former president trump to meet with a probation officer for the first time this morning. how it could impact the sentencing in his hush money

trial. plus, what to expect from closing arguments in hunter biden's gun trial. an israeli hostage rescue comes at a steep cost. officials say nearly 300 palestinians were killed in the operation that freed four. we're live with the fallout and the growing pressure on israel's prime minister after the resignation of a key member of the nation's war cabinet. a firsthand look at a shocking moment in virginia where a house explode. the deadly blast caught on camera. and the woman who inspired a netflix hit now streaming the streaming giant. the $170 million over "baby reindeer." and dallas drops the ball. the highlight as the celtics take a commanding two-game lead in the nba finals. it's monday, june 10th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. we begin with the next steps for

donald trump after his hush money trial conviction. nbc news has learned that the former president is scheduled to have an interview with a new york city probation officer today. nbc's alice barr joins us now. what's the purpose of this meeting? >> this is a required step in the sentencing process. and three sources tell nbc news that a probation officer will be interviewing mr. trump virtually while he is at his mar-a-lago estate in florida. the officer will evaluate things like the former president's mental state and financial background. this is a chance for mr. trump to make the case for a lighter punishment. the officer will provide a report to the judge, who is set to deliver the sentence on july 11th. the former president just held his first rally since his conviction, speaking to a crowd in 100-degree heat in las vegas, saying his campaign is stronger than ever after the verdict. >> what they've done is they've weaponized the department of

justice. the only thing they didn't understand is that we just had the largest fundraising effort in a period of one week than anyone has ever had. hundreds of thousands of people. hundreds of thousands of people contributed, that they wouldn't have except for the court case. and our poll numbers are higher now than they were before. >> and in delaware, closing arguments are expected to begin as soon as today in the historic trial of president biden's son. hunter biden has pleaded not guilty to illegally buying a handgun by lying about his drug use on a government background form. we are waiting to see if huntler take the stand today. his legal team took the weekend to decide. if he does testify, it will be the last testimony heard before the jury before the defense rests. and a guilty verdict in this case could mean anything from probation to up to 25 years in prison for the president's son.

frances? >> that could be very impactful. alice, thank you. now to the legal battle over reproductive rights. the supreme court is set to rule on two pivotal abortion cases this month two years after the court overturned roe v. wade. in the most closely watched case, the court is deciding whether to impose new restrictions on a commonly used abortion medication, including whether to allow access to the pills by mail. and in the other cases, justices are considering a near abortion ban in idaho and whether it conflicts with the federal law that requires emergency medical care for patients. the rulings are expected by the end of the month. the next ruling day is thursday. a political shake-up this morning in israel after eight months of war, opposition leader benny gantz has left the emergency unity government. it was formed right after the october 7th hamas attack on israel. gantz followed through in a promise he made weeks ago to exit the war cabinet if prime minister netanyahu did not

present a credible post war plan for gaza. this comes amid mounting international outrage after the ministry says israel killed nearly 300 palestinians in a chaotic operation to rescue four israeli hostages. at the scene of a refugee camp, this man said his five children were injured in the attack which also destroyed their home. >> we have nothing to do with hamas. i was taking breakfast with my family here. why you send the helicopter to bomb us? >> let's go now to claudio lavanga. claudio, good morning. bring us up to date in the latest. >> good morning, frances. well, that rescue operation was carried out in an area that was densely populated with palestinian refugees. and at least according to the health ministry in gaza, at least 275 people were killed, including 64 children and 700 others were injured. now we have not independently confirmed that yet, and we don't

know how many civilians could be among the dead and injured there. at least according to hamas, three other israeli hostages were killed during that operation of which one with a u.s. citizenship. of course, we don't have confirmation of that either. now there was another rumor circulating in the aftermath of that operation, and that was that the israeli special forces used a pier that was built by the u.s. off the coast of gaza to deliver aid as a base for that operation. but so far both the united states and israel have denied it. now the news of the hostages rescued was received with jubilation all across israel, but that does not stop. benny gantz, the main rival of benjamin netanyahu from quitting the war cabinet. as you said, the accounts demanded netanyahu to come up with a post war plan by june 8th. when he failed to deliver that

on saturday, he said that netanyahu is on the way to israel's victory and called for election this fall. but netanyahu responded on x, this is not the time to abandon the campaign. this is time to join forces. frances? >> claudio, thank you. at least ten people were hurt in madison, wisconsin after a shooting at a hoof top party early sunday morning. nine of the victims were hit by gunfire. another person was injured by broken glass. some of the victims were high school students. madison's police chief says it is a miracle no one is dead. police are still searching for suspects and a potential motive. wyoming issuing an emergency declaration after a mountain road collapsed. a massive chunk plunged 70 feet down the mountain. crews say a crack started forming tuesday and then expanded rapidly before collapsing over the weekend.

the road is vital for tourism in the area and is now closed indefinitely. now to newly released body cam video of a huge house explosion in suburban virginia. first responders running for their lives and desperately trying to get neighbors to safety. here is nbc's jesse kirsch. >> reporter: this was the moment an arlington, virginia home exploded. first responders fleeing. >> i'm here! i'm here! >> reporter: and evacuating residents. >> police department! i need you to evacuate and move down the street, okay? >> reporter: watch again from another angle. authorities say this armored police vehicle was about to smash in a covered window, but the blast came first. these videos, newly released by authorities show a december incident that investigators started with a homeowner firing more than 40 flares into the neighborhood, sparking a standoff between police and the suspect, who did not surrender. >> arlington county police! stop shooting the flares! mr. yu!

