the pope, 84 years old. >>> nbc meteorologist janessa webb is back with us she's tracking elsa. hello again, janessa. >> hi, guys. we have hurricane warnings spreading out across cuba anidas they're currently tropical storm watches. in the next few hours i do expect them to go into warnings. regardlessof the intensity of this storm system, it will be a big-time flood threat. these are easily prone areas across the keys where we could see a storm surge of at least one to two feet in some areas. then on ton of that, an additional two to thre look, the heat's still in place for the desert southwest phoenix, 104 >>> also we haven't talked about the wind speeds. we'll talk about that coming up. >> very damaging as well janessa, thank you so much. >>> "early today" is back in two minutes with the world's richest man's retirement plans. >>> in it for the long haul. a woman crashes the parade on her tractor and winds up on the wrong side of the law. i stick on a fresh pad. boom! it's ready to go. unlike my mop that can spread it around. and wetjet's even safe on wood! all this? buh-bye.

janessa webb is tracking elsa for us. >> unfortunately elsa has maintained strength over land and about to go into warm body of water 50 miles north of havana, cuba, 60-mile-per-hour winds, lost a little bit of strength but front right quadrant, the strongest side of the storm, is starting to really form now. moving north-northwest at 12 miles per hour and my concern, it's starting to slow down latest update, 2:00 a.m., calling for 65-mile-per-hour winds later on tonight we have another update at 5:00 a.m., i think we'll see slight restrengthening before it makes landfall again tonight, tonight and overnight. >> thanks for the update plenty of time for it to restrengthen. >>> controlled demolition in surfside appears to be paving the way for rescuers, removed nearly 5 million pounds of concrete removed what was left of the towers to expand the search grirks grid, giving access to the m bedrooms, perhaps where people are located. >> reporter: 10:30 p.m. sunday, remnants of champlain tower south crashed in delicadelicate demolition. >> couldn't continue without it down. >> reporter: it wa

. >>> let's get an update now on tropical storm elsa's current path nbc meteorologist janessa webb joining us now with the very latest good monday morning to you, janessa. >> hi. good morning, guys good morning, everyone we have tropical storm elsa, and it's maintaining its integrity right now. e reason for this storm it's starting to really rev up across this area just south of cuba we will have two landfalls with this storm system. the first landfall should be in the next couple hours around the cuba area, central to the western area 65 miles per hour us is taind winds. there is that northwest movement at 15 miles per hour as it starts to bounce off land it goes back to a very warm gulf the problem is there is that potential of this storm reorganizing and strengthens and so we'll be watching that for the next few hours now, landfall expected across the florida keys not until late tuesday potentially now into early wednesday. regardless of the landfall, this is a big-time flood threat across this area these are low-lying areas that continue to really watch but you can see the movement wil

weather and see if there is any relief in sight for the soaked east or the baked west meteorologist janessa webb joining us this morning. hey, janessa, good morning >> good morning, we're already seeing rain this morning in the pacific northwest, and then heat alerts, they're still going to be in place this afternoon into your evening hours then we'll wipe away these alerts going into your wednesday. so today 10 million people impacted by warnings and advisories that high pressure is stationary it starts to sweep more to the east by tomorrow the humidity is still in place even for this area 109 for las vegas. by tomorrow instead of talking about tomorrows, 130, we'll be back down to theo build mid-atlantic to the northeast, humidity arrives by tomorrow really excited about this rain we'll talk about that coming up. >> a lot of reason to be excited for that thank you, janessa >>> the star borat has a message on copyright infringement. it's not nice. he is suing a cannabis company called solar therapeutics for using a picture of his famous character on a massachusetts billboard. in a statement an

