we have team coverage locally and in the midwest. lawrence is a the live desk for us in a moment. >> first, to the local forecast and a look a the roads, we begin with chuck bell and sheena parveen. how is it looking? >> it looks absolutely gorgeous, guys. if you look at the sunrise behindous, you'll never know how many days of raine have in the morning. >> red skiest night, sailors' delight. >> tonight, the sky will be grayer than red. you have stuff to dooutside, today is the day to do it. beautiful sunrise in progress. sun's up at 5:59 this morninow you hen the next time the sun comes up before 6:00 a.m. is going to be? yeah. may 20th of 2019. >> that'sawful. that seems like it's -- >> i don't like it. >> -- so far away. sheena hates ithen i give those stats. there is tomorrow's rain chance on the coast o south carolina. it will rain here and more rain at the coastline. temperatures to out friday, mostly in the 60s, around 70. a few lucky spots down into the 50s ts morning. highs today, no problem at all. mid to upper 80s with a gr

this holiday weekend, a blistering heat wave is smothering the midwest and east coast. tiople are trying to keep cool as the thermometer hit the mid 90s. meteorologist kristen cornett from our affiliate kmov in st. louis, missouri, has the latest. hi, kristen. t> reporter: reena, this excessive heat blanketing a large swath of the country-- we're talking the midwest into the great lakes, and into the northeast. anok at these forecast-high temperatures we're expecting on sunday. from 103° in dallas, to 94 in st. louis and chicago, and 99° expected in new york city. and check this out, once you combine the effects of the heat and humidity, here's what it's going to feel like on sunday, a heat index of 103° in new york city. 102° in st. louis. ay6° in dallas. kansas city gets a little bit of a relief tomorrow. lie rest of the midwest wets some relief after tomorrow licause of severe storms xpected. we're expected isolated to scattered severe storms for parts of the midwest into the great lakes. towever, for those of you in the northeast, well it looks like above average tem

. >> could trump voters in 2020 and 2016 elect democrats in 2018 in the midwest? >> the farmers love me. >> this is "mtp daily" and it starts right now. >>> good evening, i'm chuck todd here in washington. buckle up, folks. there is reporting in "the new york times" that suggests bob mueller thinks some of the president's tweets might be evidence of obstruction of justice or even witness tampering. and that's not all. "the wall street journal" is reporting that the trump organization cfo, allen weisselberg, somebody we introduced you to yesterday, known as the president's long-time financial gate keeper, is being called to testify before a grand jury in a criminal case involving the president's personal attorney or former personal attorney, who, by the way, has publicly fumed -- turned against the president, and that's not all. 50 new subpoenas have just been requested by prosecutors in the case against the president's former campaign chief, paul manafort, whose trial, by the way, begins in just a few days. and all of these are developments that happened in just th

his swing through the midwest to convince voters the trade war he started will not hurt farmers. this as we're seeing new signs his support in the midwest may be slipping. >>> also a possible deadline, the trump administration required to reunite families separated at the border today. it is a court requirement they are not likely to meet. the massive uncertainty that many of these families still face despite the court order. >>> and fall of facebook? the tech giant bracing for what could be it's worst day ever on the stock market. so is it because of the headlines or could it be that the company's model just can't sustain itself anymore? we'll dig into that in a bit. >>> but we start with president trump on the defense just a few minutes ago. he started with reporters in iowa. it's the first of two midwest stops today, his mission to convince voters that his tariffs will punish china and other countries not american farmers and not american manufacturers currently feeling the burn. the last time in 2016, his private jet landing in front of reco reporters. he would become the fir

. >> we're tracking that hunk system that its way through parts of the midwest and now into parts of the ohio vale. nothing for ustoday, but here is that system back to the west. we're watching that system back towards pf ohio and parts of connecticut and under the potential for severe weather again today and also watching this system. these two are going to come together, and this one actually lifting this one right into other area, and we're talking about the chance of vvyy h rainfall tomorrow. take a look at this. this is one computer chmodel. how rain does it give us? upwards of 2 to 3 inches in spots. we'll talk more about what gets what and the timing of this coming up later on today, and we told you yesterday, it would be e last nice day to g out and enjoy tonight if you're having dinner outside. tomorrow and all n looking very, very wet. see you back here in ten minutes. >> thanks, doug. >>> we'll be in weather alert mode tomorrow. now is a good time to make sure you have the nbc washingto app. check the radar right from your phone and get doug's hour-by-hour forecast before y

