hello and thank you for being here on this fourth of july holiday. it's 11:00 a.m. eastern, and 8:00 a.m. specific. we begin with a deadly night, a tragedy in philadelphia. five people killed there. at least three are dead after a shooting at a celebration in fort worth, texas. we have new details this hour.

these are just the latest communities to grapple with gun violence. it's something highland park, illinois, understands very well after that community was ripped apart by a shooting last independence day. how that town is remembering the victims later this hour. let's start in texas where police are looking for a suspect in downtown forth worth last night that claimed the lives of three and injured eight others. the shooting occurred during a celebration called como fest. a motive is still unclear, and authorities are asking for any information involving this shooting. and then to philadelphia, a gunman wearing a bullet proof vest open fire. the latest victim found early this morning in a house. two people have been taken into custody and a motive has yet to

be determined. george, what are investigators doing this morning? >> reporter: good morning, ana. investigators are back at the scene today looking for any witnesses, looking for video of this mass shooting. as you eluded there, this is a very expansive crime scene. you had the one shooter, and police say he was a 40-year-old man with the assault-style rifle, a handgun and bullet proof vest and a police scanner and a foot chase ensued and the suspect turning himself in, eventually. and then the second suspect police say was arrested, and he picked up a weapon, and he was returning fire at the initial shooter, and that suspect taken into custody at this hour. the authorities have not released the names of those arrested, and we reached out to the police for more updates. and the police said they have no idea why this happened but they do know there was a number of rounds fired, at least 40 to 50.

you can see in some of the video the evidence markers there. as you can imagine, this happening on the holiday weekend, a lot of people just frustrated and upset that the violence doesn't seem to stop, finding its way here in the southwest philadelphia neighborhood. take a listen to what the commissioner said. >> this male was wearing a bullet proof vest and a scanner and ar-style rifle and a handgun, and he was taken into custody without further incident. >> reporter: to recap, four were additional reported dead at the scene where the shooting took place, and the fifth individual, another man was found inside of a home and it's believed the 40-year-old suspect, the one in custody fired upon this man and chased this individual into the home. we can't forget those that were wounded, and we are hearing a

toddler and a teen are expected to survive. >> i want to bring inning a atf special agent in charge, and an msnbc analyst. let's start in philly where george just was. what kind of a challenge does it present when you are dealing with such a large crime scene? we are hearing it's several blocks. >> that's right, ana. moving crime scene with two people in custody, and this is a challenge for the philadelphia pd, and they can handle it, and it's a large department and lots of detectives and they will get to the motive of why these shooters were doing this. it's an amazing case, though, a shooter with an ar and bullet proof vest and a scanner and

handgun, and he's running down the block shooting, and shooting at the police. and he's alive. this is only half the time do we see that, and we could have seen a suicide or the police kill him, so it's an interesting case. >> and it's unclear at this point if the victims had any connection to this alleged shooter. as you point out there's another person in custody, uncertain if he -- well, he or she, and i don't think we have the gender of that person, so a lot more to learn there. i want to get your thoughts as well as what is happening in fort worth. this is a big celebration, and we have them all over the country for july fourth, and how is law enforcement preparing? >> law enforcement is always prepared, because there's always things on holidays traditionally in the police business, and always busy on holidays, and even when you think it's going

to be quiet, thanksgiving, christmas, violence, family issues and people losing their cool. of course we are in the summer heat when the july fourth season, and people reach out and want to take revenge and kill people, and they get the pent up anger, and it's difficult to stop it. we are seeing good police work just like we did in all of these cities, and we saw it in philly with the officers, you know, pursuing the gunman with an ar-15. this is complete bravery by the officers. they get shot by that weapon, you are dead or it's devastating wounds to you, and they know that because they can hear the rounds. every police officer that hears that shot, they know what it is. it's extremely loud, much louder

than a handgun, but they chased them down and arrested him, so good work. >> thank you for giving us your insights and perspective on these two cases. we will continue to follow them. in the meantime, let's head to the campaign trail because it's a big day for the 2024 candidates. nearly every republican candidate is spending the day in the key states of new hampshire and iowa, including miami mayor, francis suarez. he started off the day with a 5k. >> i am a fit person and has the stamina to run the country. >> he's in iowa. let's look where everybody else is today. take a look. do you notice who is missing? no sign of the republican frontrunner, donald trump. everybody, good to have you

