smiling first can help -next! someone find the courage to do the same. the way. the u.s. strikes iraq, killing a top militia commander with ties to iran. the dron carried out in baghdad, not easing any tensions in the region.

we're live with the latest details. the white house weighs executive action to support the southern border amid capitol hill chaos senate republicans killed their own bipartisan border bill, after the house failed to impeach the homeland security secretary. our exclusive report how the president plans to deter illegal migrants hospitals reach a breaking point. overcrowding leaving patients in the er for days. how a new program could let more people receive treatment from home and save money. from fire survivor to firefighter. meet the 75-year-old woman joining the front lines after surviving the deadliest wildfire in california history. and a man stands on top of the sphere just days before the super bowl what we know about the dare devil. it's thursday, february 8. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm frances rivera a u.s. drone strike has killed a militia commander in baghdad, part of the retaliation for an

attack in jordan that killed three american soldiers. centcom says it was directly responsible for attacks on forces in the middle east. let's go to josh letterman what do we know about this commander who was killed >> reporter: good morning, frances. a abubakar was in kataib hezbollah. that is a different group than lebanese hezbollah this group operates largely in iraq and is the group, according to the u.s., that was responsible for the killing of those three u.s. troops last month in jordan. the u.s. says that president biden began considering a strike to kill him just as soon as that strike against u.s. officials in jordan took place, and that he actually gave the order last week but was awaiting the right time to carry out this mission as successfully as possible.

now we have heard just this morning from this iran-backed militia kataib hezbollah, they're offering condolences to the family and vowing to continue the jihadi approach but this attack took place really mt. heart of baghdad by a u.s. drone it's going to further exacerbate tensions between the u.s. and iraq, which is already calling this a violation of its sovereignty. it is also going to increase those calls for the u.s. to remove the final troops that it still has operating in iraq, frances. >> josh letterman to kick things off for us, thank you. now to a legal challenge that could reshape the presidential election. just hours from now, the supreme court will begin to hear arguments to determine whether colorado can remove donald trump from the state's primary ballot. the colorado state supreme court ruled trump could be banned based on the 14th amendment which says can you not serve in federal office if you've engaged in insurrection.

trump's attorneys appealed that decision saying it would disenfranchise millions of voters we are also expecting a verdict in his new york civil fraud trial any day now. now to a nbc news exclusive. the biden administration is considering new executive action to deter illegal migration across the southern border plans are still being drafted and are not expected to take place any time soon. republicans officially killed the national security package. they want to revise it leaving the aid to israel and taiwan chuck schumer said there would and vote on this package today republicans are asking for the opportunity to add amendments to it the procedural vote did pass last night, but for final passage, the bill would need 60

votes. five u.s. marines are missing after their helicopter crashed in california. the search for survivors is a race against the clock, because of severe weather in the remote area where the aircraft went down our dana griffin reports from san diego. >> reporter: the urgent search for five missing marines this helicopter disappearing in a removeste area of san diego county during a training flight. >> our crews are out in this rugged terrain it's slippery, muddy out we have snow >> reporter: military officials confirming the missing helo was located, now a mission to finds the five who were on board they were flying a super stallion helicopter like this one. in a statement, the marines say the crew departed from creech air force base near las vegas tuesday night, heading for ma marine corps air station miramar. the stallion is used for

transporting heavy equipment it was last detected around 11:30 p.m. tuesday according to cal fire 50 mightsles east of its destination. once it was reported overdue, search and rescue teams were dispatched >> they had to go on foot to search the last-known coordinates of that helicopter >> reporter: conditions were a mix of rain and heavy snow it's unclear if the weather was a factor in the crash. officials have not released an update on the search and rescue, but we do know that this same type of helicopter was involved in another crash over five years ago in a different training mission in california, killing four marines >> our thanks to dana for that report at least six people are still unaccounted for, including chunk after a shootout that injured two officer at a home near philadelphia. police say they were responding to reports of a 11-year-old shot, and a suspect inside immediately started shooting at officers amid the chaos, a fire broke out at the house, as more authorities arrived on scene

investigators are still combing through the debris for victims both of the injured officers are expected to survive. the date for the alec baldwin "rust" trial has been set. the actor is due in court on august 6 he has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter after a gun he was holding went off killing halyna hutchins. he was indicted after prosecutors received a new analysis of the gun if question. he could face up to 18 months in prison during a speech at a gala dinner in london, prince william addressed the public amid the cancer diagnosis of his father king charles iii, and the hospitalization of his wife princess kate. >> i'd like to take this opportunity to say thank you, also, for the kind messages of support for kathryn and for my father, especially in recent days, it means a great deal to us all >> his messages come after buckingham palace i a nounsed

thannounced that the 75-year-old king had been diagnosed with cancer the princess of wales is also recovering after she had unspecified abdominal surgery last month california racing to clean up after a deadly storm with more wet weather on the way. at least nine people have been killed in the state-wide storms. in los angeles, hundreds of mudslides have been reported some of the hills are just barely holding on. but the west coast is not out of the woods just yet angie lassman is here. and the next storm to hit so cal. what can we expect >> we're going to start to see this rain kind of tapering off as the day goes by through today. notice 19 million people, though, still under these flood watches, from l.a. down to san diego. those are going to last at least threw this morning as this batch of rain works out. then we'll see things drying out. here's the deal, though, for the snow across parts of the rockies. that's going to continue we'll also see snow across the

