i'm frances rivera >> and i'm dara brown.atch us on facebook, twitter and instagram on nbc early. the news continues >>> i find congress more difficult, frankly, than many of the foreign leaders. >> from presidential powers to the polls, president trump makes waves with a wide ranging interview. the lesson he says he learned from richard nixon >> the shocking showdown caught on camera. the fallout after phoenix police officers held a family at gunpoint >> a target for trouble. inside the tech woes at one of the nation's biggest retailers over the weekend >> a sizzling summer job how you can get paid to travel the country and eat barbecue "early today" starts right now >>> good morning i'm dara brown >> and i'm frances rivera. one day before officially launching his reelection

i'm frances rivera >> and i'm dara brown.es here on nbc and our nbc stations >>> i wasn't going to fire you know why because i watched richard nixon go around firing everybody and that didn't work out too well. >> presidential powers called into question. the controversy stirred up by president trump's new interview. >> extremely unsettling, the phoenix police chief speaks out for the first time about t shocking confrontation between police and a family with young children >> history in hong kong. nearly 2 million protesters stream into the streets, putting any pressure on the city's leaders. >> not everyone is getting a kick out of nike's new shoes why some want to give it the boot "early today" starts right now >>> good morning i'm dara brown >> and i'm frances rivera. y launching his reelec

"early today" starts right now >> good friday morning i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. that's a wrap on the nba season. the toronto raptors went into oakland and came out with their first nba title. game six was tight klay thompson on the floor there. he had to leave the game after falling awkwardly. he was able to shoot free throws but would not return stef curry was the only star the warriors had last chance for golden free thr it is over they close out the series 114-110. all eyes on finals mvp kawhi leonard as he led his team to the first title in toronto >> this is something special for me you know how the last year, everybody was looking at me and i stayed true to myself. ied a great support system >> great goggles there champaign burns, got to protect the eyes raptor fans celebrating there deep into the night and probably still going on >>> to the conflict on the high seas united states blaming iran after two fuel tankers were attacked in the gulf of oman. the united states released this video that they believe shows them removing a mine from the side of the tank

i'm dara brown >> and i'm frances rivera. one day before officially launching his reelection campaign, president trump is reportedly purging his polsters. the move coming after nbc news obtained an internal poll that shows trump trailing former vice-president joe biden in 11 key states the president denied the poling data ever existed during an interview with abc news. >> well, i don't believe those polls. there's no way he beats me in texas. >> even your own polls say you're behind right now, don't they >> no, my polls say i'm winning everywhere >> we've all seen these reports 15 out of 17 states you spend 2 million on the poll, you're behind in 15 out of 17 states. >> nobody showed you those polls because those polls don't exist, george >> but despite his denial, sources tell nbc news that the president's reelection campaign is cutting ties with some of its own pollsters in the wake of the leak the president also stirred up some controversy while slamming "the new york times" and the washington post on twitter over their re

i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera. president trump will officially kickoff his reelection campaig s supporters are already lining up it is first come first serve, so some arrived at the amway center a full 40 hours early to ensure a spot the president will take the stage at 8:00 eastern, and his speech is expected to touch on everything from the economy to trade to immigration let's get to nbc's tracie potts in d.c the president has a new immigration crackdown ahead of tonight. >> reporter: like we saw on his twitter feed overnight, the president says there will be a new round of i.c.e. raids. immigration and customs enforcement to round up people who, as he puts it here, have illicitly found their way into the united states, quoting, they will be removed as fheasy come and the president is here throwing out a key issue that is likely to energize that base ohg gather in orlando for this announcement tonight the president will be there with the vice-president with his family, a rare appearance of all of them as he kicks

