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

it ended up in the sea, but not before raising alarms. we've got a live report with the latest more tension rising overseas hours before president biden sits down with volodymyr zelenskyy. we break down the biggest moves at the nato summit with less than 24 hours to reach a deal, federal mediators step in to stop a strike negotiations are down to the wire in hollywood. you might not win the powerball, but you could get a payday from bank of america. we'll tell you why and how can you get part of the 150 million. the next king of the hard court. we introduce you to chris eubanks. the last american standing on tennis' big stage. it's wednesday, july 12. "early today" starts right now hi is hi there, good morning >> north korea appears to have fired another intercontinental ballistic missile towards

neighbor to the east, japan. that's according to the japanese coast guard and south korean military the projectile is believed to have landed in the sea we want to bring in our nbc news foreign correspondent chapman bell what's the latest on this? >> reporter: good morning, jessica, south korea's military saying they detected one icbm launched from north korea's pyongyang area and landing in the sea of japan or the east sea as it's known also in korea. it was launched at a langn angl traveled roughly 620 miles the government immediately meeting to share information and intel on this launch and that the two countries will further bolster their joint defensive posture against north korea's threats and provocations japan also adding that they are analyzing data from the launch, also adding that they believe the icbm reached a maximum

altitude of about 3,700 miles. all these countries still trying to figure out the details behind this launch. this comes days after kim jong un's sister says that north korean war planes intercepted and repelled a u.s. spy plane and that if the u.s. continued spying over their country that they would, she says that there would be shocking consequences so it's unclear if this was a response to this alleged u.s. spy plane that the u.s. says is just accusation. and about this, this plane jessica? >> so a lot unfolding and still more to get through. chapman, thank you as nato maintains its long-held position on inviting ukraine to join the military alliance, unexpected tensions are bubbling between president biden and president zelenskyy, just hours ahead of their meeting at today's summit. this comes as a trans atlantic

alliance is welcoming its newest member and prepares to admit another, following the end of long-standing opposition from one country. brie jackson has more. >> reporter: president biden touting a historic moment, as nato welcomes newest member finland and the backing of sweden's bid the president also thanking his turkish counterpart for dropping his opposition to the latter their sit-down follows the white house's decision to transfer f-16 fighter jets to turkey, despite some congressional disapproval. >> it's in the interest of the united states. it's in the interest of the nato alliance for turkey to get these planes >> reporter: this two-day summit gives the opportunity to strengthen ties within the alliance >> going forward, we have a real chance to bring turkey closer to us, economically, politically and militarily >> reporter: the war in ukraine is top of mind at this nato gathering. as is the path for ukraine's

membership >> we will issue an invitation for ukraine to join nato when conditions are met >> reporter: during the flag ceremony, president zelenskyy continued his call to join [ speaking in a non-english language ] this comes hours after he voiced frustration with the alliance on twitter. blasting the lack of a timetable for an invite for his country, stating, uncertainty is weakness nato allies stressed their support for ukraine remains strong >> our only answer is that we need to stand by ukraine for as long as it takes >> reporter: a message president biden is expected to reaffirm when he meets with zelenskyy in washington brie jackson, nbc news the the department of justice says it will no longer try to defend former president trump in the case brought by e. jean carroll. they might have been obliged to

defend limbhim if it was part oi duties as president. but they say this is proof that he was speaking in a personal capacity when he denied raping her. a lawyer for mr. trump would not comment. carroll has already won the civil case in question but has now filed a new one slate ford trial in january the white house confirmed that the secret service will brief the oversight committee about the cocaine found earlier this month this comes following a request from republican james comer who is seeking to discover what practices led to the discovery of the substance it remains in a federal lab for testing. turning to miami where a young girl bravely fought off an attempted kidnapper. he tried to take her from a staircase outside of her home. maya eglin has the details >> reporter: a courageous

