Good morning. Im marlie hall. And im relief this morning after seeing near record temperatures in durham, north carolina, where it felt as hot as 105 degrees, the city closed outdoor pools and halted boat rentals as a safety precaution. The extreme weather did become dangerous in many areas. Nbcs kathy park has this report reporter lightning at a beach in clearwater, flrks, struck a man in his 40s. Like shocked, thrown to the ground reporter sending him into cardiac arrest hes currently in Critical Condition and several othersar recovering from their injuries while across the country scorched cities hitting a boiling point, with another day of relentless heat its toasty warm. Reporter outside oinsi theis last week, expecting ma kano was admitted to the hospital because of the heat physically, do you think you can no reporter in wisconsin and michigan, severe storms exasperating conditions. With thousands of customers entering day three, offline without electricity. Also in the midwest, the heat index reached 110 in indianapolis where the metro police force was out on the streets, handing out water to the citys homeless. Its all about giving back and making sure that everyones personal health and safety is actually taken care of reporter also trying to beat the heat, zoos is bears,d turtles cooled off with icy treats and cold showers. The end wave in sight. I know that the heat will break. All things pass. Reporter but the brutal weekend baking in the sun is one that many wont forget here in new york city, the excessive heat warning has already expired, so if you step outside here in the big apple, youll definitely notice a difference in the air. Dara, marlie kathy, thank you. Now to a serious confrontation out of the middle east a rans revolutionary guard introduced this dramatic video showing masked commandos easing a tanker and 23 crew members iran i cant media calling it reciprocal after the british impounded a teheranian tanker. Matt bradley, what can you tell us about this tense situation . Reporter well, marlie, this tense situation as you described it is all unfolding against the backdrop of rising tensions in the u. S. And iran. Now britain is very much in the mix. Now, we got that video yesterday that you just showed two days ago what we got yesterday was audio that has all the drama of the 911 call, but with the weight of an international incident. Take a listen to that audio. Please confirm that you are not intending to violate International Law by unlawfully attempting to boar alter your course to 360 degrees immediately. Reporter so the International Guard core, despite all those warnings, went ahead and repelled down from hurricanes masked men and took it if you can imagine being the captain of that ship, youre not only getting warnings from the iranian side saying if you obey, you will be safe a very ominous warning indeed. But youre hearing from your own side, the British Royal navy telling you, you must stay the course you cannot deviate and follow the iranians orders youre pushed between both of the sides. It was a very dramatic incident on friday. It just goes to show this is an eye for eye situation, titfortat retaliation, and, marlie, nobody knows where its going from here. Matt in doha for us in qatarr International Air space over the caribbean sea. An su30e flanker from the Venezuelan Air force flew aggressively close to a u. S. Navy reconnaissance plane. Morgan chesky has the latest reporter dara, marlie, good morning. The military is calling this highflying encounter highly reckless the venezuelan jet not only acted aggressively, but jeopardized the lives of the american crew. The u. S. Military says theres no mistaking the mission of this venezuelan su30 fighter the video captured high above the caribbean show what officials call an aggressive shadowing of a u. S. Surveillance plane. The encounter so close, Southern Command said the russianmade jet endangered the american crew with an unsafe maneuver. Now the crossing of paths only raises tensions. Russia backing venezuela president Nicolas Maduro as the u. S. Supports the man trying to replace him, juan guaido the venezuelans are obviously lashing out against their principal antagonist which they see as the United States reporter they say it demonstrates russias irlegitimate response and shows the irresponsible and reckless behavior florida senator marco rubio not mincing words. Venezuela only has three aircraft that can fly. If they harmony u. S. Aircraft they would soon haves highflyit happened owe friday. The same day they announced sanctions against four top officials in venezuelas Counter Intelligence agency. Back to you. Morgan, thank you President Trump is promising to meet with the senates top democrat to talk immigration the offer coming after Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer and other democrats toured a Texas Detention Center to get a firsthand look at the border crisis the president tweeted overnight saying, schumer, quote, must have seen how dangerous and bad for our country the border is. He says he wants to meet i will set up a meeting asap meanwhile the president is launching another salvo on four Democratic Congress women of color. One week after his initial tweet was called racist by critics nbcs hans nichols has more. Reporter before returning to washington after a weekend at his bedminster golf resort, President Trump sharpened his attacks on four democratic lawmakers of color characterizing them as weak and insecure, even suggesting that they are irredeemable. I dont believe the four Congress Women are capable of loving ourthe president tweeted. Democratic lawmakers returned fire do you believe President Trump is a racist . I believe he is yes, no doubt about it i tried to