i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. all eyes were on california in tuesday's primaries with the state's gop breathing a sh of relief. the trump-ba candidate for govr john cox is projected to win a spot in atl.eneral election ts faced nt under california's jungle primary system, the two candidates with the most votes from either party advance to november. cox is expected to face democrat [ gavel ] in the general election with cox sending this message to his rival. >> look for a job in the private sector.

i'm frances rivera. we begin this morning with a continued fight over those separated migrant families that has ignited a firestorm across the country. the front of magazines littered with imagery of the president in a country against the entry of innocent migrant children. an administration official tells the associated press some 500 of those 2,300 separated children have now been reunited with their families and that federal agencies continue to work with a reunification process. >> still the administration continues to offer few details amid reports wit reuniting thes president's executive order wednesday. and yet again the commander in chief is blaming the democrats foron't care about the children. they don't care about the injury. they don't care about the problems. they don't care about anything. >> and it was those democrats who banded together with several republican lawmakers to ultimately kill a gop bill on immigration in the house of representatives yesterday. sending the house leadership bac

. >> i'm frances rivera. democrats led by minority leader nancy pelosi will converge on a controversial detainment facility in brownsville, texas, to protest the trump administration's zero tolerance policy separating families at the u.s./mexico border. >> just as republicans head to the white house for a strategy session with the commander in chief, along the backlash over the current state of affairs reaches a fever pitch. nbc's jacob saverof is at the largest processing center in the u.s. >> reporter: this is not a new facility, it's been here under multiple administrations. it is at the epicenter of the trump administration's family separation policy. in fact, more children are being taken from their families inside this building than anywhere else that is because directly under the trump administration policy called zero tolerance. for the first time ever we were allowed inside without cameras. this is what we saw. the facility serves as an intake for the busiest sector of the southern border, the bigges

i'm frances rivera. the backlash against family separations at the southern border continues to grow as new images emerge from photo journalists and the u.s. government. customs and border protection releasing this video from a processing center in mcallen, texas. from here children who are separated from their parents are sent to health and human services facilities. and now for the first time, we are hearing from some of those children. the news outlet pro publica publishing audio they say is from inside the facility. it has not been verified by nbc news, but on it children heard desperately crying for their parents. >> the trump administration has blamed democrats and loopholes in immigration law for their separations claiming their hands are tied by the way the laws are written. but last night attorney general jeff sessions seemingly undermined that defense telling fox news's laura ingraham the separations are meant to be a deterrent. >> so, yes, hopefully people will get the message and come through

. >> i'm frances rivera. it was a very good morning here. we start off with that celebration heard around the country. >> the capitals have won it! the capital of the country is the capital of the hockey playoffs! >> it finally happened. the caps clinched their first stanley cup in franchise history. as the clock struck midnight for the cinderella las vegas golden knights, the washington capitals skated off with a 4-3 win in game five of the final. ♪ >> that is the capitals' captain and playoffs mvp alex ovechkin accepting the stanley cup and hoisting i victory lap in front of thousands of red-clad fans. nation's capital, look at that. even more fans blanketing the sts arena. they're celebrating their team bringing home the title, the first major championship for the district of columbia in 26 years. you can bet a ticker tape parade is probably going to happen next week. >>> this morning, a former senate staffer who worked for the senate committee investigating russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election is expected to appear in

a whole lot to watch in the days ahead. >> i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera.hing. be slur to follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram at nbc "early today." your news continues here on nbc and our nbc stations. >>> breaking overnight, president trump meets with officials in singapore. we'll have a live report from the ground. >> a global war of words. the president lashes out at his canadian counterpart calling him weak and dishonest. >> you just don't behalf that way. it's a betrayal. he is essentially double one st carry out a background check for kbuns for nearly a year. >>> and the

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin this morning with some major developments in the russia investigation. president trump's personal lawyer now says he'sst having the president testify unless special counsel robert mueller produces more documents about the probe. rudy giuliani delivering those remarks while also making headlines and facing a backlash when commenting on the president's pardon power. admitting the commander in chief could use it for himself. nbc's jennifer johnson has more from washington. >> reporter: president trump's le team against stressing it will fight any effort to force the president to t robt mueller investigation of russia's election meddling but would consider a short one-on-one interview. >> look, if they can cone that it would be brief, it would be to the point, there are five or six points they have to clarify and with that we can get this long nightmare for the american public over -- >> reporter: warning of a possible legal showdown came in a now leaked confidential memorandum o

