breaking overnight, one police officer has been killed and two other cops were wounded in a wild highway shootout in riverside, california. >> any coconspirators should not rest easy. the victims deserve justice and they will get it >> authorities are turning up the heat in the investigation into who else might be implicated in the wake of a jeffrey epstein sex trafficking case >> the trump administration's controversial new policies regarding immigrants and endangered species has many screaming foul >> and alarming threat to dogs and a warning for pet you shou your dog to play this summer >> and the nba's newest millionaires get ready for their close upay ahead

"early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm melissena. we begin with that breaking news out of southern california where chaos erupted on a freeway there. a traffic stop appears to have escalated into a dramatic shootout with the suspect. three highway patrol officers were shot. some of this video from the scene may be disturbing to watch. you can see there officers still taking cover while trying to drag one of their own to safety. they were able to get that wounded officer into the back of a police cruiser and away from the crime scene, and then later another officer is seen being placed in the back of a helicopter the highway patrol has confirmed that two of their officers are being treated for minor and serious injuries one officer was killed he has been identified as andre moye california's governor reacted to the loss saying moye will be remembered for his commitment to service.

>> there is growing scrutiny this morning over jeffrey epstein's apparent suicide the attorney general saying there were, quote, serious irregularities at the federal jail where the accused sex trafficker was held. but his death is by no means an end to this investigation. fbi agents are now raiding epstein's private island in the caribbean for evidence of his alleged sex trafficking ring nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: unexpected guests showed up on jeffrey epstein's private caribbean island a team of fbi agents raided the luxury compound while the attorney general vowed not to let up on the investigation. >> let me assure you that this case will continue on against anyone who was complicit with epstein. >> reporter: barr also fiercely criticized the federal jail where epstein was being held >> we are now learning of serious irregularities at this facility that are deeply concerning >> reporter: the 66-year-old was discovered close to death earlcn

official familiar with the facts, epstein had not been checked on for a number of hours. a violation of protocol, which requires checks roughly every half hour. the pliz on union telling nbc news, the jail is under staffed. officers are over worked on july 23rd, epstein was put on suicide watch after being found injured with marks around his neck triggering 24/7 monitoring according to multiple law enforcement sources. but on or about july 29th, the suicide watch was dropped. a person familiar with the case tells nbc news on august 9th, the day before his death, epstein's cell mate was released and not replaced another apparent violation of protocol that same day, epstein's attorneys visited the facility, arguing that their client was mentally stable and should be moved to a less restrictive unit epstein wasn't moved he hanged himself the next morning. according to multiple law enforcement sources, making the

decision to drop the suicide watch one of many questions in the investigation. >> quite hard to keep someone alive if they're really intent on killing themselves, and that's why whatever that watch status is becomes very important. >> reporter: epstein may have slipped past the experts, and investigators are still determined the story of his alleged crimes gets told stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york >> meanwhile, president trump is facing heavy criticism this morning for spreading unfounded conspiracy claims online in the wake of epstein's death. nbc's andrea mitchell has more >> reporter: within hours of jeffrey epstein's apparent suicide, president trump was retweeting a conspiracy theory linking bill clinton to his death. it was immediately picked up by russian state media going viral. a clinton spokesperson calling the tweet ridiculous and, of course, not true but a top trump advisor defending it >> i think the president just wants everything to be investigated >> reporter: for the president seizing on a conspiracy theory is part of a pattern

he launched his political career with the false birther claim against president obama. >> he may not have been born in this country >> reporter: in 2016 there was a bizarre claim that republican rival ted cruz's father had been involved in the kennedy assassination. >> there was a picture of him and crazy lee harvey oswald having breakfast >> reporter: and after the election, the false charge that millions in california had voted illegally for hillary clinton. >> the same person votes many times. you probably heard about that. >> reporter: other examples that justice describe amay have been murdered, that vaccines cause autism or thousands ofn jersey n 9/11 but tying bill clinton to epstein's death reached n bya pa murder conspiracy puts us this a whole different realm of reality. >> reporter: clinton and trump hath trump critics countered by blaming mr. trump online for epstein's

death. marco rubio chided both sides for spreading conspiracies, but no one did it with as big as megaphone as president trump >> thanks to andrea mitchell for that report. >> the trump administration's acting director of citizenship and immigration services announced new rules that would deny green cards to immigrants who use medicaid, food stamps or other forms of public assistance the changes sparked immediate backlash from immigration advocates. nbc's craig, excuse me, has the latest from d.c. good morning >> reporter: melissa, good morning. critics say the new rules are another attempt by the trump administration to scare away immigrants now, the new changes target people who are entering the u.s. legally. but targeted regulations would bar migrants from entering the u.s. ith to need public assistance. education, household income are heso factors