. >>> let's get an update on where elsa is headed nbc meteorologist janessa webb with the latest. good morning >> reporter: hi, good morning. good morning, everyone we have a fast-moving system it is kind of lopsided right now but it is consistently going to be a tropical storm as it makes its first landfall across central cuba later on this morning into mid afternoon right nowwe're seeing sustaine winds to 65 miles an hour which has been consistent with tropical storm elsa. the northwest movement of 15 miles per hour what we're counting on is a sharp turn and then it goes back into warm water. what we're watching closely, the national hurricane center saying tuesday late evening it could restrengthen but still dealing with per hour winds. regardless of the intensity of this storm system, we have widespread alerts impacted across tampa all the way into the naples area where tropical storm watches are in place expect that to change back into tropical storm warnings in the next 24 hours. >> talk to you in a bit. >>> let's talk about some truly american traditions that came roaring b

let's get to nbc's janessa webb for the storm's path. good morning. >> good morning, kasie. i do have better news this morning. we do have a lopsided storm system so things are starting to crumble apart. you can see the western side of the storm nonexistent. it's the eastern part that is lashing across central florida, and right now that is causing a severe weather threat. we have tornado wants expanding every from from ft. myers to orlando. we'll be watching that. the latest update from the national weather service 50 miles south-southwest of cedar key, florida. that is where we expect to see the landfall around 1:00 p.m. this afternoon, and also for that 3:00 hour. in that time rate, a potential landfall for that area. 65-mile-per-hour winds. there is that north movement at 14 miles per hour. there is some expectancy, with this warm body of water, it could threaten a little bit and potential where we could see it fluctuate between a cat 1 and a tropical storm. we do watch that closely. which you can see by 2:00, we're going to have the

janessa webb, thanks for being out there this morning.ppreciate it. >>> let's go over america's fast east woman. she was suspended for marijuana use, and while she can find her way on the u.s. olympic team, there are questions. nbc's matt bradley has that story. >> reporter: a call for compassion for a lead athlete. >> i am human. i happen to run a little faster. >> reporter: after the american sprinter was suspended for a month and may miss the olympics for using marijuana, she said to cope with the death of her biological mother. >> blinded by emotions, blinded by blinding hurt. >> reporter: in an exclusive with samantha guthrie, she apologized. even president biden weighing in. >> i was really proud of the way she responded. >> reporter: her dreams might not be other. a decision is expect ned day on wherever she can run one leg, but the team said they're focusing instead on her mental health. they say we have not focused the relay. i don't want her hopes to be dashed. it's sparked a conversation about the humanity of superhuman athlete

work 24-hour shifts >>> let's get a first check of your wednesday weather with nbc meteorologist janessa webb hi, janessa, good morning. >> hi, good morning. good morning, everyone we are seeing some relief for the pacific northwest and to the west coast today, finally these heat alerts have expired and dealing with flash flood watches. we'll talk about that a little bit later. but we want to talk about this severe weather threat that's making its way across the upper midwest. the flash flood concern and severe weather throughout the day going to be impacting 22 million people the primary threats will be damaging wind gusts, large hail, and a few tornados throughout your afternoon into your evening. this is a very saturated area. don't need to see much more rain temperatures starting to heat up throughout the northwest pacific northwest you're cooling off. desert southwest now dealing with flash flood concerns. we'll talk about that coming up. >> all right, janessa, we'll talk to you then just unrelenting >>> how abt this there's an ominous new prediction from nasa this morning. sorry to tell

they are available now on converse.com and priced at about $115 >>> let's bring back in janessa webb with more on today's extreme weather. hello, janessa >> hi, guys. the severe weather threat is big time across central florida right now. we have tornado warnings going off for ft. myers area and can you see the heavier bands producing torrential rain. we have rainfall rates of three inches per hour in some sports already. even orlando going to be dealing with the severe weather. watching throughout the day the potential of severe weather making its way to georgia and south carolina now let's talk about the storm surge, three to five feet in sa sarasota to cedar key right now that we're going to be watching throughout the afternoon, as we see that potential landfall for the keys and southern florida, one to three feet. not in the clear just yet. along with massivefalling below for san diego. the desert southwest still very hot, in the triple digits. with these tropical threats now expanding we'll look at the carolinas, even sections of the northeast coming up, guys. >> thanks, janessa.

