state of emergency in the sunshine state. the florida flooding not letting up this morning, with some spots getting up to a foot of rain.

meteorologist angie lassman will tell us when the storm will finally let up. president biden on the world stage, rallying long-term support for ukraine at the g7 summit. we're live in italy. the supreme court rejects a bid to restrict access to the most commonly-used abortion pill in the country. but the fight for reproductive rights is far from over this morning, with another key case just on the horizon. a super charged payday. tesla shareholders approve a $56 billion package for elon musk, although that doesn't mean he's the world's richest man. and the oilers on thin ice as the florida panthers pounce out for their first stanley cup. we have the highlights as we skate into friday. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm frances rivera. much of south florida remains

waterlogged this morning after a deluge d d dray deluge drenched the region. miami dade and four other counties remain under a state of emergency due to the catastrophic flooding across the state. the storm system creating a swath of travel nightmares. hundreds of flights are delayed or canceled, and the rising waters temporarily shutting down parts of i-95. parts of southern florida saw 10 to 20 inches of rain over the last two days, comparable to hurricane totals. the ground is saturated and vulnerable in an area that's already flood prone. and while residents work to dry things out, more rain is on the way. angie lassman is tracking the next round for us. what can they expect, angie? >> they can expect a little more of what they've already been dealing with over the past couple days. we know that they've received 10

to even 20 inches of rain. not quite as much on the way. but still, we do have the rain in the forecast nonetheless, and the grounds are quite saturated. we're going to start to ramp things up into the later parts of the day. once again, the stationary front hangs out across the state. this is going to leave us with the same flood risk focussed across the southern tier of the state. that's where we're going to be watching for the greatest chance of that flooding. you see where the darker-shaded blue is, the slight risk for flash flooding will exist, miami stretching out to the west coast, including naples as well. by the time we get to saturday, another 2 to 4 inches on top of the already-impressive amounts we've received. the reason that we'll likely see flooding through the day today and tomorrow, frances. >> we'll chat with you in a bit. thank you, angie. the second day of the g7 summit is about to get under way in italy. president biden on the first day cementing american support for ukraine by signing a ten-year security agreement with president zelenskyy. mr. biden offering a message to

russia's vladimir putin. >> you cannot wait us out. you cannot divide us. and we'll be with ukraine until they prevail in this war. >> for the latest, let's go live to claudio lavanga in italy. we understand that the president also made comments on a potential cease-fire in the gaza war. >> reporter: good morning, frances. that's right, president biden essentially said he does not expect a cease-fire deal on gaza to be reached in the near future, especially after neither hamas nor israel have yet embraced his latest proposal. take a listen. >> the biggest hangup so far is hamas refusing to sign on, even though they have submitted something similar. whether or not it comes to fruition remains to be seen. we're going to continue to push. >> reporter: now while no breakthrough on the war in gaza is expected to come out of the

g7 summit, the first day of the summit, looked like very productive when it comes to the war in ukraine. now first of all, the g7 leaders approved biden's proposal to issue a $50 billion fund to ukraine up front that will be repaid in the future with the profit generated by the billions of dollars in russian frozen assets in the european union. and then, as you mentioned, president biden and the president of ukraine, zelenskyy, signed a bilateral security deal that will commit washington to provide military assistance to ukraine for the next ten years. well, now, biden said that that will help ukraine to defend itself and that their attacks in the future while president zelenskyy of ukraine says these pacts will be a bridge for ukraine's attempts to join nato in the future, frances? >> claudio, thank you. at that same press convince at the d 7, president biden was

ag7, president biden was asked about his son hunter. he indicated he would not pardon hunter, adding he wouldn't commute his sentence either. the president expressed support for his son. >> i'm extremely proud of my son hunter. he has overcome an addiction. he's one of the brightest, most decent men i know. >> the younger biden's trial drew attention to his time as a crack cocaine addict. a sentencing date has not yet been set. former president trump returned to capitol hill on thursday, it's his first visit since the january 6 attack. the presumptive gop nominee gt g got a very warm welcome from his party. many top republicans have been critical of mr. trump since january 6, but that's not what we saw yesterday. >> reporter: that is for sure,

dp frances. the clear message was one of party unity. the former president spoke himself, saying that he is with the party 1,000%. a source inside the closed door meeting says former president trump offered to do virtual town halls for members who are facing tough races and stressed that republicans should not attack one another. this was the first time since 2020 the former president met with top senate republican mitch mcconnell, who has criticized mr. trump sharply since january 6 but who recently endorsed him for office. how was to seeing the former president? >> we had a good meeting. >> reporter: what does it say that even mcconnell was in the room? >> yeah, we're republicans. at the end of the day we want to win elections. i mean, we're in politics. >> reporter: a source in the room tells nbc news that mr. trump brought up the host city

