for the first time ever the pentagon confirms north korea has successfully test fired an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching alaska this as donald trump issues a stern message to china's presidentoing act on north korea. incredible caught on tape accident where good samaritans saved the driver. security high with american pride and patriotism on full display. "early today" starts right now. good morning. now while americans celebrated

north korea basked in what the pentagon confirmed north korea launched the intercontinental ballistic missile. it flew for a record of 37 minutes. north korea now has a missile capable of reaching alaska. the move is prompting an immediate response from the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson saying north korea's provocation represents a new escalation of threat. u.s. ambassador nikki haley is calling for an emergency meeting of the u.n. security council today as the u.s. looks for a global response. the launch is the tenth test since president trump took office wasn't it occurring on the eve of trump's visit to europe. what if any response will come from the u.s.. now we have it all

we're tracking the latest from london and warsaw with the president will kick hoof his european visit. what's the latest on the nuclear standoff with north korea? >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned the u.s. has confirmed that north korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile yesterday, the first time being successfully tested an icbm marking a significant advance. the test proves they have the capability to launch a missile that could hit alaska. the range is between 4,000 and 5,000 miles. whether it could deliver a nuclear war head is still a question. north koreans haven't seemed to have a tip. north korea state tv quoted kim jong-un saying the test was a gift to the

the report warned of possibility of more tests saying he's ordered his officials to frequently send big and small gift packages to the yankees. in response u.s. and south korea have conducted military exercises in the region and a statement by two countries said the militaries warn self-restraint which is a choice is all that separates us from war and they are both able to change their choice. secretary of state rex tillerson described this as a new escalation of threat to america and the world and as you said the u.s. has asked for an emergency meeting of the security council, probably later today. but bringing alaska within range the missile test has considerably upped the stakes. >> really troublesome news. now to matt bradley in warsaw where the president will kick off his

>> reporter: this is basically just a pit stop for donald trump on his way to the g-20 conference in hamburg. he's going to be here in hamburg getting some uncomfortable questions from european leaders about his environmental record and about course this north korean issue that you've been discussing. here in warsaw the president can eat his dessert first. the leadership here and throughout eastern europe most of the countries that are going to be coming here for the so-called three seas conference see themselves as of you trump's ideology ilk. they are anti-immigration and suspicious of some of these super national groups like the eu and some others. they are also going to be looking to donald trump to make

assurance about nato. in the past donald trump voiced some spentism about nato but rewarding the polish leadership because they are one of the few countries that actually meet the 2% threshold for financing their military. now, the main goal, the main event here is going to be donald trump's speech, at the site of a 1944 uprising against the nazis but also addressing the three cs summit and you can expect attention from eastern european leaders. breaking overnight a new york city police officer was shot in what officials are calling an unprovoked attack. a female officer was hospitalized in eme

critical condition. the suspect fired through herring marked police car. the suspect was shot and killed after drawing their weapon on police. cell phone video captured a tractor-trailer crash in pennsylvania that shut down a major highway for several hours. the trailer seen swerving on i 476 before flipping and crashing on its side. the man who shot the video tells local news he and several others approached the tractor check on the driver but the driver was unresponsive. a few good samaritans pulled the driver out. the driver was transported to hospital. cause of the crash still under investigation. in florida another frightening incident. a man crashed his car into a residential complex. they believe he ran the car into

home. >> the kids ran to the back. oh, heck no. cars impacting with the building, burst into flames. it's on fire. we got to get out of here. >> no one in the apartment building were hurt. 18 are displaced. america's annual birthday celebration hit all the right notes. the annual concert called the capital 4th had the beach boys, the blues brothers. millions were dazzled by the macy's fireworks show. the president and first lady welcomed military families for an afternoon picnic. they thanked service members for protecting

>> it is because of you that well over 300 million american citizens can live in freedom. >> while most americans displayed the stars and stripes, the largest flag ever flown over u.s. soil was in utah. astronauts showed their american pride way up in the international space station and 15,000 new citizens were sworn in. very touching. some spent on the jersey store where this giant sand skrupt you're the of governor chris christie was built. nothing says patriotism like overeating on july 4th. joey chestnut set a new rd

eating contest. winning for the 10th time after putting away 72 hot dogs and once in ten minutes. on the woman's side nicky earned her fourth consecutive title. she ate 41 dogs and once in ten minutes. now for ooh look at your wednesday weather i'm joined by steve. >> good morning. the big story in the northeast for today is the relief. if you're in the south we're looking at more haze, heat and humidity and thunderstorms. you want to it rain because when it's not raining high heat and temperatures in the middle 90s. that's a big look at the story of the day. now here's a look at the day ahead. we're looking at haze, heat and humidity across the south with showers and locally heavy thunderstorms. temperatures in the 90s. life is good in the northeast with highs in the

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this visit, you need to pull all of our troops out because 8600 will not get the job done or add to their numbers. >> military officials have said several thousand more troops are needed to break the stale meat. secretary of defense jim mattis will present president trump with strategic options by the mitdle of this month. newly released dash cam video showed wildfires that forced people to evacuate. flames light up the night sky. officers helped evacuate homes and businesses. flames were feet from the patrol car. about 14,000 residents and tourist-to flee the gatlinburg area near the great smokey national park. 14 people died. 2,500 buildings were damaged. one man in

