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right now, the fbi and cia are racing to find out who is behind one of the biggest u.s. intelligence breaches in history and how badly we have been compromised. >> but it gives a roadmap to america's enemies as to not only how to defend against these capabilities, but also how to use them. >> and the technical vulnerabilities reveal that put millions of american households at risk. on capitol hill, lawmakers have been working through the night on the troubled republican health care bill that some of the gop are labeling d.o.a. warnings spread as deadly wildfires move into seven states putting millions of americans at greater risk. plus one cruise ship got a little too close for comfort to
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one man's backyard. "early today" starts right now. good to be with you. i'm frances rivera. today wikileaks claims they have only released 1% of what they've got inside the cia. investigators are now in full on crisis mode scrambling to figure out how classified hacking tools were stowingen. it may be one of the worse u.s. intelligence breaches in modern history with the publication of thousand of documents wikileaks claim were stolen from the agency. nbc news now learning from a senior u.s. official the documents contain authentic information. and now there is a race to find out who is behind it all with some worrying it could be one of their own. >> if i were inside the agency today i would be looking at what was disclosed, who had access to that information, what would be their motivations and abilities to reveal it, and whether or not a foreign country like russia was involved. two intelligence sources say russia is suspect because of its ties to wikileaks and the hacked e-mails during the 2016 campaign. so, could russia have hacked the
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cia or could there be a mole, a spy inside the agency working for vladimir putin? other possibilities a leak from british intel partners or the u.s. consulate in frankfurt which is headquarters for the cia hacking operation. and now there is fear terrorists could have a playbook for how to hack into smartphones and other electronic devices. so the question is just how vulnerable are our devices? nbc's tom costello has more. >> reporter: security pros say the cia alleged hacking blueprints should serve as a reality check for all americans. >> the only secure device would be one that's turned off, stepped on, melted down, buried and then maybe it's secure. >> i've got him, he's right here on the street. >> reporter: cyber security pro james lyon has already demonstrated how easily he could hack into my phone, watch me through the camera lens and listen through the microphone. >> can i get a small cheeseburger? >> all of these devices that we're putting around us now
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potentially could be compromised. >> reporter: the top tip for phone security, always upgrade to the latest operating system. it will have up to date security patches. if you're really worried, tape over the camera, turnoff the location services, and the cloud back up. among the cia's tactics revealed on wikileaks, hacking into samsung tvs even when they were off, then listening to ambient household conversations. samsung says it is urgently looking into the matter. vulnerability is no secret. it's the wi-fi, the solution is simple. turnoff the wi-fi, or pull the power. while it's illegal for the cia to spy on u.s. soil, security experts say hackers and spies are constantly buying, stealing, and trading techniques and software. the chilling reality, a cyber underworld is always trying to break in. >> nbc's tom costello reporting there. now to capitol hill where lawmakers have been working through the night passing the first iteration of the obamacare repeal and replace pan through
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committee. but there's been a growing revolt in the gop over the bill, and republicans aren't getting much help today. leading organizations like the american medical association, american hospitalization, and aarp all coming out strongly against the plan, as are former obama administration officials who worked on that act. republicans are living with the fruits of never putting forward a plan and making promises they can't keep. with another saying they, republicans, have spent years trying to demonize obamacare and say there was something better, but there was nothing better. still gop leaders and the president himself are standing by hind it with talk that the white house could send reinforcements on the trail to defend a proposal that could change healthcare for millions of americans. nbc's edward lawrence is standing by for us in washington. and, edward, what more can you tell us about where this plan could be headed?
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>> reporter: well, frances, this plan is headed for an uphill battle, and house speaker paul ryan said republicans will have the votes to pass it in both the house and senate. the most conservative of the republican party blasted the american health care act. >> this has to change in a rattic way frat major way for it to pass. >> reporter: the far right believes the plan doesn't go far enough to end medicaid entitlements and gives away too much with tax credits to offset premiums. >> i think the president was very clear when he said this bill is open for negotiation. that's exactly right, and the bill as written is not going to pass the senate. >> reporter: still president donald trump reached out to senator ted cruz and other republicans openly criticizing the plan. the president is sending vice-president mike pence on a selling tour this weekend and talking directly to americans through local stations around the nation. >> it takes us back in the right direction of an american health care economy built on consumer choice. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan says he has the votes to pass the plan and will have it on the president's desk by easter. >> this is an all hands on deck because you know what, we all
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ran on repeal and replacing obamacare. >> reporter: democrats also oppose the plan. >> this is a bad joke. >> reporter: but so far have left the more conservative members of the republican party make the most noise. the president invited senator ted cruz and his family to dinner last night to try to seat belt american healthcare act. the senator tweeting out this picture this morning of his kids with the president in the oval office saying that the president and first lady were warm and gracious. frances, we'll have to see how long that feeling lasts as the plan goes forward. good way to put it. edward lawrence, thank you so much for that report. now to the white house where the trump administration try as they might can't seem to shake questions on the president's wiretapping allegations. press secretary sean spicer fielded some tough ones during his briefing as reporters requested any proof to substantiate the president's claim. it forced spicer to issue a clarification when it came to any potential investigation into the trump team. >> is the president the target
