by making juneteenth a federal holiday, all-americans can feel the power of this day and learn from our history and celebrate progress >> and with the stroke of a pen a national federal holiday finally marks the end of slavery in america dating back to 1865. the punishing blast of furnace heat bakes the west with little relief in sight and the gulf is bracing for flash

floods. portland, oregon's police bureau rapid response team have resigned. new details from the cdc about hundreds of cases of heart issues facing young people after they receive the covid vaccination. check out this house is selling for over 600 grand being marketed by the realtor as a little slice of hell find out why as we kick off your friday "early today" starts right now happy friday to you. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. millions of people across the country are trying to beat the record-breaking heat several places in las vegas offered snow man building for the kids playing with 100 tons of ice as temperatures rose above 110 degrees. excessive heat warnings are going above 110 today. for more, here's nbc's miguel almaguer. >> it's not just one of the opp

45 million people is also one of the most dangerous >> trying to stay hydrated, stay cool. >> reporter: with tens of millions facing triple digits again, the national weather service in arizona said it's likely every square inch in the state set a new record high. in sweltering phoenix doctors warning the public touching a doorknob, a car handle or standing barefoot on asphalt could give severe burns. >> working on the dark asphalt brings out the heat and everything. >> reporter: as salt lake city flirts with triple digits and vegas shatters an 80-year record, the only thing rising as fast as the heat in dallas are the calls for help. >> anyone in the city working outdoors not in a climate controlled environment iore wes plains, new records are being shattered by 10 degrees.

some cities at 30 above average. according to the epa, our nation is now suffering through more heat waves than ever before. many starting earlier and going later in the year. not only are they longer but more intense than the past >> we're looking at driving our world to a climate where lots of places are going to be a real challenge to live. these heat waves are going to be more common, more intense and more devastating. >> reporter: our changing planet in a blestering threat across the west from texas to california power companies are asking anyone who can conserve energy to do so just to avoid the possibility of rolling blackouts. keep in mind, we have not yet entered the official start of summer phillip. >> miguel almaguer, thanks. for the third time the supreme court has rejected a challenge for obamacare keeping it in place for the 30 million americans who depends on it.

nbc's pete williams has the details. >> this is a victory for angela eilers she worries about what would happen to her daughter who has twice had heart surgery. >> what happens to her not just immediately but in the long term. >> reporter: the supreme court spared it. the vote this time 7-2 with justices alito and neil gorsuch dissenting thomas was in the majority and so was amy coney barrett who democrats considered a grave threat to the law. obamacare originally required nearly all-americans to get health insurance, the individual mandate or pay an income tax penalty. in 2012 the supreme court upheld the law as a legitimate use of congress's taxing power. then a republican-led congress set the tax penalty at zero. so 18 red states sued saying

what's left is an unconstitutional ruling. the ruling didn't weigh in on the larger question instead saying the challengers have no legal standing to sue because the law no longer requires people to do anything so they're not harmed by it in rejecting this one the court suggested similar lawsuits would also fail. >> the supreme court has slammed the door finally shut on all of the major legal challenges to obamacare. now it's just going to be nitpicking about the details of thousands of little provisions. >> reporter: president biden called the ruling, quote, a major victory for all-americans benefitting from the ground breaking, life changing law. the court also ruled unanimously in favor of a catholic charity that refuses to place foster children in the homes of same-sex parents because that would violate the religious beliefs. this is a narrow ruling. they didn't say the claims of religious freedom can trump laws of religious freedom frances? >> a cdc panel of experts is set

to meet next week to review a growing bunch of cases of heart inflammation after covid vaccinations dr. walensky said there have been 300 cases of heart inflammation in kids ages 12 to 17 though it remains clear whether the vaccines are the cause of the heart problem. the staff at toronto general hospital has a reason to celebrate this morning the intensive care unit is covid free for the first time in more than 14 months >> our first covid case was march 26th, 2020, and today we are covid free >> toronto's university hospital posted this video with 1 million view j view. portland's rapid response team is no o more. the officers who served voted to