for the republican national convention, calling milwaukee a horrible city. the trump campaign denied that reporting, saying mr. trump was referring specifically to violent crime and voter fraud. president biden responded by sharing this photo, saying, i happen to love milwaukee. donald trump will be sentenced in his hush money case four days before the convention begins next month. two sources tell nbc news, preparations are being made at mar-a-lago and in milwaukee, in case former president trump is not able to attend the convention in person. frances? >> wow, unprecedented, okay. thank you so much, alice. now to a major ruling from the supreme court. their first decision on reproductive rights since the overturning of roe versus wade. the justices deciding to maintain full access to a widely-used abortion medication. here's nbc's laura jarret. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. supreme court diving back into the battle over reproductive

rights, unanimously rejecting an effort to roll back kmoe most c drug. a group of anti-abortion advocates and doctors filed suit, saying the fda didn't do enough to evaluate the drug's safety risks. the biden administration pointing out it was approved by t the fda as safe and effective more than 20 years ago, the justices taking no position on all that, instead, finding the plaintiffs, who don't prescribe or use mifepristone, don't have the standing to sue. justice kavanaugh says they want to make mifepristone more difficult for others to obtain, but that does not establish

standing. lawyers for those plaintiffs disappointed, but not deterred. >> we were hoping for a different ruling from the supreme court. and that means that we still have work to do. >> reporter: had the high court not stepped in, access to the pill would have been limited significantly. a possibility brought into even sharper focus now that the justices have eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, and southern states have mostly banned the procedure, prompting more women to turn to medication abortion they can receive in the mail. >> if the court had restricted mifepristone back to the early days of approval, where you needed to go in person, that would have been a disaster. >> reporter: this, as democrats try to leverage the current landscape ahead of the november election. forcing a vote to protect in-vitro fertilization. senator tammy duckworth had two kirn w children with the help of ivf.

>> every woman deserves to be called mama without being called a criminal. >> reporter: just two republicans voting in favor of the the bill. alabama caused an uproar, causing ivf clinics to temporarily shut downou out of fear of lawsuits. many say they support ivf but saying that a bill to protect it is overkill. >> there is no state in the united states of america that prohibits a woman from growing her family through ivf. >> reporter: the court is still not done, with one more opinion having to do with a conflict potentially between federal law that requires life-saving abortion and a law in idaho with is a near total ban on the procedure. out west, scorching temperatures and strong winds are fueling a destructive wildfire north of phoenix. it's devoured more than 166

acres and is still 0% contained. at least six homes have been destroyed and many residents were forced to evacuate. the blaze was sparked wednesday outside of the town of wickenburg, arizona. the fire, officials say, was human caused and is under investigation. let's check in with angie lassman. what more can we expect this weekend? >> hi, frances. happy friday. this weekend, as we roll through your saturday and sunday, it's going to be hot in a couple places across the country. today we have the southwest ending up into the triple digits once again for places like phoenix. shreveport into the mid-90s, and even tallahassee going to see temperatures well into the 90s as we get into tomorrow. hot and humid across this region, but we really turn up the heat into parts of the east next week. take a look at cincinnati monday and tuesday. high 90s. detroit 96 monday. something to watch with these

temperatures really surging. we'll have the potential for strong storms stretched across the northeast with 31 million people at risk d thunderstorms f philadelphia and boston this afternoon. and that's a look at your forecast, frances, back to you u >> thank you, angie. coming up, the massive payout tesla shareholders just gave elon musk. plus apple, and a.i. ghtweig, the right ingredients make all the difference. new herbal essences sulfate free is now packed with plant-based ingredients your hair will love. like pure aloe. and camellia flower oil. and none of the things it won't. hair feels deeply nourished,

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cnbc's arabile gumede is here to break it all down for us. good morning, arabile. >> yeah, good morning, frances. let's get to that elon musk pay package. $56 billion u.s. that's how much shareholders are willing to, you know, part ways with, to say well, that's the amount that was agreed back in 2018. that's the amount that elon musk should get. let's remember that with regard to this pay package, a court said that this pay package should not be given to elon musk because it was unfair, didn't make sense at the time, then they decided we're just going to hold a second vote anyway. the second vote has gone the way of elon musk and he's set to receive that $56 billion. but there is a high possibility that it's going to go to court again. the same judge could then say okay, you've chosen to really take this on. now you can have it your way, or it can say no, this is still incorrect. and perhaps not let it happen. so there's still a few

contentious issues. but just imagine you've just seen ukraine get $50 billion, actually, from the world and the g7 meeting. $50 billion to a whole country, elon musk is going to get that and a little bit more on his own. on the other side, apple reaching that number one spot when it comes to its valuation. so pausing microsoft ever so slightly. it's the $3 trillion club. this is bound to change over some time. it's all because after that a.i. announcement by apple, investors are a little bit more impressed. the proof of the pudding isn't all in the eating, and you might want to take a bite out of apple to get right with that. >> arabile, thanks for the breakdown. up next, the panthers skating, you know, on their way, one step closer to a stanley cup sweep. and will emotis onrun high at the box office? the big expectations for inside-out 2. ng with hair damag? just like i was.

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