. >> and i'm frances rivera. we are following yet another round of severe weather this morning. multiple sightings like this one of a massive tornado hitting south bend, indiana, overnight thousands of residents in the state lost electricity the powerful storm left behind major damage this day care center was almost completely destroyed fortunately there have not been any reports of injury. >> meanwhile, areas of kansas were hit by hail measuring over 2 inches across. this video shows the intense moments when the hail storm was battering the town of ellsworth. storms also brought torrential rain to states that have already faced severe flooding this year. for more on this we go to nbc's morgan chesky.ergency in southw missouri, following dasz of pounding rain the water is rising pounding roads and threatening homes. in hard hit anderson, missouri, a flash flood washed out this bridge >> we are seeing some of the worst flooding i've ever seen in anderson >> reporter: trees are down. there are also reports of drinking water being contaminated, with officials urging residents to bo

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i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. breaking news this morning congress will finally hear from the special counsel. robert mueller has agreed to testify publicly on july 17th before both the house judiciary and house intelligence committees with cameras rolling he will speak about his findings and his report on the run interference in the 2016 campaign for more on what we can expect let's go to nbc's craig boswell, nbc. craig, good morning. this could be a watershed moment in the mueller saga. >> reporter: it certainly could, phillip. good morning good morning, everyone this is the star witness that democrats have wanted to question publicly since robert mueller made his only statement back in may after releasing this russia report. as you mentioned, he will speak about his findings and his report on russian interference in the 2016 campaign and while mueller has been -- and was reluctant to appear, he agreed to respect the subpoenas issued by the two committees house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff detailed

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

. >> good to bwith you i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. a day after an ee megsal flee from 9/11 responders, the house is votin ag on bill to keep the compensation fund alive. pushing lawmakers to get the legislation tssed forhe heroes of ground zero. more on start's fiery testimony. >> reporter: on capitol hill, faces of 9/11. >> he was the life of my family. >> reporter: family, first respondeig and fing alongside them, long-time lly, john stewart>> they did their jobs with courage, grace, tenacity and humility do yours >> reporter: the push for the fund to help those sufring from 9/11-related illnesses and their families already paying out billions with 21,000 claims still outstanding. >> how is it fairy was fully compensated but othe may not be >> reporter: former police officer there. his cancer has spread throughout his body >> you made meome down here the day before my 69th round of chemo. i'm going to make sure that you never forget to take care of the 9/11 responders. stewart pointing to dozens of empty committee chairs >> an embar

ig downrht snowy for these taz mainian devils "early today" arts right now >>in good morn i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. today, we tn yorp heroes who changed the course of history. years ago this morning, operation overlordas underway. fighting to take back france from nazi control. liberation seemed anything but certain. the invasion turned the tide of the war on the western front this morning, president trump and other world leaders will pay tribute to the troops who laid the groundwork for victory we go to bill neely iny. normand good morning . >> reporter: good morning from the sacred ground overlooking omaha beach. bloody omaha as it was known in a few minutes time, president trump and president macron from france will pay homage to the brave. many of them you see behind me, nearly 10,000 buried here each on be designateda marble cross or star of david you can see the american and french flags have been planted the base of each of these graves president trump and president macron will also pay tribute to survivors, a few of whom are here today they will rememberrn this g 75

championship "early today" starts right now good wednesday morning, i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera. president trump is heading to ireland for the first time since taking office. the trip coming off a policy packed day with out going prime minister theresa may promising to strike a trade deal after brexit the shouts from protesters echoed off the walls, the president stood by his claim that he hadn't seen any demonstrators in london. now the president will end his day in england on a somber note. >> reporter: that's right. if that first day was about pomp and pageant industry, the second day about politics and protests and the president met with theresa may. today is about history and her oweism right here, 75 years ago tomorrow morning, 150 allied troops from 15 different countries disembarked from here and headed to france where they engaged in one of the biggest amphibious assaults. today, some 13 world leaders will be here for a very somber ceremony including president trump, the queen of england, angela merkel from germany and the leader from france the kind o president has in

