it's thursday, september 10th, coming up on "early today," breaking news overnight, massive floods are causing thousands to be evacuated in japan. revealed for the first time -- the booby-trapped nightmare of bombs and explosives that filled movie theater shooter james holmes' apartment. and donald trump launch as full-scale of attacks of insults. >> we have stupid people and incompetent people run our operation. then funding for planned parenthood comes under fire. is america ready to take in 5,000 migrants and refugees. and it's football night in america as the nfl season begins right here on nbc. "early today" starts right now. good morning, i'm dara brown. right now disaster across the

pacific. in japan, unprecedented rain broke a levee 36 miles north of tokyo. an opening 90 yards long that sent water to envelope a residential neighborhood. people are desperately waving from rooftops, hoping to be spotted by helicopters overhead. the tropical storm is ripping through the country, dropping 20 inches of rain in 72 hours. 100,000 people have been forced to evacuate. one official called this an urgent situation. and grave danger may still be approaching. meanwhile, eastern sicily is dealing with its own torrential rain, flooding turned a main street there into a fast-running river stranding people in their homes and shops. forcing people to abandon cars and seek shelter. revealed for the first time, a horrifying new look inside the apartment of a mass murderer. and it was rigged to blow. now that the trial for convicted aurora, colorado theater shooter

james holmes is over, an erie view of what was inside his apartment. 16 bombs, four incendiary devices. along with smokeless powder, bullets and napalm. according to court testimony, the place was wired to kill through a massive explosion and fire, these pictures were captured by a robot. during the trial, holmes laid out his sickening plan to preoccupy first responders, and it included leaving prerecorded music playing loudly in his apartment. the goal was to bait someone into entering his home. one of the neighbors testified that she approached his front door, said she knocked and had her hand on the doorknob, but decided to call the police instead. right now, the showdown over the iran nuclear deal is dominating 2016 campaign trail. gop presidential candidates donald trump and ted cruz along with sarah palin came together at the capitol for a rally against the nuclear agreement. trump didn't go into details

about why he thinks the deal is so bad. but he did make some big promises. >> we are led by very, very stupid people. very, very stupid people. it will change. we will have so much winning if i get elected, that you may get bored with winning. >> at the same time, arizona senator john mccain gave a blistering critique of the iran deal on the senate floor. but also on the floor, was democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders. he detailed his support for the nuclear agreement. fellow candidate hillary clinton also came out in support of the deal yesterday. she also had a very clear message for iran's leaders. >> as president i will take whatever actions are necessary to protect the united states and our allies. i will not hesitate to take military action if iran attempts to obtain a nuclear weapon.

>> right now, president obama has 42 senators supporting the iran nuclear deal. that's enough to block any measure of disapproval. as the world copes with the escalating refugee crisis overseas, u.s. officials are at odds over what the united states can and should do to help. this video out of hungary has captured the world's attention this morning, a camera woman was filmed actually kicking refugees running past her. she was also seen deliberately tripping a man carrying a small child, he falls to the child, angry but unhurt. the camera woman worked for a far right-wing television station and was fired on the spot. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. how is the white house responding to the refugee crisis? >> well they're trying to figure it out right now. how many refugees might the u.s. be able to take in. how soon? how will they get here? those are details that the administration is discussing right now. but it's clear this is a hu

humanitarian crisis, and it may be about to hit our border. >> they're fleeing syria in droves, four million so far and another seven million displaced inside that country. europe can't handle them all. >> how can president obama say it is our moral obligation to do what we can to prevent the worst atrocities in our world, but refuses to do anything. >> lawmakers aren't sure what to do. >> what our role is in trying to help resolve it, frankly is unclear to me at this moment. >> the obama administration is looking at bringing some refugees here. >> we are committed to increasing the number of refugees that we take. and we are looking hard at the number that we can specifically manage. >> but there are security concerns. >> we don't obviously put it past the likes of isil to infiltrate operatives among these refugees. >> but the real solution may be

