down, down with deportation! >> drawing the line in the border battle. protests erupt after new images of cramped and dirty detention centers emerge the census is officially heading to the printer without the controversial citizenship question but president trump says the fight is not over. motor city in mourning auto industry icon lee iacocca has dit thagustang to the minivan the commute gets competitive. a couple whips out a game of ping-pong on thee most new yorkl see. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm richard lui in for frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. the family of edward gallagher

is feeling relieved this morning. the navy s.e.a.l. has been aquit of multiple war crimes >> they look like -- yeah, freedom. >> gallagher was charged with the 2017 murder of a prisoner in iraq a military jury found him not guilty on all but one count. nbc's steve patterson has this report >> reporter: vindication for a navy s.e.a.l >> tears of joy. >> absolute joy. >> emotion absolute euphoria. >> reporter: the jury acquitting chief edward gallagher of six of the seven charges against him including premeditated murder. >> huge victory. huge weight off the gallaghers >> reporter: but finding him guilty for code of military justice ba humy the decorated s.e.a.l. was charged with an array of war crimes stemming from a 2017 tour of duty in iraq. the most serious, shooting an unarmed citizens and the murder of an unarmed isis detainee.

over the two-week trial prosecutors called members of gallagher's own field team who described a man unhinged, testifying they saw him stab the young fighter. gallagher's defense team painted each witness as unreliable, scorned by disagreement. in a trial with no physical evidence the most jaw-dropping moment, shocking testimony from fellow s.e.a.l. team medic corey scott, admitting under immunity that it was he, not gallagher, who killed the wounded isis detainee >> we have a sentencing to do, but the maximum sentence on what they're about to sentence him on is much less than they've mee ae brig so he is going home. >> reporter: a victory for gallagher and his family, who look forward to having thi repo. the border battle reaches a boiling point this morning department of homeland security investigators warn of severe overcrowding at migrant detention centers. one border patrol official describes the crisis as a ticking time bomb. the house oversight committee plans to hold hearings to

investigate the dire conditions. nbc's jay gray has more. >> up, up with liberation. down, down with deportation! >> reporter: voices and tensions rising thousands expected to gather at more than 180 protests planned across the country, demanding changes along the border >> i stand up for the voice of stand up for the children and the families >> reporter: representative joaquin castro posting this video of a tour of a detention center where he says women told him they weren't allowed to shower or take their medications. >> one of the women said she was told by an agent to drink water out of the toilet. >> reporter: border officials v fishlz saying the accusations are completely untrue, insisting there are ample supplies there is also growing frustration now over an investigation by the non-profit organization propublica detailing a border patrol

private facebook group with posts demeaning members of congress and mocking migrant deaths >> the agents on facebook who expressed such contemptuous and racist attitudes ought not to be there. they ought to be fired >> reporter: nbc has not independently verified the facebook group or seen the post. in a written statement customs and border protection calls the post completely inappropriate, adding any employees found to have violated our standards of conduct will be held accountable. accountability at the core of the ongoing battle at the border jay gray, nbc news the trump administration will start printing the census without that controversial question on citizenship. commerce secretary wilbur ross issued a statement objting to a supreme court decision to block the question but also indicated that the censuit nbc's tracie potts joining us now with twashgton, d.c. tracie, good morning

the president is hinting that this fight, though, it's hard from over. >> exactly you would think that the supreme court having made a decision and a decision to go ahead and print the census, that this would be a done deal. but take a look at this tweet from president trump the president saying that the decision by the supreme court is a very sad time for america and he ends that tweet by saying he's asked the commerce department and the department of justice to do whatever is necessary to bring this most vital of questions and this very important case to a successful conclusion, hinting that maybe they want to take some other legal action to try get that question on the census it has been a big states and the cities and the groups that have sued and won now three times in court swering the question because

they are more heavily populated by immigrants. but the president now hinting that maybe it's not over even though the census is going forward there was concern that if they delayed the census, which is what the president had suggested, to try to get this question in, it would not be aligned with the law, which says that census has to be taken every ten years. back to you. >> all right tracie potts tracie, thank you. it's a star-spangled controversy on capitol hill this morning. tanks arrived near the lincoln memorial overnight as part of president trump's plan to beef up the military hardware at this year's 4th of july celebration critics accuse him of exploiting the holiday and wasting taxpayer dollars. sources tell the "washington post" the naale salute to ameri nbc's hallie jackson has more. extravaganza >> reporter: spotted in southwest washington, two bradleys and a pair of abrams tanks arriving in touwn over th weekend all ahead of a 4th of

july celebration that's already creating fireworks president trump beefing up the traditional festivities with a display of military might. >> we're going to have planes going overhead, the best fighter jets in the world. we're going to have some tanks stationed outside. >> reporter: the president delighted by the bastille day parade he attended in france is now bringing something similar to washington. flyovers featuring the f-35 and probably air force one near the stage it's vips who get the best view for a spectacle that has some critics concerned the president's hijacking the holiday, putting politics over patriotism and forcing taxpayers to foot the bill one democrat deriding it as a vanity project >> mr. president, how about a hot dog and a hamburger rather than an extravaganza that divides the country? >> reporter: presidenton tmp national mall as well. aides insist it will not be partisan richard, back to you >> hallie, thank you

senator kamala harris is surging in the polls after a breakout performance in the democrats' first presidential debate last week in a new quinnipiac poll she all but erased joe biden's lead. the former vice president still ahead with 22%, but harris is within striking distance at 20 points that's within the margin of error. senator elizabeth warren rounded out the top three, almost deadlocked with senator bernie sanders. and a full seven months before the first votes are cast in iowa many of the contenders including their rounds in the hawkeye state this week. a massive explosion has rocked a neighborhood in arve miles away. all because of a 6,000-square-foot home that moved turned into a pile of rubble ron allen has the details. >> reporter: neighbors say the explosion was felt for miles, shaking them to the bone >> my walls were just cracked open and the garage was just

