. this disease never had a more worthy opponent. >> reactions pour in overnight on senator john mccain been diagnosed with an grave brain tumor. how he's battling the illness. if he was going recuse himself he should have told me before he took the job. >> a remarkable public break. the president says he regrets hiring jeff sessions as ag while bashing central figures in the russian probe as trump jr. and his campaign manager get summoned to appear before congress. after a decade behind bars could today be the day o.j. simpson is granted parole. a new law could get you pulled over for being under the

influence of your phone. and a gender revelation goes wrong. "early today" starts now. good morning i'm frances rivera. on we learned the heartbreaking news that john mccain has been diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor. it comes days after mccain underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his eye. he is now undergoing chemical therapy and radiation. expression of support poured in from lawmakers of all stripes. the president sent his thoughts and prayers saying mccain has always been a fighter. former president obama, mccain's 2008 rival said cancer doesn't know what it's up against. told mccain to give it hell.

it was this loving tribute from his daughter that moved so many. he is the toughest person i know. the cruel enemy could not break him. the aggressions of political life could not bend him. cancer may afflict him in many ways. but it will not make him surrender. nothing ever has. and then this from lindsey graham. >> it's tough news. it is tough. talked to john. i will have to stay here a little bit longer. literally wasn't five minutes until he turned away what most people had a hard time to focus. so pray. i don't know, god knows how this ends not me but i do know this. this disease has never had a more worthy opponent. >> mccain's colleague said they

learned the news during an hour long session on health care. while mccain's diagnosis ripped through washington it was overnight news that is leading the paper. the "new york times" published a bomb shell interview with mr. trump himself. several headlines pushed for top billing out of that interview it was this major revelation causing an uproar. the president attacking his own attorney general, jeff sessions. >> sessions gets the job. right after he gets the job he recuses himself. >> was that a mistake? >> well, session's should have never recused himself. if he was going to recuse himself he should have told me before he took the job and i would have picked somebody else. how do you take a job and recuse yourself. if he recused himself before the job i would have said thanks,

jeff. it's extremely unfair and that's a mild word to the president. >> one person's take on the comments, the president effectively asked sessions for his resignition. will he resign or insist on being fired? that person is former u.s. attorney who was oust by mr. trump in march. when leaked by the "new york times" sessions office had no comments on the president's critiques. but sessions wasn't the only target. trump said special counsel mueller who was leading the russian probe was running an office with conflict of interest and warning they would be crossing a red line if they delve into the trump family business. and he continued to defend his son donald trump jr.'s meeting with a russian lawyer calling it unimportant. mr. trump's defense of that meeting comes on the same day as

the senate panel said it would summon donald trump jr. and paul manafort to capitol hill to testify publicly next week. jared kushner is also said to be interviewed in a closed session on monday. o.j. simpson could soon be a free man. he has a parole hearing today where nevada officials will decide his fate. he has spent eight and a half years behind prison for robbery. he has a shot to get out. jay gray is in nevada. what can we expect from today's high-profile hearing? >> reporter: well, don't expect to it last very long. the hour should take an hour maybe less. with simpson making a brief statement and answering some questions and then waiting for financial to zion his future. >> my intent was not to rob from anybody. >> reporter: in hours o.j. simpson will sit down before the

nevada state parole board to ask for his freedom. >> if the word candidate that ever deserved to be released it's o.j. simpson. >> i am sorry for what has happened. >> reporter: this is the second time simp will face the panel for charges that he and a group of friends took memorabilia from a hotel in las vegas. during nine years in prison simpson has reportedly been a model inmate with no disciplinary issues. >> he may very well get paroled just based upon the merits of his conduct in this case. >> reporter: a case that's not supposed to have any impact on thursday's hearing. >> we ask him to straighten his fingers. >> reporter: his controversial acquittal after the 1994 murder of his ex-wife nicole brown and friend ron goldman. a civil court found him liable for those murders. >> i'm starting to get anxious

because i do believe he'll be paroled. >> reporter: if paroled simpson as earliest release date would be october 1st. if that parole is denied simpson has to wait at least a year for his next hearing. back to you. we're now learning more about a bride-to-be final moments before police shot her. newly released transcript showed justin damone placed two calls. she said quote i can hear someone out the back and i'm not sure if she's having sex or being raped. i think she tried to say he had. the officer said he was startled by a loud noise before damone approached his door. then his partner shot her from the passenger seat. so far officer noor has declined to be interviewed.

