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for you righhere on "mad money." i'm jim cramer, and i will see you tomorrow! the united states will withdraw from the paris climate accord. >> and with those words the president set in motion around the world. details and where it's headed. overnight the white house appeals to the supreme court to let the travel ban take effect. a casino robbery leads to chaos, then tragedy with the discovery of 36 dead at a popular resort. an nbc news exclusive. megyn kelly with vladamir putin who just admitted that private russian hackers could have meddled in the 2016 election. >> sir, will you state your full name.
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arrest including a breathalyzer. it was a crushing game one for the cavs but there is a new champion in the world of spelling. "early today" starts right now. good morning. happy friday to youment i'm frances rivera. breaking overnight president trump's travel ban could be heading to the supreme court. before midnight east coast time the news broke that the white house is looking for permission to immediately enforce their executive powers on preventing travel from six muslim countries, tracie potts is in the capital and what's the latest on this case? >> reporter: the latest is we wait to see what the supreme court is going to do at this point frances, this is not unexpected. after the justice department lost in a federal appeals court last week, they said that they were going to take this and the president would take this all the way to the u.s. supreme court. what they are asking for is to allow the justice department to enforce this travel ban against six
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until the court gets a chance to hear the the case. they are also asking to have it fast tracked which opens up the possibility that the court can hear the case before their term starts next fall. this has been a long time in the making, there's actually another appeal that's working its way through the courts, the hawaii ban that the ninth circuit court of appeals in california has to hear. reaction from the aclu, they say this is consistent, that they think the supreme court will be consistent with what other federal courts have said, banning the travel ban reversing this travel ban, the washington attorney general, one of the states that originally brought the case, says that he thinks the u.s. supreme court will agree. frances. >> tracie potts for us, thank you. massive global reaction to president trump's call for america to quit the paris climate agreement. major land marks showed in green showered in green there in new york, one world trade cte
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look at boston, the mayor tweeted this image of city hall completely bathed in bright green. in paris the global climate change accord was first agreed to. kristen welker has more on the dealmaker and chief's announcement. >> reporter: with the eyes of the world on the rose garden president trump made it official. >> the united states will withdraw from the paris climate accord. >> reporter: the agreement is a pledge by nearly 200 countries to reduce green house gas emissions, the president vowing he can get a better deal. >> so we're getting out. but we will start to negotiate and we will see if we can make a deal that's fair. >> reporter: casting as a campaign promise kept the move will lift regulation and save jobs but the controversial decision also underscoring how much influence the nationalists in the west wing like steve bannon still
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pull out while daughter ivanka and son-in-law jared kushner were pushing the president to stay put. today, that america first message was on full display. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> reporter: the mayor of pittsburgh isn't on board tweeting i can assure you that we will follow the guidelines of the paris agreement, in a joint samt italy, france and germany criticized president trump. the president of france saying the deal cannot be renegotiated, goading the president. >> we all share responsibility, make our planet great again. >> reporter: the u.s. helped craft the accord that includes nearly every other nation on earth, except syria and nicaragua, opponents also arguing backing out of the deal could put america last. >> it's an extraordinary abdication of american leadership, a shameful moment for the united states.
