a desperate fight against the flames in california. the new trouble for crews battling the infernos scorching the state as the death toll rises. drawing a line on border policy. the new threatrom president trump that could spark another shutdown showdown on capitol hill. locked and loaded at the click of a mouse. the growing 3 concern ove printed guns. taking the plunge. death-defying competition takes the high dive to new heig"s. "early todtarts right now. good to be with you on this monday morning. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. deadly wildfires continue to rage in california and have now claimed two more lives. 33-year-old firefighter bri k hughesilled when he was struck by a treehen he and his

crew were working to limit the spread of the ferguson fire burning near yosemite park. >> the shasta county sheriff says the unidentified victim of the massive carr fire had previously received an evacuation notice tha not followed, bringing the death toll across the state to eight. nbc's steve patterson tells us morem the front lines. >> reporter: frances, nearly a week later a this fire is still growing, now nearing 90,000 acres with only about 5% ngntainment, firefighters are saying they're dll they can. but i can tell you, being with them, conditions out here are miseble. at the front of thrrrelentless ire, firefighters doing all they can to contain the blaze. >> trying to get the heavy fuels down away from the line so we'ls have ls chance of embers crossing the line. >> reporter: for nearly a week now, thousands of crews across california have been locked in a fierce battle to gain ground the flames keep spreading. this is what firefighters are facing right now. incredibly hot temperatures, steep terrain and thvy wind.

>> reporter: cal fire division chief chris anthony says the conditions a>> unbelievable. xtreme is not even the right adjective to use anymore. it's just an understatement because the fire is so explosive now in california. r orter: crews now forced the take a defensive posture, bulldozing lines and lighting backfires, praying for the smoke to clear so they can continue an aerial attack. and they're workinaround the clock, in some cases with rotationup to 36 hours. >> the biggest concern is the safety of our firefighters and the safety of the public. r orter: meanwhile, fear of an increasing death toll. six dead, hundreds of homes reduced to piles of rubble, stretching several blocks. >> one minute it's fine, the m neute everybody is screaming. >> reporter: saturday, a family's worst fears realized. 70-year-old melody bled doe and her grandchildren james and emily, missing since thursday, were found dead. and missing, this battle against

this out-of-control fire rages on.me there was ood news this weekend. firefighters say the behavior of the flames themselves have been more tame. but with 100-degree temperatures coming the next several days, that could change in an instant. frances? >> all right, steve. thanks for the report. president trump is threatening to take drasc action in his push to pass his new zero terance immigration laws. in a tweet the president said he's willing to shut the government down if don't come to the table on border security and other immigration policies. it's a risky ultimatum for mr. trump, especially with the midtrom elections rightd the corner. joining us now with reaction from capitol hill, nbc's tracie tts. tracie, good morning. >> hi, good morning. well, let's put this in context, because the shutdown threat comes just 60wo days, months before the government's budget deadline. and as the senate gets ready to head to recess. wantse president says he not only funding for a border wall and border security, but he

wants to end catch and release when immigrants come into this country,sshey're pro through the courts but then they're allowed to stay in the united states until their court date he wants to end the lottery system and replace it with what he calls merit-based immigration. but to tie this to the budget and threaten to shut down the government,ke some lawmars are asking the president to put the brakes on that. >> i think hopefully most of the appropriation bills will actually be passed. a little better prioritization spending. i certainly don't like playing -- i don't think it try be helpful, so let's and avoid it. >> also this weekend we saw a tweet storm by presint trump in the russia investigation, criticizing specirt counsel roueller and an all-out assault by the president's attorney and his supporters on michael cohen, the president's former attorney, who is reportedly ready to tell investigators that the president knew about a meeting between the son and a russian lawyer. they deny they also say that dozens of

secret recordis by the former attorney michael cohen actually prove the president's case, that there was nothing illegal about payments to silence women w he denies having affairs with. >> starting the week. all right coming in hot. tracie, thank you. the federal judge overseeing the reunification of migrant families has ordered the trump administration to hand over information to help locate the parents of some 650 children deemed ineligible for reunification. among them, parents who hav already been deported or released into the united states. the ruling ire consi a victory by the aclu, which is offering pro bon services to help find parents whose locations are unknown. in all, the government has reunified more than 1800 eligible children with their families. is in louisiana, a manhunt under for two armed suspects who opened fire outside of a new mall, killing three people and injuring seven more. police say the suspects appear odd to have fired

indiscriminately into the crowd. they were wearing hoodies and fired a long rifle as well asha gun. police are asking the community to share any informationhey may have about the shriting. nbc's malone has the latest. >> reporter: 8:30 saturday ght, a crowd gathered outside jazz dacquari's, a small cocktail shop in new orleans. that's when police say two men wearing hooded sweatshirts opened fire. one appeared to have a handgun, the other a wrifle. e have three people with gunshot wounds. every unit thatan respond, please respond. >> reporter: when the shots stopped, two men and a woman were dead, seven others wound and rushed to local hospitals. at least six people have been ikilled at this spot the last decade. robin jackson says her son is one of the latest victims. >> it's sad and it's heartbreaking. i'm begging, put the guns down. it took somebody that i love so much. >> reporter: police are offering

a $5,000 reward for help tracking down the shooters. theessage from new orleans police chief michael harrison to the gunman, we're coming for you. this has to be personal. i t mean,s firing indiscriminately into a crowd, p shooting ten , killing three? that's personal. it doesn't get more personal. >> new orleans mayor latoya cantre said of the violence plaguing their city, it has to end. ris pollone, nbc news. a frightening scene in india caught on camera. at least 17 people were hurt after tin shed collapsed during a tractor race. hundreds had climbed on thehed to watch the competition when you see the roof giving way there authority says the injured we rushed to t hospital for treatment. there were no reports of fatalities. nbc meteorologist bill karins is hereur with monday forecast. good morning. >> good morning. we're returning to the stagnant weather pattern we dealt with he when we had flooding of early last week. here is the scenario. two areas of hmm. e one in theest bringing the extreme heat. it's not helping the firefighters at all.