here. happy july fourth. why isn't donald trump on the campaign trail? do we know what he's up to? >> the campaign would say he did a rally over the weekend in south carolina, yet another one of those important key early states, and they would say that is his action for the july fourth weekend, and those are the kinds of things we are used to seeing from the former president. this is what you get to do when you are the frontrunner, you get to not go out on every single campaign trip. you don't have to march in every single parade. when i was covering the former president in 2015 and 2016, i am not sure i ever covered him marching in any parade, and that's not the vibe of the trump campaign then or now, and he has rallies, and that's what happened when he was on the trail in south carolina over the

weekend. this is what the others have to do. just because trump is not out there, this gives them a chance to introduce yourself and get your face and name in front of people and see if the polls shift. that's why you see senator scott continue to be on the campaign trail. as people begin to know him more, his poll numbers tick up. this is the getting to know you phase, and that's what i see. it's trump's race at this point, but for everybody else in the field especially before the debates, this is getting out in the grassroots and introducing themselves. >> jennifer, you know what it's like especially in new hampshire, and is the former president missing an opportunity to be out campaigning? >> to your point, this is not trump's vibe or style. he didn't march in any parades

in 2016 that i recall, and i was there. but the flip side of is he missing an opportunity, is if the numbers reported are correct he spoke to more people at his rally than any of those other candidates will speak to. but you need to be in front of them, so for candidates like tim scott and nikki haley and others in the race, they need to be in front of the voters in order to continue their -- to hold on to their second place or to try and grow, try to climb that ladder a little bit. frankly when you look at the numbers that donald trump has been holding very consistently, i am not sure there's a parade or a pancake breakfast that is going to make enough of a difference for any of these folks. >> they are doing everything they can to try and boost themselves in the polls.

the first debate is already next month. let's listen to north dakota governor when he was asked about the debate stage. >> we will hit all the requirements and we are focussed on what we are going to do for the citizens of america, because we know we will make the debate stage. >> they have to register at least 1% in three national polls or two national polls as well as in local ones, and they have to have a minimum of 40,000 unique donors. realistically how many of these candidates will be able to qualify for the first debate? >> i think there's a good chance that several of the bottom tier will be fighting to get the 40,000 donations, and to register 1%, and there are not a lot of independent polls doing

that right now because it's extremely expensive. i think some of the candidates will struggle to get there, but i would expect the first debate will at least have several significant candidates, and not even clear donald trump will participate, and the huge frontrunner is not out there campaigning on july fourth and has send strong signals he doesn't intend to be on the debate stage. >> look at this, there's just one woman, nikki haley. why do you think there aren't more women thinking about making a bid for the white house? >> well, probably because it's not particularly friendly to women. i served in different leaderships for two terms as state chair and served as the

executive committee at the rnc, and there are not a lot of women in leadership in the party, and we see the policies of the gop are not particularly women friendly, and they are not particularly friendly to the issues woman care about. the overturning of roe v. wade backfired in the '22 cycle with the gop and women voters. the attacks on the rights, going after the lgbtq community, and going after immigrants and going after, you know, a lot of the -- you know, a lot of the communities in our country that women really care about, and that actually impacts the way women vote. >> we played that sound of the mayor of miami talking about how he has the energy and stamina to run. is this an effort to make age more of an issue in this race? >> certainly that is something that voters are thinking about.

i am struck by the number of male candidates who are selling themselves and their athleticism as if something that has to do with the leadership qualities, and women would not do that. they are not challenging each other to a push-up contest or 5ks, and that is bread and butter campaigning because nobody has ever ran a 5k on the fourth of july before. i also think when you look at the republican pipeline, to go back to what you were just talking about, i think it's a cycle where i anticipated more republican women to run because you have republican women in executive offices across the country. thankfully the pipeline finally caught up of people who were able to viebly run for president. these were names that could have been in the mix, and i think they looked at the landscape and

decided at this point they are not going to be in it, and i think those are names when the vp position comes along. gone are the days are only white men being on the ticket and having it be viable to sell to the american people. >> jonathan, you have new reporting that gives insight into ron desantis's plans, massive agencies he wants to cut. what are you learning? tell us more. >> sure, and first a couple quick things. i am sure nikki haley could run a 5k backwards in heels. and also more on the challenges women face, read ali's book. as far as ron desantis goes and his plans, he wants to cut three

departments, energy, education, commerce department and the irs. these are all agencies the republicans have long sought to get rid of. and we saw newt gingrich with the three that desantis is talking about now. the one that is so fascinating is the irs. ted cruz made that a big issue in the past as a presidential candidate. it's so interesting because that's the very agency when you have whistleblowers accusing officials of impeding the hunter biden investigation. what we will see over the next few weeks and months, we will see congress that lift up the civil service and the mid ranking people at the irs, having gone after hunter biden and that have been stymied.

