heat wave. fire rips through greece as the rest of europe is sweating through the deadly temperatures.

and the american heat wave is starting to expand east. we will tell you when you will be feeling the heat. texas's attempt to stop migrants hitting road blocks in federal court. the lone star state now facing a tic-tocking clock to remove its border buoys. it's been one year since the inflation act passed butut are americicans seeingng any r reli? we look k at where thehe e econy ststands. "bararbie" g giving theatera box office boost the fourth biggest ticket haul of all time. and meet the country star going viral for his dance moves and date line lir ricks, how walker hayes made a special fan's dream come true. "early today" starts right now. thanks for starting your week with us, i'm frances rivera. >> and hi, everyone, i'm jessica layton we begin right now with the historic heat wave that has a tight grip on so much of the world. the heat dome over the united states continues to expand while

bringing more triple digit record highs to the south and the extreme weather is being felt across the globe. this morning we have team coverage around the world starting with josh ledderman in grease where they are battling heat and fire. >> reporter: desperation on the island of rhodes, greece where tens of thousands are fleeing for their lives from out of control fires, winds flaring up as southern europe bakes under a brutal heat wave jack neil and his family visiting from england walking four miles to escape dange >> have you ever seen anything like thibefore >> no, i've never been afraid to die, but yesterday i had that fear in me. >> reporter: crews now working around the clock to contain the disaster in what's become the largest evacuation in the country's history. this looks like what you see after a hurricane or refugees fleeing a war, but these are all

tourists who had to flee their hotels and have nowhere else to go, now desperately seeking information about what comes next holidays turned to horror as more of this island is going up in flames. >> i'm marissa parra, as sweltering temps sweep the nation, another dramatic rescue for heat exhausted hikers this, time in california captured on the citizen app. the l.a. fire department's chopper airlifted hikers to safety hiking proving deadly days after a man died tracking through death valley and two women were found dead just outside las vegas. over in maricopa county the heat claiming at least 18 lives since april. the heat dome expanding to the midwest. down south ems is putting in overtime. >> we are definitely seeing increasing calls, puts an extra strain on the 911 system as a whole. >> reporter: i'm aaron gilchrist tracking historic flooding on

the canadian east coast. a dramatic scene in halifax, rescuers lowering into rushing floodwaters battling ferocious wind to airlift a camper four people including two children went missing when the cars they were in became submerged. people forced to wade into high water as thunderstorms in nova scotia dumped nearly a foot of rain since friday morning. >> we had three months' worth of rain in less than 24 hours it came fast and it came furious. >> reporter: firefighters zip lining over washed out roads trying to move supplies and stranded people. with states of emergency now in effect as canadians try to dry out and survey the damage. >> and our thanks to josh, marissa and aaron for that reporting. now to spain it has a political mess on its hands after inconclusive national elections plunged the country into uncertainty the conservative won the most

votes but could not topple the incumbent prime minister spain is likely headed for electoral deadlock political alliances in parliament could still form a new government any such negotiations would likely go on for weeks and sanchez is far from certain to come out on top. there's also political turmoil in israel. hundreds of thousands of protesters marched on jerusalem ahead of the key vote in parliament there on a judicial overhaul that would allow prime minister netanyahu to override supreme court decisions. in a rare show of internal dissent hundreds of israeli air force reservists say they will not show up for duty netanyahu was insisting on today's vote despite his own health struggles he's been admitted to the hospital twice in the last week and this weekend announced that he had a pacemaker put in. the state of texas' latest attempt to deter immigrants from crossing the border is met with resistance it has until this afternoon to remove the obstacles or face

federal consequences we go to brie jackson in washington tell us more about what's leading up to this potential legal battle. >> reporter: good morning, frances. this action stems -- or this stems from actions taken by texas 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 preventing migrants from crossing the buoys are said to be roughly 4 feet in diameter and spin if someone tries to climb over them this development led to outcry from migrant advocates who said that the buoys could cause people to drown. on thursday the department of justice threatened potential 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 the letter

include violating the rivers and harbors act, en dangerous 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 the 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 also consisted of busing of migrants frotexas to democratic-led cities. just last week it was poed that a texas state troop voiced their own concerns over how officials we told to deal with migrants, citing what they called inhumane policies, including orders to not give water to asylum seekers and to push children into the rio grande river frances? >> we will know soon enough which direction this will take, less than 12 hours away.

