so i don't think my sirens went off or the attennas went you have at the time because to have. >> donald trump jr. speaks out following the e release of the e-mails following the offer of information. did he break the law? the vice president appears to be distancing himself from the situation while cnbc reports the dollar is tanking and gold is rising. severe storms move east with over 30 million americans in the president of dangerous weather. federal investigators want to know. if a teen died after willing electrocuted by her cell phone in a bath tub. a 70-person human chain of strangers

from a rip tide. and wohl show you the most powerful super soaker on the planet. "early today" starts right now. good morning, breaking overnight the trump rush y story takes a sharp turn. it's being described as a category 5 hurricane. a startling admission and breaks his silence on the story battering the white house. his previously undies closed meeting apparently offering to provide damaging information on hillary clinton. and here's what the younger trump said to fox news explaining his motive for take ing the meeting. >> things are going a million miles an hour again. wait a minute, i heard about this, but maybe this is something. someone sent me an e-mail. i can't help what someone sends me. i read it. i responded accordingly. if there was something interesting there, it's pretty common. there was probably some bait and switch about what it it wa

anything about this? >> it was such a nothing. there was nothing to tell. i wouldn't have even remembered it until you start scouring through the stuff. it was a wasted 20 minutes, which is a shame. >> the explanation comes after he releases a chain of e-mails filled with damaging messages. they breathe life into whether the trump campaign colluded with russian officials. the younger trump taking to twitter saying he did so in an effort to be totally transparent. the e-mails speak of a desire to provide, quote, official documents and information that would incriminate hillary clinton. part of what trump's contact says is, quote, russia and its government support for mr. trump. as for that attorney he met with, she denied any connection to the kremlin. >> what was the purpose of that

>> i never knew who else would be attending the meeting. all i knew that mr. donald trump jr. was willing to meet with me. i could recognize the young e gentleman who was only present in the meeting for probably the first ten minutes and then he stood up and left the room. it was mr. jared kushner, ask he never came back, by the way. he was always looking at his phone. he was reading something. he never took any active part in the conversation. that was mr. manafort. >> they had the impression, it a appears, that they were going to be told some information that you had about the dnc. how did they get that impression? >> translator: it's possible they were looking for such information. they wanted it so badly. >> have you ever worked for the russian government? do you have connections to the russian govern?

>> the question many are asking is this now cob crete evidence a coordination or collusion with russia? peter alexander has a break down of how it all played out. >> reporter: what donald trump jr. knew. a trusted associate e e-mails trump jr. that one of donald trump's former business partners had been contacted by a senior russian government official and offering the trump campaign information that would incriminate hillary clinton and her dealings with russia and would be very useful to your father adding this is very high level and sensitive information but is part of the support for mr. trump. minutes later, trump jr.'s reply, if it's what you say, i lo it. after trading several e-mails, they suggest a meeting at trump tower with the attorney flying over from moscow for this. trump jr. agrees adding it's like will he will bring paul manafort and m

jared kushner. that night after clinching the nomination, trump promises more dirt on clinton. >> you're going to find it very informative. >> reporter: the next day kushner and manafort are added to the e-mail chain. june 9th the men meet at trump tower with na tall ya. punctuated by this. where are your 33,000 e-mails you deleted? within a week the first of the flood of leaks believed to be the the result of russian hackers. there's no evidence the information trump jr. was promised was connected to that. the next month trump jr. attacks the campaign for suggesting a russian plot to help his father. >> it's disgusting. >> they will lie is and do anything to win. >> reporter: trump jr. who has offered shifting explanations posting the e-mail exchange on twitter earning praise from the president. my son is is a high-quality. person and i applaud his tans

but the younger trump only shared after "the new york times" says it informed him they were about to publish them. >> this is moving into perjury, false statements and potentially treason. >> that was peter alexander. a statement from mike pence's office says it was not awir of the meeting and is focused on stories about the campaign and those pertaining to the time before he joined the campaign. for the first time, the defense department tested hits anti-missile system against a simulated range ballistic missile similar to the ones being developed by north korea. as part of the new test, the military released a target missile north of hawaii over the pacific. then a station fired its intercepter rocket shooting across the ocean towards the incoming target missile and it was a direct hit, successfully destroy iing the target. this latest test gives a 100% track record for all 14 intercept tests cct

we have new information on the military plane that crashed in mississippi. the pentagon says 15 marines and 1 navy were on board making it the deadliest pleern corps crash since 2005. they were based in north carolina. the flight took off near the base and was headed to california. at some point, it may have exploded in midair. >> if there wasn't a may day call or any kind of communication, that would suggest that whatever occurred in flight at 20,000 feet was instantaneo instantaneous. >> mississippi's governor took to twitter urging people to stay away from the crash site and warning that anyone who takes debris will be are tprosecuted. any items found should bed over to authorities immediately. a family of a teen electrocuted by her cell phone says they hope their ed

