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east, as much of the south and west battle record heat. we've got your complete holiday forecast police are searching for answers after block party in baltimore turns deadly the late ohs than shooting that left two dead and more than two dozen injured. elon musk putting a cap on how many tweets users can see each day we've got more on ththe rate lit that's makining g users secondns their scscrolling. harrrrison ford turns babace clclock in thehe final indndiana movie. but did the film need a dial of destiny to end up at top of the weekend box office and researchers had an inkling, but didn't know for sure until they made a rare discovery two miles below the ocean surface. it is monday, july 3rd and "early today" starts right now. good morning and happy monday. i'm jessica layton >> and i'm vinita nair on the eve of the fourth of july, coast-to-coast, extreme weather is making it hard for many people to celebrate a nascar race and cubs game were

delayed in chicago three or more inches of rain fell in just 90 minutes causing flash flooding throughout the city that severe weather is also impacting the northeast now. meanwhile, heat alerts continue from coast-to-coast across the south. parts of arizona are under an excessive heat warning highs could reach more than 115 degrees. millions of americans are attempting to navigate the airlines and potential severe weather as they try to get away for the long fourth of july holiday weekend. for more on this we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington brie, good morning we know that air travel records were already broken at the start of the weekend what are passengers going to have to deal with now? >> that's right, good morning, jessica. as you alluded to the extended fourth of july weekend has already been a milestone for travel this is the first year that u.s. air traffic for the holiday is expected to exceed prepandemic levels with aaa projects that roughly 51 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home in the coming days. during this period, all eyes are

on the airlines in the hopes that potential travel disasters of years past can be avoided scott kirby, the ceo of united airlines, which has dealt with a number of disruptions over the last month said in a note to the company saturday that the carrier has already made a number of changes in order to ensure travel is smooth over the busy holiday one thing that could throw a wrench into people's plans is the weather. the storms that pelted the country with rain and wind are set to continue through the west of this week despite these potential threats, noaa meteorologist says any storms that form are likely to be not as potent back to you. >> brie, thank you baltimore is searching for answers after a block party ended in gun violence. shots were fired just after midnight on sunday two people were killed, an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man. more than two dozen others were injured, and most of them are

teenagers. baltimore's mayor is pleading with the public to come forward with more information. >> somebody knows who did this i don't care if it's the parents, the brother, the wife, the girlfriend of those who are responsible. we need you to say something we need you to treat this as if someone had taken the life of your son, your daughter, your father, your brother >> baltimore police say more than one shooter was involved. they believe shots were fired from throws four different guns. so far no arrests have been made the atf and d.c. police are offering a $20,000 reward for information on suspects who targeted three businesses with explosives early sunday. authorities did not describe the devices that were detonated at two of those locations but confirmed that a molotov cocktail was thrown at the third. a safeway grocery store. police noted that they did not know how many suspects may be involved they also added that they did not appear to be targeting members of the public with these devices, and no injuries were

reported treasury secretary janet yellen will meet with senior chinese officials on her trip to beijing later this week. a senior administration official told reporters that yellen's visit ismeant to deepen and increase communications between the global powers, but they don't expect any major breakthroughs. this comes after secretary of state anthony blinken met with chinese president xi jinping last month yellen heads to china this thursday florida governor ron desantis is taking heat from fellow republicans over a video attacking a rival. the video posted by the desantis war room twitter account on friday criticized former president donald trump for his past support of the lgbtq community. fellow republican candidate chris christie on sunday called out desantis for posting the video, adding that both he and trump are trying to divide americans. recently, declared candidate will hurd echoed christie's sentiment, saying he wished trump and desantis would focus on other issues. the unrest in france has now

entered week two there are signs that protests are dying down french authorities report a relatively quiet sunday night and monday morning but so far over six days, more than 3,000 protesters have been detained after the fatal police shooting of an arab teenager in a suburb of paris. let's bring in our nbc news foreign correspondent claudio lavanga. claudio, bring our viewers up to speed on why these protests even erupted. >> good morning, vinita. well, the victim was a 17-year-old french citizen of moroccan descent and the fact that a policeman appeared to have killed him during a regular traffic stop kind of sparked the revolt that was brewing already in the suburbs of paris and in other cities in france where the descendants of immigrants and poor french citizens feel that they are discriminated on by the police and the state this is not the first time the suburbs in france erupt in violent riots. and that time it seems like it

used to be the suburbs a power keg, always ready to explode, the anger is ready to explode. this time this episode is what lit it >> do you get the sense these protests are running out of steam this weekend we're more than six days in. >> well, they definitely have calmed down. maybe for a couple of reasons. in the early hours of sunday, the protests appear to have gone too far when the mayor of a suburb in paris accused protesters of ramming a car into his home and then setting it on fire, injuring his wife and children he called that an assassination attetempt. but ththen, what r really calmed down the protesters it appears was the appeal for calm by the victim's grandmother, who on french television asked the protesters to stop destroying things, vinita. >> claudio lavanga, reporting for us this morning. claudio, thank you thousands of southern california hotel workers are on strike this morning. the walkout began nearly 24

