on this memorial day president trump unleashes a twitter storm on multiple fronts. tragedy for one of the navy's elite leap frogs as a parachute malfunctions over new york harbor. unbelievable airborne crash at the indy 500 and drivers involved are all okay. caroline kennedy reflects on her father. on this memorial day between the barbecuing and long weekend we say thank you to all who have served. "early today" starts right now. good morning. >> we appreciate you being

usn this memorial day. president trump wakes up to a white house in chaos mood. the russian investigation looks typical peril his young presidency. and he's unleashing a barrage of tweets berating the quote safe news media overnight as new reports hit close to home with revelations centering around jared kushner. after reuters claimed kushner had three undisclosed conversations with russia's ambassador to the united states. that after "the washington post" reported kushner tried to establish back channel communication with russian operatives during the transition. and john kelly is defending. >> any time you can open lines of communication with anyone, whether they are good friends or not so good friends is a smart thing to do. >> our own team says west wing staffers are speechless at the kushner's news while kushner's attorney defended her

mr. kushner participated in thousands of calls in this time period. he has no recould alexandria of the calls ascribed. however james clapper is also making headlines after he admitted to seeing what he says were warning signs of possible trump-russia ties. >> i will tell you that my dashboard warning light was clearly on and i think that was the case with all of us in the intelligence community, very concerned about the nature of these approaches to the russians. >> this morning we get reports a war room is being set up at the white house while a massive staff shake up is contemplated as the president cancels a planned rally this week in iowa and looks to be pivoting towards his legislative agenda tweeting about health care and massive tax cuts reform package he says is moving along very well

he's expected to hold rallies in the coming weeks. battle to retake mosul could soon be over. an operation to capture the last part of the city that's still held by isis. the terrorist group took over mosul in 2014. now the u.s. backed defensive to reclaim it has now entered its eight month. it's taken longer than planned because isis militants are dug in among civilians. the pentagon acknowledged 100 u.s. special forces were working with iraqi units in mosul. here at home, a s.e.a.l. died in a tragic parachuting incident during new york city's fleet week. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a highlight of new york's fleet week a demonstration by the s.e.a.l. parachute team descending in formation near the statue of liberty.

wrong. one of the s.e.a.l.s was killed when his chute malfunctiomalfun. >> he was retrieved immediately by u.s. coast guard personnel and jersey city fire department marine unit. >> reporter: the s.e.a.l. was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. a piece of the chute cut loose during the fall. a celebration of service turning to tragedy on a weekend when the nation honors its military. richard liu, nbc news. >> in mississippi police are investigating why a man gunned down eight people. that man is in custody. he spoke out moments after his arrest sunday morning. >> suicide by cops was my intention.

>> he told a reporter he got into an argument with his estranged wife before the shooting spree started. he targeted three homes starting 11:30 saturday night. three women were killed in the first home along with a sheriff who was responding to a domestic call. in the second home two underage boys were killed. in the third home two miles away another man and woman were found dead. police have not wirmd whether he knew the victims but family members say some are related. he's being held on one count of capital murder and seven counts of first degree murder. mostly cloudy launched a short range ballistic missile according to u.s. military officials. this is their second launch in two days. what's the latest on north korea and also reaction from the united states? >> reporter: good morning to you. u.s. officials say the short range ballistic missile flew for six minutes before crashing in to the sea of

it hit anything but it is a continued escalation as north korea tries to flex its muscle and definitely an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting the u.s. kim jong-un watched testing of a new anti-aircraft system. it's and about busy weekend in that region. north korea and its nuclear ambition seen as one of the biggest national security challenges facing the new trump administration. in light of this latest test japan and south korea are promising action. u.s. officials say they are still working to gather information about this latest test but are committed to standing behind japan and south korea, both of course allies. back to you. there was a scary moment at the indy 500 on the 55 lap. jay howard crashed into another driver scott dixon sending him flying through the air on top of the safer barrier. both drivers

