♪ we begin this week with a deep dive into the dusty and sun-baked west coast that's enjoying triple digit temperatures a drought threatening food supplies and energy grids to push beyond the breaking point ever a whirlwind weekend o g7 meetings and tea with the queen, this morning, president biden turns his attention to nato and the cyberterrorists ahead of his one-on-one with

vladimir putin israeli's years and benjamin netanyahu replaced for and the online shopping and the growing traffic jams in your town. "early today" starts right now we do say good monday morning, everyone, i'm kendis gibson >> and i'm frances rivera. we begin with the temperatures baking the west. the flats fire in the san bernardino forests exploded sunday destroying at least two homes and forcing mandatory evacuations, nbc's vaughn hillyard joins us with more from los angeles. >> reporter: frances, from here in southern california up to montana, triple digits expected this week, an early arrival of summer record-breaking meet and a lack of rainfall of threatening to paralyze the country's western half there's phoenix set to blister its records but the high heat won't reach beyond the desert

this week. billings, montana, forecast, 1204 degrees, casper, wyoming, 102, salt lake city, 103 california, 106. it could be heat in the kitchen as farmers fail to produce >> we don't have enough water and feed for the cows the tough decisions are coming for all of us >> reporter: but there is no rain on the calendar punishing the already dry parts of land. >> this year is the worst drought, worst year since 1997 >> reporter: 88% of it in a drought. flames already burning in utah prompting the governor to ask his state to pray for water from the skies. >> we need it now. we seed some divine intervention >> reporter: the thirst for water evident at lake immediate, the lowest point since 1937. and evenn nevada mountainse fat

mountains. >> reporter: tucson is moving its outdoor vaccination sites indian imdoors. >> we'll see more intense heat like this. >> reporter: there's heightened concern about the american west power supply last summer, 800,000 california home lost electricity. now the state's power grid operator warns it may be stressed again, adding blackouts to the list of potential danger this summer. heat advisories are remaining in effect through this upcoming saturday usually june are cloudier and cooler but this year, summer comes sooner frances. president biden's first foreign trip continuesthy morning. he's in brussels, belgium for talks of days of talks with nato and european leaders, summit

change among the topics to be discussed. the meetings comes as a abc news ips sis poll viends 57% of americans trust mr. biden to negotiate on behalf of foreign counterparts we turn to mike memoli in brussels mike >> reporter: well, in the 2020 campaign, joe biden warned repeatedly that if president trump was elected nato alliance would end as we know it. as the president arrived it was a different scene. then trump was scolding ou allies for not spending enough money. putting into commitment the core of the treaty that is an attack on all 30 of the nato countries. president biden and white house officials say it's a two-fold mission here one is to reaffirm the u.s. commitment to nato but also to call for expanding its mission yes, to continue to focus on

russian russia, especially its encouragence, but to focus on china, and cyberwar fare, increasing front in the 21st century and to focus on climate change as well the president likely to get some tough questions from our allies about our plans going forward with afghanistan nato has been a key part of the efforts there over the last 20 years. this does come after warm greetings at the g7 summit in the uk, president emmanuel macron of france welcoming the u.s. back to the club. and president biden getting a warm welcome from the queen. he said she was very gracious and reminded him of his own mother >> it's the 13th u.s. president for the queen to have met. president biden's busy overseas schedule is going to end with a face-to-face confrontation with russian president vladimir putin the two leaders have set the meeting for wednesday in

big part of the conversation high-stakes talk >> reporter: it's going to be a big meeting. everything is driving towards this we've seen the usual stand fare. the big thing is going to be cyber security hacking, election interference, all of that. what is actually really interesting, president putin in an interview on the russian state media kind of suggested he's open to having some kind of conversation on this, saying he would be willing if the united states would play ball to come up with some kind of extradition agreement for criminals to get through with cybercriminals. and of course, president biden heard about this last night and reacted positively, though he did not say he's not quite sure american criminals are hacking russia the same way russian criminals are hacking the united states these are more or less signs

that the u.s. state of relations are in a really bad place. actually on friday in an exclusive interview with nbc's keir simmons president putin said they're actually the worst they've ever been, let's take a listen >> translator: we have a bilateral relationship that dae deteriorated in recent years >> i think he's right, it's a low point and it depends how he responds reacting to consistent to norms which in many ways he has not. >> why do you think he hasn't changed in behavior in spiteof everything that the u.s. has done to this point >> he's vladimir putin >> reporter: >> reporter: keir simmons is still here in moscow today, and he's going to be rolling out the full interview with president putin throughout the day definitely one you don't want to miss it's going to start on the "today" show stick with us. >> it gives insight on what the meetings will be thank you. breaking news right now,

