jay gray, nbc news. >> new surveillance video from police of ath man ey say sexually assaulted a woman in foggy bottom. it happened outside a building o building on i street northwest near new hampshire street. the video shows ts manalking up to the door. as the victim walks away from the door, the man uns after her. police say he tried to rip off her clothes.ve inigators also say they believe he may be connected to other sexual assault cases. >> plans for a parking garage at the national zoo are canceled. the washington business journalt reports t the garage wouldn't make enough money to cover the 50 million price tag. the smithsonian says zoo attendance is doot andr projects are bigger priorities. it was slated to be built on the lot between beech drive and north road. the zoo's nearly 900 parking aces fill up pretty quickly. that leads guests to park in the rounding neighborhoods >>> time is running out for students in prince george jess county to g vaccinations. if they don't before school starts september 4th, they can forget about going to class. the district says lack of insuran

nbc's jay gray joins us live in helsinki with a previe of the sitdown between the two erle jay? >> reporter: hey there, yeah, you're absolutely right. the president and first lady in he tonight. vladimir putin arrives tomorrow. they will meet in the palace just behind us the presidential palace, with the world watching and waiting to see what comes next. president trump on e ground in helsinki now ahead of his meeting with russian presideut vladimir and telling cbs news -- >> i don't expect anything. i frankly don't eect -- i go in with very low expectations. >> reporter: as expected, presters gathering in finland's capital ahead of the summit. >> i'm still worried about then situatio in the world and i would like to have better human rights for everyone. reporter: the meeting comes three days after 12 russian petelligence agents were indicted byal counsel robert mueller on charges including hacking, aggravated identity theft and money laundering as part of an effort to disrupt the 2016 u.s. presidential election. the president asked by cbs news if he planned to push his russian

jay gray, nbc news, redding, california. >> closer to home, too much water is the issue here. tomorrow you'll see more people cleaning out the debris in the annapolis harbor. just part of the m.prob chopper 4 forecasting a bunch of this. this is causing a mess at sandy point state park. the natural resourcesolice have issued a warning to boaters and swimmers to sy out of the water. i don't know why you would want to get in it with that much junk floating around. >> that'sright. you're here to talk about rain again. and we're talking about record rain. >> yes, the rainfall has bumped us upth t wettest july on record. more rain tomorrow through friday. even into saturday. but here's the thing. we'll have plenty of dryime and we're not looking at as much rain. we'll see in total about one to three inches. some isolated higher amounts. because of the rage we saw, how wet the second half of july has been. some flooding will be possible at times. something we'll keep a very close eye. on it is not until the weekend we start to see improvements. you can see the chances of rain rom da

nbc's jay gray is live with more about the high stakes summit, jay? >> reporter: hey, there, yeah, and they will meet the president as well as russian president putin and president just over the shoulder here right now. we saw military person nelg moving into the area of the city, of course, security will be highly ramped up come early tomorrow morning. the president will spend a little bit time in the morning first with the president of finland, he and the first lady enjoy breakfast and have a me meeting. before the meeting everyone cares oabout. there's no set agenda in the meeting. they don't go in with my bullet points that they want to work through to try to find some resolution or calling it a summit officially, so there's no signed document at the end of this, something they have resolved to move forward on. it's just a meeting between the two leaders. and only the two leaders with translaters. there's no members of the cabin cabinet, no one from the governments of either of the country's in the room with them, which is highly unusual for these

aaron, back to you. >> jay gray live for us inin he.ll be following the summit in helsinki, keeping it live for pictures. we expect putin to land andllhe meeting egin. with you can stick with nbc 4 for comple coverage aroun the clock. >>> after 50 years, the midsummer classic is back in d.c. t all-star game is tomorrow. but you don't have to wait until then to enjoy the festivities. take a look at the map here. this is where the mlb has set up its play ball. pa it's a free attraction across from nats park. we go to grmolettn. >> we are on the diamond. in just aew hours, this place will open up to the public. i have the alexandri little leaguers here with me, working morning.is i want to bring in david james, the vice esident of softball, baseball, development for mlb. thank you for letting out this morning. why is it important to have for all-star? >> play ball is one of the initiatives to make sure we go the game. given opportunities to play. play ball diamond open every day an opportunity for kids to run an and play. usa baseball and

