20 to 60 percent off specialty store prices for every room and every budget. at ross. yes for less. a massive deadly heat wave sweeps the nation over the weekend including blackouts for thousands. but relief could be on the way president trump wraps up his attacks on four members of congress known as the squad while members of congress prepare for robert mueller's live testimony massive pro-democracy protests in hong kong are met with a barrage of rubber bullets and teargas. the incredible catch of the day. a young boy gets the surprise of a lifetime from a great white shark. and happy 6th birthday to the future king of england it's monday, july 22nd "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm marlie

hall. >> i'm dara brown a dangerous heat wave is finally beginning to break the scorching temperatures that settled over the country have for -- for days -- been blamed for as many as seven deaths. overnight in new york, about 44,000 people lost electricity as the local power company made repairs to prevent further outages. for more on the impact of the recent extreme weather, nbc's kathy park has this report >> reporter: lightning at a beach in clearwater, florida, struck a man in his 40s. >> like shocked and thrown to the ground >> reporter: sending him into cardiac arrest he's currently in critical condition, and several others are recovering from their injuries across the country, scorched cities hitting a boiling point with another day of relentless heat >> it's toasty warm. >> reporter: outside of manhattan in queens, hundreds of customers are without power, and many were finding relief outside rather than inside their home. last week, expecting mom elsa canoe was admitted to the hospital because of the heat >> physically, do you think you

can handle another day of this >> no. no >> reporter: in wisconsin and michigan, severe storms exacerbating conditions. with thousands of customers entering day three off line without electricity. also in the midwest, the heat indeex reached 110 in indianapolis where the metro police force was out on the streets handing out water to the city's homeless. >> all about giving back and making sure that everyone's personal health and safety is taken care of. >> reporter: also trying to beat the heat, zoos in illinois and oklahoma, as bears, tigers, and turtles cooled off with icy streets and cold showers thankfully the end of the heat wave in sight. >> i know that the heat will break. all things pass. >> reporter: but the brutal weekend baking in the sun is one that many won't forget here in new york city, they exr. notice a difference in the air

dara, marlie >> thank youidentrump is promisg the offer coming after senate minority leader chuck schumer and other democrats toured a texas detention center to get a firsthand look at the border crisis the president tweeted overnight saying schumer, quote, must have seen how dangerous and bad for our country the border is. he says he wants to meet i will set up a meeting asap meanwhile, the president is launching another on four democratic congresswomen of color one week after his initial tweet was called racist by critics. nbc's tracie potts joins us with the latest from d.c. good morning to you. >> president initial tweet is still fg , the president's supporters say this is not about race

president trump's latest controversial tweet. i don't believe the four congresswomen are kafable of loving our country they should apologize for the horrible, hateful things they said >> i think we need to not take the bait i am proud to be an american and i love this country. >> reporter: democrats flipping the script. >> he owes these women an apology. they love this country, they are in public service. >> reporter: trump supporters insist it's not about race >> it's not about gender and religion >> i fundamentallyew if you cri somebody and they happen to be a different color skin tha >> reporter: alexandria ocas oo

io-cortez and for now president trump is not backing down and neither are these four tracie potts, nbc news, washington. tensions reach a breaking point with iran. the iranian intelligence mintry clai claiming spies iranian tv said it had broken up a spying ring collecting classified information not clear if these claims are leg legitimate this comes after spiraling confrontations the most recent happening over the weekend after iran's revolutionary guard seized a british tanker and 23 members. matt, what is the latest >> the latest is these 17 arrests and the chilling press conference that was not arrested and we don't have coverage but our colleague attended the

president conference himself the iranian government announced accused spies and whether they follow through on their promises, in this case, to execute some of them what this does look like a major escalation in that confrontation between the u.s. and iran and most recently between the united kingdom and iran we have some audio clips from that confrontation from in the strait of harmus and trying to wave off iranian athnde boat whe still holding it all all of this confrontation and escalation looks like really bad news for the region. the british government is huddling in london trying to come out with a diplomatic

solution and with this eye for an eye mentality for the past several weeks, see how they get out of this easily or without any real confrontations. marlie. >> matt bradley, thank you. a fighter jet in venezuela makes an unsafe approach to a u.s. navy aircraft it happened over the caribbean sea. a flanker from the venezuelan air force flew aggressively close to a u.s. navy reconnaissance plane >> goodern morning, the militai calling this reckless. not only acteds of the american crew. the u.s. military says mow mistaking the mission of this fighter. the video captured high above the caribbean shows what officials call an aggressive shadowing of a u.s. surveillance plane.

