and it has been ten years since the yarnell hill fire claimed the lives of 19 firemen. we ll look back at their legacy, how that wildfire and climate change have crews changing their strategies. that s coming up. we re going to start, though, with extreme weather across the country, from heat waves to heavy winds and rain, cancelled outdoor celebrations and even ruined some travel plans over the holiday weekend. nbc meteorologist michelle grossman, with what we can expect. and first, here s blayne alexander. reporter: there s no question summer is in full swing, if you doubt it, just step outside. millions of americans are dealing with record-breaking temperatures, and it s not just inconvenient, it s dangerous. between the dangerous heat and severe storms, mother nature really is bringing a one-two punch. overnight, we saw severe weather hit places in alabama. we ve also seen the weather turned deadly, turns trees over, including crushing one woman in her car in missouri
they re donating 15, 25, $100 because they believe in donald trump. they re not giving him that money so he can pay his personal legal fees, and let s remember something he s a billionaire, self-professed billionaire. why can t he use his own money to pay his personal legal fees and not use money coming from the public? it s disgrateful. some straight talk there as presidential candidate chris christie essentially calls donald trump a grifter there on cnn as he continues his anti-trump campaign in the early stages of the 2024 race. meanwhile a book from former trump s chief of staff seems to dispute the former president s latest claim he did not show-off u.s. attack plans to people at his new jersey golf club. and president joe biden hits the road to highlight how bidennomics is helping every day americans. good morning. welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 29th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. let s get right to the headlines here.
following this hour. extreme heat and storms threatening holiday celebrations from california to the east coast as more than 1,000 flight delays frustrate travelers trying to reach friends and family by the fourth of july. also this hour, vladimir putin looking to strengthen ties with china after the public embarrassment of last week s armed rebellion as president zelenskyy argues the pace of ukraine s counteroffensive is not meeting its hopes. more troops occupying the west bank as president netanyahu faces criticism from the united nations. we begin this hour with what s become a record setting run-up to independence day. from busy skies to hectic highways, nearly 51 million americans are expected to travel for july 4th. friday broke records as the single busiest day in tsa history. extreme weather could slow everything down with millions under severe weather alerts an concerns over strong thunderstorms in the mid-atlantic states and portions of the northern great pla
republicans take grievance pollacks to the house floor censuring democrat adam schiff for his role in donald trump s first impeachment. and that comes as there s drama within the house gop with two of its more outspoken members at odds over how and when to impeach president biden. and also ahead the latest on the search for the missing submersible deep in the atlantic ocean as experts suspect the five people inside may have just a few hours of oxygen left. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, june 22nd. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. the classified documents case against the former president donald trump is moving forward with yet another key development. a court filing issued yesterday reveals that special counsel jack smith has turned over his office s first set of discovery to trump s defense team. this includes materials supporting the prosecution s case against trump for allegedly mishandling the documents after le
right now on early start, lost at sea. the all-out search under way to find a small sub that was taking tourists to the titanic. and new talks to bring americans detained in china back home. and tropical storm gaining strength, tomorrow it could be a hurricane. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. it is a race against time to find the five people aboard that submersible. contact with the craft was lost sunday. it has only about four days worth of life support aboard. a billionaire is one of the five passengers along with a father and son from pakistan. brian todd has more. reporter: an urgent search and rescue operation is under way in the north atlantic to find a lost submersible with five people aboard. coast guard has a ship and aircraft on the scene. canadian ships and planes joining the search as well. along with the polar prince, the vessel that transported the missing submersible to the site of the titanic wr