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i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. california's massive wildfires have claimed two more lives, bringing the fire's death toll across the state to eight, according to officials. 33-year-old firefighter brian hughes was killed when he was struck by a tree as he and his crew worked to limit the spread of the ferguson fire burning near yosemite national park. the costa county sheriff says the unidentified victim of the carr fire had received an evacuation notice that was not followed. over the weekend the carr fire exploded and has destroyed 74 structures while threatening 5,000 more. >> with nearly 20 fires burning across california, firefighters are working nonstop to keep the flames from spreading into even more neighborhoods. nbc's steve patterson has more from the frolines. hisire is still grow, now nearing 90,000 acres with only about 5% containment. firefighters are say t being wi them, conditions out here are miserable. at the front of the relentless carr fire, firefighters doing all they can to contain the blaze.

i'm philipp mena. >> i'm frances rivera.ks 100 feet above the ground w >>> all is as a result of gunfire and it's a total of 15, including the suspect, or the alleged suspect, and 14 others. one of those 14 is deceased. one is critical. >> this morning police are searching for a motive in a mass shooting in toronto. late details ahead. >>> new details involving the alleged killer in the trader joe's hostage standoff, including the store manager gunned down in the chaos. >>> president trump warning ton chief. >>> is streaming u?

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. the east is getting slammed with rainfall as the southwest is baked. and creeping up into the northeast with flash flood watches issued for philadelphia and most of new jersey. >>> meanwhile, the southwest sizzled with record high temperatures soaring over 100 degrees. nbc meteorologist bill karins tells us when to expect some relief. welcome back, bill. >> good morning. flash flood watches expanded into areas of the east and central carolina. 15 people area. we've gotten drenched overnight. numerous flash flood warnings and river flood i up towards richmond. d.c. has a break right now. we've had a lot of heavy rain to the east and west of raleigh. looks like you're going to get another batch here. there's some heavy stuff off the ocean and off the coast of new jersey that will eventually spread through new jersey. this weather pattern is not going anywhere. they call it stagnant. it will be here for much of this week. >> thanks for the heads up, bill. >>> we have breaking news for yo

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. breaking overnight, a former thai navy seal has made the ultimate sacrifice trying to rescue the young soccer team trapped in a flooded cave nearly two weeks now. >> authorities in thailand say suman kunan ran out of oxygen placing tanks throughout the cave for a potential rescue mission. this as rescuers race against time before monsoon rains bring even more flooding. nbc's bill neely brimgsz us the latest from the cave. >> reporter: the world is watching them, but they want out. a dozen boys with brave faces, their rescuers with one huge problem, flood water. divers struggling to fight it. the boys still too weak to cross it. they can't swim, a to the cave . but getting a crash course on diving, but the risks are deadly. the narrow passage ways a trap even for the experts. >> it's quite challenging obviously. zero visible, it's confined space, so it's a challenge. it' desperate because it's a race against time. getting rid of water before the monsoon rains fill the caves again. they

. >> great to be with you, i'm frances rivera. >> i'm richard lui. the social media world is still recovering after news about lebron james moving to hollywood to join the los angeles lakers, breaking the internet after heavy speculation during the season, the announcement came on twitter through his agency, clutch sports group. >> james choosing the lakers over the rockets, sixers, and cavaliers, but he ultimately decided to ink a four-year contract to head over to l.a. following the announcement, cavs chairman dan gilbert put out a statement thanking lebron for every moment he spent in a cavaliers uniform. >> news spread like wildfire, becoming a trending topic within the first couple of minutes. celebrities like snoop dogg, ice cube, kobe bryant all welcoming james to the west coast. he even received a special message from the former governor of california, schwarzenegger. >> james is now looking to lead one of the nba's most prized franchises back to the top. >>> much of the nation is in the midst of a dangerous heat wave this morning, just as th

. >> i'm frances rivera. we're exchanging comparison war out there. you have to do it. >> we really need it. much of the nation is in the midst of a dangerous heat wave this morning as the fourth of july holiday approaches. temperatures in the triple digits in areas of the midwest and northeast united states. it is prompting heat warnings and advisories for millions of americans. many heading to the water to beat the heat. >> it wasn't just people that needed to cool off. chicago, for instance, had to hose down one of the city's movable bridges. officials say the extreme heat makes the steel expand, making it impossible to raise and close the bridge to letrly in new yor the clock and trying to beat the heat. >> it's not an easy run in the heat, just brutal today. >> reporter: the temperature, 96 degrees. the hottest it's been this year. in n eedxcessi after three minnesota twins players succumbed to the heat at saturday's matchup against the cubs. >> and he's not indicating any specific body part that's bothering him, so it leads me to believe lighthe

