can tim walz help rebuild the blue wall? kamala harris taps minnesota's governor for her own vp pick. they took the stage together for the first time overnight as they kick off a battleground blitz. we're live in d.c. as the race for the white house heats up. breaking overnight. a primary stunner in missouri. nbc news projecting that progressive congresswoman cori bush has lost her primary. why the outspoken member of the squad was ousted. debby's deluge. the deadly storm packing a potentially historic storm threat as it slides up the east coast. angie lassman is tracking the dangerous system. x not marking the spot for new ads, according to elon musk. why the platform formerly known as twitter is accusing hitters of coalescing around a boycott. plus, a preview of all the

action coming up on today on this wednesday august 7. "early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm frances rivera. we begin with a newly-formed democratic ticket. the vice president introducing her new running mate at a rally in philadelphia overnight. minnesota governor tim walz now finds himself in the national spotlight, as a possible successor to harris. nbc's brie jackson joins us now from d.c. good morning, brie. many americans probably never h have heard of tim walz. >> reporter: a poll released before the announcement found over 70% of americans had never heard of walz or did not have an opinion. walz won his governor's race in 2018 in a landslide. before that, he served for 12 years in congress and served in the national guard. the father of two was also a

schoolteacher and football coach. he's known for a progressive record, including paid family leave, and increasing tax credits for low-income families. former president trump has branded harris and walz as the most radical left duo in american history. and mr. trump's running mate, jd vance, who also campaigned in philadelphia made similar attacks. >> kamala harris is running as a san francisco liberal. she has governed as a san francisco liberal and has chosen a running mate who will be a san francisco-style liberal. >> like all regular people i grew up with in the heartland, jd studied at yale. had his career funded by silicon valley billionaires and wrote a best seller trashing that community. come on! that's not what middle america is. and i got to tell you. i can't wait to debate the guy. [cheers and applause]

that is, if he's willing to get off the couch and show up. >> and governor walz wrapped up his first day on the ticket appealing to his rural, midwest roots, promoting a camo hat that the campaign is now selling. and today harris and walz will begin their swing state tour with events in wisconsin and michigan. frances? >> brie jackson, thank you. we have a new round of primary results in this morning. missouri congresswoman, cori bush has lost her primary. bush, a member of the so-called progressive squad's opponent has the backing of pro-israel groups. wesley bell vowed to be a progressive and practical member of congress, saying he would be willing to reach across the aisle to get work done. meanwhile, in michigan, a showdown is set for one of the

most closely-watched senate races. democratic congresswoman, alyssa slotkin and the trump-backed mike rogers have easily won their primaries. new this morning, four people are facing murder charges in the death of devonte' mitchell outside a milwaukee hotel. the 43-year-old man died after he was pinned down by employees outside a hyatt regency hotel in june. the milwaukee county district attorney saying the charges were filed base on extensive etched and the autopsy report. arrest warrants have been issued for the four people involved. hamas has chosen a new political leader after ismail haniyeh was assassinated in iran last week. the group has selected yahya sinwar, believed to be a key architect of the october 7 attack on israel. the gaza-based sinwar has not been seen publicly since then. for the latest, let's turn to matt bodner. do we know what this means for truce talks? >> reporter: frances, good

morning. already the assassination of haniyeh complicated matters for the talks with some seeing him as a relatively moderate individual involved in the process and of course he himself was spearheading the negotiations for hamas. so the move represents something of a shift in the internal dynamics of the group. haniyeh did not live in gaza, for example, but sinwar does. and sinwar has remained in hiding there since october 7. sinwar is seen as a much more hard-line figure, and given his role in the october 7 attacks, his appointment as the political leader of hamas may further slow down these negotiations. israeli forces have been looking for him, though they have been unable to find him in gaza. all of that said, they've neither confirmed nor denied assassinating haniyeh. all of this coming as the world braces for a large-scale retaliation by iran against israel for haniyeh's killing. an imminent attack has been expected for days now, but there's been a flurry of economic activity aimed at preventing further escalation in the situation.

jordan has become a key center piece in the efforts, notably saying its airspace could not be used by either side in whatever comes next. reuters is reporting that v vladimir putin has passed a message to iran. >> matt, thank you. federal officials say they foiled a murder-for-hire plot against an american politician, possibly former president donald trump. pakistani national, merchant, he is under arrest for allegedly offering possible assassination scenarios to a confidential source in new york city this june. merchant later handed the source $5,000 in cash. the senior law enforcement official tells nbc news former president trump was a potential target of the plot, possibly revenge for the 2020 killing of a top iranian general. the epa has issued an emergency order to stop the use

