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with lester holt good evening americans feeling the heat tonight in ways and places they maybe never have where they live as high temperature records are expected to fall across much of the country. it is where we begin tonight. 38 million people across 20 states from california to the mississippi river right now living under heat alerts. record highs in the forecast today from cheyenne, wyoming where the forecast high is 99 to dallas/ft. worth airport which could reach 109. between ...

of politically motivated violence. and it all comes as president biden is set to give a prime time speech tonight, focusing on the soul of the nation. well have more on his message to a divided country just ahead. good morning. and welcome to "way too early." on this thursday, the 1st of september. im jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. breaking news overnight, former president donald trumps legal team has responded to the department of justices latest filing on th...

about our children or us. stand for against us. because were not going nowhere. >> dozens of devastated and furious members of the uvalde community lashed out at the school board, demanding new leadership and the firing of the school districts police chief. the contentious meeting came after the release of a damning report and dramatic police body cam video. meanwhile on capitol hill, two trump white house officials will testify in thursdays prime time hearing by the january 6th comm...

response to the robb elementary mass shooting. and were looking closer at the state of president bidens agenda amid more dismal polling with the midterms less than four months away. well discuss with senator lujan. we are going to begin with the major new developments in the investigation into the january 6 attack. nbc news has now confirmed the names of the two star witnesses who are expected to testify during thursdays primetime committee hearing according to a source familiar with...

that blue state. we begin with the january 6 committee and nbc capitol hill correspondent ali vitali. brendon buck and kimberly atkin-store and sam stein. ali, is it possible that chairman thompsons absence could push this hearing or are they determined to keep this schedule? >> reporter: they are determined to keep this schedule, chris. especially because whats clear yesterday after my conversation with chairman thompson, who i would note was wearing a mask when he was talking to us...

country where more than 95% of buildings dont have air conditioning. forecasters have now been forced to improvise as they deal with the kind of heat they never thought theyd see. >> a number of people have been saying maps in the past never looked this dark, they havent because we have never seen temperatures as high as this in the uk before. this color scale was designed to not show temperatures like this for the uk. >> even the maps are not prepared for this. lots to talk about. tim...

of carpets that need cleaning today. weird. it is weird how even that holiday is considered divisive these days. and not even by britts whose limey we kicked, right? i wasnt even born. i wasnt born and i take credit for it. but its americans who dont like it. its like only one half of the country gets to enjoy july 4th while the other half trashes, which is fine. if you want to make july for the right wing holiday, we will take it. add james bond birthday. by the way, happy 109. he was...

democrat congressman tim ryan. only 54% of democrats approve of the presidents handling of the economy as whispers of a recession grow much louder and inflation straps family budgets. lets bring in buckeye state republican congressman jim jordan. hes the top republican on the house judicially committee. congressman, great to have you on. this is the sixth time the president has visited your state. he clearly believes hes got a captive audience there. your thoughts. >> he might believe ...

likely your trip is to be disrupted. good morning from wimbledon, where theres a real buzz about the brits after katie boulter and liam broady both caused stunning upsets to reach the third round, making it a total of four british players left in the singles. and well visit norfolk where these bee—eater birds — normally found in africa — are making a disused quarry their home. good morning. today is a day of sunshine and showers. some will be heavy and thundery but they will move...

the pollution of our planet and the changes that we are forcing on nature. this is, as james said, one of the papers talking about nature fighting back here. trying to protect the planet from us. james, take us to the _ protect the planet from us. james, take us to the front _ protect the planet from us. james, take us to the front of— protect the planet from us. james, take us to the front of your - protect the planet from us. james, take us to the front of your paper, | take us to ...