i want to bring back tom llamas in pennsylvania. and moving forward, the question of how this could have happened, this attempted assassination against a presumptive republican nominee and former president, tom. >> reporter: it was so important for the president to address the nation tonight because there are so many people here that attended the rally just behind me, right, that are searching for answers. even though they may not share the same politics as president biden, they do want the tone, the temperature, everything to just come down a little bit. what they have witnessed here, a death, two injuries, and nearly a presidential assassination, it is all too much for any american. and we do want to bring back to what happened here just 24 hours ago. behind me, former president trump speaking underneath that american flag here in butler, pennsylvania. we're getting new video showing just how the assassination attempt played out, how the secret service reacted to try to determine how a lone gunman tried to kill donald trump. >> tak

tom llamas is joining us right now. tonight president biden blasting democrats trying to push him out. but is the drumbeat to step aside, getting louder. the president defiant today in battleground wisconsin, declaring, i'm staying in the race, i'll beat donald trump. but the new report that an influential democratic senator is trying to get colleagues to ask him to leave the race, plus major donors now demanding the president drop out. also breaking tonight, the threat from hurricane beryl slamming mexico and taking aim at the texas coast. we're tracking it live. and more than 140 million americans are sweltering under heat alerts as a dangerous new wildfire scorches california. the record travel rush, millions hitting the road and the airport this weekend. when is the best time to go? holiday tragedy. three killed, more injured when a suspected drunk driver plows through a crowded new york city park. and the alarming new details we've just learned about that suspect the stunning power shift in great britain. the new p

for the nbc local station, but the coverage of the republican national convention continues with tom llamas and hallie jackson on our streaming network nbc news now. >> we will see you back here tomorrow night, the final night of the republican national convention. former president trump will speak, and we ll be here 9:00 wi

i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight. the race for president and the power of the presidency colliding in one supreme court decision. the court ruled today that a president has at least some immunity from prosecution. the landmark ruling involves the federal election interference case against former president donald trump brought by special prosecutor jack smith. on one hand, the court ruling that mr. trump cannot be prosecuted for official acts, but also saying he is not immune from prosecution for acts outside his scope as president. today's 6-3 decision, hailed by mr. trump as a "big win for our constitution and democracy." and president biden speaking tonight on this very issue. but first, here's laura jarrett with more on today's pivotal decision. >> reporter: tonight, a monumental win at the supreme court for former president trump. the conservative majority finding the presumptive gop nominee must receive sweeping immunity for any official acts taken during his presidency. the 6-3 ruling a defeat for special counse

tom llamas is with us. tom, a big day for americans. >> yeah, lester, i was there at gymnastics, and that arena was so electric. it was unclear if team usa would medal. and then in the second rotation something happened. it all clicked. each of them were in the zone, contributing in a major way. they delivered on electrifying routine after routine. >> fans here at bercy arena cheering on team usa. they promised redemption, and they delivered. >> important passage to get through. >> reporter: stephen nedoroscik's clutch performance on the pommel horse clinching the bronze for the american men. >> dismount. that's it! >> how does it feel? >> unbelievable. >> unreal. >> went up there, did my job, and as soon as i landed i was like i think we might have did that, baby. >> reporter: the 16-year medal drought for the men of team usa now officially over. >> i think about all the people behind me. i knew i had the whole u.s. behind me. >> reporter: redemption also in the air at skateboarding. >> this is what can be

here's tom llamas and hallie jackson. >> good evening, i'm tom llamas reporting tonight from butler, pennsylvania where former president trump was wounded in an assassination attempt last night. >> i'm hallie jackson reporting from washington where any momenh president biden is expected to speak from the oval office. the t fbi believes the suspected shooter acted alone with an ar style rifle purchased. there are new questions on this assassination could have happened. president biden saying there is no place for this kind of violence and sharing that he did speak briefly with the former president. the last oval office address was nine months ago when he spoke about the war in gaza. for president biden, this is a significant moment with the eyes of the nation now on him. we will go now to president biden in the oval office. >> i want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics, and to remember, when we disagree, we are not enemies, we are neighbors, we are friends, coworkers, citizens and most importantly, we are fellow americans. we must sta

