high-stakes diplomacy. the u.s. is offering a prisoner swap to help secure the release of americans, including brittney griner, from russia. a live report ahead. economy front and center wednesday's expected interest rate hike has stocks rallying as investors anticipate a key report coming out in hours after a merger went south, spirit may announce a merger

with jetblue as early as this morning. even as families criticize the liv golf tournament, former president trump is polishing his clubs to play. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, i'm cori coffin thanks for starting your morning with us. sf >> i'm frances rivera. the white house has been working all week getting ahead of what could be grim numbers that spark fresh recession fears. for the latest, let's get right to brie jackson in d.c what are we expecting to hear this morning >> reporter: good morning, frances, cori. the biden administration won't like it, but gone are the days of nearly 7% growth, like we saw in the fourth quarter of last year according to cnbc, some economists are expecting to see maybe, maybe an incremental amount of growth in this

morning's second quarter gdp report, while others are forecasting another decline. if it is the latter, it would mean back to back quarters of negative growth, which has historically signaled a recession. but the strong labor market could prevent an official declaration. on monday, president biden told reporters flat out we're not going to be in a recession but a senior administration official told nbc news that the concern is the fear of one would be a self-fulfilling prophecy causing consumers to pull back the biggest issue is the stubborn inflation the fed hiked rates another 75 basis points >> we're not trying to have a recession, and we don't think we have to. we think that there's a path for us to be able to bring inflation down while sustaining a strong labor market as i mentioned, along with in all likely hood some softening in labor market conditions

>> reporter: we'll get new inflation data tomorrow. it's expected to line up with the june consumer price index which shows inflation at a 40-year high falling gas prices could mean there's better news on the hord f for the economy. a major development for the biden administration senators joe manchin and judge schumer agreeing o en on a reconciliation bill. biden praising the deal but says the news caught some senators off guard. >> i've never seen one thing the democrats did that reduced taxes. i've not seen anything they've done to pay down debt. all i've seen them do is reckless spending that increases taxes. so i can't imagine this is going to be any different.

>> i'm grlad to vote for something but i wish coy have voted for something a year ago >> it's unclear if kriyrsten sinema is on board the u.s. government has made an offer for the freedom of brittney griner and another american blin >> this is something we're focussed on 24/7, seven days a week >> megan fitzgerald joins us with more. has the russian government responded to the u.s. proposal >> reporter: will, good morning. we have not heard more from the russian government about the latest announcement. the kremlin has made no secret about the fact that they have wanted for the last decade the

arms dealer, vicktor bout. the kremlin never officially confirm confi confirmed that they wanted to do a prisoner swap. it was a crucial day for brittany griner in court she told the court it was an accident she did not intend on breaking russian law when they found those cartridges containing cannabis oil she went on to say that when she first was detained she didn't know what was going on she doesn't speak the language she says she was taken into a room, told to sign some papers before her phone was taken away from her i want to you take a listen to a little bit of what she said yesterday in that courtroom with the help of a translator

>> she didn't explain the content of the paper i didn't know exactly what i was signing. no, my rights were never read to me no one explained any of it to me >> reporter: now according to russian law, brittney griner had the right to understand what was happening. she had the right to have her rights read to her and also to meet with an attorney before being interrogated, none of which, according to her attorney, actually happened. we know that she is due back if co in court next week. the fallout continues interest the overturning of roe versus wade. courts have blocked abortion laws in wyoming and north dakota a wyoming judge sided with a women's health care clinic who argued that the restriction would harm workers and their

patients while in north dakota they say the state moved too quickly to implement the law. in west virginia, they debated a bill making abortion punishable by ten years in prison now to the war in ukraine where a key russian bridge was struck in keherson our morgan chesky is in odesa. >> reporter: in eastern ukraine, a race to rescue, after another russian missile strike this one leveling a hotel, killing two. firefighters digging through debris to find one man buried beneath the rubble but alive the lone survivor rushed to a nearby hospital. ukrainian military striking under cover of darkness. artillery leaving a key bridge

badly damaged. one of several victories in ukraine's counter offensive. near kharkiv, soldiers gaining ground back after fierce fighting >> it was russian position >> reporter: momentum, the president shared they could build upon with president biden following the first lady by visiting the country. >> translator: it is the strongest signal that could be given to ukraine >> reporter: while the clock is ticking to slow a global food crisis turkey will be overseeing the upcoming shipments of grain. all eyes watching after a russian strike on the ports over the weekend. >> we are afraid from the rocket attack in any day. >> reporter: roman gregorian sent his wife and young son to western ukraine for their safety >> all the plans of my family finished on 24th of february >> reporter: now six months in,

he, like so many others, doesn't know when they'll be able to come home. and despite recent missile attacks on the coastal area on odes ode odessa and the south, three ports will be ready to have those grain exports resume but no timetable on when the first ships will head out across the black sea. now to a burial mix up at a funeral home in new jersey a family is suing for $50 million, saying the wrong person was put in the casket, and they didn't know until after it was put in the ground. steven romo has the details. >> reporter: one family sharing their story and saying in a lawsuit, a new jersey funeral home accidentally switched the body of their loved one with a stranger >> as soon as they opened it, i told her this doesn't rlook lik

my mom >> reporter: they filed the suit against central funeral home saying the mixup caused emotional distress >> we trusted the funeral home, but they violated the trust that was promised to us >> reporter: the family says in their suit it was only at the memorial service and after the casket was lowered into the ground that the funeral director alerted them to the mistake. >> she came to me with a picture showing me this lady is in the funeral home right thousand. is this your mom and i said yes and i collapsed. >> reporter: they say it solidified what many relatives suspected throughout the open-casket service, that the woman in the casket was not their family member. >> she's so young. my mother's 93, and a lot of wrinkles >> reporter: the woman in the casket was actually 20 years

younger than kim, it is alleged, and that woman had her own teeth while kim wore dentures. the employees placed kim's dentures under the lining of the coffin with the wrong body inside they have not yet responded to our request for comment. the suit also alleges battery for mishandling the body of the deceased and breach of contract. the kim family telling us, they were offer add refund of their $9,000 check and did receive a verbal apology from the funeral homes but they feel that falls short. >> i just feel guilty about it to my mom. let's turn now to our weather with michelle grossmann. no relief. >> that heat is adding to flooding this morning. giving fuel to storms we're watching this morning. we're going to continue to watch

heavy rain this morning. we're looking at cars submerged. houses flooded as well as we go throughout today we will watch heavy rain falling ir mountain west. boise, 101 comfortable temperatures in the northern plains. we're talking about the heat sizzling in the northwest and the south central states >> there's so much to follow thank you, michelle. baltimore orioles went on a holiday spending spree the o's signed justin holliday

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>> reporter: but then, as she was explaining her song choice, the 18-year-old opened up. >> so i chose the song "remember" by lauren daigle. i chose the song because back on november 30th, my brother and i were a part of the oxford school shooting >> reporter: ava is a high school senior from michigan and mass shooting survivor a student at her high school, oxford high, brought a gun into the school and started shooting. in the aftermath, ava turned to song ♪ and i'll rise up ♪ ♪ i'll rise like the day ♪ ♪ i'll rise up ♪ >> reporter: performing "rise finding strength and giving some comfort with her voice now telling the judges what she discovered >> are you telling me that music in some form has been kind of like a therapy for you >> yeah, it definitely has been. when i sing it, i remember the

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