Wrong at the ohio state fair. And a fascinating Police Bodycam video of Venus Williams moments after an illfated crash. Early today starts right now. Good to be with you. Especially on a friday morning. Im frances rivera. Im phillip mena. A late night in congress. The vote a big defeat for Senate Republicans. Really groundbreaking and pivotal and following these developments as well. Breaking overnight, the news splashed across the headlines in this country after seven years of campaigning and longheld promises, Senate Republicans have been soundly defeated in their attempt to repeal obamacare. We see Vice President mike pence there departing the capitol late into the night. Hes no longer needed to cast that tiebreaking vote after the gop plan failed, 5149. Then minority leader Chuck Schumer celebrating, hugging others as he leaves the hill in the dead of night. The loss comes after republicans launched one lastditch effort to kill the bill theyve derided for so long, revealing a pared down, socalled skinny obamacare bill just hours before taking up a latenight vote that resulted in a major loss. And it looks like it all came down to senator john mccain who received cheers as he left the capitol building, getting a round of applause when he walked into the chamber voting against the bill. Chants against the bill could be heard within the senate as well as protesters stormed the capitol grounds, celebrating with senator Chuck Schumer after the final votes were tallied. Thank you, keep it up, we have a lot more battles ahead. But together, together keep fighting we will. We have a lot to fight and a lot to aspire to and were going to win together and the president said let obamacare implode and then deal. Reporter it was a fascinating, dramatic night in the senate. You dont hear that very often. If you went to bed early last night, the plan coming into this vote was Republican Leaders hope to pass what they called a skinny obamacare repeal. Basically just cobbling together what they thought were the most popular parts of their repeal effort and squeaking it by with 50 votes and mike pence to break the tie. But it wasnt to be. Three republican senators ultimately voted no. Susan collins from maine, who has been a no vote all along. The motion is not agreed to. So, yes, this is a disappointment. A disappointment indeed. I would suggest we turn the page. Its very hard to disappoint your colleagues. President donald trump tweeted three republicans and 48 democrats let the American People down. As i said from the beginning, let obamacare implode, then deal. The most dramatic moment came when senator john mccain voted and held out a thumbs down showing his vote, surprising many republicans in the room. The bill would have removed the individual mandate on people forcing them to buy health insurance. It would have also done away with the medical device tax that both republicans and democrats criticized. In the end, the majority of senators did not see it as a way forward. And yet this is another setback for President Trump trying to get a Health Care Reform bill through the house and senate. Many experts say it may be some time now before republicans bring back another bill. Well see if that happens. Edward, thank you. Meanwhile, it is the 189th day of the trump administration, and the infighting from within the white house has taken over the headlines across the country as dueling personalities take their battle into public view. With the central figure of it all, newly installed White House Communications director Anthony Scaramucci launching nasty allegations, threats and vulgar language at Top White House aides just as the split between the president and his attorney general reaches new heights. Nbcs Kristen Welker has the details. Reporter a profanitylaced tirade from the new White House Communications director Anthony Scaramucci targeting two of the president s top advisers. Scaramucci saying Reince Priebus is an expletive, paranoid schizophrenic and attacking chief strategist steve bannon in such vulgar terms they cannot be repeated on television, also calling him a mediahungry selfpromoter. Sources inside and outside the white house say priebus and bannon tried to block scaramucci from joining the administration. It comes as scaramucci is bleichly publicly feuding with priebus, too, referring to priebus in stark terms. Some brothers are like cain and abel. Reporter the biblical reference of brotherly murder bolstering speculation of a deep divide which started when scaramucci claimed his Financial Disclosure form was leaked out, even though its public record, and seemed to point the finger at priebus in a tweet which was later deleted. Scaramucci backed off blaming priebus directly for leaking, but then this. If reince wants to explain hes not a leaker, let him do that. Reporter today the White House Press secretary dodged questions about whether the president has confidence in priebus. Hell make that decision. We all serve at the pleasure of the president. Reporter but this isnt the only public feud at the white house. The president has spent days sharply criticizing attorney general Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from the russia investigation citing a conflict of interest as a former campaign adviser. Sessions speaking out in his most candid terms yet. Well, its kind of hurtful, but the president of the United States is a strong leader. Hes steadfastly determined to get his job done, and he wants all of us to do our jobs. And thats what i intend to do. Reporter sessions still fiercely loyal, even as speculation swirls the president is considering a recess appointment to replace him. The infighting in the administration is eclipsing the agenda, and i think thats why so many republicans are rattled. Reporter and last night, scaramucci tweeted not denying the conversation saying, quote, i sometimes use colorful language. I will refrain in this arena, but not give up the passionate fight for Donald Trumps agenda. Phillip, back to you. Thank you, kristen. Breaking news right now. Russia is retaliating against new american sanctions ordering the United States to cut back its diplomatic staff and barring them from using two properties. Russias Foreign Ministry said the u. S. Must now reduce the number of foreign diplomats to 455, the same number as in the United States. An Indiana Police department is mourning one of their own this morning after an officer was fatally shot allegedly by someone he was trying to help. Southport police say lieutenant aaron allen responded to a car wreck where two people were inside an overturned car. One of the occupants began shooting, hitting allen. He was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead. Its not clear why the suspect opened fire. Reporter investigators are working to determine what caused this horrific ride malfunction at the ohio state fair. Several riders flung airborne as one of the gondolas detached, crashing to the ground. The fire ball, the ride in the back left corner broke and people went flying. Blake mccoy has more on this tragic incident. Reporter these two sisters were next in line to ride and frantically called their mom. Just to hear the terror in their voice and, it was just i mean, indescribable. Reporter tyler gerald was killed. 