the world baking under extreme heat, from explosive wildfires in greece to deadly triple-digit temperatures in the

u.s. the summer of record-breaking heat shows no signs of cooling the battle over buoys at the border in just hours, the biden administration set to sue texas for crossing the line in its fight to stop migrants from entering the states. enshrining the teen whose brutal murder came a rallying cry of the civil rights movement the new plans to establish a national monument honoring emmett till. it has been a turbulent summer for air travel. here is food for thought the best restaurant airports to try when your flights get delayed. so what if none of us hit the billion dollar jackpot it's a new week and a new chance to roll the dice as mega millions hits the fifth highest prize ever it's monday. "early today" starts right now and good monday morning to you i'm jessica layton >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with a heatwave that is growing hotter and deadlier across the united states just days after a man died in the blistering heat of death

valley, officials have confirmed that two women were found dead on a trail near las vegas this weekend. arizizona's maricocopa county h seen at least 18 heat-related deaths since april first responders say the increase in emergency calls is putting a strain on their resources. >> we're definitely seeing an increase in calls related to heat-related illnesses and injuries, those being light-headed, dizziness, fatigue, fainting, stuff along those lines. >> cities across the south keep smashing records phoenix has been sweltering under highs over 110 degrees for over three weeks now the electricity grid in texas has broken its maximum load records ten times in the last five weeks as people there struggle to keep cool. and now the heat dome is expanding to the midwest and plains michelle grossman will have more on that in just a moment greece is one of the many countries suffering from extreme weather, driven by climate change on the popular vacation island

of rhodes, tens of thousands are fleeing for their lives. our josh lederman showed us this scene. >> reporter: this looks like what you see after a hurricane or refugees fleeing a war, but these are all tourist who had to flee their hotels and have nowhere else to go now desperately seeking information what comes next. also, canada is badly hit by heavy flooding in nova scotia. four people are missing, including two children the governor called the damage to homes, quote, unimaginable. the storms started on friday, dumping three months' worth of rain on the province in just 24 hours. the state of texas's latest attempt to deter immigrants from crossing the border is being met with resistance. it has until this afternoon to remove the obstacles or face federal consequences for more on this, we go to brie jackson in washington. brie, good morning tell us more what's leading up to this potential battle >> good morning, frances this stems from actions taken by

republican governor greg abbott at the u.s.-mexico border. as part of operation lone star, the state's $4 billion effort to counter migration, texas has constructed a series of large buoys in the rio grande river aimed at prevent migrants from crossing the buoys are said to be roughly four feet in diameter and spin if someone tries to climb over them on thursday, the justice department threatened to potentially take action against the state. the doj informed texas that unless the buoys are removed from the river by 2:00 p.m. on monday today, the u.s. will file legal action the offenses cited by theler include violating the rivers and harbors act, endangering public safety, and potentially obstructing the federal government's official duties so far, governor abbott has shown no signs of backing down in this standoff on friday, abbott tweeted that texas has sovereign authority to

defend its border, and cast the blame on the biden administration for the ongoing migrant crisis this is just the latest attempt to counter migration in the state of texas, notably operation lone star has pleasant consisted of the bussi of migrants from texas to democratic-led cities such as washington, d.c. and just last week, it was reported that a texas state trooper vo their own concerns over how officials were told to deal with migrants, citing what they called inhumane policies including orders not to give water to asylum seekers and to push children into the rio grande river frances? >> brie, thank you president biden is expected to announce the creation of a national monument honoring emmett till. that's the 14-year-old boy whose killing at the hands of two white men helped ignite the civil rights movement. it will also honor his mother mamie. the emmett till and mamie till mobley national monument will

