♪♪ good morning, it is 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york with a special second hour today, and this morning we have new reporting about another phone call former president trump allegedly made pressuring a state official to overturn the 2020 election results. plus, a holiday block party turning deadly in baltimore. details on the mass shooting that left two dead and injured dozens of others.

also, as crowds hit the beach to try to find relief from the oppressive heat, california officials are warning about toxic algae that's apparently leaving marine animals sick and aggressive. . and fallout from the supreme court's controversial and consequential rulings on discrimination, student loans, and affirmative action. will the decisions energize voters in 2024? >> we will not go back. i will be dead in my grave before i'll be a slave again. we are going to keep on marching. >> okay, let's begin this hour with more on former president donald trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. "the washington post" reports trump spoke with then arizona governor doug ducey and tried to pressure that governor to overturn his narrow loss in that state according to three people familiar with the call. two of those people say trump repeatedly asked vice president mike pence to call governor ducey and prod him to find

evidence to substantiate trump's fraud claims, something pence denied during an interview over the weekend. >> i did check in with not only governor ducey but other governors in states that were going through the legal process of reviewing their election results, but there was no pressure involved, margaret. i was calling to get an update. i passed along that information to the president, and it was no more, no less than that. >> a former spokesperson -- a spokesperson for the former governor said in a statement, quote, frankly, nothing here is new nor is it news to anyone following this issue the last two years. he went on to say the governor stands by his action to certify the election and considers the issue to be in the rearview mirror. and a spokesman for trump declined to respond to questions from "the post" about that call. with us to take a closer look is "washington post" political investigative reporter, josh dossi, who co-wrote this piece,

and charles coleman, a civil rights attorney, a former prosecutor, and msnbc legal analyst. so josh, what more can you tell us? what more did you learn about these efforts to allegedly pressure then governor ducey? >> here's what we know. right after governor ducey certified the elections of arizona's election, there was a concern from former president trump that he's don that. so he called and put pressure on him to not do that. he outlined all sorts of theories of fraud in the case. he said there were dead voters, he said there were illegal voters. he made all sorts of claims and said he'd won. subsequently, governor ducey has told donors, has told political advisers that his -- the efforts were to are pressure him and that he was surprised the special counsel's office had not contacted him as part of the investigation. so governor ducey's office is saying that now that they're saying there's nothing new here, but our sourcing would indicate that governor ducey has told

multiple people that the details of that call were not known and he was surprised the special counsel had not reached out to him. >> a lot of us think about the call that happened in georgia with the secretary of state brad raffensperger. how do you see this situation differing, josh? is it different? >> well, one of the main differences, right, is that brad rafensberger takes the calm. governor ducey did not take the call. he did not have staff in the room with him, and to the best of our knowledge, i guess that's always possible that the other side is not taped. so what we would rely on is the counsel to people provided to others. all of that said, we don't know exactly if he was quite as forceful in this call as he was with raffensperger. he specifically said how many votes he needed him to find. i don't know that that happened here. so because we don't have an audio recording and we don't

have, you know, contemporaneous notes because to the best of our knowledge, neither side took notes of the call, we don't know quite the precision of what was said. but we do know that the sentiment was the same, that a lot of the theories that former president trump and his advisers were spouting at the time, that he had actually won the election, he said to governor ducey. >> so charles, is it possible donald trump could face charges in arizona over this pressure campaign? >> it is possible, ana, and do i think that what josh just talked about in terms of the difference between the georgia case and the potential case here in arizona is the exact same thing. it's the call. and so the difference, i think, in terms of whether charges will be brought is really going to boil down to what can be established at least to meet the probable cause threshold, which is needed to bring a case. this is obviously a curious turn of events for donald trump, someone who is currently peddling a narrative around election interference regarding the other indictments that he's faing to now be hit or

potentially hit with an indictment around election interference for his prior misdeeds. and so this is going to be very interesting to watch and play out because we don't have the information specifically about what was said during that call, during that transaction, but that will be the difference maker as to whether a prosecution ensues. >> real quick, josh, do you have any indication that jack smith, the special counsel is looking into this call? >> well, we know that jack smith has asked multiple witnesses about calls with governors and asked people if they were aware of governor ducey's interactions with former president trump. to the best of our knowledge, we have no indication that he has subpoenaed or asked to question governor ducey himself. one of the core components of that investigation is, you know, the pressure that he was putting on governors to try and overturn the election and there's been extensive questions to former white house officials, former campaign officials, former others in his orbit who were aware of that pressure campaign. to the best of our understanding, a lot of people were not aware of the

