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president volodymyr zelenskyy in just hours we're live with what to watch for. breaking overnight tensions soar after north korea launches an intercontinental ballistic missile toward japan the international reaction to the regime's first missile test in months. widening the net the massive manhunt for an escaped murder suspect with survivalist skills is intensifying in pennsylvania, while across the country we're hearing how another escaped murder suspect was caught. >> there wasn't an orange jump suit two hours ago, and there was one lying on the ground and i could hear splashing in the water. bank of america' of ame meg fine cnbc's karen tso tells us what it means for customers the fastest-growing sport in america heads to the one and only fenway park

it is "early today." and a good wednesday morning to you. i'm jessica layton >> glad you're with us, i'm frances rivera as nato maintains its long-held position on joining of ukraine into the alliance, unexpected tensions are bubbling between president biden and president zelenskyy hours ahead of their meeting at today's summit. for more, we go to alice barr in washington president zelenskyy appears to be running out of patience on this issue what can we expect >> reporter: sharp words coming into this, president biden and zelenskyy will be meeting to the. and at the forefront is going to be the subject of nato membership for ukraine the ukrainian president has long desired a more concrete promise for his country's eventual pathway to join the security alliance in order to secure its own defense, as well as deter russia from taking action against other european nations

despite the u.s. and other nato allies' continued support for ukraine in its war against kokois russ against russia, they are only continuing to provide a distant promise. president zelenskyy pushed back on twitter against the lack of definitive commitment, calling it unpress decedented and absur. he later softened his tone saying that he believed that the alliance won't waste time and that ukraine will make nato stronger >> alice, do we know where president biden specifically stands on this issue >> reporter: he has spoken on this a number of times, most recently just yesterday alongside the nato secretary-general in brief remarks. he really emphasized the need to remain united as nato and as allies let's let you hear a little. >> we agree on the language that

we proposed, you proposed, relative to the future of ukraine being able to join nato. i still think that president putin thinks the way he succeeds is to -- nato. we're not going to do that >> reporter: president biden has long touted the importance of keeping nato together in order to counter aggression. but maintaining that inviting ukraine would pitch the entire alliance into the war. it doesn't appear that president zelenskyy can afford to wait until the war's end, whenever that may be. >> carefully watching the words exchanged and the tone in which they are exchanged as well, alice, thank you u. breaking news this morning north korea appears to have fired another intercontinental ballistic missile toward its neighbor to the east, japan. that's according to the japanese coast guard and the south korean military the projectile is believed to have landed in the sea

japanese officials have condemned the launch as, quote, completely unacceptable and a threat to the safety of the japanese people. icbms have the ability to reach the continental united states with a nuclear warhead these types of launches are closely watched bit u.s. and its allies the department of justice says it will no longer try to defend former president trump in the deaf famation case brought y writer e. jean carroll they could have been on ploblig if it was made during the time he was president and that it's prove that he acted in a personal capacity when he denied raping her. carroll has already won the civil jury case in question, but has filed a new one slated for trial in january another defendant who stormed the capitol during the january 6 riot has been sentenced.

23-year-old matthew bedingfield pleaded guilty at the time of the riot, bedingfield was out on bail on a charge of first degree attempted murder he has now been ordered to serve more than three years in federal prison the white house confirmed that the secret service will brief the house oversight committee about the cocaine found in the west wing earlier this month this comes following a request from republican james comer who is seeking to determine what white house security practices led to the discovery of the s substance. the cocaine and the bag it was found in remain in a federal lab for testing. the massive manhunt for the pennsylvania inmate is heading into day six and a $10,000 rye wardeward hasn offered. mean while, the man who helped find the california inmate

shares his story >> he wasn't looking up. he was looking around this way, and he was right there >> reporter: from his own back yard, bill sanchez saw the murder suspect at about noon >> when i looked over the edge right here at the creek, i do it five times a day, and there wasn't an orange jump suit two hoursing a hou hour ago, and i could hear splashing in the water >> i went straight back in the house, i said we've got the guy. >> reporter: law enforcement showed up to his home minutes later. >> there was probably, what, over 20 guys with guns drawn standing right here on this deck >> reporter: looking over at eric abrill with a chain around his waist still levele left over from the restraints he was able to get out of. more than 24-hour search as he roamed the neighborhood had people in the area on edge >> terrified my mom has lived here for 40