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena.e in california and have now claimed two more lives. 33-year-old firefighter brian hughes was killed when he was struck by a tree when he and his

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm richard lui. hope you're having a great day. after ten days trapped in darkness, all 12 missing boys and their soccer coach have been found alive. but rescuers cannot declare mission accomplished, not as of yet. following a marathon search operation stretching over a week and involving over 1,000 people, more challenges still ahead. >> rising waters and mud are still blocking access to exits, and now the issue is getting all 13 out safely. the thai army says the group may have to wait in the cave up to four months for floods to recede. another option is to have the boys learn how to dive, but it's taken even highly trained divers several hours to get to the trapped group. more from london with this latest hurdle. >> good morning, frances. really incredible news that they located them. it was a race against time to find them. now it could be a long time before rescuers are even able to get them out of that cave safely. the governor of the province saying if it's not 100%, they will not bring the kids out, and they can't at this p

the news continues right now with my friend and colleague frances rivera. >> thank you very much. enjoy the afternoon. >>> hello, i'm frances rivera at msnbc world affordable care acts in new york. this comes hours after special counsel robert mueller team announced sweeping new indictments of 12 russian intelligence agents. they are accused of hacking more than 300 individuals associated with the clinton campaign. dccc and dnc, beginning by at least march 2016. the president still plans to meet putin on monday despite calls from senate democrats and john mccain calling to cancel the helsinki summit. ahead of the big meeting, trump is spending the day golfing at his resort in scotland. where crowds of anti-trump demonstrators are also spending the day. >>> want to bring in now aliza collins, capitol hill reporter for usa today and also kevin sar illy, chief washington correspondent for bloomberg and andrew desaid ario from the daily beast. great to have this gang with me as we jump in. kevin, i want to start with you. we knew from this indictment that the president knew about it,

let's get those with frances rivera in new york city with the latest in air conditioning frances?in air conditioning you're right it's sticky out there. much of the nation is in the midst of a dangerous heat wave this morning just as the july 4th hol kiday approaches. temperatures in the triple digits prompting heat warnings and advisories for millions of americans. many people heading to the water to beat the heat, whether that be the lake, the beach or a good old sprinkler. the dangerous heat fueling california wildfires forcing mandatory evacuations in a rural area near sacramento more than 1200 firefighters are battling the yolo county fire. shifting winds as of last night, the fire grown to 32,000 acres and only 2% contained. >>> actor adam sandler gone from wedding singer to wedding crasher. he made newlyweds big day more special when he stumbled across them posing for wedding photos and decided to join in on the fun. the couple, both fans of sandler, they were thrilled by the cameo. look, he's wearing -- he has a husband fash there at first glance -- mustache there. they fi

the news continues right now with my friend and colleague frances rivera. >> thank you very much.n. >>> hello, i'm frances rivera at msnbc world affordable care acts in new york. this comes hours after special counsel robert

. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin this morning with news out of helsinki. mr. trump and first lady melania arrivi earlier for the breakfast ahead of that highly anticipated meeting as we await the helsinki arrival of president putin. >> and with still no agenda for the meeting it is anyone's guess what each president will walk away with. his repeated attacks on the media and his inability to take in response to robert mueller's latest round of against 12 russian hackers and president trump saying this of putin just ahead of their ione-on-one. hink we could probably get along very well. somebody said are you friends or enemies. ii said well,s too early to say but right now i'd say we're competitors. but for russia and the united states and frankly the u.k. and other places to gh along, w russia and china and all these other places it's a. good thi it's not a bad thing. it's a really good thing. >> theummit just about to get under way. it's the 2016 election that's on the president's mind. here's the commander in chief tweeted moments ago without ever mentioning