. >> i'm frances rivera. >>> in kansas hail measured over two inches across rained down. video shows the intense moment it pounded the town of elsworth. saw wind gusts over 100 miles per hour in south bend, indiana, sightings of a massive tornado through the town the day care center was severely damaged by the high wind >>> severe weather also wreaking havoc in texas communication has been restored at two dallas airports after a lightning strike caused a transition equipment causing hundreds of canceled and delays flights. missouri was hit hard. a flash flood washing out roads and bridges and also reports of drinking water bouthwestern missriive inches of rain. >>> ramping up pressure on iran with sanctions on tehran the move comes just days after the country shut down a spy drone over the straitt and launched a cyberattack on iran target its control system. tracie potts joins us with the latest from d.c. >> good morning, frances growing concern around the world with growing tensions with iran and president trump is speaking out saying he doesn't want war the u.n. securit

"early today" starts right now >>> good tuesday morning i'm phillip mena archipelago and i'm frances rivera congress is hitting the ground running this morning fresh from a ten-day recess after montys of dela, the house approved a multi-billion dollar disaster aid bill to help hurricane ravaged puerto rico as well as communities hit hard by wildfires, flooding and drought. the legislation now goeseso prent trump to sign. meanwhile, house democrats are also laying out a road map for their investigations into the trump administration nbc's tracie potts joins us. the mueller report is next week. >> reporter: exactly next week is a busy week we havan outline of that after they come back from the break. first the hearing on the mueller report that will not include mueller, that will not include the attorney general, at least at this point. but this will be democrats' opportunity to layout essentially what they believe ii in ts report that implicates president trump. that's happening next week also, votes are set, some of them final, some of them preliminary to hold several members of the trump a

"early today" starts right now >> good to be with you on this friday morning i'm frances rivera >> and i'marlie hall breaking news overnight, a dramatic escalation in tensions with teheran president trump reportedly m approveditary action against iran to strike back for gunning down an unmanned american drone over the strait of hormuz. but according to "the new york times" and the washington post, the onesident pulled the plug the operation at the last minute citing multiple senior officials, the times wrote, planes were in the a and ships were in position, but no missiles had been fired when word came to stand down. nbc's craig boswell has the latest craig, good morning. >> reporter: marlie, good morning. good morning, everyone hours after we heard president trump say that iran had made a very big mistake shooting down a u.s. yrone, "the newk times" reports the president, as you said, ordered military strikes multiple senior officials involved in these deliberations and these briefings say the president approved those strikes and thosrge taets, according to officials, included radar a

i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. >>> pomp circumstance and protest. that's what president trump can visit. the president stirred up controversy with the comments about meghan markle. >> turned out she moved to britain. >> a lot of people moving here i said no. >> the president denies making the comment tweeting he never called the duchess of sussex nasty. for more we'll go to jay gray in london they're rolling out the red carpet today >> reporter: they are. there will be military salute after prince charles and camila and a state dinner here at buckingham palace. outside these gates, hundreds of thousands of protests are promising a different greeting for the president. the welcome for president trump includes royalty and what many people expect to be protests across the city. it's only the third official state visit by a sitting u.s. president. ♪ the ceremonial greeting at buckingham palace including a parade and military salute his first day here highbrow. visiting with the queen, tea with prince charles, and banquet this evening as the royal family

i'm frances rivera >> and i'm marlie hall breaking news, spacex pulled off its most powerful and difficult rocket launch with an explosive ending >> see that coming down on a -- >> is that a pretty good view? >> the rocket blasted off of nasa's kennedy space center just moments ago. but the new core booster came crashing into the ocean, but the two side boosters did land safely the rocket was carrying 24 research satellite for the department of defense. >> the stage is set for another subpoena showdown this morning the white house is officially blocking kellyanne conway from testifying before the house oversight committee. president trump's senior advisor was schedule sud to appear befoe the committee tomorrow to discuss violations of the hatch act. nbc's tracie potts joins us from d.c. with the latest tracie, what happens next? >> reporter: well, what happens next is they are going to vote whether or not to issue a subpoena for kellyanne conway. take a look. the white house responding to the request from the oversight committee saying that in the accordance with long-standing precedent, w