he shared his account with tom llamas. >> there's a ship approaching that just lost their steering. >rter: when the cargo ship dali slammed into baltimore's key bridge, causing it to collapse, seven construction workers were hurled into the patapsco river. >> like there is no bridge. like there is no bridge! >> reporter: six of the workers would die, all but julio cervantes suarez. the image is frozen in your head? >> si. >> reporter: why? [speaking in a global language] >> reporter: it's the ship that destroyed six families, he says. for the first time he's telling his story of survival. just before 1:30 a.m. as the dali was making its way under the key bridge, cervantes and his crew were on a break towards the middle of the brigitting in th their vehicles. though police had been alerted, cerv cervantes said they had no idea the 947-foot-long vessel was about to hit the bridge. he said suddenly everything started to shake. he witnessed his co-workers all slide into the water one by one, and then so did he. do you remember what was going through your led as you're falling into the wat

sabotage attack directed at france's high-speed rail network stranded thousands of travelers, and tom llamas is here to lead our coverage. tom, paris was in full display today. >> that's right, lester. paris had planned every second of this opening ceremony, but even they were surprised including with that rail attack this morning, but also something they couldn't stop, the rain. paris promised the world a show like nothis morno something they couldn't stop, the other, and they delivered. it was as spectacular as advertised. on a rainy night in paris, the first ever floating opening ceremony featured a zipline to notre dame, a light show at the eiffel tower. >> bonsoir. >> reporter: and performances by lady gaga. ♪ and celine dion returning to the stage after battling serious health issues. ♪ leading team usa's boat through a downpour and down the seine, flag bearers lebron james and coco gauff. the atmosphere on board electric, if a little wet. >> yeah, out here in paris getting ready to go on our tour of the world. >> reporter: sprinter noah lyles sharing an inside look on social media. pe

nbc's tom llamas has the full recap. >> reporter: they deliver on electrifying routines after routine. fans here at the arena cheering on team usa. they promised redemption and they delivered. stephen nedoroscik's performance, clenching the bronze for the american men. >> dismount! that's it! >> reporter: how's it feel? >> unreal. >> went up there, did my job, as soon as i landed, i thought, i think we might have just done it, baby. >> reporter: the drought now officially over. >> i think about all the people behind me. i know i had the whole u.s. behind me. >> reporter: one more big sport, redemption also in the air at skateboarding where nyjah huston won bronze after missing the podium in tokyo. his teammate, jagger landing it. over at the pool, the u.s. picking up four more medals, ryan murphy won bronze, then found out the gender of the baby on the way on a sign held up by his wife. while team usa women's basketball made their paris debut, easily putting away japan. their 56th straight win at the olympics. the last time they lost, 1992. and a blockbuster matchup. novak djokovic kn

i'm tom llamas in for lester. as this city gets ready for the world to focus on the olympics, with the opening ceremony less than 24 hours away. in the u.s., the sprint to november is on. vice president harris telling former president donald trump she wants a debate, saying, i'm ready, let's go. former president trump saying he won't be nice and painting her as a radical liberal. joining the fray, beyonce, or at least her music. and former president obama set to endorse, all of coming after president biden's historic oval office address, saying his decision not to run is about the very future of democracy. it's where we start tonight, with chief white house correspondent peter alexander. >> reporter: tonight, vice president harris welcoming an on-stage showdown with former president trump, accusing him of back-pedaling from his previous commitment to a september debate. >> i'm ready to debate donald trump. i think the voters deserve to see the split screen that exists in this race on a debate stage, and so i'm rea

nbc's tom llamas tells us about the surprise chart-topping success. >> reporter: jose iglesias is having match, he just hit number one on the latin pop charts on itunes. ♪ oh, my god ♪ >> reporter: over the weekend, he performed at citi field after the mets game. his teammates dancing along and cheering him on. jose, talk to me about that moment, right, the lights go down on citi field. there's more than 30,000 fans. your song comes on. and you're in the infield singing. >> it's a dream come true. it was an incredible experience, you know, singing in front of over 30,000 people. it's a dream come true. >> reporter: that positivity part of the inspiration for his song omg. >> if you look at the lyrics and listen to it. it talks about positivity. bring good things to your life. fight for your dreams if possible. you know, personally to me as an immigrant who came over from cuba when i was 18 years old. >> reporter: a cuban american immigrant who defected while playing for the national team. he has poured his life story into his music, and he looks to other great cuban-american artists like

