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relief in the forecast prigozhin confusion. the man at the center of the mercenary group that marched toward moscow was believed to be in exile in belarus, but the president says that's not the case the company behind the titan sub is suspending operations and the latest on the investigation into what went wrong. the amazon is staying upright right now. but some experts say the rainforest isn't out of the woods just yet and talk about a diamond in the rough. a man loses an engagement ring on the beach moments before he was set to propose we got more on that, and we've made it to friday. it's july 7 and "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm steven romo. >> and hi, i'm jessica layton. happy friday we begin with the historic heat waves hitting both coasts right now. the extreme highs scorching the southwest are expanding to florida and the northeast.

the heat combined with poor air quality from the canadian wildfires is creating dangerous health conditions for millions >> i have asthma, so the air quality is really hard on my lungs. and with the heat on top, it's like having a meltdown >> we're having a public health issue of air and lung health and confinement and further isolation. >> so, how hot is too hot for your health? new research from england found 104 degrees is the point when the body might stop functioning right. at that point, heat stress can cause confusion, dizziness or fainting flags are set to be lowered across new jersey today in honor of two firefighters who died battling a cargo ship fire firefighters were still working to put out those flames late into the night our ron allen reports. >> reporter: newark firefighters battling a massive inferno a huge cargo ship, loaded with more than a thousand vehicles and containers engulfed in fire, apparently ignited, officials say, when five or six vehicles

caught fire for unknown reasons. >> evacuate yourself immediately! >> reporter: just an hour into the fight a mayday call, and then another firefighters augusto, 45, a nine-year veteran, and wayne brooks, 49, 16 years of service were trapped, rescued and died at a hospital. >> our hearts go out to them and their family members and brothers and sisters of the fire service who had to see them m their last moments >> reporter: offici officials say newark's firefighters had not been trained to fight a fire on such a large vessel >> this tragedy is a painful reminder of the dangers our firefighters face and their remarkable courage >> reporter: throughout the day, tributes in the community where the two lived and worked jose says he worked overtime shifts with both men killed. what are your thoughts and

feelings >> my thoughts are it's very sad. it's very emotional. you couldn't ask for any better individuals, they're good firemen. >> reporter: jason torres manages a restaurant across from the firehouse. >> they help us out. we see them all the time it's a tough loss in the community especially >> reporter: the cause of the fire is under viinvestigation. >> thank you a federal judge on thursday deny add request by the justice department to prevent a potential deposition of donald trump, this comes of part two of lawsuits filed by peter strzok and lisa page. the two were members of the mueller investigation and became frequent targets of trump during his presidency attorneys for strzok stopped trump's deposition to determine whether he met with the dodj an fbi. marjorie taylor green was

ousted from the house freedom caucus, or she wasn't, it depends on who you ask they voted hmm twalmost two weeo to remove green. but multiple gop sources are giving conflicting reports about her status in the caucus right now, with some saying chairman scott perry has yet to actually notify green about her removal the caucus will likely revisit the issue of her membership when they return from recess next week john kerry, the special envoy for climate change will be traveling to china next week the two super powers will attempt to restart climate negotiations, following a week that reported the highest temperatures ever recorded it had be the latest trip to championship by biden officials. janet yellen is currently in beijing, while antony blinken met with xi jinping last month

after the wagner group's open rebellion against the russian state, the twists and turns this this story continue yevgeny prigozhin was supposed to be in exile in belarus, fwlau country's president is suddenly walking that claim back. >> reporter: evgeny prigozhin again facing a perilous future the mercenary who led a mutiny in russia, so angering president putin was thought to be in exile if be in belarus but when nbc news was invited to the presidential palace in minsk, the president distanced himself. and he may never come, president lukashenko says. >> translator: he is located in st. petersburg where is he this morning in he comorning? he could have gone to moscow or somewhere else

>> reporter: people will be surprised and mystified that a man who you say could have caused a civil war in russia is still in russia. >> i've said everything i'm allowed to say >> reporter: on the streets of minsk some telling us they never wanted prigozhin or his soldiers here prigozhin himself heard but not seen promising in a recent audio message, new victories on the frontline. president putin has been busy trying to reassert hisis p powed maman of the people image. his s view of f prigozhin unclc. but t russian statate tvtv, whie lauded prigozhin and his fighters as heroes, now calling him a traitor and criminal he had a charmed life, this russian report says, showing images unverified byby n nbc nef a police raid on his st. petersburg home, with millions of dollars in bills, frake passports and even wigs. prigozhin discredited but not in danger, luke schenn lukashenkono

said >> developments continue our thanks to kier for that report the u.s. military says for the second time in less than 24 hours, russian jets did risky fly byes past american drones in syria, dropping flares and coming way too cleese fose for e than an hour an official called the actions dangerous, reckless, unsafe and unprofessional both the american and russian militaries operate in syria with security coordination, but that now seems to be fraying, with russian jets also overflying u.s. positions in that civil war-torn country a teenaged boy has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his high school spanish teacher in iowa. he is 17 and will have no possibility of parole. he was 16 when he and another student beat the teacher to death with a baseball bat back

in november 2021 miller had expressed remorse to the victim's family, saying he accepted responsibility for, quote, my carelessness, for my ignorance. the presiding judge later condemned his actions as sin ser and evil the teacher had given both boy as failing grade, which was the alleged motive for the attack. now to a stunning development in a missing persons case in texas. 25-year-old rude eye wy was fou outside a church and unresponsive this comes eight years after he vanished without a trace while walking his dogs his mother reported him missing on march 7, 2015 but investigators now say he was home with santana almost the entire time. >> based on what that young man said to me in front of the detective, i don't see why she's not in handcuffs right now >> investigators say the boy and his mom had several run-ins with

police over the years but gave fake names and birthdays, so he remained a missing person. there are currently no clues as to why they would keep the lie going, but police say they don't suspect foul play. a brand-new beacon of help for alzheimer's patients the fda has provided approval of lakim by it targets a type of protein thought by scientists to be one of the underlying causes of alzheimer's disease. it is intended for patients in the early stages of alzheimer's, but that doesn't come without risks, with the possibility of brain swelling and brain bleedings, and it comes at a shell-shocking price tag of more than $26,000 medicare says it had cover 80% of the coacost once patients mei deductible if you've got a weekend of outdoor activities, you might

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funding for it, it's not going to happen. >> reporter: sisters of the skies provides scholarships, mentorships and interactive events like this one in colorado >> a helmet, put it on this way. >> i really like flying and i wanted to learn how, and i kept watching videos like "top gun. and i learned a lot of things about flying, so i wanted to try it >> i love the planes, and i love the electronics. it was really cool, because i never met a pilot before ever m my in my life. >> reporter: madeline star was part of the program and is paying it forward, just like her mentor, captain claiborne. >> that was helpful to know i wasn't alone one girl walked up to me and said you're the first girl pilot i've ever seen it's going to stick with them. >> reporter: what's your advice to someone who's watching this and says i want to be a pilot but i'm nervous and scared >> do it

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really looking forward to it. if they cancel it, we probably won't be able to go this year. >> right now at 5:00, passengers now in limbo, wondering whe