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. breaking overnight, president trump has officially made his pick for the next supreme court justice. >> it is my honor and privilege to announce that i will nominate judge brett kavanaugh to the united states supreme court. [ applause ] >> a white house official tells nbc news president trump called kavanaugh sunday night to tell him he was the nominee to replace retiring justice anthony kennedy. during his remark, kavanaugh thanked the president and said his philosophy is that a judge must be independent. >> i will keep an open mind in every case, and i will always strive to preserve the constitution of the united states and the american rule of law. >> brett kavanaugh's appointment won't come without a fight. hundreds protested outside the supreme court after the announcement, including several democratic lawmakers who pledged to block kavanaugh's confirmation. nbc justice correspondent pete williams with more on kavanaugh's career. pete, good morning. >> frances, in brett kavanaugh

i'm frances rivera. >> andme i'm phillip. breaking news overnight, the so-called car fire continues to blaze through california. largely uncontrolled and now has left oneerson dead. >> we have had the private hire dozer operator fatality. as we mourn the loss, we also battle a fire that is moving extremely quickly. >> cal fire reports that the ble exploded over 28,000 acres, destroying 15 structureng and threateearly 500 more. and it's only 6% contained. nbc's m fire zone.er is in the >> reporter: on both ends of the state,ir fighters in california are losing the battle to save homes. these explosive conditions fuelled in part by record breaking heat. >> i'm just upset and scared. >> reporter: the most dangerous fire in the state threatening 53n structures and american jewel. the fergusonire is just a few miles from yosemite national park. the rugged terrain so dangerous, a firefighter has been killed >> how dangerous is this fire? >> fire is extremely dangerous. it's so explosive andpr unictable that it puts us in aazeally h

i'm frances rivera. >> and savalas in for philliewsovernight, at least 11 people are dead, among them children. after a tourist boat capsized in missouri on table rock lake in branson, it happened as a line of powerful storms and winds topping 60 miles an hour rolled through the area. this storm captured is to blame. >> there were two duck boats in the water but only one of them made it back. we do have video moments before the tragedy, but a warning it may be tough to watch. witness video shows the duck boats struggling to plow through the stormy current. it is not clear which one of the two boats capsized. panic unfolds as witnesses from a nearby boat watch in mohorrors one duck boate?ap i need the bough. >> it sank and everybody on board here is trying to get them out of the water. one off-duty sheriff's deputy working security on the duck boat helped rescue some passengers, but five people are still unaccounted for. dive teams will resume searches later this morning. of the 31 people on board, seven of them have been transported to the hospital. just one suffered critical injuries

i'm phillip >> i'm frances rivera. we begin this morning with a remarkable helsinki summit.resident trump arrived in washington overnight from finland after that incredible meeting and press conference with russian president vladimir putin where both men took parti n extraordinary global embrace. mr. trump even taking a swipe and openly questioning his own intelligenceies as the world looked on in shock. >> nbc lester holt reports from heinki. >> reporter: it was one of the a most extraordiry moments between an american president and a russian leaderei meeting framed by friday'srt justice dent's department agents for election meddling. and the judgment of u.s. intelligence agencies including director of natnal intelligence director dan coates that russia interfered. president trump asked, who do you believe? president putin or the u.s. intelligence community? his answer? .> people came to me, dan coates and othe they said they think it's russia. i have president putin. he jus said it's not russia. i will say this. i don't see any reason why would be. >> and the president com

. >> good to be with you, i'm frances rivera. breaking news overnight out of toronto, chaos after a gunman opened fire in a busy downtown area of toronto. one woman was killed and 13 more were injured, including a young girl under 10 years old, who's in critical condition. the gunman stormed this popular neighborhood of greek town about 10:00 p.m. with many people out and about in the area full of restaurants and shops. the gunman was pronounced dead at the scene following an exchange with police. with no clear motive at the time, police are pleading with the public for any tips and information. they have not ruled out terrorism. >>> back in the u.s., one person was killed and another injured when a gunman opened fire at a mormon church in nevada. more than 50 people were inside at the time. the suspect then walked home, where he surrendered to police. police believe he targeted one person, not the church. >>> for the first time we're hearing from the 70-year-old woman who says she was one of the hostages held captive during the

