soaring to nearly 120 degrees. the dangerous temperatures only expected to get worse over the next few days. and the record heat is fueling several new brush fires here in southern california. they are erupting in size and they are forcing evacuations. nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking the numbers for us but we will begin with nbc marissa power instilling, phoenix. marissa, just how are people they re coping with this incredible heat? yes listen it is no secret phoenix is used to soaring temperatures but even people who live there are struggling to find relief amid what could only be described as a heat marathon. millions of americans waking up to yet another day of extreme weather. water logged for ahmaud bracing for more rain after catastrophic flooding. down, south extreme heat breaking more records coast to coast. from miami, until death valley, or the hottest place on earth is about to get even hotter. predicted this weekend to reach a scorching 13
confronted and killed the gunman. as for how she viewed herb responsibilities that day, how she saw her duty to protect the children inside, listen to this moment from shimon s report, as captured on video of her outside the school that morning. reporter: an officer asked her children attend robb elementary. elizondo s response my son is in day care. he is not old enough. yeah, no. if my son had been in there, i would not have been outside, i promise you that. my son had been there, she said, i would not have been outside. i promise you that. we spoke about her employment by the school district by the guardian of a 10-year-old who was in the school and murdered that day. someone who has been holding a vigil outside uvalde school district offices, demanding answers. i ve been out here for 192 hours, eight days. and my ask is simple. it s to suspend any officers that were there until an investigation is completed. and i ve just gotten nothing but the runaround. so
and my son isn t daycare, he is not old enough. yeah, no. no, if my son had been in there i would not have been outside i promise you that. if my son had been in there, she said, i would not have been outside. i promise you that. we spoke about employment by the school district last night with the guardian of a ten -year-old. he was in the school and he was murdered that day. someone has been holding a vigil outside the novelty school district office demanding answers. i ve been out here for 192 hours. my ask a simple, it is to suspend any officers that were there until an investigation is completed. and i have just gotten nothing but they run around. so, i mean i told him that i was not leaving and i m not going to. they haven t given you any answers? no sir, i had a meeting today which they offered to tell the officers off campus. but if you can do that, why can t you suspend them until the investigation is done? just 24 hours later, the officer is gone and we a
lawsuits. that is going to do it for me. deadline: white house starts right now. hi there, everyone. happy wednesday and happy juneteenth, it is 4:00 in the heeft. there might be only one thing more alarming than what has become near medieval siege on ow country s tradition of respect for the rule of law. and it is the fact that many americans regrettably but understandably have after all of these years of trump and his allies attacking it, grown numb to it or view it as a new norm. maybe it is an act of self-preservation or tune it out when trump or a voice on conservative media spits out such venom toward the men and women of doj or the fbi. but the temptation to register the lies being told about the justice system, about the fbi, simply is white noise or politics as usual. in our view it represents as grave of a threat to democracy as the lies being told themselves. as an example, considered what the disgrayed ex-president told the crowd in wisconsin on tuesday. the
republican majority in fact voting to add measures restricting pentagon policies on abortion access, transgender health care and diversity programs. earlier today, democratic ranking member of the house on services committee adam smith told msnbc how this could hurt the military. the bill that they passed will make it less likely and more difficult for women to serve in the military, for trans people to serve in the military. you know also make it less likely that people of color get an adequate chance within the military because it will not address those issues. ottawa governor kim reynolds mouse or burtons after six weeks. it takes effect in iowa this weekend, but a judge could the side to block it as soon as monday. governor reynolds explains the importance of the bill. today, the most glaring injustice of all is about to be put right. everyone understands that a heartbeat signifies life, and