developing overnight, c confirmation of an undies closed second meeting between president trump and vladimir putin. what was said, who was there and why was it withheld. expanding guest list, officials identify an eighth person in attendance on the russia meeting at trump tower. and the buck stops where? >> we're not going to own it. i can tell you the republicans are not going to own it. >> the effort to repeal bahama care, what the president is urging that could affect millions. new information about what happened before that woman's death in minneapolis. a a lock at a magic air fare day. th

getaway. welcome of sleep and alzheimer alzheimer's. and a viral video so grizz lee you can barely look aaway. "early today" starts right now. good to be with you this morning. developing overnight, the white house now confirms president trump held a second meeting with vladimir putin. it happened when both men attended a summit in germany. the discussion lasted an hour and followed this highly publicized two-hour meeting between both men. here's the controversy. the second face to face that took place during this dinner went undies closed until reported. trump, putin and putin's interpreter were the only people present with no one there representing the united states. it's a breach in tradition when an american translater would be on hand and several investigations dig in a possible election collusion

associates and russia. here's the president of the group who broke the news. >> there's been so much talk about what was and was not discussed in the meeting you just spoke about. did they talk about sanctions or the l hacks, did he push them, did he not. none of that really matters if they then had an hour one-on-one with only the russian translator. we have no idea what was in that conversation. >> the president is is pushing back tweeting the fake news is becoming more and more dishonest. even a dinner arranged for top 20 loaders in germany is made to it look sinister. fake news story of dinner with putin is sick. all spouses were invited by the chance r loir of germany. press news. revelations come as e we learn of an eighth person in the room of the 2016 meeting

russia lawyer. that person is the soviet born businessman. he was the subject of a money laundering investigation. robert mueller, who was lead in the investigation into possible election collusion is now investigating that 2016 trump tower meeting as well. and as a russia controversy continues to dominate, the president faces even more disastrous head lines after the long held republican promise to repeal and replace obamacare suffered what appeared to be a fatal blow with interparty d disputes killing the chance of an all out repeal. the president. points the finger elsewhere. casey hunt has more. >> after seven years of making promises, the republican effort to repeal and replace obamacare is dead. >> when we finally get a chance to repeal and replace, theyen don't take advantage

that's disappointing. >> this has been a challenging experience for all of us. it's pretty obvious we don't b have 50 members who can degree on a replacement. >> mitch mcconnell's new plan to vote to e repeal without a replacement is already in trouble. three women republicans announced before lunchtime they were opposed with just 52 republicans in the senate, it's on track to fail. >> you are not on board with mitch mcconnell's new plan here? >> i do not support the new plan. i think it has many of the same flaws as the old plan. >> reporter: obamacare's individual insurance market has struggled with premiums up 20% just in the last year. >> let obamacare fail. it will be a lot easier. we'll just let obamacare fail. >> reporter: what would that mean for the 12 million americans who buy on the individual markets? the turmoil in congress has insurers afraid trump administration will cut off

potentially devastating the exchanges and driving up price ps. now the pressure is on. a coalition of 11 governors, 5 democrats, 5 republicans and an independent demand congress start working across the aisle to stable loiz the markets as millions of americans across the kocountry wait to find out what this means for them. >> that was casey hunt reporting. later this afternoon, senate republicans are expected to head to the white house for a lunch with the president as they plan their next steps on health care. an update on the fatal shooting of a minneapolis bride-to-be. the partner says he was startled by a loud sound near the patrol car shortly before the officer opened fire on the woman. according to officials, noor has e declined about the the incident, and the shooting is generating international

outrage. >> reporter: half a world away in australia, a father ploeds for answers. >> justine was a beacon for all of us. we only ask that the the light of justice shine down on the circumstances of her death. >> reporter: his daughter was killed after calling 911 saturday night to report an assault in the alley near her minneapolis home. >> shots fired. code 3. >> reporter: multiple police sources tell our afail yit that officer nor was seated in the passenger side of the cruiser and fired his weapon over his partner out the driver's side door. the partner appeared stunned. >> there are big questions left that we still have and hope to have answered soon. why did officer noor draw and fire his gun. what happened from the time the officers aarrived on the scene to when she was pronounce d dea. why don't we have footage from body cameras? why were they

police review board. >> most times you can at least imagine what the police department might say to excuse it. here, i can't even imagine what they would say. >> reporter: so many questions and no one providing answers. >> that was blake mccoy reporting. the opioid epidemic has taken another horrific turn. a 10-year-old boy is dead after an overdose. keri sanders has more. >> reporter: a facebook e memorial post to the 10-year-old, the medical examiner now waiting for toxicology tests to cob firm he died after inadvertent contact with a powerful opioid. >> i believe this may be the youngest victim occurring in our community. what a nightmare. >> reporter: investigators tracking his final hours of life believe he had been with friends a the a city pool. somewhere b

