>> blake mccoy, thank you. >> it is dangerously hot in many parts of the country tonight.ore than 45 million peoe under heat advisories, or excessive heat warnings. our ron mott is along the or of lake michigan, out in chicago, where the mercury climbed toward 100 degrees today. ron, how dangerously hot is it? >> reporter: hi there, kate, it's sweltering in a word. we were flirting with setting an all-time record for the state of chicago, what would have been the hottest father's day on the books. it didn't quite get there. the high temperature today 95 degrees, but when you factor in the humidity, it feels more like 101 to 102 degrees so that is very, very dangerous. officials are saying that chicago and surrounding states are going to continue to remain under this excessive heat warning, all the way through tomorrow night, until 7:00 before we expect a cold front to come in, so by this time tuesday night, we're expected to see temperatures 20 to maybe even 30 degrees cooler, that's nice. when it gets this hot for this many days in a row officials tell people stay inside,

blake mccoy, nbc news. >> we'll take a short break. it's just the second country in the world to legalize marijuana for recreational use. we'll tell you where. >>> the brand-new stamps being unveiled and why they may add a whole new dimension to your mail. >>> a scary scene this morning on a busy bridge over the potomac river. connecting virginia to d.c. and maryland. explosions, fire and thick smoke on the woodrow wilson bridge as a tractor-trailer slammed into highway maintenance trucks. a tanker and three other vehicles engulfed in flames. underneath the bridge, three highway workers were left hanging over the river. they were stranded in a bucket at the end of a boom. police boats had to come to their rescue. >>> recreational weed will soon be legal to the north of us. canada's senate cleared the way making canada the first advanced industrialized nation to legalize marijuana nationwide. it goes into effect on october 17th. >>> it's a first for the u.s. postal service which rolled out a collection of scratch and sniff stamps. just

>> blake mccoy, thank you very much. >>> so how long will this s hea wack around? and when will we start to see some relief? dylan dryer has a look at our forecast. good evening, dylan. >>ood evening, jose. it's exceptionally hot. it's not just the wa, temperatur it's the humidity. the heat index will feel like it's above 90 degrees for 225 million people o sunday. 95 million people will be 0 eling like it's above degrees. on monday, it sags out of the northeast a little bit, but still 70 mililon people, it feel like it's over 100 degrees. we're talking way over 100 degrees. so looking at our high temperatures, going into sunday, we'll be in the mid to upper 90s, but new york city will feel like 109. charlotte will feel like 98, memphis, like 105 on monday. going into next week, it stays ft in washington, d.c. it willl like 106 on monday. paducah will feel like 103 on monday. still feeling like 99 by the fourth of july. a cold front moving to the east combining with the heat and humidity. we have to watch for strong storms, especially in chicago area. jose? >> than

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let's go now to blake mccoy in new york city. 's talk about what you're seeing where you are. >> well, alex, we're in brooklyn now. this is a protest that started in lower hmanhattan and made it way across the brooklyn bridge. at one point the crowd was standing the entire length of the brooklyn bridge. they ended at a plaza in brooklyn. you can see this has only a small part of the crowd. if you look to the left, a lot of people are in the shade trying to stay cool. it's an oppressively hot day. that has not stopped the crowds from coming out. a lot of these people are coming out with their children. we've seen small children and infants walking with their parents. the message is clear that trump's hard line immigration policies cannot be allowed to continue. that's what we have heard over and over again from people here, and they said despite the heat, it is important that they show up, and that they present a counternarrative to trump's tweets and policies. >> okay. blake, thank you so much for keeping an ear on things happenin

nbc's blake mccoy got in on the excitement at belmont. >> they are ready for a start. >> reporter: outte and into the history books. >> he's just perfect! >> reporter: justify winning the triple crown. a rare sports feat now accomplished twice by trainer bob who first won with american farow in 2015. >> after that, what do we do next? >> reporter: then came this chestnut colt. >> do you think he still has some juice in him? >> he's a bad dude. when he walks in there, those other horses, he's very intimidating. >> reporter:is racing career spanning 111 days is already nearing an end. too valuableo risk injury, justify's future says his orrin is in breeding. >> his future in breeding could bring in 20, $30 million a year? >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: thart's a valuable horse. >> yes, that's a valuable horse, and he knows it. >> reporter: blake mccoy, nbc news, new york. >> coming up bill karins has a check of your forecast. a suburb of cleveland leaves questions in its wake. scarred soaked the sun does not care. but we do. walgreens beauty consultants are specially trained to know wh

we'll go to blake mccoy. blake is following the protests on the ground in new york city. blake, sorry to have potentially cut you off. what's going on where you are? >> reporter: this rally is taking place here in brooklyn. this after a march that took all of these protesters across the brooklyn bridge, at one point spanning the entire length of the bridge. upwards of 10,000 people protesting. this is the rally point after the march and you can see how many people are out here braving 90 degree heat. it feels like 100 but they want their voices heard and this is a diverse crowd in new york city. this sign here "build trust not cages." "toddler jail, are you kidding me?" people are fed up with what they have seen with prurc as preside immigration policies. they said let's give president trump something to tweet about. >> they sure have. let's go south to texas, specifically el paso where we find cal perry with a demonstration that is right there literally along the border. that's where you are, cal, what's happening? >> the demonstration just breaking up a few minutes ago.

