overseas, as israel launches strikes against palestinian militants in the west bank. what the white house is saying about the stepped up violence there. and later, new reporting on the race for president. why the first gop debate is at risk of losing its draw. the latest on donald trump s double digit lead against his republican rivals is straight ahead. welcome to msnbc s live coverage on this tuesday, july 4th. we start with breaking news overnight. five people are dead and two children injured after a gunman wearing body armor opened fire in a philadelphia neighborhood. police first responded to the attack just before 8:30 p.m. after reports of gunfire in multiple locations. officers arrived on the scene and began chasing the suspected gunman who continued firing and didn t stop until he was cornered in an alley. that is where he surrendered. about 50 spent shell casings were found in the area which covers a two by four block stretch. the people were all adult men. the
ended by visits to the united kingdom where he ll meet with the prime minister, expected to meet with the king, and a trip as well to finland. in the middle is theinate so summit where the president will meet with nato allies. a big focus is russia s ongoing invasion in ukraine, the fallout from the attempted coup from the wagner group there. so a lot of focus on rallying the allies, insuring that there s stability in the west and they continue to support ukraine. that will be the main focus for the trip starting this sunday. looking forward to that. white house reporter for the washington post, tyler pager, thank you so much. and severe storms are impacting millions of people across the mid-atlantic and northern plains. this as millions more across parts of the south and west remain under heat alerts. joining us now, nbc news correspondent emily aqaeda. the stormy weather and stifling
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