disband the unit after officer cory budworth was indicted on fourth degree assault stemming from a baton strike against the court will be further away from wimbledon. she withdrew from the tournament she will be taking personal times with friends and family and she'll be ready for the olympics next month. raphael nadal is pulling out of the olympics and wimbledon his goal is to prolong his career citing the two-week turn around from the french open to wimbledon. the blast for heat is out west the gulf is bracing for a foot of water in the new storm. nbc meteorologist janessa webb is here tracking it all. good morning >> hi. good morning good morning, everyone yes, we are stil

it is going to enter the gulf that is veryl 390 miles south o city, r hour it just hasn't come together quite yet but later on this afternoon the storm refsp southf california above 120 severe weather threat for the ohio valley and for that father's day forecast coming up. >> all important

janessa, thank you. much more ahead including lessons of the past as juneteenth becomes a national holiday. then on sunday the nation honors dear old dad. so all morning we'll be sharing images of our own families to highlight the special man or men who have made such a profod un impact in our lives. thank you to all the dads out there. we'll be right back. dishwashers... ...use less than four gallons per cycle, while a running sink uses that, every two minutes. so, do it with cascade. the surprising way to save water. ♪♪ [music and sound effects played in reverse] this...is our shot. the covid-19 vaccines are ready. and so is walgreens, with pharmacy experts ready to make it easy for you to get it safely, for free.

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reaffirm and rededicate ourselves to action. and with that i say, happy juneteenth, everybody. >> galveston, texas, is the birth place of juneteenth which dates back more than 150 years ago. here's nbc's morgan radford. >> reporter: this year reginald adams wanted to do something special for juneteenth. >> it's absolutely critical that these moments in time are spoken out loud. >> reporter: he created a mural to honor the day the last american slaves were freed more than 150 years ago right here in galveston, texas why now? why is this so important to share? >> i say why not now for decades people in galveston didn't know about the history of their own city. >> reporter: he created an interactive digital code visitors can scan to learn more. >> we looked at this as a

classroom. >> even somebody who doesn't know what juneteenth is, they're like, wow, what is this? >> reporter: many now say now is a time to honor history too often overlooked samuel collins is an historian with juneteenth. where are we now >> we're here at pier 21 where many enslaved africans would have arrived june 19th, 1865, mostly black union soldiers rode into texas to tell slave holders they had to respect the emancipation proclamation two years earlier >> if they had not arrived here in galveston, i don't think they would have forced it. >> reporter: which is why residents say this history still matters. what do you hope people take away when they walk by and see this work of art >> i want people to be inspired and hopefully learn something they didn't know before they saw the work of art. >> reporter: a work of art

honoring the past. morgan radford nbc news, galveston, texas. >> glad more of us know. there's much more to get to including some thoughts on father's day from our own richard lui. famed author, overall good human. like my dad smiling in heaven, here are some more of our "early today" team members nonghepecial men in their lives. helping to prevent gum disease and bad breath. never settle for 25%. always go for 100. bring out the bold™ do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? try nervivenerve relief from the world's #1 selling nerve care company. nervive contains alpha lipoic acid

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on sunday the nation honors dear old dad, and this morning we are sharing with you some photos of the amazing fathers, grandfathers and father figures who made such an enormous impact in the lives of our production crew here at "early today." let's bring in msnbc's richard lui into this father's day conversation he's also the author of "enough about me." he talks about changing his priorities to spend more time with his father about alzheimer's and the lessons about selflessness that he learned along the way. richard, thank you so much for waking up with us early this morning. good morning, buddy. >> good morning. >> you were ready to sacrifice your whole successful career here to focus more on caring for your dad so can you tell us a little bit more about how you came to that decision and where it ended up leading you to >> both of you know, good morning to both of you and the fathers out there and those who are children of fathers, have a

great sunday one of the things that, you know, all of us know -- all three of us understand is that when we go to that question of what should we do for a parent given our career, it's that am i going to be able to make that sacrifice and sacrifice means that it's a minus. for me, i was walking into our boss's office, and we all know her well, yvette miley she may say, good to know you, richard, you're a great guy. we don't have jobs that are not five, six, seven, eight days a week instead she decided to say let's figure out something we can do together the reason why here, phillip and frances, because she was also a long distance caregiver for her mother i think as we look through covid we're going through a different, more embracing corporate culture that allows us to potentially be more em pa tpathetic and more selfless overall for this father's day this could be a change for us. >> let's talk about that, too.