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. we begin with breaking news overnight on the intensifying van hollen kay volcanic disaster. a 5.6 earthquake striking the island already jolted by 5,000 tremors in the last month. that triggered ash flumz as high as 10,000 feet into the air. ongoing lava flows from the volcano has wiped out hundreds of homes and the bay. the once picturesque vacation land now a field of black completely inundated with molten rock. the volcanic eruptions and tremors could continue for months. >> the powerful tornado whipped across albany county, wyoming laremy leaving a path of destruction. just before 6:00 p.m. shy even issued a warning for residents to take cover. within the hour social media was exploding with images of the massive funnel cloud forming in the atmosphere. now tornadoes swirled around for about 30 minutes. damaging structures, electrical poles, power lines and fencing. so far no reports of anyone injured. >> previously convicted drug offender alice marie johnson is waking up outside t

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. all eyes were on california in tuesday's primaries with the state's gop breathing a sh of relief. the trump-ba candidate for govr john cox is projected to win a spot in atl.eneral election ts faced nt under california's jungle primary system, the two candidates with the most votes from either party advance to november. cox is expected to face democrat [ gavel ] in the general election with cox sending this message to his rival. >> look for a job in the private sector. i think it would be nice to have you back in the private sector. >> in other race, long-time senator de primary in her quesr a fifth term. her opponent has not yet been determined be, the liberal former state senator kevin de leon has a slight lead forhe second spot. >>> and californians also voted to recall judge aaron persky. he was the judge who famously gave a light sentence to former stanford student brock turner after his conviction for sexual assault. >>> new reaction after the dead of fashion designer kate spade

i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news out of singapore.ump and north korean leader kim jong-un are both in the country. less than 24 hours away from their historic summit, it marks the first time the sitting u.s. president will meet with the north korean leader. the main focus of that high stakes meeting, the denuclearization of the korn peninsula. president trump suggesting over the weekend that the summit could be the only opportunity to work out a deal. >> it's a one-time shot, and i think it's going tok well. >>> i think very quickly i'll know whether or not something good is going to happen. >>> and if i think it won't happen, i'm not going to waste my time. i don't want to waste his

. >> and jj stone wints wits more frances rivera. we begin with breaking news out of salem massachusetts. 20 people are hospitalized after a hazmat situation. responded to a color even leak at thermal circus. employeesy allowed inside after the situation was cleared. but the same night workers started to feel sick. complaining of nausea and had difficulty breathing. officials say the issue is contained to the building. it reremains closed as hazmat teams revengts. >> to washington where the president rattled the judicial system with an series of tweets. unleashing attacks on undocumented immigrants calling for before there was yet another head spinning development an issue that rippeam appear led legislative fix in sight as congress is poised on a bill to tackle the issue. jennifer johnson has more from washington. >> reporter: protesters in tornillo, texas where migrant children are held demanding they be reunited with parents. >> it's not right. it's immoral tornillo one of several protests across the u.s. >> i'm ashamed of my pres

. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin this morning with at country a boiling point, outrage over the separation of migrant families. this washe scene overnight as hundreds of demonstrators gathered at new york'sai laguara rport to protest the expected arrival of planes carrying children tak from their migrant parents. that is a stunning reversal from the president. the com wnder in chiefked back the administration's policy of separating migrant families after protests burst onto the streets and on screens nationwide. ultimately forcing his hand. he signed an o executiveer aimed at ensuring migrant children and their fraemz stay together while keeping the white house's zero tolerance policy intact. >> ivanka feels very strongly, my wife feels very strongly about it. i feel very strongly about it. i think anybody with heart would feel very strongly about it. we don't like to see families separated. at the same time, we don't want people coming into c ourntry illegally. this takes care of the problem. >> this mornin