. >> i'm frances rivera. tit's a momany feared would never come. after 16 days, the first four members of the a youth soccer team trapped in a cave are finally out. the boys were brought to safety after an hour's long journey clinging on to ropes and avigating through narrow flooded passage ways. they were helped by 13 foreign cave divers and five navy s.e.a.l.s. the four boys haveeptedly their n reunited with families yet, but we are hearint from the af one of them who says she is finally able to smile. >> translato >> the four boys are now being treated andssessed at a nearby hospital. we have more from the ground. >> reporter: four boys, starved and exhausted, are nowsafe. the entire eighth floor reserved to care exclusively for the teens. hospital officials won't say how they're doing, but the condition of one of the first two to come out is said to be causing pincern. ures show one of the boys on a setcher after the incredible rescue. these four went first because they were deemed the healthiest. the commander says they're ready for this. they

i'm frances rivera. >> i'm richard lui. much of the nation is in the midst of a brutal heat wave this morning. just as the july fourth holiday approaches. temp terse approaching triple digits in areas of the midwest and northeast united states. prompting heat warnings and advisories for millions. the heat causing dangerous conditions for athletes in chicago, for instance. three minnesota begins players succumbing to the heat at saturday's matchup against the cubs. and at this weekend's nascar event the thermometer in one car reading 108. >> and away from the sports fields many people headed for the water to beat the heat, lake, beach, or even a sprinkler. it wasn't just people that needed to cool off. in chicago they had to hose down one of the city's movable bridges. officials say the extreme heat makes the steel expand, making it impossible to raise and close the bridge to let boats pass through. >>> hollywood just got a little bigger. they had to make a lot of room for another big star. lebron james will be taking his ta

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein unders fire t morning. a group of republicans in the house have launched an effort to impeach him. accusing rosenstein of impeding congressional oversight for special counsel robert mueller's investigatio into russian election meddling. house freedom caucus chairman mark meadows, oo congressman jim jordan, and nine co-sponsors have introduced articles of impeachment claiming rosenstein has withheld documents and misled congress. >> for nine months we've asked for documents and that's all we want are the documents. and what we found is not only have subpoenas been nored, but information has been hidden. the efforts have been stone walled. >> conservative lawmakers have accused the of trying to smear president trump through the russia investigation. mewhile democrats are blasting the impeachment efforts against rosenstein. lifornia congressman adam schiff tweeting that it shows the extraordinary langths republ will go to protect president trump. >>

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm danny savalas in for phillip. breaking news overnight, at least 11 people are dead, among them children. after a tourist boat capsized in missouri on table rock laken branson, it happened as a line of powerfuld storms anwinds topping 60 miles an hour rolled through the area. this storm captured is to blame. >> tre were two duck boats in the water but only one of them made it back. we do have video moments before the tragedy, but a warning it y be tough to watch. witness video shows t duck boats struggling to plow through the stormy current.ar it is not c which one of the two boats capsized. from unfolds as witnesses a nearby boat watch i morhorrors one duck boat disappears from their eyes. >> anybody can read me? i needn a rope the bough. >> it sank and everybody on board here t is tryinget them out of the water. >> officials say one off-duty sheriff's deputy working helpedy on the duck boat rescue some passengers, but five people are still unaccounted for. dive teams will resume searches later this morning. of th

frances rivera. as amethcans prepare their of july celebrations the heat is not letting up. excessive heat warnings and heat advisories remain in effect in parts of the northeast and midwest. the nation's heat wave is being linked to at least three deaths. in new jersey congressman bill pascrell had to be helped from a press conference suffering from heat exhaustion. whileern philadelphia a w main break left 2,000 people without water. that means no water, no ac, and the temperature there felt like 107. >> wow. but the oppressive heat doesn't seem to be changing many travel plans. aaa predicts a record 47 million people will travel 50 miles or more for the holiday. gas prices now slowly creeping up as well to an average of $2.86 a gallon. that is up two cents from this time last week. >>> and a warning as you head to the pumpt the sec service is urging drivers to look out for skimmers on creditard readers. the agency says there's been a surge in the devices used by fraudsters to steal credit card information. agents across 21 states are taking part in an initiative to locate

. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news overnight with a dramatic rescue in thailand that's transfixed the world. rescue efforts have resumed to extract eight boys ages 11 to 16 and their 25-year-old coach trapped in a flooded cave for more than two weeks. officials say divers have been back in the cave for some six hours now after restocking oxygen supplies depleted by the first operation that freed four boys. chapman bell joins us from london with the latest. chapman, good morning. >> hi, frances. yeah, the next phase is under way. the acting governor of the region said earlier that authorities hope to hear good news in the next few hours and that conditions are still as good as they were yesterday, but everything was going to be done faster because they were afraid of the rain and that being said, we could expect news momentarily. authorities said on monday heavy downpours overnight did not raise water levels inside the caves, but they've been working around the clock to pump water out. as for