. >> joining us right now, meteorologist janessa webb.records being broken across the pacific northwest. the big-time problem, this is the third heat wave and we're still in early july. the core of the heat for the summer really doesn't go into place until mid-august, so this is very concerning. now, all-time record for death valley is 134 degrees. by sunday i am forecasting 131. so going to be coming close to beating that record. let's take a look at all these heat warnings currently in place. we have 33 million people that are going to be impacted from the pacific northwest all the way into the desert southwest. so the core of this heat is really going to shift more to the south this time compared to the last two heat waves. it's going to hit across las vegas into the phoenix area and expect those warnings to be extended down in that area. so vegas for today forecasting 116 degrees. that all-time record is 117. so going to be coming close. the problem is that it's very consistent for the next six days across these areas. that advisory p

. >>> now get a check on the intense weather out west janessa webb this is unrelenting for them >> unrelenting but, you know, somebody has heard our cries we are just getting reports in, vegas dealing with rain. we have not seen that since early january. finally some storms flowing through the area this could be record-breaking. i'll continue to watch this on the national weather service, but the heat is going to build throughout the way we're talking about heat advisories currently there place. our temperatures are still in the triple digits. high pressure will not move away until tuesday afternoon. the alerts will stl beiln. upper midwest, daytime highs in the lower 90s. let's take a look at that week ahead comingup. >> at least we have a drop of hope there vegas getting some rain. thanks, janessa. >>> a budding romance. jasmine lawrence and eric murphy, they're officially dating they're sharing photos on social media, using the "l" word. they have been in boomerang and life. >>> pope francis's return in the public eye. >>> "mario" atrsshte the record for the most expensive video record ever

. >> janessa webb has been tracking elsa for us all week and has the latest for us. good morning. >> hi, good morning. unfortunately still a tropical storm, and this doesn't look like it will go down to a tropical depression until about mid afternoon across north carolina really watching south carolina, too, raleigh, durham area this morning where we're going to see massive flooding, forecasting 3 to 5 inches in that area sustained winds are gusty up to 45 miles per hour, going to watch some potential power outages, even for west virginia. this gets real interesting because it goes back down to a depression, then becomes a tropical storm once again tomorrow across new york city into the boston area also, really watching this storm system taking over houston and parts of texas we're seeing rainfall rates of 3 to 6 inches per hour northwest into the rockies back in the triple digits another heat wave building across the west coast. we'll talk about that coming up. >> i feel for them this not going away just yet >>> fort lauderdale has accepted a bid from elon musk to b

. >>> let's go ahead and turn to the weather and what's ahead on this holiday weekend janessa webb is joining us now i hope there's some relief in sight, especially for the pacific northwest. >> yeah, if you're across the pacific northwest, if your coastal area is finally getting a break, i know tough conditions, the farther inland you go we still have alerts and they're going to stick around throughout next week billings today, 100 degrees across the rockies widespread heat, very unusual for this time of year, nearly 30 degrees above average. also launching more storms and rain that's going to be in the forecast from the mid-atlantic all the way to new york city, if you're traveling hitting the highways, definitely watching out for so minor fmeloe digits finally some breathable air for seattle today. high of 81opical storm elsa hasd some strength. we'll talk about that coming up. >> janessa, thank you. we'll see you soon >>> it was a beautiful day for a royal reunion in the uk. brothers harry and william meeting on what would have been their mother's 60th birthday they unveiled a new

erin, thanks >> we'll talk more about that relief and nbc meteorologist janessa webb who's been tracking the life-threatening heat for us janessa, good morning. >> hi. good orning. good morning, everyone you know, we hvisories and warnings that are currently in place. they have backed off this morning. so getting a little bit better as erin said they will expire by tuesday. 19 million people currently impacted across the pacific northwest into the desert southwest. this heat has seeped a little bit deeper into the deserttoday. 90s for the upper plains into the midwest. man, we had some rough storms going to the northeast we'll talk about that coming up. >> they've already started janessa, thank you >>> nbc universal and the army and air force exchange have teamed up to offer u.s. service members and honorably discharged veterans the chance to stream the tokyo olympics live from their personal devices all they have to do is visit nbcolympics.com or the nbc sports app and choose the exchange or their service provider to stream more than 5500 hours of the olympics from july 23rd to august 8