of a pesticide that can harm fetuses. the herbicide known as dcpa is used to control weeds in a variety of crops. when a pregnant woman is exposed to it, it can cause changes to hormone levels which can result in low birth weight, impaired brain development, decreased iq and other serious issues. tropical storm debby could bring historic rainfall and catastrophic flooding to the southeast this week after slamming florida as a category 1 hurricane. the dangerous storm has killed at least six people. debby already submerging coastal areas of georgia and south carolina in floodwaters. crews have performed multiple water rescues to residents stranded in cars and homes. maggie vespa is in charleston, south carolina. >> reporter: debby's deluge unleashed on america's southeast coast. >> this is as bad as i've seen it. >> reporter: in florida, floodwaters swallow huge chunks of sarasota. while nearby, officials and a good samaritan rescue a woman

from a submerged car, carrying her to safety. the deadly tropical storm now slamming south carolina and georgia, dumping up to 14 inches of rain since sunday night, with several cars left stranded after water rescues there. >> my wife was like, maybe we should pack the car and get out of here, because we have a 3 month old at home. >> reporter: the rain set no fall for days, a once in a 1,000-year rain event. lots of whitecaps in the charleston harbor. can you see how choppy the water is. heavy bands of rain and wind have been rolling in. several tornados were reported. >> one of these tornados hit this arby's restaurant. and this is what's leflts. the insides of the restaurant completely gutted. tables, chairs, glass, bits of insulation scattered across the parking lot. >> reporter: the system moving at a stubbornly-slow 5 miles per

hour. >> bottom line is we need to you stay home until this passes. >> reporter: priscilla thompson is in georgia. >> here in savannah, the ground is so saturated, it has caused this sidewalk to buckle, toppling this massive tree, sending it crashing into this car and leaving the road here impassable. >> reporter: the storm is responsible for at least six deaths, five of them in florida with debby's wrath slated to last for days. nbc news, charleston. >> nbc meteorologist angie lassman is tracking the storm for us. >> we are far from done with tropical storm debby. right now winds are at 45 miles per hour. the rain still working its way in across the same regions it's been impacting for days and days. 16 million people included in flood alerts, especially keeping a close eye on savannah and charleston under flash flood warnings at this hour with more

rain on the way. the track of the system is going to sit offshore for a little while longer and bang ok offer t off to the north and west. it meanders off the south carolina coast for a number of days, bringing all the heavy rain to the inland areas of the mid atlantic and working its way to the north. between now and the end of the weekend we couldpick up another double digit as far as rainfall is concerned. more widespread amounts, 3 to 5 inches. flooding will be a maj concernor this afternoon.

mid-70s for new york. rain in the forecast from philly to washington, d.c. that's a look at the forecast, back to you. >> thank you, angie. gabby thomas left all challengers in the dust tuesday. >> gabby thomas comes off with power! and gabby thomas is running away from the field! it's gold for usa. >> the american runner improved on her tokyo performance in the women's 200-meter, grabbing gold with a dominant win over st. lucia. she is the first women olympian to take the gold in the 200-meter since 2012. and while nobody was looking, cole hocker made a mad dash for the record books. >> he ran for a major upset in the men's 1500-meter, accelerating from fifth to first place. hocker, a 30-1 long shot took the gold and set a new olympic record, beating britain's josh

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nbc's jay gray is there in paris, as he has been, watching all these athletes chase their dreams in ultimate french parisian style. [ laughter ] >> reporter: frances, good morning to you. let's fight through this. look, we are trying to give you a taste of the host city while continuing to show you some of team usa's kit. today we have the official beret. the competition for the americans in soccer, it's been as fresh as the bread in paris, and sweet as french wine. >> the light show is spectacular. >> reporter: inside olympic stadium. >> cole hocker on the inside! >> reporter: a stunning upset, cole hocker chasing down the reigning olympic champion and the current world champion, the two favorites in the 1500, surging from fifth to first, setting an olympic record as he

grabs gold. >> i'm still processing, but i just had the vivid thought of how my life just changed, and i can't even process that right now. >> reporter: no surprises in the 200. the strong start for favorite gabby thomas, running away from the rest of the field for her first olympic gold. >> i have never experienced anything like this. this is the happiest moment of my life. it ales it's a moment i'm going to remember forever. >> reporter: history remembered forever in hammer. silver, the first american ever to take home an olympic medal in the event. >> youngest american woman to ever wrestle at the molympics. >> reporter: and american amit elor, giving up only two points through the entire competition. the 20-year-old now the youngest wrestling gold medallist in u.s. olympic history. yeah, look. we've got a chance at more

medals today, especially on the oval and in the track stadium where you've got the men's 400 as well as the women's pole vault. look for team usa women's basketball back on the court, tipping it off this evening, looking to get to the semi-finals. and then you've got the men's volleyball team. they are playing in a match that would move them to the gold medal position to play for that gold medal. so frances, with that, i say to you, have a little baguette. >> you're missing something with that baguette and escargot. all right, [speaking in a global language] >> happy travels, great job. thanks so much for watching "early today." i'm frances rivera.

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