anybody who pays taxes doesn't love the irs on tax day. >> yeah, a lot of interesting dynamics at play. that's for sure. really interesting conversation. thank you for being here. happy july fourth. much more when we are back in just 60 seconds, including an update on the occupied west bank and israel's military largest incursion there in decades. a new travel warning for one country as our treasury secretary is heading there this week to try and ease tensions. and the latest on the efforts to detain a journalist in russia, and how the kremlin is responding. you're watching a special edition of "ana cabrera reports." we're back in one minute. reports. we're back in one minute sadie is moving to the big city and making moves on her plan, too. apple one, on. now she's got plenty of entertainment for the whole ride. finally there! hot spot, on. and she's fully connected before her internet is even installed.

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out and stabbed people with a sharp object. that attack came as israel continues to carry out a rate in a west bank refugee camp. it's israel's biggest operation in the region so far in nearly 20 years. josh letterman has been following all of this for us from london. seems like things are escalating again. what more do we know? >> that's right, ana, because israel's internal security service and officials from hamas, the militant group based on the gaza strip are saying the stabbing was in retaliation for the ongoing israel raid, which means we are starting to see the situation climb the ladder of escalation we so often see amid tensions between israelis and palestinians. we just got an update from the medical service, among the eight

who were injured, there was a woman in her 80s who is in critical condition. they are on their highest level of alert and bracing for more violence coming from all of israel's fronts, meaning they are concerned about rocket attacks and additional violence from the west bank. in the meantime the israelis have not finished this operation in the west bank. the israeli military and national security agency saying they are nearing completion of the goals they set out as part of what they are calling a counterterrorism operation. as of yet it's still ongoing. the continued israeli strikes from drones, the use of helicopters as well as thousands of troops on the ground is starting to affect the humanitarian situation there. we're hearing from u.n. officials expressing concern about access to medical care, and israelis are using vehicles

that tear up the roads as they go, because they say there are improvised explosive devices placed under the road, and you can see how the operation is making life more and more difficult for palestinians in the bank, where more than 100 palestinians have been injured in the ongoing operation by the israel military. >> josh letterman, thank you for the update. turning to the new travel warning. the state department is advising americans to reconsider traveling to china because of what it's calling exit bans and the risk of wrongful detention. the state department says americans could be detained without access to u.s. counsel or services or information about their alleged crime. this advisory comes after a 78-year-old u.s. citizen was sentenced to life in prison in china on spying charges in may. china has had no immediate

response to this new travel warning. meanwhile on thursday, this thursday, treasury secretary, janet yellen, will travel to china as the u.s. tries to thaw the strained relationship with the world's second largest economy. and joining us, richard stangel. with all the technology and trade, and the alleged currency manipulation and the tariffs will be resolved in a single trip. what would a win for yellen and the u.s. look like here? >> ana, it's a complicated multi-tiered relationship, as you laid out. i think both sides, the americans and the chinese want to kind of return to normalcy, a kind of de-escalation of the tension between them. we saw secretary of state, tony blinken's visit there, and with

janet yellen, it's a continuation of that, and there's lots of issues between the u.s. and china. we are large trading partners. the chinese hold a lot of our debt. all of these things will be discussed. but there will not be a break through. chinese diplomats don't do much that is independent of what the xi jinping wants the policy to be. >> what is the larger role for the u.s. economy in the near future? >> well, again, as i said, they hold a lot of our debt. they make most of the products, the batteries in electric cars, and they corner the market for the precious metals we need, and they want access to our most sophisticated computer chips so they can improve their a.i. research. there's a lot to bargain with,

and our relationship is going to be tied together economically for the foreseeable future. >> switching gears when it comes to detained journalist, we learned the ambassador to russia met with a reporter yesterday for only the second time as the 100th day of his detention draws closer, and he remains strong, we are told. how concern something it that u.s. officials have had such limited access to him? >> well, i would look at the silver lining of this, which is that this recent visit between the u.s. ambassador and evan, i mean, that's a good thing. i saw -- there were reports this morning that the russian spokesperson said that it's possible that negotiations for a deal may be in the works. when the russians say that, that means it is happening. when the russians take americans, like evan, a

journalists, they are doing it as a bargaining chip. there must be something they want, and so there will be discussions about a prisoner swap, so that's a good thing. >> i will read the quote for putin, and he says there are certain contacts regarding this matter but we don't want to make them in any way public. they must continue in complete silence. as for the exercise of the legal right to counselor contacts this right must be insured on both sides, and that's the latest on the journalist in custody. we can't forget paul whelan also in custody. we appreciate you being with us, especially on a holiday. thank you. >> thanks, ana. up next on "ana cabrera reports," student loan payments resuming, but are folks ready to pay after a three-year pause?