i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight. it is massive. it is deadly, and it is unprecedented. tonight, hurricane beryl has jamaica and the cayman islands in its sights, a powerful category 4 storm that has already killed at least six people on its catastrophic path across the caribbean. beryl is the strongest hurricane on record for june or july. it has caused immense destruction in places like st. vincent and the grenadines, according to that country's prime minister, leaving 90% of the houses you see here severely damaged or destroyed on one of those islands. tomorrow, beryl is expected to bring up to a foot of rain to parts of jamaica, which could trigger dangerous flash floods. and tonight news it could even reach the united states. we'll get the latest on its path in a few minutes. but first, sam brock reports on beryl's destructive rampage. >> reporter: tonight, the monster storm pummelling the caribbean with drenching rain and life-threatening winds and storm surge. >> that was 5. >> reporter: hurricane beryl now barreling towards jamaica as a catastrophic category 4, e

i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight. there is new destruction and uncertainty tonight in the tropics where hurricane beryl is lashing jamaica right now as a powerful category 4 storm. it's now on track to pass over or near the cayman islands. up to a foot of rain is expected in jamaica, which could bring life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides, and we now know seven people have died since beryl began whipping through the caribbean this week. the question now, will it hit us here in the u.s. where a scorching heat wave has 120 million people under heat alerts tonight and a massive california wildfire. look at this. it forced tens of thousands to evacuate. we are covering it all tonight, and we start with nbc's sam brock in jamaica. >> reporter: after days of anticipation, hurricane beryl blasted its way by jamaica as a massive category 4 storm with 140-mile-an-hour winds. the strongest system to threaten the island in almost two decades. >> impossible! >> reporter: spawning dangerous storm surge that washed over a n

here is tom llamas. >> lozano enjoys making life difficult for her opponents in the ring. >> reporterng her way to paris. >> it's lozano who does it best and lozano who screams in delight. >> reporter: when you qualified, what was that moment like? >> that was surreal. >> lozano! >> something i had dreamt of for so long, for years since i was a kid. and everything i had to go through, just to be here. >> reporter: a dream that began here in the border town of laredo, texas. at just 9 years old, she walked into this small neighborhood gym, looking for help after being bullied. >> i loved it. i just fell in love with the fact that i could punch something or somebody and i could defend myself. >> reporter: she was often the lone female boxer. when people told you girls weren't supposed to fight, what did you tell them? >> that i could. i just kept saying like, oh, you say i can't? okay, i'm going to show you i can. and when i win, i'm going to look at you and say look, look where i am. >> reporter: at just 12 years old, she won her first national competition, living up to the nickname he

tom llamas has her inspiring story. >> making life difficult for her opponent in the ring. >> reporterrue. >> oh, lovely right from lozano. >> reporter: there in blue, jenny lozano, slugging her way to paris. >> it's lozano who does it best. lozano who screams in delight. >> reporter: when you qualified, what was that moment like? >> that was surreal. >> lozano! >> something i had dreamt up for so long, for years, since i was a kid, and everything i had to go through just to be here. >> reporter: a dream that began lear, in the border town of laredo, texas. at just 9 years old, she walked into this small neighborhood gym looking for help after being bullied. >> i loved it. i just fell in love with the fact that i could punch something or somebody. and i could defend myself. >> reporter: she was often the lone female boxer. when people told you, you you know, girls weren't supposed to fight, what did you tell them? >> that i could. i kept saying like, oh, you said i can't? oh, i'm going to show you that i can. look at where i am. >> reporter: at just 12 years old, she won her first nati

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my colleague tom llamas spoke to the man who says that he is thereby miracle.lot of amazing stories. how julio is alive is likely one you will never forget. he was inside his truck when the bridge collapsed. he had no warning, no idea what was going on until he saw his coworkers start to fall from the bridge. as you are about to hear, a series of incredible events saved his life. >> reporter: when police first arrived on the scene of the francis scott key bridge collapse, even they were in shock. >> there is no bridge. >> reporter: looking up from the dark waters clinging to a submerged chunk of bridge, julio could not believe he was alive. do you remember what was going into your head as you are falling into the water? >> [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: he said when his truck fell he thought he would never get out. he was working that night fixing potholes with his crew. when it hit the bridge they were on their vehicles and break. he said suddenly everything started to shake. he saw his coworkers launch into the water. that is when he started t

i'm tom llamas. thanks so much for watching. have a great night.o expect as temperatures continue to soar. you know, i can't comment on matters related to ongoing investigation, but what i can share is that i am not the