northern plains and wet weather working into the great lakes and midwest over the next day or so. by the time we get into tomorrow, showers will work into portions of the tennessee valley and out towards the carolinas, and we'll see much quieter conditions across the midwest. but we're not done with the rain across the southeast just yet. we head into saturday, your weekend plans will include some of these showers that are going to be quite impactful when it comes to amounts here as we get to the friday through sunday time frame the higher amounts, 2 to 3 inches will be what we expect as far as isolated spots are memps a little keerl ucooler up throu chicago with 56 degrees. fargo deals with showers and snowshowers. that's a look at your forecast,

frances, back to you >> angie, thank you. a man is in custody this morning after he climbed the las vegas sphere you can see him walking over the top of the 366-foot-tall venue before he descends police describe the man as an urban climber who scales buildings across the county in protest of abortion. this is his second arrest in vegas. it comes as fans travel to the city for the super bowl on sunday. >> still ahead, taylor swift brings the eras tour to your couch. and bringing the hospital home a unique solution to solving the crisis of overcrowded emergency rooms. only hydrate your skin? for advanced science that visibly repairs signs of aging... try olay regenerist micro-sculpting cream. it delivers 10 benefits in every jar for younger-looking skin, visibly firming, lifting, and smoothing wrinkles. olay regenerist penetrates the skin's surface, to boost regeneration at the surface cellular level for continuous improvement. to visibly repair signs of aging,

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experience in the er but stays in hospital hallways for 48 and then 72 hours for rejection issues last winter were frightening >> i'm immunocompromised so i could like catch something in there and make things worse >> reporter: disturbing for the 30-year-old and her dad michael. >> we go in, thinking that we're moving to a room or some level of standard of care. for a transplant patient in trouble. and literally, we get stuck in the er >> reporter: it's not just in los angeles where they live. in a recent national survey, 97% of emergency room doctors reported waiting times of more than 24 hours for a hospital bed. now a potential solution hospital at-home programs. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> how are you, ma'am. >> i'm doing well, manny >> reporter: like this one run

by atrium health in north carolina >> we listen to your lungs here really quick sit up for me. again. excellent. >> reporter: typically, 80-year-old florence sparks would be hospitalized for congestive heart failure but instead, she's at home >> i'm getting better care here. >> reporter: how is it bet center. >> they're more attentive. they're not rushed to see another patient. they give you your undivided attention like manny just did. >> reporter: he visits twice a day. she see as doctor over a provided ipad once a day and a nurse twice that can also provide ready-made meals care that's more comfortable for patients and more inform testify forinformative

for caregivers >> we get to see what they eat, what they drink. >> reporter: and that allows you to deliver better care >> 1,000%. mentally, physically, spiritually, and of course medically. >> reporter: in the garage where they load up, colleen says they're treating as many as 60 people at home a day, reducing costs up to 25% and resulting in fewer readmissions for some 150 diagnoses. >> we've got cancer, post-op surgical, women's health >> reporter: is this the future of health care >> absolutely is we will always need hospitals. this provides, i believe ultimately at a lower cost, a place for patients to recover in their own space. >> reporter: anne thompson, nbc news, charlotte. still to come, how long has it been sense you considered the coconut? we break down the newly revealed details to the sequel to a modern disney classic.

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now to a reveal that has disney asking fans, what can we say except, you're welcome you see that the house of mouse made the surprise announcement wednesday that 2016's moana would be getting a sequel this thanksgiving the project was originally developed as disney+ series before moving to theaters. little is known about the polynesian themed followup, including whether dwayne johnson had reprise his role johnson will appear in the previously-announced live action version of moana set for release next june. these are two different things the live action, a lot of people are excited about. it feels so good to see them doing this >> the best, best music. and the fact that it's coming so quickly. usually disney takes this time

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it's all to serve a community that means everything to her kathy park has that story. >> reporter: out of the ashes of the 2018 camp fire, one of the deadliest and most destructive natural disasters in california history emerges the newest firefighter, 75-year-old mary jarski >> people will say i'm old, yeah, that's going to happen to all of us, but that doesn't mean that we have to quit doing the things that we enjoy doing or quit being challenged. >> reporter: according to the butte county fire department, anyone over the age of 18 who wants to help their community can join as a volunteer firefighter squad, and she fit the bill but she knew the training wasn't going to be easy >> i keep thinking man, if i had started when i was 30, i'd be so, just excuse the expression, bad-ass. still pretty bad-ass at 75, but

i wish i'd done it sooner. every day i say i'm just going to try at the end of the day, yeah, no, i feel pretty proud of myself, actually >> reporter: she was one of 19 cadets in the program. some of them nearly six decades her junior, all of them training for more than 200 hours. how demanding is the training program? >> it's fairly physical. they have to drag charge hose lines, where heavy gear, they do a lot of firefighter training. >> reporter: but jarski is no stranger to pressure, spending years on the front lines as a register registered nurse >> it takes time to develop and look at someone and assess them and know what to do. that's where i feel pretty confident. >> reporter: jarski plans to volunteer at the fire station after graduating from the program this weekend

and this grandmother is set to make history as the oldest cadet ever to complete the academy >> i want people to see me out there and think to themselves, hey, maybe i could do that, too, because it's a great opportunity to, you know, to serve your community. we need it it doesn't bother pleame that i 75, i'm grad lad to be here >> she is meant to put others first in saving them as she always has have a great thursday. we'll see you right back

right now at 5:00, still in the dark. this morning thousands of pg&e customers still without power. it comes as parts of the bay area also in recovery mode after that powerful storm.