she was in the tub of her father's home when she reached for her phone plugged into a charger and was electrocuted. first responders tried to revive her, but were unsuccessful. her groving grandmother says she hopes to raise awareness to prevent this tr happening to other families. >> this is such a tragedy th thatten doesn't need to happen to anyone else. we want something good to come out of this. >> federal safety regulators say they are investigating. dozens of beach goers came together to save a family caught in a rip current. they began forming a human chain to reach the family, who was stuck about 100 yards offshore. one member says they became stranded trying to save her two sons. over 70 people linked arms slowly making their way to the family. after about an hour, the chain reached them and brought everyone to

she's thankful for the strangers' act of kindness. >> as a mom, i'm supposed to be able to protect them and do everything and i couldn't do it that way. i had to have help, which i was grateful for. that was there to be able to help me. >> her mother suffered a heart attack after the ordeal and is recovering in the hospital. 32 million americans at risk of severe weather today new video shows a tornado barrelling across a farm in iowa. it damaged crops, uprooted trees and minor damage to several structures. and on the left part of the screen, check out this firenado in california. more than 7,000 firefighters are battling 13 wildfires in california. let's go to bonnie snider for more on today's severe weather risk. a crazy video out there. >> it's amazing how fires can cause their own weather. chicago getting hit with thunderstorms right now. frequent lightning strikes as we

severe weather. that includes chicago, des moines, detroit, we'll be. watching for maybe not the tornado we saw, but woer locking at strong storms. also high humidity and heat with advisories for kansas city and st. louis. and to let you know when's ahead for tomorrow, philadelphia is under an excessive heat wave. that's a big look at the weather story. now here's a a look all the the day ahead. temperatures are heating up in omaha. 92 degrees t will be 95 in kansas city. 90 in indianapolis. very hot and humid along the gulf coast and across the deep south. those temperatures are really heating up across the country. the muggy, hot and humid across the south and the midwest and even the mid-atlantic. plenty more ahead including e details on the four missing pennsylvania teens. plus exciting moments at last noigt's major league baseball all-star game.

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and president trump and first lady maine len ya leave for paris to be the. he was invited as guest of honor for bastille day. later today wall street will be listening to fed chair janet yellen, but it's the latest trump scandal that has investors on edge. let's turn to jeff with the details. >> good morning, the big question here is is still did the trump campaign work with the russian government on trying to discredit hillary clinton and the democrats. and i think at the moment, these e-mails fall short of answering that question clearly, which is why even as we got markets lower in a knee jerk response to the publication of the e e-mails, ultimately the traders say we don't see the smoking gun here, so we regain ed a lot of the losses that we saw early on in gold markets and the dollar. moving you along here, i want to talk about janet yellen's semi annual testimony. two issues, how high are

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thacker. new information about two csx workers hit by a train, who says the pair never had a chance to escape. stepping up patrols. why they're increasing the number of boots on the ground and how they think the move will keep you and your loved one safe. and it is a story dominating your news feed for a day. donald trump jr. is talking, what he has to say about the latest collusion claims. first, a look at storm team 4 radar. may show you temperatures in a second, too.

in d.c. and only going to get hotter. >> even humid in studio. >> it is. >> like the weather is coming into us. >> do what you have to do sometimes. >> all right. >> now that you said it, people are asking for it. >> i am advising everyone to wear shorts today. don't do that. good morning. >> rising temperatures aren't the only things to impact your day. >> let's check in with chuck and sheena for rain before we look at the roads with melissa. you're full of good news. >> i am surprised. putting shorts on would be more clothes. >> that's how rumors get started. >> maybe it is body paint. >> yes, indeed. cloudy skies across parts of the shenandoah valley. on radar there are a couple of rain showers along the virginia, west virginia

page, shenandoah could get a couple drops of rain this morning. had thunder and lightning earlier, but that's falling apart. there could be a little road spray along the western end of i-66. otherwise, this is going to be a humid morning, mid to upper 70s. temperatures today low to mid 90s. heat index values are closing in on 100. could be near 105 tomorrow. talk about hometown highs and planning out rain chances more. for now, let's go to melissa. good morning. >> good morning. here at gallon ohs road, had earlier road work pushing everyone off the expressway. that has gotten out of the way. nice and clear there. rest of the beltway looks good. no major complaints this morning. 66 here and 95 rolling along nicely. we'll look at 270 in a minute. aaron? >> thank you. it is 4:28. following breaking news on a car

>> angie goff is following it from the live desk. >> we have new video from centerville, virginia. take a look. this happened on big yankee lane where there's a lot of police on the scene. a car is being searched. after the car and house were struck by bullets, they have one man in custody. this is hazel ferguson drive where police say the suspect tried to flee. they're looking for another woman this morning. the good news is we learned nobody was hurt in this. stay with news4 for more on developments coming in on this story. thank you. to prince george's county, you'll see more officers patrolling streets whether you live, drive or work anywhere from langley park, and the reason is a spi

crime. the police chief says most of the murders are not random and are between people that know one another. long time residents says one murder is took. overall, they feel the county is safer than it used to be. >> just compared to about eight, nine years ago, the murder rate is down significantly. can it be improved? absolutely. but we need to be aware. this perception is reality. >> homicide rate in prince george's county stands at 51. that's one more than this time last year. one of the places officers receive training to bring down crime is at the new law enforcement firearms range and tactical village. the groundbreaking for this new space will happen today. this is across the street from department of corrections off brown station road. prince george's county deputy