the road literally started becoming a river >>de people ma the mistake of trying to drive through high water. first ever flash flooddures its emergency. torrential rains cripple the capital city in record time. >> billionaireinancier jeffreyep stein hob nobd with the rich and famous he is charged with sex trafficking with girls as young as 14. >> millions drawn to thest ets. hong kong's leader says the extradition bill is dead >> the u.s. women's world cup final ratings surpassed last year's men's final as the champions come home and prepare for some serious celebration >> and the home run derby sets the stage for tonight's all-star

game r "early today" startsht now >> good morning, i'm marlie ll >> and i'm melissa rehbergerad history was just me in washington, d.c. in the form of rain in just one day the area received about a month's worth of rain, 3.3 inches fell hour. leading to the first-ever flash fld emergency issued for that strict, a warning system first put in place in 2011 the capital's commuters had to compete with the torrential rain this waterfall was spotted pouring from inse a metro station. some drivers tried to be brave and take on the washed out roads which led to dozens of swift water rescues. fortunately there have been no reports of weathth-related deaths in e flooding emergency. >> a bombshell case against a billionaire threatening to embroil the trump administration this mning former financier jeffrey epstein will remain behind bars until his bail hearing next week after he was indicted on charges of sex trafficking involving under age thgirls.

case has renewed focus on his 2005 arrest following allegations of sex with mino he received a controversial plea deal orchestrated by then u.s. attorney alex accosta who isow the labor secretary in a new tweet, house speaker nancy pelosi called on accosta to step down saying his agreement with epstein was unconscionable nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: good morning, marlie well, jeffrey except stein has pleaded not guilty to the charges. he's hoping to get out of jail on baiifbut not federal prosecutors have their way they are saying that he be detained until his trial billionaire hedge fund manager, socialite accused sex trafficker >> the alleged behaviothr shocks e conscience >> reporter: federal prosecutors say jeffrey epstein created a network of dozens of vicmems, sos young as 14 who he sexually ased from 2002 to 2005 at his estate in palm beach, floridain, and mansion

new york city, where according to court documents the fbi seized a vast trove of lewd photographs of young looking women or girls during a search over the weekend ndreds and perhaps thousands of sexually suggestive photographers. when his pri jet landed fromrday paris. he was charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for the purpose of sex victims were initially recruited to provide massages, according to the indictment, which would become increasingly sexual in nature >> the victims were all under age girls at the time of the alleged conduct, were given hundreds of dollars in cash after each encounter either by epstein or by one of epstein'soy empls. >> reporter: the 66-year-old has palled around with some of the most powerful in politics and business, including bill clinton and president trump. he pleaded nlot guilty to the charges which many, including some officials and alleged victims, say should have come

more than a decadego a after a similar investigation by law enforcement in florida but in 2008, florida u.s. attorney alex heaccosta, now t current secretary of labor, brokered a secret last-minute deal epstein avoided more sious federal charges by pleading guilty to state charges including soliciting prostitution from a minor. he had to spend 13 months in jail and register as a sex offender >> it's such a shocking disparity between what he could have been charged with, what the evidence and the a tegations seemo show, and what he was allowed to get away with >> reporter: during accosta's was the deal given the said it evidence >> it was a broadly-held decision >> reporter: the deal iticized by many as too lenient became the focus of an explosive "miami herald" report last year several of epstein's alleged victim os speakingut for the first time >> i was 16. >> i was 16. >> i started going tm o hien i was like 14, 15.