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the center of a global debate of the medical treatment. president trump and pope have weighed in. >> reporter: in a new picture baby charlie gard's parents stand watch over their son waiting for hospital to remove his life support. >> we can't take our own son the home die. we've been denied that. >> reporter: charlie was born with an extremely rare genetic disease. he's deaf and blind. can't mover breathe on his own. has seizures and brain-damage. doctors say there's no cure. still his parents wanted to try an experimental treatment in the u.s. >> if it won't work, we'll know at least we've done everything we can. >> reporter: last

rejected an appeal. it's ignited a global debate. president trump if we can help charlie we would be delighted to do so. pope francis said the parents rights should be respected. under british law the rights of the child generally come first unlike in the u.s.. >> the court sees itself as the final guardian of charlie and charlie's best interest and they've found that any effort to extend the treatment which only extend his suffering, the suffering of the baby that is going die. >> supporters of charlie's parents are calling on the froer step in but charlie's fate has already been decided. he's being cared for at this hospital in london. they are working with the parents to give them more time to say good-bye. just ahead as president trump prepares to say good-bye, sir paul mccarthy is hang hello. we'll explain all oft

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european visit which culminate was visit with vladimir putin in germany. and rock and roll legends, paul mccarthy is back launching his u.s. tour today. worldwide investors are cautious facing geopolitical concerns after a north korea launch of an by the time capable of reaching alaska. >> reporter: good morning. european markets are showing little conviction today with stocks in only slightly positive territory. the dow jones and s&p 500 looking to open slightly higher. this comes after growing geopolitical concerns given north korea's claims yesterday that they launched its first successful test of a long range missile which it says

now over to qatar which could upset u.s. president trump's plans for what he calls energy dominance. this as the middle east state says it plans to ramp up production of liquid natural gas i nearly a third in coming years. this comes despite fears of a growing supply glut. now i'll turn over to independence day barbecues. i'm sure many of you enjoyed yesterday. if you cooked beef you're very much on trend because the meat has enjoyed a big ramp up in popularity in recent years. apparently around 56 pounds of beef were consumed by the average american in 2016. >> thanks. now just ahead an incredible american ninja warrior. remnants of world war ii continue to sw

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now on news 4 today, we are following several stories, including a homicide investigation. the video just coming in as the situation continues to unfold. accused of sexually assaulting several students, claims to have hiv and could face more charges by the end of the week. what neighbors have to say about this former school employee. hours after north korea shows military muscle. video in of a major launch. how the u.s. is striking back. ♪

first torks the skies. right here in the nation's capitol, look at one of the many shows that capped off aur nation's birthday last night. didn't have to pay for this one. doesn't get much better than that, happening along the national mall. >> washington does it so well. >> we really do. >> beautiful. >> good morning, everybody. 4:27 right now. i i'm aaron green. >> what a sight to see, the spectacular event celebrating our nation's independence. >> it is back to the grind for a lot of you. we are here to help you get ready with a look at the roads, melissa. look who's back. >> still pregnant. >> a lot of people were still asking. >> i'm glad? >> it happened. >> it's okay. >> let's talkou

>> what a great day yesterday turned out to be. plenty hot and humid. it did rain for a brief period of time on the national mall between 4:00 and 5:00. it was nice for the fireworks. i was down there last night watching it all go off. you are right. it's hard to find anywhere prettier than here to watch the fireworks. outside this morning, boy did we catch a break, cloudy skies and pockets of rain across the area this morning. this will be the case, a cloudier day, cooler day as well and shower chances linger today especially from parts of northern virginia to shenandoah valley. what do you need to know? the east wind is back. clouds and cooler weather. needed rain chances. heavier rain is south and west of the city. what about tomorrow? for now, let's go over to the still pregnant,

>> i am. vw parkway, 197 here this morning, a crash at this point. the left side of the roadway is blocked. you can see a little bit of yellow this morning showing us what we are seeing or starting to see a bit of a slowdown. westbound 50 at 197, a crash reported there. as we widen that, you can see the rain off to the west, looking, though, at the beltway. everything is actually looking good. we have a new problem in lauden county. we'll talk about that in a minute. new developments from the korean peninsula. you are looking at new footage. north korea state broadcaster aired today. it shows the leader of north korea, kim jong-un inspecting a ballistic missile. we'll have some of those images for you in a few moments. we have the preparations for the launch. we have adam t

on what we have been watching overnight. hey, adam. >> the united nation's security council is set to hold a meeting on how to respond to this. look at this map. it shows north korea and alaska. north korea's latest missile launch was an itbm, as it's known, capable of reaching the united states and more specifically, alaska. here is another look at that video we got in. u.s. secretary of state, rex tillerson is calling the launch a new escalation of a threat to the united states. we are continuing to monitor updates on the situation. >> adam, thank you. north korea's latest missile test comes as president trump leaves for a second trip overseas. it is going to be a major talking point. he is going to make a stop in poland before heading to