>>> there are warnings and advisories as high temperatures and humidity continue to bake the midwest and northeast. >>> also tonight, soaring heat and high winds fanning a new wildfire in northern california. >>> white house national security advisor john bolton says he met with russian leader vladimir putin ahead of the summit with president trump and talk about the 2016 election. >> what he said was there was no meddling in 2016 by the russian state. nee whh he'llr bt trump'reme next week. democrats are taking sides and so is the top republican. >> there are people on that list that are -- whom i could notsu >> and the tourist boat explodes in the bahamas. one american is dead, several others injured. hi, everyone. i'm elaine quijano. the dangerous heat wave expected to peak in the northeast. forecasters say it won't go away any time soon and could last until the 4th of july. meg oliver takes a look at how some people are coping with the heat. >> reporter: sizzling temperatures beat down on thousands of determined athletes in the new york city triathlon sunday. >> the weather did ge

there's a reason why women lloyds garrison is going to the midwest in 1863. that's exactly why he is doing it. making that same kind of tropic report on what is going on in this region. right? what is succeeding. what is not. and actually the african-american in the northwest territories were more successful, more rooted and an older population so they were doing a lot of work themselves, a lot of the heavy lifting themselves. so they were publishing in a lot of newspapers and they were making sure that frederick douglass and william lloyd garrison knew what they were san diego their conventions in the 1830s and 1840 so they could be preprinted nationally. incredibly media savvy even though it was very dangerous for them to do. any other questions? is. >> just because she is the woman, are you-did marian shat cover any settlements. >> i have not come across any articles written by her about them. but there were a lot of women, both african-americans and whites who were involved in these -- in term's why female abolitionists there were a -- one of my favorites

dave, blake mentioned the rain out in the midwest. if those storms move east, does that mean a little relief for the holiday week? >> unfortunately, it doesn't. this cold front is going to move through the ohio valley and western new york and western pennsylvania. as it does so, it's going to bring heavy rain, possible flooding, some hail and some wind. but it stalls out over new england. it leaves us with as we begin the week, high heat. look at those numbers. into the 90s. that's the actual temperature. heat indices into the triple digits. it sticks around until tuesday. do the temperatures go down? yeah, they do, by 1 or 2 degrees. that's simply semantics at this point. monday, 75 million people under a heat alert. as we head into the holiday wednesday, if you're looking for relief in the midwest, the west coast or the northwest, we'll see downpours in the south, and millions of people continue to see this heat continue. hallie? >> dave price. thank you, friend. >>> they could really use some rain in northern california. take a look

for gaining a deeper understanding of history in the midwest. it provides a moving and necessary corrective to american pioneer history. please join me in welcoming analisa cox. thank you for the wonderful introduction. i appreciate you having me here tonight. thank you to the hutchinson our as well. i am a fellow there but they have really helped this book over the years. i will be brief i want to leave lots of times for question and answers. i'm in a do just a brief overview and a quick reading and we will finish up with my dear friend reading a brief little speech from the book. and then we will have questions and answers it's juneteenth. it seems right to start with a quote from boston's own william lloyd garrison. he made an interesting trip in 1853. that a lot of people are not aware of. she called it a trip to the great west which sounds like the rocky mountains. it sounds like california. but it actually meant the region we now call the midwest, ohio, indiana, illinois michigan and wisconsin. this was our nation's first frontier. it's the

for the 4th of july, unfortunately it stays hot throughout the midwest. ohio valley region, the mid-atlantic, we'll see some mostly scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon through the southeast. that's only go to serve as an opportunity for it to evaporate and become steamier for the southeast. for the southwest this heat is not helping by any stretch of the imagination because the fire danger increases for las vegas, reno, denver and albuquerque with dry vegetation and low humidity, it's too dry and then the winds will pick up momentum as well. jon. jon: all right, paul williams, thank you. well, talk about procrastination, a police department receives an anonymous letter with a parking ticket dating back to the '70s. what the accompanyingy note said, next. there's little rest for a single dad, and back pain made it hard to sleep and get up on time. then i found aleve pm. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid, plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. i'm back. aleve pm for a better am. napoleon is duping us! all around louisiana.

plus, the next targets in donald trump's trade war with china, an update on the deadly storms in the midwest and charlie gasparino will break it on ge's disappointing quarterly report. we are now less than an hour to the closing bell i'm ashley webster in for liz claman today let's begin the countdown. ashley: we begin with breaking news president trump expected to depart the white house in this hour. he's going to spend the weekend, well why not, at trump national golf club in bed minster, new jersey of course we'll keep a close eye on this if he stops to talk to the cameras which the president likes to do we of course will bring that to you live. let's check in on those markets though it's a nail biter on wall street as stocks are fighting to stay in the green with less than an hour until the closing bell, the dow, the s&p and the nasdac all either at or slightly below or slightly above the water line where we began at 9:30 this morning. microsoft though a clear winner today, currently the best performing stock in the dow hitting an all-time high, stuart varney is laughing i can hear it fr

