/s we are deeply grateful and our people will be eternally grateful for his bold decision. >> from the west to the middle east as the u.s. embassy moves to jerusalem, and ivanka trump leads the administration's delegation. >> new details this morning on the paris knife assailant that left one victim dead and four injured. >> meghan mccain says white house aide kelly sadler said she would publicly apologize, but she has not done so. >> to an extraordinary display of unity at the cannes film festival where they pushed for gender equality. >> awkward. "early today" starts right now.

>> good morning. i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. we begin this morning with developing news out of jerusalem where the u.s. embassy is set to formally open in just hours. the american delegation was welcomed to israel overnight, greeted by prime minister benjamin netanyahu as fest tichlts are underway to honor the new embassy. ivanka trump, jared kushner and treasury secretary steven mnuchin and others all on hand for the celebrations as netanyahu lavished praise on president trump's decision to relocate the embassy. >> president trump is making history. we are deeply grateful and our people will be eternally grateful for his bold decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and to move the embassy there tomorrow. [ applause ] >> but this morning jerusalem remains a city on edge with a wave of protests greeting the embassy's controversial new home. marking what could be some of the most explosive few days in

recent history there with clashes already breaking out between arabs and jews. for more on this let's go to nbc's matt bradley who is in jerusalem for us this morning. matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, phillip. this is a very dangerous situation, and not just in jerusalem. right here in the gaza strip there's 2 million people who have been living under an israeli and later an egyptian blockade for really more than the past decade. and what's so dangerous right now is that this explosive decision by president trump is really motivating so many people, especially the legions of young people who live in this coastal enclave to try to break out. they are unable to leave because of this blockade. education is terrible. communication has been restricted. movement has been restricted. and all of the job opportunities have seemed to vanish. and that's why so many people here are planning this protest both today and tomorrow. now, as i explained to you earlier, phillip, what they are planning on doing is really audacious and it looks suicidal.

hundreds of thousands -- that's what the israelis and palestinians are expecting, mostly young men and women and children -- are planning on walking towards the border with israel. they are going to be met with live ammunition. and that's what's been happening the past nearly seven weeks here in the gaza strip. the israelis said they will not tolerate anyone trying to cross out of this coastal enclave into greater israel. so we can expect in the next few hours to see some very grisly scenes here. >> matt, thank you. >> french president emmanuel macron said the country pays the price of blood, but is sure it would yield not an inch to the enemies of freedom. the attacker killed one person and wounded four others before he was shot dead by police saturday night. it happened in a popular tourist district famed for its opera house and lined with shops. according to paris prosecutors they reported the suspect calling out god is great before

the attack. in a statement through the mock news agency isis described the suspect as one of its soldiers, but did not provide evidence for this claim. >> the agency purports this image captured from video to be the attacker pledging his allegiance to the leader of the islamic state. it remains unclear whether the suspect was inspired by or even a follower of the terror group. the stabbing is being investigated as a terror attack. so, here's what we know so far. judicial source has confirmed to nbc news he was a french citizen, born in the russian republic of chief meteorologist -- chechnya, and was on the watch list for signs of islamic radicalization. police detained his parents and friends for questioning. motives unclear at this time. >> a series of shocking attacks involving children, overnight officers and civilians are wounded after a suicide bombing attack at police headquarters in the city of surabaya. that's where explosives were set off by a family of suicide

bombers including a child as young as 8 years old. this just hours after suicide bombing attacks at three different churches in the same city also set off by a family including a child just 9 years old killing 13 people and wounding dozens more. isis has claimed responsibility for that attack, but authorities have not confirmed isis's claim. the state department released these statements voicing solidarity and condemning both attacks in paris and indonesia. >> senator john mccain's daughter meghan says she is still waiting for the public apology she was promised after white house special assistant kelly sadler reportedly said, it doesn't matter, he's dying anyway. when discussing mccain's no vote against cia director nominee gina haspel. meghan telling nbc news through a statement, quote, i asked her, kelly sadler, to publicly apologize and she said she would. i have not spoken to her since and i assume they will never come. still an apology hasn't come even as more prominent republicans come out rebuking the white house over this whole controversy. for more aniston this let's go