. >> jay gray, i live finland. thank you. >> we'll be following this from held kisin helsinki. >>> today, the board of elections is expected to certify the results of the county executive .ra the race between mark ellrich and david blare camete down to em theratic primary winner faces ryan thicker in the next electi election. >>> hundred les of landscape workers will come together for a day of service atin aon national cemetery. it's renewal and remembrance. our an effort to honor nation's veterans. volunteers will help enrich the istoric grounds by applying fertilizer and protecting trees. >>> a big section of st. george's is under w right now. this is happening. less than two years after the casino opened its doors. thexpansion will include a new second floor poker room and a new terrace overlooking at the o poc. the expansion is driven by higher-than-expectedif contributingou're making too much money, that's what you do. you bring in more people. how do you deal with the photographic traffic? >> i'm afraid of ga

nbc's jay gray joins us live in reddhere the more severe fire is burning. jay? >> yeah, erika, overwhelming. there's a big fire in the area and look houteff stating these fires have been, take a look at this home and neighborhood. so many in t strike zone gutted by the flames, but as bad as it look here it still doesn't tell the full storyll of that is lost. as 19 wildfires continue t burn out of control across california there is a very distinct sound to the horror. the roarf the flames. the frantic rumble of the fight. teamsigng out cut lines and dropping water, and in areas ravaged by the flames. as firefighters searched for hot spots there's also an eerie silee. the charred rubble and ash a constant reminder of so much that's been loss. forven now there's no words it. >> the first are being blamed forig at least deaths. 70-year-old melody bledsoe and her great grandchildren couldn't escape the flames. >> they tried to call 911. >> reporter: thr first responders have been killed working the front sglins a tragic losec that a all of us. >> reporter: today they

nbc's jay gray live in finland site of that meeting. these comments already generating some swift backlash, jay. >> reporter: yeah. laura, marcus, they really are echoing not only here across helsinki but to washington tonight. look. both of the leaders have left the presidential palace behind me. air force one in the air and on the way home after an explosive european tour for the president. president trump one on one with russian president vladimir putin for more than two hours. >> i think it's a good start. very, very good start for everybody. >> reporter: that start with only the leaders and their translators in the room lasting longer than expected before extended to include advisers saying they discussed a wide range of issues. >> the disagreements between our two countries are well-known and president putin and i discussed them at length today. >> reporter: disagreements including russian's cyber assault on the 2016 election. >> i have get confidence in the intelligence people but i will tell you that president putin was extremely

nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: so far the water and winds have stayed calm, but as we move nowricane season, the american red cross and onstar warn don't dolet your guard. >> you want to build an emergency kit. you want to have a plan. you wan to b informed. >> reporter: the emergency call servicere operators medical dispatch certified and handled hundreds of thousands of callst during lyear's storms. >> they can provide you with critical emergency medical instruction until first onders arrive. >> reporter: or provide directions for those evacuating the strike zone. while survivors of last year's storms continue t try toap out a way back. >> it is critical we do what we can to help communities rebuild smarter and better. >> reporter: on capitol hill today, house committee members discussed the ongoing recovery after more than $370 billion in damage lasyear. >> all disasters begin and end locally, so, you know, what are we asking fema to do? we support the locals on the one hand and manage, oversee and dictate how they contract on the other? now we have -- >> to provide some ove