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here is tom llamas with some of their stories. >> reporter: tonight, a nation and shock wally community unites in mourning. >> we need to come together as a human race, you know? we need to help each other out. >> reporter: what led to the senseless act of violence? we may never know. at that rally, another picture emerging. heroes who jumped in to help the shot and injured without hesitation. >> i heard several gunshots. the man beside me suffered a gunshot wound to the help and i helped carry him out. >> reporter: trend -- corey comperatore making the ultimate sacrifice. shielding his wife and daughters from the gunfire. killed while looking out for his loved ones. >> corey died a hero. corey was the best of us. >> reporter: others jumped into action too like er doctor jim sweetland. your instincts kicked in. >> it did not until i was walking out. it was muscle memory. >> reporter: he told me the strap a veteran who saw him covered in blood from the victims he was caring for an offer to help them. >> i was covered with blood the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle -- he was an army combat

that guy was an american who was helping me, and to me, that is america. >> our thanks to tom llamasming up, a new report on how donald trump is changing up his speech at the republican national convention this week. national convention this week. it's hard to run a business on your own. make it easier on yourself. with shopify, you can have your inventory, payments, and customers in sync across all the places you sell. start your journey with a free trial today. my name's trevor. i've tried other diets in the past never lasted before too long my cravings came back especially my sugar cravings and i fell off the wagon. release worked fast. my sweet tooth is gone. i'm so happy with my progress and now i love myself. >>> in the wake of his attempted assassination, former president donald trump arrived in milwaukee earlier sunday evening for the republican national convention. it is set to kick off later on this afternoon. trump has reportedly told the washington examiner that he is rewriting his convention speech to focus on unity instead of on president joe biden. earlier, the secret

. >> with e will start with tom llamas who is in pennsylvania near the rally site, the building where the shooter was found. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you guys. just behind me is where former president trump was speaking, just underneath the american flag when the alleged assassin opened fire. the red barn with the door open, that is where law enforcement was positioned when they returned fire. we have reporting this morning that is coming in from the secret service. there is a lot of misinformation out there, and there was an online report that claimed the trump campaign asked for additional security and was denied. the secret service said that report is completely false. they have actually added additional sources to the secret service since he started campaigning a month ago. the question, how did that 20-year-old man get so close to the president? we're talking about 150 yards, about 440 feet with a large weapon, get up on the roof, bear crawl, get in a sniper stance and start firing at a former president. over night, former president trump walking off his pl

tom llamas has more from the scene. spake take a look at what happened . >> reporter: tonight, new video and firsthand accounts showing the apparent rake gun and security that led to the frightening assassination attempt of former president trump. a picture is emerging of a perimeter that was protected, but just outside of it, 150 yards from where trump was speaking, and area where a would be assassin saw a crime opportunity. >> i witnesses say this field to the right of where former president trump was speaking outside of the perimeter was filled with people and people were walking up. that building right there behind me is where the alleged assassin was on the roof. >> reporter: in these photographs, valerie was standing below where the gunman was firing and you can see the building in the background. on the roof is where the shooter took his position to try to kill former president trump. valerie saying how they were exchanging fire right above her head. >> i asked the gentleman close to me i said what is going on an

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it's what the media speculate, it's gossip, it's not always correct stuff. >> tom llamas reporting there on hallie jackson tonight at 5:00 p.m. eastern on nbc news now. full coverage of republican national convention begins at 9:00 p.m. >>> today's health, mushroom edibles. >> they're booming in popularity. if unregulated critics say it's hard to say what's actually in them and that causes a serious risk. >> right now the fda is investigating a death that could be linked to some recalls. 69 people in 28 different states have reported getting sick from them. >> joining us now is dr. akshay syal. my friends are talking about this all the time, edible mushrooms. why are they becoming so popular? >> we've been hearing reports about this over the last several months as well. kate, i went to mushroom dispenser here and wanted to get a look what they looked like, like chocolate bars. a red and white speckled mushroom. another product are labeled pretty vaguely, magic blend or custom blend. kate, i asked the dealership why are people taking this. people looking for what he said is healing, menta

