i'm vinita nair. >> great to have you here. i'm jessica layton baltimore is searching for answers after a block party ended in gun violence. shots were fired just after midnight on sunday two people were killed, an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man. more than two dozen others were injured, and most of them are teenagers. baltimore's mayor is pleading with the public now to come forward with information >> somebody knows who did this i don't care if it's the parents, the brother, the wife, the girlfriend of those who are responsible. we need you to say something we need you to treat this as if someone had taken the life of your son, your daughter, your father, your brother >> baltimore police believe the shots were fired from at least four different guns. no arrests have been made. >>> severe weather is causing some trouble for july 4th celebrations and travel. a nascar race and cubs game were delayed in chicago 3 or more inches of rain fell in just 90 minutes, causing flash flooding throughout the city that severe weather

early today starts right now >> good morning, and thanks for being with us, i'm vinita nair >> i'm jessica layton. great to have you here this fourth of july this holiday is s going to be scororching hot t for mimillion amerericans, espececially in the southwest where the heat is intensifying a 57-year-old woman died while trying to take an eight-mile hike in triple-digit temperatures let's get an update from angie lassman. proving here that last part of the story that this heat is truly dangerous for some >> it is a lot of people underestimate it it's one of the number one killers weather wise across the country. something to take serious. you mentioned the grand canyon we still have an excessive heat warning in that location along with phoenix, parts of arksz california still included in this the rest of the map, portland, medford, jacksonville, still under a heat advisory. it's something i mentioned to take seriously when temperatures are headed for 112 for phoenix, 94 for santa fe detroit headt heads to the up e. >> thanks so much. >>> we have breaking news on a mass shooting this morn

it is wednesday, july 5th, and "early today" starts right now >> good morning, i'm vinita nair >> i'm jessica layton. we are learning more this morning about the deadly attack on a philadelphia neighborhood police say a40-year-old suspect who was wearing a bulletproof vest fired more than 50 rounds shooting aimlessly at people on the street five people were killed, including 15-year-old dwan brown. he was trying to help an injured friend after the gunfire rang out. >> there's no way could you meet dwan and have a conversation with him and not fall in love with him he lost his life trying to, you know, doing a selfless act >> hours after that rampage on monday, three people were killed in a shooting in ft. worth, texas. eight more were injured. police believe several men fired into a gathering, but no suspects have been identified. >>> police departments are now turning to new tech to stop crime. drone patrols over southern california are helping catch criminals, but, as ken delainian reports, some critics worry all that access could compromise privacy. >> reporter: an eye in the sky h

. >> i'm vinita nair. as the month of july winds down, former president trump's legal woes continue to ramp up. jack smith brought further charges against trump and his allies in the classified documents case. this comes as the country waits with bated breath on the status of the other investigations faced by the republican frontrunner. alice barr has the full story. >> reporter: new charges filed against former president trump in the case surrounding his handling of classified documents. accusing him of asking an employee to delete security camera footage at his florida estate, allegedly to obstruct the federal investigation into sensitive national security documents brought to mar-a-lago. the updated federal indictment also adding an additional defendant, carlos de-olivera, described as a maintenance worker at mar-a-lago. three sources tell nbc news the special counsel's office told trump's attorneys to expect an indictment in the case centering on the deadly january 6 capitol attack and efforts to overt

i'm vinita nair. >> happy friday, everyone, i'm jessica layton. as the month of july is winding down, former president trump's legal woes continue to ramp up. late thursday, special counsel jack smith brought further charges against trump and his allies in the classified documents case. and this comes as the country waits with bated breath on the status of the other investigations forced by the former president and the current republican frontrunn. we go to brie jackson in washington. walk us through this latest indictment. >> reporter: good morning. so this past week, all eyes were focussed on special counsel jack smith. he did make news on thursday, but not for the case that many people were expecting. smith filed a superseding indictment that brought new charges against former president trump in his investigation of trump's handling of classified documents after leaving the white house. last month, trump pled not guilty to 37 federal criminal counts after being indicted by a grand jury connected to the case, alleging that he kept documents at h

i'm jessica layton >> and i'm vinita nair on the eve of the fourth of july, coast-to-coast, extreme weather is making it hard for many people to celebrate a nascar race and cubs game were delayed in chicago three or more inches of rain fell in just 90 minutes causing flash flooding throughout the city that severe weather is also impacting the northeast now. meanwhile, heat alerts continue from coast-to-coast across the south. parts of arizona are under an excessive heat warning highs could reach more than 115 degrees. >>> millions of americans are attempting to navigate the airlines and potential severe weather as they try to get away for the long fourth of july holiday weekend. for more on this we go to nbc's brie jackson in washington brie, good morning we know that air travel records were already broken at the start of the weekend what are passengers going to have to deal with now? >> that's right, good morning, jessica. as you alluded to the extended fourth of july weekend has already been a milestone for travel this is the first year that u.s. air traffic for the holiday is expected to

starts right now >>> good morning, of course, i meant to say, yes, july 3rd, that's right, i'm vinita nair. i'm getting ahead of myself, i'm ready for the holidays. >> and i'm jessica layton. on the eve of the fourth of july coast to coast extreme weather is making it harder for many of you to celebrate a nascar race and cubs game were delayed in chicago, 3 or more inches of rain fell in 90 minutes causing flash flooding throughout the city. that severe weather is impacting the northeast now. meanwhile, heat alerts continue from coast to coast across the south, parts of arizona are under an excessive heat warning this morning, highs could reach over 115 degrees. >> millions of americans are attempt to go navigate the airlines and potential severe weather as they try to get away for the long fourth of july weekend. for more on this we go to nbc's brie jackson who joins us this morning from washington. air travel records were already broken at the start this have weekend. what are flyers dealing with now? >> reporter: good morning, vinita as you alluded to the extended fourth of july weekend