here's blayne alexander. >> reporter: emmett till would have turned 82 years old today instead, in 1955, the 14-year-old boy was abducted, beaten, and lynched after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in money, mississippi and today, president biden created the first national monument named for emmett till and his mother, mamie till-mobley. >> we should know about our country. we should know everything, the good, the bad, the truth of who we are as a nation >> reporter: the monument will have three sites. the river bank where till's mute lated body was pulled from the bodier the courthouse where his killers were tried and acquitted by an all white jury and roberts temple church in chicago, the site of till's open casket funeral a decision by his mother, who allowed "jet" magazine to photograph and publish images of her son's body, bringing the world face-to-face with the brutal reality of racism. what do you remember the most about that day? >> i remember -- i just remember being kind of numb >> reporter: reverend wheeler parker was till's cousin, his best friend, and the last

blayne alexander, nbc news >>> a battle over tactics at the southern border is heating up tonight the department of justice set a deadline of tomorrow, saying the state of texas needs to make plan to remove a new floating barrier in the rio grande or the u.s. will file legal action texas installed buoys and barbed wire along the river meant to stop migrants from crossing but the doj says they're inhumane and illegal. priscilla thompson has more >> reporter: tonight, a showdown at the u.s.-mexico border between texas governor greg abbott and the federal government >> i think you're seeing the governor do everything he possibly can to secure the border >> reporter: after abbott put a one thousand-foot buoy wall in the rio grande earlier this month to stop migrants from crossing the river into eagle pass, texas. now the department of justice says he has until monday to commit to removing the barrier, or else they'll sue. in a letter sent to abbott thursday, the letter states they violate law, present serious risk to public safety and the environment. >> if a court determines that these f

blayne alexander, nbc news >>> the deadly heat spreads east with dangerous temperatures impacting even more americans this week. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking where that heat is heading next michelle, good morning >> reporter: good morning to you both yeah that is correct dangerous heat does continue, a new week and still the same weather story. we are looking at heat alerts stretching from the south all across the south into portions of the rockies, the intermountain west and that will head east. 26 million people impacted by heat alerts, excessive heat warning that's in the hot pink salt lake city, phoenix under an excessive heat warning as well as miami and florida temperatures in the south once again into the triple digits and that heat dome is expanding. temperatures 10, even 15 degrees above normal for this time of year in portions of the northern plains, also into the midwest. take a look at some of these numbers, the july steam continues. 101 billings today, that's 12 degrees above what is typical for this time of year. triple digits in albuqualbuquer, tucson,

tonight our blayne alexander takes us inside the cdc's battle against the disease. >> reporter: inside the insectary at the centers for disease control -- >> we have the eggs. we have the larva and then we have the adult mosquitos. >> reporter: dr. monica paris leads the cdc's 2023 malaria response team, started in response to locally transmitted cases recently discovered in the u.s., one in texas, seven in sarasota county, florida. including a new one announced just today. >> we notified all the public that live in that immediate area. >> reporter: how closely is the cdc watching? >> very closely. very closely. >> reporter: the cases are locally born, meaning those who are infected have not recently traveled overseas and contracted malaria here at home, something the u.s. has not seen in two decades. why are we seeing these cases now? >> it's a good question. and we don't have a good answer for absolutely why didn't we see it in 20 years and it came up now. >> reporter: that's part of the work being done here. >> this one was found in texas. >> reporter: only one kind of mosquito can

that's the highest number ever in a single day. >> blayne alexander, thanks for the setup. brian kelly, united saying it's giving travelers affected by the disruption 30,000 frequent flier miles. the ceo calling last week one of the most operationally challenging weeks i've experienced in my career. >> there's blame to go all around for sure. certainly the weather is the catalyst for this. the airlines are blaming a lot on the weather, just like southwest did in december during their holiday meltdown. yes, it was weather that precipitated it but their crew scheduling systems went haywire. the airlines need better infrastructure and technology, allowing passengers to get refunds, rebook themselves. if you talk to anyone traveling this past week, it can be almost impossible to get through to the airlines. they need to invest in technology. certainly the faa -- there's a shortage in faa employees, specifically air traffic controllers. they still manually clear planes for takeoff and landing. the faa has admitted there's a huge shortage. they're trying to hire thousands over th

blayne alexander, nbc news, chicago. >>> and that's "nightly news" for this tuesday.m lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. >>> nbc bay area is now streaming live on peacock. >>> an 88-year-old asian woman is attacked near union square, and the suspect has already been convicted of a similar attack.

