. 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 retiring

effective immediately. and golfing with a gator what could possibly go wrong "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm dara brown. >> i'm phillip mena. breaking news out of california where emergency crews are responding to a plane crash at the santa barbara airport seven people were aboard a private c130 aircraft when it skidded off the runway and into the infield. it caught fire shortly after declaring an emergency around 10:30 local times. hydraulic problems caused the crash ntsb is investigating. we also have breaking news out of denver and we warn you this video is disturbing police say they responded to reports of a fight just before 2:00 a.m. when a fleeing vehicle hit two people fortunately, neither of the victims suffered serious injuries and now authorities are asking anyone who has information about the driver or the car to police contact

crimestoppers colorado president trump heads home today from a g7 summit that has highlighted the deep divisions between the united states and our closest allies on everything from trade to climate change but in the most dramatic turn of events, france invited the top diplomat to meet which blindsided the white house kelly o'donnell is traveling with the president in southwest france the president is expected to have a joint press conference later today. >> this final day is packed with meetings and news. president trump saying he was informed by the french president about that surprise visit of the iranian foreign minister, even though white house officials may not have been in the loop on that and that the president thought it was respectful in his words for the french president to try to use this setting with international leaders present to try to work on the iran issue. of course, the international community wanting to keep iran from having a nuclear weapon another big headline, president

trump talking about trade saying that china wants to return to the negotiating table. we don't have any details yet about what that exactly means, but in another sit down with germany's angela merkel, the president, again, touted this as a real positive for the global economy as the chance to resume talks after a very bitter trade war with china that has been going back and forth here's the president a short time ago >> i think we're probably in a much better position now than at any time during the negotiation that something meaningful. i don't think we could have gotten here without going through this process maybe i'm wrong, but i think we're probably in a stronger position now to do a deal, a fair deal for everybody. and so we're having very meaningful talks >> so, the president trying to emphasize the positive he's also been saying that the overall tone of these meetings has been friendly on good terms. the contrast, he says, to some

of the past sessions of these international forums trying to put a good spin on this the president also saying that as the u.s. hosts this session, next year it may be at his own trump property outside miami the trump derail property. phillip. >> maybe a similar beautiful beach background, as well. coming up at 9:30 eastern, president trump and macron will hold that aforementioned press conference and live coverage right here on nbc. a rookie in a los angeles sheriff department is in big trouble. the deputy claimed he was shot by a sniper setting off a massive manhunt for the shooter. now, police say it was all a hoax blayne alexander joins us with more that put the community on edge >> that call from the deputy brought out a massive response more than 100 officers blocking the street, searching every apartment unit, but it turns out the whole thing was a lie.

deputy angel ranosa was frantic. >> i don't know where the shots came from. >> reporter: the call, he was under fire a sniper, he said. taking aim from this apartment building >> take a shot >> reporter: officers descended in full s.w.a.t gear locking down an apartment building and this school for hours. he was rushed to the hospital. >> he, fortunately, was wearing a vest and the vest saved his life but the bullet did deflect into his shoulder. >> reporter: the only thing, there was no wound there was no shooter turns out, the deputy made the whole thing up >> the reported sniper assault was fabricated by our deputy >> reporter: in an unprecedented late night news conference the los angeles county sheriff's department said ranosa eve eventually confessed the two bulletholes in his

uniform. >> he had caused the holes by cutting it with a knife. no sniper, snno shots fired >> reporter: captured in this facebook post, furious, unbelievab unbelievable his former colleagues want to know why he launched the lie that brought a city street to a standstill and, guys, that deputy did not give a reason when he was pressed by officers, but according to multiple law enforcement officers, ranosa received a number of unfavorable performance reviews while in training that case is going to the d.a.'s office and that deputy could face criminal charges. >> blayne, thank you. we turn now to the amazon where the rain forest continues to burn at an alarming rate facing increased pressure from the rest of the world, brazil's military has been ordered to take action. for the latest let's go to kerry

sanders who is in brazil kerry, good morning. >> good morning, phillip and dara since brazil's president has been elected he has promised to roll back protections on the amazon rain forest but now he's deploying his military to protect what's being destroyed. from the air and the ground, the brazilian military with orders to do what they can to stop the vast fires and 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 raising cattle and planting soybeans. it was only after protests around the world and the #savet #savetheamazon trended online that brazil's president announced the crackdown. but many top scientists are ske skeptical. >> we're not sure whether only few ousand soldiers into then a forest, it would be sufficient. >> reporter: in bolivia, a third day of water drops from the 747 super tanker based in colorado, the 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 undergunned and just able to hang on with our fingernails to help them. >> reporter: we came upon bill volcker from wisconsin, bird watching in the rain forest. the question that no one can answer if this government change

in attitude is long term and if it is too little, too late >> for all our sakes, i hope not. a top nasa astronaut is being accused of a cosmic crime. ann mcclain who spent over 200 days in space. accused of hanking into the bank account of her estranged wife while in orbit the two are in the middle of divorce proceedings and a custody battle the accusations may be the first crime committed in space no charges have been filed but its investigators find wrongdoing, it could be the first time the international space station would become a crime scene. we're joined now by nbc kristen dahlgren good morning. >> good morning, guys. the accusation is identity theft but where it allegedly took place that has people talking and this morning the astronaut at the center of the controversy is speaking out. astronaut ann mcclain spent 204 days in space orbiting the earth more than 300 times.

