she'll be a president our children can be look up to. she'll be a president that's respected by world leaders, because she already is. she'll be a president we can all be proud of. >> president biden paves the way for his own running mate. we're live in chicago with his heartfelt endorsement of kamala harris. and other big moments from night one of the democratic national convention. and the desperate search for survivors continues overnight after a powerful storm sinks a yacht off the coast of sicily. the man known as britain's bill gates and two americans among those still missing. a new twist in the george santos saga, how long the disgraced cong disgraced congressman could face behind bars. a troubling new sign for the economy. why more americans are worried they' they'll lose their job. remembering a television icon who reshaped daytime tv. and, are you too good for a role? how happy gilmore fans are

getting a chance to tee off alongside adam sandler as an extra in the sequel. it's tuesday, august 20th, "early today" starts right now. and good morning. i'm richard lui. it was an emotional night one for the democratic national convention. the night was full of tributes to outgoing president joe biden, who was the keynote speaker, as he celebrated his accomplishments and praised his haven't. the crowd kept erupting into chants of "we love you joe", and "thank you, joe". >> thank you, kamala. folks. >> the president wrapped up his speech by saying he would be the best volunteer the harris campaign had ever seen. nbc's alice barr joins us from chicago. good morning to you. the theme of night one of the convention seems certainly to be

celebrating joe biden. >> reporter: it absolutely was. good morning, richard. a lot of emotional tributes to president biden, as he passes the torch to his vice president. the nominee herself even made a surprise appearance last night. vice president kamala harris will officially accept her party's nomination thursday night. but she briefly spoke last night to celebrate president biden. she said the country is forever grateful to him for his historic leadership. and when president biden gave his keynote address, he thanked the american people and said he is optimistic about what's to come. >> i hope you know how grateful i am to all of you. i can honestly say, and i mean this from the, i give you my word as a biden. i'm honestly more optimistic about the future than i was when i was elected as a 29-year-old united states senator. i mean it. [cheers and applause]

folks, we just have to remember who we are. we're the united states of america! >> reporter: delegates also heard from other democratic leaders, like former secretary of state hillary clinton. she urged voters to help kamala harris finally break the highest glass ceiling and win this election. clinton also had this to say about former president trump. >> it is no surprise, is it, that he is lying about kamala's record. he's mocking her name and her laugh. sounds familiar. but we have him on the run now. >> reporter: tonight, as the convention continues, we'll hear from second gentleman doug emhoff. there will also be prime time addresses from former president barack obama and former first

lady michelle obama. it is a bold vision for america's future. >> thank you for that wrap-up. you can catch our full coverage of night two of the democratic convention that starts at 4:00 p.m. eastern on nbc news now. the dnc got off to a bit of a delayed start in part because of thousands of protesters a few blocks away. police tell our chicago station that four people were arrested after protesters tore down part of a barrier. aside from that clash with officers, the demonstrations were largely peaceful. an estimated 6,000 people marched through chicago's west side, demanding vice president harris commit to a cease-fire in gaza and an end to the united states' support of israel. protesters say if those demands are not met, the democrats cannot count on their votes. for the first time, u.s. intelligence officials are confirming iran was behind recent attempts to hack the trump campaign. the former president's campaign

first accused iran of hacking earlier this month. federal officials say iran sees both campaigns as an important target, accusing iran of increasingly aggressive activity this election cycle, including pfishing e-mails sent to long-time trump allies like roger stone. iran's u.n. mission denies those allegations. the state department says that israel has accepted a new cease-fire proposal. bri blinken saying the onus is on hamas to finalize details. it's not clear what's actually in this proposal. but hamas previously accused israel of adding unacceptable new conditions, including no full withdrawal from gaza. talks are set to later this week, but hamas said its representatives will not attend. right now, there's an urgent search under way this morning after a luxury yacht sank offer

t off the coast of sicily. 15 people were rescued. at least one person is dead. six people were missing, americans among those. for the latest, let's go straight to claudio lavanga, who is live in rome with the very latest. what do we know? >> reporter: good morning, richard. well, the search for the six people who are still missing after that tragedy yesterday resumed early this morning, but i spoke to the director of the civil protection agency in sicily who confirmed their identities. they are mike lynch, who is a british tech entrepreneur, who's being branded on uk media as the british bill gates, his 18-year-old daughter also a lawyer, based in new york. chris morbilo and his wife and jonathan bloomer, an international chairman at morgan stanley and his wife. now, while divers are still looking for their bodies at this point, the authorities are asking questions on how is it