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of a counterintelligence investigation? >> i think that's what we need to find out. i just want to be really clear on one point, which is there is no reason that we should -- that we have to think that the president is the target of any investigation whatsoever. >> it should be noted spicer's clarification came after he took a break and was handed a piece of paper from staff. meanwhile democratic and gop senators sheldon whitehouse and lindsey graham are asking the department of justice to turn over any copies of warrant applications or court orders related to those alleged wiretaps. graham told casey hunt he will subpoena the docs if necessary. >> president trump claims that president obama administration targeted his campaign trump tower in the tweet. i have no knowledge of that, but he's challenged the congress to help him, so, let's help. there's no reason for them not to give it to us. all we're asking for was a warrant issue. if they don't give it to us, yeah, i'll subpoena it. >> that as top republicans and democrats in the house and
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senate intel committees went firsthand to cia headquarters in langley to see raw classified intelligence related to russia's interference in the election. and today we have word president trump has chosen former utah governor and republican presidential candidate jon huntsman to serve as the u.s. ambassador to russia. huntsman previously served as ambassador to china during president obama's first term. thousands of people have been displaced as deadly wildfires rage in the center of the country. fueled by hot weather, strong winds and low humidity, the wildfires have already swallowed dozens of structures and millions of acres in kansas, texas, oklahoma and colorado. so far they have killed at least six people. authorities say the fires in oklahoma and kansas were the largest in the history of both states. the worst may be yet to come. millions in denver remain under an elevated fire risk warning. the national weather services predicts the severe fire conditions will continue through sunday. two people had a scary moment at sea when their yacht started to capsize. the australian maritime safety
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authority rescued the pair about 240 miles off the coast of sydney. they ran into trouble when their boat's rudder broke and they found themselves stuck in high winds and large swells. authorities were able to find the stranded yacht and bring the two to safety. neither suffered any injuries. more rain and snow in the forecast for the west coast. here is bill karins to fill us in. good morning. >> good morning. we're just getting rid of the last storm. look at this big mass of clouds off the coast. we have flood watches in oregon, avalanche warning in the cascade mountains, we will get drenched in the pacific northwest. rain will be on the way in. as far as the timing goes, as we go throughout the day today, that's the steadiest rains. through the overnight hours it tapers off. into friday we get a break. the worst of the weather is during the daylight hours today. areas like portland could get a quarter to a half inch of rainfall. on friday some people can finallyee the s sun
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weather, head to san francisco, sacramento southwards. l.a. around 77. there is some great weather out there in the desert southwest. that's where it will stay. >> also in florida, too. that's where a lot of people go for some cruises. and this cruise ship came a little too close for comfort for one ft. lauderdale couple. >> get out! did you hear her yell, you're close, get out! >> high winds and a strong current pushed the 122,000 township close to this home. celebrity cruises says the ship operated safely and stayed in her assigned channel at all times. look at the homeowner, he's like that's my backyard. back off. still ahead, meet the thieves
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>> adele has a new stalker, but as stalkers go, can't get much keetder th cuter than this guy. elmo was in australia saying elmo, i've been wondering after all these years you would like to meet. we're both in australia. now he's taken his plea to the airwaves. >> elmo wants to sing "rolling in the deep with you" wherever you are. elmo will fly there. thank you. ♪ ♪ we had it all ♪ rolling in the deep >> not bad. >> elmo needs to go after adele's son. that's the key. >> go through the child to get in the door. >> yes. >> adele would do it. it's just a timing thing. >> they'll have that meeting. this is "early today." ing) they say glory awaits at the finish.
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mentioned earlier the new storm coming into the pacific northwest. not a lot of snow with this one. mostly a rain event for people. the avalanche warnings because of the melting of the snow and the rain on top of that. today, salt lake city, denver, tucson, l.a., vegas, pick your city for great weather. a lot of them having great spring weather. >> police in australia arrested a man who they say posed as justin bieber to exploit children. queensland police charged the man with over 900 child sex offenses. they say he impersonated the pop star online and tried to get explicit images from young children. the faa is vainvestigating
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incident with the university of michigan basketball team after the plane they were in tried to take off in strong winds. but ended up aborting and then skidded off the runway. the plane was seriously damaged but fortunately none of the 109 passengers or seven crew members was hurt. everyone evacuated the plane safely. the team says it is making alternative travel plans for the big 10 tournament. the faa is now looking into it. two wisconsin men are facing charges this morning for stealing over 100,000 diapers. police say the men stole 1800 cases of diapers from a warehouse where one of them worked. the diapers were supposed to go to a local charity to help low income families. frightening moments caught on camera in palm beach county, florida. firefighters were about to ender a home when backdraft. that happens when a sudden rush of air fuels a hungry fire and it explodes. two firefighters suffered minor injuries. wow. just when you thought martha
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stewart has done it all. she adds rap publicist to the list. stewart took to twitter to unveil rick ross's album in a way only martha stewart could. lock at it. look at the cake. seems like it's an album -- >> some chocolate fondu. >> it's not too much of stretch if you know what she's been doing lately. she's been loving rap and hip-hop and partnering with snoop dogg. >> the wishbone. >> that's where she tweeted rick ross with his thanks. total perfect marketing. just think about her audience. >> she will be open to all different experiences. she has the street cred, too. >> she has. the next highlight is unbelievable. in a match-up between wake forest and virginia take, this pass is stolen and casually is heaved from beyond midcourt. it went in. the feat was impressive though
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breaking news -- rushg war...gushi into homes ithe east bay. breaking news this morning. rushing water gushing into homes in the east bay. after all the severe weather we have seen in recent weeks, mother nature had nothing to do with why some families found toys, mud, and debris floating in their basement. good morning. thank you for joining us on this thursday. i'm sam brock. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. spring-like temperatures this morning. >> we'll see a warming trend that started yesterday continue today. for the morning at least, we are watching out for patchy fog in a few spots this morning. san francisco looking very nice this morning. look at that view. the lights, the bay bridge. 51 degrees. san jose, hazy and 50. hour by hour with youror
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