years. and there's sheds and things, and, you know, vehicles, cars and things like that, where there's lots of hiding spots >> reporter: you can see from above, the creek where he was captured is covered in trees, but ultimately t was his bright orange jail pants and sanchez' vigilance that helped lead to the capture. >> the whole county's relieved now. it's a big deal. >> our thanks to brittany hope for that report. charles manson follower leslie van houten has been released on parole from a california prison after 53 years. now 73, she was convicted of the is 1969 members of the labiancas. on friday, governor newsom said he wouldn't challenge the release. she was originally sentenced to death, but it was reversed on appeal to life with the possibility of parole. let's turn now to the utter devastation left in the wake of

flash flooding in vermont. histor histor historic montpellier was slammed. more than 100 people had to be rescued, with many more forced to evacuate their homes. >> we have to go now like now we have to go right now. and so we got our kids, and we grabbed our dog. and we left. >> counties in vermont have been declared disaster areas. roads and bridges buckled and entire homes were swept away when the water does finally recede, a massive and expensive clean up will be next. now to the other serious weather threat millions are facing the dangerous heat wave that has brought record-break triple digits and triple digit highs for weeks now. our kathy park has the latest. >> reporter: the brutal heat

building across the country, turning typical hotspots even hotter vegas baking at 117. phoenix a sweltering 109 and death valley could hit 130 degrees by this weekend. >> so, this pattern's been a little bit stuck >> reporter: meanwhile, miami reaching its 030th consecutive day with the heat index in the triple digits. for roofers here, there's no escaping the elements. >> i usually wet my wrist, my neck, those are cool down areas for me >> reporter: the miami dade county mayor telling us the chief heat officer is zeroing in on the extreme conditions. >> they're really understanding that this is serious, that it's here to stay and that we all have to adapt and protect. >> reporter: and it's not just soaring temperatures florida is literally in hot water. tlanss to a marine heat wave, water temperatures in some spots off the coast are in the mid to upper 90s, five to ten degrees above average, and fueling all

this is the stagnant and stifling weather pattern later this week, the sunshine state will be baking under a sahara dust cloud blowing in from africa. >> it's about a mile above our head, but it makes for some very hot days in places like south florida. >> reporter: just three weeks into summer, and already smashing multiple heat records across the globe kathy park, nbc news, miami. >> more on that dangerous heat, let's bring in michelle grossmann, who's tracking the temperatures good morning >> good morning to you both. we're looking at dangerous temperatures, stretching from the west to the south central states 75 million americans under some sort of heat alert, whether it's a heat advisory or excessive heat warning the southwest seeing excessive heat warning temperatures into the triple digits in the southeast, if you're not into the triple digits, you factor in that humidity, it will feel over 100 degrees.

feeling like 104 in jacksonville, it will feel like the 100s in kansas city. warm in the south central states tomorrow we'll look at the same story. this is going on and on. we're going to see into the weekend these temperatures continuing and by the way, off the waters, off the coast of florida, water temperatures in the 90s. jacksonville will feel likeratue digits phoenix, 111 all right, guys, it's steam knee the south. we're going to talk about stor

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after being diagnosed with breast cancer. >> every time we would talk on the phone, she would say oh, my dream is one day that we can meet >> reporter: in june, this happened the two third grade girls who lived an ocean and 4400 miles apart met in person. martha and her husband travelled to sweden, staying three days with johanna and her family >> in a real, surreal, but in a way, it was like i've known her so long. it was like my old friend. it was just comfortable. >> you have your shirt on! >> reporter: martha face timed johanna while we were with her, and we talked about the first moment she opened the door to see her friend what was that moment like? >> it was like she had been here for many times before. >> reporter: a relationship so

special, even though they had never met in person. >> you named your daughter after your pen pal >> yes >> reporter: now johanna and her family are planning on traveling to kentucky. pen pals that have turned into forever friends. >> bye-bye >> bye-bye >> talk later. >> and not only friends, but sisters, really, and family. >> and a lost art, too our thanks to shannon for sharing that story we want to bring you the spectacular pictures lava floe in iceland the eruption at the seismic hot spot came after intense earthquake right there

more news now is on the way. way. north korea sends a missile soaring over the sea of japan.