particulars of this call. it sort of took some time to try to figure this out. >> so charles, let's talk about the classified documents case now because we are hearing from former prosecutor, republican presidential candidate chris christie responding to a question over the weekend on whether trump should go to jail if he is convicted. take a listen. >> there is a presumption of jail with these charges, and that's the truth of the matter. now, at the time that we convicted, he would be 78 or 79 years old. that also would be taken into consideration by any court as it would for any other 78 or 79-year-old person about whether they would go to jail or not either. i don't want donald trump treated any differently than any other american, and i don't want him treated, and i don't want him treated better. >> so charles, what would treating trump like any other american his age look like given the charges and the evidence? >> i think chris christie is right. i think that a judge, if

convicted, would be looking at his age, would be looking at the totality of the circumstances in terms of determining the appropriate sentence. i do think, however, where i disagree with chris christie is the notion that he should not be treated any worse. donald trump is the former president of the united states of america, and with that office should come a high presumption with respect to responsibility. we're now talking about things or crimes that were committed when he was a private citizen. we're talking about crimes that were committed, you know, essentially after he had held the office of the president of the united states of america. there's a different standard that we should be expecting of our leaders and former leaders who have been elected to those positions. but in terms of how a judge will view this, chris christie is mostly right when he says that his age will be a factor, his lack of a prior criminal record will be a factor, and all of those things will be taken into account in terms of what a judge dictates the appropriate sentencing will be if donald trump is convicted. >> we know some of these charges carry up to ten plus years in prison. thank you so much. charles coleman, josh dossi, for

joining us. turning now to the latest out of baltimore, in the next hour, city officials are set to provide an update after two people were killed and dozens injured in a shooting at a community block party. some of the victims were as young as 13 years old. joining us now from baltimore is nbc news correspondent george solis. george, what more are you learning about the victims and how this happened? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, ana. you're right, we're waiting for that press conference from the mayor, police commissioner, and some hospital officials. many in the community outraged. 18 and 20-year-old lost their lives as a result of this mass shooting. you touched on it, half of those wounded were just teenagers. the investigation is ongoing, but the search for answers is just starting. >> reporter: in baltimore this morning, heartbreak after violence ripped through a community block party. >> i got another gunshot wound victim unconscious, unresponsive. >> reporter: the celebration descending into chaos as gunfire

erupted, 18-year-old aliyah gonzalez and 20-year-old killed in the attack that authorities say left 28 others wounded. half of the victims under the age of 18. >> we don't know if they were targeted or if they were just shooting indiscriminately down the street. >> reporter: a manhunt is now underway for the shooter. >> we will not stop instead until we find you and we will find you. >> okay raquel nelson rushed two young shooting victims to the hospital. >> she was shot there, shot here, and she just kept screaming. i have children, you know, and i would have wanted somebody to do that for my child if she was in dire need like that. >> reporter: just a short time later, another mass shooting in wichita, kansas, seven people wounded at a nightclub, all are expected to survive, and police have one suspect in custody. there have been a staggering number of mass shootings already this year, 338 according to the gun violence archive.

>> this is a societal problem that we're dealing with. this is insanity. this cannot, cannot be the society that we are expected to live in. >> reporter: baltimore's weekend shooting now the second highest victim count so far this year. >> enough is enough with this. we're losing our children. these are babies. we're losing them to gun violence. >> reporter: ana, we can actually say there's now 340 mass shootings according to the gun violence archive. really, the number's just staggering. police believe they're looking for at least two shooters in this particular incident. still no word on a suspect or motives, ana. >> just a block party. george solis, thank you. still ahead, we are live in paris where protests are taking a terrifying turn. we'll tell you about the mayor who says rioters tried to kill him and his family in his home. back here in the u.s., new warnings for california beachgoers, what's making some

sea life deathly sick and aggressive. we're back in just 60 seconds. aggressive we're back in just 60 seconds.