recovering from covid and now on the way back to delaware, and now on the floor, we have correspondent tom llamas there, and this is the vice president's night by tradition and we await for the arrival of j.d. vance into this convention hall, tom. >> hey, savannah and lester, great to be with you guys tonight, and you are right, savannah, that you set it up perfectly. usually when i come on with the coverage, i can roam around and walk wherever i want, and right now, they are stopping us right here, and that is the line that we cannot cross, and this is because any moment from right over here, we are expecting senator j.d. vance to walk out, and this place is going to go absolutely bonkers, and then he is going to take the stage, and america will be meeting senator j.d. vance, and you may know the face or the name and of course that best selling novel, but as you have reported, he will be enforce and tonight, he has been a maga convert, because in the beginning he was not a fan of doishgs a -- of donald trump, and he had to go to explain himself, and then had converted. also, he a vocal critic of

and tom llamas, had to continue reporting. i think you so much for being with us this afternoon. >>> joining me now, special agent cliff watts, also nbc news security analyst. mary mccourt is -- national security for the department of justice. we heard from members of secret service, we were listening to that at the rnc. what stood out to you? >> i think the thing that is quite striking is the challenge facing the secret service moving forward. they're going to have to account for the attack that happened yesterday. they've got to make sure that the rnc is conducted to perfection and is secure. and remember the democratic convention just a few weeks away, with both candidates, president biden, former president trump hitting the road for multiple stops, likely going to multiple locations and there's going to be a lot of questions about, do we have adequate security at each location. one of the challenge, you remember back to 2011, congressman gabby giffords was shot and everyone was asking, how do we put additional security aro

>>> i'm tom llamas on the ground in butler, pennsylvania where a gunman opened fire on former president donald trump attic campaign rally just behind me with thousands in attendance. last night, the stage of the rally now a massive an active crime scene. and the site of the first assassination attempt against an american president in more than 40 years. the horrifying images former president trump clutching and ducking for cover behind his podium. the secret service forming a human shield around him and rushing him off the stage. trump raising his fist in defiance telling his supporters to fight because the blood streamed down his face. >> the gunman taken down by the secret service. the shooting leaving one rally go are dead and another two badly wounded and still hospitalized. president biden before the cameras last night calling the shooting sick as politicians on both sides of the aisle condemned the violence and support the former president. this morning, what we are learning about the shooter, tom. >> reporter: the latest on the investigation which is now underway. and the politic

. >>> now we have an msnbc exclusive and it comes to us from tom llamas.e hearing for the first time from the survivor of a baltimore bridge collapse. llamas spoke with a crew member working on the francis scott key bridge when a cargo ship lost power and crashed into a pillar, killing six of his colleagues. hear him detail how he made it out alive. >> do you remember what was going through your head as you're falling into the water? you thought you were going to die? did you pray, did you scream? >> you can catch the full interview on "top story with tom llamas" on nbc news now. that's at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> coming up, the conundrum for kamala harris. how does she defend the president while also preparing to step up if he steps down? to step up if he steps down? why do some things have to be so complicated? we don't know either stanley... but at least when it comes to dental care aspen dental makes getting new dentures and implants easier. with the technology and expertise to give you the right fit and $0 down plus 0% interest, if paid in full in 18 mo

joining me now from paris is nbc's tom llamas. big welcome to you from overseas.those opening ceremonies, your coverage of it, absolutely breathtaking. it went off without a hitch last night. talk about security today, and how about the weather? it looks cloudy, definitely was raining last night. is it affecting the events? >> it is. it's all affected events. you were right, the opening ceremony was completely incredible. i think everyone was surprised and amazed all over the world. let's start with security. uc security everywhere around paris now, especially around the venues and near any type of tourist site. there literally on every corner. on that train attack we do have an update. rail service has resumed somewhat normal but there is still severe delays. 800,000 travelers were affected. the interior minister of france tells nbc news that was in, this was an attack on the french people but not necessarily on the olympics. they are saying they are far leftist radicals and this was a type of political attack. let's get back to the olympics now. the big headline

. >> on tom llamas in butler, pennsylvania. just behind me, former president speaking under the american flag where someone tried to kill him. this is the scene of a sprawling investigation still in its early stages. l how can a gunman have gotten so close to the former president, and why did he try to kill the man who was once the leader of the free world? former president trump hit in the year with a bullet, dropping down as secret service agents swarmed around him, guiding him off to safety. this stunning image captured by doug mills showing just how close former president trump came to being killed. that silver streak on the right- hand side of your screen believed to be a bullet flying past trump's had . just before being transported, former president trump raising his fist in defiance and mouthing a one-word message to his supporters -- fight. the blood from his wounded ear streaking across his face. >> satellite images showing the vantage point. you can see on the left side of your screen, that's where the gunman fired f