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that's going to reverby rate. there was a back lash, tesla ceo saying he's pulling out of the president's advisory council. close to 40 republican lawmakers applauded the president calling it great news for the economy. >> we have a president who is doing what he said he would do, he's doing what's in the best interests of the united states. >> that was kristen welker reporting. officially withdrawing could take nearly four years, after the next election. and with european leaders insisting the deal cannot be renegotiated prospects for a new accord looks nearly impossible at this moment. but that hasn't stopped scott pruitt from shifting focus from curbing green house gases. reuters reports while he attended the announcement his agency sent a memo to employees about plans for a buy up program to reduce environmental protection staff. reaction has been swift. matt bradley is followingt
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us in london. matt, what is the international stage saying? >> reporter: thanks, frances. the opinions from global leaders and international organizations have been resolutely clear in rejecting donald trump's decision yesterday to withdraw from the paris agreement on climate change. in a word disappointment was most often used but some went further, noting as my colleague kristin said that the u.s. was now in the company of only two other countries, nicaragua and syria, in rejecting the pact. some like mary robinson, a former u.n. envoy said that president trump's decision renders the u.s. as a rogue state, on the international stage. global leaders seemed most alarmed by president trump's offer to exit the paris agreement and then re-enter under renegotiated terms. france, italy and germany released a joint statement calling the 2015 accord irreversible. but engaging thi
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major polluter that showed resistance in the past. yesterday the prime minister of china was in brussels recommitting china and the european union to the paris accord and committing new money to helping poor nations reach emissions restrictions. it's clear the chinese who have long been one of the president's favorite antagonists see climate change as a rare opportunity to assert global leadership where the u.s. asaided it. >> developing overnight at least 36 people were killed in the philippines after a gunman began shooting and setting fires in a casino. it happened at resorts world manila. police do not believe it is terror related. police released these images. he was found dead of an apparent suicide and has not been identified. janice joins us live from beijing with the latest. any indication ma the motive may have been? >> reporter: frances, police
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say the lone gunman walked into the casino, stole gambling chips, shot at a television then with a bottle of fuel in a back pack put it on the tables and set them on fire. this of course caused panic among people who thought the hotel was coming under attack. many of the injuries reported last night had nothing to do with gunshot wounds, they were injured in a stampede to try to get out. several people jumped from second floor balconies. police insist this was not terrorism, that the man did not shoot anybody, and did not appear to want to kill anybody. but it was hours after authorities had declared the incident over that this terrible discovery of dozens of bodies was made, presumably guests and hotel employees who had locked themselves in room trying to take cover, thinking that the compound was being overrun by militants. this is happening against the
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and the country's military in the southern part of the country, so there was the assumption or possibility that terrorist attacks could happen elsewhere in the country. >> thank you. a tornado captured as it formed from the ground and churns in the sky. the sight in mexico's northern chihuahua state was shared by the emergency services. and how about this. yes. it's still june but look, that's a real scene, skiing at vermont killington resort. the best part it's all free. something wrong, i had some friends who went and did that, you see there, bill, the snow. and of course full on green. lush trees, the lawns there. hey, in vermont. >> you do the june skiing to say you did it. right. you can say remember that year we went skiing in june. >> that's what my friend posted. >> as we head to the weekend we're going to watch a l
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conditions. a little rain still this morning in areas of florida. today's forecast, warm, st. louis to chicago, we're going to have typical afternoon storms continuing from florida along the gulf coast into texas, maybe a shower or two to southern new england, saturday we still watch showers and storms on the gulf, the great lakes have to deal with showers and storms, and that storm will head to areas of new england through sunday evening. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. now a closer look at your day ahead. you can see it's not going to rain all day long in florida or along the gulf coast. we'll see a chance of showers and storms for about every location. keep the umbrella handy from dallas to houston to new orleans. frances, the weekend looks warm in most areas though some will dodge the rain. >> thank you. friday, kathy griffin will hold a press conference to address the motivation behind that disturbing photo of her holding the bloodied likeness of
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jim carrey defended her saying it's the job of a comedian to cross the line. a town goes up for auction. aladdin was listed for $1.5 million. no takers. and today is national donut day honoring women who serve donuts to soldiers in world war i. many shops have freebies. so get your donut today. people , tomorrow is not a given. but entresto is a medicine that helps make more tomorrows possible. ♪ tomorrow, tomorrow... ♪ i love ya, tomorrow in the largest heart failure study ever, entresto helped more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren.