welcome back, americans are gearing up for their fourth of july celebration, some heading to the beach trying to cool down from the recent excessive heat. 36 million people across the nation are under heat alerts today. areas in the south could see up to 110 degree temperatures. nbc's dana griffin is joining us from santa monica, california, and dana, it's not just the heat people are coing with. >> reporter: usually we like to say good morning from sunny, california, but as you can see it's a little overcast right now. we've got a thick marine layer that's kind of blanketing this area. right now the temperatures are in the 60s. it's a little early, but we are seeing families here walking along the beach and running, as you can see. fourth of july is a huge celebration. it's a great time for people to

come out, try to get to the coast, especially because we've had so much heat inland. here it's about 20 degrees cooler, and we're at the famed santa monica pier, so you're likely to see a lot of people come out and enjoy. you're going to have fireworks shows up and down the coast. but it's also a time to kind of reflect on what's really happening here at our coast, which is that toxic algae bloom. what it is is these smaller marine animals feed on that algae. when you have dolphins and seals, sea lions, when they feed on those smaller creatures, it turns into kind of a neurological toxin for them. some of them have been washing ashore, many others have died, many are aggressive. many marina del ray which is located four miles south of where we're standing, there's a nesting pen where some of those sea lions are being rehabilitated. the residents there have called for the city to cancel their fireworks show because they're concerned about the fireworks that are usually set off on a

barge that's just located yards away from that resting pin. here's what some of the local residents there had to say. >> pretty devastating having things like seizures, not being able to like swim very well, and even resulting in like death. >> people are taking selfies with them and, you know, all these -- this is not a photo op for instagram. it's like a real situation with this algae bloom. >> reporter: and it's very serious. you have leaders that have actually asked people to stay away. don't take selfies, don't try to approach these animals, because they are sick and they are aggressive. but for the most part here, especially once the sun comes out and some of this marine layer burns off, hopefully we'll see lots of crowds coming to celebrate, beating the heat and enjoying what should be hopefully a sunny southern california. ana. >> exactly. thank you very much for your reporting. joining us now for more on this toxic algae bloom is orange county, california, conditions

supervisor, katrina foley. can you explain what is causing this algae bloom? >> i'm not a scientist, but the scientists tell me the reason for it is because the water temperature is so hot. we have a marine heat wave. not only do we have a heat wave, you know, in southern california, but in the marine layer as well. and so that rise in temperature in the water creates algae. just think about it like your pool. if you have a pool, how the algae forms when it's hot if you don't keep it clean, unfortunately out in the ocean the same thing happens. and we -- i just -- as we were coming onto the call, i just got an update from our pacific marine mammal center that they are out going on a rescue right now. >> wow, so they're trying to get these animals that are in need of help. we've talked a little bit about some of the harm it's causing, but is toxic algae harmful to people as well? >> well, what they are telling me from our environmental health office is that it's only harmful to people if you consume it in

large capacity. you should, if you see an algae toxic bloom, you should definitely avoid it. you can go to mywaterquality.ca.gov, and there's a lot of helpful tips out there to help you avoid coming into contact with it, but they are saying that if you consume shellfish that has been in the area that you could get sick, but right now we are not hearing that in our orange county coast and in our fisheries or anywhere near here that we have a concern from an environmental health concern for eating fish or shellfish. >> okay. most of what's happening is the sea lions and other marine animals are coming from the north and heading south. >> so can you speak a little bit more about then how it's impacting those animals? why are they being aggressive towards humans? is it a neurological impact, or are they just sick and kind of

angry because they don't feel well? >> i think it's both, actually. they ingest, you know, the sea life that they're eating out there, and it is toxic, and so then they go into seizures. we have had more deaths of sea lions here in orange county than we've had live captures, and so basically the toxic algae is eaten by other marine life and then they eat the marine life, and then they get sick. some of them are getting nauseous. some of them are acting aggressively because they're sick. i mean, it's just no different than when you're sick and cranky at home, so we are encouraging people to avoid the sea lions, avoid any marine animal that comes up onto shore. we have hundreds and hundreds of dolphins here off the coast of dana point, and so we just want people to be safe. we've had a few bites here, not very many, not since the warnings have been out. >> okay, katrina foley, thank you very much for enlightening us about this issue. we appreciate your time. hope everyone stays safe there