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

i'm frances rivera. much of the country is waking up from a blast of extreme weather this morning from coast to coast. in the east, over 30 million are under flood watches or warnings after a powerful weekend downpours, and more still coming. the national weather service now warning of potentially dangerous even life-threatening flooding. pennsylvania one of the hardest hit has declared a disaster emergency. fast rising waters have triggered numerous rescues. this was a live stream by a driver who fled to the roof of his vehicle after getting stalled by fast-rising water. in colorado a powerful storm unleashed flooding and mudslides turning roads into rivers. officials are urging residents to evacuate the higher ground and stay at home. in florida, crews race to restore power for over 5,000 customers after powerful storms that also brought these spectacular images of lightning. but the weather is also a fatal one. in virginia, a woman was killed with a 60-foot tree stopled right into her home. officials

frances rivera has more on that >> hope your plans are all inside today because the heat wave gripping the northeast continues this morning more than 90 million people are under heat advisories or warn g warnin warnings today's heat index values could be as high as 104 degrees, that's enough to cause multiple heat related illnesses area of greater new york city are on track for a six-day het wav heat wave. >>> the heat is also fueling wildfires out in the west. 60,000 acres are on fire with 5% containment. it's causing an orange haze over san francisco leading to air quality advisories. >>> how much can you earn without a college degree how about $93,000. that's the amount of an operator of a nuclear power reactor it's the highest paying job you can get without a degree according to "usa today." the second highest job, transportation storage and distribution manager at t92,000 >>> this bear was caught taking a dip at a hot tub in california the homeowner says after getting out of the jacuzzi and wanting to cool off the bear headed straight for some margaritas that were set out. after t

frances rivera has that in new york >>> good morning over a dozen wildfires are scorching californiasources stretched thin the california department of finance says 1$150 million have already been spent on emergency firefighting, which is about a quarter of the state's annual emergency button the dangerous carr fire exploded to 103,000 acres and destroyed 1,000 homes. >>> a wrongful death lawsuit is seeking 1$100 million in the missouri deck boat tragedy that killed 17 tourists it was filed on behalf of the family who lost nine members in the incident the lawsuit alleges the owner and operator put passengers lives at risk. >>> lebron james is expanding his legacy off the court with a public school in ohio for kids with challenged backgrounds. james says opening the school is one of the greatest moments in his life the school only takes third and fourth graders but will expand in coming years. for those who are still upset that he's headed to l.a., there you go >> always good like that they need to remember he came back he came back he's doing good work let him live his basketball lif

frances rivera has those good morning >> good morning to you the owner of the mandalay bay is suing victimse shooting that happened there. mgm said they hired a security vendor for that festival, the company says that limits its liability. >>> the 12 boys and their soccer coach who were rescued from a flooded thailand cave last week will be discharged from the hospital in the next hour. they will also speak out publicly for the first time in a press conference. >>> and one man's watermelon slicing challenge earned him a new world record that's a long-time record setting contender. he sliced 26 water millions in half on his own stomach in 60 seconds. it's the first time the stunt has been attempted solo. i don't know what he has under that shirt, a cutting board or some major abs >> i'm guessing the former i don't know why is that a thing? why is that a record >> something he apparently does. >> i will juggle grapefruits thank you. >> sure. >>> on deck, forget prime day. delivering alpha is the big day. that's here on cnbc. by the way, it's also national hot dog day. let's be frank, all the

. >>> frances rivera has more news for us. >>> a deadly wildfire is raging near yosemite national parkt exploded in size to 4300 acres forcing authorities to evacuate nearby neighborhoods. heavy fire equipment operator died on saturday battling the flames. >>> a new island formed out of vot volcanic eruption on the big island officials are talking about the creation of viewing locations surfacing offshore it's about 20 to 30 feet wide right now. the island was first discovered which field crew during a routine flight the fairfax county police is sending a strong message on how speeding can cost you. look at this the department shared this photo of a mclaren wrapped around. it was totaled that was one day after it was purchased. it had a price tag of over $300,000 the car was going too fast down the street contessa, seema, back to you >> ouch. >> you know who is really upset about that the insurance agent. >> exactly. >> thank you, frances. >>> still ahead here on worldwide exchange, a high stakes sitdown the world is awaiting president trump's meeting with russian president vladimir pu

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i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena.inue 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 h