to trace is pots on capitol hill. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: phillip, good morning. the alaska senator dan sullivan coming out against the white house not really speaking out on sadler's comment at all. in a series of tweets, he talked about this and then urged the white house to apologize, urged sadler to apologize for this remark, saying that as the white house official who offered such an insult, she should show some respect and apologize. we have also heard from republican lindsey graham saying the white house needs to speak out. >> it is pretty disgusting thing to say. if it was a joke, it was a terrible joke. i just wish somebody from the white house would tell the country that was inappropriate. that's not who we are. if something happened like that in my office, somebody in my office said such a thing about somebody, i would apologize on behalf of the office. >> reporter: no public apology, but axios is reporting this morning that there are meetings

going on about this inside the white house, including meetings with white house spokeswoman sarah huckabee sanders. according to axios, visibly upset and furious, saying that this conversation is likely to leak and that it's just disgusting, according to a source in the room. we'll monitor today, phillip, to see if the white house says anything about sadler's comments. >> all right, tracie pots live for us in washington this morning. tracie, thank you. >> as china and the united states go head to head on trade policies, president trump has seemingly made an about face on his promise to save american jobs. he is instructing his commerce department to help chinese telecommunications company zte get, quote, back into business. this comes after u.s. government sanctions cut off access to the company's american suppliers for allegedly violating american trade controls against iran and north korea. zte which employs over 70,000 people said it is halted its main operations as a result.

in a tweet the president said he and chinese president xi are working together and that too many jobs in china had been lost. california representative adam schiff, the ranking democrat on the house intel committee, criticized trump's decision, saying zte poses a major cyber security threat and he should care more about our national security than chinese jobs. >> new fissures have opened up on hawaii's big island as the kilauea volcano continues to erupt. the hawaii county civil defense agency now says 18 fissures have split open spewing lava and gas and threatening nearby structures. residents in the immediate area of the fissures have been told to evacuate. nearly 2000 have fled their homes since the volcano started erupting more than ten days ago. geological sperg geological experts warn the eruptions could get worse with possible explosions that could send rock and ash miles into the sky. >> in a possible nationwide first, new jersey has released near real time data on gun tracking in the state.

using gun-traced data from the bureau of tobacco firearms and explosives, 70% of guns used in the first quarter of 2018 came from out of state. the state plans to release at f's data on a monthly and quarterly basis. gun advocates, gun control advocates praised the data as trail blazing use of federal firearms information. but gun rights groups say new jersey is getting around rules that prevent releasing to information to anyone outside of law enforcement. they worry the information leaves out guns used to stop crimes. governor phil murphy's office says they hope it strength ens gun laws and hope other states follow suit. >> an outpouring of love reigned in for mother's day 2018. >> mom, i'm new and black so be cool. [ laughter ] >> i don't understand why everyone focuses on trump at all. when you should be focused on jesus. >> okay. well, jesus isn't president, ma. >> and that's the problem. >> okay, come on.

>> that was the cast of snl there recognizing their moms on stage. but they weren't the only ones celebrating their special ladies. the 11th annual military mom brunch was held at camp pendleton in san diego. recognized over 200 active duty mothers, military spouses and their families with a nice brunch and some live music. and let's not forget about our sports moms out there. from the greens down in florida for the players championship, to the baseball diamond. athletes and fans dressed in a sea of pink to honor the women who constantly give us life. >> for a lot of us especially around the new york area, it was a drenching day. gave us a free day to do nothing. >> in the covers, snuggle with the kids, there was a lot of that out there. even florida, too. that's where our attention goes early this morning. hurricane centers looking at this area of low pressure and saying it has a 30% chance of becoming either subtropical or tropical depression the next couple days. all that means it got a soaking rain coming into florida. there's the five day development zone.

if it happens it will be the next two days. as far as the forecast goes, this is 10:00 a.m. this morning. bands of heavy rain in miami. hit and miss storms right over the florida peninsula. again hit and miss the next 48 hours, could be as much as peop upper 80s today. storms to the north of that. that's one of the other stories out there, that not only the heat, but we have a chance of 33 million people at risk of severe weather. >> it's that time of year. bill, thank you very much. a 5 foot long snake slithered on the field forcing a delay in the 8th inning. the grounds crew chased the snake with rakes and bucket. they made him work for it. finally the snake was captured.