this weekend. >> yes, happy fourth. >> yes, happy fourth to you as well. up next here on "ana cabrera reports." we have new details about what is being called an assassination attempt during violent clashes with police in paris. plus, new reports of fierce fighting right now in ukraine as the country's troops push forward with their counteroffensive against the russians. he russians kidney disease... there are places you'd like to be. like here. and here. not so much here. if you have chronic kidney disease, farxiga can help you keep living life. ♪ farxiga ♪ and farxiga reduces the risk of kidney failure, which can lead to dialysis. farxiga can cause serious side effects including dehydration, urinary tract or genital yeast infections in women and men, and low blood sugar. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect that may lead to death. a rare life-threatening bacterial infection

in the skin of the perineum could occur. stop taking farxiga and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of this bacterial infection, an allergic reaction, or ketoacidosis. farxiga can help you keep living life. ask your doctor for farxiga for chronic kidney disease. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. ♪ farxiga ♪

so, you've got the power of xfinity at home. astraz now take it outside help. with xfinity mobile. like speed? it's the fastest mobile service around. with the best price for two lines of unlimited. only $30 bucks a line per month. that's hundreds in savings a year when you wave bye to the other guys. save hundreds a year on your wireless bill over t-mobile, at&t and verizon. and right now, get up to $1000 off select samsung phones. switch today.

in france the violence appears to have subsided after six consecutive nights of protest afternoon a teenager was shot and killed by police after a traffic stop. this comes after the teenager's grandmother called on protesters to put an end to the violence. this weekend a mayor of a paris suburb says a car was rammed into his home and that car was set on fire while his wife and children were inside the house. the mayor is calling it an assassination attempt. nbc's matt bradley is joining us from paris. matt, what is the latest there? could this violence flare-up again? >> yeah, i mean, we've been talking to people. it's a big question, ana that a lot of folks here have. last night there were only about 150 people arrested by police. that might sound like a lot nationwide. that's about a tenth of the height of the violence we saw on june 30th. it looks as though people have been listening to the family members of nihel who say they

want to see the violence subside, even though they want to see changes in the justice system in france. it looks as though the system here, the government, the police have taken a kind of tenuous hold over public order and maybe even public opinion, and that's why, you know, you mentioned that mayor of a small town outside of paris. i'm in that small town right now, and there was a rally here an hour or two ago. we saw a lot of people walking through the streets saying enough is enough of these protests. we heard from the mayor himself. his wife was badly injured trying to escape. he was saying that the country really needs to unite together to fight against these what they call a lot of public disorder that has been spilling out after this week of violent protests. we also spoke to some elected leaders a little bit earlier in central paris asking them whether they still feared that this violence could flare-up. you'll hear first from the mayor

of an area that is not as wealthy as some of the other areas of paris and does have a larger minority population. second, you'll hear from the minister of transport. here's what they told me. >> well, we're always worried. the causes of the violence haven't disappeared. there's always a risk even though the answer to the situation is not violence. >> need to be very cautious because we are in the middle of several nights of crisis, in some places are riots. we have seen some -- we have to be extremely cautious, very strong presence of activity and police forces remained. >> reporter: as you can see, this country is still bracing for more violence tonight, possibly a seventh night of protests, even though things seem to have subsided, everything seems a lot more peaceful than it was last week. that could change at any time. ana.

>> matt bradley with the latest from paris. thank you. to ukraine now and this morning, president zelenskyy acknowledged that fighting along the front lines was, quote, difficult, but he said progress was being made. this as ukrainian officials say their forces have gained some ground along their eastern front. meanwhile, we're hearing from russia's defense minister for the first time since the attempted uprising from the mercenary wagner group. joining us from eastern ukraine is nbc's kelly cobiella. what are we hearing from the russian defense minister exactly? >> reporter: well, defense minister sergei shoigu speaking more than a week now after that insurrection in russia said that mutiny failed because of the loyalty of troops, of russian troops, and he also said it had no effect ones operations along the front line here in ukraine. he didn't go into any detail as