consist of three central sites central to the life of emmett till, including where his body was found in mississippi and the church where his open casket funeral was held in illinois a white house official said president biden will sign a proclamation establishing the monument on tuesday, the anniversary of till's birth back in 1941. spain has a potential political crisis on its hands after inconclusive national elections plunged the country into uncertainty the conservative partido popular won the most votes but still could not topple incumbent prime minister pedro sanchez whose socialist party celebrated the results as a victory but spain is likely headed for electoral deadlock political alliances in parliament could still form a new government but any such negotiations would likely go on for weeks, and sanchez is far from certain to come out on top. and there is also political turmoil in israel. hundreds of thousands of protesters marched on jerusalem ahead of a key vote in

parliament there on a judicial overhaul that would allow prime minister benjamin netanyahu to overright supreme court decision our raf sanchez breaks it down for us >> reporter: tonight, israel's political crisis is reaching boiling point. vast crowds marching to jerusalem in a last-ditch effort to stop prime minister benjamin netanyahu's plan to weaken the supreme court. but after months of stops and starts, the legislation is now heading for a final vote by the protesters have gathered in their thousands in front of the supreme court, the institution they vowed to protect. but netanyahu says he has the votes, and he is determined to push ahead >> reporter: that's despite the israeli leader being rushed to hospital overnight, fitted with a pacemaker after an irregular heartbeat. protesters say the court is the only check on government power in a country without a formal constitution but netanyahu's right wing religious government says the court is standing in the way of the agenda it was elected to carry out. including expanding settlements in the occupied west bank.

and now a political crisis in danger of becoming a security crisis with hundreds of israeli air force reserve pilots saying they won't show up for duty >> we're not going to continue to risk our lives going to serve in an air force of a country that is not democratic >> reporter: a massive display of people power, but it may not be enough. raf sanchez, nbc news, jerusalem. it was a dangerous weekend on the water for many. at missouri's lake of the ozarks, a boat crashed in the middle of the night into a house. a witness says the boat went airborne at the shoreline, hit the home and flipped over. official says there were eight people on board, and they were all taken to the hospital, and six were seriously hurt. the driver has been charged with boating while intoxicated. and a late night boat crashing cape cod took the life of a 17-year-old girl identified as sadie morrow she was identified as a standout

lacrosse player in massachusetts. a 17-year-old boy was also hurt. police are investigating 29 people were hospitalized and several more were injured after a deck collapsed at a montana country club over the weekend. our billings affiliate reported none of the injuries was life-threatening police said eight people were treated for injuries on the scene, and others walked away without getting any treatment. city officials say it was unclear how many people were on that patio when the deck collapsed. the golf club was hosting a tournament at the time of the incident all right. the heatwave hitting millions of americans will spread further this week. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking when the rockies and the plains could start being impacted good morning, michelle >> good morning to you both. yeah, new week we're still looking at that dangerous heat continuing in the rockies. also the plains, and into the northeast, new england, the midatlantic area will see the heat this week today we're waking up to 20 million americans under a heat alert. the orange is the heat advisory. we also have an excessive heat warning including phoenix and salt lake city we're looking at temperatures

well into the triple digits once again. look at phoenix, 115 the record is 116. we're going to get close to that great falls 101. houston, right near the 1 100-degree mark at 99 degrees. warm too in foportions of flori. the record heat continues tomorrow tomorrow is 96 new orleans 96 103 in abilene look what happens as he we head late eek new york city in the mid knight 90s. 95 on friday you factor in the humidity, 's going toit some spotty thunderstorms that could bring some really heavy downpours and sizzling in the south. all right, guys. that's a look at the heat. we'll take look at where we can police department some summer

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it's hard and it's scary >> reporter: sandra caldwell now living a nightmare she lived in the same newark housing authority building that explode friday a few doors down. it was her home for 31 years. >> i thought it was two dumpster instructs or an amarillo. >> reporter: caldwell and at least a dozen others are staying here at this hotel 31 people in total were relocated after the blast. six people were hurt, including one who is still in critical condition. neighbors at steven crane village say it's the man who lived on the second floor who came out with serious burns.24 g fencing it off.of debris and >>s not the same no more it feels -- i still feel still shaky. >> reporter: lots of activity at the scene saturday, but the exact cause of the explosion still being investigated >> we've been here smelling gas

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