i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera. i think i'd take it. those five words now hang over the 2020 election during an interview with abc news, president trump said he would accept dirt on a political rival from a foreign power the stunning admission was in response to whether donald trump, jr., should he contacted the fbi after a russian lawyer promised him dirt on hillary clinton in 2016 nbc's tracie potts joins us from d.c. with the latest tracie, the president referring to this as upper research. >> reporter: right, opposition research, which is what the big issue was in the russia investigation. now as his son testifies on capitol hill about his own meeting with the russian lawyer, president trump answering questions about whether he thinks it's okay to take information from a foreign government here's what he told abc. >> okay, let's put yourself in a position you're a congressman somebody comes u opponent do you call the fbi? >> the fbi director says that's what should happen >> the fbi director is wrong >> your campaign this time aroun

. >> good to be with you i'm frances rivera it is an all too familiar sight. wild weather hammering much of the country. in kansas, hail that measured over 2 inches across from rained video shows the intense moments ellsworth.unded the town of s of kansas are reportedly seeing wind gusts over 100 miles per hour in south bend, indiana, there were multiple sightings of a massive powerful tornado rolling thwnugh to, leaving behind a path of destruction. >> severe weather also wreaking havoc in texas according to the faa, communications have been restoredt two dallas airports after a lightning strike damaged transmission equipment causing hundreds of canceled and delayed flights. these storms have hit states with severe flooding for more on this, we gto nbc's morgan chesky. >> reporter: the flash flood emergency in southwestern missouri, following days of pounding rain, the water is rising, covering roads and threatening homes. >> the's theridge, main street >> reporter: in hard hit anderson, missouri, a flash flood washed out this bridge >> we're seeing some of t

i'm phillip mena >> and i'm frances rivera.aking news overnight, big papi is back in boston david ortiz arrived at massachusetts general hospital with a police escort after being shot in the dominican republic just 24 hours ago. the red sox arranged for a jet to bring the legendary slugger back to the states his shooting sent shock waves around the country in fenway park, the red sox honored him with a moment of reflection players and fans pausing for a moment of prayer before their game against the rangers new england's patriots star quarterback tom brady tweeting, papi defines boston strong get well soon, my friend and former president barack obama shared this photo of the time he got a personalized boston red sox jersey, wishing him a speedy recovery. nbc's morgan chesky has more >> reporter: frightening moments captured on security camera. a gunman walking into a crowded restaurant shooting baseball star david ortiz in the back the same bullet also striking his friend in the leg. at the hospital, the ten-time all-star repor

. >> i'm frances rivera.wn with the winner of the world's ugly est dog contt.es >>> good monday morning, june 24th. taking a live look a foggy star morning. thank you for starting your morning with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm laura garcia. it's foggy and cooler. >> and it's been a hot weekend across the bay area. that will help us out. as we check out our forecast, upper 50s out the toor. 81 degrees at noon. but it won't be in the 90s like we were yesterday. we're going to bring it down a few degrees. we made it into the 90s

puppy dog eyesay "early tod" starts right now >>> good to kick off your wednesday with you i'm frances rivera the fight for 2020 is officially under way. president trump declared his re-election bid in front of a raucous crowd inan o thousands of supporters greeted the news with cheers but the city's papast so kind the "orlando sentinel" released their 2020 endorsement early, narrowing the field down to "not donald trump." that's not the only sign of trouble for mr. trump in the battleground state according to a newuinnipiac poll, as of now six democrats would beat him in florid joe biden is polling a full 9% ahead of him nbc's trie potts joining us with the latest from d.c both sides are already throwing onnches. >> no questi about that, phillip. good morning, everyone so president trump in announcing his re-election campaign talked policy, but he really went in hard on politics escially those top democrac opponents like joe biden and bernie sanders >> rememr the statement from the previous administration? you'd need a magic wand to bring ck manufacturing well, we'll tell sleepy joe that we