implod imploded at which point i just told the kids we have to run out of here. >> reporter: leaving what was a two-story house completely leveled. >> i'm looking at rubble piles >> reporter: at least 80 firefighters rushed to the scene, battling the fire in sweltering heat amid reports there might be people trapped inside >> trying to -- i could use some more hands >> there's a beam lying akrcros his hips >> we will treat it as a rescue operation until we reach a point in time where we can determine that there's no chance of survivability. >> reporter: a man who called 911 to alert first responders was rescued from the debris. investigators won't say what may have caused the blast. a lot of questions and a desperate mission to find survivors. ron allen, nbc news. now to a mystery we've been following. the estranged husband of the connecticut mother of five who's been missing for more than a month now is speaking exclusively to our new york

station wnbc here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> reporter: he described it all like a bad dream >> when it first started i serio seriously pinched myself a couple of times and said in cannot be true i'm wearing orange and i'm in a cell >> reporter: he and girlfriend michelle troconis are charged with evidence tampering and hindering prosecution in the disappearance of his estranged wife, mother of five jennifer dulos. charges they deny. he did not speak of evidence prosecutors have against them including video of a man and a woman they say match their description throwing out items including jennifer's bloody clothes only saying many people have already decided he's guilty >> i've already been convicted in their mind. now, the people that know me, both in the united states in greece, they have a different opinion. they have been very supportive they know who i am they know that i could have never done this. >> reporter: the duloses were in

a bitter custody battle over the couple's five children when jennifer disappeared in may. he is now not allowed contact with his children. but he denies that was motive to do her harm. >> i don't care about malicious comments >> reporter: he had a message to his children that things would get better but police say they still have not found any sign of their mother kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york all right. well, lots of you, millions of you actually, going to be hitting the road let's go to nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> today's the big travel day for those lucky enough to be off today. we're watching the airports first. not a lot of significant problems but ohio we could have possibleayand a couple of cancellations because of thunderstorms. driving on the roads today coastaroli could have somen storms today i-7 and i-8 o'through the ohio valley mino region especially virginia,

pennsylvania and west virginia anyone driving through late afternoon early eenk will have some issues. it's just hit and miss, tht region from houston to san antonio we'll push that rain threat back up into little rock and memphis this afternoon too we'll give you the beach forecast coming up if you're lucky enough to have plans >> that sounds nice. >> we're not going to be there, but it will be good. plenty of crazy stuff that's gone down on new york city's subways. >> oh, yes >> but this one might be a first. two people sipt a full-size ping-pong table in a moving six train car. the video has been seen by nearly 5 million people. and new yorkers can be nice, by the way. the person filming says no one bothered the pair. if it was doubles i think it might be down.

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all right. in today's top stories, one week after a california woman was killed in shark attacks in the bahamas authorities now say another attack has happened. this time in the u.s officials say a shark bit a teenager on the foot as he surfed on floor florida's atlantic coast the 18-year-old was paddling his surfboard at new smyrna beach when the attack happened he suffered minor puncture wounds and was treated at the scene. it's not the 4th of july without fireworks, right but officials warn that last year more than 9,000 americans were injured by explosions anybody's sarah dallof has some safety tips to keep your 4th of july lit >> reporter: as fireworks soar sky high around the 4th of july, so do injuries >> these device cans easily explode faster than anticipated. >> reporter: ahead of the holiday the consumer product safety commission demonstrated the power of fireworks, legal and illegal. according to the cpsc, in 2018

five people were killed and more than 9,000 injured in fireworks-related incidents. the majority in a 30-day period around july 4th. >> 180 people visit our emergency rooms on a daily basis during this period of time because of fireworks injuries and deaths >> reporter: those injuries include severe burngsz amputation of fingers and serious eye trauma and it's not just airborne and explosive fireworks. sparkers burn at around 2,000 degrees. >> that's as hot as touching the coal from a burning fire it could melt silver, gold, a host of other metals and we don't want to put those in the hands of our children >> reporter: to reduce risk the cpsc says fireworks should be lit one at a time, never thrown or pointed at another person or relit or picked up if they fail to ignite. and young children shouldn't be allowed to light or play with fireworks, even if an adult is present. >> more than 50% of fireworks

injuries to children happen in spite of parental supervision. >> reporter: sights synonymous with the holiday best viewed from a safe distance sarah dallof, nbc news >> love talking about her. legendary soul singer patti labelle. everybody loves her and knows her. she was honored in her hometown. a stretch of broad street in philadelphia now called patti labelle way sometimes referred to as the godmother of soul. labelle has won two grammy awards and has been inducted into the grammy hall of famei labelle's place. but i guess when you hit broad street now in philadelphia you've got scream out now with a nice big round high tone just in honor of her >> that's how you know you made it, you get a street named after you in your hometown >> do you have one phillip mena way or road or circle >> in el paso, texas not quite yet. >> i'm richard lui >> i'm phillip mena. keep it right he more news is strreai

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to you. take a live look out at san mateo bridge, as we get started with this wednesday morning. 4:30 for you right now. thanks so much for starting your morning right here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. vianey is in for mike, we'll get you the traffic report in a moment. first a look at the forecast. >> it looks good again today. enjoying nice weather. that's a live look outside in san jose. let's head over to evergreen with temperatures in the mid-50s as you step out the door. normally we reach in the low 80s and going to stay below that as we go throughout the day with our south bay high temperatures in the upper 70s downtown and up to 81 degrees in gilroy today. we'll look at more of our microclimates coming up and vianey, i