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it's friday, may 209. coming up on "early today," breaking overnight, reports of debris and passenger belongings found from egyptair flight 804. new details ahead. fresh attacks from the donald, clinton saying he is not qualified. the latest insults, next. phil mickelson, insider trading. congress chanting shame, shame, shame. isis as a fighter, and goodbye to a story telling legend. "early today" starts right now. good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. we have breaking news on egyptair flight 804.
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jiptd sh egyptian air said parts of the plane have been found. nbc news is working on multiple fronts. it is a significant update, given the likelihood of finding the black boxes among the wreckage. 66 people departed shortly before it was going to land in cairo. there were some sort of explosion on that plane, while no americans were on board, the u.s. has joined great britain, prance a france and france. there has been no claim of responsibility for the missing plane. u.s. intelligence sources say the passenger manifest found no one on the u.s. terror watch list. and nbc's kier simmons is joining us with the latest. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning.
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spoken it a spokes person for the ministry of defense in egypt and she is told by that person that they are absolutely sure that the wreckage that they have found in the mediterranean sea, about 180 miles north of alexandria is from plight 804, which took off from here in paris, and went down we know around 30 minutes before it was supposed to land in cairo. meanwhile, reuters is reporting, alex, multiple u.s. agencies are telling it that from satellite imagery, there is no evidence and actual fact of an explosion. the confusion there between what we were being told yesterday, that there was evidence from data that there may have been some kind of explosion may be explained by who is looking, where the monitoring is coming from. it may be explained by the kind of monitoring. maybe satellite imagery versus
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other kinds of ability to look at what is happening on board a plane. we don't know. but it does raise the question about whether indeed there was an explosion on that plane, and that is being behind perhaps the urging of u.s. officials to reuters saying to be cautious about reporting that perhaps there may have been a bomb on board. the french here, too, alex, saying that too. urging caution, they do not know at this stage what caused this plane to go down. >> you've got to wonder what folks in paris are saying and how they're feeling, they had charlie hebdo, p the november terrorism. this plane took off from charles de gaulle airport. >> reporter: yeah, exactly ae. they're holding their breath. there are french family whose are waiting anxiously in a terrible position. many of them have gone to cairo waiting for news of their loved ones on board. the rest of france really
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holding its breath, waiting to hear what caused this, because we know that if it was caused by some kind of terror related device, then that will raise so many questions about the airport behind me here, and as you mentioned, after the charlie hebdo attack, after the paris attack, for there to be a breach in security at this airport would be a real blow, particularly given the fact that they thought that they had increased security, including removing the security clearance of a number of airport workers. that said, again, we don't know. it is possible for a plane to go down without a distress signal, even to suffer an explosion, and for it not to be terrorism related. >> you mentioned those 15 french nationals and their families and loved ones are waiting anxiously. kier simmons, many thanks. so the possibility the plane crashed from an act of terror puts renewed attention on the
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vulnerability that flying here at home, including the potential threat of an airport insider. now u.s. airports like los angeles international are stepping up as a precaution. tsa agents are being called on to assist, just days after a tsa shortage created these enormous lines. candidates could not be more different following the plane's disappearance. donald trump took to twitter to claim it was an act of terror, and hillary clinton was quick to react. >> he says a lot of things that are provocative that make the important tax sk, bringing everybody to the table and defeating terrorism more difficult. when you say you're going to bar all muslims, you're sending a message to the muslim world and to the terrorist. i've concluded he is not
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qualified to be the president of the united states. >> well, trump held his ground and went after her comments. he said there is no way the flight wasn't blown up by terrorists. >> so today we had a terrible tragedy, and she came up, and she said that donald trump talked about radical islamic terror im. she used a different word because she doesn't want to use that term. i said what just happened 12 hours ago. a plane got blown out of the sky. if anybody thinks it wasn't blown out of the sky, you're 100% wrong. >> here is what he said just moments ago on msnbc "morning joe." >> we cannot continue to let things like this happen. we are being taken advantage of by radical islamic terrorists, and we are -- this world is changing. another couple of planes go down, you're going to have a