minneapolis say a woman has died after a car drove into protesters now the suspect was pulled from his vehicle and is now in police custody. two other people were treated and are expected to survive. protests have continued for more than a week in minneapolis after deputies sought and killed 32-year-old winston smith jr according to police, smith fired a weapon it is a new week and new era for israel for the first time in 12 years, israel has a new leader, right wing leader naftali bennett took the reins from netanyahu yesterday. nbc's kelly cobiella has more. >> reporter: frances and kendis, good morning the knesset approving his government and this prime minister by just one vote 60 to 59 after 12 years and three u.s. presidents, benjamin netanyahu known as a political magician is

out of tricks. forced not a dramatic razor-thin vote by an unlikely team of rivals from the right, center and left joined for the first time by an arab party it comes six weeks after a cease-fire with hamas. tensions are still high. palestinians under occupation for decades are fighting for their homes and demanding freedoms >> what is the hell is going on? really and supported by so many official entities. which the usa for example. >> reporter: the new prime minister, right wing politician naftali bennett, 49 years old, a former commando and tech engineer against the united states thanking president biden for supporting israel vowing to work

with both democrats and republicans. >> israel is the most important partner in this part of the world. >> reporter: on the street, celebrations for those that suggest that netanyahu was holding on to power to get out of legal trouble benjamin netanyahu is still a member of parliament and has no plans to retire. he's called this government dangerous and a fraud and on sunday vowed to bring it down. hollywood is mourning the death of legendary actor ned beatty, perhaps best known for the 1972 survival film 80 deliver rens" as well as in "network" which earned him an oscar nomination >> you have meddled with the primal forces of nature, mr. behl and i won't have it, is that clear? do you think you merely stopped a business deal. that is not the case the heirs have taken millions of dollars out of his country and

now must put it back >> beatty had memorable roles in classic movies like "all the president's men," "the big easy" and back to school and his manager said he died sunday of natural causes surrounded by friends and family at his home in los angeles ned beatty was 83 years old. as we told you a few moments ago, the west is face a devastating heat wave. let's check in with nbc's janessa webb checking it all, janessa, good morning. >> hi, good morning. no rain in sight for the pacific northwest due to a jet that's settling into this section of the country. we're just trying to beat the heat with alerts that continue to be put in place right now, we have over 30 million people over some kind of heat alert that extend from the

rockies to the four corners. the high pressure is settling in and many records are going to be broken today, all the way to about wednesday afternoon. look at this with stifling ht.e rainy conditions we'll take a look at your week ahead, weatherwise, coming up. >> look forward to it, janessa, thank you. the young woman who filmed the murder of george floyd is now a pulitzer prize winner. her video played key roles in the conviction of derek chauvin. the pulitzer prize board awarded frazier with a special citation

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and companies like amazon adding even more trucks to faster delivery a is you vav found nationwide over the course of 2020, total deliveries close by 28%. greshries 103% if you've driven recently, you've seen it this fedex truck double parked blocking traffic this is the third we've seen with the truck double parked, i can barely get around. >> reporter: with more trucks on the roads, those in charge of local infrastructure has the work cut out for them. >> we monitor traffic on a 24-hour basis. >> reporter: here in los angeles, a city synonymous with driving we were shown the regional traffic center for caltrans >> los angeles carries 40% we have a lot of trucks on the pavement we do see wear and tear on the pavement. >> reporter: that has a price

tag, by one estimate, bumpy roads cost california drivers $61 billion annually our lifestyle of online ordering has made it worse every time you hit that same day or next day button putting more pressure on hitting the roads faster and more congestion and pounds infrastructure just like this one. it's only going to get worse according to projections, delivery vehicles in the top 100 cities globally will rise 36% in 2030 increasing congestion over 21% adding 11 minutes to your daily commute. for its part, fedex said in a statement, thur trucks are in a critical link in accommodating rapid growth in commerce amazon and u.p.s. weren't available for comment. do you think this is something that is going to be a measurable problem for caltrans >> it's just a new way of doing commerce >> reporter: ensuring our

roadways remain clear and resilient as we get back to normal steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >> that makes total sense, go add to that going on vacation. >> you know what all good. we thank you for starting your week wh usit

breaking right now at 4:30, a fourth covid vaccine could soon become a reality. the new results just in while you were sleeping, as another potential vaccine candidate plans to sneak approval from the fda. plus mask confusion. we're less than 24 hours away from the state fully reopening and there are still many questions on whether you have to leave it on at work. the big question still lingering and the other changes you could expect to see when you wake up tomorrow morning. triple-digit heat is on its way. a massive heat wave is setting its sights on the bay area.

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