. >> tom llamas, thank you. >> you can watch the women's gymnastics and much more starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and we'll have more from the olympics later in the broadcast, but first in other breaking news, a massive california wildfire tonight. a disaster so big you can see it from space and it's impacting air quality across the country. steve patterson reports from northern california. >> reporter: tonight, the nation's largest active wildfire is quickly growing and showing no sign of slowing down. the park fire now more than 350,000 acres quickly becoming one of the largest in california history. nearly 4,000 firefighters battling the flames, swirling into fire tornadoes going unchecked through dozens of homes in northern california. what starts as a small brushfire is a sprawling behemoth burning through thousands of acres every hour. national park closed posting eerie photos of smoke-filled skies and spawning vast, expanding clouds of smoke. the park fire is among nearly 90 active fires consuming the west, plummeting air quality and sending plumes of smoke as far east as new

god bless the usa" and a performance from the band where it can be loud in here, and as i turn to tom llamas, and he is down on the convention floor, but normally, tom, you don't see the candidates until the final night, but in the past, donald trump has made the appearance, and does the crowd know it? has the word gotten around? >> yes, behind me, you can see the crowd, and let me paint the center of the convention flags here, and that line of people there that you can see, they are waiting at the entrance, because they believe that former president trump is about to walk out, and i am going to ask the cameraman here to pan over there, and a moment ago, j.d. vance, the junior senator from ohio walked out and the place erupted in cheers, because people are so excited to see him, and now he is sitting and mingling with the trump family. and if you have covered the former president, you know they are one. and right now, he is being shown on the big screen. he has a bandage over his ear, and this is just behind backstage, and we are expecting him to come out where we are. >> tom -- tom, you can

. >> se llama julio cervantes y en una entrevista con nuestro companero tom companero tom llamas relata experiencia. >> el era parte del equipo de ocho trabajadores que estaban en terrible parte del puente esa fatidica noche cuando el porta contenedores dali se estrello contra uno de los pilares. >> seis de sus companeros murieron y el, aunque no sabia nadar, logro salir con vida. >> esto es parte de lo que dijo recuerda que estaba pensando cuando estaba yendo para el agua si. >> te que tal vez no la ibamos a ¿pensaste que iba a morir? >> rezaste, gritaste ¿que hiciste? >> lo que dije fue gracias a dios. >> por la familia, que me dio, que que cuidara mi esposa es a mis hijos y a mi familia. >> pueden pedir perdon por todo lo que haya hecho. >> increible, se vio cara a cara con la muerte. >> puede ver mas de esta entrevista esta tarde en n noticias telemundo con julio vaquero a las 6.30 pm bueno, se llama lamin yamal, solo tiene 16 16 anos y ya es una estrella del futbol y con un record imp importante, ademas que le une a leo y lo analizamos. >> y real madrid hace el anuncio mas esperado

and tomorrow morning on today, i'm tom llamas in new york. we thank you for watching. right now at 5:00, bracing for the heat wave. much of the bay area will see triple digit temperatures this week, and it's going to last for days. we have live team coverage, tracking heat advisories and preparations. also, we showed you the alarming video. an illegal sideshow in san jose near santana row, leaving a police officer injured. tonight, some very public arrests made in this case. and the splash brothers are no more. yeah how warrior fans are reacting today to the departure of klay thompson. good monday everyone. the news at five starts right now. thanks so much for joining us i'm janelle wang. i'm terry mcsweeney. we are beginning tonight with our microclimate weather alert, the bay area bracing for what's expected to be the longest heat wave of the year so far, with many areas bracing for days of triple digit heat. let's go outside. right now. a live look from our sutro tower camera. a beautiful warm day. the incoming heat is set to trigger multiple advisories and potentia

