it's monday, july 25th. coming up, breaking overnight, a mass shooting at a florida nightclub involving teens. new details about the dnc chief and what bernie sanders has in store for his big speech tonight. >> a raging wild fire overtakes 33,000 acres in california we vakuations in effect. jeremy a bomb went off on the heel of a teen gunman who killed nine on friday. plus the shocking image of an attack by a tiger, the rocky road to the olympics.

"early today" starts right now. good morning everyone. i'm dara brown. a mass shooting occurred in fort myers, florida. at least two people have been killed and 14 to 16 others injured in a nightclub. the ages of the victims range from 12 to 27 years of age. police responded to the scene approximately 12:30 a.m. two other near by incidents were connect today the shooting. one person of interest have been detained. police are canvassing the area for those that may be involved. turning now to politics. disarray on the first day of the democratic national convention.

wants schultz wants to step down after mocking sanders during the campaign and communicating about the possibility of sabotaging his bid. one reads wondering if it is a good narrative which is that bernie never had his act together. in a statement announcing her resignation the best way for me to accomplish those goals is to step down as party chair at the end of this convention. here is bernie sanders on meet the press. >> there is no question but the dnc was on clinton's side. the time is for schlutz to step

down. >> later he said she made the right decision for the future of the dem democratic party. russi >> what's disturbing about this situation is experts are telling us russian state actors took all of these e-mails and now we are leaking them out through the web sites. we have to determine what has been doctored. it is troubling some were telg us it was done for the purpose of helping donald trump. >> for the purpose of helping trump? >> that's what they are saying. >> she will remain a presence at the convention gaveling session in and out every day.

once her resignation is official it will be the end of a week. over 2,500 demonstrators including celebrities like took to the streets. the protest is larger than any scene in cleveland during the republican convention. paul manafor said it could have played a role in the dnc act. he told nbc his remarks on immigration last week were an expansion of the muslim ban. >> it feels like a slight roll

back. should we interpret that? >> i don't think so. you could say it is an expansion. people are so upset when i use the word muslim. we are make it territory y'all. we have nations and i'll be coming out over the next few weeks with a number of places. >> trump also refuted claims his convention speech was filled with doom saying his convention address was optimistic. >> the only thing that some people said it was a little dark. >> did you think it was a little dark? >> no. to me it was an optimistic speech. >> what makes it optimistic? >> we're going to solve the problems. sure, i talk about the problems but we are going to solve the problems. >> tim kaine said there was no reason to exchange insults. >> he calls you crooked hillary. what do you call him?

>> i don't call him anything. i'm not going to engage in that kind of insult fest. >> she has done a good job of letting the water go off her back. when i see this crooked hillary or lock her up, it is ridiculous. >> joining us is tracie potts. they are hoping the chair's resignation will be forgotten and the festivities will shine. is that what you're seeing? >> it presented a lot for republicans. they said expect absolute chaos in philadelphia this week. tonight we'll hear from a number of people, bernie sanders a key role in pulling together those progressers, his supporters who

aren't quite sold with this clinton-kaine ticket. michelle obama will be talking about her dedication to children. another progressive will be speaking tonight. appearances by demi lavato and others will be speaking. hundreds demonstrating with a lot of people focused on energy, climate change and a lot of them bernie sanders supporters. >> thank you for that. we'll watch our live coverage tonight at 10:00 eastern 7:00 a pacific tonight on nbc. an out of control wild fire scorched more than 3,000 acres and 33 kwsquare miles.

more than 1,600 firefighters battle to contain it. dry conditions, excessive heat and low humidity and 20 miles per hour winds have fuelled the fire carpeting the fire as water dropping helicopters fougt the blaze. as air tankers fly overhead dropping fire retardants in an effort to stop the fire from spreading. planes have consumed at least 18 structures, most have been in the national forest. the beloved movie zewest style

mo movi movies. the fire which started friday continues to rage on with 10% of it contained so far. >> germany on edge following a bombing on sunday, the fourth attack in just a week. a 17-year-old man blew himself up outside a music fell vast la -- festival. the man tried to enter the venue without a ticket. while officials have not confirmed it police say he intended to inflict harm after an event that hosted nearly 2,500 people. the nation is reeling from a violent week. just yesterday police arrested another man who killed a woman with a machete. and lost monday an ax attack left four people wounded. a bus carrying staffers, all

of the people who died were inside the van while those on board the bus were with uninjured. only member of the team staff and no players were on board. the bus was on its way for a fan event. it was cancelled after the accident. the crash closed at least one lane, the main artery between phoenix and las vegas. steve is joining us this morning. is it hot enough for you out there? >> it is hot enough for me. >> and unfortunately that's what we have for today, another round of heat. where there isn't heat there is thunderstorms. the belt of fire here for today will be through the midwest up through the east coast. if you have a flight this morning you may encounter turbulence and delays.

where is that severe zone? i would say from pittsburgh to philadelphia towards d.c. here. we have the dnc occurring this afternoon. when it's not hot there will be strong thunderstorms. temperatures in the upper 80s here. it is a little less humid than it was prior to this. we have more baking hot temperatures across the desert southwest. throughout the week here we are looking at triplenorthwest. triple digits through the central valleys. got to find a way to keep cool, dara. >> thank you so much for that. one person is dead and another badly injured following

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leading the news on nbcnews.com. a wild fire triples. the wild fire in los angeles spreed to over 33,000 acres. as of early this morning the fire is only 10% contained. in u.s. a. today curtain's up on harry potter and the curse's child. it is curtain's up on not one but two full-length parts of the story. it hits bookshelves on july 31st. we'll have to wait and see what happens to harry potter all groan up. dozens killed in kabul began

to be bury until afghanistan yesterday. isis claimed responsible for the explosion. there was no mass funeral loved ones gathered on a hillside to lay the decease to rest. it marks the worst attack since december 2011. 23 people killed outside of philadelphia. a jeep pulled out of a driveway and hit a transportation bus which hit a tractor trailer. the injuries sustained are not life threatens. teens flocked to compete in the british world cup. it has become a real life

phenomen phenomenon. players attempt to get the exclusive snitch. i guess they have to have a way to make the snitch kind of fly. pretty soon they will be like not run ong the ground. >> flying. >> we do love it. it's time for a look ahead. the democratic national convention kicks off in philadelphia tonight. recently resigned schlutz will gavel in the evening. chasm it all here at 10:00 eastern, 7 pacific. happy birthday to super model emon. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm dara brown.

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"breaking news"--- yet another nightclub shooting in florida --this time in fort meyers -- where at least two people are dead, an m breaking news. another nightclub shooting in florida. this time in fort myers. at least two people are dead and more than a dozen others are injured. a destructive fire raging to our south. firefighters are trying to save hundreds of homes threatened by a wild fire burning in monterrey county. as an outbreak burns up-and-down the state. bernie sanders supporters feeling burned by the democratic party. thousands are protesting on the streets of philadelphia as the national convention gets ready to take center stage. "today in the bay" starts right now. hey, it's monday morning. good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us. i'm la