political. stopping the conflict. >> bring about a peaceful solution to the war. because that's what's driving these refugees. to flee. >> but for now, there is really no timetable on how quickly the u.s. might make a decision at all. sarah? >> thanks so much for that report. to arizona, state police call it terrorism. overnight investigators revealed a 10th shooting incident in 12 days, targeting cars and drivers along i-10. the most recent yesterday. hundreds of thousands of people drive through there every day. luckily no one has died, but police say whoever is behind it is trying to frighten or kill somebody. a $20,000 reward is being offered. new investigation investigators. looking into a high school hit on a ref. officials want to review the school's football culture. two players were suspended from the team and the schools. an assistant coach who may have

said something to prompt the attack was put on administrative leave there are allegations the official used racial slurs, his attorney denies that claim. nfl fans -- tonight is the night. it's been 220 days, seven hours and five minutes since super bowl xlix not that we've been counting. the quest for super bowl l starts tonight on nbc with the steelers taking on the patriots. while most of us are fans of the game, there's this -- the american gaming association estimates $95 billion will be wagered on college and pro games this coming season. but only $2 billion will be at legal sports books in nevada. nbc's jay gray is live outside gillette stadium in foxborough, massachusetts. jay, what an exciting day. the backdrop to all the hype -- deflategate. >> finally, dara, game day is here. and i don't know where the rest of the fans are, it's pretty early. sun just up here. but never too early for a tailgate, we've got breakfast

burgers and brats on the grill. after an off-season that you talk about for many fans left a bad taste in their mouth. >> pass is intercepted at the goal line. >> they left the field last season as champions. >> a lot of bright sunshine right now in foxborough and all over new england. >> tonight the patriots and their fans will celebrate, hanging a fourth super bowl banner inside gillette stadium. >> it will be pandemonium. pandemonium. it always is. but i think tomorrow is going to be a special day. >> but still, not the end of controversy and court battle that have plagued the patriots and the nfl this off-season. deflategate, and nfl commissioner roger goodell's four-game suspension of quarterback tom braidy. followed by brady's legal challenge and a judge throwing out the suspension. >> i'll be excited to run out there thursday night. obviously been a long seven months for everybody. >> the legal battle will last even longer. goodell saying the nfl will file

an appeal. tonight for the first time as commissioner, he will not attend the first game of the season. but more than 68,000 fans will fill the stadium. millions more will watch on nbc. many hoping tonight's kickoff will take some of the air out of deflategate. renewed questions about spygate and any other gate that doesn't lead to play on the field. >> then you start talking about football again and that's what we need. >> it starts right here, tonight. >> that's right, the patriots and the steelers right here, beautiful morning, great morning for a cookout, if you will. but look, the forecast calling for rain and it will likely continue throughout the game. but it won't wash away what should be a great start to the season. dara, thank you. >> thanks, jay, let's hope you keep the grill hopping. the steelers versus the patriots, coverage begins at 7:30 eastern, 4:30 pacific here on nbc. it is the longest official

one-word place name in europe. containing 58 letters, a town in wales which i won't try to pronounce, but a welsh weatherman did it without breaking a sweat. >> just up the road from. [ [ indiscernible ] the temperature got to 21 celsius. >> pretty amazing. let's bring in nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> i think he was gargling halfway through that. he purposely wanted to say it i've never heard of it before, this was like a first and i know it's pretty cool, but -- don't want to give him too much credit. >> i couldn't say it. >> it was pretty smooth. we are watching yesterday another hot day in california, thunderstorms popping up. the beaches near l.a. had to be closed because of lightning. not a lot of moisture is crossing the border. a little bit here in southern arizona, tucson, we had showers overnight. we're dry in phoenix and towards

yuma. some of the moisture will be trying to sneak up throughout the day. it's going to continue to be very hot, no question about that whatsoever. we should be watching temperatures just as warm as yesterday in many spots of central california, no clouds to protect you from the sun's rays. the western warmth continues, we should be record high today possible, sacramento, 108 is the temperature forecast. the old record was 102 for this date. medford you'll be close to your record, and fresno you'll be close. shouldn't get there in vegas or palm springs.rd heat from reddi areas like fresno. and in case you were wondering, in our country, 45 characters is the longest place name, south of worster is place called webster,