his house, he came into contact with something unintentionally, a drug that may have killed him. but he didn't die immediately. neighbors say hours later, they saw paramedics trying to save his life. >> they were pumping him, trying to e revive hill back. >> reporter: the opioid epidemic showing death rates up 72%. >> the most dangerous opioid we're fighting out there, the amount roughly the same size of a grain of rice could be potentially deadly. >> reporter: drug paraphernalia litters the streets near his home. in houston officers no longer test in the field to prevent exposure. the woi. 's death now a warning to other parents s

poking at what they see lying ob the ground. keri sanders, nbc news, miami. a jewel thief is under arrest yet again. this time for allegedly stealing from a walmart. the 86-year-old was arrested in georgia monday after security guard accused her of putting $86 of items in her purse. . she says she simply forgot to pay because of medication she had taken. it all happened while wearing an ankle bracelet as part of probation for shoplifting a $2,000 necklace last yore. the judge in that case ordered her to stay away from all shopping malls. over 1,000 firefighters are battling a massive blaze threatening 1500 structures. california's governor declared a state of emergency for the area, which is under mandatory evacuation. bill karins is watching a heat wave that's scorching the midwest.

the weekend? >> maybe the end of the weekend. this heat wave continues to expand. the number of people under the warnings and watches continues to grow. it will probably grow from here too. the excessive heat, 104 in st. louis. these temperatures are in the shade. so it only gets warmer. thursday and friday are going to be the peak day. omaha, 112 and how about richmond in the midatlantic getting into friday feeling like 109. that's hot anywhere. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. here's a closer look at the day ahead. the actual temperature in ra pid city should be around 102 degrees. kansas city and st. louis, temperatures up a littler warmer today than tomorrow. here's a record that will be difficult to beat.

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breaking news at 4:26. what we're learning about a robbery and a shooting. a former school employee accused of sexually abusing nearly a dozen children. now local leaders have to give parents the tools to make sure it never happens to their kids. what they want to you know. they are supposed to cut down on speeding but also raising a lot of money. new this morning how much drivers in our area are shelling out. it is 4:26. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we're halfway through the week. it's wednesday. let's see what you face as you head out. let's startit

sheena and sheena i just saw what you tweeted. i was not happy about that. >> i saw you walking out to your car in shorts yesterday, aaron. >> i noticed it as well. >> flip flops as well. >> were you heading to the pool? >> let's talk about the forecast. >> what was his tweet? >> it was the planner. the day planner. >> i didn't know if you tweeted out a picture of him walking to his car in his shorts. >> after i saw him get in his car i thought i should take a picture. >> we'll have surprise cameras out there this afternoon. temperatures mild start this morning. national airport holding on to 79 degrees. our friends and neighbors in the shenandoah valley more comfortable. hot and humid. storm chances going down. heat indexes going up. so just know it will

please. four things to know. fewer storms. heat index once again like try to be 100 or higher and without any rain coming around our air quality turns to the gunky side of things. all around icky. >> very scientific of you. taking a look at a problem. route 1, baltimore avenue at berwyn road. outer loop at branch avenue do have some road work. beltway looking quite good, inner loop and outer loop looking good. 4:28. angie goff at the news desk. >> new video out of district heights, maryland. take a

police on the scene for a few hours. at addison road south. talking with police we know a man was shot. is now recovering. police also said this was some kind of a robbery. we're working to get more details. right now very limited as to what led up to the shooting of the suspect, but as we work to get more answers right now we'll bring you more shortly. justin finch heading to the scene and we'll check back in with him. it's 4:29. chopper 4 was over the scene as prince george's county police investigated their 14th murder this month. as you can see here they taped off a large area around the crime scene on larchdale road last night. this morning there's a $25,000 reward leading to an arrest. last week police chief announced officers would work 12 hour shifts to crack down on the

county police are still trying to figure out who their 13th murder victim is. detectives spent yesterday knocking on doors in the riverdale heights neighborhood. the man's body was found in the road on sunday morning. police don't know the man's name but release this sketch. he's a hispanic man between 35 and 40 years old with into a too. police are offering a reward up to $25,000 for information that threads an arrest and indictment. a group of women want to give parents tools they need to better recognize sexual abuse. two weeks ago carlos bell was arrested on child pornography charges. he's accused of abusing ten boys as a teacher aide in waldorf. the group women of action of charles county wanted to bring the community together to grieve and to learn. last night the women's group and local pediatrician gave advice worried the parents.