nbc's jay gray is in branson, a missou investigators try to figure out what went wrong. >> the search is over here. the struggle though is not. >> we'reok , our hearts are broken. >> reporter: 17 now confirmed dead after a duck boat went down ring a storm at table rock lake near branson, missouri. ge >> the age ran for the 17 w rom 1-year-old up to a 80-year-old. >> cell phone video shows two of the amphibious vehicles packed with tourists. >> oh, those poor people. >> reporter: fighting winds and waves gusting over 60 miles per hour. the first boat reaches the shore line and t >> oh, my gosh. >> oh, it's going under. >> reporter: the national transportation safety coast guard, state and local teams are on site now. >> we need to find out what happened o w there,t the communications were. you know, we know the weather conditions there. >> reporter: the area was under a severe thunderstorm warning 30 minutes before the tragic accident, but weather is just one of the factors investigators are looking at here. >> everybody else will try tofi re out the life vest issue, and we'll try to f

jay gray has the latest from london. >> reporter: president trump and theresa may all smiles as meet this morning. >> the relationship is very, very strong. >> reporter:ven after a public bashing in the morning sun, he said may refuse his advice on ongoing brexit talks adding her current blueprint would kill any bilateral trade deal between their countries. but today walking back on those comments. >> i didn't criticize the prime minister. fi have a lot respect for the prime minister. >> reporter:r the prime minis seemingly unfazed. >> the united states is keen for us. we're keen to work with them. we will do a trade deal with them and withro others ad the rest of the world. >> reporter: a the leaders talk and their spouses played games with children in the garden of the prime mister's country home. protesters take over central london. >> he's just not welcome here. we don't want trump. we don't want his politics. >> thousands gathering for an anti-trump rally including this balloon they call baby trump floating overhead. >> that's how this country sees him. petulant, vicious, ego-dr

jay gray, nbc news, redding, california. >>. >>> quick action by the u.s. coast guard saved a woman's li. the scary scene played out on a boat near the georgetownater front yesterday evening around 5:30. officials say a man called for help saying he and a woman were suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. the man wasle art but the was passed out in the cabin of the boat. she is expected to survive. >>> investigators releaseova reportnight on the 2014 disappearance of malaysia airlines flight 370. it's leaving the family of the passengers disappointed anng still searcor answers about their loved once. here's a look at that report being presented in laysia. the report is the work of eight air safety investigators, including some from the u.s. it says, quote, unlawful terference by a third party cannot be ruled out, however there is no conclusion about the fate.'s ultimate >> we now know what happened just moment before a deadly duck boat accident in missouri that cap sized and sank nearly two weeks ago. the ntsb released a time line of events captured on th

jay gray, nbc news. >> the trade war between the u.s. and china threatening to escalate tonight a the trump administration impose tariffs on $34 milli in chinese goods. china has retaliated. jennif johnson has retaliated saying why experts fear it's going to cost amerins job. that's right, leon. >> china has filed a second complaint about the world trade organization and several other countries have done the same fscause of these new tarif after months of threats the trade war between the u.s. and this now accelerating. the trump administration has imposed new tariffs on $34 billion of chinese goods. china retaliating, trigger what beijing calls the bgest trade war in economic history and it's still early in the game. >> the thing we're worried most about is the retaliation round after round of trade war whe the 34 million morphs into 1on or 200 bil >> reporter: price tags for american beans, pork and soybeans are skyrocketing in china and evenmaine's lobster industry is bracing for a hit. >> we're going to just hop that we can find anot

jay gray is live in reading, california, in one of the hardest hit neighborhoods. st a heartbreaking there, jay. what's the latest there? >> reporter: yeah, leon, the scope of the devastation is so overwhelming. eethey are two very fl and different aspects to this unfolding tragedy. first you've got firefighters trying to contain the flames and then you have all of this, reality of what those flames left behind. the attack from mother nature is relentless.os to 20 wildfires raging across california pushed by strong wds andunning through everything in their path. >> there was no orders, nothing, and then all hell broke loose and just exploded in 15-foot tall flames. thereyas nothing t could do to get in here. >> reporter: fireineams bat from the air, and on the ground. crews struggling against the flames on the front line, setting back fires and digging out lines with dozers and working to pull awayhe dry underbrush feeding the fires. >> the vegetation here hasn't been burned in a while so it's like bacon gase. once it gets going, it will take off pretty good. >> rep