to what the russians were doing, what they were experiencing on the front line aside from claiming that the russian forces had destroyed some leopard tanks. those tanks, german tanks given to ukraine by poland and other european allies. and you mentioned president zelenskyy, he did admit today that last week was difficult on the front lines. those were his words. he said but we're making progress, moving forward step by step, and we heard more from his deputy defense minister who was sort of given -- well, she gives a daily roundup of what's happening on the front, and she gave us a better idea of really how difficult it is for ukrainian troops. they seem to make a little bit of progress day by day another 50 square miles or so of land retaken from the russians at this point, according to the ukrainians. she said that in the east, fighting is, quote, intense everywhere. in the south she said that the ukrainians have made some gains

but she said they're seeing intense enemy resistance, remote mining and redeployment of russian reserves. the fight continues day in ask and day out. we heard from mark milley last week saying, look, this is going to be a long process. he said it's going to be difficult and very bloody, but the ukrainians are making advances. ana. >> kelly cobiella, thank you for that report. up next here on "ana cabrera reports," new reaction to the supreme court's recent decisions and how they could affect the ballot box in 2024. the ballot box in 2024 ♪ tourists tourists that turn into scientists. tourists photographing thousands of miles of remote coral reefs. that can be analyzed by ai in real time. ♪ so researchers can identify which areas are at risk.

and help life underwater flourish. ♪ (vo) if you have graves' disease, your eye symptoms could mean something more. and help life underwater flourish. that gritty feeling can't be brushed away. even a little blurry vision can distort things. and something serious may be behind those itchy eyes. up to 50% of people with graves' could develop a different condition called thyroid eye disease, which should be treated by a different doctor. see an expert. find a t-e-d eye specialist at isitted.com type 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. in my ozempic® tri-zone, i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as stroke, heart attack, or death in adults also with known heart disease. and you may lose weight. adults lost up to 14 pounds.

ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop ozempic® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an allergic reaction. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. gallbladder problems may occur. tell your provider about vision problems or changes. taking ozempic® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may increase low blood sugar risk. side effects like nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may lead to dehydration, which may worsen kidney problems. join the millions already taking ozempic®. ask your health care provider about the ozempic® tri-zone. after switching to the farmer's dog we noticed so many improvements in remi's health. his allergies were going away and he just had amazing energy.

it looks like nutritious food, and it is. i'm investing in my dog's health and happiness. get started at longlivedogs.com welcome to my digestive system. it's pretty calm in here with align probiotic. you see... your gut has good and bad bacteria. when you get off balance, you may feel it. the bloating, the gas - but align helps me trust my gut again. plus, its recommended by doctors nearly 2x more than any other probiotic brand. just one a day naturally helps promote a balanced gut. and soothe occasional bloating gas and discomfort. align probiotic. this week is your chance to try any subway footlong for free. like the subway series menu. just buy any footlong in the app, and get one free.

everyone loves free stuff chuck. can we get peyton a footlong? get it before it's gone. on the subway app. income tax. sales tax. gas tax. californians pay some of the highest taxes in the nation. but now lawmakers are proposing a so-called “link tax” that would charge websites every time they link to a news article online. experts warn it could undermine the open internet, punish local newspapers, while subsidizing hedge funds and big media corporations. so tell lawmakers: oppose ab886, because another new tax is the last thing we need. paid for by ccia.

welcome back, police in washington, d.c., are looking for the people who targeted businesses with explosive devices. police say explosives were placed and detonated outside a nike store and a bank and a molotov cocktail was thrown at a safe way grocery store early in the morning yesterday. one of the locations, security camera footage captured this gold accra that could be connected, police say. no injuries, thankfully, were reported, and no clear motive has been identified. police are asking anyone with information to reach out. all eyes are on president biden this week to see how he plans to campaign guess against those recent rulings on student loans, affirmative rights,

affirmative action and lgbtq rights. on thursday the president is going to travel to south carolina, days after his predecessor donald trump visited the all important southern state, but will any of these decisions have a profound impact on how voters cast their ballots in 2024? let's discuss that and more with chief strategist for the 2004 bush cheney presidential campaign, matthew dowd and former possess secretary to vice president kamala harris and host of msnbc's "symone" symone sanders town zen. matthew, student loans, affirmative action, lgbtq, anti-discrimination. you'll recall last year's dobbs decision overturning abortion proved to be a difficult campaign issue for republicans in the midterms. do you see any of these supreme court decisions being big motivators for voters in 2024, and which party might benefit or be hurt by it? >> well, i see them as a

motivator, but only as a big package, which party is out of step. i think that's what dobbs fundamentally underline. presidential campaigns are always about the big question, the big issues, and the big values in america, and so i think all of those decisions basically put the democrats in the position where they represent america in the 21st century and the republicans don't. and so that's what i think is going to matter as a big question for where we are as a country. >> symone, president biden last week called it not a normal court, and a new abc poll finds that 53% believes that the supreme court rules based on partisan political views versus the basis of the law. symone, what needs to change on the supreme court to protect what the majority of americans actually want?