mostly in the midwest. this mo stopped selling the contaminated salads at locations in several states. a couple days ago all affected restaurants have been fully replenished with a new supply of salads. so far no reported cases here in california. >>> time is 4:55. happening today, the 40th annual gilroy garlic festival kicks off. there's a lot happening at that festival. can you smell it? three stages of musical entertainment and cooking demonstrations in the children's area performances and you can also buy food from several different vendors and of course you can eat a meal filled with garlic. today the gates open at 10:00. the event is at christmas hill park in gilroy and it continues through sunday. >>> those oakland a's beat the texas rangers 7-6 last night and completed a four game sweep. it was 101 degrees out there when the game started. that couldn't stop the hottest team in baseball. matt chapman hit a homer to put the a's up in the second. oakland had some solid at backs now they travel to denver

why didn't he answer any questions on the way to the midwest this morning. does he think of this move by friends in congress to try to get rid of the deputy attorney general he appointed? does he support articles of impeachment against rod rosen stein? what does he think that means for the special counsel investigation, anything? will the president talk about that on the road trip or just trade? why is he headed to a steel plant and what's the am message to farmers struggling in the trade war he triggered. does the deal actually have teeth. what do red state democrats think of it. will we find out when senator jones joins any live later in the show? will the president answer questions about any or all of this or is he hoping to not to have answer questions like he did yesterday before the white house punished a pool reporter by banning her from an open event. do they have a problem with tough questions? what does our team of reporters think about all of

." >>> dangerously hot temperatures hit the midwest and the east coast, and it looks like the sweltering heat may be sticking around for the fourth of july. >>> there are signs north kor may be expanding plant while the white house security says there's a plan to deknew caloryize the country. >>> and lebron james is going to hollywood. he's leaving the cast and signing a four-year $154 million contract with the lakers. >>> good morning from the studio 57 cbs headquarters in new york. i'm hena doba in for anne-marie green. >>> this morning heat advisories or warnings are posted from north carolina to maine. triple-digit heat indices are expected. the national weather service says more than 113 million americans are affected. laura podesta is here in new york. laura, good morning. >> good morning, hena. cooling centers have been opened along the east coast. if you couldn't find an air conditioner, a dip in a pool, pond, or lake was a must. unfortunately there's no relief in sight. in some areas, the heat wave is expected to last through the july 4th holiday. people did everything they coul

the reciprocal tariffs from china will hit farmers in the midwest, the trump voters.feel it right away but they could potentially feel it and that's a problem. that's why the president should back off. kevin: ryan makes a good point. you are seeing the them a credit party ought to start trying to focus on those independent voters who voted for now former ,resident obama twice pennsylvania, michigan, wisconsin, ohio. how do those types of democrats make that case on issues like trade and, quite friendly, they are just as much against nafta as the republicans in nature administration is. >> questions about foreign policy don't hit home. that is something that i think we should or want to focus on. it is the economy. i agree that is a very important and crucial message for us. i am from new york. york in a veryw reliably blue state and there are a lot of trump voters of their because it is rule country and they feel similarly to folks in the midwest -- it is rural country and they feel similarly to folks in the midwest about the economy. things like infrastructure, somet

he is traveling to the midwest today, to iowa and illinois. porters obviously going to try to press him on the details of all of this. >> and in fact, what mike pompeo is trying to do on the hill is try to reassure critics from both parties. bob corker launched that hearing yelle yesterday, from the very first minute, with a bipartisan condemnation of the president's foreign policy, with the helsinki summit, the two-hour meeting they didn't know anything about, and even suggested in his opening statement that they're concerned that the secretary of state does not know what happened in that two hours with vladimir putin. and at that point, bolton says that it's going to be delayed, which was supposed to help pompeo in this hearing, and instead he parrots the "witch hunt" meme, which undercuts the whole attempt by pompeo to say, yes, the president agrees with the intelligence assessment. robert costa, you've been watching this kind of thing for years, as have i. that was a withering bipartisan critique, and pompeo, instead of being deferential, p

from the midwest to the east from the midwest to the east coast, excessive and dangerous heat is affectingne-third of the nation. tens of millions of americans are under heat watches, warnings and advisories as temperatures reach more than 100 degrees. some cities have staffed more first responders this weekend to help with heat related calls. >> something as simple as a muscle crampcos, vomiting, nausea, stomach cramps, feeling weak, fired. those kinds of things. >> there won't be any relief any time soon with the blistering weather expected to stick around for another week. >>> good morning. there will be relief for us though and that comes in the form of fog and an onshore flow. here's live doppler 7 and the satellite showing clouds all along the coast, that spills across the bay into interior areas. you see a live shot from you see pollution and haze in the skies. temperatures are mainly in the 50s and 60s. oakland 55, san francisco 55. san jose, 60 right now. cooler in gilroy at 52 degrees. from san rafael, you see some of those hazy conditions as well. we'll continue to see them toda