hours ago. a union representing more than 32,000 workers is demanding stronger workplace protections a $5 an hour wage increase and access to affordable health care benefits the strike impacts 65 hotels the hotel association of los angeles says it is actively engaged in good faith collective bargaining more cities across the country are breaking free from a beloved independence day tradition as mounting environmental and safety concerns around the traditional fireworks displays are pushing spectators towards greener fourth of july celebrations. our valerie castro has more. ♪ >> reporter: it's an independence day tradition -- >> the nation's capital over the washington mall. >> reporter: as american as apple pie. >> people watch the sparkling spectacle from their windows, rooftops, and both sides of the east river. >> reporter: fireworks historically drawing thousands of americans every fourth of july but this year, the pyrotechnic

flashes and bangs could be replaced by drone light displays. the high-tech, high-flying theatrics have become elaborate eye-catching shows. >> more creative and more motivative than the fireworks that we see. >> reporter: air pollution a big factor in making the switch in imperial beach, california last year. >> there is no smoke there is no particles fall manage the ocean >> i'd rather have this. i love the fireworks, but, you know, we need the environment very, very badly >> reporter: experts say all those exploding chemicals, and in some cases heavy metals can carry health risks in skies already hazy with toxic smoke from canadian wildfires. >> the short-term health effects aresome respiratory system problems caused by these higher concentrations of particulate matter in the air. >> reporter: speaking of wildfires, they're another reason for extinguishing the sparks the community of angel fire, new

mexico forced to evacuate last spring as a wildfire scorched hundreds of thousands of acres nearby, taking no chances and opting for a fireless show this 4th, using drones to create quite the spectacle, all without the actual fire. salt lake city following suit to be conscientious of both our air quality and the potential for wildfires. communities in colorado also lighting up with the l.e.d.s. >> i have previewed our show and i'm really excited it's going to be put to patriotic music. >> reporter: a drone company there say they've been flooded with hundreds of requests for displays nationwide. >> we were booked for fourth of july four months ago. >> reporter: macy's still the largest fireworks show in the country. >> 25 minutes of nonstop pyrotechnics that are going to dance across the skies. >> reporter: that dazzling grand finale not going dark any time soon. >> we have lived here my entire life and every year it gets bigger and brighter. >> makes sense with all the wildfires. >> absolutely.

>> i do like those fireworks though >> yeah. it's kind of a fourth of july tradition, you know. and speaking of that, our thanks to valerie for that report, by the way. speaking of the fireworks, as we get ready for the big fourth of july holiday, some parts of the country will see big storms, big rain, and are under a heat alert. nbc meteorologist angie lassman has an eye on all of it this morning. good morning. >> good morning, ladies. it's not all bad news this morning when it comes to fourth of july. we do have some trouble spots we'll be keeping an eye on still dealing with some of the heat alers stretching across the southeast. but we're dealing now southwest portions of the country as well as up extending into parts of oregon and washington, where we do have those heat alerts still active so 24 million people included in this and here's why out into parts of the southwest, you can see the temperatures surging into the triple-digits fresno, las vegas, palm springs headed to 115 today. we'll have the potential to see really warm temperature across most of this area for the next couple days too. look where las vegas goes by the time we get into thursday. we'll see the edge be taken off

little bit by the time the end of the week rolls around of course, it is summer. it's feeling like it in parts of the southeast too. these temperatures a little better than what we dealt with yesterday. still in the high 90s for tallahassee later this afternoon. we'lbe dealingl eans it will be warm. 93 degrees, but still some thunderstorms possible this afternoon. san antonio heads to 97. and that is a look at your forecast, ladies back over to you >> all right, angie. thank you so much. well, the first super moon of the year is about to rise over the horizon other parts of the world have already gotten a look at the buck moon. now you have until 7:40 a.m. eastern to catch a glimpse of its peak illumination. the buck moon is the name for the full moon in july according

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tigers really like to swim. >> reporter: al turi says to be on the safe side, precautions have been taken. >> we have added a lot of shade into the habitats. it can make a difference of 10 to 20 degrees outside. >> reporter: every exhibit has a pool, but for some with happy feet, the sauna doesn't creep up on them. >> they're south african penguins so they're used to the warm weather. we chill their pool to a nice cool 66 degrees. >> reporter: making sure all animals have access to plenty of water, even if guests cannot easily spot it >> it's a little spout that sticks out from the side of the wall, but it's there and our animals know where it, and they can go right up to it, and they can lick it and get the water out. >> some nice accommodations there. thanks to talisa hampton for that report. marine scientistha made a care rair discovery off the coast of costa rica is a an active octopus nursery was found. during a 19-day expedition, a team of international scientists

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