and that's going to continue in the west. we're going to see very warm mperatures once again. then in the areas of the east atlantic we get another big area of high pressu. and those two aren't moving. well call this a blocking pattern. and that leaves this areaes of w re kind of in the middle of the country. and because of that bermuda high, th wind direction out of the south for the entire east coast, and it pumps all the moistu to the north. so that's why we're going to look for the week ahead. days of rain, potenti flooding, especially the southern appalachians and the mountainous areas. and of course the fire weather threat continues in the west with a lot of heat that's the week's setup, and not a pretty one. that's a look at the b weather story of the day. now here is a closer look at weather ahead. today we're setting up that ather pattern. tching a lane of thunderstorms through oklahoma this morning. we're going have areas ofroain h indiana. we're going to have some rainfall and thunderstorm threat late this evening in areas of louisiana. and then afternoon storms in florida. so the bottom line in all this, if you're on the east coast, it means a lotore humiditys we start august and downpours too. >> well, that time of year,

bill. thank you. some goo samaritans in chicago, they became the heroes after they helped rescue two police officers. authorities say the officers were responding to a call when a vehicle cut them off, causing tree.to wreck into a local residents pulled the officers to safety and treated them until emergency crews arrived. video of the heroic act has tten thousands of shares online. still ahead, all the news that iso fitfight the growing feud between president trump and "the new york times." and downloadable weapons. a growing concern as blueprints for 3-d-printed guns get the green light. ♪ you got it from your parents. and they got it from theirs. it's your skin, and it can protect you from millions of things. so we're here to help you protect your skin. walgreens pharmacists and beauty consultants are specially trained to know what works for the health of your unique skin. walgreens. trusted since 1901. now all sun care products are buy one get one 50% off.

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publisher. he released a statement, he told the president his language was not just divisive, butin easingly dangerous. a federal court has ruled that plans for 3-d printed firearms can be legally posted online. that makes it possible to print a fullyna funct untraceable gun at anyone's home. as nbc justice correspondent pete williams reports, opponents are trying to keep that from happening. >> reporter: cody wilson of austin, texas has a passion for gun right. >> how is that national conversagoing? >> reporter: and he has developed instructions for programing a 3-d printer to make a handgun or assault style rifle. >> i don't think you should have the ability or anyone else should have the ability to control it on the internet or your ability to print it on a machine. >> reporter: but when he prepared to post detailed plans online, the obama state department shut him down, saying it would violate laws against exporting firearms technology, putting it into the hands of hostile forces or terrorist. so he sued,io claiming ation

of his right of free expression, and saying that similar plans have long been available on the win. >> you have the right to keep and make them. >> reporter: but federal courts ruled against him. then suddenly last month, a trump administration dropped the objection, concluding that rules limiting exports of weapo war don't apply to wilson's guns after all. his website promises instructions by wednesday, but some are up already for all kinds of firearms, from handguns to assault-style rifles. advocates of gun control say that would make homemade guns available to anyone in the world. >> if you are prohibited from having guns because you have a lengthy criminal rap sheet, multiple felony convictions, you'd never be able t pass a background check in a gun store but you can mak your own. >> reporter: the guns which fire conventional bullets could never be traced if used in a crime because there is no serial number. and plastic guns could more easily slip through metal detectors. but some gun rights supporters say it's unlikely criminals woul bother trying to make

their own guns. >> i think it makes little practical difference in the united states because with a black market,eople who shouldn't have guns are still able to buyhem any way. >> reporter: new jersey's attorney general now says he'll sue to shut down the website down. he says once they're posted online, even for a few days, they're on the internet pete williams, nbc news, washington. just ahead, no self-destructing at the box office. the impressive debut from the new "mission impossible." plus, toxic to tourism. the dangerous algae bloom threatening florida waterways. t his mom smells this... luckily for all your hard-to-wash fabrics... ...there's febreze fabric refresher. febreze doesn't just mask, it eliminates odors you've... ...gone noseblind to. and try febreze unstopables for fabric. with up to twice the fresh scent power, you'll want to try it... ...again and again and maybe just one more time. indulge in irresistible freshness. febreze unstopables. breathe happy.

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ather-wise here in the district. >> we're going to find out if the skies are going to sta clear. first, sheena has a look at your forecast. >> good morning, ladies. the weekend was beautiful. absolutely gorgeous. but a of a change in our weather pattern going into this week. remember therainy pattern that we had last week? unfortunately, we have some of that coming back into the forecast. here's a look, a live view at the radar. we have storms moving south-to-knsouth-to south-to-north. we're going to have a few sprinkles in your southwest. late on, we see the rain move up. 74, in washington. 69 in not a bad start at all. we go from about 9:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. we go