. breaking over night, dozens injured as two trains along the high-speed line collide near philadelphia. details developing right now. we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities. i will not say when we are going to attack. but attack we will. president trump reversed his chorus on a campaign promise going all in with his generals. vowing victory on america's longest war. a new search for the missing ten sailors

mccain begins this morning. it was the event of the summer. "early today" starts right now. breaking over night, 42 people have been injured and trance ported to area hospitals after two trains collided at the 69th street train terminal just outside philadelphia. the accident happened shortly after midnight. a train coming into the transportation center collided with an unoccupied train stopped in the terminal. at least four people are in critical condition. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. attack we will. vowing to end the longest war but offering little details. announcing his

u.s. military engagement there with a strategy for combating terror. >> a core pillar of our new strategy is a shift from a time-based approach to one based on conditions. i said it many times how counter productive it is for the united states to announce an advance, the dates we intend to begin or end military options. we will not announce our plans for troops. i will not say when we are going to attack, but attack we will. we are not nation building again. we are killing terrorists. >> it was abrupt about face for trump who admonished the war for years. still he acknowledged his sudden shift in policy, candidly

office swayed his own inclinations. >> my original instinct was to pull out, and historically i like following my instincts. but all my life i've heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. >> mr. trump's path forward g n gained widespread praise, immediately applausing his decision. but other republicans like rand paul criticized the president calling his decision, quote, a terrible idea. and breitbart accused the president of flip-flopping. democrats panned the president's remark. and at least one democratic lawmaker questioned the announcement. >> when the senate and the house is out of session. if this is a

we would have been informed. we would have had some hearings on this. instead he's rushing it out. and i don't think it's because afghanistan is that much more dangerous now from two weeks from now. it's because he is in political trouble and needs to change the subject. >> there are roughly 6,400 troops in afghanistan along with 2,400 nato personnel. later today vice president mike pence will speak with "today" matt lower. anger erupts at the fist charlottesville council meeting after the ivns last week. members screamed and eventually took over the meeting. some demanded that the town's leaders take responsibility for the three deaths that weekend. >> y'all had multiple opportunities to intervene, and

>> someone's got to be held accountability for not only the blood of those three lives but every injury. >> at one point counselors and city staff fled the room, and two protesters held a sign that said blood on your heads. three people were arrested for disorderly conduct. many had their eyes on the skies yesterday to catch a kplichls of the total solar eclipse. but some celebrated in other ways. with a groom saying his beautiful bride eclipses the eclipse. in south carolina a baby girl made her big debut. her parents named her eclipse naturally. >> capturing this video showing the silhouette of it capturing the sun

still it was enough time to catch this amazing shot. and we have the experience from coast to coast. good morning, tom. >> reporter: what a day indeed. millions of people across the country west coast to east mesmerized by the celestial event. and as one astronaut said to us, this is the kind of event that makes you realize how small you are, how small we all are in space or time. it didn't matter where you were for the eclipse, the reactions seemed universal. awe struck, elation, magical, communal, even tearful. >> what a great memory it is. oh, my gosh. >> first the count down and then a showstopper. the crowds were enormous from the oregon coast to casper, wyoming. >> i'm seeing like the moon -- the sun.

illinois to washington, d.c. for the president first looked at the sun without eclipse glasses before an aide urged him to put them on. to south carolina where thousands gathered at char stn harbor hoping even praying that the day's clouds would part. then at the last possible moment it happened. >> this is a spectacular show. i couldn't ask for better. we got to see the moon and the interaction with the sun quite clearly despite the cloud cover. >> it was the most spectacular thing i've ever seen my whole life. >> reporter: for the millionoffs people in 14 states who looked up, that brief moment of totality will last a lifetime. >> seeing totality even if it was only for a few seconds, made it worthwhile. very happy. >> reporter: spread out on the deck of the york town taking it all in.

8-year-old ryan elwood made sure to bring his stuffed animal patric along. >> because he likes to maybe fall asleep when it's dark. and i just like it. >> reporter: it was quite simply one of life's special moments you just had to share with someone you love. you know, a lot of people felt like this. this was something they felt a very deep connection not only to the universe but to others who were watching it. philip back to you. >> it was an amazing experience. thank tuesday our tom costello for that report. a frantic search is still under way for ten missing sailors after a tanker slammed into ship. nbc news global editor cal perry is in south korea with the

>> reporter: so they're looking at the berthing areas, those are the sleeping quarters which were flooded during that accident. the other search is continuing on the water. it's being supported by the singapore navy and the malaysians navy as well, joining those u.s. navy ships continuing to patrol the waters. we've been hearing from the admiral from the u.s. navy. he said as you mention a full operational stop on vessels to try to figure out and investigate what happened yesterday as those two ships collided. our own bill neely talked to an admiral here in south korea, who said, quote, there will be no effect on the ability of our allies and with respect to south korea. >> thank you. >> right now we have

flash flooding effect. >> no we're looking at overland park, the creek there is almost at its record all-time levels. so a very significant event is unfolding. they've already picked up 3 to 6 inches of rain, and it's still pouring in the region. once that's done, we're going to track this cold front into the east. watch out. pennsylvania, new york state, vermont, and all the way back down thasouthern portion of the ohio valley. now here's a closer look at your day ahead. well, out ahead of that cold front, very hot, very humid. that will be the fuel for those storms as the cold front moves through. more of your very typical garden variety storms today scattered throughout the

james taylor reeled in this 409 pound grouper. he caught it during the spear fishing tournament on saturday. the fish didn't count for the tournament, but his team celebrated anyway. >> you've got to brag. it's the fish. straight ahead, donald trump already about the re-election run. and new details of a deadly earth quake.

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a direct response to russia's decision to limit u.s. personnel in russia by 755 in a statement the state department said russia,'s decision to reduce the united states diplomatic presence here calls into question russia's seriousness about pursuing better relations. a spokesperson for the state department also tweeting that because of russia's move, the u.s. consular services there really need to focus on u.s. citizens first. so this is for nonimmigrant visas that have been suspended. it really does effect russian tourists applying to come to the u.s. about 250,000 russian tourists visit the u.s. russia's foreign minister lavrov was asked about this directly. and he said this will require careful consideration. what russia does next, he is saying he will not take it out on american citizens. but w h

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it is 3:58. good morning everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. straight ahead on "news4 today" at 4:00 a.m., changing positions. president trump outlines his plan for afghanistan. how the war is changing and what the country's leader is now saying. it is a storm team 4 weather lert day. >> that's right, aaron. because of the heat, it's going to be hot and humid.

nation building again. we are killing terrorists. >> shifting strategy. new reaction from military and world

changes the plan for the war in afghanistan. the sight of a lifetime. the views you couldn't see yourself and the unique perspective that had millions looking toward the sky. oh, boy, will you feel the heat this morning. temperatures are rising and storm team 4 is getting you ready for one of the warmest days we've seen in quite some time. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. it's 4:00 a.m. right now. it's quickly warming up. that's why it's a weather alert day. sheena parveen tracking the heat for us. this is one of those days your find a good spot under the air conditioning vent and don't move, right? >> you could do that. or if you're lucky enough to hit the pools, i would be in the water or in the shade. you saw the temperatures in the 70s for most of the area. now a look at the radar. because we have some isolated thunderstorms yesterday like we were talking about and we also have a little bit of fog out there. it'sot