i'm frances rivera. >> andip i'm phiena. the backlash is growing against the trump administration's zero tolerance policy on immigration. particularly the separation of children from theirs. pare thousands march in rallies across the country in poe test of the policy. demonstrators calling the practice cruel and inhumane. some saying it's unamerican. and now the administration isus gettingh back from its own party. house speaker paul ryan telling reporter he's not comfortable with the separation of parents and children.ma oklaenator mark langford tweeting video of him telling sknsti constituent he'sg the white house to do everything to keep the families together. >> the white house is defending the policy. attorney general jeff sessions said it doesn't grant migrants from immunity quoting the bible as>>ustification. i would cite the apostle paul in his clear and wise command in rons 13 bey the laws of the government because god hash ordained government for his purposes. >> white housere press secry sarah sanders later double

. >> i'm frances rivera.ues right here, but we leave you first with brand-new video of baby lemurs born at the zoo.halfway through ad lib live picture - oracle >>> welcome to wednesday ing. halfway throu the workweek. a live look outside oracle arena, even the arena going to get a little rest after all of the excitement from the warriors and lights still glistening there. good morning, thanks for joining us, i'm laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. >> today going to be a cooldown, right? >> not so much. only for the coast because they'll feel a little bit of a difference tod b for the inland areas, it's still going to be just as hot, reaching back in the '90s. as we get a live look outside in san jose, all clear as you get ready to start out. it already feels quite warm and we're going to see those low 60s at

. >> and i'm frances rivera. it'sad lib live picture-- san francisco you. almost there.w taking a look right here, san francisco. you see the trans america building there as we get started with our day. thank you so much for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. i didn't quite see trans america it's pretty foggy. >> you can't see the top of it, we are seeing clouds and fog roll in. as we do through the day all that clears out and we get sunshine. here is a look at a clear view of san jose as we do to the neighborhood of evergreen we'll be in the 50s at 8:00. at noon 76 starting to warm

i'm frances rivera. we begin with overnight developments in the russia probe. president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort now being accused of witness tampering and could spend the next several months behind bars. court documents filed by robert mueller allege manafort attempt itted to dahl and tex using encrypted messaging happens two people na worked for the hapsburg group. >> manafort continues to face charges of money laundering, bank fraud, and failing to register as a foreign agent. he's been under house arrest since his arraignment last fall. now federal prosecutors are looking to revoke or modify paul manafort's bail following those allegations of witness tampering. if a judge agrees to have a hearing on the issue, she could revoke manafort's bail. that would put former trump campaign chairman in jail at least until his trial this fall in washington. manafort's team had no immediate comment for nbc when reached. >>> meanwhile, the wife of a former trump campaign aide who pleaded guilty in october to lying to the fbi about russian contacts d

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. thanks for watching "early today." rightere on >>> good monday morning to you. june 4th, 2018. live pictures now from oracle arena, dub nation still cheering after warriors win game two of the finals. thanks for start being your morning with us, i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sancz, laura garcia is off. breaking news in the traffic department. mike? >> a tragic crash. this video isriat this hecint hg way driver reported northbound in the southbound lanes of 680 in walnut creek. all of those flares out and the car ended up into the center divide but at the

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'll phillip mena. a historic summit and a historic signing. after meeting for the first time season, president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un signing documents just hours ago, each promising that the world will see a major change. >> thank you very much. it's fantastic. >> most details vague, but did tell reporters the process of denuclearization would start very quickly. he also told kim it was an honor the meet with him, and suggested future meetings could be possible, perhaps in the united states. >> mr. president, will you invite chairman kim to the white house? >> absolutely i will. >> the president said details of those documents will come in a press conference later this morning. >> trump and came came face-to-face elier tod singapore, shaking hands as they began their historic meeting. i u.s. president has met with a north korean leader. the two leaders appearing cordial in front of the cameras after months of heated rhetoric and insult trading. but it was a very different tune today with president trump expressing optimism

