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 killer had

been in failing health and hospitalized from time to time the past few years. he was the sinister hippy cult leader who dubbed himself the devil. manson was pronounced dead at 8:13 pacific time last night and was believed to have died from natural causes. nbc' gat ee schwartz takes a look. >> reporter: his wild jail house interviews unforgettable. >> i'd take this book and beat you to death with it and i wouldn't feel a thing. it would be just like walking to the drugstore. >> reporter: charles manson, the mass murderer who 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 committing armed robberies at the age of 13. later telling nbc's tom snyder, most of his early years were spent behind bars. >> i was raised up in here. >> reporter: in 1967 he begged to be kept in prison. >> i said i can't handle the

maniacs outside. let me back in. >> reporter: but 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 may hem known as helter-skelter began at a ranch outside of los angeles. manson brain washing members of his cult preaching about a race war. then august 9, 1969, members of his cult raiding the home of sharon tate. plan ski was away, but tate eight months pregnant was stabbed to death. four others massacred. later joining his followers. the couple killed and mutilated. during his trial, his followers staging bizarre protests. one cult member even tried to assassinate president gerald ford. >> if you had to put a picture of the devil, you'd put it right

on charlie's face. >> reporter: manson should have died decades ago, sentenced to death but spared when california abolished the death penalty. he survived an assassination attempt by an inmate who poured paint thinner on him and lit him on fire. now his death bringing closure for the families of those who were killed. >> remember the victims. remember what they were doing. remember what they suffered so horrifically. and remember justice. >> reporter: that justice charles manson in prison until his dying day. gadi schwartz, nbc news, los angeles. >> storms and winds swept through the country over the weekend leaving behind major damage in? areas. at least six people were hurt in new york city after a scaffolding collapsed amid high winds. eyewitness video shows bystanders helping move debris as fire fighters arrived on the scene.

passengers faced a harrowing ride. two cars were knocked into each other. thankfully no injuries were reported there. >> this morning president trump is waging a battle with a different kind of foe. he is taking on the father of one of the ucla basketball players arrested in china for shoplifting. la var ball downplayed trump's role in freeing his son. the president respondinged saying he should not have helped orchestrate the release of ball's son and two other ucla students from a chinese jail after they were caught shoplifting. the president tweeting now that the three basketball players are out of prison and saved from years of jail, the father is unaccepting of what i did for his son and shoplifting is no big deal. i should have left them in daily. hours later he continued to rage on, shoplifting is a big deal in china, five to ten years in jail, but ton father la var. should have gotten his son out during my next trip to china instead. they were released very ungrateful.

>> it is a race against time in argentina where crews continue to search for a subhamas rinne that went missing in the south at atlantic four days ago. they detected seven brief satellite calls possibly from the lost vessel raising hopes that its 44 crew members might be alive. nbc's chat man bell is live for us from london this morning. chat man, good morning. what's the latest? >> reporter: good morning, philip. as you say it is a race against time in the search for the submarine and the 44 souls on board. high seas have not helped the search efforts. a spokesman for the argentine navy said they tripled the search efforts on the surface and under water. this includes ten airplanes, 11 ships from the argentine navy and other countries across south america and also the united states and green bay great britain. these ships are following the planned route as they sweep the whole area looking for any signs of the stricken submarine. this as more news that more aircraft and unmanned submersibles from the united states navy are on the way to help join in the search effort

and these satellite calls that brought hope to the search efforts have seemed so far not to be as useful as originally thought. a commander for the argentine navy saying they analyzed these weak signals you abobut they co determine on the map. as families wait on an argentine naval base, messages of news await hope pinned on the base. >> so many holding on to that hope. thank you. >> we are pulling for former teen idol david cassidy. his publicist said he was taken to a hospital on wednesday in florida and is in need of a liver transplant. the 67-year-old former entertainer is conscious and surrounded by family. the partridge family star said he was battling dementia. at that time he said he planned to stop performing and enjoy life. david cassidy's half brother sean cassidy tweeted thank you for all your love and good wishes to david.

it means you will world to all of us. >> the reverend jesse jackson has been diagnosed with parkinson's disease. he said he began to notice signs of the neurodegenerative disorder three years ago writing, quote, after a battery of tests my physicians identified the issue as parkinson's disease, a digs ease that bested my father. the 76-year-old said he's been seeking outpatient care two years and plans to dedicate himself to physical therapy. and vows to use his platform to help find a cure for the disease. >> one person is dead and another missing after a boat was found spinning off the coast of california. near half moon bay south of san francisco, an unresponsive person was located in the water and later pronounced dead, but they believe two people were on the boat. the search for a second person officials believe was operating the 17-foot vessel continued late sunday. >> all right. >> time for a check of our weather. looking ahead a lot of people traveling. >> it's monday but people are going to be traveling monday,