the pandemic has forced people to examine what's different and thei how do you see this impacting family dynamics. the career and the unit as a family comes into play. >> one of the things that just came out from the cdc frances, today right in advance of father's day, it showed that those of us who do give for our parents, in this case our father for fathers day, the unpaid caregivers that range to 53 million plus this found that 7 in 10, 70% of unpaid caregivers, most often family members, have suffered through some sort of mental or behavioral health symptom during covid. it was always difficult for unpaid caregivers, those that care for somebody with a disability through covid it got worse as we saw in parts of our

society what was difficult before becomes very, very clear. if you just think about it, the care facilities that typically we might take a loved one for recreation or companionship, they were closed so most of what we did as family caregivers, unpaid caregivers, was now all on us. >> richard, you said 2/3, 53 million. such a huge number experiencing those mental health challenges so what advice do you have for those who have made this sacrifice and who are struggling >> it's a weird question we're talking about this, right, phillip? are you giving too much? yes, you can give too much when you start going through these symptoms that the cdc has codified, ask some serious questions to yourself, are you being too selfless one of the things we did in the book is we dug in. we have a checklist. some of the things you might ask yourself, for me to be happy i need others to be happy.

if that's a yes, you might be too selfless i worry about others and how other people get along when i'm not there. i have no trouble getting sleep when others are upset. even exhausted i will always help other people. when you see these indicators, you're saying yes to that, you may be giving too much >> words of wisdom in that book, "enough about me." richard lui, thanks for waking up with us. >> thank you both. news of a carnival cruise line. chelsea lfwo is making history as the first trans athlete to head to the olympics with team u.s.a. over you. figuratively speaking." but that's not catchy, is it? that's not going to swim about in your brain. so i thought, what about... 15 minutes. 15 percent. serendipity.

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some classic stuff and new stuff. time to bring you today's top stories. carnival cruise passengers may have had some of their info compromised. in a letter september to customers the cruise giant said a data breach in march may have exposed the personal information of customers and employees social security numbers, passport numbers, birthdays, addresses and health information could have been accessed by outsiders. the latest breach comes as carnival was hit with two ransomware attacks last year. a 700 pound statue of george floyd was unveiled this week that is on display outside of newark city hall where it will stay for at least a year the newark mayor said he hopes it will inspire people to fight for racial justice it was commissioned by leon pickney. chelsea wolf will make history in tokyo as team u.s.a.'s first trans athlete she showed off some of her

olympic gear after receiving the news she will be an alternate for the freestyle event. she won't compete unless either of the athletes drop out there is a house for sale in colorado that the realtor says is every landlord's nightmare. she calls it a little slice of hell it could be turned into a piece of haeeaven. >> the listing says that every surface has been enhanced by either spray paint or a hammer also you're going to need to wear a mask in the basement. that's because there is a freezer there full of meat that hasn't had power in a year believe it or not, i have no idea why, they have already received multiple offers for this house it is above the nearly $600,00ae still people want it. >> you know what, people with a vision i cannot wait for the before and after. this is beyond fixer upper so you know what, if you're in the

whole hg tv world and that is your whole jam, that is the perfect thing right there. >> good luck good luck. >> thanks for waking up with us. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. one more thing before we go on this father's day weekend. our "early today" crew sharing the images of our own families

>> right now at 4:30, round three, the heat is lingering ac ross the bay area for a third straight day, bringing with it fire danger and the threat of power outages, so when can we finally see some relief? we're tracking it all. plus -- >> it is also a day for us to reaffirm and rededicate ourselves to action and with that, i say happy juneteenth, everybody. >> a defining moment in our nation's history, the president officially declares juneteenth a national federal holiday. we talk with the congresswoman who was in the room where it

happened and the events this