>> thank you very much. >>> rain could bring relief in the midwest. while the record condition says are helping to fuel wildfires in other parts of the country. hundreds of homes have been evacuated in colorado where one fire has scorched more than 23,000 acres. crews in utah are working to contain multiple fires, and california's wine country faces red-flag warnings. >>> it's deadline day for thousands of people left homeless. when brutal hurricanes devastated the u.s. mainland and puerto rico last year. fema is ending the program that provided temporary housing for those survivors. now the big question for so many of them is, what's next? nbc's maya rodriguez reports. >> reporter: when hurricane maria slammed into puerto rico nine months ago -- its 155-mile-per-hour winds ripped through homes and lives. david o'meara and his families are some of the thousands of puerto ricans left with nothing, who fled to the u.s. mainland after the storm. they found a temporary home at a motel in suburban orlando, paid for by fema. >> i don't have family in the sta

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look at saturday and sunday in the northeast and through the midwest and back through the great lakes, temperatures look gorgeous dropping to the low to mid 80s. on the flip side of that, the southwest will start heating up friday to saturday and temperatures will get above 100 degrees in los angeles, las vegas, 110 friday and saturday, phoenix, 114 on friday, a dry >> everybody gets their turn in >> absolutely. >> thanks very much. massive wildfires, dozens burning from california to colorado tonight. one of the largest destroyed over 100 homes and hundreds more are at risk. thousands have evacuated. nbc news national commentator, miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: torching more than 100 homes outside denver, colorado spring fires quickly becoming one of the most destructive in state history. security cameras capturing the moment a wall of flames becomes a fireball, devouring everything in its path. >> we don't have fires now, we have mega fires. >> reporter: the inferno is exploding so quickly, the extent of the damage is unknown, expected to spike when smoke clears, acros

we cool off with storms in the midwest and through the great lakes. today philadelphia could near 100 degrees. even northern vermont could be close to 100 degrees. we'ritn raleigh and charlotte reserve tuesday, boston still warmer than normal at 92. d.c. about 93. that's kind more of your typical hot day. but late in the week it continues. cincinnati 96. raleigh, low 90s. although it cools off a couple of degrees by the end of the week, sll very hot.ti thunderstorms this afternoon in areas of the great lakes and the ohio valley. that's why your highs are only in the 80s. of course the fourth of july fireworks forecast coming up too. >> bill ran out of red and orange ink there. >> i would think so. thanks, bill. >>> the world cup, the home team got things started against the heavy tournament favorites spain. it came down to this key penalty kick to determine the outcome. thanks to that major save from russia's igor akinfeev, spain advances to the final quarter. >> after croatia's goalie, the path was cleared for ivan rakatic to knock one in pushing his

stretches from the midwest where cities like detroit, cleveland, and indianapolis breaking records near 100 to as far north as buffalo and burlington baking in extreme heat and humidity. in chicago, the fire department hosed down the michigan avenue drawbridge, which was stuck together from the extreme heat. across the region, folks resorted to fountains and pools to find relief. while some volleyball players in new york's central park didn't mind it. >> it was so hot today, i was just walking, and within two seconds i started breaking a sweat already. >> reporter: forecasters say the hot, sticky spell could last for more than a week, warning that the next 24 hours could be the most dangerous. the national weather service says heat kills more people each year than any other weather hazard, including tornadoes, lightning, and floods. here in new york city, an excessive heat warning is in effect until monday morning. elaine? >> quijano: meg oliver, thank you. meteorologist kristen cornett from kmov, our st. louis affiliate, has the forecast. >> reporter: elaine, it's going to be another r

yesterday, he goes to the midwest, be patient, give me time, i've got $12 million here, don't worry, the road, and that's the conflict here. >> that's the thing. the president wants credit for awakening the animal spirits of the u.s. economy. and this could all be undone by these tariffs. that's why there's so much hammering on the hill. >> it won't happen before the election, it might not happen -- it may not happen until 2019. >> on the ag front, i disagree. >> the rate the economy is going. >> that's the problem he's got, the immediate, you say people vote on their pocketbooks, perceptions of the economy, in the midwest, it's not a perception. >> and the $12 billion band aid fund doesn't address. >> our affiliates in california say none of that assistance is given to those farmers. >> in those areas of the midwest, he still has a lot of support among the farmers who are getting -- >> he does. will the republican party in 2018? >> that's a good question. but one thing we can see from what he's doing already is he is going to be a very aggressive advocate to try to elevate beyond, yo