first, let's get you caught up in speed nbc's frances rivera in new york. >> reporter: many city offices will be closed this morning after a weekend of emotional vigils before leaving for the u.k. the white house says president trump made an unannounced stop at a virginia church to pray for the community and the victims 167891 city employees who had served had combined 150 years many were colleagues of the gunman no word yesterday on the motive. >>> a massive cruise ship slammed into a boat. this is an area visited by millions of tourists that peace was shattered in seconds. four tourists were injured rieg to run away including leafy breaches people are urging you to evacuate >>> and a barrier also failed in iowa causing them to rush into the city of burlington took about 20 minutes for the water to fill the streets. for monday morning, those are your headlines. >> thank you very much we have a trade triple play. china blasting the united states on trade in a white paper but at the same time signaling it would like to restart talks if a certain condition is met two, the white house wants

and business including some guy trying to fight his way through security at the phoenix airport frances riverahat and other top headlines. >> we start off with a first look at the transcript from the closed door testimony of hope hicks which revealed that the white house lawyers stopped her 155 times from answering questions. during her seven hours before the committee lawyers intervened on inquiries from everything from james comey's firing to robert mueller. >>> chaos at an airport in phoenix. surveillance video shows a man rushing through a body cam machine and taking swings at tsa agents the police report says garner may be mentally disturbed and may have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs. one tsa agent was taken to the hospital >>> a major surprise for a canoe team off the coast of brazil look at that massive whale launching out of the water so close to them they're rocked by the waves as it crashes back into the sea it is a once in a lifetime encounter for the group from rio de janeiro they were lucky enough to be rolling on the video to capture that moment. a trip they'll be

i'm frances rivera.>> francis, so great to see you in the daylight. have a great sunday. good day. i'm kendis gibson live at msnbc world headquarters in new york. american history 101. president trump says he didn't fire robert mueller because of a little lesson he learned from richard nixon. more on the rest of his latest interview including his interpretation of the special counsel's final report. as a new nbc poll reveals a surge in impeachment calls amongst democrats.

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other top headlines including more on the devastating floods in the midwest and parts of oklahoma frances riveraas that >> fresh from a ten day recess, after month of delays, the house approved a multibillion-dollar disaster aid bill to puerto rico the ledges gagislation goes to o sign >>> and mike pence will meet with volunteers at a food bank and will visit an area devastated by the recent flooding >>> the governor of missouri shared these images after touring flood impacted areas there have been 28 reports of levee breaches across missouri >>> an alarming revelation from quest diagnostics. they said personal information of nearly 12 million patients may have been exposed. quest says the breach handed through a billing collection sven tore but lab results were not a part of the breach those are your headlines >> thank you very much >>> and now let's get you caught up to speed on the top business headlines. frank holland has your executive recap. >> new this morning, gresh repofres reports that gop laurmg lawmakd block president trump from putting the tariff on mexico president trump has threat

i'm i'm frances rivera at msnbc world headquarters. it's 6:00 in the east, 3:00 out west.ening. standoff, tensions are high after iran attempts to shoot down a u.s. drone. new analysis on where this could be headed. >>> trump's warning. the new prediction from the president about what will happen to the stock market if he loses in 2020. >>> four years after the escalator ride that changed america. why the president is rejecting the idea that polls show him behind in the race. >>> plus, is the truth still out there? the president's take on