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stunning new data reported by "the new york times" shows marijuana arrests target black new yorkers at much higher rates than whites. across new york city police are eight times more likely to book young black men on low-level marijuana charges. in manhattan police records show that number jumps to 15 times as likely. the response by n.y.p.d. senior law enforcement chiefs is residents in minority neighborhoods call to complain more. but that, the research says, doesn't match the real picture. 911 complaints about marijuana almost always result in arrests in precincts with more blacks and hispanics.

leaving policy makers debating what to do next. >> in california a grassroots campaign is giving weed to the homeless. yep, it is called weed the homeless and it supports people that live in the streets of los angeles and san diego with food, clothes and even pot. organizers say the pot is medicinal and also better than harder drugs. this weekend marked the fourth time the campaign partnered with locals in the cannabis industry to provide that program. >> we are just two weeks away from memorial day and the official start of summer. it's looking like that summer kickoff celebration is going to cost you a bit more with the national average cost for a gallon of gas climbing to $3 soon. that's the most expensive in three years. and that may not be the worst of it, with some analysts predicting another jolt to the market as president trump's decision to withdraw from the iran deal could limit the country's gas export. >> the fight against gender inequality has come to cannes. 82 actresses, film makers and other industry professions climbed the steps of the prestigious festival representing the total number of

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it is graduation season which means that as graduates get set to head into the real world armed with a degree and some pretty sage advice, here is a sampling of what some of the country's biggest names told the class of 2018 this weekend. >> someone who knew that changing the world starts with following a vision, not a path. he was my friend and mentor, steve jobs. >> we have a responsibility to be not as good as them or live up to their example, but to actually surpass them, even when it seems scary. we have to overcome that fear and be greater than our role models. >> religion in america isn't receding, it's just the opposite. faith is gaining new life across

america every day. >> sometimes you need to feel the pain and sting of defeat to activate the real passion and purpose that god predestined inside of you. >> how do we go from a president who could not tell a lie to politicians who cannot tell the truth? >> you are in a position to keep all of those who now disparage real news. you all are the ones who are going to keep those people in check. >> wow, words that we all can relate. >> the gogs pspel of oprah. >> we have five days away from the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. where the we had willing take place is making its final preparations. security is sure to be high as spectators pour in from around the globe hoping to catch a glimpse of the action. what can we expect? here's nbc's cal perry who joins us from london. cal, i know you're counting down. >> reporter: yeah, listen, it's only monday and a royal romance

is trending. harry and markle is trending, it's going to be an exceptionally long week. hundreds of media coming in, thousands of uncredentialed media on their way, ton mention meghan's father who is in the first dust up with the tabloids. all the photos him which saw coming here, he'll be here in two days to meet not only his new son-in-law, but the queen. the photos were staged. he's making money off of that. everybody is making money, why not him? the only thing that's keen, the betting. what color will the queen's hat be? will it rain? the beard? if you want a specialized royal wedding tattoo, you can get one. i know a guy, take care of it for you. >> how did you even know that was something on the list? you're right there in my head. >> 100 on the bieer, cal. thank you. >> you got it. >> sleepless nights cal perry counting that down. thank you for being with us and waking up early.

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francisco it is monday morning, taking a live look outside in the city by the bay. live look at san francisco, nice shot this morning. monday, got to get things going now and pay for the weekend i suppose. good morning, thanks for joining us. >> i'm marcus washington. let's look at our weekday forecast. >> it's going to be great. today we had a beautiful weekend and that weather just continues today. it will be slightly cooler in some spots. let's get a look at our live view of san jose this morning as you get ready to head out. we have a few clouds rolling by in campbell we'll start to see the clouds clearing out later this morning. a cool start but another very pleasant afternoon. we're going to reach into the low 70s today for much of the inland are