it may endanger the crew with an unsafe maneuver. russia backing nicholas maduro as they support the man trying to replace him >> lashing out against their principle antagonist which is the u.s. >> reporter: underscores the behavior venz wiezuela only has three fie jets that can fly. if they harmed any u.s. aircraft, they would soon have zero this high-flying incident aer canned oe sa day they venezuela counter intelligence agency. back to you. >> thank you. the largest civil trial in

history for fueling the epidemic disturbing rors reveal that wholesalers shipped opioids at 5.3 million doses inthose counties accusers the biggest names in the drug industry endangering the help of its residents. barring a settlement, the trial is set to start in october. the streets of hong kong once again descended into chaos. the march began peacefully until they reached the liaison office where they spraypainted security cameras. the movement then took a violent turn protesters have taken tohe extr. dozens of men targeted prodemocracy lawmakers it took more than an hour to arrive and

intervene. janessa webb is here with monday morning's weather >> we're ready for a break across the east. we're looking at air temperatures of 100 to 115 in parts of nevada and into salt lake, as well. that's not including the humidity levels that are at an oppressive state nearing 120s feels-like temperature. all that sunshe next storm degr still fairly warm from seattle to oregon. below average in the mid-60s

pacific northwest we're dealing with that drier air instead of the swampy air 115. >> hot is hot. >> right >> thanks, janessa an oklahoma veteran was given the ability to walk after 16 years while serving in iraq, army veteran suffered a spinal cord injury that left him paralyze he started using a bionic suit around his arms and legs to help him stand and walk official months of trailing, williams demonstrated his ability to walk with the robotic technology passing all key factors for being approved for home use after 16 years, must have been emotional for him. >> great to watch him walk. an important recall before you make dinner tonight. the "lion king" reign while "avengers" all-time record

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>> we owe it to everyone who's not in this room to try. >> reporter: not only did "the avengers" try, they succeeded. >> everybody - >> reporter: the president of marvel studios saying, "thanks to you, "avengers: end game" is the biggest film of all time." the movie smashing the ultimate box office record passing 2009's "avatar" with an estimated $2.79 million worldwide in only 13 weeks. >> the marvel universe is unparalleled every movie opens at number one. they all generally hit $1 billion worldwide. >> reporter: but "avengers: end game" became the first film to soar past $1 billion in its debut weekend. but its out-of-this-world haul may be attributed to something very earthly -- inflation. when it comes to the most tickets sold, "avengers" would have to keep going to top "gone with the wind. >> after all, tomorrow is another day.

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it is day three of the naacp's 110th national convention in detroit. today's scheduled speakers include house speaker nancy pelosi, michigan congresswoman rasheeda talib, and gubernatorial candidate stacey abrams. the body of former justice john paul stevens will lie in repose in the supreme court great hall today the justice died tuesday at the age of 99. he'll be laid to wrest at arlington national cemetery tomorrow and india is preparing to launch an unmanned mission to the moon it's hoping to be the first to land on the southubbelast mo to a technical snag. we are following rain for the northeast and then the weather kind of goes into this quiet pattern. people are like, yes, finally here the flood risk is enhanced this afternoon. a very strong cold front for the northeast. but then look at all this bright

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different types of sauces, traditional, chunky tomato garlic and onion, and old world-style meat in their 45 and 66-ounce plastic jars. they were produced between june 4th and 6th. any jars should be thrown out. newly released video shows the moment a california home exploded the blast is captured on a doorbell camera in the home next door officials say utility crews were repairing a gas line when the explosion happened a utility worker was killed, and 15 others were injured the gas company says a contractor did not mark the line prior to digging on the property which is required by law now to massachusetts where a shark gave a family quite a scare en cod there you see it a young boy was watching the catch being reeled in on saturday when suddenly a great white emerged from the water and snatched the fish right off the line no one was injured during the close encounter. clearly that shark wanted his fish back.

>> i know. and i know nobody got injured which is great i'm not so sure that little boy is going to want to go into the water after that >> scary for sure. >> da-dum. a facebook event recently made waves by inviting people to storm area 51. the call to action gained so much momentum the u.s. air force issued a warning against visiting the secretive military base an animal rescue in oklahoma is offering an alternative. come storm their shelter instead. they shared these photos of some great pets who they claim are ready to protect you from the area 51 aliens saying adoption isn't that far out of this world. >> indeed. a lol ore lice department as received a noise complaint saturday night and dispatched officer besser to quiet things down andnded up joining in, jumping on the mechanical bull, and riding for an impressive 36 seconds that is impressive and it goes to show you that life's always more fun when you

grab it by the horns >> he's pretty good at that. >> he definitely is. happy 6th birthday to prince george the royal family celebrated by releasing some adorable new photos of their little prince taken by his mom, duchess kate the birthday boy is all smiles on the lawn of kensington palace wearing a soccer jersey. george is third in line for the throne let's hope he gets a few more years under his belt before he takes over >> so cute >> yes love how he's not afraid to smile. even though he's missing teeth the news continues on our nb

tens of thousands lose power, at least half a dozen deaths are reported from the sweltering temperatures. but meteorologist janessa webb says relief is on the way. >> a supersonic moment caught on camera a venezuelan fighter jetta gressel i havely shadowing a u.s. navy plane over the

caribbean, putting a crew at risk >> a deadly home explosion caught on doorbell camera, a utility worker is killed, and others are injured >> the wisconsin town that was promised thousands of jobs when president trump made a deal to bring a factory there. now some residents are calling it a scam. >> developing overnight, a construction crane collapses on two new jersey homes, one including eight female residents. late detailshe