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tens of millions of americans were hoping for some relief on their student loans under the biden forgiveness program, but they will have to be paying as the supreme court struck down that. but there are ways to soften the blow. >> the clock is ticking down to a potential wallet buster. the supreme court decision means borrowers must resume paying off

their entire student loans starting october 1st. >> i planned on saving for my home, possibly starting a family. >> 30-year-old elliott has $20,000 in loans, just married he and his wife must now put their plans on hold. >> my wife also has $53,000 in student loans as well, so we will both beset back. >> interest rates at nearly 5%, they urge borrowers to make more than the minimum payment. the average student loan is $30,000, and now the biden administration is developing a slow repayment on-ramp. borrowers that can't make a payment for the first 12 months cannot be penalized, and the minimum monthly payments could be cut in half from 10% to discretionary income to 5%.

>> it's good for the economy. it's good for the country. it's going to be good for you. >> meanwhile public service workers, including first responders, nurses and teachers might also qualify for loan forgiveness. >> there are affordable ways to pursue college degrees and in many occupations and professions, you need those credentials to be able the pursue those careers. >> our thanks to tom costello for that report. we have news just in. we are learning the secret service is investigating a suspicious substance that was found inside the white house. this was on sunday evening. it prompted a brief evacuation. let's bring in white house correspondent, mike memoli. what can you tell us about this secret service investigation? >> what we are learning right now is that the u.s. secret service uniform division discovered a white powdery substance during routine patrols

of the white house and immediately called it in. it's currently being investigated right now, the substance itself. "the washington post," which first reported on this which led to a brief evacuation of the white house cited dispatch from fire department personnel indicating this may have been cocaine. the white house and officials we have spoke to said that did exist. we just received a statement from the spokesperson from the white house, and it says officers from the secret service uniform division investigated an unknown item found inside a work area. the d.c. fire department was called to evaluate and quickly determine the item to be nonhazardous. the item was sent for further evaluation and an investigation into how it entered the white

house is pending. we can report this was found inside a working area of the west wing, and that would distinguish it from routine patrol of the executive mansion, the public access that had routine tours of that area to a west wing working area which would narrow down the universe of how this item came into the white house itself. a significant development. we should report as well, the president was out of town throughout the week and he had just returned to the white house this morning with the first lady as well as his family, and the indications are that despite the evacuation that occurred at the white house on sunday, this did not affect the president and first family. >> thank you very much. up next on "ana cabrera reports," a solemn independence day in highland park, illinois. no parade as the community marks one year since a tragic mass shooting happened there, and how the community is remembering the seven victims this hour.

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guilty. jesse joins us now. >> reporter: i want to note something the mayor said a short time ago at a remembrance ceremony, they are having not far from where we are. the mayor called last july fourth, the bloodiest day in the history of highland park. that's what she referred to independence day of 2022. we are expecting a walk a short time from now, not a parade, but they will march along the same route as last year. i think the tone of this day is one of defiance. it's taking back this community. that is the message we are getting from community leaders here of what today is about, to ensure that they are honoring those lives lost, but also not letting that moment completely

define and control how they looked at this day moving forward. this is what the mayor said earlier? >> we thought about the very real need, obviously, to reflect and remember the tragedy that happened here, and then also recognized -- especially for our children, we don't want them to not have the opportunity to celebrate the fourth of july. evil doesn't win. this is our parade route and this is our community that we are taking back. >> so that is what we are expecting to see here a short time from now. they already held a moment of silence which was meant to mark the time that the first gunshots rang out here on july fourth of 2022. we are expecting the walk to begin in about 20 minutes, noon eastern time, and there will be

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>> we see patients from out of state every day. in this part of the country and a lot of the surrounding states there are either complete or near complete abortion bans. georgia has a six-week ban, so we see many patients from georgia. >> i made a four-hour drive. my choice was heard. there was somebody there to listen and understand what i was going through. i could feel the weight just lifting off my shoulders. i literally drove down here with my kids in the car. >> this is the pill that stops the pregnancy from developing. >> about 60% of women and patients seeking an abortion have a child, and relief is a predominant feeling they have. they are not ready to be pregnant, or they have to prioritize their child's health or another's health. >> it's a choice nobody wants to make, but it's something we have