jay gray has our story. >> i still don't feel safe. >> reporter: that fear keeps lori from sharing her full name or showing her fache but does want you to hear her story. >> one thing that i do feel now is he can no longer silence me. >> reporter: he's talking about suspected "capital gazette" gunman jarrod ramos who cyber h stalke for years and in an interview with nbc news she said it started with an e-mail. asked if i remembered him from high school. reporter: after exchanging e-mails for a couple of months it took a sudden turn when ramos said she wasn't responding fast ough he said f.u., you're going to need a protective order. ramos later sued the paperor defamation after the paper wrote an article about the stalking charges. police say he walke into the "capital gazette" newsroom and opened fire killing fiveem oyees and wounding two others. lori grieves for the victims that have attack, and now even with ramos behind bars she won't let herdo guard . >> it has i think changed the fiber of my >>being. her life changed. while in annapol they mourned five lives lost. jay gray, nbc n

for more on this, let's bring in nbc's jay gray live in redding, california. y, over 95,000 acres burned, over 650 structures. what is the latest on ground there? >> reporter: well, louis, the damage here overwhelming as you can see. this home that we're in front of gutted by fire. this community, like so many across the state, struggling with what has happened here. fire burning, and some of those blazes for more than a week now. flames continue to race out of control across california right now. >> there's 17 major fires going currently in california with over 200,000 acres currently burning. >> reporter: the worst, the carr fire near redding where at least six are dead, the latest victim 70-year-old melody bledsoe and her grade-grandchildren, and seven are still missing. >> i have been a lifelong resident of this community. i have never seen a fire with such destruction here in this area ever before. >> reporter: more than 500 structures in northern ra california kra alo california alone reduced to rubble and rash. >> extreme is not the adjective to use anym

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>> okay, jay gray reporting for us in london. quite a day for the president and all the protesters there. back here at home, a major break in the string of sexual assaults. sfpd said a serial rapii rapist his victims by posing as a ride share driver. he is in custody now. how many victims are we talking about here? >> well, we are talking about at least four that they know. but san francisco police say this case was rare. that this man acted as if he was a ride share driver, when he picked women up south of market. they say that there was a five-year gap in between, so there could be more survivors out there. >> it was the first time that we termed the individual and the series as the ride share rapist series. >> reporter: a crime so serious that san francisco police formed a dedicated task force to try and find the man who sex waumly assaulted four -- sexually assaulted for women. and the attacks sometimes involving women leaving clubs and bars soulth -- bars south of market. the first attack reported in 2013, evidence was gathe

jay gray, nbc news, branson, missouri. >>> 14 of the passengers on than duck boat survived theaccident. investigators plan to talk to them in the coming daysin hop they can provide key details from the moments before that boat went under. >> detectives have a detailed description tonight of the man wanted for attacomng a early this morning in charles county. the victimays she was walking along the road in marbury when a man offered her aride. the sheriff's office says the driver pulled out a knife andse ally assaulted the woman. the attacker is thin, has graying blonde hai andlue or green eyes. he was wearing a tractor supply ball cap. and was driving a white explorer with myland plates. >>> leon at the live desk with new rev layings on the big breaking newory. a recording of president trump talking about paying off a playboy model reveals the opposite of wha l hisyer said today. michael cohen secret lit taped a conversation between the two orn. two months b the election, the pair debated paying off a model who claims she had an affairp.ith tr today the president's current lawyer rudy

