>> not, not at all i think they respect the trade war. nobody told me that, nobody would tell me that >> -- escalating the trade war with china >> sure, why not might as well, might as well >> do you have second thoughts about escalating -- >> i have second thoughts about everything >> president trump front and center at the g7 this weekend in france as a surprise visit by the iranian foreign minister blind sided white house officials, we'll have the latest. a lightning strike at the pga tour championship leaves six injured as more bad weather is

brewing including a possible hurricane. cosmic crime for the first time in history was a crime committed in space nasa is investigating. after just two days, taylor swift's lover is now the best selling album of 2019. plus it's national dog day and many of our loyal "early today" viewers have shared some of their favorite photos with us more ahead as we kickoff your monday "early today" starts right now good morning i'm phillip mena president trump heads home today from a g7 summit that has highlighted the deep divisions between the u.s. and our closest allies on everything from trade to climate change. but in the most dramatic turn of events, france invited iran's top diplomat to meet, blind siding the white house nbc's hallie jackson is traveling with the president in southwest france >> reporter: a stunning summit twist with the iranian foreign minister landing last minute for talks nearby with the french, but not the u.s. >> no comment. >> reporter: it's a risky move

by the french president hoping to show progress on his efforts to ratchet down tensions in the middle east. nbc news learned some administration officials were furious at the french government's decision to invite iranian forces tweeting, the road ahead is difficult, but worth trying. a year after the president pulled out of that nuclear deal. did the president welcome mr. zarif be here? would you have a conversation with him should he be here? >> the president said before to the extent iran wants to sit down and negotiate, he would not set preconditions to those negotiations >> reporter: the iranian's visit temporarily overshadowed a g7 that sees divides between president trump and other leaders including trade, including u.k. prime minister boris johnson. trump seeming to soften his stance on the china trade war. >> -- escalating the trade war with china >> yeah, for sure, why not

>> you had second thoughts about escalating the war >> i have second thoughts about escalating everything. >> reporter: hours later white house whiplash as they incivilitied the remarks were misinterpreted, adding the president's regrets if he had any was not making the tariffs tougher in the first place allies here do not seem to want to antagonize the president. so when there has been public push back like topics like the trade waor north korea's missile test it's been delivered very gently. back to you. >> hallie, thank you coming up at 9:30 eastern, president trump and macron will be holding a joint press conference we'll have live coverage right here on nbc. leaders at the g7 summit have also vowed to help address the fires destroying the amazon rain forest. france's emmanuel macron said they were nearing an agreement on how to support brazil german chancellor angela merkel said in her country they'll be discussing reforestation once the fires are finally extinguished for the latest how brazil's government is responding to the

crisis, here's kerry sanders >> reporter: from the air and the ground, the brazilian military with orders to do what they can to stop the vast fires. to stop those clear-cutting the trees, some more than 400 years old. the rain forest destruction this year, historic more than 2 million square miles. the so-called lungs of planet earth, responsible for 20% of our oxygen now say scientists at a tipping point. >> the amazon is very important for climate security, for climate stability, to fight the climate crisis we are going through. >> reporter: in the last 40 years, an area the size of france destroyed to make way for farmers grazing cattle, planting soybeans it was only after protests around the world and the #save the amazon trended online that brazil's president announced the crackdown. but many of brazil's top scientists are skeptical

>> we are not sure whether only tending a few hundred or even a few thousand soldiers into the forest would be sufficient >> reporter: in bolivia, a third day of water drops from the 747 super tanker based in colorado president crew flew directly from california. but the rain forest is a different type of fire, and they say the air drops are not as effective. >> we're significantly outmatched and under gunned. and just able to hang on with our fingernails to help them >> reporter: we came upon bill voker from wisconsin bird watching in the rain forest. >> that was kerry sanders reporting there. top nasa austria tostronaut accused of a crime she is accused of hacking into the bank account of her estranged wife while in orbit. the two are in the middle of divorce proceedings and custody battle the accusations against mcclain may be the first crime ever

committed in space no charges have been filed, but if investigators do find wrongdoing, it would be the first time the international space station would become a crime scene. here's nbc's kristen dahlgren. >> and lift off. >> reporter: astronaut anne mcclain spent time in space. it's what she allegedly accessed while up there that may have her in trouble on earth. >> i was shocked of the audacity to her to think she could get away with that >> reporter: the accusation comes from a bitter divorce and custody battle worden saying she used a computer on the international space station to access her bank account. they are fighting over the 6-year-old son she said there is unequivocally no truth to these claims we are going through a painful separation that is now unfortunately in the media she told "the new york times" she was checking the family's

finances as she had in the past. nasa's inspector general is now investigating. >> there is no question i u.s. court if a case was brought would be able to exercise criminal jurisdiction over an american citizen but it does open up the broader questions. there will be cases in the future that are not quite as simple >> reporter: it's not the first time mcclain has been in the public eye earlier this year her history-making all female space walk was canceled when nasa didn't have a second woman space suit >> anne mcclain. >> reporter: she was jokingly portrayed on snl >> they can make a special space suit for a dog special space suit for a monkey. but a human girl only one gets to be moon queen >> quite honestly it was the laugh we needed up here. >> thanks to kristen dahlgren for that report. reports of shots fired sent a los angeles community into a panic. a rookie deputy said he was shot by a sniper, which then led to an urgent manhunt. but now officials are saying that was all a lie