to do to deepen or future and what we feel is right by us, because it's still our bodies. >> we are in a true public health emergency. it's very sad. it's devastating. i provide the care that i can to the best ability that i can. i advocate for my patients in every way i see possible, and, you know, from an emotional toll, it's just that i am very, very sad for the women of the country and the patients of the country and what has happened to what should be such a basic and fundamental right for 51% of our population. >> our thanks for putting together that inside look. let's talk more about this, with our medical contributor. you just saw how abortion providers are working since roe

v. wade was overturned, doctor? >> my reaction is like many americans, and we are worried, appalled -- not shocked is what i should say that many of us are now that we are seeing the crowding into states nearby, and it brings up a larger issue of who is going to take care of anybody regardless of what reproductive issues they have, whether they want to get pregnant or are not wanting to be women give birth, who will specialized? who is coming into that field? if you are in a state like georgia, what residency program, what medical school, what faculty mentors will you have to teach you about these things? that gets more grim as days go by. >> you point out a huge trickle down affect, an impact on the health industry at large and our ability to get the care we need as women and more broadly just

our families. there's also several new developments in maternal health this morning, other developments. the fda just approved a blood test to identify pregnant women who are at high risk of developing preeclampsia, a severe form of high blood pressure. the recent death of former olympian tori bowe. the pregnancy complications she may have faced may have been from preeclampsia. just how significant is this new blood test? >> it's huge. they have been using this test in europe for a while. they also have been experimenting not just in europe but there are some very early stage trials in animals to look at treatments for prepreeclamps. i went through this with my pregnancies. it was touch and go. any woman, not just women of color, but all women should be screened and understand the implications of what happens with preeclampsia. to break that down, it's really high blood pressure that can

literally kill you and damage your organs and compromise not just your child's birth but your own health. tori, beyonce, serena, we have had celebrities who had to go through this but have given power to the name and been making people aware so that you can ask questions and ask even when you are thinking about getting pregnant. the blood test is a big deal. more important is trying to get to some sort of therapies. this blood test, if it's negative, it means you are unlikely to have some of the complications after you give birth or during birth from preeclampsia or high blood pressure. if it's positive, put that safety net around the mom and even more importantly after they go home and after they deliver a baby, because as we know, it can happen weeks to months later. that's a big deal for the development in science. >> really important information. thank you so much for being here. really appreciate you. especially on 4th of july taking

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we are back with news on a famous july 4th tradition. nathan's famous hot dog eating contest in brobrooklyn. contestants have ten minutes to eat as many hot dogs as you can. the men's contest starts next hour where joey chestnut is looking to win his 16th belt. his record? 76 hot dogs in ten minutes. he set the record in 2021. an unusual way to celebrate july 4th. most people think beach day,

maybe a cookout. for some devoted skiers in northern california, it's also the perfect day to hit the slopes. maggie vespa has more. >> happy 4th of july. >> reporter: on the holiday devoted to red, white and blue, a rare chance to shred the white. you are skiing on the 4th of july? >> yeah. >> reporter: how wild is this in. >> so sick. >> reporter: many repping their best stars and stripes. >> we are doing our best to not grow up. >> reporter: others simply in summer's finest. >> i have never skied in the summer. i have never skied in a bikini. >> reporter: this 4th of july weekend, the slopes of northern california's majestic mammoth mountain remain primed for an estimated 10,000 patriotic runs. the snowy summer conditions, remnants of a relentless winter.

staff had to dig snow lifts out. how intense was that? >> it took days to get dug out. >> reporter: this lodge was submerged. some 900 inches of snow piled up here on the summit, shattering previous records and stretching the ski season well into summer. a silver lining, some say, to a rough winter. >> it's great that we can enjoy it now. >> reporter: speaking of enjoying it, we can confirm, resistance is futile. this is july. this is wild. marking an unlikely celebration of america's independence on ice. >> happy 4th of july! >> reporter: maggie vespa, nbc news, mammoth mountain, california. that's going to do it for us today. happy independence day. we have a live look from the

slopes to the beach here. this is myrtle beach in south carolina. i hope you get a chance to enjoy sand and a little sun as well today. catch be every weekday at 10:00 a.m. eastern right here on msnbc. i'm going to hand it off to my colleague. coverage continues with lindsey reiser next. good to be with you on this 4th of july. a philadelphia community is in mourning after a mass shooting leaves five dead and two others, 2 and 13, recovering. this hour, we are watching the weather across the country. millions eager to celebrate with cookouts and fireworks hope extreme heat and storms don't ruin their plans. republican presidential candidates are hitting parade routes in key primary and caucus states to try to sway undecided 2024 voters. we are