the midwest does not look that way anymore. and in 1853 the eight counties in the state of michigan it is almost reversed today. so it is important to talk about what the african-american pioneers did. that will require a lot of historians which is assumed because i didn't know about the population immigration. because how could it be racist if there are no african-americans ask so there is a lot of answers and a lot of questions. >> where is your research going now? >> i will let you know as soon as i know. >> but looking at the way african-american homestead drawing on the homestead act and soldiers could put their time and i found that to be an area for secondary sources. do you know anything about it? i have been digging around to find in the south in mexico or california it is a pile of? 's. >> there has been some scholars for about a generation doing some interesting work but my friend put together with the african-american in frontiers she got about one dozen? and the frontier and the pioneers with these hollywood images

more than 180 reports of severe weather across the midwest in just the past 24 hours. just east, sweltering temperatures adding fuel for those storms, now exposing more than 100 million americans to sizzling heat. the humidity makes it feel like 101 in chicago. in philadelphia, also feeling like 100 degrees, but even hotter for phillies players and fans in the stadium. people on the streets in the sun on this hot concrete, which according to this thermal camera has temperatures over 120 degrees. >> we're just dripping sweat everywhere. >> reporter: gio benitez witnessing firsthand how fast a car heats up. his body temperature going from 98.3 to 105 in 30 minutes. 18 children dying in hot cars so far this year. >> as you can see he's joining the free the knee campaign. it will be a scorcher for much of the country. >> and paul williams has the forecast. morning paul. >> good morning maggie, kendis. the real feel, between 100 and 110, that's how hot it's going to feel in the afternoon from noon up to about 5:00 with reduced air quality throughout the northeast. there wil

. >>> wild weather in the midwest. >>> a powerful storm hits the midwest, leaving miles of destruction in its wake. >> is it coming this way? >> a look at the damage done and the incredible footage shot at the height of that tornado outbreak. >>> multiple people kdead and many more injured after a ssouri boa accident. fears that the death toll will continue to rise. >>> and a major metro route closing f weeks. what it means for your commute and what you need to get around it. >> "news 4 today" begins with breaking news. >> that breaking news, d.c. policenvestigate an overnight deadly shooting in northeast. here's a live look atsc the e, officers there working on the investigation. this is about two block away from the rhode island avenue metro station. in a have a live report few minutes. it's 5:00 a.m. i'm eun yang.'m >> aaron gilchrist. thanks for joining us. at yourgin with a look friday morning commute and forecast. >> we want to start with storm team 4 chuck bell and sheena parveen. on

from the midwest, straight through the east coast, a stifling heat wave. excessive heat warnings with temperatures feeling like triple digits. the heat expected to last through the holiday. here's rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, dangerous weather sweeping the country. turning deadly in iowa after a well-known sportscaster was swept away by extreme flash flooding. seven inches of rain falling in des moines in just a few hours. >> oh, my gosh, people are stalled here. >> reporter: it took four people to push this car to dry land. five reported tornadoes in nebraska. more than 180 reports of severe weather across the midwest in just the past 24 hours. just east, sweltering temperatures adding fuel to those storms and now exposing more than 100 million americans to dangerous heat. it's a sizzling 93 degrees in chicago. with the humidity, feeling like 101. in philadelphia, it also felt like 100 degrees, but even hotter for phillies players and fans inside the stadium. we always measure temperature in the shade, away from buildings, but people in the sun, on

i live in the midwest now. at least in the midwest, it's the most famous fair, and there was a woman's building, so often people said that's what it means for women to participate in fairs. to direct people to the women's building and to talk about suffrage. and i would contend that there is a lot of other things that you would look at, and that women are participating in fairs for political reasons that aren't necessarily associated with women's rights, or suffrage, or equality across the years, and that understanding their experiences help us understand something about culture and society at times. host: professor abigail "abby" markwyn from carroll university, wisconsin, thank you very much for being with us. >> american history tv is in primetime next week, starting monday night at 8:00 eastern, historians discuss philadelphia in 1968, looking at how protests over the vietnam war impact of the sisi -- the city. tuesday, a symposium on world war i including dwight sidehower's state training of troops. wednes

we cool off with storms in the midwest and through the great lakes. today philadelphia could near 100 degrees. even northern vermont c close to 100 degrees. we're in the mid-atlantic, a little bit ave average, raleigh and charlotte reserve tuesday, boston still warmer than normal at . d.c. about 93. that's kind more of your typical hot day. l bue in the week it contues. cincinnati 96. raleigh, low 90s. although it cools off a couple of degrees byhe end of th week, still very hot. that's a look at the big weather story of the day. here's a closer look at your day ahead. if you want to talk about hot go to the big "d." dallas about 101 today. shreveport the same. more additional showers ars thunrms this afternoon in areas of the great lakes and the ohio valley. that's why your highs arey o in the 80s. of course the fourth of july fireworks forecast coming up too. >> bill ran out of red orange ink there. >> i would think so. thanks, bill. >>> the world cup, the home team got things started against the heavy tournament favorites spain. it came down to thi