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evacuating. >> that calm voice, captain chris henkey, a pilot with 42 years of experience. >> there was a loud bang and the aircraft sort of veered to the left. because we had a third pilot. he actually opened the door and went down into the cabin. saw how serious it was. >> at the airport, people watching in horror. >> as emergency crews raced towards the jet, passengers slide down on chutes. sprinting for safety. including lisa dunn. >> i looked behind me and there's the engine the size of a house and it is the flames are just hundreds of feet into the air. >> dunn, one of 170 people on board the boeing 777 as it accelerated down a vegas runway after 4:00 p.m. tuesday, carrying enough fuel for the 10-hour flight to london when the left engine failed. licking the windows, but not entering the cabin, thick black smoke. four ntsb investigators are on the ground. most interested in why the

suppression system intended to extinguish an engine fire apparently didn't work. a terrifying end to one of captain henkey's last flights. he had been set to retire in a matter of days. >> let's get down to business now with cnbc's landon dowdy. >> the markets look to rebound after giving up gains on wednesday. the dow falling 239 points, a 411-point swing from the day's high. on some anxiety over whether the fed will raise interest rates next week. look for data today on unemployment and import prices. apple's new products failed to impress investors,s stock falling 2%. analysts say new features on the iphone 6 s may not be enough to get people to upgrade. they say the ipad pro is too big and too similar to microsoft's surface tablet. and toys 'r' us steps up its game ahead of the holiday shopping season.

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a game-time home anywhere the eighth and then came the hammer. >> cespedes 1 for 3, high deep drive left center field, way back it goes, coming to the wall -- kiss it good-bye! >> mets sweep the nats. from joy to pain, reds star joey vado at the plate, struck out twice and here he loses his mind as he is tossed from the game following a called strike. who plate umpire, he had to be restrained, settle down. reds go on to lose 5-4 to the pirates. dara, back to you. donald trump comments and carly fiorina's looks, plus more of the fallon timberlake bromance, as they reunite for the history of rap. unately, mane found a different kind of medicine that lowers blood sugar. imagine what it would be like to love your numbers.

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leading the news, "u.s.a. today," records show energy department struck by cyberattacks, a review of federal records obtained by the paper shows attacks have compromised u.s. energy department computer systems more than 150 times between 2010-2014. in politico trump mocks fear eno. insulting her appearance. saying quote, look at that face. would anyone vote for that? can you imagine that, the face of our next president? last night on fox's the kelly files, fiorina responded to comments. >> honestly, megan, i'm not going to spend a single cycle wondering what donald trump means, maybe, just maybe, i am getting under his skin a little

bit because i am climbing in the polls. no charges will be filed against three police officers for killing a man who threw rocks at them. the county prosecutor says there's no basis under the law to charge the officers with a criminal act. china has announced plans to land a first unmanned spacecraft on the dark side of the moon, according to the "associated press." the mission is expected to take place before 2020, making china only the third country behind the united states and russia to land a spaceship on the moon. here's a look at something you should not do while driving. this video is of a man driving a jeep while simultaneously using a selfie stick. he rear-ends the pickup truck ahead of him, sending the canoe on the back of the pickup truck through his windshield, luckily, he was not hurt. these selfies are creating a problem. >> do you have a selfie stick?

>> no. >> the selfie stick is little awkward. they need to do a mini drone, you take it out of your pocket, unfold it, your phone floats. >> don't they have the -- >> i want a patent by the end of the day. >> as we prepare for pope francis' historic visit to the u.s. here's a look back at another papal visit, pope john paul ii arriving. >> at the welcoming ceremony, the first of 49 speeches by john paul ii. will try to heal some of the wounds in a church that has been described as fractious. >> and today, it's a happy birthday to misty copeland, the first african-american soloist in the history of the american ballet theater, she turns 33. fox news bill o'riley is 66 and golf legend arnold palmer is 86 years young. happy birthday to all. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm dara brown with bill karins,

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february to celebrate super bowl 50 in san francisco-- the city-wide party, going on february to celebrate super bowl 50 in san francisco. the city wide party going on today. and if not now, then when? that's what families of gun violence victims are going to ask their lawmakers across the country. four homes in bay point newspaper flames, amazing images just into our newsroom. "today in the bay" starts right now. and a very good now thursday morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> and i'm sam brock. we're going to go straight to breaking news this morning. four homes newspaper flames, two burned to the ground. at least seven people were injured as firefighters continue to work to knock down massive flames, all this have happening right now off of a