>> 14 turning 15 >> the u.s. attorney said investigative journalism significantly helped the case and he called on new victims to come forward >> while the chargedonduct is from a number of years ago, then deserve their day ourt >> reporter: federal prosecutors are arguing that jeffrey epstein beetained without bail for two reasons. one, they say he's a flight risk he owns two private jets and that he continues be a risk to the community, citing those photos they seized at his apartment over the weekend marlie, back to you. >>ie stephanthank you. >> the trump administration is doubling down on efforts to add a controversial question on citizenship to the census. attorney general b williamr says he believes there is a legal pathway forward despite a supreme court decision to block that question. the justice department is also replaced its entire legal team on the case with other government lawyers nbc's tracie potts joins us with the latest from d.c. good morning >> reporter: hi, melissa, good morning. that new legal team in the

justice department will be fighting cases in california, new york, and maryland, trying to get the supreme court to reverse its decision that for now says no citizenship question on the census. the government can do it, but they didn't have a good enough reason that's what the court saidid meantime, prest trump who originally talked about delaying the census, then the administration said they were printing without the question, now the president says there may be a way around this they may be able to print, contue to fight in court, then get an addendum. he's also talking about an question despite the court saying no. and we're gettinm g reaction fro here on capitol hill from democrats who are concerned, of course, the big question is, will immigra communities participate if they fear this question in those communities are mostly democratic. >> for a very long time we he been fighting the fight on the census

you know, like this hat, make america white again. they want to make sure that people, certain people are cound. it's really disgraceful. and it's not what our founders had in mind. >> reporter: so the president now suggesting that even with the printing of the census already underway, they may be able to add that question and add an addendum later.li messa? tracie, thank you. n breakis from china this morning, a controversial bill that sparked weeks of protest is dead held in resp to legislation that would allow suspects to be extradited to main land china. the protesled to violent clashes with police. the legislation was suspended thre and just hours ago, hong kong chief executive carrie lam addressed worries that the process would be restarted >>here is no such plan the bill is dead >> lam, however, did not say that the legislation was being

formally withdrawn >> for thee first time sinc darrell strawberryn 1986, a new york met has won the home run derby. >> a line drive off the top of the wall fires the bat up, he's your home run derby champion of 2019 >> rookie pete alonso launched 23 homeers to at anoth first year pyer, vlad guerrero, jr. he had the most home runs in the derby since '91. polar bear pete beat him when it counted the most alonso walked away with the million dollar price which is twice his salary of 550,000. >> some scary moments in sarasota after two power boats flipped during the per boat grand prix race. the victory and miss geico rolled over during two turns of the race d safelyers escape

>> let's turgin to meteorolost bill karins for our forecast good morng >> good morning. the wash out in washington, d.c., the tropics are very warm. we have a spin in the atmosphere in sthern portions of georgia. it's going to head over the warm water the next couple 6 days hurricane center h upped the odds to a 40% tropical depression and 80% in fives. day there is a good bet we'll be tracking it throughout the week. the development zone will take it down to the northern guflf ad push it to the western gf. we could see up to 5 inches of rain and we'll have to wait and see eventually where it tries to move oshore. that could add additional rainfall past the five-day period ther's a look at the big wea story of the day now here's a closer look at your day ahead. so for today we'll also be tracking a few strong storms through the northern plains. we've been dodging storms the

last couple it will continue in kansas city north wards up to minnesota. also the heat is on in texas today easily near 100. hot conditions in the tropics, you c tell we're heading into the middle of summer >> thanks, bill. >> thanks, bill. in today's quick hits, a wild sight for commuts on a busy new york highway when a run away flor thoroughbred escaped from a nearby farm and was seen trotting down the median fortunately a deputy was able to capture thhorse and return it safely >> it could be one of florida's largest pythons ptured ever. a 165 pound python was discovered underneath a home in the everglades >> in munich sunday, 24 contestants from eight nations showed off their jump, flip and balance skn ropes with summerch salts reag as high as 25 feet. we'll be right back. with an ultra stretchystband and 360 fit that adapts to every wild move.

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will happen again? >> can gun violence be stopd? one of the most issues facing our country. >> how a wallet lost during world war ii found its way back to its rightful owner. it's 4:00 a.m. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. we are working for you on a tuesday to help you t ready and start the day on the right foot. >> melissa mollet is standing by with the first 4 traffic and we start with meteorologist chuck bell and look to a calm start to the day. >> wow. what a rain event yesterday! 3.3 inch of rain at national airport in one hour between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. yesterdaand a historic flash flooding event in the washington area. four thing you need to know today.the weather for