tuesday, i know i'm going to leave on tuesday and we have to fight all those, all those people at the airport. we're going to have all that, try to get out a little early for that reason. >> and on the roads as well. >> if you're not traveling i'm sure a lot of preps out there heading to stores, getting everything you need. certainly one of those weeks where, you know, we're going to be watching everything out there making sure it is going to be smooth sailing, smooth driving. >> it can get stressful out there. because of that we have to check on the roads and how the weather certificate going to be out there. let's toss if over to bonnie schneider. how is it looking? >> it's looking warmer further to the west. the jet stream has plunged further northward. that will allow temg tours to work their way in the entire thanksgiving week. the numbers will climb well into the 60s. this is 10 to 15 degrees above normal in many locations. look at denver, climbing to 65. definitely looking at some warm conditions out there and that's going to persist. we have des moines right at 58,

wichita at 63. we'll be looking for warm weather in the temperatures ar normal in places like phoenix and las vegas. if you're traveling to the plains and to oklahoma and texas also looking at warm weather for thanksgiving and as well as the day after. frances, philip? >> bonnie, thank you. this morning actor harrison ford is being hailed a hero after you reportedly helped a woman who crashed her car on the highway. tmz shows the actor in action. is he was driving in california and that's when he went in to save the day. in our minds i'm hearing the indiana jones theme song. >> just like in the movies he's a hero. in honor of the late acdc

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pbs has cut snl embattled senator al franken from late night host david letterman. after tweeden told the story about him kissing her and groping her against her will, an ethics investigation has been called into his actions. >> obviously i was disturbed by those allegations and very personally disappointed. and i think the appropriate thing right now is to have an ethics investigation. >> that's senator kirsten gill enbrand from new york. she said 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, so people can function without having an unsafe work environment, whether it's in the military -- >> you're saying president clinton created an unsafe environment in the white house? >> no, i'm saying the conversation we are having today is really important. the behavior that was tolerated a long time ago would never be tolerated today and we can't allow it to be tolerated today. >> while gill enbrand did not receive any direct contributions from bill clinton he has appeared at fund-raisers through the years and received $11,500 from hillary clinton's pact during her congressional races. >> on saturday the co-founder of the rock band acdc died at the age of 64. he sufrtd from dementia the past three years. it forced him to retire from the rock and roll hall of fame band. he started the band with his brother in 1973.

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music icon diana ross was the recipient of one of the night's biggest honors at the american music awards. she got the lifetime achievement award. two of her biggest fans gave her a few words of congratulations. you may remember them. >> we still listen to diana around the house. that's why i gave her the presidential maddal of freedom last year. but this is a big deal, too. >> diana ross, congratulations, and we love you. >> love you much. >> and look at the drama entrance. she came down that shimmering staircase to perform a medley of her most memorable hits. she was in that drama black and purple. she led the crowd down memory lane with hits like i'm coming out and signature song ain't no mountain high enough. the music legend tearfully accepted her award saying it was

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well, if you're looking to get some skiing in before thanksgiving, over the next couple of days in idaho you're going to have great weather for it. we're looking at some substantial snow in and around sun valley. we'll also see snow towards montana and yellow stone. cold enough for that, especially at the higher elevations. but along the coast it looks like it is going to be more of a rain event the next couple of days. some parts of washington state could see heavy rain up to 5 inches. philip, frances? >> all right, bonnie, thank you. one border patrol agent was killed and another wounded while responding to activity near the mexico border in southwest texas. rogelio martinez died sunday from his injuries. his partner whose name has not been released is in serious condition. the agency has not provided any details on the cause of the injuries or what led to them, but a spokesman said the fbi is

investigating. on sunday president trump vowed to, quote, seek out and bring to justice those responsible and renewed his call for a border wall writing, we will and must build a wall. >> two people escaped injury after their plane crashed in clearwater, florida, sunday. the dashcam caught footage of the plane. it crash landed on a street. according to the officials the left wing caught a tree as the pilot tried to land. they are investigating the cause. both pilot and passenger amazingly are not hurt after that. >> hard to believe. nascar fans are saying their good-byes to one of the sport's most beloved drivers. dale earnhardt, jr., competed in his final race sunday. he finished 25th in homestead, florida. at the end he turned his helmet over to owner rick hendrick. they shared an emotional hug. during his career he won the daytona 500 twice.

he was named nascar's popular driver 14 straight times. fans have not seen the last of junior. starting next season you can catch him in the broadcast booth on nbc a. he selfie is something we do all the time. paris hilton says she is the one who started the trend. she wrote in the caption, 11 years ago today, me and britney invented the selfie. that set off a fire storm on tweezers putting her theory to shame sharing examples of what they claim to be the very first selfie. but, hey, we're talking about paris hilton 11 years later. who knew, she was a dee jay spinning across the world. >> they definitely helped start the craze and make it part of the culture. >> a little too much i would say sometimes. >> gone out of control at this point. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. before we leave you here's a look at two very lucky turkeys spending a night at

inter-continental hotel. they will be pardoned by president trump and live a comfortable and very long life.

breaking news, the cult leader and self proclaimed devil himself charles manson died overnight. late details ahead. >> new fall-of out over the al franken harassment aelg menment and judge roy moore facing more pressure. >> and a plane in distress, forced to land on a street in broad daylight. >> and the desperate fight against time. >> and snl's call to president barack obama. early today starts now. >> good to be with you on a monday. >> we begin with news,