targeted hit, breaking overnight, the son and husband of a prominent federal judge are shot at the front door of their new jersey home. the son has died and the father is in critical condition the feds aggressively pursuing all leads at this moment >> coronavirus numrs spiking again in the u.s. and around the globe as the pandemic worsens. but some possible hope this morning coming from oxford university, and an update in the pursuit of a vaccine >> president trump calls the portland protesters anarchists and agitators. as another night of uprising takes place. the mayor sake federal officers are making the situation worse >> and plans for a number of

memorial services to honor the incredible life of civil rights giant and congressman john lewis are beginning to come together it's monday, july 20th "early today" starts now >> good morning. i'm phillip mena >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera we begin with breaking news overnight. a manhunt is underway for a gunman who shot the family of a federal judge at their doorstep in north brunswick, new jersey the son of judge esther salas has been killed and her husband is in critical condition the fbi, the u.s. marshals and local authorities are all investigating the shooting wnbc reporter adam harding is in north brunswick with the latest. >> reporter: investigators outside the home of new jersey federal judge esther salas, where sources tell news4 her husband and son were shot. >> very good natured people, both of them just wonderful neighbors, good people, and they just loved their son, their only child. >> reporter: it's believed salas's husband well known

criminal defense attorney mark was shot multiple times after answering the door late sunday the couple's 20-year-old son was then shot moments later by a suspect, the source confirms, dressed as a delivery truck driver >> i never thought -- i go around here with my friends, we walk around here i see daniel put with his dad playing baseball, playing with their basketball hoop all the time i wouldn't even imagine. >> reporter: salas has served in her role for the last nine years. she's the first hispanic woman to sit on the federal bench in new jersey she made headlines after presiding over recent high-profile cases, like the fraud trial of real housewives star teresa judicce. tonight neighbors are asking why this family was targeted >> absolutely, absolutely shocking and i'll tell you the truth, when i heard -- i mean, shocking, but you don't know i don't know whether it was a disgruntled client i don't know i would be shocked to learn that it was a robbery or anything like that. i really would

>> reporter: and federal investigators remain at the home overnight as they continue their search for a shooter the fbi confirming they are looking for one person now connected to the shooting. again, the son in his 20s, he was killed the victim's husband remains in the hospital in very critical condition. the judge, we understand from our sources, was inside the basement of her home at the time there is still no word right now on a possible motive in this shooting the governor sunday saying that this shows that gun violence remains a crisis in our country. in north brunswick, i'm adam harding. frances and phillip? >> adam, thank you >> this weekend was sweltering for millions of americans. heat advisories were issued for cities from the midwest to the mid-atlantic and new england because of the high humidity, it felt like it was over 100 degrees in some places, and now that heat is headed into the northeast. for more we turn to nbc meteorologist michelle grossman. good morning, michelle good to see you. so, how long is this one going to last?

>> hi there. it's so good to see you. it's going to last at least through the mid week we are looking at brutal temperatures, brutal humidity. combine those and that's when it becomes dangerous. we have the advisories from the south to parts of new england. we have an excessive heat warning. that's where you see the pink. that includes philadelphia philadelphia could see a heat index of 110 degrees be careful as you head out today. use the 15i69 tips, hydrate, stay indoors, stay out of the sun. we're looking at 100 degrees in washington, d.c. this morning, feeling more like 89 heat index 96. we'll talk about this coming up and stormy weather in the middle of the country in a few minutes. >> all right, michelle, thank you. >> now the country have struggling to get coronavirus under control as cases continue to surge in the south. the u.s. is inching closer to 4 million cases and more than 140 now lives have been lost in the former epicenter of the pandemic, new york city is entering phase 4 of reopening today.

low-risk outdoor spaces like zoos and botanical gardens can open their doors with limited capacity and sports can resume without fans but indoor dining is still on hold meanwhile, president trump is once again claiming that the virus will simply disappear as new polls suggest the country is rapidly losing faith in his response to the pandemic our capitol hill correspondent tracie potts joins us with the latest tracie, more than half the country disapproves of the president's response according to the polls >> reporter: right, frances. this morning we're looking at abc news polls looking at the politics of covid-19 take a look. abc news found that 54% of voters, as you said, just over half believe that joe biden would do a better job dealing with coronavirus than president trump. 34% think that he would do better the president's approval rating is upside down with 39% polls approving and 57% disapprove of the job that he's doing.

president trump on fox this weekend, again downplaying the health impact of this virus. >> i said it's going to disappear. i'll say it again. $stamp going to disappear and i'll be right. i don't think so, you know why it doesn't i've been right probably more than anybody else. >> sir, testing is up 37%. >> well, that's good >> i understand. cases are up 194%. it isn't just the testing that's gone up. it's that the virus has spread the positivity rate has increased. >> many of those cases are young people that would heal in a day. they have the sniffles and we put it down as a test. >> reporter: today republicans are planning to pitch this week a package of more than a trillion dollars to deal with the economic impact of coronavirus. it is expected to include money for schools and child care centers, another round of $1200 stimulus checks, lawsuit protection

that's a big one for republicans. and tax breaks for businesses although the president said if there is no payroll tax cut he may veto frances? >> tracie, thank you for the update >> the united states is not the only nation seeing surges in coronavirus cases. the global death toll is 600,000 according to johns hopkins university nbc's janice mackie frayer joining us now from beijing. janice, good morning tell us more about the hot spots around the world >> reporter: well, officials in hong kong are now calling the situation critical because they're seeing the case numbers edge higher. we're talking dozens of cases a day. so it seems like a smaller number in comparison to the thousands that we're seeing on a daily basis in parts of the united states. but officials in hong kong are worried that these are locally transmitted cases. among people who have no history of recent travel so it's the mystery of trying to figure out how the virus has reemerged and how they're going