nbc's jay gray is live for us in redding with the latest. jay, good morning. >> good morning, frances, good morning, phillip. the damage here overwhelming. you can see the home behind me, this neighborhood, like so many across the state gutted by fire. some of the blazes have been burning for more than a week now. flames continue to race out of control across california right now. >> 17 major fires going currently in california, with over 200,000 acres currently burning. >> the worst, the carr fire near redding, where at least six are dead. the latest victims, melody bledsoe and her great grandchildren james and emily. firefighters say seven people who live in the strike zone are still missing. >> i've been a lifelong resident of this community. i've never seen a fire with such destruction here in this area ever before. >> more than 500 structures in northern california alone reduced to rubble and ash, as the flames continue to spread throughout the state and intensify. >> extreme is not even the right adjective to use anymore. it's an unders

sent residents fleeing from their homes, leaving more than 38 thousander re under evacuation orders jay grayng, california with more some horrific video we've been watching out of the scene. what can you tell us about the efforts to contain this blaze. >> well, you're right the damage is overwhelming. the entire neighborhood like so many gutted fie fire some of these been burning for more than a week overnight firefighters got a bit of an edge and containment has jumped from 5% to 17% here at the car fire, which is undoubtedly the worse burning in a state that seems to be on fire right now. more than 17 all the way through the surpbgt part of the state pap as you talk about including first eresponders. we've got a great grandmother and her grandchildren. more than 5,000 structures still in what's considered the danger zone and we continue to have mandatory evacuations continuing around the clock here. work has been around the clock as well. more than 3,000 fire tighters, and 17 ehelicopters all working to get ahold of him. but that work is going to quite some tile. >> reporter: hire at the c

jay gray, nbc news, los angeles. >>> all right. time to take a look at the weather.omising there some sort of yellow. >> back up to closer where we expect to be this time of year. more importantly you might get a couple of days in a row without any rain around here. it's right here into the dmv where rainfall amounts have really beeniling up since last seven days now. widespad amounts of over 10 to 12 inches of rain the heaviest of the rain now is affecting northern half of theti county the sll plenty of rain showers to be delaalt with ss the region. the heavy stuff is out of picture for now. the weather bringn opportunity for still more scattered showers off and on through the day. the damage is already done. most of the area picked up more than an inch of rain early this morning before 7:00 or 8:00 in the morning. anymore is just insult to injuro on top that. things should settle down brieflyitdaytime heating and a little weather front that will try to come through tomorrow rain chances remain at 100% tomorrow. the heaviest rain is likely to be from noon onward. pr

. >> jay gray live for us in finland. you. >>> we want to turn to lauren for a check onhe forecast. lauren? >> we have the humidity out there today and tomorrow. then, it will start to drop,ni tuesdayt, leading into comfortable conditions on wednesday. mid-90s, feeling like 101, with isolated afternoon storms. we had a few isolated showers, around route 17. that should say that's clipping st. mary's in a fewur better chances of rain come on tuesday. a chance of an isolated storm, only about a 30%chance. and temperatures will be in the 80s. youan see some of the storms trying to blow up in the afternoon. temperatures in the upper 80s tomorrow. we up the chances for storms to about 60% tomorrow. that's due to a frontal testimony in the area. the all-star game, could be in jeopar jeopardy, espeally earlier. the game gets under way at, 8:00 when all of the storms are out of there at this point. we'll time it ut foryou. you can see the stronger storms heading into the afternoon.el this m takes it all out of here by 7:30. peopl

. >> nbc's jay gray begins our coverage from branson, missouri this evening. jay, what a tragic terrible story. >> yeah, horrible, leon and this community is reeling as you would expect. happened yesterday just before sunset when those who were on the lake said it popped up quickly and out of nowhere. ght now investigators are continuing their work in this stunned vacation town that is mourning this evening. the search is over here. the struggle though is not. >> we're broken. our hearts are broken. >> reporter: 17 now confirmed de after auck boat went down during a storm in table lake near branson, missouri. >> the age range for the 17 was from 1-year-old to up to a 70-year-old. >> reporter: cell phone video shows two of themphibious vehicles packed with tourists. >> those poor people. >> oh, my gosh. >> fighting waves and winds gustingver 60 miles an hour. the first boat somehow reaches the shore line, but the second. >> oh, my god. >> oh, my gosh. >> it's going under. it's sinking. >> the national transportation safety board, coast guard,tate and loc teams a