>> reporter: authorities identified the suspect as 56-year-old james yu, described by neighbors as an erratic individual. >> there was no nexus to terrorism, and there is no continuing threat to this community. >> reporter: police say officers evacuated the duplex's neighboring unit, adding that the home's gas was shut off as the law enforcement response escalated. >> come to the front door with your hands up! >> reporter: police eventually breaching the front door, and then gunshots ring out. [ gunshots ] >> soon after the blast which investigators say was caused by yu. his remains now confirmed to have been found at the scene. authorities otherwise reporting no major injuries despite that massive explosion. jesse kirsch, nbc news. now to florida, bracing for heavy rain this week while record heat is hitting the south. nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking it all for us. good morning. >> good monday morning to you,

frances. a quiet monday. isolated severe weather in rapid city and possibly areas into nebraska. and a little sliver of georgia and around the savannah area could have strong storms. but it's a decent monday out there. florida will be the weather story this week and how much rain they get and how much flooding do we end up with. this front stalls. it looks like orlando to tampa. this is tuesday. when you see the bright reds and yellows, these are tropical downpours there is a lot of moisture available. this will continue wednesday, thursday. you get the idea. and we could have some pretty epic rainfall totals kind of like you would expect with a tropical system, but this is just tropical moisture. about 10 inches is possible from fort myers down through southwest florida. even miami has a chance of getting this much rain too. out west, 18 million people at risk once again we have heat warnings isouthern california.n

along the gulf coast and texas. there are the temperatures starting to rise again in areas of arizona. yeah, it's going to be a busy week watching all the hot temperatures and the heavy rain, frances. >> what a start. thank you so much, bill. some scary moments during a rodeo in oregon this weekend after a bull jumped the fence into the crowd. organizers say the bull charged at spectators through rodeo grounds and then ran towards the holding pens. there it was contained by professional livestock handlers. four people were hospitalized and all four have been released. it's the first time anyone can recall a breach like this since their first event in 1940. "early today" is back in a minute with a nutcase against cold stone's ice scream. and the real life inspiration

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we're back with the new multimillion-dollar lawsuit against streaming giant netflix over its hit show "baby reindeer." the woman who allegedly inspired the relentless stalker character at the heart of the drama series is now suing for defamation. ellison barber has those details. >> there you are! >> reporter: fiona harvey, the woman who allegedly inspired the stalker character martha in "baby reindeer" is suing the company for $170 million. >> don't you dare! >> reporter: alleging defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other things. it is a fictionalized story based on the life of creator and star richard gadd. harvey has never been convicted of a crime, sexual assaulted gad

or stalked gad. it goes on to say netflix's lack of due diligence combined with the massive popularity of the show make baby reindeer defamatory. >> just because she was given a fictionalized name doesn't mean she doesn't have a claim. it depends on how the reasonable viewer would conclude fiona harvey from all of this, what their opinion of her would be. >> reporter: a netflix person saying, quote, we intend to defend this matter vigorously and to stand by richard gadd's right to tell his story. when did you know you were the person being depicted? >> reporter: last month harvey told piers morgan she was forced to come forward as the alleged inspiration for the character martha after the internet outed her identity and began harassing her online. representatives for gadd did not respond, but has previously asked fans to stop speculating and insisted that the show's

martha is not meant to resemble her real-life counterpart. gadd and jessica gunning who plays martha talked about the impact of "baby reindeer". >> there is a lot of noise and social media, a lot of people saying a whole bunch of things. i think at the end of the day, you can't deny how popular this show is, and how much it's touching people around the globe. >> and our thanks to allison for that report. now to a different type of lawsuit. a new york woman is suing coldstone creamery after finding out her pistachio flavored ice cream didn't contain actual philanthropist stash owes. according to court records, coldstone's parent franchiser tried to have the case dismissed arguing that a detailed list of ingredients is available online, but a judge has given the go ahead for the case. still to come, jrue keeps the celtics true. th, us.o of the nba finals

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here is hallie jackson. in normandy, not just a commemoration, but a celebration. marrying the love of his life. >> this is the most exciting time i've ever had in my 100 years of my life. >> love is not only for the young. we still get butterflies. >> reporter: terens proposed to 96 gerald jeanne swerlin last year. >> all right. come on, newlyweds. time to get you on this aircraft. >> the start of their journey in more ways than one. >> harold, why choose normandy to get married? >> i'm an emotional guy, and i came to invite the 9,836 kids that are buried on omaha beach, and i want them to know that they'll never be forgotten. that's one of the reasons i've come back.

>> reporter: harold was just 20 years old and an army air force's corporal when he went to normandy to help transport newly freed american p.o.w.s to england in the after of d-day. now eight decades later he's returned with his bride and their families. [ applause ] >> for a moment years in the making. >> i now pronounce you husband and wife. [ cheers and applause ] >>reporter: plenty of room for romance and a toast or two, including from global leaders. yes, those are the newlyweds invited to last night's state dinner with presidents biden and macron. but even on the world stage, there may be no alliance more powerful than this one. >> i didn't know what love really was until i met him. >> i used to think romeo and juliet was the greatest love story.

i think our love story is the greatest love story ever. the best is yet to come. ♪ ♪ [ cheering ] >> yeah, their love story is still being told. our thanks to hallie jackson for sharing that story with us. before we go, coming up on the "today" show tomorrow, an exclusive interview with celine dion. the legendary singer opened up for the first time since being diagnosed with stiff person syndrome with hoda kotb. tune in for the prime-time special for the full interview. th operation that freed four

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