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
district attorney s office tomorrow cohen spoken to prosecutor almost two dozen times and he says that will be going in - testimony. whether it s before the grand jury, or it s just t meet with them for an interview, again, i m not sure. but yes, i was asked to make myself available and to be at the da s office tomorrow, as a rebutta witness. and nbc s learned the witness counting michael cornice as former legal adviser, robert costello. stella previously represente steve bannon and rudy giuliani costello says the trump s lega team asked him to testify. the manhattan da has decline to comment, the office i already preparing for unrest making sure staff, after trump s call for protests, and an internal email obtained by nbc the district attorney writin quote, please know that your safety is our top priority we do not tolerate attempts to intimidate our office, o threaten the rule of law new york federal authorities are also o alert to specially as trum repeats the rhetori
Through all of its up and downs, a pretty reliable source of stability in the world today, and that s no longer true because of trumpism, the uncertainty about whether we would head back to trumpism, he hears all the time, he says from foreign officials saying i don t know whether trump was about her aberration or the new norm, during his time in office, something world leaders would like to see not happen again. obviously tomorrow is the july 4th holiday. any word from the white house on the president s plans? reporter: the president has been at camp david. he ll return from camp david tomorrow, and he will host the south lawn celebration, which will include military families and first responders and other invited guests who will enjoy picnic style barbecue like many americans will and of course the great fireworks that are visible when you re on the south lawn, and the president will make his remarks about what the holiday
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Russian economy. but xi jinping, met with putin right before the actua invasion, or they committed to this kind of very larg partnership. he too is doubling down on tha lack of authoritarian do i have 30 seconds left. i do want to get your k hearing desantis say that defending ukraine s into vital interest for the u.s.. he s echoing putin s talkin points he called it a territorial dispute. it s really a sad day for u.s. foreign policy it s something that threaten all of us we have plenty of domesti problems boise, putin and president x get together, it s something that s an existential threat to the future of the unite states as someone running for president, i would acknowledge that richard stengel, a always, thank you. at the top of the hour sticking by their. man republicans are backin trump s calls for protest. after claims will be arreste