incident. they were kmieexamined and clea. they didn't finish the race. the first japanese driver won the indy 500. here he is celebrating with the traditional bottle of milk. unbelievable the headline out of the french open. angeliquekerbe was ousted. here's bonnie schneider. >> here's what we're looking at. we got a little bit of storm coverage popping up across parts of louisiana and into texas and also some lightning in mississipp a

airport delays going through the afternoon and morning hours we're watching out for storms from san antonio to nashville and evening hours we could see delays pop up in the midwest and parts of the midwest as well. temperatures across the country depending where you are will be a cool memorial day or warm one. unseasonably hot across parts of the west, cool in new england. that's a look at your national forecast. let's take a look at the weather where you are. temperatures are looking cool in the northeast. 50 degrees up into new england and then in the south it's really going to be hot and stormy. in jacksonville a high of 96 degrees. looking really warm in florida. so depending where you are across the country that will make a big difference in the weather we face. all right. when it's warm a lot of water parkes will be the destination for a lot of people. we want to share this story. a little boy

unscathed after falling off a water slide. he reaches the bottom and then goes airborne, skids across the concrete. he was able to get up on his own and walk away with a few scratches. it happened at a waterpark in california. the ride is closed until officials figure out what went wrong. just ahead we'll hear from caroline kennedy on what would have been her father's 100th birthday. >> more arrests in last week's manchester bombing. standing tall in the face of terror. all the sunscreen. i wonder who. we're going to need some reinforcements... (on walkie-talkie) ...quick. copy that. walgreens makes it easy when summer needs a little help. your summer base camp is just around the corner, so you can get in, out, and back to those summer shenanigans. walgreens. at the corner of happy & healthy. today only, all military and veterans

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have been his 100th birthday. the man accused of killing two people after an anti-muslim rant isn't linked to any known hate groups. christian stabbed three people on a portland train killing two of them when the victims tried to protect two women from his hate-filled outburst. a vigil was held sunday for the two men killed. one witness who helped the victims says the seerity of the attack must be made clear. >> it is labeled what it is and that's at that terrorist attack. i want that to be clear. >> christian has been charged with aggravated murder and attempted murder. turning now to the investigation in last week's deadly bombing in manchester, england. 14 people are now in custody as the country remains on high alert. armedua

the great manchester run. runners paused for a moment of silence. and u.s. homeland security john kelly severely condemned intelligence leaks that briefly held information flow between the united states and britain. >> if it came from the united states it's totally unacceptable. and i don't know why people do these kinds of things but it's borderline if not over the line of treason. >> here's more from manchester. the country's terror threat level has been moved from critical to severe. how is that impacting the investigation. >> reporter: the threat level reduced from critical to severe but that still means one is still highly likely. that investigation continues. a live ongoing fast paced investigation. we saw more arrests and raids in the early morning hours. one property

an arrest of a 23-year-old man bringing the total number of people in custody to 14. authorities do believe they've now been able to piece together his final moments, identified the apartment where salman abedia compiled his bomb but they are pleading with the public for help. more questions being raised whether they could have done more to prevent this attack. people reported that salman abedia in previous years but he was not investigated more closely by british authorities. this has not stopped manchester from coming together for the great manchester run, 40,000 people hitting the streets yesterday defying the face of terror. switching gears now we need a little respite. what better way to welcome the unofficial start of summer than with weiner dog races. dachshunds took part in the event in connecticut. the race raised money

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right now on "news4 this week" painful memory. a local musician who was on stage with ariana grande just before the terror attack in manchester. movie money. the fake cash that led to a real-life lesson for a local girl. why it should be a wake-up call for anyone trying to make a few bucks online. and panic button. the new tool being used in hotels across the city to keep workers safe. >> announcer: welcome to "news4 this week." >> hi, everyone, i'm chris lawrence. we begin with a story that dominated headlines this week, the terror attack at the ariana grande concert in manchester, england. grande's drummer is from