. >> nbc meteorologist janessa webb is watching that dangerous heat in the west for us. janessa, good morning to you >> hi. good morning good morning, everyone yes, the heat continues to build for the pacific northwest. it is starting to sag more into the desert southwest so we're seeing a little shift in the heat right now. 19 million people currently impacted by heat warnings and heat advisories. and they stay in place until tuesday afternoon. then a little bit of relief. that puts a smile on my face this high pressure will start to sag more into the texas area and then the heat starts to build across that section of the country. so palm springs today 111 degrees. we're about 10 degrees above average. so these temperatures are trying to cool down denver today hig a0s, lower 90s for the midwest. some pretty rowdy storms for the northeast. we'll talk about that coming up. >> i think you experienced some of them already coming in. >> got a taste >> thank you, janessa. >>> plenty more ahead including the major changes coming to legal pot laws meant to protect kids from dang

jake, thanks >> janessa webb is tracking severe weather in the nation's mid section. janessa, good morning. >> yeah, good morning. good morning, everyone you know, the heat advisories they have expired across the pacific northwest. 65 active large fires across the pacific northwest right now. so, as jacob said, we're seeing that early start and everything has been a little bit earlier from hurricanes to severe weather this season and right now we're watching that in the midwest across chicago into the upper midwest we'll see this line die out as it makes its way south and east. rain fall accumulation we're forecasting at least another 1 to 2l build for phoenix, higher elevations flagstaff today mid 80s. another element, man, we have flash flooding across the desert southwest. we'll talk about that coming up. >> a lot to still watch. thank you, janessa. >> "early today" is back in two with a roller coaster plot to kidnap an iranian author living in brooklyn. >>> britney spears scores another win in her conservatorship fight with her father leukemia. it will not work for

let's go to meteorologist janessa webb. janessa, humid in new york city. >> oh, definitely. we have high pressure taking over the east coast, and we're going to see dryer conditions before another front starts to come in. we're all watching this tropical system that formed in the philippine sea that now is a tropical storm and it looks like it will continue to make its way across northern japan. so our olympians are going to get lucky with this storm system. by tuesday, still winds 259 miles per hour. it's more toward the northern section where we'll see that landfall wednesday all the way into thursday afternoon. so that's some better news for our olympians across tokyo. widespread rain, though, still going to be an issue across this area where we can see 3 to 5 inches. now, closer to home, we are watching a slight disturbance just across florida. this is associated with a cold front. the national hurricane center forecasting right now a 50% chance of development. it continues to be offshore, but the bands of moisture are really going to be impacting that area. where is thi

. >> janessa webb, thank you so much. with that, let's bring in our lead off guest on this tuesday night, philip rucker, pulitzer prize washington correspondent for the washington post. his highly anticipated new book written with his colleague, i alone can fix it, donald trump's catastrophic final year, is due out two weeks from today. ab stoddard, veteran washington journalist and editor for real clear politics, and former u.s. attorney joyce vance who spend 25 years as a prosecutor, she's also one of the cohost of the podcast, sisters in law with kimberly atkins store, and barbara mcquade. great to have you all here tonight. phil wrecker, obviously you off cup for it not just donald trump extensively but also his political circle. help us get some perspective here. what or who is an amazing, it's stoking these continued lies about 2020 in the belief that somehow somewhere, the results are still going to get overturned. is this trump's ego? who is he listening to these days? help us understand where we are right now? >>

we're joined by janessa webb. how are things looking at this hour?we're looking at a very disjointed storm system that continues to really remain offshore across southwest florida. but we have these heavier bands that are impacting sarasota into the tampa area and that's going to continue to increase for at least the next 24 hours. right now, we still have a hurricane with our latest update at 11:00. it's 65 miles southwest of tampa, florida. we still have that forward north movement of 14 miles per hour and it continues to be on track with sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. we're going to continue to watch this movement in this area. what happened in the last few hours is in that warm body of water and it allowed the storm system to really intensify. now, we'll continue to watch this overnight. we have storm surge concerns that stretch even for the keys all the way into the panhandle. tomorrow morning we'll continue to see the storm system offshore but really the center of circulation will not make its way into cedar keys area, into the panhandle