targeting a safe house and training facilities used by iranian affiliated groups. that s according to the pentagon. we ve got the latest on the significant escalation in the middle east amid rising tensions. plus, on defense, donald trump jr. back on the stand, the first witness for the defense in the new york civil fraud trial calling his dad today a visionary. what impact will his testimony have. and could the qanon shamon go back to washington, after serving 27 months behind bars, he s filing paperwork to run for congress. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. i want to begin in gaza with one doctor in al-shifa hospital saying 600 patients need care, there isn t food and water among other things needed. erin mclaughlin is in tel aviv. you talked to a doctor inside al-shifa this morning. what did he tell you. reporter: that s right, chris. as the israeli military has pushed further and further into gaza city, there s desperation at a numbe
where entire neighborhoods are under water. also, jack smith in court right now as the battle plays out in the classified documents case. the new updates we re getting from court. plus, louisiana parents taking the battle between church and state straight to court. their fight to keep the ten commandments out of schools. and an international legal saga coming to an end. a plea deal that would let julian assange walk free. our nbc news reporters are following all the developments. we begin with adrian in minnesota near the site of that dam we re all watching. what s the latest there, adrian? reporter: this afternoon, all eyes are still on the dam behind me that is in threat of imminent failure. we just heard from the local sheriff about the local engineer just moments ago telling us they did see additional erosion overnight. this caution tape is in place to keep people away because folks have shown up wanting to take pictures of this scene behind me, but the sheriff says
jong-un in north korea this morning. why it s raising concerns in washington. later, saying farewell to the say hey kid. how baseball is honoring icon willie mays who died at 93. . and as cities across the country celebrate the juneteenth holiday, we ll take you to one chicago community where families are gathering despite the brutal heat. it is great to have you with us. it is 10:00 eastern and i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with the dangerous weather facing millions across the country, lashing rains and strong winds already hitting the gulf coast for what could be the season s first tropical storm. and wildfires turning deadly burning up the west fueled by the dry heat that s also baking millions of people from michigan to maine, a day after temperatures broke records across the country. nbc s sam brock is standing by for us on a looming storm in galveston, texas. maura barrett is in chicago. there s a little bit of a breeze thankfully there. we know
sunset monday to mark the massacre. he and vice president harris will be in atlanta tomorrow to meet with leaders of the city s asian-american community. earlier today atlanta police insisted the investigation is far from over. we are not done. we re still working very diligently to ascertain all of the facts so we can have a successful prosecution. the investigation into a possible hate crime, is that still on the table? nothing is off the table for our investigation. is there any indication the suspect visited those spas previously? it appears he may have frequented those locations, yes. all we do know is he purchased the gun on the day of the incident. on that same line the fbi is assisting local law enforcement with the investigation. this was interesting. tonight the fbi director chris wray told npr, quote, it does not appear that the motive was racially motivated. the suspect who s charged with eight counts of murder waived an arraignment scheduled for today
fulton county election interference case against former donald trump is on pause while he appeals to try to get the da fani willis kicked off the case. and in the case of accused gilgo beach serial killer, the man suspected of killing at least four women in long island is now being charged with murdering two more. plus, confusion and concern. the reality at the u.s./mexico border right now for those tasked with enforcing president biden s new asylum executive action. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with the deadly israeli air strike on an u.n.-operated school in central gaza. nbc s josh lederman is following that story for us. the idf says this was a precise strike on a hamas compound. what do we know? reporter: chris, the israeli military clearly knows the amount of criticism they re getting for this strike, coming a week after that other strike in rafah near that unrwa facility that killed dozens of people. the idf is clea