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release deal people urged to vote undecided. and nikki haley continues her bid fresh off a historic loss in her home state an american couple vanishes. their family trying to keep hope as they fear the worse surge pricing hits fast food and one chicago artist's mission to fix discriminatory housing policies and breathe new life into her community. it's tuesday, february 28. "early today" starts right now good to be with you this morning. i'm frances rivera a cease-fire in gaza could be a.

a reporter asked about mediation efforts in the middle east, and here's what the president said >> my national security advisor tells me that where hee're close we're close. my hope is that by next monday well' we we'll have a cease-fire. >> claudio, do we know anything about what this deal might look like >> reporter: good morning, fra frances. we still need to make an educated guess as to what that deal contains. until now that deal was stalled and negotiations were stalled because israel on one side wanted or was promising just a temporary cease-fire in exchange of all the hostages to be released while hamas said they wanted a

complete and permanent end of the fighting before they hand over the hostages. now it looks like according to news reports that something may be moving. if you look at al jazeera, it's suggesting that israel is ready to release 400 prisoners, some of them convicted of severe crimes, in exchange for 40 hostages the report suggests that israel may be ready to allow gradually palestinians to go back to the fo north of gaza. but if you lacook at all the ne reports, it's said that they preferred a six-week cease-fire throughout the month of hamdan in exchange for all hostages in gaza, considering that ramadan starts on march 10th, while the clock is ticking

>> we'll be watching it closely. claudio, thank you the u.s. airman who set himself on fire outside the israeli embassy in washington has died he live streamed his self emulation online he condemned what he calls israel's genocide in the gaza strip. that's where tens of thousands have been killed since october 7. bushnell was assigned to an air force intelligence unit in texas. nikki haley continues her long-shot challenge against donald trump while all the campaigns look ahead to next we week's super tuesday and beyond. >> reporter: nikki haley continuinglong-sholong-shot bid. >> americans want a voice, and

we're giving them that voice as long as americans want me to be that voice i will continue to fight for them >> reporter: on the democratic side, some are being urged to write in undecided michigan's governor asking voters to stick with the president. >> it doesn't boil down to one or two issues, but the difference didn't be more stark when it comes to a trump presidency or a second term for president biden. >> reporter: we found voters in the state unhappy with the prospects of a biden-trump rematch but hesitant to support haley. >> we need something to bring us together and nikki haley may have been that person. i feel like biden and trump are very divisive. >> reporter: haley's campaign took a blow when the political network of the billionaire industrialist koch brothers announced it was suspending support. >> michigan's up, and we're

going to have a tremendous success there. >> reporter: trump already moving into general election mode back at mar-a-lago current chair, ronna mcdaniel has announced she's stepping down another sign the general election is taking shape, president biden and former president trump scheduling dueling visits to the border on thursday drew petramoix, nbc news, washington now students, friends and faculty joined to mourn murdered sta student laken riley. a man who was in the u.s. illegally has been charged he had an arrest in new york city for endangering a child under 17 georgia governor kemp put the blame on the biden administration

>> laken's death is a direct result of failed policies on the federal level and unwillingness by this white house to secure the southern border. >> riley was murdered last thursday while out for a run on uga campus grounds police say ibarra and riley did not know each other. an american couple in the caribbean vanishing after authorities say escaped convicts and prisoners hijacked their yacht. stephanie suskin with our west palm beach affiliate spoke with officials as they try to unravel what happened. >> reporter: this is where ralph and his wife kathy would spend time with their boat they skipped the visit pabecaus of a trip of a lifetime to granada. >> these are who we are trying to find desperately.

>> reporter: sewelle sewellen ss looking for them >> what happened in granada was a perfect storm. it was a perfect tragedy of a perfect storm of a perfect love story. >> reporter: the royal granada police force now says three violent criminals escaped from a granada jail on sunday and recaptured on st. vin ccent on wednesday. they believe they arrived on a yacht taken from granada, and

the two americans on the yacht may have been killed in the process. the yacht was "simplicity" do you think they could still be alive? >> i do. yes, i do. >> reporter: friends and family have been networking with the bo boating community trying to find the pieces of the puzzle >> this tragedy that's happened, it's not just losing ralph and kathy but losing a way of life and our center >> reporter: and while she won't give up help, sue ellen does hope there is a beggar purpose behind this horrific nightmare she's been living. >> there's got to be a reason for this so maybe being here, we're saving somebody else what if ralph's boat hadn't been there that day what if they hadn't gone into town would it have been the next boat over now to strong winds and low humidity fueling wildfires across the texas panhandle thick plumes of smoke could be

seen for miles crews battle to contain flames and just 60 miles north another wildfire has burned about 40,000 acres. neither are contained this morning. and there is severe weather making its way into the midwest today. angie lassman is talking about what to expect in that area. good morning, angie. >> we've got a busy weather day 41 million people from missouri to michigan are included in this as we go through the day today it looks hiklike the greatest chance for the impactful weather is the hail up to golf ball size as we go into the afternoon and evening hours tonight. it's part of this powerful storm system that's going to bring the potential for rain and snow, too. by tomorrow, much colder

conditions work into portions of the east coast, and we'll also deal with additional rain hugging the east coast, too. talking about temperatures, notice the big difference as we go through today 83 degrees in st. louis. we look back behind that colder air. 20 degrees for places like rapid city these places are going to take a tumble you m houston to san antonio. mi mid-80s for shreveport and partly cloudy skies in phoenix. and that's a look at your forecast, frances. back to you. >> angie, thank you. early today is back in a minute with a ground breaking food allergy treatment that's already changing lives and new horizons for kevin

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right now at 5:00, primary day in michigan. despite a loss in south carolina, nikki haley vowing to stay in the fight against former president donald trump. as voters head to the polls, the stakes are also high for president joe biden. a look at the criticism he is ng