give him the benefit of the doubt he is somebody that is using race like a weapon to divide our country against itself reporter but white house advisors defended the president , accusing democrats of playing the race card. You fundamentally disagree with the view that if you criticize somebody and they happen to be a different color skin, that that makes it a racial criticism reporter both sides now digging in, preparing for a long battle were not going anywhere. Reporter vicepresident pence was unclear whether mr. Trump would stay silent like he did for 13 seconds last week if his supporters repeat their chants, send her back. The president was very clear. Was he . That he wasnt happy about it and that if it happened again, he, he might he hed make an effort to speak out about it. Reporter and, marlie, the white house is also bracing for Robert Muellers testimony on wednesday. The president , however, will be out of town. Hes heading to west virginia, but that means he may be stopping by the cameras and giving his take on just what Robert Muellers testimony meant for him and the future of his presidency marlie hans, thank you fierce thunderstorms and winds are being blamed for a crane collapse in new jersey it happened sunday evening Officials Say one woman was inside the home when the construction crane smashed through the rooftop. But milwaukeeluckily she was no. The house is being rented by Rutgers College students the crane was on location for a luxury Student Living complex. The engineer and Construction Company are trying to figure out how they will remove the crane it was a startling incident for Airline Passengers when two southwest planes collided on the tarmac at national International Airport. The airline says the wing lets of two planes came into contact during push back from the gate area an image captured by a passenger shows damage to the top fin of the plane, the first s in southwest appears to be clipped off. No injuries were reported and the planes were taken out of service. Well, nbc meteorologist janessa webb is here with the latest on this lovely heat were having janessa . Lovely, right it has been a downright hard weekend for millions across the country. Cold front is making its way through. The give is going to change this afternoon. Now, we are seeing still humidity levels kind of high across the midwest and northeast. This is the heat index currently in new york city 84 degrees and we are going to continue to watch these storms throughout the day heavy rain from washington, d. C. , all the waorm south into the southeast i know its summertime, but people are ready for a break, right, from this humidity . 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The bodies of 24yearold china and 23yearold lukas were found along alaska highway 97 in british clurm by a the couple were traveling in a blue chevrolet van police say they had just begun a road trip and what they believe the van may have broken down or overheated before they were killed investigators currently do not have any suspects and are calling the murders suspicious they are asking anyone who was in the area between july 14th and july 15th to contact police. A Family Member says the couple had been together since 2017 the streets of hong kong once again descended into chaos the march began peacefully until demonstrators reached the Liaison Office where they vandalized chinas national empray painted security cameras the movement then took a violent turn with police launching tear gas to disperse the crowd. Protesters have taken to the streets for over a month, fighting a proposed extradition bill, and calling for reforms in the chinese territory. 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Reporter the Worlds LargestLive Entertainment company is in hot water for helping bands scalp tickets at higher prices live nation, which also owns ticketmaster, tells nbc news it has worked with bands to put concert tickets directly on the secondary market the Legal Practice we call scalping they are not alone in this practice it has been an open secret in the concert industry for years reporter live nation says bands know the face value is often lower than the market value, and many work with the middleman like ticketmaster to try and recapture some of the money left on the table. The controversy center stage because of an exclusive report in the industry magazine billboard, focusing on a recorded phone call in february 2017 between a promoter for metallica and live nations u. S. Concert president bob rue. According to the call, their agreement to sell some 88,000 metallica tickets directly to retail sites at higher prices, never putting them up for sale at their lower face value. Live nation confirms they worked with an independent consultant for metallica on a unique Distribution Strategy that used the secondary market reps for metallica tell billboard that the band members never knew heres the thing its a catch 22 for any artist either price the tickets at market value like the Rolling Stones have been doing for years, selling more kpips i have tickets or price lower and avoid angering fans. Some analysts even estimate the Second Market is worth up to 10 billion, but lawmakers say it should be all about transparency and fans should know where their tickets are coming from and where their money is going molly hunter, nbc news, los angeles. Just ahead, janessa is tracking a rainy forecast. Then philadelphia weathers melt the competition in a race to beat the heat. Whoa. Travis in it made it. Its amazing. Oh is that traviss app . Its pretty cool, isnt it . Theres two of them. See, im real. Im real he thinks hes real. Geico. Over 75 years of savings and service. 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