possible that a 183-foot super yacht just overturned and sank in a matter of minutes. now eyewitnesses told italian media that at about 5:00 in the morning on monday, a massive storm and waterspouts battered the area where the yacht was anchored, very close to the coast of sicily. close to palermo, and then, when the storm passed a few minutes later, the boat simply was gone. now 15 people were rescued by another yacht that was anchored nearby, including a british mother and a 1-year-old, her 1-year-old baby. she said they were just sleeping in the cabin when all of a sudden the boat overturned, and they found themselves in the water. in the meantime, divers continue to search for the bodies of the six missing, including chris mobilo, a lawyer and his wife. >> thank you for the latest on that breaking story. two teenagers now charged with murder in the killing of

general hospital actor johnny wactor. robert barselo and sergio estrada were charged with murder and grand theft. one faces additional charge. wactor was gunned down in may after interrupting the theft of his car's catalytic converter. former congressman george santos has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud. he was found to have defrauded voters in the 2020 new york state race where he largely fabricated his own back story. our ryan noebels was in the courtroom. >> reporter: former congressman george santos speaking to a crowd of supporters outside his guilty plea. >> i understand there are legal consequences for my actions. and i accept them fully. >> reporter: the embattled republican who became the first sitting member of congress to be

booted by office by liihis own colleagues in more than 20 years pleaded guilty to two charges. wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. this after he was indicted on dozens of charges. throughout his legal woes, he defiantly said he was the victim of political prosecution. >> it's clear to me now that i allowed ambition to cloud my judgment, leading me to make decisions that were unethical. >> george santos stood in the courthouse right behind me and finally, under oath, told the truth. >> reporter: a virtual unknown, santos rode a republican wave into office in 2022, with a resume that was built on lies. he bragged about cutting million dollar business deals that didn't exist and boasted about being a star volleyball player, a sport he never played. a scathing house ethics report accused him of deceiving his donors and using campaign cash to fund his lavish lifestyle. congressman, what do you say to

your constituents? >> excuse me. you guys got to get out of my way. >> reporter: but despite the embarrassing public spectacle, santos refused to go away quietly. he was active on social media and sold hundreds of personalized videos to fans on cameo. >> let's talk about botox for a second. >> reporter: he is scheduled to be sentenced in fbiebruary and could face up to 22 years behind bars. we're going to turn to the catastrophic flood emergency in the northeast, as heavy rain battered new jersey, new york, and connecticut. at least three people died, including two in the town of oxford, connecticut, after being swept away by raging floodwaters. some 10 inches of rain fell in just 12 hours there, destroying roads and bridges and submerging cars. and in neighboring danbury, homes and businesses were threatened by mudslides. first responders rescuing more than 100 people. >> our hearts go out to those that lost their lives.

we're doing everything we can to make sure, i can't tell you this will never happen again, i can tell you we're going to make sure we make it less frequent and make sure it's less severe, and that's something we're working on every day. >> while new york's suffolk county saw 7 inches of rain in three hours. let's go to angie lassman who's tracking heat alerts across south. good morning to you. >> good morning. you've got that right. plenty of heat to go around across the south. 30 million people under alerts as temperatures will be well above normal across parts of texas, specifically in the gulf coast with high 90s, if not triple digits expected today. 101 for dallas. notice how cool it is in chicago. that's where the nice, comfortable conditions are settling in. richmond headed to low 80s. warm days across the south and mild conditions across the midwest and northeast. we'll see triple digits on tap

for texas we get into tomorrow. looking ahead to the weekend, low 80s on thursday in washington, d.c. meanwhile, across the state of florida, a bit of rain to track. we've got some of the showers that will be kind of in and out here as the day goes on. the good new d birmingham. 95 degrees in new orleans. 85 in memphis. and that's a look at your forecast, richard. back to ou. >> thank you, angie. see new a bit. coming up, the new legal trouble brewing for ticketmaster, and why more out sians say they're worried ablong their job and what it could mean for the economy. a? try dawn powerwash dish spray. it removes 99% of grease and grime in half the time.

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"donohue". for almost 30 years, phil donohue led a lively, informative talk show. he elevated the genre to issues. >> we grew up with the gay rights movement. we grew up with the anti-war movement. >> reporter: no subject was off limits. >> do you feel that discussions of sex might be useful and positive and help promote a healthy society? >> reporter: or at the end, too salacious. >> it's more competitive. >> reporter: as the syndicated show moved from dayton, ohio, to chicago, to new york, he was the first to let his audience ask questions. >> our radical idea was called democracy. >> reporter: yet, it was his incisive probing and energy that made him the king of daytime talk, earning 20 emmy awards and

a pea bod body. he moved to cable but never duplicated his success. president biden, who awarded him the presidential medal of freedom. >> he rose to transform television. >> reporter: called him an icon. a father of five, donohue married twice, including 44 years to actress marlo thomas. >> the most important moment is that first moment. i mean, it certainly was with me, when i walked in the greenroom on the day that she was a guest. >> reporter: a television pioneer who got america talking. anne thompson, nbc news. >> thanks for watching "early today." i'm richard lui. go out and have a great tuesday.

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