tom llamas, reportero y presentador de nbc news, nos trae esta exclusiva de noticias telemundo. >> pensÉa de supervivencia de julio cervantes es para su familia un milagro, pues desafÍa todas las probabilidades. mexicano, de 37 aÑos, fue uno de los siete hispanos que trabajaban en el puente francis scott key, cuando un enorme carguero lo derribÓ y hoy comparte con noticias telemundo su testimonio por primera vez. en quÉ momento sintiÓ que habÍa un problema? >> el puente se empezÓ a mover. fue un movimiento de menos a mÁs. entonces ya cuando yo quise abrir la puerta y caÍmos, estaba dentro de un camiÓn cuando la enorme estructura se desplomÓ sobre las aguas, el rÍo patapsco, cuando Íbamos cayendo. yo vi a mis compaÑeros como iban cayendo, como el agua los tapÓ y yo les empezaba a hablar a ellos por su nombre. cuando les empeÉe a hablar, a ver que no me contestaron, yo sabÍa la realidad. >> un momento trÁgico en medio de la oscuridad, donde decidiÓ hablar con dios que cuidara. >> a mi esposa, mis hijos y a mi familia. >> y pues obviamente pedÍ perdÓn por todo lo que habÍa hecho. >> entonce

nbc's tom llamas kicks off our coverage. >> take a look what happened -- [ gunshots ] >> reporter: new video that led to the frightening assassination attempt on donald trump. a picture is emerging of a perimeter that was protected, but just outside of it, 150 yards from where trump was speaking, an area where a would-be assassin saw a prime opportunity. eyewitnesses tell us that this field right here, to the right of where former president trump was speaking outside that perimeter was filled with people. people were just walking up. and that building right there behind me, that's where the alleged assassin was up on the roof. in these photos she shared, valerie fennel was standing just below where the gunman started firing. you can see the building in the background. on that roof is where the shooter took his position. to try and kill former president trump. valerie said how the gunman and the snipers were exchanging fire just above her head. i asked a gentleman that was close to me, what's going on? i could tell something. he said there is somebody on the roof -- with a backpack and

i'm tom llamas. >> and i'm hallie jackson in washington. join lester holt tomorrow night as he sits down with president biden for his first interview since that attempted assassination on former president trump, and join tom and i tomorrow night live from milwaukee with coverage from the republican national convention. all of it on the heels of this difficult moment in american history. fo nation within the past hour. his message to americans amid concerns over political violence. tonight, mr. trump is safe, but a family is grieving what one man did during his last moments alive that has leaders calling him a hero. the shooting a moment that will forever be etched in american history. so what's next? how will it impact the presidential election just months away? our political analyst is here and weighing in. the news is six starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney and i'm gia vang. the nation and the world still in shock after the assassination attempt on former president donald trump happened yesterday at a campaign rall

i'm tom llamas. >> and i'm hallie jackson in washington. holt tomorrow night as he sits down with president biden for his first interview since that attempted assassination on former president trump, and join tom and i tomorrow night live from milwaukee with coverage from the republican national convention. all of it on the heels of this difficult moment in american history. fo

he shared his harrowing account with tom llamas. >> hold traffic on the key bridge. there's a ship approaching that just lost their steering. >> reporter: when the cargo ship, "dali," slammed into baltimore's key bridge causing it to collapse, seven construction workers were hurled into the patapsco river. >> like, there is no bridge. like, there is no bridge. >> reporter: six of the workers would die, all but julio cervantes suarez. >> this image is frozen in your head? [ speaking in a global language ] >> why? [ speaking in a global language ] >> reporter: it's the ship that destroyed six families, he says. for the first time he's telling his story of survival. just before 1:30 a.m. as the "dali" was making its way under the key bridge, cervantes and his crew were on a break towards the middle of the bridge eating in their vehicles. >> a ship approaching that just lost their steering, so until we get that under control we got to stop all traffic. >> reporter: though police had been alerted, cervantes said they had no idea the 947-foot-long vessel was about to hit t

nbc news anchor tom llamas has that for us. >> reporter: good morning.nced in hitting long distance targets. just behind me underneath an american flag, that's where former president trump was speaking. over there in that tree line, that's where the would-be assassin took up his position. now, we'll hear from a woman who says that area outside the perimeter was a free for all. she says there were people all over the place and no security. it was 150 yards from trump. we've confirmed overnight that the gunman was the member of a rifle club that had long distance targets for high-powered rifles as far as 180 yards. former president donald trump speaking out overnight after arriving in milwaukee for the republican national convention. >> take a look at what happened. [ gunshots ] >> down, get down. >> reporter: 24 hours after his attempted assassination by a gutman in pennsylvania. the former president calling it a very surreal experience with the "new york post," saying, "i'm not supposed to be here. i'm supposed to be dead." earlier in the night, presiden