nbc's blayne alexander is nr atlanta. nbc meteorologist angie lassman is standing by. first, blayne, how are things shaking out so far? >> reporter: when it comes to flight travel, people are going to be bracing for possible delays today. i want to go ahead and look at what we're looking at so far. already starting with several hundred delays. right now in and out of the u.s. there are 807 flight delays. cancellations at 87. consider what we saw over the weekend and this is an improvement. yesterday's numbers, more than 7,000 delays, 631 flight cancellations. that certainly goes with what we saw on friday afterwards. yes, for people heading to the airport, know there could be some complications and delays. you talk about the record number of people traveling. consider this. on friday, ana, the tsa processed some 2.9 million passengers, almost that number. that's the highest single day number we have ever seen. we're certainly talking about a number of people going out and traveling and trying to take advantage of this. for people taking the the roads, we talked about th

. >> joining us nbc cleel analyst charles pull man and blayne alexander at the courthouse. , can you walk us through how that courthouse is preparing? >> i'll start with the breaking news this morning, ana. former president donald trump has made three legal attempts in georgia to essentially get this entire investigation to go away. another one of those has been denied this morning. he made a request before judge robert mcbernie overseeing the grand jury to have fani willis disqualified. the judge shot it down and said he's going to deny that request. his attorneys made the same request to the georgia supreme court. they unanimously voted to shoot that down as well. there's one outstanding request as well. certainly another blow to the trump legal team as they try to get any disqualification for fani willis. as for what's happening in front of the courthouse, you see the orange barricades. they coincide with today being the first day of a three-week period that fani willis laid out in a letter a couple months ago to law enforcement giving the strongest indication yet that th

blayne alexander is following this story. can you walk us through what happened in court today?ppearance, it's been delayed until july 20th because the alleged gunman didn't have a lawyer. in meantime, he's back in jail, being held on a $1.2 million bond and he's facing serious charges, first degree murder, aggravated assault, we're learning more about what exactly happened inside that exam room, now, remember this is something that really when we talk about a crime it's egregious this one particularly so, the alleged gunman was a pay sent of dr. mauck, had an appointment inside the exam room to be treated. according the affidavit and a witness who spoke, he pulled a gun out and fired three shots at the doctor. she recognized the alleged shooter from previous times he had visited the clinic. certainly a lot that's going into this investigation. when i spoke to police chief in tennessee yesterday, he told me they're still trying to determine the motive. but just as we spent time talking to people who knew dr. mauck, reading tributes to him we learned a lot about him, well-respect

here's blayne alexander. >> reporter: the urgent call came in the middle of the day, shots fired in a doctor's exam room >> c2, c2, charlie 2 doctor down. looks like to his chest. >> reporter: inside dr. benjamin mauck, a renowned orthopedi surgeon specializing in hand, wrist and elbow surgery. police say he was shot to death by his patient, 29-year-old larry pickens. >> our team responded quickly. >> reporter: pickens had been in the office for several hours, police say, there to be treated once inside the exam room, officials say he pulled out a handgun and started shooting he then ran out of the office and was arrested within five minutes. was he targeting this doctor specifically? >> what we know is that the -- that it was a one-on-one confrontation. it happened in an exam room. >> reporter: mauck also practiced at a local children's hospital in a statement, the interim president called him, a friend to so many of us, a beloved colleague and a dedicated physician. we already miss him. violent attacks against medical professionals have skyrocketed over the past decade, up 63% from

and first, here's blayne alexander. >> reporter: there's no question summer is in full swing, if you doubt it, just step outside. millions of americans are dealing with record-breaking temperatures, and it's not just inconvenient, it's dangerous. between the dangerous heat and severe storms, mother nature really is bringing a one-two punch. overnight, we saw severe weather hit places in alabama. we've also seen the weather turned deadly, turns trees over, including crushing one woman in her car in missouri. we also saw the nascar race delayed in chicago over the weekend, due to heavy rain there. all of that combined with the hot sun, but keep in mind, a number of people are also still traveling for the holiday weekend. so people are dealing with a growing number of flight delays. in fact, we started the day today with more than 400 delays. think about this, we're seeing more people traveling than ever before, last friday, the tsa processed 2.9 million travel ers. that's the highest number for a single day ahead of a busy holiday. >> blayne alexander, thank you so much. >>> let's go o