. >>> let's get a check on the other headlines, as well frances rivera is live in the nbc new york newsroomst >> good morning to you we start with another weekend of historic protests in hong kong according to organizers, as many as 2 million demonstrators flooded the streets to oppose legislation that would allow extradition to mainland china. the city's leader said she would postpone the bill for now, but protesters want it scrapped all together. >>> 44 million people have been left in the dark after a massive power outage hits south america. argentina, paraguay, and uruguay are without power. brazil experienced outages, as well authorities trying to determine what caused the interconnected grid to collapse. >>> energy officials may not know the cause for another 10 to 15 days. power is being restored to some areas. >>> nike fans are steaming over the company's latest release, with users on twitter criticizing the air max ff-720, saying look at it, the women's foot, it looks like an iron. it is a cross between a sneaker and sandal with a clear plastic sole and cutouts some say resemble th

i'm i'm frances rivera at msnbc world headquarters. it's 6:00 in the east, 3:00 out west. here's what's happening. standoff, tensions are high after iran attempts to shoot down a u.s. drone. new analysis on where this could be headed. >>> trump's warning. the new prediction from the president about what will happen to the stock market if he loses in 2020. >>> four years after the escalator ride that changed america. why the president is rejecting the idea that polls show him behind in the race. >>> plus, is the truth still out there? the president's take on ufos. what he says in a new interview. >>> new today, president trump preview his 2020 economic message as he starts to launch his campaign officially this tuesday. the president claiming that if anyone but him takes over in 2020, there would be a, quote, market crash the likes of which has not been seen before. but one new report suggests economists, investors and business leaders worry the trade wars could spark an economic downturn. meanwhile, with ten days before the first primary debate, my partner alex witt talks

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i'm frances rivera. >>> stock market warning. what the president says will happen if he's defeated in 2020. >> so, that's the pitch? >> no, i have no pitch. you know what i have? the economy is phenomenal. we've rebuilt our military. we're taking care of our vets. we're doing the best job that anybody's done probably as a first-term president. >> what to make of the president's message to swing voters in a new interview. >>> the expectations as hope hicks prepares to testify on capitol hill. >>> plus, too broke to spend. a new study about some of the youngest americans and their struggle to get ahead. >>> new today, president trump underlying his 2020 economic message as he will launch his campaign officially this tuesday. the president claiming that if anyone but him takes over in 2020, there would be a, quote, market crash, the likes of which has not been seen before. but one report suggests many economists and business leaders worry the president's ongoing trade wars could spark an economic downturn, and here's what he told ab

up next, frances rivera has the latest. >> thank you very much.he east. 9:00 out west. welcome to "week jeends with al witt." why the president is calling the story virtual treason. >> yes, i did. you should read it too. look, article 2, i would be allowed to fire robert mueller because they were looking to get us for lies, for slight misstatements. >> new polls about the president and the distance between him and the democrats. plus, a new promise from democrats about closing the

i'm frances rivera. kendis gibson ready to continue our coverage. >> francis, so great to see you in the daylight. have a great sunday. good day. i'm kendis gibson live at msnbc world headquarters in new york. american history 101. president trump says he didn't fire robert mueller because of a little lesson he learned from richard nixon. more on the rest of his latest interview including his interpretation of the special counsel's final report. as a new nbc poll reveals a surge in impeachment calls amongst democrats. >> you're trying to say now there was collusion even though he said there is no collusion. >> he didn't say there's no collusion. >> he said -- >> george, the report said there's no collusion. >> did you read the report? >> yes, i did. you should read it, too. >> plus poll problems. a new report claims the president's campaign is cutting ties with its own pollsters after a leak, the leaked poll had the president trailing joe biden is battleground states. according to the results of a new fo

. >>> welcome back, i'm frances rivera.k at the south carolina democratic convention. more than 20 candidates are gathered to talk to voters in the state. let's take a listen from candidates earlier today. >> i'm the only candidate that has put forward a plan on police reform. we won't have any second class citizens when i'm president of the united states. >> we attack the obscene levels of income and wealth inequality in america in which three people own more wealth than the bottom half of america, but we also take on the grotesque level of racial disparities in america. >> as president, i will take on institutional racism directly. i will look into every issue that plagues this country. and pervades every corner of our society from education to health care, to housing. >> south carolina is under attack. i was under attack, california's under attack, washington's under attack. it's under attack by the existential threat of the climate crisis. >> having served as a soldier for over 16 years, deployed twice to the middle eas