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bronny, the latest on his condition after the 18-year-old suffered cardiac arrest during a basketball practice. a staggering blow to president biden's immigration policy the judge strikes down a key component affecting asylum seekers. where this legal fight is headed next what can brown do for you? a whole lot now after u.p.s. workers avert a strike, just days before their deadline inside terms of the new labor contract the soccer world kicks up big time highlights across the globe from a world cup upset in new zealand to a two-goal performance by lionel messi in miami. we're breaking down all the best moments on the pitch and bobcat kittens finding a new home on the road to recovery we've not the cute details on their rescue as we claw into this wednesday morning it's july 26, "early today" starts right now and good morning, everyone, i'm jessica layton >> grad youlad you're with us, frances rivera a family spokesperson says

bronny james is out of the icu after suffering cardiac arrest on the basketball court. and lebron and safvannah thank the usc staff for jumping in to save their son kaley hartung has more >> bronny james to the basket! >> reporter: the son of a basketball super star, facing a medical emergency. >> bronny james! bull's eye >> reporter: bronny james rushed to the er during a practice monday at the university of southern california. a family spokesperson saying while practicing, bronny james suffered a cardiac arrest. medical staff was able to street him and take him to the hospital he's now in stable condition and no longer in icu the 18-year-old is the son of nba legend lebron james and one. most highly-touted incoming basketball players the incident happened at

9:26 a.m in >> unconscious >> reporter: bronny james starring in the mcdonald's all american game. his dad cheering him on >> he's just proud, my dad, you know. >> reporter: lebron not shy about the desire to one day share the court with his son >> being with limb, spending a full year with him in the same uniform that is correct would be the icing on the cake. >> reporter: damar hamlin tweeting prayers to lebron's family here for you guys like you have been for my entire process cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for young athletes and those like james are in the population with the highest risk what could have led to this >> there are multiple factors that can cause cardiac arrest, whether it's something that they've had, like a disease of the heart that's congenital or

something that develop after having an infection. >> reporter: doctors with this advice >> any student that's going to start any sport should do a preparticipation physical. and that includes an evaluation of their medical history and then also asks the appropriate questions. >> and our that is corrects th ththanks for that report an american has been wounded in ukraine trevor reed has been taken to a facility in germany. he was in russia before being traded for a convicted drug smuggler the biden administration is very concerned about how reed's actions in ukraine will impact efforts to secure the release of other americans detained in russia reed's family declined our request for comment. on tuesday, a federal judge

in san francisco struck down a major component of president biden's immigration policy the decision affects migrants seeking asylum, specifically requiring them to schedule a hearing at a legal point of entry. or prove that they have already sought and were denied asylum in another country en route to the oust the u.s. the judge called it invalid. lawyers for the doj immediately issued a notice of appeal. this legal fight is expected to head to the supreme court. >> reporter: former president donald trump is on the campaign trail this morning with a third possible indictment, nip being atnipping at

his his heels. >> reporter: the 2024 presidential election and republican frontrunner donald trump's legal troubles on a collision course the former president traveling to new orleans for a fundraiser, one of at least three campaign events this week at the same time, the federal grand jury focussed on january 6 could soon potentially hand up the most serious indictment yet against the former president in connection to the deadly capitol attack and efforts to overturn the 2020 lex /* 2020 election he received a target letter. >> that signals that the prosecution team is pretty much at the investigative end game. >> reporter: the trump team fund raising off the former president's mounting legal troubles, just as a new monmouth university poll shows 69% of republican voters think mr. trump is the strongest candidate to beat president biden. republican opposition running new anti-trump ads in iowa

>> it's just time for new blood. >> reporter: as gop rivals struggle to break through. 37-year-old vivek ramaswamy starting to climb. >> i will be the best candidate to revive our missing national identity, to unite our country >> reporter: he's one of seven to qualify for the debate with dug bu doug burgum the latest to qualify. in washington, alice barr. house republicans are making a last-minute attempt to block hunter biden's plea deal the judge in the case is asked to consider recent testimony from two irs investigators the irs officials claim the younger biden received preferential treatment from the doj. biden agreed last month to plead

guilty to two tax misdemeanor charges. lawmakers say the move from republicans is unlikely to succeed. super charged climate change is altering the american landscape with a heat wave southern states right now are technically hard hit in florida a key ecosystem is careening toward collapse. our sam brock is in the sunshine state with the effort to save the coral reefs from a rapidly warming ocean. >> reporter: an unfathomable 101-degree temperature reading just north of the florida keys, some of the warmest waters ever recorded >> you have to go deeper, you know, to feel a little bit cooler water and definitely warmer than usual. epr: the scorchingan cag a crisis bleached ahered.diseas, >> we e ra against the clock here because the waters are hot

and corals cannot survive in really hot water >> reporter: at the keys marine land, noaa providing facilities to save the endangered reefs this tank could be the difference between preserving the coral reef and not >> that is correct >> reporter: the coral restoration foundation, he is the point person for getting these reefs from the keys to the bus and moved to a lab to keep them safe from extinction. >> this reef is a national treasure it's like yellowstone. >> reporter: conditions further testament to the alarming trends climate change continues to fuel phoenix experiencing the longest heat wave ever, 26 straight days with temperatures at110 degreesr higher >> we have neck bands. for the girls we provide cooling towels >> reporter: and across the country people going to pools, cooling centers and beaches.

nbc's maggie vespa is at one >> in minneapolis, a place known for bone-chilling cold, the pipes a beaches are packed with people desperate to stay cool the canadian wildfire smoke is back sparking an air quality alert. >> repo >> our thanks to sam for that report >> to put this heat in perspective, 82 million americans are waking up to heat alerts this morning. michelle grossmann is tracking that sweltering heat as it expands across the country good morning >> good morning to you both. great to see you yep, we're starting to see the heat expanding to the midwest and yaen eventually to the northeast. it's all due to the heat dome in place. we've been talking about it for weeks and weeks and it is expanding. we're seeing that widespread and

large heat dome spreading that heat into portions of the midwest and northeast. that is today. and in through the weekend we're going to see a bit of a pattern change by sunday for today temperatures into the triple digits once again for so many spots phoenix, wichita, lubbock. pierre, 105. going to feel like 104 minneapolis, 97. so many placeshen we're going to be sweltering still in the south 100 in san antonio 101 in oklahoma city all right, so the heat story goes on. we're also tracking strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon. we'll look at that in just a few minutes. still to come, u.p.s. workers agree to a new contract

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armstrong to help those with cancer. >> to have support for your loved ones, yourself, whether it's mental or physical, all of that support at no cost is a huge difference. and the money we raised is going to help hundreds and hundreds of people >> we're riding for the american heart association, an organization we have supported for a very long time, and unfortunately, we had two folks that we know well pass away unexpec unexpectedly this year, and we thought for the 50th ride, what a way to do something, not just for fun but for a good cause >> our thanks to connor tret for that report. three bobcat kittens are recovering at a rehabilitation center after their mother was sadly killed by a car. they were seen in a louisville back yard which is unusual for kittens their age, only five weeks old. soon they'll be transitioned to

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right now at 5:00, staffing crisis. a shortage of police officers forces one city to declare a state of emergency.