these are the conditions that have been created by the trump administration >> harrowing stories from the heart of the border crisis democrats get a firsthand look at migrant detention facilities amid new uproar over a secret border patrol facebook page filled with crude jokes. >> a final play from the american hero, 9/11 first responder luis alvarez's message to congress in the wake of his death. >> don't let hackers ruin your holiday week the three things you need to know this 4th of july. >> jayson tatum puts a lid on the bottle his jaw-dropping take on the viral trend. "early today" starts right now well, good morning to you.

i've richard lui in for frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. a stark new look at the human cost of the border crisis. democratic lawmakers painting a grim portrait of the dire conditions at two detention centers in texas a congressional delegation who toured the facilities heard firsthand from migrants stories about overcrowding and degradation. nbc's tracie potts joining us now from d.c. with the very latest tracie, good morning we're hearing there is some relief on the way. >> reporter: yes, there is help on the way, fep. $4.6 billion the congress has approved and the president has signed off on. this is humanitarian aid at the border it's what is a's happening insi that's caught the attention of lawmakers including those from the hispanic caucus tour two of those facilities in texas. cell, it was clear that the water was not running. there was a toilet, but there was no running water for peo drk

in fact, one of the women said that she was told by an agent to drink water out of the toilet. >> reporter: take a look at this tweet from congresswoman alexandra ocasio-cortez who visited one of the facilities, saying it's not just the kids. it's everyone, people drinking out of toilets officers laughing in front of members of congress. i brought it up to their superiors. they said officers are under stress and act out sometimes no accountability, she says. and that seems to fall in line with the propublica report of a secret facebook page of hundreds of current and former border patrol agents who seem to be mocking migrant deaths and some of the lawmakers visiting these facilities with sexist comments on this page we are getting reaction from border patrol, saying that this is unacceptable, these comments,

and that those responsible will be held accountable. meantime, president trump is promising that there will be more deportations after the holiday, after the 4th of july phillip? >> all right, tracie potts starting us off. tracie, thank you. >> investigators in texas are working to make sense of a small plane crash there near dallas that killed all ten people on board. we are now learning more about some of the victims, including a family with two teenagers who have been identified so far. for the latest wie go to nbc's jay gray >> reporter: images tell the horror of the crash. >> everybody stand by. we had an accident on the field, so expect not to go out any time soon >> reporter: witnesses say the twin engine beach craft was struggling to leave the runway, veering left and ripping through a hangar >> the plane just crashed into the building here at addison >> reporter: the two pilots and all eight passengers on board died in an email to students and faculty, john paul ii high school identified four it of those on board

alice from the class of 2022 her brothe their mother arnella and stepfather brian and jones lang lassalle, a commercial real estate brokerage confirmed steve felan and his wife gina died in the crash as well ntsb investigators are pouring through the wreckage now >> the team was able to identify that the landing gear was down at the time of the impact. unfortunately, due to the extensive post-impact fire and damage incurred during the impact sequence, other systems are virtually destroyed. >> reporter: agents have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and airport surveillance cameras captured have i h video of the crash key evidence as the investigation continues. a preliminary report on the tragedy is expected in the next two weeks. jay gray, nbc news, dallas >> a major scare at facebook several office buildings were evacuated in menlo park after a suspicious package may have

exposed employees to a deadly nerve agent. during a routine check, one of the company's mail processing machines detected th on first responders and the fbi the suspicious package arrived police say two employees who potentially exposed have not showed any symptoms. authorities are doing further testing to confirm if it was indeed sarin >> now some bad news for baseball fans and teammates mourning the death of 27-year-old l.a. angels pitcher tyler skaggs he was found dead in his hotel room on monday hours before his team was scheduled to play the texas rangers. fans placed flowers, hats and momentos for the pitcher at angels stadium of anaheim. his death comes 12 days before his 28th birthday. steve patterson has more >> reporter: shock waves and sadness rippling through major league baseball. the los angeles angels announcing pitcher tyler skaggs was found dead in a hotel room in texas at just 27 years old.