jay gray joins us live from london this morning where massive dmass ive demonstrations are planned.ow many people are down there? >> reporter: well, chris, it's really hard to tell. but a lot gathering in the area. many of them here for protests. placds like this all over oxford circus in central londone this is w protesters will gather. they're here along with organizers who are asking that some sign petitions that trump welcome here in london. you can see all of the signs here set up for the protesters when they get her later in the day. 100,000 or more expected by the time it's is said and done. present trum because of his schedule, won't hear the protests. he will be far away from the fray. and traveling later this afternoon to scotland, where he will spend his time in his resort over the weekend, his golf resort, before movingn to his controversial meeting on monday, with russian president vladimir putin. ght, jay. i'm sure it's going to be a contentious day in london. thanks for keeping us updated. >>> here at home, it's to play ball. the all-star eventsn start d.c. today. >>

jay gray, nbc news, london. >> our coverage on president trump's trip continues right here on nbc bay area and of course nbc nightly news. >>> now to other top local stories. we could learn more about major service cuts to early morning b.a.r.t. riders. the trains will start running at 5:00 a.m. the crews are retrofitting so they can make sure it is safe during an earthquake. the board of directors meets today. >>> today is also the last day for owners of small businesses to apply for federal disaster loans if they were impacted by the north bay wild fafirewildfi the business journal reported that the government gave out about $21 million of assistances to 173 businesses and new applications were tapering off. >>> and jackie speier undergoes surgery, her office not saying what kind of surgery, only she will be recovering at her home. she has represented the 14th district since 2008. >>> and take a look here. the opening bell of the new york stock exchange. the dow, s&p 500 and nasdaq all up. nasdaq jumped more than one percent to record high as tech and amazon surge. >>> lots of bay a

. >> jay gray, nbc news. >> now for the hunt of a potential predator targeting women in downtown d.c., take a look at this surveillance video and officers say it attacked a maneouts a building in foggy bottom. news 4's nicole jacobs joins us with more on this dev opment. nico. >> reporter: doreen, a string of sex crimes here in the foggy bottom area of northwest d.c. i can tel you according to a commander they are exploring the possibly of a possible connection. the d.c. video released from o last saturda an absolutely brazen attack. police are calling this man a person of interest in a sexual abuse case and now add to the long list of many. you can see the man apparently staking out the lobby of an apartment building on i street before running off and ripping off the clothing of a woman. police areot ruling out possibility of a connection to this june attack. take a look here. you can see the suspect in tha case also caught on camera running from what couhe be scene of the crime. the some who frequent this area during the day and night have heard about the crimes,he and are understan

as nbc's jay gray reports, scenes like this are sparking for big changes in our immigration system. >> reporter: as thel controvers and containment continues the white house is now asking for more time to reunite families separated at the border. government attorneys arguing that the court ordered to return all children under 5 to their parents by next tuesday and all other separated children by the 26th doesn't provide enough time to verify and vetarents or finish ongoing dna t testing confirm relationships. all of this unfolding with calls heto be a publish t immigration and enforcemen agency grow louder. >> i.c.e. has detoured from its raiginal mission. >> reporter: dem planning to introduce legislation to do away with the agency, even if president ump doubles down on his zero tolerance border policy and support for i.c.e. >> we want tough, strong, powerful borders, and w want no crime, and we're going to protect i.c.e. we protect i.c.e. they protect us, and we protect them. >> reporter: vice president pence echoing that message talking with agents today. as the president saidecent