. >>> there are new >>> thief, evening, there are new tornadoes spinning through the midwest after iowa got hit hard yesterday. twisters were left there and a trail of destruction and a threat is far from over as we head into the weekend. in a moment al roker joins us with a forecast, but first we get details on the damage done from nbc's ron mott. >> reporter: a series of storms churned through the midwest this evening. tornados blowing through southern indiana and in kentucky, rain, wind and hail. >> this is terrible. >> reporter: this following a string of destructive tornados in iowa yesterday. one after another they hit. today a distraught ashley thomas came back to the pile that was her home looking for anything they could salvage. if you didn't have this basement -- >> my heart goes out to everybody in this town. >> reporter: her family, friend and pets in the house at the time were all spared. >> i just count my blessings right now because that could have been a whole lot worse. >> reporter: the tornados hit marshall town, pela hard and afterwards, significant damage. the histor

janice: hi, adam and gerri, volatile evening across the midwest with several reports of tornadoes ande des moines area, marshal town we had such destruction with roof off homes and homes leveled in this area because of the reports of several tornadoes, so we will be watching this area, thanksfully right now no deaths but we do have reported injuries and this system is on the move, so not only this afternoon but tonight, severe threat for central u.s., tennessee, mississippi valley, parts of ohio valley, you need to be on alert for tornado watches and warn negotiation the area as we get through the area, unfortunately another volatile evening if terms of severe storms. the other big story the heat across the south, texas and oklahoma with temperatures well over 100-degrees, we are watching texas really no relief as we head into the weekend with heat advisories in effect, so dangerous heat, please be aware, all right, back to you, gr we are and adam. gerri: big trouble from the weather, thank you for that. coming up merck becomes latest company to announce price cuts and it's summer tim

map, we could see potential for showers and thunderstorms across the northern plains and parts of the midwest winds, isolated tornado or two. there is your forecast, showers across the gulf, the mid-mississippi river valley, ohio valley and part of the rockies and hurricane bobbio will be a major hurricane moving away from land in the pacific and there is your fourth of july forecast looking like potential for showers and thunderstorms across the midwest, the ohio valley, 84 and cloudy skies in new york city so we bump those temperatures of a hot button ruling of roe versus wade as the rallying cry. >> the president looking for someone who will overturn roe versus wade. >> you are going to see 20 states pass laws banning abortion out right. roe v wade is doomed, it is gone because donald trump won the election. >> the president said he would not ask the candidates about the high court's ruling, i democrats getting ahead of themselves on the issue? here to debate it is democratic strategists and radio talkshow host, i democrats getting ahead of themselves? >> we are past the moment in which pu

an east bay father flew to the midwest... to search for his missing daughter. this story is gaining national attention. 20-year-old "mollie tibbetts" grew up in oakland. she goes to the university of iowa. nobody )s seen her since wednesday night.... when she went out for a run. she lives in a small town between des moines and cedar rapids. her mom... talked to us on the phone last night. mollie )s father lives in lafayette... and works in san francisco. happening today - alameda county leaders will go over a plan to assist religious groups in helping provide affordable housing. supervisors will discuss allocating 750-thousand dollars for "the capacity building program." it involves community and faith-based organizations .. working to develop new housing options. the full board is expected to debate the plan august 7th .. and it may be launched by this november. tonight in sonoma... the city council will discuss how to move forward with recreational marijuana right now, there are no dispensaries within the city limits. council members are considering several op

courtney: president trump is often the midwest, where he will celebrate with hundreds of formerly laid off employees who were brought back to work in a steel mill in illinois. u.s. steel give credit to the president's plan to impose tariffs on imported steel aluminum. and everyone in the state is happy. caterpillar and boeing have already felt the negative effect of this tariffs. a warning from vice president mike pence to turkey, pence says the u.s. will impose sanctions on his nato ally in turkey doesn't release detained american pastor accused of terrorism and espionage. he was moved from jail the house arrest yesterday because of health problems. capital equipment orders in the u.s. rose in june for a third month in a row. , or is up arcraft better-than-expected .6% and that is viewed as a promising sign at a time many corporations are concerned about tariffs. a radical option for breaking the brexit deadlock is still in play. british officials are considering whether to let the european union imposed its market conditions on northern ireland. while the rest of the u.k. breaks away