>> there was no sniper, no shots fired, and no gunshot injuries sustained to his shoulder. completely fabricated. >> the captain explained that during a follow-up interview, deputy angel reynosa admit today detectives that he cut his own shirt to make it look like he'd been shot. ra reynosa will be relieved of his duties and now faces a criminal investigation. president trump is facing a new challenger in the 2020 race. this time from within his own party. former republican congressman joe wa joe walsh is throwing his hat in the ring and he talked about why on msnbc >> i'm running against a guy who lies every time he opens his mouth. he's a narcissist like we've never seen he's a sexual predator all he cares about is himself. he wakes up every morning and sends a tweet out insulting

average americans. this is above the issues and above me he's unfit it is important that a republican stands up and makes a case against this man. >> the trump reelection campaign responded to abc news about walsh's announcement simply saying, whatever he is the second republican to declare a primary challenge to the president along with former massachusetts governor bill weld meanwhile a new nbc "wall street journal" poll shows a growing pessimism among voters, with 70% of americans saying that they feel angry, quote, because our political system seems to only be working for the insiders with money and power. one democratic hopeful capitalizing on that sentiment, senator elizabeth warren her promise of systemic change drew a record crowd of 15,000 in seattle over the weekend many areas of the country could see some severe storms today after a weekend of wild weather. crowds at the pga tournament in atlanta were urged to take cover when a powerful lightning strike was caught on camera at least six people were

injured. a vendor who was hurt said it felt like he'd been hit by a car. meanwhile, emergency officials are asking residents to stay off the roads in florence, alabama where there they are reporting 9 inches of rain let's see how we kickoff the week with meteorologist michele grossman good morning >> good morning. hope you had a great weekend >> sure did. >> unfortunately we're looking at severe weather today. the thunderstorms we saw at the golf tournament, severe threat in parts of the lower mississippi valley that includes missouri, also iowa, illinois into kansas and oklahoma as well where you see orange that is enhanced risk. we're looking at threat for large hail, damaging winds and also the potentialor som f warn spots. some spots could break some records as well.

all right. so it's all about location today. storms some spots in the northeast, sweltering in the south. >> keeping an eye on all that for us thank you so much, michele rory mcilroy is walking away with the single largest pay out in pga tour history. he outlasted the world's top ranked golfer brooks koepka to win the fedex cup along with $15 million. the prize is nearly twice as much as the $7.7 million that the northern irish man earned during the rest of 2019. mcilroy joins tiger woods as the only two-time winners of the season-ending playoff. just ahead, an illinois teen whose can-do attitude should be an inspiration to us all plus an nfl bombshell. one of the league's biggest stars lkwaing away from the sport. "early today" is back in two try clean freak! it has three times the cleaning power of the leading spray to dissolve kitchen grease on contact. and it's great for bathrooms!

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lov "love this weekend bells toed in cities all across the country to mark a somber anniversary. 400 years since the arrival of captured africans in colonial james town, virginia nbc's ron allen brings us a story of americans working in richmond, virginia, to recover another piece of that history nearly forgotten >> reporter: every weekend, volunteers make progress cutting through half a century of neglect, what's been called a national treasure, a vast outdoor museum slowly being rediscovered >> i feel very connected to the earth and to my heritage here. >> reporter: a historic burial

ground called evergreen here since the 1890s, for thousands of prominent black virginias through the decades, their accomplish manies, like this place, hidden and forgotten. standing here in the middle of all this, it's hard to imagine that more than 20,000 souls are laid to rest here. doctors, lawyers, soldiers, african-american heroes of their time liza mickens great great grandmother was the first woman of any race to open a bank in america in 1902. how does it make you feel to be here >> it's powerful for me. she was able to accomplish more than i could dream of. >> reporter: it's a memorial ground to heroes of the confederacy, cared for and maintained by the state of virginia for more than 100 years. just in the past two years, amid national confrontations about monuments of the past, has virginia with the most confederate statues of any state, come to spend public money to preserve places like evergreen.

>> we've evolved we're more mature as a society i think we're ready to deal with this history >> ready to count down >> reporter: the state recently unveiled a sta tsu to maggie walker in richmond once a capital confederacy. all because of her great, great granddaughter out here with the volunteers >> it is truly a treasure to richmond and also the nation >> reporter: a huge piece of history no longer ignored. ron allen, nbc news, richmond. >> today is national dog day, and to celebrate we wanted to feature some of your dogs. so we loved seeing faces of our viewers' pups. there they are did you know there are more than 150 dog breeds worldwide if you're naming a dog here in the u.s., it's most likely to be called max it would be a lab retriever, golden retriever or german shepherd those are the three most popular breeds a fan ranking said lady and the tramp is the best dog movie and more than 43 million homes in america have a dog

that is 36% of americans have dogs do you have one? >> we did, little stevie we had to let him go two years ago, but we're in the works for another one. discussions with our 11-year-old. >> this is also a shout out to dogs that we loved that have

. new controversy this morning at the g7 in france as president trump goes one on one with the world's top economic leaders as they try to hammer out trade agreements and what to do about the amazon wildfires endangering the planet. to the front lines of the rain forest wildres where the military has been called in to battle the blazes. to an incredible police hoax a rookie cop said he was shot by a sniper now police say the whole thing was made up. but why? more reaction to the shocking announcement from 29-year-old star quarterback andrew luck was