. >>> good evening, i'm blake mccoy. jose diaz-balart is on assignment. >>> there's growing national outrage over the trump administration's policy of separating families who cross the southern border. administration officials say they're enforcing existing laws meant to discourage illegal immigration. opponents say the practice is an affront to american values. it's all happening as a republican bill is working its way through congress, a bill that would restrict the practice but also fund the president's controversial border wall. we begin our coverage with nbc's gadi schwartz who is near the border in california. >> reporter: they're building tent cities near the border, a necessary step as the trump administration's hard-line immigration policy has had its intended effect. thousands of migrants swept up, detained after both legal and illegal border crossings. many of them children. 2,000 already separated from their parents in the last six weeks, housed in a former walmart or small group homes like this one in san di

. >> reporter: blake mccoy, nbc news, new york. >> when we come back, on the eve of the world cup, we'll catch up with a soccer sensation whose message goes well beyond the game. >>> finally tonight, beyond this week's summit here in singapore there's another event that will capture much of the world's attention.he world cup in russia. one of the biggest stars is playing for egypt and he's also a sensation in britain where he become an ambassador for his muslim faith. his story tonight from nbc's matt bradley. >> reporter: he shoots. he scores. he prays. when mo salah heads to russia for the world cup this week, he won't just be scoring points for his native egypt. the 25-year-old forward cheered his adoptive city of liverpool and by muslims throughout the world. >> i'm very happy and very excited for the world cup and i'm very sure we'll do something special. >> reporter: his world cup dreams were almost deferred. a serious shoulder injury last month brought him to tears and crushed legions of fans worldwide who see him more than a high-scoring sprinter especially in egypt. >> makes peo

nbc's blake mccoy tells us more. >> reporter: a gunfight in trenton, new jersey. sending bullets flying and people running. >> it was like pow pow pow pow pow pow! two or three people that went down right 20 feet from me. >> anybody hit over here? >> reporter: chaos in the moments after as the panicked crowd, some injured, poured into the street. the violenc shattering a 24-hour art all night festival meant to bring the community together. this thotoen hours before. 17 people were shot, including irvin thhiggin, hit four times in the leg. out here with guns stuff, it's no good. put the guns up. go about your life. get education. >> reporter: police have recovered multiple guns and believe it was a gang-related dispute. one suspected shooter is dead, two others hospitalized. this is a community thatws k violence all too well. >> to me, it's like a nmal thing. it's like is it ever going to end? i don't know. >> the violence you say has become normal here? >> yeah. >> that's sad. >> shouldn't have to be tt way. >> reporter: trenton's mayor pleading for peace. not jus

our blake mccoy is there. >> reporter: a gun fight in trenton, new jersey, overnight. >> she got hit!he got hit. >> reporter: sending bullet flying and people running. >> it was like pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow. there was two or three people that went down right in front of me. >> anybody hit? anybody hit over here? >> reporter: chaos in the moments after as the panicked crowd, some injured, poured into the street. the violence shattering 24-hour art all-night festival, meant to bring the community together. this photo taken hours before. 17 people were shot, including irvin gginbatha, h four times in the leg. >> the kids out here, doing some stuff, it's no good. put the guns up, go about your life, get an education. >> reporter: police have recovered mtiple gunsnd believe it was a gang-related dispute, one suspected shooter is dead, two others hospitalized. this is a community that knows violence all too well. >> to me, it's like a normal thing. it's like, is it ever going to .d? i don't kn >> reporter: the violence you say has become normal here? >> yeah. >> reporter: that's sad. >

here is nbc's blake mccoy. >> reporter: a high school produ prodigy playing the clarinet.os angeles for a scholarship for $50,000 a year. >> i got the rejection. it was crushing. >> reporter: imagine the shock to learn he had been accepted all along. his future, he tells buzzfeed, thwarted by the jealous girlfriend. >> she was the shoulder i was leaning on. the fact she was the one that did it. >> reporter: it took two years to uncover the plot. she had created a fake e-mail to send the rejection letter to keep him home in canada with her. discovered after he went back to audition again before clarinet master yehuda gilad. >> he said you rejected me. i said you rejected me. he went back and forth. >> reporter: this week, the canadian judge ruled in his favor awarding $350,000 against the ex-girlfriend for his despicable move in his career. he is now studying in nashville and has no regrets. >> luckily it wasn't all bad in the end. i still got to do what i set out to do. >> reporter: ending his story of betrayal on a positive note. for "today," blake mccoy, nbc news. >> mus