hlof fowl play the team scheduled for an away game with the texas rangers, the game canceled. the angels saying in a statement, tyler has and always will be an important part of the angels family. our thoughts and prayers are with his wife carley and his entire family during this devastating time skaggs was a california native drafted by the angels in 2009, called up to the big leagues in 2012 the pitcher just two weeks away from his 28th birthday, an angel taken too soon as fans, family and investigators ask why. steve patterson, nbc news. >> outbursts, chaos and destruction in hong kong after a half a million protesters flooded the streets. it was supposed to be a peaceful day celebrating the anniversary of the city's return to chinese rule it turned violent. police fired tear gas at

demonstrators swarming the legislative council. nbc's bill neely is in hong kong with the latest. >> reporter: mayhem in hong kong riot police firing tear gas, scattering thousands of protesters they had stormed the main government building, demanding the end of the law tightening china's grip on the city this isn't just a hong kong crisis this is the biggest popular challenge to china's president xi since he came to power seven years ago. before the violence, hundreds of thousands marched peacefully the fourth mass protest against china's hand picked leader here. they want her fired. >> it is very sad to see >> reporter: and china is shaken, blaming foreign agitators for the trouble. already challenged from the outside on trade by the u.s., and now from within by its own people

>> all right that was bill neely reporting. >> a 15-year-old sends shock waves in wimbledon cori coco gauff delivered an upset against venus williams winning the first round in straight sets. [ cheers and applause >> there she is, ladies and gentlemen. coco, the youngest player in the tournament throwing her hands up as her win sunk in nbc's blayne alexander has more on this iny. >> reporter: at just 15 years old -- [ cheers and applause >> standing ovation. >> reporter: coco gauff has played her way into wimbledon history. winning her very first wimbledon match against the player who's won the championship five times, venus williams coco's parents over the moon >> this is the first time i ever tried a match. i'm literally living my dream right now.

>> reporter: since first stepping on the court, coco has idolized the williams sisters. in fact, she keeps a poster of serena on her bedroom wall >> having this is kind of a reminder of where i want to go >> reporter: a match up truly one for the ages at 39, venus is the oldest player to take the court at wimbledon this year, 24 years coco's senior. she was competing for her first wimbledon the same year cocoealr thank you for heyt next blaynelexand, nbc news london >> in guadalajara, mexico, the temperatures were in the 80s just before the city got buried in more than 3 feet of hail during a freak summer storm. cars were buried, buildings damaged. fortunately no injuries were reported incredible pictures there. >> look at that. >> hail floats, so if a lot of hail falls and it rains, it all

goes usually it can't go down the storm drains it clogs it. it piles up. sounds like everywhere got 3 feet, but that was the collection area. >> like a perfect storm. >> like marbles gathering. >> glad we have this all figured out. legalities' g let's get into the travel forecast we're going to have scattered storms the forecast the next couple days, very summer like, afternoon storms here and there. driving could see the possibility of i-70, i-80, by the time we get toot of green o map. that means you have a chance of storms it's like a 20, 30% chance for a lot of people. we're not going to see anyonbut hit and miss they'll pop up and be gone by

the time the sun sets in most cases. it's that time of year you can say warm and humid with a chance of showers. >> we like the warm, i don't know about the humid and chance of showers take what we can get let's fast forward into tuesday. in france u.s. women's national team will take on england in the semi finals of the women's world cup. the americans coming off a couple tight 2-1 games against both spain and france. >> this year's only total solar eclipse will darken skies over south america and south pacific. as the moon crosses in front of the sun, it is said to be one of the best places to observe in chile. >> the annual 4th of july trp ntities in d.c., preside umhas announced in addition to the fighter jet fly overs, there is also going to be some tanks. in a new chevrolet. oh wow! they're all really cool cars. woo, i love it! i like thohts. i can't stop staring at it. spectacular deals are on display now at your local chevy dealer. wow! it's time to upgrade!

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committee chairman elijah cummings said the panel will review why they use nonofficial email accounts and encrypted applications the allegation echoing hillary clinton's scandal during the 2016 campaign. >> leading the news, a final plea made by luis alvarez, he died this week only before testifying before congress he wanted responders like himself and families, nbc obtained a note written to senator mitch mccol. stephanie goasok >> reporter: when luis alvarez appeared on capitol hill in june, the effort it took to get there could be seen on his face. >> you made me come down here -- >> reporter: days later, the n.y.p.d. veteran was put in hospice. the cancer he developed from months working at ground zero was no longer treatable. but alvarez didn't stop fighting a handwritten note obtained by nbc news shows he made a personal plea to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell senator mcconnell, i don't know

