a massive multi-state manhunt draws to an end. the race for the white house heats up. the first departbate less than week away.

but one of the biggest challenges, the a.i. misinformation. deadly fires and flooding. tropical storm alberto claiming at least four lives after making landfall in mexico. while deadly wildfires burn out of control in new mexico. as we dive into the summer season, important safety tips for parents. we'll hear from a dad who leaped to the rescue to save his toddler from drowning. and get ready for the ultimate monster mash. our first look at the universe bringing thrills and chills. the new park in orlando. it's friday, june 21st. "early today" starts right now. good morning, glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. we begin with good news out of arkansas, where authorities caught up with a murder suspect after a manhunt that covered several state. stacy lee drake was arrested around 50 miles outside of little rock. the habitual criminal was wanted for up to four murders in

oklahoma and alabama. as priya sridhar reports, it's welcome news. >> reporter: a convicted felon and suspected killer is in custody. >> if you look at his criminal history, he was continuously escalating his violent behavior. >> reporter: before being arrested, police say 50-year-old stacy lee drake was last seen on surveillance video tuesday outside of an arkansas motel 6. arkansas state police, who are leading the investigation, say drake is connected to crimes across several states. in oklahoma, police say he's a person of interest in last week's murder and carjacking of phillip emerson. >> at least two people have been shot. >> reporter: he's also wanted in connection to two murders at a gas station about 200 miles away. in alabama, the tuscaloosa county sheriff is now revealing drake is a suspect in a murder they, too, are investigating.

they say he was there for a few weeks, using a fake name, when he shot and killed russell andrews last month. his son russell junior says he was beloved. >> he was a very kind and passion in the person. >> reporter: drake has an extensive criminal history spanning decades and multiple states that include convictions for robberies, carjacking and assault. he's off the streets and behind bars. >> i can sleep better at night knowing that he's not going to hurt anybody else. >> reporter: priya sridhar, nbc news. >> there was travel chaos in the tri state area after amtrak and new jersey transit trains in and out of new york city were halted for hours thursday. an overhead power outage at penn station caused mass cancellations. a brush fire in secaucus caused cancellations for new york and philly. delays continued for the rest of the day. frustrating commuters during this tough heat wave.

also the high temperatures are forcing amtrak trains to drive slower, which will cause delays for at least the rest of the week. we have new details about the first presidential debate. after a coin toss, former president trump will deliver the final closing statement when he faces off against president biden next week. this comes as a viral video battle intensifies between the campaigns. here's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: the video went viral faster than usual. president biden at the g7 assumption in italy surrounded by world leaders, appearing to wander off before being pulled back. another camera angle showed the president was actually trying to greet skydivers who just finished the demonstration, but conservative media equipmently amplified the first angle. the biden campaign is calling it a cheap fake. what is a cheap fake?

>> cheap fakes are deceptive deceptively-edited videos. >> reporter: this is biden's deputy campaign manager overseeing the digital war, saying the trump campaign is taking videos out of context. >> we have to be more aggressive about monitoring, intervening, and taking action against it, because it's a center piece of how he's communicating. >> reporter: that g7 video is one of belong a string of clips. the trump campaign is arguing there's nothing wrong with highlighting videos that are not digitally edited like this one of president biden standing still at a fundraiser before president obama leads him off stage. and another where he stood still while people danced around him during a juneteenth celebration. the white house says the president did not freeze in these incidents but was enjoying the moments. the trump campaign telling us -- >> the biden campaign is trying

to convince the public not to believe their own eyes. we are posting these videos for the world to see. >> reporter: the trump campaign arguing the biden team hassic at thatten the former president's out of context. the. >> we're going to put a 100% tariff on every single car that comes across the line. now if i don't get elected it's going to be a bloodbath. >> then he said if he loses, there's going to be a bloodbath. >> it's called the bloodbath hoax, taking my words completely out of context. >> reporter: there's always been misinformation during campaigns. but this cycle, cyber experts expect more of it. current and former officials tell nbc news that the fbi and department of homeland security have no firm plan to alert the public about deep fakes or other false information during the 2024 election, unless it's clearly coming from a foreign

actor. a digital battlefield, raising questions about free speech, censorship and partisan politics. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, wilmington, delaware. now for a big announcement from the manhattan district attorney. the office is dropping most of the charges against the protesters arrested in april. they were arrested after occupying hamilton hall on manhattan campus amid a wave of pro-palestinian protests. 31 out of 46 cases were dropped due to lack of evidence. the rest are due in court in j july. top american and israeli offi officials met in washington amid rising tensions between benjamin netanyahu and the biden white house over the delivery of munitions for the war in gaza. >> reporter: amid increasing tensions between the u.s. and israel over the war in gaza, a meeting between secretary of state antony blinken and