18 years old. He had just signed up for the marines. Seven other people injured, some critically. Jennifer lambert is in a medically induced coma. Denise gonzales is her mother. She was such a healthy, young lady, only 18 trying to have fun, and this is what happened. Reporter all rides at the state fair are now shut down and being reinspected. Ohio has some of the toughest ride inspection standards of any state. 11 rides didnt open wednesday because they hadnt been given the green light. Fire ball had been looked at several times in recent days as it was assembled by third party and state inspectors who noted proper assembly, no cracks or excessive wear, no missing bolts. It passed inspection the same day it malfunctions. Do we have any indication yet whether this was equipment failure . Operator failure . We dont know that. Thats part of the investigation. Reporter ohios Governor John Kasich encouraged all people to come to the fair and that all rides carry a certain level of risk. Were looking for guarantees in life. They dont exist. Reporter investigators are going to be forming what they call an autopsy on the ride, taking it apart to determine what exactly went wrong. Across the country this morning from california to illinois to new jersey, operators of similar rides have halted their use until they can determine exactly what went wrong. Phillip, back to you. Our thoughts are with those victims. Thank you, blake. Turning to our weekend, we look at the weather and a Stormy Weather in the southwest. What about our plans for the weekend, though . So where is the rain in seattle 40 consecutive days without rainfall. Theyre on track for no rain in this july. Thats only happened two other times. Lets flip that around, in tucson 13 days of rain in the last 18 and over 14 inches of rainfall in the month of july. Thats thatonsoon m seattle. We continue to have record breaking heat from lake ontario through southern california. Well have the rest of the weekend forecast coming up. All right, bill. Check this out. This has to be one of the craziest home runs in aaa history. A batter for the Oklahoma City dodgers, he smacks the ball out to far right and the right fielder goes back to try to catch it. Off the head it bounces over the wall. Threerun home run. Fortunately, though, look at that, pow, right over his head. That happened to jose canseco about 24 years ago. Didnt cost the team his game. His team came back and won over Oklahoma City. So all is well. All right. Still ahead barcelona. Dozens hurt in a morning train crash. Plus, chilling Details Behind a murder aboard a cruise ship. Youre watching early today. Psoriasis does that. It was tough getting out there on stage. I wanted to be clear. I wanted it to last. So i kept on fighting. I found something that worked. And keeps on working. Now . They see me. See me. 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The cause of the fire is under investigation. Leading the news, the u. S. Government has ordered relatives of american diplomats to leave venezuelas capital fearing they could be in danger from growing political violence. After four months of unrest, the death toll in venezuela has just surpassed 100 people. This comes just days before a polarizing election on rewriting the countrys constitution. The embattled president Nicholas Maduro supports the vote but many in the opposition plan to boycott claiming the election is part of a power grab. Now to alaska where the fbi has made an arrest in a murder aboard a popular cruise ship there. The woman killed while thousands of others were on board. And this morning, the victims husband is in custody. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer has the chilling details. Reporter with the emerald princess docked in juneau, alaska, the fbi says a murder was committed at sea. 3,400 passengers were on board the cruise ship as investigators pored over a cabin splattered with blood. An affidavit says a witness walked into Kenneth Manzanaras room where wife christy was lying on the floor. When asked what happened, he replied, she would not stop laughing at me. Investigators say manzanares had blood on his hands and clothing. I dont remember the last time we had a murder on a cruise ship in alaska. Reporter the utah couple was with their children. Authorities took him into custody as he reportedly blurted out, my life is over. Departing seattle sunday, the ship was diverted to juneau, arriving wednesday morning. Court documents say one witness watched the suspect grab the victims body and drag her toward the balcony. Brian beckstrom was aboard with his family when he stumbled upon the scene. Just like white tank top on and some jeans and the jeans were completely covered in blood. He came out and said, its not good. Reporter eerily, the cruise offered musical murder mystery trivia the night of the killing, one of several events that evening on the ship. A husband and father is in custody. The cruise continuing its voyage after a shocking crime at sea. Miguel almaguer, nbc news. Just ahead the latest details in a train crash that injured dozens in barcelona. Plus, a new look at the Police Response to a fatal car accident involving Venus Williams. Youre watching early today. You know, geico just saved me hundreds of dollars on my car insurance. Huh. I should take a closer look at geico. dog panting geico has a 97 Customer Satisfaction rating and fast and friendly claims service. Speaking of service . Oooo, just out. It was in. Out. In out. In what about now . That was our only shuttlecock. Take a closer look at geico. Great savings. And a whole lot more. 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