timberlake in police custody this morning. what we know about his overnight dwi arrest in the hamptons. also ahead, extreme weather. wildfires raging out west as brutal heat descends on tens of millions across the country. how hot will it get? and later, the ceo of boeing taking the hot seat on capitol hill, even as his company faces several investigations following multiple scares in the air. good morning. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with breaking news from the white house, where, today, president biden will announce a sweeping new executive action that will protect nearly half a million undocumented immigrants from deportation. specifically the spouses of american citizens. one official telling nbc news, this action is, quote, the biggest thing since daca. gabe gutierrez is live from the white house. dave noriega joins us from los angeles. and also with us, hala ramos, an msnbc contributor. so, gabe, walk us through this late
can your internet do that? gold medal favorite bmx racer, it s her third trip to the olympic games but this time she s racing for more than herself. our report tonight from nbc correspondent kate snow. reporter: bmx racing is a very individual sport. but she s not just riding for herself. it feels like the ultimate teamwork. reporter: she met sam. that got her attention. reporter: at the london games, sam won a silver. they got engaged and at the next olympics his and her silver
great sign given these events start on sunday, alisyn. gosh, that is more serious than i think people at first thought. when she started saying that she wanted to take a little break. okay, so, now, can you update us on the bmx racer, connor fields? reporter: essentially, bmx racer fields, he was in a violent crash. you can see in the video that he got tangled with a few other racers, and he fell violently and he was taken off the course on a stretcher. he was then taken away by ambulance. he was favored to win gold. he is the reigning champion. but thankfully, the medical team said he is awake and he is awaiting further medical evaluation. he did not compete in the finals. however, this is a major blow for an athlete who was favored. alisyn? that looks really tough. selina wang, thank you. okay, so, developing news out of capitol hill now. the senate votes to move forward with that bipartisan infrastructure package, but the fight is not over yet. so, we have a live report from
up with the older bmf racer in the united states. dr. sanjay gupta has the story. i love a challenge. kitty has been riding bmx bikes for nearly 30 years. at 69, i m the oldest bmx racer in the world. you talk about fun, hitting a turn at 20 miles an hour, can you imagine that? that s where the exhilarate comes. reporter: in the world of bmx biking, she s done more than break down age barriers. when i started racing, there were no women. not that they didn t want to race. they were not encouraged. i said, hey, ladies, we can make an impact. reporter: she work with sanctioning bodies to give adult women their own racing class. we went from two women, now there are over 1,000 adult women who are out there racing.