national security advisor jake sullivan, with two top israeli officials ins in washington. private disagreements spilled into the open during a video. >> it's inconceivable that in the past few months, the administration has been withholding weapons and ammunitions to israel, israel, america's closest ally. >> reporter: the administration has responded sharply. >> i'm not exactly sure what the prime minister is talking about or what he was trying to accomplish. our commitment to israel's security is sack row sanlts. we have proved that not just with words but with deeds. >> reporter: the u.s. says one shipment of 2,000-pound bombs to israel is under review. but all other military aid is flowing normally, with netanyahu expected to address congress next month, some democrats are questioning the israeli leeds he's motive for speaking out against his country's closest ally. >> the video released the other day suggests he's coming to the

united states to pick a fight, not to try to heal wounds. what i care about is israel's security. i don't really care about benjamin netanyahu's political fortunes. >> reporter: the war of words coming as the humanitarian situation in gaza continues to deteriorate. >> it's a perfect storm of really difficult circumstances. >> reporter: desperately-needed aid piling up in gaza's ports. workers unable to deliver it because of the danger. chris pollone, nbc news, washington. >> let's turn now to the coast-to-coast severe weather. parts of texas are still reeling from what was tropical storm alberto. the storm is blamed for at least four deaths in mexico where it first made landfall. we beach cont beach towns in texas were left under water. >> we're waiting for high tide to go down to drive through. >> reporter: so current status is trapped. >> yeah, yeah.

we're just a little bit stranded. >> and massive wievldfires continue to burn. the whipping winds fueling that fire also triggering this dust storm near albuquerque. low visibility leading to a ma massive pileup. meanwhile, millions are sweltering under a heat dome in bangor, maine. the heat index climbing to 106, the highest the city's ever recorded. and the heat could climb higher today. let's get to michelle grossmann for more on what we could expect. i thought we would start to winds down toward the end of the week, but we're not. >> oh, i know. we're going to see this heat continue into next week, and the july outlook looks above average as well. well above normal for this time of year. 64 million people from the great lakes to the ohio valley into the northeast and now the mid atlantic, looking at heat

alerts, heat advisories, heat warnings, and we're going to see temperatures soaring well into the 90s. you factor in the humidity, it's going to feel like 100 to 105. look at these numbers for today. temperatures into the 90s. 97 in st. louis. you factor in the humidity, it will feel like 96 in d.c. we're going to have air temperatures over the triple digits by sunday. this is what it looks like tomorrow, baltimore feeling like 1 107. feeling like 98 in new york city. find those cooling spots, and this is a look into next week, we're going to coo degrees.

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pool. the baby fell in the pool. >> reporter: 2-year-old mila shortridge swimming with family and friends when a fun weekend became a fight for survival. >> i actually was sitting, like in this very spot, right here. >> reporter: mila's father matthew says he was keeping a close eye on the pool when he briefly turned away. home surveillance video captured what happened next. >> heard my 10-year-old daughter scream out my younger daughter's name, mila! like that. and i knew immediately that bloodcurdling scream, what that meant. i saw my daughter mila floating in the pool with her head down and her arms like this. i immediately jumped into the pool. >> reporter: matthew and his wife amy, both medical professionals are also cpr certified. >> i immediately started mouth-to-mouth. i started breathing in her mouth, and my friend immediately started chest compressions. >> i heard a cry and her try to

cough. and when i heard that, my heart just filled with joy so much. that she was saved. and she was alive. >> reporter: mila survived. but the cdc says drowning remains the leading cause of death for children ages 1 through 4, and that number's on the rise, sparking by 28% between 2019 and 2022, which is why safety experts say layers of protection are crucial, starting with supervision. have adults take turns being the water watcher. and in public, always check for lifeguards and where they're stationed. next, barriers. residential pools need a fence and self-locking gate. and consider alarms on doors that lead outside. and finally, get cpr certified. >>'s vietsly important to do breaths as well to make sure oxygen is getting to the brain. we're talking about minutes when we're talking about a child

who's been in the water or anybody for that matter. >> reporter: experts says with the right knowledge and training lives like mila's can be saved. she spent one night in the hospital, but since then has made a full recovery. her parents and sister hope her story helps others. >> everybody needs to be around their little sister or brother that can't swim well. >> i want everyone possible to know cpr, because it really does save lives. >> cannot be reminded enough. our thanks to morgan chesky for that report. still to come, sabrina carpenter is embarking on a short and sweet toward. and travis scott was looking for someone so pick up the phone after a run-in with police in miami. we have the details right after this break. e details right afte this break. white? to art class? that's risky. art has no rules, mom. huh. white with coffee? a dangerous endeavor. white? to soccer? i'm not gonna slide tackle. he's gonna slide tackle. but now with tide oxi white, we can clean our white clothes without using bleach

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