monday >> 2 feet so if people are not able to be self-sufficient, then this negative factor is going to bear very heavily against them in a decision about whether they'll be able to become a legal permanent resident >> reporter: couple of new polls to point out from the pew research center. first, nearly two-thirds of americans, 65%, disapprove of the federal government's handing -- handling of asylum cases. that's about 38% of those saying the government doing a very bad job. about 27%, somewhat bad job of dealing with asylum seekers at the southern border. also a new poll showing a large majority of americans, 72%, support granting legal status to immigrants who cross into the u.s. ie administration announced yesterday take effect in mid october. back to you. >> craig, thank you. >> hong kong's airport is back

up and running officials there attempting to reschedule flights this morning after protesters brought the hub to a stand still over btality our matt bradley is joining us now from hong kong matt, what's the situation looking like there right now >> reporter: phillip, you know, smaller numbers than it was yesterday, as you can see, but it's still pretty big considering this is one of the biggest international airports in the world, one of the busiest. and the problem this morning is that the protesters haven't just come back to here in the arrivals hall. they've also started migrating upstairs to the departures haula above me and they're starting to sit in in front of the check-in counters now, that's exactly the kind of behavior that shutdown the airport yesterday. now, already we've seen something like 300 flights just canceled just today on tuesday in addition to those 150 or more than 150 that were cle hong kong

she chided the protesters once again. she became emotional once again and she begged them to stop on the border with hong kong in mainland china we've seen demonstrations musteri mustering of police vehicles the soldiers have blasted this out on social media, these images that is an ominous sign and has people worrying it could auger some kind of intervention from beijing. phillip? >> matt bradley joining us from a crowded airport now reopened in hong kong thank you. >> former baseball star alex rodriguez is the victim of a major theft. police confirmed that nearly $500,000 worth of electronics and jewelry were stolen out of a-rod's rental car in san francisco as he ate at a nearby restaurant the spokesperson for rodriguez is denying it was that severe, saying in a statement, the financial value of the items stolen from alex rodriguez's vick while he was having dinner is being grossly exaggerated >> ever wonder what it would be like to fly on a private jet one guy got that unique

experience >> you're the only passenger on this flight. kindly forward at this time. mr. lioni? >> yes, yes, i'm coming. >> welcome aboard. >> not leaving without him he said some sort of glitch he was the only passenger he does happen to have the diamond medallion status which is delta's top tier. the airline says, hey, they are more than happy to give that frequent flyer a very unique and one of a kind experience >> notice he already had a cocktail in his hand fastest service ever >> keep it coming. >> nbc meteorologist janessa webb is here >> i was thinking, did they give him extr >> whatever he wants >> living his best life, right looking across the weather front today, we have storms that continue to pop across the midwest. unfortunately they're going to

make their way to the northeast. we have 12 states, 29 million under severe conditions here now, it's sagged out of new york the potential for washington to richmond, damaging straight line winds, also a feown. daytime highs only in the upper 730s 70s. this storm system going to cause some travel delays we'll look at that coming up >> possible headaches. thank you, janessa in today's quick hits, chick-fil-a has a new addition to their menu. three cheese mac and cheese will be available nationwide. it is the first since 2016 >> natural light joined the seltzer market catalina lime, mixer and peach

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>> reporter: claire had harper since they was a puppy she didn't understand why 30 minutes after being in the water her best friend was dying. >> she was struggling to breathe so we take her to the emergency vet. ten minutes after we got there, they told me that your baby is not doing good we have to give her cpr and she died shortly after that. >> reporter: some dog owners believe their dogs died after licking their fur which had been soaked with the toxins of the blue green algae the problem is more acute in the south in the summer because algae blooms in the heat are more common. in some cases the warnings come as word of mouth >> don't put your dogs in the water. they're passing away wait, what >> reporter: vs dip in the lake might be deadly kerry sanders, nbc news. >> that is terrifying. and whwo yeah, oneor summer. welcome to the league, rooks the next generation of nba stars, they all got together look at them, how cute for that

class photo. the nba rookie photo card shoot. a good chance for all the all-stars to introduce themselves the swaggy side, number one pick overall pick zion williamson. the new york knicks wanted him, but the pelicans got him he showed off his signature, authoritative dunks before giving off some major "game of thrones" vibes signature on a golden throne here the photo shoot is seen of as a rite of passage for all the tool entitled rookies who are going to hit the court for real this fall and nobody is looking forward to watching them play any more. >> well, thank you for waking up to tuesday be sure to follow us, facebook

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day across the area. more heat is moving in. >> good morning to you. >> thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia. >> and i'm mashus washington. there's reports still of smoke in santa cruz mountains. it's coming from- >> yeah.tale air as we