it's thursday, august 4th. coming up on "early today" a stabbing spree in central london, one person dead, five injured, police look into the possibility of terrorist. nbc news learned trump allies may come torgt for an intervention. new video inside a passenger plane in dubai moments after it crash landed. and dozens infected wit with zika. >> and jimmy kimmel's rude awakening. "early today" starts right now. good morning everyone. i'm alex witt. a man went on a stabbing spree in london.

one woman believed to be in her 60s is dead. moments ago we learned the woman who was kill aid long with one of those injured were american. the 19-year-old is currently under police guard at a hospital. she being described -- lon donders waking up to an increased police presence. let's go to matt bradley. what's the latest? >> reporter: thanks. one person dead, five persons injured. three have been released from the hospital this morning. we are waiting on the condition of the other two. the perpetrator has also been released from the hospital but he is still in police custody. there's not much to see right now but a moment ago there was a huge police presence here. this is a really jarring scene. this is the heart of the tourist

district. it has been filled. it is another sighting of what we are seeing in this increasing increasingly jittery. even here in london we are starting to feel the pressure. they are increasing the number of police officers who will be armed. that is quite a development considering that they are famously unarmed. this perpetrator was subdued with live ammunition but also with a taser. trump campaign is working hard as republicans nears a tipping point. chuck todd -- they are among the trump endorsers hoping to talk him into a dramatic reset in the coming days. we also have word that they

apier peeled to the adult children for much needed help. it came after mike pence distanced himself from trump as he endorsed paul ryan, a move trump said he is not yet ready to make. >> i think what donald trump said is they are not there yet. they are building a good relationship. i am very confident after paul ryan is reelected to congress these two men will do great things. >> trump aer sured voters his campaign is more unified than ever. >> the campaign is doing really well. it has never been so well united. i would say right now it's the best in terms of being united than it has been since we began. we are doing incredibly well. >> a new fox news poll shows hillary clinton's post

convention bump continuing to climb. clinton widens a six month lead from the week prior. in a poll 69% say trump's actions were out of bounds. 61% say trump may not have the temperament to serve as commander in chief and clinton does have the correct temperament to run the country. two additional members of congress say they cannot vote for trump in the fall. pennsylvania a crucial state for trump in november. there was a glimmer of good news when the trump campaign announced the recent fundraising total. trump tapd republican national committee raked in $64 million in july. trump and the rnc brought in $82 million last month which is

slightly behind clinton's $90 million haul. it signalled that trump may just have the financial resources to put up a fight in the final stretch of the campaign. and now the fire storm after the wall street journal reported a $400 million payment from the u.s. to iran. the same day four american prisoners were released. the question becomes did the u.s. in effect pay ransom in exchange for prisoners at the moment that the nuclear deal was being implemented? the blouwhite house denies it. critics are crying foul. andrea mitchell has the details. >> it is a tail of two exchanges, four american prisoners finally released last january. at midnight an unmarked cargo plane takes off for tehran.

$400 million of iran's money frozen by the u.s. since the hostage kries si with iran in 1981. is it coincidence or ransom in the president is next day claiming no connection. >> with the nuclear deal done, prisoners released, the time was right to resolve this dispute as well. >> it was something all started by crooked hillary clinton. >> reporter: although it took place four years after clinton left office. the repunily can foreign affairs chairman. >> we do not pay ransom, period. this was not ransom, period. >> i am really thankful that the administration did everything they could to bring jason home and the others as well. >> reporter: but does it -- a no

ransom policy when refusing to bargain with hostages. >> i'm concerned that they might think that's the deal they got. disturbing news on how zika is effecting troops overseas. six military dependants are infected. a defense official tells us all recently traveled to areas effected by zika. in florida no new cases have been reported. officials remain on alert. florida governor rick scott announced yesterday that all pregnant women in the state would be provided free testing for the virus. the national institutes of health launched an experiment.

animal tests were encouraging but it will take time before a vaccine is widely available. they are encouraging people to use deet which is safe for pregnant women and children. chaos inside a passenger jet moments after it crash landed in dubai. it started billowing smoke just before an explosion caused a massive fire. we have a look inside that panicked cabin. >> reporter: a boeing 777 sliding and on fire, smoke billowing from the fuselage. >> look at that plane. >> reporter: this new video purports to show the panic inside. passengers trying to grab their luggage. >> leave your bags behind. the crew desperately trying to evacuate before this.

>> right after i got out the plane blew up. >> he was on board and said there was no warning of an emergency landing. >> after the plane stopped then the smoke started coming inside. they were saying just jump, just jump. >> remarkably all 300 passengers and crew got out alive. there was fatality, a firefighter battling the flames. the flames gutted the plane from cockpit to tail. they say an aborted landing because of powerful gusts or wind sheer. >> that is quite often beyond the pilots to avoid contacting the ground. >> reporter: they now look to the pilots and the black boxes for answers. nbc news, london. a very busy weather day as hurricane earl is making land fall. here at home the heat and flash flooding. let's get right over to you.

>> earl packed a punch last night. it did jump up to 80 miles per hour hurricane. all of the reports is they did pack a good little punch. we had a decent little storm courage. it is now inland crossing into areas of mexico. it will be quickly weakening now. we initially were worried it would regenerate here. it doesn't look like it will be over it long enough or close enough for that. we are not expecting it to regenerate. it should be a rainmaker for another 24 hours and will be completely gone after that. nine states under heat advisories. it is up to little rock. it could feel in the shade like 115 degrees later on this afternoon. that's not something i ever experienced. flash flood watch. we did have a couple this morning. thunderstorms were around here.

flash flood watch near the four corner region. we have a few showers about 105. it continues into northern to oregon today. much of california warm also. >> the numbers are super high. >> yeah. it has been a warm little stretch here. >> okay. thank you much. just ahead, the president makes the largest batch on a single day in more than a century. nike halts a key part of its business. you're watching "early today." er effortlessly. hillshire farm. because it's worth doing right. at hillshire farm, there's a reason our slow roasted turkey taste so fresh

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leading the news, phoenix s serial killer struck a ninth time. in this latest incident a man and four-year-old were shot at but escaped unharmed. the news has the city on high alert once again. texas agrees to soften voter i.d. law. the state will allow voters to vote without any of the seven identity documents the voter i.d. law. last weekwo federal courts also rolled back strict voter i.d. laws.

a fire fuelled by a natural gas leak forced evacuations in a los angeles neighborhood. they accidentally struck a 4 inch gas line. a crew responded and dug control holes until the flames eventually died down. president obama celebrated his 55th birthday a little bit ear early yesterday. his birthday is actually today. one little boy from texas decide today turn lemons into lemonade. he set up a lemonade stand. raising over $1,500 as of this

week the department swore him in as a junior police officer even giving him his own uniform. >> and he was prepared. he had three big jugs and a ton of cups. a bit of an entrepreneur. >> and you never know what he takes from this. >> he could be on his way to be chief of police. looking ahead. the olympic torch will make its way past fay house tourist areas. last night fire worworks lit up skies. retired race car legend jeff gordon is 55 and comedian richard bellser turns 72. i'm alex witt.

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right now, 15 hours and still going on. live look at a standoff in san francisco. the situation involving police and s.w.a.t. teams that's closed down a city street. and protecting pokemon go players from becoming targets of violence. another incident, this time in san jose leads to a slashing. plus, a fire canvassing three counties and tearing through rugged terrain continues to threaten local communities. "today in the bay" starts right now. >> a very good thursday morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm sam brock. it is a word that a lot of people have been looking forward to hear for a few weeks now, cooler, cooler temperatures. >> especially when you think