here's nbc's blake mccoy. ♪ >> reporter: a high school prodigy playing the clarinet.at the coburn conser conservatory in los angeles. he auditioned for a full scholarship, worth $50,000 a year. >> i got the rejection. it was crushing. i >> reportegine the shock, to learn he had been accepted all along. his future, he tells buzzfeed, tw thwarted by a jealous girlfri d girlfriend. >> she was the shoulder i s leaning on. the fact she was the one that did it. >> reporter: it took two years r to un the plot, that she created a fake e-mail to send the rejecti lett to keep him home in canada with her. discovered after he went back to addition again before the clarinet master. >> didn't too happy. he said, what are you doing here? you rejected me? i said, you rejected me., he said you rejected me. i went back and forth a little bit. >> reporter: this week, a canadian judge ruled in his favor, awarding him $300,000 in damages against the now anex-girlfriend. extra $50,000 for her, quote, despicle interference in mr. abramovatz he is studying in nashville and says he has no reg

nbc blake mccoy is outside belmont with more. blake, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, willie. in his short career, justify had never lost a race and he wasn't about to this weekend. with everything on the line, showing why he deserves to be a champion. >> ready for the start. they are off! >> reporter: taking the lead out of the gate and holding it the entire race. >> it was a very good beginning for justify who goes immediately to the early lead. >> reporter: justify making one of sport's most justifies is im >> reporter: winning the belmont stakes after winning the kentucky derby and preakness this year a triple crown and second for train bob baffert who won with american pharoah in 2015. >> american pharoah will be my first love and he was showing me the same signs and showing me the brilliance, superior horse. >> reporter: the jockey riding justify is the oldest to win the triple crown at 52. mike smith says justify was so calm before the rafsrace, he wa worried. >> reporter: justify is 13th horse ever to win a triple

blake mccoy has more. >> reporter: a gun fight in trenton, new jersey. sending bullets flying and people running. >> it was like pow, pow, and it was two or three people that went down. 20 feet from m >>. >> anybody hit over here? >> chaos as the panicked crowd, some injured poured into the street. the violence shattering a 24 hour art all night festival meant to brung the communi together. this photo taken hours before. 17 people were shot including one who got shot four times in the year. >> get an education. >>> police have recovered multibillion guns and believe it was a gang related dispute. this is a community that knows violence all too well. >> to me it's like a nor hall thing. it's like, is it of going to end? >> the violence you say has become normalhere? >> yeah. >> that's sad. >> shouldn't have to be that way. >>trenton's mayor pleading for pae peace not just here but across the couny. >> all shootings are a crisis. this isn't just a random act of violence, this the a public health issue. >> i spoke with the organizes who say they are deeply

let's go to nbc's blake mccoy, he is at the rally in new york city. what you're seeing, blake. >> reporter: well, there is a rally on the move, joy. it started near city hall in lower manhattan, we are now crossing the brooklyn bridge into brooklyn. it's hard to get a sense of crowd size when you are in the crowd, but easily, easily thousands of people. this is alexa from brooklyn. alexa, what made it so important for you to be here today? >> i care about families, i care about children. i think that all families that have been separated there needs to be a guarantee that they will be reunited and adds my shirt says [ speaking spanish ] . nobody is illegal in stolen land. >> that's alexa from brooklyn who is volunteering to help with this march today. joy, there is a sense here in new york, i have heard several people say, hey, we live in a bubble, we know we're preaching to the crowd here in new york. they want this to be visible to the rest of the country, the people who live in middle america or trump country. that way they see this is a united for

nbc's blake mccoy is at new york central park. blake, how hot is it right now? >> well, craig, it's not too bad yet, but it's going to get very, very hot. moving in from the midwest where they've been dealing with sweltering heat. it could stick around for several days, becoming a full-blown heatwave. this holiday weekend, extreme heat is spreading across the country. fueling explosive wildfires in the west and brutally hot temperatures from the midwest to the northeast. >> i feel like it's 100 degrees out here. >> it's, like, really hot. it's really, really hot. >> reporter: this morning, more than 120 million americans are under heat warnings, watches or advisories. the temperatures creeping towards triple digits. add a blow torch and asphalt and these workers in kansas city may have the worst job in america right now. >> sometimes we do parking lots and striping over new asphalt, it feels like it's 30 times hotter. >> reporter: even playgrounds can be dangerous. this woman's daughter suffered second-degree burns on a slide a few weeks ago. now she's keeping a