>> well, i think to that question, ana, is something that the president is unwilling to endorse. you know, i spoke with president biden's new domestic policy adviser over the weekend, and i asked her, i said isn't the court already politicized, and are there any reforms that the president is even willing to consider, not necessarily saying he's ready to endorse, and she noted that, look -- they've take en up a review early on in the transition prior to president biden coming into office about the supreme court, looking at it. but the president fundamentally believes that that -- you know, his comments then, he doesn't believe that you can just go around just changing justices on the supreme court. so i do think that the people, whether it's the supreme court, ana, congress, the white house, elected officials, public trust has been lost in these institutions, and it's been

eroded over time. so it is going to take time for that public trust to go back into those institutions. i think that democrats are going to be making an argument on the campaign trail about elect us, and we'll protect the rights. i just think that given the reality of the filibuster, the senate makeup, i mean, matthew, you know how it goes, i don't know if the -- what they're going to sell, what they're selling to the american people is what they're really going to be buying. >> what do you think, matthew? >> well, i agree with symone on this. i think if the democrats try to make an argument -- the argument in 2024 is about changing the supreme court or the structure of the supreme court, to me that's not a winning argument as freedoms, opportunities, the threat to democracy, all of those things. i think the republicans would love to have an argument about the supreme court and the specifics on the supreme court. they don't want to have an argument about opportunities in america, freedoms and democracy. i think the democrats would be

smart to stay on that ground and not delve off into what actually the republicans want them to talk about. >> symone, black women are one of the most affected demographics by last week's supreme court decisions. here's what black voters were telling nbc's priscilla thompson. >> america was never built to be color blind. it's going to be very difficult for you to get everybody in america to buy into a color blind society. >> and the gap that we're trying to close, like it becomes widened when we get these type of decisions, so it's outrageous. >> symone, how do you see these decisions impacting where the black vote and more specifically the black female vote go? >> look, i think it's going to be critical. i don't think that -- i don't think the supreme court could have done anything that could have pushed a large swath of black women voters to all of a

sudden vote for republicans. the question in this upcoming election is going to be about turnout, and at what level do voters of all demographics, independent voters, voters like black women, voters like young people, black men, at what level do they come out in key spaces and places across the country. and these decisions can, in fact, be a motivator. i do think it's important, though, to connect this to folks' everyday lives. you know, the roe decision was very easy to connect because the reality is roe was about health care, frankly. the dobbs decision was about health care. many places across the country, women are going to the doctor not being able to receive the care that they need if that care is an abortion, if the care is mifepristone, it is a slippery slope. the student loan rulings, the rulings on, frankly, 303 creative, which specifically speaks to public accommodations, they will speak to folks'

everyday lives, but i think that the elected officials in this case are going to have to do a little more to connect the dots. i agree that america has never been color blind. >> i'll leave it there for now. thank you so much, symone sanders townsend, matthew dowd, don't forget to catch symone's show with episodes also streaming on peacock. over the weekend, new state laws went into effect across the country as the fiscal year started on july 1st, some kind of fun and light like mississippi, formally designating the blueberry as its state fruit, but others with much more serious implications. florida now requiring some hospitals to ask and report patients' immigration status, and imposing harsher penalties for transporting an undocumented migrant into the state. check your local paper because other laws range from concealed guns without a permit, also in florida. plus, restrictions and bans on

gender affirming care in florida and georgia, bans on no-knock warrants, that's in minnesota, and fentanyl now designated as a weapon of terrorism in virginia. among many others. up next, what we're learning about the death of another child at the southern border. plus, the number of children and teens undergoing weight loss surgery is spiking. why some doctors are not on board with the treatment. why so board with the treatment got the, so she gets exactly what she wants and only pays for what she needs. she picks her perks and saves on every one. make your move to myplan. act now and get it for $25 when you bring your phones. it's your verizon.

