here tomorrow.

breaking overnight. former red sox slugger david ortiz is ambushed and shot in the back at a bar in the dominican republic. we'll have the latest on big papi's condition straight ahead. what caud a massive crane to collapse at a dallas apartment complex. one person has died and others are injured. new details this morning. hong kong plunged into political crisis after hundreds of thousands protest extradition law sending suspects to mainland china for trial. a major military merger on this monday. raytheon and united technologies