but what she allegedly accessed while up there that may have her in trouble back on earth >> i was shocked and appalled at kind of the audacity of her to think she can get away with that. >> reporter: estranged wife summer warden saying mcclain used a computer on the international space station to access her bank account. the pair has been fighting over warden's 6-year-old son. in a statement on twitter, mcclain said unequivocally no truth to these claims. we have been going through a painful, personal separation that is now, unfortunately, in the media. she was only checking the family's finances like she had in the past. nasa's inspector general is now investigating. >> no question that a u.s. co t court, if a case is brought, would be able to exercise criminal jurisdiction over an american citizen but it does open up the broader questions because 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 historymaking all female spacewalk was canceled when nasa didn't have a second woman spacesuit. she was jokingly portrayed on nl". >> they can make a special space suit for a dog or for a monkey, but human girl, only one get to be moon queen. >> quite honestly, the laugh we needed up here >> but this morning, it is no laughing matter for a woman once reportedly on a short list to become the first woman to walk on the moon. phillip and dara, back to you. >> thank you. parts of the country could see 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 sent debris flying into fans six were injured heavy rain led to deadly flooding in iowa

a woman was killed why trying to drive through high water forced the evacuation of 100 homes and shut down the 134 freeway. firefighters got the upper hand overnight and the cause is now under investigation. eteorologist michelle grossman is here with our monday forecast >> good morning to you we are looking at record temperatures, once again, returning to the south and also the southwest. temperatures well above normal for this time of year and even record breaking heat as we head throughout today, tomorrow and into wednesday before we see a little bit of a break. look at these temperatures for today, 99 degrees amarillo ten degrees above what is typical. tucson 102 and thaatt he that h temperatures over 100 degrees in

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>> and now you're starting to hear theeaction of some of the fans >> reporter: the news was not immediately welcomed by his home fans who booed >> he's taking his andrew luck jersey off. >> reporter: one fan taking off luck's number 12 jersey. >> i would be lying if i said i didn't hear the reaction it hurt. i'll be honest. >> reporter: donte stalworth understands. >> game week in and week out over seven straight years, i can't imagine what he's going through. >> reporter: luck who played collegiately at stanford was the overall number one pick at the 2012 draft but injuries ribs, kidney, abdomen, shoulder and most recently his ankle. >> i'm still in pain for me to move forward in my life the way i want to, it doesn't involve football. >> reporter: giving up the sport that paid him well and cost him

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traveled across america on foot. here's nbc's kate snow >> reporter: every day and more than four months >> every day is different and you don't know where you're going to end up at night. >> reporter: navy veteran has been focused on one more step from oregon. >> i'm hear in what they call the high desert. >> happy july fourth happy independence day >> reporter: michigan. >> now we're officially at 2,000 miles walked. >> reporter: all building to this moment on friday. >> i feel nervous seeing all my friends for the first time in a long time. >> reporter: walking back into his hometown 2,860 miles from portland, oregon, to poughkeepsie, new york each step in honor of his fellow veterans raising money and awareness. >> 22 veterans a day take their own life in america. and even perhaps worse, 40,000 plus veterans are homeless in america every night. >> reporter: after spending six years in the navy as an

engineer, tommy thought he understood what it was to be a veteran, but after becoming the commander of his local vfw organization in poughkeepsie the college professor started gets calls from all kinds of former military >> that experience really opened my eyes as far as mental health and homelessness matters i wanted to do something big. >> reporter: six pairs of shoes, three walking sticks and two hospital visits later, tommy reuniting with the veterans he walked for >> i have so many people supporting me on social media and just back home that i never felt alone once. thank you so much for just being there for me out there >> what he's doing for veterans, though, is a really nice thing >> reporter: hiking the nation to drive change. >> the work of helping veterans in our community and other people doing it across the country starts today feels like a beginning and not an end >> we hope so, the money that

tommy will be raising will go to local charity to help veterans thank you for watching, i'm dara brown. >> i'm phillip mena. have a great day everyone. keep it right here, the news

no, thmarket is doing great. our country is doing great everybody was telling me yesterday people were trying to copy the formula you people want a recession because you think, maybe that's the way to get trump out >> president trump expressing his thoughts at a contentious and at times surprising g7 meeting in france where more controversy is brewing this morning. we'll take you there live. >> get ready for dorian, a storm that could become a tropical storm in a few days with puerto rico in its sights >> and the "frontline" of the amazon where the military has been