6-year-old girl with a big bite. the 6-year-old was sitting outside the apartment by herself when police say this man grabbed her and tried to pull her into a suv. she told nbc south florida that's when she fought back. >> on his arm? how hard did you bite him? >> real hard >> reporter: after the bite, the man eventually gave up >> started running back to his car and left >> reporter: police say the 6-year-old and her siblings noticed a white suv parked nearby earlier >> i already know because we never seen no white and black car. >> reporter: after reviewing surveillance camera footage, authorities spotting the plan and the car matching the description lurking around the building before the attempted abduction and fleeing. using street cameras and license plate reader, they tracked down 33-year-old leonardo venegas he was arrested without bond on kidnapping and child abuse charges. >> just protect your kids and look over them

keep a close eye on them because anything can happen in the blink of an eye. >> reporter: her mother is grateful her daughter's safe and proud of her bravery >> unisom kids can't think quick like that, but i'm glad she fought like that >> reporter: while she is safe, police say there hey be additional victims out there they're asking anyone with additional tips or information to come forward by contacting the miami police robbery u robbe unit choshocking scene in las ve. a man broeke a window and threw items to the ground below. he also grabbed a woman and kept her in a hotel room. an s.w.a.t. team broke into the room and the woman was found safe overnight officials are keeping a close eye on a dam

upstream from the capital of vermont. because it's near maximum capacity and a nearby river crested at 21 feet kristin dahlgren is in that flood zone >> reporter: from the air, the scope of the disaster is unmistakable vermont's capital city submerged. the river unstoppable as it swelled to more than 21 feet, the second highest flood level on record, overtopping its banks and stranding hundreds >> make no mistake the devastation and flooding we're experiencing across vermont is historic and catastrophic >> reporter: swift water rescue teams from several states performed more than a hundred rescues. these people pulled from a downtown hotel with the first floor under water. there was no other way to get out. how quickly did things go bad? >> really quickly. it went from, you know, water at the front. hotel up to over the cars. >> reporter: mayor jack mccullough getting his first up close look at the devastation. >> probably worse than i

expected yeah it's not good. >> reporter: the city now under a boil water advisory. and it's not over. officials closely monitoring a dam about five miles upstream. dangerously close to overtopping, and sending even more water into montpellier. >> what we're told is we're within about a foot of that happening. so that could be very bad if that happens >> even the police station is flooded. they've had to move operations elsewhere. communications also a big concern. these guys are headed out now. they're going to take a generator up to the top of the building to make sure that their calls keep coming in >> reporter: 14 counties in vermont are been declared disaster areas >> it's awful, atrocious >> reporter: so many have had to flee their home. >> like we have to go right now. so we got our kids and we grabbed our dog, and we left >> reporter: some towns are still completely cut off air rescues happening where

boats and trucks can't get in. in ludlow, can you see why the ground completely washed away beneath this train trac track elsewhere, houses succumbed to the powerful current roads and bridges buckled. what is left when the water finally recedes will be a massive and expensive clean up, something the hudson valley knows all too well, still picking up the pieces from the same system. for some, moving on will be in in infinitely harder. he lost his daughter. >> two seconds, she was gone >> reporter: even as the floodwaters begin to recede, the pain may take much longer. >> our thanks to kristin for bringing us that report. >> those storms not only the dangerous weather in the u.s. today. nbc meteorologist michelle grossmann is tracking the heat hitting the southwest. michelle, good morning >> good morning to you both. yeah, we're looking at heat

stretching from california to the southeast. 74 million people impacted by dangerous heat today we're looking at temperatures soaring once again into the triple digits. in the southeast ifyou're not in the triple digits, you add in the heat index and it's going to feel over 100 degrees in many spots. las vegas and phoenix will see temperatures soaring into the triple digits. look at phoenix, 111 five degrees above what is typical for this time of year. r midland, texas, temperatures into the triple digits again we're looking at temperatures into the triple digits once again, tucson, 108 and the same story as we go throughout the week saturday and soehn in amarillo, temperatures into the 90 all

about the dangerous heat in the south central states, 103 in san antonio. really steamy, dangerous heat in the south. we'll talk about storms in the south in the plains and renewed flooding by tomorrow in portions of northeast that's all coming up >> unfortunately, a familiar story. "early today" is back in a moment with a member of the 34 manson cult walking free and the negotiations to prevent writers from being join the on the picket lines. eing jo the on the picket lines.

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