. >> nbc's jay gray explains what could happen next. >> i am a child. >> families belong together. >> reporter: protests in washington while we hear that the pain of separation continues at the border. >> all we wanted was to have our kids back. >> reporter: he's able to hold his little girl again. one of more than a thousand families back together now according to the jnttice epart with another 625 expected to be reunitedn soon. buthe day of a court-imposed deadline for all children to be hreunited wit their families, there are still more t 900 kids with no clear path back to theirs, parent partly because more than 450 of heir parents have already been deport government lawyers say they have been unable to locate some parents released inhe u.s. and that 130 of those deported have voluntarily left their children hind. the legal representatives for many of those families say

nbc's jay gray reports on three major fires that are oco of rol with no relief in site. >>> california is on fire right now, three major wildfires out of the craftsman blaze in the southern part of the state. the ferguson fire in central arlifornia that has closed yosemite national and the deadly carr fire to the north. >> this fire is extremely dangerous andwi movin no regard for what's in its path. >> reporter: homes, businesses and tens of thousands of acres reduced to rubble and ash. >> i'm justpset and squared. >> with dozens of communities ill in jeopardy, the flames growing. >> we've seen it spread, vement of the fire, unprecedented, record-breaking. >> reporter: and continuing to rce families to evacuate. >> i would say this is your good warning to start getting your stuff ganized, getting yourself packed. >> there's little reliefn sight right now. record high temperatures, low humidity and strong windspere ed to continue through the weekend. >> close to home the smoke could be seen for miles here. this is what firefighters found when they got here. now at 5k tonight, the fast

and mo hours agost cal fire said more burned.000 acres most tragically, six people have died.he a jay gray is live in redding with the ongoing firefight and the afterma aftermath. that's up from overnight, but still a lot of work to be done here. a thick haze and this home behind me almost completely gone at this point. this one dozens across the state dealing with the effects of the fire. more than a dozen wildfires continue to burn out of control across california searing everything in their path. we now know at least eight people have died, including captain brian hughes, killed while working with his hot shot team along the front lines of the ferguson fire near yosemite national park. >> fire is so explosive now in california. >> reporter: the most severe blaze outside of redding where melody bledsoe and her great-grandchildren were overcome by the flames. >> you can't lose more family and then you lose everything on top of that. >> reporter: close to 900 structures have been followed by flames. most of those homes. >> all of our family, all of our friends, all of our children's friend

. >> nbc's jay gray has more on the rush to reunite these families. >> i am a child. the. >> families long together. >> the pain of separation continues at the border. >> all we wanted was to have our ds back. >> reporter: he's able to holdi histle girl again. one of more than 1,000 families back together now accordi to the justice department with another 625 expected to be reunited soon. but on the day of a court-imposed deadline for all children to be reunited with their families, there are still more than 900 kid with no clear patho back t their parents, partly mecauseore than 450 of those parents have already been departed. government lawyers say they have been unable to locate some parents released in the u.s. and that130 of thoseor dd have voluntarily left their children behind. the legal rresentatives for many of those families say they were either confused or thought they were turning custody over to relatives in america. >> it's a different language that they speak, and even after that there's an immigration court for proceeding. there's a criminal proceing t

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nbc's jay gray is traveling with the president and joins us live with the very latest from london. jay? >> hey, there, marcus, laura, we are justst outside of trafalgar square. a rally that was supposed to end five minutes or so ago is still going strong. as you can see. tens of thousands gathering here after marching through central london, as the president wraps up his tour here. president trump and british prime minister theresa may all smiles as they meet this morning. >> the relationship is very, very strong. >> reporter: even after a public bashing in the "morning sun," the president telling the paper they refused his advice, adding her current blueprint would probably kill any bilateral trade deal between their countries. but today, walking back on those comments a bit. >> i didn't criticize the prime minister. i have a lot of respect for the prime minister. >> the prime minister seemingly unphased. >> and as you've heard from the president, the united states is keen for us, we're keen to work with them, and we will do a trade deal with them and with others around the rest of