top stories this morning nbc's frances rivera in new york with more. frances?rter: hi there, brian, good morning three people have died and dozens more injured after a powerful earthquake hit osaka. they're calling it a 6.1 magnitude quake. one of the strongest of its kind on japan's scale from 0 to 7 there were rep of structural damage from building collapses, damaged pipes, scattered fires no tsunami warnings have been issued. >>> a mandatory evacuation is underway for a community in southern indiana after a train derailed and burst into flames residents within one mile of the crash are being asked to leave a release from a rail car containing propane they say there are no reported injuries two locomotives, 89 loaded rail cars and 9 empty cars. >>> after missing the masters bee injury, brooks koepka was the first repeat winner. after a four-way tie going into the final round, koepka found himself down burger finished sixth place at 6 over a double bogey and a par four dropped him out of the top three but koepka cruised over to the finish line tapping in a bog

frances rivera is live in the new york newsroom with the latest >>> good morning to you. another bold withdrawal from the united states after announcing it is leaving the united nations human rights council nikki haley called the council a "cesspool of political bias. it did not come as a surprise. haley threatened do it last year citing u.s. complaints that the council is anti-israel. >>> a school now will become barack obama elementary. after listening to the majority of the student body, j.b. stewart elementary school was renamed after the 44th president. >>> and steph curry is getting rid of one of his famous possessi possessions. he will be letting good of his mouthpiece from game four of the nba finals to be bid on at an auction in california. this is his second mouth guard sold by the firm the president of scp says the mouth guard could be worth at least $25,000. it hits the auction block july 26th no word if they dip that and soak it in mouth wash or disinfectant before you get it >> i don't care how famous he is >> i know. thank you very much. >>> still to come,

let's check the headlines with frances rivera good morning >>> good morning to you.flooding is ravishing parts of the united states in texas more than a foot of rain left coastal residents in knee-deep water. vehicles stalled the road prompting emergency water rescues. in western pennsylvania thunderstorms drenched areas in rain crews had to pump water off of flooded roads and several cars were stranded. >>> more legal trouble f michael cohen. the "wall street journal" reports that the publisher of the national enquirer has subpoenaed him american media links wants records related to karen mcdougal for her story related to an affair with the president, which he denies. >>> and the world's most valuable car is up for auction, this 1962 ferrari 250 gto is the third ever made out of 36 models the car has a pre-auction estimate of over $45 million. that is the highest for a vintage car at auction you can get that if you got the big bucks for it make sure you store it in a glass garage >> how can you forget that scene? >> epic. >> thank you >>> i bet it goes for more than

frances rivera has the latest. >> good morning.ts of the southwest and texas are recovering from massive flooding several people have been rescued from submerged vehicles and homes. texas governor greg abbott issuing a disaster declaration for six counties devastated by the storms almost a foot of rain has drenched the texas coast since tuesday. it's the worst flooding since hurricane harvey. >>> outrage is building over the shooting of antwon rose in pittsburgh this week police were forced should e. to shut down an interstate for hours after demonstrators backed up traffic for miles. >>> and tributes are pouring in for the late charles krauthammer. he touched readers and viewers while delivering some of the best political commentary. it earned him a pulitzer in the '80s it was his battle with intestinal cancer that he could not overcome he was 68 years old. >> frances, thank you. >>> up next on "worldwide exchange," another roseanne reboot, but without roseanne the top trending stories are straight ahead. >>> we're headed back to

frances rivera is live at the nbc new york studio with the latest >> happy friday to you hawaii residents facing a new strict evacuation order this morning. leave within the next 24 hours or face arrest the order coming from the big island's mayor aiming at anyone deciding to stay as the volcano eruptions show no sign of stopping 17 blocks of the estates are off limits indefinitely. the number of evac ways, it has risen to 2500. >>> president trump is awaiting a letter from kim jong-un today hand delivered by north korea's top diplomat this after a flourish of meetings in new york city. mr. trump praised the progress being made towards a deal with north korea. >>> all right. here's an excuse dump out that healthy breakfast this morning you can cheat. it's national doughnut deal. burger king will be cutting a hole in the middle of its whopper to create their new flame grilled doughnut >>> dunkin' donuts will treat customers to a free doughnut with the purchase of a beverage. >> thank you you've given us so much to think about. >> i'll have some of those >> i had four already. >> a hole ins

. >> and jj stone wints wits more frances rivera. we