. developing overnight, the mayor of uvalde, texas confirms that robb elementary school will be razed as chief arredondo is placed o leave.

the january 6 chitty will continue nbc's chris pollone joins us from d.c. with a preview. who will rehear from today >> reporter: republican adam kinzinger is expected to lead things from here, from several doj officials including jeffrey

rosen, his deputy, richard donahue and stephen engel. one topic of discussion will be jeffrey clark whom president trump wanted to install to lead the justice department clark was said to be supportive of the president's election fraud claims >> the president says suppose i replace him, jeff rosen with him, jeff clark. what do you do and i said, sir, i would resign immediately. there's no way i'm serving man minute under this guy, jeff clark. >> today's hearing will be the last until july. the committee says it needs more time to consider new evidence. that includes hours of unseen footage from a documentary from a film maker named alex holder the film maker is expected to testify before the committee today behind closed doors. phillip? >> all right, chris, thank you

and special coverage of today's hearings will begin right here on nbc at 3:00 p.m. eastern. robb elementary school, the scene of last month's horrific school shooting will be demolished the mayor of uvalde, texas said he did not believe any student or teacher should have to return thayer he also expressed anger and frustration over difficulty getting answers. and accusing some of lies, leaks and misstated information. >> everybody in that hall needs to answer what went on in that hall not just arredondo, but the u.s. marshals need to answer. the dps needs to answer. >> meanwhile, the uvalde school district has put pete arredondo on leave

arredondo said he did not consider himself to be the officer in charge at the scene in a statement, the district's superintendent said it would wait until the investigation into the may 24th massacre was completed before making personnel decisions. president biden is aiming to ease the pain at the pump by calling on congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months with gas about $4.95, the president admit it is would be a drop in the bucket >> it will proved families some immediate relief, just a little bit of breathing room as we continue to work to bring down prices for the long haul >> the plan has drawn mixed reaction a top economist warns that it would add to inflation while mitch mcconnell called it an ineffective stunt

>> reporter: historically-high gas prices, with record numbers of americans set to hit the road over the july 4 holiday. >> it's going to be my birthday. so we're going to drive there, actually even with the gas prices being so high. we're still going to make the trip out >> reporter: across the board, travel is more expensive but bookings are still on the rise, up more than 60% at top independence day destinations. >> people want to get out and explore. people are not willing to give up, they are willing to cut corners. >> reporter: this independence day will mark the smallest share of people in the air since 2011. aaa says the recent turmoil in the terminals could be to blame.

this father of two is reconsidering his summer plans after last weekend's flight disruptions. skbr >> i'm not going to wait two hours, people screaming. >> reporter: high prices are unavoidable this july 4 with the price in cookouts spiking. >> i didn't make a huge dish to bring, maybe an appetizer, keep it simple. >> reporter: americans determined to celebrate summer nbc news, new york the fda is reportedly getting ready to banjuul

juul e-cigarettes from the market >> reporter: the fda poised to order juul labs to take its products off the u.s. market, according to the wall street journal, citing people familiar with the matter. the decision, which has not been officially confirmed comes after a nearly two-year review of data provided by juul who sought to keep its smoking products on store shelves. >> its aggressive marketing and using a lot of the blow backs that big tobacco used. >> reporter: the company came under fda scrutiny after it was accused of trying to hook kids on fruity and sweet flavors, those choices often with a marketing campaign is why max says he started smoking juul when he was 17

>> i think it's irresponsible in the way that they were developing flafs that were like candy. >> reporter: juul stopped selling the flavored cartridges. but similar ones were available from other companies for its part, the fda continues to review data from e-cigarette companies who want to stay in the market a future for some that could go up in smoke. miguel almaguer, nbc news. the national urban league along with several other organizations have written a letter to president biden urging the white house to strike a deal with russia to free wnba star brittney griner. the phoenix mercury center has

been detained in russia since february they say she is essentially a political pawn we urge you to make a deal to get britney back home to america immediately and safely griner's wife spoke about the situation. >> right now the biden administration needs to do exactly that make a deal for bg because she wron wrongfully detained. >> she's been named an honorary starter in the all-star game the heat dome is staying in place. a summer scorcher once again today. take a look at these numbers 200 million are supposed to be in the 90s

so we're looking at temperatures in the 90s and 100s. it's going to feel hotter than that oncn fargo, 93 in minneapos 101 in montgomery. 102 in dallas. it's going to feel hotter than that with the humidity we'll have the weekend forecast in just a bit. >> we're excited to hear it, thank you, michelle. we're back in a moment with a shark attack off the coast of california >> and could it be a part of a growing trend, sharks swim encloser and closer to the shore. five times faster grease cleaning power

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a swimmer in california was attacked by a shark leading to significant injuries it happened around 10:30 in the morning off lover's point beach in pacific grove the swimmer received major injuries to their stomach and leg. there's a large splash in this surveillance video as other swimmers jumped in to help, they were immediately transported to a trauma center officials were not able to find the shark with an aerial drone, all beaches in pacific grove will be closed until saturday out of precaution. heads up if you're planning a summer beach get away. sharks are swimming closer to shores the city found that hotspots have become easy food sources for the sharks we have more from ft. lauderdale >> reporter: this beach season

in full swing. new findings on the most-feared predators. researchers have discovered sharks are surprisingly spending more time closer to populated coastlines researchers did not specifically track great whites like bruce, they did folsom of his brlood brothers, great hammerheads and nurse sharks >> not only were the species of sharks coming here but spending considerable time here, some for months >> reporter: the unexpected findings come after years of shark tracking off the miami coast. we were there in 2020 as they tagged this city-swelling swimmer. >> on days with the highest boat ak sift which were holidays like july 4 or weekends, the shark's

habitat use is pretty much the same as it was during weekdays so it's like an interstate, and the sharks are just fine with it it might be that they're just so used to it >> reporter: the study also identified potential shark hotspots where sharks were attracted by sewage runoff and fish parts from the nearby sea aquarium, oon bright lights above the surface are attracting the ferocious fish something the doctor pointed out during our dive.

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>> right now, 4:30. did you see it? sure did light up the night sky. lightning in the bay area in morning. kari hall is tracking the fire danger that comes with the dangerous conditions. and police are searching for a person of interest. the photo that they want you to see after a shooting in the muni train that has a lot of people uneasy in the castro. he