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depression worldwide, the likes of which you've never seen. >> meanwhile, a new poll shows the majority of republicans, 80% want their party to unify behind donald trump. that same poll has trump and clinton with soaring levels of unpopulari unpopularity. 55 trump, 52, clinton. bernie sanders is the only candidate to have a higher favorable rating among voters, 41%. however, when asked who they believe would win the democratic nomination, 83% say hillary clinton, just 14% thought sanders could win. with clinton on the verge of sewing up the nomination, ugly conflict at the democratic convention, plans to offer a major concession to sanders on a key platform committee. oklahoma lawmakers that would effectively ban abortion in their state. the first of its kind bill would make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion, and events
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punishable by up to three years in prison and the revoking of their medical licenses. abortion rights group say the bill is unconstitutional since roe v. wade, five days to approve or veto the bill. grand jury released a report how oklahoma carries out death sentences, corrections department officials at all levels filed to ensure the right drugs were being used. it was spark by the botched execution of charles warner in 2015, and the aborted execution of richard gossep, who was nearly given the wrong drug that same year. well, the s.e.c. says fill mickelson will not be charged for an insider trading scheme. it involves stock of dairy company dean foods, based on a tip, he bought 200,000 shares and made $1 million. he was charged as a relief
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department, and will pay back all ill-gotten gains. he is pleased the matter is over. that's what the spokesman says. a vote during an amendment that would have barred hiring federal contractor whose discriminate against the lgbt community. that vote was scheduled for two minutes, it looked like it was going to pass, but then the clock didn't stop. it was held open for an additional six minutes, while republicans convinced a few of their own to switch their vote. in the end, the measure was defeated by one single vote and this is how the democrats reacted. there you hear it, shame, shame, shame, democratic shawn patrick maloney tweeted every single republican who voted against my amendment should be ashamed of themselves. your children will remember your hate. that's one way to get into
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conditions, and then temperatures drop through the weekend. >> i have to go to a wedding in l.a. on sunday. will it be good for my friend? >> cooler than normal. maybe some showers. >> they say that's good luck, though. >> that's to make up for the rain. >> thank you, bill. saying goodbye to a tv legend who didn't even like being on tv. plus a different kind of atm cash withdrawal. you're watching "early today." anything happen. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair works... ...in one week. with the... fastest retinol formula available. it's clinically proven to work on fine lines and... ...even deep wrinkles. "one week? that definitely works!" rapid wrinkle repair. and for dark spots, rapid tone repair.
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leading the news in the news observer, a company offering a tesla for every employee. >> they should do that here too. >> right. in a unique effort for talent, they're offering them a new tesla free, they're going to lease them. the coe says it is the most cost-effective way of doing great recruiting, rather than headhunters. on our in nbc affiliate in texas, an 11 year old jake, emery texas, this is his favorite barbecue place everyday, and of course, he gets a free serving of ribs. veterans can discuss medical
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marijuana as a treatment option with doctors in states where it is legal. congress approved that measure today, lawmakers believe marijuana can help veterans deal with pain and ptsd. 23 states and the district of columbia have legalized medical marijuana. the nigerian army says a second girl has been rescued. they rescued her along with 97 women and children held captive by that group. boca haram fighter also killed during the mission. 217 school girls remain missing. the nfl will reimburse taxpayers for its paid patri patriotism scheme. it paid various for recruitment purposes. a color-blind art teacher given the ultimate gift. he found out he was color-blind
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at the anyone of 40, when a former student discovered he couldn't see the vibrant colors in his paintings. a video chat went viral, prompting the company to send him an indoor boar. that's cool. can you imagine that? >> there he is right there, he goes whoa. >> whoa. amazing. >> i didn't know they made them. tsa administrator will meet with officials were chicago's o'hare airport along with senator dick durbin and mayor ramp -- rahm emanuel, in the wake of the egypt air crash. happy birthday to busta rhimes, turning 44. scandal actor, tony gold win, 56, and actor, cher, is 70. happy birthday to my son, too. can i say that. oh, i just did. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm alex witt. thanks for watching "early
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today." have a great weekend. a deadly crash on the bay bridge
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-- multiple lanes are shutdown... mike inouye is tracking the affect its having on your breaking news, a deadly crash on the bay bridge. multiple lanes are shut down. we are tracking the effect it's having on 0 your morning commute. overnight, passengers' belongings from that egyptair plane that went down found in the mediterranean. shake-up at san francisco police. greg suhr steps down after another deadly-involved officer shooting. the boys in teal have done it again. sharks are in unchartered territory at the shark tank. "today in the bay" starts right now. that will put you in a good mood on a friday morning. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we do h

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