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lost luggage and long lines. what's pushing airports to the brink. and shoring up a win castle builders face off in the ultimate beach competition "early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm phillip mena >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with red hot inflation which surged 9.1 p % in june. costs are skyrocketing for consumers. natural gas is up 40%, and gasoline up nearly 60% analysts are saying that more interest rate hikes from the federal reserve are on the horizon. >> the fed is going to say oh, my goodness. we've got to stop this snow ball from getting bigger and bigger >> the fed could fike hike as ma

a full percentage point. >> as pressure builds on president biden to lower gas prices here in the states, he is in jerusalem today meeting with israeli leaders to talk about security he landed in tel aviv, fist bumping with yair lapid but shaking hands with benjamin netanyahu. the president is hoping to strengthen ties with israel. what assurances is he giving them >> frances, good morning the president offering two main assurances he says he's committed to israel's ability to defend itself by itself, and he spent part of yesterday looking at this very advanced israeli missile defense system frances, it uses lasers to shoot down incoming rockets and

missiles the president also telling an israeli television channel that he as a last resort is prepared to use force to stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon take a listen. >> you, in the past, said you would to anything, you would ensure iran would not acquire nuclear weapons, does that also mean, sir, that you would use force against iran is that what that means? >> if that was the last resort, yes. >> reporter: now there are profound disagreements between the biden administration and israel about the way forward on iran the president would like to revive the 2015 iranian nuclear deal negotiated by president obama before president trump took the u.s. out of it. the israelis say that deal is weak and paves the way for the iranians to get to a nuclear bomb we expected to hear nomore in a

couple hours' time reliving the trauma. that's what some family members of the victims of the robb elementary school say they're doing after surveillance video was leaked to the public before the families could review it it shows officers retreating in the halls of the school for over an hour at gunman shot and kik killed 19 opporstudents and two teachers >> i'm living that day all over again. and i'm sick of it tired of it. so tired >> there's a video now out there in the world, floating around on the internet for the remainder of my days and my children's days of their sister's last moments.

>> reporter: it shows officers trying to reach the classroom retreating under a barrage of bullets and not attempting to approach the classroom again for 40 minutes, when more shots ripped through the hallway his daughter has been killed >> they failed our community and our kids >> reporter: ultimately, a heavily-armed border patrol team took down the gunman when you hear the timeline, even though you haven't seen it, what do you make of it? >> they're cowards i understand you're being shot at, regroup, what's plan b >> reporter: also fueling the community's anger. >> that was the most chicken way. >> reporter: against theiza ent revealing the video.

>> who do you think you are to release footage like that of our children who can't even speak for themselves but you want to go ahead and air their final moments to the entire world. >> to the person that leaked it, h screw you. >> reporter: now a city's anger turning into action. >> i was in the robb school shootout >> reporter: people of all ages marching >> i felt sad because most of my friends passed away. >> reporter: this area almost b bare once again. >> thanks to stan for that report 7-eleven is offering a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of a suspect accused of a string of armed rob rberies

that left two people dead. >> reporter: police in southern california continue an all-out manhunt for a suspect allegedly involved in four shootings, two of them fatal. 7-eleven recommends its los angeles area stores close for a second night, a precaution after they were targeted on july 11 or 7-eleven one pman is linked to some of them police say the suspect allegedly entered the store, robbed the clerk and shot a man in the head before fleeing the victim, jason harrell is in the hospital fighting for his life, his family says. >> we fully expect him to fight through this who tle thing and n the battle >> reporter: the other shooting the took place from 3:20 a.m. to 4:55 a.m

the victim in the santa ana shooting, matthew ruhle was found in the parking lot he was shot once in the upper body and pronounced dead at the scene. at first it wasn't clear p if te were related >> we can't confirm whether or not they are related >> reporter: then the suspect was linked after seeing a security photo, showing a man wearing a black sweatshirt with the hood pulled offer his head officers responded after 4:00 a.m. to a report after employee who had been shot. they pro mnounced him dead on scene. the victim's girlfriend telling nbc los angeles that the clerk was the love of her life >> even if they took things it wasn't worth what they took from me >> reporter: less than four miles away in la habra, police believe the suspect robbed another 7-eleven and shot two

people, a customer and another long-time clerk known as manny >> he was loved, and he was shot >> reporter: the family telling knbc that both manny and that customer are side by side in stable condition police say they aren't sure if there's a link between the crimes and the date. 7-eleven releasing a statement reading in part, our hearts are with the victims and their loved ones, we are gathering information on this terrible tragedy and working with local law enforcement. >> and our thanks for that report we have mu infnew informati about an alleged call made by former president trump mr. trump is accused of trying to contact a white house support staff member who was in talks with the january 6 committee a source familiar with the matter confirmed it after an earlier report from cnn. liz cheney says the committee

alerted the justice department a trump spokesperson has criticized it as lies and innuendo >> reporter: a search is under way in southwest virginia. officials say power outages a blocked roads are making it harder for people to get in contact with loved once. so the missing are not necessarily in danger. the governor declared a state of emergency. >> it was just horrendous. the sky just opened up and there it was >> we were sitting in this post office over there, and next thing you know, the house over there is floating down through there. >> the storm left behind widespread destruction more than a hundred homes were damaged. now to the unbearable heat plaguing millions of americans is there any sign of relief? >> this heat goes on and on.

and we're going to see that through the weekend. since it's july, most likely we will see this heat for the next couple months. we've seen some cities in texas seeing their hottest summer to date we have advisories from the northern plains, central plains into the southern plains, parts of the west as well. 16 million people impacted by a heat alert once begin, and we're once again going to see temperatures into the triple digits in some spots phoenix, 111 we're looking at dallas, 103 it's going to feel like 102 in tulsa. no relief tomorrow, 101 in dallas, 111 in phoenix and 100 in lubbock and we're going to see thad min.

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guilty what sfun inis fun in the s without a little competition one rule no pros allowed. from nbc news new york, brian thompson has the story >> reporter: sand castles have gone to the dogs in this case, clifford the big red-dog taking shape on the bellemare beach in this castle contest. and clifford stood out to us, even his obligatory water bowl is this the work of professionals? >> just seasoned amateurs. >> reporter: you show a skill to me >> thank you >> reporter: nearby a sand shark was taking shape, soon to include a toy head inside the mouth. isn't that kind of a little macobb re. >> yeah, but we're not going to

make it super gory where when i asked alex, are you afraid of the water now? >> no, i love going into the water. it's amazing >> reporter: kids were busy carrying water from the ocean to their art. here the face of tilly was about to take shape. the icon of asbury park. it is divide into age group. not just skill but originality is critical. so how's this? three blind mice see them in the sun. two friends hoping they'll outrun the competition >> a bunch of people with competition. >> reporter: music to the ears of merchants like across the street, seeing a return to pre-pandemic normalcy. >> we've got young kids running around, moms here. >> and thanks to brian thompson for that story we see the pros out there, really impressive what they do

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