. >> reporter: blayne alexander, nbc news, atlanta. >>> eli lilly has approved for full fda approval of a new alzheimer's drug clinical trial results show it significantly slowed the progression of alzheimer's by 40% to 60% the drug is a monoclonal anti-body treatment that targets aim am loid /* /* aim lloyd plaque in the brain >>> no break in sight for the millions of americans waking up to dangerous heat. michelle grossmann is here tracking the forecast and how long the heat is going to stick around >> i wish i had better news, but we have no relief in sight we're going to see the heat sticking around for the near future 70 million people impacted from the south, southwest, into the southeast. we're looking at temperatures 100 degrees above, so even 117 in some spots. in the southeast, temperatures into the 90s you factor in the humidity, it will feel like feel like ov100. i is 108 in laredo. midland, texas southwest, 104 in antonio, 101 in houston. the heat wave does continue. we'll look at the chance of storms as we go throughout today, too, in just a bit. >>> michelle, thanks >>

al is ready with your forecast, but first, nbc's blayne alexander is covering it all for us this morningayne, what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: willie, good morning to you, you're right, typically on a hot summer day you would look for a pool like this or someplace to cool off. as inviting as this looks, just being outside for too long can be dangerous the other issue is air quality, as you mentioned while some places are getting better, across the board, some areas are still taking a hit from those canadian wildfires. >> i'm sweating. >> reporter: with the heat dome covering the entire south from coast to coast, at least eleven states saw triple digit temperatures tuesday, with five hitting record highs phoenix has already made heat history, shattering a nearly 50-year record of consecutive days topping 110 degrees today will mark day 20 and that number is only expected to grow. 75-year-old george jet is a bartender in phoenix he says he's never felt a summer this hot this long and says it's not only uncomfortable but increasingly unnerving. >> i think anybody should be concer

. >> joining us now is blayne alexander. good morning. what else can you tell us about the judge's rejection? what it means for the case? what we should be watching for? >> reporter: so let's start with that judge's ruling, so the attorneys for former president trump really have made a three attempts in different filings to get this whole thing just kind of go away essentially, asking to discall my the fulton d.a. to investigate the former president and squash the report that came from the grand jury. this is now the second time that such an attempt has been knocked down by a judge. the judge essentially for a number of reasons he was going to deny that request, another hit to the trump legal team which i find it interesting they're making these requests before charging decisions have been made. as for what we're watching here in fulton county, behind me you see these orange barricades set up in front of this courthouse, that's something that's new, the first day of a thee-week period that we're watching very closely, fani willis back in

blayne alexander there in atlanta for us. >>> of course, the all-important july 4th forecast. let's turn to the woman of the hour and the week. >> yeah. it's hot it's humid that will set the stage for more thunderstorms today. down through the carolinas and into virginia, maryland, delaware into new jersey wind gusts up to 60 miles an hour hail could be an inch or more in diameter there is a low tornado threat. we also have a slight risk of stronger storms tomorrow, shifting back into the northwest including minneapolis, including omaha. stretching into kansas, too. here's the setup we have the warm front move through. if you are on the east coast, you know how humid and stifling it feels then you have an approaching cold front there will be pop-up type thunderstorms, but keep an eye to the skies watch for dark cloud listen for the rumbles of thunder and get indoors until those storms pass because they could be severe. then the cold front will clear the area as we go into tomorrow. 4th of july looks better, less humid and lesser chance of storms as for rainfall, we could se th

>> blayne alexander for us this morning. thank you. >>> much more to get to. we welcome craig.what have you got your eye on? >> hey, hoda and savannah. good morning to you as well. the espys were held. it's a big evening for the biggest names in sports. it was an annual affair and there were plenty of show-stopping moments last night. anne thompson is here with some of the highlights. >> this show had all the feels, including many special moments delivered by damar hamlin, among the best athletes in the world, and it included some very big news from one of basketball's biggest names. at a star-studded night, the biggest names in sports and entertainment thrilling the crowd. with surprise announcements, touching moments, and standing ovations. all eyes, as always, were on lebron james, after hinting about possibly retiring. >> just for me personally, going forward, the game of basketball, i've got a lot to think about. >> reporter: but last night, he had an announcement. the day i can't give the game everything on the floor is the day i'll be done. lucky for you guys, that day i

joining us now from atlanta is blayne alexander.nning out of ways to say, geez, it is hot. >> reporter: and we're trying to come up with new days every day. you're right, and listen the heatwave does not seem like it is showing any sign of cooling down anytime soon. this really has kind of become a trademark of summer so far when we talk about the record-breaking high temperatures but also air quality. and in some parts of the country it is letting up, but many places are still being plagued by the smoke from those canadian wildfires, all of this developing or serving a rather dangerous one-two punch. with the heat dome covering the entire south from coast to coast, at least 11 states saw triple digit temperatures tuesday with five hitting record highs. phoenix has already made heat history shattering a nearly 50 year record of consecutive days topping 110 degrees. today will mark day 20 and the number is only expected to grow. 74-year-old george jett is a bartender in phoenix and says he's never felt a summer this hot this long. an