to contain it from spreading we've seen the re-introduction of a whole array of restrictions in hong kong disneyland is closed restaurants are banning indoor dining after 6:00 p.m. crowds are also banned to try to get the situation under control. and we're seeing this pattern emerge in other countries, like brazil, japan, south africa, india has topped 1 million cases over the weekend in melbourne, australia, the city is still locked down. in iran, the president figures that 25 million people are infected there while in spain, authorities have told 4 million people in the catalonia area to just stay at home the world health organization every day is releasing these numbers. they are grim tallies. every day setting a new record it's why people are looking to some of the vaccine trials that are underway around the world. 23 trials are underway the ones that have been

happening at oxford university, scientists say they have encouraging results. a lot of people looking for that trial data that's going to be published later today. phillip? >> all right some encouraging news, the numbers still alarming janice, thank you. >> hundreds gathered in downtown portland sunday as protests in the city entered a 53rd straight day. a crowd of women formed what they call a wall of moms chanting moms are here, feds stay clear to protect from federal officers >> they say federal agents deployed many without identification and are demanding they leave erin mclauchlin is in portland for us >> reporter: in portland, oregon, a city stunned but exhausted, bracing for the possibility of more violence street battles between protesters and local police, the office of the portland police association set on fire.

unmarked federal agents with no insignia other than police spray tear gas and beat back protesters president trump addressed the protests on fox news sunday. >> if we didn't take a stand in portland, you know, we've arrested many of these leaders if we didn't take that stand, right now you would have a problem like -- they were going to lose portland >> who are you >> reporter: this is portland's mayor's video showing federal agents pulling a protester into an unmarked van has made the situation worse. ted wheeler is also the city's police commissioner. >> the situation is definitely de-escalating here in the city of portland. federal troops came in last saturday and they blew the whole thing up when they started attacking non-violent demonstrators. >> reporter: department of homeland security memo leaked to "the new york times" once the agents need training the memo reads, moving forward, it's this type of response is going to be the norm, specialized training and standardized equipment should be deployed to responding agencies. the dhs has no immediate comment. the department says they sent

agents to protect federal property nbc news has not verified the contents of the memo for six weeks the city has endured nightly violence protests triggered by the death of george floyd and concentrated around a small area of law enforcement buildings. protester beverley barn ham says they will be back. >> we can't turn a blind eye forever. yes, our families matter and we need to protect them, but we essentially all are family our community is our family and we have to take care of each other. >> reporter: oregon's attorney general is seeking a temporary restraining order to stop what she argues are illegal arrests by federal agents. she could be in court as early as monday. phillip? >> all right, erin, thank you. >> italy's coast guard came to the rescue after a whale got trapped in a fishing net north of the sicily. they monitored the whale overnight, then helped with patrol boats and biologists, they cut the whale a loose it is the largest tooth whale on the planet

the rescue operation has taken many hours to complete >> you can see why right there meteorologist michelle grossman is back with us with a look at your weather on this monday. michelle, hello again. >> good morning, guys. and we are looking at some storms in the northern plains today. we have all that heat in place we have a trigger of a cold front, a slow-moving cold front. and that's going to trigger the risk for severe storms could see some damaging winds, some hail, and also the risk for a few tornadoes. that will move off to the east as wspots. then we're talking about the storms in the northern plains, also the mississippi valley. could see some strong winds, too. all right. guys, we're going to talk more about that heat because it is dangerous out there today. some states could be the worst in some spots. >> we feel it.

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stands instead, cardboard cut outs filled the seats at citifield. when the mets and yankees faced off, fake crowd noise replaced crowd noise. yankees manager aaron says they are adjusting despite the covid curve ball >> it was a dress rehearsal for a lot of guys. these few days i think are important for not only us as players, but everyone that's, you know, attached to the organization >> reporter: opening day for the toronto blue jays is set for friday in florida. but canada said no to home games due to risks of spreading the virus. compared to the u.s., ourp northern neighbor has managed to keep covid under control the nation's immigration minister said we concluded cros border travel required for regular mlb season play would not adequately protect canadians' health and safety they require coronavirus testing

every he other day for players and staff. anyone testing positive will be placed on a list and will need to clear strict protocol before returning including two negative tests 24 hours apart the nfl is still debating ground rules with its players union as athletes get ready to report to training camps next week. some of them are sharing their concerns on social media using the #we want to play j.j. watt with the houston texans tweeting, we still don't know if there will be daily testing. seahawks russell wilson adding, there's still no clear plan on player health and family safety. pro sports tackling the season of uncertainty to give fans something to cheer about. and back to baseball, a bit of encouraging news for fans some teams say they are working with health officials and the mlb to allow a limited number of fans into home games but, of course, the virus needs to be under control. phillip? >> all right, kathy, thank you i stayed up way too late

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family of a federal judge is reeling after a gunman shows up at their home on a sunday evening. the son is gunned down the husband fighting for his life >> president trump called the portland protesters anarchists and agitateors as another night. uprying takes place. the the mayor said federal officers is making the situation worse. >> president trump said he would be right eventually on the coronavirus a busy monda