. >> nbc's jay gray joins us live in reading where the most severe fire is burning. how is it going now, jay? >> reporter: yeah, pat and leon, very difficult still. this fire has been burning for a full week. thick ske and ash in the air year, i want to give a firsthand look at exactly what they are dealing with, how intense and how destructive the fires have been. homes and neighborhoods like this one across the strike zone gutted by the flames and still as bad as things are here, itn' do tell the full story of all that's been lost. as 19 wildfires continue to burn out of control across california, there is a very distinct sound to the horror. the roar of the flames. the franticume of the fight. teams digging out cut lines and dropping water, and in areas ravaged by the flames as firefighrs search for hot spots. there is also anerie silence. the charred rubble and ash a constant reminder of so much that's been lost. >> i don't even know. t.re's no words f >> reporter: the fires are being blamed for at least eight 70-year-old melody bledsoe and her great grandchildren

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c's jay gray reports from finland. >> reporter: president trump one-on-one with russian president vladimir puti for more than two hours. >> i think that' a good start, very, very good start for everybody. >> reporter: that start with only the leaders and their translatorsn the room lasting longer than expected before extending to include advisers during a working lunch. the two leaders saying they discussed a wide range of issues. >> the disagreements between our two countries are well known, and preside putin and i discussed them at length today. >> reporter: disagreements including russia cyber assault on the 2016 election. >> i have greatde cone in my intelligence people, but i will tell you that president putins extremely strong and powerful in his denial today. >> president trump refusing to blame russia for election >>interference. have president putin. he just said it's not russia. i will say this. i don't see any reason why it would be. >> reporter: politicians from both parties blasted the president's comments. republican jeff flake saying this is shameful while both leaders lablt

jay gray reports from one of those neighborhoods swallowed by the flames in redding, california >> reporterof control across california right now >> there's 17 major fires going currently in california with over 200,000 acres currently burning. >> reporter: the worth the carr fire near reading where the latest victim melanie bledsoe and her great grandchildren. seven people who live in the strike zone are still missing. >> i've been a life-long resident of this community i've never seen a fire with such destruction here in this area ever before. >> reporter: more than 500 structures in northern california alone reduced to rubble and ash as the flames continue to spread throughout the state and intensify. >> extreme is not even the right adjective to use anymore fire is so engs ploesiexplosive. >> reporter: setting backfires on the ground. dropping water from the air. >> those folks, 48-plus-hour shifts they were doing everything they could to save structures >> reporter: and save lives with no relief in sight the hot, dry, and windy conditions expected to continue to fuel the flames jay gra

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firefighter, unfortunately, has been killed while fighting that massive wildfire in california nbc's jay grayns us now with the very latest. jay. >> yeah, bill. that firefighter died on the frontlines fighting this blaze as a tree fell they were trying to clean out some of the fuel, and he was killed tragically there have been eight people that have lost their lives as a result of fires six here in the car fire in the redding area that includes great grandmother and her two great grandchildren who were swept up by the flames. look, these fires are continuing to grow here the car fire is 20% contained. that's good news that's the highest number we've had to this point. there's a real concern from those on the front line that the winds are going to pick up and that it could be shifting throughout the day that's what forecasters are warning here we know that already more than 1,000 structures, most of those homes, have been affected by the flames 875 or so are a complete loss. more than 40,000 people still evacuated in some key areas where there's concern about the fire, and there are more than

i hope jay powell through this, in the same way that the bank of england saw through inflation. the issue is it is a gray there is natural inflation coming through anyway, so how they distinguish? you say the job is done, but they have that fourth rate hike. maybe hold up on that and see what happens. what is your take on it? our animal spirits back? we definitely see a positive reason to invest. inare deploying capital steel, aluminum, energy and etc.. i think the reality is, for us as an industrial group, we are experiencing a higher price environment. but that cost is being absorbed by the consumer in the end. it is instantly pass on to our customers and to their customers. tariffs -- ife they continue, the consumers will suffer. the reality is we will have a slightly more inflated environment which will hang around after the tariffs disappear. that, i think, is not a positive result. so we just continue to invest. we see the environment as being strong. so we are sticking around in steel, producing steel for the automated and constructive side in the u.s.. they are both areas that are booming. franci