a new study finds the world has made 9 billion tons of plastic since the 1950s. the vast majority of it is still around. researchers found 79% of all plastic has ended up in landfills with 9% being recycled. in 2015 the same team found millions of tons of plastic end up in our oceans every year. they now say current waste management trends continue there could be over 13 billion tons of plastic in the world's landfill by the year 2050. a massive wildfire in central california just doubled in size. the blaze scorched 50,000 acres near yosemite park. the park doesn't appear to be at risk. the wildfire threatens 1500 structures in the area. thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate as the fire is fueled by high temperatures and dry grass. 3,000 firefighters are bat technology blaze which son lie 7% contained.

a large part of the country is in the midst of a heat wave. it's going to get worse before it gets better. let's go to bill karins to find out when we'll get some relief. you're chuckling. >> it's going to get better over the weekend. extensive heat warning. varies from dallas to washington, d.c. hot and humid is the story today when we factor in the feels like temperature the heat and humidity. up to 110 in omaha, 108 st. louis, new york city should feel 100, raleigh 101. not many areas avoid the heat. friday, atlanta 101. d.c. feeling like 103. a broken record throughout the country. by saturday we get some relief in the northern half of the country. still very hot from the carolinas back through good morning, i'm meteorologist bill henley.

it's going to be a hot one. we have an alert for dangerous heat as the temperatures soar to the 90s and will feel like it's above 100. sunrise happens just before 7:00. we are going to see a lot of sunshine. the neighborhoods forecast ahead. a woman steals a taxi, then decides to pick up fares while mom and baby got caught up in the middle of it all. plus, a life saving drug in your hands. the law that gives you the ability to help those suffering from overdoses. vegetables in meals are a way to mask meals. nbc news today starts at 4:30. see you in 20 minutes. scare for commuters on a packed rainy bridge in south carolina. noo

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stabbed in their home. breaking overnight, a mom and daughter are attacked. who investigates are looking for. stolen cab chaos. they steal a taxi and pick up riders. senator john mccain is diagnosed with brain cancer. the options he's facing. we have a very busy thursday morning. good morning. this is nbc 10 news today. i'm tracy davidson. >> we have issued a first alert because of the dangerous heat. prepare to face sweltering temperatures out there. it could feel like 100 degrees. bill any relief in sight? >> not today. today will be the hottest of the

days coming. it looks like it's going to feel like 100 for many neighborhoods. we have issued a first alert for the dangerous heat for pennsylvania, new jersey and delaware until friday evening. two afternoons and into tomorrow evening is when the feels like temperatures range from 98 to 104 during the afternoon hours. we are getting a range of temperatures. look how warm it is in philadelphia. 80 degrees. some of the suburbs dropped to 60s and middle 70s in lehigh valley. the temperatures will climb to the 90s. 94 in lehigh and delaware. for the shore, sunshine and up to 90 degrees this afternoon. i'll break it down hour-by-hour to show you how quickly the temperatures climb in your neighborhood. let's check in with jessica and the traffic. >> the back of the ramp there.

we are watch thg ongoing construction project. northbound side, heading this direction, you will hit the toll plaza. we are seeing lane restrictions. we haven't noticed anything big that is making it a lot of delay or volume, at least with the lane restrictions during the week so far. one lane or so getting by. the expressway is closed between broadway and schuylkill expressway. no problem in the work zones here. 13 minutes from wood hauchb road to the vine street expressway. speeds in the mid-60s. we have this breaking from overnight. a man stabbed a mother and daughter in their south philadelphia home. investigators are searching for the attacker. katy zachry has more. any word on what led up to the stabbing? >> reporter: not a word. investigators are out here