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and dangerous heat is developing across the midwest where extreme heat is predicted. the national weather service predicts triple-digit heat in los angeles by friday. >>> out west, the hot dry weather is helping to fuel a rash of large wildfires that kept thousands from their homes for the fourth of july holiday. more than 60 wildfires are burning from texas to california. evacuations have been ordered in utah, colorado, and in northern california. while some progress is reported on one fast moving fire, hundreds of buildings are threatened. john blackstone is there. >> reporter: fire-fighting helicopters flew into thick smoke from a wildfire burning acres in sacramento. nearly 3,000 firefighters have been working around the clock building backwalls in an effort to keep the flames at bay. the wildfire is threatening more than a thousand homes and buildings. hundreds of residents were told to evacuate. >> it's a little nerve-racking because grass fires move so fast. >> reporter: the fear now is that the fire could take over a mountain highway used by travelers to get t

extensive heat advisories are in place up and down the midwest and here in the northeast. we talked about chicago down to memphis. in the midwest plenty of people are having fun in the sun. it was brutal yesterday in chicago. we are talking a heat index of 112 degrees. that is what it felt like yesterday with humidity.a record 49 million people will be traveling this week and of course, there will be some fun in the sun. >> it is hot outside. being in the house, it is still hot. >> i take my shirt off so i knew it would be hot out here. it has been amazing since i took my shirt off! >> i am planning on getting burned today. >> the heat index of 110 in new orleans, i do not know how you all do it down there. >> my mom is there. i spoke to her this morning. she said i'm going to church and then i'm going home and i will stay there inside. a smart lady! >> exactly, she is. >> for certain stretch of time, it is considered a heat wave. talk about the health risks. brian! who is byron? >> frankly, it is surprising to me but heat kills a lot of people. it is actually the one whet

but what about down where it matters for people day-to-da it's not just the midwest. it could be lobstermen in maine dealing with the effec of the trade war. joshua: i think the immediate effects of trump's trawi war not be economic in the macro sense. most economists recently worried yet about the trade war because the tariffs are a small percentage of the overall u.s. economy. where i think it's going to hit is i individual states and industries, especially states that voted for trump, in all sorts of localized areas. so we've heard about soybean farmers in iowa. certainly it hurt there. but these tariffs are spread across many industries. you mentioned lobstermen in maine, subject to a chineseoo se tariffs but the lobster traps are now more eensive as they're made with canadian steel so across the country, alaska, south carolina, places where there are competitive house races this fall, the tariffs are localized issues in a way thatut voters absy see and feel. robert: why aren't rkiublicans spea out more publicly? we hear it, nancy, privately. the free trade republi

the left and admit win the midwest. you need to talk to the industrial midwest, listen to the people there in order to win an election. heather: if she's able to best republican anthony pappas in november, ocasio-cortez will become the youngest woman ever elected to congress. from maxine waters fanning the flame of the left wing firestorm she has created. >> i am not about to let this country go by the way of donald trump. we are sick and tired of him he's been there too long and today i say in peach 45 . heather: nancy paloma pelosi's plummeting approval rating, are we watching the democrats divide even further? here to debate is liberal analyst kathy maroon and fox analyst jonathan caldwell, thank you for joining us. so kathy, i'll begin with you. what do you think? is going to far left a losing strategy for democrats? >> absolutely it's a losing strategy. no one wins by going too far left, no one wins by going too far right although donald trump broke all the rules on that one but you have to be moderate and the probl

those will motivate many people in the midwest. while democrats run to the left, they will abandon the middle. that includes the midwest. adam: i wish we could continue this. i'm trying to get an interview with the democratic socialists of america to find out what they are about. i get it i will let you know. if they stand for something that appeals to the middle. >> i doubt it. adam: marc, thank you. melissa: another item to toss from your pantry? uh-oh, peppridge farms voluntarily recalling four varieties of its goldfish crackers on concern about possible salmonella contamination because of whey powder. this comes one day after the ritz announced it. we have enough goldfish in our cabinet to fill an ocean. adam: if you get invited to a party with ritz crackers and goldfish crackers. just saying. >> kids put them aside. i will check them when i get home. adam: syrian jet shot down by israel and details what happened coming up next. melissa: new satellite images from the region seem to say yes. >> which had a fantastic meeting with

trump is losing support in the midwest. his job approval in michigan, minnesota, wisconsin is now in the 30s. he deserves to be re-elected. as you remember, trump won wisconsin and michigan by pretty slim margins. joining me to talk about this is former iowa governor tom vilsak. president and ceo of the u.s. dairy export council. >> thank you for joining us. >> great to be with you. is this bailout helping farmers? it doesn't seem to be what they want. >> they want markets, they want to be able to earn money the right way. very dependent on export markets. soybeans are down 20% sales have been stopped in china. and we're really dealing with the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars of had income. a $1.8 billion loss over the last several weeks. it's a fairly significant opportunity and challenge that farmers face because of these tari tariffs. markets that were open, markets that had momentum are now being shut off. >> to explain this better, china buys most of the u.s.'s soybeans which are now being supplied by brazil and

why didn't he answer any questions on the way to the midwest this morning. what does he think of this move by friends in congress to try to get rid of the deputy attorney general he appointed? does he support articles of impeachment against rod rosen stein? what does he think that means for the special counsel investigation, anything? will the president talk about that on the road trip or just trade? why is he headed to a steel plant and what's the am message to farmers struggling in the trade war he triggered. does the deal actually have teeth. what do red state democrats think of it. will we find out when senator jones joins any live later in the show? will the president answer questions about any or all of this or is he hoping to not to have answer questions like he did yesterday before the white house punished a pool reporter by banning her from an open event. do they have a problem with tough questions? what does our team of reporters think about all of this? just asking. let's start with that i am etch p impeachment push. doing double duty on capitol hi