if you remember me my name is detective louis g. alvarez, he writes i want you to know my time to leave this world is fast approaching. my goal and legacy in this world was to see the cvf bill passed the bill would extend benefits to victims of 9/11 related illnesses for 70 years >> we can't wait another -- >> reporter: early saturday alvarez died the funeral is on wednesday. his commitment to the cause, something he hoped his children would remember >> i taught them, you start a job, you finish it >> reporter: the note to mcconnell delivered by 9/11 first responders came with a gift alvarez's n.y.p.d. shield. as a reminder, he writes to mcconnell, of my legacy and yours. stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >> up next, staying golden, the warriors fitting farewell to kevin durant

sosheshis up with his take on the bottle cap challenge. you're watching "early today." i'm jimmy dean and uh, i wish i could tell ya how i feel about a mornin' like this. and that includes a good hearty breakfast. you need somethin' to kinda warm the whole body up and gets it going. it's a great way to kick off your day. thanks for the ride-along, captain! i've never been in one of these before, even though geico has been- ohhh. ooh ohh here we go, here we go. you got cut off there, what were you saying? oooo. oh no no.

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pers >> everyone stay there webb slinger is back the new spiderman movie "far from home" hits theaters today, getting a jump on the july holiday weekend. jake gyllenhaal makes his debut. the movie has raked in $111 million overseas it is expected to bring in

$125 million domestically. >> there are so many of these spiderman movies the cartoon one, "the avengers." i'm a big spiderman fan. are you going to check this one out? >> i'm there to see t. >> i like jakehe newest viral it sensation, the bottle cap challenge. it starts with a loosely twisted cap on a bougttle the challenge, untwist the cap with a spin kick without moving the bottle itself. as you can see here, the fast anris tor postheed perfectly exy ludacris chimed in saying challenge the winner would we try to do this in front of the screen? the answer is that you're going to do it, phillip. >> i have one critique when it comes to this. i think somebody is holding it i feel like someone is holding it they need to show the entire bottle or i don't believe it's real, you know >> all right >> we'll do that next half hour. >> we'll try that out. is 3 seasons you think to be enough to get your nba number

retired? if you're kevin durant, yes. even though he dumped golden state for the three years in t two nba championships as well as area he was successful winning two final mvps the lasting image will be k.d. and that achilles tear which came in game 5 of this year's finals >> i think they should any time win a championship, for your team, and you are finals mvp -- >> let the spin room in, too, there will be debate in the bay area >> they're always hating on something, especially that guy >> up ne, w xthoto protect yourself from airport hackers if you're flying this week.

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travel this july 4th, security experts warn cyb targeting you throughout your vacation nbc's tom costello explains how to protect yourself. >> reporter: take any train station, airportey offer thef he data personal information, credit cards, airline and hotel loyalty programs >> everyone is worried about their physical security. but the more immediate threat may be their cyber security. >> reporter: charles henderson runs ibm x force red hacking the hackers. his warning that strong public wi-fi signal could be a tempting trap >> it is very difficult to know that public wi-fi is legit, and a criminal can set up fake public wi-fi with a device just like this very easily. >> reporter: it may say airport, hotel, or coffee shop wi-fi, but one click could give hackers easy access to everything on your phone, including unprotected apps even if you stay off wi-fi, you could still be at risk

hackers have targeted public usb charging stations with viruses that steal your phone and computer data. >> not just wi-fi. criminals can even use this to intercept all your bluetooth communication. my watch, my phone, everything >> everything. >> reporter: the latest hacker tool, the sting ray thathi jackl signal >> this is a device that can mimic a cell phone tower >> reporter: this? >> this. >> reporter: and it's happening a lot. last year alone 566 million traveler records were compromised, many in airports, hotels, and train stations the expert advice, stay off av d public charging stations carry batteries instead. and rip up used airline tickets and luggage tags your personal data has never been more at risk. tom costello, nbc news, dallas >> another reminder this world is the mine field. >> i'm going to turn off my phone. >> for hackers, they never get hacked, never. something to consider. prince charles has kicked off a

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a very good tuesday morning to you. taking a live look outside this morning at the s curve. looks like folks are up and out the door. good morning to you and thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. let's head over to meteorologist kari hall. kari, what are we looking at today? >> nice weather still in the forecast today. >> i love it. >> we are starting out with mostly clear skies, a live look outside in san jose, upper 50s, you can see that in the corner

of the screen and that's where we will stay as we head through about 7:00 to 8:00 and we start to see temperatures warming up. a lot of sun in the forecast today, and the next several days, but also keeping that fog he bay bridge.that. >> i was tracking a crash