north korea thumbs its nose at the world and america with claims of test firing its first intercontinental ballistic missile. president trump prepares for his first major meeting and meeting president putin. after taking a beating for the beach escape, khris christie signs an order allowing beaches open today. and a pie eating contest. and a capitol celebration, we have you covered on a special edition of early today. >> good morning to you.

happy independence day on this fourth of july. i'm richard lui. thanks for joining us. north korea launching another ballistic missile. the u.s. said it landed in tisha of japan. it could be the most successful yet and given the potential range to reach alaska, it sends another message to washington. president trump tweeting north korea just launched another missile. hard to believe japan will put up with this once and for all. perhaps china will end this once and for all. this isn't the first time north korea has tested missiles on the fourth of july. >> good morning. no, it isn't the first time they tested a missile on independence day. the last time was 2009 when they launched seven short missiles into the sea of japan. this latest test, the latest one

this year seems to be done for maximum political impact on the fourth of july just after president trump spoke with the leaders of japan and south korea about north korea ahead of a g20 meeting later this week. it was a land-based missile fired near the airfield and flew for 37 minutes before landing into the sea of japan. japanese officials say the missile may have landed in waters claimed by japan as its exclusive economic zone. the u.s. and south korea said it reached 1500 miles longer and higher than any other missile test previously reported and covered a distance of almost 600 miles. south korea said it was likely a test of a different missile. north korea saying this was an international ballistic missile, a claim being disputed by the

u.s. and south korea. richard. >> thank you so much. live in london. back here home in the united states, president trump wakes up in the white house this morning, returning from a long weekend in new jersey just in time to ring in his first fourth of july as commander in chief with a packed agenda as he prepares for an overseas trip this week that's sure to make waves including a face-to-face meeting for the first time with vladimir putin. hallie jackson brings us up to speed. >> reporter: president trump not seen but heard from his new jersey home making calls and waves in three hotspots, russia, europe and north korea. the president's first face-to-face meeting with vladimir putin set for the sidelines of the g20 summit this week. today, new tough talk from the kremlin, a warning it's running out of patience with the diplomatic compounds the u.s.

shut down as punishment for moscow's meddling in our election. an open question whether and how president trump will bring that up in his talk with putin. the president is already laying groundwork with conversations with france and germany, on the phone with their leaders, chancellor merkel saying they won't be easy given the president's positions on trade and climate and also calling japan and china this holiday weekend to focus on north korea signaling it will get tougher on them. and a different controversy a little boy named charlie gard in london has a rare terminal disease. this is parents want to take him to the u.s. for treatment. his doctors want to take him off life support. >> he's still fighting. still fighting. >> reporter: president trump tweeted the u.s. would be delight to help charlie if possible. his most recent tweet coming

after several others including one featuring a cnn logo, a fake fight generating real controversy threatening to overshadow that critical overseas trip. >> with this president the attention he draws with his tweets he can do damage with that but he can do great good in advancing u.s. interests on the foreign policy domain. >> reporter: the president has taken another jab what he calls the fake news media while taking credit for strong wall street numbers but worth remembering he may end up cushing his twitter habit when he heads overseas. remember that first foreign trip he hardly tweeted at all instead letting his message abroad speak for itself. we expect to see the president on this independence day when he watches fireworks from the truman balcony. >> thanks so much. now some breaking news in the early hours of july 4th. today's budget stand down

ending. governor christie just signing a $37 billion budget into law after the state legislature came into agreement sending a budget to him without line item concerns for the majority. it ends the shuttering of historic beaches and sites just as residents look forward to celebrating the holiday, a move medicine made difficult for christie after pictures of he and his family. he is defending his decision while brushing off the controversy. >> i think i've proven over the last eight years i don't really care about political optics, i care about right and wrong. i think i've proven over the last eight years i have a choice to make between my family and political optics, i will pick my family. >> state parks and beaches and recreation areas are open to the public today. rocky forces close to fully

recapturing the city as they advance on the few pockets that remain under isis control. a first look after three years of occupation. richard engel reports from mosul. >> reporter: the final push is on to clear isis from what was its key stronghold, the city of mosul. we were with u.s. backed iraqi troops on the front line. their fire is not precise but overwhelming enough to allow them to advance. >> it's very close street fighting. we're on the rooftop here. they say they're maybe 50 yards ahead maximum. >> reporter: casualty rates among some iraqi units are at world war ii levels. u.s. officials tell nbc news isis' hold on the city is down to less than half a square mile. >> we don't have a lot of visibility, it's rooftop to rooftop 100 meters to 10 meters on the engagements. >> reporter: we're seeing the

toll of three years isis occupation and the toll this offensive has taken on the people and isis suicide bombers hid among them. the old historic city of mosul raised to the ground and lost and ancient mosque isis prized then destroyed. >> reporter: the mosque stood here for 850 years and saw empire after empire. this was the seat of the so-called islamic caliphate. that's where the flag flew. it was here baghdadi announced the start. >> reporter: their eyes are open to catch any isis leaders who may still be in the city. >> richard engel reporting there. americans are ready to celebrate the fourth of july with millions looking to the capitol where they will have

fireworks displays and concerts and some of the most legendary musicians. ♪ >> who wouldn't love that? those were the beach boys performing one of their greatest hits at a packed rehearsal at the foot of the capitol. and this has nine time eating hot dog eating champ, joey chestnut ready to defend his title. the question whether he can break his record in 10 minutes. tonight, don't miss the macy's fireworks inspector general with some of the biggest names in music all at 8:00, 7:00 central, nbc. now to bonnie schneider with your holiday forecast. what have we got? >> it looks great for july 4th celebrations, i'm happy to report. there are thunderstorms in the mid-south and it continues as

well. generally speaking for bigger fireworks displays like in new york city, i think we're looking at nice conditions with temperatures comfortable in the 70s and mainly clear conditions. across the country a nice

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now. got a ways to go before they start moving in to berks and lehigh valley. there's a chance we'll see some this morning. another chance of pop-up showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. philadelphia 77 degrees right now. cooler in the lehigh valley in new jersey. 60s to start with. now 76 degrees in delaware. at 70 even in the suburbs. temperatures climb into the 80s this afternoon. 86 degrees in delaware. most of the day will be dry. this afternoon into the evening hours, chance of pop-up showers. possibly a thunderstorm for delaware into philadelphia. the suburbs new jersey as well. 87 degrees inland. 78 with chance of showers at the shore. break it down hour by hour with the future cast. show you where the storms are most likely to cop up when i'm back in ten minutes. first, jessica boyington has your traffic. starting off on the vine street expressway. open here. camera right around 24th street. no problems or delays westbound, eastbound, there are some cars

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