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temperatures a show of unity in the face of russian aggression. we're live as nato prepares to welc welcome its newests newest memb saend send a message good news for wallets everywhere prices are finally starting to come down from the car lot to the grocery store. what this could mean, though, for rate hikes and the ukrainian tennis player inspiring the world at wimbledon. the new mom making her mark on the court. it's thursday, "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm steven romo >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with the extreme heat that is only growingng m more e dangererous by thehe day the record highs are extending across the south phoenix has seen 12 straight days at 100 or higher.

temperatures could surge as high as 120 in the southwest. let's find out if there's any relief in sight. hi, michelle >> unfortunately, there is no relief in sight. we're going to see this continuing day after day we're looking at 81 million people impacted by heat alerts into the pacific southwest, the south central states and the southeast. it's going to feel like 100 in many areas it will soar into the triple digits in so many places thra dall dallas 104. memphis, 105 we'll see temperatures soaring into the triple the triple spots. the heat is prompting the chance for severe storms and heavy rainfall

warmer air, can yo you with seee rainfall we'll track that in just a few minutes. americans are not the only ones suffering under an intense heat dome. a dangerous heat wave is expanding right now across europe and scorching countries with recorden had -breaking temperatures this week one of those hotspots is italy claudio lavanga joins us from rome this heat is serious, even deadly >> reporter: absolutely. italians have this bad habit of giving heat waves names, scary names. this one is the three-headed monster in "dante's inferno" this probably gets pretty close. it's already over 90 degrees fahrenheit, bound to get worse throughout the day and rater in tlater in the weeky

expec expect 115 degrees rome is one of the ten cities across t a cross the country that are in high alert at least 18,000 people died in italy last year alone because of the heat that is the highest death toll in the whole of europe and we also got a confirmation that this time, this year there was a first victim, too and a 44 y 44-year-old worker who was painting near milan and collapsed from the heat and later died in hospital of course italy is not the only country suffering from the heat wave in europe spain and greece are reporting similar temperatures with greece closing down access to nature reserves

and opening up public buildings where there's air conditioning to give people who need a break a break. back to you, steven. >> a lot of people to need at that break thank you. president biden is in helsinki this morning to mark finland's admission as the newest member of nato. from biden came straight from a two-day nato summit in lithuania. a strong show of unity for the alliance and ukraine let's go to alice barr in washington, d.c. where did the nato countries leave things >> reporter: to wrap up the two-day nato summit in lithuania, president biden made promises of what he called unwavering support for ukraine in its war against russia. >> the president stopped far short of giving the ukrainians what they want most. a speedy admission into nato this is one of those rare summits where disagreements between nato allies spilled out into the open. the ukrainians were very

outspoki outspoken about frustrations going in president zelenskyy profusely thanked nato and the u.s. for their support. take a listen. >> so thank you so much for this help we really counted on it. this's big support, and i understand it's all your money, but, you have to know that you spend this money for, for not just fighting. you spend this money for our lives. >> reporter: western and nato countries have already given tens of billions of dollars in support to ukraine, more than $40 billion from the u.s. alone. >> and alice, the president touts finland's admission into the alliance, why not for ukraine? >> reporter: there is a huge difference in the fact that

unlike ukraine, finland is not currently at war with russia this would be an unprecedented decision if nato decided to admit a country already at war that would mean 31 countries, including the u.s. would be plunged into direct military conflict with nuclear-armed russia nato's posture is still prevention and avoiding an invasion at the summit, nato leaders did pledge new security commitments, long term, for ukraine, but really at this point most of that money does come from the u.s. president biden essentially calling the shots. and at this point he says nato is just not ready to have ukraine join >> thank you for the break down. negotiations in hollywood are down to the wire right now dramatic stuff happening there as members of the actors union, sag-aftra expired their contracts just after midnight pacific time, a little more than an hour now.

the union is demanding studios give members higher pay and safeguards against ai. if negotiation end without success, 160,000 actors in film, of it and radio will be at the picket lines along with writers. if that happens, you can expect already-hurting hollywood to come to a stand still. a michigan hair salon found itself in the spotlight after a single now-deleted post. it declined to service lgbtq customers, sparking outrage. >> really, i was horrified to see a business owner this our community in traverse city, essentially refer to our lgbtq neighbors as animals >> reporter: the state representative is among the list of people opposed to this facebook page.

the post suggests that anyone who identifies as anything other than a man or woman should see a pet groomer and that service here would be denied >> too have a business owner put something out there like that and basically think she can discriminate, very disturbing. >> reporter: its if on to michigan bill that has been introduced in the chamber. it implies a particular pronoun request will be ignored. >> it's frankly very dangerous we're in a time where lgbtq members are already facing increases in violence and targeting, so when you dehumanize them that way, that only escalates that. >> reporter: and further down, the post implies a legal defense for refusing to serve all who come through these doors it's a sentiment many businesses are taking following the same-sex web page ruling but cofia who passes laws says it might not hold legal water.

>> that is a direct strike at the heart of civil rights. all of the gains we have made as a country. it is really very troublesome. and i think thisthis. . >>ing tis going to en up heavily litigated >> reporter: the owner says she has no issues with lgb but the plus indicates pedophiles, she says >> to our community members, you are loved. you belong, and we're going to keep fighting to make sure that you can be safe and welcome in traverse city and michigan and this country >> reporter: no customers came or left while we were at the studio, before being asked to leave the property when customers do show up, they may notice a change in the hair products a post associated with hair care

supplier jack win pro, they said they would no longer be providing services to studio 8 let's turn to extreme weather hitting the chicago area there have been multiple reports of tornados touching down near the city that includes one confirmed near o'hare airport that forced passengers to take shelter and disrupted hundreds of flights fortunately, there have not been reports of injuries but there are science of digns of damage suburbs. >> let's bring if min michelle grossmann. >> we're seeing storms early this morning in the central plains into the mid mississippi valley they can have heavy rain leading to flash flooding. also to portions of the immigration seeing really heavy rain we're going to see this into the northeast, parts of new england as we go throughout later today.

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came if wn weaker than expected it was up 3% from a year ago that's the lowest level we've seen since march 2021. in terms of the implications, first for the federal reserve. this is perhaps the most crucial. it could give the central bank breathing room when it comes to future rate hikes, as they see the rate hikes they've already pushed through, the interest rate hikes take effect on the economy. what does it mean for regular consumers? inflation is still elevated, but gas prices have come down significantly as you probably are well aware housing costs are still up but we are seeing signals that other parts of the economy should see price pressures ease as well. overall, it is seen as a good report good news for the u.s. economy it means the federal reserve's efforts to rein in inflation are working. >> hope we stay on that track. thank you. still to come this morning

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to have a beer, probably [cheers and applause >> reporter: even harry styles offered his support, after she posted that she was missing hess con his concert to keep playing, offering her tickets and wishing her luck but the support that means the most is coming from home >> happy i could bring little happiness to people of ukraine having a child and war made me a different person, and i look at the things a bit differently >> our thanks to tom for that report now to the biggest winners and moments from the 2023 espys. patrick mahomes took home the best athlete in men's sports award as well as best nfl player, and an emotional moment when damar hamlin was met with a standing ovation when he introduced the team that saved

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