to finally lose 80 pounds and keep it off with golo is amazing. i've been maintaining. the weight is gone and it's never coming back. with golo, i've not only kept off the weight but i'm happier, i'm healthier, and i have a new lease on life. golo is the only thing that will let you lose weight and keep it off. who loses 138 pounds in nine months? i did! golo's a lifestyle change and you make the change and it stays off. (soft music)

. we're back with new developments in the humanitarian crisis across the border. a 9-year-old child has died shortly after being rescued in the scorching heat in the sonoran desert. the child was diagnosed with full organ failure, began having seizures and placed on life support at a hospital in mesa, arizona. border patrol agents said the mother believed the child fell ill due to the desert heat. humane borders, a tucson based nonprofit reports that eight migrants have died from exposure in arizona just this year. u.s. customs and border patrol is reviewing this latest incident. and now to a new trend among teens, they're getting weight loss surgery more and more. more than ever before following a green light from the american academy of pediatrics. but some experts warn this isn't for everyone. nbc's kathy park has our report. ♪ she wears short skirts ♪ >> 17-year-old iley chavez is

living life to the fullest. these days you can find him rooting for the texas rangers at the ballpark. or belting out songs at a packed taylor swift concert, but just three months ago -- >> i used to not like taking pictures. i used to not like being in pictures. >> reporter: at his heaviest, ivan was over 300 pounds. in march doctors performed a sleeve gastrectomy. since the procedure, ivan has lost 55 pounds. >> whenever i'm looking at old photos, i'm like, oh, wow, this was me a couple of months ago, and this is me now. >> is this something that you could have done with a traditional diet? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: a recent study showed a near 20% spike in weight loss surgeries among youth between the ages of 10 and 19, and for the first time in 15 years, the american academy of pediatrics took a major step by endorsing the procedure as an option to treat severe obesity among teens age 13 and older.

>> it involves medical clearances from specialists including gastroenterologists, psychologists, nutritionists. >> but some doctors are skeptical arguing kids may not understand the lifestyle changes that come with the surgery. >> if you're telling a kid you're going to need a lifetime of medical care and close follow-up, they may not be prepared for that. >> reporter: dr. evan used to perform weight loss surgery on teens. >> i've seen a lot of people with bad results, including people who were fairly young when they got these operations. >> post-surgery, what are some of the side effects that kids could potentially see? >> the biggest one is the micronutrient deficiencies, the body's going to be absorbing a whole lot less in terms of caloric intake. >> reporter: ivan follows strict dietary restrictions and has made major adjustments to almost every aspect of his life. >> i could have easily served myself a full plate. now i'm serving myself own a salad plate. >> i'm feeling really good.

>> reporter: he says it's all worth it. >> i'm looking to lose around another 50 more pounds. >> reporter: all while gaining a new lease on life. kathy park, nbc news, dallas. and up next, the high stakes move the biden administration is making this week to improve ties with china. plus, as crowds hit the beaches this july 4th, we're on shark watch. shark watch. ♪ start your day with nature made. the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand.

(man) what if my type 2 diabetes takes over? (woman) what if all i do isn't enough? the #1 pharmacist recommended or what if i can do diabetes differently? (avo) now you can with once-weekly mounjaro. mounjaro helps your body regulate blood sugar, and mounjaro can help decrease how much food you eat. 3 out of 4 people reached an a1c of less than 7%. plus people taking mounjaro lost up to 25 pounds. mounjaro is not for people with type 1 diabetes or children. don't take mounjaro, if you're allergic to it, you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, or multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop mounjaro, and call your doctor right away, if you have an allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, vision changes, or diabetic retinopathy. serious side effects may include pancreatitis

and gallbladder problems. taking mounjaro with sulfonylurea or insulin raises low blood sugar risk. tell your doctor if you're nursing, pregnant, or plan to be. side effects include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea which can cause dehydration and may worsen kidney problems. (woman) i can do diabetes differently with mounjaro. (avo) ask your doctor about once-weekly mounjaro. sleepovers just aren't what they used to be. a house full of screens? basically no hiccups? you guys have no idea how good you've got it. how old are you? like, 80? back in my day, it was scary stories and flashlights. we don't get scared. oh, really? mom can see your search history. that's what i thought. introducing the next generation 10g network. only from xfinity.

