charles manson is dead, the news breaking overnight. late breaking details just ahead. wicked weather whipping through much of the with high winds causing damage coast-to-coast. >> more pressure as an original accuser speaks out on "the today show." >> and very memory moments on the american music awards. good morning morning. >> we begin with breaking news, just a few hours ago the official word came down charles manson is dead, the serial killer was in failing health and hospitalized from time to time over the past few years.

he was the hippie cult leader that called himself the devil. he sent his followers to commit a series of killings at 1969. he was pro pounnounced dead las night and was believed to have died of natural causes. >> reporter: the wild jailhouse interviews unforgettable. >> i would take the book and beat you to death with it and i would not feel a thing. it would be just like walking to the drug store. >> reporter: charles manson the mass murderer that came to represent a dark side of a generation. >> maybe i should have killed four or 500 people then i would have felt better. >> reporter: manson started to commit armed robberies at the age of 13. saying that most of his early years were spent behind bars. >> i was raised up in here. >> reporter: he begged to be kept in prison. >> i said i cannot handle the maniacs outside, let me back in.

>> reporter: manson was let out and went on to master mind crimes that led to what some call the trial of the century. >> it's all a play, isn't it? >> reporter: the mayhem known as helter skelter began at a ranch. manson preaching about a race war and brain washing members of a cult. and then a hollywood murder spree, members of his cult raiding the home of polanski and sharon tate, tate was stabbed to death and four others massacred. manson later joining his followers for another home invasion of a grocery store owner and his wife. the couple killed and mutilated, during his trial, the followers staged bizarre protests. one cult member tried to assassinate president gerald ford. >> new to put a picture of the devil you would put it right on charlie's face. >> reporter: manson should have

died decades ago, sentenced to death and he survived an assassination attempt by an inmate. now his death bringing closure for the family of those that were killed. >> remember thave the victims - remember the victims and remember what they suffered horrifically and remember justice. >> reporter: that justice, manson in prison until his dying day. >> severe storms and winds swept through the country over the weekend, leaving behind damage in major areas. high winds, you can see video showing by-standers helping to move the debris as the firefighters arrived on scene. all injuries were mine. in washington state, ferry passengers faced a harowwing

ride. the force of the waves knocked two cars in to each other and thankfully no injuries reported there. >> pbs has cut al franken from the special on former late night hosts "david letterman," after there was a story told about franken kissing and groping her against her will and now an ethics investigation is being called in to his actions. >> obviously, i was disturbed by the allegations and very personally disappointed. and i think the appropriate thing right now is to have an ethics investigation. >> senator gillibrand opened up on remarks said that president bill clinton should have resigned following his scandal with monica lewinsky. >> my point is that the tolerance that we had 25 years ago, what was allowed 25 years ago, will not be tolerated today. is not allowed today and that we

have to have the kind of oversight and accountability that society needs so that we can protect people in the workplace. that people can function without having an unsafe work environment. whether it's in the military. >> so you are saying that the president created an unsafe work environment in the white house. >> no, i'm saying the conversation we are having theed is really important and the kind of behavior that was tolerated a long time ago, would never be tolerated today and we cannot allow it to be tolerated today. >> she did not receive any trekt contributions from bill clinton, she has appeared at fund raisers throughout the year and received $11,500 from hillary clinton's pac. >> and srntd fraenator franken the only under fire. moore's support has been suspended. the election is inching closer. we have the details.

>> an unusual page one editorial in alabama's top newspaper. urging voters to reject ray moore in next month's election. the vote is about the moral values of the people of alabama they say, but they are still divided. >> i have been a life-long republican. but i have always voted for the person and i'm just not going to be able to vote for roy moore. >> i'm going to vote for moore, because i think at least he is trying. >> nine women have accused moore of sexual misconduct, including one when she was 14 years old. gop senators are calling for him to step down immediately. >> i think there's a strong possibility with a new candidate, a proven conservative that we can win the race in alabama and it is in the best interest of the country -- >> so far, moore remains defiant and in the race. president trump is silent on the controversy, but last week did tweet about democratic senator

al franken who is facing an accusation of inappropriate behavior by a woman before he entered poll particular. >> the difference there is, franken admits and moore denies it. they are in two different categories. >> franken has apologized and asked for a ethics investigation in his case. >> leigh corfman speaks out after the judge's deny a. >> thepresident is taking on a different foe, the father of levar ball. the president tweeting, now that three basketball players are out of china and saved from years in jail, levar ball, the father of liangelo is unaccepting of what

i did for his son and shoplifting is no big deal. i should have left them in jail. he raged on saying shoplifting is a big deal in china, as it should be, 5-10 years in jail. but not to father levar. china told them while they were released. very ungrateful. >> it's a race against time in argentina while they continue to search for a submarine that went missing in the south atlantic four days ago. a detected seven brief satellite calls were taken from the vessel, raising hopes that they are alive. we are live in london. good morning. >> good morning, yeah, you are right, it is turning in in to a ray against time for the submarine and the 44 souls on board. these satellite calls that brought hope to the search efforts have, at seems not been as useful in locating the vessel. the commander saying they

analyze the weak signals but they could not help determine a point on the map to help the search. this is families and love ones gathering at a naval base in argenti argentina, desperate for news, where messages of hope line the fences. but while hope may be waning the search effort is growing a spokesman said they have tripled the search effort on the surface and under water. this includes ten airplanes and 11 ships from the navy, including other countries as uruguay, chile, brazil and peru, the united states and britain are trying locate the sub. >> so many holding out hope. thank you. >> let's go to meteorologist boin schneider with a look ahead and how our weather is shaping up. >> it's windy out there and it look likes monday will be as well. especially along the coast. the winds will be intense along

the cape islands in masisak, and we a -- islands in massachusetts. temperatures this morning are in the 20s and 30s. and feeling even colder than we. 61 in st. louis, warming up today after a chilly morning in the southeast. we will see a high of 60 in atlanta and 63 in montgomery. temperatures will get warmer but we are starting off cold, in new york. >> just over a quarter of a century ago, the georgia dome opened and now, it will be reduced to rubble. it will be turned in to parking and green space. it was once home to the atlanta falcons but the team now calls