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she will take home a $40,000 cash prize. if you wonder mayor marocain is a dress fabric. >> here in the united states nbc's megyn kelly will sit down with vladamir putin. last night the russian president hosted her for dinner along with india's prime minister. she spoke with a number of russian citizens about this tense period between our two countries. >> vladamir putin. >> in america russian president vladamir putin is now front and center sparking anger among u.s. officials. >> russia brazenly interfered in our 2016 election process. >> prompting deepening questions over the relationship between the russians and president trump's team. but in russia many wonder why mr. putin is facing allegations at all. we spoke with one of the country's top broadcasters who works at a state-run channel. >> wee
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national sovereignty. if there was interference with our presidential election, that's a pretty big deal. >> are you serious that sunshinia even being the biggest country on earth could have interfered in the democratic process of the mighty democracy on this planet. >> russia has the best hackers in the world. >> the best hackers might be in north korea or something. >> more than two thirds of americans say russian interference is an important issue, only 29% of voters believe russia is an enemy. president trump praised mr. putin. >> i respect putin. he is a strong leader. >> but criticized him for continuing to support the syrian regime after it launched a deadly chemical attack. >> putin is backing a person that's truly an evil person. >> the kremlin says there is no evidence against the syrian government. a lot to talk about with president putin when i sit down with him for a one-on-one interview in st. petersburg tomorrow, the first time he sat with an american j
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kicking off quick hits in oakland the golden state warriors dominated game one against the cavaliers, 113-91. kevin durant scored and steph curry 28. game two sunday evening in oakland. one of the longest serving naval vessels in history is being decommissioned. the "uss independence" will be dismaptled in texas. the 61,000 on the aircraft carrier was launched from brooklyn navy yard in 1958. united airlines plans to add the longest ever nonstop commercial flight to its schedule, the 8700 mile flight between l.a. and singapore will take around 18 hours westbound, and over 15 hours eastbound. a lot of movies during that flight. more video released by police giving us a look at the moments after tiger woods was arrested for dui including
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golf legend as he submitted to a breathalyzer test. kerry sanders has details. >> turn around. >> reporter: tiger woods bare foot and handcuffed. the police officer who arrested one of golf's greatest players off camera. >> sir, will you state your full name. >> reporter: the i a rest affidavit notes tiger woods slurred his words at times seemed to fall asleep. a memorial day police discovered tiger woods behind the wheel of his mercedes, two tires flat, the engine running. dexterity tests, then verbal. recite the sal fa bet. >> what were the instructions? >> not to sing the national anthem backwards. >> not to sing the national anthem backwards. >> right. >> reporter: woods says he was not drinking but had a reaction to medication. if
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now at 4:26, we are following a slew of stories that broke while you were sleeping, including a barricade system in the district that has several blocks shut down. also overnight, the trump administration makes a plea to the highest court in the land. the controversial policy the president wants to take to the u.s. supreme court. and we just got updated on a deadly accident on the ic c. and it could impact your morning commute. "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. foirs that breaking news. barricade situation in d.c. >> it's been going on for hours near the george washington university campus. news 4's molette green is here. >> repr:
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night event. started before midnight in the 500 block of 21st street that a car or pedestrian traffic allowed in this area and as you said, it appears that this is just south of the campus there and we don't have any word on what was involved in all of this. but we got word that this situation has resolved itself and we are working to get information on exactly what all of this was about. but the situation has cleared itself in the 500 block of 21st street northwest. that is the latest. back to you now. >> molette, thank you. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. >> melissa is keeping an eye on the roads this morning. chuck is on assignment. we'll start with sheena. pretty nice start to the morning out there. >> yes, a beautiful start to the morning. k
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5:00 hour live outside on this very minute friday. finally friday. temperatures very comfortable outside. nice and dry for the morning commute. everything is, working in our favor this morning. 65 degrees is the temperature right now. calm winds. just about mostly clear skies as we go through the day today. temperatures will once again be in the 80s. comfortable morning. some spots in the 50s. 52 in gaithersburg, 55 in dulles. 60 quantico. you might get away with a light jacket this morning but once again, you do not need it this afternoon. here's your planner today. by lunchtime, warming up to 80 degrees. mid 80s by 4:00 p.m. no rain but you might see a few clouds moving in this afternoon and evening. over the weekend the forecast is looking good. let's check the roads on this finally friday. good morning, melissa. >> good morning, sheena.
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right now the crash on the i.c.c. diverted to layhill. east hill unaffected. you can go around the tractor-trailer crash and fuel spill. inner loop at old georgetown road, work zone still blocking the road. outer loop at branch blocking right there. northbound 95 after lorton getting by the milling and paving. 66 looking quite good. eun? >> melissa, thank you. right now this pennsylvania doctor is in an area hotel barred from going anywhere near the trump international hotel and the white house. brian moles will be in court about his arriving at the trump hotel. he suffers from ptsd and sd
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has no legal basis to hold moles in jail. it was another security scare at the white house last night after seeing a man pace back and forth. secret service approached him. that's when the man attempted to hit the officer and grab his baton. as a precaution he was taken to the hospital. he will be charged with a felony once he's released. we have more breaking news right now. this time about the president's travel ban. molette? >> reporter: that's right. the trump administration is putting pressure on the supreme court to let the travel ban take effect. this latest move was expected. the justice department wants it fast tracked and to be able to start enforcing the executive order while under high court review. now just last week a federal appeals court voted to uphold a ban on enforcement. trump's order imposes a 90 day ban on entry into the u.s. it would sus 13i7d for
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