blayne alexander in atlanta. some are dealing with unhealthy air. what do people at home need to understand? >> reporter: erica's reporting is very important. because when you talk about these two conditions separately, poor air quality and extreme heat, just alone each of them can be dangerous but when you layer them on top of each other they only complicate the impacts you see. in fact the numbers in her reporting when you're on exz posed to each of them on a day your risk for early death can go up 121%. this is something to be taken seriously. health officials have said across the country stay inside. stay in air-conditioning. but if you have to go outside make sure you monitor your symptoms, symptoms of heat exhaustion can set in within a matter of minutes. stay hydrated. stay cool. you're paying attention to that air quality, limiting your exercise in places and times that aren't the peak of the day. >> hoping people stay safe in those hard-hit areas recover soon. thank you both. >>> netflix is making another pricing change and it can now offic

my colleague blayne alexander has a closer look. >> the monument will have three sites.s pulled from the water. the courthouse in southern, mississippi where his killers were tried and acquitted by an all white jury. and robert temples church in chicago, the site of till's open casket funeral, a decision by his mother who allowed jet magazine to photograph and publish images of her son's body, bringing the world with the face to face of the brutal reality of racism. >> what you remember the most about that day? >> i just remember about being kind of. none >> reverend wheeler park it was till's cousin, his best friend and the last living witnessed a tills abduction. he was in the very next room when a group of white men took till from his family's house. >> shook to my eyes, shake, and talking to god literally. who walked with a pistol and one hand and a flashlight can another. >> what was it like there in the house at night after he was taken away? >> nobody talked to anybody. who's just dark, a move from place to place, to talk to anyone in daylight again. >> parker sti

i want to bring in nbc's blayne alexander from outside the fulton county courthouse in atlanta. also bringing back joyce vance. have these threats given fani willis a little bit of pause? >> as far as how she's proceeding with the investigation, no, not at all. in terms of how she's preparing for her charging decisions to be announced, which she's given a very strong indication would happen within the next three weeks at some point, yes, she wants to make sure security is as tight as it can possibly be. you see that evidenced by the orange barricades behind me that's not something we typically see inside the fulton county courthouse. it's something she's been thinking about when you consider the fact that she sent a letter to local law enforcement in may, block out these three weeks of time, i'm directing much of my staff to work from home. i hope judges don't schedule hearing during this time period. she wanted to make sure the officials had ample time to shore up security. it's something she told me in an interview last summer, that she's upped her own security, she even share

nbc news correspondent blayne alexander has the latest. >> reporter: even by typical summer standardssingly unbearable. from california to florida, more than 60 million americans are under heat alerts facing potentially dangerous temperatures. record highs are falling by the day and more on the way. >> we topped out at 116, tying a record high today. >> reporter: in phoenix, temperatures today are expected to top 110 degrees for the 19th straight day. in death valley, the aptly named furnace creek reached a sweltering 128 degrees, making it the hottest july 16th ever recorded anywhere. weather this hot is not just uncomfortable, it's unsafe. in utah a hiker collapsed under the blazing sun, prompting this search and rescue. and a man died while on a bike ride. it's a one-two punch of heat and unhealthy air quality. >> once again, can't see the trees, the mountains. >> reporter: 66 million americans still feeling the effects of canadian wildfires that last month painted the new york sky an ominous orange. >> you should not be outside if you have health conditions already. >> reporter: a

al is ready with the forecast in a moment let's start with blayne alexander in hot-lanta this morningorning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you that's right, here in georgia, in fact, some parts of the state will get up to 100 degrees today. that would be the hottest day of the year so far. but across the country, records are falling so fast that it's really hard to keep track. while some places are seeing deadly and relentless rain all of it is just another reminder that mother nature's fury has become a trademark of the summer even by typical summer standards across much of the country, the heat is unprecedented. and increasingly unbearable. from california to florida, more than 60 million americans are under heat alerts facing potentially dangerous temperatures it's tlat nest a relentless south with record highs falling by the day and more on the way >> we topped out at 116, tying a record high today. >> reporter: in phoenix, temperatures today are expected to top 110 degrees for the 19th-straight day. and in death valley, the aptly named furnace creek reached a sweltering

joining us live from the fulton county courthouse is nbc news correspondent blayne alexander.ive us the latest there. we noted that fani willis and her staff are working from home. what's the anticipation on charges sooner than later? >> reporter: i think it's high. of all the time we've been watching this courthouse behind me for the better part of 2 1/2 years, i think we'll be watching it most closely for the next three weeks. let me tell you what we do know. we do know that this is the beginning of a three-week period during which district attorney fani willis wrote a letter to law enforcement saying she's going to have 75% of her staff working from home. the only people in this building are those that are essential and need to be in the building. she also asked judges to refrain from holding in-person trials during this time period. of course, you see these orange barricades behind me lined up in front of the courthouse, signaling heightened security here. we also know there are two grand juries currently seated right now. there's one that meets on mondays and tuesdays, th