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leading the news in the tough fight to get tax reform passed by the end of the year t white house is walking back the must-pass provisions in the bill the removal of the obama care mandate, and now say it may be negotiable. >> if we can repeal part of obama care and have a tax bill that is still a good tax bill that can pass, that is great. if it's a problem forgetting the best tax bill we can, then we are okay to take it out. it's up to the senate and house to hammer out of the details. >> the budget officity estimates that doing away with the mandate results in 13 more people without insurance.

the current tax bill tallies up to 1.25 trillion dollars worth of spending. a border patrol agent was killed and another wounded when responding to a issue in texas. he died sunday from his injuries and his partner who's name is not released is in serious condition. the agency has not provided details of the cause of the injuries or what led to them. but a spokesman said that the fbi is investigating. on sunday, president trump vowed to seek out and bring to justice those responsible. and renewed his call for a border wall. writing, we will and must build the wall. >> one person is dead, and another is missing after a boat was found spinning in circles off of the coast of california. the water craft was found sunday afternoon, spinning off the coast of half moon bay, south of san francisco. the u.s. coast guard said an unresponsy person was found in the water and later pronounced

dead but they believe two people were on the boat. a search for the second person continued late sunday. we will be right back. i beat it. i did. not alone. is

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>> it has a ring to it. >> catchy. right? >> yeah. >> here is what happened at the amas. ♪ sometimes everybody cries ♪ yeah ♪ and everybody hurts ♪ oh, hold on ♪ hold on >> pink and kelly clarkson, kicking off the american music awards with their rendition of "everyone hurts," a tribute to those impacted by the numerous disasters. >> well, pink continued to stun viewers with this jaw-dropping ariel performance on the side of a hotel in downtown l.a. the 38 singer and other dancers were suspended from the top of the building as they performed the jumps and flips. selena gomez hit the stage since the first time she had a kidney transplant. recognize her?

she debuted the blonde hair-do. so, a lot of great stuff out there. . and what a rendition of kelly clarkson and pink. >> yeah, absolutely. >> amazing. >> and i didn't notice her with that hair too. >> all right, paris hilton claims to have set one of the biggest trends. she writes in the caption. 11 years ago today, me and brittney invented the selfie and that of course set off a firestorm users putting her theory to shame. showing examples of what they claim to be the first selfie. >> i'm not as offended as it should be brittney and i. >> still ahead, we will get a look at the weather for the week and 70 years of marriage. a royal celebration for the queen and prince philip. that is next. happy thanks for giving! thanks for giving lien the strength to outrun her brother. thanks for giving victor the energy to be the rowdiest fan.

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temperatures are cold out there this morning. in the northeast and in the southeast. it's feeling like it's colder than it is. you are waking up to a big chill this morning, depending on where you are. things will get milder as we approach the rest of the week. we will start to see improvements. watch out for a front coming lou the great lakes. that will make a difference in how you feel out there, going forward from tuesday in to wednesday. >> all right, thank you. on saturday, malcolm young, the guitarist and co-founder of the band acdc died at the age of 64. he suffered from dementia, he had to retire because of it.

they named casey dc was a nod to the group and they sat down to discuss their favorite acdc song. >> what was your favorite acdc song? long way to the top was one. that's the one with the bagpipes. and whole lot of rosie. i grew up acdc, classic rock. >> when i was elected the first time, we went on the stage, had a big giant sign, the family came on and when i came out, my kids were playing tnt. acdc's "tnt" and they were little, 10 and 12 years old, they were not playing it by themselves. we had the back-up -- and i'm sure they are going to sue us over it. we had them playing in the background and my kids playing. but it was cool. >> a little rock on capitol hill there. nice to hear about it. britain's queen elizabeth and

prince philip have gone plat nem. they have been married for 75 years. to mark the occasion, buckingham palace released these portraits over the weekend. they tied the knot in 1947 when she was 21 and he was a 26-year-old naval officer. now, both are over 90 years old and are the first british monarchs to celebrate 70 years together. a huge congratulations. >> yeah, so great to see those old pictures like that. so cool. >> all right, pilots from 23 different countries got to together in mexico for the 16th annual international bloon festivfes -- balloon festival. you can see, people from around the world came and watch. hector lopez said that the first festival began in 2002 and back then, they only had 20 balloons and now they have 200. >> what a perfect day for it. not a single cloud in the sky. we thank you for being with us.

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breaking overnight, once dubbed the most dangerous man alive by rolling stone, the hippy cult leader charles manson died a fewrs hours ago. we have the key tails. >> new fall out over sexual harassment of al franken. >> new details ahead. >> president trump takes the bait. his new public feud with la var ball, father of lee angelo ball. >> diana roos gets the honor of as lifetime. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin with breaking news. a few hours ago the official word came down. charles manson is dead. the infamous serial