that's the message from the governor of texas as the justice department levels legal action at the lonestar state. we've got the latest on the buoy battle unfolding at the southern border >>> overseas violence unfolds on the streets of israel. these protests were sparked by a controversial bill but speak to a larger unrest over the nation's leaders >>> meanwhile on wall street, traders treading carefully today, despite science of easing inflation, but the federal reserve's rate hike decision has investors on edge. >>> a super spinoff is right around the corner. check out gen v and the watch list break down. >>> real-life super heroes are competing for team usa s sophia smith may be one of the youngest on the team, but she is majorly making her mark. "early today" starts right now >>> glad to be with you. i'm frances rivera >> i'm jessica layton. we begin with the southern border the justice department and the state of texas are heading for a legal showdown over the floating barriers in the rio grande migrant advocates say the buoys are dangerous and illegal. but governor abbott is strike a

in recent years, us scientists have linked the condition to a specific species, lonestar tech, while a 110000 cases that have been confirmed since 2010. 1 study found the true number was likely significantly higher due to difficulties with the diagnosis. and data reporter ben dorman is following the story for us have been how exactly can i take transmit a, an allergy? well, it will comes down to a very specific sugar and the blood sucking feeding habits of these parasites. essentially there is a sugar that is present in the vast majority of metal meets that we can see him, so be from polk land. and what happens is it takes feeds on a model where this sugar is present and then district, the ends up in the takes got better names. then later, if these take end up finding and feeding on a human, injects this sugar along with its saliva back into that person's body. then in some people what happens is their immune system recognizes the sugar as a threat or so later on if the ending up eating something containing the sugar again. so mean like a bag or a steak or associated whatever their m

so we have since march 20, 21, over 900 children under operation lonestar. how many more thousands do you think just disappear? the >> that's the sickening thought, is that we don't know how many more arkeninge getting, beyond that border coming up into the united states and being either labor trafficked or trafficked. and it's sometimes very deplorable conditions. >> and we've been hearing now that oves very dr even with hhs, the federal government, i mean, there were, the fe 85,000 childt ofve kind of disappeared into the fabric of america. we don't even know where a they're at. >> those were the kids that were accounted for. yeah. and that's the reaor l problemny kid here is how many kids are not accounted for and what's going on with thems . with and our focus is on saving lives. how much worse does it get for some of these folks? does it lead to death? absolutelyt . utely it absolutely it does. and that's the very tragic thing for us is that we don't know how many of those individuals right now are looking foviduals r that way ou. and we're trying to be

abbott has invested $4 billion into a comprehensive approach to counter migration known as operation lonestar. the biden administration points out that illegal border crossings are down from record highs but this remains a hot button issue both here on capitol hill and on the campaign trail for the 2024 presidential election is heating up. in washington, alice barr, nbc news. >> of course we'll continue this conversation over the hot button issue later in the newscast. >>> coming up at 5:30 our political analyst joins us to discuss the showdown between the president and governor abbott. and what polls have to say and what americans think about the immigration crisis. >>> back here at home fire raced through an apartment in san francisco and firefighters are pointing the finger at a lithium battery on an e-scooter. firefighters rushed to the building on hyde this morning. two people were already outside one with serious burns who was taken to the hospital. firefighters say the scooter was plugged into a wall when it caught fire. the fire sprinklers in the building did manage to extinguish the

that actually extends through the lonestar state of texas, louisiana, mississippi and even as far east as florida. we could see numerous record highs and warm overnight lows. anywhere from california through texas and for much of the southeast, even into parts of the northeast, as we head through much of this week. so really, mark, this almost unprecedented summer heat wave doesn't look like it's going to stop anytime soon. >> thank you, jeff. >>> tonight we're learning officers shot and killed a murder suspect during a widespread manhunt in georgia. police say the man gunned down three men and a woman in hampton about 30 miles south of atlanta. today officer caught him in clayton county. a deputy and police officer were wounded during the deadly run-in. >>> tonight the alabama woman who vanished after reporting a toddler walking alone on the highway is back home safely. police say 25-year-old carly russell returned last night two days after a massive search for the then-missing nursing student. astrid, what are you learning? >> reporter: good evening. this is the outcome everyone was

texas says it may build more as part of a broader initative called 0peration lonestar. the biden administration that read... this is the us government's response to that letter. instead of coming to the table and try to figure out a way to work together, he continues to do this really cruel, unjust, inhumane way of moving forward with a system that has been broken for decades. this has continued to show, but he continued to show, but he continued to show, but he continued to deal with the situation but governor abbott is not about that is of the department ofjustice has been very clear, we've been very clear about that. let's get some of the day's other news now. more than 17,000 people were reported to the british government as potential victims of modern slavery last year — the highest number since records began in 2009. a bbc investigation has found that the care industry in the uk could be being targeted, with the number of reported cases rising sharply since last year. ecuador�*s government has declared a state of emergency and night curfews in three coastal provin

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