--a a lot of farmers soybeans from our farmers in the midwest, primarily. i thank you for that, je an-claude. this will increase investment and the united states and the european union. it will also make trade fair and more reciprocal, my favorite word, reciprocal. secondly, we agreed to inninghen, and strength of our strategic cooperation with respect to energy. the european 1 -- the eu wants to import more lng from the united states and they will be a very big buyer. we will make it much easier for them but they will be a massive so they can diversify their energy supply. we have plenty of it. thirdly, we agreed to launch a close dialogue on standards in order to ease trade, reduce bureaucratic obstacles, and --sh costs genetically dramatically. to join forces to protect american and european companies from better and really better than ever, we have never done this like we are doing, i can say from the standpoint of the united states, we have never done this, but we will do a lot better after we do this deal, and other deals that we are currently working

in the midwest, heavy rain has triggered deadly flooding. nbc's blake mccoy reports. >> reporter: try athletes out early in new york city today racing tck and trying to beat the heat. >> it's not an easy run and the heat was just brutal today. reporter: the temperature, 96 degrees. the hottest its been this year. in chicago, an excessive heat warning has been extended after three minnesota tws players succumbed to the heat at saturday's match-up against the cubs. >> he's not indicating fic body part that is bothering him. it leads me to believe he's . light-headed >> reporter: they left the game and were treated with ivs. at this weekend's nascar event, the thermometer in this car read 108. >> these massive ice bags, look at the size of this thi. he's going to put it inside his race suit. >> reporter: driver chase elliot walked himself to an ambulance after finishing the race. in des moines storms overnight brought temporary relief from the heat but caused flash flooding. >> this creek has turned into a river. >> reporter: residents evacuated

probably too hot for your pets. >> reporter: the heat wave is expected to break later this week in the midwestnd in the northeast, but bianna, it could be moving out west. meteorologists are predicting .riple-digit temperatures there starting as early as this friday. >> golodryga: that's a relief. for parts of the country at least, it's good news. jericka duncan, thank you. much of houston was under water today. up to 7.5 inches of rain fell in parts of the city. the water was nearly waist high and cars were going nowhere. highways were shut down as water pooled near overpasses. pae city's freedom over texas xancerts were canceled, but fortunately, tonight's fireworks show is still on. that is not the case in some parts of the west, where htreworks are banned because of the threat of new wildfires. dozens are already burning. john blackstone is at one of the largest in yolo county, california. >> reporter: firefighting helicopters flew into thick smoke today, battling a massive wildfire that's burned more than 80,000 acres in three rural counties west of sacramento. esarly 3,000 firefighters h

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. >> david: good luck with both of those because if you look at the midwest and you look at the dataou start to look at the real tracking, not a poll that goes either way depending on the questions for democrats or republicans, americans don't agree. if you want to get rid of ice, what do you do next? if you want to get rid of ice, what do you say to the 500 something victims of human trafficking last year that were rescued because of ice? what you do about border security? what you do about all the interactions with other agencies on law enforcement and what do you say to all the people who have committed their lives to protecting this country? americans look at that and they don't wake up and see the polls, they wake up and go these people are protecting me. >> marie: democrats across the country particularly in the midwest where i was last week talking to a bunch of our candidates running in swing districts are not running on abolish ice, they don't think we should apologize. credential a brand is getting ready for 2020 with those comments and that's fine but in terms of the midte

you need to talk to the industrial midwest and listen to the people there.n order to win an election nationwide. >> this is the last day of your maternity leave. >> it is. >> you had a baby in april and push for senate rules to be changed so senators can bring children onto the floor and your baby on the floor. how are your male colleagues adapting to the new role? >> they are great and been very bipartisan about it. i hope they keep in mind when we start looking at the supreme court nominee of roe v. wade is important to me. i would not have both of my beautiful children and newborn daughter without ivf and the abolishment could deny those who use ivf the ability to seek fertility treatments. >> it's an honor to have you here on this july 4th weekend. thank you for your service. >> thank you. >> supreme court ruled in favor of trump's travel ban and handed him another pick to at the time high court. the president getting more powerful. but could it come back to hurt the republicans in some way? we'll discuss next. behr presents: ordinary versus overachiever