thank you. chicago saw another weekend of deadly gun violence over the span of 48 hours at least six people were killed and 26 others injured as bullets flew across that city. a 16-year-old boy later died after being found on a sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his chest. the youngest victim was a 13-year-old boy who was shot in the leg while riding his bicycle. he is expected to be okay. according to the gun violence archive there have been more than 400 mass shootings across the united states so far just this year. newly released body cam video is raising questions over what led to a police dog attacking an unarmed black man in ohio over the fourth of july. despite footage showing the man surrendering to authorities. nbc's jessie kirsch has more >> don't release the dog. >> reporter: the warning from state to local police came again and again. >> do not release the dog. with his hands up. >> reporter: his hands clearly in the air, 23-year-old, an

unarmed black man was still mauled by a police dog. >> get the dog off of him. get the dog off of him. >> reporter: the ohio state highway patrol says the disturbing july 4th incident came after an attempted traffic stop police attempting to pull rose over for driving this semi-truck missing a left rear mud flap when rose refused to stop police chased him for nearly 30 minutes before he stopped and exited the vehicle. >> male driver on the phone right now. >> reporter: according to authorities rose called 911 himself and got out of the semi unarmed with his hands raised. >> come to me. >> get on the ground or you're going to get bit. >> come to me, man. >> reporter: but state police say a dog was still unleashed by circleville k-9 officer ryan speakman. >> nobody is trying to hurt you. >> you just let a dog bite me. >> reporter: authorities say rose was treated at a local

medical center and charged with failure to comply with order or signal of police officer, a felony of the fourth degree. >> that an officer would unleash a dog on a black man that had his hands in the air and was on his knees. we were mortified by that behavior. >> reporter: records show rose is out of jail he and his attorney are declining to comment to nbc news here in circleville we've asked police for an interview. they have not made anyone available and the department also has not confirmed if the k-9 officer in question is still on active duty mean while, state police say the incident remains under investigation. back to you. >> jesse, thank you. dozens of people were hospitalized and several more were injured after a deck collapsed at a country club in montana. blayne alexander has the latest. >> reporter: this is what's left of a deck at a country club in billings, montana, after it collapsed saturday night sending

dozens of people tumbling to the ground. >> there was a patio that collapsed, there is at least 10 to 15 people in serious shape. >> be careful. we moved her twice. >> reporter: 29 people were taken to the hospital, nearly a dozen more treated on scene. incredibly no critical injuries were reported. it happened at montana's briarwood golf course and country club as the club was hosting a tournament. >> all of a sudden there was just a big crash and i looked over and 20 feet away from me on the other side of the staircase the whole upper tier just -- just crumbled down. >> reporter: here you can see people being carried out on stretchers while some lean on each other for support as they hobble out of the wreckage police say they don't know how many people were standing on the deck at the time >> there were some people in a lot of pain, a lot of husbands and wives that were side-by-side comforting each other and it

was -- you know, it was a terrible scene. >> reporter: officials are trying to determine exactly what caused the deck to give way. blayne alexander, nbc news the deadly heat spreads east with dangerous temperatures impacting even more americans this week. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking where that heat is heading next michelle, good morning >> reporter: good morning to you both yeah that is correct dangerous heat does continue, a new week and still the same weather story. we are looking at heat alerts stretching from the south all across the south into portions of the rockies, the intermountain west and that will head east. 26 million people impacted by heat alerts, excessive heat warning that's in the hot pink salt lake city, phoenix under an excessive heat warning as well as miami and florida temperatures in the south once again into the triple digits and that heat dome is expanding. temperatures 10, even 15 degrees above normal for this time of year in portions of the northern plains, also into the midwest. take a look at some of these numbers, the july steam continues. 101 billings today, that's 12

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it has been nearly one year since the inflation reduction act was passed and the impacts of the climate law included in that act has helped create an expansion of electric vehicle production analysis by princeton researchers estimates that by 41% by the year 2030. a historic day for the nation's largest university for deaf students. over the weekend gal u day held a graduation ceremony 70 years in the making and awarded diplomas to 24 black students and their teachers forced to attend segregated schools on those grounds in the 1950s five of the six living students attended along with the descendents of the other students it was part of a push to acknowledge and own its past racial injustices. the world is reeling from the loss of the late, great tony

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♪ we fancy like appleby's on a date night ♪ >> reporter: country singer walker hayes went viral singing "fancy like" millions of people imitated the dance. mat ives loves the song so much his life-long friend tara phillips gave him a t-shirt for his birthday last year. >> shut up shut up. >> what were you feeling when you opened that present? >> i was in shock and i was so happy. so was. >> he looked like he won a million dollars and it was a simple t-shirt but that's how matt is. like he is full of joy. >> reporter: tara's video went viral, too, and guess who saw it. >> i know you, brother man i know you you are my favorite video all year. >> i love you. >> of you in appleby's. >> reporter: walker hayes invited matt and tara to a show. he signed matt's t-shirt and then asked matt to sign his. >> there wasn't a dry eye in the

whole area so it was just like so fun to watch him asking his dream come true. >> reporter: that might have been the end of the story, but then three weeks ago walker randomly spotted matt at the minneapolis airport. >> he recognized me and he's like, hey, matt. >> reporter: they made a plan, walker bringing his family to an appleby's in minnesota. >> come on, bro. >> come on, bro. >> how are you ♪ >> reporter: this week w walker surprised his friend agagain. >> i think there's somebody else who wants to join us. >> y yay whwhat's up, y'all. >> how are you doing >> we're together on tv. >> matt, man, you are a light. the first time i saw you i had to know you. >> you are like my second dad, brother.

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