the biden administration's efforts ease tensions with china are taking a step forward. janet yellen will travel to beijing this week to meet with senior chinese officials. this will be her first trip to china as secretary. dominic chu is joining us now. what's the focus of this trip? >> the expectation is that she will seek some kind of a dialogue on a number of

important issues facing the world's two biggest economies including on the economic and geopolitical fronts. a senior administration official said the purpose of the trip would be to quote deepen and increase the frequency of communication between our countries moving forward and to stabilize the relationship, avoid miscommunication and expand collaboration when we can. now, there is not, again, is not a widespread expectation that the secretary will achieve any kind of a significant breakthrough on any of those fronts but as you point out, the move is to kind of move things in the right direction with china and it comes on the heels of secretary of state blinken's meetings with xi a couple of weeks ago. >> big focus on opening communication channels between the two administrations. let's talk twitter. over the weekend, elon musk announced the site is limiting the number of tweets users can view each day. why is this? >> all right.

so the move by twitter owner elon musk was surprising to a lot of folks because as a social media network why wouldn't you want as many eyeballs scanning through your content, especially if you're looking to make advertising revenue a key part of your business model going forward. but what he did was issue an explanation for why he took the steps. he says the move was meant to hinder the practice of data scraping, computer programs going through websites, gathering information in large kpaunt quantities. they look for product pricing information, economic data, customer feedback or in some cases, personal data. now musk claims that several hundred organizations were using these data scraping techniques to gather info from twitter's user fees so what the restrictions do is allow those who pay for twitter's verified blue check mark to read more posts per day than those not

paying subscription fees or are new to the service. it's a push pull environment about whether or not this kind of thing will further twitter's business prospects. >> i can't say that it makes me more inclined to pay for that blue check. i don't know. we'll see. thank you. appreciate it. and this july fourth holiday, a lot of americans may be hitting the beach but there have been a series of shark attacks just in the last week that are raising some concern. sam brock is in miami and has been following this story for us. sam, what do we need to know? >> reporter: yeah, what you need to know is the odds of being bitten by a shark are about the same as winning the lottery so you should be pretty safe but there have been a trio of incidents here in florida in the last week including a 12-year-old girl who required 50 stitches and a paddle border who was followed by a hammer head shark. through all the fun and

frolicking at the beaches over july fourth, families are still keeping an eye out for unlikely holiday visitors. sharks. >> i really like going to the beach. especially with my family and it's kind of scary, the fact that sharks attacks have been happening. kind of staying in a group and don't go as far. >> despite the highly unlikely scenario, there were only 40 last year. florida's had three incidents in a little over a week. that includes a 12-year-old girl who ducked a wave in cocoa beach and found a shark latched to her leg. >> it hurts incredibly bad. it was really, really painful. i wasn't expecting it and was like -- because they're so scary. >> come to the side. >> whose 80 mile paddle boarding trip to raise money for cystic fibrosis was briefly interrupted by a hammer head shark.

you looked so calm. is that what was going on internally? >> i think fight or flight in my situation ignorance the bliss. i didn't see the sign of the shark. didn't see how close it was at that time. >> marine biologists quick to point out that we're in their home. more often than not, sharks are just surveying their surroundings. >> does it pose a threat? is it potential food? so when sharks follow people, that's merely an animal being curious. >> still, not all encounters end harmlessly. last month, first responders rescued a man who was bitten while spear fishing and a 35-year-old sustained a foot injury while fishing off a dock. although this video shows a great white scooping up a fisherman's catch off the jersey shore weeks ago proving that the predators can be lurking just about anywhere. and florida does once again lead

the country in shark bites this year. 16 across the united states, nine have been in florida through june the 8th. interestingly, new york has had one. last year, the empire state has eight reported shark bites. the most they had ever seen. before that, they had 12 total. so all up and down the east coast. >> sam brock, thank you very much. that's going to do it for us today. thank you for being here. see you back here, same time, same place. another two-hour edition of anna cabrera reports. until then, reporting from new york. andrea mitchell picks up our coverage right now. l picks up or coverage right now news that former president trump and vice president pence both pressured arizona governor to overturn his state's election results in 2020. according to the "washington post," pushback now from